The next shift, Sara sat at her desk for the first time in such a while. It was the time between the end of the day shift, and the beginning of the night shift. She didn't have a new case yet, but was sure to be getting one soon. Warrick came into the room, files in his right hand. He placed them on her desk, and took a seat in front of her. Sara looked at Warrick, and then opened the folder containing the files.
"What's this?" she asked.
"Your case." Warrick replied.
"How's it coming?"
"We found the truck used in the hit-and-run. The truck belongs to a man-Darren Shelby-and guess who's a close friend?" Sara waited for his answer, deciding she'd get the answer faster if she didn't guess.
"Hank."
Sara was shocked "Did he murder Hank?"
Warrick shook his head. "There is nothing that tells us that right now. All we know is that Darren Shelby was a friend with Hank and that he was most likely the person who was in the red Toyota pick-up that hit you. We don't have any motive for him." Sara nodded.
"Ok."
"I'll keep looking, and I'll update you if I find anything else."
"Alright, thanks."
Warrick left the room, taking the files with him. Sara sat back in her chair, trying to think about what could have encouraged Darren Shelby to go after her and Emily. Then a man she was hoping to never see came into her office.
"SARA!" Ecklie almost screamed at her.
Sara sighed, trying to be patient with him. It was exhausting to do so. It was a miracle for anyone to be able to stay around him, but to listen to him was something else. "What is it, Ecklie?" She asked him, trying to remain or at least sound calm.
"Did you talk to Emily? The girl from Hank's murder?"
Sara shook her head. "No, I haven't seen her since the accident. Why? Is she ok?"
Ecklie didn't bother to answer her question. "She won't talk to me. She won't give me any information I need, but says she will talk to you, and only you."
She sat up, ready to sprint if she could. She wanted to see the girl so bad, wanted to make sure she was alright, but held herself back, knowing if she made one wrong move, Ecklie would get her in trouble in no time at all. "Tell me what you need me to do."