Stuck In The Middle With You PART 2
DISCLAIMER: 'The Bill' characters depicted in this story is copyrighted to Thames Television/Pearson Corp
The house was cold and dark, Andrea was with Terry. There was a report of racial abuse to the occupants of this house, only it didn't look like anyone had lived there in a while. "Hello!" Terry shouted from the opened front door, "Anybody home?" "Perhaps they're out?" Andrea suggested. Terry glanced at her, then he walked in the house cautiously.
"Hello! It's the police…" Terry continues to shout, they split up Terry walks into the front room, while Andrea takes a look upstairs. Andrea grimaces, not impressed with the décor to say the least. The house was full of rubbish, flies and other bugs. Andrea slowly walked around, to ensure herself what she's stepping in. Before she opens the last door Terry comes up the stairs,
"Nothing downstairs…unless you count rotting dinners and insects everywhere." Andrea smiled, "Same up here!" Andrea opened the door. Andrea didn't go in, her mouth was wide open, Terry, not knowing what has shocked Andrea peeked around the door, to see a blue and yellow commodious study, with shelf's of books and piles of newspapers. The room was spotless. There was a very expensive computer on the desk, along with suits and a small bed in the corner.
"So this is where the guy lives" Andrea walked in, Terry walked over to the books and moved his hand along several spines of books while examining the titles. "Perhaps they don't like the rest of the house?" "Don't blame them" Andrea said coldly. Terry stopped examining the books and walked over to Andrea who was looking at some mail, in search of a name. "Perhaps the other rooms are targets, you know for kids throwing stones, you need to be a pretty good arm to get it in here." Andrea hummed in agreement. "Come on, he's not here, I'll ask the neighbour to give us a ring when he comes back, in the mean time we have other cases to follow up…"
Andrea nodded and followed Terry downstairs. While Terry was talking to the neighbour Andrea received a phone call on her mobile. Her screen said "DI Manson calling…" She looked around to check that Terry was a safe distance, and she answered. "Hello" "Hi, Andrea it's me… I'm uhh… just checking to see if you are getting along well with Terry?" Andrea smiled she knew what he really wanted to know, "Yeah I'm fine Sir. They seem to be out, so we're heading back to the station." Andrea looked out the window at Terry who was passing the elderly neighbour his card. Andrea had to cut the conversation short. "We won't be long, I'll see you at the station… bye" She didn't even give him time to say bye back, but just as she hid the phone in her pocket Terry opened the diver's door and climbed into the CID car.
"They said that they'll give us a call if they see him return." Andrea glanced out the window and nodded, "Are we going back to the station now?" She asked, Terry hummed and proved that they were by starting the engine, "I think so, bit weird though, the whole 'living in one room thing' I mean the bathroom was a state as well!" "Some people live like that…" Andrea answered.
"Yeah." Terry dropped the handbrake and drove off. On their return to the station, they walked up the ramp in the yard and bumped into a rushing DS De Costa.
"What's wrong Sarge?" "Oh Terry I was just about to ring you, your sister-in-law has just been hospitalised, and Ben's been arrested." Ben breathed in deeply, "What…how...how could he!" "Go, I'll sort out the paper work, you gave the neighbour the CSU number right?" "Yeah" Terry said bedazzled "Right well you two can go and I'll sort the neighbour, I'll tell the DCI where you two have gone…" Terry was already running down the ramp, unlocking the car. "Thanks Andrea, Suzie's there, she'll hold the fort - she'll tell you what to do" Ramani shouted wile running towards the car, Andrea shrugged it off and walked down the corridors.
Walking into CSU she heard a conversation, Suzie and Smithy were talking. "Hi guys" Andrea said to get their attention, "Terry and DS…" Suzie cut Andrea short, "PC Dunbar, Sergeant Smith said that they really need you downstairs in uniform, I'm alright here, and I'm sure that you'd rather do police work than paperwork." Suzie gave Andrea a really greasy smile and walked over to the filing cabinets. Really Suzie wanted to get rid of her. They never liked each other, and today was no exception.
Andrea smiled at Smithy, who was smiling back, "Come on then, I'll brief you, I need help in custody. It's either that or the lorry RTA, but I rather keep an eye on you- you still look pale." Smithy explained while walking with Andrea, as they were walking down the stairs Neil was walking up, seeing Andrea with Smithy immediately turned his stomach, so he decided to interrupt. "PC Dunbar?" "Sir, Suzie said that she doesn't need my help in CSU, so I'm helping Smithy in custody, hope you don't mind?" This was Neil's chance to steal Andrea from Smithy, but as Adam Okaro was walking down the stairs as well, he choose not to make a scene,
"No of course not." He lingered a glanced at Andrea and a even longer one at Smithy,
"Great, you're all mine then!" Smithy exclaimed, and Andrea walked off with Smithy. Neil had to do something, and fast.