Line of Duty #3

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Here is my take:
Jo Davidson could be related to a witness, criminal or a police officer. The fact that this DNA has been stored on other police databases does not mean that it cannot be a police officer, it may just mean an officer from another station.
My first thought was that Jo was related to Tommy Hunter, but it almost seems too obvious.

Here is a list of candidates and why it may or may not be them:
1. John Thomas Hunter
This seems to be the obvious choice. They are both Scottish, and it would explain Hasting's reaction. Tommy was born in the 60s and Jo was born in the 70s, so if they were related it would have most likely been in a brother-sister capacity. There is the potential for them to be father-daughter, but the explanation would be too complex and veer away from the main plot of the series.
** the explanation being that Tommy was raised in care and groomed by a female carer (Jo's mum), which resulted in Jo. The OCG found out this information before Jo did and used it to blackmail her. This explains her anger towards her mother. Her reluctance to take down the picture could be explained by the fact that she and her mum were close when Jo was growing up and she is still wrangling with disbelief.
2. John Corbett
I really can't see it being John Corbett. Corbett was born in Belfast. When his mother disappeared, he went to live with other family in Liverpool. If Jo was his sister, surely they would have been moved to Liverpool together? I also can't see a resemblance between the photos of Corbett's mum and Jo's mum, aside from having the same hairstyle.
3. Danny Waldron
I am not sure about this one. I mean... he was raised in a care home? She could be his sister. I don't know, it seems unlikely.
3. Dot Cottan
I am almost certain it isn't him. The phrase "other police database" makes me feel as if she is not related to an officer that works for (or in Dot's case, has previously worked for) AC-12.
4. Ted Hastings
The same explanation for Dot applies in the case of Ted. Plus, Ted would have been with Roisin at the time Jo was born and I cannot see Ted cheating on Roisin.
4. Terry Boyle
He is a candidate. Unlikely, but still a candidate. I feel as if Jo is too caring to be a long lost mother type.
5. Ryan Pilkington
It is not Ryan. We met Ryan's mother in S1 - she was young and disinterested. Arguably, she is to blame for Ryan's involvement in the OCG as she left her son to fend for himself on a dodgy estate.
6. Patrick Fairbank
I can't remember too much about pedalo Patrick, could it be him?
7. Mike Dryden
He was Scottish, too. Could he be her brother? Is he old enough to be her father?
8. Alastair Oldroyd
She didn't seem to react when he died. I don't think it's him. It also wouldn't garner the "Mother of God" reactions from Hastings, I don't think.
9. Carl Banks
Same as Alastair.
10. Derek Hilton
Unlikely. Too young to be her father.
11. Jeremy Cole
Maybe? Brother-sister?
12. Lester Hargreaves
Is he old enough to be her father?
13. Linus Murphy
Probably not.
14. Oliver Stephens-Lloyd
Probably not.
15. Robert Denmore
I can't even remember him. Probably not.
16. Rod Kennedy
Again, probably not.
17. Ronan Murphy
Probably not.
18. Tim Ifield
Probably not.
19. Nigel Morton
It would be cool. I just want to see Neil Morrissey again ahaha.
20. Philip Osborne
Maybe?
21. Michael Farmer
Unlikely, but we never saw his mother?
22. Nick Huntley
Probably not.

Another thing I've been thinking about...
If Jo's relative could be identified through a search of Farida's house, could Jo's have been identified if her relative's house was searched? This suggests that either somebody in the relative's investigation was covering this up, or her relative's house has never been searched in relation to a wider database (ruling out the likes of Michael Farmer).
 
I think the DNA match was for a known OCG member or someone they know is connected with the OCG hence the Mother of God statement confirming their suspicions that Jo is a bent copper. I was also thinking Chloe looked anxious in that convoy & definitely think she’s a bent copper to some degree & leaked the info about Lakewell being taken from prison. I said previously when Kate & Steve found Ryan on the database, Chloe’s ears were flapping for dear life in the background & the camera panned to her. It’s always the quiet ones...
 
marvelgirl98 said:
Jo Davidson could be related to a witness, criminal or a police officer. The fact that this DNA has been stored on other police databases does not mean that it cannot be a police officer, it may just mean an officer from another station.
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I don't know how many more times I can post this before I give myself a concussion.

The DNA match was referred to as a nominal so it isn't a serving police officer.
 
I'm thinking more along the lines of it being Hunter due to the fact that they seem to be rehashing the past a lot and in series 2 when the protected witness whose convoy was attacked (the Lindsey Denton case) we had the exact same cliffhanger... Steve handing the file to Ted & going "oh blimey we know him" and in that file was Tommy Hunter

But then is that too much rehash of the past? Maybe 😬
 
Fairypop said:
Anyone got any further thoughts on the “race element” Jimmy and Gail had been talking about? Not sure if I missed something or it wasn’t actually explained
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I was wondering this too. It was a strange thing to bring up and focus on at this stage in the series so was also wondering if it was relevant. I immediately thought that it could imply Sindwani as he looked mega dodgy in the episode watching Hastings leave!

I also think this series can only end with one of the big 3 (Hastings?) getting killed in the LoD!
 
Fairypop said:
Anyone got any further thoughts on the “race element” Jimmy and Gail had been talking about? Not sure if I missed something or it wasn’t actually explained
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I can't think what it means but it must be important because it changed the entire flow of the conversation between Jimmy and Gail. I'm surprised there isn't more discussion/speculation about this because it feels really important!!!

I agree with previous comments that the care system is a key element too.
 
Fairypop said:
Anyone got any further thoughts on the “race element” Jimmy and Gail had been talking about? Not sure if I missed something or it wasn’t actually explained
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I think Jimmy was saying that a cover up must be really bad if they'd rather hide behind potentially being called racists to disguise what really happened. In Karim Ali's case, the "race element" (i.e. if the victim wasn't white) meant that the cover up went unchallenged.
 
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Leaving this here to avoid confusion!
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