Danny walked quickly back to the car and got in. "What did Jack say?" he asked Martin.

"Sam and Vivian questioned her co-worker's. Some of them said she might have had a thing with her boss. Jack is going to get the guy to come in for an interview."

"Good."

Martin glanced over at Danny as he was pulling out of the parking lot. "So what was that about back there?"

"Oh…it was nothing," replied Danny.

"Nothing?"

Danny looked at Martin, "What? It was nothing. I knew her like eight years ago. We were friends. That's it."

"Right." Martin decided to drop it. He knew that Danny wouldn't divulge anything personal to him anyway. Everything he knew about Danny was from things Samantha and Vivian would say. However, even they didn't know that much about him. Danny did tell him about being an alcoholic, but that was only because he was forced to. He certainly wouldn't have said anything if it hadn't come up in a case.

FBI Office

Martin and Danny entered Jack's office. Vivian and Samantha were already there.

"Jake Anderson, the club owner, just got here. I'll question him with Vivian. Randy Atkins is on his way. Martin and Danny, see what he knows. Samantha, stay on the family. Talk to her sister. I think she knows more than she is letting on. Also, I think we need to get Anna Ridley from the Rape Crisis Center in here for a longer interview."

Danny looked up, "Uh…we have her notes and tapes. I don't know how much more she can give us."

"All the same, call her. Have her come back in. She was one of the last people to talk to Angela. See if you can get more details from her."

"Jack, I sort of know her. So, maybe Samantha should interview her with Martin. I wouldn't want there to be any sort of conflict."

Jack eyed Danny skeptically, "Fine. Samantha will talk to her."

The team then dispersed. Samantha walked out and quickly sped up to catch Martin. "He 'sort of' knows her? What was that about?"

"I'm not sure. All I know is you could cut the tension with a knife when we were there talking to Anna Ridley. I asked him about it after, and in typical Danny fashion, he said it was no big deal. Translation: It's none of my business."

As Samantha and Martin entered the bullpen, Samantha sauntered over to Danny's desk. "Who is she?"

Danny looked at Samantha and then rolled his eyes. "It's nothing. We knew each other in college….a lifetime ago."

"Then why don't you want to interview her."?

"Uh…because…we generally shouldn't interview people we have a personal history with."

"A personal history…"

"Give me a break, Samantha."

"Oh come on, Danny. If the tables were turned you wouldn't let me here the end of it."

Danny smiled and nodded, "You're right. Tease me all you want. Get it out of your system, but there is no story here." Danny then turned his attention to Martin. "You ready to go at Atkins?"

"Sure. Let's go."

Martin and Danny went at Atkins pretty hard. The questioned him for over two hours about his relationship with Angela. By the end of the interview, they were fairly convinced that he had nothing to do with her disappearance. Atkins admitted that he thought she was sleeping with her boss. In fact, he and Angela really weren't in a relationship anymore. They were more room mates that anything else.

As Martin and Danny walked down the hall back to their desks, Danny concluded, "If this guy is guilty of anything, it is not caring enough about her. Hopefully, Viv and Jack got further with her boss."

As they were walking, Martin slowed as they passed the elevators. Danny kept walking at his usually quick pace before he realized Martin had fallen behind. Danny then stopped and turned around. Martin hesitated as he looked toward the row of waiting chairs. Anna Ridley sat nervously looking down at her hands.

"Ms. Ridley, I'm Martin Fitzgerald. We spoke this morning." Danny watched Martin greet Anna. His brain was saying to go back to his desk, but for some reason he couldn't take his eyes off her.

Anna replied, "Of course. An Agent Spade called me. She asked me to come in for more questions. The agent who escorted me up here said that she would come get me." Anna looked up at Martin. Then her eyes traveled over to Danny. Their eyes met for a moment before Danny turned to continued back to his desk.

Martin watched as Danny walked away. "Well, I can take you in. Follow me."

Anna followed Martin in to the busy office. As she walked toward the bullpen, she saw Danny again talking to a woman with long blonde hair. For some inexplicable reason, Anna felt of twinge of jealousy. She hated that she still had these feeling towards Danny. Martin led her over to a large conference table. The blonde came over to them after finishing her conversation with Danny. "Anna Ridley, I'm Agent Samantha Spade. We just have a few more questions for you."

Martin and Samantha sat down across from Anna. Anna was very aware of how close Danny was. He took a seat less than ten feet away from them at his desk.

Samantha started, "I've been reviewing your notes and the tapes of your conversations with Angela. She was obviously traumatized. Why didn't she go to the police?"

"She was scared. She felt like she was doing something wrong. I tried to get her to realize it wasn't her fault, but I clearly wasn't very successful."

Martin continued, "You say she was scared. Do you think who ever was doing this to her was threatening her. I mean a part from violating her, do you think she feared for her life?"

Anna looked down, and then back up with tears in her eyes, "Yes. Looking back now, I think she was terrified. I should have done more. I should made her realize…" Anna's voice cracked in desperation.

Danny was listening to every word. He knew she felt responsible. He ached to console her in some way, but he knew she didn't want that.

Samantha looked at Anna sympathetically, "It's not your fault. You were the only one trying to help her. Do you think she would call you if she could?"

Yes. I think she would call her sister, or me but that is it. She really didn't trust anyone else."

The statement bothered Samantha. She knew that if Angela hadn't already called them, she must really be in trouble.

Anna wiped away a few tears as she waited for the next question. She looked up briefly as she watched Danny get up and walk out of the area. It was so strange for her to be in the same space with him after so many years. They shared so much, and now they were acting like strangers.

Danny decided to check on the interrogation of Angela's boss, Jake Anderson. He felt uncomfortable listening to Anna's answers and hearing the pain in her voice. As he started watching the interrogation, he immediately didn't like Anderson.

Anderson was being very difficult. He showed up with his lawyer. He wouldn't give Jack and Vivian a straight answer about his relationship with Angela. Danny could tell he was lying. Jack finally asked Anderson if he would submit to a DNA sample. Danny knew Jack was thinking maybe they could match Anderson to whatever was found in Angela's rape kit. Anderson's lawyer refused and said that he wouldn't submit to anything without a court order. Danny knew, without Angela, it would be impossible to get a court order. Anderson and his lawyer got up to leave. The interview was over.

Danny decided he needed to get some fresh air. He headed toward the elevators. He noticed the doors to one the elevators just beginning to close. He quickened his pace and reached in the elevator to hold it open. "Sorry. I didn't want to wait for the next one," Danny said as he entered the elevator. Just as he realized that he was on the elevator with Anna, he tried to re-open the doors but it was too late.