'No, they'll come.' Again, there's a quiet surety in her voice. 'Chris took a radio.' She can save them. (Save him.) 'They don't want to lose you, Guv.' (The truth will set them all free.)

Her hand finds her radio, and she clicks it on with one practiced thumb. 'Chris, can you hear me?'

Nothing but silence.

'Chris? DC Skelton, can you hear me? Please respond.'

Still, only static. And then, the click of a return transmission. 'This may not be appropriate, ma'am.'

'Stand by, DC Skelton.'

She holds out the radio to Gene.