So, I've decided to start another what if series but this one will be about Jamie Winter.
I don't own Midsomer Murders. There will be spoilers so I suggest you watch the episodes before reading if you want. Also, go read my other what if series about Ben Jones.
Enjoy.

Chapter 1 – Series 20 Episode 2 Death of Small Coppers (Part 1)

Jamie looked confused and concerned at the strange objects hanging from the meat hooks in the barn. Behind him, Virginia 'Ginny' Welton had snuck in and raised the gun to point at Jamie. Jamie heard what sounded like a safety catch on a gun be released. He turned around and his eyes widened in shock when he saw a gun pointed at him. The gun fired. Jamie didn't have much time to react and the bullet buried itself in his shoulder. He stumbled backwards and fell to the floor with a thud and a cry of pain. He grasped his right shoulder with his other hand and gritted his teeth. He heard the woman mutter something like 'that's what you get for trespassing' before she left.

Jamie managed to sit up and cradled his injured arm. He had no idea if Mrs Welton was going to come back or not so he had to get out and get to hospital himself. Slowly, he got up on his knees then his feet. He felt a bit dizzy but took a few steps forward towards the door. His vision blurred because of the pain but he carried on. After what seemed like ages, he had managed to stumble to his car. He leaned on the car breathing heavily. There was no way he could drive in the state he was in, he wouldn't dare move his arm. There was only one thing for it, call Barnaby. Something he should have done in the first place. As by some strange coincidence, his phone began to ring. Getting it out of his pocket was a difficult task but he managed to do it and it was Barnaby calling him. He answered it.

"Sir, I…" He started.

"Winter, we're waiting for you, where are you?" Barnaby cut him off.

Jamie paused for a second wondering what he should say so his boss wouldn't freak out but his pause made Barnaby worry.

"Is everything alright, Winter?" Barnaby asked.

Jamie was about to reply when he accidentally banged his arm against the car while shifting his standing position. This resulted in him letting out a yell of pain and dropping his phone, disconnecting the line.

On Barnaby's end, he heard Jamie cry in pain and then the line went dead. Immediately, he jumped to his feet and ran to the kitchen table to grab his keys. Sarah and Birgitte looked at him in confusion.

"John?" Sarah enquired.

"Something's wrong, I need to find Winter" He said while putting on his jacket. He rushed out the door without saying another word.

He remembered he had instructed Jamie to go talk to this Mrs Welton, so he decided to start at her house. As he arrived, he saw his sergeant's car and knew he was in the right place. He parked behind the car and as he stepped out, he could see Jamie squatting down on the driver's side of his car. As he got closer to his sergeant, he could see that he was bleeding from his shoulder. That caused him to run the rest of the way. He knelt down next to Jamie, his face a mixture of shock and worry. Jamie looked up at him trying to hide the pain he was in.

"Got shot, sir" He said just to clarify what had happened.

Barnaby moved around to grab Jamie's un-injured arm and helped him up. They walked to Barnaby's car and he sped away to the hospital.

"What happened?" Barnaby demanded.

"I was trying to find Mrs Welton. I was in the barn when she snuck up behind me. I turned around and bang" Jamie explained vaguely.

Barnaby hummed in response and kept his eye on the road as he drove as quickly as he could to the hospital. At the hospital, Barnaby sat in the waiting room. He had called Sarah to let her know what had happened. He was waiting for Jamie to get out of surgery. As he waited, his mind wondered. Jamie and him had become quite good work colleagues, he pretty much considered him a friend now and he guessed that Jamie felt that way to. He just wished that Jamie had called him right away, he wondered why he hadn't.

And yeah, I'm going to end it there. Slight cliff-hanger, I guess? Haha.