Unshown Moments for P.S. Murray Christmas, S16

AN: When I looked at this episode, I could see two unshown moments but I knew I could only really write one of them. So I prevailed on The Blue Eyed Fool and she very graciously agreed to write the other one. She'll be posting hers in the very near future.

"Now, Kitty, listen. I don't want to any women's vigilante committees getting together to try and take those kids away from Miss Grundy."

Kitty fumed as he left the office to walk Judge Brooker out. Kitty was glad of the solitude as his words worked through her. She'd told him the thought had never crossed her mind and in truth it hadn't, until he'd mentioned it, that is. But now that she thought of it, it might be the only way to make sure those poor little orphans got the Christmas that Emma Grundy was determined to keep from them.

"Kitty!" She had just sat back down at her desk when she heard Matt at her door. "Come in." She sighed as he stepped in and closed the door behind him.

"Kitty, we still have some talking to do."

"Now, Matt," she put up a hand, "don't you start telling me what I can or can't do regarding those kids. I know to you this is all just a matter of law but to me it's a whole lot more. Those kids deserve a Christmas and it's not right for Miss Emma Grundy to keep them from it. It's just flat out hard hearted to do that to them."

"I know it is, Honey." He sighed. "And believe me, this situation is more to me than just a matter of the law. But you breaking that law or leading a bunch of other women to do it won't help matters. I'd just have to arrest you and whoever helped you and she'd still have her way."

Kitty dropped her head, a little of her anger gone. "I'm sorry, Matt. I know this is no more your fault than it is those kids. It's just… I…"

"I know." Matt pulled her into his arms. "You didn't have too good a child hood any more than I did or those kids have had so far and you want better for them. I understand that and I agree with you. But there are better ways of dealing with it than by breaking the law."

"How?" She grumped. "Seems the law is completely on her side and against those kids."

"I know it seems that way." He agreed. "But it's not. It's just the way things are."

"Well, I don't like the way things are." She complained. "The way things are is she gets to cheat those children out of something they should have. Surely you can't tell me that's right, whether the law agrees or not."

"I didn't say it was right. But unless you can come up with something legal, there's nothing that would prevent her from taking those kids back to the orphanage and away from any chance of a Christmas this year."

"Yeah, well, fat chance of that." She sighed.

Chuckling lightly, Matt quickly kissed her on the top of her head and released her, turning for the door. "No, now. Don't give up hope. Who knows, maybe she's been guilty of a flagrant breech of morality like Titus."

As Matt walked out of her office, Kitty started to retake her seat when Matt's words struck her. "Maybe she has been," she muttered as she reached for her warm red cape. "Or at least, maybe she might be. I think I need to talk to Titus and find out just how much he knows about Miss Emma Grundy."

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