Redemption

Chapter 12

Sharon sat in the interrogation room at the boatshed. She could not believe how in the space of one day, she had lost her career all because of the kid.

She sat up as Sam walked into the room.

"I don't know what the brat told you…..but it's all a lie." She spat. She was furious that after all these years they would take the word of a worthless orphan over hers.

Sam put the file he was holding on the table and sat down but never said a word.

"You know he's a murderer, don't you? He shouldn't be working for a federal agency." She looked around and spotted the camera, "Is this your idea of revenge, abusing your position trying to get me fired?"

Callen stood up and glared at the monitor, only Deeks' hand on his arm stopped him from barging in there.

Sam looked up from the file he was holding, "We have a sworn statement plus a video tape of you admitting to knowing about the abuse of young boys at the hands of one Jeremy Kendall, and you deliberately placing certain boys there for him." Sam felt sick that this woman could abuse a position of trust like that.

Sharon looked defeated "It wasn't….." she stopped.

"It wasn't?" Sam asked prompting her.

"It wasn't young boys, just him. Just Callen, the others…..They had families, people who cared or asked about them, He didn't, no one wanted him, no one cared what happened to him." She stopped.

"He was more vulnerable! You were supposed to protect him." Sam said.

"Jeremy loved me!" She said trying to rationalize it in her mind, "He knew no one would care about him, it helped with his temper. The boy took everything, he never complained."

"Who could he trust? YOU were his social worker, the one person above all who should have looked out for him!" Sam looked at her incredulously. "And what about Martin Brandel, you knew about Kendall yet you placed him there with his sister."

"Had no choice, Callen was acting up and not co operating with Kendall. It was his fault, we needed a way to control him and make sure he didn't run away, I knew he'd stay and protect the kid, I didn't think Kendall would kill the girl though." She said.

"If you knew Kendall killed Emily Brandel, why did you make Callen confess to the crime?" Sam asked.

"He had no one to loose, Kendall was all I had." Sharon wailed. "He only killed her because he was falling for her."

"Who?" Sam asked.

"Callen. Kendall doesn't like his property to even think about leaving him." Sharon said.

Deeks looked over at Callen who looked stricken and was backing up to the doorway.

"I'm not his property," Callen whispered his eyes wide. Deeks held his arm and walked him back to the monitor.

"He's not property!" Sam said to her.

"Try telling Kendall that." Sharon said.

"Sharon Lewis you are being charged with being an accessory to murder and for aiding and abetting in child abuse." Sam said smiling.

He got up and walked out as she burst into tears.

Sam walked up to Deeks who high-fived him. "We got em both with the video and her testimony Kendall should wake up behind bars." Sam smiled.

Callen sat on the couch in the corner not focusing on anything, slowly processing what he had heard in there.

"Callen?" Sam said and knelt near his partner.