Pushing open the door to the interview room, Bette clenched her fists as she was greeted by Helena’s smirking face.

"Interview commenced at 11.45am. Present are Senior Agent Bette Porter, Agent Dana Fairbanks, the suspect Helena Peabody and her attorney, Rowan DeNeuve. Miss Peabody, I am sure you are well aware of the charges being levelled against you?" Bette looked up and scowled at Helena.

"Oh, very much so" Helena leant back in her seat, the smirk still spread across her face.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"No comment"

"Miss Peabody, as you are well aware, the charges of false imprisonment and one count of attempted murder are brought on the grounds of both testimony from the victim and a number of government agents" Dana pointed out.

"Then I see no reason for me to speak" Helena shrugged her shoulders.

"But then we have the other counts of attempted murder. The drive by shooting and the fire. I make that four more counts. What do you have to say to that?" Bette asked.

Helena paused and leant forwards, still smiling "No comment"

"The interesting thing is, we don’t even need you to say anything…" Bette began.

"Then it would seem that you’re wasting all of our time" Helena met Bette’s gaze.

"You see, we have a sworn statement from Mr Eric Martin implicating you not only in offering him money to kill Miss Kennard, but also in the shooting and the fire"

"Isn’t that interesting" Helena said sarcastically.

"Are you not going to defend yourself at all?"

"Listen. Of course that sap is going to blame me. Looking for an easy way out as usual. It’s what men do" the smile left Helena’s face.

"The problem I have with that, Miss Peabody, is that both his and your financial records support the payments that he mentioned. And Mr Martin has a solid alibi for the night of the fire"

"Then maybe someone else wanted her dead"

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in" Bette said sharply.

Alice peered her head round the door and mouthed ‘Sorry’ as she handed Bette a piece of paper before leaving the room again.

"For the tape, Agent Pieszecki has left and exited the room, having handed a piece of evidence to Senior Agent Porter" Dana said.