Smithy led Callum to a side room, pushing the door open.

'Hey Kathy.' Smithy smiled weakly.

'Back already?' Kathy was shocked.

Kathy then saw Smithy had Callum with him. The horror on her face Callum and Smithy saw right away.

'You recognise him?' Smithy asked.

'Yeah. Yeah, I do.' Kathy tried to keep her emotions in check.

'Do you want me to stay?' Smithy asked Kathy.

'Do you mind?' Kathy didn't want to be a nuisance.

'Of course not. I've got the statement for you to sign.' Smithy said.

Smithy pulled out the statement and Kathy read over it before signing it.

'All yours, Kathy.' Smithy looked at Callum.

Kathy offered for Callum to sit down, so he did.

'Sergeant Stone, do you remember a woman called Anna Terrace?' Kathy asked.

'Yeah. I met her in early 1989.' Callum was confused.

'Sergeant Stone, she was my Mum. She broke the relationship off out the blue, right?' Kathy tried to be careful.

'How do you know that?' Callum was confused.

Kathy looked at her lap, unable to look him in the eye.

'She broke it off because she was pregnant with me.' Kathy confessed.

Callum was shocked. He wasn't expecting that answer.

'How long have you known?' Callum asked.

'My whole life. Mum got me tested when I was a baby. We were a positive match. She used to tell me all about my Dad, but the older I got, the less she said. Then it just stopped. She OD'd on Cannabis. I found her in the bath. I was nine at the time, been through foster care since.' Kathy still couldn't look at Callum.

'I'm sorry.' Callum saw her pain.

'You didn't know. It's not your fault.' Kathy still wouldn't look at him.

'Kathy.' Callum wanted her to look at him.

Kathy slowly looked at him.

'I'm just glad you're alright. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me. I hope I can make up for it.' Callum tried to make Kathy feel better.

'You've got twenty-four years to make up for.' Kathy laughed slightly.

'You're not twenty-four.' Callum was in shock.

'Yeah. I was born 19th March 1990.' Kathy explained.

'That would make sense.' Callum was shocked.

'It's not quite everything.' Kathy glanced at Smithy.

'Kathy?' Smithy knew there was something he didn't know too.

'Mum had a dealer who was pretty nasty from what I saw from the files. I think Mum hadn't settled any debt she had with him because he's back and he was one of the men who kidnapped me last night.' Kathy tried to keep her tears back.

'Kathy, has he been threatening you?' Callum gently held her left hand in both of his.

Kathy nodded.

'Do you have the threats?' Smithy asked.

'They're in my safe at work. I didn't want to leave them at home in case someone broke in to remove evidence.' Kathy used her free hand to wipe tears away.

'Kathy, we'll need to get you to stay somewhere safe tonight. I think the doctor wanted to discharge you. Is there anyone you can stay with?' Smithy asked.

'No, I'm afraid. I can stay in a hotel.' Kathy suggested.

'Kathy, you can stay with me.' Callum blurted out.

Kathy and Smithy looked at him in shock.

'You're my daughter, aren't you? It's my duty to keep you safe. Besides, I think they've got everything from the flat making it a crime scene.' Callum wasn't budging.

'That's settled then. I'll go find the doctor to check you're alright to leave with us.' Smithy offered.

Smithy left them to it. Callum looked at Kathy.

'What?' Kathy was curious about the way Callum looked at her.

'I'm just trying to get used to the fact you're my daughter.' Callum smiled weakly.

'That might take a while.'

'Definitely, but I'm willing to give it a go.'

'I doubt Inspector Smith would allow anything else.'

'That's true.'

'Are you sure you're alright me staying with you? I don't want to become a nuisance for you.'

'Kathy, you'll be fine. Don't worry about it.'

'I'm a Sergeant. I'm meant to worry about things. It's part of the job when I'm pulled in as Acting Inspector when Inspector Frank goes AWOL.'

'You are?'

'Yeah. Apparently they think I'm the most trustworthy officer they have to do it?'

'You doubt that?'

'It's to show the public there are women in ranks higher than PCs.'

'Is that what you think?'

'Yeah, since that's what seems to be happening a lot in Barton Street.'

'You don't sound happy there, if I can say that.'

'You can say that because so much of the time I am. The stress is ridiculous. I can support the team fine, but being in pretty much two different ranks is pushing me over the edge. Being Sergeant is fine, but not when you're balancing being the Acting Inspector too. It's madness.'

'Sounds like they need a new Inspector.'

'Yup. Definitely.'

Smithy returned with the doctor in tow. Kathy was checked over and he seemed happy with her progress.

'I think you'll be able to leave now, Kathy. Just make sure you come back if you feel ill or anything, alright?' The doctor checked.

'Will do.' Kathy was happy.

They left her to change, which she did quickly enough. Kathy came out the room and let Callum and Smithy guide her towards the exit.