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Too many of our clients are behind on their payments,

not to mention paying our staff on time, for once.

Pierre - erm... I'm behind on the rent. Just a glitch.

If you want some money, Eli, go and get yourself a job.

I'm not YOU, OK?

Everything that's good in life is being taken away from us.

What's wrong with you? Oh, just a little health issue.

You're new to this, aren't you?

That's the third time that a guy's either stopped me

in the street or pulled me over driving.

We're not charging him? My client feels

that as a young black man, he's being victimised.

I've been taking notes.

Records of me and my mates being stopped.

You keep coming at the police,

they can make your life extremely difficult.

I've got truth on my side -

and truth trumps everything every time.

I'm going to find out who did this. No, don't.

I'm going to find out and I'm going to get this sorted. No.

Don't you bloody say that!

Because that is a promise you don't break.

BIRDS TWEET, VOICES OF CHILDREN PLAYING

♪ Oh, Lord, my God...

SWING SQUEAKS

♪ When I, in awesome wonder

♪ Consider all

♪ The worlds thy hands have made

♪ I see the stars

♪ I hear the rolling thunder

♪ Thy power throughout

♪ The universe displayed

# Then sings my soul

♪ My Saviour God, to Thee

♪ How great thou art!

♪ How great thou art Then sings my soul

♪ Then sings my soul

♪ My Saviour God, to thee... ♪ SHE SOBS

♪ How great thou art. ♪

How are you, er... how are you holding up, Brenda?

No, sure I am. Look,

if there's anything I can do, please just let me know.

You said you'd find out who did this.

Well, there'll be an investigation. POLICE SIREN WAILS

We'll wait for the outcome, and then they'll take it from there.

The police are going to look into themselves, are they?

Are you sure the police were involved in Michael's death?

He made videos about the police... DOG BARKS

...and then the graffiti of that one police officer.

And then suddenly he's stabbed,

and all of a sudden, I'm hearing about gangs,

I'm hearing about drugs. Where are you hearing this?

Rumours spread fast around here, yeah?

And I can guess how they start.

Didn't take long for the council to get that graffiti down, did it?

Nice to know they can shift their asses when they need to.

The fact they've even sent him is a provocation.

This is Chantelle.

She was a good friend of Michael's.

Chantelle, really nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. Er...

...can I show you one of Michael's videos?

♪ ..sings my soul... ♪

I'm going to need you to tell me where you're going tonight.

You don't have to say anything - you don't have to say anything!

Take your hands out your pockets. Who are you?

What are you doing on the block? What have you got behind your back?

Just your local friendly police officer harassing black youth.

I'm not sure this constitutes

evidence of Tanner's involvement in Michael's death.

He made loads of these.

He probably found something about him - that, and the graffiti.

Having your name splashed all over the estate -

if that's not motive, then what is?

I'm just not sure it explains what's happened here.

Now, you promised... that you'd help find out

what really happened here. And I will.

And I'm holding you to that.

All right, yeah. Come on, come on, let's go.

Michael liked you.

Yeah. His exact words were,

"That lawyer guy's a twat, but he's all right."

That's high praise. From Michael?

Seriously, it really is.

Seven. Seven out of ten?

For ginger nut and bourbons?!

You got a bit of spice, a bit of sweet -

that's a classic biscuit combo, generating a taste bud sensation!

Yeah, I'm giving you a seven.

I'd say seven is a solid score for a solid selection, Dan.

Oh, my God, this country's gone to the dogs. Thank you.

Morning. OK, let's keep this short.

Anything to raise? Yeah.

I'm going to follow up on the security guard Miriam assaulted.

She claims that he was harassing her,

but I'll see if that checks out. Pierre?

Er, I'm back on the duty roster - again -

and I have a client making a plea

for theft in Magistrate's Court this afternoon.

That's not Lenny, is it? The very same.

Love Lenny. And he always gets caught,

which makes him an excellent client. And I've got a few

meetings about cases

that go heavy on paperwork, which, as we know, we could do with.

Bring in the big bucks.

If you need any support, I can help out.

- Much appreciated, Alecia. - Kiss-ass. HE CLEARS THROAT

PHONE RINGS Kiss-asses get ahead in life, Danny -

smart arses, not so much. Erm...

...Michael Felton's aunt thinks

that the police might be involved in his death somehow.

So, erm - I'm going to take a look at that.

Are you serious? Involved how?

Like I said, I'm just gonna follow it up.

What do you mean, follow it up?

Just... have a look at it.

OK. All right.

Meeting over. Let's all pretend

that we're diligent and serious people.

PHONE RINGS

Pierre?

His aunt doesn't understand how any of this works,

so I'm just gonna, you know, put the word out.

OK. OK, fine.

But you were late filing three times in the last two months,

which means that I can't claim the legal aid on those cases.

It's 200 quid a pop - I can make it up out of my own pocket.

Which isn't really a long-term solution,

and it makes the books look sketchy.

Pierre... Look, I understand

that this young man meant something to you.

I'm just saying prioritise.

Sure.

Lish - I need a favour.

Could you, erm, drop down the estate and, erm...

...see if you can find out anything about Michael?

Ask around, see what kind of kid he was,

what people thought about him.

I actually have my own work. I will be forever in your debt.

You're already in my debt

because you haven't paid me my full wages.

Fine. Yep. But I'm expecting good things.

100%. Dan - do us a favour. Pop down to internal investigations,

speak to an old pal of mine called Amar Chadi...

Boss - I've got to file these forms.

Pierre - you wouldn't be asking our staff

to cover your workload

so you can go off and do your own thing, would you?

I wouldn't dream of it. PHONE BUZZES

Pierre speaking. Yeah, I'm on my way now.

How come you got out of it and I didn't?

The power...

...of no.

So, you initially came involuntarily as a witness to a break-in,

and then you were arrested for assault?

I'm saying I barely touched the guy.

It was a controlled crescent kick, yeah, and I ...You...

You don't... Whack! Like that.

You know? Some Khabib-type shit.

Can you please sit down? Yeah. Sit down.

Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

And, er, what were you doing in your father's shop at 3am?

Come on, Pierre, you know me. I was out, man. Ha!

But nah, obviously there's a really

comfy sofa in the back of my dad's shop,

so sometimes if I'm out late,

or I'm working early, man, I just crash there.

Sure. Obviously, my dad don't really know I do that, though.

So if you could just keep that one hush-hush,

cos he's quite stressed at the minute. Oh, really?

Yeah. You know, since everyone started working at home,

it's, like, people don't even wear suits as much.

That's why he started a jewellery concession, though.

And it was when you entered your father's shop

that you saw the intruder with a metal pipe in his hand?

Brother - I thought it could have been a gun.

Did you mention that to the police

when you made your original statement?

Er, I don't remember. I strongly advise

that goes in any statement you make from here on.

Yeah, yeah, 'course. Yeah, yeah. Hm.

Bro got lucky, you know. You see these fists?

Weapons. I could have killed him, bro.

I strongly advise that does not go

in any statement you make from here on.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get you, you know.

We're concocting a story, yeah?

We're not concocting anything, Amir -

we're just presenting your version of events.

Presenting. I like that, you know? You're the guy, you know, Pierre.

I'm glad somebody thinks so.

Pierre Jeffreys, that...

PIERRE SNEEZES - Bless you, Pierre. - Thank you.

Important we just don't give the police

any reason to look further at this. Yeah, yeah.

Amir. Amir... You OK? Huh? Yeah, Mum.

I'm good, I'm good, I'm good. He take care?

Yeah, yeah. He's good, Mum.

Pierre Jeffreys, Amir's solicitor. Sofia Ahmed, his mum.

Hi. Nice to meet you. Did they really arrest him for defending himself?

The person that broke in has made a counter-claim.

It's just a tactic, I really wouldn't worry about it.

The important thing is, the police... DOOR OPENS

...are not bringing charges. OK, good. That's him!

That's the guy! What? They're letting him go? Brilliant.

It's a farce. No, no. Amir, chill, chill, chill.

Daniela - what are you doing?

Everyone's entitled to fair representation, Pierre.

You don't do legal aid.

How come a scrape like that can afford a lawyer like you?

I'll be in touch.

Sorry about that. Look, erm...

Please, just take my card. If you need anything, just call me.

They owe him a bloody apology. CAR STARTS

It was our shop that was broken into.

I'm very, very sorry. Come on. We'll get it sorted. Thank you.

Take care, Amir. Amir!

Take care. Yeah. I will, Pierre.

Brenda. Hi.

How was the rest of the vigil? How are you doing?

Sorry, that's a silly question. Not if you mean it.

I, er...

I don't know.

It just doesn't feel real.

I don't know if that makes any sense.

I-I-It does. I-It really does.

Chantelle's been helping me a bit.

She's put some of Michael's

videos on a memory stick for me to give to you.

She wanted you to have them. Yes, yes. Erm...

I-I've just got a few things to... take care of,

and then I'll drop by.

Michael...

...Michael was a good boy.

Don't let people tell lies about him, yeah?

He deserved better than that. I know.

I know.

Look, erm, in the meantime... I'll see what I can do.

And I'll try and find out more about this...

...this... Tanner.

Thank you. Er, sorry. Sorry, I have to go, yeah.

PHONE BUZZES

PHONE RINGS How may I help?

Have you got any availability in Meeting Room One?

OK... He's just not interested...

So we'll push back and do it the way... Chadz!

Just a minute.

Amar! Long time no see. Yeah, man. You're looking well.

You lost some weight? What do you want?

18-year-old client of mine was stabbed. On the Chadwick estate.

Yeah, I heard. Well, before he died, he told me he was being

harassed by a young officer called Mark Tanner.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop right there, Pierre.

Based at Fenwick nick? Have you got any idea how many police officers'

names passed across my desk that are suspected to be corrupt?

Probably hundreds. Try thousands. Look,

do you know anything about him?

You do know that I cannot just give out information.

Come on, Chadz - look, the family are grieving.

Look, I'm not after details.

Just a... an indication if he's someone who might have a bit of form.

You know what I mean? That's all I'm asking.

Just a straight favour.

I'm not making any promises.

I'll take that as a yes. Ugh... Chadz - come on.

PHONE BUZZES

Pierre Jeffreys.

...stains on this one. Yeah...

Amir, bring the letter - he's here. Please. Yeah.

Hiya, Amir.

He just showed up here and handed it to me.

OK, let's have a look at this.

They're saying Amir hit him too hard.

They're saying they've got a doctor's report.

This must have given you a bit of a fright, I imagine.

Listen to me - they're saying Amir will be arrested.

What this is, is note paper. It's nonsense,

but it's nonsense written by a solicitor on headed notepaper with

a lot of legal jargon designed to scare you off.

The law gives a lot of leeway to self-defence,

particularly since the other guy had a weapon.

Trust me, we can ignore this. Maybe we should just leave it.

I mean, this person didn't take any stock.

And what if this solicitor is wrong

and Amir gets in trouble? But it's the principle.

We can't just let people break in. Listen, listen.

Are you sure he wouldn't get in trouble?

As sure as I can be. That's not going to be good enough.

Look, thank you for your time. We're going to leave it.

We can't just let this guy get away with it.

Yeah, well, it's not really your decision, OK?

Well, actually, it sort of is.

HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

Yeah, but, dad, come on. HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

THEY SPEAK OWN LANGUAGE

Hey, dad, though...

THEY ARGUE IN OWN LANGUAGE

It's fine. We're gonna drop it, OK.

Come on. It's fine.

If you change your mind, you know where I am.

Thank you. PIERRE CLEARS THROAT

I'm sorry - it's the end of the quarter.

Things always get a bit stressful.

Does the name Sean Lambert mean anything to you?

Er... Er... what was that? What was that name again?

Sean Lambert.

HE EXHALES Erm...

No. Er, is he, er... Is he a footballer?

No.

No, he's not.

DOOR BELL TINKLES, DOOR SHUTS

What's happening here, Daniela?

My client is making the claim of assault.

Come on! You've tried this before.

The police have told you there's nothing doing.

What's changed? My client has now been

re-examined by a medical professional... Oh...

...so now you've got your own doctor?

...who assures us that the injuries our client received at

the hands of your client give a clear indication of excessive force.

We're going to present this information to

the CPS and leave it in their hands.

Daniela, your client broke into my client's parents' shop,

tooled up. My client is perfectly entitled

to use reasonable force to defend himself.

Reasonable. Not excessive. The threshold is very high.

You know that. You've seen the bruises on my client's face.

So now you're sending threatening letters.

Kung fu Billy feels threatened by a letter.

Don't tell me, he's worried about paper cuts?

A process server turns up on their doorstep, with a legal letter?

Of course they feel threatened.

My client has instructed me, and that's the end of it.

Why is Sean Lambert paying for your client?

Why would Sean Lambert have anything to do with this?

Really?

I saw you and your client getting

into Lambert's car this very morning.

Why is Sean Lambert paying for one of the best solicitors

in town for some jumped-up little toe rag

breaking into a dry cleaner's? I don't understand it.

If your client chooses to withdraw their support for the case...

Dee. ..which seems reasonable given nothing was taken from the premises,

I could see if my client is amenable to...

...withdrawing their allegations of assault.

You know this won't wash. You've got no case here.

What's Lambert got on you?

Always a pleasure, Pierre.

PHONE BUZZES

Lenny, I'm just on m...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold fire, hold fire.

Do not do that, Lenny.

Do not do that. I'm on my w... I'm on my way.

HE PANTS AND GROANS

Leonard! Leonard!

Please tell me you have not entered your plea.

Oh, no, no. It's fine.

Hugo said it'd be all right if he did it for me.

Always a pleasure to be of service.

Hugo, you have literally just stolen my client.

No. This charming young man is my client,

whom I've just represented in court. PIERRE SIGHS

What, have I done something wrong?

Hug is a poacher. He literally hangs around court stealing clients.

Shame on you, Pierre.

You left this wonderful boy alone in the wilderness.

I came to his rescue. Do not trust this man.

He just wants to represent you so he can claim the legal fees.

I-I'm sorry, Pierre. I...

I waited, I-I swear I did.

Always joyful to see you, my friend.

Come now, Leonard, let us discuss strategy.

As with all important decisions... TRAFFIC SOUNDS DROWN VOICE

KNOCK AT DOOR Pierre.

I spoke to some people that knew Michael.

Friends, kids that he went to school with. Mm-hm.

Oh, he loves sport. He ran a kids' club.

Popular. Nice kid. Didn't even smoke weed.

But... Why is there always a but?

...he moved school in Year Eight. Now, I need to get this confirmed -

but it seemed like from what the kids were saying,

he got excluded from his previous school.

SIRENS SOUND IN STREET - For what? - Pulling a knife out on another kid.

PIERRE SIGHS

Thanks, Lish.

PHONE BUZZES

Hello? I'm here. Just walking through now.

Are you still right for lunch, yeah? Sorry, mate.

I've got too much on. Oh, come on.

You've got to eat. You'll hurt my feelings if you stand me up.

OK. Yeah, I'll be, er... I'll be right there.

Stay beautiful for me.

You get this frown line when there's something on your mind.

You've got it now.

Talk to me.

OK. Well...

...I think you're being too hard on Eli.

I know leaving university was a big deal,

but I just think you need to go a little easy on him.

That course costs money. His accommodation costs money.

You know you sound like an old fart, right?

He gives up on things too easily. He's soft.

He needs to learn the value of the things.

RONNIE SIGHS

We chose to give our kids a better start in life than we had.

You know? Food on the table, comfort, stability.

You chose to be his dad. You and Cee both made that choice.

Don't blame him for the life you gave him.

Your Shelly's not like that, though, is she?

Oh, no - all the football training, the dedication?

He hasn't found his path yet, but he will - if you let him.

Yeah. You're right.

Oi!

Come on. What else is going on?

MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO IN CAFE It's...

It's this Michael Felton - lad who got stabbed.

He was your client, wasn't he?

Yeah, I mean, I barely knew him, but, erm...

...he was arrogant, cocky...

...trying to make things happen in his life.

Maybe not always the right things, but...

...he was carving out his place in the world, you know? Mm.

Sounds like he got under your skin.

Well, his aunt - nice lady...

...she's just worried that he's going to be written off

as just another black kid who's got caught

up in things that he shouldn't have been involved with. Sure.

And there's this copper, Mark Tanner.

He accused him of harassing him.

The one he did the graffiti about. You heard about that?

Yeah, well, we all did. It wasn't exactly subtle, was it? Well...

...she's asked me to look into it. She swears Michael's a good kid.

Mm. Said he would never get involved with knives or drugs.

And I wanted to believe her, you know? I kind of still do.

But I've just heard something about Michael that's

made me think maybe I've got this wrong.

You know? Maybe...

Maybe he wasn't the kid I thought he was, you know?

It's just thrown me a bit. What, you can't trust your gut?

I just... I just don't want to be the one who has to tell the aunt that...

...the nephew ain't the boy that she thought he was. Mm.

Feel like you're letting her down. Yeah.

Ah, mate. Look...

...you can only do what you can do, Pierre.

You... you want to see the best in people.

But it's hard, especially in our line of work.

I can see this one's got to you.

I'll keep my ear to the ground. I hear anything about the case,

I'll let you know.

COFFEE MACHINE HUMS, COFFEE TRICKLES Oh, you look good.

I mean, unusually good - but damn, you look good!

I've got a peer-assessed lecture. Another one?

They're making everyone reapply for their jobs.

Pain in the ass. You'll smash it, you always do.

BASS RIFF PLAYS Morning.

Eli. BASS RIFF CONTINUES

Eli!

Good morning. Oh. Er, morning.

Nice to see you out of bed early.

BASS RIFF PLAYS

Are you applying for some of those jobs today, babe?

Er, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Where are you applying?

Foot Locker, JD Sports, and...

...just a few places on Oxford Street.

OK. What?

No, I mean, good for you.

So, it's a done deal, then? He's not even completing

his first year at uni? Give him time, hm?

They've let him defer - there's no rush.

OK, you're right. I know. Have a good day.

Let me know if you hear about those blood tests, yes?

Mm-hm. BASS RIFF PLAYS

Is it a radio you've come for, Pierre?

Or a television, even? Aren't most of these things obsolete?

Are we finding our way towards a metaphor?

I saw you yesterday, Sean. Outside Kensal Rise nick.

In your Jag. Saw Daniela Harcourt and her client get in there, too.

What is he to you? Me sister's idiot godson.

Anthony. Couldn't hold his own balls without droppin' 'em.

Families, hey? But what can you do?

Well, you could pay an expensive lawyer to lean on my client -

persuade them not to pursue charges?

So I advised my client to ignore Daniela's

legalese bullshit, and allow Anthony to be prosecuted.

And you know what, Sean? They were going to take my advice.

But then suddenly, the father became agitated,

decided to just suddenly drop the whole thing.

How strange! You know what's even stranger is

that when I mentioned your name, he started shaking.

Sounds like a phobia. How awful.

Even if I knew something, which I don't...

...why would I help you? Because you like me, Sean.

SEAN LAUGHS

Let me tell you a story

a friend of mine told me about a friend of his.

A friend of a friend? Exactly so.

So this fella... goes to a broker,

who lends him the money at a very favourable rate.

PIERRE SIGHS Did he now?

When the time came to repay the loan,

the fella says, "I can't.

"I need more time."

So the broker, a reasonable man, gave him more time.

But when the new deadline come around,

the fella says, "I need more time."

And so on and so on, till the broker...

...finally had enough.

So they came up with this suggestion

as to how to get some money together to repay the loan.

Was this suggestion, by any chance...

...a staged burglary?

There's always a chance, Pierre. And the job was interrupted.

You see the problem. Sean, perhaps this broker

could cut this friend of a friend of a friend some...

...slack? Perhaps.

But no. How do we solve. It, Sean? Come on!

Well, I would suggest...

...this friend of a friend of a friend find a way

to pay the broker back.

Because even the patient man... has his limits.

PHONE BUZZES

Chadz. Look, I'm not telling you anything that you wouldn't

get from an FOI request,

but out of the kindness of my heart, I'm saving you the wait.

That officer you mentioned,

Mark Tanner? Well, he's got a clean bill of health.

Ah. No rumours, no whispers.

He's as clean as a whistle. Nada. OK.

Thanks, mate. Yeah, yeah. No problem. You're welcome.

Chadz, got to go.

Brenda, I'm so sorry.

Pierre, shall I come to you? No, no, no. I'll be right there.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

I'm really sorry I couldn't make it yesterday.

It's all good.

DOG BARKS

Here.

Chantelle said he recorded loads.

Now - there's some stuff on there that he didn't

put on anywhere on his socials or anywhere else.

She's convinced there's

something on there that will help explain why he died.

Brenda, I don't mean to sound negative,

but I do need you to understand that...

POLICE SIREN WAILS ...this might not work out the way that you want it to.

What do you mean? Well, there's a possibility,

just, you know, a small possibility,

that we won't find anything that incriminates the police

or that explains what happened on this thing.

I just need you to be prepared for that.

Well, you promised you'd help. A-And I will.

I just can't promise that you'll get the outcome that you want.

Has something changed?

PIERRE SIGHS It has, hasn't it?

Why didn't you tell me that Michael

had been excluded from school for carrying a knife?

That's the story you heard.

Are you saying it's not true? He was excluded,

but it wasn't like that.

Brenda, you just have to tell me the truth.

These things are important.

He was in an art class holding a scalpel.

Some kid shoves him.

Michael turns around with a scalpel in his hand.

All of a sudden, the other kid is, like, "Miss!

"Miss, he's threatening me."

He had a craft knife in his hand, in an art class,

but all anyone sees is a black boy with a knife.

People like us, Pierre -

people don't believe us.

And for some reason, Michael thought you were different.

But maybe you're not. Maybe you're just another man

that sees a young black man and thinks the worst.

Look, I'm just trying to ask... I can't talk to you.

I'm too angry.

SIRENS WAIL

SHOP DOOR BELL TINKLES

Hey. Hey.

How's, er, business? Oh, you know - swings and roundabouts.

Mr Malik... Usman, please.

Usman.

Can I be, erm, frank?

This isn't strictly legal advice - more just a general heads-up,

as someone who's known Mr Lambert for a long time.

You mentioned that name before - I'm sorry,

I just don't know who that is. Usman, please.

I've just spoken to Sean.

Did he send you here? Sean Lambert is not my client.

Neither is your son any more, to be honest.

This is just, you know, one family man to another.

If you take out a loan with

Sean Lambert, it needs to be repaid.

We had an arrangement.

It's not my fault that the person he sent messed things up.

That is not my problem.

How much do you owe him?

18 grand.

Do you have any means of paying him anything?

Not unless YOU lend me the money. I can barely pay my own staff.

So, what do I do?

Call him. Come to some arrangement. He's a businessman.

Sean Lambert is not a businessman. He's a crook.

Whatever you think of Sean... DOOR BELL TINKLES

Yes, Pierre. Hey!

What's going on? You good? Yeah. Good, good.

DOOR SHUTS Looking sharp, man.

Everything all right? Yeah. Mr Jeffreys was just looking in.

Very good of him. It's all part of the service, you know.

Yeah, all right. Put that in the back for me.

Ooh, sh... Careful, son. Sorry, Dad.

Usman - your son clearly cares about you. Just be smart, yeah?

OK. I will call Sean Lambert.

But can we please just keep this between us?

Sure. You promise? Yeah, yeah. Good.

DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS

PHONE BUZZES Hello, mate.

Pierre, I sent you a text.

I clean forgot. Listen, do you mind if I push? I've had a bit of a day?

I'm leaving the office now. You can meet me at the casino.

OK. OK, I'll be there. Don't ignore me again, Pierre.

Drink. Do I need one?

You have diabetes.

Type 2.

It's a serious condition, but eminently manageable.

If I talk to you now, you won't take it in, so...

...have a read.

Any questions, call me - any time, night or day.

I mean it. The good news is, it's in your hands.

But it will involve a major overhaul of your lifestyle.

Complete change of diet, more exercise -

not just the vanity stuff, proper cardio.

Listen - you are at risk

of secondary complications.

Such as? Heart attack, for one.

Blimey, don't sugar-coat it, doc.

Sugar-coating it would literally be a very bad idea.

Pierre - you have to slow down,

improve your diet, get some rest.

I mean it.

Yeah, yeah.

HE SIGHS

You on your own? Er, Charlotte's around.

OFFICE PHONE RINGS Pierre.

Turns out Miriam's security guard

has some previous for indecent exposure.

Convicted? No, but do you remember that lawyer I was seeing last year?

Talisa? You know - dark hair, glasses,

likes reading...

You're using "liked reading" as a defining characteristic, Dan.

Yeah.

Anyway, she does the legal work for the supermarket

Miriam's security guard works at.

So I was thinking, I'm going to go over there,

see how they'd feel

about some adverse publicity, if it's somehow got out, you know?

Nice, Danny. Nice.

Learnt from the best, mate.

How's that, er, duty case going?

Oh, one of those ones where the law is straightforward,

but the people aren't.

Turns out the break-in was an insurance job.

Father got himself into debt. I think he was too scared to let

the family down or lose faith with his son,

so he took out a loan from Sean Lambert.

Oh, yeah. Mr Untouchable.

Didn't you do some work for him? Years ago, I did the paperwork

on some of his property deals - the legit side of the business.

Didn't like the way he treated people.

Mm. Must be annoying - having principles.

Expensive, too.

Cheers, Dan.

Alecia went home? I sent her home.

She was shattered.

You know, she's caring for her dad. Yeah, she said. Mm.

She works hard. We've got good staff - let's hang on to 'em.

You hear about, er,

Hugo, poaching Lenny?

Yeah. Er, Rachel from Davidson Stone texted.

She saw the whole thing.

She said it was hilarious.

Sorry you lost a client. Charley - I know we need the money.

Forget about the money for a minute. Are you OK?

Forget the money? Am I hearing you right?!

You just seem a bit weighed down by things.

Oh, just usual midlife crisis, you know.

All right. Well, have it quietly. PHONE BUZZES

You know, I still can't believe you're still referring to

Debbie Bartlett's teeth braces as her steel racks.

I sliced my tongue upon those bad boys.

LAUGHTER

You know...

...I had a sniff around that Michael Felton case.

He was holding when he died - cocaine.

No! No, that wasn't him, Ron! No way!

Look, I'm sure he's a great kid. I'm sure he's

everything he said he was, and I'm sure he had his reasons,

but... four bags.

It's not Scarface, but it's low-level dealing.

SIREN WAILS

Do you remember when we were kids?

You were being chased through this park by skinheads.

Remember? Yeah.

You stood up for me. What's that got to do with this?

They were shouting shit.

Horrible shit. And when it was over, you said,

and I will never forget this - you said,

"They don't know what they're doing."

Even as a kid,

you were trying to understand these scumbags -

like they deserved the time of day.

You're an optimist, and that's good. But an optimist

will be disappointed again and again and again.

You're a good man, Pierre.

But you're not Superman. You can't do this all on your own.

Yeah, I hear you, Ron.

Got my test results back. Yeah?

Diabetes. Type 2. Shut up! Yeah.

Got to change my diet a bit.

How much is a bit? Well, basically, cut out everything in life

that gives me any pleasure. Still support QPR, then?

THEY LAUGH

CHILDREN TALK AND SHOUT IN PLAYGROUND

TUBE TRAIN WHINES AND RATTLES PAST

You paying your respects?

DRUM BEAT Yes. I live here.

What, you think it doesn't grieve me when a young lad gets stabbed?

This is my community, too.

You were harassing him and his friends.

You've been asking about me.

What, did you think I wouldn't find out about that?

Have you got something to hide?

You think I've got a problem with black people, don't you?

You said it, not me.

And I'd be fucking stupid enough to do something like this?

Oh, I don't think you're stupid. SIREN WAILS

You are barking up the wrong tree.

I swear on my mother's life that you and I, we're on the same side.

You know what? You know what?

Friend of mine, he's a criminal psychologist,

and he tells me that... narcissists always return to

the scene of the crime, because...

...they just can't help themselves.

You have a good evening, Mr Jeffreys.

DOOR SLAMS

PIERRE SIGHS

PHONE BUZZES

PIERRE SIGHS No!

DOOR SLAMS F...it!

What do you think motivates people who do something like this?

It's needless. It don't need to happen.

Think the family will be able to claim on the insurance?

That's not the point, though, is it?

This is about sending a message to everyone

who lives around here not to fuck with Sean Lambert.

You know, it's entirely possible the police work out who did this.

I don't even doubt it.

But it's always down to the evidence, though, isn't it?

This is the end, Sean. OK? Insurance or no insurance.

You've made your point.

Are you trying to tell me what I can and can't do?

I'm telling you, there are limits, even for a man like you.

HE LAUGHS

That's what I like about you, Pierre.

You're a man of principle.

So few of us left these days.

Why won't you tell me? Amir, not now.

No! Just leave it. If the business was in trouble,

you should have just said. Amir, not now, please.

What do you mean, not now, Dad?

If you told me, I wouldn't have showed up, Dad.

You could have trusted me. It's not that simple.

What do you mean? You know what's not simple, is... Amir.

Amir! Your father thought... Get off me. ..he was doing what was best.

Yeah? Well, look - the entire business has gone now.

Do you know who did it? Huh?

Because he wouldn't tell me his name.

You know, don't you? Huh?

Don't you? You know. No.

I don't know his name. Bullshit.

F... Fuck this, this is all... It's all bullshit.

Amir, stop! Amir! Don't go like this.

USMAN STRIKES CLOTHES STAND

Come, come, come, come. Come, come.

USMAN SOBS He'll calm down.

It's OK.

DOOR SLAMS

JAZZ BASS RIFF PLAYS

PIERRE SIGHS

Type 2.

I know.

Ronnie called. He was worried you wouldn't tell me.

It's OK to be scared.

I know.

And it's good. It's good that we know.

We can... We can do something about it.

"We"?

Well, it affects all of us.

Have you told Eli? No.

I'm going to leave that for you to do.

You want to talk about it?

Er... no. Not particularly.

I haven't even asked - erm...

...how was your day? It was fine.

Honestly, my... my day was fine.

I'm gonna have an early night.

Come with me?

I've, erm, still got a... little bit of work to do.

OK.

Don't be too late. Mm.

ELI HUMS TUNE ...here...?

ELI HUMS TUNE

Whoo-ee!

What? Just come here.

Why? Just come here. OK.

HE MOUTHS

Mm!

You all right? Can I not just give my son a hug?

Yeah, it's nice, it's just... You know.

N-No, it's good. I like a hug. Good, good.

Having trouble with the files? Yeah, I just...

I think it's something to do with the format.

Probably just using the wrong software.

There you go.

OK, guys. Look - with a score... Whoa.

...of 85 for brutality... What is that?

...79 for his road rage, 72 for unwarranted stop and searching,

PC David Windsor.

And your collector's item, with a maximum score of 100

for hassling proud black youth...

...PC Mark Tanner.

That is sick, man! You got any more of these?

I probably shouldn't be letting you watch this.

Oh, OK.

I-It's just that it's work, and I'm not...

Yeah, you ain't got to explain.

Eli...

Erm...

...make sure you get some... sleep... tonight.

Will do.

FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS

...yesterday me and my boy,

we went and got a burger. And trust me,

it was the best burger I ever tasted.

It was like they put something in the lettuce.

I don't know what it was. What did you think of the burger, bro?

Yo, guys, it's your boy. We're gonna see if we can

find some more examples of everyday fashion, right...? Yo, yo, yo!

We're going right to the very top!

Right to the...

...might be the best team in Europe right now. Yeah.

I'm not here to just coast.

We have to get out of this thing, for me and my people. You get me?

Guys, this is the guy. This is the guy, PC Mark Tanner.

Look, let me see if I can get him...

YOU, my friend?

You were at the crime scene.

So, why is Mark Tanner giving you money?

I fucking knew it.

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