Disclaimer not mine :( Sorry for delay in updating. Nearly gave up on this but theres only two more chapters to go.

Kick!

"Wot the bleedin ell are you on about?" Gene bellowed as he marched along the corridor towards the main entrance of the police station. Annie and Ray walked behind him and Sam. All Gene could think about was getting to the Audi and getting to Alex. He tried to focus on what Ray and Annie were telling him but he was certain the information was just rolling around his brain and out the other side. He knew Annie had found something that could lead them to Alex. That was all that mattered.

"Guv" Sam started again as the team came to a halt in the car park. The snow on the floor gave the place a Christmassy glow. Shaz tugged her jacket around her as Chris sighed.

"Let me get this straight Ethel" Gene closed his eyes for a moment. "David Bryan Drake died three years ago. He left his only son a garage. This garage we knew nuffin about"

"That's right" Annie joined in.

"You think my Bolly is in there? Wot if yer wrong? Wot if we get there and this creep has her locked up somewhere else?" Gene sighed. Shaz looked from one officer to another as she waited for Sam or Annie to answer her Guv. When neither did she turned and walked off towards the Audi.

"Oi Grainger! Where the bleedin hell do you think you are going?" Gene called after her. Sharon sighed as she turned around to face her.

"Jus listen to you! When I was missing none of you knew for certain Hughes had me in that shop but you went an ad a look. If Mr Drake did leave that garage to his son then there's a chance she's there. We 'av to look" She held Gene's gaze. He nodded once before following her to his car.

"She's right. Annie, stay here" He didn't look back as Sam turned to his wife and shrugged. Annie pulled her jacket tighter around her before turning back to the station. She sent up a silent prayer that she was right.

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Alex stared at the locked door in front of her. Every cell in her body ached as she tried to find a chink in the door's armour. Her cheek stung and she was certain that a black eye was on the way. She closed her eyes and forced herself to think.

"Everything is significant" She muttered as she ran a hand over the metal lock on the door. She still didn't know who the man who hit her had been but he had seemed familiar. Who is he? Why is Pete involved? How is he involved? If I'm here had he hurt Molly? I'll kill him. If he's touched her he won't need to worry about Gene. I'll kill him. Alex kicked out at the door and yelped as her toes collided with the metal. Something gave, she hardly dared hope but something gave way just a little under the pressure of her foot. There was hope.

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Annie walked back in to the station leaving the snow covered car park. She hated being left behind but she knew that there was no way she could persuade Gene or Sam to take her on a job at 20 weeks pregnant. Even Alex had been confined to the station when she was carrying Ruby. Sighing she walked in to the main reception and glanced at the security camera.

"Phyllis?"

"Yes luv"

"Evan has the girls doesn't he?"

"Yes luv, despite Molly saying she doesn't need in a babysitter he picked them both up twenty minutes ago" Phyllis smiled "I dunno, that girl. Did you forcing her to have a babysitter at her age is going against her human rights! Kids these days"

"Sounds like Molls" Annie sighed. Her goddaughter was every bit Alex's daughter whatever she said. "Look has anyone questioned Keats yet? I know Gene was going to but he's gone to follow up a lead"

"No luv. He better get a move on with that too. 36 hours and we have to either charge or release him" Annie nodded. She knew the law. Keats had already been in custody for four hours. Time was tickling along.

"Where's Viv?"

"Ee lass I dunno. Didn't he go with the Guv and your Sam?" Annie shook her head

"I'm going to talk to Keats. Might throw him off talking to a DS and a female one. He was always a chauvinist" Annie smiled You fancy joining me?" Annie smirked as Phyllis pursed her lips.

"Gene will av forty fits"

"Gene isn't here"

"No. Well bloody ell lass lets see what the scumbag has to say for himself" She turned and picked up the keys to the interview room and cells. "You set up the Interview Room. I'll get him" Annie smiled. If Sam and Alex was right and everything was significant she was going to help her friend. Alex was coming home.

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Evan replaced the phone on the hall table as Molly walked up to him. He smiled slightly as he watched his young goddaughter.

"Any news?"

"Not yet"

Molly stared at him. She had known Evan all her life. He was her mum's godfather too and definitely old enough to be her grandfather. She was 13 in a few days time and had never had a reason to distrust him until now.

"You will tell me if mum calls?"

"Of course I will Molly" He rolled his eyes as Molly looked at him sideways. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Molly was definitely her mother's daughter. She nodded once before walking back in to the living room where Ruby was sleeping in her car seat.

"Molly"

"Uncle Evan"

"I'll let you know the moment I hear anything" She nodded as she looked at her baby sister sleeping. Ruby was oblivious to everything around her. The television blared in the background. Molly suddenly had a feeling her uncle Evan was not telling her everything. She made her way in to the bathroom to text Wes. He would know what to do. She knew his dad had a weird job too. She hoped Evan hadn't realised she didn't trust him anymore. She didn't know what would happened if he had. She put the lid of the toilet down and sat down before pulling out the Blackberry she had nagged her mum and Gene to get for months on end.

"It's me. Mum still AWOL. At Evans. Not sure he telling me truth. Ideas?" She pressed the send button and hoped he answered soon. She flushed the unused toilet and ran the tap as her phone shook.

"HI EVAN LIE? COME HERE. ILL ASK DAD"

"NO RUBY HERE"

"SIT TIGHT. KEEP EYE ON HIM I'LL CALL U WEN DAD OME" Molly smiled as she shoved the phone back in her jean pockets before walking back to the living room. She glanced at Ruby as Evan looked up.

"Ok Molly?"

"Yes thanks. Just want my mum and dad home" She curled up on the sofa and stared at the television. She had no idea what the programme was about but she couldn't shake the feeling Evan knew much more about her mother's disappearance that he had told her. Sighing she wondered if the strained relations between him and Gene were influencing her.

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Gene drove through the streets of Fenchurch as the snow began to fall heavier around them. He felt sick. Something was nagging at the back of his mind as Sam and Shaz were silent in the car next to him. He knew Ray, Chris and Viv were in the car behind them but he still had a feeling it was all going wrong.

"We arrested Hughes fair and square" Gene slammed his fist the steering wheel as Sam nodded once. "Then his bleedin brother gets involved and now there's a chance Drake is bezzie mates with bloody Keats of all people! It takes the mick Sam. It really takes the Mick" He swung the car in to what appeared to be a block of disused garages and industrial unit.

"This must be it" Sharon smiled as she unhooked her seatbelt. Sam nodded once as Gene stared straight ahead.

"That's why I made you a DC Shaz! Your ability to see what's in front of you" She rolled her eyes as she stepped out of the car.

"Only problem is which one?"

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Alex kicked the door again. She smiled slightly as she saw the small gap in the base of the door. It was clear the door had been patched up. She had never been so glad to see a sliver of light through the damaged door in her life. She kicked it again and resisted the urge to scream out as the pain reverberated through her shin. Tears sprung to her eyes.

"I am coming home" She stepped back as she heard someone outside. It was the first time she had heard anyone apart from the strange man that had hit her earlier.

"Hello?" She shouted through the door. She berated herself as she realised it may have been the strange man coming back to hurt her again.

"Did you 'ear that?" Ray walked away from the team as he heard the sound of something connecting with metal.

Thunk! Alex kicked out again.

"What?" Sam sighed as Ray rolled his eyes.

"That!"

Gene nodded as he walked towards the sound, the snow settled on his coat as the team walked through the rows of garages. All Gene could think was "I'm coming Bolls. Hold on I'm coming"

A/N thankyou to everyone who has reviewed. I know A2A and LOM fics are beginning to go out of fashion and I nearly gave up on this but please let me know what you think. Should I complete it and is anyone still reading this genre? I have another idea for a fic so I would like to know if anyone is still interested :D Oh and please review thanks!