Serjio sat in a warehouse on the docks. A single cigarette burning in his bandaged fingers. He sat relaxed in the warehouse alone. He drew the cigarette to his lips and took in a big shot. A cloud of smoke blew out of his mouth. Serjio looked at his injured hand. He smiled darkly into the air. Detective Monroe had put up quite a fight. She'd managed to break two of his fingers and take a swing at his skull. Lucky for him, Monroe had struck one of the other boys. She continued to fight them, but he had overwhelmed her in the end. Serjio laughed and took another deep puff of his cigarette.

"Somethin' funny, Serjio?" asked a voice.

Serjio dropped his cigarette and turned in his chair. Danny stepped out into the dimly lit warehouse. Serjio's widened eyes relaxed. He smirked at Danny. "Danny Messer. You come to do what the law can't?"

"Somethin' like that." Danny replied.

Serjio was silent for a moment. Never in his life, did he ever think Danny would cross the line. Serjio stood from the table. "So you'll throw everything away for me, huh?"

"The way you punks have been pushin' me, you should be surprised I didn't cross it years ago." Danny replied. He walked further in, slowly.

Serjio nodded. "Very true. I thought for sure you'd go after Sonny when he beat the life outta Louie. But man, the restraint you have when your wife was hospitalized. She musta done something' to ya, cause even Sonny says you changed."

Danny said nothing. He walked closer to Serjio. Serjio pushed the chair out of his way, staring Danny down.

"You mean business Messer." Serjio stated.

"You put my wife in a coma, you tried to kill my parents and my son, and you don' think I mean business?" Danny asked. He swung out quickly and slammed his fist into Serjio's face.

Serjio stumbled to the side and fell to the ground, holding his jaw. He wiped the blood from his lip and smirked. "You're going down Messer." He threw himself into Danny's chest. Both men ended up on the ground. Serjio grabbed Danny's collar and pulled him forward. Serjio punched Danny and pulled his collar again to punch him.

Danny threw a quick punch before Serjio could land another one on him. Serjio fell sideways off Danny. Danny rolled from Serjio and climbed to his knees. Serjio lashed out and kicked Danny in the chest. Danny fell backwards again.

Serjio stood up and walked toward Danny. He lifted his foot and stomped down into Danny's chest. Danny cringe breathlessly in pain. He placed a hand on his chest, trying to get air. "Didn't you learn from your brother, Daniel? You don't pick fights with the Tanglewood boys and win."

Serjio grabbed Danny's collar and hauled him up to his feet. He grabbed the back of Danny's neck and slammed his head into the table. Danny collapsed to his knees. His arms were settled next to his head on the table. "Time to join your brother and wife, Danny."

Serjio grabbed the back of Danny's neck again. Danny lashed back, elbowing Serjio in the stomach. Serjio doubled over his pain. Danny thrashed back again, slamming his fist into Serjio's face. He pushed himself back form the table, sending Serjio to the ground behind him. Danny reached to his holster and pulled out his weapon. "I don' think so, Serjio."

Suddenly Mac burst into the warehouse. He saw Serjio on his knees in front of Danny. Danny held his gun pointed at Serjio's head. If Serjio had any fear in him, he certainly wasn't showing any to Danny. Danny's hand shook holding the gun to Serjio's head.

"Put the gun down Danny!" Mac ordered.

Danny shook his head. "Not this time, Mac. Not this time."

"Killing Serjio won't set things right and you know it! The judge won't be prosecuting him, they'll be prosecuting you! You kill him, you've just thrown everything away!" Mac explained.

"And I can't just let him walk away from this!" Danny replied.

"He can't and he won't. We've got his DNA from Lindsay. We've found the weapon he used to murder Nichole and beat Lindsay. He's not escaping this." Mac said.

Serjio laughed. "That's what you think. The judge will release me on police brutality. I'll be on the streets in hours."

Danny pushed the gun against Serjio's head, "Shut up."

"Danny put the gun down!" Mac ordered.

"I've let them get away with too much Mac! First Louie, then Lindsay, and Lucas. It ends now Mac." Danny explained.

"You pull that trigger, Danny, and you're no better than them." Mac said.

Serjio laughed. "He's a Messer, and they don't think when they're emotional."

"I said shut up!" Danny ordered.

"You wanna know the last thing I told your wife before I left her, I said she didn't deserve it, but she was a Messer." Serjio said. He closed his eyes, waiting for Danny to pull the trigger.

Danny slammed his gun into Serjio's head. Serjio slumped to his side. He shook his head, staring down Danny's gun, "Go to hell."

"I'll save you a seat." Serjio said.

"DANNY NO!!!" Mac yelled.

Danny pulled the trigger. Serjio winced as he heard the echo of an empty gun. He looked up at Danny, who was smirking angrily. He stepped from Serjio and tossed his empty weapon to the ground. "Didn't think I'd really come after you with a loaded gun, did you? You see Serjio, unlike you, I have everything to lose."

Mac stared at Danny. He watched Danny painfully drop to his knees, knowing that he's have to arrest him. Mac moved to Serjio first and slipped the cuffs on his broken wrists. Serjio groaned in pain. "Don't tempt me, Serjio. you've tested your luck enough already."

S.W.A.T. entered the room. Flack followed closely behind them. They stood down as Mac handed off Serjio. Flack pushed ahead of the S.W.A.T. men to Mac, who was starting to cuff Danny. He eased Danny back up to his feet.

"Mac, what the hell just happened?" Flack asked.

"We got lucky." Mac said. He walked passed Flack, leading Danny out of the warehouse. The snow had picked up, sending large flakes to the ground.

Danny's hands were shaking in the cuffs. It took all his concentration to walk straight as Mac led him to the car. Mac opened the door and help Danny into the car. As soon as the door was shut, Danny released a heavy sigh. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the door. Mac climbed into the front seat and started the engine. Danny was grateful to Mac. If it hadn't been for his constant advise and looking after him, Danny might've actually gone there and killed Serjio.

"Mac, I know I screw up tonight." Danny started. He stared out the window as Mac headed for the precinct. "But I'm glad you went to stop me tonight. And if it hadn't been for you pushing me all those years, I would've killed him tonight."

"It wasn't me, Danny. That was Lindsay. She's the one who kept you temper in check." Mac replied.

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yay...lindsay still saves the day.

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