Danny spent the week trying everything he could think of to find Eddie for his brother having no such luck. He entered his childhood house frustrated Eddie was still unattainable. "Anyone home?"
"Just in time," Henry greeted placing the last bowl down smiling to greet his oldest grandson. "How's it going trying to find Eddie?"
Danny's grumble told them locating Eddie wasn't going well. "I'm so what else are we missing," Frank asked quickly changing the subject sensing Danny was already angry at himself for not being able to keep his promise.
Jack sat down between his brother and father searching the table, his eyes falling on the empty chair his uncle Jamie usually sat in. "Uncle Jamie," he said quietly. Frank also sighed at his son's empty seat. "He took an extra tour."
"Wine," Henry turned picking from the selection before joining them at the table. Jack bowed his head reciting the prayer before passing the bowl to Sean. Conversations changed to other matters aside from Jamie's strange extra tour and the sensitive Bitterman project situation that was burning everyone out.
Across town Jamie slowed down following Vinny chasing a perp into the Bitterman projects. "Where'd he go," Vinny asked taking a step forward slowly weapon drawn at the empty courtyard. "Where is everyone?"
Jamie searched the empty courtyard feeling a shiver run down his spine that something wasn't right. "Vinny it's a setup come on," Jamie pleaded not sure what might happen but that whatever was bound to go down wouldn't be good. Before he was able to reach his partner a sharp pain sliced through Jamie's shoulder knocking him to the ground.
Hearing more shots Jamie quickly took cover behind a low wall turning back realizing his partner wasn't there. His eyes widened spotting Vinny on his back a few feet away bleeding from the neck. "Vinny! 10-13 10-13 officer shot need assistance Bitterman houses main yard," Jamie called into his radio desperately. Pulling his own weapon out Jamie fired three times as a distraction, rushing to drag his partner into safety before another round began.
"I got you Vinny, look at me .." Jamie placed a hand against the wound adding pressure until the medics arrived. His heart raced barely feeling the pain in his on shoulder distracted by his injured partner. Vinny grinned cockily turning to look at Jamie.
"It's okay Reagan I told you this was the end.."
"No..Vinny!" Jamie inhaled keeping pressure with one hand starting CPR oblivious to anything else around him. "Vinny!" Jamie sobbed pressing his hand against Vinny's neck feeling no pulse. Pulling him close Jamie leaned his head down sobbing into Vinny mourning his lost partner.
Renzulli drove down the busy street cruising with his partner for that day neither saying much for different reasons. When the radio came to life it caught both men's attention forcing the veteran Sergeant to freeze hearing his old boot's panicked voice. "10-13 10-13 officer shot Bitterman houses."
"Damnit." Renzulli flipped the lights and sirens peeling off towards the projects heart pounding. Although he didn't want to admit nor would he Jamie was his favorite rookie. He was a good kid, smart with good senses and remained cool in the worst situations. That's why when he heard the kid's wavering voice full of panic it scared him.
Pulling up to the projects Renzulli jumped out leading his partner to the main yard weapon drawn unsure of what they would see. Right behind two other cop cars also pulled up providing extra back up.
Leading the group Renzulli searched every inch pausing spotting two bodies those of his injured officers. "There they are get a bus," Renzulli ordered. Weapon down he rushed closed kneeling in front of the two.
With just one look he could tell Vinny was gone already by his color face contrasting the scarlet blood dries on his neck. Saying a silent prayer Renzulli turned to his old boot also pale, blood spattered across his uniform and face while doing CPR. The kid's eyes were shut laying against his partner holding Vinny in his arms.
"Jamie? God look at me, cmon kid please be okay," Renzulli pleaded reaching up to check for a pulse breathing in relief when he felt one although faded. "No don't do this Harvard think of your family.. Someone call the PC.."
Back in Brooklyn the Reagans were finishing up desert and coffee interrupted by Frank's cell ringing impatiently. Sighing Frank put down his coffee checking the caller ID only to sigh again at Garret's name. "What is it Garret?"
All eyes fell on the commissioner listening knowing if Garret interrupted Sunday dinner it was important. "Sorry to bother you boss but we received a 10-13 call from an officer inside the Bitterman projects. Sir Jamie made the call he and officer Cruz were ambushed.."
Frank took a deep, uneven breath not wanting to hear anymore..his youngest, their peacemaker who always tried saving people. "Officer Cruz was DOA when the units responded. Jamie took one to the shoulder and is en route to St Victor's with Sergeant Renzulli who was among those to respond."
"Thank you Garrett. "Frank ended the call, having to take deep breaths before passing on the news trying to stay strong for the family despite his own tears. "Jamie sent out a 10-13 call, he and officer Cruz were ambushed in the Bitterman projects. Officer Cruz was gone on scene and Jamie took one to the shoulder."
Erin and Linda burst into tears comforted by Niki who sat shocked before starting to cry herself. Henry mumbled under his breath fearful they were going to loose Jamie like Joe. Danny clenched his fist forgetting his two boys were there turning to punch the table, eyes wet with fear for his little brother.
"My detail is on the way Danny I want you with me, then I need you on this." Danny nodded looping an arm around Linda unable to control the sobs. He numbly got up following Frank to the car repeating over in his head I can't loose him Joe please don't take him top.
