Hi Again! Thanks to those who are sticking with me on this one and reviewing. I really only had a vague outline in my mind when I started and now it seems it has taken on a new life. I hope you like this update. Should not have too much farther to go. Please R&R if you feel the need, I appreciate it. Love Carebearmaxi.

Mr. and Mrs. Specter: New Ventures

Chapter 17

Harvey arrived at the federal courthouse and joined Rachel outside the interrogation room.

"Rachel, is Mike still in there?"

"Yes," Rachels simply said.

" Who did you say was his attorney?"

"You, of course, I called you the minute they took him."

"Where's Jamie?" Harvey asked wondering why their little girl was not there with her mother.

"She's with my parents," Rachel said seeing Harvey's expression.

"No, I did my best not to give them a clue about anything. My father accused me of being cagey, but I told him this was between Mike and me."

"Good girl. I'm here. I will go in there and see what they have. It can't be much, hopefully," Harvey said patting her upper arm and smiling to bolster her positivity.

Harvey went to the desk.

"I'm Mike Ross' lawyer, Harvey Specter."

"Yeah, I know who you are. I didn't just start yesterday, you know," said the security officer sourly.

"Just buzz me in, will ya?" Harvey said trying to remain civil. Asshole he thought.

Mike was so happy to see Harvey. He rose from his seat and started to pace.

"Harvey! I'm glad you came."

"Of course I did, the minute Rachel called me. You know I was finally going to get some sleep but then, of course, I have to come down here and save your sorry..."

"Harvey, no jokes, please. I don't like what they've been telling me."

"I'm sorry, buddy. If they aren't accusing you of fraud, we can get you out of here," Harvey said patting his friend on the back.

"They are charging me with domestic terrorism with an incendiary device. They think I'm in with some guy named Talusca."

"Talusca? I don't think I know anybody by that name."

"Apparently, from what I can tell the property managers know him as a sort of loan shark."

"Loan shark? What's that have to do with Donna's business? She paid the managers straight up with her pocket change. It sounds like a fraudulent scheme on FLT and this Talusca guy is pissed, they don't want their guy being caught as the bomber, and you, my friend, by not checking in with Bruce, have made it easy for them to accuse you of the crime!"

"Harvey, what did Allison Holt say she had on me?"

"Security footage that you were on the property the day of the bombing posing as an employee of the county and then setting the bomb up in the kitchen area."

"Did you see the footage?"

"Yes, I coerced Allison into letting me see it since she knew she didn't have to disclose anything for a couple of weeks yet."

Harvey continued with a disconcerted look, "It shows you as you arrived at the building that day and the hard hat guy letting you in after seeing the credentials and your badge. It shows you doing the inspections and then it shows someone that looks like you planting a bomb in the kitchen area. Now, wait a minute, it looks like you from behind. There is no shot of your face or from the front. It looks like someone did a good job editing this piece of film before giving it to the feds."

"I was nowhere near that building when it blew up. We were in Rachel's office discussing strategy for security check cases. You remember?"

"Yes, I do, but that's when the phone call came in. Where were you before that?"

"Before you called me to your office and then went to Rachel's, I was talking to a client who had come in about taking me on as their general counsel. He was an investment banker and knew me when I was working for Jonathan Sidwell."

"Do you think you could get this client to confirm the time you were speaking with him."

"I'm sure it's in Amy's computer for the appointment time."

"Ok, I will talk to Amy and see if she still has a copy of that appointment time and then we can corroborate with your client. If he is willing to state that he was with you at the time of the bombing then we can be sure to see how that film has been edited."

"Do you know when I will be arraigned?"

"No. Listen, buddy, I'm telling your wife to go home."

"She's still out there?"

"Of course she is Mike. Do you think she would leave you?"

Harvey pulled his phone out of his jacket and started to dial. "I'm calling Donna. I am going to try to find out what time your arraignment is and then I will contact Holt and get a copy of that footage."

"Thanks, Harvey," Mike said sitting back down.

Harvey left the room to make his phone call and speak with Rachel.

A few hours later, Mike was released on his own recognizance and ran into the arms of his waiting wife. Rachel brought Jamie with her and Mike immediately picked her up and kissed her. His daughter responded with a hug and a cuddle tucking her little head on Mike's shoulder.

"Somebody missed their daddy," Rachel said. Harvey looked at his watch and knew that Donna was probably at work by now. He followed them out of the courthouse and was on his way back to the firm to talk with her.

Ray dropped the Ross' at their condo and then went onto the firm to drop Harvey at work.

"Everything ok, Harvey?" Ray asked concerned. Ray was just wondering because usually Harvey would ask him about his family and then they would have a little small talk or listen to some CD that Harvey had burned specifically for Ray to talk about. Ray was also a musician in his spare time and loved all types of music, so sometimes their music discussions could get heated. Although not a musician himself, Harvey was a child of one and was observant and liked what he liked and knew why he liked it.

"Not exactly, Ray. I'll figure it out, though. Hey did you take Donna to the firm this morning?"

"Yes, I did. She's there now. The children are at their respective schools and daycares as well."

"Thanks, Ray. I stayed all night with Mike and they wind up telling us very little."

Ray looked back at Harvey in the rearview mirror. "Are you sure you don't want to go home first and change?"

"No, I'm good. Donna always keeps a suit for me in the office."

"She's not your secretary anymore, you know," Ray said teasing a smile out of Harvey.

"No, but she is my wife so let's say she's my secretary with benefits," Harvey smiled at the thought of seeing his wife again.

"I knew I could get you to smile."

"Thanks, Ray. Now get me to work, will ya?" Harvey smiling from the backseat.

"Sure thing, boss."

When Harvey arrived back at the firm, the first place he went was his wife's office.

"Oh, Harvey, I am so sorry," she said as she rose seeing him and took him into her arms for a comforting hug. "I talked to Rachel on the phone." He pulled out of her arms but still held her hands.

"We're going to get Mike out of this. The evidence they have is flimsy at best. Holt is having the evidence brought over here so I can see what she has. In the meantime she wants to depose Mike and I need to be there, so I have to get him prepped."

"They didn't charge him with anything else, right?"

"You mean fraud. No, so I need to work to get this thrown out of court fast before anything like that does come up. I know Allison. She likes to play it safe when her client is guilty, but if she thinks the opposition is guilty she's a shark."

"Like you. I remember Allison. We are going to have to be careful," Donna said then cupped Harvey's jaw with her left hand. The light caught her wedding rings.

"I have faith in you. You'll take care of it," Donna said looking him straight into his deep brown eyes.

"Sure. No need to worry," Harvey pecked Donna on the lips and then turned away. Before he left her office to venture to his own he had an idea.

"Donna, do you think Amelia would let me go in and poke around the bombed area?"

"Sure, but I'm not sure what you'll find. They cleared all the debris away when they rebuilt that part of the building. Do you think the police missed something?"

"Probably not. I think somebody has found evidence and they are hiding it."

"Well, I'll call her and tell you're coming. Do you want me to come with you?"

"Sure. Two pair of eyes are better than one and you know that place before they rebuilt."

Donna shrugged. "So does Amelia."

"Yes, but she's not Donna, my wife. Check ya later," Harvey smiled as he left.

Donna smiled back and picked up her phone to call Amelia.

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Harvey and Donna had been inspecting the rebuilt portion of the building for a couple of hours now. Their trip seemed fruitless as they could find nothing that could be misconstrued as hidden evidence or evidence at all.

Amelia had just come into the kitchen when she spotted Harvey and Donna in the back near the offices which also had to be rebuilt.

"Hey, guys, did you find anything?"

"Nothing," Donna said. She had returned to the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee while she waited for Harvey to return from the back.

"How long since the haulers removed that rubble that was out back? It was here not too long ago when we made the final inspection."

Amelia shrugged and answered Donna's question. "Only about a week ago. It seems that it coincided with the Feds charging Mike and considering you as an accessory."

"Mmmm. Do you remember the name of the haulers?" Donna asked.

"Yes. Ritter Hauling and Renovation. They are the same people who did the renovations on the outside."

"Mmmm," Donna repeated as she sat and stirred her coffee. She turned when she heard Harvey returned from the back.

"Amelia, how long..." Harvey began.

"Amelia told me about a week ago and the name of the haulers is Ritter Hauling and Renovation," Donna told Harvey intuitively knowing what he was going to ask Amelia.

"I don't know how you two do it," Amelia said. "I couldn't anticipate my husband's thought if I dug inside his brain."

Harvey looked at Donna and said, "We've been together a long time. That's why I love her. She gets me."

Donna nodded and smiled. "I'm Donna. I know everything."

Harvey just smiled.

Their next trip was to Ritter Hauling and Renovation located not too far from the yoga studio.

Harvey smiled as Donna alighted from the car. He pushed the button to open the window.

"You know you don't have to act or anything. You were the former proprietor of the business, so they should have no problem giving you information." Harvey said.

Donna turned around and bent down to be on the level with the car window. She was on eye level with Harvey now.

"Of course, I have to act. I'm great. You know that. Stop worrying, Mr. Specter."

"Ok, I'll be right here if anything goes awry," he stated and then Donna leaned in for a peck on the lips.

"Be right back, tiger."

Donna entered the industrial looking office building. There was only one man behind the counter and a woman off to the side who looked like a very harried office manager. Donna could identify with that role having added wife and mother to it as well.

Donna walked up to the counter.

"Excuse me, I'm Donna Specter. I was the original proprietor of the Yoga Studio in Brooklyn. I understand from the present proprietor, who was my assistant, that you removed the rubble from the explosion about a week ago?"

The man behind the counter was dressed in a white dress shirt, loose grey tie, and gray dress trousers. He looked to be in his early 50's, but Donna was not sure. She did notice that his eyes lit up with appreciation as she walked up to the counter. Donna was dressed impeccably as always when she had been at work.

"Yes, Mrs. Specter, are you looking for something?"

"Yes, Mr...?" Donna stopped pouring on the charm.

"Ritter. Jackson Ritter. You can call me Jackson, Mrs. Specter," Jackson Ritter told Donna. "What did you lose? There are no guarantees but we may have found something.

"Jackson," the harried office manager female suddenly burst in. "You had better ask for some I.D. first before you tell her anything."

"Ok, Lois, you're right. I don't know what I would do without my sister, Lois. Always on the ball," Jackson stated.

"I understand completely," Donna stated back and went into her purse to grab her driver's license. Upon retrieving it, she handed it to Jackson and Lois had come up to his side of the counter to make a copy.

Once the copy was made, Jackson handed back her I.D. and Donna placed it back in her wallet.

"Now, Mrs. Specter, what did you lose that you think we may have found?"

"As you may know the part of the building that exploded was where the kitchen and the offices stand. I lost my diamond pendant and earrings which my husband had bought me for my birthday and I locked them in there while I had been teaching class. As you can understand, I am very distraught and my husband very upset for losing this valuable and sentimental jewelry."

"He's a bit of a hard ass when it comes to gifts, huh? Likes to make sure you keep tabs on them, right?" Jackson asked trying to discern the level of discomfort that poor Mrs. Specter felt on losing her birthday gift from her husband.

Donna balked a little at the question, was not surprised by it, and if this man knew the real Harvey Specter material things were not always what mattered to him.

"Yes, he can be. Do you have an area where there was somewhat valuable material retrieved?"

"Jackson," Lois said in a warning voice.

Donna noticed a look between them almost shouting a warning not to allow Donna in the area where she wanted to go.

"Is there a problem?" Donna asked her gaze switching from one to another.

"No, of course not. Mrs. Specter, right this way," Jackson said opening the counter and permitting Donna to go to the backroom.

Meanwhile, Harvey sat in the car with Ray and looked at his phone every few seconds to see if Donna texted him for help. He did not really need to look because the text tone was their wedding song and it was Donna's special way of contacting him. Harvey always forgot to put it on vibrate when he was in court or in a deposition. So, a couple of times when Donna had needed him the tone rang and he had to shut it off. He read the text first, of course, because it could be a real emergency with one of the children.

However, this time his wife proceeded to the car faster than he could take the fifitieth look at his phone.

Scooting over while Ray opened the door for Donna, Harvey asked, "Did you find anything we can use?"

Donna smiled and taking a gloved hand out of her pocket she took out what looked like a burner phone.

Harvey smiled. "You are one of the most amazing women I ever met."