Line of Duty Page #4

firearms box in the back of the van.

HARI (O.S)

Slowdown skipper!

ROD:

Police

Their POV of Danny pursuing the suspect.

INT. PRINCE’S COURT. CONTINUOUS.

The suspect reaches the end of the alley and |

darts round a corner out of sight, with Danny a |

short distance behind. |

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DANNY |

Armed Police. |

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The suspect runs between buildings and then into |

a small courtyard, straight into a dead end, |

with Danny only a short distance behind. They’re |

both out of sight of the rest of Danny’s team. |

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Danny’s team running down the alleyway towards |

Danny and the suspect. |

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CUT TO:
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With his back to Danny, the suspect (Ronan

Murphy) stops dead and throws his hands in the

air, tossing away his gun, then spins round to

face Danny.

Briefly see Danny’s team running down alleyway.

Just seconds away now.

Danny points his gun straight at Ronan from a

distance of about 10-20 metres. Ronan looks

different from his mug-shot, he’s gained a

beard. Danny has a flash of indecision.

Ronan drops to his knees and throws his hands

behind his head.

Danny stares at Ronan with grim intensity.

In a burst of raw emotion, Danny shoots once

walking forward and then another and another

leaving Ronan dead with head-shots that drop him

back to the ground, his legs bent under him.

The shots echo around the block.

JACKIE (O.S)

Skipper!

HARI (O.S)

Shot’s fired

ROD (O.S)

Where is he? Danny? Danny?

In emotional turmoil, Danny needs a few breaths

to get control, then the first thing he does is

straighten out Ronan’s legs so it appears he

wasn’t kneeling when he got killed.

JACKIE (O.S)

Armed police!

Rod, Jackie and Hari arrive at speed, guns

drawn, to be confronted by the scene.

ROD:

Oh, Sh*t.

Hari hurries to the suspect’s body and places

his hand the suspect’s mouth to hear/feel

breathing.

ROD (CONT’D)

(Of Hari’s futility.)

Hari. Hari, mate, he’s down.

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X:

Music Ends

10:
04:25

Hari ignores him and feels for a carotid pulse.

DANNY:

He refused to surrender his

firearm.

HARI:

(Off gun)

Jesus Christ, look where the gun

is!

Rod and Jackie take in the position of Ronan’s

gun and look very worried too.

ROD:

How’d it get all the way over

there, Danny?

DANNY:

Brain injury, muscle spasm, he

chucked it.

JACKIE:

Look at what it looks like, though,

Danny.

DANNY (O.S)

Good point.

Danny strolls to the gun, pulling on a glove.

ROD:

(Alarmed by Danny’s actions.)

Hey, hey. Danny, Danny.

DANNY:

It was self defence but we all know

the sh*t I’ll get for it.

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