Trials, Tribulations and Triangles 2. - Chicago PD/Fire

Rooftops

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Author Note: Some dialogue and ideas taken from Chicago PD Season 1 Episode 6 "Conventions"

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Monday 4th February - Afternoon

"Great, just in time" Voight said walking out of his office as Lexi and Jay ascended the stairs of the intelligence unit. "We picked a guy up at Riverwalk."

"Traffic cams put him there at the time of the attack" Ruzek continued explaining "and he was back there this afternoon, maybe he wanted to relive it all, see all the fuss he had caused"

"He's in room three, want to take a stab at him?" Voight asked Lexi, knowing she would take a personal interest in the case.

"Don't tempt me" Lexi told him taking her gun from her belt and putting it in the top draw of her desk before walking to the interrogation rooms.

Jay, Hank and Dawson followed her. Lexi could see the guy sat at the table as she watched through the glass. He was in his late twenties, black spiked hair, dressed like he was still living in the 90s, oversized colourful clothes. "That's not him" Lexi told them "look at his hands" the guy had small delicate hands. "his fingers are too skinny" she pointed to the hand marks around her neck.

"Yeah Sarge, the victim, Emily, she said she damaged his right eye too" Jay advised. The 90s boyband wannabe had no damage to his face whatsoever. "He's not the guy"

"He's right" Atwater confirmed entering the room carrying the tablet he had been using. "Meet Theo Mitchell" he pointed to the guy in the other room showing them the mug shot on the screen. "I don't think he's our guy."

"Based on?" Voight questioned

"Found four wallets and three watches on him." Atwater elaborated. "He's a pickpocket, a purse-snatcher. Four arrests in the last ten years along those lines. Nothing violent no rape, no murder, not even a sexual assault."

"He still may have seen something" Lexi suggested walking in to the room.

Theo immediately began talking at volume "This is a railroad, man. Unbelievable. I would never hurt a woman, never." He wanted to tell his story to everyone he could, Lexi was a new face he could try to gain sympathy from.

"I'm inclined to believe you." Lexi told him sitting in the chair across the table from him as Hank followed her in and stood beside her.

"Then what the hell am I doing here getting looked at for it?"

Lexi ignored his question. "Riverwalk's your turf for pulling crimes, right? Looks like you've had pretty fertile grounds for a while."

"Oh, oh, okay, I get it. Threaten me with rape, attempted murder, and then admitting to boosting some wallets seems tame by comparison. You know what? I'm out of here." Theo decided standing from his chair.

"No, you're not." Voight said grabbing his arm and pushing him back in to the chair. Theo sat down without protest.

"Since you basically live there, sizing people up and then ripping them off," Lexi started "I'm thinking maybe you could help us find who did hurt that girl because in my experience a cheetah always knows where the hyena is."

Theo smiled at appreciatively at Lexi. "I like that analogy. You went jungle on me."

"Early this morning, just after 6:00 A.M., around East Lake close your eyes and think." She instructed him.

"There was this dude like, 6:00 A.M in running gear, but he was just stretching the whole time." Theo remembered "just looking around. I remember thinking he was either a criminal or a cop, but I ain't ever seen a cop with a watch that nice, though."