Chapter 4

Thanks for your review sn0zb0z and Shiftholder. I want 3 reviews, positive or negative for this chapter before I update it again ;). I know this really should be longer, but I find it difficult to write fics that aren't the Bill. Maybe the Bill half of the ff will be better if I ever get around to writing it,

"Right, who's next?" Danny asked not looking up as he shuffled his cards

"I am" a female voice said

"Right, the games simple, all you have to do is find the Queen out of these 3 cards" he showed them to his customer, spread them out on the table and started swapping them around, glancing up as he did so. He froze suddenly as he realized it was the blonde woman from earlier. The one who'd been watching him from within the car. He glanced around uneasily, scanning the crowds that had gathered for the man, but he couldn't spot him, or the car anywhere.

"Is there a problem?" she asked. Danny cleared his throat, nervous, but not understanding why.

"I'm sorry, do I know you?" he asked, trying to place her. The woman smiled,

"Maybe. But I know you Danny. I know all about you and your gang." Danny's eyes widened in shock

"You're… you're not a cop, are you?"

"Yes Danny, I am" she said with a pleasant smile. She extended her hand "DS Samantha Nixon." Danny stared at her hand, but didn't shake it.

"And what are you doing here, DS Nixon?"

"I was just wondering if there's anything you could tell me about the assault in the bar that your gang frequents."

"I didn't do it" Danny blurted out

"We know that Danny. I was just wondering if you could tell us who did." Danny looked around quickly, hoping Stacie would appear, but she was no-where in sight. "My colleague, DS Hunter is talking to Stacie at the minute" DS Nixon told him, seeing his glances. Danny began to feel irrationally afraid again. This police woman seemed nice enough. However, he'd been in the business long enough to know you could never trust a copper. If he wasn't careful, they could try to pin Eddie's attack on him. If he told them what they wanted to know, if he told them it was Hendon, he was pretty sure Mickey wouldn't be pleased. Hendon would probably pretend it wasn't him and buy himself an alibi anyway so it would all be a waste of time. It would be better to just play the con.

"I don't know anything" he said, looking her straight in the eye. If there was one thing Danny Blue could do well, it was lie. She wasn't convinced though.

"If you do learn anything, here's my card. Give me a call" Danny didn't reply, just accepted the card and shoved it into his pocket.

"Is that all?" he asked impatiently "Because I've got people waiting" he gestured to the people, still waiting to beat his trick.

"That's all for now" she began to leave, then paused, "Oh and Danny, if you're not going to play fairly, don't play at all." She said

"What do you mean?" he asked. She didn't reply, just silently flipped over all 3 cards to show that the Queen was no longer on the table, before walking away.

"He's a cheat!" Someone shouted from the crowd. Danny swore under his breath, gathered up all his cards and ran for the safety of the hotel.

Those who watch The Bill may have recognized the police officer. She and Phil Hunter will be the main police characters investigating. I might even throw in Zain Nadir, depends what mood I'm in when I write the next chapter.

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