Chapter: New Lead

Rating: ( M )

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A/N Hello, i'm very sorry about the delay, here is chapter 13. I hope you like it.

Now, let the story begin.

By the time Alex got to her car, her vision was totally cut off by the river of tears that were falling non stop from her red, puffy eyes. She just wanted to go home and go to sleep, to just be able to get out of this horrible sittuation, to make the fear and pain go away for a while. Alex sat in her car for about a half hour, the tears hadn't totally stopped falling, however, they did slow down enough for her to see the road.

The ride home was a long one, the traffic was just terrible and it was raining even harder then earlier that day. Alex switched through the radio stations, trying to find a good station. Finally, she found an oldies station that was playing " Help ", by the Beatles. The lerics to the song explained exactly how she was feeling. Alex needed some help to find the person who framed her partner.

When Alex finally reached home, she walked into her apartment and flopped down on the couch. She was very tired, but still bound determined not to asleep, she had to look for Denise Willows killer. Alex reached down into the box of passed cases and pulled out a file. She started reading it, but within minutes was fast asleep. Her tired body won this battle, but it surely wouldn't win the war. Within moments, Alex was dreaming.

The phone rings, Alex wakes up.

" Eames, " she says into the phone.

" Eames, it's Deakins, i'm afraid something has happened, " the captain says.

" W - What, " Alex asks shakely, sensing something's not right.

" Detective Goren was... murdered... in the prison, " Deakins tells Alex.

" No... NO!, " Alex screams, as she breaks down.

Alex awoke in complete panic, tossing and turning on the small couch.

" No... NO, " she shouted, so loud that she was awaken by her oun scream.

Then, after a brief moment, Alex realised that it was just a dream, actually, it had been a horrible nightmare but the important thing was that it was just a dream. She looked up at the clock, it said 2:00am. Alex was still very tired, but yet too scared to go back to sleep and have another horrible nightmare. As Alex sat there, she started telling herself the same thing that she had been since her partner had first been arrested, she had to find the truth. Alex began to think about the blood found at the crime scene, the blood that belonged to her partner. She had never been able to figure out how anyone could have possibly gotten that much of Bobby's blood to plant on the scene. Then, something hit her. Bobby had said that he had went to a doctor's appointment the day of the murder, in fact, he had went to the doctor's office where Denise Willows worked. Alex began to wonder, if the doctor could have had anything to do with the murder of his nurse, Denise Willows. However, before Alex could look into this any further, she would need to find out if the doctor ever took any of Bobby's blood.

Alex got up off of the couch, grabbed the phone and dialed Captain Deakins number. The phone rang eight times, then finally, a groggy captain picked up.

" Deakins, " he said.

" Captain, it's Eames, " Alex said.

" Eames? What on Earth are you calling me at this time of night for, did something happen, " Deakins asked.

" No sir, nothing happened, but I think I have a lead on who really murdered Denise Willows, " Alex said quickly.

Deakins sighed, figuring it would probably be another dead end.

" Go on, i'm listening, " said the captain.

" Well sir, I started thinking about how Bobby's blood could have possibly gotten to the crime scene, " Alex said. " Well, Bobby said that he had went to a doctor's appointment the day of the murder, right, "

" Yes, that's right, " Deakins said.

" So, I was thinking, maybe the doctor took some of Bobby's blood either that day or in the past for some reason, and he could have planted the blood at the crime scene. Denise Willows did work for tha doctor, after all, " Alec explained.

" That could be a possibility, but what motive would Goren's doctor have for murdering Miss Willows, " Deakins asked.

" I'm not sure, sir. That's what I want to find out, but first i've got to know if the doctor ever took any of Bobby's blood. If he didn't then it's unlikely that he's involved, " Alex said.

" Yes, that means you'll have to go see Detective Goren again, " Deakins said.

" Yes, that's actually what i'm calling about, sir, " Alex said. " I need to take tomorrow off from work, so I can go to the prison and talk to Bobby about this, " Alex said.

" Alright Eames, you can have tomorrow off, but you've got to be back to work the next day, " Deakins said.

" Sounds good to me, " Alex said.

" Good... good, now if you don't mind i'd like to get some sleep tonight, before I have to go to work tomorrow, " Deakins said.

" Yes, sir. Good night, " Alex said.

" Good night Eames, keep me updated, " Deakins said.

" Will do, sir, " Alex replied, then she hung up the phone.

Alex decided to try to get some sleep before she had to leave in the morning, and she hoped that her nightmares wouldn't follow her. Tomorrow would be a big day for Detective Alexandra Eames.

Meanwhile, Bobby lay in the prison medical ward beg, he couldn't get his mind off of his partner. He never had a clue that he would miss her, or his job and live as much as he did. Bobby would give just about anything to be able to go back to living the life he was before this all happened, but he wondered, would that day ever come?

To Be Continued:

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