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Shane, you can't open someone's phone.

If it doesn't go their way, it will be dismissal. Where are you going?

To my mum's.

There's an imminent threat against all police officers. It's not safe.

I'm going, OK?

I'm going.

So this, uh, Lindsay... She needs protecting.

She's been associated with the drug dealer.

You cannot run, Lindsay. That's a fool's game.

You'll marry full of grace.

It was like he went somewhere like he went somewhere else.

I think it must mean we have a soul.

They're sending money to Carville and Derry. They're going to take out a

maybe more than one. You handed the town over to them.

I just hope someday soon you don't regret that. The young lad who died, his

has distant Republican links. Senior player in Belfast. He's going to be

out to police.

Return to base.

We have an imminent incredible threat.

Tell me what I need to know

so I can look after my people.

You sit round the table.

And I'll tell you everything.

They can't fight on two fronts.

We can.

The device has now been made safe, but officers continue to search for

devices. Nearby homes have been evacuated and I understand the streets

here will remain shut for several hours.

The PSNI have not named the officer concerned, but it's understood they are

-ranking, the most senior person to have ever been targeted in this way.

Meanwhile, in a statement issued to a local newspaper using a recognised code

word, the Republican dissident organisation said it would be

campaign against serving police officers and their families.

In a chilling statement issued an hour ago, the organisation said there would

further operations in the future.

Where is she?

She's sleeping.

What does all this mean then?

You don't need to worry.

It's all right, eh?

Is that why your mother had to sell the house? Because we didn't need to worry?

Bea, you've no idea what you put that woman through. I didn't know what was

going to happen. No, you didn't think about it.

There's a big difference.

And it still doesn't bother you? Of course it bothers me.

Don't tell her about all of that.

As if I would.

I'm going to work, ma.

I won't be late.

Ashley? What are you doing?

Nothing.

Tea?

Ashley, are you okay? Stop asking me that!

Were you praying?

They were in the car.

It's so you can keep count.

Remember where you are.

You just kind of move them through your fingers.

You know, I'd never really had anybody close to me die before.

Until Jerry.

He was the first.

And I did think about it for a while after that, like, how someone can be

and then just not be.

Like, just go on.

When I first started this job, I thought I knew everything.

And now, I feel like I don't know anything at all.

Keep on moving. Keep going. Good man. Keep it going.

Go. No. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Yeah.

Let's get it loaded. Keep going. Come on.

Good man.

Keep going.

Wait. Let's go. Let's go.

Morning. They're on their way.

Make sure the reception team is ready.

Hot coffee and free air.

We must take the time to enjoy the little pleasures that life has to offer.

The dairy boys, they didn't get their scalp.

They did enough.

The game's changed.

You can see Scotland on the horizon.

How far away is it?

I always shit at geography.

It's geometry.

20 miles.

At this elevation, the horizon is roughly 14 miles away.

How long does the crossing take?

Half an hour. In these conditions, about 45 minutes.

Right. Do you know why I care?

Because this, this coastline is all that matters. It's everything.

And we protect it at all costs.

What about the girl?

She thinks she's going to get a job in Dublin.

She's never getting there.

Bain? Bain?

Did you move my bag?

All inside your coat.

Bain, don't touch that bag.

See you later.

Show me your hands! Put them behind your head.

Ronnie! V, get back!

Get back!

That's Cormac! What? That's Cormac, the plumber.

The plumber?

Sorry, mute.

Well, Helen, seems my day has come.

15 years.

And I'll never see it again.

This happened to you once.

Yeah.

Well, now I know.

Any intel coming through?

If there is, they won't tell me.

Too close now.

The thing is, I can't understand how they got my address.

I don't even bring our friends here. A bill, maybe, or a statement?

Everything's registered to a rental property in Bangor.

And I mean everything.

And, well, you... I'm stepping aside.

For a while.

Mum, I'm so sorry.

I took a call this morning.

A vetting interviewer asking my opinion of you.

Yeah, I'm not sure about that just yet.

You know, I've butted heads a lot, Helen.

Don't we have, ma 'am?

I think I used to feel jealous of you.

Jealous? At a certain point, they bring you into the circle.

And it's like putting on a rucksack full of secrets.

Week after week, year after year, it gets heavier.

Until you can't move.

I used to look at you and feel envious you didn't have to carry that.

You could see the world as you wanted it to be, not as it is.

Well, that's over now.

It's time to put on the rucksack, Helen.

Feel the weight of knowing things you never wanted to know.

My first in Trinidad tells me that three shipments went through this month

alone. You got anything new on that?

We're under a bit of pressure here, Melissa.

A lot of our resources are being diverted to this dissident threat.

Yeah. Sure.

I wonder if this is a good time for the security services to take the lead on

this. I don't know, Mark. They didn't actually kill the chief super this

morning. And I seem to remember her saying that that would only happen over

dead body.

We have something.

Oh? We are hearing rumours that the person running this operation is a clean

skin. No obvious links to the Ginleys.

What?

That's all we got.

Okay. Thank you, Eugene.

All right, guys.

Keep up the good work, and Collie, good hunting.

Collie, on this current dissident threat, none of our sources on the

it coming.

Where did you get that intel?

I'd like to arrange a meeting in Perth.

Service wanker.

What were you doing there?

I was visiting my ma.

I stayed overnight.

Annie, we've talked about this.

She's dying, Sandra.

I know.

Tell me exactly what he said afterwards.

Uh, he said to forget about it.

He's a friend of my auntie's.

He won't say anything.

Okay.

Well, look.

I need you to fill out a use of force form, OK?

In case that changes.

OK.

Are you going to send it off the line?

Just fill out the form, all right?

Clear and clear.

The rest is on me.

Ombudsman.

I got one too.

I asked her to leave you out of it. Well, it didn't work, okay?

You can't charm everybody.

Okay, folks.

Welcome to another day on the sunlit uplands.

Try to contain your excitement.

Nothing carrying over from the early shift, and we have no new intelligence

the threat this morning.

Except to say that the threat level has been raised to severe.

There are some locations we can only enter with TSG support.

There's a list on your handsets.

When it comes to calls in the city centre, I need the driver to get out and

maintain cover at all times. Scan the location for threats.

Look, I'll get through it.

Okay?

Grace and Shane?

You're 7 -0.

Tommy and Eichlein, 7 -2.

Annie, you're on a foul day.

Okay. Let's get out there. Sharp eyes, yeah?

Who's this?

Hello, Mrs McIntyre. It's Kevin here from New Horizon Dental Surgery.

I'm just ringing up to confirm your next appointment with us. Is now a good time

to talk?

No, thanks, Kevin. I don't need another appointment.

We've got a good deal going on at the moment.

It's really worth listening to.

My teeth are fine.

Thanks, Kevin.

Just tell me what you want and I can make it happen.

Not now.

Just a reminder about your next appointment.

Yeah.

This section is a mess.

Yep. Bloody two -year fade.

Yeah, what?

Young response officers.

They come in ready to change the world.

After two years, they want to change jobs.

Two -year fade.

Never heard of it.

Yeah, well, it's a skipper thing.

Skippers have secrets, do they?

We have the best secret.

So why don't you just tell them about it? If we told them, then they really

would fade.

Even worse.

I think Grace has the two -year fade.

Yeah, well, she's a campaigner, isn't she?

She's a what?

She's a campaigner.

She needs a long -term project.

A goal. Not just a weekly rote or an eight calls a day.

Whereas you, you're a pragmatist.

You deal, you fix, you move on.

Sorry, is that another one of them, uh... Skipper Secrets. Yeah.

We profile all of you.

Skipper Secrets are the good stuff.

You're gonna love it.

You OK?

I hear you're in a bit of trouble.

Looks that way, eh?

Hope my nose isn't as hot as I shouldn't have. Oh, yeah, I've been there, done

that. We should maybe just try and keep it simple today, then.

Yeah.

Call, call, coffee.

Call, call, lunch.

Call, call, coffee.

Call, call, home.

Yeah? Just that?

Yeah. Super.

Do you know Jimmy Webb wrote this song on a drive through Oklahoma?

Like, just wrote it in his head while he was driving.

When he got home, he rushed in to make a demo tape, and he sent it to his mate,

Glenn Campbell.

Now, when he didn't hear anything back, he just thought, maybe the song wasn't

very good. But he met Campbell at a party three weeks later, and he asked

had he heard it.

Campbell said, Jimmy, did I hear it?

We flippin' recorded it last week. It's on the album.

But it all was number one a week later.

Sorry, what's the point in you telling me this?

Just saying, good things happen suddenly too.

You know?

7 -2 from Uniform. We have a domestic call on 18 McLean Street.

Appears to be from a child.

Child?

Barney, listen, is there anybody else available to take that?

Why are you not taking it?

Negative 7 -2, everything okay?

Yeah, 7 -2 responding.

Listen, that's the home of a police officer. Be aware there's a registered

firearm at the address.

You came?

Yeah.

Did I really have a choice?

Hmm.

No, you'll be fine.

Listen, she'll know things. She knows a lot of things.

They do their homework.

What things?

Well, if the cat's in a lie, it's all over.

Why would I lie?

Don't worry about it. Just give me a shout when you come out, all right?

You're nervous.

I'm not nervous. Why would I be nervous?

So you remember now why I didn't want to come over to your side? It was all

this, it was all the games and all the guessing and all the bullshit.

You make it sound like it's a bad thing.

Anyway, good luck.

She's lovely.

Take a seat, Inspector.

I'm Tammy.

I'll just, um...

Are you taking notes or is... It's not recorded.

We'll talk.

Then I'll decide.

Yes or no.

So.

Shall we?

You're currently in a relationship.

Yes.

Long term. Yes.

Cohabiting.

For the last five years.

Name and occupation.

Rosa Cassidy. She owns an art gallery.

Her date of birth?

10th of the 11th, 1980.

You were married previously.

To a man.

I switched sides.

I assume that's allowed, even for pillars.

Exclusive? Excuse me? Is your relationship exclusive, or do you see

people? It's exclusive.

Do you have any sexual preferences that might be considered unusual?

Oh, come on. I'm sorry, Inspector. This is the nature of developmenting.

Well, what would you consider unusual?

Well, you tell me.

Sometimes we leave the big light on.

You were divorced 12 years ago.

Can you tell me about that?

I really don't see how that's relevant.

It is.

I was the subject of a threat.

There was a raid on a dissident Republican house in Derry.

My name and address were found. We were moved under the SPED scheme, even though

my husband found it difficult to take living like that, looking over our

shoulder every day.

It came between us.

He was a bank executive.

A year after your divorce proceedings, he was convicted of embezzlement.

Yeah?

It didn't strike you as odd that your husband, on a salary of £54 ,000, was

to put up a house deposit of £120 ,000?

He told me that he had inherited the money. Yes.

I didn't know.

There was a professional standards investigation.

Which was brought to an end after a week. Why was that?

Because I had no case to answer. Or because a senior police officer

on your behalf.

What are you talking about?

DCI Collins.

Your mentor.

He vouched for you very strongly.

No, you're wrong. We had...

Absolutely no contact by that point. That's what happened.

He saved your career.

Avoided a very drawn -out, embarrassing process.

You're talking about Carly, the person who asked me to do this interview.

I am merely stating the facts. What the fuck is going on here? Did you know your

husband was a criminal whilst you were serving police officer?

No, I did not.

Sir, we've had a call from this address.

There must be some mistake.

It was from a child.

Are there children in the house?

I mean, yeah, but nobody from here has called the police.

May we come in?

Listen, hold on a minute, will you?

Chief Inspector Bunting.

Neighborhood. Thanks, sir. We saw you on the system.

No worries, man.

Cheers. Sorry, but we'd still like to come on.

Yeah.

Go on.

Hello. Hello, madam.

What's going on?

Apparently, they got a call from this house from a child.

I have no idea what's happened here.

I think I do.

Olivia was saying that yesterday a police officer came out to her

She was in the living room a while ago playing a game on my phone.

There you go.

That must be it.

Must be.

Do you mind if I talk to her?

Talk to her?

Listen, Constable.

I'm sure my daughter is already a bit thrown by having two uniforms in her

house. Yeah, she might be scared or upset.

She might just think that she's in trouble somehow, you know?

I don't know.

I'll just go and talk to her.

place you've got here.

Thanks.

Well,

here she is.

Thanks, Willie.

Now, Olivia, you called the police by accident on Daddy's phone, didn't you?

And did you just want to see what would happen?

There you go. I'm really sorry about this.

Okay, well... Olivia, hi.

I'm Aisling.

And myself and Tommy here, we just wanted to make sure everything was all

Are you okay?

Now, listen, you're not in any trouble or anything.

But in the future, if you need us, just call that number again, okay?

Sorry about this, guys. We'll have a word with her.

What do you say, Olivia?

Sorry.

It's grand.

Don't worry.

These things happen.

All right.

Let's go.

Good car.

All the best.

Is Helen McNally still over at Blackthorn?

Uh, yes, sir. See it?

Well, tell her I said hello.

Be well, sir.

Excuse me, what did you say your name was again?

Angela?

Aisling.

Yeah, God, of course.

Aisling and Tommy.

Listen, thanks again so much. We're sorry for the annoyance.

It's no bother.

She just asked for Angela.

Maybe it was a mistake.

It wasn't a mistake, Tommy.

Ashley, what can we do?

I mean, I didn't see anything suspicious.

Like, nothing.

He's going to hurt them. Look, Ashley, please, come on.

Listen, I think you need to talk to somebody, Ashley.

About what happened?

The accident?

It wasn't an accident. It was supposed to happen.

What?

Aisling, listen, I really think... There are no accidents.

Do you think it's an accident that we came here?

Aisling, it's just a call. No.

We were supposed to come here.

Who do you think you are?

Look, Helen. Why did you step in?

Because you were too good to lose.

I didn't need you to step in. I wasn't guilty of anything.

That doesn't matter. The scandal would have finished you.

This is all just a power play, is it?

You want me to think that I owe you everything? Well, it's bullshit, Colin,

because I owe you nothing.

Wise up. You're about to be given clearance that criminals would kill for,

literally kill for, and they'll use anything to compromise you.

Mistakes, secrets, threats, weaknesses.

We need to know what they might use.

That's why I had to tell her what happened.

OK?

But you, you thought I knew. You thought I was covering for him.

You thought I was lying.

I don't care whether you knew or not.

How fucking dare you?

Helen. Helen!

Wait!

There's something I want to show you.

Come here.

This is it.

This is everything.

The Kinleys aren't running drugs into Northern Ireland.

They're running them through Northern Ireland.

Hiya. Hey.

I've been thinking.

I know how you feel.

What do you mean?

Jerry wasn't in hospital for long, but when he was fighting for his life, if

someone had told me to be somewhere else, I'd have told them where to go.

But I'm going to find a solution, OK?

Thanks.

Sandra... Can I... Can I ask... Do you get over

it?

You change.

Right.

That's arrival at the city centre this day. You shall not lie with a male and

with a woman. Give yourself up to the Lord and you will be saved.

I don't need this for nothing.

It is an abomination.

The sexually immoral will never inherit the kingdom.

And the sodomites will therefore spend eternity in the fires of hell.

Heroin, take your faith for a shake.

And those who deny the word of God.

will be judged in eternity.

We don't want you here. Just piss away off. God wants me here. Oh, does he now?

Well, what about me then?

Oh, Cobra? Yeah?

You sure?

Yeah. Your sins will be forgiven. All right.

He wants you here. He is the only person. The word of the Lord will not be

silenced. Give me that microphone back. What are you doing here tonight?

Do not take the Lord's name in here.

I want to talk to both of you over there now.

This is ridiculous.

Calm down over there now. This is a big crime.

Yeah, you be quiet. You be quiet.

Right.

Do you two want to spend the rest of the day just shouting at each other?

Oh, certainly we do.

I am preaching the word of God.

No, I think you'll find you're a bigot. You're literally... How dare you call me

a bigot? I am not a bigot.

Stop it! Anyone, just stop it!

OK? Right, sir, do you think there is any possibility that you might be able

just move somewhere else? Absolutely not.

I have every right to be here.

Well, you haven't, if you're disturbing the peace. I'm sorry, sir, you haven't.

There's only one peace in this vale of tears, constable, and that is the peace

of Christ.

By all means, arrest me, officer.

Yeah, do. Fucking arrest.

Yeah, that's not going to... Okay, not now. Thank you.

I'd be interested in hearing more, sir, if you want to go for a wee cup of tea.

Down there, 7 -0.

Let's wrap it up there, please, and get this back off the streets.

Roger that.

I'll be with you in a minute, brother.

Uh -huh.

So, what are you doing here, then, Gary?

Shopping. OK.

Always wanted to find you, you know.

To say thanks.

OK. What for?

Well, I haven't had a drink since that day you arrested me.

I got help.

And I'm back teaching again.

Wow.

Well, that's, um... That's amazing.

So are you really going to do this?

Aye.

Step nine, make amends where possible.

Great.

You should head on.

Yeah, all right.

Thank you.

Nope. Thank you.

Oh, and Gary, do you know something?

You're a very good -looking man.

Very good.

I held the whole afternoon free. Oh, I?

What was all that about?

I don't know.

Do you believe in miracles?

Not really.

Do you?

No, but I believe what we do makes a difference.

You know, you're in a whole heap of trouble.

Yeah?

I'd fancy getting in some more.

Lead the way.

Right, come on then.

I'll buy you a coffee on the way.

Can I ask? Can I ask you something?

Sure.

Why did you stay?

What do you mean?

All the rumour was last year you were leaving.

What's brought this on?

Come on, spill.

I gave up everything for this job.

Didn't mean to, just worked out that way.

But now, I wonder, was it, like, the worst mistake ever?

So why did you stay?

Uh... It was the riot.

At Mount Eden.

I just looked at you all after we came back and I thought... It sounds

silly, but...

I thought, maybe they need me.

Maybe I can do something good here, you know?

Just by looking out for you all.

Trying to make sure that what happened to him never happened again.

Well, let's hope I've got them all finished business.

In the house.

There was a bird.

Right.

The window was open. It flew in.

It's an old Irish thing.

Down the country, a superstition.

What's it supposed to mean?

It means death.

Lindsay. Lindsay.

We know you're in some sort of trouble.

What do you want?

Are you planning on going somewhere?

What? Well, where's all your stuff?

I mean, you used to have photos all over it.

So?

Well, where's all your things?

Where are all your clothes?

It's private.

What's going on?

Please leave.

Izzy, whatever it is you're involved in, I promise you we can do something about

it.

She wants you to go.

Marion. Grace.

Whatever it is you're trying to do, it's too late.

Grace.

You should go.

Okay.

You know, I don't usually do house calls.

Leave that to the kids, do you?

What do you want, Tina?

That was pretty spicy.

Gone after it, she's super.

Nothing to do with us. Don't talk shite, Donald.

You don't think you should have told me?

Why?

Because I set you up here.

I give you all the contacts. People start killing peelers and people like me

a knock on their door. Tina.

With all due respect, we're going to take it from here.

What to notice?

All you have to do is stay out our way.

Go off and enjoy your retirement.

Suits you.

Maybe, uh... I'll come back.

You and whose army?

Mm -hmm.

Cell 1B.

Landon 3.

It's your lad, Mo.

6 .30 every morning, he reports for duty in a prison canteen.

He refused to go on the Republican wing with his dad. He hasn't spoken to him in

two years.

He's very exposed.

You fucking dare. James is a tough one not to crack.

Officer in command of the Republican wing.

However, what I found out recently is you can buy Republicans just like you

buy everybody else.

We will kill your kid.

We will kill your husband.

We will do it on the same day.

It's over, Tina.

We all know that.

All right.

I just wanted to pop in.

I think I owe you two an apology.

An apology?

I think maybe I came across as a bit of a dickhead.

Look, here's the crack.

We didn't say anything earlier, and I don't know, maybe we should have.

Olivia, my daughter, has been having some problems in school.

We're taking her for an assessment.

Her teachers think that maybe she's, I don't know, neurodivergent.

That's why when you wanted to talk to her, I was a bit off with you.

Just worry about her, you know.

We all are.

But the bottom line is, you were just doing your job, and I was an arsehole.

So, I'm sorry.

Your inspector and I went through Garnival together back in the day.

One of us finished top of the class, the other bottom.

No prizes for guessing which one's which.

Okay, well, thanks for hearing me out.

And keep up the good work.

It's good to see you again, Helen. You too, Gavin.

Why did he get to do that?

Do what? Just walk in here and talk to you. Look at that, just because he's a

peeler. Aisling, just... No, I'd like to check on the wife.

A welfare check.

We don't have grounds. She asked for Angela.

You heard her.

I'm not even sure if that's what she meant.

Oh, for God's sake.

Aisling. No, yous are wrong.

The two of you are so wrong.

This is a joke, Constable Byrne.

Log the call in the system.

Treat it like any other.

Aisling.

Fucking ridiculous. We're not treating him any differently.

Are we not? Then what with that?

Come on, Tommy, wise up.

C3 have asked us to hold off.

Tell me what happened.

Well, we went there and all the stuff's gone. I mean, she's obviously going to

cut and run. She is absolutely terrified.

That place is not safe.

She's in a children's home.

Sarge, there's something going on there.

Come on, this is what you do.

Let me get this straight.

You want me to go against the advice of C1 and C3 and bring a child in for a

witness interview because you've got a gut feeling?

Listen, Sean, Grace knows this kid.

And if Grace thinks she's in serious trouble, then she's in serious trouble.

You can't just ignore it.

I agree.

They'll crucify me.

But then... I do look a bit like Jesus.

A bit bigger, maybe.

Okay.

Bring her in.

See you, Aisling.

Aisling.

See you at home, OK?

Aisling, where are you going?

George, I need... Can you give us a couple of seconds?

Annie, can I have a quick word? Yeah.

So, uh... Finley's been...

I've been thinking.

Maybe I've got a solution for how you can see your mum.

Okay.

I don't know.

Maybe it'll suit us both, actually.

Well, give me peace of mind, at least.

Sorry.

It's my old day.

I just have to take this. Sorry, two seconds.

Hi, Bea.

I'm just in the middle of a conversation here.

No, Bea, put my ma on the phone.

Bea, put my ma on the phone.

Bea, put my ma on the phone, Bea.

Annie.

I'll give you a shout when we're done.

Roger that, Grace. Let me know when you're finished up.

Thanks, Barney.

Annie.

Annie. Leave me alone.

Look, you can't go without protection.

Let me go.

Annie.

And not with. Look, you don't have to. I'm coming with you.

What do you mean?

This is the solution I was talking about.

You can't go without protection.

Give me the keys.

I'm going to drive. Come on.

Lindsay, where are you going?

Lindsay?

I got you that interview.

Front of house, like I said I would.

Right?

Come on. So get going.

Get out of this shithole.

Hang on, is that Lindsay?

Stevie?

Stevie, come on.

Andy, are you all right?

Police! Stop!

Stevie! Police!

Stop!

Stevie!

Uniform, uniform, this is Stevie. I'm at Legganview Children's Home. There's

been an attempt at kidnapping.

Driver's made off at speed, grey, 4x4. Didn't get a look at the VRN, over.

Roger that.

Stevie, stay where you are.

I mean,

you're all right.

Why did you call it a dissident threat?

He says it did.

It's an old code word. Your husband used it once.

So you're going after the Genleys?

He's running a show for them.

Fogarty? No, above him.

Somebody's completely clean.

Leave that with me.

Tell me what you want.

It's not what.

It's who.

This is what happens when you can't even run a house properly.

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