Back on the Embankment….

"Champagne!" exclaims Ruth, "that's what we need!"

"Your wish is my command" beams Harry as Ruth's phone starts to buzz in her pocket, "hello" she answers. "Yes, he is…hang on." Ruth places her hand over the mouthpiece and turns to Harry. "It's Malcolm… he wants a word"

Harry takes the phone from Ruth, "Hi Malcolm.." A look of surprise enters Harrys face followed by a deep smile and a little "Mutley" laugh. Ruth looks on quizzically as Harry eventually says his goodbyes and hands the phone back.

"Well?"

"They've asked Malcolm to come out of retirement and return to Five!"

"Why? I mean, Wow.. what did he say?"

"Apparently he said 'only if you reinstate Harry Pearce and stop all this bloody enquiry nonsense'"

"He didn't! What did the DG say to that?"

"I don't know, Malcolm doesn't know either, he's in town, the DG said he'd call him later"

In her hand Ruth's mobile starts buzzing again, she looks down at the caller display and answers it, "Hi Dmitri…. Yes, ok... we'll be right in."

Harry raises his eyebrows at the rather smug looking Ruth "Well?"

"WE have to be on the Grid in ten minutes."

"WE?"

"We."

"Well then" says Harry holding out his hand for Ruth to hold" Let's go!"

Holding hands all the way to Thames House there is an air of mixed emotions, happy to be this close but apprehensive as to what is in store on The Grid.

Much to everyone's joy they exit a pod together still clutching hands, Dmitri and Tariq giving them a knowing smile. The blinds in Harry's office are open and sitting behind the desk is the DG. On seeing Harry and Ruth enter he beckons them in.

Noticing the rather unusual hand holding the DG raises an eyebrow. Harry proudly responds, "Director General, I'd like you to be the first to know that Ruth Evershed and I are getting married" Harry grins.

"um, congratulations..I..I am very happy for you both" he stutters. "Right, now the reason I have called you here Harry.. um Ruth I wonder if I might have a moment in private with Sir Harry?"

"You most certainly cannot" exclaims Harry holding her hand against his chest "whatever you say to me you can say to Ruth"

"Oh right…. well it seems that our decision to, um…" The DG's sentence trails off.

"…. leave me out in the cold?" finishes Harry

"um, yes… may have been a little um short sighted"

"I should Cocoa!" adds Ruth

Harry smiles.

The DG looks bewildered.

"Anyway, I don't really want to stretch this out. Selling Albany, even though it was a fake, was wrong, but your record speaks for itself Harry. I am reinstating you immediately."

"You're assuming I want to come back?" smirks Harry with a tilt of his head

"Don't you?"

Harry looks to his rock, his Ruth and raises an eyebrow in question, "What do you say my love?"

Ruth smiles at Harry and then casts a glance outside where Dmitri and Tariq are pretending to work and finally back to Harry.

"I say…"

What does she say? Will Harry return to Grid?