Hiya! Thanks to the five people who reviewed; given how popular smithy is, I wasn't sure how many people would like it. Anyway, with the majority request, next in line for a verbal Fanfiction bashing is Max Carter. I'm not sure its as good as the last chapter was, though.
Enjoy.
H. xx
Mr. "Bovvered"
There always has to be one, doesn't there? SIGH
Oh on the face of it, he seemed like your ideal copper. And when they say THAT, then you just know that he'll have some sort of secret. Detective Sergeant Max Carter transferred to CID from CO19. And you just KNOW that transferring from somewhere like that must come with a story that leaves him traumatised. So here it is;
The (then) DC Carter transferred from CO19 after being involved in two separate lethal shootings of suspects. One of the shootings was Thomas Jankowski. Although both were justified killings, it was deemed sensible to transfer him out given current media attention to armed response incidents. The move was officially put down to post-traumatic stress, but his senior officers felt he had become a liability (at least some of them have brains), and offered him promotion but as his transfer came with a promotion (but you sent him to the danger zone that is Sun Hill. You idiot), he was only too happy to take it.
A highly trained marksman and very motivated, he straightaway got Terry's approval after backing him up against a senior officer when they'd only just been introduced. And just as quickly won all of CID over with his eagerness to get stuck in rather than sit behind a desk barking orders.
Ha! And you let THAT fool you? Call yourselves police officers?
He (allegedly) has a charm to him, but his smile doesn't always reach his eyes (you don't say). He is a lone ranger, (shock horror! I didn't notice) always absolutely focused on the result (well, you learn something new every day). Certain charm? Ha! Certain coldness, more like! He's Mr. Cold, cool-as-cucumber, whose one dedication, just like ever single last one of them is that damn job. His greatest strength lies (allegedly) in his mental toughness. He lives on four hours sleep and is never less than razor sharp.
Dude, rearrange "life," "get" and "a" to make a meaningful sentence!
AND ANOTHER THING. Carter, you are an utmost insensitive git! So focused on a result, does he care about offending people? Of course not. DS. Cold, Cool-as-Cucumber Carter is just a tactless, thoughtless, highly offensive copper, with a blunt and standoffish approach, and storms into his cases headfirst with, all guns blazing. What show do you think you were in Carter? Ultimate Force?
Jeez! I wouldn't mind, but he's the only one who took it waaaaaaaaaaaay to far by taking cocaine to ensure his identity stayed under wraps while working undercover? JUST HOW STUPID ARE YOU, CARTER? There's dedication, and then there's taking it too far, and YOU SIR crossed that line. Stupid bastard. Either we have officers like Kerry Young, who jump into bed with the suspects, people like Dan Casper, who take steroids to win at boxing or idiots like you who take cocaine to stay undercover and become addicted. Congratulations.
How clever. I bet they'd offer you commendation for that. Cough, cough.
Someone found out about that certain problem of course, being Terry Perkins and he simply (stupidly, more like) offered Carter THAT same ultimatum: turn himself in to DI Neil Manson, or allow him to arrest him for possession, thus ending his career. And were you "bovvered" Carter?
Simple answer?
No.
Who should be next?