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Hit and Run
Ruth closed her eyes, knowing the moment she left the car there was a very real chance she could be killed. The rusted chassis of the boot offered no protection from the road below. Part of her knew she had been kidnapped by armatures which only served to depress her more. It was one thing to faced by Mace, Mani or Boscard but unpredictable armatures was another. She swallowed hard as the car hit another bump in the road. It seemed the London Mayor had yet to live up to his promise to sort out potholes on the streets of London. She swallowed hard, trying not to think of the pain yet to come when her skin hit the tarmac, seconds later it did. Ruth landed on the hard tarmac before rolling into the curb, remembering the time she had done the same in Baghdad years earlier.
"Shit." She heard a young man yell as he ran towards her. "She's dead."
"Leave her." Ruth held her breath as she heard another man's voice. "Get back in the car."
"She's dead." Ruth knew that if they realised she was still alive there was a very real chance she wouldn't be for much longer.
"Jamie, get back in the car. Now."
"We should call an ambulance." She heard rather than saw the younger of the two men bundled away and knew it was the last she would see of them. Ruth froze as she felt a hand on her neck, knowing she couldn't hide the fact she still had a carotid pulse.
"It's ok. They've gone. But now I see why I have you and your colleagues in my department on a regular basis. Does Harry know about this?"
"Mike." Ruth opened her eyes in relief. The medic attached to MI 5 was also a consultant in the local A&E, one which knew Section D very well.
"I need to get you to hospital. You may have a spinal injury. You certainly need to get these cuts looked at."
"I'm fine." Ruth smiled as he helped her up. Cars moved around the pair as if nothing had happened. "I need to contact the Grid and I have to get back."
"Ruth."
"It isn't the first time I've jumped out of a moving car." She smiled shyly. "You get to work, I'll call the Grid, get someone to pick me up."
"Not a chance in Hell." Mike shook his head. "I know you are stubborn but I am at least checking you over in med bay. If you wont let me take you to City Hospital at least let me sort out those cuts when we get back to Thames House. I am heading there anyway. I'm on call."
"Ok."Ruth paused. "Can I borrow your phone?"
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Zoe grabbed the phone on the first ring, ignoring Malcolm who just watched.
"Ruth!?" She paused. "Ok, ok. No we don't have any news. Erin is there now, with Alec." She paused. "Just get back here in one piece." She placed the phone back on her desk.
"I take it that was Ruth." Malcolm smiled.
"Yeah, she's with Mike. Long story. Wants Tariq to start a data search on someone called Jamie or possibly James. Mid twenties and male is all she knows."
"Got to love a needle in a haystack." Tariq huffed before turning towards his computer screen, knowing nothing about the person Ruth wanted him to find but knowing it had to be something important. Zoe smiled sympathetically, knowing if anyone could find something on the mysterious Jamie then it was Tariq.
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"You ok?" Adam asked as Harry groaned. It seemed the riot going on around them was not going to end any time soon. Harry clutched his ribs, taking regular steady breaths as he tried to work out how many of his ribs were broken this time.
"Zafar, I am ten years younger than your father." He hissed. Zaf smiled.
"He's fine." Adam rolled his eyes. "Come on, we have to get out of here."
"If we do, the shit is going to hit the fan."
"It is." Harry struggled to his feet. "We haven't stopped this from happening. That was the whole purpose of us being in here. The Home Secretary is going to have a field day."
"What will that mean for us?"
"A few uncomfortable meetings for Ros and myself. I know too much for him to really go for the jugular. It would be in his best interest to stop the hacks getting hold of a 'credible source' as far as he is concerned." Zaf shook his head, knowing his boss probably knew more about the politicians in Westminster than their own families did.
"Come on." Adam helped him to his feet as he tried to work out how to get them off the roof.
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"Adam." Erin nodded towards the roof of the prison. "I am sure that's Adam." Alec followed her gaze and nodded.
"It's him." He turned to the prison govener and the detective stood next to him. "I want those three men removed from the prison in the next five minutes." Alec drew himself up to his full height. "I don't care how. I also want the prison visiting records for the last six months and unlimited access to the prison's CCTV footage."
"I don't see." The rotund mmiddle aged man began to bluster. Erin raised an eyebrow.
"I suggest you do as we ask."
"I." He paused. "Well, that is to say."
"Now. Please." She smiled as her dark eyes bored into his. He nodded once before scurrying away. "Alec."
"Thanks for the back up."
"We need to talk to Ros. If Harry is out of commision she is the one who is going to take charge." Erin stated.
"She already is." Both turned to see their boss behind them. Alec rolled his eyes, knowing why the prison governer had been well aware of her appearance before they had. Suddenly he felt a little put out that the tall, slim blonde seemed more intimidating than he did. "Harry is currently in the back of that prison van with Zaf and Adam. Mike is at Thames House, checking Ruth over."
"You found her."
"She found us." Ros smirked, knowing they had always underestimated the analyst. Ruth was alot stronger than any of them had given her credit for. More than one person had been wrong footed by the woman's apparent short stature and quietly spoken voice but Ros knew different. "Long story. Back to the Grid, now. I want to know what Tessa Phillips nephew is doing attempting to murder members of Section D."
"Probably trying to keep his auntie happy." Erin shrugged. "Who?"
"All we have is a first name, Jamie." Ros narrowed her eyes as the three officers fell into step. "What I want to know is what the Hell he thinks he is playing at."
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A/N More Harry/Ruth and Ros/Lucas next time. Will Nightingale be more dangerous than the team think? Is there more to the riot than meets the eye and what affect with social unrest in the capital have for the team? Will Nightingale win this one? Please review.