Chapter 6
"When were these pictures taken?" asked Frank as he flicked through them. "Looks like they started about a year ago," said Sam as he looked at his boss and then to Danny. "Do we tell them?" asked Danny. "They have a right to know that they were being photographed," sighed Garrett. Just then the Commissioner's cell phone rang, "Jamie?" Danny looked up. "How's it going?" asked Frank. He nodded and listened to his son on the other end of the phone. "What is it?" whispered Danny. "I'm a little swamped here but i'll be there as soon as. And Jamie, it'll be ok," he sighed. Danny looked at his father with pleading eyes, "They got caught at the hospital. Looks like Toni could be in some bother and Jamie's feeling guilty over it," explained Frank. "Caught doing what?" smirked Danny. A look from his father soon wiped the smile from his face. "So what's the link between Brian Souter and Malevsky?" asked Garrett as he tried to break the awkward silence. "It seems that Malevsky was Brian's Big Brother. He and some of the other members looked after Brian in a lot of ways. Brian's father was an alcoholic and his mother disappeared early on in life. Brian benefited from Malevsky's ill-gotten gains of the Blue Templer, mostly giving him a first class education and fancy cars!" offered Sam as he handed over another file. "So, where is he?" asked Frank. "He has a fancy apartment on 5th. But he also has an office near the Empire State. His staff are a mix bag. Some have collars to their names and some don't. Hard to say where the gunmen from the weekend came from, unless they were for hire which is looking more and more likely," sighed Danny as he paced the room. "What about the two goons at the press conference?" asked Frank. "Baker is looking into them as we speak," replied Garrett. "How did they get in? How did they know it was happening?" demanded Danny. "There must be someone on the inside," replied Frank. "But we took down the Templer," hissed Danny. "Well there must be a few stragglers..." muttered Sam. "But where do we start looking for them?" asked Danny. "That i will leave to you two...Once you've brought in Souter!" said Frank as he gave them a look that meant their meeting was over and that they had work to do. Danny lingered back briefly to speak with his father, "You going to tell Jamie about the pictures?" "I think i have to but i'm not sure that this evening would be the best time given that he and Toni have been busted," sighed Frank. "What's so wrong with them being an item?" asked Danny. "Would you get emotionally involved with a victim?" asked Frank. Danny looked at him and nodded in understanding, "Yeah! I guess she has over-stepped the mark... But i hope that doesn't hurt them too much. It's been a while since Jamie was happy and the way they interact...I'm surprised we never picked up on them before," "I'm guessing Jamie kept it from us because he knows how interfering we can be!" smirked Frank. "We? Or me?" smiled Danny. "Get back to work Detective!" replied the Commissioner as he slapped his son's back and sent him on his way.
Shorty and Lanky were hovering around the water cooler when Danny and Sam exited the commissioner's office. "You know what's going on?" asked Shorty as he watched the comings and goings. "I don't know. I thought you might?" replied Lanky. "You think they know?" shrugged Shorty. "How could they know? We don't know anything, do we?" replied Lanky. "The boss know what's happening?" asked Shorty. "Course he knows! He is the boss!" quipped Lanky. "Shorts!" shouted Baker from her desk, "The commissioner is going to the hospital to see his son. Can you bring the car around?" "Yes, Detective, 10-4!" he responded as he looked into his partner's eyes. "I'll call the boss, give him a heads up?" offered Lanky. "Nah, they don't know anything about him. He'll be ok," replied Shorty. "Shorts! Now, please!" barked Baker. Lanky moved away from Shorty's desk and picked up some files and headed back to his own desk in the office of the DCPI. "Lancaster! I need you to help me with a person of interest search," announced Garrett as he too came from the Commissioner's office and headed for the elevator. "Sir," nodded Lanky as he followed his boss.