I'm currently reading one of Val McDermid's Carol Jordan/Tony Hill books and that reminded me of some sizzling on-screen chemistry between those two in the TV serialisation of these - Wire In the Blood.

There's a wonderful scene in one of the early adaptations where Tony, Carol and another police officer are standing on a stair landing discussing a case. Carol takes a cigarette from the officer and absently, without pausing in what he's saying, Tony casually reaches out and removes it from her mouth before she can light it up. It's a delightfully intimate moment, which perfectly illustrates their relationship at that point.

In another scene, they're lying on Carol's living room floor, side by side, going over evidence papers and they have a conversation on two levels which is about the case and professional but which has an underlying, personal sexual meaning and, hoo boy, does the UST come sizzling off the screen. [Linked Image]

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Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.

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