Sheelagh: 'You have got to tell me the truth Des, otherwise there is no future for us.'

Des: 'Can't you let it be?'

Sheelagh: 'No, what have you done Des?'

Des: 'It was and accident Shee, I sear on the baby's life it was an accident'

Sheelagh: 'Tell me'

Des: 'Its such a stupid thing.'

Sheelagh: 'All of it Des'

Des: 'Me and Reg we arrested someone with a bunch of fifty's it was evidence, but I peeled one of to put in Inspector Conway's collection after he was killed.'

Sheelagh: 'And?'

Des: 'The money turned out to be counter fit it was bent. I new in time someone would put two an two together and they'd release it was from the same bunch that was on Monroy's desk. I new I would be caught.'

Sheelagh: 'Stealing?'

Des: 'Yeah'

Sheelagh: 'What did you do?'

Des: 'There was a riot'

Sheelagh: 'I now that.'

Des: 'Simpson and his lot were outside, they were going crazy throwing petrol bombs.'

Sheelagh: 'So what did you do?'

Des: 'I only wanted to get ride of the fifty's'

Sheelagh: 'How?'

Des: 'So no one would now.'

Sheelagh: 'How?'

Des: 'I threw petrol bomb threw the window'

There was silence…

Des: 'I didn't now there would be an explosion'

Sheelagh: 'Six people Des, six people.'

Des: 'You think I don't now that.'

Sheelagh: 'You looked me in the eye and you told me how much pain and anger that scum like Simpson could kill your friends and get away with it.'

Des: 'I need you to understand'

Sheelagh: 'Six people are dead.'

Des: 'I can't make it right, I can't bring them back even if I wanted to, but it was an accident.'

Sheelagh: 'I don't know what to say.'

Des: 'I need you to tell me that you believe me, that what I'm telling you is the truth.'

Sheelagh: 'I can't.'

Des: 'Please well what are you going to do?'

Sheelagh: 'I don't know.'

At first Sheelagh didn't no what to do she told Des that he had to come clean…

Sheelagh: 'You've got to come clean.'

Des: 'Do you release what you're saying.'

Sheelagh: 'You could never put it right but you could try.'

Des: 'I tried being a good copper, I did something bad. But I'm not throwing away my life or the baby's or your life JUST BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT!'

Sheelagh: 'YOU LIED TO ME!'

Des: 'I lied to you, you lied to Patrick!'

Sheelagh: 'Yeah I deceived my husband, yeah I'm pregnant but I NEVER KILLED ANYONE!'

Des: 'I LIED BUT THE RIGHT MAN WENT DOWN!'

Sheelagh: 'NO DES, YOU'VE BEEN TELLING YOURSELF THAT FOR TO LONG IT ISN'T RIGHT, you got me pregnant without out telling me any of this, how can I bring this baby up now knowing what I no.'

Des: (sights) 'I fell for you, when you should up it was worth getting up in the mornings you made me forget about all of this –'

Pause

Des: '- AND SIMPSON'S THE GUILTY ONE!'

Sheelagh: 'OF KILLING CHEF INSPECTOR CONWAY, NON OF WHAT YOU DID!'

Des: 'I'm not coming clean no way!'

Sheelagh: 'Your leaving me no choice.'

Des: 'THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY'

Sheelagh: 'You now me Des, I'm a police officer what do you expect!'

Des: 'NOT THIS'

Sheelagh: 'But you have to take legal advice get a solicitor.'

Des: 'I thought you cared for me.'

Sheelagh: 'Come clean or I will.'

After this Des wasn't himself, Sheelagh was adamant that the only option was for Des to confess all and admit the truth to their superiors. However after PC Reg Hollis, one of Des's best friends who already new about the fire talked to Sheelagh, and he convinces her not to say anything. Sheelagh then told Patrick that their marriage was over. But when Des learned that Sheelagh had apparently gone to the yard with Superintendent Okaro he thinks Sheelagh has betrayed him, he immediately assumes the worst and takes drastic and dangerous action while out on a call with Reg. Des thinks he's facing a life imprisonment and he can't deal with that. In his distressed state, Des shouldn't drive a shopping trolley, let alone a police car!

He tells Reg to get out of the car…

Des: 'Get out the car'

Reg: 'What you going to do to?'

Des: 'I said get out the car Reg you've done enough damage.'

Reg: 'Me?'

Des: 'Yeah you, do you think Sheelagh would have given me the third degree without you mixing it, I've had my bit of the cherry it was there in my hands and you wade in, no this is your last chance GET OUT.'

Reg; 'So you can do something stupid no way.'

Des: 'All right then suit yourself!'

… but Reg refuses. So Des is forced to take Reg with him when Des looses control while chasing a suspect and crashes into a warehouse and some gas canisters…

Des: 'Looks like the end Reggie babe'

… which blew up on impact. After the crash Sgt Smith and PC Stamp are quickly on the scene…

Tony: 'Sierra Oscar from 595 the area car has crashed, it's on fire no sign of Des or Reg firebrigade, Ambulance and assistance required.

Back at the station, on the radio:

Gary: '149 received over.'

Honey: '158 received over.'

Despite the choking flames Smithy pulls Reg out of the fire. But there was no sign of Des? Meanwhile Sgt. June Ackland told Sheelagh about the accident and that Reg was in hospital and that they couldn't find Des body. Sheelagh then tells June she's pregnant and that Des is father. Just after she had told Patrick he wasn't. So Des was dead. She was on her own. Reg was taken to hospital and after several weeks made a full recovery. No one could understand why Des had behaved like that, I mean of all the things Des Taviner was he was a good driver. But the mystery became even bigger when the forensic examination results came back and they discovered something, which was unbelievable; it couldn't have been possible …

Adam: 'Forensics have double checked the scene and are now 100 percent sure there is NO trace of Des body.'

June: 'So what dose that mean?'

Adam: 'It means Des Taviner is still alive.'

After June herd this, she told Sheelagh, and asked her if she could think of any reason why Des might go into hiding, then it clicked. Sheelagh told June about Des's confession, which made her sick, literally, and she made Sheelagh tell Adam. So now the superiors knew why Des was on the run.

Two, month past and it was coming up to Christmas and Sheelagh was fed up of light duties so on this particular day she and Gina had gone on a call out just to get out of the office, but the tables changed when Sheelagh went into labor and Gina ended up delivering her baby girl in a shed at the back of a pub! Sheelagh and her baby were taken to St Hughes hospital were Reg visited the pair of them. Sheelagh decided to call her new daughter, Niamh (its Gaelic for "bright")