The usual suspects
I'm sitting in the rec room, waiting to be interrogated, and let me just say i'm not a happy camper at the moment. We were working a case, and it just so happens the vic's wife was murdered in the same way and they caught Dean at the crime scene.
Then me and Sam we're in for a surprise when swat busted in the motel room and arrested us, but we had our story planned already.
They separated me and Sam and placed him in an interrogation room, mine was more like a rec room with the coffee machine, i'm handcuffed to the table regardless
I'm tired from researching, i'm grumpy from lack of sleep, and i'm just straight up pissed off. I hate cops
The female detective walked in
Detective Ballard walked in
"Hello Holland" she said walking in
"Can I get you anything, water, soda.." She asked
"Coffee would be nice since you know I would be sleeping right now" I answered in a bitchy tone. She just raised her eyebrow at me
She got up and poured me coffee and handing me the cup and sitting back down
"So you're the good cop, wheres the bad cop?" I asked being a smartass
"With your brothers" she answered
"And...why are we here?" I asked taking a sip of the coffee
"Well, your brother Dean is being held on suspicion of murder. And you and Sam, we'll see" she said
"Murder?!" I laughed acting shocked
"You seem shocked, or are you that good of an actress" She said
"Yeah, and who exactly do you think he murdered?" I asked
"We'll come back to that" she said
"You can only hold us for 48 hours" I said
"Hm i'm impressed you sure you aren't the law school major" She asked
"Oh you're funny" I said sarcastically
"Lets see, name: Holland Elizabeth Winchester, born January eleventh in Lawrence, Kansas. You're mother Mary Winchester died in a house fire in your nursery when you were a baby." She stopped and looked at me evaluating me for a reaction, I remained emotionless
"You were left in the care of your father John Winchester, you moved around a lot, you have no permanent address, you're a good student you have straight A's, but you got in a lot of fights in schools. Hm didn't fit in with the popular crowd?" She asked I smirked
"Well I don't play well with others" I remarked
"Seems like it, you have one count of assault on a police officer, no charges were placed. Another count of assault on a deputy in Jericho then escaping custody" she continued
"You have proof it was me in Jericho?" I asked "cause I was never there" I said in the same tone of voice
"We ran Dean's fingerprints and got a bunch of possible hits"
I scoffed "possible hits, so that means you've got nothing but a big steaming pile of circumstantial evidence" I said
The male detective walked in, detective Sheridan he took a seat not saying anything
"You're a smart girl Holland, you seem like a good kid. It's not your fault Dean's your brother. We can't pick our family. Right now detectives in St. Louis are exhuming a corpse. They're trying to figure out how your brother faked his own death. After torturing all those young women. Dean's a bad guy. His life is over. Yours doesn't have to be, you're 16 years old, you have your whole life ahead of you" She said
I looked at her incredulously
"You want me to turn against my family?" I scoffed
"No. We already caught Dean cold. Red-handed at the Karen Giles murder scene. We just need you to fill in some missing pieces" She said
"Sorry, couldn't help you if I wanted to. Which I really don't. But Dean didn't murder anyone" I said
"I can talk to the DA. Make a deal for you and Sam. Sam will be appointed your legal guardian and you won't go into the legal system. You can get on with your life. Dean's as good as gone" She said
"Unless you know, it'd be better going into foster care since nobody would come claim you" Sheridan said acting intimidating
I leaned forward "thats funny you know, cause' I have a list of people to take me in before You even get your hands on the number for CPS. It's on my file, the people I go to when no family is available" I paused it was my turn to evaluate there reactions
I continued "Robert Singer, Tom Jacobson, Ellen Harvelle, an old friend named Missouri. Its legally set in stone, and there is nothing you can do about it. But you should know that, sorry Sheridan but this whole bad cop routine. The intimidation: the making me feel like helping you is the only way to save myself. It's crap" I said. They both looked a little shocked
"But i'll tell you, not because I want to help you" I said leaning back in my chair
"My dad and Tony Giles were old friends. They were in the service together. We've known him since we were kids, So we came as soon as we heard about his death" I started
"We went and Saw Karen, she was a mess. We said if you need anything call us. She called us back later asking if we could get A picture from his office. I think of them in Paris, she gave us the key so we didn't see a problem with it. Me and Sam went back to the motel room, we were tired, Dean went to go check on Karen and then in comes you." I said
"Thats all that happened." I said
They both looked at each other and walked out of the room,
Conor popped up. "Attitude Baby Winchester, looks like someone has an authority problem" he chuckled
"Well what can I saw we're just trying to do our job and they make it way harder then it should be" I said
"Still haven't found your tell, you're a damn good liar, good job by the way acting all emotionless and detached, had me fooled. I especially liked how you turned the interrogation around on Sheridan. The guys an ass" Conor said
"Oh yeah" I replied smirking "Think thats good watch this" I said as Ballard and Sheridan walked back in
"You know you're brother is talking crazy, he's just being a smartass. Monsters and demons" Sheridan said incredulously
"Whats so crazy. You don't think that there's a possibility things exist we don't understand" I said
"Lets see you believe it too" Sheridan said
I was so gonna enjoy every second of this
"Hmm lets see. Ballard you think it's completely insane, but deep down you have your doubts. You're thinking what's she doing, hows she doing this, you're thinking something is happening here and its shady and you know it. You're freaked out right now, which is understandable" I said she looked totally freaked out
"And Sheridan, oh Sheridan all thats on you're mind is the date you're having with Ballard later. Now you're trying to rationalize it, both of you are. You're thinking maybe I heard you outside but you both know thats impossible" I said
"What are you doing?!" Sheridan asked
"We believe what we see, so maybe you need to open your eyes Sheridan" I said
Ballard left the room in a hurry. Sheridan followed slamming the door behind him
"Hmmm wicked I liked it, I though reading minds was an invasion of privacy" Conor said
"I didn't read their minds. It was pure observation and analysis of their character, I mean c'mon did you see the way he looked at her" I said
"I feel like it would be less scary if you did read their minds" Conor chuckled.
A lawyer walked in.
"Miss Winchester i'm representing you and your brothers" He said
"Thank god Matlock is here to save the day!" I exclaimed
"Oh yeah, you three are related" he sighed sitting down
A note from Dean, to Sam, and from Sam to you, now I don't know what it has to do with your case" he started
"Yeah Matlock thanks" I said
He sighed getting up and leaving
I read the note and chuckled
HILTS —
IT'S A STREET
ASHLAND.
-MCQUEEN
"Clever" Conor remarked
"Con go check the fire escape" I said
Taking a bobby pin out of my hair and working at my cuffs
"You got about a 20 foot drop and a ledge, no fire escape" Conor said
"Okay, thats not so bad" I remarked
He just gave me an are-you-serious look
"It won't kill me" I remarked he shot me a bitchface
"well if you don't like it then help me out if not keep the sour faces to yourselves" I said which shut him up. I finished with my cuffs and stood up. Looking out the window
"Not that bad" I said trying to assure myself. I was getting ready to climb out the window, Conor grabbed my arm and we were suddenly in the Alley below. It felt like my stomach dropped. I ran and puked behind the dumpster
Conor chuckled. Putting his hand on my shoulder
"How ya feelin?" He asked
"Ugh I hate you" I said putting my hands on my knees
He helped me stand up straight
"Sorry Holls couldn't let you risk the drop" He said
"C'mon I need to find the nearest motel" I said walking down the alley
"What? Why?" Conor asked confused
"Thats the game plan when we get separated" I explained.
"Okay" he said going to grab my arm and teleport again
"Nuh-uh" I said pulling my arm away "We have legs we can walk" I said
He chuckled
We made it to the first motel
I walked into the front
"Can I help you?" He asked
"Yeah, i'm looking from a friend of mine, Jim Rockford" I said, he flipped through the pages
"Room 243" he said
"Thank you" I said leaving the room
I knocked on Sam's door.
"Sammy open up!" I called. He opened the door I smirked
"Hey Hilts ya miss me" I laughed, he pulled me in
"Ha ha so funny. What took you so long?" He asked
"Had a little complication on no fire escape and a twenty foot drop" I said
"How'd you make it out?" He asked
"Reapers can teleport" I said looking to Conor
"Hm" he shrugged
"It's not pleasant" I remarked
"So did you find anything?" I asked
"No nothing yet, get your laptop" he sighed
"Ughhhh" I complained research
"Yeah tell me about it kiddo" he chuckled
We got research started nothing showed up, all we had were the faces of girls over the years that went missing on Ashland street
There was a knock at the door. I drew my gun and followed closely behind Sam, he opened it. It was Ballard, I quickly put my gun away
Ballard shrugged walking in she showed us her wrists. Karen and Toney both had the marks on their wrists before they died
"These showed up after you saw it?" Sam asked
"Yeah, I guess" Ballard said
"All right. You're going to have to tell us exactly what you saw" I said
"You know, I must be losing my mind. You two are fugitives I should be arresting you" Ballard said
"All right. Well, you know what? You can arrest us later, all right?" Sam said
"No" I argued but Sam ignored me
" After you live through this. But right now you've gotta talk to us Okay?" Sam said, she nodded
"Okay, great. Now, this spirit. What did it look like?" Sam asked
"She was, um, really pale, and her throat was cut, and her eyes, they were like, this deep dark red? It appeared like she was trying to talk to me. But she couldn't. It was just... a lot of blood" Ballard retold
"You know what? Here. I've been researching every girl that's ever died or gone missing from Ashland Street" Sam said handing her the papers with the photos
"How'd you get those? Those are from crime scenes, and booking photos" Ballard said
"Well, you have your job, we have ours" I shrugged
She stopped on the third page
"This is her. I'm sure of it" she identified a women
"Claire Becker? Twenty eight years old, disappeared about eight or nine months ago" I read
"But I don't even know her. I mean, why would she come after me?"
Ballard said
"Well, before her death, she was arrested twice. For dealing heroin. You ever work narcotics?" Sam asked
"Yeah, Pete and I did. Before Homicide" she answered
"You ever bust her?" I asked
"Not that I remember" Ballard said
"It says that she was last seen entering 2911 Ashland Street. Police searched the place, didn't find anything. Guess we gotta check it out ourselves. See if we can find her body" Sam said. I got up and grabbed my jacket
"What?" She asked
"Well, we gotta salt and burn her bones. It's the only way to put her spirit to rest" I shrugged
"Oh of course it is" Ballard said thinking she was going crazy
We got to the address
Me and Ballard went one way, Sam went the other
"Okay, I know you don't really like me" Ballard said
"Oh, don't take it personally. I don't agree with any authority figures" I said, she chuckled
"You know you'd make one hell of a cop" she said
"Really?" I asked
"Yeah" She replied
"Thanks but I already got a job i'm locked into and i've save a lot more people over eight years then a doctor cop or firefighter will in their entire careers" I answered she nodded
Claire showed up, she didn't look like the vengeful type, she looked lost
"Sam? Sam? Sam!" Ballard yelled
As Sam came running in Claire disappeared
"Hey! Hey, I'm here, what is it? What happened?" Sam said
"Claire..." Ballard replied
"Where?" Sam asked
"She, she was here" Ballard said
"Did she attack you?" Sam asked
"No, she was just like, reaching out She was over there by the window" I said
The window was blocked by shelves
"Here, help me move this" I said walking over starting to pull boards down
We shoved the shelves aside, revealing the window. It is labeled from the outside
Ashland Sup
"Our little mystery word" Ballard said
The words made a reflection on the opposite wall
I walked over to the opposite wall
"She's in there Sam" I said getting a feeling
Sam picked up a sledgehammer and started to break parts of the wall, other parts we could pull with our hands
"Yeah. Yeah, there's definitely something in there" Sam said reaching in
"This is wrong" I said
"Well, you are digging up a corpse" Ballard pointed out
"No, not that. That's, uh, that's pretty normal for us, actually" I said
"Then what?" Ballard asked
"No spirit we've every went after wanted to be wasted Sam, I mean c'mon no final show" I hinted
"You're right" Sam said. "Holls give me a hand"
I helped Sam pull Claire's shroud wrapped body out. Her wrists were bound
"Her wrists. Yeah, they'd be bruised just like yours?" Sam said
Claire's ghost showed up, she couldn't speak. Her throat was cut. She just kept putting her hand where a necklace should be. I looked at the body to see a necklace on her
"The necklace Sam" I said
"What?" He asked
"Just don't question it" I said
"That necklace mean something to you?" Sam asked Ballard
"I've seen it before. It's rare. It was custom made over on Carson street.
I have one just like it. Pete gave it to me" Ballard said
"Now this all makes perfect sense" Sam said
"I'm sorry?" Ballard asked
"Claire is not a vengeful spirit, she's a death omen, she warns people try's to tell them before they die" I explained
"She wanted Justice, trying to tell us who killed her" I added
"Detective, how much do you know about your partner?" Sam asked
Ballard paused in thought "Oh my god" she said
"What is it?" I asked
"About a year ago, some heroin went missing from lockup. Obviously it was a cop. We never found out who did it. But whoever did it would need someone to fence their product" Ballard recalled
"Someone like Claire" I said
We got in Ballard's car she was just finishing up a call
"All right. Thanks" Ballard said
"What is it?" Sam asked
"Pete just left the precinct. With Dean" Ballard said
"What?!" I asked
"He said the prisoner had to be transfered, and he just took him. Dispatch has been calling but he won't answer the radio" Ballard said
"Radio? He took a county vehicle?" Sam asked
"Yeah" Ballard answered
"Well, then they should have a lo-jack, you've just gotta get it turned on" I said she just looked at me. I smiled sheepishly
"Or you know something like that" I said
She called it in and we got a direct location to where Sheridan has Dean.
When we arrived he had Dean at gunpoint
"Pete! Put the gun down" Ballard yelled
"Diana? How'd you find me?" Sheridan asked
"I know about Claire" Ballard stated
"I don't know what you're talking about" he tried to cover
"Put the gun down!" Ballard yelled again
"Oh, I don't think so. You're fast. I'm pretty sure I'm faster" Pete said
"Why are you doing this?" Ballard asked
"I didn't do anything, Diana" Pete said
"It's a little late for that" she countered
"It wasn't my fault. Claire was trying to turn me in, I had no choice" He said
"And Tony? Karen?" Ballard asked
"Same thing! Tony scrubbed the money, he got skittish, and then he wanted to come clean. I'm sure he told Karen everything" he yelled
The three of us shared a how do we get of this look. I just shook my head I don't know
"It was a mess; I had to clean it up. I just panicked" Pete said
"How many more people are gonna die over this, Pete?" Ballard asked
"There's a way out. This Dean kid's a friggin' gift. We could pin the whole thing on him. Right? No trial, nothing. Just, just one more dead scumbag" Pete said
"Hey!" Me and Dean yelled in unison
Sheridan raised his gun to Dean again
"Okay" Dean said shutting up
"No one will question it. Diana, please. I still love you" Pete said
She lowered her gun
"Diana" I said. She put her hand up to stop me
"Thank you. Thank you" he said to her turning around, she raised her gun and fired bringing Sheridan down
"Then why don't you buy me another necklace, you ass?" Ballard said
He tackled Ballard's legs and knocked her down. I drew my gun but he had his pointed at Dean
"Don't do it! Don't do it!" He yelled I slowly lowered my gun and tossed it over
I smirked seeing Claire behind Sheridan
He turned around and saw her. She was looking at him through her bloody hair
"No!...No! You're dead!" Sheridan said in disbelief. While he was distracted Ballard recovered her gun shooting him in the back. He was killed this time
Ballard was leaning over the body for a moment then walked over to us
"You doin' all right?" Sam asked
"Not really. The death omen Claire. What happens to her now?" Ballard asked
"Should be over. She should be at rest" Dean said, she nodded
"So, uh. What now, officer?" Dean asked
"Well Pete did confess to me. He screwed up your cases royally. I'd say that there's a good chance that we could get your cases dismissed" She said
"You'd take care of that for us?" I asked
"I hope so. But the St. Louis murder charges? That's another story. I can't help you. Unless... I just happened to turn my back, and you walked away. I could just tell them that the suspects escaped" she said
"are you sure?" Sam asked I elbowed him
"Yeah, she's sure, Sam" Dean said
"No, it's just, I mean, you could lose your job over something like that" Sam said
"Look, I just want you guys out there doing what you do best. Trust me, I'll sleep better at , you need to watch your back. They're gonna be looking for all three of you right now. Get out of here. I gotta radio this in" Ballard said turning away
"Hey, uh, you wouldn't happen to know where my car is, by chance?" Dean asked
"It's at the impound yard down on Robertson" Ballard said
Dean had a calculating look on his face
"Don't... even think about it" Ballard said
"it's okay, it's all right, don't worry. We'll, uh, we'll just improvise. I mean, we're pretty good at that" Sam said
"Yeah. I've noticed" Ballard said
We started walking off down the road
"Nice lady" Sam stated
"Yeah she was okay, for a cop" I smirked
" Did she look familiar to you?" Dean asked
"No, why?" Sam said playfully shoving Dean
"I don't know. Anyway, are you two hungry?" Dean asked
"No" Sam replied
"Starving" I replied
"For some reason I could really go for some pea soup" Dean said
"Um, okay random" I laughed
"Shut it" he nudged me
"Hey Kiddo, how about that weekend off" Dean offered
"YES! YES! Thank you god! Yes" I replied happily, it was about damn time I got my time off
"Someone seems happy" Sam chuckled
"Yeah, I like you two with full heads of hair and eyebrows. I couldn't been seen with you two if you didn't" I laughed
"We were hoping you forgot about that" Dean sighed
"Nope!" I replied cheerfully "just really didn't want to see you guys bald" I laughed
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