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Confrontation

Harry stared at Juliet for a moment, taking in the words she had just spoken. It was clear Juliet was not exactly involved in the service anymore but it didn't mean she didn't know what was going on. Even if she hadn't been in a relationship with Alec, Harry had a feeling she would find ways of getting into the Grid. To annoy him, if nothing else.

"Harry. Listen to me. He. Is Going. . Both. Women. TODAY." She leant heavily on one of her crutches. "How can I make it any clearer?"

"I know exactly where Philip Myers is at the moment."

"Yes." Juliet nodded. "But do you know where Carl Ford is?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"He's in the MI 5 mortuary. Died in an RTC early yesterday. Don't tell me you didn't know." Juliet raised an eyebrow.

"No, I."

"Juliet." Harry made a split second decision. "If you are lying."

"I'm not."

"If you are lying, I wont spare you. Not this time." He ushered her out of the Pods as Juliet scowled.

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"I need to get out of here." Ros rested her head on one hand as she watched Lucas. "I have to be back with the kids. He hacked Wes' phone. The boy never leaves that bloody thing out of his sight, always playing something on it or texting that Molly."

"I know."

"So? How did he do it?"

"Malcolm and Tariq are looking into it." Lucas touched her hand as Ros shook her head.

"Well, they've been looking into it for far too long. Adam is in charge when I'm not around. Why haven't they found it yet? She swung her legs out of bed, trying to hide the wince in her face as the pain shot through her. Lucas narrowed his eyes, he knew what the pain of being stabbed was like. He still had the scar where Sasha Gavrik had plunged the knife into his side the moment he had pushed a heavily pregnant Ruth out of the way.

"Give them time. You should know how devious your brother is. He has friends in very low places. Rich friends in low places." Lucas touched her chin, forcing her to look up at him. "Adam knows what he is doing. You know that." Ros shot him her best death glare as Lucas remained stoic.

"You were almost killed. You can not just leave."

"Watch me."

"Ros, please." He stopped as she looked up. The colour drained from her face before she sat back down. She fell quiet for a moment before raising her head to look him in the eye.

"He can't win." Ros almost whispered. "He can't win."

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"I do not like this." Ruth bit her lip as she watched the monitor. Tariq raised an eyebrow.

"She has back up."

"Yeah." Ruth nodded. "Yeah, I know. I just. I just don't like it." The image changed to show Sam turned to face the rest of the park. Erin could be seen walking towards the children's play area while Calum jogged past. Sam seemed to be angry with Philip and Ruth could understand why but it wasn't helpful and it certainly wasn't part of the plan.

"What is she doing?" Malcolm huffed. "Oh Samantha." He was on his feet, throwing his headphones on the desk as Ruth got to her feet.

"Malcolm, stay here."

"He's going to kill her."

"He will kill you." Ruth snapped. "Malcolm! Look. Look at the screen. We need you here." Malcolm shook his head angrily but sat down while Tariq pressed a few buttons on the screen in front of him.

"Sam." Ruth frowned, knowing exactly why Malcolm had wanted to run from the van.

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"Let me go!" Sam hissed as Philip grabbed her wrists. The thunderous sky matching her mood. "If you want to see that baby let me go!"

"Oh I will see my son, Sammy. I can guarantee you that." A jolt of fear shot through Sam as she wondered if Jake and Jed were safe. He tugged her wrist, pulling her towards him as he spoke.

"You alright, Luv?" Zaf asked as he and Calum approached.

"This doesn't concern you." Philip snarled. Sam tried and failed to pull her arm away. Zaf narrowed his eyes, unable to tolerate any violence towards a woman. It made his stomach churn.

"Oh I think it does." Zaf stepped nearer, knowing what the man had done to Ros a few days earlier. "Let. Her. Go." Zaf's voice was dangerously low. Calum narrowed his eyes, knowing he had never seen this side of his friend before. He stepped sideways and grabbed Philip's arm.

"And drop the knife while you are at it." Calum twisted his wrist painfully as the older man swore loudly. Zaf pulled Sam away just as Adam and Erin appeared to help Calum secure the arrest. The knife clattered to the floor while Sam gasped and bent over.

"Sam?" Zaf ushered her to the bench. "He hurt you?"

"I'm ok." Sam closed her eyes, clutching her side. Carefully she opened her coat to reveal a stab proof vest. "Just winded I think."

"You're ok."

"Yeah." She nodded, her long blonde hair falling into her face. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I didn't get him to say more about his plans."

"It's ok." She heard Ruth in her earpiece. "We got enough."

"You did well." Malcolm joined in. "You did the job."

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"Harry." Juliet stepped out of the 4x4 as Harry walked away, entering the hospital as she tried and failed to keep up with him. "Harry!"

"Stay here."

"No." She pushed herself to keep up with him, knowing that the crutches were slowing her down. "Harry."

"You said he was going to kill Ros. He'll do that when none of us are looking. He'll wait until we are distracted."

"You said he can't be in two places at once."

"I." Harry paused as he saw Lucas walking towards him. "Lucas?"

"What is she doing here?" The younger man glared at Juliet. The former spook had the good graces to look away.

"Who is with Ros?" Lucas watched as Harry stepped past him.

"The guards are outside. She was asleep when I left. I was going to ring Carrie, check on the kids." Harry quickened his step, almost knowing a hospital porter from her feet.

"Harry." Lucas was running beside him as Juliet closed her eyes and swore.

"Lucas, the whole thing with Sam is a distraction." Harry hissed as he ran along the polished hospital floor, Juliet's heels clicking on the tile as she tried, and failed to keep up.

"What?" Lucas felt his guts twist as they reached the floor where Ros was being cared for. Two dead bodies lay at the entrance to Ros' room with blood oozing out the bodies onto the freshly cleaned floor. The door to the room was open slightly as the men approached.

"Good God!" Juliet snapped as she caught up with the men. Harry pulled his gun from under his jacket as Lucas stared at the door, half desperate to get to his wife, half terrified of what he would find. Carefully Harry pushed the door open.

"What the?" Harry kept his gun in front of him as he tried to take in his surroundings. Monitors beeped as he took in the blood soaked bed and discarded IVI.

"I told you." Ros started from behind the doorway. Harry rolled his eyes, before putting his gun away. "He killed both those poor sods out there. He would have killed me. I told you I can't stay here." She looked at Lucas as he nodded. The sounds of nurses nad doctors rushing towards the room distracted Juliet who immediately went into clean up mode.

"Yeah." Lucas stated. "Yeah, you can't stay here." Ros clutched her wound before letting Lucas pull her into his arms, relieved that Harry didn't say anything. Instead he knelt at the bedside and picked up a bloodstained needle.

"Ros."

"What?" She snapped.

"Sign yourself out of here. Your brother is in custody but I intend to find out which one of his lackeys did this." Ros nodded as Lucas narrowed his eyes, knowing he was going to find the man that killed two police guards and tried to kill his wife.

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A/N Penultimate chapter soon