You scrub up well Bolls.
Thank you. You don’t look so bad yourself.
S3 E7Episode 7
[While dining with Gene]
Have you noticed the strange atmosphere in CID?
It’s Viv. They all miss him. He was the quiet one that held everything together, the wheel at the centre.
And now the spokes have fallen off.
Blimey, it’s like being on a date with Leonard Cohen.
[There is an awkward pause and Alex stares at Gene]
Go on, say it?
Say what?
Alex, there's an elephant in the room. Let’s get it out the way, hey?
Alright. [Pause] Did you or did you not kill Sam Tyler?
Sam Tyler was a friend of mine. Bloody irritating friend most of the time, it has to be said, [Pause] but I learnt more from him than from anybody else I have ever met. He was strong, decent, a brilliant copper.
What happened?
He’d been acting strange for a few weeks, and Sam Tyler strange was very bloody strange indeed.
But he was happy here? Everybody says so; he had a girlfriend, Annie. He had you?!
Yeah, I asked him what was wrong. He said he couldn’t tell me.
What did you do?
He said he wanted to leave. Then he asked me to help him fake his own death.
[Alex looks stunned and slightly shocked. Gene nods confirming what she just heard]
That's why we set fire to the car and pushed it into the river.
So Sam asked you to commit an illegal act and you went ahead with it?
I didn’t want to Bolls. I wanted him to stay. I needed him.
Well, what happened next?
I never saw him again.
Ha! What? Come on, he just vanished?
[Gene looks at Alex]
Look, Sam was like me...
He wasn’t as annoying as it happens.
... Whatever happened to him might happen to me Gene I have to know.
I asked him why. He said it would be better for me if I didn’t know. You see this is about respect, Alex. It’s about trust, about faith, something you haven’t learnt yet.
[As their date and discussion about Sam Tyler ends]
Mr. Hunt, Miss Drake you want some coffee, a brandy?
A brandy, large!
Just the bill, please, Luigi.
Ok fine, but as you’re the feminist you can pay half.
[Drake and Gene share a moment]
Get your coat. You’ve pulled.
[Ray enters and interrupts, entering the restaurant with some evidence]
Oi Guv I got something to show you.
So has DI Drake and I think hers will be more interesting.
[In Luigis', in the aftermath of Chris and Gene's fight]
You're the best DCI I've ever met, and I've been proud to work under you. But I'm not going to be your doormat any more, Guv. Those days have gone.
[Gene walks up to Chris as Shaz, Alex and Ray look on nervously]
Are they now?
Buy me a drink, and we'll say no more about it. [holds out his hand]
Luigi, get Mr. Skelton a drink.
Si, Senor Hunt.
[Chris and Gene shake hands, followed by a heartfelt hug]
[Alex and Gene are in Alex’s flat, she puts some music on]
Let’s have a dance.
No, Gene Hunt does not dance.
No, and he doesn’t hug Christopher Skelton either, does he?
[Having confronted Gene, Chris gets his Life On Mars moment where he hears music and a voice. Afterwards he speaks about it to Ray and Shaz who have had similar moments]
I’ll tell you something else about that voice. You remember that landlord at The Railway Arms?
Yeah, Nelson. How could I forget?
Well, the voice, it was him!
[Having left the restaurant Ray, Chris and Shaz are having a discussion that ends with Shaz accusing Ray of being racist towards African people]
SShaz
You’re a racist Ray.
I am not a racist!
Well, you don’t like the Welsh.
Yeah, but I wouldn’t like them whatever colour they were.
SShaz
God, it’s like 1953 in your heads, isn’t it?
S3 E8Episode 8
[Gene and Alex enter an aircraft hanger where the rest of the team wait with several dead bodies which have had their throats slit]
What was the estimated time of death?
Probably about thirty seconds after they had their throats were unzipped.
[Gene talks to Alex after she has been handed a OS map of Lancashire believing it to be the resting place of Sam Tyler]
Why did Shaz give you that map of Lancashire?
No reason. It’s just I feel a holiday coming up and it’s one of those places I’ve always wanted to visit.
This is about bloody [Sam] Tyler again isn’t it?
[Gene and Jim Keats stand in Keats’ office. Jim lays down a large black box on the table in front of Gene]
What’s this? Your packed lunch?
It’s my finished report....on you.
[Gene opens the box and finds a single photo of the house in Lancashire where the body of his younger self is buried]
[Gene and Alex talk following the revelation that Gene is the young dead PC who has been haunting Alex and the dead copper in the shallow grave in Lancashire]
Skinny. He was, erm... He was a skinny lad, needed fattening up. It was Morrison, said that -- his mentor, PC Morrison. Yeah, it was Coronation Day. That was a funny one... His first week on the beat. But he had Morrison to guide him. That was until somebody gave him a nip of whiskey, and before you know it, he's hokey-kokeying with the locals. Young bobby's suddenly on his own... Someone broke in here, he heard 'em. Thought they were kids. So he kicks the door open, y'know, like John Wayne or Jimmy Stewart, bam, in he goes. [Gene starts tapping his head.] Y'see, in here... In here, he's not some... snotty kid in a uniform, oh no, he's Gary Cooper in High Noon, he's The Law. [He stops.] Only there weren't kids.
It was that that man with the shotgun.
Didn’t deserve a shallow grave did he? Did he, Alex?
[On the verge of tears following the revelation] No. No, you didn’t.
[After his beloved car meets its fate during an all-out gun battle]
He's killed the Quattro! He's bloody killed my Quattro! Oi! I'm arresting you for murdering my car, you dyke digging toss pot!
[Ray says his goodbyes to Gene before passing over into the Railway Arms]
You are and always will be “The Guv”.
You're in danger of sounding poofy, Raymondo.
[After all the other members of Gene’s team pass over Alex is left alone with Gene]
So thats it?! I help bring them here with you. It’s over! I’ve done it! I can go home Gene!
[Gene stares Alex blankly in the face. Alex realises but doesn’t quite believe him]
Gene? No. No! I’m lying in a hospital bed!
[attempts to console Alex] Come here Bolls.
No! It’s not true!
[DCI Jim Keats appears behind the pair in the darkened street]
Of course it’s not true. He wants you to give up on your life. I told you he’d trick you. [He pulls a scarf from around his neck and hands it to Alex] Here Alex...
It’s Molly’s! [Sniffs it] It’s hers.
She’s waiting for you. I can take you to her Alex.
[Gene shakes his head telling her not to listen to Keats]
What time is it?
What?
What time is it? Show me, show me your watch!
[Alex takes Jim’s arm]
No, No! It’s erm...broken.
[Alex examines the time on the watch and discovers what the time is and what it means]
It’s 9:06. It’s always 9:06 [Flashbacks show various clocks from the series indicating the time 9:06] That was the time in my hospital room. That was the time when I...
Look Alex wait, just listen I...
[Gene steps in front of Keats]
Hello Jimbo. [He punches Keats who falls to the floor] Goodbye Jimbo.
[Holding the scarf out to Gene indicating Molly] My baby?!
I know, I know! [Pause] It’s the way of the world Alex. She’ll be fine.
[Breaking down into tears] No...Please listen to me. I can stay here with you. You can’t do this on your own. You need me Gene. Please! I cannot go in there! [She points in the direction of the brightly lit Railway Arms]
Yes you can! They’ve got a saloon bar. Can’t have you in my stride can I? You’ll have me questioning whether I’m right all the time and we can’t have that. [Pause] We weren’t bad though were we?
[Alex finally accepts her fate and hands Gene his former uniform identity number]
Here.
See you around, Bolly-Kecks.
[Alex and Gene finally embrace and share a kiss.]
Goodbye guv.
Go...
[Alex slowly walks off alone towards the Railway Arms. Just by the door she stops briefly. She then enters and disappears into a bright white light.]
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