When Rain got to J.R.'s, she came in the back door to avoid the crowd and went straight to her office. Yarissa informed her that Jackie and Carter were in there waiting for her.
“What happened?” she asked as soon as she came through the door.
“The reception got hit,” Carter said.
“Who was it; Mobley or Barnes?” Rain asked as she unholstered her guns and sat down at her desk.
“I couldn’t tell, they were all wearing masks,” Carter said.
“I’ll get on my police contacts to see if they identified any of the body’s,” Jackie promised.
“First the bomb, now this,” Rain said and sat back.
“Bomb? What bomb?” Jackie asked.
“Shy and Wanda found a bomb in the ladies’ room before the wedding,” Carter said
“A bomb,” Jackie said in disbelief.
“I think the bomb was El Decreto de Guerra, so it’s either Mobley or Barnes,” Rain said. “Unless somebody made a new enemy.”
“We don’t need anybody else coming at us, not now,” Jackie said, and Rain said nothing because she knew that Monika had killed Crazy Nicky on Black’s order, so the possibility of somebody else coming at them was real.
“Anybody hurt?” Rain asked.
“Smoke is dead, and Cristal was shot.”
“Fuck!” Rain said, because Smoke was a good soldier and he had just recovered from his injuries at the hands of El Decreto de Guerra. “Is Cristal all right?”
“P and them took her to a hospital. I haven’t heard anything else about it,” Jackie said.
“Yarissa!” Rain shouted and seconds later, Yarissa came rushing through the door.
“Why can’t you use the intercom?”
“’Cause this way is easier.” Rain laughed. “I need you to find out what hospital Cristal is in and what her condition is, and do it fast,” she said.
“I’m on it, Rain.”
“Then find out if the media is on it,” Jackie added, and Yarissa left the office.
“You tell Mike?” Carter asked.
“That’s my next stop,” Rain said as her phone rang. “This Rain,” she said and listened to what the caller had to say and then put the phone down. She looked stunned at Carter and then to Jackie. “Doc is dead.”
“What?” Carter asked in shock. “I just talked to him.”
“Shot him in the head outside of his spot,” Rain informed and there was silence. The chilling silence continued as Rain dialed a number.
“Hello, Rain.”
“You home?”
“I am.”
“I’m coming to you.”
“We’ll be here,” Black said and ended the call.