The Past Always Comes Back by Nehebka

Chapter 5

Stella was working in the lab when she saw Mac passing the door.

"Hey Mac" called Stella. Mac stopped glazed up from the case file he was reading and got closed to Stella.

"What's up?" asked.

"Have you seen Danny around? I haven't seen him all day"

"I just gave him the day off"

"Is anything wrong?" said interrupting Mac to continue reading his file.

"He has been working too much lately" lied Mac.

Stella gave him an incredulous look. "Come on Mac, what's going on here? I know you well Mac, I can perfectly see when you're lying and now there's something you're not telling me".

Mac sighed. "That's true" said with a half smile. "Something's not right. It's Danny. I don't know what's with him lately. Today he came to visit Sonny Sassone"

"What?-"

"I got a called by the administration telling me Danny was talking with Sassone in the interviewing room. When I arrived there Danny was about to hit him"

"So-" began Stella

"So it means that Danny it's not as off of the Tanglewood as he pretends to be".

"Mac there's something I'll like to show you before you say anything else" said as she took a piece of paper off his pocket and gave it to Mac. "I found it on the floor when I went to talk with Danny yesterday"

"What did he tell you?"

"Nothing, I found it after he left, I supposed he tried to hide it"

Mac sighed heavily. "What's wrong with him?" exhaled. "He receive a threat and doesn't say anything to us"

"Well, I think he went to say something to whom he sent the note"

"Why didn't he tell me anything after talking with Sassone?"

"Well Mac, Danny is as stubborn as you and-"

"And he wanted to deal with it on his own" said Mac interrupting Stella. Stella nodded. "I'll talk with him". Before he could say anything else his phone rang. "Taylor" answered Mac. "Hi Flack, murder in 1922 36th street. Ok, I got it. See you there" said and hung up.

Stella looked at him curiously. "How I love this city!" said sarcastically. "Are you coming?" asked her.

Stella shook her head. "I can't I'm already working in a case" said as she walked back to the computer where she had been trying to match fingerprints before Mac came in. "why don't you call Danny?"

Mac nodded and left the lab.

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It was not until Danny reached his flat that he realized how tired he was. He threw his jacket on a chair, locked up his gun and collapsed on the couch. His phone rang. Before answered it he checked the incoming number.

"Damn it" mumbled before answered it. "Messer. Hi Mac" said as he listened what he said to him. "1922 36th street. Uh-huh, I got it. Yeah, I'll be there in half hour" He hang up and put the phone back on his pocket.

Before he could stand up, two figures emerged from the corner of the room smiled.

"What the hell-" whispered Danny. Before he could say anything he was hit hard.