Line of Duty

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PREVIOUSLY ...

Lindsay witnesses the horror of the ambush.

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Lindsay gets arrested for conspiracy by AC-12.

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In prison, Lindsay gets her hands burned.

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CAST CREDIT:

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At AC-12, Steve and Kate listen to Cottan’s briefing on Tommy

being probably killed for his silence.

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Steve and Kate watch the video file of Tommy threatening to

reveal embarrassing information about Dryden.

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Lindsay tells Kate she was set up by Dryden.

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Steve tells Lindsay he believes her.

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CAST CREDIT:

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Steve and Kate find the tracking device on Akers’ car.

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Steve and Kate tell Hastings that Dryden must’ve known about

this evidence and hid it.

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Dryden tells Hastings he needs him on the job.

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Hastings interrupts the questioning of Dryden to protect him.

INTERCUT:

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:

CAST CREDIT:

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Tommy refers to a bent cop called “The Caddy”.

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SERIES 1 - Tommy tells Cottan he’s the best caddy he ever

had.

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Cottan takes responsibility for finding the Caddy.

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Dryden showboats politically.

He mentions police cuts in connection with the ambush.

He promises to find who’s responsible.

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Dryden faces a press leak that he’s fiddled a driving offence

for his wife.

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At AC-12, Dryden denies the charge.

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Kate girds herself for a row with her partner.

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Kate cries.

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CAST CREDIT:

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A body’s found at the industrial unit.

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(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:
(2)

Kate informs Lindsay that the body has been mutilated to

conceal its identity. Lindsay assumes it must be Carly Kirk.

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Carly’s foster parents reveal that a police detective “stole”

her DNA.

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Carly’s foster parents identify Prasad as the detective.

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Carly appears on CCTV of a reception dressed as a waitress.

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WRITER CREDIT:

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Cole disguised as a nurse knocks Steve unconscious then

throws Georgia out of the hospital window to her death.

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Kate finds one of Prasad’s colleagues (Cole) bears a striking

resemblance to the man wanted for Tommy and Georgia’s murder

at the hospital.

It hits Steve hard.

STEVE:

He’s the one who killed Georgia.

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Prasad and Cole search for Lindsay.

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PRODUCER CREDIT:

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Lindsay keeps a vigil at her sick mum’s bedside.

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Lindsay rides in the back of the prison van. It crashes and

she escapes.

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LINDSAY:

I’ve got to turn myself back in.

(CONTINUED)

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PRASAD:

Whatever you say, ma’am.

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Lindsay runs from Prasad and Cole.

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At AC-12 the team study CCTV of Dryden and Prasad enjoying

banter at a swanky reception.

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Prasad and Cole chuck Lindsay in the boot of a car.

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DIRECTOR CREDIT:

END OF RECAP;

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501 EXT. DESERTED COUNTRYSIDE. EVENING (CONTINUOUS WITH

DAY/EVENING AT END OF EPISODE 4).

The vehicle seen at the end of Ep. 4 coasts off the road onto

a dirt track. From the boot come the sounds of Lindsay

banging and shouting for help.

The car comes to a halt. Prasad and Cole alight. Prasad

wields a wrench.

PRASAD:

Shut up.

Lindsay (OOS) struggles some more.

PRASAD:

Shut. Up.

Lindsay stops the struggle.

PRASAD:

Okay. Don’t do anything stupid.

Cole flips up the boot, revealing Lindsay.

PRASAD:

Out.

Lindsay slides herself out of the boot.

Prasad offers her a bottle of water. With a level of

mistrust, she reaches for it. He pulls it away.

(CONTINUED)

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501 CONTINUED:

PRASAD:

Can’t have all this noise.

LINDSAY:

(Beats.)

Okay.

She reaches again but he still holds it away.

PRASAD:

We tie you and gag you. Lot less

painful if you cooperate.

Lindsay nods. He gives her the water. She drinks. He takes

back the bottle and Cole starts to tie her hands behind her

back.

LINDSAY:

I need to urinate.

PRASAD:

(Shrugs.)

Not our car. Knock yourself out.

Before she can protest, Cole gags her.

COLE:

Shut up and get back in.

Cole manhandles Lindsay back into the boot. From Lindsay’s

pov, the boot lid shuts.

SMASH TO BLACK.

502 OMITTED

503 EXT. SCENE OF PRISON VEHICLE AMBUSH. LATER THAT EVENING.

Kate pulls up in her car short of the cordon screening off

the overturned prison vehicle, the trapped ambush vehicle

plus patrol cars, a fire engine and an ambulance with blue

lights flashing.

A couple of uniforms are taking a statement from the motorist

whose vehicle got commandeered. We don’t need to hear the

dialogue but they’re confirming details we’ve already seen --

“Two men in motorcycle suits and helmets got out of their big

black 4WD and then forced me out of my car and drove away in

it.”

Kate shows ID and advances through the cordon, joining up

with Steve and Hastings.

(CONTINUED)

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503 CONTINUED:

STEVE:

According to the prison officers,

their transporter was forced off

the road by the vehicle you see

there, driven by two men in

motorcycle gear, same as the

ambush. Denton made her escape.

They car-jacked a vehicle from a

passing motorist -

(Indicates motorist.)

-- then went after her. We don’t

know if they caught up with her but

there’s no sign of them and no sign

of Lindsay. We’ve got all-patrols

observations out on the vehicle.

And on Lindsay.

The ambulance departs.

HASTINGS:

(Referring to ambulance.)

That’s the prison officers. They

look to be fine. As for Denton ...

STEVE:

We don’t know whether she was

kidnapped -

KATE:

-- or they were springing her from

custody.

Steve open his mouth to argue but he’s interrupted by all the

police radios going off.

CONTROLLER (O.S.)

(From police radios.)

All patrols, all patrols, repeat,

Lindsay Denton has escaped from

custody. Denton is known to employ

misrepresentation and deceit.

KATE:

Couldn’t’ve put it better myself.

Steve and Kate reflect grimly.

HASTINGS:

Get out there. Find her.

STEVE&KATE

Yes, sir.

HASTINGS:

“Yes, sir.” God help us all if

we’ve lost her.

(CONTINUED)

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503 CONTINUED:
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They move off purposefully.

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503A EXT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. THAT NIGHT.

Steve comes out of Lindsay’s house. A liveried patrol car is

stationed outside, blue lights on, with a couple of uniform

PCs standing by.

STEVE:

All clear. Lock it up.

The PCs go into the house as Steve pulls out his phone and

keys it.

STEVE:

(Into phone.)

No sign of her at her house.

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503B INT. KATE’S HOTEL LOBBY. LATER THAT NIGHT.

Kate takes the call.

KATE:

(Into phone.)

Okay. Thanks. Night.

She hangs up and steps up to a counter.

KATE:

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