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Chapter 26: The Plan

While Sky was placing the phone calls to Syd's family, Syd was able to rest again after waking again since it was quiet and no one was around except RIC and PIC 2.3 who were in a resting state keeping watch over her. Cruger and Z were also at work during this time to set the trap figuratively around Melanie. Z would try to act like a friend and try to make it seem like she would help take Syd out of the equation by retrying some of her plans all the while walking Melanie into a trap that she could not get out of. Z had to ask a question about entrapment, to which Cruger explained that she was not entrapping Melanie because she doesn't have to say anything, and another little detail was that would never hold up if brought up in the court since they could already prove the smothering, now they wanted to find out about the push, but they knew that Z needed to be careful how she worded things before and if Melanie gave anything up. Also if and when Melanie gave up anything up the commander would take over to control the interrogation or the informing of punishment, due to if they could not prove that Melanie did push Syd down they would have to let her go. Cruger as well as some other commander hated the new rule that states that unless the crime has some other evidence other than an eye witness, it no longer can be brought up against them. Only the smother right now could go through because of RIC catching it on film and Kat saw it as well as the cadets that had to restrain Melanie had seen it. When Melanie saw that Z had walked in, she believed that she could actually trick Z into believing that she would never hurt Syd.

"Z, How long am I going to be in here? I have work that I have to do."

"I don't know Melanie, I hear the things that they are trying to put against you and they are pretty heavy and hard charges and then it could get even worse because she is a ranger and a public servant and an officer, but there is one thing that I was told to tell you is that you are under arrest and you know that even though I am an officer and your friend, I need to tell you that you might want a lawyer with you."

"I don't need one because I didn't do anything"

"Okay, Melanie, I believe you, and as your friend I wanted to ask Is there any way that I could help you with the work?"

"Nah, I don't think so, because you will be risking your job along with the nice life that you have going here and finally you are a ranger and an officer."

"Yeah, but this place and this job means squat , the only two reasons that I am still here is I am deciding how best to get revenge on my roommate Sydney since she treated me like crap when I first came, but also because I want to be near my boyfriend who I am positive would leave if I left."

"Well, if I had you help with something, would he care if you got caught, and you might end up in jail or in jail"

"I doubt that he would, I think that he would do anything to help me out."

Behind the glass window the Commander wanted to laugh with every lie that Z told as they got more ridiculous. Just then Cruger and Z heard the words that they wanted to hear.

"Then, sure, I'll let you help and this work will make us both happy."