"Oh no," Stef said, looking up toward a man who had entered the squad room where she, Lena, John and Jude were waiting.

"What is it?" asked Lena, standing up with Stef.

"The man who just walked in. That's Scott Bates. He's with the DA's office. He and Mike have history."

"What kind of history?" John asked.

"Not good. Mike found out Scott was cheating on the police academy exam and turned him in. Scott got thrown out."

"You don't think he's here to prosecute Mike, do you?" Lena asked.

"He had better not," said Stef as Scott Bates approached them.

"Stef," he said with a ridiculous looking smile. "It's been too long."

"What are you doing here, Scott?"

"Whenever there's an officer-involved shooting, I have to come in and make sure things were handled by the book."

"It doesn't have to be you," Stef said. "There are many DAs who are qualified to take up a case like this. Why the interest?"

"No particular reason," Bates said, smiling again. "Is Mike with his lawyer?"

"Yes," Stef said shortly.

"Excellent. I'll go in and speak with them," said Bates before walking past Stef and Lena and headed toward the interrogation rooms.

"This isn't going to end well," Stef said.

Mike and Kelbert looked up as Bates walked into the interrogation room. Instantly, Mike's facial expression changed to shock.

"Bates," he said in a tone that matched his face. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Nice to see you, too, Mike," Bates said with a smile before sitting across the table from Mike and Kelbert. "And you got Alex Kelbert to represent you, too. Even better."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Mike asked angrily.

Kelbert put a hand on Mike's arm to calm him down.

"Counselor, let's keep this as professional as possible," Kelbert said. "We all have a job to do here, so let's just do it and be on our way."

"Of course," said Bates, pulling out a legal pad and pen from his briefcase. "Let's start from the beginning then, Mike. Why were you at the gas station earlier this afternoon?"

Mike sighed before answering. "My partner and I were responding to a report of a robbery at that location," he said shortly.

"And your partner is Stef Adams Foster, your ex-wife, is that correct?"

"Yes," Mike said.

"Go on."

"We arrived at the gas station and made our way toward the entrance. We saw a man with a gun standing with the cash register and we entered the building to try and talk him down."

"What did he say?" asked Bates, who seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself as he questioned Mike.

"The perp said he was going to drop his gun. Stef and I kept our guns trained on him just in case.

"Just in case of what?"

"Let's not play games here, Counselor," Kelbert said. "I think you know why my clients kept their guns trained on an armed suspect."

"Very well," said Bates. "What happened next?"

"The perp then turned his gun in our direction. Before he could fire off a single shot, I shot him three times. He was killed instantly."

"Did you feel like your life was in danger, Officer Foster?"

"The guy had a gun trained on me," Mike said. "Of course I felt like I was in danger."

Bates made one last note on his legal pad before looking back up. "Thank you, gentlemen, that should be all I need from Mike. If you'll send in Stef, please."

Kelbert and Mike entered the squad room, where Stef and the others were waiting.

"Stef, it's time," Kelbert said.

Stef nodded and stood up. She and Lena kissed quickly before she followed Kelbert to the interrogation room. Mike sat down next to Lena and the boys.

"How'd it go in there?" Lena asked.

"Bates had some fun trying to stump me on the answers, but I kept my head. He doesn't have much of a case if he's trying to pursue police brutality charges."

Stef sat with Kelbert across the table from Bates. He turned to a new page in his notebook before he spoke.

"So, Stef Adams Foster," he said with a grin. "You're married again, I take it?"

"Yes, you saw me with my wife out there in the squad room," Stef said shortly.

"Your wife? Now, that's interesting."

"Counselor, I'm not going to ask you again to keep this meeting professional," Kelbert said in an annoyed tone. "Play around one more time and we're done cooperating with you. Got it?"

"No need to get so testy," Bates said with a sheepish grin. "I'm just trying to make friendly conversation with an old friend."

"We're not old friends, Bates," said Stef. "We were barely colleagues at the academy until you cheated your way out."

Bates sneered before he spoke again. "Officer Adams Foster, tell me about the gas station robbery. You and Officer Foster were dispatched there, is that correct?"

"We told dispatch we would go there," Stef said. "We were close to the gas station, so we decided to go. Dispatch told us they would send other officers there as backup."

"So, why not wait until backup had arrived when you saw the robber was armed?"

"Do you forget Police Work 101, Bates? We had to try and diffuse the situation before any civilians got hurt."

"So, what happened once you were inside the gas station?"

"The prep said he was going to drop his gun after Mike and I identified ourselves," Stef said. "He made like he was going to drop his gun before he turned it toward us and Mike shot him. The prep died instantly. In a clean officer-involved shooting, I might add."

Bates made one last note. "OK, your story matches Mike's. I'll present my notes from your interviews to the DA and we'll go from there."

Stef and Kelbert stood up quickly and left the room, leaving Bates alone. They returned to the squad room, and the others stood up.

"Good?" Mike asked.

"You know how Bates is," Stef said. "He tried to get fancy with is questioning, but he failed miserably. This should be the end of everything."

Lena unlocked the front door to the house and opened it for the others. The Adams Foster family looked up from the living room and let out sequels of excitement when they realized John was standing in their home again. They all ran forward, each of them wanting to hug John and welcome him home. Once the siblings were done hugging, Stef and Lena called for them to have a family meeting in the living room. Everyone gathered on the couch and, in Jesus' case, on the floor. Stef and Lena sat in front of them.

"OK, my loves," said Stef. "I want you all to know that Mike and I were involved in a shooting this afternoon. But you don't have to worry," she said quickly as everyone but Jude and John started to ask questions. "We weren't hurt. But we have been questioned by Internal Affairs and by the DA's office. Everything should be OK, but if you hear or see anything from a man named Scott Bates, you let Mama or I know, OK?"

"Who's Scott Bates?" Mariana asked.

"He's a man with an agenda," Stef said. "He'll try and do everything in his power to see that Mike or I are embarrassed or humiliated or something by this shooting."

"But you didn't do anything wrong," Brandon said.

"I know, Love, and you all know that. But this man has it in for Mike. He will do whatever it takes to get revenge on Mike for turning him in for cheating on the police academy exam."

"But everything should be OK," Lena added. "Your Mom and Mike both gave their statements and told the truth, so everything should be OK."

Stef nodded. "And now that we have John back in our house again, it's time for our first official family hug!" she exclaimed, standing up with Lena.

"No…" John said in a slightly complaining tone.

"Come on, John!" Jude said, standing up and pulling John up with him.

"Oh all right, just because I like you all," he said, smiling with everyone else. The family formed a circle, wrapping their arms around one another in a group hug.

"To family!" Lena toasted.

"Family!" everyone echoed, throwing their hands into the air and cheering.