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Chapter 2

pairing: D/L

Danny and Lindsay got back to the lab. Upon arrival Lindsay was very quiet. Danny reached out and grabbed her hand. She looked up at him with tear filled eyes. "This is all my fault!" He just looked at her and licked his lips "No. It isn't."

Danny had asked Flack to contact Mac and tell him that Danny needed to see Mac immediately. Flack sort of him in on the situation concerning the victim Nick Machiavelli.

Mac had filled Stella in on what he knew so far. They went to Mac's office to wait for Danny. Danny finally walked in.

Mac: "Where's Lindsay? Is she alright?"

Danny: "She feels like this has something to do with her.

Stella: "Where is she?

Danny: "She was upset so I told her to go get herself together. I believe that she went to the locker room.

Stella: "I'm gonna go check on her."

Mac: "Good idea. In the mean time Danny we need to go over every detail regarding her relationship with Machiavelli. If we need to get into personal details we'll have her talk to Stella.

Danny: "Will do Mac."

Mac had decided that Stella would handle questioning Lindsay.

Stella: "Lindsay...Are you okay?"

Lindsay was sitting on the bench in front of her locker when Stella saw her. She looked distant. "Are you okay?" Stella asked again. Lindsay looked up at her and whispered "Why would someone do that to another person?" Stella was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say. She hadn't heard about how vicious the attack was.

Stella: "You need to focus. You have to come into Mac's office with me so we can talk to you about Nick. Okay."

Lindsay: "Okay. I'm ready I guess."

Stella and Lindsay walked over to Mac's office. Flack arrived at the same time.

Flack: "Lindsay…How are you?"

She just looked at Flack and gave him a shaky smile.

Mac: "Lindsay I am gonna let Stella and Flack do the questioning. If you feel at all uncomfortable talking in front of any of us I want you to let us know. We will leave. Okay. But you need to answer Stella's questions."

Lindsay: "Alright. Let's just get this over with."

Flack: "Linds, How serious were you with Machiavelli?

Lindsay: "I told Danny earlier before we arrived that we only dated for a few months.

Stella: "How long ago did you two break up?"

Lindsay: "I've only been in NY for 8 months - about 4 months ago.

Why?"

Mac looked at Danny and Flack. "I wanna know Maciovelli was being harassed over the last 8 months. We need to establish a time line.

Danny: Lindsay we are gonna need the name of the suspect.

Lindsay's face went pale. They all could sense her fear.

Flack: "Lindsay..Look I know that this guy scared the hell out of you back home, but if we are gonna catch him we are going to have to get his name."

Lindsay: "Maybe this has nothing to do with me. Maybe it is just a coincidence. I mean how would he know my whereabouts and who I was dating. It's not possible." Deep down inside she wanted to believe that this had nothing to do with her.

Danny stood up grabbed both of her hands and looked her right in the eyes. "You're joking right. Lindsay, your initials were carved in his blood at the scene. You need to tell us who this guy is. If you don't I promise that I will contact your old boss and have him inform us of him myself.

Lindsey felt sick - she wanted to forget about her past and now she had to confront it with her colleagues. "Jason Martino."

Flack & Danny (in unison): Jason Martino?

Lindsay: "Yeah! Why?

Flack: "Lindsay this guy is a complete psycho. I read an article
about him in the NY Times a few weeks ago. He went nuts and blew up
the forensics lab in Montana. They said that it was over a young
forensics expert that he fell in love with. That was you?"

Lindsay: "I tried to help him. He claimed that he was a victim in a brutal stabbing that took place and I believed him. He wanted to date me and I told him that I couldn't do that because it would be a conflict of interest and he became angry and he wouldn't leave me alone. He became obsessed with me. This went on for months and I had to get a restraining order against him and then he began threading my family and friends. After he blew up the lab I knew I had to leave.

Flack: "I had no idea. I didn't even put 2 & 2 together."

Stella: "You never had a relationship with this guy?"

Lindsay: "No never."

Stella took Mac aside "Look I don't see why I should have to go into personal details about her relationship with Maciovelli. She doesn't need those kinds of questions directed at her right now. If I need to later I will." Mac agreed.