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123 CONTINUED:

Dryden goes behind the screens that shield the aftermath of

the ambush from public view.

Dryden gazes at the wreckage, the human cost in police lives.

This is the worst kind of tragedy for police and he’s

entitled to feel emotionally affected by it.

Dryden exits back through the screens.

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124 EXT. LONG LANE. CONTINUOUS.

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124 CONTINUED:

JO:

(To Press.)

Deputy Chief Constable Dryden.

Cameras and eyes all focus on Dryden. He looks very sombre.

DRYDEN:

There’s been an attack on the

Police. Three of our colleagues

have lost their lives in the line

of duty.

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125 EXT. GENERAL HOSPITAL. MAIN ENTRANCE. NEXT DAY.

A city scape lies beyond the main entrance of a major

hospital. Steve and Kate stride in purposefully.

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126 INT. GENERAL HOSPITAL. ITU CORRIDOR. MOMENTS LATER.

The lift door opens. Steve and Kate exit to find SUPT. TED

HASTINGS waiting.

HASTINGS:

This way.

They walk along the corridor. Ahead, two armed police

officers guard a door. They come to attention.

ARMED OFFICER:

Sir.

HASTINGS:

Morning, as you were.

Hastings signs a clipboard dangling off the wall, logging his

name, Steve and Kate’s and times of entry.

Hastings washes his hands using the wall-mounted detergent

dispenser, while the armed officer checks over what Hastings

has written. Steve and Kate follow Hastings in rubbing a gob

of detergent between their palms.

ARMED OFFICER:

Very good, sir.

They stand aside and Hastings leads Steve and Kate through

the door.

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127 INT. GENERAL HOSPITAL. ISOLATION ROOM. CONTINUOUS.

This is a single room with intensive care facilities.

Hastings leads Steve and Kate into a small anteroom. They

peer through a glass partition (with BARRIER NURSING signs)

at the man (middle-aged, average height and build) brought

out of the safe house and put in the back of the police van.

He’s badly burned all over his body, making his face

unrecognisable. He’s ventilated and on monitors.

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