DISCLAIMER: I don't own Scott & Bailey.
Authors Note: Thank you so much for all of the lovely reviews and support! It means ever so much to me :) Here's the next chapter! I really hope you like it, because this is where the speed picks up. There'll be more to come soon - promise. Really need to stop all these terrible cliffhangers. Hopefully this wasn't too predictable? Please review and let me know your thoughts? Feedback is always welcome. Enjoy :)
"Henry knew about Andy and I. He knew what happened" Louise continued sadly, "...I told him".
"You told him?" Rachel asked, the bewilderment written all over her face. It took a lot of courage to admit something like that.
"Yeah" Louise confirmed, nodding her head slowly, "He was quite upset at first, but I think he forgave me… anyway, I knew Andy wouldn't forgive me, and after he threatened me I just had to tell Henry".
"So, what did you tell him?"
"I told him that Andy was mad and had threatened to kill us both!" Louise said, waving her hands in the air like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "I had to take him to one side away from Andy and that Geoff bloke".
"But what did you tell him?" Rachel pushed, needing a definite answer.
"I told him that Andy Roper was going to murder him, and soon… only, I didn't realise how soon… I saw him do it…"
"You saw him?"
Rachel couldn't believe what she was hearing. Andy? No. Surely not?
"They went outside and went to the car that Andy had leant us… and then he attacked him…"
Rachel sat dumbfounded. Andy? Mrs Osmond wiped an angry tear from the corner of her eye, "I was too scared to do anything, but I saw it. It wasn't Geoff… It was Andy… He was the one who murdered my husband…"
.o.0.o.
"Boss, it's Rachel! I know who killed Henry Osmond!" Rachel exclaimed, pacing up and down on the street outside the Osmond's house, with very little patience left. DCI Murray stood still in her office with Rob, who was looking at her intently.
"Who?" she enquired, calmly.
"Andy!" Rachel cried, "Of all the people in the world!"
Gill's eyebrows nearly went through the roof, "Rachel-"
"I can't believe it, Boss! Hastings was telling the truth!"
"Rachel!" Gill spoke sharply, signalling to Rob to go and get his coat, "Andy Roper has just been released. He's free!"
Rachel's eyes widened in horror, and she began to run frantically "Oh sh… Re-arrest him, Boss. Now!"
"You don't need to tell me twice, kid. Where's Janet?" Gill asked, pulling on her coat.
"She er… she went to see Elise in hospital. She had an accident of some sort before school - I think..."
Gill shook her head, "Elise is in school, Rachel. I took the girls there myself. I've only just left them!"
"You took them to school?" Rachel wondered. Godzilla took Elise and Taisie to school?
"Yes, Dorothy asked me to. Elise is fine. What's going on Rachel?"
Rachel was about to say she didn't know, and then she realised the truth… and it had all been a lie…
It was a set up.
"He's going to go after Janet!" Rachel flung her hands up in the air, panicking, "What do I do? Jan's taken the car! He could be anywhere!"
Gill raced out of the office, calling to Rob to re-arrest Andy Roper, "Give me time, kid. I'm coming to get you!"