All language subtitles for Line of Duty - S03E05 (EN)

Before Danny died, he
tried to say something.

Now I reckon what
he said was, "List."

What was Danny onto that
meant you had to kill him?!

The final report states

that these findings
are consistent

with a bloodstained note.

And this is just
between us for now?

I'm innocent.

The question is, are you?

You lied in court,

you lied to your partner,
and you lied to me!

I did not plant evidence!

We gather the evidence,
and the people decide.

And they've decided
that she didn't do it

because you couldn't
keep it in your pants.

That's not what happened.

There's seconds
here if you fancy.

Any more, and I
won't get off this sofa.

I had intended that meeting
in a more social setting

would make this less
confrontational between us.

I'm a married man.

Separated.

I'm sorry, Gill.

Oliver Stephens-Lloyd,

a registered social worker with
responsibility at Sands View.

Chief Superintendent Fairbank

had nothing to
do with this case.

He ran vice.

Stephens-Lloyd
claimed he compiled a list

of authority figures who
conducted systematic abuse

of boys resident at Sands View.

See, I've never even heard
of this Stands Views place.

Hope I'm not too late.

I saw the handshake at the door.

It was Masonic.

I'm putting you in
for a commendation.

Ronan Murphy was
interviewed about the conspiracy

Lindsay Denton was convicted of?

None of this was in the file.

And who gave us that file?

Hastings.

The Caddy is male, under 35.

A detective. A London
or South East accent.

I'm sorry, gaffer,

but the finger's pointing
at one of our own.

Detective Inspector
Matthew Cottan

has distinguished
not only himself

but the entire
anti-corruption division.

Detective Inspector
Matthew Cottan.

It is an honor to
present D.I. Cottan

with this award for
outstanding bravery.

The commendation reads,

"In recognition of
courageous conduct

in apprehending a
dangerous suspect

with commendable disregard
for your own personal safety."

- Well done, Cottan.
- Thank you, sir.

- Congratulations, Matthew.
- Ah, thanks, Gill.

You need a drink.

Here you go.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Have you thought about

going in front of the
DCI promotion board?

- Right. Coffee?
- Yeah, lovely.

Don't be going to any
trouble on my account.

You know, I'll have instant.

Special occasion, though.

Actually, it's good to be
able to talk outside the office.

Is everything okay?

No. Not really.

Steve's been
ordering more forensics

on evidence seized
from Danny Waldron's flat.

Why?

He'll be making
out I missed a lead.

But I know what he's up to.
It's classic classroom tactics.

If you've farted, you hold your
nose, you point at someone else.

What do you mean?

He's hiding summat.

What?

I-I shouldn't say
until there's evidence.

And I hope I'm
wrong. I really do.

But if I'm not,

I need to know
you've got my back.

Oh, God, yeah.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't
really have said anything.

- I know you two go back a ways.
- No, you had to.

Glock 17.

Though I walk

through the valley of
the shadow of death...

I will fear no evil.

For you are with me... your
rod and staff, they comfort me.

We now commit Daniel's
body to the ground,

earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust,

in the sure and certain hope

of the resurrection
to eternal life.

- There a problem, sir?
- Why do you ask?

I know there was a briefing,
inspectors and above,

and no one's
letting me in on it.

Hence "inspectors and above."

So, what's that about, then?

I went to Danny
Waldron's funeral.

There's still a perceived threat
to anyone associated with Danny.

And was anyone there?

- No.
- No.

That's good to know, eh?

And you shouldn't be
bringing that 'round here.

This isn't the Bronx.

Feeling better?

Uh, yeah, thanks.
Just a stomach bug.

Yes, well, now you're
back, I was hoping to get

those additional
forensics I requested.

What's the holdup?

I don't want to get caught
between you and D.I. Cottan.

What do you mean?

He knew forensics hadn't
bothered testing the envelope.

I'll be right back.

Glock 17.

Confirm serial number and
number and type of rounds.

Cheers.

G36 carbine plus rounds.

You wanted me to see something?

Yeah.

I've been reviewing
CCTV of Danny Waldron

from the murder time
line of Linus Murphy.

Here's Danny arriving.
Note the direction of travel.

It matches the route from
Linus Murphy's residence,

so we have to assume

Danny's come directly
from killing Linus.

Formal I.D. It's Danny Waldron.

And these images tally
with the paperwork we got

from the storage facility.

And our assumption
is that the rucksack

contains Linus Murphy's head

wrapped in a
watertight bin liner.

In the carrier bag must
be a cold-storage container

he bought en route.

Now the rucksack's empty,

presumably after
Danny's stored Linus' head.

He leaves,

and we pick him up on
an exterior camera again.

Danny jogging away.

Note the different direction
of travel from his arrival.

I just want to get
the job done, Kate.

And we've always done
a good one together.

The job. That I can do.

Where do you think he's going?

Unfortunately there's
no other CCTV of Danny.

But...

Here's the storage facility.

Here's the direction
we see him leaving.

Danny's flat is located here.

It appears he came directly
from Linus Murphy's place.

So his only opportunity

to conceal any information
he obtained from Linus

was when he was in his flat.

What information?

Ink and blood was detected

on the inside of an envelope
found at Danny Waldron's flat.

Now, the blood
matches to Linus Murphy.

To me, that means he
must have written a message

and put it in the envelope
straight from killing Murphy,

even before he
washed the blood off.

It was definitely
there in that envelope.

For a time, at least.

Why are we only getting
this information now?

Admin cock-up.

Forensics' fault.

Okay.

All right? Where you off to?

Morrison's over the
road, but don't tell no one.

I'll keep quiet for a KitKat.

Has to be authorized

by superintendent rank or
above and meet the RIPA criteria.

It's not rocket science.

Matthew.

Anyway, get back to
me if there's a problem.

Will do.

Hope you're not still hungover

from all that
taxpayer champagne.

Have you got a minute?

Yeah.

Look, I am the last person
to go behind anyone's back,

but I've raised concerns
about a colleague

with my commanding officer.

Well, if Ted's dealing with it,
I shouldn't really get involved.

Yeah, well, that's
the problem. He's not.

Ah.

I can guess who the
colleague might be.

What worries me

is he's wandering around
this place with a firearm.

Oh, my God.

Sorry.

Look, maybe I shouldn't have...

No. Leave it with me.

Thanks, Gill.

Got a lead on Fairbank.

Digging into his
personnel records,

there was a complaint made
by someone called Wendy Rider.

The complaint wasn't pursued
because Fairbank retired.

What was the complaint?

As usual where

Chief Superintendent
Fairbank's concerned,

the records are
sketchy, to say the least.

But it was about her son.

He was a resident at
Sands View Boys' Home.

He's overseas with the army
now, but she still lives in the area.

Nice work.

Just doing my job, mate.

Do you remember when
he went to Sands View

and how long he was there?

He was 13.

It was nearly a
year till he come out.

It'd help our inquiry if
you could tell us why

you made a complaint
about a chief superintendent

named Patrick Fairbank.

Well, Greg would never talk
about what had happened.

We never talked much anyway
after he got took away from me.

He blamed me for
what had happened.

What had happened?

He said he'd been
interfered with.

Big, fat bloke, he said.

So I went to the police.

Huh, they didn't want to know.

They said Greg wasn't
a reliable witness.

So I told them if
they didn't do nothing

I was gonna write to the
papers and me M.P. and that.

They just laughed in me face.

And that was that?

No.

A week after, one of
them come 'round and said

this chief superintendent
had sorted it.

Who came 'round?
A uniformed officer?

Yeah.

He said the chief superintendent

had got the bloke to confess
and that it was all all right

so that Greg wouldn't have
to go through a trial and that.

To be clear, Mrs. Rider...

You were advised that the
offender was going to prison?

Yeah.

Yeah, but then there was
this picture in the paper,

and Greg said it
was the same bloke.

Mrs. Rider, is this the
man you saw in the paper?

Yeah.

And is that when you realized
he hadn't been charged?

Huh.

Well, I'd written down the
name of this chief superintendent

who had supposed to
have taken care of it all.

Yeah?

Sir, we've got a witness
claiming Fairbank

suppressed a child-rape
allegation against Dale Roach.

Ideally, sir, we put these
allegations to Fairbank

in the presence of a solicitor.

Yeah, well, I'll have
to think about that.

- But, sir...
- Steve.

- Sir.
- Kate.

Sir, with respect, there's
no operational reason

to drag our feet over Fairbank.

I know how to conduct an
anti-corruption case, Steve.

With respect again, sir,

I'm becoming concerned
this inquiry's dragging its feet.

- I'm not the issue here, son.
- Sir?

I can't have you
interviewing Fairbank

because of the suspicions
hanging over your head.

That's why we're
dragging our feet here,

against my better judgment.

Still this crap about
me planting evidence

against Lindsay Denton?

Listen, we'll bring Fairbank in,

but I can't have
you in the room.

I will not risk jeopardizing
future prosecutions.

What, you're taking
me off the case?

Don't make this
harder than it is, son.

Harder than protecting
a former chief super

who just happens to be a Mason?

You are way out of line.

I saw your handshake.

You do not know the first thing.

I know you're trying
to take me off a case

that involves senior officers
covering up child abuse!

Suspicions against you

are more than just
planting evidence, Steve.

As you were.

Superintendent Hastings and
I have had a short discussion,

and in the circumstances we
agree the best course of action,

to protect all parties and to
abide by disciplinary procedure,

is for you to be served
with a Regulation 15 notice

and to be suspended from duty

until these matters
can be addressed

at a formal
disciplinary hearing.

A Reg 15?

For what?

Certain allegations have
been made against you.

By who?

It wouldn't be appropriate
to discuss these

outside a recognized
disciplinary framework.

But before you go, may I
ask if you're bearing a firearm?

This come from Dot?

I want him in here.

I don't think
that's a good idea.

Fine.

I really don't think
that's a good idea.

My officer has asked for this,

so I'm gonna give him this.

D.I. Cottan.

Sir. Gill.

The floor is yours.

What's this all about?

D.I. Cottan.

I have a number of concerns

regarding D.S. Arnott's
professional conduct.

He's been bearing a
firearm 'round the office.

In contravention of Section
7 of the 1968 Firearms Act.

I've signed the firearm back in.

He's been accused of having

an improper relationship
with a suspect,

of planting evidence
against said suspect.

I did not plant evidence!

He also fits the profile of
a suspect we're seeking

in a separate
anti-corruption inquiry.

What? This is insane!

What anti-corruption inquiry?

I really don't think
any more should be

said about this matter
while it's being investigated.

Look, for Christ sake,
I'm not the problem here!

What exactly are you saying?

Sir, I've got serious concerns
about D.I. Cottan's performance

of his duties under
police conduct regs.

And that's why he's
having a go at me.

Sir, this is completely
out of order.

During a search of
Danny Waldron's flat,

he failed in his duty to
order the necessary forensics.

He then induced a junior
rank to hide this from me

so I wouldn't find out
he'd missed a crucial lead.

Listen, If there's any
issues to be addressed

by a performance
review or otherwise,

then trust me, they
certainly will be.

However, said issues
are separate and distinct

from the ones before
us now, D.S. Arnott.

Look. Please.

I know I've pissed you all off.

And I am sorry about the
undercover on Lindsay Denton.

But I am the only one that's
trying to solve this case.

Oh, well, there you have it.

Only Steve can solve
the cases. All hail Steve.

I definitely think we should
stop this conversation now.

- Thank you, D.I. Cottan.
- Sir.

Thanks for keeping your
cool in there, Matthew.

It can't have been easy.

D.S. Arnott, regarding
the Reg 15 notice.

You will return here
for a formal interview

at a time specified by us.

But until then, you will
be suspended from duty.

I'm sorry, son. I'm sorry.

I know he's got his reasons.

But you, sir?

You never answered my point

about you and Fairbank
both being in the Masons.

Come on, Steve, you're not
doing yourself any favors here.

It's one thing denying
allegations against you,

but it's another thing
slinging mud at your superiors.

That's a completely
different kettle of fish, fella.

What can I say?

You've let me down.
You've let yourself down.

Yeah.

Well, you're the
one that fed us all

a doctored file on Ronan Murphy.

What?

Ronan Murphy being a
known criminal associate

of Tommy Hunter.

Not in the file.

Ronan Murphy being
investigated as the prime suspect

in Hunter's murder.

Not in the file.

Ronan Murphy and Tommy Hunter

both being involved in
child sexual exploitation.

Not in the file!

And you say I'm the one
that's letting you down.

Sir.

You okay?

Yeah. I'm not gonna
jump to conclusions.

Let's see what comes out
of his disciplinary hearing.

Look, just between us,

I've got a lead on him planting
that money at Lindsay's.

I just wanted to let you know
so it didn't come as a big shock.

I know this is
gonna be difficult.

We've got to keep an
eye on his every move.

Sorry.

All right?

Thought these
might cheer you up.

Come in.

They're really sweet,
but you didn't need to.

No, you're all right.

Kate.

Look, I'd be gutted if this
Steve stuff came between us.

This feels like a bit of a
second chance for me,

and I really don't
want to mess it up.

- Oh. Okay.
- No...

Just let's take it
slow. You know?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

With the regs and that.

Sure.

But thanks for
these. They're lovely.

I'm glad you like them.

- Well, I best be off.
- All right.

- Night.
- Night.

How can I help you?

Ma'am, I'm requesting
authorization

on an undercover operation.

That's Ted Hastings'
call, not mine.

Well, actually, ma'am, it'd be
against a fellow AC-12 officer.

Ah.

In this situation,
guidelines are

that I should approach

an independent
anti-corruption commander

in confidence for
said authorization.

Why me?

I'd rather not say, ma'am.

AC-9's nearer.

Like I say, I'd rather
not say, ma'am.

Because I'm a woman.
I can't be a Mason.

You kept me waiting.

I know.

I've been watching for an hour.

If you'll hang on for that long,
then you must be desperate.

It's funny 'cause the last time
we met, I was the desperate one,

and you held all the cards.

Yeah, well, you don't
hold them all of a sudden.

Don't I? You know what, Steve?

I'd deduced that
you are so desperate,

that you need help from
some sad cow with no life.

Silly me.

Wait.

There's something I never
said, and I want to say it now.

I'm sorry.

I did take advantage of you.

You were grieving,
you were alone,

and gaining your trust...
Albeit to solve a crime...

Was callous and insensitive.

I'm sorry for what I did.

And you might not
believe me, but that night...

that's what made me hold back.

Don't flatter yourself, Steve.

I might have been a
complete emotional wreck,

but I didn't want you.

We were just two lonely
people having a fumble.

It might have sounded
convincing on tape,

but it was empty
and it was pathetic.

Back to planting of evidence.

The accusation's
been around so long

that people are
starting to think

they don't have to prove it.

Instead it's down
to me to disprove it.

You know the truth.

You know I didn't do it.

Listen to me...

I've just spent a year and
a half of my life in prison.

I've lost everything.

My home.

My job.

My whole future.

Maybe now you've got
a taste of what it's like

to know that you're innocent

and yet still have your
whole life destroyed.

I'll help you find the
real criminals, Steve.

But I will never, ever spend
one more day in prison.

So let me be clear...

That money was put in
my house to frame me.

I am innocent.

I am the victim in all of this.

- You're unbelievable.
- No.

No, I want justice.

And I don't care
how unjustly I get it.

So why don't you just tell me

everything you know about
the case that you're working on

and how it connects to mine.

You must be joking.

Right now, Steve, I'm the
only person that can help you.

Hi, Ted.

What's with all the
cloak-and-dagger?

I wanted to ask
you, off the record,

if I can count on your
full support in investigating

former Chief Superintendent
Patrick Fairbank?

In respect of?

In respect of not
adequately investigating

complaints of child
sexual exploitation.

Absolutely. Absolutely.

Thanks.

Ted, doesn't it make
much more sense

to hand over your files
to the various authorities

carrying out official inquiries
into historic sex abuse?

You can do it
through me if you like.

Yeah, that would be
great. Thank you, Gill, yeah.

- Thanks.
- Thanks, Ted.

We got seats at
the Pavilion End,

right behind the bowler's arm.

And I'm thinking, you know,
we're set for the day here.

And then what happened?
Heavens opened.

Ted!

I'm sure there's
no need for all this,

over a little misunderstanding.

We can thrash this out
between the pair of us.

I think it's best that we
continue as planned, really,

just to make sure that
everything's aboveboard

in the end.

I'm in your hands.

Tea? Coffee?

Very nice. Coffee, thanks.

Great.

You are being interviewed today

in respect of suspicion of
misconduct in public office.

You don't have to say anything,

however, it may
harm your defense

if you fail to mention
something under questioning

that you later go
on to rely on in court.

And of course anything you
do say may be used in evidence.

- Been there, done that.
- Thank you.

Document 2 in your folders.

Document 2 is a photocopy
of a missing persons report

relating to Oliver
Stephens-Lloyd.

You were shown this photocopy
in your interview on July 7th.

It's from near on 20 years ago.

You don't recall the report?

- I don't recall the report.
- No.

If you could go to
the end of the report,

you were shown that
a number of individuals

had been copied in by the
senior investigating officer.

Have to put me glasses on.

Right.

You were shown on July 7th

that according to
the distribution list,

you were sent a copy of
this report in November '98.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.
Seems I was sent one.

God knows whether
I got it or read it.

During this time, November
'98, what was your position?

- I ran vice.
- Yeah.

And why was the head of vice

being copied into a report
on a missing social worker?

I have absolutely no idea.

It sounds like an
admin error to me.

An administrative error?

Well, I'm surmising.
I have no idea. Sorry.

Document 3 in your folders.

Document 3 is a
photocopy of a report

dated 21st November '98

on death by suicide of
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.

Stephens-Lloyd claimed
to have furnished you

with a list of names of
abusers at Sands View.

Shortly afterwards, he was
dismissed from his position,

and three months
later he was found dead.

Don't know anything about this,

and I don't know anything
about this poor fella.

Yeah, well, the murder squad
have reopened the inquiry

into the death of
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.

Right.

Well, now, Ted, this
is, uh, getting serious.

Yeah, but this is
also an opportunity

for you to clarify
a number of issues

that are causing
us some vexation.

Well, you know I want to help.

We're very grateful.
D.C. Fleming.

Document 5 is a recent
postmortem examination

from the Home
Office pathologist.

It's likely that Stephens-Lloyd

was struck over the head
with a blunt instrument

and then thrown
into the river to drown.

So, not suicide.

Murder.

Well, I can see why
you're troubled, Ted,

but my department

had no involvement
in that investigation.

Well, we interviewed
the officers

who carried out
this investigation.

We have a statement
obtained by murder squad

from an officer who
was a D.C. at the time,

stating that the senior
investigating officer,

D.I. Marcus Thurwell,

advised him the
death was suicide

and anything that didn't fit
should be kept to themselves.

Now, why would
Thurwell be so eager

to prove that it was a suicide?

I haven't the foggiest.

Do you recall the
name Wendy Rider?

Well, I think we all know by
now that I'm hopeless with names.

Wendy Rider lodged
a complaint against you

in respect of her
son, Gregory Rider.

Gregory Rider was a resident
at Sands View Boys' Home

and was allegedly abused
by your best mate, Dale Roach.

Right, Ted, now, this was meant
to be a friendly conversation.

But your D.C.,
whatever her name is,

has just struck a tone
that I don't warm to.

D.C. Fleming.

My apologies if
I've caused offense.

We are most grateful
for your cooperation, sir.

I knew Councilor
Roach from a distance.

A very great distance.

Going back to your interview
with us on July 7th, you stated,

"When these things came up,
they would have been looked into."

Do you stand by that statement?

Well, I must have said
it, if you've written it down.

Can you inform us how you
investigated the allegations

made by Mrs. Rider
against Dale Roach?

It'll be in the files.

We looked. It's
not in the files.

I was chief superintendent,
not the office boy.

If records have gone missing,

that's got nothing
to do with me.

Mrs. Rider says that
she was informed

that you carried out
this interview yourself

and that no charge resulted.

Well, that must be because

the allegations against
Dale proved groundless.

"Dale."

Councilor Roach.

Why did you not keep
any records of this?

Here we go again.

- I was chief superintendent.
- Superintendent.

Yeah, I know,
not the office boy.

But this was your department.

And this was a very
serious allegation

against a prominent, you
know, public individual.

Me, I can't think of
any reason in the world

why you wouldn't have wanted
to be across all this yourself

and why there is no
record of the investigation.

Unless there was
no investigation.

Unless you were sweeping
all this under the carpet

to protect your friend.

Did any of the
boys at Sands View

complain about
sexual abuse to you

or any of the
officers you knew of?

God, no. Absolutely not.

Because you would
have investigated.

Correct. 100% correct.

You and your solicitor
have a written request

from a police officer
of inspector rank,

independent of this inquiry

and prior to this
voluntary interview,

requesting your participation
in a video identification process.

Mr. Fairbank is reluctant to
submit himself to a process

dependent on what must by now
be extremely unreliable memories.

Okay.

D.C. Fleming.

Item reference ASJ-76
is a newspaper cutting

dated 14th March '97.

Do you recognize this image?

It's me and Councilor Roach.

What was your
connection with the charity?

Well, I would be
there, at his invitation,

if he thought there was
a crime-prevention angle.

"Keeping young lads this
side of the law" sort of thing.

Item reference ASJ-116.

Item ASJ-116 is a newspaper
clipping dated 7th August 1995.

For the tape, I am showing the
interviewee a copy of this item.

Do you recognize the
man in this photograph

with you and
Councilor Dale Roach?

I think we all do.

And was he involved
in the charities too?

I believe so. Some of them, yes.

So in addition to the complaints
made about Councilor Dale Roach,

were there any other complaints

made about any other
prominent individuals

involved in sexual
assaults on young people?

Not that I recall.

Right.

Because according to our
colleagues in Operation Yewtree,

there were numerous complaints.

And according to our
colleagues in Operation Midland,

there were numerous complaints.

So why did you not
investigate any of these?

I don't recall any
specific investigations.

We know there were complaints.

We know you were
supposed to investigate them.

And then on the 7th
of July you confessed

that you investigated them.

I must sound like
a stuck record,

but I honestly don't remember.

It's the honest truth.

Were you under pressure
to turn a blind eye?

I don't know how you mean, Ted.

From executive officers
or political interests?

What's put that
idea in your head?

What we have here is Dale
Roach interfering with young boys.

Now, call me a cynic,
but he's a politician,

and they are all born liars.

Then we have this
celebrity up here,

and we all know show-business
people have very low morals.

But you were a police officer.

A chief superintendent.

I really want to help,
Ted, but I don't, uh,

see what more I can say.

May I ask, how far are
we going with this today?

Do you have any evidence
to put to Mr. Fairbank?

No, no. This is a
voluntary interview.

He's just helping
us with our inquiries.

I'm sorry that I can't
fill in the blanks,

but you know, I'm
not as sharp as I was.

So you keep saying.

Interview terminated.

Anything else I can do,

don't hesitate to ask.

CCTV showed Danny
Waldron arriving here early

the morning after he
killed Linus Murphy.

He came in from that direction,

deposited evidence
in a storage container,

and then he left on
foot in that direction.

- The way back to his flat?
- Yeah.

I mean, Danny was
laying a trail for us to find

if anything happened to him.

There was even an
envelope addressed to me,

but it was empty.

Forensics suggest at one
time it contained a note

written immediately
after the murder.

Now, I believe Danny got
information out of Linus Murphy

that enabled him to
compile a list of abusers.

If Danny had written the list
while he was still with Linus,

then he must have had it
with him when he left here.

If that was me,

I'd take the opportunity
to recce a safe spot

and then hide the
list, or a backup copy,

that night under the
cover of darkness.

Trust me.

Well, you know all about
concealing evidence.

You had to hide 50 grand.

That's not what happened at all.

My God. He's with Denton.

See, the pair of
them are in it together.

See, I told you we had
to watch his every move.

They're retracing Danny's steps.

Why?

Danny's flat is just
over on the next street.

Any further and he
risked being spotted.

I think I know what he did.

Gill.

I understand you
decided to proceed

with questioning
Patrick Fairbank.

Yeah, I decided to put
the man on the spot myself

rather than turn it over
to some other department.

There's conflict of interest.

How exactly?

Your affiliation with Fairbank.

I've never put my
personal loyalties

above my professional duty.

You're being naive.

I'm not referring to any
ordinary relationship.

What would it look like if
Fairbank slips any inquiry

and then it's revealed that
the senior investigating officer

is part of the same
closed organization?

What organization
are you talking about?

Secret handshakes.
Bare trouser legs.

Whatever it is
you're alluding to,

I am not at liberty
to discuss it.

No doubt Dale Roach
was part of the same lodge.

We can't have it appear that
you're protecting Fairbank.

Protecting him?

I'm doing my level
best to investigate him.

There's substantial
crossover with other inquiries.

Politically, it would be
expedient to hand over our files

and let Midland and
Yewtree run with it.

I have been informed
of systematic depravity

against children who
were wards of the state

by high-ranking
officials of the state.

Now, how much money
are we gonna spend

chasing clapped-out deejays

when the people who
knew about this depravity

and/or turned a blind eye
to it and/or were involved in it

are using that power
to cover their tracks?

Individuals, I might add,
Gill, who appointed you.

Well, that's absurd.

Is it?

Is it really?

Thank you for this file.

Perhaps you could
help me understand

why it's been doctored.

- I'm sorry?
- Doctored.

And it was you, Gill,

who brought me this file

with crucial pieces
of information omitted.

I can't explain
how that happened.

Oh, yeah? Well, I
can explain it to you.

It happened because it was known

that behind the seemingly
lawful killing of a violent criminal

there lay a dark secret.

Probably the darkest
secret in our society today.

So are you going to advise me
who provided you with that file?

Are you doing this
on purpose, Ted?

Doing what?

Sophisticated adults
are perfectly capable

of working effectively
despite personal intimacy,

but clearly you're not
a sophisticated adult.

Clearly I'm not.

I only see black and white
with no gray areas in between.

And anything that
happened between us

that went beyond
the professional,

well, it was a mistake,

and we just have
to put it behind us.

You're right. It was a mistake.

But not the biggest you've made.

The only place we found on
our recce was a churchyard.

Quiet, secluded, plenty of
places to hide something.

The only problem that Danny
faced was finding the exact spot

that he had hidden his list

days, weeks, or possibly
even months later.

What's going on here?

- We're...
- We're searching burial records.

Her?

I'm sorry. We needed
a place to work.

In our home?

We're searching for a
missing piece of evidence.

Oh, really.

She's pieced together

how Danny Waldron's mind
might have been working.

She's had enough
experience of avoiding coppers.

You are unbelievable.

I'm... I'm desperate.

I'm gonna get petrol
and some chocolate.

When I come back,
she'd better be gone.

What was the name of
the boys' home again?

Sands View.

Plot 121... Lenora Sands.

- I'm going alone.
- Steve, don't.

- Need a lift?
- No.

I'll call you if I
find anything.

They're splitting up.

You take Steve.

D.C. Fleming.

Kate, it's me.

Look, as she was leaving,

Lindsay looked like she'd led
Steve on a wild goose chase.

Poor bastard.

Yeah, well don't you
feel too sorry for him.

Why?

That lead on Steve.

It looks like it's
gonna pan out.

He really did plant
that money at Lindsay's.

I'm sorry.

I just thought
you'd want to know

before it becomes
common knowledge.

Yeah. Thanks.

Sorry.

Kate?

You were following me?

What are you doing here, Steve?

Looking for the list.

For Christ sake, Steve.

Whatever's going on
between you and Lindsay,

I really don't give
a shit anymore.

Danny Waldron died
because of what he was onto,

and I'm trying to
solve this case!

You're not gonna solve anything.
Lindsay's making a tit of you.

But you and your new
partner, you deserve each other.

What's that supposed to mean?

There's no list here, Steve.

If there's not, Lindsay's
gonna get what's coming.

Well, she's not the only one.

I trusted you. We were partners.

He's on that first
machine on the right.

Thanks.

Hi, Joe. D.C. Fleming.

Yeah, I remember.

Joe, I need you to
look at some material

from our inquiry
into Sands View...

Photos of individuals of a
certain age and appearance...

To see if any of these men
could be the police officer

you or the other lads
made a complaint to.

Okay, well, show us them, then.

I'm sorry, Joe, but
there are strict rules

on photographic identification.

You'll need to accompany
me to a police station.

D.I. Denton.

Did this man come in here...

early one morning
about two months ago?

Mm...

I'd have to check.

Great.

I'm looking at the 7th
of June around 8:00 a.m.

Joe, what is it? Joe?

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

All right?

Oh, I'm fine, thanks.

Steve?

Only me.

Lindsay Denton,
I'm arresting you

on suspicion of
impersonating a police officer.

And as you're on license,
that'll mean a return to prison.

What a crying shame.

No, just wait.

Wait.

Listen.

All right, don't take
me to a police station.

I request AC-12.

I'm gonna make a statement.

No skin off my nose.

I thought it was Steve's
car till I saw the registration.

Yeah, well, my
Ferrari's in the shop,

so I had to get a carpool
job with the rest of the rabble.

No back roads. Just
stick to the main drag.

Don't worry.

I'm not gonna put
my hand on your knee,

if that's what you think.

So, what's all this big
news you've got for us, then?

All in good time.

I said no back roads.

Change of plan. Nearest
station's Polk Avenue.

I'll take you there,

they can charge you for
impersonating a police officer,

that's you back inside.

End of.

Okay, listen.

I found Danny Waldron's list.

The VIPs who were
abusing boys at Sands View.

How'd you manage that, then?

It didn't make sense for
Danny to make a hard copy

of the original list that
could be lost or destroyed.

He'd make an online copy.

Obviously you'd have already
seized his phone and computers.

Yeah, obviously.

He would have used a device
that couldn't be traced to him,

and I spotted an Internet
café just off his route home.

He used a webcam
on one of the computers

to capture an image
of the original list.

So how'd you manage to
crack his passwords and that?

You'd have already harvested
Danny's usernames and passwords

on his phone, computer,
and online accounts.

They're all recorded here.

Fortunately people have a habit

of recycling usernames
and passwords.

So how did you manage
to find his e-mail?

We looked everywhere.

Danny was smart enough to
keep the e-mail only as a draft.

If it isn't sent, it
can't be traced.

Well, you've thought of
everything, haven't you?

I have indeed.

I deleted Danny's draft.

The only place that list exists

is as a draft in
my e-mail account.

So you take me to
AC-12, and I'll hand it over.

At a price, naturally.

So, what price
would that be, then?

My convictions
quashed. A full pardon.

Clean slate, hmm? Fresh start?

Are you making fun of me?

Actually I wasn't.

You just take me
to AC-12, all right?

You know what?

Don't worry. I'm
gonna call them myself.

AC-12 don't want
nothing to do with you.

They just want
you back in prison.

What, you're different
somehow, are you?

I know you took
that bribe, Lindsay.

But you didn't do it
for the money, did you?

You took it because you
wanted to find a young girl

who was being groomed
by Hunter and his cronies.

- How do you know that?
- 50 grand the first time.

100 grand this time?

What?

Face facts, Lindsay.

Your old life?

No, that's a pipe dream.

It's gone.

Yeah. It's sad.

The only way you
can get a fresh start...

Well, do I have to spell it out?

100 grand and you
forget about all of this,

that list included.

All you have to do is
forget about everything.

All of this.

Look, just take the money,
you mad bitch, and stay out of it!

What are you doing?

Why don't you just
take the money?!

Because I'm a police officer!

D.I. Cottan,

we are two feet apart
in a confined space.

Frankly, for you, this is
a forensic ground zero.

Don't do that.

You had four, five people
killed and me framed.

I expect you had
Danny Waldron killed too.

And never a single speck
of blood on your hands.

You want to shoot me?

You go ahead.

If it sends you to prison,
that is my job done.

Do not send that message.

You're just a go-between.

You're a weasel.

Other people do
your dirty work for you.

Now you put that gun away.

You take me to AC-12.

Let's see what they all
think when I bring you in.

When I bring in the Caddy.

No.

No!