<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Alexandra Silverman - The Director</span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Alexandra showed a faint smile when Tommy said he didn’t know how they could drink coffee. She shook her head and didn’t say anything. It wasn’t as though she didn’t know her friend hated even the idea of coffee. She loved it as much as her old man had, and sometimes would make a point of having it just to bother him. Not now, though. Right now, Alexandra felt that she really needed a pick-me-up. <br/><br/>Turning her attention back to the case in point, she nodded when Tommy said he would want to be on her father’s case. Alexandra hadn’t expected any less from him. Her old man had, after all, been a bit of a father figure to her friend, as he was always around. And Tommy was a loyal friend, that couldn’t be denied. “Thanks, Tommy, but let’s hope nobody else gets killed. I couldn’t take it”, she replied quietly. Noticing her friend had something else to say afterwards, Alexandra simply nodded. Whatever it was, might have been private, otherwise he would have told her right away.<br/><br/>Hearing Evelyn’s offer made Alexandra sigh in relief. She would be really useful in figuring out the actual cause of death. <span style="font-style: italic">Heart attack my ass</span>, she thought to herself in a very unladylike manner. “Thank you”, she muttered, nodding to the woman. “You have free reign of anything you need - evidence or resources”, she replied, trying not to think about her dead father right now.<br/><br/>Then Bert spoke, with the voice of reason. Of course, Alexandra didn’t really want to hear the voice of reason right now. But she had to, naturally. It took a moment for her to start speaking, calmly. “We are not taking this case to a court of law, Mr. Walder”, she pointed out. “But as far as evidence goes, I would like to say that we don’t have any solid evidence <span style="font-style: italic">yet</span>”, she completed. “Other than, of course, the fact that my father did not have a heart condition and had recently gotten a clean bill of health”, the young woman added, her face serious. “Even if I had nothing but my intuition, though, I would pursue this case, sir”, she finished, knowing that it may sound foolish, but it was her father they were speaking about, after all. She was allowed to be a little bit unreasonable about that, right?<br/><br/>Focusing on James next - her mind was having to take in way too much right now -, Alexandra smiled at the kid. Sure, she knew he was young, but she knew her father had trusted him. In his requests for her, left in a sort of unofficial will, Silverman had asked her to keep an eye on James, and she had every intention to. “No rousing speeches for today, just some basic statements”, she replied, trying not to feel overwhelmed with the idea of being the ‘boss’ now. Sure, it had been important for her to say what she had, but it shouldn’t matter much to James, at least Alexandra supposed.<br/><br/>The idea of her father being poisoned, brought up once again, was a little too much for Alexandra to handle. She took a deep breath and stood up again, feeling restless.<br/><br/>Carol’s words about having her back helped ease her anxiety, but not by much. All Alexandra could offer the other woman was a nod and a grateful look, as she was getting pretty close to losing control of herself.<br/><br/> “I… I apologize, I just need a minute”, the young woman said, or better yet, blurted out, before stepping out of the office and into the hallway leading to it somewhat abruptly. While she knew it wasn’t exactly good form or the way she had been brought up, Alexandra was feeling overwhelmed to the point of feeling her chest tight, and she <span style="font-style: italic">really</span> didn’t feel like weeping in front of the entire team on her very first day would have been the most becoming thing for a Director. Once alone, though, she could drop the mask and allow her tears to fall for a few moments before going back in and pretending she was fine.</div>