Chapter 2 (Robbie and John)
Lindsay's Case
Crime Lab
"So we have nothing?" Lindsay asked Hawkes
"There were signs of sexual assault on Kathy but our killer left nothing behind" Hawkes informed her
"Not even a hair or a partial print?" Lindsay asked him anxiously
"Nothing" Hawkes told her "And I've interviewed people at the restaurant she worked at she had a boyfriend but he's out of town"
"When did he go out of town?" Lindsay asked folding her arms
"A few days before Kathy was killed, he doesn't even know yet" Hawkes told her
"We need to talk to him he might be the only person with insight on her" Lindsay said to him "This girl had no family and really no friends"
"What about the neighbor?" Hawkes asked her
"I'm going to interview her with Flack in a little bit I want to make sure her husband is gone for work by the time we get there" Lindsay said to him "She might be more inclined to speak to me if he's not around answering all my questions to her"
"Right" Hawkes said nodding "Well I'm going to look over the body see if we missed anything but right now Rebecca Lewis may be our only lead"
"Yea that's the scary part" Lindsay started "If she is so afraid of her husband she wont give us anything"
Danny's Case
The Bronx
Danny and Mac were walking down the street and heading to a local pizzeria for the Bay Boys. The neighborhood wasn't awful but it wasn't middle class either.
"Danny before we go in there I want to make sure you-" Mac started
"I'll be fine Mac" Danny said cutting him off "If we go in there and they point us at the Tanglewood boys I'll treat them the same way I'm about to treat these morons"
"Alright" Mac said nodding "But if you feel you want off the case no one will think any of less of you"
"I know" Danny told him then one last nod Mac opened the pizzeria door and they both walked in
"What can I get ya?" A young kid asked from the behind the counter
"Some answers" Mac said flashing his badge
"You know this kid?" Danny asked showing him Peter Perez's autopsy photo
"Yea that's Peter" the kid told them "Peter Perez"
"How well do you know him?" Mac asked
"Not well I know he's brother" the kid said with a shrug "Robbie is his older brother he hangs out here all the time"
"Is Robbie in the Bay Boys gang as well?" Mac questioned
"I know nothing about a gang" the kid said holding his hands up defensively "I just serve pizza"
"Has Robbie been here today?" Danny asked
"Not yet but he usually pops in around one or two o'clock" the kid said to them
"Do you know where he works or lives?" Mac asked him
"Like I said Detective I just serve pizza" the kid told him truthfully
"Thanks" Mac said then he and Danny walked out the door
"What now? We just wait here and see if this kid decides to show up?" Danny asked Mac
"Nah we'll speed up the process a bit" Mac told him pulling out his phone "Adam get me a location on Robbie Perez from the Bronx" he said into the phone
Manhattan: Dean and Rebecca Lewis's house
Lindsay and Flack walked up the steps of Rebecca Lewis's shared home with her husband Dean
"A patrol officer said they saw Dean leave for work over an hour ago" Flack told her as she knocked
"Good I don't want to him here" Lindsay muttered and Rebecca slowly opened the door "Hi Rebecca it's Detective Monroe again and this Detective Flack"
"I told you I don't know anything" Rebecca told her politely
"Yes I remember but other people are telling me different" Lindsay started "Can we come in so we don't have to this conversation in earshot of all your neighbors?"
"Sure ok" Rebecca said moving to the side and opening the door for them both to enter. They entered the large townhouse that was absolutely spotless, not a thing seemed out of place
"Nice place" Flack noted looking around
"Thanks" Rebecca smiled "Come into the living room" she said leading them into the fancy living room "I really liked Kathy, I did she was a nice girl but I don't know who would want to hurt her"
"I heard you guys were close friends" Lindsay told her
"I wouldn't say close friends but we shared recipes and I watered her plants whenever she was away but we never went out or anything" Rebecca told her
"What about your husband?" Flack asked her
"What about him?" Rebecca asked nervously
"Did he know Kathy well?" Flack asked her
"No not that I know of" Rebecca said to them "I don't even think he knew I spoke to her as much as I did"
"A couple of your neighbors claim the only disturbance in this area comes from your home" Lindsay told her softly
"What's that supposed to mean?" Rebecca asked
"They claim there is a lot of shouting" Lindsay clarified
"We're a married couple, we fight sometimes" Rebecca shrugged
"How long have you been married?" Lindsay questioned her
"Three years" Rebecca told her nervously "Why?"
"So you were nineteen when you got married" Lindsay commented "You know you're still very young"
"I know that" Rebecca said a bit defensively "Do you think my husband had something to do with Kathy's murder?"
"We don't know" Lindsay told her quickly "But I can tell by the way you're favoring your right arm it's probably being bruised up real bad and if I had to guess I'd say your husband hit you"
"Excuse me?" Rebecca asked taken back
"Was it because you didn't have his meal ready for him when he arrived home?" Lindsay questioned
"You don't know what you're talking about" Rebecca told her
"Look Mrs. Lewis" Flack started "If you are being abused you have every right to protect yourself and if you have something to say I suggest you tell us now without your husband here. Because all we know is that a young girl around your age was murdered right next door with no eyewitness by a violent person, your husband appears to be a violent person. Do you get where I'm going with this?"
"I understand where you're going" Rebecca said to him "But Dean is a good man he wouldn't kill anyone"
"What about hit someone?" Lindsay questioned
"Look Detective Monroe is it?" Rebecca asked her "I appreciate what you're doing here I really do and I know you're just looking out for me but I have nothing to report at this time and I can promise you if my husband was involved in Kathy's murder I'd be the first to tell you but I he wasn't. He was with me in bed all night"
"I want you to take my card" Lindsay said handing it to her "I'm sure your husband threw out the last one I gave you but I want you to call me anytime day or night if you think of anything" she said "My cell is on the back"
"Thank you Detective" Rebecca smiled politely then she walked Flack and Lindsay towards the door, and Flack was already walking down the steps when Lindsay turned back to Rebecca
"You don't have to live like this you know" Lindsay said to her "You're a young women with your whole life ahead of you"
"I don't have anyone Detective" Rebecca told her with a smile "I've been on my own since I was sixteen, Dean is my family"
"You do have someone" Lindsay said to her "Hold onto that card"
"I will" Rebecca promised then Lindsay left and followed Flack into the car
"Poor kid" Flack said starting the car "He's got her brainwashed"
"He really does" Lindsay said with disgust "Our next best bet is Kathy's boyfriend"
"Hawkes sent me a message he's flying back from Arizona he'll meet us at the police station once he lands" Flack told her and she nodded
"I don't feel right" Lindsay blurted out and Flack turned to look at her "This girl is screaming out for help and we can't do anything"
"No Linds she isn't" Flack reminded her "We can't do anything until she decides she's had enough"
"She wont realize she's had enough until it's to late" Lindsay mumbled
"I know how you feel Lindsay I do" Flack told her "I want to kick the crap out of her husband but we have no proof that he beats her or that he killed the neighbor"
"I guess we just have to wait him out" Lindsay sighed
"Sometimes that's all you can do" Flack said to her "It's the hardest part of the job"
The Bronx: Robert Perez's apartment
Adam came thru with an address on Robbie Perez and Mac and Danny were approaching his apartment building.
"How come when we ran a check on Peter it didn't come up that he was related to Robbie?" Danny asked Mac as they were in the elevator
"Because Robbie and Peter aren't biologically related" Mac said to him "Adam told me that Robbie's dad dated Peter's mom for a couple years right after Peter was born. When Peter was seven his mom re-married someone else but Peter I guess remained close to Robbie and his father and took their last name when eighteen"
"There's Jo's theory about street kids looking to be a part of any family they can get" Danny muttered then the elevator doors opened and Mac and Danny headed to 402 and knocked loudly twice
"Yes can I help you officers?" an older man asked opening the door
"I'm Detective Taylor this is Detective Messer we're with the New York Crime Lab" Mac started "We're looking for Robbie Perez"
"Robbie hasn't lived here in years" the man told him
"And you are?" Mac asked
"I'm Robbie's father Robert" Robert said to them "Is Robbie in trouble?" he asked surprised
"Not yet" Danny answered
"Actually we wanted to talk to him about Peter" Mac told him and Robert's face fell
"Is Petey ok?" Robert asked
"No he was killed last night" Mac told him and the man covered his mouth with his hand, the tears immediately began to fall from his eyes "Sir?" Mac questioned
"I'm sorry" Robert said stepping aside "Please come in" he said ushering them both in
"You were close to Peter?" Mac asked him
"He's my son just as much as Robbie is" Robert told them "His mother was a druggie, he spent more time with us then he did her"
"Do you know if Peter was involved in any gang activity?" Danny asked him
"Not Petey" Robert told him sternly
"What about Robbie?" Danny asked him
"Robbie had his issues as a kid. I tried the best I could but he ended up doing time in Juvie" Robert confided
"What did he do time for?" Mac asked
"Robbery" Robert said painfully "Robbed the deli down the street, he got picked up right after"
"Was Robbie rolling the Bay Boys during that time?" Danny questioned
"Yea or trying to" Robert said sadly "That was an awful time but when he got out he was changed. When I went to visit him I bought him the bible and told him that he would find his way and he did" Robert said with a faint smile "I got counseling and decided to be a better man"
"Where is Robbie now?" Mac asked not sure if he believed the story
"He runs a youth center on 76th street" Robert told them surprising both detectives "He works with inner city youth, keeping them off the street so they don't become what he did"
"Had Peter been around recently?" Danny asked
"Every Sunday for dinner" Robert told them "I'd go all week without hearing from him but I know he'd show up for Sunday dinner"
"Thanks a lot sir" Mac said to him
"Please find the people that did this to my boy" Robert pleaded with them
"We'll do the best we can" Mac promised and then they both walked out of the apartment
"You buy that?" Danny asked Mac because he himself was just as unsure as Mac was about this
"I don't know" Mac told him "Adam said Robbie had record a few years ago but nothing recently, could be possible"
"I hope for his father's sake it's true" Danny said to him "I don't want to be the one to tell him Robbie's responsible for Peter's death"
"Well there's only one way to find out" Mac said as they stepped onto the elevator
Police Station
Flack had called Lindsay and Hawkes when Kathy's boyfriend John Miller came in he held off on questioning them until they got there.
All three were in the room when they broke the news to him that Kathy was killed
"This can't be happening" John said looking at them "I was only gone for a few days, we had plans"
"I'm sorry" Hawkes offered "We promise we're going to do everything in our power to get the man that did this"
"I bought her this" John said taking the ring out of his pocket "When we were shopping a few months ago I saw her look at this ring and her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree" he smiled at the memory yet still fighting back tears "I went back to the Jewelry store that night and put a deposit on it. I was going to propose this weekend"
"I'm so sorry" Lindsay offered this time "I'm sure she would have loved it'
"Thanks" John mumbled as politely as he could
"John is there anybody that you could think of that would want to hurt Kathy?" Lindsay asked him
"No" John said to her "She kept to herself, she went to work and went home"
"Did she mention having any issues with neighbors?" Flack asked
"No she grew up in that house and loved the area, never complained" John told him
"What about Rebecca Lewis, did she ever mention her?" Lindsay asked him
"That's uh- that was her neighbor right?" John questioned and Lindsay nodded "No not really, a few times she would make her soup because she was sick but never went into details. I had never met her myself"
"Did you spend a lot of time at Kathy's?" Lindsay asked
"No not really" John said slightly embarrassed "She said the street was a little noisy so on nights we were together we stayed at my place"
"If you could do us a favor and write down some of Kathy's favorite places to go and people she knew fairly well we'd appreciate it" Hawkes said sliding over a pen and paper
"Anything" John said quickly grabbing the pen and paper with that the three of them left the room
"You were right Lindsay" Hawkes said turning to her "Rebecca and her husband have everything to do with this"
"But there's no proof just hear say" Lindsay sighed "I'm going to head back to the crime scene maybe we missed something"
"I'll go with you" Hawkes said to her
"If you guys come up empty I'm bringing in both Rebecca and Dean Lewis first thing in the morning" Flack's told them and they nodded then left
The Bronx: Youth Center
Mac and Danny walked into the youth center that was filled with kids that ages ranged from 10-17 they looked around and found a young kid
"Hey kid" Danny said kneeling down "Is Robbie around here?"
"Yea he's over there" The kid said pointing to the corner where there was a group of kids playing basketball and a man throwing the ball around with them
"Mr. Perez" Mac said walking over to him "Can I have word with you?"
"Sure" Robbie said quickly "No cheating, the games tied!" Robbie smirked at the kids
"Ok Mr. P!" a few the kids laughed
"What can I do for you gentlemen?" Robbie questioned leading them into his office and they showed their badges
"We're with the Crime Lab" Danny told him
"Did something happen to Peter?" Robbie asked nervously
"Yea actually" Danny said "We found him beaten to death in Staten Island" once Danny finished his sentence Robbie collapsed into his chair
"No, no" Robbie said putting his hands on his head "He promised me" he said to himself
"Promised you what?" Danny asked
"When I went away which I'm sure you already know" Robbie started "I was a few years older then Peter and I became legend. The neighborhood showed me respect, kids we went to school and Peter idolized me for it. He loved that people where afraid of me and respected me and liked me"
"He wanted to be like you" Mac noted and Robbie nodded
"When I got out of prison Peter wasn't doing well" Robbie said to them "His mother was sick and my dad did all he could be he couldn't get to involved because Peter's mom wouldn't let him. He went down the wrong path but the worst part is he went down it alone. He didn't have friends or a gang, he had no one to watch his back"
"So it's safe to say he wasn't part of the Bay Boys?" Mac questioned
"When I used to be a Bay Boy but when I got out of prison I got out of the gang and most of them respected it, they weren't as big as they are now back then" Robbie told them "I made them promise me never to let Peter in with them- ever" he said in a low voice "But things had changed since then and I don't know honestly I don't. But like I said I had never seen him hanging around anyone especially anyone in Staten Island"
"Did you ever mix it up with Tanglewood boys while you were with the Bay Boys?" Danny asked
"Never" Robbie said to him "Like I said before I went away Bay Boys were basically ten kids on the street corner throwing rocks and smoking, they were nothing like they are now. But I do know of the Tanglewood boys because mentor a couple of kids here who had run-ins with them or are familiar with them"
"Do you have any idea who is in charge of the Bay Boys?" Mac questioned
"Yea" Robbie said slowly nodding "Mattey Jones"
"Any idea where we can find him?" Danny questioned
"It's been quiet around here yesterday and today so I'm assuming he's out of town but he'll be back and when he does come back check for him at the Park around the corner" Robbie told them
"Thank you for your time" Mac said shaking his hand
"Sorry for you loss" Danny told him "What you're doing here is a real good thing"
"Everyone needs family right?" Robbie said with a soft smile
"Right" Danny nodded and then they left "I feel like all we've done is run around in circles all day"
"We have" Mac smirked "It's late now we'll head back to the lab see if we can fine Mattey Jones"
"Ok" Danny said getting into the SUV
A/N: I know there was no Danny and Lindsay moments but there will be I promise. The true point to this story and you'll see for yourselves in later chapters is to see how Danny and Lindsay work seperate cases but it follows them home whether it's emotionaly or literaly, how far do you go as a cop without compramising yourself personally or your family? And if anyone is finding the story or the cases a little confusing please let me know! Thanks for reading :)