Donna watched helplessly as the iron bars slammed shut in front of her
disbelieving face.

"This isn't what I thought you meant." she said softly as the Officer walked
away.

Donna turned around and surveyed her surroundings. The cell was small, with a
dirt floor, and brown dingy walls. There were two bunks with a pillow and
blanket, both of which seemed to see more than their fair amount of wear. It
was hot in the cell, but Donna suspected that it would get very cold that
night.

"This is just great." Josh said from his position on one of the bunks. He sat
at the edge, with his feet planted apart and his head in his hands. He looked
up at Donna, "CJ is going to kill us." Then he stood up and walked over to
the bars. "Don't we get a phone call or something." he shouted into the outer
room.

"No" came the decisive voice of the Officer.

"Fine!" Josh shouted. he started to walk back to the bunk when he turned back
to the bars. "Why am I in here anyway? She's the thief."

"I am not a thief!" Donna exclaimed. "We wouldn't be in this mess if you
hadn't forcibly dragged me away from that stand. Maybe I should bring you up
on assault charges!"

"Assault! I did not..." he stopped and looked at her. 'What were they doing?'
he thought. He didn't want to fight. They were both irritated, and he
suspected that Donna was a little scared. He looked around their cell. 'She
shouldn't be in a place like this.' He looked back at her as she sat down on
the other bunk. She wrapped her arms around her, as if protecting herself.
She then looked up at him. Their eyes locked and he smiled lightly at her.

She smiled back and then as if suddenly hit by a thought, she sat straight
up. "Your phone?" she asked softly

Josh shook his head. "Barney Fife over there took it when he searched me."

"Argh. Don't remind me."

Josh looked at her, anger rising in his throat. "Donna he didn't, do
anything... I mean when he searched you..."

She looked at him and the concern in his eyes and was touched. "No, in fact
he was quite gentlemanly. I've just never been searched before."

Josh sat across from her on his bunk.He then reached across and placed his
hand on her crossed arms. "Hey, we'll get out of here. Someone will miss us
sooner or later."

"Hopefully sooner before later." Donna said..


TBC