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Tanglewood

Mac looked at the Youngman he had just caught. The kid claimed he could help them. Taylor just wasn't sure if they could believe him. "Why should I trust you?"

Joey stared back at him. "Because I want this to stop. Someone needs to do something about these guys. I don't care what you do with me, but if you want your guy to make it through the night alive, you have to listen. Tony all ready knows where they went." He didn't care if Mac arrested him, as long as Tony was caught. Joey wished he'd never gotten himself into this mess, but now he had to get himself out to stop this. Joey just hoped Tony and the others would spend the rest of their lives in jail. Otherwise, Danny and Matt weren't the only ones in trouble.

Mac looked at the teenager. There was something in his eyes that made Mac believe Joey intended to help them, not send them off on a wild goose chase. "Where are they?"

"Tony called his younger brother, Vinny, with his cell. He had him pick the others up. I think he also said something about using a police scanner to find out what happened to Messer and the other kid. I ran off when the car pulled up. He probably knows what I did by now. I didn't touch the Pelham kid and just let that crazy Red Sox fan go after he hit Tony. Also tried to stop him from going after them." He paused. "He'll figure out I did, if he hasn't all ready. Tony will come after me if he gets away with this." He tried to sound causal, but Mac could hear the fear in his voice.

The kid was trying to help them. It must have taken a lot to make Joey ant to stand up to Tony. "Thank you. I'll make sure he can't get to you. You'll be in protective custody for the time being." Mac hoped just hoped that Joey had warned them in time.

He called Flack to warn him. Don answered the phone on the first ring. "You seem a little jumpy." He couldn't help but notice.

"It's my job, remember? Keep an eye on Danny and Matt so nothing happens to them. What do want, anyway?" Don muttered, sarcasm in his voice.

"We've got trouble. Sassone's got a police scanner and probably knows where you are." Mac warned him.

"Thank you for that wonderful news. What is the source of this new information?" Don wondered.

"One of the Tanglewood Boys got cold feet."

"And you know he's not just bullshitting you."

"Just be careful." Mac hung up. He didn't have time to argue with Don at the moment, much as he would have liked to. He had to get back to the hospital to protect his CSI and Matt.

Don heard Mac hang up sighed. He looked at the door for a few seconds, and briefly considered waking up Matt and Danny. Don decided to leave alone. The day's events had finally caught up with both of them, and they were sound asleep. There was no reason to wake them up. He let them rest and walked back toward the door when it flew open.

Flack drew his gun and pointed it at the intruder. He found himself face to face with Mac Taylor.

"What the hell is wrong with you? I almost blew your head off!" Don was annoyed Mac would just barge in after warning him the suspects were headed to the hospital.

"Sorry." Mac answered, embarrassed. "Guess I just wasn't thinking, though you seem a bit high strung tonight as well."

"I'm not going to let someone walk in here and hurt Danny." Flack was not going let anything else happen to his friend.

"Neither am I."

The two of them sat together for a while, eyes glued to the door. Hours passed, but neither of them felt like sleeping. Eventually the door creaked open.

Mac sprang on Tony Sassone before he eve had a chance to grab his gun. Don did the same to the other Tanglewood Boy that accompanied him.

"You are under arrest for murder and assaulting a police officer."

A/N: Sorry I was late with the update. Internet issues again. Thanks for all the reviews. It should just take one more chapter to tie up some loose ends. Please Read & Review. Thanks again. You guys are great!