A/N: Hey everyone. Here is the latest update for the story. Since holiday period is over and work has slowed back down to normal chaos we should be back to regular now. Thank you for the patience. I hope you enjoy the latest update and as always please feel free to leave reviews. Thank you.

Chapter 4

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

Frank sipped at his water as he looked over another report that Baker had dropped off on his desk after lunch. Many of the reports were the crime stats numbers from the precinct, major case updates, or policy reviews for him to look over but his mind drifted back to the conversation he had with Erin and Andrew during lunch. Bake opened the door and knocked on the jam. "Sir?"

"Yes Baker?" Frank answered by looking up from the folders.

"Ms. Ortega is here." Baker said with a look of concern on her face. She didn't want to see him hurt but at the same time she wanted to see him happy.

Frank stood up and walked around from behind his desk. "Show her in Baker."

Baker nodded and held the door open as Michelle Ortega walked in and nodded her thanks to Baker who shut the door. "How you doing Frank?"

"I'm good. How are you doing?" Frank asked standing by his desk with his hands in his pocket. "Would you like some coffee, or water?"

"No thank you." Michelle answered as she held her hands in front of her. She shifted on her feet. "I was here for my briefing regarding the President-Elect's motorcade and security updates and I decided to stop in."

"How was it?" Frank asked. He then realized they were both still standing up. He pulled his hands out of his pockets and pointed to the chairs and couch in front of them. "Please. I'm so sorry."

Michelle nodded her understanding before moving to take a seat. She waited for Frank to take a seat. She then took a breath. "So I have been doing a lot of thinking since I spoke to you on the phone."

"Really because so have I." Frank answered as he leaned forward putting his hands on his knees and looked at Michelle intently who nodded as his statement. "Also Erin and Andrew also spoke to me as well."

"Really?" Michelle answered. She saw Frank nod his head in affirmation of her question. She shifted in her seat. "Please go ahead?"

"No, no. Please after you." Frank countered. He shifted in his seat. He looked at her, and saw the nervousness she was showing. "Please."

Michelle nodded as she leaned forward. "Frank, I like you a lot and I want us to succeed, but I need to know that you really want this, because I have been in a relationship were one side wasn't totally invested and we ended up divorced."

Frank sat there just listening to what she had said. She noticed this and continued. "That is one of the reasons why I want to know where you stand and see us going, because if you view me as a distraction, then let's just end this and move on with our lives, and just keep our relationship professional."

She ended her thought and looked at Frank who sighed and thought about what she said. "I understanding what you are saying but wondering why didn't you say anything about this before?"

"I don't know because maybe it's because this is all brand new to me." Michelle answered as she shifted in her seat. She took a breath. "Not dating, this with your position and you. My ex was a lawyer who solely focused on making his career his priority and not us. I rather not go through that again."

Frank sighed and shifted in his seat as well. "I understand I do. And for me this is pretty much all brand new as well. I have had relationships since my wife passed, but nothing really serious."

"So where do you see us going then?" Michelle asked him again. She got up and moved closer to him. "I want you to answer from the heart."

Yet before Frank could answer, Ghormley and Garrett walked in despite Baker telling them they were busy. Ghormley looked at the pair sitting down. "Oh sorry boss."

"It's alright. Can you please give us….." Frank started to say to his two senior staff members but noticed Michelle standing up. "Wait please."

"Its quite alright Frank." Michelle answered as she came over and kissed his cheek. "I know you have other things on your plate right now. Call me when you get a spare minute."

Frank looked at Michelle leave the office knowing what she was saying was true. He watched as the door closed wondering if he blew his chance to really tell her what he wanted to say to her.

Greenwood Cemetery

Brooklyn, New York

Jamie pulled his car to a stop and placed it in park. He looked over and sighed. His hunch had paid off. He opened the door and climbed out of the car and started towards the headstones just a mere few yards from the road. Early in their relationship Jamie told Eddie often that when he need to think about things, get clarity or just hope for a sign he would often come here to sit by the gravesides of his mother, brother and grandmother. Eddie slightly teased him about it in a loving way but understood it, and even accompanied him a couple times since their return from the honeymoon. Now it was Eddie's turn to seek that same wisdom as she sat on the grass in front of the tombstones.

He stopped mere feet behind his wife. She felt his presence and saw his shadow. "How did you find me?"

Jamie walked over and sat down next to her on the grass. "Well your phone was off and I stopped by the hospital to see if you went there."

"Which I didn't." Eddie replied without looking at Jamie.

"Which you didn't, but when talking to Manny it came to me." Jamie replied as he looked at the names on the tombstones. "You would go to the one place where you think no one can pass judgement on you and give you their opinion. That is how I would know you would be."

Eddie smiled weakly at the comment and then leaned into him. "I know I teased you a little bit about coming here to find some answers or clear your head, but I can see why. Its so peaceful here."

Jamie wrapped his arm around her. "Yeah it is. How long have you been here babe?"

"A while." Eddie answered wiping her eyes and continued to look at the tombstones. "Pretty much after I left the precinct. I wanted to tell the cabbie to take me to St. Vics, but I decided on here."

Jamie didn't say anything because he didn't need to. He realized that Eddie was trying to find her own answers and despite everyone's love and support this is something she needed to do. He gave her shoulders a squeeze. "Are you cold?"

Eddie shook her head no. "Not now. How's is she babe?"

"They have her sedated to try and help her recovery, but Manny said she is getting a little better." Jamie answered her as they stared at the tombstones. "Why don't you come to the hospital and see her?"

"I don't think I can babe." Eddie stated. She picked up her head from his shoulder and looked at her husband. "She is in there because of me."

Jamie sighed and gave her shoulders a squeeze. Maybe it was time to tell her this story. "Can I tell you a story?"

"Babe, please I'm really not…" Eddie started to say as she shifted a little bit to get some space.

"It won't take long I promise." Jamie said cutting her off. He took a breath and eyed the tombstone. "Joe was on the job about two years, when he and his partner rolled up to a convenience store and an alarm call. As they cleared a few shots rang out and Joe's partner got hit in the leg. Joe did everything by the book and his partner lived, but lost the leg from blood loss because the makeshift tourniquet they had to use. Joe blamed himself for a week about what happened."

"What did he do?" Eddie asked as she now looked at Jamie. She never heard this story from the family or in the academy.

"He wasn't going to go visit when someone told him that no matter what happened, partners always check on each other." Jamie answered as he got up and moved towards the tombstone. He placed a coin on top of it. He then kissed the tombstone before turning back to Eddie. "The very next day he went and visited his partner who didn't blame him for anything. To the day Joe died, they remained best friends."

Jamie started towards the car with Eddie walking over to the grave and seeing a penny on top of the tombstone. She spun around and quickly ran after Jamie. "Who said that to Joe? About partners always check on each other?"

"Dad." Jamie answered as he opened the car door and climbed in and closed it. He looked at his wife.

Eddie waited a moment before turning back to look at the tombstones, and lifting her head to the sky and muttering a quiet thank you before climbing in next to her husband. "St. Vic's Reagan."

Jamie smiled and grabbed her hand lifting it to his lips kissing it lightly before pulling away from the curb.

New York County Courthouse

Manhattan, New York

Erin heard a knock on the door to her chambers. She didn't even look up from the paperwork. "Come in Danny."

Danny opened the door and walked in. "How did you know it was me?"

"Because its lunch time and you are the only one with a appointment right now." Erin replied with a smirk on her face. She looked up from the paperwork. "Look I can't help you but I did look it up. Technically they are within their right to claim the computer."

"Great, just great. So what am I supposed…" Danny started to say.

"However they are under legal obligation to help law enforcement when it comes to potential evidence to a crime." Erin said cutting off her brother. She shifted in her seat and looked at Danny. "And they are required to turn over said evidence to law enforcement."

"So how am I supposed to convince them to turn over the computer?"

Before Erin could answer her clerked knocked and quietly walked into the office. "Your honor, the Chief Judge and the executives are here."

"Thank you Patrick." Erin said getting up and grabbing the paperwork. She looked at Danny. "Well come on."

"I thought you couldn't help me." Danny asked as they left her chambers.

"I can't, but it doesn't mean I can't ask for a little help." Erin said with a smile on her face. They walked down the hallway and stopped in front of a large oak door. She knocked and turned to Danny. "Now let me do all the talking."

Danny smiled. "I promise to be on my best behavior."

Erin rolled her eyes as the door opened and the chief judge smiled at them. "Judge Reagan, Detective Reagan. Please come in."

"Thank you for seeing your honor." Erin replied with a smile and a handshake. She turned to the conference table of Big Apple Software executives and lawyers sitting right there as well. "Hello everyone."

"Judge Reagan." Mr. Jefferies said as the door closed and Danny and Erin took their seats. He then turned to the chief judge. "I'm surprised Phyllis that you are agreeing to this. I always thought you favored protection of intellectual property over government strong arming."

"I am but I also favor the law above corporate protection." The Chief Judge Phyllis Arnold answered with a smile on her face. She turned to Erin and Danny. "Now Judge Reagan asked me to see if we can broker some sort of agreement here."

"That is correct your honor." Erin replied as she nodded her thanks to her superior. She then turned to the executives and lawyers sitting across from them. "Now Detective Reagan does understand about you protecting your intellectual property but he also has a duty to the people of New York to solve this case, and bring the murderer of your program to justice."

"We understand Ms. Reagan, we do, and nothing we would like to see more than the killer of Louis Garland but we have a obligation to our employees and shareholders." Mr. Jefferies countered as he looked at Danny. "Plus the NYPD has our employee's phone, there is no reason for the laptop."

"Well the problem is with the phone its locked, and the company is refusing to unlock it for us." Danny countered as peacefully as he could. He looked at the Chief Judge. He knew he would be on thin ice, and the same for Erin. "The computer should have everything his phone has and give us a clearer path to finding the killer."

"Sounds like a reasonable argument to me Nathan." Chief Judge Arnold answered looking at Danny and then back to the group across from them. "Why don't you want to turn over the computer?"

"Oh I can answer that your honor." Erin said getting a look from Danny and everyone else. "They are worried that the NYPD or someone at the lap will leak or steal potential millions of dollars of software from them."

"Ms. Reagan, that is highly…." One of the attorney's started to say snappily.

Danny came to Erin's defense by snapping back. "That is Judge Reagan to you."

"Everyone calm down." Chief Judge Arnold interjected. She leaned back into her chair. "Detective is the recourse of gaining the computer to help your case?"

"Yes your honor." Danny replied.

"And maybe stealing a few million dollars of software with it." Mr. Jefferies snarked.

"Watch it Mr. Jefferies or you may find yourself in contempt." Chief Judge Arnold warned. Mr. Jefferies nodded.

Erin came to Danny's defense this time. "Despite our relationship Detective Reagan is probably one of the most honorable members of the NYPD. He cares about justice for not only the victim, but their families. His only determination is finding the killer."

"I thought you weren't getting involved there Judge Reagan?" One of the lawyers asked in a disbelieving voice.

"She didn't but I am." Chief Judge Arnold. She smiled at Erin and Danny before turning her attention to the group across from Erin and Danny. "You are ordered to turn over the laptop to Detective Reagan immediately."

"Yes your honor." The group said in collective defeat.

Then the chief Judge turned to Danny. "You are also ordered just to search for evidence of the killer. You are not to leak any software or programs or you will find yourself on charges."

"Yes your honor. I understand." Danny answered with a straight face but he was smiling on the inside."

"Very well. We are adjourned." The Chief Judge stated.

Erin and Danny left first as the software lawyers and executives were going to try and stay behind to order a reversal. As the door closed Danny looked at Erin. "So what did it cost you to help me?"

"I didn't help you. I just stood up for you." Erin answered with a smirk on her face. "Completely different."

Danny looked at her as they walked down the hallway. "Uh-huh."

Erin just laughed and shook her head.

Additional Note: Danny and Baez finally get some real traction on their case. Eddie visits the hospital and has a talk to Manny as well as being involved in apparent handing the suspect, and Frank goes and has a talk to someone very close to him.