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brother.   Of course, all things considered, we have to wonder if it is possible that you were the hacker as well.”
                Sarah laid her head down on the table, feeling lightheaded.   This was bad.   This was very bad.   The detective leaned close, but she wanted to slap him.   “Look, Sarah, we need your help.   I can’t imagine you would do this alone.   Was it really your brother’s idea?   We can help you both.   You just have to help us.”
                Sarah shook her head on the table.   “I can’t say anything ‘til Angela gets here.   She’s going to kill me already.”
                “You don’t mean that literally, do you?” The detective said.
                Sarah looked up at him incredulously.   “What? no!”
                That was when she saw the soft smile on his face.   She scowled.   He was making fun of her.   He mock shrugged.   “I’m afraid I had to ask.”
                She put her face back down on the table.   “Go away!   I don’t want to talk to you.   I want to talk to someone who wants to try to put the right person away behind bars.”
                He looked hurt, the smile falling from his face.   He swallowed hard, looking away.   He took in a long deep breath and then looked back at Sarah.   She wondered for a moment if there was more going on than she had originally thought.
                “I have told you already, Ms. Gaul,” he said, his voice cold.   All thoughts of him being kind vanished.   “I am here to help you.   If you cooperate, we can protect you.”
                She scowled.   “I think I’ll go without your help, thank you.”
                He sighed, pushing up to a stand.   “Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Gaul.   You are free to go.   We’ll be getting in touch soon.”
                Relieved, Sarah stood, feeling like she had missed something important.   “Thank you!   I’ll get David and -”
                “I’m afraid David has to stay here.”
                “What?”   She said, panic flooding through her.   “He’s innocent.   He hasn’t done anything!”
                The detective shrugged, heading out of the room.   “He might be innocent of this current crisis, but his computer might be the one used in a number of different crimes.   We would be willing to overlook those other crimes if we could only get some help in this current issue -” he paused meaningfully, looking back at Sarah.   “Until then, unfortunately we have no other choice.”
                Sarah gaped after him as he strode from the room, her heart sinking.   She should have just left well enough alone.   David was going to go to jail, and it was all her fault.   Doing her best not to cry, she gathered up her jacket and headed out to the main area to meet Angela.   She really had done it now.

                Angela had been furious at first. But the moment that she had found out about David, she had quieted.   She understood how close Sarah and David were.   She knew that Sarah felt dumb enough already.   She offered to drive Sarah home, but that was the last place that Sarah wanted to go.   She needed to forget herself.   She needed to find somewhere dark where she could really let go and cry.
                It was only 6 in the evening on a Monday, but Sarah didn’t care.   She made her way to the nearest bar, where she proceeded to drink herself silly.   She hadn’t drunk that much since she was very young, but she just didn’t care.   She had broken everything, and the only way for her to fix it was to stop being herself for a night.
                She knew that she had gotten carried away when the cops showed up.   She giggled and laughed.   “Boys!   Come to take me back to the precinct? Awesome!”   She