Faith: He's what?
Cruz: I… He…
She bursts into tears. The Capitan shakes her roughly.
Capitan: Where is he? Where is Bosco?
Cruz: I… He took him.
Ty: Who? ... Where?
Doc: I'm gonna give her a sedative.
Faith: Now's not the time!!!!
Doc: Look, I'm worried about Bosco too, but look at her? She won't talk, not in her state. Carlos will give her a small dose of epi, just to get her to calm down. She'll be out for an hour. Afterwards she'll be a lot more coherent.
Sully: Doc, in an hour, it may be too late.
Doc feels his throat constrict. He's worried about Bosco. The only thing he wants, is for this woman, who has never inspired confidence in him and who has just hurt his friend, to tell him where Bosco is. Why aren't there any drugs that will allow a person to recover in a few minutes?
All he can hope for is that she calms as quickly as possible and that she comes to her senses. Bosco is a fighter, but if the blood on the ground is his own, Doc knows that he will not hold out for long.
The first time Bosco had been shot, it was him who had been called. Fear overwhelmed him when he had seen Bosco and Faith's patrol car. When he noticed his friend lying on the floor, Faith beside him, his heart rate had increased more than he thought possible. He never likes seeing his friends involved in tense situations, even if they know the job's risk. But this time, Bosco is really hurt, and time is limited.
***
Bosco can't breathe, his chest is burning; he feels himself slipping away. The sound of Ronnie's car is becoming more and more distant. He can't scream, he doesn't have the strength. He can't even cry, he doesn't have the courage. He feels tired, his eyes close of their own accord, but he tries to resist. It's dark, he's afraid of the dark. He won't give in to it. He tries to stay awake, for his friends, his family, for Faith.
He never imagined that Cruz could do something like this. He was wrong, he's been wrong so many times. This is the first time that he has realized; he is a man, nothing more, nothing less. He feels the wetness of his blood soaked shirt, he feels air pass through his chest, and it hurts, badly. He feels like he's drowning, he can't breathe. He wants to inhale he can't get enough air. Nothing. His pupils start to dilate, he feels lost. This is really the first time that he has been shot. He had thought the sensation of a bullet hitting his vest had been painful.
Death looms over him, over such a stupid thing! He wasn't even on duty, he'd called in 98; he felt like an idiot! He didn't even tell Faith where he was going. Faith; his soft and tender Faith, hers is the last face he will see. His eyes can't focus anymore and drift shut. He feels his heartbeat slow. He doesn't want to die, and yet...
***
Ronnie arrives in front of Cruz's apartment and sees a multitude of police and squad cars in front; there are detectives everywhere.
Ronnie: Shit, shit!
***
Doc: I need to take her to hospital.
Swersky: What?
Faith: This bitch can stay here just fine.
Doc: Faith!
Sully: I agree with her. Doc, Bosco is God knows where, his condition critical, and you, you want to take her to the hospital?
Ty: If you take her over there, we'll lose too much time. The doctors will want to keep her, examine her, let her rest...
Doc: I have to take her!
Sully: Does the life of one of your friends mean so little? She probably got Bosco shot, and you, you want to take care of her?
Doc: I never said that!
Carlos: Doc, she can rest here. It's not like they can sue us.
Doc: Fine.
Cruz (laying on the coach): Ronnie.
Everyone turns towards her.
Faith/Capitan: What?
Cruz: It's Ronnie who shot him. I didn't want him to, but he found out, he wanted to call the police. Ronnie shot him; he left with... He...
Ty: Whoa! Slowly!
Sully: Calming start from the beginning.
***
A man approaches the dumpster having witnessed the entire scene from the other side of the street. He lifts the lid and hoists Bosco across his shoulders, and then walks away.
***
Ronnie drives, lost in his thoughts. A patrol car appears in his rear-view mirror and he accelerates, racing through the streets. He loses control of the car and is slams into a store containing plastic swimming pools, which absorb the impact. He tries to leave the car but is confronted by ten cops, all pointing their weapons at his head.
Cruz is taken to Mercy, while the police cars speed rapidly through the streets of New York towards Chinatown. Doc and Carlos follow, leaving two cops to escort the woman to the hospital.
The man lays Bosco on a bed, and then starts to prepare a plant based concoction.
Faith sits in the back of 55 Charlie, suddenly recalling all the things she's shared and she still shares with Bosco. In her heart she knows that Bosco is still alive, it's difficult to describe it, but she knows. Perhaps it is because of the nine years of solid and faithful friendship.
Faith: Hold on Bosco, I'm almost there.