Line of Duty Page #8

Kate puts on her jacket.

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DOT:

(To Steve)

You see. The thing is, mate, no one

likes their partner holding out on

them.

Steve feels the rejection, and is left behind.

DOT (CONT’D)

So where you taking me?

KATE:

To the lying bastard who told us

the Caddy was dead...

Kate moves on, leaving Dot with a look of deep

unease. Then he follows Kate out.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIME AUDIT DEPARTMENT. OUTER OFFICE. LATER

THAT DAY.

Kate and Dot enter and pass through the outer

office where civilians work on computers going

about the work of studying hand-written crime

reports, logging the details into computers,

scanning the reports and uploading them into

electronic files. The civvies are mainly female.

DOT:

Why don’t you let me handle this?

KATE:

He’s a chippy bastard. If I’m

there, there’ll be a witness to who

said what.

Kate and Dot reach an office. Kate taps on the

door.

DOT:

(Neutral)

Cheers.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIME AUDIT DEPARTMENT. MORTON’S OFFICE.

CONTINUOUS.

Sign on the door DC Nigel Morton. Morton opens

it to Dot and Kate.

MORTON:

Dot?

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Specially

composed by

Carly

Paradis.

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DOT:

Mate.

Morton looks to Kate and then back to Dot.

MORTON:

What’s all this then?

KATE:

We’re following up on a statement

you made in 2013 in connection with

the murder of Tommy Hunter. Okay if

we come in?

Not waiting for an answer, Kate goes past Morton

into his office. Unseen by Kate, Morton shoots

an alarmed glance at Dot and Dot shoots an

alarmed glance back. Then they both try to cover

as Morton shuts the door.

DOT:

You have done well for yourself,

eh.

MORTON:

You too.

DOT:

Landed on your feet, you might say.

Another tense secret look between Morton and Dot

after that “pun”.

MORTON:

Crime Audit. We gather important

figures for important figures. So

how can I be of assistance to AC12?

Kate opens her folder and passes Morton a

document, big chunks of which are blotted out

with black bars.

KATE:

This report, sensitive parts of

which are not for your eyes, quotes

your statement regarding DC Cole.

MORTON:

DI Cottan wrote this. I’m sure he

can shed any light required.

DOT:

This is just routine, Nige, we’re

just following up on one or two

details.

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KATE:

Are these your words? “DC Cole was

nicknamed ‘the Caddy’ because he

wore golf jumpers but never played

golf.” “DC Cole boasted of

underworld connections and

attempted to recruit me into a

clandestine network of corrupt

police officers.”

MORTON:

(To Dot, defensive)

I cooperated with your

investigation.

KATE:

But we’ve got some new lines of

inquiry. Did Cole ever mention a

gangland associate of Tommy Hunter

named Ronan Murphy?

Morton clams up. Edgy.

KATE (CONT’D)

(Frustrated, challenging)

Right. You pointed the finger at

Cole. You led everyone up the

garden path. Meanwhile we’ve got

two coppers murdered.

MORTON:

(Stands)

I’m not saying another word without

a solicitor.

KATE:

Fine. We’ll continue this

conversation at AC-12, under

caution, the date to be appointed

by us. Thank you.

Exit Kate through the open door. Morton looks

daggers at Dot.

MORTON:

Sir.

Contrite, Dot exits. He turns back and they

share a look. Morton slams the door.

CUT TO:

INT. CURRY HOUSE. THAT NIGHT.

Morton gazes at Dot stony-faced over the

starters.

MORTON:

You have to shut this down.

DOT:

I will not let anyone put you on

the spot about Cole.

MORTON:

We both know why.

(Leans close, through gritted

teeth)

Shut. This. Down. Now. Or you know

the secrets I can spill.

DOT:

(Beat. Leans back, in control.)

Why don’t you come into AC-12 with

your solicitor. You tell us you

heard the Caddy rumour about Cole

off of some old lag, dead or lost

his marbles. And you leave me to do

the rest.

MORTON:

“And” There’s always an “and ... “

DOT:

And you turn over all the stuff

you’ve got on me. End of.

MORTON:

(Sceptical)

“End of.” The incriminating item

I’ve got on you. That’s my only

insurance.

DOT:

You need me to shut this down.

MORTON:

I’m small fry. You’re the big fish.

DOT:

So what’ll happen when they find

out about all that evidence you’ve

been sitting on? The contacts in

that phone, the call history --all

in my past, mind – that isn’t

summat (something) anyone could

shut down.

Morton shifts uneasily. Dot fixes his gaze on

Morton.

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DOT (CONT’D)

Now you’re, what, six months off

retiring?

MORTON:

Four and a half.

DOT:

Look. I wasn’t more than a kid when

all this started. Certain people

pushed me into joining the Force to

do their dirty work from the

inside. And the truth is, mate, I

want to retire too, just in a

different way. But I can’t do that

till I’m free of the past.

Dot looks genuinely emotional --it takes Morton

by surprise.

DOT (CONT’D)

And then you could be free too.

Four and a half months, that’s you

walking off into the sunset, none

of this hanging over you...

Morton reflects nervously. Dot looks just as

nervous.

CUT TO:

INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. NEXT DAY.

The lift door opens and out steps Morton with

his Solicitor, escorted by a PC, who leads him

towards the waiting area. Steve reacts with

surprise, moves towards Dot.

STEVE:

What’s going on?

Dot taps the side of his nose.

DOT:

(to Kate)

Okay, he’s here.

(to Morton)

Nige.

Steve is left behind, burning with resentment.

DOT (V.O)

Now, the purpose of todays

interview...

CUT TO:

Music

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DUR:
0’50”.

Specially

composed by

Carly

Paradis.

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Music Ends

10:
40:25

10:
40:32 INT. AC-12. INTERVIEW ROOM. MOMENTS LATER.

Morton and his Solicitor face Dot and Kate. They

wait for the tape monotone to finish. Morton

never looks at Kate, always looking at Cottan or

his Solicitor.

DOT:

...is to re-examine a statement

provided voluntarily by DC Morton

on October 17th 2013. This is

document 1 in your folders.

They look at the document and a scan of it

appears on a monitor screen. It’s Morton’s

statement about Cole, handwritten, with Dot as

the interviewing officer.

DOT (CONT’D)

Is this your statement?

MORTON:

It is.

DOT:

And do you now wish to amend your

statement in any way?

MORTON:

I do.

Morton has a very quick whispered conversation

with his Solicitor (a line or two about just

going ahead with what they planned beforehand).

MORTON (CONT’D)

DC Jeremy Cole was a corrupt

officer, the sort there’s no place

for in the police service. What he

got up to sickened me. I did have

occasion to meet Cole and he did at

one time boast about his

connections to underworld figures.

KATE:

Did you report Cole?

MORTON:

(To Dot)

Although this is a voluntary

interview, I request the

professional courtesy of being

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