Gracie is visited by the law after fighting her roommate's abusive ex boyfriend
Their business done, Gracie gave the dogs their treats and sat opposite Esperanza. “Okay, what’s up?”
“First, I want you to know that you are not required to say anything to me. Do you understand? That is your legal right.”
Esperanza adjusted in her seat, and Gracie caught sight of the badge on her hip. The bulge in her jacket had to be a sidearm. Shit, had Kristen left her weed lying around? Gracie saw an overturned ashtray. Looked like the dogs had gobbled up any unsmoked butts. Good doggies, indeed. “That’s cool, yeah.”
“Now, I need to ask you a couple of things,” Esperanza continued. “First, have you had any contact with your roommate today?”
“No, nothing since I left the hospital this morning.”
“Well, she has regained consciousness. And we have spoken with her. Miss Chapel, do you have any legal counsel?”
“You mean an attorney?”
“Yes.”
“No. God, no. Why?”
“Well, you see, after her boyfriend was placed in our custody, we went to speak with your roommate about the incident and asked if she wanted to press charges against him. She says that she does not.” And her eyes met Gracie’s meaningfully. “But he does.”
“He does what? Want to press charges? What can he charge her with?”
“Once again, I want to remind you that you are under no obligation to relate to me any details of how you remember last night. But we took his statement, and as he tells it, you assaulted that young man without provocation…”
Gracie shot up from her seat. “Motherfucker!”
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