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Ranjit Virdee 62 was found... Shocking!

Stop trading on my name for access.

I'm an investigative reporter.

I've got a right to ask questions about what's going on in there.

I didn't get your name Beti.

I want my son back.

I'm not interested in playing games.

Don't say anything.

Priti Parmar had wasp's eggs inserted in the sockets.

This has purpose.

We will find who did this to your daughter.

Priti switched sides.

The Shala Crew to Bradford West. Enough!

She stole from Vasil.

Maybe she's stealing from her new employer maybe they punish her.

Vasil plays you man.

Hard to tell who's playing who these days.

And what's that supposed to mean?

Can't sit there messing up an important day for you

and your family. I'm just a mess Saima.

Beizzat means dishonoured.

I will report more information as soon I have it.

Leave! It's not safe!

MUSIC: All Rise by Blue

# I'm telling you now objection overruled oh baby... #

Not sure this is fair deal Riaz.

Here do this trigonometry yourself then.

Can't even say that word.

# Three for the calls you've been making

# It's four all the times you've been faking

# All rise (I'm gonna tell it to your face)

# All rise (I rest my case) #

Right take one of those chocolates.

Take 'em all that's ours. Mm-hm.

Chocolate Crush.

Yeah maybe go for one of those actually. I like that.

What else have we got in here. A few of those.

Hey!

You...you can't do that.

You brown bastards have got enough.

Stop it!

Keep going! Take what you can!

What's the matter?

Can't breathe love?

Get off me.

Get off him!

HE GROANS

Fuck...

Don't want to hang round here anyway.

You lot stinking up the place!

What are you doing scrapping with them for?

You should have called me.

They're never going to leave us alone.

I wish I could fight like you.

That's not going to be a problem with that big brain of yours.

You can't be here pal. What's happened here mate?

This is a crime scene. OK.

Clear off. Clear off! I'm just asking what's going on.

Hey...

Gather round.

All right. I need statements from everyone here -

the ones who want to talk to us and the one's who don't.

This is a public attack on Bradford's biggest LGBTQ+ night

so we need to get on...

Get on top of this before it hits the press all right? Go on.

You knew something were going to happen didn't you?

Who did this?

I don't know yet.

What was that gas?

Nonlethal but some people are reacting badly.

Look are you OK? I can get you checked out in A&E.

I'm fine. You? Yeah I'm all right.

I've got a car to take you home.

I'm staying at Leila's.

Can we get dropped there yeah? Of course you can.

Right. OK see you soon.

Heard there was a body but gora cops won't let me in my own club.

Who was it?

Your club manager.

Tyrone Graves throat slit.

HE EXHALES HEAVILY

Look Beizzat night's one of my biggest earners.

First Priti now this.

You're telling me Vasil has nothing to do with this?

Vasil's not stupid.

Losing customers is bad for both for you both.

This is...

..something different.

Fuck this. Riaz think about it.

Someone's pulling the strings here.

Trying to start a war.

Yeah and they're going to get it.

Don't do anything stupid brother.

You know you think you're in control but look around you.

This city's got rules of its own.

SIREN WAILS

PEOPLE COUGH

Do you reckon it was a hate crime?

Maybe.

But it feels smarter than that.

Like there's a pattern we're missing.

The clues on Priti's body.

If we'd found them sooner we might've stopped this. Come on!

Just a sec. I need to take a look at the victim all right?

All right sure.

It's urgent. Don't worry sir.

Got it yeah? Yeah.

Boss we can't tamper with evidence.

If it's still on the crime scene it's still my body.

You going to help or not?

He would have knocked him out and waited for the perfect time

to slit his throat and throw him off the balcony.

Same for his feet.

Check his hands.

Hands are clean.

Not another one.

Evidence bag.

Looks like some sort of coat of arms.

It's the old trademark from when Appleton House were a mill.

This fob's for an apartment in that complex.

We were supposed to find this clue in the autopsy.

Appleton House is just around the corner.

Control this is Alpha Lima on location...

Keep 'em here for questioning.

Scan this and tell me what apartment it's for.

Come on.

Flat 716. Top floor.

With me. Secure the exits. No-one leaves.

And we'll need CCTV for the past 24 hours.

DEVICE BEEPS

Room clear Detective Virdee!

Someone forced their way in.

In here!

This must be our man.

Whoever lives here was taken 12 minutes ago.

Paused at 21 minutes past 12.

DOOR SLAMS GUNFIRE

GUNFIRE

GUNSHOTS

GUNSHOTS CONTINUE

I've got you.

HE GRUNTS

Hey. Hey hey hey.

Come on.

You're all right. You're OK.

All right. Come on. Come on.

HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR

We've got patrols out and if they're lucky enough to catch

the plates on CCTV we'll be the first to know.

There's nothing more either of you could have done.

If I'd just acted faster...

You put yourself in the line of fire Khalil.

No-one's forgetting that.

Am I going to get strung up in front of professional standards?

Well you may use reasonable force in self-defence

under extreme circumstances.

Your life was under threat...

..so use of a firearm was entirely justified.

How are the officers?

No life-threatening injuries

so...they'll make it.

Sir come and take a look at this!

UV torch.

Cut the lights.

Boss...

Ma'am...

Yes?

It's the tenancy agreement.

What is it?

The victim's Alastair Boardman.

Are you OK?

No.

It were Tyrone.

Someone slit his throat.

Then gassed everyone at the club.

Gassed 'em?

Yeah.

Cheers.

Nothing deadly just...

..designed to shit people up.

Do you think Vasil was behind it?

Yeah.

Harry thinks not.

Who does he think it is?

Jury's out.

What if it's a message - a warning?

Yeah.

Vasil giving us a big "fuck you."

Yeah but what if it isn't?

Hey...

Hey come on. Come on.

Nobody knows you're here.

Yeah?

We're good.

We're good.

What are we going to do about Vasil?

Hmm...

You're worried about Harry.

Yeah.

He's always done right by me.

You're a man of your word

but you're not kids any more.

Keeping hold of promises you made years ago

maybe it's holding you back.

You should trust your instinct.

OK.

So...

..we find a way to make back the 100K we're losing from Beizzat...

..and maybe this is the opportunity we've been waiting for...

..to take Vasil out.

Let's do it.

Alastair Boardman is 20 years old

he is a politics student at Bradford Met university

and he is also Chief Constable Jonathan Boardman's son.

His last known communication was eight hours ago

when he texted a friend to say he'd arrived home safely.

We have reason to believe that the killer took

Alastair from his home at roughly 12 midnight.

Excuse me. Yeah.

DS Conway. Hi DS Armitage.

OK.

We're all running on fumes.

I get that.

But I need you to pull through and get on with this

like your lives depend on it because Alastair's certainly does.

First priority the van our suspect was seen leaving in.

MUSIC AND CHATTER ON PHONE

SCREAMING ON PHONE

The UKCA has been asked to take over the investigation

now that it involves the Chief Constable's son.

It'll take your team 48 hours to get up to speed

in an investigation that HMET are already on top of.

You've got two dead and a missing person.

I wouldn't call that "on top of things."

Vital evidence was also tampered with...

And it gave us a head start which nearly got us our suspect so...

..I'm happy to stand by my decision as SIO.

Boardman has overseen the arrest

and imprisonment of some of Bradford's biggest drug suppliers.

We believe Alastair's abduction is a personally motivated

attack on the Chief Constable.

DCI Virdee you and Mr Boardman worked closely

on a number of drugs cases is that correct? Correct.

My team will conduct a full assessment

of Boardman's case history.

You'll be on hand to answer queries but as of this moment

you're not to actively pursue any leads in this investigation

without my specific authorisation.

We'll conduct the press briefing.

Is that strictly necessary?

I understand you've been on duty all night.

I suggest you take this opportunity to go home and get some rest.

You will be needed later to help co-ordinate your files with ours.

Are we really going to stand down from this?

No not now we're not.

I mean it'll take 'em 24 hours to get up to speed.

Let's use that time. Yeah.

What else have we got?

The wasps.

There's got to be something there. Yeah.

Entomology report landed an hour ago.

Insect is a tarantula hawk otherwise known as a spider wasp.

It's a parasitoid.

It'll sting a tarantula then lay a single egg inside

using the spider as a living host to incubate the larvae.

They're obviously not native to the UK.

Entomology believes this particular species was imported from Asia.

Right.

Contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency

see if anybody's submitted a licence to import hawk wasps.

I mean it's a long shot but it's worth a try.

SAIMA: Take him to ward three please.

All right?

Can you see to this man please.

Fancy a cuppa?

You look like you could use one.

Thanks Bertie.

What would I do without you?

I heard that divorce in Islam is like three words?

So get rid of the fella and I'm all yours.

You're too late mate.

She's chosen me. Fair enough.

I ain't got the moves to compete with you Bertie.

Thanks Bertie.

I needed that. In a bit. Toodle-pip.

How was it in there?

Oh shit.

How's it out there?

Not good.

Look I'm sorry about last night.

I couldn't let go of me own shit to be there for you.

You're missing the point Harry.

It's not your shit.

It's ours.

We're supposed to deal with this together.

You're right.

PAGER BEEPS

Oh...

Oh fuck. I've got to get back in.

Right. I'll walk in with you. Right.

What time do you finish?

No idea. Until I can't see straight probably. Why?

I need to talk to you about summat.

Sounds serious. Divorce?

Never. Good.

Fish and chips and a chat?

You're on. Mushy peas curry sauce?

I think you had enough curry sauce the other night? Oh...

Too soon?!

Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

Who's that nurse? That's Sister Hyatt and her husband Harry.

UNTRANSLATED ARGUING

Sorry er...

We've found you a bed on CCU.

You'll be able to recover from your stent procedure there.

I've got to head but I just wanted to say goodbye.

Would you say you're honest Simran?

Maybe she has to rush off because it is time for her midday prayers?

He knows who you are.

Right.

No.

I should've told you who I was.

But after the way you've treated me and Harry

are you really that surprised?

I am the same person I was yesterday.

Maybe you should ask yourself how you could call me Beti then

but not today.

UNTRANSLATED ARGUING

RIAZ: You feeling all right?

Why?

Almost took my head off in there.

Well if you spent less time on horses and more time training...

Fuck off.

Listen you drop your guard you get hit.

I'm not going to let the club attack go unanswered.

Vasil will get his

I just need to work out details.

And no I don't need Harry's permission.

Talk to you later.

See you later.

ENGINE STARTS

Yo can I have a word?

That depends.

What do you want?

My name's Ateeq Farooqi.

You're that missing kid.

I want to join Bradford West.

No idea what you're talking about mate.

Come on we all know you're the guy.

Enzo I followed you here.

Oh aye? I heard about the club attack.

Vasil's crew are laughing at you.

You need to hit 'em back twice as hard so you can keep your respect.

I got intel.

I know where they keep the money.

I can help you.

I got skills and I need to earn.

Yeah?

I can tell you how to take down Vasil's crew.

RH Cash & Carry.

Four o'clock.

Last night there were an attack on Blue Murmur's LGBTQ+ Beizzat night.

If you saw anything suspicious no matter how small DM me.

Look we're all a community Bradford

we got to look out for each other.

NOTIFICATION BEEPS

CONWAY: Blue Murmur Nightclub is close to this location

it's about 2.5km away from the apartment block.

I'm sorry to see you under these circumstances sir.

Please erm...

..tell me everything that happened last night.

I need to hear it from you Harry. Yeah.

PRESS CLAMOUR

REPORTER: Is this drug-related?

Alastair is a kind thoughtful young man

adored by his friends and family.

I implore anyone who has seen or heard anything

to come forward and help us bring him home.

REPORTER: When did you discover he was kidnapped?

Whoever is holding my little boy

the control is all yours here.

You have absolute power to do good

and I know that you can.

Whatever it is that you... Thank you sir.

The UKCA are collaborating closely with Greater Yorkshire Police

to apprehend the suspect.

We have teams out across the city and we're engaging with local

communities to gather vital eyewitness reports.

MOBILE PHONES BUZZ

The suspect in question is also wanted in connection to the murders

of Priti Parmar and Tyrone Graves.

BUZZING CONTINUES REPORTERS MURMUR

If you have any information regarding these incidents

please contact the authorities.

Whilst we urge the public to remain vigilant

we would also like to reassure the people of Bradford...

Boss.. ..that UKCA are making this case our top priority.

She's about to be slaughtered.

Thank you open to questions now.

Any comment on this video of Alastair being held in captivity?

Chief Inspector can we get a statement on this?

Have you not seen this video?

Come on sir let's get you away from this.

REPORTERS CLAMOUR

CONWAY: Thank you everyone.

In light of these current developments that will be all.

Thank you very much.

What the hell is going on?

Please. Please let me go.

Please!

So what now?

We have IT tracing the post.

I'm asking Harry.

DCI Virdee's no longer on this case.

I'm aware of that.

But he and I have a robust working relationship so

with all due respect Ms Armitage

when I ask for his counsel that's what I want.

The killer's using parasites.

Spider wasps to be precise.

Spider-what?

They lay eggs.

The preferred host is usually a tarantula but...

..our guy seems to be incubating them inside human bodies.

We found this at your son's residence.

A message from him.

Question is what exactly does it mean?

Is the parasite the victim the killer...

..or you?

We'll need a list of past cases

potential enemies with the means to pull off something like this.

Alastair's kidnapping might be linked to the two murders

or they could have been staged to distract us.

Any leads?

Nothing to report on yet sir.

Now just because you're here doesn't mean we trust you.

Vasil collects big once a month.

And that's tomorrow.

How much are we talking?

I ain't got numbers but big.

City-wide collection. Mm-hm?

The money gets dropped off at the freezers at Margalla Cafe

off Auburn Street.

20 minutes later it's picked up.

Vasil won't be there. Sure?

100%.

And that's your window.

You go in storm the place take the loot...

..give me a cut.

50K.

What the hell are you going to do with all that cash?

There's no way you can wash it all.

That's my business innit?

AARON: Uncle Riaz! Where are you?

SAIMA: Sh Aaron he might be working!

Hey come here! Whoa!

Sorry. It's fine!

You said we could visit and he's got a habit of holding us to our promises.

Is that right big man?

Holding people to promises eh?

Good lad.

I tell you what you see all these toys here?

You can have what you like. Hmm.

How's that sound yeah?

Wow!

Take your pick.

ENZO: Come on this way...

Oh! You can have that one.

Isn't that Ateeq Farooqi the lad who were taken?

Don't know.

Kid wants a job.

Do you want this one?

You want that one? Take it then. Take it.

What do you say to Uncle Riaz? Take it.

You love cars don't you?

You gave me...

SAIMA LAUGHS

He's got sass on him.

Like his mother.

Oh!

Oh you're good at that.

You're going to spoil him.

I'm allowed to.

I'm his favourite uncle.

Well you would be if you spent more time with him.

IMITATING HER: "You would be if you spent more time with him."

And there it is the Saima death stare.

Well there's plenty more where that came from.

So this is where you spend all your time then?

Not all my time.

Ever heard of a paintbrush?

What have you come all this way just to have a go?

Well that's what sisters are for in't it?

How's he getting on at school?

Oh...

He loves it. Mm?

Already got all the girls chasing after him. I'll bet.

Little heartbreaker.

Mm.

You know you can come and see him...

..any time.

Told you just busy.

Right I should probably get him home. Mm.

We'll always be your family Riaz.

Right come on Aaron. Say bye to Uncle Riaz.

Bye! Come on. See you later big man.

Bye! Bye!

Good boy.

That's it.

Hey do you want to take these?

No he's had enough sweets thank you very much. Wow!

All right.

Go on then watch your step.

That's it...

See you. See you.

Go on.

UKCA have identified 38 criminals

that Boardman's involved in sending down

and they would like us to assist by going through those files.

They've also had a few witnesses come forward

whose reports tally with yours.

A man in a gas mask on the floor above.

So they've going to the hospital to interview them.

No that should be us.

Don't even think about it Harry.

Go on.

His wife works in A&E.

If anyone asks that is why you're both there.

And then send him home.

Go on.

MUSIC PLAYS: This Love by Diana Drill Nish & Mazza On The Track

God you scared me!

Dare I ask?

Guess who's got a Muzmatch date tonight.

I need your advice.

What on your dance moves? Oi cheeky.

On what to wear.

What do you think? This one...?

Come on Aaron let's show Auntie Nadsy how it's done.

# Don't call me crazy... #

Whoo!

DOORBELL RINGS

I'll get it! Oh thanks.

Who taught you how to do that?

Who taught you how to do that? My teacher.

Who taught you how to do that?

Who taught you how to do that?

My teacher!

Your teacher?! What teacher?! My dance class one!

SAIMA SQUEALS AND LAUGHS

DOOR OPENS

Er...

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

Come on Aaron. Erm...

Aaron this is Auntie Jyoti.

Come on...

Go on say hello. Nicely.

Hello Aaron.

Hello. It's lovely to meet you.

Come on mate let's go play ninjas.

He's... He's got the same smile as my Hardeep.

Lights up a room.

For putting you in this situation.

Thank you.

But you're not the one who needs to apologise.

All these wasted years.

Broke my heart ruined his health.

It's not too late to fix it.

They were inseparable when Hardeep was small.

I never thought his anger would last so long...

Well I guess I know where Harry gets his stubbornness from then.

THEY CHUCKLE LIGHTLY

Do you want to...stay for a cup of tea?

You could spend some time with Aaron if you want.

I'd best get back to the hospital.

But I'd love too soon.

Yeah he'd love that.

Here.

Keep it.

Bless you Beti.

Thank you.

I don't like this.

Why?

She's suspiciously pretty.

THEY CHUCKLE

Shut up.

Look.

It's dangerous out there.

People I know are stepping out of the game.

There's a killer targeting us.

If Peyvan knows something...

Then let me come with you.

You shouldn't go on your own.

Oh come here.

Look I won't be on me own anyway.

Me uncle Harry's coming with me.

Serious? Yeah.

Look we're meeting in Lister Park.

There'll be plenty of people about.

And I'll share my location the whole time.

Like I said I won't be on me own so...

Come here.

OK. Bye. Bye.

Three interviews and all they can give us is "He wore a gas mask."

Yeah I could've told them that.

Good luck to the UKCA.

So time to head off?

Yeah I'm going to pick up me missus first so...

Bye then.

Right. Bye.

Is Saima still here?

Uh she's finished her shift Harry.

MESSAGE TONE

MUFFLED SCREAMING

SHE PANTS LIGHTLY

Food's on its way.

Saw me dad...

..at the hospital.

How long have you known?

Two days.

What's wrong with him?

He had a heart attack.

You didn't tell me.

I were going to last night...

But you didn't.

I'd have called you the second he were admitted

but we were worried about what...

Who's we?

Me and your mum.

You spoke to me mum?

She really misses you Harry.

She turned up here actually.

She met Aaron...

What is going on?

I know...

I know this is a lot to process... No.

No you told me you stood there telling me I have to "share my shit"

and the whole time you're keeping something like this from me?!

I'm sorry.

I really didn't feel like I had a choice...

You've always got a choice Saima.

And you chose to lie to me.

No. Yes. No.

I didn't lie to you.

PHONE BUZZES

What's that?

When did it arrive?

It was here when I got home.

It's for you.

What is it?

Detective Virdee. This is how this is going to go.

You will do as I say or bad things happen to Alastair.

Got that?

First I need you to show me you and your wife's mobile phones.

Switch 'em off and drop 'em to the floor.

Now go outside and get into your car.

Harry... It's all right.

I'm not leaving my family.

Well take 'em with you. Drop 'em at the police station.

Then you keep going with me.

Harry... Think faster Virdee or Alastair pays the price!

All right! All right!

Get Aaron. We're leaving.

Come on careful careful.

That's it.

Harry please please come inside with us. I can't.

Harry please he might kill you! Please!

I need to hear what you're saying at all times detective!

Go!

OK come on.

What now?

Drive.

PHONE BUZZES

I'm here.

Enter the building.

There's an open door to the left.

Up here.

Harry Virdee.

Now the game begins.

What do you want?

I want to find out what kind of man you are Harry.

I want to know how far you'll go to save that reputation of yours...

..parasite.

There's only one way out of this building and that's past you.

So you've a choice to make.

You can arrest me lock me up but then HE falls to his death.

Or you let me go.

And Alastair is safe.

So what'll it be?

Let the boy go.

That weren't one of the options.

MUFFLED SCREAMS

So how long do you think he'll last Detective?

Your face DCI Virdee.

Let me see it.

Chaar-Saw-Bees.

He called me "dishonest".

The henna the wasp it's all connected somehow.

I want what you've got.

If you take what I've got what happens to us?

I'm just saying I can increase what you're bringing in.

Grab the bags.

Drive! Drive!

SHOUTING

Oi... KNIFE GASHES FLESH

Do something! Mum!

I didn't even know they still spoke to each other.

We know Riaz is full of secrets but Harry...

I didn't think it would come back on us... You fucked me.

No no no. You fucked yourself.

Go on then.

The owner was arrested in 2015 for illegally owning and breeding

the Indian Red Scorpion.

He's playing with us.

Wanting to see if we can unravel who he is.

Feels like he's building to something.

Blockade both sides of the street.

Stand back until everyone's ready.