Heroin and Vodka
Author's note: So…the second half of Season 3 begins. Annalise will be charged for arson and first degree murder. I will be altering a few things in this second half. Trust me. Its going to be a roller coaster ride. I had a lot of fun planning this second half. Anyways, without further ado, lets begin.
Chapter 20
To say, Isaac was shocked would be the understatement of the century. He watched, dazed as the attending covered up the half-burnt body of Wes Gibbins and carried it into the ambulance and shut the doors and left. Isaac could even recall the last time he had seen the young man at the Middleton campus when he had gone over to interrogate Connor. He had been hale and hearty and had been chatting with Laurel, a wide smile on his face.
And now he was dead.
Annalise's screams snapped Isaac out of his daze. He turned to see Annalise bawling and crying as her house blazed in the background. But she didn't seem to care. The only thing on her mind was Wes.
Still in a daze, Isaac walked over to Annalise and placed an arm on her shoulder. He pulled her into his chest as she continued to sob.
"He's dead. H-He's dead." She continued to whisper.
"I know Annalise." Isaac replied softly, trying his best to comfort the woman, but failing miserably." But you have to calm yourself, Annalise. You have to! He's gone. And crying for him wont bring him back."
Annalise quieted down considerably. She still continued to sob. Isaac gently brushed away the tears rolling down her cheek. He was about to carry her over to his car when a person walked over to them accompanied by another lady.
"Are you Ms. Annalise Keating?" the peron asked.
Annalise nodded mutely.
"You're in shock now and I understand that but we need to get as much information from you as possible. I'm Detective Earnshaw and this is Detective Beckett." he replied, indicating to the woman.
Annalise gave no indication that she had heard. She just mutely stared past them and watched the fire as it engulfed her house. You could see the dancing flames reflected in her eyes.
Isaac looked at them, brows knitting together in irritation.
"Cant this wait? She's in no state to answer any of your questions right now." he replied.
"I'm afraid it cant. We have to do our job,. And who are you?" he asked.
"I'm Dr. Roa. Miss Keating's therapist."
"As I have already mentioned, we cant do this later, I'm afraid." he replied.
Isaac sighed and nodded.
"Miss Keating, where were you tonight?" Detective Earnshaw asked.
Annalise remained silent.
"Miss Keating."
At the clinic. I had to pick up some work."
Isaac raised his eyebrows in surprise and was about to speak up, when Annalise shot him a look and slightly shook her head to the left. Isaac took the cue and stopped. The detective continued on, not having noticed the small interaction.
"Did anyone else see you there? Can anyone vouch for your whereabouts?" he asked.
Annalise looked up at him defiantly.
This time Isaac answered.
"You're joking. The woman's house is burning down and you want to make her a suspect?" he asked indignantly.
"This is of no concern to you, Dr. Roa. So I would suggest you not reply on behalf of Miss. Keating." Detective Earnshaw answered.
Isaac looked furious at that and was about to argue further when Annalise spoke up.
"I'm with him on this. You cant possibly be thinking of me as a suspect?"
"Hold on. No one's saying anything and—" but Annalise cut him off.
"You can be a monster, fine. But don't be a dumb ass as well." she replied heatedly.
"To be clear—" Detective Beckett spoke up "—your neighbors saw your car in the driveway all day."
Annalise turned to face her. She looked back at Detective Earnshaw.
"You want to arrest me? For burning down my house? Then do it! Do it. Arrest me!" she replied.
"Calm down mam. We'll speak to you in a while about this. We just have to confirm something." Saying that, both detectives left to talk to the fire brigade men.
Isaac turned to Annalise.
"Why did you not tell the truth, Annalise? That you were with me?" Isaac asked.
Before Annalise could reply,her phone pinged.
Glancing down at the phone, her eyes widened. She discreetly shuffled off to the side and listened to the message. She walked back over to Isaac.
"Who was that?" Isaac asked.
"No one important." she replied. "Look, I don't want you to be involved in my mess. Let me deal with it for once."
"Annalise, you don't—" but he was cut off when a voice shouted out.
"Annalise! Annalise!" the voice shouted, at a distance , trying to grab her attention. Annalise turned to face the crowd. She spotted Oliver in the distance, waving at her.
"Let him through." Annalise asked the gaurds holding back the crowd. Oliver rushed over to Annalise, not seeming to notice Isaac.
"Someone said there was a body. Is it true? Do you know who it is?" he asked, in a worried tone.
"No one knows anything yet." Annalise replied, trying to calm him down. Despite noticing the lie, Isaac didn't interrupt her this time.
"Ok. But what if its true?" he asked, not listening to reason.
"Stop it." Annalise replied. "Let's not let our minds go there."
Isaac observed as she stepped closer to him until her face was inches away from his. She discretely handed her phone over to him. Oliver nodded shakily and disappeared back into the crowd.
"Wipe it clean. Everything on it." she replied. She stepped away. As soon as she did, the detectives walked back over to her.
"Miss Keating , we're going to have to do this right now." Detective Earnshaw pulled out a pair of handcuffs and clicked them onto Annalise's wrists.
"Annalise Keating, you're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say now can and will be used against you in court. Do you understand these terms as I state them to you?" he asked.
"Yes." she replied.
Isaac watched grimly as Annalise was carried off into the detective's car. The car revved up and drove off into the distance. He was about to follow in his own car when he heard another shout from the distance.
"Isaac, what happened?" Bonnie asked, rushing up to him. "Where's Annalise?"
Isaac sighed.
"The police just arrested her a while ago."
Her eyes widened.
"What?" Bonnie asked." When? Why?"
"I guess for arson and…well…" he paused, unsure as to how to tell her the rest. Bonnie immediately caught the hesitation on his face. Her eyebrows knitted together in a frown.
"Isaac, what are you not telling me?" she asked." What is it?"
Isaac locked eyes with her.
"Its…Its Wes Gibbins. He…He's dead." he replied in a low voice, unsure as to who might be eavesdropping on them.
Bonnie's eyes widened in shock.
"Wes?" she repeated.
Isaac nodded grimly.
"In the fire?" she asked for clarification.
"I'm guessing." Isaac replied slowly.
Bonnie nodded.
"I'll have to head over to the police station and clarify the charges before this situation gets out of hand."
As if the night hadn't been taxing enough, it was at that moment that the head fireman shouted out.
"Hey! Everyone quiet." He pulled out his transmitter which was beeping, signaling an incoming message.
"Rescue one. Rescue one. This is priority." the voice crackled from the other end.
"This is Gates. Talk to me."
The voice crackled at the other end.
"We have another occupant. We're bringing them out now." the voice rep[lied from the other end.
Isaac's eyes widened in shock.
"Status?" Gates asked.
"We have a pulse. I repeat. We have a pulse." the voice replied from the other end. Gates turned to the other fireman.
"I want an ambulance ready with police escorts. Let's go."
Isaac waited with bated breathing as 3 minutes or so passed, without any other activity. Soon two fireman appeared from the raging inferno, carrying a body between them. The stretch rushed up to them and they deposited the body on it. Isaac rushed over to the stretcher and immediately recognized the second victim of the deadly fire.
It was Laurel Castillo.
Author's note: Yeah. I know. I ended it on a similar note as the last chapter. But I thought it was good way to end the chapter. Now, I'm sure you all are wondering why Annalise didn't reveal that she had an alibi for the night—Isaac. Don't worry. Isaac will enter the picture in the coming chapters and will help Annalise in his own way. I have something juicy planned for these two in the coming chapters!
Anyway, my exams are coming up. So updates will be a little infrequent once in a while. Next chapter will be out by end of October. Tell me how it was in your reviews.