And CID are happy with that, are they? The thought that burglars can plunder the town at will?
“Episode 4 A Minority of One” · Season 2
In this episode: Superintendent Mullett (6), Frost (4), Desk Sgt (1)
A superintendent has quite enough to do without worrying about crime.
Clark, tragic news I'm afraid. Your goldfish is about to OD on cocaine.
Well I hope the incident was sensitively handled.
Don't worry, we'll give it a decent burial.
What?
The goldfish, after the postmortem of course.
Goldfish are not my prime concern at the moment as you well know.
Nor mine, sir. At least this one died happy.
Jack, I think you better step into my office.
Yes sir.
DSDesk Sgt
You see Jack, a lot of people whinge about positive discrimination. But if you don't have positive discrimination you're left with negative discrimination and that leads to inertia, perpetuating the status quo.
I used to quite like them.
DSDesk Sgt
You've got to get proportional representation.
What are you talking about now, politics?
DSDesk Sgt
In all ranks. When you got a black superintendent that's when you don't need to push the Tanners of this world through the system anymore cause it will happen naturally.
How did Mullett get there then? He's not black, and he's certainly not natural.
I'm moving DC Turner elsewhere.
Well why sir? I haven't had a chance to teach him any of my bad habits yet?
The placement was misguided. To be frank, I now realize officers such as DC Turner need to be nurtured and protected not exposed to the prejudiced, insensitive and downright offensive attitude, which is what you seemed to have ingrained.
Well, as long as it was nothing personal, sir.
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