Ryan continued to work the scene completely unaware that he just been outed.
Behind him Tripp walked over to Alexx. who was loading the DB in the ambulance.
"Hey Frank, what's up?" she asked him, "You look puzzled."
"Yeah, I am."
He rubbed his face.
"I just got talked down to by a patrol cop about the way we treat Wolfe."
Alexx nodded. "So they notice it too. Baby boy has a lot more people watching out for him then he knows."
Tripp looked at her "So it is true."
"Yes Frank, it's true."
"Patrol thinks it's because he's gay."
That surprised Alexx.
"He's gay?"
"Apparently."
Alexx shook her head, "That's not it Frank. He reminds them of our Speed and they take their sadness and anger out on him."
Frank nodded. At least it wasn't a bigotry thing because most of the time that wasn't something fixable.
"I'm taking this up with Horatio," Frank said.
"It will work itself out, Frank," Horatio said when Frank approached him later.
"If you say so Horatio."
"I do."