My times not up yet.

Chapter 13:Rock and Hard place

    Lakeland police department

An asian cop walked over to Detective Griffin's desk with an evidence bag. "What's that?" Griffin asked nodding towards the cop. "It's the match used to ignite the fluid at the house explosion crime scene." Sgt Wu answered. "I had a hunch so I had forensics run prints on it and there's a partial print on it." Wu said.

      "Who did the print match to?" Griffin asked sitting up straighter in his chair. "It matched to one Alec Mercer." Wu replied and Griffin stood up grabbing his jacket. "We got this son of a bitch now." Griffin exclaimed as he turned towards Wu. "Send units over to his apartment and pick his ass up."

   Meanwhile at Alec's apartment.

Alec and Clockwork were woke up by loud banging at the door. "Alec Mercer its the lakeland police department." I grogrily got up and opened the door and was immediately cuffed. "You're under arrest for 15 counts of homicide."

"You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a  court of law. "You have the right to an attorney." If you can't afford one then one will be appointed to you." I was roughful shoved into the back of a squad car and driven to the station.

   I was placed into an interrogation room where I glared hatefully into the camera. The door opened after about an hour. Griffin walked in and sat in front of me. "You know I've been working in homicide for a long time and I've never seen such brutalness with a blade before." Griffin said staring at me.

   "What the fuck is this about?" I said glaring. "I've never killed anything but a deer once."Forensic evidence matched your prints to the match Bloodletter used to blow up the house in winterhaven." Griffin said watching my face carefully. Unknown to him I'd had alot of practice hiding my emotions.

  'Fuck, i forgot I'd used that match book before to light up a cig.' I must have brushed my finger against the one I used to light that fire.' I thought panicking internally. "So what?!" That's flimsy evidence at best and you fuckin know it!" I snarled at him.

  "As we speak uni's are securing a search warrant for your apartment." Griffin replied calmly."They won't find shit because I'm not a killer!" I said with certainty.

   "When I get cleared I'm suing the shit out of you and this department for wrongful arrest!" I yelled acting angry. "That's your right but ever since I had that interview with you before I've been digging into your past." Were you aware that from the time you were 18 till now you were completely unfindable?"

   "My hunch is you experienced something that drove you over the edge and you started killing over some misguided attempt to protect others from what you went through." It took every bit of self control I had not to slip my cuffs and strangle the detective. "Where were you on the night of the explosion?" The detective questioned not noticing how close I was to snapping.

  "I was with a really good friend of mine." I replied. "This friend have a name?" Griffin asked clicking a pen ready to write. "Yeah he does first name Law last name Yer." I spoke through gritted teeth. The detective leaned forward now angry. "You think this is a fuckin joke?!" He yelled and an asian cop opened the door.
 
    "We got to let him go." Bloodletter was spotted slipping into an abandoned warehouse. "Damnit!" The detective yelled slamming his fist onto the table. "Uncuff me pig" I insulted him as he came very close to punching me. "Go ahead hit me pig, ruin your career over being wrong about a suspect." I sneered as my cuffs were unlocked.

     I stood up rubbing the circulation back into my wrists."Don't leave town the detective said before storming out.  I was about to leave when the Asian cop slipped a note into my hand out of view of the camera. "Read it when you get back to your apartment then call me from a burner." I nodded walking back home.

  Clockwork was sliding through my room window as I got inside the apartment having worn the hoodie to draw attention away from me."Great job fooling the pigs." I complimented her as I sat on our bed. "You look hot in my kill outfit babe." I flirted as I unfolded the note.

   "Oh shit." I muttered as I read the note. The note said: I know what you are and who you serve, I'm on your side, I'm one of masters inside men. "Clockwork do you know a sergeant wu?" I asked showing her the note. "Yeah he's been helping to bury cases we were involved in." Huh well a pig on our side that's something else. " I said with a chuckle.

  "How did he get involved with us?" "He had a cop friend get caught by one of Zalgo's proxies and we saved Wu's friend." Out of gratitude he agreed to protect us." Well that's convenient what is this a fanfic?" I joked unknowingly breaking the 4th wall.

  Clockwork began laughing and knocking began at the door. "Open the fucking door!" A familiar voice yelled and I grabbed my blade just in case. I opened the door just a crack with the deadbolt still on. Detective Griffin stood on my porch looking livid. "You are guilty, I know it." He said and I began laughing.

     "It's not what you know, it's what you can prove!" I said moving to slam the door in his face and he stuck his foot in the way. "I will shatter your foot if you don't move it!" I threatened and the detective was about to reply but a knife was shoved through his throat from behind.

  He fell to the ground choking on his own blood. I gazed at the killer and I smirked recognizing him "Homicidal Liu what are you doing here?" I asked inviting him inside. "Ben scramble my phone's signal." I said as I called Wu.

   "Wu, we have a problem." I spoke into the phone. "Griffin became an issue." Wu remained silent for a few moments and said I'll deal with it. He showed up and got rid of the body. "While I appreciate the help, this is going to complicate things for me." I said sipping a whisky I had poured.

   "I'll have to move much more cautiously now." I said while Liu leaned against the counter. "By the way Alec, nice job decking my brother." Liu said and I chuckled slowly sipping from the glass I held. "Anyhow that prick woke me up." Help yourself to what ever you want to eat in the kitchen." I'm taking my ass back to sleep."

    I walked back into my room and fell asleep once more.
 
  End of chap 13