ext_8854 ([identity profile] msdaccxx.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2003-12-16 11:58 pm
Entry tags:

Shell Casing, by Scott (PG)

Fandom: HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: 11 Cents Fanfic Archive
Why this must be read:
This is a good, solid, meaty, case-based story. Our intrepid detectives, Bayliss and Pembleton race against time to locate some physical evidence in a case that looked to be a dunker but isn't actually as straightforward as it seems. Will they put the case down before Gee kicks their asses? This fic captures Tim and Frank at their quarrelsome best, with lots and lots of snark and a side-order of grudging respect. It also provides a fascinating insight into the resolutely unglamorous end of investigative work. This is our detectives detecting. It's a whole lot of dogged grunt work coupled with a tiny flash of inspiration that gets it done in the end.

Shell Casing

[identity profile] chicating.livejournal.com 2003-12-18 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved this, esp. "If you say anything about your back, I'll shoot you." BWAH!

[identity profile] chicating.livejournal.com 2003-12-18 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It's sad kind of...like working cold cases.