Lilly and Scotty were told Rose was on the seventh level ofNew York GeneralHospitalwhen they asked the receptionist in the lobby. Stillman had only been given the basic details, and the detectives had spotty reception on the way there so if he had any new news they didn't know. They approached one of the nurses at the nurse's station.
"Can we see Rose Leigh?" Scotty asked. "Detectives Valens and Rush."
"Some officers were already here to talk to her." The nurse told them as she continued to rush around.
"We know some things they don't." Lilly told them.
"Okay, but she has been though a lot." The nurse told them as she led them down the hallway, and opened the door to one of the rooms. "Her niece is already in there." Rose was in the hospital bed with a large bandage around her head. Noel was sitting next to her and holding her hand.
"How are you doing Assistant District Attorney?" Lilly gently asked.
"I'm doing fine." She said softly. "I already told the officers who came by I have no idea who attacked me. I just went home after we talked and when I walked through the door someone hit me behind the head."
"My grandfather would be here but he has to be in court, so he said it was okay for me to miss some school to be with Aunt Rose." Noel told them.
"Noel how about we leave your Aunt and Detective Valens alone for a little bit. Does a milkshake sound good?" Noel looked Rose who smiled at her.
"Its okay Sweetie, go with Detective Rush." Noel nodded and left the room with Lilly. Scotty sighed and rubbed his head with one hand.
"Rose you have to tell me what is going on."
"Nothing is going on detective. Like I told you I have no idea who attacked me." Rose told him but he could tell he was already starting to break her.
"I don't believe that Rose."
"Can you just leave me alone?" She begged but was still trying to be strong. "God I never should have called him-" She started and then stopped when she realized what she had said.
"Who did you call Rose?"
"If I tell you this you have to agree to keep our privacy." Rose told him.
"Our?" He asked,
"Charles and mine." She sighed in angst.
"Charles Larkin?" He asked.
"That's who I was sleeping with when those pictures were taken, and when I was still inLawSchool. We weren't doing anything wrong I was a consenting adult."
"Why did Peter have those pictures?" He asked starting to be a little confused about what was going on.
"How should I know? Maybe he found them in his dad's house and got upset."
"Peter never confronted you about it?" He noticed she seemed to get more upset every time he said Peter's name. "What? Cant stand hearing the name of the man you killed? I know what happened Rose. Peter found out you were sleeping with his father, and he felt like you betrayed him. I bet he threatened to put those photos online where everyone could see them, and your credibility would be shot."
"No, No that's not what happened."
"Then tell me what happened Rose." Scotty told her.
"I can't Detective. I can not ruin that little girl's life." Rose told him and started to tear up.
"She isn't a little girl anymore. She needs justice for what happened to her parents." Rose wiped away her tears and took a deep breath.
"Those pictures were taken willingly, but things got out of control pretty quickly. I discovered Charles was taking bribes in order to decide who the DA's office would prosecute. When I confronted Charles about it he told me it would destroy his and Peter's life. He told me if I went to anyone he would have already had destroyed the evidence and released those pictures."
"Did you ever tell anyone?" He asked.
"Peter, I told Peter." She whispered.
"And you never told any of the detectives that Charles had a serious motive for killing his son?"
"No, Charles would never do that." Rose told him firmly.
"You were his alibi Rose. You had to have known he was gone at the right time to kill Peter and Louisa."
"I was home alone and so was he. He told me that because neither of us had alibis we would be investigated as suspects, and that the detectives would figure out we had been in a relationship. But he would never do what you think he did!" She pleaded.
"Would he ever hit you over the head to try to shut you up?"
"No he didn't even know I was coming…" She paused. "I called him this morning to tell him I wouldn't be able to pick Noel up from school like I normally do. I didn't tell him exactly where I was going but he could have figured it out."
"Would he have had time to attack you and get to the court house in time for his first trial?"
"During his first trial yesterday he granted them a late start for this morning so one of the witnesses could get there." Scotty pulled out his phone to call Lilly.
"You're wrong Detective." Rose whispered.
"I really hope I am." He told her.