Alison got out of her car, pulling her hair into a tight ponytail. This was going to be a long night if she was already getting called out. The Department had been thinned out after the events of the Blue Templar four months ago. Thankfully no one from night shift had come out as dirty. Grabbing her bag, she walked up to the car parked in the side of the road. The cold dead eyes of a man greeted her.
"Jackie do was have and ID on the man." She called over her shoulder.
"Farragaunt," Jackie called back, pulling out her cell phone to call Danny. Alison tilted her head, looking at the victim.
"What is it, Ally," Greg asked, standing on the other side of the car.
"The name sounds familiar, but I can't place it." She rolled her stiff shoulders and opened the passenger door for the ME.
"Do you find it strange that he is sitting on this side of the car?" Greg asked, watching the ME work.
"A little," Alison responded, tilting her head to the side. Jackie walked back over to them before she could say anything else.
"Danny's going to be late. He had to call Erin." Alison turned to look at her.
"Erin? Why. She's not on tonight." Jackie walked around the car.
"Vic's married to a friend of hers." Alison snapped her fingers.
"That's why he looks familiar."
"Did you know him?" Greg asked while he took another picture.
"No, he was in Erin's world, not mine."
Greg parked the car. On the side of the quiet street.
"So What did Jackie say." He asked, grabbing the keys.
"Not much just that she had a body that needed to be prosses. I have a feeling it has to do with the Farragaunt case." Greg looked at her.
"What makes you say that." Alison smiled.
"Years of experience, natural instanced, and my sister is standing in front of the place." Greg followed her gaze spotting the ADA pacing on the sidewalk.
"Erin, what are you doing here," Greg called out to her as they neared.
"Danny, let me run into Jackie down here." Alison eyed the pale complexion of her sister.
"From the sounds of it, I bet you wish you hadn't." Erin rolled her eyes.
"How can you be so glib about this." Greg pulled his camera out.
"We're not. We just have to remain objective when collecting the evidence you need." Erin nodded.
"I know sorry you two should get in there." Greg nodded, walking up the steps.
"Don't forget you have that dinner with dad tonight," Alison called out, reminding her. Erin looked at her.
"Why don't you ever go to those." Alison placed her hands on her hips.
"Who do you think he wants to show off. His daughter that's an ADA or the one that runs around in converse taking pictures of the dead." Erin raised her eyebrow.
"You know he's proud of you. And if I recall, you clean up rather nice." Ally flinched slightly.
"I used to but that besides the point. You need to network with these people while it's better for me the fewer I know. That way, you won't be standing there in court and get all of my evidence thought out because I had dinner once with some suit." With that, she headed into the crime scene. The apartment appeared to be normal until they ented the back of it.
"Wow, I didn't see that coming." Greg comments on the girly room decor. The bright pink walls and child like stuff animals and posters gave the room a strange feeling. Alison didn't respond, taking note of the bloodstain on the carpet.
"Is this all you have." She asked Jackie as she started taking establishing shots.
"Yeah, the super heard a fight, but dint do anything."
"They never do." Greg moaned as he got the kit ready.
"I just hope we can find this girl before it too late."
Alison walked down the hall to the station. Danny and Erin were standing by one of the holding cells.
"What's up." She called out to them. They turned, giving a sad smile.
"Hey, kid," Danny called out. Alison looked into the cell spotting a girl in her 20's.
"She the one that lives in the apartment," Alison asked, pulling her arms around her body.
"Yeah, the Vic was seeing her." Erin pinched the bridge of her nose.
"And his wife wants me to drop the murder charge." Alison tilted her head.
"And are you thinking about it." Alison kept her voice low.
"I don't want to put his family through any unnecessary pain."
"By letting the killer go free." Danny snapped, causing Alison to flinch slightly.
"I just got to find a way around it," Erin said before leaving.
Alison took a sip of her coffee, pulling her knee up to her chest. The movement caused her to wince slightly,, earning a look from Linda. She did her best to ignore it, listening to her father speak.
"The Mayor asked me to stay on." He explained to them. The family gave their congratulations,, but he cut them off. "I told him I would let him know Monday morning." Alison snorted at that almost choking on her coffee.
"You made him wait?" Danny asked.
"He needs you more than you need him," Henry explained from his end of the table.
"Is this some kinda negotiation," Danny asked.
"No, but this affects the family. SO I thought I would let you way in. There are three of you and maybe one day four." He said, glancing at Nicky. "Who might not like to have your old man as your ultimate boss. Or else the guy down the street who throws a long shadow." He smiled over at Erin.
"Well, that's never been a problem for me." Erin patted his hand.
"Oh, sure it has. For all of you. You guys never wonder if you catch a case 'cause of who your old man is?" The three cops shrugged their shoulders.
"When I was PC, if guys were letting off steam, they'd clam up when your dad came around. He felt outside of the circle 'cause my position." Henry explained.
"You never heard that from me." Frank defended.
"You really think I didn't know?"
"Well, since we get to weigh in, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know."