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11:45 am Deakins Office

Deakins waited until Goren was seated and settled before starting his verbal assault.

"What the HELL were you thinking Detective?!?"

"I was trying to do my job - if you'd just let me." fires Goren as he rubs his wrists.

"Your job?" Deakins says in disbelief. "I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you Detective. You blatantly broke department protocol!"

"She." Goren was now raging, and wasn't able to finish his sentence.

"You assaulted her!" Yells Deakins.

Standing up and wailing his arms in the air; Goren makes a clean sweep of the Deakin's desk. Sending papers flying and pencils crashing to the ground. Angrily Goren argues back; " She.she did it, and you don't give damn!"

A knocking sound from the door prevents Deakins from furthering berating Goren; "What?" blurts Deakins.

"Sir. I think you need to hear this." Replies the Detective.

Deakins face was flush with anger. "Sit down. Detective!" Now pointing to the other Detective says, "Stay with him."