Line of Duty Page #13

Steve works at his desk.

A staffer brings Steve a file in a zip-up protective cover.

STEVE:

Cheers.

Steve unzips the cover and slips out a file. It’s a photocopy

of Lindsay Denton’s medical records. He starts to read.

Something immediately concerns him very deeply.

He glances at Kate: Kate works at her desk.

KATE:

(Into phone.)

DC Fleming, AC-12. I’m looking to

access traffic camera recordings

from the roads around City Hall on

the evening of 16th August.

(Listens.)

Yeah, I’ll hold.

(CONTINUED)

LINE OF DUTY #2.5 Tan Revisions 19/7/13 77.

562 CONTINUED:

He glances at Cottan. Cottan walks past staffers, high-fiving

them both as he goes by.

COTTAN:

Nice one.

Nice one.

Cottan spots a news report on the TV.

COTTAN:

(Generally.)

Heads up, you lot.

Cottan turns up the TV.

TV NEWS (V.O.)

Three police officers were killed

in cold blood during the attack at

Long Lane on the night of 5th of

September.

ON TV:
“archive footage” (i.e. From Block 1!) of the ambush.

The straplines are:

BREAKING NEWS:

POLICE AMBUSH:

Steve looks down at the file again.

The medical records note that Lindsay had a TERMINATION OF

PREGNANCY earlier that year.

End on Steve’s look of complete unease.

CUT TO:

562A INT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. THAT EVENING.

Lindsay drinks wine, staring glassily at the news report

playing on the TV. Below the straplines a new line starts

crawling across the screen:

Deputy Chief Constable held ++ Deputy Chief Constable held ++

Deputy Chief Constable held ...

TV NEWS (V.O.)

A spokesman would only confirm that

a 48-year-old man was helping

police with their enquiry. However,

unconfirmed sources allege that the

suspect is Deputy Chief Constable

Michael Dryden ...

Lindsay looks darkly gratified.

END OF EPISODE 5.

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