#Sergeant Murphy

[sarroora]

Dibble being a grill dad is something I never thought I'd need. I can see this now; one summer day the sergeant comes down to the alley for a surprise inspection, and hears a ruckus. Given that Dibble has a day off, he'll just inspect in his stead, He turns the corner... and sees Dibble, clad in cheap sunglasses, horrible multicolored shirt, tan shorts and wearing socks with flip-flops. Working the grill, surrounded by the cats he's supposed to be keeping in line. Beautiful.

"Want me to throw another slab on the grill, sarge?"

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(@digo3d someone loved your grill dad HC and they should lol)

[jazzandpizazz]

hi, does anyone know where i can read a digital version of The Sergeant by Dennis Murphy? i’ve looked everywhere and i still can’t find it.

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

Since I love both “911” and “Doctor Odyssey”, and they’re both Ryan Murphy shows, I’d love to see a hint that they’re in the same universe.

Like Tristan saying to Max “…yeah, it’s just a good thing we weren’t on that cruise ship that sunk last year…”

Avery: “Tristan…”

Tristan: “C’mon, you remember the story, Aves! There were actual pirates who took over the ship, then a big hurricane happened, and the ship actually sunk!”

Max: “I heard all the passengers got out alive, though. That’s extremely lucky.”

Avery: “One fatality among the crew. Apparently there was a female police sergeant and her husband -“

Tristan: “ - Who was a bloody firefighter -“

Avery: “ - And they helped save everybody. Pretty cool story…”

[disturbingstar]

Z nation trivia

• Several of the actors/crew lived together while filming the first season in Spokane, Washington, to save on costs. This included Anastasia Baranova (Addy) and Michael Welch (Mack).

• The first season was recorded on a tight schedule, with an episode being fully recorded within six days, with most shoots only allowing three takes.

• Keith Allan (Murphy) was working for The Asylum production company as a stage hand when they were tasked with Z Nation (2014). They suggested he audition for the role of Murphy and he ended up getting the part

• In one of the episodes, survivors are seen eating "Twinkies" - a nod to Zombieland (2009).

• As the character of Murphy continued to evolve, it was decided that the blue skin aspect of the character would be removed. This was largely due to the fact that the makeup itself was extremely irritating to actor Keith Allan, causing some minor skin complications as he had no choice but to wear the make up sometimes over 12 hours a day during filming.

• As of the end of season 5, 10K's kill-count is 8,999.

• Season 3 was still filming while the first episodes of season 3 aired.

• Russell Hodgkinson, who played Steven "Doc" Beck, also appeared in Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) in the same role.

• Kellita Smith currently plays Lt. Roberta Warren on Z-Nation. She then played Sergeant Roberta Warren in the movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015). Both are productions of The Asylum.

• On December 23, 2018, Syfy canceled the series after five seasons.

• Tom Everett Scott knew when agreeing to play Garnett that his character would be killed off in episode 6 Resurrection Z (2014). Before recording the episode some producers brought up keeping his character on longer but this idea was shot down.

• According to Karl Schaefer the apocalypse of Z Nation began on November 9th 2016.

• Russell Hodgkinson (Doc) and his wife came up with the idea for 'Z Weed' while gardening in their backyard. Simply grow marijuana using compost containing dead zombie parts.

• As of Season 4, although still listed in the credits as part of the main cast, Anastasia Baranova is no longer a regular member of the cast and has been reduced to "recurring" status. Anastasia's contract is non-restricted, leaving her open to pursue other projects. During filming for Season 4, Anastasia was already tied to 3 other projects, including 2 television series and a movie. The character of Addy has therefore been temporarily written out of the show until Anastasia could commit to working on it again.

• Katy O'Brian confirmed that her character, George, is gay.

• Four different actresses have played Lucy in the series as of the end of season 3

• In the episode "Welcome to Murphytown," The Man escaped hand cuffs by cutting off his own hand. This is a reference to the movie Deadpool (2016) where he does the same thing. It also occurred in The Walking Dead when the character Merle was handcuffed on the roof. He cut his hand off to get free.

• Anastasia Baranova wanted her character, Addy, to be bi-sexual to represent more of the real world.

(All trivia is from IMDb)

[deceitfuldevout]

Deceitfuldevout's Cillian Murphy Masterlist:

❤️ = Fluff

🔞 = Spicy/Nsfw

🖤 = Dark

❌ = No warnings/Sfw

One-Shots:

Highest Bidder - Dark!Robert Fishcher x Sugarbaby!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/728906757005606912/highest-bidder?source=share

Naughty Little Thief - Dark!Jackson Rippner x Theif!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/729562829842186240/naughty-little-thief?source=share

Happy Purge - Purge AU: Soft!Dark!Mike Kiernan x Student!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/730288962181136384/happy-purge?source=share

Scream - Ghostface!Neil Lewis x Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/730746273137819648/scream?source=share

Struggle - Soft!Dark!Neil Lewis x BestFriend!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/732171656283471872/struggle?source=share

Blessed Be The Fruit - Soft!Dark!Sergeant!Tommy Shelby x Maiden!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/735516775906705408/blessed-be-the-fruit?source=share

First and Last - Dark!Tom (The Party 2017) x ExWife!Reader: https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/737440069578866688/first-and-last?source=share🔞🖤

Series:

Hidden Treasure - Arranged Marriage AU: Dark!Tommy Shelby x Wife!Reader: 🔞🖤https://www.tumblr.com/deceitfuldevout/707809508943151104/hidden-treasure-masterlist?source=share

[angelsdean]

totally forgot abt pastor Jim dying in this ep. and….the way John reacts 👀. first he’s angry abt it, goes into drill sergeant mode barking orders, and then he gets really quiet and somber:

JOHN nods at them and they all turn back to their cars. JOHN stops, leaning on his trunk. DEAN turns back as he opens his door and pauses.

DEAN

Dad?

JOHN

(upset) Yeah. It's Jim. You know, I can't....(his face hardens) This ends, now. I'm ending it. I don't care what it takes.

And if this is the same “Murph” from spnwin that John was war buddies with…. Mmm.

Also this line, after Meg calls and taunts John by admitting to killing Jim Murphy and torturing another friend:

JOHN

No Sam. I want to stop losing people we love.

Like yes obvs Mary and Jess, but in the context of just hearing another friend get tortured and killed and his emotional response to Jim’s death I am simply going. Hm.

[lokisbirdofhermes]

White Wolf's Bane Masterlist - Bucky/Reader and Bucky/OFC Series by BirdOfHermes (LokisBirdofHermes)

So I know that I only post my Loki/Reader and Thor/Reader content to this blog, but I felt like I'd be missing out by not posting my Bucky/Reader and Bucky/Original Female Character series here for people to find on their own as well. I'm not sure if people are sharing my Bucky/Reader fics on Tumblr the way they do my Harry/Murphy or Loki and Thor/Reader content, so I'll just dump it here just in case.

This is in chronological order of when I posted them. I'll reblog with updates and new links as I write and post more content.

White Wolf's Bane series page

Anchor: You are the lead agent for a SHIELD tactical unit and you've run several missions with James "Bucky" Barnes, but something awful happens and you're the only one who can help him. Bucky realizes he's not as okay as he thought he was and decides to seek some solace by becoming your friend. And maybe more. Pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier series AU.

The Winter Suitor: In this modern world, Mr. Bucky Barnes is a little behind the times, so he asks you to help him navigate the world of online dating. He's a regular at your diner and so he drops by to get tips on the best way to woo a lady of interest. Turns out, though, maybe you're both wooing someone a little closer to home.

Based on a line from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier show about Bucky trying online dating.

Kick It Up a Notch: You are a SHIELD Agent working with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on an assignment to bring down a Russian arms dealer named Claudia Petrov. You're undercover as the Winter Soldier's new handler, but the arms dealer decides she wants a piece of him in a way that has nothing to do with assassinations. Needless to say, you're unamused and things quickly kick themselves up a notch as you deal with the fallout of her "request." Post Endgame, pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier series AU.

One Size Fits All: You are a SHIELD field agent on assignment with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to retrieve some stolen SHIELD technology at an illegal auction at a white tie event. Out of all the things that could go wrong, your SHIELD-issued disguise doesn't fit due to your shapely body, so you and Bucky are forced to come up with another plan to complete the mission. And as you do, you discover that maybe there is a little more to this partnership than you thought. Pre Falcon and Winter Soldier series.

Thursday Blues: You've come down with a rotten case of the Thursday Blues. Thankfully, it turns out the cure is one James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky/Reader.

Avenging Angel: You're walking home one night in New York and the unthinkable happens--a mugger attacks you. Fortunately, you have an avenging angel in your corner in the form of one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky/Reader.

Comfortable: You're pretty sure you were the first SHIELD agent slash spy to ever say the words, “shit, I forgot my weighted blanket.”

In which you, a SHIELD agent working with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on a mission in what remains of Sokovia, forgot to pack your weighted blanket and have anxiety and therefore cannot sleep without it, so Bucky comes up with an alternative solution. Pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier, post Endgame. Bucky/Reader.

El Tango de la Boda: You are a SHIELD agent who gets tapped for a mission with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes: attend a wedding and intercept the sale of an illicit item. The catch is the exchange is at the target's wedding, so you and Bucky have to pretend to be a married couple. And you both realize you're way too good at being a fake couple for some reason. Bucky/Reader one-shot.

The Cookout: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes has been granted the highest honor: attending your family cookout. However, he knows the only way to be invited back is to make the potato salad properly, so you teach Bucky how to make it and then it's off to hang out with your family. Will Bucky fit in? Bucky/Black Female Reader.

I'm Just a Square in Social Circle: You are having an extremely hard time taking the next step in any of your romantic relationships. You're painfully shy and nervous when it comes to the physical stuff and after a third potential beau turns you down, you ask your close friend Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for advice. And it turns out Bucky has an idea. Bucky/Reader.

Die Another Day: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes has been kidnapped by ex-Hydra agents who want to turn him back into the Winter Soldier, but they're inside an unsanctioned zone for American agents. You're told that Bucky can't be rescued, but you're not about to sit on your ass and let them torture him, so you plan a rescue by yourself. Bucky/Reader.

Defrosting: You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes are working on an assignment in Siberia to stop a bunch of gun runners, but you fall through the ice on a frozen lake while chasing the suspects and nearly freeze to death. Bucky manages to get you out and, well, there's only one way to thaw you out before you catch hypothermia... Bucky/Reader.

300 Seconds: You are a SHIELD agent working alongside Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to take down an incredibly elusive ex-Hydra arms dealer named Ivan Volkov. You receive a tip that Volkov will be at an exclusive BDSM club and it is vital that you secure evidence from his cell phone to arrest and convict him, meaning you need to distract him for exactly five minutes while his phone is being cloned. You and Bucky will pose as a dominant and submissive couple entertaining him for those vital five minutes, resulting in a drastic change in your partnership and relationship. Bucky/Reader.

Just When I Thought I'd Seen It All: Bucky's being dragged to one of Sam Wilson's legendary Halloween costume parties and begs you to go with him so he'll have someone to talk to. You begrudgingly agree to attend and are shocked to find out you and Bucky have chemistry both in and out of the office. Bucky/Reader.

Think Twice: You are a SHIELD agent who's been invited to a work Christmas party and so you beg your close friend, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, to come along with you to keep you company. At the Christmas party, you find out there is a male coworker who is interested in you and suddenly, Bucky says a few things without thinking twice and your relationship is headed for a drastic change.

Kiss of Life: You are the personal assistant to one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes--a top notch lawyer who works with veterans. Everything's going great...until one day you come in and find that Bucky is in trouble. It turns out your benevolent boss is actually an incubus whose usual "donors" have suddenly abandoned him, meaning he has to feed tonight or he'll die. And seeing as he doesn't have anyone else, you volunteer as tribute and things get complicated. Bucky/Reader AU.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: You are a twenty-something who is good friends with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes and you have a secret that you've finally resolved to tell him: that you're still a virgin and you were wondering if he would consider being your first. It's a risk for your friendship, but you figure nothing ventured, nothing gained. Bucky/Reader, post FATWS.

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To: It's Valentine's Day and you're throwing yourself a pity party, but one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes decides to crash said pity party and things get interesting. Bucky/Reader. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier.

Distracted: You are a SHIELD medic on mission with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes and the worst happens--you're caught by a Hydra agent and nearly killed, but Bucky saves you at the last second. You're now left dealing with the trauma of almost dying and the last person you ever expected to console you comes to your aid. Bucky/Reader.

The Buffer: You are a SHIELD agent on an assignment with a team to bust Hydra bases and you get hit with an experimental gun that was powered by the Mind Stone, giving you accidental telepathy and empathy. Bucky offers to take care of you alone since he's got such tight control over his emotions, effectively becoming your emotional buffer until your SHIELD team finds the man who shot you and reverse-engineers an antidote to the telepathy. It's going to be a bumpy ride in the meantime. Bucky/Reader.

A Welcome Distraction: It's one of the worst cliches in all of fiction, but you're smack dab in the middle of it--you come home early from work one night to find your boyfriend cheating on you with another woman, so you head to a nearby bar to drink away your troubles. It turns out that's a bar where Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes is a regular, and he offers to help take your mind off your woes. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier. Bucky/Black Female Reader.

The Accountant: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes is settling into life after the Flag Smashers and needs a little bit of help, which is where he meets you: a SHIELD accountant proficient with SHIELD's wonky printers in the copy room. You strike up a friendship that is going well until one day, a rather unusual circumstance makes you avoid Bucky for the foreseeable future. Will your friendship survive a little awkward thing like having a smoking hot wet dream about the sergeant? Bucky's POV.

Armed and Dangerous: You are a barista at a coffee shop where Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes begins to frequent. You're fascinated with the sight of him and that vibranium arm, being an engineer working on her masters' degree, but you're too nervous to approach him. Then one day, Sergeant Barnes decides to introduce himself. Two-shot BuckyReader.

Cry to Me: You go over to your boyfriend's place after leaving work early only to find out he's been cheating on you with a coworker. Distraught, you return home and your next door neighbor, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, overhears you screaming at your ex-boyfriend over the phone. It turns out he's a bakery shop owner and offers to make you some sweets to help heal your broken heart and offers to teach you how to make sweets at home. You take him up on the offer and find that Bucky himself is sweeter than anything he makes in his shop. Baker Bucky/Reader AU.

Fractured: You are a former Black Widow who was broken free of the control after Natasha Romanov destroyed the program. You've been using your freedom to right the wrongs that the Black Widow program forced you to carry out, but one night you run into Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on an op. You and he were part of a joint venture between the Black Widow program and Hydra to produce another Super Soldier through impregnation, but it never took. And this is the first time you've seen him since you both were freed from mind control, so there is a lot of trauma for two fractured people to get through together. Bucky/Asset Reader.

The Gentle Men: You, a PR rep for the Avengers, just went on yet another absolutely terrible date. Steve and Bucky are sympathetic to your troubles and offer to take you out themselves to show you a good time and to prove there are still gentlemen out there in the world. And things get even more interesting at the end of the night after you make a joke and find out both Avengers are more down bad for you than you thought. Bucky/Reader/Steve. Post Civil War, pre Infinity War AU.

A Cradle Song: You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes are happily married and have been for a couple of years. Bucky returns from a SHIELD mission with some food for thought--parenthood. He asks if you want to have a family someday. After careful consideration, you realize you'd love to have a baby with Bucky Barnes. Bucky/Reader babyfic.

Too Sweet: You are a SHIELD agent who regularly runs missions with Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers, and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. One night after a mission, you get insomnia and can't sleep, so you go make some coffee, intending to bring some to Bucky, only to overhear in his quarters singing a love song and playing guitar. You are absolutely enraptured upon finding that Bucky Barnes has an excellent singing voice and can't resist sneaking back night after night to hear him sing. But maybe Bucky's feelings aren't as mysterious as you think they are...

Bucky/Reader songfic, slight AU.

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[justforbooks]

John Ashton

American actor best known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop films

In several action comedies of the 1980s, John Ashton, who has died aged 76 from cancer, played disgruntled, buffoonish or flummoxed figures caught up in chaotic situations not entirely of their own making.

The first, Beverly Hills Cop (1984), was originally intended as a dramatic vehicle for Sylvester Stallone: “Stallone was going to make it ‘Rambo Blows Up Beverly Hills’ or something,” said Ashton, who first auditioned for the film in that form.

When it was subsequently retooled for the overnight sensation Eddie Murphy, it became a comedy in which other cast members were also permitted to be funny. Among them was Ashton, who played the dyspeptic Sergeant John Taggart. With his partner, Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), he is assigned to keep an eye on Murphy’s irreverent Detroit native Axel Foley, who makes waves as he hunts a killer in Beverly Hills.

Foley runs rings around the pair. During a stakeout, he inserts bananas into their car’s exhaust pipe, causing the vehicle to stutter and stall when they try to follow him. Ashton’s irritability was nicely offset by Reinhold’s peppy naivety. One of the pleasures of the film was seeing Taggart gradually come around to Foley. Having begun the movie at loggerheads, they end it as allies.

After witnessing the enthusiastic response to the movie at an industry screening, Ashton and Reinhold stopped by a Los Angeles cinema a few weeks later to see how it was going down with the public. Seated in the balcony, they marvelled at the audience “hooting and hollering and screaming and yelling”.

Directed by Martin Brest and released in the US in December 1984, Beverly Hills Cop took $316m worldwide, and was one of the country’s top 10 highest grossing films in 1984 and 1985.

Ashton and Reinhold returned in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), as well as the recent fourth instalment, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024), in which Taggart has now been promoted to police chief. “If we were gonna do [another] Beverly Hills Cop, the only way it could happen was if all of us were in it,” said Murphy earlier this year.

Less commercially successful than Beverly Hills Cop but far superior was the buddy movie Midnight Run (1988), also directed by Brest. It starred Robert De Niro as a dishevelled bounty hunter transporting a turncoat Mob accountant (Charles Grodin) across the US. Ashton was superb as the comically coarse Marvin Dorfler, a rival bounty hunter who tries repeatedly to intercept the duo and claim the money for himself. Dunderheaded the character may have been, but Ashton also showed convincingly that he could be intimidating when the need arose.

The role had been written as a straightforward heavy. “But that’s not how I played him,” said Ashton, who approached Marvin instead as someone who was simply doing his job. It worked: though the character died halfway through George Gallo’s script, Brest ordered a rewrite. “About a month in, Marty said: ‘We can’t kill Dorfler, the audience will hate us!’” Ashton recalled. He was spared and given additional scenes, including a memorable appearance during the tense climax.

Seeing Ashton square off repeatedly against De Niro was among the film’s highlights. It was also vital to him to win the role in the first place. He had arrived at the audition to find “about 30 guys in the hallway going, ‘I can’t believe I gotta read with Bobby De Niro’. Everybody’s freaking out.” Ashton, on the other hand, was champing at the bit. “Nobody’s getting this role but me,” he decided.

During the ensuing improvisation, De Niro was meant to hand him a set of keys. As he went to take them, De Niro tossed them on the floor. “Fuck you!” barked Ashton, sparking an escalating exchange of obscenities. “I know every other actor picked those up,” he reflected. He later discovered that, once he left the room, De Niro had told Brest: ‘I want him.’”

Ashton was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Edward and Eva (nee Wells), and raised in Enfield, Connecticut. He was educated at Enfield high school and Defiance College, Ohio, then studied theatre at the University of Southern California. In 1970 he won a scholarship to travel abroad, and appeared in theatre productions across Europe.

He always referred to theatre as his first love, and it was in that medium that he won his only prizes: a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award in 1973 for A Flea in Her Ear, and a Drama Logue award in 1982 for a production of Sam Shepard’s True West, in which he starred opposite Ed Harris.

His first film was the slasher thriller An Eye for an Eye (1973). He then became a familiar face with guest spots on TV shows such as Kojak, Columbo and Starsky & Hutch. In 1978 he appeared in six episodes of the soap opera Dallas as a crony called upon to do the dirty work of JR Ewing (Larry Hagman).

Film work included the acclaimed cycling drama Breaking Away (1979), the Charles Bronson thriller Borderline (1980), John Schlesinger’s chaotic comedy Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), the monster movie King Kong Lives (1986) and several John Hughes projects: Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), She’s Having a Baby (1988) and the children’s comedy Curly Sue (1991). In 1989 he played a worried father whose seven-year-old son is kidnapped in the factually based TV drama I Know My First Name is Steven (1989), and at a press conference to promote the film, tearfully recounted his childhood memories of being followed home from school by a stranger.

There was much talk of a follow-up to Midnight Run, and even a script that Ashton read but felt was not up to snuff. A trio of undistinguished sequels were eventually made for TV without the original personnel. In the first two, Another Midnight Run and Midnight Runaround (both 1994), Dorfler was played by Ed O’Ross.

Ashton worked continuously in film and television. Notable parts included a prison guard in Instinct (1999) with Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr, and yet another cop in Ben Affleck’s impressive thriller Gone Baby Gone (2007). Ashton’s final performance was as a judge in two forthcoming westerns: Hot Bath, Stiff Drink an’ a Close Shave and its sequel, Hot Bath an’ a Stiff Drink 2.

He is survived by his third wife, Robin Hoye, and two children, Michelle and Michael, from his previous marriages to Victoria Runn and Bridget Baker, both of which ended in divorce.

🔔 John David Ashton, actor, born 22 February 1948; died 26 September 2024

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[arijackz]

Aries Moon ✧ Leo Mars Allure

When the mighty King, revered as Surya, the Sun itself, comes into contact with his unwavering sergeant major, Mangala, a celestial hellish harmony reaches a crescendo.

The power of Surya's unmatched authority coupled with his supreme, "cream of the crop" attitude, pairs perfectly with Mangala's sheer vitality, forcing the cosmos to bear witness to the brilliance of their reign as they not-so-modestly bask in the splendor of their shared glory.

Sun-Mars natives have an undeniable, almost boastful, stage presence- a blinding aura of raw magnetism that commands attention and cannot be rivaled. Solar sexuality awakens dormant souls- the sloths and the walking dead alike. While Mars ignites a thirst in these sleeping energies, like a general calling his men to battle. With these natives, you will often hear people call them their sexual awakening or first crush. This placement will have the public biting at your heels to get your attention.

The souls of these natives crave victory and recognition, subconsciously knowing that they will achieve all they desire on sheer will alone.

☆ SALMA HAYEK ☆

☀︎

☆ EMILY RATAJKOWSKI ☆

☀︎

Masculines better embody the energies of this union, gifting them a warm, but regal disposition. Since this influence is manifesting through the moon, the thirst for bloodshed and aggression of this placement is toned down, resulting in a presence that exudes power without the need for boastfulness, displaying instead a humble swagger—confident but not arrogant. Their masculinity is subtle yet absolute, comfortable in their own skin without forcing the energy or pushing for dominance.

☆ DANIEL RADCLIFFE ☆

☀︎

☆ CILLIAN MURPHY ☆

[kwebtv]

Henry Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) Film, stage and television actor, animal rights activist, and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly Westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974 to 1978 run.

Aside from his film appearances he also had several notable television appearances in The Twilight Zone; Hotel de Paree; The Thorn Birds; Gunsmoke; Murder, She Wrote; and Caroline in the City.

Holliman became known to television audiences through his portrayal as Sundance in CBS's Hotel de Paree, with co-star Jeanette Nolan, from 1959 to 1960, and in the title role of Mitch Guthrie with Andrew Prine in NBC's Wide Country, a drama about modern rodeo performers that aired for 28 episodes between 1962 and 1963. He also had the distinction of appearing in the debut episode of CBS's The Twilight Zone, titled "Where Is Everybody?", which aired on October 2, 1959, the same night as the premiere of Hotel de Paree. In 1967, Holliman guest-starred on Wayne Maunder's short-lived ABC military-Western series Custer. In 1970 and 1971, Holliman made two appearances in the Western comedy series Alias Smith and Jones starring Pete Duel and Ben Murphy.

From 1974 to 1978, he portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley opposite Angie Dickinson in the Police Woman series. He co-starred in all 91 episodes of the hit series (which he later remarked changed his life), playing the police department superior of undercover officer Pepper Anderson. He later took part in The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast comedy roast of co-star Dickinson on August 2, 1977. (Wikipedia)

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[moonlight0934]

Wake Up

Bellamy paces in front of the infirmary, waiting on Clarke’s shift to be done so they can get some dinner. It takes another twenty minutes for Clarke to come out. She looks surprised to see Bellamy.

“Hey, what are you doing here?”

“I thought we were eating together.”

“I mean, we were going to, but I thought you would have gone ahead already, or that you would have come in to check what was taking so long. I had to finish up a few vaccines.”

“Ok, that’s fine. I had no problem waiting. Are you ready to go now?”

“Yeah, but don’t you have the night shift tonight?”

“Yeah, but that just means that we’ll have to cut dinner short. It doesn’t start for another half hour, so by the time we get food, we should have ten to fifteen minutes to eat.”

“That doesn’t leave long to talk,” Clarke comments, sounding a little sad.

“Don’t worry, Princess. You can tell me about your day while I’m eating, and you can eat while I’m at work.”

Clarke nods, seemingly placated, though still not particularly happy. They grab food and sit down at one of the empty tables. Clarke starts talking about her day while Bellamy eats his food, and watches her. Almost twenty minutes later, Bellamy gets to his feet.

“I have to get to work, but I’ll see you later.”

She nods, seeming disappointed. Bellamy shakes that thought out of his head, not willing to let himself think like that. He walks to work, signing in before grabbing his gear. It’s quiet for a little while before Murphy walks over.

“Hey, boss. They want you to do the first outside perimeter walk,” he says, leaning against the non-electric part of the fence.

“Ok, and you’re here to watch my post while I do that?”

“Yep, you got it.”

“Ok, I’ll be back in twenty minutes tops.”

Murphy nods, and Bellamy starts his walk around camp. He stops by each guard post to make sure that everything is good, and there’s nothing to report. Murphy is leaning back with his eyes closed when Bellamy gets back.

“Dude, you’re supposed to be watching. Something could get past you.”

“Nah, there’s nothing to get past me,” Murphy replies, opening his eyes, and straightening up.

“Yeah, whatever. Scram, and let me finish my shift.”

Murphy rolls his eyes as he walks away.

“I should kick his ass,” Bellamy mutters, settling back down.

The rest of the night is quiet, though he does end up doing all of the rounds himself, which he doesn’t question, but does find odd. Eventually Miller comes to let him off shift.

“Hey, you can head off now. I already signed in, and have all my gear.”

“Thanks,” Bellamy says, stretching.

He checks his gun back in before heading to breakfast. Clarke waves him over, but before he can join her, Kane walks over to him.

“Hey, I need to talk to you alone for a minute.”

Bellamy nods, following him away from everyone.

“What’s going on?”

“Did you see anything odd last night?”

“No, why?”

“Well, someone reported a shadowy figure in camp while everyone else had already gone to bed, and I was told that it was your section. Did you walk away at any point? Leave your post? It’s ok if you did. I’m just trying to figure out if this has any possibility of being a real issue.”

“No, I didn’t. I’m not a child, Kane. You should punish me if I did leave my post, but I didn’t.”

“Ok, and on your rounds, did you have coverage between one a.m. and four a.m.?”

“Yeah, I had someone there the entire time. I think it was Sergeant Miller who was covering at that point. He was on call for most of the morning.”

“Ok, I’ll speak with him, but it might have no basis in the first place.”

Bellamy nods, then heads back to the eating area. Bellamy continues his day, almost forgetting about the encounter all together. He ends up helping Monty with a project for a few hours, meaning he doesn’t get to sleep until almost three that afternoon.

It’s dark by the time he gets back up. Clarke is in bed, dinner is already over, and night shift is about to start. Bellamy chats with Miller for a few minutes before Miller heads to bed. It’s only a few minutes because Miller’s been on shift for almost twelve hours straight. Bellamy starts walking around camp to wear himself out so he can get some more sleep before his shift in the morning. He makes a few laps around camp before he sees a shadowy figure near the corner of the Ark.

Bellamy cocks his head, wondering who could be out that late. Then he remembers the conversation he had with Kane that morning, and takes a step towards the figure. Before he can do anything, another figure that he didn’t see flies at him, slamming his entire body weight into Bellamy. He feels his head hit a rock before everything goes dark.

Clarke wakes up early, a weird feeling swirling in her gut. She climbs out of bed, getting ready, then heading to the infirmary. She doesn’t even make it there since one of the guards, a man that she doesn’t recognize, is actively trying to wrestle someone else to the ground. The man is screaming while the guard looks startled.

There’s blood nearby, a lot of it. However, neither of them seems to be injured, and they’re definitely not bleeding enough to cause a puddle like that. Also, once she looks closer, she can tell that the blood on the ground looks older. The guard manages to knock the man out as Clarke runs over.

“What happened?” she demands.

“I’m not sure, ma’am. I was going to sign in, and this guy jumped me. I’m going to get some rope, and ask the guard if they saw anything.”

Clarke nods numbly, wondering whose blood is on the ground. The guard comes back with rope soon.

“Ma’am, can you get Kane? The guard on shift near here was asleep, and apparently has been all night. He has no idea who the blood belongs to, and claimed that something like that would have woken him up.”

“Yeah, of course I can go get Kane.”

Clarke runs off. She brings Kane back to the spot while explaining what happened and what they know already. Kane looks angry, and a little worried by the time they get there. He heads straight to the guard station while Clarke stays back. She looks around the area, finding a few other spots of blood, and one running trail that’s a few feet away from the large spot.

“Hey, I have a blood trail!”

The guard jogs over to her.

“I’m going to follow it.”

The guard nods, slipping his gun back into his hand. He walks slightly in front as they follow the trail of blood to a currently empty section of the Ark. It’s one of the parts that gets worked in, and it’s too early for almost anyone to be awake. The blood trail stops directly in front of a door. Clarke reaches over, and presses the button to open up the door while the guard stays ready.

Someone lunches at them as soon as the door opens, and the guard fires two shots, dropping him before he can reach them. Clarke pokes her head in the room, then runs in.

“Clarke, I have to secure the room,” the guard says, following her.

She kneels down beside Bellamy, who is on the ground, still bleeding from a massive head wound. His eyes are closed, and his skin is practically white despite his normal complexion.

“Go get my mom,” Clarke says, her eyes wide.

The guard nods, running out of the room. Clarke taps Bellamy’s face.

“Bellamy, wake up. Come on, can you open your eyes for me?” she whispers, her voice and tone soft.

Bellamy doesn’t move, doesn’t respond at all.

“Come on, Bellamy.”

She looks over his head, sucking in a soft breath when she sees bone.

“Shit.”

She puts a hand under his nose and over his mouth. It takes a few seconds, but she can feel the shaky exhale against her fingers.

“Oh thank God,” she whispers, putting her head lightly against his shoulder. “You need to wake up, Bellamy.”

She still hasn’t gotten anything from Bellamy by the time her mom shows up. Clarke is holding back tears, shaking as she holds onto Bellamy’s arm.

“Get her out of here, and send Marcus back this way,” Abby says calmly.

They end up heading to Mount Weather with Bellamy, but it’s still a few hours after they get there that Clarke is able to see him. Kane and Abby are talking when she gets in there.

“Is he ok?” she whispers, not able to look at her mom.

“He’s stable.”

“Did you figure out what happened?”

“Well, somewhat. Apparently those people were people that were missing in action after the assault on Mount Weather. They were half mad off of some kind of toxin made from plants nearby. We’re still unsure of what happened between now and the last time we saw them, or how they got into camp, but we’re working on it,” Kane says, frowning deeply.

“What’s his condition?” Clarke asks, turning to Abby.

“Well, I got him patched up. We don’t know exactly what his mental state will be. We can’t even be sure that he’s going to wake up.”

Clarke sniffles, and Abby wraps her arms around her.

“We’re doing everything we can for him.”

“I know, but he was supposed to be safe in the walls.”

[kinetic-elaboration]

April 24: Murven, Couch

Murphy/Raven, past Bellamy/Raven, ~600 words, written in about 15 minutes, same 'verse as it is new moon and twilight

*

Murphy has a bed big enough for two people, but he makes up the couch for her without asking or telling: a scratchy blanket on the bottom, with a ribbon of soft silk along the edge, the color of sand, and then something knitted, and then a blanket she recognizes from college and a couple of pillows that have mostly gone flat. Raven perches on the edge of his only chair and watches his careful preparations. She turns it around in her head: does he think she'll be more comfortable this way, or will he?

They slept together once in college--twice--but it doesn't count.

When he's finished, he pats the top blanket like it's all settled then, sits down and looks at her like he's startled to find her still in the room. Then almost immediately his expression settles: steady and appraising, narrow, how she knows him well. "Having regrets yet, Reyes?" he asks.

If she is, too late now. She's cleared her stuff out of the old apartment and the lease is up. She doesn't have much anyway; most of it was shit she and Bellamy bought together, and she let him take the plates and the appliances and most of the bedding, because he had another place lined up and she's bunking on Murphy's couch. So what's the point? It's just stuff. She won't be fighting over knickknacks in the divorce, in the broad sense of the word divorce.

She doesn't answer for a long time because she's picturing Bellamy in the second bedroom that used to be an office or something, because she's wondering if Clarke has that same drill-sergeant vibe around her even in the mornings or if she looks sleepy and soft then, if he'll fall in love with her, if Raven herself will feel jealous. If that's in her it's still a wave far off on the horizon. What she has now is shock, mostly, and that feeling that comes over her in hotels and airports and train rides after dark, that everything is limned in some strange light, that she's in a nowhere place and a nowhere time.

Murphy's new apartment and the couch he's made up for her.

It's his home, his space. She doesn't know where the glasses are. They aren't her glasses. Some of them are chipped and he tells her he's borrowing them from his mother's house, cause he's still working on this homemaking shit.

The crack in the bathroom wall, snaking out from behind the mirror. The way she can crawl through the living room window and out onto the fire escape and sit there until the metal digs in too cold against the soft flesh of her back and she can hear the whole city.

"Having regrets yet, Reyes?"

She flicks her gaze over to him. He's watching her soft-eyed. He knows how to do that, a look other girls have probably fallen in love with.

They used to lie half on top of each other, reading, silent. He didn't mind when she rested her head on his stomach. The day after the thing happened, the first time, she didn't want to speak to him alone because she wasn't sure what it would mean--on the edge of everything, anything, she'd just been playing pretend.

She slips forward to the edge of the chair. Her legs stretch out in front of her, and she squashes her hands between them, takes a deep, elongating breath in. "No regrets," she answers, and Murphy snorts under his breath like he doesn't believe her.

[todaysdocument]

Staff Sergeant Murphy McIntosh (Muscogee) about to embark for overseas service, on June 4, 1943. 

Record Group 336: Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation

Series: Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

Image description: Staff Sergeant McIntosh, in Army uniform and helmet, carrying various pieces of gear. Behind him are other soldiers with their own gear; they all stand on a wooden pier with a ship in the background.

Image description: Same photo, but zoomed in so we can see SSgt McIntosh’s face more clearly. 

[adarafaelbarba]

Pleading Innocence - Joe Velasco x reader

AN: this thought has been stuck on my mind since the previous episode when Liv started the investigation... I'm kinda projecting my own anger towards her here ... soooooooo 🤪 This piece also has a Terry + reader friendship, where he's given her the nickname bee ... cause I think it's cute 🥰 And without further ado ... good reading ❤️ please reblog if you like the fic, would really help me out 😌❤️

WC: 1352

“You’re a real hypocrite...you know that right, Liv?” Glaring at your Godmother as you stood in her office, she looked gob smacked. 

Although you absolutely adored her, and loved all the moments you had spent together for as long as you could remember, you easily got angry with some of the decisions she made.

“Excuse me?”

“You have no problem defending Mr. Humphreys or your old partner detective Stabler! But as soon as it’s detective Velasco, you assume guilt!”

“They were both innocent—”

Your hands shot up in the air in frustration. “That is not the point Captain! The point is you didn’t assume the worst in them, even when it seemed they were guilty. But before even hearing Velasco’s side of the deal, you assumed his guilt! He’s done nothing but try and earn your respect. And you just stab him in the back at first opportunity!”

You could feel how people were looking at the two of you now through the windows covering her wall into the bullpen, not that you really cared. Hell, let them talk.

“You don’t even know Velasco! You’ve been here five minutes, detective—I’m certain he’s done what he confessed!”

“You didn’t really know Mr. Humphrey’s before he came to you!”

Fin stepped in then, suggesting you take a walk.

“Perfect idea, sergeant. I’ll go have a chat with McGrath.” You glared at Liv once more before leaving the room, grabbing your bag and jacket off the back of your chair on the way out.

…

You’d almost made it to McGrath office when Terry called you on facetime, asking what the hell you were doing, going above Liv.

“Chief McGrath hired Velasco, surely, he wouldn’t vouch for him if he was crooked or a killer. And then I’m talking to Velasco after. Get his side.”

“Wow, not so fast bee—you heard Cap, we’re not to talk to Velasco about this case!”

“Terry—he’s going in here blind. How would you feel if that was you being thrown to the wolves?”

He took a deep breath. “I’d be pissed and scared. But I wouldn’t want you or anyone to take a fall to warn me.”

“Terry—”

“I’m serious, y/n.”

“Velasco is gonna hate me if he finds out I knew but didn’t tell him.”

And there it was. Your real motive for wanting to help Joe. You could see it in Terry’s eyes that he knew there was more that wanting to save a friend.

“How long have this been going on, bee?”

“I’ve loved him since the first time I met him. He doesn’t know though. I never had the guts to tell him.”

Terry gave you a sympathetic look. “You must really love him if you’re willing to risk your career for him.”

That made you let out a small, teary chuckle. It was true. You would risk your life for him. Had this been a few years ago you would never. Your past was filled with once sided love, and troubled relationships. Past you would never have done this.

“You’re the first one I’m telling about this, so promise you won’t tell anyone.”

“I promise bee.” Terry looked at you in anticipation.

“I’ve been looking into transferring. Captain Murphy said there might be a position opening in Hate Crimes. If not Duarte says they could always do with more detectives.”

Terry looked stunned, taking a step back. “You’re leaving?”

There was nothing you wanted more than to hug your best friend. But you made a mental note to do it later when you saw him.

“Just need to get the papers signed at my new precinct, and then I’ll had in my notice with Liv. Regardless of this case or not. I wouldn’t be able to work with Joe anymore. Especially not if I told him how I felt. Liv would kick Joe off the force before I even got a chance to leave. So, it’s better this way.”

“Still hate that you’re leaving though bee.”

“Yeah, same.”

…

Several hours late you were back in Liv’s office, looking in on the interrogation that’s going on between her, Fin and Joe. Your heart ached as you watched him, wishing you could go in and hug him.

Terry and Grace stood opposite sides from you, rubbing your back, and making sure you didn’t run in to the room.

“They’ll see they were wrong about him; don’t you worry.” Grace tried. But it sounded like she wasn’t too sure about her own statement.

For the most part you just stood in silence. Tears streaming down your face as you saw how broken Joe was getting over this.

At a point you couldn’t keep looking, turning to lean your forehead on Terry’s shoulder, your own shaking as you started crying more.

Your biggest worries were that they were right about him, but more so, you didn’t want them to wrongfully convict him either.

“He’ll be okay, bee. You’ll both be.” Terry said softly, rubbing your back which also holding you to him.

You almost didn’t notice when they wrapped up in there, or when Joe asked, “Can I leave?” If it wasn’t for Grace speaking up to say they were done for the day.

Liv appeared in her office then, looking at the three of you. “We should talk, y/n.”

The others scurried out, leaving you in the office alone with her.

“Not tonight. I’m too tired.”

“I’m serious, y/n, that little stunt of yours earlier should have me filing a disciplinary action against you.”

“Then do it. Just cause you’re my godmother doesn’t mean you can’t write me up. You’d do that to the others.”

She gave you a warning look.

“But either way, it doesn’t matter anymore. I’m moving to a different precinct. Murphy offered me a spot in the hate crime unit. I’ll start on Monday.”

“y/n--!”

“No, Aunt Liv, it’s done. We shouldn’t have worked together in the first place. Work and family shouldn’t really mix.”

She gave you a sad look then, stepping forward a little. “Can you reconsider?”

“No. I’m sorry. I can’t.”

Then she nodded, putting on her best smile. “Well then. Thank you for your time here. And I hope your time with them will be good.”

You hated how a rift between the two of you had been created. But it was for the best that you left. Hopefully it would salvage the friendship.

…

Stepping out of her office again, you didn’t look back. Just went to grab whatever items you had, everything stored in your desk.

You left the building shortly after, skipping on the goodbyes.

“You’re leaving?” Jumping slightly at the voice, you turned to see Joe, leaning on his bike.

“Yeah, I was offered a new job.” Wasn’t a complete lie.

“Wait—I meant leaving as in going home—you quit SVU?!” He stood up then, moving to you. 

Maybe having so little that you could fit it all in your backpack has its perks? “I’m sorry Jose. I wish I could have told you earlier. It’s just—it’s been so hectic recently, and then the interrogation happened, and well—fuck it—I love you, Jose. And that’s one of the reasons why I can’t work the same precinct as you. I just—thought you should know.”

He stared at you, mouth agape. Then snaps back to reality and rushes forward, pulling your face to his and kissing you. “I—I—I care for you too, y/n.”

“You don’t have to say it until you’re ready, Jose, I can wait.” His eyes glassed over with tears at what you said, which made you melt against him, kissing him more, never wanting to stop.

“Let me give you a ride--”

“Yours please, I don’t want to be alone tonight.”

He nodded, pulling you in for a secure hug, “I don’t want to be alone either.”

Grabbing the spare helmet he had in the seat compartment, Joe helped you fasten it, then helped you onto the bike itself. “Hold on tight darling.”

And you planned on never letting go.

~~~

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[lestweforget5]

Ooh and final one I promise (I think) but maybe for the ask game?

For those who know John pretty well but not Millie (fellow officers like Crank and Benny maybe Buck and Bucky?) Johns crush on Millie is somewhat known. It’s not until Stalag Luft III (and Millie arriving at the camp) that they all realise that Millie likes him too.

Hello, Nonnie! Thank you for the ask.

I think something like this, if not this, has to be true, because of this bit from Interlude #3:

“Sergeant!” A familiar voice suddenly calling her name—well, her rank, technically—broke her from her thoughts. Out of the back-lit glare of the club door emerged Lieutenant Brady, approaching her with quick strides. “Are you alright? Hambone said you were looking peaky.” Nothing about that final sentence made sense, not a single word, and Millie could have sworn that they were both speaking English. She knew who Lieutenant Hamilton was because of his gold teeth. But why or how the heck did he know who she was? And why would he care enough to tell anyone that she looked a little ill, especially Brady?

It had to have been telling to the other officers that knew Brady well that suddenly, after a certain point in training, he always gravitates toward this one particular woman (Millie). They talk a lot; he brings her drinks, specific ones; they dance; he walks her safely out, if she would otherwise be alone. It's telling, and yeah, I think somebody on the observant side has to realize Brady's a bit sweet on Biddick's engineer.

Hambone and Hoerr, especially, would be high up on that list of people likely to notice, 'cause they're on his crew. Crosby--maybe??? Blakely or one of his boys, possibly, since Brady's crew and Blakely's crew shared a hut at Thorpe Abbotts. Crank or Murphy, very possibly, especially since Millie would also dance with them, so they take notice of her more. Benny and Buck, probably less likely since they were in a separate squadron. Bucky--it would depend on whether in TV!Canon, we think Bucky and Brady were friends/friends-ish before Regensburg or whether that came about only after Curt went down.

[bullet-prooflove]

Past Mistakes Part 8: Buried- Mike Duarte x Reader

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Part One: Try  

Part Two: Hope (NSFW)

Part Three: California

Part Four: Favours

Part Five: Choices

Part Six: Truth Hurts

Part Seven: Sharing

Mike had never met Captain Declan Murphy before, but he had heard of him. He was renowned in the NYPD for taking down one of the largest sex trafficking operations in the US before disappearing to Serbia. Now he was heading up the Manhattan division of the Hate Crimes Unit and sitting on Benson’s couch, sipping from a mug of coffee with a silver laptop perched on the beechwood table in front of him.

“Declan Murphy, Manhattan Hate Crimes.” He greeted Mike, rising to his feet and shaking Mike’s hand with a firm grasp.

“Mike Duarte, Bronx Gangs.”  Mike returned; his dark brows furrowed in confusion. “Why am I here?”

“Benson told me about your situation.” Murphy said bluntly, gesturing for Mike to sit in the armchair across from him. “Your girl effectively being held hostage by one of our unit chiefs to cover a sexual assault.”

It was like someone had thrown a match onto a pile of dry kindling. Mike’s head snapped towards Benson as she slipped into the seat beside of Murphy. He knew what they were doing, putting up a united front and he fucking hated it. He hated that something so personal was being aired out in the open as if it as just some frivolous titbit.

“That was private.” Mike snarled at Benson, jabbing his finger at her. “You had no fucking right.”

“Duarte, I know you feel betrayed right now...”

“You have no fucking idea what I am feeling.” He cut her off with the swipe of his hand. “You paint yourself as an advocate for victims and now you’re blabbing their secrets.”

“Things have changed.” Benson submitted quietly. “I want to show you something.”

She reached for the laptop, turning it around so that Mike could see the screen. He said nothing as he removed his glasses from the pocket of his jacket and put them on. It took his eyes to second to adjust before he pressed the play button.

“This is Sergeant Khaldun and Detective Parlato-Goldstein at the Evidence Locker in Staten Island. We were directed here after interviewing Detective Samuel Ramsey of the Anti-Crime Unit regarding an undercover operation sanctioned by Chief McGrath into the First Nationals, a white supremacist organisation operating in the Bronx. He was reportedly the handler in this investigation up until two years ago when he raised concerns to Chief McGrath regarding the viability of the operation. We’re going to break the seal on the evidence box now.”

Mike leaned forward, his hands grasping the laptop tightly as he watched Khaldun slice open the red tape securing the box.

“The box appears to contain dozens of USB drives, each one labelled with a date. The earliest appearing to be from May 2019. The evidence log confirms they’re unprocessed.”  

There was a moment where Mike would swear to God, he felt his heart stop. For a brief second there was the absence of anything, his brain refused to function as he processed this new information, because he knew that handwriting. The elegant slant, the looped letters. You had always had neater form than him, you used to tease him about writing in block capitals, because it read like he was shouting. His eyes fucking burned. He removed his glasses, his fingertips rubbing over his stinging eye sockets as he spoke.

“He buried them. He fucking buried them to keep her under...”

There was silence for a moment as Mike shoved the laptop back onto the coffee table and pinched the bridge of his nose. He wanted to hit something, to scream and shout and rage because this went beyond anything Mike could have imagined. This was McGrath throwing shovelfuls of dirt in your face and hoping you suffocated under the weight of it.

“Our teams have been working through the day processing them.” Murphy informed him, his palm closing the laptop with an audible snap. “There’s a lot of data to process, we’ve had to bring in TARU to verify the information but as it stands, this operation could have been wrapped up in the first six months.”

It was another blow, one that felt like it crippled him. He put a hand to his chest as the air rushed out of his lungs, it felt like all of the oxygen had been sucked out of the room. Benson reached out, her hand coming to rest on his forearm as she looked at him with a grim expression.

“Duarte.” She said softly as he inclined his head to meet her gaze. “Do you understand what we’re saying?”

“Are you telling me that the last two and a half years of this operation have been pointless?” He asked them, his voice raising an octave. “That she could have been out in the world, living her life?”

“Yes.” Benson said gently.

Mike lost it then. Something inside of him imploded and all he could imagine was the noises that Tommy McGrath would make as he beat him to death with one of the fucking trophies in his office. He wanted to watch the fucking light die in the other man’s eyes and he wanted McGrath to know why.

“Duarte.” Benson squeezed his forearm, her nails digging into the fabric of his coat in order to bring his attention back to her. “We’re going to make this right.”

“How?” he barked at her, tearing his arm away from her grasp. He didn’t want her pity or her sympathy, he wanted revenge and bloodshed. He wanted McGrath down on his knees, begging for his life. “Can you wave a magic wand and give her that time back?”

“No.” Murphy cut in, shaking his head, his expression full of remorse. “But we can get her out. We can make sure she’s safe, that she has the time and the space to process what happened to her. We can make sure that this type of shit doesn’t happen to anyone else ever again.”

“You have a plan?” Mike asked, his voice lowering an octave.

“We do.” Benson said. “But it’s going to require a lot from you.”

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