Index Of Line Of Duty Guide

“H,” Marcus whispered. “Oh, God. He found the H.”

Row seven: LOD-007. SUBJECT: DI Priya Sharma (Met). ACTION TAKEN: OCG-funded holiday to Dubai. OUTCOME: Case re-assigned away from Sharma’s unit. Sharma now ACO. Index Of Line Of Duty

She’d known Carl for three years. He didn’t own a laptop. He owned three. The one hidden behind a loose floorboard in his flat was the smallest—a ruggedized Panasonic with a cracked screen. Password: Hastings . Carl wasn’t subtle. “H,” Marcus whispered

Kate grabbed the laptop and bolted through the kitchen exit, sirens already wailing in the distance—but not coming to save her. Coming to finish the index. SUBJECT: DI Priya Sharma (Met)

Detective Sergeant Kate Rainer found the file on a dead man’s laptop.

The victim was DS Carl Hudson—a serving anti-corruption officer. His body had been found in a lock-up garage in Birmingham, hands cuffed behind his back, a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. No forced entry. No witnesses. The local force called it a “botched robbery.” Kate, newly transferred to AC-12’s regional unit, knew better.