As the clock in her office struck 9'o clock Sam Nixon realised yet again that a certain Detective Sergeant was late. She hated having to put him in his place nearly every day, it put a huge strain on there friendship if she could even call it that now a days.

The sound of a knock at the door was enough to distract her from the thoughts, 'Come in'

DC Masters was stood at the door 'Guv, PC's Stamp and Fletcher have a case that we think you should have a look at not very pretty'

'Ok, continue' Sam was intrigued

'A young girl was found at around 6.00am this morning by an elderly woman walking her dog, across Canley Park, she as been attacked and raped, by the look of it repeatedly. At the moment she is unconscious but stable in St Hughs'

'How olds the victim? Do we have a name?'

' I've got Mickey checking the misper files for a match now, but we don't have much to go on. St Hughs thinks she is possibly 15 or 16yrs, and not from the immediate area, as she had a train ticket in jacket pocket from Manchester to Canley Station.'

'Right I want uniform to go through the cctv of the platforms and try to follow the girl see if she meets up with anyone or even if she goes into a shop I want to know about it.'

'Guv'

Sam was left to her own devices as Jo and Mickey continued sifting through the various mispers and trying to locate were the girl had come from. It was a slow process and just as they felt they may be onto something it fell through.
After nearly 2hrs of searching they went to speak to the DI they had managed to get two possible matches,

'Mickey, what have you got?'

'Right Guv, the first possible match could be a girl called Michelle Matthews from Prestwitch, Manchester. She was last seen by her mother six months ago, she is of the same height and build however we will be clearly able to tell if it is her as she has a tattoo of her initials on her ankle. Me and Jo are goin to head over to St Hughs now see if she in fact has a tattoo or not'

'Ok, do we know how uniform are getting on with the cctv?'

Jo was about to speak when the doors of CID swung open and Phil walked across to his desk oblivious to the days events and what time it in fact was.

Jo turned back 'They say its slow progress nothing has come up so far' Sam began to follow Mickey and Jo out of her office.

'Oh well we always knew it would be a long shot. Good work you two keep me update. DS Hunter a word .'

Mickey gave a relived look that they would miss out on the slinging match for today as they left for St Hughs.

'How can I help you Marm?' slightly over exaggerating the last word.

Sam sighed and sat down, she knew being DI would affect her relationship with Phil and Stuart but she didn't want to have to chose between her career and her friendship.

'Why are you doing this to me? Everyday I have to pull you in here and we end up tearing into each other, Do you enjoy us being at each other throats? You seem to forget that I am still your senior officer, you never treat Neil like this'

'Well no offence Sam but its not like I have a history with Neil, is it now.'

'So that's what this is about our history?' said Sam getting even more annoyed.

'Don't be so stupid, I am over us, you still think you are so much better than me, that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you well your wrong I manage perfectly well on my own so lets just leave it at that shall we.' before he could leave the office Sam fired straight back at him.

'You wouldn't have your job if it wasn't for me, I could have well untruly got rid off you after Weaver but no I stuck by you, and this is how you choose to repay me. Thanks, thanks a lot Phil.'

'Well I never asked for your help did I? Maybe my life would be so much less complicated if you weren't in it.' As soon as the words left his lips he regretted it, but he couldn't say sorry it would be like letting her win.

'Nice comeback, Shame I stopped listening,..' before Sam could finish,

'Considering your now DI and everything you ain't very mature are you, now excuse me but I actually have work to do, even if you don't' Phil turned to leave

'Now I'm DI, is that what all this is about you don't like the fact that I get to give you the orders, Grow up Phil. You have no idea what case we are looking into, you think you can just swan in here whatever time you like and expect to be treated the same well not any more your not to leave the office all day, finish your pile of paperwork and were'll take it from there.'

'What about my lunch?' Phil said seemingly determined to annoy.

'Shut up Phil, Get out.' Sam replied without even looking at him.

St Hughs - Car Park

'Thank god, looks like we missed out on the raging blood bath, what is it with them two?' Mickey asked himself rather than his colleague.

'What? I love watching them at each others throats and you do to DC Webb don't go denying it.'

'Come on, lets go find out who the hell this girl is.'