Author's note: Sorry for not updating in like forever. I've been trying to figure out where this stories going. I've finally decided what to do with it. Thanks to everyone who has read this story and a special thanks to Gem6 who is my only reviewer so far. Hope you like it. I'll shut up now and let you read the next chapter.
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The Bill: Corruption.
Chapter 5: Questions and Answers.
Claire walked straight up to the residential suite where she found John and her governor talking over a cup of coffee. They both looked up at her entrance and she sat down beside them while they finished their coffees. When both cups were empty Stephen left the room to get them all a refill. Whilst he was gone, John started asking questions as to how she knows Hodges and how come she is the only person who has been to visit him. Claire had no idea how to answer the questions without telling him about the secret undercover investigation she was hosting and worrying him even more.
Eventually Stephen Hodges comes back in and answers the questions for her. "No one has been to see you because no one knows how to find you and even if they did, this place is so heavily guarded that they wouldn't be able to get in even with an army truck."
"Ok, but that still doesn't explain how you two know each other or how you found me," said John pushing for more information.
"Alright," said Stephen Hodges letting out a huge sigh, "I found you by phoning round all the hospitals. They were reluctant to tell me anything but I used my rank and said it was vital to an operation; as for how I know Claire, that's pretty simple, we used to work together a couple of years ago. Any more questions?"
"No," said John struggling to digest all he'd been told.
"Talking about phoning around hospitals," Claire interrupted, "that's what AMIT are trying at the moment; and Beech is making out that he hasn't got the foggiest about what happened that night. He even made out that he didn't know about that phone call."
"What phone call?" Hodges questioned.
"Didn't you know; John got a phone call at about half past eleven that night on his mobile, it was Beech," explained Claire, "AMIT found John's phone the next day and traced all calls. There was a call received at that time but the number was withheld and they've had no look tracing it."
"How can you be sure it was Beech that called if AMIT hasn't been able to trace the number?" asked Stephen totally confused.
There was a deafening silence in the room as Claire debated how to answer that question. I could either tell him the truth and risk getting into trouble or I can make something up but if I do that he'll know I'm hiding something, he always seems to know when you don't tell him everything. I've got no choice, I've got to tell him, thinks Claire. She looks to John to see if he has any ideas on what to do but from his expression he had hadn't.
"Well?" questions Hodges beginning to get impatient.
"I was there," Claire finally answered, "I went over to his house to sort out a bit of a disagreement about work." It wasn't the full story and they all knew it, but it was enough to prove that Beech made the call and so it was left at that.
"If you were there Claire, then how come you didn't try to stop him or at least go with him?" asked Hodges.
"I did but he wouldn't let me," Claire answered.
"I kinda wish I had now," added John rejoining the conversation.
A few hours later and nightfall drew in. Hodges and most of the other staff had gone home. Almost everyone had left the building except for John and Claire in the residential suite which again they were to spend the night in. They were soon both sound asleep.