Norah was getting ready for her little brother's graduation ceremony from the New York Police Academy when her husband came into the room and frantically looked around.
"Hey Hon, Have you seen my briefcase?" He asked, "It has what I need for the Ferguson case."
Norah turned away from the mirror and walked toward her husband before calmly answering with a smile, "It's downstairs in your office, John."
He took a breath, calming himself down, "What would I do without you?"
"Do you really want to know the answer to that?" Norah teased him.
"No, not really," John answered, "Please, tell everyone that I am sorry I couldn't make it and tell Jamie I said 'Congratulations'."
"I will," Norah said before she and her husband shared a quick kiss, "Have a great day at work and put some asses behind bars."
"You, too," He returned before leaving the room.
Norah returned to the mirror and picked up the cross necklace that was on top of the dresser. She clasped it around her neck, but as she was about to walk away her eyes caught the sight of the picture of her and her whole family on her wedding day. It would only be a little over a year later that her twin brother would be killed in the line of duty.
Norah checked the time on her watch before leaving the house and driving to the ceremony. After arriving, finding her family, and explaining to them why John wasn't with her, they took their seat. Soon, the graduating officers marched in and everyone cheered, applauded, and filmed them. The room became quiet when the officers were all seated.
Commissioner Frank Reagan, Norah's father, stood at the podium and gave his speech, "It is with profound praise and gratitude that I welcome you new police officers, proud that you have answered the call to service and today join the ranks of New York's finest. You have earned the distinction of being the best trained, the most vibrant city in the world, where every day brings a responsibility to keep all New Yorkers safe- safe from crime... and safe from terrorism. And though the city is on the very cutting edge of technology, nothing... replaces your unwavering sense of right and wrong and your eyes and ears on the street. And we remain safe because of the hard work and dedication of the men and women of the New York City Police Department. Now, we all wear the same blue uniform, carry the same shield. Now you are a part of the finest police force in the world. Congratulations to your families, your friends, and congratulations to you, our new... New York City police officers."
At the end of his speech, all of the newly graduated officers stood up and threw their white gloves into the air as everyone cheered for them.
Outside Madison Square Garden, Norah, her sister Erin, and niece Nickie were keeping an eye out for her father and grandfather over the sea of blue uniforms of the officers.
"Dad!" Erin called out when she spotted them.
"Grandpa, over here!" Nickie called.
The two men spotted the rest of their family and walked over to join them.
"Great speech, Dad," Erin said as she gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey, Dad," Norah greeted her father, "John said he's sorry that he couldn't make it, he's working on the Ferguson case."
"It's alright. Just make sure he's there for dinner," Frank said, and She responded with a nod. Frank looks over to his youngest son and walks toward him, "I'm proud of you, son."
"Thanks, Dad," Jamie said.
"Hey," Frank greeted Sydney, Jamie's Fiance.
"Hey," She returned.
"Hey. You looked great up there," Linda, Danny's wife told Frank as he kissed her the cheek and hugged his son.
"Mom's probably spinning in her grave, you quitting the law and becoming a cop and all," Danny told Jamie.
"Danny," Linda glared at her husband.
"I'm just sayin'. Golden boy was on the fast track to Washington. Now, look at him. Just like the rest of us Reagans- another boot in a suit," Danny said.
"Don't bust my chops, Danny," Jamie shot back.
"Excuse me, all the Reagans?" Erin questioned Danny, crossing her arms.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sis. I forgot we got an assistant district attorney in the family. I'm so proud of you, sis," He pulled his sister in for a side hug.
"We'd have another lawyer in the family if these two would set a date," Linda said, looking at Jamie and Sydney.
"What, and spoil all the fun?" Sydney responded.
A graduate woman officer walked toward Jamie, "Hey, Reagan, we made it."
"Yeah!" Jamie said.
"Congratulations, boss," The woman officer said to Frank.
"Dad, this is Officer Romano," Jamie introduced them.
"First woman recruit to win the sharpshooter medal," Frank said as he and Officer Romano shook hands, "Well done."
Thank you, sir. I just wanted to say hello," Romao said before turning to Sydney, "You must be... Sydney, right?"
"Congratulations," Sydney said to her.
"Thanks. I'll see you around, Reagan."
"Okay," Jamie said. Romano left and everyone looked at Jamie, "She won the sharpshooter medal."
"Your father said," Sydney told him.
"Well, the gang's all here. I guess we should be getting over to the Breslin," Frank said.
"Oh, sorry, but first-year associates don't get lunch. I'm lucky they let me out for this. It was amazing," Sydney turned to Jamie and kissed him goodbye, "Bye, everybody."
"Bye, Sidney," Everyone said as she left.
"She seems to be handling this well, you being a cop," Erin said to Jamie. Danny's phone rings and he answers it.
"We're working on it," Jamie told her.
"It can't be easy after watching you bury your brother," Linda said. Everyone grew a little sad and became quiet at the mention of Joe.
"Joe died doing what he loved to do," Henry said, trying to add a little cheer.
Danny hangs up his phone and walks over to Jamie, "Little brother, I'm gonna have to buy you a beer another time. I got a missing kid. Got to go."
"You up to catch a case?" Frank asked him.
"Yeah, Dad," He replied, "Demarcus is on his way. I'll see you guys later. Bye. Bye, boys," Danny kissed Linda and he messed his sons' hair before leaving.
A moment passed before everyone got into their cars, Linda and the kids got in Norah's car and left for lunch at the Breslin to celebrate Jaime.
After Lunch, Norah drove to the 54th precinct where she worked at. She walked into the bullpen and saw that her brother had set everything up for the missing girl. Norah went over to her desk and looked over the paperwork she had done for a case she closed the other day.
"Hey, Reagan," Norah looked away from the paperwork and saw her partner, Matthew Hughes, taking a seat at his desk, "How was your little brother's graduation today?"
"It was good, Matthew," She replied, "I mean it's not the first graduation ceremony I've attended and with the way we Reagans are, it sure as hell ain't gonna be the last. How are you and Andy doing with the adoption?"
"We're doing good. We actually have our final meeting with the agency before we meet with our baby. You and John better be all set up when we ask you to be the godparents," Matthew told her. He looked over at the board, "It's awful that little girl has to go through something like this."
"Yeah, but I know that my brother and King will find her," Norah responded, "Do we have any new cases?"
"Just one," Matthew holds up a folder, "And it's a coincidence with your brother's case. A 10-year-old girl named Rose Parnell was last seen in the park with her mother. When they were leaving the park, Rose ran ahead of her mother to get to the car, but when the mother got to the car she didn't see her daughter anywhere."
"Well, let's go talk with the mother," Norah stood up and walked away with Matthew beside her. The two got in Norah's car and drove to the Parnell house to see if they get any information there.
When they arrived at the Parnell house, Norah knocked on the door and they were soon met by who they assumed was Rose's mother.
"Mrs. Parnell?" Norah asked. The woman nodded, "I'm Detective Reagan and this is my partner Detective Hughes. We'd like to ask you a few questions."
"Yes, yes. Please come in," Mrs. Parnell said. She led them into the living room and sat down, "Feel free to ask me anything. I just want my little girl back."
"We understand, Mrs. Parnell. Is there anyone that your daughter has told you about? Someone she has said that has come off as strange or creepy?" Matthew asked her.
"No, not that I know of. My daughter has always been the one to make friends and welcome people with open arms," She responded while trying not to sob, "Do you think it's the same person who took that other little girl?"
"We don't know that. Did you notice a doll?"
"No."
"What about a relative? Someone who would want Rose for themselves?" Norah inquired.
"Her father and I have been divorced since Rose was 3. But It has always been civil between us, but when I remarried he changed, especially after the court granted me and my husband full custody. He became possessive of Rosie. He said that another man shouldn't raise his child," Mrs. Parnell informed them.
"Do you know where your ex-husband lives, Mrs. Parnell?" Matthew asked.
"Yes," Mrs. Parnell grabs a piece of paper and writes down the address of her ex-husband, "I know that Rose's father loves her and would never harm her, but I just want my baby girl back."
The two thanked Mrs. Parnell for their time and left for the ex-husband's house to question him how his daughter.
They parked across the street from the apartment building. When they were in the building, Norah took out the piece of paper and saw that the ex-husband's apartment was on the fourth floor. Norah and Matthew decided to take the elevator up.
"So, did you and John give any thoughts about having kids?" Matthew asked Norah as he pressed the 4th-floor button and the doors closed.
"We have, but we have only been married for a couple of years," She answered, "It's just that we want to get things settled first, you know, have the hang of things with us being married."
"I bet your family or at the very least your sister must be bothering the two of you to have kids."
"Erin does seem to be the pushiest out of everyone."
The doors open when the elevators reach the floor and they get out. The two walk down the hall before coming up at 23C, the ex-husband's apartment. Norah and Matthew place their hands on their guns, being ready for what could happen, and Matthew knocks on the door.
"Mr. Stabler?" A moment passed and there was no answer from the other side, "Mr. Stabler, this is Detectives Hughes and Reagan of the NYPD we have a few questions to ask you about your daughter Rose."
Norah and Matthew shared a look before pulling out their guns and kicking down the door. They quickly swept through the apartment and it looked like nobody has lived in it for months. They went down to the lobby and questioned the owner, who said that Mr. Stabler paid in cash, the mail is sent here, doesn't live there, and only comes by every once in a while.
Norah and Matthew were now back at the precinct looking over the evidence they have that was collected at the park and the apartment. Norah was looking up information on the father, mother, and step-father when she came across something.
"Hey, I think I may have found something," She announced to Matthew.
"What?" He asked as he stood beside her and looked at her computer screen.
"Apparently, when Mr. Stabler and Mrs. Parnell were still married, they bought a piece of property and after the divorce, it went to the ex-husband," Norah informed him.
"I'll call a judge and we should be able to get a warrant for tomorrow," Matthew said.
"Why don't you call your husband?" She questioned, "I mean he is a judge after all."
"Can't. We made it a rule not to interfere our personal lives with our professional lives," He told her.
"You do realize that you two met back when he was the prosecutor on a case you were working on?"
"Well, your one to talk, little miss I- married-my-sister's-co-worker."
"Touche," Norah responded. She stood up from her desk and got her coat on, "Say hi to Andy for me and goodnight, Matt."
"Same to you, Reagan," He said.
Upon arriving home, Norah saw that John's car was in the driveway. She parked her car and went inside the house.
"I'm home!" She announced.
"In the kitchen," John responded, "How was your day?"
"Well, Jamie did excellent at his graduation, Danny got a kidnapping case and had to leave right after the ceremony, and I got one as well after getting to the precinct. And my dad wanted me to be sure that you would be with us on Sunday for dinner," Norah answered as she walked into the kitchen and saw John cooking on the stove, "What are you making?"
"Oh, just a little victory meal," He answered with a slight smile, "Rump steaks."
"You won the case?"
"Yep, the bastard is going to be put away for a long time."
Norah walked up to John and kissed him on the cheek, "I am so happy for you, Hon."
"Can you get the table set up?" John asked, "I got a little while before these are ready."
"Sure," Norah went to the cabinets and grabbed two plates.
"What evidence do you have on the kidnapping case?"
"Me and Matt have a strong reason that the ex-husband took his daughter. We went to question him at his apartment, but it looked like nobody has lived there for months. So, we went back to the precinct, did a little research, and found that he owns property that he got in the divorce," Norah told him as she finished setting the table up.
John comes over and places the steaks on the plates while Norah comes back with two glasses for them to drink. They said grace and began eating their dinner.
"Matt told me that he and Andy have to go through one more meeting with the agency before they become parents," Norah informed John.
"That's great!" John commented, "Do they know if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl?"
"Either they know and are not telling anyone or they want it to be a surprise for them too," She answered, "How's your dad?"
"He's good. He called me today and what started as a civil conversation quickly turned into both of us threatening to drive three hours to beat each other up," John told her.
"Well, at least it didn't end up with you two shooting at each other with paintball guns like the last time when you and he were arguing about him voting for McCain and you voting for Obama."
"He's still mad at me for leaving the firm. Why can't he understand that this is what I want to do with my life? I do a little defending on the side for free, but I'm an Assistant District Attorney. During our call, he said that I should come back to the firm, I would make more money, it's your wife's fault that you left in the first place! I- " John ranted but stopped when Norah interrupted him.
"Wait, wait! He said it was my fault you left?" Norah asked.
"Yes," He answered.
"That old bastard," She muttered under her breath before saying to John, "Your father does know that you left his firm four years before you even met me right? Your father is lucky he's out of my jurisdiction."
"Indeed he is because if he lived in New York his ass would most certainly be grass with you," John agreed.
"I'm glad that you took more after your mother than you did with him," Norah said.
"But there are some traits that you are glad that I did not inherent, aren't you?" He questioned with a sly grin.
Norah smiled at her husband before walking over to him and sat on his lap, "You, John Ramirez, are incorrigible."
"Yes," John agreed," But admit it was what attracted you to me?"
"Maybe," Norah leaned in and kissed her husband affectionately.
The next morning, Norah was at the precinct sitting at her desk when Matt walked up to her with a piece of paper in his hand.
"I got good news and bad news. Good news is we got the warrant," He announced.
"That's great. But what is the bad news?" Norah asked.
"Mr. Parnell was found knocked unconscious in his house and Mrs. Parnell has been missing since early this morning," Matt told her.
"Meaning that Mr. Stabler took her as well. Stabler must be trying to recreate a time when they were together and happy. They have to be at the property," She concluded, "Get SWAT and a bus. We may have a hostage situation."
"On it."
After getting ESU, Matt and Norah were on their way to the property Mr. Stabler owned that was located in Staten Island. They had the place surrounded and the ambulances were on stand by.
"Do we have confirmation that they are in there?" Norah asked the SWAT Captain.
"We do. Mr. Stabler has yet to make any demands," He informed her, "Detective, I have a sniper positioned across the street and has a clear shot on Mr. Stabler. Let me know when you want her to take the shot, just to wound him."
"Let's save it when we've run out of options, Captain," She responded.
"You're not going to take my family away from me!" Mr. stabler shouted from inside the house.
The SWAT Captain handed Norah a megaphone, "Mr. Stabler, this is Detective Norah Reagan-Ramirez of the New York Police Department. We are not here to take your family away from you we just want to make sure that they are safe and unharmed. Can you bring them outside so we can see them?"
"GO TO HELL!" He responded.
Norah puts the megaphone down and looks to the Captain, "Where do you have your men stationed?"
"I have five at the back entrance, three on each side of the building, and the rest are either down here with us or atop the buildings," The Captain informed her.
"Do you know where Mrs. Parnell and her daughter are?"
"Yes, they are currently in the kitchen near the back entrance."
"Alright, this is how this is going to end," Norah announced, "I want one of your men from the side to throw a smoke canister into the house through a window where Stabler is, then your men will grab the hostages, and we'll arrest Stabler."
The Captain nodded in agreement before holding his walkie-talkie up, "Alright men, on my mark team C will throw a canister of gas into the window, team D will grab the mother and daughter while Teams A and B charge into the house and apprehend Mr. Stabler. On my mark, Go!"
They could see the SWAT on the side of the building throw the canister in the house, but from then on all they could hear was shouting and screams as the other SWATs stormed the house. A moment later, Mrs. Parnell and her daughter were being escorted out from behind the house and to an ambulance. Mr. Stabler then exited the house in handcuffs with two SWAT officers behind him before being placed in a car.
Matt and Norah walked over to Mrs. Parnell and her daughter who are both being checked out by the paramedics.
"Are you two alright?" Norah asked.
"We are," Mrs. Parnell answered, "Thank you for saving us."
"No, problem, Ma'am. With the charges against your ex-husband, he will be going away for a long time," Matt informed her.
"Thank you," She responded.
The next day after Mass, while her nephews, father, brother, and grandfather while her sister, niece, and sister-in-law were setting up the table, Norah and her husband was by the stairs having a conversation.
"I'm glad that you were able to save the mother and daughter yesterday," John told her.
"Thank you, I'm just glad we got the ex-husband off the streets. Who knows what he would have done to them," Norah said.
"Let's not think of the bad things that could have happen, but think of the good things that did happen," John advised her. They smiled at each other before sharing a kiss.
"Boys! Guys! Dinner!" Linda called them and they all walked into the dining room.
"I better get those rolls before they're incinerated," Erin said as she walked into the kitchen.
"Sit next to me at this end of the table," Henry said to Jack.
"Okay," He responded.
"Hey, I'm good to go," Frank said.
"Something smells awfully good, and it ain't this pip-squeak," Henry lightly hits Jack with his cane.
"Hey!"
"Grandpa, can I sit next to you, please?" Sean asked.
"Sure, squirt," Frank answered as everyone took a seat.
"Staten Island isn't the other side of the world. It wouldn't kill you to come to our house one Sunday," Linda said to Frank as she placed the roast in front of his plate.
"Hey, all!" Jamie entered the house and walked into the dining room and joined everyone at the table.
"Hey, Jamie," Henry greeted.
"Here he is," Frank said, "Where's your girl?"
"Greenwich with her folks," Jamie answered.
"More for us then," Henry said.
"Hey, where's Danny?"
"He said he would try to make it," Linda informed Jamie.
"You all know, right? I'd like to strangle him," Erin said to her family as she got seated.
"No strangling on Sunday, okay, sunshine?" Frank pleaded.
"Okay, Pops."
"Danny did what he had to do," Henry said.
"Well, I knew you would take his side," Erin voiced.
"I say what I think," He responded.
"Yeah, and look where it got you."
Henry looked at his granddaughter, stunned at what she said. Frank hesitated for a moment before saying, "Jamie?"
"Bless us, O Lord, for these gifts which we are about to receive from your bountiful hands through Christ our Lord," Jamie said Grace. Danny entered the room and took a seat next to Linda, "Amen."
"Amen," Everyone said before making the sign of the cross.
"Real food," Danny said.
"I don't want any beans," Jack told his mother.
"Yes, you do," She responded.
"I'll tell you where it got me. I got a clean conscience, and I can sleep at night," Henry told Erin in response to what she had said.
"Where what got you?" Danny asked.
"Mom's mad at him because he took your side," Nicky informed her uncle.
"Okay, Nicky. Stay out of it, please," Erin told her daughter in between bites.
"Oh, your mom's riding around on her high horse, huh?" Danny questioned with a mouth full of food.
"Don't make this about me. I'm not the one that slapped some guy around and stuck his head in the toilet," She told her brother.
"What do you know about it?" He asked her.
"Dad stuck somebody's head in the toilet?" Jack asked, sounding very excited before Linda shushed him.
"I know you're supposed to be enforcing the law, not making it up as you go along," Erin reminded him.
"You have no idea what goes on. You only know what you think you know. You have no idea what me and Norah go through every day," Danny told her.
"The laws are there for a reason," She said.
"Yeah, to protect the criminals," Henry chimed in.
"No, to protect society from a police state," Erin corrected.
"Blah, blah, blah, blah," Danny muttered.
"Such a jerk," She said.
"Hey, screw you, Erin!" He shouted at his sister.
"No, screw you. Screw you!" She shot back, "You don't know what I had to…"
"This is Sunday dinner. Not a free-for-all. Let's keep it civil," Frank ended the argument. The room became quiet, except for the sound of everyone passing food around the table and taking what they want on their plate.
"Dad, if you're allowed to use force and torture, then you corrupt the moral fiber of the culture," Erin spoke up.
"Nobody's in favor of torture. The issue is the use of enhanced interrogation, is it ever justified?" Frank said.
"I say no, and so does John McCain, by the way," Erin said, looking at her Grandfather.
"Okay then, you've got a ticking bomb. The guy over there planted it. Lives are at stake. Are his rights more important than innocent victims'?" Frank asked.
"Of course not," Henry responded, "See?"
"Jamie, what do you think?" He asked his youngest son, "You got a law degree."
"And a gun now, too," Jamie added, "And it's a lot of power. You don't govern it, Erin's right. it's a slippery slope."
"You just wait, little brother. You wait until one night you chase some guy down a dark alley and that little object in his hand? Maybe it's a cell phone. Maybe it's not," Danny told his brother.
"It's true. I can say whatever I want, but I don't know what I would have done in his position."
Danny's phone rings and he looks at the screen, "I got to go, Dad."
"Something up?" Frank asked.
"The evidence from Tampa came in," Danny stood up from the table.
"Do you want a sandwich or something?" Linda asked his husband, "You barely touched your food."
"No, babe. Thanks. I'll see you boys later," Danny turned to leave but stopped and turned to Erin, "Oh, let me ask you one question, Erin. What if it would've been Nicky, she only had 24 hours left... what would you want me to do then?"
"That's not fair," Erin responded.
"Be honest. Some guy snatches her off the street, I got a hold of him, and he won't talk? Give me a break," Danny then left the room and out of the house.
"Nicky? You don't have to worry. They'd throw her back in ten minutes," Henry said, trying to make a little joke.
"That's not funny," Nicky gets up from the table, having taken offense to what her great-grandfather said, and leaves the room.
"Thanks, Grandpa," Erin said before following her daughter.
"I'm gonna go watch TV," Sean said as he leaves the table. Linda and Jack followed, leaving only Jamie, Frank, Henry, Norah, and John at the table.
"Nicky, you were not excused. Nicky. Nicky…" Erin called.
"I got a nice end piece here," Frank holds up a piece of meat on a knife.
Henry laughs before saying, "Give it to me."
Norah leaned next to her husband, "Are you regretting ever being a part of this family?"
"No, because it means that I can be with you," John answered in a hushed tone before kissing his wife on the cheek.
After everyone had eaten, Jamie, Frank, Norah, and John are in the kitchen.
"One for the sauce, one for me after that fracas. Jamie" Frank asked his son as he poured a glass.
"Don't mind if I do."
Erin walks into the kitchen and stands beside her father. She sighs, "That kid."
"I'll tell Pop to put a governor on the motor. Teenage girls are sensitive creatures if I remember correctly," Frank said as he handed Erin a glass and looked at his two daughters.
"When you two have a girl, just try and pray that you don't end up with a teenage girl like mine," Erin said to Norah and John.
"We'll do our best, Erin," John responded before whispering in Norah's ear," We just have to start trying for a baby. And half the fun is in getting there."
Norah was beginning to blush and hits her husband on the chest lightly.
"I've got 25 cases on my desk, divorce papers that my ex won't sign, and a brother who thinks I'm Miss Goody Two-shoes? I mean, doesn't he know that I would shoot this guy myself?" Erin complained to her family.
"Tough week, huh?" Frank asked his daughter as he wrapped his arm around her.
"Yeah," She answered, "Sometimes I wish I could just go upstairs to my old room and crawl under the covers like I never left."
Linda walks into the kitchen, "The natives are getting restless out there. Are you guys drinking or making dessert?" She sniffs Erin's glass, "Whew. Drinking."
"I'd better go help," Erin followed Linda to the table and began clearing it.
"I'm sorry to eat and run, but I gotta go to the precinct and help Danny, Dad," Norah hugs her father.
"It's alright, sweetheart. Be safe," Frank kissed his daughter on the forehead.
"And be easy on John," She begged, "He already passed everyone's test before he proposed to me."
"Okay."
"Thank you, dad," Norah said before walking over to her husband and kissed him goodbye," I'll see you later, Hon."
"See you later," John returned.
Norah left the house and got in her car before driving to the precinct to help her brother.
Norah arrived at the precinct and saw a stack of boxes next to her brother's desk.
"I take it that is from the Florida case?" She asked Danny.
"Yep," He answered.
"Hand me what you want and I'll see if I can find anything," Norah said.
Danny grabs a box and hands it to her, "Thanks, Nory."
"You got it," Norah took the box and placed it on her desk before taking out the contents and combing through them for any clue she can find.
Hours passed as Nora, Danny, Demarcus, and a few other detectives looked through the boxes, but now they were running low on time before Banse walks free.
"We're only half away through the Tampa evidence, guys. Anybody find anything yet?" Danny asked as he walk back into the bullpen after waking Manieri up.
"Yeah, I'm seeing double, Reagan," Demarcus groaned.
"Same," Norah signed.
"Yeah, me, too," Danny said.
"Hey, look who's here," Demarcus said. Danny and Norah looked over and saw Teresa, the girl that Danny had saved the other day, entering the precinct with her mom.
"There he is! Hey!" Teresa exclaimed upon seeing Danny. She and her mother walked up to him and Teresa hugged Danny.
"How you doing?" Danny asked her.
"We brought you a cake," She told him.
"You brought me a cake? Did you bake this all by yourself?" Danny asked Teresa as her mother handed him the cake. Teresa nodded, "You did, huh? Thank you."
"We are so grateful you saved our baby," Teresa's mother told Danny.
"Just glad she's home safe with her family now," He said.
"Thank you so much."
"Would you like to have a tour of this big police station?" Danny asked. Teresa nodded again, "Yeah? Officer, would you take them around? I'll see you soon, okay?"
Teresa and her mother walked away and followed the officer.
"Tell me that doesn't make it all worth it," Demarcus said.
Danny sat back down at his desk as he said, "Except now I'm gonna be the guy that puts that creep Banse back on the street. Some other little girl's gonna end up like our cold case here in Florida," He looks at a newspaper clipping of the missing girl from Florida," Nora. Demarcus."
"Yeah?"
"Come look at this," He told them.
"What?" Demarcus asked.
"This picture. The girl in Florida," Danny said. Norah and Demarcus get up from their desks and walk over, "Look at that. The cross. The necklace. Let's take a ride."
After the drive, Demarcus, Danny, and Nora were now at 's house asking her for the cross necklace.
"I can't believe this is happening. My husband isn't a monster," She told them.
"Well, we don't even know yet how many other children he might've took," Danny said.
"Mrs. Banse, I'm afraid we need to have to take a closer look at the necklace. The girl's parents said her name, Kathy, was engraved on the back," Norah informed her.
"My husband said that's because it's an antique," Mrs. Banse confessed.
"We need the cross for evidence, ma'am. Could you remove it, please? Mrs. Banse, please," Danny pleaded. Mrs. Banse then took the necklace off and handed it to them.
A litter later that day, Norah and Danny were in Erin's office with her as she was talking on the phone.
"Jay Castleman in the Attorney General's Office, please? Hi, Jay. It's Erin Boyle, Manhattan D.A.'s Office. We want your office to initiate proceedings to extradite Donald Banse to Florida for murder with special circumstance. We have the cross that Kathy MacDonald was wearing when she disappeared in 2005. Banse gave it to his wife around that time. Tampa police have located what are believed to be the girl's remains in a storage container in Orlando registered in Banse's alias. Appreciate it. Thank you."
Yeah?" Danny and Norah asked with great expectation.
"Yeah," Erin confirmed.
"Beautiful!" Danny cheered before he and Norah high-fived, "They're not shy about exercising capital punishment down in Florida."
"Yeah. It's a happy outcome, this time," Erin told him.
"Just give me this one, will you?" Danny asked her.
"You don't get it, do you?" She questioned.
"Say hello to the ACLU for me," Danny responded.
"You're the one that's gonna need a lawyer, Danny. You want to talk about that?"
"Probably," Danny answered.
"Probably," Erin repeated.
"Thanks, sis. Whoo!" Danny cheered as he and Norah left the office.
Norah parked her car and walked into her house. After a long night of going through boxes, all she wanted to do was go to bed and sleep.
"I'm home," She announced.
John walked out of his office and hugged her, "Good morning and welcome back. How did the case go?"
"Danny figured out that the cross necklace that Banse gave to his wife belonged to a girl that went missing in Florida. Her name, Kathy, was engraved on the back. With that evidence, Banse is going to be sent down to Florida and face his crimes there," Norah informed him. She craned her neck, resulting in a pop, "As much as I love you, my neck is killing me and I am very tired from looking over evidence all night long last night. And All I want to do is go to bed and do nothing."
Norah walks up the stairs to the bedroom and John follows her. Noah takes off her shoes and lays down on her stomach on the bed, and John sits beside her on the bed.
He nears down to whisper in her ear, "How about you lay there and while you try to sleep, I will give you a massage?"
Norah looks up at her husband, "Have I told you that I love you?"
John chuckles, "You have. And I love you."
His hands come down on her shoulders and give her a massage, causing Norah to fall asleep a few minutes later.