Meanwhile on Darwin Jac and Frieda were implementing their plan.
"We need a letter of authorisation to pick Theo up" Frieda said "I'll do that, I can forge Fletch's signature"
Jac raised an eyebrow at her
"Oh please. Look" she showed Jac a note with Fletch's writing on it "he writes like a child anyone could forge it. I've done it countless times"
Jac found his writing quite endearing. Concentrate Naylor "well I'll go and get Emma and Theo then" she paused "you don't think what he said was true do you"
"Are you crazy? There's so many clues in there. It's been the only way he's been able to communicate that there's a problem. If you think about it he has been very clever"
Jac huffed. Proud of him "well don't ever tell him that or we'll never hear the last of it"
Jac went to the crèche and made up some story about take your child to work day
"I hadn't heard" said Kerry the nursery nurse pleasantly
"Oh it's just Darwin today. Probably move round the wards. Can't have everywhere overrun with the little monsters" Jac lied smoothly
"Hey you two, ready to come up to Darwin?"
"Why are we going there mummy?"
"To see where mummy and Fletch make people better and I've got more time today because I'm not officially back at work until Monday" she grinned at them hiding the rising sense of dread inside her. She lead them to the staff room desperately trying to push any images of the last time she'd been in this room. With Fletch.
"Now you're going to stay in here with Louise and she's going to take your blood pressure and temperature and listen to your heart with a stethoscope" Petrenko had persuaded a student nurse to look after the kids, stating that she needed experience in taking obs on children.
"Ok what now?" Jac asked. It was normally she who was in charge but today it was pure teamwork
"How are your acting skills Ms Naylor?"
"Why, what did you have in mind?"
"Well we phone her office and tell her that there's a television news crew downstairs with a disgruntled relative and corporate services are asking her to go down to smooth the waters. As soon as she leaves the office we get in there and see if Fletch is there and OK. We take security with us just in case. We don't know what she's done or threatened to make Fletch make that call. I don't think I will be able to hide my accent well enough"
"Ok, I'll do it. Get Reg and Barney from security, I know them well, they won't question why I want them. Being a hard bitch has had it's advantages over the years" she paused "don't feel particularly hard just now"
"Pull yourself together Naylor, this is for Fletch"
