Another version of events after the end of series three, episode eight. Dave and Julie have a not-so-friendly chat which makes Gill reconsider the nature of her friendship with Julie.

After Gill's ordeal at the hands of Helen Bartlett, Julie fails to put in an appearance at Sammy and Orla's engagement party. What is going on between the two friends? Rated M for mature themes, mainly for later chapters.

Let me introduce you to Julie's family, only she's not overly happy at the prospect of spending a few days with them so Gill offers to help keep her sane and go along with her, much to Julie's mother's delight. Be prepared for the usual Gill/Julie banter, assumptions, revelations and family dynamics.

The Chief Con's daughter is found brutally murdered and covered in dead goldfish behind a burger van at the fair. News crews are already swarming, and so Gill and an already-exhausted Julie are instructed to liaise and deal with the fallout. Wine-covered bed sheets, yellow and pink duck pyjamas, and the customary Gill/Julie banter with angst thrown in.

Neither Gill Murray nor Julie Dodson are in quite their right minds after Gill's harrowing ordeal. Gratuitous smut inevitable.

GSR