"I don't know how she couldn't have done this." Provenza looks to the whiteboard, shaking his head, "It's an open and shut case though. She was attacked, raped. It was self defense."

"Dr. Morales sent off the labs for the dead guy. He put a rush on them." Sykes nods, "She said, in the recording, that he had crazy eyes. Is there something we can think of that would do that to someone? PCP maybe?"

"Bath salts." Sanchez nods, "That's becoming more and more popular."

"She said there were drugs present in the apartment." Provenza nods, "She named cocaine, possibly heroine..."

"We're reaching." Andy Flynn shakes his head, his arms folded as he leans on the wall around his desk area, "She said he definitely chased after her. There had to be cameras somewhere around there. There must be videos of this." He nods, "Where are we on the warrants?"

"Turns out he was married. We're trying to get a hold of his wife to inform her and ask if we can look." Amy glances to him, "It's proving to be more difficult than it should be."

"Why is that?" Provenza glances to the young woman.

Andrea Hobbs storms into the murder room, briefcase in hand, "My office was alerted someone from here had found Michael DiAngelo?"

"Sure, who is asking?"

"Me. Been trying to find the bastard for months. You found him? Is he in an interview room?"

"No." Provenza shakes his head, "On a slab in front of Morales. Why?"

"He's dead?" A slight gleam starts to show itself from her eye as she smirks.

"You seem happy about it, ma'am." Sanchez leans an elbow onto his desk.

"I can't lie. I'm thrilled." She nods, "He was my brother-in-law. Put my sister and her kids through hell."

Andy straightens up, his eyes widening, "You might just be our key to this case."

"How? I wasn't there, I don't know anything about it."

"Would you mind talking in the conference room? I think you'll be interested in this." Flynn smirks, holding an arm out to motion her to the room and follows closely behind, "Who alerted your office?"

"You guys were asking for warrants." She nods, "I was just told you were asking for some on Michael DiAngelo...I wanted to handle that myself. It thrills me that the man is dead."

"I want to have this recorded." He lets Buzz set up a quick handheld camera on top of a tripod, pointing it at DDA Hobbs.

Buzz nods, smiling to them, "We're all set."

Andy nods, noticing Provenza slip into the room and sit next to him, "DDA Hobbs, can you tell us your relationship with Michael DiAngelo?"

"He was my brother-in-law." The blonde nods slowly.

"And he was married to?"

"My sister... her name is Susan." She knew the procedure. She knew not to give more information than what was asked.

"How long were they married for?"

Andrea leans her head back a moment, counting the years, "Sixteen. For the past five years, she's been trying to..."

Andy puts his hand up, "Can you tell me more about what he was like?"

"For a while, he was a great father, I thought." She nods, "Then he started being abusive...bringing people around that Susie didn't want near her kids, know what I mean?" Andrea sighs, "I think he started getting into drugs."

"Like what?"

"I don't know exactly, but we knew he was on something. He was erratic, angry, when at first he was mellow and relaxing. Tranquil almost. The holidays were...Well, they turned into something just terrible."

"I see." Andy nods.

"Going back to what you said before, what has your sister been trying to do for the past five years?" Provenza picks his head up, talking with his hands a little.

"Trying to get away." Hobbs swallows, "Every time she would go to a friend's house, or to my house or my other sister's...he'd show up and she would go with him. She had to. She knew she'd...she knew something bad would happen if she didn't. She feared for her life. She was stuck between a rock and a hard place."

Provenza nods, "Do you know where we could get in touch with her?"

"She's at my apartment with her kids." She nods.

Andy nods, "Cut the camera."

Buzz nods, pressing the button on the back of the handheld, "We're good."

"I think we need your help." The man leans onto the table more, "This...it gets a little close to home again."

"How so?" Andrea shakes her head.

"The person we caught at the scene happened to be the Captain's daughter."

"Captain Raydor?"

Andy nods, "Eve Raydor. Signs of rape were very clear. How she was found and what she remembers are very different. Something happened to her and whether it was this DiAngelo or someone else who did it, we're going to need to find out."

"So, you're telling me, that Eve Raydor killed Michael DiAngelo." Andrea nods.

"Yes, that's what it looks like. She was holding the weapon, half naked, cuts and bruises." Provenza folds his arms.

"If his toxicology report comes back that there were drugs in his system, this is an open and shut case. If his...seamen..." She shudders slightly at the thought, "Was found on Eve Raydor's person, this is open and shut case. If none of those are present, we may have a problem."

Provenza shakes his head, "How so?"

"She could have killed him, then grabbed the knife and..." Andy shakes his head, "That doesn't explain the signs of rape. Some of her wounds look like they could have been self inflicted, but not all, certainly not the beating of the face. There could have been some confusion once she got the knife...I don't know. There could have also been a third party involved, we just don't know. We can't assume anything except for what we're presented. I'm not taking this back to my girlfriend, know what I'm saying?"

Hobbs sighs, "As much as I'd like to handle it-"

"Don't...Andrea, please don't-"

"I should recuse myself from handling this." She swallows, looking away as slight tears form in her eyes. Her sense of honor always greater than her sense of self, "I want to...would you let me talk to the Captain before..."

Andy nods slowly, running a hand through his hair, "I'll give you her information." He stands, glancing to Provenza before walking through the conference room door.

"Before you decide, please, go and have a look at the girl." Provenza nods, "You're only a go between. The shots aren't coming from you. This may be..." He glances to the woman, catching her eye, "I know this is tough. What is right for you and what is right for this girl...We're getting to the bottom of it. We're close. I can promise you that. Listen to that tape. Listen to her interview." He sits back in the seat, knocking gently on the table absently, "She isn't lying. There's not a single harmful bone in her body."

"I have to play Devil's Advocate sometimes, Lieutenant. You know that." Andrea Hobbs nods, "I hate it. I hate this case. If it starts to look..." She waves her hand a little, "If it does, I'll recuse myself and give more time. I can't do that to the Captain...I won't do that to the Captain."

Provenza nods slowly, "Thank you, DDA Hobbs."

"I'd like to listen to the recordings before I go there...I want to know what I'm going into." She nods, "Would that be okay, Lieutenant?"

"Of course." He nods again, standing, "I'm sorry about Flynn. It's hard on him."

"I understand." Hobbs shakes her head slowly, "With the baby and now this..."

"I completely forgot about the baby." He sighs, "Damn. I should see that the kid is getting to school."

"She's staying with Rusty?"

"Yeah. I think so." Provenza nods, "I'll talk to Flynn about it. See if I could help any."

"I could as well. I love my sister and times are tough, but I'm sure quiet time with a responsible teenager and an infant would probably be preferable to some rambunctious kids running around my apartment. Know what I'm saying?"

"I know Captain Raydor trusts you." He smiles, "I'll put a good word in for you." Provenza watches the woman, knowing she felt a bond with the infant she helped the Captain birth.

"Thanks, Lieutenant." She smiles.

"I'll go get Tao to set things up for you to listen to the audio recording of Eve Raydor's interview." Provenza stands, nodding to Hobbs before slipping through the door.

Andrea Hobbs waits a moment, leaning her head back and releasing a long contained happy sigh. Finally, her sister could rest easy about her safety and the safety of her children. Possibly, she'd get to help someone else more and see Katherine Flynn. Possibly.