Jimmy arrived at Peter's office, located not far from Hughes's office, and passed by where Jones and the others were stationed. Jimmy greeted them, and even though their offices were close by, they barely had any interaction normally, as the work scope of Peter's team vastly differed from Jimmy's, with almost no overlap.

"Knock, knock," Peter's office door was ajar. Jimmy stood by the door, knocked, and said with a smile, "Hey, Peter, how have you been?"

Peter looked up and saw Jimmy, he waved with a smile, "Come in! Jimmy, what brings you here?"

Jimmy: "I've come for help, Peter."

Jimmy sat across from Peter, "Peter, do you know anyone familiar with the Yacht Club? I need to access several yacht clubs for some investigations."

Peter: "Investigation? What's it about?"

Jimmy: "Three murder cases, which took place along both banks of the Hudson River. We've found that several boats were present that evening, so we need to verify this and check the passenger lists from that time."

Peter shook his head: "That won't be easy. If it's just about getting in, that's not difficult. Someone could refer or accompany you. But if you plan to investigate inside, even if everything goes smoothly, and I can find someone to take you in, it's unlikely that they'll let you access those records. High-end clubs have very strict privacy protections for their members."

Jimmy responded with a wry smile and shook his head: "I wish it were different, but we're really short on leads now. The only possibility left might be the boats on the river. The large ships and cargo vessels can be ruled out as they can't dock. The only ones that could have docked are smaller boats; most of what we've seen were small yachts and fishing boats."

Peter: "Have you considered what to do once you get inside the club?"

Jimmy shook his head: "I have no clue; I've never been to these places."

Peter: "What about your new boss?"

Jimmy: "We've only been working together a few days; I'm not familiar with his habits. But I guess he's probably in the same boat, no pun intended."

Peter: "I'm not saying I don't want to help you, but, Jimmy, you need a comprehensive plan to ensure that the person I find won't be put in a difficult situation. You're looking for murder suspects, not stray cats on the street. You really need to think this through."

Jimmy sighed, realizing he had perhaps been too naive; investigating a case wasn't as simple as just walking over, asking a few questions, or stealing something to get a clue.

Feeling discouraged, Jimmy said goodbye to Peter and returned to his office, his efforts having been in vain so far.

Mahong: "Jimmy, how did it go?"

Jimmy shook his head, "Finding someone might not be difficult, but how will we carry out the investigation? Peter has some concerns about that."

Mahong closed his mouth and remained silent; he had thought about this issue before, hoping to find someone first and determine the extent they might access the club before deciding on the next steps. It now seemed they had to decide their plan earlier without any familiarity with the situation inside.

It wasn't surprising that Peter raised this issue—they really had no plan. Given the clues they had, using their authority to demand information would only be feasible with a warrant, which no judge would issue without any evidence.

Mahong: "I'll think it over; you work on something else for now."

Jimmy: "How about we first set up surveillance on the three clubs to determine who has been coming and going these past few days? It would be even better if we could identify them."

Mahong nodded, "Alright, we'll arrange that for now. Considering the spacing between these past three cases, the surveillance team might need to endure a few more days."

Jimmy: "That's their job, but the surveillance team isn't something I can direct, as you know."

Mahong: "I understand. Let's leave it at that."

Jimmy felt he had done his part; the idea was out there, the rest was beyond his control. He sat at his desk, began checking data, when suddenly Mahong spoke, "Jimmy, how many people do we have in our support team?"

Jimmy turned to Mahong: "There's no assigned agent, because we are essentially a part-time support team from the bureau. We just pull people when needed. There are many rookie and junior agents not assigned to any specific group, and those are the ones we can pull from."

Jimmy had never directed staff before since he lacked the necessary clearance, even for the surveillance team, which required approval from Hughes, let alone for Nick and the rookie agent he brought over, who were temporarily assigned by Hughes to support him.

When Chris was here, Jimmy would apply to him for surveillance team support. Chris, as team leader, had the authority to pull people, just like Ruiz.

Now that the Homicide Team had an official leader again, Mahong himself had the authority to pull people, though it seemed he wasn't aware of this situation, possibly Hughes had forgotten or something.

Mahong stood up, grabbed his suit, and strode out of the office. Jimmy glanced at Philicia, who hadn't moved, so it must be Mahong's personal matter. If she isn't stirred, it surely means Mahong was on his own thing.

Jimmy did some research on the three Yacht Clubs, partly for the current case, and partly because he had previously thought of renting a fishing boat to take Nia out, and now he was getting a head start on that.

After work, Jimmy arrived at the elevator. Just then, he bumped into Ruiz, who was also waiting. Ruiz nodded at him, and they headed to the underground parking garage together.

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