Miranda is sound asleep in the bed as she is holding Erin's hand when her phone vibrates on the end table. She blinks a few times then looks at her phone.
"What is it Maura?" Miranda tiredly asked then sits up in the bed.
"Wait, wait, wait. Slow down." Erin wakes up and looks at her fiancee. Miranda gets tears in her eyes as she listens to Maura talking.
"No um...I'll get Heather up there...Thank you for calling...I know you are...I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Miranda hangs up her phone and places her head in her hands as she is silently crying.
"Baby, what's the matter?" Erin asked as she turns on the end table light and sits up in the bed then places her hand on Miranda's shoulder.
"Frost died in a car accident." Miranda softly said. Erin kisses Miranda's temple and holds her. She knew that Frost and Miranda were best friends and that he was Heather's godfather. They met over the summer and he was going to be Miranda's Best Man in the wedding party.
"Mom? Can I drive to school?" Heather asked a few hours later after breakfast and Miranda quietly sighs. Erin kisses her temple then walks to the door and grabs her jacket and briefcase.
"Sweetie, sit down." Miranda said and they sit at the kitchen island.
"What's going on?" Miranda looks at Erin, who blows a kiss then leaves with Nicky.
"Early this morning, Momma called me. I don't know how to tell you this...Uncle Barry was in a car accident on his way home from Virginia."
"We need to get to Boston and see him." Heather said.
"Heather..." Heather looks at her mother and starts shaking her head as tears fill up in her eyes, knowing that she's never going to see her godfather again. Miranda pulls her daughter into a hug and silently cries as Heather is sobbing.
That afternoon, Miranda looks at Frost's now empty desk as she rubs her upper arm. She releases a shaky breath then sees Jane walking into the squad room and they tightly hug. They pull out of the hug and Miranda hugs Korsak.
"It's surreal." Miranda softly said.
"I know. How's Heather handling it?" Jane asked.
"Not well. She's with Maura at her house. He was going to be my Best Man."
"He was really excited to be part of the wedding party." Miranda places her fingers up against her forehead and quietly sighs then places her hands on her hips, feeling the black band on her NYPD badge.
"The last time I saw him, he was on his way to Virginia." Miranda said and they look at her.
"He helped me with a case that had a connection here. He um...he gave me this list of what he wanted for his funeral in case something happened to him." Jane takes the list from Miranda then Korsak looks at the list as Maura walks into the squad room.
"I thought he was kidding about some of the stuff on the list then looking over it...he wasn't." Miranda finished then looks at Maura.
"Where's Heather?" Miranda asked her ex.
"She's with your parents. She wanted to be with them and your grandfather." Maura said and Miranda nods.
"Everyone, hold your fire." Miranda said as all the cops are pointing their guns at a woman covered in blood and holding a gun in the lobby and carefully walks over to her.
"It's ok. Look at me." Miranda said to her and the woman looks at Miranda.
"I believe you that when you say that you don't remember what happened. Ok?" The woman nods and Miranda carefully takes the gun from her and unloads it as the cops put away their guns.
"Get a curtain and Maura up here. Now." Miranda said to Jane then looks at the woman.
"It's ok. It's going to be ok." Miranda softly said to her.
"You stood in front of a woman holding a gun inside the police station?!" Erin asked on the phone. Miranda is in her childhood home and in her old bedroom.
"Will you listen to me for a minute? Please?" Miranda asked and Erin sighs.
"Alright. What's the story?"
"She is a victim of a drug robbery. Her boyfriend was behind on paying his dealer." Miranda said as she puts on her belt and attaches her badge. She left her service weapon back in New York.
"And the dealer decided to pay him a visit and kidnap him and his girlfriend?"
"Exactly. How did you know?"
"We got a case similar to that one. Looks like I'm coming to Boston to extradite him back to New York."
"Once we catch him." Miranda said then kisses Heather's head in the hallway.
"Do you want to talk to Erin?" Miranda asked Heather, who nods and takes the phone. Miranda heads downstairs and sees her parents and grandfather in the kitchen.
"Morning." Miranda said to them.
"Hi honey." Doug said and Miranda kisses her grandfather's head.
"Where's Heather?" Nancy asked.
"Talking to Erin, who's coming up since the case that I'm working on with BPD is similar to back in New York and it's possibly the same suspect." Miranda said then takes a piece of toast and eats it.
"Mom? Erin wants to talk to you." Heather said then Miranda takes the phone.
"Hey." Miranda said on the phone then takes a bite of the toast.
"So I will be on the next flight to New York with Nicky. Do you need anything?" Erin asked.
"My black funeral dress. Frost doesn't want the pop and circumstance of a police funeral."
"Anything else?" Erin asked as she grabs the dress.
"You."
"I'll be there soon sweetie."
"Nicky? Come on, we have a flight to catch." Erin said as she is at the door with her briefcase and suitcase and Nicky walks over with her backpack and suitcase.
"Why are we going to Boston again?" Nicky asked.
"One, Heather needs you right now. Two, I have to extradite a suspect from Boston and three, one of Miranda's best friends from her Boston Police days was killed in a car accident."
Erin and Nicky walk through Logan Airport and they see Miranda waiting and Erin hugs her fiancee first then Miranda hugs Nicky and takes Erin's suitcase. During the drive to the house, Erin looks over at Miranda and sees that she's barely slept.
"You're not getting any sleep?" Erin asked.
"No, not much. Every time I go to sleep, all I see is Frost. I have no idea what to say for the eulogy." Miranda tiredly said then slowly smiles.
"But I do remember when he was a probationary officer and I was his training officer. Of course, it's the middle of winter and we were doing a Bruins game and we walk outside after getting everyone out of the arena after the game and there's an ice patch on the sidewalk. I told him one of the things you have to do to fit in the Boston PD was to roll down your pants and slide on the ice." Miranda said.
"You did not." Nicky said with a smile.
"Oh, I did. And there were other cops around me, saying the same thing. So it was about 3 degrees outside and Frost pulls down his pants to his boxers and literally slides on the ice while all of us are just hysterically laughing. I got that idea from MASH."
"Oh I can just imagine you doing that." Erin said with a chuckle.
"He was so embarrassed, but he was a good sport about it. That's one of the things I'm going to miss."
The day of the funeral, Miranda is sitting next to Erin and Heather and feels Erin taking her hand and they interlace their fingers together.
"...Life is really short and we all know that since we're here at Barry's funeral. I was his training officer and he was my last patrol partner before I got promoted to the Drug Unit. We became really fast friends and worked together when the Celtics won the NBA championship in 2008. Two weeks ago, I was here in Boston with my fiancee, my daughter and my fiancee's daughter and I asked Barry to be part of my wedding party. A smile grew on his face and he said yes. I don't know what the world will be like without him here, but I do know one thing...We continue with out lives and live every day as if we only live for one day. Just as Barry did." Miranda said then walks to the casket and pulls out a customized Celtics jersey and places it on top of the flag.
"You're an honorary member of the Celtics family, Frost." Miranda whispered then walks over to Erin and Heather and sits down next to Heather and Erin again.
After the funeral, Miranda is inside the Dirty Robber and takes a sip of her beer after Erin, Heather and Nicky left for the airport once the funeral was over when Maura sits next to her.
"Erin took Heather and Nicky back to New York since the girls have school tomorrow." Miranda said and Maura looks at Miranda's engagement ring that Erin gave her the last time they saw Frost alive.
"Everyone approves?" Maura asked and Miranda quietly sighs.
"Not her grandfather. He's old fashioned and he doesn't have to say anything to know that he disapproves me being with Erin. I'm just going to have to live with the fact that my fiancée's grandfather is a homophobe." Miranda's phone starts ringing and she looks at it then answers the call.
"Commissioner." Miranda said.
"Are you on your way back to New York?" Frank asked.
"I'm still in Boston, but I can catch the next flight out."
"When you do, report to my office."
"Yes sir." Miranda hangs up her phone and sighs.
"And that was my future father-in-law. I gotta get back to New York since I'm being summoned by my boss." Miranda said then stands up.
"So Heather and Nicky will be staying at my New York apartment while you and Erin are on your honeymoon?" Maura asked as Miranda puts on her Celtics green running jacket.
"Either that or staying with Erin's father. I'll see you later Maura."
That night, Miranda stands in front of the Commissioner and takes the folder from him. She looks at the names in the folder and scrunches up her eyebrows.
"Wait, you want me to investigate who?" Miranda asked.
"The Chief of Police and Amanda Harris. Which means you cannot tell Erin." He said.
"Do you remember the last time I didn't tell Erin when I was working for you? I was miserable for months because she broke up with me."
"I know, but if Erin finds out about this, she will want to help and -"
"That will get her boss suspicious. Alright. I won't tell Erin. She's going to kill me for this, you know that right?"
"I'll handle it. But once we know what we're dealing with." Miranda nods and quietly sighs.