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As Tommy and Barbara returned to the office, Tommy asks Winston for some help; "Hey Winston I need help, can you look up and trace a John Wolfe please?" Tommy asks him, "But that's like nearly what...A third of the population sir!" Winston responded, Tommy nodded and agreed, "I know, but we are looking for Danielle's older brother. He is two years older than her, he disappeared from the family home when he was twelve years old." Tommy said, "No worries sir, I will have a look." Winston replied. "Oh, we are expecting a visit from a DCI Gently and DS Bacchus. Can you show them to my office please?"
"Sure will do sir. I'm sorry sir, but who would have Bacchus as a last name!" Responded Winston as Tommy shrugged. Then they go to Tommy's office ad look at the file. Then Tommy's phone rang and he answered; "Hello?" He says as a voice responded, "Hi, am I speaking to Detective Inspector Lynley?" George replied, "Yes." Tommy responded, "My name is George Gently - Detective Chief Inspector, we are on our way." He replied, "Ok, we are expecting you both, erm just come straight up and our colleague Winston will show you to my office." Tommy responded as Barbara asks an officer to prepare four coffees. "Ok will do." George said before hanging up.
Twenty minutes later, George arrived with his Detective Sergeant Bacchus at the London Met. "I'm warning you now Sergeant no funny business with Sergeant Havers. She is a woman, but from what I have heard, she isn't one to take any bullshit from no one. So I expect you to behave like a gentleman and treat her with respect, and also no sexism either, Havers is fabulous at her job ok." George says to John.
"Right you are Gov." John responded to his boss. After arriving on the floor, they spoke to Winston. He showed them to Tommy's office, he left them to it - Tommy and George shook hands as the officer comes in the room with the four drinks. "So what do we know so far about Danielle's parents?" George asks Tommy, "Well, from what we know, they disappeared and was reported missing, but Danielle told the police that they weren't missing at all, they were on holiday." Tommy replied, while handing the file to George. - who took it.
"Did they return from their holiday?" "No, also Danielle never reported them to be missing." Tommy said as George rubbed his finger on his top lip, "What does that indicate to you John?" Asks George to his DS. "That either she knows where they are or they are dead Gov." John replied as George nodded.
"What do we know of the family life Havers?" George asks Barbara, "Well sir, John Wolfe (Danielle's older brother) had left the family home at the age of 12, but according to Danielle, nothing had happened in the family home for John to leave." John is confused, "Wait that doesn't make sense Gov. Why leave the family home, if anything wasn't going on. I mean, you don't just get up and leave the family home for nothing Gov." John said as they each agreed.
"Whatever happened in that family home, only Danielle and John can tell us. My DS is right, you don't just get up and leave for no reason." George said.
*Knock at the door*
"Come in Winston." Tommy said as George took a sip from his coffee, "Sir I have found John Wolfe!" Winston replied - delighting them all. "That's brilliant Winston, where is he?" Replied Tommy.
"He was living in New York - until a couple of days ago and he is currently living in San Francisco." Responded Winston. George heard, "Wait, do we know where Danielle is living?" He asks, "Yes Gov. She lives in San Francisco with her wife, Alison and their three year old daughter." John stated as Tommy looked at the file. "This is new, listen to this. Danielle Wolfe, basketball winner - kissed her girlfriend Alison in Public. The teen later went to play in the rounders game, winning the trophy for her team. She then proposed to her girlfriend in front of millions of people." George was shocked, "That's brave!" He said as Tommy read on more.
At the age of 16, Danielle married Alison with their daughter as a bridesmaid. The pair later moved to San Francisco to start their business - a nightclub named Ali & Dani's Place." Finished Tommy, "Looks like Danielle landed on her feet Gov." John said as George agreed with him. "Let's go and talk to John Wolfe Tommy, as Barbara and John go to Ali & Dani's Place." George suggested as Tommy agreed, all of them went their separate ways as Tommy stopped off to see Helen, "Hello Tommy, how may I help?" She said as he smiled; "I may have a difficult case!" He replied.
"How do you mean difficult Tommy?" Helen asks crossing her arms, "Well, I believe (or suspect) that abuse might be involved." He replied, "Ok, well I am not doing anything at the moment, so I can help you if you want me too." Responded the brunette as a smile broadened Tommy's face.
After offering to help her husband, Helen looks at the file as George drives them to San Francisco.