Wesley : okay, so first of all Lucy, did Tim tell you about your kidnappers ?
Lucy : No, why ? He knew ?
Tim : well yes, but I didn't want to disturb you, I was waiting for the right moment to tell you but I never had the courage
Lucy : it's okay Tim, I understand, you wanted to protect me *she smiles at him as she sees his worried look*
Angela : Tim, do you want me to explain her ?
Tim : yes please
Angela : okay so, the 2 men who kidnapped you are Chris and Caleb. They work, or rather worked for Rosalind Dyer.
Lucy : are they...
Angela : they're dead, they killed each other, thinking that because of that, we wouldn't be able to find you. 2 days ago, I went to Rosalind's cell to talk to her about what happened. She admitted her act.
Lucy : but as she's already in jail, we can't do anything
Wesley : I talked with the judge of freedoms and detention, he said that she got a sentence reduction for good behavior. But, if you file a complaint, we could extend his sentence. So, do you want to file a complaint.
Lucy : I'm not sure I'm mentally strong enough for that.
Tim : I'll be there to help you
Angela : Wesley and I too
Wesley : ofc
Lucy : then yes, I wanna file a complaint. How do I do ?*Wesley takes some papers out of his bag*
Wesley : first of all, do you know some things about law ?
Lucy : not really, just the few things we learn in police school
Wesley : ok, that doesn't matter. Do you have a lawyer ?
Lucy : I thought this discussion meant you agreed to be my lawyer.
Wesley : ofc I agree, but you might have wanted a lawyer who is not your friend
Lucy : I prefer if you take care of my case
Wesley : no problem
Lucy : you'll send me your fees
Wesley : for what ?
Lucy : to pay you ofc
Wesley : absolutely not, as a friend I don't want you to pay me
Lucy : but I'll feel indebted and if I ever have to stop you during my service, which I don't hope, I won't be able to help you.
Wesley : I know that, we don't have the same job, if I can help other people pro bono, I can help you too
Lucy : thank you so much Wesley
Wesley : thank me when we'll have won the trial. So, where were we ?
Lucy : you were gonna explain how the trial works
Wesley : oh yes, well, as Angela said, Chris and Caleb are dead, we can't sue dead people. However, we can sue their boss, Rosalind, on the basis of the article 221-6 of the Penal Code which deals with the partners in crime. We can't sue her for homicide. However, a partner in crime get the same sentence as the person who committed the act. So here, for a kidnapping, in principle, if you had been released within 7 days and no violence had been done to you, Rosalind faced 5 years in prison and $75,000. However, you were not released voluntarily, so Rosalind faces $1,000,000 and 30 years of criminal imprisonment or life imprisonment.
Lucy : how do we know between 30 years and life imprisonment ?
Wesley : the judge will decide that
Lucy : okay(I'm sorry, this chapter is more legal than the others, it's based on French law because I don't know American law at all)
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Chenford
FanfictionThe love story of Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford (Chenford) from The Rookie. When Lucy is abducted, everything will change in their life. It's my first story, so feel free to comment to give advices or what you think about the story. (I'm sorry if there...