DISCLAIMER: don't own any of these characters, unfortunately. If I did id have a lot more money and have to deal with all my adoring fans. Hard to take, I know.

*also, some things deviate slightly from how they were depicted on the show, so don't go gettin' all butt-hurt about details.

CITIZEN ERASED

The shotgun blew a hole as big as a car tire in the wall behind her head as she ran down the hall. The baby screamed and started bawling as she covered his face with the blanket he was wrapped in. She dodged into the master bedroom and grabbed the ornate leaded glass vase off the nightstand; it had been one of their wedding gifts. She could hear him reloading out in the hall. She dropped to her knees and laid the baby in the space under the bed. His shrill cries were muffled by the box springs. She crouched on the floor next to the bed, posed ready to throw the vase at the first sight of her husband. He appeared around the edge of the bed faster than she expected and fired a deafening shot that barely missed her. She screamed and dove for his legs tackling him to the floor. She tried to break the vase over his head but he shoved her aside, the vase breaking on the floor beside her. She scrambled through the broken glass, the razor sharp shards sinking into her palms and legs. She stumbled and got to her feet just as another shot was fired. She fell face first into the wall and finally landed on the floor lying on her side. The exit wound in her chest seeped deep red blood onto the salmon colored carpet.

He stood in silence, shotgun still posed against his shoulder. The only sound in the room was the baby's muffled bawling. He stood for a moment starting down at the dinner plate sized hole in his wife's back. He licked his lips and placed the end of the barrel in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Now two bodies lay on the floor. The neighbors next door had heard the blasts and called the cops.

"Open the door! This is a disturbance of the peace! Open the door now or we will be forced to break it down!" Several cops stood outside the door.

"Their neighbor reported shots fired." The group drew their guns as the door was being broken down. They walked into the house not knowing what they were facing. The group split up, making their way into the different rooms of the house, walking with backs against the wall. Two cops that split into the hall saw the shot gun blast in the wall as they turned the corner. They looked at each other as if to say "this is serious." They had known prior to coming here that this house and more specifically the people who lived in it had a history with law enforcement.

They both stopped before turning into the master bedroom. They silently counted to three and quickly turned around the corner guns drawn. They both stood in horror at the scene that lay before them. Eventually one reached for his radio.

"Lieutenant, I believe we found the situation." He clipped the radio back on his belt and walked slowly towards the woman lying on the floor. He crouched down to get a better look at her face.

"That's her." The other cop shook his head looking like he was going to throw up.

"No matter how many times you see this shit, it never gets any better… What do you think... homicide?"

"Yeah… son of a bitch…"

A small gurgling sound came from the other side of the room. The two cops stood up again guns poised. The Lieutenant and another cop walked in the door.

"We've confirmed theres no intruders in the h-" The lieutenant stopped mid sentence, shocked by what he had just walked in on. The two cops walked towards the bed, they heard the sound again.

"Under the bed one of the cops whispered." The other got down on his knees slowly, pointing the gun under the bed. He reached out and touched the light green wad, it was warm. He flipped part of the blanket back to reveal a chubby baby with light brown wisps of hair.

"What is it?" the other cop asked.

"It's a baby…" He slid his hand under the bundle and brought the baby out from his hiding place.

At this the lieutenant grabbed his radio.

"He-llo base, this is unit six we need the homicide unit and uh, CPS and a carpet cleaner."