Chapter 10
As they pulled up to the house they both noticed Sam going quiet it wasn't surprising considering what had happened. She pulled herself together quickly getting out of the car first. She marched to the police line.
"Hello Mrs Shanahan" the officer greeted, Sam smiled
"Is my husband here?" she asked
"No I believe he is at the station"
"Ok, don't tell him I'm here he'd only worry. Me and my friends are just getting some stuff for Jake" Sam lied. The officer nodded,
"Carry on" he said letting them in. Going inside Mac was shocked, any crime scene she had to access required a lot more ID especially if they wanted to remove items. Sam saw the look
"Pete would sack any officer that upset me" she said quietly. Mac and Jack exchanged a look
"Has this happened before?" Mac asked figuring it would help with evidence for their case.
"Yes, Sergeant Froke, made the mistake once of giving me a ticket. Pete went ballistic and he was sacked 3 days later for theft of evidence" Sam told them, Mac wrote the name down; she would chase it up later by talking to police officers in San Diego.
Sam led them up the stairs ignoring the blood stains on the floor in the hall way. She wet upstairs into the spare room grabbing some of the boxes they hadn't unpacked yet asking Jack if he could take them down stairs, then she went into their bedroom using one of the cases. She packed up lots of clothes in her case and pictures, and then moved into Jake's room doing the same with his stuff. Mac followed behind getting a sense of the house, everything was in perfect order, white and creams everywhere even Jake's room. Sam was now in the study room with bank details.
"Pete has my bank card he gives me the money I need" she admitted, Mac raised an eyebrow.
"He only knows about one I have another but I kept it as an emergency, I guess that is now" Sam admitted, Mac nodded.
"Do you want a divorce?"
"Yes" was the definite answer. Mac nodded,
"Ok, it should be made easier by the fact Jake wants to stay with you but we will get it started now.
"I think I have everything I want" She noted. Mac noted,
"Right if you feel up to it we should get your statement changed." Mac informed her, Sam nodded
"And Jake?"
"We can take him down later, let him enjoy today." Mac said,
"If we go to the station Pete will come and find me."
"But he won't touch ya Carter we'll be there"
"And I was thinking we should go to the station in Denver with a different police chief less change of the case being compromised." Mac told them.
They walked down the stairs dropping the stuff at Jack's before driving to Denver, arriving Mac asked to speak to the police chief thinking this could all hit the fan it was best to get the big times in ASAP.
They were led into an interrogation room, Jack waited outside while Sam and Mac were seated. A junior detective entered the room.
"Hello, I'm Detective Robinson you wanted the police chief, can I ask what it was regarding."
"It's regarding a complaint on another police chief" Mac told him coolly. The junior nodded obviously thinking this was beyond his scope.
"Ok then I'll be back in a minute" he promised.
"I think he realised this is out of his league" Mac said smiling, Sam nodded she was nervous if they didn't believe her then she wasn't sure what she would do.