Chapter 15: Un-welcomed Goodbyes *~*~*~*~*~*

Faith is sitting on the subway, about halfway back the distance of the train. Looking around the car she could see people young and old. There was movement in the car before hers. She wondered what was going on. She stands up and walks into that car. She takes a seat just inside and watches. There are two men acting rather bizarrely.

Man: Sit down! Everyone just sit down!

He yells at everyone in train car. Faith watches as the two men begin to fool with a bag. She cautiously reaches in her bag for her cell phone with the instant text messaging. She figures that if she can get a message out to Bosco, but she has to do it without drawing attention to herself. It's worth a shot. She types the message quickly and sends it.

Man: You! (pointing a gun at Faith) What are you doing? Faith: Sitting here. Man: You sure are spunky. Faith: Just waiting to see what happens next. Man: It's simple. Everyone dies. Faith: You sure about that now? Man: Yeah. I am. There is no one to stop us! (he laughs)

Faith sees his weakness. He is too confident in himself. If she can get them separated she has a chance of saving them.

Faith: The cops are on their way. Man: You really think so? Faith: Yeah. Man: They don't know. There is no way! Faith: They're on their way.

The other guy comes over.

Other guy: What's going on here? Man: This lady thinks that the cops are going to stop us. Other guy: Well, when we're done there won't be much left to save.

Faith wonders whether or not to act because she doesn't know how many others there are and what other weapons they have. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco in out on patrol solo. He doesn't hear his phone ring to alert him of the message.

Bosco: What a day, what a day? The weather is awesome! And I have the car to myself!

His thoughts are interrupted. Central: 55 David MVA 1200 E. 109th. Bosco: 1200 E. 109th.

He heads off for the call *~*~*~*~*~*

Alex and Kim are loading an elderly woman into the bus.

Kim: It's beautiful out here today. Alex: Yeah, for late August it sure is nice. Kim: I could live with this all year. Alex: Nah. I need some cooler weather. Kim: True. I like snow when I don't have to be out in it.

Kim closes the backdoors and hops into the cab. She pulls off and heads for Mercy. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco is clear of the car accident. He pulls over to get a drink. He walks into a convenience store, buys a bottle of water and heads back outside. He leans on the RMP as he drinks.

Bosco: Ah. Now this is nice. Central: 55 David, domestic dispute 95th and Arthur. Bosco: 95th and Arthur. 55 David

He gets into the RMP and heads off. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Davis and Sully are patrolling down Riverside. Davis is humming the Beach Boys "Wish They All Could Be California Girls."

Sully: You're in a good mood. Davis: (pauses) Yeah. Sully: What's gotten into you? Davis: The weather. (sings) "Well east Coast Girls are hip I really dig those styles they wear.."

Sully shakes his head and laughs. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

The two men move to another car. They take the bag with them. Faith decides that she needs to do something.

Faith: People, I need you to move towards the back of the train. I'm with the NYPD I Will handle this.

She flashes her badge so they know that she isn't kidding. The people move. Faith sits back down by the entrance to the car. The one man enters.

Man: What the?

Faith grabs him. They wrestle. She struggles but manages to wrestle away his gun. She cuffs him to a pole.

Man: It'll do you no good. There's a bomb on the train and the engineer is dead. Faith: You won't get away with this.

The other man looks at his watch, then looks back into the other compartment.

Other guy: What is taking him so long?

He enters the car. Faith attempts to take him down too. This man is much stronger than the last. He throws her against the wall. She crumbles to the floor. He kicks her a couple times in the stomach.

Other guy: Hope you reconcile with your creator because you are responsible for the Deaths of everyone on this train.

The man unlocks the handcuffs of his partner and leave for the back of the train. Faith lies on the floor of the car holding her ribs. She attempts to get up and get to her bag but she crumbles back onto the floor in pain. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Jimmy, DK, and Walsh are listening to the Yankees game as they are cleaning up the truck.

Jimmy: Come on guys! DK: They're down by 7. Walsh: Yeah, 7 runs to the Twins. Jimmy: They can come back. Announcer: Heading into the top of the 9th it's Twins 7, Yankees nothing. We'll be back After this. DK: And you think they'll come back?

They continue to wash the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*

Doc, Carlos, Alex, and Kim meet up for a break.

Doc: So how has your day been so far? Alex: Nothing spectacular. Doc: Same here. Carlos: Get it right. It's been down right boring. Kim: At least the weather has been good. Carlos: Yeah tell me about it! Doc: You start your maternity leave next week right? Kim: Yeah, but I feel like I'm going to pop any day now.

They all laugh. *~*~*~*~*~*

Faith finally gets to her feet. She struggles to her bag. She dials Bosco again.

Faith: Dammit Boz! Answer your phone!

She hangs up and dials 911.

Faith: This is Sergeant Yokas, 55 Precinct. I'm on the subway coming up on 125th. There's a bomb on the train and the engineer is dead.

She hangs up the phone and rushes into the car with the bomb. She tells everyone to calmly move to the back of the train. She looks at the bomb and in big numbers it flashes "5:00" then counts down.

Faith: Oh my God! There's less than 5 minutes. *~*~*~*~*~

Sully and Davis are about to stop for dinner when they hear the call on the radio.

Central: All units be advised that we have a bomb situation on the subway. ESU and Bomb Squad are in route. All units in the 55 prepare for back up.

Sully and Davis look at each other.

Davis: You think it's terrorists again? Sully: I don't know. I really don't know. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Faith moves to the next car and gets the people to move to the back. She heads into the engineer's compartment to attempt to stop the train, but the two men sabotaged the controls. She looks at her watch. There's less than 4 minutes now. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

There are police units at the Subway stations evacuating them. There is a mass panic. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco clears himself of the domestic dispute and listens to the radio traffic.

Bosco: What is going on? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The alarm sounds at the firehouse.

Alarm: Squad 55 be prepared for mass casualties from a possible bomb on the subway at 125th.

Jimmy and the guys are still listening to the game. The Twins score again.

Jimmy: Mass casualties? Lieu: Let's go guys!

They all scramble for their gear and jump in the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Faith rushes back towards the back of the train. There are people praying, people crying, people sitting emotionless. She looks at her watch. 10, 9, 8, 7.

Faith: God, I know that I come to you a little too infrequently. But tell my kids that I love them, and help the victims of this accident overcome the hardships. I suck at praying but please God.

There is a loud explosion. Faith is knocked to the floor. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Sully and Davis are a block away when they see the fireball exit the subway terminal.

Sully: 55 Charlie to Central we have a confirmed explosion on the subway!

They rush out of the car to see what they can do. They attempt to get down the steps but there are flames shooting out of the tunnel. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco and other police units pull onto the scene. The buses get there too. Fire trucks arrive to the smoke and flames.

Kim: Oh my God!

The medics and police stand and watch in horror as the firefighters fight the flames to get to the train. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Faith looks up. Her body is numb. She tries to speak, but cannot hear a word of what she is saying. She attempts to stand. It is impossible. She looks back to see the front half of the car that she is in. It has been blown away. There are people everywhere. Some frantically attempting to get out of the train that is on its side. She has no energy or strength. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

The firefighters get close to the train.

Jimmy: Lieu! We got a mess down here. We have people trapped. We need back boards Now!

DK and Jimmy attempt to cut a hole in the roof of the car. They get through only to find bodies and frantic people.

Jimmy: Everybody calm down! It's going to be all right.

The cops rush down to help out. The medics follow.

Jimmy and DK enter the train. There are still fires burning.

Bosco looks forward towards the front of the train where firefighters from another house are attempting to put out the blaze.

Kim is hurrying down the stairs when she stops.

Alex: Kim, what's wrong? Kim: Contractions. Alex: Oh great. How far apart? Are you going to be okay? Kim: 2 minutes. Yeah I'll be okay. Alex: Sully! Davis! Get over here!

Davis and Sully come running.

Alex: Can you take Kim to Mercy? She's in labor and we are short buses already. Sully: Yeah.

Sully and Davis carry Kim to the squad car and they head off for Mercy. They get stuck in a huge traffic jam because of the explosion.

Sully: Great! He hits the horn and sirens. Davis: That's not gonna help much! Sully: I know. Kim: Guys. Sully: Yeah. Kim: It's coming. Sully: WHAT? Kim: The baby. Davis: Don't push! Whatever you do, don't push!

Sully gets the RMP onto the sidewalk and starts moving forward. There is another traffic jam and cops out directing traffic.

Kim: Sully, I need to deliver this baby! Sully: Hang on Kim, we're 6 blocks away! Kim: No, NOW!

Sully and Davis look at each other. Davis grabs the gloves and hops out. Sully searches for a shirt or towel or something.

Davis: Okay Kim, you're going to have to help me through this. Kim: I will, I will.

Sully walks to the door as the baby is crowning.

Davis: Come on Kim. Push. I see the head. Push.

Kim screams in pain and then there is silence. *~*~*~*~*~*~* ("Hero" by Chad Kroger begins)

DK and Jimmy are moving debris off of passengers. Other firefighters are in the car with them.

Jimmy: If you can hear me, let us know where you are!

They move debris and help the medics assess victims. DK is near the front of the blown out car.

DK: Jimmy get up here!

Jimmy hurdles debris to join DK who is attempting to pull some seats off of Faith.

Jimmy: Faith. Faith. Can you hear me? Faith? DK: Jimmy, she's got a metal bar in her abdomen. Jimmy: Alex!

Alex scrambles into the car.

Alex: Faith! Jimmy: She's barely breathing. Weak pulse! Alex: We gotta get her on a flat surface. DK: We can't move her.

He looks at Faith, there is a metal bar that extends through her stomach and out through her back. Alex: Shit!

They do their best to get her on a backboard.

Alex: She's coding! Jimmy: Start CPR, we'll carry you!

Alex ends up on the backboard as Jimmy, DK and other firefighters carry the backboard up the stairs and to the bus. There is a line of police, firefighters, and paramedics watching as they walk towards the bus.

Jimmy: Bosco!

Bosco comes running.

Bosco: Oh my God! Faith!

They get to the bus. And load her. Carlos joins Alex.

Carlos: Mercy, we have a critical patient coming in. Impaled through abdomen, in Respiratory and pulmonary arrest. Recessitation underway.

He hangs up the phone.

Alex: Dammit Lombardo, can't you drive this thing any faster? *~*~*~*~*~*

Davis looks at Kim as Sully hands him a shirt to wrap the crying baby in.

Davis: Congratulations.

Davis brushes Kim's hair back out of her face after handing her the baby. He is smiling, so are Kim and Sully.

Davis: Well, what's his name? Kim: Bobby.

Sully smiles and grabs his radio.

Sully: 55 Charlie to Central. Alert Mercy that we have a mother and newborn on their Way via squad. Central: 10-4 Charlie.

They hop back into the RMP and pull off towards Mercy. Davis looks back to see Kim holding the baby. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Lombardo pulls the bus into the ambulance bay. The doctors and nurses pull open the doors and scramble to unload Faith. Dr. Field's is shouting orders to everyone. Alex is on the gurney still performing compressions. Dr. Fields: Alert the OR that we have an impalement victim coming up. Alex: Aren't you going to stabilize her first? Dr. Fields: No time for that, she'll lose too much blood down here. Let them do it.

They enter the elevator and head up for the OR. Proctor takes Bosco up the next staff elevator as Carlos and Lombardo watch from the doors. Sully and Davis pull up with Kim.

Davis carries Kim in. Sully carries the baby. They are lead to a trauma room. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Jimmy and DK are going back through the rubble. They pull out more victims. They feel a vibration.

DK: What was that? Jimmy: I don't know.

There is another explosion. The fireball knocks DK and Jimmy to the ground. Jimmy slowly rolls over and looks at DK. DK is laying on the floor still.

Jimmy: DK. DK. Talk to me. DK: (weakly) Jimmy. Jimmy: You okay man? DK: I think so.

Walsh and Lieu rush in.

Lieu: DK! Jimmy! You okay? Jimmy: (standing) I think so.

In come more firefighters with backboards. They strap Jimmy and DK each to one and head up the steps again towards the buses. (song ends) *~*~*~*~*~*~*

The crew rushes Faith into the ER. The doctors and nurses scramble around. They put Faith on a trauma table. The crew is pushed out of the room by Proctor.

Bosco watches in horror as the doctors work on Faith. Alex puts her hand on his shoulder. Alex: She's strong Bosco. She'll get through this.

All Bosco can do is cry. He watches Dr. Fields shock her, then watches as the paddles are put down and work is done on her wounds. They put the bars up on the side of her bed and rush her to the elevators.

Bosco: What's going on? What's happening? Dr. Fields: They have to operate to remove the bar from her stomach. Bosco: (putting hands on his head) Oh God! How am I going to tell the kids? Alex: Tell them the best way you know how. Bosco: They should be here.

Lieutenant Swersky rushes in.

Lieu: They're on their way, Sully and Davis are bringing them. How is she? *~*~*~*~*~*~*

The buses roll into the ambulance bay with DK and Jimmy. They are unloaded and rushed in. Alex and Carlos turn to look.

Carlos: Holy! Alex: This looks more like a war zone. Carlos: Tell me about it.

Proctor returns to the ER.

Proctor: Kim had the baby. Alex: Are they all right? Proctor: Yeah. You'll never guess who delivered it. Alex: Ty? Proctor: Yep. She's upstairs resting if you want to see her. Alex: What room? Proctor: 285 Alex: Thanks Mary.

Alex walks up stairs to see Kim *~*~*~*~*~*

Sully and Davis rush the kids into the ER. They are lead to the OR. Bosco is sitting in the chairs when the kids come in.

Emily: What's happening?

Adriene crawls into Bosco's lap. He wraps his arms around all of the children. Sully and Davis walk away.

Bosco: Please don't go guys.

Sully and Davis return and sit with Lieu and other officers.

Bosco: Your mom is hurt pretty bad. They are operating on her right now to fix her. But They don't know if they can or not. Adriene: Mommy here? Bosco: Yes. Mommy's here. Adriene: Where's Mommy? Bosco: Mom's behind those doors. But you can't see her right now.

Emily and Charlie are crying. The doctor comes out.

Doctor: Officer Boscorelli. Can I have a word with you?

Bosco stands and hands Adriene to Davis. He walks back the hallway with the doctor. *~*~*~*~*~*

Jimmy is treated and released. He walks upstairs to be with Kim.

Jimmy: Hey! Kim: Jimmy. I heard that you were hurt. Jimmy: Nothing really. Kim: Would you like to see your son? Jimmy: You bet I would!

Kim hands Bobby to Jimmy.

Jimmy: Hey little guy. (Jimmy says grinning)

Kim and Alex smile in the background.

Alex: I'm going to go check on Faith. Kim: Okay. I hope that she's okay.

Alex gives Kim a gloom look and walks out of the room. *~*~*~*~*~*

Doctor: Your wife was injured very severely. The bar cut many major organs and she lost a lot of blood. (he pauses) the chances that she is going to make it through the night are very slim. Perhaps it's best if you have the kids say goodbye. Bosco: This is going to be hard. Doctor: I understand. But for them it may be best.

Bosco walks back out to the waiting room where Alex is now standing with everyone else. Bosco: Emily, bring your brother and sister and come with me please.

They follow him into the hallway. The door closes. He talks to them. They are crying. *~*~*~*~*~*

Davis wraps his arms around Alex. She wipes away tears.

Alex: This stuff isn't supposed to happen. Davis: I know. Sully: She'll make it. She'll make it. God Faith, please make it. *~*~*~*~*~*

Bosco and the kids enter Faith's room. She is awake.

Faith: Hey guys (weakly said) Bosco: Hey (softly said) How are you feeling? Faith: I've been better. Emily: Mom, I was so scared. Faith: I know honey. Charlie: When are you going to come home? Faith: Soon baby. Adriene: Mommy. Mommy. Faith: Hey sweet pea. Emily: Mom, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the things that I've done. I love you. Charlie: Yeah mom. I love you for everything you've done for me. Faith: I know guys. I love you too.

Emily and Charlie each lean in and kiss Faith. Faith kisses each one back. She kisses Adriene and then the children leave the room.

Faith: The doctor told you didn't he? Bosco: (in tears) You can't die on me Faith. You can't. I have no clue how to raise children Faith: You've done a great job so far. You can handle it. Bosco: But I've done it with you. You can't ask me to try without. Faith: (in tears) Bosco. I love you. I love the children. You are all they have left! You can do it.

Faith is getting weaker. The doctor comes in to check the monitor. He looks at Bosco.

Bosco: Faith. I love you. Please don't leave me. Please, you can't leave me. Faith: (starts to fade off) Bosco, I love you. You're a great father. (she closes her eyes) Bosco: Faith! Faith! Please! Faith! Don't go.. (he is in tears)

The monitor goes off. The doctor looks at Bosco. He turns off the monitor. Bosco collapses onto the bed pressing his head against Faith's.

Bosco: Faith. (The Calling, "Where Ever You Will Go" plays softly.)

Bosco's head floods with memories. the birth of Adriene and the wedding.

(The song ends)

He gets up and goes to the waiting room. You could hear a pin drop when he walked in.

Bosco: She's gone.

Alex turns to Ty, he strokes her hair. The kids run to Bosco, he holds them. There isn't a dry eye in the room.. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Kim and Jimmy embrace each other upon hearing the news. *~*~*~*~*~*~*

Three days later. A church.. Everyone is dressed in their dress uniforms. A flag draped casket is carried back the aisle. The bag pipers start playing "America The Beautiful" as they lead the procession to the cemetery.

The scene fades out with an American Flag
THE END