Sorry I haven't written in awhile, bad case of writer's block. Tim to go back to New York. But instead of Danny's P.O.V., I thought I'd do Mac's P.O.V.As always I do not own these characters and if anybody is out of character I apologise.

Mac thought he had been doing the right thing by being tough on Danny. That maybe it would get Danny to understand the full consequences of his actions, keep him from messing up again. It worked-but maybe it worked a little too well. Danny seemed to be going out of his way to be a model CSI. He stopped joking around with Flack and Aiden. They tried to get him to smile but after awhile their attempts stopped working. Mac remembered walking in on Danny and Flack that day. When Danny's laughter had been cut short when he caught sight of Mac. Mac remembered the shame he saw in the young man's eyes as Danny looked down at the files he was holding. That was the worst part-that Danny could no longer look Mac in the eyes. Mac felt an incredible sense of loss. He remembered his cold reply to Danny's hopeful "Are we good?" Mac had wanted to say 'yes' more than anything. But he couldn't let Danny think thathe had been let off the hook. Danny would mess again. Mac now wished that he had told Danny the truth. He wanted their friendship back. He was also worried about Danny. Danny might claim to be all right but he sure wasn't acting like he was. It wasn't just his becoming more withdrawn although that was a concern. It was that lately Danny seemed almost terrified of making a mistake. He was sticking to the evidence more than his instincts which was what Mac had been after him to do, but Danny would check and recheck the evidence serveral times to make sure it was right. He'd work late into the night and early morning and would only go home if Mac insisted on it. Mac was beginning to wonder if he should say something to Danny, let him know that he didn't have to be perfect, that Mac still trusted him.

Mac was startled from his thoughts when the phone rang. "Taylor."

"Hello. This is Nick Stokes. I work for Gil Grissom?"

"Hello Nick. It's nice to hear from you, but why are you calling me?"

"It's about Danny. Look-maybe I don't have a right to say anything, I only know Danny's side of the story but...I'm worried about him. He hasn't sounded like himself lately." Nick sighed. "He told me about the shooting. He swears he didn't hear Minhas identify himself. I believe him. Danny never would have fired his gun if he had heard Minhas. From what Danny told me, it seemed he doesn't think that you believe him. I tried to tell him that that's not true, but he doesn't believe me. He needs to hear it from you. He values your friendship and trust more than anything-I can hear it in his voice. I'm scared, Det.Taylor. I'm afraid that Danny might be suicidal." Nick's voice broke.

Mac felt his heart stop. Nick lived in Las Vegas, clear on the other side of the country, yet he knew that Danny was in big trouble. Even had the same fears that Mac had. Mac forced his voice to remain calm. "Did he say anything to you about wanting to take his life?"

"He didn't outright say,'I want to kill myself.' it was more like he had given up on himself. That things weren't going to improve. Mainly he talked about how alone he felt. Do you think that you could talk to him? I don't know all the details about his history, what kind of mistakes he's made, but I know he's not a bad person."

Mac smiled. Nick was right. "I will. Thank you for your concern. Danny's lucky to have a friend like you."

"Thanks, I hope Danny will be all right." Nick said.

No sooner did Mac hang up the phone then there was a knock at his door. When he looked up, he saw Flack and Aiden standing in the doorway. Mac gave a sad smile. "Let me guess, you're worried about Danny aren't you?"

They seemed surprised that Mac knew. "Yes, we are." said Flack. "I probably should have told you this sooner, but Danny told me-"

Mac interrupted,"He told you he felt alone, I know. He told Nick Stokes the same thing. Nick called me just now. He's worried about Danny too. You guys are right. I've been too hard on Danny. I'll go talk to him. Is he in yet?"

Aiden nodded. "Yeah, he's in the morgue talking to Hawkes. Danny's right hand is bandaged up. Don't know what he did to it but it looks painful."

Mac felt a slight shiver. He was worried that the injury might be self inflicted. Taking a deep breath he made his way down to the morgue.