Line of Duty Page #2

The Defence Counsel (40s) stands.

DEFENCE COUNSEL:

Your Honour, would Your Honour set

a time limit of say six weeks for

the Crown to serve the evidence?

(CONTINUED)

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301B CONTINUED:
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JUDGE:

Provided the schedule of non-

sensitive unused material is also

served at the end of that six week

period, the defence case statement

should be served by 2nd November.

The Pleas & Case Management Hearing

will take place at this court on

18th November. Is there to be a

bail application?

This is the straw Lindsay’s clutching. She sits up and pays

close attention.

DEFENCE COUNSEL:

Yes, Your Honour.

The Defence Counsel sits, the Prosecutor stands.

PROSECUTOR:

Your Honour, the Prosecution

opposes bail on the following

grounds:
the seriousness of the

offence; the Defendant has the

means and knowledge to abscond from

justice.

The Prosecutor sits. The Defence stands.

DEFENCE COUNSEL:

Your Honour, the Defendant is a

serving police officer of excellent

character. She has no desire to

abscond. She intends to clear her

name.

The Judge ruminates for all of two seconds.

JUDGE:

I am refusing bail. You will be

remanded in custody until 18th of

November.

Lindsay looks dazed, can’t believe this is really happening

to her.

CLERK OF THE COURT

All rise.

Everyone rises. Lindsay remains dazed.

LINDSAY:

(To Clerk.)

What about Bella?

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301C INT. LINDSAY’S HOUSE. CONTINUOUS.

A search team including white-suited forensic scene

investigators search Lindsay’s house, bagging items in

evidence.

Kate looks on studiously. She scoops up the cat. She reads

its name tag (”BELLA”) before passing it to another officer.

KATE:

Anyone got an evidence bag for

this?

Laughter.

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301D INT. POLICE HQ. STAIRS. LATER THAT DAY.

Dryden makes his way with another senior officer in uniform.

DRYDEN:

Strategically community policing

needs to be re-evaluated -

HARGREAVES:

(Catching up.)

Sir.

DRYDEN:

(To senior officer.)

I’ll catch up with you, Andrew.

The senior officer continues on.

HARGREAVES:

Ted bloody Hastings, he’s only gone

and charged someone.

DRYDEN:

(Shocked.)

Who?

HARGREAVES:

The DI.

DRYDEN:

Denton?

Dryden looks even more shocked. He takes a couple of beats to

recover.

HARGREAVES:

Any more developments, I’ll bring

‘em right to you.

(CONTINUED)

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301D CONTINUED:

DRYDEN:

Alright, thanks, Les.

HARGREAVES:

Sir.

Exit Hargreaves. Dryden weighs up his options.

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