All language subtitles for New Tricks - S07E08 - Coming Out Ball

Sandra.

- You been waiting long'?
-[ Alarm activates]

30 seconds is too long
in this place.

-[ Indistinct conversations]
- PULLMAN: Who sent you this'?

HALFORD:
Mate on the Flying Squad.

Nick Kellogg,
who shot the security guard,

is here on remand,
awaiting trial.

Things are looking up.

I doubt it.

I'm Detective Superintendent
Pullman.

This is Jack Halford, UCOS.

You must be thrilled.

Do you know what this is'?

Pass.

It's a ballistics report
on the gun you were carrying.

Bad news is it's the same gun

that was used to kill a guy
called Eddie Mayfair in 1999.

Never heard of him.

Eddie was a boxer, 21.

I saw him fight once.
He was very good.

Till somebody shot him.

Hang on.
You trying to dump this on me'?

HALFORD: We know you were
doing time in '99,

so we're not looking at you.

All we want to know
is Where you got the gun.

Don't be silly.

Silly was getting caught
with it.

Whoever it was gave it to you
didn't care

that you were carrying
a murder weapon, did he'?

Help us and you can only
help yourself at your trial.

A name.

Look, I'm sorry.

You must have mistaken me for
something that looks like grass.

So you're happy to give up
the chance of a favorable word

in the judge's ear'?

Last time of asking.

I'll tell you What.

Why don't you take that report

and you roll it up
nice and tight...

...and then you shove it
Where a monkey shoves his nuts'?

# It's all right, it's okay #

# Doesn't really matter
if you're old and gray #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# Listen to what I say #

# It's all right, doing fine #

# Doesn't really matter
if the sun don't shine #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# We're getting to
the end of the day #

SubRIP docent{mults.org

[Operatic music playing,
crowd shouting]

[Man shouting indistinctly]

[Music continues]

STANDING:
Quick hands.

Oh, mind you,

this Joseph's not as bad
as I thought he was gonna be.

- Now watch this.
-[ Announcer shouting]

Bang!

And good night, nurse.

Oh, he really was quality,
wasn't he'?

- HALFORD: Top drawer.
- Quality what?

There's a doctor in the ring

'cause the other fella's
not moving.

Milton Joseph ended up
in hospital.

Injuries were so bad,
he never fought again.

That's appalling.

Yeah.
Well, it's boxing.

- Nobody wants it to happen.
- It's brutal.

Brutal?
It's barbaric.

You don't know
what you're talking about.

I know boxing's nothing more
than legitimized thuggery.

The nearest you ever got
to a ring was your playpen.

Oh, and I suppose you did.

Yes, I did, as it happens,
and I'm proud of it.

Oh, aye. I'll bet.

That would explain
the brain damage.

- Oi.
- Oh, shut up!

Jack, please, lay out
all the gory details for us.

November 1999.

Eddie Mayfair was found shot
dead at 8 a.m. by two cleaners

in the gym above the
Sun in Splendour pub in Stepney.

That was exactly a week
after that fight.

No one heard the shot,

and no one saw anybody go in
and out of the building.

Last person to see him alive was
his best mate, Danny Branston,

who saw him leave for the gym
about 6:30 in the morning.

Branston. He was a pro fighter
too, wasn't he'?

Used to spar for Eddie.

He went on to fight

for the British Welterweight
title against, um...

- Steve Grint.
- In Manchester.

It was stopped in the third.

Fourth.
Stopped in the fourth.

Danny Branston had cuts
over both eyes.

His cornermen couldn't stem
the left one.

You a fight fan, sir'?

Yeah, it has been known.

Started at school.
I boxed for my house.

- Did you'?
- Yeah, and at university.

I remember Eddie Mayfair
very Well.

Tough.
Big puncher.

13 straight wins undefeated.
Eight kayos.

Danny Branston and the rest
of Eddie's family and friends

were all convinced that Milton
Joseph or someone close to him

shot Eddie in revenge for what
had happened the Week before.

But how could he have done
if he was in hospital?

Because he came out
the day before Eddie was killed.

Murder squad got next to nothing
out of Milton and Co.

So with no information,
no forensics, case went nowhere.

Until last week, when
the murder weapon reappeared.

Now, interestingly, both
Danny Branston and Milton Joseph

have since gained
criminal records.

So why didn't you start
with them?

What a good idea, sir.

Who'd have thought it'?
Stwickers a pugilist.

[Laughs]

STANDING:
Hello'?

- Hello'?
- MAN: Yeah?

Anyone up'?

All right. Uh...can't give you
more than 200 for that, mate.

Come again?

Scrap prices are low.

You what?

Danny Branston'?

Might be.
Who wants to know?

I'm Jack Halford.

This is Gerry Standing, Unsolved
Crime and Open Case Squad.

We'd like to talk to you
about Eddie Mayfair.

Eddie?
What's happened'?

Somebody finally put
their hands up'?

Not exactly.

We're re-examining the case,

and We'd like to know
what you remember.

You saw him the morning he died.

I was staying
at his mum and dad's, yeah.

We'd only just stopped
finishing celebrating

him getting the title shot.

Eddie was up early, as usual.

Went off to start getting
himself back into shape.

And you'?

No.

Early mornings
was Eddie's thing, not mine.

I was gonna join him later.

Then I got the call.

I saw you fight Steve Grint.

That was unlucky.
That was a nasty out.

Yeah.
That's how it goes, isn't it'?

I was all right.
I could throw a few.

Nothing like Eddie, though.
That boy was mustard.

Real deal.

We was like that, me and Ed.

Such a laugh together.
[Chuckles]

After he died,
it was never the same.

Everything changed.

Like you getting
a criminal record.

I fell in with the wrong crowd.

Wrong crowd?

Look, it was a one-off,
all right'?

A stupid mistake.

What about uniform being called
to your flat about a domestic?

Was that a one-off as Well?

It must have been,
'cause they ain't been back.

So you're not involved
in the fight game anymore?

No, not really.

I work the corners for
the odd bout every now and then.

- Cuts man.
- Oh, yeah'?

Nothing like fighting,
though, is it'?

So, you boys gonna go talk
to Milton?

Milton Joseph?

Yeah. He's the one that did it,
isn't he'?

Really?

Course he did.

Look, Eddie put paid to him
good and proper.

It was the end of Milton's
dream, wasn't it'?

No more payday, no more glory.

Just a battered-up old nobody.

So that's what you think?

Not just me.

Ask around.

I said everything I got to say
about him after he died.

I have nothing to do
with killing that man.

You came out of hospital the day
before Eddie Mayfair was shot.

Yeah.
On sticks.

I was in no fit state,
and I was with...friends.

Yeah. We're going to talk
to them, too, plus your manager.

Talk to Mitch Graham?

I want to be around
for that conversation.

- He's in a hole in the ground.
- He's dead'?

Well, if he's not, he's doing
a damn good impression.

You didn't know he died'?

Wow.

You must be headed
for promotion.

How did it happen'?

Car crash on the M4.

Car he was in overturned.

Mitch was a good man.

A lot of people thought
you wanted to kill Eddie Mayfair

because of how the fight ended.

You badly hurt, humiliated.

A lot of people want to
bring back hanging.

Don't mean
they're not talking shit.

Look, I went through this
11 years ago.

You found out nothing to put me
there when the guy died.

And no one saw a black guy go in
and out of that hole in Stepney,

so why don't you
just leave me alone?

11 years ago you were clean.

Four years ago, you beat a guy
senseless at a red light.

He spat in my face.

You put him in hospital.

I got a suspended sentence.

The judge said
I was severely provoked.

Oh. Is that what happens
when you get severely provoked'?

So, Milton,
who do you think killed Eddie?

Pass.

Don't you want to know?

If only to finally clear
the cloud that's over your head'?

There's no cloud over me
because I know what I know.

He's dead.

Who killed him'?

Now, do you want something
to eat or drink'?

Then don't waste my time.

Cor. It must be what'?
30 years since I've been here.

Cor. It must be what'?
30 years since I've been here.

-35.
- Yeah.

Look, she didn't actually say
wait outside.

- We could go in and just --
- Too late.

God.
It's a monstrosity, isn't it'?

[indistinct talking
on television]

STANDING:
Ah! It's great, isn't it'?

HALFORD:
Wonderful.

Excuse me.

Detective Superintendent
Pullman.

I called earlier
about taking a look upstairs.

- That Way.
- Thank you.

ANNOUNCER:
Oh, no. It's a runner!

Oh, no. Do you hear that?
We've only lost another Wicket!

I know.

[Sighs]

[Gloves smacking,
shoes squeaking]

No, no, no.

Let him come on to you.

Suck him in, then counter.

You go toe-to-toe with Hunter

and he'll knock you
flat on your arse!

Doug Palmer?

Yes, madam?

Detective Superintendent
Pullman.

We're here about Eddie Mayfair.

We're reinvestigating
his murder.

All right. All right.
That's enough.

Don, go and take a shower.

- Eric, do some bloody Work.
- YOUNG MAN: All right.

Excuse my French.

Eddie.

Yeah. Downstairs said
you was coming in.

You trained him.

I had that singular honor, yeah.

I saw him a couple of times.

I was there
when he beat Mark Jago.

Were you?

Yeah, that was a bit
of a dingdong, wasn't it'?

Class will out.

You're a man of taste, sir.

You obviously knew Eddie
very Well.

What was he like?

Pound for pound,
the best fighter I ever trained.

And in the ring, probably
the best puncher I ever saw.

I loved him.

One of the biggest regrets
of my life

was being with Harry
at the Dorchester that morning

instead of here.

Harry'?

Harry Gallo, Eddie's manager
and my good friend.

If I'd been here, maybe...

You might have been dead
and all.

Yeah.

Well...

He was a sweet boy, Eddie.

Sweet boy.

And he was ready for it.

"It"?

Everything that was coming
to him.

The show.
The big time.

He was made for it.
No question.

Why was your meeting
with Mr. Gallo so early?

Eddie.

We were discussing
his title shot.

It was tricky 'cause of
what happened to Milton.

Talking up Eddie's chances
so soon after in public

would have come across
as pretty crass,

so we had to be secretive
about it.

Secretive'?
At the Dorchester Hotel?

Harry kept a suite there.

He's a showman.
Likes to do things with style.

Even when it's on the QT.

Um, who do you think shot Eddie'?

I've no idea.

Doesn't make sense.

Everybody loved him.

I doubt Milton did.

No.

Milton's a good lad.

I don't buy it -- all that
manure about him and his people.

Even after Eddie finished
his career so brutally?

Eddie knocked opponents out.

That's why people went
to see him.

He was a crowd pleaser.

The Hackney Hammer.

They loved him.

We all did.

Is that the way
to the changing room'?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, if the boy's still in there,
chuck him out.

Yeah. Sad.

The alcohol?

What?
Couldn't you smell it'?

Oh.
Sorry.

See anything you like?

It's a vast improvement from
looking at you lot all day long.

That kind of physique
is very overrated.

Well, Brian, you would say that.

HALFORD:
It's near enough unchanged.

Not even a lick of paint.

Eddie was shot in the chest
at point-blank range,

which suggests
that if someone got so near,

he either knew his killer or --

Or they surprised him.

One door.

Yeah, and how did he get
in the building'?

I mean so early.

He was a special case,
so the pub gave him a key.

Killer could've followed him in.

Yeah.

Well, the ease
with which he came in and out

suggests he knew the place.

Knew enough not to leave
any prints.

What I don't understand

is how nobody in the street
saw anyone leave.

Well, early morning,
area like this,

probably pretty deserted
that time of day.

An area like this
is called the East End.

People have a habit
of not seeing anything,

especially when asked
by the police.

PULLMAN:
Whole place stinks of sweat.

STANDING: Some women
find that attractive.

PULLMAN: And you Wonder
why you never made it

past sergeant, Gerry.

ESTHER: Oh, he's nice --
that taller one.

"Nice"?

What are you talking about?

They're trying to kill
each other.

Well, that's boxing, isn't it'?

What kind of a justification
is that?

Not everybody finds
physical confrontation

as upsetting as you do.

What's that supposed to mean'?

Well, I mean it can be
quite elegant, can't it'?

Muhammad Ali.

Oh, not you and all.

Anyway, it doesn't stop him
being handsome.

Handsome is as handsome does.

And he's trying to do him.

Besides, he's dead.

Murdered.

Oh.
That's a shame.

ESTHER: Ooh.

Yes.
That's right.

Not so pretty now, is he'?

Shall we eat'?

-[ Announcer shouting]
STANDING: Yeah, that's great.

Okay. Thanks a lot.
Bye.

-[ Receiver clicks]
-[ Grunts]

Well, Milton's people are
turning out to be a bit scarce.

How do you mean'?

Well, his manager/trainer
did die in a car crash -- 2006.

Out of all the other guys who
were questioned back in '99 --

Steven Garrido, also dead --

drive-by shooting
in Balham, 2008.

Kelwyn Baptiste was deported
to Jamaica in 2003.

Strickland's talking
to the people over there

and waiting for them
to get back to him.

But this Ashley McCollin --

He just seems
to have disappeared.

Is he wanted for anything?

STANDING:
No, I don't think so.

HALFORD:
All sounds a bit unfortunate.

And coincidental.

Oh, Well.
Shit happens.

Gonna try and see
if there's anything more to it.

[Announcer shouting]

What are you still
Watching that for'?

Superintendent Pullman?

Yes.
And this is Brian Lane.

Hi.
I'm Harry's P.A.

Uh, can I ask you what it is
you want to see him about?

We're re-examining the murder

of one of Mr. Gallo's
former clients.

An Eddie Mayfair.

Are you okay'?

Eddie was my son.

Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.

It's -- It's okay.

It's just a bit of a shock.
That's all.

W-We've been trying to
contact you.

Please.
Don't apologize.

Sorry. We -- We didn't know
you worked for Mr. Gallo.

L-I came here
after Eddie's father died.

He never got over what happened.

Harry was really good to me.

- Sorry.
- No. No. Not at all.

Come on.
I'll take you to meet Harry.

11 years on'?
Aren't you a bit late?

The case remains open.

We want to close it
by finding his killer.

Good.
If only for Ronni's sake.

I'm not just saying it
because she's here,

but Eddie was quite something.

I don't know if "genius"
is the right word,

but I do know he was unique.

As a boxer?

I'm one of the top promoters
this side of the Atlantic.

I managed the boy.
I guided him.

And if I tell you Eddie Mayfair
was simply sensational,

you better believe it.

Ronni, she brought him up
in the right way,

but he still had this hunger.

He was desperate to win.

And when you have
that combination,

you got a champion
on your hands.

Who do you think
could have killed him'?

Well, a lot of people say
it was Milton

because of what Eddie did
to him.

Truth is,
I can't think of anyone else

who would wish Eddie ill.

And you have to say
that Milton was badly damaged.

What about some of the other
boxers that Eddie bashed up'?

Boxing doesn't ordinarily
make you desirous

of that kind of revenge.

It's a hard trade, but it's
a bit more noble than that.

Doug Palmer isn't so sure
that Milton was responsible.

Yeah.
Well, Doug's a romantic.

Sentimental even.

He doesn't just think
boxing's noble.

He thinks it's pure.

Yeah, and he's still working
for you.

Despite the drinking'?

Doug's a first-class trainer,
and he's a friend.

We go back a long Way.

Did you ever fall out
with Eddie?

I have to say I find that
rather insulting.

Especially in front
of the boy's mother.

That's a "no," then, is it'?

Eddie would have gone on to make
a lot of money, I presume.

So his death must also have
damaged you financially.

If you want to look at it
that Way.

Do you think the killer
could have been targeting you,

albeit in a rather extreme way'?

Well, you don't get Where I am

Without upsetting some people
along the Way.

But it's hard to believe
they'd try to get me

by killing Eddie.

Well, if they did,
it obviously didn't work.

You've done very well
since then.

I know my trade.

And I'm good at what I do.

But I'd give it all up to still
have Eddie in my stable...

still alive.

You've had other boxers,
good ones.

Never another like him.

What about Danny Branston'?

Not in Eddie's league.

Danny was a good man, though.

He was decent.

If he Weren't, Eddie's Eve
Wouldn't have married him.

Eddie's Eve'?

Eve Aspinall.
Her and Eddie were engaged.

It broke her heart,
what happened,

so Danny helped her
put it back together again.

Bit like Harry did for me.

We live together.

Best move I ever made.

He reckons he's
one of the top promoters

"this side of the Atlantic."

Lots of photos of sports stars
all over the place.

It was only boxing
when he started.

Now he's branched out
in all sorts now.

Mind you, he made his reputation

by finding new,
young boxing talent.

He also has a reputation for not
being able to hold on to them.

Gallo got a couple started,
but they've tended to move on.

Really'?
- Yeah.

There was an article about him
in The Ring magazine last year.

Still nothing
from the Jamaican authorities.

- I'll try and chivy them up.
- Thank you.

So, Danny and Eve Aspinall.

Eddie's former girlfriend
is now married to his best mate.

Yeah. Maybe they just wanted to
comfort each other.

Still, it's neat and tidy --
unlike Milton's lot.

I Wouldn't call it neat.
I'd call it incestuous.

The whole boxing world.

Oh, don't start all that again.

Well, look at that crowd
at the fight.

They were baying for blood.

Might just as well have been
dogfighting or bearbaiting.

Listen, you idiot.
Boxing channels aggression.

It's the best way of stopping
young blokes becoming thugs.

Oh, right.

So Eddie Mayfair's
being shot in the chest

and his best mate being done
for receiving stolen goods

and Milton's close circle --
killed in a drive-by shooting,

deported, disappeared --

That's -- That's a boxing
success story, is it'?

Guys, can I get back
to the point, please?

The point is that boxing
is purely nihilistic.

It teaches you nothing
except might is right.

I'll tell you what it taught me.

It taught me that you are
a grade-A, 22-karat prat...

Enough!

...who can't accept
that a physical challenge

between two grown men...

Oh, here we go.

...going head-to-head,
toe-to-toe

is a simple but honest test
of bravery.

Really?

Yeah.
And you know what I think?

I think it scares you.

Yeah.
It's a sign of cowardice.

What did you say'?

I said enough!

- You heard.
- Call me a coward?

And the rest.

Piss off!

Oh!

Oh, that really hurt.

Brilliant.

Brian, go and get yourself
cleaned up.

Jack, get him out of here.

[Thud]

[Groans]

STANDING;
I didn't hit him hard.

Well, you saw it.
He came at me.

It was instinct!

Well, say something.

I thought your footwork
was a bit rusty.

This is it.

STANDING:
Oh, yeah. Very tasteful.

HALFORD: Well, not bad
for a 34-year-old scrap dealer.

Eve Branston'?

I'm Jack Halford.
This is Gerry Standing.

- You here about Eddie'?
- That's right.

- Come in.
- Thank you.

EVE:
lam so glad you're doing this.

Just for people to know,
you know?

His mum, friends.

It's just about doing
what's right, isn't it'?

HALFORD: Well, maybe with
your help, We'll get a result.

Do you remember the fight
between Eddie and Milton?

I remember around it.

I never used to Watch Eddie
in the ring.

I found it too painful.

Coffee'?
- Thank you.

STANDING:
Yeah. That'd be nice.

HALFORD: After the fight,
did Eddie seem upset at all'?

Worried'?

No.

He used to...
Please.

...get anxious before a bout,

but afterwards
he was always excited.

He was overjoyed, really.

Especially this one --

a chance to fight for the title
and everything.

- Thank you.
Cheers.

Is it right that you were away
the day Eddie died'?

Paris.

Eddie had paid for me and my mum
to go away for the Weekend.

He was gonna join us.

It was gonna be a special...

- I'm sorry.
- No, no, no.

Just take your time.

I'm okay.

Eventually you started going out
with Danny Branston.

Danny and I always used to cry
when we saw each other.

I'd just lost the love
of my life,

the...the man I loved,
and, uh, Danny his best friend.

Brought us together, I suppose.

Police were called to your flat
not long after you were married.

You called them about Danny.

No marriage is perfect.

It wasn't easy for either of us
in the beginning, Danny and me.

Well, we didn't have any money,
for a start.

Danny wasn't a big star
like Eddie, you know?

He was always getting letters
from the bank.

Doesn't look like he's getting
them anymore.

No.
Danny is a good provider.

We're doing very Well.

Did Eddie mention anyone
with a grudge,

someone who might have wanted to
hurt him'?

Yeah.
Loads in the ring.

But not outside.

After the fight,
did he talk about Milton at all'?

No.

Was he sorry that Milton
ended up in hospital?

No.

No, I don't think he was.

You must have been very young
when you first met Eddie.

Just 16.

I met him
when he first came to Hackney.

I thought he came from Hackney.

No.
He moved there in 1995.

So he was -- well, just 17.

Where did he move from'?

South of the river.
Stockwell, I think.

Apparently he was a right terror
when he was young.

Always getting into fights
and stuff.

In Stockwell'?

Yeah.

His mum thought he needed
a bit of a firm hand

before it got out of hand.

Channeled it all
into his boxing.

It's hard to believe,

but you look like you've been
in a fight.

Just listen, yeah'?

Oh.
So you lost.

Ashley McCollin --
Where can we find him'?

Don't ask me.
I ain't seen him in a long time.

He's one of your best friends.
Was.

Along with Kelwyn Baptiste.
Steven Garrido.

I ain't seen him.
I ain't seen any of them.

What, you lose touch with your
friends just like that?

Yeah.
I lost touch.

People go their separate ways,

but you do still tend
to hear about them.

I mean, you'd hear
if they'd been in a car crash

or shot...deported.

Your friends have some bad luck,
don't they, Milton?

What you talking about?

Ashley.
Not dead as well, is he'?

'Cause then We'd have to
start wondering

Whether this really was
just bad luck.

You know, I think
you're trying to scare me.

And I ain't scared of you.

And I think there's something
you're not saying.

Which is'?

Okay.

Well, if you do hear
about your friends,

you will let me know, Won't you'?

UCOS'?

Yes. You just spoke to some
of our colleagues yesterday.

What is it?
Have you found something?

More something we haven't found.

I hear that Eddie wasn't born
in Hackney,

that you moved there
when he was about 17.

That's right.
Yeah.

From Stockwell.

I hear he got into
a bit of trouble.

Well, not really.

Just a bit of teenage stuff.
Nothing serious.

Eddie was in a gang,

and me and his father
Weren't happy about it.

What sort of gang'?

Well, just boys.

We were right to move.

Most of the kids
he hung outwith are inside now.

Who else was in the gang'?
Can you remember any names?

[Exhales deeply]
Dermot Thomas.

Uh, Gary Harris.

Nick Kellogg.

LANE:
Oh, what are you doing'?

I'm Watching the boxing match.

I can see that.

I just can't quite believe it.
That's all.

Oh, don't be so sanctimonious.

I don't see that indulging

the baser aspects of human
nature by willingly exposing --

Look.
Have you seen this'?

LANE:
Yeah. The trainer's footage.

Of course I have.

No.

Here.

This.

Look. Just before the end
of the fight.

There. See'?

LANE: What?

What's he saying?

Saying?

The black boy.

LANE: "Get off me, you maniac!"
I imagine.

No.
I don't think so.

He almost looks surprised.

Hm.
He's about to be.

You see'?

He's not saying anything now.

I prefer the other one.

That's 'cause
you don't know her.

Sit down.

The gun.

I'm sorry.
You've lost me already.

Did you buy it outright or
did you rent it from an armorer'?

[Laughs]

- What's so funny'?
- You.

You're very old-fashioned.
Do you know that?

[Laughing]
Yeah. Yes. I know.

I know.
I'm ancient.

But you know, being so old
helps me to recognize

certain aspects of
human behavior, such as lying.

Now, you're a liar, Nick.

Archetypal.

For instance,

you lied when you said
you didn't know Eddie Mayfair.

Are you tired'?

Well, let's see
if we can keep you awake.

We're going to solve
Eddie's murder.

I know it.
I can feel it in my water.

That's another of the benefits
of experience.

And when we bring his killer
to trial,

I'm going to make it known
how much you helped me.

What you talking about?

I'm talking about
when I give evidence in court.

I'm going to let your name slip.

Now, the judge will rule
my remarks as hearsay

and order them to be struck
from the record,

the jury told to disregard them

so that no one will have heard
your name.

Except, of course,
the officials in court...

...and the public gallery.

You can't do that.

Why not'?
I've done it before.

Works a treat.

You bastard!

You bastard!

[Grunts]

[Screams]

Ah, Governor.

The DVLA have come back negative

on Milton's old mate
Ashley McCollin.

He lost his license in 2004.

He hit a 9-year-old girl
While speeding.

She ended up in a Wheelchair,
and he got a three-year ban.

The point is he hasn't renewed
his license since.

Yeah, right.
Like he's given up driving.

I don't think so.

Maybe he's got himself
a chauffeur.

Maybe he's got himself
a bicycle.

Haven't you two kissed
and made up yet'?

He Won't let me.
Says I'm not his type.

He called me a coward.

Well, what did you say
about boxing?

What did you call it'?

Nihilistic.

Oh, look it up.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Will you two just get on
or get out'?

Gerry, apologize.

[Sarcastically]
I apologize.

I'm very, very sorry.

Brian.

What? Me'?

Yes, you.

Sorry.

I just spoke to the Jamaican
justice department in Kingston.

Kelwyn Baptiste
was shot and killed

during a prison break
in February 2008.

- What was he inside for'?
- Murder.

Where's Jack'?

KELLOGG:
Yes, the gun was hired.

But you don't get a name.

You understand?

I never saw that piece
until a fortnight ago, so...

Okay.

So what about Eddie'?

Yeah.
We was in Sweet Nine.

Come again?

Sweet nine.

We -- We used to call ourselves
after Where we lived.

SW9.
Sweet Nine.

Very imaginative.

We used to hang with guys
from nearby.

Gangs.

It got heavy.

Ended up with us having a set-to
with a crew from Camberwell.

Milton Joseph was on their team.

Eddie out him.

Cut?
You mean stabbed?

Yeah.

They ran.

Actually, so did we.

So Eddie and Milton,
they knew each other?

They hated each other.

And if you think we were bad,
these men were maniacs.

Garrido, Ashley McCollin,
Kelwyn Baptiste.

These are serious people.

Do you know what I'm saying?

No one's gonna give them up.

If you want to know
who fizzed Eddie,

that's who you should be
looking at, okay?

But you didn't hear it from me.

[Vehicles passing,
cellphone ringing]

[Sighs]

Oh.

Uh, look, Sandra, I'm sorry,
but I --

PULLMAN:
Oh, I bet you are.

Look, I honestly thought he
Wouldn't talk if you were there.

As it happens,
he might well have done.

PULLMAN:
Meaning what?

He opened up.

He said he rented the gun
from an armorer,

but he Wouldn't give a name.

He also said that he and Eddie
used to be in a gang

in Stockwell.

And get this --
Their gang used to come up

against another bunch
from Camberwell, starring...

Milton Joseph.

McCollin, Garrido, Baptiste.

Ah.
Now, Kelwyn Baptiste is dead.

He was shot busting out
of a Jamaican prison in 2008.

And back in the '90s,
Eddie stabbed Milton.

Stabbed him'?

Well, maybe Milton forgot
to mention it.

And Kellogg just told you
all this, did he?

Well, perhaps it was playing on
his conscience.

Jack, what did you do
to get him to talk'?

Uh, say that again.
I didn't catch it.

I said what did you do
to get him to --

Uh, no, no.
You're breaking up.

- I'm in a tunnel.
-[ Cellphone beeps]

[indistinct conversations]

Time to talk, Milton.

That's it, man.
This is harassment, man.

You think this is harassment?

You wait till the lawyers
get on your case.

You hear that, everyone'?
This Woman's threatening me now.

Milton, let's not do it here

Where you can only embarrass
yourself.

Girl, I ain't the one
who looks stupid.

"Girl"?
Wow. Flattered.

Okay.
If that's what you want.

You see, I've been going through
the original notes

on Eddie Mayfair's murder,

and I can't find any mention
in all the interviews you did

that you and he knew each other
as teenagers.

That's 'cause we didn't.

So you don't remember him
stabbing you'?

King's College Hospital,
December 19, 1995, 11:18 p.m.

A Milton Emanuel Joseph
was admitted to A&E

with two knife Wounds
to the left buttock.

Not life-threatening,
but very humiliating.

Come on, Milton. You lied
to the original investigation.

Do you really want to chance
your arm a second time'?

You might want to close early.
He Won't be back today.

I knew Mayfair
when I was a kid -- 15, 16.

There was a lot of times
we had beef with each other.

Then after he stabbed me,
I ain't see him no more.

Heard he went north
of the river,

but I never seen him again
till the fight.

Not till the weigh-in.

You must have felt very angry
about being stabbed.

Could say that.
But I never killed him.

Is that because you got
someone else to do it'?

No. I was gonna get my revenge
in the ring.

[Knock on door, door opens]

Well, I-l can see that
that would be Plan A,

except he beat you up.

You don't understand.

What don't I understand?

Listen to me.

I never said nothing back then
because...

What?

Because Eddie was supposed to
throw the fight.

Wasn't he, Milton?

Yeah.

The great Eddie Mayfair.

He was supposed to take a dive.

Except he didn't.

LANE:
No. Exactly.

[Crowd cheering on television]

You ever Watch this'?

No, I suppose you Wouldn't.

Right. Here we go.
Look.

Now I'll just rewind that.

[Audio reverses]

Now this time.
Here. Listen.

[Crowd cheering]

PULLMAN: Listen to what?
All I can hear is --

Yeah.
Hang on.

Bit more magic
of sound separation,

and then we have...

JOSEPH: What you doing'?
What you playing at, man'?

You're supposed to go down!

Go down!

[Click]

"You're supposed to go down"?

Which, I presume,
means take a dive.

Correct?

But if you thought that he was
supposed to throw the fight

and he didn't,
then doesn't that give you

all the more reason
to want to kill him'?

No.
No Way.

Look, I got b-beat,

but...l still thought
I might have a career.

That's why I never said nothing
back in '99.

How do you know he was
supposed to throw the fight'?

Who told you'?

Kelwyn Baptiste.

He told me not to worry.

He knew for sure the fight
was...the fight was mine

and I was gonna get
a title shot.

PULLMAN:
Well, that's great,

apart from the small fact
that Kelwyn is dead.

- So who else knew?
- No one that I know of.

Oh, come on!

You know that you're gonna win
the title

and you don't get any of your
mates to bet on the result?

I was told
to keep my mouth shut.

Seriously closed.

That's the truth.
I swear.

So what happened, then?

They told you
but they didn't tell Eddie?

I don't know.

Look, he was supposed to
go down.

That's all I was told.

Instead he goes ape!

And it's me on the floor.

It's me.

And I'm gone.

Why you think I end up
with no money?

Working in a lousy cafe
for a living'?

Huh'?!

Where's Madam?

Oh, she's gone with Brian
to see Dougie the dipso.

No, no.
Don't take your coat off.

- You're not stopping.
- Where are we going'?

Dulwich.

The National Records Office
has been back to me.

In 2004, Ashley McCollin
changed his name by deed poll

to Ainsley O'Connor.

- Did he?
- Yeah.

His mummy's maiden name.
Sweet, eh'?

It's nice out there.
I'll put the roof down.

We're not going in yours.

PALMER:
Afternoon. How's it going?

Well, we spoke to Milton Joseph
a short time ago.

Oh, yeah'?
How's he doing'?

He told us something that,
had you been straight with us,

we would have heard from you.

I'm sorry.
I don't understand.

The fight With Eddie.

Maybe it wasn't so clear out
as it seemed.

What you talking about?

Milton said that the fight
was supposed to have been fixed.

- Fixed'?
- Yeah.

Eddie was supposed to have
thrown it.

No.
It's a lie.

He's lying!

Eddie would never!

Doug, we're not trying to --

No!

I'm not having you come in here
casting mud on the reputation

of one of the finest kids
that ever put on gloves.

Get out.

Nice car.

Nice place.

Thank you.
Ainsley O'Connor'?

You'll be from the Met.

Yes.
I'm Jack Halford.

This is Gerry Standing.

Unsolved Crimes
and Open Case Squad.

We're reinvestigating the murder
of Eddie Mayfair.

Uh-huh.

You used to be Ashley McCollin.

Used to be.

STANDING:
You Weren't easy to find.

I would hope so.

I left Ashley behind
a long time ago.

Because?

Because he was not
an advantageous person to be.

Ainsley O'Connor
is somewhat more refined.

I'd like to talk
to the other you.

The one that knew Eddie Mayfair.

Eddie who'?

You were in rival gangs
when you were kids --

something you didn't tell
the original inquiry

when Eddie was murdered.

Sit down.

- Thank you.
Cheers.

I don't know about now.

I don't tend to have much to do
with ordinary policemen

unless we're playing golf
together.

But back then,
I found they had a habit

of putting two and two together
and making six.

You were there
when Eddie stabbed Milton.

Yeah, I was.

And Milton was not happy
about it.

But you want to know
if four years later

Milton killed Eddie Mayfair?

Or got someone else to do it.

No.

And if you had proof, me
or Milton would be under arrest.

Give us time.

Time'?
You've had 11 years.

[Sighs]

We never killed him.

Kelwyn Baptiste has killed
someone since.

Yeah, and Kelwyn's dead.

So what stops everyone
from saying it was him

who pulled the trigger?

Or Steven Garrido
or Mitch Graham?

Any one of them
might have done it.

But not me.

Why would I have taken
such a stupid risk'?

Because it cost you money.

Say what'?

Because Eddie was supposed to
take a dive,

and that information would have
been Worth a small fortune

to a betting man.

Dive'?

Eddie Mayfair?

STANDING:
Correct.

And you lot must have lost
a fortune between yourselves.

Yeah.
They did.

But not me.

What do you mean'?

I mean I didn't lose any money
on that fight.

Because I backed Eddie.

What, you bet on Eddie Mayfair
against your own friend'?

Course I did.

Yeah, I heard Eddie
was supposed to go down.

But I ain't that stupid.

I'm not with you.

Whoever it was decided
that fight was gonna be thrown,

it wasn't Eddie.

Why not?

Because he hated Milton.

A guy like Eddie might roll over
and take a count one day,

but in a title elimination

against a guy
he stabbed in the arse'?

Get real.

I knew Milton, remember'?
Better than anyone.

He didn't have a prayer.

Look at him.
He's a loser.

So how did you know Eddie was
supposedly gonna take a dive?

Who told you'?

Heard it from a friend of mine.
Bookie.

HALFORD:
Called?

So how did he know?

A guy from Eddie Mayfair's camp
comes into my friend's shop.

This guy don't realize,
but my friend recognizes him.

The guy puts two grand on Milton
to win.

So'?

My friend knows of at least
three other biggish bets,

all put down by this same guy,
all with different bookmakers.

All that money on their own man
to lose'?

Doesn't take much figuring out
after that.

This guy
from the Mayfair camp --

Does he have a name?

He's a sparring partner.

Made a name for himself
a few years later,

but he didn't have
what it takes either.

[Snaps fingers]
Danny Branston.

Another loser.

So what do you reckon?
Bullshit?

Unfortunately,
I don't think it was.

Listen, he might have changed
his name,

but I give you even money
he's as bent as a nine-bob note.

You phoning the governor'?

DVLA.

[Chuckles]

Doug Palmer got knocked down
in the Mile End Road.

Been on a bender all afternoon,
apparently.

He's in the London Hospital.

How do you feel'?

Feel like I need a drink.

LANE:
Oh, I don't think so.

You were paralytic
when the bus hit you.

Why did you go on a bender,
Doug?

I mean,
straight after seeing us'?

Doesn't feel like a coincidence,
does it'?

It never was
when I got hammered.

I was gonna say
am I in trouble?

But it all seems a bit
meaningless by comparison.

Trouble'?

For not being totally straight
with you,

saying I was with Harry
when Eddie died.

What, you Weren't'?

No.

Well, I mean yes, I was.

But not just him.

Go on.

I was supposed to meet Harry
in his room at the Dorchester.

When I got there...
I found the two of them.

"Them"?

Harry and Ronni -- together.

Eddie's mum'?

Did you know
they were sleeping together?

No.

PULLMAN:
Did Eddie know?

I don't know.

According to the DVLA,

Ainsley O'Connor passed
his driving test in 2004 --

four months before
Ashley McCollin was banned.

STANDING:
Very naughty.

But what's more to the point
is that a Mr. Ainsley O'Connor

was behind the wheel of the car
in which Mitch Graham died.

So driving While banned --

with a license obtained
through deception --

and killing someone
into the bargain.

Very, very naughty.

You still think he was telling
the truth about the fight'?

Yeah.
Milton confirmed it.

That's how they fell out.

Because Milton discovered that
Ainsley/Ashley bet against him.

Despite what novels and films
might say,

boxers throwing fights
are incredibly rare,

especially in this country.

How would anyone know?

Because it's very difficult
to pull off.

Bookies are alerted to unusual
betting patterns very quickly.

But if it was true,
and the fight was fixed'?

The only people with the power
to fix fights are the fighters,

managers, and promoters.

- Harry Gallo.
- Yeah. But why'?

The bet.
The money.

But why would someone
like Harry Gallo risk everything

when he's got potential gold
mine in Eddie Mayfair anyway?

Yeah. And we also know that he
and Ronni have an alibi.

Danny Branston doesn't.

Well, then you'd better make
a move.

Oh, Jack.

Don't use your mobile
when you're driving.

- Hello, Eve.
- EVE: Hi.

Danny there'?

No. I'm afraid he's not here
at the moment.

STANDING:
Eve!

Please.

I told you.
He's not here.

Not been gone long, though,
has he'?

What was it about?

Nothing.

That's a lot of nothing.

It's never about anything.

STANDING:
Yeah. Don't tell us.

It only happens
from time to time.

And in a nice, big
detached house like this,

I doubt if anyone else can hear.

You don't have to put up
with it, you know.

- Yeah.
- There are places you can go.

Right.

Eddie ever hit you'?

No.
I didn't think so.

What did you want to
see Danny about?

Where is he'?
The yard?

Don't tell him...

...that you've seen me.

Please.

Don't worry.

PULLMAN:
You lied.

You lied about your alibi
at the time of Eddie's death.

You both did.

We know because Doug Palmer
just told us.

And he told us about finding you
both at the Dorchester.

Look, Harry and I --

Ronni -- Ronni, it's okay.
It's okay.

Yeah.
We, uh, did lie.

But that was only because
Ronni's husband never knew.

I'll bet he didn't.

We didn't mean for it to happen.

We -- We didn't want to
hurt anyone.

- Did Eddie know?
- No.

You sure about that?

Of course.

Maybe that's why Eddie
didn't take that dive --

because he found out about you
and his mum.

- A dive'?
- Where'd you get that crap'?

When is he supposed to have
taken this dive'?

He had a straight 13-win career.

The fight with Milton Joseph.

Oh, that fight when he put
Milton in intensive care'?

I'm sorry.
Am I missing something here'?

When Doug Palmer found out
about your affair,

how long did you think
you could keep it secret?

Did you intend to tell Eddie'?

I think we're through here,
don't you'?

[Whirring]

HALFORD:
Danny!

[Thud, metal scraping]

So...find anything out'?

I found that the longer I work
on this case,

the more difficult it is
to know who's telling the truth.

We've been told
that Eddie was supposed to throw

that fight With Milton.

Now, who told you that?

The same person who told us
that you put a big bet on it.

Well, whoever that was,
they're lying.

You see what I mean'?

Now, you slept at Eddie's place
the night before he died.

And you got up an hour or so
after Eddie had gone to the gym.

And you saw Ronni --
Eddie's mum.

- Yeah, I think so.
- You think so'?

It was years ago.

I mean, what did I say
at the time?

You said you saw Ronni
up and about.

- Well, that's it, then.
- But how could you have'?

She was at the Dorchester.

I'm not with you.

Ronni Mayfair was at the
Dorchester Hotel that morning.

You see how hard my job is'?

Now, I'm sorry to bang on
about this,

but either Ronni was there
or she wasn't.

Look, I thought I saw her
when I woke up.

But I-l don't know.
Maybe I was mistaken.

Ah, that's not good enough,
Danny.

You see, out of all the people
we've spoken to,

you're the only one nobody saw
that morning.

Hold on.
Hold on.

You're saying that I killed him'?

- Well, did you'?
- Me?

His best mate'?

Why would I kill him'?

Because you thought
Eddie was going to lose

that fight against Milton
and you laid down eight grand

in the hope of Winning
a great deal more.

Only it didn't quite work out
that way, did it'?

Are you out of your mind'?

He was my best mate!

We sparred together,
day in, day out!

Every fight he had, I was there,
ringside, cheering him on!

And when he won, it was like...

It was just the best feeling.

We were like brothers.

Is that a fact'?

[Announcer shouting]

HALFORD: How'd it go
with Harry and Ronni?

Well, they admitted the affair.

In fact, she was quite out up
about it.

But they both denied
any knowledge

of Eddie throwing the fight.

What's this'?

Footage of Eddie's other fights.
We could only find three.

Oh, what a shame.

Watch.

Here's a fight
from earlier in the year.

ANNOUNCER: ...in the ring,
jumping around.

What am I supposed to be
watching?

Harry, Doug, Danny.

They're all in the ring
at the end.

Same as the other fights
we Watched.

- Now watch this.
-[ Announcer shouting]

Eddie puts Milton down.

Now Watch Gallo and Branston.

LANE:
They're leaving.

And that's
Where they were sitting.

Side by side.

LANE:
Where have they gone?

You mean why aren't they
celebrating the greatest win

in Eddie's career?

You see, what interests me is
why this supposedly fixed fight

ended up with the wrong result.

We know it's the wrong result
because a guy like you,

who didn't have very much money
at the time,

isn't going to lay out
eight grand unless it's a cert.

I never had a bet in my life,
let alone eight grand.

Not one bet.

A series of bets,
spread around different bookies.

But don't worry.

We know that most of the cash
can't have been yours.

The only person you knew
with that kind of money

was Harry Gallo.

Harry Gallo?

Harry thought that Eddie
would do as he was told.

So did you.

And that's why you put
everything you had

on him throwing that fight.

You reckon?

"Every fight he had,
I was there,

ringside, cheering him on."

That's what you said.

Well, Where were you that night,
Danny?

When Eddie was up there,
beating his chest?

Why Weren't you and Harry
straight into the ring,

carrying your best mate
shoulder high'?

It's 'cause you had nothing
to celebrate, did you'?

You were busy making
other arrangements.

Eddie's dead,
and the next thing we know,

you've got his girl
and a shot at the title.

People I've spoken to
never rated you, Danny.

They said you had an easy path
to the title fight.

Too easy.

That's Eddie screaming
at two empty seats --

yours and Harry's.

And he's screaming because
he knows he's had you over.

He's won.

And there was nothing
you could do about it.

And that's why you killed him.

You got nothing.

PULLMAN:
Oh, I think we have.

I think we've got
more than enough.

[Door opens, closes]

Do you want anything?

Glass of water'?

[Door opens]

He did it, didn't he'?

Yes.

But I'm sorry. He's right --
We haven't got enough.

Eve, if we can prove it, he'll
go down for a long, long time.

Long enough for you
never to have to worry about him

ever again, I promise you.

He has a lockup.

It's in Tufnell Park.

- MAN: Got it.
-[ Clanking]

Okay.

Yeah.

[Hinges squeak]

[indistinct talking on radio]

Jack.

It turns out
that Mr. Branston is a member

of a very large
and very unusual gun club.

You took your time.

Can I go now'?

Sit down.

I wanted to tell you something
off the record.

The reason this case
got kick-started again

is because the Weapon
that killed Eddie

suddenly turned up
three Weeks ago.

Very stupidly,

someone allowed themselves
to get nicked carrying that gun,

having rented it
from an underworld armorer.

Now, it would be
almost impossible

for us to track that gun back
over the years

and link it to anyone
who might have handled it.

Look, mate, my missus is gonna
Wonder Where I've got to.

But in this case,
it's not necessary.

Because the person
who was found with that gun

has told us Where he got it.

In fact, Nick Kellogg has been
very helpful all around.

[Chuckles]

No.
You're full of shit.

Oh, now, don't worry.

He'll go down for armed robbery.

But he reckons
that by helping us,

he'll be out a lot earlier
than you.

Especially now we've got
your lockup.

DANNY:
No, no, no, no, no!

This is not happening!

You tell that mouthy little mug

he'll be picking up his teeth
with broken fingers!

Oi!
What's happening'?!

What did I say'?

You tell him, Halford!

Let's see how chatty he is
with a broken jaw!

MAYFAIR: You can't keep coming
here Without any prior warning.

Yeah. Well, I think this will be
the last time.

You trying to prove something,
Waltzing in, disrupting my --

Harold Ryan Gallo,
I'm arresting you

on suspicion of involvement

in the murder
of Edward Terence Mayfair.

Are you out of your mind'?

Danny Branston killed Eddie.

Don't be ridiculous.
That's rubbish.

- Didn't Harry tell you'?
- She's just trying to scare you.

Yeah. Ignore it.
It's -- It's garbage.

Why did you give Danny an alibi
when the police questioned you'?

You said you were at home
with him.

You Weren't.
You were at the Dorchester.

- Yeah, but that was --
- No. Don't say anything. Don't.

Did Harry ask you to say that?

Did he also say that Danny
would give you an alibi

to safeguard your affair?

Harry told Eddie
to throw the fight

'cause he'd bet on Eddie
to lose.

PULLMAN:
But Eddie Wouldn't do it.

He just pretended
to go along with it.

And when he won,
Harry lost a small fortune.

That's bollocks.

Why Would I kill Eddie, huh'?

He was a future champion.
He was my champion.

Was.

But not after that fight.

If Eddie had taken a dive,

you would've had something over
him for the rest of his life.

But Eddie was smart --
and straight.

And when he found out
you were bent, he was off.

There was nothing
you could do about it,

because if you tried,
he'd tell the whole world

how you wanted him to throw
that fight.

So you got Danny to kill him.

You are talking
out of your arse.

Yeah? Well, let's see
what a jury thinks.

Cuff him.

MAN:
Come on.

That's it.

I'm really sorry.

The Specialist Crime Directorate
reckon on two,

maybe three serious
underworld armorers

operating in the southeast
in the last five years.

Danny Branston is a real catch.

I can't believe he killed
his best friend, though.

STANDING:
Oh, I can.

HALFORD: I think deep down
he was jealous.

Constantly in Eddie's shadow.

A mate who has all the talent
in the world,

big future, gorgeous girlfriend.

Then to cap it all,

he ends up by making Branston
lose his shirt.

Do you think Eddie actually knew
about his mum and Harry?

What a waste.

Anyway, well done.
Good work.

Thank you.

See'? Aren't you glad you got
interested in boxing now'?

Boxing.

Yes.
Very interesting.

Right. If anybody needs me,
I'm in the pub.

Good idea, Gerry.
I'll buy you a pint.

Thank you!

Jack?

Can I have a word'?

You told Danny Branston
that we had an informant?

I told him
Nick Kellogg gave him up.

That Nick told us
Danny had given him the gun.

That was a lie.

Well, I prefer the word
"diversion."

You've put Kellogg's life
on the line.

More than likely he'll have
a contract out on him now.

- So what?
- So What?!

Yes.

If it means that Eve Branston

is now completely
out of the picture.

That she's not under suspicion.

That she Won't even have to
appear in the witness box.

You have absolutely no right
to take that risk!

And what right did you have
making promises to Eve Branston

that you couldn't possibly keep'?

You told that girl
she'd be safe.

Safe'?

From a guy who slaps her about
every other week?

From an underworld armorer
as connected as he is'?

She gave us the information
we needed because I said --

No! She gave us that information
in spite of what you said.

She told us because she knew
that piece of shit

had killed the love of her life.

I have given her the best
protection she could hope for.

And if you think
I'm going to lose any sleep

over someone like Nick Kellogg,

then you really don't know me
at all.

[Door closes]

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# It's all right, it's okay #

# Doesn't really matter
if you're old and gray #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# Listen to what I say #

# It's all right, doing fine #

# Doesn't really matter
if the sun don't shine #

# It's all right,
I say it's okay #

# We're getting to
the end of the day #