A/N: Thank you for the comments.

Guest - That was deliberately vague, Lillian's true plan will come out slowly.

Whalegang34 - Not everything is as it seems. But Alex will end up on the warpath.


"James?" Alex asked confused when she saw Kara's friend standing against a door.

"Hey." He smiled, but didn't move towards her.

"Where am I? Kara?" She asked trying to look round.

"Take it easy." He said. "You really don't want move."

"Why?" Alex asked continuing to scan the unfamiliar room.

"Lane wants to have you arrested for helping Jeremiah." James explained. "He has people outside ready to take you in. The doctors here are standing firm but once they know you are awake and can move they may not be able to stop Lane transferring you to a military hospital. Which is why I'm blocking the window."

"Kara?" Alex asked noticing she was cuffed to the bed frame.

"We still haven't found her. I'm sorry. But you know Winn won't let this go."

"Still not found her?" Alex asked confused wondering how much of her recent memory had been a dream. "How did I get here? Where is here? How long have I been here?"

"A man brought you in. He didn't give a name and wore a hood, but we think it was your dad. You had a really badly infected wound. You've been unconscious since you were brought in two days ago. Eliza is trying to get down, but with the weather she is having trouble." James said.

"Two days?" Alex asked trying to sit up, as she did so she knocked off the heart monitor and triggered an alarm. Moments later several nurses ran in, followed by two military policemen.

-00-

As Alex was deposited in a DEO cell she looked round at the neighbouring cells and saw several aliens she had personally captured.

"I had thought about holding you at my base." Lane said. "But the DEO have more flexible rules on holding prisoners….something you have exploited many times. I also thought you'd appreciate the company you get here. Knowing you are surrounded by aliens who want to kill you should also persuade your friends here not to do anything reckless. Of course you could cooperate and we could move you somewhere more comfortable."

"Cooperate with what?" Alex asked.

"Tell me where Jeremiah Danvers is."

"I don't know." Alex said.

"Have it your way."

"Wait. How's J'onn?" Alex asked.

"That's classified." Lane said before leaving.

Feeling nauseous and cold Alex sat on the bunk and wrapped the blanket round her and wondered how Kara was doing and why Lena and her father had not brought anyone else into help.

-00-

As time went on Alex started to feel more tired and more nauseous. Just as she was considering asking for help she was disturbed from her thoughts by a newcomer stopping outside the cell and greeting.

"You just can't help but find trouble, can you Agent Danvers?"

"Lucy?" Alex asked looking up surprised.

"Hello Alex." Lucy smiled.

"What are you doing here?" Alex asked as the younger Lane entered her cell.

"I am your lawyer."

"I'm not army."

"I know. But Cat Grant pulled a few strings and the President ordered me to represent you."

"Does your father know."

"He does. He took it as well as he did when sixteen year old Lois 'borrowed' his car."

"I hope you're as good as you were." Alex said.

"I'm better, which is just as well for you. The case is not looking good." Lucy replied. "But then again neither are you. Do you want a doctor?"

"No….unless I'd be put in the infirmary next to J'onn." Alex said.

"He's in quarantine." Lucy said. "From the sound of it his condition has not changed. Seriously Alex you look awful, get some rest we can discuss everything else tomorrow."

"I'm not tired." Alex said. "I'd like to know what I'm being charged with."

"In a nutshell, aiding and abetting a known fugitive."

"My father?" Alex guessed.

"Got it in one. And the evidence is damning and shows pre-mediation." Lucy explained.

"What evidence?" Alex asked.

"You left the DEO-"

"Your father suspended me." Alex countered.

"You removed your tracker."

"I was suspended." Alex repeated.

"You went completely off grid for over a week before you end up in hospital with an infected stab wound."

"Not exactly enough to make me America's most wanted."

"True, but the photographic evidence of you with your father, pushes your status to criminal." Lucy said. "Suspended or not, you are a government agent who has a responsibility to enforce justice. Your father is a wanted man and you did not bring him in."

"Aren't you meant to be on my side?" Alex asked.

"I am. That's why you need to know what you are up against. But I have a defence."

"Wow, you are good. You haven't even heard my side. So what is your plan?"

"We could argue you tried to bring him in and he fought back. That's how you got hurt."

"I'm not accusing dad of assaulting me." Alex said.

"I figured you'd say that." Lucy sighed. "So what did happen? Where have you been?"

"Trying to find Supergirl."

"And did you?" Lucy asked.

Believing the room was probably bugged Alex replied. "No."

"Any leads?" Lucy asked.

"No."

"Alex you could be in here a while. In case you haven't noticed my father is not a fan of yours and he is happy to exploit the DEO's loose rules to his advantage. Let me help."

"I didn't find her. I don't have leads." Alex said.

"What about suspicions?"

For a moment Alex remained silent before figuring giving Lucy the name of a suspect might help her figure out the truth.

"Lena Luthor."

-00-

"That wasn't exactly productive." Lane said when Lucy entered his office. "You need to gain her trust so she hands over Jeremiah Danvers."

"How do you know what we discussed?" Lucy asked causing her father to point to a speaker.

"We have microphones in her cell." He explained.

"Alex is my client and our conversations are confidential." Lucy said.

"Her father is a terrorist. She waived her rights when she helped him."

"You don't know she did help him. All you know is there is a photo, which could have been fabricated, that shows her meeting him."

"Don't give me that b.s. she is guilty and you know it. You need to help me put a stop to this."

"No. I need to ensure that Agent Danvers is treated fairly." Lucy said.

"If you prefer I can order you to hand over all-" He started on fully Lucy to interrupt.

"I am outside of your chain of command. You can't order me to do anything. If you have an issue with that talk to the President." With that she walked off.

-TBC...


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