All language subtitles for London.Kills.S03E03.WEBRip.x264-ION10

Morning, Sarge.

Morning. Who's this?

Uh, business card says
Aaron Samuelsons, locksmith.

Lambeth address.

Blood on the brickwork
behind him suggests

probable cause of
death as head injury

after being slammed
into the wall.

Someone really didn't
like this Aaron Samuelson.

Tallies with his wallet
still being in his pocket,

this wasn't a robbery.

The phone isn't
password protected.

It looks like the majority
of the calls are from

a Stacey Ford, work and home.

Presumably, this is her.

Have I seen him before?

Dunno, might be on the system.

Gambling man,

maybe had a run in with
someone he owes money to.

Mmm, maybe not.

Okay, Billie and I will
go and break the news

to this Stacey Ford,
can you finish up here?

Yeah, of course.

Aaron Samuelson was
called out on a pay as you go,

no subscriber details and it
was only used for one call.

-So, it was a set up?
-Mmm.

Billie thought she might
recognize our victim.

She was right.

This could get personal for her.

Um... Aaron got a call out,
an emergency one, you know?

Um, someone locked
themselves out of their car

and he was all up about
it 'cause it's easy money.

Called them his bill payers.

What time was this?

Um...

I was heading out for work,
I start at 10:00,

well I'm a cleaner,
I do the night shift.

So, um...

9:15.

Yeah, yeah, that's
the last time I saw him.

We found a card for a gambler's
support group in his wallet.

What?

Would you know
if he was in debt?

Aaron wasn't a gambler.
He was a decent man.

He kept himself to himself
and he barely went out.

If we ever argued about
anything, it was that.

He could stay in all week.

No fall outs with family?

He didn't have any.

What about friends?

Aaron moved down from
Lincoln two years ago, three.

Worked for himself, not much
chance to make new friends.

How did you two meet?

The way everyone
meets, online.

We just spoke to the
girlfriend and got nothing.

Maybe a bit too much of nothing.

Aaron Samuelson
had no family or friends.

Anywhere on the
financial records?

Just about to fill the boss in.

Why don't we, uh,
go into my office?

Billie, can you line up what
we know so far, please?

Uh, sure, boss.

If this is about the
Chief Superintendent,

I'm still thinking about the
best way to approach him.

It's not about Mulgrew.

-Rob.
-It's about Billie.

Aaron Samuelson isn't
our victim's real name.

His fingerprints are a
match for a Leon Renton,

in the system for minor
shoplifting when he was 18.

Okay.

Leon Renton was the key witness

for the prosecution in the
trial against an old school mate

of his called Kit Hughes.

Hughes was convicted of
manslaughter ten years ago.

Am I supposed to know that name?

It's who Hughes killed.

Billie.

I recognize the victim.

His name isn't
Aaron Samuelson,

it's Leon Renton.

He testified against the
guy that killed my dad.

But you already knew that.

This is Kit Hughes, he got
12 years for manslaughter.

What happened?

My dad was walking
through Dalston

when he saw these two,
Kit Hughes and Melanie Palmer,

giving Leon Renton a kicking.

And he stepped in?

Yeah, next thing, Kit Hughes
went for my dad.

Dad hit his head on
the pavement and died.

Did your dad know any of them?

He taught all three

when they were at school,
a couple of years before.

Why manslaughter, not murder?

Hughes claimed in court
that it was self defence,

that my dad hit him first.

What did Leon Renton testify?

Leon swore that Kit Hughes
provoked my dad

by whispering
something that set him off.

And if Hughes was provoked,
it was manslaughter, not murder.

What did Hughes whisper?

Leon didn't hear what he said,
which meant it was disregarded.

Why were Kit Hughes
and Melanie Palmer

attacking Leon
in the first place?

That never came
out, even at the trial.

Surely, Leon Renton's
murder has nothing

to do with my dad's case?

Kit Hughes is still inside.

Billie,

Kit Hughes got early release
from prison, three weeks ago.

I'm sure your mum's fine.

If Kit Hughes is
settling scores,

my mum's the one who persuaded
Leon to testify against him.

Voicemail.

Is that usual?

Sometimes she forgets
to turn her phone on,

she's not answering
at home either.

Why don't you go and see her?
Put your mind at rest.

-Thank you.
-I'll drive her.

They said my dad had
a massive brain bleed.

Kit Hughes left him
to die on the street,

I was in double maths.

School secretary
came in with the head,

took me outside, I thought
what have I done this time?

But I could tell by
the look on their faces,

something terrible has happened,

then I saw my mum,
down the corridor.

It's fine. Come on.

Chief Superintendent?

-Sergeant.
-Can I have a word?

Jack.

Um, now that we're working
in the same building

and after all that we went
through.

Hmm, not the best way to
describe our marriage, is it?

No. Well I wondered if we should
go for a drink or something?

Yes, I-I-I'd love that. Um...

Tonight suit you?

Yeah, great.

Looking forward to it.

I've got a date tonight
with my ex-husband.

Thanks. I know this isn't easy.

It's worth finding
out what Kit Hughes

has been up to
since his release.

-And Melanie Palmer.
-I'll get onto it.

How did your mum
persuade Leon Renton

to give evidence
against Kit Hughes?

Just... she knew
his mum through church,

they, they both put pressure
on Leon to do the right thing.

This is it, stop, stop here.

Mum! Mum!

-No keys?
-No, they're in my flat. Mum?

She might just be out, you know?

Mum?

She's not answering her mobile,
she's not calling me back.

Mum!

Hang on, you... Are you sure...

Mum?

Mum? Mum, it's me.

She's not here.

-I've called the police.
-Mum?

Mum, where have you been?
Why is your phone off?

You scared the hell out of me.

You broke in?
I thought I'd been burgled.

I mean... What on earth?

You were off the grid, Mrs F.

Billie was having a
bit of a mare over it.

Sorry about the glass,
we'll sort something out.

Mare about what?
What's happened?

Mum.

Mum... it's Kit Hughes.

-He's been released.
-Well, I know that.

I just don't understand
what that's got to do

with you breaking my window.

You knew Kit Hughes was out?

Yes, I had a call from
the probation service.

I thought about
telling you, but...

You thought?

What the hell, mum?

I better cancel
your mum's 999 call.

Billie, I'll let the
Detective Inspector

know that everything's alright.

-Good to see you again, Mrs F.
-You too, Rob.

Cup of tea?

That's exactly
why I didn't say anything.

I didn't want you
reliving everything.

So you'd rather I just
bumped into Kit Hughes

on the street then?

You must've known
with good behaviour,

he was near the
end of his sentence, so

why discuss the obvious?

Why discuss anything at all?

Leon Renton was found
murdered this morning.

I think it might've
been Kit Hughes.

I can't believe it.

I'm sorry.

I know you had a lot of respect
for Leon and him for you.

Leon's dead

and you're saying that you
know it was Kit that did it?

He's a suspect.

Oh, no.

No, that doesn't make sense,

Kit's only just been released,
he changed in prison.

That's what the
probation report said.

Some people can make
you believe anything, mum.

Can you detail your
whereabouts for yesterday?

I spent the day with
my dad at his place.

That's where I've been paroled.

I went to evening
worship at 6:00

and I met my outreach
worker here at 7:00.

He asked me to be
part of a group session

with some of the kids.

We got talking after and
I've got a 10:00 pm curfew,

so he let me sleep on the
sofa in his flat next door.

He's out at the moment,
but do you want his number?

Please.

Have you had any
contact with Leon Renton

or Melanie Palmer
since your release?

Nah, nothing.
Please, check my phone.

Do you have more than one phone?

Nope.

It's a shock, Leon's death.

I've obviously thought about
him a lot when I was in prison

and nowadays, after ending
my penance, he's dead, it's...

Look, I did a terrible thing to
Mike Fitzgerald and his family.

I intend to spend
my life making up for it.

I've swept away your
offences like a cloud,

your sins like the morning mist,
return to me for I've--

For I have redeemed you.

I would like your phone

so that I can transfer
the data on to this laptop,

with your permission.

Of course,
I'm just happy to help.

How was it?

Uh, well, he's found God and
you know, each to their own, but

he's wearing that a bit thick.

How about an alibi
for last night?

His outreach worker said that
he was at the centre all evening

and that he stayed with
him between 10:00 at night

and 7:00 in the morning.

Seriously?

We might have to
accept that Kit Hughes

has nothing to do with it.

Sarge, Hughes is clever.

I'm sorry, Billie, but as
regards any evidence,

the guy's in the clear.

Uniform have just got
Melanie Palmer out of bed,

she's on her way in.

I'm Detective Sergeant
Vivienne Cole

and this is Detective Inspector
David Bradford.

Can you tell us when
you last saw Leon Renton?

Years ago.

He moved away, didn't he?

He moved back
two, three years ago.

Last night,
someone murdered him.

What, do you think I had
something to do with it?

I never even saw him, I've
never killed anyone, that's mad.

No, but you stood back
while other people got killed.

Can you tell us what
you were doing between

10:00 pm yesterday
and 7:00 am today?

Bottle of vodka and a movie.

So that's me.

Get a lie detector test if you
want, but I didn't kill no one.

What?

It's Hughes' mobile,

there's calls to your
mum and vice versa.

What, so my mum's gonna
be treated as suspect now?

No, your mum's gonna be
treated like a relevant witness

who hasn't told us
all that she knows.

Rob, invite Mrs. Fitzgerald
in for interview, please.

Boss.

Oh, if only to
finally see the place.

-Thanks for coming in, Mrs. F.
-You're welcome, Rob.

Though I did have
to ask a neighbour to

keep an eye on my front door.

Sorry, we'll sort
that a glazier.

I brought something in,

didn't know but you
like a biscuit, don't you?

Thank you.

The Detective Inspector
won't be long.

-Right.
-Please, take a seat.

Your mum brought biscuits.

Oh.

Thanks.

Mmm.

How can I help you?

I've asked you to
come in because

we're investigating the
murder of Leon Renton.

And because you
made an impression

on Leon that led him to give
evidence against the man

who was responsible
for your husband's death.

I understand.

Good.

Had you seen Leon Renton
since he came back to London?

He came to see
me about a year ago.

You haven't seen him or
talked to him since then?

No.

But you have had
contact with Kit Hughes?

Yes.

What were those
conversations about?

They were about his
work at the outreach centre,

living with his father and
his feelings about the past.

You know, Billie and I,

we both had to find our own ways
to deal with her dad's death.

Hmm.

She stayed angry
and I understand that,

but... I just couldn't cope.

Waking up, every day to
that awful, gut wrenching rage.

I knew I had to find a different
way if I was gonna get through.

Hmm.

And I didn't think
Billie would understand.

So, that's why I kept
these things from her,

not because I have anything
to hide, but because...

it was the only way
I could go on with my life.

During your dealings
with Kit Hughes,

can you recall any comments
or feelings he expressed

about Leon Renton?

Only remorse,

about what happened
that day to my husband,

Billie's father.

And during your dealings
with Leon Renton,

did he ever mention

what the original
fight was about?

The one my husband
tried to stop?

Yes.

Well...

I don't suppose the truth
can hurt anyone now.

A week before
Mike Fitzgerald was killed,

three people on mopeds

robbed a security guard outside
a jewellers in Bethnal Green.

They struck it lucky,

the guard was carrying
jewellery worth nearly 50 grand.

The guard wasn't
quite so fortunate,

one of the gang cracked
him over the head

and he was in
hospital for a month.

So, these three on
mopeds, was that

Hughes, Palmer and
the third one our victim?

Billie's mum told me Leon Renton
claimed he had no part of it.

According to Leon,
Kit Hughes and Melanie Palmer

accused him of finding out where
they'd stashed the proceeds.

And then stealing them.

That's what they
were fighting about

when Billie's dad found them?

50 grand's worth of jewellery,

takes a lot of patience
to sit on that for ten years.

What if Leon had started to
sell it and someone found out?

I checked in with
pawn brokers local

to Leon Renton and Stacey Ford,

one of them was offered
a yellow diamond ring

couple of weeks ago.

The guy didn't take it because
there was no provenance,

he was concerned it
might've been stolen,

so he kept the CCTV.

Stacey Ford.

So, Stacey,

you were arrested on suspicion
of handling stolen goods.

When you were searched,
this ring was found in your bag.

The ring matches
one that was stolen

from a jewellers in
Bethnal Green, ten years ago.

It looks like the same ring.

Did Leon find out you
were selling his stash?

He never knew.

There was
a reason that Leon

still had that jewellery
after ten years.

Putting that on the
market and selling it

would've drawn
attention to himself

and proved that he
took it in the first place.

I'm showing
Miss Ford Exhibit RB23,

a rucksack that was found during
a search on her home address.

The bag contain two items

that also match those that
were stolen in a robbery.

Exhibits RB24 and RB25.

I owed a grand, yeah?

That first necklace
I stole got me 700 quid.

So, you're the one with
the gambling problem?

I kept selling

and I kept gambling until there
was just these three items left.

Then what happened next?

If I were you, Stacey,
I'd do everything you can

to help us catch the person
that killed Leon.

Uh...

My pawnbrokers
weren't interested,

one said he'd put the
word about for a percentage.

When he sent out
the photo of the ring,

I was amazed he
heard back so quickly.

What was the arrangement?

Uh, we met in a cafe in Hackney

three days ago.

Did you take the ring?

No...

uh-huh-huh, just
to talk about money,

I-I-I wanted to see
if I could trust her.

Her?

What was her name?

She called herself Alex,
said she was owed the ring,

said she knew Leon of old
guessed I was his girlfriend.

She said I had to
give the ring to her

or someone would get hurt.

I'm supposed to be
meeting her today,

she text me this
morning, she still wants it.

Then you're gonna meet her.

No. No, no I can't do that.

Detective?

Detective Constable Fitzgerald.

-You're?
-Marsha's daughter.

Mike Fitzgerald's
daughter, yeah.

I heard you were
a police officer.

Yeah, in conversations
with my mother.

In prison and since your release
and then they're gonna stop,

do you understand me?

I do.

I think Marsha's
found them useful, but--

Stay away from my family.

Look, I don't wanna cause
any of you any more pain,

I never expected
any forgiveness,

your mum, she's a blessing.

Shut up, just shut up.

What did you say to my dad that
made him so angry that night,

provoked him into having a
go at you before you killed him?

I didn't say anything.
Leon was lying.

You're the one who's lying.

Whatever you said meant you
got away with murdering my dad,

'cause that's what
this was, murder.

-Look, I'm sorry for what I did.
-Stay away from my mum.

Billie.

-Do you have a minute?
-Yeah.

Sit down.

You alright?

Has there been a complaint?

About?

I did something
I shouldn't have done.

Well it hasn't reached me.

Will it?

I went to see Kit Hughes,

to warn him off
contacting my mum.

No one want this for you.

I'd probably camped
outside his door myself but

don't sacrifice your
career over him.

Your dad wouldn't
have wanted that.

We haven't got any evidence,

no forensic, no DNA or prints
that put Hughes at the scene

and he has an alibi.

He's not a suspect.

Yes, sir.

Go and spend some
time with your mum.

And no detours.

Thank you.

Why is she not here?

Calm down, give it time.
You've got something she wants.

David told me you're meeting the
Chief Superintendent tonight.

How are you feeling about that?

Well, there's a
lot riding on it.

Safety of your family for one.

Yeah, my family are safe.
I'll make sure of that.

Yeah, but you can't see them.

Do you really believe
the Chief Super's

linked to these three murders?

He's not a killer, I know that.

But he's weak, I believe
he's been manipulated.

So what are you
planning on saying to him?

Well, I wish I knew.

Let's hope you're right

and whatever he's got himself
into, he wants a way out.

How much longer? I told
you I don't want to do this.

Now take it easy,
remember to get her talking,

dig a hole for herself.

We're just over the road.

Surprise, surprise,
Melanie Palmer.

Stacey, stop talking, start
playing with your phone,

she's just walking in.

-You brought it?
-Yeah.

Well, hurry up then.

Why don't you make
it a bit more obvious?

So you're not gonna hurt me
now, like you did Leon, right?

I mean you got what you wanted.

What?

Nothing.

Leon's dead.

I heard.

Keep quiet about this

and then I won't have
to come and find you.

I'd have liked a bit
more of a confession.

What about my money?

I told you,
it wasn't yours to sell.

It was mine,
Leon was greedy,

should've finished
him off ten years ago.

That's good enough for me.

She's leaving, she's got it.

Who you talking to?

Try me.

-Give me your hands.
-I'm gonna search you.

Can I go now?

Not yet.

Melanie Palmer, I'm arresting
you on suspicion of the murder

of Leon Renton.

You what?

And for handling stolen goods.

You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence

if you do mention when...

We're not that bothered about
a ten year old robbery, Melanie.

If you had nothing to
do with Leon's murder,

tell us the truth.

Okay.

We robbed the jewellery.

But your lot showed up,

so we all went different
ways, Leon had the bag...

he reckoned he
ditched it in the chase.

Yeah, right.

I owed a lot of money back then.

I was desperate.

So I helped Kit beat Leon up.

And what about now?

Why would I kill Leon?

Finally getting my
share of the job.

Listen, I'm not the one
who ended up doing time

for killing that teacher.

Are you talking
about Kit Hughes?

-He could never let anything go.
-What do you mean?

Mr. Fitzgerald got Kit expelled
from school, for violence.

And then, there we were,

giving Leon a kicking,
for ripping us off,

suddenly, Mr. Fitzgerald's
coming out of nowhere,

trying to stop Leon from
getting his head kicked in.

Kit just starts laughing
in his face, taunting him.

About?

Oh, um...

Mr. Fitzgerald's
teenage daughter.

Saying what he'd like
to do to her and that.

Mum! Mum!

I've got a guest.

We talked about this.

I got fed up waiting for
your lot to fix this window,

so I asked Kit to come
and help me patch it up.

Welcome to come in.

Mr. Fitzgerald, he just, he
goes crazy, screaming at Kit

to keep his hands
off his daughter.

Which gave Kit an excuse
to really put the boot in.

I mean, like he said after,
he'd been waiting a long time to

wipe the smile off
Fitzgerald's face.

Kit Hughes puts himself out as
a reformed character these days.

He has an alibi,

his outreach worker vouched for
him at the time of the murder.

Grant Jennings?

What?

He's Kit's cousin.

-I wanted a chat.
-Well, let's have a chat.

Oh, Billie, what do you want,
huh?

Can you not see that this...

makes me happy?

Your mother's a
very spiritual person.

This is not a conversation
that you're a part of.

We have to share what's inside

or we can't
understand each other.

Do you have to talk like that?

It matters.

I'm sorry, but it means
something to me

that Kit wants to talk
about who he is now.

It mattered to me that
Leon got a decent job,

all that responsibility after

everything in his past, that
he could share that with me.

Mum, did you meet with Leon?

Grant Jennings and
Kit Hughes are cousins,

but with different surnames.

Something Kit Hughes
neglected to mention.

So, Kit Hughes' alibi for
the murder of Leon Renton.

Is looking decidedly shaky.

I'll get Hughes picked
up on suspicion of murder

and perverting the
course of justice.

You told my Detective Inspector

you hadn't seen Leon
in a year, did you lie?

Of course I didn't lie.

After I'd spent
time talking to Kit,

I had a yearning to
go and speak to Leon,

I went to Leon's
house but he wasn't in.

When was this, mum?

Yesterday.

I phoned Kit Hughes' dad,

he isn't there and he hasn't
been back to the centre.

Control, officer
requiring urgent assistance,

Belford Road, E14.

That's Billie's mum's address.

Did he ask you where
he could find Leon?

I would never ask
Marsha for that.

You went to Leon's house, mum?

Well, yes, and only because
I wanted Leon to know

how different Kit was,
that he had nothing to fear.

Mum, he followed you,

he saw Leon's car
that he was a locksmith

and he called
him out last night.

Kit, you played my mum,
so you could get to Leon

and then you killed him,
didn't you?

No, it's not true.

Look, maybe I should just go.

Look, no. Wait.

Billie, please, stop this,

Billie, please,
listen to me, please.

Control, officer
is confronting murder suspect,

the name Kit Hughes.

-Please. Just wait a minute.
-Mum. Mum.

Wait a minute, Kit.
You don't understand.

-Mum.
-He's try...

Please, just wait a
minute, okay? Billie, please.

Mum, I can't.

-Get away from the door.
-Leave her alone.

-Get away from the door.
-Just put the knife down, Kit.

Get away from the door.

Don't know what
you want from me.

Oh, be quiet. Tell your
daughter to do the right thing.

-I welcomed you into my home.
-Do the right thing.

Units
attending, Belford Estate,

suspect has a knife.

Okay, Kit, I'm moving
away from the door, alright?

-Now leave.
-Oh!

Suspect exiting
Carters Estate, E14.

Argh!

Please, help me.

Please, help me.

You gotta help me.

Billie! Billie!

Are you alright?

It's gonna be alright, mate,
it's alright, it's alright.

Right, just stay calm,
yeah? Stay calm.

Billie!

Ambulance message,
Carters Estate.

Detective Constable Fitzgerald.

Received.

Practice breathing.

-Alright?
-Hey.

Kit Hughes is out of surgery.

And with the evidence we've got,

he'll be going down
for Leon's murder.

Like he should've
done for your dad's.

Good.

We're looking after your mum,

she was a little shaken up.

Don't know what
I'm gonna say to her.

There's naive
and then there's...

Just be there, I reckon.

I don't know what I would've
done if you hadn't shown up.

I wanted him to die.

I wanted him to feel the life
draining out of him like my dad.

I'm no better than him.

You're a copper.

And you're decent.

And he's a lowlife who
deserved what he got.

And you would've
done the right thing.

Going my way?

Um... sure.

Thanks.

They do food here,
if you're hungry.

You always did like tapas.

This isn't a social occasion.

Really?

Well, when you said
let's go for a drink

after all we've
been through, I uh...

assumed you wanted
to talk about us.

Why on earth would
I wanna do that?

Yeah, I'll say one thing
about you, Vivienne,

you may be a
cold-hearted bitch, but

at least you're consistent.

When you said it's over,
it was over,

didn't see you for dust.

Do you really not know what
it is I wanna talk to you about?

You should go.

And if anyone were to see us,

you're just having a
drink with your ex-wife,

for old time's sake.

And what are we really doing?

Well, um, I'm a police officer,
helping a fellow officer

who, I suspect, is in a
whole load of trouble.

Not here, darling.

No, I know, I know, don't
worry about that now.

I was thinking, shall I pick
up some fish and chips?

Yeah, like dad used to.

Take away treat night
special, yeah.

Okay, just wait for me,

I've... yeah, I'll phone you
when I'm on my way up.

Okay, see ya.

Billie, I wanted to say,

your instincts were good.

I didn't go about
it the right way.

I know today's
been hard, just...

make sure you learn from it.

Thank you, sir. Goodnight.

Vivienne's gone to meet Mulgrew.

Do you think she can
persuade him to talk?

Well, if she can't,
I don't know who can.

Time was you couldn't
stand the Sarge.

-What's changed?
-I got to know her.

Vivienne is one of
the best detectives

I've ever worked with.

Oh, I could've told you that.

Well you know me,
Rob, slow on the uptake.

So, tell me what
you think you know.

Well, as you may recall,

a young police
officer, Tyler Bates,

was murdered outside a pub
in Poplar nearly a year ago.

We have reason to believe
that the killer

is a serving police officer.

Go on.

Grace Harper,
who was the landlady of the pub

where Constable Bates
was killed, she saw who did it

and she was prepared
to identify the killer,

but then she was murdered too

while she was in
police protection.

Her brother-in-law,
Harry Steadman, told someone

that the killer would
never be caught,

because he had
friends in high places.

And then he was murdered.

That is three people dead, Jack.

Three, murdered by
a serving police officer.

You have to tell me
who that officer is.

Help us put a stop to this.

No, I don't know what
you're talking about.

I don't know you anymore.

-This Grace Harper.
-Yes.

You said she was killed while
she was in police protection?

She was, someone in
the force told the killer

where she was hiding out.

It was you.

Wasn't it?

In my experience,
it takes a great deal

to persuade someone
to turn supergrass,

especially when one such
witness has already been killed.

Now if David Bradford

wants anybody to inform
on this corrupt officer,

he'd better be offering
something totally cast iron

in return.

I guarantee the next
informant won't end up dead.

-I'll talk to David.
-Yeah.

You do that.

It's gonna be okay.

Wish I could believe you.

-You don't know it was him.
-Don't I?

You better do something
quick, otherwise I'm dead.

Now that he's seen us
together, we both are.