They got back to the precinct around five thirty.
"We have to stop here before we go home." Voight says to his granddaughter.
"Ok that's fine." Emery says.
All three of them get out of the car and walk inside. When they get into the squad room everyone is looking at them.
"Emery go in my office please." Hank says.
Emery walks into the office and sits on the couch. She is trying her best not to cry. She just wants to get back to her grandpa's as quickly as possible.
"What do we got?" Erin asks her team.
"Eighteen year old boy drug overdose. It's a new drug, it's becoming more popular by the minute. It is sold in this club." Antonio says pointing to the address on the white board.
Erin looks up at Hank and then towards the office where her daughter is. Her daughter was the same age and she couldn't imagine her not being here anymore. She felt so sorry for his parents.
"What did his parents say?" Voight asks.
"They said he was a good kid. He never got in any trouble and as far as they knew he had never done drugs before." Jay says.
"Who is the girl?" Antonio asks
"My granddaughter." Voight says.
Everyone looks around confused. They had no idea Hank had more than one grandchild.
"So what's our plan?" Erin says quickly changing the subject.
"We want to send someone in undercover. The only problem is we are having a hard time finding someone who looks young enough." Jay says.
Emery is in her grandfather's office listening to everything they are saying about the case.
"I'll do it." Emery says walking out of the office.
Everyone looks at the office door. Erin is in complete shock, she can't believe her daughter would volunteer for something that could be potential dangerous.
"No." Erin finally says.
"Mom, come on I'll be fine. It will take my mind off of things. Please."
Erin looks at her daughter, then around the room. Everyone looked confused.
"Emery you aren't doing it. Now please go back in my office we will leave in a little bit." Voight says.
Emery listens to her grandfather's request. Erin sat in silence while everyone was trying to process what Emery had said.
"Did she just…" Ruzek starts to ask.
"She's my daughter. Now are we sure there is no one we can get to do it?" Erin spits out and then changes the topic.
Everyone looks at each other in shock and then back at Erin.
"Let's get back to the case we will deal with this later. Erin and Halstead go talk to the parents again and look around the kid's room. Ruzek and Dawson call in witnesses and have them come in tomorrow for questioning. " Voight says.
The team tries to ignore the new information they just learned and focus fully on the case. Hank walks into his office to find Emery with her headphones in. He does some things at his desk and waits for his granddaughter to question his reason for not letting her go undercover. As Emery sits there in silence she thinks about her mother's overprotectiveness and how her grandpa agreed with it, she didn't know if she should be as mad as she was because she does see the point that it is dangerous. Maybe it was her grief talking but she didn't care whether it is dangerous or not, she wanted to do it. She was a lot like her mother in the sense of she was just as stubborn.
"I don't understand why I can't do it?" Emery finally says pulling her earphones out.
"Because your mother said no and it's too…."
"Dangerous, I know. What are you guys going to do when I get done with the academy and work on the streets? You won't be able to protect me forever." Emery says getting angry.
"You are my only granddaughter, I will protect you as long as I live, just like I protect your mom." Hank says in a serious tone.
Emery knows that she better just stop talking before she gets herself into trouble. She plugs her head phones in, leans back on the couch and closes her eyes. At this point she can't wait until her mother gets back so she can go to her grandpa's and crawl into bed.
Erin had a really awkward car ride with Jay. They got to the home of Sara McAllister around six thirty. They knocked on the door, and a young girl answered.
"Sweetie, is your mommy home?" the little girl nods her head and runs up the hall.
Shortly after a women with puffy red eyes came to the door.
"Ma'am we are the detectives assigned to your son's case. I'm Detective Halstead and this is Detective Lindsay. We are so sorry for your loss. I know this isn't a great time but we do have a few questions for you." Halstead says.
"Its fine come on in." she says.
"Can you tell us a little about you son?" Erin ask as they go to sit in the living room.
"He was a good kid never got into any trouble, he got good grades, and when I had to pull doubles he would help me take care of Lily. He never did drugs until that night. He just turned eighteen last month. He was excited for his senior year." She says tears streaming down her face.
"Do you mind if I look at his room?" Halstead asks.
"No, whatever you need." She says.
Jay leaves the two women to talk. Erin just kept thinking what if it was Emery how would she feel.
"Did he work anywhere?" Erin asks.
"No, I wouldn't let him. His sports were more important, the basketball coach said he might have gotten a full ride to school if he kept playing the way he did." Sara says balling.
"I am so sorry." Erin says trying to comfort her by giving her a hug.
"Do you have any kids?" Sara asks finally calming down.
"Yes, I have a daughter." Erin says realizing that is the first time she has ever told a grieving mother that when she was asked.
"How would you feel if you lost her?" she asked Erin.
"I'm finished with his room. I tried not to move anything." Halstead says walking back in.
"I don't think we have any more questions for you right now. If you need anything go ahead and call me." Erin says handing her a card.
Jay and Erin get into the car and for a while they just sit there. Erin finally started the car and drove off. Erin knew eventually she would have to tell Jay her story and now was as good as time as any.
"When I was thirteen, I met Dylan he was three years older than me, I stopped prostituting and went with him for a while. He was a good guy but he had a bad drug problem. One day I got back to this dive apartment we were staying in and he wasn't there, he didn't come back. Hank moved me in with him shortly after that. Then about two weeks later I went to the doctor because I was really sick and so Hank dragged me there. They told me I was pregnant, and eight months later I had Emery. I was only fourteen, I took care of my daughter and went to school, and that was it. When she was four Dylan found us, he was clean, and he was surprised to learn we had a daughter together. For two months it was great he was a wonderful dad. Then all hell broke loose his mother demanded he get full custody of her and take her back to the little town they lived in. The judge gave her to him for an entire summer that year. I started doing drugs again, and was distant from everyone, it was because I couldn't stand being away from my daughter. He found out and asked the court to drug test me. Hank sat down with me and discussed my best options. We came up with I would get her part of summer, weekends here and there, every Christmas, and her birthday. Hank sat down with Dylan, his mother, and their lawyer. They agreed, and my daughter was taken from me. Dylan and I hated each other, his mom died when Emery was six, and our relationship got a little better but not much. He died this morning and I needed to be with my daughter she is also moving back in with me so she can attend the police academy." Erin says trying not to cry.
Jay sits in silence trying to process everything he had just heard.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Jay asks.
"I didn't know how and also no one knowing about her kept her safe." She says.
"Well let's get back so I can meet her." Jay says trying to understand the position Erin was in.
They get back to the precinct and walk into the squad room to find it empty. Hank was in his office, Erin and Jay start walking towards his office as Emery comes out of the break room.
"Mom can you please take me to grandpas?" Emery pleads.
"Yes I will take you and help you get settled but first I want you to meet my partner."
"It's very nice to meet you, I am Jay…"
"Halstead I know my mom always talks about you. Nice to meet you too." Emery says with a giggle.
They talked among themselves for a little while. Erin was so happy to see Emery smile and giggle especially with the day she had. Hank comes walking towards them and Emery gets a kind of angry face.
"Take my car and take her home okay. I'll get a ride with Jay later." Hank says.
Erin grabs the keys from him and they both head out. Emery tried to convince her mom the whole way home to let her go undercover but the answer was still no. Although Erin actually did consider it because maybe it would change her mind about going to academy instead of college. When they got home they unloaded stuff and Erin helped her make up her bed. Emery went to bed around ten and around eleven thirty she woke up screaming. Erin ran in to find her daughter balling and she realized it finally hit her daughter that her father was gone. That night they both slept in the same bed snuggled up. Although Emery was eighteen when she was scared, sick, sad, or she wanted something she still called Erin mommy.
"It will be ok sweetie. I am so sorry. I love you." Erin says holding her daughter close while she cries.
"I love you too mommy." She says.
They both are asleep when Hank gets home. He goes upstairs to find them snuggled up together in bed. He instantly flashes back to when Emery was little and the only way she would sleep was laying on someone's chest. He quietly shuts the door and heads to bed himself.