Chapter 9

Keisha Jarman was sitting in the interrogation room, looking at her reflection in the mirror not knowing that ADA Carver was standing on the other side. Out in the bullpen, Alex and Bobby were discussing what strategy would be best to approach her with. Keisha had refused an attorney when they asked if she wanted one, therefore she was in there on her own. Carver was there only to ensure that Keisha's rights were not infringed. Carver noted that as Bobby and Alex wondered into the interrogation room and sat down (Bobby on Keisha's left and Alex was sitting across from her) Keisha would only look at Alex.

"So Keisha, why did you do it?" Bobby asked

"Do what, I haven't done anything"

"Was it because you felt sexually inadequate? Or was it because you felt out of control in regards to your life?"

"Were you ever interested in me at all?" Keisha asked Alex

"Don't talk to her; you talk to me" Bobby told her "Why did you do this? Obviously you wouldn't do it for fun? Was it because you felt inadequate? Either sexually or in any other form"

"Well were you?" Keisha asked Alex again

"What did I say about..." Bobby started before he was cut off by Alex

"Why would it matter, you would have killed me anyway, right?"

That simple statement was what broke Keisha Jarman.

"Do you have any idea what it's like?" Keisha asked in a voice that resembled a frightened child.

"What?"

"To feel so unappreciated in every aspect in your life that you have to resort to taking control off someone else to make you feel just a little bit better"

"Yes" Bobby replied as he got a sudden flashback of his childhood "I know what that is like"

"Well that was what it was like. Those women, my lovers, I felt the need to control at least one aspect of my life and I murdered the people that I loved because of it" Keisha broke down and was sobbing "I killed them, Apryl, Maureen, Claire, Natalia, I killed them" over and over again. Keisha was led out of the interrogation room and Carver walked in.

"If there is nothing else Detectives, I will arrange for her arraignment to be held first thing in the morning and then I'll head home" Carven informed them as all three of them headed out into the bullpen.

"That's fine. Thanks for coming down to observe"

"Not a problem, by the way, where is your captain?"

"Mrs Deakins said that he was out trick-or-treating and that she would make sure that he rang us as soon as possible" Bobby replied just as the phone rang

"5 says it's Deakins"

"That's a rigged bet Eames, who else would call at this time of night?" Bobby replied as he picked up the phone

"Thanks again" Alex said to Carver

"Let's just hope that her sentence isn't too lenient" Carver commented

"Yes" Alex replied as Bobby rejoined them

"Deakins is on his way in"

"Do you need me to stay?" Carver asked

"No, we will inform him of everything"

"Alright then, goodnight"