Chapter 21

The next day found the seven of them back at the police station. Sterling went in leaving the others to sit and wait in the van. Sterling was taken straight in to talk with his client when he arrived. He found her in the same room and once again she was handcuffed to the table.

"Ms Sellwood…" He greeted as he took his seat opposite her. "You may leave…" He told the police constable who had taken him in. Once they were alone he turned his attention to the woman.

"I have reviewed the evidence and frankly Ms Sellwood it seems as if there is not much to go on. The video shows you beat that man to death without provocation of any kind."

"So what are you saying Finch?" Sellwood said unperturbed by his accusation.

"I am saying that winning this in court is not going to be possible. Perhaps I could get a good deal for you…?"

"I don't want a deal. I want out of here. Do you understand?" Sellwood told him.

"Ms Sellwood…"

"Look Finch let me make this very clear. If you don't get me out of this and I go to prison for any…and I mean any…amount of time then you can tell your friend that Nathan Ford will receive an anonymous letter telling him the whole damn story…"

"Nathan Ford…?"

"Don't play dumb with me, if you are her friend and you are representing her then you know exactly what I am talking about." Sellwood said.

"I can assure you Ms Sellwood…"

"And I can assure you Mr Finch that Penelope Cowan will be damned sorry she messed with me." Sellwood interrupted her. "Now what is your plan?" She said sitting back and smiling at the man. "I am assuming you and dear Ms Cowan have one."

"There is only one way to get you out of this…" Sterling said dropping his voice to a near whisper as if he were afraid they were being listened in on.

"Yeah bright spark…you only figured that out now?" Sellwood asked with amusement. She enjoyed seeing this pompous ass have to do something that he would have found repulsive under any normal circumstance. But he was a puppy dog she thought and his master had told him to do whatever it took, of that she was sure.

"I…I do not usually condone this type of thing Ms Sellwood, however Ms Cowan assures me that you are indeed innocent and that I must do everything in my power to get you out of this situation and to help you…make a new life for yourself elsewhere." Sterling said putting as much disgust into his tone as he could. He had to make her understand that this was not his normal way of doing things and that he was completely out of his league.

"Why the hell did she send you…?" Sellwood said shaking her head slightly. This guy was not going to know how to sort this.

"Ms Cowan thought that I would be able to assist in the legal way…" Sterling told her. "However that is clearly not possible. She therefore instructed me to…" Again Sterling dropped his voice to barely a whisper. "Organise whatever I had to…to ensure your freedom."

"Good for her…" Sellwood said lightly.

"There is a problem though Ms Sellwood…I have no…experience in this type of thing..." Sterling continued. "I have no contacts and it could take a few weeks at least to organise."

"No way man I want out of here today you hear me." Sellwood hissed at him.

"That is impossible Ms Sellwood." Sterling told her in a strained voice. "I have to source somebody to assist in your…defence."

"Look you idiot, I'll give you a name he's a friend of mine and he will be able to…assist in my defence…" She quipped. She took the notepad that Sterling had lying in front of him and wrote a name and a number on it. "Contact him, he'll do the heavy lifting for you."

"Well that does indeed change things Ms Sellwood." Sterling smiled at her. "They are moving you to county jail today."

"Yeah well then you better get moving." She snapped.

"Yes…yes of course. I will contact this…friend of yours immediately I leave here and let me assure you Ms Sellwood, I will do everything in my power to ensure that you get what you deserve."

Susan stared at him for a moment. That was a very odd thing to say, but perhaps it was because he was a pompous assed lawyer. Still she felt uneasy suddenly, but she was in no position to question him. Sterling stood up then and walked to the door knocking on it to summon the guard.

"I will be in touch with you." Sterling told her and then walked out and quickly made his way to the van handing Hardison the number as he entered.

"You were great…" Maggie smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss.

"Yeah Sterling…you could be a great Grifter…" Parker told him earning herself a look.

"Hardison…?" Nate asked ignoring the banter between Sterling and the team and keeping his eyes locked on his Hacker who was busy with his computer.

"Ready…" Hardison told him. Nate nodded and looked at Sterling who was already dialling the number.

"Yeah…" A gruff voice answered after a few rings.

"Hello…who am I speaking too?" Sterling asked.

"Who the hell is this and where did you get this number?" The man on the other end of the line asked.

"My name is Mr Finch, I was given this number by Ms Susan Sellwood." Sterling told him.

"Why?"

"He said you would be able to help her in her hour of need."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Sir…Mr…" Sterling said waiting for the man to give him his name.

"Tony, now tell me what the hell is going on?"

"I have been retained by Ms Penelope Cowan to ensure your friends freedom. She told me that I could count on you to assist with that." Sterling told him.

"Yeah…" The man said and Sterling could hear he was unsure of whether to trust him or not.

"Look Mr…Tony…I do not have a lot of time to ensure that freedom. Ms Sellwood is being moved this afternoon and that would be the window of opportunity. Now as I explained to Ms Sellwood I have no experience in this…in these matters. Ms Sellwood assured me that you would be able to assist. If she was wrong then I do apologize for wasting your time." Sterling said sounding as if he was about to ring off.

"Wait…ok…so how do we get her out?"

"I believe it would be better if we met in person to discuss this Tony."

"Yeah ok…" Tony said then he gave Sterling an address and told him to be there within the hour.

"Go Eliot…" Nate instructed although he did not have to tell the Hitter. The van pulled into the traffic quickly and Eliot sped in the direction Hardison was calling out to him.

"When we get there I will go in, Eliot you and Parker go around the back, if Kate is there we have to make sure she is not caught in any crossfire agreed?" Sterling said looking directly at Nate when he spoke. He did not need Nate rushing in.

"No problem, you keep him busy we'll check the place out. If she isn't there then we have to play the game a little longer and get Susan out." Parker agreed. They could not blow it now. If Kate was not with this Tony then Susan was the only one who could lead them to the girl.

"If he sees more than just me…" Sterling said.

"Agreed…" Eliot said pulling up at a curb next to a dark black car. "Parker…"

Parker smiled and climbed out the van, she was gone for a minute only when she popped open the back door and told Sterling the car was all his. Sterling pulled a face and then nodded. He could not arrive at the house in the van with the rest of them and they needed a car. He climbed in the car and pulled off with Hardison directing him through the coms.

Sterling pulled up in front of the house and turned the car off. Hardison told him to hang ten whilst Parker and Eliot got into position. Five minutes later Sterling strode up to the door and knocked loudly.

So will they find Kate at the address they have been given? Thanks again for all of your reviews they are greatly appreciated.