Redemption
Disclaimer: I own nothing! This is just based on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
I wrote this story for two reasons. One, because I have always been intrested in Bishop's character and two because I really like Nicole's personality in "Growth." Tell me what you think.
December 20, 2005
Detective Robert Goren sat slouched at his desk. He was wearing his uniform that hadn't been worn for quite some time. In fact, Goren realized that it felt a little snug. He sighed and stared down at the small eight by eleven inch picture of his late partner, Lynn Bishop in his hand. Her bright red hair was covered by her police cap. Although she was fresh out of the police academy at the time, she still looked very serious. Her eyes were cold and her smile was in a thin straight line.
Goren put the picture back down on his desk. It was too painful to look at. What was it that Mrs. Bishop had said to him at the funeral this morning? "Lynn would have wanted you to have this." Why? Goren certainty didn't deserve it. Not to mention there was nothing romantic between them. They weren't even really friends. Heck, they didn't even work well as partners. No, Eames was his perfect partner. Bishop was more of a……apprentice. It was a shame he never told Bishop that.
Goren leaned back in his chair and stared at the cracks in the ceiling. Before Bishop's last case, it had been almost two years since Goren and Bishop had worked on a case together. As Goren started to count the number of cracks in the ceiling, he began to reflect when he and Eames saw Bishop for the first time in almost two years…..
November 1, the Patrick Residence
Detectives Goren and Eames looked at the bodies of 37 year old sergeant Peter Patrick and his wife Ann Patrick, dead on the kitchen floor. It appeared that the wife had one single blow to the head. The husband, on the other hand, had two bullets in the chest. Their ten year old daughter, Patty, was no where to been seen.
"Who made the call?" Eames asked the officer, James Walsh.
"Some neighbors heard a few shots," Walsh answered.
"And no one has seen the girl?" Walsh shook his head. "We checked friends, family and neighbors. No one has seen her." Goren looked up the stair case.
"Is Patty's room upstairs?" Goren asked Walsh. Walsh nodded. "Her room is the first door to the right."
Goren and Eames inspected the girl's room. Besides the unmade bed, the room was pretty much in order. The books were neatly a lined on the book shelf. The toys were neatly lined up on the floor.
Goren put his hand on the bed. "The bed is still warm," he replied. "She was here recently." Eames sighed. "Great. So either she was here and escaped after her parents were shot or she was abducted by the killer."
"She was abducted," said a voice. "Patty wouldn't have run. She would have tried to call for help."
Goren and Eames turned to see a red-headed detective at the door. Walsh was right behind her. "Detectives this is Sergeant Patrick's partner, Detective …"
"Bishop," Goren interrupted. "We know." Goren took a good look at his former partner. Bishop was wearing some black slacks and a white blouse. Her red hair was tied in a bun. Through she was trying to put on a brave face; Goren could tell she had been crying.
Before Walsh could say anything else, he got a call on his cell and went back downstairs. Once Eames was sure that Walsh was out of hearing distance, she turned to Bishop. "Bishop, we are so sorry for your lost." Bishop nodded and stared at the bed. Goren came forward towards his former partner. As wonderful as it was to see Bishop, he felt sorry for her. What a horrible thing to lose your partner. "Bishop, it is good to see you again. I'm just so sorry it is under these conditions," Goren said. "You were... close to Sergeant Patrick and his family?"
Bishop sighed. "Peter and I were partners for almost two years. I have gotten to know the family pretty well."
"Is there anyone who might have had any problems with your partner or his family?" Ask Eames.
"No," Bishop whispered.
Goren sighed. There was nothing Bishop could do tonight. "Bishop, why don't you go home. If there is anything we can do…."
"There is," Bishop interrupted. She looked up into Goren's eyes. "You can let me on this case." Goren looked at Eames. He could tell that Eames wouldn't care if Bishop helped them with this case. After all, Bishop had worked with them before. Yet having a cop work on her partner's murder wasn't always a great idea. However, if Goren was in her shoes he would insist on doing the same thing. Goren glanced back to Bishop. "Sounds fair to me," he replied.
