Honey and Andrea were on foot patrol, and although Honey had protested for over half an hour that her feet were killing Andrea didn't mind, it was just nice to get out of the nick. They had walked round the same estate three times already waiting for something dramatic to happen, but nothing had. Even the PR was silent which for Sun Hill, was a very rare occasion.
'OK Lets start at ten.' Honey said suddenly, bringing Andrea out of her day dream, involving her Neil and a a very small island.
'Ten what? Oh please tell me your not going to start singing ten green bottles are you?' she said eyeing her friend suspiciously
'No, Sun Hill's top ten.'
'Top ten what?'
'Top ten fittest coppers.'
Andrea burst into laughter.
'What?' Honey said with raised eyebrows 'Right ten, Dean.' she began making, Andrea laugh as they carried on walking up the copethone estate.
Neil walked into CID trying not to smile, he had just been congratulated on an excellent drugs raid, and was told by the DCI that this may be the step that gets him up one more step in the carrier department. However that little happiness outburst was about to come crashing down as he re entered his office and he gave a little jump as he found someone in his office but not one of the usual people, but his wife.
'Phillippa, what are you doing here?' he asked in what he hoped was a non shocked kind of tone, but it was harder to hide it. Phillippa Manson, looked her husband in the eye with a piercing look.
'We need to talk.' she said in a low and calm voice.
'Eight, has to be Gary even if he is a bit slow bless him' Honey said crossing them of on her fingers.
'Gary, I new you liked him,' Andrea said with a smirk as Honey began to go red. They crossed over a road and headed into Stanbit way.
'Seven, Dan, Six Smithy.'
'Sixth! Your put Smithy at number six!'
'Phillippa what's going on?' he asked, knowing his wife well enough to no she would never usual come to Sun Hill not even in and emergency. It was then he noticed the envelope in her hand and his heart jumped.
'I could ask you the same thing Neil.' she said calmly, looking up from the envelope in her hand to the wall opposite her
'Pippa.' he began but she cut him off.
'Are you having an affair.' she said sharply staring at the wall opposite her. Neil didn't say anything, he new she knew, so was there any point in trying to deny it? could he talk his way out of it? or was it really worth it. As if she had read his mind. 'And don't try talk your way out of it.' she said looking at him. 'Just tell me the truth.'
He remained silent
'Are you having an affair?'
There was more silence, he looked at his wife he could feel a lump in his throat as he tried to find his voice.
'Yes,'
'OK Five ...' Honey continued.
'Oh Honey give it a rest will you.' Andrea said half laughing. They were half way back to the station still on foot patrol when Andrea notice a commotion up ahead in the approaching bookies.
' ... is Will.'
'I thought you hated Will.' Andrea said not taking her eyes of the bookies.
'Well yeah, I mean I don't hate him, just because he ...'
'Oh!!' Andrea yelled, as a man in black made a run from the bookies, carrying a bag under his arm and a woman shouting.
'Serria Oscar from 158.' Honey began as she followed Andrea on foot who was already in pursuit.
There was silence, Neil kneeled against his desk next to his wife, neither of them looking at each other or saying anything as Phillippa took in this new information Neil.
'Who is she Neil?' Phillippa said finally.
'Dose it matter.'
'It dose to me, I need details.' some were in between the shock she had just had, that Neil would even have an affair and the fact that she had been cheated on, she needed to now why. 'When did it start?'
There was a pause.
'After Jim and Junes wedding,' Neil began. 'The day after ...' he began as he told her the details, Phillippa remained quite, but inside she could feel the hurt and disgust build up inside of her.
'Serria Oscar from 158 still on foot chasing suspect towards Taff street.'
Andrea and Honey were still on foot, as they came to a T junction, Serria one appeared, blocking the road and causing the man to fall over the bonnet. As Leela got out of the car she and Andrea both restrained him.
'Serria Oscar from 158, suspect detained at 15:08 at Taff Street over.'
With the sound of sirens Honey turned her view from Andrea and Leela forcing the guy into the car, to 21 who had just pulled up behind them.
'What you doing here?' she said as Cameron and Yvonne got out of the car.
'Herd you on the radio, thought you might need some help.' Cameron said coming over.
'Eh don't worry Cam.' Andrea said coming over. 'We've got it all under control mate.' she said tapping him not eh vest and standing next to Honey with her arms crossed the both of them smiling at him.
'What?' he said eyeing them suspiciously.
'Nothing.' they said together.
'Cameron!' Tony called, and they watched as he walked past them.
'Number two?' Honey said looking at Andrea
'Cameron.' they both said together smiling, causing Cameron to briefly turn to look at them.
As he turned away they broke into giggles.
'What about Jake?! Dose he mean anything to you?' she near shouted.
She had been quite until the point where she couldn't control her hurt anymore. She stud up from the desk and looked at him.
'Of course he, dose but this hasn't got anything to do with him this is about our marriage, you me.' he was a little surprised that she was taking it this bad there marriage had been half over anyway.
'No Neil, this is about you, I've have just found out my husband has had an affair so don't i have the right to now why he was unfaithful to me, I'm mean don't you ow me that much.' Neil glanced out of his office window and saw Terry, Phil and Ken turn away instantly
'We just weren't working and we have been for months you no that.' he said trying to reason with her.
'Oh so that's it is it, that's what you do when things get difficult, you have and affair!' she looked at him as if he was mad. 'other people talk they communicate'
'Yeah and that's our problem.' he snapped. 'We never communicate and never have.'
'Oh, so I surpose this,' she looked down at the card. 'This Andrea, she listen to you dose she.'
'Yeah she dose.'
'Listen to you, cares about you dose she tell you your great.' she said sarcastically.
'Leave her out of this.' he said trying to remain calm which was becoming more and more difficult.
'This Andrea she ...' she stopped half sentence and looked down t the card. 'Andrea?' she repeated quietly before looking up at Neil. 'Not Andrea Campbell, not Louise's daughter?'
Neil didn't say anything as he new how she was going to react, he was having an affair with his wife's best friends daughter.
'It is isn't it?' she looked at him and for the first time in his life, Neil could see what looked like a tear appear on hid wife's face.
'Were is she?' she asked suddenly.
'What? He said surprised
'You herd me.' she said giving him a stern look.
'Phillippa ...' he began but the next thing she had pulled open eh office door with all the force she could and disappeared around the corner. Neil stood there in a kind of trance for ten seconds, coming out of it he quickly followed his wife, ignore the fact that most of CID were watching.
Having been to Sun Hill a few times, having delt with case that have come from here, she had a basic knowledge of the station,a s she made her way towards the back stairs, she didn't what it was but her feet new where to take her as she headed downstairs.
'I can't believe you put Cameron second.' Andrea said as the area car pulled up in the yard and she got out and walked round towards the other door. 'I mean Phil is hardly prince charming even if he thinks he is.'
She held open eh door as Leela helped the prisoner out of the car. 'What you two talking about.' she asked them.
'Honey's been doing the Sun Hill top ten.'
Leela looked at her.
'Yeah I no sad.'
'Top ten?' she looked from Andrea to Honey.
'Top ten fittest coppers.'
'Oh yeah' said a voice 'and were do I come in.'
The three girls turned around to see Tony and ended up bursting into laughter.
'What?' he said as the four off them plus prisoner made there way up ramp into Custody.
Phillippa matched threw the open door Neil at her heals, he had never seen her like this before, she was past the calm and control stage, officers looked at her as she stormed towards the doors leading to Custody.
'All right so you two finish booking him in and I'll run a check on Chris.' Leela said a few minuets latter when they had all walked into Custody, as she walked towards the corridor door.
'Run a check on BIU while your there' Honey called, after Leela had just finished typing in the door code when it was pulled violently open and Pippa stormed threw followed by Neil.
Leela gave a polite 'Gov' before giving a confused glance towards Custody before disappearing. The storming footsteps getting louder caught there attention,as Honey, June and Andrea turned towards the growing noise, and Andrea and the rest of Custody watched as Phillippa came marching towards her. Phil turned away from talking to Rebecca and Tony, to see what was happening, his's eyes jumped from Andrea, to Phillippa and to Neil standing a little way back and seemed to realize what was happening but how, he didn't no. as Phillippa came face to face with Andrea.
'You Bitch!' Andrea felt the full force of Phillippa's left hand as it came to collide with the side of her face.
There was a shocked silence.
'Phillippa!' Neil's voice echoed around Andrea's now pounding head, as she stood in a mixture of shock and stuntedness.
'That was for having an affair with my husband, you B ...!' she started, as her voice echoed around the unusual quite Custody
'Pippa.' Phil said bringing her to a halt mid sentence as she gave Andrea a fitly look.
Neil watched as Phillippa turned on her heals and staked, past him towards the corridor.
'Pippa' Neil started to say, but his vision was diverted, as Andrea made a dash for the Custody door. 'Andrea' he managed to block her way, still aware that the whole room's attention was on them, with his arms on hers he tried to get her to look at him, but she pushed passed him out a word. 'Andrea' and ran into the yard, he made to go after her.
'Neil!'
He stopped as the Custody door, closed in front of him and slowly turned not only to see the whole room looking at him but the DCI to. 'My Office now!!'
Dreading what was coming he slowly began to walk towards Jack, glancing at Phil who didn't seem to know what to say.
