A/N
Hey yous. I really do not know where it came from, but this is what I've come up with. I hadn't intended on posting, but I gave a friend a sneak preview and she said this should definitely be posted. It's different from what we would usually read about Diane and Kurt, but I'll give more warnings down below.
Warning: Cussing, in some chapters more than others. Most of you will probably think this is AU. Also, I really took a liking to Adrian Boseman in TGF so I'm including him in this, just not as an attorney. I hope you guys will still like it. But just don't say I didn't warn you :P Will and Kalinda are also here.
Plotline: When Kurt is accused of committing a crime, can Diane clear his name on time?
Disclaimer: I ideas are mine, the show and characters aren't.
Author: LadyLockhart123
Right To Remain Silent
"Miss Lockhart, please step away from Mr. McVeigh!" a voice commands from behind.
Slowly, they turn around to find six guns pointing at them. They exchange a worried look, and Diane swallows hard.
"What the hell?" Kurt exclaims in disbelief.
The team leader in front of them, Detective Morrissey, takes a step forward. "I repeat. Step away from Mr. McVeigh." He tightens his grip on his weapon.
"Diane, do it," Kurt nods, noting the stubborn look on his wife's face. "Do it for me. I'll be fine."
She stares at him and she resignedly nods. Slowly, she backs way, never moving her eyes from his. Two cops grab her by the arms and shove her behind them, instantly training their weapons back on Kurt.
"Hey! No need to be so rough." Kurt glares at the two officers, but looks away when he sees Diane nod from behind them.
When he is sure Diane is out of harms way, Detective Morrissey spoke up. "Mr. McVeigh, place the weapon on the ground."
Kurt turns his attention back to the detective, confusion clearly written across his face. Slowly, he bends at the knees and gently sets the pistol on the ground and straightens up.
The detective nods. "Good. Now back away from the weapon."
Kurt takes a couple steps back, holding his hands up and away from his body, showing them that he is unarmed. Morrissey gestures at the ground with his gun.
"On your knees."
Keeping his eyes locked on the detective, Kurt places his hands on the back of his head and kneels on the ground. The six police officers, guns still trained on him, cautiously approach. Morrissey nods and three officers holster their weapons, rush ahead and roughly wrestle Kurt to the floor.
"Hey!" Diane exclaims, surging forward with anger burning in her eyes. "There's no need for that. He's not resisting."
Detective Morrissey whirls around and plants a hand on Diane's shoulder, stopping the attorney in her tracks. "Miss Lockhart, if you don't stay where you are, I will arrest you for interfering with an official police investigation. Either you can go back to the station under your own power or cuffed in the back of a cruiser like your spouse. Your choice."
Diane glares at the detective, then steps back, shrugging his grip off. She locks eyes with Kurt, who is pinned to the ground by two of the officers while being frisked by the third. He shakes his head. "Diane, don't."
She sighs and reluctantly takes another step back, respecting Kurt's wish even though she doesn't like it one bit. "Fine," she mutters.
"Smart move," Morrissey says. He leaves her standing where she is and goes to tower over Kurt. He casually rests one hand on his weapon. "Kurt McVeigh, you are under arrest for the murder of James Hill," he informs him and proceeds to read Kurt his rights.
Kurt's arms are roughly jerked down and behind his back, grimacing when the handcuffs were ratcheted too tightly around his wrists. Morrissey pauses in his recital while he is hauled unceremoniously to his feet. When both officers hold him securely, he continues. "Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?" He cocks his head to one side, gazing expectantly at him.
Kurt returns his gaze, unwavering. "I do."
Diane sighs silently, one hand across her midsection, supporting her other elbow with it. Her face is in her hand, her eyes closed. This couldn't be happening.
Morrissey nods at the two officers. They tighten their grip on his upper arms and begin to lead him out of the lab. Diane quickly grabs her bag from the counter and securely hangs it from her elbow as she follows suit. Diane fumes as she watches them 'help' Kurt into the back seat of the car. One puts his hand on his head to keep him from hitting it on the doorframe as he shoves him inside, and Diane angrily rolls her eyes.
Then, something fuels her anger even more and she stands right in front of Morrissey. "What do you think you're doing, Anthony?" She demands.
"I'm arresting…sorry…I arrested your spouse for murder," he says with an arrogant smile. "I just got a murderer off the streets and another one is dead. I'd say it's been a good day."
"If this is some vendetta against me, then I would quickly rethink what you're doing." She lowers her voice to a deadly tone.
"A vendetta against you, Miss Lockhart? I'm making my city a safer place by getting a criminal off the streets."
"You're making a big mistake, that's what you're making," Diane says in an even lower voice, straightening to her full height. "Kurt wouldn't hurt a fly, let alone kill anyone."
"There you are wrong. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a suspect to break." As he walks past Diane, Morrissey, on purpose, bumps into her. The two glare daggers at each other before the detective climbs into the front of the cruiser.
Diane, sensing his eyes on her, switches her attention to the back of the car. She gives Kurt a small smile and he mouths 'I'm okay'. She nods once and walks towards the car.
"Can I have a minute-"
"Ma'am-"
"Please." She demands, and the younger officer nods. She opens the door again and crouches so she could look him eye to eye. "I'm going to get you out of here. This is just a misunderstanding, but I will not let them get away with this. Do you understand me?"
"I'll be fine." He nods and she sighes sadly. She leans forward and Kurt expects a kiss, only for her to move her lips to his ear, her voice lowering to a whisper.
"Don't talk. Do not open your mouth. I know how this guy works and if you don't break he will, this is just a nobody trying to become a somebody, promise me you won't talk." She pulls back to look him in the eyes again.
"I promise." He nods and she leans forward, kissing him softly.
"Ma'am," The officer calls and places his arm on her elbow, pulling her away.
She goes reluctantly and stands back, her arms folded over her midsection, and watches in frustration as her husband is driven away.
When the remaining cars take off, Diane reaches into her bag and pulls out her phone.
"Kalinda." Diane hurries, rushing towards her car as she retrieves her keys from her bag. "Get me everything you can on a detective Anthony Morrissey and see if he has any connection to a James Hill."
"Yes, that's the one Kalinda." Diane nods and pulls away from the house, following the same route the squad cars have taken moments prior.
"Is Will still in court?" She asks and swears under her breath at the answer. "Get him to call me when he's finished, will you?"
"Oh and Kalinda, this stays between us, bill me privately." Diane finishes and tosses her phone onto the passenger seat, her fingers reflexively tightening on the steering wheel.
She drives at a steady pace, willing herself to stay a safe distance behind the squad cars. But after what feels like an eternity she pulls into park outside the police station. She sighs, begging to wake up from the nightmare they've just entered. Reaching across, she throws her phone into her bag and tosses the black accessory over her shoulder as she gets out of the vehicle.
As she approaches the doors, her phone begins to ring and she suspects it to be one person.
"Will,"
"Kalinda told me you needed me, what's up?" His voice comes out calmly and she moves over to stand in the corner, her hand tucked into her coat pocket, closing her eyes again.
"Kurt's been arrested."
"WHAT?" Will's voice reverberates through the firm. Everyone within hearing distance freezes, staring at him with a variety of expressions: shock from those who don't know him and concern from those who do.
His scowl deepens as he listens intently to what Diane is telling him. He's knows just how slimy Morrissey is, and he knows how much Morrissey has hated Diane ever since she damaged his reputation in court a few years back.
"That jackass. Do you want me there?"
"No, I need to see what they are going on first; if they have any real solid facts or if they're going on assumptions," She says, taking a breath. "Will. I, ah, I don't want anyone knowing about this."
"Don't worry about that. Right now, focus on getting Kurt out and we'll see what happens from there." He assures her, and she smiles gratefully.
"Thank you," She hangs up and finally enters the station just in time to see two officers guide Kurt to the nearest interrogation room down the hall.
She hurries towards the hallway, only to be stopped by another officer. She recognizes the guy immediately, and she breathes out in relief. "Adrian,"
"Diane," He greets her with a smile, "Chances seeing you down here,"
She smiles shortly. "I need your help."
"What can I do for you?" He nods towards the direction of his office, and Diane glances over her shoulder towards the interrogation room, managing to get a quick look at Kurt through the blinds. She follows him to his office, not uttering a word until the door is closed.
"My husband was arrested earlier, he was just brought in. But Adrian I know Kurt wouldn't kill anyone. Either there's been a misunderstanding or somebody is trying to set him up." She explains and takes a seat in front of the desk.
Adrian watches her closely, taking a seat behind his desk. "Who was the arresting officer?"
She sighs, "Anthony Morrissey,"
"Ooh," He knows just how these two people enjoy each other's company, and he knows just how vengeful the detective is. "Diane, you know I can't interfere with current investigations. This isn't my case."
Diane narrows her eyes.
"But you and I, along with many others, know what kind of asshole Morrissey is, and if I were his boss he would've been sacked a long time ago. I also know that you wouldn't have married a criminal if you're choice of career is to lock 'em up. So, what do you need?"
Diane's exhales with relief. "A copy of the evidence Anthony has on Kurt."
"I'll see what I can do." He nods affirmatively.
Diane places her palm to her forehead for a brief moment. "Thank you, Adrian. I-I don't-"
"Just get that husband of yours out of his chains and let me do the rest."
"Do you know when his arraignment will be?"
"I'm afraid not Diane. Who's representing him?"
"I don't know. Will maybe, I might even call Elsbeth."
"You know who I think should defend him?" Diane remains silent as she waits for an answer. "You."
She blinks slowly, "Me?"
"Mhm." He nods, raising his eyebrows.
"I'm too emotionally related to the case, Adrian. It wouldn't be a good idea." She leans forward on the table, resting her closed fist against her jaw.
"And you would be the one who'll fight the most."
She lets her gaze waver to the photograph on the wall to her right, thinking.
"I would be closer to the case?"
"Yes," He nods.
"I have something else to ask,"
"Shoot."
o-o-o
Inside the interrogation room, Kurt tries to make himself as comfortable as he can on the hard chair with his hands cuffed to the table. He let his eyes drift to the ceiling while he thought of the best way to worm out what they supposedly have on him without answering a single one of the questions.
"Don't talk. Do not open your mouth. I know how this guy works and if you don't break he will, this is just a nobody trying to become a somebody, promise me you won't talk."
Diane's voice echo's in his head and he swears to himself he'll keep his promise. The one thing that was confusing him was when she said she knew they guy. He doesn't allow himself to dwell on it, his main agenda is to do as she's said. After all, she's the lawyer not him.
"You're not going to talk, are you." The officer across the table mumbles, his cool nerve quickly diminishing at Kurt's silence. "We're done here. For now." The younger officer leaves the room, and Kurt hunches forwards.
It's going to be a long night.
Lordy I am nervous about this so some feedback would be nice! I'm sorry if this doesn't reveal much for now, but in the coming chapters some light will be revealed. Thanks for reading and if you leave a review :)