"Boys, none of you mentioned that Sandra was back in town." Strickland said as he came into the UCOS office, it was common knowledge that Strickland had fancied Sandra but this was further proof. "Erm we didn't know until you just told us sir." Gerry replied as Steve stared at him. "Oh okay, never mind then. I saw her at the hospital this morning." It all clicked into place for Steve and Gerry and they were now determined to put across their point but they were still both unsure of what it meant, if anything at all. It wasn't until Strickland left through that they actually said what they knew. "You know that girl that Esther was looking after?" Steve asked Dan. "Yeah." "Well did she remind you of anyone?" Gerry asked wondering if he saw it too. "Not off the top of my head." Dan replied. "We both think she's the spitting image of Sandra." "Yeah, now you mention it she was." "When you was at mine yesterday she told us her name was Olivia Pullman. Esther said her mother was tending to an emergency so if Sandra is back in this country and was at the hospital then it all fits!" Steve told him, proud that he'd got it right in the first place. "So Sandra has a daughter, so what? It's not as if we've kept in contact with her, for all we know she could be married and have her daughter." Dan pointed out, the thought was what they were all thinking but no one had wanted to say before Dan. "I hope you boys are working." Sasha smiled as she walked out of her office. "Waiting for forensics. Anyway we're on lunch!" Gerry replied. "Fine. What are you talking about?" "Our old boss." Steve told her. "Oh. DS Pullman." "Yeah, did you know her well?" "Not really, why?" "She's back in the country and she has a daughter now." Steve conversed with her while the other two sat in thought. "Aw, congratulations." "The thing is that the girl must have been about 4." Gerry thought allowed. "Three and a half!" Steve interjected. "Well that'd have meant she'd have been pregnant before she left." Sasha pointed out. "Exactly." "Well did she have a boyfriend or husband?" Sasha asked as it seemed only Gerry was going to talk to her as Steve got up to make coffee and Dan excused himself to go to the toilet. "No. She preferred the single life." "Oh, well she didn't get pregnant by herself." "No I know. Sash, do you mind if I take the afternoon off? I have some things to take care of?" "Sorry Gerry, I would if I could but I can't spare you this afternoon." Sasha replied apologetically. "It was a long shot anyway." "Sorry."
