1 00:00:09,961 --> 00:00:11,860 Operation Lighthouse 2 00:00:11,894 --> 00:00:14,173 re the unsolved murder of Gail Vella 3 00:00:14,207 --> 00:00:17,038 on September 10th, 2019. 4 00:00:18,384 --> 00:00:22,595 The name we've been given is Ross Turner. 5 00:00:22,629 --> 00:00:24,321 Enter the property. 6 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:29,464 Five Three, DP for custody transfer, 7 00:00:29,498 --> 00:00:31,362 bringing suspect out now. 8 00:00:32,812 --> 00:00:34,434 Interview of Terry Boyle 9 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:36,712 by Detective Chief Inspector Davidson. 10 00:00:36,747 --> 00:00:39,267 Mr Boyle, did you shoot Gail Vella? 11 00:00:44,755 --> 00:00:46,377 -Did anyone see that? Armed police! 12 00:00:46,412 --> 00:00:47,654 Drop your weapons! Drop your weapons! 13 00:00:51,865 --> 00:00:53,867 A significant number of other fingerprints 14 00:00:53,902 --> 00:00:55,869 match an individual identified 15 00:00:55,904 --> 00:00:57,906 by the Police National Computer 16 00:00:57,940 --> 00:00:59,218 as Carl Banks. 17 00:00:59,252 --> 00:01:01,323 Carl Banks has an extensive history of violence, 18 00:01:01,358 --> 00:01:02,600 including firearms offences. 19 00:01:05,534 --> 00:01:07,364 The person who made me see that 20 00:01:07,398 --> 00:01:09,849 there was another way, to be a useful member of society, 21 00:01:09,883 --> 00:01:12,714 was a police officer. He's the reason why 22 00:01:12,748 --> 00:01:15,406 I wanted to become a police officer too. 23 00:01:15,441 --> 00:01:17,305 To help people. 24 00:01:17,339 --> 00:01:19,445 I can't share any details, 25 00:01:19,479 --> 00:01:20,963 but we might be looking into Vella. 26 00:01:20,998 --> 00:01:23,138 Great. So, either I'm accused of being a traitor 27 00:01:23,173 --> 00:01:25,347 or I become one to avoid being accused? 28 00:01:25,382 --> 00:01:27,280 We really can't be sure about 29 00:01:27,315 --> 00:01:28,833 the loyalty of some of these people. 30 00:01:28,868 --> 00:01:30,180 They could banjax the whole thing. 31 00:01:32,596 --> 00:01:34,805 I sent a photo to the Handler. 32 00:01:34,839 --> 00:01:36,876 He confirms it's the CHIS. 33 00:01:36,910 --> 00:01:39,189 You're not suggesting Davidson was involved? 34 00:01:39,223 --> 00:01:41,363 You have no idea what she's capable of. 35 00:01:43,814 --> 00:01:45,298 It's over. 36 00:01:45,333 --> 00:01:46,713 How come I've never met your family? 37 00:01:46,748 --> 00:01:48,336 I don't have one. 38 00:01:50,752 --> 00:01:52,547 I've released him without charge. 39 00:01:52,581 --> 00:01:54,583 No way am I going after someone like Terry Boyle 40 00:01:54,618 --> 00:01:56,758 because he's the easy way out. 41 00:01:56,792 --> 00:01:58,967 Boss, is everything okay? 42 00:01:59,001 --> 00:02:01,003 I should, er... -Yeah. 43 00:02:16,778 --> 00:02:18,814 Sir. 44 00:02:18,849 --> 00:02:20,195 Skipper... 45 00:02:21,886 --> 00:02:23,233 Good Morning. 46 00:02:26,236 --> 00:02:28,583 Thank you as you were. As you were. 47 00:02:28,617 --> 00:02:32,311 I have authorised an official AC-12 inquiry 48 00:02:32,345 --> 00:02:33,760 into Operation Lighthouse. 49 00:02:33,795 --> 00:02:35,866 Gail Vella's murder 50 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:38,869 is this force's highest profile investigation. 51 00:02:38,903 --> 00:02:40,629 It will be our job to detect 52 00:02:40,664 --> 00:02:42,942 whether police misconduct and/or corruption 53 00:02:42,976 --> 00:02:46,394 has contributed to this murder remaining unsolved. 54 00:02:47,671 --> 00:02:49,604 -DS Arnott. -Sir. 55 00:02:50,950 --> 00:02:52,814 SIO on Lighthouse 56 00:02:52,848 --> 00:02:55,575 is Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson. 57 00:02:55,610 --> 00:02:57,370 No MIT officers are aware 58 00:02:57,405 --> 00:02:59,579 AC-12 is scrutinising Lighthouse. 59 00:02:59,614 --> 00:03:01,581 All information we've harvested so far 60 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:02,824 has been acquired from a source 61 00:03:02,858 --> 00:03:04,998 on The Hill known as Officer J. 62 00:03:11,384 --> 00:03:13,041 ...to our inquiry. 63 00:03:13,075 --> 00:03:16,562 The CHIS's name 22. 64 00:03:16,596 --> 00:03:19,772 Oldroyd was in a pub on the night of October 26th 65 00:03:19,806 --> 00:03:21,808 when the person calling himself Ross Turner 66 00:03:21,843 --> 00:03:24,432 gave Oldroyd homophobic abuse. 67 00:03:24,466 --> 00:03:26,261 Turner intimidated Oldroyd 68 00:03:26,296 --> 00:03:28,021 by allegedly boasting of involvement 69 00:03:28,056 --> 00:03:29,747 in Gail Vella's murder. 70 00:03:42,726 --> 00:03:44,072 Sorry, sir, 71 00:03:44,106 --> 00:03:45,763 -have you got a sec? -Come in. 72 00:03:45,798 --> 00:03:48,490 You don't need me to tell you we need a witness 73 00:03:48,525 --> 00:03:50,389 to this meeting between Oldroyd and Turner 74 00:03:50,423 --> 00:03:53,046 to identify whether it was Boyle or Banks. 75 00:03:53,081 --> 00:03:56,118 Unfortunately, the CHIS lied about the name of the pub. 76 00:03:56,153 --> 00:03:57,672 Handler believes he was protecting friends 77 00:03:57,706 --> 00:03:59,605 who trade drugs there. We're checking out 78 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,434 establishments in the vicinity of Beechwood House 79 00:04:01,469 --> 00:04:04,610 for CCTV plus Local Authority cameras in the area 80 00:04:04,644 --> 00:04:06,370 just in the hope of identifying Oldroyd, 81 00:04:06,405 --> 00:04:08,683 Banks or Boyle on the night of the 26th. 82 00:04:08,717 --> 00:04:11,444 -Cheers, Chris, crack on. -Boss. 83 00:04:11,479 --> 00:04:13,377 Thanks. -Ma'am. 84 00:04:14,930 --> 00:04:16,415 Boss, obviously we've got to consider 85 00:04:16,449 --> 00:04:18,348 whether Oldroyd's death was suicide or murder... 86 00:04:18,382 --> 00:04:20,004 Hence, we're investigating it. 87 00:04:20,039 --> 00:04:22,386 Yeah. I'm not saying anything you don't know already, boss, 88 00:04:22,421 --> 00:04:24,388 but if it was murder then it raises the question 89 00:04:24,423 --> 00:04:26,079 that someone knew Oldroyd had info 90 00:04:26,114 --> 00:04:28,496 on Gail Vella's death. 91 00:04:28,530 --> 00:04:30,014 I know. 92 00:04:30,049 --> 00:04:31,637 Hate to say it, Kate, 93 00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:33,604 but one thing I've learned over the years, 94 00:04:33,639 --> 00:04:35,779 the fewer coppers in the loop, the better. 95 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,496 What's going on with Farida Jatri? 96 00:05:03,531 --> 00:05:05,395 I was about to ask the same, sir. 97 00:05:05,429 --> 00:05:07,466 She's just handed in a transfer request. 98 00:05:07,500 --> 00:05:09,433 "Personal reasons." 99 00:05:09,468 --> 00:05:11,504 She's an experienced PS. 100 00:05:11,539 --> 00:05:13,334 We're at a crucial phase of Vella. 101 00:05:16,509 --> 00:05:17,821 In confidence, sir, 102 00:05:17,855 --> 00:05:20,444 I've noticed some issues with PS Jatri. 103 00:05:20,479 --> 00:05:22,688 What kind of issues? 104 00:05:22,722 --> 00:05:24,897 I don't want to say anything 105 00:05:24,931 --> 00:05:26,554 that might come back to haunt us. 106 00:05:26,588 --> 00:05:28,590 Last thing you need's a tribunal. 107 00:05:28,625 --> 00:05:30,627 What? 108 00:05:30,661 --> 00:05:32,836 I'll draft a glowing reference 109 00:05:32,870 --> 00:05:35,010 and she'll be some other station's problem. 110 00:05:37,012 --> 00:05:38,462 You're a lifesaver. 111 00:05:39,739 --> 00:05:40,947 Yeah. 112 00:05:51,026 --> 00:05:52,511 -Sir. -What have you got? 113 00:05:52,545 --> 00:05:53,822 Sir, the team have managed to pull 114 00:05:53,857 --> 00:05:55,824 some Gail Vella reports from our archive. 115 00:05:55,859 --> 00:05:58,620 Obviously they all relate to cases involving AC-12. 116 00:06:00,484 --> 00:06:02,831 -Chief Inspector... -Chief Inspector Osbourne! 117 00:06:04,592 --> 00:06:05,834 I take pride 118 00:06:05,869 --> 00:06:07,077 in the courage and professionalism 119 00:06:07,111 --> 00:06:09,079 of my counterterrorism officers. 120 00:06:09,113 --> 00:06:11,909 To say any more risks prejudicing the inquest. 121 00:06:11,944 --> 00:06:13,117 Thank you. 122 00:06:15,119 --> 00:06:16,880 Official police statements record 123 00:06:16,914 --> 00:06:19,814 Counter Terrorism Officers shouted "Armed Police" 124 00:06:19,848 --> 00:06:22,437 and ordered Mr Ali to surrender. 125 00:06:22,472 --> 00:06:25,267 Mr Ali's widow Aaliyah insists there was no warning, 126 00:06:25,302 --> 00:06:27,546 no chance to surrender, before her husband 127 00:06:27,580 --> 00:06:29,617 was gunned down by a hail of bullets. 128 00:06:29,651 --> 00:06:31,860 They lied through their teeth, 129 00:06:31,895 --> 00:06:34,449 every single one of them, except you, Steve. 130 00:06:34,484 --> 00:06:35,864 I mean, talk about an outrage, 131 00:06:35,899 --> 00:06:37,625 the commanding officer, made Chief. 132 00:06:37,659 --> 00:06:39,592 If that had happened on my patch... 133 00:06:39,627 --> 00:06:41,698 Jesus. 134 00:06:41,732 --> 00:06:43,009 Next one, Chloe. 135 00:06:54,676 --> 00:06:57,058 A jury found Retired Chief Superintendent 136 00:06:57,092 --> 00:07:00,579 Patrick Fairbank guilty of all charges. 137 00:07:00,613 --> 00:07:01,856 What that jury didn't hear 138 00:07:01,890 --> 00:07:04,030 and only now am I allowed to report 139 00:07:04,065 --> 00:07:05,860 are allegations Patrick Fairbank 140 00:07:05,894 --> 00:07:07,896 suppressed police investigations 141 00:07:07,931 --> 00:07:09,691 into child sexual exploitation 142 00:07:09,726 --> 00:07:11,728 that transcended local political figures 143 00:07:11,762 --> 00:07:13,833 such as Councillor Dale Roach. 144 00:07:13,868 --> 00:07:15,904 It's now a matter of public record 145 00:07:15,939 --> 00:07:18,079 that Jimmy Savile cultivated relationships 146 00:07:18,113 --> 00:07:20,046 with senior police officers. 147 00:07:20,081 --> 00:07:21,876 Savile exploited those relationships 148 00:07:21,910 --> 00:07:23,533 to intimidate anyone 149 00:07:23,567 --> 00:07:26,121 attempting to investigate his offending. 150 00:07:26,156 --> 00:07:28,089 We now realise what Savile was getting 151 00:07:28,123 --> 00:07:31,057 out of those relationships with senior police officers. 152 00:07:31,092 --> 00:07:34,302 What remains unknown, and uninvestigated, 153 00:07:34,336 --> 00:07:35,855 is what those officers were getting 154 00:07:35,890 --> 00:07:38,064 out of their relationship with Savile. 155 00:07:38,099 --> 00:07:39,790 Gail Vella reporting 156 00:07:39,825 --> 00:07:41,758 from Queen Elizabeth Law Courts. 157 00:07:41,792 --> 00:07:43,138 Sir, Gail Vella drew attention 158 00:07:43,173 --> 00:07:44,899 to alleged links between organised crime, 159 00:07:44,933 --> 00:07:46,970 politicians and senior police officers 160 00:07:47,004 --> 00:07:49,766 and these are just the reports we found in our own archive. 161 00:07:52,009 --> 00:07:54,529 Wee girl killed in cold blood. 162 00:07:56,013 --> 00:07:57,912 Or a killer, free as a bird. 163 00:08:00,811 --> 00:08:02,641 -Thank you, Chloe. -Sir. 164 00:08:06,299 --> 00:08:08,232 -Cheers, Chloe. Sarge. 165 00:08:12,927 --> 00:08:14,653 Gaffer, it can't be a coincidence 166 00:08:14,687 --> 00:08:15,861 Carl Banks was a violent offender 167 00:08:15,895 --> 00:08:17,207 involved with organised crime. 168 00:08:17,241 --> 00:08:19,071 Yeah, but if your man pulled the trigger, 169 00:08:19,105 --> 00:08:21,107 that means he's a gun for hire. 170 00:08:21,142 --> 00:08:22,730 That order came from higher up. 171 00:08:22,764 --> 00:08:25,077 But the question still remains 172 00:08:25,111 --> 00:08:27,320 what is the motive for Gail Vella's murder? 173 00:08:27,355 --> 00:08:28,977 All right, she's a controversial journalist, 174 00:08:29,012 --> 00:08:31,290 I'll give you that, but there's no evidence 175 00:08:31,324 --> 00:08:32,705 to suggest that she dug up anything 176 00:08:32,740 --> 00:08:34,086 that wasn't there before. 177 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,261 Maybe she was working on something that would... 178 00:08:43,095 --> 00:08:45,546 Superintendent Hastings. 179 00:08:50,205 --> 00:08:51,552 Thanks Steve. Thanks. 180 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:54,589 Sir. 181 00:08:54,624 --> 00:08:56,384 Yes. I'll be right down. 182 00:09:11,882 --> 00:09:13,228 Steph, what are you doing here? 183 00:09:13,263 --> 00:09:14,851 You promised you'd call me back. It's HMRC. 184 00:09:14,885 --> 00:09:16,266 Not here, not here, 185 00:09:16,300 --> 00:09:17,923 let's go somewhere private. 186 00:09:53,786 --> 00:09:55,063 -Tea, coffee? -We're fine. 187 00:09:55,098 --> 00:09:57,065 -Thanks though. -Cool. 188 00:09:57,100 --> 00:10:00,413 -So, have a seat. -Yes. 189 00:10:00,448 --> 00:10:02,174 How can I help you? 190 00:10:02,208 --> 00:10:05,073 We'd like to ask you some questions about Gail Vella. 191 00:10:05,108 --> 00:10:06,281 You were working with her closely 192 00:10:06,316 --> 00:10:07,800 at the time of her death? 193 00:10:07,835 --> 00:10:09,837 Detectives interviewed me a few days after. 194 00:10:09,871 --> 00:10:13,357 Our department is conducting further inquiries. 195 00:10:13,392 --> 00:10:16,498 Yeah. I was her producer for a couple of years. 196 00:10:16,533 --> 00:10:18,397 One line of inquiry is she fell victim 197 00:10:18,431 --> 00:10:19,916 to an obsessed fan. 198 00:10:19,950 --> 00:10:21,124 Do you recall any individuals 199 00:10:21,158 --> 00:10:22,919 that gave Gail cause for concern? 200 00:10:22,953 --> 00:10:24,852 Female journalists get the worst of it. 201 00:10:24,886 --> 00:10:27,164 From accusations of bias to threats of sexual violence. 202 00:10:27,199 --> 00:10:28,372 Everything was reported at the time 203 00:10:28,407 --> 00:10:30,167 to our security or to the police. 204 00:10:30,202 --> 00:10:31,686 You say Ms Vella received threats 205 00:10:31,721 --> 00:10:33,343 as a result of her reporting. 206 00:10:33,377 --> 00:10:35,656 Were there any particularly controversial reports? 207 00:10:38,037 --> 00:10:39,245 Maybe I should show you. 208 00:10:40,902 --> 00:10:42,421 The Deputy Chief Constable and I 209 00:10:42,455 --> 00:10:44,423 are pleased to report that Operation Pear Tree 210 00:10:44,457 --> 00:10:46,874 has completed a thorough investigation 211 00:10:46,908 --> 00:10:48,910 into institutionalised complicity 212 00:10:48,945 --> 00:10:51,292 between organised criminals and corrupt police officers. 213 00:10:51,326 --> 00:10:54,744 It's robust findings couldn't be clearer. 214 00:10:54,778 --> 00:10:57,022 There is no institutionalised corruption 215 00:10:57,056 --> 00:10:58,540 in this police force. 216 00:11:00,232 --> 00:11:02,924 Operation Pear Tree, the inquiry described as 217 00:11:02,959 --> 00:11:04,926 "the most thorough" ever undertaken 218 00:11:04,961 --> 00:11:07,998 into police corruption, is now officially closed. 219 00:11:08,033 --> 00:11:10,242 Some will wonder why this news 220 00:11:10,276 --> 00:11:13,003 is being announced over a holiday weekend. 221 00:11:13,038 --> 00:11:14,487 Cynics might conclude the Police 222 00:11:14,522 --> 00:11:17,076 and Crime Commissioner would prefer his statement 223 00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:19,458 isn't examined too closely. 224 00:11:19,492 --> 00:11:21,287 Perhaps Mr Sindwhani has learned 225 00:11:21,322 --> 00:11:24,083 the secret to high office appears no longer to reside 226 00:11:24,118 --> 00:11:25,533 in revealing the deepest truths, 227 00:11:25,567 --> 00:11:28,363 but in telling the most attractive lies. 228 00:11:28,398 --> 00:11:30,158 Gail Vella reporting... 229 00:11:30,193 --> 00:11:32,195 I had to cut that from the broadcast version. 230 00:11:32,229 --> 00:11:34,128 This unbroadcast material, 231 00:11:34,162 --> 00:11:35,474 it would never have been released? 232 00:11:35,508 --> 00:11:37,269 Not in this form, no. 233 00:11:37,303 --> 00:11:39,478 She'd seen the success of a podcast 234 00:11:39,512 --> 00:11:41,791 about police corruption surrounding the murder 235 00:11:41,825 --> 00:11:43,758 of a private detective, Daniel Morgan. 236 00:11:43,793 --> 00:11:45,208 The material Gail couldn't get on air, 237 00:11:45,242 --> 00:11:47,486 she was funnelling into a podcast serial of her own. 238 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,833 Where can we access this podcast? 239 00:11:49,868 --> 00:11:52,077 It never got that far. Gail must not have finished it. 240 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:54,044 Do you know anything about the content of this podcast? 241 00:11:54,079 --> 00:11:55,356 I know she was pursuing 242 00:11:55,390 --> 00:11:57,358 several senior police officers for interviews. 243 00:11:57,392 --> 00:11:59,187 She was digging much more deeply into why 244 00:11:59,222 --> 00:12:00,810 there'd been suppression of police inquiries 245 00:12:00,844 --> 00:12:03,122 into the likes of Councillor Dale Roach. 246 00:12:03,157 --> 00:12:04,537 She keep notes or recordings? 247 00:12:04,572 --> 00:12:07,023 Yes. What journalist wouldn't? 248 00:12:07,057 --> 00:12:08,231 That's why I suggested Gail's killer 249 00:12:08,265 --> 00:12:10,440 must have stolen them. 250 00:12:10,474 --> 00:12:12,304 Sorry? You disclosed this 251 00:12:12,338 --> 00:12:13,788 to the original murder detectives? 252 00:12:13,823 --> 00:12:15,169 And they said there was no grounds 253 00:12:15,203 --> 00:12:16,791 to suspect a burglary. 254 00:12:20,105 --> 00:12:21,554 This is the first we've heard of burglary 255 00:12:21,589 --> 00:12:23,039 being a factor in Gail Vella's murder. 256 00:12:23,073 --> 00:12:24,488 Nor was there evidence of a disturbance 257 00:12:24,523 --> 00:12:25,973 inside of the property. 258 00:12:26,007 --> 00:12:27,837 If the killer stole something, he knew exactly 259 00:12:27,871 --> 00:12:29,217 what he was looking for and where to find it. 260 00:12:29,252 --> 00:12:31,012 I'm assuming the original investigation 261 00:12:31,047 --> 00:12:33,394 seized all of Gail Vella's electronic devices. 262 00:12:33,428 --> 00:12:34,567 Yes, sir. They were after messages 263 00:12:34,602 --> 00:12:36,224 or threats from an obsessed fan. 264 00:12:36,259 --> 00:12:37,950 Yes, but they weren't looking at her journalism. 265 00:12:37,985 --> 00:12:40,056 If your theory is right, Steve, 266 00:12:40,090 --> 00:12:41,643 these files could point the finger at someone 267 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:44,336 who may have had a motive to order her murder. 268 00:12:44,370 --> 00:12:46,925 I think those devices need to be re-analysed. 269 00:12:46,959 --> 00:12:48,133 We'll have to find a way to do that 270 00:12:48,167 --> 00:12:50,204 without alerting Davidson. 271 00:12:50,238 --> 00:12:51,412 Right. 272 00:12:51,446 --> 00:12:52,793 Thank you, Chloe. 273 00:12:54,553 --> 00:12:55,899 Sir. 274 00:13:04,149 --> 00:13:05,978 You're worried about what might happen to Kate 275 00:13:06,013 --> 00:13:08,222 when Davidson finds out we're investigating her? 276 00:13:08,256 --> 00:13:10,051 -Yes, sir. -I get it, son, I really do. 277 00:13:10,086 --> 00:13:12,398 I get it. But... 278 00:13:12,433 --> 00:13:14,090 Kate has made her bed. 279 00:13:14,124 --> 00:13:15,574 Now she's got to lie in it. 280 00:13:15,608 --> 00:13:17,300 And we've a job to do. 281 00:13:18,922 --> 00:13:20,199 Sir. 282 00:13:20,234 --> 00:13:21,580 Wait, Steve. 283 00:13:26,309 --> 00:13:28,656 I've been giving the situation some thought. 284 00:13:30,037 --> 00:13:31,970 And loyalty works both ways. 285 00:13:32,004 --> 00:13:34,696 I'm gonna have to confirm it with HR 286 00:13:34,731 --> 00:13:37,389 but ahead of the formal promotion process, 287 00:13:37,423 --> 00:13:39,494 I am making you a Temp DI. 288 00:13:41,738 --> 00:13:45,017 Congratulations, son, you've earned it. 289 00:13:45,052 --> 00:13:47,226 Thank you, sir. 290 00:14:28,302 --> 00:14:31,650 All right. 291 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:34,101 Just like old times. 292 00:14:34,135 --> 00:14:35,481 Yeah. 293 00:14:36,689 --> 00:14:38,588 We're moving forward with Vella. 294 00:14:38,622 --> 00:14:40,417 Moving forward how? 295 00:14:40,452 --> 00:14:42,143 At some point we're gonna hit the Hill. 296 00:14:42,178 --> 00:14:44,214 Shit, for Christ sake, Steve. 297 00:14:44,249 --> 00:14:46,078 This is why I got you here. 298 00:14:46,113 --> 00:14:48,011 I can't leave a digital trail. But I wanted you to know. 299 00:14:48,046 --> 00:14:49,564 Why are you involving me? 300 00:14:49,599 --> 00:14:53,223 We've got some leads, but look, Kate, 301 00:14:53,258 --> 00:14:55,432 if you can feed me the inside track on Davidson, 302 00:14:55,467 --> 00:14:57,020 maybe we won't need to show our hand just yet... 303 00:14:57,055 --> 00:14:58,677 Christ sake, Steve, she's me gaffer, 304 00:14:58,711 --> 00:15:01,231 -you want me to rat on her? -You're no rat if she's bent. 305 00:15:01,266 --> 00:15:03,268 -What am I then? -An honest copper. 306 00:15:03,302 --> 00:15:05,235 Oh yeah, I'm sure everyone'll see it like that. 307 00:15:05,270 --> 00:15:07,755 Look, Kate, it goes beyond Davidson. 308 00:15:07,789 --> 00:15:09,584 If organised crime ordered the murder of Gail Vella, 309 00:15:09,619 --> 00:15:12,001 they're protecting Carl Banks and framing Terry Boyle. 310 00:15:12,035 --> 00:15:14,520 Yeah, we get it. We're working on it. 311 00:15:14,555 --> 00:15:16,350 Look, I just need to know when. 312 00:15:16,384 --> 00:15:17,661 When is it going to come out that AC-12 313 00:15:17,696 --> 00:15:19,663 are investigating Davidson? 314 00:15:19,698 --> 00:15:22,045 I've already said too much. 315 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,426 Yeah, likewise. 316 00:15:26,808 --> 00:15:28,741 You always chose a right shithole. 317 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,385 All right, Chris. 318 00:15:51,419 --> 00:15:52,800 Pathologist's in there now, boss. 319 00:15:52,834 --> 00:15:54,457 Knife wound to the throat. 320 00:15:54,491 --> 00:15:56,562 Looks like the body's been here for a few days. 321 00:15:56,597 --> 00:15:58,116 Witnesses? 322 00:15:58,150 --> 00:15:59,393 This is a long derelict site 323 00:15:59,427 --> 00:16:01,740 with no security presence and no CCTV. 324 00:16:01,774 --> 00:16:04,605 Highly unlikely we'll harvest any surveillance images. 325 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:06,745 Any ID yet? 326 00:16:06,779 --> 00:16:09,644 Matches the appearance of Carl Banks. 327 00:16:15,098 --> 00:16:16,272 Shit. 328 00:16:16,306 --> 00:16:18,032 Good news, ma'am. 329 00:16:18,067 --> 00:16:19,309 The search team's found a knife. 330 00:16:21,656 --> 00:16:23,624 No apparent blood deposits on the ground. 331 00:16:23,658 --> 00:16:25,177 The Best test for them anyway. 332 00:16:25,212 --> 00:16:26,385 The killer didn't put much effort 333 00:16:26,420 --> 00:16:28,042 into evidence disposal. 334 00:16:30,838 --> 00:16:33,220 DI Fleming. Farida's replacement, 335 00:16:33,254 --> 00:16:35,877 -PC Ryan... -Pilkington, ma'am. 336 00:16:35,912 --> 00:16:37,569 Pleased to meet you, ma'am. 337 00:16:37,603 --> 00:16:40,227 Don't knock it, Kate. We're overdue a lucky break. 338 00:16:40,261 --> 00:16:41,780 -Thanks, Ryan. Ma'am. 339 00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:52,894 Fingerprints were only a 90% match 340 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:55,380 due to early decomposition but DNA's confirmed 341 00:16:55,414 --> 00:16:56,691 the body is definitely Carl Banks. 342 00:16:56,726 --> 00:16:58,659 Sorry, ma'am, 343 00:16:58,693 --> 00:17:00,109 you asked to receive the forensic report 344 00:17:00,143 --> 00:17:02,111 -as soon as it was in. -Thanks, Ryan. 345 00:17:02,145 --> 00:17:04,320 You couldn't do us a cuppa, could you? I'm gasping. 346 00:17:04,354 --> 00:17:05,631 Yeah. No problem at all, ma'am. 347 00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:07,771 -DI Fleming, DS Lomax? -I'm fine, ta. 348 00:17:07,806 --> 00:17:10,533 Me too but this has been bugging me, 349 00:17:10,567 --> 00:17:12,466 have we worked together before? 350 00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:15,331 Did you come and give a talk at Training College, ma'am? 351 00:17:15,365 --> 00:17:17,333 No. 352 00:17:17,367 --> 00:17:19,438 Thanks, Ryan. -Ma'am. 353 00:17:21,475 --> 00:17:23,166 Christ sake. 354 00:17:23,201 --> 00:17:24,788 Boss? 355 00:17:24,823 --> 00:17:27,412 Fingerprints on the knife found close to Carl Banks's 356 00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:30,898 body match Alastair Oldroyd. The CHIS. 357 00:17:30,932 --> 00:17:32,658 The pathologist confirmed Banks died 358 00:17:32,693 --> 00:17:34,453 a couple of days earlier. The timeline works 359 00:17:34,488 --> 00:17:35,661 for Oldroyd to have killed Banks. 360 00:17:35,696 --> 00:17:37,180 Yeah. 361 00:17:37,215 --> 00:17:38,940 Sarge. 362 00:17:38,975 --> 00:17:40,494 Err, I mean Sir. 363 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:51,263 -Shit. Sir. -What have you got? 364 00:17:51,298 --> 00:17:52,885 Sir, it's just come up on the Box. 365 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,129 Carl Banks has been found dead. 366 00:17:55,164 --> 00:17:56,682 No more beating about the bush. 367 00:17:56,717 --> 00:17:59,547 -We raid Operation Lighthouse. -Sir. 368 00:17:59,582 --> 00:18:01,825 I'll put together a team and transport. 369 00:18:10,627 --> 00:18:12,319 AC-12, DI Arnott. 370 00:18:12,353 --> 00:18:14,355 It's your lawful duty to comply with my officers. 371 00:18:14,390 --> 00:18:15,598 Sir. 372 00:18:44,282 --> 00:18:45,869 DI Arnott, AC-12. 373 00:18:45,904 --> 00:18:47,975 We have the lawful authority to investigate 374 00:18:48,009 --> 00:18:49,494 Operation Lighthouse. 375 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:51,496 All officers go to your desks. 376 00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:53,946 You'll each be questioned by an AC-12 case worker. 377 00:18:53,981 --> 00:18:56,294 You'll each be obliged to surrender all materials 378 00:18:56,328 --> 00:18:57,812 relating to Operation Lighthouse 379 00:18:57,847 --> 00:18:59,538 to said case workers. 380 00:18:59,573 --> 00:19:01,816 Failure to comply will be a breach of your Duties 381 00:19:01,851 --> 00:19:04,578 and Responsibilities under Police Conduct Regulations 382 00:19:04,612 --> 00:19:06,373 and may lead to a misconduct charge 383 00:19:06,407 --> 00:19:08,858 -under said regulations. Nobody move. 384 00:19:08,892 --> 00:19:10,446 What the hell's all this about? 385 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,310 -On whose authority? -We have a signed authority 386 00:19:12,344 --> 00:19:13,897 from Deputy Chief Constable Wise to seize 387 00:19:13,932 --> 00:19:17,453 all MIT files relating to the murder of Gail Vella. 388 00:19:17,487 --> 00:19:18,971 Let me see that. 389 00:19:19,006 --> 00:19:20,766 Sir, as you know, willful obstruction 390 00:19:20,801 --> 00:19:22,803 of my officers executing their lawful duty 391 00:19:22,837 --> 00:19:25,495 -is a criminal offence. -DCI Davidson. 392 00:19:25,530 --> 00:19:29,258 I notified the DCC of my concerns regarding 393 00:19:29,292 --> 00:19:31,605 leaking of confidential police information 394 00:19:31,639 --> 00:19:34,228 such as the operation to arrest Ross Turner 395 00:19:34,263 --> 00:19:35,505 and the identity of the CHIS 396 00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:37,542 who gave us Turner's name and address. 397 00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:40,338 The DCC agreed to a moratorium 398 00:19:40,372 --> 00:19:41,615 on further distribution 399 00:19:41,649 --> 00:19:42,995 of Operation Lighthouse files 400 00:19:43,030 --> 00:19:44,652 until said information leakage 401 00:19:44,687 --> 00:19:46,447 has been fully investigated. 402 00:19:46,482 --> 00:19:48,035 We'd be the ones to investigate it! 403 00:19:48,069 --> 00:19:50,934 Nonetheless you'll see the DCC's authorised me 404 00:19:50,969 --> 00:19:52,867 to withhold Operation Lighthouse files. 405 00:19:52,902 --> 00:19:54,800 Why didn't the DCC inform us about this? 406 00:19:54,835 --> 00:19:57,631 To prevent information leakage, naturally. 407 00:19:57,665 --> 00:20:00,392 No, he did it to make mugs of AC-12. 408 00:20:00,427 --> 00:20:02,429 That was just an added bonus. 409 00:20:07,019 --> 00:20:10,057 -Priceless! -Let's go. 410 00:20:10,091 --> 00:20:11,714 Right, everyone, let's go. 411 00:20:23,484 --> 00:20:25,314 Cheers, Kate, nice one. 412 00:20:38,879 --> 00:20:40,846 How did Davidson know? 413 00:20:40,881 --> 00:20:42,089 Give me a minute. 414 00:20:55,930 --> 00:20:57,104 Steve. I'm sorry. 415 00:20:57,138 --> 00:20:58,761 I trusted you, mate. 416 00:20:58,795 --> 00:21:01,350 Look. I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't. 417 00:21:01,384 --> 00:21:02,696 What was I supposed to do? 418 00:21:18,746 --> 00:21:21,784 Andrea advised me this is about Operation Lighthouse. 419 00:21:21,818 --> 00:21:23,579 I need to be in the loop. 420 00:21:23,613 --> 00:21:25,615 Well, I am here because AC-12's 421 00:21:25,650 --> 00:21:29,688 lawful investigation has been unjustly obstructed. 422 00:21:29,723 --> 00:21:32,381 Operation Lighthouse has had its setbacks of course 423 00:21:32,415 --> 00:21:35,107 but your involvement needs to be correctly handled 424 00:21:35,142 --> 00:21:37,420 so the public don't leap to the wrong conclusion. 425 00:21:37,455 --> 00:21:40,941 I've briefed Andrea on the required optics. 426 00:21:40,975 --> 00:21:42,632 This isn't an inquiry 427 00:21:42,667 --> 00:21:45,773 into misconduct slash corruption. 428 00:21:45,808 --> 00:21:49,708 Well, the investigation usually precedes the findings. 429 00:21:49,743 --> 00:21:51,676 Clearly, we're all frustrated 430 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:54,886 Gail Vella's murderer hasn't been brought to justice yet, 431 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,476 so it makes sense to pitch AC-12's involvement 432 00:21:58,510 --> 00:22:00,512 as a routine performance review. 433 00:22:02,583 --> 00:22:05,862 Officers of your rank normally appreciate politics 434 00:22:05,897 --> 00:22:07,070 as much as policing. 435 00:22:07,105 --> 00:22:09,590 Yes. 436 00:22:09,625 --> 00:22:12,938 I'm interested in one thing and one thing only. 437 00:22:12,973 --> 00:22:14,388 And that's bent coppers. 438 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:17,633 I hope you'll cooperate, Superintendent. 439 00:22:17,667 --> 00:22:20,532 Now, apologies, if you'll excuse me, 440 00:22:20,567 --> 00:22:22,189 I'm due to attend the Crime Executive. 441 00:22:22,223 --> 00:22:23,570 Sir. 442 00:22:26,883 --> 00:22:30,024 Unless there are any outstanding issues, Ted, 443 00:22:30,059 --> 00:22:32,751 I'm prepared to reissue the authority for AC-12 444 00:22:32,786 --> 00:22:36,583 to proceed with your review of Operation Lighthouse. 445 00:22:36,617 --> 00:22:38,447 It appears my team have been delayed 446 00:22:38,481 --> 00:22:40,552 for nothing better than a PR briefing, 447 00:22:40,587 --> 00:22:43,417 the result of which is that MIT officers 448 00:22:43,452 --> 00:22:45,488 are now aware of our inquiry 449 00:22:45,523 --> 00:22:48,595 and may be concealing evidence as we speak! 450 00:22:48,629 --> 00:22:50,735 No one's concealing evidence, Ted. 451 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,046 They're working their bollocks off 452 00:22:52,081 --> 00:22:53,703 trying to find Gail Vella's killer. 453 00:22:53,738 --> 00:22:55,774 Ma'am. 454 00:23:03,195 --> 00:23:04,921 How'd it go, sir? 455 00:23:04,956 --> 00:23:06,992 Well. We're back in business. 456 00:23:07,027 --> 00:23:08,580 Thank you, sir. 457 00:23:08,615 --> 00:23:10,927 So, you make the mess 458 00:23:10,962 --> 00:23:13,240 and I tidy it up, is that how this goes? 459 00:23:14,828 --> 00:23:16,001 Well, you're not denying it 460 00:23:16,036 --> 00:23:17,244 so it must have been Officer J. 461 00:23:17,278 --> 00:23:19,902 or DI Kate Fleming who blew the gaff. 462 00:23:19,936 --> 00:23:21,662 I reckon you'd only trust Kate 463 00:23:21,697 --> 00:23:24,147 with that kind of information, yeah? 464 00:23:24,182 --> 00:23:26,529 Well, she's cooked her goose now, 465 00:23:26,564 --> 00:23:28,497 God help her if she thinks she's gonna get 466 00:23:28,531 --> 00:23:30,084 some kind of special treatment from me, 467 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:31,603 because she's got another thing coming. 468 00:23:31,638 --> 00:23:33,847 As for DCI Davidson, she must have had 469 00:23:33,881 --> 00:23:36,746 great fun pulling this stroke. 470 00:23:36,781 --> 00:23:38,852 But she will be laughing on the other side of her face 471 00:23:38,886 --> 00:23:40,578 when I'm finished with her. 472 00:23:40,612 --> 00:23:43,132 Serve her with a Reg 15. 473 00:23:43,166 --> 00:23:44,996 -Sir. Carry on. 474 00:24:26,831 --> 00:24:28,591 DC Bishop, AC-12. 475 00:24:28,626 --> 00:24:30,110 I'm sure you can all guess what this is about. 476 00:24:30,144 --> 00:24:31,836 I need access to your computer. 477 00:24:31,870 --> 00:24:33,734 Could you stand up, please. 478 00:24:35,218 --> 00:24:37,082 Show me your files, please. 479 00:24:40,741 --> 00:24:42,156 Can I have your passwords, please. 480 00:24:42,191 --> 00:24:43,813 I need your login details. 481 00:24:48,128 --> 00:24:50,164 What is this document here? 482 00:24:50,199 --> 00:24:51,545 Here you go, sir. 483 00:24:55,998 --> 00:24:59,070 Ma'am, please find enclosed a Regulation 15 notice 484 00:24:59,104 --> 00:25:01,831 requiring you to attend AC-12 for a formal interview 485 00:25:01,866 --> 00:25:03,350 within the next 10 working days. 486 00:25:05,317 --> 00:25:06,836 A copy of this letter has been sent 487 00:25:06,871 --> 00:25:09,080 to your Police Federation Representative. 488 00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:57,611 -Steve? -I was up on a case. 489 00:25:57,646 --> 00:25:59,440 I'm sorry, Steph, I should've called. 490 00:25:59,475 --> 00:26:01,788 No, no, it's fine, come in. 491 00:26:07,414 --> 00:26:09,381 -Tea, isn't it? -Yeah. Ta. 492 00:26:12,799 --> 00:26:14,145 How are the girls? 493 00:26:14,179 --> 00:26:17,631 Gemma still doesn't get it, not really. 494 00:26:17,666 --> 00:26:19,115 I'm dreading her not remembering her daddy. 495 00:26:19,150 --> 00:26:20,841 These'll help. 496 00:26:20,876 --> 00:26:22,187 John won't be forgotten. 497 00:26:23,810 --> 00:26:26,260 Thanks for all you did at the time. 498 00:26:26,295 --> 00:26:27,710 You didn't have to. 499 00:26:29,470 --> 00:26:32,163 I'd like to think he'd have done the same for me. 500 00:26:32,197 --> 00:26:34,959 He died in the line of duty. 501 00:26:34,993 --> 00:26:37,720 Shame the big bosses never saw it that way. 502 00:26:39,273 --> 00:26:41,137 Sorry, I ought to know, milk and sugar? 503 00:26:41,172 --> 00:26:42,967 Just milk, please. 504 00:26:52,114 --> 00:26:53,978 It's good you were able to keep the house. 505 00:26:54,012 --> 00:26:55,669 I know you were worried. 506 00:26:55,704 --> 00:26:57,706 Tearing me hair out more like. 507 00:26:57,740 --> 00:27:00,122 Fortunately, there was John's life insurance. 508 00:27:02,296 --> 00:27:03,643 Nice TV. 509 00:27:04,954 --> 00:27:06,784 Champions' League game's on later. 510 00:27:06,818 --> 00:27:08,164 Not that you lot've got an interest. 511 00:27:08,199 --> 00:27:09,994 Next season. 512 00:27:10,028 --> 00:27:12,444 I didn't know you'd bother with the sports channels. 513 00:27:12,479 --> 00:27:15,516 It all comes in a package. Cheap as chips. 514 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:18,450 Sorry, what am I like? Sit down. 515 00:27:23,110 --> 00:27:25,872 -Steve? 516 00:27:27,321 --> 00:27:29,876 It's just a spasm. It'll pass. 517 00:27:29,910 --> 00:27:31,809 You sure? 518 00:27:33,983 --> 00:27:35,364 I've got some painkillers in the car. 519 00:27:35,398 --> 00:27:37,159 Don't move. I'll get them. 520 00:27:37,193 --> 00:27:38,747 I'll get your car keys. 521 00:27:38,781 --> 00:27:40,058 Inside pocket. 522 00:28:25,276 --> 00:28:28,935 I can't believe the DCC caved so easily. 523 00:28:28,969 --> 00:28:31,006 Sorry, boss. 524 00:28:32,248 --> 00:28:33,767 Not your fault at all. 525 00:28:33,802 --> 00:28:35,355 Thanks for the heads-up. 526 00:28:35,389 --> 00:28:37,909 I know the kind of cases that AC-12 are into, boss. 527 00:28:40,394 --> 00:28:42,362 Out of work, forget "Boss". 528 00:28:47,298 --> 00:28:48,506 You all right? 529 00:28:51,543 --> 00:28:55,237 -This Reg 15... -Yeah. 530 00:28:55,271 --> 00:28:57,273 I know how it must feel, 531 00:28:57,308 --> 00:29:00,069 but it's just the way AC-12 operate. 532 00:29:02,969 --> 00:29:04,211 Truth is, 533 00:29:04,246 --> 00:29:06,627 it's all getting a bit tense. 534 00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:08,629 How's it make me look, investigating a guy 535 00:29:08,664 --> 00:29:11,391 with learning difficulties... 536 00:29:11,425 --> 00:29:12,841 Straight up, Jo, 537 00:29:12,875 --> 00:29:14,877 do you think he could have killed Gail? 538 00:29:17,224 --> 00:29:19,019 You've been doing this job long enough 539 00:29:19,054 --> 00:29:21,953 to realise we can never know for sure. 540 00:29:21,988 --> 00:29:24,197 We just gather the evidence, 541 00:29:24,231 --> 00:29:25,577 do our best. 542 00:29:26,993 --> 00:29:28,546 And right now, my best is nowhere near 543 00:29:28,580 --> 00:29:29,927 good enough. 544 00:29:31,652 --> 00:29:33,827 A young woman... 545 00:29:33,862 --> 00:29:35,277 could've been you or me, Kate, 546 00:29:35,311 --> 00:29:37,106 her life cut short. 547 00:29:38,970 --> 00:29:40,661 And whoever did it's got away with it, 548 00:29:40,696 --> 00:29:42,284 and that's my fault. 549 00:29:44,527 --> 00:29:45,908 Do you fancy another? 550 00:29:45,943 --> 00:29:47,047 Ladies. 551 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,016 Two more, please. 552 00:29:50,050 --> 00:29:51,224 Can we get those? 553 00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:01,855 Have a good night, guys. 554 00:30:01,890 --> 00:30:03,961 -Two more, please. Certainly. 555 00:30:07,205 --> 00:30:09,173 I'm sorry, Kate, 556 00:30:09,207 --> 00:30:11,485 my self-pity's blown your chances. 557 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,453 Na, not really my type. 558 00:30:22,186 --> 00:30:23,532 You sure you're okay to drive? 559 00:30:23,566 --> 00:30:26,431 Yes. Sorry about all that earlier. I'm fine. 560 00:30:26,466 --> 00:30:28,468 Last thing I meant was to put you out. 561 00:30:28,502 --> 00:30:30,332 Gerraway, it was nice to have some grownup company 562 00:30:30,366 --> 00:30:31,436 for a change. 563 00:30:34,543 --> 00:30:36,476 This a long job? 564 00:30:36,510 --> 00:30:38,098 The case you're up here on? 565 00:30:39,513 --> 00:30:40,998 Could be. 566 00:30:41,032 --> 00:30:43,276 If you're passing again, don't hesitate. 567 00:30:53,286 --> 00:30:54,666 Don't stay out, it's freezing, 568 00:30:54,701 --> 00:30:57,704 I've got to set the sat nav and everything. 569 00:30:57,738 --> 00:31:00,258 Night, Steve, safe journey. 570 00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:02,398 Night. 571 00:31:12,995 --> 00:31:14,997 Thanks for coming out, Kate. 572 00:31:15,032 --> 00:31:17,103 Sorry to unload my problems. 573 00:31:17,137 --> 00:31:19,553 No worries, glad I could be a sounding board. 574 00:31:21,383 --> 00:31:23,316 Well, this is me. 575 00:31:24,765 --> 00:31:26,629 It's Mark's turn to have Josh this weekend. 576 00:31:26,664 --> 00:31:28,010 If you're at a loose end... 577 00:31:30,012 --> 00:31:32,256 I need to check my diary. 578 00:31:32,290 --> 00:31:33,671 Yeah. No pressure. 579 00:31:43,198 --> 00:31:45,579 My diary's empty. 580 00:31:45,614 --> 00:31:48,168 I've just come out of a long-term relationship. 581 00:31:48,203 --> 00:31:49,583 I, uh... 582 00:31:55,762 --> 00:31:58,247 It would be nice to see you at the weekend. 583 00:32:23,583 --> 00:32:25,343 Chloe, how's it going? 584 00:32:25,378 --> 00:32:26,586 Davidson gave us full cooperation. 585 00:32:26,620 --> 00:32:27,759 So we got the lot. 586 00:32:27,794 --> 00:32:29,175 We've recovered Vella's computers 587 00:32:29,209 --> 00:32:30,590 that were seized straight after her murder. 588 00:32:30,624 --> 00:32:32,143 I thought you'd want to prioritise them. 589 00:32:32,178 --> 00:32:33,489 -Great. Hi, Amanda. Hi. 590 00:32:33,524 --> 00:32:35,043 The Digital Forensics Team have triaged 591 00:32:35,077 --> 00:32:37,148 the desk-top computer, the lap-top computer. 592 00:32:37,183 --> 00:32:38,632 The truth is, they're remarkably clean. 593 00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:40,048 What do you mean? 594 00:32:40,082 --> 00:32:41,566 All applications still had store settings. 595 00:32:41,601 --> 00:32:43,223 Hardly any personal files. 596 00:32:43,258 --> 00:32:44,535 Well they were planted. 597 00:32:44,569 --> 00:32:46,054 Her killer replaced her actual computers 598 00:32:46,088 --> 00:32:47,331 to cover up the burglary. 599 00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:48,815 I'll order the keyboards to be swabbed 600 00:32:48,849 --> 00:32:50,541 and screens fingerprinted that way we can see 601 00:32:50,575 --> 00:32:52,094 if Gail ever even touched them. 602 00:32:52,129 --> 00:32:53,509 Good call. So, you've found nothing at all? 603 00:32:53,544 --> 00:32:54,648 The only item of interest 604 00:32:54,683 --> 00:32:56,064 is a tiny audio file. 605 00:32:56,098 --> 00:32:57,548 It appears only partially downloaded. 606 00:32:57,582 --> 00:32:59,791 How would that happen? -Going with your theory, 607 00:32:59,826 --> 00:33:01,207 it would be when the murderer installed 608 00:33:01,241 --> 00:33:02,656 the replacement devices. 609 00:33:02,691 --> 00:33:04,486 They would have synced to her phone momentarily, 610 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:05,763 started to import the audio file 611 00:33:05,797 --> 00:33:07,351 before the murderer broke the link. 612 00:33:07,385 --> 00:33:10,250 That would involve him knowing her passwords. 613 00:33:10,285 --> 00:33:11,700 Sorry. 614 00:33:11,734 --> 00:33:13,702 ...Savile lied to cover them up. 615 00:33:13,736 --> 00:33:16,222 Some police officers not only accepted those lies. 616 00:33:16,256 --> 00:33:17,878 They propagated them. 617 00:33:17,913 --> 00:33:20,260 We're losing our power to challenge lies. 618 00:33:20,295 --> 00:33:22,366 There's some people you can't challenge. 619 00:33:25,438 --> 00:33:27,060 Okay. So, 620 00:33:27,095 --> 00:33:29,166 we're losing our power to challenge lies. 621 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,375 There's some people you can't challenge. 622 00:33:40,108 --> 00:33:42,213 Sorry, sir. 623 00:33:42,248 --> 00:33:44,491 I didn't think you'd still be here. 624 00:33:44,526 --> 00:33:46,804 We need to find the rest of Gail's recordings. 625 00:33:46,838 --> 00:33:48,771 Yeah, Amanda said she's on it. 626 00:33:57,884 --> 00:33:59,472 D'you mind me asking, sir, 627 00:33:59,506 --> 00:34:01,405 but why have these been put up? 628 00:34:02,958 --> 00:34:05,616 The Gaffer's never going to give it up, 629 00:34:05,650 --> 00:34:07,859 not as long as he still runs this place. 630 00:34:07,894 --> 00:34:10,759 -And what about you? -What about me? 631 00:34:10,793 --> 00:34:12,347 Well, do you still believe there's a fourth man 632 00:34:12,381 --> 00:34:14,487 out there? H? 633 00:34:18,663 --> 00:34:20,286 I've moved on. 634 00:34:47,727 --> 00:34:49,315 That's us now. 635 00:35:08,851 --> 00:35:10,853 Anticorruption Unit 12 interview 636 00:35:10,888 --> 00:35:12,890 of Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson 637 00:35:12,924 --> 00:35:15,375 in the presence of her Police Federation Representative 638 00:35:15,410 --> 00:35:18,723 DCI John Rix by Superintendent Hastings, 639 00:35:18,758 --> 00:35:20,208 Detective Inspector Arnott, 640 00:35:20,242 --> 00:35:23,211 and Detective Constable Bishop. 641 00:35:23,245 --> 00:35:26,386 Ma'am, this interview relates to Operation Lighthouse, 642 00:35:26,421 --> 00:35:28,354 the inquiry into the murder of Gail Vella 643 00:35:28,388 --> 00:35:30,839 on September 10th, 2019, 644 00:35:30,873 --> 00:35:32,841 on which you've been Senior Investigating Officer 645 00:35:32,875 --> 00:35:35,430 since 6th of October of that same year. 646 00:35:35,464 --> 00:35:37,432 Document 6 in your folders. 647 00:35:37,466 --> 00:35:39,917 Document 6 is a copy of an incident report 648 00:35:39,951 --> 00:35:42,299 lawfully seized by AC-12 from the offices 649 00:35:42,333 --> 00:35:43,783 of the Murder Investigation Team 650 00:35:43,817 --> 00:35:45,681 located at Hillside Lane Police Station 651 00:35:45,716 --> 00:35:47,407 on the 4th of November. 652 00:35:47,442 --> 00:35:49,478 Said incident report describes events 653 00:35:49,513 --> 00:35:51,411 on the morning of 27th October, 654 00:35:51,446 --> 00:35:54,311 specifically the diversion and delay of an operation 655 00:35:54,345 --> 00:35:56,761 to arrest a suspect in the murder of Gail Vella 656 00:35:56,796 --> 00:35:58,970 in order to attend an Armed Robbery taking place 657 00:35:59,005 --> 00:36:01,421 at Hickey's Bookmakers, Verlaine Road. 658 00:36:01,456 --> 00:36:03,975 On screen, Images 11 to 14. 659 00:36:04,010 --> 00:36:07,703 Images 11 to 14 show street views of said location. 660 00:36:09,049 --> 00:36:10,879 DCI Davidson, can you kindly explain 661 00:36:10,913 --> 00:36:12,984 your actions on the morning of October 27th 662 00:36:13,019 --> 00:36:15,849 in relation to this Armed Robbery. 663 00:36:17,575 --> 00:36:19,439 En route to arrest the suspect, 664 00:36:19,474 --> 00:36:21,717 I observed a suspicious vehicle, 665 00:36:21,752 --> 00:36:24,686 further inquiries detected an armed robbery in progress. 666 00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:26,826 I ordered my officers to intervene. 667 00:36:26,860 --> 00:36:29,242 DCI Davidson's actions prevented a serious 668 00:36:29,277 --> 00:36:31,727 and immediate threat to members of the public. 669 00:36:31,762 --> 00:36:33,488 Commendable. 670 00:36:33,522 --> 00:36:34,799 DI Arnott. 671 00:36:34,834 --> 00:36:37,492 Image 14 on screen. 672 00:36:37,526 --> 00:36:39,390 Image 14 shows the line of sight 673 00:36:39,425 --> 00:36:41,081 from the route of the MIT convoy 674 00:36:41,116 --> 00:36:43,394 to the location of the suspicious vehicle. 675 00:36:43,429 --> 00:36:45,431 Given you were a front-facing passenger, 676 00:36:45,465 --> 00:36:46,742 it was a narrow line of sight. 677 00:36:46,777 --> 00:36:49,745 And plus, you were going like the clappers. 678 00:36:49,780 --> 00:36:51,782 Nonetheless, I did see the vehicle, 679 00:36:51,816 --> 00:36:53,956 and as a result, numerous members of the public 680 00:36:53,991 --> 00:36:56,752 were saved from a terrifying ordeal. 681 00:36:56,787 --> 00:36:58,754 Oh. 682 00:36:58,789 --> 00:37:00,894 And what was it about this vehicle? 683 00:37:00,929 --> 00:37:02,655 -Sir? I mean, 684 00:37:02,689 --> 00:37:04,933 it's just an ordinary van parked in an ordinary street. 685 00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:07,280 Why give it the time of day? 686 00:37:07,315 --> 00:37:10,007 A registration check proved suspicious. 687 00:37:10,041 --> 00:37:12,078 Yes, but you only found that out 688 00:37:12,112 --> 00:37:14,253 after you stopped to investigate. 689 00:37:16,427 --> 00:37:18,498 It was an idling MPV parked adjacent 690 00:37:18,533 --> 00:37:19,879 to a bookmakers. 691 00:37:19,913 --> 00:37:21,881 The driver wasn't reading a newspaper 692 00:37:21,915 --> 00:37:23,469 or messing about on his phone. 693 00:37:23,503 --> 00:37:25,609 His eyes were fixed on the bookies. 694 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:28,853 He was alert for a quick getaway. 695 00:37:28,888 --> 00:37:32,478 And you deduced all that in the fraction of a second? 696 00:37:32,512 --> 00:37:34,790 Call it a police officer's instinct. 697 00:37:34,825 --> 00:37:36,344 Oh, yes, we all get those, 698 00:37:36,378 --> 00:37:38,311 from time-to-time DCI Davidson. 699 00:37:38,346 --> 00:37:40,934 I might be getting one right now. 700 00:37:40,969 --> 00:37:42,867 DC Bishop. 701 00:37:42,902 --> 00:37:44,662 We've examined MIT records 702 00:37:44,697 --> 00:37:46,595 in relation to the Armed Robbery. 703 00:37:46,630 --> 00:37:48,942 Document 12 in your folders 704 00:37:48,977 --> 00:37:52,118 and Image 20 on screen. 705 00:37:52,152 --> 00:37:54,776 Image 20 shows the men arrested in the act 706 00:37:54,810 --> 00:37:57,330 of conducting an Armed Robbery of Hickey's Bookmakers 707 00:37:57,365 --> 00:37:59,332 on the 27th of October. 708 00:37:59,367 --> 00:38:00,851 None of these men has a history 709 00:38:00,885 --> 00:38:02,577 of serious or violent crime. 710 00:38:02,611 --> 00:38:04,682 The robbery took place early in the morning 711 00:38:04,717 --> 00:38:06,546 when takings would be at their lowest. 712 00:38:06,581 --> 00:38:07,720 So, what would you deduce 713 00:38:07,754 --> 00:38:10,585 from these facts, DCI Davidson? 714 00:38:10,619 --> 00:38:13,657 A group of amateur criminals attempted an armed robbery 715 00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:15,831 in an amateur fashion. 716 00:38:15,866 --> 00:38:17,799 According to Murder Investigation Team 717 00:38:17,833 --> 00:38:19,973 files lawfully seized on the 4th of November, 718 00:38:20,008 --> 00:38:21,630 attending the Armed Robbery on the morning 719 00:38:21,665 --> 00:38:23,494 of the 27th of October caused a delay 720 00:38:23,529 --> 00:38:25,151 of two hours and twenty-five minutes 721 00:38:25,185 --> 00:38:27,464 to the operation planned to arrest a suspect 722 00:38:27,498 --> 00:38:29,742 using the alias Ross Turner believed to reside 723 00:38:29,776 --> 00:38:32,469 -at Flat 4 -F, Beechwood House, Moss Heath. 724 00:38:32,503 --> 00:38:35,161 This delay was out of DCI Davidson's control. 725 00:38:35,195 --> 00:38:36,852 One of the Armed Robbers was shot dead 726 00:38:36,887 --> 00:38:38,785 by an Authorised Firearms Officer. 727 00:38:38,820 --> 00:38:40,822 This necessitated a forensic deployment 728 00:38:40,856 --> 00:38:42,444 and replacement AFOs. 729 00:38:42,479 --> 00:38:43,963 We also understand that an authority 730 00:38:43,997 --> 00:38:46,966 for Directed Surveillance applied to Beechwood House. 731 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,450 The required authority should have been 732 00:38:48,485 --> 00:38:50,003 for Intrusive Surveillance. 733 00:38:50,038 --> 00:38:52,074 As a result, while the matter was resolved, 734 00:38:52,109 --> 00:38:53,697 surveillance was absent for a period 735 00:38:53,731 --> 00:38:55,699 of three hours and thirty-five minutes. 736 00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:57,701 It needed to be resolved. 737 00:38:57,735 --> 00:38:59,979 Any evidence captured during the wrong authority 738 00:39:00,013 --> 00:39:01,429 would've been inadmissible. 739 00:39:01,463 --> 00:39:03,051 Yeah. Then maybe it would've been a good idea 740 00:39:03,085 --> 00:39:04,777 to get the right authority in the first place, 741 00:39:04,811 --> 00:39:06,986 wouldn't you say? 742 00:39:07,020 --> 00:39:08,781 The error in assigning the wrong 743 00:39:08,815 --> 00:39:10,576 surveillance authority was committed 744 00:39:10,610 --> 00:39:12,129 by a senior officer. 745 00:39:14,131 --> 00:39:15,477 That isn't in the file. 746 00:39:16,858 --> 00:39:18,549 I chose not to embarrass him. 747 00:39:20,171 --> 00:39:24,037 Now look, DCI Davidson, we are charged here 748 00:39:24,072 --> 00:39:26,074 with investigating serious crimes, 749 00:39:26,108 --> 00:39:28,110 not least the murder of a young woman 750 00:39:28,145 --> 00:39:30,458 in the prime of her life, 751 00:39:30,492 --> 00:39:32,874 and I expect all policemen and women 752 00:39:32,908 --> 00:39:34,565 to uphold their duty to the public 753 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,568 above any misguided loyalty they may have 754 00:39:37,603 --> 00:39:39,536 to their fellow officers. 755 00:39:39,570 --> 00:39:41,986 Now who was the senior officer? 756 00:39:44,023 --> 00:39:45,645 No comment, sir. 757 00:39:47,958 --> 00:39:51,755 DI Arnott will you bookmark 758 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:53,481 failure to comply. 759 00:39:53,515 --> 00:39:54,585 Sir. 760 00:40:00,177 --> 00:40:01,558 DC Bishop. 761 00:40:02,697 --> 00:40:04,561 Image 29 on screen. 762 00:40:04,595 --> 00:40:07,287 Please refer to Document 15 in your folders, 763 00:40:07,322 --> 00:40:09,462 a copy of an arrest report lawfully seized 764 00:40:09,497 --> 00:40:11,050 on the 4th of November. 765 00:40:11,084 --> 00:40:13,259 Said arrest report describes the arrest 766 00:40:13,293 --> 00:40:17,297 on the 27th of October -at flat 4 -F, Beechwood House 767 00:40:17,332 --> 00:40:20,059 of a person later identified as Terry Boyle, 768 00:40:20,093 --> 00:40:22,095 shown on the right in Image 29. 769 00:40:22,130 --> 00:40:24,650 Also detected at the property were fingerprints 770 00:40:24,684 --> 00:40:26,721 and DNA deposits matching Carl Banks, 771 00:40:26,755 --> 00:40:29,171 shown on the left in Image 29. 772 00:40:29,206 --> 00:40:31,829 Let's start with Terry Boyle. 773 00:40:31,864 --> 00:40:33,762 According to files lawfully seized 774 00:40:33,797 --> 00:40:35,074 on November 4th, 775 00:40:35,108 --> 00:40:36,903 a Covert Human Intelligence Source 776 00:40:36,938 --> 00:40:38,698 submitted information to his Handler 777 00:40:38,733 --> 00:40:41,045 which was communicated to the Murder Investigation Team 778 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:45,602 via a phone call at 23:21 on the 26th October. 779 00:40:45,636 --> 00:40:48,777 The CHIS claimed a person using the name Ross Turner 780 00:40:48,812 --> 00:40:51,124 had confessed to the murder of Gail Vella. 781 00:40:51,159 --> 00:40:54,265 Terry Boyle's semen was detected on images 782 00:40:54,300 --> 00:40:56,613 of Gail Vella found in his permanent residence 783 00:40:56,647 --> 00:40:57,993 which is located a short distance 784 00:40:58,028 --> 00:40:59,616 from Gail Vella's home. 785 00:40:59,650 --> 00:41:01,928 Also detected at the property were chemical traces 786 00:41:01,963 --> 00:41:04,103 of heroin and cocaine and, 787 00:41:04,137 --> 00:41:05,553 on an item of outer clothing, 788 00:41:05,587 --> 00:41:07,658 particles of gunshot residue. 789 00:41:07,693 --> 00:41:09,867 Incriminating evidence. 790 00:41:09,902 --> 00:41:12,905 Gail Vella's Peugeot 108 was intercepted. 791 00:41:12,939 --> 00:41:14,562 As Ms Vella got out of the vehicle, 792 00:41:14,596 --> 00:41:16,115 she was murdered with a single gunshot 793 00:41:16,149 --> 00:41:18,324 carried out using a hard-contact method 794 00:41:18,358 --> 00:41:19,808 in which the muzzle of the pistol was forced 795 00:41:19,843 --> 00:41:21,776 against the back of Ms Vella's head. 796 00:41:21,810 --> 00:41:24,295 This technique confines noise and gunshot powder. 797 00:41:24,330 --> 00:41:25,849 The murderer successfully evaded 798 00:41:25,883 --> 00:41:27,782 all neighbourhood security cameras. 799 00:41:27,816 --> 00:41:29,853 These findings strongly suggest a contract killing 800 00:41:29,887 --> 00:41:32,545 of the type ordered by organised crime. 801 00:41:32,580 --> 00:41:35,168 Terry Boyle has no criminal record, 802 00:41:35,203 --> 00:41:37,308 no known association with organised crime, 803 00:41:37,343 --> 00:41:38,827 and suffers from learning difficulties 804 00:41:38,862 --> 00:41:40,691 which raise doubts regarding his capacity 805 00:41:40,726 --> 00:41:43,901 to commit a cold-blooded assassination. 806 00:41:43,936 --> 00:41:46,835 The finding of images of Gail Vella suggested Boyle 807 00:41:46,870 --> 00:41:48,906 was an obsessed fan. 808 00:41:48,941 --> 00:41:51,150 While the hard-contact technique is associated 809 00:41:51,184 --> 00:41:53,739 with contract killing, it's not exclusive. 810 00:41:53,773 --> 00:41:55,395 There's no physical reason an amateur 811 00:41:55,430 --> 00:41:56,949 couldn't do the same. 812 00:41:56,983 --> 00:41:58,606 The particles of gunshot residue 813 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:00,297 also link Boyle to the crime. 814 00:42:00,331 --> 00:42:01,885 Well they're below the threshold amount 815 00:42:01,919 --> 00:42:03,990 you'd expect if Boyle had been holding the gun, 816 00:42:04,025 --> 00:42:05,613 then add in the total lack of blood spatter, 817 00:42:05,647 --> 00:42:06,959 there's not even a spot. 818 00:42:06,993 --> 00:42:09,099 That's correct, DI Arnott. 819 00:42:09,133 --> 00:42:11,411 We suspect the coat was cross contaminated 820 00:42:11,446 --> 00:42:13,724 from Boyle's hands or other clothing, 821 00:42:13,759 --> 00:42:16,313 clothing he could've disposed of after the murder. 822 00:42:16,347 --> 00:42:19,040 That's speculation, ma'am. You've got no evidence. 823 00:42:19,074 --> 00:42:21,629 Which is why I didn't charge him. 824 00:42:27,807 --> 00:42:28,981 Right, let's take a look 825 00:42:29,015 --> 00:42:30,672 at this fella Carl Banks. 826 00:42:31,777 --> 00:42:33,261 Image 30 on screen. 827 00:42:33,295 --> 00:42:35,953 Image 30 shows Carl Banks' criminal record. 828 00:42:37,161 --> 00:42:38,680 Banks has a long association 829 00:42:38,715 --> 00:42:40,682 with organised crime and a history of violence, 830 00:42:40,717 --> 00:42:42,615 including firearms offences. 831 00:42:42,650 --> 00:42:45,307 Now he fits the profile of a contract killer. 832 00:42:45,342 --> 00:42:49,242 To use your words, DI Arnott, "that's speculation." 833 00:42:49,277 --> 00:42:51,797 Also, there's the question of motive. 834 00:42:51,831 --> 00:42:55,007 Terry Boyle fits the profile of an obsessed fan. 835 00:42:55,041 --> 00:42:57,078 We've never been able to identify a motive 836 00:42:57,112 --> 00:42:59,218 for a contract killing against Gail Vella. 837 00:42:59,252 --> 00:43:01,116 But there's the possibility Vella was working 838 00:43:01,151 --> 00:43:04,154 on an explosive story, not only was she executed, 839 00:43:04,188 --> 00:43:05,914 her research was stolen. 840 00:43:05,949 --> 00:43:08,020 A desk-top and lap-top computer 841 00:43:08,054 --> 00:43:10,401 recovered from the property and recently re-examined 842 00:43:10,436 --> 00:43:12,921 bear no fingerprints or DNA deposits 843 00:43:12,956 --> 00:43:14,233 matching Gail Vella. 844 00:43:14,267 --> 00:43:15,821 We believe these items were planted 845 00:43:15,855 --> 00:43:17,305 to conceal a burglary. 846 00:43:19,065 --> 00:43:20,826 That's not in our files. 847 00:43:20,860 --> 00:43:22,759 No. But it's in ours. 848 00:43:22,793 --> 00:43:24,001 We're detectives too, you know. 849 00:43:24,036 --> 00:43:25,934 In case you hadn't noticed. 850 00:43:25,969 --> 00:43:29,075 DCI Davidson has led an exemplary inquiry. 851 00:43:29,110 --> 00:43:31,422 If you've got new information, you should share it 852 00:43:31,457 --> 00:43:33,839 with the Murder Investigation Team. 853 00:43:33,873 --> 00:43:36,842 According to your files, fingerprints and DNA deposits 854 00:43:36,876 --> 00:43:39,120 matching Banks detected at Beechwood House 855 00:43:39,154 --> 00:43:41,501 were far more numerous than those matching Boyle, 856 00:43:41,536 --> 00:43:43,883 suggesting Banks was the primary resident. 857 00:43:43,918 --> 00:43:45,298 And also detected at Beechwood House 858 00:43:45,333 --> 00:43:47,438 were signs of forced entry. 859 00:43:47,473 --> 00:43:48,992 Image 37 on screen 860 00:43:49,026 --> 00:43:50,959 is from Carl Banks's postmortem. 861 00:43:50,994 --> 00:43:53,272 Document 21 in your folders is a copy 862 00:43:53,306 --> 00:43:54,687 of the postmortem report. 863 00:43:54,722 --> 00:43:56,931 According to said postmortem report, 864 00:43:56,965 --> 00:43:59,865 the pathologist concluded Carl Banks died 865 00:43:59,899 --> 00:44:02,246 from exsanguination due to a deep laceration 866 00:44:02,281 --> 00:44:04,904 to the neck most likely inflicted by a knife. 867 00:44:04,939 --> 00:44:08,114 Also detected on Banks's body were lacerations and bruising 868 00:44:08,149 --> 00:44:10,185 caused by heavy blunt trauma to the head, 869 00:44:10,220 --> 00:44:12,049 facial lacerations and bruising, 870 00:44:12,084 --> 00:44:13,533 and lesions on both wrists 871 00:44:13,568 --> 00:44:15,501 consistent with ligature restraints. 872 00:44:15,535 --> 00:44:17,399 All these injuries were caused some time 873 00:44:17,434 --> 00:44:19,367 before his death. And time of death 874 00:44:19,401 --> 00:44:22,508 was put at on or around the 27th of October. 875 00:44:22,542 --> 00:44:25,822 So, what we have here is forced entry 876 00:44:25,856 --> 00:44:27,340 into Carl Banks's flat. 877 00:44:27,375 --> 00:44:29,066 Banks beaten unconscious. 878 00:44:29,101 --> 00:44:30,723 His hands tied. 879 00:44:30,758 --> 00:44:32,380 And sometime later his throat cut. 880 00:44:32,414 --> 00:44:34,244 None of this could've occurred 881 00:44:34,278 --> 00:44:35,832 without his arrest being delayed 882 00:44:35,866 --> 00:44:37,281 and the surveillance being absent. 883 00:44:37,316 --> 00:44:39,525 Now call me suspicious, DCI Davidson, 884 00:44:39,559 --> 00:44:41,769 but it seems to me that somebody got wind 885 00:44:41,803 --> 00:44:43,080 that Banks was shooting his mouth off 886 00:44:43,115 --> 00:44:45,048 about Vella's murder and they decided 887 00:44:45,082 --> 00:44:46,428 to murder him to stop him talking. 888 00:44:46,463 --> 00:44:49,086 Not only that, that they knew... 889 00:44:49,121 --> 00:44:51,157 your team was on course to arrest him, 890 00:44:51,192 --> 00:44:53,401 they knew the route you were taking. 891 00:44:53,435 --> 00:44:54,782 And to top it all, 892 00:44:54,816 --> 00:44:56,162 they knew the surveillance was absent 893 00:44:56,197 --> 00:44:58,268 so that meant, they could walk in there, 894 00:44:58,302 --> 00:45:00,580 drag Banks out and substitute him 895 00:45:00,615 --> 00:45:02,341 with Terry Boyle. 896 00:45:02,375 --> 00:45:04,170 And none of this, none of this, 897 00:45:04,205 --> 00:45:06,586 could've happened without you, and you alone, 898 00:45:06,621 --> 00:45:08,519 spotting that van outside the bookies 899 00:45:08,554 --> 00:45:11,384 and deciding for some reason I cannot fathom 900 00:45:11,419 --> 00:45:13,939 that it warranted investigation. 901 00:45:13,973 --> 00:45:17,805 Sir, all this is circumstantial. 902 00:45:17,839 --> 00:45:20,393 There's no evidence to support anyone "knowing" 903 00:45:20,428 --> 00:45:22,844 any details of Operation Lighthouse. 904 00:45:22,879 --> 00:45:24,501 Evidence? 905 00:45:24,535 --> 00:45:26,399 We'll give you evidence. DC Bishop. 906 00:45:26,434 --> 00:45:28,298 Image 41. 907 00:45:28,332 --> 00:45:31,819 Image 41 shows item reference AR-6. 908 00:45:31,853 --> 00:45:34,304 A knife that was detected in the vicinity 909 00:45:34,338 --> 00:45:36,202 -of Carl Banks's body. Yes, the killer, 910 00:45:36,237 --> 00:45:38,791 he didn't even bother to throw the knife into the canal. 911 00:45:38,826 --> 00:45:40,344 I mean, he left it laying around 912 00:45:40,379 --> 00:45:41,518 for the search team to find. 913 00:45:41,552 --> 00:45:43,347 That was handy, wasn't it. 914 00:45:43,382 --> 00:45:45,039 Criminals make mistakes. 915 00:45:45,073 --> 00:45:47,593 That's how we catch them. 916 00:45:47,627 --> 00:45:51,286 I could say exactly the same, DCI Davidson, 917 00:45:51,321 --> 00:45:53,461 exactly the same. 918 00:45:53,495 --> 00:45:56,222 Please refer to Document 23 in your folders, 919 00:45:56,257 --> 00:46:00,054 a copy of a forensic report on item reference AR-6. 920 00:46:00,088 --> 00:46:03,540 "Blood detected on AR-6 was subjected to DNA analysis. 921 00:46:03,574 --> 00:46:06,060 "The DNA harvested from blood cells on AR-6 922 00:46:06,094 --> 00:46:09,166 "match with 99.9 per cent probability DNA 923 00:46:09,201 --> 00:46:11,065 "from Carl Banks. 924 00:46:11,099 --> 00:46:13,861 "Fingerprints on AR-6 match with 925 00:46:13,895 --> 00:46:15,172 "99.9 per cent probability fingerprints 926 00:46:15,207 --> 00:46:16,484 "belonging to Alastair Oldroyd." 927 00:46:16,518 --> 00:46:18,486 Alastair Oldroyd was the CHIS who submitted 928 00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:20,177 the original intel that Banks had confessed 929 00:46:20,212 --> 00:46:22,352 -to Vella's murder. So, 930 00:46:22,386 --> 00:46:24,423 for some reason Alastair Oldroyd, 931 00:46:24,457 --> 00:46:28,254 no history of violent crime, kills Banks? 932 00:46:28,289 --> 00:46:30,118 The evidence proves Oldroyd handled 933 00:46:30,153 --> 00:46:31,533 the murder weapon. 934 00:46:31,568 --> 00:46:34,329 We suspect Banks had been threatening Oldroyd. 935 00:46:34,364 --> 00:46:35,606 Are you trying to kid us 936 00:46:35,641 --> 00:46:37,539 that Alastair Oldroyd went in there, 937 00:46:37,574 --> 00:46:39,610 beat Banks unconscious dragged him out of his flat? 938 00:46:39,645 --> 00:46:41,958 He was ten stone ringing wet! 939 00:46:43,304 --> 00:46:45,547 And that's not the half of it, 940 00:46:45,582 --> 00:46:47,998 not by a long chalk. DI Arnott. 941 00:46:48,033 --> 00:46:49,551 Document 31. 942 00:46:49,586 --> 00:46:52,071 According to your files, Oldroyd was found dead 943 00:46:52,106 --> 00:46:53,866 on the 29th of October from a fall 944 00:46:53,901 --> 00:46:56,489 from the derelict Chapel Place Car Park. 945 00:46:56,524 --> 00:46:58,595 According to said files, due to the lack of witnesses 946 00:46:58,629 --> 00:47:01,425 and security cameras it's impossible to determine 947 00:47:01,460 --> 00:47:03,945 if Oldroyd jumped or he was pushed. 948 00:47:03,980 --> 00:47:06,672 Our hypothesis is that Oldroyd killed Banks 949 00:47:06,706 --> 00:47:08,398 then committed suicide. 950 00:47:08,432 --> 00:47:10,331 Yeah, your hypothesis, 951 00:47:10,365 --> 00:47:11,711 so there we have it. 952 00:47:11,746 --> 00:47:15,198 A series of suspicious deaths 953 00:47:15,232 --> 00:47:18,063 that conveniently obliterate a trail of evidence 954 00:47:18,097 --> 00:47:20,134 that might lead us to Gail Vella's 955 00:47:20,168 --> 00:47:22,205 actual murderer. And in the meantime, 956 00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:24,310 you have that wee fella, Terry Boyle, 957 00:47:24,345 --> 00:47:26,416 on police bail. 958 00:47:26,450 --> 00:47:30,178 You have failed to consider the alternative. 959 00:47:30,213 --> 00:47:32,353 That Carl Banks murdered Gail Vella 960 00:47:32,387 --> 00:47:34,976 on the orders of organised crime, 961 00:47:35,011 --> 00:47:38,048 and organised criminals murdered Carl Banks 962 00:47:38,083 --> 00:47:39,670 for his silence, 963 00:47:39,705 --> 00:47:43,260 and that organised criminals framed Alastair Oldroyd 964 00:47:43,295 --> 00:47:46,677 for Banks's murder and then, staged Oldroyd's murder 965 00:47:46,712 --> 00:47:48,369 to look like a suicide. 966 00:47:48,403 --> 00:47:50,612 Of course, I've considered alternatives... 967 00:47:50,647 --> 00:47:52,304 And none of this, 968 00:47:52,338 --> 00:47:53,753 none of this would have happened, 969 00:47:53,788 --> 00:47:56,273 without crucial information on police activities 970 00:47:56,308 --> 00:47:59,276 being leaked to organised crime. 971 00:48:05,351 --> 00:48:06,628 I agree. 972 00:48:12,013 --> 00:48:13,704 Excuse me? 973 00:48:13,739 --> 00:48:15,154 I agree, sir. 974 00:48:17,087 --> 00:48:18,571 If your theory's correct, 975 00:48:18,606 --> 00:48:19,952 the only way it could've worked 976 00:48:19,987 --> 00:48:21,574 would've been for a corrupt officer 977 00:48:21,609 --> 00:48:23,783 from my team to have leaked key information 978 00:48:23,818 --> 00:48:25,406 to organised crime. 979 00:48:27,787 --> 00:48:30,687 Well, as I'm sure you're aware of, 980 00:48:30,721 --> 00:48:32,723 DCI Davidson, there's really only one way 981 00:48:32,758 --> 00:48:35,071 we're gonna find out. 982 00:48:35,105 --> 00:48:36,244 DCI Joanne Davidson, 983 00:48:36,279 --> 00:48:37,728 you do not have to say anything, 984 00:48:37,763 --> 00:48:39,420 but it may harm your defence if you do not mention 985 00:48:39,454 --> 00:48:41,801 when questioned something you later rely on in court. 986 00:48:41,836 --> 00:48:44,149 Anything you do say may be used in evidence. 987 00:48:44,183 --> 00:48:47,497 DCI Davidson, did you leak information 988 00:48:47,531 --> 00:48:50,017 on your team's operations? 989 00:48:50,051 --> 00:48:51,811 No, sir, I did not. 990 00:48:51,846 --> 00:48:54,504 Do you know of anyone who did leak information? 991 00:48:54,538 --> 00:48:57,438 No, sir, I do not. 992 00:48:57,472 --> 00:49:00,475 I'd ask if you've examined my communications history? 993 00:49:00,510 --> 00:49:02,753 As per anticorruption powers, we've been able to access 994 00:49:02,788 --> 00:49:04,272 your work calls and emails. 995 00:49:04,307 --> 00:49:06,102 Any evidence that I've been communicating 996 00:49:06,136 --> 00:49:07,724 -with an OCG? No, ma'am, 997 00:49:07,758 --> 00:49:09,553 however, we all recognise that such communication 998 00:49:09,588 --> 00:49:11,383 is typically carried out by unregistered 999 00:49:11,417 --> 00:49:12,660 so-called burner phones. 1000 00:49:12,694 --> 00:49:14,558 I don't have a burner phone. 1001 00:49:14,593 --> 00:49:16,008 Search my address. 1002 00:49:16,043 --> 00:49:17,216 Search my car. 1003 00:49:17,251 --> 00:49:19,080 We will, ma'am. 1004 00:49:19,115 --> 00:49:20,426 Fine. 1005 00:49:22,635 --> 00:49:24,327 Are we done, sir? 1006 00:49:24,361 --> 00:49:26,674 No, DCI Davidson, we are not done here. 1007 00:49:26,708 --> 00:49:28,124 I am not happy with some of your answers 1008 00:49:28,158 --> 00:49:30,333 you've given in this interview today. 1009 00:49:30,367 --> 00:49:31,817 Specifically, I am concerned about 1010 00:49:31,851 --> 00:49:33,577 three unanswered questions, 1011 00:49:33,612 --> 00:49:36,511 one, your possible collusion in diverting 1012 00:49:36,546 --> 00:49:38,824 and delaying Carl Banks's arrest, 1013 00:49:38,858 --> 00:49:42,448 two, your possible collusion in the failure to maintain 1014 00:49:42,483 --> 00:49:44,692 constant surveillance on Carl Banks's flat, 1015 00:49:44,726 --> 00:49:47,108 and three, your possible collusion 1016 00:49:47,143 --> 00:49:51,630 in leaking information regarding items one and two, 1017 00:49:51,664 --> 00:49:53,287 and so therefore, DCI Davidson, 1018 00:49:53,321 --> 00:49:54,874 I'm going to arrest you on suspicion 1019 00:49:54,909 --> 00:49:56,531 of Perverting the Course of Justice. 1020 00:49:56,566 --> 00:49:58,706 DCI Davidson strenuously denies the allegations. 1021 00:49:58,740 --> 00:50:00,294 You will be held here 1022 00:50:00,328 --> 00:50:03,331 until we can find a suitable police custody cell. 1023 00:50:03,366 --> 00:50:07,163 Interview terminated 22. 1024 00:50:08,405 --> 00:50:09,579 Wait. 1025 00:50:12,547 --> 00:50:15,136 An OCG needed time to plan the robbery 1026 00:50:15,171 --> 00:50:16,862 and the abduction of Banks. 1027 00:50:16,896 --> 00:50:18,450 If I was SIO on this, 1028 00:50:18,484 --> 00:50:20,107 the first thing I'd want to know is who knew 1029 00:50:20,141 --> 00:50:22,592 about Banks's confession early enough. 1030 00:50:22,626 --> 00:50:25,284 In order, that's the CHIS Handler, 1031 00:50:25,319 --> 00:50:27,321 then my officers who received his call, 1032 00:50:27,355 --> 00:50:31,325 PS Jatri and DS Lomax, then me, then my boss, 1033 00:50:31,359 --> 00:50:33,430 Detective Superintendent Buckells. 1034 00:50:34,638 --> 00:50:36,364 If you're going to search my home, 1035 00:50:36,399 --> 00:50:38,573 I'd suggest you search theirs too. 1036 00:50:57,696 --> 00:50:59,905 Do you understand how much work I've got to do? 1037 00:50:59,939 --> 00:51:02,321 Right, when the Chief Super phones up and asks 1038 00:51:02,356 --> 00:51:03,840 what's going on with Lighthouse, right, 1039 00:51:03,874 --> 00:51:05,738 -what am I gonna tell him? Cheers guys. 1040 00:51:05,773 --> 00:51:07,637 Oh, about bloody time. 1041 00:51:07,671 --> 00:51:09,328 You gonna tell me what the hell's going on? 1042 00:51:09,363 --> 00:51:10,743 Detective Superintendent Buckells, 1043 00:51:10,778 --> 00:51:12,400 in connection with our lawful inquiry 1044 00:51:12,435 --> 00:51:14,471 into Operation Lighthouse, we have received authority 1045 00:51:14,506 --> 00:51:15,955 to examine the communications activity 1046 00:51:15,990 --> 00:51:17,612 of certain named officers. 1047 00:51:17,647 --> 00:51:19,821 -Is this a piss-take or what? Sir, your work 1048 00:51:19,856 --> 00:51:21,375 and personal communications records 1049 00:51:21,409 --> 00:51:22,893 are currently being scrutinised. 1050 00:51:22,928 --> 00:51:24,619 Furthermore, we have received authority 1051 00:51:24,654 --> 00:51:26,276 to carry out a search of your vehicle 1052 00:51:26,311 --> 00:51:28,175 and your home under warrant powers. 1053 00:51:30,522 --> 00:51:32,455 This is a joke, 1054 00:51:32,489 --> 00:51:34,112 a total pigging joke. 1055 00:51:35,285 --> 00:51:36,769 Well, yeah, I'll tell you what, 1056 00:51:36,804 --> 00:51:38,564 when you find my stash of jazz mags, 1057 00:51:38,599 --> 00:51:40,532 feel free to knock one out. 1058 00:51:40,566 --> 00:51:42,430 Thank you for your cooperation, sir. 1059 00:51:58,550 --> 00:51:59,758 DI Arnott. 1060 00:51:59,792 --> 00:52:02,243 It's Chloe, sir. 1061 00:52:02,278 --> 00:52:03,831 Look, I'm at the search and the FIs have found 1062 00:52:03,865 --> 00:52:05,212 a cache of burner phones. 1063 00:52:05,246 --> 00:52:06,661 Where? Davidson's? 1064 00:52:06,696 --> 00:52:08,422 No. Officer J.'s. 1065 00:52:09,354 --> 00:52:10,493 At Farida's. 1066 00:52:11,770 --> 00:52:12,943 On my way. 1067 00:52:21,228 --> 00:52:23,368 For the DIR, I am showing PS Jatri 1068 00:52:23,402 --> 00:52:25,335 item reference CB-4. 1069 00:52:25,370 --> 00:52:27,924 CB-4 is an unregistered mobile phone detected 1070 00:52:27,958 --> 00:52:31,893 during a lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 1071 00:52:31,928 --> 00:52:33,516 Do you recognise this phone? 1072 00:52:33,550 --> 00:52:34,655 No! 1073 00:52:36,691 --> 00:52:40,557 For the DIR, I am showing PS Jatri Image 76. 1074 00:52:40,592 --> 00:52:43,767 Image 76 shows a cache of similar devices detected 1075 00:52:43,802 --> 00:52:46,805 during said lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 1076 00:52:46,839 --> 00:52:48,600 How do you account for these devices being found 1077 00:52:48,634 --> 00:52:50,395 -hidden in your home? -They've been put there! 1078 00:52:50,429 --> 00:52:51,672 I don't know anything about them! 1079 00:52:51,706 --> 00:52:53,674 All these devices bear DNA deposits 1080 00:52:53,708 --> 00:52:55,262 matching your elimination samples. 1081 00:52:55,296 --> 00:52:56,573 I've never even seen them before 1082 00:52:56,608 --> 00:52:57,954 let alone touched them! 1083 00:52:57,988 --> 00:53:00,888 Examination of mobile phone CB-4 1084 00:53:00,922 --> 00:53:02,959 reveals calls made in the early hours 1085 00:53:02,993 --> 00:53:06,997 of October 27th to an unidentified number. 1086 00:53:07,032 --> 00:53:09,655 The timing of these calls coincides exactly 1087 00:53:09,690 --> 00:53:11,278 with the first intelligence report 1088 00:53:11,312 --> 00:53:15,316 of a suspect claiming to have murdered Gail Vella. 1089 00:53:15,351 --> 00:53:17,353 Did you pass on confidential information 1090 00:53:17,387 --> 00:53:18,768 on the operation to arrest this suspect? 1091 00:53:18,802 --> 00:53:20,045 No! No! 1092 00:53:20,079 --> 00:53:21,874 I had nothing to do with it! 1093 00:53:24,118 --> 00:53:26,983 Farida Jatri, I have been in consultation 1094 00:53:27,017 --> 00:53:29,296 with the Crown Prosecutor and she has authorised me 1095 00:53:29,330 --> 00:53:31,021 to charge you with the following offences... 1096 00:53:31,056 --> 00:53:33,541 -I'm being framed! -Who's framing you? 1097 00:53:35,129 --> 00:53:37,614 Who are you claiming is framing you? 1098 00:53:40,686 --> 00:53:43,655 It's Jo. It's Jo Davidson. 1099 00:53:43,689 --> 00:53:45,104 She planted those phones. 1100 00:53:45,139 --> 00:53:47,245 You're claiming she broke into your house? 1101 00:53:48,832 --> 00:53:51,352 She didn't have to break in. 1102 00:53:51,387 --> 00:53:52,629 What do you mean by that? 1103 00:53:54,942 --> 00:53:56,737 She lived there with me. 1104 00:53:58,773 --> 00:54:00,913 We searched DCI Davidson's home address. 1105 00:54:00,948 --> 00:54:02,570 -It appears lived in. Yeah, 1106 00:54:02,605 --> 00:54:03,951 she has her own place. She just kept 1107 00:54:03,985 --> 00:54:06,022 -overnight stuff at mine. -We found no items 1108 00:54:06,056 --> 00:54:07,782 belonging to another person. 1109 00:54:07,817 --> 00:54:09,301 She moved out. 1110 00:54:14,064 --> 00:54:16,377 Are you able to disclose to us 1111 00:54:16,412 --> 00:54:18,448 the nature of this relationship? 1112 00:54:25,731 --> 00:54:27,388 She was lying to me. 1113 00:54:28,562 --> 00:54:31,392 She lied and lied. 1114 00:54:31,427 --> 00:54:33,360 That's the kind of person she is. 1115 00:54:33,394 --> 00:54:34,775 None of you know what she's like... 1116 00:54:45,026 --> 00:54:47,374 God give me strength. I don't know who to believe. 1117 00:54:47,408 --> 00:54:48,720 Well, now it seems possible Farida 1118 00:54:48,754 --> 00:54:49,962 made allegations about Davidson 1119 00:54:49,997 --> 00:54:51,516 for personal reasons. 1120 00:54:51,550 --> 00:54:52,793 But the stuff we've found since then... 1121 00:54:52,827 --> 00:54:54,484 Isn't enough. 1122 00:54:54,519 --> 00:54:58,419 Not yet anyway. 1123 00:54:58,454 --> 00:54:59,593 Custody. 1124 00:54:59,627 --> 00:55:01,042 Superintendent Hastings. 1125 00:55:01,077 --> 00:55:03,976 Sir. -Release DCI Davidson. 1126 00:55:04,011 --> 00:55:05,150 Sir. 1127 00:55:11,052 --> 00:55:13,158 FARIDA Why won't anyone believe me? 1128 00:55:29,070 --> 00:55:31,072 Thanks, I'm fine from here. 1129 00:55:31,107 --> 00:55:32,488 Ma'am. 1130 00:55:48,607 --> 00:55:50,540 Where to, ma'am? 1131 00:55:50,575 --> 00:55:52,439 I need to pick up my car. 1132 00:55:53,819 --> 00:55:54,958 I don't know if they've told you 1133 00:55:54,993 --> 00:55:56,788 about PS Jatri... 1134 00:55:56,822 --> 00:55:58,962 That's what happens to a rat.