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The following chapter is a lot different to anything else that has gone before it!

It's also going to be very long as there is a lot of stuff happening and it will be mixed throughout the story

It was 10am on Monday morning and Amy was working in the lab which housed the rabbits when she received a phone call from Dr Carter, the head of Neurobiology requesting her immediate presence in her office

Leaving her assistant in charge and wondering just what was wrong she walked quickly to Dr Carter's office, knocked and entered where Dr Carter was sat at her desk with her computer open on Skype and angled towards Amy with an unfamiliar face looking back at her

'Hello Dr Fowler, thank you for coming at short notice, don't worry you are not in trouble, I can see from your face you look worried'

'Thank goodness for that' laughed Amy

'The reason I asked you here is to speak to this gentleman on Skype, his name is Paul Jackson, he can explain everything to you, would you like me to stay?

'Sure' said Amy

'Hello Dr Fowler, as you just heard, I am Paul Jackson and I am head of the Special Investigations Unit at Scotland Yard here in London and if possible we would require some of your time'

'Of course, what exactly is the problem?

'Well we are currently investigating multiple murders from two suspects who have been working together and we have managed to get them into custody in the last 2 hours, the problem is that they are claiming insanity drove them to it and their solicitor is agreeing with them for now, but it's the nature of the murders that have us puzzled and whilst we have had a criminal physcologist helping us, the suspects solicitors have requested an independent neuro behavioural specialist who knows nothing about what has happened and the suspects are refusing to speak until one arrives. Also I understand that you have been present in previous investigations before

'Yes I have been asked to sit in on interviews here in America and Canada in the past, may I ask the nature of the murders?

'Yes, over a period of 6 weeks they abducted 5 women and 3 men, physically attacked them, then strangled them before dumping their bodies in various wooded locations around London, the unusual bit is that they took a different body part from each victim, kind of like a souvenir

'How did you manage to catch them?

'We had seen them on CCTV taking the final 3 victims, we had the car details as well so we were able to catch them when their car was stopped when it passed one of our unmarked cars which was fitted with a car registration alert'

'I see, so how would you like my help?

'Well we would usually only have 90 hours to question the suspects before charging them but because of the circumstances we have been given an extended time period of up to 7 days and we would like you to come here today to witness their behaviour during the interviews, also their solicitor has managed to convince them to wear brain electrodes equipment to try and prove or disprove their insanity but between you and me Dr Fowler, I think that's just an easy excuse'

'You want me to come over today? Asked Amy surprised

'Yes, we have provisionally booked you on the first available flight from LAX to Heathrow which leaves at 330pm your time and you will arrive our time 930am tomorrow, we really would like you to join us as you have been recommended by several experts and your boss speaks very highly of you'

Amy turned to her boss

'Dr Carter is that ok with you that I go?

'Yes of course, you need to leave immediately if you want to do this, so you have time to go home and pack, I will go to your lab and inform your assistant of what's happening'

Amy turned back to Paul

'If I come over how long would you like me there for?

'Well we will begin interviewing them at 12pm tomorrow once you arrive, we will be interviewing them in fixed time periods so if you could stay for the whole process of that, also we may need you to come back for the trial in the even of them pleading not guilty so that you can prove your credentials to the judge, defence and prosecution'

Amy was thinking hard but decided she had to do this

'Ok I will agree to do this'

'Excellent everything is paid for so don't worry about that, we have booked you a taxi to take you to LAX at 1pm so when you get to LAX go straight to the British Airways first class lounge and they will have your boarding card and ticket ready for you and I will meet you personally at Heathrow, I will also email you the details of the case so far'

'Thank you, oh but what about accommodation?

'Well tomorrow night we will finish questioning them at 6pm and you can come back to my house that I share with my wife, the Met Police have a flat available for overseas assistants but its not quite ready, although it should be the day after'

'Ok Mr Jackson I shall see you tomorrow then'

'Sure but please call me Paul and have a safe trip'

Amy then said a quick goodbye to Dr Carter and went back to her office picking up her laptop and cell phone to phone Sheldon

'Sheldon I need to see you urgently I am driving over to you now'

'Amy what's the matter, you sound a bit stressed'

'I am stressed! See you in a few minutes'

Amy arrived at Caltech and went straight to Sheldon's office where he was working and Alex was also present

'Alex would you mind leaving us for a few minutes please' asked Sheldon

''Sure no problem'

'Thank you Alex' said Amy smiling at her

'What's the matter Amy?

'I have to go to London today for approximately a week, maybe more' said Amy as she explained everything to Sheldon

Sheldon of course had some concerns

'Amy I don't think it's safe for you to be around murderers!

'Its ok because I wont be in the room with them, there is a two way room with blackout windows from their side and speakers so I will be able to see and hear everything, the investigators will attach the electrodes to the suspects so I wont be anywhere near them' said Amy though secretly she knew she may have to introduce herself to them but she wasn't going to worry Sheldon about that!

'Ok that's a relief but what time is your flight?

'330pm so I really need to get back and pack and a taxi has been booked to take me to the airport'

'Well you make sure that you text me when you arrive and Skype me in the evening when you get to where you are staying

'Of course I will'

'Do you want me to come home with you and help?

'No its fine but thank you'

'I love you Amy, promise me you will be careful?

'I love you too Sheldon and I promise you I wont get hurt in anyway'

Sheldon escorted Amy back to her car where they spent a few minutes in the car kissing and cuddling before Amy took off quickly wheels screeching

Sheldon walked back to his office feeling sad that he would not see Amy for over a week but when he arrived back he found President Siebert in there along with Alex

'Ah Dr Cooper there you are, I have been looking for you, Alex said Dr Fowler was here?

'Yes she was' said Sheldon as he walked to his seat and sat down despondently which President Siebert noticed

'Is everything ok Dr Cooper? Asked Siebert

'No not really, Amy has had to go to London today at short notice and she will be gone for at least a week maybe more' said Sheldon as he explained the situation

'Well that may help with what I am about to ask you'

'I doubt it but do carry on'

'Ok Professor Stephen Hawking has requested that you go over to Cambridge for Wednesday and Thursday and University College London on Friday and Monday to give the students and physicists a wider knowledge of the work you have been doing, he speaks very highly of you Dr Cooper, so it would be silly to turn down a great opportunity like this'

'You want me to go this week? Sheldon was surprised

'Well tonight if you can, the earlier the better, it's a long flight so you will need to be rested, Professor Hawking will accompany you to both universities and you will be able sit in on his lectures and he will introduce you and the excellent work that you have been doing, I have the itinerary here for you to peruse to get you up to scratch on things'

'Ok that sounds like something I would be interested in'

'Good, there is one other I will ask you to do, as President of the University its my duty also to have a small percentage of overseas students, so you will be given brochures of Caltech and I would like you to extol the positives of coming here to be educated'

'Fine' said Sheldon

'We have organised accommodation for you to stay in when you are in Cambridge, do you know where Amy is staying in London?

'Yes she mentioned she would be staying in a flat the Met Police have provided for her, so I could probably stay there when I am in London

'That suits us very well Dr Cooper'

'Well at least I will be able to see Amy, even if she's not going to be there very much'

'The return flight we can change to open ended if you would like to fly back with her' said President Siebert

'Really? Asked Sheldon in surprise again

'Yes, since you have been granted Tenure and you are now living with Amy, there has been a notable change in you and we all like happy Sheldon so we would like you to have an extended stay, think of it as a reward'

'Thank you' said Sheldon as he rose from his seat and shook President Sieberts hand

'I will leave you in peace now and you can leave anytime you like today' said President Siebert as he handed over the itinerary

Sheldon looked over the itinerary and saw that he would be leaving on the 11pm flight from LAX landing at Heathrow at 3pm UK time and he would be driven by Professor Hawkings personal chauffeur to the hotel he would be staying at and he would be having dinner with Professor Hawking that evening also'

'Alex could you call Leonard and ask him to come here please'

'Sure'

Leonard arrived a few minutes later and Sheldon informed him of the situation and that Amy was away also

'Sheldon this a good thing, you can show off your talents and you will be thinking so hard about that, you wont have time to miss Amy and you will see her on Friday evening anyway'

'Yes you are probably right, I just need to phone her now, she will probably be on her way to the airport'

'Would you like me to drive you home? I have some work I can do from home anyway so its not a problem, let me just secure my lab and I will be with you shortly' said Leonard

'Yes sure, that works thank you Leonard'

'Alex I shall see you when I get back, you can have the week off if you like as I wont be here, you will still be paid'

'Thank you Dr Cooper, I might just go now for the rest of the day if that's ok?

'Sure no problems, said Sheldon as he packed up his equipment and video phoned Amy while he was waiting for Leonard

Amy picked up on the first ring

'Hi Sheldon, are you ok?

'Yes, I have been asked to go to Cambridge and London this week so I will be able to see you after all'

'Oh what days will you be there?

'I won't be in London until Friday so I can stay at your place if you like'

'Of course I like, though I won't be there till after 6pm

'Ok, are you close to the airport yet?

'Almost, what time is your flight?

'My flight is at 11pm tonight and I will land at 3pm tomorrow afternoon, so I know we agreed that you text me when you land and I still want you to do that even though I will be on the plane and I will do the same for you'

'Ok it's likely I may not be able to respond straight away because of being in the interviewing process'

'Well I look forward to speaking to you anyway and we can skype in the evening'

'Of course, oh we are just arriving at the airport now Sheldon, I will speak to you tomorrow'

'Ok love you Amy, goodbye

'Love you too Sheldon, bye' said Amy as she blew him a kiss and they both hung up

Leonard arrived and they drove home, where he dropped Sheldon off before going to pick up takeaway for lunch, he thought he would give Sheldon a bit of peace while he was packing

Amy arrived at LAX and followed her instructions to go straight to the British Airways desk where one of the service agents checked her details on the computer, printed out her boarding card and escorted her to the first class lounge, thanks to only having a couple of hours notice, she only had 30 minutes until the flight would be boarded so settled down on one of the leather sofas and ordered a coffee from a passing waitress

Amy boarded her flight and found that not only was she in first class but she had a seat that could be turned into a bed, she knew she would have to sleep at some point on the flight as she was going to have possibly a traumatic few days listening to the interviews though she knew she would be able to deal with it

Amy arrived at Heathrow and saw that Paul Jackson had a sign up with her name on it as she entered the arrivals hall

'Hi Paul, thanks for meeting me'

'Not a problem Dr Fowler, would you like a hand with your bags?

'No it's ok and please call me Amy'

'Ok I have a car waiting outside and it wont take long to get to Scotland Yard, how was your flight?

'Oh it was fine, I slept a lot of it though'

'Good because what you will hear in the next few days is very disturbing, we will have some time when we get back to have a quick chat, but did you read the email I sent you with everything?

'Yes even the pictures of the deceased, I noticed all the injuries are the same, that is consistent with somebody trying to prove their uniqueness, I have been on disturbing cases before so I will be fine' said Amy

On the journey to Scotland Yard Amy sent Sheldon a short text telling him she had arrived and to text her when he landed

They arrived at Scotland Yard shortly after 1030 and went up to Paul's office where his assistant and 2 other investigators were waiting

'Amy I like to introduce the people that will be interviewing the suspects, this is Graham Johnson my assistant, Mark Davies and Georgia Carpenter'

All of them shook hands and they exchanged small talk before Paul said they would be leaving to go to the prison where the two suspects were being held

'Amy I should tell you know the names' said Paul as he handed her the mug shots

'This one here is Jason Barker and this one is Gary Roberts'

'Thank you, I take it I will need to meet them personally?

'Yes, that's not a problem is it?

'No not at all, it will be interesting to get into their minds, that's the greatest part of my job' said Amy as the others noticed her excitement talking of her job

When they arrived at the Prison, they were met by the suspects Solicitors in the interview area

'Amy this Alan Foster, he will be sitting in with Jason Barlow and this is Richard White who will be sitting with Gary Roberts, Alan and Richard this is Dr Fowler she is a leading specialist in her field'

Both the solicitors shook Amy's hand

After a short wait of around 15 minutes the two suspects were led into separate interview rooms where Amy could see both of them

They both requested to see Amy before they would speak so Amy quickly introduced herself and the interviewing process began at 12pm

At 3pm they had a short break and Amy turned to Paul

'Despite their interrogations they are both speaking very robotically, like they are attempting to remain aloof and detached from the situation'

'What do you think that means? Asked Paul

'Well I think your hunch is right, they are not insane, they are just pretending to be but the electrodes will measure their brain waves and the results wont lie about that, I have seen plenty of insane people in my field and these two are as sane as you and I'

'Ok we can wait till after the interviewing process to see that, I take it you are still happy to stay for the duration?

'Of course, also it just so happens that my live in boyfriend was also asked over here at short notice to meet Professor Hawking at Cambridge and he will be in London on Friday'

'Oh what does your boyfriend do? Asked Paul

'He's a theoretical physicist at Caltech and he's even more of a genius than I am' replied Amy as she showed Paul a picture of him on her phone

'Very nice, have you been together very long?

'Yes we met on a blind date set up by his friends just over 3 years ago and we started living together 3 months ago, we share the apartment with his roommate, may I ask how long you have been with your wife?

'Oh a very long time, we have been married for 20 years but together for 25 and we have 3 children, the youngest still lives at home and she can be a very stroppy teenager'

Just then the interviews started back up so they carried on listening to the details of what the men did to their victims, it was a laborious process as both of the men talked in great detail of what they did to their victims

At 6pm they finished and Paul and Amy were driven home to Paul's house in Kensington by Paul's personal driver

Amy had received Sheldon's text message saying he had arrived and that he would Skype her at 8pm that evening

Amy looked up from her phone to find they were parked in the driveway of a beautiful Georgian mansion

'This is where you live? Asked Amy

'Yes, we have lived here for 10 years now'

'Wow it's stunning, we get a lot of big mansions in America but nothing like this, I love the colour of the walls and the building has a lot of charm about it'

'Thank you, where do you live in Pasadena?

'Oh we live in a 2 bedroom apartment but we are looking to buy a house next year, my boyfriend is very practical and he has said he would like us to be living in a house before we are married and I agree'

'Are you engaged?

'No but he has indicated to me that he will propose in the near future and I believe him'

They entered the house and Paul introduced Amy to his wife

'Amy this is my wife Hannah and this young lady who has just walked down the stairs is my daughter Poppy

'Nice to meet you both' smiled Amy

'You too Amy, I have dinner ready if you are all hungry? Said Hannah

Everybody replied yes and Amy mentioned that she would be skyping with her boyfriend at 8pm

'Oh let me just show you your room for the evening' said Hannah as she led Amy upstairs to the guest room which had a small balcony overlooking a garden so long Amy couldn't see the end

After dinner Amy was in her room at 7:55pm with her laptop on and ready for Sheldon to skype her, when the familiar ring started up

'Hello Sheldon, how are you?

'I am good Amy, I just had dinner with Professor Hawking'

'Oh that's nice'

'Amy he has asked to meet you when he comes to London on Friday with me and I told him you would not be available until after 6pm and he says that's fine and he has booked us in a restaurant for 730pm'

'Oh wow he really wants to meet me?

'Yes he's heard a lot about you from the biologists at Cambridge, how was your first day in the interviews?

'Oh it was fine, a lot of gruesome stuff though which I shall keep from you as I know you don't like that sort of thing'

'Thank you Amy!

'Are you at the hotel now?

'Yes I arrived a few minutes ago'

They continued to chat for another hour before they both had to sign off, the time difference was getting to them and they agreed to Skype again tomorrow evening at the same time

Sheldon had only seen Stephen Hawkings lectures on you tube before so he was beyond thrilled to see it happen in person

At the end of Professor Hawkings lecture, he introduced Sheldon as one of the leading Theoretical Physicists in America and invited the 1st year grad students to ask him questions and for Sheldon to show them some of his work, Sheldon remembered the extra request from President Siebert and he had already asked Hawking if it was ok to do so and he had said yes

'Before you all ask me anything, I have some brochures of the University I work at and we are currently recruiting overseas students to start the new academic year, I will hand these out and if anybody is interested I highly recommend that you apply' said Sheldon

Many of the students asked him about his work and he realised Leonard was right, he was so busy giving answers and demonstrations that he didn't have time to miss Amy

When the students left, Professor Hawking congratulated him on the success of the day and told him tomorrow he would be speaking to 2nd year students

On Thursday Amy noticed that the two men had stopped speaking robotically and aloof of everything and were acting normally and the previous days electrodes had indicated that they were clearly not insane and she told Paul this, their solicitors however were not convinced

'Dr Fowler are you sure? They both asked

'Very, I have noticed their behaviour from yesterday where they were pretending and today they are acting normal, like they have forgotten they were pleading insanity, it is clear to me they knew exactly what they were doing, the only thing we don't know is why they did what they did'

'I don't even think they know why they did it' said Paul

Both the solicitors looked like they were fighting a losing battle with the insanity plea

At the end of the day Paul's driver drove Amy to the flat she was going to be staying at and it too was in Kensington she noticed it was close to Paul's house and the flat was beautifully furnished and the fridge had even been stocked with essentials, Amy knew there was a supermarket nearby so went off to get to some food for dinner

Thursday passed and proved to be another success for Sheldon and he was looking forward to seeing Amy on Friday

On Friday Amy met Sheldon at the restaurant they were booked into and she threw herself into his arms when she saw him

'Oh I've missed you Sheldon' said Amy as she kissed him

'Me too Amy' said Sheldon as they had a very long cuddle

'Amy this is Professor Hawking'

'Hello Professor Hawking' said Amy

The three of them had a great time talking of the success of Sheldon in Cambridge and London and Professor Hawking had said he would be speaking with President Siebert personally to praise Sheldon

Outside the restaurant Sheldon hailed a passing taxi and Amy gave the driver directions of where her flat was and they arrived back within 15 minutes

Sheldon was also impressed with the luxury of the flat

They both walked to the leather settee and sat down close to each other with Sheldon's arm around Amy

'Amy will you be sitting in on the interviews over the weekend? Asked Sheldon

'Yes I am 100% convinced that they are not insane but the whole process is something that I find fascinating so I will be back, though it looks like they will have enough to charge them by tomorrow so we will have all of Sunday to spend together and I think we can fly back Tuesday after your day at UCL on Monday

'Would you come to watch on Monday?

'Of course I will' said Amy

'Thank you' said Sheldon as he turned Amy towards him and kissed her gently on the lips, Amy responded with much enthusiasm

'Come on lets go to bed, we will be more comfortable there and I am all out of sync with the time difference this week' said Amy

They reached the bedroom and Sheldon quickly unpacked his case and got into bed with Amy and they resumed kissing and fondling each other until exhaustion overcame them

On Saturday Amy was right in that the interviews finished early and the two men were charged with the murders of 8 people and they were whisked off to court for a short hearing where they both pleaded guilty which meant no trial and they were sentenced at the judges discretion to life in prison with a minimum term of 40 years before Parole could even be considered

The judge on hearing that the two men had attempted to plead insanity and were foiled, scolded the men for wasting time and praised Amy for coming over at short notice

Paul had invited Amy and Sheldon out to dinner with his wife, Paul's assistant and the two officers who interviewed the convicted men to celebrate and they were treated to Sheldon enthusing about his work which none of them except Amy understood

Amy was also told she could stay in the flat until she left on Tuesday

On Sunday Amy and Sheldon left the flat early to go sight seeing and they went to the science museum in Kensington, then they went to Harrods before going off to Trafalgar Square and standing outside Buckingham Palace taking pictures of everything before returning back to the flat

On Monday Amy found Professor Hawkings lecture fascinating and she was very proud of Sheldon when he was speaking of his work and to her surprise Professor Hawking had arranged for her to give a demonstration of her work in the afternoon to the biology students and to tell them of her time in London.

On Tuesday Paul had arranged to meet Amy and escort her and Sheldon to Heathrow and they made tentative arrangements for her to come back if she was needed again in the future and if Paul and his wife ever came to America to meet up as well

Their flight was at 1pm and again they were both booked into first class and arrived back at LAX just after 6pm local time

Sheldon phoned President Siebert to tell him they were back and he requested to see Sheldon before he returned home, so Amy went with him, Sheldon also text Leonard to see if he could pick them up from Caltech

They arrived at Caltech and went to President Sieberts office

'Dr Cooper welcome back and hello Dr Fowler, I have heard from Professor Hawking and he told me he was very impressed with you Sheldon and thanks to you we have had 45 enquires from the British students with at least 15 of them being very serious about coming here'

'Well I was happy to do it and it helped that Amy was there as well'

'Yes I'm sure, Amy would you ever consider going with Sheldon if he has to do this sort of thing in the future?

'Well obviously it would depend on my workload, I am very busy at UCLA but I would be able to support Sheldon if required'

'What's going on President Siebert? Sheldon had gone from being excited about his success to slightly worried

'It's possible that we may ask you to go round the Universities of Europe in May every year to try and recruit overseas students and also give demonstrations of your work, how would you feel about that?

'I don't want it to interfere with my work here but I would be happy to do so under the right conditions of course'

'I take it you mean by pay rise, Dr Cooper'

'That was in my mind yes'

'Well you will be getting one and also you won't have to pay for anything when you do go'

When would you like me to decide this?

'You have two weeks to decide so that we can plan which universities for you to go to'

'Ok I shall let you know then, goodbye Professor Siebert

'Goodnight Dr Cooper and I expect you back in the office on Thursday, you can take tomorrow off to recover'

'Oh thank you' said Sheldon as they left the building

Leonard was waiting for them outside and he drove them home where the Shamy chattered excitedly about the future

Thanks for reading

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