Line of Duty Page #13

Season #2 Episode #2
Synopsis: After a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott is transferred to AC-12, a police anti-corruption unit. Alongside Detective Constable Kate Fleming ,they are assigned to lead an investigation into the alleged corruption by a popular and successful officer, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates. While Gates cleverly manipulates his unit's figures, DS Arnott questions whether Gates is being made a scapegoat for a culture of institutionalized spin, or is guilty of darker corruption.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
  5 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
60 min
641 Views


Lindsay nods glumly. The Custody Sergeant shoves documents

towards Steve. He hesitates, then signs, but his doubts are

building.

CUT TO:

260A

INT. HILLSIDE LANE POLICE STATION. CUSTODY CELLS. LATER THAT

NIGHT.

The Custody Sergeant and a PC escort Lindsay in to the cell

block, accompanied by Steve.

STEVE:

Lindsay, is there someone you’d

like me to call?

(CONTINUED)

Line of Duty #2.2 02/06/2013 CHERRY revisions 74.

260A CONTINUED:

She shakes her head glumly. The Custody Sgt exits as the PC

is about to shut the cell door.

CUSTODY SGT:

(To Steve, exiting.)

Nothing worse than a bent copper.

Steve maintains eye contact with Lindsay as the officer shuts

the cell door.

LINDSAY:

(To Steve.)

I’m innocent. You know I am.

The cell door shuts on her. Steve looks very conflicted.

SMASH OUT. *

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Jed Mercurio

Jed Mercurio (born 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. He is reported to be one of the few British script-writers to work as a U.S.-style showrunner. A former hospital physician and RAF officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers by TV-industry magazine Broadcast. more…

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