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Chapter 1
The Body
Two teenage boys were on their way to school walking to the bus stop. To them it was an ordinary day. They were talking about a science test that they would be taking that day. As they came to the bus stop they saw a man sitting in a wheel chair at the bus stop. As they approached they went around to the front of the chair and saw that there was a hole in his chest and there was blood all over his clothes. They panicked falling down on the sidewalk when a patrol car came by and saw the spectacle and stopped.
The two officers ran over and picked up the boys and got them out of the way and went back to look at the man. Patrolman Johnson said "Geez, you see that Ted?" Ted said "Yeah I see it, I just don't believe it. I'm calling it in." He took his mic and said "This 1498 to Central, we need back up at 12th and Maple we have a DB, and we need the MD down here immediately." "Ten-Four 1498" came the reply.
Alex walked out the door to her car when her cell buzzed. She answered it "Eames" "Yeah Eames it's Parkinson you need to get to the corner of 12th and Maple we have a gruesome situation there." "Got it boss" she said and got into her car and started driving.
When she arrived she got out and walked toward the yellow tape. She held out her shield and the patrolman let her in. She put on latex gloves as she walked and when she walked up to the rear of the ambulance they had the body on the gurney covered up with a sheet. They were taking him away and she said "Just a minute" and she pulled the sheet down and looked down at the face of Dr. Declan Gage the man who was accused of murdering Nichol Wallace. Someone had done a real job on him. She looked at his chest and saw the gaping hole where the heart should be. She slowly shook her head thinking "what in the world did you get yourself into this time Declan? This is just going to break Bobby's heart." She covered the body back up and went over to the chair and inspected it. It looked like it had been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. She turned to the Patrol officer next to her and asked "Has anyone checked this chair?" "No mam," he said, "but it looks real clean." She nodded and turned to him and said "Get it to CSI, maybe they can pick up something on it." She then asked "I don't suppose anyone saw anything?" "You kidding, people in New York don't see anything, and they don't hear anything, that way they don't have to…" and at the same time Alex said "tell anything…I know, I know." Alex had picked up many of Bobby's mannerisms while she worked with him; things like how she bent her head when questioning a suspect. It was unnerving to the suspect, but it was funny for Alex. She also had become inquisitive about things she normally would not question, but this was now second nature to her.
She got back in her car and left the scene and went to One Police Plaza, parked in her spot and went in. After taking off her gun and shield to get through the metal detector she took her coffee thermos and headed for the elevator when she heard "Detective Eames!" She turned and saw Assistant D.A. Erin Reagan, "Good morning ADA Reagan." "Erin…Please." Alex smiled and said "Tell you what you start calling me by my first name, and I'll do likewise." Erin smiled and said "Ok, Alex, what do you know about our murder victim?" "Well," Alex began "He was investigated for murdering Nichol Wallace about two and a half years ago, but no one was able to make it stick." Erin said "Well, the reason I asked you is because there was a white box on my desk this morning, it was all wrapped up real nice, but when I opened it I found a human heart in it. Now CSI has it trying to figure out who it belongs to, but I heard that your DB was missing his heart." "Yep" Eames said "whoever did this did a job on him. Erin said "Any ideas?" "None, but this isn't my kind of case. Bobby could figure this out in a matter of days." "You mean Robert Goren, your old partner?" Erin asked. "Yes" Eames replied, but he is out of the crime solving business. Erin looked at her, but before she could open her mouth to say anything Eames said "Ooooooh No you don't! You don't get to drag him back here after the way he was fired." Erin said "But my dad wasn't the Commissioner when Detective Goren was fired, he voted to let him stay on, and he may be the only one who can solve this case." Eames shook her head and said "I know, but no, I am not gonna put him through that again. That is not going to happen. You people leave Bobby alone!" She jabbed her index finger in Erin's face and said "Got it!" and turned and walked off on to the elevator.
When she got off on her floor she quickly went to her desk and sat down, then she noticed a note, "See the Chief of D's ASAP." Alex couldn't believe it, it was like a bad nightmare. They couldn't wait to get rid of Bobby, now that they have a crazy running around New York murdering people they want him back? Just goes to show just how important Bobby really was. She sighed then got up and walked to the elevator and got on. She hit the button for the 10th floor and up she went.
When she got off she walked over to the receptionists who looked up and said "He'll be right with you Detective." Alex sat down and waited for what she knew was coming. About 15 minutes later Police Commissioner Frank Reagan came out of the Chief's office and he didn't look happy. He stopped and walked over to Alex and kneeled down and said in a low voice "I want you to know that I am not in favor of this, and if you choose not to tell them where Robert is, I'll stand behind you. Okay?" Tears came into Alex's eyes and she said "Thank you Commissioner." With that he got up and walked to the waiting elevator and the door closed.
The receptionist said "He'll see you now!" so Detective Eames got up and headed towards the open door. When she entered the receptionist closed it behind her. The Chief of D's poured himself a drink and said "would you like a drink?" Alex said "Is this some kind of trick question sir? I am on duty!" He grunted and said "Well I figured after you saw Gage this morning you might need a bracer." She said "I don't need any thing to brace me for what I encounter out there sir!" He sat back down and sarcastically smiled and said "I'll just bet you don't. After all those years with Goren, you could probably handle just about anything couldn't you? You sure handled Bentley!" "Sir" she started "Bentley harassed me sexually and made a pass at me, I defended myself. And Bobby didn't teach me that. Joe did!" "And just who is Joe?" "Joe was my husband, the one who was murdered while on duty! Now did you ask me up here to talk about this?" "No, I want you to tell me where Goren is, so we can bring him back and reactivate him" the chief said. Alex said "I'm sorry but Bobby isn't something that you can just turn off and on whenever you want to. He no longer works for the NYPD, and for the first time since I have known him, he is happy, so just leave him alone." The chief stood up and yelled "Who do you think you are? I am the chief of D's, and I gave you an order and you will obey it!" Alex got up and started out the door, turned around and said "Not this time I won't, and you can't make me!" With that she walked out leaving the man red faced and screaming at the top of his voice. She got on the elevator and went back to her floor and went to work.
Her captain was sitting at her desk when she got there and her first words were "Boss, don't even ask because I won't do it, not for you, not for anyone. Bobby deserves to be left alone. The captain said "Well why don't you just tell him about Gage and let him make up his own mind about coming back and…" "NO" screamed Alex, "leave him alone. They couldn't wait to get rid of him; he was an embarrassment to the department, but the first time a crazy comes to town you guys want to dump it in his lap. No, No. NO! Got it?" Captain Parkinson's patience was wearing thin, he had already been chewed out by the Chief of D's, then the Mayor. The only one that hadn't was Frank Reagan the PC, so he said "Just tell me where he is and I'll contact him." Alex shook her head no, and Parkinson said "Alex if you don't do this and other people die that could be placed at your door step. "Nooooo" she said "you don't get to do that. I'll do my job and find this guy, but I am not at fault because I won't give you Bobby's address." She then grabbed her bag and coat and headed towards the elevators.