Prosser

The early morning light woke him as it seeped through the curtains. Lee had always been a light sleeper but he had never really fallen asleep at the office before. A mug slammed on the desk in front of him.

"Morning." Sian chirped happily as the bald headed man looked up.

"Is it?"

"You and Del here all night?"

"Yeah." He yawned, stretching. "I won't lie. I feel like crap."

"Join the club." Mared stated as she walked in. Lee and Sian exchanged glances.

"Er, maternity leave?" Delyth raised an eyebrow.

"Dead teenager in my daughter's class? I wanted to talk to Sian anyway." Mared sipped her bottled water; wishing she could have the caffeine the others enjoyed. Sian pulled a face, wondering if her friend had been subjected to the same unwelcome phone call that she had. Lee and Delyth took the hint before leaving the office.

"Pam? Soared."

Mared sighed. She was terrified, knowing that most people would just assume she was paranoid or hormonal. Knowing that Sian would understand helped. She bit her lip.

"Prosser."

"Phoned you too?" Sian looked up. "He did. Didn't he?"

"Yeah. Elin was already in bed. But." She bit her lip. "How did he get hold of a phone? Mobiles are banned."

"You know how easy it is to get hold of stuff inside." The blonde woman sighed. "And he has contacts."

"I knew an injunction against him wouldn't stop him." Mared sighed. "Tom and Lloyd will be next. If he's contacted us then he's going to taunt them."

"He can't do anything now." Sian paused "Can he?"

"Don't underestimate him." Mared rested a hand on her abdomen. "Prosser is capable of more than we can imagine."

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Lloyd looked up at the small cottage as Tom killed the engine. The rain battered the small car as Lloyd thought about how the middle aged couple could cope with the news. He wasn't a parent, but he knew the news they were going to deliver was the worst any parent could hear.

"You ok?" Tom turned to the younger man. He knew Lloyd took things to heart; wasn't always able to move on from one case. "You and Delyth ok?"

"Yeah." Lloyd smiled slightly. "We're ok. Dunno what she sees in me. But there you go."

"That's one thing I've learned. Never try to work out what a woman sees in you. Not worth it, just be glad she's able to see something." Tom sighed as Lloyd shrugged.

"How do we do this?" Lloyd spoke. "How do we tell them that their only son is dead? That he was murdered?"

"I'll do it." Tom spoke calmly. He had always hated this part of the job but he knew it had to be done. He glanced up at the side of the house, silently cursing before leaving the car. He knew the Morgans family were about to be devastated beyond belief but there was nothing he could do to ease their pain.

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