Real Time.
A/N – Well here we are at the end. I would be interested to hear what anyone thinks? I wanted to explore Mac and his loyalty to his team, as well as his integrity. I also wanted it to be a team effort, with appearances from the rest. I think the ADA fits in around them well, I have plans for her, though not what you may think...Until next time :)
Epilogue
"Detective Flack" she began "You investigated Mr Mendall, is that correct?"
"Yes, we did" he replied.
"Can you tell us what you uncovered please?"
"That he arranged the murder of an ex secretary and lover, another murder of an innocent woman and framed a detective for that murder"
"As we have already heard, Mr Mendall has been testified against for arranging the murders, by two separate people, is there any physical evidence?"
"Not directly to the murders" he said "But there was to the framing for the second murder"
"And who was framed for that murder?"
"I was" he said.
"How?" she probed. I can't believe the shark hasn't objected yet
"My DNA profile, on my police personnel file, was tampered with. The killers DNA was swapped for mine" he replied "So when the crime lab ran the DNA from the second victim, it came back to me"
"But you didn't kill the victim?"
"No"
"What else were you accused of?"
"Raping her"
"Did you?"
"No"
"How long have you been with NYPD Detective Flack?" she asked.
"Objection! Relevance!" Gale shouted.
"It goes to establishing Detective Flack's knowledge of procedure your honour"
"I'll allow it" the judge said "Answer the question Detective"
"Twelve years"
"And as a Detective?"
"Six years"
"You honour..." Gale gave her the shark grin.
"Get to the point Miss Fairburn" the judge ordered.
"Sorry your honour" she gave the grin right back, she knew he intended to rip Flack apart on the stand, and to insinuate that he had been protected by his colleagues, she didn't intend to give him the option.
"Detective Flack, what happened the night you discovered that your DNA had been substituted for a killers?" she asked.
"Detective Taylor found me, he told me what had happened"
"What else?"
"He took my badge and gun, and he placed me into the custody of Detective Danville"
"If you had not been a police officer, would anything have been different?"
"Not with a compliant suspect" he said "Most people run when accused of murder, seemingly nailed by DNA, I didn't"
"So you, a decorated Detective, with one of the highest clean up rates in the 12th, were stripped of your badge and gun, and placed into custody?"
"Yes"
"Thank you Detective Flack, no further questions"
She looked at Gale, for the first time in her career, she felt triumphant, Gale was dumbstruck, he'd hinged the whole defence on discrediting the CSI team for not following procedure, and she'd pipped him, he had nothing.
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"Madam foreperson, on the first count of conspiracy to commit murder, how do you find the defendant?" the judge asked.
"Guilty" Georgia felt, rather than heard Gale's indrawn breath.
"And on the second count of conspiracy to commit murder, how do you find the defendant?"
"Guilty" Georgia gave Gale a huge grin.
"And on the counts of Electronic Fraud, count one accessing a government database and count two tampering with government records?"
"Guilty to both charges"
"Thank you madam foreperson, you may step down" The judge looked about the court, no one saw his half smile as he saw Michael Gale's face.
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"Hey where you stayin' tonight buddy?" Danny leaned drunkenly on Don, leering towards Georgia.
"Dunno, might take the train over to my sisters, got her out of enough jams, she owes me" he saw the look Danny gave him shaking his head.
"You sure about that?" Danny teased.
"Well seeing as my apartment is still being put back together, yeah"
"Thought you might be improving relations between the DA's office and NYPD?" Danny giggled.
"I've told you, we're just friends" Don rolled his eyes.
"Sure you are" Danny squinted "Now, maybe not in the morning huh?"
"Shut up Messer" Don shoved him gently "You're making an ass outta yourself"
"Isn't he always?" Lindsay put in "Hey cupid?" she shot a look at Danny that said more than words ever could.
"Yes" Danny slurred "Light of my life?"
"Quit rambling crap and get a cab" she turned to Don "You can have our couch, if you don't wanna haul your ass across town?"
"Thanks Linds" he said, relieved. He'd had enough excitement to last him a while, he wasn't sure he could handle any drama's going on in his sisters life right now.
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