Nick has been left sitting in an interview room for two hours. He demanded to call his lawyer as soon as he arrived at the station but they have not allowed him to make the call yet. He has ran through a gauntlet of emotions since he entered the room and they are all still fighting for his attention. There is disbelief. He has no idea where the drugs came from, he knows they are not his, not even an unforgotten bag from his past life as everything has been thoroughly cleaned out since that time. His only thought is that he is being set up but he has no idea who would want to do that. People he has upset in business he hasn't had any dealings with for a couple of years and there could be the odd one from LSP but he can't imagine any of them coming up with such an elaborate plan and his social interactions are minimal. This leads to anger, that he is in this situation, that someone is being frivilous with his life, that everything is being put at risk. This leads to the overwhelming, ever present one of despair. What this could mean to his life he has so carefully built up, his job, his father and his relationship with Anne and finally lurking in the background is fear. He is scared! And what is that about selling.

The door opens and Detective Grainger and another detective enter. Nick folds his arms.

"I'm not saying anything without my lawyer present."

Grainger sighs:

"If that's the way you want to play it, but with your co-operation you could be out of here quickly"

Nick stares at him. Grainger shrugs and they leave the room. It is another half an hour before the door opens again. A cop Nick hasn't seen before signal for him to stand. He is holding handcuffs.

"Those are not necessary"

"Orders"

He cuffs the two of them together and takes Nick to a phone. Nick dials his lawyer apologizing for waking him up. He tells him what has happened, David Belden says he will be there as soon as possible and not to talk to anyone.

"Do you want me to call Burton"

Nick knew this question would come and has been debating his answer. He doesn't want to disturb his Dad's sleep and he needs to concentrate on the coming questioning and not be sidetracked with thoughts about what his Dad is thinking and feeling. He closes his eyes against the rush of emotion that consumes him at the thought of his Dad and what this will do to him. He desperately wants him here but knows that telling him won't make it so.

"Nick?"

"No, not yet."

"Alright, sit tight and I will be right over."

As if he has done much else.

"Okay bye"

Nick hangs up the phone and turns to his new buddy.

"Can I have a drink?"

"Let's get you back to the room and I will get you something."

Nick is led back and released from his restraints once he is sat back on the chair. The cop leaves him to his solitude once more.

It is another hour before the door opened again, Nick has given any hope of his drink ages ago. When Nick looks up he is relieved to find it is David, his lawyer. When David Belden enters he has a bit of de ja vue. He never expected to see Nick in this situation again and especially on a drugs charge. His client is hunched over the desk, obviously had been sleeping a little. Nick lifta his head as he opens the door and tired haunted eyes peer at him and a look of relief washes over his face at the recognition of his lawyer.

"I didn't do this David, the drugs are not mine and I have no idea how they got in to my house."

"It couldn't be from your past."

"No I had my place thoroughly cleaned out before Anne started staying over night with me. I have been mulling it over during the hours I have been here and I can only figure that I am being set up, but I don't know who or why."

"How long have you been in here?"

"I was working on some LSP files and I was contemplating finishing for the night as I had looked at my watch when Detective Grainger knocked on my door, that was 10:30. They couldn't have been searching for more than half an hour when they found the drugs and Grainger arrested me and brought me here."

"They arrested you for possession and selling right?"

"Yes, I don't know where the selling thing came from, there wasn't enough drugs there to suggest that."

"It seems that was very premature. They will charge you for possession, you have to be prepared for that Nick?"

"I know."

"Now tell me about what happened during the search."

Nick and his lawyer talk for another 15mins and Belden can see his client is bordering on exhaustion. He decides to finish and let the detectives have their go advising Nick to say nothing so that the interview will be short and Nick can be charged and taken down to the cells where at least he might get some rest until his arraignment later in the morning. He leaves the room to tell the detectives that he is finished with his client.

Talking to his lawyer has not made Nick feel much better. Although it feels good to not be alone there is nothing Belden can do to stop this from reaching its conclusion. He is going to be arrested and spend the rest of the night in jail. The arraignment will probably bring his release but then he has to face the problems the aftermath will bring.

The questioning by the detectives didn't last long when it became obvious that with his lawyer there Nick was still not talking. Any questions regarding the selling of drugs were quickly interrupted by Belden demanding that they be backed up with evidence as he wasn't going to allow a fishing exhibition. Nick was officially charged and soon found himself in the cell. Luckily it seems it was a quiet night with not too many inmates and Nick is able to lay down on a bench and close his eyes. Sleep comes eventually but doesn't last long. The rest of the night is spent pacing and sitting and pacing again.

Breakfast time finally brings him a drink and then the prisoners are taken for the arraignments. Nick swallows hard when his name is called out. Belden has seen him briefly and told him that his father is in court and reassured him that he would soon be out. As Nick enters the court room he searches for his dad. He sees him sitting at the back. He catches his eye but his face is unreadable. Nick sits at the defense table and his arraignment and bail hearing begin. He pleads not guilty to the charge of possession. Belden then pettions for bail.

"The prosecution objects your honour. This is not Mr. Fallin's first offence and the police are expecting to charge him with 'the selling of illegal substances' and would like him in jail while the investigation is conducted."

"I see that. Mr. Fallin successfully completed his sentencing of his previous offence and though it is disappointing to see him before the courts again, his past charge is no reason to keep him in jail. The evidence you have so far on the charge of selling is flimsy at best and if you wanted to keep Mr. Fallin in jail while you completed the investigation then you should have put off arresting him until you had something more concrete. I set bail at one hundred thousand dollars.