"What is it with you and exploding cars?" Ros walked towards Adam as he raised his head. Zaf smirked as he saw their friend and senior officer approach. "At least we have proof you're not dead this time."
"We were pushed off the road. Beth is a good tactical driver."
"Better than you." Ros narrowed her eyes slightly. "What's the damage?"
"Smoke inhalation, bruised ribs and what may be a broken forearm." Zaf chimed in before Adam could answer. "Beth is in resus. I think Dimitri is in shock." He nodded across to where the other man stared at the wall, apparently unaware of Ros' arrival. She frowned for a moment, knowing what it was like to be in Dimtiri's shoes, Lucas had a habit of ending up in Accident and Emergency - usually for what Harry would call unnecessary heroics.
"Resus?"
"She went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance." Adam spoke quietly, the words almost painful to get out. "I know her shoulder was out and her ankle looked awful." He sighed. "I saw them shock her before the ambulance left the scene. Tell me Tariq got the bastard who did this?"
"Adam."
"Ros."
"Its all linked. Someone is trying to take out the Section and I'd bet money its coming from whoever it is that shot Malcolm." He swore as she remained deathly calm. "Zaf, look after him." She turned before Adam could argue before heading towards Dimitri.
"You ok?"
"Pastoral care not really your thing, Ros."
"True." Ros smirked. "You looking like you're totally defeated isn't yours. You think Beth would want you out here like this?"
"Ros."
"Tell me to fuck off."
"Would not dare." He smirked.
"Good." Ros watched as he momentarily moved his eyes from the wall to her. "We are going to get the bastards who did this and Beth is going to need you to keep your shit together. Understood."
"Understood."
"Right, I'm off to do that." Ros stepped away as she heard him call her name. "Yeah?"
"You really are shit at pastoral care."
Ros smirked before heading out of the A&E knowing she had to keep her promise."
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"Malcolm?" Sarah was on her feet in seconds as a shadow passed the small HDU bay he was being nursed in. Will shook himself as he put his phone back in his pocket. "Malcolm?"
The machine bleeped as he moved his hand slightly. Will pressed the nurse call button as his Godfather tried to move his head.
"Its ok, you're in hospital." Sarah stated as she took his hand. "I'm here. William is here." She looked over to where the younger man was stood.
"You stay with Auntie Sarah." Will stated as he moved to the door. He had no intention of leaving until he knew his godparents were safe but something was wrong. He knew Tariq and Catherine had text him but he hadn't read the messages. Taking a deep breath he looked out of the door as two young nurses approached him. He stepped aside as the student nurse watched the other begin to check Malcolm and reassure Sarah. Quietly he slipped out the door, unable to shake the feeling they were being watched.
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Harry threw the phone across the desk as the caller hung up. He knew his team were targeted, the fact the DG was refusing to acknowledge this was just negligence as far as he was concerned. He looked up to see Ruth stood in the doorway of his office.
"I spoke to Alec. He and Natasha are fine. Still in the safehouse. Calum is sweeping the Grid for anything that shouldn't be here." She paused. "Adam has a broken radius and is being discharged."
"Thank God." Harry sighed heavily.
"Beth is in an induced coma." Ruth's voice shook. The younger woman had become a firm friend over the years and she hated to think of the younger woman laying in a hospital bed. "Zaf said its touch and go."
"Shit."
"Yeah." Ruth looked at her feet. She knew so much was happening and they seemed to be so far behind the actual perpetrators. "I cross correlated any historic cases of six officers going rouge and attacking officers here."
"And?"
"Nothing documented officially. Three men, Daniel Lee, Marius Siatas and Jamie Jacobs were arrested and charged with treason in 2016. Weapons were taken from an army base in South Wales and sold on the Black Market. They had been tasked with intercepting them."
"And?"
"They did and they pocketed the money." Ruth paused. "It was intel from five, from our team that got them convicted. I traced the bullet. The one in the wall behind Malcolm. It was stolen this year. Same year that two of the men have been released from prison."
"Go on."
"I sent the information to Ros. She's with Lucas and Erin." Ruth explained. "Catherine is tracing them. Daniel Lee is apparently living in Walthamstow and his friend Jamie is in Peckham."
"Why are we being targeted now?" Harry thought of his friend in HDU and Beth fighting for her life. He felt wretched that the young woman had been injured. Ruth folded her arms.
"It was Malcolm and I worked on the case. Special Branch had asked us for our input. Remember back then we were agreeing to anything to make sure the Section wasn't disbanded." Harry ran a hand over his face. "That explains why I was sent my little present and why Malcolm was shot. Jamie is a trained marksman. Adam and Beth, both assisted and gave evidence in Court."
"They would have had their identities protected." Harry stated as Zoe appeared beside Ruth.
"Yeah, like mine was." She watched as Harry raised his eyebrow. "Irrelevant now. I have Marius' death certificate. Murdered three weeks ago at Charring Cross station. I'm requesting the police report now. I have a feeling this is more than just Juliet up to her old tricks."
"So do I." Harry paused. "We know why we were targets but Natasha?"
"Wrong place, wrong time?" Zoe shrugged. Ruth sighed.
"Story of my life."
