Log:Golden Boy, Scene 5

Golden Boy 2013/07/15 	 Golden Boy Ten Tony Jimenez

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''This historical jail has been modified to house the most dangerous of villains, though it still retains the typical iron bar cells one would commonly associate with any jail one comes across along with some newer up to date technology that prevents any break-ins or break-outs. When first entering into the building a guard is seen sitting behind a Plexiglas bulletproof window at a reception type desk. A solid electronically locked door stands between the reception area and the cells lying just beyond the door. Behind the desk rows of iron bar doors can be seen indicating different prison cells as they fade out of view behind the guard. Off to the right of the guard is what would be known as the Solitary confinement ward for the truly dangerous villains. It is said to be very difficult to make an escape from that area, and only the most violent and powerful villains are sent there. To the right would be the visitor's area and the administration offices. The walls are the stark white with a bit of gray here and there for variety sake. The floors are made of a mix of concrete granite and titanium adding strength to the overall area. Sounds tend to echo through the cell block area, as it is barren of soundproof materials.''

Detective Tony Jimenez is on hand, waiting for Ten to show up for the interrogation.

Ten rushes over as soon as she hears "Golden Boy" is available for questioning. Even though this talk is going to be even more awkward than she ever imagined....

Tony says, "Hey there, sunshine." He's leaning against a wall, though he straightens up when Ten arrives. "Sounds like you cracked this thing open. You want to tell me about it over coffee once the paperwork is dry? Heard you guys handled a tricky situation at the Embassy nightclub."

Ten says to Tony, "Thanks for letting me talk to him. Has he said anything yet?"

Tony shakes his head. "Naw. He's a bright one. He won't say a word without his lawyer. But who could say no to you," he says with a smile. He shrugs. "If he doesn't go for it, we can turn it over to the DA's office. But I figure it's worth a shot. You have some history with him?"

Ten nods. "Yeah, sure, ok!" she replies to the coffee suggesion. She seems pretty friendly (as normal) despite her inner nerves. "And, yeah - some history. But before he was Golden Boy and I was Ten. I'm really not sure how this is going to go...."

"After you..." Tony says. He steps over and opens the door to the interrogation room, holding it open for Ten to pass through first.

Ten pauses before going through. "I should say - some things may come out about me that I don't want made public. May change what you think of me too. I thought I should warn you..."

"Don't worry," Tony says confidently, and perhaps a bit dismissively. "I can keep a secret."

Ten nods and smiles, though inwardly she's not reassured. She enters the room/

It's Dave. He's got a tan, had his teeth fixed and whitened, has a $150 haircut. But it's still him. Right now, he's cuffed and wearing special gloves over his hands. He's traded his suit for orange prisoner coveralls. He looks up as Ten and the detective enter the room. "Exactly which part of 'lawyer' are you failing to comprehend?"

Ten sits across from Dave, leaning forward - which she knows is alway eyecatching. Anything to avoid him insisting she leave right away helps. "It's not like we can force you to talk, Dave. But I'm hoping you'll talk to me."

"Why?" Dave says. "Think I'll be mesmerized by your boobs?" He scoffs, "MAybe the old me would have been distracted by that, but I've spent the past year in Los Angeles rubbing elbows with starlets and models, and quite frankly turning down /their/ advances."

Ten says, "Guess you got to be rich. then. Have you got the fame you wished for too? Or do you think the demon is going to arrange that by the notoriety you get for murder?" She shake her head. "What happened to you, Dave?"

Dave's face blanches at the mention of the demon. "What did you say?" A pause. "Why are you calling me Dave? I changed my name!" He starts to look genuinely afraid. "Are you the demon?"

Tony's looking a bit puzzled by the turn the conversation is taking.

Ten says, "No. But I know about that evening. The summoning of the demon - your idea, I may add. What you asked for. That the demon didn't give you the wish the way you wanted. But after that, I don't know. How about you? Do you know what happened to the others?"

Dave shakes his head. "I lost track of the others, Judd, Adam... we were drinking a lot that night. I must have blacked out. Woke up someplace else. And then I had problems of my own to deal with."

Ten says, "You're not the only one." She looks him in the eye. "How do you think I know all this?""

"The demon said there were others..." Dave says. He looks Ten back in the eyes.

"...Adam?"

Ten nods slightly, keeping looking at Dave, not least because she doesn't want to see how Tony is reacting to this. "I've been trying to find you for months, Dave. I never thought it would be like this!"

Dave slumps back in his chair, dumbstruck. "Jeez, Adam... what did you do to yourself...?"

Ten says, "Do you remember my wish? Basically, perfect, healthy body? Yeah. It had fun with that." SHe sighs. "Hell, Dave, what were you thinking? I never imagined that the spell was a real one!"

"Well, I thought was going to be rich," Dave says. He sighs. "Instead, the demon stuck me with some bullshit King Midas curse. And I was making it work too, until..."

Ten leans in. "You know I'm your friend, right? No one's going to give you a fairer hearing than me."

Dave frowns. "I would have called. I tried too -- but I just ended up bricking my phone, literally. I figured out the gold-lined gloves pretty early on. But I had a couple problems...

Ten nods. "You wouldn't have reached me anyway. I'm not exactly going by my old name. And Judd can't be reached either."

"One, I had all this gold and I needed some way to turn it into cash," Dave says. "And also, you can't just show up one day with a lot of money. Eventually people ask questions and the IRS gets involved. I needed a fence and some people who could clean the money I was earning..."

Dave says: "So after some trail and error, I found some guys who were good at both."

Ten thinks. o O (Let me guess - those guys were the problem?)

Tony says, "The mob."

Ten nods. "You found them or they found you? I'm guessing your 'trial and error' drew some attention."

Dave nods. "... Things were ok at first I found some guys underground who were pretty decent. I moved out to LA, changed my name, and lived it up... It was actually... good... for a while. But then the mob found out about me and they wanted to take it all..."

Dave frowns. "I... ended up having to go into hiding to get away from them, and I fled back to the East Coast."

Ten nods. "So how did you end up - where we found you"

"I came back home, I came back to Colonial Bay," Dave says. "And just as I get here, some lowlifes try to steal my stuff. I wasn't going to let them push me around. Not any more. Money can't buy everything, but it can sure buy hired muscle."

Ten nods. Dave seems not to be holding back, so she figures it best not to interrupt.

Dave says, "And they got Sumner too." He sighs.

Ten says, "Who's Sumner?"

Dave says, "She was..." He catches himself. "She is... " He takes a moment to compose his thoughts. "We were a couple out in LA. When I said that things were pretty good, most of that was because of her."

Dave says, "Back in LA, they think I killed her. The truth is... worse. I came out here to get away from the police, and to maybe find some sort of cure for her."

Ten says, "That's the golden woman we found?"

Dave nods. "It was when the mob was after me in LA. I thought that she's left town with some friends. I set up an ambush for one of the gangsters who was after me at my apartment. By the time I realized that it wasn't him... it was too late." Dave exhales, sinking into his chair.

Ten nods sadly. "I can't make any promises - I don't know much about magic - but I'm sure that you couldn't have brought her to any better place than Colonial Bay for help."

Ten shakes her head sadly. "This is what that demon does, I think.... give you your wish in such a way that it undermines your sense of self, pushes you in directions you wouldn't go."

Ten says, "I'm sorry things got so far out of hand before I found you, Dave. But make a stand here. It may have got you to do terrible things, but don't lose your sou; as well as your liberty....."

"Can't imagine what happened to Judd, with his wish." Dave says.

Ten says, "Do you remember it? I don't remember much apart from something about superpowers...."