This story is about a previous case Detective Lassiter worked in New York City, it was the case that went unpunished, a case in which his partner along with two other police officers were killed. This story begins with the Other Character, Jack Smalls, in this who comes to Santa Barbara to "haunt" detective Lassiter. It starts out very Lassiter centered but it will eventually turn into a Shawn/Juliet story.
This story mainly deals with the relationships between Lassiter/Juliet, Shawn/Juliet, and Lassiter/Shawn
Prologue
September 1996 – New York Police Department
Detective Carlton Lassiter stomped into the New York City Police Department frustrated and angry. No one could miss the glares that were coming his way. Every since he accused Jack Smalls, son of mayor hopeful John D. Smalls, of three murder/rape cases his life had been a living hell. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that Smalls had committed these murders but there was no evidence to back it up. He knew it would cause a major media frenzy but he had to go with what he felt, so he used a little technicality to bring him in; he would be arriving any minute and he hoped and prayed he could get him to confess.
As he waited he couldn't help but think about his current circumstances:
'I can't believe this is happening, after spending 10 years on the force I am so close to becoming a Lieutenant. It's too frustrating, just because some 18 year old son of a mayoral candidate raped and killed three of our youngest female police officers, one of which was my partner for two years. I could have saved her! I should have seen this coming! My career is on the line not to mention the fact that I promised the families I would put this son of a bitch in jail. How can there be no evidence? This SOB will rot in jail for the rest of his life if I have anything to say about it!'
"Lassiter, suspect's here. He is in Interrogation Room 1." An officer called shaking him out of his thoughts.
"Thanks." Lassiter barely whispered as he headed towards Interrogation Room 1 on the mission of his life.