Dale 'Smithy' Smith and Mel Ryder were walking through the station, towards their car out the back of Sun Hill.

'Why are we going out when there's no emergency?' Mel asked.

They get a call through their radios. A young female has been found injured in a flat on the Jasmine Allen Estate.

'You spoke too soon. We'd best deal with it.' Smithy smirked.

Mel replied into her radio they were on their way to deal with the report. Smithy got behind the wheel and sped down the streets as fast as he could, sirens going off.

They finally reached the Jasmine Allen estate and found an elderly man waiting for them.

'You took your time.' The man said.

'Where is she?' Smithy asked.

'She walked off, not wanting any help. She's got a head wound.' The man almost pleaded with them.

'Which way did she go?' Mel asked.

'Towards the other side of the estate.' The man pointed in the direction.

Smithy and Mel started to run in the direction. They didn't delay. They found a seventeen year old girl on the ground unmoving, blood on her arms. Smithy dashed over to check her pulse.

'Her pulse is weak.' Smithy helped her into the recovery position.

Mel called in for an ambulance whilst Smithy checked for ID.

'There's no ID on her.' Smithy reported.

The ambulance arrived quickly and the girl was wheeled into the back.

Smithy and Mel walked back to their car and followed the ambulance. The drive took time, but they got there quick enough to see them rush the girl through the hospital. A nurse walked over, a piece of paper in her hand.

'We found this in her pocket.' The nurse handed the sheet of paper over to Smithy before returning to her station with the girl.

Smithy opened the piece of paper. Written in the middle of the piece of paper was Sergeant Callum Stone.

'I'll call him.' Smithy pulled out his phone.


Callum Stone was sat in his office when his phone started ringing. It was Smithy. Callum picked up.

'Hello?' Callum said.

'Callum, we've got a teenage girl down at St Hugh's. She's been beaten a bit. She's got a head injury and is unconscious. The girl had your name on a piece of paper in her pocket. Do you know anyone who would try and find you if they were in danger?' Smithy reported.

'Is the girl about seventeen years old?'

'Yeah, brunette hair to her shoulders?'

'That sounds like her. I'm on my way.'

Callum hung up and left his office as fast as he could to find his car. He got behind the wheel and sped as fast as he could to St Hugh's.


Smithy met Callum as he got to the hospital.

'Where is she?' Callum asked.

'She's with Mel. She's not come round for us to talk to her.' Smithy explained.

Smithy led Callum to a private room to find Mel sitting on a chair next to the girl, who was wired into machinery. Mel looked up at their arrival.

'Mel, is she ok?' Callum asked.

'She's had a beating. Her head wound isn't as bad as they thought. They think she'll come round soon. Do you know her, Sarge?' Mel said.

'Her name's Megan Stone. Her father is my cousin. Last I knew of them, they were living in Cambridgeshire.' Callum explained.

'So what's she doing here?' Smithy was confused.

Callum sat on Megan's right, holding her hand.

'We'll be outside.' Smithy looked at Mel.

Smithy led Mel outside and left Callum alone with Megan.

'What have you got yourself into now, eh?' Callum tried to keep his pain in.

Megan started waking and seeing Callum sat next to her.

'Uncle Callum?' Megan managed, confused at his appearance.

'Hello, Megan.' Callum smiled.

'What are you doing here?'

'My name was on a piece of paper in your pocket. I got called by a couple of colleagues.'

'Please don't tell Dad.'

'Tell him what?'

'That I got beaten up. He'll flip. He's in enough trouble as it is.'

'Megan, I'm just going to get my colleagues back in and they're going to help you, ok? Trust me.'

'I'm not ratting on Dad.'

'Ok. We'll get to that, ok? I'll be right back.'

Callum got up from his seat and found Smithy and Mel outside the room.

'Callum?' Smithy saw the worry on Callum's face.

'She's gained consciousness. I'm going to need backup to talk to her, find out what happened.' Callum confessed.

Smithy and Mel followed Callum back into the room. Megan had sat herself up in bed.

'How are you feeling, Megan?' Smithy asked.

'Could be worse.' Megan shrugged slightly.

'Last I heard of you and your parents, you were in Cambridgeshire. What brings you here?' Callum tried to be gentle.

'My parents split, Dad dragged me here against Mum's wishes.' Megan wasn't giving up much.

'Megan, can you tell us who attacked you?' Smithy asked.

'I didn't see them. All they said was it was a warning for Dad. That's all I know.' Megan started getting defensive.

'What has your Dad got himself into?' Smithy knew there was something.

'I don't know! All I know is I got jumped and was yelled at to tell Dad that was his warning!' Megan was getting freaked out.

'Ok. We'll leave it for now. We'll let you rest.' Smithy said.

Callum led them out the room. They stood together, confused.

'She's covering for him.' Mel knew.

'Whatever he's got her into is going to get her killed at this rate.' Callum wasn't pleased.

'I would suggest we give her a way to contact us and we see where things go. We have to find her father if he's being warned over something.' Smithy suggested.

Callum left back into the room and gave Megan his card.

'Call me if you need anything or remember anything. I'm not here to make you do anything you don't want to, but we need you to help us, ok?' Callum tried to stay calm.

'Just go.' Megan wasn't in the mood for talking.

Callum left the room. He joined his colleagues and left back to the station, not saying a word.