"I know Garret moving on!" Frank sighed at his DCPI in no mood to deal with stupidity the media created. Lowering his voice into a firm mumble Frank rubbed his eyes. "Sorry, moving on okay?"
The doors burst open and Gornley appeared wheezing from running. "Boss your father is on his way upstairs with an off duty cop and rookie who just graduated."
All eyes moved to the door as the alleged officers carried Henry inside the office and comfortably on a chair. Eddie turned saluting the commissioner respectfully. "Sir. We ran into him into the street, he took one look at Conor and asked us bring him here."
At mention of his name Conor followed Eddie's lead in saluting the commissioner. "Sir."
Hearing his voice, the familiar soft tone of his youngest son Frank's eyes watered. He looked Conor over affirming his suspicion seeing his missing son in front of him. "Jamie."
"Conor Fitzgerald sir, just graduated academy and assigned to the 12th." Conor fought the desire to give Eddie a questioning look wondering why they kept calling him Jamie but he maintained a straight look.
"As you were. Thank you for helping my father I owe you two a big deal of gratitude. May I offer you something to drink?" Frank passed them to be at his father's side while giving Garret a knowing look.
Henry sat himself up eyes locked on the rookie. Receiving the knowing look Garrett quietly pulled Gornley out waiting to explain. "No thanks sir we just wanted to make sure he made it here safely. "
"Thank you, both of you. Conor, I apologize you remind me of my son who went missing ten years ago. Welcome to the force son," Frank extended a hand following with a firm handshake.
"Thank you sir, I'm sorry about your son." Conor nodded one more time time, following Eddie to the door opening it for her before going out. Before the door closed Garret and Gornley stepped back.
Henry reached up grabbing Frank's suit sleeve. "Francis?"
"Yea pop I saw, that was Jamie.. Sid, please get Baker for me. Are you all right pop?"
Baker and Gornley returned together eyes wide at the commissioner leaning over his father and former commissioner, the color draining in their faces. "Baker the officer that was in here just left his mark on the doorknob. Please send that to the lab for analysis."
"What's going on boss," Gornley asked confused.
"Remember I told ten years my youngest disappeared while studying at Harvard? " Frank reached into his wallet revealing a high school graduation picture of Jamie posing with Frank and his Mary.
Garret and Gornley's eyes widened at the exact same person simultaneously with Gornley adding, "oh shit." This time Garret didn't shoot him a warning look to stunned himself. "But you called him by name and he denied it."
"I know but both pops and I identified him and you both saw his picture, it's him. " frank inhaled shock and shaken the son they'd been missing for 10 years was back but back from what exactly?
Sergeant Renzulli returned to his rookie handing a wrapped sandwich to the newly graduated kid. "Here ya go kid, " Renzulli leaned against the squad car unwrapping his own sandwich with a smile. He'd been shocked when the CO introduced them earlier that day as the kid had an exact resemblance to Joe Reagan.
The kid Conor Fitzgerald which sounded more like a law firm title then name took an almost exact resemblance to Joe his blue grey eyes, smile, his dirty blond hair. Then the instinct he had on the street matched the middle Reagan.
"So how you liking it so far," Renzulli asked, striking up a conversation as they are.
Conor gave a small shrug of his shoulders finishing the bite he took. "It's good so far just new."
Renzulli knew the feeling, everything being brand new with a lot to take in. "I know it seems like that now but it gets better. I remember…"
Before Renzulli could finish his thought calls for help pierced the air interrupting the officers meal break. Conor took off, the kid could run getting there first in time to meet a tenant. "I called 9-1-1 already. There's a baby up there though third floor facing the street."
Without hesitation Conor dashed into the burning building, leaving a stunned Renzulli. "Central be advised we have a residential fire 1036 East 53rd." Renzulli looked up with worry as black smoke poured out of the upstairs window. He took a step, pausing as an explosion errupted sending glass fragments shattering.
Taking a deep breath Renzulli darted in coughing immediately as the smoke hit him. "Conor? Kid?" He coughed tears stinging his eyes as tried to see through the thickness.
Conor appeared by his side cradling an infant boy against him covering him from the smoke. "He's okay Sarg," he assured with a whooping cough as together they hurried out into the fresh air.
Medics relieved the baby from the coughing officer checking him over quickly. "Will he make it," Conor wheezed doubled over trying to catch his own breath, concerned more for the kid then himself.
"His lungs are clear so that's good. Have the other bus check you out," the veteran spoke up before closing the doors allowing them to drive off.
"You okay kid? I'm gonna kick your ass for scaring me like that." Renzulli patted his shoulder proud the kid saved that baby but it kicked a hole in Renzulli.
"I'm good," Conor assured walking on his own to the second ambulance to get checked out. He watched police cars and fire trucks block the streets finding relief in the oxygen they gave him.
An unmarked police car pulled up shortly after as Danny arrived on scene. "Hey Sarg what do we got?"
"Me and my partner were on meal break when we heard cries for help so we ran over to find this. The kid he just rushed in and saved the baby, a rookie just graduated academy!"
"Where is he I need to get his statement," Danny scanned the now secured scene as fire fighters managed to get the blaze under control. He started walking in the direction Renzulli pointed ignoring the Sergeant's calls. "But Danny…."
Danny walked around the ambulance shield in hand about to ask the hero rookie how was doing when the rookie turned to look at him sending Danny into shock.