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The fraction of a second can change everything. After that, seconds and minutes become eternal...

Early Wednesday morning, Intelligence was in position. They had been dealing with a drug case for a long time now. An informant from Antonio gave them the hint. It was a case where drugs that promised better academic performance were distributed directly to pupils in middle school or high school. 7 students between the ages of 13 and 17 had already died. Other students were currently admitted to Chicago Med. The case came very close to many of them. Antonio's son was exactly the same age. Kevin, whose younger siblings also went to one of the affected schools, also took the case very seriously. Today they could finally complete the case.

"Halstead, Lindsay, Dawson, you enter from the back. Burgess and Olinsky, you get ready for a possible chase." Voight's husky voice rang through the radios.

The older man looked at the remaining members of his team, Atwater and Ruzek, who were standing next to him. Voight nodded. "Enter!" he said into the radio. Atwater stepped in front of the door and broke through with a powerful kick.

"Chicago PD!" Kevin shouted and entered the house armed. Voight entered the house behind him and immediately looked around. A couple of seconds later another door broke open. Halstead's voice sounded, "Chicago PD!"

"Stairs!" said Erin.

"You and Halstead go up Lindsay!" Voight said and continued searching the ground floor with the others.

Carefully, Jay went up the stairs step by step. Arriving at the last step, he checked to see if the coast was clear. Erin stood close behind him. Suddenly gunshots sounded. Jay and Erin ducked and sought protection behind the opposite wall. They saw an injured young woman laying in the middle of the field of fire. Jay called out for backup over the radio meanwhile backing up Erin as she was trying to bring the woman to cover. The shooter was not in sight, but then another single shot sounded...

"ERIN!" Jay yelled. Immediately he left his cover and hurried to his partner, who sank slowly to the ground. Blood poured out of her neck. She gasped for breath and her eyes felt heavy. Tears slowly stained her cheeks. Tears full of pain. He knelt in front of her and squeezed the bloody wound with his hand, putting as much pressure on the wound as he could.

„George 50-21 Officer shot! We need an ambulance to our last location!" he yelled in his radio, "Offender is on the run!"

Desperately he tried to stop the bleeding, "Erin - stay with me. Do you hear me? Stay awake. Help is on the way."

"Jay?" She whispered barely audible.

"I'm here, Erin." His voice trembled, "I love you."

"I love you too." She whispered weakly, "Promise me you'll take care of our children."

"No! Erin! We'll both take care of them. We will grow old together, do you hear?"

„Jay, please."

"I promise you." Jay said shakily, "Stay awake, Erin. Look at me! You will live. Help is coming."

Meanwhile, Burgess and Olinsky pursued the fugitive offender who fled across the rooftops. Ruzek and Atwater ran after him on foot. After a long hunt, they lost him. Watchful and ready to fire, Ruzek and Atwater explored the deserted area. Nothing. No human in sight. They looked for possible hiding places, behind or in a dumpster or empty houses. Nothing. A little exhausted, they returned to the scene where an ambulance just drove off sirens blazing. Antonio leaned against his car. His head was heavy in his hands, his expression blank. "Please tell me you got that bastard." Antonio said in a slightly shaky voice.

Ruzek and Kevin shook their heads.

"Give out an APB," muttered Olinsky, joining them.

A little later Voight and Halstead came. Their faces frozen. Jay and Voight tried to suppress the tears.

"Where is he?" Voight hissed angrily, clenching his hands into fists.

Jay stood rooted to the side of the sergeant. He was covered with blood from his partner, wife and mother of his children. Impassive, he just stared into the distance.

"He escaped," Kevin admitted meekly.

"Escaped? Are you kidding me! Nobody leaves until we have that bastard!" Voight hissed angrily.