18 Works by EM79
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AU: When DS Lisa Swain is transferred to Weatherfield Police Station, she soon crosses paths with Inspector Carla Connor, the enigmatic and personable leader of the uniformed relief who make up the rank and file at the nick. Two strong women, each facing their own battles, must learn to work together to solve cases and maybe save one another along the way.
AU fic where both Carla and Lisa work for the police and must navigate an often volatile and fractious relationship between them. But something keeps pulling them into one another's orbits.
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“Ever felt like you're living under a microscope, trapped in a petri dish, bound to keep being slapped in the face by your past?” Carla Connor, businesswoman, factory owner, independent woman needed space. Space from the scrutiny that came with living your life out loud on Coronation Street.
Detective Sergeant Lisa Swain needed help. Help to make ends meet and not further break her daughter's heart by having to insist on a house move away from the only home she had ever known, the one which contained all the memories of her late mum, Becky. The same Becky who was the reason Lisa was up to her eyeballs in debt, having forged Lisa's signature and borrowed significant amounts of money against the house before her death. In desperation, Lisa advertises the spare room to rent out, a last ditch attempt to avoid what seemed inevitable.
When Carla places a call to enquire about the room, could it mark the beginning of something both of them never knew they needed?
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Becky is in prison, Carla is moving back into number six at Betsy's request...but there's still a long way to go and each of them, Betsy, Carla and Lisa have to face their own trauma before they can find their way back to one another. Initially, they co-exist alongside each other gaining no ground but then Lisa is suspended from work, a trigger which forces a change which will affect them all.
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Carla's gone, Betsy's mad, Becky's winning and Lisa... Lisa is broken.
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An arrogant, over ambitious copper. A poorly executed operation to integrate into a grooming and trafficking gang. An innocent life lost. A family shattered. But what happens when the dead don't stay dead?
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Following on from Lisa Uswain bolting from the flat, what happens when she finally returns?
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Lisa asked Carla to marry her, but what will the answer be?
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When Betsy fails to turn up for work one morning, Carla is prepared to tear a strip off her and her mum for letting her down. But Lisa was unaware of her daughter's absence, sparking a hunt for the errant teen during which secrets become known. Where is Betsy? Why was she seen arguing with Joel Deering? And will Carla's confession lead to her enjoying a stint at His Majesty's pleasure?
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DS Swain knows about the hit and run. What will she do with that information and how will it affect her budding friendship with Carla?
Betsy has leapt to conclusions which have the potential to destroy Lisa and Carla’s growing closeness before it's even had chance to develop into anything solid. Will she be able to handle the consequences of her actions this time? Or has she gone too far to redeem herself?
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In the wake of Mason's sudden and tragic death, Betsy can't bring herself to leave the hospital, so she and Lisa pay a visit to Carla to let her know what's happened. This is a one shot of them each absorbing the news and the impact it has on them.
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Lisa arrives back at Carla's flat with pizza and Betsy has a confession to make.
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When Carla is injured in a break in at the factory, Lisa realises what she stands to lose and what her priorities should be going forward, if Carla makes it.
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After Betsy's outburst at the factory and letting Carla into her secret about what happened to result in the bruising and cracked ribs, Lisa finds herself alone and struggling under the weight of everything she's been carrying since Becky's death.
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Carla can't settle after leaving the pub, too keyed up after Joel's visit to Roy in the cafe. So she visits a casino where she risks it all and ends up needing to call on Lisa for assistance.
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Four times Lisa Swain hates the existence of mistletoe and one time she doesn't...
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An incident at Speed Daal brings everything into perspective for Carla, Betsy and Lisa, but has the reckoning come too late?
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Post-pub visit following Joel's non-appearance in court, Lisa walks Carla home before she takes up the search for the errant villain herself overnight. When she stumbles across an ongoing altercation, what price will she have to pay?
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Carla's day in court ends with an unexpected discovery.