"Guv another copper's bin' killed!" Ray burst into the office, forgetting his manners in the instant but with news far more important."Bloody Hell!" Gene almost leapt out of his seat, grabbing his coat off the hook and heading straight out into the corridor, Ray and Chris following, swiftly to keep with their bosses pace.
At reception Alex had just come in from tidying the flat all morning only to be greeted by Gene taking her shoulders and turning her to face the doors again, leading her out to the Quattro.
"Guv what's the problem?" She asked, slipping into the passenger seat and waiting for a reply."Copper's bin' found dead at Wilton's Restaurant downtown." Ray let her know, enlightening Gene to the destination in the process.
"Another! Jesus…" Alex breathed in shock as she was thrown against the back of the seat, Gene pushing the car forward as fast as possible.
"Alright calm down Guv he's not going anywhere!" Alex's complaint was heard upon deaf ears as they rounded the corner. If the door had been open she'd surely have been thrown out but Gene didn't seem to notice as he allowed the Quattro to roar down the road towards the crime scene.
Pulling to a stop outside the elegant looking restaurant the team wasted no time in getting through the doors to assess the situation."What were you saying about him not goin' anywhere lady B?" Gene asked as they looked wildly around for the body. There was proof that something had happened recently but no body or any attack.
"Normally they don't…" Alex bit down on her bottom lip."Someone's taken the body." Chris pointed out."Alert bloody Sherlock! And here's us thinking the body jumped up and walked away of its own accord(!)" Gene spat sarcastically."Guv." Alex stated, rolling her eyes. A dishevelled woman walked through the doors leading into the background of the restaurant, seemingly startled that she wasn't alone."Can I help you?" She asked, running a hand through her messy blonde hair. She looked at each of the officers, noticing Ray's eyes a lot lower than the rest as he stared as her chest, the flap of her dressing gown revealing a lot more than she'd realised. Roughly she pulled the front of her gown together and pulled on the loose belt around it.
"Yes love. You can tell us what happened to our copper?" Gene asked."A couple of officers came earlier to collect it. They said they were from Fenchurch east." the officers looked between each other in surprise."They lied." Gene clenched his teeth in anger."What's your name?" Alex asked."Catherine. Catherine Lyson." She replied."Oh well lookey here if it isn't that name again. Wife of Mr Graham Lyson?" Gene checked."Yeah." She said.
"Right, well Christopher talk to Viv, we're looking for a dead body can't be that difficult." Gene left immediately the other three left with no choice but to follow. Alex stayed behind though, spotting something on the surface.
"Catherine what's this?" She asked."Oh that's Graham's. One of his clients was found dead in some restaurant the same night he went for a drink and now he has to write a statement." Catherine explained.
"Right, thank you." Alex turned and quickly headed back to the car where Gene was waiting impatiently.