Line of Duty Page #14

DS Manish Prasad pleaded guilty to

charges of conspiracy and murder

and will serve life sentences in a

maximum security prison. He is

currently cooperating with an

investigation into Vice officers

grooming young women for the sex

trade.

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686 MONTAGE. INT. COURT ROOM. A FEW WEEKS LATER.

Dryden appears at a Pleas and Case Management Hearing. His

Defense Counsel appears to be making an argument that is

winning over the Judge. Dialogue to be played but not

necessarily heard.

DRYDEN’S DEFENCE COUNSEL

Deputy Chief Constable Dryden is an

officer with an outstanding record

of public service. He has an

unblemished career history. He has

been a loyal public servant and an

effective community leader. His

fall from grace is punishment

enough. Your Honour, a custodial

sentence would be harsh and unjust.

CAPTION:

Deputy Chief Constable Michael

Dryden resigned from the Police

Service. For Perverting the Course

of Justice, he received a suspended

sentence.

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687 MONTAGE. INT. COURT ROOM. A FEW WEEKS LATER.

Lindsay sits in the dock, with a full court room includingjury in session.

CAPTION:

Lindsay Denton pleaded not guiltyto the charge of Conspiracy toMurder.

From the witness box, Steve gives evidence against her.

Dialogue to be played but not necessarily heard.

PROSECUTOR:

What did you find in the overnightbag, DS Arnott?

STEVE:

Together with forensicinvestigators, I found a sum ofmoney in cash. This money amountedto approximately fifty thousandpounds. Financial forensic analysislinked the money to the same sourceas the bribe paid to DS JayneAkers.

PROSECUTOR:

What did you conclude, DS Arnott?

STEVE:

That Lindsay Denton had been paidto take part in a conspiracy toassassinate the protected witnessJohn Thomas Hunter.

Steve glances at Lindsay. She glances back, coldly.

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688 MONTAGE. INT. PRISON. VPU. A FEW WEEKS LATER.

Prison officers walk Lindsay along a corridor.

CAPTION:

She was convicted on a majorityverdict and is currently serving alife sentence at Her Majesty'sPrison, Brentiss.

She goes into her cell and the door shuts behind her.

END OF LINE OF DUTY SERIES 2.

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