Amanda burst through the doors of the 16th precinct. Uniformed officers and other detectives looked up as she came storming in, clearly in a rage. She didn't stop for pleasantries, just headed for Declan's office.

She stopped short when she saw Barba, Sonny and Declan sitting around the office.

"Something wrong Detective?" Declan asked.

"What the hell is going on?" Amanda asked.

"I'm not sure what you mean. Do you need something? You called this morning and said you were taking a personal day so I assume you're feeling better," Declan said.

Amanda turned to Barba. "You never met us at your office."

"I was here and busy. Once we finished out meeting here, I was headed that way with Carisi."

Amanda turned to Sonny. "Why didn't you call me? What are you doing here?"

"'Manda, calm down. Let's go talk somewhere more private." Sonny stood and led Amanda to the bunkroom. He very calmly opened the door and ushered her inside. Once the door closed behind them, Amanda pounced on him like a waiting tiger on a gazelle.

"What the hell is going on Sonny and don't bullshit me."

"The charges have been dropped. Murphy showed up at my place and brought me here, Barba was already here. Turns out Cinnamon was lying, I guess Kim was involved too. I'm sorry about that 'Manda, but since they got the testimony they needed, I'm free to go and I get my job back."

"Then why is Declan still sitting in that office and not in a holding cell?"

"Because he wasn't the one to set me up, it was Slice."

"What the hell are you talking about? It wasn't Slice."

"Yeah it was. Murphy just had some uniforms bring him in, he confessed to the whole thing."

"What did he say?" Amanda asked, dropping down on the bunk. Sonny sat next to her.

"He said he was getting tired of us fucking cops not finding Kim and arrestin' her. He said he needed to do something to get someone's attention. That was when he overheard Cinnamon talking to one of the other girls and found out she was in touch with Kim. It all happened pretty fast after that.

He found out Murphy was Jesse's biological father and when he saw his picture, he recognized him from when he was working that sting with Johnny D's girls. Slice approached Murphy and told him unless he wanted the whole underground to know he was really a cop posing as a pimp, he better do as he was told.

He told Murphy to keep an eye out for Kim. If she was in the city, Slice knew she would try to find you. It was pure dumb luck that I ran into her that day. Murphy saw the whole exchange and took his shot when he saw me enter the building. He told Kim he needed to get some information about me passed onto a hooker and that she probably had a friend she could get in touch with. So she did and that's how Cinnamon comes into play.

After Kim tells Cinnamon about me and my family, Murphy gets in touch with Cinnamon. He tells her that when she gets busted, tell the cops I've been her customer. If she refused, he would make the prostitution charge stick. Once that was all set into motion, he called Slice and told him."

"But this doesn't make any sense. Kim told us what Declan said to her."

"I know, but he had to keep his cover intact in case he ever went back under. Barba said that I was just caught in the crossfire, but that I was a necessary pawn."

"Why you?"

"Slice knew that Kim is your sister. He knows Murphy is Jesse's father. It didn't take long for him to realize I was in your life as something more than a coworker. What better chance of drawing out Kim if she thought your boyfriend was in trouble? I guess it worked, but I am glad it's over.

Once Murphy brought in Slice and he confessed, he came to get me. In light of the new information, Barba had no choice but to drop all charges against me. I'm a free man."

Amanda thought for a minute. If this was all true, then maybe Declan wasn't the monster she had thought him out to be. She knew that Declan would do anything for her and Jesse, but part of being there for Amanda meant being there for Kim. The Rollins girls were a package deal; you didn't get one without the other. Declan knew how much Kim meant to her sister.

"SO what happens now?" Amanda asked.

"We get to go home, together."

"Home?"

"My place, your place, I don't care where we go as long as we're together. The one thing I've come to realize about this whole mess is that I never want to be apart from you and Jesse for another minute. I know you're not into the whole marriage idea, but seeing as how we might be having a baby together, I think the least we could do is live together."

Amanda looked into his eyes; bright blue and shining like a star on Christmas morning. He was so pure in his emotions and respected her for her thoughts on marriage. If this ordeal had taught her anything, it's that life can be short and nothing should be taken for granted.

"Sonny Carisi, are you asking to move in with me?" she asked, her finger toying with the string of his Mets hoodie.

"I'm asking to create a home with you."

"I think we might need a bigger place. Yours really isn't big enough for all of us and neither is mine."

"Then we start looking for something bigger. Is that a yes?"

"Yes." Amanda leaned over and kissed him, grateful for the wonderful man that was brought into her life. She had never been so happy.