Monday, 19th April 2021 at 12:01 am Just when we thought screenwriter Jed Mercurio couldn’t possibly top last week’s cliffhanger, episode five of Line of Duty ended with the most shocking moment yet – and the possible death of a major character. Advertisement **Warning – this article deals with spoilers from Line of Duty episode five.** After receiving orders from an unknown OCG bigwig, corrupt cop Jo Davidson (Kelly MacDonald) lured fan-favourite character Kate (Vicky McClure) to a remote car park, where hardened criminal Ryan (Gregory Piper) was primed to assassinate her. But Kate had a concealed weapon of her own, and the episode concluded with a tense stand-off between the two followed by gunshots as the screen faded to black. Has Kate finally bitten off more than she could chew? Or did Ryan get his comeuppance at last?