Help Her

Trigger

*Random Area Near the River*

Hank, Ana, Jay, and Hailey were all standing in a semi-circle, seemingly waiting for something. The group looked over as another car pulled up and Kevin stepped out.

"You good?" The blonde inquired with crossed arms as he walked over.

"Yeah, I'm good." The Officer assured while fist bumping and giving her a one armed hug. "I tried to get Akeem to talk about the bombings. He shut me down."

"Are you sure his security guard didn't make you?" Hailey asked in confirmation.

"Jamel just hates Americans on principle. My cover's still good, though." Kevin nodded.

"All right, so stay under. Keep pushing." Hank instructed.

"I don't know what we're waiting for." Jay muttered. "These guys already detonated one bomb. Let's bring Akeem in."

"We don't have any evidence he's involved." Hailey retorted.

"The Chicago Must Burn manifesto was uploaded from a computer inside that mosque." The male Detective pointed out. "You ask me, that's proof enough."

"Well, if you ask me, it's not." Ana interjected in a soft voice.

"She's right. We need solid evidence before we move on Akeem. There's too many eyes on this." Hank agreed.

The two Voights pulled out their buzzing phones and shared a look.

"Another bomb threat." They informed, simultaneously.

"VA Hospital." The older man added with a sigh.

"Bluejay, you and Hailey go check it out." Ana ordered as she and her husband repocketed their phones.

"All right." Jay nodded and the two partners walked off, each giving Kevin a friendly pat on the shoulder and they passed by.

"Be safe." The Officer murmured in response.

*VA Hospital: A Little While Later*

The bomb threat turned out to be legit and the two Sergeants rushed over to where Trudy was talking with an Officer from the bomb squad.

"Excuse us." Hank muttered as the Desk Sergeant fell into step with her two closest friends. "What do we got?"

"Single detonation. We're sweeping the premises now. Trying to sort out the damage." Trudy reported.

"Okay, we need to anticipate any secondary devices targeting first responders." Ana pointed out.

"We want you to widen and ziplock a four-block perimeter." Hank ordered. "Nobody gets in or out."

"Gotcha." Trudy nodded, walking off and Jay took her place.

"Hey, guys. Talked to a vet named Jake Miller. He confirmed the initial ID." He reported. "Bearded Middle Eastern man with a backpack."

"Okay, we'll run with it." The older man decided.

"All right." Jay murmured.

"Bluejay." Ana called, spotting some blood on his right cheek and gesturing to her own for reference. "You okay?"

"It's not mine." He assured before heading back in the direction they just came from.

The couple, on the other hand, caught sight of Antonio a few feet away and went over. The Detective was crouched by, what looked like, the area where the bomb went off.

"This is ground zero. Some kind of shape charge." The second in command explained while standing up. "Little structural damage, but most of the force went into the monument. Hit a couple of these cars as well."