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Hawkins wasn't thrilled about Tim's offer. He still had to protect him and he didn't want him to get hurt because he felt guilty. Because that's what it was, he felt guilty about his daughter.

"I don't think it's a good idea" he said.

"Ok" he said "then I'm just going to do it"

"That's enough" Olivia tried to calm them down "Mr. Rollins" she said "you can't risk your life like that, I know you think you're doing what's best for your daughter but if you get hurt it won't help her" she turned to Hawkins "you wanted to talk to your boss, listen to what he has to say, and if we decide this is the best way to get to Jeffries then we will make sure he is safe" she turned to Tim again "but you can't do it alone"

Hawkins walked out of the room. He had to make that call now.

"We're not gonna let anything happen to Amanda" Fin added "she's safe at the hospital" Tim nodded "this is Sergeant Benson" Fin said, he realized Tim didn't meet her yet.

"Nice to meet you" she said and shook his hand.

"Likewise" he answered, feeling a bit awkward, like in a way he was trespassing, stepping into Amanda's territory. He felt like he didn't belong there.

"I should call Amaro" Olivia said, sensing the atmosphere. She took her phone and left the room.

"How is she doing?" Tim asked.

"She has an infection, but she's strong, I'm sure she'll make it"

Tim smiled "she was a strong kid too"

"I'm sure she was" Fin laughed "your daughter is a great person and she really cares about you"

Tim gave him a surprised look.

"She does" Fin assured him "she's been looking into this since you got here, she even went all the way to Vermont to talk to that other Marshal, Diaz"

"What?" his eyes grew wider "she went to talk to him?"

"Yeah" Fin said, a bit worried "he was the first Marshal that worked with you, wasn't he?"

"He was, yeah" Tim answered "he was a good guy, I just didn't think she would do something like that"

"I'm not saying it's gonna be easy, but maybe you can work on it, she still loves you"

"I'm not sure I deserve her love"

"Maybe, but you got a second chance, and Amanda believes in second chances" Fin said.

Tim wondered if he was talking about something to do with gambling. He didn't want to ask because then he'd have to tell him about going through Amanda's things. But if she could give him another chance…

His thoughts were interrupted when Olivia got back in to the room.

"What did he say?" Fin asked.

"She's asleep, he talked to her for a bit" she turned to Tim "I'm sure she will be fine" she told him.

Tim nodded and was about to say something when Hawkins entered the office. They all looked at him.

"I need you to wait outside Tim" he said looking at him.

Even though he wasn't happy about it he walked out without arguing, he just wanted it all to be over.

"Well" he said once the door was shut "it would be an understatement to say my boss was unhappy about this" Fin and Liv both looked at him "there's something you should know"

"What is it?" Liv asked.

Hawkins sat down on one of the chairs "there was another witness in the Jeffries case" he told them "he was killed after Jeffries supposedly died" he saw Liv and Fin exchange a look "that's why I was looking for Tim, he disappeared on the same day"

"So you were thinking that he had something to do with it?" Fin asked.

"We weren't sure, but it didn't look good" Hawkins answered "with him disappearing"

"Where was the witness from?" Olivia asked.

"Originally from Georgia, he wanted to go back there and that's where he died"

"On the same date Tim disappeared?" Fin asked and Hawkins nodded "but Jeffries was probably in New York already, wait a second" he said. He took a pen a blank paper "when was the last time you spoke to Tim before he disappeared?"

"Wednesday" Hawkins answered and Fin wrote it "so the other witness died on the same date but the picture was taken on Tuesday" he wrote it down as well.

"So Jeffries didn't kill him" Olivia said.

"He didn't pull the trigger but…"

"So whoever did was in Georgia that day but is that the same person who stabbed Amanda?"

"That would be my guess" Hawkins said.

"Amanda didn't tell me a lot about the guy, he had a mask but look at Jeffries" Fin pointed at the desk "he looks out of shape, I doubt he was the one who stabbed her"

"Lets say it's the same guy" Liv said "and he works for the Marshal Service, he must be connected to the Georgia office" both men looked at her "that's how he must have known about everything, he was close to Jeffries, he could have helped him fake his death and kill the witness while Jeffries was here"

"And if he's here now…" Fin started but Hawkins didn't let him finish.

"I'll call their office to check if one of their men is here" Hawkins stood up fast and walked out of the office.

He got back a few minutes later, he had a worried expression on his face.

"So?" Fin asked.

"I called" he answered "asked to talk to the Chief Deputy"

"Ok" Liv looked at Fin and back at Hawkins.

"He's in New York"

Yes, Carl Jeffries was a patient man.

And it was all thanks to one person.

After the trial was over and he was sent to prison it seemed as if he had no one he could count on. It was hard to plan revenge when you were stuck behind bars. But one day he had a visitor. He had no idea who it could be, no one tried to contact him except for his lawyer, but what could he want?

Jeffries was right, it wasn't his lawyer. It was Jesse Bean, or "the kid" as he called him.

He wasn't really a kid anymore, but that's how Jeffries saw him. He was surprised to see him, he knew the kid had joined the army. What was he doing there?

He soon found out that Jesse was released not long ago, he wanted to visit him as soon as he learned Jeffries was in prison. He wasn't going to forget him, he wanted to help him out.

The first time they met Jesse was a kid, he was a little trouble maker, living with his foster parents in Atlanta. Jeffries helped him get away from the cops when they were chasing him. He liked the kid for some reason.

And the kid liked him. He helped Jeffries out, but Jeffries never gave him anything too dangerous. Jesse hated his foster parents and saw Jeffries as a father figure. He would do anything for him.

He wanted to join Jeffries' operation full time, but at the time the cops were looking into it and even though he knew they won't find anything he didn't want Jesse to be involved in it. He told him to stay away for a while.

Back then Jesse didn't understand why he was being pushed away, he was always loyal to Jeffries. He got angry and decided to walk away from him. So he joined the army.

When he got back he heard about what had happened. He realized Jeffries tried to protect him all those years ago and he felt guilty for leaving. So he decided to help him out, no matter what.

Jeffries trusted him, but he also knew he had nothing to lose, so he accepted Jesse's offer. He would find out who was behind this and make sure they disappear.

But Jesse had no connections so he knew he's have to find out everything himself. He knew that with his army background he could join the Marshal Service, get the information about the witness who testified.

When Jeffries heard the plan he smiled. He was right about the kid. But he had a better idea, he wasn't sure it would work, but if Jesse was good enough it could. And Jesse was in, and he was good enough.

Jeffries was patient, and he was right to be, because after a very long time, he was finally out. The plan worked.

Chief Deputy U.S Marshal Jesse Bean was sitting in his car in front of the precinct. He was in a pretty good mood. Finally he proved himself to the only person in his life that mattered.

Carl Jeffries was the closest thing to a real father he had and now he would be proud of him.

His biological father died when Jesse was eight years old. He shot himself only a few minutes after shooting Jesse's mother in front of him. His last words were "see you in hell bitch".

For some reason Jesse didn't feel sad about it. Everyone tried to be really nice to him. He couldn't remember much of those years, he moved between foster homes until he reached the last one.

Not that he liked his foster parents, but they didn't really care about him too much and let him be. So he did whatever he wanted, no one asked anything. And one day he stole a pair of shoes from a store, they were pretty ugly but he wanted them anyway. Unfortunately, the cops were there and he had to run.

He could still remember it like it was yesterday, he was running down the street with the box in his hands and the cops were behind him. Suddenly a car stopped and a man told him to get in, he was smiling and Jesse didn't think too much about it and got in.

That's how he met Carl Jeffries, and from that day he became the most important person in his life. He would do anything for him. But when he was done with school Jeffries said he needs to stay away for some time. Jesse was mad about it, how could he treat him like that?

He decided to leave. Someone he'd known from school told him he was joining the army so Jesse decided to do the same.

When he was released he found out Jeffries was in prison. He forgave him and promised to do whatever it takes to help him out. And he did.

For almost twenty years he did everything right. He was careful, didn't contact Jeffries again, but he always remembered his goal. And he reached it. A year after he became Chief Deputy for the Atlanta office he knew it was time.

Carl Jeffries was being transported to a different prison. And he had to send two agents to take him. He shared a cup of coffee with them before they left, he put something extra in their cups.

They fell asleep half way to the prison, and Jesse picked Jeffries up. So many years later he finally got the chance to tell him to get into the car.

Before leaving he made sure to play with the motor and a couple of minutes later the car exploded. It was a big one, to leave as little evidence as possible. He did plant some though.

And everyone believed Jeffries was dead.

Jeffries wanted to go to New York, he'd never been there before. Now that he was free he had to go, maybe see a show on Broadway, he told Jesse.

He asked Jesse to find Tim Rollins, he wanted to be the one to kill him, but he asked him to get rid of the other guy who testified against him.

Jesse did kill him, they guy came back to Georgia the second he was aloud to. But he didn't know about Tim. He found out that David Hawkins was in charge on his case and decided to follow him. He thought that maybe it was fate that Hawkins went to New York. That's probably where Rollins was now.

So he made his way there.

That was the problem when you couldn't trust anyone and you had to work alone, he had to do everything.

He had to trust Hawkins to find Tim, Jesse had to stay low, not to raise any suspicions, not to use his position for anything. He followed Hawkins everywhere. This wasn't the first time he was parked here, the first time was a few days ago. Hawkins was talking to a young woman, he knew it was Tim's daughter. He thought about following her, but he wasn't sure that after all of this time she would want to help her father. He decided to keep on following Hawkins. He followed him all the way to her apartment. And again it didn't help, it didn't seem like he was closer to finding him.

He couldn't just wait any longer. If Rollins was hiding, maybe he would come out if something would have happen to her.

He waited for a long time until she got home. But he worked fast. Two stabs and he was out of there. She might get lucky and survive, or she might die. All that mattered to him was that Tim would do something.

He couldn't just sit at the hospital though, he still kept following Hawkins. But he knew it paid off once he went to the police station again, Hawkins was still in there. It's been a long time now.

Something told him this was it.

"This doesn't have to mean anything" Hawkins said, but even he had some trouble believing his words.

"Even if you don't want to see it you still have to check it out" Fin said.

"He's right" Olivia added.

Hawkins called his boss again, this time he didn't leave the office. He shared the news with him. He told him he doesn't want to believe it either, but it didn't look good.

Just a couple of minutes after he hung up his phone buzzed. He showed Liv and Fin the picture, it was Chief Deputy U.S Marshal Jesse Bean.

"Oh shit" Fin said looking up through the blinds at the man who was now standing not far from the elevator "he's here"

Hey everyone,

I have to say that I'm having fun writing this story, even I'm not sure what's going to happen sometimes, the plan was to have Hawkins be the bad guy but I started liking him so it changed. But it's not over yet (it will be soon because I don't want to drag it) and there are still things I'm not sure about.

Thanks for reading.