Original subtitles

Move your arm.

How was work?

You know, same old. Well, not for much longer. Just a few weeks till you start

uni. I know.

You never mention it before.

I think it's because he's worried about missing us and his mates, right?

I mean my mates.

Cheating. It wasn't selling.

Yeah.

We finished?

Yeah. Well, if I need to shut down.

I'm meeting John for a run on the seafront. Bring your mum, Brian.

See you later, love.

No, no, just talk to me. Leave me alone!

Actually, the first time he's spoken to me in about a week or so.

Well, it's... It's not you.

He's been anxious about the calls and the suspension and... What, with the

wedding a few days away?

He's... He's got a lot on.

Yeah.

Maybe I haven't given him enough attention.

That makes two of us.

Oh, I need to get the lottery.

I'm on call today.

It's okay. You go.

I'll get Glenn to cover for me tonight.

Sure?

Absolutely.

Congratulations on the promotion, Detective Sergeant.

Right, so, what have we got?

Four masked robbers, all carrying firearms.

Sounds like one of them is a bit of a hothead.

One of the others shouted, let's go.

Middle -aged, caught in an accident.

Let's get the CCTV from here and all the other businesses and pull everything

available, OK?

Guns, getaway vehicle, markings on banknotes, everything.

Got it.

This is my first armed robbery, if you can believe such a thing.

You know what? I can.

The mugs came with it.

You've got marked notes, you've got silent alarms, and sod all cash in the

register. Who's bucking the trend?

I mean, the kind of villain that's bold enough for a job like this.

They're a dying breed.

Chris Hayton, 19, he lived on the estate.

I think he was killed last night, but found just over an hour ago.

Preliminary signs of death by stabbing. Sadly not uncommon these days,

especially on the Telson.

I was a beat copper here for six months.

It was rough, but there was a real sense of community.

Obviously not anymore.

Wasn't every doorbell camera checked and house to house throughout the estate?

If we need to draft in more uniform, do it. Okay, got it.

Is that Chris?

I'm guessing that's the parents.

Chris! Okay, we need to talk to them, but...

In the meantime, could you? Yeah.

Roy?

I'm just in his pocket.

What's this? Coke?

Heroin, maybe?

Chris had absolutely nothing to do with drugs.

Nothing. OK.

What about enemies?

Somebody he might have had a run in with? He didn't have an enemy in the

He had everything to live for.

He left Newcastle in the autumn to do a degree in architecture.

Can we talk about Chris's movements last night?

You said you had dinner together.

He came home from work around...

He's a pizza delivery driver.

Then we had dinner.

He left pretty quickly. He said he was meeting his friend John for a run on the

seafront.

He thought he'd stayed over at his.

The seafront's quite away from here. How would he usually make

that journey?

This moped.

It's a little fucked outside.

Uh, Chris is on our system, albeit once.

At age 14, he was caught with the intent to supply quantities of cannabis, but

he was released without charge.

If you won't tell them about this, I will. The idea that he had anything to

with this is... Is it true?

Chris is half -brother.

My son.

He's a drug dealer. He was into drugs for a little bit. He used Chris as a

delivery boy. It was over five years ago. Chris didn't even know it was in

package. And no one picked you up about it. than Drew himself!

Instead of standing there asking questions about Drew, why aren't you out

looking for the killer?

Estimated time of death between 8 .30 and 10pm last night.

Perimortem breathing, knees, chest and chin suggest he was pushed face forward

to the ground.

Mitch would have taken some force.

He's fought back too.

Blade knuckles.

He probably tried to stand up and he could be felled by the deep stab wound

the chest, which killed him.

So our killer likely has bruises of their own.

There are two shallow cuts to the back.

From the discolouration, I'd say sustained or death.

Possibly hesitation marks.

Which suggests the assailant might have had second thoughts.

Maybe they knew the victim.

I wanted to see how you're doing.

Yeah, I'm okay.

Listen, I'm sorry I put you in a spot having to lie to Ari about Munich. I

that's difficult.

It was my choice.

But whilst we're closing in on our bad days, best we keep this to ourselves.

Yeah.

Okay.

The murder of Chris Hayden.

Now, a few things point towards this being drug -related. We found a wrap of

heroin in his pocket.

His brother was a dealer and... Chris has a history of running for him when he

was younger.

So as we speak, the Chelsea estate is being canvassed for intel on Chris's

assailant. The search for a weapon is ongoing.

Chris told his parents he was going to meet a mate on the seafront. Now, he

would usually take his moped, but he set off on foot and his body was found on

the estate. So the question is, where was he really going and why?

Now, seeing as we have an armed robbery and...

A dead teenager.

We're obviously going to have to split our resources.

So, Glenn and Nick, I need you to stay focused on the money exchange job.

What have we got?

Well, CCTV has just come in.

Pretty slick.

Yeah.

I'd be surprised if they hadn't built up to this in some shape or form. Yeah,

we're calling around local forces to see if anything fits the bill. Good idea.

Spread the net wide.

Aren't thorn off the bank robbers' weapon of choice? Well, they were, but

got to move with the times.

I mean, we can get this enhanced.

Any identifying marks on the guns might help tie them to other crimes. What

about the getaway car?

They're reviewing the traffic cam footage.

And we've also been doing a dive into Brighton robbers of the past.

And David Higson keeps rising to the surface.

He robbed an S24 secure van back in 2004 to the tune of 400k. He shot the driver

point blank in his face.

I mean, somehow he survived.

Yeah, I remember that. Did 12 years in Maysville Prison.

But what's interesting is that Hickson always worked with a crew of four.

Yeah, he now runs a local sailing club.

Bit of a haunt for old faces, apparently.

Seaford Boat Club. Yeah, that's a good place to start.

Although I'm not sure the likes of us would be too welcome there. You might

to get creative.

Okay, thanks, everyone.

Roy, we pulled fingerprints from the wrap in Chris's pocket.

And not just his prints.

There's also a match to Drew Simpson.

Chris's half -brother.

It was one time, okay?

It was one mistake, and Brian never let me forget it.

This wrap was in Chris's pocket.

It bears his fingerprints.

And yours.

What, and you think I killed him?

Then help us make sense of this, Drew.

So I got out for a few years, okay?

Then someone I used to work for came back to Brighton looking to collect.

A scary bastard you did not say no to.

And did the scary bastard inflict those bruises on your eye?

Reckon I owed him from a few years back.

And I figured the only way to free myself from him was to pay up.

And that meant dealing for him.

So he got tired of waiting for you to pay up, and beating you up didn't work.

he went after Chris.

Is that within the realms of possibility, Drew?

I don't know.

What about that?

Okay. Yeah, it's mine.

It could be mine. But Chris having it, that makes no sense.

How was your relationship with Chris? Were you close?

Not really.

But a few months back, he wanted to hang out a bit more, you know?

Before he went to uni.

But the grief I got from Brian, it was all worth the hassle.

If you want to do right by your brother, you need to tell us who you work for

right now.

I tell you that, and I'm dead too.

If he's telling the truth, then Chris got a hold of that rap without doing the

work. Audrey was lying, and he did.

Pulled Chrissie into running drugs for him because of precker from that dealer.

Hang on.

Drew's bruises are semi -healed.

Forensics think he sustained them seven days ago.

So, not in the process of subduing or killing his brother, then?

No. Well, we can check his alibi and dig into dealing on the estate.

Yeah, and let's find out who he works for.

Just the way he was talking about him, he did seem genuinely scared.

nerve to come here today when this is your fault what that's not true they

arrested you didn't they it was a misunderstanding they don't do that for

reason that's why they let me go tell him mum she's not fighting your battles

anymore she certainly doesn't want to see you mum please mum i'm gonna find

who did this okay

I'll leave you with PC Morgan. OK, thank you.

A few locals mentioned someone who could be the guy Drew's working for.

He honed his skills up in Manchester working for his uncle. And by skills, I

mean killing everyone who got in their way.

Then he came home to find half of Brighton in the grip of London dealers.

He set his civic pride to a stage of fight back.

What's his name?

Scott Atherton.

Apparently he runs all the drugs on the estate and beyond.

Okay. Get the drugs team to send us everything they've got on him.

I'll meet you back at CID. Something I've got to do first.

Yeah.

No, that's brilliant. Thank you very much. Okay. Cool.

I spoke to a DC in Hull about some unsolved break -ins.

Essentially with three jobs.

Impeccably planned.

All high -end houses.

all second homes and all taking place inside the same two -month period so

makes this dc think that his guys are our guys well he said each property they

hit was bigger and better secured in that context hitting the money exchange

might well be raising the bar good news is despite being camera shy the last

break and they weren't able to stay completely invisible

Force junk teams are unusual.

Housebreakers or robberies.

That's a significant commonality.

So there's a white skull mask.

I'll get that enhanced.

It's the S -24 job.

Only Hickson and his lieutenant, Lenny Palmer, went down.

So what, the other two were never identified?

Not definitively, no.

And Hickson and Palmer wouldn't roll on them.

You know what, I'm gonna...

Head up to the Seaford Boat Club.

See what kind of establishment Hickson's running.

Hello, school.

Comfortable, Grace?

How you been?

You look like you did well for yourself.

Was Drew Simpson dealing for you?

You're supposed to say.

And you look like you did okay too, Scott.

See, I think he was.

And I think you, or someone in your pay, gave him those bruises.

I don't get it. Why beat Drew up? Was he late paying you back or something?

Don't need to get myself a lawyer.

I don't know, Scott, do you?

Look, after him, it's really not a stretch for me to believe that you went

his brother.

You must be able to see that.

Or did you rope Chris into dealing for you and something went wrong?

Let me make this very simple, yeah?

I don't know Chris Hayton at all.

Come on.

You grew up with his brother. The estate's not that big.

I don't know what else to tell you.

How's your sister?

Debbie?

Did she go to Manchester with you?

I heard that you came back to clear out the London dealers.

Restore order.

Yeah, that's just Scott that I remember.

Leader and organiser.

Someone that looked out for his sister.

While his mum and dad were strung out on heroin.

Yeah, look after mine.

It's a shame that you channeled those talents into the very thing that killed

your parents.

I had to look after myself.

Fight for myself.

Because all I ever got from people like you were broken promises.

Especially you, Grace.

A teenager stabbed to death 100 yards from his own front door.

That's not looking out for your own, is it?

It's nice seeing you again.

If you had anything to do with Chris's death, I'll find out.

And we'll go down for it.

Lee, you got anything?

Yes and no.

The older of the two is Lenny Palmer.

Hickson's wingman on the S -24 secure job.

No ID on the younger one yet?

No. Nothing on the system.

All right.

Thanks.

Don't move.

Nice and slow.

Mate, what was that?

Mate, listen, you're trying to do right by your brother. Shut up!

Did you and Scott have my brother killed?

You're so dead.

Don't be stupid.

Didn't know HMP Eastfield was short an ex -robe reporter.

What the hell are you doing here? I can ask you the exact same question.

Well, what are you doing here, Spinella?

Recording a podcast.

My podcast.

A pod... About what?

Boat clubs?

Old Brighton Faces.

Doing a deep dive into the underworld of yesteryear.

Okay, if I come in and verify that.

Come on, give me a break.

Thanks to you and Grace, my career's in the toilet.

I need this.

You know what? I need something too.

Intel on the clientele here.

Particularly Higson and his three mates.

Why would I help you?

Look, if you want to hit reset as a crime journalist, you're going to need

sources.

Fresh meat.

Someone who can vouch for your rehabilitation.

And you're the man to deliver all that?

Yeah, I am.

Plus, I would hate to be the one to ruin your little recording session here.

Tomorrow morning, I'm back doing my last interview.

Meet me in the cafe up there.

For God's sake, don't let anyone see you.

Two kids.

coming home every night to a cold house, no food, and a pair of addicts on the

sofa who just happened to be their parents.

I mean, you would think there'd be some kind of protocol triggered, you know, or

like a safety net or something.

You would.

And so I promised I would get them rehoused.

I tried to liaise with their social worker, who was decent but...

So, what happened?

I was transferred.

That's what happened.

And you felt guilt about that?

Like you had let him down?

He grew up to be a drug dealer, Cleo.

Have you ever thought that...

That guilt is in some way linked to your feelings towards Bruno.

I'm serious.

Every time he's in a bad mood, you think it's your fault.

Search intelligence files come through.

Roy, you didn't let Scott down.

Hey, yeah.

We found the robber's getaway car, torched and dumped behind the old ball

factory. We're sure it's theirs?

Yeah, we pulled CCTV of them driving it past the lumberyard.

Still masked, I'm afraid, but... Get to the lab to put a rush on the results

from the car.

Okay, great work.

Keep me posted, yeah, Nick?

You back at the boat club?

Yeah, I'm just following the lead.

We've had confirmation on Drew's alibi in an evening study group at the time of

Chris's murder.

And so have their cameras and 15 classmates.

Okay.

How did you get on with Scott?

I am a detective.

So what's the deal?

You crossed paths before?

Yeah, when I worked on the Charleston.

He was just a kid then, though.

Is it a good idea getting close to him?

I just asked him some questions, that's all.

But you didn't want me there.

Based on what I saw last night, I think Scott might be using food delivery bikes

to shift his product.

You think Chris was part of that?

I think we should ask that question.

And let's verify that Chris did actually work for Brighton Slice.

Yeah.

I've been digging through Chris's phone.

As he suspected, there are no messages to his friend John Tyler about a run on

the seafront.

In fact, there are no messages with anyone about where he was going.

We need to speak to John.

See if we can shine a light on Chris's movements.

I'm sorry about Chris.

It's awful.

I don't want my son dragged into anything.

We understand.

I mean, it's another world up there. John wants to help any way he can.

Don't you?

Mum, we'll make ourselves scarce.

Thank you.

Take care, John.

So, Chris's parents said he was going to meet you for a late run on the sea

front.

Yeah, we did meet up.

But earlier, where?

Here, he, uh...

Left around 7.

Can I be honest with you, John?

We've already worked out that meeting you for a late -night run was some kind

cover -up.

He left his moped behind. There was nothing on his phone.

Okay. So we have to assume that he was meeting someone close at home, walking

distance. Someone who, for some reason, his parents didn't approve of.

So you're asking me who that was?

His brother, maybe?

Drew?

Anyone else he could have been meeting?

Anything strange in the way he was behaving when he came over?

I have to ask you, John.

Why would Chris lie to his parents?

Was he involved in something dodgy? Something criminal, even?

No.

No, not Chris.

No way.

You were on that money exchange job, weren't you?

Everyone's talking about it.

Yeah.

I knew it.

So come on.

What's for skinny?

There might be a link to some break -ins in Hove a few months back.

It was a four -man crew.

So, we're pro -quo?

David Hickson's the one in the pink.

People say that he bought the boat club with the proceeds from the S24 job.

Who's the younger one?

Pete Hickson, David's son.

Online scams, credit card fraud.

I doubt he's in your money exchange job. Your dad's proper retired.

Who's the other guy?

Frank, Frank Curtis.

Also, allegedly, on the S24 job.

He beat the charges.

Anything more recent?

No.

Nothing as far as I know.

I mean, they're all granddads.

I'm so sorry.

You know... I, um...

I lost pals in Afghanistan.

I felt empty.

Numb.

Like... Why was it them and not you?

But Woland and it didn't help.

He really did have a choice.

You could let your emotions eat you up, or... You could put them to good use.

Find your purpose again.

I checked in with Brighton Slice.

Chris did work for them, but recently it was only sporadic. OK, thanks, V. Thank

you so much.

Anything?

I've just been speaking to the mother of a girl who ran drugs for Scott but got

out. Scott communicates with his foot soldiers via Burmese. Text only,

of pick -ups and drop -offs. On paper, they all own their own mopeds and all

have jobs delivering food, but part -time.

Scott makes up their hours.

Yeah.

Chris fits the bill then.

Come on.

Keep the pace up.

Yeah, you've got this.

Better? Better?

Yeah.

You know, your mum, she's not completely wrong.

I know he was your mate and you're well to do the credit.

But you don't know what else he was caught up in.

Do you?

So who's this, then?

Gary Owens.

Bit of a groupie when it comes to old villains.

What, no form himself?

Yeah, couple of robberies.

Everyone treats him like he's a joke.

Spends half his time down the basketball court when he's not here.

What, do you think he might be a better candidate?

For your house break -ins, maybe.

But for your money exchange team, he's got the guts.

All the smarts.

A few weeks ago, he started wearing that Hublot watch, which raised eyebrows.

Lincoln told him not to wear it to work.

Even in his prime, he hated anything flashy.

Right. I'm so sorry, Sid.

Thanks, Damien.

Luke, should we go to Chris's parents?

I've got some flowers.

Right, yeah.

Do you want to sit here?

John?

Where are you going?

I want to see Chris's mum and dad.

I don't want you going up there and getting involved.

At least give it a few days. Yeah, but Mom, then it won't mean anything.

Look, a friend of mine saw something online about him dealing drugs.

Chris.

Sorry, Mr. Tyson, but that's BS.

Chris wasn't into drugs.

No, he hated them.

Could you do me a wee favour?

Could you give them a... You too, John.

You should be proud of him. He wants to honour his friend.

I am.

I just don't want to get him mixed up in anything.

I know.

He's right.

If he delays paying respects that are self -interesting, that won't mean

anything.

The total shit that Hugo brought down on us, it's just made me paranoid.

John is the antithesis of his dad.

Honourable to his boots, which is why he wants to go and see Chris's parents.

I just don't want any trouble.

He's grieving, Carol.

This will help him.

Yeah.

Well, this is the best you boys could do.

That's why we need you along.

You know about flowers and shit.

Yeah, that's right.

I hope I'm right about Chris.

What do you mean?

Look. I'm not saying he was dealing, but I felt like he wanted to build a

relationship with his brother.

At any price.

Maybe that meant helping him out.

It tracks.

I mean, Chris pissed off someone on the estate.

No, but just now you said no way Chris was involved in drugs and now you're

saying... I'm not saying anything.

Just what I heard. I heard Drew wrote Chris in because he was in trouble.

be bullets, it might be nothing.

It was definitely bullets. I don't know what Chris was involved in.

None of us do.

Forensics are back on the burnt -out getaway car.

Thanks to fire damage, there's no prints or DNA.

Why can't I feel a butt coming?

The lump of melted plastic we found in the front seat.

It contains a mix of polymers that aren't a match to anything in the

It's probably a foreign object.

We found tiny traces of plastic in Tarek Prasad's head wound.

Get the lab to compare them with the melted plastic found in the car.

Hudson might be resurrecting the old S -24 gang.

and this time with new blood, so we need to pour everything we can on Gary

Owens, Pete Hickson and Frank Curtis.

Hello, John.

Hi, you all right?

This is Seb and Luke.

They were at college with us.

Detective Superintendent Grace, Detective Sergeant Moy.

We're very sorry about Chris.

Thanks, mate.

I appreciate it.

Wes?

Wait.

I want to talk to you.

They come after my brother.

He's dead.

I know you saw me in Pavilion Green.

Did you help God?

I had to.

What were you thinking, Crossy? What were you thinking?

Telling him!

Sorry.

None of this stuff comes cheap.

We only found Chris's smartphone at the scene, right?

Maybe he used a burner for dealing.

Yeah, a burner we cannot find.

So maybe the killer took it with him.

Well, if Chris is dealing for Scott, then all bets are off.

He could have crossed him, displeased him, tried to quit.

What are you looking for?

I don't know.

Excuse me.

Something, anything, that would help me make sense of Chris's last hours.

where he went, who he met, because it wasn't John Tylerton.

What is it, Maggie?

Over the last year, Chris felt pretty self -sufficient, like he didn't need us

anymore.

More recently, he seemed withdrawn.

I just put it down to being anxious about uni, you know, him moving away.

The night he died, I don't know, maybe I'm kidding myself, but it felt like he

did need his mum again or something.

Circulating True Simpson to local stations has paid off. Last week he was

to by officers up in Preston Park.

He was suspected of dealing, but they let him off with a warning.

If he was there, that's a long way outside Scott's turf.

That would explain the bruises.

Hold the files on Owens, Curtis and Hickson Jr.

Curtis has form as an armed robber, but it's all historic.

Hickson Jr. did a stretch for mortgage fraud, but nothing heavy.

Right. And Gary Owen?

He's the one that stands out.

It's a long record of breaking and entering. Plus, you said he was rocking

Hublot watch recently?

Yeah. One was stolen at the last of the three Hope burglaries.

Nice. And the timing fits, too.

I've sent uniform to keep tabs on. Great.

How did you idea Owen, by the way, to hear about his watching stuff?

Don't imagine the boat club would have a particularly leaky clientele.

Kevin Spinello.

Look, I ran into him there.

Thought he was in prison.

Yeah, so did I. Early release.

He came to an arrangement of mutual benefit.

At least that's what he thinks, anyway.

And why do we think Grace is going to make of that?

Any sort of interaction with Kevin Spinello, let alone an arrangement.

It's fine.

I'll have to send over clean -up footage from the whole burglary.

Hey.

Very similar, no?

Yeah. I'd say Gary is shaping up nicely.

Let's arrest him for the break -ins and let's see if we can pin him to the money

exchange job.

I'm just worried that Spinella's setting us up for a fall.

We need all the help we can get with these old faces.

And right now, he's our best bet.

That's Owens.

They'll be all right to me.

I don't know, but I need help.

I thought we were in this together.

Gary Owens.

I'm arresting you on suspicion of burglary.

I'm sorry, Mum.

It's my fault.

It's all my fault.

Stop!

Drop the gun.

Drop it!

It's not mine.

Stay where you are! It's not mine!

On the ground, face down! It's not even mine! On the ground!

Face down! Don't hurt him!

Stop my face.

I was an idiot.

Started selling outside Scott's Patch.

But a diluting bit of markup.

Up in Preston Park.

I got cautioned by one of you lot and somehow Scott heard about it and gave me

beating. Did you heed the warning?

Did you give Scott any reason for further reprisals?

Is that a yes?

A few days later, I went back to dealing on the estate.

At the end of the night, I had some left over, so I headed up to Pavilion Green

to shift it.

Ken, I was seen.

Seen by who?

This junkie I know.

And he told Scott.

I know what I did.

I know what I did.

If Scott killed Chris to punish Drew, planting a wrap on Chris's body doesn't

seem a stretch.

Fine, I'll screw you.

Strategic as well.

Scott's got a reputation to keep. Sends out a signal.

And Chris?

Collateral damage.

Even if Chris was one of his foot soldiers, there'd be plenty of others

could replace him. Just shows how ruthless Scott is.

Go! It's just a junkie. It's not worth the hassle.

Let's go!

Why did you run?

It's not a good look.

That's muscle memory, isn't it?

You lot have been giving me grace since forever.

Is this you, Gary?

The tattoo looks very similar, to put it mildly.

If it's not you, then where were you on the night of April 24th? No idea.

Who's this, Gary?

Is he deaf?

I wasn't there.

Okay.

Where were you the day before yesterday, between 4 p .m. and 7 p .m.? I was at

the Thief of Oak Club. I'm the caretaker.

Anyone who can verify that?

Actually, we had a leak I was down in the cellar sawing.

So you were on your own?

It's all about your mates at the bow club. Where were they?

My mates?

Dave Hickson, Pete Hickson, Lenny Palmer, Frank Curtis.

Didn't want mates.

Okay, Pete is.

Did he tell you to run? No one tells me what to do, mate.

Except Dave Hickson.

Pays your wages?

Yeah.

I bet you do what he tells you, all right?

Who was that guy?

Dunno. Yeah, well, he knew you.

You must be just letting him go.

I don't need to grieve, OK?

Since when was that your style?

You're starting to pick me off, John.

Who was he? Some guy who was hassling Chris. Yeah? Hassling him about what?

Chris was cagey about it. Something to do with his brother, maybe.

No. No, no, no. Chris never mentioned it. Well, clearly, you didn't know Chris

as well as you thought you did.

You're so full of it.

Hey! Guys!

Guys! Guys!

I wonder what they did.

We've made a strong link between the money exchange job and three break -ins

Hove. and we also have a Gary Owens in custody.

Oh, how did he get onto your radar?

Uh, long story, but let's see if anything comes from it first. Okay.

Moving on to Chris Hayton, we have our sights set on Scott Atherton, a local

dealer. We believe he's moving his drugs via kids on food delivery mopeds, and

we think that Chris might have been one of them. When we spoke to his mate John

about what Chris was involved in, we seemed to hit a nerve, like he was

something. And Scott had Chris's brother, Drew, beaten up for dealing on

side. And it also seems that Drew didn't quite heed the warning.

Isn't beating someone up and then killing their brother quite an

True. But drug dealers are not known for their patience.

Especially not Scott Atherton. I've been in touch with the drugs team. Scott was

on their radar up in Manchester.

And after his triumphant homecoming, they were planning to raid the sports

that he owns in two weeks.

But they're now going to bring that forward. As in, you persuaded them to? I

just thought making a public show of the link between Chris's murder and Scott's

activities might shake things up a bit. Loosen his grip on the estate.

Unless the raid has the opposite effect.

I think Scott's heightened his grip. We're rolling the dice.

No doubt.

Get us off!

Get us off!

Get us off!

I suppose I've got you to thank in the face of our grace. No, the drugs teams

will affect you very much your own doing, but I'm arresting you for the

of Drew Simpson.

Okay.

My working theory is this.

Not only did you catch Drew dealing your drugs up in Preston Park, you realised

that the raps were diluted with God knows what.

It was degrading your product, and by extension, your reputation.

And we can't have that, can we?

So you had Brett Moseley give Drew a beating.

And when he felt the sea scent and sawed on Pavilion Green, you changed tack.

Go after his brother, Chris.

How are we doing so far?

Come on, you can help me, Scott. Nothing happens on that estate without you

knowing about it.

Give me something.

At least make an effort. At least try.

Well, like you did.

Tried your best.

I did, Scott. I really did.

Two things might be linked.

Might not.

And what am I?

Chris wasn't involved in dealing.

Not for me, not for anyone.

And you expect us to take your word for that? Even if Drew has seriously pissed

me off,

why would I take it out on his brother and draw all this hate?

Okay.

What's the second thing?

Where's Cowan?

Repeat customer.

Someone done him over three nights ago.

Who? I don't know.

We said it was some clean -cut kid.

But for what it's worth, Wes had just scored off of Drew Simpson.

Let's say he's telling the truth about Chris not dealing.

If Scott didn't frame Drew with a rap, then who did?

Well, someone for whatever reason.

wants us to believe that Chris's murder was drug -related.

Call the lab. I want all forensics double -checked, especially Chris's

the wrap.

Where's Cowan?

Healthy record.

Petty theft, breaking and entering, a few assaults.

There's also a report on the record about an incident that happened on the

of the Cheltenham estate today.

PC for a man who they believed was Wes threw a wheel at the windscreen of a

car. Did the PC question the driver?

It sped off, rushing into some bins and they haven't come forward.

It's odd that the driver didn't report it. The place was crawling with police.

Okay, if Scott is right and Wes was attacked three nights ago, it's likely

windscreen incident is connected.

So there actually was a leak at the Seaford Boat Club?

They showed me the water damage.

But it doesn't give Owens an alibi or anything like it. The lad came back.

Melted plastic from our burned -out getaway car. He's a mat.

The swabs taken from Tarek Prasad's head wound. Both contain identical synthetic

polymer. I think our raiders are using synthetic guns.

Jesus. Yeah, it changes everything.

The sales of 3D printers being what they are makes chasing guns like these near

impossible.

3D guns don't fit with us.

This laptop belongs in the museum.

Plus... All his convictions are old school.

Uniform turned his place upside down.

Definitely didn't mention anything about 3D guns or printers or anything.

Any way we cut this, the case against Owens is weakening.

I like those statements from you. Thank you.

Victim is an Alan Bernard.

Single gunshot to the head.

Witnesses all agree that the shooter was wearing a bright white skull mask.

The only one on the floor who was.

So it must be our guys.

Which begs the question.

Are we completely off target if Owens is still in custody?

His lawyer's been chasing. Wants to know if we're going to release him.

So what do you want to do?

And look at this form.

Be surprised if you didn't sustain a facial injury.

Odds that they didn't wait for the heat to die down after the money exchange

job.

I mean, they might look like pros, but pros would have had a cooling off

Yeah, exactly.

The 3D guns give it a new spin, but at its core, it's armed robbery. It feels

like an older man's game. So your man, Gary Owens, he fits the bill.

Yeah, but he was in custody at the time of this morning's robbery, so we've had

to let him go.

You never told me how he came to your attention.

Spinella.

Kevin Spinella?

Yeah, I mean, it's like you said. We need an in at the boat club, and

he provided one. In return for what?

Rehabilitation.

As a crime reporter, I didn't sign a contract with him. In what universe do

think it's okay to trust Spinella? Does he know which case you're working on? He

guessed. Oh, so now that they've killed someone, expect him to collect.

I mean, talk about a scoop.

This is not rehabilitation, this is resurrection.

After everything we went through with Cassian, you think it's okay to bring

Spinella back in?

Why? Call it a necessary evil.

It's a bit like getting intel from a drug dealer, and by all accounts, a

murderer.

Did you know about this?

It's not on Nick. He warned me it was a bad idea.

Oh. Well, he's just been promoted.

I thought maybe he could learn something from you. Maybe I should have put him

in charge.

Roy.

The lab's rerunning forensics on Chris Hayden and Cleo's spotted something on

the report, says it's urgent.

OK.

I'll go now.

I'll walk out with you.

There's been a spotting of Wes Cowan on the estate.

Couldn't make it down any faster.

All right.

Remember, let's clean this shit up, yeah?

Carefully. We're not leaving any breadcrumbs for the cops to find.

I need all this.

Look, um... I'm sorry, Dad. Drapped you into this.

It felt good.

There he owns with a solid punt.

Guys.

The appeal posted from the money exchange robbery.

They've got a dashcam footage of the street outside.

Wait.

A reminder?

Looks like we have another witness.

Chris Hayden had a blue helmet just like that.

And the rope had Brighton sliced.

Chris used to work for them.

I can't see a reg.

Yeah, but we can check and see if it shows up on any ANPR cameras nearby.

So what are we saying here? Are we saying that Chris Hayden, the murder

from the Cheltenham estate, is in fact a witness to the money exchange robbery?

Maybe that's what got him killed.

V, can you talk to the pizza company? Check if Chris was working in the area

around the time of the robbery.

Right.

Right before he was killed, Chris met up with his mate, John.

Bella said that she had the sense that John was covering for him.

OK, so what if Chris confided in him?

Yeah, but then why wouldn't John just come forward?

Well, scared, maybe.

Didn't want to meet the same fate.

We need to talk to John.

Yeah, I'll call Roy. No, I'll go.

I owe him.

It's on me.

Plus, the robbery, that's our case, OK? Whatever Chris may have seen, we need to

know.

The lab found no prints other than Drew's and Chris's.

And the ridge marks on Chris's prints are blurry and slightly overlapping.

Which wouldn't happen if he'd just picked the wrap up.

Exactly.

And there are subtle marks which could have come from the scratches Chris

sustained when he fell forward.

which would indicate that someone pressed his hand against the wrap after

died.

Someone's trying to reframe Chris's murder to misdirect us. Why?

What is it that they don't want us to see?

I spoke to the lab. They ran CCTV from both robberies through forensic gate

analysis. One of the mass robbers from the building society had a short, stocky

build. It doesn't match with any of the robbers from the money exchange.

So they swapped one of them out?

Yeah, possibly two.

Why would they change personnel between the raids?

Maybe that's why they forfeit the cooling off period.

Second raid exonerates Gary Owens and leads directly to his release.

If this morning's raid was about establishing an alibi, he would have had

arrange that from inside the custody cell.

Was he handing him something?

Bingo. He's making a call.

The guy who lent Gary Owens his phone is still in custody.

John came off his bike this morning.

He's having a lie down upstairs and generally feeling sorry for himself.

Can't wait.

Afraid not.

It's related to Chris Hayden.

Yeah, of course.

Just up the top floor.

Thank you.

John? Hey.

I've been texting Inspector Branson.

Sorry, I'm not feeling too great, actually.

So I heard. You came off your bike.

Yeah. And I think I've told you all I can about Chris.

Sure, it's just a couple of things have come to light.

The night that Chris was killed.

You'd met up earlier, is that right?

Yeah.

Here I told the other detective that.

Yeah, sure.

Did he seem scared?

Shaken up?

That it may be like he wanted to confide something?

No, he was fine.

Just stressed about getting ready for uni, that's all.

After me?

Yeah.

And your dad?

Oh, my stepdad, Damien. Who the oven?

That's Seb and Luke.

Just some friends of mine.

Excuse me.

Nick, can you keep it brief?

Owens might still be in the frame.

How so?

He made a call from his custody cell at 10 .30 p .m.

The guy whose phone he borrowed said it got pretty heated with whoever was on

the other end.

Was there anything specific?

Yeah, apparently. Owen said something like, if I don't get my way, I'll tell

police about Hugo.

Okay. Any more?

Forensic gape analysis.

It suggests that there was one new robber at the building's society, maybe

two. But the one confirmed new addition was shorter and stockier.

We're thinking he was maybe filling in to give Owens an alibi.

Thanks.

How would the gang have ID'd Chris from a fleeting encounter in the street?

Well, maybe they followed him home.

Risky.

And even if they did, we know Drew's rap was stolen three days ago.

Chris' phone was at home all afternoon the day he died. And his manager said he

wasn't working a shift that day.

AMPR cameras also picked up the ridge of the moped further along the street

about 60 seconds after the gang drove off. The plates weren't Chris's. So

wasn't the driver?

No, and if he wasn't at work the day he died, that means he lied to his parents

about where he was. We know he only did deliveries sporadically, and it seems he

wasn't dealing, so where was he getting his money from?

If he wasn't dealing drugs, then why would he need a burner?

Get the forensic gate analysis footage up again.

So what if the lab was right and there was a second switchover at the building

society?

So two of the original money exchange robbers were swapped out.

If one of them was Owens, what if the other was Chris?

It was one of them.

Did you ever come across someone called Gary Owens at the basketball court?

Nah.

Wait, um, no.

Gary, yeah.

Just someone to say hello to. I think Damien introduced us.

How about someone called Hugo?

My dad was called Hugo.

What?

He's dead, your dad, is that right?

Sorry to hear that.

Do you mind me asking how?

He, uh, worked in the city and he got dumped for insider trading.

And then everything spiraled and... Spiraled? How?

He got into drugs.

Cope.

Everything.

My mum kicked him out, but he kept coming back, or trying to, at least.

So, yeah, eventually he moved up to London.

Then one night, he threw himself off a bridge behind Paddington.

The train mangled him so bad, he had to be ID'd by his teeth.

And then Damien came along.

He was like a miracle.

Everything got better, everything calmed down after all the mess with Dad.

John, did your dad die before or after your mum started

seeing Damien?

After.

Why are you asking me about Dad?

Listen.

Let's continue this chat.

Back at the station.

Okay?

Chris' phone data showed no activity during the time of the robbery.

And then there's the group chat he's got with his friends, John, Deb and Luke.

Constantly active and then nothing during the time of the money exchange

Hang on. Pull up the data coinciding with the Hall's burglaries.

The evenings of the 19th of March and 8th and 24th of April.

Nothing on any of those dates.

So these kids are the armed robbers?

If they are, why did Chris end up dead?

His mum said he seemed withdrawn recently. And on the night he died, the

of the robbery, she said that she felt like he needed her again, like he wanted

to share something.

Which makes me wonder, is Chris the one that freezes?

He'd had enough, the violence was the last straw, and he wanted out. Yeah, but

that wouldn't have been straightforward.

No, no, he would have been the loose end that needed tying up. He'd have been a

liability.

Maggie also said that Chris had felt very self -sufficient for the last year,

like he didn't need his folks.

So maybe someone stepped in to play that parental role.

Gary Owens.

Maybe. Or whoever stood in for him.

The second swap.

We need to find out who Owens called from his custody cell.

What's happening?

Are you taking it? It's okay. I just need to show him some photos back at the

station. What photos?

Persons of interest he may have seen with Chris.

I'll be sure to keep you updated.

Okay. Okay.

Hugo Tylerson.

Death by misadventure.

But the police report is interesting.

A witness heard shouting right before he hit the tracks.

No one looked at foul play.

They did, but the only viable suspect was Hugo's dealer, and he had an alibi.

Gary Owens was overheard saying he'd tell the police about Hugo.

Could it be Damien that he was calling from inside the custody cell? If Damien

killed Hugo and Owens knew it, did he use that to make Damien carry out

robbery to exonerate him?

Keep digging.

You're okay.

John, you're okay.

Damien was an officer in the army.

Reading between the lines, he quit before he was pushed for his treatment

detainees in Afghanistan.

Then he borrowed heavily to launch a security company that blew up on the

pad. He went bankrupt.

It gets worse.

His wife, Polly, divorced him, and despite her dropping an assault charge,

fought tooth and nail for custody of their son.

He didn't win.

So, thrown out of the army, no money, no status, no son.

That's a big haul, Phil.

Yeah, huge.

So I don't think it was Gary who was the parental guide for Chris. No, I think

Damien went looking for a gun and he found John.

He found his friends as well.

So what were you saying, that Damien was the ringleader?

That he masterminded all the break -ins and the robberies? He didn't get his

hands dirty until he had to.

What is it?

I'm trying to identify the blue car from the Wes Cowan incident.

Some of the glass retrieved from the scene came from the headlight of a

Astra.

John's mate Sam drives a blue Vauxhall Astra. I saw him yesterday outside

Chris's house.

Roy, got Wes Cowan in the interview room.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Go. Go.

I left on charge in my room.

Jordan, look at me.

Who's under the mask?

Who is trying to shoot us?

Seb told me it's done.

Is the clean -up in motion?

Yes. Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

I'm doing it. Go back and wipe it down when you've delivered the package,

understood? Or do I have to come over there and do it myself?

No, no.

I'm on it.

On it, sir.

Sir, you scored a rap from Drew Simpson, only to be jumped by some kid who stole

it. and you saw the same kid driving round the estate a couple of days later,

and you loved the wheel of his windscreen.

No. No way.

Honestly, Wes, we don't care about that. This kid could be up on a murder

charge. That's what we care about.

So why don't we forget about the windscreen and the wrap, and you look at

photos and pick out a face?

I am really worried about Glenn.

I can't get hold of him.

He said he was getting in the car and he was heading right here.

He should be back by now.

We've had reports of gunshots and a silver car driving erratically on the

Ovingding Road. From there to CID, there can't be more than three or four

credible routes between them. I want marked cars sweeping them now.

Hold it tight.

If you don't want me to leave you here, you need to start talking.

Now.

It's Seb.

Seb?

Was it Seb who shot that customer?

Chris?

Was that Seb?

Yeah.

I mean, I think so.

Or was it Damien?

Damien was at home with Mum.

Of course he was.

Firming up his alibi.

I was always desperate to impress him.

You know, I wanted to be Damien's number two.

We were just all lost, really.

Sleepwalking through life.

What if Damien works you up?

Yeah.

On Sunday, he dragged us up Ditchling Beacon.

Basic training, Damon called it.

But the challenges, they just got more demanding.

It was addictive.

And then what?

He started asking you to commit crimes.

He wanted to show us what we were capable of.

There was nothing we couldn't do if we put our minds to it.

He just wanted us to do our best. He didn't want to disappoint him.

How about Chris?

Did he disappoint him?

Yeah.

Chris wanted out after the first robbery.

But Damien weren't happy. He said quitting wasn't an option.

Because you don't get to just walk away.

What can I do for you?

My colleague, Glen Branson, left here over an hour ago with John.

And they never made it back.

I suspect they were ambushed by Seb Willis.

He was armed and dangerous.

Maybe they're stuck in traffic.

Out of range.

Come on, you must be able to relate to what I'm feeling.

One of your men in danger of comms. I think you're being a bit of a

catastrophist.

We're in Sussex on a Tuesday afternoon.

All right, enough.

You're the only one who can talk Seb down. I can't confirm any of these wild

theories.

I need to ask you some questions about your late husband, Hugo.

You know there were question marks over his death?

Yeah.

The detectives at Paddington thought he might have had a running with his

dealer. And they may have been right about foul play, but wrong about the

identity of the perpetrator.

What? A friend of Damien's was overheard threatening him, saying he'd tell the

police about Hugo.

No.

No. You're making it up.

What if you never wondered?

Even for a second, if Damien had a hand in Hugo's death. That's an absurd idea,

OK?

Damien is the best thing that ever happened to me and John.

End of story.

John, mate. It's me.

Where are you from?

Whoever that cop has told you, we take him out.

We're in the clear.

I've come to help you.

Here.

Seb.

I'm here.

That's for Christy, bastard!

Sweet!

John!

John, wait!

If you want to see John again, you need to trust me, Carol.

Did Damien tell you to lie about where he was this morning in the event the

police should ask?

Things got pretty bad for you, didn't they?

So finding Carol and John, that must have felt like a second chance.

You wanted Carol all to yourself. John needed a father.

Hugo was just in the way, wasn't he?

Then, when you finally got your hands dirty at the Billings Society raid, I

think you were forced by Gary Owens. He blackmailed you over Hugo's murder.

Gary's just a guy I got to know playing basketball.

Look, whatever you've done...

I know you're a good man, and that deep down, you want what's best for me and

John.

Especially John.

So if there's anything you could do to help him, anything, I beg you to do it.

Lee. The last cell data from Glenn's phone pinged at the old P. Steen school

building. We're sending firearms there now. Okay, thanks.

That's you, isn't it, Damien?

Forensic gait analysis is just one of the ways that we are gonna prove it.

Call Seb and stand him down.

You need to save your stepson, and you need to do it now.

There's a fire exist You

down

on the ground and place your hands behind your back

Why did you kill Chris? Chris!

Chris was going to snitch and he got what was coming to him.

Damien knew I was the only one with the balls to do it.

Just think about what you're doing.

But why is it that you're wielding that gun and not Damien?

And why are you cleaning up the mess?

Taking all that risk?

It's because he doesn't care.

He does not give a toss about you.

Sir? Sib, how are you?

We've got the situation under control, sir.

Both parties neutralised.

Neutralised?

Pin down, sir.

What should I do?

Did you hear that?

Let John go, please.

See, what you don't understand is that a lot of young men feel worthless these

days.

Shamed even.

Like they've committed some unpardonable sin before they were even born.

And if we deny these lads any sense of self -worth, you can blame them if they

go and grab it.

With predictably messy results.

John, put the gun down.

John.

Go on.

Do it.

A bit of time inside might toughen you up.

Hey.

Give me the gun.

Okay, thanks, V.

Wait.

I don't know what you see when you look in the mirror.

War hero.

Mentor.

I'll tell you what I see.

Just a pathetic little criminal who has ruined those boys' lives.

Yeah, I'd be worried there for a second, but... You know what?

The beers are on you.

I mean, phone and wallet are part of an active crime scene.

Okay, fair enough.

Kevin Spinella might be joining us. I'm not buying that person a drink.

Oh,

I think this might be for you.

Glenn, I've been trying to call you. Roy told me what happened.

Thank God you're all right and you're not injured.

I think that's enough heroic for one day.

Harry.

Harry.

Harry, talk to me.

Harry.

Harry.

You OK?

Harry, you OK?

You okay? Do you know her?

You sure? Do you know her?

Call me.

You okay?

Wait.

Call me.