I'll be your hero

Smithy/Andrea/ Gabriel fic

Smithy finally proves that Gabriel raped Kerry can he now fight to prove he murdered her or will end up fighting for his life? Set just after Andrea told smithy about Kerry's allegation of rape towards Gabriel

Chapter 1 a helping hand

It was 5:30am and smithy lay there awake thinking of his beloved Kerry. He missed her so much. He missed her more with each passing day. She was the one person who he truly loved and he knew that she loved him but they never gotten a chance because the sniper had snatched that from him when he mercifully shot her dead. He thought of that painful day. He could see it all Kerry being shot watching her die in was so awful. Then he thought back to when he'd returned to the nick to change of his blood stained uniform when Gabriel had asked him those strange questions about Kerry's last moment. He wondered why he asked them when no one else had not even M.I.T. It upset him to think that Gabriel could've raped her and he actually believed it he couldn't put his finger on why but he had always thought Kent was a little dodgy. He felt a tear run down his cheek. His thoughts were disturbed by the sound of his alarm. He dragged himself out of bed wiping the tears from his eyes. He got ready and hurried of to the nick. Work was the only thing that kept him going.

In the yard.

"Morning serge said Andrea in her soft Scottish accent can we talk?"

"Yeah sure now?" smithy replied

"Cant I'm on a shout with tony but when I get back" she reasoned

"That's fine by me" he smiled and headed into the nick

Smithy sat in the sergeants office finishing some paperwork when there was a knock on the door it was Andrea

"Hi serge" she began "is now a good time?"

"Yeah I'm not busy so what do you want to talk about…?" he replied softly

"Kerry's rape allegation"… she began "Gabriel thinks I told M.I.T when it was you and how can we prove it Kerry's dead so we can't ask her.

"I want to gain his trust" smithy started " he might let slip and there are ways to prove our theory"

"But serge we don't have the evidence…" she said

"What is it" said smithy

"How many months pregnant was Kerry?" she said thoughtfully

"About three months I think why?"

"Well who was she with then?"

"Cameron… oh that's clever said smithy "you're thinking she might have told him and that he might be able to help"

She nodded "yeah" she replied "do you have his phone number so we can contact him?"

"No I don't replied smithy "but I know some who might"

"Sierra Oscar to sierra Oscar 493 burglary in process at 44 calico streets. The radio crackled

"493 receiving show me and 595 dealing" she spoke into the radio

"I'll contact Cameron said smithy "now off you go" she hurried off.

Smithy sat in his chair and rubbed his chin thinking about what he would say to Cameron. He got and walked to the inspector's office. He stood in the doorway. Insp. Gold looked up from her paperwork

"Can I help you sergeant" said Gina sarcastically

"Maybe…" replied smithy do you have Cameron Tait's number it's just that I'd like to speak to him…"

"Is this about PC Young's allegation" said Gina softly

"No ma'am" denied smithy "I'd just like to see how he's coping please Gina"

"smithy if that's all you're going to do" she said handing him PC Tait's folder " it's in there but if I find out you've done different I'll crucify you understand me and that's Insp. Gold to you"

"Thanks" smithy smiled gratefully he walked back to the sergeants office and sat down. He opened the folder. There was the number in rang it and waited for someone to answer. Ring. Ring. Ring

"Hello" Cameron answered in his soft Australian accent

"Hello" smithy replied

"Smithy" Cameron said sounding shocked he was about to hang up when…

"Please Cameron don't hang up I really need to talk you... he began "it's about Kerry…"

"Kerry?" Cameron asked

"Well you know she was shot dead don't you well when she died she was pregnant and the baby wasn't yours or mine it was Gabriel Kent's baby" smithy continued

"Gabriel's I never thought what she told was true I thought she was crying wolf perhaps this time she was telling the truth"

"What" stammered smithy "you mean she told you. You see Andrea Dunbar told me that Kerry had told her that Gabriel had raped that's what I wanted to ask you about. I was wondering if she'd told you anything about it"

"She did. She told me the day after it happened. She said she'd invited him round then he started to taunt her then he forced her onto the table and raped her I think she went to the rape refuge centre" Cameron said sadly. Listening to this smithy felt physically sick

"Thanks Cameron I don't mean to upset you but thanks" thanked smithy.

It was almost the end of the shift smithy shuffled in his chair. He heard a knock on the door he looked up to see Andrea.

"Did you find anything out" she quizzed

"Yeah" he sighed "Cameron said smithy she told him and that she went to the rape refuge centre"

"We should go now" said Andrea

"No it'll be closed we'll go first thing tomorrow" said smithy firmly.

"Okay serge" she replied

"Let's get out of here" smithy smiled softly "Pub?"

"Yeah okay serge" she smiled

"I'm really worried about what we might find and if he did I will kill him" said smithy angrily

"Calm down serge we don't know if he did" soothed Andrea "But I think he did serge I mean he's a real creep"

"yeah I'd agree with you there" he replied "You know the day she died Gabriel asked me if she tried to say anything It was weird and he's been going on about his Kerry it really annoyed me he doesn't stop I mean though I will not be responsible for my actions"

"I get that serge c'mon lets go" she replied

"Okay" he grimaced

They left the station and headed to the pub.