Gracer walked out of his office to hear the commotion. He hurried between the teen and man.

"Excuse me sir but how can we help you sir?" demanded Gracer.

"You can help me by arresting her! She's the one who stole my things!" the man angrily replied.

"I don't know what he's talking about Gracer! I've never seen him before in my life," Michelle told the captain.

Gracer looked between the man and teen before motioning for them to follow him. They went into his office where Gracer gave a sigh.

"You say this young lady is the one who stole from you, is that correct?" he asked the man.

"Yes, it is. I never forget a face and that is the same one," he replied as he angrily looked at the teen. "Now give me back my wallet and watch you brat!"

He lunged for the teen but Frank stepped in the way and he ran into the Federal Agent, who glared at him with anger in his eyes.

"How dare you accuse my daughter of stealing. She hasn't done anything like that since she came to live with me," Frank told the man as he crossed his arms.

The man growled as he stared back.

"Come now. Let's act like grown men here. Listen, there's no way of convicting her unless she has some stolen goods on her or someone else saw her that night as well, then there's nothing we can really do," Gracer told the man. "Besides, I know this girl and as far as I know, she didn't do it. We asked her to come here for another reason."

"Why? What'd she so? Rob someone else? Wouldn't be surprised if it was," the man snorted as he started to head towards the door.

He stopped with his hand on the doorknob as he gazed back at them.

"And just to let you know brat, the name's Chad. Chad Bond. It's just so you know the name of your latest victim," he snarled at her before walking out the door.

"Gee, what's with 'Grumpy'? Believe me, I never saw him before in my life. I remember a good portion of the people I've met and he's not one of them. Whether it be now or before," Michelle told Gracer.

"Michelle Donovan, are you sure? You probably made yourself several enemies during your reign," Frank said.

"Donovan?" asked Gracer.

"I really wanted the name change. Wanted to leave Hana behind so badly, I could see it disappearing further and further away because of my attitude. Wanted to leave behind the memories and torment. Now that I have, this comes up. Someone's out to get me. I can feel it," she explained with a small smile. "After being sought after for two years, I can tell."

"I don't believe this," mumbled Gracer.

Sarah growled and stood before him.

"Gracer, you try and imagine losing your parents when you're 12 and even better, watching them getting murdered by a madman, who's been after your tail for two years," she angrily told him. "Just don't get on my nerves, please. Ever since Frank and the others brought me in several weeks ago, you've been on my case ever since. I'm tired of it!" she yelled at the police officer.

Frank put his hands on her shoulders.

"Calm down," he told her in a quiet voice. "Let him ask you the questions and then we'll go home."

Michelle gave a sigh as they sat down and the questioning began.

***

The two walked into the apartment. Michelle walked into her room and threw her bookbag by her bed and she collapsed onto the covers as Frank stood in th door.

"What's wrong?" he asked her as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

"This whole mess," she replied as she put her hands over her face. "I thought I could leave the name of 'Silent Stalker' behind me. I guess it won't ever leave me alone. Frank, you know I'm not doing this."

"I do know that it's not you Mika. I would be able to tell if you were or not," Frank replied. "Now get yourself to bed, you've got school tomorrow."

Michelle gave a laugh as he walked out of the room and she climbed into bed.

***

The sound of a phone ringing just after 12 aroused Frank from his sleep. He climbed out of the bed and towards the phone. He picked it up.

"Hello?" he said.

"Frank! We've got some news for you!" came Jake's voice.

"Jake? What are you doing calling at this time of night?" asked Frank as he rubbed his eyes.

"Well, to be honest, Gracer called us after you and Michelle left the station earlier and he said he would call us if any more thefts took place and then we were supposed to call you and ask about Michelle," admitted Jake. "There was another theft just recently."

Frank walked over to Michelle's room and peeked inside only to see noone in the bed.

"I'll call you back Jake," Frank told him before hanging up.

He hurried into the room and saw there truly was noone in the room. He walked out of the room only to see the door carefully opening. He grabbed his gun and prepared himself for the intruder.

Only to find Michelle quietly walking into the apartment. She looked around before her stare came to Frank.

"Frank! What're you doing up?" she frantically asked him.

"I was just about to ask you the same thing. I just got a call from Jake saying there was another theft and now there's this," Frank told her. "Now go to your room and we'll talk about this in the morning."

"But Frank, it wasn't me! I was out taking a walk! I sometimes do that in the middle of the night because I'm unused to it!" she argued as she headed for the room. "If you would only listen to me!"

"No. Go to your room and we'll discuss this later. You're staying there until you have to get ready for school," he told her.

Michelle sighed as she climbed back into bed after throwing a bag underneath her bed.

***

In the morning, Michelle was quickly getting ready for school. She gulped down the juice before heading for the door, rushing past Frank.

"Bye Frank. See you after school at The Nest!" she called to him before she ran out the door.

Frank didn't answer before he headed out the door himself.

***

He silently walked into The Nest. He put down the files in his hands. Cody walked in and hurried up to the computer.

"Got to mark the latest attack from last night," he muttered to himself as his hands began moving on the keyboard.

The other three walked in and walked up to Frank.

"So Frank, where was she last night?" wondered Jake.

"She was coming in the door just after you called. She swears she didn't do anything, that she was only taking a walk though a person has to wonder," Frank told them.

"That's a coincidence though. We'd have to have more evidence to prove that it wasn't just a walk like she says but we all know she's telling the truth," Monica told them.

Frank now sat quietly on the couch as he watched the others carefully.

***

Michelle slowly walked into The Nest. She cautiously glanced from side to side before starting to head towards the couch. Before she could get there, she noticed Jake and Cody.

"Jake, Cody, hi," she gasped.

"Hi Michelle. How're you doing?" wondered Cody.

"Good," she cautiously told them. "What's wrong now?"

"Michelle, are you being honest with us?" asked Jake.

"Yes, I am. Remember that this is Michelle Donovan you're talking to, not Michelle Hana. You don't believe me?" she replied.

"In the end, I guess I do. You've changed from the person you once were. Besides, we'd need more evidence that what we have. We only have a stream of thefts that are similar to what you used to do," Jake told her with a smile as the other three walked inside.

"Michelle, how was school today?" Monica asked her.

"Good. Could be better. I'm still not used to studying still," she replied as she threw her bookbag on the couch.

She immediately turned around. Frank had to do a double take once he looked at some of the contents inside. The others followed his gaze and saw the same things in one of the compartments.

Wallets and other stolen objects.

TBC...