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In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.

The police, who investigate crime,

and the Crown Prosecutors, who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

One chip?

You're funny mate.

You said you wanted one chip. That's one chip, right?

You know what you need, son? A sense of humor transplant.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing mate.

- Still no sign of him, love? - I should've got a taxi. He's always late.

If a bloke in his twenties turns up, shaved head, full of himself,

tell him he needs to buy another present. His name's coming off this one.

Classy looking bird.

My fiancée likes me to keep my eyes to myself.

Well the ring ain't on your finger yet. Look while you still can, hey?

- So what can I do you for ya? - No, I'm fine. Thanks

Yeah, of course, I tried to phone him

but there's no point him having a phone

if he never uses it, is there? Yeah, no, it's fine I'll get the tube.

Wait, I'll call you back.

Robbie? Rob?

Rob? Rob! Rob!

I need an ambulance. Here, now.

The car's registered to a Robert Nichols.

- Who found him, Joy? - His sister.

Apparently he's an ex-footballer.

Used to be a bit of a local celeb round here.

Absolutely, yeah. Saw him play at West Ham once.

He was good, it's a shame.

His watch and wallet are missing

but I know what I would've nicked.

Four-point two-liter V8, four hundred and fourteen horsepower.

- You been at the unleaded again, Joy? - I like fast cars.

It's still jacked up.

The attacker could've been interrupted before he could nick it.

So he's killed changing his tire?

Sometime after nine. Got his head stoved in with a wheel brace.

Any prints on it?

No, nothing but smudges. I'll send it to the lab for DNA testing.

First strike broke his arm while he was trying to defend himself,

second strike split his skull.

He wouldn't have had time to put up a fight.

Well, not much of a fight when one of you is armed with a wheel brace.

When did you last speak to your brother, Jennifer?

Earlier this evening.

He was running late, so I said I'd meet him

to save him coming across town.

And when you got to the car, you didn't see anybody near it?

No. I just saw the car and...

Yeah.

You know I saw Robbie play, he was good.

Yeah. He had so much going for him,

and then he tore a ligament in his knee really badly.

He never really recovered.

His watch was worth a fortune,

isn't that enough? Why did they have to...

If I'd got a taxi, none of this would've happened.

Where were you supposed to meet your brother, Jennifer?

Yeah, this bloke came in just as she was going.

Used a load of napkins, cleaned his hands and left.

I don't suppose you've still got the napkins have you?

Well, I emptied the bin when I got in. Bag should be still out front.

Napkins'll be on the top there.

- You enjoying those? - Well, best breakfast I've had all day.

- No, you're alright. - Peel 'em and chop 'em myself

every day, five a.m., rain or shine.

You can tell, they're lovely. So this bloke,

did he mention his name at all or where he was going?

- He didn't say nothing like that. - But he did say something?

I was just making conversation. Look I made a crack about

how pretty the girl was, and he started mentioning about his fiancée.

There's motor oil all over these napkins.

Anything else you notice about this guy?

The way he was dressed, or did he have anything on him at all?

He did have a carrier bag with him.

From a shop called Barry Flowers.

Here you go.

Yeah, that looks like him. He was in here the other day,

lunch time I think.

And did he mention his name at all, Mr...

Flowers. I never caught his name.

- Mr. Flowers? - Yes, Barry Flowers.

There's been a florist in the Flowers family for three generations now.

Well, did he say what he wanted, Mr. Flowers?

He was looking for a bridal display for Saturday.

Saturday? For a wedding?

Isn't that a bit late to be ordering wedding flowers?

That's what I thought. His supplier's just gone bust.

He was looking for a last-minute replacement.

He took a couple of display brochures for his fiancée.

There's no camera footage of the street where Robbie Nichols was killed.

What about forensics?

Well they say they can possibly match DNA from the murder weapon

to the napkins so all we've got to do now is find our mystery man.

I see our victim made the press.

Only center pages of the Metro, though Guv.

Lad could have played for England.

He's off the back pages for good now.

The florist we spoke to said our suspect was getting married on Saturday.

So we've checked all the churches,

Protestant, Catholic, Greek Orthodox.

Not to mention the Civil Halls and the hotels.

This Saturday there are scheduled to be 54 weddings.

And now a funeral.

Dust off your morning suit, Ronnie.

Not likely. The last wife cut the arms off it.

That's Mike Jones. He's not in trouble, is he?

Is he one of your parishioners, Father?

I hope so! He's getting married here tomorrow.

That's nice.

Yeah, we were all really chuffed when he and Fiona got together.

Mike's had a rough couple of years.

Define rough?

Well his divorce, Mary taking the kids up north.

Mike's a really good guy but he's taken a few knocks.

He doesn't give up though.

Do you know where can we find him?

He said he was just going for a meal with family.

Right.

Mike Jones. DS Matt Devlin. DS Ronnie Brooks.

Could we have a word, please?

I know the prices are over the top Jim, but calling the cops?

- Mike, what's going on? - Nothing to worry about, right?

Well, we'd like to ask Mr. Jones a few questions

regarding an incident the other evening.

Now?

It's okay Fiona.

I won't be long, I'll see you back at the flat.

Look after her.

Seems our Mr. Jones has previous. Used to own a black cab,

lost his license for three years. Drunk driving.

And when he was 17, he was done for assault.

And what about history of violence since then, anything?

Nothing he's been done for.

Well, if he hasn't done anything,

why's he wearing a hole in the carpet?

Fiona and I were out with friends that night.

We got back home about one in the morning.

And what about before that?

Look, you do know I'm getting married tomorrow afternoon?

Well the sooner we can get this cleared up Mike,

the sooner you can be out of here.

I'm a kitchen porter at the Warren Hotel.

I started at six a.m., did a double shift,

and finished at nine in the evening.

- You're sure about that? - Yeah.

Nine in the evening. On the button.

Okay so you left work at nine and then what happened?

I was on my way home and there was this lad,

flash car, flash suit.

You mean Robbie Nichols?

Well if you say so... and he had a flat tire

and he looked as if he didn't know

one end of a spanner from the other so I offered to help.

But you didn't think to let the police know

that you was with Robbie Nichols just before he was killed?

I... I didn't see anything.

Besides I'm working all the hours I can.

Weddings don't pay for themselves.

You know that Robbie Nichols' watch

and wallet went missing when he was killed

You think I killed someone for their watch?

The watch was worth thirty grand, buys a lot of wedding cake.

I stopped to help change a wheel.

Do you ever hear of the Good Samaritan?

Yeah. But the Good Samaritan was never done for assault though, was he?

No, no, no, no, look... that was thirty years ago.

That bloke came at me. It was self-defense.

I did not kill Robbie Nichols.

We went through a dozen kitchen porters before Mike started.

Our chef's a real pain, best cook in London?

He's not even the best cook in the kitchen.

Mike said he was working here 'til nine, is that right?

He would've worked the graveyard shift if I'd let him. He left at nine.

You're sure about that?

Yeah, you can check his time card.

All staff have to clock in and out.

Clean that.

And those records are never tampered with?

No, they're all digital.

Mike left at nine, on the button.

- On the button. - The exact phrase that Mike used.

You see Mr. Paxman, we hear a lot of things in this job

and rehearsed alibis is one of them.

This is a murder investigation. Giving a false alibi is a serious offence.

Murder? No, no way. This is Mike we're talking about.

He's not capable of that.

This is Mike we're talking about.

He had a criminal record, didn't he?

Yeah for drink driving.

So you won't mind if we have a look at your security DVDs?

I mean if you're telling the truth,

you've got nothing to worry about,

have you sir?

Mike left at six, asked me to swipe his card out at nine.

You don't just lose three hours down the back of a sofa, Ron.

This bloke is desperate, he's working every hour

that God gave so he goes out, he looks for someone to rob.

Well I agree there is reasons to rob someone,

but not batter 'em to death, Matt.

Thank you! He did? Right, thank you.

That was the caterer for Mike's wedding.

Six months ago he couldn't pay the deposit.

Yesterday he settles the full amount, five and a half grand, cash.

...that's Jim, I hope he's got the ring.

Michael Jones,

I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Robert Nichols.

You do not have to say anything

but it may harm your defense if you do not mention

when questioned something which you later rely on in court.

I just stopped to help someone who was in trouble.

Yeah, you stopped and helped yourself to Robert Nichols' watch.

What did you do with it? Did you sell it to a specialized trader?

Did you flog it to a mate?

Six months ago, I took a second job.

I was a controller in a taxi firm.

I wasn't cabbying. I'm trying to get my driving license back.

That's where I got the cash.

So why did you feel the need to lie to us

about where you were between six and nine p.m.?

Because the owner of the cab company, he's...

a mate and he doesn't always hire drivers who are... kosher.

I'm sorry, do you find this funny?

Well, look at me. Top hat, tails.

I'm in a police station on my wedding day.

You either laugh or cry.

The DNA, Mike, on the murder weapon

and on the napkins is a match. And it's yours.

Well of course it is. I helped change the wheel.

- Yeah, or beat him to death. - This isn't right!

Sit down please, Mike.

I'm supposed to be getting married in half an hour.

Sit down, Mike!

The only DNA on the murder weapon is Robbie Nichols' and yours.

- So Mr. Jones... - There was another bloke there.

He turned up as I was taking the spare wheel out of the car.

He seemed to know Robbie Nichols. Maybe he was wearing gloves.

So this other bloke, who happened to know Robbie Nichols,

and happened to be wearing gloves, what did he look like?

I don't remember.

Right, then I'll put a description out for Mr. Invisible then, shall I?

Look, it's the truth. He was there. He, he took over from me.

They were... they were changing the wheel when I left.

Fiona's family have flown in from Spain

and a mate has paid for the hotel rooms.

This... this wasn't supposed to happen.

You know what Mike, I believe you.

I really do.

That it wasn't supposed to happen, that it wasn't planned.

Maybe you just stumbled across Robbie Nichols, maybe you saw his watch--

No don't... you don't understand--

You know what? Cut the crap Mike and just tell us the truth!

Maybe I should have kept going. Maybe I shouldn't have stopped to help.

This bloke, I know what he's capable of. If he comes after me or Fiona...

Except there is no other bloke is there Mike? There's only you.

You don't know what you're asking!

- Mike! - Don Marsh!

That's why I never came forward.

Don Marsh, he was there.

How does Mike know Don Marsh?

Well, he's lived in the East End most of his life.

I mean everyone there must know of Marsh's reputation surely?

Guv, Mike's DNA is all over the murder weapon

and Mike was in the right place at the right time.

Or he could've been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Not many criminals we do know that keep

down two jobs and if Marsh was there...

It would explain why Mike didn't come forward.

- Yeah. - Last two blokes who grassed on Marsh

were shot in the back of the head

and dumped somewhere near the M11.

Why would Marsh murder Robbie Nichols?

Well if Nichol's was into Marsh or any of Marsh's activities

like loan sharking, drugs, toms,

blackmail, then it's take your pick time

if Mike's story is true isn't it?

Start making enquiries. Find out if there's a connection between

Marsh and Robbie Nichols.

Right, I'll get the FIU to send over Marsh and Nichols' files.

Guv, what do we do about Mike Jones?

Well he's lied before, he might still be lying.

- No, he stays in the system. - Right.

Listen boys, let's not take any risks

if we are dealing with the Marsh brothers.

We know they've paid off some coppers before now

and they boast they've got a judge on their books.

I think you two should work in a secure

office upstairs, just for the time being.

And watch your backs.

According to his bank statements right,

Robbie Nichols' largest cash withdrawal

stopped around about a year ago.

- I need a break. - And they're all from 76 Lowe Street.

Dino's pie and mash is on Lowe Street.

There's a casino on Lowe Street.

The Palms?

And footballer's love casinos.

- Yeah, wait a sec. - Seventy-six.

- Seventy-six Lowe Street. - Bingo.

Queensfordly Holdings.

And guess who the major shareholder in Queensfordly Holdings is?

Mister Donald Marsh.

Robbie's a good tipper, no matter how big he loses.

And he loses a lot?

Yeah, he's on a losing streak at the moment.

Well, it's just ended. Robbie was murdered last week.

- God. That's terrible. - Yeah. Was Robbie a regular?

Yep, he's a regular at my table, five, six nights a week.

So did he ever have any money troubles when he was in here?

No. Mr. Marsh always looked after him.

Robert Nichols was absolutely skint.

He may not be a Premier League player anymore,

but he's certainly spending like one.

Credit cards are maxed out

and he's well behind on his mortgage.

He's a proper gambler. Big old line of credit.

So Nichols owes cash to Marsh's casinos,

Marsh is the last one to see him alive.

We search Marsh's office. There's a JP downstairs.

I'll get her to sign the warrant. No briefings, no mobiles.

Just load any uniform you trust onto a carrier.

I don't want Marsh getting any heads-up.

Spent my early teens in that ring.

Don't tell me, they had pie eating contests at the weekends.

Junior featherweight champion, four years on the bounce.

You were a featherweight?

I still am a featherweight. It's just that my clothes got small.

What is this, slow day at the station, Ron?

Get everyone out lads, hey?

You need a warrant to search here.

What you mean like this?

Looks like your contacts aren't as good as you thought.

I'm calling my brief.

Everything alright, son?

I said everything alright?

Yeah copper? Yeah?

- Take it easy. Just, just-- - Ronnie?

One sec, Matt. Stay where you are Matt!

- Who's that? - Don't look at him son, look at me.

Huh?

Don't look at him, just look at me. Keep your eyes on me.

Matt... give us a second.

Mate.

Keep looking at me. Matt get everyone out. Go on.

Get everyone out of here, get everyone out...

- It's just us two now. What's your name? - Clear the area, now.

What's your name son?

- Charlie. - My name's Ronnie.

You don't wanna do this Charlie, do you? Really?

And I certainly don't wanna be here.

So why don't we take it easy, hey?

Why don't you put the gun down, yeah?

Clear the area, now!

Right, take Mr. Marsh down the station.

- You've gotta be joking! - CO19.

- What's this for then? - We've got a firearm on the premises,

- suspect has a hostage. - Not my gun!

It was on your premises.

That's it. Come on...

It doesn't have to be like this Charlie, does it?

Come on.

That's it.

Oi Harry! Call our brief, tell him where I am!

Here you are son, come on. Call off the cavalry, Matt.

You'll be okay.

CO19, scratch that last.

Tea, four sugars.

Don't look so worried. Get that down ya.

Uniform found this in Charlie's bag. It's Robbie Nichols' watch.

Alright.

You don't get rid of me that easy sunshine.

We recovered three sets of prints from Nichols' watch.

His own, yours, and your boss's. So, where did you get the watch Charlie?

I don't remember.

A thirty-grand watch and you can't remember where you got it?

The best thing to do son, is just tell us the truth.

You don't know what Mr. Marsh is like, If I talk--

I tell you, it's not him you've gotta worry about, it's me.

You knew that watch was in your bag.

You knew what would happen when we found it.

You pulled a gun on a police officer!

- I... I-- - You threatened his life because of that.

No, the gun's not mine. I was looking after it.

Possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence

is five years minimum. Minimum, Charlie.

- I wouldn't have pulled the trigger. - You think he knew that? Do you?

If you were my boy I tell you...

What you did today was stupid.

Getting yourself involved with Marsh was stupid.

I'll tell you something about mistakes,

you don't have to keep making them.

You can tell us where you got Nichols' watch.

How did you get it?

I'm asking you Charlie, how did you get Nichol's watch?

Where did you get Nichol's watch?

Mr. Marsh gave it to me.

- It was a finder's fee. - For what?

I knew he was looking for Nichols. Nichols owed him money.

I passed his car on the street. I phoned Mr. Marsh.

So, you told Marsh how to find Nichols?

This bloke at the gym said Nichol's was into Mr. Marsh for something

like a quarter of a million quid.

No comment.

Charlie Blake spotted Nichols and called you on his mobile.

Is that when you went down and beat Robert Nichols to death?

No comment.

For the tape, DS Brooks has just entered the room.

Must have made you feel young again, like old times.

Getting your hands dirty.

Grab that iron bar and beat a defenseless bloke to death.

- No comment. - Is there an echo in here?

I used to box in that gym as a nipper. I used to really enjoy it.

Family run place, it was nice.

Well it was of course, until you lot moved in.

- When you gonna give up, Ron? - Well that's never gonna happen.

You put the booze before your daughters, you put the job before them.

Isn't it time you started thinking about your girls, Ron?

That's Detective Sergeant Brooks to you.

I see Don Marsh was his usual talkative self.

According to Charlie Blake, Marsh killed Robbie Nichols.

Yeah, didn't you say that about Mike Jones?

All the forensics did point to--

Matt, he's winding you up, you're so easy.

Anyway the CCTV has Marsh hurrying away from the gym

a few minutes after taking the call from Charlie.

Apparently Marsh wanted to do Nichols 'personally'.

How much does he owe Marsh?

Well, Charlie Blake reckons it's about a quarter of a million pounds.

God, no wonder Marsh took it personally.

Look, charge Marsh with murder, we'll start prepping the case.

Don Marsh. Good work!

Thank you. But what about Mike Jones?

He's still being detained at her Majesty's pleasure.

Yeah I'll issue a notice of discontinuance.

Let's get him released and back into the loving arms of his fiancée.

If she'll still have him.

We expedited your release

three hours after Charlie Blake--

I spent four days in prison.

I missed my wedding. I was forgotten about.

I was in a cell with a nutter, a junkie.

Just leave me alone.

- You screwed up, Alesha. - Carl--

You owe Mike Jones a lot more than an apology.

He was humiliated in front of his in-laws, his future wife.

They spent two years scrimping and saving and in one afternoon,

your lot flushed eight grand down the bog.

Rest assured, we'll be seeking financial compensation. James.

I dunno... I give you one simple job.

Mike's just angry, he'll get over it.

With good cause. Wrongly arrested, wrongly accused.

Then he shouldn't have lied to the police when they interviewed him.

He's free now. The system worked.

Besides, we've got more pressing worries.

For the Crown to lose one piece of evidence is a misfortune,

to lose two sounds like carelessness.

I think we'd all like to know

how vital evidence disappeared from the secure police property store?

The IPCC have suspended a uniformed officer.

She removed the watch and the fingerprint evidence on Marsh's behalf.

Ridiculous and verging on libelous.

My client's in custody.

He has had no contact with friends or family since his incarceration.

Except through his brief.

Never saw you as Marsh's messenger boy, Jason.

I thought you were better than that.

You're trying to rile me, James. Clever. Ignoring it.

My client should not be punished for the police and CPS incompetency's.

The Crown's case is built around the stolen watch and the prints on it.

And I'm not a messenger boy, James! That's insulting of you.

That's nothing. You should hear what I think about your client.

My client's been denied bail based on this evidence.

As there's no evidence, my skeleton for the dismissal.

We're developing other evidence.

I intend to put Marsh away for as long as possible.

Speak to the list office.

Get the application listed and I'll rule on it.

- Marvelous. - With all due respect,

isn't it a bit early to start hearing applications for dismissal?

Is your client applying for bail?

Don Marsh has killed four, no five people, that we know of.

None of which has ever been proven in court, has it, Mr. Steel?

I'll hear bail application if your notice is served on time.

I have another trial in... ten minutes. Gentlemen.

Marsh is pissing all over the legal system, Jason.

Speculation. Best left to the tabloids, yes?

You know he's behind the missing evidence. How can you defend him?

You tried to put him away when you were in my position.

You're the only person that's ever beaten me, James.

Can't let that stand. Reputation. The foundation of civilization.

It's not a competition, Jason.

Look at me. What I am.

And what I'm not.

Everything's a competition. How do you think I got here?

This will end badly for you.

Good luck representing Marsh.

It's going to take more than hand gel to wash away his dirt away.

Place your hand on the bible and read aloud from the card.

Swear by Almighty God, that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Marsh has got to Charlie.

Charlie Blake's in witness protection.

There's no way Marsh has got to him.

He got to the evidence in a locked police store, didn't he?

Charlie Blake has just said that his original police statement was a lie,

now that is a disaster!

That's what I like about you, George. Your optimism.

Does this look like the face of an optimist?

What national football team do I support?

- Point taken. - Yeah.

- What do you know about the judge? - Burchville?

Not much. Just called to the bench last year.

This is his highest profile case to date. Why?

Charlie said that he was calling Marsh

to ask for an extra shift at the gym

and Judge Burchville seemed...

I dunno... he just seemed a bit quick to accept his change of story.

- What did you expect him to do? - His job!

If he threatened Charlie with perverting the course of justice,

we could have got him to tell the truth.

Charlie changed his story because prison doesn't worry him.

Being found on the M11 with a bullet in the back of the skull does.

Which coincidentally is what I suspect the DPP has in mind for us

if Marsh walks free again.

Good afternoon Carla.

The jury has a right to know about Mr. Marsh's previous conviction.

I've already ruled his convictions

are not to be adduced, Mr. Steel.

The defendant was convicted of grievous bodily harm.

He hospitalized a member of his gang.

Robbie Nichols was beaten to death.

How is his propensity for violence in one case not relevant to another?

I've made my decision.

Your application is refused. Now move on,

Mr. Steel, or you'll be held in contempt.

You'll hold me in contempt?

Mr. Steel, I'm this close to losing my patience with you.

If I strangled him, I'd be out in what, ten years?

This is our one and only chance to put Marsh away, James.

If anyone can do it, it's you.

How? I feel like I'm fighting Marsh

with both hands tied behind my back.

- What do you suggest, Glasgow kiss? - Only as a last resort.

I've done some digging on Burchville.

He asked to be assigned to this trial, George.

That doesn't mean that he's in Marsh's pocket.

For all we know his in-laws are staying

and he just wants to get out of the house.

He's blocking me every chance he gets.

I haven't managed to get a single application past him.

Yeah I know, I know, it doesn't mean he's bent.

- So what now? - There was another witness.

Mike Jones. He saw Marsh with Nichols minutes before the murder.

The problem is he's not answering our calls.

Odd that, given the whole unlawful detention thing.

Please tell me you had him I.D. Marsh

before he was released from prison?

We had incriminating physical evidence

and Charlie's confession at that stage.

So that's a no then?

Mike had been held for four days and three nights. He'd missed his wedding.

I wanted to get him home as quickly as possible.

You should have been thinking about getting the case home.

Excuse me for thinking about his feelings.

I'll make sure it never happens again.

I'll track Mike down and do some groveling.

You are joking?

If you formally identify the man you saw that night,

we can proceed with the trial for the murder of Robbie Nichols.

You lock me up for being in the wrong place at the wrong time,

for doing a good deed, for telling you who killed the lad

and now you want me to stop your case falling apart?

I know. I'm sorry about what happened, Mike.

I've a pocket full of sorrys Miss Phillips.

You tell whoever you work for,

hell'll freeze over before I do anything to help.

You're right. You don't have to do anything to help us.

You didn't have to do anything to help Robbie Nichols that night

- he had a flat tire, but you did. - And who helps me?

Who helps me tell Fiona that her family were wrong about me?

You act as if none of that other stuff ever happened.

You lied to the police.

I know what Marsh is capable of.

I should be on honeymoon... in Portugal.

You're a good man, Mike.

Who did the right thing and got screwed for it.

Most people would have walked past Robbie Nichols that night.

But you didn't.

I'm appealing to that decent person

who did the right thing and stopped to help a stranger.

You have an opportunity to help Robbie Nichols again.

Only this time, doing the right thing puts his killer behind bars.

Matt...

There's no need for introductions, right?

Hiya Mike. Sorry about... well we were just doing our job.

- Can I get you a cup of tea? - You've done enough mate.

We do appreciate you doing this Mr. Jones.

They're ready for you now to do the formal I.D.

Let's get this over with.

Okay John, thank you very much.

Mike we're gonna run this through twice for you.

If you see the person you think you saw on the night of Robbie Nichol's murder

- just let us know. - That's him.

You're certain that's the man you saw?

Yeah I'm certain, I've got to take this. Fiona?

What? Look stay calm, I'm on my way.

- Mike what's up? - Fiona been attacked.

I was just walking down the street.

There was this man, he said you'd had an accident and he'd take me to see you.

Would you recognize him if you saw him again?

It was all so fast.

I was worried about Mike. There was another man in the back seat of the car.

I started screaming and he slapped me.

He said...

he said if you talked at the trial, he said he'd kill you.

I think you should go now.

You need to talk to the police, Fiona.

I don't even want her talking to you.

You have to give them a full description so they can deal with this.

Mike, please.

They knew I was at the police station. They knew she was alone.

We can help you.

You can start by leaving.

Hiding in your flat isn't the answer.

You heard what happened in broad day light

Anything could have happened in the back of the car.

The only way to end this is to face Marsh down.

The only way to end this is for me to keep my mouth shut.

I've told the police that and now I'm telling you.

That's what Marsh wants and that's what he's gonna get.

Please.

Fiona, please think about it.

You're a material witness.

That means I can get a witness summons.

If you don't attend Court and give your evidence, I'll make an application.

I'll have you re-arrested and I'll force you into the box.

You do that.

So Jones gives a statement saying he's in fear of his life,

we make a hearsay application, we have his statement read in court.

It happens all the time.

If we had any other judge that might work,

we've gotta force him to give evidence against Marsh.

Well, so Marsh intimidates him out of the box, we intimidate him in.

We're supposed to be the good guys.

Yeah, but the bad guys don't play by the rules.

We have any idea who it is that is intimidating our only witness?

It's not Don Marsh.

He's still on remand and calls from the prison are monitored.

What about his brother?

They run the business together, don't they?

The police have just started watching him.

So far, he hasn't made an attempt to contact Mike.

He won't have to contact him again.

He's succeeded.

Unless you have a plan to flush out

who's leaning on Mike then we don't have a case.

I can't believe we're going to have to let Marsh walk on this.

Set up a meeting with Jason and Don Marsh.

- Manslaughter. That's your offer? - No, no way.

We're prepared to accept your client only intended to rob

and that he didn't have the intention to kill.

You don't have anything on me.

- You wouldn't be here if-- - Don...

Now I know, you know I know you don't have anything.

So, what are you up to, James? What are we doing here?

We've got a witness

who puts your client on the street at the time of Robbie Nichols' death.

A witness who remembers a fact after his what, sixth, seventh hour in custody?

A witness who can't wait to give evidence.

He wants to stand up in court and tell his story,

no matter what anyone says to him, or his fiancée.

I'm prepared to take my chances in court.

Is your witness?

When you come to your senses James, give me a shout.

Think about what I said.

You should have told me what you were doing.

Yeah, but you'd have only tried to talk me out of it.

You've told him Mike's still prepared to give evidence!

We need to find who's intimidating Mike.

If that means I have to poke a rattlesnake to get a reaction

then that's what I have to do.

James you are playing Russian Roulette with his life.

I know. But I don't have any other choice.

Trev, is Harry Marsh showing any sign of life in there?

Negative. He's still in his office.

- Outgoing call, Ron. - Right-o.

He's ordering Chinese.

Well, he's the lucky one, I wish I had a Chinese, that is horrible!

You know what the prob-- What're you doing? That's my dinner!

Enough is enough.

What do you mean enough is enough? This grub, it's my dinner.

Have you nicked them crime scene bags from work?

These bags are the only thing strong enough to deal with what you eat!

Matty, you are unbelievable son.

Target's on the move control, target's on the move!

Right-o Trev, thank you.

- Target sighted, hang on everyone. - What's going on?

He's on the phone, now hang on. What's he doing with that.

- What? - He's taking his mobile phone to bits.

Yeah.

He's thrown something down the drain.

Okay, can you pick him up please?

At 10:54 p.m. last night Mike receives a phone call where he was threatened.

I'm quoting, "I guess you didn't take me seriously before.

If you go to court, you and your girlfriend are dead".

And you were watching Marsh's brother at this time?

Yeah, he dumped a SIM card down the drain, and then threw a mobile in the bin.

Yeah, we contacted the phone company. They confirmed.

I mean Mike's house was definitely called from that card and phone.

- Where's Harry Marsh now? - In a cell at Bow Street.

Charge him with intimidation and murder.

And let's set up a meeting with Mike.

Thank God. I put on a stone just watching Ronnie eat.

Three nights, I was beginning to think Harry wasn't our man.

He just needed a bit of motivation.

What if his brother gets out?

Harry Marsh isn't going anywhere.

He's been charged with witness intimidation.

We're pushing for the maximum, five years.

My concern is Don Marsh.

We not gonna get a conviction unless you give evidence against him.

No. It's too dangerous.

We arrested the person threatening you, Fiona.

They threatened to kill me and Mike.

The Marsh brothers are behind bars.

We'll provide you with close protection.

That's easy for you to say. But what about after the trial?

What about Marsh's other friends? You gonna watch them all?

I know it's risky, but Marsh will always

be a threat until you stand up to him.

You can't protect us.

Please, just leave us alone. Let us get on with our lives.

It's not our problem.

- Can we count on you Mike? - Don't do this.

Fiona, he threatened you.

Mike don't, if you do this...

I saw him. He killed that lad.

Well if that's your choice...

Fiona!

Rob was lying beside the car.

I thought he'd collapsed and then...

I saw the blood on his face.

Thank you.

Miss Nichols.

You gave evidence that a man,

Mike Jones, entered the restaurant

just before you left. Is that correct?

- Yes. - What was on his hands?

- I think it was grease. - Grease from your brother's car?

My Lord, how exactly is the witness

qualified to answer that question?

Mr. Peter's move on.

Miss Nichols. Did Mr. Jones seem anxious?

He looked like he was in a hurry.

Like he was fleeing from a crime scene?

Withdrawn. No further questions.

You may step down, Miss Nichols.

- Is he here? - There's no sign of him.

I thought he had close protection? What happened?

Mr. Steel, is there something you would care to share with the court?

Call your next witness, please.

Ah, My Lord, the Crown's witness has been temporarily delayed.

Could I ask for an hour's adjournment?

Very well, it's nearly twelve o'clock. We'll adjourn until after lunch.

And Mr. Steel, two p.m. Prompt.

Should you be talking to me without my brief?

Where's Mike Jones?

Mike Jones, Mike Jones, Mike Jones. That Mike Jones.

Well, contrary to what you might've heard, I can't walk through walls.

I'd get used to that. Where is he?

I have no idea where your witness is.

But thanks for dropping by, you've made my day.

That'll be dessert.

- He's been arrested? - He's being held in custody in Camden.

Apparently he managed to give his bodyguards the slip.

What part of close protection don't they understand?

He was pulled over for driving with a faulty break light.

He's been driving? He hasn't got a license or insurance.

He wasn't just driving illegally when he was arrested, he was working as a cabbie.

We like Mike!

I'm sorry Mr. Steel, I have--

You don't have to explain yourself to him.

- You promised to give evidence. - Fiona's left me.

I thought she'd come around but she said if I gave evidence she'd leave me forever.

- She's just scared, it's understandable. - I love her.

- We're done talking, James. - You promised, Mike.

Yeah, I know, I know, I know. But what am I supposed to do?

What am I doing here?

They want me to give evidence against the owner of the cab company,

you want me in the box against Marsh. I'm being torn apart here!

Look all I tried to do was help change a wheel.

I don't understand how all this happened.

I've lost my job at the hotel, I've lost Fiona,

I have nothing left to give Mr. Steel.

I promised to help you, will you help me?

I don't think he can take much more of your help.

The law works because of people like you Mike,

people who put themselves in the line of fire because it's the right thing to do.

- You're a good man. - Who the defense will tear apart!

He'll lose any chance of getting a license back--

- I need you in the box! - or being a cabbie again. Think of Fiona

Robbie Nichols' family need you in the box, so help me please!

Mr. Jones, did you see my client attack Mr. Nichols?

No I, I, left before--

Did you see my client with a wheel brace in his hands?

- No. I... but I heard-- - When you were being the good Samaritan

and helping Mr. Nichols change his tire, where were you coming from?

- From work. - By work you mean the hotel?

Mr. Jones?

You were answering phones for a cab company

that employs illegal drivers weren't you?

My Lord, I fail to see the relevance of Mr. Jones' occupation.

- He's a witness, not on trial. - Exactly Mr. Steel.

The definition of which requires him to give witness.

Answer the question Mr. Jones.

I don't see what that's got to do with what I saw.

This very morning,

you were arrested for driving without insurance, without a license.

Yes, I was.

Your word as a witness is as valid as your driving license Mr. Jones.

You don't know the meaning of the word truth.

- I know what I saw. - Really?

In your first police interview you said you didn't see anything!

- I explained why I... I was-- - You were lying then,

but you're not lying now? Course not. No further questions.

Rebuttal, my Lord.

Why did you lie to the police, Mike?

As a cabbie you learn to spot trouble and this was one of those times.

You were scared?

Well. they were arguing when I left and I-- I just

wanted to get away. Get home. I didn't think...

Look...

I know I've made mistakes, I've let people down...

My kids, my divorce and God knows I haven't always done the right thing

but whatever you think of me, well, I can live with that,

I can live with that because the right thing now is to tell you what I saw

And I saw Marsh with Robbie Nichols just before he was murdered.

- I just wish... - Go on Mike.

Every day I think, if I'd stayed.

If I hadn't been scared.

None of this would've happened.

- So what do you think? - Could go either way.

Juries.

Understand James, win, lose, I don't need your pity.

Pity? I was being genuine Jason!

That's your problem James, you care.

Since when was 'caring' a dirty word?

It'll be your downfall one day.

Yeah you may be right, but you know what,

I can't think of a better way to go.

In relation to count one,

on the indictment alleging murder,

do you find the defendant Donald Marsh guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

Get off of me!

Yeah, Grace, no problem take care.

Mike's given his word that he'll stick

to being a kitchen porter for the time being

and I've given my word that I'll speak to his defense.

He'll get a community order.

How lucky were we to have him as a witness?

How did you convince Fiona to come to court?

I thought you did that.

It's frightening isn't it?

The entire British justice system depends on the decency of a Mike Jones.

And reassuring.