A few days had passed since the disaster of a wedding day. Gene had visited every day which showed his concern for his partner and friend. The rain lashed down outside the window, making a loud tapping noise with every drop that hit the roof.
Frank Morgan had taken over as Detective Chief Inspector and it seemed likely that Gene would be suspended for a very long time. Chris and Ray still worked under Morgan and reported on his terrible leadership and how he was bothered when the office was untidy rather than cases that needed solving.
Annie glanced at the clock , 10:00 am it was still dark. A knock on the door meant that Gene had arrived , since he was suspended he was going to spend all day with her and Sam.
Gene emerged , he looked different , unshaven with a cigarette half hanging from his lips. He moved towards where Annie was sitting and slumped into the chair beside her , he smelt heavily of alcohol.
"How's Sam" Gene asked
"Same , he's still critical , there's nothing they can do really , he'll probably die" Annie replied sadly
"Annie I'm not going to let one of the finest coppers in our division die" Gene retorted.
" what are you doing instead of work , Sir ?" Annie inquired
" Nothing" Gene answered
" Guv , I'm going to get your job back , I mean after what Morgan's done and with him lying and everything.." Annie started to say before Gene interrupted.
" Its to dangerous Annie , it's too late" Gene explained
"Why?" Annie Questioned
" DCI Morgan has let Neil escape from hospital , my guess is that he'll come after you and Sam" Gene told Annie.
Annie sighed.
" Now Morgan's a scumbag , I don't give a toss about what happens to him but we need to find Neil and stop him" Gene described this to Annie.
" How do you know about this plan Gene" Annie explained
" It's on the tape , he said ' just bloody let me go , I didn't mean to do it to Sam , I only meant to knock him out for a little while , just until I got Cartwright' " Gene quoted
" you taped the interview" Annie Said surprised
" Chris forced me , saves us from writing it down anyway , I didn't hear that because I was calming down before I killed the bastard , the last bit isn't true though he wanted to kill Sam and get you but he didn't know that the rest of the force would be there" Gene shouted before taking a swig of alcohol and showing her a complicated diagram that was found in his pocket.
Annie looked shocked. She took a deep breath and stroked Sam's hand.
The heart monitor slowed. Sam was dying.
" I'm not going to let you go Sam" Annie whispered into his ear.
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