Jack thinks he's untouchable so he doesn't see why he needs to admit to anything

RPLovesIpswich wrote:

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Jack thinks he's untouchable so he doesn't see why he needs to admit to anything

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 I disagree here.  If he thought he was untouchable, I think he wouldn't have continued lying.  I think he's hiding his actions because he knows he might have gone too far.

really felt for Jack with this. and it adds another layer... and pulls our sympathies when we may be already confused as to our feelings on what jack attempted to do with evidence and lie to Martha. This is a cop show with so much going on... clever.

MB: I thought you were handling this?

JW: No way I could have told her the press conference was cancelled because we found a dead kid.

MB: I just left this in your control, this is not what I had in mind...

JW: Yes, and this is not my fault.

MB: Well..

JW: I'm sorry, it's not my fault.

MB: So I'll just do everything from now on?

JW: No. no ..

MB: Is that the plan..

JW: You told me to do a job...

MB: This was not difficult.

fifi, it's one of those "you know that I know" type of situations, where everyone just tries to ignore it for a while...

for you jozie!

Scenes 29 - 37 (15 mins)

 

Scene 29 ( 23.45  - 25.01 )

Martha talks to Tracy, telling her that by talking to the press she has now alerted the perpetrators to it as well as the public and that the remains of a child have been found and Andre is in grave danger. She tells her they are now going to do a press conference appealing to his captors.

Scene 30 ( 25.02 - 25.20 )

Charlie tells Jack her research has thrown up a blue van went missing about half a mile from Justin Meercroft's house and that she has given the reg number to the ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) team. Jack looks visibly annoyed/upset still from his exchange with Martha, but asks her to keep him posted.

Scene 31 ( 25.21 - 25.52 )

Jack reports to Martha and Charlie that ANPR still haven't found the blue van but that he has done an "historic cell phone analysis" of his phone which showed he was within 300  yards of Edward Shaffer's flat and facial recognition have confirmed that Justin is definitely one of the abusers in the video.

Scene 32 ( 25.53 -  26.18 )

Jack tells Martha they cannot deal with the volume of phone calls off the back of her "press release".  She replies that she has pulled in teams 2 and 3 to help with the enquiries. Charlie tells them the blue van had been located on Tavit Street, she and jack run out of the office.

Scene 33 ( 26.19 - 27.01 )

Jack and Charlie and a police car drive to where the blue van is located, while Charlie searched the van for Andre, Jack chases Justin, jumping over some barriers to catch him.

 

Jack restrains him while telling him "this is an urgent interview" and demanding to know where Andre is. Justin tells him to f*** off, while he and Charlie walk him to the police car.

 

 

Scene 34 ( 27.02 - 27.23 )

In a dialogue free scene Martha is waiting as they return to HQ and Jack brings Justin to the front desk.

Scene 35 ( 27.24 - 29.07 )

Martha and Jack interview Justin, their priority is clear, they want to know where Andre is. Justin denies knowing who Andre is. Martha tells him they found a body at his house and have a watched a movie made at his house. Jack questions him about his relationship with Edward. Martha points out that he has no idea what it is like for people like him in prison, "kiddy killers". Justin remains silent.

 

Scene 36 (  29.08 - 29.24 )

In the main office, Martha informs Charlie that the forensics report on Edward's flat is back, Justin's DNA was all over the flat, the balcony and Edward's clothing. "So he's the one that pushed him over."

Scene 37 ( 29.25 - 30.50  )

Martha interviews Justin telling him his DNA is all over the crime site, so he killed Edward. Justin claims he went there to talk to Edward to figure out what they were going to do but Edward was stressed out about the argument with Jack. He then confesses to killing Edward, but as an accident and to killing the boy, who was found in the basement.

JM: When I got there, he was all stressed after an argument with your Irish copper. So I couldn't talk to him...

MB: Argument?

JM: When I turned up, your Irish boy was at the bins, and Edward saw him, went up to him and started shouting, both started having this argument. Then your boy left. I tried to calm him down, he kept shouting. I couldn't calm him down.

JM: So, you and Edward went up to his flat to avoid being seen! Well? Was he threatening you or...What was he doing?

JM: He was just threatening to spill everything. I didn't mean to kill him.

That jump.. Just wonderful. I can't stop thinking that was that his idea. Jack in the action..

Jozie, how's scene 33 for proper arresting procedures?  

the flying policeman! a favourite jack moment... whimsy made me a GIF of it (thanks again whimsy!)

haha! snap whimsy!

oh domino, we are so depressingly predictable!

 

yes Rosie... and as if the tension in this case is not enough in its own right... what a horrible horrible case.... we have this ongoing tension between Jack and martha...