Breach Recap Part II

**Spoiler Warning:** *This article contains content relating to the plot and/or storyline*

This is Part II of the episode recap for **"Breach"**. The first part of the recap can be found here.

## Details

### After Steve Arnott's Interview with AC-12

Hastings calls Dot into his office to talk about what has just happened. Gill Biggeloe joins them. Hastings lays into them. *"Just when exactly did you get the idea of sequestering evidence from me? In 35 years’ this has been my worst day in the service. And now this little incident just about caps the whole lot."* He asks them both who decided to go behind his back. Gill says that Dot sought out her guidance, it was her decision to sequester the evidence from the flat because of it's sensitive nature in regard to a fellow officer. Dot said that it seemed bizarre and possibly meaningless, but he had a feeling. Hastings mocks his feeling. Dot said he thought it might alert Steve and if that had happened, they wouldn't have gotten all this other evidence. Hastings says Dot's on thin ice with him and asks if there are any other surprises waiting for him. Dot says he hopes not. Hastings says he hopes not too. Hastings dismisses him.

Gill tries to make peace, saying that at the time, neither she nor Dot know if the golf tee was relevant, clearly recent events have created a more significant context. Hastings still very angry says clearly! Gill says that she can see he's angry, and the fact that he personally recruited Steve did weigh on her decision. Hastings is now furious and asks if she decided he was going to be biased. Gill says at the time it felt like the right decision, she's sorry and can they calm down now. Hastings says "*I am calm! I'm totally bloody calm!*"

Gill changes the subject and tells him that Patrick Fairbank is applying to have the charges dropped. She says that they are claiming during the interview he said "*I'm not as sharp as I used to be*" several times. Hastings agrees he said it. Gill says they are claiming that Hastings should have had an independent physician examine him to test his intellectual fitness to interview. That they are having his GP attest he's got senile dementia and is unfit to stand trial. Hastings is devastated and says "*Mother of God*". Gill reminds him that Steve has to be charged today, or released, she tells him not to delay his call to CPS. Hastings agrees and Gill leaves.

Inside a toilet cubicle, Dot writes a text "*Job done.*" he's about to send it then pauses and adds "*and so am I*". Now he hits send. Once the message has gone, he takes out the SIM card and flushes it. He walks out of the cubicle and sees Denton standing there, her bloody hair sticking to her face. Dot freaks out, and is suddenly back in the cubicle waiting to flush the toilet still. He slowly exits checking for more apparitions and washes his face, exhausted.

Back in his office, Hastings is delaying making the call to CPS. He finally picks up the phone and dials, he introduces himself, "*Hastings - that's right, like the battle*", and asks for the Senior Crown Prosecutor. Kate knocks on his door and interrupts his call. He happily puts the phone down and says anything to avoid that call. Kate shuts the door and says there is some things they need to discuss before he makes that call. She begins showing him the notes she was making in her pocketbook throughout the interview.

In South Ferry Station, Steve's cell is opened. The Custody Sergeant tells him it's a favour to her not him, and lets Sam in to see him. The Custody Sergeant gives them two minutes. Steve says it's good to see her. Sam asks if there is anything she can do, Steve says she can say she doesn't believe a word of it, say very unconvincingly says of course she doesn't. Sam tells him that her DCI has her on desk duty and asked her outright if she was in it with him. Steve says again that he's innocent. Sam replies she knows, still lacking conviction. Steve says she's glad she came, and apologises for the flat being closed for forensics, she says it's fine, she's staying with a friend. Steve says they've got to release him in the next few hours, so they can be back in soon. Sam just says his name and then she leaves saying she's sorry. Steve is slumped on his bunk with tears stinging his eyes.

In the AC-12 meeting room later that evening. Hastings and Kate are going through piles of paperwork. Gill walks in and asks why he hasn't charged Steve yet. Hastings says they need more time. Gill admonishes him, saying she knows it's difficult going after one of your own. Hastings says It's what they do for a living, and that Kate has caused him to re-examine the evidence against Steve. Gill says come on, there is a mountain of evidence, his gun, the car, the money and the threat. He has motive, opportunity and means.

Kate says that during the interview, she noted several items which merited further examination. Gill patronisingly says of course she wants to believe he's innocent, of course she does. She says they are jumping on rash and extremely damaging conclusions. With Hastings prompting, Kate cautions Gill, who is not happy about it. Kate asks where Gill obtained the Ronan Murphy file from. Gill refuses to answer, that she was supplied it in confidence and to reveal the source would be a betrayal of that confidence. Hastings tries to convince Gill to answer but she won't. Kate shows Gill the document from Superintendent Summers at AC-3, which allows Kate to conduct an undercover operation against AC-12 officers.

Gill doesn't look happy and asks when it happened, Hastings says he only found out about it that evening. Kate continues that under that authority she found evidence that the file originated from DS Nicola Rogerson at Major Violent Crime. In a written statement, she claims that the file was requested by an AC-12 officer. Hastings asks if an AC-12 officer gave it to Gill on condition of anonymity. Gill pauses then admits that's correct. Kate says that the file Rogerson prepared was complete and did not have the omissions the one Gill provided did. Gill says she was given the file in good faith and denies tampering with it.

Hastings says nobody's suggesting she did, what they're exploring is if the alterations were made by the AC-12 officer. He asks her to confirm the name of the person in AC-12, the same one they have heard from Rogerson. Gill pauses and finally answers that it was Dot that brought her the file. Hastings says that when they knew he'd brought her the golf tee they thought he'd bring her the file too. Gill kicks Kate out, and proceeds to tell Hastings that he's barking up the tree. Dot has done a first-rate job of rooting out a bad apple. Gill says that Dot gave her the file because he was afraid Hastings would give him a dressing down for acting improperly by going through unofficial channels, as they were being obstructed. Hastings says that even after the time they spent together, she really doesn't know him at all. Gill leaves.

Very late that night, Hastings, Kate and Maneet (with her 6 month old baby in her arms) are sitting around Maneet's screen as she shows them CCTV footage from the city centre at 09:46 17 July 2015. Maneet says that this is from a camera on Kingsgate Express Way and that while it appears to be Steve's car, she zooms in. Kate says it's got a different reg. Maneet says correct and shows them more traffic camera images captured of the car a few minutes apart. She plots them all on a map and adds Denton's home address and the Internet Cafe where she was last seen alive.

There is a clear path showing that the car was following Denton, there is even an hour's delay between the points near her house of an hour, suggesting whoever was driving was waiting for her to leave home. Hastings says that this covers the time that Steve says he was home alone, so he still doesn't have an alibi. Maneet says that she identified the plates shown, as belonging to another make and model entirely, so that means they are fake plates. Hastings thanks her and says she better get home with the wee one. Kate asks why Steve would be driving his own car with fake plates. Hastings suggests it was to hide his movements. Kate says it doesn't make sense, Denton wouldn't have got in the car. Hastings suggests that she might not have noticed, Kate says that they all know Denton never missed a thing.

Maneet asks Kate to come and help her with the lift. When Kate comes over, Maneet tells her, off the record, that Dot put pressure on her not to tell Steve about the additional forensics on the envelope.

Yet still later that night DC Morton arrives at AC-12 to be interviewed. Hastings asks him to come with them. He sits down and says he's not going anywhere until he gets some assurances. Hastings asks him on what. Morton replies '*Four things. Im - mu - ni - ty. Sir.*".

Bright and early the next morning we see Dot making his breakfast. He work phone rings and he answers with a cheery tone. He face drops and he asks "*Questions about what, Sir?*" Dot looks distraught and asks when Hastings wants to do this. He says he's happy to assist and hangs up looking terrified.

Kate is waiting on the balcony, Hastings joins her with an electric razor as Dot arrives downstairs. Hastings says "*Alright, let's do this.*" He walks away and Kate is left watching Dot.

Gill ambushes him as he enters the interview room, she tells him that if either Steve or Dot is found guilty, they can't be connected to any wider conspiracy, they were acting alone. Hastings says let's see. He then asks if it's the same with Fairbank? Gill says that his legal team feel they have a strong case, that his dementia precludes a trial. Hastings say he might have forgotten some important details. Gill says exactly. Hastings says or worse still, he might remember them.

Gill asks what he's suggesting. Hastings says he finally understands why she was appointed by the PCC. He's a loose cannon, he'll go after any bent copper no matter the rank or political expediency. Gill says *"I’m not going to apologise for having one eye on PR. Anticorruption is a double-edged sword. We need to find just enough bent coppers to avoid accusations of a cover-up, but not so many that the public starts to wonder if the police can be trusted."* Hastings asks if that means they let Fairbank go, because of all the other peers and politicians and police officers he might implicate, so that they can keep looking at DJs and game show hosts. Gill says she's doing her job. Hastings says *"And I’m doing mine! And it’s called nicking bent coppers! And I don’t care whether it’s one rotten apple – or the whole bloody barrel! There’s a line and it’s called right and wrong. And I know which side my duty lies! (lowers his voice.) So why don’t you write a nice letter of resignation to the PCC, or I swear to God, I will drive you down with the rest of them."* She's actually silenced and leaves.

### Matthew Cottan's First interview by AC-12

Kate is still watching Dot downstairs, he is flanked by two AFOs including Lambert. He is escorted upstairs and the AFO take position outside the doorway.

Hastings starts by asking Dot to give more evidence on the golf tee. Dot says he doesn't understand what he wants. Hastings says there were half a dozen people on that search, did he swear them all to secrecy? Dot laughs and says no, they detected an illegal firearm so he sent an officer to bring someone with training urgently to secure it. He felt he had a legitimate concern that it wasn't safe or it was booby-trapped. It was then that he saw the golf tee. Hastings asks that with no one watching him, he seized this piece of evidence. Dot says yes. Kate asks if he ordered forensics. Dot says yes, but there were no notable findings.

Hastings asks if he ordered forensics on the inside of the envelope. Dot says yes. Hastings asks when he ordered them. Dot says that was something 'we' omitted in the first instance, but rectified as the inquiry progressed. Kate asks if he put pressure on a junior rank not to disclose these findings to Steve. He pauses and then says yes he did. Hastings asks why. Dot says that Steve was concocting accusations that he wasn't doing his job properly, and he didn't want to give him ammunition. Hastings says but he did miss a crucial piece of evidence.

Kate says that forensics detected ink and blood on the inside of the envelope, suggesting a blood stained note inside the envelope. Dot says but there wasn't. Kate asks if there was ink or blood on the golf tee? Hastings asks if he's suggesting that Danny put the golf tee in, after he'd removed the note? Dot says that some people have been making a mountain out of a mole hill about this note, if there was a note and he'd wanted to get rid of it, why didn't he put the whole envelope in his pocket, which he didn't do. Kate says that maybe the envelope had been seen by someone on the search team, but the contents hadn't been. Dot says that he found the golf tee and he remained in the vicinity of the firearm until an officer arrived to make it safe. If the note went walkabout, Danny must have moved it prior to them getting there. Dot says that in the end, the forensics made no difference to the inquiry whatsoever. Hastings says that's one of the things they're here to determine, and he'll be the judge of that.

Kate moves onto the Ronan Murphy file, she states it was missing vital evidence that could have connected Ronan to Tommy Hunter and the cover-up of historic child sexual abuse. Hastings asks if Dot has seen the file and who gave him access. Dot says that Hastings did. Hastings says that his particular concern is if Dot was familiar with the file before he gave him access. Dot pauses for a long time. Hastings asks again if he has an answer. Dot says he was familiar with it. Hastings asks how was he familiar with it. Dot says that he acquired it from a former Major Violent Crime Officer, who was invovled in the investigation into the murder of Tommy Hunter, DS Rogerson. He confirms he passed it over to Gill.

Hastings asks why he didn't give the file straight to him, or Steve or Kate. Dot said he wanted to avoid Steve, and he thinks they all know why. Hastings says that the file has crucial pieces of information removed and held back their inquiry for weeks. Dot says he's sorry, but he took the file at face value in good faith. Hastings says when they found out about the missing information, whey didn't you say something. Dot says he couldn't he didn't have the evidence yet, he didn't want to alert them beforehand. Hastings asks who was it he was afraid of alerting. Dot says that Rogerson is a former girlfriend of Steve. Hasting looks upset and shocked at this information. Dot apologises and asks if Hastings was aware of the relationship between Steve and Rogerson. Hastings says he wasn't. Dot tells Kate that she should have told Hastings.

Kate says to Dot that the only person known to have handled that file other than DS Rogerson is him, not Steve. Dot says that the pair of them must have hatched a plot to alter the file. Kate says that Rogerson denies altering the file. Dot says of course she does, and it sounds to him like this is another question to ask Steve. Hastings says he still can't believe that Dot didn't mention any of this sooner. Dot says he doesn't like to cast aspersions on fellow officers unless he can back it up with hard evidence, unlike some people he could mention.

Kate shows images of burner phones that were found at Hari Bains's house. Dot asks Hastings what is this. Hastings says that one of their own is charged with murder, he thinks they are entitled to ask a few questions. Dot says of course whatever he can do to help. Kate says that these phones were provided to Hari and he used them to communicate with the Caddy, a similar type of phone was found in Steve's boot. Dot says that these are matters of fact in the case against Steve. Kate says that she's just making sure they all understand the facts as they stand and that they'll return to the phones shortly.

Kate says that in last night's interview of Steve, he claimed that he had tried to order a second post mortem on the body of PC Rod Kennedy. Kate said that a search of email records found no email from him to the pathologist's office requesting said post-mortem. Dot asks if they are seriously making a point out of this, they all know how bad the IT system is, just because the e-mail is not on the system, it does not mean he didn't send it. Hastings says that actually what he's seeing is a pattern, of Dot not discharging his responsibilities as a senior detective, he should have been chasing up the post mortem. Dot agrees that Hastings is right and he should have, and Kate had even reminded him. He says he apologises unreservedly for his error. Hastings says that it raises the distinct possibility that he was somehow reluctant to seek confirmation that Rod wasn't as suicide, but actually murder.

Dot says that he was very pleased with that information as it was instrumental in their arrest of Bains, for which he won a commendation. Hastings says let's stick with Hari Bains for a second. He levelled some very disturbing allegations against you Dot, wouldn't you agree? Dot says he strenuously denies them, and there is zero evidence. Hastings says well they carried out a search of his service vehicle. Dot says that he's doing his best not to blow his top, but that is out of order. Dot's solicitor says that it's illegal to search his vehicle when he's not under arrest or charged with an offence. Hastings says that would apply if it was his personal car, but this was his service vehicle which is owned by the police and they are entitled to search it without any form of authority. The solicitor says, they either stop at this point, or they need to caution his client.

Dot gets a nod from his solicitor and stands up to leave. He reaches for the door and Hastings says "*stay right there*" and proceeds to caution him. Dot sits back down. Dot asks what the hell they were doing searching his car. Hastings shows him the signed authority received from Superintendent Summer of AC-3 to investigate AC-12 officers, based on Kate's concerns. Dot looks horrified at Kate's actions, he's hurt and angry she would investigate him. Kate avoids eye contact with him and takes a sip of water. Dot recovers after a second and says that Kate was obviously investigating Steve not him. Hastings says that the authority is a bit like grandma's nightgown. It covers everything.

Kate goes over what was found in Dot's car, that there was one notable finding. Some fibres were discovered and there were found to match the original source as another item, the noose found when Hari Bains was arrested. The noose Dot claimed Hari was going to hang him with. Dot looks calm as anything as Hastings says that it makes it look like Dot planted the noose there to frame Hari for Rod's murder. Dot has thought it through, and finally speaks. He says that Bains handled the rope when he prepared the noose, they had a scuffle in which the fibres transferred to him and then he transferred them to his service vehicle the next morning. Kate says the fibres were only found in his boot. Dot says that the first thing he does is throw his coat and briefcase in the boot, so that is the place they'd be most likely to be found. Dot is stony-faced now.

Hastings asks if Dot is covering for the real murderer of Rod. Dot says he's not. Hastings asks if Dot was involved in the murder of Rod. Dot says he wasn't. Kate says they are returning to the mobile phones, Dot perks up and says he's happy to. Kate pulls up a picture of a new mobile phone and SIM card that is loose in an evidence bag. Kate asks if he recognises them, Dot says no. Hastings says he'll give him no. Kate says they were submitted to them from a witness who alleges that they do, or did, belong to you. Dot says that the witness is mistaken.

Kate says that the phone has had no activity since October 2014 and all use prior to that date was by other unregistered users. Dot says right, they have a phone, which doesn't belong to him, and a load of mysterious calls, he doesn't see the significance. Kate puts a new image on the screen. It was a mobile phone found at the Edge Park Golf Club in July 2012, in a vehicle which was registered to Alex Campbell the alias Tommy Hunter was using at the time. Kate says that it was very well known that Tommy uses numerous such phones to conduct his criminal activities, but this one is of particular interest because of a call made on 8 July 2012. It was made around midnight from Tommy's phone to Dot's phone. Hastings says that's the significance of this burner phone.

Dot says he's no connection with that phone or SIM card and he has no connection to Tommy. Hastings asks then why they are being told that it's his phone. Dot says that he believes this witness will claim that he found the phone in his service vehicle a couple of years back. Hastings says he can neither confirm nor deny. Dot says that he can confirm that this person has sat on this so-called evidence for a long time. Dot even tells them that he thinks this witness will have told them he conned him into taking the wrong SIM card back, which he held on to the real one. Hastings says again they can neither confirm nor deny. Dot asks if they have anything to link him to these items, any forensic evidence?

Dot confirms that he left his phone in his service vehicle and was grateful when DC Morton returned it, he knows who they are talking about. He says he has no idea where the other SIM card has come from. Hastings says that Morton told them, it was Dot that induced him to mislead the original inquiry about the Caddy, that it was Dot who suggested attributing the nickname to a deceased officer. Dot says that it isn't true, it was Morton who did the misleading. Morton has been falsely claiming disability benefits and that he'll say anything to cling onto his pension, anything at all. Dot says that Morton is a completely unreliable witness.

Kate asks Dot where he was on the morning of July 17th. Dot wants to clarify that she's asking where he was the morning Denton was murdered. Hastings says one hundred percent that's exactly what she's asking. Dot's solicitor says that they need to demonstrate some legal basis for the question, or he suggests they withdraw it, immediately. Kate brings up the CCTV stills and map of the trip Steve's car took the morning of Denton's murder, following Denton's known activities. Kate notes that in all the pictures the car is identical to Steve's but it has different registration, and the registration proved to be false. They are confused by the logic, that the fake plates weren't found with Denton's body. Hastings says why would Steve remove the fake plates and take them to dispose of them and leave Denton's body in the front seat for all the world to find.

Dot says maybe Steve only meant to abduct Denton, but something went wrong and he killed her and panicked. Kate asks him if he thinks Denton would have gotten into Steve's car if she'd seen it was displaying fake plates. Dot says everyone makes mistakes. Hastings, knowingly, says indeed we do. Dot is starting to get unsettled at this line of questioning. Dot asks them if there are witnesses who saw Steve's car being stolen as he claimed it was, or a witness seeing anyone else driving it. Hastings and Kate remain quiet. Dot says he believes they are questions for Steve, not him.

Kate says that Steve insists he returned his firearm four days prior to Denton's murder. Kate says that the booking-out office at South Ferry Armoury corroborates Steve's story. Dot says that the booking out officer is covering his own arse. Kate says that an impostor could have obtained the murder weapon and then forged the paperwork to make it appear that Steve's firearm has the same serial number as the murder weapon, and he never returned it.

Dot says it's an interesting theory, but it couldn't have been him, he's not an AFO, he couldn't have checked a weapon out. Hastings says that the Caddy operates a network of corrupt offices. Dot says that he does, but Steve's the Caddy, not him. Kate says that Dot's thought that since before Denton's murder. The night before Denton's murder Dot called Kate, Dot starts to look worried. Kate continues that this was after he'd observed her returning to her Approved Premises, at 00:15 he called her from his mobile and said *"That lead on Steve. Looks like it's going to pan out. He really did plant the money at Lindsay's. Sorry. I thought you'd want to know before it becomes common knowledge."* Hastings asks if Dot made that call. Dot reluctantly agrees he did.

Kate asks what was the lead? Hastings says it can't have been the money in Steve's gym bag, that was found until the forensics carried out a search of the service vehicle that next day. Dot says that Steve was behaving suspiciously and he wanted to give Kate a heads up, as they've been partners a long time. Hastings says that's nice, but what was the lead? Dot pauses and tries to come up with something quickly. He says that he glimpsed some banknotes in his gym bag and intended to investigate. Kate asks when he saw them. Dot says earlier that day. Kate looks confused, she asks him how could he have known that forensics would connect them to money planted as Denton's? Hastings sits back with a look of, go on explain that one son, on his face. Dot struggles and starts wobbling in his answers.

Hastings asks if Dot was able to warn Kate because he had a scheme in mind that he was going to plant money. Dot says absolutely not. Kate says that's how Steve's car was stolen, Dot was planning to plant evidence so she cloned the key. Dot says no, no, absolutely not. Hastings says that he thinks they've earned the right to ask now, will he tell them where he was between 10 and 11 that morning. Dot turns it around and says he doesn't have to answer that question, it's a voluntary interview, and he's only co-operating out of his lawful duty as a police officer to assist in a criminal inquiry. Hastings says that's absolutely right. They can call a halt right there and leave this question hanging over him and his career. Or Dot can put his hand up and give them an answer to exclude himself from the inquiry. Hastings says that it's entirely Dot's decision.

Dot talks to his solicitor, takes another sip of water and makes a decision. He's going to tell them. He says he was at his flat, he'd had a late night of surveillance and he needed to catch up on some sleep. Hastings asks if he saying he was in during those hours. Dot says yes. Kate asks him to say that again. Dot is now extremely worried. Kate says that he's just said he was in his flat, they have it on tape. Hastings says it's a very simple matter Dot. Kate says that he's answered, hasn't he? He's mentioned when questioned, something he later intends to rely on in court. Dot is freaking out now, he doesn't know what they have on him. Dot puts he head in this hands and says he's sorry, he may have gotten that wrong, he needs to think, he's been up late.

Hastings tells him to take his time. Dot has lost all his confidence, he looks up and sees dead Denton behind Hastings. Dot reaches into his jacket and pulls out his phone, he says maybe he could check his calendar app. He opens up messages and has a draft one set up to send to "Removals, Talk and Ride." The wording is "*Urgent exist required*", as he presses send, to disguise the noise, he asks Kate if she entered his flat. Lambert the AFO outside the room receives this text message. Dot says he means alone. Kate stares him down, Hastings looks surprised at this.

Lambert turns his carbine on his colleague and puts two rounds in his chest. Dot hits the floor, having anticipated the action. Lambert fires multiple rounds at the top of the glass windows of the interview room sending shards of glass everywhere. Hastings, Kate, the solicitor and the Rep try and take cover. Dot runs out with Lambert accompanying him. Kate grabs the downed AFO's carbine, having checked he wasn't breathing, and runs out after Dot and Lambert. Hastings shouts to get someone to tend to the wounded officer. Kate grabs her stab vest on the way out. Hasting yells that he wants the building locked down.

As Dot and Lambert run out the front door, Dot asks for his Glock and says there a pick up arranged they both leg it across the main road. Kate follows and notices them, but they've gotten a lead on her. She gets to the main road and she stops a truck and hops onto the foot-plate of the passenger side and asks the driver to keep driving, as fast as they can. Kate asks the driver to turn left to go with the runners. The driver manages to get slightly ahead of Dot and Kate jumps down and tells the driver to keep going. She lines up a shot of Dot and as she's about to open fire Dot runs behind a family. Kate holds fire and sees Dot and Lambert running into a side street. Kate gives chase again and gets her phone out to call Hastings.

Back in the office, it's still crazy, various staff are giving descriptions of Dot and Lambert into phones. Hastings grabs his mobile and she yells "*Suspect's heading north off Kingsgate high street.*" Hastings repeats for his officers on phones, he tells Kate to maintain visual but not to approach. He says they have an armed response unit on the way. He repeats, do not approach. Kate says Sir and hangs up and keeps running. She follows them over a street and instead of following them she sees that she might be able to cut through a car park and gain some ground. Kate shouts armed police and Lambert aims his gun at her, she shoots first through a tricky fence and he drops. Dot has his weapon trained on her now, but he's seen it's Kate and doesn't shoot. Kate tells him to drop his weapon, Dot says she should drop hers. He isn't willing to fire at her and his pick up is getting closer. He decides to just run for it. She does the same and doesn't fire after him.

A first aider runs onto the AC-12 floor to help the staffers doing CPR. Hastings is asking Kate for a sit rep. Kate tells him on suspect down, repeat, one suspect down. Second suspect heading to moss heath flyover. Kate is running out of breath but Hastings asks which one is still up and running and Kate says it's Dot. Hastings looks very worried. Maneet asks what can she do to help, he asks her to get onto SFC and find out where the armed response units are.

At the flyover, Dot runs through the middle of traffic, he's now on the opposite side of the road to Kate. They are both running full out. Dot runs down a staircase coming off the under a viaduct. He arrives full of expectations of a getaway vehicle, but none materialise. He fumbles for his phone as Kate arrives and tells him to drop his gun and phone. Dot's firearm is now pointed at Kate. Kate asks says "They're not here for you, then?' Dot says they will be, and he advises her to run now, while she can. Kate says she's too knackered to run. She yells at him to drop the gun again.

Dot says she went into his flat the morning Denton died, she knew he wasn't there. Kate says, maybe, maybe not. Dot asks when she knew. Kate says that'd be telling. Dot says he now knows why they never slept together. Kate says it wasn't that she didn't want to. Dot pleads with her to go, while it's safe. Kate says she gets it, Steve's the Caddy, so she can retire. Dot says something like that. Kate tells him she knows they picked him, groomed him and guided his career. He knows everything about them. Does he really think they are going to let him go. There is only one way he can put it behind him.

Dot says he knows what he's doing. Kate tells him they are saying Fairbank's going to get off, that he knows names, dates, places, all about monsters like him. Kate says he should confess, give them the names of these people who have ruined all these people's lives, all the monsters he's protected. Kate asks him to do the right and confess, tell them everything.

A black 4x4 speeds around the corner striking Kate a glancing blow that flings her to the ground. Dot looks like he wants to run to help her, but he jumps into the 4x4 instead and tells them to go. Kate manages to struggle to her feet and watches the car disappear into the distance. Dot looks behind at Kate. Kate grabs her phone to call it in when the 4x4 brakes sharply for a bend onto the flyover. She sees another chance and runs for the stairs. Kate gets her gun positioned to shoot the 4x4, but a white van obscures her line of sight.

Bak in the office, the AFO has been confirmed dead and is being covered with a sheet. Maneet is still trying to find out what's going on with the armed response units, she tells them again that they have an officer at Moss Heath Flyover. Hastings says that one of their own is out there in harm's way, he needs to know what's going on.

We cut back to Kate running over the fly-over still in chase of the 4x4. She sees the 4x4 turning off the flyover into to the streets below, she see it drive almost beneath her and then off at a right angle to the flyover. She runs to the perpendicular point and of the second street the car will drive over and sets up into a sniper position. She selects single-fire and fights to control her overtaxed body. She lands a shot inside the front window and the car swerves. She hears the 4x4 hit a parked car. Kate runs down to survey the damage. A bystander is calling that they need an ambulance. Kate calls back armed police, get back. Kate shouts at all the people standing around to get back. Dot opens the back door and stumbles out, his head bleeding, but he's still clutching the pistol. Kate tells him to drop the gun.

Behind Dot, one of the gunmen in motorcycle gear still has his gun and points it at Kate. Dot sees him and shoves Kate out of the way and screams no. He gets shot several times by the gunman, but he saves Kate's life. Kate shoots the gunman in the chest. The Armed response teams finally arrive. Sergeant Briggs yells at Kate to drop her weapon which she does, she identifies herself as AC-12 and goes over the Dot. Dot tries to whisper something to her. Briggs is yelling at Kate to leave Dot alone. Kate says to Briggs that she is recording Dot's dying declaration and Briggs will stand down.

We hear Dot whisper Fairbank, and then we can't hear the rest. Kate puts the microphone as close as she can to his mouth. Kate keeps encouraging him. The camera pulls out and we can see the carnage that has been caused.

We hear keys rattling and a door opening and finds ourselves looking at Steve, who is looking miserable, he's then told he's free to go, and he can't believe it. He doesn't even get up. Kate walks around the corner and he's more surprised. Kate says who else would it be and Steve breaks down in tears, realising she's the one who believed in him. He gets up and they hug. He thanks her and she offers to take him home.

### Conclusions

We see Fairbank enjoying a game of bowls, as a police car arrives.

*Caption: Matthew Cottan’s Dying Declaration provided crucial evidence in AC-12’s case against Patrick Fairbank.*

 The car pulls up; Hastings and Steve get out to witness his arrest. Fairbank is cuffed and walked away.

*Caption: Patrick Fairbank’s application to discontinue legal proceedings was rejected by the Crown Prosecutor.*

 Nigel Morton is seen mowing his lawn, no limp in sight.

*Caption: Detective Constable Nigel Morton retired on a full pension and remains in receipt of disability benefits.*

 Denton's grave is seen a simple wooden cross. 12.04.1976 - 17.07.2015, we see that she was buried next to her mother's grave.

*Caption: The Coroner praised Lindsay Denton’s “significant contribution” to inquiries into the Caddy and Sands View Boys’ Home. Lindsay Denton received a Local Authority Funeral. No mourners were present.*

 At another event at City Hall, Kate is being celebrated this time, Hastings, Steve, Sam and Maneet are in the audience. The award says Award for Outstanding Service - 2015

*Caption: Kate Fleming was awarded a commendation for her actions in apprehending the Caddy. She has since been promoted to Detective Sergeant.*

 Fairbank is seen being escorted out from a van for his court appearance. There is an angry mob waiting for him with signs and yelling and throwing eggs and other food items.

*Caption: Patrick Fairbank's trial heard evidence that police inaction enabled Councillor Roach and others to commit offences at Sands View. Fairbank was convicted of all charges and is currently serving a ten-year sentence in HMP Blackthorn.*

 In the AC-12 office, things seem to have gone back to normal.

*Caption: Steve Arnott, Kate Fleming and Ted Hastings continue to serve as anti-corruption officers.*