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"That's her! That's her!" Provenza yelled so loud that Buzz besides him cringed.
"Finally," Buzz murmured. They had been going through video material for hours ever since they found Sharon and now finally had a tape on which Sharon's car could clearly be identified. It showed her crossing a crossway in a region that was way off her normal way home but close to the place they found her car.
"I don't believe it", Provenza mumbled.
"A patrol car", Buzz shook his head in disbelief. The scene was short but long enough to finally get some significant information. It showed that Sharon had been followed by a patrol car, with its high beams on. The distance between Sharon and the car behind her was way too short.
"Unbelievable", Provenza murmured still in disbelieve while Buzz was informing the rest of the team. As soon as everyone saw the tape they swarmed out like busy bees. Andy drove off to the hospital to show Sharon the tape in person. He found her in her hospital bed, surrounded by all three of her children. Ricky was just telling a joke or something because they all started to laugh.

"Hey", Andy greeting them as he entered the room.
"Andy", Sharon smiled and let him kiss her forehead.
"How are you holding up?" Andy asked.
"I'm ok. Doctor said the GHB is as good as out of my blood and that I might be able to go home tomorrow."
"Well if that isn't good news."
Andy pulled another chair next to the bed and sat down. With Emily seated on the bed at Sharon's feet, Ricky on one side, Rusty and Andy on the other Sharon felt more guarded than ever – it was a good feeling.
"How about you? Any news I don't know about yet?"
"As a matter of fact there are."
"What is it?" Ricky asked first.
Andy took his phone out again and showed Sharon the video. "Oh my god", Sharon whispered. She finally knew for sure that the high beams were what caused her to remember nothing but lightness. Unfortunately the light of the car behind her was so bright that the person driving the car could not be seen.
The three kids looked at their mother wordlessly. Neither of them knew what one should say in a situation like this.
"I know it's a lot to ask but is there any chance that this video is bringing back memories?" Andy broke the silence.
Sharon shook her head: "I wish there was. But there's nothing new coming to my mind. Andy, I don't understand. Do you think it was a police officer that was following me? Or did someone steal the car as a good cover? It could also just be a parole officer that was trying to make me stop. I don't get it."
"Well, all I can say at this point is, that everyone is working hard on finding the answers to those questions. But Sharon: this is good. We are getting closer", Andy reassured his girlfriend and squeezed her hand.
Sharon only hummed her famous hum and let her head sink into the pillow. "Hey mom, why don't we get some lunch and in the meantime, you get some rest?" Emily suggested.
"That might be a good idea", Sharon said without really opening her eyes. She was exhausted already again.
"Do you want us to bring you anything to eat besides that hospital food?" Ricky asked.
"No thank you honey, I can't really stomach anything yet", Sharon declined and moments later she and Andy were alone in the room.
"Andy, can you do me a favor?"
"Always."
"Can you help me change into my pajamas. I need to get out of that hospital gown but I didn't want to ask any of the kids because I didn't want to see…" Sharon started to explain herself but Andy interrupted her: "of course."
He got the pajamas and laid them on the sink in the bathroom that bordered on Sharon's hospital room. Then he walked over to Sharon again and helped her sit on one side of the bed. Sharon grimaced because her rips were causing brutal pain.
"Can you get up?" Andy asked. He noticed her pain but bit his tongue and didn't say anything about it. Sharon nodded and with Andy's arm around her waist she got up and made a couple of steps before she needed to stop. Andy looked at her questioning.
"Dizzy."
"Can you make it to the bathroom?"
Sharon nodded and a while later she was seated on the toilet lit. With Andy's help she took the gown off and Andy couldn't help himself but whispered: "Jesus, Sharon", when he saw the nasty bruising on Sharon's torso. Sharon looked down on herself as much as she could without moving too much. "Well as we said: it'll only get better from here." Andy helped her into loose Yoga Pants and a T-Shirt and supported her freshen up a little.
"All right, back to bed?"
"Back to bed", Sharon agreed and was glad that Andy was there to support her on the way.
When Sharon was settled down in bed and feeling a little better Andy phone rang. Sharon was dozing off to sleep and overheard less than the half of what Andy said but that was enough to understand that they had been able to identified the exact car that had been following her.
"All right, that's good", Andy stated before he hung up. He looked over to Sharon to find out whether or not she was asleep.
"I heard", Sharon murmured.
"Sanchez and Sykes are on their way to the cops that were supposed to be driving the car that night."
"Good", Sharon whispered. Andy thought she was already asleep when she said: "Andy?"
"Yes?"
"I want police protection for my kids", she said quietly.
"They already have it", Andy smiled. He had been waiting for Sharon to ask for protection for her kids.
"Hm. Great minds think alike I guess", Sharon whispered, "how about you? He had been openly threatening you in one of the letters."
"I am taking good care of myself, Love", Andy smiled and even in her beaten up condition Sharon's heart skipped a beat when Andy called her Love. She still wasn't used to it and even hoped a little that she never would be.
"Besides, we went over the letters with Dr. Joe and he thinks that nobody besides you is in real danger. He believes that the attack on you was his way to keep you safe. You know, away from me, sort of branded by him with the bullshit he wrote on your leg", Andy started to get emotional and did his best to pull himself together.
"Well, that's good", Sharon whispered before she felt asleep. And Andy looked at his girlfriend with love, awe and respect. He didn't know any other person that would say "that's good" in a situation like that. But as long as her loved ones are ok, so was Sharon. That's how she worked.

A little while later Ricky, Emily and Rusty came back with lunch for Andy and Sharon after all.
"Thanks you guys", Andy said while unpacking the sandwich. He hadn't even noticed how hungry he was.
"How is she doing?" Emily whispered so that Sharon wouldn't wake up.
Andy took a sip of his water before he answered: "I think she isn't able to wrap her head around everything quiet yet. I'm a little worried that it'll come crashing down on her as soon as we catch this guy."
"When do you think that'll be?" Ricky asked.
"Hard to say. But I'm hoping we can manage before Sharon is released from the hospital."
"Why?" Rusty asked who was standing at the end of Sharon's bed, watching her sleeping.
"The hospital is easier to keep safe", Andy answered, his voice starting to become thick with worry. Now all eyes focused on Sharon.
"Don't worry. We won't let anything happen to her again. I'm just saying", Andy tried to calm the three. Without much luck. Emily sat down at the end of the bed again while Ricky sat down on the chair next to Sharon and took her hand into his. Rusty sat down on the other side of Sharon when Andy asked: "Is it all right if I leave you alone with her for a while?"
"Sure", Emily answered first.
So, Andy drove off to meet the team while the kids stayed besides their mother, waiting for something to happen. She slept for a while so the three gathered around the table in the hospital room and quietly started to play cards.
"No… no…", Sharon started murmuring in her sleep and shifted under the blankets.
Rusty was closest to her so he got up and gently laid a hand on her shoulder: "Mom, it's ok. You're just dreaming."
"I can't… no… please… my kids…", Sharon was still kept in the darkness of her nightmare and Rusty started shaking her a little while Ricky and Emily stood up from their chairs.
"Pleeeease", Sharon kept begging.
"Mom, come on, wake up, you're dreaming", Emily stood next to Rusty now. They were starting to freak out a little by seeing their mother in such distress.
Emily squeezed her hand a little and finally Sharon woke up jerking. Her hands were shaking a little and she was sweating and panting.
Ricky got a wet washcloth for her forehead so that she could cool down while Emily said: "It's ok mom, you were only dreaming."
Ricky handed Rusty the cloth who placed it on her forehead.
"Thank you", Sharon murmured when she felt the relieving cold. She took a deep breath in and out and it was clear that she was coming back to reality.
"You OK?" Ricky asked.
"Yeah, thanks. Just a dream", Sharon smiled weakly. Everyone was still for a couple of moments while Sharon gathered herself.
"We were playing a round of cards, you wanna play?" Rusty asked in an attempt to change the subject.
"Sure, why not", Sharon accepted gratefully.