Line of Duty Page #14

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KATE |

It looks like they’re going to go |

left. Go with them. |

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Kate hunkers down on the foot-plate as the truck |

catches up. |

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KATE (CONT’D)|

Keep up with them. |

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And then passes between her and Dot and AFO X. |

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KATE (CONT’D)|

Keep going. Keep going. |

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They are now out of sight, with the truck |

slowing down. |

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KATE (CONT’D)|

Right. Drive on. |

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Kate leaps off the foot-plate down onto the |

street, and sets herself ready to open fire as |

the truck drives on, revealing a family in the |

line of fire. Kate holds fire, seeing beyond the |

family Dot and AFO X now running out into a side |

street. |

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KATE (CONT’D) |

Sh*t! |

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Kate gives chase, keying her phone. |

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KATE (CONT’D)|

Jump back. Back. |

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Family screams as Kate sweeps past. Kate lifts |

the phone to her ear whilst giving chase. |

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INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. CONTINUOUS. |

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Two staff give CPR --ventilation and chest |

compressions --to the wounded AFO. The |

Solicitor and Rep are being comforted. Various |

staff are bashing phones. |

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AC-12 STAFF |

(Various.)|

(Into phones.)|

Two males, one armed --|

IC1, dark hair, six feet five |

inches tall --|

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Hastings mobile RINGS. Hastings runs over and |

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grabs his mobile. |

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HASTINGS |

(Into phone.)|

Kate? |

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EXT. SIDE STREET. CONTINUOUS. |

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Kate speaks with Hastings as she runs down the |

side street. Intercut with Hastings as required. |

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KATE |

(Into phone.)|

Suspects heading north off |

Kingsgate High Street. |

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HASTINGS |

(To staff.)|

North off Kingsgate High Street! |

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Staff respond immediately reporting this down |

the phones (all back ground). Hastings steps |

back into the area where the AFO is receiving |

medical attention. |

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HASTINGS (CONT’D)|

(Into phone.)|

Kate, Listen to me. Maintain visual |

contact but do not approach. We|

have an Armed Response Unit on the |

way. Repeat. DO NOT APPROACH. |

KATE:

(Into phone.)

Sir.

Kate hangs up and runs on.

EXT. ARCHWAY. CONTINUOUS.

Dot and AFO X run out across a busy street. |

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Kate comes out of the archway. She sees Dot and |

AFO X run ahead down an alleyway. She turns |

sharply to her left and runs towards a car park. |

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EXT. CAR PARK. CONTINUOUS. |

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Kate runs through the car park. Ahead of her, on |

the other side of railings, she sees Dot and AFO |

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X running right to left. |

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She’s gasping for breath, can barely speak. |

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KATE |

ARMED POLICE! |

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AFO X turns. Kate doesn’t hesitate --she opens |

fire and cuts him down dead. |

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Dot turns his pistol on their attacker. Seeing |

who it is, he doesn’t fire. |

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KATE (CONT’D)|

Drop your weapon! |

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DOT |

Drop yours! |

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A momentary stand-off, then Dot runs for it. He |

runs away on the other side of the railings. |

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INT. AC-12. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE. CONTINUOUS. |

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A first aider runs to help the staffers who are |

administering CPR.

Hastings is on his mobile.

HASTINGS:

Kate... Sit rep.

EXT. ALLEYWAY/ INT. AC-12 INTERCUT. CONTINUOUS. |

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Running, Kate answers. |

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KATE |

(Into phone, gasping.)|

One suspect down, repeat one |

suspect down. Second suspect |

heading to Moss Heath fly-over. |

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HASTINGS |

(To staffers.)|

Moss Heath fly-over!|

(Into phone.)|

Kate, so which one of them is still |

up and running? |

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KATE |

(Into phone.)|

Dot. |

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She hangs up. Hastings looks extremelyconcerned.

Maneet joins the fray.

MANEET:

What can I do to help, sir?

HASTINGS:

Good girl. Get on to the SFC --I

need to know where their armed

response units are.

Maneet picks up a phone while Hastings continuesto look desperately worried.

MANEET:

(Into phone.)

Strategic Firearms Commander.

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EXT. FLY-OVER. CONTINUOUS.

Dot runs on one side of the pavement of the fly-

over, with Kate in perusal on the other side of

the pavement.

Then takes a sharp turn and runs down the metal

staircase. Kate still chasing.

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EXT. VIA DUCT. CONTINUOUS.

Dot stumbles under a viaduct. He arrives full of

optimism but looks left and right and doesn’t

see the vehicle he’s expecting.

DOT:

Sh*t.

Tired and breathless, he fumbles for his phone.

Kate arrives, toting her carbine.

KATE:

Drop the gun. Drop the phone!

DOT:

Kate?

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Music Ends

KATE 11:
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Drop ‘em, hands over your head!

Dot’s firearm fixed on Kate.

KATE (CONT’D)

They’re not here for you, then?

DOT:

Not yet but they will be. My

advice, run now while you can.

KATE:

I am too knackered to run. Drop the

gun!

So they face off.

DOT:

You went into my flat that morning,

you saw I wasn’t there?

KATE:

Maybe. Maybe not.

DOT:

When did you know?

KATE:

That’d be telling.

DOT:

Now I see why we never slept

together.

KATE:

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to.

DOT:

Please go now. While it’s safe.

KATE:

I get it. Steve Arnott’s the Caddy,

so you can retire.

DOT:

Yeah. Something like that. Yeah.

KATE:

They picked you, groomed you,

guided your career. You know

everything. What are you gonna do

now, just stop? What do you think

they’re gonna do? There’s only one

way you can put this behind you.

DOT:

(Unconvincing.)

Kate. I know what I’m doing.

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KATE:

Patrick Fairbank. They’re saying

he’s going to get off the child

abuse charges. You know names,

dates, places. You know all about

monsters like him. Confess. Give us

the names of all the people that

have ruined all these people’s

lives, all these monsters you’ve

protected. Do the right thing.

Kate and Dot in a standoff.

KATE (CONT’D)

Confess. Tell us everything.

Then suddenly a black 4x4 speeds round the

corner from the direction of the second

stairwell, striking Kate a glancing blow that

flings her to the ground.

Dot is shocked and worried for her. Then

suddenly he turns pulls open the car door open

and leaps aboard and the vehicle speeds away.

DOT:

Go! Go!!

Kate struggles to her feet, seeing the vehicle

speed away. Dot looks back at Kate from inside

the vehicle. Kate visibly gives in, sniffing

back tears of pain and frustration. Her phone

rings and she gets it out.

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