Line of Duty  Season #2 Episode #3

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Lindsay answers the call from Akers.

LINDSAY:

(Into phone.)

DI Denton.

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Akers introduces herself to Lindsay.

AKERS:

DS Akers.

LINDSAY:

Am I taking the rest of your team?

AKERS:

There’s just me.

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In her car, Akers rides with a witness under a blanket.

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Lindsay leads the convoy.

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A vehicle ambushes the convoy. Gunmen in motorcycle gear

attack Akers’ vehicle. Lindsay looks on in horror.

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CAST CREDIT:

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Hastings briefs Steve and Kate about the witness on intensive

care.

HASTINGS:

He was in the witness protection

programme.

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The witness is killed; the killer knocks Georgia out of a

window while Steve lies unconscious.

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Kate gets off with Rich Akers.

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Rich looks at a photo of Jayne.

RICH:

Do you think she knew?

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Lindsay slides Kate’s phone across the table to her.

KATE:

Your call history made for very

interesting reading. Let’s save the

rest of this conversation for

another time, Kate, that work for

you?

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CAST CREDIT:

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Kate drives with Lindsay.

KATE:

People talk.

LINDSAY:

They shouldn’t.

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Kate stands on Lindsay’s door step with a bottle of wine.

KATE:

Peace offering.

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Lindsay slaps Kate.

LINDSAY:

People have been underestimating me

my whole life.

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CAST CREDIT:

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Lindsay faces a showdown with Steve, Kate and Hastings.

Hastings and Steve accuse Lindsay of complicity.

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HASTINGS:

You were involved in setting up the

ambush!

LINDSAY:

That’s not true!

STEVE:

You were involved in killing four

officers.

HASTINGS:

DI Denton, I’m arresting you for

conspiracy to murder a protected

witness.

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LINE OF DUTY:

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Jo brings Dryden bad news.

JO:

They’ve got a story about you lying

about who was driving.

DRYDEN:

Helen was home. I was driving.

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Dryden has a secret meeting with a journalist.

DRYDEN:

I can give you the inside track on

major police stories, not least the

ambush investigation.

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CAST CREDIT:

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Steve returns to Claire’s house.

CLAIRE:

I’m glad you came back.

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Lindsay shows photos of Steve in an upstairs room with

Claire.

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LINDSAY:

Were you coaching the witness?

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WRITER CREDIT:

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Steve visits the industrial estate.

CLAIRE (O.S.)

He took me to his mate’s garage.

Rogerson explains.

ROGERSON:

It was a front.

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Lindsay visits the same spot.

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Lindsay explains.

LINDSAY:

Carly’s friend remembered the

boyfriend was into cars, he

might’ve been a mechanic.

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Surveying the brutal buildings, Lindsay looks emotional.

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PRODUCER CREDIT:

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AC-12 open up the witness protection files.

HASTINGS:

We’ve finally got an ID on the

witness.

Steve looks at the file.

STEVE:

My God.

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Lindsay seizes on Steve’s doubts.

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STEVE:

Motive, opportunity, means.

LINDSAY:

I only knew about the ambush an

hour before. How could I have set

it up?

Steve takes Lindsay into custody.

LINDSAY:

I’m innocent. You know I am.

DIRECTOR CREDIT:

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