Hey Mentalistas! We never saw on screen how the FBI questioned Lisbon, Cho, Rigsby and Van Pelt. As you remember, Abbott said: "We will question each of you and if you did anything even remotely questionable, we will find out" etc. This fanfic describes the interrogations at the FBI. Set shortly after 6x8. I don't own The Mentalist and I don't make money with fanfictions. Please read and review!
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Interrogation at the FBI (chapter 1)
Cho was the first in the interrogation room. It was weird to sit at the other side of the table and not being the one who could get a confession out of the suspect within 10 minutes.
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"Your name is Kimball Cho?"
"Yes."
"You have been in a gang and then in detention centre when you were a teenager?"
"Yes, Sir. That's right."
"So, why exactly did you decide to join the police?"
"After the juvenile centre, I didn't want to have anything to do with my old life and joined the army, special forces. Then I became a cop."
"We heard that you took part in several questionable stunts with Patrick Jane and even had an affair with a hooker who then became your CI."
Cho, usually so calm, burst out:"Summer isn't a hooker anymore and she quit that job when she was my CI!"
"Do you deny that you had an affair with Summer Edgecombe?"
"No, Sir."
"And are you aware that this relationship was against the CBI rules?"
"Yes, I knew."
"Did anybody else know about this relationship?"
I can't betray them, they're my best friends and if I say that they knew about this...Do I have a choice? No. I have never lied to another cop, only once, but that was for Rigsby and he would lie for me, too.
"I repeat the question, Agent Cho. Did anybody-"
Cho didn't really listen to the FBI agent. His mind was torn between being honest and not wanting to betray his CBI-family. I have to tell him, there's no way out...
"Wayne Rigsby, Patrick Jane and Grace Van Pelt knew about it."
"Not your boss, Teresa Lisbon?"
"No Sir, she had no knowledge of this." Lisbon never saw those things...but Jane always knows everything after one second...
"Are you still in contact with Miss Edgecombe?"
"No, she married a guy called Marshall. I don't know his last name. But I can assure you that she isn't a working girl anymore."
"Does her husband know about her old life?"
"I don't know, Sir. But I don't think she told him."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because I know her. She wants to be done with this life, and she was pregnant when I last saw her."
"I hope not from you?!"
"No, from her husband, but I don't see how that matters now..."
I can't involve Summer in this...why does the FBI ask so many questions about her?
"That's none of your business, we ask what we wanna ask."
"Alright."
"Like I said before, you and your team participated in most of Jane's not-always-by-the-book-actions. Why?"
How can someone ask such a stupid question?! Only a bad cop or someone who really wants to analyze you...
"I'm loyal, we are a team and we do everything to help each other."
"So you're willing to break the law for each of them?"
"Yes, Sir." he said without thinking. Bad answer...what else could he ask to uncover that I do what I have to do and not always do what the law says?
"Hm. Very informative. Back to that hooker girl..."
"Summer's not a hooker!"
"Yeah, right. Summer..."
"What?!"
"We heard that she still did drugs when you were a couple."
Damn, I've got a problem...
"Yes, she did. But I had nothing to do with this and I tried to get her away from the drugs!"
"What kind of drugs did she take?"
"Cocaine, but not very often."
"I don't care how often. The point is: you knew about her drug addiction and didn't report it."
"I didn't report it because I wanted to protect her. She's a good woman and now she's clean."
"Did you ever have a drug problem or any other addiction?"
Let's be honest, Kimball...
"I was addicted to painkiller pills for several months, but not anymore."
"Moreover, you are overprotective and tend to solve problems violently."
Me? Violent? He exaggerates...
"Excuse me?"
"You have beaten up a dealer for Summer and, long ago, you've beaten up someone in order to get a confession because you thought he murdered your best friend David San. Additionally, you and agent Rigsby started a brawl with some FBI agents in California."
"That's right Sir. But..."
"You don't deny it? I didn't expect that."
Cho was nervous, the great agent Cho, usually so self conscious, was nervous. Why did this guy have to ask about David San? He tried to learn to live with this for years and now this stupid FBI agent starts asking about David, Summer, his gang...everything he wanted to forget...screw the FBI!
"Let me explain."
"No, I won't let you explain. I don't care why you did this, I just wanted you to verify it."
"Are we done?"
"Only for today. There's an agent outside who will escort you to your cell. See you tomorrow."
"Yes, Sir."
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This was chapter one! Has there been a fanfic about this? I hope not...let me know what you think!