Line of Duty #5

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I replied to someone on Twitter re reasons why we could have a Series 7 in the future, similar to what was said by @Kofi Annan about the Danny season.

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I know I've said this before but it could be the nature of cover up as opposed to precisely who H is that's the shock. For example, if Carmicheal is having an affair with Osborne and is actually completely meek and controlled by him out of the office then her change in personality could be 'the' shock maybe.
 
i'm really starting to think steve is h.

- the shoot out in series 1 was a set up to plant steve in ac-12
- osbourne suspected (hence the 'you're finished' comment and the need to shut down ac-12
- kate suspects / has evidence which is why she was so upset (which wasn't really explained)
- kate possibly gave steve the wrong address / set a trap which is why she knows he's bent
- we didn't actually see jimmy lakewell say anything about the 'race claim', steve made it up to point to carmichael
- the bank notes in steph's house weren't from the stolen cash / given by hastings, steve just told kate this to cause her to suspect ted
- another suggested the scottish accent could come out - sounds crazy but it could happen!
- kate's comment about steve having an expensive car on a police wage possible suspicious
- ted suspects hence the drug testing

i think no-one really likes steve (as much as ted and kate anyway!) so this would probably go down well with fans! i'd love it even more if the audience found out it was steve but the characters didn't and next season was about catching him out!
 
i'm really starting to think steve is h.

- the shoot out in series 1 was a set up to plant steve in ac-12
- osbourne suspected (hence the 'you're finished' comment and the need to shut down ac-12
- kate suspects / has evidence which is why she was so upset (which wasn't really explained)
- kate possibly gave steve the wrong address / set a trap which is why she knows he's bent
- we didn't actually see jimmy lakewell say anything about the 'race claim', steve made it up to point to carmichael
- the bank notes in steph's house weren't from the stolen cash / given by hastings, steve just told kate this to cause her to suspect ted
- another suggested the scottish accent could come out - sounds crazy but it could happen!
- kate's comment about steve having an expensive car on a police wage possible suspicious
- ted suspects hence the drug testing

i think no-one really likes steve (as much as ted and kate anyway!) so this would probably go down well with fans! i'd love it even more if the audience found out it was steve but the characters didn't and next season was about catching him out!
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All fairly valid points, except we basically saw Ted give the brown envelope to Steph in the graveyard
 
in that case, if ted did give her the money maybe that's why steve is so adamant to get him caught for it - as it's *his* criminal funds? i'm guessing steph might suspect him too, which is why she's always so uneasy around him?
 
i'm really starting to think steve is h.

- the shoot out in series 1 was a set up to plant steve in ac-12
- osbourne suspected (hence the 'you're finished' comment and the need to shut down ac-12
- kate suspects / has evidence which is why she was so upset (which wasn't really explained)
- kate possibly gave steve the wrong address / set a trap which is why she knows he's bent
- we didn't actually see jimmy lakewell say anything about the 'race claim', steve made it up to point to carmichael
- the bank notes in steph's house weren't from the stolen cash / given by hastings, steve just told kate this to cause her to suspect ted
- another suggested the scottish accent could come out - sounds crazy but it could happen!
- kate's comment about steve having an expensive car on a police wage possible suspicious
- ted suspects hence the drug testing

i think no-one really likes steve (as much as ted and kate anyway!) so this would probably go down well with fans! i'd love it even more if the audience found out it was steve but the characters didn't and next season was about catching him out!
No one likes Steve?!
 
i think no-one really likes steve (as much as ted and kate anyway!) so this would probably go down well with fans! i'd love it even more if the audience found out it was steve but the characters didn't and next season was about catching him out!

Ummm, I very much like Steve and if he turned out to be bent even after everything he's gone through for like a decade screw bank holiday Monday I'm taking next week off work to reevaluate my life choices
 
Ummm, I very much like Steve and if he turned out to be bent even after everything he's gone through for like a decade screw bank holiday Monday I'm taking next week off work to reevaluate my life choices

I feel like this if it's any of the main 3. I can't get my head around people saying they would like it to be one of the main characters. I'm too emotionally invested in all of them. For me it has to be someone I hate, or I shall be in mourning all week.
 
I feel like if it is any of the main three then they’ve really not made the most of their crime connections.
Ted is living in a small flat and has no purpose in life outside work, Steve was thrown to his death and near paralysed, and is about to be suspended for his back problems. I could almost buy it being Kate as she does keep her cards close to her chest but we saw ‘H’ specifically tell Jo to bump her off so she seems like an unlikely candidate too.
 
I feel like this if it's any of the main 3. I can't get my head around people saying they would like it to be one of the main characters. I'm too emotionally invested in all of them. For me it has to be someone I hate, or I shall be in mourning all week.
I just think this series has definitely highlighted how much the main three have lost because of their hunt for H. Kate lost her husband and ish-custody of her son and had to leave AC12 to protect her career which is arguably all she had left. Steve is addicted to pain from an injury caused during the hunt for H and is quite obviously lonely because of the effect its had on his libido. Ted lost his home and has now lost his job (almost) because of how hellbent he's been on finding out who is actually corrupt in the force.

If any of them were H, why would any of them lose that much? Surely there would be two having a tit time and the other coming out smelling of roses because they are being protected when, realistically, they've all been through so much they have barely anything left going for them other than finding out who H actually is.
 
I just think this series has definitely highlighted how much the main three have lost because of their hunt for H. Kate lost her husband and ish-custody of her son and had to leave AC12 to protect her career which is arguably all she had left. Steve is addicted to pain from an injury caused during the hunt for H and is quite obviously lonely because of the effect its had on his libido. Ted lost his home and has now lost his job (almost) because of how hellbent he's been on finding out who is actually corrupt in the force.

If any of them were H, why would any of them lose that much? Surely there would be two having a tit time and the other coming out smelling of roses because they are being protected when, realistically, they've all been through so much they have barely anything left going for them other than finding out who H actually is.
This is such a good point and one I've been trying to articulate for a few weeks now, although I've lacked the vision and clarity of thought to spell it out as well as you have here. I think people 'like' the idea that H could be one of the main trio but it's too obvious and, imo, lazy! I have a feeling now that H is Osborne but he won't go without a fight – he'll dish the dirt on AC-12 and leave them in the lurch (Steve with pain, Ted with the money to Steph, Kate shooting Ryan – could they all be about to lose their jobs if they unmask Osborne as H?)
 
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