Blood is thicker

The night before the sale came through for Sam Danny Mary Delinda and Mike. Danny and Finn were having dinner with some military friends when a call came in When Finn got the call in the middle of the dinner whatever it was about everyone at the table notice the change in Finn. She went from Finn to be a Navy Commander in split second swearing at the call…

She gets up and walks away from the table but when she returns she seem calm and cool. She never said what it was about but it was clearly forgotten has dinner went on. Danny never brought it up after ways he knew when she was ready she would talk about it if she needed too She knew he was there has a willing ear.

Next day, Sam, Mike, Delinda, Mary, are at house and deal goes through they walk around in the house Mike said "Find out how we got this place so cheap? The owner used to be the banquet manager at another hotel on the Strip."

Sam said, "Got in over his head at the tables and then got caught selling a truckload [laughing] of filet mignon to a Federal agent."

Mary said, "Must have needed the equity to keep out of prison."

Nessa said, "That's why we had such a short escrow."

Mary said, "Where's Danny?"

Mike said, "He couldn't get away but I have full authority to speak on Mr. McCoy's behalf."

Delinda said, "Guys, I think we should have a party here before we rent it out."

Nessa said "Wow."

Sam said, "Let's not and say we did."

Mary said, "We've Gotta get this place rented."

Nessa said, "Well, we've been busy."

Mike said, "We'll always be busy."

Mary said "Our second mortgage payment's due in two weeks."

Sam said "We need to remember the whole point of this investment was to limit our out-of-pocket expenses while we wait for the unstoppable Vegas housing market to make us all very rich [laughs] Okay, you guys, gather around because we are about to make a toast in style, to Andrea Mitchell."

Mike said "The news reporter?"

Sam said "And Alan Greenspan's much younger wife. Because a happy chairman of the Federal Reserve means interest rates stay nice and low."

Delinda said, "Okay, you ready with that?"

Mike open bottle of wine, Sam saying "Cheers to the Lucky Six Limited Partnership and the proud owners of 9836 Russett Briar Circle."

all whooping Yeah.

On the casino floor, you could hear girls chattering when two men stop Danny saying "Hello, excuse me. I am Gerhardt and this is Reiner. We are looking for Sam."

Danny said, "Sam is out of the hotel for a brief bit but she'll be back momentarily."

Gerhardt asked, "So this Sam is a woman?"

Danny said "Technically, yes. I'll be sure to let her know you've arrived." You could hear laughter in the background.

Gerhardt said "Thank you. We are thirsty now."

Danny said, "There's a bar right there."

Two men in suit call out "Danny."

Danny said "Well, the boys from Metro. How are you doing?" Funny every cop on the force know about Finn and McCoy, they both attended the police ball together and every sees the ring Finn is wearing. SWAT had made every police officer where for the fact The Danny McCoy is family and no one mess with a family especially a family member of SWAT members.

Every Special agent Scott Smart found out the hard a few years ago when he tried to find expect goat for one of his cases, all because he got a push from the top to close the case. SWAT went after the agent with speed, they took the on the investigation on and found out the truth and when after the FIB agent Smart, took his badge, his dignity, when they made the collar in the middle of this national news conferences for frame job his did on one of their own a beat officer.

Detective Valdivia "Is Ed around?"

Danny asked "Is he expecting you? I can take you to his office."

They see Ed on the floor and Danny points him out "There he is."

Ed said "Hey, boys. What's up?"

Detective Valdivia "Can we talk in your office?"

Ed asked "What's going on? Wait a minute, is this about the housekeeper that took those prescription drugs from the guestroom? What the heck, listen, it was a couple of Xanax, for crying out loud and to tell you the truth, the guest didn't even want to press charges."

Detective Valdivia "Look, Ed, it's probably in your interest to do this someplace more discreet."

Ed said "To be honest with you fellas, I'm a little busy. If you've got anything to say, it's all right. Just say it here. It's okay."

Detective Valdivia "Ed Deline, you're under arrest for the murder of Diego Hallick."

Ed said, "What?"

Danny was Standing there in shocked for few minutes before he pulled his Cell and Called his fiancée, the words just rush out of him. Finn put him on hold for second and he could hear that she was talking to someone, but he could hear what was been said on the other side of the line. She tells him "I call you right back Danny keep you line free Okay"

Danny said "Okay" The rest of the Ed made up little family is at the Casino Bella Sera they are all trying to keep the place together. Mike told the girls "Don't worry, we're gonna find out what's going on."

Sam said "Where's Delinda? She's not answering her cell phone again."

Nessa said "I just talked to her. She's at home with Jillian."

Mary said "Yeah? How're they taking it?"

Nessa said "Jillian's okay. Delinda's kind of shaken up."

Sam said, "Yeah, but you'd think they'd be used to this kind of stuff by now, right?"

Mike said, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Sam said, "I'm sorry, are we forgetting about Ed's whole shadowy CIA past?"

Mary said, "You don't think he did it?"

Sam said, "Look, all I'm saying is I have five huge players coming in and they're gonna be asking me a lot of questions."

Mike asked, "What are you hearing on the floor?"

Nessa said, "Questions I can't answer."

Out in his Car, Danny wait for Finn to call back what he gets is not much but it a start. Danny comes to the Casino from the doorway from Bella Sera he yells cross the floor "Mike."

Mike tells the girls "I Gotta go."

Danny and Mike walked through the Casino Danny said "Okay. Here's what I found out from Metro, this Hallick has murdered three weeks ago. They tested the evidence found at the scene, and it came up Ed."

Mike said "You don't think"

Danny said, "They say it's a billion to one to get a match, and the DNA doesn't lie."

Mike said "Yeah, but DNA can get planted."

Danny said, "Yeah, and OJ's still looking for the real killer."

One of the security guys come up ask "Danny. Can you sign here?"

Danny said, "Thank you."

The guy said "Thanks."

Danny whisper to Mike "I don't like the way this looks, man. Why would somebody plant Ed's DNA at the scene?"

They keep walking Mike asked "What is it? A hair? The guy could've bumped up against Ed in a restaurant, a gas station."

Danny said "I don't know exactly what the evidence is. But what I do know is the DA wouldn't have gone to the Grand Jury if they didn't have a case. Not for somebody as high-profile as Ed."

Mike said, "How'd he gets out so fast?"

Danny said "Jillian posted bond. Five million bucks."

The News was already out every News station was covering the Deline case. The reporter said "Ed Deline, former security chief, and current president of operations at the Montecito has been formally charged with the bizarre and brutal murder of a local scientist. Diego Hallick, known to his colleagues" Ed see that Danny and Mike were coming up to his officer from the back way and he turned the TV off. The click of the remote was heard.

Ed said "Well, I guess you're wondering what the hell's going on. Well, first of all, and most importantly I want you both to know I didn't do it."

Mike said, "We never thought you did do it, Ed."

Ed said "And effective immediately, depending on the outcome of the trial and the Gaming Commission I have to step down as president of the Montecito. There'll be an operations team made up of department heads who will run things in my stead. So basically, it's business as usual, get it?"

Danny said "The evidence had to be planted. So Mike and I can find whoever did this."

Ed said "No, zip it. Zip it. I'm ordering you to stay away from this case."

Dann said "Have you got a lawyer yet? Because if you don't, Mark Geragos gave me his card the last time he was here."

Ed said, "I have someone, Len Heyman."

Danny said "Len Heyman?"

Ed said "Yeah."

Danny said, "Is he still alive?"

Ed said, "Listen, I told you, I have it handled, okay?"

Danny said, "But Ed, we can help."

Ed said "I know you can. But right now I cannot afford to have either one of you guys running all over Vegas sticking your nose where it doesn't belong and getting in trouble. Because right now, it's the last thing I need. I do not need it. So you're out. Understood?"

Danny said "Yeah."

Ed said, "Mike, understood?"

Mike said "Yes."

Ed said "Okay. I also need a little help getting out of here so you guys wanna walk me to the door?"

In a closed room in at the station were behind closed doors, they all knew from one look at the crime scene photos that Ed didn't do this, it was way too messy to be Ed. Ed Deline has been frame and DA didn't care what they through the advice was there to take out Ed Deline and they DA office was going ahead with the changes they had 48 hours to clear Ed name.

Detective Valdivia said "I service with the guy there no way he did this"

Finn asked "okay what do we know"

Detective Valdivia said "murder took place Tuesday afternoon between 3 and 6 three weeks ago"

Mc said "Ed don't have alibi, no way to proof his was anywhere but at the crime scene"

Rollins said "we got anything"

Taylor said "Finn you know Danny and Mike are not going let this go right"

Detective May said "Ed order to stand down" he was Detective Valdivia partner.

Finn and Luis laughed and Luis said "you don't know Danny and Mike"

Finn said, "I am going head over there is if they got anything, in the meantime let's get Doctor Morgen to do an examination of Mr. Deline to see if he has any injury that would explain the DNA found at the scene."

Luis said "we run down the list of the name he gave us"

Mc looks through the list it like four A4 sheets of paper back and front "this list going to take all of us"

Detective Valdivia said "let get to work" Finn left to go see what Mike and Danny found.

Sam, Nessa, and Mary are going through the interview looking for tenants for the new house.

Nessa said, "It just feels weird doing this right now."

Mary said, "I know, but we need paying tenants and we need them now."

Sam said, "Can we do this first?"

Mary said "Yeah."

First is a pair of the girls, a dancer named Brandy and Dakota.

Mary asked, "How's your credit?"

Dakota said, "We tend to pay most of our bills in cash."

Sam whispers "With singles."

Nessa said "Okay, well, thank you very much, ladies. will let you know."

Brandy said, "Thank you."

Sam run into Mike on the floor and asked: "What did Ed say?"

Mike said, "I'm not supposed to talk about it."

Sam asked, "Who's his attorney?"

Mike said "Len Heyman."

Sam said "Len Heyman? The old time mob lawyer? He's good."

Mike said "Yeah."

Sam said, "Well, what else did Ed say?"

Mike said, "He said he didn't do it."

Sam said, "Do you believe him?"

Mike asked, "Don't you?"

Sam said, "Of course I do."

Mike asked, "Do you think he's even capable of doing it?"

Sam said "Absolutely."

Finn walked up to from the side and listen to the two talk.

Mike said "I don't mean threatening, or arm-twisting, or smashing some guy's face into a wall"

Sam said, "I know what you're talking about: Terminate with extreme prejudice, permanent dirt nap, the big sleep."

Mike said "Yeah."

Sam said "Yeah, I think he's capable. You don't."

Mike said, "I think this whole thing is crazy."

Sam said, "I'm just saying if he did do it the guy deserved it or it was self-defences."

Mike said, "Or maybe Ed's innocent and that's all there is to it."

Sam sighs "This is Vegas. There's always more to it."

Finn said "you both right, his Ed capable of doing Terminate with extreme prejudice, Absolutely, it what trained to do. Did he kill Diego Hallick in cold blood, I saw the crime scene photo and I can tell you with absolute certainty there is no way Ed is behind this murder"

Sam said "Okay."

Finn said "you and Danny are going to help me proof that fact," she told Mike then she turns to add to Sam "you are going take care of your whales keep them happy"

Sam walked off and Mike and Finn walked in the security room. where Danny is at the computer. They hear beeps of computers and people chattering they come up behind Danny and Mike asked: "What are you doing?"

Danny said "Check this out. The dead guy was a scientist who used the money from his inventions to devote his life to struggling kids."

Mike said, "I thought Ed said to stay away."

Danny said "Come on, Mikey." she smiled at the boys there ever start to argue like brother and Danny give Mike a nickname that was sure sign that Danny view Mike has a brother, not just a friend not many of his marines got a nickname from Danny she could count the people who were the lucky few who were give a nickname from Danny McCoy on one hand.

Mike sighs "Got jobs for gang members founded a juvenile rehab center to get kids off drugs opened a food bank, man."

Danny said "They found his body at the rehab center. This guy, Hallick, was a saint." Finn knew all that was not good for Ed, but Hallick had another side to his side that only a few people knew about, it all Classified that the everyday public was not known about it, that was what was so damning to Ed.

Mike said, "Why doesn't Ed want us to help?"

Danny said sighs "Look, if he didn't do this, he had to be someplace else when Hallick was murdered."

Mike said "An alibi."

Danny said, "So where do we start?"

Finn said "you haven't started yet?" spin around in his chair to see for the first time that Finn stood there behind him. he was so caught up in what he was reading that he did not noetic her until now.

Danny said "yeah"

She smiled landing a pick on his lips when Mike said: "I've already started with the phone records."

Danny asked "Why the phone records? Why not his appointment log?"

Mike said, "Because I started with phone records."

Danny said, "You don't have to get defensive."

Finn asked "did you really expect anything else from a techy"

Mike asked "Okay, what time was Hallick murdered?"

Finn said "the coroner fixed time of death at between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m."

Mike on the computer and it beeping Mike said: "And I can see all calls going in and out of Ed's phone but there's no caller ID on the incoming."

Finn asked, "What about the time of the murder?"

computer beeping Mike said, "No calls in or out for a four hour period, between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m."

Danny sighs "So, we can't prove Ed was here."

Finn said, "And besides, anybody could make a phone call from his office."

Danny said, "Point taken."

Danny asked, "So maybe now we look at the appointment log?"

Mike said "Look at this. The same four-hour gap with no phone calls coming in or out of Ed's office appears every third Tuesday afternoon almost the entire year."

Finn asked "Danny give me the video archives"

Mike get up and look at the screen computer beeps. They see Ed he leaving Finn said: "Follow him."

When Danny was slow to move Mike asked: "Follow him, Danny."

Danny said, "I don't spend my days playing with the joystick like you."

computer bleeping they follow him and it turn out he goes to his they could see something the trunk of the car Mike asked: "Can you push in?"

Danny said, "I'm pushing in." It turns out to be a set of the golf club.

Finn said "Four-hour gap, every third Tuesday afternoon."

Danny and Mike said "For."

Cell phone ring, it Finn she answered, "sent me an address I meet there" it turns out to be Mc, they got a one of Ed old CIA buddy who doesn't like had motives to kill Hallick and he hates Ed for ending his employment with the company. Mc wants to question him and request Finn touched.

Finn tells Mike and Danny "that Mc he found a person of interest he wants me to question the guy. You should take one of the girls and check out the golf course that is with area where Ed can play a game and get back to Montecito within four hours"

Mike asked, "why one of the girls?"

Finn asked "who would have a better chance of prying information out of a crusty old starter a pissed off Marine or a hottie in a low-cut top"

Mike said "good point"

Finn said "meet back here and keep me update we only little over 48 hours left to get clear Ed"

At Bella Sera pop music playing and Danny look at a map, Mary said "Hey. Tell me you're not gonna start wearing plaid and saying things like, Grip it and rip it."

Danny said "No, but thank you for meeting me here. I need your help with something."

Mary said "Yeah, of course. What's up?"

Danny said, " We need to prove that Ed was on the golf course the day of the murder."

Mary asked, "If he was playing golf that day wouldn't he just tell the police that?"

Danny said "Yes, then he'd have to prove it. We're gonna help him do that."

Seen red x on the map in Danny's hand Mary asked: "Why the red X's?"

Danny said, "Well, every course marked with an X is too far to play around and get back to work within four hours except The Desert Sands, The Meadows, and The Lakes Country Club which are within distance."

Mary said "Sounds good. What do you need me for?"

Danny use Finn's words "Who do you suppose has a better chance of prying information out of a crusty old starter a pissed off Marine or a hottie in a low-cut top?"

Mary chuckles saying "I'll get my sticks."

Heyman and Ed are have met and Ed said: "I talked to the District Attorney and I gotta tell you there's some pretty incriminating evidence."

Ed asked, "Yeah, like what?"

Heyman said, "They're not obligated to release anything just yet."

Ed says "Len, you can do better than that."

Heyman "You're right. I got a kid associate at my office who's banging an evidence tech down at Metro. She slipped him copies of some of the crime scene photos."

Ed said "That's good, Now, that's why I hired you. Diego Hallick."

Heyman said, "See the blood on the shirt?"

Ed said "Yeah."

Heyman said "According to the DNA tests, it's yours, now I know there some office are still look for killer"

Ed said "Finn and her team, Luis am I right"

Heyman said "yeah but you didn't hear it from me, the kids are sure loyal to you. Finn came to see me she want Doctor Morgan to do an examination of your body she counts of not finding any jury that could count for the blood found at scene, of the books"

Danny and Mary arrive at the last one of their three golf courses, they hear a man yell "Fore."

Old man yelling "Take your driver to the tee box. Dumb ass."

Danny asked, "I was wondering if I could get some information from you?"

The old man said "What kind of information?"

Danny asked, "Whether or not a certain person played here a while back."

Old man "Cause I look like I got a freaking photographic memory, right? Get lost."

Mary said "Excuse me. Hi."

The old man said "Hi, yourself."

Mary said, "What my brother here is trying to say is that my Dad played around here about three weeks ago and he got his only hole in one."

Old man "Must have been 11 160 yards power of three"

Mary said "Well, it's his birthday next week we were wondering if you could tell us what time he played and who he played with. See, we want to make him a plaque."

The old man said "I tell you, an ace can be a man's most precious memory. Let me check for you, sweetheart. What's your Dad's name?"

Mary said "Deline. Thank you."

Danny said 'brother sound good"

Mary shushing him and old man came back saying "Yeah, he was here. See?"

Mary said "Look at that. Dad is gonna be so thrilled. You wouldn't happen to have a list of the other players who played with him, would you?"

The old man said, "He played with two fellas, Siegel and Hallick."

Mary said, "Thank you very much."

Old man said "Thank you, sweetheart"

They walked way Mary asked "Hallick. That's the name of the dead guy, right?"

Danny said "So much for an alibi."

At the house, Ed tells Delinda "But basically, it's all right. Remember, I always used to tell you, "it's all right and it was always all right, am I right?"

Delinda reminds Ed "Yeah, and you used to say you were gonna buy me a pony and bring it back which I knew was a load of crap. Okay, what can I do to help?"

Ed said "Sweetie, just live your life. Go down there and show those people that you're not worried. And if you're not worried, they won't be."

Delinda said, "Yeah, but this could take months."

Ed said "It will not go on for months, I promise. And the truth is, as long as I've got you, two guys, I'm gonna be just fine. I'll have a little bit of a headache, but I'll be fine."

Jillian said, "By the way, can you fix the door in the kitchen?"

Delinda walked into The club has the fireman walked out "Hose me down."

Sam asked, "What are you doing here?"

Mary asked, " Are you okay?"

Delinda said, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Sam said, "How's your mom?"

Delinda said "She's okay. Actually, Dad hasn't been home this much in months, so she likes that part.

Nessa said, "How is he?"

Delinda said "Acting like nothing's wrong, of course."

Nessa said,"Of course."

Mary asked, "Are you sure you're okay to be here?"

Delinda said "Absolutely."

Mary said "okay. So, what do we think of the firefighters?"

Sam said, "We gotta keep looking."

Nessa said "Are you kidding? They're perfect."

Sam said "Do you know anything about a firefighter's schedule? Two weeks on, two weeks off. The house could burn down, we'd never even know it."

Mary said, "They're firemen."

Sam said, "The deal was mutually agreeable tenants."

Girls said together "Fine."

Sam asked, "Who else do we have?"

Mary said, "Okay, we'll keep looking."

On the floor of the casino woman laughing, woman whooping Mike and Danny talking Mike asked: "do you think he did it?"

Danny said, "He played golf with the dead guy two hours before the murder."

Mike said, "Why didn't he tell the cops?"

Danny said, "I gotta admit, that looks bad."

Mike asked, "You ready to go to Ed yet?"

Danny said "No."

Mike said "by the way Rose called she side she going to see some named Siegel"

Danny asked, "she give anything else?"

Mike said "no"

They both meet Jillian on the floor. She said "Hi."

Danny asked "Thanks for coming."

Jillian said "It's great to get out. It started to feel like a tiger's cage with Ed pacing the house."

Three chuckling she adds "I've been trying to cheer him up but when things like this happen he sort of, seals himself off."

Danny said, "I know."

Mike said, "And he told us not to get involved, not to help."

Jillian said, "That's Eddie."

Mike said, "But we decided at a time like this, we gotta pitch in any way."

Danny said, "I thought maybe you could help us out with something."

Jillian said, "Sure, I'll try."

Danny said, "Ed played golf with the murder victim two hours before he was killed."

Mike said, "Did he say anything about that?"

Jillian said "No. You know, you guys, I really appreciate you wanting to help, I do but Ed's life is really complicated. I think it would be better if we just let Ed deal with this himself."

Danny said, "So, was he still home when you left?"

Jillian said "No. Actually, I have no idea where he is, he and Finn took off somewhere"

Mike said "if he is with Finn then he is safe"

Jillian said "yeah I know, am actually little worried about they going to see, she was clearly upset"

Danny said "Ed will keep her in line"

Rosie was in the back seat of Ed car with laser mic listen to them and recording, they two CIA agent were worried that Ed was there to kill them. Ed, take your hand out of your pocket.

Ed asked, "Tell me what the hell is going on."

Langley said "Hallick went off the reservation. He had to go."

Ed asked "Why? You guys came to me you wanted his routine and his whereabouts and I gave you what you needed."

Langley said, "And your country is grateful."

Ed said "That's wonderful. Well, how about this? Your operative screwed up this whole deal and now he's trying to pin it on me. Who was it? He and I need to have a little chat."

Langley said, "I don't know."

Ed said "You don't what? I'm trying to tell you that this came from upstairs. Way upstairs."

Langley said "Ed, what can I do for you?"

Ed asked, "Get the AG to talk to this Clark County DA and tell him to call off this case."

Langley said, "We have to maintain a certain level of deniability."

Ed said "What is the matter with you morons? You don't know how to operate in the field."

Langley said "Plus, as you're aware, we're not authorized to conduct that type of operation inside the United States. And you're not officially with the company any longer."

Ed said "Listen, I don't give a rat's ass about authorized or official. You came to me, man."

Langley said, "You calm down, Ed."

Ed said "Calm down? They find my blood at the crime scene and I wasn't there."

Langley said, "Neither were we."

car starting and they drive off leave Ed standing when Ed gets back into the car.

Finn said "drop me off at Danny 's I need to make call to someone and you need to go see you golfing buddy"

Finn at Danny house and she make a call to one of her Navy contacts Henrietta Lange. Her father had told her that if she needed to know something about something or someone then Hetty was the one to call especially when it to do with a CIA.

She set up a security line and made the call, she had touch base with the Ms. Lange when Danny first told her about this whole mess. She knew that Ms. Lange would have some kind of the information to walk with. And with the tape she had now, they could walk together to get something out of the CIA director Trent Kort for a name.

Construction site man yelling "You stay on that subfloor, okay? That's really important."

A man yells back "Okay."

The old name goes into the office he misses the fact that was car park behind some barrels, inside the office, a voice said "I like these blueprints, Arnie. A lot of windows."

Arnie said "Jeez, Ed. I almost pissed my pants."

Ed said "Yeah. It's better than being framed for murder."

Arnie said "Yeah, I saw that on TV. I was sorry to hear that."

Ed said "Thanks. And you, you're just walking around like you haven't got a care in the world."

Arnie said, "Well, you don't think I had anything to do with setting you up."

Ed said, "Well, I know we played golf with the guy and four hours later he's dead."

Arnie said, "You talk to Langley?"

Ed said, "Yes, I did."

Arnie said, "They send someone down to take care of it?"

Ed said "Yes, they did. An errand boy with a bag full of excuses."

Arnie said, "I'm sorry to hear that."

Ed said "Well, thank you again. Who did it, Arnie? What, you think they'd tell me?"

Arnie said "I'm retired like you. Remember?"

Ed said "Like me? You're out 14 months, I'm out seven years. You have fresher contacts, so I'm asking you who was assigned the Hallick job?"

Arnie said "I don't know what's going on. Somebody has it out for you."

Ed said, "Really, you think so?"

Arnie said "Look, if I get involved, now I'm on somebody's list. And you know what? I don't have a million-dollar job and a mansion behind gates. I'm struggling to build a couple of condos here."

Ed said "Okay, well. I'm gonna go home and I'm gonna think about what a stand-up guy you really are."

Arnie said "You're a big target, Ed. There's a lot of guys who won't lose any sleep if you go down."

Ed said, "Thanks again, Arnie."

Danny came in with some take out to find his living room coffee table take over by Finn, she had a secure Navy signed Laptop with lots of wire and what look like a re-router.

Danny said "yeah" he set next to her, she looked up and smile kissed him and he asked, "what all this?"

Finn said "research, we know now this is CIA hit and whoever did the job, has one hell of score against Ed to set him up like this"

Danny said, "Jillian said you were with Ed where did he go?"

Finn said "Meet with his former handler and then he went to see Arnie, I call in a favor with Hetty"

Danny said, "Ms. Lang give you anything?"

Finn said "only hand full of names, I have my work cut out for me, it going to take call night to go through what she sent over. What about you find anything out?"

Danny said "Ed play golf with the dead guy and Arnie every three Tuesday of the month. They last played together the day of the murder"

Finn said "the guy has to know something let hope Ed got him to talk"

They were just clean-up they dinner when Danny phone ring it Ed and he asked the kid to meet him at some parking lot.

At the parking lot, Danny asked, "Why didn't you tell me about the golf game?"

Ed said, "I told you I didn't want you involved."

Danny said, "What did Siegel tell you?"

Ed said, "He wasn't talking."

Danny asked, "Are you?"

Ed said "Get in. sighs Well, since you came to work for me I'm sure there are some things that you wondered about."

Danny said "That you were in the CIA"

Ed said, "You gonna let me do this, or not?"

Danny said, "I'm sorry, go ahead."

Ed said "Here's what I can tell you. From time to time, my former employer comes to me for assistance. And every time, without fail I provide them with that assistance. This time was no different."

Danny asked, "Who are Siegel and Hallick?"

Ed said "Former colleagues. They moved here. Siegel about a year ago, then Hallick. And the Company wanted him eliminated.

Danny said, "Why?"

Ed said, "He was selling secrets to some very bad people."

Danny said "But I don't get it. I mean, why would anyone want to bury you?"

Ed said "I wish there was only one answer to that question. Danny I don't like asking favors, you know, because, it's not me. And I damn sure don't want you in it but I just need your help now."

Danny cell rings he look at and tell Ed that Finn, Ed tell him the answer put it on the speaker…. Danny tell her that she on Speaker and Ed is there with him. "is Siegel squawking?"

Ed said "negative"

Finn said "okay Danny listen Siegel's Construction have planned for the new Nova hotel, it was given an initial okay but maybe the broad need to take closer look these plans"

Luis said "you and Mike need try and talk to him first thing the morning"

Finn said "I see ya at home" she and up.

The next morning around lunch time or close to it Danny and Mike go to see Siegel.

Mike said "Mr. Siegel?" call out the man

Siegel said, "Unless you got my lumber, I don't wanna talk to you."

Danny said, "Do we look like we're from Home Depot?"

Siegel said "You guys cops? Cause it'd be a shame to waste the whole salt and pepper thing."

Mike said "No. We're here about Ed Deline."

Siegel said "I already talked to Ed. But then, you know that, don't you?"

Danny said, "Maybe you remembered something since then?"

Siegel said "Yeah. I just remembered you're on private property."

Danny said, "You might find it advantageous to talk to us."

Siegel said, "I doubt it."

Danny said, "Or a big problem if you don't."

Siegel said "Look. Ebony and ivory. You guys trying to strong-arm me? Why don't you go back to GQ magazine, or wherever you came from?"

Danny said, "Vegas is a big city, Arnie, but sometimes it can seem like a small town."

Siegel said "What's that supposed to mean? Get the hell out of here."

Danny hands the guy a card and said "Good afternoon."

The girls found the tents for the house Doug and Sue Brantley. They just moved here from Salt Lake. Really? Well, we know you're all busy people working at such an exciting place and all. So we went ahead and prepared a little packet. Credit reports. Seven-forty FICO. He's so proud of that. Banking records, references, etcetera.

It now two in the afternoon Finn at the did some creative police work on Siegel car, she had worked on it all morning, by midday Siegel's car and more than 140 parking tickets dating back over three months. Danny had done the part too by get Siegel plans pulled, he had his lunch wait for the man to come out at the Building Commission office.

Siegel said, "Yesterday these plans were approved and today what, all of a sudden they're no good?"

The clerk said, "I'm sorry, Mister."

Siegel said "Somebody in there is gonna lose their job. I'm calling the mayor."

Danny said "I wouldn't do that if I were you. I've got some old friends in Mayor Goodman's office."

Siegel said, "You had something to do with this?"

Danny said, "Yeah, I forgot to tell you my father's on the Planning Commission."

Siegel said, "You think you're gonna strong-arm me, kid?"

Danny said, "This is Vegas."

Siegel said, "You're screwing with the wrong guy." Get into Danny's face it doesn't through Danny one bit had Siegel had hope.

He leaves and there is a tow truck take way his car he starts to yell at the truck driver "What the Come on! That's my car!" get to the right in the front so the driver can't drive off

The drive said "Parking tickets."

Siegel said, "I don't have any parking tickets."

The driver said "Well, according to Metro Parking Enforcement you've got 146. You can pick it up at impound in six hours."

Siegel said "No." he stands there and watches the Driver take off with his car the last thing he said was Bring cash.

Siegel said "No, come on! That's my Come on, man! Have a heart!" Danny walk pass and he the last bit of his lunch.

On the floor of the casino, Danny is walking around and Delinda said "Any progress?"

Danny said "Well, Mike. Finn and I are working on something. But nothing's happened yet."

Delinda said, "Danny, I just wanted to say thanks."

Danny said, "For what?"

Delinda said "For being there for my father, for my family. It really means a lot to him to me too."

Danny said, "Don't thank me just yet."

Finn came up to them "yeah two"

Delinda hugged and said "thanks"

Finn said "don't have thanked me ever, you and I are friends and this what it means to be a friend we don't turn our back on friends you understand"

Delinda nodded her head and said "I better get back to work" and walks off. Danny takes a good look at Finn his in cargos boots with neck tied and her father navy jacket. He smiled at her before they were about to walk off when Siegel come out of nowhere calling out "Small town, huh? You're a real wise ass." He hands Danny a paper.

Danny takes one look at it "Wow. They shut you down completely. At this rate, your building might never get built."

Siegel said, "You're messing with my livelihood, McCoy."

Danny said, "I don't give a crap about your livelihood." He starts to walk way when Siegel grabs Danny's arm.

Danny hissed "Don't touch me." He still does not do too well with strangers invading his personal space out of his eye view. Just last week Toy found out the hard way when Danny had put the guy on his ass.

Siegel said, "I don't have anything to do with what happened to your boss."

Danny said, "Then who would frame him?"

Siegel said, "You know how many guys want to beat Ed Deline?"

Danny said "I want a name. You got 12 hours. And if you think this has been a bad day, just wait until tomorrow."

He walked way and Finn said "you know the different between you and Ed, if you were in Ed place, he would be only in this town that helps you but Ed his has an army of friends this town" She turn to walk…

Siegel said "There might be one guy. He goes way back."

Danny walked back asked "A name."

Siegel said "Tolliver."

Finn asked "what time you and Mike get off"

Danny look at the watch said "an hour"

Finn said "meet me at Ed and see if you can get hold of copy of security tape from Golf course, I am going to talk to Hetty and get some background on agent Tolliver"

An hour later at Ed place, Mike said "Gaming regulations say you have to stay out of the surveillance room. But they don't say anything about the surveillance room coming to you."

Danny said, "Finn and I put a little pressure on Siegel and he gave us a name."

Ed asked, "Siegel gave up a name?"

Danny said "Tolliver."

Ed said "Tolliver." Like he tries to place the name to a man face in his mind.

computer beeping Mike said "We're in. Someone was following you at the golf course that day. Their parking lot has surveillance cams."

Ed asked, "How'd you get access to the video?"

Danny said, "I went to junior high with the greens keeper."

Ed asked, "Push in for me."

Danny said, "I got it."

Bleeping Ed fell in the chair behind him and saying "Tolliver." He takes a moment and adds "Yeah, I know that guy. He does wet work for the Agency. He works out of LA." Finn walked in and she holding a file.

Danny asked, "Well, any reason why he'd want to frame you for murder?"

Ed said, "I killed his brother."

Finn said "you following orders that were Job" she stated at him with Alpha voice. Know that Ed still left like he had taken one of their own. Mike may not understand but Danny would have a Marine he knew that orders were orders. They stay there all night going over Tolliver file that Finn had with her.

Ed asked, "where did you get his full file?"

Finn smiled saying "you're not the only one with beneficial friends Ed, Henrietta Lange, she is one of my father most trusted associates"

Ed said "So this Tolliver's brother is a real douche bag. He sold out four of our guys to the other side they tortured them for weeks before they killed them. And I got the assignment to take him out. But that didn't need the phone call. I would have done that one on my own."

Danny asked, "And now the Agency sends Tolliver to Vegas to take out Hallick."

Finn said, "And Tolliver knew that you were providing intel so he kills Hallick and pins it on you the guy who killed his brother."

Ed said "It's called a twofer. I'm screwed either way you look at it."

Mike said "Not necessarily. I was thinking about the day of the murder. Not so much what happened at the scene, but what happened after. So I called my buddy at the phone company."

Ed said "Wait a minute. Since when do dead men make calls after they're dead?"

Mike said "No, not the victim, the killer."

Danny asked, "How'd you get the cell number?"

Mike said "Well, I was thinking, maybe Tolliver made a call after he took out Hallick you know, to confirm the hit. So I got the records for the entire cell site nearest the murder scene."

Danny move to the set next to Mike to take a closer a look and Finn stood behind Danny placed her forearms on his shoulders and rest her chin on his head.

He loads the list up and said "Now check this out, In the hour after the murder, from this small cell site all coming from local 702 Area Code phones, all except for one. It came from a 310 cell phone."

Danny said "that LA"

Finn said, "West LA to be exact."

Mike said "right, I have a billing address."

When the address pops up it was Ben Tolliver. Ed says his name "Tolliver"

Danny tells Ed "We can do this."

Mike said "Just one question: How long does it take to paint over a logo on a jet?"

Finn said "if you two are going play CIA you got to look the part" she runs off and come back with two suit bags.

Finn said "mike you look about Mc size try this on and this is for you Danny"

Danny open inside was new Hugo Boss, navy blue fine stripe slim suit in Danny size. Danny smiled, he remembers few weeks are go she had told him that If she manages to sell her 308 new design to the air force and top gun she was going to do two things she going to pull into inactive reserves and buy him New Hugo Boss suit.

With Danny and Mike playing CIA and Finn at the yoke of the plane. The three come up with plan Finn found out that the Bar Tolliver go to there is not cameras in the area, it one blind stop that Los Angeles city still has, it was perfect for their plan.

She gives them a small device to Mike tell him that he need to secure it to under belly of the car right over the engine, now stay inside until you hear the boob okay because the shock waves are going take out all the window of the car and any cars that parked next to it Tolliver vehicle.

Mike asked "you sure that this would not kill him"

Finn said "yeah I am"

She stayed outside with their vehicle at the back of the bar while Danny and Mike when inside. At the Bar pop music playing Danny called our "Tolliver? I'm Peyton, this is Malone." He said point to himself and Mike.

Tolliver said "Yeah?"

Danny said, "The Company sent us."

Tolliver said "The gas company?"

Mike said, "That's how we're gonna play it, huh?"

Danny said, "Put that away."

Tolliver said "What do you guys want? I fulfilled my contract."

Danny said, "Ed Deline knows."

Tolliver said, "What?"

Mike said, "He'll find you, Ben."

Tolliver makes a move to leave and "Now, if you want to live, you'll stop right now."

Tolliver asked, "Why should I believe you?"

Danny said, "You made it personal in Vegas and we don't want any more bodies on our hands."

Danny said, "Now, you got a choice you can either hop on a plane with us, or you take your chances here."

Tolliver said, "Where are we going?"

Danny said, "We're gonna get you the hell out of LA until Deline's locked up."

Tolliver said, "I want to make a phone call."

Mike said "That's a good idea. Call your handlers and check us out. Like they'll tell you anything on a non-secure phone line."

Danny adds "By the time you get your answer Ed Deline will have a gun barrel down your throat. He's already in LA."

Mike said, "And we all know what he did to your brother."

Tolliver said "You know what? I'm not afraid of Ed Deline. And I don't need your help. I'll take my chances."

Danny said, "Are you sure this isn't gonna kill him?"

Mike said "me about 60% sure. But Finn sure 100%"

On the plane and every shaken up, Tolliver asked: "Where are we going?"

Mike said "You know we can't tell you that, Ben. It's for your own safety."

Danny said, "Just know it'll be far away from that jackass, Ed Deline."

Tolliver reaches his body for a light and when he goes for matchstick Mike is faster and tells him "Let me help you out with that."

Finn in the pilot cabin and could hear everyone she could hear how shaken up Tolliver was after her little gift under his car. She flies right into the hanger, Danny and Mike take him in a windowless van to his new location right in the underground parking lot and they take the lift up to the second floor and Mike enters the room first and systemically check the room. the windows are all covered so he still has no idea that his back in Vegas.

Mike said, "It's clear."

Tolliver said, "What, this is the best you guys could come up with?"

Mike said, "It's got a mini-bar."

Danny said, "You want a fluffy robe and macadamia nuts or do you wanna stay alive?"

Tolliver said, "So, where are we?"

Mike said, "Come on, Ben."

Tolliver said "We flew for about five hours. Plus, you set your watch ahead three hours."

Mike said, "That's a nice catch."

Tolliver said "Gotta be East Coast, right? Maybe DC?"

Scoffs Danny asked, "You want something to eat?"

Tolliver said, "Yeah, I'm starved."

Mike said, "How about a steak?"

Tolliver said, "Sounds good."

Danny asked "Baked potato?"

Tolliver said "Sure."

Mike call for room service asked "Bring in a T-bone with a baked potato. Medium rare."

Sighing Toliver asked, "So, how long am I gonna be in this dump?"

Danny said "Deline's trial's been fast-tracked. And with the amount of evidence the DA's got it shouldn't be too long."

Tolliver said "Yeah, just enough to convict him." the police officers and Ed listened to everything that been said the room Finn has joined them too from the airport, she a fingerprint to match the one at blood bank brake in. she took it off the glass of drink that he had on the plane.

Mike said, "I'm gonna check the perimeter."

Sighs Danny said, "Between you and me, I never believed his phony goomba tough guy how did you do it?"

Toliver said, "Do what?"

Danny said "All right, I get it. But I Gotta tell you if somebody took out my brother I'd sure as hell want payback."

Tolliver said "All you Gotta do is look at the files. Ed Deline's got a rare RH factor in his blood. So the man banks some of it in case of emergency. You know how easy it is to break into a blood bank?"

Danny saying "That's brilliant."

The door open and Mike walked back in when he was told that was all they needed he said: "Food will be here in a bit, Ben."

Danny stands up saying "Well if you need anything, we'll be outside. Let's go."

Ben go to the window and open it and see that he is in Vegas when he opens the door to leave there Ed standing there, Ed said "Hi." and punch Tolliver who grunts and fall backward to the fall with a loud thudding, Ed said "Thanks." The to the Detective Valdivia. He and his partner take Tolliver way.

As they took him way Finn said "Tolliver. Quin says Hi" they all watch has fear watched over his face for the first time.

Tolliver last words were "God!"

They go to the Montecito Ed is been clear of all charges and asked people all around "How are you doing?"

One floor stuff said "Hey, Ed."

Ed see two high roller sleep on the floor and asked "What's this? Who said Hans and Franz can camp out here in my casino? What's next, a bed over there at the crap table?"

Danny said, "They're down $600,000."

Ed said, "Why don't you see if they need a blankie or something?" Danny and Mike laugh and they kept walking.

Ed said, "Mike, I meant to tell you, I thought you did a hell of a job faking it back there and I actually think you'd make a heck of an agent."

Mike said "Thanks, Mr. D."

Danny asked, "What, I don't get no love?"

Ed asked "Phony goomba tough guy"

Danny said "I had to make that look good. And I don't think you're phony at all."

Ed asked, "What?"

Danny said, "I'm only kidding."

Ed said, "Come here, wise guy." Get Danny in a headlock, Finn and Mike can't but laugh at the sight.

Delinda came up saying "Hey Daddy"

Ed said "Hey, honey."

Finn asked, "How's the house going?"

Danny asked, "How are the new tenants?"

Delinda said "Yeah, well, we're evicting them. And we need money for some repairs so I'm gonna need $2,000 from each of you and $5,000 from you. All right."

She kissed her father and said, "Welcome back."

Ed said "Thanks, honey."

Delinda walked off and Ed adds "See, you're gone a couple of days and look what you miss?"

Mary calls out "Hey, boss. Welcome back."

Nessa hugged him saying "I missed you."

Sam hug him from the side too. Finn smiled Danny place hand around her shoulder and she places her around his waist. They smiled at each the Family was together once more and everything was all fine with Montecito family.