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Tuesday/Wednesday
Ruth stared at the computer screen as the rest of the Grid carried on around her. She hated Harry not being on the Grid but she knew they were almost certainly going to stop one of the worst terrorist attacks of the decade. Sighing heavily she looked up to see Zoe stood at her side.
"Ruth?"
"I'm just going through the reports on Dominic Brewer from his last prison."
"Ok." Zoe looked through the glass at the brunette currently pretending Ros didn't intimidate her. "How did that woman know Adam and Colin?"
"It was a long time ago." Malcolm started. "You were away, Zoe. The group Rising Dawn were causing problems. Natasha was caught in the middle. Basically Colin got her to wear a jacket with a voice activated tracker. Almost a prototype of the earrings Tariq put together for you and Ros last year."
"I see." Zoe frowned. "And?"
"She helped Adam stop a terrorist attack on a hospital." Ruth continued. "She's an intelligent girl. And she can't help who her brother is."
"That's true." Malcolm smiled slightly as Ruth turned back to her computer screen.
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"I have no idea what you are talking about." Natasha narrowed her eyes as Ros glared at her. Beth stood in the doorway of the office and watched as the apparently unflappable Natasha met the Ice Queen.
"You signed the Act." Ros stated. "Now why is your brother in prison."
"Ruth said Adam was still one of you lot. So why is he in there? You keeping corrupt officers on." Ros narrowed her eyes even further, knowing she was on the edge of losing her temper.
"He is. Now what is Lee doing that you are so concerned about."
"He was always easily led." Natasha sat down. "I don't need this now. I'm manager of that coffee shop these days. You know the one those thugs tried to blow up."
Ros sat down, watching the younger woman. It was only a matter of time before Natasha filled in the details they had been unable to retrieve.
"Got into trouble in school. Got expelled." Natasha rolled her eyes. "Drugs, booze and robbing. All stupid little things that an idiot wouldn't touch with a barge pole. Not that he was that stupid, just liked giving our mum and his dad a few nervous breakdowns. Then he met this girl."
"Who?"
"Tracey Brewer." Natasha sighed.
"Daughter of Dominic Brewer?"
"You know him?" Natasha looked up. "Oh this is about him? Innit. He's playing up. Lee always has been in awe of him. We weren't brought up to be racist. Live and let live, as long as you can get by and no one gets hurt it didn't matter to our parents who you were or where you came from. Big planet, small world. That's what Mum used to say. Then he met up with Tracey and her pro-nazi little Hitler wannabe of a father. Then he changed."
"How?" Lucas asked.
"Stopped drugs and robbing so in that way I was pleased. So was Mum."
"But?"
"He was pulling away from his mates. Well, some of them. The ones that were brought up Muslim, Catholic or anything other than C of E. I mean we weren't religious, only went to Church for the odd hatch, match and dispatch. You know? Like most people."
"I know." Lucas smiled kindly. He liked the younger woman, could see why Adam had trusted her all those years earlier. "So? He started playing up."
"Yeah. Got arrested for throwing stones at the Mosque in Peckham." Natasha sighed. "It went down hill from there. Then last year he was arrested and charged with attempting to kill a Jewish lad in the West End. That was it as far as I was concerned. I've got a two year old to think of."
"You've got kids?"
"Yeah one. Little boy, Ryan. I don't want him growing up around this. So, I told him. Enough is enough. If Dom's way of life was what he wanted then he could forget about us."
"Then why were you at the prison?" Ros asked. "If you didn't want anything to do with him?"
"Mum died last week. I wanted to tell him about the funeral in person and that he was not welcome. I don't want him and his swastika tattoos there upsetting Grandad and making mum look a show when she isn't here to defend herself. I nearly had a stroke myself when I saw Adam in that prison visiting room."
Ros smiled slightly, knowing that the brunette coffee shop manager would be willing to help them again. "Adam is working there. So is Zaf and Harry."
"Harry? Harry Pearce? Isn't he getting on a bit?"
"He's not that old." Ruth stated as she walked in the office. "I've found something. Oh and Harry is far from past it." Ruth smiled as Natasha blushed furiously.
"Oh did I not mention Ruth and Harry are married now?" Ros asked sweetly as Natasha closed her eyes and swore.
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"Jimmy." Harry ignored the younger man he was forced to share a cell with and carried on counting the holes in the cell's ceiling. "What did Brewer want?"
"Nothing."
"No." The tattooed prisoner smirked. "Not nothing." Shouts from the communal area below caught their attention. Harry swore before they walked out of the cell, glad that it had been left open for them to attend the communal areas. "What the f."
"What's going on?" Harry asked as a prison officer marched up to them.
"In the cell now."
"What's happened?" Harry asked again. "Sounds like someone was getting battered."
"Mind your own business." The officer snapped as Harry squared his shoulders. "I know your reputation but you don't intimidate me. Now in your cell." Harry narrowed his eyes for a moment before turning and walking into the cell with his cell mate just behind him.
"Reputation."
"We've all got a past. Suffice to say this isn't my first time inside." Harry explained, knowing that was the truth, he had been undercover in prison when he was Adam's age. "What do you think happened down there?"
"Some kid had a smack. It's what happens when you are in this place."
"Yeah." Harry nodded. "Look, would this be anything to do with Brewer?"
"Yeah." The younger man nodded. "Probably." Harry narrowed his eyes hoping it wasn't Adam or Zaf that had been attacked.
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Zoe tucked a strand of hair behind her ears as yet another inmate walked out of her office. She only wanted to see the men on her team, knowing both Ruth and Carrie would gladly swap with her. But interviewing the newer inmates of the team was not at the top of her to do list. The door creaked open as Zoe looked up.
"Hi, I'm Dr Young." She smiled as she looked up to see Zaf walk in. "Please sit down."
Zaf looked up, desperate to hug his fiance but knowing he was probably being recorded. "I've been told to come to see you."
"Oh God." Zoe covered her mouth as she spoke. "What happened?"
"I'm Sandeep Khan." Zaf continued. "It is me at 1 pm isn't it?"
"Yeah." Zoe nodded. "What happened to your face?"
"Got punched. I'm fine, honestly." He sat down opposite her. "There's definitely something brewing. I've not had a chance to talk to Harry but Adam is in the same cell as me. It's almost as if they knew we were coming."
"Of course they did." Zoe blinked back the tears as she spoke. "They were expecting two more in mates."
"But why put me and Adam together? There was a fight today." Zaf glared. "Definitely racist in origin. I didn't get the feeling me being there was helping. Some lad with a tattoo on his forehead started chanting racist comments. Brewer was there. Said something to the prison officer before walking away. Whatever is going on, it is definitely has something to do with the guards in this place."
"Are you ok?"
"Zo." He paused before touching her hand. "Adam and Harry are going to talk to you. This is work. As much as I am hating being away from you and our kids I have to do this. Brewer has control over this place."
"And Ruth has linked him to at least three groups on the outside that are on our radar. We have a contact that may also help. Has suggested links to various race hatred groups."
"Oh great."
"It really looks like whatever this is." Zoe sighed. "It's going to be big. Please be careful."
"I'll be fine." He squeezed her hand before standing and walking out the office, hating every step he took away from her.
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"Oh God." Ruth spoke quietly. "Oh my God." Malcolm and Calum looked up to see Ruth visibly pale.
"Ruth? What is it?" Dimitri asked as Ruth pushed herself away from the desk. The image on the screen still holding her attention. "Ruth?" Dimitri tried again as Alec and Beth approached her desk.
"Bloody Hell." Alec glared. "We have to get them out of there."
"Harry won't abandon a case." Lucas stated. "Not when lives are at stake."
"Then we have to warn them." Beth dragged her eyes away from the screen. "If these thugs are inciting race hatred by blaming attacks on specific ethnic groups."
"Then we could see the riots happening again." Tariq stated. "Trust me, walking around in this skin wasn't always easy a few years ago. If I was carrying a bag I got some weird looks. Bet you wouldn't have got them."
"No, not until my real name was mentioned. Greek, Catholic names don't always make it easy." Dimitri sighed. "In 2014 you'd think it would be different."
"Yeah." Beth sighed. "There are some strange people out there. Ruth, what have you found."
"Ros needs to see this." Ruth swallowed hard. Lucas nodded before heading back to the office. Seconds later Ros marched towards them.
"Ros needs to see what?"
"This." Ruth turned the computer screen towards her.
"Shit."
"Yeah, that's going to hit the fan." Calum announced.
"And lots of it." Alec agreed.
"We get this information to Harry. If he is back then we have to assume that this is bigger than we thought." Ros glared. "If Jools Silvitir is involved you can bet Tessa isn't far behind."
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A/N More soon. Is Jools involved? Please review.