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Shock

Alesha clicked off the computer as James walked out of his office. She could see he was annoyed and completely understood why. It had been his weekend to have his son, but with Morris on the loose he wasn't sure if it was safe for him to come to London.

"Why don't you go there?" Alesha asked as James sighed.

"Where?"

"You know where James. You want to see your son yeah? Andy will have been looking forward to seeing you for the last weekend. Don't let him down. Book yourself in to B&B and enjoy your weekend. Or I dunno take him away for the weekend" She watched as James smiled slightly. He had been looking forward to seeing Andy and really didn't want to let the boy down. He knew his ex wife would have plenty to say if he did.

"Good idea. I could get the train first thing in the morning. Take him to see his Gran for the weekend. That would get me in my mother's good books too" He smiled as Alesha nodded. She checked her watch again. She couldn't help but worry about Matt. The original case had hit him hard; she was worried about how it would affect him now. Her mobile started ringing as James laughed.

"I bet I know who that is!" He headed out of the office as Alesha blushed before answering the phone.

"Hello"

"Miss Philips" She froze as she recognised the voice on the other end of the phone. She desperately wanted James to walk back in to the office and see what was going on. She gripped the small mobile phone as if her life depended on it.

"I think you may want to check on that pretty boy of yours and his mate" The line went dead before Alesha could speak. James returned to the office with a handful of files under his arm to see her staring in to space. He sighed; he had seen her like that too many times in the last year.

"Alesha?" He came to stand in front of her desk. The crown prosecutor looked on the verge of tears. He waited a moment before repeating her name. She looked up at him.

"He called. Morris has my phone number and he called. He told me Matt and Ronnie are in trouble. He said I may want to check on that pretty boy of mine and his mate. He's got to them I know he has" She was shaking as James ran a hand through his hair. This was getting ridiculous. He held her gaze.

"Is that all that was said? Did he say anything else?" James was clutching at straws. He believed his friends were in trouble. Glancing out of the window he glared at the grey clouds and September rain.

"No, just that. I'm going to ring Matt. I have to know what happened. I have to" She muttered as James nodded. The phone rang endlessly before Matt's voice could be heard.

"Hello, this is Matt Devlin. Sorry I can't talk right now. Please leave your name and a contact number I'll call you back as soon as possible. Bye" The phone beeped and asked for a message after the tone as Alesha fought the urge to scream.

"Matt it's me. Please ring me as soon as you get this" She hung up the phone as James sighed. He really wasn't sure what to do.

"I think we had better speak to Natalie Chandler and George" He walked back in to his office to call her as Alesha nodded. She silently prayed it was just Morris trying to scare her but had a feeling the boys really were in trouble.

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Matt glared at the scrawny man in front of him. His phone was on the ground between them as Ronnie held a hand to his head. The room was spinning dangerously around them as a young woman cowered behind Ronnie.

"It's ok luv" Ronnie spoke calmly. "Just need to have a bit of a chat wiv old Jimmy ere" He was more annoyed at being taken by surprise than anything else. Jimmy stood in front of them with a gun trained directly on Matt. He held Jimmy's gaze as Ronnie tried to distract him. They had heard the conversation he had with Alesha and could only guess what was going through Matt's mind. Ronnie just hoped Liz wouldn't return home any time soon. It was bad enough that Chloe had been home. The physical resemblance between Ronnie and Chloe hadn't gone unnoticed by either Matt or Morris. Matt had a feeling more had gone on between Liz and Ronnie than he had ever been told.

"Yeah Chloe, just a chat" He sneered as Matt desperately tried to think of a way to get the gun from Morris. "Just a chat to find out why these pair think they are so bleedin clever" Matt took a step forward as Ronnie shot him a warning look.

"You went to prison for good reason" Matt answered. "You sold those drugs, no one else" He knew he was playing a dangerous game, but he had to draw the fire away from Chloe and Ronnie. He had to make sure they got out ok. He fought the nausea that washed over him. Ronnie muttered something that Matt didn't quite catch.

"You stay where you are! I want my Danny! Where is he?" Morris yelled.

"He aint gonna be ere any time soon son" Ronnie glared "He's got 'imself a half decent job. In the middle of the North Sea, so you may have a bit of a wait to be honest wiv you" He watched as Matt took another step forward.

"You bleeding liar!" Morris waved the gun in his face. Matt saw his chance and grabbed the arm holding the gun. The last thing they heard was Chloe screaming as Matt fell backwards, blood splattered across his chest as he hit the floor. Neither Ronnie or Matt saw Jimmy Morris run out of the room. Chloe was ringing for an ambulance as Matt forced himself to keep his eyes open.

"What the bleedin 'ell you playing at?" Matt stared at Ronnie as the older man pressed on his chest. "You getting shot was not part of the plan!" He didn't like way the younger man looked so pale. The life seemed to be draining out of him.

"The ambulance is on the way. The woman said we are to keep pressure on the wound" Chloe was shaking as she passed Ronnie clean tea towels to hold over the wound. Matt had become painfully quiet.

"There you go Mattie boy. Ambulance on the way, get you sorted soon enough" He smiled slightly as Matt began to close his eyes. "Don't you dare do that Matthew! Don't you dare close your eyes. What do you expect me to tell our Lesha?" He almost shouted at him. Matt nodded slightly as he forced his eyes to stay open. He desperately wanted to see Alesha. He wanted to know that she was safe.

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Natalie felt her blood run cold when she heard Ronnie explain what had happened. He was calling from a payphone in the local hospital. She knew she would have to contact his sister Kate and tell Alesha and the others. Her first thought was to call Angie in to the office. She knew the young DC was Matt's friend. They were close and she would want to know what happened.

"Angie?" She called out in to the main office as the officer looked up from her work. "I've got some news. I'm sorry luv, but it isn't good news. It's Matt"

Angie covered her face with her hand as she absorbed what her boss was telling her. She nodded as Natalie explained Ronnie would need collecting from the hospital.

"Alesha and Kate?" She sighed.

"I'll tell them. You go and find Ronnie. Be careful, Morris is now wanted for attempted murder. I'll circulate the description to the local media. We are going to find him Angie. He's not getting away with this" Natalie stood up, she was angry and determined that her team would remain safe. No one else was getting hurt. Not on her watch. Sighing she returned to her office, knowing that the next phone call was going to be difficult.

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James answered the phone on the second ring as Alesha turned from the filing cabinet. He was quiet and seemed to be avoiding her gaze. She heard him thank someone on the end of the line and finished with "Yeah, I'll tell her. Yes we'll be there as soon as possible."

"What is it?" Alesha asked a little more forcibly than she had intended.

"Ronnie and Matt" He turned and faced her. The look in his eye was the same as when he was talking to relatives of victims.

"James" She watched as he collected his thoughts. He felt cold as her eyes bore in to him.

"That was Natalie, Ronnie called her. They found Morris. Or rather Morris found them" He started as Alesha crossed the room.

"But that's good isn't it? We wanted an arrest" She could sense something was very wrong as James met her eyes.

"I'm sorry Alesha" He watched as she shook her head. She wasn't hearing this, this wasn't happening. "Morris was holding a girl hostage, Danny's girlfriend. Poor kid was terrified, Morris shot Matt. He escaped shortly after" He watched as tears sprang to her eyes. "He's in hospital but he's very poorly Alesha. We have to go to the hospital" He watched as she nodded.

"Very poorly. Ok. But he'll be alright" She stated as she looked at her friend. "He will be alright. Won't he? I mean it's Matt. My Matt, he'll be fine" She bit her bottom lip as James sighed.

"I hope so Alesha" He ushered her out of the office, hoping that they did get to the hospital in time.

author's note. Thank you for reading. Will Matt be ok? Will they catch Morris again? More soon xx