Gene Hunt: What if we lie.
Sam Tyler: What?
Gene Hunt: Tell some porkies. Make a big announcement that we've released Graham Bathurst.
Sam Tyler: Well what good's that gonna do?
Gene Hunt: Might buy us more time. Get the bastard out in the open. We kick him and cuff him.
Ray Carling: Sounds like a plan to me.
Annie Cartwright: God, it's always that simple with you lot.
Gene Hunt: Excuse me, Mrs Woman.
Annie Cartwright: Well, Sam's trying to work this thing out, and rest of us...we charge in like a herd of elephants! Details are what count. And I'm wondering, well I'm beginning to wonder, looking at Charley's old files, if we've really put down all the details.
Gene Hunt: We had a child killer to find. And we found him inside of 48 hours. Now I made a pledge to her parents. And I honoured it.
Annie Cartwright: Supposing we made mistakes last year. And just supposing those mistakes are coming back to haunt us.
[Gene Hunt leaves]
Ray Carling: Blimey, Cartwright. Next time go the whole hog and pull the gun on him.
Chris Skelton: That was out of order, Annie.
[Annie Cartwright leaves]
Sam Tyler: No she was right, Chris. God is in the detail.
Chris Skelton: God is in church smarty-pants. [Sam stares] Uh, boss.

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