The car ride to the station was anything but quiet.
It was more or less Watcher trying to justify herself to the Saviour.
"I know what happened with Cora. Things involved with that, that you might not know, that may help you understand"
She fiddled with the cuffs but stopped and gave a small smile as Emma glanced at her reflection in the rear view mirror.
There was a snap of metal and with panicked eyes Emma slammed on the brakes, turning in her seat to a now grinning Watcher, who was holding out the cuffs to her.
"They were starting to hurt" she stated innocently.
Emma stared at her incredulously.
"You got outta them?!"
Watcher threw up her hands nonchalantly.
"Escapism is one of the first things they teach you before you go to your first dimension"
"You went to Watcher school?" Emma stated disbelievingly.
"All new recruits have to go to the CSAWA. We have to learn different and specific things just in case we're ever in a situation where we need to get away. We wanna be beaten, tortured and dissected as much as you do" she finished rather snappishly and sarcastically.
Emma's brow furrowed.
"I thought Rumplestiltskin said you didn't cross between dimensions? Why would you need to know all that sort of stuff?"
Watcher dead paned.
"He didn't say we didn't drop in. We do occasionally have to come across. But like I said, I purposefully broke the rules"
A honk behind them broke their focus. Emma turned back to the road and, carefully picking up speed, continued onto their intended destination.
"Hang on, if you're a trained escape artist, why am I taking you to the station?! You'll just break out!"
Watcher sighed as she rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"I want you to trust me, that's the last thing I would do! Besides, if I didn't want to be caught, I wouldn't have gone to Granny's in the first place!"
They pulled up in front of the station and Watcher got out of the car as Emma did, waiting for the blonde to come around to her.
As Emma reached Watcher a friendly voice hallooed them from across the street, and an orange haired bespectacled man with a Dalmatian trotted toward them.
"Hi'ya Sheriff"
"Hey Archie. Everything alright?"
He adjusted his glasses on his nose and smiled "Yeah, yeah. I just came across to say 'Hi' and ask about Henry and your mom. I haven't seen you guys in a while is all"
'He's a real bad liar' Watcher thought.
"Who's this?"
Watcher gave him a friendly smile, but hoped her eye's gave away her knowing.
"Curiosity killed the cat, you know"
His smile faulted and he became nervous "Wha-what?"
Emma stepped in to rescue him.
"Uh, new arrival Archie"
He blinked at Emma as his dog started to lick Watchers hand.
"What?! Wha-wh...New arrival?! What do mean?"
"She means I'm from out of town. My name's The Watcher...I have said that way too many times today"
He gaped at her "A Watcher?!"
"Oh so you've heard of me! Fab, that means I don't have to go into details! Were we going in or not?" Watcher directed the last part at Emma.
"Sorry Archie, I'm taking her in"
Emma guided Watcher through the doors, but Archie wasn't having it and followed them in.
"What do you mean taking her in?! This is AWatcher! You don't "take in"A Watcher! If she's here, then she's here for a reason. You need to let her do her thing!"
Watcher halted, as did Emma whom she sent a look that said 'I got this' and turned to Archie.
"You're the psychiatrist right?"
He nodded
"So you're Jiminy Cricket"
He nodded again, wide eyed.
"Just checking is all. Look, don't worry. I said she could"
The cell door closed, pausing their conversation momentarily.
Emma moved to her desk leaving them to talk.
"What do you mean? Why would you do that?" his question was so soft she almost didn't hear it.
"Because they don't trust me and I need them to. Scratch that I want them to!"
His dog whined sadly and she kneeled down to pet him through the bars.
Archie watched sadly for five minutes before Emma ushered him out.
"Drop by any time. I'm not going anywhere!" Watcher called to him.