The next day did not do much to inspire Jo's confidence however. She was determined to walk into the morgue and talk to Henry as if nothing ever happened. Well unless he brought it up of course. When Hanson informs her of his absence though it already feels like the rejection she was trying to fight off.

When she asks Lucas where Henry was he doesn't give an answer right away. This leads Jo to jump to the conclusion she had been dreading.

"He didn't take a few days off because of me?" Jo couldn't stop herself from asking.

This makes Lucas excited by the prospect of his boss and her as a couple. Saying that they would be his 'favourite couple ever' not that she could blame him because she had been thinking along the same lines herself.

She demanded an answer out of Lucas shortly after his little detour. He finally told her the truth and it somehow wasn't what she was expecting.

"Tarrytown." Was the answer Lucas gave "Look Abe came in here asking me to find out about his mother who disappeared in the 80's. And—That… He didn't give me the full story but apparently she was on the run from something."

Jo jumping into detective mode goes for the most obvious question when it comes to cases like this. "So what's the story with Abe's father?"

"Never said"

"Well there's your answer."

Hanson informs Jo that Henry found a body. He thought it was funny how the doc managed to find a body on his day off. But Jo didn't think it was funny. Henry was trying to find out about Abe's mother and now he found a body, this wasn't going to be good.

Jo got there in a hurry unable to shake the questions that were filling her head. On the run from something? More like on the run from someone. But if this is all about Abe and Abe's family how is Henry connected?

She arrives to see Henry standing back from the scene and scolding the person removing the bones to be careful. He suggests that he should supervise which is quickly shot down by the sheriff. It seems like as good a moment as any to step in and take control. She reasonably argues with the sheriff for a moment before someone pulls a key chain out of the grave.

Abe immediately recognized it as his mothers and both Henry and Abe walk away from the scene sullen. Henry was sad. She could tell from his body language and his face that he was visibly upset. It wasn't something Jo thought she had ever seen in Henry before. And the strangest part was it didn't seem like he was empathetically upset for Abe, he seemed upset for himself.

As the case continued on Jo watched Henry's reactions closely. The way he turned his head away pained from the examination of the bones they found. The relief so visible when they discovered it wasn't Abe's mother. Henry seemed to know a great deal about Abe's mother, just from the way he talked about her. Later that day they even accused a federal judge even though he may have had nothing to do with the case. Henry was acting in ways Jo had never seen. He was almost always put together and unattached, but not today, not with this case.

The only highlight of her day was the short talk she and Henry had in the emergency room. Henry seemed comfortable enough to say that while he didn't truly understand why she didn't go to Paris, he wasn't uncomfortable by the situation. He even went far enough to admit that she was one of the few people he trusted. If anything it put Jo's mind at enough ease to work on the case. And in all honesty she hoped to discover a little bit more about her partner due to his reactions.

Before Jo left the precinct she pulled out something she hadn't seen in months—Henry's case file. When they first started working together she couldn't stop reading it over and over trying to determine the secrets of Henry Morgan. Eventually she stopped and figured that he would let her in when he was ready. And as soon as they became friends it felt like she was invading his privacy. Jo was guilty about invading once again but she still takes the file out of the bottom drawer of her desk and reads it over.

Henry Morgan. No middle name, born September 19th 1980 in London England to a Robert and Grace Morgan. No details. Not even an address listed. Henry graduated top of his class at Oxford, information she didn't even have in the beginning. He did a refresher course in Guam and worked as a grave digger for two years. He moved to New York three years ago, living with his room-mate and friend Abraham Smith. He has worked for the New York City Medical Examiner's office the entire time he has lived in New York. Rap sheet includes seven arrests for indecent exposure within the last three years, and has been taken into questioning once, by her.

Looking through this file once again didn't tell her any new information on her partner. She always thought it was strange that no record of him being a doctor came up. He once told her that he was a physician but it wasn't on his file to prove it. She didn't think much of it before since the file had the bare minimum information. However, now it has Jo thinking why isn't there more information?

The thing that stands out to Jo now because of the case is Abraham's last name, Smith. Why would it be Smith if his mother was Sylvia Blake? She didn't know Abraham's last name, at least he never told her but Smith is the number one falsified last name. Why would Abe be living under an alias? Then Jo remembers what Lucas said "Apparently she was on the run from something". As in Abe's mother was under an alias… But if Abe's mother had a different name why wouldn't Abe and Henry say so? It would be easier to find her using her real name. Something was just not fitting with this case. And trying to sort through the truths and lies was giving Jo a head ache.

The case however was slowly coming together despite Lieutenant Reece's objections. Everything was starting to run smoothly until Henry got arrested. Apparently he had discovered a piece of evidence that led him to Judge Graves and decided to go after him. Something of a physical altercation occurred and Henry was taken to spend the rest of the night in jail. When Jo went to release him she was frustrated. Why did this case mean to damn much to him?

When she entered the cell he looked at her from where he was obviously uncomfortably sleeping. He didn't seem to be bothered by it however which reminded her that he has spent nights in jail before.

He said his apology telling her he wished he had given her warning. He didn't seem to regret going at all. She doesn't have time for excuses; she was tired of his bull cover-ups.

"Henry what's going on?" She demands

Henry doesn't respond to her demands and starts up another excuse. He doesn't break down and tell her anything in the time she takes to question him. She is disappointed in herself that she is unable to get any real information out of him. She is a detective after all; it's her job to get answers. So why can't she get anything out of him? Why is he so closed off and have so much resistance to the truth? Whatever secrets he has he holds on to them tight. He holds on to them tighter then she's ever seen, and that's saying something from a Homicide detective. Murderers so often hide the truth about what they have done. But Henry is different from these criminals, other than the fact he isn't a criminal himself. That she knows of. He is different because he doesn't break or relent and he has given her next to nothing to go on. So that begs the question that constantly swirls through Jo Martinez's mind, what is Henry hiding?

Later after getting nothing out of Henry she gets everything out of Judge Graves. He confessed to having been the one that ran over the motorcyclist. He admitted to knowing and having a relationship with the victim Belinda. His guilt in the situation and his accurate knowledge of what happened that night made it clear he was telling the truth. One step closer to a closed case Jo realized that they still didn't have any knowledge on Abe's mother.

A/N: So I don't actually know if Smith is the number one falsified last name but it seems legit. I hoped you liked this chapter! Thank you for the follows and reviews! Andddd the next chapter will be posted in the next couple days! Until next time friends!