A/N MAJOR SPOILERS for series one and two tiny spoilers for series three

Several different reactions occurred to Sam. At first he wanted to laugh at the idea, and then he wanted to say he was Molly's father to see Gene's reaction. Next he wanted to yell at Gene for being so insensitive to his and Annie's relationship, how dare he think that he wouldn't tell Annie something like that. He wanted to scream that Alex wouldn't do something like that to anyone. But he chose his final option. He glared at Gene fiercely and stormed out of the office.

With Alex and Molly

"Mum? What are we doing here, honestly?" Molly gestured around the streets crowded with people doing their shopping.

"I really thought I knew Molly. I did. And then everything changed and I saw why Sam couldn't bear to leave." Her daughter gave her a look and Alex instantly felt the need to explain everything. "Molly what's the last think you remember?" She asked.

"I remember you being shot; I remember being called out of school and coming to the hospital with Evan. I remember it raining. It was raining so hard. Evan was taking me home. You wouldn't wake up. The rain. I remember Evan losing control of the car. I remember feeling weightless. I remember pain and screaming. And then I woke up here."

"Oh Mols" Alex pulled her daughter into a hug. "After I was shot I woke up in 1981. I didn't really know what was going on. I met Chris, Ray, Shaz and Gene. They told me Sam had died here just a year before I arrived. I met my mum Molly. I met your Grandmother. Caroline Price and then I saw her die. Again. I tried to get back I really did."

"Then I met a man. A man so much like me. But so different. He was from our time too. His name was Martin, Martin Summers. He had come back too. He had a reason to be here. Mine had been to find out what had happened to my parents, but his was to stop something terrible from happening. But in doing so he did terrible things. He almost ruined Chris's life and then he, he was mad Molly I think he didn't couldn't believe this was all happening. He tried to get me to help him. Help him corrupt people's lives. He said I would get back to you if I did. I refused." Molly looked shocked, confused and concerned all at the same time. "I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I had done what he said. I met your father he was 14. No-one could understand why I hated him"

"Sometimes I wished I had agreed with him, but what he was doing was wrong. He killed people to fix his life. He even killed his younger self. I was there I saw it happen. And then I had an infection. I was dying and I couldn't get back home. Back to you."

"Then it came. Operation Rose. And it ruined everything. My friendship with Gene was destroyed. And it was me who destroyed it. You see I kept tapes. I talked to you. It was the only way I could keep myself sane. But he heard one. He didn't understand what I was talking about. He thought I had betrayed him. He said he would kill me if he ever saw me again. And there was this woman. Jeanette. I knew she was trouble but he didn't listen to me."

"Then all too soon it was it was time. I went to the scene anyway. I knew about the case I studied it at Hendon. But no-one would listen to me. I was almost dead. I thought I was going to die and never see you again. I thought that killing Martin would fix everything. But he was cleverer than that. I followed him and he trapped me."

"Then Gene showed up and he saved me, he killed Martin and then she revealed her true colours. Jeanette showed up and demanded her money from us. She held me hostage. She tried to shoot Gene and he fired on her in return. The bullet hit me."

"I was dying but not like I had imagined it. I was waking up. I saw you. But it wasn't you I know that now. It was a memory of you. I would never have sent the real you to live in Canada with your father" Molly smiled a little. She was still taking in this amazing story "Then something happened I don't know what and at once I was back here. In a hospital. I had been in a coma since Gene shot me."

"I woke up and told everyone that it was an accident that Gene shot me. His name was cleared and then this man. Keats, Jim Keats. He kept hinting that there might be something more to Sam's death here than I thought. So I started to work on the Tyler case. I found a piece of paper it led me to Manchester. I found Sam. And we got back here. Jeanette had been holding him prisoner. Then I saw you on the Television. I fainted. When I woke up I saw a ghost of Martin. That scared me so I was staying downstairs till I could face the others."

"Then all of a sudden Gene's talking to me on the radio. I came upstairs and you were standing bold as brass in the middle of CID."

"Wow" was all Molly said at first. "So what's going on between you and Gene?" The girl asked. She might not be a professional but she knew her mother.

"Molly!" Alex rolled her eyes and took her daughter's hand and gave it a squeeze. "Come on, just wait until you meet Luigi. You'll love him."

A couple of hours later in Luigi's

"Alex! Can I talk to you?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, Molly do you want to stay with Shaz for a bit?"

"Sure!" Said the girl who already had struck up a close friendship with the officer. Shaz was amazed at the girl's lack of knowledge about TV shows and her huge obsession with David Bowie. Including some songs that Alex had reminded Molly hadn't been written yet.

Gene shot daggers into his DI's backs as they walked up the stairs together hand in hand.

"What is it Sam?"

"Gene thinks Molly's my daughter"

"What!" Alex screamed. Everyone downstairs looked at the staircase in shock. "Why?" She demanded.

"A Girl turn up girl knows me and a few others. Trusts me over all of CID. Girl is your daughter. See where he got the idea?" Alex nodded.

"Sam you are like a father to Molly. You know that. You were there for us when Pete left me. She grew with you as someone she could rely on. She was devastated when you committed suicide. Then she was really upset when I studied your case."

"You studied my case?" Sam asked

"I wasn't going to let any old psychologist tell me my friend was crazy. I was the one who was going to tell you, you were crazy. That is until I turned out like you. This world is irresistible. It's impossible to stay away from."

Sam smiled at her. "Alex you are my friend too. And I know you won't lie to me. So tell, me the truth. Do you love Gene Hunt?"

A/N Well it was two hours late. So I'm sorry. I was doing homework this morning. But please review. The next chapter will be up within two weeks. Because I have to update my Torchwood fic The Return Journey. Please Review.