Chapter 2

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The first week after Lucy's arrest Tim stayed in the precinct attempting to make sense out of all of this. He so badly wanted to talk to Lucy herself in person but when he asked Wesley to arrange it Wesley said that due to the circumstances the Judge was not allowing Lucy to be visited by any cops. Tim felt hopeless, the more he stared at her case file the more frustrated and angrier he became. He had no idea how any of this was possible.

As the second week was coming to a close Harper pulled him aside to try and calm him down.

Nyla: Tim, this is not good for you, it's time to put down the files, close the lights in your office, go home, eat a good meal and get a good night's sleep.

Tim: Really? Really? You expect me to just give up on Lucy and go home?

Nyla: I didn't say give up

Tim: It sure as hell sounded that way

Nyla: No, Tim. I'm telling you to get rest. Lucy would not be happy to hear about the way you have been behaving for the past 2 weeks.

Tim: And how will she hear about this if they won't let cops in to see her?

Nyla: Crystal aint a cop, Sargent.

Tim: You've seen her?

Nyla: not yet, but Wesley is trying to work out the details with the chief knowing that I or crystal went to see Lucy.

Tim: Thanks. I really need her to know that I still believe in her and that I am working to clear her name regardless of her confession.

Nyla: If I get to see her. I will pass on that message.

Tim: Thanks.

Nyla: Now go home, so when she asks me how you are doing, she doesn't get mad that you are behaving like this.

Tim: Okay, okay I'm going.

Nyla: Good, have a good night. Bradford.

Tim: You too Harper.

Harper watched as Tim put away his files, closed the lights in his office and walked out of the station. She was not about to follow Tim to his car but she really felt bad for the poor man. After everything he and Lucy had been through together over the years, the amount of time it took for them to give into the sexual tension between and finally admit their feelings to each to get separated by this. Harper was still confused by all of this herself. Yes, she had more information than most regarding Lucy's case, and she really hated lying to Tim about it but she knew that for Lucy's safety her thoughts and ideas had to remain her own until she could actually discuss the information with Lucy in person. She was waiting impatiently for the call from Wesley that she would be allowed into the prison to talk to Lucy. The call finally came almost a month later, close to 6 weeks after Lucy's arrest.

Wesley: Harper, hey. I have worked out a plan of getting you into the prison to see Lucy.

Nyla: Okay.

Wesley: You will only have about 10 minutes and it will officially be with another inmate. We cannot have it looking like you are talking to Lucy, even on video.

Nyla: So how do I get information to her and from her if I cant talk to her?

Wesly: That's where it gets tricky. And the plan is not simple but this is the only way I can make it work.

Nyla: I'm listening.

Wesley: You and I will go in at the same time. You will ask your visitor questions that I will then repeat to Lucy and vice versa. It's not ideal but its our only chance.

Nyla: I don't love it, but we will make it work. Thanks Wesley.

Harper hung up the phone and waited impatiently for visiting day. On the day of her visit to the prison they got there on time but then were told they would have to come back as Lucy was in the infirmary under the weather. They didn't believe it but knew they would just have to try again a different day. 2 weeks later they made yet another attempt to the prison when they were told that visitation had been canceled for that day due to riots in Lucy's cell block.

Tim was getting restless, every time he asked Nyla how Lucy was doing she still had no information for him. 6 months after her arrest he was pulled over by Grey one morning on his way into his office.

Sargent Grey: Seargent Bradford, please come in and close the door behind you.

Tim: What's going on? What is this about?

Sargent Grey: The captain said she got orders from on top that you either need to surrender your badge on quit working on Lucy's case.

Tim: give up my job or give up on Lucy

Sargent Grey: In simple words, yes

Tim: Come on Grey, this is insane. There is something fishy going on here in the department, something that cause Lucy to get arrested and I was obviously getting close to cracking it since they want me to stop.

Sargent Grey: Tim, I know you believe this was a setup, that Lucy was being framed but the evidence against her is really strong.

Tim: So let me finish working on this, prove to you and everyone that I was right, that Lucy is not a traitor and that she was just being framed.

Sargent Grey: Tim, this is not up to me. If you continue working this case on company time, you will be fired.

Tim: understood sir.

Sargent Grey: Now get back to work. Metro desperately needs their sargent back.

Tim: I will close up the case today, pack everything up today and I will get back to Metro tomorrow if that is okay.

Sargent Grey: I think i can allow for that.

Tim: Thank you sir.

With that Tim went to his office. Packed up all the files he had gathered over the month took pictures of everything on his phone so that he could fulfill his Metro duties while at work but still have the files to look over while he was not on company time.

8 months after Lucy was arrested Nyla finally made it in to the visit and Nyla was horrified at the way that Lucy looked.

Lucy sat at the table opposite Wesley and smiled shyly at Nyla which told Harper that Lucy understood what they were doing.

Wesley: Hi

Lucy: Hi. How's Tim

Wesley: It's been hard on him.

Lucy: I can't imagine what he must think of me right now.

Wesley: He thinks that it's crazy that you are in here and he has been working tirelessly around the clock to clear your name.

Lucy: It's not going to work. Nothing he does is going to change this or make it better.

Wesley: How can you be so sure of that?

Lucy: Please tell Tim I love him but that it's best for everyone if he leaves this alone and just moves on.

Wesley: Lucy, that would kill him.

Lucy: You, think I don't know that? You think I want to be in here? This is the last place I want to be.

Wesley: I didn't mean that, I'm sorry.

Lucy: No, don't be, I got caught, I do deserve to be in here. But Tim, he never asked for any of this.

Wesley: Lucy, is there anything you can tell me that would help your case, help get you out of this place and back to Tim?

Lucy: If there was, don't you think I would have told you about it months ago?

Wesley: I'm looking for something new, something you haven't mentioned in the past.

Lucy: I already told you everything I know. I can't change what I've done, can't change who I am. I was just doing my job; too bad it got me sent here.

Nyla: Wesley, I think we're done, I got the information I need.

Wesley looked at Harper than Lucy. He was very confused. He had no clue what had just happened but somehow something Lucy told him had explained to Nyla what was going on. He looked back at Lucy who gave him a small smile. He then proceeded to stand up when he heard her voice.

Lucy: I knew you would understand eventually.

Why do you all think Lucy was arrested?