Samantha Nixon watched in horror as her new DS kicked her shoes off and ran towards the dock side "Juliet, no!" she cried
"I can't do nothing!" she shouted, diving into the water, followed by Honey, Reg and Steve who had stripped their stab vests and belts off. Smithy stood next to Sam, pulling off his stab vest "No Smithy!" she ordered "You'll need to pull them out" she explained, he stood impatiently as Sam requested ambulances and back up.
Steve surfaced first with Des, who was conscious "We need a knife!" he cried "Yvonne's belts stuck". Sam rummaged through her bag pulling out her swiss army knife, she passed it to Smithy who laid down on the edge of the dock "Come on Des!" he said holding his hand out "I'm going back down!" he shouted taking a lungful of air and diving back down, just as Reg and Juliet surfaced for air and dived straight back down, Honey came up and started to tread water "What's happening?" fretted Smithy, Honey gasped "Steve and Reg are trying to get Yvonne" she said as Smithy helped her out "Thanks Sarge" she said "Juliet is trying to get Cathy and Reg is trying the boot of her car" she panted
"The boot?" exclaimed Sam
"For Polly I presume" said smithy darkly
Reg surfaced "The boots clear!" he shouted "I'm going back down to help the DS with Cathy"
Smithy fretted at the dockside "Leave her!" he said "Let the divers pull her out later!"
"Then we'll never find Polly" replied Sam. Smithy started to say something as Des and Steve surfaced with a limp Yvonne, they dragged her towards the dock side, Smithy and Sam leaning over to help pull her out, Sam lent over her, once on the dockside, listening for breath, Yvonne coughed a couple of times, Sam and Smithy rolled her over into the recovery position, Smithy returning to his vigil by the dockside, Sam talking to Yvonne, reassuring her.
Steve and Des swam to where Juliet and Reg had dived for Cathy, Juliet surfaced with Reg beside her, they both were trying to support Cathy's weight as they came up, the four of them dragged her over to the dockside, Smithy dragging Cathy out first then turning to help the others, helped Des and they both pulled Juliet out, Smithy lent over her as she sank onto the cold concrete "You ok?" he asked softly, pushing her hair back from her face, she managed half a smile but was gasping for breath,
"Sarge!" said Des, struggling with Steve, Smithy turned back round to help, once out Reg started to help Sam resuscitate Cathy who was lifeless.
The silence was broken by the wail of an ambulance siren and Smithy's radio "Sierra Oscar to 54, update please" came Inspector Golds' caustic tones
"Everyone's out of the water and ok" said smithy "Except Cathy, she's being worked on now" Smithy looked at Cathy in Andrea's uniform with her dyed black hair plastered to her head "No sign of Polly, over" he finished
"Thank you Smithy, the divers are on their way" said Gina
"The boot has been checked over" he said
"Roger that" said Gina relief evident in her voice
Jack Meadows and Adam Okaro sat in the ICU waiting room they stood as a doctor approached them "How is she?" they asked simultaneously
"Cathy has started to breathe on her own but is still unconscious" said the doctor "It's a waiting game I'm afraid, we'll have to do further tests to assess any brain damage, but apart from that, we'll have to sit tight"
"Have you any idea how long?" asked Jack
"I'm sorry" replied the doctor "I know you are anxious to speak to Ms.Bradford but even when she does wake, it may be some time before she is fit to be interviewed"
"Thank you" said Adam, turning to Jack he said "We'd better get back, there's a guard on the door and at least Yvonne has been released"
"Yes" said Jack "But we're no closer to finding Polly are we" he said, Adam sighed
"We'll just have to keep looking" he said
Smithy knocked on the door of the ladies locker room, Juliet opened the door a fraction, wearing a towel "Spare shirt" he said, averting his eyes, handing her his spare uniform shirt.
"Thanks" she smiled
"I'll get you a coffee in, looks like you could do with something hot"
"Yeah, thanks" she said closing the door, and pulling on the jeans Honey had had spare in her locker, and putting on Smithy's shirt, she did the buttons up, smiling.
Smithy laughed as she walked over to the table where he was sitting with Honey, Steve and Reg "What?" she asked
"That shirt, it's almost a dress!" he chuckled, eyeing the fact it skimmed her knees almost and the sleeves were rolled up so her hands had some freedom.
Juliet sat down with a thud "I need a holiday!" she groaned
"You've been here less than a week!" said Honey, smiling.
"I know!" replied Juliet "Is it always this mad around here?"
"Mostly" said Reg
"God!" she rolled her eyes "I'll be dead inside a month!" they all laughed "Is there any word?" she asked
"No change with Cathy and still no sign of Polly" said Steve
They sat in silence for a few minuites until Gina walked over to the table
"Well if it isn't my bunch of hero's" she said, deadpan "The Super and the DCI want to de-brief you all and then you can go home" she said "Juliet, you're up first" she said, looking her up and down she added "And what are you wearing?"
"Smithy's, I mean Sergeant Smith lent me his spare shirt, I didn't have any dry clothes ma'am"
"Hmmm" said Gina, marching off through the canteen doors, Juliet behind her "Wait for us here" called Honey "We can go down the pub, I think we all need a drink!"
Juliet smiled and nodded as she went off.
After de-briefing, they sat round the same table in the canteen, waiting for Reg to finish with the DCI and Okaro "Done!" he announced walking through the doors, they all stood making their way to the exit "I'm just gonna nip home and get changed" said Juliet
"Why?" asked Smithy with a twinkle in his eye "You look fine as you are" he said, holding the door open for her, Juliet opened her mouth to reply but changed her mind and closed it again, following the others down the corridor she felt Smithy's hand on her back, she looked at him and grinned "Thanks for the shirt" she said
"No problem" he replied, putting his arm round her waist as they walked out to the car park.