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He's Back?

"What do you mean 'he's back'?" Ed hissed into the phone, desperately looking around the dusty room. He had to find some evidence to link Adam's murder with Ros and Beckett's abduction and just about every other crime Jean Daniel had committed. He felt slightly sick at the thought things had gone so badly wrong for the team every time Jean Daniel had turned up.

"As in he is back." Nikkii hissed as she tried to flatten herself against the wall. A familiar sense of fear settled in the pit of her stomach as memories of her husband laying dead in her arms fought with her subconscious. She couldn't let Ed see how worried she was, how the bald-headed criminal still haunted her nightmares.

"Distract him."

"Oh why hadn't I thought of that!?" She hissed into the small phone. "Get out of there, Ed. Now. I seriously don't want another death on my conscience."

"I'm on my way." Ed spoke calmly, hoping that the police woman couldn't tell how badly he wanted to get out of there.

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"Nick." Ros rested a hand on his as they sat in the car. "What happened?"

"What do you mean? What happened?"

"To Ed. To Alex?"

"Nothing really." Beckett shrugged. "We know Jean Daniel was involved in Adam's death. It seems he was the brain behind the gang Adam had got himself involved in. I'm just glad he hadn't dragged her into whatever he was involved with. She's too good for that." He started the car engine as Ros nodded slightly.

"She loved him."

"Yeah. " Beckett sighed "Yeah she did."

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"Distract him." Nikkii whispered to herself as she stuck her phone back in her jeans. She knew there was very little she could do from her vantage point. Watching the water she bit her bottom lip. The motor boat was getting ever nearer. She had to do something. Time was running out. "Ed Mitchell, you really do cook my head." She hissed before picking up a stone that was a few inches away from her foot. Hoping and praying her Dad's cricket lessons had stuck with her she bowled the stone as far as she could intending on hitting the motor. A few seconds passed before she heard the sickening thump of the stone hitting something and the motor boat came to a halt.

"Thanks Dad. " She mumbled before turning and disappearing into the shadows.

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"Beth?" Alex sat in the drivers seat as both women headed towards the last known location for Ed.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you here? I mean you are a receptionist."

"No." Beth narrowed her eyes as she sat next to Alex. "I am a P.A. I do a lot more than answering the phones."

"Oh sorry." Alex pressed her foot to the accelerator. Not in the least bit sorry. "Is that how you found out about Ed's ex?"

"No." Beth sighed heavily. "I was around for the fall out. Clare is not a nice woman. Seems to me, her and Jean Daniel are peas in a pod." She fell silent as her phone began to ring. She leant forward and picked it up from the dashboard knowing that it would only be one of the team that were ringing her. "Jan." She explained as Alex nodded once. She pressed the button for speaker phone.

"Hello Jan."

"Have yo found Ed yet?"

"No." Alex answered as she overtook a Ford Mondeo. "Not yet."

"We know he has met up with Nikkii Paige from Special Branch. " Jan paced her office as she spoke. "

"Ok." Beth frowned slightly, wondering where her boss was going.

"Intel has suggested that Jean Daniel has been hiding in the South of France. He is probably on his way back to the UK."

"He'll know Ros and Beckett are still alive." Beth stated. Alex had to admit, for a woman who spent her working life in an office the Welsh woman was remarkably cool in the field.

"Yes." Jan snapped. "What he may not know is his little friend is dead."

"What?" Alex snapped.

"Clare's body was found about two hours ago. Alex, there is no way Ed can know yet. He hadn't seen the woman for at least two years and there is no way he could have found out about her death."

"How did she die?" Beth felt sick at the thought of a young child being left without her mother.

"Pathology reports aren't back yet." Jan snapped. "Just get to him and get back here. If needed I can get armed back up to you in less than five minutes." Jan ended the call as the sounds of gunfire reached them. Beth glanced at Alex as she stopped the car. There was a deathly silence in the car as both women tried to process what Jan had told them.

"That's not good." Beth nodded towards the damaged motorboat in the harbour. Alex nodded slightly as she realised Ed's bike was parked a few feet away from them.

"No, and neither is that." Alex opened the door and ran towards the sound of gunfire as Beth wondered exactly what she had gotten herself into.

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A/N Next time Alex&Ed v Jean Daniel. Will anything happen between Ed and Nikki? PLease review.