The Night it Rained 4

Marty laid in her bed contemplating her next step. She had only slept three hours in the last three days and the lack of sleep was beginning to get to her. Her sense of sound was beginning to become muffled and her sight was beginning to blur. She could only focus on what was right in front of her and her head ached as she tried to decipher the state of fogginess around her. She knew that she needed sleep, but every time she closed her eyes she felt violated all over again. She told herself that she would sleep later once she knew that Todd wouldn't go to prison for helping her. Right now he was her top priority.

John should have arrested her before now, but he was MIA and she had a bad feeling that something was wrong. She pulled out the IV's and began to get herself dressed.

"Where do you think you're going?" Doctor Kyle Lewis asked when he saw Marty out of bed.

"I'm checking myself out of here. There's something that I need to do."

"Whatever it is, it can wait. You're nowhere ready to be discharged."

"I don't care. I'll sign whatever papers are necessary, but I got to go."

"Wait, before you go there's something that I have to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Your HIV test came back positive. I'm sorry."

"So that son of a bitch was HIV positive," Marty stated. She couldn't believe her luck. First she was raped again and now she was sick because of him. She felt crushed as she realized that she would have to deal with what Eddie had done to her for the rest of her life. She couldn't deal with her emotions and anger, it was too much. She had to focus on Todd. She would deal with the fallout later.

"Do you want to go somewhere where we can talk?" Kyle asked.

"I can't right now, I really got to go."

"Okay, but do me a favor and take it easy. You've been through an ordeal, you need time to heal."

"Okay I promise. Bye Doctor Lewis. Give Fish my best," Marty said as she walked out the door.

Marty called a cab and had it take her to the police station. When she couldn't get hold of Todd, she called Tea. She didn't like Tea very much mainly because she was Todd's fiancée, but she was a dam good lawyer and could help her and Todd beat whatever legal troubles were headed their way.

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Todd sat in his cell. He had already been processed and was waiting for his arraignment. John had tried to get his confession on tape, but he refused to say anything further until his lawyer got there. He wanted to talk to Marty and let her know that he would take care of everything, but he only got one phone call and he had used it on calling Tea.

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Marty walked into the police station and saw Officer Brody Lovett sitting at his desk. "Marty, what are you doing here? Do you want me to grab John?"

"No, I want to turn myself in for stabbing Eddie Ford."

"You stabbed Eddie?"

"Yes I did."

"Marty, don't say another word," Tea said as she walked up to them. " Officer Lovett, you know better than to interrogate my client without legal representation."

"I wasn't interrogating her, your client confessed all on her own. Would you like a moment alone with your client before I take her statement?"

"Yes please," Tea stated.

Brody walked them to an interrogation room and then left Tea and Marty alone to talk.

"Were you able to get hold of Todd?" Marty asked.

"No, but he left me a message when I was on the phone with you. He's been arrested for stabbing Eddie Ford."

"Will they let him go once they have my confession on tape?"

"It shouldn't be a problem as long as they believe that you're the person responsible for Eddie Ford's death. I promise that I'll push for self defense, but I can't guarantee that you'll walk away from this. Are you sure that you want your confession to be publicly entered?" Tea asked.

"I do, just make sure that Todd is released as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll bring Brody in here and you can give your statement. Tell them exactly what I told you to tell them when we spoke on the phone and nothing else."

"It's okay Tea, I know what to say," Marty said as Tea left to get Brody.

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Brody pressed the record button on the tape recorder and sat across from Marty.

"So let's start at the beginning. Just tell me everything you remember about the night you were attacked," Brody coached.

"I was jogging in the park when I was grabbed from behind. He placed his hand over my mouth so that I couldn't scream. He pushed me to the ground and lowered himself on top of me. He had a knife in his hand and I couldn't move. After he raped me, I saw an opening to get the knife away from him so I took it. We wrestled over the knife and I ended up getting stabbed in the process. I bent his hand back and was able to get the knife. I begged him not to move as I got out my phone so that I could call the police, but he charged right at me and I had no other choice but to stab him."

"How many times did you stab him?"

"I'm not sure, I blacked out. The next thing I remember I was holding the bloody knife in my hand and Eddie was dead. I was scared and didn't want to get in trouble, so I rolled Eddie down the hill and dumped his body in the river. I threw the knife in the river as well. I crawled back up the hill and passed out. When I had regained consciousness again Todd was there. He called the police and then I was taken to the hospital."

"Todd and your stories differ greatly. Todd told John Mcbain that he was the one who stabbed Eddie. Why do you think he would say that unless it was true?"

"Todd has huge guilt issues about raping me. I suppose that he is trying to make up for hurting me by taking the blame for something I did. I don't like Todd for obvious reasons, but I can't let him go to prison for a crime I committed."

"Okay Marty, I think that I have everything I need," Brody said as he turned off the tape recorder. "Marty Saybrook you're under arrest for the murder of Eddie Ford," Brody said as he grabbed Marty's arms so that he could put the cuffs around them.

Marty's mind began playing tricks on her. Brody's face had turned into Eddie's and all Marty could see was him coming towards her. When Brody grabbed Marty's arm she swung her hands at him furiously, scratching his face in the process, so that she could get away. "Don't touch me Eddie, don't ever touch me again or I'll kill you," Marty stated.

Brody took a step away from Marty. "I'm not going to hurt you, I promise," he stated as he placed his hands in the air.

"It's okay Marty. You're safe," Tea stated hoping that she could calm Marty before she made things any worse for herself. "

Eddie's face had turned back into Brody's and Marty realized what she had done. She was filled with sudden remorse. "I'm sorry Brody, I didn't mean to hurt you," Marty stated as she tried to keep her voice from breaking. She was very tired and was having a hard time deciphering what was real.

"It's okay. Marty, if I hand you the cuffs will you place them around your wrists for me?"

Brody handed Marty the cuffs as he finished reading the Miranda rights to her.

Marty placed the cuffs around her wrists and slunk in the corner. She was so very tired and couldn't focus on anything or anybody right now.

"Are you going to press charges for what Marty did to you?" Tea asked.

"No, she's been through enough. I'll cut her a break," Brody stated. There were days he hated doing his job and today was one of them. If it was up to him he would give Marty a medal for killing Eddie Ford, but instead he had to arrest her.

"After Marty's been processed I want her to be seen by a therapist," Tea stated.

"Okay, I'll start the paperwork. Come on Marty, let's get you processed."

Marty got to her feet and followed Brody out of the interrogation room.

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Todd sat on the floor of his jail cell when he heard footsteps coming his way. He stood up hoping that it was Tea coming to get out of there. He knew he was wrong when he saw Marty shackled like a dam animal. She was walking with her head down and was being followed by Brody Lovett. "What is this? Marty didn't do anything wrong. I did," Todd stated.

"Shut up Manning," Brody stated as he closed Marty's cell shut and then walked away.

Marty finally looked up at Todd and he was haunted by the look in her eyes. It was a look he knew well; it was the look of fear and confusion. Her eyes were red and puffy and she looked so fragile, so broken.