(Thanks for the reviews guys! You will have to excuse the slight Harry Potter reference in this chapter, I apologise if you don't understand. Also I know this strictly does not follow the real story line but like I said it's a twist on the show. I know Shaz and Chris shouldn't be engaged yet either but still I don't care my story ha ha :P sorry for the massive gap in updating, been a very very busy week!)

Chapter 2

"Good afternoon everyone, Is your DCI around id like a word."

Alex stared at him. Big and broad shouldered he had a full head of hair even though gray she could see it was thick and styled. There was something about him, it was strange. She had never met him, never spoke to him but she instantly disliked something about supper intendant Macintosh. The way his voice sounded so cold, so calculated yet with a sweet appearance.

"Erm.... DI Alex Drake Supper intend ant." Alex held out her hand to him trying to ignoring her first impressions. She didn't know the guy after all and only polite.

"Ah Alex glad to meet you, a female DI in the met? I see your keeping this lot under control." He was still holding onto her hand. She was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable. With a small forced laugh Alex withdrew her hand. He reminded her of some one. Someone she disliked just couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Do you want me to go and get DCI Hunt for you?"

"No no. No need I shall like a quiet word with him first before you all go and investigate. Only found him 30 mins ago. Terrible shame, good copper we thought."

Strange to say? Thought Alex she knew it was meant to sound sad and sorrowful but again it came across cold. Shrugging a little and sitting back down she watched Mac enter Gene's office. Chewing on her pen she watched as they shook hands and talked for a few more minutes before both leaving Genes office.

"Right then you lot as informed before we have a dead copper on our hands. Now the circumstances are a little ... shaky. Nothing suspicious though. One of our own fellas so to your self's right?" Everyone nodded. "Ok, now if you don't mind Supper I'd like to take my team down to Soho before all the weirdoes and spooks come out of the wood work."

"Not at all DCI Hunt. And remember everybody. One of our own." He smiled at them. It looked fake. Alex was a profiler for crying out loud, she could see he didn't mean it.

"We will talk when you get back Gene." And with that Mac left the office.

"Right you heard the man let's get on with it. Boys, Bolls." He gestured towards the door.

Grabbing her coat and following everyone out, she suddenly remembered who Mac reminded her of. She had been reading the Harry Potter books to Molly just before she had been shot. A vivid image of Professor Umbridge entered her mind. Sweet as candy but sickly too. All Mac needed was a pink bow and a wand. 'One of our own' might as well have been 'magic is might' Wonder if that's where her brain had dredged this Character up from?

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"What was Mac saying to you in the office before we left?" Alex asked as they drove to their location.

"Oh nothing interesting Bolls, you know normal work chit chat with the upper levels." He didn't even glance over to her. Alex could swear she could see him looking anywhere but at her. He was hiding whatever had been said, but it was between Gene and Mac no big deal. Still bugged the hell out of her though. Especially now Gene keeping something from her would grate.

"If you say so." She turned her head away and looked out the window. Gene glanced over at her, his face was apologetic. He looked like he wanted to say something else to her but he looked back at Ray and Chris, sighed and changed gear. The silence was hell after the euphoria of last night. He wanted to get where ever they were going quick.

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"Well how the bloody hell did I know it was her Royal Highness Raymondo! What's the tart doing in Soho anyway?"Gene was red in the face. A slight run in with a certain royal, a giant pink plastic penis and his usual charming self had embarrassed him. He wouldn't admit it but he would never have sworn so much if he knew who it was. Even if she was only 6th in line to the throne.

Ray shook his head at Gene and walked by him into the club; Chris followed him and gave an apologetic smile at the guv.

"Who would have thought it? Ray a royalist. He one of your lot Bolly?" He smiled at her but he could see she was still pissed at him for not telling her what Mac had said. With a stern face she attempted to follow the boys only to be stopped by Gene in the door way. Fuck it he thought. He grabbed her arm and spun her round. He pushed her to the wall and kissed her before she could protest. She raised her hands and started to push him back but there was no point. She couldn't resist him when he was like this. Her hands fell into there usual place into his hair. He parted their lips and pulled his head back to look at her. She still looked pissed off but not as much.

"Bolly I'm sorry; there are just a few shitty things I need to keep to myself. I ...I can't tell you .yet. Just trust me? "She looked down away from his eyes, disappointed but she looked like she understood.

"OK I'll let you off this time. Just ...it's not just about this case though is it? I don't know what it is Gene but I have a bad feeling about Mac."

Gene stepped back from her still holding her left hand.

"See that ring on your finger Bolls? A lot of it has to do with TRUST." He looked at her again and she nodded. Kissing him quickly again they both entered the strip club and went to find Ray and Chris.

"Bloody Nora!" Exclaimed Gene.

There in front of them was a man in his 30's strung up wearing women's bondage and sporting a ball and gag.

"That's what you call well hung." Said Chris. Smiling to himself. Ray was still speechless smoking his cigarette looking at the body from all different angles.

"I don't get it guv whys he dressed up like a bird? Who tied him up?"

Alex proceeded to explain to them about auto erotic asphyxiation. She didn't expect any of them to get it but she could see Gene staring at her with his head cocked to one side and raised his eyebrows as if to ask 'have you?' she shook her head at him. He seemed to let out a sigh of relief. She couldn't help smiling at that, she could just imagine Gene thinking he had stumbled across some sort of kinky fetish of Alex's.

"Anyway ...." Said Gene "...why don't you 2 go and talk to the woman that called it in while me and Bolly check out Jaun Hung low over here."

"So Bolly what do you think of Mr Irvine? Mac said they were going to move him up to CID. Would have been one of us."

"Well, do we know if he was on his own? Was there anyone with him last night?"

"Found this outside." Gene showed Alex the Polaroid of Shawn Irvine and a stripper who was dressed as a pirate sat next to each other.

"I see so what are you thinking then Gene? " She knew what he would say. He was so predictable sometimes. Apart from the times when he surprised the hell out of her, you know like asking her to marry him. She looked distantly away and without thinking was playing with her engagement ring. Gene looked down to her hand and smiled.

"Mind on other things Bolly knickers?" He leaned in to her, still a few feet away but close enough for her to smell him.

"Shut up 'guv'" Alex blushed. "So ...what do you think?"

"Accident. He tried this asfixy wank thing you were talking about she helped bolted when he topped himself. Case closed."

"MMMM if you say so." She wasn't taking any notice she was looking around the crime scene.

Gene groaned. He knew that tone with Alex. This was going to be one of those pains in the arse cases with her he could tell. Still it's her arse. He took a quick sneaky peek at said back side.

"Stop looking at my arse Gene, you can have a proper look later."

He groaned again. Why all of a sudden could days at work not be over quick enough?

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They did the necessary. Gathered all the witnesses' statements. Secured the crime scene. Gene even managed to get rid of some reporters that had got wind of a dead copper in Soho without punching them. Alex was quite proud of him for that.

They made their way back to the station. Ray and Chris still laughing at image of the man dressed up hung and dead.

They made their way up to CID. Shaz was walking towards them as they strode down one of the corridors.

"Alright lover." She smiled.

"Why PC Granger that is not the correct way to greet your DCI." Gene said.

"Ha ha guv." She reached up and gave Chris a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Just thought I would come and find you lot before you got back to the office. PC Irvine's partner, Kevin Hales is up in your office Guv he seems to be taking it a bit hard."

"Thanks for the heads up Shaz."

Alex could see Shaz was holding some magazines in her hand.

"What you got there Shaz?"

"Oh almost forgot thought I'd bring these for you to look at." She held put a pack off wedding magazines to Alex. She held out her hand and took one of them from her.

"Bloody hell Shaz, give me chance." Joked Gene. The boys walked forward leaving Alex talking to Shaz as they walked up the stair case.

Alex browsed through the first edition Shaz had given her. The dresses, the hair styles, the whole look of the weddings from the 80's. Alex realised she would have a lot to do for this wedding if she wanted it to look like something she would want. For starters there was no way she was wearing a dress with puffed up shoulders and a meringue.

"Gene, your back." They all looked up to see Supper Mac hanging out of his office door.

"Yes sir we are just on our way to talk to his partner."

"I see .. A word before you does if you don't mind." Mac recoiled back into his office after flashing them the same false smile he did earlier. Gene nodded to Ray, Chris and Shaz to follow on. He and Alex walked towards Macs office and entered.

"Urm... just you I think Gene." Said Mac from his desk. "Thank you DI Drake."

Gene turned to look at Alex who was just about to speak.

"I'll see you upstairs." He had that same look on his face he did when asked her to trust him earlier. She didn't like it but she turned and walked towards the door.

Gene looked at her once more with an apologetic smile and shut the door.

Yes there was definatly something about Supper Intendant Mac that Alex Drake did not like.

(A/N: I know evil the day after the get engaged but don't worry the day aint over yet is it ;) chapter 3 should be up soon. Keep reviewing guys!)