The Bodyguard

Chapter 31 - Taking care of business

-3rd Person-

David knelt down in front of the robot and looked at the tools in front of him.

"I'm not going to be able to do it with one hand he stated."

"Then we'll start by freeing your left hand. You'll see a set of scissors." David did and picked them up.

"Use it to divide the tape over your thumb, creating two loose ends." He did

"Next you'll see and non ferris spacer. It looks like one of the pieces in the game of draughts." David took it

"Slip the spacer under your thumb being sure to maintain pressure on the DMS  trigger." he he did so, David felt the tension slip further away as he was being walked through.

"being sure to maintain pressure, rotate your thumb 90 degrees, so you can fold one of the free ends over the tape down onto the spacer."  it happened

"the next stage is to roll your thumb on the opposite side you've just secured, maintaining pressure. So you can tape the opposite side down to the spacer." David found this a little difficult but he managed to do it.

"if you're sure the tape is secure, you'll be able to move your thumb" David hesitated slightly but his thumb came up and he let out a groan in relief. He shakes his hand bring some feeling back into it.

"Well done, David. I suggest applying some more tape to get the spacer 100% secure." David nodded and grabbed the tape to apply it.

"David, normally the best approach is to neutralise the power source. But remember with the 1/10 device. Fort Halsted found it was rigged with multiple booby traps. When the power was cut the control unit triggered the detonators." Expo told him

"I'm convinced this is the same kind of device." David replied.

"Then you're going to have to neutralise the control unit itself. I've already removed the cover successfully, but there may be hidden trip wires." David sat up to give expo a better view

"Thanks, mate. That's given us a better view." Expo looked closely

"Okay, what do you suggest?" David wondered

"I doubt a device like this will be neutralised by cutting a wire. A shunt, might work." Expo answered

"Hence the croc clips and wire." David understood

"Yeah." David took what he needed and looked down at the control unit.

"I can see a pair of relay blocks serving the detonator. I'm gonna shunt between the two." he breathed nervously as he did what he said, the clip were attached and nothing happened

"Right, i'm gonna disconnect the power supply" he grabbed the cutters and held it to the wires, he paused a moment before he did it.

"Put some tape over the ends." Expo told him and he did

"Question fro DCI Sharma?" 

"Go ahead" Sharma confirmed

"Any news on Longcross?" David wondered. Sharma looked at his phone to see a message.

-Longcross released by court order-

"Sir?"

"I'm sorry, David, he had to be released." Sharma informed him of the news

"That's it? They just get away with it scot free?" Sharma never replied. David sighed, knowing what he now had to do, to really end all of this.

"I'm going to cut the second wire, i suggest you move back." he told them

"Everyone back! Take cover!" Sharma ordered. They did, David stood up.

"Get right back, move." they did. He took a few breaths then cut the wire. Nothing happened. He jumped over the side, ditching the vest and running off.

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Chanel got home that evening, she dropped her things and went out onto her balcony for a smoke. What she didn't know is that David was waiting for her.

"That'll kill you." she jumped and looked back

"oh my god."

"Mind you, so will a suicide vest." he added. Stepping out on the balcony to face her.

"Oh my god, you're okay." she breathed

"No, thanks to you." she stuttered

"I don't know what to say to you. I'm so sorry." she apologised.

"Cooperate. You'll get immunity, witness protection. You'll be out." he told her fiercely.

"I can't do that." he grabbed her

"You're gonna phone, Luke. Tell him the inside man's gonna talk. He's gonna want to silence him. He's gonna lead me to him."

"Isn't Luke gonna be suspicious?"

"That's what you did to me." he retorted "It's the only way to prove I'm innocent." Chanel nodded and the went to where she knew Luke would be and made the call. A few minutes later. Luke came out with two of his guys and got in the car. Using Chanel's car they followed him, and when  he came to a stop.

"Stay here." he told Chanel He got out of the car to get a closer look, he stuck to the shadows. A figure came out of the house, Aikens was parked outside of, Luke got out just as the figure opened the garage.

"Going somewhere." he asked, the figure turned out to be Craddock. David felt the betrayal run over him.

"None of your business, talking of which..." she was cut off

"I pay for results. Budd is still out there, basic rule Lorraine. If you're gonna frame someone, you make it the dead bloke."

"That's hardly my fault."

"No, but it's made you nervous." David crept over and disabled the lack, grabbing his gun and aiming it at Luke.

"Down on your knee's hands on your head!" David yelled

"Are you fucking joking." David fired a warning shot

"Stand down, sarge! That's an order." Craddock stated

"I know about you two. Down on your knees." Luke complied "Hands." Luke didn't move "Hands." he moved his hands to his head. a neighbour saw what was happening and called the police

"Did you kill her?" he asked but there was no answer "Did you kill the home secretary and try to kill her daughter. Tell me."

"It was business." Luke replied Chanel came running over

"David don't." she told him

"Why?"

"Just good for business. Nothing personal and for the record I wasn't intentionally aiming for your girl, she was just collateral."

"Nothing personal?" he growled, all the pent up ager was trying to force it's way out, Mia, Julia, Andy, him, Ella, Charlie, Vicky. All those people in danger .

David, don't" Craddock said. He growled and fired off another shot, but it didn't touch Luke.

"Call it in before I change my mind." Craddock didn't move "Do it now. It's over." she pulled out her phone and called it in.