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Still Breathing?
Gene marched into the Squad Room as the others hovered around the Murder Board in the corner of the room. Sam seemed to have found some information and was eagerly relaying it to the rest of the team. Annie nudged him in the ribs as he stopped talking.
"Guv."
"Not now Ethel." Sam rolled his eyes as Gene marched into the office and slammed the door so hard it almost came off it's hinges. The rest of CID and Shaz fell silent. None of them quite sure what had set of the Guv's legendary temper this time.
"What's eating him?" Chris asked as Shaz shot her boyfriend a look.
"I dunno." Sam answered honestly. "Has anyone seen Alex today?"
"No." Annie sighed as she looked around the room. "It's not like her not to ring if there's a problem."
"Bet the Guv knows." Chris carried on, oblivious to the look both Shaz and Annie were sending his way.
"And why do you say that?" Ray smirked as Annie closed her eyes.
"Look, Alex can take care of herself. She may just be running late. Now can we get on with solving the five murders and finding Arthur Layton before we have six women dead?" Sam huffed as Ray clipped Chris around the ear.
"Yes Boss." Chris huffed as he folded his arms and sank down in the chair.
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Gene stared at the dartboard as he threw each dart with more aggression than the last. He hated the way the mere mention of Arthur Layton seemed to terrify Alex. It wasn't like the ballsy DI to be scared of anyone or anything but since they had got together he had seen a side of her he hadn't even known existed.
"Guv."
Gene walked towards the dartboard as Sam stood in the doorway.
"What?"
"Alex hasn't turned up."
"Yeah." Gene nodded. "Noticed that."
"Where is she? Should I send uniform round to hers?"
"Nah." Gene shook his head as he retrieved his precious darts. "She's ok. Had to take Molls to Evan's and then had to interview that witness from last week. I said I'd go wiv 'er but you know what she's like."
"Yeah." Sam smiled slightly. "Look, Gene. You and Alex."
"Work bloody good together and if anyone says different."
Sam held up his hands in surrender as Gene turned back to his dartboard. Gene smirked slightly as each dart hit the intended target.
"What witness?"
"The second victim, Chloe Evans."
"31, teacher, brunette." Sam repeated the specifics they all knew by heart.
"Aye, 'er. Well the boyfriend's sister. Julie Smith. She called. Apparently poor cow 'ad changed her plans that day. Someone she didn't like 'ad been on her headbook, picturebook."
"Facebook?"
"Yeah." Gene turned to face Sam again as the phone in the outer office rang. Gene swore as Shaz burst through the office door.
"Grainger!"
"Sorry." Shaz glared at her boss, not sorry in the least. "But this is important."
"What is?" Sam turned to the PC that had been seconded only a few weeks earlier. Sahz took a deep breath and wished she had sent Chris or Annie in to tell them what the phone call had been about.
"That was the school on the phone."
"School?" Sam frowned.
"Yeah. Where Molly goes."
Gene froze. He had no idea why the school would be ringing the station. Alex had her mobile on her. She never ever turned it off.
"What did they want?" Gene stared at her.
"Molly isn't very well. Some bug going around the school. So Annie has gone to fetch her."
"Why are they ringing here?" Sam asked as he looked past her into the main Squad Room.
"Because Evan can't pick her up and Ma'am hasn't answered her phone. This was the third number on the list." Shaz bit her lip as Gene fell silent.
"Sammy boy." He paused. "Call Annie. Get her to bring the kid back 'ere. She's safe 'ere."
"Right." Sam nodded as he stepped back. "And?"
"We find Alex. Chances are she's turned the bloody phone off but with this psycho on the loose and her track record I ain't taking chances. Layton knows 'er from when she was in Vice. So I ain't taking chances."
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A/N More soon.
