All language subtitles for DCI Banks - S05E03 - A Little Bit Of Heart Part 1_Track03

For too long,
the people of China

have been denied
basic human rights.

Some of you know that
I myself escaped persecution.

But my brother, Chang,
and his wife An, did not.

Tragically,
she died in prison.

But Chang and
his daughter, Wei,

are here with us tonight.

There are still so many others
who are suffering like An,

who are behind bars.

Tonight, everyone involved
with us at Lantern Light

is here to say they
are never forgotten.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(MOBILE CLICKING)

(TELEPHONE RINGING TONE)

(PHONE RINGING)

Hi!

XUN: I've just
left the office.

When will you be home?

About 20 minutes,
I'd have thought.

Yeah, I'll pick up
a bottle on the way.
Yeah. Love you.

You too.

(YELPS)

(GRUNTING)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

I should've called sooner.

If I had, maybe he'd...

I mean, whatever's happened...

We don't know
anything has happened yet.

Can you think of any reason
why your husband might leave?

-Of course not.
-No problems at home?

Did we row?
Is that what you mean?

No more than anyone else.

And he wasn't
having an affair, either.

It's what you were thinking.

I know all the arguments.

He's an adult,
he can leave home,

he can go wherever he wants.

Except he hasn't.

I know my husband.

I know he wouldn't just leave,
not like that.

Forgive me, but how?

He has chronic asthma.

He needs this.
Morning and night.

Xun Li. 42.

Came here as
a refugee from China

just over ten years ago.

Landlord, philanthropist
and, according to his wife,

all-round good guy.

She reported him missing

a little after
1:00 this morning.

-Is he minted?
-Judging from his house,
he does okay.

What, so this is what?
A kidnap?

We don't know
what this is yet.

But until we do,
we keep a low profile.

We don't want to scare them.

That's when they'll
do something stupid.

How do we know he
hasn't done a runner?

New life with some mistress
he's got stashed away.

That's a bit elaborate,
isn't it?

It happens.

Of course,
he might just be dead.

Well... At this stage,
all we know is he's left his
passport at home.

His bank accounts
don't show any
big withdrawals,

and he's an asthmatic
who kept his
medication at home.

So, all of which would
indicate that this
wasn't planned.

Besides his wife,
any other family?

A son, Bo, from
his first marriage.

And a younger brother, Chang.

Let's find out what they know.

Plus, Xun's car.
We need to track it down.

Also, his phone.

At the moment,
there's nothing,

so it's either
switched off or broken.

Get onto the provider,
see who he spoke
to in the last week.

Messages sent and received.

-Have you got a minute?
-If you talk very quickly.

Er, I've got my board date.

-My DCI board.
-Of course.

Yeah. Spanish Inquisition.
(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

Well, only at the start.
And then it gets worse.

Mmm.

-When?
-The day after tomorrow.

Just so you know.

Well, fingers crossed.

Um...

They're... They're gonna throw
all kinds of things at you.

Just make sure you're ready.

Yeah, well I...
I've swotted up on them.

Jargon, goals,
operational procedures.

And I've made
these flash cards.

Do you think I'm
prepped enough?

It's a distinct possibility.

Yeah. Good.

Thanks.

42 flats in all.
Mostly affordable housing.

That's very
important to Mr Li.

Because of his background,
I suppose.

As a refugee?

He came with nothing.
And now look.

How long have
you worked for him?

Uh... About nine years?
The last three as
head of finance.

I've seen all this grow,

seen how hard he's worked...

(EXHALES)

Sorry. (SNIFFLES)

Who knew Mr Li
was going to be
here last night?

I've no idea.

But anyone could've known
he was going to that rally.

The Lantern Light
demonstration?

He's very involved
in the charity.

He's on their
board of trustees.

Is Xun Li under
any kind of pressure?

Not that I'm aware of.

Financial worries,
that kind of thing?

Not at all. I'd know.

Anything else?
Anything out of the ordinary?

(SIGHS) There's been
a bit of vandalism.
Petty stuff.

Recently?

Last couple of weeks.
Broken windows,
that sort of thing.

ANNIE: Have you reported it?

CHRISTINE:
Some officers came down,
took a statement,

but said it was
probably just kids.

CHANG: My brother helped
when we first arrived.

DI MORTON: Which was when?

(SIGHS) Eight years ago.

I came with Wei, my daughter.

After her mother died,
there was just us.

We couldn't stay in China.

DI MORTON: Why not?

Me and my wife, An,

we were in prison.

I was released.

She wasn't so fortunate.

They were teachers,
Mum and Dad.
Just in the village.

They weren't important.
But they believed
the wrong things.

Like?

Not everything the state does
is for the best.

The party isn't infallible.
Stuff like that.

Hardly the Gunpowder Plot.

They were
sentenced to two years.

Mum lasted six months.

Sorry.

It was a long time ago.

When I got out,

I knew there was
nothing for us there.

Xun had already
made a new life here.

So your brother
fled China, too?

Before he could be arrested.

He paid for our tickets,
brought us here.

Put me back on my feet.

Xun saved us.
We owe him everything.

ANNIE: She's got flash cards?

Well, you know our Helen.
Never knowingly underprepared.

-This way, boss.
-Thanks.

You know she's always had
her eye on your office.

Yeah, well,
tough, it's occupied.

Until they pension you off.

(CHUCKLES) What about you?

Me?

Well, I always had you pegged
as a future Chief Super.

So did I, once upon a time.

David's always working.

When he's not, he's training
for his bloody marathons.

And I want to be
there for Isla.

'Course.

When did they find it?

-An hour ago.
-Thanks.

You think Xun abandoned it?

-Or just never got here?
-OFFICER: Boss?

Thank you.

This says it was open.

Who leaves a nice motor
like this unlocked?

He didn't.

Car keys.

Evidence suggests
there was a second vehicle.

Reversed at speed.

Stopped here and then
there was a lot of wheel spin.

So they drove off in a hurry.

Maybe someone even saw
something from the trains.

Anyone who was travelling
between the time
Xun phoned his wife

and his phone going offline.

So, he left the office,
walked to the car,

unlocked it when he was close,
but before he got in...

Another car comes
up and he was taken.

So, what next?

A ransom note?

Or a body.

DI MORTON: Chang Li
thinks his brother's
some sort of saint.

But it seems his
son doesn't agree.

Apparently, they hardly speak.

Yeah, there was a family meal
to celebrate Xun's birthday

three weeks ago.

Xun and Bo got
into a massive row
and Bo stormed out.

What's Bo's story?

We haven't spoken to him yet.

He's not at his flat.
No one's seen him
since yesterday.

We need to find him.

-Talk to him.
-Yeah, I know. We're on it.

VINCE: Boss?
ALAN: How's the canvass going?

Nothing from the trains.

-Okay.
-But, um, we have got this.

It's inside Xun Li's office.

That's him leaving at 9:43.

And we know from
his phone records
he's calling his missus.

Okay.

Watch.

That's Xun Li
walking towards the camera.

Now, watch the car.

-The kidnappers?
-It could be.

VINCE:
Number plate's unreadable.

Is that the best
we can get it?

Yeah, with this camera, it is.

Okay. Keep at it.

(SIREN WAILING)

-Mr Li?
-Yes.

DI Morton.
Have you got a few minutes?

-What's this about?
-Your father.

Rachel didn't tell me.
We don't really get on.

And... And your father?

What's your
relationship like with him?

It's... Okay.

But you had a row
on his birthday.

We disagreed.

About what?

Dad doesn't...

-Approve of me working here.
-In a hospital?

I'm a data coordinator.

For the Trauma
and Orthopaedic Department.

But he thinks I'm a failure.

Even though what I do
is important and useful.

He's ashamed that...

I don't earn a shed-load
of money like he does.

My dad thinks I've let him
down after everything
he's been through.

And was that the last time
you saw him? At his birthday?

It's not like we're close.

Where were you last night?

At home.

On the Xbox.

Passed out on the sofa.

Alone?

Yes.

(RACHEL SIGHS)

Keep thinking he's going
to come through that door.

I mean,
he still could, couldn't he?

With some excuse
why he hasn't called, or...

If he's done something stupid,

or wrong, I don't care.

Just as long as he's safe.

That's all that matters.

I just want him to be okay.

(MOBILE CHIMES)

(GASPS) It's Xun!

Rachel?

Someone's using his phone.

Where is she?

Through here.

-How's she doing?
-As you'd expect.

Her husband's been kidnapped.

-Any more messages?
-One more.

"Unmarked, low denomination.
Tomorrow."

Are we finding out
where they were
when they sent this?

Already on it.

-Mrs Li.
-What's happening?

-We're doing
everything we can.
-What exactly?

Well, the situation's changing
very quickly.

Right now,
we have to concentrate
on raising the money.

I can raise maybe 50.

And we can get the rest
out the business.

-(RACHEL SIGHS)
-It's going to be fine.

How do we know
he's even still alive?

I'll tell you what, look.

They don't want to
kill your husband,
Mrs Li.

They want to sell
him back to you.

Hold on to that.

XUN: (SHIVERING) Oh, God...

Help! Somebody help me!

Help!

Please!

Night, night, princess.
Love you.

Night, night.

(PHONE RINGING)

-Hey.
-What are you doing?

ALAN:Working.

Hey, did you know
that Lantern Light

were going after
the protection gangs
that target migrants?

They're threatening
to name and shame.

I don't suppose the gangs
like that too much.

No, so they might want revenge
as well as the ransom money.

You called me.

David's out.
Dinner with a client.

-Isla's sparko. So...
-You're bored.

Just alone.

(SCOFFS)

Well, so does that make me
your consolation prize?

Do you want to be?

Not especially.

Just as well.
Who'd want to win you anyway?

You probably shouldn't,
you know.

What?

Call me.

It was a mistake.

Okay.

I thought I was
ordering pizza.

(LAUGHS) I'll
see you tomorrow.

Yeah. Night.

TESS: Yeah, we are.
That's right.

We were targeting those gangs.

Offering support to migrants
just isn't enough.

ALAN: Going after criminals
is usually best
left to the police.

We're simply
highlighting a problem.

And if it gets you
a bit of publicity,
that's, what,

just
an unfortunate by-product?

This isn't a stunt.
These people
cause real misery.

And they can do you real harm.

It was Xun's idea. I...
I was against it.

-Couldn't you overrule him?
-Not easily.

At first, we offered migrants
legal advice,

taught a little English,

dealt with the Home Office
on their behalf.

And Xun was one
of those we helped.

And when we got into trouble,

it was Xun that stepped in
and bailed us out.

If it hadn't
have been for him...

-You'd have gone under?
-We were days away
from shutting down.

He turned us around.

But he wanted to
go after the gangs.

Migrants are vulnerable.

New home, new language.

We try to help them set up
new businesses,

but then these gangs move in.

Chinese gangs
attacking Chinese immigrants.

Xun was gathering information,
evidence.

And then we planned
to take it to the police.

Did he say why he
wanted to do this?

He said we needed
to up our profile.

Help raise funds.

But it was more than that.

Going after the gangs,
doing good,
was like his...

Mission.

Xun was going after two gangs
that are targeting
Chinese businesses.

Well, that's got to put them
in the frame.

Well, who are they?
Where do they operate?

Do they know or have links
to anyone who's been
nicked for extortion

or false imprisonment
or have that as their MO?

I'll put some feelers out.

-Yeah, watch
and learn, my friend.
-All right.

Annie's at the house waiting
for the kidnappers to
get in touch again,

so, in the meantime...
Anything else?

Yeah, forensics are back
from the car park.

Traces of capsaicin
were found near Xun's car.

Pepper spray.

We traced
the mast that was pinged
when the ransom text was sent.

It covers most of
Chapel Allerton.

Right, get some
bodies down there.

But the smart
money's on that being
the one place Xun Li isn't.

Okay.

Waiting for news
is killing her.

You've known Xun a long time.

Since before he met Rachel.

How would you
describe their marriage?

I know what you're thinking,
but you're way off.

Xun is Rachel's life.

They love each
other very much.

Yeah.

What is it?

(MOBILE RINGING)

-Annie?
-ANNIE:We're on.

Okay.

Posted yesterday.
It went through
the Moortown sorting office.

I'll get this and the envelope
off to forensics.

I bought an identical
Bag for Life and sent
the original off to be tested.

Good work.

Not sure I can do it.

ANNIE: We'll be
listening to your phone

and we've put a mic
and tracking
device in your car.

You'll be under
constant surveillance.

After you've made the drop,

we'll be watching
for the kidnappers
to retrieve the ransom.

They'll have to come out into
the open,

and that gives us
the advantage.

We'll be with you
every step of the way.

Let's go and get
your husband back.

ALAN: All units, stand by.

Everybody keeps
their distance.

(OVER RADIO)
We need to make sure
the kidnappers don't see us.

Even after the drop.

We let the kidnappers
think they're in charge.

ANNIE: She's on the move.
Repeat, Charlie-1

is on the move.
Silver Mercedes.

(GPS CHIMING)

She's heading north,
A61 towards Harrogate.

VINCE: I say we find 'em
and scare the crap out of 'em.

-Just like that?
-Yeah! Show 'em who's boss.

And if they panic,
kill Xun Li,
and bury the evidence?

Who's the boss then?

(MOBILE BEEPING)

She just got a text.

Charlie-1 is turning left
onto Steinbeck Lane.

DI MORTON:
Yeah, following now.

Heading west.

Ken, please confirm position.

600 yards back.
Standing by to take over.

ALAN:Ken, it's all yours.

KEN: Charlie-1
approaching roundabout.

Following.
Exiting to the right.

Right. Right on roundabout.

She's turning south.

VINCE: I'm telling you,
there's such
a thing as overthinking.

-Is that so?
-All this psychological crap.

Work the case.
Lean on your suspect,
get it done.

Bish-bosh.

-You won't catch me
overthinking stuff.
-No, I can see that.

KEN: Hello.
Charlie-1 reducing speed.

Turning right into a car park.

All eyes on
Charlie-1 at a distance.

This must be the drop.

Ken, make sure
you aren't seen.

The kidnappers
could be watching.

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

Charlie-1 is
stationary in the car park.

(MOBILE CHIMING)

Another text.

KEN:Charlie-1
is out of the car.

Repeat, Charlie-1
is out of the car.

She's getting
the money out of the boot.

She's crossing the car park.

She's approaching another car,
a red Golf.

Charlie-1 has opened the boot
of the red Golf.

-She's put the money in there.
-(SHUTTER CLICKING)

She's getting in the car.
Repeat, Charlie-1
has switched cars.

(MOBILE RINGING)

Hello?

But...

Her phone's gone dead.

They've given her another one.

They can talk to her
and we won't know
a thing about it.

-She's reversing.
-(ENGINE STARTING)

ALAN:They're trying
to give us the run-around.

Ken, stay with her.

KEN:Charlie-1 is
now heading north
in a red Golf.

Registration Sierra 1-8-6,
Whiskey, Oscar, Lima.

Received.
Running the number.

KEN:Charlie-1
on the city road,

heading back
into the city centre.

Repeat, Charlie-1 heading back
into the city centre.

She's entering
the Trinity Centre.

DI MORTON:I'm following.

She's exiting the Golf.

She's going for the money.

Everything's just
got more complicated.

ALAN:What do you mean?

DI MORTON:
She's got multiple bags.

ALAN:What?

Multiple bags.
And they're all identical.

Eyes on Charlie-1.

(OVER RADIO)Charlie-1
has dropped a bag in a bin.

She's just
dropped another bag.

What are we supposed to do,
watch every bin in the place?

ALAN:Yes! We need eyes on her
and all the bags.

-Annie, I need you
to wait here.
-What?

Well, they may use
the Golf to get away.

-Yeah, what if they don't?
-Well, then they don't.

(SIGHS)

Update?

KEN:Charlie-1 has
made a third drop.

We need back-up.
What shall we do, boss?

ALAN:The money's in
one of those bags.

We need
to keep on top of this.

Charlie-1's being
directed on a phone.

She's being watched.

ALAN:The kidnappers
must be in here.

Stay with her.

-Vince.
-ALAN:Don't lose her.

ALAN:Vince, watch that bin,
Ken, keep following.

KEN:
I either follow her or stick
with the bag. I can't do both.

What do you want
me to do, boss?

DI MORTON:
We can't contain this.
We need back-up now.

ALAN:There's no time!

KEN:I'm losing sight of her.

Location Charlie-1, please.

Location Charlie-1, please.

ANNIE:Charlie-1
has only one bag left.

What the...
I thought I said to
stay with the car!

ANNIE:Charlie-1 is heading
to the ladies' toilet.

All units.
Stay where you are,
nobody move.

Repeat, nobody move
until I instruct you.

Annie, report back.

ANNIE: Where's the money?

Which bin has the money?

None of them.

It's in the car.

It was always in
the boot of the car.

VINCE:
Done us up like a kipper.

-Boss.
-Car's registered
to a John Flynn.

-Address in Bradford.
-Right get Bradford
CID to check it out.

But tell them to be careful.

If Xun Li's there, we don't
want them bursting in with
their size tens.

In the meantime,
circulate the Golf.
We might get lucky.

We might not have to.
The driver's
door was unlocked.

So I put my work
phone under the seat.

They're currently heading
out of the city.

Let's go.

They're at an industrial site.

Why didn't you stay
put like I told you?

I thought you could do
with some extra help.

What do you think
the rules are
there for, Annie?

(SIGHS)

-(LONG BEEP)
-The signal's gone.

-(SIRENS WAILING)
-ALAN: They must've
found the phone.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

Vince, secure the car
till SOCOs get here.

ANNIE: In here.

Ken!

Oh, well.

Looks like someone
legged it in a hurry.

They managed to grab
some of the money though,
by the looks of things.

(SIGHS)

(METALLIC CLANKING)

-What's that?
-(SHUSHING)

(CLANKING CONTINUES)

Back through here. Come on.

ALAN: Do you hear that?

It's through here.

ALAN: We're police.
You're safe.

XUN: Thank God! Thank God!
Thank God... (SHUDDERING)

DI MORTON: We've got
fresh motorbike tracks.

Seems they
escaped over the fields.
SOCOs are taking a mould now.

How's Xun Li?

Mild hypothermia.
They're gonna run some tests.

They put five gallons of water
down there with him

and 50 individually wrapped
cheese slices.

Hmm.
So starving wasn't
on the agenda then.

No, I don't think
dying was either.

-We found this.
-I thought he'd
left his at home?

-He did.
-He said his
kidnappers gave him this.

Who knew he had asthma?

XUN:Lots of people.

-Friends, family.
-People at work?

Of course.

How many
kidnappers were there?

At least two.

I'm not 100% sure.

You didn't hear them speak?

They put me in
the boot of a car.

We drove.

-And then, when we stopped...
-They put you underground?

Yeah.

I didn't know
where I was, at first.

But they left
me a torch and...

I didn't hear
another voice until yours.

And can you think of anyone
who might've done this?

No.

What about
the protection gangs
you wanted to expose?

It wasn't them.

How can you be sure?

Because I'm still alive.

ANNIE:Bradford CID
checked out
the owner of the Golf.

He says he sold it for
300 quid, cash in hand,
a couple of weeks ago.

-Who to?
-He's pretty vague.

Some woman.

-What, that's it?
-Bradford uniform

reckon he must've blown
the entire 300 on skunk.

He can barely
remember his own name.

They think he's legit,
though.

How did she
get in touch with him?

Phone.
Callbox. Nothing to trace.

Boss, I've been digging into
Xun Li's business,
like you asked.

There was a case
a couple of years ago.

A heater
in one of Xun's
flats was faulty,

and one of the tenants
got carbon monoxide poisoning.

Pretty nasty.

-It went to court,
but they lost.
-Name?

Mark Rundle brought the case.
Address in Beeston.

What, so he tries to sue,
fails, and then goes
after Xun himself?

Helen, you and Ken
go and check him out.
He's certainly got motive.

-Mark Rundle?
-Yes.

DI Morton.
This is DC Blackstone.
Can we have a word?

What about?

Mr Xun Li.

-Can you spare me
for a couple of hours?
-Now?

I just got a call
from a cop shop in Thirsk.

They've nicked Tamsin Richards
for drink driving.

-So?
-So...

She wants to see me.

Why would
the wife of a villain
like Richards want to see you?

It might be something.

We haven't got the time.
Sorry.

VINCE: Boss.
ALAN: Yeah?

VINCE: Those protection gangs.
I've got some intel back.

They're just small-time thugs,
but they're both
run by this lady.

Wendy Xiao.

Has a legit
dry-cleaning business.

Her boyfriend used
to run the gangs,

but he was also up to his neck
in robbery,

illegal gambling, all sorts.

Currently doing
time for murder.

Some bloke tried to cross him
and ended up in a skip.

Someone had set him alight.

But only after
putting a plastic bag
over his head.

Nice boyfriend.

Yeah. And the word
is Wendy's filling in
for him while he's away.

And she has taken to it
like a duck to water.

Let's go and pay
her a visit, shall we?

He destroyed us.

-That's not what
the court decided.
-It's the truth.

That heater was dodgy.

I told them that
at the beginning
when they were putting it in.

They said the heater was dodgy
because you tried to mend it.

It was a death trap.
And he knew it.

I tried to fix it
because he wouldn't.

But in court,
they tried to make out
that it was my fault.

That I was responsible
for what happened.

Your wife was poisoned
by carbon monoxide
from that heater.

I went out with some mates.

Five-a-side football.

Jenny had gone to bed,
saying she felt tired.

When I came home...

She wouldn't wake up.

And where's your wife now?

This is Lilly, our daughter.

We look after Jenny together.

Do you live here, too?

Over towards Headingley.

Hospital tomorrow, Mum.

Bit of physio.
You'll like that.

Need to replace this.

"Catastrophic brain damage"
is how they described it.

She can't do
anything for herself.

She just lies there
with tubes going
in and out of her,

carrying God knows what.

I kid myself
that she knows it's me, but...

25 years we've been together.

Xun Li's offices
were vandalised recently.

Do you know
anything about that?

I don't even know
where his offices are.

I've got better things
to do with my time.

Well, how about
demanding a ransom?

250,000 would make
your lives easier.

Where were you
on Sunday night?

Here. Looking after Jenny.

-What, alone?
-Yes.

Alone.

ALAN: You don't know anything
about a protection racket?

Of course not.

Xun Li had two
gangs in his sights.

Both of them linked to you.
Someone kidnapped him.

Were you trying
to warn him off?

I don't know who
this Xun Li is.
I just run a business.

I try and make ends meet.
I'm sorry.

Couple of years ago you were
arrested for protection and
two counts of ABH.

But not charged.

Mistaken identity.

Probably because,
well, you know,
we all look alike.

That coat could
do with a clean.

She were brought in
about 2:00 this morning.

We put her in
a cell to sleep it off.

And when she woke,
she demanded to speak to you.

Did she say why?

Just that it were important.

I'd like to speak
to her on my own.

Good luck with that.

DS Cabbot.

It's all right,
we're just leaving.

You asked to see me.

That was, erm, a mistake.

My wife's tired
and emotionally overwrought.

Tamsin?

I just want to go home.

I have your
custody record here,
Mrs Richards.

I see you never
made a phone call.

-That's right.
-I'm confused.

How did you know she was here?

If there is nothing further,
I would like to
take my wife home.

Now.

What do you mean,
you went anyway?

She asked to see me
and I wanted to know why.

And?

I still don't know.
Richards got to her first.

Or she was so drunk
she hadn't a clue
what she was doing.

No, you didn't see her.

Yeah.
And you shouldn't
have done, either.

You disobeyed a direct order
for the second time today.

I followed a lead.

I told you not to go,
and you ignored me.

You wouldn't be saying that
if I'd have got something.

But you didn't.

And we've got
more important things

to do than get mixed up
in a domestic.

I'm your senior officer.
Don't do it again.

(LAUGHS) Are you
really pulling rank?

I'm saying,
don't take advantage.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

(SIGHS)

I'm sorry. Long day.

Helen, what is it?

His wife found him.

(SIGHS)

Why wasn't he in hospital?

He discharged himself
about 9:00 this evening.