PROCESSING
Officer Tony Romano, the processing sergeant regarded his newest charge with the strange mix of loathing and curiosity he had for everyone unlucky enough to get caught. It was late, a slow night and this sorry sack was the closest thing to excitement the entire night. The first thing he noticed wasn't the limp, but the hands, or more importantly the fact that they weren't cuffed behind the man's back. They were long and clean, not the usual mix of blood and dirt that marked the late night crowd. That was the first tip that something was different about this one. The next thing he noticed was the clothes, "nice" he thought to himself," that jacket probably set him back a bit."
"Charge?"
"Driving under the Influence, Resisting, and possession of a narcotic." Johnson's tone was even and measured nothing to differentiate this guy from the thousands of others that passed through the station every year. But, there was something different about this guy, Johnson's demeanor was different and the frankly the guy didn't look intoxicated. He wasn't loud, didn't smell of alcohol or any other indication that he was under the influence, but Romano well knew looks could be deceiving, "still," he thought, "something was off about this".
As he led the man around the counter to the fingerprinting station he noticed the limp as well as the thin sheen of sweat breaking out on the guy's forehead and the way he bit his lip with every step," a cripple," Romano thought, "explains the DUI." The process to book a suspect is slow and methodical, fingerprinting and pictures must be done to specifications, Romano could see every step of the process was torture for the guy and as he led his prisoner to the holding cell he honestly couldn't tell who was more thankful for the reprieve.
A/N Thanks for all of the feedback. I have decided to continue with this story, but from this point on we will call it an AU because I suspect with tomorrow night's episode I will be Jossed and how I see this story ending won't be what happens. Anyways, thanks for reading.