"Oh look, Bosco is actually going to join us on time today," John
Sullivan said as Maurice Boscorelli entered the locker room of the 55
precinct. "We better watch out, hell might freeze over," Sully half
whispered to his partner Ty Davis.
"Yeah and hell for you would be what.. all the Dunkin Donuts burning down," Bosco responded back opening his locker.
"Cute," Sully said giving Ty , who was silently laughing, a disgusted look.
"So Bos, where is Faith," Ty asked?
"Personal day," Bosco said quickly buttoning his shirt. " Something for Emily's school. She didn't go into specifics."
"Well, be careful today Bosco," Sully said closing his locker door and heading out of the locker room. "Mommy won't be there to bail you out of trouble."
"Bite me," Bosco said as the door closed behind Sully.
Alex Taylor was in a great mood as she walked into the firehouse. She had spent the morning with Ty just strolling through Central Park. She just enjoyed being with him. 'Absolutely nothing can ruin my day', Alex thought. Or so she thought.
"Taylor," came Lieu's voice from his office.
"Yeah Boss," Alex said walking to the door way of his office. She had a feeling she was going to like what he was about to say.
"You're a paramedic today," Lieu told her. "The new guy called out and I couldn't get anyone to replace him. Mitchell agreed to come in to cover your spot on the squad. Sorry."
Alex let out a sigh. She new Lieu wasn't just saying it. He truly was sorry. Pulling her off the squad would have been his last alternative but she couldn't help but think about what she said about nothing ruining her day. Suddenly the day wasn't looking so bright.
"Please tell me I don't have to ride with Carlos," Alex said. With all that had been going on lately - Bobby's death and then Kim's apparent attempted suicide and her recent return- the partnerships with the paramedic crew of the 55 hadn't been stable. Doc had been riding with Kim recently which put her with Carlos and frankly Alex didn't think she could put up with Carlos again. However, Doc usually rode with the new paramedics so Alex wasn't sure who she would be put with.
"No, Doc said he would put you with Kim today," Lieu told her.
"Okay," Alex said. At least it wasn't as bad as it could be.
Alex left Lieu's office and headed upstairs to put her stuff away. As she walked through the kitchen area she found Kim and several of the fire fighters sitting at the table chatting.
"Hey, Alex," Kim said. "Looks like you're stuck with me today."
"Yeah, Lieu already told me," Alex said leaning up against the counter.
"Yep, Alex has been relegated to a lowly paramedic today," Lombardo said from his spot at the table. Walsh and Doherty laughed at Lombardo's taunting.
"You'll get a day off from me showing you up today, Lombardo," Alex told him smiling. "I'll be right back down," Alex told Kim heading once again for the stairs. Alex had a feeling she was in for a long shift.
"Any unit in the 55, report of a domestic at 3420 5th avenue. Fourth floor apartment 4C," came the call over the radio.
Ty and Sully just looked at each other. They had been responding to call after call for the last three hours. Neither of them wanted to take the call and were hoping that Bosco would surprise them again by actually taking the call. They weren't so lucky.
After the second call from central for a unit to take the call Sully let out a sigh and reached up to key his radio.
"55-Charlie responding to domestic from Chambers St.," Sully answered as Ty turned on the lights and siren. "I guess showing up for his shift on time was too much for Boscorelli," Sully commented.
As they made their way through the streets of the city they heard another call come through.
"55-David respond to an unknown dispute at 232 56th street."
"10-4 Central," came Boscorelli's voice over the radio.
"He doesn't sound to happy," Ty commented as Sully pulled the RMP to the side of the road in front of the apartment building that they had been called to.
"That area has quite a few abandoned buildings so its probably a dispute between a couple of homeless. Not exactly Bosco's idea of an exciting call," Sully said getting out of the car. "Its also a rough neighborhood. Personally, I'm glad we got this domestic."
"He's riding solo tonight. Think he'll be okay," Ty said as they made their way into the apartment building and up the stairs.
"Of course supercop will be okay," Sully said sarcastically. "He'll probably just take a quick look around and report it as a false alarm and then lay down for another couple more hours."
They both grew quiet as they came to the fourth floor. They could already hear raised voices comming from apartment 4C.
Sully walked over to the door and knocked on it. "Police, open up," he called.
The voices suddenly grew quiet. A few moments of silence followed and the Sully heard the click of a deadbolt sliding and then the door opened slowly. Off to the side he noticed that Davis' hand rested near his gun in case the situation started to get out of hand.
"What can I do for you officers," the guy who opened the door asked trying to sound calm and innocent.
"We got a report of a domestic dispute at this address. Is everything okay," Sully asked.
"Yeah, everything is fine," the guy said quickly. "Just a little argument. You know what that's like."
"Can we come in. Talk to the other party. Just to be sure everything is cool," Ty said from behind Sully.
"Sure, sure. Anything you want."
The guy opened the door further and motioned the two officers into the apartment. 'This is going smooth for a domestic' Sully thought to himself as he walked into the apartment. Neither of them even thought about the fact that Bosco had yet to report anything about his unknown call.
"Yeah and hell for you would be what.. all the Dunkin Donuts burning down," Bosco responded back opening his locker.
"Cute," Sully said giving Ty , who was silently laughing, a disgusted look.
"So Bos, where is Faith," Ty asked?
"Personal day," Bosco said quickly buttoning his shirt. " Something for Emily's school. She didn't go into specifics."
"Well, be careful today Bosco," Sully said closing his locker door and heading out of the locker room. "Mommy won't be there to bail you out of trouble."
"Bite me," Bosco said as the door closed behind Sully.
Alex Taylor was in a great mood as she walked into the firehouse. She had spent the morning with Ty just strolling through Central Park. She just enjoyed being with him. 'Absolutely nothing can ruin my day', Alex thought. Or so she thought.
"Taylor," came Lieu's voice from his office.
"Yeah Boss," Alex said walking to the door way of his office. She had a feeling she was going to like what he was about to say.
"You're a paramedic today," Lieu told her. "The new guy called out and I couldn't get anyone to replace him. Mitchell agreed to come in to cover your spot on the squad. Sorry."
Alex let out a sigh. She new Lieu wasn't just saying it. He truly was sorry. Pulling her off the squad would have been his last alternative but she couldn't help but think about what she said about nothing ruining her day. Suddenly the day wasn't looking so bright.
"Please tell me I don't have to ride with Carlos," Alex said. With all that had been going on lately - Bobby's death and then Kim's apparent attempted suicide and her recent return- the partnerships with the paramedic crew of the 55 hadn't been stable. Doc had been riding with Kim recently which put her with Carlos and frankly Alex didn't think she could put up with Carlos again. However, Doc usually rode with the new paramedics so Alex wasn't sure who she would be put with.
"No, Doc said he would put you with Kim today," Lieu told her.
"Okay," Alex said. At least it wasn't as bad as it could be.
Alex left Lieu's office and headed upstairs to put her stuff away. As she walked through the kitchen area she found Kim and several of the fire fighters sitting at the table chatting.
"Hey, Alex," Kim said. "Looks like you're stuck with me today."
"Yeah, Lieu already told me," Alex said leaning up against the counter.
"Yep, Alex has been relegated to a lowly paramedic today," Lombardo said from his spot at the table. Walsh and Doherty laughed at Lombardo's taunting.
"You'll get a day off from me showing you up today, Lombardo," Alex told him smiling. "I'll be right back down," Alex told Kim heading once again for the stairs. Alex had a feeling she was in for a long shift.
"Any unit in the 55, report of a domestic at 3420 5th avenue. Fourth floor apartment 4C," came the call over the radio.
Ty and Sully just looked at each other. They had been responding to call after call for the last three hours. Neither of them wanted to take the call and were hoping that Bosco would surprise them again by actually taking the call. They weren't so lucky.
After the second call from central for a unit to take the call Sully let out a sigh and reached up to key his radio.
"55-Charlie responding to domestic from Chambers St.," Sully answered as Ty turned on the lights and siren. "I guess showing up for his shift on time was too much for Boscorelli," Sully commented.
As they made their way through the streets of the city they heard another call come through.
"55-David respond to an unknown dispute at 232 56th street."
"10-4 Central," came Boscorelli's voice over the radio.
"He doesn't sound to happy," Ty commented as Sully pulled the RMP to the side of the road in front of the apartment building that they had been called to.
"That area has quite a few abandoned buildings so its probably a dispute between a couple of homeless. Not exactly Bosco's idea of an exciting call," Sully said getting out of the car. "Its also a rough neighborhood. Personally, I'm glad we got this domestic."
"He's riding solo tonight. Think he'll be okay," Ty said as they made their way into the apartment building and up the stairs.
"Of course supercop will be okay," Sully said sarcastically. "He'll probably just take a quick look around and report it as a false alarm and then lay down for another couple more hours."
They both grew quiet as they came to the fourth floor. They could already hear raised voices comming from apartment 4C.
Sully walked over to the door and knocked on it. "Police, open up," he called.
The voices suddenly grew quiet. A few moments of silence followed and the Sully heard the click of a deadbolt sliding and then the door opened slowly. Off to the side he noticed that Davis' hand rested near his gun in case the situation started to get out of hand.
"What can I do for you officers," the guy who opened the door asked trying to sound calm and innocent.
"We got a report of a domestic dispute at this address. Is everything okay," Sully asked.
"Yeah, everything is fine," the guy said quickly. "Just a little argument. You know what that's like."
"Can we come in. Talk to the other party. Just to be sure everything is cool," Ty said from behind Sully.
"Sure, sure. Anything you want."
The guy opened the door further and motioned the two officers into the apartment. 'This is going smooth for a domestic' Sully thought to himself as he walked into the apartment. Neither of them even thought about the fact that Bosco had yet to report anything about his unknown call.