A NUMB3RS story by Debbie418uk that has Alan being framed for a murder he did not commit and Don and Charlie try to prove his innocence.
The story can be found on fanfiction.net:
It was completed on January 30, 2007.
Tropes for the fic:
- Clear Their Name: Alan is framed for the murder of Philip Breshears, a man from the Eppes family's past and Don and the team try to find the real killer with Charlie's help.
- Distressed Dude: Charlie is briefly this when the SUV he is in is taken by Mark,. Breshears' son and is held hostage before Don talks Mark down.
- It's Personal: The case for the Eppes family when Philip Breshears first beats and threatens Charlie, Alan getting blamed for Philip's death, which is related to a trial that Alan testified in and the brothers have to find the real killer before their father gets put in prison.
- Original Character: Philip Breshears, who was put in prison after uses inferior materials in a building that Alan was a planner for and testified against him.
- Patricide: It is revealed that Philip's son, Mark, was the one who killed him, which was actually doing Philip a favor anyway, as Philip was already dying of cancer anyway.
