Lanie dropped the heavy gun to the floor with what sounded like a deafening thud. Hayes fell to his knees then collapsed on top of a shocked Esposito. He started to push Hayes off o him and heard Lanie cry. She collapsed onto her knees her arms around herself sobbing so hard her entire body shook. He rolled the dead man the rest of the way off of him and went to her.

He pulled her close and she shook like a leaf. Noticing her state of clothes as being his shirt and boxers he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her tiny frame.

"I killed him I killed him" She was near hysterics now and he held her close.

"Hey, You did what you had to. What do you think he would have done with you when he was finished" She sobbed harder and he heard sirens in the distance and Ryan calling into his radio officers down one dead.

"Lanie..." He pushed her away slightly framing her face with his hands.

"Listen to me there's something I want to tell you before anyone gets here"

She was still sobbing when she looked at him.

"I..." He froze she was terrified and she was hurting he shook his head.

"I...I'm sorry" He sighed and she sobbed harder he pulled her back into his arms kissing the top of her head. He looked over at Ryan then held her away.

"Lanie, Ryan...I have to check on Ryan" She nodded and seemed to come out of her fog crawling over to Ryan she put her hand on his wrist.

"He's alive" She told Esposito then she grabbed the sheets off of the bed and balled it up pressing it onto the wound in Ryans right shoulder. She was shaking still but her medical training kept her from going over the edge there was a life at stake and she knew it.

Esposito tried to stand and found his knees refused to hold. He was shaking as well and his back ached so bad he could barely keep from yelling. He went over to Hayes and felt for a pulse there was none and he found himself a little relieved. He sighed feeling suddenly exhausted.

"Esposito" Lanie was at his side in a second as a wave of dizziness struck. He almost collapsed but she managed to ease him to the floor.

"You're bleeding" She said it through tears and he realized she was right he was a mess.

His face felt like had had been hit by a freight train and probably didn't look much better but his back was killing him. He glanced to the side and saw the blood on the floor. It was his he was bleeding his back was bleeding the wounds must have re opened. Lanie was still leaning over him talking to him trying to keep him awake he knew that he was going into shock.

"Stay with me. Come on stay awake" She shook him and he tried to help her.

"Ryan?" He glanced at his partner but she kept her eyes on him.

"He's going to be alright just a graze but...you're bleeding pretty bad just stay with me please"

He finally was able to focus on her face her lip was bleeding and the right side of her face was busted and bruising. He reached a hand out and brushed her cheek where it was swelling giving her a soft smile.

"I would have killed him" He told her and she nodded.

"I know" He smiled and like that everything went dark he could hear her screaming at him but he was so very tired.

Kate burst through the doors first. The ambulance team, Castle and more cops behind her. She went straight to the bedroom and stopped with a gasp at the door. Michael Hayes lay in the corner to the left dead with a gunshot through his back and chest. Ryan was to the right he was sitting up against the bed pressing a sheet to his right shoulder which was bleeding he was awake and staring in sympathy at the middle of the room. Lanie was on her knees in a decent pool of blood her hands and clothes covered as well. Esposito was laying on the floor blood running from his back and very pale. Lanie was crying and talking to him like he could hear her but he didn't even move.

Kate moved forward to her friend and dropped to her knees beside her. Lanie turned to Kate and she could see the bruise on her neck and where her face was bleeding and bruised her lip busted. She was crying.

"Lanie, The paramedics are here you need to move"

"I killed him..." She said softly and Kate was confused.

"Who?"

"Hayes" Ryan supplied from where the paramedics were helping him onto a gurney. Lanie sobbed harder and Kate turned back to her.

"It's alright don't worry about that now. We need to get you looked at"

"I'm fine. Esposito he's not responding I...I don't know what to do" The paramedics were careful at pulling him away and lifting him onto a stretcher.

"Come on" Kate helped her to her feet and they brought yet another gurney for Lanie and after Kate insisting Lanie sat on it and they were only to the main door before she felt the adrenaline leave and she passed out.