Ok so I wasnt planning on putting this up for a few days but I thought as I had it written I might as well put it up. This story isnt really mine, I have written it for SexySmithy using her ideas I have just put it into words so a big thank you to her. I really hope you all enjoy it and anyone who has any ideas for any of my current stories or anything new please contact me and I will see what I can do for you. Please leave me a review. Thanks Jodie xx
Chapter One
Dale Smith had always loved his job, it had always been the highlight of his day, heading into work to arrest the scum of London and do his duty for his country. He didnt think he was better than anyone else, but he prided himself in doing the best damn job he could, he had saved lives, and stopped people making huge mistakes even though he had made a few of his own along the way, none bigger than his affair with a gangsters wife, now that was stupid in even his eyes, but love makes you do funny things and however stupid his mistake had been, he hadnt ever regretted his descision to follow his heart, that was his biggest downfall. Early on the third of January he had arrived at work, it was still dark, pitch black actually and he prayed the mornings would start to get a little nicer soon. He had rested down at his desk and glanced round, unaware of what the day ahead held for him, drunks most probably he thought, it was the season for it. His shift wasnt due to start for another hour but being Inspector wasnt an easy task and he knew however many hours he put in it was a tough ask to feel Gina's boots before him, she had saved his career on many occasions and even though they had parted on not the best of terms he was now closer to the older woman than ever. As he sat at his desk he glanced over his computer screen, he knew he had been dealt a bad hand but he had to look foward and concentrate on his future where ever and who ever that may be. Hearing the loud bang on the door he glanced up and smiled at his Sergeant, at least he had good friends and colleagues he could always rely on. "I am off in a minute Gov... just thought I would hand over to you as Stone is late.." Smithy sighed "Again?" he asked and Jo nodded slightly "Sorry.. I would of stayed but its my Mums birthday... I really need to get off". Smithy smiled "No.. its ok hand over and then get off... I will go out on patrol until he gets in". She smiled as she began to relay all the arrests and problems of the prievous night and he listened to her intently.
He headed into the briefing room and sighed round the many officers inside. "Right... listen up.. Im gunna keep this short and sweet..." he paused as he glanced over his small piece of tatty paper. "Kirsty, Ben your in the area car.. Nate and Mel foot patrol... Rodger your presence is requested in CID.. report to DI Manson" he nodded to the PC to indicate he could go and he gathered his things and headed to the door "And Leon your with me until Sergeant Stone shows his face..." he paused as a knock sounded the room and Mickey appeared "Sorry Smithy... I wanted a quick word with PC Taylor?" he sighed glancing to the young PC "Looks like your saved by the bell... go on". Smithy watched as the other officers began to filter from the room and he sighed as he headed out and towards the Sergeants office. He jumped at the soft voice behind him "Morning" he turned to face her at the coffee machine and headed over "You seen Stone.. he has dropped me right in it?" he asked and she shook her head "No sorry Smithy... I can give you a hand.. if you want?" he smiled "Cheers Stevie... but I dont think you will keep up in them heels and besides..." he pushed his coins into the coffee machine and began to make his own drink "I cant see Manson being to happy about me poaching his staff.. despite the fact he nicks half of uniform every day". She placed her hand gently onto his arm "Well the offers there Smithy" he watched as she walked away and he grabbed for his coffee.
Smithy walked round the lonely streets of Sunhill, he didnt mind working alone but when he wasnt even ment to be on patrol it was taking the piss a little. He had phoned Callum twice and heard nothing back and had asked Nate and Mel to swing past and make sure he was ok. The rain was hammering down and all he wanted was to be in his cosy little office, it wasnt that he didnt like being out on patrol, truth was he loved it, but in the rain and cold there was things he would rather be doing. Leon was working with Mickey on an assult case and he to be honest wasnt that bothered about being left in the lurch, but he couldnt quite put his finger on why he was so pissed off today, maybe the weather or Callum bloody Stone. "Serria Oscar one from Serria oscar..." his radio buzzed to life "Go ahead" he replied "What is your location?" the voice asked and he sighed "Jasmine allen estate..." he replied. "Serious assult in progress on the underpath of West Brooke Road.." he sighed "Show me dealing". He began to run in the direction and he heard the mention of back up on its way ASAP but he just ran as fast as his legs would carry him.
Arriving at the scene he glanced round and noticing nobody about he sighed as he reached for his radio "Serria oscar from serria oscar one..." he spoke but he only heard a crackle in response. He sighed, he was underground corse it wouldnt work, he pulled his batton out and began to head through the dim lit alley ways. He didnt frighten easy, he had faced some of the hardest men in London, god he worked with some of them, but as he slowly made his way through the underpaths his heart was in his mouth. He paused as he saw a figure laying in the corner of an opening and he headed over, he lent down and as he did he realised the old man was a sleeping tramp, he jumped and Smithy smiled "Sorry mate.. you ok yeah?" the old man nodded and coughed as he layed his head back down and curled back up. Smithy sighed as he rose to his feet and he glanced to the group of men that appeared from the direction he had come from. He moved to the other exit to see the large group coming in from that direction "Looks like we caught ourselves a pig" one of the men stated. Smithy reached for his batton and pulled it out,
but against so many he knew he didnt really stand a chance.
"Can you put a call out to Inspector Smith?" Callum asked as he headed into the incident room. The young woman nodded and began tryng to radio through, Callum headed over to where Neil stood and smiled "Who in uniform do you have today?" he asked and Neil smiled "Rodger and Leon... I've been trying to get hold of Smithy for the past twenty minutes as I need to borrow Kirsty.." Callum sighed as the young woman called him over "His radio is out of signal.. and my last contact with him he was heading into the underpaths on the jasmine allen estate to a serious assult". Callum glanced to Neil as he walked over "When was that?" he asked turning back to the young girl "About seventy five minutes ago..." Neil interupted "You mean to say you have had no contact from him for over an hour.." she nodded "I requested back up... PC's Ryder and Roberts.." Callum nodded "And?" he asked and she smiled "They attended and said there was no one in sight". Neil smiled "Get uniform together.. I will get all available CID and we can get down there and look for him".
"Right" Neils voice echoed round the opening of the tunnels "You are going to be put in pairs.. and you stay in them... we need to find Smithy safe and sound.. and the last contact we had from him he was heading into these underpaths...". He paused as the officers whispeared between themselves "Look I know you are all worried but lets just forget about What ifs at the moment and concentrate on finding Inspector Smith... our radios wont work under ground so you will all be given one of these" he handed a box to callum and he started to hand them out "You pull the pin out.. we will hear you for a good two miles.. you hear it you come looking... only use it if you have a problem... or you find Smithy and need assistance... there is going to be an ambulance here any minute on standby so if they hear your alarm they will search for you too... right any questions?". Mel rose her hand "What do you think has happened to Inspector Smith?" she asked and Neil sighed "Im not here to speculate PC Ryder.. lets just get on with our jobs and find Smithy".
The officers had all been put in pairs and as they walked slowly through the underpaths, carefull not to miss a thing they were unsure on what to exspect, this was Smithy a man many of them had known for years, his face had been one at Sunhill for many years and he was a popular person, it was clear he had his moments where he could make himself unpopular but everyone was desperate to find him. Callum glanced at Leon as they started down the path they had been assigned to and sighed "Will you pull yourself together Leon.." he glared at him "I should of been with him.." Callum interupted "We dont even know that anything has happened yet". Leon smiled "So why hasnt he been in touch?" he asked and Callum shrugged his shoulders "Many reasons... maybe he has taken a couple of hours... I dunno.. to sleep". Leon shook his head to dissmiss Callums theory before he pointed his flashlight at the ground "There look..." he moved over and picked up the small black badge "Its Smithys.. its his warrent card..". Callum sighed "Ok.. lets keep going yeah.. he could of just dropped it.." Leon shook his head "You know as well as I do Smithy wouldnt just drop that... he wouldnt lose it".
Mickey headed over to the man slumped against the wall, glancing back to Stevie, her face covered in fear of what they might find "You alright.." he spoke as he rested down next to the man "Im DC Webb and that there is DS Moss.. we are from Sunhill station.. we was wondering if you might of seen a colleague of ours?". The old man nodded "Might of done.." Stevie moved foward "Either you have or you havent...". Mickey held his hand up to silence her, he reached into his pocket and produced a twenty pound note "You seen him mate?". He nodded "A while ago.. he went that way". Mickey handed him the note and he rose to his feet "A bit of patience Stevie" they turned in the direction the man had pointed "He werent alone" the mans rough voice dragged them back "You see who he was with?" he asked and the man shrugged his shoulders once again. Mickey pushed his hand in his pocket and pulled out another note "Thats a tenner?" the man nodded towards the note and Mickey nodded "Your as sharp as a tack". He smiled "Well I want another twenty?". Mickey shook his head "Heres.. what gunna happen... you are gunna tell me what you know and I wont be coming back to arrest you for waisting my time and you can take your thirty quid and buy your self something pretty". The man nodded "There were a lot of them..." Stevie cut in "How many is a lot?". He shrugged his shoulders "Twen'y.. maybe thir'y". Stevie covered her face, and Mickey could see the pure terror in her eyes as she glanced up at him "Anything else?" Mickey asked and the man nodded "They said they'd caught a pig... they had things.." Mickey nodded "What.. what'd they have?". He shrugged his shoulders once again "Bricks.. knives". Mickey nodded "Come on Stevie" she made her feet walk, how, she had no idea but right now Smithy needed her, he needed everyone. "What if he's..." Mickey interupted her "Lets just find him yeah". He was interupted by the loud ringing that filled the tunnel "Come on" he called and the two ran off in the direction of the alarm, completly unaware of what could be waiting for them.