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Return to normality?

"Mark Donaldson is really starting to get on my wick." Ronnie threw his glasses on the desk in front of him. Matt nodded before leaning back in his chair.

"At least we have the gun now, ballistics can do their stuff." Sam leant against his desk as the two other detectives fell silent. "Sooner we get this case to court, the sooner our Angie can get back to work."

"Our Angie?" Matt smiled as Sam shrugged his shoulders.

"Don't start." Sam stated. "Angie is a mate."

"Oh you know 'im." Ronnie smiled. "Sees romance everywhere. She's a good girl; deserves someone who's going to look after her. You, get onto ballistics, see if we can hurry them up."

"Ok." Sam sighed heavily. "What about you two?"

"Me and 'im." Ronnie nodded towards Matt. "Going to see a man about a dog." He ushered Matt out of the office before either Sam or Matt could argue.

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Justine curled her legs under her as she watched her mum. It was strange having her mother home when all she had known was Angie going to work. Shaking her head she got up and picked up her DS.

"What?" Angie asked her daughter.

"Auntie Natalie was on television and you didn't even say anything. Mum!"

"Nothing is wrong." Angie stared at her daughter. "Honestly. And Auntie Natalie was probably on the news because of a case they are working on. It was the news after all, not the X Factor."

"Muum."

"I'll call her after work tomorrow. Ok?"

"Ok." Justine returned her attention to the DS as Angie picked up the remote control. Suddenly Angie knew she had to return to work, if only to stop her daughter from worrying.

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James walked through the corridors of the police station wondering why Natalie had asked him to come to the station. It was usually Ronnie and Matt that visited his offices. Not the other way around. Shaking his head he held the door open for a young woman and a police officer to pass.

"James." He looked up to see Natalie staring at him. "My office, please."

"Afternoon." He smiled before following her into the small office. Natalie immediately drew the blind before sitting behind her desk. "What is all this about?"

"Mark Donaldson, he confessed to being in the bank, to having the gun and firing it. He still won't tell us who his little friends are but just after Sue kicked off one of them walked in."

"Sue?"

"Mark's mother."

"Oh." James raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, right hard case. Thought it was a good idea to mouth off in my police station."

"And you soon put that right." Natalie smiled slightly.

"Yeah, well. I've arrested and charged Kyle Morris. He was there at the robbery. Felt sick apparently when he heard the girl was dead."

"An attack of conscious?" James shook his head. "I'll let you know when there's a trial date."

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The rain had finally stopped when the car pulled up at the curb. The windscreen wipers screachde as Ronnie killed the engine. Matt sighed heavily.

"You sure of this?" Matt asked as Ronnie nodded.

"Yeah son." Ronnie nodded. "It's about time our girl came back." He unclipped his seatbelt and left the car as Matt followed. Both had seen the little girl at the window and knew Angie would be at the door before they got there.

"Matt! Uncle Ronnie!" The little girl opened the door and hugged Ronnie. Angie appeared behind her daughter as she heard Ronnie laughing.

"God, she's going to break a rib one of these days. What are you feeding her on?"

"Hi." Angie folded her arms.

"He's in custody, there's a pre trial hearing next week and then the trial. So, it's over." He watched as she closed her eyes in relief.

"Who'd have thought it?" Matt smiled. "Angie is actually speachless."

"Shut up." Angie smiled.

"She is." Ronnie laughed as Justine took his hand in hers. "Isn't she Jus?"

"Yeah." Justine laughed. "Mum. Say something."

"What?"

"Come back, Ang. Eh? What do you say?"

"What about the trial?"

"What about it?" Matt smiled his best charm smile. "That's our problem, not yours."

"Go on Mum."

"Yeah, go on Mum." Ronnie parroted. "Go on."

Angie smiled before shaking her head. "Ok, ok. When can I start?"

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A/N Not the ending I was planning but that's where I'm leaving it. I may write another L&O UK story if people would like me to.