The Process Recap Part II

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

## Details

### AC-12 Interviews for all of Victor Charlie Five Zero

Kate, Hari, Jackie and Rod are all in their dress uniforms waiting tensely to be interviewed. Each person also has a Police Federation Representation with them and a solicitor. Steve is setting up the interview room. Superintendent Ted Hastings and Matthew Cottan ("Dot") are waiting to start the interviews. Dot goes to grab the first person and calls in Kate, the rest of Victor Charlie Five Zero watch her suspiciously.

The interview questions and answers are all cut together, with lots of pieces being shown. Frequently a question is put to one person, and the answer from another interview is shown, indicating how similar the line of questioning is.

**Question** Hastings first question is that he wants to know how Danny Waldron met his death.

**Kate** answers in the Ambulance.

**Hari** says that he shot himself.

**Jackie** says that Danny put the gun to his own head, that they were trying to help him.

**Rod** says they couldn't get the gun off him and the firearm discharged.

**Kate** (again) she adds that by the time she reached the room he was bleeding profusely.

**Question** Hastings asks Hari if he administered First aid.

**Hari** says that Kate, or Victor Charlie Five Five ran in and she tried to control the bleeding until the paramedics arrived.

**Question** Hastings asks again to confirm that he did not administer first aid.

**Hari** says that why you hope you'll know what to do in them situations. Until they come up. Hari looks deeply ashamed.

**Steve** shows image 297, which shows the ballistic simulation of the bullet's trajectory. That the shot was fired close range and aimed upwards. Hastings asks him to confirm and he does. Dot adds that forensics detected firearms residue on Hari, Jackie and Rod's hands.

**Hastings** asks Rod if there is an alternative explanation as to why he had he hands on the gun.

**Hari** answers that they were trying to get the gun off him.

**Hastings** asks if he's sure he wasn't trying to force the firearm under Danny's chin?

**Jackie** is crying and very visibly upset. She says that a horrible accusation, that they tried to save Danny.

**Steve** asks who grabbed the gun first.

**Jackie** says that Hari did. Jackie says that she didn't even know Danny had drawn his gun and the next minute Hari's is wrestling him for the gun and he's shouting "Danny, no!" and he's calling for me and Rod to help him.

**Rod** confirms that the three of them were fighting over the gun. That they did everything they could to try and stop him, they just didn't manage to.

**Steve** asks Kate if Danny made any kind of statement.

**Kate** says that he was trying to say something. Dot asks what it was and Kate says that she couldn't make it out.

**Hastings** lays out that as Danny was involved in shooting the suspect in Operation Damson. Steve takes it further that they were on his team and witnessed what really happened. He wants to know if Danny was coercing them into corroborating his version of events.

**Hari** shakes his head and says no.

**Steve** shows Hari only the transcript of their meeting on May 21st where Hari said "I can't do this. I'm sorry. I can't do this. No way am I testifying against Danny Waldron." Hari denies this.

**Dot** fleshes out at theory that Danny scared them into covering for him and then all three of them decided they'd had enough and put an end to it.

[Stress levels have risen considerably at this point]

**Rod**, looking panicked, says no, no.

**Jackie**, who is very very upset and starting to cry says that it's not what happened, and she wants them to stop. That it is very upsetting.

**Hari** says that he would have reported Danny if he's been threatening him.

**Jackie** says that all she would have had to do was report him.

**Rod** says that Danny could be a difficult bastard, but they were on an op and he had his skipper's back. They were trying to save him, not hurt him.

**Hari** says that Danny killed himself, and it's the honest truth.

**Steve** asks why. He had been given back his firearms license, he was operational again. As far as he was concerned it was case closed against him.

**Hari** says that he didn't know what was going on in his head.

**Kate** confirms that she was downstairs at the Abbott's Lane address and did not witness the incident upstairs.

**Hastings** now confirms that he believes Rod, Jackie and Hari had failed to provide plausible accounts for the events leading up to Danny's death and he is arresting them on suspicion of murder. He then reads them their rights. They all shake their heads in disbelief that they have been arrested.

### After AC-12 Interviews for all of Victor Charlie Five Zero

Dot and Steve are trying to arrange custody for Hari, Rod and Jackie in Stations where they aren't known. In the background, Gill Biggeloe, legal counsel to AC-12, enters Hastings office.

Gill asks Hastings if he's considered on reflection if he might consider that he should have run this decision past her first. Hastings says that four coppers went into a room and only three came out alive, that was what he considered. Gill says that they've experienced a tragic and shocking event, and they admitted they were all too traumatised to even remember first aid. Gill says that the Police Federation Representations and solicitors are arguing that perhaps they were sent back to work too early after the Operation Damson shooting, and their inspector is getting it in the neck for not disbanding the team. Gill goes on to say that frankly, she thinks they've all got a point. Hastings is outraged, and very clearly tells Gill that it was her decision to veto their suspensions, that they are only back at work because of her.

Gill wants to know what steps they've taken to evaluate Danny's mental state. Hastings can't believe that Danny would kill himself. Gill says that his record shows no stable relationship, that he had a history of professional discord, he certainly had risk factors. Hastings can't believe that he would do it like that, in front of his whole squad, in the middle of an Op. Gill says that they are both speculating, but that if he can't charge them successfully in the next 36 hours it will be a hugely embarrassing climb-down. Hastings reluctantly sees that she has a point. Gill advises that he rescind the arrests, and instead revoke their firearms permits and confine them to desk duty. Hastings can't believe it, that she thinks that isn't a climb-down but he heads for his window and knocks for Dot and Steve.

Dot and Steve look over and Hastings is making the throat-cutting gesture. They both look surprised and say to ignore their requests to their phones and hangs up.

Gill tells Ted that she's there to help. That she's personally spoken with the PCC and the Chief Constable and they are in complete agreement on this, that there is a Legal Suppression Order in place and they don't want wild speculation to affect public confidence. Hastings says that if she, the PCC and the Chief Constable are in agreement, then who is he to argue. Gills gives him a look and swans out.

Downstairs in the AC-12 building, Kate, Rod, Jackie and Hari are leaving the offices while Dot and Steve are watching from the balcony, Hastings joins them and tells them that he doesn't care what the lawyer says, that he's going to investigate that mob. Dot leaves. Steve tells Hastings that he wants to keep digging into Danny's background, to uncover his demons. Hastings nods at him in agreement.

At Danny's flat, Dot and Steve are there with AFOs who break the lock and enter the premises. Dot and Steve start looking around the place, seeing plates left with half eaten food. A uniformed office comes in carrying a dog. Dot says that no one said anything about Danny having a dog. Steve looks at his collar, which says the dog is called Rosie, and says that he didn't.

Back in the AC-12 office, PC Maneet Bindra answers the phone to Steve. He doesn't know who she is as she's just been posted to AC-12. Steve asks her to track a phone number for the owner of a dog, as it was out of service when he called it. Maneet tries to make a joke and says if he gives her the number, she can try and get him a lead. Steve is in no mood for jokes and just reads out the number 07700 900381 and tells her to get it done.

Later that evening forensic investigators and examining Danny's flat. They are all fully suited and taking samples of everything. Dot is in his bedroom rifling through his cupboards. He opens the dresser and finds a shoe box in a draw. He takes off the lid and finds an envelope addressed to DS Steve Arnott, on top of the pistol Danny took from the drugs house and what looks like a groups photo. He looks at it for a second and then makes a decision. He calls out that there is a firearm in there and no one is to enter the room until it's been cleared. He sends the only other person in the room out to get him to bring up a firearms trained individual upstairs. When he is alone he grabs the envelope and opens it. He finds Danny's list of people inside and looks shocked at one or maybe two of the names on the lists. He quickly pockets the list inside his jacket just before the Jonesy returns to make the firearm safe. Dot leaves the room.

Back at AC-12, Dot tells Steve that they have his laptop and his mobile phone. The info on his files will arrive in the morning. Dot shows him the shoe box from the drawer, the illegal firearm, the case and content, a storage locker receipt, a group photo that they are looking into and finally he shows him the envelope with Steve's name on. Steve looks baffled at this and asks what was in it. Dot says it had nothing it in according to the report.

Dot wants to do a quick operational briefing, to confirm that Steve is working leads on Danny and he's looking at Hari, Rod and Jackie. Steve says he's happy with that arrangement. Dot says that as Kate's undercover op is on his side of the split, does Steve mind if he takes over liaison with her. Steve looks uncomfortable, and shifts in his chair. Dot laughs and says he thought he'd be happy, no more skulking about in dark alleys. Steve says its more that he and Kate have worked together for three years. Dot says he understands that they are are a partnership, but that the work is on his side of the investigation. Steve doesn't look happy but Dot isn't going to give in and he walks off.

Later that evening Dot makes his first check in with Kate. He's brought two steaming hot coffees. Kate looks surprised and says that Steve never brought her anything. She says that there isn't very much to report as it's early days. Dot says that the boss has him on the trail of the three wise monkeys, Kate says they are all speak no evil at the moment. Dot says it's up to her to change that, then. Dot asks her what Danny said. Kate asks when. Dot says when he was dying. Kate says that the only thing she heard was he started to say "Listen" but that was all he managed to say, and asks why. Dot says he was curious. Kate says she noticed his reaction to her in the interview and wanted to know if she said something out of place. Dot says it was just he was unsettled by how good a liar she was. Kate thanks him and walks off. Dot turns around, his expression darkens and flings his full coffee into the gutter.

Steve and DS Sam Railston are snuggled up on his sofa when his phone rings. He answers to Maneet who tells him that she has ID'd the number he gave her earlier it's registered to Linus Murphy, who lives locally. Steve sits up and asks if she just said Murphy, she confirms and Steve asks for the address and to organise him some armed back-up. He tells Sam he loves her as he heads out, she says it back.

At Linus Murphy's house that night Steve is there with AFOs. Steve pushes the glass door open to the kitchen. He recoils from the smell of the room and looks mildly revolted. He surveys the room and sees a selection of bloody tools, including a knife, scissors, pliers and a bloodstained chair that has been tipped over. He looks reluctant to cross the threshold into the room, but he does slowly. He gets far enough in that he can now see a mutilated corpse, it is covered in wounds, and he nearly throws up. A uniformed office steps into the doorway and Steve holds up his hand and tells him not to come in. He asks him to call for a forensic deployment and checking for other casualties.

Forensics have arrived and have taken over, you can see the body from the other angle now and it is visible that the head has been removed. Steve has recovered his stomach and is talking Dot through the scene, the visible signs of torture but no clear cause of death. Dot tries to joke that cutting his head off wouldn't have helped. Steve takes him seriously and says that the lack of blood, but Dot cuts him off and says that it was a joke and he's a bloody DI he knows the head was removed post mortem. Steve wonders at the purpose, as the premises are full of evidence as to who he is, so it can't have been to conceal his ID.

Hastings and Steve get an update from Maneet. She points out the storage receipt and says shes working to find out which of the facilities the receipt comes from. Maneet says that his call history was quiet, and there is only one contact which stands out, and the message from Rachel O'Connor is displayed on her screen. Steve asks for an ID on the contact, Maneet says she's confirmed with the mobile company, she just wants to check with the driver's license on file. Maneet says Danny's laptop and work computer didn't reveal anything suspicious, and she's still trying to trace the photo.

Jackie is running around Riverside the next day and Kate waits for her to get to her. Kate jokes that it must be nice having all this extra energy to work off and Jackie gets annoyed. Kate says that she's managed to swerve desk duties but AC-12 are going to keep after all of them, including her, they can't run away from them. Jackie says that they backed off arresting them. Kate says that they'll get more evidence soon, especially when they find out about Hari's radio call. Jackie says they'd only find out about that if Kate told them. Kate tells Jackie that Hari seems pretty nervous to her, he might tell them. Jackie says that they went into the room, there was no one there and they wanted a steer on whether to look for firearms or to call in a search team. Kate says it didn't sound like that to her, that it sounded like there was trouble, which put Danny on edge and he drew his firearm. Kate pushes that she thinks someone was entrapping Danny. Jackie goes really cold and says "You know something Kate? You don't know a thing," and runs on.

The next day at Tresco Storage, Steve opens Danny's unit. He finds a small cooler box and opens it up. Steve looks revolted by the small. He reluctantly continues to open the box. There is a black plastic wrapping over something inside. He opens it's gingerly and reveals Linus Murphy's head.

Dot and Steve give Hastings an update. They believe the head is Linus Murphy but forensics need to confirm. Steve says the post mortem reveals multiple wounds to the chest, abdomen, genitals and anus, but the cause of death was internal haemorrhage due to a pelvic fracture. There were no forensics found at the scene, no prints or fibers, so they can't pin the murder directly on Danny. Steve then brings up the photo that was left in the box, he points out a teenage Danny. He says that one of the older men in the photo has, with facial recognition software, confirm one to be Ronan Murphy and the other to be Linus Murphy. Hastings is surprised that they knew each other, and wonders what they are both doing in a photo together with Danny. Steve brings up the envelope and says that he believes Danny met his death prematurely as he believes that he was planning on including something in the envelope. Dot agrees that makes sense.

Maneet approaches them and confirms the name of the woman who was texting Danny, Rachel O'Connor. Steve goes to see her, she confirms that she met Danny once and he gave her his phone number and she called him to give him her number. Steve apologises for prying but wants to know the extent of their relationship. Rachel says they had drinks, he walked her home but he didn't come inside. Steve asks about the message she sent, Rachel confirms that it was a couple of days later, because she hadn't heard from him. Steve asks when she next saw him, she says she didn't, she texted him but he didn't reply and she was disappointed. Steve asks why and she said he seemed lonely and she thought maybe he needed to make a connection, but perhaps she was wrong. Steve says she wasn't wrong. Rachel asks how he is if he's okay. Steve apologises and tells her that he was killed in the line of duty a few days earlier, Rachel looks upset at this information. Steve looks moved and calls Sam and tell her that he's working late and that he just wanted to say that he's lucky to have her.

Steve meeting Gill in the courthouse lobby. Gill tells him that there is no point him being there. He knows but he is still worried about the outcome. Inside the courtroom, with a skeleton occupancy, the prosecutor, Ebele Falana, is making an application that Steve should be exempted from testifying in this respect. That disclosures of covert tactics undermine current and future police operations and Steve's undercover operation was and is of the utmost sensitivity. The judge, Clare Affcott, says that it is based on this evidence that the defendant had a successful appeal to be retried for her original convictions. She denies the application.

Steve is waiting tensely with Gill and the prosecutor comes out and just says sorry and walks away. Gill says to Steve that he tried, but he's going to have to face her again.

We are then at HMP Brentiss and two Offender Manager Officers open a flap on a prison cell and tell the inmate to stand away from the door. They open the door and Lindsay Denton turns around, holding paperwork.

In South Ferry Station, Jackie goes to make herself a coffee. McAndrew walks up to her and asks if he's alright. Jackie says she alright and asks McAndrew the same. Kate and Hari are now watching them intently. McAndrew asks again how she's feeling. Jackie says it's been a rough couple of weeks, that's all. McAndrew agrees, reaches for Jackie's mug, takes it and spit into it and calmly hands it back and walks away. Jackie gets very upset and starts to sob and this.

### Steve Arnott being Interviewed in Court for Denton's retrial

Steve is now in court as a witness, being questioned by Ebele. Hastings, Gill and Sam are watching from the public gallery. They set up how he knew Denton and what happened on the night of the ambush [see series 2]. The Defense Counsel, Melanie Hepburn, QC stands to begin her questioning. Steve confirms that he gave evidence at the first trial and confirms that a substantial sum of money was found at Denton's house. The Defense counsel asks him for the specific location. Steve says that it was in the belongings of the defendant's late mother. The defence counsel says specifically the overnight case, she asks Steve how this item made its way into the Defendant's bedroom. Steve pauses and then says that he carried it up there, she asks him why. Steve says that he was carrying out an undercover operation to investigate the defendant, she asks him who authorised it. Steve says that his commanding officer, Hastings, did. She asks him when he authorised it, Steve says it was retroactively.

Melanie asks him after putting the case away what did he do. He says that he offered sympathies and turned the conversation towards the events surrounding the conspiracy. She asks if he ever spent the night, he says no. She asks if he spent part of a night there. He confirms he did, and she wants to know until what time. Steve says until three or maybe four in the morning. She says if he's unsure, then he can check his pocket book. Steve hesitates and she asks if he did record every time he stayed with the defendant. Steve says that he didn't, as she would have found out what he was doing if she had looked at it. Denton looks forlorn at this statement.

Melanie asks him was he was doing with the defendant until three of four in the morning. Steve says they were talking, he was endeavouring to win her trust. She asks if he was trying to form a close personal relationship, He says he wasn't, only the appearance of one, he was simply working. She pushes further and asks if there are any rules associated with undercover operations. Steve looks frustrated and says yes there are. She asks if a sexual relationship would be acceptable, he says that under the current guidelines, no. Sam looks surprised at this turn of events. Melanie asks if this is why he didn't seek authorisation for his undercover operation. Ebele protests and Affcott tells Melanie to move along.

Melanie continues and asks how many times he was alone at her home. Steve says that he was there about a dozen times. She asks if the case was going well at that point. He says it was still a work in progress. She says they needed a key piece of evidence to crack the case. He says that it's his job to find any and all evidence. She would like him to remind the court who found the cash. He says it was a forensic search team led by him. Hastings, Gill and Sam look worried.

Sam and Steve are in his car, Sam asks him if it's true. Steve asks what, and Sam tells him not to make her ask. Steve says no. He elaborates and says he didn't have sex with her. Steve then says that she had previous relationships and he doesn't bring them up. Sam says they were never suspects. Steve says it was before they met. Sam says he's protesting a lot for someone who didn't shag her. Steve says he was different back then, and he only wants to be with her now. Steve asks if they're good, she unconvincingly says yes. They continue on in uneasy silence.

### After Steve Arnott gives evidence in court

Hastings and Gill are walking out of the AC-12 building. Hastings is telling Gill that none of his officers would ever plant evidence, that they know he would throw the book at them, followed by the bookshelf. Gill says she knows he would, and offers him a folder as a peace offering. It's an unredacted file on Ronan Murphy, the one Danny shot dead. Hastings tells her he has been trying everything to get that file. He thanks her and Gill says that people are gunning for AC-12 and she's just trying to make sure they get as little ammunition as possible. Gill invites him for dinner with her, a friend cancelled on her. He thinks about it briefly but he says he better go home to the wife. We see Hastings arrive home to a small empty little flat, just him. Hastings looks at the file and is bitter that Gill got it so easily and has all these connections with people that he doesn't.

In South Ferry Station Garage, Kate tries to get under Rod's skin. She asks him if this is really how he wants it to go, and tells him that Hari and Jackie are leading him up the garden path, this was a new posting for her and she's walked into all this. Rod asks how she thinks he feels. Kate says that it must be ten times worse for him, he'd think better of Jackie if all this wasn't going on. She tells him that she sees what Jackie's up to, all those little glances and the tears, that there is something between them and she can't be the only one seeing it. Rod tells her she's adding two and two and getting four hundred. She knows that whoever comes clean to AC-12 gets off the lightest, and maybe it'll be her. Rod asks her again what he said before he died. Kate says she doesn't know, couldn't work it out. Rod tells her that is bollocks. Kate says that she knows what is going on and that when it all comes out it won't just be his career, it'll be prison, with plenty of time to think about whether covering for Hari and Jackie was his smartest move, and that's a bad place for police officers. Kate leaves him pondering what she's said, looking like his mind is going a mile a minute.

Hari gets up from his desk and walks out, Rod follows him and says that they need to talk, this is getting out of hand. He'll sort a place and time, Hari looks worried but agrees.

Steve gets the forensics report back on Linus Murphy's head and reads something shocking and heads into Hastings. He tells Hastings that the report has come back, and they identified cells of Danny's in Linus's mouth. Hastings questions this and Steve confirms that they are semen cells, Hastings looks disgusted. He says that Steve was right to question the man's private life, he then goes on to say that he'd never had the man down as a homosexual. Steve looks uneasy and says that he doesn't believe that is necessarily true though. Hastings pulls out the Ronan Murphy file and hands it to Steve, he says that there isn't anything in it that changes his understanding but he should have a look.

Steve reads the file and looks frustrated, there is nothing in there of any use. Dot watches carefully to see where Steve puts the file and seems happy.

Hari and Rod meeting up late at night on a deserted building site. They start out polite, but Rod gets worked up quickly. Hari seems to think that AC-12 will drop the investigation eventually, they just need to ride it out. Rod says he's been talking to his fed rep and the legal advisor, he hasn't told them anything but he can't afford to lose the job or his pension. Rod says that the first person who comes clean to AC-12 gets the better deal. Rod tells him that he thinks Kate knows, that Danny said something to her, that she worked out about Jackie and him and Danny. Hari asks how can she know? Rod says he doesn't know, but the longer he leaves it the worse it looks, so he has to come clean to AC-12. Hari says he has a littl'un and another on the way, and they had to lie cause the truth makes them all sound guilty and they're not guilty. Hari says it was us or him. Rod yells at him and says it wasn't us, it was you and then shoves him hard and Hari falls down. Repeating Kate's words from earlier, Rod says to look where it's got them, a career up the spout, a stint inside, and prison's a great place for a copper.

### Lindsay Denton gives evidence at her trial.

Back in court for Denton's trial, the Defense calls her to testify and she is sworn in. The defence counsel starts by asking her if she conspired in the murder of Tommy Hunter, Denton says no, she had nothing to do with the murder it. She is questioned regarding the search of her property to the discovery of the cash. She tells them that she was present when the cash was found, that Kate leads her into her house, where a team of forensic investigators were being led by Steve. She retells the he thought she was overly concerned with her mum's personal belongings. The Defense counsel asks why he thought that, she recalls that he said she'd been particularly anxious to get them back. THe defence counsel asks if she was, Denton says that she was devastated that her mum had died, and having her things made it feel like some part of her was there, that she hadn't opened them just wanted them close. She plays the grieving daughter spectacularly well. When she's pulled herself back together her counsel asks what happened next. Denton recalls that Steve asked one of the investigators to open the overnight case, which was where a large number of bank notes was found, and she was astonished, devastated and confused. Her counsel asks how Steve reacted, was he surprised or curious or triumphant? Denton says he didn't bat an eyelid.

The counsel asks what her relationship was with Steve at that point. Denton says that she believed her and Steve had become friends, that they were close. Ebele argues that Denton's relationship with Steve has no effect on the abundant and powerful evidence against her. The defence counsel argues that undercover officers must abide by a code of conduct and if Steve was prepared to break that rule, he might be prepared to break others The judge allows the question. Denton reveals that they had engaged in sexual relations once, after her mum's death when she was feeling very vulnerable. Denton starts crying again and says she thought he seemed like the only person in the world who understood what she was going through. She said that she took that as a sign he wasn't investigating her anymore, as it was against the rules. Denton says that he was at her house a dozen times and that she was always there, but that as she was sleeping badly sometimes she would fall asleep on the sofa and would wake up a couple of hours later and he'd still be there, and she didn't know what he'd been doing, and he had full access to her mother's belongings. They rest for the day. Hastings looks cross. Denton returns to her cell, looking thoughtful.

### After Lindsay Denton gives evidence at her trial

Hastings calls Steve into his office and tells him to remain standing. He asks if Steve had sexual relations with a suspect he was investigating whilst undercover. Steve shakes his head and says she'll say anything to con the jury. Hastings wants confirmation. Steve says he did not. Hastings doesn't believe him. Hastings asks if he didn't bat an eyelid when the find was made. He says that correct, that the search team had already made the find previously and he ordered them to simulate it in front of her to see her reaction. Hastings argues that you make the find and then show her, that's his reveal, he was showboating and it's being used to discredit this department. Hastings dismisses him and then receives a phone call.

At the industrial estate where Hari and Rod met there is a crime scene team investigating. Hastings pulls up with Dot and looks inside to see the hanging form of Rod appearing to have committed suicide. Hastings whispers "Mother of God" and walks away to find the officer in charge so he can get a preview of the forensics.

Reynolds sits down the AFO squad, including Jackie, Kate and Lambert, and tells them about Rod's death, and that early indications are that he took his own life, that there will be a book of condolences in the squad room and they'll send out the necessary information if people want to send cards of flowers. Jackie looks distraught and rushes out.

Jackie's trying to pull herself together outside and Kate approaches her, and asks if there's anything she can do, Jackie says it'll be fine. Kate asks Jackie if she knew he'd do something like that, Jackie says no and asks if she did. Kate says this has gone too far.

Jackie turns up at Hari's house that night and says she wants to talk and she's not leaving.

Kate meetings Steve in a subway. Steve asks if she's okay and says that he read her reported, she had nothing on Rod. Kate tells Steve that the last thing Danny said before he died was listen, and that was all he could get out. Steve says she wasn't to know how badly he would take the blame, and that's why he's asking if she's okay. Kate says she's just doing her job.

Kate, Hari and Jackie turn up at AC-12. Jackie is being interviewed and comes clean that she was involved personally with Rod. Hastings chides for a lack of professionalism, and she agrees and that they both knowingly kept it quiet so they wouldn't be disciplined. Dot asks if they were still involved at the time of his death, she says they'd broken up a couple of months before, because something had happened with her and Danny, a one-night thing. Rod found out and he and Danny fought because Danny made remarks. Rod was jealous and couldn't handle it.

Steve asks Hari why did Danny draw his firearm. Hari says he doesn't know, there wasn't anything to suspect danger, so he thinks maybe he was spooked by it. Hari says that It was Rod that went for Danny's gun and they started fighting and Jackie and Hari tried to stop them and then it went off. Jackie and Hari both declare that Rod killed Danny.

Hastings, Dot And Steve look on with disbelief. As the interviewees walk out, the three guys on the balcony discuss what just happened. Steve says it's the only trick in the book, blame the dead guy. Dot says it makes sense if he killed himself. Steve says first there were three of them sticking together, now there's two. Hastings says "I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Catching criminals is hard enough, but catching coppers, God give me strength." Hastings says they will keep going.

That night a kid on a bike drops another package round to Hari's house. It's another phone and starts ringing. A Mystery Man talks to Hari and says to bin the previous phone and use that phone for the next couple of days until he gets a new one. Hari says he only made one mistake and they keep making him pay. The caller asks if AC-12 took the bait and he says yes. The man tells him not to be modest, he heard he played them like violins. He raises his arm to put the phone back on the cradle and we see his leather watch strap.

We see Denton in her cell practicing her lines for court the next day, trying to play the emotional moments as well.

Dot burns the list that names Tommy Hunter from Danny's apartment.