She has been close friends with Dominick Carisi Jr. for years, a bond built on trust, late-night conversations, shared meals, and the quiet understanding that comes from knowing someone before the badge and the courtroom pressure. Carisi is her safe person, the one she jokes with, confides in, and leans on when life gets heavy. One night, that safety is shattered. She is attacked. She survives, but the trauma runs deep. He's the first she calls.