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BROWNLOW: Yes? MANION: (entering) Just a quickie, Charles.

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CONWAY: (pretending to be a TV interviewer) You are contradicting yourself, aren’t you, Chief Superintendent? BROWNLOW: Steady on, Derek.

Derek living his best life :D

BOYDEN: If we’re accused of harassment, we now know nobody in management will back us up, because they’re scared of being branded racists themselves!

CONWAY: The relief thinks you sacrificed their reputation to salvage your own. BROWNLOW: Well, that’s marvellous, isn’t it? What do you think, Derek? CONWAY: No comment, sir.

REPORTER: A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the arrest had been due to an error of judgement by a junior officer. STAMP: You what? I don’t believe it. HAGEN: They’ve dropped us in it again. BOYDEN: Right. This means war.

BROWNLOW: Is that strictly necessary? CONWAY: No, sir, but just for old time’s sake, yeah?

CARVER: Have you ever done anything like this before, Mr Miles? MILES: No, but I was present at a number of executions during my career.

CONWAY: This is a thirty mile limit, sir. BROWNLOW: I know that, Derek. CONWAY: You’re speeding. BROWNLOW: Write me a ticket later.

PASSENGER: This is outrageous. It’s like 1984. BOYDEN: (as Brownlow arrives) And here comes Big Brother.

SMITH: What’s happening, Tone? STAMP: Mr Brownlow’s arrested a bus.

CONWAY: Well, you seem to have redeemed yourself in their eyes. BROWNLOW: Well, even your worst enemy wouldn’t refuse a free drink, would he, Derek? CONWAY: No, sir. Mine’s a double scotch, by the way.

BARMAN: Anything else, sir? BROWNLOW: A large arsenic, please.

Ugh, I finally have internet access fast enough to post this. So...

Top brass have decided to switch Stop & Search for Stop & Talk, impressing nobody. Things go from bad to worse when Brownlow, then upper management start throwing the relief under the bus to save their own reputations…

Brownlow makes things good by going out on the streets himself. Both for the relief and for me, because I love it when Derek & Charles do some policing.

Also, lots of great lines from Matt, Andrew siding (and drinking) with the PCs, Vicky looking hot… an excellent episode, all up.

Neither are in this episode but it's just to give a little closure for TFG aftermath.

Adam and Ian have a meeting where Adam tells him appears that the death of The Fake Gabriel is suicide. Ian asks if anyone knew that TFG wasn't TRG before the day before. Adam doesn't answer but luckily Ian continues without seeming to realise, telling him he can't believe that it went on 2 years without being found out. Adam tells him he's just going to release to the press that an officer died on duty and it's being investigated. Ian tells him to keep the lid on - tight.

Sheelagh is lost, realising the last year of her life has pretty much been a lie. Amber wonders if Sheelagh - or June - knew any of the truth. Steve wonders why he ended it with Dan suggesting it was likely because he was about to be found out. Steve isn't convinced, wondering if there was more to The Snipers death after all. Adam hears them and asks them to keep it all as quiet as possible and within the station.

The video for Grammy-award winner Miguel's "Candles in the Sun" is out TODAY! The track, along with the rest of his album Kaleidoscope Dream, was recorded in Platinum's Studio K.