In the penultimate episode of Line of Duty, BBC Two’s hard-hitting new thriller series exploring the world of police corruption, Fleming is determined to save the anticorruption operation single-handed. Desperate for proof of Gates’s involvement in Jackie’s crimes, Fleming pushes her relationship with him to the limit, testing how far she’ll go to gain his trust.

Episode 4 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 17th July on BBC Two. In the meantime, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» “AC-12 have been trying to stick me for weeks, son. If you think you can do better, be my guest.”

» “When the bomb goes off there’ll be a hell of a lot of collateral damage.”

» “No comment, sir.”

» “I think we’ve got the bastard!”

» “You’re in the middle of a shit-storm, Ton…why’ve you stopped talking to me?”

» “AQ? Al-Qaeda? Jesus, you’re loving this!”

» “She can sit in judgement on Gates. Who am I to?”

» “If there’s one bloke, he can be fixed. With him gone, you’ll be free to do what I tell you.”

» “Thank you, sir, pissing off, sir.”

» “Welcome back, Steve.”

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