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Danny got Lindsay settled down. He made sure that she took her meds. and that she ate.
Danny: "Lindsay I want you to lay down. You need to rest."
Lindsay smiled at him. "Danny….I know I need to rest, but right now I am not the least bit tired. Why don't you tell me what's going on with the case. Do you have any new evidence?"
Danny licked his lips and just looked at her. "Linds…I don't think that we should talk about the case. I mean…you just got out of the hospital and there is so much going on; I just feel that……………………………………."
Lindsay interrupted Danny "Danny I'm a big girl. I know what happened to me. I need to know what is going on with this case."
Danny took her hands in his and looked her straight in the eye "Linds, the evidence presented itself. We found traces of seaman on your clothes."
She pulled away from Danny and went and looked out the window. "Good!"
Danny walked up beside her and put his arms around her. "Yeah! This is a good thing. You may not need to testify in court due to the evidence we found."
She turned around and laid her head on his chest and took a deep breath. "As long as you stay by my side I can do anything that I need to do to make sure that Martino gets put away."
Danny kissed her gently on her forehead "I will always be here for you Linds. No matter what happens. I will always be with you."
She looked up at him and kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Thank You Danny!"
Danny: "Now lets get you settled."
Lindsay shook her head and headed off into her bedroom. She took a shower and got into her pajamas. It felt good to her to be in her home. She felt safe with Danny there.
She walked out into the living room and found Danny on the couch. "Come here." He said. She sat down next to him and he put his arm around her. "Now lay down and lets get some rest. He had put the hassock up and stretched out his legs and Lindsay laid down across the couch with her head on a pillow in his lap. He played with her hair awhile and she fell asleep. When Danny saw she was asleep he too closed his eyes and drifted off. He was exhausted.
Danny woke up about 2 hours later realizing that his phone was vibrating. He had placed in on the table next to him. He rubbed his eyes. "Messer"
Flack: "Danny its Flack."
Danny: "What's up?"
Flack: "Martino escaped."
Danny tried to sit up without waking Lindsay. He gently slipped out from under her. "What the hell? Do we know where he is?"
Flack: "We don't have a location; but I can tell you that he will go after Linds. Don't leave her out of your sight man."
Danny turned around and looked at Lindsay sleeping, she looked so peaceful. "Oh God" he thought "What the hell am I supposed to tell her now?"
Danny: "We need to find this bastard ASAP."
Flack: "We have every available officer on it Dan. We will find him."
Danny: "Does Mac know yet?"
Flack: "He was my first call."
Danny: "Alright. I am gonna make sure every window and door in this apt. is secure. I think you should have a uniformed officer covering the building inside and out at all times."
Flack: "Mac took care of that already!"
Danny: "Good - I'll see you at the lab."
Danny couldn't beleive this. He was staring at a sleeping Lindsay. How much more of this can she take? He thought to himself.