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Chapter-2
Det. Kathy Swanson sat behind her desk directing Gwen and Jack to the chairs opposite, clearing her throat she began, "Capt. Harkness we received a call around 3 p.m. of a woman's voice screaming for help. We traced the call to an apartment and upon arrival..."
"Cut the crap Swanson, what the hell does this have to do with Ianto?" Jack shouted.
Det. Swanson took a deep breath, "Capt. Harkness you are skating on thin ice as it is, I'm only meeting with you out of respect and admiration for Mr. Jones, no offense Ms. Cooper but since Ianto started as liaison with the force, the relationship between our two groups has greatly improved. Captain, your behavior is threatening to destroy the trust Mr. Jones has worked relentlessly to rebuild."
"None taken", Gwen assured her former boss, not wanting the other woman to know just how much her comment had hurt. It was a personal blow to her ego. So instead she reminded Jack he needed to calm down and stay focused, Ianto was being charged with a serious crime and they needed to know what was going on if they were going to prove his innocence.
Jack knew Det. Swanson had the information they needed to help free Ianto of these outrageous charges against him. Taking a deep breath he apologized to Swanson for his outburst with a half assed, flirtatious smile.
Det. Swanson wasn't pleased with Jack, but was determined to maintain a sense of professionalism and continued on, "As I was saying, upon arrival Mr. Jones was found in the apartment disoriented, hands smeared with traces of dried blood and wearing only boxers with the nude body of Laura Froblisher on the floor covered in blood, preliminary reports state the victim suffered several stab wounds to the chest and all the evidence points to Ianto...Mr. Jones."
Jack sat speechless in his seat as he listened to Swanson, while in the back of his mind he knew what she was saying couldn't be true, this was his husband the man he loved and shared a son with, but he still felt angry and a bit jealous that Ianto was found in a compromising position wearing only boxers. Jack knew they loved each other but his insecurity decided to rear its ugly head. Was Ianto losing interest in them?
Jack was snapped back to the present by Gwen calling his name.
Det. Swanson once again rubbed at her temples, glancing toward her door before speaking "off the record Captain, something's not right. Since his liaison with us Ianto...Mr. Jones and I have become friends. This crime in no way fits his MO."
Taking a deep breath Swanson continued "The evidence against him is all circumstantial. My instincts tell me there's more to this crime, it reeks of a set-up. I'm only telling you this because you have resources we don't ... Let's just say resources to dig a lot deeper to get to the favored Jack with a knowing look and he didn't dissuade her. I hope an innocent person didn't lose her life, and that Mr. Jones' life isn't destroyed so some sick psycho could send a message to you or Torchwood."
Hearing this Jack snapped into Captain Mode, "Det. Swanson I'm taking over this case under Torchwood protocol section 2, #21995278. And I'm requesting that Ianto Harkness-Jones be released into Torchwood custody immediately."
Gwen braced herself for the heated confrontation that she knew was about to erupt, but to her surprise Det. Swanson agreed with a slight smirk. At that moment Gwen realized Swanson had anticipated Jack's move and welcomed it.
"I'm surrendering this case to Torchwood Captain; Mr. Jones is being processed as we speak. If you will excuse me, I will make sure the necessary paperwork is being prepared."
"I don't know why I have so many duplicate police reports on my desk amidst all the other files", Det. Swanson complained, "It would be a shame if I were to misplace one."
Jack and Gwen look stunned by Det. Swanson's clever hint as she stood, leaving her office. They knew Det. Swanson was secretly known among her colleague as the' iron maiden'. Ianto must have really impressed her that she was willing to break protocol to help him. Jack wondered just how good of friends they had become. He hadn't missed how she frequently called him Ianto before correcting herself to say Mr. Jones.
Jack put Ianto's file inside the pocket of his great coat before he and Gwen exited Swanson's office to wait for Ianto's release. After Jack signed the necessary forms Ianto was brought out of the holding cell, now officially in Touchwood custody. When the officer brought Ianto out, Jack barely glanced at him before walking out toward the SUV leaving Gwen and Ianto to follow.
The ride back to the hub was torture for Gwen. She watched Jack from the corner of her eye, and she could see the anger in his face. Neither Jack nor Ianto had spoken a word to each other. The atmosphere in the SUV was so thick you could choke on it. Gwen cleared her throat to speak, but Jack sent her a look that would have stopped a rabid weevil dead in its tracks.
Ianto leaned his head against the window saying a silent prayer that they uncovered what happened and he and Jack could get past this to save their marriage and family.
The SUV ground to a halt in the Torchwood underground garage, Gwen was the first out, almost before they were stopped, heading into the hub for more pleasant surroundings.
Jack caught Ianto's arm, stopping him from entering the hub. Jack took a deep breath, calming himself before speaking, "Ianto you left here saying you were going to Tesco, then to Rhiannon's to pick up our son, you did neither. What you did do, was meet some slut in some seedy flat who ended up getting killed. Right now I can't stand to look at you. When we enter the hub you are my employee whose case we will be investigating, nothing more, is there anything you need to tell me?"
Jack words cut through Ianto's heart, "No Jack, I don't remember anything that happened. But what I do know is I would never willingly betray our love and our family. You have to believe me".
Jack looked into Ianto's eyes and seeing the sincerity and love in them, pulled him into his arms. For a moment he wondered how he could ever have doubted Ianto. Suddenly Jack's body tensed as he pulled away. "You stink, I can smell her all over you, go shower then meet us in the conference room with coffee."
"Jack!" Ianto called after him, but as Jack walked away Ianto couldn't see the pain or the tears in his eyes and Jack couldn't see the look of devastation on Ianto's face as he slid down the side of the SUV, his eyes filling with tears. It seemed all his greatest fears were starting to become a reality.
Once inside the hub Jack shouted there would be a meeting in one hour, telling Tosh to pull up everything she could in regards to Ianto' case and all CCTV footage of the surrounding area. "Gwen call Andy see if there has been any new developments, Owen I want a complete physical on Ianto."
"Jack is there anything in particular I should be looking for?" Owen asked, wanting to help.
"Ianto says he can't remember anything that happened, check his blood for any type of drug or foreign substance that could cause that." Jack replied, going off to brood in his office.
Tosh spotted Ianto entering the hub, quickly becoming alarmed by his appearance, she rushed to embrace her friend, reassuring him that they would figure this out and prove his innocence.
Ianto smiled, thanking Tosh as well as Gwen and Owen who had joined them.
"Ianto, Gwen gave us a cliff notes version of what happened." Owen explained. "Sorry mate but I need to do a complete check up and blood analysis to see if there is any trace of foreign substances in your system. Then you can clean up. Det. Swanson called to say she'd be sending over their collected evidence and preliminary reports this afternoon, but I want to take my samples to test."
Ianto cringed, hearing the last part. Jack's parting words still fresh in his mind.
Alone in his office, Jack sit behind his desk reading the file he had retrieved from Swanson's desk. 'Suspect was found confused and disoriented, clad in boxer shorts, alone with nude, female victim DOA on floor.
'The suspect and victim appear to have been the only occupants in the flat, which showed no sign of forced entrance upon authority's arrival. After officers received no response to their knocking, the door was forced open and the scene secured.'
Closing Ianto's file, Jack stood and looked out at his team going about the tasks he had assigned them; Tosh tapping away on her computer, Gwen on the phone he presumed with Andy, and Owen surprisingly enough, was tapping away at his own computer with a frown.
Jack thought about his last words to Ianto, they really needed to talk, this was his Yan, and deep down he knew Ianto would never betray him as he would never betray Ianto. Entering their home via his bunker under his office, Jack come face to face with Ianto fresh from the shower.
Before Ianto could react, Jack had swiftly embraced him as his lips crushed against Ianto's in a passionate kiss, which lead to Jack carrying Ianto to their bed where they lost themselves in each other's passion as they felt the overwhelming need to be close, reaffirming their love and committed to each other. Afterward Jack begs Ianto for forgiveness, explaining he loved him so much and was so consume with jealous and angry and scared that he was losing him that his emotions were over shadowing his rational thinking.
Ianto kiss Jack tenderly, telling him there was nothing to forgive, repeating his earlier statement of never willingly betraying their love and family. They lay, curled together for several long moments before suddenly Ianto began to cry, "Jack what happen to me? Why can't I remember?"
Jack vowed to Ianto they would fight this together. Kissing Ianto' forehead Jack said, "let's get cleaned up and see what the others have found".
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