Disclaimer: Still don't own it. Just the OCs and the plot are mine

Pictures Don't Lie

Danny noticed some shoeprints that looked like a group of people running. They were spaced a few feet apart and looked like sneakers. He took some photos and showed Mac, who noted that made sense according to what the boy told them. They continued to process the scene.

Mac also had a few questions for their witness. He called Jack over to him. Mac was surprised see that the kid looked somewhat familiar, despite the fact that he had never seen the boy before.

"You said you saw what happened?"

"Yeah, but the pictures will probably tell you more than I can, as long as they weren't too dark. I bet you guys could get something from them even if they were." Jack was probably right. Photographs were more useful then witnesses in court, anyway.

"Do you think they saw you?" Mac knew Jack would be in danger if the Tanglewood boys knew about the pictures.

"They were too busy chasing the guy. I don't think they saw me."

"Can I see your sneakers?" Mac wanted to find out which prints belonged to him.

"My shoes?" Jack was confused. "Why?" He pulled off the well-worn Reeboks and handed them over.

"I need to see which shoeprints are yours." Mac took a few pictures of them and realized they looked a smaller set of prints he had found a little apart from the others. Mac returned the sneakers. "Did Detective Flack call your parents yet?"

"Mom's gonna meet us at the station. She's probably mad at me for sneaking out again." Jack was sure his mother would ground him for a month; she had threatened to the last she caught him sneaking out.

"She just doesn't want anything to happen to you. The city is a dangerous place."

"No kidding." Jack muttered sarcastically to himself. I hate lectures! Mac was about to continue when Danny called out to him.

"Hey Mac, think I got our murder weapon." Danny had found a gun. Mac walked over to him. It was a small handgun. They dusted for prints, but didn't find anything useful.

"This look the gun they used to shoot the guy?" Danny showed Jack the weapon.

"Could be. I know it wasn't like a rifle or anything. Look, it was dark. I couldn't see very well and had no intention of getting close enough for them to see me." He wasn't sure if it was same gun or not.

Danny looked at the witness for a moment. The boy seemed to be telling the truth. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but Jack defiantly reminded him of someone he knew.

Just outside the crime scene tape, a teenager watched the entire exchange. He knew he had to tell Joey about the young witness they found. He didn't like the idea of what the Joey and the rest of the Boys would do to the kid and his mother when they found him, it was better then going to jail.

Mac and Danny finished processing and headed back to the lab. Jack's mother was already waiting for them. "Where have you been?" she began to scold her son. Jack just hung his head sheepishly. He was used to this kind of thing. "How many times do I have to tell you to stay where you're supposed to?" she continued.

"Mam'm?" Flack tried to get her attention. "Your son witnessed a murder this morning."

Debbie noticed him for the first time. "I'm sorry. He's always wandering off for some reason. If it's not photos, he'll go out to make some sketches of the city or something like that. I work at night and can't always watch him. Our neighbor was supposed to be keeping an eye on him. I knew it was only a matter of time before something happened to him."

Flack just shook his head. The kid seemed to be okay, but if the woman knew there was a problem, why didn't she do something about it? She was lucky Jack hadn't been hurt. A ten-year-old boy shouldn't be allowed to wander around in New York City alone, especially at night.

"Jack seems okay, but he'll probably have to go to testify in court. He's also extremely lucky they didn't see him. And so are you. Don knew it was best to keep his opinion to himself if he wanted the mother's cooperation. They talked for few more minutes before the woman took her son home.

Meanwhile, Danny and Mac were looking at Jack's photos. The first few were some nice shots of Central Park. Wow, kid's a pretty good photographer. Then they found pictures of a man being chased through the park. They were surprisingly clear. There were three people chasing them. The next shot showed a man with a gun. It was closer then the other pictures and Danny recognized the man as Joey Sassone, Tanglewood Boy and brother of Sonny. He didn't know the other two.

"These pictures are great, but we need to make sure the rest of the evidence makes sense. Danny, you see what else you can get with these. I'll get the bullet from Sid to confirm our murder weapon. I'll also try and track down the gun's owner." Mac headed down to the morgue. He almost ran straight into Stella.

"Sorry." he muttered, embarrassed.

"You seem a little distracted." Stella always noticed that kind of thing.

"Actually, my case seems pretty simple. I just hope the Tanglewood Boys don't know about our witness. He's only ten years old and has a tendency to wander around alone."

"And you think they could find him…" Stella didn't want to finish that thought.

"There's also something familiar about him, but I can't figure out what."

Stella looked at him. "You'll figure it out eventually." She smiled at him. "You always do."

He returned her grin. "Guess I will. If you'll excuse me, I have a bullet to find."

A/N: Here's the next chapter. Let me know what you think so far. You'll learn about Danny's connection to case soon. It has something to do with the witness. The connection ought to in the next chapter, if you haven't guessed already. Thanks for the reviews, everyone. Just remember I don't mind constructive criticism, but no flames. :D