Disclaimer: Not mine, see chapter 1. I just use them to play with, I promise to leave them unharmed for others as well.
As we make our way into the precinct I keep my head down, trying to get in and around without anyone noticing. As we approach the table, I think I'm in luck as the cop seems to be new. Maybe he hasn't heard of me and that way I wouldn't have to explain myself. After flashing the creds that Eric made for us, or in Evan's case his real ones, the cop just asks for one of us to sign in. I let Evan handle that part since the form expects printed and signed name, reason for visit, and current contact information.
"You remember your way around?" the desk cop asks, looking up from the sign in sheet. I nod my head as we start walking away towards the lock-up. He doesn't say anything else but I see him reach for his walkie talky.
"Great," I mutter to myself. I wonder if Bates has put a fake BOLO in the break room with my name and photo just in case the new guys and probie's came across me at a crime scene or out in the streets.
Speak of the devil himself; Bates comes rounding the corner in which we need to go. Well, there is no way to back out of this now, we're too close.
"Deeks, is that you?" Of course that was the first thing out of Bates mouth, the second being much worse. "So the prodigal son returns ey…. Wait… What the hell did you do to yourself? Why are you dressed like you walked out of a GQ photo shoot instead of looking like the scraggly cop I saw on the breaking news special this afternoon?" So much for thinking his response would be tactful.
Instead of answering his questions I just start introductions hoping he will forget the twenty questions. "Lieutenant Roger Bates this is Evan Sirkin and Renee Smith. Evan, Renee this is my LAPD boss Lieutenant Bates. Evan here is the co-owner of the law firm Sirkin & Sirkin; he is helping me with my case to get Agent Callen back home. And this is Renee, my paralegal."
Bates started chuckling, "well that explains your entourage," he says as he started to frown to himself. "But not why you're here and dressed like that."
I take a brief moment to try to word this but it ends up coming out as "I used to-"
"He used to work for me; was one of the best damn up and coming lawyers LA was going to have… before he decided to grow a conscious and sought after becoming a LEO." Thank god for Evan and his ability to predict when I am about to get foot in mouth disease. My response wouldn't have been so civilized. "Now, excuse us Lieutenant, but can you take us to our client or shall Martin direct us himself? I'm sure he still knows his way around here, don't you think Renee?"
I take that as my cue. I saunter up next to Renee since she still has the deer in headlights look; I smile at her, silently reassuring her everything is going to be fine. I place a hand at the small of her back leading her towards the utility room. Thankfully, Bates has enough wit about him to return to his office.
While walking I explain to her; that the utility room that has all the fun but not so state of the art recording system software. Telling her this as an unspoken reminder of the job we need done before we can get to G. This is where she will use her handy dandy tablet to connect with Eric in OSP. Once that's done Eric will have free range to hack into the LAPD system to monitor G when we are forced to leave. Well for as long as they keep him in an LAPD interrogation room and don't transfer him somewhere else.
I go to the door and knock three times to let the tech know there were multiple people entering. I enter and glance around the room and luckily there is only one tech monitoring G. I knew he wouldn't be a problem to get rid of.
"Jim," I say as I walk over clapped him on both shoulders, "good to see your still here. How's that wife of yours… and your kids, you have two daughters right?" I see him pitch forward towards the monitor as he refuses to turn around to look at me.
"Yeah…" he stutters and continues "why?" I know I'm disliked by most of the staff here that's why I try to have enough blackmail info on each in cases like this.
"Well I'm sure your wife and daughters would love to meet your underage hooker," I reply easily. With that he jumps from his chair as it falls to the floor, wow, I never knew he could run so fast.
Well that was easier than I thought. This gives Renee plenty of alone time to converse with Eric so they can get all their tech set up. Evan now has some time to study Agent Callen. I feel somewhat useless right now but I know I shouldn't talk so that I don't distract the others. Instead I pace the width of the room, watching G on the other side of the two-way mirror.
Not that there's much to watch; he's just sitting up in the hard plastic chair, his fingers laced behind his head, his feet crossed at the ankles, and his eyes closed. I would have sworn he was sleeping but we all know G does not sleep. Short cat naps yes, sleep no. Especially not in times like these.
Once I hear the okay from Eric I turn to Renee, looking her straight in the eyes I explain to her that even now with Eric monitoring everything going on she can't break her cover. I remind her that everything is still being recorded and that there is CCTV covering the entire precinct. Once we step inside whatever we say will be broadcasted straight into Bates office and knowing him he's going to be watching the whole thing.
I make sure to point out all three security cameras in the room; the main 'for show' camera in the north-east corner which she can see through the two-way and in addition to that one, the two covert pin cameras; one hidden inside the working AC Outlet and the other in the smoke detector.
Author's note: currently working on the next chapter, all updates will depend on my writing and my beta's schedule.