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"I have to talk to Ros." Harry stared at the file Ruth had handed him. "Is she here?"
"Not yet." Ruth stared at him. Harry nodded.
"See she comes straight to my office when she gets in. I'm going to have to speak to that infernal woman at 6. These operatives all worked with Ros when she was in 6?"
"Yes, Catherine did her research. Both worked with Ros when she was with 6 in the Russia office and later in Kazakstan. Franka was her junior officer before Ros jumped ship to us."
"Thank you Ruth." Harry smiled slightly, knowing his daughter had fitted in well over the river, however much he still hated the idea of her working for the service. Ruth frowned slightly before turning and walking out of the office. It was going to be difficult to convince Ros she may really be in danger and Ruth knew that if Harry and Lucas couldn't manage that there was a very real danger she was going to walk headfirst into whatever trap was being set.
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Lucas jogged behind Ros as they made their way into Thames House. Stan raised a hand as Lucas smiled. Ros nodded towards the friendly security guard before stepping into the lift that would take them to the Grid. The tension seemed to radiate from her in waves. Lucas had no idea why.
"You ok?" Lucas asked as he watched Ros stare into space.
"Fine. Amy woke me."
"Yeah, poor kid. Wonder what these nightmares are about."
"She thinks one or both of us are going to leave her." Ros stated. "And lets' face it, in this line of work that is a distinct possibility. She's growing up, she knows we are slightly different to other families. It's a wonder she doesn't think Carrie is her mum the amount of time she spends with her."
"So? What are you saying? Transfer to a desk job? Cut back the hours?"
"Don't be ridiculous." Ros snapped as the lift doors opened. Lucas shook his head as he watched her walk towards the Pods aware that he didn't know half of what was going through his wife's head. They stepped into the Grid to a room full of organised chaos. Calum, Tariq and Malcolm were hovering over their latest gadget while Beth and Erin glared at a computer screen. Adam, Dimitri and Zaf sat in a corner discussing the earlier case while Alec walked towards Ruth's desk. Zoe picked up an arm full of files and headed towards Ruth.
"What is this all about?" Zoe asked. Alec raised an eyebrow.
"Zo, this is Section D. Counter terrorism is our specialty. I thought you read the job description."
"You are not funny, White."
"Ah Zo, you wound me. You really do."
"What do you want?" Ruth rested her head on one hand and watched as Zoe placed the files on the edge of Ruth's desk.
"Why are we going through files of dead MI-6 officers. Jack Colville had been dead for years."
"Colville?" Ros snapped. "Jack Colville."
"Yeah." Zoe turned to her as Ruth closed her eyes and swore. "MI-6's golden boy until a few years before his death. I thought you'd know him. Zaf said he recognised the name."
"Of course I recognise the bloody name. He recruited me." She stalked off towards Harry's office knowing he would have to tell her what was going on.
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"Infernal bloody woman." Harry slammed the phone down on his desk. "Speaking of which." He muttered as Ros walked into the office.
"What the bloody Hell is going on?"
"Ros, it is customary to knock before barging in here."
"It is also customary to tell your Section Chief what is going on before she has to find out half the story from a junior officer." Ros' voice was dangerously low.
"Who?"
"Zoe."
"Ros, sit down."
"Jack Colville is dead. He blew his brains out in front of me."
"I remember."
"Then why are we looking into his affairs now?"
"That book."
"The fake book he was never planning to publish? The one he used to get the bug in here?"
"Yes." Harry watched as her eyes darkened.
"Harry. It was a fake."
"The names in it were very real. We have intel to suggest people mentioned in the infernal thing are ending up dead. Two MI-6 officers have been murdered in the last two weeks. Both officers you and Colville worked with when you were at 6."
"Who?"
"Franka Lewis and John Peters."
"Oh my God." Ros closed her eyes. "I haven't seen either of them since my father was arrested."
"I'm sorry Ros. But a note was found on Franka's body. One which suggests whoever did this is out for revenge against the people that were named in that book."
"Note? I need to see it." Ros stated cooly. Harry nodded before handing her the note.
"It's a translation. The original was in Serbian."
"My father will be avenged." Ros read it outload. "Father? Jack didn't have any children. Not that he told me about."
"Ros, we gathered your relationship with Colville wasn't entirely professional."
"Harry, I was a young officer. And it has no bearing on this case. He's dead, even he can't use my relationship with him against me."
"No, but whoever wrote that note can."
"The last time I saw Colville he wanted me dead. You know that. He only turned the gun on himself when he knew that there was no way out."
"That's as may be but I want you off this case. Adam can take the lead."
"No." Ros glared at him.
"It's too dangerous."
"What am I supposed to do? Sit in some God awful safe house and wait to be murdered? Not a chance in Hell. I'm working this case. You know I'm the only one who knows Jack well enough to know what's going on. If he did have a kid he kept it secret for a reason. Just because I'm hidden away doesn't mean he or she wont come after the rest of the team. Two people are already dead. You know the best way to find this scum is to let me do my job."
"You are too emotionally involved."
"And isn't Lucas? Ruth was here when Jack started playing silly buggers. So was Tariq."
"Ros."
"Are you pulling them from the case?"
"No."
"Then isn't it you that's too emotionally involved? You know we put our lives on the line everytime we turn up for work. Why is this case any different? If I went into hiding every time someone wanted to kill me I'd never be in work."
"Are you sure?" Harry watched her closely, knowing Ruth was watching him through the office windows.
"Yes." Ros stepped toward him. "I can do this, Harry. You know I can."
"Ok, ok." He folded his arms, deep in thought. "But if it gets too close I will pull you from this case." He crossed to the door and opened it. "If it gets too close I will pull you from the op. Understood." He turned as Ros nodded once. The rest of the team began to prepare to head to the Briefing Room. Harry couldn't shake the feeling he should get Ros as far away from the op as he could.
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A/N Please review. More from the rest of the team next time.
