1 00:00:00,023 --> 00:00:04,119 Operation Lighthouse, re the unsolved murder of Gail Vella 2 00:00:04,143 --> 00:00:06,143 on September 10th, 2019. 3 00:00:07,778 --> 00:00:11,281 The name we've been given is Ross Turner. 4 00:00:12,035 --> 00:00:13,435 Enter the property. 5 00:00:16,436 --> 00:00:20,356 5-3, DP for custody transfer, bringing suspect out now. 6 00:00:22,254 --> 00:00:25,990 Interview of Terry Boyle by Detective Chief Inspector Davidson. 7 00:00:26,272 --> 00:00:28,832 Mr Boyle, did you shoot Gail Vella? 8 00:00:28,859 --> 00:00:31,875 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 9 00:00:34,063 --> 00:00:35,279 Did anyone see that? 10 00:00:35,303 --> 00:00:37,823 Armed police! Drop your weapons! Drop your weapons! 11 00:00:41,263 --> 00:00:43,759 A significant number of other fingerprints 12 00:00:43,783 --> 00:00:47,253 match an individual identified by the Police National Computer 13 00:00:47,296 --> 00:00:48,959 as Carl Banks. 14 00:00:48,983 --> 00:00:51,039 Carl Banks has an extensive history of violence, 15 00:00:51,063 --> 00:00:52,503 including firearms offences. 16 00:00:55,303 --> 00:00:57,264 The person who made me see that there was another way 17 00:00:57,289 --> 00:01:00,520 to be a useful member of society was a police officer. 18 00:01:00,583 --> 00:01:03,181 He's the reason why I wanted to become a police officer too. 19 00:01:04,583 --> 00:01:05,903 To help people. 20 00:01:07,423 --> 00:01:10,164 I can't share any details, but we might be looking into Vella. 21 00:01:10,194 --> 00:01:12,218 Great, so either I'm accused of being a traitor 22 00:01:12,242 --> 00:01:14,479 or I become one to avoid being accused. 23 00:01:15,063 --> 00:01:17,799 We really can't be sure about the loyalty of some of these people. 24 00:01:17,823 --> 00:01:19,503 They could banjax the whole thing. 25 00:01:22,623 --> 00:01:23,999 I sent a photo to the handler. 26 00:01:24,023 --> 00:01:26,039 He confirms it's the CHIS. 27 00:01:26,063 --> 00:01:28,239 You're not suggesting Davidson was involved? 28 00:01:28,263 --> 00:01:30,543 You have no idea what she's capable of. 29 00:01:32,903 --> 00:01:34,215 It's over. 30 00:01:34,239 --> 00:01:37,263 - How come I've never met your family? - I don't have one. 31 00:01:39,183 --> 00:01:41,199 I've released him without charge. 32 00:01:41,223 --> 00:01:43,799 No way am I going after someone like Terry Boyle 33 00:01:43,823 --> 00:01:45,321 because he's the easy way out. 34 00:01:46,023 --> 00:01:47,319 Is everything OK? 35 00:01:47,834 --> 00:01:49,921 - I should, um... - Yeah. 36 00:02:10,952 --> 00:02:12,208 Good morning. 37 00:02:12,233 --> 00:02:13,273 Sir. 38 00:02:15,263 --> 00:02:17,361 Thank you, as you were, as you were. 39 00:02:17,863 --> 00:02:22,999 I have authorised an official AC-12 inquiry into Operation Lighthouse. 40 00:02:23,023 --> 00:02:28,119 Gail Vella's murder is this force's highest-profile investigation. 41 00:02:28,143 --> 00:02:29,599 It will be our job to detect 42 00:02:29,623 --> 00:02:32,439 whether police misconduct and/or corruption 43 00:02:32,463 --> 00:02:35,623 has contributed to this murder remaining unsolved. 44 00:02:36,684 --> 00:02:38,601 - DS Arnott. - Sir. 45 00:02:40,248 --> 00:02:44,824 SIO on Lighthouse is Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson. 46 00:02:44,849 --> 00:02:48,705 No MIT officers are aware AC-12 is scrutinising Lighthouse. 47 00:02:48,730 --> 00:02:51,266 All information we've harvested so far has been acquired 48 00:02:51,291 --> 00:02:54,481 from a source on the Hill known as Officer J. 49 00:03:00,536 --> 00:03:01,872 ...to our inquiry. 50 00:03:01,983 --> 00:03:05,559 The CHIS's name was Alastair Oldroyd, age 22. 51 00:03:05,583 --> 00:03:08,559 Oldroyd was in a pub on the night of October 26th 52 00:03:08,583 --> 00:03:10,882 and the person calling himself Ross Turner 53 00:03:10,906 --> 00:03:13,359 gave Oldroyd homophobic abuse. 54 00:03:13,383 --> 00:03:15,405 Turner intimidated Oldroyd 55 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:18,903 by allegedly boasting of involvement in Gail Vella's murder. 56 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:34,361 - Sorry, sir. Have you got a sec? - Come in. 57 00:03:34,903 --> 00:03:36,194 You don't need me to tell you 58 00:03:36,218 --> 00:03:39,559 we need a witness to this meeting between Oldroyd and Turner 59 00:03:39,583 --> 00:03:41,840 to identify whether it was Boyle or Banks. 60 00:03:41,866 --> 00:03:44,679 Unfortunately, the CHIS lied about the name of the pub. 61 00:03:44,703 --> 00:03:47,439 Handler believes he was protecting friends who trade drugs there. 62 00:03:47,463 --> 00:03:49,079 We're checking out establishments 63 00:03:49,103 --> 00:03:51,359 in the vicinity of Beechwood House for CCTV, 64 00:03:51,383 --> 00:03:53,639 plus local authority cameras in the area, 65 00:03:53,663 --> 00:03:56,519 just in the hope of identifying Oldroyd, Banks or Boyle 66 00:03:56,543 --> 00:03:57,879 on the night of the 26th. 67 00:03:57,903 --> 00:04:00,222 - Cheers, Chris. Crack on. - Boss. 68 00:04:00,246 --> 00:04:01,583 - Thanks. - Ma'am. 69 00:04:03,703 --> 00:04:05,439 Boss, obviously we've got to consider 70 00:04:05,463 --> 00:04:07,599 whether Oldroyd's death was suicide or murder. 71 00:04:07,623 --> 00:04:09,039 Hence we're investigating it. 72 00:04:09,063 --> 00:04:11,519 Yeah, I'm not saying anything you don't already know, boss, 73 00:04:11,543 --> 00:04:13,559 but if it was murder, then it raises the question 74 00:04:13,583 --> 00:04:16,223 that someone knew Oldroyd had info on Gail Vella's death. 75 00:04:17,263 --> 00:04:20,399 I know. I hate to say it, Kate, 76 00:04:20,423 --> 00:04:22,599 but one thing I've learned over the years, 77 00:04:22,623 --> 00:04:24,703 the fewer coppers in the loop, the better. 78 00:04:50,940 --> 00:04:52,356 What's going on with Farida Jatri? 79 00:04:52,623 --> 00:04:54,399 I was about to ask the same, sir. 80 00:04:54,423 --> 00:04:56,639 She's just handed in a transfer request. 81 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:58,599 Personal reasons. 82 00:04:58,623 --> 00:05:00,159 She's an experienced PS. 83 00:05:00,354 --> 00:05:02,794 We're at a crucial phase of Vella. 84 00:05:05,361 --> 00:05:09,601 In confidence, sir, I've noticed some issues with PS Jatri. 85 00:05:10,263 --> 00:05:11,721 What kind of issues? 86 00:05:12,641 --> 00:05:15,561 I don't want to say anything that might come back to haunt us. 87 00:05:15,585 --> 00:05:17,759 Last thing you need is a tribunal. 88 00:05:17,915 --> 00:05:19,395 What? 89 00:05:20,463 --> 00:05:21,839 I'll draft a glowing reference, 90 00:05:21,864 --> 00:05:24,344 and she'll be some other station's problem. 91 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:27,479 You're a life-saver. 92 00:05:28,735 --> 00:05:29,895 Yeah. 93 00:05:40,383 --> 00:05:41,543 - Sir. - What have you got? 94 00:05:41,567 --> 00:05:42,639 Sir, the team have managed 95 00:05:42,663 --> 00:05:44,960 to pull some Gail Vella reports from our archive. 96 00:05:45,002 --> 00:05:47,863 Obviously, they all relate to cases involving AC-12. 97 00:05:49,023 --> 00:05:51,079 Chief Inspector Osbourne! 98 00:05:51,103 --> 00:05:53,679 Chief Inspector Osbourne! 99 00:05:53,703 --> 00:05:56,399 I take pride in the courage and professionalism 100 00:05:56,423 --> 00:05:59,358 of my counterterrorism officers. To say any more 101 00:05:59,382 --> 00:06:02,119 risks prejudicing the inquest. Thank you. 102 00:06:02,143 --> 00:06:04,279 Chief Inspector! 103 00:06:04,303 --> 00:06:06,119 Official police statements record 104 00:06:06,143 --> 00:06:08,679 counter-terrorism officers shouted, "Armed police" 105 00:06:08,703 --> 00:06:11,218 and ordered Mr Ali to surrender. 106 00:06:11,242 --> 00:06:14,479 Mr Ali's widow, Aaliyah, insists there was no warning, 107 00:06:14,503 --> 00:06:15,959 no chance to surrender 108 00:06:15,983 --> 00:06:18,759 before her husband was gunned down by a hail of bullets. 109 00:06:18,961 --> 00:06:20,519 They lied through their teeth, 110 00:06:20,543 --> 00:06:23,239 every single one of them, except you, Steve. 111 00:06:23,263 --> 00:06:25,119 I mean, talk about an outrage. 112 00:06:25,143 --> 00:06:26,765 A commanding officer made chief. 113 00:06:26,789 --> 00:06:30,439 If that had happened on my patch... Jesus. 114 00:06:30,463 --> 00:06:31,959 Next one, Chloe. 115 00:06:43,784 --> 00:06:47,280 A jury found retired Chief Superintendent Patrick Fairbank 116 00:06:47,305 --> 00:06:49,641 guilty of all charges. 117 00:06:49,666 --> 00:06:53,162 What that jury didn't hear, and only now am I allowed to report, 118 00:06:53,263 --> 00:06:56,694 are allegations Patrick Fairbank suppressed police investigations 119 00:06:56,718 --> 00:06:58,679 into child sexual exploitation 120 00:06:58,703 --> 00:07:00,759 that transcended local political figures 121 00:07:00,783 --> 00:07:03,039 such as Councillor Dale Roach. 122 00:07:03,063 --> 00:07:04,959 It's now a matter of public record 123 00:07:04,983 --> 00:07:07,304 that Jimmy Savile cultivated relationships 124 00:07:07,328 --> 00:07:09,319 with senior police officers. 125 00:07:09,343 --> 00:07:11,117 Savile exploited those relationships 126 00:07:11,148 --> 00:07:15,249 to intimidate anyone attempting to investigate his offending. 127 00:07:15,273 --> 00:07:17,049 We now realise what Savile was getting 128 00:07:17,073 --> 00:07:20,194 out of those relationships with senior police officers. 129 00:07:20,218 --> 00:07:23,409 What remains unknown and uninvestigated 130 00:07:23,433 --> 00:07:24,889 is what those officers were getting 131 00:07:24,913 --> 00:07:27,369 out of their relationship with Savile. 132 00:07:27,393 --> 00:07:29,929 Gail Vella, reporting from Queen Elizabeth Law Courts. 133 00:07:30,521 --> 00:07:32,710 So Gail Vella drew attention to alleged links 134 00:07:32,734 --> 00:07:36,009 between organised crime, politicians and senior police officers. 135 00:07:36,275 --> 00:07:39,075 And these are just the reports we found in our own archive. 136 00:07:41,075 --> 00:07:43,435 Wee girl killed in cold blood... 137 00:07:44,993 --> 00:07:46,841 ...and her killer free as a bird. 138 00:07:49,753 --> 00:07:51,761 - Thank you, Chloe. - Sir. 139 00:07:55,284 --> 00:07:57,164 - Cheers, Chloe. - Sarge. 140 00:08:02,033 --> 00:08:03,529 Gaffer, it can't be a coincidence 141 00:08:03,553 --> 00:08:06,289 Carl Banks was a violent offender involved with organised crime. 142 00:08:06,313 --> 00:08:07,969 Yeah, but if your man pulled the trigger, 143 00:08:07,993 --> 00:08:09,809 that means he's a gun for hire. 144 00:08:09,833 --> 00:08:11,729 That order came from higher up. 145 00:08:12,381 --> 00:08:13,769 But the question still remains, 146 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:15,969 what is the motive for Gail Vella's murder? 147 00:08:15,993 --> 00:08:18,969 All right, she's a controversial journalist. I'll give you that. 148 00:08:18,993 --> 00:08:21,689 But there's no evidence to suggest that she dug up anything 149 00:08:21,713 --> 00:08:23,209 that wasn't there before. 150 00:08:23,475 --> 00:08:25,715 Maybe she was working on something that would. 151 00:08:32,153 --> 00:08:34,073 Superintendent Hastings. 152 00:08:39,233 --> 00:08:40,513 Thanks, Steve. Thanks. 153 00:08:42,169 --> 00:08:43,385 Sir. 154 00:08:43,417 --> 00:08:45,537 Yeah, I'll be right down. 155 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:02,209 Steph, what are you doing here? 156 00:09:02,233 --> 00:09:04,169 You promised you'd call me back. It's HMRC. 157 00:09:04,193 --> 00:09:07,353 Not here, not here, let's go somewhere private. 158 00:09:42,793 --> 00:09:44,152 - Tea, coffee? - No, we're fine. 159 00:09:44,176 --> 00:09:45,249 Thanks, though. 160 00:09:45,273 --> 00:09:48,026 Cool. So, have a seat. 161 00:09:48,054 --> 00:09:50,745 - Cheers. - How can I help you? 162 00:09:50,789 --> 00:09:54,009 I would like to ask you some questions about Gail Vella. 163 00:09:54,477 --> 00:09:56,809 You were working with her closely at the time of her death. 164 00:09:56,833 --> 00:09:58,849 Detectives interviewed me a few days after. 165 00:09:59,161 --> 00:10:02,489 Our department is conducting further inquiries. 166 00:10:02,921 --> 00:10:05,609 Yeah, I was her producer for a couple of years. 167 00:10:05,633 --> 00:10:08,929 Well, one line of inquiry is she fell victim to an obsessed fan. 168 00:10:08,953 --> 00:10:11,929 Do you recall any individuals that gave Gail cause for concern? 169 00:10:11,953 --> 00:10:13,849 Female journalists get the worst of it, 170 00:10:13,873 --> 00:10:16,289 from accusations of bias to threats of sexual violence. 171 00:10:16,313 --> 00:10:19,249 Everything was reported at the time to our security or to the police. 172 00:10:19,273 --> 00:10:22,409 You say Miss Vella received threats as a result of her reporting. 173 00:10:22,433 --> 00:10:24,801 Were there any particularly controversial reports? 174 00:10:27,073 --> 00:10:28,793 Maybe I should just show you. 175 00:10:29,913 --> 00:10:32,489 The Deputy Chief Constable and I are pleased to report 176 00:10:32,513 --> 00:10:35,849 that Operation Pear Tree has completed a thorough investigation 177 00:10:35,873 --> 00:10:37,849 into institutionalised complicity 178 00:10:37,873 --> 00:10:41,089 between organised criminals and corrupt police officers. 179 00:10:41,113 --> 00:10:43,809 Its robust findings couldn't be clearer. 180 00:10:43,833 --> 00:10:47,969 There is no institutionalised corruption in this police force. 181 00:10:47,993 --> 00:10:51,501 Operation Pear Tree, the inquiry described 182 00:10:51,525 --> 00:10:55,329 as the most thorough ever undertaken into police corruption, 183 00:10:55,353 --> 00:10:57,049 is now officially closed. 184 00:10:57,441 --> 00:11:00,289 Some will wonder why this news is being announced 185 00:11:00,313 --> 00:11:02,009 over a holiday weekend. 186 00:11:02,033 --> 00:11:04,849 Cynics might conclude the Police and Crime Commissioner 187 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:08,609 would prefer his statement isn't examined too closely. 188 00:11:08,633 --> 00:11:11,449 Perhaps Mr Sindwhani has learned the secret to high office 189 00:11:11,473 --> 00:11:14,729 appears no longer to reside in revealing the deepest truths, 190 00:11:14,753 --> 00:11:17,569 but in telling the most attractive lies. 191 00:11:17,593 --> 00:11:18,769 Gail Vella reporting... 192 00:11:18,793 --> 00:11:21,449 I had to cut that from the broadcast version. 193 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:24,569 This is unbroadcast material? It would never have been released? 194 00:11:24,593 --> 00:11:26,409 Not in this form, no. 195 00:11:26,433 --> 00:11:29,892 She'd seen the success of a podcast about police corruption 196 00:11:29,925 --> 00:11:32,525 surrounding the murder of a private detective, Daniel Morgan. 197 00:11:32,580 --> 00:11:34,290 The material Gail couldn't get on air, 198 00:11:34,314 --> 00:11:36,609 she was funnelling into a podcast serial of her own. 199 00:11:36,633 --> 00:11:38,249 Where can we access this podcast? 200 00:11:38,601 --> 00:11:40,889 It never got that far. Gail must not have finished it. 201 00:11:40,913 --> 00:11:43,165 Do you know anything about the content of this podcast? 202 00:11:43,189 --> 00:11:44,409 I know she was pursuing 203 00:11:44,433 --> 00:11:46,489 several senior police officers for interview. 204 00:11:46,513 --> 00:11:47,929 She was digging much more deeply 205 00:11:47,953 --> 00:11:50,080 into why there'd been suppression of police inquiries 206 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,249 into the likes of Councillor Dale Roach. 207 00:11:52,273 --> 00:11:55,529 - Did she keep notes or recordings? - Yeah. What journalist wouldn't? 208 00:11:56,014 --> 00:11:58,654 That's why I suggested Gail's killer must have stolen them. 209 00:11:59,553 --> 00:12:02,889 Sorry, you disclosed this to the original murder detectives? 210 00:12:02,913 --> 00:12:05,401 And they said there was no grounds to suspect a burglary. 211 00:12:09,113 --> 00:12:10,289 This is the first we've heard 212 00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:12,449 of burglary being a factor in Gail Vella's murder. 213 00:12:12,473 --> 00:12:14,769 Nor was there evidence of a disturbance inside the property. 214 00:12:14,793 --> 00:12:15,889 The killer stole something. 215 00:12:15,913 --> 00:12:18,169 He knew exactly what he was looking for and where to find it. 216 00:12:18,193 --> 00:12:20,266 And I'm assuming the original investigation 217 00:12:20,290 --> 00:12:22,446 seized all of Gail Vella's electronic devices. 218 00:12:22,470 --> 00:12:25,329 Yes, sir. They were after messages or threats from an obsessed fan. 219 00:12:25,353 --> 00:12:27,306 Yes, but they weren't looking at her journalism. 220 00:12:27,351 --> 00:12:28,969 If your theory is right, Steve, 221 00:12:28,993 --> 00:12:31,129 these files could point a finger at someone 222 00:12:31,153 --> 00:12:33,409 who may have had a motive to order her murder. 223 00:12:33,433 --> 00:12:36,049 I think those devices need to be reanalysed. 224 00:12:36,073 --> 00:12:39,089 We'll have to find a way to do that without alerting Davidson. 225 00:12:39,331 --> 00:12:40,747 Right... 226 00:12:40,834 --> 00:12:42,074 Thank you, Chloe. 227 00:12:43,523 --> 00:12:44,563 Sir. 228 00:12:53,153 --> 00:12:55,169 You're worried about what might happen to Kate 229 00:12:55,193 --> 00:12:57,249 when Davidson finds out we're investigating her? 230 00:12:57,273 --> 00:12:58,513 - Yes, sir. - I get it, son, 231 00:12:58,537 --> 00:13:00,233 I really do. I get it, but... 232 00:13:01,433 --> 00:13:03,134 ...Kate has made her bed. 233 00:13:03,165 --> 00:13:06,641 Now she's got to lie in it, and we have a job to do. 234 00:13:07,990 --> 00:13:09,006 Sir. 235 00:13:09,162 --> 00:13:11,002 Wait, Steve. 236 00:13:15,393 --> 00:13:17,601 I've been giving the situation some thought, 237 00:13:18,913 --> 00:13:21,129 and loyalty works both ways. 238 00:13:21,153 --> 00:13:23,516 I'm going to have to confirm it with HR, 239 00:13:23,540 --> 00:13:28,561 but ahead of the formal promotion process, I am making you a temp DI. 240 00:13:30,793 --> 00:13:34,009 Congratulations, son, you've earned it. 241 00:13:34,627 --> 00:13:36,201 Thank you, sir. 242 00:14:17,024 --> 00:14:18,264 All right? 243 00:14:19,260 --> 00:14:20,580 All right. 244 00:14:21,868 --> 00:14:23,324 Just like old times. 245 00:14:23,441 --> 00:14:24,549 Yeah. 246 00:14:25,619 --> 00:14:27,729 We're moving forward with Vella. 247 00:14:27,961 --> 00:14:29,529 Moving forward how? 248 00:14:29,553 --> 00:14:31,529 At some point, we're going to hit the Hill. 249 00:14:31,553 --> 00:14:33,169 Shit. For Christ's sake, Steve... 250 00:14:33,193 --> 00:14:34,569 This is why I got you here. 251 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:37,049 I can't leave a digital trail, but I wanted you to know. 252 00:14:37,073 --> 00:14:38,729 Well, why are you involving me? 253 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:40,689 We've got some leads, but... 254 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:44,462 Look, Kate, if you can feed me the inside track on Davidson, 255 00:14:44,494 --> 00:14:46,169 maybe we won't need to show our hand just yet. 256 00:14:46,193 --> 00:14:48,889 For Christ's sake, Steve, she's my gaffer. You want me to rat on her? 257 00:14:48,913 --> 00:14:50,298 You're no rat if she's bent. 258 00:14:50,322 --> 00:14:52,289 - What am I, then? - An honest copper. 259 00:14:52,313 --> 00:14:54,470 Yeah, I'm sure everyone will see it like that. 260 00:14:54,511 --> 00:14:56,409 Look, Kate, it goes beyond Davidson. 261 00:14:56,761 --> 00:14:58,609 If organised crime ordered the murder of Gail Vella, 262 00:14:58,633 --> 00:15:00,969 they're protecting Carl Banks and framing Terry Boyle. 263 00:15:00,993 --> 00:15:03,689 Yeah, we get it. We're working on it. 264 00:15:03,713 --> 00:15:05,129 Look, I just need to know when. 265 00:15:05,153 --> 00:15:08,849 When is it going to come out that AC-12 are investigating Davidson? 266 00:15:09,281 --> 00:15:11,089 I've already said too much. 267 00:15:11,113 --> 00:15:12,441 Yeah, likewise. 268 00:15:16,033 --> 00:15:18,121 You always choose a right shithole. 269 00:15:39,153 --> 00:15:41,889 - All right, Chris? - Pathologist's in there now, boss. 270 00:15:41,913 --> 00:15:43,569 Knife wound to the throat. 271 00:15:43,593 --> 00:15:45,341 Looks like the body's been here for a few days. 272 00:15:45,365 --> 00:15:47,209 Witnesses? 273 00:15:47,233 --> 00:15:51,209 It's a long-derelict site with no security presence and no CCTV. 274 00:15:51,233 --> 00:15:53,769 Highly unlikely we'll harvest any surveillance images. 275 00:15:53,793 --> 00:15:54,873 Any ID yet? 276 00:15:55,913 --> 00:15:58,713 Matches the appearance of Carl Banks. 277 00:16:04,313 --> 00:16:05,329 Shit. 278 00:16:05,353 --> 00:16:06,889 Good news, ma'am. 279 00:16:06,913 --> 00:16:08,473 The search team's found a knife. 280 00:16:10,601 --> 00:16:12,729 No apparent blood deposits on the ground, 281 00:16:12,753 --> 00:16:14,129 but best test for them anyway. 282 00:16:14,153 --> 00:16:17,233 The killer didn't put much effort into evidence disposal. 283 00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:23,560 DI Fleming, Farida's replacement, PC Ryan... 284 00:16:23,584 --> 00:16:24,915 Pilkington, ma'am. 285 00:16:24,947 --> 00:16:26,289 Pleased to meet you, ma'am. 286 00:16:26,521 --> 00:16:29,489 Don't knock it, Kate. We're overdue a lucky break. 287 00:16:29,513 --> 00:16:31,241 - Thanks, Ryan. - Ma'am. 288 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:43,769 Fingerprints are only a 90% match due to early decomposition, 289 00:16:43,793 --> 00:16:46,249 but DNA's confirmed the body is definitely Carl Banks. 290 00:16:46,273 --> 00:16:48,889 Sorry, ma'am, you asked to receive the forensic report 291 00:16:48,913 --> 00:16:51,169 - as soon as it was in. - Thanks, Ryan. 292 00:16:51,193 --> 00:16:53,735 You couldn't do us a cuppa, could you? I'm gasping. 293 00:16:53,759 --> 00:16:56,248 Yeah, no problem at all, ma'am. DI Fleming, DS Lomax? 294 00:16:56,272 --> 00:16:57,297 I'm fine, ta. 295 00:16:57,330 --> 00:16:59,529 Me too. But... this has been bugging me. 296 00:16:59,553 --> 00:17:01,609 Have we worked together before? 297 00:17:02,289 --> 00:17:04,658 Did you come and give a talk at the training college, ma'am? 298 00:17:04,683 --> 00:17:06,010 No. 299 00:17:06,878 --> 00:17:09,078 - Thanks, Ryan. - Ma'am. 300 00:17:10,431 --> 00:17:13,016 - For Christ's sake. - Boss? 301 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,489 Fingerprints on the knife found close to Carl Banks's body 302 00:17:16,513 --> 00:17:19,241 match Alastair Oldroyd, the CHIS. 303 00:17:20,073 --> 00:17:22,769 The pathologist confirmed Banks died a couple of days earlier. 304 00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:25,241 The timeline works for Oldroyd to have killed Banks. 305 00:17:26,629 --> 00:17:29,349 Sarge? I mean, sir? 306 00:17:36,393 --> 00:17:37,873 Shit. Sir. 307 00:17:39,273 --> 00:17:41,889 - What have you got? - Sir, it's just come up on the Box. 308 00:17:41,913 --> 00:17:44,129 Carl Banks has been found dead. 309 00:17:44,153 --> 00:17:45,849 No more beating about the bush. 310 00:17:45,873 --> 00:17:48,079 - We raid Operation Lighthouse. - Sir. 311 00:17:48,841 --> 00:17:50,753 I'll put together a team and transport. 312 00:17:59,713 --> 00:18:01,283 AC-12, DI Arnott. 313 00:18:01,324 --> 00:18:03,248 It's your lawful duty to comply with my officers. 314 00:18:03,272 --> 00:18:04,361 Sir. 315 00:18:33,313 --> 00:18:35,197 DI Arnott, AC-12. 316 00:18:35,231 --> 00:18:38,689 We have the lawful authority to investigate Operation Lighthouse. 317 00:18:38,713 --> 00:18:40,489 All officers, go to your desks. 318 00:18:40,513 --> 00:18:43,052 You'll each be questioned by an AC-12 caseworker. 319 00:18:43,095 --> 00:18:44,376 You'll each be obliged 320 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,049 to surrender all materials relating to Operation Lighthouse 321 00:18:47,073 --> 00:18:48,689 to said caseworkers. 322 00:18:48,713 --> 00:18:51,889 Failure to comply will be a breach of your duties and responsibilities 323 00:18:51,913 --> 00:18:53,649 under police conduct regulations 324 00:18:53,673 --> 00:18:56,318 and may lead to a misconduct charge under said regulations. 325 00:18:56,342 --> 00:18:57,889 Nobody move. 326 00:18:57,913 --> 00:19:00,209 What the hell's all this about? On whose authority? 327 00:19:00,233 --> 00:19:02,849 We have a signed authority from Deputy Chief Constable Wise 328 00:19:02,873 --> 00:19:06,281 to seize all MIT files relating to the murder of Gail Vella. 329 00:19:06,753 --> 00:19:09,118 - Let me see that. - Sir, as you know, 330 00:19:09,142 --> 00:19:12,089 wilful obstruction of my officers executing their lawful duty 331 00:19:12,113 --> 00:19:13,409 is a criminal offence. 332 00:19:13,433 --> 00:19:17,728 DCI Davidson. I notified the DCC of my concerns 333 00:19:17,763 --> 00:19:20,689 regarding leaking of confidential police information 334 00:19:20,713 --> 00:19:23,345 such as the operation to arrest Ross Turner 335 00:19:23,369 --> 00:19:26,769 and the identity of the CHIS who gave us Turner's name and address. 336 00:19:26,793 --> 00:19:29,298 The DCC agreed to a moratorium 337 00:19:29,322 --> 00:19:32,089 on further distribution of Operation Lighthouse files 338 00:19:32,113 --> 00:19:35,569 until said information leakage has been fully investigated. 339 00:19:35,593 --> 00:19:37,169 We'd be the ones to investigate it. 340 00:19:37,193 --> 00:19:39,889 Nonetheless, you'll see the DCC's authorised me 341 00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:42,049 to withhold Operation Lighthouse files. 342 00:19:42,073 --> 00:19:43,929 Why didn't the DCC inform us about this? 343 00:19:43,953 --> 00:19:46,809 To prevent information leakage, naturally. 344 00:19:46,833 --> 00:19:49,649 No, you did it to make mugs of AC-12. 345 00:19:49,673 --> 00:19:51,769 That was just an added bonus. 346 00:19:56,353 --> 00:19:57,521 Priceless! 347 00:19:58,793 --> 00:20:01,033 - Let's go. - Right, everyone, let's go. 348 00:20:12,553 --> 00:20:14,681 Cheers, Kate. Nice one. 349 00:20:28,113 --> 00:20:30,009 How did Davidson know? 350 00:20:30,033 --> 00:20:31,273 Give me a minute. 351 00:20:44,633 --> 00:20:46,289 Steve, I'm sorry. 352 00:20:46,313 --> 00:20:47,889 I trusted you, mate. 353 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:50,409 Look, I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't. 354 00:20:50,433 --> 00:20:51,913 What was I supposed to do? 355 00:21:07,953 --> 00:21:10,969 Andrea advised me this is about Operation Lighthouse. 356 00:21:10,993 --> 00:21:12,689 I need to be in the loop. 357 00:21:12,713 --> 00:21:16,369 Well, I am here because AC-12's lawful investigation 358 00:21:16,393 --> 00:21:18,929 has been unjustly obstructed. 359 00:21:18,953 --> 00:21:21,409 Operation Lighthouse has had its setbacks, of course, 360 00:21:21,433 --> 00:21:24,209 but your involvement needs to be correctly handled 361 00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:26,529 so the public don't leap to the wrong conclusion. 362 00:21:27,241 --> 00:21:30,129 I briefed Andrea on the required optics. 363 00:21:30,153 --> 00:21:33,753 This isn't an inquiry into misconduct/corruption. 364 00:21:34,993 --> 00:21:38,369 Well, the investigation usually precedes the findings. 365 00:21:38,393 --> 00:21:40,329 Clearly, we're all frustrated 366 00:21:40,353 --> 00:21:43,974 Gail Vella's murderer hasn't been brought to justice yet, 367 00:21:44,009 --> 00:21:47,289 so it makes sense to pitch AC-12's involvement 368 00:21:47,313 --> 00:21:49,553 as a routine performance review. 369 00:21:51,553 --> 00:21:52,969 Officers of your rank 370 00:21:52,993 --> 00:21:56,289 normally appreciate politics as much as policing. 371 00:21:56,313 --> 00:21:57,593 Yes. 372 00:21:58,513 --> 00:22:01,729 I'm interested in one thing and one thing only, 373 00:22:02,096 --> 00:22:03,896 and that's bent coppers. 374 00:22:04,873 --> 00:22:06,769 I hope you'll cooperate, Superintendent. 375 00:22:07,441 --> 00:22:09,649 Now, apologies, if you'll excuse me, 376 00:22:09,673 --> 00:22:12,793 - I'm due to attend the Crime Executive. - Sir. 377 00:22:15,993 --> 00:22:18,889 Unless there are any outstanding issues, Ted, 378 00:22:18,913 --> 00:22:21,049 I'm prepared to reissue the authority 379 00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:24,353 for AC-12 to proceed with your review of Operation Lighthouse. 380 00:22:25,593 --> 00:22:27,649 It appears my team have been delayed 381 00:22:27,673 --> 00:22:30,955 for nothing better than a PR briefing, the result of which 382 00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:34,259 is that MIT officers are now aware of our inquiry 383 00:22:34,301 --> 00:22:37,689 and may be concealing evidence as we speak. 384 00:22:37,713 --> 00:22:39,821 No-one's concealing evidence, Ted. 385 00:22:39,845 --> 00:22:43,209 They're working their bollocks off trying to find Gail Vella's killer. 386 00:22:43,718 --> 00:22:45,478 Ma'am. 387 00:22:51,961 --> 00:22:56,169 - How'd it go, sir? - Well, we're back in business. 388 00:22:56,193 --> 00:22:57,689 Thank you, sir. 389 00:22:57,713 --> 00:23:01,049 So you make the mess and I tidy it up, 390 00:23:01,073 --> 00:23:02,513 is that how this goes? 391 00:23:03,993 --> 00:23:05,489 Well, you're not denying it, 392 00:23:05,513 --> 00:23:07,849 so it must have been Officer J or DI Kate Fleming 393 00:23:07,873 --> 00:23:09,089 who blew the gaff. 394 00:23:09,113 --> 00:23:12,929 I reckon you'd only trust Kate with this kind of information, yeah? 395 00:23:13,291 --> 00:23:15,392 Well, she's cooked her goose now. 396 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:17,376 God help her if she thinks she's going to get 397 00:23:17,413 --> 00:23:19,049 some kind of special treatment from me, 398 00:23:19,073 --> 00:23:22,329 because she's got another thing coming. As for DCI Davidson, 399 00:23:22,353 --> 00:23:24,929 she must have had great fun pulling this stroke, 400 00:23:25,877 --> 00:23:28,049 but she will be laughing on the other side of her face 401 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:29,681 when I'm finished with her. 402 00:23:30,071 --> 00:23:31,967 Serve her with a Reg 15. 403 00:23:32,273 --> 00:23:34,041 - Sir. - Carry on. 404 00:24:15,793 --> 00:24:17,544 DC Bishop, AC-12. 405 00:24:17,580 --> 00:24:19,289 I'm sure you can all guess what this is about. 406 00:24:19,313 --> 00:24:20,969 I need access to your computer. 407 00:24:20,993 --> 00:24:22,561 Could you stand up, please? 408 00:24:24,353 --> 00:24:26,313 Show me your files, please. 409 00:24:29,873 --> 00:24:31,409 Can I have your password, please? 410 00:24:31,433 --> 00:24:33,673 I need your login details. 411 00:24:37,313 --> 00:24:38,689 What is this document here? 412 00:24:38,713 --> 00:24:40,361 Here you go, sir. 413 00:24:45,113 --> 00:24:48,169 Ma'am, please find enclosed a Regulation 15 notice 414 00:24:48,193 --> 00:24:50,769 requiring you to attend AC-12 for a formal interview 415 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:52,873 within the next ten working days. 416 00:24:54,153 --> 00:24:56,009 A copy of this letter has been sent 417 00:24:56,033 --> 00:24:58,033 to your Police Federation representative. 418 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,877 _ 419 00:25:43,673 --> 00:25:45,881 - Steve. - I was up on a case. 420 00:25:46,753 --> 00:25:48,576 I'm sorry, Steph, I should have called. 421 00:25:48,834 --> 00:25:50,641 No, no, it's fine. Come in. 422 00:25:56,753 --> 00:25:59,113 - Tea, isn't it? - Yeah, ta. 423 00:26:01,641 --> 00:26:03,369 How are the girls? 424 00:26:03,393 --> 00:26:05,961 Gemma still doesn't get it, not really. 425 00:26:06,793 --> 00:26:08,969 I'm dreading her not remembering her daddy. 426 00:26:08,993 --> 00:26:11,401 Well, these will help. John won't be forgotten. 427 00:26:12,873 --> 00:26:15,449 Thanks for all you did at the time. 428 00:26:15,473 --> 00:26:16,873 You didn't have to. 429 00:26:18,593 --> 00:26:21,009 I'd like to think he'd have done the same for me. 430 00:26:21,033 --> 00:26:23,073 He died in the line of duty. 431 00:26:24,996 --> 00:26:27,196 Shame the big bosses never saw it that way. 432 00:26:28,113 --> 00:26:30,693 Sorry, I ought to know, milk and sugar? 433 00:26:30,717 --> 00:26:31,953 Just milk, please. 434 00:26:41,273 --> 00:26:43,169 It's good you were able to keep the house. 435 00:26:43,193 --> 00:26:46,249 - I know you were worried. - Tearing my hair out, more like. 436 00:26:46,273 --> 00:26:49,393 Fortunately, there was John's life insurance. 437 00:26:51,553 --> 00:26:52,769 Nice TV. 438 00:26:53,761 --> 00:26:55,929 Champions League game's on later. 439 00:26:55,953 --> 00:26:59,089 - Not that you lot have got an interest. - Next season. 440 00:26:59,113 --> 00:27:01,649 I didn't know you'd bother with the sports channels. 441 00:27:01,673 --> 00:27:04,273 It all comes in the package. Cheap as chips. 442 00:27:05,753 --> 00:27:07,641 Sorry, what am I like? Sit down. 443 00:27:12,154 --> 00:27:13,594 Steve? 444 00:27:16,273 --> 00:27:18,569 It's just a spasm. It'll pass. 445 00:27:18,593 --> 00:27:19,921 You sure? 446 00:27:23,273 --> 00:27:25,040 I've got some painkillers in the car. I'll just... 447 00:27:25,064 --> 00:27:27,607 Don't move, I'll get them. I'll get your car keys. 448 00:27:27,631 --> 00:27:29,161 Inside pocket. 449 00:28:14,713 --> 00:28:18,049 I can't believe the DCC caved so easily. 450 00:28:18,292 --> 00:28:19,852 Sorry, boss. 451 00:28:21,313 --> 00:28:22,809 Not your fault at all. 452 00:28:22,833 --> 00:28:24,609 Thanks for the heads-up. 453 00:28:24,633 --> 00:28:27,673 I know the kind of cases that AC-12 are into, boss. 454 00:28:29,646 --> 00:28:31,801 Out of work, forget "Boss". 455 00:28:36,519 --> 00:28:37,839 You all right? 456 00:28:40,713 --> 00:28:42,401 This Reg 15... 457 00:28:43,873 --> 00:28:46,321 Yeah, I know how it must feel, 458 00:28:46,913 --> 00:28:49,433 but it's just the way AC-12 operate. 459 00:28:52,193 --> 00:28:54,889 The truth is, it's all getting a bit tense. 460 00:28:55,697 --> 00:28:56,774 How does it make me look, 461 00:28:56,798 --> 00:29:00,001 investigating a guy with learning difficulties? 462 00:29:00,473 --> 00:29:01,849 Straight up, Jo, 463 00:29:01,873 --> 00:29:04,073 do you think he could have killed Gail? 464 00:29:06,393 --> 00:29:08,649 You've been doing this job long enough to realise 465 00:29:08,673 --> 00:29:10,369 we can never know for sure. 466 00:29:10,961 --> 00:29:14,401 We just gather the evidence, do our best. 467 00:29:16,073 --> 00:29:19,473 Right now, my best is nowhere near good enough. 468 00:29:20,913 --> 00:29:26,041 A young woman, could have been you or me, Kate, her life cut short. 469 00:29:28,153 --> 00:29:29,929 And whoever did it's got away with it, 470 00:29:29,953 --> 00:29:31,433 and that's my fault. 471 00:29:33,953 --> 00:29:35,220 Do you fancy another? 472 00:29:35,283 --> 00:29:38,720 - Ladies? - Two more, please. 473 00:29:38,744 --> 00:29:40,241 Can we get those? 474 00:29:48,753 --> 00:29:50,769 Have a good night, guys. 475 00:29:51,152 --> 00:29:52,712 Two more, please. 476 00:29:56,313 --> 00:29:57,809 I'm sorry, Kate. 477 00:29:58,161 --> 00:30:01,009 My self-pity's blown your chances. 478 00:30:01,033 --> 00:30:02,433 Nah, not really my type. 479 00:30:11,433 --> 00:30:12,809 You sure you're OK to drive? 480 00:30:12,833 --> 00:30:15,649 Yeah, sorry about all that earlier. I'm fine. 481 00:30:15,673 --> 00:30:17,729 The last thing I meant was to put you out. 482 00:30:17,753 --> 00:30:20,593 Get away, it's just nice to have some grown-up company for a change. 483 00:30:23,793 --> 00:30:25,169 This a long job? 484 00:30:25,513 --> 00:30:26,953 The case you're up here on? 485 00:30:28,532 --> 00:30:30,068 Could be. 486 00:30:30,093 --> 00:30:32,733 If you're passing again, don't hesitate. 487 00:30:42,153 --> 00:30:44,129 Don't stay out, it's freezing. 488 00:30:44,153 --> 00:30:45,841 I've got to set the sat-nav and everything. 489 00:30:46,953 --> 00:30:49,161 Night, Steve. Safe journey. 490 00:30:50,217 --> 00:30:51,497 Night. 491 00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:06,249 Thanks for coming out, Kate. Sorry to unload my problems. 492 00:31:06,273 --> 00:31:09,393 No worries. Glad I could be a sounding board. 493 00:31:10,593 --> 00:31:12,481 Well, this is me. 494 00:31:14,113 --> 00:31:17,273 It's Mark's turn to have Josh this weekend if you're at a loose end. 495 00:31:19,193 --> 00:31:21,129 I'd need to check my diary. 496 00:31:21,357 --> 00:31:23,077 Yeah, no pressure. 497 00:31:32,353 --> 00:31:33,761 My diary's empty. 498 00:31:34,793 --> 00:31:37,329 I've just come out of a long-term relationship. 499 00:31:37,353 --> 00:31:38,713 I, um... 500 00:31:44,790 --> 00:31:48,070 It would be nice to see you at the weekend. 501 00:32:12,273 --> 00:32:14,649 Chloe, how's it going? 502 00:32:14,673 --> 00:32:17,089 Davidson gave us full cooperation, so we've got the lot. 503 00:32:17,113 --> 00:32:20,009 We've recovered Vella's computers that were seized after her murder. 504 00:32:20,033 --> 00:32:21,154 I thought you'd want to prioritise them. 505 00:32:21,178 --> 00:32:22,649 - Great. Hi, Amanda. - Hi. 506 00:32:22,673 --> 00:32:25,249 The digital forensics team have triaged the desktop computer, 507 00:32:25,273 --> 00:32:27,809 the laptop computer. The truth is, they're remarkably clean. 508 00:32:27,833 --> 00:32:28,849 What do you mean? 509 00:32:28,873 --> 00:32:32,129 All applications still have store settings, hardly any personal files. 510 00:32:32,153 --> 00:32:33,517 What, they were planted? 511 00:32:33,541 --> 00:32:36,129 Her killer replaced her actual computers to cover up the burglary? 512 00:32:36,153 --> 00:32:39,049 I'll order the keyboards to be swabbed and screens fingerprinted. 513 00:32:39,073 --> 00:32:41,173 That way, we can see if Gail ever even touched them. 514 00:32:41,197 --> 00:32:42,689 Good call. So you've found nothing at all? 515 00:32:42,719 --> 00:32:44,969 The only item of interest is a tiny audio file. 516 00:32:44,993 --> 00:32:46,809 It appears only partially downloaded. 517 00:32:46,833 --> 00:32:49,009 - How would that happen? - Going with your theory, 518 00:32:49,033 --> 00:32:51,729 it would be when the murderer installed the replacement devices. 519 00:32:51,753 --> 00:32:54,369 They would have synced to her phone, momentarily started to import 520 00:32:54,393 --> 00:32:56,369 the audio file before the murderer broke the link. 521 00:32:56,393 --> 00:32:58,489 That would involve him knowing her passwords. 522 00:32:58,961 --> 00:33:00,409 Sorry. 523 00:33:00,433 --> 00:33:02,849 Savile lied to cover them up. 524 00:33:02,873 --> 00:33:05,129 Some police officers not only accepted those lies, 525 00:33:05,153 --> 00:33:06,709 they propagated them. 526 00:33:06,744 --> 00:33:09,113 We're losing our power to challenge lies. 527 00:33:09,150 --> 00:33:11,153 There's some people you can't challenge. 528 00:33:14,833 --> 00:33:18,142 We're losing our power to challenge lies. 529 00:33:18,166 --> 00:33:20,873 There's some people you can't challenge. 530 00:33:29,273 --> 00:33:32,921 Sorry, sir, I didn't think you'd still be here. 531 00:33:33,753 --> 00:33:36,089 We need to find the rest of Gail's recordings. 532 00:33:36,113 --> 00:33:38,073 Yeah, Amanda said she's on it. 533 00:33:46,791 --> 00:33:50,601 Do you mind me asking, sir, but why have these been put up? 534 00:33:51,793 --> 00:33:54,489 The gaffer's never going to give it up, 535 00:33:54,513 --> 00:33:57,209 not as long as he still runs this place. 536 00:33:57,233 --> 00:33:58,889 And what about you? 537 00:33:58,913 --> 00:34:00,089 What about me? 538 00:34:00,113 --> 00:34:04,073 Well, do you still believe there's a fourth man out there, H? 539 00:34:07,873 --> 00:34:09,353 I've moved on. 540 00:34:36,721 --> 00:34:38,281 That's us now. 541 00:34:57,791 --> 00:35:00,048 Anti-Corruption Unit 12 interview 542 00:35:00,072 --> 00:35:02,287 of Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson 543 00:35:02,311 --> 00:35:04,666 in the presence of her Police Federation representative, 544 00:35:04,705 --> 00:35:08,247 DCI John Rix, by Superintendent Hastings, 545 00:35:08,271 --> 00:35:11,351 Detective Inspector Arnott and Detective Constable Bishop. 546 00:35:12,551 --> 00:35:15,447 Ma'am, this interview relates to Operation Lighthouse, 547 00:35:15,471 --> 00:35:20,032 the inquiry into the murder of Gail Vella on September 10th, 2019, 548 00:35:20,056 --> 00:35:22,282 on which you've been senior investigating officer 549 00:35:22,306 --> 00:35:24,847 since 6th October of that same year. 550 00:35:24,871 --> 00:35:26,643 Document six in your folders. 551 00:35:26,681 --> 00:35:28,947 Document six is a copy of an incident report 552 00:35:28,971 --> 00:35:30,689 lawfully seized by AC-12 553 00:35:30,722 --> 00:35:32,987 from the offices of the murder investigation team 554 00:35:33,011 --> 00:35:36,627 located at Hillside Lane Police Station on 4th November. 555 00:35:36,651 --> 00:35:38,787 Said incident report describes events 556 00:35:38,811 --> 00:35:40,507 on the morning of 27th October, 557 00:35:40,531 --> 00:35:43,347 specifically the diversion and delay of an operation 558 00:35:43,371 --> 00:35:45,907 to arrest a suspect in the murder of Gail Vella 559 00:35:45,931 --> 00:35:47,507 in order to attend an armed robbery 560 00:35:47,531 --> 00:35:50,547 taking place at Hickey's Bookmakers, Verlaine Road. 561 00:35:50,571 --> 00:35:52,827 On screen, images 11 to 14. 562 00:35:52,851 --> 00:35:56,891 Images 11 to 14 show street views of said location. 563 00:35:58,131 --> 00:36:00,347 DCI Davidson, can you kindly explain your actions 564 00:36:00,371 --> 00:36:04,921 on the morning of October 27th in relation to this armed robbery? 565 00:36:06,601 --> 00:36:10,907 En route to arrest the suspect, I observed a suspicious vehicle. 566 00:36:10,931 --> 00:36:13,747 Further inquiries detected an armed robbery in progress. 567 00:36:13,771 --> 00:36:16,027 I ordered my officers to intervene. 568 00:36:16,051 --> 00:36:19,067 DCI Davidson's actions prevented a serious and immediate threat 569 00:36:19,091 --> 00:36:20,696 to members of the public. 570 00:36:20,949 --> 00:36:22,416 Commendable. 571 00:36:22,441 --> 00:36:25,747 - DI Arnott. - Image 14 on screen. 572 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:29,867 Image 14 shows the line of sight from the route of the MIT convoy 573 00:36:29,891 --> 00:36:32,627 to the location of the suspicious vehicle. 574 00:36:32,651 --> 00:36:34,627 Given you were a front-facing passenger, 575 00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:35,827 it was a narrow line of sight. 576 00:36:35,851 --> 00:36:38,147 Plus, you were going like the clappers. 577 00:36:38,761 --> 00:36:41,572 Nonetheless, I did see the vehicle and, as a result, 578 00:36:41,615 --> 00:36:45,707 numerous members of the public were saved from a terrifying ordeal. 579 00:36:46,082 --> 00:36:47,122 Oh. 580 00:36:47,771 --> 00:36:49,867 And what was it about this vehicle? 581 00:36:50,478 --> 00:36:51,513 Sir? 582 00:36:51,537 --> 00:36:54,147 I mean, it's just an ordinary van parked in an ordinary street. 583 00:36:54,171 --> 00:36:56,187 Why give it the time of day? 584 00:36:56,211 --> 00:36:59,187 A registration check proved suspicious. 585 00:36:59,211 --> 00:37:03,411 Yes, but you only found that out after you stopped to investigate. 586 00:37:05,531 --> 00:37:08,987 It was an idling MPV parked adjacent to a bookmakers. 587 00:37:09,011 --> 00:37:10,907 The driver wasn't reading a newspaper 588 00:37:10,931 --> 00:37:12,747 or messing about on his phone. 589 00:37:12,771 --> 00:37:14,787 His eyes were fixed on the bookies. 590 00:37:14,811 --> 00:37:17,987 - He was alert for a quick getaway. - Oh. 591 00:37:18,011 --> 00:37:21,627 And you deduced all that in the fraction of a second? 592 00:37:21,651 --> 00:37:23,987 Call it a police officer's instinct. 593 00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:27,525 Oh, yes, we all get those from time to time, DCI Davidson. 594 00:37:27,554 --> 00:37:29,267 I might be getting one right now. 595 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,616 DC Bishop. 596 00:37:31,641 --> 00:37:35,415 We've examined MIT records in relation to the armed robbery. 597 00:37:35,439 --> 00:37:38,181 Document 12 in your folders 598 00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:40,587 and image 20 on screen. 599 00:37:41,001 --> 00:37:43,345 Image 20 shows the men arrested 600 00:37:43,388 --> 00:37:45,587 in the act of conducting an armed robbery 601 00:37:45,611 --> 00:37:48,467 of Hickey's Bookmakers on October 27th. 602 00:37:48,491 --> 00:37:51,744 None of these men has a history of serious or violent crime. 603 00:37:51,795 --> 00:37:53,827 The robbery took place early in the morning, 604 00:37:53,851 --> 00:37:55,747 when takings would be at their lowest. 605 00:37:55,771 --> 00:37:58,491 So what would you deduce from these facts, DCI Davidson? 606 00:37:59,731 --> 00:38:01,467 A group of amateur criminals 607 00:38:01,491 --> 00:38:04,227 attempted an armed robbery in an amateur fashion. 608 00:38:05,041 --> 00:38:06,787 According to Murder Investigation Team files 609 00:38:06,811 --> 00:38:09,227 lawfully seized on 4th November, 610 00:38:09,251 --> 00:38:12,227 attending the armed robbery on the morning of 27th October 611 00:38:12,251 --> 00:38:15,027 caused a delay of two hours and 25 minutes to the operation planned 612 00:38:15,051 --> 00:38:18,063 to arrest a suspect using the alias Ross Turner, 613 00:38:18,087 --> 00:38:21,332 believed to reside at Flat 4F, Beechwood House, Moss Heath. 614 00:38:21,361 --> 00:38:23,867 This delay was out of DCI Davidson's control. 615 00:38:23,891 --> 00:38:25,947 One of the armed robbers was shot dead 616 00:38:25,971 --> 00:38:27,947 by an authorised firearms officer. 617 00:38:27,971 --> 00:38:31,147 This necessitated a forensic deployment and replacement AFOs. 618 00:38:31,171 --> 00:38:34,627 We also understand that an authority for directed surveillance 619 00:38:34,651 --> 00:38:37,227 applied to Beechwood House. The required authority 620 00:38:37,251 --> 00:38:39,227 should have been for intrusive surveillance. 621 00:38:39,251 --> 00:38:41,187 As a result, while the matter was resolved, 622 00:38:41,211 --> 00:38:44,587 surveillance was absent for a period of three hours and 35 minutes. 623 00:38:44,611 --> 00:38:46,867 It needed to be resolved. 624 00:38:46,891 --> 00:38:49,107 Any evidence captured during the wrong authority 625 00:38:49,131 --> 00:38:50,623 would have been inadmissible. 626 00:38:50,647 --> 00:38:52,071 Well, maybe it would have been a good idea 627 00:38:52,095 --> 00:38:55,091 to get the right authority in the first place, wouldn't you say? 628 00:38:56,331 --> 00:38:58,987 The error in assigning the wrong surveillance authority 629 00:38:59,011 --> 00:39:01,611 was committed by a senior officer. 630 00:39:03,291 --> 00:39:04,891 That isn't in the file. 631 00:39:05,971 --> 00:39:08,091 I chose not to embarrass him. 632 00:39:09,251 --> 00:39:13,158 Look, DCI Davidson, we are charged here 633 00:39:13,209 --> 00:39:15,201 with investigating serious crimes, 634 00:39:15,244 --> 00:39:18,587 not least the murder of a young woman in the prime of her life. 635 00:39:19,541 --> 00:39:23,707 And I expect all policemen and women to uphold their duty to the public 636 00:39:23,731 --> 00:39:28,667 above any misguided loyalty they may have to their fellow officers. 637 00:39:28,691 --> 00:39:31,051 Now, who was the senior officer? 638 00:39:33,251 --> 00:39:34,731 No comment, sir. 639 00:39:36,931 --> 00:39:40,547 DI Arnott, will you bookmark that for the DIR? 640 00:39:40,813 --> 00:39:42,669 Failure to comply. 641 00:39:42,896 --> 00:39:44,216 Sir. 642 00:39:49,411 --> 00:39:50,947 DC Bishop. 643 00:39:51,713 --> 00:39:53,489 Image 29 on screen. 644 00:39:53,513 --> 00:39:56,289 Please refer to document 15 in your folders, 645 00:39:56,313 --> 00:40:00,330 a copy of an arrest report lawfully seized on 4th of November. 646 00:40:00,363 --> 00:40:04,376 Said arrest report describes the arrest on 27th October 647 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,809 at Flat 4F Beechwood House 648 00:40:06,833 --> 00:40:09,353 of a person later identified as Terry Boyle, 649 00:40:09,404 --> 00:40:11,431 shown on the right in image 29. 650 00:40:11,457 --> 00:40:13,087 Also detected at the property 651 00:40:13,127 --> 00:40:15,892 were fingerprints and DNA deposits matching Carl Banks, 652 00:40:15,929 --> 00:40:18,486 shown on the left in image 29. 653 00:40:18,510 --> 00:40:21,046 Let's start with Terry Boyle. 654 00:40:21,070 --> 00:40:24,166 According to files lawfully seized on November 4th, 655 00:40:24,190 --> 00:40:25,886 a covert human intelligence source 656 00:40:25,910 --> 00:40:27,846 submitted information to his handler, 657 00:40:27,870 --> 00:40:31,126 which was communicated to the Murder Investigation Team via phone call 658 00:40:31,150 --> 00:40:34,846 at 23.21 on 26th October. 659 00:40:34,870 --> 00:40:37,966 The CHIS claimed a person using the name Ross Turner 660 00:40:37,990 --> 00:40:40,926 had confessed to the murder of Gail Vella. 661 00:40:40,950 --> 00:40:42,900 Terry Boyle's semen was detected 662 00:40:42,947 --> 00:40:45,686 on images of Gail Vella found in his permanent residence, 663 00:40:45,710 --> 00:40:48,606 which is located a short distance from Gail Vella's home. 664 00:40:48,630 --> 00:40:50,126 Also detected at the property 665 00:40:50,150 --> 00:40:52,766 were chemical traces of heroin and cocaine, 666 00:40:52,790 --> 00:40:56,566 and on an item of outer clothing particles of gunshot residue. 667 00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:59,046 Incriminating evidence. 668 00:40:59,070 --> 00:41:01,806 Gail Vella's Peugeot 108 was intercepted. 669 00:41:01,830 --> 00:41:03,606 As Miss Vella got out of the vehicle, 670 00:41:03,630 --> 00:41:05,286 she was murdered with a single gunshot 671 00:41:05,310 --> 00:41:07,046 carried out using a hard contact method 672 00:41:07,070 --> 00:41:08,646 in which the muzzle of the pistol 673 00:41:08,670 --> 00:41:10,966 was forced against the back of Miss Vella's head. 674 00:41:10,990 --> 00:41:13,326 Now, this technique confines noise and gunshot powder. 675 00:41:13,350 --> 00:41:16,446 The murderer successfully evaded all neighbourhood security cameras. 676 00:41:16,761 --> 00:41:19,006 These findings strongly suggest a contract killing 677 00:41:19,030 --> 00:41:21,161 of the type ordered by organised crime. 678 00:41:21,790 --> 00:41:23,846 Terry Boyle has no criminal record, 679 00:41:24,241 --> 00:41:25,886 no known association with organised crime, 680 00:41:25,910 --> 00:41:28,686 and suffers from learning difficulties which raise doubts 681 00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:32,206 regarding his capacity to commit a cold-blooded assassination. 682 00:41:33,081 --> 00:41:35,046 The finding of images of Gail Vella 683 00:41:35,070 --> 00:41:38,006 suggested Boyle was an obsessed fan. 684 00:41:38,030 --> 00:41:41,206 While the hard contact technique is associated with contract killing, 685 00:41:41,230 --> 00:41:43,006 it's not exclusive. 686 00:41:43,030 --> 00:41:46,166 There's no physical reason an amateur couldn't do the same. 687 00:41:46,190 --> 00:41:49,366 The particles of gunshot residue also link Boyle to the crime. 688 00:41:49,390 --> 00:41:51,406 They're below the threshold amount you'd expect 689 00:41:51,430 --> 00:41:52,846 if Boyle had been holding the gun. 690 00:41:52,870 --> 00:41:56,046 Then add in the total lack of blood spatter, there's not even a spot. 691 00:41:56,070 --> 00:41:57,966 That's correct, DI Arnott. 692 00:41:57,990 --> 00:42:00,486 We suspect the coat was cross-contaminated 693 00:42:00,510 --> 00:42:02,900 from Boyle's hands or other clothing, 694 00:42:02,924 --> 00:42:05,606 clothing he could have disposed of after the murder. 695 00:42:05,921 --> 00:42:08,286 That's speculation, ma'am. You've got no evidence. 696 00:42:08,559 --> 00:42:11,439 Which is why I didn't charge him. 697 00:42:17,310 --> 00:42:20,001 Right, let's take a look at this fellow Carl Banks. 698 00:42:20,990 --> 00:42:25,201 Image 30 on screen. Image 30 shows Carl Banks's criminal record. 699 00:42:26,310 --> 00:42:28,646 Banks has a long association with organised crime 700 00:42:28,670 --> 00:42:31,610 and a history of violence, including firearms offences. 701 00:42:31,635 --> 00:42:34,526 He fits the profile of a contract killer. 702 00:42:34,550 --> 00:42:38,086 To use your words, DI Arnott, that's speculation. 703 00:42:38,561 --> 00:42:41,006 Also, there's the question of motive. 704 00:42:41,030 --> 00:42:44,326 Terry Boyle fits the profile of an obsessed fan. 705 00:42:44,350 --> 00:42:46,206 We've never been able to identify a motive 706 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:48,286 for a contract killing against Gail Vella. 707 00:42:48,310 --> 00:42:52,246 There's the possibility Vella was working on an explosive story. 708 00:42:52,270 --> 00:42:54,686 Not only was she executed, her research was stolen. 709 00:42:55,114 --> 00:42:58,486 A desktop and laptop computer recovered from the property 710 00:42:58,510 --> 00:43:01,206 and recently re-examined bear no fingerprints 711 00:43:01,230 --> 00:43:03,286 or DNA deposits matching Gail Vella. 712 00:43:03,310 --> 00:43:06,361 We believe these items were planted to conceal a burglary. 713 00:43:08,230 --> 00:43:10,043 That's not in our files. 714 00:43:10,067 --> 00:43:11,966 No, but it's in ours. 715 00:43:11,990 --> 00:43:14,726 We're detectives, too, you know, in case you hadn't noticed. 716 00:43:14,750 --> 00:43:18,486 DCI Davidson has led an exemplary inquiry. 717 00:43:18,510 --> 00:43:20,166 If you've got new information, 718 00:43:20,190 --> 00:43:23,246 you should share it with the Murder Investigation Team. 719 00:43:23,270 --> 00:43:24,486 According to your files, 720 00:43:24,510 --> 00:43:26,806 fingerprints and DNA deposits matching Banks 721 00:43:26,830 --> 00:43:28,206 detected at Beechwood House 722 00:43:28,230 --> 00:43:30,766 were far more numerous than those matching Boyle, 723 00:43:30,790 --> 00:43:33,086 suggesting Banks was the primary resident, 724 00:43:33,110 --> 00:43:35,886 and also detected at Beechwood House were signs of forced entry. 725 00:43:36,601 --> 00:43:40,046 Image 37 on screen is from Carl Banks's postmortem. 726 00:43:40,070 --> 00:43:43,846 Document 21 in your folders is a copy of the postmortem report. 727 00:43:43,870 --> 00:43:47,526 According to said postmortem report, the pathologist concluded 728 00:43:47,550 --> 00:43:49,886 Carl Banks died from exsanguination 729 00:43:49,910 --> 00:43:52,046 due to a deep laceration to the neck, 730 00:43:52,070 --> 00:43:54,046 most likely inflicted by a knife. 731 00:43:54,070 --> 00:43:57,246 Also detected on Banks's body were lacerations and bruising 732 00:43:57,270 --> 00:43:59,406 caused by heavy blunt trauma to the head, 733 00:43:59,430 --> 00:44:01,166 facial lacerations and bruising, 734 00:44:01,190 --> 00:44:04,446 and lesions on both wrists consistent with ligature restraints. 735 00:44:04,470 --> 00:44:07,970 All these injuries were caused some time before his death, 736 00:44:07,994 --> 00:44:11,726 and time of death was put at on or around 27th October. 737 00:44:11,750 --> 00:44:16,606 So, what we have here is a forced entry into Carl Banks's flat, 738 00:44:16,630 --> 00:44:19,686 Banks beaten unconscious, his hands tied and, 739 00:44:19,710 --> 00:44:21,646 some time later, his throat cut. 740 00:44:21,670 --> 00:44:24,686 None of this could have occurred without his arrest being delayed 741 00:44:24,710 --> 00:44:26,366 and the surveillance being absent. 742 00:44:26,390 --> 00:44:29,246 Now, call me suspicious, DCI Davidson, but it seems to me 743 00:44:29,270 --> 00:44:30,816 that somebody got wind 744 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:33,246 that Banks was shooting his mouth off about Vella's murder 745 00:44:33,270 --> 00:44:35,566 and they decided to murder him to stop him talking. 746 00:44:35,590 --> 00:44:37,644 Not only that, but they knew 747 00:44:38,121 --> 00:44:40,486 that your team was on course to arrest him. 748 00:44:40,510 --> 00:44:42,806 They knew the route you were taking. 749 00:44:42,830 --> 00:44:45,366 And to top it all, they knew the surveillance was absent, 750 00:44:45,390 --> 00:44:47,606 so that meant they could walk in there, 751 00:44:47,630 --> 00:44:51,441 drag Banks out and substitute him with Terry Boyle. 752 00:44:51,465 --> 00:44:53,926 And none of this, none of this could have happened 753 00:44:53,950 --> 00:44:57,726 without you, and you alone, spotting that van outside the bookies 754 00:44:57,750 --> 00:45:00,286 and deciding for some reason I cannot fathom 755 00:45:00,310 --> 00:45:03,326 that it warranted investigation. 756 00:45:03,350 --> 00:45:06,761 Sir, all this is circumstantial. 757 00:45:07,150 --> 00:45:10,246 There's no evidence to support anyone knowing any details 758 00:45:10,270 --> 00:45:11,966 of Operation Lighthouse. 759 00:45:11,990 --> 00:45:15,726 Evidence? We'll give you evidence. DC Bishop. 760 00:45:15,750 --> 00:45:20,766 Image 41. Image 41 shows item reference AR-6, 761 00:45:20,790 --> 00:45:24,606 a knife that was detected in the vicinity of Carl Banks's body. 762 00:45:24,630 --> 00:45:26,446 Yeah, the killer, he didn't even bother 763 00:45:26,470 --> 00:45:28,046 to throw the knife into the canal. 764 00:45:28,070 --> 00:45:30,726 I mean, he left it lying around for the search team to find. 765 00:45:30,750 --> 00:45:32,366 That was handy, wasn't it? 766 00:45:32,390 --> 00:45:34,286 Criminals make mistakes. 767 00:45:34,310 --> 00:45:35,830 That's how we catch them. 768 00:45:36,910 --> 00:45:42,161 I could say exactly the same, DCI Davidson, exactly the same. 769 00:45:42,830 --> 00:45:45,286 Please refer to document 23 in your folders, 770 00:45:45,310 --> 00:45:48,726 a copy of a forensic report on item reference AR-6. 771 00:45:49,041 --> 00:45:52,726 Blood detected on AR-6 was subjected to DNA analysis. 772 00:45:52,750 --> 00:45:55,766 The DNA harvested from blood cells on AR-6 773 00:45:55,790 --> 00:45:59,446 match with 99.9% probability DNA from Carl Banks. 774 00:45:59,961 --> 00:46:02,726 Fingerprints on AR-6 match with 99.9% probability 775 00:46:02,750 --> 00:46:05,806 fingerprints belonging to Alastair Oldroyd. 776 00:46:05,830 --> 00:46:08,446 Alastair Oldroyd was the CHIS who submitted the original Intel 777 00:46:08,470 --> 00:46:10,646 that Banks had confessed to Vella's murder. 778 00:46:10,670 --> 00:46:13,486 So, for some reason, Alastair Oldroyd, 779 00:46:13,510 --> 00:46:17,421 no history of violent crime, kills Banks. 780 00:46:17,460 --> 00:46:20,686 The evidence proves Oldroyd handled the murder weapon. 781 00:46:20,710 --> 00:46:23,646 We suspect Banks had been threatening Oldroyd. 782 00:46:23,670 --> 00:46:26,606 Are you trying to kid us that Alastair Oldroyd went in there, 783 00:46:26,630 --> 00:46:28,806 beat Banks unconscious, dragged him out of the fla...? 784 00:46:28,830 --> 00:46:31,030 He was ten stone wringing wet! 785 00:46:32,470 --> 00:46:36,806 And that's not the half of it, not by a long chalk. DI Arnott. 786 00:46:37,366 --> 00:46:39,983 Document 31. According to your files, 787 00:46:40,036 --> 00:46:42,428 Oldroyd was found dead on 29th October 788 00:46:42,460 --> 00:46:45,286 from a fall from the derelict Chapel Place Car Park. 789 00:46:45,310 --> 00:46:46,726 According to said files, 790 00:46:46,750 --> 00:46:49,366 due to the lack of witnesses and security cameras, 791 00:46:49,390 --> 00:46:52,606 it's impossible to determine if Oldroyd jumped or he was pushed. 792 00:46:53,081 --> 00:46:55,966 Our hypothesis is that Oldroyd killed Banks, 793 00:46:55,990 --> 00:46:57,646 then committed suicide. 794 00:46:57,670 --> 00:46:59,406 Yeah, your hypothesis. 795 00:46:59,430 --> 00:47:00,886 So there we have it, 796 00:47:00,910 --> 00:47:04,287 a series of suspicious deaths 797 00:47:04,311 --> 00:47:08,166 that conveniently obliterate a trail of evidence that might lead us 798 00:47:08,190 --> 00:47:11,446 to Gail Vella's actual murderer. And in the meantime, 799 00:47:11,470 --> 00:47:15,566 you have that wee fella Terry Boyle on police bail. 800 00:47:15,590 --> 00:47:18,761 You have failed to consider the alternative, 801 00:47:19,430 --> 00:47:23,686 that Carl Banks murdered Gail Vella on the orders of organised crime, 802 00:47:24,281 --> 00:47:28,326 that organised criminals murdered Carl Banks for his silence, 803 00:47:28,801 --> 00:47:33,606 and that organised criminals framed Alastair Oldroyd for Banks's murder 804 00:47:33,630 --> 00:47:37,646 and then staged Oldroyd's murder to look like a suicide. 805 00:47:37,670 --> 00:47:39,846 Of course I've considered alternatives... 806 00:47:39,870 --> 00:47:43,077 And none of this, none of this would have happened 807 00:47:43,111 --> 00:47:45,842 without crucial information on police activities 808 00:47:45,866 --> 00:47:48,510 being leaked to organised crime. 809 00:47:54,510 --> 00:47:55,670 I agree. 810 00:48:01,150 --> 00:48:02,326 Excuse me? 811 00:48:02,842 --> 00:48:04,482 I agree, sir. 812 00:48:06,270 --> 00:48:09,126 If your theory is correct, the only way it could have worked 813 00:48:09,150 --> 00:48:11,406 would have been for a corrupt officer from my team 814 00:48:11,430 --> 00:48:14,710 to have leaked key information to organised crime. 815 00:48:16,990 --> 00:48:20,725 Well, as I'm sure you're aware of, DCI Davidson, 816 00:48:20,749 --> 00:48:23,966 there's really only one way we're going to find out. 817 00:48:23,990 --> 00:48:26,636 DCI Joanne Davidson, you do not have to say anything, 818 00:48:26,671 --> 00:48:28,966 but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned 819 00:48:28,990 --> 00:48:31,086 something you later rely on in court. 820 00:48:31,110 --> 00:48:33,366 Anything you do say may be used in evidence. 821 00:48:33,390 --> 00:48:36,726 DCI Davidson, did you leak information 822 00:48:36,750 --> 00:48:39,286 on your team's operations? 823 00:48:39,310 --> 00:48:41,446 No, sir, I did not. 824 00:48:41,470 --> 00:48:43,886 Do you know of anyone who did leak information? 825 00:48:43,910 --> 00:48:46,446 No, sir, I do not. 826 00:48:46,470 --> 00:48:49,766 I'd ask if you've examined my communications history. 827 00:48:49,790 --> 00:48:51,166 As per anti-corruption powers, 828 00:48:51,190 --> 00:48:53,526 we've been able to access your work calls and e-mails. 829 00:48:53,550 --> 00:48:55,926 Any evidence that I've been communicating with an OCG? 830 00:48:55,950 --> 00:48:57,863 No, ma'am. However, we all recognise 831 00:48:57,889 --> 00:48:59,926 that such communication is typically carried out 832 00:48:59,950 --> 00:49:01,806 by unregistered so-called burner phones. 833 00:49:01,830 --> 00:49:03,886 I don't have a burner phone. 834 00:49:03,910 --> 00:49:06,206 Search my address, search my car. 835 00:49:06,230 --> 00:49:07,926 We will, ma'am. 836 00:49:08,457 --> 00:49:09,497 Fine. 837 00:49:12,030 --> 00:49:13,286 Are we done, sir? 838 00:49:13,310 --> 00:49:15,839 No, DCI Davidson, we are not done here. 839 00:49:15,874 --> 00:49:17,436 I'm not happy with some of the answers 840 00:49:17,460 --> 00:49:19,006 you've given in this interview today. 841 00:49:19,561 --> 00:49:22,526 Specifically, I'm concerned about three unanswered questions. 842 00:49:22,550 --> 00:49:25,122 One, your possible collusion 843 00:49:25,147 --> 00:49:28,046 in diverting and delaying Carl Banks's arrest. 844 00:49:28,070 --> 00:49:30,272 Two, your possible collusion 845 00:49:30,296 --> 00:49:33,926 in the failure to maintain constant surveillance on Carl Banks's flat. 846 00:49:33,950 --> 00:49:37,646 And three, your possible collusion in leaking information 847 00:49:37,670 --> 00:49:40,886 regarding items one and two. 848 00:49:40,910 --> 00:49:42,446 And so, therefore, DCI Davidson, 849 00:49:42,470 --> 00:49:45,686 I'm going to arrest you on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. 850 00:49:45,710 --> 00:49:47,966 DCI Davidson strenuously denies the allegations... 851 00:49:47,990 --> 00:49:49,446 You will be held here 852 00:49:49,470 --> 00:49:52,526 until we can find a suitable police custody cell. 853 00:49:52,550 --> 00:49:56,430 Interview terminated at 11.22. 854 00:49:57,590 --> 00:49:58,990 Wait. 855 00:50:01,830 --> 00:50:05,766 An OCG needed time to plan the robbery and the abduction of Banks. 856 00:50:06,201 --> 00:50:08,486 If I was SIO on this, the first thing I'd want to know 857 00:50:08,510 --> 00:50:12,006 is who knew about Banks's confession early enough. 858 00:50:12,030 --> 00:50:14,566 In order, that's the CHIS handler, 859 00:50:14,590 --> 00:50:18,566 then my officers who received his call, PS Jatri and DS Lomax, 860 00:50:18,590 --> 00:50:22,710 then me, then my boss, Detective Superintendent Buckells. 861 00:50:23,990 --> 00:50:27,561 If you're going to search my home, I'd suggest you search theirs too. 862 00:50:46,990 --> 00:50:49,286 Do you understand how much work I've got to do? 863 00:50:49,310 --> 00:50:51,246 When the Chief Super phones up 864 00:50:51,270 --> 00:50:53,137 and asks what's going on with Lighthouse, right, 865 00:50:53,178 --> 00:50:55,190 - what am I going to tell him? - Cheers, guys. 866 00:50:55,214 --> 00:50:56,756 Oh, about bloody time. 867 00:50:56,795 --> 00:50:58,452 You want to tell me what the hell's going on? 868 00:50:58,488 --> 00:50:59,886 Detective Superintendent Buckells, 869 00:50:59,910 --> 00:51:02,686 in connection with our lawful inquiry into Operation Lighthouse, 870 00:51:02,710 --> 00:51:05,606 we have received authority to examine the communications activity 871 00:51:05,630 --> 00:51:08,342 - of certain named officers. - Is this a piss-take or what? 872 00:51:08,394 --> 00:51:10,726 Sir, your work and personal communications records 873 00:51:10,750 --> 00:51:12,206 are currently being scrutinised. 874 00:51:12,230 --> 00:51:14,926 Furthermore, we have received authority to carry out a search 875 00:51:14,950 --> 00:51:17,550 of your vehicle and your home under warrant powers. 876 00:51:19,830 --> 00:51:23,281 This is a joke, a total pigging joke. 877 00:51:24,550 --> 00:51:26,206 Well, yeah, I'll tell you what, 878 00:51:26,230 --> 00:51:28,926 when you find my stash of jazz mags, feel free to knock one out. 879 00:51:29,769 --> 00:51:31,681 Thank you for your cooperation, sir. 880 00:51:47,950 --> 00:51:49,186 DI Arnott. 881 00:51:49,218 --> 00:51:52,061 It's Chloe, sir. Look, I'm at the search 882 00:51:52,085 --> 00:51:54,086 and the FIs have found a cache of burner phones. 883 00:51:54,110 --> 00:51:55,726 Where? Davidson's? 884 00:51:55,750 --> 00:51:58,046 No, Officer J's. 885 00:51:58,507 --> 00:52:00,347 At Farida's. 886 00:52:00,950 --> 00:52:02,326 On my way. 887 00:52:10,470 --> 00:52:14,206 For the DIR, I'm showing PS Jatri item reference CB-4. 888 00:52:14,230 --> 00:52:16,446 CB-4 is an unregistered mobile phone 889 00:52:16,470 --> 00:52:20,041 detected during a lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 890 00:52:20,910 --> 00:52:22,926 Do you recognise this phone? 891 00:52:22,950 --> 00:52:23,990 No. 892 00:52:25,950 --> 00:52:29,319 For the DIR, I'm showing PS Jatri image 76. 893 00:52:29,363 --> 00:52:32,225 Image 76 shows a cache of similar devices 894 00:52:32,249 --> 00:52:35,916 detected during said lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 895 00:52:35,941 --> 00:52:38,957 How do you account for these devices being found hidden in your home? 896 00:52:38,981 --> 00:52:41,076 They've been put there! I don't know anything about them. 897 00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:43,045 All these devices bear DNA deposits 898 00:52:43,069 --> 00:52:44,592 matching your elimination samples. 899 00:52:44,616 --> 00:52:47,428 I've never even seen them before, let alone touched them! 900 00:52:47,452 --> 00:52:50,108 Examination of mobile phone CB-4 901 00:52:50,132 --> 00:52:54,268 reveals calls made in the early hours of October 27th 902 00:52:54,292 --> 00:52:55,708 to an unidentified number. 903 00:52:56,161 --> 00:52:58,943 The timing of these calls coincides exactly 904 00:52:58,967 --> 00:53:00,725 with the first intelligence report 905 00:53:00,749 --> 00:53:03,475 of a suspect claiming to have murdered Gail Vella. 906 00:53:04,329 --> 00:53:06,272 Did you pass on confidential information 907 00:53:06,315 --> 00:53:08,084 on the operation to arrest this suspect? 908 00:53:08,109 --> 00:53:11,109 No, no! I had nothing to do with it! 909 00:53:13,484 --> 00:53:16,100 Farida Jatri, I have been in consultation 910 00:53:16,124 --> 00:53:17,780 with the Crown Prosecutor 911 00:53:17,804 --> 00:53:20,483 and she has authorised me to charge you with the following offences... 912 00:53:20,529 --> 00:53:23,124 - I'm being framed! - Who's framing you? 913 00:53:24,657 --> 00:53:26,457 Who are you claiming is framing you? 914 00:53:30,924 --> 00:53:32,660 It's Jo, it's Jo Davidson. 915 00:53:32,684 --> 00:53:34,580 She planted those phones. 916 00:53:34,604 --> 00:53:36,844 You're claiming she broke into your house? 917 00:53:38,204 --> 00:53:39,604 She didn't have to break in. 918 00:53:40,790 --> 00:53:42,150 What do you mean by that? 919 00:53:44,344 --> 00:53:45,761 She lived there with me. 920 00:53:48,184 --> 00:53:51,400 We searched DCI Davidson's home address. It appeared lived in. 921 00:53:51,644 --> 00:53:54,620 Yeah, she has her own place, she just keeps overnight stuff at mine. 922 00:53:54,644 --> 00:53:57,140 We found no items belonging to another person. 923 00:53:57,164 --> 00:53:58,604 She moved out. 924 00:54:03,575 --> 00:54:07,775 Are you able to disclose to us the nature of this relationship? 925 00:54:15,364 --> 00:54:16,764 She was lying to me. 926 00:54:17,999 --> 00:54:20,055 She lied and lied. 927 00:54:20,429 --> 00:54:22,445 That's the kind of person she is. 928 00:54:22,470 --> 00:54:24,630 None of you know what she's like. 929 00:54:34,284 --> 00:54:36,620 God give me strength, I don't know who to believe. 930 00:54:36,644 --> 00:54:39,460 Well, now it seems possible Farida made allegations about Davidson 931 00:54:39,484 --> 00:54:42,303 for personal reasons. But the stuff we've found since then... 932 00:54:42,342 --> 00:54:45,260 Isn't enough. Not yet, anyway. 933 00:54:48,926 --> 00:54:50,686 Superintendent Hastings. 934 00:54:51,761 --> 00:54:53,961 Release DCI Davidson. 935 00:55:00,562 --> 00:55:02,602 Why won't anyone believe me? 936 00:55:18,432 --> 00:55:21,561 - Thanks, I'm fine from here. - Ma'am. 937 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:41,480 - Where to, ma'am? - I need to pick up my car. 938 00:55:43,257 --> 00:55:45,593 I don't know if they've told you about PS Jatri... 939 00:55:46,202 --> 00:55:48,722 That's what happens to a rat.