Line of Duty Page #8

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and so am I

Then he hits send. Once the message has gone, he

takes out the sim card, wads it in toilet roll,

and flushes it away.

Dot steps out of the cubicle.

Standing at a sink with her back to him is a

woman with Lindsay’s hair wearing the same as

Lindsay when she was murdered.

Dot is immediately on edge.

The apparition starts to turn to face Dot, but

slowly, very slowly, so that he holds his breath

and prepares for the worst.

The apparition keeps turning, starting to reveal

part of Lindsay’s gunshot-wounded face -

Dot is suddenly back in the cubicle. The wad of

toilet roll is still in the pan.

He repeats the flushing action and the wad of

toilet roll disappears down the pan.

Dot unlocks the cubicle door and strides out.

He unlocks the door and steps up to the sink.

Dot washes his face to revive himself. He dries

his face.

He stares into the mirror, knows he’s very close

to being home and dry. He looks every inch the

respectable officer. Out on Dot.

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INT. AC-12. HASTINGS’ OFFICE. CONTINUOUS.

Hastings takes a big breath and reaches for the

phone. He hits the keys.

HASTINGS:

(Call answered. Into phone.)

Superintendent Hastings, for the

Senior Crown Prosecutor please.

(Listens.)

Hastings – that’s right, like the

battle.

He’s interrupted by a tap on the door. It’s

Kate. He waves her in.

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HASTINGS (CONT’D)

Come in, come in. Anything to avoid

making this call. ...

He hangs up. She shuts the door. Hastings shows

her his pain.

KATE:

Listen, Sir, before you call the

Crown Prosecutor, there’s some

things we need to discuss...

CUT TO:

INT. SOUTH FERRY STATION. CUSTODY. CONTINUOUS.

The cell door opens, revealing Steve.

CUSTODY SGT:

This is a favour to her, not you.

The Custody Sgt steps aside. Sam steps forward.

Steve gets up off the bunk.

CUSTODY SGT (CONT’D)

Two minutes.

Exit Custody Sgt.

Neither Sam nor Steve knows what to say at

first.

STEVE:

It’s good to see you.

She’s not forthcoming. Awkward beats.

SAM:

Is there anything I can do?

STEVE:

You can say you don’t believe a

word of it.

SAM:

(Very unconvincing.)

Of course I don’t.

STEVE:

(Hurt.)

Sam.

SAM:

My DCI has got me on desk duty. She

asked me outright if I was in on it

with you.

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STEVE:

I’m innocent.

SAM:

(Very unconvincing.)

Yeah, I know.

STEVE:

(Beat.)

You came. I’m glad.

(Awkward beat.)

I’m sorry about the flat being

closed for forensics...

SAM:

It’s fine. I’m at a friend’s place.

STEVE:

They’ve got to release me in a few

hours, so we can be back in soon.

Silent beats. Her lack of response is awful for

him.

SAM:

Steve....

A couple more awkward beats, and then he slumps

back on the bunk.

SAM (CONT’D)

I’m sorry...

Upset, Sam exits. Steve looks forlorn. The

Custody Sgt shuts his cell door.

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INT. AC-12. MEETING ROOM. LATER THAT NIGHT.

Kate going through a large folder of

information. Hastings stands, on edge, clearly

very troubled.

Kate talking to Hastings in his office in

hushed, earnest tones.

HASTINGS:

So which one were you looking at?

Which one were you originally

looking at?

KATE:

That one.

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Enter Gill.

GILL:

You still haven’t charged Steve

Arnott?

HASTINGS:

We need more time.

GILL:

I know it’s difficult going after

one of your own.

HASTINGS:

It’s what we do for a living.

Gill gives a beat or two of reaction that

Hastings is trying to kid everyone this isn’t

different.

HASTINGS (CONT’D)

DC Fleming has caused me to want to

re-examine the evidence against

Steve Arnott.

GILL:

Come on, Ted. There’s a mountain of

evidence. His gun. The car. The

money. The threat. Motive,

opportunity, means.

KATE:

(Refers to her notes.)

During the interview with Steven

Arnott, I identified a number of

issues that merit further

examination.

GILL:

(Patronising.)

Of course you want to believe that

Steve’s innocent. Of course you do.

But you’re jumping to rash and

extremely damaging conclusions.

HASTINGS:

DC Fleming, please.

KATE:

Ms Biggeloe, you do not have to say

anything, but it may harm your

defence if you do not mention

anything when...

GILL:

Excuse me?

HASTINGS:

Gill. Please. This is necessary.

KATE:

You do not have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence if you

do not mention when questioned

something you later rely on in

court. Anything you do say may be

used in evidence.

GILL:

It’s been a long day, and night.

Let’s get a grip, Ted.

KATE:

Did you furnish Superintendent

Hastings with an intelligence file

relating to Ronan Murphy, the

suspect shot dead by Sergeant Danny

Waldron on 13th May?

GILL:

I did.

KATE:

And from who did you obtain that

file?

GILL:

Whom. It was supplied to me in

confidence and to reveal the source

would be a betrayal of that

confidence.

HASTINGS:

Gill, you’re under caution. It

would help us enormously if you

could provide an answer.

Gill just stares back at them calmly, with no

intention of answering.

HASTINGS (CONT’D)

(Beats. To Kate.)

Very well. Show her.

Kate takes a document out of her folder and

slides it across the table to Gill.

KATE:

This is a signed authority from

Superintendent Summers at AC-3 for

me to conduct an undercover

operation against AC-12 officers.

GILL:

(Testy.)

I can see what it is. When did this

happen?

HASTINGS:

(To Gill.)

I only found out about this, this

evening.

KATE:

Under said authority, I obtained

evidence that this file originated

from DS Nicola Rogerson at Major

Violent Crime. In a written

statement, DS Rogerson claims that

the file was requested by an AC-12

officer.

HASTINGS:

Did an AC-12 officer furnish you

with this file on condition of

anonymity?

GILL:

(Beat.)

Yes.

KATE:

DS Rogerson’s copy of the file did

not contain the omissions made to

the one you received.

GILL:

I was given that file in good faith

and I completely deny tampering

with it.

HASTINGS:

Yeah. No one’s suggesting you did.

What we’re exploring here is that

the alterations were made by said

AC-12 officer. Now can you confirm

the name we’ve heard from Rogerson?

GILL:

(Sighs. Gives in.)

Fine.

(Beat.)

Detective Inspector Matthew Cottan.

HASTINGS:

He brought you the golf tee – so we

assumed that he would have brought

you the file, good.

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Hastings and Kate look totally validated. Gill

hardens.

GILL:

DC Fleming, would you kindly excuse

us for a moment please?

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