A/N: Sorry about the slow update everyone. This was a little tough to write, but I was finally able to complete it. Just been really busy with work and family commitments this weekend. Please enjoy the chapter and keep the reviews coming.

Chapter 4

Major Case Squad

54th Precinct

They escorted Ms. Barnes to the conference room where they closed the door once they were inside. Danny stood as Baez sat down at the table with Ms. Barnes who pulled set her purse down on the table. Danny walked over. "Tell us Ms. Barnes, first of all who is your boyfriend?"

"Todd McDillion. He is a former promotor that used to work with Silas Randall." Ms. Barnes stated as she looked over at Danny and then to Baez. She shifted in her seat. "Silas was having trouble connecting with potential customers so he hired Samantha."

"A pretty good looking female is more than likely to bring in more clients and ends up taking his job." Baez stated getting a nod from Ms. Barnes. She wrote that down as and looked up again. "How did you two meet?"

Ms. Barnes sighed. "Shortly after Samantha landed the job, she invited me to an event that she was putting on. We met there, danced, drank and talked all night long."

"Where was your husband?" Danny asked walking away from where he was standing and taking a seat next to Baez.

"Out of town on business. You have to understand, I was lonely." Ms. Barnes defended herself as she looked at Danny and Baez. "He traveled a lot before turning it over to a younger associate. It just happened."

Baez looked at Ms. Barnes "Tell us why you think your boyfriend killed your daughter?"

"A couple of weeks ago, Samantha found out about the affair and threaten to tell her father." Ms. Barnes told them as tears welled up in her eyes. "She saw me there the night she died shortly after her father left and when she did she stormed out. She didn't know that I just ended it with Todd."

"What did Todd do?" Danny asked as he saw Ms. Barnes dab her eyes. "Did he go after Samantha?"

"Yes he did, mainly he was angry at me, her." Ms. Barnes replied to the question after a moment to compose herself. "Accused me of sleeping with him to help her out, which I didn't."

Danny leaned forward into his chair "How soon after Samantha left, did Todd leave?"

Ms. Barnes thought about it for a moment. "About 10 minutes."

Baez made a noted and then looked at Ms. Barnes. "Does he own a knife Ms. Barnes?"

"I think he does." Ms. Barnes replied with more tears now.

Baez and Danny got up and walked outside the room. Danny shut the door and looked at Baez. "We don't have any security camera footage from the place she was at, because we didn't know where she was."

"Yeah, I'll get the footage and start going over it." Baez answered the statement.

Danny nodded. "Good idea, I'll cut mom loose and look into Todd McDillion."

Frank and Henry's House

Bay Ridge, New York

Nicky walked into the house and towards the kitchen where Henry was starting to cook dinner. He turned around and saw his great-granddaughter setting her book bag onto the table. "Hey Nicky, how was your day?"

"Good pops." Nicky replied in a short manner pulling out some books and her computer from her bag.

Henry turned away from the stove and faced her. "Hey what's got you in a tizz?"

"Nothing pops, just got a lot of work to do for school pops." Nicky answered as she opened up her computer. Yet she saw Henry sit down and give her a look. "It's mom. She still sees me as a young child and not an adult."

"Oh Nicky, she sees you as an adult, but it's your friends that she worries about." Henry told her closing the lid on the computer. "I think she would do it if in the past your friends had shown better judgement."

"Yet she takes it out on me pops." Nicky told him as she shifted in her chair a little bit. She then got up and got a glass of water sitting back down a moment later. "I know she doesn't mean too, but I still prove to be the one that everyone looks too as an example."

Henry nodded as he shifted in his seat now. "I understand Nicky that you want to be independent and you have proven that you can be trusted. Tell you what, I'll have a talk with your mom, at Sunday dinner."

"It won't do much good now pop." Nicky answered with a look on her face.

"I know but maybe for the next time it might be different." Henry told her with a smile.

Nicky looked at him and smiled back. She got up and walked around and gave him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks pop."

Henry patted her hand. "No problem Nicky. Now how about helping me with dinner."

"Sure." Nicky replied walking over to the stove as Henry got up from the table.

12th Precinct

Manhattan, New York

Jamie and Banks were walking out of roll call after their briefing when a familiar voice called out from the room. "Hey Reagan, come here for a second."

Jamie walked back into the briefing room where Sergeant Renzulli was waiting for him. "How the test go?"

"It was long Sarge, and it's pretty arcane too with things that may not be relevant today." Jamie told him as he smiled at him. He saw the look on Sergeant Renzulli's face. "I suspect that is why you didn't call me in here Sarge?"

"You'd make a good detective Reagan." Sergeant Renzulli answered as he handed over a piece of paper. "Captain wants you to sign this. Janko already has."

Jamie looked over the paper. It was a memo to Jamie and Eddie, reminding them of the department's policy on dating. "Sarge are we being assigned different tours?"

"No, but if I or the Captain feels that you can't remain professional while on this platoon, one of you would be transferred to a different tour or house." Sgt. Renzulli told him as Jamie again looked at the paper. He handed over a pen. "Yet we both feel since you two have remained professional all this time, you can handle it."

Jamie smiled and accepted the pen to where he signed his name and handed both back. "Thanks for your confidence Sarge."

"Don't mention it Regan." Sgt. Renzulli stated with a smile on his face. He patted Jamie on the shoulder. "Get going."

Jamie nodded as he walked back out of the briefing room and caught up to Banks. "Banks, why don't you take the first half of tour by driving?"

"Sure thing Reagan." Banks answered. He climbed into the driver's seat and waited for the Jamie to boot up the onboard computer. "What did Sergeant Renzulli want?"

"Talk to me about the test and Janko." Jamie said as he logged on to the computer. He looked over at Banks. "What are you waiting for?"

Banks laughed, nodded, and pulled the cruiser out onto the street.

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

Frank stood by the window looking out across the Manhattan skyline as Garrett and Ghormley walked into the office; both were carrying file folders. Frank saw their reflections in the window. "I take it Erin couldn't find any reason to keep Walter Braden behind bars?"

Ghormley looked down for a moment before raising his head back up. "No sir, she couldn't and Walter Braden is set to be released tomorrow at 9 am."

"On top of that, the lap, the department and you have all been served with a civil lawsuit." Garrett mentioned holding up a folder and setting it down on the desk. "We got it shortly after the Times got a copy. The suit is alleging you deliberately and maliciously targeted Walter for the accident and didn't properly investigate the crash. They want lost wages, defamation of character, mental and physical…"

"How much Garrett?" Frank asked turning away from the window.

"15 million dollars from all three parties named in the suit." Garrett remarked with a concern look on his face. "Legal is looking for a way to get your…."

"No, if this is happening, I will not hide from it." Frank stated as he came away from the window, taking his seat behind his desk again. He looked at Ghormley. "Where do we stand on finding any other potential people in the car or that Walter Braden was associated with that night?"

Ghormley shook his head. "Even with the help of the papers, nothing is turning up boss."

"Let's continue the search and have my lawyer start looking into suit." Frank order with Garrett and Ghormley nodding. They collected their things and walked out as Baker came in. Frank looked up and saw her. "Need a minute Abigail."

Baker nodded and closed the door as she walked out. Frank just sat and looked out into his empty office.

Danny and Linda's house

Staten Island, New York

Danny, Linda and the boys sat around the dining room table eating a chicken dinner that Linda had prepared the night before and put in the oven the moment she got home. Everyone was sitting around and enjoying the food. "Jack how did soccer practice go today?"

"Alright, but it's not exactly as exciting as it was though dad." Jack stated as he pushed around the rest of the veggies on his plate. "It's starting to become more like a chore than anything?"

"Well honey you think you can stick with it till the end of the season?" Linda asked getting a nod from Jack. "Good then we'll talk it over with you afterwards."

"Your mother is a smart lady." Danny said with a smile on his face as his phone went off.

"No phones at the table." Sean stated getting a look from Jack and Linda.

Danny smiled at his youngest. "I know but its work. Detective Reagan."

"Hey Danny its Baez. No sign of Todd McDillon at his residence." Baez stated as she stood up from her desk turning the light off as she looked at a notepad. "We are checking out other people he may have known."

"What about his cell?" Danny asked.

"Off and GPS is off as well." Baez remarked as she grabbed the remainder of her things. She looked around. "I have surrounding precincts notified and the cell company is supposed to call if his phone comes back on."

Danny rubbed his head. "Alright thanks Baez."

"No problem. Good night." Baez told her partner and hung up the phone.

Danny came back to the table and looked at his family. "Sorry. Jack, Sean, if you are done, clear your plates, rinse them and put them in the dishwasher."

The boys nodded and did what they were told. Linda looked at Danny with concern. "Uh oh, I've seen that look before."

"Yeah, two steps forward, one step back." Danny stated as he poked at his dinner. He looked at his wife. "Why is it lately, every time we get somewhere on a case, something always pops up to throw a wrench in it."

"It probably seems that way." Linda told him with a smile as her phone went off. She looked at the number and showed it to Danny before answering. "Hey Andrew, what's up?"

Andrew who was still at the hospital looked into the recovery room. "Linda you know that patient that you saw complaining of the abdomen pain earlier?"

Linda nodded. "Yeah Mr. Johnson."

"Well your instincts were right. Surgery found his spleen nicked by the crash and a small arterial tear as well." Andrew replied as he turned away from the room and opened the chart. "He'll be back to normal in no time.

"That's good to hear. Thanks Andrew." Linda answered before hanging up. She saw the look on Danny's face. "I had a patient today complained of abdomen pain after an accident and I went to Andrew and asked him to look him over."

"That's good of him. Did he save the guy?" Danny asked getting a nod from Linda. He smiled at her as he got up to take his plate to the kitchen. He kissed her cheek as he went by. "That's my beautiful nurse wife who saves lives daily."

"Well try to at least." Linda stated getting up and brining her plate into the kitchen. She handed it to Danny who rinsed it off before putting it in the dishwasher. "I just knew there was something else wrong, and thanks to Andrew getting an image search of the area for the problem, we wouldn't know the full extent of his injuries."

Danny stopped for a minute as his wife was talking. Then he sucked in his breath. "Damn it I should have known."

Linda looked at him in confusion. "What Danny?"

"People often get cut themselves when stabbing other people." Danny remarked as he pulled out his phone He called a number. "Hey Baez, lets add another search for Todd McDillion. Let's check all night clinics, pharmacies or drug stores around the area for him."

Danny pulled his wife in and gave her a kiss on the side of the head.