Jay was like a reed at the mercy of the wind.
Charles had convinced him to enter, if only to sit down and rest for a moment. The two together with Hailey, who did not move away from his colleague and patner, went to the doctors room and psychiatry made the young man sit on the sofa in the room.
The detective was another man now.
He sat there with his eyes lost in the void. It was as if Jay had totally canceled himself.
After the emotional breakdown he'd had, it was as if he didn't feel anything anymore.
He had rebuilt the wall around his heart, the same one he had erected when he was in Afghanistan to try not to get hit by the pain he felt.
Dr. Manning's words had been too harsh for him at a time when he was already feeling vulnerable.
Dr. Charles, a moment later left the room, had been called by one of the doctors for a consultation and left Jay with his partner, beckoning her to keep an eye on him.
Hailay stood there beside him. She was unsure how best to act right now, but she would never leave him alone.
Meanwhile, the exhausted detective closed his eyes and collapsed. He was in the world of dreams, that it was hoped that for once he would avoid his usual nightmares and allow him to take a restful rest so that when he woke up he would finally feel better.
Meanwhile, Will, who had been taken back to a room and reconnected to machinery, oxygen, fluids and medicines, was beginning to recover.
He still had his eyes closed, but he was starting to try to move his body. Unfortunately every single part of it hurt making it difficult to make even the slightest move.
Dr. Halstead did not understand where he was. His mouth was dry, his head ached and he felt hot.
Slowly, with great effort, he opened his eyes and it was then that he understood where he was. He was back in an emergency room bed. Around him the monotonous sounds of machines.
A little farther into the room he saw a man sitting with his arms crossed looking at him in annoyance. It was Connor.
At that moment the latter was not speaking, but his expression communicated a lot.