The field where I died
Harry glared as he felt the gun push into the flesh next to his spine. Anger flashed through him, realising the extent of Towers ' betrayal was one thing. Seeing it close up was another. A single cartridge lay in the dirt a few feet away as Harry breathed in the oxygen he had been denied . Suddenly he knew how Ros had felt the day she fought to control the gun in Juliet's hand.
"Move."
"Moran." Harry spat the name out. "If you are going to shoot me, have the balls to shoot me face on." Harry pushed himself to his feet.
"You always this bloody awkward? Should have killed that lad you worked with and that bitch when I 'ad the chance." Moran's voice was low. Harry shook his head, trying to ignore his words.
"You really think you'd have lived long enough to go to prison?" Harry glared at Towers. "What is it with the office of Home Secretary that attracts traitors? Fifteen years I've headed D, so far only two have been on the line." Towers swore as the gun collided with Harry's head , sending him sprawling to the dirt.
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Juliet glanced at Ruth as Zaf pulled into the car park below Thames House. Zaf parked the car before looking over to his friend.
"You ok?"
"Of course she is not ok. Idiot boy." Juliet snapped. Zaf raised an eyebrow.
"I can see why Alec likes you so much." Ruth smiled slightly as she caught Zaf's eye. "I'll live. Just get me into the Grid." Zaf nodded before stepping out of the car.
Xxxxxxx
"Do you still have the coordinates?" Erin asked as she jogged towards Malcolm's workstation. The older spook buried his face in his hands, worried that his oldest friend and his godson were in danger. "Malcolm ?"
"Of course he does." Ros snapped. "Listen up everyone." She raised her voice as the rest of the Grid fell silent. "As it stands we've had two attacks on London in the last eight days. One clearly with a racial motive." She glanced at Lucas who looked even paler than usual. "We know who we are looking for, we know there will be another attack. Abducting Harry and his son."
"What?" Ruth gasped as the pod doors opened around her. Ros cursed under her breath as she turned to see her friend leaning heavily on Zaf.
"Is a distraction. Saying that. No officer goes off duty until they are found. Ruth." She hurried towards her friend as Adam appeared to help Zaf almost carry her to her desk.
"Mum!" Nick called as he ran from the briefing room. "How? What are you doing here?"
"I missed you." She hugged the teenager. "And I have to help find Harry and Graham." She kissed his cheek. "I need you to look after your sisters for me. Ok?"
"Ok." Nick sighed before heading back to the briefing room. "They'll be ok."
"Yeah." Ruth smiled . Hoping her voice showed more certainty than she felt.
"Ruth."
"We need to talk." Ruth stated as Ros spoke. "I knew Adam should have let me hit him again." Adam smiled slightly before grabbing his jacket.
"Zaf?"
"Where to?"
"The field where I should have died." Adam stared ahead as Ruth bit her lip, readying herself to here Ros' explanation of events despite the sharp pain on her back as she moved.
Xxxxxx Harry cursed fluently under his breath. His head hurt and his ribs ached as he bounced around the back of the van. It seemed the driver had found every bump in the road as his body rattled around the van. He glared at his bound hands, furious that he had been abducted.
"Out." Moran grabbed him by the collar before throwing him into the stone floored garage. Harry remained silent. The jarring of his body against the cold, hard floor of the garage shocked his system. He closed his eyes for a moment before realising his head was bleeding. Gingerly touching the wound on his scalp he opened his eyes.
"Graham." He looked across to the body laying still a few feet away. He staggered to his feet as he realised his son wasn't moving. "Graham." He looked at the silent body. "Come on boy ." He gently rolled him onto his back as he realised his son was unconscious. Pushing Graham's sleeve up to reveal the injection marks along his arm.
"Oh no, please no." He closed his eyes as he realised his son was barely breathing and that he'd been given a drugs overdose. Graham snored slightly, oblivious to his predicament or his father's dispair.
Xxxxxxxx
Adam remained silent as he looked over the moors surrounded by ancient trees. He remembered the anger that built up in him as Moran held the crossbow in his face. Smirking he remembered the way Ruth had appeared at the very last moment.
"Adam?"
"Moran is a racist thug." Adam stated firmly, but there is no way he is doing this alone. "The lad in the van died for this. Someone has to be helping him."
"Other than Towers."
"Yeah. This is too dirty for him to be the top dog. Someone is pulling strings. Nine years ago there was nothing here, just trees and scrub land."
Adam looked across the horizon, past Harry's abandoned 4x4.
"So when did those garages go up?" Zaf asked as he dug in his pocket. "I'll get Calum to chase some leads. Find out who owns them." Adam nodded as he got back into the car.
"Ok, I think I'll just go and say hello." Zaf nodded before turning to see a figure in the trees. Before Adam could react Zaf ran towards the figure, dodging a bullet as he did. Adam swore before following his friend, knowing it was the only hope they had of finding the missing men.
Xxxxxx A/n more soon