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No, Frank had no idea Sacha/Alex would be there. It was just one of his random visits. There are a lot of runaways on the streets of Cardiff, so I would imagine he'd go to places like that. Cites with large runaway populations. Frank is a Detective Chief Inspector with the Met - the Metropolitan Police, a special force only in London. He's a big cheese. I would imagine there are two ways the locals would have dealt with him. Either they would have been unwelcoming, their top ranks rankling at the intrusion and being difficult, or they would be helpful. I think, in this case, given the reasons for his interference, the top ranks would have given the okay and the lowly custody sergeant, although he could have been obstructive if he'd wanted to, was pretty much obliged to co operate. Although he's from a different part of the country and a different force he is a Detective Chief Inspector, so I don't think they would have had any problems with him taking Sacha to an interview room. In reality, due to the fact Sacha is a minor, I would imagine there would have to be two police officers with him and I took huge liberties with that one.

Cliffhangers? I don't write cliffhangers It's definitely not a requirement of GA but I like to end each chapter in a way that makes people want to come back and read the next one.It seems I'm succeeding, so far

Thank you. I'm very glad you're pulled in. Hope you can get out again in between Hope you carry on enjoying

There's plenty more to come Glad you're enjoying

I'm glad you liked it, honey. Yep, lots going on

Thank you. I appreciate your review

Detective Chief Inspector. I guess I should have made that clearer for our friends across the pond. It's quite a high rank in the police force. As with many obsessions I think Frank realizes he's gone wrong but just hasn't been able to help himself. Obsession is something that goes beyond sense and tiptoes toward insanity. His lack of foresight will come back to bite him, though.Not all his children are going to be happy so see their brother's back.

Thank you. Rescue the other boys? Hmm.

Thank you It's a pretty surprising story, so I hope you stick with it when it starts to freak out. I'm really glad you enjoyed the start and invest in my poor little Sacha. I think you need to do that at this stage because he goes through quite a few changes as the story progresses - no, that's not quite true, he goes through a number of stages to become his true self.

Thank you for taking the time to comment. We won't get to know exactly what's in Sacha's head until we hear his voice a bit later on, but it's safe to say he doesn't know if he's on his head or his ass, as they say

Thank you. Sometimes the kindest gestures are the ones we don;t make. Sacha wouldn't have accepted a hug and Frank is experienced enough in what he does to know that. Kids like Sacha aren't used to kindness and he's right on the edge. He is damaged but perhaps in unexpected ways. It's going to be a hard transition to make. As for the bad man. Well... let's just say he's not done yet.

“Are you alright?” Frank asked kindly. Sacha flinched and blinked at him. “I….” “Do you need anything? A drink?” Sacha shook his head. “No.” The door opened and two police officers sauntered in. “Who yanked his chain?” one asked, jerking his head back the way they’d come. “Can you show Mr Prosser to interview room two?” the custody sergeant said, ignoring the question. “Give him whatever he needs.” One of the policemen raised an eyebrow, but shrugged and motioned Frank and Sacha toward a d

Thank you I'm trying to work out how to post all the chapters and schedule them so I won't have to rely on my terrible memory

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the start. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story

Glad you liked the start and yes, it will be a twisted tale

Well, it could. Anything's possible Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it

Thank you for your comment. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story. It's a bit of a twisty one.

Thank you for the comment. I enjoyed writing this story, so I hope you'll enjoy reading it. It's quite a journey

Thanks for the comment. Yes, it's a long story. I get confused with the in progress/completed. I've finished writing it so I automatically click the completed. D'oh Frank is a canny man for sure. His patience and wits will be sorely tested for sure.

Thank you for your comment. This story was definitely an experiment for me and Sacha is an...interesting character I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.

DCI Frank Prosser leaned on the counter and watched the custody sergeant process another ‘customer’. He’d been waiting for some time, watching everyone going through the motions. It had been a long time since he’d had to do that. He sighed. He’d spent much of his working life in places like this – custody suites, interview rooms, cells. At least now he had his own office. You’d think he’d have had enough of it by now, spending time in dingy police stations on dingy Sunday mornings. You’d think

For the past 8 years DCI Frank Prosser has had a total obsession - searching for his son, Alex who simple never returned from school one day when he was 9. Every waking moment is dedicated to the search to the detriment of his family. But after 8 years does Alex even exist anymore?

The story came from a real situation which, thankfully, wasn't anywhere near as extreme and didn't have such a bad ending. It wasn't good, though.

No, thank you, for reading and reviewing my work. I've really enjoyed the interaction we've shared

That's the way of it here. You don't talk about how you feel,but when the chips are down family is everything.