Thomas Luthor was 53 years to the day, six foot one, dark brown hair, graying at the edges, at least he had been when he was arrested, he would now be about 61 give or take a few months, and his hair she would imagine would be completely gray. His mug shot didn't reveal much, nor did his DMV picture she'd just printed off.
Believed to still have millions in a vault somewhere in Swiss Bank Account, from the embezzlement, killed his brother and his wife, for leaking to the police about what he did. Conspiracy charge was the evidence found in his office, plans to murder the mayor, or some other high official, no names given.
None of this told her what connection this had with Greg.
Satisfied that she found the connection she was on her way home – again
She thought it a bit odd that no one was walking the halls, walking from each mini lab to the next, sure there was people in the rooms but no one moved or made any sound.
Did time stop and no one told her?
To add to her suspiciousness, the phone from the AV lab rang, looking for Archie to answer it, she found herself in an empty room, with a still ringing phone.
"AV Room, Sara Sidle speaking"
"Have you looked closer into it yet?" the voice on the other end asked
"Gr-"
"Don't say my name" it was then people started moving about again, walking to and fro.
"Have you found out anything?" he asked,
"What connection do you have with Luthor?"
"Did you check out what lab did the evidence?"
"You ran DNA on the murder weapon didn't you?"
"Ding, ding, ding"
"Then why pretend you're well…" she stopped as two colleagues stopped to chat with one another in front of the AV lab.
"You haven't looked closer, into my accident and a connection. Plus, who wouldn't want me dead when I processed the DNA, seems blood doesn't burn like he thought it would. And they put the fire out in time to see that the couple throats were slit too, knife was found in the car with dried blood on it. I have to go, I'll contact you again in an hour, love you"
ClickShe had some more research to do.
She had just logged off, stood and stretched when to the minute her phone rang again.Blocked ID
"Sidle"
"Get to the payphone near the diner"
ClickNot sure what to expect she kept her hand near her gun, it was dawn out, the darkest part of night, giving the criminals just one more hour of fun before they would return to hiding spots to await dusk. Her phone rang again.
Blocked ID"Hello?'
"You see that Black Sedan across the street, get into it, and drive"
"Which way"
"The way its facing"
"Okay" looking for oncoming cars she crossed the street, and entered the sedan. It wasn't until she glanced in the rearview mirror did she see she wasn't alone. All she saw was his eyes.
"Keep driving, until you reach the four stoplights then turn left"
"Where are we going?"
"Someplace where we can't be interrupted"
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"Turn right up here, and pull into the park" he told her and waited patiently, for her to follow instructions.
"Come into the back with me" she raised an eyebrow in confusion but followed suite and climbed in the back with him. He instantly hugged her, not saying anything he didn't need to. Being near her was enough.
"How could you do this to me? Did you even think what it would do to me?" she snapped angrily, but however let him take her hand
"I needed the emotions to be real, not faked"
"Why?"
"I can't tell you a lot right now but have you found anything out since the last time we talked?"
"If you're dead, you can't testify your findings, which I don't know why you wouldn't want to"
"I did it to protect you, they win if I'm dead, but we know he'll never walk"
"Who's we?"
"Can't tell you that either, but did the guys that came after I left, take anything?"
"No not that I know of"
"Just watch your back for the next few days, they are crucial"
"What happens when the few days are over?"
"That's still to be determined but it should be over"
"So you can come out of hiding then?"
"Probably" he toyed with her fingers, memorizing the feel of them, there was a slight chance he would never see her again.
"Just promise me that you'll be safe" he couldn't look at her, if he did she would see right through him.
"Promise me the same thing" she lifted his face, causing him to look her in the eye.
"I can't do that Sara"
"Then I can't either"
"I have to go" he hugged her and kissed her, before disappearing into darkness.
It all came down to tomorrow.
A/N: Haha, really it does come down to tomorrow depending on what I see, is how I write my fics for a while. So I'm trying my hardest to come up with the final chapter tomorrow…after the premiere. It seems the farther apart my updates are the less reviews I get. Oh well. I value the ones I've gotten so far. And I thank you for that. THE RULER WORKS AGAIN!
