"What's going on?" Ed asked as he walked in, followed by Jules. He saw that Sam, Wordy and Raf were already there.

"Come in Eddie, Jules." Greg said and waved them in.

Jules took in the serious and worried faces as she walked in. They gathered in a circle in the dining/living room area. "So what's up Boss?" She asked worriedly.

Greg went to the table, put on a glove and picked up one of the letters. "This. Spike received three of these two days ago." He put up a hand when he saw them reacting. "His mom's neighbor called and he forgot, but he gave these to Sam before he left."

Ed closed his mouth, but he was still irritated that it took two days for them to find out about the letters.

Greg went on to read the third letter and looked at Wordy.

"So that explains why I'm here. This obviously has to do with something that happened when I was on the team and Lew was alive." Wordy said frowning, his throat catching on Lew's name. It still hurt to know his friend was gone.

"Yes." Greg nodded. He explained about Spike's twenty six letters and the peace bond.

"So you think these are from the sister and/or niece." Wordy nodded.

"Right." Ed agreed. "So what're we doing? Let's go over there and tell them to knock it off."

"We can't do that. We have to do it the right way Ed." Wordy said, a little irritated. He understood the sentiment, he kind of felt like doing that too, but they had to trust the legal system.

"He's right." Sam agreed. He wanted nothing more than to throw them in jail to make them stop, but they couldn't prove it was them yet. "We don't even know for sure this was them."

The doorbell ringing made them all turn. Who else could be coming? Jules looked at Greg who headed to the door. They were all surprised to see Officer Bill Grealy enter, hat in hand.

"Hey Bill." Ed said as he watched the officer enter the apartment. He put a hand out to him. "Nice to see you back in uniform." Ed smiled as they shook hands."

"Thanks to you." Bill smiled back. He nodded at the rest of the team and let his eyes rest on Wordy. "Sorry to hear you aren't SRU anymore, but it's Guns and Gangs gain."

Wordy smiled and nodded. "Thanks. Glad to see you back in the blues." Jules and Sam added their sentiments as well.

Bill nodded and smiled at them. "So where's Spike?"

"Had to go to Italy to take care of his sick mother." Sam answered flatly.

Grealy's eyebrows went up. He looked at their serious faces and knew what it was about. "Italy? Wow. So does this have to do with the Wasslers and the peace bond?" He guessed correctly as several of them nodded.

"Yes." Greg stepped forward with one of the letters in his gloved hand. "Spike received three of these two days ago. He forgot about them because he got the call about his mom. He gave these to Sam before he left."

With a gloved hand, Officer Grealy took the letter and read it. Holy shit, he thought. He looked up at Greg with concern. "Damn. So no one has touched this with bare hands right?" He hated to ask but it was procedure which he knew they knew. He handed the letter back to Greg who put it the plastic bag and handed him all three bags.

"No. Sam?" Greg looked at Sam who shook his head.

"Spike wore gloves and held it up for me to read. The Sarge has done the same. You won't find our fingerprints on them." Sam replied.

"Good. I'll get these to evidence and have them printed. Has there been any other contact?" Grealy asked.

Sam shook his head. "Not that I know of. You gave her the summons the other day right?"

Grealy nodded. "Four days ago. Fits I guess." He looked from the bagged letters in his hands to the group in front of him. "Not sure why she'd wait two days, but maybe it took her that long to make these. Can you make me an enemies list for the last couple years? Ones specific to Officer Scarlatti?"

Greg nodded, understanding that he was trying to be thorough. "We're pretty sure it's the Wasslers, but you're right, it'd be best to cover all possibilities."

"That's going to be a long list, Boss." Jules said incredulously.

"I know. " Greg looked quickly in her direction then back at Grealy. "We're going to contact Spike's lawyer tomorrow, see if they can put a rush on the peace bond."

"Ok. I'll talk to my Sarge, make sure we send a car by a few times a shift, make sure everything's ok. When will Spike be back?" Grealy asked.

Greg shrugged. "We aren't sure. It depends on how his mom does. He's planning on at least four to five days."

"Got it." Grealy replied. "What about the rest of the team? They threatened you too." He looked at the group.

"We'll take care of that part, but thanks. We'll let you know if anything happens." Greg lead him to the door.

"Ok. I'll let you know what evidence finds on these." Grealy held up the bags. "Good to see you guys. Wish it was under better circumstances."

"Us too Bill. Say hi to the wife and kids for me." Ed lifted his chin to the officer.

"Will do." Grealy waved as he went out the door.

Wordy looked at Ed with admiration. He had obviously called the beleaguered Officer after the trial and incident with the father and girlfriend of the boy that he killed.

Ed felt someone looking at him and turned to see Wordy looking at him with pride. He nodded. He understood why Wordy was looking at him. Hell, any one of them would've done what he did. They always did what they could to support a fellow officer.

Jules smiled at the wordless exchange between the two men. Just like old times, she thought. She wasn't surprised that Ed had obviously helped the officer out, it made her brotherly love for him grow. She looked at Sam and smiled, he nodded and smiled back. Yup, Ed is pretty awesome, his look said.

Greg turned from the door and walked back to the circle. "I called the Commander. We agreed that Team One needs to remain active and in the public eye. We will not let someone try to terrorize this team. From now until it is deemed unnecessary, we are initiating check-in protocol. I don't care where you are or what you're doing, we check-in every four hours starting at 0500 on work days and 0800 on days off. The only exception, is during the night. Your last check in is 2100 on work days and 2300 on days off.

You must check in with HQ Dispatch. All of the dispatchers will be made aware as well as the other teams in case we have a reason to need back up. I will wait until at least quarter after every check-in time so that I can be sure you have all checked in. If you're late or know you're going to be late, try to check in early. We will need to stay vigilant. I know it goes without saying, but watch each other's backs. If we don't hear from you we will be coming to your home and tracking you down. Everyone understand?"

Everyone answered with "copy that".

They stood around talking and catching up with Wordy for a little while before they dispersed with a promise to check in at 2100.

##### Next day, 0900 hrs #####

"Winnie, ready for 0900 check in?" Greg asked into his headset as Ed drove them to their first hot call of the day.

"Ready Boss." Winnie nodded.

"Ed Lane."

"Sam Braddock."

"Jules Callaghan."

"Raf Rousseau."

"Greg Parker. All accounted for Winnie."

"Copy copy." Winnie said and noted the log.

Greg picked up his phone after one ring and smiled. "Hey Spike, how's your mom?"

"Hey Boss. Sounds like you're on your way to a call."

"Yeah, headed to the Scarborough Bluffs, but you're good."

"Ok, well I just wanted to let you know Ma's off the respirator. It was touch and go for a little while, but she's starting to improve. Ma per favore, il medico ha detto di riposare!" (Ma please, the doctor told you to rest!) Spike turned to see his ma trying to get out of bed.

"Mikey, devo andare in bagno." (Mikey, I have to go to the bathroom.)

"Ok. I gotta go. Depending on how things go here I may come back early." Spike said hurriedly.

"Spike, take all the time you need, ok buddy? We got you covered here." Greg smiled. "Spike?" The phone went dead, but the last thing he heard was, "per l'amor di Dio Ma, attendere che l'infermiera!" (For God's sake Ma, wait for the nurse!) He chuckled to himself and ended the call.

"So, how is she?" Ed asked as they made the turn towards the bluffs.

"His mom is off the respirator and it sounds like she's giving him a run for his money." Greg looked at Ed with humor in his eyes. "He said he's going to come back early if he can."

"Well that's good news." Sam said relieved. He was worried for Spike. Before he left Spike was so worried and anxious. He knew if his mom died it would devastate Spike.

Jules looked at Sam from the passenger seat and smiled reassuringly. She resisted the urge to put her hand on his because Raf was in the back seat. She and Sam had talked about Spike before they fell asleep last night. She knew he was very worried for their friend, she was too. Once his mom was better he'd be back, but what was he coming home to? Someone that threatened him and his team?

Raf sat forward, put a hand on Sam's shoulder and patted it. He smiled at Jules when she looked at him. He was worried about Spike too. He understood their closeness, they'd been through alot together, and it didn't seem to end.

Ed breathed a small sigh of relief and put on his game face as they neared the location of the call. He knew it would be hard to get Spike back after another big loss. First it was Lew and then his dad, losing his mom would be too much to bear.

"Boss?" Winnie asked.

"Yeah Winnie?" Greg looked up as they pulled into a parking spot at the Bluffs. They could see the subject on the other side of the ropes, dangerously close to the edge with a man, two women and five children.

"The responding officer has witnesses by the changing room. He says you'll want to come there first." Winnie looked at her screen.

"Copy Winnie. Jules, head over there and see what you can find out." Greg looked at the man standing over the group on the ground with a knife and menace in his eyes. "Ed, we need to find some way of keeping them from going out any further. The bluffs are unstable and with that much weight-"

"Right." Ed said looking at the situation. "Fast is good."