Bosco, having changed out of his hospital gown into civilian clothes took the elevator to the ER.
'If anyone thinks they're gonna stop me from helping Faith catch this guy, they have another thing coming.' He fumed, getting angry in anticipation of what he thought the other officers would say. The elevator dinged, signaling Bosco's arrival on the correct floor and he stepped into the ER. He spotted Davis poking his head behind one of the curtains and ran up to him.
"Davis, where's Faith?" he asked, out of breath from lying around in bed for days.
"I don't know Bos, the rookie's over there, but I haven't seen her in awhile. She's probably looking somewhere else. What are you doing out of bed anyway? I thought your ribs were broken." Davis sounded skeptical, certain he knew what Bosco was planning.
"They are, but I'm fine, thanks Davis. I'm gonna go talk to the newbie and see if he knows anything." Bosco defended himself.
"Good luck!" Davis joked. Bosco made a beeline for the new cop.
"Hey! Rookie!" he shouted as he jogged over. "Where's Faith?"
"I'm… uh…well…" the rookie stuttered, intimidated by Bosco's overwhelming presence.
"Great, that's what I thought. I'll take over from here newbie."
"B…but officer Boscorelli, you're injured and not working." The rookie said, obviously unfamiliar with Bosco's temperament.
"What do ya know? I'm all better." Bosco replied sarcastically as he set off in search of his partner. After looking for five minutes he started to get worried.
'Where the hell could she have gone? This floor isn't that big!' he thought.
"Hey Sully! Davis!" he shouted. "You seen Faith?"
"Nope" they both replied.
"What about this guy? Is he here?" Bosco pressed. The pair walked up to Bosco, Sully wore a grim expression.
"We do think he's here Bosco." He hissed "but he won't be for long if you keep shouting it to the rooftops!"
"Right. Where have you looked?" Bosco attempted an apology.
"We've check out ¾ of the rooms; we just have one section left to go." Sully informed him. "I don't suppose there's a way to talk you out of helping is there?"
"Not a chance!" Bosco replied. The three cops continued the search, Bosco getting more concerned for Faith with every passing minute.
'Something just isn't right. She would be taking care of the newbie, there's something wrong.' He thought. He walked up to the room with the blinds drawn and a curious expression crossed his face. He tried to turn the doorknob and felt it stiff under his hand.
'What the hell?' he thought. Suddenly the realization of what must have happened crossed his mind.
"Sully! Davis!" he hissed and motioned them to the door as he pressed his ear against the glass. His expression turned from worried to grim and focused when he heard the sounds from within the room.
*********************************
Faith and the killer both heard someone trying to turn the doorknob.
'Thank God they found me' Faith thought until she noticed her captor. He was pacing the room mumbling to himself, and it looked like he was about to cry. He was starting to get frantic and Faith became more afraid for her life as the killer got more desperate. She got up off the bed and started to move toward the door when he grabbed her. The boy barely older than her daughter held her gun to her head and whispered,
"I told you to stay put! I will kill you if you don't listen to me."
"It's ok, just calm down." Faith spoke as loud as she dared.
"Calm down? I can't calm down, I have to think." The boy replied, panicking. They heard the sound of shuffling feet outside. Then a voice boomed
"Open the door Colin! The police have surrounded the room, come out and no one will get hurt." As Colin listened to Sully, Faith slid to the door and unlocked it. Her captor heard it click and refocused his attention on her. He pointed the gun at her and yelled,
"Get away from the door bitch! I told you to sit the hell down!" Faith moved back closer to the killer, tears welling up in her eyes again. Thoughts of her children, Fred and Bosco filled her mind.
*******************************
"I heard a click" Bosco told Sully. "Faith must have unlocked it."
"Let's wait for backup Bosco. They'll be here in a second." Sully counselled. "You already made us lie to scare him. We don't have the place surrounded!"
"Faith is in there with a killer! I'm not waiting for anyone and I'm not letting him think he has a way out either!" Bosco angrily replied. Without waiting for anyone's approval, Bosco slid his hand to the knob and slowly turned it. Left with no choice, Sully and Davis pointed their guns at the door. His own gun drawn, Bosco flung the door wide and flew into the opening. He was greeted with a sight he hadn't been prepared to witness. Faith stared at him with pleading eyes, relieved to see him in the doorway. The killer stood, arm straight out, gun pointed at Faith. Tears streamed down his face and he was shaking uncontrollably. Sully and Davis softened slightly as they saw a scared and confused boy, but Bosco grew more determined as he saw a killer threatening the life of a person he loved. The world seemed to move in slow motion as he leapt off the ground and onto the killer. Colin's eyes widened and he seemed frozen like a deer caught in headlights. As Bosco flew toward him, Colin, seemingly in a trance, pointed the gun at his own head. Tension reached a climax as Faith screamed and Sully and Davis ran toward the toppling pair, yelling at the killer and at their colleague. As Bosco and Colin fell to the ground, the frightened boy pulled the trigger and the room fell silent.