(PC Donald 'Don' Irwin is Sheelgh's older brother)
Jenny was furious
Jenny: Don't Hi Jen! Me! What the hell do you think your doing
Des: Well I'm about to go on a shout -
Jenny: You no perfectly well what I mean.
Des: I'm trying to put things right.
Jenny: You can never put things right you have ruined my best friends life.
Des: You don't think I don't now that, you don't think that though hasn't haunted me for the past four year.
Jenny: Oh yeah!
She was about to let rip. When Don Came threw the door.
Don: Jenny have you seen -
He stopped dead when he saw Des, the two of them stared at each other for a few seconds then.
Don: YOU!
The next thing thathappened, Jenny, Gabriel, Gary and Kerry were trying to wrestle Don of Des and he had punched him, and they were now wresting on the floor. adventually, Gabriel had managed to pull Don of Des.
Gabriel: Don!
Don: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!
Des stood up his noise was bleeding
Gina: ALL RIGTH WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
Inspector Gold had come out of the briefing room, obviously to the commotion in the corridor. She looked around and saw Des's bloody noise and Gabriel and Gary trying to restrain Don, it looked like hard work.
Gina: All rigth you lot get out of here, go on off to work! All of you!
Gradually the crowd separated down the corridor and disappeared threw the doors, Gabriel and Gary let go of Don. And disappeared leaving Des, Jenny, Don and Gina in an awkward silence.
Gina: Right you three in here!
She turned and walked back into the now, empty briefing room, she held open the door. Don was the last person to enter, she shut the door behind him and walked in front turning to face her three officers.
Gina: all right les get something straight right now! I no you three have got issues -
Don: Issue! He walked out on my sister!
Gina: - and I know there is going to be friction around here.
She carried on as though there hadn't been any interruptions.
Gina: But you have got jobs to do.
Don: But Ma'am!
Don: I don't care if he had walked out on all of your Granny's PC Irwin! You get over it and you get on with the job.
She looked at Jenny.
Gina: All of you! have I made my self clear?
There was a mumble
Gina: Excuse me?
All: Yes Ma'am.
Suddenly the Radio came in to life.
CAD: Serria Oscar to Serria one -
Gina looked at Des.
Gina: Think you had better answer that, of you go.
Des looked at Don before leaving the room. Gina looked at Don.
Gina: Haven't you got written statements of yesterday to complete?
Don looked at her in disbelief.
Gina: NOW!
Don turned and slammed the door behind him. Jenny now turned to leave.
Gina: Jenny?
She turned.
Gina: I now Sheelagh's you mate, and he hurt her so boned to be angry. But she doesn't now he's back, and I think it's better that somebody tells her before she finds out from someone else.
Jenny: Yes Ma'am
she turned to leave her handle on the door handle but them.
Jenny: Ma'am can I ask you one question?
Gina didn't say anything as Jenny looked at her.
Jenny: Why did you let him come back?
It took a few seconds before she said anything.
Gina: When you have done that, you can go and take over from Steve on the Coal Lane Estate, of you go.
Jenny stared at the Inspector for a few seconds then left the briefing room, she walked slowly towards the Sergeants office, trying to think of an approbate way to tell her best friend that her ex lover and father to her child was back, and also working in the same station, she turned the corner and walked down the corridor, just as Sheelagh appeared at the opposite end having just come down the stars.
Jenny: Hello stranger, long time no see.
She smiled hoping her voice sounded casual. Sheelagh came up to her and they hugged.
Sheelagh: Miss me then?
Jenny: Didn't notice you were gone, how was Oz?
Sheelagh: Oh it was lush, great to see mum and dad and Niamh had a good time to.
Sheelagh walked into her office, Jenny stood in the doorway.
Jenny: Niamh OK?
Sheelagh: Yeah just a bit jet lagged, oh by the way -
She opened her desk draw and pulled out a bag.
Sheelagh: Your parents sent these.
She handed Jenny a bag with some stuff in.
Jenny: Oh cheers, they OK?
Sheelagh: Yep, but they told me to tell you that you should ring home more often.
Jenny: Do you now how much that would coast?
Sheelagh just grinned and started talking about her holiday whilst sorting stuff on her desk, she looked up when she realized she wasn't listening.
Sheelagh: Are you OK?
Jenny: Yeah em there's something I need to tell you.
Sheelagh: Oh -
Sheelagh picked up a memo from her desk.
Sheelagh: - they got a new area car driver.
Jenny: That's what I need to tell you.
Sheelagh looked up.
Sheelagh: What? That we've got a new area car driver.
Jenny: No.
She walked into the office and closed the door.
Jenny: Em I think you had better sit down.
Sheelagh: OK now your scaring me.
Jenny: It's about the new area car driver.
Sheelagh: What about them.
Jenny: The new area car driver its -
Smithy: Sheelagh.
Smithy had come bursting into the office.
Smithy: Can you give June a hand in Custody, it's just its getting a bit hectic.
Sheelagh: Sure.
Smithy: Oh and by the way were all here for you
Sheelagh: What?
Smithy: Don't worry.
Sheelagh: OK?
She was now confused. Sheelagh walked out of the office.
Sheelagh: Coming.
Jenny: Eh now I meant to be down the Coal Lane estate.
Sheelagh: OK I'll catch you latter.
Jenny: Yeah.
Sheelagh went of to help June out in Custody. Meanwhile Honey had been given the short straw, she was stuck with Des in the area car. They were nearly finished there shift and Honey hadn't said a word.
Des: You're very quiet.
Honey: What?
Honey who had been staring out of the window, turned to look at him.
Des: Well normally you never shut up, and today you haven't said anything in over two hours.
Honey: Yeah well times change, if you had been around ... ha,at all ... then you would have noticed.
Des: OK what's your problem?
Honey: You are theproblem.
Des turned to look at her in surprise, he had never seen Honey like this.
Honey: How could you abandon Sheelagh?
Des: That's got nothing to do with you.
He said it casually, but was starting to get anode with everyone asking him that.
Honey: Yes it is my business when you walk out on my mate and your daughter!
Des: What?
Honey: I said it is my -
Des: No after that, you just said daughter.
Honey: Yeah so.
Des: Sheelagh had a girl.
Honey: Yeah you have a daughter ... didn't ... didn't you now?
Des: Now I didn't.
Des stared out of the window and got lost in thought. At refs they came back to the nick and pulled up in the yard as they climbed the ramp towards Custody, Jenny came out of door completely ignored Des and grabbed Honey's arm.
Honey: Em I'll meet you in the canteen.
She dragged her to the bottom of the ramp, then looked at her.
Honey: How did she take it.
Jenny: What?
Honey: You mean you haven't told her, Jen she's gonna find out at any second now the whole station is talking about it.
Jenny: I now, I now OK it's just it never seems to be the right time and even if I try and tell her I can't the words either get stuck in my throat or something interrupts.
Honey: Well do you want me to do it?
Jenny: No, the Inspector wanted me two.
Honey: Well OK, but you had better hurry. Because if she finds out form someone else, then she finds out you new and didn't tell her, she isn't going to thank you for it.
She walked off leaving Jenny deep in thought. By the end of the shift she still hadn't done it however, she had been lucky in the fact that nobody had mentioned he was back however Sheelagh had started to suspect something was up. She walked towards the locker room just as Sheelagh came out, changed and ready to leave.
Sheelagh: Hey I'll see you tomorrow.
Jenny: Sure.
Sheelagh walked past.
Jenny: Wait!
Sheelagh turned around.
Jenny: I need to talk to you.
Sheelagh: Can't it wait, I'm meant to be picking Niamh up from school?
Jenny: No it can't, please?
They walked back into the empty locker room.
Sheelagh: So what is it?
Jenny: OK I don't now how your gonna take this.
Sheelagh: This wouldn't be the reason, why everyone's been acting weird around me all day.
Jenny: What do you mean?
Sheelagh: I don't now its just everyone has been acting as though i was dyeing telling me, everything's going to be OK and not to worry.
Jenny: Em, yeah it is sort off.
She looked away. Sheelagh looked at her a crossed her arms.
Sheelagh: All right what's going on?
Jenny took a deep breath then said it.
Jenny: Des.
Sheelagh: What?
Jenny looked up at her.
Jenny: Des, he's back, he's back in Sun Hill.
Sheelagh stared at her, in shock.