Chapter: A Bad Morning

Rating: ( T ) WILL BE ( M ) NEXT CHAPTER!

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A/N Wow! What great reviews I got last chapter. I'm very, very happy lol. This chapter is more about Alex and Deakins. I was planning to write it about Bobby in prison, but decided to write this chapter first. It kind of has a cliff hanger at the end lol. Because I didn't make this chapter about Bobby in prison until the end, I didn't change the rating to ( M ) yet. I will be changing it to ( M ) next chapter though, and it is for sure this time. I'm glad you guys like Kaiden Trent. I wasn't sure if I should add him or not, but I thought what the heck and decided to give it a try.I hope you enjoy!

Now, on with the story.

Captain Deakins walked into the station at 7:00am. As he walked through the station, he saw something slumped over on one of the desks, as he got closer he could see that it was one of his detectives, Alexandra Eames. She was fast asleep. Deakins smiled a sad smile, he felt terrible about the unfair events that had taken place over the passed couple months. The captain knew that Alex was taking this whole ordeal very, very hard. He knew that Alex wasn't going to give up until she proved her partner's innocence. However, he wasn't sure she would be able to do that, and that's what worried him the most. Deakins didn't believe that Bobby really murdered Denise Willows anymore then Alex did, but he didn't know how to prove it either. Deakins hadn't given up hope though, for he had a little secret of his own, he had also been looking for clues to who really murdered Denise Willows. However, Deakins had no intentions of telling Alex that, in fact, he wasn't telling anyone. The captain knew that it wouldn't look good on him, because all of the evidence pointed to Bobby, but that wasn't going to stop him. He just couldn't make it public, or the press would start saying that the he supported corrupt police officers no matter what they did, which he most did not. Deakins had also called and asked someone he knew who worked at the prison to call him if anything happened to Bobby, also to let him know how his detective was doing. Bobby Goren had always been sort of like a son to Deakins and despite that fact that he may not let it show, he really cared about Bobby.

" Eames... hey Eames, wake up, " Deakins said, shaking Alex's shoulder.

The younger detective bolted upward, looking slightly confussed, for she wasn't she where exactly she was at first. After a moment Alex realised that she was at the station and had obviously fallen asleep while going through files.

" Oh... uh captain... I... I'm sorry... I must have... " Alex started but was quickly cut off by Deakins.

" Have you been here all night, Eames, " he asked in a concerned tone.

Alex blushed, she was embarressed that the captain had found her sleeping at her desk, something that was totally out of character for Alexandra Eames.

" Yes, " she replied after a brief moment of silence.

Deakins looked at Alex and shook his head. " Eames, I know you want to find out who murdered Denise Willows, hell we all do, but do you really think staying here until you fall asleep at your desk is the best way, " he asked.

" I... I have to, sir, " Alex replied, sheepishly.

Deakins knew what he should do, what he was supposed to do in this sittuation, but he just couldn't, he couldn't tell Eames to just go to work and totally forget about her partner. He knew he should order her not tobe at the station after she was off duty, but he couldn't, because he understood how Alex felt, for he felt the same exact way. He knew he should put a stop to this right now, but he just didn't have the heart to do it. Deakins looked around the station and saw the other officers and detectives staring at them.

" Detective Eames, I want to see you in my office, " he said, then headed into his office himself.

Alex sighed, she just knew he was going to be mad, she knew that he would probably ban her from staying after hours, but that wouldn't stop her anyway. However, after a very long night, she really didn't feel like listening to a long speech about why she shoudln't be doing all of this. Alex got up from her desk, following the captain into his office.

" Take a seat, Eames, " Deakins told Alex, once she was inside his office.

Alex sat down, prepairing for the worst. Deakins looked over at her, a sad look came across his face and then he spoke.

" Eames, I understand that you really want to find the truth about what happened to Denise Willows. I also understand how important this is to you, it is very important to me as well. However, I need you to understand that as the captain, it is my job to see to it that the officers and detectives under my command are doing their best at their job, and that they are working as hard as they can to solve their cases. Do you think that you're doing your best right now, do you think it's even possible to do your best to solve a case, when you're getting hardly no sleep at night, " he asked.

Alex hung her head, she knew that she wasn't doing her best on the other cases, in fact, the only case that she was really working hard on was the Denise Willows case, which was offically closed.

" No, sir, " she replied.

" And you are aware that it's my duty to see to it that you start doing your best, correct, " Deakins asked.

Alex just nodded.

" And, you are also aware that it's my job to order you to work on the open cases, and not allow you to work on the closed ones, " Deakins asked.

" Yes, sir... but, " Alex started, but was cut off once again.

" You didn't let me finish, " Deakins said, holding up his hand.

" Sorry, sir, " Alex said.

" What I was about to say is that, i'm not going to do that, " Deakins said.

Alex just sat there, staring at the captain, shocked by what she had just heard.

" You... you mean, " Alex started.

" I mean, i'm not going to order you to stop investigating the Denise Willows case. I know how important proving proving that detective Goren didn't murder Ms. Willow is, it's very important to me too. However, I am going to ask you to go home by a certain time and get some sleep, you won't be doing anyone, any good if you're so tired that you work, right, " said Deakins.

" Y-Yes, sir... I... I mean... thank you, sir, " Alex said, shocked by the fact that the captain didn't order her to drop the Denise Willows case.

" Okay, good. Now, I want you to go home and get a couple hours of sleep. You can come back and work this afternoon, when you're more awake, " Deakins said.

Alex smiled, she knew he was right, she really did need to get some sleep.

" Alright, i'll be back by noon, " Alex said.

" That sounds fine, " Deakins said.

With that, Alex headed home to get a little bit of sleep before starting her long day of work.

Bobby Goren was awaken by the shouting of a prison guard.

" Get up! You have 10 minutes, then i'll be back, " shouted the guard.

Bobby got off the cot and got ready to go, although he didn't have a clue where he was going. Kaiden also got up, and got ready. He didn't have a clue where the guards were planning to take him either. After 10 minutes, the guard returned with another.

" Put your hand through here, " the guard commanded, pointingat the hand size slot in the cell door.

Bobby put his hands through, and was hand cuffed. Kaiden did the same, then the guard opened the door. Bobby and Kaiden were lead down the cell block with many other prisoners. Two armed guardswalked right next to every two prisoners, keeping close guard on them. However, that didn't bother Bobby or Kaiden, in fact they were both relieved to have the guards so close by, it was keeping the other prisoners from attacking them. It didn't, however, stop the prisoners from shouting nasty things at the two newest inmates. Within a little while, Bobby and Kaiden, along with all of the other inmates, were lead to a huge room with hundreds of tables, about double that many inmates and a huge food line. There were several guards, Bobby counted 12 to be exact in the large room. Bobby and Kaiden were uncuffed, and so were the other inmates. The guards directed Bobby and Kaiden to the long line of inmates waiting for eat. Bobby began to feel more and more uncomfortable by the second. He knew he was in big trouble now, he could tell by the looks on most of the inmate's faces. Then it happened, one of the inmates grabbed Bobby from behind.

" You stinkin cop, you're gonna die, " the inmate shouted, punching Bobby in the face.

The 6 more inmates jumped into the fight, many others blocked both Kaiden's and the guards path, doing their best to prevent them from stopping the fight.

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