Jago tells Othello that the tests were negative and Dessie was innocent. Worried when they don't get a response at the door, Jago and Lulu break into the flat to find Dessie dead. When Dessie denies it Othello kills her (via smothering) in a fit of anger. That night Othello returns home to confront her. Nonetheless he tells Othello that he got the DNA tests back, confirming that Dessie is having an affair. Jago starts to feel guilty, but decides that it is out of his hands. During a televised interview Othello has a breakdown and even attacks Cass in a car park. Jago suggests they use DNA to test whether Dessie and Cass sleeping together. Through Jago's prompting and several misunderstandings between Dessie and Cass, Othello begins to become paranoid that Dessie is having an affair. Jago offers to take the blame, but Othello refuses, telling him that he is the "only person can trust."
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The day he is called to trial he is found dead from an overdose, and it is suggested that Jago overdosed Roderick with alcohol, knowing he was on anti-depressants.
Roderick is called to give evidence at the trial causing the other policemen to rebuff him. Furious that he has once again been overlooked by Othello, Jago decides to ruin the case. Upon discovering this Othello is given all the credit. Jago sympathises with Roderick and offers protection in return for him testifying against the other three policemen.
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He discovers, via PC Alan Roderick, that the three policemen actually went to Coates' flat with the intention of attacking him. Jago also seduces Dessie's best friend, Lulu, to try to get information about Dessie's past and her relationship with Cass.ĭuring this time, Othello has Jago look into the death of Billy Coates, a black drug addict, who was battered to death by three policemen claiming it was self-defense. When Othello asks Jago to lend him a man to look after her during the day Jago suggests Michael Cass, an attractive inspector and known womanizer, to look after Dessie. Jago posts on a neo-Nazi website about Othello's marriage to Dessie Brabant, a wealthy white woman, leading her to be attacked in the street. Jago plots to take revenge on Othello by ruining his life and driving him out of his new job. Jago, Carver's second-in-command, feels that Othello stole his chance to become Commissioner himself, as he had been the favourite for the job. The Home Secretary and Prime Minister choose John Othello, a black policeman, to be the next Commissioner as a publicity stunt after a reporter praises him for ending a riot.
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(Summary by Elizabeth Klett)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit film is narrated by Ben Jago, a corrupt police detective who is prepared to manipulate those around him to get what he wants, even the people he loves.Īfter the Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Sinclair Carver is caught using racist language he is forced to resign. The newly-married couple fall prey to the machinations of Iago, Othello's jealous ensign, who plots to destroy their union. Othello is the story of a cross-cultural romance between the title character, a noble moor who is a general in the Venetian army, and Desdemona, a beautiful and virtuous Venetian lady. LibriVox recording of Othello, by William Shakespeare.