Interview

"He's too calm." Brian frowned as he watched Ted and Sasha through the two way mirror. Steve agreed. He wanted to be in the interview room with them but knew there was a fair chance he would lose his temper in spectacular fashion.

"Anything?" Both men turned to see Dan watching them. "It's the talk of the station that Sasha has arrested someone for the attempt on Sandra's life. I just spoke with Jack. He's heading back to the hospital. Seems if Paula Standing can't get her father to look after himself then he's going to try."

"Typical Jack." Steve smiled slightly. "Everyone's Dad."

"He cares about them." Brian paused. "We all do. I just can't imagine how Gerry is feeling. Few years ago my Esther had a fall. Nasty one. Broke a few bones, knocked her self out." Brian shuddered at the memory. "She was only unconscious for a few minutes. Felt like hours. Never been so frightened in my life."

"She was ok? Though? Your Esther?" Dan asked.

"Yes." Brian smiled slightly. "I'm just saying I know how he feels. At lease Esther knows how much I love her. Dunno if those two have ever had that conversation."

"I thought they were together." Dan admitted.

"They are." Steve smirked. "Only the pair of them don't realise it."

"Sandra is a tough cookie. Miss Independent. You know what she was like when she found out about the cancer. Thinks she is protecting us. It'll have been the same with these death threats." Dan stared ahead, through the two way mirror.

"If we can prove he sent those emails." Steve watched as Dan nodded.

"We can. Prove it, either way I mean."

"Daniel Griffin?" Steve raised an eyebrow.

"Oh I'm not talking about hacking or anything as crass as that. All I need to do is get into Sandra's email and trace the IP address back to the original source. If that's his computer, then we have him."

"Legally?" Steve looked up as Strickland joined them. It looked as though the interview in the next room was going badly.

"Oh course it's legal." Brian rolled his eyes. "Isn't it, Sir?"

Strickland ignored the question, deciding he would rather not know.

"This man the mechanic that worked on Sandra's car?"

"Yes Sir. We thought it a good idea not to tell Jack or Gerry right away. Jack is on his way back to the hospital."

"Good thinking. CID want this. They're only letting us have him so far as it looks like there are ties to a case Sandra worked on before UCOS." Strickland explained.

"We know." Brian nodded. "Teenage girl killed by his lad. Both dead now. Two families destroyed."

"Not that case." Strickland paused. "The week before the unit was set up a young police officer - DS Emma Kate Rosenberg died in a car crash. Head on collision on the motorway. Ended up with the car down a ditch."

"Ah yes." Brian nodded. "Detective Sergeant Rosenberg, new girl on the Met's Vice Squad. Thirty four, divorced. No children. Rising star apparently. Lost control doing 70mph. Seemed brakes on the car were faulty."

"Do not tell me." Steve felt the anger build in his stomach. "He worked on the car."

"He did. Unofficially. He hadn't had the training to properly do MOTs then. Someone else signed the certificate."

"That's illegal." Brian glared.

"Yes. But so is curb crawling. When Emma died she was working on a case that would have seen him imprisoned for a very long time. The case never went to court." Strickland narrowed his eyes. He tapped the two way mirror; indicating he wanted to talk to Ted and Sasha. The senior officer suspended the interview before leaving the room.

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"Sandra." Gerry ran a hand over his face. "Don't you think the silent treatment is a bit much now? The docs said the operation went well."

Her chest moved in time with the machine pumping oxygen into her lungs. He sighed.

"Cmon. Don't give up. Sandra Pullman I know would never just give up on life." He held her hand. "Don't give up. Sandra, eh? Don't you dare give up." He kissed her hand as the machines begun bleeping. "Sandra!" He got to his feet, yelling for a nurse as Sandra began to choke. Seconds later the nurses and doctors appeared as Gerry jumped out of the way.

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"Right." Sasha walked back into the interview room. "What can you tell us about DS Emma Rosenberg?" She felt her lip twist into a smirk as Jim Stevens glared.

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