Release

"In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories."


"Eames, can I see you in here a moment?" Alex glanced up from her paperwork. Captain Deakins stood in the doorway of his office, a slight frown on his face, but he wasn't looking at her. He was staring at Bobby's empty chair. She'd been doing the same, on and off, for the last half hour. It wasn't like Bobby to be late. He was usually there before she was.

She stepped inside the office and closed the door behind her. "You're going to have to work with Detective Sledge for today, maybe a couple of days. Your partner just called in sick." Alex opened her mouth, then closed it again.

"He doesn't get sick," she said finally. "He -- I don't think he's taken a sick day since we were assigned to each other."

"Or in the four years before that." Deakins shook his silvered head and sighed. "He couldn't have picked a worse time, either. A young woman was found raped and murdered in the apartment she and her boyfriend share. He's nowhere to be seen."

"Sounds pretty open and shut then," Alex said. "But it's not, is it?" Deakins gave her a crooked, humorless grin.

"Let's just say I really wish Goren was here."