"How do you know about the Blue Templar?" Danny asked.
"Miranda worked undercover for me with the Blue Templar. I asked her during my first meeting with her." Frank said.
"What?" Erin asked and Miranda sighs then looks at her.
"I was going to tell you." Miranda softly said.
"Who else knew besides my father?"
"I did." Jamie said and Erin looks at her youngest brother.
"You couldn't tell me that my girlfriend was working undercover with them?"
"I couldn't because I didn't want to risk her cover being blown."
"Ok, there's the deal. I was driver and lookout person. That's it. All these folders are from the time Joe was killed to now. Joe's killer is in the active group." Miranda said. Jamie and Danny walk over and start looking at the folders while Erin walks away.
"Damon Camia? Isn't he in your squad?" Danny asked.
"Yep and he doesn't know that I worked undercover."
"So all of these cases are the exact same MO as the Blue Templar hits?"
"Right down to the witnesses hearing 'Police, don't move'. I also have months of recordings. Look, since the Blue Templar is onto Jamie, I need detectives that I can trust to take down this group with me."
"I'll get you those detectives." Frank said.
"I'll get Jackie as well." Danny said and Miranda looks at Erin, who is looking out the window in the kitchen. She walks over and closes the door.
"Babe, you need to trust me on this." Miranda said.
"Why the hell should I trust you? You lied to me, to Nicky and especially Heather for months." Erin said then looks at her.
"Do you think it was easy for me to do that to you? No. Because I didn't know if you had any spies at the DA's office. Plus, I knew that you would try to talk me out of it."
"You're damn right I would have."
"I'm doing this for you and your family to finally have closure for your brother's death."
"I can't deal with this right now."
"Well, you're gonna have to because you're the only ADA that I trust in your office and this is a special circumstance for us to work together."
"Erin, we need you to help us bring this group down once and for all." Frank said and Erin looks at Miranda.
"You and I are finished." Erin said then Miranda walks over to the boxes as the hurt sets in.
"Are these enough evidence for you, Counselor?" Miranda asked a few hours later, trying to secure a warrant for anything to help bring down the group.
"I'll do my best." Erin said.
"Good because they're distributing the money tonight since I got a text from Sonny." Miranda walks to the living room.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to arrest these morons tonight, so those warrants better be ready Counselor. Are you in or are you out?" Miranda asked Danny.
"I'm in." Danny said.
"I need to get ready. Then I'm requesting two weeks vacation from all of this."
"Granted." Frank said then Miranda walks out of the house when Danny joins her.
"Wait, wait, wait. Hold up." He said and she faces him.
"I got a code word for you guys to move in." Miranda said.
"What's the code?"
Miranda walks down the street to the bar when her phone starts ringing. She looks at it then answers the call.
"Yeah?" Miranda asked.
"I have the GPS on you, so be careful." Danny said to Miranda, who covers her mouth.
"Have ESU ready for the code word as soon as I go in." Miranda whispered.
"Copy that."
"Ok, I'll see you soon." Miranda hangs up the phone and walks into the bar where other guys are waiting.
"Hey Lieutenant. You wanna play?" Damon asked.
"I'm all set guys. Basketball is more of my sport anyway." Miranda said.
Miranda walks over to the group and Sonny tosses her a million dollars in the bundle.
"Thanks." Miranda said.
"No, thank you for being our eyes." Sonny said.
"Now I just have one thing to say."
"What's that?" Miranda presses a button in her hand.
"Yankees suck." Miranda said.
"HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!" They hear and Miranda pulls out the ear piece in her ear.
"You know the drill. Hands behind your head!" Miranda said then pulls out her handcuffs and arrests Damon and takes his badge and gun as Danny, Jamie and Frank walk into the room.
"I knew you were a dirty rat." He said.
"Yeah well. My acting is a lot better than yours, Camia." She set them onto the table then looks at the group when Sonny pulls out his gun and grabs her.
"I knew you sent her in to be a mole." Sonny said then cocks the gun and points it at Miranda's head.
"If you hurt my lieutenant, a double murder charge will get you the death penalty." Frank said to Sonny. Sonny shoves Miranda, who falls, covers her head and he commits suicide. Miranda crab crawls away from a lifeless Sonny and Jamie helps her up.
"You ok?" Jamie asked.
"Yeah." Miranda said.
"Lieutenant?" Frank asked.
"Yes sir?" Miranda asked.
"Take their shields." Frank said then leaves the room. Miranda takes the badges and hands them off then gets the guns and hands them off as well then Miranda grabs Damon and they head outside. They get them into a police van and Miranda takes out the microphone, wire and small ear piece and hands them off. She releases a deep breath and places her hands on her heads as Danny walks over.
"You sure you're ok?" Danny asked.
"Because of this case...I lost the best thing to happen to me. And that was your sister. She deserves better than me. Hey Mark?" He looks over.
"Mind taking me to the precinct?"
"Sure."
"You took down an entire dirty cop group?" Heather asked Miranda the following night after Miranda finally came clean about why she was gone a lot.
"Wasn't easy." Miranda said.
"Wait, is that why I had to go to Erin's place a lot?"
"It is except now I may have lost Erin forever. Again. Did you finish your homework?"
"Yes."
"Good. Get the popcorn ready for movie night. The commissioner approved of my vacation time and I start on Monday after the press conference." Heather stands up then looks at her mother beside the couch and Miranda looks at her.
"For what it's worth Mom. I'm glad you did it. Not everyone would have the same guts you have." Heather softly said then walks into the kitchen. Across town, Erin sits on her bed and looks at a picture of her, Miranda and the girls smiling and having fun.
"I'm an idiot." Erin whispered.
"You're not Mom. I get why Miranda didn't tell you." Nicky said.
"Why is that?"
"Because she wanted to make sure that you, Heather and I were safe from them. I would have done the same thing."
"She couldn't even trust me."
"Well, you do have weird people at your office, who are probably spies for Russia or something."
"You heard from Miranda?" Danny asked Frank before Sunday dinner.
"She's starting her vacation tomorrow after the press conference." Frank said.
"She deserves it for all of that." Jamie said.
"She had the guts to take down the Blue Templar. So, what is going to happen to her?" Linda asked.
"You'll find out tomorrow." Frank said.
"How's Erin doing?" Jamie asked.
"She misses her." Linda said they look at Erin, who's in the living room looking out the window, hoping to see Miranda's car pulling up, but she doesn't.
Miranda looks out her window of her squad room office and quietly sighs. Her squad was extremely happy to get rid of Damon Camia since they all hated him and they were proud of their commanding officer for taking down the Blue Templar.
"Hey Lieutenant?" Nick asked and she looks at him.
"What's up?" Miranda asked.
"Since you're going on vacation tomorrow, who's going to be in charge?"
"Since my second in command is you, you're the one going to be in charge."
"Ok. And I'm sorry about you and Erin. I thought you two would be the it couple that everyone looked up to."
"So did I. These are the current open cases." He walks over and looks over the files as she explains them to her.
"We were able to successfully apprehend all current members of the Blue Templar with the undercover help from Lieutenant Miranda Hill. Lieutenant Hill will be promoted to captain and will receive the Medal of Honor." Frank said at the press conference the following. He looks at Miranda and she faces him. He places the medal around her neck then hands her the new badge and crests.
"Thank you sir." Miranda softly said.
"No. Thank you, Captain." He said. After the press conference, Miranda sits down in Frank's office and he sits down across from her.
"Think she'll ever forgive me?" Miranda asked then looks at Frank.
"She already has."
Erin writes something down on a legal notepad when her secretary walks in with a gift bag. She looks up and raises an eyebrow.
"This came for you." Rebecca said then hands over a gift bag with a card on it.
"Who is it from?" Erin asked.
"Didn't say."
"Thank you." Erin opens the bag and sees a box. She opens it and her eyes fill up with tears when it's a bracelet with hers and Nicky's birthstones on it. She opens the car and reads it.
Erin,
You are the best thing to happen to me and Heather.
I knew I screwed up when I didn't tell you about the case
but I couldn't tell you. The only thing I ask is that
you forgive me one day for hurting you. I love you
and all I want is for you to be happy.
Miranda
PS, Heather is going to stay with you for a while