"He's my son!" shouted Graham.
"No he's not!" shouted Sam, "He's my son!"
"Lara! Tell him, Leo's not his son." said Graham.
"Sam? I didn't know how to tell you, I'm so sorry. It was a one night stand." said Lara, her fright making her babble.
"You slept with him when you were going out with me?" asked Sam, the hurt in his eyes turning to anger.
"I'm going to kill you!" he shouted launching himself at Lara.
Graham stepped in between them, "No you're not." he said.
Sam scowled, then his face cleared. "You're right, that would be stupid, she is my girlfriend after all."
Sam left the house, "I want you gone before I come back!" he said to Graham.
"Lara? Where's Leo?" asked Graham.
"At Gran's, why?" then she covered her mouth with her hands. "Oh no, you don't think?"
Graham shrugged, "It's possible." he said dashing out of the door after Sam.
Lara stayed frozen to the spot, then she realized that both her child and his father were potentially in danger. She picked up the phone and called her brother, Jack.
Smithy was sitting in the Sergeant's office, he was trying to get through some of the paperwork that seemed to dash in whenever he turned his back.
Stevie dashed in, "Smithy. Are you free?" she asked hurriedly.
"Sort of, why?" he asked looking up.
"Some guy's just attacked a child with a metal scaffold pole." said Stevie, knowing that it would get the required response.
Smithy rose to his feet and snatched his stab proof vest from the back of his chair and zipped it up. "Okay, I'm coming."
"Can you get a couple more Uniform to help?" she asked.
"Sure." said Smithy changing course towards the canteen, he saw Reg, Tony, Ben and Nate chatting over coffees and muffins.
"You four." he called, "With me now."
The four rose to their feet, grumbling. "Hurry up, a child is being attacked." said Smithy to spur them on
When they arrived at the scene they saw the child running away down an alley, he was being pursued by a man.
Smithy, Ben and Nate gave chase on foot while Reg and Tony went round to block off the other end of the alley.
The three officers were neck and neck when they rounded a bend and saw that there were now two guys chasing the child.
"Stop! Police!" they shouted, the Graham and Sam looked over their shoulders but kept on running.
The child rounded the corner and fled down another street, the two men were gaining on it rapidly.
RV 2 screeched to a halt in front of the two guys and Reg and Tony piled out. The child turned up a path to one of the blocks of flats, just as it turned the handle and pushed open the door Jack came charging out, he cannoned into the kid and knocked it flying.
Reg and Tony tried to restrain Graham, but he fought against them. Ben tried to restrain Jack, but Jack was trying to attack Sam. Sam swiped out with the bar and caught Nate round the head with it, Nate dropped to the ground, stunned.
Ben managed to get a handcuff on one of Jack's wrists but Jack turned round and tried to throttle him. Nate recovered and staggered forwards to help Ben. Sam turned towards the child and raised the bar threateningly above his head, suddenly Smithy was in the way. "Stay back." he said flicking out his Asp.
Sam laughed gutturally, he tried to clout Smithy round the head with the bar. Smithy dodged to the side, Sam brought the bar down on the child's leg like a club. The child screamed in pain, Graham slipped out of Tony's grasp and dragged Reg along with him as he charged at Sam.
Jack jumped on Sam, Ben and Nate managed to drag him off.
The CID car arrived, Stevie leaped out with Grace.
Ben and Nate dragged Jack towards the car, Stevie opened the door and they tried to manoeuvre him into it.
Reg and Tony were still trying to subdue Graham, Sam managed to hit Smithy as he checked on the child's leg. Smithy made a split second decision, he unzipped his stab proof vest and put it over the child to protect it.
Smithy picked up the child and tried to run with it to the car, but Sam kicked him in the ankle and he stumbled onto his knees, trying desperately not to drop the child.
Sam swung the bar with sickening force into Smithy's side, Smithy cried out in pain. He was only wearing his shirt which gave him no padding against the force of the blow.