Alternate Universe and a Crossover of a kind:
I know I said never again, and lord alone knows where this one has come from but the plot bunny has been savaging my ankle for a week or so.
In this world, Zain Nadir has chosen his life and his colleagues over Kirsten Shaw. It is Zain who takes the bullet, but survives. But what does he survive to return to? For the purposes of this story, the Kirsten Shaw case comes to its near deadly conclusion just before Stevie and Stuart nearly come unstuck with Rob Towler and a corrupt copper.
Zain returns to Sun Hill after recovering from his injuries. But Sun Hill has changed beyond his recognition. Still struggling to cope with the emotional and physical aspects of his near fatal wounding, Zain has to face colleagues who believe he turned to the dark side.
The hierarchy has changed too:
DCI Neil Manson
DI Stuart Turner
DSs Jo Masters and Max Carter
DCs Mickey Webb, Terry Perkins, Stevie Moss, Grace Dasari, Jacob Banks and Zain Nadir
TDC Will Fletcher
Sun Hill's resident CSE is taking a career exchange, his exchange replacement starts the day of Zain's return...