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Don Eppes walked through the halls. He was working a kidnapping case, a 20 year-old CalSci student had gone shopping and no one had seen her since. Don was going to call Charlie to see if he knew her. As he was thinking, a lab tech walked up.

"Hey, I got the finger prints of the suspects from the crime scene." said the tech. "At first I couldn't find them on the database. It's like they didn't exist."

"What do you mean you couldn't find them?" asked Don.

"Well, they weren't on any kind of record." said the tech. "after I couldn't find them in our database I checked for local police reports, they were arrested for holding a campout in a park last night. Zoë Washburne, Hoban Washburne, River Tam, Simon Tam, Malcom Reynolds, Jayne Cobb and Kaylie Frye and one unknown."

"Ok, I'll call Charlie, you bring them in." Don called already walking away

Ten minutes later

A man came up to Don and Charlie, "The suspects are all here" he said.

"Ok." said Don "Bring them in two at a time." Don and Charlie went out into a room where all of the people were waiting. When Charlie walked in there was a sharp intake of breath.

"Um, Hoban Washburne and Zoë Washburne." said Charlie looking around trying to figure out whom he was talking to. A man in a Hawaiian shirt so loud it hurt and a lady with long curly black hair stepped up.

When they were in the interrogation room Don said, "I am Don Eppes and this…" he said pointing to the man next to him, "…is my brother Charlie Eppes."

"Mr. Universe?" Wash said in disbelief.

"No." said Charlie clearly more than a little disturbed.

"Ok" said Don "We just want to ask you a few questions."

"Believe me, we don't know anything." Wash replied.

"Where were you yesterday at 2:30pm?" asked Don.

"Um" said Zoë and Wash, looking at each other.

"We were driving for work." said Wash slowly.

After an hour of talking to the crew two at a time they had only gotten answers along the lines of "Driving." "Work." and "Uhhhhhhhhhh." from any of them.

Then they called the whole crew in together. River was talking to Simon "They'll know, they'll know and they won't hurt us." She said in a flat voice.

"Ok." said Don "where did you come from? I know you didn't just fly your time machine in from the future." He said.

"Actually," said Charlie. "There is no law of physics that says it is impossible."

Don looked at him, one eyebrow raised.

"Ya." said Wash quietly to Zoë, who giggled.

"Is there something you know that I don't?" asked Don.

TBC