Line of Duty

Starting to build, from the new policeman on the case that was part of the OCG in earlier episodes and tried to cut off Arnotts fingers.

Arnott walked back to his PC, which had AC12 on it and he just clicked to get onto a working screen, no password. Sackable offence in many places.

BENT CARRPPEERRRSSS

Ahhh..... Didn’t make the connection of young Ryan and OCG Ryan (series 5). 

Chizz said:

Gail Vella isn't dead. 

DCI Jo Davidson and DSU Buckles had words along the lines of 'if you want this to go the way we want it to go...' hinting that they were in collusion in a scam. 

Davidson split with PS Jatri.  We saw Davidson let herself in to their semi-detached house.  Davidson later let herself into hew own flat, and then bolted it like it was Fort Knox.  Is she locking people out of her flat?  Or preventing something or someone from getting out?  

If the latter, the candidates are Gail Vella, (and the potential victim of a hostage situation to be carried out later by Davidson and Buckles); or Turner, either dead (in a freezer, recovered from Ross Turner's flat, at which Terry Boyle was arrested) or alive and held hostage in the flat.  

Jatri has psychological issues (the cutting, the apologies, the un-returned calls, the cutting up of Davidson's clothes).  Her call to AC-12 is a false flag. 

Ryan Pilkington has a hand in the situation with Vella. 

Gail Vella isn't dead. 

Well, unsurprisingly, Ryan Pilkington indeed has a hand in the situation. Not just 'finding' the knife used to murder Carl Banks, with forensic evidence linked to the CHIS, (the OCG's M.O. is planting incriminating evidence (example: the use of forensic evidence linking to Jackie Laverty's body)) but also in acting as a chauffeur for Davidson after her release and prior to her being given her latest burner phone by the OCG. 

It's also interesting that Corbett's widow seems to want to continue a friendship with acting DI Arnott, despite having relied on a £50,000 cash gift from Hastings. I think we will see more of her. 

Remember also that Dot Cottan ('the third H') worked at The Hill prior to transferring to AC-12. That shows a further link between the MIT and AC-12.  (Perhaps exacerbated by Buckles' golf fetish - check out the posters in his office). 

Chloe will definitely have a big part in how the story pans out. 

I reckon Buckles is just playing the fool

She does recognise him, she even asked him if they had met before. 

golfaddick said:

A few questions........

1)  surely they wouldn't just take Jo's word for the phones being at the flat. Anyone can see it could be a fit up, esp if they suspect her enough to question her under caution.  Why would a low level PC be that involved & have that amount of power/leverage to organise a switch of the men in the flat.

2) Steve said the painkillers were in the side pocket of the car - so why did Corbetts widow go straight to the glove compartment.

3) I'm sure Kate has interviewed Ryan before. Surely she would recognise him.....esp if he still has the same first name. Not very good coppering imo. 

I don’t believe Jo said anything about the phones being at the flat. She just listed the names of the others who had the opportunity to inform the OCG. 

I cant criticise the programme, love it, always have done

Besides if they want to make it realistic we will see ADCI Arnott bursting a few blood vessels straining to pass stool bigger than a garden pea given the volume of codeine he is taking, poor bloke.

Chizz said:

LonelyNorthernAddick said:

Did Kate leave AC-12 at the end of last season or somewhere between last season and this? I thought she was already undercover in this murder dept at the start of this episode as I couldn't remember

Davidson, Buckles and Arnott all believe that she has permanently transferred from AC-12.  But, has she?  And, if so, why have she and Hastings not told Arnott? 

Ted really laying it on thick about Kate leaving. Protecting Arnott from knowing the scrote  who tried to cut off his fingers in series 1 is now in the force and that Kate is deep undercover?

Arnott only getting a temp promotion as Kate will be coming back? 

dmjn said:

stole this from twitter

If she's trying to work out where she knows him from, bringing up his fule would make sense.

I'm not sure she knows yet, but it'll click at some point in the series.

Chizz said:

Chizz said:

Gail Vella isn't dead. 

DCI Jo Davidson and DSU Buckles had words along the lines of 'if you want this to go the way we want it to go...' hinting that they were in collusion in a scam. 

Davidson split with PS Jatri.  We saw Davidson let herself in to their semi-detached house.  Davidson later let herself into hew own flat, and then bolted it like it was Fort Knox.  Is she locking people out of her flat?  Or preventing something or someone from getting out?  

If the latter, the candidates are Gail Vella, (and the potential victim of a hostage situation to be carried out later by Davidson and Buckles); or Turner, either dead (in a freezer, recovered from Ross Turner's flat, at which Terry Boyle was arrested) or alive and held hostage in the flat.  

Jatri has psychological issues (the cutting, the apologies, the un-returned calls, the cutting up of Davidson's clothes).  Her call to AC-12 is a false flag. 

Ryan Pilkington has a hand in the situation with Vella. 

Gail Vella isn't dead. 

Well, unsurprisingly, Ryan Pilkington indeed has a hand in the situation. Not just 'finding' the knife used to murder Carl Banks, with forensic evidence linked to the CHIS, (the OCG's M.O. is planting incriminating evidence (example: the use of forensic evidence linking to Jackie Laverty's body)) but also in acting as a chauffeur for Davidson after her release and prior to her being given her latest burner phone by the OCG. 

It's also interesting that Corbett's widow seems to want to continue a friendship with acting DI Arnott, despite having relied on a £50,000 cash gift from Hastings. I think we will see more of her. 

Remember also that Dot Cottan ('the third H') worked at The Hill prior to transferring to AC-12. That shows a further link between the MIT and AC-12.  (Perhaps exacerbated by Buckles' golf fetish - check out the posters in his office). 

Chloe will definitely have a big part in how the story pans out. 

As they once again pushed the iPlayer mini-portal  offering, "Obsessed by Line of Duty", which apparently offers you the opportunity to explore all the clues and leads in more depth, I pondered what kind of sad ****ers make up that particular target audience. I think I've now received a "clue" 

  

we have heard nothing so far about the interrogations of the boys who were caught during the armed robbery at the bookies (from the very start of ep 1) .. is this a flaw in the plot or will the bookies robbery come back to play a major part in the plot later ?

stackitsteve said:

golfaddick said:

A few questions........

1)  surely they wouldn't just take Jo's word for the phones being at the flat. Anyone can see it could be a fit up, esp if they suspect her enough to question her under caution.  Why would a low level PC be that involved & have that amount of power/leverage to organise a switch of the men in the flat.

2) Steve said the painkillers were in the side pocket of the car - so why did Corbetts widow go straight to the glove compartment.

3) I'm sure Kate has interviewed Ryan before. Surely she would recognise him.....esp if he still has the same first name. Not very good coppering imo. 

The car keys were in his side pocket (of his jacket he’d put over the back
of the chair). That’s what he was saying was in the side pocket when the widow said she would get the painkillers for him

Ok.....my mistake.