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"There's no need to be upset Rebecca, something goods about to happen. You, me and your Dad, we're going to see our dear Kerry again" Gabriel declared as he watched Rebecca crying in the back seat of the car he had stolen from a car park around the corner from the warehouse.
Once making his phone call to Cameron, Gabriel had thrown Rebecca and George Young into the backseat of the car, tied their hands, taped their mouths, seat belted them both up, jumped into the driver's seat and locked the doors before driving off. They'd been driving for a matter of seconds when Rebecca wriggled over and tried to open her door but Gabriel noticed and slammed on the breaks with such force that George Young flew forward and knocked his face against the back of Gabriel's seat, causing him to suffer a nose bleed. However, the evil cop didn't even try and help him but instead, pulled out a gun and warned both Rebecca and her Dad that if they tried to get out of the car again, he'd shoot them without a seconds thought. Rebecca glanced over at her Dad sitting next to her and stared at him for a moment. George's nose was covered in blood and he looked scared but there was nothing Rebecca could do about it. She couldn't understand why Gabriel was so evil but expected him to come after her at his first chance. As the blonde female glanced out of the window, the scenery became familiar and she wondered where they were heading. She would have questioned Gabriel, if he hadn't covered her mouth with tape. Wherever they were heading, Rebecca had a very horrible and bad feeling.
"Right Smithy, you, Cameron and Yvonne take your car and drive down to the end the Thames. Keep your eyes open, be alert and call me if you see Gabriel, Rebecca, George or anything else suspicious. Rowanne, Gina and Eddy, you come with me and we'll head up to the top end" ordered Adam O'Karo before the two cars drove off in opposite directions.
Smithy drove his car down to a car park at the end of the river Thames before parking it and stepping out along with Cameron and Yvonne. As the three of them walked out of the car park and onto the pavement, Yvonne cautiously asked
"So Serge, what are we gonna do if we do see Gabriel?"
Before his Sergeant could answer, Cameron butted in and bluntly replied
"Kill him!"
Yvonne let out a little giggle but then realised that Cameron wasn't joking and Smithy hadn't tried to correct him.
"Guys, we can't kill him" she nervously added.
Smithy stopped on the spot, turned around and asked
"And why not?"
Yvonne thought for a moment before explaining
"Well, if Gabriel Kent dies, then Rebecca's come to the station for nothing and..."
"What do ya mean?" Smithy interrupted.
Yvonne glanced at Cameron, unaware that he was already looking at her. They both looked at Smithy as he rolled his eyes.
"Sorry, I told her everything. Yvonne and Rebecca have become really good friends so I thought it was the right thing to do" Cameron explained to his Sergeant.
Yvonne added
"I understand everything and I'm not gonna tell anyone else. Bec and me, we've become great friends Smithy and I don't want to see her get hurt. So let's find them yeah...before it's too late"
The boys nodded in agreement and walked up the side of the Thames in a slow pace, making sure to keep an eye on everything around them and be alert, just like the Superintendant ordered.
"Okay Mr and Miss Young, it's time" Gabriel announced as he stopped the car on a street corner. Taking a knife and stepping out of the car, Gabriel climbed into the seat and cut off the rope from around Rebecca and George's hands before ripping the tape from their mouths. Warning them both to keep still and shut up, Gabriel climbed back into the driver's seat, pulled out a mobile phone and switched it on. He'd taken Rebecca's sim card from her blackberry and put into his phone so once it had turned on, Gabriel scrolled through her contacts until he came across the one he needed. Pressing the call button, Gabriel took a deep breath and waited for an answer from the other end.
"It's Rebecca..." Smithy exclaimed as he looked at his flashing phone screen.
"Bec?" he asked after pressing the answer button.
"Try again" the voice from the other end replied.
Smithy gritted his teeth
"Gabriel!" he spat and added "Where are you? Where are Rebecca and George?"
Smithy listened with rage and anger as Gabriel spoke on the other end.
"Rebecca and George are with me. We're off on a little journey, but I don't intend for us to come back. You see Smithy, before we go; I just wanted to let you know how much I hate you. I've noticed the way you look at Rebecca and it's obvious that you care for her. You stole Kerry from me so now; I'm going to steal Rebecca from you. Oh and poor George is just coming along for the ride. I know where you are, because I can see you. I would tell you where we are so you can be the knight in shining armour and try and rescue these two but, I don't want to. So, goodbye Sergeant Smith"
"Gabriel! Kent!" Smithy shouted down the phone but Gabriel had already hung up.
"It's Gabriel; he's got Rebecca and George. He said they're going on some journey and said he can see us. He's here somewhere and I think he's about to do something stupid! Look around!" Smithy yelled to Cameron and Yvonne as the three of them quickly looked around.
"Serge shall we phone the Super?" Yvonne called out.
"No, there's no time!" Smithy shouted back.
"Gabriel come on let my Dad go and we can sort this out yeah?" Rebecca asked Gabriel.
Gabriel threw the mobile onto the passenger seat before turning around to face Rebecca.
For a moment, Rebecca thought that he was actually going to listen to her as he looked calm. Gabriel looked at George Young who was sat looking out of the window then turned his attention to Rebecca who looked straight at him.
"Please Gabriel, let my Dad go and we can talk" she asked him nervously.
Gabriel shook his head turned the key in the ignition and put his foot down on the pedals.
"Sorry Rebecca, it's too late!" he shouted as the car screeched down the road, towards the river.
George Young froze and Rebecca realised there was nothing she could do. The doors were locked and the switch was in the front by Gabriel so there was no way of getting out. All they could do was scream.
Smithy, Cameron and Yvonne all spun around as they heard the loud screeching of a car which was racing down the road, heading straight for the river Thames.
"Oh NO!" shouted Yvonne as she realised, that must be the car that her friend was in.
"BECCA!" Smithy screamed as he raced up the road to the river side where the car was heading for.
"No WAY!" Cameron yelled as he ran after Smithy.
"Gabriel please, slow down. Don't do this, just let us go!" Rebecca pleaded to the insane cop.
"Come on PC Kent, stop the car!" George Young shouted out.
"Gabriel please...stop..." yelled Rebecca as Gabriel drove up onto the pavement, metres away from the river.
George Young looked over at his daughter just as she looked at him. He smiled and whispered to her
"I love you darling"
With tears rolling down her face, Rebecca smiled and replied
"I love you too Dad"
Rebecca and George shut their eyes tight as the car plunged into the river Thames and started sinking.
"BECCAAA, GEORGE!" Cameron and Smithy screamed as they rushed towards the Thames where the car had just plunged in. Without thinking twice, Cameron threw off his jacket which contained his radio, took a few steps back and dived into the water.
"Cameron!" Smithy shouted as he watched his friend disappear under the murky water.
"Smithy, do something, please" Yvonne pleaded as she caught up with her Sergeant.
After ordering Yvonne to radio the Chief Super, Super, Inspector and DI Morell and explain the situation to them, Smithy jumped into the water after his friends.
Rebecca yanked on the door handle to try and open it, unaware that Gabriel had locked the doors from the front. Suddenly, George held his chest and let out a strange noise before jolting forward.
"Dad?" Rebecca called from two seats away.
As Rebecca looked at her father, she realised he had his eyes shut and the blood from his nose bleed was now running down his face. Rebecca tried to pull her seat belt out but it seemed to be jammed tight. Looking out of the window, Rebecca realised that the car was sinking quickly because three quarters of her window was under the water. She hoped to God that someone was on their way to help them as she turned and once again, tried yanking on the door handle. Just then, Rebecca spotted some figure on the outside of the car and was pleased to see it was Cameron. Cameron saw Gabriel in the driver's seat but wasn't moving so the young officer swam to the back of the car where he spotted the unconscious George Young and noticed there was blood all over his face. Struggling for breathe, Cameron swam up to the top of the water to get some air, just as Smithy dived in and swam towards the car. After a few seconds, Cameron took a deep breath and headed back under the water, wading straight to the window where Rebecca was sitting. Smithy had made the decision to get Gabriel out first because if he died, then Rebecca would never get justice for her sister's death. After finding out the doors were locked from the inside of Gabriel's door, Smithy realised there was no way of getting in but, thinking quick, the young Sergeant signalled for Cameron to follow him up above the water.
"Yvonne, pass me a rock, brick, anything. Quickly!" he ordered to the PC who was standing on the pavement along with the Super, Chief Super, Inspector and DI Morell who had joined her just moments before.
"Cameron, I'm gonna have to smash the window to unlock the doors from Gabriel's side. As soon as that windows smashed, the waters gonna flood in so we'll have a matter of minutes to get them out okay!"
Cameron nodded to show he understood what he needed to found a brick on the floor just a few footsteps away and after being passed it, the two boys took deep breaths before diving back down towards the car, which was almost fully submerged under the water. Smithy threw the brick through the passenger side window and, being careful to catch himself on the sharp glass, pulled himself through the window and leaned over Gabriel until he could reach the lock system. Once he'd pushed the unlock button, Smithy unbelted Gabriel and slid back out the window. Quickly swimming around the front of the car, Smithy wrenched open the driver's door, grabbed Gabriel by his coat and dragged him up to the top of the water.
"Help me!" Smithy shouted as him and Gabriel rose from the water.
Eddy and Adam pulled Gabriel out of the water while Gina and Yvonne helped Smithy to get out. DI Morell tried to wrap her coat around Smithy but he shoved it off and asked for the first aid kit from the back of the police car which Adam O'Karo had been driving. Gabriel was laid flat on the ground and people started gathering around, wondering what was happening.
"Come on Gabriel, I aint letting you die. You are NOT getting away with this!" Smithy shouted as he tried to resuscitate the deranged cop, with the help of Yvonne who was giving him chest compressions.
As soon as Smithy had unlocked the doors, Cameron swung open the back door and grabbed Rebecca's arm but to his surprise, he flung his arm away from her. The car was rapidly filling up with water and Cameron knew that it was now or never. So, Cameron wrapped one arm around Rebecca's neck and used the other one to swim back up towards the top of the water. All the way up, Cameron felt Rebecca trying to wriggle free. By the time the two coppers emerged from the water, they were both gasping for breath, but Rebecca had some opinions to share and had no interest in getting out of the water.
"Get off me! I didn't want you to get me, my Dad is still down there and he's bleeding!"
Cameron stared at Rebecca and shouted
"I know and I'll go back for him. Just get out of the water!"
"Go now, you're running out of time. Go or I will!" ordered Rebecca.
However, Cameron wasn't taking any chances. Grabbing Rebecca's coat, he started to glide them both through the water towards their colleagues but Rebecca wasn't having any of it. There was no chance she was risking losing her dead. So, yanking Cameron's hand off of her jacket, Rebecca pushed him away then, believe it or not, punched him hard. So hard in fact that she knocked him out.
"Rebecca, what the hell?" Gina Gold called out.
Turning around to see what was happening; Smithy was shocked to see Cameron disappear under the water, leaving blood floating around him.
"Oh you have GOT to be kidding!" Smithy shrieked.
As CS Roberts took over trying to revive Gabriel, Smithy leaned into the water and grabbed Cameron out before diving back in to find Rebecca and George. By this time, the car was completely under the water so Smithy knew he had a matter of minutes to get them both out before they'd drown. Wading through the murky, cold water, Smithy finally found Rebecca who was trying to get her Dad out of the car. Rebecca moved out of the way when she spotted her Sergeant, who had no chance but to yank George Young out of the car. Smithy nodded and Rebecca knew that meant for her to follow him up to the top of the water. By the time Smithy reached the top, he was completely out of air and struggling to breathe. Eddy and Yvonne were still trying to revive Gabriel and a paramedic, who had turned up in an ambulance a few minutes before, was now seeing to Cameron. Adam O'Karo helped a male paramedic to get George Young and Smithy out of the water but...as Smithy laid on the ground trying to find his breathe, Yvonne looked up and asked
"Where's Becca?"
For a minute, everyone froze but then, Smithy stood up and went to jump in for a third time.
"Smithy! You cannot go back in; you can hardly breathe as it is!" Gina exclaimed.
Spinning around, the young Sergeant replied
"If I don't go in, she'll drown! I have no choice" before moving through the water once again.
The water was dark, cloudy and very mucky. Smithy could just about make out the car and then he noticed Rebecca who was floating in the water. Paddling over to her, Smithy noticed she'd trapped her jacket in the door. Sliding her arms out of the jacket and leaving it hanging on the door, Smithy heaved Rebecca on to his shoulders and swam as quick as he could up to the surface of the water. A second ambulance had turned up and two paramedics rushed over to take the unconscious Rebecca from Smithy. They placed a thick blanket onto the ground and laid Rebecca on top of it. Gabriel had been revived and was laying on another blanket, surrounded by Tony, Reg, Nick, Gary, Phil Hunter and Neil who had all arrived as backup when they found out the situation.
"DAD?" Rebecca shouted, jolting up after regaining consciousness.
Yvonne and Smithy rushed over to their friend and tried to keep her calm, but she continued to ask for her Dad who was lying on a third blanket on the ground with paramedics all around him. Just then, Chief Superintendant Eddy Roberts, who is also Rebecca's Uncle and George's brother-in-law, walked over to his niece who was laid on the floor. Yvonne was sat on the floor next to her and Smithy was stood over them. They both knew exactly what was coming so Yvonne put her arms around her friend. Eddy kneeled down by his niece and took her hand in his.
"Darling, I'm sorry"
Rebecca stared at her Uncle with a blank look and asked
"Why, what've you done?"
Eddy, Yvonne and Smithy exchanged a look before Eddy added
"Bec it's your Dad. I'm sorry; he's...he's gone"
Everyone waited for a reaction and they didn't have to wait long. Flinging Yvonne's arm from around her neck, Rebecca shot up and ran towards Gabriel who was now sitting up on the ground.
"I hate you Gabriel Kent, you're not getting away with this!" Rebecca yelled.
Tony put his arms out and caught Rebecca before she could attack the evil copper.
"He's not worth it Bec!" exclaimed Tony as he comforted the emotional PC by hugging her in his arms.
As Rebecca looked up, she spotted Cameron standing alongside Gabriel. Through gritted teeth, Rebecca walked towards Cameron.
"You. You should have left me and pulled my Dad from the water like I told you too!"
Rebecca pushed Cameron and fighting back the tears, added
"It's your fault he died!" before a paramedic led her over to an ambulance and drove off towards the hospital to check her over, accompanied by Yvonne.
Gabriel and Cameron were taken to the hospital in another ambulance but two S019 officers went with them to make sure Gabriel didn't disappear. A special van came to take George Young's body to the hospital to carry out a post-mortem before he was taken to the morgue. As for the other officers, they were only left to wonder, what was going to happen next.
