Aftermath
Chapter 6- Falsely Accused
A/N: Nearly done.
Disclaimer: I don't own Goren and Eames.
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Eames extended her hand to Ashlie. She had tears in her eyes.
"All my life I've been treated badly. Its just gone too far. What is going to change?" she said angrily.
"You are going to go to a good home, Ash. To people who love you" Eames said, fearful that she was running out of time.
"And why can't I stay with you? Huh? You are going to be just like Bobby and run out on me," she said. Bobby? Run out?
"He didn't run out. He is still here. Remember that man at Dr. Halliwell's office? He is Bobby."
"No he wasn't. Bobby isn't that tall and he has blue eyes, not brown," she said. Dr. Halliwell's theory was right. She described someone else. "Just let me be ok?" she said.
"I can't do that. Ashlie, even if you don't stay with me I care about you. You are someone special with lots of potential" Eames said. They stood for a minute in silence, the tension in the room high. Then Ashlie stepped away and headed to Eames. She hugged her. Eames rubbed her back soothingly.
"I'm sorry, I have to go" Ashlie said and headed for the door. Eames caught her hand, trying to stop her, but she yanked her hand away and slammed the door. Eames hung her head. Her hand hurt. She looked at it and it was bleeding again.
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Ashlie headed down the dark street. It was cold. The voices hadn't stopped, but she was trying to push them away.
"Ash" came a voice. She turned around and saw a woman who she knew. The woman pushed her into a parked car. "Where is the money?" she asked.
"What money?" Ashlie said, pushing the woman back.
"Don't mess with me. Your dad's money. Where is it?" she slammed Ashlie back into the car.
"I don't know. Ask Luke" Ashlie said angrily. The woman's leopard print skirt was dirty and her hair knotted.
"I killed him. The cops found Tanya and blamed her. I know you went and got it. So where is it and I'll leave you alone" she said. Ashlie took a deep breath. She'd rather die than give her the money. She didn't deserve it.
"I don't know" she said slowly. She woman sighed.
"Well I guess I'll have to teach you not to lie" she said and beat her up. By the time she had finished, Ashlie was lying on the sidewalk bruised all over. It was the perfect place to do it because not many people were there. Just out of sight from the shop around the corner.
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Goren paid for the mint and started back for Eames' apartment. He enjoyed the cool air and the quiet of the street. It was such a clean neighbourhood, until he saw a body lying in the gutter. He rushed towards it and saw it was Ashlie.
"Oh god, Ash, what happened?" he said, kneeling down to help her up. Ashlie looked at him. She felt she knew him, but from where? She looked into his brown eyes. "Who bashed you?" he asked. She didn't answer so he took her to the hospital and called Eames.
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This was a place Ashlie knew all too well. She lay in the bed listening to the doctors. She had changed into one of those horrible hospital gowns and they took her clothes for testing. She didn't talk, but sat in silence. Eames and Goren sat outside talking to 2 police officers about what happened.
"I was coming back from the store and saw her." Goren told them.
"She tried to jump out the window," Eames added. After many questions the doctors came back.
"Detective Eames, are you the guardian at this time?" he asked. She nodded. "Well we need a DNA sample. You understand the procedure," he said. She nodded and went with the doctor. Goren waited with the police. She wasn't gone long.
"Can you contact Dr. Halliwell?" she asked the police when she came back. They nodded and were just about to leave when the doctors came racing out.
"Arrest her!" they shouted. Eames looked at them in surprise.
"What? Me? Why?" she asked.
"We found your blood on Ashlie's clothes. Exact DNA match" he said. The police handcuffed Eames and took her away. Goren didn't believe she'd do it, so he went back into Ashlie's room.
"You have to tell me what happened. Eames has just been taken away. They think she did it," he said. Ashlie looked at him. "Please Ash. Talk to me. You can trust me," he said softly. They sat in silence for a minute, but the doctors pushed him out.
"She will testify in court tomorrow. She is going to be fine" they said. He looked back at Ashlie and she shook her head. She wanted to trust him, but every man she trusted just went away.
A/N: Nearly done.
Disclaimer: I don't own Goren and Eames.
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Eames extended her hand to Ashlie. She had tears in her eyes.
"All my life I've been treated badly. Its just gone too far. What is going to change?" she said angrily.
"You are going to go to a good home, Ash. To people who love you" Eames said, fearful that she was running out of time.
"And why can't I stay with you? Huh? You are going to be just like Bobby and run out on me," she said. Bobby? Run out?
"He didn't run out. He is still here. Remember that man at Dr. Halliwell's office? He is Bobby."
"No he wasn't. Bobby isn't that tall and he has blue eyes, not brown," she said. Dr. Halliwell's theory was right. She described someone else. "Just let me be ok?" she said.
"I can't do that. Ashlie, even if you don't stay with me I care about you. You are someone special with lots of potential" Eames said. They stood for a minute in silence, the tension in the room high. Then Ashlie stepped away and headed to Eames. She hugged her. Eames rubbed her back soothingly.
"I'm sorry, I have to go" Ashlie said and headed for the door. Eames caught her hand, trying to stop her, but she yanked her hand away and slammed the door. Eames hung her head. Her hand hurt. She looked at it and it was bleeding again.
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Ashlie headed down the dark street. It was cold. The voices hadn't stopped, but she was trying to push them away.
"Ash" came a voice. She turned around and saw a woman who she knew. The woman pushed her into a parked car. "Where is the money?" she asked.
"What money?" Ashlie said, pushing the woman back.
"Don't mess with me. Your dad's money. Where is it?" she slammed Ashlie back into the car.
"I don't know. Ask Luke" Ashlie said angrily. The woman's leopard print skirt was dirty and her hair knotted.
"I killed him. The cops found Tanya and blamed her. I know you went and got it. So where is it and I'll leave you alone" she said. Ashlie took a deep breath. She'd rather die than give her the money. She didn't deserve it.
"I don't know" she said slowly. She woman sighed.
"Well I guess I'll have to teach you not to lie" she said and beat her up. By the time she had finished, Ashlie was lying on the sidewalk bruised all over. It was the perfect place to do it because not many people were there. Just out of sight from the shop around the corner.
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Goren paid for the mint and started back for Eames' apartment. He enjoyed the cool air and the quiet of the street. It was such a clean neighbourhood, until he saw a body lying in the gutter. He rushed towards it and saw it was Ashlie.
"Oh god, Ash, what happened?" he said, kneeling down to help her up. Ashlie looked at him. She felt she knew him, but from where? She looked into his brown eyes. "Who bashed you?" he asked. She didn't answer so he took her to the hospital and called Eames.
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This was a place Ashlie knew all too well. She lay in the bed listening to the doctors. She had changed into one of those horrible hospital gowns and they took her clothes for testing. She didn't talk, but sat in silence. Eames and Goren sat outside talking to 2 police officers about what happened.
"I was coming back from the store and saw her." Goren told them.
"She tried to jump out the window," Eames added. After many questions the doctors came back.
"Detective Eames, are you the guardian at this time?" he asked. She nodded. "Well we need a DNA sample. You understand the procedure," he said. She nodded and went with the doctor. Goren waited with the police. She wasn't gone long.
"Can you contact Dr. Halliwell?" she asked the police when she came back. They nodded and were just about to leave when the doctors came racing out.
"Arrest her!" they shouted. Eames looked at them in surprise.
"What? Me? Why?" she asked.
"We found your blood on Ashlie's clothes. Exact DNA match" he said. The police handcuffed Eames and took her away. Goren didn't believe she'd do it, so he went back into Ashlie's room.
"You have to tell me what happened. Eames has just been taken away. They think she did it," he said. Ashlie looked at him. "Please Ash. Talk to me. You can trust me," he said softly. They sat in silence for a minute, but the doctors pushed him out.
"She will testify in court tomorrow. She is going to be fine" they said. He looked back at Ashlie and she shook her head. She wanted to trust him, but every man she trusted just went away.