"So I was thinking-" Steve said to Suzy early the next morning. He was paying her a quick visit before going on to AC-12.

Suzy wasn't expecting any one in the office that early and jumped with shock at Steve's voice. "Jesus!" She exclaimed as she tried to calm down once she saw who her visitor was. He looked like shit. "Did you get any sleep?" Suzy asked concerned. "I saw you sent emails at three and four am this morning and now you are here at 7:30,".

"Couldn't sleep," Steve said.

"Do you know what you remind me of?" Suzy asked.

"No," replied Steve.

"A knight from one of those fairy stories who is challenged to kill a dragon to prove his worth before marrying the princess," Suzy revealed. "Catching this rapist is your dragon,".

"In this fairy story does the princess dump the knight because dragon slaying is a little too time consuming for her?" Steve asked grimly.

"Oh Steve, I'm sorry," Suzy replied, understanding why Steve looked so bad.

Steve shrugged. It was still very raw. "Yeah, well," was all he could say as he still was finding it difficult to accept that Kate had ended things.

"Are you ok?" She asked, knowing how close Kate and Steve had been.

"It's a bit of a set back, but I'm not giving up on catching this fucking dragon,".

"And maybe the princess has a change of heart when she sees you've been successful," Suzy suggested trying to sound hopeful. Steve wasn't so sure.

Being single once again, Steve spent even more time if that was possible on catching Kate's attacker, after all he had nothing else to do once he finished work at AC-12. It also stopped him dwelling on what might have been with Kate. Since their last phone call, he had had no contact with her.

The breakthrough came one morning and in a completely unexpected way.

"You're not going to believe what's just happened!" Suzy screeched down the phone to Steve as he sat at his desk in AC-12.

"What?" replied Steve, sitting up straighter in anticipation.

"We've got a fuckin' DNA match!" Suzy told him.

"Another rape?" Steve asked.

"No," replied Suzy. "Group of students arrested last night for trashing a local restaurant and terrorising the staff. Some sort of initiation ritual for freshers in to a social club,".

"Ok," replied Steve, not sure exactly how this was going to lead to a rapist.

"The social club was a martial arts club," Suzy revealed which caught Steve's attention. "They were all processed and one has matched the DNA we have for Kate's rape,".

"Where is he now?" Steve asked as he grabbed his jacket off the back of his chair. He was going to speak to Ted about being allowed to go and question this bastard.

"Moss Side police station," Suzy revealed. "I was wondering if you fancied accompanying me for a little trip?".

"Be my guest," DI Howard from the CID at Moss Side said when Suzy and Steve informed him they wanted a word with one of his student detainees. They had all pissed him off with their arrogant attitudes after causing such mayhem in the restaurant, but none more than Tristan Farquhar-Thompson, the young man that Suzy and Steve were interested in. "Right cocky bastard, that one," DI Howard informed his colleagues in a broad Yorkshire accent. "Apparently Daddy is going to pay for all the damages in the restaurant. Shame it won't help the poor waitress they terrorised in the process,".

Steve could understand how DI Howard had taken such an instant dislike to the young man as soon as he saw him. He was slouched in his chair, looking thoroughly bored when Steve walked in the interview room with Suzy and gave them an eye roll.

"How many more people do I need to say sorry to?" Tristan said. "I've already said that my father has promised to cover all the repairs costs,".

"So I hear," replied Suzy. "But that's not why I'm here. My name is DS Suzy Watson. I am a Rape and Specialist Sexual Assault Investigator. This is DI Arnott," she said, introducing herself and Steve. "I'm here to arrest you for the rape of Ms Kate Fleming on the evening of June 24th and on the suspicion of four other counts of rape in the last two years,".

Tristan raised his eyebrows at the news before shaking his head and smiling sarcastically. "I don't know any Kate Fleming," he protested, before remembering something. "Oh, Hang on," he said, "has she got great cheek bones and really small tits?" He asked cheekily.

Steve wanted to hit him at his crass description of Kate but instead bit the inside of his cheek. Suzy didn't answer either.

"Yeah, I remember her," Tristan went on. "Except she came on to me," he said. "Dragged me in to the bushes for a bit of fun,".

"The evidence we have doesn't seem to fit with that," Suzy retorted. "We are going to transfer you to Heath Road for questioning," she informed him.

"I need to phone my father," Tristan said.

"I'm not sure that he can pay your way out of this one," Steve said his first words.

"Maybe not," Tristan said, casually as he turned to Steve and looked at him as if he was a piece of dirt, "but he can afford a good lawyer, and I think I'm going to need one,".

"Hello?".

"Hi Kate, it's Suzy Watson," Suzy introduced herself.

"Hi," said Kate a little hesitantly, as she sat down heavily at her desk at MIT. Why was Suzy calling?

"We've caught someone for your rape, Kate," Suzy explained, "and I was wondering if you were free to come down and take part in an identity parade,".

"Umm, I'm at work," Kate replied quietly as she felt her pulse quicken at the thought of having to see her rapist again. "I'll have to ask DCI Davidson,".

"That's ok," Suzy replied. "We've got a bit of time. I've also invited the other four women who officially reported their rapes as well coming to the station,".

"I'll speak to Jo and get back to you," Kate said before hanging up and promptly running to the ladies where she threw up her lunch.