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Storm Brewing

"Dead?" Annie's heels clipped along the tiled floor as she made her way towards the Squad Room followed by Sam. Ray turned as they entered, rolling his eyes.

"Dead as in dead. Fish food, found to be deceased. No longer in possession of a pulse. Cancel milk and papers. Dead" Ray sat in his chair as Sam shrugged off his leather jacket.

"No not fish food" Sharon involuntarily shuddered. "No self respecting fish would be seen dead in that river" Sam smiled slightly as she spoke. He liked Sharon; she had the ability to keep the others on track even when they didn't want to. Annie rolled her eyes as she pushed Chris' feet from the edge of her desk. Sam leant against his desk, he knew with Alex and Gene away it would be up to him to deal with the latest turn of events.

"Do we have a positive ID? Who found the body?" Sam watched as Ray nodded.

"Yeah, old dear walking her dog this morning. Saw something in the river, went an ad a look"

"It's always the bloody dog walkers!" Chris piped up unhelpfully as Sharon shot him a look.

"Post mortem?" Annie asked.

"Going down the morgue this afternoon. You never know we might have some results today. Bleedin great hole in his chest might just give the answer away though" Ray leant back as Sam sighed.

"He was shot? Didn't Alex say someone in vice was after him too? Gemma something? Maybe worth looking at them. See if any of the girls he was running finally had enough and offed 'im" Sam rubbed his eyes. "Chris, you and Sharon see if you can get any more out of Arthur. Annie and me will go to the morgue, see what our resident Quincy can come up with. Ray, you get to tell the Guv what's going on" Ray groaned at the thought of telling Gene their chief suspect was dead. It wasn't something he was looking forward to.

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Gene couldn't quite believe the turn his life had taken. He had been married before but it could never have been described as a marriage made in Heaven. More like made in Hell. He watched Molly talking to her baby sister as Alex yawned.

"Wakey wakey Bolls" Gene watched as she rolled her eyes. Before she could answer Molly looked him directly in the eye.

"Why do you call Mum that? Bolls"

"Short for Bolly" Gene smiled as Alex rolled her eyes.

"Long story Molly. Once upon a time I'd have slapped him for it." Alex watched as Molly's eyes grew wide.

"Not now eh Bolls?" Gene smiled.

"No not now" Both adults looked up as Ray entered the room carrying a large helium balloon with "IT'S A GIRL" written on it in pink. Molly smiled. She had wanted to buy one just the same but Annie had said there wasn't time.

"Hiya, um Guv, Boss" He looked so out of place in the hospital room that even Molly wanted to laugh. Gene dug in his pocket as he searched for change. Molly knew she was about to be sent to buy pop from the hospital canteen. Taking the pound coin from him she walked out of the room.

"What's happened Ray?" Alex asked.

"Er, Jimmy Delaney is dead" Ray waited for the explosion that would certainly come. Gene ran a hand over his eyes. As if they didn't have enough to deal with. "Found this morning. Pensioner walking her dog. Shaz is going to talk to her later on. Dunno what good it'll do though" Ray stood in the corner.

"She might have seen something" Alex was back in work mode. She really wanted to help finish the case.

"How was 'e killed?" Gene knew he'd be needed at the station, he really didn't want to go back there.

"Bullet in the chest. Post mortem results ain't in yet but the bloody great 'ole in his chest sort of gives it away" Ray shook his head.

"Right" Alex stood and began pacing the room. "Ruby and I are being discharged home this afternoon." Ray smiled as the baby began to stir.

"She's a little stunner" Ray finally looked at the baby who seemed to know someone knew was in the room.

"Yeah I'll be back in the office when these two are 'ome. Ray, talk to Jimmy. He's in this up to his neck. I ain't having scum like 'im on me patch Ray" Ray nodded as Gene spoke. The doctor stepped in to the room as Ray made to leave. Gene followed him out in to the corridor.

"Might be worth talking to that girl Alex knows in vice too" Ray was thinking out loud as Gene nodded..

"Yeah DI Gemma Lane. Reckon she knows more than she's letting on. Don't like her much. Ruffle a few feathers over there. See what happens. I'll get Bolly and the girls 'ome and I'll come in the station after" Gene walked along the corridor as Molly appeared carrying a can of pop.

"Hello again luv" Ray smiled at her as Molly held out the change for Gene to take.

"Cheers" He smiled as he took the money from her.

"Meant to say congratulations Guv." Ray couldn't remember when he had seen Gene so calm about everything. Nothing much seemed to phase him these days.

"Cheers, seems it's my lot in life Raymundo to be surrounded by beautiful women" He ruffled Molly's hair as they walked down the corridor earning him a filthy look as Ray smiled.

"Right, I'm off back to work. I'll let you know what happens" Gene nodded as Ray walked back to the car.

"Right you, lets get the others and go home" Molly nodded as she followed her step dad back to maternity.

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"Arthur your brother is dead" Annie watched the man in front of her shrug his shoulders. She had expected a little more emotion considering his only brother had ended up in the river.

"And?" Arthur glared at her

"And he was murdered" Sam sighed. They were getting no where fast. Sharon burst into the interview room as Annie spoke in to the tape.

"For the benefit of the tape DC Sharon Grainger has entered the room. Interview suspended at 17:12hrs" She clicked off the tape as Sharon caught her breath.

"Sorry, you need to get back to the Squad Room now." She almost ran out of the room as Sam and Annie followed her.

"Shaz?" Sam rested a hand on the young woman's shoulder.

"The Guv is in the Squad Room. It's all kicking off Sam." The younger officer looked terrified.

"What is?" Sharon looked around as Annie looked along the corridor.

"Gemma Lane. That DI Ma'am knew in her days in Vice. She's 'ere says it's her Guv that killed Delaney and now he's after her" Sam swore under his breath as he and Annie followed him through the corridor ready to face whatever storm was brewing for them.

authors note, more soon x