Hear Me

You Can't Beat Them Up For Answers

Clara couldn't believe herself right now. Yes, Matt was helping with the case and yes, she told him he could come in but she still didn't like it. And she wasn't sure if she'd regret it later.

"What did you learn about the Irish Mob?" He asks her.

She sets the file down, "not much, that's why I called you. We talked to the Collins brothers and one of them, Sean, was acting weird. He was angry we were there but there was a hint of paranoia there."

"Maybe he's paranoid about being arrested again?"

She shakes her head, "he wasn't surprised when I mentioned the murders or showed him the photos. Some people are good at compartmentalizing things but he looks like he recognized them... like he's seen them before," Clara brushes her hair from her face, "and the Irish Mob members itself? From what I can tell, they aren't directly responsible for the murders."

Matt nods, "I don't understand why Nesbitt wouldn't talk about it then."

"When I was there, Nesbitt seemed very willing to share." 

"You've talked to them?" He asks.

She nods, "I went to see them to talk about the murders." 

"They could've killed you, Clara," He says.

She sighs, "and this is why I didn't tell you. They wouldn't have killed me. I'm a cop."

Matt shakes his head, "but now they know you're looking into them."

"As far as they're concerned, I'm not looking into them. I'm looking into ex-members. Why are you getting so mad? You poked around in their business."

"Yes but I didn't give them my name. They know you're name!" 

Clara shakes her head and brushes her hair from her face, "I'm not going to do this right now with you. This is my job, you can't be the only one who saves people."

"That's not what I was saying..." he sighs, "I'm worried you're gonna get hurt."

"And how do you think I feel knowing you run around in a mask during the middle of the night?" She sighs, "just please stop, Matt. Stop worrying about me. I'll be fine..," she takes a deep breath, "but since we're on the topic, I got a list from Nesbitt. We questioned the ones on the list but nothing really came from it." 

He faces away, "what are the names?" 

"No," she shakes her head, "you can't beat them up for answers." 

"Why not?" Matt turns around quickly, "it's better than them hurting someone else!" 

Clara flexes her hand, clenching it into a fist, "I am not giving you the list. Look at what happened with the Russians! Look at how much it took to take them out and the collateral! You are not going after them!" 

He frowns, her comment about the Russians hitting particularly deep, and sits down, "what do you suppose we do, then?" 

"We do this without violence. I brought home all the files that we can go through... are you able to like smell the ink or something and read it?"