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"What did Buckells do with the Jackie Laverty case? He transferred it to fraud, which as Gates said, basically closed it down, since the Crown Prosecutor won't touch a laundering case which can only be attributed to someone presumed dead. He led it away from the OCG.
"What did he do with Trapdoor? He directed the sucpicion onto Tim Ifield and Hana Reznikova, even arresting Hana, putting the search for balaclava man on the backburner. He led the investigation away from the OCG. He used the same methods as Hilton to keep organised crime from being implicated."
This all adds up, and does make you wonder how Buckells was able to remain in such a high position within the police given his numerous cock-ups.The post then points out that "Buckells was also the one who permitted Dot to speak to Tommy Hunter, following Hunter's arrest. In the same exchange, Buckells seemed interested in Dot taking the inspector's exam, which would see him too become a senior police officer."
I went back and watched this scene and sure enough, Buckells allows Dot to speak to Tommy Hunter privately after his arrest, and tells him he'll be getting a promotion in due course.
Concluding his case, Clem_Crozier writes: "Buckells has always been known to the viewer as a Detective Inspector, and yet he seems a bit... incompetent.
"Hastings personally questioned his skills in the Jackie Laverty case, and was concerned that Buckells wouldn't be up to concealing Kate's undercover identity in Operation Trapdoor.
"What better way to divert suspicion when they're looking for a criminal mastermind of a senior police officer than by pretending to be the one senior police officer who doesn't really know what they're doing?"
Now, if we know anything about Line of Duty it is to expect the unexpected. Plus, Jed Mercurio has previously said it's not really possible to plan too far ahead when writing the show's storylines. However, Buckells' continued involvement in all of these cases, and his mishaps along the way, do point towards an ulterior motive: steering investigations away from the OCG.
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