"Guilty," the Forman of the jury delivered the verdict. One Jake and Kate both wanted. Then it was just a blur, sentencing went past them. The events only hit them in the robbing room where the pair hung up their robes and put their wigs away.

"Drink?" Jake asked

"Drink," Kate replied "I'll just text Henry and tell him the news," Kate added punching in the message and pressing send

Walking to the usual haunt where barristers could usually be found drowning their sorrows if they had lost a case or like Kate and Jake celebrating a win. Kate grabbed a table whilst Jake ordered the drinks for the pair. Kate's phone buzzed and taking out of her briefcase she opened the message that had just been received.

"Here we are Kate. Who's that? Jake asked placing her pint in front of her

"Thanks. Its Henry congratulating us on the win but saying we need to be in early tomorrow. New big case. So looks like only the one drink for us," Kate said taking a big gulp of the liquid in the glass.

"Right do you want company on the way home?" Jake asked

"Yeah, I hate walking the streets this time of year on my own," Kate said. Despite the time being half four in the afternoon it was pitch black as it was midwinter.

Leaving the pub the pair walked to the taxi rank by the courts.

"OI" a voice came from behind, then everything went fast. Out of nowhere there men ran at them and grabbed Kate saying

"HE DID NO DO IT NOW YOU'LL PAY,"

Jake lunged for Kate, who had managed to get her set free, only to see the men stab Jake four times, twisting the knife in the wounds inflicting more damage. She screened "JAKE,"

After seeing the men had gone, Kate ran over to Jake and fell to her knees. Jake was bleeding and was unconscious. She tried to stop the bleeding whist calling for a ambulance.

"999 what's the emergency?"

"My partner has just been stabbed. I can't stop it please hurry,"

"OK is he breathing,"

The operator went through the questions for what seemed a age. To Kate it also seemed time for the paramedics to arrive who were escorted by the police. Who stared to question Kate, but all she could see was the flashback of the stabbing . she could only see her friend and the man she loved lying there on the trolley in the ambulance.