Sullivan does not betray Costello, but improving police deployment causes Costello's temper to make him slip up. Ending Version 1.
Sullivan does not betray Costello, but the improved police deployment causes Costello's temper to make him slip up. Ending Version 2.
Suppose Costello's lawyer never contacted Billy and just buried the stash or gave it to someone else? What then?
The Dragons decide to provide Diana with a safe haven, at least from Victor. But what about the ex Dark One?
Why should Billy have tamely accepted Sullivan's claim to have taken over from Queenan without real proof? In real life Billy would have decided to check Sullivan out.
Sullivan hacks into the files. The FBI details (chapter 9) are based on news reports of the time. Sullivan's fate, based on a reported sequal to The Departed and a certain comical real life documentary, seemed rather appropreate.
Sulllvan gets the informant list from Queenan, but not the results that he expects.
A couple of years before Gendry paddled towards Kings Landing, the White Council asked the Arcane Gold Dragon, Andrew Dracos, oldest of the Western Dragon Lords, to look into reports of Shadow activity in Westeros. For more background concerning Draconian skinchangers and their technomagical origins look under Once Upon a Time.
Billy finds out what Costello thinks of him while keeping Sullivan in the dark. Oh Oh.
Billy gets arrested on purpose after making Sullivan bleed.
Billy was really treated badly by the cops, to Dignum he was just garbage while Ellerby was seen acting and thinking like a thug. In fact, what's the difference between a cop and a crook? Only Queenan was decent to Billy. So what if Ellerby had been happy to let Dignum go ...
A hagiography of what is known about the origins of the Western Gold Dragon Clan. This may be of interest to scholars wishing to know more about the origins of the realms of the Enchanted Forest. There are big Elder Scrolls cross over elements, but its target is Once Upon A Time
What if Billy never sees the letter; after all, Sullivan was really careless leaving it lying about. Given his earlier efforts to keep it from view, he should have put it in his desk. Note, I wonder if the scriptwriter slipped up technically. The Departed is set in the 80's. CD's were very new then. Would a CD burner and copying facilities be that easy for Billy to get hold of?
How a young dragon got his first family teritory going by exploiting the local feudal resources, and a good deal of teenage dragon magic. Various crossover elements mainly from The Elder Scrolls and The Lord of The Rings