New Tricks (TV Series)
Wild Justice (2013)
Tamzin Outhwaite: DCI Sasha Miller
Quotes
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DAC Robert Strickland : [on phone] No, I know it's not the outcome that you wanted, sir, but the important thing is that we got to the truth.
DAC Robert Strickland : No, I've no idea how the press got wind of the arrests, but the genie's out of the bottle *now*, sir.
DAC Robert Strickland : Yes, well, leave it with me; I'll see what can be done. Yes, g...
[as he hangs up]
DAC Robert Strickland : Good-bye, sir.
[there is a knock on his door]
DAC Robert Strickland : Yeah, come in.
DAC Robert Strickland : You wanted to see me, sir?
DAC Robert Strickland : Oh, yes, I'm glad you're here, Sasha. I've just been speaking to the Deputy Commissioner on the phone. This morning's arrests were a major PR embarrassment for the yard.
DCI Sasha Miller : Sir...
DAC Robert Strickland : Close the door on your way out.
[he smiles]
DCI Sasha Miller : Um, sir? Uh, can I ask you a question? I spoke to a contact at the DPS. They've known about Hennessy for six months.
DAC Robert Strickland : Yes.
DCI Sasha Miller : So, why did the Yard wait so long to order the re-investigation into the Monroe case?
DAC Robert Strickland : What, you think they were waiting until they knew that you'd be leading the investigation? You've been reading too many conspiracy novels, Sasha.
DCI Sasha Miller : [sees Strickland's open datebook] She's a good reporter, isn't she?
DAC Robert Strickland : Who?
DCI Sasha Miller : Emily Ward. The journalist who wrote the news of the arrests.
DAC Robert Strickland : [closes the datebook] I think you and I are going to get along very well.
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[first lines]
DCI Sasha Miller : The case we discussed last night, sir.
DAC Robert Strickland : It's being handed back to the Director of Professional Standards tomorrow morning.
DCI Sasha Miller : Until then?
DAC Robert Strickland : Well, technically it's still ours.
DCI Sasha Miller : I'd like to take a run at it.
DAC Robert Strickland : Why the change of heart?
DCI Sasha Miller : The thought of Monroe walking free.
DAC Robert Strickland : There's a lot at stake here, Sasha.
DCI Sasha Miller : I'm aware of the potential for embarrassment, sir.
DAC Robert Strickland : Oh, this is more than just embarrassment. A lot of the top brass hitched their wagon to DCI Henderson's star. If it turns out that he fitted Monroe up, the political fallout could be catastrophic.
DCI Sasha Miller : Is that why UCOS were chosen ahead of the DPS?
DAC Robert Strickland : UCOS were chosen because they can be discreet.
DCI Sasha Miller : And me?
DAC Robert Strickland : Because you'll leave no stone left unturned. But no-one is suggesting we cover anything up, Sasha. They're only interested in the truth.
DCI Sasha Miller : And if they don't like that truth?
DAC Robert Strickland : Upstairs are convinced that Hennessy got the right man. They just want to make sure that he got him in the right way. You got twenty-four hours.
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DCI Sasha Miller : The senior investigating officer on the case was...
Danny Griffin : 'Headline' Hennessey.
Gerry Standing : [laughs] May he rest in peace.
Steve McAndrew : You knew him?
Gerry Standing : Oh, everyone did. He was the poster boy for the Met. He got his face in the papers more often than Princess Di.