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LINDSAY (CONT'D)

My mum’s being looked after, but

I’m stuck with mortgage payments on

a horrible little place I hate.

Lindsay wipes back tears.

LINDSAY:

You people -

ROYAL:

Lindsay, don’t -

LINDSAY:

-- you people -- you sit there and

twist some case out of my

misfortunes. All I did was do my

job. That’s all I’ve ever done. I

shouldn’t even have been on duty

that night. I’d give anything not

to have been there, not to have

picked up that call, because for

all I know it’ll take away the one

good thing in my life: being a

police officer.

Hastings and Steve feel awful. Georgia looks away in dismay.

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151 INT. AC-12. LOBBY. MOMENTS LATER.

Still being comforted by Royal, Lindsay heads out of the

lobby.

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152 INT. AC-12. 3RD FLOOR WINDOW. CONTINUOUS.

Steve watches Lindsay go. Georgia joins him at the window.

GEORGIA:

That how it works here?

STEVE:

Sometimes.

GEORGIA:

You should’ve told me you were

going to treat her like a suspect.

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STEVE:

We weren’t. She did that herself.

GEORGIA:

She was defenceless in there.

STEVE:

That’s her Rep’s job, not ours.

GEORGIA:

What’s ours then?

STEVE:

Catching criminals. The criminals

we catch happen to be police

officers. That’s all there is to

it.

GEORGIA:

You think she’s a criminal?

He hesitates, caught out by her direct question.

GEORGIA:

Well?

STEVE:

No.

GEORGIA:

So what gives you the right to

treat her like one?

STEVE:

I’ve been through it. That gives me

the right.

GEORGIA:

And, having been through it, it

doesn’t bother you?

STEVE:

If this isn’t for you, all you need

to do is say.

GEORGIA:

It’s for me.

He nods then exits. Georgia lingers, still uncomfortable.

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INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. CONTINUOUS.

Kate secretly watches CCTV of Lindsay leaving with Royal.

She’s not neutral at all. There’s something about Lindsay

that triggers her suspicions.

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INT. AC-12. INTERVIEW ROOM. LATER THAT DAY.

Kate slips into the interview room.

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She removes a tape from an evidence bag, clearly labelled

“COPY”, and pops it in the machine. She puts on headphones

and listens intently.

GEORGIA (O.S.)

AC-12 interview, DI Lindsay Denton

and Federation rep DI Samuel Royal,

in the presence of Superintendent

Hastings, DS Arnott, DC Trotman ...

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152B INT. AC-12. INTERVIEW ROOM. MOMENTS LATER.

Kate listens intently in her earphones.

STEVE (O.S.)

A decision was taken not to go the

fastest way, via A roads.

LINDSAY (O.S.)

That’s correct.

ROYAL (O.S.)

DI Denton was following DS Akers’

instructions.

STEVE (O.S.)

Akers’ chose the route?

LINDSAY (O.S.)

Yes.

Kate reacts. Loyal to her dead friend, she sees Lindsay as

suspicious. Her expression hardens. She ejects the tape.

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153 INT. AC-12. INTERVIEW ROOM/OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. CONTINUOUS.

Kate observes Steve and Georgia at work at their desks.

Georgia fills in a whiteboard with a rundown of timings:

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21.46 Akers calls 4th Street Station.

21.50 Denton calls Mallick

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22.13 Denton calls Dryden.

22.20 Denton & co. depart 4th Street Station.

22.37 Arrive at safe house.

22.41 Convoy departs safe house.

22.52 Ambushed.

Steve glances at it wrily.

STEVE:

Computer on the blink?

GEORGIA:

I’m an old-fashioned girl.

She finishes by underlining Akers’ name, then moves off.

Kate takes the opportunity to approach Steve. She leaves the

interview room and crosses to the white board area. She sees

Akers’ name underlined.

KATE:

You don’t like Denton any more?

STEVE:

She’s still in the frame.

KATE:

But?

STEVE:

She seems too straight. Lacks

motive, opportunity or means --

(Indicates white board.)

-- from Jayne Akers’ call, she only

had an hour to set up the ambush.

KATE:

I listened to the tape.

STEVE:

I thought you didn’t want to get

involved.

KATE:

Denton picked the route.

STEVE:

We don’t know that.

KATE:

And tried to pin it on Jayne Akers.

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STEVE:

She was nervous.

KATE:

Easiest ploy in the world -- blame

the dead person.

Steve knows this is a strong argument, and it makes him

reflect.

Kate sees Georgia coming back. Georgia’s curious about their

conversation but knows it’s pushy to ask. Kate smiles and

holds out her hand.

KATE:

I’m Kate. Welcome aboard.

GEORGIA:

Georgia. Thanks.

Kate moves back towards her desk.

All three of them feel a lot was left unsaid, and are all the

tenser as a result.

Kate reflects as much as Steve does.

She changes her mind about returning to her desk. She goes

into Hastings’ office.

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154 INT. AC-12. HASTINGS’ OFFICE. CONTINUOUS.

Kate taps on the open door.

KATE:

May I, sir?

HASTINGS:

Sure.

She steps in and shuts the door.

KATE:

If there’s still a position on the

ambush investigation, I want it.

HASTINGS:

You’re out. You’re in. My head’s

spinning.

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KATE:

I’ve reconsidered.

HASTINGS:

I can’t put changes in place unless

I know where you are.

KATE:

In the game, sir, one hundred per

cent.

HASTINGS:

This is an emotive case. What you

said, I won’t deny it’s made me

think. We need cool heads right

now.

KATE:

That’s me, sir.

Kate keeps a poker face.

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156 INT. 4TH ST STATION. LINDSAY’S OFFICE/SQUAD ROOM. NEXT DAY.

In her office, Lindsay (still in collar) works through files

on her computer. Each page is headed by:

MISSING PERSONS DATABASE

MISSING PERSON’S NAME

DATE OF BIRTH:
MISSING SINCE:

CASE PRIORITY:
LOW

She flicks through the pages on screen, a succession of sad,

lost folk, all missing for some time.

She pauses briefly on the following:

JACQUELINE LAVERTY

DATE OF BIRTH 23/11/1967 MISSING SINCE 17/06/2012

The photo is of Gina McKee’s character from Series 1.

She moves on to a girl of 15 named CARLY KIRK. (As an under18,

her case priority remains MEDIUM.)

CARLY KIRK:

DATE OF BIRTH 03/12/1997 MISSING SINCE 16/08/2013

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Lindsay’s momentarily distracted by the Misper team enjoying

a bit of horseplay and laughter as they pull on coats,

heading out.

Lindsay pops open a Tupperware container and takes out her

packed lunch. She eats it while the rest of the Squad Room

quickly becomes deserted, leaving her alone.

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