I DO NOT OWN LAW & ORDER OR THE CHARACTERS. THEY BELONG TO DICK WOLF AND NBC.
This story is a sequel to an episode called Extended Family that aired in 1993. This is now 10 years later. Lennie/Ed pairing in the 27th
May 5th 27th precinct at 7pm
"Well, that case is now closed," Lennie sighed as he sat down, and Ed stood at the table.
"Yeah. I'm going home after I pick up take out, so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay. I will see you tomorrow then, Ed. Good night."
"Night," Ed said as he left, then Lennie put his jacket on and left.
After Lennie got home, he ate, watched TV then went to bed; he yawned while he turned off the light, and went to sleep.
Thursday, May 6 7:30 am next morning at the precinct-
Ed came in expecting to find Lennie already hard at work but was disappointed to see he was nowhere in the building. Van Buren was already in her office as she normally was, but Ed hoped she didn't ask where Lennie was, so Ed gave him a few more minutes then called him.
At Lennie's apartment—
Lennie was still asleep when the ringing cell phone on his nightstand woke him up. He reached for the light, turned it on but it didn't come on; he sat up, picked up the phone, and answered it.
"Briscoe."
"Lennie, where are you?" Ed asked concerned.
"Why, are you in trouble?" Lennie asked, still half asleep.
"No, do you know what time it is?" Ed asked.
"Ed, the light on the night stand needs changing, I can't find my electronic alarm clock in the dark even though it feels late."
"Lennie, it's 7:45 in the morning. I heard there was a power outage near where you live," Ed said.
"Aw damn! I have to get ready for court soon but has the Lieutenant asked for me yet?"
"No, she has not." Ed responded.
"Good. If she asks for me, tell her my electricity is out and don't know if I can come in after I testify."
"Lennie?"
"What? I don't want to come to work wearing gray pants, a blue shirt and a red tie since I'm going to look like that when I testify."
"No, you're right. Don't you have a flashlight near you?"
"Wise ass," Lennie said in a sarcastic tone then hung up.
Lennie carefully got out of bed then a few seconds later the lights came back on.
"Great!" Lennie said sarcastically and laughed.
After he took a shower, and got dressed, he reset his alarm clock then went into the kitchen to see what he needed to throw out since some food got spoiled. He left to have breakfast then testified.
8:00am at the DA's office—
Jack was at his desk looking over files when Serena had pointed out a piece of testimony by Linda Macis she felt was misleading.
"Jack, yesterday Linda said that she didn't see Julie for almost a year but according to the police report from the detectives, she told them she hadn't seen Julie for two weeks."
"Interesting," Jack said as he looked at Briscoe and Green's notes and the testimony Linda gave the day before.
"We have to prove that she saw her friend two weeks ago," Serena said.
"Yes, we need to go over the LUDS again and see if Linda or Julie called each other. But we can cross examine when we get into court."
"So Detective Briscoe will testify after Linda?"
"Yes she will," Jack said.
"Is Briscoe a good cop?" Serena asked.
"Yes. What is your problem?" Jack told her annoyed.
"I don't like Detective Briscoe and I feel he should retire since he's getting old," she told him.
"Why don't you like him?" Jack told her annoyed.
"I don't know why but—"
"But nothing, if you can't trust the police to make accurate reports and accuse them of wrong doing, then I suggest you get another job!" he told her angrily.
"I'm sorry."
"Fine," Jack said as he and Serena got up, picked up their bags and went to the courthouse.
In the courtroom—
Linda was on the witness stand again for a man who killed her friend, Julie Dodd, as Stu got up to cross examine her near the stand. Stu Roseburg was defending the defendant.
"You testified that you hadn't seen or talked to Julie in a year but you told the detectives you hadn't seen her for two weeks. How long has it been since you've seen Julie?" Stu asked.
"A year," Linda said as Stu walked to the table, picked up two pieces of paper then walked up to Linda.
"Exhibit 1, Detective Briscoe's report and exhibit 2 is Detective Green's police report, please read the highlighted portion of their reports. Please stat whose report you are reading before reading the highlighted portion," Stu told her after he put the reports on the stand.
"Detective Briscoe's report: My partner and I spoke to Miss Macis about Julie Dodd the victim; she stated she hadn't seen her friend for two weeks," Linda then read Ed's report that said the same thing then gave Stu back the copies of the reports.
"Well, what is it? Two weeks or a year?"
"A year," she told him.
"What about phone records that show that you and Julie had spoken to each other in the last year," Stu told her.
"No, I had a friend use my phone and that's when they called her and those cops wanted to hear what they wanted to hear," Linda said.
"So, you wouldn't mind giving us the name of your friend?" Stu asked.
"Detective Briscoe."
Julie Dodd, Stu Roseburg, Linda Macis belong to me.