𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 [𝘕.𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘰]

8. "𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪" {𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚}

Belle stood in the hospital room with Ellie. They had been called in over a domestic violence attack

"Do you need me to turn?" She asked as she was having her picture took

"You're doing great, Micha." Ellie said

"I've swabbed her cuts for DNA.We're good to go."

"All right, thank you." Ellie said

"Again, Micha, we need to know who did this to you." Belle said

"He didn't mean to do it."

"He" who?" Ellie asked

"Your boyfriend?" Belle asked

"Okay, you're gonna need to tell us his name." Ellie said

"Caleb.Caleb Bryant." She said as Belle looked to her and smiled

"It's going to be okay" Belle said

•••

"So you didn't see what happened?" Belle asked as she question micha manager

"No. But I can guess."

"Her boyfriend, Caleb Bryant? And you're his producer?" Belle asked

"No. Not anymore.I work with Micha now.I discovered her when she was nine years old.She's like a daughter to me Their relationship... is complicated."

"No, it isn't." Belle said. She knew what it was and she knew how it was violent

•••
Belle and Eddie got to the recording study as they questioned the producer over the attack

"A punch? I'd say it was more like a slap."

"Open hand? Closed hand?Can you see the difference? Or" Ellie said

"All right, he punched her."

"Did you see him choke her?" Belle asked

"For a hot second."

"There's a three-second rule in choking." Belle said

"I'm not saying that. I'm just saying it was real quick."

"It was too quick for you to help her out, Mr. Ferrari?" Ellie asked as she showed him a picture of micha

"Just watch her get beat? Your disgusting" Belle said

•••

Belle walked into micha apartment with Rafael . She looked to see what Belle put down as her P.R on the phone

"Alicia, what are you doing?I said no press!" He said as grace held up her badge

"Oh, yeah, just get him here.Listen, uh...Micha's resting.This can wait, right?" He said

"No, it can't. I'm Detective Benson, and this is Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba." Belle said as Rafael looked to her for a moment