These were found hidden in DS Brandice's car.
Wheatley's investigation is premised on the idea
that Crowther that had Brandice in his pocket.
I'm not so sure.
Soran Ahmadi,
the only other witness in the Crowther trial.
Mum, someone's out the back.
There was another man at your house.
Do you think you might have seen him?
No.
DS Brandice had surgery
and they're keeping him under. It's touch and go.
Do you think you could unlock this?
- Whose phone is it? - Brandice's.
And why the hell haven't you given it to Wheatley?
This better be worth it, Liz.
Someone on that list just served up
a 12-year-old girl to Eddie Crowther.
Right now everyone is under suspicion.
No-one can find any links between Crowther and Brandice.
Raj Kohli, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
Someone wants her dead,
yet she says she didn't see anything.
Those two things don't make sense.
You know I didn't do this, right?
I'm gonna get this sorted, Raj, trust me.
DS Brandice.
The witness giving you grief?
You know we can't talk about that.
When can I see you again?
Tonight?
Mm, yeah.
Usual place.
Hey, I'm not losing my job over this.
I can speak to you then.
Okay.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
How can I help?
I wanted to talk to you about DS Kohli, ma'am.
You know I can't share details
of an active investigation.
Well, of course, but there's been a terrible mistake.
I've worked with Kohli for three years.
- I can't believe he's bent. - Mm.
So, listen...
several of my colleagues
think the matter of the leak is resolved.
It's either Raj Kohli acting alone
or Kohli in collaboration with Brandice.
All we need to do is link them to Crowther,
and it's case closed.
I'm not so sure.
Well, I'm glad to hear it.
My own feeling is that someone planted this message
to set Raj up.
The key question in all this is,
who is the common denominator?
Well, if you ask me...
I think it's you.
Sorry?
You were privy to the location of the safe house
and to the location of the Amy McLennan interview.
You found DS Brandice's car, and you're Raj Kohli's partner,
so he's likely to have trusted you.
Are you making an allegation against me?
Not yet.
But my gut tells me you are hiding something, Liz.
Whatever it is, I'll find out.
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Okay, bye.
What's going on?
You might wanna ask DCI Kelman that.
Over here please, Nyles.
DCI Kapoor's decided to step down
as head of the Protected Persons Unit, effective immediately.
What?
Is he all right?
Taking early retirement.
As Kapoor's deputy,
the expectation is that you'll step in
as acting head of the unit until a permanent replacement
can be appointed.
Can I ask who this came from?
Command.
Ma'am, I'm already over-committed.
Are you declining the promotion?
No, ma'am, but...
Good.
I've let the unit know that we'll be addressing them
at 10:00 a.m.
Oh, and congratulations, Acting DCI Nyles.
Arun, what the hell?
Excuse me.
Given the various balls at play,
it was suggested that the unit might benefit
from a change of direction.
Strongly suggested.
I'm sorry.
Truthfully, it's a bit of a relief.
Kelman has just asked me to step up temporarily, but...
You know they're setting you up to fail.
Right now, this unit, it's a poisoned chalice.
Well, not if I can prove who's really behind this.
Are you ready?
Good luck with that, Acting DCI Nyles.
You're gonna need it.
I know DCI Kapoor's departure comes as a surprise
to all of us, and you'll have questions
about DS Kohli and DS Brandice, amongst other things.
There's a rumour the unit's being shut down.
Can you at least confirm whether that's true?
I can't preempt decisions
that have been made by Senior Command,
but what I can say is we've still got protected witnesses
that require management so I think we should focus on them.
But if there's another leak,
aren't they all still in danger?
While the enquiry into this unit will continue,
the immediate security threat is thought to be resolved.
So from a resource allocation point of view,
moving every single witness
is not regarded as a high priority at this time.
I need to protect the integrity of this unit.
So we can't be complacent.
You did well.
Morale's on the floor.
That's what happens
when police officers betray their colleagues.
I understand that the case against DS Kohli looks strong,
but I have serious doubts.
And if he isn't the leak,
then the immediate security threat is far from resolved.
I'd be happy to undertake a personal review
of the evidence against him.
Of course, I can't make any promises.
Thank you, ma'am.
_
Hey. She's still asleep.
She all right?
Oh, thanks.
Not exactly, but I reckon she'll be glad to see you.
That's the thing,
I won't be able to relieve you right now.
Ma'am, I've been on for 16 hours.
Arun stepped down,
and I've been told to take over temporarily.
And right now,
I'd prefer to keep this location strictly between us.
May I ask, ma'am...
why me?
Well, you didn't have access to Amy's interview location
so you couldn't have leaked it.
Kelman's put you through the ringer
and you came out spotless.
Also, I think Amy might like you.
I'm sorry, I need to take this.
Rick, tell me you've got something.
I wish I could.
That name you gave me, John Gibson.
Yeah, any connection to Crowther?
Not unless Crowther secretly went to Eton
and works in a merchant bank.
I mean, I'll send you everything I've got,
but on paper Gibson looks pristine.
What about our motorcyclist?
Your informants got anything there?
They're scared, Liz.
What happened with the McLennans has sent out a message.
And as it stands, nobody's talking.
Well, I can't find them.
I had all my pills laid out on a tray.
Yeah, I know you did, Dad, 'cause I put them there.
Well, they're gone.
And no, I didn't accidentally put them in the bin.
Look, I'm not far from home.
Why don't I swing by in a bit
and sort it out for you, all right?
I can lay them out myself, you know?
I'm not an idiot.
No, Dad, wait for me.
I'll see you soon.
Oh, shit!
No, no, Mr. Ahmadi, whoa, whoa.
I'm police. I'm with Protected Persons.
ID.
I'm here to help you, okay?
I agreed to testify against Crowther.
So I'll be next on his list.
Well, we are rebuilding the case.
But if you are now refusing
to give evidence against Crowther,
you'll be forced out of the Protected Persons programme.
And then I can't do any more to help you.
But if I testify, I'm dead.
I'm in charge of this safe house,
so I can allow you to stay here
at least until the heat dies down.
I can help you, but you've gotta help me.
I worked for Crowther
because he promised to get my family to the UK.
But he lied. My children are still there.
That's why I agreed to do this.
You made the right decision.
Really?
I still hope to see my family.
If Crowther kills me, how is that going to happen?
So you helped him import heroin into the UK?
Eddie wanted access to cheap heroin in Turkey.
So he came to me to help organise it.
Local knowledge.
And McLennan laundered the earnings.
It's all in my statement.
Who managed it for him... the Turkish end?
It's a good question.
I'm trying to identify one of Crowther's crew.
He's a skilled motorcyclist, red hair, probably the muscle.
Jock Ferguson.
Okay.
And what about bent cops?
You ever see this man?
Or him?
No.
He was shot, probably by one of Crowther's thugs.
If I can work out why, connect him back to Crowther,
I'll be able to put them all in jail,
and you and your family will be safe.
The last house you had me in, he came to see me there.
Five, maybe six weeks ago.
What did he want?
He was asking questions like you
about the operations in the Middle East.
Did he say who he was working for?
He said it was police.
I said I already have two protection officers
looking after me,
and Bewley's team preparing me for the trial,
so what's his job?
What did he say?
"Good question."
That's what he said.
He said I mustn't tell anyone he was there,
otherwise there'd be problems for me, big problems.
And after that?
He said he'd be back, but I never saw him again.
Did you grow up in this place?
Moved from Manchester.
My mum died.
Dad got a promotion, Major Crimes.
I pretty much ran this house. Dad worked long hours, so...
Bit of a local legend, your dad.
I guess.
Made me work twice as hard,
made sure I lived up to expectations.
He must have been proud of you, though,
when you joined the force.
Sure.
I mean, he didn't say it, but yeah, sure.
Police families.
Sometimes I feel like coppers here don't really trust you
unless you're born into one.
Mm.
My ex was from a police family.
Trusting him was the biggest mistake I ever made.
I guess it takes a leap of faith
to make a marriage work, right?
People fall in love, lose their judgement, go blind.
If you ask me, trust needs to be earned.
And what does a fella need to do to earn yours?
Hi, this is Noel Taylor.
Leave a message after the tone.
DC Taylor, it's DI Nyles.
I want you to pull together everything we've got
on DS Brandice.
- You could've told me. - About what?
That you had Jas. At the house this morning,
there was no sign of her, no-one around.
She said she'd okayed it with you.
Anyway, it's your week with her
so why the hell weren't you in?
Becca was poorly, wanted to spend the night with her.
Leaving your daughter alone?
She's nearly 16, Liz. It's one night.
So you trust her on her own all night?
Yeah, yeah, I do.
It's called independence.
Maybe you should do the same.
Nice rationalisation, Freddie.
Whatever.
See you later.
See ya.
Well, here she is at last.
Head of the unit, amazing, Mum.
Yeah.
Took a while, but you got there in the end.
How do you know?
I know a mate of mine in the ACC's office.
I'm just surprised you didn't tell us yourself.
It's just temporary, I mean, it's not a real promotion.
Rubbish.
Still, I hope you're prepared.
It's a tough job heading up a Major Crime squad.
Dad, I work in Protected Persons.
I left Major Crime 12 years ago.
Yeah, I knew that, I knew it.
I just meant either way, it's a tough job.
Well, let's get these meds sorted out, yeah?
Already done.
In there.
Okay, that's perfect.
I'm not angry any more either about that girl in my room.
Granddad explained it all.
I wanted to talk to you about something else.
- Your granddad... - I know.
Till he goes home, I need to step up and do more.
And I will.
I mean, I sorted out his meds.
Is there something else wrong?
I'm sorry, love. I need to take this.
Mum.
Rick.
Liz, I thought you should know, Brandice is awake.
Rick.
You okay?
I've seen Ahmadi.
Brandice has been operating way beyond the boundaries
of witness protection protocols.
We're talking serious breaches,
directly relating to witnesses in the Crowther trial.
Sounds like I need to have a little chat
with our DS Brandice, then.
Yeah, and Ahmadi named our motorcycle man, Jock Ferguson.
Ah, Andrew Jock Ferguson.
Low-grade thug, rippers and knife man,
used to be tight with Crowther.
Right, so fits the bill.
Well, I know that he's on Wheatley's long list,
but apparently he fled the country, end of last year.
Well, maybe he's back.
Excuse me, you family or...?
No, police.
Sorry, ma'am, new rules.
Only specifically authorised persons to enter.
What?
I am Detective Sergeant Paul Brandice's supervisor.
Sorry, ma'am. Not on the list, you don't get in.
Orders of DCI Wheatley.
Nyles.
You speak to him, ma'am?
If you can call it that.
He's so zonked on propofol
he couldn't string a sentence together.
Well, I'd like to try.
I'm sure once he's been formally interviewed
and debriefed, you can pop in and see him.
I'm gonna grab a coffee. You want?
No, ta.
Don't worry, Nyles.
He'll recover soon enough.
And when he does,
we'll find out exactly what he was up to,
and with whom.
Hi.
Those files I asked for?
In DCI Kapoor's... I mean, your office, ma'am.
Cheers.
Miss me already?
Did you know Paul Brandice visited Soran Ahmadi
at a safe house he wasn't even authorised to know about?
Of course I didn't.
Oh well, I guess it wouldn't surprise you too much
since he was transferred into the unit without being vetted.
Is that right?
You know it's right because you approved it.
I've seen his bloody file.
I can't talk about this.
Oh, for fuck's sake.
Why didn't you mention this when the shootings happened?
Because I didn't wanna drag you into it.
Well, I am in it anyway. I am neck-deep in it.
Then back away, Liz.
Keep your head down and your mouth shut.
Think about your family, that's what I'm doing.
- No, Arun... - No.
Jesus.
Rick.
I had a dig into our motorcyclist, Jock Ferguson.
NCA records say that he's abroad,
but it looks like as recently as last month,
he applied for unemployment benefit.
He must have given an address.
Yeah, it's flat six, number 98 Pallison Street.
It's leased by a Ms Shari West, 32.
Probably his girlfriend.
Right, I'm on my way.
So where is he?
Where the fuck is he?
You think he'll still be into you with no nose?
Police!
Okay, step away from her, drop the knife.
If you do that, you'll spend the rest of your life in jail.
Lets go.
Go on, then.
It's all right, love.
It's all right, they're gone.
They're gone.
98 Pallison Street.
I've just disturbed two males with firearms
threatening the occupier.
Okay, copy that.
Do you need any assistance, an ambulance?
No, no, they've left the scene on foot.
All right.
All right, thank you.
You know, if they were sent by Crowther,
that won't be the last of them.
If you tell me what's going on, I might be able to help you.
Okay.
Well, tell me about Jock and Eddie Crowther,
'cause they used to be pretty tight.
Used to be.
Eddie thought Jock was doing too much gear,
so he gave him the boot.
He went away for a bit, got a job in Ireland but...
Didn't work out, so he came back.
So what happened early Tuesday morning?
- _ - Where was he then?
Last week he got a call.
He said he got a job, a big job.
And it was gonna solve all of our money problems.
A job for Crowther or...?
I guess so, yeah.
He was hyped about it, but he wouldn't tell me what it was.
And then Tuesday morning he got up early...
and I didn't see him again.
Do you know what happened?
Erm...
The day before yesterday, he called me,
said he'd fucked up.
Fucked up how?
He thinks someone saw him on the job.
He didn't know anyone was there.
But he said he was gonna sort it.
I'm gonna show you a photo of a man
who may have been involved
in what happened to your mum and dad.
I already said I didn't see anything.
I understand.
But maybe the photo will jog your memory.
All right?
Mum!
Okay.
I saw him through the cracks in the wash basket.
But he didn't see me.
He had a ski mask thing on.
He was looking through my room.
Looking for you?
No, drawers and in bags and stuff.
Then another man started shouting at him to hurry up.
A second man? Did you see him too?
No.
He was angry because there was something they couldn't find.
That's when the first man took his mask off
shouting at each other.
And that's when you saw him, this man?
And after that?
Like I said, someone started banging on the door.
They ran off.
Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?
I thought if I'd see his face, I'd be a witness...
like Dad.
And now I am a witness.
- And they'll kill me. - No.
What happened to your dad won't happen to you.
I told you I won't let it happen, all right?
There was a police officer at your house that morning.
They, erm...
They showed you his photo?
I didn't see him, but I heard his voice.
Irish accent, same as last time.
Last time?
Last weekend.
Mum was out, Dad said he had work to do,
that I had to stay in my room and be quiet.
But really, someone came to see him.
Did you hear them talking?
They went to the back, talking about insurance.
Insurance?
Something like that.
My dad pretended no-one had been,
but I knew because I saw him.
Same fellow who was there when...
when those men were here.
That is a big help, love, thank you.
Are you leaving again?
No...
I have to.
It's a big breakthrough you've given us.
But Sue will be here and I will be back as soon as I can.
I promise.
_
I have been so very lucky,
so blessed to have made a new life in England.
Most of those I grew up with have not,
but still they manage to produce art
that can inspire us all to help end war.
Not just in Kurdistan, but everywhere.
As Kurdish people say, fear ignorance more than a lion.
Words we should all heed.
- Fabulous. - Thank you.
Nice turnout too.
Including a surprise appearance from my husband.
Well, I am the main sponsor.
I wasn't gonna miss out, was I?
Mr. Crowther, sorry to interrupt.
- Excuse me, sweetheart. - No worries.
He still hasn't replied.
No contact at all.
And the address I gave you?
No sign of him.
Looks to me like he's running.
Well, then stop him running.
Right now.
Crowther must know that Ferguson was identified
at the scene, which makes him vulnerable.
And that explains why Crowther
has got people hunting for him to shut him up.
You think the second man could have been Brandice?
Not the way Amy described it.
Forensics suggests that he was shot downstairs
at the same time as the others.
So the attempt on the girl's life
could have been Ferguson acting on his own initiative.
It was always too reckless for Crowther.
But a guy like Ferguson, scared and desperate
to get rid of the only witness against him,
hoping to get Crowther off his back, it makes sense.
So we need to find Ferguson then before Crowther does.
Agreed, ma'am.
But if Brandice is responsive,
he might be able to put the rest of the pieces together
for us, you know, connect Ferguson back
to whoever's been leaking information.
We need to talk to him about it right now.
But I need your authorisation to get past security.
I'll meet you at the hospital as soon as I can.
Thank you, ma'am.
Paul.
Help! I need some help in here!
Okay, step back please.
Get the crash team in here.
Paul, Paul?
No pulse.
He's arrested.
One, two...
Stand clear.
Shocking.
Back on chest.
Nothing.
One, two.
No pulse.
Stand clear.
Thank you.
How did this happen?
He was recovering.
There'll be a postmortem,
but the registrar says it was likely cardiac arrest
brought on by the strain of his injuries.
No, no, I saw someone
come out of the ward just before.
He was dressed like a nurse, but...
You sure it wasn't a member of staff?
They did something to him to shut him up.
And the police guard wasn't here, why wasn't he here?
Good question.
I said the danger wasn't resolved, and it isn't.
Leave this with me.
I'll make sure your concerns are taken seriously.
The detective chief inspector
wants all non-essential personnel out of here.
Especially you.
Come on, Jardine, she worked with the deceased officer.
Think we can show a bit of compassion.
All due respect, ma'am,
but we are still investigating a multiple homicide.
So if the detective inspector wants the area cleared,
I'm obliged to clear the area.
Fine, I'll see her out.
As I said, if something untoward did happen here,
it'll come to light.
I guarantee it.
Thank you, ma'am.
Also, I'm not suggesting
we invade their privacy right now,
but etiquette demands that at some stage,
Brandice's senior officer make a visit to the family...
to express the police force's formal condolences.
You look good, Mum.
Really?
What you said about Granddad before,
something's going on there and you aren't telling me.
I'm sorry, love, I can't talk about this right now.
When then?
You can't just say something like that
and then march out and leave me to worry.
You're right.
I've been trying to protect you from it.
I should have told you sooner. You have a right to know.
Mum?
Granddad's been diagnosed with dementia.
Pretty aggressive.
Don't know how long he's got
before it really starts to show.
But he doesn't seem too bad.
I mean, okay, he forgets things, but...
I'm sorry, love.
I love him.
Having him here,
it's been the best thing that's happened this last year.
I know, love, I know.
May I come in?
I'd rather you didn't.
On behalf of the unit and the force as a whole,
I'd like to express our deepest...
He was my husband.
I understand that.
You said you were going to find out who shot him,
and now he's gone.
Why?
I tried, I'm still trying to work that out, but...
You're not part of the official investigating team.
I've asked.
So what is your special interest in this case?
Finding the truth.
Listen, I do not wanna see you again
and I do not wanna speak to you again, do you understand?
Do you understand?
I heard you got bumped up, head of the unit.
Raj...
Brandice is dead.
Shit.
I think he was killed, murdered at the hospital.
It was stupid, but I really thought he'd confess.
Name whoever really did this, and I'll be out, but now...
I'm making headway.
Whoever orchestrated the hit on McLennan
expected Brandice to be left holding the bag.
But this second leak on Amy's location,
that couldn't have been him.
So they needed someone else to set up
to take the fall for that.
How are we gonna prove any of this, Liz?
It's been 36 hours.
Wheatley's gonna charge me soon, she's got to.
No, no, she's got one piece of evidence against you.
So her team will be trying to find something to corroborate
before they make the next move.
They'll drag this out as long as they can, I'm sure of that.
If I could just give Wheatley something
to prove that I'm cooperating.
She's after that burner phone, Liz.
You give her that and she'll still charge you.
The only difference is we'll both be in here together,
and that means I am not out there working
to try and clear your name.
Please, Raj, just give me some more time.
I'll give you 24 hours.
But after that I'm telling them about that phone.
Preliminary finding's heart failure,
which is probably a consequence of the gunshot wounds.
And what about the missing police guard?
Yeah, you were right about that.
He stepped away from his post.
His relief was delayed. Car troubles.
Could that have been orchestrated?
Well, we're looking into that.
Oh, it stinks, the whole thing stinks.
Yeah, it does.
Look, I'm gonna have to take a step back
from what we've been doing for a while.
What? No.
I've been transferred over to Wheatley's task force.
She shut you down.
Well, either way, I've got to play by her rules
till I find my feet.
I get it.
And, Rick... thank you.
You with the police investigation?
Yeah, DI Nyles. Thank you for making time.
Not at all.
One of Detective Chief Inspector Wheatley's people
was already down here, said you lot would be in again.
You're interested in security footage starting at 9:24 p.m.?
Give or take.
There you go.
Oh, it's forward here, rewind here.
The ICU ward itself doesn't have a camera,
but the entry camera should give you a pretty good view.
No, this can't be right.
I saw a nurse coming out of this door just before me
a few minutes before the crash team,
but there's no sign of him in this recording.
That's strange.
Apart from yourself, who has access to this suite?
The last 24 hours, DCI Wheatley's team's
been pretty tight on security, no-one else has been in.
Well, apart from Detective Sergeant Jardine, of course.
Jardine?
Yeah, the bearded guy on Wheatley's team.
Came in earlier to review CCTV like yourself.
I mean, I actually left him to it,
but pretty sure he'd have seen something dodgy.
Hi. This is Amanda Kelman.
Please leave a message.
Right, ma'am, I need to speak to you urgently
about the death of DS Brandice.
And this is an unusual request,
but what I have to tell you needs to be for your ears only.
If you could call me back as soon as you get this message.
Thanks.
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