There wasn't much that I thought needed to be added to 5x15. Of course, I could always come up with a Shandy scene, especially since a certain someone always interrupts them, but I forewent that this time (for now) and decided to focus on another favorite character of mine besides Sharon.

I think this is safe to post no matter what happens in the upcoming episodes, so here you go, guys! :)

She looked up from her desk when she heard a knock on her open door. She raised an inquisitive eyebrow when she saw Lieutenant Provenza leaning against her office door frame.

"County's got him, Captain," he said. "We can call it a day." On a heavy sigh, he added, "Finally."

She nodded. "Finally," she agreed.

"See you tomorrow," he told her, already turning around to head out.

"Good night, Lieutenant," she replied and watched him throw Andy and Julio a casual wave over his shoulder as he made his way out of the murder room.

She turned her laptop off and collected her things, killing the lights in her office before leaving it. There was still a bit of paperwork left to do, but it was nothing that couldn't be put off until the next day. When she reached Andy, she put a hand on his shoulder, drawing his attention.

He turned in his chair and looked up. "You done?"

"Mhm," she confirmed, eyeing Julio behind his desk. He seemed lost in thought and unlike Andy's, his jacket was still draped over the back of his chair. He did not look ready to call it a night. "You'll be able to catch that meeting after all," she said, smiling and finally looking back at Andy. He had mentioned hoping to get to one if they wrapped it up here in time.

"Yeah," he said, standing up. "Even have a few minutes to spare," he added, checking his watch. "That means I can walk down with you," he informed her, quirking an eyebrow at her and offering her half a smile.

She smiled back but looked at Julio again and squeezed Andy's forearm. "No, you go ahead," she said, a bit distractedly. "I'll see you at home."

Andy frowned for a second, but then his gaze fell on Julio as well. "Ah," he let out in quiet understanding. He covered her hand with his for a moment. "See you at home then," he told her before walking past her toward the exit of the murder room. "Night, Julio," he added on his way.

Julio looked up, finally pulled out of his thoughts. "Goodnight, Lieutenant," he told Andy's retreating back. "Cap-" he started to add, but stopped himself to give Sharon a puzzled look instead when he realized she was not following him. "You're not heading home as well, Captain?" he asked.

She smiled. "I am." She tilted her head at where Andy just disappeared from. "He isn't though. He's hitting a meeting first," she explained.

He nodded and somewhat absentmindedly, said, "We could all use one of those, I guess."

She sighed sadly. While none of her team members exactly liked cases like these, she knew that alongside herself and probably Andy, Julio took them the hardest. She, however, considered the fact one of his finer qualities, even if it often triggered some of his lesser ones. She walked over to Amy's desk and, securing her purse over her shoulder before loosely folding her arms across her chest, carefully paced her next words.

"Cases involving children are never easy to handle."

He frowned, obviously having a clear idea about just how to handle it this time. "He may not have molested kids himself, may have even been molested himself, Captain," he started quietly, his words laced with his still simmering anger, "but I'd have thrown him in prison and let everyone know what he did do." He ended his sentence by giving her a heated look.

She understood the sentiment to an extent, but said, a hint of a reprimand to her words, "We are not executioners."

He scoffed, turning his chair slightly. "Cases like these make me wish we were though," he muttered, dropping his gaze onto his desk.

She smiled briefly, still not faulting his sentiment. "More good will come out of this deal, Julio," she told him gently, leaning against Amy's empty desk chair now.

"Yeah," he agreed on a sigh, still rather begrudgingly though, before looking up at her again. "How do you do it, Ma'am?" he asked, his genuine curiosity slightly raising the pitch of his usually low voice.

Her eyebrows went up. "Do what?"

"Don't let it get to you," he clarified.

"Oh," she let out on a hum. She straightened up again. "It does get to me," she argued.

He shifted a bit uncomfortably in his chair and slowly shook his head. "That's not what I meant, Ma'am," he said apologetically.

She waved a hand at him and offered a reassuring smile. "I know what you meant, Julio," she told him. When he relaxed again, she said, "I've learned to deal with it." She shrugged, knowing it was a rather lousy explanation. "Talking to my children always helps," she added on a more cheerful note, hoping that would make more sense to him.

He nodded contemplatively, his gaze dropping to his desk again. "Lieutenant Flynn goes to AA meetings," he said.

"And talks to his own children," she added, smiling again.

"Yeah," was all he said in response before lapsing into complete silence.

Deciding to end the conversation, she gave him a pointed look and said, "That paperwork can wait until tomorrow, Detective."

He chuckled but said, sure of his decision apparently, "I'd rather be done with it tonight, Ma'am."

"Hm, I understand," she said, knowing that was one way of dealing with it. She checked her watch then. "I, on the other hand, hope to get hold of Ricky. He should still be up, I think."

Julio smiled at her. "Goodnight then, Captain."

Before she could turn around and walk out however, a thought popped into her head and she leaned against the back of Amy's chair again. She reached out a hand to tap a finger over the picture frame he had given more than one look in the past few minutes. "I think you have another way of dealing with this, Julio." She quirked a knowing eyebrow at him. "It's not that late yet."

He raised his eyebrows in understanding and smiled a brighter smile this time. "I do," he agreed, nodding solemnly, his gaze fixed on the picture she pointed out.

At that, she pushed off the chair. "Goodnight then, Julio," she told him, finally turning around to leave.

She smiled to herself when there was finally a bit more lightheartedness in his voice.

"See you tomorrow, Captain," he told her.

It's hard to tell how close Julio and Sharon are, but we do know that both feel very protective of one another. That's why I'm always dying to see more scenes involving the two, especially more emotional ones. And with Julio's temper in this episode, I kinda wish something like the scene above had happened. I so wanna have another episode where Julio and Sharon are pushed into the foreground. Raymond and Mary are such an awesome combo in my book, and I really love seeing them interact on the show, but a few minutes per episode just isn't enough. I want more!

P.S. As always, thank you for all your reviews! I love hearing from you!