"Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital to have that looked at, ma'am?" the really very charming officer she was talking to asked.
"No, thank you, Officer Jones. That's very sweet. But if you could give me a ride to the station so I can explain the situation, or make whatever arrangements need to be made for Vincent, I'd really appreciate it."
Officer Jones hesitated for a moment, then looked at his partner, who seemed, suddenly, to be in a generous mood. Uncuffed and politely handled, they put her into the back of their cruiser, while the other two officers took Vincent and the miscreant in the back of theirs. As they sped toward the station, Lia was already dialing Paul's number...