On the day of Niamh's funeral, it wasn't the peaceful affair Sheelagh was hoping for when the police decide the sad occasion would be the best chance to capture the cop killer, Des Taviner. But when she discovers what her colleagues were planing to do she begged her friend June not to allow it to happen, but June was forced to lie and tell her nothing would happen. However Sheelagh spotted an undercover cop at the funeral and was furious with June for hiding the truth. But it was at the wake that things started to take their toll. When PC Kerry Young said a comment about Des, which marked Sheelagh releases that Kerry new Des was the father. That was when Sheelagh total lost it and announced to everyone that Des was the father just as Patrick walked in.

After the funeral Sheelagh decided to meet up with Des, only Des had other ideas and used her as a decoy to kidnap Camron at gunpoint. It was then that the Superintendent decided to tell the relief why Des was on the run and why they needed to find Carmon, But Camron made him release that killing him wasn't the answer to his problems so he ran of telling Sheelagh were Camron was and that he was ok.

So after that Sheelagh tried to get her life back on track. It wasn't easy but she used work as a distraction. She was just starting to put her life back together when Superintendent Okaro informed her that Des had finally been arrested by his good friend Reg, and was being brought to Sun Hill much to the dismay of the relief. There was an emotional moment when he came into Custody. June was meant to be booking him in, only there was a bit of a commotion…

Des: 'I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here Sheelagh tell them it was a mistake, I didn't mean to heart anyone.

Gina: 'Oh shut it'

Des: 'Sheelagh please!'

Sheelagh: 'Just leave me alone, there's nothing I can do for you now, just leave me alone'

Des: 'Sheelagh please!'

After he was booked in, Sheelagh went to visit Des in his cell and they had a little chat…

Des: 'I need to talk to you Shee'

Sheelagh: 'I've got nothing to say'

Des: 'Open the door please'

Sheelagh: 'No you can talk to me threw here what do you what do you want?'

Des: 'And need you to tell me it was a mistake.'

Sheelagh: 'What?'

Des: 'To listen to you'

Sheelagh: 'Des I can't talk about your case you now that.'

She turned to leave

Des: 'Sheelagh, wait I don't want to talk about the case, I want to talk about us.

She turned back

Des: 'I can't get threw this without you'

Sheelagh: 'Your going to have to'

Des: 'You can't say that to me, what about us'

Sheelagh: 'Des that's all over.'

Des: 'We had a child'

Sheelagh: 'Who died.'

Des: Sheelagh, I love.'

Sheelagh: 'Des stop it please.'

Des: 'I just need to hear you say that you love me.'

Pause

Sheelagh: 'No I've nothing left, nothing.'

Des: 'SHEE, SHEE, DON'T LEAVE US LIKE THAT, COME ON I NEED TO TALK TO YOU SHEELAGH, SHEELGH!'

Later on Sheelagh went to check on Des in his cell and found him, lying on the floor, blood dripping from his mouth…

Sheelagh: 'Oh my god, Smithy the alarm! Now!'

Smithy set of the alarms and came running into the cell in which Des was lying on the floor and his cell mate Robert McCluskey sitting looking at them.

McCluskey: 'I was just trying to make him be quite, he wouldn't be quiet'

Sheelagh: 'He's not breathing!'

Smithy: 'Are you sure he's not breathing?'

Sheelagh: 'Yes!'

Smithy: 'But you only checked him five minuets ago'

Sheelagh: 'Look just get the first aid box from behind the counter.'

Smithy: 'I'll get an ambulance.'

Smithy ran into Custody where Adam and a DI from MIT had just came in.

Adam: 'Is Taviner causing trouble? DI Madden is here to take away.'

Smithy: 'Yeah well that wont be possible because he's unconscious in there he's not breathing.'

They go to see what's going on, Smithy got on the phone and called June who was in CAD along with Reg.

Smithy: 'Yeah June I need an ambulance in Custody straight away.'

Up in CAD…

June: 'Custody? Right, ambulance on its way, Des Taviner has collapsed in Custody.'

Reg: 'He's what?'

Reg heads down to Custody…

Madden: 'McCluskey is still are main man, have him arrested for assault and get him out of here'

Sheelagh: 'Yes'

She started CPR when the DCI came in followed by the paramedics.

Jack: 'Let these guys threw paramedics threw.'

Adam: 'Sheelagh'

Sheelagh: 'I've been doing CPR for the past five minuets he still hasn't responded.'

Gina: 'Is that how you found him.'

Sheelagh: 'Yes.'

Gina: 'Any sign of a struggle?'

Sheelagh: 'No obviously not.'

Paramedic: 'Charging two hundred'

Sheelagh: 'Come on Des not like this, come on.'

Paramedic: 'Stand clear, pupils fixed and dilated we need to get him to St Hughes.'

Des left the station on a stretcher. Reg was standing in the doorway, while Des was being put in the back of the Ambulance. Tony was getting out of the Area Car.

Smithy: 'You handled that really well.'

Sheelagh: 'Not well enough'

Smithy: Well you never no they still might revive him.'

Sheelagh just stared at Smithy. However upstairs in Superintendent's office, Adam received a phone call…

Adam: 'St Hughes have just confirmed, Des Taviner was pronounced Dead at 18:20hours'