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

This fob's for an apartment in that complex.

We believe Alastair's abduction is a personally motivated attack

on the Chief Constable.

GUNFIRE

Come forward and help us bring him home.

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

MUFFLED: Please let me go!

We'll need a list of past cases potential enemies

with the means to pull off something like this.

Vasil's crew are laughing at you.

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

The money gets dropped off. 20 minutes later it's picked up.

That's your window.

Maybe this is the opportunity we've been waiting for to take Vasil out.

Let's do it.

Here keep it. Bless you Beti.

Saw my dad at the hospital.

You didn't tell me.

I don't like this. Look we're meeting in Lister Park.

There'll be plenty of people about

and I'll share my location the whole time.

Harry Virdee. Now the game begins.

Let the boy go.

REPORTER: It was the prelude to the nightmare of violence

Bradford had dreaded. Running battles between police

and Asian gangs through the city centre

sending shoppers running for safety

and destroying all pretensions of civic harmony.

In this continuing summer of racial violence in Northern towns

this is yet another victory for the extremists.

There is no doubt that this is a battle for Bradford's streets.

There can only be one outcome one way these streets can be reclaimed

and that's by the use of law and order.

But one has to wonder at the end of the evening

what a cost that's going to be.

GLASS SHATTERS CAR ALARMS BLARE

DISTANT SHOUTING

SHOUTS APPROACH

MAN: Come on then!

Stop! I can't...I can't breathe!

Where's your inhaler?

You good?

Come on we've got to keep going!

I can't. I'm wheezing so bad. You go!

I'm not leaving you! Come on! Harry they're going to kill us!

DISTANT SHOUTS

RIAZ WHEEZES

Riaz! Harry!

You can't hide forever.

You're dead! You're dead!

They're round here somewhere.

You seen what your lot are doing to our city?

We'll show you who owns Bradford!

Where the fuck did they go?

Come on.

MEN SHOUT

Lads!

HE GASPS

HE GRUNTS

Oh my God!

No no no...

No no...

Come on Tara.

Come on.

Come on!

SHE COUGHS

It's all right. It's all right.

COUGHING CONTINUES

Hey hey it's OK.

SHE SOBS

MESSAGE ALERT BEEPS

MESSAGE ALERT BEEPS

WHISPERS: Aaron where did you get this from?

Uncle Riaz's shop.

Oh thank God you're OK.

What the hell is going on? They won't tell me anything.

Thanks for coming. Are you all right? Mm-hm.

The house is secure.

There's a squad car outside - it's not going anywhere -

and Harry is at the hospital. I can take you there now.

Where's Aaron? Is he OK?

He's fine. He's with Nadia.

Come here.

I heard about Tara. I spoke to the duty doctor. She's stable.

OK good.

What the fuck happened tonight? Who were that man on the phone?

I don't know but I'll find out I promise.

We should go home.

You're no good to anyone if you collapse.

Yeah I can't. I've got to wait for Mandip - she's on the way.

She's with Tara. I just saw her.

DISTANT CRASH Get off me! No get off me!

DISTANT SHOUTS

She won't let me do anything. I'll get help.

What's happening? Just please put it down. Tara...

You did this to me! Please let go of it!

She's likely hallucinating. You did this to me... Tara it's me Saima.

The nurse tried to give her a sedative but she freaked out.

It's all right.

Tara you're safe. Tara.

You're having a panic attack caused by whatever drugs you were given.

Just let us help you.

Just look at me. I'm right here.

TARA SOBS

It's OK. Look at me. Look at me.

I'm not letting you go. I'm not letting you go.

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

Who would do this to her?

Is this connected to your police work?

She'll be sedated until morning.

I'm not going anywhere.

You can use the family room if you like

it'll be more comfortable.

No.

Thank you for what you did for her.

MANDIP SOBS

Sorry.

So SOCO have finished at your house

and they've collected the envelope that the phone came in

so you can go home any time.

Thanks boss. Thank you.

What if this man turns up at the house tries to hurt us?

Look he won't.

But I need to be there in case he makes contact again.

Can you stay at your dad's for a few days see how we go? Mm.

Tara'll be fine Harry trust me.

PHONE RINGS

Yeah?

Mr Boardman? Yeah. I'm on my way boss.

HE SIGHS

I've not been around much since he were a kid.

I can't let him down now.

Do you know who has my son Harry?

You...you must have some kind of working hypothesis.

Are these attacks linked in some way?

I believe there's a drug connection to the case.

Priti Parmar and her ex-boyfriend Xavier were in the business.

Also both Priti and Tara had henna on their bodies

which is being analysed as we speak.

We're pursuing all South Asian connections.

It could also be a smokescreen.

Right. We don't know who this guy is but he's playing with us

wanting to see if we can unravel who he is.

Feels like he's building to something.

This came into HQ an hour ago.

DISTORTED VOICE: I have in my possession Alastair Boardman.

A few hours ago I challenged DCI Virdee to arrest me -

he chose instead to rescue his niece.

At 4pm today I will phone this number.

I want to speak to DCI Virdee

nobody else.

He sent it from a burner device on a VPN.

We assume the call at...

..four o'clock will follow a similar pattern.

Harry have you any idea why this man

wants to talk to you and only you?

Let's go.

Looks like the kid was right.

Make a move and I'll blow your fucking head off.

HE GRUNTS

Grab the bags!

Come on hurry up!

Let's have a look.

That'll do. Move.

Come on let's bounce!

Come on then. Come on slowcoach.

Who's that? Who the bloody hell's this now?

It's Vasil's crew. ALL: Oh shit!

GUNFIRE

What's this prat doing?

GUNFIRE

Keep going! Keep going! Keep going! Keep going!

Ah yeah!

Come on!

MESSAGE ALERT BEEPS

That were good timing.

How you feeling? Shouldn't you be at home?

I needed to see my wife.

The house were quiet without you both last night.

I came to see Tara too.

Of course.

Come here.

Look I've got to go. Mm. See you in there.

DISTORTED VOICE: I want to speak to DCI Virdee nobody else.

Can I go in? Yeah.

Thank you.

I can't remember much.

I'm not here for that.

I'm here for you.

I never saw his face.

Don't remember a thing. Great reporter I am.

Tara we don't have to do this now.

No it's OK.

It were hot like humid

no air in the room just tropical hot.

I think we were below ground.

He had these glass tanks everywhere

filled with these wasps.

Never seen anything like 'em.

Yeah that's it.

Those...things.

There was like UV lamps or something.

This is all great Tara.

You're being a huge help all right?

Is there anything else you can remember about him or Alastair?

Maybe that's enough now Harry.

Alastair were tied up

out of it.

I don't know if he were hurt or drugged maybe.

It's fine. OK.

What?

What is it? Um...

See there? That's Urdu text.

What does it say?

It's...three numbers.

4-2-0.

420? Why's he written that on my neck?

In Urdu it's "chaar saw bees".

It's slang for dishonest.

They used to call us it growing up

because our shop were 420 Lammington Lane.

Kept accusing us of overcharging people

which we were of course.

Right get some rest now please.

Come on let's leave her alone.

All right bye. Bye.

Well done.

Nice one.

It's quite the loot. Vasil's going to feel the pain of this.

Too right. I mean this will cover what we lost at the club and some.

It gets distributed.

You what? Is she having a laugh?

Get your missus to wind her neck in.

Hey. Watch your mouth.

We spread it through community projects make a show.

We didn't earn it so let Vasil see that we gave it all away.

Are you both off your heads? There's well over a mill here!

No she's talking sense.

We only took from him to draw him to us.

We cover our costs give the rest away really rile him up.

To show him we can hit him harder than he hit us.

You've been moaning about Harry. Well here's your answer.

Now when Vasil comes for us our actions are purely self-defence.

What time's the kid get here? He's on his way.

I'll go see if I can find him.

OK it's four o'clock.

PHONE VIBRATES As before encrypted untraceable.

Keep him talking. I'm going to see if I can hack him.

Share the screen.

Oh!

ALASTAIR BREATHES RAGGEDLY

DISTORTED VOICE: Are you there Virdee?

We all want Alastair home safely.

You have the power to make that happen.

You're right. I have all the power.

So DCI Virdee...

..tell them what you did...

..the life you took.

I have your attention it seems.

Tell them. I don't know what you're talking about.

Do you know what I have here?

Black Widow.

How long do you think he has DCI Virdee?

ALASTAIR WHIMPERS

Oh shit!

No! Take that thing off him!

Please! Please you don't have to do this!

Tell them what you did...

..murderer. What's he saying? What do you know?

Alastair might not have long.

Virdee! All Virdee cares about is himself.

He'd let the boy die rather than tell anyone what he did.

What's he saying? What do you know?!

He's telling the truth.

Are you admitting to being a killer?

I said it! Now take it off!

ALASTAIR SOBS

Your face DCI Virdee let me see it.

Chaar saw bees.

Chaar saw bees.

I believe this belongs to you.

No.

I gave that to Harry's mum.

Is that all you've got to say to me?

You nearly died.

Does that not make you want to fix things with your son?

He's not my son...

..not as long as he's married to you.

You know all Harry has ever wanted to do is make you proud.

He thought you were the bravest man he knew...

..but all I've ever seen is a coward.

A coward is a man who abandons his family.

You disowned him.

You have punished and humiliated him

all because he broke your rules.

You're a bully and you can't stand that Harry isn't afraid of you.

I used to feel sorry for you.

But you will never be worthy of my family.

There you go.

Rich man.

You're holding around 60k there.

What you going to do with all that dosh?

I ain't giving you 60k. I don't want the cash.

I want a one-to-one with the boss.

You've got rough hands.

Skin's like sandpaper.

Bosses don't work the shop floor.

You ain't in charge.

You can keep that...

..and get me an audience with the real leader of Bradford West.

You'd pay 60 grand for a chat?

Maybe he's not as smart as we thought. No.

Why did the Shala crew take you?

Because I did summat they didn't like.

So why not just kill you?

Can't.

Kids run the game round here. Kill me and the rest'll walk.

They injected me with what I used to supply.

Make me an addict and I'm no threat to no-one.

So you're a junkie now?

I'm on a detox programme.

I'll bounce back from it. Takes more than drugs to put me down.

So what do you want from me?

A cut.

What do you mean a cut?

You learned nothing?

Go get a job do something good.

What? Frying chicken for minimum wage?

I want what you've got.

And if you take what I've got what happens to us?

I ain't looking for trouble.

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

Is it?

Just give me 5% of the BD4 take.

I run that area.

He ain't even on that.

Yeah well it's not my problem he's not smart enough to negotiate.

Hey!

All right I'll give you a shot.

But no more selling on the streets for you.

And keep the gold - the value's climbing.

You start work for me here tomorrow.

I'll be there in the afternoon show you the ropes. Now piss off.

What the fuck did you just do?

Saw something in him might cause me a problem one day.

I have to take this man's accusation very seriously.

Look I said what was needed.

I'd have confessed to killing JFK if it got him to stop.

Boss you...you don't actually believe I killed someone?

That will be all DCI Virdee.

DOOR SLAMS SHUT

They're going to suspend me.

The guy thinks he knows me.

He called me dishonest.

The henna the wasps it's all connected somehow.

Well if it's personal and it has an Asian connection...

..I'll start with cases you've worked on

with South Asian offenders.

Pawa.

Pawa?

You've heard of him right? Bradford's most violent kingpin.

Career case for you bringing him down. Of course.

Me and Boardman worked that case together.

But Pawa got banged up for life.

He's in India in Punjab Central Prison.

There was that extradition order in 2017.

I need you to contact them.

Get a prison status check all right?

We also need a list of every cellmate Pawa's had.

He were in for two stretches 2002-2008

and then when we got him in 2017.

OK. Start with Pawa.

If they suspend you

do you still expect me to tell you what I've found out?

Do you honestly think I had anything to do with Alastair's abduction?

No. There's your answer then.

Another thing...

..Tara said the room she were in were red hot.

Tropical's the word she used.

He's using UV lights to breed these wasps -

takes up a lot of electricity.

Who else do we know does that?

Cannabis plant owners. And how do we get them?

Electricity reports on unusual consumption.

I'll get in contact with the electricity providers

get a list of addresses with excessive usage in the past...

18 months. Anything with a 20% spike within five miles

of Lister Park where Tara was taken from yeah?

And prioritise remote locations. All right.

Khalil? Look you hit something you tell me yeah?

Stay home Harry.

You need to be contactable.

4-2-0. One hour.

ON PHONE: 4-2-0. One hour.

They're both hiding something.

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

You don't think this is connected to last night?

I don't know what to think.

It doesn't make sense.

I mean we know Riaz is full of secrets but Harry?

I've seen kids I teach with burner phones like this -

they're usually selling drugs or working for dealers.

Why would Harry be doing that?

But Riaz? Face it.

Come on we don't know the half of what he went through in prison

or who he was involved with.

Seven years inside it changed him Sai.

I know.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to figure out what's going on.

So with the Urdu henna and the Asiatic wasps

DCI Virdee and I believe we should be looking into all his past cases

involving an Asian perpetrator.

And Pawa's obviously the most infamous one.

Fine. We need to rule this guy out.

Contact Punjab Central Prison.

SHE GASPS

MACHINE ALARMS BEEP

Lammington Lane? Yeah. Cheers.

This is a video file from Punjab Central Prison.

PRISON GUARD:

That was Pawa.

PHONE VIBRATES

Cheers thank you.

DISTANT COMMOTION

SHOUTING

Me mum locked up the shop. Yeah? We should be all right in here.

What the hell?

THEY GRUNT

Oi! Oi!

HARRY GRUNTS

Oi! Oi get off him!

Come on! Do something!

Riaz?

Mum call the police!

SHE GRUNTS

Mum!

RIAZ WHIMPERS

Oi. Get off him.

THEY GROAN

GROANING

HE SCREAMS

Fu...

HE PANTS

HE GASPS FOR AIR

No no no no no no!

HE WHIMPERS

HE GROANS

What are we doing here Harry?

2001.

Who'd you tell?

You told someone.

No. Why?

The guy who took Alastair Boardman calls me at the police station

torturing the kid live on the phone tells me to confess

calls me "chaar saw bees".

420 this place.

Did you tell Pawa?

Pawa? Don't fuck with me Riaz.

When you were inside with him did you slip up

tell him something you shouldn't have? No.

Are you sure about that?

WHISPERS: I can't fucking believe this...

In prison he were my first cell mate - you know this.

18 and they stuck me in there with him.

How could you be so fucking stupid?

You don't know what it were like for me

full of psychos and violent offenders and the...

I were a kid. I was scared.

I was scared of what he'd do to me so I told him.

I didn't think it would come back on us!

You fucked me. No. No no no.

You fucked yourself right?

Let's be honest shall we?

Paul King right?

Paul King you didn't need to kill him. You lost it.

Or maybe you just wanted to hmm?

Go on then. Go on.

I should have burned this shithole down years ago.

You checked the bastard's still in prison?

Got visual confirmation but...

..something still feels off.

Well I took out his entire network no point hunting there.

So who's left?

Only those who helped put him away.

What were the name of that guy the accountant?

What Henford?

Yeah.

You focus on him and I'll see what I can find out.

Come on.

HE GURGLES AND CHOKES

She's breathing.

Swap clothes with me.

Harry give me your clothes and leave.

What are you talking about?

I am not letting you take the blame.

COMMOTION OUTSIDE

W-we'll explain it.

Self-defence he's off his face on something. The police will...

Lock you up and throw away the key.

Listen to what's going on out there.

Bradford's burning.

I don't want people knowing I was too chicken shit

to protect me own mum. Riaz...

I'll be an embarrassment!

You've saved me enough times.

It's my turn now.

No. No I can't!

I did this Riaz this was me.

I did this!

Nobody knows you're here.

Me mum didn't see you.

Just give me your clothes and leave!

Don't let me be that guy who couldn't even save his own mum.

Please Harry.

It's my izzat.

HE SNIFFLES

COMMOTION CONTINUES

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Ma'am.

So I've been doing a check on properties within five miles

of Lister Park that are using more than 20% of their usual electricity

just like we do with cannabis farms.

In Tara's statement she spoke about seeing spider wasp tanks

and UV lights

and these seven addresses match the profile.

That one highlighted is most significant -

it's a 40% spike in usage.

And the owner Visam Bhuchar was arrested in 2015

for illegally owning and breeding Mesobuthus tamulus -

it's the Indian red scorpion.

Not spider wasps but a red flag.

Absolutely.

Visam Bhuchar has a long list of pre-cons

he was even arrested twice by Boardman when he was a detective.

Did you have something for us DS Amin?

I want a full team ready to go in 30 minutes.

This could be our guy.

Well done.

What are you doing here Saima?

What have you got yourself into Riaz?

Are you in trouble?

No.

Is Harry involved?

Involved in what?

Found this hidden in his car.

So what?

It's got one number saved in it.

Belongs to this.

Aaron took it from your desk yesterday.

I need you to tell me the truth Riaz.

Stop.

Come on.

Just because you don't tell us what you do

doesn't mean we don't see it.

Whatever mess you're in

whoever your working for...

..you keep Harry out of it.

You see you don't know what you're talking about all right?

Back off.

Go home.

GO HOME!

Hello TMB Accountancy.

Hiya could I speak to Matthew Henford please?

I'm sorry Matthew doesn't work here any more.

He's left the company?

Yes six months ago.

All right any idea which accountancy firm he moved to?

He's working from home nowadays.

Got it. Thanks for your help.

This is the house of our suspect Visam Bhuchar.

Bhuchar has priors for drug offences

armed robbery and assault.

He was arrested twice by Chief Constable Jonathan Boardman

when Boardman was a detective working in serious crimes

so he has motive.

We'll be going in strong with armed support.

You all have your briefing documents. Yep. Yeah.

Any questions?

All good. I'm all good.

Let's get to it.

Come on everyone.

Visam Bhuchar should be considered armed and dangerous.

Blockade both sides of the street.

Stand back until everyone's ready.

HARRY: Boss listen to me.

I know I'm suspended you can fire me later

but I need assistance at an address.

Green Manor Farm Baildon -

it's Matthew Henford's place.

He was Pawa's accountant and something's not right.

Harry we are at a suspect's house.

We have credible intel and I cannot speak to you about this.

Go home.

I just...

Armed police! Armed police!

Armed police!

It's empty. Alastair isn't here.

Just a few cannabis plants.

CHITTERING

WHIMPERING

Alastair. Alastair!

I'm going to get you out of here.

ALASTAIR MUMBLES

HE MUMBLES MORE INTENSELY

I intend to surrender...

..on one non-negotiable condition.

DCI Harry Virdee.

Sir our job isn't to give criminals what they want.

Our job is to save my son.

Do you not think all this is connected?

What do you mean? I don't think Harry and Riaz

are the men we think they are.

Take out this Riaz Hyatt.

Riaz!