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Harry narrowed his eyes as Fitzgerald walked towards him. He knew his team were watching but it didn't help to ease the sense of foreboding when he looked at the older man's face.

"Harry."

"You wanted to meet." Harry snapped as he watched Fitzgerald smirk. "You may be nearing retirement but some of us have a job waiting for us."

"Now, now Harry." Fitzgerald smirked. "Always were one to skip the pleasantries."

"What did you want to speak to me about?" Harry tried again, aware that Tariq and Calum could hear every word that was being said. Fitzgerald nodded towards the cricket pitch.

"Beautiful." He sighed. "In this light, don't you think?"

"You didn't call me here at 6 am to discuss the merits of the local cricket green." He watched the older man take a few steps away from him, unsure if he was still in range. "You bugged the Grid."

"That is one very serious accusation."

"We found the listening devices." Harry stepped closer to him. "You really thought we wouldn't? You know my team and you know me."

"An aging spook and his assortment of waifs and strays. Let's see." Fitzgerald kept his voice low. "A Section Chief that faked her own death, a single parent, widows, those that failed to be proper field officers. An ex con or two and a man who can't handle his temper. One even fled to the other side of the Med to avoid being anywhere near you. One girl is even brain-damaged - could barely keep a sentence going while another "

Harry narrowed his eyes. He knew Fitzgerald was trying to rile him. He also had a feeling he knew they were being listened to.

"I have the best counter terrorism team in the business and you know it. My Section Chief is the best. Erin lost her partner to the service. And as for failed field officers my desk team make it possible for the field officers to do their jobs. Adam can handle his temper when required, Lucas is the best counter interrogation officer you've met and Beth is an intuitive spook. And as for Ruth, I suggest you erase her from your thoughts completely." He walked along the edge of the grass.

"After what happened to your ex wife? To a couple of former flings of yours." Fitzgerald laughed, before Harry landed the punch square on his chin, causing his head to snap back. Fitzgerald was on the floor staring up at Harry for the second time in as many days.

"Maria died because of Sugarhorse, Juliet injured herself and Jane was murdered." Harry tried to ignore the throbbing in his right hand. "I know you had Jane killed. I know you wanted to finish what you started."

"That was your second mistake, Pearce." Fitzgerald struggled to his feet.

"You didn't call me here to get punched in the face again." Harry glared. "You only started taking an interest in Section D when Terry was released from prison. Why?"

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Ruth parked the car in the small car park behind the prison. She felt the same sense of foreboding she had the first time she had been there. This time she knew Jane was dead. She just had to speak to the prison staff once more. Taking a deep breath she opened the car door and headed towards the prison door.

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"Harry." Ros hissed as she realised she was not on her own behind the cricket pavilion. The anger boiled in her stomach as she clenched and unclenched her fists."We have company." Harry didn't reply but she knew he had heard her. Calum swore as he tried to increase the resonance of his listening devices while Tariq scanned the CCTV cameras looking for any unexpected visitors.

"Erin? Ros? Three of Fitzgerald's goons are coming in the west entrance."

"I see them." Lucas spoke calmly before tugging Spike's lead. "Come on boy."

"You get my dog hurt." Calum snapped as Lucas rolled his eyes.

"We're just going to say hello." Lucas walked up to the two younger men who were walking into the park. Spike barked, clearly aware that the men weren't to be trusted. Lucas smiled slightly, aware that the dog's instincts were spot on. The younger of the two IA officers glared at Lucas while the other lit a cigarette.

"Morning." Lucas smiled his best charm smile before attempting to walk past the pair.

"Yeah." The smoking man nodded. "It is. You're section D."

"Eh?" Lucas raised an eyebrow. "Sorry mate, not a clue what you are on about." He stepped sideways, only to have his path blocked by the burly younger officer.

"Consider your card marked."

"Look." Lucas straightened up to his full height, aware Adam was approaching a few feet away. "I have no idea who you are or what the Hell you think you are doing but get out of my way, there's a good lad." He narrowed his eyes as the thinner, smoking man raised his fist. A loud bark startled the pair as Lucas dodged the punch, Spike sank his teeth into the calf of the thinner man. "Off." Lucas snapped as the little dog growled.

"He's never done that." Calum shook his head in disbelief. "Bloody Hell."

"Yeah well." Adam laughed. "He's got Lucas out of a sticky situation. All we got to do now is retrieve Harry." He watched as Lucas picked up the little dog and left the van. Spike looked over his shoulder and snarled one more time.

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"Mrs Pearce." The assistant govenor shook her head in dismay. "I really don't know what you hope to achieve in all this. She killed herself. It is as tragic and simple as that."

"Miss?" Ruth glanced at her name badge. "Smith." The younger woman raised an eyebrow. "I intend to find out what the real circumstances around the death are. You know as well as I do that this is not a straight forward suicide."

"Excuse me?"

"If Jane Townsend was at risk of commiting suicide, if her mental health had been sufficiently concerning then she would have been moved to either the medical wing for evaluation and assessment or placed on suicide watch in the vulnerable prisoner wing. Neither happened."

"Occasionally we do not get the warning signs." The heels clipped on the tiled floor as Ruth fell into step beside her.

"Or occasionally a suicide isn't exactly what it seems." Ruth glared at her. "I want to talk to the warder that found Jane's body and the officer that last saw her alive."

"What exactly are you suggesting? You have no authority to storm in here and demand to upset my staff." The woman's blue eyes bore into Ruth's who wasn't the least bit intimidated.

"I can have the police over here with a warrant in the next twenty minutes. Or, I can do this as simply as possible." Ruth stated firmly. "We know Jane died in your care and that has to be an embarrassment but wouldn't you rather know if you had a murderer on your staff, rather than in your cells?"

Ruth paused, sensing someone behind her. For a moment she wondered if Alec had met her at the prison as Malcolm had tried to arrange. She almost imagined the sharp piercing of the metal on her skin. Stepping forward she narrowed her eyes as a familiar voice snapped her back to the reality of the present.

"I suggest you listen to Lady Pearce." Dimitri smiled his best charm smile. "Unless you want this little scandal to reach the papers."

"You wouldn't?" Smith gasped.

"I wouldn't bet against it." Dimitri smiled as Miss Smith glared at him.

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Harry walked back on to the Grid in silence as Ros and Adam stepped through the adjoining pods. He glanced around the Grid as Erin walked in, pulling her woolen hat from her head as Malcolm looked up from his computer. The colour draining from his face.

"Anything?"

"Where's Ruth?" Ros asked. She knew Ruth would be the only one to see the connections that were rapidly eluding them.

"She went to the prison. I advised caution, Harry but she was determined."

"I see." Harry raised an eyebrow. He tried to fight the fear that was slowly building in his stomach. Ruth in the field had never really worked well.

"I tried to contact Alec but he's gone into deep cover with Juliet."

"I bet he has." Zoe snorted before returning to her computer.

"So I asked Dimitri to meet her there." Malcolm stated, ignoring the jibe from Zoe. "Beth and Henry are in the Briefing Room."

"Get hold of Ruth." Ros stated as Zaf picked up the phone. "Get her and Dimitri back here, now. Fitzgerald killed Jane and had James Davies killed 19 years ago." Ros continued. "Let's stop him before anyone else dies."

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A/N Not my best chapter but it sets up a Harry/Ruth reunion and the next chapter. Please review