Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is confronted by his superior, DI Driscoll, after his obsession with a neighbor he believes kidnapped his brother leads him to order an illegal search. Driscoll reprimands Jack for his isolation and professional misconduct while offering stern advice on how to survive the emotional toll of police work.
DRISCOLL: They weren’t human bones. They aren’t bones at all. They’re fake. Probably a film prop.
JACK: Yes, ma’am. He took my brother.
DRISCOLL: Well. We could get your neighbour for harassment.
JACK: No, ma’am, that’s not—
DRISCOLL: Send sergeants to perform illegal searches on his residence?
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