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'The Metropolitan Police inquiry into the Portland Tower incident,

'in which Police Constable Hadley Matthews

'and teenager Farah Mehenni lost their lives, ended today.'

When will people stop using PC Adama's inexperience

as an excuse for everything she does?

Christ, you're cold. Yeah, you said that before.

Nothing's changed.

Operation Perseus.

About the guy who put the gun in that kid's hand. Shakiel Oliver.

We're setting up a task force to take him down. Do you wanna run it?

You bet I do.

Why are you fixated on pursuing Shaw?

Why are you fixated on defending him?

I've got a job for you. I've already got a job, thanks.

So, what, is it? Drugs? Guns? Gangs? All of the above.

You know why he wants you, don't you? He wants you undercover.

Can you handle that again? With Shaw, the man who's got your back?

We can do what we joined up to do - take down the bad guy.

Can I ask a couple of questions?

You still having an affair with Lizzie Adama?

She was a mistake,

for which I have said sorry and will go on saying sorry

for as long as I need to.

It is over, I promise.

Yeah, it better be. Because if it isn't,

I'll damage you in ways you can't even imagine.

You see that?

I hope it haunts you.

You can be as rude about me and about my personal life as you like,

but do not doubt, not for one second,

my skill or determination to bring this fucker down.

Let me give you my number. You can decide.

That's really kind, thank you.

You're leaving Farlow? Yeah.

Threat to life, I can't wait for the entry team, I'm going in.

Doctors told my parents something.

I'm pregnant.

Yo!

He cut me!

Hey! He's been stabbed. Help!

What's going on?

Help! Help!

He's been stabbed...

Sarah Collins.

Yep. 20 minutes. On my way.

Sorry. A stabbing. Another kid.

I'll make you a cup of tea. No time.

Sh-sh-sh-sh. Sh-sh-sh.

Come on, bubba. Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Sarah. Hi, Elaine.

We couldn't get a tent? No, none available.

Any ID? No, nothing on him. No phone either.

There was an off-duty paramedic? Yeah, Owen Pierce.

He went to get milk at Yilmaz. No, the shop CCTV isn't working.

Owen heard someone calling for help. Saw two kids.

Two? Yep.

He did what he could. It wasn't enough.

He's all yours. I'm still de-briefing first on scene.

Owen?

I'm DI Sarah Collins, Homicide Command.

Hey. I'm sorry, I couldn't stop the bleeding.

I'm sure you did your best.

There was another boy with him?

Yeah, his friend. He stole my phone. What?

Said he didn't have one, so I gave him mine to call 999.

I told him what to say, then he just... vanished.

Why did you think he was a friend? How he was, I guess.

Like he was about to burst into tears.

He said, "Please don't let me die."

I told him, "You're gonna be OK."

When are you gonna stop this?

I will arrest whoever did this, I promise.

That wasn't my question.

Hey, Ash. Hey, Lizzie.

Early bird catches the best desk.

Well, I've only got child care till four.

That GBH you're investigating, Friday's night's brawl in the mall.

I might have an ID on one of the little sods.

Who from?

One of the lids downstairs, so I don't know what it's worth.

I was a lid downstairs, Ash. Who?

Arif Johar?

Hey. Detective Adama. Hello, stranger.

Are you all right? Yeah.

Oh, nice, I didn't know. Sergeant. It's only acting up.

I got volunteered for the Safer Neighbourhoods team.

Hmm.

You here about Friday night? Yeah, I got your statement.

Can we go through the CCTV? Yeah.

Did the guy they beat up give you anything?

Nope. Refused to talk to me.

Here we go.

Then all it kicks off.

They broke two of his ribs, he still wouldn't talk.

What about your ID? Rewind.

Watch the one in the grey hoodie who starts it.

One punch and he walks off.

So it was, like, what, some kind of gang initiation?

Maybe. Our violence is right up.

Looks like a turf war between the Eardsley Bluds and the Soldiers.

Anyway, I checked all the other cameras, and...

..there goes grey hoodie.

Soon as I saw this, I knew.

Ryan Kennedy, he's from the Deacon Estate.

What do you know about him?

He's started to show up a bit, but he's... he's not a bad kid.

He put someone in hospital.

He threw a punch and then walked away.

Well, we'll pull Ryan in and see how tough he is in an interview.

Hang on, I haven't seen you in ages. How's things? How's the baby?

Yeah, he's good. Er, he's, he's walking already.

Show me.

Ah, he's... he's lovely.

I was worried he'd have a beard.

Shut up, Arif.

How's, erm... How's that going? DI Shaw?

He's with his family, I'm with mine, so, yeah.

Sarah?

Sarah. Got an ID on the victim off his fingerprints.

Spencer Cardoso, 15 years old.

Prints? So he had a record? Yeah, low end. Cannabis possession.

Have you got an address for the family? There is no family.

Mum died seven years ago, and there was never a dad.

Yeah, apart from one useless sperm. Jesus, Elaine.

Anyway, we've got an address and the keyworker's phone number.

OK, talk to them. Search Spencer's place.

Social media. Is anyone posting? No.

He didn't have a phone.

Neither, allegedly, did the kid who made the 999 call.

So it's a drug deal gone wrong?

I mean, people are scared and staying quiet.

We need the kid who made the call.

He was probably there when Spencer was stabbed.

Elaine, get hold of the recording.

Lee, they've cell-sited a second call from the stolen mobile.

Prioritise a CCTV check in that area.

I'll be at the mortuary.

'A teenager hospitalised on Friday

'after a fight in a mall,

'another teenager knifed to death last night.

'The 14th fatal stabbing this year.

'What is behind this rising tide of gang violence,

'and why are the police so helpless to stop...?'

Angel?

'One of Shakiel's road men got killed last night.

'Spencer Cardoso.

'Homicide Command are looking for the kid who was with him.

'They don't have an ID.

'Almost certain it was his mate Ryan Kennedy.

'Do I give 'em his name?'

No, not Ryan. 'Seriously, guv?'

We're going after the king. Ryan's too close.

He could jeopardise everything.

DS Curran. DC Adama.

Is it Ryan? Afraid so.

You his mum? Yeah. Loretta.

You OK to come down to the station with him? Yeah, yeah.

What are you saying he's done this time? What's going on?

You guys the feds?

Ryan Kennedy, I am arresting you on suspicion of assault

at the Lonsdale Mall on 26th August.

You do not have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence if you do not mention,

when questioned, something which you may later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

I'm sorry to do this, but you're probably a bit quick on your feet.

I'm not gonna run away, am I? I'm not stupid.

Well, stupid never stopped anyone trying.

What the hell are you doing with him?

We're taking him in for questioning.

In handcuffs? He's just a kid. Just leave it, Tia.

Now, I won't know till I take sections,

but the knife hit the femoral artery.

When it's punctured, the artery retracts into the body.

There's nothing a paramedic could have done to stop the bleeding.

Not with a fit young man.

Strong heart pumping.

Sarah? Sarah?

Got the 999 call. You need to listen.

'Caller, what's your emergency?' 'He's been stabbed.'

'What's your name?' 'Spencer, he's been stabbed.'

Spencer. So they were friends.

'I've got that. I need to know where you are so I can send an ambulance.'

Gallowstree Lane. There's a shop. Yilmaz.

'Yilmaz. Got it. And what's your name?'

Just, just come, please.

He's... he's bleeding too much, the guy can't stop it.

'All right, caller, ambulance is on its way. Just tell me your name.'

Just come, just come, please. Please!

That was the last thing he said. So he must've seen who did it.

We need to find him,

or he'll try to sort this himself, and we'll have another dead kid.

Let's get back to base. No, not me.

I've been on the go 24 hours, I'm gonna pick up my kids from school.

For Pete's sake, get your husband... He's working.

My kids are gonna sit down and have dinner and tell me about their day,

and I don't care if they bitch and moan about it,

that's what they're doing.

They are not ending up like that poor motherless child in there.

That's hardly likely. Why not?

They're on the same streets, the same schools as these boys,

there are knives fucking everywhere, and we're not stopping them, are we?

Are we?

Didn't give me a thing.

"No comment, no comment, no comment."

Another wannabe gangster.

The ID off the CCTV won't be enough for a charge.

We'll take him to the VIPERs, we put him on film,

show it to other people at the mall. Security guards, etc.

You got a baby problem? I'll sort it.

This kid's not a gangster, Ash.

Why don't you have a word? Book him out, take him to the car.

I'll talk to his mum, buy you a few minutes alone. OK?

OK. Lend me your cigarettes?

Clever. Thanks.

Loretta?

What's going on? Honestly?

I don't like a kid sitting in a cell any longer than he needs to.

And I can't smoke in there.

Can I have the cuffs off, at least?

I'd offer you one, but I'm not allowed.

You got a problem? No, no, it's nothing.

Don't seem like nothing.

Hey, let me have some. I won't tell anyone.

Hey, Miss, you should be careful next time. I'm on camera.

I'm just messing with you. Oh, just give it back.

What're you gonna do, Ryan? With your life.

Just fights and gangs and shit.

Tell me there's more than that. Course there is.

Me and my guy Spence, we're gonna be...

You're gonna be what?

Nah, I know what you're doing.

You're trying to get me to spill info.

Acting all nice, but you're still a fed,

so no comment.

Well, how do we know it's our guy?

The paramedic said he was wearing an orange anorak, not a pale hoodie.

Because the next call after the 999 call

was made from under this bridge.

Which is where the signal disappeared,

probably cos he chucked the phone in the canal.

So, he called his handler,

was told to dump his top and his phone.

What do we know about the number he called?

Only been active a month,

and everything about it says trap line.

No texts, no internet, just calls, usually short.

Mostly moving around.

From the distances travelled, probably in a car.

Definitely a drug dealer. Lee's right.

Spencer and his mates went to Gallowstree Lane to do a drug deal.

The deal went bad. Spencer's friend ran.

He only makes one call after the 999,

which is to his boss. So, who is his boss?

And which gang is it? Soldiers, Bluds, the Squad?

Still nothing on social media? No gang has claimed it?

Nothing. In fact, nothing on any media.

Usually there'd be a song on fucking TikTok.

I'm on my way out now. I've gotta stop off at the lab.

I'll be right back.

Excuse me, Jim. Can I have a word?

Sarah. Sir.

It's about last night's stabbing.

Spencer Cardoso, Gallowstree Lane. You're the SIO? Yes.

I've got a dead kid and a missing witness, also a kid,

who may well be at risk, and not a peep out of anyone.

I want to set up a press conference.

Have you exhausted CCTV, ANPR, door-to-door?

Not exhausted, no, but this is my fourth stabbing in two years,

and I cracked the others because people were talking about them,

posting about them.

But this time, nothing, just a wall of silence.

And I don't know if that's a drugs thing

or a gangs thing or both, but we are nowhere.

Well, you know, if you do involve the media,

you'll be putting the Met on offer.

Maybe we should put the Met on offer.

Have the conference in the community,

invite the community, say we want to solve this crime,

but we can only do it with your help.

Well, then, you run the risk of people using the opportunity

to attack us, grandstand for the cameras.

Yes, but we could also find that vital piece of intel

that helps us arrest a murderer.

You both know if this was a white girl,

you wouldn't be hesitating.

Yeah, same old Sarah. Playing the race card.

But you're right.

I'll tell the press office to set it up. I'll be there.

Find who the Safer Neighbourhood Officer is

for that area, have them there, too.

Let's hope it doesn't blow up in our faces.

Jim.

Hi. Yeah, it's Lizzie. I'm off now. Erm, home in 20.

Yeah, I'm really grateful. Bye.

What they nick you for?

That guy that I punched at the mall.

Did you snitch? No.

I went "no comment".

Have they asked you about that other thing?

You mean Spence?

No.

You called Shakiel off a phone you stole

from a fucking ambulance driver. The feds will have traced the call.

You put him in it. I'm sorry, I panicked.

You know so much about me, Ryan. I hope I can trust you.

We gotta get 'em back, Shaks.

For Spence.

One step at a time.

Josh! Mummy's not paying you enough attention, is she? Mama!

Come on. Let's go take a bath.

Right, Mummy'll be right back, OK?

Hey. Sorry I couldn't help out this afternoon.

I didn't get your message.

Er, no, it's fine. I've... I've sorted it.

Erm, I got Sandy to take him. My neighbour, I told you about her.

Right. I've got, er, a little something for Josh.

Ugh, yeah. Let's get you cleaned up a little, shall we?

Hey, you're working?

Yeah. You know you shouldn't be doing that off-duty.

I want to clear my case load,

which is hard with only six hours of childcare,

and especially if, like today, I get stuck with a prisoner, so...

please just... You know.

Don't... Yep. Look, Lizzie, I get it, OK?

You care about your job. I get it. But this isn't good for you,

and it's obviously not good for Joshua.

I'll decide what's good for me and my son.

Hey, did you know that, er, Sandy has a criminal caution?

Possession of Class B with intent to supply.

You ran her through the PNC? You know that's against the law.

You left our kid with a drug dealer.

That caution was ten years old, when she was 19,

so please just fuck off.

Ooh! Did Mummy say a bad word? Yes!

Kieran... please?

Go.

Er... yeah. No, yeah.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Hey, you little shit!

Yo, Steve.

I've got something for you.

I've made some brown stew chicken. You want some?

Nah, it's yours. I got plenty.

Shouldn't be eating this late anyway.

Heartburn, you know.

You OK, Ry?

You heard about that thing? What thing?

The boy that was shanked. I knew him.

Me and him ran. Yeah.

I'm sorry.

It was that bitch, Lexi.

Set us up, man.

Me and Spencey went down there to meet her.

Hey.

It's OK, man.

You, er... said you had something for me?

Grabbed it off this posh neek. Nice.

Fine die.

For that... you get three Ayrtons. What?

Oh, of course. You're too young to know about them tings.

Ayrton Senna, tenner.

Thanks.

Thanks for the stew. It was nice. No problem.

Hey.

You ever wanna talk about that thing...

..your boy...

..Spence...

I'm here, any time.

Hiya. Morning. Morning.

Ash, if the mall brawl is a gang thing, then... Mm.

Hold your horses. This has came from upstairs.

You are officially temporarily transferred.

What? Well, w-what about Ryan Kennedy, the GBH?

I'll take it. Address is on the email.

Look, Lizzie, I don't know how or why,

but this is a break for you.

Go on. We'll still be here when you get back.

Go.

Bye-bye, sweetheart.

And bye, other sweetheart.

Bailie.

I'll see you tonight.

MARY: Yeah, bye. Bye, Daddy.

'Sir?'

A murder two nights ago in Perseus's operational area.

You know about it? Spencer Cardoso, 15 years of age.

What's the word on the street?

Nothing that I've heard of.

I'm about to go into a community meeting

to ask them about the boy who was with Spencer. He might be key.

Who's the SIO? 'Sarah Collins.'

'The DAC feels that with Perseus in place,

'we should have more information about

'what's happening on the ground, not less,

'so do you know anything about the murder?'

That's a direct question, and I am noting your answer.

No, I don't know anything specific. Listen, Sir.

'Perseus is on its last lap.

'Arrests are imminent, including Shakiel.'

If I start tasking our undercover officers

to start gathering intelligence about specific crimes,

the targets are gonna start asking

where that information is coming from. You know the stakes.

If we don't stop Shakiel,

these kids won't be killing each other with knives,

they'll be using machine guns.

'Because that is Shakiel's plan and you know it, Sir.'

You hear anything, tell me. 'Yes, Sir.'

In. Just through there on the right.

I need you to sign this. Official Secrets Act.

Erm... I've already signed it.

This is specific to Operation Perseus.

Don't talk about Perseus to anyone, not even your mates back at Farlow.

We need transcriptions, and we're behind.

There. Watch...

type up all that's happening and everything that's said.

Copy the format in these. And if you don't know who's who...

they're probably over there on the board.

OK. Are you the boss? Nah. He's not here.

I'm DS Mark Angel. Like I say, we are behind.

Thank you all for being here.

The reason we're here, officers from Homicide Command

and the Safer Neighbourhood Team...

..is this young man.

This boy, I should say - Spencer Cardoso.

Detective Inspector Sarah Collins is leading the case,

and she's looking for information

about someone who we believe was with Spencer when he was killed.

And he's not a suspect. He's a witness,

and we're concerned about his safety.

So I'll hand you over to Sarah,

and she can tell you where her investigation is

and what she and her team are doing to solve the case. Sarah.

MUM: Hip hip... ..hooray!

Don't forget to make a wish.

Thanks.

I appreciate that.

Getting to see my boys, it means a lot.

They're smart kids.

Speaking of kids... Mm. ..how's yours?

The one by the woman you're not married to?

He's beautiful.

Just started walking.

Lizzie's a great mum, and, erm...

..she lets me see him every two weeks.

And your wife still lets you sleep at home.

You don't know how lucky you are.

Can we get some fresh air? We clear to come out?

'All clear.'

Had a visit from Ryan Kennedy last night.

Say anything about Shakiel?

He was more upset about his mate Spencer.

Shakiel's losing his roadmen. No wonder he wants guns.

You got any news on those?

The shipment has either arrived in Rotterdam,

or it is already here.

You mean, we don't know?

I mean we don't want to risk the Bulgarians warning off Shakiel.

We gotta rely on this end, which we can control.

We do not control Shakiel.

He's about to go to war.

And if he wins, it's goodbye South London,

hello big house in the country.

And if he loses, he goes to jail for a very long time,

so he's jumpy as hell, paranoid.

Is he looking at you?

His guy Jarral keeps sniffing.

"Where you from, bro? Why we never seen you before?"

Shit like that.

My cover better hold. It'll hold.

Hey. It'll hold.

But if you don't feel safe, I'll pull you out now.

I'll drive you back to your boys. I mean it, Steve. Right now.

No. It's taken me two years to get this close.

I'm not wasting it.

Someone must have seen this boy come home that night.

He'd just seen a friend killed. He'd have been upset.

So if you saw anything or think you saw anything,

then either tell us or call us.

But we need your help.

Without it, we cannot solve this crime.

You don't solve any crimes because you're never here.

I'm often here. My team is here.

I've never seen you. I see dealers doing deals

and ten-year-olds selling drugs, but do I see you?

The Safer Neighbourhoods initiative... Safer Neighbourhoods?

All that means is cops harassing more Black boys.

Our number one priority is to stop knife crime,

which is mostly Black kids killing other Black kids.

So you're saying whoever killed Spencer must be Black.

No, we're not saying that. We don't know.

That's why we need your help. Let's be honest.

This is just window dressing.

You invite the cameras. You wheel him out, the token Asian.

Why? Couldn't you find any Black officers?

Fact is, when a Black boy gets stabbed,

you don't give it the manpower or the resources

because you don't care.

What did you say to your guy? I told him everything you told me.

So, where is he? He's busy.

Is he fucking with me?

Nobody's fucking with you, Shakiel.

..with you, Shakiel.

Leave it. You don't have clearance.

Right. Put that on hold. This is priority.

We've got an undercover officer on it.

Just enter him as UC1.

'Made some brown stew chicken. You want some?'

'Nah, it's yours.'

Shouldn't be eating this late anyway.

Heartburn, you know.

You OK, Ry?

Angel. Got a sec?

'Did you hear about that thing?' 'What thing?'

That boy that got shanked.

I knew him.

'Me and him ran.

'It was that bitch Lexi.'

Set us up, man.

'Me and Spence went to go and meet her.'

Thank you.

Well, we know what the story's gonna be.

The Black community doesn't trust the Met.

The Met is institutionally racist.

I told you this might blow up in our faces, and it has.

A major embarrassment, and for what?

What, so we shouldn't investigate murders

in case we get embarrassed?

I don't care. I care about getting information.

You didn't get information, did you? You got nothing. Nothing.

Excuse me. Sarah. That was Loretta Kennedy.

She knew Spencer well because her son was best mates with him.

She says he came home very late two nights ago,

and he's been behaving oddly ever since.

What's his name? Ryan Kennedy.

If you wanna know more, you should talk to Lizzie Adama.

She arrested him for GBH yesterday.

Come in.

You arranged this. Yes.

You didn't think about asking me first?

You would have said no. But I would have had a choice.

But would you have made the right choice?

Lizzie, stop.

I'm sorry.

But this is the job I told you about, remember?

The op I left Farlow for?

I said I was gonna bring you on as soon as I could, and I did.

You'll get to work the hours that suit you, that suit Joshua.

Plus, you're at the sharp end of a two-year operation.

If you don't want it, you can go back to Farlow.

I just thought that... That you knew what was best for me.

No. I just...

I just thought it'd be good to work with you again.

One of the drives I was asked to transcribe,

Steve Bradshaw's on it.

Well, most of what we've got and how close we are to a result

is because of Steve.

But how? How did he do it?

Well, he revived an old undercover legend he had

from Manchester during an op seven years ago.

It was never blown.

He even served six months in Strangeways to preserve it.

He's the best. And that's the type of people you'd be working with.

The best.

And you'd be bringing down a really bad guy.

Shakiel Oliver? Yeah.

Another thing. I know the kid Steve's with, Ryan Kennedy.

Ryan mentioned a stabbing. Someone called Spencer.

Er, he said it was a set-up. He blamed someone called Lexi...

OK, listen.

And Sarah Collins has been ringing me.

She's SIO on the Spencer case, and that was her third call.

Have you talked to her?

No, but she's left messages saying that she wants to talk about Ryan.

Lizzie, you can't talk about anything

that you heard or learned here.

One slip, and that is two years' work

going right down the drain.

Worse than that, lives will... Steve's life will be at risk.

Yeah.

Wait.

Let me tell you about Ryan.

The childminder clocks off at five. I've gotta go.

Will you be here in the morning?

Yeah.

It's Lexi.

Gotcha! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy, man. I'm only messing.

What do you want, Jarral?

Shakiel wants to talk.

I dunno what about, but he wants to talk.

Car's this way.

Ready? I need a hit first.

You gotta pay it back.

Duh.

'Just picked up your girl.' OK. Good job.

Steve. Shakiel.

That thing's on. Where we said.

No, no. We... We... So go do it.

Jarral doesn't like you.

The reason Jarral doesn't like you...

..one minute, you didn't exist,

the next minute here you are, in my office, drinking my beer.

What do you think about that? Not much.

Are you stoned? No, man. But I'd like to be.

What else you got in that desk?

What's up, man?

You don't look happy. No, I'm not happy.

All this shit going on.

Soldiers making moves on my turf.

Just killed one of my guys.

But do you know what really bugs me?

Where are the police?

It's like they just gave up and said,

"You can have South London.

We don't give a fuck." Fight it out between you."

Or... Or...

..they got a thing going on themselves.

What sort of thing?

Cops love operations.

They give them stupid names.

They gather "intelligence".

They send in snitches.

And they wait and wait... and...

Easy, man. I got a dodgy heart, you know.

Look, Shakiel. If you're worried, maybe just back off a bit.

Back off and let them think they have these ends?

Nah.

Now's when we hit them back even harder.

I don't back off. I go forward.

The thing is, Steve...

..do you wanna come with?

Do you wanna step up?

I'm sorry to stop by like this, I know you're off duty, but...

I did call. Yeah. It was a bad day.

Can I come in?

It's about Ryan Kennedy, obviously. Erm...

I hear you arrested him for assault.

Er, yeah, but we couldn't make it stick.

Did you search his place? Yes.

Did you find an orange anorak? No. Why?

It was what he was wearing when Spencer was killed.

What about phones? No, we didn't find any.

You nicked him the day after

his best friend was stabbed to death.

Did you notice anything about him? His... His mood, for example.

Up and down, erm...

Making jokes and then kind of sad.

But he was in a police station, so...

That's all you've got. Yes.

I'm investigating a murder, a dead 15-year-old.

A child.

And no-one's giving me a thing.

Including you.

Hi. Should we stay in bed-byes or are you awake?

Are you not tired?

Have you found a toy? You should be sleeping, sweetheart.

Oh, what a beautiful boy.

This is Joshua. He should be sleeping.

I'll go.

About Ryan, if you think of anything at all, please call.

I'm desperate.

Erm, Sarah...

There is one thing. Erm...

When Ryan and his mum left the nick,

his mum went to the bus stop,

but there was a car waiting for Ryan.

An SUV, high-end.

Did you get the registration number?

It's... probably nothing. I doubt that very much.

Yo.

Three Ayrtons.

Out you get. Ring us when you got money.

Well, he didn't pay.

Yeah? 'Hi. It's Lizzie Adama.'

Is Kieran there? He's in the shower.

OK. Erm... can you tell him I called, please?

'Is something up with the baby?' No, no, no. Just something at work.

'I can talk to him tomorrow. Bye.'

Someone call?

Yeah, Lizzie Adama.

No, not about the baby.

Something at work.

So, she's working with you, then. It's... It's temporary.

Perseus is nearly done. We just, erm... needed extra bodies.

And she was the only detective the Met had available. No.

But she's having issues with her job and looking after the baby.

On Perseus, she gets to choose her hours, that's all.

You know, part of the agreement we made,

by which you are still living in this house,

by which I swallowed my humiliation

that my husband was having a child with another woman,

was that you didn't work with her again.

I said it was temporary.

You'd be an amazing criminal, Kieran.

You tell lies as easily as you breathe.

Mary. I warned you. I was very clear.

What do you mean? We're done.

You can go to the flat.

I'll tell Anya something came up at work.

Which is of course true.

Oh!

Oh! I should've waited. I should've called. Sorry.

I'm really just here to shower and change.

I have to go back.

Well, at least eat something first. Hm, I will.

And tell me about your day.

Oh... Well, I had a meeting at school,

getting ready for the return of the monsters.

Mm, I bet the monsters love you.

I doubt that. No, they do,

because they know you care about them

and you're good at what you do, and...

..you're an inspiration to them.

Oh, sweetie. Why are you getting upset?

I don't know. Maybe it's the kids I'm dealing with.

They're schoolkids, too, but they're so lost.

'...into the death of Spencer Cardoso...' Oh, no.

'..the 14th teenager to be stabbed to death in London

'this year alone.

'At a community meeting in South London,

'members of the public accused the police of being indifferent

'to the violence taking so many young lives.

'One resident told our reporter,

' "Which of our kids is going to be next?" '