Disclaimer: If I owned CSI: NY, then this would be what was happening in the show. So it's probably a good thing I don't.

No one understood the clue? Oh and the thing that CSI: NY has in common is Gary Sinise, he played the bad guy.

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Secrets

Chapter 4: What's Goin' On?

"Secrets are made to be found out with time." Charles Sanford

"…And 'sides, Mac and Peyton met like two or three years ago, their kid could be two years tops and last I checked…I was older than fourteen," Don heard Danny's argument against the fact that he was Mac and Peyton's kid. Now that he actually thought about it, Don had to admit that that was a pretty viable argument and how was that possible, again?

Wanting an answer, Don turned towards Mac, who was the only other person in the room and asked, "So, how can Danny be your kid?"

Mac sighed as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration, a gesture the reminded Don uncannily of Danny, and answered, "It's a long story."

"Well," said Don, "Give me the short version."

Mac sighed once more, "It was sixteen years ago. I was thirty years old and was teaching a seminar – as a guest lecturer – on forensics at New York University. I was explaining the uses of DNA and explaining how Loci worked, when I saw her." Mac looked at nothing for a second, as if he was lost in a memory, before shaking his head and continuing, "God, she was beautiful. She took my breath away and at the end of the seminar, I ran after her, asked her out to dinner; surprisingly, she said yes and one thing lead to another. Two months later she had to go back to England, or so she said."

All traces of his reminiscent look were replaced by anger as he grit out, "Speaking of Peyton, why isn't she here yet?"

Don reluctantly volunteered his help, "I'll go get her and see what's up." With that he walked towards the door, turning his head back to stare, almost longingly, at the plasma no less than five times. Mac, of course, did not miss this.

"Hey," he said with what he hoped was a reassuring smile, "He's not going anywhere, you know."

Don turned around so that he was facing Don and quirked the left side of his mouth up into a smirk, "Wow, Mac, this fatherhood thing must really be getting to you. That was almost nice."

Allowing himself a grin, Mac said, "Get outta here!" And that was exactly what Don did and, as he closed the door behind him, he caught the beginning of what Danny was saying, "You know, this reminds me…" He wondered what that was about, but as the doors to the elevator opened, he thought, 'Oh, well. It's probably nothing.'

Meanwhile, on the other side of the door, Mac was listening to Danny, "You're the Det. Jimmy Shaker to my Sean Mullen. I watched the movie with my big brother; he was trying to cheer me up from a…bad day. I remember he insisted, "Buddy, I promise, it's an awesome movie."

After he finished, Mac was left wondering why the hell his son was talking about a movie at a time like this and who this brother was.

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The Basement

"Oh, really. Well, I'm gonna have to watch that," said Adam, the kidnapper, causing Danny to wonder if the guy was schizophrenic or something because, seriously, the guy had more mood swings that a pregnant woman.

Danny was about to say something along those lines when Adam raised his left hand up, as if checking a watch, "Woops, look at that. I guess time really does fly when you're having fun. " Then, looking truly regretful, he continued, "Sorry, Danny, I gotta go. I'll talk to you soon." And, with that, the TV clicked off.

As he sat there taking in the blank TV screen, Danny wondered if he could say something to the guys without Adam knowing and, seriously, after a day here, maybe even with him knowing; He didn't care anymore. Just when he'd decided to go through with it, the T.V. clicked back on, only this time it was split into two screens: one that was black and had red letters on it and one that showed snow (like static on TV).

Since he couldn't read whatever the red letters said, Danny got up off of the bed and walked toward the TV. Once he was close enough, Danny read the message and his eyebrows knitted together in confusion. The confusion gave way to shock and horror as the snow was replaced with a video. His eyes wide, Danny swallowed the lump that had suddenly appeared in his throat.

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The Lab

Mac watched the proceedings carefully and, therefore, noticed Danny's contemplative expression as he, unbeknownst to Mac, pondered on whether or not he should say what he knew; whether or not it was worth the risk the Adam would kill or move him if he found out that the cops somehow knew.

Mac knew from the determined expression on Danny's face that he'd come to a decision about whatever it was he'd been thinking about. His curiosity flared when he saw Danny get up off the bed and he wondered what he was looking. He watched attentively, taking his fill of his son as said kid walked up toward something and saw something that caused him to come back and toss himself, in a typical move of a distressed child, face first onto the bed.

…TBC…

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