"Right." Katy said flopping down onto Pat's bed and grinning at her. "Look what I've got; swapped them with Bev for the promise of gin."
She pushed her hand down inside her top and pulled out a small clear bag. Inside it were half a dozen small pink tablets. Waving the bag at the older woman, Katy laughed.
"What the hell are you doing?" Pat demanded, leaping at her and snatching the bag out of her hands. "Have you completely lost the fucking plot?"
"WAIT!" Katy shouted as the woman made to tip the contents down the toilet. "I'm not going to take them. I've had an idea."
Pat paused. "Go on…"
"We plant the jellies in Bayliss' cell and we get the Julies to slip one into her tea or something at dinner time. Then we get Tina to let slip to one of the screws that she heard Bayliss talking about getting drugs in here. They'll spin the cells and bang." Katy told her excitedly.
"She'll end up down the block for a bit, but it won't solve the problem for long."
"There'll be a whole lot of cold turkey around here, though, won't there, with their dealer out of the picture?"
The lifer pursed her lips, considering it. "Alright, it's worth a try."
The teenager grinned. "No time like the present."
"You give this to the Julies and explain." Pat commanded, holding out a single tablet. Katy took it and pushed it under the band of her watch out of sight. "Go on then!"
Grinning, the teenager left the cell, heading down the two flights of staircases down to the ground floor. She made her way straight to the kitchen, looking around before ducking through the door beside the serving counter. There was no sign of the Julies, so she slipped through to the storage area.
"Oi, you two!"
Both women jumped at her voice. "Bleedin' hell!"
"I need you to do something for me." Katy said in a low voice, glancing around again. She pulled the tablet out from her watch strap and held it out. "Slip this in Beth Bayliss' tea."
"Why?"
"Someone's got to teach her a lesson."
The Julies looked at her. "Like Henderson taught you?"
"Course not. Pat's sorting the lesson part. No violence, I promise."
"If you're sure." Julie J sighed.
"Give it here." Julie S nodded, holding out her hand. She slipped the tablet under her own watch strap.
"Nice one Julies." The teenager grinned, winking and ducking back out of the kitchen.
x-x
Katy carried her tray to a table and sat down wordlessly. She made sure she was facing the serving hatch so she could watch what was going on. A moment or two later, Pat joined her, slipping into the seat opposite and giving her a small nod. From behind the counter, the Julies nodded as well. The teenager grinned as Beth collected her mug of tea and headed towards a table of her own with her tray.
"What you looking at, Mitchell?" She demanded as she passed.
"Dunno… I never was a fan of science fiction…"
"You watch your mouth."
"What? Are you gonna make me?" Katy snapped.
The woman looked her up and down before making a hissing sound, breathing through her teeth, and continuing her walk to her own table. Katy smirked triumphantly and took a sip of her own tea, glancing at Pat. She could see her friend watching the woman carefully and, as a smile appeared on the lifer's face, the teenager realised she must have taken a sip.
"You got Tina on board?" Pat murmured.
"I thought you were doing it?"
The older woman shook her head. "Shit."
"Don't worry." Katy muttered under her breath as a guard passed them. "I'll sort it."
As soon as she'd finished, the teenager cleared up her things and headed up to her cell to put them away. On her way back down, she bumped into Hollamby who looked her up and down with distain and sighed.
"The governor wants to see you."
"What now?" Katy demanded, angrily. "I'm getting out of here in two days! Why would I mess this up?"
"Who knows how your mind works, Mitchell?" Hollamby snapped back. "Come on, she's waiting."
Grabbing Katy by the arm, Bodybag pulled her through the gates and kept hold of her as she unlocked the gate which led to the corridor to the wing governor's office. As she waited for the guard to find the right key, the teenager glanced at Pat, the corner of her mouth turning up in the smallest of smirks. The older woman returned the look before standing up and leaving her table.
"Come on, you!"
"Alright, alright!" Katy told her, following the woman out of the wing. "Keep your knickers on."
"I've had enough of your cheek, girl!"
"Yeah?"
"If you don't give it a rest I'll have you down the block."
"Will you now, Miss?" Katy asked, arching an eyebrow.
Hollamby went red. "You know what I mean."
Katy just laughed, earning herself a sharp prod in the back. In no time they arrived in the reception area outside Karen's office. The governor's receptionist indicated for them to sit on the chairs beside her desk for a moment, while Karen finished the phone call she was making. The teenager smirked at Hollamby, leaning back in her chair and waiting to be called.
"You behave yourself in there." The guard hissed threateningly.
"Why? 'Cos she's head screw? Surely I should be extra difficult?"
Hollamby was about to reply, when the door opened and the blonde wing governor smiled down at them. "Katy?"
"You remember what I said, or you'll be on report, trial or no trial."
Katy rolled her eyes at the prison guard and stalked into the office, dropping into the chair in front of the desk and waiting for Karen to speak. The woman sighed loudly and moved to sit in her own chair, facing the teenager.
"You need to stop this, now." She ordered firmly. "The next time Sylvia tries to put you on report or send you to the block I won't be able to stop her without someone getting suspicious."
"Sorry."
"Yes, well… I wanted to make sure you were all set for Friday morning? Two more nights and then hopefully you'll be out of here."
Katy pretended to be offended. "Now I feel loved."
Karen chuckled. "You know what I mean. How are you feeling about the trial?"
"Much better." The teenager admitted truthfully. "My lawyer said they've found witnesses who'll say I couldn't have done it, so it looks like I'm sorted."
"Good."
"Listen, I've got some information for you, like I promised." Katy said quickly. "Drugs."
The smile on the governor's face was replaced by an incredibly serious expression. "What about drugs?"
"I heard Beth Bayliss on the phone. I'm not entirely sure what she was talking about, but I'm convinced she was arranging to have drugs smuggled in."
"When was this?"
"Tuesday morning."
Karen stood up and pulled a file out of the cabinet in the corner of her office. "She had a visit on Tuesday afternoon." The woman said, more to herself than the teenager. Then she turned and glared at Katy. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I didn't think anything of it until I overheard one of the girls saying something about needing a pick-me-up!" Katy told her defensively.
"Right… well, don't say anything to anyone and we'll do a cell spin tonight."
"What about piss-tests?"
The governor considered her suggestion for a moment, pursing her lips. Then she nodded. "Not a word to anyone, right? You haven't got anything you shouldn't have?"
"Course not!" Katy exclaimed defensively.
"Good."
She stood up and headed towards the door, deliberately talking shop as she approached. "Right, well Mrs Hollamby and Mr Jackson will accompany you to your trial on Friday morning. You'll need to be ready straight after breakfast, alright?"
"Yes, Miss Betts." Katy nodded obediently, earning herself a mistrustful glare from Hollamby who was waiting to accompany her back to her cell. "Thank you."