A/N: Again I would like to apologize to everyone for the failure to update regularly. Work and family has kept me pretty busy and we are also dealing with some major fininacl stress right now. But will try to keep it regular. Please keep the reviews coming. Thanks.

Chapter 3

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

The next morning Baker opened the door to the office and showed herself in. "Sir, Jeffery Billings is here to see you."

"Show him in Baker." Frank told her, to which she nodded. He then turned to Garrett. "You don't have to be here for this Garrett."

"Oh yes I do." Garrett remarked as he came around the desk and taking a seat in the chair. "Especially with the potential of a PR disaster on our hands."

Frank sighed as he looked at him. "Fine, but this just to see how he is doing."

Garrett nodded as Baker opened the door and allowed in Jeffery Billings. Now in his early mid-30s, he still walked with a slight limp from the night of the accident nearly 20 years later. Frank got up and shook his hand. "Hello Jeffery, please take a seat."

"Thank you commissioner." Jeffery replied. He turned and faced Garrett holding out his hand. "Jeffery Billings."

"Garrett Moore." Garrett replied shaking his hand and sitting down.

Frank sat down in his chair behind his desk and looked at Jeffery. "How are you doing Jeffery?"

"Just fine sir thank you." Jeffery replied as he settled in. He looked at Frank and Garrett. "I know about Walter Braden being released. What happen Frank?"

"It's complicated Jeffery, but needless to say the key piece of evidence was overthrown." Frank stated. He leaned back into the chair and eyed up Jeffery. "Walter Braden won't be released till end of the week so we are working other alternative means."

"I understand, I do. I want him to stay behind bars. He took my family away from me. "Jeffery replied to the statement made by Frank. He leaned forward in his chair. "I want to thank you for always looking out for me. So please don't sugar coat this, what are the chances you can lock him back up?"

"50-50 right now Jeffery." Frank replied. Now it was his turn to lean forward in the chair. He eyed up Jeffery. "The blood test was our main piece, so we have to rely on testimony and footage now if the DA wants to retry the case."

"I understand Frank. Thank you." Jeffery answered. He looked at his watch and stood up. Frank and Garrett followed suit. "I have to run to work. Please keep me updated."

"Of course. Give my love to Susie and the girls." Frank replied walking the man out of the office. As soon as the door closed he looked at Garrett. "What do you think?"

"It's going to be tough on him if he has to relive that painful experience." Garrett stated as he put his hands in his pocket. He thought about it for a moment. "If he goes to the press, what do you think he say?"

Frank just looked at Garrett without answering.

NYPD Testing Center

Manhattan, New York

Eddie pulled her car up to the curb and placed it in park. She turned in her seat and faced Jamie. "You ready for this?"

Jamie nodded as he looked at her and smiled. He took her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Thanks for being there for me through this."

"Your welcome. I'm always going to be there for you." Eddie replied squeezing her hand and smiling. She and Jamie stayed up until two in the morning getting a last minute study session in. She used her free hand to caress Jamie's cheek. "I love you, so go ace this thing."

"I love you too." Jamie replied as he leaned in for a kiss. He opened the door but before getting out, he looked back at Eddie. "Don't forget my stuff for tour today please."

Eddie smiled and gave him a dismissive wave. "I won't since you have it literally by the front door of my place."

He quickly leaned back in for a kiss. "Bye."

"Bye." Eddie replied as he closed the door. She checked on traffic and pulled away from the curb.

Jamie walked inside the testing center. Once he signed the roster, he placed his phone in a locker and walked inside the room where the Sergeant's exam was being administrated. He took his assigned seat as others did as well. A Lieutenant in full uniform strolled to the front.

"Good Morning Officers. You are here for the NYPD's sergeant exam. If you are not on the roster, please notify one of the supervisors here." The Lieutenant in the front of the room stated. He looked around. "Ok. You have six hours to complete the exam. If you need to use the rest room, notify one of the supervisors and they will collect your test. Good luck."

Everyone including Jamie turned the papers over and started to take the exam.

St. Victor's Hospital

Manhattan, New York

Linda Regan walked back up to the desk of the emergency setting the chart she had in her hand back down in the holder. She moved to the board and wrote on the patients name next to it. "Julia will you tell Dr. Aldridge that the patient in curtain 3 is ready for him."

"Got it." The nurse at the desk noted as she got up and handed another chart over to Linda. "Got one for you in bay 3. Accident victim complaining of abdomen pain."

Linda looked over the chart. "Thanks."

Linda took the chart and walked to the trauma bay and pushed open the curtain. "Mr. Johnson, Linda Reagan, I see you have abdomen pain from a vehicle accident. How are you doing besides the pain?"

"Peachy, despite being T-bone twice on the FDR." Mr. Johnson replied as he smiled at Linda who looked at the monitor. "Feels like I broke a couple ribs and my gut is on fire."

"Well we'll get you taken care off." Linda stated as she noted things in the chart. She looked at the monitor again. "Blood pressure is a little lower than before."

Mr. Johnson face "Is that unusual?"

Linda shook her head. "You may just be more relaxed now since you came in. Let me just feel the abdomen area, and we'll get a doctor to confirm."

Mr. Johnson nodded as Linda put on her gloves and began to feel the abdomen. She saw Mr. Johnson wince over the area where the spleen was located. "Sorry. I'll get a doctor, but I don't think it's anything to worry about."

Linda walked away from the bay as Mr. Johnson nodded walked out of the bay and towards the desk. She saw Andrew set a chart down. "Hey Andrew, can you look at this patient?"

"Sure what's going on Linda?" Andrew asked as Linda handed him the chart. She quickly explained the situation. "What are you thinking?"

"His pressure is falling but not as fast for a major rupture." Linda answered as she looked back at the bay. She then turned back to Andrew. "I think the accident might have nicked something."

"Let's take a look." Andrew told her bring the chart with him as Linda and he walked over to Mr. Johnson's bed. "Mr. Johnson, I'm Dr. Parker, I'm just going to check on the area here where Nurse Regan was checking."

"You must have served." Mr. Johnson stated with a smile as Dr. Parker nodded. The smile turned into a wince when Dr. Parker felt the area that Linda felt previously. "Damn doctor that was worse than before. Is it something I should be worried about?"

"We'll get a scan just to make sure, but I don't think so." Andrew said, patting Mr. Johnson on the shoulder. He looked at the monitor and made another note in the chart. "We'll take you up shortly."

Mr. Johnson nodded as Andrew and Linda walked away from the bed. They stopped at the desk. "I think you are right, the accident nicked the spleen. Julia call imaging and tell them I need a priority scan for a patient."

Julia nodded as Linda took the chart and made the note for Andrew and handed it back to him. "Thanks Andrew."

"Hey not a problem. I'll let you know what I find out." Andrew replied patting her on the shoulder as he took the chart and handed it to the Nurse behind the desk.

Major Case Squad

54th Precinct

Danny and Baez looked into the interrogation room where Mr. Barnes sat with his lawyer awaiting for them to come on in and talk to him. Danny sipped at his coffee "Look at him all smug with his hundred dollar hour lawyer."

"Yeah, as soon as we called saying we need to chat with him, he said he be in this morning with his lawyer." Baez remarked with little bit of discontent in her voice. A uniform handed her a piece of paper. "Well it seems Mr. Barnes was up in the area the night his daughter was murdered, in fact even went to bar about 1130 at night."

"Well let's go talk to dear old dad." Danny stated as he tossed his coffee and walked into the interrogation room where he held open the door for Baez. "Mr. Barnes, thank you for coming in to speak with us again."

"Detective, Anthony Leibowitz of Leibowitz, Baxter and Schultz." Mr. Leibowitz said standing up and shaking hands with the detectives. He sat back down. "I have advised my client that this was mistake."

"Oh it was a mistake to talk to us. Did you hear that partner?" Baez stated as she pulled out a notepad. "Maybe we should just leave?"

"Yeah or just slap the cuffs on him for obstruction of justice or murder." Danny replied with a smile on his face towards his partner. He saw the look on Mr. Barnes face. "Oh you found out that we basically nullified your alibi."

"No, no, no." Mr. Barnes stated with a small panic raising in his voice. He shrugged off his lawyer's hand. "I went out at the request of my daughter. She wanted me to meet her at a bar that she was going to show off to potential investors when she buys the company."

"How do you know about that?" Baez asked as she leaned forward in her chair. She looked at Mr. Barnes. "We never mentioned that she was interesting in buying Silas Randall's company."

"She told me because she asked me to find potential investors." Mr. Barnes again replied to the statement now.

"Adam." Mr. Leibowitz said in tone of a warning.

"Oh quite George." Mr. Barnes told off his lawyer before focusing in on the detectives. "She wanted me to help go over numbers to the investors, but I left by midnight I swear."

Danny came around and stood behind Mr. Barnes and his lawyer. "Really, because your credit card statements have you buying a drink at 1130, and the doorman stated that your wife never arrived home until 3 in the morning with you arriving home at one."

Baez nodded and continued on the line Danny was on. "So you know what that means Mr. Barnes, you are a prime suspect in your daughter's murder."

"No, here I have the receipt from the cab I took home." Mr. Barnes stated to the both of them handing over the receipt. "It's from the Bar called Strikers over there in East Harlem."

Before they could ask another question, a uniform knocked on the door and waited for a response from Danny. "Detectives, there is a woman out here for you."

"Ok." Danny stated as he and Baez got up and walked out of interrogation room. They walked near their desk where they saw a striking women in her early 50s but looking younger standing by. "Ma'am, Detectives Reagan and Baez, how can we help you?"

"Yes I am Sarah Barnes, Samantha's mother." Ms. Barnes stated as she shook the hands of Danny and Baez.

"Our colodonces ma'am." Baez told her getting a nod. She then offered her a seat as Danny remained standing. "How can we help you?"

Ms. Barnes looked at Danny and Baez but with sorry eyes. "I think I know who killed my daughter and it wasn't Adam."

"Who do you think did ma'am?" Danny asked with a little bit of disbelief in his voice. In his years, he has heard everything.

"I think it was my boyfriend." Ms. Barnes told them.

Danny and Baez looked at each other and then to Ms. Barnes.