Lassiter was sitting at his desk getting more and more frustrated at the lack of leads. His phone rand and the voice on the other end gave Lassiter an anonymous tip that the man who hurt Shawn was hiding out in an abandoned house 5 miles from the hospital. He thought that this tip might have been a trap but he was going to follow the lead anyway. It was the only lead that they had.
Lassiter grabbed Buzz for back up (Juliet couldn't come with a broken ankle). He made sure that they were prepared with vests and back up on standby. They went to the place where the tip told them the man was hiding. The two men busted into the abandoned home they both came in the door with guns drawn.
They took things slow and cleared each room before they moved t the next. Lassiter would go in to a room first and Buzz would back him up. The house seemed clear; they had one room left to clear. Lassiter came to the room and the door was locked so he kicked the door open. Buzz was the first one in the room and as soon as he entered a shot rang out from the hiding man in the room. The bullet hit Buzz in the upper shoulder. Buzz fell to the ground in pain. There was no pause in Lassiter's reaction he proceeded to unload his weapon in the Body of Mr. Romano.
He then used the radio attached to his shoulder to call for back up. He said, "This Detective Lassiter, we have an officer down I repeat we have an officer down and a suspect who is now in hell where he belongs. Requesting an ambulance and back up immediately."
He then went and knelt down beside Buzz and assessed his condition. Buzz was already starting to get up. He assured Lassiter that he was fine and then looked at the dead man lying in the center of the room and then looked back at Lassiter. He said, "I bet you can't wait to tell Henry and Shawn about this."
Lassiter smiled at his handy work and answered, "It is going to be the highlight of my police career to inform them that the nightmare is over."
The ambulance and back up got to the scene; Vick brought Juliet to the scene to check on Buzz. They were so happy to see that the wound Buzz received was relatively minor.
The ambulance took him to the same hospital that Shawn was in. The doctors examined Buzz and sewed up his wound and released him within a few hours. Once he was released Vick, Juliet and Lassiter were waiting for him. Buzz came out with his arm in a sling but other than that he was okay. He was so excited to be able to go with the group upstairs to let Henry and Shawn know that their nightmare is over.
The whole group walked up stairs to Shawn's room. They walked into both Henry and Shawn asleep. Normally they would not have bothered them but they knew this news would be worth waking up for. Juliet kissed Shawn awake and Lassiter walked over and placed his hand on Henry's shoulder to wake him up. Once they were both awake Lassiter was excited to begin, "We have some exciting news for you two. Mr. Romano the man who has caused so much grief and pain is now a resident of Hell thanks to some smart shooting from yours truly."
Henry was speechless; he looked between Shawn and Lassiter. He was able to stammer and ask, "The nightmare is over, it really over?" Lassiter looked t him with a huge smile on his face and said, "Yes, Henry the nightmare is over and now all you two have to worry about is helping Shawn get better."
Shawn patted his Dad and signed something for Dad to tell the group. He signed, "Thank you so much for getting that crazy man for me." Lassiter touched Shawn on the shoulder and said, "It was my pleasure to get rid of him for you and now all you have to do is concentrate on getting better and getting yourself back to work to irritate me."
Shawn smiled he was overwhelmed that this nightmare was really over. Henry got up and he hugged everyone in the room and thanked everyone for the part they played in stopping this maniac. For the first time in over a week Henry was able to take a breath.
The group didn't stay long they didn't want to tire Shawn out even with good news. They exchanged one more hug and soon it was just Henry, Gus and Shawn in the room. Shawn lay back in his bed and closed his eyes.
Henry noticed Shawn and became worried at the look on his face and asked what was the matter? Shawn signed, "I was preparing myself to try and figure out how to tell you and Gus goodbye, I thought that there was no way I was going to survive this nightmare and now that he is gone maybe I have a chance to make it through this nightmare."
Henry had to take a deep breath and pause for a second to keep the tears from freely falling down his face. He began with a broken voice, "You are going to survive because Spencer men don't know how not to survive and you will have me right there beside you every step of the way." Gus interjected, "And you have me to Buddy."