(A/N) Enjoy the update all!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
Will set down a cup of coffee in front of Elizabeth. "Alright, I'm all yours."
"Lewis Duncan is being set up."
"Why?"
"Senator Faulkner signed the recommendation to West Point only to get rid of Duncan."
"Well, how does a kid like that get involved with Faulkner."
"He had a relationship with Leslie, Faulkner's daughter, which produced a baby. Leslie was sent away to have the baby, and give it up for adoption, while Lewis was sent to the Point." Elizabeth sipped on her coffee.
"Okay Lewis is at West Point."
"Right, he is doing remarkably well, very good at his craft, so much so that the General sends him out on a mission."
"What kind?"
"Classified in any documents you would find. His commanding officer sent him to find his son. Lewis threatens to tell the world what Faulkner has done, but Faulkner sets up eight murders…the man that attacked me at Logan referred to Faulkner, never the General, Lewis's C.O."
"So I am assuming Faulkner and this General don't get along." Will said as he put his cup down. "So…" Will's mind sifted through the information. "Lewis trusted the General…the General sent Lewis to find his son."
"Right, that is my assumption." Elizabeth then breathed in. "There's more."
"How much more complicated can this get?" Will asked.
"Much more, believe me. Lewis's General…he is a seemingly fair and reasonable man."
"That's good for us."
"Oh it is good for Lewis, not for us." Elizabeth motioned her finger back and forth.
"Why not us?"
"His name is General William Turner." Elizabeth looked at Will and the shocked expression that cast over his face. "I'm sorry Will."
Will was silent for a long time. "How long have you known?" Will's hands clenched into fists.
"A couple of days."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Will got up and walked away. Elizabeth got up and followed.
"I wasn't sure Will, Turner is a common name, but when I saw him…I knew." Elizabeth watched Will turn on his heel and face her.
"You could have said something." He seethed.
"Damnit Will! What did you want me to say? I think I found your dad. Sorry Will, don't be too thrilled, he could be involved in a government conspiracy? Is that what you wanted me to tell you? I had to find out for myself, I had to find out if he was a man worth mentioning to you."
"That was my call Elizabeth, not yours." Will's jaw was set and his face red with anger, Elizabeth had never seen him this angry.
"So when would it have been better? When I subpoenaed him to appear in court? Will, if you were going to take yourself off the case, I would have told you. Now that I know the General was on Lewis's side…"
"It was my decision Elizabeth! If you had come to me with this…"
"What would you have done?" Elizabeth asked with her hands on her hips. "You would still have ripped my head off. That's what you would have done. This has nothing to do with me, yes, I kept it from you for a few days but only to protect you. I may be completely wrong by you, but I have a man that is going to go to prison for a crime he didn't commit and never get a chance to raise his little boy. Will I have ethical obligations…"
"You also have obligations to your husband." Will said. "You broke them."
"How can you say that? As your wife, I hope that you'd understand that I can't blab about every case I handle…"
"You broke them Elizabeth."
"A marriage is more than an obligation Will. If you can't trust me enough to do the right thing, than what kind of relationship do we have?" The house phone rang. Elizabeth went over to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Is this Elizabeth Turner?"
"Yes it is."
"This is Alan Grace, Warden at MCI."
"Is there a problem?"
"Yes, Lewis Duncan was found dead in his cell…we were transferring him to a different cell, per your request…I suggest you get down here."
"I'll be right down." Elizabeth hung up the phone. "I have to go." Elizabeth looked at Will.
"Why? What is so important…"
"Lewis Duncan is dead."
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"Jesus…" Elizabeth covered her mouth. Lewis Duncan was tortured before he died. Blood spattered the walls of the cell, it seemed as though all of the blood in his body gushed out. Mutilated, you couldn't recognize his body. "Who could have done this? Who had time…" Elizabeth asked the warden.
"I don't know." The warden shook his head in disbelief. "It was not more than a couple hours after you left."
"Alright…" Elizabeth sighed. "I need you to get me lists of everyone who was working this night…was I the only visitor?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Well then, I'd tighten up security." Elizabeth walked away from the grizzly scene. Elizabeth felt saddened, he hadn't deserved to die, he wanted to raise his son…
"Damn…" Elizabeth pulled out her cell phone. "Jack, I need you to dig, find any information you can find on Lewis Duncan."
"What are you looking for?"
"His son."
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Elizabeth trudged home at nearly seven o'clock in the morning…she had left the house at eleven the previous evening. She found Will asleep in bed…she turned on the shower and began to cry.
Lewis Duncan did not deserve that murder, and neither did the little boy deserve to grow up without his father. Elizabeth felt her energy drain from her, she was so tired, but she would still fight, no matter what the consequences.
Elizabeth slipped into bed beside Will. He turned in bed to face her. "What happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Elizabeth said with her voice shaking. "I want to sleep." Elizabeth then heard Hannah cry. Elizabeth felt a bit startled, she hadn't thought of Hannah in a while…it made her sad to think of it…
"I'll get her." Elizabeth got out of bed and went to the nursery. "Hey sweetie…" Hannah quieted as soon as Elizabeth began to rock her. "I'm sorry…" Elizabeth muttered as tears fell from her eyes.
"Elizabeth you're tired." Will said as he walked in the nursery. "I'll take care of her."
"I've got it…besides Jack is going to call me anyway."
"But you can sleep till then." Will walked over to her. "We still need to talk."
"Yes, we do."
"Why couldn't you tell me he was my father?"
"Will, I didn't know, I wasn't sure. Of course the first thought that came to mind when I knew his name was you, but I never in my life imagined you would both look so much alike." Elizabeth said with a sigh. "That's it. You can hate me if you want, but I tried to protect you if he was as bad as Senator Faulkner said he was, he isn't."
"Elizabeth, I don't hate you, Jesus Christ, I love you with everything I have in me…" Will sighed. "You have the same defeated look in your eyes."
Elizabeth knew what he was talking about, the rape. "I feel defeated, I feel alone, I feel tired."
"Listen, I don't like what you did, but I can live with it." Will then smiled. "I think, if I am not mistaken, this was our first major fight…and I survived…that makes me feel pretty good since I was up against you."
Elizabeth laughed. "I guess I'm pretty tough competition."
"Oh yeah, the toughest." The house phone then rang. Maria came in moments later with the phone.
"For you Elizabeth."
Elizabeth handed Hannah to Will and took the phone. "Jack?"
"Yeah, listen Duncan didn't have any property or any holdings, so I am not sure where the kid is…"
"Okay, that means we're at a dead end."
"Not necessarily. I've got a small little tid bit…"
"Don't make me beg."
Jack laughed. "Seems as thought General Turner, by the way that was a surprise to me…"
"No kidding, go on."
"He has recently bought some kid gear. The guy has never been married, and from official records, he doesn't have a kid, that I seriously doubt."
"You think Lewis asked him to take care of his son."
"Bingo."
"Then Senator Faulkner will be after General Turner…" Elizabeth looked at Will. "Jack, we are going on a trip. I need you and a couple of your men to meet us at the airport. We need to protect that child and the General."
"Alright, give me a couple hours." Elizabeth hung up the phone.
"The General has Lewis's son, we need to head to the Point." Elizabeth said.
"What about Hannah?" Will asked.
"She has to come with us. I don't feel safe leaving her here alone." Will nodded, he was headed to meet his father.
A/N- I don't know if any of you all read my Author's note, but I was asking everyone to let me know what they wanted in a fic. I am going to write one last one, back in the 17th century, along with the movie. If there is anything you'd like to see or, anything ideas you have let me know!
