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Chapter 14

Harriet Jones twice in one day sped past several gatso cameras. She didn't like them much anyway and that was one of the reasons she was well received by the British public. She'd get them revoked anyway. It sometimes helped being an MP.

Rose still was in the back and she was being very quiet. It seemed that the shock of being left behind by the Doctor had somehow told the child how serious this situation had become. All she had said as they pulled off was one simple line

"He doesn't know if he's gonna come back"

Harriet had seen the single solitary tear fall down Rose's cheek and she resolved that he would come back. At least this time.

She had made two calls once the Doctor was left off. One to her mother apologising for not being able to make it straight away and one to another number. Rose did notice that she had turned off the speaker system and used her Bluetooth head set for this one. Harriet had done this for two reasons. One was that she didn't want Rose to hear what was being said and two… well speed cameras were one thing, holding a mobile phone handset to her ear was quite another.

The blue Seat continued its journey until it came up to an old warehouse that looked like it couldn't be used for anything. Now came the hard part.

Harriet pulled up to the main doors and put the car in neutral and turned to Rose.

"I need you to put on this" and handed Rose a scarf. A simple black woollen one.

"Why?"

"Its part of the security things that I told you about earlier. Trust me on this." She then added a word which almost was pleading "please!"

Rose took the scarf without an argument and tied it around her eyes.

"Thank you."

Rose then heard the doors of the warehouse opening and a window in the car being opened. She heard a faint hiss till she heard nothing else.

Harriet Jones opened the door to her car and stepped out. She took out the small air respirator she had in her mouth and just asked the nearest man

"Situation?"

"The Doctor is currently about the enter SW1, there is no security presence in the area to stop him at this time."

"And the Brigadier?"

"The team have checked back. He is being taken care of in our safe house."

"Any casualties?"

"Just the one. It seems that the Brigadier's wife had been ill for some time and was bed ridden. When our team entered the building and had identified themselves to Mrs Lethbridge Stewart, she just smiled at them and said something that some of them actually found intriguing."

"What was it?"

"She said " I knew he wouldn't let Alasdair down.", she then closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. She died peacefully half an hour later. We let the Brigadier spend that time with her."

"Good."

Harriet motioned to the sleeping Rose in the back of her car

"Take care of her. Make sure she is suitably sedated until the time is right."

"Yes ma'am. The director is waiting on line 1."

"Ill take it in my office."

Once Harriet had sat down at her desk and been passed a cup of coffee, she pressed the speaker on her phone.

"Yes?"

"Ah Harriet. How is the situation there?"

Harriet gave the director an update on the events that had transpired since the morning and on an update on the Brigadier.

"Good to hear of the old battle horse, AD Benton will be happy about that. He was all for going in himself you know.

"Well the Brigadier is his old commanding officer after all, loyalty is an amazing thing."

"And Rose?"

Harriet Jones was surprised about the amount of care she heard in the voice on the other end of the line.

"She's being taken care of within security procedures."

"Excellent"

Harriet let herself think before she asked the next question that came to her lips

"Do you think he can pull this off?"

"Harriet?" and then again was the sound of caring in the American voice on the other end of the line

"If the Doctor can't get us out of this one, we will be in serious trouble!.

And with that the call ceased.

Harriet sat back on her seat and just sipped her coffee. She knew that she had been a bit lax with the truth on the way to Westminster, she had to be. She was amazed by the speed that the organisation went into action. Once they knew what and who was involved they did react with impressive speed. It was what only half an hour once she had heard that the Doctor was involved and already an innocent man had been helped.

She was glad the organisation was there.

But she did agree with the directors last comment before the call ceased. If the Doctor couldn't get them out of this one, they WERE in trouble.