Before Jim and Bonham could continue the conversation, Bonham's cell phone range. She talked for a few minutes. Sara returned from the restroom, Jim tried not to meet her eyes.

"Out guys at Sally's" Bonham said as she closed her phone and motioned for the check. She walked to the bar and retrieved her coat and gun. The man at the bar handed her a note.

Jim and Sara followed her out the door and headed to lot and their car.

"Oh not we gotta hoof it. Our car's been made. It's easier to walk in the Quarter anyway."

Jim and Sara looked miserable at the prospect of walking in the heat. Both were soaked with sweat before they had gone two blocks.

The cops reached the edge of the Quarter and crossed over a busy street. Sara noticed they were in front of a large walled cemetery. The signed let her know it was St. Louis Cemetary. The signed also warned that the cemetery was dangerous and the city was not responsible for happened to a person insisd the cemetery.

"This area used to be the red light district. Storyville. Now it's mostly public housing. Very dangerous. The cemetery is even dangerous."

Jim noticed the drug dealers and runners loitering on the steps of the red brick buildings. Everywhere he looked he saw danger. Even worse he felt danger. This city oozed it. Bonham strode down the street unaware of he companions discomfort.

She knew what you couldn't see in New Orleans was far more dangerous than what you could. This was still a superstiouse city.

They stopped in front of at dilapidated brick stet up. Two men suntered over to Bonham. She questioned them and handed one the note she had been given at the bar.

"Who's that?" Brass asked

"They've been here all day. He hasn't left all day. I imagine he's running out of money. My contact say's he'll trying to pick up a card game. There is always a game floating around here. We gotta get him now.

One cop left to find the card game, the other went around back. She used her radio to alert all unit in the area to stay put until her order.

"How are we gonna play this?" Brass asked.

Bonham stood thinking. Then her eyes snapped and she smiled. "Play along, keep your guns in their holsters."

Bonham knocked on the door. An older woman with poorly dyed red hair answered the door. She was clutching her nylon robe shut with one hand and took a drag off her cigarette with the other.

"Yeah?" she said. Sara wondered if this was the accepted form of greeting in this city.

"Hey, We heard we could get some action here?" Bonham said

"Who sent you here?" she narrowed her eyes.

"I work over at Bally's . Casino host, I got a couple of tourist here, come on, Wally told me you could fix them up." She woman opened the door and nodded for them to enter.

Jim put his arm around Sara. She stiffened "This is not funny" she thought.

The red head eyed Jim and Sara.

"You like 'em young, huh. Nervous honey." the old woman cackled a little.

"Takes all kinds." Jim said.

Follow me. Hope you got cash, cause we don't take travelers checks." the madam laughed again.

As they headed up the stairs, the woman turned and looked at Bonham.

"Why you coming?"

"He like to watch." Sara said quickly.

"Then why are you here, you could get a room at….." as the woman spoke, Bonham took out her badge and put her fingers to her lips. She pulled out a photo of their suspect. The woman pointed to the third door on the right.

"Sara take her downstairs and don't let her out of your sight." Brass said. He and Bonham drew their weapons and walked to the door. Bonham kicked open the door with a shout.

"NOPD! Up get up don't try anything stupid."

The suspect grabbed the skinny woman and held her as a shield and walked backward.

'Come on, don't be stupid." Brass said to the man

Perry Hart was clad only his boxers the girl was naked. She looked like a kid and she was screaming. Brass and Bonham were shouting for Hart to let her go. The chaos and tension in the room was building. Hart considered his options and stepped backward again and turned. He pushed the girl through the window and fell after her.

Brass and Bonham rushed to the window just in time to see Hart jump up. The cop in the back yard headed to him, gun drawn. Hart looked like a wounded animal. As the officer moved in, Sara burst through the back door. The officer turned his attention toward Sara, this gave Hart the opportunity to run. He took off through the hedge that separated the yards. The officer cursed and ran after the suspect.

Jim and Kate holstered their weapons and went to the backyard. The madam followed, nagging them about the window.

"Shut up, make a claim with the city." Kate shouted, exhausted and frustrated. "What is the deal with your support people. I thought you said she knew how to handle herself?"

Jim didn't have an answer. He had no idea why Sara had rushed into the back yard.

In the backyard, Sara was standing over the young prostitute. The other cop was on his radioand approached Bonham.

"Det. The girls dead, he used her to cushion the fall. It's not that far, but the impact could have broken her neck. We'll know when the coroner gets here. I got a call that the suspect is headed toward Dauphine St."

"Okay get some people on it. Call our people in to clear the scene and cover her as soon as possible." Kate said.

Brass confronted Sara. " Why did you come out? What were you thinking? We had the guy."

"I heard the window break, I didn't think I just reacted."

"Sara, I brought you with me to watch my back. We are guests of this PD. You know how we would feel if they came into our jurisdiction? I just need you to do your job."

"What is my job here exactly?" She had wondered why she had been assigned to this case. "Crime scene work was not needed. We knew the suspect. We just had to come get him."

"I trusted you not to get…." Brass was interrupted by Sara

"Not to get in your way. That's why you didn't bring one of the guys. Be a good girl and do as I am told." Sara was getting angerer with each word

Bonham inserted herself between the two.

"Our CSU people are coming, your case just became a problem here" She motioned to the dead girl. "We need to give our statements. Sara, you will need to work with our lab people to link these cases."

The yard began to fill up with CSU, coroner and other detectives. Sara walked over and confirred with the CSU.

Bonham caught up with Sara. "You thought it was him?"

"What?" Sara looked at her

"The window, you thought Brass went out the window?" Kate saw the look on Sara's face.

"How did you know?" she said quietly.

Rookie reaction, thinking your partner in trouble and try to help."

"I am not a rookie and …." Kate held up her hand to stop Sara.

"You are not a cop. There is a big difference between wht I do and what you do. Sara began to protest. " I know you guys get into some dangerous situations sometimes, but Brass and I have gotten used to knowing when to react and not react. We have learned to follow orders!" Kate and Sara were eye to eye, but Sara's voice was little above a whisper. "You will be on the next plane out of here and your suspect will rot in a Louisanana Prision if you put this investigation at risk again."