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Chapter 6
Sharon and Andrea entered the interview room where Jimmy was sitting with his lawyer. "Hello Jimmy, this is DDA Hobbs with the District Attorney's office" Sharon said as she introduced Andrea to Jimmy and they sat down across the table. "Now Jimmy, I think you have a little explaining to do. We spoke to Dan again, and he says that he never owed money to Mr. D'Angelo so I would like to know where you got that information from" Sharon said to Jimmy. Jimmy looked at Sharon and then at his lawyer. "My client is ready to give a statement to you regarding the incident that happened this morning, in exchange for a lighter sentence" Linda Rothman stated to Sharon and Andrea. "Lighter sentence?" Andrea asked. "Yes, I'll let Jimmy here explain everything, and he will plead guilty to kidnapping in exchange for a one year sentencing, which will be reduced to probation when we are done" Linda said back to Andrea. "At the most, it's aggravated kidnapping, he had a weapon with him, Linda" Andrea said back to her. "We'll discuss the charges after my client tells you what happened" Linda said.
"I don't like her" Andy said to the group in electronics. "I don't think anyone likes her, Lieutenant" Buzz said back to them. "She's up to something here" Provenza said as they all continued to watch the interview as Jimmy spoke. "I acted alone in the kidnapping of that child. Mr. D'Angelo had nothing to do with this" Jimmy said. "What? Come on!" Andy said in disbelief as the uproar continued in electronics. "Excuse me? I'm sorry. I don't think I heard correctly, Jimmy. Your saying that you acted alone, that Mr. D'Angelo was not involved in the planning of this kidnapping" Sharon said to Jimmy as she could not believe what she heard earlier. "That's correct" Jimmy answered her. Sharon looked at Andrea and then back at Jimmy. "Why are you changing your story?" Sharon asked him. "He's not changing his story, Captain" Linda interrupted. "I advised my client to tell the truth before you came in and that is what he is doing" Linda added. Sharon looked at Linda from across the table and shook her head.
"We know your client works for Ricky D'Angelo, Linda" Andrea started to say to her in the interview room. She then showed Linda surveillance photos that they acquired. "According to these pictures, it shows your client at Ricky D'Angelo's businesses. Now, we also believe through our other sources that Ricky D'Angelo was trying to send a message to someone by having their child kidnapped by your client here" Andrea continued as Linda kept looking back at her. "If you're so sure that Ricky D'Angelo is involved, then why don't you go down to his business and arrest him" Linda fired back at Andrea. Andrea and Sharon were both silent. Linda looked at them. "Judging by your silence leads me to believe that you don't have anything concrete to tie Mr. D'Angelo to this incident. So, then since Jimmy just stated to you, on record for that matter, that he kidnapped the child on his own, you have to proceed with that" Linda said to them and then sat back in her chair.
"Is she Jimmy's lawyer or Ricky D'Angelo's lawyer?" Andy asked everyone in electronics as they all looked at the monitors. "Julio, do me a favor and look up Linda Rothman for me and see if you can find out if D'Angelo is her client" Provenza said to Julio. "You know if I wasn't sure already, I would say that you're representing D'Angelo as well" Andrea said to Linda and Linda smiled back to her. "Never mind Julio. I think we just got our answer" Provenza said as they watched the interview unfold. "I have many clients, Andrea, and I am here to get the best deal for my current client, Jimmy" Linda said back to her. Andrea looked at Sharon who couldn't believe what had just unfolded in front of them. They were so sure that Jimmy would take a deal to get D'Angelo but now that he confessed to the whole thing on his own, they weren't sure they could do anything else regarding D'Angelo. "So, your client is taking full responsibility of kidnapping a child, while shoving a gun in the mother's face and stealing her car, with that child inside is that correct?" Sharon asked Linda as she looked back at Jimmy. "Yes" Jimmy said to them. Sharon shook her head and glanced at Andrea for a moment. "Fine, then I'm arresting him for aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and also grand theft auto" Sharon stated to Jimmy and Linda as she stood up. "Julio, Amy" Provenza said to the two of them in electronics and they left to go to the interview room. The door opened and Julio placed Jimmy under arrest as Amy placed him in handcuffs and they led him down to booking. Linda Rothman then stood up and walked over to Andrea. "What kind of deal are you going to offer my client?" Linda asked Andrea. "I don't know if there is going to be a deal here" Andrea said back to her and then they both left the room and followed Jimmy down to booking.
Sharon walked out of the room and back in to the hallway. She let out a sigh as Andy and Provenza met her there. "So what about D'Angelo, Captain?" Provenza asked her. She shook her head. "I don't know Lieutenant. It seems like our case against him has fallen apart" she said as she started heading towards her office. Both Provenza and Andy watched her walk away. Provenza's phone then rang and he answered it. "Yes, Lieutenant Provenza" he said. "What?" he said and paused listening to the other person on the line. "Okay" he then said as he hung up his phone. Andy looked at him. "Who was that?" Andy asked him as they walked towards their desks. "That was the front desk. Apparently Ricky D'Angelo is coming up to meet with the Captain right now" Provenza said to Andy and Andy looked over to where Sharon was in her office. He took a deep breath and slowly released it. Provenza walked to Sharon's office. "Captain, that was the front desk, D'Angelo is here and wants to speak with you" he said to her and she stood up from her desk and joined Andy and Provenza out in the hall.
The three of them waited by the elevators until Ricky D'Angelo walked out of one of them. "Ah, Lieutenants. Nice to see you again" D'Angelo said as he stepped off the elevator and saw Andy and Provenza waiting there. "And who is this?" D'Angelo asked them as two of his men accompanied him. "I'm the Captain of the Major Crimes division" Sharon said back to him. "Ah, just the person I am looking for. Gentlemen, you didn't tell me your boss was a woman" D'Angelo said to Provenza and Andy. Andy was getting a little tense at the exchange they were having as he stared at D'Angelo. "What is it you want to talk about?" Sharon asked him. D'Angelo looked back at his men and nodded as he walked in to the hallway. The men stayed back and both Andy and Provenza kept an eye on them as they also followed Sharon and D'Angelo to the hallway. "I believe this is all a misunderstanding, Captain" D'Angelo said to Sharon as Sharon crossed her arms in front of her. "Oh really? How so" Sharon asked him. "You see, I was unaware of what Jimmy's plans were this morning and I was appalled when I heard he had kidnapped a little boy" D'Angelo said to her. "Oh, I see" Sharon said to him as she looked at D'Angelo. "And you had nothing to do with this?" Sharon added to see what reaction she would get from him. D'Angelo smiled at Sharon. "Captain?" D'Angelo spoke hoping she would give him her name but Sharon didn't budge. D'Angelo sighed. "Captain, I am a business man and I do not get involved in crime, I run businesses that help the LA economy and the lives of everyday citizens living in LA" D'Angelo stated to her.
Andy kept his eyes on D'Angelo and the conversation he was having with Sharon. He didn't trust this guy one bit. One of the men that showed up with D'Angelo cleared his throat and D'Angelo looked over at him. "I'm sorry Captain, but I have to go now. It was nice chatting with you and I'm very sorry that this whole mishap occurred today" D'Angelo said as he held out his hand for Sharon to shake. Sharon looked back at D'Angelo and then looked at his hand, but did not shake it. Instead she simply showed him the way back to the elevators. Andy and Provenza followed her there. "It was lovely meeting you Captain" D'Angelo said as he stepped on the open elevator with his men and then the doors closed. Sharon was left with Andy and Provenza looking back at her. She shook her head and walked back towards the Murder Room. "I don't trust that guy" Andy said to Sharon as they entered the Murder Room. "No, I don't trust him either" Sharon said as she made her way back inside. "What's next, Captain?" Provenza asked her as they stopped just inside the room.
Sharon looked back at Provenza and then looked over the rest of the squad in the room. "We need to see if we can tie D'Angelo into the kidnapping ourselves, without the help of Dan or Jimmy" Sharon said and then proceeded to her office and closed the door behind her. Andy watched as Sharon left them and he rubbed the back of his neck. "Sir, this fax came back for the Captain" Julio said to Andy as he handed him the paper. Andy read it over. "Thanks" he said to him and then proceeded to Sharon's office. Andy knocked on her door and then entered. He saw Sharon sitting at her desk looking up at her ceiling. She then looked at Andy when he closed her door and saw the piece of paper in his hand. "What's that?" she asked him as she sat up in her chair. "It's the fax from St. Anne's school. Looks like the teacher wrote a response about seeing Jimmy at the school yesterday" Andy said to her as he handed the paper to her. Sharon looked it over and read the statement from the teacher. Andy then took a seat across from Sharon.
After reading the statement, Sharon placed the piece of paper on her desk and closed her eyes. "Why don't we call it a day" Andy said to her as he glanced at his watch. "We can go pick up Matthew and speak to the teacher in person there, find out exactly what she saw, and then I can cook you a nice meal while you relax in the tub" Andy suggested to her. Sharon looked back at him and smiled. "We can then get a fresh start tomorrow if you still insist upon tying D'Angelo to this" Andy said to her. "You don't think he's tied to the kidnapping?" Sharon asked him. "Oh, no, I do think he's tied to it, it's just going to be harder to prove now" Andy said back to her and then stood up. "Come on, go release the troops and then we can get out of here" Andy said with a smile. Sharon smiled back and stood up as well. She exited her office after Andy had a seat at his desk. "Good job everyone. Go home, get some rest. Tomorrow we can start our investigation into Ricky D'Angelo" Sharon said to them as they looked at her. "You heard the Captain" Provenza said as he packed up his desk. Sharon then went back in to her office. Chief Howard then walked inside the Murder Room. "Guys, is the Captain in?" he asked Provenza and Andy as they both stood by the desks. "Yes, she's in her office" Provenza said to him. Chief Howard looked around the room and saw the team packing up for the day. Before he could comment on the team leaving, Provenza said to him, "She's dismissed us for the day already". "Good, get some rest" Chief Howard said and then he knocked on Sharon's door frame.
"What can I do for you, Chief?" Sharon said as he entered her office. "I heard we had a visit from Ricky D'Angelo" Chief Howard said to her as he had a seat. "Yes, he did come by and wanted to clarify some things he called were misunderstandings" Sharon said to him. "Yeah, well I heard we arrested Jimmy Caputo for aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and grand theft auto" Chief Howard said to her. "Yes, since he claimed full responsibility for everything and said he acted alone in it, that was all we could do" Sharon said to him with a frustrating tone. Chief Howard looked back at Sharon. "Sharon, let me give you some advice about Ricky D'Angelo" he said to her and she looked at him. "He's been investigated by the FBI several times before for various things, nothing ever stuck. He's got friends in high places inside city hall, not saying the Mayor's office but other offices there. Just be careful dealing with him if you do pursue anything" Chief Howard said back to her as he stood up when he was done. "Oh, and good work finding the child safe and reuniting him with his mother" Chief Howard added. "Thank you Chief" Sharon said as she gathered up her things and placed them in her bag. Chief Howard then left her office and stopped to speak to Andy. "Andy, watch your backs regarding D'Angelo" Chief Howard said to Andy as he glanced back at Sharon. Andy looked at him and nodded his head. Chief Howard then left to go back to his office. Andy looked around the office, everyone left except for him and Sharon. She came out of her office with her things. "Ready?" she said to him. "Yes, let's go" Andy said as he held out his hand which she took and they exited to room.
"What did Howard say to you in your office?" Andy said to Sharon as they rode in the elevator down to the parking garage. "He said to be careful dealing with D'Angelo if we do decide to pursue him" Sharon said to Andy as she laid her head against his shoulder. The elevator doors opened to the parking garage and they both walked hand in hand to their car. They got in and Andy drove them out of the garage and towards Matthew's school. A black sedan then pulled out of a parking spot and followed Andy and Sharon's car.
TBC