Someone rang the doorbell. Smithy got up and answered the door.

'Come on in, Eddie.' Smithy seemed happy.

Smithy led Eddie and a team of forensics into the flat. They were led to the room. Smithy, Mickey and Terry returned, letting forensics do their job.

'Alice, do you know if Henry has done this to other officers at Barton Street?' Terry asked.

'Not that I know of. All the uniformed officers came to me if they had worries or anything and I didn't get told anything of that nature.' Alice shrugged.

'Were there any signals from him before the incident he looked at you that way?' Terry got personal.

'Not that I could tell. I'm not exactly able to easily pick up any of those signals in my direction.' Alice confessed a little.

'Did you pick up any different signals from him?' Mickey asked.

'No. It's a little difficult in that area because I'm Autistic.' Alice shrugged.

The three officers were in shock.

'Seriously?' Smithy was horrified he didn't know.

'Yeah. It's on my file. I just sometimes chose not to tell people. Henry knew though.' Alice said.

'Alice, would it be possible for him to target you because you're Autistic?' Terry got an idea.

Alice was horrified.

'Yeah, more than likely.' Alice looked at Smithy.

Eddie returned to them.

'What you got, Eddie?' Mickey asked, changing the subject a little.

'The DNA on the scene would prove that there was a struggle. There's a bit of blood on the pillow that we're taking for analysis.' Eddie explained.

'That'll be Henry Frank's DNA. I cut his neck somehow and he bled onto the bed. The cut scarred.' Alice explained to Eddie.

'That would make sense. We've also bagged the clothing left on the bed to be checked for any signs of sexual intercourse, just procedure.' Eddie saw Alice was getting worried.

'Would the recording help?' Terry asked.

'Yep. We've watched the CCTV and it backs up our theories of what happened in the room.' Eddie seemed happy.

'Ok. Thanks, Eddie.' Mickey smiled weakly.

Eddie walked back to the room. Alice's landline started ringing. She saw the number and picked up.

'Smith?' Alice was slightly annoyed.

She got a reply.

'Oh, go get stranded in Wolvey, why don't ya?' Alice snapped and hung up.

'Problem?' Smithy asked.

'Yeah. Mother.' Alice groaned.

'Where's Wolvey?' Mickey asked.

'It's a little village near Coventry. It was on my secondary school bus route.' Alice shrugged.

Forensics came out the bedroom and left the flat. The four of them also left the flat.

Alice sat at her desk, getting her paperwork done. Callum walked in and saw her.

'I thought you'd clocked off.' Callum was shocked.

'Dad needed me to do a bit of overtime.' Alice explained, not looking up.

Callum sat at his desk.

'Did you sort out your case earlier?'

'You mean the rape thing?'

'Yeah.'

'I think so. Mickey and Terry think we have enough evidence to charge him and bring him in. They think he won't be able to argue against the CCTV I had in my flat that got the whole thing.'

'CCTV?'

'I got my flat wired up so I could catch any burglars. We had been broken into back in Birmingham and they got away because of no CCTV. I didn't want to risk it.'

'How's Smithy coping with it?'

'He's ok, I think. He's not saying much about it to me, so I don't know. He worries me a little.'

'I'm sure he's just trying to be a good Dad and figure out what to say to you.'

'Sounds like Smithy.'

'Sounds like both of you. Unless you haven't noticed, you do the same thing.'

'Do I?'

'Yeah. But what I can say is the troops seem to know you have some experience and wisdom they can trust, so they can talk to you about anything if they need to.'

Nate dashed to their office, stopping in the doorway.

'Nate, what's wrong?' Alice asked.

'Leon's snapped. Something on the shout spooked him and no one can get through to him.' Nate was worried.

Alice led Callum out the office after Nate. They got to the canteen and found Leon yelling at people. Alice got through the crowd and got to Leon.

'Leon!' Alice got his attention.

Leon looked at her and started to break down.

'Leon, come with me.' Alice was gentle with him.

She walked to him and helped him walk out the canteen. They got to an interview room. She got him sat down and she sat next to him.

'Leon, talk to me, ok? What's happened?' Alice was gentle.

'A body. We found a body.' Leon was slightly out of it.

'Leon, was the body a child?'

Leon choked on a sob. Alice sighed deeply.

'I know it hurts, finding a child like that. Trust me, I've had my fair share of those. It doesn't get easier and it keeps haunting you every time you shut your eyes. I know exactly how you feel. Leon, I want you to know that if you ever feel like you need to talk to someone who understands, I'm here to listen. I'm not just your sergeant. Hopefully I'm a friend you can trust to talk to if you feel horrible about anything, alright?'

Leon nodded. She held him close and he started to sob into her shoulder.

'I know. Just let it out, Leon.'

Leon held onto her a little bit tighter. She tried to comfort him as best she could. He managed to compose himself and wiped tears away.

'I'm sorry, sarge. I shouldn't have let it get to me like this.'

'Leon, I'd be worried if it hadn't got to you. Finding a child body is the hardest thing I can think of. If you didn't react at all, you wouldn't be human.'

'I'll try better to not let me affect me here.'

'Leon, it's ok to let it get to you. Don't be ashamed by it. It took me months to get over it. At Barton Street I found five of them. It almost ruined me, but I let it get to me and it helped me to get it all out to recover. Perhaps it could work for you too.'

'Thank you, sarge.'

'It's ok. You're part of my team and I support my team. Just let me know if you need to talk again about anything, alright? I'm not some dragon you can't approach for any worries you have, alright?'

Leon nodded. They both stood up. Alice led him out the interview room and back towards the offices. Smithy was outside his office.

'Everything alright?' Smithy hadn't heard.

'Yeah. Leon's just had a bit of a hard shift.' Alice covered for him.

'Ok. Head home, Leon. Get some rest and we'll see you tomorrow.' Smithy suggested.

Leon left to the lockers. Alice followed Smithy into his office.

'What happened?' Smithy asked.

'Leon found a child body again. He flipped in the canteen, so Nate came and got Callum and I. I got Leon into an interview room and I talked to him. He opened up and I think he feels a bit better he found he could talk to someone about it.'

'I see. I guess Leon owes you one for getting him to calm down.'

'Well he started breaking down when he saw me, so I think I owed him to try and help him out of the situation he was in.'

'You care about your team more than I thought you did.'

'Well, I've got used to doing so at Barton Street when we became targets. I now care for the troops as best I can.'

Callum knocked on the door.

'The situation in the canteen's settled down.' Callum reported.

'Callum, shut the door.' Smithy asked.

Calum did as he was told.

'Alice was telling me she got through to Leon after breaking down in the canteen.' Smithy said.

'What was it?' Callum asked.

'He found a child body again.' Alice explained.

'Leon took it hard the first time.' Callum knew.

'It doesn't get easier, no matter how many you find. I've found five and I still turn out a wreck.' Alice admitted.

'Five?' Smithy was shocked.

'Yeah. The worst part was they were on the same shout. There was nothing I could do. I tried CPR on all of them, but nothing. I was a complete mess, worse than Leon was. If it wasn't for my sergeant when I was a PC, I could have gone and tried to commit suicide.' Alice pointed out.

'That's why your old relief could look up to you because you'd been through it all yourself.' Callum said.

'Yeah. I learned to get over it all and get through it. Sergeant Noble taught me that.' Alice shrugged.

'Noble?' Smithy asked.

'Yeah, Diane Noble. She was a Sergeant when I was a PC.' Alice saw Smithy and Callum's shock.

'Diane was a PC and Sergeant here before moving.' Smithy explained.

Alice looked right at Smithy.

'She knew. I'd told her about my Dad and she knew he was you. That's why she kept suggesting when I was ready to move to Sun Hill. Diane had figured out you were my Dad.' Alice was in shock.

'Sounds like Diane.' Callum laughed a little.