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JUDGE:

I’ll hear it.

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531 CONTINUED:

Lindsay and Steve pay close attention, following the to-andfro

like a tennis match.

DEFENCE COUNSEL:

The Defendant has proved she’s not

a flight risk by willingly

surrendering herself into police

custody. She’s also fully

cooperating with Anti-Corruption

Unit 12 in their further inquiries

into the murders of three police

officers on 5th September.

The Defence Counsel sits.

JUDGE:

Ms. Latimer?

PROSECUTOR:

(Stands.)

Your Honour, the Prosecution no

longer opposes bail subject to the

Defendant surrendering her passport

and residing at her home address,

this being monitored by an

electronic tag. This is on the

basis, Your Honour, that the

Defendant continues to cooperate

fully with Anti-Corruption Unit 12.

JUDGE:

From what I’ve heard, bail is

granted subject to these

conditions.

The Judge stands. Everyone stands.

Lindsay trembles with relief. Steve and Lindsay share eye

contact.

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531A EXT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. LATER THAT DAY.

Steve’s car pulls up. He gets out. Lindsay gets out. A

uniformed officer gets out of a squad car parked nearby and

unlocks the front door of Lindsay’s house for them.

LINDSAY:

Thank you.

STEVE:

Cheers.

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531A CONTINUED:

She and Steve go in.

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531B INT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. CONTINUOUS.

Lindsay shudders.

LINDSAY:

Someone could’ve put the heating

on.

She keeps her coat on. She turns up the thermostat and moves

through into the kitchen/sitting room. Steve follows.

Lindsay fires up the boiler impatiently.

LINDSAY:

I need a shower and a change of

clothes!

A private contractor is busy fitting a base unit.

STEVE:

This base unit -

LINDSAY:

-- will alert you if I run off into

the night ...

STEVE:

A uniformed officer will also

remain outside.

LINDSAY:

Overkill?

STEVE:

For your protection.

LINDSAY:

Oh. Okay. Thank you.

Lindsay opens her cupboards. They’re bare.

LINDSAY:

(Sighs.)

Great.

Steve reacts.

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531C INT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. LATER THAT DAY.

Steve unwraps takeaway fish and chips. They convene at the

kitchen table. Lindsay has showered and dressed and the

contractor has finished setting up the base unit and left.

STEVE:

(Receiving tea.)

Ta.

LINDSAY:

Don’t suppose you got ketchup?

STEVE:

You know what, I must’ve left it

with the pickled onions and mushy

peas.

LINDSAY:

(Beat.)

You’re being sarcastic.

STEVE:

Hm.

LINDSAY:

I’ve reached my limit lately of

people talking to me in a mean-

spirited way.

STEVE:

I’m sorry.

He notices the cat basket and food bowl.

STEVE:

What happened to the cat?

LINDSAY:

Taken to a home when I got put on

remand.

STEVE:

Will you be able to get it back?

LINDSAY:

Her. She’s been adopted.

Lindsay looks very low.

STEVE:

Sorry, I didn’t mean to ...

LINDSAY:

You probably thought, so what, it’s

just a cat.

(Off his awkwardness.)

(MORE)

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531C CONTINUED:

LINDSAY (CONT'D)

Mike was the same. He was allergic.

Said we could never move in

together if I kept a cat. My

previous cat.

STEVE:

You got rid of it?

LINDSAY:

(Tears well up.)

I thought he would move in.

He doesn’t quite know how to deal with her tearfulness.

STEVE:

You must hate him for it.

LINDSAY:

Like you said, it was just a cat.

STEVE:

I didn’t say that.

He gives her space for a couple of beats. She tries to buck

up.

LINDSAY:

I’m home. I’m semi-free. Got to

stay positive.

She gets up and goes into the kitchen. He watches her as she

finds a tissue and dabs her eyes.

She opens the fridge.

LINDSAY:

You got wine!

STEVE:

Thought maybe after all you’d been

through it’d take the edge off.

LINDSAY:

You thought right.

He watches her as she untwists the cap, pours herself a

glass, composes herself. He’s half studying her, half being

drawn into her spell.

LINDSAY:

Want one?

STEVE:

Better not.

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531C CONTINUED:
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LINDSAY:

I’ll drink it if you won’t. They

can’t jail me for that.

She pours a second glass invitingly. She offers it to him. He

takes it.

They both take a drink. The moment is pregnant with

possibilities.

STEVE:

Prasad’s not dead.

She’s shocked.

STEVE:

He’s in a bad way right now but

there’s every chance he’ll talk.

A couple of uneasy beats while she figures out her next move.

LINDSAY:

Good.

She’s said the one thing that won’t incriminate her and knows

it. Steve takes that in.

Pregnant, wary beats between them.

He lays the wine glass down.

STEVE:

I really better leave you to settle

in.

He exits sharply, leaving her alone.

She reflects uneasily, not sure how that went exactly.

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531D EXT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. CONTINUOUS.

Steve passes the copper and goes to his car, glancing back at

the house momentarily, his expression dark, fighting the pull

of a relationship with Lindsay.

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532 OMITTED

533 OMITTED

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533A INT. AC-12. CAR PARK LIFT. LATER THAT DAY. *

Carrying his briefcase, Hastings comes to a lift that has

signage to go up from the car park. His phone rings. He reads

the caller ID is ROISIN. He answers it as he drops hisbriefcase in the boot.

*

*

HASTINGS:

(Into phone.)

Hi, love.

ROISIN (O.S.)

(Out of phone.)

This cruise ...

HASTINGS:

(Into phone)

I’m sorry, just me and a daft idea

...

ROISIN (O.S.)

(Out of phone.)

No, I’ve thought about it and ...

What the hell. Let’s do it.

He’s wrong-footed, not expecting this.

ROISIN (O.S.)

(Out of phone.)

Ted? Something wrong?

HASTINGS:

(Into phone.)

No, no, that’s brilliant.

Brilliant. Look I’m in the middle

of something right now, okay if Icall you in the morning?

ROISIN:

(Out of phone.)

Sure. Bye, then.

HASTINGS:

(Into phone.)

Look forward to it. Bye.

He hangs up. He’s conflicted -- uplifted by the call, worriedabout Dryden.

He gets in the lift and the door shuts on his expression. *

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534 INT. AC-12. HASTINGS’ OFFICE. LATER THAT DAY.

Steve, Kate, Hastings and Cottan regroup.

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534 CONTINUED:

HASTINGS:

If we’re going after the Deputy

Chief Constable, it’s got to be

watertight. Come on, tell me what

we’ve got.

(Slaps palm of hand.)

STEVE:

Prasad’s Dying Declaration.

HASTINGS:

He needs to wake up and stand by

it. What else?

STEVE:

That Dryden was going to revoke

Tommy’s immunity and Tommy intended

to blackmail him.

HASTINGS:

“Intended.” Need more than that.

KATE:

The leak on Dryden’s driving

offence.

COTTAN:

Whoever gave the story to the press

must’ve had an inkling he wasn’t

where he claimed to be that night.

I’ve got a contact might be able to

help on the QT.

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