His phone buzzed with Frisano’s response.
I heard. Trying to get details. Stay tuned.
Jimmy remained in place, minutes clicking away into an hour. The fire was under control, and the blaze was staving off the cold. Sitting and watching dedicated professionals do their jobs filled Jimmy with pride. Despite his issues with the NYPD for their failure over finding his father’s killer, he knew they were women and men who devoted their lives to the safety of others. Firefighters were cut from an even tougher cloth, stalwart in their strength battling smoke and flames that could just as easily singe them and take them from this world. Respect was not a piece of paper received after training. It was earned on the job.
It was after eleven o’clock when the fire was finally doused and just a few e
