Title: Monkey wrench
author: Cindy Ryan
spoilers: all
timeline: set after 1x14
summary: Henry always thought Jo would be the first to learn of his secret. What happens when Hanson discovers it?

Detective Mike Hanson blinked at the blood on his hands trying to focus his thoughts. His head still hurt like hell from where the perp had knocked him out. What hurt worse was coming to and finding Jo missing and Henry sprawled on the living room floor with a gunshot wound. From what the doc had told him Henry had tried to keep the suspect from taking Jo and gotten shot for his trouble. Once more Mike applied pressure to Henry's wound. The three officers who had been with had been called to another crime just as they had arrived on scene. Looking back now Mike knew that had been a setup. Isolating the detectives so the suspect could escape.

"Rest,doc."Mike instructed."Help's comin'."

"L-leave me."Morgan said his voice barely audible. "Find Jo."

"We'll find her."Mike promised."But she'd kill me if I let you die on my watch."

"Hanson."Henry pleaded through a cough.

"She's going to be fine and so are you."Mike stated as he reached for his radio."Hanson to dispatch where the hell is that bus?"

"ETA two minutes. Backup is also two minutes from your location."A male voice reported.

"Hear that, Doc?"Mike asked as he looked down at Henry and swore.

Henry's skin had went from white to gray and he was struggling to breathe. Mike ripped the collar of Henry's shirt freeing the airway but it seemed to do little good. Mike repositioned his jacket that was acting as a compress and pressed down.

"Hang in there, Henry."Mike said anxiously. "Trust me next time I'm going to get the lieutenant to get you a vest."

Sirens could be heard in the distance.

"Henry?"Mike asked. "Talk to me."

"Find Jo."Henry whispered.

Mike had seen death enough times to know what it looked like. He felt for a pulse but found none. Mike started compressions and checked once more for a pulse. Nothing. Mike rocked back on his heels letting out a shaky breath.

"Damn it, Doc."Mike swore his voice mixed with anger and grief. "How am I going to tell Jo?"

Just as Mike leaned forward to close Henry's glassy unseeing eyes there was a blinding flash of light. When Mike's vision recovered he leaped to his feet not believing the empty space before him. He blinked once, twice still there was no body just a blood stain.

"What the hell?"Mike wondered dazed just as the paramedics showed up.

Jo stumbled across the uneven sidewalks struggling to keep up with her kidnapper. He was a red haired man in his twenties slightly overweight and had the start of a beard. The gun pressed to her right side was a high caliber gun. Her mind was spinning from Henry and Mike being injured to figuring out why this murderer had been at the scene. The body had been cold Jo had been able to assert that much before the officers escorting them had been called away. Which meant the suspect had returned to the scene for something. Always a risk when investigating a crime but it didn't happen that often.

When they ducked into an alley Jo saw her chance. The alley was full and not easy to negotiate. Her kidnapper did well until they got to the middle and his jacket got snagged on a broken dumpster. Jo sprang into action and kicked the gun away. Anger surged within her as memory of seeing Henry shot flashed through Jo's mind. She slammed the younger man against the dumpster. His forehead connected hard. He tried to recover and take a swing at Jo but she was ready for it and kicked his legs out from under him Jo wrestled the suspect onto his back and pinned his arms behind him. She noticed the gun was closer than she thought and grabbed it. Jo pulled the suspect to his feet and pinned him against the nearest wall. He groaned at the impact. Jo searched him and was relieved to find a phone. She quickly called the station. In minutes she was surrounded by officers and the kidnapper was put into the back of a squad car.

"How are Henry and Mike?"Jo asked one of the officers she recognized.

"All I know is an ambulance was called to the scene."The young asian man replied as he ushered Jo towards a squad car. "Lt. Reece will meet us at the hospital and I'm sure have more answers."

"Henry, calm down."Abe ordered gently as he watched his adoptive father pace the living room.

"I can't stay here."Henry commented anxiously. "I have to find Jo."

Abe really didn't want to be the bad guy in this. He liked Jo Marrtinez; thought she'd been the best thing to happen to Henry in was the circumstances neither one of them had thought would reveal Henry's secret. Abe stood and gently grabbed Henry by the shoulders stopping him.

"Henry, we have to have a plan this time."Abe insisted as he coaxed Henry over to the sofa. "You died in front of someone. Someone you know."

Henry sank onto the sofa and buried his face in his hands. His hair was still wet. Abe's heart went out to him. He knew how much he liked the life he had set up working with the NYPD. Abe knew how important Jo and the others were to his father.

"The man who has Jo won't think twice about hurting her."Henry stated softly.

"From what I've seen Jo can handle herself."Abe replied. "Give yourself a few minutes to figure things out."

"I'm not leaving."Henry argued. "Not this time."

"I know; we'll find a way."Abe commented hoping he sounded convincing.

"What do you mean he's missing?"Jo demanded as she stood in the emergency room with Hanson and Reece.

"I don't know, Jo."Hanson replied holding an icepack to the back of his head. "I woke up and everything's fuzzy after that."

"Dispatch said you called for an ambulance."Reece pointed out quietly.

"We all know head injuries can screw up a person."Mike replied. "Everything's fuzzy, Lieu."

"We know Henry's hurt. I saw him get shot."Jo stated proud that she kept the tremor out of her voice.

"I'll expand the search in case he got the crazy idea to go after you."Reece replied as she took her radio out and gave the order.

Jo glanced at Mike and wanted to wrap him in a hug but knew that wouldn't go over well with the Lieutenant in the room. He looked in pain, worn out and something else that she couldn't quite put her finger on. Remorse? Regret? Jo moved closer to her partner.

"This wasn't your fault."Jo said softly. "We'll find him."