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Tell me where the boy is or you die here!

Help me!

- DCI Virdee. - Yeah?

I'm Khalil Amin. Your new DS, sir.

There's two major drug gangs in this city.

Vasil Shala's crew,

and Bradford West

whose leader remains unknown.

There'll always be a boss in this city.

Might as well be one you can with work with.

No, no. You're my brother-in-law. I don't work for you.

- You look beautiful. - I know.

What'd you do that for?

This is a happy event.

- Baba... - Let's keep it that way.

Priti. What you doing?

Switch sides. Come work with me.

I heard that Ateeq tried switching.

People who do that get taken.

Don't worry about me.

You can't do this. This is England!

This is Bradford.

Where is Ateeq?

Come on, man.

- Hey... - Uncle Harry!

Happy Diwali, Mum.

Nazir?

Why aren't these bloody lights working?

God...

Hello?

Is there anyone here?

Hello?

Hello?

Priti!

Markings on the feet.

Eyes sewn shut.

Did she just...

Ranjit Virdee, 62, was found collapsed at home.

Right, adrenaline. Let's shock him.

- That's enough. - No! Again.

Stand clear! Shocking.

OK, he's stable. Get him to the ICU.

It was Priti's job to close up.

Manager said she insisted on doing it alone.

Checking the handbag for a mobile.

Last night, local printers had a dinner here.

She was the hostess.

This room weren't used though.

She was here.

Cushions.

Dessert cartons... She were with someone.

The killer?

No, this were date night.

So where the hell's the boyfriend?

Unless he's the one who did this.

Scuff marks.

He's been drugged.

Come on, lad.

Do you know what's going on?

Right, family liaison. Who's on it?

We've got DC Summer Hayes.

For God's sake, get an Asian down there. Nobody's talking to a gora.

And we need them talking.

I want a complete profile of Priti Parmar.

Friends, family, relationships.

Social media.

Employment.

Bloody council records.

Was she known?

I want a 3D profile of Parmar as soon as possible.

Mortuary, 30 minutes.

See? This is my uncle.

- Alright? - Tara, what you doing here?

I'm just... checking if you're OK, actually.

Why wouldn't I be?

Well, last night were

tough, with Granddad.

Shit happens.

So what's going on in there, then?

Look, I've told you before. Stop trading on my name for access.

- This is a restricted area. - I'm an investigative reporter.

I've got a right to ask questions about what's going on in there.

Girl behind me. She messes about, nick her.

Alright, guv.

You need to get back.

The doctor told me you saved his life.

I don't know how to thank you.

Just did my job.

Can he hear anything?

He's heavily sedated.

He doesn't know who you are.

We never spoke of you.

Please

don't tell Hardeep about his papa-ji.

The doctor said his heart is very weak.

We don't lie to each other.

Ever.

Sorry, guv, but

uniform said you told 'em to nick her if she kicked off.

Sit down.

You don't ever stop, do you?

Take a beat? Think on what you're doing?

Maybe I should rub my nose on the floor.

That work for ya?

Sorry.

That were a shit thing to say.

Look, Uncle Harry, people talk to me who won't talk with you.

I'm an asset.

Don't you see that?

- You got local connections, have you? - Yeah, I have.

A young woman were found murdered this morning

and you honestly think that you can do more than us?

Yeah.

- Just trust me. - Tara.

Enough. Listen to me.

Leave this alone, or you and I are gonna fall out.

Think on that. I've got a murder to solve.

- Er, Uncle Harry! - Not now, Tara.

Uncle Harry!

Ah, fuck's sake!

Novak Rexa, brought in yesterday. Did we establish cause of death?

Massive drug overdose.

Tox screen came back with enough heroin to put down a horse.

Can you give me some light, Harry?

Two sets of marks around her neck.

She was probably strangled first.

Then hung, using this.

A Carpathian coil.

- Originated in the Carpathian Mountains... - Carpathian Mountains.

Eastern Europe.

You know your geography.

I saw her eyes move at the crime scene.

There!

There's something in there.

Well, that was unexpected.

Nicely done.

Right.

Well

guess we know what's behind the other eye.

Full house in the club tonight.

Be a good gig.

You should come down. Have a drink.

Increase the minimum spend to 20.

Alright?

Don't he know you're a Muslim?

Mate, listen.

Our friendly PCSO's confirmed

that Priti Parmar was the victim in the members' club.

She's one of ours.

Looks messy.

Make sure family is looked after.

Backdoor. Discreet. No trail.

Priti was getting heat from Vasil's crew for switching to us.

What do you wanna do?

Make preparations for a response.

We look weak if we don't reply.

What about Harry?

His job were to keep the peace.

He failed.

I'll deal with it.

Alright.

Hey.

Weren't you meant to be somewhere today?

Right, entomology. Goes to the top of their list.

Listen, update the boss about this, tell her we need more manpower.

The whole unit. Full briefing, 2pm.

Her eyes were removed. Clean work.

- Medically trained? - Not that clean.

Skilled with a blade though.

And

the wasps hatched inside her.

Oh, come on, give me a break!

Fifteen years, and I've never seen anything like this.

This guy's a monster.

I were just thinking of you.

Just wanted to hear your voice.

Rough day?

Had better ones.

Same.

Anything I can help with?

No.

You haven't forgotten about tonight, have you?

My mum's anniversary dinner.

No. Course not.

Liar.

It's important.

I'll be there.

Look, I've got to go, OK?

Love ya.

Love you too.

I'll speak to these neighbours.

It's not true!

It's not true!

It's not...

We will find who did this to your daughter.

I promise ya.

Drug money?

Over ten grand in cash, I'd say so.

Sir.

Alcohol.

Wipes away marker.

This guy.

Xavier fucking Stead.

What happened to me?

Where am I?

Bradford City Hospital.

You collapsed at home.

I'm sorry to say you suffered a heart attack.

My chest hurts.

Can I have something for the pain, please?

You're not due for another hour.

Please.

I'd be very grateful.

So what's the plan here then, boss?

Follow my lead.

This is what Xavier uses as a cover for washing drug money.

A shitty car wash.

Keep the change.

Eyes on the man with the money.

I see it. Clever.

Not clever enough.

Alright, lads.

- Should we go after them? - Nah, let them run to Vasil.

We're not here for them.

Did you hear that? Probable cause.

- Kick it down. - You what?

Oh, for God's sake, grab him.

- Hiya, Harry. - Wipe your nose.

Pull your pants up.

I ain't done nothing!

Where were you last night?

- With your mum. - You think that's funny?

A girl's been murdered and you wanna crack jokes?

- Dunno what you're talking about. - Oh, you knew her.

Priti Parmar ring a bell?

What?

Priti's dead?

Cuff him.

My fucking cars!

Someone's gonna pay for this!

Fuck's sake, Riaz. What have you done?

I can see in your face, it's not good.

It's fine.

Nurse, please, can you pass my comb?

From my trouser pocket?

Thank you, nurse.

Here, let me.

You know, I've only ever let my wife do this.

Tell me, are you married?

I didn't get your name, beti.

Do you know what your name means?

Meditating in the name of God.

Oh, what a wonderful name, eh?

Can I have a word, Mrs Virdee?

Really? After what he did last night?

I know.

What you saw was just... bad.

But there's more to my husband than his hurt and his pride.

How could he do that to his own son?

But I want my son back.

I'm not interested in playing games.

Please, just don't say anything!

The kitchen staff left the club at 11:30

leaving Priti alone with her boyfriend.

So this footage has just come in of our suspect

and it was captured outside the club at 2am.

Meaning that Priti and Nazir were alone with our killer for several hours.

Right, our victim, Priti Parmar, 25

were found this morning by a cleaner.

Priti has no priors

but we believe she were a significant player in the drugs game.

Her ex-boyfriend, Xavier Stead, is downstairs for questioning.

Crucially, Priti Parmar had both of her eyes removed

and wasps' eggs inserted in the sockets.

This has purpose.

And it means something very specific.

It shows our killer is patient and calculating.

He left the boyfriend, Nazir Saeed, alive.

Priti was strung up using a Carpathian coil

which is an old Eastern European form of punishment

which points us towards...

Novak Rexa, found hanging yesterday

feels like a connection to this case.

So.

Here's your Scarborough warning.

If details of the wasp are leaked, I swear to God

I'll write your P45s myself.

Yes, ma'am.

Dismissed.

ACC wants two detectives to liaise with the central honour killings unit.

It's not an honour killing, boss.

We both know that happens in-house.

Look how specific this is.

ACC needs to put everyone on this.

We could have a serial killer on the streets of Bradford.

You were captured on CCTV

taken outside the Bradford Club last night.

Just after Priti arrived for her shift.

What were you doing there?

Takin' a piss.

Public disorder act.

Also a violation on your probation.

You see, I reckon you knew Priti was in the club with her new fella, Nazir

doing all the kind of things that you and her used to do in there.

Drove you mad, didn't it?

Knowing she was in there with him.

Off the record?

I aren't going back inside.

So you make sure that I leave here with me probation intact

and I'll tell you what I know.

Go on.

Right, come on, Harry, I didn't kill Priti.

You know me. I aren't... I'm a lot of things, but I aren't that.

Priti switched sides.

Shala Crew to Bradford West.

Which pissed 'em right off

cos she was shit hot at recruiting other lasses.

What the fuck did she expect were gonna happen?

I tried to get her to stop but, erm

it were too late.

She'd tried to negotiate a payoff but he wouldn't agree.

- Who didn't agree? - Who do you think?

Vasil Shala.

I need to search you.

- It's not happening. - Not today.

Get off me.

I'm nicking you for assault!

I want to speak to Vasil.

GUNSHOT - Enough!

Enough.

Sit.

Your partner.

He can handle himself.

I like that.

I like him.

Maybe, sometime soon, you and Vasil, we go for a coffee.

I don't drink coffee.

- Why you come here, Harry? - I need something from ya.

Priti Parmar were found murdered last night.

I heard she used to work for you.

Whoever killed her wanted us to think it were you.

You need to convince me otherwise.

Vasil doesn't do things like this.

Messy. Bad for business.

Let's make a deal.

You tell me who killed Novak, you give him to me

and I'll find out some things about Priti.

You know I won't do that.

But... when I arrest who did it

I'll make sure they'll go to Armley Prison.

Your crew inside can sort it from there.

I like this deal, Harry.

You know Priti, when she, er

was working for us, she stole from Vasil.

Maybe she's stealing from her new employer.

Maybe they punish her.

Maybe you should speak to Bradford West.

Leave now.

But just remember, Harry

it is the people we love who suffer

when we don't do what we promise.

You just made friends with Vasil Shala.

You knew that would happen. He could have killed us.

Nah, Vasil might be a lot of things but he's not a cop killer.

Most people don't interlock their elbows when choking someone out.

Yeah. Most people don't grow up the way I did.

Look at me, for God's sake.

I don't look English.

I know I sound it. I feel it.

And growing up, when some white lad would call me a "p" word, I'd smack him.

Some Asian would call me a mongrel or a coconut, I'd smack him too.

Get good wi' your hands when everyone's the enemy.

- I had you down as a graduate bookworm. - Oh, I am.

Got two books on choke holds.

Can I ask you a question?

- Go on. - Why "Harry"?

Why not your full name?

They used to call me "Kal" in the academy, not Khalil.

I put that shit to bed straight away.

Why Harry?

Another time.

If Vasil didn't kill Priti, then who did?

Priti's boyfriend's awake at the hospital, ready for questioning.

Great, I'll check in on the missus too.

I can't hold him in A and E indefinitely.

- Find me a bloody bed. - I'll try.

What you doing here?

Nice to see you too.

Sorry.

Just interviewing a witness.

You OK?

You seem off.

Shit day.

Do you know what I think? We should run away together.

OK. I'm in.

- What about Aaron though? - Oh, he's got his iPad.

He knows where the fridge is, he'll be alright.

Come on then, we leaving now?

What time will you be at my dad's?

- I'm staying over tonight. - I remember.

Er, around dessert.

- Asian timing. - Mmm.

It's important to me.

- Please don't take the piss, Harry. - I'm not taking the piss.

See you later.

Did you see his face?

He were wearing a mask.

I can't remember much, it's all a blur.

You were given heroin laced with fentanyl.

And we believe Priti was dealing, is that true?

Yeah, she got mixed up with a gang but she never took anything.

This was last night, she was so happy.

Wait. Go back.

No Henna.

So this is not the Eastern Europeans' work, the Shala Crew.

Unlikely. Henna's a South Asian art form.

Historically, it symbolised good health and well being in a marriage.

The darker the stain, the deeper the love.

Yeah, this is not someone proclaiming their love for her.

Do these symbols mean something?

He did spend at least two hours on this at the crime scene.

Certainly suggests purpose.

Brides sometimes hide their husband's name in the henna

in a lighter ink.

It's supposed to be an ice breaker.

Wendy, have you got a UV light?

Well, look at that.

Beizzat means "dishonoured".

Photograph this. Get it to Conway now.

Hi, I'm Tara Virdee.

I'm outside the Bradford Club, where moments ago

a body was removed from inside the building.

There's a large police presence.

No details as of yet on the victim

but I'll report more information as soon as I have it.

Hey!

- You alright? - Do you wanna get a coffee?

Go on then.

- Thanks. - Thanks, love.

Thought we had a good time last week.

We did.

Did you lose my number?

I got caught up in work. You know how it is.

Maybe you're just tapping me for info about this world for your story.

I was.

Doesn't mean I can't mix work with pleasure.

So, Priti Parmar.

That girl that were murdered.

What do you know about her?

She was running gear.

- Recruited a few girls we know into the game. - Including you?

Cops be all over the county lines boys these days, but brown girls?

Cops ain't stopping and searching us in this city.

It's too political.

Were Priti in trouble wi' anyone?

You've always gotta watch your back.

If you wanna know more about all this, I can show you.

Club night tonight.

Blue Murmur.

Sex, drugs

you game?

A friendly face, after such bad news.

The doctor told me I have to have major surgery.

It's not bad news. The surgery will help.

As soon as a bed becomes available, you'll be moved somewhere more comfortable.

At my age, surgery's simply prolonging what Wahe Guru has planned for me.

I think your family would like to be able to spend more time with you.

Have you got children?

A daughter.

Mandip.

Only one daughter?

Sorry.

I didn't mean to pry.

I'll just document your OBs and leave you in peace.

Do you see a lot of people die in here?

What do they say to you?

When they know their time is short?

They often talk about regrets.

Situations they could have made better.

Mostly about family.

What do you say to them?

I offer them a phone.

Regrets only exist when a situation is unresolved.

People make mistakes, but they can always pick up a phone.

Do they?

Usually.

I'll leave you to it.

Do you have a phone or would you like me to bring you one?

No, you're fine.

Intrepid Autos were hit today.

Somebody torched half a dozen of Vasil's motors.

Know anything about that?

Let's just keep the peace, yeah?

The only guarantee with peace is it never lasts.

Priti Parmar?

Don't know her.

She were running your product.

Switched from the Shala Crew a few months back.

- They were pissed. - Half this city runs my product.

I don't engage in street-level shit. You want details, you ask Enzo.

Made a deal with Vasil.

Intel on Priti for who killed Novak.

Unless you can help with that?

Sorry, brother. Got nothing.

Look, I know Priti weren't you

and I don't think it were the Shala Crew either

so there must be a new player in town.

- You really believe that? - Yeah.

Whoever it is, they're more violent than either of you.

Vasil played you, man.

Hard to tell who's playing who these days.

And what's that supposed to mean?

If you've got something to say, say it to me then.

Think I've already said it, ain't I?

Maybe...

But you owe me.

I know.

It's the only reason you're not in prison.

This is the last time I let you play that card.

You're the boss.

Remember when your mum used to bring us here to play?

Course I do.

You always said you'd own it one day.

It's beautiful here.

Peaceful.

Gives me balance.

You going to the anniversary dinner?

You need to. We both do.

You don't really wanna go.

I'm in the game, Harry.

I keep my distance from Saima and the family, keeps everyone safe.

You know, today's important.

I know.

What's happened?

Summat has. Can see it in your face.

I'm going to your dad's.

Don't let him down, yeah?

Your mother's favourite rosebush isn't growing.

What will I say when I visit her grave?

That I couldn't look after her most precious plant?

I don't know, I put the best fertilizer in the soil

I water it a lot.

I even.

I even talk to it every day.

Well, if it's anything like me mum, you wanna ignore it.

Pay more attention to the other plants, it'll soon perk up.

Are you still worried about lying to Harry?

You should've just let the old man pop his clogs

and then you wouldn't have to lie.

Beti jaan...

You know what you must do.

Tell Harry the truth.

No good can come of lies.

No matter what your mother-in-law says.

My child, Allah gives you strength.

Tell the truth.

Your father-in-law has now seen who you really are.

Warm, compassionate.

Hey?

It may change how he thinks.

This time, do it right!

Is he not coming in?

I don't know, let me go and get him.

Harry? Harry?

Hey, hey, hey! Come here! Come here.

What's going on?

Nothing, just... Got an urgent call from work.

Why are you lying to me?

I... just I can't

can't do this after last night.

Can't sit there

messing up an important day for you and your family because I'm.

I'm just a mess, Saima.

Come here.

I've got ya.

I'm sorry, I... I can't do this.

I'll see you back at the house.

Fuck! Fuck!

Fuck you!

Fuck!

Fuck!

If she could see you gardening...

Yeah, she'd love that.

Premium fertilizer.

Only the best for Mum.

There's tea inside.

Who's, yours or Nadsy's?

Nadsy's.

- She any better at it? - No.

Where's Harry?

Don't want to talk about it.

OK. Understood.

Did you go to the grave and all?

Yeah.

But it's here in this garden I can still feel her.

Obsessing over these damn plants.

Always getting me and you to cut the grass.

- But never Nadsy though. - No, no, lazy cow.

Yeah...

Come inside.

Dad misses you.

You think you hurt her more than me?

Just leave me be, Sai.

This family stuff isn't for me.

What happened to us, Riaz?

Hey guys, big shout out to Club Blue Murmur

and the monthly Beizzat event tonight.

Admission is £10 and you get one free drink

and as ever, what happens at Beizzat stays at Beizzat.

Beizzat?

The wasps hatched inside her.

Where the fuck are you?

What are you doing here?

Leave! It's not safe!

I can't hear ya.

- Leave! - I gotta dance.

He's been drugged.

- Did you see his face? - He were wearing a mask.

Move!

Everyone out now!

Move! Out! Now!

If you saw anything suspicious, no matter how small, DM me.

We're all a community, Bradford. We gotta look out for each other.

Someone forced their way in.

Sir! Come take a look at this.

This must be our man.

Please let me go!

Whoever is holding my little boy, the control is all yours here.

You have absolute power to do good.

I got skills and I need to earn.

Yeah.

I can tell you how to take down Vasil's crew.

Maybe this is the opportunity we've been waiting for, to take Vasil out.

Let's do it.

The insect is a tarantula hawk.

It will sting a tarantula, then lay a single egg inside it

using the spider as a living host to incubate the larvae.

You stood there, telling me I have to share my shit

and the whole time you're keeping something like this from me?

- There's a killer targeting us. - You shouldn't go on your own.

It's dangerous out there.

DEEP, GARBLED VOICE: Harry Virdee.

Now the game begins.