"Nat, go and see Meg, okay?"
Natasha ran out of Chandler's office and straight to Riley. Kent's shut the door behind her.
"Please tell me this is some ind of a joke."
"I don't know, Sir. I walked into the room, and-"
"Walked into the room? What were you doing out of it?" Chandler asked angrily.
"I was just across the corridor. I was only gone for a few seconds."
"And that's enough time for this man to make himself known! Why would you leave a 5 year old girl alone when they're is a murderer on the loose who may want to kill her?!"
Kent was surprised at the outburst. "It wasn't as if I was miles away! I was across the corridor!"
"That's not the point!" He exclaimed. I don't care if you were right outside the door, you should have been with her!"
A knock at the door interupted their argument. A nervous Timmy opened the door, slowly.
"Sir, I have some good news and some bad news."
"What's the good news?"
"We've found the father."
Chandler smiled. "That's great! What's the bad news?"
"He's with Llewellyn."
-WC-
"...So, to summarise, his injuries are exactly the same as the mother's."
"Is it possible that he killed the woman, then killed himself?" Miles asked.
"No. He couldn't have done this himself. The extent of the cut suggests that it was done by someone else."
"So, this 'Toy Man' is still our prime suspect?" Kent added.
Chandler looked at him. He could hear a hint of guilt in his voice. Guilt he probably made him feel. "I guess so."
They thanked Llewellyn, then they left. Chandler quickly grabbed Kent and pulled him to an empty corridor.
"Look, I want to apologise for before. I shouldn't have-"
"Don't. It's not your fault. You were right, I should have stayed with her."
"Well, I guess you could say we were both in the wrong. Let's just forget about it. What do we always say?"
"It's Kent and Chandler's problem. Not Joe and Emerson's problem."
"Okay." He took Kent's hand in his own and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "Come on. The team are probably wondering where we run off to."
"And Finlay probably has some... pretty graphic ideas."
Chandler laughed. "Exactly. Let's go."
-WC-
Riley sat at her desk with Natasha, telling her stories and boucing her on her lap. She's always loved children. With kid's of her own, how couldn't she.
When Kent and Chandler walked into the room, Nat jumped up and shouted "Em!" before running towards him. He picked he rup as she hugged him.
How is he going to be able to let her go when this is all over? She thought. Where would she go? There were many questions that needed to be answered, many of which that no one knew the answer to nor wanted to answer.
Mansell walked over to Riley's desk, looking at Kent as he sat on the edge.
"I don't know how he can cope with being stuck with a child all day." He commented.
"Natasha's a good kid." She replied, confusion evident on her face.
"No. Kids are brats. The lot of them."
Meg grew angry at that statement. "How can you say that?"
"Well, all they do is beg and scream. It's annoying." He laughed.
"How dare you?! That child's mother has died and you're here bad-mouthing her!"
"It's just my opinion-"
"And i would appreciate it if you kept it to yourself!"
She got up and walked away.
-WC-
Timmy approached Kent later that day. He didn't have Natasha with him, which he was glad for, because he didn't want to talk to Kent in front of.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Kent looked up from the file, confused. "Sure, why do you ask?"
"Well, it's just that... Well... That thing before... With you and the boss."
"Oh, no. That's all sorted. It was nothing important."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. There's nothing to worry about. Besides, it was Kent and Chandler's problem, not Joe and Emerson's."
"And what's that supposed to mean? If you don't mind me asking?"
"Well, erm, it means that it was a work issue for Kent and Chandler to worry about, not a... domestic, as some may call it. It's not for Joe and Emerson to stress over."
"But I don't understand." Timmy commented. "I mean, it's the same people. You are both of them, so it's to worry about in both scenarios, if that makes any sense."
Kent thought about it. "I guess you're right."
"You know what, don't listen to me. What do I know? It's not my problem."
Timmy goes to walk away, but Kent stops him by grabbing his arm. "Thanks."
"For what?"
"For being a friend, I guess."
Timmy smiled slightly. "I try my best."
At that moment, Chandler walked out of his office. Everyone turned to look at him, and he looked at each of them in return - gaze lingering on Kent for a moment - then announced "We have another body."...
