Lana Washington

**Lana Washington** is an Explosives Officer in the Metropolitan Police, assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

## Background

### Personal

Washington was born to Jeff and Val Washington, most likely somewhere in the Midlands based on her accent. She has a younger brother, Billy Washington.

She is in a relationship with DI Thom Youngblood, a detective with Counter Terrorism Command. Despite maintaining a cool demeanour as part of her work, she voices concerns that her luck is running out and she is losing her edge. Her blood type is O-.

### Professional

Prior to joining the police, Washington served in the British Army as a bomb disposal technician in the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC alongside her friend and later also police colleague Joel Nutkins. During her time in the military she served two tours in Afghanistan.

As an explosives officer she is not a warranted police constable with powers of arrest, however frequently works alongside officers from Counter Terrorism Command and Specialist Firearms Command. Her driver and warranted police assistant in EOD is PC Danny.

## Series 1

### Episode 1

Washington is driven to a critical ongoing incident at the Westhaven Estate by her police driver and assistant Danny. Upon arriving, she meets with fellow explosives officer and Team Leader Joel Nutkins, as well as his police driver Pete. The estate is the site of a Counter Terrorism Command operation led by DI Samira Desai, who has received intelligence that an alleged bomb maker named Andy Phelan is operating an IED factory from his flat.

Led by Specialist Firearms Command Inspector Lee Robins, a team of Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers (CTSFO)'s raid the flat, with Washington and Nutkins following close behind. After an initial sweep, Nutkins, CTSFO PS Brown and Robins uncover Phelans wife and daughter, Angie Phelan and Evie Phelan tied up under bed. Releasing them, Angie tells the officers she was forced to call in the bomb threat by Arabic speaking men who entered the flat with a set of keys and threatened Evie. Washington and Nutkins are then called into the flats bathroom by CTSFO PC Carney, who directs their attention to what appears to be an IED concealed behind the toilet.

Whilst she and Nutkins attempt to diffuse the IED, which is linked to a pressure pad under the toilet mat, Washington almost inadvertently activates a secondary trigger when she tries to turn on the corridor light. Despite her demands that Nutkins evacuate and leave her to die, as her grip on the switch is loosening, he refuses and is able to disconnect the secondary trigger safely. An attempted controlled detonation of the bathroom IED reveals it to be a low impact homemade explosive, made primarily out of black powder from fireworks.

After the explosion, a dazed Washington struggles to make her way to the site of the blast, only to discover Nutkin's severed arm en route. She is finally pulled away from the incident by DI Thom Youngblood.

### Episode 2

After the death of her friend and colleague Joel Nutkins in the IED blast at the Westhaven Estate, Washington is promoted to Team Leader in his place.