Ed walked through the door to see Reva sitting by Sandy's bed.

She didn't even seem to notice him at first.

"Just came in to check up on him…" Ed said, looking over at the machine's readings on his heart rate.

Reva looked up, finally noticing him when he spoke.

"He seems to be pulling through…" Ed said.

"He's going to wake up right?" Reva asked, the look on her face completely desperate to hear his answer.

Ed sighed. "Like I said, Reva, I can't be sure of anything…"

"But… he can't just stay like this forever…"

"There is a good chance…"

"I know… I know…"

"Just… talk to him, Reva. It's vital for him to have the people who care about him here by his side."

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Gus took the note and handed it to Frank. "I want you to have this dusted for prints." He said.

"Oh, please Gus. The only print's you're going to find on that are O'Neil's and your own."

Gus ignored Frank's protests. "I want you to have the blood on the note tested against Sandy's."

"Don't tell me you actually believe this guy's story."

"I want you to go back over the rape kit. I need you to make sure that there are no signs of latex, lambskin, or any other materials the perpetrator could've used to keep his own DNA from ending up inside of him. I also need you to make sure that a foreign object wasn't used…"

"All of this is only going to confirm that he did it."

"Good… and if it does, you can re-arrest him. Because the evidence that you have now isn't enough to hold him on. All that you have is his semen, and anyone with half-a-brain and a law degree is going to be able to rip this case to shreds… I'm releasing the suspect pending further investigation…"

"You can't do this!"

"The Attorney General put me in charge of this case! I'm going to make sure this is done right. I want you to get a CSI team out onto the docks. I'm going to the Beacon to dust for prints myself…"

"I'm calling the Attorney General first thing in the morning, Gus. You can bet that he's going to throw you off of this case so fast…"

"And until then you are going to follow MY orders!"

Franked stormed out of the interrogation room.

Jeffrey looked up from where he was sitting. "You know Aiturro, if I didn't know better… I'd say that you actually believed my story…"

"Don't even think about trying to leave the country, O'Neil. I'm not releasing you because I believe you. I'm releasing you because they didn't have enough evidence to arrest you in the first place…"

"Then, shouldn't you have released me the moment that you got here?"

"It was enough to bring you in for questioning…"

Jeffrey got out of the chair and headed for the door.

"O'Neil!"

"What?" Jeffrey responded, turning back to face Gus.

"If I find out that you did do this… I will not hesitate to put you away for good."

"That's nice, Aiturro. Can I go now?"

"Go. Go before I change my mind…"

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