Nearly there!
By the time Frank and Danny reached the house it was absolute chaos. The scene was madness and they had to fight their way in. The first thing they saw was the blood on the wall from Henry's head wound but no Henry.
"Pop! Pop!" yelled Frank as he tried to find his father.
"In here, Francis!" called Henry as he waved a shaky hand from the couch.
"What happened? Where's Toni?" rushed Frank as he moved to the front room. He was shocked to see his father's head bandaged but still bleeding. The paramedic as trying to get his blood pressure reading but the older man refused to sit still when his son arrived. "Please, let them check you out," pleaded Frank as he guided his father back to his seat.
"I'm fine, Francis. I've had worse!" he scoffed as he sat back down. "It's Toni you should be checking on," he said, indicating to the garden.
"What happened?" asked Danny as calmly as he could while taking in the mayhem.
"Cruz! He somehow got to the house and made a grab for Toni. He pushed me up against the wall, that's where i got this beauty," laughed Henry as he pointed to the head bandage. "He chased her out to the garden...He tried to rape her! In my house!" yelled Henry as he fought his temper.
"Is she ok?" asked Danny, worriedly.
"He almost did the deed. She's badly shaken; he got a few hits in on her. I think the paramedics are still with her," he pointed again to the garden.
"I'll go check on her. You sure you're ok, gramps?" asked Danny. Henry indicted that he was fine and that Danny should go to Toni.
"Pops? Who hit the alarm?" asked Frank as he sat beside his father.
"Toni. She did her best to fight him off by what i can tell of the debris in this place. She told me what happened with Jamie and Sydney. I can't believe she could sink so low. He was lucky he got out of it when he did," sighed Henry as he looked at his son.
"He's not out of it yet. We put a guard on his room and more throughout the floor and department to ensure she doesn't get back there. Erin came through on the warrant and Jackie's on her way over to Syd's office while Gormley takes her apartment" said Frank, tiredly.
"Toni said that Vinnie bragged it was Sydney who stabbed Jamie in Times Square," admitted Henry, quietly. Frank's eyes opened wide, he never thought Sydney would've been one to carry out such a crime but with recent events, nothing would surprise him about the woman now.
"So what happened?" asked Frank.
"Henry shot him," whispered Toni as she was lifted onto the ambulance trolley.
"Gramps shot him?" exclaimed Danny as he looked at the dead body of Officer Vinnie Cruz. Toni nodded her head quietly not looking at the body.
While Vinnie was busy chasing Toni through the house and out into the garden, Henry had come too and could hear dull screams through the throbbing of a headache. He had realised that Toni was missing from the hallway. Cruz.
Henry had somehow found the strength to pull himself up off the floor and get to the dresser in the dining room to get his gun. He checked it, pulled himself together and followed the screams. He could hear the sirens of the radio cars as they rushed to the house. He couldn't wait for the backup, Toni was screaming in fear.
He got to the back door and looked around; all his years on the force were never forgotten. He could see Toni pinned to the ground with Vinnie on top of her. He could see what was happening before it happened. Vinnie was pulling at her skirt and her underwear, he was so distracted by his own actions that he didn't see or hear Henry approach or order him to stop. Henry knew he had no choice and he fired his weapon.
One, two, three shots rang out.
Vinnie was dead. Toni pushed his dead body off and tried to cover herself as Henry came to her aid. Just as Henry got to her side, backup arrived and the ensuing chaos started.
"What happens now?" she cried softly as Danny took her hand.
"You're going to the hospital. I'll make sure Linda's there for you. I'll call your dad and explain." He smiled kindly.
"Danny. Vinnie said that it was Sydney who stabbed Jamie. Why would she do that if she wanted to steal him back?" questioned Toni, sleepily as she drifted into unconsciousness.
"We gotta get her to the hospital now. She took a blow to the head at some point and realised it," announced the paramedic as he pushed Danny out of the way. Danny followed to the ambulance and watched them pull away before he took out his phone and called Sergeant Renzulli.
"You're going to the hospital for stitches to the cut on your head. You can keep Jamie company until we get back there!" snapped Frank as his father started to protest against the trip to the hospital.
"Dad! It was ..." Danny started to tell his father about Jamie's attacker.
"Sydney. Find her!" ordered Frank as he looked to his son and his security detail.
"Yes Sir!" responded Detective Baker as she followed her Commissioner out to the waiting car to head back to 1PP.
As he promised, Jackie and Gormley were executing their search warrants with the highest efficiency and in great detail. No book was left on the shelf or unopened. Whilst ransacking through Sydney's office, Jackie stumbled upon the safe that hid the two items that would seal Sydney's fate, the gun and the knife.
"What do you think you are doing?" exclaimed Sydney as she walked in to find her office upside down. Her colleagues had avoided eye contact with her once she re-entered the practice. She knew that the police would be there to question her about Cruz and what he may have said to her before she handed off his assault case to another attorney but she wasn't expecting to be caught out for the attack on Jamie. She thought she was too smart for that.
"What has that lying toad said?" she demanded as Jackie slapped on the cuffs as she read the Miranda. "He's making this all up. Just because he's jealous. He didn't get Miss Renzulli so he tried it on with me," she was almost screaming now.
"Are you saying he was the mastermind?" asked Jackie, scathingly.
"Yes! He's obsessed with women. He's a sexual predator.." yelled Sydney. "He's..."
"Dead!" announced Jackie as she watched the crazy woman try to fight her way out of this argument. "And you got no-one to blame but yourself!"
Sydney went insane, screaming and thrashing about as officers escorted her from the building. Jackie pulled her cell phone and called Danny.
"Thanks, Jack. I'll be at the squad shortly, i just gotta go see Jamie first" sighed Danny as he pulled into the car park of St Victor's hospital.
"Hey! Reagan!" shouted Renzulli as he spotted the Detective coming into the ER.
"Sarge! How's Toni doing?" Asked Danny as he joined Renzulli.
"She's been sedated to help her get through the night. Luckily that animal didn't get to actually, you know... er..." stammered the shocked father.
"I know. Gramps took the bastard out before he had a chance," said Danny as he slapped the Sergeant on the shoulder.
"How can i thank your grandfather? He's gone up to see Jamie. They're moving Toni shortly," babbled Renzulli as he tried to control his emotions.
"Hey, Tony! Go be with your daughter. I'll pass on your thanks when i see the old man and when your girl wakes up, tell her we got Sydney." Smiled Danny.
"Sydney? You mean it was Jamie's ex that was behind this?" stammered Renzulli.
Danny shrugged and replied, "Think it was a joint venture but she's going to carry the responsibility all the way to jail!" Tony Renzulli nodded in approval, shook Danny's hand once more and went to his daughter's side.
It had been several hours since the attack at the Reagan home and Sydney's arrest before Jamie was fully informed of the incident. He was feeling even guiltier for his actions than he was before it all kicked off.
"Jamie, Toni is going to be ok and Syd's getting a psych evaluation as we speak," assured Erin as she tried to keep him in his bed.
"I have to go see Toni. This is all my stupid fault!" he groaned as the chest drain pulled as he tried to get out the opposite side of the bed.
"Jamie, she's sedated and sleeping. I think you need to give her a little time and space before you go running in her room," suggested Linda as she adjusted Jamie's drain.
"If i hadn't let Sydney get too close..." his words trailed off as he fought back his tears.
"You were at a disadvantage, kid," sighed Danny as he entered the room. "Give it time. She's a smart girl. And she's crazy for you!" smirked Danny.
"Don't bust my chops, Danny!" groaned Jamie as he glared at his brother. "What must the Sarge think of me now?" Everyone in the room knew that Jamie wasn't in the mood for listening to good reason at this point. Recovery was going to take longer for the young couple, emotionally more so than physically.