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JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is there no FC tonight?

Mena Mitty wrote: »

I thought there was a bit of a spark between Carol and the detective..maybe I was way off the mark.

jos28 wrote: »

I still think that Karen killed herself but set it up to implicate as many people as possible. Surely the post mortem could tell if she killed herself by the angle of the knife or whatever . Then again this is FC.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

She said she would be up for a return as Jo

freshpopcorn wrote: »

CollyFlower wrote: »

coolhull wrote: »

I've noticed that, in Fair City, being a nosey bollix is not just habitual, it's become almost compulsory.
Which is why Bob felt no qualms about reaching into Dr Jim's bag, taking out a letter marked 'private and personal' and reading it.
"Bob, are you sure we should looking be at his private post?" asks Renee, while peeping over Bob's shoulder and absolutely devouring up every word from top to bottom.
And I noticed they were so keen to get their hands on Jim's letter that neither of them even bothered to put on their reading glasses.
And that's odd, when we remember that Bob won't even carry around that goddam coffee pot without donning his spectacles first.


And just as a matter of interest, why does Jim face being debarred by the Medical Council because a patient of his happened to pass away a long time ago.
If that's all it takes to suspend a practising GP, then the medical profession would be in an even worse state than it is now.

Jim, eh, 'reported himself' on Tuesday . By Thursday, the medical council had met, discussed Jim's 'confession', heard all the evidence for and against, took the rare step of suspending him there and then, posted the suspension letter, and presented their case to the Gardaí.
But not to just any old Garda, of course. No, the evidence went straightaway to none other than Dublin's top crime-solver, Sergeant John W Deegan, the man feared and hated by criminals and miscreants everywhere.


The conversation between Jim and Deegan in the pub was another example of the FC script writers 'couldn't give a sh*te' attitude to their viewers.

Jim : "So, Sergeant, are you going to charge me or not?"

Deegan : "Hey, less of the lip there now, or I'll arrest you for harassing a Garda."

Harassing a Garda?
Is that a new criminal offence? I've heard of 'Garda harassment' but I always thought that meant the Gardaí unfairly tormenting a citizen. But, as usual of course, I had it all wrong !
Thanks to Fair City, I've learned a lot about the law in this country.
If the 'Harassing a Garda" case is ever taken to court, I want to be among the spectators on that day.

Judge : "So, Sergeant, what exactly is the case against the defendant?"

Deegan : "The defendant was charged with harassing a member of the Force, to wit, my good self, Your Honour. "

Judge : "Harassing a Garda, eh? I didn't even know that's against the law. God, I can't keep up with all these modern ideas from Leo and his coalition . But go on, Sergeant. Where did the alleged offence take place?"

Deegan : "At The Station in Carrigstown, Judge."

Judge : "Ah, the Carrigstown Garda station, eh?"

Deegan : " Eh, well, not really, Judge. See, there's a pub there called The Station. Nice little place, too. I often go in there in full uniform just to see what's going on, like. That's when the defendant started harassing me, like . Asking me questions about the law and so on. It was terrible. "
Judge : Ah, for fuc.....I mean for heaven's sake! Are you telling me you were in a pub, on duty, in Garda uniform, when a respected member of the community asked you a few questions regarding the laws of this state? And you decided to arrest him and take him to court? "

Deegan : " Eh, well, when you put it that way, Judge, like... "

Judge : " Do yourself a favour 'Sergeant' Deegan. Get out of my court immediately and don't ever darken this door again. You're lucky that, as usual, we don't have a Garda Commissioner, or I'd be recommending charges against you for wasting the court's time.
Now get your ars.... Just out of my courtroom!
OUT! OUT! "