Chapter One

Chapter Three

"So you think the stolen items are related, but don't know how?" Phil asked as they sat in the briefing room waiting for Will and Mickey to turn up.

"Yeah, and we need to know what is the next target. The media are already getting narky"

Just then Mickey turned up with Will, PC Beth Green and PC Ben Gayle in tow.

"Sarge, this is PC Green and PC Gayle. Beth and Ben, this is DS Hunter from Specialist Crimes" Sam introduced the pair.


An hour later, the six officers were still disusing the case. Outside the station, DC Jo Masters got out of her car, almost bumping into Grace on the way into the station.

"Ah, just the person I wanted to see"

"Me?" Jo asked.

"Yeah, I just wanted to ask you about some guy called Phil Hunter. He turned up today to help with a case."

"Phil? Really?"

"Yeah, and I thought that there was some sort of thing between him and DI Nixon."

Jo smiled. It would be great to see Phil again. But meanwhile she could enlighten Grace on some of their history. "Come with me"...


Robbery at Canley Comprehensive, can anyone deal

Smithy confirmed that he and PC Tony Stamp would deal with the incident. He turned the car around, heading towards the local high school. Seriously, that school always seemed to have trouble surrounding it.

"Sgt Smith from Sunhill. How can we help you?" he addressed a harassed looking woman who according to her badge, was the assistant principle.

"They've broken into the canteen. Not much has been stolen, just some drinks and hot food. But it's the damage to the equipment we are worried about. The fridges will need to be replaced and they don't come cheap."

"Okay, well can you please show us where the canteen is"


An hour later, Smithy and Tony where back at the station heading up to CID.

"Mam!" Smithy called as he saw Sam, Phil, Will, Mickey, Beth and Ben exit the briefing room. "I have some info on a new robbery case."

"Is it connected to the others?" Sam asked, inquisitive.

"Well, no, but we do need someone to look into it. It's a school canteen robbery" he finished.

"Will and Mickey, would you mind?"

"Nah" they stated as they moved away with Smithy to discuss the case. It had been decided that they were to be taken off the other case as there was so little to do.


"Guv, you'll want to see this"

Sam walked towards Mickey's screen as looked at the results it showed. She stared at it for a minute before confirming her suspicions with Mickey.

"So are you saying that the people who robbed the canteen are the same as the other robbers?"

"Well, that's what the fingerprints tell us."

They had got several fingerprints off the other crime scenes. They were often faint, but still there. This puzzled the detectives. Why didn't the criminals wear gloves?

"So it could even students we are looking for?" Sam asked.

"Yeah" They were now completely puzzled.