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Chapter 4 (Dean Lewis)
Danny's Case: Police Station
"Tell us what you know about Peter Perez" Danny said with a sigh sitting opposite of Ethan Ryder
"I already told you he came to see me last week" Ethan said to him
"Why did you turn him away from joining Tanglewood?" Danny questioned
"Come on man you know the deal" Ethan said to him "You need to have connections to get into Tanglewood it's not like we put wanted ads in the paper. If we want you in your in, no one gets to decide"
"Are you running things for Sonny now?" Danny asked him raising an eyebrow
"Nah man I just help out" Ethan said to him "It's all innocent you know how it is"
"All innocent?" Danny snorted "I've been around Tanglewood my whole life, there's nothing innocent at all about them"
"You know we've always said you would have made a great addition" Ethan smirked "It's a shame really"
"It's a shame I went to school and actually graduated then became a cop?" Danny asked him unbelievingly
"Being a cop is the worst thing" Ethan reminded him "It's like spitting in the face of Louie and your father and let's not forget about all your old friends from the neighborhood"
"Those guys weren't my friends, you were not my friend" Danny told him coolly
"Really? Could have fooled me" Ethan smirked "Why am I even here?"
"Bribing a police officer" Danny reminded him and Ethan laughed
"That wasn't a bribe it was a promise of a good time" Ethan said to him "You used to be down for stuff like that"
"No I don't think so" Danny said seriously "Cheating on m wife or the thought of you touching my wife makes me sick"
"It's just physical man" Ethan laughed "Why are you so serious?"
"Because I'm looking to find a murderer" Danny reminded him "And you are our only suspect"
"Give me a break" Ethan muttered "Look all I know is Peter wasn't let in because they thought the Bay Boys we're trying to get someone into our group to leak information" he started "He was tight with the Bay Boys and we're no fools"
"Debatable" Danny mumbled
"We roughed him up a bit" Ethan told him "But not enough to kill him, just enough to send a message"
"Did you rough him up with a bat?" Danny questioned
"No!" Ethan yelled "We knocked him around and he walked away on his own two feet alive ask anybody"
"I will" Danny said standing up
"When can I go home?" Ethan asked and Danny just walked out of interrogation room
"You buy this?" Mac asked Danny who was watching the scene thru the glass
"Sadly I do" Danny said to him "Where are we on locating Mattey Jones?"
"No where" Mac told him "We sent patrol out there and no one is giving up where he is, he's obviously hiding from something"
"I'd hide too if I brutally murdered a young kid" Danny muttered
Lindsay's Case: At home
"No, no Lucy" Lindsay said trying to get her ringing cell phone away from her toddler daughter who thought it was just toy
"Me want mama" Lucy frowned
"I know baby but Mommy needs her phone" Lindsay said taking it and Lucy started to sniffle "When daddy comes home ask him for his phone"
"Okays" Lucy said sadly as Lindsay answered her phone
"Monroe" Lindsay said into the receiver
"Linds I've got some bad news" Flack said to her
"What?" Lindsay asked disappointed already knowing why he was calling
"Rebecca dropped the charges against Dean" he told her and he could hear her sigh thru the other line
"Of course she did" Lindsay said to him "Why?"
"Well he got out on bail last night I'm guessing he went home when Rebecca was packing and convinced her to change her mind. She said she made it all up" Flack told her "That she felt pressure to please the police"
"So now not only do we have nothing on Kathy's killer but Dean Lewis is back controlling Rebecca, fantastic" Lindsay bit back "Our one lead is gone"
"You know Linds I hate to say it but some cases have to go cold for a while" Flack told her
"Come on Flack" Lindsay argued "We're so close"
"No we were and now like you said we're back at square one" Flack said to her "There are other cases that need our attention and I'm sure Mac is going to agree"
"I can't give up on this" Lindsay said to him
"I spoke to Mac already Linds" Flack told her
"I feel like I'm just giving up" Lindsay sighed
"You're not giving up we're taking a step back sometimes a little distance is the best thing" he told her "Enjoy the rest of your day off ok?"
"Sure" Lindsay told him then hung up she looked down at her daughter
"Hi mama" Lucy smiled and giggled
"Hi" Lindsay smiled back
Police Station
Flack walked over to where Mac and Danny were
"Talk to Lindsay?" Mac asked Flack
"Yea she's not happy" Flack said to him "She didn't want this case to go cold"
"I didn't either" Mac told him "But there's no evidence, not statements and without Rebecca's corporation we've got no legal rights to keep digging"
"You guys are closing Lindsay's case?" Danny asked them
"Not closing it taking a break" Mac clarified
"She's not going to give up that easily" Danny said to him "I know my wife and she's determined to see this case threw"
"Well I guess it's up to you to talk her out of it because if she continues to investigate on her own free time she's going in without back up or protection" Mac said to him
"I'll talk to her" Danny said to him
"Let's head back to the lab and go over Peter's clothes again" Mac said to him
"See you later Flack" Danny said as he Mac walked out of the precincts doors
"Seriously Danny talk to Lindsay" Mac said to him "I don't want to have to punish her for continuing a case we're not working on"
"I will, she's just so stubborn sometimes" Danny mumbled
"Sounds like you two are great fit" Mac smirked and Danny narrowed his eyes
"What's that mean?" he asked then all of the sudden there was gun fire as a car drove by, both Mac and Danny ran behind a parked Police car but as they pulled out their guns, the car was long gone
"What was that?" Danny asked Mac
"A message" Mac muttered then looked at Danny's arm that was bleeding
"It's just a graze" he mumbled putting pressure on the wound
Dean and Rebecca Lewis's Home
Lindsay walked up the stairs, knowing she shouldn't be there and hesitated for a moment. But she knew she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight until she spoke to Rebecca. She carefully knocked twice and waited for the door to open
"Ah Detective Monroe" Dean Lewis smiled, a complete 180 from his previous reaction from the last time they had spoken
"I'm here to see Rebecca" Lindsay told him rather coldly
"Charges have been dropped" Dean reminded her
"Rebecca" Lindsay repeated
"Sure" Dean said "Rebecca darling could you come here?" he asked in a sinisterly sweet voice that made Lindsay's skin crawl
"Yes" Rebecca said then froze when she saw Lindsay "Hi" she said
"I'd like to speak to her in private" Lindsay said to Dean
"Sorry" Dean said still smiling "Last time you spoke to my wife in private you forced her to lie"
"I didn't force Rebecca into anything" Lindsay bit back "You beat her and I know it"
"I can't help but feel you're projecting your own life onto ours" Dean said sadly "I see that you're married- do you not have a happy home life?"
"How dare you" Lindsay said ready to hit him. It was one thing to bad mouth her but to imply that her husband was abusive was the crossing the line "You don't know me"
"And you don't know us" Dean shot right back "It's not fun when it's turned around you is it?"
"Rebecca" Lindsay said deciding to ignore Dean "Are you ok?"
"Yes I was just confused yesterday" Rebecca said to her "I'm better now"
"You don't seem it" Lindsay said to her
"Why are you creating a problem that doesn't exist?" Dean asked Lindsay "I think you should go before I call the NYPD and let them know that one of their Detectives is harassing myself and my wife"
"You can call me Rebecca" Lindsay said still ignoring him "Anytime you know that right?"
"Yea" Rebecca said
"Have a good night Detective" Dean said slamming the door on Lindsay leaving her on the stoop that's when her phone went off and she sighed when she saw who the caller was, it was Mac. He couldn't have known that she was here, could he?
"Monroe" Lindsay stated professionally
"Lindsay" Mac started "Can you come pick Danny up from the hospital?"
"Why what happened?" Lindsay asked practically running down the steps
"He's fine" Mac told her quickly "But his arm was grazed"
"I'll be right there" Lindsay said hanging up and ushering to her car. She didn't notice that Rebecca was looking at her sadly thru the window
The Hospital
Lindsay rushed into the hospital and headed straight to the nurses station
"Wow Montana calm down" Danny smirked seeing how hyped up his wife was
"Danny" Lindsay said sadly and she rushed over to him and pulled him into a hug, with his one good arm his left arm was in a sling "What happened?"
"Shooting outside the station" Danny said to her "I really don't even need the sling they just want it on for a few hours at least"
"Who was shooting?" Lindsay asked even more alarmed
"Unmarked car" Danny said to her "Mac seems to think it has to do with us sticking her noses in the Bay Boys gang"
"Danny" Lindsay sighed "Maybe you should pull yourself off the case"
"Not a chance" Danny said quickly "Nobody just shoots at me and walks away"
"What if it's not just a graze next time" Lindsay said to him "I don't want anything to happen to you"
"Montana" Danny smirked "I'm fine" he said placing a kiss on the top of her head "You got here real fast, where's Lucy?"
"She's with your mom" Lindsay told him and he raised an eyebrow
"There is no way you had time to take Lucy to Staten Island and get back here" Danny said to her "Where were you?"
"I went to see Rebecca Lewis" Lindsay told him quickly and she watched as he threw his head back in annoyance and sighed "I know, I know I shouldn't have-"
"You're right Lindsay you shouldn't have" Danny said to her then whispered in case Mac was in earshot "And I'll give you list of reasons later but the number reason is that Mac said not to"
"I can't just walk away Danny" she argued
"You don't have a choice" Danny told her "What's going over there and pissing off her husband really going to do? You still wont get your answers"
"I can't just leave her there" Lindsay told him passionately "What if it was Lucy?"
"Linds I get it I really do" he said sympathetically to her "But you did all you could do. Some people just don't want to be saved but there are plenty of other people out there that"
"Danny-" Lindsay started
"I don't like being the cold one here Linds but if it's either your life or Rebecca Lewis's on the line I'm picking yours without hesitation" Danny cut her off "This case is starting to consume you and I saw what that did to Aiden and I will not let that happen to you"
"It's not going to happen to me Danny I would never compromise evidence" Lindsay said surprised he'd even think that of her
"That's not what I was referring to" Danny said seriously looking her straight in the eye "I'm talking about her going after DJ Pratt alone and ending up beaten to death then burnt beyond facial recognition. She wouldn't stop going after him even though she knew had no back up just like you did tonight"
"It's two different cases Danny" she argued "DJ Pratt was an evil rapist"
"And Dean Lewis is an evil women hater" Danny reminded her "I'm not going to let you put your life on the line like that I wont loose you to some case"
"Well that's how I feel about you being on this one" Lindsay said crossing her arms
"It's different and you know it" Danny told her "I wasn't told to back off of this case and I'm not going into it alone"
"I'm not some helpless girl Danny" Lindsay warned him "So don't paint me out to be a victim"
"I'm not and you know it" Danny said to her "I trust you a hundred percent as a cop"
"So what's the problem?" Lindsay asked
"You're not thinking like one!" Danny shot at her raising his voice, he hated arguing with her but he was going to get his point across one way or another "You're taking this to personally"
"I'm a cop Danny but I'm also a human I have feelings. I can't shut them off because I'm on a case" she argued back
"Linds-" he was about to start when Flack walked over
"Mom, Dad" he teased "Nurses are starting to get a little concerned with you two fighting in the ER like this"
"You can take him home right Flack?" Lindsay questioned
"Sure" Flack said unsurely
"Linds" Danny said starting to follow her "Where are you going!" he had no choice but to yell as he watched her walk away
"Sir you need to sit, you haven't been discharged yet" a nurse told him
"Lindsay!" he yelled but it was no use she had already left the ER
"What the hell is going on?" Flack questioned confused, yesterday they were getting along fine
"You don't want to know" Danny mumbled
Lindsay jumped in her and sat there frozen for a few moments contemplating on what to do next. In her head she knew she should go back inside and talk to Danny and make things right. She knew he was only trying to protect her but he was trying to protect her from being who she is. In her heart she couldn't give up on Rebecca Lewis just yet, for to end up another statistic wasn't fair and if it was preventable she was going to do everything in her power to help her. As she was about to start the car her cell phone started to ring and she looked at the unfamiliar number
"Hello?"
"Danny" Mac said walking over to him "Where did Lindsay go?"
"Fresh air" Danny shrugged he was mad at Lindsay but didn't want Mac to know that was breaking the rules
"Right" Mac said unsurely "She seemed real upset"
"Yea well she wants me off this case" Danny said to him
"Maybe you should be" Mac told him
"No way" Danny said quickly
"There's no guarantee that this was the Bay Boys this could have very well have been Tanglewood, we could have upset them taking their buddy into custody" Mac told him
"I know what the chances are" Danny told him "If it was Tanglewood I'm not running from them, not again. They can't hurt me anymore then they already have"
"Sure they could" Mac said to him "You have a lot more to loose. You have daughter and wife now and they know it"
"Louie was hurt because he was directly involved" Danny reminded him "Lindsay and Lucy have no connections or ties to them"
"If you want off this case at anytime I'll understand and no one will think less of you" Mac told him
"I will" Danny said to him
Lindsay pulled up to the now familiar house when she was Rebecca Lewis dash down the front steps, Lindsay quickly got out of the car and met her halfway
"Are you ok?" Lindsay asked her
"Yes I'm sorry for calling you so late-" Rebecca started
"It's alright" Lindsay assured her "What's wrong?"
"I just wanted to apologize" Rebecca said to her "I feel like I wasted your time"
"You didn't, it's alright" Lindsay told her "But I can't help but wonder why you dropped the charges"
"He's all I have" Rebecca said to her honestly "He's all I've had for years now. I can't just walk away and start a new life"
"Sure you can people do it all the time Rebecca, this is more common then you think" Lindsay told her
"I'm not one of those people Detective Monroe I'm not strong enough" Rebecca argued "Dean is in a hot bath so I don't have much time but I want to thank you for trying to help me"
"I'm not going to stop helping you Rebecca" Lindsay told her sternly
"You have to" Rebecca told her with wide eyes "You don't want Dean on your bad side. He has a lot of power and pull he was already talking about going to your superiors and having your badge. You're good at what you do you need to help people"
"I will help people" Lindsay told her "Starting with you"
"I'm sorry" Rebecca frowned "He read about you on the internet you got a medal recently" she smiled "You can't stop being a cop to help me"
"Being a cop is what I do not who I am" Lindsay told her trying to let her know she wasn't going to give up
"I beg to differ" Rebecca smiled "Take care of yourself Detective" she said
"Rebecca" Lindsay called after her but she had already gone back inside
"What were you doing out there?" Dean Lewis asked startling his wife, catching her sneaking into the house
Danny walked into his apartment and saw his mother reading a book on the couch
"Danny!" his mother gasped "What happened?" she asked looking at the sling
"It's nothing just a graze" He assured her "Where's Lindsay?"
"She's not back yet" she told him causing him to sigh "She said she was working on a case"
"Yea" Danny mumbled removing his sling
"What are you doing?"
"I need to go find Lindsay and I can't drive with this stupid thing" Danny muttered tossing it onto the couch
"Is she in trouble? What's going on?" his mother asked concerned
Just then Lindsay walked into the apartment, Danny could tell she was very upset and she could have possibly been crying
"Linds" Danny said trying to get her attention
"Thank you so much for watching Lucy" Lindsay said to his mother, ignoring Danny
"No problem dear anytime" she smiled warmly
"I'm going to go kiss her good-night" Lindsay said walking down the hall into Lindsay's room
"What did you do?" his mother asked instantly
"Me? Why do you assume I did something?" Danny asked annoyed
"Because she's very upset and wouldn't even look at you" she said to him "I know the signs"
"Yea speaking of the signs" Danny started "How's Dad doing?"
"Why do you ask?" she asked a bit surprised
"Is it a crime for me to ask about my dad?" Danny questioned
"No you just never do" she said putting on her jacket "You wont even let him meet his granddaughter"
"Is Dad in town?" Danny asked his mother
"Yes" she told him not looking him in the eye "Why?"
"There was a murder in Staten Island" Danny told her
"Yes I heard about it" she said "Poor thing, he was only a child still. You don't think your father had anything to do with it do you?"
"I don't know but I know Tanglewood was involved" Danny told her and she chuckled
"Your father never has and never will have any connections to that mockery" she smiled "He'll never forgive them for what he did to Louie"
"Father of the year" Danny mumbled
"Daniel" his mother scolded "He asks about you everyday"
"I'm sure he does" Danny said then his mother walked up and gave him a kiss on the cheek
"How about you worry more about making things right with your wife and less about work" she smiled "I'll see you soon dear"
"Bye Ma" Danny said as she left then Lindsay came out of Lucy's room "Are you going to ignore me all night?"
"Probably" Lindsay said to him "You said some pretty harsh things back there Danny"
"I'm only trying to protect you" Danny told her "That's my goal and if it takes a few harsh words to get my point across then I'll do it and I want apologize for it"
"I don't need a protector Danny, I need a husband who is going to support me" Lindsay said pouring herself a glass of water, still not looking at him
"I'll always support you" he started "Within reason. If you decided to tomorrow to jump of a bridge or play in traffic would you expect to watch and cheer you on?"
"That's not what I'm doing" she said slamming her hand on the counter and finally looking up at him "That girl needs help!"
"Where did you go tonight Linds?" Danny asked her "You didn't come home right from the hospital"
"Why should I answer a question you already know the answer to?" Lindsay asked him
"You went back there?" Danny asked her "Are you out of your mind? It's loose, loose Lindsay- it's either your job or your life! What are you thinking!"
"What are you thinking working on a Tanglewood case?" Lindsay shot back "That's more dangerous but I'm not making demands at you or babying you"
"I'm not babying you-" he started
"-I'm protecting" Lindsay mocked "Look I don't want to talk about this anymore tonight" she said going to the lining closet and pulling out a blanket and pillow
"I'm sleeping on the couch tonight?" Danny asked her
"No I am" Lindsay said plopping the sheet and pillow on the couch "You're hurt you can have the bed"
"We can both be adults and sleep in the same bed" he told her
"I don't want to because it's going to lead to more arguing that I don't have the strength for" she told him coolly
"I'll take the couch then" he argued
"No" Lindsay said getting on the couch and lying on the couch pulling the blanket up and curling into the couch, she closed her eyes and heard Danny's footsteps get closer
"You know I love you right" he told her, and she opened her eyes and saw he was kneeling next to her so they were level
"I know" Lindsay said
"I don't want to loose you" he said to her "And I'm sorry you don't like the things I'm saying but no matter how hurt you are or angry you are you know I love you"
"I know" she said looking at him, he leaned over and kissed the top of her head then stood back up
"If you get uncomfortable you can always un-kick yourself out of our bed" he reminded her
"I'll be fine" she mumbled then heard the door close and she let out a loud breath.
