So, what did you think about Holby Sin City? Personally it was a Marmite episode for me, you either loved it or hated it! I enjoyed it because Ethan was front and centre and I loved seeing George portraying all the different emotions, but it was not my favourite episode at all. Anyhow, as always, I wanted to see more of Cal so I'm going to stick in a small scene of my own - hope you like it.

As usual I don't own anyone that you recognise.

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale " a woman who is very attractive in a mysterious way, usually leading men into danger or causing their destruction"

"Are you going to be alright?" Robyn's voice broke through the fog in his mind. Ethan glanced at her and nodded slightly, "I don't think I'm in any fit state to work..."

"Don't worry, I'll tell Hansenn that you were ill and had to go home," she assured him.

He tried to muster up a smile but it was hard work. She laid a gentle hand on his shoulder and squeezed it as she got to her feet and left him alone to his muddled thoughts.

Ethan shivered as he felt her presence leave his side, then he leaned forward and dropped his head to his chest. His head felt as if it was full of cotton wool. He felt nauseous as the drug that Bonnie had used flowed through his system still. He wanted to make his way home but he really didn't think he could muster up enough energy to even move.

Suddenly he became aware of another presence beside him, "Ethan!"

The younger man's head jerked up at the calling of his name, shocked to see his brother's anxious face staring at him, "Cal? What...?"

"Robyn text me...told me something had happened...are you alright?" He rushed out, looking at his brother and not liking what he saw.

"I'm fine...well actually I don't think I am..." Ethan scrunched his face up in confusion.

When there was nothing more forthcoming from his brother, Cal finally noticed what he was wearing, "What are you wearing? You're soaking wet!" He exclaimed as he reached out to touch the sleeve of the raincoat.

Ethan looked down at himself, "I...I don't know...I think it was left at reception..."

"Ethan, talk to me. What happened?"

Cal drew in a sharp breath when the young doctor turned towards him and he saw his pupils well and truly dilated, "Are you high?"

No, no, no! There was no way that his brother was taking drugs...just no way!

"Excuse me, have you come to take Mr Hardy home?" Cal turned to see a police officer staring down at them.

"It's Doctor Hardy, and yes I am here to take him home. Do you know what happened?"

"Doctor Hardy and a couple of his colleagues came in to report a murder...it seems a young woman whom Dr Hardy had seen a few times previously had decided that she had had enough of her life with her man and managed to persuade him to kill himself..."

"It's my fault," Ethan whispered.

"Shhh, don't be stupid, how can it be? So what happened to my brother?" Cal turned his attention back to the police officer.

"It seems that he was drugged by the woman who decided that it was time to tell her story as she thought that Dr Hardy was to out of it to remember...but he did, plus two colleagues backed his story and found evidence of their own - we are hopeful of an arrest very soon."

"Drugged? My brother was drugged?" Cal almost yelled in shock.

"Bonnie...you remember Bonnie?" Ethan whispered.

Cal wracked his brain as the name was familiar, "She fell down the stairs...said I was cute..."

Cal did remember the dark haired beauty who seemed to have a soft spot for his brother and vice versa. He recalled how Ethan was quick to want the police involved for some reason and how he had been one of the first people to visit her after surgery.

"I remember, you thought that she was in an abusive relationship..."

"She was...after the incident, I went to see her...I told her that she didn't have to live like that...that there were options...it's my fault that Clyde was shot..that he's dying."

Cal looked from his distressed brother to the police officer, who just shook his head as if to say that he had nothing to worry about. He quickly took his leave.

"Cal, I don't feel so good," Ethan mumbled, yet still made no effort to move himself.

"You won't for a while I'm afraid bro...come on let's go home."

Suddenly, Ethan pulled himself up so that he was sitting straight, "Cal? What are you doing here?" he asked as if it was the first time he had seen him.

The older brother sighed, "I've come to rescue my damsel in distress brother..." he smiled.

His smile didn't last long as his little brother's face paled and he slumped down once more, the shivering becoming more intense, "Come on Ethan, we need to get you home and warmed up," he told him.

"I'm sorry Cal..." Ethan mumbled sadly.

"You've got nothing to be sorry for Eth. It wasn't your fault," his brother tried to reassure him.

"I'm sorry about the grief I gave you about Taylor. I said all those things and look at me...I fell for a lying, murdering sl..."

"I don't think that you want to finish that sentence Ethan. That's not you. With regards to Taylor, everything you said was spot on, I just didn't want to believe it. Now it's my turn to look after you...I can't believe that she drugged you. Next time you fall for someone, make sure that she's not so buckets of crazy!"

Ethan finally chuckled slightly, "She's not," he mumbled.

Cal smiled widely as he flung an arm around his little brother and hoisted him to his feet. Ethan listed to one side as his co-ordination was shot at that moment so he leaned against a wall to keep himself upright, "Oh Ethan..." Cal couldn't help the misting that was covering his eyes. He had never seen his brother so vulnerable before, "Come on let's get you home...we need to get you out of these wet clothes before you catch pnuemonia - then I'll get you a nice hot drink to warm you right through. Then in the morning, when hopefully you are back to being Ethan, we'll have a discussion about crazy, manipulative women."

"A femme fatale..." Ethan mumbled as he was led out of the police station and into the pouring rain once more.

"What?"

"A femme fatale...a mysterious woman who is very attractive and leads men into danger, which can also be destructive," Ethan explained to his confused brother.

"You got that right, little brother!"

So that's it. Personally I'm not to keen on this, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm not sure it was such a good idea after all.

Question: Do you think that they will delve into Ethan and Cal's background at all? There have been a few mentions about them having different surnames, and being asked why, yet they skirt the issue. I'm wondering if they may give us some background into the Hardy/Knight relationship.

The summer holidays start on Friday - yey! So if anyone has any ideas that they might want me to tackle, please feel free to ask me. I can't promise anything but I will give them a good go! Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me - til next time xx