Monica and Jake looked at Cody for a moment before returning to Michelle.

"Well, I'm going with what Cody said. Anything you can tell us that'll help prove your innocence to the thefts at least?" asked Monica.

Michelle sighed as she looked at the table.

"Well, there's not much I can tell you but that night I was out and Frank caught me, I was down at the docks. I've been friends with the people who work there for years. They can vouch for me," she finally replied. "By the way, did you find my camera?"

The three looked at each other.

"Yes, we did. What about it?" asked Jake. "It looked like a school project to us. It serves no purpose to us. Why do you even mention it?"

Michelle sighed and looked away.

"No, nothing important. Don't worry about it, it's nothing," she quietly told them.

At that moment, a knock came to the door and Gracer opened the door and walked inside.

"Listen, this interview's over. She's got to go back," Gracer told them.

Michelle perked up a bit once she heard that.

"I have to know one thing before they go. How's Frank doing?" she desperately asked them.

"He's doing fine even though he lost quite a bit of blood. He's at the hospital right now, recovering," Jake told her.

Michelle sighed as Gracer put on a confused look.

"What's wrong with Donovan?" he asked.

"We were attacked earlier and he got shot. Michelle should be with him now. There could be a connection between the thefts and this shooting!" Monica told the officer.

Gracer sighed as he rolled his eyes. He waved his hand in the air. "Fine. Take her with you. I'm leaving her in your custody and you are responsible if anything should happen!" Gracer replied as he pointed a finger at them.

"Of course. I assure you she will do nothing bad," Jake assured him.

The four smiled at each other as they walked out of the room. The three led Michelle to the car and they climbed in. Jake started to drive towards the hospital. He looked in the rearview mirror at Michelle.

"It was probably one of Shasa's attempts to stop you from proving my innocence. He's way more stubborn than Frank and willing to do anything to get what he wants. I met him a couple times through school related...things," Michelle told them. "He's almost like Denner."

The three never thought they'd hear that name again. The remainder of the trip was silent as the car was parked and the four climbed out and hurried to Frank's room. Michelle's eyes saddened as she sat by his bed. Alex walked up to the others.

"How on Earth did you get her out of Gracer's grasp?" she quietly asked.

"She's now in our supervision instead of his. Anything goes wrong and it's our responsibility. I don't want to leave either of these two alone. We don't know if those guys will come back and she better not get into any trouble," Jake told the others.

They nodded their heads in agreement.

"Now who wants to take the first watch?" wonder Monica.

"I will," Jake said as he sat in a chair across the room. "You three go get some rest."

Michelle watched the three begin to leave the room.

"Monica," she called out to her.

Monica turned around and looked at the teen in curiosity. "What is it?" she asked.

"Would you do as I asked earlier? Would you go to the docks and ask the people there about me?" Michelle asked her.

"Of course I will though in the morning," Monica replied as she nodded her head. "Now take care."

Michelle and Jake watched them leave.

***

The night went without any problems as Jake, Cody and Alex met in the waiting room.

"Now what are we going to be doing today?" wondered Alex.

"Well, I think Monica's going to go down to the docks today to check out a lead we got from Michelle and I'm going with her. What are you planning Cody?" replied Jake.

"I'm going to do more research that could help us with proving Michelle isn't the one they're after," Cody replied.

"Then I guess I'll stay here with them," Alex said, her eyebrows raised a slight bit as she walked into the room.

The three watched her go before they went to do their own tasks.

***

Monica and Jake walked towards a building near the docks. Jake knocked on the door and they heard a 'come in' before they went inside to see a man sitting behind a desk. He looked up at them and gasped at their presence.

"What do you want?" he quickly asked.

"We just want to ask you a few questions, that's all. You see, we're Federal Agents and we apparently have a mutual friend," Jake told him, showing his badge to the man.

The man looked at it and gave a small sigh of relief.

"Alright, what is it that you want to know about who?" he asked.

"It's about a teen girl, named Michelle," Monica told him.

"Michelle? Michelle Hana? Now Michelle Donovan? She comes here all the time, almost every night usually between 11 and 12. Says she hasn't been able to sleep at night lately though even before that, she still came down here around that time. What about her?" he replied.

"Well, it seems she's being framed for something she says she didn't do. She told us to come see you here, says you can vouch for her. Was she here a couple nights ago, just before midnight?" asked Jake.

"Let me think...I believe she was, I'm not entirely sure. I wasn't here, somebody else was. I'd have to ask whoever was here and get back to you on it," the man told them.

"Thank you for your cooperation. We'll get in contact with you again," Jake told them before he and Monica left the building.

They climbed into the car and headed towards the hospital.

"Looks like she was telling the truth about the troubled sleep. Now all we need is proof that she was there on the night that Frank found her sneaking back into the apartment," Monica told Jake.

"Yeah, though that's not what I'm worried about," Jake replied.

"Is it with Michelle again? If it is, I'm not surprised. Lately, when you've gotten worried, it's been connected with Michelle somehow," Monica said with a smile.

"You know me. Last night, Michelle mentioned about the video. I think we should ask her about it again," Jake told her.

***

Alex was reading a book. She glanced up from it to see Michelle asleep in the chair. She returned back to the book but before she could continue, she heard a groan come from the bed. She immediately put down the book and hurried to Frank's side.

"Frank," she said.

He opened his eyes and looked at her as she hovered over him. "What happened?" he quietly asked.

"You passed out, that's what happened. You lost too much blood from that wound. We had to bring you to the hospital," Alex explained to him as Michelle rushed to her side.

Frank's gaze went to the teen.

"How did you get here?" he wondered.

"She's under our supervision now. We told Gracer you were shot and he allowed her to come here, provided we take the responsibility if anything happens," Alex replied.

Monica and Jake walked into the room. Alex and Michelle turned to face them.

"So how'd it go?" asked Michelle.

"Went alright. The man who was there said he'll have to check with the one who was working that night you were there," Jake told them.

The doctor walked in and saw the group.

"Hi everybody. How's Mr. Donovan doing this morning?" he said.

"At least he's awake," Alex told him as the doctor walked over to Frank's injured arm.

"When can I leave?" wondered Frank.

"When can you leave? Probably not for a couple of days until we make certain that you're alright," the doctor replied.

"Not soon enough if you ask me," Frank quietly said.

Monica walked up to Michelle and put a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. Michelle turned to look at her.

"What is it?" Michelle asked.

"Could you come out into the hall? I've got a question for you," Monica replied.

The two walked out and the teen waited for the questions that were coming.

"Michelle, about that tape..." Monica started.

"It's a school project, nothing more," the teen replied.

Cody walked down the hall and up to them. The two looked at him.

"Hi everybody. How're things going?" he asked them.

"Though there is a couple things I have to ask of you and the others," Michelle suddenly told them.

The two looked at each other.

"Sure, what is it?" replied Cody.

"Go see my teacher and find out when that project was assigned. Then watch the rest of the tape. You'll understand why once you do and there are two things I think you should know. First; go back to Freddy's at the docks. You'll find more than what you did before; and secondly; I never stole from women," Monica told them.

Cody and Monica's eyes grew in surprise as the teen walked back into the room to Frank.

TBC...