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Tragic Consequences?
Danny led Viv through the prison towards the Governor's office. He was certain he had heard a woman's voice coming from that direction. Viv was slower than usual. He felt dizzy and sick as he held his ribs. He knew he would need a trip to the hospital but at the moment he was desperate to find his colleagues before he got out of there. He heard Danny call to him to keep up as the chaos continued to radiate around him. Danny was almost twenty years younger than him. Keeping up was difficult enough at the best of times, never mind when he had a head wound, concussion and broken ribs. As they approached the office he could see the scrawny frame of Arthur Layton in the door way of the office. Disgust was the first emotion he felt as he knew on gut instinct that Alex was in there. Danny nodded towards the office.
"That your mate I can hear? It's got to be her Uncle Viv, she was the only bird in here when everything kicked off" Danny grinned as he approached the office. Viv nodded, the younger man was right. Alex had been the only female officer on site as they arrived. He knew it would be just like her to walk head first in to trouble. He nodded at Danny as he waved the younger man in front of him to keep going.
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Alex knew Layton was becoming agitated as she watched him pace the room. Silently she prayed that Gene would have the sense to stay out of the prison but she seriously doubted it. She glanced briefly at Layton as she wondered whether she could make her way out of the office before he realised and shot her again. She cautiously stepped backwards aware that Layton seemed to be headed for the desk. She almost screamed when the office door swung open.
"Alex!" Danny smiled as Layton spun on his heal, shooting the young man directly in the chest. The younger man fell to the floor as Alex screamed. Viv was moments behind his nephew as blood splattered the walls and oozed out of the young convict's chest. A sudden look of shock and fear crossed Danny's face as he fell to the floor. Alex was on her knees in seconds, cradling the young man's torso in her arms as his head lolled dangerously against her shoulder.
"Danny" Alex ignored Layton's taunting as Viv crossed the room, falling to his knees next to her.
"No. God please no" Viv whispered as Alex held her hand over the wound on his chest.
"We have to keep pressure on the wound. We have to stop the bleeding" Alex looked straight at Danny "And you have to fight, you have to stay awake Danny. C'mon Danny!" The tears were almost audible as Danny closed his eyes.
"Danny!" Alex cried as she cradled the young man. Viv was in shock, the nausea began to overwhelm him as Layton stood in the doorway of the office gloating.
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For a split second Sam stood in shock as the gun shot was heard over the noise and chaos around him. The riot squad were now in full flow controlling the riot as Gene swore under his breath. He was a few steps ahead of Sam and the others as he quickened his pace to get to the office.
"GENE!" Sam shouted as Gene squared his shoulders and almost ran in the direction of the Governer's office. All he knew, all he could think about was getting Alex away from the clutches of Arthur Layton. Sam glanced briefly at Annie. He knew she had no intention of leaving the prison without any members of her team. He looked behind him to where Chris seemed to be struggling with a smaller man who was trying to use his head as target practice.
"Annie" Sam shouted over the noise to make himself heard "Get Chris out of here before we have to get him in to A+E" He nodded across the prison hoping that Annie would do as he asked. Her head spun round to where Chris was stood. Her brown curls bouncing round her head as she turned.
"Chris! What are you doing?" She spotted the blood running down his face from a cut just above his nose. She walked away from Sam and took Chris by the elbow, leading him away from the centre of the chaos as Sam sprinted after Gene.
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Layton stood in the door way with his back to the main prison. He was laughing to himself as he carried on watching the scene before him. Viv coughed violently as he tried to help Alex stop the bleeding from Danny's chest. Danny was lying still in Alex's arms. Tears welled up in her eyes as she continued to press on the wound.
"Open your eyes Danny" Viv held his hand over Alex's as if hoping the extra pressure would help seal the wound. The tears were running freely along his face as Alex shouted at Layton once more.
"Can't you see what you've done? We need an ambulance. He has to get to hospital!" Her voice remained steady but inside she was shaking like a leaf. She felt sick. The boy in her arms was only ten years older than her daughter. Glaring at Layton she narrowed her eyes.
"Layton, let him go. You never wanted Danny and Viv. Just me remember. Let Danny go" Layton took a step towards them as Alex became aware at how pale and cold the young man had become in her arms. The rise and fall of his chest becoming less and less frequent. Alex knew that without medical help he would slowly slip away despite her and Viv's efforts. He needed to be in hospital quickly. Layton looked as if he was appraising the trio on the floor.
"He needs to go to hospital Alex" He nodded towards the boy in her arms.
"Yes!" Alex looked back at Layton. "Yes ring an ambulance"
Layton tipped his head to one side. "No" he smiled before laughing as if it was the best joke he had ever heard. Viv dropped his head as he saw the lifeblood drain from his nephew. Alex brushed away an angry tear as she spotted Danny had stopped breathing.
"CPR Viv" She rested the young man's body on the floor as she started chest compressions. "Help me, C'mon Viv" He blinked as he began helping. He knew it would be futile.
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Gene crossed the prison in a matter of minutes. He was convinced Alex was dead. The gunshots he had heard had been followed by a scream and then silence. He was more scared than he had ever been in his life. Even as a small boy he had never been as scared as he was in the moments it took him to reach the office. Sam was hot on his heels as he paused.
"Look, Ethel" He addressed Sam who was now at his side. "I don't care what you come up with but use some of that psychiatry bollocks to keep that piece of scum talking." Sam resisted the urge to correct him. It wasn't the time. "I'll get Bolly out of there and then you nick the scrawny arsed little scrote. Do I make meself clear" His Mancunian accent now plainer than ever since they had left the North. Sam nodded once.
"Crystal Guv. Crystal" He looked passed Gene towards the office.
Gene stepped forward, slamming his palms in to the office door his brute strength almost knocking it off his hinges. It reverberated as a laughing Layton became quiet. Gene waited. He could see nothing but Viv's lower legs behind him. All the while he could hear Alex counting as she carried out chest compressions.
"One and two and three" she carried on as Layton paled at the sight of Gene and Sam in front of him.
"Remember me? Right. Good." Gene reached out and grabbed the scrawnier man by the collar before turning and dropping him in front of Sam.
"DI Tyler, put the rubbish out" Gene turned back as Sam began hand cuffing Layton. The sight in front of him was enough to knock all the bravado and bolshiness out of his guts. Staring he knew if Sam didn't get Layton away from him it wouldn't only be Layton on trial for murder in the near future.
"Sam! Medics now!"
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author's note : Last chapter up soon. Thanks for the reviews xx
