Chapter 193: Rage
"Okay. We’ll look into it. But, you better hope for your sake that we find something that clears you. Because right now? All the evidence points at you. And if we can prove it, we will make sure that you are punished."
Melanie nodded and was about to ask if she could get legal representation now but before that, there was a knock on the door and then, a young officer poked his head in, his tone almost uncertain. "Uh, sir? Mrs. Collins’ lawyer is here. He has court orders to be allowed to meet her."
Both detectives froze.
The taller one then arched a brow and turned to Melanie with a smirk that didn’t quite reach his eyes. "Interesting, Mrs Collins. You’ve been in here this whole time. No phone call. No rights read. And yet... your lawyer is already here? So, did you contact a lawyer before coming here or on the way here?"
Melanie blinked.
Her heart pounded in her chest as she looked at the detective,careful not to show her wn confusion.. A lawyer? She hadn’t even been allowed to make a call. She’d been trying to hold her ground, hoping they’d realize she was innocent. So then... who had sent the lawyer? And why?
She didn’t respond to the provocative sentence and her gaze drifted from the officer’s smug expression to the now-open door, where the younger officer stepped aside, making way for a sharp-looking older man in a charcoal suit. The man adjusted his cuffs, looked around the room, caught her gaze and gave her a smile before turning to the officers, "Gentlemen. I’m Elias Krane. Legal counsel for Melanie Collins. I believe you’ve been questioning my client without representation. That ends now."
The detective narrowed his eyes. "She didn’t ask for a lawyer." Melanie almost rolled her eyes. She had asked... the people who had brought her in and they had shut her down. But those were semantics.
"And yet I’m here. I suggest we continue this conversation in a more appropriate setting for now? Preferably with a copy of the official charge sheet and evidence logs, unless you’ve misplaced those?"