Scarlet Tea

Interrogating Eddie

This a continuation of the last chapter, but it skips ahead. 

Disclaimer: I do not own the mentalist. Shocker.

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Lisbon's P.O.V.

I march into the bullpen, followed by Cho, who's escorting the man with the gun to Interrogation 3, whose name is Eddie. Unfortunately, I'm still soaked. I head to my office to change. I'm about to head back to the bullpen, when I spot the bracelet sitting on my desk. I lean against the wall, considering putting it on. I decide against it. Jane won't notice, he'll be focused on the case. Why should it matter anyway? It's just a gift from a friend. It's just a gift from a friend. It's just- no. That's not true at all. I shove the bracelet in my drawer, and leave.

"Cho, you interrogate. Van Pelt, Rigsby, look at the records from the waterpark, see who checked in as 'Eddie' or 'Ed'. Here's the file that the attendant gave us. And Jane.... Where is Jane?" I glance around. "Sheep dip!"

"I don't know, he just dissapeared," Van Pelt replies, looking around me to scan the bullpen.

"Don't worry. When has Jane ever caused a problem?" Cho mutters. I pinch the bridge of my nose.

"We have more prominent buisness to attend to. Cho, he's Interroation 3" I gesture for him to lead the way. He sits infront of Eddie, and I watch from behind the one-way glass. 

"Eddie, what's your whole name," Cho starts.

"Why on earth would I ever tell you that?" He snaps.

"Eddie, do you have plans tonight? Because I don't. Cooperate and this will go a lot faster," Cho states.

He cracks his knuckles, "Edward Harken."

"I understand. I wouldn't want to be named after a sparkling vampire, either." Cho monotones. I hear the door open, and spin, expecting to confront Jane. Instead it's Van Pelt.

"I've had nothing on Eddie or Ed. The closest thing was an Eli Johnson," She informs me.

"That means he didn't check in, so he wasn't planning to have a day filled with bugspray and sunscreen. We've got a name, though. Edward Harken. Put it into the system, see if you can find a lisence plate. Then, check it in the criminal database, try to come up with a record. Afterwards, report back to me," I order.

"Alright," she agrees, about to exit the room. She hesitates for a minute, "Boss, I think your phone ringing." I check my pocket, then realize she means the one in my office. 

"Could you get Rigsby to record this? Thanks," I jog towards my office. I grab the phone at the last second, and answer. "Agent Lisbon."

"Hello, Lisbon. We've got a body down at Wet~and~Wild waterpark. I'll give you directions...." the Director answers.

"No, I know where it is. Believe me,"  I assure him.

"Best of luck." He hangs up. I smirk to myself, and head back to Interrogation 3. 

I listen for a second. "I swear, man. I did nothing." Eddies saying.

I march in and put my hands down on the table. "Are you sure about that, because I just got a call telling me that there's a body at Wet~and~Wild. Anything you want to say about that?"

"See that's what I was sayin' " he pointed to me vigorously, "I told you! I was trying to find someone about the body! That gun isn't even mine! I saw it on the ground next to the dead person!"

"Yeah, he's innocent. You can go." a voice announces from the corner. I snap my head around and see Jane peeking his head in through the door.

"No, you can't!" I order. "Jane. Outside. Now."  I pull him outside, "We've been over this, don't dimiss my suspects!"

"Sorry. But he's innocent. He did say that he was looking for help about a dead guy even before you came in. Cho didn't believe him,"

"How do you know that he's innocent? I want a real reason." 

"Why would he even bring up a body, if he was the killer. We didn't know about it, so why tell us? And he was already running before he saw you. Even when he did see you, he had no notion that you where a cop. He just thought he was being attacked, maybe by the same person who killed whoever got killed. Also, if you killed someone, would you run rampage through a horribly crowded waterpark?" He explains.

"Well, he must have known that someone would find it. People wouldn't just ignore a corpse. He must have thought we knew about the body. And maybe, someone saw him shoot the person, and he was running from a witness!" 

Cho slips out the door. "So, what should I do?"

"Let him go." I decide.

"Okay boss." He turns around. He tells Eddie not to leave the state, and releases him. Jane gives me a smug look. 

"What?" I ask, and head towards the car. 

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