So, what if Smithy didn't kill Kieran Wallace when he shot him? After recovering from his injuries, Wallace went to prison to serve a life sentence. But a year later and Kieran Wallace has escaped from prison and is out to get Smithy for getting him sent-down in the first place.
"Stevie, do you know if Smithy's in today?" DCI Meadows asked the bubbly Detective Sergeant.
"Why would I know?" Stevie replied, she didn't see Smithy much nowadays. They were once close, but they didn't get to see each-other very-much anymore, work was calling them in different directions. But after receiving a glare from Jack, Stevie sighed before amending her answer in her mind. "I think I saw him return from a shout-out about 30 Minutes ago…..Why?" She responded once-more.
"I need a word with him…..And you for that matter…..My Office 10 Minutes." Jack said. "Find Smithy for me." He ordered before wandering into his office, leaving Stevie to think what an earth Jack could want to talk to the two of them about.
Stevie headed downstairs to where the Uniformed Officers were in a briefing with Smithy. She quietly slipped into the room, being as silent as she could as Smithy spoke.
"Alright Guys, you know what to do, let's get these robbers locked-up ey?" Smithy said to the group, obviously in a good-mood as he dismissed the Officers before turning his attention to Stevie as they all left the room.
"DC Moss. Long-time no see. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Smithy joked and Stevie smiled at him.
"Have you grassed me up to Meadows or something?" She Joked. "Because he wants a word with both of us…..What have ya done now Smithy?" She continued to mess-around and Smithy laughed at her.
"I haven't done anything DC Moss and it's Sergeant Smith to you." Smithy joked back.
"HA. You hate being called Sergeant Smith; everyone at the nick knows that. Anyway, we best get going, we've got 5 Minutes to get upstairs or he'll be yelling at us because we're late." Stevie told Smithy before they headed-upstairs together.
"I wonder what he wants to talk to us for?" Smithy asked as he stood-up and then began to walk with Smithy.
When they got to Jack's Office, Gina was in the room along with D.I. Manson. Gina had retired a couple of months back, so Smithy smiled and went over to hug her as he spotted-her.
"Gina!" Smithy said happily as he wrapped his arms around his Old Boss/Very Close Friend. She had even-been a part-time Mother to him at times. "What are you doing here?" He asked her, wondering why an earth Gina was back.
"That's what DCI Meadows is about to tell-you." Gina replied, suddenly speaking very-seriously.
"Do you remember Kieran Wallace from last-year?" Jack asked both Smithy and Stevie.
"Of-Course I Do." Stevie replied.
"Well Yeah, how could I forget him? The guy came close to killing me with a highly powered machine-gun." Smithy questioned Jack, slightly confused and concerned at the mention of his name.
"Yeah well to cut a long story short, he's escaped from prison." Jack told Smithy in all seriousness.
"Ya what?" Smithy interrogated worriedly as his breathing grew-heavier, just the mention of the guy's name made Smithy's blood-boil.
"Yes and we think he's after-you Smithy." Neil spoke-up.
"Yeah I was wondering when you were gonna pipe-up." Stevie said, feeling as worried as Smithy about this. Suddenly all of the feelings that Smithy and Stevie had once-had for each-other had come flooding-back.
"So…..What Now?" Smithy asked angrily.
"Well we still don't know where Wallace is hiding at the moment; all we know is that he is in Sun-Hill somewhere. And the prison officers said that your name has come-up in conversation recently, and that Kieran has had some suspicious visitors." Neil told Smithy & Stevie.
"So what does Gina have to do with this?" Smithy asked.
"Gina was investigating the case with you at the time, and she's kindly agreed to come-in and help-us with getting Wallace back behind bars." Jack told Smithy. "We'll do everything we can to protect you AND Stevie." He finished.
"Listen Smithy." Gina Gold began. "We're gonna track-down Kieran Wallace and we're gonna arrest him, but until we do, you need to be kept safe. You and Stevie are going-to move-into a safe-house together, and if you should ever come-across Wallace then you need to make-him believe that you two are and always have been a genuine couple." She explained.
"But…..I'm confused, what did mine and Smithy's undercover relationship have to do with Kieran escaping?" Stevie asked.
"If he gets the slightest inkling that we're onto him then you're in some serious danger…..But if your relationship appears to be how it was when he got sent-down, then it might buy you some time to call-us."
"Which, Smithy, is why you two have the rest of the afternoon-off to re-form your undercover relationship." Jack told the pair of them seriously.
Smithy and Stevie then headed-off to a small-coffee shop in town together. "So then Smithy, remind-me, who was I basing myself on this-time last-year? Louise wasn't it?" Stevie questioned, but Smithy looked-down at the mention of his true-love.
"Yeah…..Louise Larsson….." Smithy trailed-off quietly. "Do we have to use her again?" He moaned sadly.
"Hey." Stevie said, taking hold of Smithy's hands into hers from across the table. "Listen you, I know what happened to Louise was horrible…..But if Wallace catches-us together, then I have to be the same character that I was last-year. Yeah he knows we're Coppers now, but all he saw was Lawrence Smith and his bird…..He never saw who we really are. Kieran never saw Dale Smith and Stevie Moss. Did He? So let's keep it that way eh?" Stevie tried to re-assure Smithy as he sighed sadly, not really wanting to go back-there.
"Okay….." Smithy trailed-off, but he was interrupted by an alarmed look from Stevie.
"Smithy…..Wallace is at the door." Stevie whispered to him in a panic, lucky Smithy was facing away from the door so Kieran couldn't see his face, and Smithy's torso was covering Stevie's face.
"WHAT?!" Smithy shouted. "Shhh. Look, our relationship starts now, come-here." Stevie said as she leaned-in and rested her hand gently against the side of Smithy's neck before she then kissed-him on the lips just as Wallace looked through the window of the door at them.
Stevie kept secretly and carefully looking at Wallace whilst she kissed Smithy until eventually, he walked-off. Pulling-away from the kiss, Stevie immediately pulled-out her phone.
"Gov. It's Stevie. Wallace is out and about in town. By the Sunny Café Coffee Shop. I don't think he spotted Smithy and I but we came pretty-darn close." She told Jack over the phone, who immediately started gathering the rest of CID to explain the situation to them, before ringing Stevie back and ordering her and Smithy to stay-put until back-up arrived to get-them out of there as soon as possible.
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