Next morning it was back to the office as normal for the team, except the obvious missing void where Danny should have been sat, he was still at the hospital.

"Okay" Jack started "I want to update you on further developments on the case. Myself and Viv went to try identify the body, Daphne's parents confirmed that it was Steve Harman, one of the families own security guards who were working the night of the abduction"

"Huh" Martin replied "So that explains how Jake managed to get her out without anybody seeing, with the help of a dirty security guard"

"What has happened to Jake?" Sam interrupted.

"As far as we know he was taken to hospital as a precaution, released and is now talking to the police about his involvement, he is expected to be charged with abduction on two counts but not accessory to attempted murder because he wasn't present" Viv stated.

Sam sighed "poor kid, I really do think that he was brainwashed by his father, he never wanted to hurt anybody…"

Martin chose to ignore Sam's comments, knowing that that kid's naivety had almost cost his friend his life.

Three weeks later

Danny had finally being allowed home, Samantha had being running around after him since he got back and boy was he enjoying it. He grinned as he positioned himself on the sofa to watch the big game "Sam" he called "I've misplaced the remote, will you come and switch the TV on please"

She appeared in the doorway looking anything but pleased, at first she had enjoyed taking care of Danny, she appreciated that he needed help to do certain things but Danny was taking things too far and he knew it. "Sure" she said with false brightness, walking to the TV, locating the remote and adjusting the volume and channel dutifully. She turned to face him "Anything else I can do for you?"

"Actually yeh there is, I think I'm all out of munchies would you be able to run round to the store and pick up a few things, nachos, ice cream, pretzels …."

"Danny…" She started

"Please Sam I would go myself but my leg you know, I wouldn't make it back for the first half and you know what a big fan I am please." He looked at her with the sweet innocent puppy dog eye look that he had perfected and knew Sam couldn't resist. He was right, he had her.

"Alright, alright" she said rolling her eyes as she pulled on her coat, Danny was playing her for a right mug and she had fell right into it.

"Thanks Sam" he shouted as the door slammed shut.

The game had being going 20- 25 minutes and was just getting going when the phone rang. Danny groaned, every body knew not to call him when the game was on, probably Sam at the supermarket asking what to buy. He grabbed the phone from the stand so conveniently left by his hand "Look I told you I wanted pretzels, ice cream and nachos" he said by way of answer, he was immediately cut off any thoughts of food by the small scared voice at the end of the line

"Danny?" she quivered.

Not Sam but Daphne, he had almost forgotten giving her his number.

"Daphne what's wrong are you OK?"

All thoughts of the game were gone the second he heard her voice, he became more alert.

"Danny I'm sorry" she continued "But I don't know who else I can talk to"

Danny was really worried now "Don't worry about it, I said I would always be here for you if you needed me, I meant that"

He really did, he had become strongly attached to the girl, not in a sexual way she was too young, but protective, he was probably the only person that could come close to understanding what she went through because he went through it as well.

"I can't speak now not here, look is there somewhere we could meet?"

"You could come to my apartment" he said immediately, there's nobody here, well my friend but she's gone to the store she wont be back yet, you could come right now"

She sounded so relieved "Oh that would be great Danny" He rattled off directions to the apartment the best he could and then hung up wondering what on earth was wrong, he couldn't concentrate on the game anymore, for the first time ever he switched it off. Sam would collapse in shock he thought wryly, imagining her face as he told her that he switched off. However these were special circumstances. He wondered if she had been having flashbacks and nightmares like he had, he could never shake off the image of Moss no matter how hard he tried. Just last night he had woke up screaming, convinced that Moss was in his room, there to finish the job he started. He sighed hoping that Daphne was having an easier time dealing with everything. He hobbled his way to answer the door and could immediately see that she had been crying her eyes were red and puffy. He hugged her by way of greeting and asked her to sit down and tell him what the matter was.

"Im sorry" she started "but I didn't know what to do; nobody else even knows what happened in there except for you. I'm pregnant Danny, with that monster's child".

Her eyes were full of sorrow and pain. Danny was horrified for her. Poor, poor kid, hadn't she already been through enough. In that moment he hated that man more than anybody in the world. In a way even though he hadn't got exactly what he wanted he had won, this would probably tear Daphne and Freddy apart no matter what decision she took. He held her close as she continued.

"I hadn't been feeling well for a number of days I thought it was just the stress and fear but I decided to take a pregnancy test and it was positive, I went to the doctors and she confirmed it"

"Are you sure it's definitely not Fred's?" Danny questioned hopefully.

She shook her head sadly "It can't be, since it happened I've not been with him, I can't. He doesn't understand its breaking his heart, its breaking mine. I love him so much but now I can barely let him kiss me. I just don't know what to do. I have to tell him but can't face him. I haven't told anyone about the rape, not even my own mother!"

"You have to tell him, it's unfair on both of you to keep it bottled up. I know it will be difficult but you must tell him" He advised gently.

"I know I should, will you come with me?" She asked suddenly "to the clinic?"

"You're definitely going to have the abortion?"

"How can I even think about keeping a rapists baby? It wouldn't be fair on the child, I would be constantly reminded of him every time I looked at it. Will you come with me I don't think I could face it alone?"

Danny admired her strength, considering what she had been through; she was such a brave young woman. "Of course" he replied without hesitation.