David, it's me. Call me back.
Grace Harper is under police protection.
I think someone's outside.
I'm frightened.
Grace, I got your message.
I can't get away right now.
But I'll send round someone you can trust.
Don't worry.
So, you want me to go round there?
Please.
Detective Constable Rob Brady. Grace?
Rob?
Grace Harper's dead.
Step back. Give me some room here. You.
Call the police.
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No Rob?
No, but we have got a stand in.
Again?
Rob called me earlier.
They had a bad night with the baby,
so he's dropping the twins at day care.
You're the boss.
So, what have we got?
Looks like a painter and decorator.
Luckily, we've got an ID thanks to his driving license,
Harry Steadman.
Someone stuck a screwdriver in him.
Nice.
Off duty uniformed officer was first on the scene.
I'm just gonna get his account.
I was, um, I was on my way to work
and I spotted him driving erratically.
So, you pulled him over?
No, the-the van ground to a halt.
By the time I could get to him it was too late.
Is there anything else, sir? It's just I'm on duty soon.
We'll need your clothes.
Oh! I've got a-a spare uniform in my locker.
Can I bag these up and drop 'em over to you then?
I could give a full statement then.
Of course. Thanks for your help, sergeant.
Oh, anytime.
Sarge? Yeah, I'm leaving my house now.
I'm dropping the twins at day care.
Come on girls, that's it.
Come on, careful, be careful.
Yeah, I thought I'd meet you back at base.
It'll all be over by the time I get to the crime scene.
No, actually, Rob, I'd like you to see this.
Yeah.
Come on then, let's go. Quick.
Quickly, that's it.
The victim looks like he's been in a fight.
But the cause of death is clearly
the stab wound in the abdomen.
Presumably, he pulled the screwdriver out
and bled to death on the way to hospital.
Another five minutes and he would have made it.
The driving license has given us an address.
A pub, The Rose and Crown.
The Rose and Crown? Whereabouts?
Poplar.
Vivienne, can I have a word?
Something I said?
Who knows?
Do you remember Grace Harper?
She was in witness protection, I was her handler.
Of course, I remember. She was murdered, Rob found her body.
She lived at the Rose and Crown.
So, who's this guy?
Grace's long term boyfriend was Doug Steadman, the landlord.
Presumably, Harry Steadman's his brother.
I don't want Rob anywhere near this.
Uh, the detective inspector and I are gonna
go and do the death knock.
Any particular reason why?
That pub's got a reputation.
Let's just say you two might not be welcome there.
You're joking?
No one likes pandering
to racists, Rob,
but we have to be sensitive to the situation.
I was beginning to wonder, if you'd noticed.
What?
That Rob's checked out of the job.
- Oh, that's not fair. - What?
He didn't wanna come to the crime scene this morning.
What's that about?
He's got a new baby.
I think he's lost his bottle.
- Why? - I don't know.
All I do know is, he started to
go off the rails after he found Grace Harper's body.
It hit him really hard.
You sure you're in the right place, darling?
Ah, do you know a Harry Steadman?
Yeah, I'm his brother.
What's up? Is Harry alright?
I'm Detective Sergeant Vivienne Cole.
Detective Inspector David Bradford.
Is there somewhere we can talk?
Somewhere a little more private?
Yeah.
Go on then. Spit it out.
I'm sorry to have to tell you that your brother Harry
was found dead this morning.
He was what?
Mr. Steadman, your brother was stabbed
with a screwdriver. This is being treated as murder.
What?
You okay?
It's a mistake.
We haven't made a formal identification
but your brother was found in a yellow van,
registration F-T-0-7-S-W-Z.
Yeah.
Our assumption is that he was trying to
make it to the hospital.
Mr. Steadman, do you have any idea
who might have done this to your brother?
Everybody loved Harry.
He was special.
Did you know that? Did you know that Harry was special?
Thanks.
Our victim's brother, Doug Steadman,
has a criminal record.
Caution for assault, a minor ABH,
then six months prison for a racially aggravated assault.
- What about Harry? - No criminal record.
The system shows he was a victim of assault
two years ago when he was still at school.
- Who assaulted him? - Two teenage girls.
Sounds like they'd been bullying him for a while.
Bullying him?
The report flags him as vulnerable.
He had learning difficulties.
Oh.
Our Harry hated school.
Waste of time him being there.
But he held down a job as a painter and decorator?
Had his own business.
No good with the admin,
but Harry was a demon with a paintbrush.
So, who looks after the books?
My missus. Or... at least she did.
- Not anymore? - No.
- Why not? - She died.
- I'm sorry. - Don't be.
I'm not.
We weren't together when it happened.
Can I ask you, Mr. Steadman,
where were you between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning?
Am I some sort of suspect?
We just need to know for elimination purposes.
I was here. Taking a delivery.
Ask the brewery, if you don't believe me.
Do you have a child living with you?
Yeah, my little lad, Rocky. He's at nursery.
So, it was just you, Harry and Rocky living here?
That's right.
Your ex who died, was that Rocky's mum?
Yeah.
- What was her name? - Grace.
How did she die?
What's this got to do with Harry?
- It could be relevant. - It ain't.
Is it okay if we take a look at Harry's room?
Yeah.
Never grew up my baby brother.
Uh, we didn't find a phone on Harry.
That's weird, he was glued to that thing.
- What are you doing? - Giving it a ring.
Gone to voicemail.
I can't believe he's dead.
Where did you find Harry?
Rotherhithe.
And who found him?
An off duty police officer, as it happens.
So, what happened with Grace Harper?
Do you know why she was murdered?
It's not my investigation.
Rob and I were told to stay away from the case.
Well, you must have an opinion?
Grace was killed to stop her from talking.
She was about to blow the whistle on something big.
Can I ask what?
You can ask.
I might know where Harry Steadman was attacked.
How come?
I found this delivery note
in the glove box of his van.
It's for paint delivered to a Mrs. Hart
at an address in Peckham a couple of days ago.
You think he could be working there this morning?
It's possible. Do you wanna check it out?
It's a long shot. We could send local uniform.
Up to you.
Okay.
Oh, before you go.
My mum got this. It's for the baby.
It's only from the market.
That's great.
Tell her I said thanks.
Control requesting backup.
55 Hullbank Avenue, Peckham.
Insecure premises with blood trail outside.
Possible suspects in premises.
Police!
Police, anybody here?
Billie.
I'm pretty sure this is the crime scene.
Yeah, can you let the sarge know...
and send a SOCO team down here asap? Thanks.
Harry? Is everything alright?
Stay there. Don't touch anything.
This is my house.
I'm Detective Constable Rob Brady. Are you Mrs. Hart?
Yeah, the neighbour called and said the door's wide open.
- What's going on? - Let's do this outside.
Do you know a Harry Steadman?
He's painting the hall and the stairs.
I saw blood, has he had an accident?
I'm sorry to tell you that Harry Steadman's dead.
Harry's dead?
How? What happened?
We believe he's been murdered.
In my house?
Is he lying dead in my house?
No, he was in his van, miles away from here.
Why didn't you say that before?
I picked up Harry's phone by mistake.
I'll tell you where mine is, some detective's got it.
Well, I don't know. That's what I need you to find out.
He's mixed race.
_
That photograph of Grace in Harry's bedroom,
they were obviously very close.
He must have been devastated, when she was killed.
So, I'm presuming that Grace
was in possession of evidence of a crime.
A serious crime.
That's a reasonable presumption.
So, what if Harry knew what Grace knew?
What? And that's why he's been killed?
The thought had crossed my mind.
He was a lovely boy.
Gentle. Not the brightest, but sweet.
So, how'd you know Harry?
He was recommended, I think it was a mate of my husband's.
When did you leave the house this morning?
Before eight. I took the kids to school
and then called into the restaurant on the way home.
- Restaurant? - Yeah.
It's how I make a living, me and Josh,
we opened an organic restaurant by the river.
Do you recognize this?
It's none of the family's.
Could it be Harry's?
It could be, I really don't know.
Excuse me a moment.
It's me. Harry's dead, the police are here.
Call me back.
Trying to get hold of my husband. Voicemail.
I need you to take a look at this.
We suspect it's cannabis.
Have you seen it before?
Of course not.
We've got children in the house.
- Where did you find it? - In Harry's toolbox.
And there's far more here than anyone would
need for personal use.
- You mean he's dealing drugs? - Do you think that's possible?
I find it very hard to believe.
Harry was so innocent.
_
I've found two other deaths associated with that pub.
Two?
You'd better bring us up to speed.
This is Police Constable Tyler Bates.
You won't have forgotten that he was stabbed to death
just under a year ago.
He was in uniform on patrol.
The murder took place less than 50 meters
from the Rose and Crown.
Uh, were Doug or Harry Steadman ever suspects?
They were spoken to as witnesses, never arrested.
But Doug's girlfriend called 999 that night.
Which is surprising, given that Doug is a well-known racist.
So, you think that the girlfriend
went out on a limb calling an ambulance?
For a black guy? Definitely.
I've tried to track her down.
Turns out Grace Harper is dead too.
I'm trying to find out how she died,
but her murder investigation is locked down and
I don't have the permissions to access it.
No, I can take care of that.
I want you to concentrate on what's happened today,
Harry Steadman's murder.
Do me a favour, Billie,
don't mention Grace Harper to Rob.
Why?
Do you know what? Don't see it as a favour.
Look on it as a direct order from a senior office, okay?
Yeah.
Sorry.
Can I help you?
Grace Harper knew who killed
that police officer, Tyler Bates.
That's why she was in witness protection.
You know I can't confirm or deny that.
You don't need to.
The question is, where was Harry Steadman
the night that PC Bates was murdered on duty?
Did he see what happened?
You think that's why he was killed this morning?
To shut him up as well?
Well, what other reason is there to,
to murder a harmless boy like Harry Steadman?
You and Rob must know how Grace Harper was killed.
She was stabbed.
- What's that? - A phone.
Found it at the crime scene.
- Our victim's? - Could be.
I'm gonna take it to the lab, see if they can fast track it.
We might not need it.
I've just got access to Harry Steadman's phone records.
Harry Steadman was constantly exchanging texts
with the same number.
Do we know who the number belongs to?
It's a pay as you go, so there's no subscriber details.
But we ran a quick cell site,
and it's been frequently located
at the restaurant owned by Josh Hart.
Samira Hart's husband.
Given that Harry Steadman was so vulnerable,
and the amount of cannabis SOCO's found in his toolbox,
we wonder if Josh Hart was using Harry as a courier?
Especially, as Josh Hart has been cautioned
twice for possession of cannabis.
Did you ask Samira about the drugs found in the toolbox?
Of course, but she was all butter wouldn't melt.
Track the pair of them down. Speak to her again.
So, Harry Steadman might have been stabbed in a drugs dispute?
And his connection to Grace Harper's just a coincidence?
I don't believe in coincidences.
Neither do you.
Get in.
What the hell happened?
Harry went crazy.
He came at me with a screwdriver.
I should never have told you where he was.
Didn't have a choice.
He was gonna blow the whistle.
What happened with your brother this morning,
it was an accident. I swear it.
I only went over there to talk to him, but...
Harry attacked me.
I could see he was hurt, I...
offered to drive him to A&E but he wouldn't listen.
I mean, you know what Harry's like.
I followed the van, I just...
I was desperate to help but by the time I got there...
- It was too late. - Why didn't you call me?
I lost my phone. I was...
I was just on my way to get another one.
He was my kid brother.
This is all down to Grace.
She poisoned Harry's mind, she turned him against us.
Grace is dead because you killed her.
Because she was a grass, she was a...
she was a police informant.
She was determined to see me and you,
the father of her kid, banged up in prison.
Remind me what she said to you the last time she called you.
Hm?
She said there was nothing I could do to change her mind.
That woman,
she got under your brother's skin.
This morning, all he kept saying was...
he had to go to the police.
Well I'm sorry Doug, I really am, but if anyone is to blame
for Harry's death,
it's Grace.
Samira's in the passenger seat.
Hello, Samira.
- Where's your husband? - I wish I knew.
What's this, Samira?
Cannabis.
This looks identical to the package
we found in Harry's toolbox.
Supports the idea that the Harts were using him as a courier.
I'm gonna take a look round the restaurant.
- Where are my kids? - Your mum is with them.
I wanna see them.
We can arrange that for you, of course.
But in the meantime it'd be really helpful
if you could let us know how you really met Harry Steadman.
A young police officer,
Tyler Bates was his name, he was knifed to death
about a year ago.
Some of the locals decided to hold a vigil.
Josh thought it'd be a good chance to sell some weed.
And you met Harry there?
Yeah.
Tyler was knifed to death outside the pub
that Harry lived in.
Harry felt bad, that's why he was at the vigil.
So, what happened?
PC Bates was black,
and the pub was a notorious right wing dive.
Someone recognized Harry,
everyone started screaming at him, he was crying and...
I ended up stepping in.
So, you came to his rescue?
You don't know me.
He was in trouble, I couldn't just stand there and do nothing.
Good for you.
After that,
he started coming into the restaurant.
And we got friendly, I think he just needed someone to talk to.
Especially, after his sister in law died.
Sister in law? Doug's wife?
Yeah he loved her. He never stopped talking about Grace.
Grace Steadman?
No, not Steadman, I don't think her and Harry's brother
were actually married.
Um, I think her name was Harper?
Yeah, that's it, Grace Harper.
Uh, interview suspended at 16:23.
I'm sorry.
I made the connection, between Harry Steadman and Grace Harper,
the Detective Inspector asked me not to tell you.
All I know is that Grace Harper's been killed.
What's going on, Rob?
I'm the one who found Grace Harper dead.
What? How?
I was doing David's dirty work as usual.
We're in the middle of an interview!
I'm sure you can handle it.
What's going on here?
Chief Superintendent.
Trainee Detective Constable Billie Fitzgerald.
Did your colleague just leave you
to conduct an interview on your own?
- He's been called away. - Oh, has he now?
Who's your line manager?
Vivienne Cole?
Grace Harper. Did you think I wouldn't find out?
- I was worried. - About what?
- About how you'd react. - Sorry?
Let's face it, Rob, ever since you found Grace dead,
you've been falling to pieces.
And whose fault's that?
Detective Sergeant Cole.
Chief Superintendent.
Good to see you.
Can-can I help you, sir?
This trainee detective has been abandoned by her colleague.
Detective Constable Brady.
Detective Constable Brady,
in the middle of an interview.
Apparently he got called away.
He needed to speak to the Detective Inspector.
I'll sort it, sir.
Thank you for bringing the matter to my attention.
I think it's best if you sit in the interview,
along with Billie here.
I'm going to have a word with Detective Constable Brady.
Do me a favour.
That's what you say to me time and time again.
Because we're mates. As well as colleagues.
You're a mate when it suits you.
Getting me to lie for you.
Do the things that you don't wanna do.
I just asked you to check up on Grace.
I didn't know you were gonna find her dead.
I know you've been struggling ever since.
I've been trying to cover for you.
I've got a six week old baby at home that won't sleep.
Come on, Rob. This has been going on for months.
Are you telling me I'm not capable of doing my job?
You can't carry on like this.
- Why won't you let me help you? - I don't need help.
I offered you counselling after Grace Harper.
You turned it down.
Stop going on about bloody Grace Harper!
Hope I'm not interrupting anything important?
- Sir. - Sir.
I could hear you two halfway down the corridor.
What the hell is going on?
So, Rob found Grace Harper dead.
He did.
What happened is on a need to know basis.
I don't have the full story.
Believe me, sarge, I'm one person who doesn't need to know.
I'm happy just getting on with my job.
If you could give us a moment, detective?
Of course.
So, David, what is going on here?
We've been investigating the murder of a young man.
Turns out he's related to another murder victim.
Something Detective Constable Brady was working on?
No.
He found the first victim dead.
In my opinion, he's never got over it.
That's curious.
Given what you do day in, day out.
Why do you think that experience affected him so profoundly?
I really don't know.
But he's a good detective?
The best.
Right. We need to sort this out.
- Detective Constable Brady. - Sir.
I'm assuming you two have a favourite boozer,
somewhere local?
- Of course. - Good.
Buy this man a drink.
I've gotta drop this phone back to the lab.
No. That can wait.
The police service depends on teamwork and trust.
- You need to rebuild your team. - Sir.
I don't want either of you leaving the pub
until you've settled your differences.
That's an order.
This isn't all on Josh.
'Cause I was the one that insisted we send the kids
to that school, and it costs an arm and a leg,
and I told Josh he just had to find the money.
So, Harry was just a courier? He wasn't dealing?
Yeah, Harry wasn't sharp enough to deal.
Josh said the punters would have him for breakfast.
Was Josh paying Harry the going rate?
Course not.
Josh is very good at taking advantage
of people's troubles and insecurities.
What do you mean?
Harry wanted to move out of the pub.
Get away from his brother.
Josh persuaded him that he'd need cash, and that
ferrying drugs round in his toolbox was how to get it.
Why did Harry want to get away from his brother?
Something to do with what happened to Grace I think.
What about my house?
We can help you find someone to clear it up.
I'll be surprised if it can be sorted today though.
Samira, your husband just used his Oyster Card
at Surrey Quays Station.
Have you any idea where he might be headed?
Uh, his friend Dan lives near there.
Dan who?
Dan Hardcastle I think. They went to uni together.
And what's their connection now?
Dan supplies the weed that Josh sells.
I don't suppose you've got Dan's address?
I don't, I just know that he lives on a houseboat
in Surrey Quays.
His name is Rob Brady, wife and three kids.
This is the address.
I reckon you've got an hour, tops.
Ta.
I've got to get that phone back.
If you get caught, you're on your own.
Yeah, we both know that's not true, don't we?
You sure you don't want a proper drink?
This is fine. Thanks.
Okay, so, council tax records give me a D Hardcastle,
the boat is moored at Surrey Quays.
This sounds promising.
Only thing is, I've cross checked the address
with the electoral roll and it comes up as Danielle.
That's very interesting.
Do you wanna get a drugs warrant?
No, we don't have time.
I will text the detective inspector
and let him know what we're proposing to do.
When did Cherry tell you she was pregnant?
She was about three weeks in I think.
I don't mean that.
How close to you finding Grace dead?
Pretty close.
- Same day. - Day after.
Day after you found a young woman dead
on her living room floor.
And her baby looking on.
What's your point?
Don't tell me you think I've got Post Traumatic Stress.
I had a colleague...
attended a bombing where a lot of people died.
He saw terrible things.
He always said it didn't affect him, it was...
just another day on duty.
Years later,
he saw a clip about it on TV.
He was off work for a year.
That's not what's happening to me.
What you said earlier,
you were right.
I can't do this anymore.
Please, stop beating yourself up, Rob.
Grace was under my protection.
I promised I'd look after her.
I'm the one who let her down.
When her name came up today, I...
I couldn't face talking to you about it.
All over again.
I couldn't look you in the eye.
You don't understand.
I do.
When I said I can't do this anymore,
I wasn't talking about Grace.
I was talking about the job.
I can't do this job anymore.
You know what I'm saying is true.
You're just tired. Exhausted.
It's not just that.
I can't face the crime scenes,
the families.
Promise me you won't make any decisions
without talking to me first.
Why don't you go home now?
See, if you can get your head down for a few hours.
I've gotta drop this phone off at the lab.
Do it on the way.
Okay.
That's it.
Wait.
Police! Don't move.
Don't you move.
Right, you're gonna be sorry you did that.
Josh Hart. I'm arresting you on suspicion of
possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply.
You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned,
something which you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
You're really, really pretty.
Well, someone's gonna have to recover it.
You are kidding?
Clever girl.
_
- You Rob Brady? - Who's asking?
That's my house.
My girls' bedroom. What?
If you value the lives of your children,
you'll give me the phone you found this morning.
According to Josh Hart, Harry was scared.
I think you're right, Harry's death had nothing to do
with drugs and everything to do with shutting him up.
Josh also said something else.
What?
He said the killer had friends in high places.
That's why they won't get caught.
I'm guessing you already knew that?
We're sure the killer is a serving police officer.
- Do you know who? - Not yet.
We've worked out how to break the killer's cover.
But it means deploying another officer. A detective.
Which detective?
- You. - Why me?
The killer has an accomplice.
Another serving officer.
And no one knows that officer better than you.
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