The word was a bullet. It meant his partner was alive. It also meant his partner was a traitor. Elias stood up, his chair screeching against the linoleum. He didn't look back as he walked toward the heavy steel door. He had the answer he needed, but now he had to decide if he could live with the reality it created.
The weight of the silence in the room was heavier than any physical object. Detective Elias Thorne sat across from the woman he had been chasing for three seasons, her hands folded neatly on the cold metal table. The cameras were off. The tape was supposedly shredded. [S3E10] Yes/No
This was the climax fans had waited for—the "Yes/No" moment that would either shatter the department or save it. The word was a bullet
Elias leaned in, his voice barely a rasp. "Does he still have the watch I gave him?" Elias stood up, his chair screeching against the linoleum
As the door clicked shut, the screen faded to black, leaving nothing but the sound of a single, distant siren.