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CSI:NY/Conviction - Bang of the Gavel (4/?)
Fandom: CSI:NY/Conviction
Title: Bang of the Gavel (4/?)
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iluvroadrunner6
Rating: FRT
Pairing: Don Flack/Jessica Rossi, Danny Messer/Lindsay Monroe, Brian Peluso/Christina Finn
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csi50 Prompt: rattled
Content Warning: Spoilers for "Heroes," "Charge of this Post," "Hostage"
Summary: Its not always easy when you're handling the case of a dead cop.
Author's Note: I figured it was finally time for me to bring Jess and Flack into it, and this was fun to write them together. They're so cute.
For Reference: CSI:NY and Conviction. If you have a question, don't be afraid to ask, I don't mind answering.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of CSI:NY or Conviction. They're owned by CBS and NBC.
“Your honor, there is no reason for Detective Flack to take the stand,” Brian began as he stood in front of Judge Marilyn Williams arguing his motion, “He was not involved in the case at all, he had no contact with any of the evidence, nor with the victim in the near vicinity of her death. Detective Flack’s testimony has no bearing on this particular case and should therefore be excluded as a witness.”
“I happen to agree, Mr. Sharp,” Williams replied, “And I happen to like Detective Flack. So better give me a damn good reason that I should let you call him to testify.”
“Detective Flack was involved with the victim, your honor, at the time of her death, and could testify to the victim’s state of mind. I already have evidence that the victim was indeed stalking my client, and the detective’s testimony could collaborate that.”
Brian scoffed, “Your Honor, we have no evidence that Detective Flack was actually involved with the victim, that was only office water cooler rumors.”
“I have sworn depositions from the victim’s neighbors that say that they’ve seen Detective Flack coming and going from the victim’s apartment at strange hours, as well as from people they worked with testifying to the nature of their relationship while she was still on the job—”
“Aiden Burn’s neighbors are all little old ladies with over active imaginations, that like to project their own unfulfilled fantasies on the younger people around them,” Brian fought back, “Your Honor, this is obviously a ploy by the defense to deflect the blame onto an innocent man to let the person with the real guilt go free.”
“Save the speech for the grand jury, Peluso,” Williams replied, “I see your point about the uselessness of this witness’s testimony, but I can also understand where the defense is coming from. Detective Flack will testify to the grand jury in my courtroom, and if you can prove to them that his testimony is necessary to trying your case, than he’s in. If not, he’s out. Understood?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Sharp nodded, as did Brian, and they both left the chambers and headed towards the door of the courthouse. Once they were out of earshot, Sharp muttered, “Shallow bitch. I swear, the only reason she likes Flack is because he’s got a pretty face.”
“You do realize that you plan on tearing a genuinely nice person apart on the stand so that you can earn your attorney’s fees and get a complete piece of scum off scott free?” Brian stopped, fixing a glare on the man next to him.
“They don’t pay me the big bucks because I’m a nice guy, Peluso,” Sharp said with a smirk, before continuing on his way out the door. Brian sneered at the man’s back before making his own way down the stairs in the opposite direction.
***
“Jessica Rossi,” Jess sighed as she picked up the phone, trying to balance the papers in her hand and the phone at her ear at the same time.
“Hey,” Don’s voice came back to her through the speaker and she smiled.
“Hey. Talk to Peluso?”
“I hate this fuckin case,” he growled, and she could tell he was frustrated and from the background noise that he was still at work.
“What’s goin on?”
“They want me to testify in front of the grand jury and have them decide whether or not my testimony is worth anything, because one of her nosy neighbors thinks I was fucking her.”
“Well—were you?” Jess asked tentatively, wondering if she really did want to know.
“No!” he snapped at her, and she cringed.
“Sorry I asked,” she replied, and she heard him groan through the phone.
“Sorry, I’m sorry,” he sighed, and she could tell by the way he sounded that work was the last place he wanted to be right now. “I don’t want him to get to me, but it is. I don’t want to get on the stand and help defend someone who murdered one of my best friends.”
“I know,” she sighed, “Look, I got time right now, you want to grab lunch and talk.”
“Nah, I got a case I’m supposed to be dealing with,” he replied, “Maybe I could drop by tonight.”
“I’ll be home,” she replied, “Drop in whenever you can.”
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and Jess knew that Don was really struggling with this. “Don?”
“I just want it to go away,” he whispered, “I was ready to just let it go and pretend the trial wasn’t happening, and this had to happen.”
“Look, Don, Peluso knows what he’s doing. And Williams is the judge.”
There was a brief silence, “Judge Marilyn Williams? She likes me.”
“Yes, she does,” Jess laughed.
“She thinks I’m cute.”
“Uh-huh,” she grinned, “Feel better about this?”
“Not necessarily, but it’s a plus.”
“Besides, it’s just the Grand Jury,” she sighed, “It’s not going to convict him, it just decides whether or not the evidence is enough or relevant for the trial. Your testimony won’t have any impact on the trial itself unless they decide they you should testify in court.”
“So I shouldn’t be so tense about it, is what you’re saying?”
“Yeah, that’s what I’m saying.”
“Well, what if I screw it up?” he asked, “What if I say the wrong thing, and I wind up testifying? I can’t fix that. They’ll hold me to the Grand Jury testimony, right?”
Jess bit her lip, “Don’t worry about that. There’s nothing really to say, is there?”
“No. I mean, I don’t think there is, but I’m not a lawyer. He could take something I say and make it look like I’m saying something completely different, and—”
“Well, that’s what you’re dating a lawyer for,” Jess said with a smile, “I know what Sharp would ask. I can question you a little bit. Help you learn what not to say.”
“That’s not cheating?”
“OK, maybe it is. But if we say it was just you and me having drinks, there’s no way they can prove otherwise.”
She could practically see the smirk on his face through the phone, “We not might be even doing that either.”
“Don,” she said, “I thought you wanted to get past the Grand Jury.”
“I do,” he said, “I do. I just—can’t help myself.”
“Uh-huh.”
“So I can drop in later?”
“You’d better,” she replied, “We have a lot to prep you for.”
“Uh-huh,” he said, “Thanks, Jess.”
“It’s what I’m here for,” she replied before she said her goodbyes and hung up. She looked up and saw Brian standing in her doorway, a stupid grin on his face. “What?” she asked.
“Badge bunny.” He only hesitated a second and ducked out the door before a file hit the wall where his head had been.
Title: Bang of the Gavel (4/?)
Author:
iluvroadrunner6Rating: FRT
Pairing: Don Flack/Jessica Rossi, Danny Messer/Lindsay Monroe, Brian Peluso/Christina Finn
csi50 Prompt: rattledContent Warning: Spoilers for "Heroes," "Charge of this Post," "Hostage"
Summary: Its not always easy when you're handling the case of a dead cop.
Author's Note: I figured it was finally time for me to bring Jess and Flack into it, and this was fun to write them together. They're so cute.
For Reference: CSI:NY and Conviction. If you have a question, don't be afraid to ask, I don't mind answering.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of CSI:NY or Conviction. They're owned by CBS and NBC.
“Your honor, there is no reason for Detective Flack to take the stand,” Brian began as he stood in front of Judge Marilyn Williams arguing his motion, “He was not involved in the case at all, he had no contact with any of the evidence, nor with the victim in the near vicinity of her death. Detective Flack’s testimony has no bearing on this particular case and should therefore be excluded as a witness.”
“I happen to agree, Mr. Sharp,” Williams replied, “And I happen to like Detective Flack. So better give me a damn good reason that I should let you call him to testify.”
“Detective Flack was involved with the victim, your honor, at the time of her death, and could testify to the victim’s state of mind. I already have evidence that the victim was indeed stalking my client, and the detective’s testimony could collaborate that.”
Brian scoffed, “Your Honor, we have no evidence that Detective Flack was actually involved with the victim, that was only office water cooler rumors.”
“I have sworn depositions from the victim’s neighbors that say that they’ve seen Detective Flack coming and going from the victim’s apartment at strange hours, as well as from people they worked with testifying to the nature of their relationship while she was still on the job—”
“Aiden Burn’s neighbors are all little old ladies with over active imaginations, that like to project their own unfulfilled fantasies on the younger people around them,” Brian fought back, “Your Honor, this is obviously a ploy by the defense to deflect the blame onto an innocent man to let the person with the real guilt go free.”
“Save the speech for the grand jury, Peluso,” Williams replied, “I see your point about the uselessness of this witness’s testimony, but I can also understand where the defense is coming from. Detective Flack will testify to the grand jury in my courtroom, and if you can prove to them that his testimony is necessary to trying your case, than he’s in. If not, he’s out. Understood?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Sharp nodded, as did Brian, and they both left the chambers and headed towards the door of the courthouse. Once they were out of earshot, Sharp muttered, “Shallow bitch. I swear, the only reason she likes Flack is because he’s got a pretty face.”
“You do realize that you plan on tearing a genuinely nice person apart on the stand so that you can earn your attorney’s fees and get a complete piece of scum off scott free?” Brian stopped, fixing a glare on the man next to him.
“They don’t pay me the big bucks because I’m a nice guy, Peluso,” Sharp said with a smirk, before continuing on his way out the door. Brian sneered at the man’s back before making his own way down the stairs in the opposite direction.
***
“Jessica Rossi,” Jess sighed as she picked up the phone, trying to balance the papers in her hand and the phone at her ear at the same time.
“Hey,” Don’s voice came back to her through the speaker and she smiled.
“Hey. Talk to Peluso?”
“I hate this fuckin case,” he growled, and she could tell he was frustrated and from the background noise that he was still at work.
“What’s goin on?”
“They want me to testify in front of the grand jury and have them decide whether or not my testimony is worth anything, because one of her nosy neighbors thinks I was fucking her.”
“Well—were you?” Jess asked tentatively, wondering if she really did want to know.
“No!” he snapped at her, and she cringed.
“Sorry I asked,” she replied, and she heard him groan through the phone.
“Sorry, I’m sorry,” he sighed, and she could tell by the way he sounded that work was the last place he wanted to be right now. “I don’t want him to get to me, but it is. I don’t want to get on the stand and help defend someone who murdered one of my best friends.”
“I know,” she sighed, “Look, I got time right now, you want to grab lunch and talk.”
“Nah, I got a case I’m supposed to be dealing with,” he replied, “Maybe I could drop by tonight.”
“I’ll be home,” she replied, “Drop in whenever you can.”
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and Jess knew that Don was really struggling with this. “Don?”
“I just want it to go away,” he whispered, “I was ready to just let it go and pretend the trial wasn’t happening, and this had to happen.”
“Look, Don, Peluso knows what he’s doing. And Williams is the judge.”
There was a brief silence, “Judge Marilyn Williams? She likes me.”
“Yes, she does,” Jess laughed.
“She thinks I’m cute.”
“Uh-huh,” she grinned, “Feel better about this?”
“Not necessarily, but it’s a plus.”
“Besides, it’s just the Grand Jury,” she sighed, “It’s not going to convict him, it just decides whether or not the evidence is enough or relevant for the trial. Your testimony won’t have any impact on the trial itself unless they decide they you should testify in court.”
“So I shouldn’t be so tense about it, is what you’re saying?”
“Yeah, that’s what I’m saying.”
“Well, what if I screw it up?” he asked, “What if I say the wrong thing, and I wind up testifying? I can’t fix that. They’ll hold me to the Grand Jury testimony, right?”
Jess bit her lip, “Don’t worry about that. There’s nothing really to say, is there?”
“No. I mean, I don’t think there is, but I’m not a lawyer. He could take something I say and make it look like I’m saying something completely different, and—”
“Well, that’s what you’re dating a lawyer for,” Jess said with a smile, “I know what Sharp would ask. I can question you a little bit. Help you learn what not to say.”
“That’s not cheating?”
“OK, maybe it is. But if we say it was just you and me having drinks, there’s no way they can prove otherwise.”
She could practically see the smirk on his face through the phone, “We not might be even doing that either.”
“Don,” she said, “I thought you wanted to get past the Grand Jury.”
“I do,” he said, “I do. I just—can’t help myself.”
“Uh-huh.”
“So I can drop in later?”
“You’d better,” she replied, “We have a lot to prep you for.”
“Uh-huh,” he said, “Thanks, Jess.”
“It’s what I’m here for,” she replied before she said her goodbyes and hung up. She looked up and saw Brian standing in her doorway, a stupid grin on his face. “What?” she asked.
“Badge bunny.” He only hesitated a second and ducked out the door before a file hit the wall where his head had been.
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i like being a muse.
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I think I have good idea of how to start the fic now, so hopefully it'll be up soon. You also gave me an idea for another pairing because Colby can't be the only one getting all the love;)
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i can't wait to read.