Line of Duty Page #9

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44:21 INT. STEVE’S CAR. MOMENTS LATER |

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STEVE (CONT’D)|

(Bluetooth)|

...He was murdered. |

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44:23 INT. HARI’S HOUSE. GARAGE. SAME TIME. |

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Hari works on his DIY job. His phone rings. He |

sees yet another unfamiliar number. |

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HARI |

(Into phone)|

Hello? |

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DOT |

(Into phone, London/SE accent.)|

You’re being fitted up for |

murdering Rod Kennedy. |

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HARI |

(Shocked. Beat. Into phone.)|

No ... he was fine when I left him. |

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DOT |

(Into phone.)|

Do you hear how guilty you sound |

already? |

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Hari looks like a man on the edge of an abyss. |

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HARI |

(Into phone.)|

I ... I don’t know what to do... |

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DOT |

(Into phone.)|

Well I do this for a living. |

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44:39

EXT. LAY BY. CONTINUOUS |

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DOT (CONT’D)|

If you want a way out, you’ll |

listen to me. |

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44:44

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EXT. HARI’S HOUSE. MOMENTS LATER. |

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Steve’s car arrives from one direction, the |

back-up vans from another, and they converge on |

Hari’s house. |

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The squad cars block the road either side of the |

area of operations. |

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Steve and the AFO’s jump out of their respective |

vehicles. |

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MCANDREW |

Where’s your DI? |

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STEVE |

On his way. |

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MCANDREW |

Then I’m the ranking officer. |

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And without another beat, McAndrew leads the |

teams up towards the house, fully armed and |

carrying an enforcer (battering ram). |

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STEVE |

We need Bains alive, for |

information on the murder of Danny |

Waldron. |

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McAndrew ignores Steve. |

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MCANDREW |

Armed Police! Come out with your |

hands above your head. |

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LAILA (O.S.)|

(Terrified.)|

I’m coming out! |

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The door opens. Laila comes out. |

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Two of the AFOs immediately lead her away from |

the front door and start patting her down for |

weapons. |

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STEVE |

Where’s Hari? |

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LAILA |

I don’t know. He went into the |

garage... |

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45:43

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45:54

MCANDREW |

Can you open it? |

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LAILA |

The keys are on the side. |

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An Armed Officer goes and gets the keys. |

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STEVE |

Get her out of here. |

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The AFOs level their guns at the garage door. |

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MCANDREW |

Hari? It’s McAndrew. We’re opening |

the garage door. |

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McAndrew keys the fob and the garage door starts |

to swing up. |

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MCANDREW (O.S)(CONT’D)|

It’s jammed. |

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And then it catches --stuck, making a horrible |

scraping noise --with only a little bit of the |

garage floor revealed. |

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STEVE |

Wait! |

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Steve look under the door. Inside there’s no |

sign of Hari. On the floor is Hari’s mobile |

phone. |

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STEVE (CONT’D) |

Clear. |

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The Armed Officers pull up the garage door. |

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STEVE (CONT’D)|

Don’t touch the phone. |

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INT. HARI’S CAR. CONTINUOUS. |

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Hari speeds through deserted streets of an |

industrial area. |

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PHONE rings. |

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EXT. HARI’S HOUSE. CONTINUOS. |

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Steve’s phone rings. The police are searching |

the interior of the house. Some uniformed |

officers are looking after Laila. |

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STEVE |

(Into phone.)|

Arnott. |

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DOT (O.S)|

(out of phone)|

I’ve got eyes on Hari Bains. He |

just entered the industrial unit |

where Rod Kennedy’s body was found. |

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STEVE |

(Into phone.)|

Look. He’s probably armed. Don’t |

move in, sir, till I bring back-up. |

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DOT (O.S)|

(out of phone)|

I’m not daft. I’ll stay well out of |

it. |

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STEVE |

(Into phone.)|

Thanks, sir, on our way.|

(to Officer)|

Come here, come here. |

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He leads one of the officers to towards and then |

points at the mobile on the floor. |

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STEVE (CONT’D)|

Secure that phone. |

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Steve calls to McAndrew. |

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STEVE (CONT’D)|

I’ve got obs on Bains. Follow me. |

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Steve runs to his car. McAndrew musters her |

team. |

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46:11 INT. INDUSTRIAL UNIT. CONTINUOUS |

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Dot hangs up and looks very daunted. |

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10:
46:14

INT. STEVE’S CAR. CONTINUOUS. |

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Speeding away, Steve makes a call via Bluetooth.

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46:17

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STEVE:

(Into Bluetooth)

Kate, we’ve got obs on Bains.

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EXT. SOUTH FERRY STATION. CAR PARK. SAME TIME.

Kate on her mobile. Intercut with Steve.

STEVE:

(Into Bluetooth)

I’m en route to the industrial unit

where Rod Kennedy was found.

KATE:

(Into phone)

Cheers, Steve, I’m on my way.

Kate puts on her Kevlar jacket and jumps into

her car.

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EXT. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. CONTINUOUS.

Hari pulls up and gets out of his car. There’s

no one around at all. He looks puzzled and

concerned.

He enters the building. He goes deeper and

deeper into the building.

Dot appears. Hari immediately reacts with

surprise and tension. Starts backing out.

DOT:

Seriously? Of all the places to

run, mate? Where are you going now?

Hari keeps walking for a few yards and then

stops, realises it’s pointless.

HARI:

What are you doing here?

DOT:

I’m just minding my own business,

re-examining an old crime scene.

Hari reacts.

DOT (CONT’D)

Are you expecting someone else?

Hari doesn’t know how to answer.

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Music Ends

10:
47:12

DOT (CONT’D)

Who?

HARI:

I don’t know what you’re on about

mate.

DOT:

Well, have it your own way. I was

just trying to give you a chance

before the circus arrives.

Hari stops.

HARI:

Chance of what?

DOT:

The way I see it, it’s your word

against Jackie Brickford’s. Now if

you’re seen to be cooperating with

the inquiry, then it doesn’t take a

genius to figure out who’ll be

believed eh.

HARI:

Listen bud, I don’t trust you as

far as I can throw you.

DOT:

This is where your mate Rod died.

We just had the post-mortem report

in. He was murdered. You see that’s

why I’m doing here. You? Its not

very clever is it, returning to the

scene of the crime.

HARI:

Look. I had nothing to do with

that.

DOT:

I believe you, mate, I do. And

frankly, between the two of us, the

forensics aren’t that strong. But

will Hastings? Will the CPS? You

see this is that chance I was

talking about. Now starting with,

Danny Waldron --before he died,

did he ever confide in to you about

those two pervs he killed?

HARI:

No. He never said anything.

Music

10:
47:34

DUR:
0’27”.

Specially

composed by

Carly

Paradis.

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Music Ends

10:
48:01

DOT:

You think carefully. Ronan Murphy

and Linus Murphy were the blokes he

killed. Did he ever mention any

other names? Politicians, coppers?

HARI:

No.

DOT:

Think... Tommy Hunter and Lindsay

Denton?

HARI:

What would Danny have to say about

them?

DOT:

All right. So who are you here to

meet?

HARI:

I don’t know. I’ve never met him. I

don’t know anything about him.

DOT:

Nothing?

HARI:

No. Nothing.

DOT:

Have it your own way.

Dot takes out a set of handcuffs.

HARI:

Mate, look. You don’t understand.

DOT:

What don’t I understand?

HARI:

Man, I’m just small fry.

Hari reaches for his phone.

DOT:

Steady!

HARI:

It’s just my phone.

Hari pulls out an unregistered phone.

HARI:

Look it’s unregistered. Right. They

can’t trace it. I’ll call him for

you now, yeah?

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