Later that night, Frank arrived at the van. Jake was waiting inside so they'd go in the bar together. Cody was sitting in front of the monitors. "Annie, Sab, are you two ready?" Frank asked, after putting in his earpiece.
"Yeah, we're ready," Annie answered for her and Sab.
"Alex?"
"I'm ready. Here comes, Monica," Alex informed them.
Monica got into the van. "Sorry, I'm late. My Mom called and I couldn't just hang up on her."
"Where's Elaina? She told me she was coming with you," Frank asked.
"I never got a call from her." Monica was confused.
"Damn it! Where is she?" Frank wondered. "I left her at HQ she said she'd call you."
"What did the blood test show?" Jake asked.
"She's clean. At least she was for the test," Frank stated.
"You don't think she's off getting a new prescription, do you?" Cody wondered.
"I don't know, I hope not," Frank said a little concern.
"Here comes, Agent Blakely," Sab said, coolly.
Elaina entered the van and Frank pushed her against the door to search her. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Searching you. Monica, here check her bag," Frank said handing it to her.
"I think you better stop before I deck you. I didn't get any pills. I tried to call Monica but her line was busy, so I called Derek and he brought me here."
"Sorry, Elaina. Mom called and you know how it is," Monica told her.
"No, need to worry. I'm here and ready to go to work," Elaina told them taking a seat.
"You could've called and told me you'd be late," Frank told her.
"I don't have to report to you my every move. You and Jake get in there and do your job. I'll take care of things out here," Elaina ordered.
"We'll go in but I don't want you to leave the van," Frank ordered her.
"I will if I see the need to. Tonight I'm your boss, Agent Donovan. You don't give orders, you take them," Elaina told him putting her figure in his chest.
"Let's go, Jake, before I say or do something I shouldn't." Frank turned and went out. Frank and Jake went in, he acknowledged Travis, who was behind the bar mixing a drink. They went to a table and sat down. Elaina was sitting behind Cody in the van watching the monitors with him.
"I'm sorry for what happened between you and Sab this afternoon. I wish it had never happened," Cody said, quietly.
"Now's not the time Cody, besides you have no reason to apologize. Agent Kells is the one that should be apologizing if anyone does," Elaina said.
"Yeah, when hell freezes over," Sab said listening in.
"I don't believe anyone was talking to you, Agent Kells," Elaina snapped.
"You were talking about me, that's close enough for me."
"It isn't for me. So keep quite until you're spoken to, directly," Elaina ordered.
"Why are you so angry toward her? You were like that before she told Frank your secret," Monica asked.
"If she screws up, I'll get on her. She thought because of our friendship I'd go easy on her when she made mistakes, she was wrong," Elaina said in a bitter tone.
"I still don't think it's right that you're being so hard on her," Cody replied.
"Cody, do your job. Don't worry about your girlfriend," Elaina told him in a stern voice.
Sab wrote a note to Annie and told her to turn the mic off, which she did. "This way we can talk in private and the bitch won't hear us."
"You seem very comfortable calling her that," Annie commented.
"Why not? She is one. Believe it or not, Frank calls her that behind her back, too."
"Really? Is there trouble in paradise then?" Annie wondered.
"Could be, he didn't take the news too well about her little problem. I guess if she's clean, she was telling me the truth. She must be getting help for the addiction. But I really don't give a damn now, what she does."
"I was really hoping she wasn't. I could use the promotion. It would help me keep my kids."
"Why are you and your husband divorcing? If you don't mind telling me. I know we just became friends but I'm kind of the curious type," Sab told her.
"I don't mind. I think it'd help, if I did talk to someone about it. The only other person I've told was Travis. We were on a stake out and I started ranting and raving about my husband. He wasn't too sympathetic about it."
"I'm surprised by that, he's usually quite sympathetic. He was when I had trouble with Cody," Sab said sympathetically.
"To me finding out was like a kick in the stomach. My husband of four great years of marriage announced…" Annie paused to control her emotions. "He announced to me, right out of the blue, he was a homosexual."
Sab realized why Annie thought Travis wasn't sympathetic enough. "Oh. I'm so sorry. Why did he wait so long to tell you or did he just discover that he liked men more?"
"He'd never answer that question. I thought at first he was just making it up until he introduced his lover to me," Annie said in an angry voice.
"It seems a little weird that you'd be put on this assignment. Doesn't it bother you any being around this place. Not to mention the fact, that your trainee is gay too."
"What did you say?" Annie was caught off guard by the news.
"Travis, he's gay. I thought you knew. That's why Agent Blakely brought him in for this assignment."
"Travis never said anything about his being gay to me. I guess that's why he changed the subject so quickly that night. It seems I attract gay men," Annie said with a slight laugh.
"Hey Sab! Are you two having a private chat over there? You're awfully quite," Alex said.
"Yeah, we were just getting to know one another," Sab answered.
"If you're lonesome, Alex, you can always come in the van?" Elaina suggested.
"It's ok, I was just bored sitting here watching people go in and out. Have you ever realized just how many cute guys are gay?" Alex observed.
"Alex," Elaina called to her.
"Yes, Elaina?"
"You need to keep your mind on business right now," Elaina told her.
"Yeah, sorry. I do have a tendency to think too much when I'm by myself."
"Ok. I think I'll go out and keep Alex company. You two are handling things ok in here," Elaina said getting up.
"Donovan said you should stay in here." Monica reminded her.
"Agent Davis, I don't care what he said. I'm going out with Alex." Elaina went out of the van and walked over to Alex's car.
*******
Near closing time Jake and Frank were discussing the lack of any thing new. "This night seems like a waste of time. Most of the people in here are the ones that were here last night," Jake said.
"I noticed that too. It doesn't help that the press got hold of the story and have people on edge now. It's just going to make our job twice as hard," Frank told him.
"Cody, there were a few new faces; is there anyone that could be our killer?" Jake asked.
"Only if you think the person has no record. So far they all come back squeaky clean," Cody told him.
"Lets call it a night," Frank suggested.
"I believe the bar is open for a few more hours," Elaina told them.
"There are only two people besides us. I don't think we're going to catch our killer tonight," Frank reasoned.
"You're not leaving Travis in there alone. I didn't, you're not going to, either," Elaina ordered.
Frank knew she was right and he was letting his boredom affect his judgment. Plus he wanted to call his friend to see what information he had for him. Travis walked over to them after talking to the owner.
"I can go now, the owner is closing early. He said to tell you he's going to change the hours of the bar since the public has found out about the killings. He's going to start closing 3 hours early."
"I feel sorry for him. I wish we could've kept it quite longer," Jake said.
"The almighty press always has to put their two cents in, whether we think they should or not," Elaina added. "Come on out, guys. Let's go home."
*******
Frank and Elaina walked toward her car after everyone left. Elaina kept walking to another car. "Hey! Where are you going?" Frank asked seeing her walking to another car.
"I didn't think you'd want me to leave your new car here." Elaina gestured to the car.
"That's my new car? I thought it was a rental." Frank looked at the new black Crown Victoria. He saw it had leather interior and a computer system to keep in contact with the team. "Couldn't get me something sporty?"
"Don't press your luck, you're lucky I was able to get the newer year. They wanted me to replace it with the exact dupe that was shot up," Elaina told him.
"I like it, so why are you driving it? You take your car and I'll drive mine." Frank tried to take the keys from her.
"Sorry, no can do. I need it tonight. You take my car and in the morning you can have yours," Elaina explained.
"What are you going to do?"
"Do you really want to know or are you just stalling me from leaving?"
"I don't want to know. I'll see you at home later." Frank kissed her.
"Bye, Love." Elaina got in and spun the tires as she took off. Frank just laughed and shook his head.