Chapter: Repost of -Back to The Begining

Rating: T for now, will be STRONG M later on.

Disclaimer: I don't own Law & Order CI or the characters from the show. Wish I did but... well i'm not that lucky lol. I own anyone I make up.

A Special Thanks To: Caia, gerfan, iluvstabler, ladybrin,Shellster, and to everyone else who has read my fanfic. Thanks you guys!

Caia: Yes, the murder weapon is a knife. I didn't really like the last chapter which is why i'm reposting it. As for who the visitor is, you'll just have to wait and see lol. Thanks for reviewing!

ladybrin: Yes, it is going to have a lot of drama and angst in it. I'm not sure where i'm taking this yet but it will probably be worse then my other fic " Fears ", don't know if you've read that one or not but this will be worse then that. But don't worry, I love happy endings and i'm not much for character death, at least main character death so you don't have to worry about that. Thanks for reviewing!

Shellster: Yes, sadly I did pretty much give the plot away. I was up writting too late after a long day lol. I reread the fic today and I totally hated the last chapter... so I decided to redo it. I hope you like this one better. Thanks for reviewing!

Hello all, after reading chapter 2 while I was awake, I discovered that it was really bad. I totally gave away the plot and I didn't like it at all so here is the repost. I hope you like this one better.

On with the story.

Two Months Before The Trial:

Detective Bobby Goren awoke to the sound of his alarm clock going off. He hit the off button and got out of bed. It was Saturday morning, Bobby didn't have to go to work. He grabbed some cloths from his closet and headed into the bathroom for a nice warm shower. Man, it looks nasty out there. Bobby though to himself as he looked out his bathroom window at the snow filled streets, along with the large snow flakes that were quickly passing his window before finally hitting the ground. Then he got into the hot shower.

A little while later Bobby heard someone pounding on his door. I wonder who is at my apartment on a Saturday morning. He thought to himself as he quickly jumped out of the shower, wrapped a large bath towel around himself and darted through the house to answer the door. He was rather surprized when he swung open the door and saw two men with badges standing outside his apartment.

" Are you Detective Robert Goren? " the Blonde haired man asked.

" Uh... yes. " Bobby replied, he was obviously a little confused.

" I'm Detective Jeffery Garrett, this is my partner Detective Louis Mathers. " the Blonde haired detective said, shaking Bobby's hand.

" What can I do for you, detectives? " asked Bobby.

Mathers and Garrett both looked at each other for a moment before answering Bobby's question. " We need to ask you a couple questions if that's okay with you. " said Garrett.

Bobby gave the two men a strange look. " Uh... alright but can I go get dressed first? " he asked, looking down at the large white bath towel that was wrapped tightly around him.

" That's fine. " Mathers said with a laugh.

" Alright, i'll be right back... uh... come in and uh... make yourself at home. " Bobby said.

Then he headed off to the bathroom. Within a couple minutes, Bobby exited the bathroom, wearing a pair of blue jeans and a white t shirt. Wonder what these guys want. He thought to himself as he entered the livingroom where he had left the two detectives.

" Would you guys like a cup of coffee? " Bobby asked the two detectives who were sitting on his couch.

" Thanks, but no thanks. " Garrett replied, Mathers nodded in agreement.

" Alright, now what do you want to ask me? " Bobby asked, as he sat down in the large puffy chair across from the detectives.

" Where were you last later last evening? " Garrett asked.

" Uh... around what time? " asked Bobby, getting more and more confused by the minute.

" Around eleven thirty, twelve o' clock last night. " replied Mathers.

Bobby thought for a minute. He had been off work the day before because he had a doctors oppointment in the morning. He had spent most of the day watching television, then hehad walked to a little bar several blocks from his house. He hadreturned home about midnight.

" I was coming back from a bar I had went to. " he replied.

" Where is this bar located? " asked Garrett.

" About four blocks from here. " Bobby replied.

" What time did you leave the bar? " Mathers asked.

" Around eleven twenty... I think. " Bobby replied.

" And what time did you return home from the bar? " questioned Garrett.

" About midnight. " Bobby said.

" Okay, let me get this straight. You left the bar at eleven twenty and you got home around midnight, correct? " asked Garratt.

Bobby nodded.

" So you're telling us, it took you around 40 minutes for you to drive four blocks? " Garrett question.

" No... I walked there and back... why are you asking me all these questions? Am I a suspect of something? " Bobby asked, clearly confused.

" A murder took place three blocks from here last night. " replied Mathers.

" A... a murder? " Bobby asked.

" Yes, do you know a nurse by the name of Denise Willows? " asked Mathers.

" Yeah... I know Denise, we were dating about a year ago. " replied Bobby. " Was Denise killed? "

" I'm afraid so, she was found stabbed to death last night. " replied Mathers.

" And you think that I... that I had something to do with it? " Bobby asked.

" We don't have any suspects at this time, however Denise's mother told us that you were dating her daughter a while back and that you lived in the neighborhood. You're not a suspect but we don't have any leads as of yet so we're just questioning some people. " said Mathers.

" Oh. "

" So, when was the last time you saw Denise Willows? " asked Garrett.

" Yesterday morning, I had a doctors oppointment and she works there. " Bobby replied.

The two detectives looked at each other for a moment. " You said you were dating the victim, why did you break up? " asked Garrett.

" Well... Denise said she couldn't have that kind of relationship with a police officer. She said if I wanted to stay with her, I would have to leave the force. I didn't so we broke up. " Bobby stated.

" We the two of you on good terms? " asked Mathers.

" Yes. "

" Alright, I think that's all the questions I have at this time. " said Mathers.

" Is there any chance you would give a blood sample? We found some blood at the scene that doesn't belong to the victim. We figure the person who murdered Miss Willows cut himself during the attack and left his blood at the scene. " Garrett asked.

" Sure. " Bobby replied, after all... he had nothing to hide.

So, later that day Bobby went down and provided a blood sample. He was sure that was the end of it, but he was wrong. He found that out a couple days later when he was placed under arrest for the murder of Denise Willows. The police said his blood matched the blood left at the crime scene.

The Captain had his whole team out looking for evidence to prove Bobby was innocent, that there had been some kind of mistake, some kind of mixupbut despite there hard work,that evidence was never found. Many days in court followed and those are the events that lead up to this morning at the courthouse.

Back At The Courthouse:

After Bobby was hauled out of the courthouse, he was brought out to the police car and taken back to jail. His mind was whirling, how could they find him guilty, he was innocent, he hadn't done anything so why were they blaming him. He just couldn't figure out how his blood got at the crime scene. It didn't make sense, he knew someone had to have set him up but who? Bobby Goren had many people who hated him because of his line of work but he just didn't understand how anyone would be able to plant his blood on the murder weapon and on the victim. The only person that he could think of who was capable of doing that would be another police officer, but why would another cop want him to be convicted of murder? It was all a huge mess. Sure, a lot of the police force didn't like him just because of the rumors but that's still no reason to want to put him away.

Soon the ride was over, Bobby was back at the jail house and he was brought back to his cell. He spent the rest of that morning and part of the afternoon just laying on the jail cot, thinking. He knew tomorrow was the day of sentencing, he also knew he could receive the death penality or the lighter sentence would be life in prison, either one scared him to death. Bobby wasn't stupid, he knew what would happen to a cop in a prison, well he was slightly wrong there, he couldn't even imagine what all would happen to him if he got sent to prison.

Later that afternoon a guard came and opened his cell door. " You have a visitor. " he stated.

Then he lead Bobby to the visitation room.

To Be Continued:

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