Emma and Regina opened their eyes to see Leo slowly slump to the floor as officers made haste in pinning Killian to the ground. The women shot forward to help brace his fall and Regina pulled him onto her lap. As she lay him down they realised he'd been shot in the chest, his eyes were already glassy. Her wail of realisation drew everyone's attention.

An officer in the distance beckoned the paramedics through the crime scene and to the epicentre of the drama. Regina gently closed his eyes as the blood continued to soak into his white shirt and now her own clothes. Emma sat opposite, thoroughly spent and unable to even figure a next move.

"He saved us." Emma said to no-one in particular in disbelief as she looked from Leo to Regina. Regina's emotions were all over the place. The loathing she had felt for him over the last few years, since her accident and his reaction to it and certainly his actions over the last few months, was suddenly replaced by the philia love she also held for him. She struggled to fathom how she could hold such contrasting views. She continued to hold him close as officers approached them all.

"Ma'am, you need to come with us please." An officer gently placed his arm on Emma's shoulder and she saw Regina jump out of her daze as the officer near her mirrored the action of her own.

"She's deaf." Emma quickly pointed out to the one trying to help Regina. She didn't want to explain her hearing issues, but she had suspected that after the second gun shot, Regina was probably struggling to hear anything again. The officers exchanged a glance and the one by Regina knelt to her side instead, ensuring she could see him.

"Ma'am." He carefully took her hand and pointed to himself and then the door, hoping she would understand. She almost mindlessly rose with him, before stopping and gesturing to her husband as the tears that couldn't flow before now did. The officer kept her there for a few moments until the paramedics respectfully surrounded Leo, and carefully began to confirm what they already knew. When she was content he was being 'cared' for, she continued out with the officer.

After all that had happened, it wasn't even one thirty in the morning. Regina looked around and was relieved to see Emma and Henry running to embrace one another as she realised she was being escorted to one of the three ambulances they had dispatched. A tad dramatic she thought, then she realised there were far worse scenarios that could have played out and potentially a lot more bodies. Her mind zoned back to Leo. She can't believe he'd taken the bullet for them. He must have been watching from behind the door they'd snuck in. She was pulled back to the present by the sudden feeling of hands on her. She looked up to see a woman clearly saying something as she began to unbutton her shirt. Regina pushed her off in a panic just as Henry and Emma approached. The paramedic backed off as Regina cupped Henry's face before pulling him into a big hug. She then realised Emma was trying to get her attention.

"How's you're hearing?" Emma managed to sign. Since the last incident with Regina's hearing they'd learnt how to say a few useful things for such an eventuality.

"Just ringing. It stings." Was all Emma could make out from Regina's signs, but it was enough. She was so grateful they'd spent time learning practical signs for such an eventuality. Emma nodded her understanding and joined the other two in a quick embrace before pulling the paramedic to one side.

Emma explained to the paramedic that Regina was hard of hearing and, at the moment, couldn't hear at all and why, which she assumed was from the gun shots and vibrations of the last thirty minutes or so. She also explained that the man who had died was her husband, she wasn't going to get into their separation, there was no point. The most controversial mention was explaining to the paramedic that her friend had been raped and assaulted a few times over the last month and that she hadn't properly dealt with anything she'd been through due to there being so much going on. Emma was just being protective though, she did not want Regina going through anything more stressful than need be. The paramedic was extremely grateful for all the information and glad that she was there with her friend. Even though the paramedic wanted Emma and Henry to be checked out too, due to the unusual circumstances, and the fact none of them were gravely hurt, she allowed them to ride in the ambulance together. They walked back over to where Regina and Henry were still sat clinging to one another.

"Emma can we just go home." Regina asked, managing to sign a few of the words, they had gotten far better at signing the words they knew. They were even managing full sentences now, though not many.

Emma was saddened by her friends desperate tone. "No honey." She mouthed and signed before brushing the brunette's loose hair behind her ear and getting a good glimpse of the bruise that was beginning to form. "We need to go. Apart from anything else they will need to take evidence from us. Look on the bright side of this though, we are nearing the end and soon we can focus on just rebuilding our lives and our futures." She couldn't believe she'd said that, considering Leo wasn't even cold yet, but she was desperate for some hope right now. Regina nodded and allowed Emma to take her and Henry into the ambulance where the paramedic took all their vitals en route to the hospital.

The hospital visit itself had been exhausting. They'd all had a physical, x-rays and bloods taken, just to be sure and to record any evidence for the police. Forensic officers and agents had been badgering them all morning and wanting them to relay their accounts of what happened what felt like a million times. All three had been booked in for counselling sessions for the foreseeable future too, which Emma certainly didn't deem a bad thing, especially when it came to the two people she loved so much. Regina hadn't reacted badly to the realisation of what Emma had told the paramedic. Though she didn't react well either, she was more numb. They all were to a certain extent. The paramedic relayed all of the information to the Drs and Nurses responsible for looking after Regina and they were successfully able to communicate using pen and paper, they had offered an interpreter, but Regina confirmed she was still an early learner.

Luckily, none of them were badly hurt, the worst being Regina's bruised ribs, though they all had a good amount of bruising to show for their sins. Fortunately, there were no broken bones or internal injuries from any of the rougher hits and blows.

It was nearing lunch time before they were finally let out and, ironically, none of them wanted to go home and face making lunch right now. Regina didn't want to face her large, now, truly empty property and Emma was in a similar position, except she wasn't even allowed home right now as the FBI had cordoned it off, for potentially several days, as they combed the house looking for further evidence of Killian's dealings. The only good thing to come out of this was that if Killian was convicted of all charges, the two biggest being smuggling leading to grand larceny, and murder. All officers they had spoken too said there was a bounty of evidence from many sources being found and that they'd be surprised if any of them got away lightly, least of all Killian.

They didn't really want to go to Granny's either though, as they knew that they'd be bombarded by a thousand questions, but the consensus was they best get it over with now, or they risk winding themselves up over the possibility of seeing people and it would only become harder.

The second they entered the diner, one could hear a pin drop and it didn't help that they all looked dreadful, sporting shiners and bruises on their arms and faces. Emma placed an arm around Henry. Granny instantly bee lined towards them and ushered them to the quiet table at the back, which they thought was very helpful and kind.

The second they arrived at said table though, Mary Margaret and David approached. Granny began to send them away.

"Wait Granny! Thank you, but its okay. Part of why we came here was we decided we better get this over with." Regina confirmed. Her hearing had almost returned to what it used to be, but there was still a slight tinnitus like ringing that wasn't there before. She wondered if this would be her new 'normal' now. Granny cupped her chin gently and offered a small eye squint at her black eye, making it clear she was not happy about it, before offering her a nod and small smile.

Mary Margaret instantly pulled Emma into a gentle hug and Emma found she actually needed it. She offered one to Regina who more so politely accepted before patting the seat next to her.

"What's happened? What's been going on? There are FBI agents everywhere and all they've told David so far was an incident has occurred and an officer will be around later today when they have a full report to hand over, but they did assure us the incident was over and no-one here was in any danger. Regina looked to Emma.

"It was my fault." Henry spoke up. This had been rolling around and around in his brain all night.

"Henry…"

"No Ma, please... please let me at least say it. Even you don't know why I did what I did." She teared up at his little plea before nodding for him to continue.

"I found out what Killian was planning to do, but I honestly didn't realise what he was doing was as bad as it was or so dangerous. He said he needed whatever it was to go without a hitch, so I came up with an idea to create one. I…" he looked down at his fidgeting hands. "…I thought that if I could maybe destroy his plans that we'd be free and you and Regina could be together and…" both Regina and Emma looked surprised by that admission, but they had spent a lot of time together and Henry was very perceptive. "…we could be happy, or at least not have to worry any more."

"Oh Henry," Emma gave him a one armed hug as Regina held his hand. "What were your plans to create a 'problem' for them?" This was the one thing Emma was truly struggling to grasp. What did Henry think he could do?

"My first Idea was to let of fireworks to alert people to what they were doing. When I got there though there were too many people and I panicked and had to remain hidden. I'd come up with another plan though. They said they were going to unload, lock up and leave, only to return tomorrow to unpack." Henry couldn't help a small grin. "I decided I was going to wait till they left, make sure they had all driven off and then smash every single bottle. That way they would know someone was on to them and perhaps stop." It was a naïve idea, but also kind of genius. Henry changed from almost proud of himself to bereft of all positivity… "Instead, I did a stupid thing, messed up and got Leo shot."

"What!" Both David and Mary Margaret exclaimed, Regina noticed the rest of the patrons in the diner was listening too. "Is he okay?" Mary Margaret added quickly.

"He's dead. Leo is dead. Killian was shooting at Emma and I. Leo stepped in. He took the bullet instead." She made the point of saying that so everyone in the diner knew. Emma stood up to address everyone, believing she owed the town something.

"It turns out, my 'husband'…" she spat out venomously. "…was using Henry and I and the cover of being the Sheriff of this lovely town to enable a growing smuggling business. It was also the reason behind the new club that had opened up. Killian and it's owners were partners. It turns out this 'little' endeavour was quite large and spanned several states. The good news is I don't think the club will remain open after this."

"The place is already crawling with FBI agents." A lady near them offered. "I don't think it will re-open after this either. Thank the Lord." Emma broke into a sob as Regina stood, rubbing her back.

"I am so sorry, I fell for his lies and we moved here and destroyed so many things in this town. We even managed to get the mayor killed." Granny moved close.

"Hey, none of that now! Let's get one thing clear here and now. None of this was yours, Henry's or Regina's fault. The blame for this was solely on the men behind the smuggling operation." There was a lot of agreement and several, 'here, here's', from the other patrons. Emma nodded in acceptance, unable to offer any words right now. Granny turned to Regina.

"Is there anything else you want people to know at this point?" Regina looked to Emma who shrugged.

"I honestly don't think there's anything else that's of any importance to add." She looked to Henry who agreed. "You know the gist of what happened and the most important thing is that everyone has been arrested and the Mayor is dead." Granny rubbed their shoulders before turning to the rest of her patrons.

"That's it everyone, noting else to see or hear. Let's let them eat in peace now, shall we." Granny returned her attention to the table as Mary Margaret hugged them all goodbye.

"Now, let's get you all fed and this is on the house." She quickly looked to Regina. "And don't you even think of arguing with me, young lady." Regina actually managed a snort and for the first time since yesterday, she actually felt a bit hopeful again. As did Emma and Henry.