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Chapter 2
Major Case Squad
54th Precinct
"Alright thanks." Danny said into the phone. He set it down in the cradle and sighed as he looked at Baez who was checking something on her computer. "Canvass was a bust partner. No surveillance footage, and no witnesses willing to talk to officers. What do you got there?"
"Rap sheet on Walter Baxter. He has collars for drug possession, robbery, assault, unlicensed firearm, and intent to distribute. All reduced before the age of 17, then upgrade to manslaughter, firearms possession, possession with intent to distribute." Baez said in reply to Danny's question. She looked over at him. "Released about four years ago, and apparently has been clean ever since."
"Or so it seems." Danny remarked as he opened his email and scanned through it. "Got a reply to my request from my buddy at the ATF. Walter is not on their radar and never has been."
Baez had a confused look on her face. "Then what the hell was Jack talking about?"
"You got me, but you can bet that I will be asking him." Danny stated as his phone went off. He looked at it before answering. "Hey sis, can I call you back?"
"No, I saw Jack at his arraignment. He told me that I have to look into my own house." Erin said coming into her office and shutting the door. "Does that mean anything to you?"
"Not particularly, but it is Jack after all." Danny remarked as he looked at his partner who was looking at him. "I'll look into you but I'm telling you Erin, it's not looking too good for him."
Erin sighed. "Just let me know what you find out ok."
"Will do bye." Danny said ending the call and setting the phone down on the desk. He felt the look from Baez. "It was Erin, and she said Jack said to look into your own house."
"What?" Baez said in surprise.
"Said look into your own hou….." Danny started to say
Baez cut him off. "I heard you Danny, but that saying is used by informants and undercovers when something is wrong back at home base."
Danny looked up and stared at Baez for a second. "Jack did say one of his clients was threaten by Walter. What if Jack's client was a informant?"
"That's a long shot Danny. Most CI's are tightly controlled by the people running them." Baez stated as she had seen that look before on Danny's face. She saw him get up and grab his coat. "Let me guess, going to see the commissioner?"
"Second. First we are going to see if we can get Jack's client list." Danny stated. He saw the stare of Baez. "I'm going to ask nicely to start."
Baez shook her head. "That will be the day.
Danny just looked at her as they left the precinct.
Office of the District Attorney for New York County
Manhattan, New York
Erin sat her desk playing with her phone. She wasn't getting much work done, and contemplated leaving the office for the day, and calling Andrew to tell him what was going on. Since they first started dating, she was honest with her relationship with her ex-husband to Andrew, but for her right now, she wanted to keep this bottled up because of the one person that it could ultimately affect. She jumped when she heard the door slam and saw Nicky in her office. "Jesus Nicky, you know better than that."
"Is it true mom, dad was arrested and arraigned for murder?" Nicky demanded of her mother. She saw her mom take a deep breath. "Mom, I'm not a kid anymore, just tell me."
"Yes Nicky, and he confessed to the crime." Erin stated as she got up and walked around her desk. She sat down on the sofa. "I was just as surprised as you were, but Uncle Danny caught…."
"Mom, I don't care if it was grandpa that made the arrest. You should have still called me." Nicky demanded as she set the back on the table. "How bad is it?"
"Bad, but all circumstantial, but it will be enough especially with his confession." Erin said to Nicky. She got up and hugged her. "It will be okay Nicky."
"Mom, he didn't do this, I know he didn't." Nicky pleaded with her mother. She looked up at her. "I know he's distant, not always reliable, or trustworthy, but he's not a murderer. You have to do something."
Erin backed off a little bit. "Nicky I come anywhere near this to try and help it could be viewed as obstruction and collusion."
"I knew that you want him to go to jail." Nicky stated as she grabbed her bag from the table.
"Nicky that is not fair. He has a good lawyer." Erin called out.
"But not good enough mom to convince him to stop the confession." Nicky shouted and left the office before Erin had a chance to tell her that Jack confessed to the crime before his lawyer got there.
12th Precinct
Manhattan, New York
Jamie walked into the bullpen area where the detectives assigned to the Manny Rodriguez case where supposed to be working. Jamie saw the detective on the computer, so he walked up to the desk. "Detective Anderson?"
"Hey Reagan, I got your statement down at scene, I don't need to talk to you." Detective Anderson stated after looking up from the paperwork on the desk. "How is your partner's husband doing?"
"Won't know anything for a couple days." Jamie replied to the question as he took a seat in the chair offered to him by the detective. "I was just wondering if you have any leads that I can give to her or him."
"Nothing concrete. Any available evidence was either destroyed in the fire or by the commotion afterwards." Detective Alberts mentioned as he picked up the paperwork and started to flip through it. "We ruled out terrorism because there was no credible threat made, and we ruled out a lovers quarrel because according to everyone, Fireman Rodriguez and his wife don't have any problems. This wasn't a beef either because of the same reason."
"So nothing pops out at you?" Jamie asked.
"Nope, but if your partner or her husband remember anything, let me know huh." Detective Anderson remarked taking the paperwork back from Jamie who nodded and shook the detectives hand before moving off.
Jamie walked around the corner and saw Eddie who was waiting for him. "Detective Anderson hasn't found anything but he did rule out terrorism."
Eddie crossed her arms and looked the way that Jamie had come from. "Well according to his partner, if they don't find something by the end of the week, this case will go onto the I got a million other case file in there."
"There has to be something we are missing." Jamie stated as they walked towards the rollcall room where they wouldn't have time to do anything about the shooting until the end of their tour. "I have a feeling there is something else going on than more a simple random shooting."
"What can we do about babe, we aren't assigned to the case?" Eddie said stopping just outside the room. They hardly used pet names inside the precinct so she did a quick look around. "Sorry, but I mean, look into ourselves? That is a suspension if I ever heard of it."
Jamie crossed his arms for the moment. "If you want to…."
"No I'll do it, just wanted to tell you." Eddie smirked as she said that and disappeared into the platoon briefing room.
"I have a feeling you would have said that." Jamie remarked as they walked into the briefing room of Jamie and Eddie's precinct.
Boyle, Seagan and Thompson
Manhattan, New York
"I'm sorry detective, I wish I could help you." The associate at Jack's former law firm stated as they walked through the hallways. She showed them into her office. "He sold his part in the firm to us a couple months ago, and a stipulation of the sale is that we keep his name on the firm but any work with his clients would still be confidential."
"Yet he is in lockup Mrs. Reynolds. Surely we can get a look at his client list." Baez asked the lawyer as they sat down in chairs offered. "I mean just to run names and check for possible witnesses."
Mrs. Reynolds shook her head. "I'm afraid I can't do that either. I'm sorry."
Danny shifted in his seat and leaned forward. "Can you back up a second here? You said Jack sold his share in the firm to you a couple months ago?"
"Yes he did, which came to us a shock since he founded the firm." Mrs. Reynolds replied to the question. She offered a bottle of water to them but both shook their heads. "Yet the details of the sale are sealed for a year after the sale date."
"Isn't this kind of thing a public record?" Baez asked
"It is, but in this case Jack had the sale sealed for a year, and only made public after the anniversary date." Mrs. Reynolds remarked. She looked at the clock on the wall. "Anyway detectives, I wish I could have been more help to you. Kind of of shocking about this though. Jack never seemed like the type."
"Yeah same here. Thank you." Danny said in reply shaking the lawyers hand and walked out of the office with Baez towards the elevator. As soon as they left the firm, Danny pulled out his cellphone. "Time to call in some reinforcements."
"Erin won't be able to help you Danny you know that?" Baez stated as the elevator arrived.
"I know that, but she can use an old friend of hers." Danny remarked as they walked on. "Erin, can you meet me at Dad's office, and call your friend Madeline. I need a subpoena for Jack's client list."
"You're thinking whoever the client was that was threaten is in those files." Erin asked as she heard the ding of an elevator. "I'm going to lose you."
"I know, just try would you please." Danny remarked as the doors closed as he ended the call.
Baez looked at Danny. "Madeline?"
"One of her classmates and bridesmaids." Danny remarked with a smile as the elevator started its descent. He stared at the wall. "Something about this doesn't make sense."
"Jack killing someone?" Baez asked.
"Besides that selling his portion of his own firm and then sealing the records." Danny asked as the elevator arrived on the ground floor. "You still have that friend on the firearms task force?"
"Yeah, you want me to give her call?" Baez asked as they walked through the lobby.
"Please to see if Walter popped on their radar." Danny asked as they arrived at the car. He walked around to the driver's side. "I'm going to go see the commissioner after I drop you off."
"Have fun with that." Baez smirked.
"Thanks." Danny said sarcastically.
Office of the District Attorney for New York County
Manhattan, New York
Erin walked down on the office to her best friend from law school and fellow district attorney Madeline Johnson. She knocked as she arrived at the door. "Mads?"
"Erin hey, I just heard." Madeline got up and walked around and gave her a hug. She brought Erin inside. "How's Nicky taken the news?"
"Not well, despite him being so distant lately." Erin said as she took a seat in a chair as Madeline took a seat on her desk. "Look I can't touch anything Danny ask for in this case, but he needs a favor?"
"I thought Jack confessed." Madeline as she now moved to a chair next to Erin.
"He did, but you know Danny, and he doesn't believe what Jack said." Erin stated looking at her best friend. She told her what Jack had told Danny. "Danny think the client maybe a witness to the crime."
"Erin that's a tough sell to any judge, and I don't know any judge that will sign that subpoena." Madeline said getting up and walking around behind her desk. "Why doesn't Danny just ask Jack?"
"Because Jack when he gets like this will not say anything. You know that." Erin said leaning forward in her chair. "Look I know it's a lot, but can you see what you can do?"
Madeline thought about it for second. "For Nicky sure. But tell Danny he owes me big."
"Don't expect him to pay, he still owes me." Erin got up from her seat and gave Madeline a hug. "Thanks Mads."
"Hang in there." Madeline stated as Erin walked out of the office.
One Police Plaza
Manhattan, New York
"How did it go with the mayor sir?" Ghormley asked as Frank walked off the elevator and towards his office.
"He wasn't happy about the press this story is getting, and wants us to contact the company that makes the camera's to see if they can recover any of the footage." Frank remarked as he walked towards the door to his office. He saw Garrett standing there. "He's getting pressure from everybody for an independent investigation. Where's the officer?"
"On modified assignment, and the shooting team is about complete with their investigation." Garrett remarked as Baker tried to get the commissioner's attention.
"Garrett tell the press about us contacting the company of the body camera's to see if footage can be recovered, maybe that will tone down this rhetoric." Frank remarked as he finally saw Baker trying to get his attention. "What is it Baker?"
"Detective Reagan, and Assistant District Attorney Reagan are in your office sir." Baker told him.
"Give me a minute everyone." Frank stated as he walked through the doors and into his office where Danny and Erin where standing before his desk. He walked around. "I heard about it. How bad does it look?"
"He confessed, and the GSR test came back positive." Danny stated as they sat down in the chairs. He looked at his father. "He said this Walter Baxter was threating a client of his and that is why he shot him. But something about this doesn't make sense dad."
"Yeah, like he sold his firm a couple months ago, and told me to look into our own house, whatever that means." Erin said. She then saw the look on her father's face. "You know what he is talking about?"
"I do and I can't tell you, either of you." Frank said leaning forward in his chair. He looked at his both of his oldest children. "All I can say is he came to us six months ago with some information that helped us. That's all I can say."
"Dad what is going on?" Erin asked now confused.
"Detective you have the man responsible for the murder in custody and arraigned. Drop the subpoena for the client list." Frank said sternly to his oldest son. He then looked at his daughter. "Go talk to Nicky and explain what is going on."
"Yes sir." Danny replied. His answer shocked Erin, but as Danny got up Erin followed suit and left the office.
Frank sighed as the door closed. He hated lying to his children, but it couldn't have been helped. As Erin and Danny walked onto the elevator, the doors closed before anyone could get on.
Erin turned to her brother. "What was that about in there with you agreeing to Dad real quick?"
"I lied, I'm not dropping the subpoena, and don't say anything to Nicky." Danny stated as the elevator arrived on the ground floor. "Just keep this quiet until I check on that list."
"Okay, but we'll catch hell if he finds out." Erin warned.
"It be like we were growing up." Danny said smiling as they walked off the elevator.
