The Bonds Of Sisterhood.
Anya shook her head lightly as she sat at her desk time was running out for her sister and the evidence was mounting up against her she felt helpless since Stella had banished her to her office after her ranting at Mac. She knew her sister was hiding something and she had to find out she flicked through the cctv footage she had gotten before suddenly pausing it at a frame she smiled slightly to herself. Anya got up and ran to Stella's office causing the woman to look up at her surprised but at the same time concerned she raised an eyebrow at Anya.
"Anya...what are you doing I thought I told you to stay out the way running around the offices isn't staying out the way."
Anya just rolled her eyes and nodded for Stella to follow, Stella sighed and got up from her desk she couldn't remember the last time she had slept she was exhausted and seeing Anya still running around annoyed her. Jen had been behind bars for nearly 12 hours now, Stella looked at the frozen cctv screen and then to Anya as she played it for no more than 10 seconds before looking at her.
"You see that right?"
Anya questioned looking at Stella and Stella looked back up at the screen as Anya played the footage again she still didn't see what Anya was getting at here and wondered if she was just pulling at straws now hoping she would find something.
"It's the cctv footage I have watched for hours now what's your point Anya? I am tired, now just tell me what is going on."
Anya pointed to the top corner of the screen as she hit play again, this time Stella focused on it as she saw a shadow there that looked like it was walking back and forth. Sudden realisation hit Stella as she looked at Anya and smiled at her at times the young detective surprised her and sometimes she found herself learning from Anya although she firmly denied it.
"You think your sister is covering for someone? You know Jen better than anyone would she do that?"
Anya slumped down in her office chair now finally she looked drained of energy, Stella felt sorry for her realising while it was hard for her it was worse for Anya. Anya shook her head slowly she had finally found something that would help her sister yet she felt at the same time she had let her sister down by not protecting her more.
"No there is no one in this world Jen would go down for willingly, she has been threatened to keep quiet she is scared."
Stella thought to herself as she pieced the rest together she gave a nod of understanding she knew there was someone Jen would sacrifice everything for but she didn't say anything she wanted to be sure. She walked towards the door she had to speak to Mac as soon as possible but she paused on her way out and looked back to Anya and gave her slight smile.
"Good work, you might have just saved your sister, now you go and sleep on the couch in my office I will wake you if I find anything."
Anya just nodded numbly and did what she was told something Stella was surprised by normally Anya would have protested saying she was fine, she didn't think any more of it she had to find Mac.
Stella watched Mac pace back and forth she hadn't realised the stress of the case had worked its way up to him as well he was deep in thought and she knew not to disturb him not yet at least she just looked down at the floor until she couldn't take anymore of his pacing.
"Stop it Mac you know how much that annoys me."
Mac stopped and looked at Stella, he held a lot of respect for Stella but he couldn't help but feel unsettled by what she had told him.
"Are you sure Stella? You have to be absolutely sure about this."
Stella nodded her head and looked at him sighing slightly she gave a slight smile though she was more than certain about this and felt a little foolish for not thinking about the possibly of this before now.
"Anya doesn't realise this but Jen would sacrifice herself for someone and that is Anya herself, Jen loves Anya and praises the ground she walks on. In Jen's eyes Anya can do no wrong the bonds of sisterhood...well they can't be broken Mac."
Mac nodded his head and walked past Stella and went straight down to where Jen was being kept, he flashed his badge to the security guards even though he didn't need to. They had a break in the case now he could feel it the truth was beginning to emerge this was what all the hours of hard work lead to the final puzzle piece. Jen looked up as soon as she heard the door open she half hoped it would be Anya there and her body slumped when she saw it was Mac but she could tell from the look on his face he had found something out.
Jen looked around the interview room as she preferred to call it, interview was a much less threatening sounding word than interrogation. The grey walls forced her to look at Mac out of boredom he was the only thing she could focus on in the room, she had been sitting her for a good five minutes in silence now waiting for Mac to make his move.
"Jennifer Love at first we thought you were covering for someone but now we realise you are trying to protect someone aren't you. You love this person more than your freedom she is your sister after all."
Jen opened her mouth to speak but found herself speechless what he had said was true but she didn't like the way he had said it, the way he implied Anya was part of this mess she had created she shook her head finally finding her words.
"It's not like that...Anya is the real victim in all of this. If I tell you the truth you have to promise me you will protect her until she is safe from any threat."
Mac just gave a simple nod of his head and waited for her to carry on now as he glanced to the blackened out window knowing Stella would be standing there watching.
