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If I betray him, he will come for me,
for my family. I've just come from the

station. There's a task force.

You're the target. There could be only
one way to you right now, for all I

You need to clear out the house, now.

Call me Q.

I have reasonable ground to expect you
may be carrying stolen or prohibited

articles. It's just office stuff, some
printed paper.

Pack them post -it notes.

You tried to set me up this morning.

You've been working against me for a wee
while now.

Ever come after me again, Lou?

Alex Payne, just come on.

The last time we see each other, there's
one fucking chance.

Yeah. Take it. I'll be all right. I've
got a spare buried under Garden Gnome.

We don't kill you.

You took the man's son. Got to hide him
for it first, Far.

What happened to you?

It's over.

I don't work for him anymore.

I've shot an intruder dead, then set my
house on fire.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

It is Monday the 13th of March.

Time is 9 .41am.

This interview is being conducted at
room 3 at Leeds Shipcraft.

Attendance and myself, Detective
Inspector Philip Cowper of Leeds

Crime Team and... Detective Inspector
Louisa Slack of the same unit.

Subject of the interview is Vernon
Francis Marley, born 6th June 1951.

may I call you Vernon?

You may.

Vernon, you are being interviewed under
caution and as such I will remind you,

you do not have to say anything, but it
may harm your defence if you do not

mention when questioned something you
later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be given in
evidence, do you understand?

I have grasped this, yes.

Okay, I'd like to start then by asking
you to confirm the details of a 999 call

you made last night. If you could
describe in your own words what happened

before you made the call.

When he takes out an automatic pistol
and points it at me, fearing for my

I clock him over the head with a wine
bottle.

Don't fret.

Nothing good.

And he goes down but takes me with him.
Now, neither of us is in the first flush

of youth. I mean, this is codger on
codger crime. Must have looked like it

happening in slow motion.

Anyway, he's still coming for me. And at
this point, you proceed to... At this

point, I proceed in a timely fashion to
my kitchen drawer, whereupon I retrieve

my own shooter.

This is the illegally owned Smith &
Wesson revolver you acquired when a

police detective in the 1990s, is that
correct?

It is. Should be in a museum. I had no
idea whether it would go bangle or not.

Anyway, I discharged the weapon, firing
two rounds into his chest

some moments after he ceased his debate.

You didn't attempt to stop or shout a
warning? As I said.

He'd broken into my house. We had a
lively exchange of views.

Then he pulled a gun and tried to kill
me, so no.

I didn't shout or warn him.

Mr Marley, may I remind you you're under
no obligation to say anything to us

without a solicitor present.

I'm perfectly fine, thank you.

In my experience, people who waive their
right to a solicitor usually regret it.

These are serious charges, Vernon.

At your age, with your background, do
you really want to serve time?

Mr. Marley's made his position clear.

I know what I'm doing. I was a copper
half my life.

I'm still in full possession of my
faculties.

Now, the thief, Peter Donovan, a .k .a.

Bulgey, did you know him? We'd had run
-ins over the years. Around 87, 88, he

tried to extort me. There was an
altercation. He came off worse and he

forgave me.

Why would he wait 35 years to act on a
grudge?

Who knows what goes on in the criminal
mind.

Sorry, sir.

So why did you set fire to your house,
Vernon?

Tried to go my tracks, weren't I? Of
course.

Soon as I lit it, I realised how bloody
stupid it was, came to my senses, did

the right thing and called it in.

Well, if it was, as you just told us, an
act of self -defence, why would you

need to cover it up at all?

I'd just shot a man dead. I panicked.
You were a police officer.

Even in a panic, you'd have known the
bullets in Mr Donovan's body would have

been found post -mortem.

Like I said, not thinking straight.

You live alone, yes?

Any visitors?

I'll keep myself to myself.

Any women visited the house recently?

Not that I can recall, no.

There's not much left of your front
room, but one thing Sokos did find was a

fragment of glass with a scrape of nude
nail polish on it.

See how slack we just showed Mr Marley.

Big pardon? Sorry, yeah.

Sex workers. Every now and then I get
down and pick up a pal for the night.

You got any names?

Oh, yeah.

There's Brandy, there's Sherry, and
Bacardi. She's new.

Wait a minute, Slack.

You're not Bill Slack's girl.

I am.

Get her out. I don't want to hear. I
won't be interviewed by any spoiler.

No chance.

You won't get another word out of me
till you get her out of the bloody room.

Now!

Go on, piss off!

It's okay, Phil.

The interview is suspended. The time is
9 .50.

So, what was that in the interview just
now?

All you asked him about was getting him
a brief.

Oh, just taking boxes.

Marley seemed weird to me. I was just
due to her care.

I spoke to DC Akoya not long ago.

She's gone on long -term sick, stress,
and she's put a bloody ticket in.

What? What's gone on with you two?

Used to be Batman and Robin. What did
she say?

She no longer feels she's making a
difference.

I asked her if it was to do with the
Colm McHugh cock -up. She refused to

discuss it.

Katie said some lie.

I'm as shocked as you are.

She didn't talk about where the intel
came from for that stop.

No.

No. I swear.

Now...

All right, well, it's clear to me
there's something I'm not being told,

find out.

I love my dad!

I've got the name.

Vernon Marley.

Ex -police.

Kicked out in the 90s for being on a
take.

You think this could have anything to do
with Lou?

Dirty coppers and that.

Can't think what the angle could be.

And you?

I'm sorry, boss.

I know you two were together a long
time. You know the funny thing about

Hardest man I ever met.

Saved my arse plenty of times. Never
blinked an eye.

But there were so many things that he
couldn't do.

Cook, swim.

Ride a bike, tie his own tie.

Whistle.

Of course, you need a childhood to learn
those things, you know?

Shut the door on the way in, Curtis. I
can't listen to that.

Lou, just sent you chatter and data
download for Peter Donovan, a .k .a.

Sent dozens and dozens of texts to one
of them burner phones.

Hey, Bo.

Is anyone chasing these up?

Just muggings here.

It's probably pointless without knowing
who they went to.

There's no specifics.

There's no names, there's no details.
The locations are pretty vague.

Should I drop it?

Yeah.

What was his name again? John Davis?

He was the same scrope from the North
Ham robbery, when they drove the

at me.

Yeah, Bill, come on, remind us what he
said.

Make way, Mr Blobby.

Quality, though.

Didn't he run with Andrew Markle for a
bit?

Lou, haven't you got a source on the
inside track with him? He might give us

lead into where they've gone to ground.

Yeah, he's gone quiet on me, though. I
think he's skipped the country.

All right, well, um... Hey, Bo, can you
have a look into Davis, where he might

be? Yeah, sure.

Phil?

You got the sec?

Yeah.

How was Marley's interview?

Full confession.

Total bollocks, obviously.

I'll have to find another way to go in.
And where is he now?

Secure med unit, Scarborough. Can't put
him in the mixer till his arm's sorted.

You all right?

Um, I need a favour.

Truth is, my head's a bit... I need to
step off the task force and the murder.

Can I have anything that's not McHugh,
but...

I'm going to free you up to concentrate
on landing the big fish.

What do you reckon?

Sandy'll never go for that.

I can deal with Sandy.

You're more than capable of handling it
on your tod.

Oh.

OK.

Great.

And, Phil, I know I take the piss.

Oh, come on.

Only all the time. No, I'm an arsehole
and I go too far.

I'm sorry.

No, you were right, Lou.

Debt with bullies all my life. I'll
catch you later.

Can't cuff us to the bedpost overnight.

Only if you give us reason to.

And they're not the furry ones, if
that's what you're thinking.

Look at this.

Nice and peaceful.

Clean bed.

Radiators full blast. I should have done
this years ago.

Don't get used to it. Once that arm's
better, you'll be off.

Hello,

we're heading for a drink if you fancy
it.

No, Tom.

I'll stop into Bayview and get you to
tell us where I used to quit.

Can't help you, I'm afraid.

Have a good one, lads.

All right.

Good night. See you later.

Yes? Mrs. Okoye?

I'm D .I. Louisa Slack.

For goodness, you're her.

She's not... She don't want to see you,
I'm sorry.

Okay.

Um... Will you give her a message?

Will you tell her she's too good to
lose?

Will you tell her we need people like
her?

People who give a shit.

Else nothing will ever change.

Ever, ever, ever.

Will you tell her... She's not me.

She's nothing like me.

She's worth a hundred of me.

Will you tell her... If she comes back,
I'll quit.

It can't be her.

It's me.

I mean, if you come back, I'll walk.

I don't care what you do, I'm done.

I can't go back knowing what I know.

You used me, you made me part of it.

You've twisted everything.

I mean, reporting is still the right
thing to do, but if I do it, nothing

happens, so... Maybe it's not, I don't
know anymore.

How are you feeling, Doug?

How was the groom?

Fine.

What's up with him? I think he's still
hoping that James is going to show up.

What if he does?

Why would he?

Well, to get back at us for what I did.

Do you think he will?

Why were you sitting in the dark?

I had to resign today.

Why?

With me.

Has she got a grass?

I don't think so.

That's good.

What do I do with all the guilt?

You live with it.

Simple as that.

What else can you do?

If you want to make up for what you've
done, you're in the right line of work.

I'm not sure how much longer I'll be
there, Keir.

Even if I have to dunk grass, it's all
going to catch up with me.

Well, if it does.

80 grand there. Think of the lives that
could change.

I don't know what the right thing to do
is.

Don't look at me, pal.

I think we could give it away. We could
divvy it up into smaller amounts and

that would look less suspicious.

Who would we give it to?

Doesn't matter.

Whoever needs it, as long as we don't
keep it.

Okay.

So I'm not even to pay off your car?

Can we not make the payments?

It's 700 quid a month, though.

It's what?

No.

Okay, let's get started. I've changed my
mind.

Anything else you need from us? No.

Thank you, Ed. Cheers.

Enjoy it.

Thank you. Cheers, mate.

What about a donation to the dog
shelter?

Yeah, it can be in Kiwi's name.

Listen carefully. Your client, Mahmood
Zader, is innocent of the crime he was

convicted for. The person who did it is
Kevin Pearson. P -E -A -R -S -O -N.

He's part of an acute crime organisation
with a long record and is probably at

large somewhere in Ireland.

Would you get all that?

This is

DI Flat.

I put in a personal visitation request
with Vernon Marley.

Okay, no worries.

You want to stand back for me?

Yeah, all right, listen.

We're going to get this cleared up, but
I need you guys to stay there, all

right? Stay right there.

Stand back for me, all right?

Get it all recorded, then back them up
fast.

No forensics.

It's been like Black Friday at the big
Tesco by the time they get here. What

happened? The patrol car spotted a deal,
gave chase, the driver's lost control

and has run off with gear.

Well, try to. When was this?

A few minutes ago.

Reckoning must be pretty close.

Any more people down here, Ivo?

Feds, go home!

Yeah. Fucking pigs.

Any of you see where he went?

Pyramid. We're from the blind school.

All right, that's enough.

Lads, don't be that cliche.

Just a bit of help, come on.

Are you there?

Fuck off.

Thanks for your help.

Do you give these young men a lot of
reasons to help you?

No, probably not.

Well then, how about you wait until the
rowdy ones get bored and see who's still

hanging about.

Looking for a job in the police by any
chance?

Yeah, alright.

Look I really don't have the patience
for a caper.

Black man, this aftercare is getting
next level, Mum.

Most of the boys in here do not get
visits from the feds.

What can I say?

I go the extra mile for my clients.

Yeah, I heard about Bogey.

That's fucked up, Mum.

What happened there?

I don't know. Some old grudge, we think.

What have you heard?

Nobody tells me, you know.

What's up?

You must really want something this
time.

You looking to those courses?

Oh, yeah.

I'm a proper teacher's pet now.

I've just started an ELC.

I'm doing art therapy, adult literacy.

I'm smashing it at that one, by the way.

And, yeah, the guy just reckons I'm not
actually fake.

It's bear -shocked.

That's great.

And what about, you know, living clean?

Would you pass a pith test?

We're flying colours, man.

Well, well done, you.

But, yeah.

There is something I wanted.

I actually wanted to introduce you to
someone. Gwen.

This is Gwen.

She's from the Yorkshire Resettlement
Programme.

Gwen, this is Noel.

You all right, Noel?

They help sort out prisoners when they
come out. I support them with a job, a

place, whatever they need.

Start planning for your future.

A job?

It's like I've got a boss, remember?

Noel.

Cole cannot define who you are or what
you want to be.

I can send some stuff to you about what
we do.

Yeah, no offence, but do I look like a
charity case to you?

No, you don't.

What we're saying is you're going to
have options when you come out, plenty

them. I promise.

Your life ain't defined by this.

Have you got a son yet?

Yeah. Why?

Did you mess him up or something?

Was he here yet?

Why would you say that?

Because you're in here trying to play
mum to me.

I guess I'll see you later then.

Targwyn.

Sorry to waste your time.

You didn't.

He's reachable.

Me and you.

We're going out, Al.

Are we?

Whatever it is, I hope you sort it.

You thought this?

Why does it taste so much better when
you don't know how you're going to pay

it?

It's a treat again.

I can eat one.

Don't worry.

If it's too expensive, we'll just lug
it.

I'm sorry.

What for?

I pushed you into this life.

You never asked for it. Stop.

I've been thinking about this.

Yes. You heard the grinding noise in my
head.

Yes, you can see the smoke coming out my
ears.

You dazzle me.

You always have.

You've run rings around me forever.

Everyone knows that.

You could make me put my foot in a
blender, but unfortunately, I'm a grown

so none of that lets me off the hook.

You're right, I never wanted any of
this.

I wanted you.

How is he?

This is the third day in a row.

What's he doing?

Boss?

What is this?

Everything alright?

Not really, no.

Best corner of the field.

Always gets waterlogged every time it
rains.

Tried spiking it, but that's done sod
all.

Now the internet tells me that I need to
turn the soil with sand, you know.

Does that look flat to you?

Yeah, old copper who shot bulge.

He's been moved into a proper nick.

What do you want to happen?

We can't let this one go.

You handle it.

I'm back for coal, whatever it is, but I
got this ship to sort.

Coal.

Bulgy's gone.

We don't have slack looking out for us
anymore.

We need a plan.

Or, if you like, I could take care of
things for a while.

Just as long as you're sorting this kind
of thing.

Yeah, sounds good.

Thanks. What did he say?

Nothing for you to worry about.

We're all good.

Wait, Curtis.

Come on.

Wipe your feet.

You alright?

I don't recall booking an appointment
with a hygienist.

I just recall McKim.

for this, lad.

You and me, we've got the screws right
now.

Tell them you're being coerced to commit
a crime. You'll be in a different nick

by tomorrow.

Then it'll be both of us.

Or me, Mum.

I'll do us a favour then, eh?

Don't wolf it up.

Help! Help!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You're alright.

Don't you move, Will.

I've controlled Bravo 3.

Mum.

Vernon Marley just got shanked in
Oakdale. He was gone before even the

got to his cell.

Kid knew what he was doing.

Shit. What kid?

Noel Wilkes.

Twat with a gun, you talk, Dan,
remember?

He's with Cole McHugh.

All fits.

Right, clear the meeting room. Task
force, ten minutes. Yes, ma 'am.

Maybe you're right. Maybe there's no way
out.

There's no free way out, no.

I'm sorry about this, but the
gentleman's effects still have been

The local authority should have sorted
it, but... OK, I'll take him.

Louisa. Hi, Mum.

You all right?

What's wrong?

Nothing. I'm fine.

Am I going to be the first person in 50
years to come to your door and not be

offered tea and gather?

How are you? How is everything?

Church, your friends?

All fine.

Why now, Louisa?

You never do things without a reason.

Um... I wanted to thank you for being so
good with Owen.

Coming to the hospital, bringing him
things.

The night Owen got ill, I asked Kerry to
come out with me.

And he said no, and he stayed home.

What if he hadn't?

When you were a little girl, whenever
you were sick, I used to play my love.

Every mother does.

He adored you?

Why would he love his grandmother?

I adore him.

He's a ridiculous boy.

How have you always got this many ready
to go?

People from the church come.

I can't give them nothing.

You never used to like my sweet.

I never used to eat them.

Don't mean I didn't like them.

Hold on.

You haven't commented on how I'm too
thin or too fat yet.

And you haven't blasphemed.

I've been thinking a lot about Dad
recently.

I feel like maybe I was too young to get
to know him properly.

He could do no wrong in your eyes.

Yeah, but...

I think if he'd lived longer, I would
have started to see some stuff.

Perhaps.

Was he good at his job?

It was very important to him that
everybody thought so.

Can I ask you a question?

Mm -hm.

I'm not taking the mickey, I swear.

Do you think Dad's in heaven?

Of course.

Well, he didn't believe.

He had good in him. He loved you. And
God had the Father's heart.

Is anyone beyond saving?

No.

So, is anything better?

All good.

Come here for a sec.

Come here.

Do you remember that book that was shot
in Seacroft a few weeks ago?

I had some of it.

Why don't you say?

No, did it?

Vernon was the one helping me figure out
what to do about Cole.

I was there.

Bulger tried to kill me.

Vernon saved me.

Vernon was killed in prison last week.

Do you remember that lad that I pinched
on a cold snow?

Cole had him do it.

Retaliation.

And I went to Vernon's funeral today.

So I know everything we said and
everything we agreed, but all of this is

because of me.

So I have to stop him for good.

I'll take Owen to me mum and dad's.
We'll leave in the morning.

What shall I tell him?

Part of the truth.

Not all of it.

I'll just... I'll tell him this trip's
open -ended.

But can you go and talk to him? Now.

Don't tell him anything that'll put him
at risk. Just, you know, find a way.

never see each other again.

And if that is the case, there's
something I need to give you.

What is it?

I can't say on the phone.

Right, I'll send a runner.

No.

I need to give it to you myself.

It comes with an explanation.

Yeah, I'm hanging up.

Wait.

Aoife left a note.

What?

When I found her, I told you there
wasn't anything, but...

That was a lie.

I just didn't want you to read it.

But I had no right.

So if we really are finished, then you
should have it.

You're still gone?

Right here in my hand.

All right, I'll meet you.

Just me and you, yeah.

I'll play.

That'll do.

Who?

Vernon Marley. He was my friend.

He was helping me.

Why else would Borgia about that?

He followed me to do me in.

Vernon shot him to save me.

And took her up too?

Good friend.

Yeah, he was.

Why do you have to use no?

You could have still had a life, Colin.

So pop a hole in me and be done with it,
is that the idea?

I'm all out of ideas.

I know I have to stop you, because I'm
the only one that can. You have to?

Is that your promise to the big man,
Lou?

It wasn't to him, Colin, you know that.

Do you think you could do it?

Well, that's the first bet.

You know, I used to think I wouldn't be
able to.

But now that we're here...

I'm not going to shoot you.

I can't. You're like a brother.

Why are you here, Lou?

To beg for mercy.

So tomorrow morning I'm going to go into
my DCI and my super and I'm going to

tell them everything about us.

I'm going to accept any punishment they
see fit and I'm going to cooperate fully

in any operation they cook up to put you
away.

It may very well not work. We both know
that.

I've got no concrete on you.

But that is what I'm going to do.

What's the angle?

No angle. No deal.

You said if I came for you again, all
bets were off.

I have come for you again.

So all I'm asking...

Is that you don't hurt my family.

The guns for what? Is that to show me
what I want to win?

It's not a trick.

Take it.

You've got the power, Col. You've always
had the power.

But I'm just asking you.

It's one thing.

Please, please don't hurt my family.

You're appealing to my better nature.

Yeah, I am.

I'd like to see Aoife's note now.

The note.

Give it to me.

I had to make sure you'd come.

I knew you were lying.

How?

Because you weren't the first one to
find her, Lou.

You weren't the first one to find her.

See, I went home that night after she
started sending those texts.

Aoife!

Aoife!

We didn't bring you into this world for
you to behave like this, okay? Why are

your problems so much bigger than
everyone else's?

he was.

She left us a note.

Read it to me.

Dear Mum and Donny, I love you, but I'm
sorry, but I'm not meant to be your love

either.

Go on.

Dad, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.

There we go.

What are you supposed to do with that?

Got in my car and just drove, drove and
drove and drove.

Gone an hour.

And then when I eventually snapped out
of it, I called you.

It's Aoife.

It's Aoife, yeah.

She sent a message? She's at the house,
alone.

Can you go check on her?

Please.

Please.

I couldn't go back.

You know, I couldn't.

Couldn't see her again like that.

You know? And I didn't want anyone to
know about... about the note.

After we buried her...

I realised that I had no choice. You
know, I had to keep going because so

of it relies on me being me, you know.

But I wasn't.

When I saw my daughter lying there, I
mean,

the fire went out.

The fire went out.

But you've been expanding and going
article.

I thought the engine would start again
if I just kept kicking it, you know.

But it hasn't.

I'm gone.

I'm gone, Lou.

Can't pretend anymore.

When she was little, Aoife was my spit.
You know, she was...

Single -minded, fierce as fuck. I loved
that about her.

And I wanted her to be the one to take
over someday, you know.

Then she started seeing me differently.

You know, she went another way.

So what do I do? I try to stop it.

Try to make her into something else.

Just wouldn't let her be.

And then she started on the gator, you
know, and I thought she was doing that

hurt me. You know, I mean, she hated me,
right, love? But she wasn't.

She wasn't doing it to hurt me. She was
just

trying to get away, you know?

She was just trying to get away.

who you made that promise to.

What?

Owen.

He was lying there in the hospital,
right? He was dying, or near enough.

You promised him that if he just came
back to you, things would be different,

right?

You were calling him back to you.

What do we do now?

Do you know?

I'll take it, everything I've built.

Everything I've done to get it.

Big old pile of nothing, isn't it?

with me tonight.

Let's go together and tell them
everything.

Jesus Christ, you're

serious?

Everything we've done.

What have we got to show for it, Cole?

We both want it to end. We both know we
have to pay.

There is no way out.

I know.

This is exactly what we're looking for.

Let's go.

Not in the front.

How's the ride?

Is this real?

Oh.

We're done.

Somebody to call me In the fading light

Of this coming night In the fading

light Of this coming night