Disclaimer: I really don't own Law and Order CI. Nope, never, nodda. Unless by some odd turn of events I really do get a few drinks into Dick Wolf and get him to sign over the rights to Law and Order Criminal Intent...maybe someday.

Author's Notes: I'm trying to get out a chapter a day. We'll see how well this works, though I should be having some extra time to write during lunch, since I have first Lunch now, and frankly 10:45am is not a time I like to be eating lunch. So instead I plan on sitting around the coffee shack, watching my friend Eric make coffee for half the student body, listening to music and writing. It's a happy thing. Sorry about the shortness, but I thought it was a good spot to stop.

Oh! I want to thank FluffyCSI who allowed me to use her format for interrogations. It made this chapter much easier to write. Also, I want to thank all my wonderful reviewers and all the people who are sticking with me as I stumbled threw this. You all rawk.

January 31st 2006

11:00am

Interview with Captain James Deakins

Detective Eames: Thanks for agreeing to meet with me and answer these questions Captain. I know you'd rather be elsewhere.

Deakins: I had to do it sometime.

Detective Eames: So, about what time did your daughter leave the house two nights ago?

Deakins: About 7:30...just after dinner.

Detective Eames: And where was she going?

Deakins: To Tara Veil's house

Detective Eames: A friend?

Deakins: Her best friend.

Detective Eames: What did she say she was going to do?

Deakins: Study. They had a few tests coming up. They wanted to be prepared for.

Detective Eames: Do you know if there was anyone else at Tara's?

Deakins: Her parents were home...and I think a couple of Jennifer's schoolmates were there too.

Detective Eames: Who?

Deakins: Connor Bergivin and one of his guy friends...Sam McPhearson I think.

Detective Eames: Connor Bergivin and Sam McPhearson?

Deakins: Yeah...

Detective Eames: Who else?

Deakins: I believe Stacy Waterston was there...and Amy Bradstone. I believe that's it.

Detective Eames: Alright. Did your daughter call you at all after she left?

Deakins: She called from her cell phone at about...I don't know, 11pm? It was right before I went to bed.

Eames: You sure it was her cell phone?

Deakins: Yeah, her cell number came up on caller ID.

Detective Eames: I see. How was she when she called?

Deakins: She sounded fine. Said she would be home soon, but she had to drop by the grocery store and pick up a few things first.

Detective Eames: Was she walking home?

Deakins: I...don't know. I always assumed she'd be getting a ride home from one of her friends.

Detective Eames: Well, I think that's really all I have for now. Thank you for your time sir.

Deakins: Sure.

End tape.

Bobby sat back in his chair, looking over the interview he had just typed up.

"Something catch your interest?" Eames inquired from where she was seated at her own desk.

"The cell phone. I don't remember seeing anything about it in the crime scene report. There is no way they could have missed it." he frowned in thought before looking over at Logan, who was fiddling around with a pen.

"Hey Logan, would you mind looking through CSU's report and see if they mentioned anything about a cell phone."

"Right o B-dawg." he answered casually, enjoying Goren's scowl, glad his partner was elsewhere. Picking up the report from the piles of paper he had on his desk he flipped through it. "Negative on the cell phone." he replied, looking up at the other detective.

"Well that's weird. Do you think our perp took it with him?" Alex asked, looking from Mike to her partner.

"Maybe it had incriminating evidence on it or something." Logan offered.

"Maybe..." Goren frowned in thought before glancing back at his computer.

"I think we are going to need to have a little chat with Conner Bergivin and his skater buddy."

"Want me to pick him up?" Mike inquired.

"Who?" Barek asked as she returned to her desk.

"Conner Bergivin."

"The skater kid?"

"That's the one." Logan answered, standing and grabbing his coat. Putting it on, he wandered over and snatched Barek's coat, holding it open for her. She blinked, slightly confused as to what was going on. Logan grinned sheepishly. "Come on Barek, we are going to go pay a visit to Conner and bring him down for a chit chat."

"Oh..." she allowed Mike to help her put on her coat.

"We'll catch you guys later." Logan stated, placing his hand on her lower back. He led his slightly bewildered partner out of the squad room.

Goren and Eames exchanged an amused smile before getting back to work, looking forward to chatting with Conner Bergivin.