Alex was the first to awake. She sat up to see Monica by the computer. She rubbed her eyes as she walked over to Monica.

"I never thought of you as a computer person Monica. That's more Cody's work than yours," Alex told her with a yawn.

"I know. I'm not doing anything to it, I'm just looking over the evidence that Cody found us," Monica replied as she held up the papers.

"Those lists? How?" Alex wondered, amazed.

"Take a look at the dots on the screen. Some of the blue dots are so far from the others it's not even funny," Monica said to her.

"So?" wondered the other woman.

"Well let me put it this way, if you're impersonating someone, wouldn't you do things in the same manner as that person?" Monica asked Alex.

"Well, yes of course. That would be the whole idea of impersonation," Alex said with a small laugh.

"Then why wouldn't you do it the same places as the one you're portraying? By the look of this, Michelle stuck between the Death Alley region and police station, which is where we first met her," Monica explained as she stood up.

They heard a groan coming from the couch. They looked to see Frank slowly rising. Michelle immediately got up from her position and started to help him.

"Alright, let me check the wound," she quietly told him as Jake and Cody slowly awoke from their sleep.

The two walked over to Alex and Monica.

"Cody, I have to thank you for leaving the computer on," Monica told Cody.

"You're welcome, but why?" he replied as he looked at her in confusion.

"Well, I managed to figure out something to prove that Michelle didn't do this. We need to know if Jenna was ever seen in this area right here and if Michelle was not," Monica replied as she pointed out the one area where three blue dots were.

"We also have to check out the docks again by Michelle's suggestion," Cody blurted out.

"That we do. We know her project was assigned just two weeks ago and the spree has been going on for over a month. Now this. We have to find out more about this place," Alex said to them. "See which kids hang around there."

The other three nodded.

"Alright. Cody and I will go back to the docks and see what you can find. Monica, you and Alex going to that neighbourhood," Jake ordered.

"But what about Frank and Michelle?" wondered Alex.

"They'll be able to take care of themselves and we don't have to worry about her leaving him. She cares about Frank in a way that we'll never understand and I don't think she will leave his side if he's in trouble," Jake replied. "Besides, you know how he works with her. He's tough with her yet he knows when to back off and let her do her thing. He knows that now's not one of those times."

The four nodded before they went out the door.

***

Cody and Jake walked down to the docks. They walked inside the building to see a man at the table. He looked up and saw them. He put down the pen and gave a small sigh.

"You're back. How can I help you again? By the way, the name's Freddy," the man asked them.

"We know. Michelle told us. Well, first you can tell us if Michelle was here that night, You said you'd find out for us," Jake replied as Cody started to look around the place.

The man's expression turned into one of recognition.

"Yes, I remember though I can't tell you," he finally told them.

"And why can't you tell us Freddy?" Jake asked him, his eyes widening in surprise.

"Because the one who was here that night is here now and she can answer you," Freddy replied, pointing to a nearby door. "She's in there."

Jake gave a small smile as he and Cody headed towards the door.

"Oh and one more thing. She's very particular with who she speaks to though when you mention that you're friends with Shelly, as she's known around here, she'll talk. Plus her name's Maya," Freddy told them just before they opened the door.

Cody nodded as they walked in to find a woman sitting at another desk. She glanced up at them before returning to her work.

"Hello Maya," Jake told her.

When they still received no answer, Jake continued.

"Maya, we're here to help clear a friend's name. Maybe you've heard of her. Her name's Michelle. Michelle Hana. Also known as Shelly," Jake continued.

Her eyes looked up at them before placing her pen on the desk and looking at them.

"What about her?" she asked.

"She's in trouble with the law and we need your help in proving she's innocent. We were told she was here a few nights ago," Jake explained.

"Yes, she was although I can't see why you have to prove she was here," Maya told them as she leaned back in her chair.

"There're many reasons. Maya, where do you keep the tapes that are in the surveillence cameras?" asked Cody as he looked at one corner of the ceiling.

Maya was a bit stunned as she followed his gaze.

"In the back but you're wasting your time," Maya said as she pointed the way to a door behind her.

Cody looked over at Jake.

"Well, let's go and see what we can find then," Cody finallly told him before they headed back.

***

Alex and Monica walked up to a ballfield . They looked around to see several teenagers around the area. They walked up to a small group.

"Hello everybody. We don't want to take too much of your time, we just want to ask you a question," Monica told them.

"Sure lady, what is it?" replied one.

"All we want to know is if you've ever seen this teen around here before," Alex said as Monica held out a picture to them.

They all looked at it before shaking their heads.

"No, she doesn't come around here. We only see her at a distance in other parts of town," another replied as they gave the photo back to them.

"Though we do see another Asian girl around here. Jenna. She's around here all the time," a third put in with a small laugh.

"Thank you very much. You've been a great help to us," Monica replied with a small smile before she and Alex left the group.

"Well, out day has been productive so far. We managed to prove that Michelle doesn't come to this part of town," Alex mused.

"Yes, we did. I hope Jake and Alex had as much luck as we did," Monica agreed as she finished jotting down some notes.

***

Frank tried to hide the winces as Michelle changed the bandages on his arm.

"Hold still Frank. I need to finish this," Michelle told him as he tried to move his arm slightly away from her. "I know you're not the type to complain but I've become used to when you are and this is one of those times. Remember what I told you the last time I was doing this?"

Frank remained silent. He remembered her telling him about the incident when she was ten. He gave a sigh as he looked away from her. She finished putting on the bandages and helped him with his shirt.

"Here we go," she said as the task was completed.

Frank laid down on the couch. He put an arm over his eyes as Michelle sat down by the bed, on the floor.

"You know, you get in whole lot of trouble just for one person," he quietly told her.

"You should've seen me in school these past two years. I got in trouble of some sort pretty much every day," she replied as she picked up a book.

She began to read it before hearing a noise outside the door. She stood up and walked over to the door. She glanced back over at Frank, who was more alert now and he nodded. She put her hand on the doorknob and opened it.

Only to reveal several men. They barged into the building, knives in hand. Michelle had fallen to the ground. She awkwardly landed on her ankle and she cried out in pain. She crawled away from them, her back hitting a wall. She was shaking a bit in fear and it scared her a lot. She rarely felt fear. She watched as two men walked up to Frank, who was still lying on the couch.

"This is too easy," the man snickered as he raised the knife in his hands.

"No!" screamed Michelle as she watched the scene.

TBC...