After Jordan had confessed to Damian's murder, Antonio couldn't take it and went to bust in the room.
"Alright, this conversation's over". Antonio stated firmly.
"Antonio". Laura says to her partner.
"Dawson let's go". Peter told the investigator sharply.
The investigator looked to his niece. "Let's go Jordan".
"She isn't going anywhere". Denny came forward speaking.
Jordan froze, it's been going on 5 years since she last seen Denny Woods. Her father's former partner. Antonio saw the look on his niece's face and looked back to Woods if he had to guess they had a history.
"I'm taking her home and none of you are gonna stop me". Antonio told them sharply.
"Jordan ain't going anywhere except to a holding cell".
"What the hell for? She didn't kill Damian!"
"She just confessed to it".
"Because she was scared, Y'all wouldn't leave her alone!"
"Before I go anywhere, I wanna see my dad" Jordan finally spoke.
"Not happening". Denny told her.
The teen glared over at Woods. "Piss off Woods, I'm not talking to you".
"I wonder about something".
"I wonder how you're a complete jackass. I wonder that myself".
He smirked, he knows how to push Jordan's buttons. "I wonder what you're mother and brother might say about this, you confessing to murder. I bet your mother would be ashamed that you're her daughter and your brother would be ashamed that you're his sister".
"You son of a bitch!"
Jordan leaped over and grabbed Denny by the front of his shirt, Antonio was trying to pull his niece off of the man but she wouldn't let go. The teen managed to get a couple of swings out and luckily they didn't hit anyone.
"Don't you ever talk about my mother and brother again! You bastard!"
"Jo let's calm down alright". Peter advised her.
"Screw calming down! He talked about my mom and brother! Let me go!"
"I'll let you go once you calm down". Antonio tells her.
After a couple of minutes Jordan had calmed down, Antonio was still holding her back from Woods who still had the smirk on his face.
"Anyone ever tell you that you're, you're father's child". Denny says.
"Believe me I know, wanna tell me something I don't know". Jordan continued to glare at him.
"Jo, I really need you to calm down". Peter tells her.
"I'll calm down when that son of a bitch leaves and I go see my dad".
"Your daddy won't be around forever to protect you Jordan, he wasn't around to protect your brother he won't be around to do it for you". Denny said.
"You bastard!"
Jordan then lunged at Woods only for Peter and Antonio to hold her back, Antonio then glared over at the older man. He was ready to jump him if he said one more word to his niece.
"Woods get the hell out of here now". Antonio ordered him.
"You don't tell me what to do". Denny replied snarkily.
"I do, now get the hell out of here". Peter now ordered him.
Denny then left the office and soon enough Jordan fell to her knees, she was slowly starting to break and she was so close to slipping.
"Jordan why did you confess to killing Damian?" Peter asked her.
"Because I did it". Jordan said. She paused for a moment. "Can I please see my dad, I won't talk until I see him".
"I'll take her". Antonio says.
Before Peter could get a word out the two left, Laura watched as her partner left with the teen. She then headed over to Peter.
"I don't think Jordan's the one who killed Damian". Laura said.
"I agree, but whoever did she's extremely loyal to them. She'll never say who really did it". Peter replied.
"Why would she confess to a crime she didn't commit?"
"I don't know when they get back find out and try to see who she's protecting".
"Like you said whoever she's protecting she's very loyal to them, I don't think she'll say who it is. Not to mention look who her father is".
"You're right, I'll talk to her when they get back".
Antonio had a protective hand on his niece's shoulder, Jordan was feeling many things. Angry, pain, remorse, sadness, and much more. She began scratching her arms, the temptations was slowly starting to return. The scratching got worse, Antonio looked to see his niece messing with her arms and gently took a hold of her hands.
"Hey, it's gonna be ok Jo". Antonio tells his niece.
"No, it's not, it'll never be okay". Jordan replied painfully.
"Why did you confess to the murder?"
"I could let you guys or my dad go to jail for something that was my fault".
Hank was still sitting in the cell when he heard footsteps, he looked over to see Antonio and his daughter. Judging by the looks on their faces, it wasn't a good sign.
"What's going on?" Hank asked worriedly.
"Jordan confessed to Damian's murder". Antonio answered.
Hank, looked over to his daughter in shock. "Sweetheart why".
Antonio opened the door to the cell and Jordan ran in tackling her father in a hug. Hank held his daughter tightly as he looked over at his friend.
"Jo, why'd you do that? You didn't kill Damian".
"I couldn't let you or one of the other go to jail for something that was my fault". Jordan answered, pain in her voice.
"Honey none of that was your fault". Antonio told her.
"Yes, it was. I trusted Bunny, I went to that party, I wore that dress…I took the cup from Damian. I let him take me to that room". Her bottom lip began wobbling quickly. "He was about to reach for his pants when Adam kicked the door in, that's why he couldn't do it because Adam and Kim came in. It was all my fault".
Gently pulling his daughter back he wiped the moisture that was tears that came from her eyes. She looked away from her father, she felt too ashamed to look at him.
"Jo, look at me sweet girl". Hank says gently.
Shaking her head she looked at the floor so Hank took two of his fingers and moved her head so he was looking at her.
"What happened that night wasn't your fault, it doesn't matter who you trusted, what you did, and it especially doesn't matter what you wore. He had no right doing that to you".His voice was gentle but firm and sharp.
"I was scared to tell you because…I was afraid that you'd be ashamed of me and…I thought you guys wouldn't love me anymore. I thought you wouldn't love me anymore dad".
Both men felt their hearts break at what she just said, it made Hank hold onto his little girl tighter. Antonio then took a seat by his niece.
Hank then gave his daughter a soft look. "Baby, I'll never stop loving you. I don't care what you did, what you said, any of it. You mean more to me than anything. I don't care about anything you did or said, that won't stop me from loving you. You could hate me forever and I'll still love you".
"Jo, you could hate all of us till the end of time but it doesn't matter what you did, said, anything, we'll all still love you. Family never gives up on each other, they never stop loving and caring about one another. We haven't stopped caring or loving you we still do and that's one thing that'll never change". Antonio tells her.
Sniffing Jordan wiped her face. "So what do I do? I just confessed to murder".
"I think from how you confessed, they don't think you did it. But they think that you could be protecting whoever did do it. They're gonna wanna end up talking to Adam and Kim to get their sides of what happened".
"Why do they care about him? What about what happened to me? Don't they care about what happened to me?" Jordan's voice became bitter.
"I don't know why they're doing this".
Jordan had gone back to scratching at her arms, the temptations were getting a lot stronger as she was scratching faster. Hank gently took a hold of his little girl's hand into his making her stop.
"Don't let this make you fall, Jo Jo, you're stronger now. Don't let anything or anyone cause you to fall". Hank told her.
"What if I do fall?"
"I'll be right there to catch you and help you back up".
"We'll all be there to catch you, Jo". Antonio added.
"I just wanna get this over with". Jordan sighed.
"I'll take you back".
Antonio walked his niece back to the interrogation room, as they were walking Peter and Laura stopped them.
"We were just coming back". Antonio told them.
"Dawson, you got a minute". Peter said.
"Jordan and I will be fine". Laura tells her partner.
Before the Chief investigator could say anything Jordan looked at him. "I'll be ok".
"You sure?" Antonio asked.
"Positive".
Laura walked with Jordan back to the interrogation room while Peter and Antonio walked back to his office, once there they shut the door.
"Wanna tell me what the hell you were thinking back there". Peter spoke, his voice full of anger.
"I was protecting my niece that's what I was doing". Antonio replied, his voice hard and sharp.
"I pulled you off this investigation for this exact reason".
"Peter, I've been looking after Jordan since she was 11 years old. There's nothing I wouldn't do for her, she's like my own daughter".
"Are you saying or doing any of this because of a guilty conscious?"
"Excuse me. What the hell is that suppose to mean".
"You were the one to arrest Voight, helping take care of her you didn't have to do it. You did it because you felt guilty about putting him in jail".
"Says the man who prosecuted him. Do you know what it was like for Jordan at that time? Voight kept her in the dark about everything so because would leave her alone and not jump down her throat. When I put him in jail I didn't know I had taken a father from his child, that killed me on the inside a lot. I didn't even tell Jordan I was the one who arrested her father she asked, I didn't blame her for hating me. It's bad enough she doesn't have her mother and when Justin and Hank went to jail, I never saw anyone, let alone a child that broken before".
After that Peter had stayed quiet, he remembers when Jordan found out that he prosecuted Hank she hated him for a good while but eventually forgave him.
"Something doesn't make sense about her confession".
"You don't think she did it".
"No. But whoever did she's covering for them, she's loyal to them".
"I don't know who she could be protecting. For all, we know one of Damian's rivals could have taken him out".
"I'm gonna need Detective Ruzek and Officer Burgess's statements about that night".
"I can bring them down here".
"Do that".
Antonio nodded and before he left the room he turned back to the prosecutor. "Before you accuse me of having a guilty conscious you should stop and think about yours. I admit I know I did Jordan wrong, you know you did her wrong too. You tried so hard to forget it but you knew deep down it was still there. Maybe it's you who still has the guilty conscience because I don't have one anymore".
With that Antonio left the office and proceeded to leave the building and head to the 21st so he could pick up Adam and Kim. As he drove his mind went back to Jordan confessing to Damian's murder, he had a pretty good idea on who she was being loyal to and who she was protecting. He knew who that person was to and he won't say a word, he knew Hank did it. It was no secret, he ended the man who nearly took his daughter's innocence if anybody had done that to Antonio's daughter he would have done the exact same thing. Jordan confessed to protect her father and till the day they both take their final breaths she'll always remain loyal to him.
A short time later he arrived at the District, Trudy saw him in a rush and buzzed him up no questions asked. He made his way up to the squad. The team was finishing up paperwork when they heard footsteps everyone looked to see Antonio.
"What's up man". Jay greeted his friend.
"Adam, I need to talk to you and Kim. Now". Antonio told the young detective.
"What's going on?" Adam asked.
The Chief Investigator knew they would all find out at some point might as well be now he figures, taking a deep breath he continued. "Jordan confessed to Damian's murder".
"What?!" Everyone yelled in shock.
"Why would she do that?" Mouse asked.
"I don't know, but Peter needs Adam and Kim's statements from that night". Antonio replied.
The two got their jackets and left out, Erin sat in complete shock. Her sister had confessed to a murder she didn't commit. The detective knew Jordan didn't have anything to do with the bastard's murder then it clicked in her head. Now she knew why the teen confessed and she won't tell a soul.
"We need to do something". Erin finally spoke.
"What are you talking about?" Jay asked a bit confused.
"We need to help get Jo out of this situation".
"How do we do that?" Kevin asked.
She looked over at Alvin, he had the same look in his eye. It was gonna be hard but they were gonna pin Damian's murder on someone else.
Back at the State Attorney's office, Jordan was back in the interrogation room with Laura as nervous and scared as the teen felt she never showed it. She folded her arms across her chest so she can slowly scratch her arms without no one seeing.
"Alright Jordan, can you tell me how you killed Damian". Laura says, looking at a few pieces of paper and pictures then glancing at the teen.
Taking a deep breath the teen began. "I couldn't cope with what he did to me, I waited till my dad went to bed and Erin left. After my dad went to bed I...I went and got one of his guns, I went to the District and went to where they kept him. I stared at him wanting to do it there but didn't".
"What did you do?"
"He was already handcuffed so I dragged him to a car and I threw him in the trunk and I started driving around".
"Where did you end up?"
"The Docks. I knew nobody goes there at night so I didn't get caught, I got Damian out of the trunk made him sit on his knees and beg for his life".
"What happened next".
"I shot him".
"How many times?"
"Till the clip was empty. I pushed his body in the water and tossed my dad's gun".
"How do you explain his injuries?"
"I don't know what you're referring to".
Laura slid over pictures, they were of Damian's entire midsection and his fingers.
"In this one, it looks like someone had repeatedly punched or hit Damian with something".
"Sorry, I forgot. While we were at the docks I found a pipe and started hitting him with it".
"That can't be, look at the marks that looks like it came from a chain. How did you break his fingers?"
"I took a brick and broke each one".
Laura took the papers and pictures back and closed the file. "Jo, you don't have to do this anymore".
"Do what?"
"Lie. We know you didn't kill Damian you don't have it in you".
"I killed Damian. Do I have to spell it out for you? I. Killed. Damian. Why don't you believe me?"
"Because your story isn't straight, you didn't even know Damian was beaten before his death. Why would you confess to a murder you didn't commit?"
"I was ashamed. I was so ashamed and felt so dirty after that, I thought". Jordan stopped as her voice began cracking. "I thought because of what happened my dad wouldn't love or care about me anymore so I figured if he stopped I had nothing to lose. Everything that took place that night was my fault".
"Sweetie, none of that was your fault".
"It took me a long time to finally convince myself of that and now with all this coming back, I'm starting to blame myself again. I trusted the bitch who brought me, I wore that dress, I took the cup from Damian...I let him take me to that room. If I had just stayed with Adam and Kim none of that would have happened".
Before Laura could say a word Peter knocked on the window, she excused herself. She walked out to see Peter standing there.
"What's up". Laura says.
"Antonio brought Ruzek and Burgess". Peter answered.
"I'll talk to them individually".
Laura then walked off while Peter just looked into the room to see a now upset Jordan, he knew what he had to do at that moment. Antonio had separated his friends so they couldn't change their stories or any details.
Antonio then leads his partner to where Adam was first, the young detective sat there patiently. He had felt his heart race in his chest but remained calm. A moment later Laura walked in the room without Antonio, she sat down and had a notepad and pen with her.
"Detective Ruzek, I'm Laura Nagel". Laura says.
"Ma'am". Adam replies.
"Let's jump into it, shall we. Tell me about the night you and Officer Burgess went undercover to apprehend Damain".
"We were going to a party because he liked the party scene because nothing ever got traced back to him, we got inside and began our search for him".
"When did you finally notice Jordan?"
"It was a while later till Officer Burgess pointed her out to me, I immediately told Sergeant Voight that his daughter was there and he told us to get her and keep an eye on Damian".
"What was Jordan's state at that time?"
"Jordan was highly intoxicated, maybe high I'm not sure but she was heavily intoxicated for sure".
"What happened next".
"We went over to her and we told her that she's gonna be staying with us, Jordan then kicked me and ran off".
"Did you ever find Damian?"
"Not at that time. No".
"When you didn't see Jordan or Damian, what did you do?"
"Officer Burgess and I looked around the house hoping to find either of them, they weren't down at the party so we decided to check upstairs". Anger had started to fill Adam's body as the memories started coming back.
"What happened upstairs".
"There were four rooms, three of the doors were opened so I pounded on the closed door and that's when we heard Jordan yell for help. I kicked the door in saw that son of a bitch to top of her, I rushed in and pulled him off of her. Jordan was shaking and crying".
"Detective, do you think Jordan murdered Damian?"
"Absolutely not. Jordan's a good kid, she fell through hard times just like we all do. No matter how angry or pissed she got, Jo would never ever resort to murder".
"Is that you're professional or own opinion?"
"Both. I know Jordan, she may have a temper on her but she would never in a million years resort to murder. She's better than that".
"After you pulled Damian off of her what happened next".
"Officer Burgess sat with her and gave Jo her earpiece so she could talk to her father, we then switched places. Burgess had put the cuffs on him while I went to Jordan. I gave her my jacket and told her that we forgave her, she said she was scared and started crying again. We brought her out the house and she wanted her father".
"Did Sergeant Voight do anything to Damian?"
"When he saw the bruises on Jordan he roughed him up a bit, you can say his father instincts kicked in and he beat the man that hurt his daughter".
"Detective he was last seen going to the District, did Sergeant Voight or any member of you're team have anything to do with Damian's murder?"
"No, ma'am. Sergeant Voight and Detective Lindsay took Jordan to the hospital, she was afraid of them leaving her side so they didn't".
Laura believed the detective then left the room, Antonio then leads her to where Kim was. Once in the room, the two women started talking. Kim story matched Adam's a hundred percent. The question remains if the Intelligence team didn't have any involvement in Damian's murder, who did it?
Peter went down to the cells where Hank was, the older man looked over to see the prosecutor. Worry quickly filled his body as he got up and went over only for the cell door to stop him.
"How's Jordan?" Hank asked quickly and worriedly.
"She's fine". Peter answered.
The prosecutor then opened then opened the door letting Hank out. Hank had a confused look on his face.
"What are you doing Peter?"
"Clearing my conscious".
He then leads Hank to where Jordan is. The teen is still in the interrogation room still scratching her arms, she stopped when she heard the door open she turned to see Peter with her father. Hank held his arms open and Jordan flew into her father's embrace, clinging to him for dear life.
Peter watched as the father and daughter hugged each other, Jordan looked over from her father's shoulder as a couple tears ran down her face. She mouthed 'thank you', smiling Peter mouthed, 'you're welcome'.
A short time later the rest of Intelligence had gone to the State Attorney's office with their evidence about the murder. They were gonna get Jordan and Hank out of trouble once and for all, and they can finally put this whole thing behind them. Antonio saw his old team and had a feeling of what they were doing there, Erin handed over the folder containing the new information and Antonio then went to find Laura and Peter.
After finding them he handed over the folder and looked at each other then back at Antonio.
"I was pulled off the case, I asked them to see if they had any other kind of information. This is what they had". Antonio said.
Laura then went back to the room where Jordan was. After the father-daughter duo had the moment they sat down, the teen gripped her father's hand tightly. A moment later the door was opened again this time my Laura, she walked in the room and sat down across from the father and daughter.
"Alright Jordan, we know you didn't kill Damian but now we know who did".