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Into the Dark.

Ros closed her eyes in anger as she realised she had no idea where she was, or more worryingly where Nick was. She tugged on her wrists and resisted the urge to swear as her headache began to get worse. The darkness seemed to engulf her as she fought to keep her eyes open.

"Ros?"

"Nick!" She hissed as she felt him move nearer to her.

"Are you alright? You were out of it for a while there."

"My head."

"What about your head?" Beckett immediately began to panic. He felt sick any time Ros mentioned anything related to her head. She was still recovering from neurosurgery, still officially not on duty. He knew Jan wanted her to stay off work until the surgeons and the psychologists were happy with her. Ros had other ideas.

"Hurts." She mumbled as she rested her head against the cold, dark wall behind her.

He remained silent. He knew Ros well enough to know that she would never admit to being in pain unless it was severe. A million scenarios, each one worse than the last flew through his mind. He knew that there was a risk that there was something had gone wrong with the neurosurgery and the thought terrified him more than anything Jean Daniel could do.

"Nick?"

"Yeah." He forced himself to focus.

"You ok?"

He nodded before realising she couldn't see him.

"Yeah." He touched her hand as she opened her eyes once more.

"Nick."

"Don't worry. Ed and the others will find us or we'll get out before they have to."

"No." She sighed heavily as Beckett tried not to let the defeat in her voice get to him. "This is it. Nick, this time. This is it. How much have we survived? You escaping the Hive. Terry's death, Cyberax, poisoning, people shooting at us all, being held hostage. Even cats only have nine lives. He's won, Nick. Jean Daniel has won."

"No!" He hissed as he rounded on her. Ros narrowed her eyes, too exhausted to fight back. She stared at him as his eyes lit up in anger and something else she didn't dare think she would see again.

"Nick."

"I don't want to hear that from you. You don't give up. Ever. So don't you start talking like that now." She rolled her eyes before realising he would only take that as affirmation he was right.

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"When were they last seen?" Alex folded her arms around herself as she shook slightly.

"An hour ago." Ed answered. "I spoke to Crystal. She said she saw Beckett but he left her in the marquee. She wasn't too happy about it. Apparently he was more concerned about Ros than anything else, including her."

"So he went somewhere with Ros." Jan nodded slightly as she watched the younger woman. She was worried about Alex, the girl had been totally taken in by Adam. Blinded by love but now she was a widow merely an hour after Ed had given her away.

"Where?" Alex looked around. "That's the question."

"There was a limo parked at the end of the drive. It isn't there now." Jan waited for a response.

"Adam organised it. Then he told me it was something to do with the men he owed money to." She sniffed as she began to get angry with her dead husband. She had a very strange feeling Nick and Ros were missing due to something he had been involved with. She couldn't shake the feeling his greed and stupidness had led to her being used to get at the others.

"Excuse me." Jan pulled her mobile phone from her jacket pocket before walking away to listen to the caller. Ed rested both hands on Alex's shoulders.

"Alex, listen."

"Ed." She sighed as the Australian paused, unsure as to how to go on. "I need to find those two. I am going to scream and shout and cry later but right now I need to find my friends and do my job. We all know this shouldn't be mine and Adam's wedding anyway. It should be Ros and Nick getting married here today. Maybe thats why all this happened. Some form of cosmic reordering." She closed her eyes as she sensed someone behind her. Ed tried not to wince as he realised Crystal had heard every word.

"Do we?" She hissed before stepping towards the pair. "My Nick and Ros? Ros Henderson! She had her chance. He told me."

"Crystal." Ed started. He had no idea what to say around women these days. He stepped towards her as she raised a hand, all the while glaring at Alex.

"I'm sorry." Alex held her gaze. "But you know I'm right. Nick is like the big brother I never had. And we are going to find him. And Ros. But you know as well as I do he has never ever got over her. And I know the feeling is mutual. I am sorry but I know he likes you but it's not enough. Is it?"

"No." Crystal glared. "No, it isn't." She turned on her heel and marched out the room as Jan ended the call.

"Right, now we can skip the hysterics seeing as Alex has just effectively dumped that insipid woman on behalf of Beckett I have some news."

"Yes Boss." Ed tried his best charm smile as she raised an eyebrow.

"I spoke to the Secretary of State for Justice. It seems that someone you know has been released from prison early. Good behaviour." She almost hissed the words out.

"No way." Ed closed his eyes as he tried to stay focused. He could almost imagine what Jan was going to say next.

"Who?" Alex frowned as another wave of tears threatened to overwhelm her.

"Jean Daniel." Jan began pacing the room. "We know he is with them but what we now know is where he may be taking them."

"Oh my Lord." Alex sighed as Ed nodded slowly.

"Where?"

"Docklands." Jan stared at him. "He has a property in the London Docklands." Ed nodded once before running out the room leaving both women staring after him.

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