Line of Duty #3

[Fairypop]

sorry new to tattle I didn’t know how to do the spoiler button !

No problem!! I’m sure it wasn’t your intention at all to spoil anything, I know you said you didn’t want it spoiled yourself the spoiler isn’t a major storyline or anything, I just know there are a lot of posters who don’t want to see anything at all before Sunday! X

 

[Helpmeout]

Anyone fancy placing their final “bets” on the mystery relative? All in fun as I’m sure I’ll be totally wrong, presumably there can only be the one

I’ll hide mine behind a spoiler for anyone who doesn’t want to speculate

Spoiler: My guess

Andrew Laverty. I’m not even really sure why other than Jackie (sort of) reappearing! Logic tells me Hunter really but I feel like it’s just too obvious and that’s what Jed wants us to think

Was Andrew Laverty ever actually on screen? I can’t remember

 

[PepsiCherry]

No, a nominal is not necessarily a criminal but it is someone known to police due to a warning, arrest etc. It is not a police officer.

You really need to watch the scene again. Here’s the screenshots of Steve explaining how they searched the whole system, aka beyond police officer DNA, and found it to be a nominal, aka not a police officer:

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So it has to be someone like Terry then ??

 

[Lanavalentine]

So it could well be that the DNA was connected to her mother whose data was presumably registered on a Scottish database ("other police databases")?

She could be Corbett's twin - they were both born in 1979 apparently.

Editing because I'm in tattle jail for the next two mins lol

If it's male, could it be John's bio dad then? He was murdered/active during the Troubles. Given that ht was married to John's mum and had the same surname, surely the system would flag up the connection between them (them being John's mum and himself).

Could be his dad, I guess? I don’t think it’s impossible but I think it’s unlikely.

 

[Vee6]

What is Kate up too

 

[Muchbee]

So in this thread we've had speculation that Jo and Gail Vella are sisters. And now Tony Gates could be Jo's dad?

Good job AC-12 are more on the ball. Mother of God, indeed.

Why not? Is he too young? I'm not clued up on people's ages etc.

 

[SootySweepAndSoo]

I couldn't find it.

I’m not sure who it is so it might not be the person that was leaked or not.

 

[Midlands0121]

Could be his dad, I guess? I don’t think it’s impossible but I think it’s unlikely.

Hang on you argued the toss with me and now you've said it could be to do with John had we got our wires crossed or 1

 

[Trey93]

I don’t think this is likely to be the case only because I’m 99% sure (I remember looking out for it) that in one scene where she comes in, after locking everything she puts the key down on the sideboard next to the door. If it was to keep someone in then surely she’d keep the key on her?

Oh I don’t remember that part, guess not then!

 

[JodieB12]

I accidentally saw what came out early this morning it’s not absolutely major but might affect people’s speculations/theories I think!

Aw man where did you see it?

 

[Practically Perfect]

Thanks I’ll delete it

 

[Shivver87]

She’s too old to be Jackie’s daughter surely, there can only be about 10 years age difference between them.

Jackie would be 54 now, how old do we think Jo is?

It’s the photo from her apartment that the camera ran over in episode 1 that’s making me think Jackie.

 

[Sln2404]

Ok now nobody shoot me down in flames here.....but in all the furore up thread, did we actually establish whether or not John Corbett could be classed as a nominal? I know that he was a police officer and therefore shouldn't show up as a nominal, but if he was working so deep undercover that records were erased/doctored to protect his identity, is there any chance that he could appear on the PNC database as a nominal?

Just asking for a friend!

Also is there any chance that DNA evidence or records could've been tampered with, to fit someone up?

I’m pretty sure someone worked out she can’t have the same mum as JC because the ages/dates don’t match up. Same dad though maybe?

 

[LLJ]

I do think he is tied up in it somehow because hes in the same scene as tommy hunter at the golf course back in season 1

I watched that ep yesterday & I didn’t see him at the golf course scene?

 

[Muchbee]

Brilliant!


Now that answer surprised me! Did Alexa let something slip?

Haven't heard this one what does she say?

 

[Vee6]

This is been shite so far

 

[Shivver87]

Jo was born in 1979 and Jackie 1967 so not plausible

 

[Giggling Squid]

Is Osborne H?

 

[Dontcareenough]

This isn’t it btw

Woohoo I might get a full house!