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Advantage?

Sandra let Gerry drive as he rambled on about what Jack had said on the phone earlier. She was exhausted and had to admit she had been looking forward to getting a few hours well deserved sleep in a bed where she knew no one was going to try to kill her. She smiled slightly as she heard Gerry explain what Jack had been worried about since the arrests had been made.

"Gerry?" Sandra turned slightly so she was facing him.

"What?"

"You ok?"

"Yeah, course I am. It isn't me that was kidnapped and held hostage was it?"

"No, I know that. But I was stood in your bedroom in your t shirt and you didn't even think about making a move. Did you?" Sandra raised an eyebrow as Gerry began coughing.

"Course not! What do you take me for Sandra?"

"If it was someone else you'd have tried it on." Sandra knew she was teasing him but it had registered that he hadn't looked at her the way she knew he would have looked at someone else.

"Maybe." He signalled for the car to turn left. "But you're a mate."

"So?"

"So it would be like making a pass at Brian."

"Oh thanks!" Sandra huffed.

"No, well what I mean is.." Gerry tried to order his thoughts as Sandra shook her head.

"No, don't worry about it. I thought I'd let myself go a bit and now you confirmed it." She shook her head as Gerry couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Sandra, you wouldn't have wanted me to make a pass at you. I know that and so do you."

"I know but it would be nice to think you wanted to!"

"Sandra!" Gerry didn't know whether to laugh or change the subject. Instead he carried on driving noticing how Sandra smirked when she thought he wasn't looking.

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Jack sat at his desk wondering if the others would think he was completely mad. The case files from the original investigation were spread out over his desk and he had returned the photographs and notes to the white board in the middle of the room.

"Jack?" Brian walked in and deposited his cycle helmet on his desk. "This 'ad better be good. Esther ain't too happy about me being out this late at night."

"Oh Brian." Jack shook his head. "I dunno. I really dont. It seemed so plausable at the time but now."

"Now what?" Sandra stormed back into the office as Gerry headed for the coffee machine. If either man noticed they were arriving together, nothing was said. Jack raised his eyebrows as she returned to the white board. She stared at the photographs of Lincoln and McCarthy.

"I may be barking up the wrong tree." Jack stared at her "But it was too easy. Finding you like that. Even Strickland seemed surprised we found you."

"Bloody amazed more like!" Gerry joined in, earning himself a withering glance from Jack and Sandra. Brian nodded.

"We are glad you are home." Brian smiled.

"Thanks Brian." Sandra rolled her eyes. "Jack, why do you think there is someone using Lincoln and McCarthy to get rid of UCOS?"

"Well neither of them are candidates for MENSA." Jack watched as Brian nodded. "And there is one officer that is still serving that worked with us on the original investigation." Jack watched as Brian and Gerry frowned.

"Who's that?" Sandra was beginning to think Jack had a point. She smiled slightly as Gerry handed her a mug of coffee.

"Do you remember a copper that joined my CID the same time as you but was no where near as keen as you? Sally Morris."

"Sally is still a copper? Why would she want to get rid of UCOS?" Sandra was genuinlely lost.

"You are a Superintendant with your own handpicked department." Jack watched as she nodded. "Sally is still a DS. It might be me being bad minded. It may be that I am seeing connections where there aren't any but she was always jealous of you."

"Sally? She was a good copper." Sandra narrowed her eyes.

"No, she was an adequete copper. She did the job but she didn't care. I doubt she has changed."

"You think this Sally is jealous?" Brian asked as Jack nodded. Sandra stared at him as Jack sighed.

"All I know is that when I went through Eleanor Lincoln's record of prison visitors Sally's name crept up on more than one occasion. She has also been linked with Pete McCarthy."

"She was on the team that put them away!" Sandra looked at Jack.

"Yeah. So was I but it was you that made the final arrest. You that gave the testimony that put them inside. Sandra she hated that. I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted you out of the picture."

"Bloody 'ell!" Gerry snapped.

"Yeah." Sandra picked up the piece of paper Jack had placed on his desk. "Sally? We were mates."

"Were." Brian sighed. "And she is the only other officer apart from us and Emily, Clarky and Pushkar that had access to the files."

"She knew where I was? Is that what you are trying to say? You think Sally Morris knew where they were keeping me?" Sandra shook her head.

"No, well not exactly." Jack answered.

"Well, what exactly?" Sandra snapped.

"She knew where you lived. And I think she told them where you were. I think she helped them find and take you."

Sandra shook her head as she stared at the paper in her hand. It was too much to take in.

"I think I need to have a little chat with DS Sally Morris, don't you?" She threw the paper on the desk and stormed out of the office as Jack and Gerry stared after her.

"Well?" Brian stared at them. "Gerry, I think you'd better go after her."

"Why me?"

"You know why." Jack answered. "If nothing else she hasn't got her car with her and you brought her here."

"Good point." Gerry sighed "What are you pair going to do?"

"Go over evidence. You look after Sandra." Brian watched as Gerry huffed before walking out the room.

A/N Thank you for the reviews. Just a filler chapter. More soon.