Fugitive at 17 Page #2

Why?

You're gonna have to come down

to the station for questioning.

You don't understand.

- I don't do drugs.

- OK. Well...

we're gonna take you

to the hospital,

get you checked out,

make sure you're OK.

And when you're safe...

you'll come back to

the station, and...

you can tell me everything

that happened. All right?

Thanks. Yeah.

That was the hospital.

Blake Brooks is DOA.

Hey, Tony, what're you doing here?

Your OD victim, Blake Brooks,

daughter of Corbin Brooks.

He donates to every charity in town

including the mayor's campaign.

- Right.

- Can I talk to you for a sec?

Yeah.

- Tell me you're on top of this.

- Yeah. We're holding a witness.

It's a friend of Brooks

named Holly Hamilton.

Both girls are on probation for a

drug possession rap from last year.

- So they're a couple of druggies?

- Uh, I don't know...

You know, during the

arrest last year,

Hamilton denied everything,

and then she changes her mind

and says that she snatched the

drugs from her sick grandma.

Well, Brookses are

the kind of people

that can make our

jobs very difficult.

Get a rush job on the

blood work for both kids.

Yeah. I'm on it. And, uh, by the way,

Brent's been grounded from skateboarding.

Why? What'd he do?

A security guard caught

him on private property.

That's why I keep telling you,

you can't leave this kid alone.

You know what? He's a kid,

he's gonna make mistakes,

but you gotta give him the

benefit of the doubt.

Well, that view blew up in

your face once, remember?

Oh, here we go... you're just gonna keep

bringing up Marcus Alva, aren't you?

I think it's a valid point, don't you? You

cut him slack, just like you do for Brent.

Right.

- OK, can I go do my job now?

- Yeah. Please, do.

She's back from the

hospital already.

Yep. They said she's fine.

Langford.

Grandma's in no way

a suitable guardian.

She just had a kidney transplant.

- Pills are everywhere.

- Then, I guess I'm gonna have

to get a guardian for the girl,

and I'll call Social Services

and have them go check on Grandma.

Seems to me the kid is the

guardian of the old lady.

All right. Thanks, West.

Hey, Holly.

Hey...

How's my grandma?

She's OK.

But I think you and I both know she's in no

condition to be your guardian right now.

Is there anyone else that

can take care of her?

No.

Then, they're probably gonna

have to move her in the morning.

To where?

A state-run nursing home.

Uh, probably Happy Meadow.

It's the best place for her to be

right now till this blows over.

So here's what's gonna happen.

You're gonna have to spend

the night at juvenile hall.

OK?

Just try and get

some sleep tonight.

- Langford.

- Got the prelim toxicology

reports for Blake and Holly.

Both kids had the

prescription medication

Centanyl in their systems.

But Brooks had twice

the amount as Hamilton,

and she had a blood

alcohol content of .12.

God, so she was hammered.

Listen to this:
Brooks

was also on an MAOI

inhibitor for depression.

It causes a dangerous

drug interaction with Centanyl.

It's worse than alcohol.

Right. So drug-wise,

it was the perfect storm.

For Blake. Unfortunately,

it seems Centanyl

is another strong pain med that's

catching on as a recreational drug.

And Holly was definitely

under the influence too?

- No doubt.

- Right. Thanks.

So it looks like grandma

paid no premiums,

but had great health coverage.

Prescriptions from

legitimate doctors, but...

Well, if Holly got all these online,

this is some weapons-grade hacking.

Do you think we have

enough for intent to sell?

- Is that a trick question?

- Detective?

Make sure you bag and tag all the

pharmaceuticals in this room.

Yep.

Yeah, you're right, that'd be

really great. Thank you. Hey...

- Hey.

- What were the captain

and Cameron talking

about last night

- with that "Marcus Alva"?

- Oh, Marcus, yeah.

Um... well, a couple of years ago,

Cameron took an interest in this kid

after he was sent to foster care.

You know, he had drug problems.

He had really fallen through

the cracks of the system.

One day, she finds him

loitering in front of a house.

Instead of bringing him in, she

lets him go with a warning.

Now, 24 hours later, kid

gets caught breaking

into a nice house by the owner.

So what happened? He did time?

Owner shot him.

Cameron thinks, had she

arrested him for loitering...

the kid would be alive today.

Wow.

So, how long have you been

taking Grandma's drugs?

Really, Detective? Can we

avoid the accusatory quips?

Can I speak for myself, please?

They weren't her drugs.

They came from the man who started

cramming them down my throat.

How old was he?

What did he look like?

Um...

I don't know. He was...

bigger and stronger than

me, and he had this...

this strong cologne that was...

So, how come the kids who

called 9-1-1 didn't see him?

Detective, let's focus

on what Holly saw,

not speculate on what

other people saw.

Well, just ask the guy, Dan.

He was with me for over an hour.

All right. Dan who?

Dan, uh...

Dan... you know,

he's, he was a business

major at, uh...

Holly. Look, you have a record.

OK, you've got to do

better than this.

My boss is breathing

down my neck here.

All right, take it back.

The man who attacked you...

crammed the drugs in your mouth.

Then what happened?

And then I felt his

hands all over me.

I even thought he

was gonna rape me.

And that must have been where

he went into my purse,

planted the vial.

Did you fingerprint it?

Holly, the results

were inconclusive.

- Well, then, how can you say that it's mine?

- 'Cause it was in your purse!

- Come on, Holly.

- West.

Look. The DA calls that

possession, and the courts agree.

OK, think, Holly.

Can you remember anything else

about the man who attacked you?

- He had these long nails. Mm-hmm.

- Long nails?

His hands were just...

all over my body, and

I could just feel

his nails digging into my

face, and that's when he took

the powder, and he started

pouring it into my mouth, and...

OK. let me get this straight.

- Our mystery man had long nails?

- Mm-hmm.

- He wore cologne...

- Yes.

And a vial of drugs that

he put in your purse?

- Yeah...

- What else you're making up?

Keep it up, Detective,

I will file a complaint.

Cameron, can I talk

to you for a minute?

Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Mrs. Brooks, I know

this is very difficult,

but I need you to remember

everything you can, OK?

What time did you last

see your daughter?

She left the house at around 7pm.

Did she say

where she was going?

To a youth group event

down at the library.

Did you have any reason to believe

that she was lying about

where she was headed?

I'm sure Holly told Blake

to lie, so they could

go to that party.

Would you say that they were...

best friends?

I don't know about best

friends, but I do know Holly

is always around when Blake

did something wrong.

And by that, you're referring to the incident

last year when the girls were arrested?

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