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Harry brushed her hair as she stared in the mirror above the bathroom sink. The events of the last few weeks had taken their toll. Now she just wanted to have a normal life back. She sighed heavily at the reflection looking back at her, wondering if she could ever feel normal again.

"Babe?"

She rolled her eyes as the American accent caught her attention.

"Harry? You ok in there?"

"I'm fine." She sighed, wondering who exactly she was trying to convince. Swabey was rotting in prison but was still haunting her nightmares. She had no idea when she had last slept properly. Heading out of the bathroom she grabbed her denim jacket before heading to meet Dempsey in the living room.

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Spikings paced his office trying to figure out how best to deal with the current case. He knew the best way was to send in an undercover team - flush the vermin out as Dempsey had once said. He just wasn't sure it was the right thing to do. His two best undercover officers had been through Hell itself over the last few months. He didn't know if Harry or Dempsey were strong enough to cope with a drugs cartel operating on their patch. A knock at the door caught his attention as Chas waited for him to answer.

"What?"

"Sir, you asked me to tell you when Harry and Dempsey turned up."

"Yes."

Spikings nodded; his welsh accent more noticeable as he frowned. "I take it they have turned up."

"Yeah." Chas nodded before turning back to the SI10 squad room. "Only thing is, Superintendent Carter is on their heels. Thought you'd want to know he was here too."

"THATS ALL I BLOODY WELL NEED!" He slammed his hand on his desk as Chas raised an eyebrow. "Ok send in Tonto and the Lone Ranger. Let's get this over with. And not a word to Carter. If he suspects we know what he's up to before we get concrete evidence then we're screwed."

"Aye Sir." Chas stepped away, hoping that one very senior and very corrupt copper was going to get his comeuppance.

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