A/N: This is just a short wrap-up

Epilogue:

Claire had followed Cindy when she left the police station and now they found themselves silently drinking coffee at Papa Joe's. Cindy welcomed the presence of her friend but didn't quite know what to do with it either. Claire, instinctively understanding Cindy's emotional state, didn't press her young friend to talk about it.

After about an hour, and a pot of coffee, they were joined by the the other half of the 'club'.

It was Cindy who finally broke the silence. "I'm really sorry," she said sadly.

"For what?" Jill asked. "This wasn't your fault."

Cindy looked up at them with tears threatening, "yeah, but..."

"Cindy I asked you yesterday if you thought Michael was guilty." Claire reminded her. "You could have said no, but you didn't."

"And you could have just told me that he showed up at midnight, but you told me you weren't sure." Lindsay added.

"I didn't want to lie to you." Cindy answered as she studied her coffee.

"I know it was hard for you to admit that he may be guilty," Claire consoled. "But in the end you did the right thing." she added positively.

"I really thought that he had been able to move past Sarah's death."

After a moments silence Lindsay's curiosity finally got the better of her. "What did he mean when he said this wasn't who you were going to be?"

"Nothing." Cindy said nonchalantly.

"Cindy." Lindsay prompted.

"In school I had always focused on political reporting," reluctantly she looked up at her friends. "I'm supposed to be in D.C."

Claire reached out and covered Cindy's hand with her own, "well I for one am glad you changed your mind."

"Some things are more important than politics." Cindy replied with a small smile. "Speaking of that.." she reached into her bag and pulled out her notebook. "What finally convinced you it was Michael?"

"Cindy." Jill said with a shake of her head.

"What? This is what we do." She replied innocently.

Lindsay looked to Jill and Claire as though she was seeking permission, when she received a small nod from Claire she began. "We weren't sure of Rachel's level of involvement but we zeroed in on Michael when we traced the gun back to a friend of his in LA."

The rest of the evening was a typical 'club' meeting, going over the specifics of another case closed.

A/N: Thanks to those who read and reviewed. I really appreciate those who stuck with it till the end.

A/N2: I'm still not sure if I'm happy with the title. Everyone can interpret it for themselves.