Little Fish - Recap

The scene opens with Danny’s phone ringing. He answers it. It is Anna Zoltan, a girl known by Danny. She tells that she is scared. He tells that she needs to go to the station and that he will be there in a little bit. However, Anna tells that no one can help her and that “he” said so. Danny tries to get who “he” is, but she hangs up the phone. The next day, Baker talks to Frank and she tells that a robbery happened among other things. William Carter, an old partner of Frank’s, called and told that human remains were found that are from an old case that they used to work on together. She also tells that they found a floater. On the shore of the river, Renzulli and Jamie are on scene when a woman’s body is pulled from the river. They turn the woman around and it is Anna Zoltan from the beginning of the episode.

Sonny Malewski, a detective that worked with Joe, comes up and tells that Anna didn’t kill herself because the lacerations on her neck indicate something different. Frank meets with William and Frank tells that the remains of a boy were found is the same from their case. Frank is positive that it is Leo, a boy that was murdered years ago. Sonny inspects the body and he pulls out a piece of paper and finds that it is Danny’s phone number. He tells that Jamie should call him. Curatola and Danny talk about Anna calling him last night and she tells that Anna was good people even though she was a call girl and now she is dead. Frank looks at the past case evidence and Baker tries to talk to him, but he is too wrapped up in the case. He looks at a letter and asks if a man or woman wrote it. Baker tells that Leo Gate’s dental records match.

Curatola pulls up Anna’s phone records and there were no unusual calls, but the girls at the escort service tells that Anna was trying to get rid of one guy, Richard Hansen, kept sending her flowers to her. He is an attorney. Meanwhile, Frank visits the home of Mrs. Gates, Leo’s mother. He tells that they found Leo’s body and that he in fact was murdered. She tries to thank him and he tells her to wait until he catches the murderer. Danny and Curatola interview Hansen and he tells that he was with his daughter and he tells that he wouldn’t throw away his life. He confesses that he was a regular client of Anna’s and tells that another person was infatuated with Anna, her boss, John.

Baker goes over to Frank’s house and drops off files. Baker tells Henry that Frank is getting consumed with a Cold Case. Henry tells that he and the detective were at odds and that Frank was convinced that the kid was murdered. She tells that the head trauma was from a hammer and Henry tells that it is the losses that keep you up at night. Later, Jamie asks about Sonny and Renzulli tells that Sonny is badge-heavy and tells that if you are talking to Sonny, you better have one hand on your wallet. Frank gets home and Henry tells the files smell of the precinct. Henry asks if Frank misses it and he tells that he wasn’t done being a cop. Frank tells that he is trying to remember something about the case that he overlooked.

The next day, Curatola pulls up that the owner of the escort service was John Vega. He now owns another escort service. They visit him and he tells that he was with one of the girls last night all night long. At Frank’s office, Baker comes in and tells that no one saw Leo go into the building he was found in. Frank tells that if it moves, you duct-tape it, if it squeaks, you W-D-40 it, and if it’s stuck, you hit is with a hammer. He needs to talk to William Carter. Meanwhile, Danny and Curatola meet with Joline Domain, the girl that John said he was with and she doesn’t want to talk about it and tells that she was with John the entire night. However, they are not convinced. Frank calls William and he tells that he has Todd Connelly with him. Frank asks about Ted Wessel, the superintendent and William tells that he hasn’t found him yet. Frank tells that he needs to now.

John Vega has a record and they realize that Joline and Anna were friends. She tells that she wasn’t with John the entire night and tells that she can end up like Anna too. She tells that Anna told John that she would go to the cops. John tried to jump her and she told that John was after her. Anna was scared and they go to the station. Erin is there and Anna gives her testimony on how John strangled Anna. They go and pick up John and arrest him for murder. However, when they drop him off for processing, FBI agent Lamar tells that John is an informant for a crime family. Danny tells that John is getting arrested for murder. Agent Lamar threatens him not to mess with the FBI and Danny walks away. Erin comes in and John is requesting to hear the confession of Joline. That is a death sentence for Joline.

At dinner, Danny tells that the law needs to change for this situation of John wanting the witness testimony. She tells that it is the law. Danny tells that it is wrong and Erin knows it. Frank comes in and tells that it is the law. Later, Erin talks to Frank and Frank tells that she needs to get more on John and it will stick. In court, John’s attorney fights and the judge tells that she needs to leave it alone and his attorney tells that they want to post bail. Danny and Curatola visit Joline and she refuses to testify against John. Erin visits U.S. Attorney and he gives her tapes. She calls Danny about the new development. Danny and Curatola look through the tapes and it is surveilence of mobsters picking up escorts. However, Danny sees that one of the men is Judge Fenton, the judge who is in trial with John, the leader of the escort service that Judge Fenton uses. Meanwhile, the Mayor is upset that Frank missed an important meeting and Frank tells that he has important work. Frank gets a call from William telling that he found Ted Wessel. He tells him to bring him in.

Frank goes to the station and tells that he wants to talk to him. Frank shows the picture of Leo to him Ted and shares that Leo wanted to be a baseball player and tells that Frank realized that Ted’s hammer was missing on his toolbelt. After a while, Frank shows the letter that was written to Mrs. Gates apologizing for the crime and he confesses that he did the crime. Meanwhile in court, Judge Fenton is about to dismiss the case against John when Danny comes in and has Judge Fenton arrested. He smiles at FBI agent Lamar. Erin and Danny tell Frank that they are going to celebrate and Frank tells that he has to do something first. He goes to Mrs. Gates and tells that he caught the killer. She says thanks and Frank leaves.

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