A/N: Sorry for the delay but work and family commiments had priority. will continue this series of stories through out the season. Please keep the reviews coming.

Chapter 6

Major Case Squad

54th Precinct

Danny and Baez stood outside the interrogation room looking into it as they waited for the criminal background check to come in. Danny sipped at his coffee. "I don't know Baez, this guy was too quick to give up our victim's mother."

Baez nodded her head in agreement as she shifted the folder she had in her hand. "I agree Reagan, but he did confess."

"I know, but something feels off about this." Danny remarked at the statement. He was handed a folder by a uniform. Danny nodded his thanks and opened up the folder. "Well partner, Todd has a history of assault cases. All of them got dismissed because get this, his mother was a lawyer."

"Really, why is he still in the system?" Baez asked as Danny handed over the file to her. She looked at the report. "Mom couldn't get him off a drug possession charge?"

"Nope but the assault charges were broken bottles and a steak knife." Danny stated as he looked into the room again. He threw the coffee away. "Let's go talk to Todd, partner."

Danny and Baez entered in the interrogation as Danny elected to remain standing. "Todd, you know we found out something that is particularly interesting about you."

"What's that detective?" Todd McDillion asked in regards to the statement made by Danny. "I knew you guys would find out about my previous charges."

"You see Reagan, I knew there was explanation." Baez replied sarcastically to the statement made by Todd. Yet she laid the surveillance photo down in front of Todd. "Yet you followed Samantha Barnes out of that bar, not her mother."

Todd picked up the photo. "Like I told you, it was her idea for me to kill her daughter."

"You see Todd that is what has us confused." Danny stated coming over and taking the photo and setting it back down. "Samantha's mother says she broke it, but in this photo and this one, it doesn't look like it. She even nodded to you."

"I'm telling you detective it was her idea." Todd stated as he picked up the pictures again. He set them back down after a moment. "Sarah was going to leave her husband, but she couldn't not after she told me what her daughter had done."

Baez tossed a disbelieving look over at him "What did Samantha do there Todd, except be mad at her mother?"

Todd shifted in his seat little bit. "Sarah told me that her daughter convinced her father to invest a couple million in the business she was going to buy."

"Why would she care about that Todd?" Danny asked standing next to him pulling out a photo of Samantha that her father sent him. It was the day she graduated college. "That is what she was trying to do; that was her job you punk and you killed her."

"Look, Sarah wanted that money that her husband made doing his job." Todd replied taken a back a little bit by Danny's demeanor now. "We were going to run away and start a new life, but with the money going to be invested we couldn't do that."

"So Sarah tells you to kill Samantha to stop the money from being invested?" Baez asked Todd who nodded at her question. She shook her head. "Sorry Todd don't believe a word of it."

Danny nodded in agreement. "I'm with her."

They started to walk out of interrogation when Todd stopped them. "I have it recorded on my phone because it sounded crazy and I wanted to protect myself."

"We're listening." Danny stated as they turned around and walked back towards the table. Todd looked hesitant. "I think he's playing us partner."

"If you are looking for a deal Todd, I don't think the DA will play ball." Baez stated as she sat back down. "Just tell us what she wanted."

"Her husband was going to invest 2.5 million of their worth into the venture." Todd stated as he looked at the both of them. "That was basically her half."

Danny was more than annoyed. "New York is a half posseion state, get to the part where she wanted her daughter dead."

"She was upset that the money was for what she called a worthless adventure." Todd replied to the statement made by Danny. "She view what Samantha was doing as a waste of her talent, but she didn't mind the partying though because Sarah used her daughter's connections to get in to some of the best places in the city."

"So 2.5 million dollars can go a long way to starting a new life." Danny said getting a nod from Todd. He motioned Baez over to the corner of the room. "Let's talk to the father again and confirm this potential investment."

"Seems like a stretch Danny." Baez whispered as she tossed a look over to Todd. She then turned back to face him. "Having your boyfriend kill your daughter to protect a potential divorce settlement?"

"Crazier things have happen." Danny remark.

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

"Commissioner, Jennifer Sanderson is here." Baker stated as she held the door open for Jennifer who walked on into the office.

"Thank you Baker." Frank answered as he got up and walked over to Jennifer shaking her hand. "Ms. Sanderson, I'm Frank Reagan, and this is my Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Garrett Moore."

Garrett shook her hand. "Thank you for coming in."

"Like I told your assistant, I don't know how much help I can be." Jennifer stated as she took the seat on the couch offered by Frank who took the seat across from her. "I heard the news, and I couldn't believe it."

Frank nodded his understanding. "We understand, Ms. Sanderson, we are just wondering if you remember anything else about that night?"

"Not much. I had only know Walter a couple weeks when the accident happen." Jennifer said as Baker brought in a coffee to which Jennifer nodded her thanks. "I knew of his past though."

"How did you meet?" Garrett asked.

"At a club one night. A friend pointed him out to me." Jennifer replied to the question. She sipped at her coffee. "We had a few drinks, danced, and went out a couple times after that."

"I understand it's been over twenty years." Frank stated as he pulled out the picture and passed it over to her. "This was taken by a photographer the night of the incident. Anything stick out in your mind?"

"I saw Walter do drugs a couple times while we were going out. Jennifer said to them. She shifted in her seat. "We fought that night because he did cocaine, a couple pills and drank shots of Tequila. I wanted to drive but we argued all the way to the car and he snatch the keys away from me. I walked off and he drove away."

"And after the accident you weren't questioned at all." Garrett stated getting a nod of the head from Jennifer. He then tossed a look over at Frank. "Has Walter's lawyers contacted you?"

"Yes, but I told them I will talk to anyone I please about that night if I want." Jennifer replied to the question from Garrett. She then looked at Frank. "After the incident, I gave up drinking, partying, and focused on my life and found God. I married a good man, I work in the upper levels of my father's former company. Life has been good to me."

"I understand Ms. Sanderson, I really do." Frank stated as he leaned forward in his chair. He looked at her. "Did anyone get in the car with Walter?"

Jennifer thought about it for a moment. "Not that I recall, but Walter did say he was meeting a friend of his a couple blocks from the incident."

"Did he say who it was?" Garrett asked again getting a shake of the head.

Jennifer leaned back in her seat. "All Walter said it was someone he had known for a while."

Frank nodded and stood up, to which Jennifer and Garrett did as well. "Thank you for coming in Ms. Sanderson, Detective Baker will show you out."

Jennifer nodded as Garrett escorted her to the door. As soon as it was closed Ghormley came out of the conference room. "Boss, Walter Braden never mentioned seeing a friend that night."

"I doubt he could remember as much." Garrett stated after he came back in shutting the door behind him.

Frank looked at them both. "Still let's check in on all incidents about within the time frame in that area."

Garrett and Ghormley nodded as Frank walked back to his desk.

12th Precinct

Manhattan, New York

"Reagan, thanks for stopping by." Sergeant Renzulli said to Jamie as he walked into his office. He looked around. "I know that your vacation is starting in a few days, but I wanted to talk to you for a minute."

"Not a problem Sarge. I had to come in early anyway." Jamie replied taking a seat across from Renzulli. He looked his old TO squarely in the face. "I want to make sure all my stuff is settled before vacation next week."

"Which is why I asked you to stop by." Renzulli told Jamie. He passed over a folder to Jamie. "Usually we don't know who is getting assigned until you get back, but they decided to let the precincts know a little early this time."

"This is my new partner?" Jamie asked getting a nod from his old TO. He opened up the folder and looked at the information and was shocked by it. "Taylor Sanchez. A rookie sarge?"

Renzulli chuckled a little bit. "We felt that you did such a good job with Janko, you can handle another one. Besides its good training for you when you pin on those stripes."

"I still don't know if I passed yet sarge." Jamie answered Renzulli's comments with a smile. He passed back over the folder. "Thanks Sarge, its pretty good knowing I have the confidence of everyone."

"Ehh, don't worry about it." Renzulli smiled at his old boot as he set the folder back on his desk. He looked Jamie over. "You're a damn good cop Jamie and will make a great TO for this kid."

Jamie nodded as he reached across and shook Renzulli's hand. "Thanks Sarge."

"No problem. Now get out of here and get everything you need done." Renzulli told him with a smile on his own face. "Make sure Janko is squared away as well before you two head on your vacation."

Jamie just shook his head with a smile as he walked out of the office.

Major Case Squad

54th Precinct

Baez called out to her partner as he came back over with a cup of coffee. "Reagan, it looks like Todd was telling the truth."

"Really?" Danny stated as he sat back down at his desk. He took the paper from his partner. "Samantha had a trust fund started by her father which has balance of 10 million dollars."

Baez nodded as she looked at her own copy. "Right so I asked Silas Randall, he was asking for 25 million dollars for the company which is about what it's worth."

"So how much was Samantha asking her father for?" Danny asked as he looked over the paperwork that Baez handed him. "Ahh you were right partner. 2.5 million dollars."

"Yeah, Mr. Barnes has been very smart with investing and with his clients' money as well." Baez replied to the statement. She looked at Danny who set the paper down. "I talked to him, and that would have made him a minority owner of the company."

"So Mr. Barnes invest in the company and the nest egg for Ms. Barnes to get divorced gets a lot smaller." Danny stated as looked at his partner. "I'm still not seeing a motive here though partner. Smaller nest egg, but still a lot of money."

"I know, I mean one and quarter million dollars is a lot to start over." Baez remarked as she leaned back in her chair. "And she didn't have access to the trust fund, the family lawyer had access to it."

Danny thought for a moment. "So what is the benefit with the daughter dead besides a larger divorce settlement?"

Baez just shrugged her shoulders as she typed into her computer. "Who knows Danny maybe mom was nervous about a prenup?"

Danny looked at his partner for a moment. "You know Baez you're a genius. Call the family attorney and see if there was prenup for the marriage?"

"And if there was an infidelity clause the wife ends up with nothing." Baez remarked as she picked up her phone. "That's pretty good Reagan."

"Yeah now all we have to do it prove it." Danny stated as he leaned back in his chair.