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Mistaken Identity?

Janine closed her eyes as another headache began to take hold. She was desperate to go home, to get back to the kids and send her older, overbearing sister packing. She could just picture Tom and the baby waiting for her at home and she had no idea how Ellie hadn't completely lost the plot when it came to living with her Auntie Helen.

"Janine?" The doctor smiled. "How are you finding life on the main ward?"

"Ok." Janine met his gaze. "When can I go home?"

"Soon."

"How soon?"

"End of this week. All being well. Is that soon enough for you?"

"No, but if it's all I'm getting."

"It's all your getting." The doctor watched as Janine rolled her eyes. He had the feeling she was going to be one of the worst patients he had ever cared for.

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"Mason." Shapps grabbed the dark haired man by the collar. "I've been looking for you."

"Piss off."

"I think he means 'Piss Off' officer." Richard smirked. Shapps raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah. What do you want me to do with him?"

"Right." Richard glared at the man Shapps had caught up with. "You are under arrest for the attempted murder of DCI Janine Lewis. You have the right to remain silent." The man tried to pull away from Shapps but the DS just smirked and held him tighter.

"Wish you would." Shapps muttered. Richard raised an eyebrow. He carried on reading Mason his rights while Shapps manhandled him into the car. The dark haired man laughed the entire time. Richard resisted the urge to grab him by the throat and shake the life out of him. The image of Janine laying on the concrete floor would haunt him to the end of his days.

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"He confessed." Kat stated for the third time as Butchers shot her a look as if to ask why she had gone mad.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"And I want to know why he confessed."

"Because he did it?"

"Butchers."

"Well, that's why people normally confess." He grabbed his jacket while Kat stared at him open mouthed.

"I know, but."

"But nothing." Butchers pulled his coat tighter. "I went back, I asked him off the record did he want to tell me who the killer really was. He smirked and said he already had. He killed her."

"I just." Kat shrugged her shoulders. "I just don't get it."

"Yeah, well." He groaned as his mobile sprang to life. "Hiya Shapps. Yeah, me and Kat are 'ere." He paused as Kat raised an eyebrow. "Oh right. Yeah, right. I'll tell her. You sure? Right ok." He stuffed the phone back in his pocket, aware Kat was watching him.

"What?"

"Shapps and the boss. They got Mason."

"Who?"

"Do you ever listen? I told you about Mason. Before you joined the team? How he threatened to kill the Guv and the Boss before he was dragged out of the dock."

"Oh." Kat stared at her desk. "You think he followed through on his promise."

"Either that or he got someone else to do it." He rocked on his heels. "Reckon he's as dangerous as ever."

Kat nodded before grabbing her purse. "You think the lads are going to need some back up?"

"When it comes to Mason, the SAS would need back up." Butchers jogged past a bemused Hogg. Kat mumbled "Ma'am" before scooting past her.

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Janine woke to a darkened room. She knew there was no one there but the incessant beeping of her heart rate monitor reminded her she was still on the ward. The knowledge that she was still in the Royal and that she hadn't seen Richard or the kids for a few hours just served to depress her. Resisting the urge to cry she ran a hand over her face, wincing when the movement caused her monitor to bleep and alarm.

"Richard?" She mumbled, thinking her subconscious had finally turned her crazy. She blinked again as the shadow in the corner of the room extended over her bed.

"No, Luv. He can't help you now."

"Get away from me." Janine forced herself to think straight, despite the pain.

"Now now. Is that anyway to greet an old friend."

"You are no friend of mine." Janine glared. The fear beginning to twist her stomach while her head throbbed.

"True." The man nodded. "But you knew my brother well."

"Sadly." Janine pulled her hair back as she met his eyes, the cold dark eyes of the man staring at her made her feel sick. It was clear that unless she did something soon there was no way she was going home with Richard at the end of the week.

"For you." The man pushed forward as Janine screamed.

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A/N Last chapter soon.