Peace
"He's confessed." Natalie explained as she walked through the police station with Jake and Kate. The younger woman nodded.
"He's not the first to do that, is he? We knew the first bloke was lying. What's to say he isn't too?" She asked as Jake shrugged his shoulders. Natalie folded her arms. She was exhausted; her stomach ached.
"The forensic science team can tie him to the evidence."
"The Bail Hearing is set for 9 am tomorrow." Jake paused. "Natalie? Are you alright?"
"Of course I am." Natalie smiled. "Are you gong to oppose bail?"
"Yes." Jake walked into the office behind her. He had a feeling his friend was lying to him but decided to let it go. "He's got Jonathan Leeson as his defence. Can't see him letting it go without an argument. Tenacious little oik."
Kate raised an eyebrow as her husband spoke. She sometimes wondered how they had fallen for each other; then she remembered how he was outside of work. When they were just Kate and Jake, not CPS. She looked up as she considered the news. She knew Jonathan Leeson well; having worked with him years earlier and had to admit she agreed with Jake. Natalie nodded.
"Matt and Ronnie are going to run this one from our point of view. I might not be around for a while." Natalie explained as Kate raised an eyebrow. "Nothing to worry over; just taking some leave."
"Oh?" Kate smiled. "Doing anything nice?"
"Not really." Natalie answered; "Unless you a radical hysterectomy and possible chemo. I've been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. I'm having the op on Tuesday."
Jake's jaw dropped open.
"Oh don't look at me like that. It's been caught early enough that I stand a chance."
"Ronnie knows?" Kate took a breath.
"Course." She nodded. "As will the rest of the team later. I just need to work out how to tell them. You pair were a practice run."
"Oh ok." Kate nodded.
"Best thing you two can do is get this murder behind bars. Give me one less thing to worry about. Yeah?"
Kate nodded before pulling the older woman into a hug.
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