"Oh Hi, Mrs Jacobs? I'm Sergeant Smith from Sun Hill. I believe you were the one who rang us about the burglary next door?" Smithy asked as an older lady opened the front door of number 9 Myatt Street. Nodding, the neighbour replied to him saying

"Yes Sergeant, it was me. I was out in the garden and I heard the glass of the front door smash. Did you find anything? I feel sorry for her, love her. She's only just finished decorating"

Smithy explained to her that except for the smashed glass in the front door, it looked like nothing had been disturbed inside. He then took a very deep breath before adding

"So um, we need to find the owner to inform them, what can you tell me about her?"

Mrs Jacobs smiled at Smithy and told him the few things she knew about the owner of number 7.

"Well, her names Rebecca but I'm unsure of her last name. She's blonde, pretty, in her twenties I think and she told me she is a beautician".

Smithy couldn't understand. Except for the beautician part, the neighbour had more or less just described the same Rebecca that was sitting in the patrol car. He was also suspicious about the photo he had spotted as he left number 7. Why was there a photo of Rebecca with Kerry Young? He put two and two together and figured out that his new PC must be the owner but was unsure as to why she'd kept it a secret. Smithy thanked Mrs Jones before making his way back to the patrol car where Rebecca was nervously waiting. He got in the car and stared at her. For a moment there was an awkward silence, until Rebecca broke it

"So, what did the neighbour have to say then Serge?"

Smithy looked away from Rebecca and, turning the key in the ignition to start the engine, he replied

"Nothing"

Smithy drove into the back yard of the station and parked up in one of the empty spaces available. Not a single word had passed between himself and Rebecca since leaving the burgled house in Myatt Street. Rebecca wasn't stupid and knew that her neighbour Mrs Jones had told Smithy some things and he'd probably worked out it was her who lived there. As for Smithy, he was too deep in thought to talk to Rebecca. He realised there must have been a good reason why she didn't want anyone to know she lived there but thought it was a little suspicious it was the same house that Kerry used to live in. On top of that, he couldn't figure out why there was a photo of Rebecca with Kerry Young? Had they known each other? Maybe that's how Cameron knew her? He realised he was going to have to talk to Cameron. He didn't have to wait long either because as him and Rebecca stepped out of their patrol car, another patrol car drove up , parked up alongside them and Cameron got out followed by Yvonne. They all noticed each other and Yvonne asked

"Hey Bec, Smithy, you both coming on REFS?"

Rebecca looked over at Smithy to get an answer which was

"You go, I'll be there in a bit".

Leaving Smithy standing by the car, Rebecca started walking up the ramp with Cameron and her new friend Yvonne. She wondered why Smithy was delaying going on his break and she soon found out as he called out

"PC Tait, could I have a word please?"

Rebecca spun around and watched Cameron walking back towards the patrol car where Smithy was still stood. Seeing Rebecca watching, Smithy informed her that Cameron could find his own way to the canteen so there was no need for her to wait. Not wanting to cause any more suspicions, Rebecca headed towards the canteen with Yvonne, leaving the two boys chatting away.

"I want to talk to you about PC Jones. I know you knew her before she started here yesterday and I wanna know how. You see, when we took the shout at 7 Myatt Street, I was a bit apprehensive because of the fact it's Kerry's old place and, well, it holds many memories. So, you can imagine my shock when I spotted a photo in the house of Kerry and Rebecca together. I was even more confused when the neighbour more or less described Rebecca to me as the house owner. So, tell me NOW how do you know PC Jones Cameron?"

Cameron was speechless and didn't know how to respond. He looked at Smithy and realised he was waiting for an answer, so Cameron took a deep breath...and lied.

"Me and Rebecca, we kinda had a thing. Kerry introduced me to Rebecca and we hit it off. We dated for quite a while but then went separate ways"

Smithy believed Cameron was telling the truth so they both made their way to the canteen to join Rebecca, Yvonne and grab some food.

By the time Smithy and Cameron reached the canteen, Rebecca and Yvonne were already tucking into their food. For the second day in a row, Rebecca had chosen cheese and chips while Yvonne had opted for a healthy jacket potato with cheese and salad. Cameron bought himself a chicken tikka sandwich, a packet of crisps and a small bottle of orange juice before joining Rebecca and Yvonne at the large table in the middle of the room. Yvonne stood up and joined the lunch queue to get herself a cup of tea so for a few minutes, Cameron and Rebecca was alone.

"Bec, Smithy knows you live in Kerry's old place and he told me he saw a photo of you with Kerry. He was asking how I knew you before you started here and..."

"What did you tell him Cam?" Rebecca interrupted.

"Well, he said he'd spotted a photo of you two so I told him that..."

Before Cameron could finish his sentence, Smithy joined the table so they quickly changed the subject.

Twenty minutes into their lunch, a shout was put out over the radio. It was to do with a case that Cameron

and Yvonne had worked on earlier that morning, so they decided to take it, leaving Smithy and Rebecca alone at the table. Knowing there was about to be yet another awkward silence, Rebecca raised her mug and started sipping at her freshly made cup of tea, even though it was way too hot to drink. For a few moments, Smithy sat there, watching the PC drinking her tea, knowing she was purposely trying to avoid a conversation, but he needed to know. Leaning over the table so he was closer to Rebecca, he whispered

"Why didn't you tell me the house that got burgled is yours?"

Turning her attention from her mug to Smithy, Rebecca gulped before replying truthfully

"I knew Kerry used to live there before me and...I know you two had history. I didn't want you getting upset or anything. That's why I asked Cameron to come with me instead, but, you insisted"

Smithy could see from Rebecca's face that she was telling the truth, but wondered how much truth she was willing to share. He asked another question

"How did you know Kerry?"

Rebecca told Smithy that her and Kerry had been friends. She stood up to take her tray back but Smithy still had one question left.

"And what about PC Tait? I know you knew him before you started here so my question is, how?"

Rebecca froze as she realised that's what Cameron was trying to tell her earlier before Smithy approached the table...only he hadn't finished explaining. Rebecca knew the two men had talked but she didn't know what Cameron had told Smithy so, she took a wild guess.

"Me and Kerry were good friends. We used to meet up some nights after work for a few drinks, a big group of us. When Kerry started dating Cameron, she used to bring him along too. She introduced him to me and that's how I know him"

Rebecca shot up, telling Smithy she was off to the loo and would be back soon. It was only her second day at the station but already Rebecca had lied to her Sergeant. Months of preparation had gone into Rebecca becoming a PC and getting her foot into the station so there was no way she was going to blow it on her second day by unravelling the truth. While Rebecca rushed off to the toilet, Smithy remained seated at the table, shocked. He had separately asked Cameron and Rebecca how they knew each other and they'd both given him completely different stories. That was it. Smithy realised he was right to be suspicious. In his mind, he summed up the facts:

- Kerry Young's old house gets burgled but Rebecca fails to mention she's the new owner

- Smithy spots a photo in the house of Rebecca and Kerry together

- Cameron tells Smithy that he used to date Rebecca and they were introduced through Kerry whereas Rebecca's story was the complete opposite as she told Smithy that Kerry introduced her to Cameron when he and Kerry started dating.

There was definitely something not right and from that moment, Smithy decided to make it his mission to find out exactly what was going on.