Sergeant Callum Stone and Inspector Dale 'Smithy' Smith were stood on the ramp up to the doors into Custody and for the officers to get into the station.
'Not very busy today.' Smithy was impressed.
'I wouldn't complain. I'd rather not have to have all the paperwork to sort it.' Callum pointed out.
A Police car pulled into the yard and a Sergeant accompanied by a PC they didn't recognise got out. They walked to them, full of purpose and anger.
'Callum Stone?' The Sergeant asked.
'Can we help you?' Callum was curious.
'Callum Stone, I'm arresting you for the attempted murder of Sergeant Kathy Stone of Barton Street station. You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something that you later rely on in court. Anything you do say will be given in evidence. Do you understand?' The Sergeant cautioned Callum.
'What? I don't even know who that is.' Callum was confused.
The Sergeant and PC guided Callum to the car. Smithy was in shock. He quickly dashed into the station, hoping to get to the bottom of the issue.
Smithy dashed into the incident room and found CID officers checking a case on the board.
'Smithy?' DI Neil Manson saw Smithy's worry.
'Stone's just got arrested for attempted murder by Barton Street.' Smithy explained.
'What?' Neil was horrified.
'They're accusing him of attempting to kill one of their Sergeants, an officer called Kathy Stone.' Smithy said.
'Right, Grace, get hold of Barton Street and find out what's going on. Smithy, we'll go see what St Hugh's can tell us about this Kathy Stone.' Neil took command.
Neil led Smithy out of the incident room.
Sergeant Jo Masters was walking the beat with PC Nate Roberts. They were about to head for their car when a loud bang echoed. They both ran down the street and found a two car crash, bumper to bumper. The fronts of both cars had collided.
'Sierra Oscar from 876, urgent assistance to a two car crash on Wandle Road. We've got three casualties, over.' Nate called it in.
'Received, 876. Ambulances on their way. ETA five minutes, over.' CAD picked it up.
Jo and Nate checked the people in the cars, trying to make them as comfortable as they could.
Smithy and Neil got to St Hugh's hospital, walking to the desk.
'We're here to see Sergeant Kathy Stone?' Neil asked.
'She's in ICU.' The nurse said.
Smithy and Neil walked to the ICU ward and found a woman in her mid-twenties plugged into the machines. Her state looked pretty bad.
'Oh my god.' Smithy was horrified.
'This is who Stone's accused of trying to murder?' Neil was confused.
The doctor came out and saw them.
'How is she?' Smithy asked.
'Sergeant Stone has been through a lot. There's a lot of bruising, but luckily there's no broken bones. Whoever did this went for the soft spots. They wouldn't have a mark on them. She's lucky to be alive. We think she's not out the woods yet. There is still a chance we could lose Sergeant Stone. She's in a coma to let her recover as much as possible.' The doctor explained.
'How many attackers do you think there were, if you could tell?' Neil asked.
'I'd say perhaps a couple of people, but I'm not an expert of that area, I'm afraid.' The doctor said.
'Has her family been informed, do you know?' Neil checked.
'Barton Street believe she has no family. It's just her. Never knew her Dad and I knew her mother before she OD'd on drugs when Kathy was a child. She's been through the foster service since, but the families she was with are no longer with us.' The doctor said.
'Thanks, doctor.' Smithy knew it was hard.
The doctor walked away, leaving them to watch Kathy through the window.
'The poor kid. To go through all that and face this alone. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.' Smithy sighed deeply.
'We need to find who did this. I have a feeling it wasn't Stone, so we have to find out who.' Neil was certain.
'Right behind you.'
Smithy and Neil walked away together, ready to plan a way to get Callum off the hook.
DC Grace Dasari got the file of the attempted murder of Kathy stone on the board, writing on all the information as Smithy and Neil got back.
'What have we got?' Neil asked.
'Barton Street found Sergeant Kathy Stone unconscious on the floor of Stone's flat. The time they got from the attack happening is about five minutes after he left his flat. Barton Street believe that Callum did it, but the only person who can tell us what happened is Kathy. She's got a very good Police record. Been in the Met since she graduated from Hendon when she was twenty, promoted to Sergeant last year after a vacancy came up. She's never been disciplined and according to her colleagues, everyone got on with her. Even those in higher ranks than her would go to Kathy for advice and help. Turns out their Inspector kept disappearing, so Kathy was made an Acting Inspector for when he disappeared.' Grace explained.
'Did they tell you about her family?' Smithy asked.
'She hasn't got one. Their DI remembers Kathy's mother because she dealt with the case when she OD'd on Cannabis. Kathy was put into foster care since she was nine years old and she excelled enough to join the Met. I was able to get hold of Hendon and Tony Stamp was one of her teachers. He told me Kathy was bright and very good at working in a team. She'd make sure her team got out of a situation before herself, even if they were higher rank than her. Tony was shocked when I told him what was going on. He didn't think anyone could hold a grudge against Kathy because of how friendly and supportive of others she was.' Grace explained.
'So why would someone want her dead?' Smithy was confused.
'Barton Street don't seem to know that either. I got the CSE at Barton Street to send me the file and they think that's the scene the attack happened at. The blood splatters are right for her injuries. It's not looking good for Stone.' Grace was worried.
'Are they related at all? They have the same last name.' Neil checked.
'I don't know. Barton Street haven't got a clue. Kathy won't talk about her Dad. All they know is he never knew about her existence and I think he still doesn't.' Grace shrugged.
'Now all we have to do is wait for Kathy Stone to wake up and tell us what's going on.' Neil hoped it was that simple.
Jo and Nate waited in St Hugh's for news on their car crash victims. A nurse walked over to them.
'I'm afraid the victims of the crash haven't made it. They all had internal bleeding and there was nothing we could have done.' The nurse was sorry.
'Thank you.' Jo said.
Jo led Nate away. They walked down the corridors.
'That's horrible.'
'That's the job, Nate. Sometimes we can't save everyone.'
'Don't I know it?'
They both headed back towards the car.
Callum sat alone in his cell, trying to figure out what was going on. His cell door opened and Inspector Henry Frank stared down at him.
'Out you come, Sergeant. Interview time.' Henry hissed.
Callum got up from the bench and walked out the cell. He let Henry almost drag him to the interview room where two stone-faced CID officers were waiting for him.