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There's an extra 5% in that batch.

So we're good for last time, yeah?

There's something else I want to chat to you about.

The Ginleys are a major European crime syndicate.

This could be our way into that.

I don't know what's going on here, but I want you to know

that if you ever feel threatened or in danger, you call us.

- Sorry. Need to look in your bag. - Who?

You.

All right. Away you go.

Your friend from work's been here for hours.

I told her you were out, but she insisted on waiting.

Police Ombudsman's Office. Good evening.

This is Sergeant Helen McNally of Blackthorn Station, A District.

Yes, Sergeant. How can I help you?

We... We've had an Article 2 incident.

Article 2? Has someone lost their life?

- Yes. - As a result of police action?

Sergeant McNally, are you there?

Yes, I'm here.

As a result of police action?

Yes.

Sergeant, please take note of this for your records.

The time is 2244 hours. An investigator will attend

your location as soon as possible. Do not leave the station.

This is for your information and compliance.

Confirm that you understand.

Yes. Yes, I understand.

Sergeant McNally?

I'm Geraldine Gilroy from the Office of the Police Ombudsman.

Thanks so much for staying behind for me.

Hopefully, this won't take long.

Sure.

Um, can I ask...

...why you wanted the whole section to be interviewed?

This incident only involved two of my officers,

and my team needs to get home.

Oh, I know. Absolutely. Half past seven on a Saturday morning's

- a bit of a nightmare, isn't it? - Yeah.

I want to be out of here in time

to take my boys to their football practice.

May I?

Sure.

Do you have kids?

Maybe we should get started.

I need to record this.

You understand?

Now...

So...

It was a busy shift, I understand.

It was full moon fever.

I'm sorry, full moon what?

Full moon fever.

What are you talking about, Gerry?

Every time there's a full moon,

call volumes to the emergency services,

that's us, ambulance, even the hose draggers -

- all go up by about... - Gerry, stop the car. - What?

- Stop the car! - What's the ma...?

Run! Run!

What the fuck?!

You! Stop!

Hey!

Bravo Lima 76.

In pursuit of a young male on...

Oh, no, no...

No, no, no!

Barney.

This is a shitshow already.

Tell me about it. They're coming in thick and fast.

I've got call signs stuck all over the bloody place.

76 is in foot pursuit in the city centre.

They're what?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy.

- Get off me! - Hands.

- Argh! - What is it? What'd you see?

Drugs. He was buying drugs.

He was what?

Drugs.

Look, he'll still have it on him.

Stay there.

All right, fuck away off.

What the hell are you doing? He was buying drugs!

It's a ten-spot of weed, son.

You think we're going to waste an overnight cell on that?

Triage, son. Triage!

Just like in the hospitals, yeah?

So it was busier than usual last night?

It was, er...

...challenging, yeah.

Overwhelmingly so?

Like I say, it was challenging.

Have you, in the last 20 minutes, consumed any alcohol,

used any mouth spray, used any medication, eaten anything,

inhaled anything, taken anything?

- No. - Blow.

How did Angela Mackle get your address?

Well, when I gave her the lift.

There was post in the car. She must have seen the address.

Enough.

Well, that's not good. What are you going to do?

Well, I told her to leave and she left.

- Again. - But what's she going to do

with the information? I mean, who's she going to tell?

Oh, God. I've got to take this up the line, haven't I?

Enough.

You know, you're a good-looking girl.

Yeah, I know.

I know.

I know I have a problem.

Yeah, well, you do now.

Keep an eye on him.

- When are you going to let me go? - That's it, Sandra, we're ready.

- Where's my phone? - Good for you. Delighted to hear it.

As you can see, we're all just waiting around for you to fill out the charge sheet.

- Well, we have to get back out there. - Stevie, wait your turn.

- Well, how long's that going to take? - How drunk is he?

- Extremely. He blew 88. - Well, the way things are going here,

- he's going to be sober by the time we can charge him. - This is so unfair!

I haven't even done anything!

So, all of your call signs were fully committed

by, what? By about 9:30?

Yeah, it was a blocked drain.

A blocked drain. And what do you mean by that?

That's what we call it when the system stops moving.

Everyone gets stuck where they are.

Which is usually, you know...

...right in the shit.

Any more details?

That's all we have, 74. Some kind of bar fight.

Do you like an aul bar fight?

Piss off.

What, you didn't bring anyone else with you?

Why would I do that, Mo?

Amn't I amongst friends here? No?

All right. Come on inside.

How are you?

OK. Let's move on to the incident in question.

2 Waterloo Place.

And can you remember when you first heard of an issue at that address?

It'll be in the call logs.

I'm sure it will be.

But what's your recollection?

We have a call relating to a disturbance at 2 Waterloo Place.

Any more details?

Neighbour says there's shouting and roaring.

Yeah, Barney, there's previous at that address - domestic assault.

No convictions, but we've been there before.

OK, look, do we have any crews on security patrol,

any nightlife officers, anyone?

No, nobody.

And nothing from the address itself? No emergency calls?

No. Negative.

OK. Keep me across it.

Right, well, the fight must be over.

I reckon we just head back, huh?

I've asked him to leave more than once. He won't.

OK.

Sir.

All right, gorgeous!

Sir, I believe you've been asked to leave.

I've already told him.

I bought this pint. I'm going to finish it.

A wee girl from up the road says he groped her,

and she kicked off and she ran out.

Bullshit!

I didn't grope anybody.

That's him there.

That's him over there, Daddy.

Him? Right, come on.

OK...

You're fuckin' dead, ye bastard.

- Calm down... - Come on!

Stop!

Get back! Stop!

Back! Get back!

Calm down, both of you!

Back!

Annie!

Fuckin'... Get back!

Annie, down here!

Uniform Uniform. This is Bravo Lima 74.

We really need some help down here. Over.

- Come on! - All call signs committed, 74.

We're doing what we can. Over.

You didn't do a fucking thing out there! You know that?

- I us you in this room, didn't I? - I should slap you myself, honestly!

Girls, girls, girls, settle down.

Shut up!

Open that door!

So, we've been in a business relationship for, what,

a year and a half now? It's been good, yeah, from our perspective.

A few hiccups here and there. You know, we're fucking sorry about that,

but these things just happen, Mo. Know what I mean?

Now, in that time...

...I have suggested twice, I believe,

to expand that relationship.

And both times, to my surprise, you have declined that offer.

Mo.

Why is that?

My da.

Your da.

Yeah.

Tell me about that.

Well, it's my da's philosophy,

and mine...

...that the bigger you get,

the bigger your problems get.

Mo' money, mo' problems, what?

Yeah. But if you keep the operation small,

you stick to your area, you don't ruffle any feathers...

...you can just keep going on forever.

He's a smart man, your da.

But, you know, there's another way of looking at it.

If you're not growing, you're dying.

OK, that's another noise complaint

about the domestic disturbance. It seems to be kicking off over there.

All right. Come on, come on. 78...

No...

70.

No...

76. Barney, 76?

What about Tommy and Gerry?

They're on another call, Helen.

72? Grace and Stevie?

Barney, I'm reading 72 here at base.

Processing a drunk driver.

They'll have to stay with him until he's charged.

Apparently, it's chaos down there too.

And still nothing from the address itself?

Nothing yet. Over.

OK, hold off on it.

How do you decide which calls get answered immediately

and which get dropped?

Not dropped. We try to get to them all.

There are all sorts of criteria.

Such as?

Are we really going to do this?

Do what?

Are we really going to drag me over my sergeant's exams

on a Saturday morning, with my team waiting outside,

wondering when they can go home?

I won't keep you too much longer.

Highest priority is Article 2: Right to life.

And yet, it might be argued in court, say,

if it came to it...

...that because of your decision-making,

somebody did, in fact, die.

- OK. We've a call from what sounds like the wife at Waterloo now. - And?

She says he attacked her. It's ongoing.

Is she safe? Can he get to her?

Not clear. There's a lot of shouting in the background.

OK, keep her on the line and keep talking to her.

Yep?

Sandra, I need 72 out of there immediately.

I can let them go, Helen,

but you need to send someone down to replace them,

because, at the moment, there's no processing being done.

COMMOTION IN BACKGROUND OK, thank you.

I'll book him in. Get back on the ground.

So what's the priority? The domestic or Annie and Jen?

Domestic.

OK. Thanks.

You know, you're a very good-looking girl.

74, we have no backup yet. Stay where you are. Over.

- Let's just go. - What?

Let's leave him.

You heard what they said - he groped a young girl.

He's a creep. We've no backup.

We can't handle this properly. Let's just get out of here.

Are you out of your fucking mind? They'll kill him!

Or maybe they'll kill us.

This is all your fault.

Do you usually go around groping young girls?

Ah, what's the world coming to?

- What? - I said...

...what's the world coming to?

If you can't feel an arse now and again...

- Right, OK. I'm arresting you for sexual assault. - What?

- You do not have to say anything, but I must caution you... - Agh!

...that if you do not mention when questioned something that you later rely on in court,

- it may harm your defence... - Ow!

If you do say anything, it may be given in evidence.

- I'm going out to talk to them. - Talk to them?

- No-one's coming for us, Jen, right? - No-one is coming.

You know it, I know it.

No matter how much of a fricking prick he is,

we can't leave him here. I'm going to talk to them.

No, you can't just...

I'm talking to them, Jen, right?!

Just bear with me a second. I'm coming out. OK?

Just bear with me, right?

- We've arrested this man. - What for?

Sexual assault. OK? So he's going to go back to the station with us now

to be officially charged.

OK?

Move back, please.

Thank you.

Can you move back, please? OK.

Can you meet us back at the station to give a statement?

I'll talk to you as soon I as can, OK?

Let's go.

Come on.

I'm sorry, lads. I don't know why I did that.

Cos you're brute fucking ugly, love!

Get back!

Get the fuck back! Get back!

Get back! Get back!

Get back! I said, get back!

Get back, all of you!

Get into the car. Move.

Annie, get in the car!

Get into the car. Get into the car. Move.

Oh-ho, come on!

Annie, get in the car!

Into the car!

- Get in! - You busted my nose!

Wanker!

Hi. I'm Constable Ellis and this is Constable Neil.

Are you Valerie?

Yes.

Is there anyone else in the house with you?

He's in the kitchen.

OK. Do you want to show us through?

Not that she's talking to me...

- She's talking to me, though. - Wahey.

Tell you what, why don't we...? Let's go down here.

- Why? I thought... - Just come on.

How do you even know that we have what you're looking for?

Down below, in Dublin,

where I'm from, they all still think yous are IRA men,

and anybody with that background knows where the guns are buried.

Anto, just listen to me, yeah? Just fucking listen.

What I'm proposing here...

...is just a side deal.

You do this with me...

...under the radar...

...and you get a big payday.

Big payday.

And your da doesn't need to know.

Your da doesn't need to fucking know about it.

And after, we just go back to the way it was,

back to the old arrangement.

And I tell you this, yeah? My lads down below

would see this as a gesture of goodwill

or kudos or whatever you want to call it.

So whenever the time comes for you to step up, Mo,

whenever that is, I do not know, they'll be there.

When you say big payday...

...how big?

Lads.

Lads.

Hey, can I see some ID, please?

Me?

Yeah. You.

Uniform Uniform.

PAPA check on a Cal Ellis.

DOB 10/11/05.

OK, Mr Ellis, under Schedule 3

of the Justice and Security Act of Northern Ireland 2007,

you've been selected for a stop and search.

I hereby detain you for the purposes of said search.

Are you joking? I haven't done anything.

Just empty out your pockets.

- But I haven't done anything! - Why him?

Why are you picking on him, not on me?

Because he's the one that spotted us and brought you both down here.

No, he's right. This is about the colour of my skin, isn't it?

Wise up, lad, will ya? Just turn out your pockets,

- or we'll do it for you. - Don't do it, Cal. This is racist bullshit.

Yeah, it definitely is. This is a racist stop and search.

Hey, don't walk away! Hey, I'm giving you three seconds,

and then I'll come and turn them out myself. Three...

Look, this is bollocks. You've got no reason to stop me.

- Two... - Come on, man. - Seriously?

- One. - Are you... - Fine, have it your way.

Oh, so you have got something in there?

- I haven't got anything in there. - Well, you must. - Get off me!

Think you're a big man, do you? Huh?

- Aye. Right, that's it. - Get off! - You're coming with me.

Get your hands...!

I've had enough.

Hit me, did you? You wee prick!

John, John.

We've got it all on camera!

- I haven't done anything! - You're under arrest for assaulting

- a police officer. - Get off! - You do not have to say anything...

Thanks, guys.

OK, just put your hand in there. Just there.

I've got you. Just there.

You've got it.

There you go.

He was in a bad mood today.

He gets like that, you know.

It starts with him being grumpy,

then it gets worse...

...and worse.

Shouting.

And then pushing.

And punching. And kicking.

Valerie... Valerie, you don't have to tell me this.

You can tell the detective at the station. OK?

I did ring. I did.

I know. I know you did.

When I called,

the girl on the phone was very nice, but nobody came.

No, I know. I know that. I'm... I'm sorry.

He started smacking me around the side of the head, you know?

It was very sore.

And tonight...

I don't know.

After 40 years of it, love,

I couldn't...

I just couldn't take any more.

- OK. - So I got the knife.

And, well, you know what happened.

After all this time...

...he's gone. Just gone.

OK. Come on.

Let's get you to the station. All right?

So...

...we have three emergency calls from neighbours

and one from the address itself,

which continued...

...without any of your officers turning up for...

...27 minutes,

until the call was terminated by the caller themselves,

who then, it seems, from preliminary enquiries,

armed herself with a kitchen knife and killed her husband.

What did you do when you heard about what had happened?

I think I'd like a Fed rep at this point.

Well, if you're willing to wait

the inevitable four to six hours for one to turn up

and have your section wait, too...

...yeah, we can do that.

But, Sergeant McNally,

I really only have a few more basic factual questions,

and then we are done.

Your call.

We can make a day of it, or you can just tell me what you did

when you heard about what had happened.

Helen, I'm off rota. Whatever this is needs to go up the line.

It can't go up the line.

I dropped three potential Article 2 calls around a domestic incident,

and now someone has been killed at the address.

You what?

We were overwhelmed. It was a blocked drain.

There were no available call signs.

For fuck's sake, Helen.

What do I do? Can you come in?

You need to phone the Ombudsman's Office immediately.

There'll be an investigation. I'll pick it up in the morning.

Anything else?

It's chaos out there. Jen Robinson's taken a blow to the face.

- We might have to take her off the ground. - What?

Is she OK?

Yeah. Yeah, she's fine. She's...

It's a punch to the face, but we need to get her checked out.

- I'm coming in. - What? Now?

I'm on my way.

Sorry, love. Work.

Yes?

Helen, can you come down here?

What is it?

This guy Annie and Jen arrested.

Oh, fuck's sake!

He wants to make a formal complaint.

What? Why?

Well, he says that Annie broke his nose.

Oh, for fuck's sake!

Stevie...

Does she have to keep the handcuffs on?

Those are the rules.

Hello?

Mum, where are you?

Cal? Why aren't you calling from your own phone?

What?

- They took my phone. - What?

I've been arrested by the police.

Oh, my God.

What?

Are you decent?

David...

- Come in, come in. - Jesus.

My God.

- You all right? - Ow...

- Sorry. - I'm fine. I'm fine.

Did you, um...

Did you come in because...?

Course I did. Soon as I heard.

Am I going to be thrown out?

- This is my fault. - Your fault?

You should never have been put in that situation.

As a probationer, I shouldn't have had you with someone like Jen.

You're already a better response cop than she is.

Look, I have a plan, but we're going to need Jen on board with it.

Christ knows how we're going to do that.

Where is she?

No, no, you don't understand. I have to go to him.

I have to go to him now.

Grace, we have a murder suspect in the back of the car.

- We have to bring her in. - If we bring her in now,

we'll be there for bloody hours. I can't. Not now!

You... You bring her in.

So, what, I just leave you here in your full uniform and, what, ring a taxi?

Yeah. Yeah, maybe. Yes.

What's he been arrested for?

Resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.

Wow. Right, OK.

No, but this isn't him, Stevie. This is not Cal.

I've got to go to him. I've got to go to him now.

Bollocks.

- What? - Come on.

They've been looked after. Don't worry about that.

- Ammo? - It's hard to say, but...

...we could maybe do 500 rounds with each one.

Now, these have to be clean pieces, Anto.

Can't have any history attached to these things.

I told you before, they're unused.

And in return, Jesus...

Yous are driving a hard bargain here, lads.

Yous are driving a hard aul bargain.

100 grand.

Untraceable. Obviously.

As I say... not a bad payday.

Fuck.

Sergeant.

I was just, er, checking on Constable Robinson there.

She's... She's taken quite a blow to the face.

I'd recommend keeping her in station the rest of the shift.

Of course.

Can I have a word in your office?

Sure.

What can I do for you?

How long has it been going on - with Jen Robinson?

- What are you on about? - Oh, don't bullshit me. I know.

What were you thinking? I mean, when...?

No. Do you know what? I don't even want to know.

We love each other.

Oh, for fuck's sake.

I'm going to tell Abigail. It's...

It's time she knew.

No, you are not going to tell Abigail.

Not in a million fucking years!

What?

Right. I'm going to tell you what's going on here,

and you're going to listen to me, because it's the truth. OK?

That girl out there is two things.

And together, those two things in this particular job

are very, very dangerous.

First, she is selfish.

She doesn't care about the team. She doesn't care about doing a good job.

Most of all, she doesn't care about you.

She only cares about herself. That's it.

And second, she is scared.

She's fucking petrified, Jonty.

She's not meant to be a cop. You know that. I know that.

She doesn't have what it takes. She's here because it's what her mother does.

And she made a huge fucking mistake following in her footsteps.

And deep down, she knows it,

but she can't admit it to anyone, not even to herself.

Then you come along.

Middle-aged, losing your hair, still thinking you're the man,

wanting to believe you've still got it. And bingo...

...some of her immediate problems are solved because she knows

if she can get you on the hook, you'll protect her.

You'll let her have file days whenever she wants.

You'll stand her down from patrol any time she asks.

You'll make her life as easy as it can possibly be.

And you did.

Jesus. Why didn't I see it?

Fuck.

How... could I have missed it?

She's using you, Jonty, and it's pathetic.

What if her mother finds out?

You wouldn't?

No, I wouldn't. But what if she tells her? And what if she decides

not to make it look like two consenting adults?

What if she tries to make it look like a senior officer

taking advantage of a vulnerable young female

just two years in the job? What then?

That's the power she has over you now. Can you not see that?

How did you not see that from the beginning, you fucking idiot?

You total, complete, absolute idiot!

End it any way you can. Blame me.

Cos if you don't, I'll make a complaint.

And from now on, she takes all of her orders only from me.

Uniform Uniform. Bravo Lima 76.

Just arrived at this noise complaint. Over.

Go ahead, 76. Over.

Barney, it looks like the racket's coming from a TV.

I'm seeing someone on the sofa.

If this is what I think it is...

...we might have that wee lunch break after all.

Check upstairs, will you?

- What are we going to do? - That's right, what are we going to do?

- Just a minute, boys. - We've got to have a showdown.

This place isn't fit for a decent man to live in!

We were living in a peaceful community.

But that's all changed. Something has got to be...

Sorry, love.

That's all very well for you to say. How can you fight something you can't see?

You're right about that. We can't...

- It's all fine upstairs. - ..go on living in fear and terror.

There, now.

Yeah. Barney? Sudden death, all right.

Going to need a sergeant down here

to declare there's no suspicious circumstances. Over.

You'll be waiting, Gerry.

Sarge is run off her feet. Over.

What's my motto?

S-Sharp eyes save lives.

No, the other one.

Take a beat.

The other one.

If you catch a break, take it?

Exactly, lad.

Exactly.

Also, I just have a few timeline queries about the shift.

Timeline queries?

Yeah, there's a few things that don't seem to add up.

Oh.

Yep?

Gerry, I'm not going to make it over there.

- It's chaos here. - Uh-huh. All right.

But I need you back on the ground ASAP.

Well, that's a tricky one.

Yeah. It is.

- Uh, OK. Say no more. - Thank you.

Um, in terms of your probationer...

Leave it with me.

Notebook.

Take this down.

At... 2338,

Sergeant McNally attended the scene.

On examination of the premises,

she declared there were no suspicious circumstances

surrounding the death.

Full stop.

But she didn't, Gerry.

If it's in the notebook, then that's how it happened. OK?

We'll just wait for the stiff-mobile to arrive,

then off we go.

So, the call volume traffic was still incredibly high,

as the call logs attest. And yet...

...you still found the time to attend the scene of a sudden death at...

...2338 and declared no suspicious circumstances?

I understood you only wanted to talk about the Waterloo Place incident.

It's all part of the overall timeline.

Just need to get the full picture.

So, you attended the scene?

As I said.

With... Constable Cliff and Constable Foster.

Is that right?

That's right.

Yeah.

I just have to double-check the timings with them...

...make sure their notebooks are in order.

2338.

Yup. That's what it says.

And did she stay for long?

Ten minutes. Not long.

Like, er...

...maybe...

...half an hour or-or something.

Mum, I don't care what time it is.

I don't give a shit what time it is.

No, you listen to me for once.

You need to get me out of this section and out of this district,

because I can't fucking handle it any more.

Do you hear me? I can't...

Look, whatever you think you know...

Just shut up. This is not about you. And it's not about him.

This is about Annie Conlon.

Now, listen to me very carefully.

How did the arrestee sustain his injuries?

Um...

He says he was assaulted by Probationer Constable Conlon.

Was he?

Is this the police station?

It's a police station.

Just not, um...

Just not the right police station.

Then what are we doing here?

It's a long story.

Is she all right? Grace, is it?

I don't know.

What's your name?

Stevie.

That's a nice name.

Thanks.

Stevie...

...can I give you some advice?

Don't let what's for you go by you.

What?

Don't let what's for you go by you.

This is totally out of character for him.

I mean, this isn't who Cal is. He's never been in trouble before.

He punched me in the face.

Yeah.

Look, please...

Do you know how many regulations you're breaking?

Just turning up like this, talking to me about it?

Your son punched me in the face.

He is going to be charged with it.

Oh...

Hiya, John.

Stevie. Jesus.

- Long time, no see, mate. - It has, mate. It has.

Er... How are you keeping?

OK, grand.

- Grand, mate. - Good. Listen, mate,

I know this is a wee bit out of the ordinary, but...

...if you haven't pressed send on that file yet,

I'd really appreciate it if you let this one slide.

Go on.

Please.

Cal?

Cal.

Cal? Come on.

Cal?

You need to go. Look, the neighbours will see you in uniform.

They'll find out what you do.

I don't care. I want to make sure you're all right.

Really?

Yeah. Yeah, really.

You have no idea about my life.

What?

You have no idea what I go through day after day after day.

What do you mean?

"Where are you from?"

"No, I mean, where are you really from?"

"It's so weird that you have a bit of Belfast accent."

"Can I touch your hair?"

"Can I search your bag?"

"Can I search your fucking pockets?"

Cal... Hey, Cal, come on. Why... Why haven't you told me?

Cos you didn't want to hear it, Mum.

You don't want to hear it.

For you, the world is all roses and rainbows and helping people out

and making a difference. And you have no idea,

no fucking idea what it's like to walk in my shoes!

Your world is not my world.

And you will never understand my world. Never.

Hey, come on. No, Cal, please.

- Mum, please, I'm begging you, just go back to the car. - No...

- Just go back to work. Please. - No... - Please, just go back to work.

- Right? Just go. - No.

Cal...

Cal!

Bravo Lima 76 from Uniform. We got a call from the Palace.

Anonymous caller. Said there was a group of men inside.

Not exactly sure what the offence is,

but she sounded worried. Over.

When was the call?

A few minutes ago. Over.

We'll look into it.

Stand down, Gerry. Stand down.

Just noticing it's OOB. It's out of bounds.

Roger that, Uniform. Over.

Didn't he say it was OOB?

Aye, he did.

Dublin plate.

Are we going to stop it?

Whatever they were doing, it's done.

Next time.

Where the hell were you two?

Don't ask.

Detention authorised.

Cell number six, please.

All the best, Valerie.

I hope it all works out all right for you.

Thanks, Stevie.

You too.

I do not wanna know, guys.

Constable Neil, if this case goes to trial, your precise movements

on the night in question with the arrestee

will be under the microscope.

So... if you could please try to explain to me

why you took a 53-minute detour

to the wrong police station.

I thought they might have a spare cell. Ours was full.

But you neither called ahead to check,

nor informed your sergeant about what you were doing?

Uh-huh.

Yeah...

...sometimes I can act a little bit crazy on a full moon, you know?

Constable Ellis, I think we're all very keen at this point

to get back to our families.

Do you have any children?

Yeah. A boy.

If you can tell me why you didn't take the arrestee

straight back here, we can wrap this up.

How old are your kids?

Er, nine and 11.

Also boys.

Is there anything you wouldn't do for them?

Well, no.

Of course not. Nothing.

Well, unless I'm compelled to stay,

then I'm going to go home and I'm going to go and see my son.

Well, I would advise you to answer the question.

Yeah.

I know you would.

Sarge, um, I need to take some time off.

What?

I'm asking for compassionate leave.

Why?

It's my son. I've got some family problems.

Grace, we're already so short-handed as it is.

I know. But I'm taking the time off.

And if you have to discipline me, then...

...so be it.

Geraldine?

Chief Superintendent Robinson.

What are you doing here?

A quick word.

How has your preliminary investigation gone?

You have all the assistance from our people you need?

I have more than enough to be getting on with.

Look, Geraldine,

it seems that we have run into a bit of a procedural hiccup.

Oh?

Yes. You see, Inspector Johnson here

was supposed to inform either a Chief Superintendent

or an ACC that an Ombudsman investigation

was under way in one of our stations.

That I would describe as "his bad".

But equally, you were supposed to make sure

that you had definitive sign-off at that rank

before you proceeded.

But I...

Did you seek or pursue sign-off at either of those ranks?

Because unless you have a piece of paper to that effect,

then it seems you've been illegally recording my officers

and potentially interfering in the course of their business.

And that I would describe as "your bad".

Do you want to know how my investigation is going?

I'll tell you.

I believe that every one of your officers that I spoke to

this morning, every single one of them,

from her... down,

lied to me...

...which is a criminal offence.

And I can come back here

with whatever piece of paper you need and do this all again.

Yes, you can. And I can file a formal complaint against you

for what appears to be an egregious abuse of process

that materially obstructed my officers

in the course of their duties.

Your call.

Inspector Johnson, see to it that her audio files

are deleted before she leaves the building.

Let's go home, shall we?

It's late.

Or early. Or both.

Can I just ask...

...if you were in my position, what would you have done?

James.

What's so urgent? You know I hate meeting like this.

Well, there are eyes everywhere. It's safe here.

Well, what is it you want?

I've enough on my plate without you breathing down my neck.

I understand that. But I think you'll find this is important.

It's about Mo.

Mo?

Mo is doing a side deal with the Ginley organisation.

A what?

He is overseeing the transfer of a number of automatic rifles,

along with ammunition, for a large sum of money

and an extra consignment of uncut cocaine.

What guns?

The guns that you decided not to hand over

for decommissioning in '04, James.

There are 67 in the dump.

Now, Mo, along with the help of Anto and Gordy,

is planning to remove 12 of them, along with ammunition.

I'm going to fucking kill them!

We need you to let it happen. We need the deal to go through.

We're going to track those weapons. They're going to take us

right to the heart of the Ginley operation

in northern England, possibly even continental Europe.

There's a bigger prize here.

A prize?

Are you fucking joking me?!

You're talking about a dozen AK-47s

going back into circulation,

and you're handing them over to a bunch of psychopaths!

And you don't think they'll use them?

People are going to fucking die!

- That's a risk that we have to take. - No. Fuck off!

- Fuck off! - Listen...

I'm done! You hear me? I'm done!

James, we are almost at the end here.

OK? We are almost done.

Yeah... Yeah...

You people have been telling me that since '98.

We've been through a lot together.

Too much.

After this deal is done, we're winding down Operation Farset.

Your life will be your own again.

Let the deal happen.

Then you'll be free.