Look for the source

Lacy and Alan stood in the chief's room. He'd been going over the tape from the interview Parkins had done with Sally. One that detailed rape, molestation, and torture. The chief rubbed his grey haired head with a groan, while the woman the placement program gawked at the details.

She scratched her head, tussling her curly blonde hair. "If that's the truth...shit."

The chief turned his attention to Lacy with a sigh. "Pod alpha's on his way...he can confirm this if it's real. Mean time, you said you wanted to say something?"

Lacy nodded, gesturing subtly to the two representatives who had screamed at the chief. "Yeah, about those two...did you ever ask for their i.d.? They were...super obsessed with this guy James."

"Maybe a good gut feeling?", he suggested.

Alan shook his head. "No, Lacy and I were going to stop by that first day to ask some questions. Those two were in a civilian car outside of his house. I took it on myself to check in after that, and they've been in front of his house, and his mother's, almost every day."

The aged man rubbed his temples. "Miss Leslie, do you recognize either of those two men?"

The placement rep looked out at the two men, slowly shaking her head. "...not from my department...and I didn't hear about another group being brought in."

Chief stood up and took a deep breath, walking out. He needed to make sure they didn't leave. He flagged them down, interrupting a hushed conversation. "Gentlemen! Good news."

The taller one looked over quickly, "Are we being given custody?"

The chief nodded. "You will be. She needs to be brought up to speed on the incident with her alpha, you know all the protocol. After that, she'll be turned over to you both for re-placement." Both men relaxed visibly. "I'm gonna finish up the paperwork for you both to sign and get this all squared away, and we can be done with this chaotic mess." He grunted and turned, heading back into his office and closing the door.

Leslie, the placement rep, gave him a confused look. "Sir...protocol is to meet with me...not the alpha."

He sat down, a chilling glare directed through the tinted glass at the men in white suits. "Yep. And if they were with the program...they'd have known that." He directed his attention back to Lacy. "This tape is evidence. I'll be keeping it in here after Alan takes it to the tech boys to make a copy...don't let those two leave the station."