Line of Duty

Poor old Steve - that was a shocker!

I'm feeling very motherly towards officer Jodie. Looks about twelve, very earnest, hardworking and honest. I doubt she'll last the series out. ?

Bloomin' heck! Didn't see that coming .... although, come to think of it, right at the beginning I think there was something to make us suspicious of the husband. Was it that he wasn't at home when he should have been?

I suspected her husband and her covering up for him by framing the young man. I didn't remember seeing him follow her to the forensic man's flat but someone else on here mentioned it. I didn't expect him to attack Steve. Will he survive and isn't the Thandie DCI wicked !

Noooo...hang on.....second thoughts..I don't think man in balaclava was Thandie's husband. He looked too slight.

PS: why are we only seeing balaclava man from above-it's impossible to tell his body shape/dimensions that way (according to Ifield, at least).

Jimmy Lakeland? Yeah. Got to be an alias?

Maggiemaybe I'm having a really bad feeling about young Jodie, she is making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, I'm not sure if its just that she is too earnest/keen or if she is seriously involved in some aspect of the murders, maybe trying to cover up for her hero boss whom she suspects of being corrupt.
It did seem a bit far fetched that 'Balaclava man' wasn't seen doing the deed/strolling around in a Balaclava.

I saw an interview with the actor who plays Steve Arnott (I assume SA is dead?) and there was a hint that a character/s might not see it through to the end of the series because apparently Jed Mecurio likes to break conventions.

I have to admit, despite previous misgivings, I'm enjoying it.

Surely it can't really be my darling Lee Ingleby

Did anyone else besides the solicitor husband know Steve was going to that office? The young policewoman and the boss back at base but I cannot think of anyone else. Bit of a surprise that ending.

A great series- it certainly keeps you guessing!

Didn't see that coming although as Eloethan said there have been some hints in the press.
Jodie is creepy in her devotion to Thandie N, not sure if its career related or more serious.
This has been good so far I do hope they don't spoil it with a far fetched ending.

I thought that Thandie had borrowed her husband's car to go to Tim's, not sure where I got that from, probably not right, and I still do not understand why there was a black balaclava in her handbag. I think there is a very good likeness between her husband and Farmer, so he might well have been guilty of the attacks, but not the killing of Tim. Oh! I don't know, it is good and I am just going with the flow until the end, and like Christine I hope it does not all end in a farce, it has been too good for that.

I'm new to Line of Duty, my husband watched all the previous ones and said they were excellent, I don't know why they didn't engage me, possibly I was asleep, I do drift off at 9ish sometimes I'm loving this one, really exciting, another shocker of an ending. It's good to see Thandie on tv she's a very good actress. On the back of this I'm going to try and see if I can catch up with the previous series, I know Keeley Hawes' performance was acclaimed and I like her too.

I think Steve's killer (I don't think it's Ingleby) is connected to the new DC. Who else would know Steve was on his way? Apart from Ted, that is? not Ted, please don't let Ted be corrupt

It was the pregnant policewoman who knew where he was going and the boss man. The new fellow could have known too I suppose but not had time to get there himself. Why didn't he use the lift?

Oh it's so watchable, if far fetched. So hubby was outside the flat when she killed Tim. Is he balaclava man as well? Who is Jimmy? And oh will her hand drop off or will she get septicaemia? Can't wait for next week!

terribull you MUST watch all three previous series! You've got it all to come.

Thanks gettingonabit, I'll do my best, I think the previous one is available on Iplayer. I know I really should watch them in the right order to appreciate the dynamics of the relationships within the force, but I'll get my husband to up date me.

Terri you need to watch in order as it is one continuous story till you get to this series - which does carry on but is a new story altogether except for the relationship with the main team.

Thank you Welshwife, I think I know what you mean, I was kind of partially awake during the previous series, although not wholly, which is why I need to catch up with them. Although I do remember the climax and tension towards the end of the last one where the Lyndsay Denton character is shot in the head by a fellow officer, I think? Possibly I like this current series so much, because whilst others have criticised it for being far fetched, which I can see it is, I think I find it's implausability makes it thrilling.

We're watching Series 1 now. It's not at all confusing to watch an episode of Series 4 then switch straight over to two episodes of Steve's early days in AC-12, no, not at all... . At least we saw 2 and 3 when they were on!

The idea of every corporate law firm having a balaclava'd thug on standby is appealing. I can see this catching on in the City.

Balaclavas seem to be in fashion in many circles grumpa including the police and forensic personnel. Wooden clubs are optional and may be replaced by saws or other tools.

So do you think Roz killed the forensic bloke or did her husband come in at the last moment to save her and how did she get the hurt arm ? Or are they both killers ? I keep wondering if I nodded off and missed some bits out

bluebelle I think Roz's husband is the killer. His car was seen pulling up and in the vicinity of Tim's flat around the time of the murder. The nurse living downstairs confirmed it was a white guy driving (she was expecting her own taxi so noticed it).

Hub knew Ros was in there, watched her leaving, got himself in somehow, and killed him.

Or, Ros had already killed him, by accident, panicked and left.

If it was Hubby, he cleaned up, put Tim back into his day clothes, cut off his fingers, took the laptop and the rest of the evidence, put it into his boot and drove home.

When we see Ros going into the boot of a car, we assume it's her car. But it's Hubby's. This explains why she breaks down in the garage. She realises what's happened. She then uses the evidence to plant, to cover for her husband.

Later, we see a shot of Ros's car boot, empty and clean; because it never had the evidence in it!