Robert Goren sat in a chair in his interrogation room. He held his head in his hands, unsure of what to do. Across the table from him sat Declan, the man he used to look up to, to trust. But that trust was gone now. Bobby's partner Alex Eames was missing… and most likely dead.

"Bobby?" Declan said, breaking the silence that had lasted for five minutes. "Come on. You have to get into his head!"

Bobby suddenly stood up, causing the chair to crash. "Shut up, Declan! Just SHUT UP!"

Without you,
the ground thaws,
The rain falls,
The grass grows.

Declan frowned. "You're getting too attached Bobby… that's what he wants!"

"Well then he's a good criminal, huh?" Bobby sneered. He left the interrogation room, slamming the door behind him. A tear started to fall.

He started pacing the office. He felt trapped. He was twitching. God, he thought. I can't lose her. I can't handle that…

Suddenly the new captain, Captain Ross, burst out of his office. "Goren—Just got a call from an EMT… they've got Eames."

Without you,
The seeds root,
The flowers bloom,
The children play.

Goren froze and spun around to face him.

"Where?" Goren

"She's going to Mt. Sinai Hospital," Ross said.

Goren grabbed his coat and was out of the door.

The stars gleam
The poets dream
The eagles fly
Without you.

"Hold on," he whispered. "Hold on, Eames…"

He got into their SUV… her SUV… Bobby shivered when that popped into his mind. There was a chance Eames would never drive it again.

Putting that thought out of his mind, Bobby turned the key and shot off toward Mt. Sinai.

The earth turns
The sun burns
But I die
Without you.

He stopped at a red light. He turned on the radio.

"… and we've just received word that Major Case Detective Alexandra Eames was just found and is being rushed to an undisclosed location…"

Goren snapped the radio off. He felt an itch in his ear, his shoulder… he cursed the light for making him sit… for letting his thoughts come into his head.

He hadn't slept for days… he couldn't. He kept seeing Eames' body… stabbed and cut.

Without you
The breeze warms
The girl smiles
The cloud moves

He and Declan had been talking two days before…

"You have to start accepting the worst possible outcome," Declan said.

"No!" Bobby said, softly, but very firmly.

Bobby suddenly felt very alone.

Without you
The tides change
The boys run
The oceans crash

Bobby pulled into a parking space. As he got out, he saw an ambulance pull up. He raced after it.

The doors opened and an EMT came out, and pulled a stretcher out…

The crowds roar
The days soar
The babies cry
Without you.

… and there she was. The kind, beautiful, and tough Alexandra Eames was lying on the stretcher, her head wrapped in a bandage.

Bobby's hand went to his mouth. For a moment he just stood and stared.

Then he rushed beside the EMT. "Robert Goren, Major Case. I'm her partner…"

"Rachel Smith," the woman said, not really willing to get into a conversation.

"How… how is she?" Bobby asked.

"She passed out in the ambulance… severe shock. She needs help, and fast."

The moon glows
The river flows
But I die
Without you.

Bobby simply grabbed hold of the stretcher and rushed in with Eames. He didn't know what else he could do.

When they reached the ICU, the doctors insisted that Bobby wait outside. Reluctantly, Bobby stayed behind the doors. But he silently was thankful for his height, and he watched through the glass on the doors. They stuck the IV in her hand, and injected medicine into her.

The world revives
Colors renew
But I know blue—
Only blue
Lonely blue
Within me, blue
Without you.

Bobby kept watching Eames' eyes, but they stayed closed. He shook his head.

"Bobby?"

Bobby turned, and Captain Ross came down the hall.

"How is she?"

"They… they haven't really told me anything," Bobby said. "I got here when they… brought her in. They brought here to ICU… they've been in there since."

Ross nodded. "How long?"

"Just a couple of minutes…" Bobby said. He had turned back to the ICU doors.

Ross looked at Bobby. He sighed. "Bobby... come get some coffee."

Bobby shook his head. "I need to be here…" he hesitated, "captain."

Without you
The hand gropes
The ear hears
The pulse beats

Ross sighed. He'd heard about the connection Goren and Eames had. He'd been concerned by the affect Eames' kidnapping had had on Goren.

Ross shook his head.

Without you
The eyes gaze
The legs walk
The lungs breathe.

Finally the ICU doors swung open, and Dr. Rachel Smith came out.

"Detective Goren?"

Bobby nodded. "How… how is she?"

Dr. Smith sighed. "I'll be honest. It looks pretty bad. Someone hit her in the head really hard. Deep bruising on the wrists."

"Any sign of… of…"

Guessing what Bobby was concerned about, Dr. Smith said, "No signs of sexual assault, Detective."

The mind churns
The heart yearns
The tears dry
Without you.

"Can… can I see her?" Bobby asked timidly.

Rachel nodded. "But as I said, she's still unconscious."

Bobby nodded and headed into the ICU. He found Alex's bed and stood beside her. Her eyes were closed, and he could hear her raspy breathing.

Life goes on
But I'm gone
Cause I die
Without you.

He leaned in and touched her cheek. She was warm at least.

"I need you, Eames," he whispered. "My mother's gone… and now Deakins. You're the only one left who cares about me. You're the only one who… who understands me. Please. Don't leave me."

Without you.
Without you.

Without you.