The Murder Show

CHAPTER 25

"Alright, catch me up... Where are we with that piece of shit Klein?!" Maya asks as she approaches Andy in the layout room.

"He was processed about an hour ago, he's in holding now." She tells her. "Nothing else yet."

Maya frowns. "What the hell is taking so long? Why hasn't he been questioned yet?"

Andy sighs. "Well firstly he had to be treated for the wound to his leg. A wound caused by your girlfriend." She whispers out the last part with a proud smirk.

Maya however ignores the comment, glaring at her partner instead. "He's lucky that's all that happened. I would have killed him if I had gotten my hands on him first." She spits out.

"Hmmm, interesting..." Andy says.

Maya cocks her head. "What is?" She asks, confused.

"You didn't deny the girlfriend comment..." Andy smirks.

Maya rolls her eyes. "I have taken to ignoring stupidity in all forms." She quips with sass.

"Seriously though." Andy starts. "How is she doing?"

Maya shrugs. "They had to sedate her in the ambulance, she's still unconscious, or was when I left after her brother arrived. She had to have the wounds to her forehead and feet cleaned and stitched, she has cracked ribs and is dehydrated." She tells Andy who looks as pained as Maya feels as she lists off Carina's injuries. "Anyway, when can we talk to him - Klein? Also where are we on the print comparison?" Maya asks.

Andy sighs. "His lawyer arrived 20 minutes ago but we have to wait on the FBI due to cross jurisdiction because of the link with the SF murders."

"Are you fucking with me?? This is OUR case. I wanna nail this son of a bitch now!" She growls out in frustration.

"Preaching to the choir here. But you know how these things go, once the link with San Francisco was confirmed it was always a possibility they could swoop in." Andy says.

"Yeah, but where the fuck where they when we spent 26 straight hours searching for Carina huh? Where was their interest then?!" She grumbles.

"Look, we can't do anything about it now, so instructions are to try and get some rest, we are all running on empty. And to be ready when they are. Prints have been taken as part of processing and Mandy is looking at them right now, but it won't be quick... She has all 10 prints and has to perform manual comparisons. We are also running the DNA sample to match against the blood from the SF case." Andy says, patting Maya on the shoulder as she walks by her. "Oh and team leaders from the rescue are writing up reports so they will be ready for when the agents get here."

"You know I won't be able to just go and sleep right?" Maya says.

Andy shrugs. "Honestly I thought you would be heading straight back to the hospital if we couldn't do anything here. I know you won't sleep until Carina is awake and you have seen for yourself she is ok..." She says seeing her friend nod. "So go, I will call you as soon as FBI agents get here."

"Really?" Maya asks, surprised.

Andy nods. "Anyone asks, you're sleeping... I'll cover the paperwork. Go, be with her." She tells her friend.

Maya smiles gratefully. "Thank you." She says, voice full of gratitude, before opening the door and briskly making her way out of the station.

The second she steps out of the station she is immediately swarmed by paparazzi all shouting questions about the case, about Carina's abduction. "NO COMMENT." Maya shouts pushing though them before grumbling out "Fucking vultures."