"But I didn�t do it.� The man begged the officer, �I just happened to be there, wrong place wrong time�please believe me!� he pleaded.

"Sure buddy,� the officer replied sarcastically, �That�s what they all say.� He motioned to a fellow officer and in a few minutes, the man was taken away to a jail cell.

"You�ve got to believe me! I�m innocent!� The man yelled as he was being taken away.

The officer knelt over his desk filling out the information for the man�s arrest. He chuckled a bit, �Sure, they�re all innocent�if that were true would there be a need for police officers?� The man�s cynicism came from his many years on the force and once having been a rookie who believed in the innocence of his fellow citizens, until one too many bad cases turned him against the world. A loud voice interrupted his thoughts as he directed his attention towards the front of the station.

"Lemme go!� Janie yelled at Andrew, who dragged her into the station like a worthless doll.

"Quit squirming!� He scolded her as he pulled her through the waves of people. Andrew took a good hold of her arms and held her close to him, making sure she wouldn�t escape.

"Another one, rookie?� Officer Krit mocked Andrew. He tapped his pen on the desk as he looked Janie up and down. �This one�s different, but maybe not�another prostitute?� He gave Janie a look that sent chills up her spine.

"You wish you dirty bastard!� Janie spit out a disgusted comment.

"Why you little wench!� Krit shot up from his chair and was about to seize Janie when Andrew pulled her behind him. �Outta the way rookie, I have to teach this little whore a lesson!�

"She�s mine.� Andrew spoke sternly, �No one can touch her�except me.�

"Che!� Krit looked at Andrew, �So you�ve already had her eh? Watch out, these types of girls are nothing but street trash, who knows how many men she�s been through already.� He sat back down at his desk.

"Why you dirty dog!� Janie was going to kill him, what right did he have to say that to her. Andrew held her back and pulled her away from Krit�s desk.

Krit looked up with a satisfied smile on his face, �I�ll get you, you little wench��

Andrew plopped Janie down in front of his desk and he motioned for another officer to come unlock the handcuffs. Janie rubbed her wrists, the blood had stopped and formed a crusted layer on her skin. As she picked off the blood, Andrew began filing a report on her.

"What�s your name?�

"What�s it to you?� she answered without looking up at him.

Andrew reached over the desk and grabbed her wrists, holding it tight. �Look, if you want to get off this case as soon as possible you�re going to cooperate with me, you hear!�

Janie gave a dissatisfied look as she yanked her wrist away from him.

"Now we�re going to start this again�what�s your name?�

"Janie��

"Janie what?� Andrew asked.

"Does it matter what my last name is?� She looked up at him, and seeing the serious look on his face, answered, �Thienphosuwan.�

"Say that again?� That last name sounded oddly familiar to Andrew.

"Thien-pho-su-wan,� Janie spoke slowly, �Would-you-like-to-hear��

�Not funny.� Andrew replied, but her last name was so familiar, but how?

"Age?�

"21�

"Family?�

"Jan & Kumporn Thienphosuwan,�

"Anyone else?� Andrew questioned.

"Utaporn��

The name made Andrew look up, now he knew where he heard her last name before. She was Utaporn�s sister! The man he was trying to capture for so long, he had been convicted of selling drugs among other things. Now his sister was following in his footsteps.

Andrew�s silence bugged Janie, �You gonna ask any more questions or you gonna let me go?�

"Employed? Enrolled in school?�

"No, and no.�

"Did you finish school?� He was curious.

"Nope, I dropped out my 3rd year of college.�

"I see�and now you�re doing this?�

"I�m not admitting to anything.� Janie was too sly to be lured into that kind of trap.

Andrew scribbled down a couple more things, just as Janie was leaning in to see, he took the report and gave it to another officer.

"You�re going to be spending the night here.� He informed her.

"What!� Janie exclaimed, �But I didn�t do anything wr---� she trailed off because of the look on Andrew�s face. �I can�t stay here, there�s nothing but bums here!�

"Well then, you�ll just have to get use to that now won�t you?� He pushed her into a jail cell along with 3 other women. Janie glanced around the cell and for the first time in her life, she was genuinely afraid. If they didn�t let her go�she didn�t want to think about what would happen to her parents�she was their only hope.

"I can�t stay here, I�ll break out if necessary,� Janie mumbled to herself as she stole out a corner, away from the other women, �No matter what it takes�� She fought the tears brimming at her eyes, �No, don�t cry�it�s been so long since you did, don�t cry ever again�never again.�

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