kinkapoodles
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I think if Rikki is able to let it go (I still don't think Danny was to blame though. I just think he should have checked on Ruben as soon as he called in the robbery), that Danny should at least try to let it go. If Rikki truly thought it was Danny's fault, she would have shot him in his own apartment with his own gun but it doesn't appear she holds him responsible at all.After seeing "All in the Family," I think the Ruben storyline would be done either way. It's essentially as resolved as it's ever going to be. Danny is going to have to find a way to live with the guilt, period. He holds himself to blame, for some valid reasons, and he can't explain those away or change what happened.
They almost all do it. Stella went to Mac about getting that equipment so she could get her HIV results faster and he did it. He even had Adam run the test.Not to mention it probably isn't acceptable to use the lab equipment for something personal.
I agree, it would have been a totally different episode and it wouldn't have been as good. I also think Mac would have used lab resources to help Danny but I don't think he would have let Danny take Rikki home. I think Mac would have insisted they take her in right then.With regards to Mac being involved--it would have been a totally different episode, so I'm glad he wasn't. But I think he would have used lab resources to look for Danny. Mac, despite his tough love routine--which makes Flack look like a puppy in this episode; sorry, Flack, you're way more lenient with Danny than Mac ever would have been--does care deeply for Danny.