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Chapter 3

Office of the District Attorney of New York County

Manhattan, New York

Erin was still kind of frustrated with her daughter and brother and the news she received. She didn't even noticed her assistant standing in the doorway. "Excuse me Ms. Reagan?"

"What is Lauren?" Erin asked as she looked up and saw her assistant standing in her doorway with a gentlemen behind her.

"Mr. Matthew Jackson is here to see you." Lauren stated motioning to the man behind her.

"Show him in please." Erin told her. She stood up and held out her hand which Mr. Jackson shook. She pointed to the chair. "Sit please, I am playing catch up here. I just received news that has me a little out of sorts."

"Quite alright Ms. Reagan, I am hoping maybe we can settle this here and not in the court room." Mr. Jackson stated as he reached into his briefcase and handed over a piece of paperwork. "I know you aren't probably assigned to the case but if you could hand this to the DA assigned maybe we avoid a court battle since you know my client."

Erin looked confused as she looked at the paper work in front of her. "You want to knock down a DUI charge, and you came to me. Who is the person that was arrested?"

Mr. Jackson looked at her with a little bit of contempt. "Ms. Sydney Davenport."

"Sydney?" Erin stated as a question as she finally found Sydney's name on the sheet. She then looked up at Mr. Jackson. "You have to be joking Mr. Jackson, did my brother put…."

"No Officer Reagan did not put me up to this. We have a complaint levied against him for impropriety." Mr. Jackson told Erin who stared daggers at him. "We feel that you brother knew it was my client and worked with his fellow officers to fail Ms. Davenport."

"Oh please, if Jamie did that, afterwards he turn in his badge himself." Erin told the lawyer sitting in front of her. She leaned back in her chair. "You have to take this up with the DA assigned to Sydney's case Mr. Jackson, because I'm in no way shape or form to handle this."

"Really Ms. Reagan, not even a little…" Mr. Jackson started to see when he stopped talking when Erin put her hand up.

"Talk to the DA that has the case. Thank you and have a nice day." Erin remarked handing the paperwork back to Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson put the paper back in his briefcase and walked out. Erin then picked up her phone. "Laura get me the attorney assigned to Ms. Sydney Davenport's DUI case please."

Mayor's office

Manhattan, New York

"Frank please come in." Mayor Poole told Frank who walked into the office as the mayor wheeled himself back behind the desk. He motioned for Frank to sit down in his chair. "First of all, I would like to apologize for Ashley's behavior towards your officers the other night."

"No apologies necessary Mr. Mayor, but I will pass that along to the officers." Frank replied as he made himself comfortable in the chair. He then looked at the mayor. "Mr. Mayor, I only just found out about this morning, so I am still trying to gather all the information."

"That is understandable Frank, but I do want to pass along my commending of your officers for their restraint and understanding of the situation." Mayor Poole replied to Frank's statement. He leaned forward a little bit. "With the election so close, I am worried that my opponent will use this situation to go after not only me and her, but you as well."

Frank took a deep breath before speaking. "Mr. Mayor, as far as I am concern, my officers decided not to arrest her, not for who she is, but because they felt she was not coherent enough to understand where she was and who was around her."

"That I understand Frank, but still what I would like to see is you explain that in your next press conference." Mayor Poole requested.

"Mr. Mayor you do realize that if I go out there and try to explain that, NYPD will still be accused of favoritism, and it will look like I am condoning those actions." Frank told the Mayor who leaned back in his chair.

Mayor Poole look Frank directly in the eyes. "I understand that Frank, but this is a case where the public needs to hear that from their police commissioner and not an everyday politician."

Frank just sat there contemplating that.

Major Case Squad

54th Precinct

Danny walked to his desk where his partner was hanging up her phone as he sat down in his chair. "What did you find out partner about our victim's second phone?"

"It was one of those prepaid cell phones that he paid cash for." Baez remarked as she looked down at her notes. "So the company doesn't store the text messages, but the phone numbers all seem to originated around Columbia University."

"So whatever our victim was in too, he was doing it around the campus." Danny stated as he looked at the paperwork from the case on his desk "Anything on social media or email about an idea what he was into?"

"No, but his financials came back. Start of September he was pretty much what you think of a college kid, struggling while attending school." Baez told Danny but she passed over a copy of the victim's finance statements. "Then in beginning of October, he started making cash deposits. Largest being a couple grand just a week and half ago."

"What was he doing that he made that kind of cash?" Danny asked as looked at the financials statements.

Before Baez had a chance to answer, a uniform officer came over to Danny's desk. "Detective there is a Carter Henderson here."

"Thanks." Danny replied with the uniform moving off as Danny and Baez got up and walked towards where the victim's father was waiting. The saw the man in his 50s sitting down on a bench who stood when he saw them approaching. "Mr. Henderson. Detectives Reagan, and Baez. Thank you for coming in and sorry about your loss."

"Thank you." Mr. Henderson replied after shaking hands.

"Why don't we talk in here?" Danny told the man who was upset. They walked into a small conference room where Danny closed the door. "We were told that your wife was also coming."

"She couldn't bring here self to be here, so she is in the hotel room depressed." Mr. Henderson stated as he looked at Danny and Baez. He shook his head. "I just arrived from identifying his body, I never thought I would have to do that."

"We understand Mr. Henderson we really do." Baez replied to the statement as she pulled out her notebook. "Mr. Henderson, did Samuel have any enemies that you know off?"

Mr. Henderson shook his head. "No he was a good boy, and so proud that he got into Columbia. He was liked by most everyone."

"What about his girlfriend Patricia?" Danny asked.

Mr. Henderson leaned forward. "He said they broke up the night they he died but Sam always did have a girl waiting for him."

"A jealous boyfriend maybe that Samuel may have angered?" Baez asked getting a shake of no from the victim's father.

Danny leaned forward into his chair. "Mr. Henderson, we have to ask, during the course of our investigation it came to our attention that your sound was making deposits of thousands of dollar over the past month. Did you help him financially or anything like that?"

Mr. Henderson shook his head. "No, Samuel was so proud that he got into Columbia that he worked hard to pay for the fall semester prior to graduation and coming here, but my wife and I did help when we could. But I am a contractor, and my wife is an assistant at a office so we don't exactly make a lot."

"Where did he get the money?" Baez asked making notes of this.

"Job maybe." Mr. Henderson stated. His phone went off and he looked at it. "Excuse me my wife is letting me know that the funeral home is picking up our son."

"No problem Mr. Henderson and if you think of anything else, please let us know." Danny stated handing over a card of his to the father who nodded. Danny opened the door and motioned a officer over to escort the father out. As soon as the father had left he shut the door. "I don't think he had a job Baez."

"I agree, Danny. I think we need to go look at his dorm room." Baez told her partner.

Danny nodded and pulled out his phone. "I'll meet you there, I am going to see Nicky and maybe she can shed some light on the matter."

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

"Are you serious?" Garrett asked sitting down in the chair across from Frank who had just told him what the mayor had said. "He wants you to say that."

"In not so many words, but along those lines yes." Frank replied as he looked at his DCPI and assistant. He placed his hands on the desk. "He feels that if I stated there was no favoritism, but good judgement shown, it will dampen down the news cycle."

"I tell you this sir, the rank and file are divided over the issue." Ghormley replied to the commissioner's statement. "Half feel like the mayor's wife should have been arrested, while the other half are applauding the good judgement shown. I personally feel that Officer Baxter did show great professionalism, but he still should have arrested Mrs. Poole."

"Right now that is not the issue, Sid, but whether or not the commissioner should address the issue at his press conference tomorrow." Garrett told Ghormley. He had postpone the interview with the Times with the claim that commissioner was dealing with the Ms. Poole situation.

"Before I address this issue and have it turned into a bigger political football, I want to speak with the officer's involved." Frank replied getting up and walking over to the coffee pot that was sitting on the coffee table. "Garrett also try to tell the press that we will make a statement when I have a chance to review everything."

"Sir what about the mayor, I am pretty sure he is expecting you to make that statement today." Ghormley stated turning around in the chair and looking at his boss.

"Oh Sid, I think the mayor will understand that we have to have all our facts in order before shooting our mouth off don't we." Frank replied with a smile on his face as he sat back down.

Ghormley nodded. "Yes sir."

Frank picked up a folder ending the discussion.

12th Precinct

Manhattan, New York

Jamie and Eddie were walking up the sidewalk towards the precinct. They had arrived a couple hours before tour to go over everything that Jamie had taught Eddie while they were partners, so as a TO, Jamie could improve in his training methods while training Rodriguez.

"Oh come on Eddie, I was not that bad." Jamie told Eddie who grasped his hand laughing at him. "I let you drive a couple times, but I felt safer when I was driving."

"That's because you felt I was driving like I was in Iraq." Eddie remarked with a smirk on her face as they neared the precinct. "I think the last time I drove was right before you got shot."

"That was a day huh?" Jamie answered with a softer voice now as Eddie nodded and gave Jamie's hand a squeeze. He turned and kissed her on the temple. "So besides driving do you have your list…"

Jamie's voice trailed off as they noticed a familiar person waiting for them on the steps of the precinct. Sydney walked down the steps and towards them. "Hi Jamie."

"You shouldn't be here Sid, not with the complaint you have against me." Jamie remarked as they stopped before the stairs.

"That's why I am here. I didn't mean for anything like this to happen." Sydney stated as she saw Jamie walk past her and up the stairs towards the precinct. She blew out an exasperated sigh. "Just like you Jamie to ignore me when something is important…."

"Ignore you, I was involved in my brothers murder Sydney, you're the one that left me." Jamie stated coming back down the stairs only to be stopped by Eddie. "I did my job last night by backing away and having my partner and fellow officers do the test and because of you they are jammed…."

"Jamie go inside the precinct before you say something you regret." Eddie told Jamie as she gave him a slight push. He looked down at her, saw her smile and nodded. A quick kiss from Jamie and Eddie turned around to face Sydney. "Don't show up next time around here without your lawyer present."

"I heard he was dating you, but I never figured it to be true." Sydney stated now facing Eddie. She placed her hands on her hips. "I hope you realize that…."

"You better watch it right now there ma'am, or there will be another complaint you will have to file." Eddie stated. She then sized Sydney up. "And yes I know his tendency to get too involved in certain things, but that is why I love him, and I back him up all the way. Next time write an email."

Sydney watched as Eddie walked into the precinct.

Columbia University

Manhattan, New York

"Hey Nicky." Danny stated as he saw his niece waiting for him on a bench near the admistration building. He walked over and sat down next to her. "Your mother call me."

"She blow up at you too." Nicky asked getting a nod from her uncle. She shook her head. "Just like her to over blow everything."

"Well I can understand Nicky, I really do, but at the same time I agree with you." Danny remarked as he gave her shoulders a squeeze. He saw the smile on her face so he pulled out the sheet of paper. "The reason I asked you to meet me, did your friend Samuel have a job?"

"No, mainly because he didn't have the time for one." Nicky stated looking at her uncle. "Why?"

"His financials show him making large deposits starting towards the end of last month." Danny answered passing over the paper to her. He let her look at it moment. "Did you also know about Samuel and his girlfriend?"

"I knew they broke up, that is why I figured he left with a girl from the party." Nicky stated as she scanned her friend's banking info. She passed it back. "Can't believe it."

Danny nodded. "Believe it, and we also found a second phone belonging to the victim. Anything you can think of to help me understand any of this?"

"Not really, but I can ask people from our class to find out." Nicky replied as she sighed. She then turned to her uncle. "Is that ok with you?"

"No, just give me their names and we'll talk to them." Danny answered with Nicky nodding. His phone went off. "Reagan. Be right there."

Nicky saw her uncle put his phone away. "Where you going?"

"Meet up with my partner and search Samuel's room." Danny answered Nicky's question. He got up and kissed the top of her head. "I'll stop by and get the names from you."

It took Danny 10 minutes to walk across campus to where Baez was waiting with campus security who had the keys to Samuel's room. "Took you long enough."

"Sorry foot traffic." Danny replied with a smile on his face. He nodded to security who opened up the door to let them in. Danny went to the closet as Baez went towards the desk. Danny rummaged through boxes in the closet. "Whoa check this out partner. Must be at least 3g's here."

Baez nodded as she turned on the computer and opened up a desk drawer where a folder was located on top. She pulled it out and opened it. "I think I found out what Samuel was up too."

"What do you got there?" Danny asked walking over and seeing the folder. "Son of…."

"Looks like Samuel was selling test." Baez remarked.

"And making a killing on it until someone killed him." Danny also added.