Chapter Three
It had been two days since they have been looking for Phil and they were still no closer to finding him. Everyone was on edge especially Rachel she had already snapped at a few people this morning. Janet was concerned that she hadn't cried well properly or anything about Ben yet and as soon as she or Gill tries to bring the subject up they are shot down in flames. One thing for sure the hot headed Detective Constable was on verge of throwing a complete tantrum. The fact that she also couldn't go anywhere without someone being there was starting to drive her nuts to was a moment of piece and quite alone with no one there to watch her every move really too much to ask for. To top things off Gill wasn't letting her work on the case unless it was for information and for a witness on the basis that some twat of a lawyer might try and say that she framed him for revenge.
"God muuuum, I'm bored." Taisie moaned from her spot at one end of Janet's and Rachel's desk opposite from her big sister.
"Do your homework then or play on your IPad." Janet said not bothering to look from her computer screen to her youngest daughter.
"But it needs charged." The young teen whined like it was the end of the world.
"What do you think the station is powered by little leprechauns on bikes in the basement?" Rachel laughed earning laugh's from the other two at the two desks pushed together.
"No, that would be stupid." She replied.
"Your right every two hours we lock Kevin in the basement on the bike for him to peddle." The brunette laughed only to get a confused looked from Taisie.
"There is a plug right there you dork." Elise pointed out very amused at how daft her little sister was being.
Deciding that she had, had enough of her youngest daughter moaning Janet plugged in her youngest IPad. She knew the girls would get bored but she does agree with her boss that station was the safest place for them. Plus it put her mind at ease, she knows where there are and she knows that they are safe.
Janet hated the fact the she knew all about the case and what was happening but her lover didn't. Ever since they have been partners the two women have told each other everything well mostly everything Rachel hadn't told her about Phil but everything else she has and even if they don't do it straight away then the do it shortly after. The blonde DS also knows said lover is scared, worried, sad, angry and a little bit confused at what she was feeling but there is no way in hell the brunette was going to admit it.
Then Gill called a meeting on the case in the briefing room so far to see what they had so far but that meant that Rachel and the kids had to stay outside so they couldn't hear anything. There was no way in hell that Gill was putting one – Rachel in danger and two- the case in jeopardy because she knows what Twats some solicitors can be. Giving her partners shoulder a pat as she passed the blonde gave her a reassuring smile as they all piled into briefing room shutting the door behind them.
Deciding she needed a little bit of a distraction while the others were away in there gathering Rachel told Taisie to put some music on that she had downloaded to her IPad. Of course to keep the piece all three had to agree on the song so that there was no complaining through the song. Meanwhile in the briefing room when they heard the music begin to play they all turned to look out the window amused at the sight that greeted them, the three outside bopping their heads in time with the music singing alone as they worked.
"What is that racket?" Gill asked scrunching up her face as they heard the three outside get slightly louder with their singing.
But shit, it was ninety-nine cents! (Bag it)
Coppin' it, washin' it, 'bout to go and get some compliments
Passin' up on those moccasins someone else's been walkin' in
But me and grungy fuckin it man
I am stuntin' and flossin' and
Savin' my money and I'm hella happy that's a bargain, bitch
I'ma take your grandpa's style, I'ma take your grandpa's style,
No for real - ask your grandpa - can I have his hand-me-downs? (Thank you)
Velour jumpsuit and some house slippers
Dookie brown leather jacket that I found diggin'
They had a broken keyboard, I bought a broken keyboard
I bought a skeet blanket, then I bought a kneeboard
Hello, hello, my ace man, my Mello
John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game, hell no
I could take some Pro Wings, make them cool, sell those
The sneaker heads would be like "Aw, he got the Velcros"
I'm gonna pop some tags
Only got twenty dollars in my pocket
I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up
This is fucking awesome
Opening the door to the briefing room to look at the three outside to find them all dancing in their chairs like they were in a nightclub making the others laughing. Thankfully for their lives the music was loud enough they couldn't hear the others laughing at the. No one new how long they had been watching the three ladies dancing but the next song had come on Alex G and Tyler Ward version of 'Can't hold us' originally by Macklemore just like the first song was only they were listening to the cover versions by Alex G. Gill decided just to leave it at least if they were out there dancing and singing then they weren't snooping.
"How can Rachel singing along with that so fast." Kevin said scoffing.
"You know what she's like that one's good with her mouth, ain't she slap." Her majesty said looking at the brunette's partner before turning around and starting the briefing. "So where are we, what do we have?" The boss asked sitting down at the head of the table in her usual spot.
"Well I'm looking in every database available to see if he is renting or has any property in his name or any alias I can think of that he might be using I checked with his parole officer for an address but he's in the wind." Janet explained.
"Mitch and I are checking with friend's cell mates if they know where he might be or if he had any plans for when he got out, it might have just been a week but the guys had over ten years to make plans but we'll keep looking." Lee said.
By the time that they were finished in the briefing room they had been in there for just over an hour so went they got out they all went to their desks to respective areas. Hearing them all pilling out Taisie put her headphones back in and by the looks of it something had happened in the last five minutes since the two teen's mother had looked out the window only to see them laughing smiling.
Sitting down at her desk Janet looked up to see Rachel leaning back against her chair taking a deep breath with her eyes closed and she placed both hand flat on her tiny baby bump. When the brown eyes opened and locked onto blue she smiled at the blonde before nodding her head answering the silent question 'If she was ok'.
"What's wrong with her?" Janet asked Elise since Taisie had her headphones in.
"Dad text us we're not going to his this weekend." Elise said a little bitterly.
"Aw chick want me to give call?" The blonde asked her oldest daughter only for her to get a head shake in response from both her daughters.
"Hey Rach this was just delivered for you at reception." Lee said handing the manila envelope over to the DC.
Thanking him she took the envelope and looked at the front with nothing but Detective Constable Rachel Bailey written in block capital letters. Opening the envelope she tipped the contents out onto her desk to reveal and CD in a blank case and a piece of paper that had been folded over. Deciding to look at the piece of paper first she picked it up and unfolded it. 'Hi Rachel' was all it said. Passing the letter over to her partner she picked up the CD and put it in her computer and let it play turning the volume down to it was low not wanting the girls to hear something that may disturb them for life. As Janet stood up going to stand behind the younger woman placing her hands on her shoulders so that she too could watch the DVD.
At first the screen was black but then people appeared it was like they were at a school concert. There were people acting or a doing a production if you like while a young girl sat a little to the left near the middle but not quite as she played the guitar a song that seemed to match what the others were doing. Suddenly it stopped the screen going black then the same young girl that looked about 12 sitting in a room alone obviously unaware that she was being watch as she played the piano perfectly. At first it was highland cathedral before she changed to Greensleves one of the newer longer versions then finishing with her last song as Time to say goodbye.
By now Gill had come over just as the screen turned to the girl playing the piano but then once again the screen went black so they automatically thought that it was finished until. Photos of Rachel appeared on the screen as if she was watching a PowerPoint one at a time ranging from when she was a baby till she was 12 and then now.
"The girl at the start with the piano is that you Sherlock?" Gill asked as they watch the screen this time it did finish with a picture of Rachel her mum and Phil from when she was about 8.
"Yeah, did you guys go to my mums place she never thought he, she always thought he was innocent always visited him?" Rachel asked her boss changing the subject quickly.
"What's her name?" Mitch asked.
"Sharon Bailey, I will get you a warrant Rachel you're staying cock so don't even think about it, but I need a word with you in my office about Ben please."
Following her boss into her office Rachel sat down in one of the chairs in front of her boss's desk as the door was shut. The younger woman waited until Godzilla had an a warrant ready for the others who then quickly left like there arses were on fire. God if that man was back with her mother, oh how she was going to strange the daft bitch. Taking off her glasses and placing them on her desk Gill leaned forwards leaning on her arms on the desk as she looked at one of the brightest officers she had ever come across.
"Ben was with a special branch of the army." Gill stated not really meaning it as a question.
"Yeah I don't know what they did but then I'm not entirely sure that I'm supposed to know it's top secret kind of bollocks that's why he never popped in any of the databases when you were looking for an identification he's has been scrubbed from anything like that." Rachel replied.
"The army has been calling you, as you are next of kin they needed you to have all the funeral information and if you know of any requests that he wanted for it or that you have. It's going to be on Wednesday 11:30am your to be the main Pallbearer and you have to give a eulogy if you can and we have to wear our dress uniforms like you'd expect but the government will be paying for it." Gill explained.
Not really knowing what to say or do Rachel just sat there staring at the wall nodding her head which is why her Majesty was thankful she had written down everything that she has just said. She had just had to do that and was defiantly not in any hurry to do it again. If she was honest she was worried about the brunette sitting in front of her staring, normally people would have cried properly by now or got angry thrown things anything but Rachel just seemed to be avoiding the subject which usually means it's going to hit her like a ton of bricks.
"I didn't know you could play piano guitar yeah piano no you play beautifully Sherlock." Gill said with a small smile deciding to bringing the younger woman out of the trance that she was in but she was telling the truth the young woman did play beautifully.
"Uhh yeah I don't usually tell people I play piano guitar yes but the piano something I like to keep to me self, Janet and the kids know Taisie is forever getting me to play her songs on them but thank you." Rachel said standing up before opening the office door. She then turned to Godzilla and thanked her for everything she had done on the case, for her and for Ben.
Opening the door she went back to her desk to finish doing her paper work and whatever else she had to do, really she was just trying to take mind off what the others were doing.