Title: Tanglewood Ties
Author: eaglesIs40
Pairing: gen
Rating: PG
A/N: I have been thinking about the revelations or lack there of in the episode Tanglewood and came up with an idea for what happened after the episode ended. I don't own and of the characters, this is just for fun.
Summary: Episode tag for Tanglewood. How does Danny explain the statement by Sonny about him knowing all about us.

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Danny was shocked at Sonny's implied statement. Shocked because he never thought that Sonny would turn on him like this. He thought that they had agreed that his connections would never be admitted to. Sure they and he could admit to basic knowledge. Hell. He had grown up in the heart of Tanglewood turf. It would have been unbelievable if he hadn't acknowledged Mac's questions about the basics of the gang. Things had changed in the past 10 years since he had gotten out. Danny knew that Mac would be coming to find him shortly. He and Stella were basically done with Sonny and Danny hadn't missed their reactions to Sonny's statement even if they had had their backs to him. How was he going to explain his way out of this mess?

Mac felt like he had been hit by a truck. If what Sonny said was true than Danny Messer had lied to his face. He didn't really want to think about what that could mean. Mac wondered if Danny was in the observation room. If he had ties to Sonny then he probably was in which case he would already know he was in trouble and would have time to come up with a good excuse. Mac glanced over at Stella. She had been surprised by Sonny's accusation too, but she didn't know that Danny had voluntarily told him that he didn't have a Tanglewood tattoo. Mac forced his questions to the back of his mind while he focussed on finish up the interrogation.

The interrogation finished and Stella turned to Mac as soon as Sonny was lead out the door. "What do you make of that accusation?"

"I don't know what to make of the information. I'm going to go find Danny and have a talk with him, find out why Sonny made it a point to say that Danny knows the gang better then he has let on to us in the past. And I'm curious as to what Sonny meant about the 'odds'. You okay with wrapping up the paper work?"

Stella's voice was quiet and her eyes filled with concern, "Go ahead and don't jump ahead of the evidence."

Mac gave her a brief nod before walking out of the room and down the hall to the observation room. Danny turned to face him as he walked in the door. "We need to talk Mac." Danny said meeting Mac's eyes. Mac blinked. He hadn't thought that Danny would be willing to talk after apparently lying to him earlier when he hadn't had to admit anything. "My office?" Now why had that come out like a question, he was the boss and wanted answers, not excuses.

"Sure, I really don't want the whole city to know about this mess." Danny had the good sense to look embarrassed at least. Mac let Danny lead the way while he tried to figure out what Danny meant by that.

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