Fillmore – Partners in Law
Act 2 – Framed and Shamed
Safety Patrol HQ
Folsom stood outside the interview room alongside the Safety Patrollers looking in at Selena who was sitting at the table waiting for someone to come in. Folsom was nearly beside herself with the prospect of having the infamous Sharko in safety patrol custody.
"No offence Principle Folsom," responded Fillmore to Folsom's assumption they'd captured Sharko, "But it just doesn't add up."
"What do you mean?" asked Folsom, "We've got him saying that she is Sharko, and she has a rap sheet longer than yours Officer Fillmore."
"That like me she's worked off as a Safety Patroller," replied Fillmore, "She may not have been 100 percent honest when it came to me, but you know all the great stuff she's done for this school."
"As well as the amount she's ran up in bills for the school," replied Folsom, "Between you two I don't know how we still manage to get all the repairs bills paid."
"It was too easy though," replied Fillmore, "He wouldn't have mentioned it by accident because he knew I was right on his tail."
"Fillmore," said Folsom shaking her head, "I don't need you to tell me it was too easy, I don't need you telling me this is the wrong person in here. When she left all evidence shifted to the fact that Sharko was operating outside the school, she's back less than a day and Sharko's operating from inside the school, coincidence, I think not."
"Give me one day," requested Fillmore, "One day and if me and Ingrid can't find anyone else behind this then you can expel Selena from X."
"Fillmore," whispered Ingrid, "Are you sure about this?"
"One day Fillmore," replied Folsom, "This time tomorrow you either hand me proof she is not Sharko and the real Sharko or she gets expelled from X permanently. She spends until then in detention."
"Personally I wouldn't bother," responded Fillmore as he and Ingrid walked out of the door, "You'd need to find her first."
"What?" yelled Folsom turning to look into the now empty interview room, "If I ever get my hands on that girl."
"Did she do that all the time? asked Ingrid as they walked down the corridor.
"I got us in," replied Fillmore, "She made sure we got out."
"About this 24 hour thing," asked Ingrid, "Any ideas about where to start?"
"Yeah," replied Fillmore, "We need to swing by the janitor's closet first though, and then I can track down the person with the most criminal contacts at X."
Ten minutes later carrying a broom and a ladder, Fillmore and Ingrid walked around X banging on the ventilation system with the broom until an audible scuffle was heard. It took Fillmore moments to set up the ladder at the nearest vent and stick his head in. A few moments later, a very dusty Selena climbed down the ladder.
"How did you know I'd be in the vents?" asked Selena as she attempted to dust herself off.
"It was the only part of the school you never let me explore for entry routes," laughed Fillmore, "It was obvious you'd pick it as an escape route."
"You're not stupid enough to attempt to arrest me now," replied Selena, "You know how long I stay in detention. So what do you want?"
"Information," replied Ingrid, "You in touch with your contacts."
"Nope," replied Selena almost laughing, "If I was do you think I'd still be crawling though vents now?"
"Sorry," replied Fillmore, "But if it was a set up then it had to be someone who knew you were back."
"Vallejo and Folsom are the only ones who knew," replied Selena.
"Are you sure there isn't anyone else?" asked Ingrid.
"Only by mum and Annabelle," replied Selena, she looked at Ingrid and said "My sister," in response to the unasked question."
"We'll check out Annabelle," stated Fillmore, "You get back to HQ and into the interview room voluntarily."
"Can't you give me a break Corny," sulked Selena.
"You know I can't Sel," replied Fillmore, "Folsom's going to have all three of us up for expulsion if she finds out we've spoken to you since your escape."
"Right," replied Selena and heading towards the Safety Patrol HQ, "See you two later then."
