Line of Duty Page #13

STEVE:

(Cold, professional)

Hello, Inspector.

Lindsay reacts to Steve’s colder manner. Kate takes this

signal to reveal their hand.

KATE:

There were interesting findings on

Sergeant O’Neill’s computer.

You used it to find information

about Tommy Hunter, a full two

weeks before the ambush.

LINDSAY:

O’Neill’s lying. He was the one who

was in on the conspiracy, not me.

STEVE:

You told me he wasn’t. In fact you

made a point of directing me away

from him as a line of enquiry -- to

stop us checking his computer.

Lindsay still endeavours to look defiant.

STEVE:

Come upstairs, if you would, ma’am.

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675 INT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. BEDROOM. CONTINUOUS.

Steve shows Lindsay and Kate in. A case of her mum’s

possessions lies open. Two forensic scene investigators in

white suits take out every item, bag it and log it.

STEVE:

You also made a special point of

personally collecting your mum’s

personal effects. You even

mentioned them straight after you

found out she was dead. Strange

it’d be the first thing you’d think

of.

(To forensics.)

Open the overnight bag.

Using gloves hands, they open the overnight bag.

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STEVE:

Unzip the compartments.

They do so, revealing a stash of bank-notes.

Lindsay is devastated.

KATE:

Lindsay Denton, we’re hereby

returning you to custody.

Kate gets her handcuffs out.

LINDSAY:

I tried to save those officers ...

I ... Everything I’ve done I’ve

done for good reason. Who are you

two to judge? You don’t know me.

Lindsay glares defiantly at them. But they return the glare.

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676 EXT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. MOMENTS LATER.

Steve and Kate escort Lindsay to a waiting police vehicle.

LINDSAY:

(To Kate.)

Don’t think you’ve won.

Two uniformed officers sit her in the back and then get in

the vehicle.

Hastings and Cottan join Steve and Kate.

HASTINGS:

Well done, you two, well done.

STEVE&KATE

Thanks, sir.

COTTAN:

Top job, the pair of you.

KATE:

Cheers, Dot.

STEVE:

We have our moments.

HASTINGS:

(To Steve and Kate.)

See you in the morning.

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STEVE&KATE

Sir.

Hastings walks to his car with Cottan.

HASTINGS:

Dot, your report on the Caddy --

it’s starting to come together.

COTTAN:

Cheers, sir. Cole was a nasty piece

of work. Wish I could finish the

job. Expect it’ll be down to my

replacement now, though.

HASTINGS:

I’ve been meaning to say, about

your secondment from AC-9. You’d

fit in a treat. What d’you say to

making it permanent?

COTTAN:

What can I say, sir? I’m your man.

Steve and Kate watch the vehicle drive away, with Lindsay in

the back.

STEVE:

She’s wrong. You’ve won.

KATE:

No relationship. No home. Have I?

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677 INT. AC-12. LOBBY. LATER THAT DAY.

Hastings comes in through the revolving door. He’s surprised

to see Hargreaves.

HASTINGS:

Hello, sir. To what do I owe this

surprise?

HARGREAVES:

You’ve got visitors.

Hargreaves moves off with an interested expression.

Unsettled, Hastings follows Hargreaves.

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678 INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE/HASTINGS’ OFFICE. CONTINUOUS.

Hargreaves leads Hastings out of the lift, and points towards

Hastings’ office.

Two senior officers (one male, one female) in uniform wait in

Hastings office, a Chief Supt and a Superintendent, both late

40s.

HARGREAVES:

Sure you don’t need me to tell you

that’s Harris and Green out of East

Mids.

HASTINGS:

(With dread.)

What are they doing here?

HARGREAVES:

What are they doing here? You were

financially compromised and

procrastinated over loyalty to

Dryden. They’re here to investigate

you. Rock on.

Exit Hargreaves. Hastings is devastated.

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680 OMITTED

681 INT. CITY BAR. LATER THAT EVENING.

Steve and Kate sit at the bar, each cradling a drink. Both

gaze ahead, not at each other.

KATE:

Want another?

STEVE:

Sure.

Kate signals to the barman.

Rogerson enters and lingers in the doorway.

KATE:

It’s fine. We’ll do this another

time.

STEVE:

You going to go home?

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KATE:

(Shrugs.)

I’ll work something out.

Steve goes to join Rogerson. They head out. He glances back

at Kate as they go -- she’s ordering another drink from the

barman.

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682 EXT. CITY BAR. EVENING.

Steve walks out with Rogerson. Then he pauses.

STEVE:

This is great, but can we do it

tomorrow night?

Rogerson glances through the window at Kate at the bar

inside.

ROGERSON:

Sure.

They kiss. Exit Rogerson.

Steve goes back into the bar.

From outside we see him join Kate. They have another drink

together.

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683 MONTAGE. INT. NEWS DESK. NEXT DAY.

Ronson dials the number he’s got written on the note from

Morton. It goes straight to voice-mail.

CARLY (O.S.)

Hi, this is Carly’s phone. Leave me

a message.

An IT type works on a computer, generating a pass-code that

Ronson sees and enters via his handset.

TELEPHONE VOICE (O.S.)

You have 23 messages. Message 1 ...

TESSA (O.S.)

Carly. It’s Tessa. We’re so worried

about you, love ...

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MONTAGE. EXT. COAST. CONTINUOUS.

From behind, a young woman sits on a bench looking out to

sea. (She discarded the phone a long time ago.) She walks

towards a ferry that’s boarding, and we see that this is

Carly, her face full of optimism for the future.

CAPTION:

Carly Kirk’s missing persons file

continues to be on 28-day review.

Her current whereabouts are

unknown.

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684A

MONTAGE. INT. POLICE HQ. PRESS BRIEFING ROOM. A FEW WEEKS

LATER.

Hargreaves addresses a pack of journalists.

Intercut with TV news pictures, with the straplines:

BREAKING NEWS:

POLICE AMBUSH:

Conspirators charged

CAPTION:

Central Police’s Major Violent

Crime Unit went on to announce a

series of charges against persons

involved in the conspiracy to

murder John Thomas Hunter. All were

former criminal associates of

Hunter.

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685

MONTAGE. INT. MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON. INTERVIEW ROOM. A FEW

WEEKS LATER.

Prasad sits next to his solicitor. Kate and Cottan interview

him. Dialogue to be played but not necessarily heard.

KATE:

Who organised the grooming ring?

PRASAD:

There were a few Vice officers

involved.

COTTAN:

Can you give us names?

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PRASAD:

There was another DS. He was the

main man. I’ll give you information

about him and then we can start

naming names.

KATE:

Where did this DS work?

PRASAD:

Polk Avenue, same as me and Jez

Cole.

CAPTION:

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