"Rookie mistake.... Well fuck!" A soft beep in her ear warned her she needed to calm down. Marlene took a deep breath and shook her head. "Sir, first off, I<i>am</i>a rookie in case you hadn't noticed, second off, the bastard was a lot quicker than I gave him credit for and thi... OH!" She blinked as Tess pulled a woman from the car's boot. Jameson went over and the woman sprinted away, Tess hot on her heels. Marlene tried to follow but bidn't even make it to a standing position before pain forced her to stop. "OWWW! Damn, you'd think they'd make a vest that could stop a bullet without breaking your ribs in the process...!"<br/><br/>The paramedic pushed her gently back into a sitting position on the back step of the ambulance. "You don't have any broken ribs, just some nasty bruises. Having your boobs touched is going to be a lot less pleasant than normal for a few days, is all."<br/><br/>"Hmph. Fat chance of that happening." Mar muttered under her breath. The paramedic gave her a nanite injection and told her to take it easy. She walked up to Jameson slowly, the pain easing as the ninites got to work, "So, any idea who the mystery lady in the boot was?" She shrugged. But instead of answering, her boss took her to one side and gave her a bollocking.<br/><br/>"What the hell were you doing? You're a crown agent, not a plod. You do not go haring off on a wild goose chase in pursuit of some random traffic violation. You got lucky, Switt, that's all. And if it turns out that Tondorez was our serial killer, which I highly doubt, then you may even get a commendation... All for getting lucky!" Jameson's words cut deep as they were intended. She got lucky. They told her that her biological dad had been a cop, and they told her that he had ridden his luck, he'd got lucky time and again, until one day his luck had run out!  That's what they told her. How much was true, she had no idea. What she did know was that it was supposed to be an object lesson for her not to rely on blind luck, because The Lady often has a very unladylike way of running out!<br/><br/>She nodded and sighed. "I suppose I'd better go check on Tess..."