Line of Duty Page #10

DOT:

Yeah.

AUTOMATED OPERATOR (O.S)

The number you have called is not

recognised. Please check the

number. The number you have called

is not recognised. Please check the

number. The number you have

called...

Hari hangs up.

DOT:

There is no “bloke”. It’s all you.

You killed Danny Waldron. You

persuaded your mates to lie about

it. And then when Rod Kennedy

wanted to come clean, you killed

him.

HARI (O.S)

No! None of that’s true!

Distant sirens approach quickly. Dot jangles the

handcuffs.

Hari looks anguished.

HARI (CONT’D)

I never killed Rod...

Hari hangs his head and sobs.

The sirens enter the industrial estate -getting

very loud now.

Hari looks completely broken. He drops to his

haunches, overwhelmed, defeated. He holds out

his hands to be cuffed.

Dot smashes himself in the mouth with the cuffs.

Kicks Hari.

And then Steve’s car arrives followed by the

back-up vans. All of them leap out of their

vehicles, with McAndrew to the fore with the

AFOs.

MCANDREW:

GO!

Music

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50:04

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1’53”.

Specially

composed by

Carly

Paradis.

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And the Uniformed armed Officers run into the |

warehouse. |

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UNIFORMED OFFICERS |

ARMED POLICE. ARMED POLICE. |

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Dot staggers about, looking dazed. |

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DOT |

AC-12, DON’T SHOOT! |

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Hari throws his hands in the air. |

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MCANDREW |

(To Hari.)|

STAY ON THE GROUND! HANDS BEHIND |

YOUR HEAD! |

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Shocked, Hari assumes the position. The AFOs |

train their guns on him. |

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STEVE |

Cuff him. |

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Steve handcuffs Hari. Kate’s car arrives and she |

approaches on foot while Steve cautions Hari. |

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Dot looks on, bleeding and shaken. |

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STEVE (CONT’D)|

You okay, Dot? |

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DOT |

Yeah. |

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Kate pulls onto the estate. Parks up and heads |

inside. |

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STEVE |

Harinderpal Bains, I’m arresting |

you for the murder of Roderick |

Kennedy. You do not have to say |

anything but it may harm your |

defence if you fail to mention when |

questioned something you later rely |

on in court. Anything you do say |

may be used in evidence. |

(to officer)|

Key. |

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McAndrew spots Kate. |

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MCANDREW |

What the hell you doing here, |

Francis? |

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51:48

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51:57

KATE:

DC Fleming, ma’am. AC-12.

McAndrew looks betrayed by Kate’s undercover.

Steve is removing the cuffs from Dot.

STEVE:

What happened?

Dot indicates the nearby building.

DOT:

Go take a look.

Steve and Kate head deeper into the industrial

unit.

CUT TO:

INT. INDUSTRIAL UNIT. CONTINUOUS.

Steve and Kate enter the gloomy interior. From

an overhead strut, a rope hangs down. They react

with shock.

CUT TO:

EXT. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. MOMENTS LATER.

Other police vehicles have joined the scene plus

an ambulance. Hari is in the custody of some AC12

uniformed officers. Dot holds a dressing to

his mouth as he explains to Steve, Kate and

Hastings.

DOT:

When I got here, Bains jumped me.

You know. He was going to string me

up the same way he did Rod Kennedy.

I shouldn’t have gone in without

back-up, sir, I just didn’t want

him to get away. You know.

HASTINGS:

Nobody is going to question your

judgement. You did a grand job,

son. Take yourself off to the

hospital and get yourself a checkup,

go on. Off you go.

DOT:

Cheers, guv.

The Paramedic leads Dot to the ambulance.

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X:

Music Ends

10:
51:57

HASTINGS:

(To McAndrew, of Bains.)

Inspector, we’re going to take this

man into our custody, but I’d like

you to give us one of your crews to

ride shotgun.

MCANDREW:

Yes, sir.

Hastings beckons the uniformed staffers to load

Hari into a vehicle.

McAndrew glares hatefully at Hari.

MCANDREW (CONT’D)

(Whispers to Hari, as moving away.)

You’re lucky AC-12 got to you

first.

(To AFOs.)

My team, we’re following; the rest

of you, back to the station...

McAndrew and her team of AFOs get aboard the

first van.

HASTINGS:

Have you anything to say?

Hari’s world has come crashing in. He’s

bewildered and confused.

HASTINGS (CONT’D)

Take him away.

(he turns)

Steve.

Hastings goes with Steve to Steve’s car as one

team of AFOs leave in the second back-up van.

Kate swings past the ambulance as Dot is helped

in. A private beat of concern passes between

Kate and Dot.

KATE:

You okay, Dot?

DOT:

Yeah, I’ll live.

Hari is loaded into the squad car.

Hastings and Steve get into Steve’s car.

Dot gives her a bloody smile and then the

Music

10:
52:38

DUR:
1’30”.

Specially

composed by

Carly

Paradis.

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10:
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ambulance door shuts on him. The ambulance pulls |

away. |

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Kate goes to her car. |

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Dot sits down in the ambulance. The ambulance |

door closes. |

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Dot alone. A faint flicker of a smile. Sigh of |

relief. |

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CUT TO:
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INT. COURTHOUSE. LOBBY. NEXT DAY. |

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People are streaming into court but Steve hangs |

back. Gill approaches him. |

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GILL |

The Jury’s coming back. You’re free |

to come in if you want? |

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Steve shakes his head. |

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STEVE |

I’ll wait here. |

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Gill nods and goes on. Pretty soon Steve is |

alone outside the courtroom with his own |

anxieties. |

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CUT TO:
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INT. COURT ROOM. LATER THAT DAY. |

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Lindsay Denton sits in the dock as the Jury file |

in. |

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Defence and Prosecutor watch. Gill and the Judge |

watch the Jury. |

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USHER |

Will the defendant please stand. |

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Lindsay stands. |

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USHER (CONT’D)|

Will the Foreman of the Jury please |

stand. |

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CUT TO:
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INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. SAME TIME. |

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Back at the office, Kate shows phone records on |

her computer screen to Hastings. |

10:
54:03

KATE:

An 18-1 search of Hari Bains’s home

uncovered a cache of mobile phones.

All of the unregistered pay-as-yougo

variety. Finding these phones

allowed us to examine their call

history. Hari Bains received a call

the night before going to Inspector

McAndrew and volunteering to stay

on Danny’s squad.

HASTINGS:

Who was the call from?

KATE:

Unfortunately it was also an

unregistered pay-as-you-go phone,

and said phone is no longer in

history. Same M.O. as the recent

text message Bains received telling

him to “Sit tight.” Three days

later there’s another call from the

same number. That was the night

before Bains murdered Danny

Waldron.

HASTINGS:

You think they’re connected?

KATE:

If they are, sir, it means

somebody’s been someone pulling the

strings, someone who ordered

Danny’s murder.

They both take a beat to absorb that bombshell.

Dot enters the office, now with just a bit of

light bruising and swelling round his mouth.

Spontaneously about half the officers come to

their feet and start applauding, prompting the

rest of the workforce to join in the standing

ovation.

OFFICER:

Well done, Dot.

Hastings and Kate snap out of their focus on the

case and join in the warm welcome for Dot.

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