Title: Blackadder, Edmund Blackadder

Rating: PG-13

For all other information see Prologue

Chapter 4 – Complications

Author's Note: So I determined that my writer's block mainly came from this chapter so I rewrote it revealing things to Patricia and Habib better. I hope. Also I just wrote this with little review if I made a mistake let me know. Thanks!

Edmund and Bough had intended to go strait to the hotel to meet up with Lorna, Habib, and Patricia.

Just as they were leaving Grim's house one of the other agents came running up to them. "Sir, we found this in the small back room." The agent held up a quart-sized plastic bag with a small black object in it, to Edmund. "Where in the room?" "It was lying under some papers on the book shelf" answered the agent. "Good work." Edmund showed the bag to Bough, "Recognize this." It was more of a statement than a question. "Yeah, but how could this have possibly been in there?" "I have an idea, but we need to get to the hotel, I have a bad feeling"

Edmund and Bough started on their way towards the hotel but not before Edmund had changed out of his uniform into dark blue jeans, hip holster (with his service glock), and a black t-shirt with a black jacket over top. On their way over Edmund filled Lorna in on what they had learned and to warn her that they were on their way to meet up with her.

Back at the hotel...

Between the questioning with little response and bizarre disappearance of DI Grim and odd behavior of Fowler, Habib and Patricia'a nerves and patience were beginning to fray. They had yet to receive any word from another police officer and were on the verge of sending one of them back to the police station when a knock sounded on the door. "Patricia! Habib! It's inspector Fowler, open the door.". Immediately, Patricia went to answer the door and nearly fell over in confusion and shock as Edmund, who was not in uniform, and Bough entered. "Raymond! What is going on! We've been sitting here for hours with no information! And why are you out of uniform!"

"I am afraid there is a very easy answer, but a difficult explanation to all your questions, but I assure you all will be answered in time." Edmund replied, though he halted in answering due to the glare he was receiving from Patricia. He always looked forward to, but dreadfully feared the day that Patricia learned his true identity. He had always dreamed that she would accept him and they could advance their relationship to new heights, where he could finally be himself and love her as Edmund Blackadder, not Raymond Fowler. However, when reality reared its ugly head is it is wont to do, He knew that he would be breaking her heart and trust and would likely lose her altogether. "I guess the first thing to touch upon is DI Grim. We, Bough" Edmund indicated Bough, now near the only window in the room keeping watch, who nodded. "and I went to Grim's house to find him and what we discovered was disturbing to say the least," He hesitated at seeing the concerned and scared looks on Habib and Patricia's faces. "It appears as though no one has been living in Grim's house for some time now, in fact the upper level was entirely devoid of any furnishings. Additionally, Bough discovered a back room that had bullet holes and blood. We believe that either Grim has been severely or mortally wounded or has severely or mortally wounded another. Until we receive results from the forensic team we won't know for sure." Edmund pushed through the last bit, despite seeing shock, horror, and sadness flit across their faces.

"Bu...but why would anyone go after DI Grim?" Habib, who recovered first, asked. "Ah...well now we come to the difficult portion..." Edmund grimaced, there was just no easy way to tell them. "I as well as my colleagues, Lorna, whom you know as Ms. Turner, and Bough are MI-7 agents." To say that Patricia and Habib were shocked was putting it mildly. At first Patricia burst out laughing, shocking everyone in the room. "Raymond is this another sad attempt or joke to make yourself look bett..." She didn't finish her sentence when she noticed the serious yet sad look on his face. "No, I am afraid it is not a joke, as much as I sometimes would like it to be. The truth of the matter is that there is a drug epidemic emanating from Gasforth. I was sent down undercover 11 years ago, I know ridiculous amount of time, to weed out the source of the operations." Neither Patricia or Habib could respond, purely out of shock. "We didn't realize that Grim could be an operative until today" Edmund indicated that Lorna should show the pictures to Patricia and Habib. "I realized that with Grim not showing up for duty something must have happened to cause him to run or worse. And now we are waiting for CSU to give us the necessary information so we know what direction to move." As Edmund finished there was nothing but silence radiating through the room as the two officers tried to wrap their heads around the information and the two agents not daring to interrupt their commander, knowing how important the two officers were to him.

Just as Patricia was getting ready to ask questions or tear into Edmund, he couldn't figure out which, Bough yelled out, "We have movement out here sir!" Edmund went to the window to see for himself, in early evening darkness he could make out shifting shadows...

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