Ellie was asleep by them time Sam came back. Ellie was facing away from Fletch as she slept clutching her teddy Pongo to her chest. That's when Sam spotted red fingerprint marks on her shoulders.

She went closer to get a closer look and examine her from head to toe. She was careful not to wake Ellie. Ellie was a very heave sleeper which Sam was lucky for.

There were bruises and scars all over her arms, legs and torso. 'Why would someone abuse a young girl,' Sam thought. 'She's only 2 for goodness sake.' She would have to tell Tom to check Amy over.

Sam walked over to Tom who was playing with Amy, 'Tom, a word please. I was examining Ellie as she's sleeping and I found loads if bruises and scars all over her arms, legs and torse. I really think that one or both of their parents are abusing her.'

'I'll check Amy over when she's asleep,' said Tom. This was unexpected.

2 hours later

Tom came over to Sam and said that Amy didn't have a scratch on her. 'Weird,' thought Sam.

Noel came in with Ellie's blood results. I took a look and what she had wasn't that bad but bad enough to keep her here for a while.

Sam paged Fletch. Ellie was still asleep when he came in.

'Infuse a litre of saline and get a full body CT,' She ordered Fletch.

She went out to reception to tell DCI Morgan Freeman about Ellie's injuries. She went back to Fletch and Ellie to bring Ellie up to her x-rays.

4 broken ribs, broken ankle, fractured wrist. Sam told DCI Freeman about it and he contacted social services. Ellie was in Paeds Resus and Tom brought Amy over to her after being giving the all clear. Tom sat Amy down beside Ellie as Ellie was beginning to stir.

She looked up at Amy who was sitting on her bed. She tried to sit up but her chest hurt really badly when she tried to get up.

A woman in her mid-thirties strode into the reception and walked up to Noel at reception and said, 'I got a call from my husband to say my two daughters are here as they had been in an accident.'

'Their names?'

'Amy and Ellie White.'

'Take a seat, I'll get someone to get you and bring you to them.'

'Thanks.'

Noel paged Sam and she came out to reception.

'Twins mother is here. Apparently she got a call from her husband even though he wasn't to be seen at the RTC.'

'Ok thanks.'

Sam went to tell DCI Freeman to tell him that the twins' mother had arrived. He went to have a chat with her.

Two things, what is wrong with Ellie and what will happen with their mother?