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A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! I can't say it enough! And thank you to everyone who's followed or added to their favourites :D Here's the next update. Again, I apologise for that ridiculous cliffhanger! Hopefully, there'll be more interaction between Rachel and Andy later on, and Julie should be in the next chapter. There might be another update later today, or tomorrow. Please review and let me know your thoughts? Enjoy :)

Janet stood looking blindly at herself in the mirror. The pain in her side was back - more severely than ever. Her bandaged hands gripped the edge of the sink, as she listened to the deafening voices in her mind.

FLASHBACK

'Why did she make you do it Andy?"

"Because she loves him".

END FLASHBACK

Janet shook her head. Because she loves him?

EARLIER FLASHBACK

"Thing is, I always thought you had a bit of a thing for that sergeant you introduced me to".

"I need you to stay focused, Geoff, on yourself, not on me".

"Thought it were odd the way he followed you to that pub, and stared at you. Then he started being nasty to me like he was jealous!"

EVEN EARLIER FLASHBACK

"He fancies you".

"No he doesn't!"

"You can't see it!"

PREVIOUS FLASHBACK

"What was his name? Andy?"

"We're not talking about any of my colleagues Geoff, or me -"

"Andy Roper! Were you... having a fling with him?

END FLASHBACKS

Janet leant over the sink and bit her lip. The pain in her side flared up, causing her hold on the sink to slip and she struggled to regain her balance as she clutched her stab wound. It was agony.

.o.0.o.

Rachel walked into Gill's office, and put her papers down on the desk. Gill looked up from her computer and took off her glasses.

"He's blaming her!" Rachel said, unable to control the tone of anger that had crept into her voice.

"Who?" Gill asked, not following.

"Andy!" Rachel replied, throwing her hands up in the air, "He's blaming Janet, saying that she made him help Geoff escape from prison!"

Rachel slumped into the chair opposite, holding her head in her hands, "Of all the lies in the world..."

Gill looked across at Rachel, thinking about what she had just said. Just then there was a knock at the door. It was Rob.

"We've just had the DNA in" he said, reading the notes off his clipboard, "The body's definitely Henry Osmond".

Gill nodded, "Good. Get someone to notify his family".

Rob hesitated, "There's been two other DNA samples found on his clothes..."

Two DNA samples?

"One's DS Andy Roper's..."

'Well that's not too surprising' Gill thought.

"... The other is Janet's..."

.o.0.o.

Rachel ran to the loo. She felt sick. More sick than she'd ever felt in her life. Oh how she hated him! She'd never liked him in the first place, but this was just the icing on the cake! Bursting into the room, she stopped dead in her tracks. Forgetting all about her own feelings that moments before had been the only thought occupying her mind, Rachel rushed towards her friend.

"Jan! What happened? What's wrong?" she asked, frantically trying to understand the situation. Janet let out a moan, still clutching her side.

"It's the stupid stab wound again" she said through gritted teeth, "It plays up... every now and again".

Rachel stood beside her colleague and placed a hand over Janet's. She winced.

"Sorry" Rachel apologised, and puffed out air as if letting off steam. At that moment, DCI Murray rushed into the room, swinging the door open with force. Before she could react, Rachel explained what had happened. Gill placed a gentle hand on her friends shoulder.

"What do you need?" she asked.

"Just some painkillers... paracetamol... anything" Janet replied, trying to catch her breath. Gill nodded, and walked out of the room in search of some painkillers.

"I hate him, Rachel".

"Who?" Rachel asked, smoothing out Janet's hair.

"Andy... and Geoff... they're both-" Janet stopped, and wondered just how many words she could use to describe the two men. Rachel laughed to herself.

"Idiots?" she finished. Janet hummed her agreement and smiled. Her breathing was steadier now. She took a deep breath, "You don't believe them do you, Rach?"

Rachel shook her head, "No".

.o.0.o.

Gill walked into the conference room. It was the second meeting she had called that day. Sitting herself down in her usual seat, she waited until everyone had quietened down a little.

"Right everyone!" she called, taking a sip of her coffee, "Here's the latest".

Rob cleared his throat, "The DNA results have come back from the lab. The body is definitely Henry Osmond. Two DNA samples have been found on his clothes, and have been identified".

He glanced at Gill, wondering whether to say whose DNA had been found on the deceased man's clothes. Gill turned to Rachel, "What about the wife?"

"I don't think she had anything to do with it" Rachel said, sharing a knowing look with Janet, "She seems hard and defiant on the outside, but really she's just a struggling - now single - mother with two kids and a rundown house".

Janet nodded, "I agree. She seemed genuinely surprised by her husband's death, but she did say that there was no one who would want to hurt him - that he had no enemies. We can bring her in for questioning of course to find out if she knows anything about her husband's whereabouts on the night he died, but otherwise..."

"Okay. Rachel what about Andy?"

Rachel fidgeted nervously with her pen, "Andy said he knew Henry Osmond. Said he'd known him for about six months. He leant him his car because Osmond's had run down or was being repaired - something like that".

She looked across the table at Mitch, hoping she'd got that correct. Mitch spoke up, "Osmond was supposed to bring Roper's car back tomorrow. Andy did recognize the coded emails, but not who they were from. He also didn't acknowledge that it was him following Janet down the street on the CCTV".

Rachel nodded, "He was silent for a few minutes and wouldn't answer any of my questions. And then he told me that someone had put him up to it".

Rachel looked at Janet, who gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. Kevin chewed the end of his pen.

"Who did he say put him up to it?"

Rachel hesitated, "Janet".

Kevin's jaw dropped and the pen fell onto the table. He looked around the room wide eyed, wondering if he was the only one who didn't know about this.

"Kevin, unless you're catching flies please shut your mouth!" Gill said, sternly. Kevin did so.

"At this moment it's Andy's word against Janet's, but I think we all know whose telling fibs... However, we have to follow every lead. I need everyone who was involved with yesterday's events to write up a statement. If we're going to solve this case we're gonna have to work quickly".

Gill glanced at Rachel and Janet. She was glad they'd remained calm, but she knew they were fuming on the inside.

"Pete, any news on Hastings whereabouts?"

Pete sat up, adjusting his glasses, "No Ma'am. We've got several possible leads though that may or may not be useful".

Gill nodded, satisfied with his response, "Right. Get onto that. Take Lee with you. Rachel, I want you to finish that interview with Roper. Get as much information out of him as possible. Mitch, I want CCTV from the prison, anything that suggests whether Hastings had help escaping or not. I'm off to the mortuary to assist DCI Dodson with the post-mortem".

Gill turned to Rob, and lowered her voice to a whisper, "I want you to find out who put Janet's name on the list of suspects. Is that clear?"

"Yes Ma'am".