Dredging up the Past: Chapter 9
By: The Confused One
A/N: Hopefully this chapter will tie up some things and move things forward. Please enjoy and review. Thanks.
Alex looked up from the file she was reading when Mike and Carolyn walked into the interview room. Alex found she was feeling a lot better than she had earlier, and she was beyond glad for that. She watched them sit down defeated. With a sigh, she broke the silence, "I'm assuming from the looks on your faces he didn't take the deal."
Carolyn sighed too. She had really hoped to save Alex the heartache. She admitted, "Bobby, you were right. He's obsessed with Alex, and no, he won't take the deal."
Alex closed the file. She closed her eyes and berated herself for having had any sort of hope at all. She knew better. She suggested, "It's for the best. Carver didn't really even get permission to make that deal. Not to mention it's not really much leverage. He knows he's going to have to face the same charges in hundreds of courtrooms around the country. One of them is bound to put him on death row."
Bobby sighed now too. A part of him expected them come back empty handed, but a part of him had hoped they'd get somewhere with him. A part of him was disappointed too. Looking out the window, he noticed Chief of Detectives Andrew Wheeler walk through the bullpen and to Deakins office. He gave the others a heads up, "Chief is here."
Carolyn groaned as she watched him walk into Deakins office. With a sigh, she replied, "He's probably upset about the almost plea."
Irritated, Mike groaned, "Just what we need."
Preferring to focus on the task at hand, Bobby continued to compare the list he had in his hand to the list on the board. After a moment, he addressed the others, "All of his business trips coincide with every case." Seeing the looks of confusion, he explained, "Well, I mean, I was trying to understand how he was supporting his cross country trips. His base is here in New York. He's a salesman, of sorts."
Curious, Alex jumped in, "Alright. I'll bite. Sells, what?"
Bobby smiled at her. Putting the file down, he explained, "He's a pharmaceutical salesman. He travels the country talking to doctors about the new drugs coming out. That's why most of the cases our up here in the northeast. That's his territory."
Unimpressed, Alex sarcastically replied, "So why didn't he just drug…" Realizing what she was saying, she closed her eyes and finished, "everyone."
Bobby met her eyes, making sure she was OK. He finally replied, "He doesn't actually have access to the drugs, just the information about them."
Before anything else could be said, a knock on the door got everyone's attention. Bobby motioned Deakins and the Andrew inside. Bobby thought Andrew looked very unhappy.
Walking in, Andy stared at the stacks of files. He finally asked, "All of these?"
Mike nodded. He explained, "Every single one." Pointing to a small pile, he continued, "And those just came in today. I think we're up to around one thousand and twenty five by now."
Totally crazed by the amount of files, Andy demanded, "And you four want to plead him out?"
Knowing the plea had mostly been her idea, Carolyn jumped in, "That was my idea. We have over one thousand counties who are going to want to file against this guy. Someone is going to give him the death penalty. Maybe it doesn't have to be us."
Alex closed her eyes. She couldn't let Carolyn fall on the sword. They all knew that wasn't the reason Carolyn had pushed to cut Aiden a deal. Sifting through some files, Alex began speaking, "That's not her real motive for pushing this." Finding her file, she handed it to Andrew and explained, "That's one is me. She thinks she's protecting me by keeping me from having to testify."
Andrew looked up from the file in shock. Any trace of anger was immediately gone. Meeting Alex's eyes, he lowered his voice considerably, "I'm sorry."
Alex looked back at Carolyn and tried to brush her reveal aside, "I'm a big girl Carolyn. I appreciate the effort, but I promise I don't really need protecting."
Handing the file back to Alex, Andrew tried to change gears a little, "Well, did you get anything from him?"
Mike shrugged and replied, "Nothing of any value. He only copped to Eames. He acts like he's getting out."
Carolyn arched her eyebrows. Finally getting what Alex was saying, she responded, "Well, he's not, ever."
Alex was more intrigued by the other thing Mike had said. She asked, "What did he say about me?"
Mike closed his eyes. He promised her, "You don't want to hear it. Don't worry about it. None of it matters."
Andrew was confused though. He pushed, "Why would he admit to anything?"
Alex sighed and reminded him, "Statute of limitations. He's trying to play games with us."
Andrew didn't like this at all. He finally asked, "And where are you going with this now?"
Carolyn assured him, "Carver is preparing for his arraignment as we speak."
Andrew thanked the four and headed for the door. With a sigh, Deakins eyed his detectives carefully. He finally replied, "I'm sorry about that. The four of you look hell though, and you've done what you can today. All of you go home and get some rest and time away from this."
The four nodded in grateful agreement and watched him walk away. Alex leaned back in her chair and turned her attention to Bobby. Taking a deep breath, she almost pleaded, "Get me drunk, please."
Bobby smiled. With a nod, he agreed, "Gladly."
Looking at Carolyn and Mike, Alex asked, "You two want to join us?"
Mike and Carolyn both agreed. Grabbing their things, the four left the building in search of a good bar.
