"Jack!" Zander called as he returned to the squad room in search for his partner.
"Yeah, right here." Jack replied as he emerged from the interrogation room with file folders in his hands.
"Tell me we have something on Lorenzo." Zander asked as he approached.
"Care to talk about it?" Jack asked hoping Zander would let him in.
"No I don't. Now can we get back to the investigation, please." Zander brushed passed Jack and walked with purpose into the interrogation room ready to work on the case at hand.
Jack followed Zander and saw him standing in front of the timeline they had put together on the free standing board. Zander turned around and Jack handed him the file folders.
"Here, these are the leads we followed up on. We got a few of them talking, but others aren't so willing to risk their lives to talk with us about Alcazar. Those who are talking are making deals with the DA."
"Good, anything pan out so far? Even with those who are talking, anyone giving us anything we can use?" Zander asked as he flipped through the files.
"Nothing concrete, most circumstantial evidence. Paper trails? Forget it. Lorenzo has covered his ass."
Jack and Zander were interrupted by their team returning from chasing down leads. Zander and Jack walked back into the squad room to meet the tired group of 6.
"People! I know we are all exhausted from this investigation but we need the evidence to convict and until further notice, we are all on the clock. Now ... I want to be kept informed and starting now." Zander ordered as he led the way and the group followed him back into the interrogation room.
"Take a seat." he said as the group filed in and sat down at the large metal table. Jack closed the door behind the last one of the team members.
"Each of you were given a list of names this afternoon and were asked to find these individuals. I want a full report on what you found out. We need to put a stop to Lorenzo Alcazar and if it means starting at the bottom of his organization, then that's what it's gonna take."
"Sir, Roberts and I didn't get anywhere with the ones we had." Morrison spoke up.
"We didn't have much luck either, Sir." another team mate said.
"Well if we're not getting anywhere with one on one conversations, I think we should just haul their butts in here and hold them a few hours on whatever we can get them on. Perhaps a change of scenery will change their minds."
Zander dismissed the group with instructions to bring in all those they had talked to, he and Jack were going to have at them for a while. Lorenzo was going to be taken down and Zander was going to use any means necessary to do it.
"You know, what would be perfect would some kind of paper trail." Jack said as he took a hard look at the board once more, trying to connect the dots.
"Yeah that would be ideal, however Lorenzo isn't that dumb. I'm not holding out for paperwork, we got a better chance at an eye witness account from someone in Lorenzo's organization. Better yet, someone to go undercover. Problem is we don't have someone to go inside. Lorenzo is as dangerous and as lethal as they come."
"Cuffs .... what about Lorna?" Jack noticed Zander's face when her name was mentioned.
"No." Zander replied.
"We need her Cuffs."
"No we don't." Zander replied as he pointed his finger at Jack with a purpose.
"We're not calling in Lorna. Last time was enough."
"Last time was enough for you, maybe. Lorna lives for this kind of work, Zander."
Zander cocked his eyebrow at Jack.
"Don't give me that look, Cuffs. You know Lorna. She'd be here for this case in a NY minute."
"I'm not saying she wouldn't, Jack. You're right. I do know Lorna and she would be here on this case, it's just ..."
"Just what? You know, you always told me never to cross that fine line, Cuffs."
"Yeah I know what I told you Jack ... Lorna's different."
"Different? Different how? Cause she fell head over heels for you the instance she saw you smile at her?"
"We're not calling Lorna." Zander replied with a smirk.
"Okay ... but I know she'd be here to help you if you called her."
"I'm not calling her!" Zander quick replied and headed out the door to the squad room trying to avoid the persistent partner of his.
Jack watched Zander walk out the door and smirked .... "You'll be calling her."
