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Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller's work was interrupted fairly suddenly by the all too familiar sound of her former boss' Scottish drawl.

"Miller, I'm going to need you to drive me to Easter Bunny Hills," said former Detective Inspector Alec Hardy.

"No, I'm working," replied Ellie. "Why don't you catch a cab for once?"

"No, it would take too long," replied Hardy in his typically blunt manner.

"Look, I've only just got my job back and now I need to work so I can keep it this time." Ellie was not going to be dragged into helping him again at the expense of her own life. She had only just managed to pull it back together again, and she wasn't going to let it go.

"Look," Hardy replied, lowering his voice and looking around the office to make sure no one was listening. "There's been a murder up at V's Haunted Mansion, and an old friend of mine, Hunter, asked for my help to solve the case, but you know I'm not allowed to investigate any more."

"So, you're going to get me to do the investigation officially so you can get away with meddling unofficially?" said Ellie, catching on to where this was going.

"Exactly," said Hardy.

"No," replied Ellie. "I am not going to abandon my duty here to go off on another unofficial investigation and have you get yourself killed. Anyway, I'm due to get that promotion soon which you originally took from me."

Hardy winced as the old argument came up again. "Look Miller," he started, "I have to help this case. I can't let it turn out like it did for Danny, or for Pippa and Lisa. I need to get this one right."

Ellie looked into her former boss's pleading eyes, regretting her words almost before they were out of her mouth. "Give me one day to get things ready here and I'll go with you."

"Thank you," said Hardy, and promptly left the station.

So, here they go again.