Certain jobs were exhausting, whether it was because you were arguing with your boss, dealing with complex situations or trying to make sure that your world did not revolve around your job. For Gwen it was a combination of all three.

A "regular person" would try to use this time to overcome the situation and deal with it in the appropriate manner, but since her body was being fueled by anger, she decided to use this time to shoot targets pretending they were Jack.

Stupid.

BANG.

Ignorant.

BANG.

Bastard.

BANG.

Gwen reloaded the gun and aimed it a target's head, her finger lingering over the trigger. She didn't hate Jack, far from it, but his tendency to abandon his team and pick them up when he felt like it was pushing her to the edge. Something or someone was always more important than them, heck, they didn't know everything about him until they were introduced to Rose.

Their friendship had been through a lot, both of them had said things they weren't proud of, but eventually they came back stronger. But in that moment, she could have shot him for real and not felt guilty.

"I don't think that's going to help"

Gwen lowered the gun and blew out her cheeks. "It helps me"

She spun around to see Ianto behind her with his arms crossed. The mystery of Captain Jack Harkness alluded those closest to him, even the man he claimed to love, but that never stopped Ianto from fighting his corner.

"He's not doing this to be spiteful. Today is hard day for them both"

Gwen placed the gun the table "I know that. But it feels like we are being left behind again. I just…" She rubbed her eyes, feeling her frustration infect her again. "I love Rose, I do. I think she's amazing but…"

"They have a history that we don't understand" Ianto offered.

"Yes"

Ianto wheeled closer to her and placed his hand over hers. "Jack feels guilty for Rose and what happened to her. They're both grieving. Jack lost his friend and she…"

"Yeah, I know. Let them get through today" Gwen said, leaning down to pull Ianto in for a hug.

A brand new case, a brand new headache. Alec flicked through the information he had received from Helen Jones, but something didn't add up. But thankfully the officers had been able to find Billy's friend Gary at the garage he worked at.

"We went out for drink in the pub down by the seafront, a place called the Three Sailors. We all left about three in the morning"

Alec nodded absorbing the information but the smell of spilt petrol was overwhelming his senses. He wrinkled his nose and carried on his interview. Behind him Ellie was looking around the small garage. Gary was the only friend of Billy's they could track down at the moment, but the information given didn't lead them to think that he was a guilty party.

"How did you get home?" Ellie asked, stepping closer to them.

"Me, Darren and Mick shared a taxi" Gary replied. "Billy walked home, said it would do him. Help sober him up"

"How many drinks did he have?"

Gary titled his head, scratching the back of his neck as the fuzzy night came back to him. "Four, maybe five beers"

"You haven't heard from him since?"

Gary shook his head. "Nope. Said goodbye and said we would see him in the morning, but he never showed. At first I figured he was hung over or something"

"Did he ever get into any sort of trouble?" asked Ellie. Gary looked confused. "Drunken fights?" she clarified.

"Nah, bit loud when the football was on, but that was about it"

Ellie opened her mouth to ask a question, when her phone rang. "Excuse me". and went outside.

"Did he tell you him and his girlfriend had an argument?" Alec asked.

Gary nodded and added "Yeah, he said something about marriage. Didn't want to rush. His parents were divorced when he was a kid, so he wanted to wait a bit longer. Marriage is a big commitment"

Alec scribbled in his notes, while his mind processed the information. He could picture the lads having a night out, but if something did happen to Billy and he was a loving boyfriend, then why didn't he call his girlfriend? Maybe he was attacked? But that didn't make any sense either. He was a big guy, bigger than most. It would take someone a similar size to hurt him and someone who was very strong.

Before Alec could ask another question, Ellie entered with a puzzled expression on her face.

"Hold on" he said to Billy and walked towards his colleague.

"Tell me there's good news?"

"They have found a body up on the cliffs" Ellie told him. She paused for a second before she could continue. "It could be Billy"

Alec's eyebrow shot up. "Could be? Aren't they sure?"

They finished their interview with Gary, careful not to mention anything about the discovered in case it wasn't his friend. They rushed to the car and arrived at the bottom of the cliffs. Alec and Ellie walked up the path and saw the familiar forensic team, and in front, an unfamiliar black car. Ellie stared at it for a second, it was a state of the art 4x4 but she had never seen that model before. The windows were blacked out and the it didn't have a license plate on the front. She ignored it for the moment and concentrated on the task in front of her. As they got closer they saw that Brian and his team were nowhere near the body.

"What the hell?" muttered Alec.

Brian looked up and looked relieved. "Am I happy to see you, DI Hardy"

"First time for everything" mumbled Ellie under breath, recalling his nickname for her boss not too long ago.

"Have you examined the body?" Alec asked.

Brian shook his head. "Not yet…"

"Well, why not I need to know if I have a missing person case or a murder on my hands?" Alec said, losing his patience.

"Just after we arrived that car pulled up" he pointed to the black car behind them. "They flashed their IDs and took control of the situation"

"Have you even seen the body?" Ellie asked.

"No, not yet" Brian answered.

Alec pinched the bridge of his nose. "Why not?" he demanded "What sort of incom…"

Ellie stepped in before someone got punched. "Hold on, sir"

"If you let me explain." Brian said, not appreciating Ellie's help. "They said they were special ops and they had access from above"

"What team?" asked Alec his voice becoming harsher.

"A team called Torchwood" he responded.

"Who the hell are Torchwood?!" shouted Alec.