After entering the interview room, Lina stood her seat calmly and continued to examine the tablet. She observed Syd sitting down nervously in the seat next to her but offered no verbal response. In fact Lina consciously turned slightly away from the pink ranger in order to increase the physical distance between them. She made a great show of studying the tablet carefully but truthfully, she already knew what information to use against the suspect. This performance was more to increase the tension in the room to build up the discomfort. Judging by her fellow officer's awkward shifting, Lina's efforts were working.

Glancing up briefly from the tablet, the blue ranger took in as much of Capri's appearance as possible. She was very pale with dark rings under her eyes and straggly hair that refused to stay away from her face. Her clothes were battered and a little smelly, like she hadn't taken a shower or changed in the last few days. Lina was happy to assume that the woman in front of her was connected to Lothor's operation in the city. She was then covering it up well, "I don't know anything", Capri stated as boldly as she could but her voice still cracked with nerves.

Lina looked at her properly this time and flashed a confident smile, "We'll be the judges of that", she began, "quite the record you've accumulated in a short space of time, I find hard to believe that you know nothing". She placed the tablet onto the metal table a little harder than was necessary, making her suspect flinch, "See if you agree with me Officer Drew", Lina slid the device over to the pink ranger and Syd took it with a curious look on her face.

"I've been clean for the last few months, your records will show that", Capri said desperately.

"She's right", Syd answered, "no convictions for the last few months, maybe she's taking this seriously".

Once again Lina smiled, she wondered if Syd knew how to play the good cop better than she thought. The pink ranger wasn't as ditzy as she looked, her equivalent on A Squad found that out to her cost. Syd's subtle praise for Capri painted her as sympathetic to her and that would allow Lina to strike and strike hard, "Funny, the pale and sweaty face in front of me looks like someone connected to a known ranger villain". Capri's eyes flickered to the side, the blue ranger had hit the nail on the head, "Makes me curious as to why you were talking to Piggy".

"That wasn't me, I haven't done anything", Capri snapped back.

Withholding a sigh, Lina had to dismay at the poor defence this suspect was putting up. She liked a challenge and unfortunately this ditz wasn't offering any, "Well of course my eye sight could've been off and the judgement facility of our technology could've failed", Lina tried to keep the sarcasm out of her voice, SPD technology very rarely failed. "Officer Drew play the footage from the bar", Syd did as she was told and sure enough, it showed Capri giving money to piggy for something, "Care to try that again chica?"

Capri shifted nervously in her seat, looking a little reluctant to give the two SPD officers any answers. After a few seconds of silence, Lina's patience ran out. She stood up and slammed her hands against the table, staring directly into Capri's eyes, "We've got you banged to rights for conspiring, given your record, could lead to a very lengthy stretch in containment. Trust me, that's not somewhere you really want to spend a lot of time".

Lina knew that only too well, in containment there was literally nothing to do. In many ways you were in a state of suspension, there was no need to feed yourself or sleep because basic functions like that were carried out for you. It was a common misconception though that you were frozen in time. The days and hours still passed and you very quickly became aware how slowly time passed without any way to stimulate your mind. It was the primary reason that containment sentences were much lower than regular prison time. If someone was sentenced to containment for too long, they would probably go insane within a few months. "Only the strongest minds survive containment", Lina continued bitterly, "and I don't think yours is remotely tough enough". The blue ranger could feel Syd staring at her but kept her gaze firmly on the suspect. This wasn't the time or place for a conversation about her time away.

"You don't understand how much influence my uncle has", Capri choked out, still terrified of another outburst from Lina, "if I rat them out, my life is forfeit".

Relaxing slightly, Lina slowly sat back down and contemplated her next course of action. Capri was more resilient than she gave her credit for, Lothor taught her well, perhaps it was time to next things up to the next level. Taking the tablet back from Syd, she began to look at a few file pictures they had for Capri. Finding the one she was looking for, Lina turned the device around and showed her suspect an image of a woman who bore a resemblance to Capri, "She's kinda cute, what's her name again?"

"Marah", Capri hissed, "you stay away from my sister, she has nothing to do with this".

Lina reclined slightly in her seat, "I disagree, you both work for Lothor". A small smirk flashed across her face, "SPD is going to bring her in also, then what? Seperated in containment"

"Lina, stop it", Syd hissed under her breath. The blue ranger wasn't lying, SPD was aware of Marah. What she wasn't telling Capri and what Syd knew, was that they werent really looking for Marah.

"That probably wouldn't go down too well with your uncle though", Lina ignored the pink ranger's protest, "seeing a SPD swarm . Maybe it could make them take retaliatory action against the person responsible", she added coldly.

Capri's eyes widened at the thought but Syd looked truly horrified by Lina's suggestion, "That's enough Officer Song", the pink ranger barked.

"We're the only ones who can help you", Lina stood up from her chair, "but if you don't want to tell us anything". She turned her back on Capri and left the interview room, leaving Syd alone with the suspect.

When the blue ranger reached the observation area, she found an angry looking Bridge and a bemused JJ and Z huddled near the monitor, "An interesting technique", the red ranger commented, "certainly not one from the manual, Lina smirked " Not from a SPD manual anyway" she replied.

"Did you mean any of those things?" Z jumped across in front of the red ranger. Lina noticed a slightly fearful look in her eyes.

"Course not Lizzy", Lina snorted, "playing the bad cop part means that you have to bend the truth slightly. Too much and the suspect won't believe you, not enough and she won't take you seriously. It does mean that you're hated by a lot of people but", she shrugged, "I'm used to that by now". Lina turned her attention to the screen and to her delight, Capri appeared to be pouring her heart out to the pink ranger, "Works every time", she chuckled.

"You got lucky", Bridge had her own tablet in hand and was searching through Capri's file, "you found the photo of her girlfriend", he flashed the screen in the direction of his team.

JJ and Z's eyes flicked towards the tablet and then to the viewing screen, Capri's girlfriend bore more than a passing resemblance to Syd, "Use every tool at your disposal", Lina smiled, "in this case having Barbie look like Capri's dream woman was a major advantage. Plus if she gets the credit for obtaining valuable intel, that can only make the team stronger".

"Not taking any of the credit?" Bridge asked, frowning slightly.

"For being a bitch?" Lina snorted, "already have that reputation, don't need it enhancing any further", she added with a self depreciating tone.

"Hey guys", Syd practically bounced into the room, "Lothor is coming to the city".

"Coming personally?" Bridge asked and the pink ranger nodded, "how many are coming?"

"Capri wasn't sure but definitely Lothor and Marah", Syd continued, "they're coming to oversee a new attack plan next week".

This was big news for SPD, Lothor was a old villain. If he was coming to the city then something big was going to happen. Especially in person, "Good work Syd", Bridge smiled, "I'll make sure that the Commander hears about your good work". Lina noticed the red ranger look her way but she remained stoic under his scrutiny.

"Capri did ask for one thing in return", Syd began, "protection for her from any reprisals".

"That can be arranged", Lina glanced over to Bridge, "wouldn't you agree Officer Carson?" Bridge nodded firmly, little annoyed that the blue ranger had made that decision for him, "Perhaps now would be a good opportunity to work on your undercover techniques".

"I think we've earned a rest", Bridge suggested instead, "good work today everyone, we'll start our preparations in the morning". B Squad began to file out but he stopped Lina and Z, "Not you two, someone needs to complete the paperwork from the interviews". The yellow and blue rangers groaned loudly, "Maybe next time you won't roll in at 2am after spending the evening drinking", he added with a smug smirk before leaving the pair alone.

Pulling up a couple of chairs around a desk in the corner, Lina and Z started working through the transcripts from the three interviews, "I'm sorry for this", the green ranger began, "if you hadn't come looking for me then we wouldn't be stuck on filing duty for the next couple of hours".

"The great Lina Song Apologising", Z chuckled without looking over to the blue ranger, "must be a new record for you".

"Don't get smart with me Lizzy", Lina said with a playful chuckle, "I appreciated our talk last night, at least I have someone on my side in this building".

Lina couldn't help but notice the reluctance of the yellow ranger to respond straight away. Her focus was purely on the tablet in front of her for at least a minute or so. Eventually she broke her silence, "Those threats you aimed at Capri, have you ever followed through on them?"

The blue ranger stopped what she was doing and let out a sigh, "No I haven't but I know some other members of Time force did, even when I was in charge". She let that hang in the air for a couple of moments, "I should've written them up but I let it go and that makes me just as guilty as they were".

"Then why did you do it?" Z asked quietly.

"The same reason you did those things when you were on the streets", Lina said with a silent whisper, just in case anyone was within earshot. "Circumstances were different, I wasn't fighting for survival at least not physically". Z looked confused until Lina continued, "If the other members of the squad sensed weakness, they would've kicked me off the team". Z nodded in understanding, "Does that make you think less of me?"

Z sighed, "Let's face it Lina, I know you're not squeaky clean", the blue ranger had to nod in agreement, "but I can see you know what you did wrong and are trying to make amends, that's all we can ask for". A few more moments passed until Z added, "You'd better explain some of that to Syd though, she looked genuinely terrified of your bad cop act".

Lina nodded in agreement and the pair continued their work in silence. At least the blue ranger felt like she was making progress with the other members of the squad. It was hardly a smooth relationship but at she wasn't totally isolated like she initially feared. Now all she had to do was convince Tate to let her join in the mission to take down Lothor. There would need all the help they could get.