Spoilers for Season 1 and Season 2 especially Don't Cry for Me Albuquerque.

Thanks to Kathiann and Bujyo for betaing this story.

Still don't own the characters.

Unsuspected

Marshall sat separated from Mary's family as they continued to wait for the doctor to let them know how the surgery went; Mary had been in the operating room for a couple of hours and he was getting antsy to hear anything even though they had been warned it could take some time to repair the damage the bullet had done.

The waiting room was completely quiet which seemed odd to Marshall since Mary's family always had some kind of commotion going on around them. A few seconds later the silence was shattered by the sound of his cell phone ringing which drew everyone's attention to him. Looking at the caller id he noted it was Stan. Getting up he excused himself from the room.

"There's no word yet Stan." Marshall replied immediately as he answered the phone.

"I need you to come to the police station; we have another lead on the possible shooter. We're going after him tonight." Stan informed.

"Alright, let me tell Mary's family first so they can leave a message if there's an update." Marshall hung up and headed back into the waiting room.

They all once again looked at him in anticipation. "I have to go for awhile can you call if there's an update?" Marshall asked.

Brandi and Jinx nodded before Brandi asked. "Are you going after the person who shot her?"

"They have a lead we're following up on it; I can't guarantee anything at the moment. We'll get the person Brandi but sometimes it takes awhile." Marshall answered honestly.

Dershowitz was gathering the information for the bust they were setting tonight to capture Mary's suspected shooter. He was getting ready to hold a debriefing with the team going in after the suspect. The team included Marshall, who should be arriving soon as Stan McQueen had insisted that the marshals be in on the take down. Dershowitz had tried to talk him out of it; he trusted Marshall but knew full well the man was emotionally attached to the outcome. While he handled the interrogation of the gang leader just fine he wasn't sure how much longer Marshall could keep it together.

Marshall walked into the room just as the last thought passed through Bobby D's mind. "Marshall any word?"

"Still in surgery but they said it could take awhile and her family promised to send an update when they hear something." Marshall replied. "What do you have?"

"We received an anonymous tip that the guy who had been driving a red sports car around the neighborhood earlier that day was responsible for the shooting." Bobby D replied. "We looked into the tip and the guy driving the car and is trying to take over the neighborhood business. He was purchasing the merchandise to equal its quality. The way it looks is he figured on getting the gang in trouble with the police and it would be bad for the gang's business and he could work his way into their customer base."

"There was a guy who drove by and exchanged cash for drugs while we were at the house earlier that day." Marshall recalled. "He was in and out with the transaction but stared at Mary and me as he drove off."

"He's supposed to be at a car repair shop tonight conducting some business; we're going to raid the shop and see if we can't get some information from him. The debriefing is in a few minutes; you sure you're up for this?" Dershowitz asked concerned.

"I can do my job Dershowitz." Marshall stated firmly.

"No offense friend; just need to make sure your head is with us and not at the hospital."

"I'll be fine." Marshall was adamant; there was no way he was being left behind.

Stan showed up a half an hour later at the precinct and walked into the debriefing taking a seat next to Marshall.

Dershowitz moved to the front of the room and started the debriefing. "Alright everybody listen up; the suspect is expected to arrive around seven o'clock tonight. The groups involved in the meeting are to be considered armed and dangerous. There are two entrances into the shop; McQueen, Mann, Simmons, Wilcox, and I will be going through the front entrance while Evans, Owens, Perkins, Avery, and Turcott are going in the back. We want the suspects alive for interrogation. We head out in a half hour; you've all been given a copy of the layout of the car shop. Are there any questions?"

Stan stopped Marshall as he headed out. "I need you to promise me that you will be you and not let your emotions get in the way."

"I promise Stan; I'll do my job the way I've always done it." Marshall stated frustrated.

"Alright; I'll drive since we have to come back for the interrogation." Stan stated leaving no room for argument.

"Fine, but I have to grab my vest out of the truck." Marshall replied as they headed out of the precinct.

Marshall grabbed what he needed and they headed out towards the car shop neither saying anything as they focused on the task ahead and tried to keep the images of Mary out of their heads. All the vehicles approached with no sirens on and parked a slight distance away from the auto repair shop. Marshall, Stan, and Dershowitz went behind Simmons who had the battering ram to open the door while Wilcox brought up the rear.

Marshall pointed at the red car outside the door. "That's the car we saw stop by the gang."

Simmons rammed the door and the four men entered with Simmons coming in last. "Albuquerque P.D.; nobody move." Dershowitz shouted as the four young men doing business began to split up to try and make a break out of the building.

Marshall noticed the one from the red car and pointed to Stan; the two took off in the direction the man was heading. Stan signaled for Marshall to go to his left and Stan headed towards the right effectively blocking him off. The man realized it too late as he turned and saw Marshall pointing his gun at him; looking behind him while trying to debate if he could get away he noted Stan moving forward with his gun aimed at him.

The man raised his hands in surrender just as Bobby D rounded the corner and began to cuff him and read him his rights. "This guy?" He asked Marshall.

"Yeah that's him." Marshall acknowledged. "Did you get the rest of them?"

"All the suspects have been caught and are being taken back to the station. I'm assuming the two of you are coming for the interrogation?" Dershowitz knew they would.

"Wouldn't miss it." Marshall answered.

Peter had showed up and Brandi sat leaning her head against his shoulder waiting unable to stand the not knowing Jinx and Raph had fallen asleep while waiting for the doctor to come and give them information.; when the doctor finally entered they began to rouse Jinx and Raph.

The doctor took a seat giving them a chance to clear their sleep filled minds. "The surgery went well; we have managed to repair all the damage and barring unforeseen complications the wounds will heal. We induced a coma in order to prevent her from moving around and possibly damaging the repairs. We won't know abut brain damage as I stated after her initial surgery as that can't be determined until she comes out of the coma."

"When will she wake up?" Jinx asked.

"When we determine it's safe for her we will take her off the drugs that are keeping her in the coma." The doctor answered.

"She'll be moved to a private room shortly and then you will be allowed to see her but no more than two people at a time."

Brandi got up and headed towards the door. "I'll be right back, I promised Marshall I'd let him know what's happening." The rest nodded.

Brandi waited for Marshall to pick up the call.

Marshall and Stan had just parked at the precinct when his phone began to ring; looking at the caller id he quickly answered. "Brandi is Mary alright?"

Brandi sniffed before answering. "She made it through the surgery but they induced a coma. They repaired everything and if there are no complications than they expect the wounds to heal. They don't know when she'll wake up. We can visit here in two's as soon as they move her to a private room."

"Thanks Brandi; I'll be back as soon as possible." Marshall told her before hanging up and relaying the information to Stan.

Dershowitz led the suspects into separate interrogation rooms and waited for Stan and Marshall to appear before interrogating the one Marshall indicated was driving the car by the house.

Stan and Marshall made their way to Dershowitz; they were about to enter the interrogation room when a commotion behind them as caught their attention.

"Detective Dershowitz?" One of the men questioned.

Bobby D turned towards the two men. "What can I do for you?"

They flashed their badges at him. "We're with the FBI; you've arrested one of our undercover officers Derek Jones and he needs to be released immediately."

"Which one?" Marshall asked getting a bad feeling about this.

The man looked into the room they were about to enter. "That would be him."

"That man has been indicated in the shooting of a U.S. Marshal." Stan seethed. "He's going to have to explain that."

"Actually he won't have to the night of Marshal Shannon's shooting he was meeting with us to give us the information that he had obtained thus far. There's no way he could've shot her." The one agent stated plainly.

"Do you have proof?" Marshall demanded not trusting them where Mary was concerned.

"We just told you he was with us." The FBI agent stated.

"Well your word doesn't mean a whole lot around here; not after the troubles your associate caused the Shannon family in the past." Stan reminded them. "Setting members of their family up doesn't bode well with us."

"Agent O'Connor had a legitimate right to investigate that family." The agent exclaimed.

"The first time I'd agree that he had a right to question Brandi Shannon but the second time around was nothing more than a set up for her to confess to a crime she didn't commit." Marshall seethed.

The two agents knew that they couldn't argue that point. "Fine but we'll be in the room with Derek."

"No you will be in the observation room listening while he talks to us." Stan informed them.

Dershowitz stayed out of the argument wisely and led the men to the observation room while Stan and Marshall went into the interrogation room and took a seat across from the undercover agent.

He looked up at Marshall and Stan. "I have nothing to say to either of you."

"Lose the undercover attitude son because I have a witness that puts you as the shooter of Marshal Shannon. Your alleged alibi with the people you report to could easily be damaged by your department's proven biased against Marshal Shannon's family." Stan stated firmly.

"I had nothing to do with that. Word on the street is that you're all looking for a gang member responsible and no one is claiming responsibility. There is a lot of finger pointing going on to try and get rid of some of the competition but everyone is denying it. I was talking to my contact within the department that day. Don't believe me call them." Derek stated firmly.

"They're already here to pull your butt out of the fire." Stan stated.

"Look I can pass information on if I hear who shot her but right now I'm thinking you need to broaden your search." Derek offered.

"Give us a number to be able to get in touch with you; you're still not off the hook yet." Stan warned.

They let him out of the room after getting the information on how to get him when needed. Marshall looked to Stan. "Why is the FBI involved in this again and don't tell me it's a coincidence."

"Marshall I know that we've had problems with O'Connor but they aren't all him. They're working their own sting for something and that is probably going after the gangs. We might have to work with them to find the shooter. In the meantime if he's right and this isn't about the gang and Francesca; then we need to start digging through Mary's past cases." Stan knew Marshall was worn thin as it is. "Let's go back to the office and see if we can narrow it down."