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"Put it down." Sean said calmly, looking at Jude who appeared to be in a trance whilst holding the photographs. He was doing his best to avoid looking at them, "Jude, put them down." He said, taking the pictures from her, sitting them face down on the table, "You don't gotta look at them." He made clear as Jude looked up at him.

"W-Why... Why would someone send me them?" Jude gulped.

"Where's the envelope?" Sean asked. He was angry, but doing his best not to show it in front of her. He took the envelope and looked at it, "Is that all that was inside?" He asked her, looking into the envelope to make sure nothing else was sent with the photographs.

Jude wandered away into the living room, taking a seat on the couch and clasping her hands in front of her, staring into a different world as she tried to process what she had just looked upon. She still only remembered her attack in little bits, but seeing those photographs made her feel like she could feel more of her attack, more than she had before.

"Karen said they were locked in evidence." Jude said, not realising Sean wasn't in the living room to hear her.

Sean, without looking, put the photographs back in the envelope and sealed it over, walking into the living room where Jude was sat.

"Nobody just gets their hands on that." Sean said as she looked at him.

"Karen said that… she locked them in evidence. She promised me that… no one would ever see them." Jude shook her head as Sean nodded.

"I know." He sighed, sitting down next to her, wrapping his arm around her as she leaned into him. They were inhumane photographs where she was visibly unconscious whilst being attacked. To see herself and what she looked like in that moment was challenging. No amount of years of therapy could have helped her look at them.

"Why would someone do that?" Jude shook her head, tears running down her cheeks. Even though she wasn't looking at them anymore, she could now see it in her head.

"It's a cop." Sean said, "You can't walk off the street into a police station and get locked up evidence." He said, "It's a cop." He shook his head angrily." Sean shook his head.

"But why?" Jude shook her head.

"I don't know." Sean sighed, "But we're gonna find out." He promised her. He saw first-hand what his wife had been through and how it had affected her as a person. For this to be put in front of her was cruel and disgusting, and he wanted the head of whoever did it.

"Drew Taylor." Theo typed into the computer at his desk whilst Punk stood by, "Of course… clean record." He leaned back on his chair.

"Can't you just get a warrant for his arrest. I mean you know what's going on, you now know who your main guy is… what's left to find out?" Punk questioned.

"Well from the outside looking in, all this guy is, is an owner of a car dealership." Theo said.

"But you got proof to show that… there's stuff going on on the side, right?" Punk asked.

"Hey, Theo. You got a minute." Mark approached the desk.

"Oh, what do you want?" Theo groaned, "Seriously?"

"Uh… one of our evidence storage units was broken into yesterday." Mark said, holding a folder.

"Ok, just… let Jake know and check surveillance or whatever." Theo shook his head.

"I did but… this is the case that was broken into." Mark said, handing him the folder as Theo took it from him, noticing Jude's name at the top.

"What?" Theo shook his head with confusion as Punk looked on, turning to Mark.

"I called the lead detective who dealt with Jude's case and apparently what's missing is… photographic evidence." Mark nodded as Theo looked at him, "We didn't get anything on surveillance."

"You're kidding me, right?" Punk shook his head.

"Who even are you?" Mark shook his head, "It's cops only back here."

"He's Jude's dad." Theo warned Mark who just nodded in silence.

"I got a phone call from Sean about ten minutes ago." Mark said, "The pictures got sent to Jude. She… They both saw them." He nodded as Punk shook his head.

"This is some bullshit." Punk nodded, "You got people just coming in here and stealing shit?" He spat, "What kind of clown station is this?" He shook his head.

"It's gotta be them." Theo nodded.

"You need me to do anything?" Mark asked.

"No… no, but it's probably best Jude and Sean stay in New York." Theo said as Mark nodded.

"Yeah he said they were planning on coming here this weekend but they're not gonna." Mark said, "Sean thinks it's… a cop who sent them."

"It's not a cop. It's these fuckers making sure we get off their backs." Theo shook his head as Mark just nodded.

"If you need anything let me know." Mark said, walking off whilst Punk paced a little.

"I gotta go see Cassie." Theo stood up.

"Why the fuck is Jude getting involved in this?" Punk asked him, walking out of the precinct with him.

"Cause they'll find any of my family and they'll keep doing shit like this until we back off and leave them be." Theo said.

"But you're cops. Are they really that stupid?" Punk shook his head.

"No, they just think they're really that powerful." Theo nodded, "I'll give you a call later." He said as Punk nodded, parting their ways to head home.

"Have sweet dreams, baby." Cassie smiled, crouching down by Chase's bed tucking him in for the night after reading him a story. She wanted to get him home and into his bed where she felt he was safe under her watch.

She watched him falling asleep, brushing her fingers over his forehead to help him along, smiling upon seeing him so relaxed and settled. He was the thing she loved best in the world and protecting him was her first priority.

She left his room once he was asleep, closing the door over a little and heading downstairs. There was a weight on her shoulders from all of this. It was a lot more than just their job. It had turned personal. She knew bad people. She'd been kidnapped by bad people when she was just a young girl. It wasn't them she was afraid of. It was the fact her husband was in danger, and potentially her son too.

She walked through to the kitchen, taking a deep breath and trying to carry on the best she could with life. Clearing up some dishes and focusing on cleaning the kitchen. She felt pretty alone. She normally had her sisters to lean on but one was in a different state and the other was doing her best to recover in a rehab facility.

She stopped what she was doing when she heard someone coming into the house, she could only assume it was Theo.

"Theo?" Cassie called, holding a plate in the sink as she waited for a response, "Theo?" Cassie called again. The longer she didn't get a response, the deeper her stomach sunk.

She let go of the plate into the water, drying her hands and reaching over for her gun, keeping it by her side as she left the kitchen, slowly walking down the hall quietly, keeping her ears open for any movement.

She reached the door, suddenly feeling a presence behind her as she turned around quickly, looking at the unfamiliar face who grabbed her by the neck and pushed her up against the wall. She was a skilful cop but she couldn't match this man's strength. This man she didn't know.

She tried grabbing at his hands around her neck, dropping her gun, losing air by the second. He then threw her down on the ground at the bottom of the stairs as Cassie tried to get her breath back.

"Nobody told me you were this pretty." He said, taking his jacket off as Cassie kicked him in the stomach hard, smacking him in the face with a fist as he stumbled back a little, not expecting her to have gotten a second wind so quickly.

Cassie quickly reached down onto the ground for her gun, running out to the kitchen where her phone was as she heard the man follow her.

"Who are you?" Cassie kept her gun raised.

"I'd put that down if I were you." He nodded to her.

"Who are you working for?" Cassie spat, noticing down the hall as Theo walked into the house. She watched him panic at first, but then put his finger to his lips to make sure she pretended he wasn't there.

"I'm just here to pass on a little message, that's all." He shrugged whilst Theo walked down the hallway quietly, taking his gun out.

"Really? Well I got a little message for you too." Cassie nodded as Theo came up behind the man, hitting him over the head with his gun as he dropped to the ground unconscious.

Cassie lowered her gun, sighing with relief as Theo looked over at her.

"Is there anyone else here?" Theo asked cautiously.

"No." Cassie shook her head, running over to him as he wrapped his arms around her.

"You ok?" He asked, rubbing her back.

"Yeah." Cassie nodded, "You gotta take him in." She told Theo who nodded.

"I will once he wakes up." Theo said, grabbing some cuffs from his pocket, reaching down and cuffing the man's hands behind his back in preparation.

"Do they really think this is the best way to get cops off their back? By drawing more attention to themselves?" Cassie shook her head.

"I don't know what they're thinking." Theo shook his head, "I do know they're doing everything to try and spook us. Apparently…" He looked at her, "Someone broke into the evidence storage unit. Opened up Jude's case from years ago, there were some pictures and… whoever it was sent them to her."

"What?" Cassie shook her head, "What are you talking about?"

"Mark told me. And then Sean called getting all hot saying that it's gotta be cop because no one just walks in off the street-"

"Well he's got a point, Theo. No one gets into those storage units without a pass key. No one even gets into the precinct without a reason." Cassie said, "Oh my God… did Jude see them?"

"Yeah." Theo nodded, "It's these fuckers. I know it is."

"Is Jude ok?" Cassie questioned.

"As far as I know she's ok but they're not coming here this weekend, which I think is a good idea. Your dad knows about it, he was there when Mark told me. He also managed to get a name from Vincent. Guy who owns the dealership." Theo said.

"And?" Cassie said.

"Well of course he's got a clean record in the system. His name is… Drew Taylor. Never heard of him. And your dad has no idea who it is." Theo said.

"God, what the hell is Jake waiting around on? Clearly there's enough there to make an arrest." Cassie shook her head.

"Yeah I think so too. He's a fucking idiot." Theo shook his head, watching the man on their kitchen floor begin to grumble a little, "Lock the door behind me when I leave."

"You need any help?" Cassie asked.

"No, I'll be fine." Theo said.

"Ok… I'm gonna call Jude." Cassie said as Theo nodded, "Be careful." She told him, watching as he began hauling the limp man up from their kitchen floor.