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The drive back to the station from the morgue was far less tense than the drive there had been. Richard remained silent as he drove, allowing Janine time to read Dawn's report. It seemed she had been right, the toxicology report hadn't been particularly helpful.

"Well none of the women were drunk or high as kites when they were killed." Janine sighed.

"Is that helpful?" Richard asked as he glared at the cyclist that had slowed down the traffic.

"Yeah, well it confirms our theory that they didn't meet our murderer in the pub."

"True." Richard nodded. "But it doesn't tell us where they were when they met."

"No." Janine sighed. "Maybe this stupid press conference will help us find that out. You never know Shapps may have had another heart to heart with him before we get back."

"You know? I don't think I've ever felt sorry for Shapps before."

"No." Janine smiled. "No, neither have I."

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"Where are they?" Hogg marched into the main office of the Murder and Major Incident team. Kat shrugged her shoulders as Butchers placed the phone back on the desk.

"Went to the morgue. Dawn said the test results are back." Shapps looked up as Hogg glared at him. He knew she didn't really have much time for Janine or the team and he couldn't find anything about the woman he actually liked. From what he saw Hogg was a career copper who didn't really care what happened to her team.

"They had better be back here at 4. I've got half the press on my back already."

"Yeah Ma'am." Butchers nodded. "Just saw a van from BBC news and ITN out there already." Shapps rolled his eyes, he hated the press as much as Janine did. As far as he could see journalists were a necessary evil.

"I bet Sky and half the red tops will be there." Kat stared at the computer as she spoke.

"Oh God are they?" Janine asked as she walked into the office. RIchard threw his jacket off and walked towards his desk.

"Yeah." Shapps turned to her. "Any news from Deadbeat Dawn?"

"Don't call her that." Richard smirked. He knew Shapps and the stoic pathologist had never got along. He knew there was no way that was going to change now.

"Well, she's got about as much life in her as that desk. It's what comes of being around dead people all the time."

"Maybe." Janine smiled as Hogg huffed. "But she has got us evidence that no one else could get. None of our victims were drugged. None were drinking heavily. Our first victim had been on the pop the night before her death but we can account for her whereabouts. There was a works' party. Apparently one of Tracey's friends was going on maternity leave."

"Alcohol at a baby shower?" Hogg rolled her eyes.

"Not for the mum, just the others. Apparently Tracey was a bit of a party girl." Richard joined in. "ANyway, it's ten to four. Hadn't you better be going down to the conference room?"

"No." Janine sighed. "They can wait five minutes."

"DCI Lewis." Hogg snapped. Janine glanced at Richard who just smirked at her.

"Go on. Sooner you get there, the sooner you get it over." He smiled as Janine huffed.

"Right, come on then. Lets go and give the vultures what they want." Janine pouted as she followed her boss out of the room. Richard turned to the rest of the team, knowing Janine wouldn't want him there when she faced the press.

"Ok then, while they are talking to the vultures, I'm going to see what Hannah Grover's partners can tell us. There has to be more to this than we are seeing."

"Boss." Butchers frowned. "We thought there was a connection with saints but what if the women knew each other? They are all from such different backgrounds but what if there is something that links them in some way? I dunno an ex boyfriend? A job when they were at school? Something that puts them in the same field as Shapps' phone buddy."

"Shut up." Shapps growled as Richard nodded slightly.

"You know something? You aren't as daft as you look." Richard smiled as he grabbed his jacket and walked back out the room. Kat smirked slightly before returning to her case file. Butchers smiled for a moment before realising it hadn't been a compliment.

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Janine sat at the table overlooking the various journalists. Hogg sat on one side while Molly from Public Relations sat on the other. The flashing lights of cameras and quick fire questions aimed at her didn't unnerve her but the gut instinct that they were being played for fools wouldn't leave her. She took a sip of water as a blonde woman announced she was from the local radio station asked a question.

"No, as yet there have been no arrests." Janine answered honestly. "We need to know if anyone saw any of the women in the last twenty-four hours before they were killed. We need to know if anyone saw anything, anything at all that may not have seemed unusual at the time but might do now." She paused as the cameras flashed again, she had a nasty feeling the press were not going to be very helpful this time. She closed her eyes as her mobile phone rang. Hogg huffed in annoyance.

"I think that brings us to the end of this press conference." Hogg stated calmly as Janine slipped away and answered the phone. Her blood ran cold when she heard the voice on the other end of the line.

"It's over Janine. I told you I'd be back. Hannah was a warning. Tracey and Sarah were target practice. I had thought you would be my next plaything but breaking your heart is much more fun." She closed her eyes as she tried not to panic. The thought one of her kids were in danger. "When was the last time you saw Richard?" The line went dead as Janine turned and almost ran to the office, hoping against hope Richard was there.

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A/N More soon x