A/N: Sorry it's taken a little while to update, but I was on holiday last week so I haven't been able to update before then. I've noticed I've so far got 409 hits but only 2 reviews!? Please, please review when you read this, because in future the quicker I get reviews, the quicker I will update, otherwise I won't feel like it's worth it

Luke and Ryan were bundled into the back of separate police cars, just to make sure they couldn't speak to each other on the way to the station. One was held in custody while the other was being questioned. They both knew it was looking bad for them, they were there when he died and they both had a motive. Not only that, but Ryan's fingerprints were all over the bottle.

They had already gone over their story on the plane so they knew exactly what they were going to say. Sure enough they both gave the same story. They went to see him, they got into a fight, he was holding onto Ryan so he grabbed the bottle to shake Volchok off. Luke also mentioned that it was him that called the ambulance. The police needed to make sure Luke's story checked out so they checked his phone records. Sure enough 911 was called at 9.13pm, 10 minutes before paramedics found Volchok's body.

The police prevented them from seeing each other all day. Both of them were feeling the pressure, but for very different reasons. Luke had never been in this situation before. Yes he was questioned about the fire at the model home, but here he was facing a homicide charge. As for Ryan, he thought he had escaped all this when he left Chino. His entire life in Newport was meant to get away from trouble with police, but this was worse than he had faced before. Fortunately, he had the finest lawyer in Newport to back him up. He asked to make a phone call and rang Sandy. He said: "You gotta help me, I'm in deep, deep shit here. You're the only person that can help me". Sandy replied: "OK, stay calm I'm on my way". With that Sandy hung up and got to his car as soon as he possibly could. He didn't even tell Kirsten and Seth he was going. They were fully aware of what was going on, so he didn't need to- they already knew.

Ryan got the policeman to inform Luke that a lawyer had been called. Sandy spoke to Luke first and said: "There was blood on your clothes which they can prove is Volchok's, your record is clean so you should get off no problem". "What about Ryan?" Luke asked, clearly worried about what was going to happen. Sandy replied: "Ryan's case is more complicated. Yes he will also have Volchok's blood on him, but he hit Volchok with the bottle, so we will need to prove self-defence on his part, but I will do everything in my power to make sure he gets released without charge. Sandy then looked at his watch and said to Luke: "They have 16 hours to either bail you two or charge you. I would expect you'll get bail at the very least. They may have to bail Ryan to".

The police then needed to know how Ryan and Luke knew where to find him. They were faced with a big dilemma, they would either implicate Julie and possibly save themselves, or not involve Julie and go down for homicide. Ryan decided the truth had to be told. "Marissa's mother, Julie Cooper, hired a Private Investigator to find out where he went. We went to a bar where he worked and got the name of his hotel and the number of his room.

Luke and Ryan were left in custody overnight while the police sifted through all of the evidence they had so far

Luke: Traces of Volchok's blood were found on him and vice-versa, indicating a struggle. Had a motive for killing him. Clean criminal record

Ryan: Traces of Volchok's blood found on him, no traces of his blood on Volchok. Had a motive for killing him. Previous convictions for car theft and assault

8.00am the following morning, 19 hours after arrest

In only a few hours they had to make decisions, but they had already been made. One would be bailed pending further enquiries but the other would be released without charge