proven innocent-chapter 5

here is chapter five. I've decided to name it proven innocent. thanks val. I just started chapter seven, so it is almost finished. Hope you enjoy it.

Proven Innocent

by aprilspring

Chapter Five:

Sylvia pearson's Apartment

Queens

The partner's arrived at Sylvia's apartment. Alex always drives and today Bobby asked her why she won't let him drive.

"It's not I don't trust your driving, Bobby," she tried to expained, "But I feel more comfortable in front of the wheel."

"ah-huh," Goren half mumbled. "It's your way of controling the situation," he then smiled.

"You want to drive, Bobby?" Alex asked slightly perturbed.

"No, no! You won't be in control anymore, if you let me drive." Bobby loved teasing her and today was no different.

Eames rolled her eyes as she went to knock on the door. The door opened at her touch. She gave Goren a look as she reache for her gun. "This can't be good."

Goren did the same as they entered the apartment. The room was disarray and one could tell Sylvia did not live like this.

"Sylvia! NYPD!" Goren called out. No answer. Bobby stepped into the kitchen and found Ms. Pearson. A female body was on the floor lying in a puddle of blood. "I think I found her!"

Eames followed Goren's voice and soon saw what it was he saw. "I'd better call it in." She said shaking her head. "This isn't good for your little friend." Eames pulled out her phone and made her phone call.

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After the ME came and took the corpse back to the morgue, Bobby and alex stayed to help with forensics.

"We are going to need her TOD," Goren said to someone on his cell before hanging up.

Eames overheard him, "You are determined to find that girl innocent."

"Yes, and you know I don't go down easily without a fight." He said picking up Sylvia's day planner. Skimming through the pages, he found yesterday where Sylvia and Ariana had made plans to go to Jack's Party Grill. "Well, they had planned to go to Jack's like Ariana said."

"Maybe that's where they met Officer Wittman," Eames said looking over Goren's shoulder, which wasn't an easy feat, since he towered over her. "I think we should head on over there."

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Jack's Party Grill

The place was busy as Goren and Eames entered the establishment. There was dancing and a live band playing. Alex found the manager and he directed them to speak wth a waitress named Brandi. It just so happened she was working this earlier shift.

As she waited on tables, they questioned her. "Do you remember this girl?" asked Alex, showing her a picture of Ariana.

Brandi looke at the picture briefly before answering, "Yea, she was here." She cleared glasses from an abandon table, picking up her tip in the process. "She was with another gal."

Eames showed her a picture of Sylvia, "with this girl?"

Brandi nodded, "yep."

Bobby pulled a photo of the murder officer out of his notebook. "Can you remember if this guy was here?"

She took the photo, then handed it back. "Oh, sure, he was with those two girls. They seemed quite cozy, until the frist photo girl seemed to have too much to drink."

"Don't you put limits on people if they have too much?" asked Alex.

"Sure we do, but she only had one drink and she wasn't drunk when she came in." Brandi answered then a customer yelled for another round. "Hey look, if we're done here, I really need to get to my customers."

Alex nodded that they were done and Brandi headed to the customer with his drinks.

"Are you thinking what I am thinking?" asked Bobby.

"That she was drugged," answered Eames. Bobby nodded his head. "Let's find out. I know they did a drug test."

Back at major case, Eames and Goren went to the interrogation room to chat with Ariana, but as they were making their way there, Goren's cell rang. As he answered it, he motioned for Eames to go on ahead.

Sitting across from Ariana, Alex told her about her friend. Ariana took it hard. "Who would do soemthing like this?" She asked in between sobbing.

"Who would have it out for you?" Alex asked.

"I don't know!" She slammed the table because she was irritated that her memory was so bad. "Why can't I remember anything?"

"Maybe I can answer that," said Bobby as he walked through the door. "I just got off the phone with your doctor and he says your tox screen was positive for Rohypnol."

Eames raised an eye brow at the mention of the drug that was found in the young woman's sytem. "Well, that explains alot."

Ariana looked baffled, "What is Rhy-rhydol?"

Goren stifled a laugh at ariana's attempt to say the drug. "It's Rohypnol, and it's the date rape drug. That's why you can't remember much of waht happened."

"Does that prove I'm innocent?" she asked.

"Well, it certainly means you couldn't have done it." answered Eames, "What about Sylvia?" she asked Bobby.

"The ME says her TOD was early this morning and she was in our custody, so she's cleare of that too."

"What?" Ariana was shocked and a little angry that they would think she was capable of her best friend's murder. "You thought I did that too!"

"We had to cover all our tracks." Alex explained. "The waitress at Jack's remembers you and your friend."

"Of course she does, we were there!" Ariana's anger was replaced with sarcasm.

goren reached for Ariana's hand and he looked into her eyes, she thought she would melt. "We had to get enough evidence to prove you didn't do it." He tried to explain to her as he still held her hand.

"A-ah-ah-um," she tried to speak, but found no words would come out of her mouth.

"Are you okay?" he asked finally letting her hand go.

"Um-m, yes." she looked away as redness crept along her cheeks. she looked at her hands as she remembered his hands covering hers. "Wha-what happens now?" she finally asked afraid to look at him.

"We are goinf to take what evidence we have to the DA and then I'm sure you will be let go." Eames saw Ariana blush, but kept her secret safe, for the time being.

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Later that day, it was Alex's turn to tease Bobby. "I see you really have quite an effect on a certain young lady."

Bobby looked up from his notes. "What? Who?"

"Ariana. Don't act like you don't know what you're doing." she teased. "You had her blushing and stammering."

"Blushing?" Goren cocked his head to one side and looked at Eames. "she was blushin? Surely it wasn't because of me."

"Yea, right." Eames laughed at Goren's modesty. "I guess it was becasue of me." she laughed some more.

"Excuse me Dtective Eames and Goren." They were interrupted by a uniform officer. "someone left this message for you downstairs."

They looked at it, then looked back at the officer. "Who left it?" Goren asked.

"I don't know, sir."

Goren said thanks and then went back to the message.

'The girl is innocent-You can find the killer here-1261 Southern Garden Rd.'

Bobby turned th e note over, but it was blank. "We alredy know she's innocent."

"Let's go check it out." He reached for his notebook as she got her keys.

chapter six coming soon.

I hope you liked it. and enjoy it.