"No no no, go home, Erica! That's an order!"
She slowly moved to where he was standing and said, "Sir, I have lived and breathed this case since I was sixteen. I joined the force because of this case, and finally I am going to prove to everyone that I am not crazy," with watery eyes she turned around and walked to where the papers were.
The captain could only look on; he knew what the case meant to her and how much she needed the closure. He breathed out and walked out of the room. There was nothing he could do. It was her case whether she was on leave or not, and challenging it would be very suspicious on his part.
In normal circumstances, he was the one who was supposed to call her out of leave as she was versed in anything that was Richard Pickford.
