Danny and Lindsay walked toward a small diner. The entrance had surrounding area had been taped off. Lindsay swallowed as she ducked under the tape and entered the diner. Danny followed behind, suddenly feeling very nervous.

Flack met them before they would see the victims. "Someone's makin' one hell of a statement."

"Who is it?" Danny asked.

"Plain an' simple, the NYPD." Flack said. He turned to the two bodies on the ground.

Lindsay inhaled sharply. Her stomach churned, threatening to blanch. Never had she seen something so gruesome. "Oh my god."

Two bodies were lying on the floor in a pool of their blood. One held a gunshot to the chest, just as Wilson had. But the second was a clear shot to the skull; however, it was clear through the skull. Both lay on either ends of the small table where they appeared to have been sitting. Both wore a light blue denim jacket, soaked with blood.

Danny approached the bodies. "What happened, Don?"

"Early lunchers. The girl at the register said that the man was standing when she heard an explosion. He jerked backwards and hit the floor along with his partner. Everyone inside ran out when it stopped, thinkin' that someone was shootin' whoever. Girl ran to the phone and called us." Flack explained.

Lindsay set her case down and knelt next to the woman. "Through the skull."

Danny examined the male. "Straight through the chest." He examined the bullet wound. Lindsay watched as a silver chain appeared around the neck. Danny pulled on the chain, revealing the NYPD shield. Danny looked up at Lindsay. "Check her."

Lindsay felt around the neck for the chain, pulling up the shield. "Two more NYPD officers."

"Detective Julia Green, ten years on he force. She's an undercover DEA agent. Her partner and husband, Brandon Green, thirteen years on the force." Flack explained.

Lindsay looked around. The diner held a window, allowing everyone to look in and out, however the window had completely shattered. She turned her head, looking past Danny. Up in the wall behind the counter was a hole. Lindsay stood from the body and walked over to the wall. She pulled out a magnifying glass and inspected the hole.

"What'd ya find, Lindsay?" Danny asked.

Lindsay pulled out her tweezers and pried the bullet from the wall. "Same bullet that killed Officer Wilson."

"From an eye ball comparison?" Flack asked.

Lindsay held up the bullet, "Not many bullets are this big, Don."

"So where's the second bullet?" Flack asked.

"There isn't one." Danny said.

"Two dead officers' how can there be only one bullet?" Flack asked.

Lindsay walked back to the bodies. "We found the same wound on Wilson, flack. Through and through, it's the same with them."

"These rounds can pierce tank armor. This was nothing." Danny finished.

Flack nodded. "Wonderful. And the chances that these are connected are?"

"Highly possible." Lindsay said.

"Alright, I'm gonna go down to the precinct, spread the news around that someone's killin' cops. You two gonna be alright?" Flack asked.

"Yeah, yeah, we'll let you know what we find." Danny said.

Flack nodded and left.

"Alright, let's get them back to Sid." Danny said. He waved the ME's into the scene and helped them place the bodies on the gurney's.

Lindsay couldn't help but feel nervous. She looked through the window at the crowd of people. There was something wrong with the scene…she just couldn't figure out what.

Lindsay turned toward Danny, "Hey Danny, the vests are under the seats in the car, right?"

Danny looked up. "Yeah, why?"

"I'm going to go grab them." Lindsay said.

"You want me to go with you?" Danny asked."

Lindsay shook her head. "No, you keep processing. I'll be fine."

"Alright." Danny said. He returned back to the scene.

Lindsay exited the diner. She ducked under the tape and jogged across the street to the car. She opened the passenger door and reached under the seat. Lindsay pulled out the two vests beneath the seat. She handled the material carefully. Her fingers ran along the vest, getting a feel for the protection. Lindsay shut the door to the car and stepped in front of it.

Lindsay stepped off the curb, stepping wrong. Her foot twisted against the ground, causing her to slip onto the ground. Lindsay gasped and fell to the ground. Seconds later, Lindsay felt the wind rush past her hair and the sound barrier shatter around her. Her ears rang painfully as she looked up. Lindsay's eyes winded in terror as another officer fell to the ground. People standing outside screamed and ran. Behind her, Lindsay heard an engine start up and drive away form her.

Lindsay staggered to her feet. Her right foot stung in pain, causing her to limp over to the officer. Lindsay dropped to her knees and checked the pulse, but she found none. All around her, Lindsay could hear muffled cries and shouts, but nothing clear. She felt a hand on her shoulder and trued her head. Danny was kneeling beside her, shouting at her. She felt his hand on the side of her head.

Her hear was slowly coming back. Now she could make out parts of what Danny was screaming. "Get EMS over here!"

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Lindsay sat in one of the exam rooms at County General. She stared down at the floor, thinking and rethinking the events of the passed two hours. The ringing in her ear had almost subsided, but her hearing was still tender. The doctors had wrapped up her wrist from her fall and her ankle was only soar, not sprained. But the officer hadn't been so lucky Lindsay couldn't help but realize, if she hadn't slipped, it would've been her on the ground.

The door of her room opened and she looked up. Danny entered slowly, leaning against the wall. "Docs givin' you the clear. You alright, Babe?"

Lindsay nodded and hoped off the bed. "Yeah. Let's go."

Danny opened the door for her. Lindsay walked out into the hallway. Danny's arm stayed around her waist until they reached the car. He led her around the back where their car was waiting. Danny opened the passenger door for her and helped her into the car. He climbed into the car and started it up.

"You should call Mac an' Stell when you get home. They'll be wantin' to make sure you're alright. And Flack will want a statement." Danny explained.

"I'm not going home Danny, just go back to the lab." Lindsay replied.

Danny took a quick glance. "Lindsay, you were almost killed out there, I think you need to-"

"No, Danny." Lindsay stated. "Look, I know I was almost killed, that's all I can think about now. But I wasn't, alright? Another officer died instead of me, and I'm going home, not when I can help find his killer."

Danny was silent. He knew Lindsay was right, but he couldn't forget the fact that someone had tried to kill her while hey were at the scene. Just the fact that could've been killed scared him, but they knew what weapon would be used, and what little chance she stood against it.

"Alright. We'll get back to the lab. Sid should have some news for us when we get there." Danny said.

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wow...talk about close call. if you though that was bad on lindsay, just wait till you read what i do to her later. enjoy

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