One of the first things Gene Hunt had been told when he first became a DCI was to get to know your team. Get to know them like they were your own flesh and blood.

He knew little Shaz's tired sighs off by heart.

He knew every single one of Ray's jokes.

He could count all those times Chris had put his foot in it.

And Alex?

Bloody 'ell...

He knew her face, her voice, her mind. He knew every single one of those busy little thoughts that fluttered around her mind like butterflies on LSD.

But he threw that away, didn't he? Had to be all noble. So he started again, he got to know his new team. His new family.

PC Brendan Hale. 23. Keen, content, loyal. Scruffy brown hair, lanky. Needs fattening up. Got stabbed to death after trying to protect a young girl in a grime filled alley. He doesn't remember.

DC Brian Casper. 27. A joker, keeps his cool under pressure, reliable. Blonde hair, freckles. Was involved in a terrorist attack. He doesn't remember either.

DS Carly Brown. 33. Loud, opinionated, stands up for what she believes in, doesn't know the meaning of authority. Long auburn hair which she refuses to cut, brown eyes. Just like his Bolly's...She's so much like his Bolly. Kidnapped by some sexually frustrated nutter, kept tied to a bed for three months. She remembers, the dark circles under her eyes and her agitated state told him so.

DI Gary bloody Blake. 35. Mr 'I-Phone' A pain in the arse. Head over heels for Brown. Dull blonde hair, green eyes. Shot during an armed blag. He remembers, Gene regulary hears him talking to radios. Bloody fruitcake...

I am very sorry if I spelled some words incorrectly :3