Seeing an unknown officer standing in her doorway, Kerry was immediately suspicious.

"Who are you and why have you interrupted me?" she said, annoyed that Lawson was standing there smirking at her AND that a strange officer was standing there looking VERY nervous. Kerry raised her eyebrows, assessing the officer in much the same way that Lawson did. Shannon stood in the doorway, unsure of whether to go in or turn around and leave quickly. She was saved from either choice by Kerry rising up from behind her desk and ushered her into the room, closing the door on Lawson, still standing there smirking. 'Have a seat Shannon,' Kerry said, startling Shannon visibly.

Kerry saw the look on her face and chuckled. "I'm not as scary as Lawson probably told you I am" she said, smiling. Shannon relaxed. Kerry shuffled through papers, looking for Shannon's file. Shannon stared around the room with interest. 'Shannon Henry?' 'Yes that's me' Shannon said, trying not to look nervous, sitting there watching Kerry as she read her profile. "So, you worked for the Feds as a Forensic Specialist?" Kerry said evenly. Shannon's face grew suddenly cloudy. "Yes I did, the reason I left was because my partner of 5 years was killed and he was a Tactical Officer" she said, trying to keep her face unemotional. Kerry, who had already read the file and knew all about the relationship and the death of TO Grant Davies, didn't show any signal that she already knew. According to the file, Davies and Shannon had been together since they joined the Academy. She had also read that Davies was about to be promoted to TC (Tactical Captain) just before his death. Seeing Shannon looking upset, Kerry reaches out a hand and grasps Shannon's hand. Shannon is surprised at the sudden contact. "We lost a team member about 5 months ago so I know what you are going through." Kerry said softly. Shannon nods. "I know I am replacing Grace, but please do not think of me as her replacement, I know that the team will take some time to adjust to me being here, but I hope that I wont be labelled 'Grace's replacement'. It would make me feel second-rate." Shannon said softly. "I will make sure that it never happens." Kerry said quickly, knowing full well how the team would react. Kerry stood up, dropping the file on her desk. Shannon stands as well, shakes Kerry's proffered hand and waits while Kerry opens her office door. Kerry sticks her head out, spots Stella walking down the hall and calls out to her. "Hey, Stella! I have a job for you." Kerry said, motioning for Stella to join them in her office. Stella quickly hurries back up the corridor.

"What's up Kerry?" Stella said, looking curiously at the officer standing next to Kerry.

"Stella, this is Shannon Henry, our new TR officer. Would you please show her around?"

"Sure thing Kerry! Come on Shannon! You're gonna love it!" Stella says, happy to have another female on the team. Shannon looks somewhat stunned and Kerry laughs as Stella drags Shannon off to give her the tour.