Disclaimer: Jo, Sam and Jack aren't mine, though I am in the process of a master plan to kidnap then. Anyway, DS Gatesfield is mine. Short chapter I'm afraid, but I will only be happy when my review count goes up! I'm thinking that wanting 80 reviews before I next update isn't too harsh, what do you think?!
"Samantha Nixon?" an officer asked, approaching the nervous looking blonde sat in between a man and a woman at the front desk.
"It's Masters now actually." Sam rose to her feet, having been rooted to the spot for too long.
"Oh of course, sorry. I'm DS Gatesfield, I'll be doing your interview." The woman held out her hand to Sam, awkward about the fact she was interviewing a senior officer, even if she was from a different station, "I hear you had you're wedding today, I'm sorry this was sprung on you. I agreed with your DCI about leaving it until tomorrow, but my superior insisted on it, sorry."
"That's alright, its not you're fault."
The woman eyed her company up and down; "You changed on your way?"
"What? Oh, yeah, no I didn't, I overslept." Sam blushed.
"You wore that to you're wedding? Well, it's original." The police officer joked awkwardly. She was sure she had heard the DI from Sun Hill was a lesbian, but she convinced herself it was just a rumour made up by her colleagues felling bitter they were beaten in the friendly football match. "At least your husband wore his suit."
Sam, Jo and Jack all blushed simultaneously, Sam being the one to correct her. "Oh. No, this is my DCI, Jack Meadows. This is my wife, DS Jo Masters."
"Oh, God, I'm sorry. I just assumed…"
"No, it's fine."
"Right, well, the room's through here." She said, pointing to a door just to her left, "If you'd like to go through. I expect you know you're entitled to some sort of representative, legal or police employer." The woman added, not used to informing people that they could be represented by their superior officer, given the fact this was the first time she had been asked to interview a police officer.
"Oh, um, Jack, would you mind?" Sam asked quickly, having completely forgotten about that. She wished she could ask Jo, but knew it was not an option, given the fact that not only was she Jo's senior officer, but Jo was also a witness.
"Of course I will."
The two people allowed themselves to be led into the interview room, sitting on one side of the desk while the DS seated herself on the other side.
"Are you doing the interview alone?" Jack asked politely.
"Yes, um, everyone agreed I was the only one with enough, well tact I suppose, to handle it okay, y'know. The rest of my colleagues are mainly men who couldn't take a hint if someone spelt it out to them, never mind cleared their throat!" She joked, causing Sam to smile and remember all the times she had conducted an interview with Phil where he had gone in all guns blazing, scaring suspects out of confessing.
"Are you ready to start?" DS Gatesfield asked, dragging Sam out of her memories.
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, interview commencing at 15:03, present are myself DS Gatesfield, Suspect DI Samantha Masters, and her station representative DCI Jack Meadows. DI Masters, are you aware of the circumstances surrounding DS Turner?"
"Yes, I am."
"And are you aware of the reasons we have to believe you are responsible for his death?"
Sam nodded.
"For the purposes of the tape please." DS Gatesfield prompted politely, not sounding annoyed as was usual for any detective Sam thought, including herself, when that needed to be said. Sam had always thought suspects were being difficult when not answering verbally, she now realised that at least some of them were just nervous.
"Oh, sorry, yes, I am aware of the reasons."
"Okay, now, take your time Samantha, there's no rush, can you tell me, in your own words, exactly what happened at the time of the assault on DS Turner."