Chapter 17
“So, tell us, Lindsey, why is Joe Carter now trying to kill you?” Mike asked.
Sniffing and sobbing a little, Lindsey tucked her black strands of hair behind one ear and replied, “Because I told him I no longer wanted to be with him. We were running out of money…and fast. He wanted to rob a bank in San Antonio. I didn't want to. He started to try and make me be like I was Tara. He made me dye my hair black like hers," Lindsey said pulling on her hair to show them. She continued, "He kept making me do things sexually that I didn’t want to do. We were always arguing and he also made me case out a bank with him. I just couldn’t be with him any longer. He was totally not the guy I thought he was going to be," she paused to sniff and wipe a tear from her face. She continued as her voice began to tremble, "So, when I told him that I didn’t want to anything to do with him, he told me ‘over his dead body’. He said he wasn’t the one to die for anyone, so therefore I was going to die. I thought he was kidding until I looked deep into his eyes and realized he was serious. I told him if he even tried, I would tell the police. Of course that made him even more angry. That’s when he tried to kill me by stabbing me. I ran and ran into the police station…so, here I am now.” she sniffed and tucked her hair behind both of her ears.
Mike and Selena looked at each other.
Lindsey looked up at them and asked, “Can I go home now?”
“I don’t think so, Lindsey. But we will get your parents here, so you can see them.” Selena said calmly walking to the door of the interrogating room. She then continued, “Excuse us for a moment.” Selena gestured her head out the door as she opened it to let Mike know to follow her out.
Mike snapped out of his thoughts and followed Selena out of the door.
They both turned the corner and joined Lt. Banks as he stood in front of the glass window, which was a two way mirror, looking in at Lindsey sitting in the interrogating room. Putting her hands on her hips and also looking at Lindsey thru the glass, Selena said, “This is unbelievable…just amazing. Did you hear everything?”
“Yep. I heard every word. Does she really think she can just go home after all of what she just said? This girl is in some deep shit,” Lt. Banks said shaking his head. “I got news that her parents should here shortly.”
Selena looked at Mike and said, “Hey, you know when she was talking about being in Canada and how they were going to case a bank. Did you catch it when she said Tara and Joe had already robbed a bank?”
Mike nodded. “Yeah, I caught that. Tara and Joe are the ones Sgt. Olsen should be looking for. They were the male and female robbers.”
“We should let Sgt. Olsen know.” Selena responded.
Mike nodded in agreement.
“That must be a Canada thing?” Lt. Banks said listening to their conversation.
Selena and Mike both nodded.
“So what’s next?” Selena asked.
“Well, we haul her off to jail, and wait for her to have a court appearance. Might even be a trial. But she is definitely not free after that confession. I know you two are tired and ready to go home, but –“
“Hey, guys. I got some news for you.” Detective Zac Efron said as he walked up to them interrupting Lt. Banks.
“Whatcha got?” Lt. Banks asked.
“The media found out. There are reporters starting to crowd around the station outside.” Det. Efron replied.
Putting his hand on his bald head, Lt. Banks replied, “You gotta be kidding me. How did that happen?”
“I don’t know, sir. Some of the officers here have been talking, so, one of them may have reported it. Maybe they were trying to be a big shot or something…I’m not sure.” Zac replied.
Lt. Banks took a deep breath out of annoyance and replied, “Okay. You guys finish up here and I’ll see if I can take care of this.” Both Lt. Banks and Detective Efron walked toward the front of the station as both Mike and Selena walked back into the interrogating room with Lindsey.
As they entered into the room, Lindsey looked up at them. “Are my parents here?” she asked with hopeful eyes. “They’re coming, Lindsey.” Selena said. Selena then took out the handcuffs and walked up closer to Lindsey and calmly said, “Lindsey, I want you to listen to me carefully. You realize that this is a homicide investigation, right? You are involved in the murder of Tara Lovato.”
“But I didn’t kill her!” Lindsey said defensively.
“Lindsey Cyrus, you're under arrest for attempted murder and accomplice to murder of Tara Lovato.” Mike stated in a serious tone.
Lindsey put her head down. “So I guess you’re going to put those handcuffs on me, huh?”
Selena stared at her and replied, “Are you willing to cooperate while we take you to a jail cell and wait for your parents?” “Yes, ma’am.” Lindsey replied sadly.
Selena looked back at Mike as if asking if it would be a good idea. Mike shrugged his shoulders slightly leaving the decision up to her.
Selena decided to leave the handcuffs off of heLindsey. “Okay. Let’s go.”
Mike and Selena escorted Lindsey to a jail cell. As they walked toward the jail cells, they saw Lt. Banks walking with Lindsey’s parents. Lindsey saw them and ran to them with open arms and in tears. They too greeted her with open arms. It was a sight of a heart-warming reunion, as they allowed them to reunite with each other.
Lt. Banks pulled Selena and Mike slightly to the side. “It’s a circus out there with all those reporters and photographers. I told them we would give them a brief statement. This will be away to put Joe Carter on the map that we’re looking for him. Ramirez, I will need you to be with me, since you are the lead detective on this case.”
“Me? Are you sure?” Selena asked surprised. Selena was surprised only to the fact that she never thought she was in that position. That would mean that this was her first case as lead detective. Her ex-partner, Denzel, was always the lead detective.
“You can do it.” Mike smiled as he rubbed her shoulder in comfort.
Selena hesitated a little and said, “Uhm…yeah. Okay. When?”
“Now. We’re going nationwhide, baby.” Lt. Banks said as he patted Selena on the back. "Let's go get this statement prepared."
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Both Lt. Banks and Selena stood in front of the police station behind a podium with a dozen microphones and many camera lights facing them. It was early the next morning about seven. No one had gotten any sleep. Lt. Banks promised both Selena and Mike that after their press conference they could go home and rest. He was going to put detective Zac Efron and his partner detective Corbin Bleu on the search team for Joe Carter.
Lt. Banks and Selena made their statements to the public and showed the picture of Joe Carter, America’s most wanted. Selena also told them that Joe Carter was a dangerous man and everyone should be watchful. They both then allowed the reporters to ask them any questions.
One reporter asked a question to Selena, “Detective Ramirez, is it possible that he may rob anyone on the street because he is money hungry?”
“It could be possible. We have noted that he is money hungry at this state, so anything is possible and he is capable of anything.” Selena replied calmly.
“Detective! Should parents be afraid that he may kidnap their daughters?” one reporter asked.
“As said before, anything is possible. We find that he seems to be obsessed with a certain look in a female that my resemble the victim Tara Lovato. So there is no particular hair color but there may be a particular eye color he is attracted to, which are blue eyes. But we do want everyone to be careful and stay on the watch for this dangerous man, and report anything you see suspicious.” Selena responded calm yet firm.
“Thank you, and that’s all for now. If any more details, we will of course let it be known…Thank you.” Lt. Banks said. He then escorted Selena back inside the police station.
Once inside, Selena exhaled as if she had been holding her breath the whole time. Noticing how relieved she looked, Mike walked up to her saying, “Relax. You did a great job out there.” He winked at her.
With a faint smile, Selena replied, “Thanks.”
“Yes, you did a fine job, Sel. Im proud of you. Now you two get out of here and get some sleep, will you.” Lt. Banks said as he patted Selena on the back.
Sniffing and sobbing a little, Lindsey tucked her black strands of hair behind one ear and replied, “Because I told him I no longer wanted to be with him. We were running out of money…and fast. He wanted to rob a bank in San Antonio. I didn't want to. He started to try and make me be like I was Tara. He made me dye my hair black like hers," Lindsey said pulling on her hair to show them. She continued, "He kept making me do things sexually that I didn’t want to do. We were always arguing and he also made me case out a bank with him. I just couldn’t be with him any longer. He was totally not the guy I thought he was going to be," she paused to sniff and wipe a tear from her face. She continued as her voice began to tremble, "So, when I told him that I didn’t want to anything to do with him, he told me ‘over his dead body’. He said he wasn’t the one to die for anyone, so therefore I was going to die. I thought he was kidding until I looked deep into his eyes and realized he was serious. I told him if he even tried, I would tell the police. Of course that made him even more angry. That’s when he tried to kill me by stabbing me. I ran and ran into the police station…so, here I am now.” she sniffed and tucked her hair behind both of her ears.
Mike and Selena looked at each other.
Lindsey looked up at them and asked, “Can I go home now?”
“I don’t think so, Lindsey. But we will get your parents here, so you can see them.” Selena said calmly walking to the door of the interrogating room. She then continued, “Excuse us for a moment.” Selena gestured her head out the door as she opened it to let Mike know to follow her out.
Mike snapped out of his thoughts and followed Selena out of the door.
They both turned the corner and joined Lt. Banks as he stood in front of the glass window, which was a two way mirror, looking in at Lindsey sitting in the interrogating room. Putting her hands on her hips and also looking at Lindsey thru the glass, Selena said, “This is unbelievable…just amazing. Did you hear everything?”
“Yep. I heard every word. Does she really think she can just go home after all of what she just said? This girl is in some deep shit,” Lt. Banks said shaking his head. “I got news that her parents should here shortly.”
Selena looked at Mike and said, “Hey, you know when she was talking about being in Canada and how they were going to case a bank. Did you catch it when she said Tara and Joe had already robbed a bank?”
Mike nodded. “Yeah, I caught that. Tara and Joe are the ones Sgt. Olsen should be looking for. They were the male and female robbers.”
“We should let Sgt. Olsen know.” Selena responded.
Mike nodded in agreement.
“That must be a Canada thing?” Lt. Banks said listening to their conversation.
Selena and Mike both nodded.
“So what’s next?” Selena asked.
“Well, we haul her off to jail, and wait for her to have a court appearance. Might even be a trial. But she is definitely not free after that confession. I know you two are tired and ready to go home, but –“
“Hey, guys. I got some news for you.” Detective Zac Efron said as he walked up to them interrupting Lt. Banks.
“Whatcha got?” Lt. Banks asked.
“The media found out. There are reporters starting to crowd around the station outside.” Det. Efron replied.
Putting his hand on his bald head, Lt. Banks replied, “You gotta be kidding me. How did that happen?”
“I don’t know, sir. Some of the officers here have been talking, so, one of them may have reported it. Maybe they were trying to be a big shot or something…I’m not sure.” Zac replied.
Lt. Banks took a deep breath out of annoyance and replied, “Okay. You guys finish up here and I’ll see if I can take care of this.” Both Lt. Banks and Detective Efron walked toward the front of the station as both Mike and Selena walked back into the interrogating room with Lindsey.
As they entered into the room, Lindsey looked up at them. “Are my parents here?” she asked with hopeful eyes. “They’re coming, Lindsey.” Selena said. Selena then took out the handcuffs and walked up closer to Lindsey and calmly said, “Lindsey, I want you to listen to me carefully. You realize that this is a homicide investigation, right? You are involved in the murder of Tara Lovato.”
“But I didn’t kill her!” Lindsey said defensively.
“Lindsey Cyrus, you're under arrest for attempted murder and accomplice to murder of Tara Lovato.” Mike stated in a serious tone.
Lindsey put her head down. “So I guess you’re going to put those handcuffs on me, huh?”
Selena stared at her and replied, “Are you willing to cooperate while we take you to a jail cell and wait for your parents?” “Yes, ma’am.” Lindsey replied sadly.
Selena looked back at Mike as if asking if it would be a good idea. Mike shrugged his shoulders slightly leaving the decision up to her.
Selena decided to leave the handcuffs off of heLindsey. “Okay. Let’s go.”
Mike and Selena escorted Lindsey to a jail cell. As they walked toward the jail cells, they saw Lt. Banks walking with Lindsey’s parents. Lindsey saw them and ran to them with open arms and in tears. They too greeted her with open arms. It was a sight of a heart-warming reunion, as they allowed them to reunite with each other.
Lt. Banks pulled Selena and Mike slightly to the side. “It’s a circus out there with all those reporters and photographers. I told them we would give them a brief statement. This will be away to put Joe Carter on the map that we’re looking for him. Ramirez, I will need you to be with me, since you are the lead detective on this case.”
“Me? Are you sure?” Selena asked surprised. Selena was surprised only to the fact that she never thought she was in that position. That would mean that this was her first case as lead detective. Her ex-partner, Denzel, was always the lead detective.
“You can do it.” Mike smiled as he rubbed her shoulder in comfort.
Selena hesitated a little and said, “Uhm…yeah. Okay. When?”
“Now. We’re going nationwhide, baby.” Lt. Banks said as he patted Selena on the back. "Let's go get this statement prepared."
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Both Lt. Banks and Selena stood in front of the police station behind a podium with a dozen microphones and many camera lights facing them. It was early the next morning about seven. No one had gotten any sleep. Lt. Banks promised both Selena and Mike that after their press conference they could go home and rest. He was going to put detective Zac Efron and his partner detective Corbin Bleu on the search team for Joe Carter.
Lt. Banks and Selena made their statements to the public and showed the picture of Joe Carter, America’s most wanted. Selena also told them that Joe Carter was a dangerous man and everyone should be watchful. They both then allowed the reporters to ask them any questions.
One reporter asked a question to Selena, “Detective Ramirez, is it possible that he may rob anyone on the street because he is money hungry?”
“It could be possible. We have noted that he is money hungry at this state, so anything is possible and he is capable of anything.” Selena replied calmly.
“Detective! Should parents be afraid that he may kidnap their daughters?” one reporter asked.
“As said before, anything is possible. We find that he seems to be obsessed with a certain look in a female that my resemble the victim Tara Lovato. So there is no particular hair color but there may be a particular eye color he is attracted to, which are blue eyes. But we do want everyone to be careful and stay on the watch for this dangerous man, and report anything you see suspicious.” Selena responded calm yet firm.
“Thank you, and that’s all for now. If any more details, we will of course let it be known…Thank you.” Lt. Banks said. He then escorted Selena back inside the police station.
Once inside, Selena exhaled as if she had been holding her breath the whole time. Noticing how relieved she looked, Mike walked up to her saying, “Relax. You did a great job out there.” He winked at her.
With a faint smile, Selena replied, “Thanks.”
“Yes, you did a fine job, Sel. Im proud of you. Now you two get out of here and get some sleep, will you.” Lt. Banks said as he patted Selena on the back.
An hour or so passed before Selena and Mike left the station to go home. Selena ended up taking Mike home only because he had a flat tire. Mike was so tired and hungry, he just wanted to go home.He said he would take care of his flat tire later.
Selena turned into a nice apartment complex. As she parked where Mike told her, Mike asked, “Did you want to come up? You know, to see the box that I live in?”
“Well, I should be going,” Selena hesitated.
“Aw, c’mon. All you have to do is stick your head in and then you can leave.” Mike said with a smile.
Selena looked at him and thought he looked so tired, yet still so handsome. “Okay..but only for a minute. I wouldn’t want you to throw a temper tantrum or anything.” Selena teased him.
“Great, because I am too tired to throw one anyway,” Mike teased her back.
As Mike opened the door to his apartment, Selena could see that he still hadn’t unpacked, just as he had said before. Yet his apartment was nice, huge, and loft like. It was a one bedroom apartment with a huge living room and kitchen. The floors were wood tiled with no carpet thru out the apartment. The kitchen was white and spacious. He had caramel leather furniture in the living room and a huge television. There were card board boxes everywhere.
“Wow. All this on a cop’s salary?” Selena joked.
“Yeah, amazing, huh?” Mike smiled. He then continued, “Excuse the mess. Like I said, I haven’t unpacked yet.”
“Oh, please…the place looks great. You could use a rug here and there, but the place is beautiful.” Selena said as she looked around.
“You know what? I have a rug. I just haven’t had time to roll it out.” Mike said and chuckled a little.
Selena giggled. “Well, you’re a busy man.” She smiled as she looked at Mike.
Mike stared back into her eyes.
“Well…I better get going. I’m tired and ready to see my little girl.”
“Oh, yeah, sure...of course..by all means.” Mike said slightly nervous. He escorted her to the door. “Thanks for the ride.” “No problem. See ya, Jonas.” Selena said with a smile and walked away.
“See ya.” Mike said as he just stared at Selena as she walked away. He then sighed and walked back into his apartment and closed the door.
Selena turned into a nice apartment complex. As she parked where Mike told her, Mike asked, “Did you want to come up? You know, to see the box that I live in?”
“Well, I should be going,” Selena hesitated.
“Aw, c’mon. All you have to do is stick your head in and then you can leave.” Mike said with a smile.
Selena looked at him and thought he looked so tired, yet still so handsome. “Okay..but only for a minute. I wouldn’t want you to throw a temper tantrum or anything.” Selena teased him.
“Great, because I am too tired to throw one anyway,” Mike teased her back.
As Mike opened the door to his apartment, Selena could see that he still hadn’t unpacked, just as he had said before. Yet his apartment was nice, huge, and loft like. It was a one bedroom apartment with a huge living room and kitchen. The floors were wood tiled with no carpet thru out the apartment. The kitchen was white and spacious. He had caramel leather furniture in the living room and a huge television. There were card board boxes everywhere.
“Wow. All this on a cop’s salary?” Selena joked.
“Yeah, amazing, huh?” Mike smiled. He then continued, “Excuse the mess. Like I said, I haven’t unpacked yet.”
“Oh, please…the place looks great. You could use a rug here and there, but the place is beautiful.” Selena said as she looked around.
“You know what? I have a rug. I just haven’t had time to roll it out.” Mike said and chuckled a little.
Selena giggled. “Well, you’re a busy man.” She smiled as she looked at Mike.
Mike stared back into her eyes.
“Well…I better get going. I’m tired and ready to see my little girl.”
“Oh, yeah, sure...of course..by all means.” Mike said slightly nervous. He escorted her to the door. “Thanks for the ride.” “No problem. See ya, Jonas.” Selena said with a smile and walked away.
“See ya.” Mike said as he just stared at Selena as she walked away. He then sighed and walked back into his apartment and closed the door.
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5/14/2011
5/14/2011