I hope you are enjoying the story so far. The first ten chapters were written back around when Buffy and Angel were on. I think I had a different idea of where I wanted to take this story back then, but now approaching this after all the time that has passed I'm pretty sure I'm going to take it in a whole other direction. Please read & review! Thanks!

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Chapter 7: LA Confidential

::A little bit later inside Angel Investigations. ::

Angel:: For the past hour or so, he had been keeping busy, anxious for Wesley and Cordelia to produce the information he had requested. A pencil

was being held between his fingers, and he slowly pushed it into the pencil sharpener. After several seconds he pulled the pencil out and

closely observed the point. Suddenly the door to his office would swing open, with Cordelia entering.

Cordelia:: The first sight she saw upon entering Angel's office was the image of him sitting behind his desk studying a pencil. "Oh my god Angel!

Give me the pencil before you do something rash!" She quickly walks over to her boss and plucks the pencil from his fingertips. "I always knew

you to be the brooding type, but suicidal? That's so two years ago!"

Angel:: "I wasn't going to kill myself."

Cordelia:: "Sure you weren't," she said in a sarcastic tone. "I have the info you wanted."

Angel:: "Put it on my desk."

Cordelia:: She placed the folder on his desk. "Yeah so if you run into her...um try to be less fangy. Her mom is in the cancer research unit."

Angel:: "Cancer..." He flipped open the folder and began to finger through the various papers inside.

Cordelia:: "Oh my god...isn't cancer like hereditary? Buffy could get it and die. Well, unless she dies sooner. But I guess the plus about that is she

dies a natural death?"

Angel:: "Cordelia, please leave."

Cordelia:: "Got it..." She quickly turned and walked out of his office and back into the lobby of the Hyperion. Her eyes fell upon the site of Wesley, seated behind the counter. "Does he ever stop?"

Wesley:: "Brooding?"

Cordelia:: "In the major sense. If I didn't go in there sooner I'm convinced he was going to off himself with a pencil."

Wesley:: "Give him time Cordelia. Buffy is in town, it must--" He's cut off suddenly by the door to the hotel swinging open, followed by Kate Lockley.

Kate:: She pushes open the door and walks down the steps into the lobby, focusing her attention on Cordelia and Wesley. "Where's Angel?"

Wesley:: He quickly stands up and steps around the counter, trying to exude a 'tough' look. "Do you have a warrant?"

Kate:: "I just want to ask him some questions."

Wesley:: He crossed his arms with a smug look on his face. "I'm not saying a word."

Cordelia:: "He's in his office."

Kate:: "Thanks." She then walked over towards Angel's office and reached for the doorknob, twisting it and pushing the door open.

Angel:: He was busy reading the information Cordelia had given him earlier. His office door would open and he looked up seeing Kate.

"Kate. Hi. What brings you here?"

Kate:: "I need to ask you some questions."

Angel:: "What about?"

Kate:: "A girl. Approximately 5'4", blonde hair. She attacked Lindsey Mcdonald."

Angel:: "And that's a crime?"

Kate:: "I know, he had it coming. But...justice has to be served, unfortunately."

Angel:: "Could it be Darla?"

Kate:: "Darla's their client."

Angel:: He opened the top drawer of his desk and picked up the folder on his desk and placed it inside, shutting it.

Kate:: She took notice of the folder and raised an eyebrow. "What's in the folder?"

Angel:: "Oh, it's just a case I'm working on."

Kate:: "Can I see it?"

Angel:: "It's a personal case of mine. I'd like to keep it to myself."

Kate:: She pulls the search warrant out of her pocket and places it down on the desk in front of him. "Let me see it."

Angel:: He begrudgingly pulled the folder out of the drawer and handed it to her.

Kate:: She flips the folder open and begins to skim read the papers. "Buffy Summers. I know her. She's definitely a suspect."

Angel:: "I know her. She wouldn't do that."

Kate:: "Would you like me to pull up her record for a bunch of fun facts?"

Angel:: "Kate..."

Kate:: "Don't Kate me. She burned down the gym at Hemery High downtown. She was a key suspect in a Sunnydale murder case. I've done my

homework Angel. After I first met you I did a little investigative work myself and thats what I came up with. She's really pretty, I'll give you that

much."

Angel:: "Just leave her alone. Her mother is sick in the hospital, I wouldn't think she's out beating people up, especially Lindsey of all people. She

doesn't even know him."

Kate:: "This conversation is finished. Oh, and by the way, thanks for the information." She turned and walked out of the office, and Angel

Investigations.