(Disclaimer: Not mine.)

They broke her. Finally broke her. They've all left her broken somewhere inside, to a point. But not like this.

The collective 'they' that makes up the rest of the squad have been saying it for years. That she gets too personally invested in her cases.

That's what makes her good at this. Not being able to shut yourself off from the victim and still feeling what they're feeling is considered the mark of a rookie.

But she tells me she can't shut herself off. She knows too much, having seen what happens when there is no help for the victim.

So maybe it does leave her broken. Maybe she sacrifices herself for them. Maybe she's crossed the line, a few times. She's devoted. The city should be glad she keeps putting herself through this – letting them break her over and over again, because she just won't quit.