"Do you really she'd be capable of killing two people ?" Tani asked as she and Junior were sitting in the fast food, eating burgers and observing Gemma taking people's orders.
"People are capable of anything." Junior said taking a sip of his coke. "Our job, is the proof that people would do anything and sometimes for the stupidest reasons."
"That's true." she admitted.
Junior sighed.
"How far would you go ?" he asked seriously. "For the people you love."
Tani rose up her head, a bit taken aback by Junior's question.
"I don't know, actually." she said after a few seconds. "But I'm the type of person that does stupid things and makes bad choices. So I think I could go really far... What about you superman?"
Junior chuckled and leaned against the back of his chair.
"Maybe I'll tell you if you stop stealing my fries."
Tani took the paper napkin that was on her tray, to wipe her fingers with a guilty look.
"Dunno what you're talking about..." she lied as a child.
Junior rolled his eyes.
"Come on Junes, I'm hungry ! Let me finish your fries pleaseee !" she begged.
"If you're that hungry, then go buy some more ! I'm hungry too !"
"I hate you..." Tani pouted while she got up.
She started to head towards one of the fast food's employee when she suddendly noticed that Gemma had vanished.
"Wait, Junior, where's the girl ?"
Both agents looked towards where Gemma was standing a few minutes ago. A new employee had replaced her.
"Her shift was supposed to end in 15 minutes !" Junior exclaimed.
"She must be outside, let's go check !"
Tani and Junior hurried outside the restaurant and saw Gemma walking down the street. They ran on the sidewalk and called after her.
"Gemma Roccelli ?"
The girl turned around and squinted at the agents suspiciously.
"How do you know my name ?"
Junior showed his Five-0 badge.
"We're agents of the Five-0 unit, we'd like to ask you some questions about-"
"Aren't you two the couple I gave the order earlier ?" Gemma interrupted.
Both agents' eyes widened.
"Okay, first we're not a couple." Tani said as the girl was slightly getting on her nerves. "Secondly, we'd like to bring you back to our headquarter for an interrogation."
"An interrogation ? About what ?" Gemma asked suprised.
"Marco and Carmen Garcia have been murdered yesterday night. You're our only suspect for now."
Gemma dropped her backpack on the ground and rushed on Junior with a desperate look on her face.
"Is this true ?! Where is Livia ?! Is she okay ?! Answer me !"
"Hey, easy, Livia is totally fine, you'll see her if you follow us."
"I don't see why I should follow you, I'm not a murderer."
"We believe you, we just need to interrogate you, it's the procedure." Tani said.
Gemma stepped back frowning and thought for while before nodding.
"If I can see my sister, then I'll follow you, but no need to handcuff me, it's not like I was going to run away or whatever."
Tani rolled her eyes as Junior smirked and lead the girl towards their car.
Once they reached the headquarter, Tani and Junior joined the team and asked Gemma to wait for them in the corridor. Everybody was working hard except Jerry who was sitting in Steve's office, reading a book about fairies to Livia.
"You got her ?" Steve asked.
"Yup, she's waiting for us." Tani said.
"Great because she's still our main suspect. We watched the surveillance cameras of the street where Marco and Carmen lived and guess what ? Gemma made a little visit to the couple the day before they were murdered." Danny said pointing at the footage. "Bring her here. We need to talk to her."
Junior nodded and brought Gemma in the main room. Through the window of Steve's office Livia noticed her sister's presence and instantly rushed outside to hug her.
"Gem !"
"Liv, grazie a Dio sei sana e salva ! (Thank God you're safe and sound!)" Gemma exclaimed in Italian as she hugged the little girl back.
"Hey, english please, we're not billingual !" Lou said trying to understand what she just said.
"Listen, Liv I need to talk to these people about Marco and Carmen. I'll be back as soon as I can, is it okay for you ?" Gemma asked her sister.
Livia nodded and waved sadly at her sister as Jerry took her by the hand to bring her back into Steve's office. The rest of the team brought Gemma into the interrogation room and made her sit on a chair.
"Wow, this room isn't very welcoming..." she said as she took a look around her. "I can already tell that you think I did it... So ? What do you have on me ?"
Steve stepped forward and showed the surveillance footage to the teenage girl.
"We have proof you were at the Garcia's the day before they were murdered."
Gemma rolled her eyes.
"Yes, as I was every friday afternoon since they got Livia's custody. I was coming to see my sister and I had their authorization, is that a crime ?"
"Listen, we're just trying to know who did this, okay ?" Lou said.
"And that's not me. As much as the Garcia deserved to die, I'm not responsible for their death."
"Wait, what do you mean 'deserved to die' ?" Tani asked frowning.
Gemma smirked.
"God, you still haven't find out about them yet ? I understand why you think I'm the number one suspect then..."
"Find what ?" Steve asked.
Before Gemma could answer, Junior came in and whispered something to Steve. Right after, the commander asked his team to follow him back in the main room and they left Gemma alone.
"So what do you got Junior ?" Lou asked as the team surrounded the touch screen.
"Well, when Tani and I went to see the crime scene I found a laptop and a few files in a hidden safe in Marco's office. I asked Eric to analyze it and he found a link between the Garcia and a colombian cartel. In fact, the couple was on the island to stock the narcotics before it was sold to wealthy clients or sent to the mainland. That's why Marco was the CEO of a real estate company, in each of his villas, he hid tons of cocaine, so when clients were buying one of his villas, they were actually buying cocaine." Junior explained.
"That's really smart..." Steve said.
"So as the Garcia were affilited to a colombian cartel, maybe one of their members killed them and not Gemma." Tani continued.
"That's possible, but that doesn't tell us why they were murdered, who did it or why they suddendly decided to adopt Livia ?" Danny added. "I'm pretty sure Gemma isn't telling us everything."
"I agree. Tani, Danny and I will go back to see Gemma." Steve said. "Junior, you did a great job."
"Thank you, sir."
Tani smirked as Steve and Danny left the room.
"You're clearly McGarrett's favorite." she said.
"Jealous ?" Junior grinned as Tani was walking through the door.
She didn't say anything but rolled her eyes and disappeared in the corridor.
Hope you liked this chapter, next one coming soon ! ;)
