A/N This chapter is dedicated to all those strange and random people out there. Harmony Day taught me that even creepy stalkers like Martin Summers belong. This is dedicated to them.

The silence that greeted Keats's words was impressive. If silence could have feelings this one was angry. The assembled members of CID were picking up pieces of food ready to start another fight. Luigi hadn't noticed that the wine he was pouring had over flowed the glass. Ray's cigarette was starting a small fire where it had landed. Shaz's mouth stayed open as she made no attempt to finish her conversation to Chris. "Jimbo I think you've forgotten to look at the date" Gene said carefully taking in the way Alex had paled and was very slightly shaking as she watched the man in the doorway. He got up carefully and walked closer to Alex. "April isn't for another few weeks"

"Oh I'm completely serious. I told you I'd uncover all your grubby little secrets and malpractices. I think I just found the biggest. You've got an unsolved murder on your hands. And I think to myself why? Why would the self proclaimed Manc Lion not have solved the murder of a young officer from the next division?" Keats smirked. It was a sinister sight. "I found the reason. You're covering it up." He laughed sinisterly. "Honestly Alex I have to give you credit I had no idea. You actually fooled me" His laughter trailed off he grew more serious "I have to admit I didn't expect this."

Gene got up and moved in front of Alex subtly trying to figure things out himself. Summers the young boy who'd disappeared, the one Alex hated with a passion. The one she always blamed in the lead up to Operation Rose. Could she? Could she have killed the boy she seemed to hate? No, Gene couldn't think like that again. The last time he'd thought like that she'd almost died. He needed to trust her especially when she seemed to have developed a skill at bringing people back from the dead. And there was her daughter the one he'd mocked and ridiculed her about, the girl who had appeared in the middle of the station the one holding her mother's hand staring a Jim with an intelligence that really didn't suit an eleven year old.

A crash of glass attracted the attention of CID, the glass Luigi had been pouring wine into had finally buckled under its weight. The tension of the room was shattered, Ray's stream of swear words as he batted the table made Alex smile. "I didn't kill Martin" She said calmly.

"Really because we have evidence that says you did. Your finger prints were on the gun." Alex barely reacted. She simply raised an eye-brow, Molly felt her mother squeeze her hand just once before she pulled away.

"I'll go with you. But only to prove my innocence, go to Sam Mols he could use your help." Her daughter looked at her, Molly's intelligence told her that her mum was being deadly serious. The teenager nodded grabbed one last hug from her mum and took Kitty's hand and went up the stairs to Alex's apartment.

"Alex Drake you are under arrest for suspicion of the murder of PC Martin Summers, you have the right to remain silent. You don't have to say anything bu-"

"But it may harm your defence if you fail to mention anything that you later rely on in court." Alex rolled her eyes, "You think?" She added sarcastically. She walked confidently towards Keats and held out her hands wrists together. "What not going to cuff me? I thought I was a cold hearted murderer"

"Your firearm Detective Inspector Drake" Keats said not rising to her challenge she pulled her gun from her back pocket.

"Do I get to ride in a police car?" She asked fake excitement crossing her face. "Never done that before" She walked towards the door and looked back at Jim and CID who appeared to still not really have moved. "Ray whatever you do don't pour that bottle in your hand on the fire unless you want to lose your eyebrows." Ray glanced at the wine bottle he'd been about to pour on the dancing flames. He nodded and grabbed Shaz's glass of water and poured that instead Alex smiled at him.

"See you soon ma'm" Shaz announced boldly daring Keats to contradict her.

"Yeah, see you soon boss – ma'm" Chris echoed.

"Catch you later Alex" Ray's eyes flickered as he called her by her first name waiting for someone to tell him he couldn't call her that. No-one did the officers nodded as their DIs acknowledged each other mutual respect and trust in their eyes.

Alex's eyes flick to Gene's she gives the slightest shake of the head to him. A simple gesture telling him that she can take care of this. The smirk he sends her in return is one that tells her that like always he isn't going to listen to her. He was the Manc Lion he could never leave a damsal in distress.

"Sam?" Molly called as she entered the apartment her new friend following right behind her.

"In here!" Sam responded his head appeared from around the corner the telephone in his hand his gaze falls on Kitty. "Sorry Annie I've got to go. Love you too." He murmurs to his wife over the phone. "I'm sorry for the way I behaved earlier" He addresses Kitty as she watches him with large green eyes.

"It's fine. My parents were going to take me to a film but you people seem more interesting. Plus the film is a saddening bore." She smiled, Sam tried not to flinch as the lyric slipped from her mouth.

"What's up Molly?" Sam asked flicking his eyes to the girl he treated like he daughter.

"Mum got arrested." She watched his eyes widen in shock and turn to slight anger. "For murder. Does the name Martin Summers mean anything to you?"

"Alex said he was like us." Sam murmured. "Don't worry Mols. I don't think this will stand up in court. But to be careful I'll go to the station and poke around

"Alex what the hell is going on?" Gene demanded the moment he entered the interview room.

The brunette opposite him raised her eyes to meet his. "I'd explain but you wouldn't believe me" She muttered still annoyed over his lack of trust in her before operation rose.

"You killed a police officer."

"I didn't kill Martin Summers either of them!" She yelled her eyes flashing dangerously. "I didn't kill Martin" She said at a normal volume. "You did"