Author's notes: Watched the show tonight, and again the guy runs and Flack gets to chase him down! Loved his comments about his pants. Of course I would be more than happy to help him dust them off!

Anyway, we are getting closer to the end….Remember to review to make me happy!

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Mrs. Flack took Danny's hand and squeezed it in acknowledgement. "I knew he was alive, I would have known if he was gone." She looked over at Stella and nodded a hello. "Donny is so thankful to have friends like both of you."

Don Flack Sr. had made his way to one of the chairs and had sat down facing away from the others. Danny had caught a glimpse of the hard set to the face and knew that it was best to leave the man alone. Speaking to Mrs. Flack he spoke loudly enough to be heard by the others. "Don is still in surgery. The doctor will come out when they are done."

"Did he say where he was?" Mrs. Flack questioned.

Stella interjected, "No, but we found a young lady who found him yesterday afternoon and helped him out."

"Why the hell didn't she call him in?" The gruff voice of the senior Flack took everyone by surprise.

"She hadn't heard the news bulletins and she was trying to help him the best way she knew how." Stella turned towards the retired officer.

"Help?" The sarcasm was thick in his voice. "I suppose you call getting shot help?"

Stella felt compelled to defend Ash's intentions, "Don was trying to prevent a criminal from shooting that same young lady."

Suddenly like a wild fire, Flack Sr.'s temper flared. "Of course he wouldn't be in this predicament if you would have had his back Bonasera."

Before a shocked Stella could respond, Danny had turned to the older man, "That's out of line. Don would never blame her for this. He's too good a man for that. I would appreciate it if you would just sit down and keep quiet."

The thunderstorm brewing on his face made for an imposing figure, Mrs. Flack however was impervious to the lightening. Taking her husband by the arm, she glared at her husband, "Stop it Donald. This is not the time or the place for this."

Shrugging off the restraining arm of his wife, he walked across the room to stare out the window.

Turning to look at Stella, Mrs. Flack spoke softly, "I'm sorry about Donald. He's been so worried about Donny and he doesn't know how to show it. After he calms down he'll realize he's been an ass. I'm sorry that you had to be on the receiving end of his anger Ms. Bonasera."

"Thank you. You know that if I could change places with Don I would do it in a heartbeat." Stella voice wavered slightly.

The older woman reached out to embrace Stella. "I know and I appreciate everything all of you did. Thank you for being here."

They separated and Mrs. Flack walked over to were her husband stood. She leaned her head close and began speaking to him; the tension in the man's shoulders relaxing as he listened to his wife.

Over the next two hours the group waited for information. Stella had called Mac to let him know they were still waiting for Flack to come out of surgery. In turn, Mac had updated her on the questioning of both Ashley and Ricci. Ricci was still refusing to turn on Frankie. There were several detectives working on trying to locate information on the men that Ashley had heard being gunned down. It was going to take some time, but Mac was optimistic that the evidence would be found that would tie Frankie to those murders. When asked about Ashley, he was hesitant. He was concerned that she would disappear or worse, Frankie would be sending someone else to find her. Either way, he was putting her into protective custody.

It was almost a hour later when a tired looking surgeon came out into the waiting area looking for the family. With the Flack's permission, Danny and Stella gathered around as the doctor explained what they had repaired during the operation. Flack had been lucky, the bullet had nicked one of his lungs, but they had been able to repair everything. Barring any setbacks, the doctor felt that Flack would be up and around within several weeks. He would be moved to intensive care shortly and they would be able to see him for a few minutes. Excusing himself, the doctor retreated back to the operating room.

The mood in the room had lightened, unshed tears of happiness were in Mrs. Flack's eyes as they gathered their belongings. The Flacks left to wait for Don to be transferred to his room and Stella and Danny decided to head back to the lab. Hopefully they could find something that would help resolve this case.