Over the next few weeks Samantha's work colleagues watched as she retreated further and further into herself. When cases came in she was happy to stay in the office and do record checks and phone records. Jack found it suspicious, as she would normally be desperate to get out there and help with the investigation.
"Jack have you noticed Samantha holding herself funny, as if she is hurt?" Martin approached his boss.
"Can't say that I have, but I'll keep my eyes open for it." Jack answered in return.
Jack stayed true to his word and watched Samantha as she work over the day. Martin was right she did seem to be favouring her left side as if protecting her right. He would have to talk to her about it later.
It became apparent by six – thirty that the case they were working on was far from over. "Jack what am I going to do about Aidan and Abby? Day-care shuts in half an hour and Paul is out tonight so he can' come and get them." Samantha fretted.
"Bring them up here. They can stay in my office." Jack offered. Watching as he face relaxed.
"Thank you." She said gratefully before she made her way down the stairs and into the day-care centre where she hoped the girls would have Abby in her stroller ready to go.
She returned to Jack's office with Abby in her stroller and Aidan trailing behind her. Aidan was pleased to be going to mommy office because he would get to see everyone again. "Hi Uncle Jack." He called out as he bounced into Jack's office.
"Aidan, look at you. You've grown since I last saw you." Jack bent down to the three years olds height. "How are you? Was day-care fun?"
"I'm good. Day-care was okay." Aidan answered. "Mommy said that I haven't to bug you."
"Well if mommy said it, you'd better listen." Jack stood looking to where Samantha was. She appeared to be breathing deeply. "You okay?"
"Yeah." She almost whispered. "Aidan, please be good, mommy won't be long." With that she left Jack's office and headed back to her own desk.
Aidan managed to keep himself occupied for half an hour before he got bored. Abby had fallen asleep in her stroller so now he had no one to play with. "Uncle Jack."
Jack looked up to the little boy. "Yes Aidan."
"Are you busy?"
"A little, this case is a toughie." Jack tried to tone his language down so that the boy understood what he meant.
"You have to stop mommy going out on tough cases. She keeps getting big boo-boo's." Aidan said as he walked up beside his uncle.
Jack lifted the little boy onto his knee. "What do you mean Aidan?"
"Mommy got some really bad boo-boo's and couldn't get dressed this morning. I had to help her." Aidan told him, playing with Jack's tiepin.
"Well, I'll just have to keep a better eye on her then, won't I?" Jack told the little boy. Aidan seemed quite happy about it and went back across to the sofa and within five minutes was sound asleep. Jack mulled over what the young boy had told him and looked over his workers. Samantha had been out the office days, she hadn't been on any cases where she could have got hurt. It made his more suspicious than he already was. He tried to hatch a plan to catch her out. But he would need Viv's help.