Chapter 2 - The New Case
Sheelagh
She was so sick of coming home (if she could call it that) and crying. She didn't have anyone to share her burden. Sheelagh listened to the empty sound of her flat, depressing. However there was something to look forward to...starting back at Sunhill, at least she had one friend - Reg. She switched on the TV half consciously trying to listen out for any new developments in the latest serial killer case. Suddenly something caught her ear.
"Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon is leading this investigation, she is also a trained profiler and has been in the service for coming up to 11 years. She was acting D.I. when the last serial killer was caught; the notorious cop killer, she killed P.C. Cass Rickman. However we all agree Ms Nixon handled the case exceptionally..."
Sheelagh started to think about Sam. So she had finally made D.I. after all these years, long over due Sheelagh thought. Some people at the station called her inhumane but Sheelagh admired that, she wanted to be more like Sam dealing with her problems rather than sitting in an empty flat crying about them.
Sam
"How is the case going then?" Gina asked
Sam sighed, "A nightmare; a lot of leads but all dead ends. Doesn't help Kezia is of sick so I'm down a person."
"Well I had an alternative motive coming here."
"Oh yes?" Sam asked intrigued.
"Well it's a favour to you as well. I was just thinking that Sheelagh could come and help you up here, I've got enough offices and you don't have enough plus I think it would help her settle in more."
"When does she start?"
"Tomorrow," Gina replied instantly.
"Yeah okay sounds alright with me."
"Good now go on get home, you need your beauty sleep,"
Sam laughed, "Hmm looks like you'll be needing a lot more sleep than me,"
"Cheeky buggar. Goodnight."
"Night," Sam called as she flick off the light switch.
Sam was finding it hard to sleep, her nightmares were tormenting her, she couldn't catch the killer in time and one of her relief gets murdered in every nightmare. It was so frustrating for her.
The next morning she awoke to her alarm beeping away. She started to replay the nightmare in her head. This time it was different...Sheelagh gets killed. Sam turns up just a minute to late to save her and had to watch her get murdered. After replaying this nightmare she had strange feelings like a deep old scar that never healed being opened up again. Sam shook her head and concluded it must be to do with Cass.