All language subtitles for Manhunt S01E02

TRAFFIC DROWNS OUT THE CONVERSATION

Hello?

Oh, God!

I'm going to go and get help, OK?

I'm going to get help.

Colin. Dave Cobb.

The Force asked me to call.
I've got a job for you.

A dead French girl on Twickenham
Green. Battered over the head.

In Surrey,
this would be a promotion case.

In the Met,
it's your boss who gets promoted.

The victim's name is
Amelie Martin Josette Delagrange.

22 years old.

Born 2nd February 1982.

REPORTER: Can you tell us if you're
pursuing a link with Milly Dowler?

We have no reason to believe that
these cases are linked at this time.

What about the Marsha McDonnell
murder last year?

We have a suspect for that case.
But you haven't charge them.

The chance of a link to an attack
near the Green a few months ago.

Edel Harbison, 34, blonde.
Struck over the head.

We're not jumping to conclusions,
are we, about a link?

She walked back.

It looks like it, guv.

That's why
she had to go across the Green.

We know that Amelie missed her stop.

We know her phone went off-line
at 10:23 in Walton

when it was dumped in the river.
So, we know he's in a vehicle.

We know that he went from the Green
to Walton and we know when.

But we don't know his route.

Now, this white van appears

sometime between 22:00 and 22:05.

And by 22:08, he's gone.

Is there any chance they can
clean it up, get a reg number?

A fighting chance, I'd say, guv.

He's not a witness.

Nice one.

Oh, well.
We haven't got him yet.

You know what car he drives,
that's huge.

Hi, Dad.
Hello, love.

Cheers.

If I've been shutting you out,
or it seemed like I was,

it wasn't my intention.

The hotel called.

A free upgrade
and we're overlooking the sea.

Spain.

My brother's wedding.
Yes, of course. I can't wait.

Don't overdo it.

PHONE RINGS
Our window for the attack on Amelie

was ten minutes either side
of 22:00 hours.

Ambrose.

But now we can do better than that.
Can't we, Jonesy?

Yeah, we can, guv. Thanks to
the advent of external bus cameras,

we know that this Ford Courier van

was parked right by the Green
between 22:00 and 22:05,

and by 22:08 it was gone.

And we've got the same van
on several streets nearby

for half an hour before that.

As far as I'm concerned,
this removes any doubt

that our killer is in that van.

And we'll be checking through
the murder of Marsha McDonnell

to see if a Courier crops up and
also the attack on Edel Harbison.

Have we got the reg?
Not yet.

What do the experts say?

Well, it's dark.
Minimal streetlights.

And, well, the image quality
is not the best, as you can see.

Yeah, but what do the experts say?

They're still examining the footage.

They have enlarged it
on their bigger screen.

They can't make out the number?
Only some of it.

Not enough to run a DVLA search.

I just showed the stills to Ford

and they say it's a Courier
made between '96 and 2000.

How many in circulation?
25,000.

Oh, Christ...

Are we sure we can't make out
that reg number?

The reg number is not the only way
of identifying that van, Chris.

The front left wheel trim
is missing.

There's a black disc on the roof

and the cargo doors
have no glass in them.

The problem is, none of that
will show up on DVLA records.

Then, we prioritise Couriers
registered in Twickenham and Walton

and we crack through the list.
A long list.

Yes, it is a long list.

Maybe...

Maybe we need to think big picture.

I'm Monica. I'm the projectionist.
DS Jo Brunt.

DCI Colin Sutton.
DC Neil Jones.

Thanks very much
for making time for us, Monica.

Well, I've been doing this
a wee while, but this is a first.

Yeah, us too.

Take a seat.
Thank you.

The experts say, if we can't see
it on these three, we're stuffed.

Ah...

Monica, can we go back to the second
one and go closer on that?

Yes, we can.

Neil?

Jonesy?

Sorry, guv.

It's bigger, but it's not clearer.

HE SIGHS
A bit less so, actually.

That 6 could still be a G.

No, maybe the experts
do know a thing or two.

God, does he have the luck
of the devil or what?

How was the movie?
What did you say?

Oh, sorry. I couldn't resist.

Well?

Oh, er, no joy, sir.

My advice,
don't pin everything on this van.

That van's our best lead, sir.

I hear you're off to Spain.
A wedding or something.

Er, no, I'm not going to Spain.
I think you should.

Come back refreshed, recharged.

Richard will hold the fort. When you
get back, we'll see where we are.

What does that mean?

It means, we'll see where we are.

Can I have a word, sir?

That van is our top priority. I know
that's how we'll get him. I know it.

And if Richard doesn't get that,
I'm not going anywhere.

Colin, if I wanted you out,
you'd be out.

They'll stay on the van
while I'm away? You're the SIO.

I want your word.

You have it.

Thank you, sir.

DOOR CLOSES

Hey.

Hi.
Hi. How are you?

Yeah, good.
Will you come and see Colin?

Sure.
Colin... This is Steve.

Angus' best man.
Oh, good to meet you, Steve.

Likewise, mate. Likewise.

How's the speech going?
Oh, great.

I'd say I know where
all the bodies are buried,

but you might get the wrong idea.
THEY CHUCKLE

So, er, what are you reading?

Jesus, a bit of a busmen's holiday,
isn't it? That's what I said.

Er, listen, a few of us are meeting
up later to check out the harbour.

It'll be nothing too wild,
if you fancy it. Do you know what...

Erm, why not? Yes.
Yes, it'd be good to see the town.

PHONE RINGS

Excuse me.

Two seconds.

Jo?

A mobile ANPR camera's
picked up a white Courier van

going past the Twickenham Green
two nights after Amelie was killed.

The same wheel trim,
the same black disc on the roof.

Have you got an ID of the driver?

Er, it's complicated.

What do you mean?

The van is registered to the Met.
The Met?

Yeah. It turns out we own
quite a few Courier vans,

mostly used by SOCOs.

This one's based at the
Photographic Branch in Southwark.

Well, so you can't tie it
to a specific driver?

Not without showing our hand.
All right, don't do anything.

Erm...
I'll be there in half an hour.

I'll call you back.
No, Colin. You don't need...

PHONE GOES DEAD
Colin?

SHE SIGHS

Erm, I'm sorry, I've got to go.
I'll catch the next flight out.

They're all booked. My cousin tried
to get a seat last night.

Tomorrow, then.
The wedding's tomorrow.

Look, we've had a break in the case.

One of the vehicles...

You said something once,
something really interesting.

You said that,
when you were hunting someone,

you always asked the question,

"What's important to them?

"What matters to them deep down?

"Because the answer
tells you a lot."

Louise...
This...

This was important to me.

You knew it was important to me.

What am I supposed to think?

I'm sorry.

Sorry to be so cloak and dagger.
No, I get it.

I just can't believe
it's the van you're looking for.

Well, that's what we need
to establish.

Right, well,
I've dug out the logbook.

OK, so, the van was in Twickenham
on August 19th, right?

The night of, just after 10.

OK. Right.

Patricia Wilson
had the van that night.

She was called out to photograph
a break-in at a jeweller's in Ham.

Is Patricia here now?
No.

It's her daughter's birthday.

And what about the van?

Yeah.

If you'd like to follow me...

Right, so, here's the van.

That's not the van.
How do you know?

It's got the aerial stub.
It's got the...

The stub's too small
and it's too far forward on the roof

The stub's too small
and that's the wrong wheel trim.

I know my vehicles, Jo.
That's not our van.

Thank you.
Thanks.

And to think you'd be on
your second San Miguel by now.

Not funny.

Plus, we've got an issue
of previous owners...

Guv, I thought you were in Spain.

Long story.
Couldn't keep away.

How's it going with the van?
Slowly.

Well, half the Courier vans
we're stopping

aren't registered to the area.
And vice versa.

When we trace vans logged locally,
they're all over.

Yeah, I just tracked one down
to Aberdeen, guv.

You know, what do you want us to do?
I want you to not stop now.

I want you to keep going.

We're sticking to the Courier lead.

If we have to trace 25,000 vans,
then we have to trace 25,000 vans.

Yes, guv.

What are you thinking?

It's colder
than a polar bear's cock.

That's not what I meant.
Standing on bridges,

That's not what I meant.
clocking white vans.

Good old-fashioned shoe leather.

A bit desperate, though, isn't it?

Yeah. A bit.

The coldest October on record.

Is it?

And here's the cream of West London
CID playing spot the van.

I don't know, we might get lucky,
guv. Oh, come on.

If Sutton said,
"Jump off this bridge," you'd do it.

If Sutton said,
But even you must have your doubts.

He drives a white Courier
and he's likely local.

It's a likely punt, I'd say.
Fair enough.

You two, drink the Kool-Aid.

I'll see if you're still standing
in a month from now.

And what's Kool-Aid?

Oh, it's a poison drink cult leader
Jim Jones gave to his followers.

Oh, right.

What happened to them?
They all died.

I picked this up in Barcelona.
Hm?

It wasn't a dig.

No.

You're not going to want
to hear this.

If you don't play, you can't lose.

What, you think I should quit?

I think, if you go now,

it's early days, people forget.

But hang on...

and you could go down with the ship.

The case will define you.

I said you wouldn't want to hear it.

Yeah, you did. Is this you
getting me back for Spain?

I'm just trying to offer
some perspective.

I won't get another job like this.
Maybe not.

I won't get another job like this.
But career cases go both ways.

And this feels like
a poisoned chalice.

Why take the risk?

And if you won't consider that,

at least be humble enough
to take advice. Such as?

The van.

The shotgun approach won't work.

But there are programs that will
turn 25,000 into a manageable list.

Right, programs written by who?

People like me, trained analysts.

I'm not entrusting this
to a program. No offence.

Sorry about Spain,
but in the circumstances...

Oh, in the circumstances,

any one of your team could have
ruled out that suspect van.

You were looking for an excuse.

And loyal Jo was happy to help.

DOOR SLAMS

If anyone gives you any hassle
over those extra cars,

just let me know.
Sure.

Colin...
Yeah?

London's one thing.

But driving around the country
to look for this van...

Jo, it's got to be done.

I'm just not sure how happy the team
are, that's all. Or convinced.

THEY TALK AMONGST THEMSELVES

Excuse me, sir.
Yes?

I was in the mobile station on the
Green after Amelie was killed. OK.

Well, this woman came in
and gave a statement

and I wondered
if anything came of it.

Right, lads, see you later on.
Cheers.

Erm...

Before you all rush off...

...I just want to say a few words
about the Yorkshire Ripper.

All Leeds CID really had to go on
was one tyre mark

and a list of cars and lorries
that could have left it.

The pool of potential vehicles
was 53,000.

The elimination process
was a nightmare.

All vehicle records were stored
on long reels of listing paper

and the officers
had to roll them out along the floor

striking off cars with marker pens
on their hands and knees.

There were so many filing cabinets
in the room,

they had to move them all to the
sides because the floor was bending

and the building society downstairs
was beginning to complain.

After 33,000 vehicles,
they lost heart.

They gave up.

Peter Sutcliffe's Ford Corsair
was in that last 20,000

waiting to be checked.

If they'd kept going,
they would have got him

and three lives
would have been saved.

That's all.

Clive, Jo, will you come with me?

Are you all right, guv?

Yeah, another lesson
from the Yorkshire Ripper case,

don't get tunnel vision.

We're on the basics,

starting with
the single statement file.

Or files.

Er, what prompted this?

That WPC I was just talking to.

She was asking about
a statement she took

when we had that mobile unit
on the Green.

What, she thought she had
a contender?

Well, she said it was worth
a second look.

The statement was from a woman
called Johanna Collings.

Collings. C.

Right, that's you, guv.

Here we go.

"My ex, Levi Bellfield,
is very familiar with the area

"and hates women.
Especially blonde women.

"I once found a copy of Cosmopolitan

"with all the blondes' faces
scratched out.

"Levi used to keep a knife
and a balaclava

"in a hidden pocket in his coat."

Mm, no psycho stereotype
left unturned there, then.

I'm liking him so far.

"Levi likes to move around and has
several children by different women.

"He's employed as a bouncer
and a wheel clamper

"and uses a white van
for his clamping business.

"Levi is currently on bail for GBH

"and the weapon used in the attack
was a hammer."

You're fucking kidding me?

Wheel clamping, yeah?
Yeah, why?

One of our traces
on a locally registered van

One of our traces
mentioned wheel clamping.

Use the stand-alone database.

Here we go.

P610 XCN.

Ford Courier van, registered
to Epstone Motors in Isleworth.

It says here the garage sold it
to a "gypsy named Levi".

Has the garage
got an address for him?

Yeah, Strawberry Hill Road.

I know Strawberry Hill Road.

Yeah, there.

That's where he lived with Johanna.

Just a stone's throw
from the Amelie and Edel scenes.

Marsha McDonnell
was killed right there.

Shall we bring him in?

No.

No, we're window shopping
until we're ready to buy.

There's his clamping truck.

That's the house.

It's definitely the last address
he was registered at? Mm.

Cohabiting with a Laura Marsh.

Well, if he's still got
that Courier, I don't see it.

Here we go.

HE CHATS ON THE PHONE

I bet the neighbours love him.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking, if he hit you
with a hammer, you wouldn't get up.

Happy in his work, isn't he?
Delirious.

That's eight cars in 90 minutes.

Phew. He must be making a few quid.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Oh, God...

It must be break time.

CAR HORN TOOTS

What?!

CAR HORN TOOTS

Go on!

SHE SIGHS

Oh, shit!

We need a surveillance team.

Are you all right, Clive?

Guv, I've been looking at
a Sarah Knight.

She was a victim of a deliberate
hit and run back in May.

It's a very different MO.

Yeah, but there's a couple
of similarities with Amelie.

One, she'd just gotten off a bus.

Two, now, do you remember
what Johanna Collings was saying

about him hating blondes, scratching
their faces out of magazines?

How old?
18.

She's a brave girl.
The bastard ran her down

and then reversed back over her.

She managed to fish her phone
out of the gutter and dialled 999.

Well,
if you think of a car as a weapon,

then the MO's not that different.
Did she get a look at the driver?

No, just the vehicle. She said
it was a white people carrier

with blacked-out windows
and a cracked driver's mirror.

Good recall.
Yeah.

When she was pushed on a make,
she said a Ford Galaxy.

But people carriers
look very much alike.

Bellfield drove a people carrier
at that time,

but it wasn't a Ford Galaxy.

He was stopped a month
before Sarah's attack

driving a white Toyota Previa
with blacked-out windows.

Find out what happened to that
Previa. He might still have it.

Even if he's fixed the mirror,

there can't be that many
with blacked-out windows.

She broke every rib in her body.

Cut her liver in two.

It's a miracle
the surgeons saved her.

Do you want us to do
our own interview with her, guv?

No. I don't want to make her relive
her ordeal for nothing.

She didn't see his face.
Like with Edel Harbison.

He attacks her from behind
before she can clock him.

And if Marsha and Amelie saw him,
they can't tell us.

Luck of the devil.
Well, luck runs out eventually.

Maybe we can link him
to other victims.

On Marsha, they looked at possible
links to three other violent crimes.

When we're done with Sarah,
let's pull them.

It's weird, isn't it?

Everything he steals, he discards.

At least, if there was
some kind of sexual element,

At least, if there was
it would make sense, but...

What does he get out of it?

It's like he funnels everything
into one impact, one transaction.

And I'd be surprised if it didn't
have everything to do with sex.

So, they sent me this, guv.

It's a recording
of Sarah's 999 call.

WOMAN: Where does it hurt?

SARAH: Everywhere.

He deliberately took me out, yeah.

He ran over me again.

He deliberately ran over you again?

Yeah.

He ran over you twice?
Yeah.

And it really hurts.

Jo, call the team back tonight.

Tonight?
Yeah.

We need to put a case together
that gets Bellfield off the street.

All hands on deck. But we've made
finding the van the priority.

Now we're making this the priority.

Plus, we're downgrading the van,
not dismissing it.

It might sound like semantics
if you're halfway to Selkirk.

PHONE RINGS

Andy?

Colin, we've got a surveillance team
on Bellfield starting first thing.

Thank you.

Murphy's given us surveillance.

You are joking?

All right. Fine.
We'll be back by tonight.

Plenty of time, Mr Young.

We'll let you get on.

You won't fucking believe this.

He only wants us back in London
by tonight.

You impressed on them that he
commits blitz attacks, did you? Yes.

We'll give the off.
Stand by for first eye contact.

The weapon could be a hammer,
a knife or a car.

This is what they do every day.
Yep.

TEXT MESSAGE ALERT

OK.

Levi Bellfield's
car clamping activities

gave him access
to a number of vehicles,

including a Toyota Previa.

Clive...

Sarah Knight was run over
by a people carrier, May 28th.

One week later, Bellfield
sold his Previa.

A guilty conscience.
Or a coincidence.

It's not a smoking gun.
Are we not convincing you, Chris?

It feels like we've gone from having
all our eggs in the van basket

to staking everything on one bloke.

Well, one very strong suspect.

Still, it feels a bit
all or nothing. A bit desperate.

Well, you're right.
We don't have a smoking gun.

And until we do,
we can't show our hand.

The bottom line is Levi Bellfield
is a strong suspect

for Amelie's murder and quite
possibly for Marsha's, too.

As well as the assaults
on Sarah Knight and Edel Harbison.

Except, we've played down
any of these links to the media.

Will you forget about the media!

Your job is to get him
off the pavement

before he hurts someone else.
Well, why don't we just nick him?

No, he's got form.
He knows the drill.

We need fresh meat, something
solid before we can go near him.

This is Levi Bellfield's intel file.

I want you to read it,
study it and then get out there

and find something
we can bring him in on.

That's all. Thank you very much.
Thanks, guv.

I've got an update
from surveillance.

He went to B&Q and McDonald's
and is now on the A40 westbound.

Standby, one.

"In March 2002, Bellfield
and partner Laura Marsh

"were living in Collingwood Place,
Walton-on-Thames."

And?

Milly Dowler went missing
in March 2002.

But you didn't work on Milly.

No, I did a stint at Surrey
on another case.

You couldn't really avoid it.

Collingwood Place...

Oh, Jesus...

What?

Milly went missing
on Station Avenue.

That's literally one street away.

Bellfield lived here in March 2002.

Right. So...?

I just wanted to see it
with my own eyes.

I wonder where that goes?

Have you got a stopwatch?
Yeah.

Do you want to start it?

A number of witnesses said they saw
Milly leaving Walton Station.

And the last confirmed sighting...

...was at that bus stop.

How are we doing?
55 seconds.

DOORBELL RINGS

PHONE RINGS

DOOR OPENS

Hello, Brian.

I hear Surrey's getting
more new buildings.

A fancy Italian architect.

It'll make New Scotland Yard look
like Butlins. That wouldn't be hard.

Well, the Met's got nothing
to prove, does it?

Well, the Met's got nothing
Well, that's debatable.

Do you want to come in?
Yeah. Thank you.

Does the name Levi Bellfield
mean anything to you?

Should it?

We're looking at him for Amelie.

Thank you.

He's got form for GBH

and we've seen evidence he has
an interest in underage girls.

In March 2002, he was living here
in Walton-on-Thames.

Just one minute's walk from the bus
stop where Milly was last seen.

Cheers.

When I've finished with him,
he's all yours.

All right.

Thanks.

What?

The last few months, I've
been on the peripheral with Milly.

I'm not sure I'm your best advocate.

I just need you to share
Bellfield's name with the team.

Fair warning.

Two years now,
some people on Milly, well...

they've been a long way
down the rabbit hole.

What,
they won't look at any new suspects?

They're drowning in suspects, Colin.

Not keen to add to the list?

Not until they've cleared
the backlog.

Oh.

Especially not with someone
being pushed by the Met.

Not fair.

Or true.

Sorry. Long day.

A minute's walk?

55 seconds.

What do you think?

I think the hairs
on my fucking neck are standing up.

Oh, shit...!

Cat?

I texted you this morning.
You said you'd be home.

I know. I know.

You forgot.
Love...

Oh, I'm sorry.
Happy birthday.

Oh, well, at least stay for a cuppa.
I promised mum I'd be back by 10.

I've got a mock tomorrow.
All right, I'll drop you home.

Ah!

I did try calling.
Yes.

Cat!

You are not cycling.

Come on.
Fine.

PHONE RINGS

CAR STARTS

The last thing I want to do
is compromise you in any way,

but there's a few things
I really need to know.

Like... did Bellfield's name ever
come up in connection with Milly?

No. Not to my knowledge.
Are you sure?

Thanks for telling me you were
going to see Brian, by the way.

Oh, I'm sorry. This...

This link to Milly's blindsided us.

I can't help you.

Why not?

I had a call
when you were dropping Cat home.

What?

I was told, in no uncertain terms,
not to talk to about Milly.

You're joking?

Typical fucking carrots!

Well,
unless they've bugged our house,

they're not going to know, are they?

Colin, I'm not disobeying an order
and I can't believe you'd ask me to.

What, you're going to listen to that
lot over me? They're my superiors.

I have to listen to them.
And I'm your husband.

Oh, grow up! That's not fair.

Look, if there's a link to Milly,
I need to know.

Sorry, no. I gave my word.

Anyway, why would you want my help?

I've never worked for the Met.
I'm the definition of a carrot.

Oh...
That's just a term of affection.

Bullshit.

You're like all the Met, looking
down your nose at us provincials.

Not true.
"Second-rate, second best."

That's what you think. Where's
all this coming from, Louise?

You don't even know you're doing it.
The other day you said,

"I don't want to mess up Amelie
the way Surrey did Milly."

Well, they have messed Milly up.
Where do you think I work, Colin?

But you're the exception that proves
the rule. They are my colleagues!

And if your suspect's so strong,
why is he still walking around?

You haven't even nicked him
for Amelie

and you're trying to tie him
to Milly.

Oh, I'm going to bed.

Happy birthday.

DOOR SLAMS

Eyeball on target.

He is on the move.

MAN: Swing to the right. We'll meet
you at the end of the roundabout.

Turning into Curson Road.

Copy that, Danny.

He's now heading west
towards the roundabout.

We're following.
Eddie, get ahead of us.

Received, 142.

He's stopped.
The target has stopped.

Danny, pull in.

I've got eyeballs on the target.

The target's talking to two girls.

142 in position.

PHONE RINGS

Colin Sutton. Guv, you said to call
direct if there's a situation.

What's he doing?
Tell me exactly what he's doing.

Chatting up a couple of girls,
about 15, 16.

They're at a bus stop.

How do they seem?

OK.

GIRL: I don't know. Sorry.

They're laughing.
They might leave soon.

Guv, do we move?

Danny, stay put.

He's still talking to two girls.

Yeah, one of them's trying
to move away now.

Now they both are.

421, standby.

He doesn't look happy.

Wait, he's approaching them again.

OK, move in. Take him.

Danny, Mike, move in on the target.

Stand down! Stand down!

BELLFIELD: Hello, mate.
Look after them, will you?

Guv, the girls are on the bus.
They're safe.

All right, slags.

All right, girls. Just follow me.

If you just want to take a seat
over here...

GIRL: Are we in trouble?

No.

No, not at all.

It'd be good to know
where you were going.

The town centre in Uxbridge.

And when the man came up to you
at the bus stop, what did he say?

He was like, "You two look nice.
How old are you?"

Did you tell him?

And what did he say then?

He said, "Oh, that's good.

"I bet you're both virgins.
You look like virgins. I bet..."

Go on.

He said,
"I bet you're both nice and tight."

And he offered us a lift
and that's when I walked off.

And then I followed her.
And the bus came.

Why are you asking about that man?

Has he done something wrong?

The encounter with these two girls

lets us know exactly
what kind of bloke Bellfield is.

He's still active and it lets us
know that bus stops and bus routes

are his hunting ground.

Amelie, Marsha and Sarah
all got off buses

right before they were attacked.

Maybe he sees them getting on
and then follows the bus.

Quite possibly. But what's certain
is there will be more attacks

unless we can find something
to bring him in on.

You keep bringing up Marsha. Are
we looking at her officially now?

Yes, we are.

And as you worked on Marsha,
Richard,

I'd say you were best placed
to borrow the files and exhibits.

Borrow? Mm.
Yes, guv.

OK, Clive, you fill us in
on Sarah Knight, please.

Right, DVLA records
show Bellfield selling his Previa

right after she's run over.

Have you paid the proud new owner
a visit? Oh, yes.

Roger Fern,
a known associate of Bellfield's.

He says Levi told him to register
the car under a false name,

lest it attract our attention.

Did Levi say why?
No.

And Fern was too shit scared to ask.

Now, as for the Previa itself,
we seized it

and it has blacked-out windows

and a broken driver's mirror.

Exactly how Sarah described
the car that hit her.

Forensics?
Er, a day, maybe two.

The broken mirror's
a good place to start.

There is a couple
of other hallmarks, too.

You've got a stain
from a leaking petrol cap.

None of which is grounds
to hold him on.

Blood or a DNA linked to
Sarah Knight, on the other hand...

Yeah, I'll lean on Forensics.
OK.

Well, whatever happens, an arrest
is imminent and we have to be ready.

Chris, what have you got
on Bellfield locally?

Lots. From a logistics pot at point
of view, he's a fucking nightmare.

What, has he got friends
in low places?

Closely associated with a
suspected paedophile, Deepak Nadiri,

his brother Gurav

and an older bloke
called Patrick Spalden

with form for child abuse
going back 20 years.

Well, it fits with him
trying to pick up the girls.

So, what do we reckon? It strikes me
Levi might lean on them

to look after his property for him.
Or make it disappear.

And given their history,
they might well oblige.

Yeah, and we lose evidence
we'll never recover.

When we nick Bellfield,
I want to hit their houses

and their vehicles at the same time.
It's a lot of warrants.

Can you manage it, Chris?
Give me a couple of days.

Three at most.

All right.
Thank you. That's all.

Right, where is that pizza?
Rob's got it.

Andy.
I need a word.

In your office.
Yeah.

The News Of The World
just called the press office.

Don't ask me how,

but they know we've got a suspect
under surveillance

and they know
we're planning an arrest.

They're going to run the story
on Sunday.

So we have to pick Bellfield up
before then. Well, we can't.

The warrants, the manpower,
taking care of his associates,

we're not ready. Nowhere near.

Then we've got a problem.

This is Bob Cox, our Deputy Director
of Communications.

Good to meet you, Bob.
Likewise, Colin.

Chris.
Bob.

So, those shysters
from the News Of The World

are making a proper nuisance
of themselves.

Yeah, they can't run it.
Not this Sunday.

Yeah, I hear you, Colin. But...
No, there is no but.

We're not ready to arrest him.
They can't run it.

Colin...
Bellfield will disappear.

He'll flee the country.
Let Bob finish.

Crete, Spain, Tenerife...

He's been in and out of the UK
four times in the last six months.

Enough.

Yeah, I deal with the tabloids
every day.

So, sad to say,

I'm immune to the shock and
indignation that you're now feeling.

Jaundiced, my wife calls it.

But I can tell you
begging won't work.

Pleading won't work.

And neither will
threats of contempt.

Unless, of course,
we can back them up.

The lawyers aren't promising much.
Why not?

Well, for one thing, the leak
probably came from inside your team.

And for two, it's not an issue
of national security.

Oh, tell that to Amelie's parents.

There is no guarantee
we can stop them, Colin.

But we can do a deal.

What?
We can do a deal.

Negotiate.
I already have a wee plan there.

When you nick Bellfield,
on a day of your choosing...

...take a journalist along
for the ride.

Are you serious?

Well, if they bite, they'll
probably want a photographer, too.

You want is to take two untrained,
unarmed people

You want is to take two untrained,
to arrest a violent psychopath?

How do we move this forward, Bob?

Well, you call them up.

Colin?

Hello, Dave.

I, er...

I hear you're looking at
Marsha McDonnell's murder.

Yeah, that's right. Yeah.

We had a very strong suspect there.
Yeah, I know.

But he never got charged. He was
sectioned before we got the chance.

Yeah.

We went over forensics
with a toothcomb.

And when that was a wash-out,
we got a psychologist in...

Oh, I don't doubt that you were
thorough, Dave. Not for one moment.

And I don't doubt that your bloke
was in the neighbourhood

the night Marsha got murdered.

But the link was only ever
circumstantial, wasn't it?

I've got to go.

OK.

Nicely done.

They went for it.

They're going to run the story
next week, after the arrest. Right.

They want a photographer
and a reporter present.

Well, of course they do.

How many units
does the News Of The World shift?

About 4 million copies.

No pressure, then.

Now, we're striking ten locations
simultaneously.

Go, go, go.

Police!

Go left, go right!

Where's Levi, Laura?
I don't know.

We must have missed him, guv.
It's a cul-de-sac.

How can they have missed him?

We are offering you a suspect
who's not only a paedophile,

but a killer and a rapist.
Suspected killer and rapist.

Guv, there's someone to see you.

I want to talk about Milly Dowler.