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The pitch dark was oppressive when Ros finally opened her eyes. She felt sick and disorientated as she tried to work out what had happened. 'Harrison. You dirty little.." It was then she realised she wasn't alone in the room, pushing herself into a sitting position.
"Ruth?"
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Harry threw his car into a space behind the little blue fiesta his daughter drove. The feeling of dread that had been building in the pit of his stomach continued to grow as Callum jumped out of the 4x4 and ran towards Catherine who was stood in the doorway.
"Where's Charlie?" Callum asked as Catherine turned to face him.
"Nursery until 4." She sighed as Scarlet cowered in the corner. "Fidget and Muggles are upstairs. Poor things wont come down. I can't get Scarlet to come out."
"What happened?" Harry stared at Catherine as she closed her eyes.
"I knew Ruth was home so I thought I'd call round before I went to collect Charlie. The dog was whining like she'd been kicked and the back door is smashed. Dad, Ruth's gone." The tears streamed down Catherine's face as Callum pulled her into his arms. Harry squeezed her shoulder before walking into his house where the SOCO team were cleaning up.
"Scarlet! Scarlet." He crouched down to the little terrier as she finally left her hiding place. He picked her up as the little terrier licked his face and neck. "It's ok girl. It's ok. We'll find her and Ros. We will." He hugged the little dog to her as he wondered how on earth he was going to tell Nick his mum was missing.
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"Lizzy!" Dimitri pulled the car into the school car park as the blonde woman almost ran towards the car. Before he could say another word she was in the car next to him.
"Dimitri, does Lucas know? Harry?"
"Yeah. Zaf is taking Hayley to Thames House. Lucas and Alec are on the way back. Ros going AWOL is just the start. Seems Ruth has been abducted."
"Oh my God." Beth ran a hand through her hair as she listened. "What? When? Nick?"
"He was at school. Carrie is picking him up. A car is watching the house. Harry isn't taking any chances. He's already blaming himself."
"Harrison sent me out of the office. Ros seemed to know something was going to happen to her. I could see it in her eyes." Beth rested her head against the car window and closed her eyes. The bad feeling she had about the case resurfaced.
"Any ideas where he may have taken her? Would he be involved in Ruth going AWOL too?" Dimitri frowned as he negotiated the traffic.
"Yeah." Beth sighed as Dimitri swerved to avoid a cyclist. "Yeah, I reckon Harrison may be the rich man Hayley told Zaf about. Why he is running the school I have no idea."
"Perfect alibi. Respectable man with a respectable job. The last person anyone would asssume would be responsible for murder, terrorism and abduction." Dimitri frowned as the cyclist gave him the finger.
"Ruth is what?" She asked. "Six months along?"
"Five. I think. Oh God, if anything has happened to her or the baby it'll kill Harry." Dimitri sighed. "Shit, that's the point isn't it? Call Erin. Tell her that this is a distraction. Someone knew we were in the school. Someone knew we were after Damion and his croanies." Beth swore as she pressed the number on her phone that would connect her to Erin.
"We have a mole. On the Grid?"
"Spys spying on spys." Dimitri shook his head as he pulled into the lane that would lead them straight back to Thames House.
"Try saying that after a drink." Beth deadpanned as Erin answered the call.
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"Ruth?" Ros almost whispered as her head spun.
"Ros?"
"Ok, introductions over with." Ros got to her feet and immediately regretted it. "You ok?"
"I."
"Ruth, did they hurt you?"
"Not really. You?"
"I've been poisoned. I know that much. If they did that to you, with the baby." Ros kept her voice low as she moved closer to the analyst.
"No. I wasn't poisoned. The baby is moving."
"Right, come on then. Lets get out of here." Ros held out a hand as Ruth struggled to get to her feet. It was then Ros noticed the black eye and bruises on her arm. "You said they didn't hurt you."
"I am ok." Ruth tried to keep her voice steady as she rested one hand on her abdomen. "I wasn't going to just go with them was I? They knew taking us would throw the investigation out of sink. Harry and Lucas are not going to be focused on the case." Ruth rested her head back against the wall as Ros nodded.
"How would they know? I can't see we have a mole. Not Section D."
"Sayeed? Hayley?" Ruth sighed. "They're just kids. Easy to let something slip. This is another reason teenagers can't be used as informants."
"Kids are better at keeping secrets than most adults. We both know that." Ros rested both hands on the wall as she tried to fight the vertigo that was swamping her. There was no way she was going to tell Ruth she felt as though she was dying on her feet. There was no need to worry the intel analyst any more than she already was.
"True." Ruth sighed. "Right, how do we get out of this one?"
"You're the intelligent one. Analyse something." Ruth smiled as Ros rolled her eyes. Both fell silent as the door in the corner of the room began to creak open.
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Tariq stared at the computer screen as the facial recognition programme continued to run. The photofit of Sofia Harrison was in one half of the screen as various images flashed on the screen next to him. He was barely aware of the others talking as he concentrated on what was on screen.
"Tariq." Adam rested a hand on his shoulder as the young man ignored him. "Take a break."
"No."
"Tariq, Harry is at the house. Lucas is talking with Malcolm. We are all worried. Take a break."
"Why? Not as if Ruth and Ros are able to take a break, whereever they are!" He shrugged Adam's hand off his shoulder as Adam stepped back. He barely registered Malcolm shake his head as he watched both young men.
"Briefing room? Might be an idea about now." Malcolm stated calmly as Harry appeared alongside Callum at the Pods. Erin nodded as she hung up the phone.
"We have a mole." Erin sighed as she caught Harry's eye. For a moment she was certain he was going to explode. Adam swore as Lucas closed his eyes.
"No." Malcolm stated calmly. "We do not have a mole!" He stormed off the Grid as Lucas and Harry followed him.
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Ros stood in front of Ruth as the door opened. She narrowed her eyes as she waited for whoever was at the door to appear. Ruth swore under her breath when she realised who it was.
"Hello Ruth. Rosalind." The woman smirked. "Didn't think you'd seen the last of me? Really? I should be offended."
"You bitch." Ruth glared as every maternal instinct she ever had told her to get as far away from this woman as Ros stepped towards her.
"Ah see. You do remember me."
"Tessa Philips." Ros narrowed her eyes as she spoke. "Thought you of all people had more class than this. You knocking off the headmaster? Or his wife? Jools here somewhere?"
"Jools is none of your concern." Tessa glared as Ros smirked. It was then Ros saw the gun in her hand.
"Bugger this for a game of soldiers." Ros was inches away from Tessa as Ruth stepped towards the pair. The gun in Tessa's hand her sole focus. Before Ros could say another word the sound of gunfire filled the air as a woman screamed.
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