"Detective, you've been holding my client for almost twenty four hours, either charge him or let him go." The defence attorney stated.

"I still have an hour and my eye witness will be here soon for the line-up." Detective Howard Garth reminded him.

"You've been saying that for the last six hours." He pointed out.

"She's coming from out of state." Garth informed him. "She'll be here soon."

There was a knock on the door of the office Garth shared with his partner who was currently on vacation.

"Yeah?"

"Sorry to interrupt. Mrs Messer is here." Garth knew that the Officer who had knocked on the door knew Lindsay since childhood as he had been in the same class as Becky.

"I'll be right there. Can you get her a cup of coffee and keep her out of the way whilst we set the line up up?"

"Of course. Excuse me." The officer left.

"Our witness is here. As soon as she makes an ID we will have him charge. Courts closed for the night so we'll have him arraigned first thing in the morning."

"Why would you think she would make positive ID?"

"Because I was the one who interviewed her after it happened and something like this you don't forget. Excuse me."

"Okay Lindsay, I want you take a look and tell us if you recognise anyone." Garth told her.

Lindsay took a breath, she knew instinctively who it was but she looked over each man one by one just to make sure.

"It's number three." Lindsay informed him.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"I'm sure." Lindsay confirmed. "He was the man who shot my friends."

Garth advised the officer to let the men leave the room.

"The DA will need to talk to you tomorrow." Garth told Lindsay.

"I'll be at my parents place for a couple days." Lindsay told him.

"Where can I reach you if I need to depose you?" The defence attorney asked.

"You can reach me via the crime lab in New York." Lindsay told him.

"Crime lab?" He questioned.

"Did I forget to mention Lindsay is a Detective with the New York Crime Lab?" Garth wondered out loud. "I'm sure you'll want to inform your client we're going to charge him with four counts of murder amongst other things."

"Excuse me." He left the room.

"How are you holding up kid?" Garth asked Lindsay.

"Ask me again in the morning." Lindsay told him. "Thank you Howie for catching him." She gave the detective a hug.

"It was just dumb luck. But you're welcome." He hugged her back. "You're going to have to do the hard work and relive it in front of a jury."

"If it means he pays for what he did. I'll testify."

"I'll have someone drive you out to your parents place." He offered.

"I haven't even told them I'm here or why."

"Clark ran into Adam earlier. He told him we thought we caught the guy. That you were coming out to make an ID."

"Great." Lindsay sighed.

"Come on, where's the Lindsay Monroe I know and love?"

"Back with my husband and daughter in New York."

"Your mother is has shown me pictures. She looks like you."

"She's going to have her father's personality." Lindsay smiled at the thought.

"Bring her back whenever you get the chance, so she's not too much of city girl."

"She will know her heritage and spend lots of time Montana."

"I'll drive you home myself." He put a hand on her back and led her out of them room.

"Thank you."

"You can tell me what it's like investigating crimes in a city that has such a high homicide rate."

"It's never boring." Lindsay stated.

TBC