LINE OF FIRE Part 1
Episode 550 18th October 2007, ITV1, 8PM
Reg disrupts a prowler who’s carrying a knife – Shelly Cooper’s scared out of her wits after a run-in with the man wearing a balaclava. It’s the third report of a prowler on the Aldbourne estate this week. Michael Simms, a paranoid schizophrenic has just been discharge from a mental hospital, leaving Will and Stone to put two and two together.
Manson takes the job of checking up on Simms away from Stone, who’s left disgruntled. Manson arrested Simms four years back after he abducted a woman. The DI is also sympathetic: Simms used to be married with a kid; then he got ill – it could happen to anyone.
After leaving Simms flat, Shelly’s thug of an ex Chris Ramsden asks Manson and Grace what’s wrong with Simms. Scared Shelly gets back with him, but he goes mad hearing Shelly has slept with Simms. Meanwhile another knife attack’s happened and Heaton is wondering if Manson’s too personally involved to be the case’s SIO.
Stone and Will are desperate to bring in Simms but Manson’s playing it cool. The cold reality is Simms takes Shelly hostage at knifepoint. Tackled by Manson and Shelly’s son, there’s a commotion and gun fire, leaving Simms to run off, with Shelly left wounded on the ground…
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