So I thought I'd put this teaser up - the rest will probably come as one or at the most two chapters. I honestly thought I'd not write again but I watched some episodes of The Professionals and remembered Michael saying he thought some of the Dempsey and Makepeace scripts were left overs! So I've taken an episode and adapted it; this way I don't have to think of a plot just their interactions. But if you like I'll finish this one and write a few more. I can pick where to place each episode so I've started after 'Given to acts of violence'

"He was a good guy – Frazer" Dempsey reflected, "I liked him. We had a few beers when I first arrived then Spikings sent him undercover on that drugs deal. You ever partnered him Makepeace?"

Dempsey and Makepeace were leaving the hospital

"Well he wouldn't be able to be seen with the likes of you Dempsey" Makepeace pointed out in her prim and proper diction.

"Likes of me!" Dempsey objected "Hey do I look like a cop?"

"Well now you come to mention it I've seen dealers who'd look more comfortable in a uniform than you"

"Depends which uniform babe" Dempsey drew a small cigar from his pocket as they reached the the exit corridor. Harry decided to ignore the babe comment – objecting thus far had made not an iota of a difference. "Do you do uniforms?" Dempsey asked his partner salaciously "I bet you'd look good as a nurse, ...or a waitress..." Dempsey paused in thought "You were a pretty hot looking babe as a bar maid" he concluded.

"I did my bit on the beat when I joined the Force" Harry justified as she pushed the main hospital doors open "I didn't just walk into this job you know"

"Maybe..." Dempsey started

"..NO" Harry jumped in before anything could be voiced, she was sure Dempsey had travelled somewhere in his mind and that made her blush.

Dempsey noticed the flushed cheeks and smiled contentedly. "Anyway" he said "Frazer was a good bloke and we owe him" Harry passed Dempsey her car keys as his hand clasped the drivers' door, his American habit not remotely fading away after several months in England. He took the keys pointing out that it would take them longer if he drove as he sauntered around to the passenger door, letting himself in before he leaned across and opened the drivers' door for Makepeace and passed the keys back to her.

In his inner office back at SI10 Spikings was convinced the tape would wear out the number of times either Dempsey or Makepeace re-wound the recording of Frazers' last phone call. "Damn Frazer" Spikings sat back "I wonder what he had seen? It definitely wasn't related to operation SweetBill"

"Well he didn't realise his cover was blown" Dempsey reasoned

"What's that noise?" Harry asked "That clunking and banging? It's happening in the background of where he made the phone call from"

"Has to be a 3 mile radius from the meet as he only had 15 minutes to get there" Spikings contributed

Dempsey sat there clicking his fingers at every clunk he heard. "Not all the same time timing" Harry reflected "and some louder than others. Do we know where his main undercover haunts were?"

Chas returned to the inner office "Frazer will be in surgery for the next few hours. These were found in his pockets" he produced some paper slips. Dempsey took them and Harry glanced over his shoulder.

"TEN PIN BOWLING" they said together in triumph "and look it's got the name of the Alley – Forum Bowls – whatya know" Dempsey said leaping to his feet "let's go partner"

"Wait" Harry stood but didn't move "What's the plan?"

"We go stake out the bowling alley" Dempsey stated "obviously! You do play don't you Makepeace?"

"I'll raise your spare to my strike" Harry challenged as she led the way out of the SI10 office.