Back at the station, the two youngsters had been charged after confessing to Sergeant Smith and PC Jones in their interviews that they were the ones who had written all the racist graffiti around the Jasmine Allen estate. After the youngsters had been charged and had left the station accompanied by their parents, Smithy and Rebecca decided it was time to grab some lunch, so made their way to the staff canteen. The canteen was rather busy as quite a few officers were on REFS. After queuing up in the food line, Rebecca bought herself some cheese and chips while Smithy settled for a cheese burger with chips. They both carried their brown plastic tray of food across the room and sat on a table next to the window where a few of their friends were already seated. The friends filled their rumbling stomachs while chatting away about their mornings work.
Just ten minutes into REFS, Dean McVerry, the CAD officer spoke to them all over the radio.
"All units from Sierra Oscar, burglary at 7 Myatt Street. Informant is a Mrs Jacobs, a neighbour. Can anyone..."
"Sierra Oscar from 202, show me dealing! Cam, take this shout with me?" Rebecca replied, without even waiting for Dean to finish speaking.
Before Cameron had a chance to answer, Sergeant Smith glared at Rebecca from across the table.
"Umm your paired with me today PC Jones not him. I've never seen anyone reply to a call so quick in my life, you're obviously eager so let's go!"
Instantly, Rebecca replied
"Serge, its fine. I know you've got paperwork to catch up on so if Cameron comes with me, it'll give you time to do that. Plus, Cameron's on his own anyway 'cos Yvonne's gone home early so, it'll give him something to do".
Looking at his PC suspiciously, Smithy raised his voice slightly before announcing
"PC Jones, I am your Sergeant and you do what I say. Therefore I will be coming with you. Come on".
Rebecca shot a nervous look at Cameron before turning on her heels to follow Smithy. For a few seconds, Cameron thought nothing of it but as he slipped deep into thought, he suddenly put two and two together and realised why Rebecca hadn't wanted Smithy to take the shout with her. He jumped up from his chair and raced out into the back yard to try and catch the pair before they left the station.
"Rebecca, wait!"
Cameron raced towards the patrol car that Rebecca and Smithy were heading towards. Smithy turned around to face the male PC.
"PC Tait, I don't know what's going on here but that's the second time in two days you've run down that ramp calling for PC Jones. I am taking this shout with her, you're not. So get back inside and see if Inspector Gold has anything for you to do. If you're that bored, I'm sure she can find some paperwork for you".
Smithy turned around to get in the car but as he did, Cameron decided it was his turn to speak.
"Serge, do you think it's a good idea for you to go there? Surely it will have too many memories? You do remember who used to live there...don't you?"
With a rush of mixed emotions flooding him, Smithy spun around and through gritted teeth, replied
"Of course I remember who used to live there! How can I forget but its someone else's house now and it's been burgled, therefore I am going there to investigate. Is that alright with you PC TAIT?"
Not waiting for a response back, Smithy opened the car door, jumped in and yanked it shut.
Cameron turned his attention to Rebecca who was about to open the passenger side door but turned to look at Cameron as he questioned
"Bec that house, it's yours isn't it?"
Rebecca nodded and Cameron added
"When Smithy gets there, what is he going to find?"
She looked nervously at Cameron but didn't reply. Instead, she opened the door of the patrol car and jumped in. As Smithy started the engine, all Cameron could do was to watch the two officers drive away, and wonder what his Sergeant was about to find.
"Be careful of the broken glass on the floor there" Smithy warned his female PC as they arrived at the scene of the burglary. Rebecca had never felt so nervous in all her life and it had nothing to do with the broken glass. On the short journey from the police station to Myatt Street, Rebecca had tried to make a plan in her head of what she was going to do next, but she hadn't got very far. As they stepped in through the front door, Rebecca had seconds to act.
"Serge umm, why don't you check the kitchen and bathroom while I check the living room and bedroom?"
Thinking it was a fair enough offer, Smithy made his way into the pink painted bathroom. Rebecca dashed into the living room, picked up a few objects and placed them into a large cupboard in the corner of the room, making sure to hide them well. Just as she closed the cupboard door, Smithy entered the living room.
"The kitchen and bathroom are empty, how about in here, you find anything?" he questioned.
Not wanting to attract any suspicion, Rebecca looked her Sergeant straight in the eyes and replied
"No Serge, nothing out of the ordinary here".
Smithy nodded and explained to Rebecca that he wanted to go and speak to the neighbour who had called the burglary in, a Mrs Jacobs. That's when Rebecca asked if she could stay in the car as she wasn't feeling too great and Smithy, being the soft, kind, considerate person that he is, told her that was fine and that he'd go and speak to the neighbour himself. Rebecca led the way out of the house while Smithy radioed in to say they'd found nothing but he was about to speak to the neighbour. As he followed Rebecca to the front door, something caught his eye. The door to the bedroom was open a bit and Smithy had to look twice but he was sure he wasn't seeing things. In fact, he was positive he wasn't seeing things. On a small table right next to the bed was a pink and silver photo frame which was holding a photo of two people inside. Two girls. Two blonde girls. There was no mistaking who Smithy was seeing in that photo as the photo was as clear as if he was holding it in his hand.
The photo was of Rebecca...and Kerry Young.
