New beginnings and

by Storybookgirl77

Strickland is not endearing himself to The UCOS team when he sends them a case that Gerry worked on in 1982. He has no idea how much the case would affect the team in 2018. Can Gerry face his demons and will Sandra and the team be able to be there for him? Will he let them?

1. Chapter 1

Disclaimer I don't own New Tricks. All copyright belongs to BBC television and original writers. No copyright infringement is intended nor should be inferred

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Sasha stared at the letter in her hand. She had known it was coming but seeing the words in black and white was still like a stab to the heart. She folded the letter before putting it away in her jacket pocket. She knew Sandra and the lads wouldn't want her to dwell on the past; especially now her relationship with Strickland was common knowledge.

"Morning." Dan smiled as he walked into the office. He knew he was usually among the first to arrive every morning. "Where is everyone?"

"Jack has a heart clinic check up. He won't be in until 10. Sandra is talking to Strickland. New case. Apparently it's not our remit but Sandra says it is." She shrugged as she headed to the table in the corner where the kettle and mugs were kept. "It's too early for Ted and the others. You know Gerry won't rush in."

"That's true." Dan laughed. He turned as Sandra marched into the UCOS office clearly annoyed as the door to the inner office slammed shut.

"Think it's not gone to plan." Sasha smiled slightly as Sandra could be seen pacing the office as she barked into the phone. Sandra felt slightly sick as she thought of the case she had been given. Looking into cold cases was one thing but ripping open old wounds was another.

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"Sandra!" Gerry tried to calm her as he spoke on the hands free phone. "It's the first case I worked on as a DC. I didn't run the investigation- we never found the bloke who killed those young girls." He turned into the side road as he spoke. "We could finally get some answers."

"It was 1982. I know we had cases older but you worked on this one."

"Just."

"Back then I did nothing wrong. I was a DC. I didn't run the investigation. Look, I'm

picking Brian up now. It's a case. We can do this. It's like every other cold case." He reasoned as Brian walked towards the car. Sandra looked up to see Steve arrive. Her attention still on the call.

"I know." Sandra sighed. "But none of the other cases we have worked on were so personal."

"It was a long time ago." Gerry sighed. "I'm fine. Trust me, Sandra." He ended the call as she silently prayed he was right.

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A/N do I go on?