Mercedes rested on a gurney in an exam room. Carlos sat on one side of her bed and Bosco sat on the other side. She was cleaned up, and had an IV in her arm, waiting for the results of her X-Rays. She stared up at he ceiling, eyes red-rimmed from crying. Carlos stroked her hand as he ran his other hand through his short hair. The Doctor walked in, holding her X-Ray and some papers.

"Mrs. Nieto, we have the results of your X-Rays. You have a herniated disc, and a fractured tailbone. Fortunately both are minor, but you will still need some therapy. I wrote you a prescription for Vicodin for the pain. I set up an appointment with a therapist upstairs." He passed her small pile of papers, and signed her out.

"I'll go and get this filled for you and meet you outside." Carlos said, standing up and taking the papers. He kissed Mercedes softly was off. Bosco helped her get dressed as she winced from the pain.

"Captain Morse downtown gave you the next week off. He talked to me outside."

"For what?"

"So you can get some rest. After today I am tempted to make you resign."

"No way in hell! I love my job; it was my fault he died, though." She sighed, trying to get her shoes on.

"No it wasn't Mercedes. The Gas Company said they shut of the gas and they didn't. That was why it happened. You could have died too; it had nothing to do with you."

"He was my probie! I should have pulled out when I sent DK and Walsh out. I decided to be a big shot and impress him by showing him what I knew."

"Stop blaming yourself. You were doing your job. You didn't know anything was going to happen."

"Can we stop talking about this? I want to go home and go to bed." Bosco walked out with her to the waiting bus that Carlos was already in. It was after their shift, and Carlos needed to bring it back to the station. She sat in back, next to Bosco and laid down. He looked down at her and sighed softly.

When they pulled up to the station, everyone from the TW was gone. Bosco gently picked up Mercedes and carried her to Carlos' SUV. He gently laid her down in the backseat and got in the passenger side. After a moment, Carlos came over and got in the driver's side.

"Let's go home, she's wiped out. She seriously blames herself for what happened to that new guy." Bosco said softly, looking towards Carlos as he pulled out onto Arthur.

"It wasn't her fault. The Fire Department is going to do an investigation, but they already know who is at fault, it was the Gas Company. I could never know it feels to lose someone under me. Especially when it was her first training job."

"I have seen new cops die, but never under my supervision. I couldn't tell you the amount of pain she feels right now. I just hope she snaps out of it soon. I hate being unable to help her in any way." He sighed as Carlos parked the car and got out. Bosco hopped out and went for the door of the apartment building. Carlos gently pulled Mercedes into his arms and carried her into the building.

After laying Mercedes on the bed and putting the paperwork and prescriptions on her nightstand, he went out into the living room and looked at Bosco. Bosco was already in his boxers, and holding a beer, resting on the sofa.

"I think I'll see if Rose can take Mikey to NJ for a little while. He doesn't need to see his mother in this condition. Bad enough she can't go back to work for a week, but she's gunna be a royal bitch when she finds out she can't do what she usually does."

"What do you mean? She is fine, except for her disc and tailbone."

"Her tailbone is fractured. She won't be able to lift anything, run, or work out. If she makes it worse, she could end up crippled. That's why she needs to see a therapist. She needs to progress to daily activities again. The doctor told me she might not be able to go back to work for another 6 weeks, at least."

"She's gunna be pissed. You can tell her! I am not going near that." Bosco said as he turned on the news, to see the explosion.

~~~~~NEWSCAST`~~~~~

"Today, a fire ripped through one of the colonial 2 family homes in this unique residential neighborhood. The fire is said to be accidental, but the arson investigators are still checking it out. As you can see from this earlier footage, an explosion took place that injured one firefighter and killed another. Kevin Warren, a 22-year-old firefighter was on his first day when he was killed by the explosion. 26 year old Mercedes Boscorelli-Nieto, the 55th Precinct's newest Lieutenant was injured when she was blown out of the second story window. She was treated and released from the hospital. We tried to reach her family for comment, but they would not speak on camera.

Mercedes Boscorelli-Nieto is the sister of Michael Boscorelli, the drug dealer that was murdered after initiating a gang war last year. Her other brother, Maurice is a prominent veteran of the NYPD, and could not be reached for comments. We did get in contact with her husband, Carlos Nieto, a FDNY paramedic, who gave no comment also. We will bring you more details when they arrive."

Carlos growled, turning off the TV. He looked at Bosco who was clenching his fists and had his jaw set. She stood up, shaking his head, trying not to throw anything. Carlos moved to his bedroom and looked Bosco.

"Why can't they leave things alone? Always drumming up stupid shit that doesn't need to be brought up." Bosco stormed into his room as Carlos watched him, sighing.