Why Beckett is even there no one in either station (19 or 23) can can say, least of all Acting Chief Robert Sullivan. The Captain's arrogance and overall 'ass-holiness' is amplified now that word has spread that Andy Herrera and he betrayed Sullivan after day-drinking at the Emerald Bar.
Beckett's slimy and inappropriate comments about his afternoon with Sullivan's wife are ample proof that 'reading a room' aren't in the low-life misogynist's skill set; he continues his commentary up until the moment that Sullivan 'lays him out' with one punch. A sympathetic Link sequesters him to a private room for x-rays of his swollen hand.
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Jack Gibson taps on the door the Charge Nurse directed him to, opening it when he hears his Battalion Chief call "Enter".
"Sir...I heard about your brother; that has to be tough. I'm really sorry."
"Thanks, Gibson," Sullivan responds, his chin still on his chest. "I-I appreciate that. Do you need something?"
"Uhhh-Herrera's outside-"
"NO-NOT JUST NO: NO FUCKING WAY ! Do.Not. Let.Her.In.Here, Gibson!"
Poking his head outside the room, Gibson is shoved backward a little forcefully, by Andy Herrera. Gibson, his face red, shrugs his apology to Robert, who tells him 'it's ok' with his eyes.
"You're hurt!", she cries. "What happened?!"
"Can you get out of here please? I knocked your boyfriend out a few minutes ago; if you hurry you can catch him before they transport him to the ER."
"I-I don't give a FUCK about that punk-ass creep! I've told you and TOLD you-Beckett is nothing to me except a reminder of the most shameful afternoon of my entire lie. That incredible lapse in judgment occurred just once, and I feel as if my soul is caked with...with filth, with actual SOOT ; with ash or that sediment in the bottom of a septic tank. I broke your trust and I broke the
'faith'...I destroyed my marriage, US, and irreparably debased myself in one stroke."
"All about you, as ever...'pobre Andy' (poor Andy)", he snarled. "SAVE IT... I've asked you to leave now please get out. You're the last person I want to see! Your 'rebound fuck' is on the way to get his jaw re-wired-THAT'S where you should be. LEAVE. The sight of you sickens me, get it! I can request security if you'd like."
"At least now I know that I'll be punished for that terrible mistake in judgment for the rest of my life", Andy says under her breath. She gathers herself, then says "I understand that you hate me right now, and with good reason, I admit: I know that what I did is inexcusable that I deserve all of the scorn that you, the team, and even my dad are heaping on me. I made a really, really horrible, thoughtless, mean, and unforgivable mistake, and though everyone is having their turn shaming me for even being alive, I shame MYSELF every time that I look in the mirror. I'm here because my Brother In Law has terminal cancer and my husband-"
"Yeah...you can drop that!", he mutters caustically. "After Emi goes, I'll be all alone...I'll have no one.
"You have me," she said in a near whisper.
Met with silence, she repeats "I said you have ME," earning a derisive snort from Robert.
"You choose NOW to play the 'dutiful wife'? That's as apropos now as when you had his dick in your mouth."
"Bring it on," she says tearfully. "I deserve it: You have no reason to believe me," she continues. "My track record over the past year has been...shit and that's a very generous reading. I've been a less than an optimal wife, the worst confidante, and I didn't have your back the way that...that I promised I would. I'm so sorry. But we need each other now. Emil is family-we're family-"
"That petition for divorce tells a different story-that decree dissolves all extra-familial ties. They absolve you, legally and morally of any obligation to Emi or to me. ¡Ya, largate-nadie te quiere aqui !" (GET OUT-you're not wanted here!)
The tears stream down Andy's face as she asks "Y-you won't let me help you through this? Tu hermano está muriendo, Robert-te RUEGO, dejame ayudarte...por favor." (Your brother's dying, Robert-I'm begging you, let me help you...please).
"I'll call Lucas. He's the only family I have left apart from Emi." (this last statement elicits a strangled sob from Andy).
"L-Lucas and V-Vic are in Australia-"
"Then Jen Ripley...Warren...Hughes...even DIXON : ANYONE EXCEPT YOU. Stay away from me and my family. "
"Listen; I'm due for a visit with my brother. And before you ask he doesn't want you there and neither do I. I'll see you around."
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FanfictionAlthough I find the storyline of 'Can't Feel My Fac e' (current season) too patently stupid of the 'incident' 🤮🤮🤢 will be peripheral to the main story, which is a SURRERA REDEMPTION story.
