Hailey takes a deep breath in front of the mirror, trying to arrange the shirt she is wearing.
-You know, I don't think it cares how much you look at it. It won't get smaller. – Kim says with a smile on her face, at seeing her.
The blonde detective looks up at her colleague, shaking her head. -That's not the worst. – she says pulling her shirt up to show the elastic band on her jeans. – They're called mom jeans. – Hailey says drowning a laugh.
-Oh Hailey! – Kim laughs as well and that's how Jay finds them when he walks in.
-Melanie and Ruz are here. -he says nodding once. – What's so funny? –
-I'm an elephant, that's all. – Hailey replies tapping her belly. – Let's go. – she says following Jay outside the rooms.
The three of them walk into the bullpen to find Melanie sitting on Adam's desk, clearly with her undercover's outfit still on. Shorts that barely cover her ass and a tank top, with a small fur coat. She had at least changed her boots to running shoes, and that made her resemble her old self a little bit.
-Ok, let's go. – Hank says looking at her and Ruzek, who remains standing next to Kevin near the board.
-I got the job. Crowe himself said was ok that I started tomorrow. – Melanie starts to explain. -He runs the club himself, but he spends most of the time at his office. The real person running the club is his girlfriend, Lilah. -she adds as Kevin puts a picture of the girl on the board. – They made Adam waiting for me in the car. -she says crossing a brief look with Hailey.
-What did you say? -Hank inquires.
-Said he was my boyfriend. -she adds, shrugging her shoulders.
Hailey takes a deep breath at that, knowing it doesn't mean anything. The baby moves inside her as if he or she doesn't agree, and she touchers her bump softly.
-So, we need an undercover identity for Ruzek now. -Hank says looking back at Adam.
-Already got it, Sarge. – Ruzek admits. – Mike is good to go. –
Hank nods. – Did you find anything that might link Crowe to the drugs? –
-No, I need to get into his office first. – Melanie adds.
-Alright, be careful. -Hanks advises her, before adding. – You guys need to set an apartment. –
-I got them one. – Kevin says, passing a set of keys to Adam. – It's near the bar. –
-Thanks man. – Adam says, turning around to look for his wife's eyes, who's looking at Hank.
-Alright, you two go there. You let me know if you find anything. Hailey and Al will work with Miller and his team at the safe house, so I need all of you in the same page. Communicate, alright? – Hank says before turning around to go to his office.
The team nods, and Adam starts to walk to his wife, when Melanie stops him. – We should go. -she says getting up from the chair.
-Melanie, I grabbed some clothes for you and Adam. Come with me. – Kim says interrupting the moment before Adam replies.
Williamson nods before following Kim out of the main office, which leaves Adam room to approach his wife. – I wasn't planning this. – he says standing in front of her.
She nods. – I know. Be careful, alright? – she asks reaching out to grab his hand and puts them over her belly. – We need you to be careful. –
Adam smiles at her, pressing his lips to hers. The kiss doesn't last long, but he crouches down to be in front of the baby bump. – Take care of mama, will you? -he presses his face to her belly, and then gets up. – I love you. – he says in a whisper, before kissing her again.
-I love you too. – she says smiling. It's the first time in a long time since they've said those words to each other and she touches his cheek before letting him go.
Melanie is waiting for him at the stairs and Hailey has to remind herself that's it's her husband and he's simply doing his job. Melanie's look doesn't relax her in the slightest though. It worries her even more.
-Hailey. – Miller calls for her while they are meeting at the safe house. – Any news? – the blonde detective asks her and she looks at Al before heading towards the room Miller is using as an office.
-Hey. Yeah. We have information on Crowe's girlfriend. Do you want the team and me to brief you? – she says to him standing on the doorway.
-You can brief me on your own. Shut the door. – he says still seated behind a table in the room.
The Intelligence detective takes a deep breath before closing the door behind her. -Lilah Kelly, she's been with Crowe for the past two years. She has two priors, a DIU and small drug dealing charge. So, if we bust her now…. – she says putting a picture of Lilah on the desk.
-Strike three and out. – Miller says without taking his eyes of Hailey.
-Yeah. We're waiting for feedback from Williamson and Ruzek, they should get back to us soon. – she explains moving towards the door.
-Your husband is undercover as the boyfriend, isn't he? -he asks as she puts her hand over the door handle.
Hailey turns around to face him, breathing in. She will not lose her temper with him. – Yes. Anything else you need? –
-Nothing else. Thank you, Hailey. – he says as she turns around to leave.
She walks towards the table in the middle of the living room and takes a seat next to Olinsky.
-Everything ok? – he asks without taking his eyes of the papers he has in front of him.
-Yeah. Yeah. – she says as she touches the bump, the baby kicking like crazy inside of her. – Everything is fine. -she says breathing in and out, trying to calm down. She wouldn't let Ben Miller get in her nerves.
Her cellphone vibrates over the table, and she grabs it to answer it. – Upton. –
-We have a tip on Lilah. It seems she's been dealing on her own. We have footage of her dealing outside the club. -Jay says over the line. – We're going to grab her now. –
-Good. Let me know if she gives anything. – she says before hanging up.
It's hours later when she walks into her home, closing the door behind her. The place is not the same without Adam there, but she tries to make the best of the situation as she walks into her kitchen to cook something for herself.
A message beeps in her phone, and she looks at it as she opens the fridge. A text from Adam letting her know he's ok to talk makes her smile. She calls him as she puts a plate of leftovers in the microwave.
-Hello? – says a female voice over the line and it takes Hailey a minute to remind herself that Adam is currently sharing an apartment with Melanie.
-Melanie? – Hailey asks, frowning as she stops in the middle of her kitchen. She is barefoot, having taken her shoes at the front door.
-Yeah. Sorry. Adam is in the shower. – Melanie tells her and Upton has a hard time picturing her husband naked in the next room to her colleague.
-Oh. That's strange. He told me to call him. – she says without thinking as she takes her plate of the microwave and heads towards the living room to get comfortable in the couch.
-Sorry. – Melanie says without much enthusiasm.
-Ok. Can you tell him to call me back when he gets out? – she says nicely.
-Sure. Bye. – the younger woman says before hanging up.
The blonde detective leans back against the couch, biting a piece of her sandwich. She is surprised at her husband's behavior but decides to wait for his call.
She relaxes against the couch and soon enough, she's finished half her meal and sleep doesn't take too long to claim her. The pregnancy can be exhausting and she doesn't even remember falling asleep on the couch.
She wakes up around 6 AM, confused at her surroundings. Taking a deep breath, she disentangles of the blanket that surrounds her body and takes a seat on her couch.
Her cellphone vibrates on the coffee table, and she almost expects it to be Adam, but it's Ben Miller's name that flashes on the caller ID.
-Upton. – she says trying to hide the sleep in her voice.
-I'll pick you up in ten minutes. -Miller says on the other side and it takes Hailey a second to catch up.
-What happened? – she asks already getting up from the couch to head upstairs to change.
-I'll brief you when I pick you up. -he says, leaving no room for more questions, but Hailey still pushes it.
-Should I call Olinsky? – he is her partner in this operation.
-No, we'll see him later. See you soon. – Miller says before hanging up.
Hailey takes a deep breath while she opens her bedroom door, looking around it. She absently puts one of her hands over her bump. She takes a look at her cellphone on her other hand. Still no text from Ruzek.
Hoping he's ok and that she can get some answers about it, she gets moving to get ready to leave.
-What do you mean she's dead? – Hailey asks her fellow Intelligence colleagues standing in the bullpen later that day. She has her hands over her waist, considering her back is killing her. Today is not turning out to be a good day.
-We found her that way. She was shot, twice in the chest. -Jay explains sitting over his desk, Kim on his chair. -We were ready to get her. It would have given us an upper hand with Crowe. –
-Do you have any idea about what happened to her? Any leads? – Hailey asks, noticing Hank's absence. It's strange.
-Hank is talking to an old CI of his. Trying to get some intel. – Kim replies as if she could read her mind. – And we're waiting for feedback from Melanie and Adam. –
Hailey's cellphone rings and it's Miller, but she is not ready to talk to him again. After spending the morning crammed up in his car, she would very much like not to talk to him for a few hours. She silences the phone, he can call the station or Olinsky if he needs something so bad.
-This is so strange. -Hailey says as she leans back against Adam's desk. She notices Kevin's eyes on her and she smiles at him. He noticed the way she strokes her belly. – I'm fine. I just… this case is hard. – she explains shrugging her shoulders.
Adam's partner nods at her in silence, before adding. – You gotta take care of yourself first. –
-I know. – she says as they all look up at the entrance to notice Hank walking in.
-Our prime suspect for Lilah's killing is Crowe. – he says taking of his jacket as he walks towards his office. He throws it over his desk before walking back to where his team is meeting. – He was at her house with two more people. –
-Did you find any evidence that can connect him to the crime scene? – Hailey asks Jay, and he shakes his head.
-No, but we're still waiting on the result from ballistics. -he says, as Antonio walks in.
-Got it. – Antonio says with a sheet of paper on his hand, which he passes to Hank. He lets his boss read the results, before adding anything. – I know. – he says as Hank looks at him.
-What is it? – Kim asks, voicing all of their concerns.
-It's Melanie's gun. – Hank says taking his eyes of the sheet of paper.
-What do you mean is her gun? -Jay asks, clearly confused.
-Lilah Kelly was shot with Melanie's gun. God damn it. – Hank says shaking his head. -We gotta pull them out. Now. Both of them. –
Ben Miller is calling Hailey again, and she says – I'm sorry. – before answering. – Upton. –she listens to what the Narcotics detective says on the other side. – What? – she cannot believe what she's hearing. – Ok, I'll be right there. Bye. -she looks over at Hank as she hangs up. – Crowe is dead. –
-What the hell happened? – Voight asks her.
-Apparently, he was trying to rape a woman and Adam was trying to get him to back of the girl, and Crowe pulled a gun on him. They fought, and Adam ended up shooting him. – Hailey explains as she puts on her jacket. – I gotta go. –
-I'll go with you. – Kevin says getting up from his chair, while Voight moves to grab his own jacket from the office.
-Kim, Jay, wrap up Lilah's case the best you can. We'll go over it when we get back. - he says as he follows Kevin and Hailey towards the exit.
Once they arrive at the scene, going over it with Miller is hard work and the Narcotics cop is clear. He and Hank both know he has to pass the case to Intelligence, but apparently, he's not ready to let go.
-Considering your officers are involved in both cases, the Chief is concerned you might not be the best person to handle the case. -Miller says, finally showing his true colors.
-The Chief thinks that? Or you do? – Hailey asks, replying instead of Hank who shares a look with Kevin.
-Go, work the scene. -he slightly pushes Upton towards Kevin who leads her away.
-You have to adjust the leash on that one. Upton has always been a little too wild. –Miller adds with a smile on his face.
-I am gonna ignore you just compared one of my best detectives to an animal. – Hank says without changing his hard expression. – Where are Williamson and Ruzek? –
-They were taken to the safe house. We need to interrogate them. – Miller says.
-Send them to the 21st. – Hank says and Miller opens his mouth to reply, but Hanks beats him. – Now. Or I'll talk to the Chief myself, Miller. – Hank says before heading towards his car to return to the station. He wants to be there to interrogate Ruzek and Melanie himself.
In the meantime, Kevin and Hailey examine the crime scene inside Crowe's house.
The blonde puts on gloves before going any further.
-Man. – she hears Kevin whisper and she walks up to him, in front of Crowe's body. Two gunshots to the chest.
Hailey leans over as much as she can to look at his body. – Someone scratched his face. – she says and she can bet they will find his DNA on the nails of the girl he attacked.
-Hey Jack. – she calls for a Narcotics officer that works with Miller. – When can we talk to the victim? –
-You mean Williamson? Your Sergeant just ordered Miller to take her to the 21st with Ruzek. – the officer replies before moving away.
Hailey looks back at Kevin, without hiding the surprise in her voice. – Melanie is the rape victim? –
-Work with me Hailey. Stay with me. – Kevin asks her, and even though he know it's a long shot, he knows she can be professional.
Upton nods, trying to wrap her head around the new information. She takes a step back from the body, looking around the place. – Ok, so Crowe attacks Melanie in the living room. – she points at a knife under the coffee table which Kevin picks up with gloved hands. – He's holding a knife to her throat, so she can't scream. But Ruzek walks in… - she is now standing in that hallway in front of the living room. – He sees Crowe assaulting Melanie, shouts a warning at Crowe… -
-Crowe doesn't listen. – Kevin adds.
-Ruzek warns him again and Crowe gets up to silence him. Ruzek shoots him. –
-Sounds about right. – Kevin says as the crime lab techs walk in. – All yours guys. – he says grabbing Hailey by the arm to lead her out. – Let's go back to the precinct. –
As they walk towards the car, she reaches for her phone, calling her husband by instinct.
-I doubt they are letting him keep his phone, Hales. – Kevin says as the get in the car.
She knows he's right, but she can't help it. She really needs to talk to him.