Cody ran in the directions of the deadly screams.  He heard the shot even before he reached the top of the stairs. Cursing he looked out at the horrific site before him.  "Jesus Christ, Mother of God", the words slipped softly off his lips. "How many more of these flesh -eating creatures are there?"  He stood for a few seconds frozen at the scene.  Watching as a large disheveled man fell in a slump next to another man dressed in uniform.  It looked to Cody as if the Officers bullet was a direct hit to the deranged man’s chest. He could see a pool of blood surrounding another man.  A man that laid very still on his side near the officer holding the gun.  He too also looked to be in uniform.

Blake kept his gun in place.  Ready, in case he should need to fire again.  His eyes followed down the now smoking narrow end of his pistol, and then to his attacker.   He felt almost certain the hit was enough to put the creature permanently down.   He let out a low sigh mixed with a hint of relief and pain as he tried to slide his broken legs away from him.   Still trying to get a grasp at what just happened he glanced at where George lay in blood soaked motionless heap. He cursed at the sight of his partner.

With in seconds of being shot the hideous rabid being began to move again.   Blake gasped in horror as he watched the animal like man raise his head once again in a crazed hunger for human flesh.  It was insane what he was seeing.   But the pain he felt from his injured legs assured him this night mare was  no dream.  This was real.   He pushed with his left arm in a desperate attempt to slide backwards, while ardently trying to keep his gun positioned on his target with his right hand.  The smacking of teeth carried an echo filled with death through the air.  Blake tried to use his legs to help move himself, but it was useless.  He groaned in pain with the attempt.  Fear crowded in on him as he felt death loom closer. 

Cody wasted no time and screamed loudly "shoot him in the head. You have to put a bullet in the bastards head."  Blake could see drool and blood escaping from its distorted mouth as the creature continued to crawl towards him.  Its amber pupil less eyes glaring as if it could see the depths of fear now surfacing from deep within Blake. Without looking to where the voice came from he squeezed the trigger and waited.  This time making a hit directly at the beast’s head.

 He could feel sharp pieces of bone and moist human tissue hitting his face, as blood and skull fragments exploded in front of him.  Blake blinked several times as he felt warm droplets spray near his eyes.  During his ten years on the force he had not ever once fired a shot to kill.  His right hand trembled as he lowered his pistol.  Both men watched as the now partially headless figure fell forward with a loud thud next to where Blake rested.  There was a stillness that immediately filled the hallway as they stared at the fallen man in silence, watching for movement.

It was Cody who spoke first.  " Don't try to move anymore. It looks like your left leg is pretty mangled.  I will have help here shortly." Cody tried to help Blake straighten a little so he could rest more comfortably while they waited.    Unable to move his eyes Blake just stared at the corps with a bloody stump where there once was a head.  All that remained was only a hint of a lower portion of a jaw and chin. 

  Josiah looked at Tony with disgust as he listened to Cody explain what had happened over his phone.  He wanted Tony to see that he held him responsible for every life lost here.