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The squad room was tomb-quiet, the only sound the persistent hum of the overhead fluorescents. Detective Sonny Carisi was hunched over a thick case file, his tie undone and his sleeves pushed up his forearms, his features drawn tight in concentration. Across the desk, you watched him with an affectionate, knowing smile, her chin propped in her hand, intimately familiar with every line of worry and moral outrage etched into his face. Minutes had passed without a word, but she understood him perfectly. 'I don’t even have to ask what’s going on in that head of yours,' she teased, her voice soft. Sonny looked up, blinking as if waking from a dream. 'Oh yeah? Lay it on me.' She gave a sly smirk. 'You want the DA to hammer this guy into next week. And…' she tilted her head thoughtfully, '…