Authors note - I do not own New Tricks. All belongs to Wall to Wall and BBC Television. No copyright infringement is intended nor should be inferred. I wasn't going to write this yet but it wouldn't leave me alone. PLease review.
Chapter 1 : The Letter.
It was early when Sandra opened the door to the UCOS office. Over the last ten years it had become her second home. She shook her head sadly, partly relieved that it was still too early for the lads to have arrived. She intended to have left by the time Brian and Jack walked in. She knew Steve and Gerry would be the last two through the doors. Smiling sadly as she thought of 'her boys' she dug in her draw and found the paper she was looking for. Sandra glared at the paper for a moment, knowing there would have to be two letters. Strickland would want an explanation. And as grudgingly as she admitted it she knew that he would have to hear it from her.
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"So then I said." Gerry laughed as he pushed the door to the Ucos office open. Steve pulled a face, not really keen to hear the rest of Gerry's story.
"Och man." Steve pulled his scarf from his body. "That's enough."
"Yeah well." Gerry paused before looking around the room. "What's happened? Where's Sandra?"
"She's gone." Jack stated calmly. "Sandra has gone."
"You what?" Gerry frowned as the older man shrugged.
"She's left." Brian started, a panic in his voice Gerry knew only too well.
"'Old on. How 'as she left?" Gerry just didn't understand. "Where is she?"
"She's gone." Brian repeated.
"Gerry." Jack kept his voice calm before holding out the pristine envelope. "Read this. She isn't well. She's gone to have treatment."
"What?" Gerry took the paper from him and sat down. "No, she was fine last night. She was at the pub with us. She was fine. Just like always-ripping into me."
"You deserve it sometimes." Steve sighed as he waited to hear what was in the note their Guv had left.
"It says here she left a note for Strickland an 'all. Must be more detailed than this is." Gerry threw the paper on the desk and glared at it in disgust.
"Can we find her?" Steve asked. Jack shook his head.
"She doesn't want us to."
"And since when has that stopped us?" Gerry ran a hand through his hair. "Jack?"
"She's ill. Maybe we should respect her wishes." Steve replied. Gerry shook his head and stormed out the office as the remaining three men looked on. Jack sighed heavily hoping the detective did find their Guv. Whatever she wanted he knew this time she couldn't go on alone.
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A/N Shall I go on? Please review