ODDS OF LOVE - SEASON THIRTEEN

Episode 130

" Dad's going to Manassas to see Grandmother for some odd reason he won't talk about," Spencer said with confusion as he and his family gathered at the breakfast table.

Luci was ignoring everyone because she was reading the script that Reese Malden had written literally rewriting Romeo and Juliet as a modern urban musical. Sol was avoiding texts from Willow who kept asking if he wanted to run lines for the play since he was Romeo and she an understudy although he did answer one from his brother; Jimmy wanted to strangely enough hang out with him at the mall after they both got out of school and work. He shrugged and sent back a message that said sure.

Theodore was busy texting Alan as DuBuis fed a giggling Miracle who was trying to smear oatmeal into his cheeks as he laughed indulgingly at his adopted daughter.

" Manassas? ," DuBuis asked as he wiped off his cheek with a napkin and looked over at Spencer who was gazing at his phone with wonder. " Grandmother? I didn't know you and Richard had one of those. "

Spencer said pensively," Of course we do. On both sides. Granted we didn't see much of Dad's parents after the custody case. Or , even before really. Even as a child I always thought Dad liked Grandfather more than Grandmother. I know I did. Grandfather Norland used to give us children hard candies when they visited us. Grandmother just gave us dirty looks. She didn't really like children. Or noise. Or a lot of mess. Mother liked Grandmother I think. "

DuBuis kissed him on the cheek which had Spencer's pensive expression changing into a softer one. " Will he be back in time for the dinner on Friday? And what is up with him and Glory separating? Richard texted me about that. He's not happy. "

Spencer's soft look disappeared from his face as he began to pout. " I hope so. And I don't have the faintest idea what happened between them. He won't say. Neither will say. I plan on discussing it with Alfred later today though. And , Richard is not happy about a lot of things. Especially this annoying Dodie case. I can't believe how the media is attacking him. How much power do they think he has? " Then he quickly looked over at Theodore's face. " Nephew, that scratch looks awful. Does it hurt? I know DuBuis cleaned it again but......"

DuBuis also looked at his nephew by marriage, thinking that the scratch hardly looked like it came from a cat. He thought Theodore was lying about it but why ? He also thought the boy had been fighting with someone but he wasn't going to make a big deal of it. All teenage boys got into some type of fight occasionally even nerdy violin players like Theodore Rochester. He knew he had. Although it wasn't really like the boy........

Theodore didn't answer because suddenly they heard a loud banging at the front door.

" Sounds like the cops," DuBuis said in puzzlement as he and Spencer exchanged looks between each other before he got up to go answer the door.

It was the police standing on their front porch.

Detectives Nita Browne and Detective Wally Williams actually.

Nita nodded at DuBuis in the doorway and also Spencer in his wheelchair behind him. " Morning. Sorry to interrupt your breakfast but we need to ask your nephew Theodore some questions. At the station. "

Spencer gasped in shock as DuBuis demanded sharply," Not without a lawyer. And about what exactly? The boy's only fifteen. "

As Spencer dialed up his brother Richard on his cell phone Wally said firmly," We have a videotape from the jail the early morning of Dodie Angeletti's attack that shows him going into the cellblock. "

DuBuis snapped tersely," Are you all accusing him of something? Like attacking that woman? Are you for real? What have you been smoking ! "

Spencer said on the phone," Richard, we need a lawyer. Theodore may be in some type of trouble. "

Richard, on the other end of the phone line, asked," Theodore? In trouble? What on earth did he do? Disturbing the peace with that violin of his? "

Wally and Nita looked at each other. Nita replied briskly," We're not accusing the kid of anything. We just want to ask him questions. "

DuBuis narrowed his dark eyes. " Are you saying he tried to hurt that woman? That's nonsense ! Are you crazy ! "

Nita said," We have video tape of him going into the block shortly before she was allegedly attacked. Unfortunately there's a glitch with the footage so everything after that is wiped clean. Can you please bring him down to the homicide unit to answer a few questions , Dr. Lane? "