A/N: This is my first story. Especially a buddy cop drama. Be gentle
At the Citadel. Ricks, Mortys and now Pearls are living on the Citadel after it was mostly repaired for the 2nd time. And now with a Morty for a President there have been many changes, some good and some bad, depending from your point of view.
At a police station a young Cop Morty got promoted,he entered the briefing room and was greeted by Lieutenant of the Vice desk,who was a Rick
"Morty Smith, welcome to Vice." Lieutenant Rick says as he shakes the Mortys hand. He then gestures towards a Pearl as he tells the Morty "This is your new partner Pearl C-400. Take a seat."
He and the other cops sit in the briefing room. The Lieutenant Rick continues
"A special request was made to transfer you to Ad Vice. We need a man with your kind of vigor on this desk,son. We have two dead Mortys, found in an apartment this morning in 6th and *burp* Avenue. Number 3785 apartment 5"
"We got better things to be doing than wasting our time on two dead junkie yellow shirts" Pearl C-400 says disinterested. Appearance wise, she is like our 'average Pearl' only she's yellow and wears a police uniform
The Lieutenant Rick walked over to her desk and slamed his hands on the desk
"Did I ask an opinion Detective?! Two Mortys dead and high on illegal Kalaxian Crystals. That makes it an Ad Vice case. Beat it!"
"Yes sir" Pearl C-400 says quietly and disgruntled as she and her new partner Morty get up and leave.
As they leave the police station and go to their police car, Cop Morty speaks up
"You and the Lieutenant have some history?" he asked curiously
"You could say that. We used to be partners" Pearl answers,but quickly changes the subject
"So you're working with the big boys now Morty"
"I guess so. I thought Homicide was the big thing" Morty said unsure of himself
"That may be the case. I asked for you personally R-552. I had to pull a few strings to get you over to Ad Vice. I saw your potential and I had to get you before they issued me another Rick partner. My first partner was the best one, he was a Morty too...only he was err... chubbier" Pearl said,but stopped herself from telling too much
Now even more curious, Morty asks "What happened to him?"
The two exited the police station and stopped before their car. Pearl then explains to him,albeit very briefly and gives him a quiet and abridged version of the story
"We used to work in Burglary, only I got promoted here to Vice and he didnt. Apparently the Ricks thought that a Pearl was 'more suitable' to work here. Later my old partner gets killed by his Rick partner,shot in the head. And the killer gets away scot free. He's still working here. Only he works on Traffic cases"
And then once again when it came to talking about her partners, she changed the subject
"But enough about me. Lets talk about you. You're here at Vice!So how does it feel?"
"The Lieutenant seems to think Im doing ok" Morty answered her honestly
Pearl was slightly surprised by the answer ...or lack of , so she tried to reassure him that he's gonna be fine with her "Ok? Dont get all humble on me R-552. I saw the cases you worked at and I saw your partners. Ricks C-417 and T-496 couldn't work a Vice case if their lives depended on it. C-417 is a pushover and T-496's a drunk. Just stick with me kiddo and we'll go places"
She entered the vehicle and allowed Morty to take the wheel
Meanwhile,back at the Police Station,in another room with the Traffic Department,a Rookie Cop Pearl was getting assigned to her new partner. The Captain of the Traffic Department,whos of course a Rick,assigns the Pearl her new partner
"C-653, I'm partnering you with Rick C-937." Captain Rick said
"I don't do partners. " Cop Rick said
Captain Rick quickly answers Cop Rick
"You do now, C-937."
And then adresses the new Rookie Cop Pearl "You two should get along just fine. Rick will show you the ropes, Pearl."
"This is Traffic. There are no ropes" the Rick said
"It shouldn't take long, then. Now, listen you two. You have a new case, two Pearls, possible drink drive" Captain Rick assigns the two on their first case
"How is that a case?" Cop Rick asks
A very faint reply in the background,probably from a more seasoned cop says "It isnt!"
"One of them says she was drugged and someone tried to kill her" Captain Rick tells him
"Where did this take place?" Cop Pearl asked
"Thats the bit you're gonna love. One block south from here and then turn right, you can't miss it" Captain Rick said
"What?" Cop Rick said in disbelief that the crime scene was actually close to the station
"Hop to it,we got a case to close" Captain Rick dismisses them
The two cops then leave the police station. Cop Pearl offered to drive to the crime scene.
The ride to there was short and quiet,honestly,they could have arrived on foot, but chances are that they would need the car anyway for any new leads they get. So far, Pearls new partner didnt utter a word. Until... "Stop right ahead"
Which she did.
She thought to herself that her partner was giving her a silent treatment,only talking about work and stuff.
Cop Rick then instructed her to check the crime scene,which is a vehicle that crashed into a building, while he talks to a Cop Morty who was at the crime scene
Cop Pearl approaches the crashed vehicle and investigates it a bit on her own before turning attention to the Forensic Rick
"Looks like they're lucky they werent more badly injured...or cracked" Pearl thinks out loud after investigating the crashed vehicle
She then turned her attention to some evidence that the Forensic Rick found. She picked up some cloth that was torn and examined it. It was underwear and some other torn cloth. Pearl thought,gems dont need clothes, they shapeshift them. But then she thought how the idea of appearance modifiers that aren't melded to your body is an attractive idea to some gems. She remembered the Peridot of her universe getting giddy when she tried underwear at the Barn
She then talks to Forensic Rick "They've been torn off. Where did you find them?"
He answers "They were stuffed in the passangers purse. I'll run a trace for semen when I get back to the lab. "
Cop Pearl takes a look at another piece of evidence,it was a letter. She read it which revealed that the passenger was a runaway
"She's a long way from home" Cop Pearl commented
After her own little examination to talked to Forensic Rick
"Drunk driver?" she asked
"Maybe not" Forensic Rick said,holding something in his hand
Cop Pearl raised her brow "How so?"
"Well a head I found without a body piqued my interest. See what you think" he hands over the small skull to test the Rookie's skills
Cop Pearl examines it
"Hmm, this isnt real. I think its supposed to be like a curio or some kind of movie prop. ...
So we can rule out the murder angle?"
"No,you can rule it in. That thing was wedging the accelerator to the floor. Whoever did it,wanted those gems dead" he tells her
Cop Pearl thanks him and hands him back the movie prop and goes back to her partner so they can question the victim.
She sees her partner was just about to start that
"Pearl T-46,we would like to ask you a few questions,if that's ok?" Cop Rick asked
Pearl T-46 was similar to basically any Pearl, only she was pink and a lot fancier than other Pearls. She just smiled and nodded to Cop Rick
Cop Rick asks "Can you tell us what happened here?"
"You're kind of cute for a cop. Maybe a bit on the serious side" Pearl T-46 says as she tries to flirt with Cop Rick
Cop Pearl decided to step in to stop T-46's advances on her partner "Excuse me,you didn't answ-"
But to no avail,she got cut off by T-46
"You? I dont like. Keep out of this"
Cop Rick then asked "We understand you're still suffering from the effects of the accident Pearl. The officer says that you claim that you were drugged. Who did this to you?"
"I cant remember" Pearl T-46 answered
This Pearl may be an actress,but like any other Pearl, she was not fooling anyone with her lies
"Its a serious offence to withhold information from the police during a criminal investigation,madam" Cop Rick says
"Call me Pearl... you'remaking me feel like an old lady. And dont bother your handsome head about this. My friend will settle the score with a certain Movie Producer Rick" Pearl answered,but avoided giving any vital information
"What can you tell us about the passenger in your car?" Cop Rick asked
"Pearl from Dimension L-950, Poor Pearl. She's an overcooked Pearl,you see? Can you believe it has only been 13 years since she emerged from the ground? Her injector must have really malfunctioned, but I digress. Its been a rough day for her. She's desperate to break into movies. What more can I say?" Pearl T-46 said
Cop Pearl intervened "I think you're lying T-46, I think something happened to L-950 before the crash"
"I'm offended. Do you have any proof" Pearl T-46 said nonchalantly
"L-950's undergarments were physically torn from her body!" Cop Pearl said with a slightly raised tone
Pearl T-48 sighed and said "She wanted to go to a casting. I took her to a casting. Whatever happened to her after that is between her and that one Movie Producer Rick"
Cop Pearl noticed that T-46 was irritated and prefered to be questioned by Cop Rick. Cop Pearl glanced at her partner, as if asking for permission to continue questioning the Pearl or at least ask one more question.
Cop Rick nodded and allowed the Rookie Cop to take over for a but while he observes
"We found a prop head. It was used to temper with your car" Cop Pearl said
"You see. I normally dont drive to into buildings. The last thing I remember is getting behind the wheel" Pearl T-46 told her,trying to end this
"Its obviously some kind of movie prop. You must know where it came from" Cop Pearl continued to press on
"In case you havent noticed, I'm the talent. And the talent doesnt deal with movie props or sets or any kind of stuff like that. Why dont you ask that Movie Producer Rick,which prop house he uses?" Pearl T-46 was very annoyed now at this point.
"You've been mentioning a Movie Producer Rick. I think you know by now that there are many Ricks and many Movie Producers, which Rick is it specifically and do you think he might have something with this?" Cop Rick then asked
"Rick from dimension R-778 to be specific. As for his involvement you just leave it to me and my friend. We'll worry about that" Pearl T-46 reassures Cop Rick
"I want to know what happened between you two that made him want to commit a double murder" Cop Rick says
"He offered me a part in his movie, then he withdrew it. Fact is,we had a deal. I pressed him on it and this is where I end up" Pearl T-46 answers him
"I see. Well I think its in everyones best interest if you were accompanied by officer Morty back to the Hospital" Cop Rick tells her
"Im going to be ok,officer. These guys can take me home after my lawyer and I have talked to the newshounds" Pearl T-46 smiled
"Miss,you are still under the influence of narcotics and you are likely to go in shock once the drugs wear off" Cop Rick warned her
"Its nice of you to be concerned. But I dont want to take your time,I'm sure you have to be elsewhere" Pearl T-46 said as the conversation ended
The two cops then decided to go to the hospital to check on the other victim. They drove to the hospital and approached a Receptionist Morty
"Hello, Pearl C-653. Here to interview Pearl L-950" Cop Pearl says as she shows her police badge
Receptionist Morty looks at his papers "Pearl L-950. Oh yes,she's in the room right behind you,officer"
The two then enter L-950's room.
"You're feeling better since this morning,Pearl?" Cop Pearl asks
"A little,my head still feels swimmy" Pearl L-950 says as she lays in the hospital bed
At the foot of her bed,Cop Pearl takes an examination report and reads it. From it she gets that L-950 had head trauma and some damage sustained in car accident, residual traces of chloral hydrate,which would suggest she was drugged. Bruises to a certain area which would suggest criminal abuse
The two officers are then ready to question the victim
"Hello Pearl. My name is Pearl C-653. I'm a policewoman. I'd like to talk to you about the accident if thats ok" Cop Pearl kindly asks
"Umm..ok" the small overcooked Pearl says a bit nervously
"Can you tell me what you remember about the crash?" Cop Pearl asks
"Its all kind of fuzzy. I remember waking up here. Nothing happened yesterday" Pearl L-950 said
The fact she said nothing happened yesterday before anyone brought it up was a telltale sign that she was lying about something
"Tell the truth,Pearl. Why the big cover up?" Cop Pearl asks patiently
"Im not lying to you" Pearl L-950 says,trying to sound reassuring as if nothing happened
"We found your torn undergarments in your purse, Pearl. You need to tell us what happened" Cop Pearl says
"The doctor told me what happened..I...I didnt want that. I just wanted to be a star. To be in movies. I told T-46 what happened and she told me to toughen up. That that was the price of stardom" Pearl L-950 says
"Did she now? That cold hearted bitch" Cop Rick says
"It wasnt her fault!...It...It wasnt my first time. I had a boyfriend back home, but we broke up" Pearl L-950 tried to defend T-46
"Even if you consented Pearl, you're still under age according to the Citadels laws,younger than a Morty too. We need to get in touch with your guardians. To tell them what happened" Cop Pearl says
"Oh you dont need to worry. They sent me to stay with T-46. They trust her to take care of me" Pearl L-950 said, but as many other Pearls,she wasnt much of a liar, she couldnt even look at the two in the eyes
"You're lying. How are we going to make this right if you lie to us?" Cop Pearl said
"Please,why would I lie to you" L-950 nervously smiled and once again looked away
"Because you're a runaway and you dont have your guardians permission to be here. Now do you want to tell us what really happened?" Cop Pearl asks patiently
"I went with T-46 to this strange place... its difficult to remember. Someone gave me a drink to calm my nerves and then I felt faint. I think I must have passed out then" Pearl L-950 says
"How did you meet Rick R-778?" Cop Pearl asks
"Well,Pearl T-46 is a big movie star. You probably know that. She's doing a new movie now" Pearl L-950 says
"Whats the story between Rick R-778 and Pearl T-46? Why does he want you two dead?" Cop Pearl asks
"What? That cant be true! Rick seemed very happy today... or...yestreday, I guess" Pearl L-950 says
"And thats why he wedged a prop against the accelerator pedal so you two could crash and burn?" Cop Pearl asked
"I overheard T-46 speaking to him on the phone a couple of times. Yelling actually. She can be very hard sometimes. But they seemed ok yesterday, like they worked things out" Pearl L-950 says
"I know what happened to you. But where exactly did it take place?" Cop Pearl asked
"Please...its scary. Its hard to remember anything" Pearl L-950 says
"Pearl,I really need you to help me here. Calm down,relax,close your eyes and think" Cop Pearl suggests
Pearl L-950 thought for a moment. "I remember a film reel"
"In...a room?" Cop Pearl said unsure what to think about that
"N-No it was infront of a building." Pearl L-950 tried to remember
"I know what she's talking about. Its a prop store,with a really generic name. I can take us there" Cop Rick finally spoke up as he was done writting notes
"Oh? Ok then" Cop Pearl says and then finished questioning L-950 and gave her a card
"Thank you Pearl,you've been a big help. Here's my card,if you need some help or you need anything,just get in touch,ok?"
Pearl L-950 takes it "Ok...I guess."
"I think it might be a good idea if you went back home 'til you felt better" Cop Pearl suggested
"I cant do that officer. What if I get the part in the movie and Im not there?" Pearl L-950 says
Cop Pearl sighed hearing that
"Lets go Pearl" Cop Rick said
The two left the hospital and entered their car and were about to drive off, until they saw Pearl T-46 with a Rick
"Who the hell is that?" Cop Rick asks
"Must be her lawyer." Cop Pearl said
"I dont like it. Why is she in such a hurry? We should follow her" Cop Rick said
The two cops follow her. They drive not too close and not too far away from them
As the two follow Pearl T-46's car, Cop Pearl made a comment to break the silence "She's definitely up to something."
Cop Rick nods
"She seems to have made a remarkably speedy recovery" he says as he follows the vehicle
Cop Pearl tried to make a conversation, but with not much success. As if her partner didnt want to get attached to her or something
Eventually the vehicle stops infront of a cafe. Pearl T-46 leaves the car and goes to the cafe.
"Great, how are we gonna follow her now. We're too noticable" Cop Rick says,because their uniforms are a telltale that they're cops,not the best thing for undercover business.
But while he was talking, Cop Pearl was already taking off her police vest and her police uniform
"I'll go. I can fit in there easily" Cop Pearl says as she uses her shapeshifting power to change her outfit to get the more usual Crystal Gem look.
She gets out of the police car and takes a newspaper with her
"I'll be back soon, dont worry" Cop Pearl leaves, but quickly comes back and takes her police badge with her "Just in case things go south... o-or something"
Cop Pearl then leaves for real and enters the cafe
She sits at a table and 'reads' the newspaper. She's in 'incognito mode' and keeps an eye on Pearl T-46
Pearl T-46 borrowed a phone from Barista Morty,and then she called someone,probably her 'friend' she mentioned before. Cop Pearl listens in
"Hey Big P?" Pearl T-46 quietly calls someone
Cop Pearl cant hear what the person on the other line says, but she hopes she can piece together something just by hearing T-46
"No! I dont want him taught a lesson. You know what I want!" Pearl T-46 demands
While Pearl T-46 talks,a Waiter Morty comes up to Cop Pearl and asks her what does she want to order. Cop Pearl discreetly flashed her police badge and motioned the Waiter Morty to continue along as if nothing happened. With luck Pearl T-46 didnt notice this
"Well make someone else do it! You know people here,dont you? Then make some calls!" Pearl T-46 demands something very angrily
Cop Pearl thinks whats going on. Her person of interest got here and called from someone elses phone, so the police wouldnt look at her phone for who she called. Cop Pearl thought how T-46 called the other person Big P. Was that a nickname for a Pearl? Definately. But there are tons of Pearls. Before she pondered more. Cop Pearl listened
"Im going to be very clear about this. You get this done or I'm-" Pearl T-46 wanted to make a threat,but seems she was cut off by the one at the other line,who by the look of T-46's face was way more threatening
Cop Pearl waits to see what will happen next. Listening in, Cop Pearl overhears the adress where Rick R-778 lives. Another thing she hears from T-46 is "Sure, I got the USB stick. Ok ok. I get it. See ya later, bye"
Pearl T-46 returns the phone to Morty and leaves the cafe. Cop Pearl soon does the same and enters the car,putting back her uniform
"So whats the story? Im guessing she didnt stop for light refreshments" Cop Rick asks as he drives away
"She made a call to some 'Big P'. Sounds like R-778 has a load of trouble heading his way." Cop Pearl says and then tells her partner the adress
"We better step on it." Cop Rick then hurries
"If he's got any sense,he'll be far away from home as possible" Cop Pearl says
"If he had any sense, he wouldnt have tried killing off T-46 in the first place. That 'Big P' you mentioned. Thats Big Pearl. And if T-46 is associated with her, then Big Pearl will break that guys legs just for looking at T-46 the wrong way." Cop Rick says as he drives
Cop Pearl didnt expect Cop Rick saying anything after her. She then wanted to continue the conversation,so she asked "What did you think of L-950? You believe her story?"
"I think that fucking bitch sold her out" Cop Rick says
"Hm...you're right. T-46 might be a victim in this case,but she's sure a guilty party. She said that R-778 tried to kill her. And she said she wanted to be in a movie really badly,but didnt get the part. She also told Big Pearl that she doesnt want the guy taught a lesson,but something else. That something else could be she the movie role she wants. And she also told Big Pearl over the phone that she has an USB stick" Cop Pearl recaps
"I dont know,maybe she wanted to blackmail the guy" Cop Rick made a random guess as they arrived at the location.
As they were about to leave,they hear dispatch tell them from the radio that theres a 415 at their location
From that,they hurry to R-778's place
"Y-You the cops? I tried to stop them. I-Its room 503,left of the elevator" a Morty tells them
The two then went and took the elevator. Once they arrived on the right floor, they heard noise, like someone was trashing a place. They got ready and Cop Rick kicked the door down
"Give it up! CPD!" Cop Rick says
But the two intruders which were a Pearl and a Morty just attack the two cops. The Morty that attacked Cop Pearl was just kicked in the face by her. And then swiftly Cop Pearl took out her police issued Gem Destabilizer to poof the Pearl that went after Rick.
With the Intruder Morty alone they easily handcuff him,and Cop Pearl bubbled away the Intruder Pearl.
After Cop Rick made a call,other officers arrived to take Intruder Morty away to lock him up.
Cop Pearl noticed that Cop Rick is glad that the criminals werent killed or anything.
She reads him like a book, but she figures it must be something related to his last partner. Maybe he's finally warming up to her?Well,thats what she hopes
"Are you alright miss?" Cop Rick asked a Pearl that lived there
"I'm alright now,sir" Housewife Pearl told him
"Still, I think you should sit down,ma'am" Cop Rick says
"Yes...yes...Forgive me,officers. I'm very flushed. I'll just sit down for a moment" Housewife Pearl says as she finds a place to sit
"Thats perfectly normal ma'am. Take a moment while we look around" Cop Rick tells her
"Yes,thank you. I'll be here...and try not to think about this awful awful mess" the Pearl sighs
The two cops then look around the apartment to try and find some clues.
Looking around Cop Rick finds a 20,000$ check adressed to a 'Pearl M-639' .
Meanwhile Cop Pearl picks up a photo of a Rick and a Morty,standing infront of the same prop store Pearl L-950 described,a film reel on the front of the building
"Excuse me miss..." Cop Pearl started
"Oh,sorry. I know this whole life at the Citadel and alternative dimensions and alternative selves made things a bit confusing. I'm Pearl A-836" Pearl A-836 introdouced herself
"Its ok,I understand. I'm still getting used to this life here. But who are exactly these people in the picture? You know,with all these Ricks and Mortys, I need to know,perhaps they hold the answers we need" Cop Pearl elaborates
"My husband Rick R-778 and Morty L-286. They work together on occasion. Thats L-286's shop" Pearl A-836 tells her
After a bit of searching around the apartment,the two cops are ready to question Pearl A-836
"Those intruders, we believe they work for Big Pearl. Do you know the name?" Cop Rick asks
" should I?" Pearl A-836 answers the question,with a question
"Pearl T-46 works with Big Pearl. Have you heard of her?" Cop Rick asks
"Tch...That slut. She's been badgering my husband for days. Can you believe that?" Pearl A-836 says,annoyed
"T-46 says that your husband tried to kill her and her friend last night. I think you should tell us what you know" Cop Rick says
"My husband's a movie producer. This has something to do with his new movie. He doesnt include me in his business" Pearl A-836 says
"Pearl T-46 says she had a deal to be in his new movie" Cop Rick says
"And my husband told her repeatedly 'no'. He had Pearl T-93 lined up for the role. Thats how he got the finance. But T-46 made all kinds of threats. She was very very rude to me" Pearl A-836 says
"You know Pearl T-46?" Cop Rick asks
"We were both acting in a same movie a few years back. Thats how I met my husband" Pearl A-836 says
"Where can we find him,ma'am?" Cop Rick asks
"He told me that he'd be on set. Thats all I know" Pearl A-836 answers
"Either we find him or Big Pearls people do. If you care for him,you should make sure that we find him first" Cop Rick says
"I do care for him, but I dont know where he'd go if he was in any trouble. Morty L-286 might know" Pearl A-836 says
"Why is your husband paying paying Pearl M-639 20,000$?" Cop Rick asks
"Her? L-286's ex wife? Are you sure?" she asks as if she didnt know this
"You're lying. We know its some kind of payoff. You know exactly what the money is for and who it's getting paid to" Cop Rick says
"Do I? Would you like to prove that,sir?" Pearl A-836 says
"Your husband looks like he's being blackmailed. They obviously have something on him if he's prepared to kill to cover it up. Why is the payment going to Pearl M-639 and not to Big Pearl?" Cop Rick asks
"M-639 works at a check cashing place here in the Citadel. You need to ask her ex husband why he needs that much money in cash" she says
"I see. So,your husband was at a casting yesterday?With a young gem?" Cop Rick asks
"Not that I know of. He told me he was looking at locations. I think everyone was already casted for the movie" Pearl A-836 says
"Pearl L-950 remembered a film reel. A film reel on the front of the prop store. You better come clean with me" Cop Rick says
"This is a sick multiverse. Are you sure you really want to know? The truth is my husband likes them young" she says
"And you think thats ok?" Cop Rick says
"Officer, lets be real. This Citadel was built by you and your alternative selves. For who knows how long,this entire Citadels population was nothing but Ricks and Mortys. Ricks and little teenage boys...Mortys. You have to realize that this place was a sausage fest before us Pearls. I even once overheard a Morty with glasses,while going to school that he talked about incest porn. Even before us Pearls,you people lived a sick life. And then you throw in us Pearls in the mix,who are thousands of years older then both of you. The fact that Im married to a Rick who's 70 years old,compared to my +6000 years,shows that I like them young too. I cant blame my husband for doing the same. When I met him, I thought he was a genius,like a magician with film. It was a while until I realized he was a B-movie hack. But he's nothing compared to monsters at these big studios. My guess is that Pearl T-46 sacrificed her little friend. It can happen to a lot of girls,even to a Pearl. The multiverse is infinite. And this Citadel,while a genius idea at first. It has this effect to twist you and turn you into something else. Ricks lose what made them Ricks. Same goes for Pearls and Mortys. Sooner or later you just become an average schmuck" Pearl A-836 explains, trying to find a way to justify her husbands actions
"Listen! We dont have time to be all philosophical on what makes us Pearls or Ricks!" Cop Pearl says, not wanting to listen for any excuses
"Your husband is in a lot of touble. It could go easier for him if you were more helpful,ma'am" Cop Rick adds
"He's a big boy,Officer,and so are you. Here at the Citadel, theres always a deal to be done. You should have known this by now" Pearl A-836 says and ends the conversation
The cops leave and then go to their car
As they enter the elevator Cop Pearl comments "An aging movie star,a wannabe starlet and a movie producers wife? Sheesh,from the stories they told us,clearly none of them can act. And thats coming from another Pearl"
"Maybe thats a good thing. Otherwise we'd get nowhere in this case" Cop Rick comments
"Thats true" Cop Pearl says as they exit the building and enter the car.
Cop Rick drives to the movie prop store. And now seemingly,since they've spent some time together, working, they kind of got a 'feel' of one another. They feel like they could talk more openly with one another,even if it is only about the case.
"A-836 knows more then she's letting on" Cop Rick says
"Hmm...She doesnt seem to realize how much trouble her husbands in. We're the last of her worries right now" Cop Pearl replies
"Yea,you'd think she would have gotten the hint after those intuders redecorated her apartment" Cop Rick says as he drives
"Maybe she's just loyal" Cop Pearl tries to understand why her alternative counterpart behaved that way
"Or she's in on it. " Cop Rick comments
Cop Pearl shrugged "Or maybe she's just trying to buy enough time for R-778 to get some portal juice and leave this place"
"Lets hope that doesnt happen." Cop Rick says as he arrived to the location
"We're here"
They leave the car and then enter the movie prop store,which has a small lobby where they see a Morty
"Pearl C-653 and Rick C-937 from the CPD. We're investigating the attempted murder of Pearl T-46 and Pearl L-950" Cop Pearl says as she showed her badge
"Jesus...I'm Morty L-286. How can I help?" the Morty store owner seemed surprised or shocked or maybe just acted... Cop Pearl couldnt tell
"You hold castings here?" Cop Pearl asked
"How'd you hear about that? I've got a little sound stage out back" Morty L-286 says
"Lead the way" Cop Rick says
Morty L-286 nods and leads the two cops through the store,through a giant storehouse in the back filled with props. He leads them behind the warehouse where there's an alley with a workbench area, and he opens the door to a studio
Cop Rick then says "Keep him here Pearl,Im going to take a look around"
"Whats this got to do with me?" Morty L-286 says,a tad bit nervous
"Dont try my patience shorty" Cop Pearl tells him
Cop Rick,looks at the small studio and as a Rick,the first place he goes to check is a drinks cabinet. Looking there Cop Rick found Chloral Hydrate,the same stuff used to drug and knock out Pearl L-950.
He continues looking for clues,theres a soundstage with some props, while looking to find clues,he stands next to a mirror,when he actually turns to the mirror,he sees something that raises his suspicion
"Turn off the lights Morty" Cop Rick orders him
"Why would I want to do that?" Morty L-286 says,clearly hesitating to do that
"Humour him" Cop Pearl says
Morty L-286 turns off the lights,which makes Rick see a camera directly looking into the room they are in
"One way mirrors. Theres a room on the other side" Cop Rick comments
"Well well, find a way into that peep den. I'll stay here and keep our little pervert company" Cop Pearl says
"Oh geez" is the only thing Morty L-286 can say at this point
Cop Rick leaves the studio the 3 were in. At the alley,he goes to the workbench area, there he sees some props, but he recognized the one that was use to sabotage Pearl T-46's car. Another clue that makes Morty L-286 guilty.
He continues looking around and finds a painting of the alley. He kicks it down to find another entrance. He enters the room and finds the secret screening room. There's the camera he saw from the other side thats looking into the room where Cop Pearl with her hands crossed is looking after Morty L-286 and waiting for her partner. There are some smut pictures. Figures since Morty is a horny teenage boy.
He then sees a laptop on a desk. He turns it on and looks at it. After a bit of digging,he finds a video document called 'R-778 and L-950'. Cop Rick really didnt want to check it out,because he believes he knows whats on there. He looked at other files and such to get another lead on the case and finds an adress of Rick R-778's movie set. Maybe he's hiding there.
With enough looking around, Cop Rick returns to his partner.
And begins questioning the suspect "You ever do any work for R-778?"
"I mainly do work for the studios. So yea. When R-778 is doing work for a studio,yes" Morty L-286 says
"When did you last see him?" Cop Rick asks,as Cop Pearl is in the background taking notes
"I'm doing work for his next movie. Still pre-production though. Havent seen him around in a while though" Morty L-286 says
Cop Rick got his bluff "I know you're lying L-286. R-778 was here and you know exactly what he was doing and what he left lying around afterwards"
"Oh geez Rick,y-you come in here without a warrant and now you start throwing your weight around. Come on!" Morty L-286 says
"A 13 year old gem told me how she was drugged and molested at a casting house. I found your Chloral Hydrate in your drinks cabinet. You give me something or I will break your fucking jaw,L-286" Cop Rick makes a threat,which is actually a bluff to scare the suspect
"H-He was here with Pearl T-46 and the other one. A lot of producers and directors use this place. Im not responcible for what goes on here" Morty L-286 tries to seem innocent by blaming others for anything
"Big Pearls men are looking for R-778. We need to find him first. Any idea where he might have gone to hide?" Cop Rick asks
"If he really tried killing Big Pearls associate,my advice to him is to leave this universe. I know I would" Morty L-286 comments
"Are you delivering props to R-778's set on Eighth Street?" Cop Rick asks
"R-778 is using that old run down wreck of a set. That place is dangerous, like it could collapse if you touch it. But it might be a good spot to hide,if thats what you're getting at" Morty L-286 says
"Whats the deal with you and Pearl T-46?" Cop Pearl curiously asks as she writes stuff down
"Look buddy, I make props. I hardly ever meet the talent unless its something tailor made for them" Morty L-286 says
"You two are blackmailing R-778. Thats why he cracked" Cop Rick says
"You got nothing on me,my hands are clean on this!" Morty L-286 says
"Enough, Morty. I've been in your peep room. I've seen your smut pictures and the camera set up. You made a video of L-950,I found the file on your laptop" Cop Rick says
"Heh,let me guess. The password is password" Cop Pearl throws a joke as she writes down everything
"Listen! The deal is I get to sell the movies to burlesque houses and private collectors. These movie guys like seeing their dicks on screen, but part of the arrangement is I never film their faces! T-46 made me film R-778 and then she kept a video on her flash drive for insurance. He went apeshit when he realized his face was front and center" Morty L-286 says frustrated
"Who has the flash drive now?" Cop Rick asks
"I dont know...Who else could? Big Pearl" Morty L-286 guesses
"T-46 had what she wanted. Where does the money come into it?" Cop Rick asks
"What money?" Morty L-286 asks
"Enough of the lies,Morty" Cop Rick says
"Look,I told you,man. I get my cut selling dirty movies" Morty L-286 asks
"Your ex was getting 20 000$ from R-778" Cop Rick tells him
"If I wanted to skim 20 from R-778,we'd do it through the movie budget. T-46 said she'd sell him the flash drive that has the video once the movie had wrapped. But Big Pearl wanted cash. She's in a cash only business. You think I had a choice in this?" Morty L-286 says
As they conclude the questioning, Cop Pearl took the handcuffs and was ready to arrest Morty "Thats all for now L-286. We're taking you in"
"C-653!" a new voice said.
They all turned and saw a Pearl and Morty cop
"Pearl C-400, Ad Vice. Hold on a moment,Rookie. This is clearly a Vice case. Have you been roughing up my informant?" Cop Pearl C-400 says
Cop Pearl C-653 turns to her partner "L-286 is a Vice informer?"
But her Rick just shrugs because he was in the dark too
"Yes he is,C-653, and a very important one. Look at that mug" Cop Pearl C-400 says as she pinched Morty L-286's cheek "Have you been upsetting these two officers Morty?"
Morty L-286 is scared shitless of C-400,he doesnt utter a word anymore
"So we just drop it?" Cop Pearl C-653 says upset
Cop Morty is siding with Cop Rick and Cop Pearl,but he's in no position to oppose his partner or say anything yet. After he solved his case,he's too tired to even try to keep his partner in line
Cop Pearl C-400 walks up to Cop Pearl C-653 "You do if you know whats good for you. You need to catch the Movie Producer before an angry drug lord does,from what I'm hearing"
"I'll be making a full report to the Captain, Officer" Cop Pearl C-653 says angrily
"You do that kid. We're all very impressed with you" Cop Pearl C-400 says sarcastically
Cop Rick puts a hand on his partners shoulder "Let it slide Pearl. Lets get out of here"
"But...but..." she sighs "You're right"
The two leave and go to their car,before they're stopped
"Officers" they hear a Morty.
Cop Rick recognizes the Morty
"Morty R-121. You work for Big Pearl" Cop Rick says
Cop Pearl sees the one Morty talking to her partner and another one waiting in a car
"Thats right officers" Morty R-121 says
Cop Pearl walks over to this Morty and asks "You wouldnt happen to know the guys who roughed up Pearl A-836 earlier today,by any chance?"
"No,no. Not us. We dont do that kinda thing. Its the husband we'd like to talk to. We just need to relay a message" Morty R-121 says
"This is a police matter. You dont want to be taken in for obstruction of justice,do you,boys?" Cop Pearl says
"You could try the obstruction route,but it wont go well. We can beat that" Morty R-121 says
"Ok. You've had your 10 cents worth. We're leaving" Cop Pearl says
The two cops then go to leave
"R-778 knows how the world works. Pearl T-46 hits him up for a movie part,happens every day. But R-778 takes it a step too far and tries to eliminate T-46. Naturally, Big Pearl is gonna be upset" Morty R-121 explains
The two cops stop. Cop Pearl asks "What made you think R-778 would be here?"
The Morty who was waiting in the car gets out and explains to Cop Pearl "We figure he might be planing a little 'accident' for L-286,too. Those two have some unfinished business. You let us know if you find R-778. Big Pearl can be a very generous person."
"Im only gonna warn you once to stay out of this. This is a police matter. We will be bringing Rick R-778 into custody" Cop Pearl tells them
"At least she's polite. Kind of dumb, but polite" Morty tells this to his alternative self
Cop Rick then steps up for his partner "But Im a lot less polite,you smug son of a bitch. So let me put it in ruder terms that even a pair of blockheads like you might understand. The only reason you dont have bars on your windows already is because you're small fry, and we dont waste our time on small fry. You stay away from Rick R-778 and you stay away from me. Is that clear enough for you,asshole? Now run along back to your boss,so she can pat you on the head and tell you what good boys you are"
He then escorts Cop Pearl to their car.
"Um...thanks I guess... I mean,you really didnt need to do that" Cop Pearl was surprised by her partners action,but nonetheless,she was grateful
"They had it coming" Cop Rick say
But suddenly as they go to enter their car,the two Mortys start shooting them. A shootout starts. Everyone gets behind a cover. The two cops use their car as a cover. And Cop Pearl manages to eliminate the attackers. Which she wasnt pleased she had to kill someone
"Sheesh and they say working at Traffic is like watching paint dry." Cop Rick comments
"You really know how to piss people off Rick" Cop Pearl says
"Hey,if they're prepared to gun down cops in broad daylight, Big Pearl really means business" Cop Rick says
"Seems like we're the only ones who want R-778 alive" Cop Pearl says
"I've a good mind just to let them go work on the son of a bitch. Im about done putting my life on the line to protect some molester" Cop Rick says frustrated
"Thats our job,unfortunately" Cop Pearl says
"Are you ok? You seem down" Cop Rick asks
"I had to kill those two...I..." Cop Pearl starts
"Hey. Dont let it bother you. You didnt kill them in cold blood. It was self defence. my advice is dont buy your sensitivity training. I learned that the hard way" Cop Rick explains
"But everything I learned at the Academy was-" Cop Pearl says
"Trust me, the academy cant teach you everything. Some things you gotta learn on your own. Just... dont think about it, and lets go" Cop Rick says
"A-alright" Cop Pearl says
They finally drive away.
And after a quiet ride they arrive to the movie set.
"Theres the slippery bastard now" Cop Rick spots R-778
"No! Goddammit!" Rick R-778 runs away
Cop Pearl was quick to react and chase him "Rick Sanchez R-778 stop! CPD!"
While Pearl chases the suspect, Cop Rick calls backup,she only overhead 'My partner is pursuing suspect on foot. Code 3'
After that,nothing. She focused on her chase "We're trying to help you!"
"This is all a big mistake" Rick R-778 says as he runs
"Its us or Big Pearls people,your choice" Cop Pearl tries to stop him
"I didnt do anything!" Rick R-778 says
The chase goes through the whole movie set,they even went up a ladder,which made the chase continue on very hard and fragile places. As Morty L-286 said,anything you touch falls apart. The floor under Cop Pearls legs was falling apart at some areas.
Eventually Rick R-778 cornered himself
Cop Pearl points a gun at him "Hands in the air! Move another inch and you're dead! Rick Sanchez from Earth dimension R-778,you are arrested for the attempted murder of Pearl T-46 and the rape and attempted murder of Pearl L-950"
Rick R-778 has his hands in the air "Alright,I'll come quietly,just dont kill me. If you found me then Big Pearls goons will too. We need to get out of here"
And right on cue,Cop Pearl sees cars coming to this location. Cars belonging to Big Pearls grunts
"Alright,but you stay close. Any tricks and I'll save Big Pearls boys the trouble" Cop Pearl threatens him
"Follow me,I know another way out of this place" Rick R-778 says
The two then sneak away,when someone spots them, Cop Pearl would gun them down to protect her prisoner. Though,she realizes her job to protect R-778 is harder then she thought. There are too many people trying to kill them. Its like a small army
"Theres no way out of here,I thought you said you knew where you were going" Cop Pearl says
" Yes there is. We have to jump for it. That statue there, theres a ladder leading down to the ground" Rick R-778 says
The two soon go there. Cop Pearl overhears her partner tell her "Get him over! I'll cover you! Come on,the cavalry is here!"
Eventually, Cop Pearl gets R-778 to safety. And then she and the other cops deal with the shootout. Eventually they all gun down the fugitives and no cop was hurt. And with Rick R-778 cuffed and captured,the case is finally closed
"Now this is what I call result, Rick Sanchez R-778,erstwhile film producer and all around piece of shit,catches a fast ticket to jail for rape and attempted murder, so he gets to spend the next 15 years playing sissy instead of sticking it to little girls" Captain Rick,who just arrived congradulated the two cops
And soon another unexpected face shows up
"C-653,C-937. This your work?" Cop Pearl C-400 asks. This time she's without her partner
"Can I help you?" Captain Rick asks
"Sorry,Cap. Didnt see you there" Cop Pearl C-400 apologized
"Yea. I'll bet you didnt. This is a Traffic case. You need something?" Captain Rick asked
"I'm here to buy a drink for the 2 CPD Traffic cops who broke the back of Pearl H-420's private army. You dont have a problem with that dont you,Captain?" Cop Pearl C-400 asked
"Go right ahead" Captain Rick said
Cop Rick,not wanting to go anywhere with C-400 says "Actually Captain,we decided to have our own post-arrest celebration."
"Wha? Oh- oh yes. Sh-Shoneys. We're going to Shoneys" Cop Pearl quickly corrected herself and smiled nervously
"If you say so. We'll go out some other time then" Cop Pearl C-400 said and walked away
"Shoneys?" Cop Rick asked
"Sorry,I panicked. I think you should know by now that Pearls arent liars" Cop Pearl explained
"Do you wanna go there?"
"Are you serious?"
"Yea, after this case. I think we deserve it"
Cop Pearl smiled "Ok then. Lets go to Shoneys"
A/N: In case anyone is curious about the Police Codes:
Code 3= Emergency call using the siren. An urgent emergency such as a shootout will almost always be a Code 3.
415= Disturbing The Peace