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Operation Lighthouse...

Re the unsolved murder
of Gail Vella

on September 10th, 2019.

LOMAX: Deborah,
did you see this man?

DEBORAH: He looked, um,
different.

Different, different?

TERRY: The other man.

He did it.

[Terry screaming]

You all right, Terry?

KATE: Tonight, I believe
there was an attempt

on Terry Boyle's life, sir.

This department is grateful
for your cooperation.

BUCKELLS: PC Ryan Pilkington.

STEVE: Davidson brings
him into the fold

and he just happens
to be escorting Terry

the night Terry
nearly drowns.

GAIL: We're losing our power
to challenge lies.

LAKEWELL: ...there's some
people you can't challenge.

I take pride in the courage
and professionalism

of my counterterrorism
officers.

What is the motive
for Gail Vella's murder?

All right, she's
a controversial journalist,

but there's no evidence
to suggest that she dug up

anything that wasn't there
before...

Maybe she was working
on something that would.

-I'm being framed!
-I'm thinking we should get

a warrant to expand
the forensic search

of Farida's house.

BRIGGS: Armed police!
Armed police!

Drop your weapon!
Drop your weapon!

AFO: Down on your knees.

HASTINGS:
I'm interested in one thing

and one thing only.

And that's bent coppers.

We want to work with you,
Superintendent,

not against you.

NICKY: You really have been
working Anticorruption

too long, ain't you?

AC-9 OFFICER:
DI Arnott? Sir,

you've been listed
for routine drugs testing.

Please follow me.

KATE: Proceedings
against Deborah Devereux

were dropped.

That DI was Ian Buckells.

STEVE: This way please, sir.

JO: I'm just glad
the guilty party's been found.

Thanks, everyone,
as you were.

-Of course.
-Mmm-hmm.

By now, you'll all know about

Detective Superintendent
Buckells.

Earlier,
I had a good conversation

with Chief
Superintendent Khan.

I made it clear that
the wrongdoing

of one rotten apple
shouldn't be held

against MIT officers
who have always

and will always carry out
our duty

with the utmost integrity.

-Well said.
-Nice one, boss.

JO: Nothing's going to affect
our goal:

bringing Gail Vella's murderer
to justice.

We do now have to accept
that certain leads

may have been overlooked,

specifically the possibility of a burglary

accompanying Gail's murder.

-Kate.
-Boss.

There was no sign
of a break-in in Gail's home.

No evidence of a disturbance
withinside the property.

It would still seem that
the killer

lay in wait for her
that evening.

He recognised her vehicle.

As she stepped out
of the driver's side,

he stepped up behind her
and discharged the fatal shot.

From examining the original
investigation files

detected in DSU Buckells'
vehicle,

we now know that the keys
to Gail's Peugeot

weren't recovered
at the scene.

This raises the possibility
that the murderer seized

the keys which also included
Gail's house keys,

giving him access
to the property.

JO: The murderer acted
with great speed,

precision and calmness
to carry out a robbery

while Gail Vella lay dead.

The fact it was late at night
was the only thing

that gave him time,
but still only a few minutes.

LOMAX: There was also
an armed robbery

on the morning of our op
that led to the arrest

of Terry Boyle.

Any chance
there might be a link?

Let's keep an open mind.

Terry Boyle, is he still
our prime suspect, ma'am?

We rule nothing in,
nothing out.

Fresh slate.

Once last thing.

To ensure continuity,

I've been made Acting
Detective Superintendent.

Thanks, everyone.

Yes, ma'am.

Boss, I'd like to dig
a bit more

into the firearms used
in the robbery

at Hickey's bookies.

Absolutely.

I'll generate an Action
so it's recorded.

As I said, fresh slate.

Thanks, boss.

Congratulations on the promotion.

[Ominous music playing]

KATE: Sir?

HASTINGS: Kate.

Now, this probationary
constable...

KATE: Ryan Pilkington.

We'll start proceedings
against him,

we'll pull him out, yeah?

Sir, we don't have
much evidence.

Under questioning,
he's as cool as you like.

I'd rather keep observing him.

But If he's who
we suspect he is,

he could be a really nasty
piece of work.

I'm only thinking
of your safety, Kate.

Thank you, sir,

but if he's been groomed
by an OCG

and embedded on the force,

he's linked to the
institutional corruption

we've been investigating.
We bring him in

we lose that lead.

Grand,

we'll just place him
under surveillance.

Sir.

Look, Kate, I really
appreciate you doing this.

I know it's a bit of a risk
and it's probably not

what you want to be doing.

We've got a case
to solve, sir.

HASTINGS: We do.
We do, indeed we do.

But you made your choice
to move on.

And I know that
the disciplinary action

against me
was definitely a factor.

It put you and Steve in
a really difficult position.

Yeah, I'm not gonna lie.

So, I only have myself
to blame.

CHLOE: Anticorruption Unit 12
interview

of Detective Superintendent
Ian Buckells

in the presence
of his Solicitor

and Superintendents
Association Representative

by Superintendent Hastings,
DI Arnott and DC Bishop.

You are under arrest
for the criminal offence

of Perverting
the Course of Justice

and therefore have forfeited
your right to be interviewed

by an officer
at least one rank senior.

You remain under caution.

Document 9 in your folders.

Document 9
is a witness statement

provided on November 10th
of this year

by Deborah Devereux as part
of Operation Lighthouse.

What's your relationship
to Deborah Devereux?

I don't have one.

Really?

DC Bishop.

CHLOE: Document 11
in your folders.

Document 11 is a Case Report,

Case Number KPS-84746,

submitted at Kingsgate Police Station

on the 13th of November 2012.

Deborah Devereux
was arrested for Assault

Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
against a neighbour.

However,
the neighbour subsequently

withdrew the allegation.

The officer handling the case,
a DC McIntyre,

believed there had been
intimidation directed

at the neighbour
and sought the advice

of a more senior officer.
Said officer ordered

No Further Action
and all proceedings

against Ms Devereux
were dropped.

Said officer was Detective
Superintendent Ian Buckells.

Yeah, look.
This is going back yonks.

There'd have been a good
reason for dumping that case.

HASTINGS: Yeah, there was
a good reason, all right.

DI Arnott.

STEVE: As part of our inquiry,
we've been granted access

to your communications
records.

We detected this contact
in your call history

from 2012.

On screen, Image 33.

Image 33 is a screen shot
of the contact

named "Debbie RGT".

This number was registered
to Deborah Devereux.

We detected other contacts
in a similar format.

All female first names
followed by initialisms.

Other initialisms
include FAF, NA, BJL.

Are you able to explain
what they mean, sir?

I don't ...don't remember.

STEVE: We examined
your communications history

with the contact Debbie RGT.

Image 36.

CHLOE: Image
36 is a screen shot

of text messages
between your number

and the contact
named Debbie RGT's number

on 9th November 2012.

STEVE: This communication
took place four days

before proceedings
against Deborah Devereux

were discontinued
on your order.

Yeah, look...

there might've been
a bit of...

It was never gonna go
anywhere,

she was a suspect,

you know,
that's never gonna happen.

STEVE: 2020,
Deborah Devereux's name

comes up again,
this time,

in connection
with Operation Lighthouse.

Document 15 in your folders
and on screen.

CHLOE: Document 15
is a copy of a transcript

from an interview
with Deborah Devereux.

Ms Devereux subsequently
took part

in a video identification
parade

in which she identified
Terry Boyle.

This evidence was instrumental
in incriminating Terry Boyle

for the murder of Gail Vella.

Look, this was all happening
without me.

Chris Lomax
did that interview.

Jo Davidson was the SIO.

HASTINGS: Yes,
but it was your department!

STEVE: Further inquiries
failed to corroborate

Deborah Devereux's testimony.

It was only when officers
began to doubt Ms Devereux's

version of events
that her past came to light.

You got her off
an assault charge.

She owed you.

So, then you got her
to cook up this

cock and bull story
about poor wee Terry Boyle.

No.
I haven't seen Debbie since

back when I was working
Kingsgate.

Where's the evidence of me
being in touch with her

about this statement, eh,
you tell me that?

STEVE: While we've detected
no recent communications

between you via these devices,

contact via other means
hasn't been excluded;

furthermore we've established
your failure to declare

a notifiable association
with the witness

and serious concerns
regarding her trustworthiness.

I'm being victimised here.

HASTINGS:
You are being investigated,

Detective Superintendent,

investigated without fear
or favour.

DC Bishop.

CHLOE: Document 3
in your folders and on screen.

Document 3 is a timeline
constructed by AC-12

from Operation Lighthouse
files, lawfully seized

on the 4th of November, 2020,
of events taking place

from the night
of the 26th of October

until the afternoon
of the 27th.

You'll see that
the Murder Investigation Team

received information late
on the 26th

that a Covert Human
Intelligence Source witnessed

or claimed to have witnessed
a person they knew

as "Ross Turner" confessing
to the murder of Gail Vella.

According to the files
we've examined,

DSU Davidson set
in motion plans to raid

Turner's address. However,
a delay was requested

to obtain authority
from an officer

of Executive Rank,
said delay being ordered

by Detective Superintendent
Ian Buckells.

HASTINGS: The highest profile
unsolved murder

in this force's history.

A tip off to tell you
the killer was there

for the taking.
Why on earth did you delay?

This CHIS, we had no idea
how reliable he was.

According to the files,

the intelligence
had been graded 1A.

BUCKELLS: Okay, yeah, but,
look, it was a complex op,

it needed proper planning,

not everyone going off at it
half-cock.

You should've struck
when the iron was hot.

You know, I'm long enough
in the tooth to recognise

a decision dodger
when I see one.

-That's not what happened.
-HASTINGS: Oh, really?

There was another explanation,
was there?

DC Bishop.

CHLOE: We now know the person

identifying themself
as Ross Turner

was most likely Carl Banks,
a violent offender

with established links
to organised crime.

You'll see from the timeline
that from the time

the arrest
was first delayed,

surveillance was established
at Banks's address,

-A Flat 4
-F Beechwood House,

the purpose being
to prevent Banks fleeing.

However, the surveillance
needed to be removed

for a period of three hours
and 35 minutes

from 07:19 to 10:54

on the 27th of October.

Why was it removed, sir?

This was nothing to do
with me.

Image 5. On screen.

Image 5 is the best
the surveillance team

were able to achieve
on the 27th October

without arousing suspicion.

According to the files,
it was clear

the surveillance team
would go on to deploy

long-lens optical devices.

As a result,
the quality of images

would attain those achievable
from inside the property.

The appropriate authority
you should have provided

was for Intrusive
Surveillance.

HASTINGS: You authorised
Directed Surveillance only.

As a result of that failure,

the surveillance team
had to be pulled out

until the correct
legal authority was in place.

This was all crossed wires.

I'm being scapegoated here.

Scapegoated? How dare you!

DC Bishop.

CHLOE:
Returning to the timeline.

Surveillance was
re-established at 10.54

on the 27th of October.

MIT supported by
Authorised Firearms Officers

arrived at Beechwood House
at 11:27.

They carried out
their operation as planned

but instead of arresting
Carl Banks

they found Terry Boyle
in the property.

We now believe
the absence of surveillance

made it possible
for Carl Banks to be removed

from the address
and for Terry Boyle

to be substituted.

-There's no evidence for that.
-HASTINGS: No evidence?

We'll give you no evidence.
Thank you, DI Arnott.

STEVE: According to the
Operation Lighthouse files

we've seen,
there are indications

of forced entry
to the property

preceding the raid by MIT.

Carl Banks was found murdered.

Postmortem examination
detected signs

of a serious assault followed
by forcible restraint.

That's all compelling evidence
that Banks was abducted.

Yeah, but you still don't know
if Banks was the one

who confessed
to Gail Vella's murder.

STEVE: Because the CHIS
was also found dead.

The only person
of any interest

in Gail Vella's murder
who is still alive

is Terry Boyle.

DC Bishop.

-CHLOE: Image 29
-B on screen.

Terry Boyle was arrested
on the 27th October

and released on the 29th
on police bail.

He's remained
under investigation

ever since.

On the night
of November 11th,

Terry Boyle was travelling
in a police patrol car

en route back
to his Approved Premises

when the car
suddenly veered off the road

into Edge Park Reservoir.

The officer escorting Boyle,
a PC Ryan Pilkington,

claimed that the driver
reacted to either a gunshot

or a tyre blowout.

There's been no evidence
to support either claim.

Image 45.

Do you recognise
Image 45, sir?

Yeah, it's me and Ryan.

STEVE: You put him forward
for a commendation.

For risking his life.

-So he claims.
-God's sake,

is there no one
you won't knock?

He saved Terry Boyle's life.

Before he was posted
to Hillside Lane,

had you ever met
Ryan Pilkington before?

No.

Image 78.

Ryan Pilkington
was a juvenile offender.

What?

How was I supposed to know?

Blame Vetting, not me.

CHLOE: Ryan Pilkington
was repeatedly processed

at Kingsgate Police Station
from 2009 to 2012.

You served at Kingsgate
from 2009 to 2012.

BUCKELLS: Yeah.
I'll tell you who else

was at Kingsgate back then,
your Kate Fleming.

Did she remember him?

-Eventually, yeah.
-"Eventually."

According to Operation Lighthouse files

examined by AC-12,

you advised DSU Davidson
to replace PS Farida Jatri

with PC Ryan Pilkington.

What? No.

Farida's an experienced
MIT Sergeant.

This kid's still on probation.

-Why the hell would I do that?
-Yes. Why indeed.

Yeah, but I didn't do it!

So, Pilkington joins MIT

and the next thing we know
he's in a police vehicle

that mysteriously veers off
the road into a reservoir

nearly killing
the only person of interest

in the murder of Gail Vella.

BUCKELLS: Jesus Christ,
are you lot deaf?

How many times?
He saved Terry Boyle.

Terry Boyle
is the last man standing.

The OCG want him done away
with to tie up the loose ends.

Did you facilitate an attempt
on Terry Boyle's life?

No, of course I bloody didn't!

HASTINGS:
Yet you were responsible

for an officer
with OCG connections

joining MIT.

All of these suspicious deaths

they seem to be the work
of an OCG

in collusion
with corrupt police officers.

Does that sound familiar?

Yeah, it rings a bell.

You've been singing
the same song

for the best part of a decade.

STEVE: No one's been
on Operation Lighthouse

longer than you.
And at no stage

have you directed the inquiry
towards the obvious OCG links

to Gail Vella's murder.

I've been 100 per cent
committed

-to finding her murderer.
-HASTINGS: Yes, just doing

a bloody God-awful job of it,
is that it?

No, no. Look,

if there were OCG links,
do you not think

someone would have pointed it
out to me.

STEVE: They have done.

Image 87.

CHLOE: What is seen
in Image 87, sir?

Someone's put them there.

I didn't put them there,
did I?

CHLOE: Image 87 shows
the open boot

of police service vehicle
Golf X-ray, six, nine,

Yankee, Victor, Lima.

Police service vehicle
Golf X-ray, six, nine,

Yankee, Victor,
Lima is registered

to Detective Superintendent
Ian Buckells.

In the boot are a number
of Operation Lighthouse files.

Said files have been missing
ever since the 4th November

when AC-12 officers entered
Hillside Lane Police Station

to seize all files relating
to Operation Lighthouse.

STEVE:
These files contain references

to a possible burglary
at Gail Vella's home

on the night of her murder.

They also contain references
to the hard-contact method

of execution employed
by the gunman,

now the fact she was murdered
outside her own home,

the unique untraceable
murder weapon,

all of which are consistent
with a contract killing

typically orchestrated
by organised crime.

So how do you account
for these files

being found
in your service vehicle?

Well it's a fit up, isn't it?

Someone put them there!

HASTINGS: My officers
do not plant evidence.

We work to the letter
of the law, fella, the letter!

STEVE: These files show
a whole line of inquiry

that's either been disregarded
through negligent police work

or deliberately suppressed
to protect organised crime.

And the fact that
they're squirrelled away

in the boot of your car
suggests the latter.

I never said that AC-12
planted them.

I've just got no idea

how they got there,
that's all.

HASTINGS: What we have here
is a pattern.

A pattern of events
with a clear OCG signature.

And, in each case,
there is a failure

to investigate properly.
Now why is that,

Detective Superintendent
Buckells?

I don't know.

What do you mean
you don't know?

You're the senior detective!

I don't know why
I don't know.

Charge him.

[Dramatic music playing]

-All right.
-All right.

We sent Buckells back
to Custody for charging.

Nice one. Got our man.

What's up, mate?

You should've seen
his interview.

This bloke couldn't organise
a piss-up in a brewery.

Yeah. Well, that's his cover.

STEVE: The armed robbery
at the bookmakers

that delayed MIT getting
to Carl Banks's place,

only one person
caused that delay,

Jo Davidson.

Look, without Jo

we wouldn't have got Buckells.

You haven't seen the change
in her I have.

Now Buckells is off her back

she's on the Gail Vella case
100%.

All I'm saying, mate,
is we keep going,

gathering evidence,
with an open mind.

Yeah. I know how
anticorruption works.

-I'm glad to be out of it.
-What's that mean?

You spend your life
nicking bent coppers,

you start believing
they're everywhere.

Being on a regular team,
its opened my eyes.

The vast majority of them
are decent, honest people,

like you and me.

Jo Davidson's really
just like you and me?

Or is that what
she wants you to believe?

All I'm saying, Steve,
is you spend too much time

on anticorruption
it starts to change

the way you see things.

Well done on Buckells.

-Night, mate.
-[Engine starts]

Night.

[Dramatic music playing]

Okay.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Ominous music playing]

[Door opens]

HASTINGS: Ma'am.

WISE: Last time we met
I thought we made ourselves

abundantly clear
with our request

for full consultation.

Yet you submitted no warning
of your plan

to charge Detective
Superintendent Buckells.

Ma'am, as you well know,
anticorruption inquiries

are of the greatest
sensitivity,

obliging my officers
and myself

to exercise
the utmost discretion

in who we share
information with.

Are you deliberately
attempting to embarrass me?

I am attempting
to uphold standards

in public office.

Public trust
can only be maintained

where wrongdoing
is held to account.

My God,

you must have been living
in a different country

the past few years.

Andrea, you've been briefed.

WISE: You can't say
you weren't warned, Ted.

Not only warned
but a final warning.

Look ma'am,

I cannot lead my unit
if, at every twist and turn,

I am being asked
to second-guess

how my orders are gonna
play out at HQ.

In that respect, we agree.

You've become unable
to lead your team.

What?

WISE: No one wants to be
vindictive here, Ted.

You've done your 30 years.

You'll be permitted to retire
on your full pension.

And avoid the ignominy

of disciplinary action
and dismissal.

Oh yeah, great.

Definitely no ignominy
in that.

WISE: Your retirement
won't appear suspicious.

The PCC and the Chief
Constable have agreed

to redistribute funding
to frontline services.

As a result, AC-3, AC-9
and AC-12

will merge into a single unit

under the command
of a Chief Superintendent.

What about my officers?

They do not deserve this.

Clearly, anticorruption
numbers must be cut.

By what? A third? Half?

WISE: More like 90%.

This is the Chief Constable
down to the ground.

At the Karim Ali
inquest he uttered

not one word of the truth.

God give me strength,
a barefaced liar

promoted to our highest office!

All your staff will be given
the opportunity to apply

for the new unit
or be integrated

into other departments.
The Chief Constable's

making his announcement
next month.

-You've got till then, Ted.
-This is a capitulation!

This is a capitulation

to criminality
and corruption.

I mean,
what has happened to us?

This must be a shock, Ted.
I can see you're upset.

It's not
a rhetorical question, ma'am.

What has happened to us?

When did we stop caring

about honesty and integrity...

Ma'am?

[Dramatic music playing]

[Siren blaring]

LOMAX: All firearms used
by the armed robbers

at Hickey's bookies
were recovered

and referenced by NABIS.

None of them match to any
previous firearms offence.

This is the ejected cartridge

found close to Gail's Peugeot.

The bullet was recovered
some hours later,

having continued
its trajectory

and struck the wall
of a neighbouring house.

The murder weapon's
never been found.

The killer will have
disposed of it as smartly

as he did his clothing.

I don't know why he left
the cartridge, though.

Yeah, I've been thinking
the same thing.

But now we know
there was a burglary,

the killer had to act fast.
He couldn't waste his time

looking for a cartridge
in the dark

and as for a bullet,
it could've gone anywhere.

To cover your tracks,
you only need to dispose

of the murder weapon,
provided the murder weapon

is untraceable.

Ballistics report found
the bullet and cartridge

appeared to be
non-standard.

Specially tailored
ammunition.

Which suggests that the gun
was made in a workshop,

typically from
a decommissioned

firearm or replica.
It's untraceable.

LOMAX: Okay, but
none of the firearms used

in the armed robbery of
the bookies were workshopped.

So we don't have a connection.

Yeah, maybe.

Maybe not.

[Phone ringing]

-WOMAN: Switch.
-DI Fleming.

I need a production order.

LOMAX: Jake,
you've already been charged

with the armed robbery
of Hickey's Bookmakers Limited

on October 27th of this year,

for which you're currently
on remand.

Should you be found guilty
of said offence,

your cooperation today will be
submitted to the judge and

may be taken into account
when it comes to sentencing.

It would assist our inquiry
to trace the firearms

used in the robbery.

I don't know nothing
about the guns.

According to your statement
of November 2nd, 2020,

in the early hours
of October 27th, 2020,

you were woken
at your residential address

by one of your fellow
armed robbers

who you've declined to name

and briefed by him
regarding the plan

to carry out an armed robbery
of Hickey's bookies

Did this person provide
you with a firearm?

No.

When did the guns appear,
Jake?

We all met up to get organised
with the van and that.

And this is when they first
provided you all with guns?

Yeah.

Who supplied the firearms,
Jake?

The guns was already there
in a crate.

Where did this take place?

Like, a works place
whatever they call 'em.

LOMAX: An industrial estate?

JAKE: Yeah. Like a big shed.

We wasn't allowed inside.

Some bloke come out
with the guns.

Were some of these firearms
decommissioned guns

that had gone through
conversion in a workshop?

Nobody wanted to risk one.

Didn't trust them.

So, we just left them there.

Never seen 'em again.

MAN: Can you get these
back to the lab?

CHLOE: You all right, sir?

All done. Search complete.

What did they get?

They covered the place
top to bottom.

FC said they harvested
a sizeable amount of prints

and potential DNA deposits.

If anyone else
was in that house

apart from Farida, we'll know.

STEVE: Right. Good work.

[Indistinct radio chatter]

[Dramatic music playing]

[Keyboard keys clacking]

[Sighs]

[Ominous music playing]

[Laptop clatter]

HASTINGS: Steve...

Kate, thanks for coming.
Thank you, Chloe.

CHLOE: On the Gaffer's orders,
we placed surveillance

on Ryan Pilkington.

This image shows
Ryan Pilkington

in the vicinity
of Frederico's Bar

on November 10th.

Shit! Jo Davidson and me

were there that night.

CHLOE:
This image shows Pilkington

on Croxford Street
on the night of November 8th.

Jo Davidson's home address.

HASTINGS:
You were right, Kate,

he's up to something.

CHLOE: GPS data
from a tracking device

we placed
on Pilkington's vehicle.

Unfortunately, he's refrained
from making any contact

with any known elements
of organised crime.

He's refrained or he knows
how to drop off the radar.

Resources are stretched,
ma'am.

The surveillance team
just don't have the manpower.

Er, returning to the tracker.

Hot spots coincide
with Hillside Lane,

Pilkington's home address
and various locations

known to be visited
by Jo Davidson.

He's watching her.

Or meeting with her.

You got evidence of that?

No.

Jo could be in danger.

She qualifies
for an Osman Warning.

Steve's right,

we can't be certain
they're not in this together.

She could tip him off about
our surveillance operation.

I'm sorry, Kate,
but no warning.

Look.

I just want to say that

we may not solve this
in a few days

or a few weeks,
or even a few months.

I mean, there really isn't
any telling

if you're gonna see something
like this through.

I'm just counting on all
of you to carry the fire.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Indistinct chatter]

-All right
-NICKY: Hey.

-Not late, am I?
-Outside okay?

STEVE: Yes. Sure.

I'm sorry you had to chase.

I was just worried
you'd changed your mind.

Oh, right. You have.

No, it's... [Sighs]

I got made DI.

But that ain't a deal-breaker.

Just saves you having
to call me "ma'am" all day.

Just...

I wonder if we can put
this transfer on hold,

you know, delay it,
just till I see how

a couple of things play out.

If that's what you want.

But I can't keep my boss
hanging on for ever.

Yeah. I get it.

I'll order. Usual?

Ta.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Chimes]

Boss, Amanda's got an update.

Because we drew a blank on
Gail Vella's personal devices,

we sought authority
to examine computers

she might've used at work.

We've managed to recover
another audio-file.

That's great.

AMANDA: It appears to be
a complete and uncorrupted

audio recording
of a phone call

Gail Vella made
in the workplace,

hence it was saved
on a hard drive.

Good work. Thank you.

I'll get it set up
in a meeting room.

Ta.

[Dramatic music playing]

LAKEWELL:
Sometimes the police lie

for understandable reasons.

The mistaken shooting
of Karim Ali, say.

GAIL VELLA:
I covered the inquest.

LAKEWELL: Well, then,
you'll know his widow

offered the more plausible
version of events,

an armed counterterrorism
unit burst into their flat

and shot Karim dead
without warning.

The absence of a warning
fit with established

police tactics in the face
of a suicide bomber.

You don't want to give them
a chance to detonate.

GAIL VELLA:
Yet all the police testimony

insisted they'd
given a warning

and that Karim had refused
to surrender.

The inquest jury
were convinced

the police were lying.

LAKEWELL:
No police were prosecuted.

No one was even disciplined.

And the officer in charge

went on to become
Chief Constable.

So as I was saying,
this all comes

under the category
of what I'd call

a police cover up
designed to mitigate

reputational damage.

But sometimes the reasons
for the coverup

are more obscure.

He likes the sound
of his own voice, mind.

I still can't place him, sir.

GAIL VELLA: ...your
anonymity's guaranteed.

On the podcast your voice
will be completely disguised.

LAKEWELL: Well it's got to be
something pretty bad if you'd

rather go with the story
that you're basically

a bunch of racists.

GAIL VELLA: I didn't detect
a race element

in Balaclava Man.

LAKEWELL: Not Balaclava Man.
Balaclava Men.

They're talking about
Operation Trapdoor.

-Roz Huntley.
-Go back.

GAIL VELLA: I didn't detect
a race element

in Balaclava Man.

LAKEWELL: Not Balaclava Man.

Balaclava Men.

-What?
-Got him.

KATE: Although they weren't
used in the robbery,

the suspect described seeing
workshopped firearms

sounds like the type used
in Gail Vella's murder.

LOMAX: We also believe
the meeting might

have taken place
in the actual workshop.

We're attempting
to piece together

where it might be located.

Great work, guys,
really great work.

Thanks, boss. Cheers, Chris.

Nice one, catch you later.

I need to talk to you
in private.

Something wrong?

It's not personal. It's work.

I took a witness statement
from Ryan Pilkington

about the reservoir incident.

And there's holes
in his account.

What kind of holes?

Why Lisa lost control
of the vehicle.

How come she drowned.

He's still on probation.

Maybe he was traumatised,

he can't piece
the memory together.

What?

He's spying on you.

How do you know?

Because I saw him outside
the pub the other night.

Look, Jo, I don't want
to worry you,

but it's a trust issue.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Keyboard keys clacking]

Ryan.

Leave it.

Ma'am.

With what's happened to DSU
Buckells,

I suddenly realised
you might not be

awarded your commendation.

Oh.

Right.

So I talked to the Chief Super

and he's agreed I should be
the one to submit it,

so its not be tarnished
by DSU Buckells' situation.

Thank you very much, ma'am.

You showed courage above
and beyond the call of duty.

That shouldn't go
unrecognised.

I'm very grateful, ma'am.

Well, in my role, sometimes

I'm forced to give
with one hand...

You see, having lost
a senior detective,

I need to bring in
-a new officer at DS/
-DI level,

but budget constraints
oblige me

to post someone out.

I hope you realise
it's nothing personal, Ryan,

but you're the most junior,

and with this commendation
in the offing

I'm sure
you'll have no problem

getting recruited
by one of the top teams.

Thank you for everything
you've done, ma'am.

It's a privilege serving
on MIT.

Ma'am.

[Dramatic music playing]

[Door opens]

STEVE: DI Arnott.

Last time we met
I was in a wheelchair.

I thought you looked taller.
Relatively.

James Lakewell,
this is DC Chloe Bishop.

Pleased to meet you, Chloe.

Jimmy.

CHLOE:
This is a voluntary interview.

You're not under arrest

for any further
criminal offences

and are free to return
to your cell at any time.

You do not have to say
anything.

As a solicitor,
I'm sure you're well aware.

Hmm. Well, my legal career's
been somewhat curtailed.

We want to ask you some
questions about Gail Vella.

Do you know
who I'm referring to?

Of course.

Did you ever meet Gail Vella?

I didn't.

Did you ever speak
to Gail Vella?

I didn't.

CHLOE: DI Arnott and I
have entered into evidence

an audio recording
that was made on...

the 6th July, 2019

between 10:36
and 11:04 am.

We've examined prisoner
communications logs

at Blackthorn Prison
which record

that you made a lawfully
requested outgoing call

between these times
to a number corresponding

with Gail Vella's
place of work.

STEVE: We've listened
to the recording.

It was you.

Now, In the recording,
Mr Lakewell,

you can be heard
recounting information

relating to
Operation Trapdoor,

for which you were convicted
of all charges in 2017,

and another case which
we're attempting to identify.

Always "attempting",
never "achieving".

In regards to the second case,

you can be heard referring
to a racist element.

Does that help
with your recollection?

What was Gail Vella
digging into?

Was it something
that got her killed?

Listen. It doesn't bode well
to speak openly

about such things.

[Buzzes]

A break in the old routine
is always welcome,

but I'm beginning
to feel drawn

back to four blank walls

and the saturnine faces
of my fellow inmates.

Have a good day.

[Dramatic music playing]

CHLOE:
Lakewell didn't say much, sir.

STEVE: But he's got plenty.

Why else would he have
opened up to Gail Vella?

Problem is he's dropped a hint

he's concerned about
prison staff.

HASTINGS: In what way?

We know senior figures
in organised crime

don't want imprisonment
to be a barrier

to running their OCGs.

A few key prison officers
on the payroll

is all they need.

I mean, look how Farida Jatri
was silenced.

So, how do we get him to talk?

I've got a plan, sir.

Ten-eight.

[Suspenseful music playing]

Alpha Charlie Four Five, TA.

[Alarm blaring]

JONES:
Alpha Charlie Six Four,

ARVs and TA are standing by
for Windermere.

Alpha Charlie Four Five,
received. Stand by.

JONES: Six Four received,
ARVs standing by.

[Side door opens]

Sit there.

[Side door closes]

STEVE: Go, go!
Four Five, Windermere POB.

[Sirens blaring]

[Tires screeches]

[Tense music playing]

STEVE:
Everything's in place.

These are copies of all
the relevant legal agreements,

the production order
for your interview

in secure custody today,

the terms of the application
to the Ministry of Justice

regarding your
Immunity from Prosecution.

It's all ready to go.

You'll vanish into
Witness Protection,

new name, new life.

You just spent
your last night in prison.

If you tell us
what we need to know.

[Sirens blaring]

CONTROL: Control,
Alpha Charlie Six Four,

request sit rep.

Alpha Charlie Six Four,

State 9 en route,
Windermere secure.

CONTROL:
Received, Six Four.

LAKEWELL: Why are you
so convinced I'll talk?

I never did last time.

That was before
you spent the best part

of four years inside.

People with influence know
I didn't grass.

They've made sure
I'm well treated.

For most offenders,
that doesn't sound too bad.

Roof over your head.
Three meals a day.

A bit of respect
from your own kind.

Thing is, Jimmy,
they're not your own kind.

I've read your file.

Luxury hotels,
Michelin-star restaurants,

glamorous girlfriends.

I don't pretend there isn't
a downside to prison life.

But the upside
is not being killed.

So why'd you risk talking
to Gail Vella?

I reckon you were testing
the water.

See if you could pull it
off without getting caught.

Being killed
is worth the risk.

If there's even
the slightest chance

of getting your old life back.

Interesting analysis.

I pleaded guilty
and I was sentenced.

The level of authority
to reverse all that

and to enrol me
in witness protection lies

way above your pay grade.

At ministerial level,
I'd reckon.

Look I never said
it'd be easy.

But Gail Vella got killed
over this.

What was the case
she was looking into?

[Sighs] As I'm sure
you realise, DI Arnott,

anything I say
in these circumstances

wouldn't be evidential.

Therefore no one could ever know

who the information came from.

[Sirens blaring]

[Vehicle zooming]

[Tires screeching]

Did you see that vehicle?

Alpha Charlie Six Four,

visual with suspect vehicle.

Stand by for registration.

CONTROL: Received, Six Four.
Standing by.

Alpha Charlie Five Two,
suspect vehicle PNC check,

Sierra, Lima...

one, eight, Lima,
Mike, Juliet.

CONTROL: Control, Five Two.
Running PNC check. Standby.

[Siren beeping]

[Tires pop]

[Tires screeching]

[Siren beeping]

[Tires screeching]

[Car horn honks]

-[Tires screeching]
-[Thud]

-[Tires screeching]
-[Lakewell grunts]

CHLOE:
Alpha Charlie Five Two,

status Zero,
Moss Heath Avenue.

Status Zero,
Moss Heath Avenue.

CONTROL: Alpha Charlie
Five Two, Received.

OFFICERS: Armed police!
Armed police!

Drop your weapons!
Drop your weapons!

[Gunfire]

LAKEWELL:
What's happening?

Can you get me out please?

[Gunfire]

[Bullets thudding]

Hey! Hey! Hey! Move! Move!

Stay down!

[Bullets thudding]

[Gunfire]

Alpha Charlie Five Two,

we are under attack
from multiple armed gunmen,

request urgent
armed assistance.

CONTROL:
We have [indistinct]

Five Two Four Five,
need to evacuate,

-gonna get you out.
-Four Five, received,

evac authorised,
repeat evac authorised!

-Sarge...
-[Gunfire]

[Whimpering]

Stay down!

[Panting]

[Gunfire]

Jonesy, I can't get a grip!

JONES:
Okay. Gimme a leg up!

[Chloe straining]

[Gunfire]

JONES:
Steve! It's Jonesy!

Is everyone okay?

-Jonesy!
-[Sniper fires]

[Gunfire]

CHLOE: Jonesy.

Help. I need some help.
Please quick.

Alpha Charlie Four Five,

under fire from sniper,
target Windermere.

Repeat target is Windermere.

Obs on sniper overlooking
our current position

on Moss Heath Avenue!

AFO: Received ARV's on way.

Alpha Charlie Five Two,
Control, urgent message,

one police casualty
Moss Heath Avenue,

critical injuries!

Come on, Jonesy...

CONTROL: [Indistinct]

on way to[Indistinct]
ETA seven minutes.

[Lakewell whimpers]

-[Gunfire]
-[Man grunts]

[Gunfire]

[Sniper fires]

[Gunfire]

[Sniper fires]

[Gunshot]

[Panting]

[Indistinct radio chatter]

AFO: Control from
Alpha Charlie Six Six.

Sit Rep update.

All armed suspects
are neutralised...

LAKEWELLL: Oh, God.

[Sirens blaring]

[Dramatic music playing]

CHLOE: There's been
a forensic NABIS recovery

of all the OCG weapons
from the scene.

I don't even know
if this is important,

but some of the weapons appear
to have been workshopped...

It's important.

Send them to ballistics
for a full analysis.

Sir.

HASTINGS: Jonesy...

such a good girl.
It's a terrible loss,

it's a terrible loss.

And now there's no doubt
about it,

the OCG were tipped off
from inside of Blackthorn

when we picked up Lakewell.

Prison officers
are in their pocket.

Unless the leak
came from AC-12.

Not on my watch, it didn't.

Look, you two have
been through a hell of a lot.

Now that the PIM's finished

maybe you should just
go off duty...

No, sir.
I'd like to continue.

Let's do this.

LAKEWELL: Chloe,

that won't be necessary.

Jimmy?

My Solicitor's offered
to read out my statement

but, given what's happened,

the least I can do
is look you all in the eye.

I'm not prepared
to submit to an interview,

not today, not any day.

For Christ's sake, fella,

one of my officers
just got killed!

And it was a miracle
there weren't more casualties,

including myself
and DI Arnott.

It was a warning.

I'll never be able to stop
looking over my shoulder.

Jimmy, I promise you,

we'll do whatever it takes

to persuade
the Ministry of Justice

to let you into
Witness Protection.

There are some people
there's no protection from.

HASTINGS: People, or person?

What happened today
wasn't cobbled together

by a couple
of foot-soldiers,

the order came from the top,
the very top.

That's a logical deduction.

Yes, so who?

I'm a coward, not a fool.

For Christ's sake!

You really imagine
you'll be safe in prison?

They'll know I didn't talk.

So, yes, I hope so.

That's right,

isn't it, DI Arnott,

I didn't talk?

Get him out of here!

[Door opens]

I'm sorry.

[Door closes]

[Dramatic music playing]

[Vehicle beeps]

-[Gun clicks empty]
-[Gasps]

It's as easy as that, Jo.

Let's go inside
and discuss this.

I say "discuss".

I'll explain why I won't
be posted off your team.

And you'll listen.

[Car engine revving]

Morning, boss,
everything okay?

Wondered if you had an update

on the armed robbery
line of inquiry?

Chris and I
are trying to locate

the firearms workshop
we believe is connected

to Gail Vella's
murder weapon...

Great.

Boss, while I've got you,

I wanted to bring up
the other matter,

my concerns with Ryan...

He only joined the force
18 months ago.

Any active links
to organised crime

would have been detected
during vetting.

Jo? Seriously?

Thing is, Kate,

we're already down
a senior detective.

I'd hate to lose another one.

Sorry, I don't follow.

If people start
asking questions

about what really happened
at the reservoir,

they're going to start
wondering

why you were following
the patrol car

but failed to call for backup

in time to prevent
an officer from drowning

and the attempted murder
of a suspect.

Drop it, Kate.

That's an order.

What's this?

We've gotta share.

Overcrowding.

Where's your bunk?

They're bringing it now.

[Lakewell straining]

Now you watch what happens
to a rat.

[Choking]

[Straining]

[Notification chimes]

[Phone ringing]

-CHLOE: Boss.
-Yeah.

We've got the DNA
from Farida Jatri's house.

Truth is, I'm a bit confused.

Maybe you'll have more joy...

[Ominous music playing]

Ma'am.

I don't know
if you saw, ma'am,

the Box this morning
had an inmate found dead

inside of Blackthorn.

James Lakewell.

What was the cause of death?

Being a rat, ma'am.

[Ominous music playing]

CHLOE: We've investigated

DCI Davidson's version
of events.

An extended forensic search
at PS Farida Jatri's house

detected a small number
of DNA deposits

closely matching
an individual

whose DNA is stored
on the police database.

Joanne Davidson.

Great work,
we've got her.

She told us a pack of lies

about her relationship
with Farida Jatri.

Not only that, sir,

it means there was ample
opportunity for Davidson

to plant the burner phones
at the property.

This isn't the most
significant finding, sir.

As we know, sir,
officers' samples are stored

on the system to exclude
contamination of crime scenes.

Now an officer's DNA
isn't speculatively examined

on a routine basis,
and certainly wasn't back

when Davidson joined
the force.

Because the DNA deposits
detected at the house

weren't assumed to relate
solely to a police officer,

they were compared against
the whole system.

The analysis detected
partial matches

to a nominal whose DNA
is stored

on other police databases.

He's identified over the page.

[Dramatic music playing]

STEVE: As we know, sir,

there's only one
credible explanation

for Jo Davidson's
DNA matching this individual.

They're blood relatives.

Mother of God.

[Dramatic music playing]