AN: So finally got round to watching episodes pre series 7 and well I decided to write this as well as 'How far they've come.' This has all characters from series 1-8 in cos I love them all. I've only just finished watching series 1 but this is set the same time as 8 so Matt didn't die. Nor will he. I already love him and just know I'm going to cry. I have no idea where I'm going with this.
"Well that went well." Kate said sarcastically after the first trial day ended badly and her and Jake walked into their office.
"I've never seen anything like it." Jake shook his head - they had been completely screwed over. Jake sat down in his chair as Kate perched herself on the edge of his desk.
"You ok?" She asked kindly.
"It's been one of them days." He nodded giving her a a small smile, which she returned - her green eyes saying something unreadable.
They held each others gaze for a minute before the door to their office opened.
"Knock knock." Alesha smiled as James followed her in.
"Court was a bit of a balls up, wasn't it." James said causing Jake to frown and Kate to give a small laugh.
"Just a bad start, James." Jake responded not missing the smirk Kate and Alesha shared.
"Well, you've got enough. I think the jury will believe you." Alesha nodded. "We thought we'd come and ask if the two of you wanted to join us, Ronnie and Matt for a drink."
Jake looked at Kate a second. "We'd love to but we've got some stuff to do here unfortunately."
"Thanks for the offer Lesh." Kate smiled. "But we best find something or I'll be planning this ones funeral by the time Henry's finished with him."
"Good luck." James gave a light laugh before they both left.
Kate picked up a file from Jake's desk "come on, lets see if we can save you're neck."
He laughed. "What happened to 'trust your instincts'."
"I'll tell you when Johnston gets life."
"Funny."
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"Morning." Kate said to Alesha as they met in the corridor.
"Hey, where's Jake?" She asked- just recently you never saw one without the other.
"He's already here I think." She replied. "There's like three boxes of statements we need for court."
Alesha offered to give the young blonde a hand getting the boxes so they walked to the office. "I seemed to have missed the land mine that went off in here." She watched as Kate moved carefully over the papers and files that covered the entire floor.
Kate laughed making it over to Jake who was looking through some boxes on the floor.
"You ready?"
He muttered something before pointing at the two other boxes on his desk. Kate picked up one and Alesha took the other.
"Surely you've got better things to be doing today." Kate said as the three of them walked down the stairs.
"Well, James and I haven't got a case so I need something to occupy myself."
"Matt busy?" Kate muttered.
"Shut up." Alesha blushed as Jake looked at the two of them confused. She was tempted to ask Kate about her and Jake's relationship but she knew all would be denied and she had no evidence to prove her case. She would just have to get a bottle of wine down Kate's neck, it would be harder for her friend to lie if she was drunk.
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"No further questions." Jake sat down. Kate had been called out of court for some reason and it was only as he sat down did she reappear. She sat down beside him with a concerned look about her. "What is it?" He whispered.
"Problem."
"What kind of a problem?"
"Frederick Drake is dead. Hit and Run." She told him and Jake mentally cursed several times.
"Mr Thorne, is there something you wish to share with the class?" The judge asked.
"Sorry my lord." Jake got to his feet. "But we've just received news one of our key witnesses has been killed."
"Mr Drake? The last person we are to hear from today?"
"Yes my lord."
"Then I dismiss the court for today, I expect something tomorrow from you about this witness. Give us his statement if you must. Trial continues as ten."
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"Fred was on his way to court when the car traveling at 70 of miles per hour ran him down. The car didn't even try to break and just kept on driving." Matt explained as Jake and Kate sat with him and Ronnie. "The car was a black fiesta, stolen and then torched and dumped."
"We had it forensicated..." Ronnie started but Natalie cut him off as she walked into the room.
"Its not a real word, Ronnie, just face it." She shook her head causing the other three to quietly laugh to themselves.
He half smiled before carrying on. "Well we had it looked at anyway but nothing to say who was driving it and you can't see them on CCTV."
"So we've got nothing." Kate groaned. "Our key witness dies and we've got...nothing."
"Do you think Johnston order the hit and run from inside?" Jake asked the detectives.
"Could've done." Natalie nodded. "Talk to his mates, find out if anyone's been talking to him."
To be continued? X reviews loved x