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The next day Don called Riley for her to come to the precinct to get her bag that he had recovered from the crime scene. She told him she would be there soon. When she walked into the precinct, he noticed her looking around for him. Don got up from his desk and went over to her.
"Riley?" he said as he approached her.
"Oh, hi Detective."
"Call me Don. Come on, I've got your bag over here." He led her over to his desk.
She picked up the bag off of the chair and put it on her shoulder. "Thank you." She opened the top and looked inside. "I needed this badly."
"Those are school books?"
"Yeah, I go to Chelsea. Well, thanks, I gotta go."
"Hey, wait, uh we're getting close to finding the guy, and we may need you to look at a line-up for us."
"Yeah, I can do that. Just call me if you need me." She smiled and walked away. He watched her and was kicking himself for not saying what he wanted. Maybe it was a good thing she hadn't given him time to ask her out; he was better off keeping his mind on the job.
A few hours later they had their suspect in custody and decided they need Riley to come in for the line-up. Stella gave her a call and Riley agreed to come in. Stella, Don and the DA were waiting in the room next to the interrogation room. A uniformed officer opened the door and let Riley inside. Don watched her as she made her way past him with a smile. She was wearing dark jeans with heels and a dressy red top.
"Alright, Riley, just tell us which number is the guy that shot Mr. Russo. They can't see you, so don't worry about that," Stella told her.
Riley stared at the men through the glass. Then she looked at Stella. "Number three."
"You're sure?"
"Positive," Riley replied.
"Alright, well we'll get him for murder," the DA said from behind them.
"Is that all you need from me?" Riley asked, changing glances from Don to Stella and back again.
"Yeah, we're done," Don told her.