POI fic: Rescue
TITLE: POI fic - Rescue
AUTHOR: whomii2
DISCLAIMER: i own nothing
SPOILERS: aftermath of 1.23 Firewall
SUMMARY: Equalizer crossover. FInch is rescued
It was a tough call, but John decided to bring in McCall on the rescue once the machine provided Finch’s location. Fusco and Carter were certainly willing, but less likely to be as ruthless as necessary to do whatever it took.
Carter most certainly might have a few qualms about what might be necessary. Although Fusco had shown a willingness to get his hands dirty, at the end of the day he still thought like a cop. Trained to minimize casualties, even amongst perpetrators, whereas John and Robert were trained to do whatever it took to complete the mission. They might feel bad about it afterwards, but they wouldn’t hesitate at the time.
So Carter and Fusco would secure the safe house, ready to take on guard duty when they arrived. Or serve as backup. If necessary, John had even instructed them to call in reinforcements. A sighting of the “man in a suit” would certainly bring out a heavily armed response. Since Finch was currently not a known associate of Reese, he would be safe enough as “innocent victim” until Carter or Fusco could whisk him out from under official eyes. Reese would deal with the consequences later if Finch made it out safely.
There was also another reason he held Carter and Fusco back. Finch was a proud man, and would never want anyone to see him in the condition John feared he might be in. He wouldn’t be happy with McCall and Kostmayer seeing him, but at least he wouldn’t have the stress of dealing with them all the time while working the numbers.
Clearly Root had wanted something from Finch or she wouldn’t have taken him; instead John would have found two bodies waiting for him. There were many different ways of “persuading” someone against their will, and none of them were pretty.
McCall at least could suggest some options for dealing with what John was afraid they might find.
John might be cavalier about his own health, but it was inexcusable to be that way about Finch. Harold had clearly anticipated the need for medical attention and planned accordingly. If John knew his Finch, he probably had plotted out multiple contingencies depending on the situation and circumstances.
Why hadn’t John offered his partner the same consideration? Instead he had sent a man with limited physical capacity and little training out into the field. It had been a bit of a tease, a way to ruffle the feathers of the prim little man. And maybe also a little bit an attempt to regain a small measure of control in their relationship. But John should have reconsidered after the first time Finch was placed at risk. Harold certainly showed no inclination to back down in the face of danger, for all that he would claim not to be a courageous man. Really, they had been lucky Harold had escaped so many near misses: the assassin, the precinct robbery, the car bomb, running to John’s rescue in the face of his former CIA colleagues, getting drugged by one of their numbers. Thinking back, it made John cringe how poorly he had looked after the other man. After Jessica, shouldn’t John have learned to take better care of the people who were important to him? Instead, he had continued on business as usual until their string of luck finally ran out.
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Robert hadn’t been sure that John could maintain the necessary detachment when they retrieved Finch. So he had assigned John and Mickey a frontal assault as a diversion, while McCall liberated Harold. John and Mickey had certainly made an impression Robert thought as he surveyed the smoking ruin, a dazed Finch wobbling at his side.
AUTHOR: whomii2
DISCLAIMER: i own nothing
SPOILERS: aftermath of 1.23 Firewall
SUMMARY: Equalizer crossover. FInch is rescued
It was a tough call, but John decided to bring in McCall on the rescue once the machine provided Finch’s location. Fusco and Carter were certainly willing, but less likely to be as ruthless as necessary to do whatever it took.
Carter most certainly might have a few qualms about what might be necessary. Although Fusco had shown a willingness to get his hands dirty, at the end of the day he still thought like a cop. Trained to minimize casualties, even amongst perpetrators, whereas John and Robert were trained to do whatever it took to complete the mission. They might feel bad about it afterwards, but they wouldn’t hesitate at the time.
So Carter and Fusco would secure the safe house, ready to take on guard duty when they arrived. Or serve as backup. If necessary, John had even instructed them to call in reinforcements. A sighting of the “man in a suit” would certainly bring out a heavily armed response. Since Finch was currently not a known associate of Reese, he would be safe enough as “innocent victim” until Carter or Fusco could whisk him out from under official eyes. Reese would deal with the consequences later if Finch made it out safely.
There was also another reason he held Carter and Fusco back. Finch was a proud man, and would never want anyone to see him in the condition John feared he might be in. He wouldn’t be happy with McCall and Kostmayer seeing him, but at least he wouldn’t have the stress of dealing with them all the time while working the numbers.
Clearly Root had wanted something from Finch or she wouldn’t have taken him; instead John would have found two bodies waiting for him. There were many different ways of “persuading” someone against their will, and none of them were pretty.
McCall at least could suggest some options for dealing with what John was afraid they might find.
John might be cavalier about his own health, but it was inexcusable to be that way about Finch. Harold had clearly anticipated the need for medical attention and planned accordingly. If John knew his Finch, he probably had plotted out multiple contingencies depending on the situation and circumstances.
Why hadn’t John offered his partner the same consideration? Instead he had sent a man with limited physical capacity and little training out into the field. It had been a bit of a tease, a way to ruffle the feathers of the prim little man. And maybe also a little bit an attempt to regain a small measure of control in their relationship. But John should have reconsidered after the first time Finch was placed at risk. Harold certainly showed no inclination to back down in the face of danger, for all that he would claim not to be a courageous man. Really, they had been lucky Harold had escaped so many near misses: the assassin, the precinct robbery, the car bomb, running to John’s rescue in the face of his former CIA colleagues, getting drugged by one of their numbers. Thinking back, it made John cringe how poorly he had looked after the other man. After Jessica, shouldn’t John have learned to take better care of the people who were important to him? Instead, he had continued on business as usual until their string of luck finally ran out.
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Robert hadn’t been sure that John could maintain the necessary detachment when they retrieved Finch. So he had assigned John and Mickey a frontal assault as a diversion, while McCall liberated Harold. John and Mickey had certainly made an impression Robert thought as he surveyed the smoking ruin, a dazed Finch wobbling at his side.