OMG, I'm sorry! I just realized Jasper hasn't been mentioned! I promise he'll be in the next chapter. He's been with Jodie and Abe the whole time.
Chapter nine: The Silence that is Deadly
Booth paced around the interrogation room, his eyes fixed on a solemn Roger Tucker.
"So, Mr. Tucker, you have a family, a wife and kid?" Booth said as calmly as possible.
Roger just stared forward at the wall.
"Oh." Booth corrected himself, a slight smile appeared on his face, "You used to have a family. They died in a fire didn't they?"
Roger didn't answer.
"He's not going to say anything Booth; you might as well give up." Sweets said through a small microphone as he and Brennan watched Booth and Roger from the upper room.
"I'm working on him Sweets, just give me time." Booth said quietly.
Booth turned to Roger, "It must be hard to lose your family so sudden like that. Blaming yourself after all of these years because you didn't save them. Is it your fault they died Roger?" Booth whispered leaning closer to Roger's face. Both pairs of eyes fixed on one another, neither blinking.
Roger's lower lip quivered but he didn't say anything.
"But you met someone after they died didn't you? The name Phillip Keller ring any bells?"
Roger stared straight forward.
"It's funny how the death of a person brings two unlikely candidates together, but if I'm correct, and correct me if I'm not, you and Mr. Keller have more in common then one might realize."
Booth started to pace around the room again.
"Keller lost his family too." Booth flipped through a battered old file, "In a fire too… You know, it must be really hard for him since he's a fireman. A fireman that couldn't save his family even though it was his specialty to put out fires, to be the hero of sociality. But like almost all heroes we have to go down in shame sometime, right?"
Roger swallowed.
"You're getting to him Booth." Sweets said.
"You know Roger, I have kids myself, Parker, Hannah, Jack, Jodie, and my youngest Nicky. I love them more than my own life. You've met them before, haven't you?" Booth said his voice shook a little bit at the end.
Roger chuckled a little bit.
"Oh…" Sweets winced.
"What?" Brennan asked worriedly.
"Roger's getting to Booth now." Sweets said.
"Do you work for someone now? A man? A woman?" Booth asked anger visible in his voice now.
Roger smiled slyly at Booth. Booth snapped,
"WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KIDS!" he screamed slamming his hands on the table.
"Booth, maybe you should leave…" Sweets said.
"DAMN IT SWEETS! I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL HE TELLS ME WHERE MY KIDS ARE!"
Roger leaned closer to Booth and whispered,
"I'm not saying anything until my lawyer gets here and by then it'll be too late for your kiddies." Roger whispered with a sense of pride and power in his voice.
"Booth." It was Brennan who spoke this time, "Forget about Roger, we can interrogate Phillip Keller now. You can lock Roger up and we'll deal with him later, okay?"
Booth sighed, "Okay Bones, we'll do this your way."
Booth forcefully pulled Roger up and slammed him into the wall,
"Mr. Tucker I'm placing you in jail for seventy two hours. You have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, you have the right to an attorney if can't afford one, one will be provided…a crappy one…" mumbled Booth leading Roger out of the room.
Sweets left the room to follow Booth leaving Brennan alone. Brennan crossed her arms and stared out the window, tears running out of her eyes.
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