The Monday after the funeral Faith returned to work and life went back to normal for everyone around Bosco. Lieutenant Swersky partnered up Sasha and Faith to ride 55 David and Sully and Davis went back to their normal routine in 55 Charlie. They would have the occasional disturbance calls and the common parking tickets to write out, nothing out of the ordinary. The two teams spent their down times either parked beside each in an abandoned parking lot or at a diner to get a coffee fix, just a normal routine of the shift.
At first Faith had found it difficult to get used to not having Bosco at her side in 55 David and would think 'this must be what Bosco went through when he rode with a new partner at first'. Faith tried to keep her mind off of Bosco and how lonely he must be up at his apartment. She remember when she was at her apartment during those months but she always family with her, never alone. Whenever she had wanted to drop by during the shift just to see how he was doing they would end up with a call they had to take. Showing up at the end of shift was useless because they often got out around 11:30 and she figured that Bosco would be asleep by the time she'd get there, so she would just head straight home. The weekends became the only time where she would be able visit Bosco but even that soon became cut short because Faith had the kids for the weekends and used up all that time with them. Soon Faith could only dedicate time before her shift would start and the occasional phone call. Faith had told Bosco that she was sorry hundreds of times over that she couldn't be there for him more but Bosco would insist that it was fine and that he's use to being alone and that this was not much of a difference.
Bosco stood by his window for the millionth time that day like he found himself doing over the last week since the funeral and each time he took notice of the same car that had been sitting directly across the street everyday. Paranoia would begin to build up in the back of his mind every time he would watch it leave and then show up again but no one would ever come out of the car. At first Bosco thought it maybe an unmarked police car sitting out there but soon shook that thought away when he realized that no unmarked police cars is a brand new Mercedes Benz. Bosco often thought about calling it in to the precinct hundreds of times in fact every time he would look at it now he would reach for the phone but never dialed the number because he would make himself believe that he was just being paranoid.
As the days went on Bosco's apartment would seem like it would grow more and more quiet. The TV would be off most of the day if not all of it, never turned on a radio and eventually even started turning the ringer off on his phone. The paranoia soon lead to anxiety and every creek and noise in the apartment would make Bosco jump, and watching that same car that sat outside the apartment wasn't making it any easier on him. Bosco would sometimes be deprived of sleep because of this, finding himself sitting up all day and night with all the lights on.
He tried calling Swersky once to see if he could come back to work but was told that he should take more time off, after that one call he didn't bother trying again because he knew it be useless.
The 55th precinct was full of life with officers and visitors going in and out of the building continuously. The phone at the desk rang through out the day with the usual citizen callers.
Swersky took a moment from the phones when he saw Faith walking out "Officer Yokas! You have a moment"
"Yes sir" Faith said walking up to the desk. "What's up."
Swersky eyed Faith questioningly. "How's Boscorelli doing?"
"Fine I guess I haven't really seen him in awhile. Why?"
"Well he called today and asked if he could come back to work." Swersky said while taking some paper work from a different officer and signing it "He sounded a little edgy and of course I told him no because its only been 3 weeks since he got shot and a week since the funeral. The strange part was he didn't argue me about it."
"Well he probably just wants to be around familiar faces. Instead of that apartment, I mean can you blame him after all this." Faith said before walking away to go out into the night air. "See ya tomorrow Lieu."
"See ya."
Walking to her car Faith pulled out her cell phone and dialed Bosco's number. The phone rang surprisingly only once before Bosco picked. "Hello" he said in a low whisper.
"Boz?" Faith gave herself a confused look when she heard him whisper into the phone. "Why you whispering" She chuckle on the other line, but the silence on the line made her worry a little.
"Boz, is everything ok?" Faith got in the car an immediately started the engine and pulled out of space heading towards Bosco's place which was the original plan.
"Something strange is going on here." he said a little louder this time.
"What do you mean strange?"
Silence on the line again.
"Bosco stop doing that." Faith said when she got silence for an answer.
"Doing what?" Bosco said looking out the window again to see if that car is still there.
"The silence when I ask you something." Faith said becoming worried and annoyed at the same time. "I'm on my way over I should be there in a few minutes. You want me to stay on the line until I get there."
"Nah, its ok just come. Bye"
"Bye" She said as she heard the phone hang up.
Bosco continued looking out the window down at the car, about ten minutes later there was a knock at the door. Bosco opened the door with the chain on to see who it was first when he saw it was Faith he quickly took the chain off and practically dragged Faith in by the arm before she had a chance to say anything. Bosco quickly relocked the door and put the chain back on rushed by Faith back to the window.
"Bosco what the hell is wrong with you?" She asked surprised by the way he acted and fixing her shirt because of the way he yanked her into the apartment.
Faith walked up to Bosco and looked at him questioningly. "What are you doing?"
"Watching." He whispered to her.
Faith looked at him like he was losing his mind which she was actually beginning to believe. "Watching what? And why do you keep whispering?"
"The car."
Faith looked out the window and down to the car than looked at Bosco. "Why?"
"It's always there." He said not taking his eyes off of it.
Faith just stood there looking at Bosco like he has completely lost his mind and finally took his hand. "Come sit and talk to me."
Bosco looked at Faith for a second and then back to the window "Alright." Bosco took a seat on the couch.
Faith studied his face for awhile taking notice at how tired and thin he looked. His skin didn't have much color and his eyes were dark. "So you want to tell me about this mystery car."
Bosco turned his head to face her. "It's been sitting there ever since the funeral, it goes every few hours and comes back but no one gets out." Bosco started to get back up but Faith stopped him.
"Did you do anything about it." Faith asked while holding him back by his arm. Bosco shook his head no and tried to get up and again but failed by Faith's hold. "Why didn't you tell Lieu when you called him."
"I don't know."
"Is that why you asked to come back to work?" Faith asked looking at him worriedly. Bosco got up off the couch successfully this time and walked back to the window.
"No not really."
Faith looked him from where she was sitting. "Bosco come sit your going to make yourself nuts watching that car all the time."
When Bosco didn't respond she got up and made him face her. "Would it make you feel better if I told Swersky about it tomorrow."
Bosco looked Faith in the eye and nodded yes.
"Okay." Faith looked Bosco up and down again taking notice at how horrible he looked. "When was the last time you slept Boz or eaten."
"I sleep." Bosco said this time going back to the couch with out being told too.
Faith watched him walk to the couch and sit. "Okay then, what about eating it looks like you've lost 20 pounds." She took a seat on the table in front of him.
"I don't have any food." Bosco said but soon wished he didn't give her that stupid answer.
Faith laughed slightly at his answer. "Nice excuse. Why don't you go out to the store and buy food then."
Faith smiled disappeared when she noticed Bosco's reaction looking down at the floor "I don't want to."
Faith followed Bosco with her eyes when he made his out of the living area to his kitchen. Faith waited where she was for awhile unsure of what he was doing before she got up and went to meet him.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Faith said as she watched Bosco struggle to get the cap off of one of the prescription bottles. Bosco ignored her question and put the bottle down giving up on trying to open it. Faith picked it up and popped the cap off handing Bosco the bottle back.
"You going to answer me?" Faith said looking at Bosco who was now staring at the bottle of open pills.
"No, I can go myself" Bosco said sounding unsure of himself trying not to give away of the fact he was actually afraid to leave his apartment.
"You sure?"
"Yeah"
"Okay, get some rest Bosco." Faith said walking out of the kitchen towards the door. "I'll come by tomorrow night to see you, I'll even try during the shift." Faith looked back at him in concern knowing that something more must be going on. "Get some sleep."
Faith walked out the apartment and drove past the car that Bosco keeps looking at trying not to be suspicious but found nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Faith walked into the locker room the next day happy to see that Sully, Davis and Sasha were there getting changed already.
"Hey guys" Faith said smiling while walking by them.
"Hey"
"Listen do you two think you drive by Bosco's every once in awhile today?" Faith asked directing her question to Sully and Davis.
Davis looked up at Faith for a moment from buckling his gun belt. "Yeah I guess we could do that. Is there a reason we should?"
"Well yeah there is. I dropped by his place last night and he was acting really weird and he kept looking at this car, a Mercedes, that he says has been parked outside his place ever since the funeral but no one ever gets out of it." Faith said from her locker.
"Do you find it suspicious" Sasha asked walking over to Faith's locker.
"I don't know. I mean I drove by it and I didn't see anything suspicious about it." Faith said while taking out items from her locker. "Plus than there's the fact Bosco looked like he hasn't slept in a week so he could be being paranoid over it."
Davis and Sully exchanged looks and Sully said "Well, we'll drive by and if someone is in the car than we could make him go away."
"Or we'll run the plates" Davis adds.
"Thanks guys." Faith says as she watched them walk out the door.
"So, you don't think he's sleeping" Sasha mentions closing her locker.
"Not well is obvious but he says he does, and I don't think he's eating either." Faith said while fixing her hair. "You don't mind if we make time to go up and visit him do you."
Sasha looked at Faith from the mirror. "No I course not, I'd love to visit him. Come on lets get out there."
"Well that looks like our car." Sully said putting the RMP in park. "Lets check it out."
Davis and Sully walked around the car "There's no one in it. I thought Faith said that said no one ever gets out of it."
"Maybe he had a change of heart. Lets take down the plates anyways we'll run them back at the house."
As soon as 55 Charlie was out of the distance a dark figure came around the corner from the apartment building and made his way into the building. Kicking in the door to Bosco's apartment he ran in only giving Bosco a mere second to react before he hit Bosco over the head with a bat.
The guy looked down at Bosco's unconscious form. "That was easy."
The guy got down straddling over his torso and looked into his face. "Damn shame." Before leaving he left a note like he was ordered to by Donald Mann leaving a clue to where they could find him.
Later on that evening, when Sasha and Faith went on their meal break they decided it would be the best time to go up to Bosco's apartment. Faith purposely drove past the side where the car was sitting to see if it was still there but that it wasn't.
"Well mystery car is gone." Faith said out aloud.
"What kind of car was it again?" Sasha asked.
"It looked like a Mercedes and it looked brand new."
"A new Mercedes just sitting around here for no reason, that's weird." Sasha as she got ready to get out when they pulled up to the building.
Faith knocked on the door once and concern flooded her mind when the door creeped open by it self.
"Boz? You home?" Faith said out loud from the door. Faith glanced at Sasha when they got no answer and unholstered their weapons. Slowly making their way down to the living area and keeping their weapons drawn they called out Bosco's name again but got no answer. When they saw that living area was clear Faith immediately went to his room with out noticing the blood on the floor where Sasha was crouching over.
"Hey Faith!" Sasha said picking up the note.
Faith came back around to the living area. "He's not in his room"
"Faith look." Sasha gave Faith the note.
"55 David to central we need backup and Lieutenant at 1448 between 82 and 103 apartment 10b we have a 10:13" Faith said quickly grabbing her radio, Sasha and Faith stood in the middle of his apartment unable to do anything but wait until the back up arrived.
At first Faith had found it difficult to get used to not having Bosco at her side in 55 David and would think 'this must be what Bosco went through when he rode with a new partner at first'. Faith tried to keep her mind off of Bosco and how lonely he must be up at his apartment. She remember when she was at her apartment during those months but she always family with her, never alone. Whenever she had wanted to drop by during the shift just to see how he was doing they would end up with a call they had to take. Showing up at the end of shift was useless because they often got out around 11:30 and she figured that Bosco would be asleep by the time she'd get there, so she would just head straight home. The weekends became the only time where she would be able visit Bosco but even that soon became cut short because Faith had the kids for the weekends and used up all that time with them. Soon Faith could only dedicate time before her shift would start and the occasional phone call. Faith had told Bosco that she was sorry hundreds of times over that she couldn't be there for him more but Bosco would insist that it was fine and that he's use to being alone and that this was not much of a difference.
Bosco stood by his window for the millionth time that day like he found himself doing over the last week since the funeral and each time he took notice of the same car that had been sitting directly across the street everyday. Paranoia would begin to build up in the back of his mind every time he would watch it leave and then show up again but no one would ever come out of the car. At first Bosco thought it maybe an unmarked police car sitting out there but soon shook that thought away when he realized that no unmarked police cars is a brand new Mercedes Benz. Bosco often thought about calling it in to the precinct hundreds of times in fact every time he would look at it now he would reach for the phone but never dialed the number because he would make himself believe that he was just being paranoid.
As the days went on Bosco's apartment would seem like it would grow more and more quiet. The TV would be off most of the day if not all of it, never turned on a radio and eventually even started turning the ringer off on his phone. The paranoia soon lead to anxiety and every creek and noise in the apartment would make Bosco jump, and watching that same car that sat outside the apartment wasn't making it any easier on him. Bosco would sometimes be deprived of sleep because of this, finding himself sitting up all day and night with all the lights on.
He tried calling Swersky once to see if he could come back to work but was told that he should take more time off, after that one call he didn't bother trying again because he knew it be useless.
The 55th precinct was full of life with officers and visitors going in and out of the building continuously. The phone at the desk rang through out the day with the usual citizen callers.
Swersky took a moment from the phones when he saw Faith walking out "Officer Yokas! You have a moment"
"Yes sir" Faith said walking up to the desk. "What's up."
Swersky eyed Faith questioningly. "How's Boscorelli doing?"
"Fine I guess I haven't really seen him in awhile. Why?"
"Well he called today and asked if he could come back to work." Swersky said while taking some paper work from a different officer and signing it "He sounded a little edgy and of course I told him no because its only been 3 weeks since he got shot and a week since the funeral. The strange part was he didn't argue me about it."
"Well he probably just wants to be around familiar faces. Instead of that apartment, I mean can you blame him after all this." Faith said before walking away to go out into the night air. "See ya tomorrow Lieu."
"See ya."
Walking to her car Faith pulled out her cell phone and dialed Bosco's number. The phone rang surprisingly only once before Bosco picked. "Hello" he said in a low whisper.
"Boz?" Faith gave herself a confused look when she heard him whisper into the phone. "Why you whispering" She chuckle on the other line, but the silence on the line made her worry a little.
"Boz, is everything ok?" Faith got in the car an immediately started the engine and pulled out of space heading towards Bosco's place which was the original plan.
"Something strange is going on here." he said a little louder this time.
"What do you mean strange?"
Silence on the line again.
"Bosco stop doing that." Faith said when she got silence for an answer.
"Doing what?" Bosco said looking out the window again to see if that car is still there.
"The silence when I ask you something." Faith said becoming worried and annoyed at the same time. "I'm on my way over I should be there in a few minutes. You want me to stay on the line until I get there."
"Nah, its ok just come. Bye"
"Bye" She said as she heard the phone hang up.
Bosco continued looking out the window down at the car, about ten minutes later there was a knock at the door. Bosco opened the door with the chain on to see who it was first when he saw it was Faith he quickly took the chain off and practically dragged Faith in by the arm before she had a chance to say anything. Bosco quickly relocked the door and put the chain back on rushed by Faith back to the window.
"Bosco what the hell is wrong with you?" She asked surprised by the way he acted and fixing her shirt because of the way he yanked her into the apartment.
Faith walked up to Bosco and looked at him questioningly. "What are you doing?"
"Watching." He whispered to her.
Faith looked at him like he was losing his mind which she was actually beginning to believe. "Watching what? And why do you keep whispering?"
"The car."
Faith looked out the window and down to the car than looked at Bosco. "Why?"
"It's always there." He said not taking his eyes off of it.
Faith just stood there looking at Bosco like he has completely lost his mind and finally took his hand. "Come sit and talk to me."
Bosco looked at Faith for a second and then back to the window "Alright." Bosco took a seat on the couch.
Faith studied his face for awhile taking notice at how tired and thin he looked. His skin didn't have much color and his eyes were dark. "So you want to tell me about this mystery car."
Bosco turned his head to face her. "It's been sitting there ever since the funeral, it goes every few hours and comes back but no one gets out." Bosco started to get back up but Faith stopped him.
"Did you do anything about it." Faith asked while holding him back by his arm. Bosco shook his head no and tried to get up and again but failed by Faith's hold. "Why didn't you tell Lieu when you called him."
"I don't know."
"Is that why you asked to come back to work?" Faith asked looking at him worriedly. Bosco got up off the couch successfully this time and walked back to the window.
"No not really."
Faith looked him from where she was sitting. "Bosco come sit your going to make yourself nuts watching that car all the time."
When Bosco didn't respond she got up and made him face her. "Would it make you feel better if I told Swersky about it tomorrow."
Bosco looked Faith in the eye and nodded yes.
"Okay." Faith looked Bosco up and down again taking notice at how horrible he looked. "When was the last time you slept Boz or eaten."
"I sleep." Bosco said this time going back to the couch with out being told too.
Faith watched him walk to the couch and sit. "Okay then, what about eating it looks like you've lost 20 pounds." She took a seat on the table in front of him.
"I don't have any food." Bosco said but soon wished he didn't give her that stupid answer.
Faith laughed slightly at his answer. "Nice excuse. Why don't you go out to the store and buy food then."
Faith smiled disappeared when she noticed Bosco's reaction looking down at the floor "I don't want to."
Faith followed Bosco with her eyes when he made his out of the living area to his kitchen. Faith waited where she was for awhile unsure of what he was doing before she got up and went to meet him.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Faith said as she watched Bosco struggle to get the cap off of one of the prescription bottles. Bosco ignored her question and put the bottle down giving up on trying to open it. Faith picked it up and popped the cap off handing Bosco the bottle back.
"You going to answer me?" Faith said looking at Bosco who was now staring at the bottle of open pills.
"No, I can go myself" Bosco said sounding unsure of himself trying not to give away of the fact he was actually afraid to leave his apartment.
"You sure?"
"Yeah"
"Okay, get some rest Bosco." Faith said walking out of the kitchen towards the door. "I'll come by tomorrow night to see you, I'll even try during the shift." Faith looked back at him in concern knowing that something more must be going on. "Get some sleep."
Faith walked out the apartment and drove past the car that Bosco keeps looking at trying not to be suspicious but found nothing out of the ordinary about it.
Faith walked into the locker room the next day happy to see that Sully, Davis and Sasha were there getting changed already.
"Hey guys" Faith said smiling while walking by them.
"Hey"
"Listen do you two think you drive by Bosco's every once in awhile today?" Faith asked directing her question to Sully and Davis.
Davis looked up at Faith for a moment from buckling his gun belt. "Yeah I guess we could do that. Is there a reason we should?"
"Well yeah there is. I dropped by his place last night and he was acting really weird and he kept looking at this car, a Mercedes, that he says has been parked outside his place ever since the funeral but no one ever gets out of it." Faith said from her locker.
"Do you find it suspicious" Sasha asked walking over to Faith's locker.
"I don't know. I mean I drove by it and I didn't see anything suspicious about it." Faith said while taking out items from her locker. "Plus than there's the fact Bosco looked like he hasn't slept in a week so he could be being paranoid over it."
Davis and Sully exchanged looks and Sully said "Well, we'll drive by and if someone is in the car than we could make him go away."
"Or we'll run the plates" Davis adds.
"Thanks guys." Faith says as she watched them walk out the door.
"So, you don't think he's sleeping" Sasha mentions closing her locker.
"Not well is obvious but he says he does, and I don't think he's eating either." Faith said while fixing her hair. "You don't mind if we make time to go up and visit him do you."
Sasha looked at Faith from the mirror. "No I course not, I'd love to visit him. Come on lets get out there."
"Well that looks like our car." Sully said putting the RMP in park. "Lets check it out."
Davis and Sully walked around the car "There's no one in it. I thought Faith said that said no one ever gets out of it."
"Maybe he had a change of heart. Lets take down the plates anyways we'll run them back at the house."
As soon as 55 Charlie was out of the distance a dark figure came around the corner from the apartment building and made his way into the building. Kicking in the door to Bosco's apartment he ran in only giving Bosco a mere second to react before he hit Bosco over the head with a bat.
The guy looked down at Bosco's unconscious form. "That was easy."
The guy got down straddling over his torso and looked into his face. "Damn shame." Before leaving he left a note like he was ordered to by Donald Mann leaving a clue to where they could find him.
Later on that evening, when Sasha and Faith went on their meal break they decided it would be the best time to go up to Bosco's apartment. Faith purposely drove past the side where the car was sitting to see if it was still there but that it wasn't.
"Well mystery car is gone." Faith said out aloud.
"What kind of car was it again?" Sasha asked.
"It looked like a Mercedes and it looked brand new."
"A new Mercedes just sitting around here for no reason, that's weird." Sasha as she got ready to get out when they pulled up to the building.
Faith knocked on the door once and concern flooded her mind when the door creeped open by it self.
"Boz? You home?" Faith said out loud from the door. Faith glanced at Sasha when they got no answer and unholstered their weapons. Slowly making their way down to the living area and keeping their weapons drawn they called out Bosco's name again but got no answer. When they saw that living area was clear Faith immediately went to his room with out noticing the blood on the floor where Sasha was crouching over.
"Hey Faith!" Sasha said picking up the note.
Faith came back around to the living area. "He's not in his room"
"Faith look." Sasha gave Faith the note.
"55 David to central we need backup and Lieutenant at 1448 between 82 and 103 apartment 10b we have a 10:13" Faith said quickly grabbing her radio, Sasha and Faith stood in the middle of his apartment unable to do anything but wait until the back up arrived.