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LINDSAY:

Lorna Barrett is an unreliable

witness. She’s making a vexatious

complaint.

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STEVE:

I interviewed Lorna Barrett.

This is a surprise to Lindsay. She can’t stop herself looking

unsettled.

STEVE:

She provided a coherent account of

the assault, had injuries

consistent with her version of

events, and accurately described

you as the assailant.

LINDSAY:

There’s a witness to my

relationship with Ms. Barrett.

She’s in this room right now.

(To Kate.)

Shall I call you Foster or Fleming?

KATE:

Fleming.

LINDSAY:

Ms. Barrett played loud music late

at night. Can you confirm that?

KATE:

(Beat.)

Yes.

LINDSAY:

Did I respond in a potentially

aggressive fashion to Ms. Barrett’s

antisocial behaviour?

KATE:

(Beat.)

No.

Lindsay turns back towards Hastings smugly but Steve cuts in.

STEVE:

Lorna Barrett alleges DI Denton

gave her money to drop the charge.

LINDSAY:

Ms. Barrett’s allegations represent

a pattern of antisocial conduct.

You may have been taken in by her,

DS Arnott, though she doesn’t

appear to be your type.

Steve is hugely unsettled by the dig, not knowing where it

comes from or what it means. Tense, pregnant beats.

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HASTINGS:

Let’s revisit the events of 5th

September.

ROYAL:

DI Denton has already provided a

comprehensive statement and

interview in this regard.

HASTINGS:

As a witness. These matters will

now be addressed under the terms of

the Regulation 15 Notice with which

you’ve been served. DS Arnott?

Steve stands and calls up a projected image we’ve seen before

-- the map of the safe house, route taken by the convoy, and

location of the ambush.

STEVE:

You’ve seen this illustration

before, Document 5 in your folders.

It shows the location of the safe

house, 12 St James’s Close, the

route taken by the convoy, the

location of the ambush which led to

the deaths of DS Akers, Sergeant

Wallis and PC Butler. It also shows

the location of 4th Street Station,

which DI Denton has claimed was the

intended destination that night.

HASTINGS:

DI Denton, this is your opportunity

to amend or clarify your previous

statement.

Lindsay whispers in Royal’s ear.

ROYAL:

DI Denton has nothing to add.

HASTINGS:

There’s one specific point we’d

like to explore in more depth. The

route.

STEVE:

This is an excerpt from the first

interview with DI Denton. A

transcript appears on screen.

Steve starts a tape and a rolling transcript appears on

screen like an autocue.

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STEVE (O.S.)

This back route, it would lead to

4th Street Station, but only if

you’d continued along Crown Avenue.

The vehicles turned left into Long

Lane....

ON SCREEN:
“STATEMENTS OMITTED” (as some intervening dialogue

has been cut from the original scene).

LINDSAY (O.S.)

The decision appeared to make sense

at the time. There were roadworks

on Crown Avenue, with temporary

traffic signals controlling a

single lane. It was a potential

hold-up that would’ve left us

vulnerable.

STEVE (O.S.)

There were no road works on Crown

Avenue that night. Works had been

completed the day before.

LINDSAY (O.S.)

I wasn’t aware.

HASTINGS (O.S.)

You didn’t make a point of

obtaining up-to-date travel

information?

LINDSAY (O.S.)

(Beats.)

No.

Steve turns off the tape. On screen, the last remaining key

lines of transcript stay up, referring to Lindsay not having

up-to-date travel information. Royal makes notes. Lindsay

stares glassily across the table.

KATE:

DI Denton’s service vehicle is

fitted with the Type 60 Travel

System. I’m familiar with this

system and so is DI Denton. I’ve

been a passenger in said vehicle

and observed DI Denton operate the

system faultlessly. The TS-60

provides instantaneous traffic and

roadworks information relating to

the chosen route. The service

vehicle driven by DI Denton on the

night of the ambush was also fitted

with the TS-60.

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KATE (CONT'D)

This system was in operation on the

night of September 5th and would

have advised DI Denton that there

were no longer roadworks on Crown

Avenue.

This bombshell hits Lindsay hard. She takes a few beats to

compose herself.

HASTINGS:

You drove them straight into that

ambush. It was no accident at all,

was it?

LINDSAY:

I genuinely believed that there

were roadworks. In the stress of

the situation, I didn’t even look

at the information on the sat nav.

I strenuously deny any involvement

in setting up the ambush.

HASTINGS:

Three of our own -- three of your

own -- in the morgue because of

you, DI Denton!

STEVE:

Make that four.

HASTINGS:

DC Georgia Trotman, killed

attempting to protect the life of

the Witness who was the target of

that ambush.

ROYAL:

DI Denton has absolutely no

connection to the tragic death of

DC Trot-

HASTINGS:

You’ll kindly keep your counsel

till we’re said and done.

STEVE:

The Witness survived the ambush and

was receiving treatment when there

was a second, successful, attempt

on his life.

KATE:

DI Denton was observed making a

call from a public telephone box

approximately 15 minutes prior to

the Witness’s death.

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This is a big shock for Lindsay. She reels, takes time to

compose herself.

HASTINGS:

Why would you use a phone box?

LINDSAY:

I didn’t want the call appearing in

my phone history.

HASTINGS:

We get that, DI Denton! Why didn’t

you?

LINDSAY:

It was an impulse, I knew it was

inadvisable.

STEVE:

Said call was identified with the

number of the hospital switchboard;

it was put through to the intensive

care unit where the Witness was

being treated. The member of staff

who took the call has provided a

statement that the female caller

asked for Staff Nurse Tindall by

name, Staff Nurse Tindall being the

intensive care nurse blackmailed

into furnishing access to the

Witness.

HASTINGS:

Who made that call, DI Denton?

LINDSAY:

Not me.

KATE:

I saw you making the call.

LINDSAY:

I’m not denying making a call. The

Witness was the only person who

could verify I wasn’t involved in

the ambush. I’d heard rumours he

was about to regain consciousness.

I wanted to find out if they were

true.

HASTINGS:

How come you knew the name of the

nurse, the very same nurse who was

involved in killing him?

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LINDSAY:

I didn’t. I hung up when they put

me through. I realised it was a

stupid thing to do. I wasn’t

thinking.

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