A'N: This has been on my computer forever and I decided to post it. It's based on Law and Order SVU only set in the homicide unit. I've been researching the NYPD so I should be accurate with all my information but if I am wrong with anything feel free to correct me. I'm all for improvement. Anyway it is a Troy and Gabriella centered story. It is my first so cross your fingers. But yes, I am adding Troy and Zeke and Sharpay later in the story. You might see Sharpay or Zeke in the next chapter and an introduction to Troy. It's a mystery/drama/romance/action story. So please enjoy :)

The soft clicking of keys was the only relaxing noise in the hectic atmosphere of the office. Women sat on the worn-out chairs with tissues dabbing their mascara stained eyes. Detectives flew around the office with stuffed folders and breaking news developments hoping and praying for that break in the case. On the right, you can find the holding cell that held New York's most infamous criminals before their cases reached worldwide attention. Go up the stairs and through the second door on your left, the interrogation room where you're either a hero who made the suspect cracked or a failure who let another criminal go. Down the hall is the children's playroom where the most innocent victims are held. After hearing a smidge of what those kids been through will chill you to your core.

Gabriella Montez swirled in her chair. She was one of the most respected detectives in the 20th precinct working in the lower Manhattan area in the Crime Scene Unit. She worked her way from the dirt as a rookie cop until years of hard work and bruises lead to her break, a promotion as a detective in the 20th precinct. As a ground cop, Gabriella showed she was as tough as the boys and had the mouth to show it. She was as stubborn as a bull and when someone brought a case that was marked danger with a capital D, she was the first to sign up. She was tough and she knew it. Her dedication to the job brought her to her current position.

"Hello New York! Chad is here and ready to kick some ass," a voice bellowed through the office.

Gabriella rolled her eyes at her partner, Chad Danforth. He was cocky and had the tendency to be arrogant. He was the strongest person on their squad and knew it. He worked his way as a rookie cop into the Organized Crime Unit. Then played around in Narcotics until he ended up in her current position as senior detective in the Crime Scene Unit. He was thirty and in his prime. Taunt muscles strained through his navy button down. His curly hair bonged from the top of his head in a curly mess, which he pulled into a ponytail while hunting down suspects, something Gabriella teases him mercilessly about. Even though both would deny it, they worked perfectly together.

"You're late," Gabriella cocked her eyebrows at him. "And it's eight in the mornin' and your voice isn't my cup of tea."

"Someone's panties are in a bunch," Chad quirked while taking the folder from her hand before she could protest.

"What panties," Jason Cross's voice called over in between bites of his doughnut.

Taylor McKessie rolled her eyes, "You are the most disgusting human on the face of this earth."

Jason Cross and Taylor have been only partners for three weeks and both were ready to pull each other's hair out. Jason was fresh out of the police academy and bought to work with Taylor to see his strengths and weaknesses. He was young and vulnerable, especially in this line of work. His innocence eyes were scarred from the horrible crimes he had only begun to witness. His wide-eye innocence made Gabriella chuckle. She had a bet going around to see how long the cadet would last. Chad however thought the kid was hilarious and taken him under his wing. He must have had the patience of a saint to deal with McKessie.

Taylor McKessie was more of a deskwork detective than anything else. She researched and formulated and ruled out all suspects before giving Chad and Gabriella all the necessary information to find their guy. She all about behind the scene work but don't let that fool you, she can take you down before you can laugh. She held her own in an altercation but relied on her smarts than her brain. She tried her luck at law school but failed her board exam. Devastated, her college professor at the time worked closely with Crime Scene Unit. Ms. LuAnn Darbus was good friends with the newly appointed Captain, Dave Matsui, and convinced him to offer her prized student a chance in the field. It wasn't her dream job but it paid the bills.

That was her team and together they brought down New York's most crafty criminals. Each day, a crime was committed and it was Gabriella's duty to bring down that man. She took her job seriously and personally. She felt like it was payback to the horror her dad did. She never wanted to relive those days.

Capt. Matsui stuck his head out his office door, "Guys! Come in here. I have something good."

Chad rubbed his hands together, "Hell yeah. Give me something good Capt. I'm dying here."

"Get ready cadet," Gabriella smirked at Jason. "Hope you got your gag reflexes under control."

Chad put his arm around a pale Jason, "Don't worry buddy. You've seen worse. Like the Sox beating the Yanks last night."

Jason gulped, "It isn't that bad? Is it," he asked to no one in particular.

Gabriella shook her head. Rookies. "Nah, Jase. It's only gets bad when they decide to have a little fun with it," she put her arm around his broad shoulders. "Sometimes if your lucky, you get an anatomy lesson outta it. You know, internal organs. One time this real sicko took the knife and slashed this guy open. Real looker. Then he took his intestines and wrapped it around…"

"Knock it off, Gabi," Taylor cut her off. She turned to a green looking Jason, "Don't listen to her. I swear she sometimes have the imagination of a sick and twisted thirteen year old."

Gabriella shrugged, "Just preparing our cadet." She gave her a punch on the shoulder, "You know I love you, right?"

Jason smiled and rubbed the sore spot. Owwwww.

"Come on ladies. Let's move. I'm not paying you to chitchat," Capt narrowed his eyes at the team. He shook his head. New York's finest.