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Suicide? Unlikely. He has a badly fractured skull.

That old favourite, the heavy metal object.

Something like a crowbar.

I doubt he was able to walk after that. Never mind. String himself up.

Some kind of statement?

Message? That's how it's looking.

All right, let's find out who it was meant for.

Sir? The dead man, the Mr Kenneth Harvey?

Got his wife's address.

Hi.

I'm Harry Wallace, chairman of Allardyke's Community Watch.

I've given my statement, but if I've got anything I can do to help... I was sick

of telling him.

Every day I'd tell him, but he couldn't see it.

Had to be the big man.

Oh, Katie.

Oh.

Elaine, why do you say he had to be the big man?

Stupid, stupid Community Watch.

He was a member.

On the committee.

I never saw him.

He was always out there.

Precious estate.

Precious as it now.

You think that's why he was killed?

Because of the watch?

Why else?

So do you think someone had a grudge against the watch?

Elaine Harvey seems to think it might have something to do with the community

watch.

Well, that wouldn't surprise me. You still get a lot of resentment.

Hang over from how this place used to be.

I remember.

Yeah, this play part was junky HQ.

A group of us decided we'd had enough.

Time for a fight back.

Maybe that's where the resentment lies.

Maybe, but I wouldn't want to start blaming folk.

A delicate balance is keeping the faith.

I guess you know that.

We should start by talking to your watch committee.

I can give you names and addresses.

Oh, excellent.

Holly Bannerman.

That's me.

Do you have a minute?

Of course.

Come up to my office.

You knew the deceased?

Kenny, it's a terrible thing.

I believe you're on the community watch.

I am.

Well, I'm the local youth worker, so I kind of act as a liaison between the

watch and the...

Teens of the tune, if you like.

Do you think local resentment could have led to this?

Wouldn't surprise me.

All I can say is I can vouch for the kids I work with.

But there must be others, other locals, who resent the changes.

You'd be surprised.

They did a pretty good job clearing the place.

Who's they?

Well, Wallace and that lot.

The council as well.

Look, don't get me wrong, I'm right behind trying to improve things.

But from my angle, it's a bit more complex than they'd have you believe.

I suppose you must see the other side of things.

Well, it's easy enough to drive folk out of a community, but they don't just

disappear into thin air.

He knows more than he's letting on.

Social workers are like mother hens.

I think he's protecting somebody.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

Are you the police?

Who are you?

Mark Rourke.

I've just heard about poor Kenny.

Mr Rourke, you were next in early.

For what?

Something wrong, Mr Rourke?

No, no, I'm just... I just can't believe all this has happened.

You were on a Q &A watch committee?

Aye, that's right.

It was my shift last night.

Shift?

Checking the estate, making sure all's well.

You never noticed anything out of the ordinary?

No, no, nothing.

I checked the park about two in the morning. I was supposed to check it

this morning.

Supposed to?

I slept in.

So I believe you knew the deceased, Mrs Cameron?

It's Jennifer.

Of course, I knew Dennis. We were quite close.

You were on the community watch together?

That's right.

It's such a shock, all of this.

I can't see a surprise.

What do you mean?

I've been trying for months to get the committee to agree to more stringent

security measures.

You've got to understand that before we transformed Allardykes, crime was

ramping around here.

Yeah, yeah, I remember it well.

It's no surprise then that someone might try to bite back.

So you think this is revenge?

Well, of course it is.

Can you think of anyone in particular?

The list would be endless.

But I would start with the Hamilton.

Frankie Hamilton?

Well, there you go.

You knew exactly who I was talking about.

That says it all.

Kenneth was the one that got the petition up.

Had them removed from the estate.

So far, the only angle we have is this petition that got the Hamiltons kicked

off the estate.

I take it you know the Hamiltons?

Yeah, I know Frankie and his wife, Linda.

Frankie has a long history of violence.

Several convictions for assault.

And there's a son, Rab.

Aye, and he's been done for housebreaking, drug dealing.

Apart from that, they're a model family.

I spoke to the council.

They confirmed that the petition was signed by several hundred local

and that it was engineered by our victim, Kenneth Harvey.

Well, there's a motive.

How long ago was that, Stuart?

More than a year ago.

So why wait till now?

Well, they're probably waiting for the heat to die down to avoid suspicion.

They're hardly the patient type.

Anyway, let's get at them.

This is more like the Glasgow, I know.

Warrant. Easy, Frankie.

Just a couple of questions.

Heard that one before.

Usually followed by just sign there.

Are you going to invite us in?

No.

All right, where were you last night? Oh, I wish I had a dollop every time you

ask me that.

Ah, you'd be a rich man right enough. Where were you?

Home all night.

And no, I can't prove it because I was on my own.

What are you trying to dump on me this... Not such a

big man these days, eh, Frankie? You don't have a warranty search in here.

Where's Rab?

At work.

A proper job.

Where?

A pub.

Out.

Kenneth Harvey.

I believe you have reason to dislike him.

What's happened?

You tell us.

Oh, somebody's given me a bit of my doing, have they?

Good.

There's your wife, Frankie.

She died.

Look, this job's legit.

Can I ask the both?

Oh, we will.

This is just unbelievable. You guys are always on my back.

And why do you think that is, Rob?

Okay, so maybe I was a bit of an utter.

I was young then.

I'm working now. Give me a break.

Where were you last night?

I went for a quick pint.

Then I went straight home.

Well, that's odd.

Oh? How come?

Your dad says he was home all night on his own.

Like he'd know.

He was at his box when I got in for the pub.

He was still stocious this morning when I left.

Tell us about Kenneth Harvey.

Harvey? What's that prick been saying now?

I hope something got to him.

I could do a good party.

Well, the Hamiltons have to be our main suspect.

None of them have got a decent alibi.

Yeah, and that petition isn't motive enough.

But like Jackie said, it's a while since that happened.

Granted, it's not the strongest motive I've ever seen. But right now, it's all

we've got.

I spoke to the Hamilton's doctor.

Linda Hamilton, Frankie's wife. She died of alcoholism.

Only buried her last month.

If I remember it, a pair of them were always heavy drinkers. The doctor also

said she was being treated for depression. And she went seriously

they were evicted from Allardykes.

Terrible thing, Jennifer.

I know.

But that's what we're up against.

I won't let them win.

Good for you.

Just makes me all the more determined.

Good for you.

I checked it.

I checked it late last night. I'm sorry, Harry. It's okay, ma 'am.

It's not your fault.

What happened?

Nothing new.

They just don't get it.

They think they can stop me by putting in a few windows.

They don't know me.

This estate means a lot to you?

It's not good to me.

It was Harry who turned this place round.

It was all of us. Well, Harry was the driving force.

The man that hounded the council.

A man that jumped on the politicians until they listened.

Of course, it'd be nothing if it wasn't for him.

Ain't that right, Harry?

Whatever you say, Tommy.

I've already phoned a joiner, Martin.

He's on his way to fix the windows.

How about a quick tour of the estate?

I'm interested.

Just to see how things have changed.

Sure.

I'll see you at the community centre in half an hour.

I thought you should know I was on my way home last night and I saw Rob

Hamilton. Where?

Deep corner by my house, hanging around.

These houses were falling apart.

Folk living in the squalor.

Took a campaign organised by the locals.

Petitions, letters to the council.

You make a big enough noise, eventually they're going to listen.

This was the dealer's patch.

And that was tough.

Getting rid of them.

And what about the local police?

They helped, but for a while the dealers kept coming back.

It's hard to watch every minute of the day.

Kids couldn't even come out without falling over spent needles.

There was no place for them, no gardens, no play park.

Says a lot for you, getting rid of the dealers.

Absolutely. I'm making a fortune now.

Look, all I did was make a nuisance of myself.

That's my skill.

I've always been good at that.

Local MP, council.

You get sick to death this evening.

Hi, it's nice to see you, Harry.

Hey, Irene.

How are you? I'm fine, pal. Good.

So what do you do for a living?

When I'm not being a superhero, you mean.

I did an OU degree.

Computer studies.

Now I fix them for a living.

What about you?

Have you always been a detective?

Most of my life.

Working your way up the ladder?

Well, I suppose I used to be like that.

Not now?

I don't know.

I'm a bit stuck, I suppose.

You must have ambition, promotion, get to the top.

I used to have that kind of drive.

What happened?

Wish you'd think about getting back.

Have I got to put up with this every day?

Where were you last night, Rab?

Where were you?

Right home.

So you didn't go across to Allardyke?

No.

You were seen last night in Allardyke's, Rab.

What were you doing there?

I didn't go where I like.

To put the folks' windows in?

That wasn't me.

You must really hate them over there.

And what if I do?

Enough to want to get your own back?

It's a free country.

Like I said.

I can go where I like. Your card is marked.

You stay away from the place, okay?

Can I ask you about the petition to get rid of the Hamiltons? Kenny always said

it was the right thing to do.

And what about the others in the lodge?

Were they not involved in this petition?

Kenny didn't have any time for them.

Especially Harry Wallace and Tommy Bannerman with their peace and harmony

Kenny would get right worked up about that.

He said he would show them and then he'd take over the watch.

He had ambitions to become chairman?

Absolutely.

He said the only way to deal with scum was to take them head on, even

if that meant physical action.

Who else knew about his ambition to take over?

Everybody, as far as I'm aware.

This is my latest obsession.

We'll convert our church into a new community centre. The place has been

completely rebuilt.

So have you ever considered politics?

You'd be a great local MP.

I'd just like to say right now that I am not in the slightest bit interested in

power. And that will remain my position until I'm elected.

Perfect.

Mr Wallace!

Were you aware of Kenneth Harvey's ambition to become chairman of the

Watch?

No, I can't say that I was.

Kenny always had strong views about things, and we didn't always agree on

approach.

Never knew he wanted my chair, though.

Jackie.

Thanks for the tour.

Any time.

You seem quite taken with a local hero.

I'm just impressed with what one man's managed to achieve.

City crew would do with a few more like him, don't you think?

Well, you could always tell that Kenny and Jennifer were like the militant wing

of the community watch.

Always in some corner somewhere, scheming away.

But did they ever mention anything about takeover?

Nothing like that was mentioned as such.

But you could tell that something was in the air.

Do you think that might have stretched to resentment of Wallace?

That's a bit of a strong word.

We're a community watch, for heaven's sake.

Hardly the Politburo.

Harvey thought he was a bit soft, though, didn't he?

He thought the same about me, I'm sure.

He had what you might describe as old -fashioned values.

And you think Wallace was aware of all this?

Well, of course he was.

Do you think he was aware of the plan to replace him?

I don't see how he couldn't be.

Sir, could I just ask, what was it you're fishing for with all of this?

Just covering the angles.

You don't think it's a bit ridiculous to think that Harry Wallace could have

anything to do with Harvey's murder?

Oh, you're not going to go all teenage on me, are you?

Teenage. Well, of course we're going to replace him. Harry had his time.

What do you mean by that?

Oh, all the soft soap approach to hardened criminals.

Is that any way to go about things?

Soft soap?

Oh, he has this thing about breeding resentment.

Wants to do things without upsetting the local scum too much.

Are we going to allow them to intimidate us into concession?

And that's why you wanted him replaced?

Yes. Would have happened at the next meeting.

But I'll tell you, it'll happen yet.

Because I feel it is my duty to follow Kenna's dream.

Do you think Mr. Wallace knows of your intentions?

Oh, he knows all right.

He's a shrewd one, Harry.

Knows everything that's going on. But then he'd just accept the majority

decision. Do you think Harry Wallace is the kind of man to give up without a

fight?

Everything okay?

Yeah. Why wouldn't it be?

You look miles away.

Maybe I wish I was.

Sir.

Harry Wallace.

I think you're barking up the wrong tree.

Maybe. But I have to explore the possibilities.

Well, I think he's a genuine article.

I'm sure he is.

You've always respected my opinion, sir.

I'll take it on board, Jackie.

But you have to admit you're being a bit defensive about this guy.

I don't think so.

Okay.

Just be careful, Jackie.

Careful?

Right.

I've spent most of my life being careful.

Jennifer? Jennifer?

She was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head.

Thanks, Ellis.

So you're sure it was him? I remember him from when he used to live here.

Never forget a face.

Yes, sir, it's Jackie.

Frankie Hamilton was seen running from the flat.

Frankie, boy.

Good to see you again.

Only one place you're gone, Frankie.

No, Wayne. I had nothing to do with this.

I didn't do it. There was blood in your shoes, Frankie.

And forensics will prove that that blood is Jennifer Cameron's. I didn't kill

her. So why were you there?

I went to speak to her.

I had a couple of pints with all this going on. I just got wound up.

I want you to tell her just what I thought of her. To tell her how much you

hated her. She killed Linda.

The drink killed Linda. Don't say that.

It went down with their stupid petition.

Have you any idea what it did to her?

The humiliation.

You see, Frankie, this is what I mean.

The two people you blame for your wife's death.

Come on, Frankie.

Just come clean.

We see why you did it.

We understand.

So what is the point of stringing this out, eh?

Aye.

Didn't do it.

I went to talk to her. The door was lying open. I went inside and I just

her there.

There was no blood found in Frankie Hamilton's clothes.

Well, there was spattering from the gunshot wound found all around the area

where the body was lying.

Some of that definitely would have landed in the killer.

It's possible he dumped his clothes.

But then why keep the shoes?

Well, maybe he didn't see the blood in them.

The blood was obvious. He would have seen it. He said she was dead when he

there.

That's possible.

No.

It just doesn't ring true for me.

Well, Hamilton does have a strong motive, which you can't see for the

theories. True. It would be best to consider all the options.

I'd like a word with Harry Wallace, see where he was last night.

Why? He's already lied to us once, Jackie.

He denied knowing that Kenneth Harvey wanted to replace him.

That was hardly a lie, as such.

The two people who conspired against him are now dead.

In my book, that amounts to reasonable suspicion.

Yeah. I mean, there's no harm in bringing him in for a wee chat, is

You want to fetch him in, Jackie?

Are you telling me to?

Is that a problem?

No.

No. That's my job, isn't it?

Stuart!

Okay. What's going on?

I can't even be bothered discussing it.

Jackie, come on.

No, it's like he gets a theory into his head and everybody else is wrong. He's

the only one that can be right.

Arse.

This isn't about that.

Who's this guy?

He's a breath of fresh air.

A decent, driven human being with a vision to see a better future and the

determination to make it happen.

And he's got you in a bit of a flap.

I'm not in a bit of a flap.

Well, you said you wished you were miles away.

And it looked to me as if you meant it.

I don't know, it's just... I look at Harry, that drive, that ambition.

I used to have that.

Where did it go?

It's like I don't even consider it anymore.

I just turn up, get on with it, day after day.

It's like I'm putting in the time.

Why did you lie to us, Harry? About what?

Kenneth Harvey.

I don't remember lying about Kenny. What did I say?

You denied all knowledge of his intention to replace you as chairman of

Community Watch.

I was trying to protect his name.

I didn't want anybody thinking bad of the man.

If I could lie, I think it's a white one.

How did you feel about Harvey?

Wasn't my favourite type.

Bit of a dumb hoe attitude.

And what about Jennifer Cameron?

Much the same, really.

If I'm honest, I didn't really like it all that much.

But it takes all sorts.

That's what a community should be about.

Accommodating all opinions, all types.

It's a bit of an obsession for you, isn't it?

Your community.

I suppose it is.

Your estate.

It's hardly mine.

Oh, you're the one that made it what it is today.

That's a major power to have.

How far would you go to hang on to it? The people made the estate, not me.

Okay, somebody has to get things done, but nothing happens without the people.

That's what I'm about. The community.

If that's wrong, lock me up.

Can I run you home?

Sure.

Sir, you want to see me?

I want you to do a detailed search of the Hamilton's flat.

See if we can't strike a lucky.

We already did a quick search.

Well, do a slow one.

Tear the place apart if you have to.

Ah.

Do you know, I'm really sorry about all of this.

So you should be.

You can make it up to me if you like.

Okay.

You could have dinner with me tonight.

I'm in the middle of an investigation.

I really have to be careful.

Maybe once the investigation is done, then.

Maybe.

Do you know what?

To hell with him.

When do you want me?

We're bored again, Sir Oliver.

What about under the floor?

You heard the man.

You'd better come in.

I saw you throw something in the river.

I know.

I saw you there.

I don't know what to think, Harry.

I think somebody's trying to frame me. What?

I know how it sounds.

I went to get something from the cupboard under the sink yesterday.

And there it was.

Just lying there.

A crowbar covered in old blood.

Somebody put it there. I panicked and decided just to get rid of it.

Why didn't you just go to the police? I have my reasons for that.

Don't go to the police, Tommy.

Please.

What I'm telling you is the truth.

Very good.

Who did you learn to cook?

Out of a school of necessity.

I'd all fed up with packets, so I bought myself a recipe book.

I stick to the recipes I do not improvise.

I once tried, I was cleaning the oven for a week.

Well, I tend to live out of the microwave.

You know, that's fascinating.

Maybe after this, we can compare shopping lists.

Oh, you can recover from a flat.

Where do you see yourself in ten years' time?

Oh, that's a real question.

One I'd rather not think about.

What?

What about you?

Oh, I'll be running the country by then.

Of course.

Cheers.

Cheers.

It's so sad because it's like as if I've lost the ability to do things on

impulse. Are you here tonight?

No, but you've got no idea the effort that took.

I mean, I nearly called off about six times.

I've got this kind of incessant, nagging mother of a voice telling me that I

have to be careful, that I have to do the right thing.

I nearly called you.

I had an excuse to make that sudden meeting I had to go to. Right.

So you were going to lie to me?

But then... I couldn't.

That was very nice.

Good morning, Mr. Wallace.

Do you want to sit down?

What for?

Please.

Wasn't that bad, was it?

Yeah.

See?

Just down.

That's what you do.

What? You say a thing, and it just makes me feel... right.

Which is why I've decided I have to tell you something.

I've never told another living soul.

Because if this is the start of something, I don't want it to begin with

between us.

Now I am scared.

Who's this?

This is you?

My real name is Kevin Deans.

I moved to Allerdijk from the East Coast when I was 21.

I got in a fight once.

And the boy banged his head. An accident.

But he died.

I did three years for it.

Oh no.

Then I came here.

And everything changed.

I left that other life, that other me behind.

And no one else, no one?

Only you.

I'm hoping it won't change anything.

How can it not?

Don't you realise the implication?

You have a criminal record, a violent past.

It's hardly a violent past.

I have to go.

Jackie, please.

No. It changes everything.

It changes everything.

Please don't tell anyone.

Morning. Morning.

Everything okay?

Yep, fine. Everything fine.

Something on your mind?

Nothing.

Hello, little boy.

Robbie, it's none of your business.

We have received an anonymous tip -off.

Wallace is using a false name.

I don't suppose he mentioned this to you, Jackie?

Why would he?

I knew there was something about the guy.

Robbie, with me.

He told you, didn't he?

Your real name is Kevin Deans.

Is that correct?

That's correct.

Harry Wallace is a student.

It is.

So can you confirm for us that this is you?

It was.

Why did you change your name, Kevin?

Look, it's been too long. I don't answer to that name anymore.

Please call me Harry.

Why did you change it?

I would have thought that was obvious.

I wanted to escape my path.

To leave Kevin Deans behind.

You do realise that withholding this information earlier is tantamount to

deliberate deception?

Yeah, but it wasn't.

I've got nothing to conceal.

You can see this doesn't look exactly honest, Harry.

It all happened so long ago. It has no bearing on the present.

I'm afraid it does.

You have a history of violence. No, had.

Had.

And it was an accident.

You had a fight with the boy. Okay, I shouldn't have been fighting.

According to the records, you've got a couple of other cautions for getting in

the bother.

Prior to this.

I was young.

And if I'm honest, I was a bit too full of myself.

Then you came here and suddenly changed.

Is that it?

People do.

They develop.

A sense of right and wrong.

A sense of decency.

Loyalty.

So what does this give us?

Well, it makes Wallace even more of a suspect.

Does it?

It takes three years for culpable homicide, it does, yeah.

Robbie, he was a teenager.

Why are you still defending him? The problem is this proves nothing.

We need something more concrete.

We can't hold him just because he changed his name years ago.

Yeah, he's done nothing wrong. He's not stolen someone's identity.

It does show a tendency towards defeat.

But not murder.

We'll have to let him go for now.

Robbie, go on to the fiscal's office.

It's even got a warrant to search his house.

Stuart, check in with Ellis. See how she's doing with the Hamiltons.

I didn't tell them. I had nothing to say to you.

Harry, listen to me.

I promise you, I didn't tell... Nobody else knew, Jackie.

You're the only person I've ever told.

It was an anonymous caller. How could you do this?

I placed my trust in you, and you betrayed me.

Why?

Because you're more of a cop than you are a human being.

Tommy? Come on, get your butt in there.

Why is it always in the last place you look?

Tommy.

I think you know more than you're letting on. Please, I don't want to...

about Harry.

I don't want to get involved.

If you don't tell me, I'm going to have to take you down to the station for a

formal interview.

I saw him throw something in the river.

What?

A crowbar.

How did you happen to see it?

What?

Well, were you just walking along the river at the same time?

I followed them.

Why?

Why did you follow them?

You must have a reason, Tommy.

Sir. Forensics turned up this lot in Hamilton's flat. It was hidden under the

floor. Same calibre as the one used to kill Jennifer Cameron.

Any sign of the gun?

Not yet.

Do you make a habit of following people around?

What does it matter?

I saw it.

I saw him do it. It had blood on it.

How could you see it had blood on it?

Why don't you believe me?

Would you mind explaining these to us, Frankie?

What is this?

Oh, come on, Frankie, stop pissing around.

What did you do with the gun? I've never seen these before.

You just don't want to believe me.

You don't know him.

You don't know his past.

Actually, he told me about his past.

He's not who he says he is.

I know.

But what I don't understand is how you know.

We found them under the floor in your dad's flat.

So either you put them there, or your dad did.

Not me.

Good. That's what we thought.

We'll expect you to try to tape it to that effect.

Hang on.

He wanted a gun, I got it for him.

I owed him a favour.

He once helped get me off a rap.

Wallace? Wallace?

No, it was Bannerman.

Bannerman asked me to get him a gun.

So I did.

You're the one that broke into my house.

Planted the crowbar.

You must have seen my passport then.

And you phoned her so that you could tell us about Harry's past.

Is that right?

Why are you doing this, Tommy?

You don't see it, do you?

Everybody loves Harry Wallace.

He's a local hero.

In the paper, every week, there he is, front page, what a man.

Look at me.

What about all the people I've helped?

Who's my recognition?

Is that what this is?

Jealousy?

You killed folk to frame me.

What have you done that's real?

Come on, Tommy, give me the gun. Shut up.

I've got something to say.

What I do, what I've done all my life, that's something that

actually matters.

Makes a real...

difference you you come along

put up a swing and everybody

loves you

Come on, Harry.

Don't do this to me.

Don't go dying on me.

I should have trusted you.

Yeah. Yeah, you should have.

But you know what?

You're going to have lots of time to make it up to me.

Harry.

See?

See?

That's what you do.

You see a thing.

Find a future, Jake.

Are you okay?

Jackie?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I'm always okay.