- 1973 -
The note of tension had decreased considerably. All the robbers had been shot who tried to rob the train. Sam had caught one between the eyes with his radio and the Guv had given him an unamused look of 'did you really just do that?' and shot the guy in the head.
Sam Tyler was bleeding from his shoulder where he had taken a bullet for his Guv, Gene Hunt, which the dark grey work uniform was conceiling quite well.
Sam had almost betrayed his whole team and did not want anyone seeing the result. Unknown to Sam, the bullet had caught a major artery and the fabric was the only thing keeping the blood from spurting in all directions.
Because of this, it was a bit of a shock when Sam suddenly fell down and didn't get back up again. When Gene got to him, he was already as white as a sheet. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
- Present Day -
It was a dreary day when Sam Tyler woke up from his coma. His mother noticed first and her cries notified everyone else.
The first thing Sam noticed was that he was extremely weak. He could hardly lift his hand to touch his mother's cheek who had been sleeping next to the bed, in a chair, with her head on the bed.
The second thing Sam noticed, when his mother turned into a real life banshee out of sheer happiness, is that his hearing was still perfect and that he had one heck of a headache. That was soon dealt with by use of pain medication and he quickly fell asleep.
