Chapter two- No Shawn
Shawn, Chief Vic and Henry were in the Chiefs office. Henry and Karen were having a yelling match. Shawn sat there watching, unusually silent.
Outside in the main part of the building, all the police officers were watching, straining to hear anything. Jules turned to Gus.
"Shawn, was kidnapped as a kid?" Jules asked in disbelief.
"Wouldn't surprise me," Lassie mumbled. Jules shot him a glare.
"Apparently," Gus said, ignoring Lassie. "I wasn't in the here at the time. He was odd when I got back to town though," Gus continued thoughtfully. "He wouldn't say a word of his summer,"
"He must of been traumatized," Jules said sympathetically. "So you didn't know?"
"No, he was oddly secretive," Gus said, thinking back. "in fact, even Mr. Spencer was shady on the details,"
"Why didn't, Shawn tell you?" Jules asked.
"Shawn, can suppress memories," Gus said.
"Really?" Lassie said skeptically.
"Of course, have you met his dad?" Gus asked.
Back in the Chiefs office Henry was still yelling.
"No way do I want, Shawn, on this case," Henry snapped, pacing.
"I understand why, Henry, but, Shawn, is the only one who can help us," Karen reasoned.
"I don't care, I'm not putting him back in that situation," Henry growled.
"But, Henry-," Karen started but Henry interrupted her.
"No, it was bad enough when he was eleven, I'm not putting him through this again," Henry shouted.
Karen looked to Shawn. He was very pale and he usual laughter and happy face was no where to been seen. Karen did not like to see Shawn like this.
"Spencer?" Karen asked.
She got no response. Henry turned to Shawn.
"Shawn?" Karen asked again, gently.
"Shawn," Henry said, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. Shawn looked up at his farther.
"Huh?" Shawn said, seemingly unaware of the conversation going around him.
"Are you ok?" Karen asked.
"Fine," Shawn said, straightening up.
"Would you mind coming with me and looking at what we have?" Karen asked.
"Sure, we have a case?" Shawn asked. Karen knitted her eyebrows in confusion and looked to Henry.
"Sure," Henry said.
The three of them got up and walked out of the office.
Juliet, Lassie and Gus stood up straight as the three of them came out.
"Chief, what have we got?" Lassie asked, as they came into view.
Karen ignored him. Gus moved away from them and came up to Shawn.
"You OK?" Gus asked.
"Er, fine," Shawn said, distracted, looking up at the projector screen.
"OK, Shawn, what can you tell us about The Parent?" Karen asked.
"Er, he kidnapped me when I was eleven," Shawn said.
Gus put a hand on his Shawn's shoulder.
"Keep going," Jules encouraged him.
"I was held in some basement room," Shawn continued, not looking at anyone.
"How did you escape?" Karen asked gently.
"I was handcuffed to a chair so I got out them," Shawn said.
"Wait, you knew how to get out of handcuffs when you were eleven?" Lassie asked, skeptical.
"Of course, it's easy," Shawn said. "I just dislocated my wrist and slipped it out and then picked the lock."
"You dislocated your wrist?" Jules gasped.
"Of course, it was easy. I had already dislocated it once before," Shawn said.
"How?" Jules said, concerned.
"Trying to get out of handcuffs once before," Shawn said, shrugging like it happened every day.
"Anyway," Lassie said loudly, breaking up the pointless conversation.
"Yes, then what?" Karen said, wanting Shawn to continue.
"I crept out of the building and made my way to the police station," Shawn said.
"Where were you being held?" Lassie asked.
"I don't know," Shawn said quietly.
"But you walked from there to the police station," Lassie said.
"So, I just remember turning up at the police station," Shawn said.
"But, Shawn-," Jules said.
"I don't remember," Shawn shouted.
Everyone was silent.
"Look, I can't help you," Shawn said.
"Spencer, please," Karen said. Shawn shook his head.
"No, I don't remember anything, OK," Shawn said. "You don't need me."
"Shawn, we do need you," Jules said.
"I don't want to," Shawn yelled. Thunder boomed in the background as the police station fell silent.
Shawn shook his head and began to walk away.
"Shawn," Karen said. Shawn walked away towards the door.
The lights suddenly went out. A strangled yelp was heard, the door slamming open and the sound of glass shattering.
The lights came back on and the police station was open, glass laid shattered on the ground and Shawn was no where to be seen.