Alec Hardy and the fairground girl

Chapter 1

A/N:

Takes place during the trial of Joe Miller, just as Alec is about to go

for his surgery.  Rose is an ordinary woman who had been travelling

with the fair across the south of England since she was six years old,

her mother having gone off with the fairground owner and became a

fortune teller after she revealed she always believed in the stars. 

They both stayed when the fair was sold and they now live with Jack

Harkness in a three bedroom trailer.  Jack has raised her as his own

since she was twelve and always watches out for her though there is

nothing romantic between Jackie and Jack other than when the said Jackie

gets drunk and tries it on with him.  They had been to Broadchurch the

previous August and left after two days, the town in the middle of the

murder investigation but since it was on their schedule, they arrived

the following March.  Rose used to go out with Mickey Smith who runs the

dodgem cars but had split up with him over six years ago.

 May not follow the exact events of the second series in the correct

order.  A lot of familiar characters will be included in various roles. 

Inspired by the fairground scene in episode 5.

Alec and Ellie had been out after the trial ended for the day.  They'd had a

long drive back from Sandbrook after driving up and staying overnight, a

full day of questioning and Miller checking over Claire and Lee's still

empty house then driving back late last night.  Alec had enjoyed an

evening out with Daisy but was upset that Tess had been there and had

told Ricky Gillespie where they were dining.

Ellie had picked up young Fred and they had been discussing Joe and talking about the Sandbrook case but it was getting past her son's bedtime and Ellie

really wanted to get him home and she had an hour's drive back to her

small flat in Exeter but as they pulled into the field to drop Alec off,

he was not happy they are stopped by a fairground that had appeared

since he left that morning.

Ellie was getting Fred out of his car seat while Alec got his overnight bag out of the back and Fred's pushchair. 

"So I take it this wasn't here when you left then?" Ellie asked, thinking it was funny and would annoy the hell out of him.

"No, the rental company failed to inform me, I'll be having words with them."

"It was here last August Alec, don't be such a grump.  Who's a grumpy uncle Alec Fred?" she asked the two year old.