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Beth closed her eyes relaxing as she sat in the passenger seat as Dimitri pulled the car back to the right side of the motorway. He knew she was exhausted but in that moment he was so proud of her, knowing that it was her quick thinking and even faster driving that had led to Katya being apprehended. He glanced over at her knowing that the trip back to Thames House would take longer than her drive out there had been. Beth sighed heavily.

"Eyes on the road, Sailor Boy." She smiled but kept her eyes closed as he smirked.

"You sure you're ok?"

"Of course I am." She sighed. "Just get us back to base, ok?"

"Yes Ma'am." Dimitri smiled as he pushed his foot to the accelerator. Beth opened her eyes, glancing at him as he pulled the car back into the main throng of traffic as she rested her head back on the car seat.

"Told Harry that driving course was worth the money."

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Ruth sighed in relief as she realised the team were all still on the way back to the Grid. She knew the case was far from over but so far no one else had been hurt. She looked up to see Zoe walking towards her with two mugs of coffee.

"Brought in some decent stuff." She placed Ruth's mug on the desk next to her. "You think Katya is going to tell us everything? Anything useful?"

"Ros will get her to open up." Ruth sipped the coffee, grateful that her friend had brought her something other than the usual stuff they had on the Grid. Zoe nodded, she knew Adam and Lucas were driving back but Ros was in the helicopter with Zaf and Katya. She had a feeling that if there was anyone who could get the Russian woman to talk it was Ros. She just hoped they got back to London safely. She looked over to the office where Harry was pacing back and forth while talking on the phone.

"Is he ok?"

"Harry?" Ruth followed her gaze. "He's fine. Why?" Ruth sighed, knowing if the team were worried about her husband there was a fair chance she wasn't being paranoid. Harry was the strongest man she had ever known but she also knew he was human. The attack on the Climate Change conference and the subsequent murder of the man responsible had affected him more than any of them had realised. She knew there was no one he would admit it to but since it had become obvious that Yannis' daughter had betrayed him he had seemed to take the case more personally.

"Its. I dunno." Zoe shrugged. "Have you heard from Will?"

"Not today." Ruth answered honestly. She knew that Harry and Sarah had visited the baby of the team but she also knew there was no way she was going to tell anyone what Will's diagnosis was. If he wanted the others to know it was up to him to tell them. She sighed. "I think Sarah is visiting later. They started him on new medications so hopefully that'll help."

"Hope so." Zoe nodded. "Its surprising how he got so ill so quickly."

Ruth smiled slightly. "He's like his godfathers. Doesn't tell anyone about his health unless he absolutely has to. I think he's going to be ok."

"Hope so."

Ruth nodded as she watched Harry put the phone back in his pocket before turning back to his computer. She had a feeling that whoever he was talking to had not been the barer of good news. Zoe sipped her coffee before heading back to her own desk.

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Ros stared at the younger woman with barely hidden contempt as the pilot took off. She knew the woman was much more than the Russian socialite she had pretended to be. Zaf frowned, unable to hear anything other than the whirr of the blades above them. He glanced at Ros, knowing that his friend was not going to let Katya off the hook. He felt sick, knowing that there was something familiar about the younger woman, something he couldn't put his finger on but seeing her up close had triggered the hint of a memory. He just hoped that it would come to him before they got her to Thames House. He turned his attention back to Ros wondering if she felt the same. Minutes later the helicopter pilot announced they were due to land in London. Zaf sighed in relief, hating flying at the best of times. Ros smirked, knowing Alec and Erin would be waiting for them. It was finally time to get some answers.