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Into the light?

Jed sat in silence as he stared out of the car window. Alec drove towards the centre of town, knowing Harry and the others were in the field. Little Joshua slept peacefully in the back of the car.

"How long have you known Sam?" Alec asked.

"Years. We were clerical officers in B."

"Right." Alec glared as he drove. It was clear the younger man was not going to tell him anything he didn't already know. He wove the small Renault through the traffic, hoping that Zoe or Ruth had found a safe house for the young man and the baby. The idea of kids being in danger made him feel sick.

"Is Harry still in charge?"

"Yes."

"Zoe there?"

"Yes." Alec nodded.

"Tom and Danny? Colin? Malcolm?"

"Malcolm is part-time. But you knew that. You knew Sam had come to London to see him."

"What happened to Tom and Colin? To Danny?"

"Dead." Alec stated matter of a factly. "Danny and Colin murdered. Tom Quinn, well he fell in with a bad lot. It didn't end well. That's all I can say."

"Oh shit." Jed paled as he thought of his old friends. He had no idea what had happened but prayed their end wasn't as gutwrenchingly awful as Helen's had been. He closed his eyes as he thought of the bubbly young blonde and how her death had devastated the team. "Tom was never the same after Helen died."

"Helen?"

"She worked in B. Would have been Section Chief by now." Jed sighed. "She was killed. It was awful. It was on an op with Tom. Awful way to die."

"I think I heard about that." Alec pulled a face, knowing he had read the file when he was in Internal Affairs. The deaths of any officer in the field was covered by IA to some extent. He fell silent as he thought about how many officers' files he had read over the years. Suddenly his turning to alcohol to cope seemed like the most stupid way of coping he could have thought of.

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"Ros." Harry narrowed his eyes. "What the Hell were you playing at?"

"My kids are in danger. Tell me you wouldn't go dark if someone threatened one of yours?" Ros held his gaze. Her whole body radiated an understated anger. He knew she would vanish is a heartbeat if it meant keeping Lucas and the children safe. "Where's Carrie and the kids?"

"Zoe's with her two." Harry answered. "Wes has given Zaf a statement."

"He's a kid."

"He's also a witness. As is Carrie. She's with Adam."

"This is my bloody mess. Why the Hell is he doing this?" Ros closed her eyes as Harry stared at her. He knew she hated being on the back foot. Hated anything where she didn't have at least an idea of the answer immediately.

"Ros."

"He is going to try to finish my father's work. Now whether that means a coup or killing me I don't know. Probably both. Getting Sam pregnant was probably a complication he didn't want. She's just the type he'd go for. Young, blonde, pathetically trusting."

"Some would say naive."

"In this life naive gets you killed." Ros stated. "Even Ruth toughened up."

"She was always strong." Harry stated. "In a different way to the rest of us maybe, but not as naieve as we all thought when she started here. Zoe has spent the majority of today talking to Sam. If she believes that Sam is just the messenger than I have to go with that. They used to be friends."

"And you don't think that would cloud her judgement?" Ros frowned. "I mean, they were here before most of us."

"I recruited her. I specifically asked for two clerical staff."

"You didn't ask for a gullible blonde."

"I didn't ask for a sarcastic ball breaker either."

"No. On that score you just got lucky." Ros smiled slightly as she heard the Pod doors whoosh open. Lucas walked in with James in his arms as Amy stood next to him. The little girl looked like her mother so much it made Harry pause when he saw her looking over the Grid. His eyes flickered to Ruth who was staring at her computer. Moments later she was on her feet.

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"Caz." Adam looked at his wife as she stared out over the city. "You were brilliant. Wes told me what you did."

"I did what any mum would do." Carrie paused. "I had Isabella with me. I text Wes."

"He never received it."Adam stated. "I checked his phone. Malcolm has it now, looks like it's been tampered with."

"Whoever this is. Whoever is doing this is using the kids. That's just sick." Carrie glared, her eyes narrowed as she thought of the man that had terrified not only her but her daughter and the children in her care. "Adam. This is not happening. I wont have this world break into ours. You spend your working life in the shadows, in the dark."

"Caz."

"You live with secrets and lies. You have to. I understand that. But my life. My working life isn't like that. I spend my days with children - I live in a world of Peppa Pig, Tweenies, In the Night Garden. Helping Emma and Wes with homework. Finger paints." Carrie sighed. "I may have married James Bond but I didn't think I'd be risking my baby's life when I did." Her hands gripped the rail as she spoke. Adam closed his eyes.

"I hate the lies as much as you do but they keep people in this world safe."

"Do they? Or is that what you tell yourself? Adam. When I was in our basement today all I could think about was how was I going to stop that man if he found us. How was I going to protect our baby girl, Emma, James, Danny, Amy. How was I going to stop them getting hurt. And you know what? The only thing I could think of was that I would kill him if I had to." Carrie turned to face Adam as she spoke. "What does that make me?"

"That makes you a mum." Adam turned her to face him. "And you are an amazing mum. Wes and the other children adore you. You kept them safe until Lucas and Zaf got there and Amy and Emma saw it as a big adventure."

"I told them it was." Carrie sighed as Adam pulled her into his arms. "I."

"You are amazing. I love you, you are right." He kissed her hair. "You keep me sane. You stop the darkness swallowing me."

"Adam." She let him hold her. "What if they come back? What if?"

"No one is going to touch you or the kids. I promise you." Adam touched her face gently. "No one is going to touch you." Carrie nodded once before he kissed her gently.

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"Harry." Ruth barged into the office as Ros and Harry turned to face her. "I know what Philip is doing. I know what he's planning."

"What?" Ros faced her.

"He's going to stage a coup but not abroad. Here in the UK."

"Not possible." Harry frowned. Ruth raised an eyebrow.

"Chatter from GCHQ." Ruth stated. "You know I have my sources. I went through New Scotland Yard's database, the chatter from 6 and the information from my informant."

"Mine said something big was coming. Harry, this is my brother we are talking about. It is possible he wants to stage a coup and with Nightingale's help he could do it."

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