It was the Christmas ball and all the staff attended.
It was a brilliant party and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, even Sgt Gilmore was smiling. There was a huge surprise for Duncan, when Mickey had arranged for Liz Rawton to return to join him.
"Duncan, I've got someone to see you" Mickey said
Duncan turned around and saw Liz standing there "Liz" Duncan said looking amazed
"Hello Duncan, I wanted to surprise you"
"Surprise! You've definitely done that, it is great to see you"
"And you, I've missed you"
"Me too"
"Come on let's dance"
Duncan and Liz went off to dance. Jim and Brandon were standing at the bar watching the reunion between Duncan and Liz. "Duncan looks happy" Brandon said
"Yeah, he's got Liz here now, that's why"
"Yes"
The party continued and it was about 12'0'clock and a man came to the microphone and said "Can I have everyone's attention please" Everyone went quite. "Thank you. There is no need to panic but a suspicious looking package has been found in one of the toilet cubicles. It has been reported to the police which is kind of funny since you are all police officers however they have advised me to evacuate the building just in case. It's a safety precaution, so could everybody please make their way to the exits and try not to panic"
Everybody started walking towards the exits. As the staff were making their way out, there was an explosion. "Oh my god" Jim said "Is everyone ok"
"Liz" Duncan shouted
"Duncan, what's the matter?" Jim said
"It's Liz, she's still inside"
"Are you sure"?
"Yes" Duncan said
Jim stood on top of a stone and shouted " Can I have everyone's attention please" everyone turned to face him "Thank you, now I know this has shook you all up, but it is important that I find out how many people are missing" Jim said eagerly
There was silence for a minute and then Gina shouted "There's four missing, Liz, Nick, Debbie and Luke"
"Ok, thank you. I will do my best to find out where these four are and I will let you know when they are found. Anybody who is hurt could you please go to the nearest ambulance and get assistance. Thank you" Jim said as he stepped off the stone.
"Jim, where are you going?" June said eagerly
"To find Jack and tell him what's happening"
"Jim, don't do anything stupid, leave it to the professionals, please" June pleaded
"Look, I'll be ok, you go and get that cut on your head seen too"
"Ok, but be careful"
June walked off towards one of the ambulances and Jim walked towards Jack Meadows, who had just come back from his car. "Jack, there are four missing, Nick, Liz, Luke and Debbie"
"Debbie" Jack said "Well what are we waiting for" he said as he started running towards the flames.
"Jack, what are you doing?"
"Jim, I can't stand around here waiting for the emergency services to arrive and do something, while there are four members of my staff inside"
"Ok, wait I'll come with you" Jim said
Jack and Jim were running up the steps towards the flames and the entrance to the building. June came out of the ambulance and seen two figures going up the steps. "Jim NO!" June shouted "You'll kill yourself, leave it to the professionals" she shouted but it was too late, they had both already entered the burning building with their jackets over their head.
About five minutes later, the police and fire brigade turned up. "There are six people inside that burning building, why aren't you doing anything ?"Duncan said angrily
'i'm sorry Duncan, but the fire brigade can not enter the building until the bomb disposal unit arrive, because we think there is another device by the door of the building and it would be to dangerous to let anyone else enter the building at the moment, you know the score"
"But Liz is inside"
"I'm sorry, but we are doing everything we can at the moment, as soon as the bomb disposal unit get here and give the all clear we will send men into the building"
"Look if you won't get Liz out of there, I will" Duncan said as he pushed past the Harry the police officer and headed for the entrance
"Sorry Duncan, you can't go any further, until we are given the all clear. As you can see, we are trying our best to put the fire out. Now can you go back over there with your friends and leave us get on with our jobs"
A PC Harry Newman came and took Duncan back to the crowds of people.
About five minutes later Jack and Jim appeared from the blazing flames and smoke coughing, they were dragging a body each. Once they were away from the building, the firefighters came over and carried the bodies to the ambulances. Jim and Jack turned around and ran back towards the flames "Don't go back in!" A firefighter shouted but it was to late they had disappeared.
PC Newman walked over to the crowds of people and stood on the stone that Jim had stood on. Everyone looked up and went quiet. "Two bodies have been recovered from the building and they are said to be alive but I don't know the full extent of their injuries" Harry said
"Who are they?" Gina shouted
"They are believed to be PC Nick Klein and DI Rawton "
"Oh thank god for that," Duncan said with a sigh of relief
"Who found them?" Gina shouted
"Jack Meadows and PC Jim Carver, I believe and they have now gone back into the building in search for the other missing people"
"Can we see them?" Cass said
"Yes, I will take you to them now" Harry said "as soon as we hear anything else, we will let you know"
Harry took Duncan and Cass to the ambulances.
"Oh Nick" Cass said, "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine thanks to Jim and Jack. Are they alright?" Nick said as he hugged her
"They have gone back into the building to find the other two"
"Oh god"
"They'll be fine, don't worry" Cass said
Meanwhile in the other ambulance, Duncan sat holding Liz's hand, as she lay unconscious.
Meanwhile outside, the building was still on fire and everyone was waiting for news.
"Where's the bomb disposal unit?" June said eagerly
"They are stuck in traffic I am afraid"
As June was talking to Harry, she could see two figures emerging from the fire dragging two bodies.
"Jim" June shouted
Jack was dragging Debbie and he came out first and dragged her to safety. Jim was still at the door trying to drag Luke, and as he made his way out of the blazing building, there was a loud BANG! It was another explosion.
End of Part 1