Juliet answered the phone "Hello, Juliet?" said a female voice
"Yes?" she answered
"Hi, it's Samantha Nixon. I've got some good news for you, we've just arrested Gardiner and his gang, they've been handling stolen goods, it's a start and one of his cronies is singing like a canary about the attacks on women in the pub"
"That's great ma'am!" said Juliet, her relief showing through her voice.
"So you can return to work when you feel up to it" said Sam
"How's today sound?" asked Juliet
"Well maybe tomorrow" Sam laughed "If you're sure you are up to it? It'd be good to work with you finally!"
"Yes ma'am. That's great, I'll see you tomorrow, but what about the flat? Should I move back into the station house?" she worried
"Well you will have to move out of the flat as soon as you can, but I'd try a b an b if I were you, the station house is full of drunk coppers running round half naked!"
Juliet laughed "Thanks ma'am, I wasn't looking forward to dealing with that, I'll have a look round this afternoon"
"Ok, bye then, see you tomorrow!"
"Bye ma'am" Juliet replaced the handset and smiled at Tony Stamp who was detailed to be with her "Good news?" he asked
"Yeah, they've nicked Gardiner and co, I can go back to work tomorrow, and you can go back to the station!" she smiled
"No offence, but I'll stay 'till Inspector Gold tells me to leave, she'll kill me if I breathe without permission!" replied Tony
"Ok!" said Juliet "You don't happen to know where there's a good bed and breakfast do you, I've not got a place sorted yet and DI Nixon has warned me away from the station house"
"Yeah, I'd steer clear of there too! There's a good place just off of Carlet Road" Tony thought for a moment "But hang on, let me make a phone call" He went out of the front door and pulled it to behind him, dialling a number on his mobile.
Juliet busied herself packing the few things she'd used during her brief stay at the flat, she was in the bathroom when Tony came back in "Sarge?" he shouted
"Yup!" she replied
He came up the stairs and lent against the door "I've just been talking to one of our PC's, Honey Harmon, I thought she was looking for a housemate a while back, and turns out she still is, are you interested?"
"Well..." faltered Julia "I don't know her and she doesn't know me, we might not get on"
"Oh, everyone gets on with Honey, she's a bit dense at times but a lovely girl and a good copper too, look she's off shift at 2, shall I get her to pop round and you two can meet and decide then?"
Juliet thought for a moment "Ok" she wasn't thrilled at the idea of a B&B really, and she could always say no "That'd be great Tony, thanks" she smiled. Tony headed downstairs as the doorbell rang, it was Smithy.
"'Ello Sarge" said Tony
"Tony" said Smithy, looking past him at Juliet, half way down the stairs "Alright?" he asked her.
"Yes, thanks, Sargeant Smith" she shifted uncomfortably "Look, I'm really sorry about the area car and the OBBO"
"Call me Smiffy" he smiled "Everyone else does, even the super, and I always forgive a woman who throws herself into my arms on the first date" he grinned and winked
Juliet looked shocked until she remembered that the cover for the OBBO had been them on a date.... and she had grabbed hold of Smithy and Phil after she'd been injured.
"oh, er right, um" she stuttered "Thanks for the flowers" she managed
"Pleasure" he smiled "C'mon Tone, lets get you back to the nick" he looked at Julia "And we'll see you tomorrow"
"Yes, bye then" she watched them walk down the path, Tony turned round "I'll get honey to call here about 2.30, that ok?"he asked
"Yeah fine, bye" said Juliet.
Honey packed the last of Juliets stuff into her back seat "Wow, you got almost as much stuff as me, good job it's a big house!" exclaimed Honey
Juliet laughed "It needs to be!" she smiled at the pretty PC, they'd hit it off the minuite they met, almost complete opposites they'd laughed and giggled for well over two hours before Honey asked if she'd like to stay for a while, Juliet had jumped at the chance.
"Right" declared Honey, "You follow me then, stay close, you've got my mobile incase I lose you?"
"Yup" said Juliet to her new found friend, locking the flat door "I'll take these in tomorrow" she rattled the keys.
Honey wound down her window "Oh, and try not to crash into me, won't you?" she giggled
Juliet laughed "I'll try!" she rejoined, getting into her car.
Next morning, Juliet sat at Debbie McAllisters desk and rubbed her eyes, Honey could talk the hind leg off a donkey! Still she'd learned some interesting things like to stay well away from Phil Hunter, especially on a personal basis!
"You getting anywhere?" asked DI Nixon
"Slowly ma'am, it's a bit.." she stopped looking at the DI
"of a mess?" supplied Sam
Juliet smiled "Once I've sorted it out, I can take over her cases properly"
"I can always lend you a hand" said Phil from his desk
"Thankyou Philip but I'm sure you have enough of your own work to do!" said Samantha "I'll be in the Supers' office if anyone wants me" she flung over her shoulder on her way out.
Most of the station were crowded into the briefing room, uniform and CID, they were all swapping idle gossip waiting for Gina, Jack Meadows and the Super.
"This must be serious" said Reg "Everyone's here"
"Yup!" said Gary "Do you reckon old Gina's gonna retire?"
"Not on your nelly, sunshine!" said Gina, having crept up behind Gary unheard, Gary squirmed as the relief laughed.Jack and Okaro followed Gina to the front.
"Right!" said Okaro "Listen up! A dangerous patient has escaped from a secure hospital, we don't know exactly when but we do know it was in the last 6 hours" he paused "The patient is extremely dangerous and we have reason to believe, is headed for this area, there are two nurses in ITU and a third has not been found yet, possibly taken as a hostage, lights please Nick" he asked as Gina switched on the overhead projector.
Some of the relief gasped as an image appeared on the screen "Oh God, please no" groaned Polly and June in unison.