Car Jacked 3
Really, really sorry that I haven't updated in months, my characters and ranks are slightly garbled and for that I am sorry. If you have a problem with it please correct me. I ran out of inspiration and have had a lack of time, any ideas people have will be of great help
Hope you like it
Mickey walked into C.I.D. slightly confused – ok slightly was an exaggeration – completely confused by the garbled message he had heard from Millie. Smithy had stolen a car and kidnapped a kid? That was new, Smithy hadn't done that before.
Up on the board was a picture of a mother and daughter, Janine and Hannah Porter, smiling happily into the camera. There was a picture of Inspector Smith next to with arrows and times plotting the escapades of the morning.
Smithy looked up at the guys who walked into the room; Hannah leaned in towards him as if trying to hide from the men.
The smallest of the three stepped forward and spoke, 'So you's a copper then. You was setting a trap weren't you.'
It wasn't a question.
'No.' Smithy tried to stop the inevitable. But the kick to the stomach still came.
'Right so you were just there, plain clothes, non marked car, getting involved, copper standing on the other side of the road. Just a coincidence yeah?' The guy didn't sound convinced.
'Yeah a coincidence' Smithy's Estuary accent becoming more marked as he got angry. 'You know there can be such things as coincidences. I was on my way to work. I don't tend to do undercover work as I'm the Inspector. You could have just sorted this out by letting us go. The copper you saw would have listened to me, I'm his boss. No-one need known this had happened.'
The third of the yobs, the one that had yet to speak, nodded in agreement. 'Jenson, he's got a point, you coulda let em go.'
'Shut up,' the first yob pushed his mate out of the way stepping closer to Smithy. 'We don't use names you idiot; and he's a copper so I couldn't just let him go could I?'
'What you gonna do now then? Keep us here forever?' Smithy regretted the comment the moment he made it. In answer to his question he got a kick in the face before the three thugs left the room.
Smithy had been beaten up before but the pain wasn't as bad as he remembered; however his pride refused to let him show the pain no matter how much his wrists were being rubbed raw by the cord. He wasn't going to show pain in front of them and he didn't want to scare Hannah more. He tried to ease himself into a more comfortable position without jarring his bruised ribs. He hoped his team would be quick at finding them; after all it couldn't be too hard as the thugs were hardly the brightest of people he had ever encountered.
Hannah was in the middle of describing in minute detail a conversation she and her friend Jessica had had about whether fairies existed when the door opened again. Thug number one, Jenson as his mate had called him, walked over to them carrying a plastic plate and a mug. He put them down and produced a knife. Instantly Smithy tensed up wondering what he was going to do with it.
'Hey hey hey, careful with that.' But Jenson simply cut through the cord and left the room leaving them to enjoy, perhaps too strong a word, their meal.
After Tony had briefed everyone on the situation Mickey had returned to his desk and attempted to work the case and sort out paperwork on others helped by Jo.
'What a time for everyone to get sick hey,' she commented
'Yeah, perfect timing; I can't decide what I'd rather have. A grumpy Smithy cus he's had little sleep the last few days or a missing Smithy who's likely to pull a stupid stunt. You?' He remarked without looking up from the papers he was reading
'Mickey!' Jo glared at him.
'What?' He protested
'You can't say stuff like that. I mean you can hardly talk can you? It's not like you do everything by the book is it.'
'Come on Jo, I'm tired, I'm pissed off and I was just looking forward to the weekend.'
'Mickey,' a voice cried out as the owner burst through the doors. It was Beth. 'We've found the car on CCTV, it drives around town for a bit like they were trying to shake a tail. That or they got lost. Anyway they were headed for the Jasmine Allen estate. Ben's gone down to see if he can find the car cus we couldn't find it on the cameras.'
I'm not surprised, most of them have been done in down there.' Jo grabbed her jacket and followed Beth out the doors.
Hope you enjoyed this instalment; it's not brilliant I'm afraid. Next chapter should see Smithy being found (but not necessarily rescued.) Please tell me any ideas you have otherwise this may end up being a bit lame
