Sarah stayed at Tom apartment for a few days, drinking all the beer in his fridge. She didn't eat and she slept all day. No one knew where she was except for Doug. But he fingered she need time to herself. It wasn't until they cops came back to Tom's house did they found her and brought her downtown for questioning.
"Do you know where Tom is?"
"No."
"Why were you at his house?"
"Because."
"Because?"
"…"
"When was the last time you saw him?"
"The day of the shooting."
"What were you doing?"
"Making love!…We went out for coffee, alright."
"Did he talk to you about Bud Tower?"
"Only that he was selling guns to kids."
"So he didn't go to take revenge?"
"Not that I know of. I haven't talked to him. Am I done yet."
"Yeah, you can go. You mom is here to drive you home."
Sarah walked out of the integration room and saw her mother waiting in the entranceway of the down town office. He mother had a worried look on her face. "Where do you think you have been?" She said as Sarah walked passed her and out the door, and she followed behind. "You have been gone for three days. Everyone was worried about you. Your Captain, your brother, you colleagues, you mother." Sarah didn't say a word as she opened the door to the car and slide in.
"Are you going to talked to me?" Her mom said as she starts the car. Then start driving home. "Sarah, talk to me!" Sarah just stared out the window. "Sarah?" He mother raised her voice. Sarah wiped around and face her mother "What do you want me to say? My…fiancé is suspected of murder and hiding. I haven't talked to him in four days. And I just want to crawl in a hole and die. Without Tom…I…" She look back out the window, deciding not to finish her sentence, as tears threatened to fall. "I'm sorry Sarah." That was the last word said the rest of t he way home.
When they got there, Sarah went straight to her room and locked the door and didn't come out till the next morning when Jeff knocking loudly on the door. "Sarah, it the phone. It's Doug."
"Hello? Doug?" Sarah said as she answer the phone. "Hello Sarah." His voice was sad. "Tom was arrested last night. He's court date is tomorrow at one." Sarah's heart stopped when she heard Doug speak these words. "How is he? How is he holding up?" She finally said. "He is doing alright. He…he's fine." Sarah rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, "Thanks for calling Doug." She said before she hung up and then she flopped down on the couch.
The next day Sarah sat outside the courtroom while Tom was on trail. She didn't dare going in because she knew she would break down just seeing him.
When they had came back to tell the verdict of Tom's trial, Doug took Sarah's hand and lead her inside the court room. She sat on the end incase she wanted to leave. She looked over and saw Mrs. Hanson sitting with the captain. Doug squeezed her hand trying to comfort her. When she saw Tom enter the room her heart skipped at beat.
Sarah didn't even hear anything that was going on, she just starred at Tom's back. Then the time came for the jury to state their verdict. The judge opened the paper and read. "The verdict of the jury is that the defendant is guilty of murder as charged." Sarah whole word came crashing down. She stood up and instead of running back, she opened the door and went on to the floor and ran into Tom's arms. He held her tight and whispered into her ear that he loved her. She kissed him hard on the lips.
Then the guards came and separated the two and lead Tom away. Doug hurried to Sarah's side as she buried her head in his chest. He kissed her forehead before leading her out of the room.
A week Donna walked in her daughter's room and saw her lying on the bed. She decided to join her and laid behind her. She then wrapped her arm around her daughter and pulled her close. "What's on your mind?" Sarah didn't say anything for a while. "I think I'm going to move away from home, mom." This caught Donna off guard "What? Move? Where?" Sarah turned and faced her mother "It's a same town, a ten hour drive. I asked Captain Fuller if I could get a transfer in a calmer environment. And away from any memory of Tom." She said as a small tear came from her eye. "Honey, you can't just give up on Tom just because he is in prison." Donna said wiping the tear away. "Mom, I need to move on and this is the best way I know how. Plus I don't want to live with my mom for ever." Sarah said with a weak smile. Donna nodded her head in understanding. "When do you plan on leaving?" Sarah sat up "Sometime next week. Fuller already arranged for me to meet the captain of the precinct and I will be rooming with one of the officer's till I find my own place. She doesn't mind if Ally comes and she has a child herself she Ally can play with her."
Donna looked at her daughter with said eyes. "Honey, I'm going to miss you." She gave her daughter a hug and held her tight.
Tom stood in the common area of Folsom prison playing pool with his cellmate. When he over head some prisoner talking behind him. "Kelly, what are you going to do when you get out next?" An older man with salt and pepper hair and a rough beard growing smile. "I'm going to find my old buddies and wait for a while. Then I'm going to find my whore of a daughter and teach her a lesson."
Tom heart stop when he realized who the man was. He slowly went up Don Kelly and smiled at him weakly. "What do you want…COP?" The man spat him in the face. Then threw his fist into the man's face. Then they fought each other until the guards came and pull them apart. Then they both were sent to solitary.
Tom sat alone in confined place. He thought about Sarah and how he wants her in his arms. He also wants to kill her father, considering he was getting out soon and he himself had fifteen more years. He could do nothing about it.