1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,640 In the criminal justice system, the People are represented 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,080 by two separate, 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,200 the police, who investigate crime, 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,160 and the crown prosecutors, who prosecute offenders. 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,200 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,640 No, not tomorrow. I'm on nights. Friday night? 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,520 Yeah, but I'm worth waiting for. 'Any unit?' 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,600 Lima Oscar. Deal with a disturbance on Creake Street. 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,760 Oscar Lima from 719, show me assigned to disturbance at Creake St. Over. 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,360 Here you go, Maya. 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,800 Oh, you're a lifesaver. Long night. 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,680 He's on tonight, the one I was talking about. 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,000 My favourite voice. Nick Bentley. 14 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,720 'Lima Oscar.' Oh, it's him again. 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,880 '719. I have two suspects concerned drug dealing at Creake St.' 16 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,760 'Both appear to have firearms.' 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,400 'I need a Trojan unit and urgent assistance.' 18 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,920 All units, officer requires urgent assistance, Creake Street. 19 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,040 Can I have a Trojan unit, please? 20 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,560 'Lima Oscar from 713. Show me assisting.' 21 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,280 Received. First unit on scene a situation report please. 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,160 'SHOTS' 23 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:14,600 719. Sitrep please. Nick! 24 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,760 ' I'm hit...' 25 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,520 So's one suspect. 26 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,680 Other suspect now towards Cornwall Road. I need an ambulance. 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,960 All units from Lima Oscar, suspect with firearm towards Cornwall Road, 28 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:32,160 First unit on scene, a sitrep please. 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,720 Where's my backup? Where's Ray? 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,360 '713 from Lima Oscar, were are you? 713?' 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,400 Where's the backup? 32 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,200 719, are you receiving? Over. 'GASPING' 33 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,200 719, are you receiving? Over. 'LABOURED BREATHING' 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,800 'Nick? 719.' 35 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,320 'Tell us you're OK.' 36 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,360 'Nick?' 37 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,400 This is PC Nick Bentley, 24, been on the beat for two years. 38 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,920 Took a bullet to the stomach and the thigh, hitting his femoral artery. 39 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:50,320 He bled to death. Took around about four minutes. 40 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,480 Caught in the crossfire. Nightmare. 41 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,560 Yeah. 42 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,960 Uniform say his partner was sorting a parking argument at Waterloo station. 43 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:02,200 When he got the shout, he misheard the address. 44 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,960 Well, this time of night round here, we'll be struggling for witnesses. 45 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,800 Got anything, Joy? Nine bullet shells 46 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,760 scattered at the scene, from two weapons. 47 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,960 So our man had no chance. 48 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,960 It looks like he's just started shaving, this kid. 49 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:23,280 According to his ID he's 21. Carrying a .38 weapon. 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:24,920 Six of the shells came from him. 51 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:27,600 The other three from a .22. Bentley's partner over there. 52 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,640 What about the other drug dealer fella? Got any DNA traces on him? 53 00:03:30,640 --> 00:03:33,640 Fingerprints on a bag of crack. Going to the lab now. 54 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,800 Bentley's partner's here. Let's see how he's doing. 55 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,040 What do you tell your husband these nights, Joy? 56 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,360 Never that it's one of us that got shot. 57 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,000 I was at the back of the station. 58 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,000 A taxi rank had been blocked in by a limo on a hen night. 59 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:58,280 Nick went on ahead, while I sorted the to-do out there. 60 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,640 I should've been with him. 61 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,160 Don't beat yourself up. It could happen to anyone. 62 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,040 Yeah, but I misheard the shout. 63 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,320 I thought they said Leake Street, not Creake Street. 64 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,040 Was your radio working properly? Half a dozen people 65 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,400 having a ding dong right in my ear didn't help. 66 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,320 Well, we'll need a proper debrief and a statement, Ray, 67 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,960 at the station, when you're ready. Yeah, course. 68 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:31,480 24. Same age as me. That's no age to die. 69 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,400 There's never a good age. What have you got? 70 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,760 Bag from the crime scene containing crack had two major sets of prints. 71 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,400 The first was from the corpse, Ade Young, 21. 72 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,840 Other prints belong to a Theo Carson. Here's his PNC record. 73 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:49,280 Blinding, Teddy. That is just the ticket after the old all-nighter. 74 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:53,280 A burglary, GBH, dealing heroin, ecstasy and ketamine. 75 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:55,640 A full house, and he got off on all charges. 76 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,800 Lucky boy. Not any more. 77 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,920 That's gotta be the worst thing in the world. 78 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,240 What, losing a partner? Yeah. 79 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,560 Sorry. I know you... 80 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:13,840 That's all right. Big Bob Logan, lovely Northerner, from Whitby. 81 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:18,040 Used to like gravy on his chips. Every chippie on our beat 82 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,640 knew that was his favourite, and did it for him special. 83 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,880 Got stabbed in a pub breaking up a fight. Nothing I could do. 84 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,200 Ron. 85 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,680 Target sighted. Call it in. 86 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,960 Armed police, get on the floor! 87 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,320 Get down, get down on the floor now. 88 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,040 Get down! Get on the floor! 89 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,960 Get down, get down! Right. 90 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,600 Theo Carson? 91 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,000 Hey, what is this? Like you don't know, son. 92 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,040 I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of PC Nick Bentley. 93 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,400 I didn't kill him! 94 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,040 You - tell them so they understand! 95 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,120 Fingerprints on a plastic bag don't even prove he was dealing. 96 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,480 He could've bought a sandwich, thrown the bag away, 97 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,600 and someone else filled it with drugs. 98 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,960 See, she's good! 99 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,640 Thank you very much, but if you let me do the talking... 100 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,720 Where were you at the time of the murder, Theo? Not there. 101 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,480 Show me the murder weapon and prove Mr Carson used it, 102 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,200 or you're gonna have to let him go. Exactly! 103 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,160 We know you fired shots, Theo. 104 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,680 We've taken gunpowder residue from your hands and your clothes. 105 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,880 But you don't have a gun to match it. 106 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,400 What... did you do with the gun, Theo? 107 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,280 Did you take it home? Throw it away? 108 00:06:44,280 --> 00:06:46,680 Whatever you did with it, I promise you this, Theo. 109 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,440 Our lads in uniform will find it. 110 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,520 Maybe you two are hard of hearing, but they haven't, have they? 111 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,200 So unless you have the weapon, you have to let my client go. 112 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:00,040 His brief's right. With no weapon, we haven't enough to charge him. 113 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,320 We have CCTV of him running from the crime scene, 114 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,200 a few minutes after Bentley was shot. 115 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,960 So he was out for a run. No connection. 116 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,320 KNOCK AT DOOR Really sorry to interrupt. 117 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,200 Metcall logged a call from a witness to the shooting. 118 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,080 Phone number and billing address. 119 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:14,880 Well, done, Ange. 120 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,000 It wasn't me. I didn't phone no one. 121 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,880 This is your mobile number. Maybe. 122 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,280 Do you have your mobile phone on you? Maybe. 123 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,560 How old are you, Jaya? Younger than you, for sure. 124 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:30,640 So was the bloke who got gunned down on the South Bank for doing his job. 125 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,000 Now can I have a look at your mobile phone, please? 126 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,720 Thank you. 127 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,280 999, 03:47 am. Snap. What did you see? 128 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,360 Yeah - I didn't see nothing. 129 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,880 My dad says, 'Don't get involved. You only bring trouble on yourself.' 130 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,200 With all due respect Jaya, your dad's an idiot. 131 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,080 If we all keep to ourselves, what happens to the community? 132 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,320 Not my problem, is it? It is now. 133 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,240 Am I gonna have to speak in court? 134 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:13,040 Just focus on identifying the right person for now. 135 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,400 It was number two. 136 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,440 I saw him shoot the other guy and leg it. Good girl. 137 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:24,960 So you got a witness. I am telling you, I didn't shoot the pig. 138 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,440 The copper. 139 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,160 So why don't you tell us what happened? 140 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,200 We were finishing our deal. Ade was all hyper, like. 141 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,800 But he'd been jittery all along. Then a copper comes round a corner, 142 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,280 no warning, sees us and shouted. 143 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,960 Ade just went off. 144 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,000 Ade shot the cop in the leg, then shoots him again in the stomach. 145 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,920 Then Ade started shooting at me, claiming it was a setup. 146 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,000 I'm shouting, telling him I hadn't done anything. 147 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,040 Then I started shooting too. 148 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,000 And you shot Ade Young. It was self defence, man! 149 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,960 I had to stop him! Well, you did that all right. 150 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,920 I thought the cop was all right. He wasn't. 151 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,360 That's not my fault though. That's down to you boys. 152 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,800 And how do you work that out? 153 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:17,360 When I went round the corner, I see a copper in a doorway, 154 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,120 just standing there, almost like he's hiding. 155 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,720 See, what I don't get is, that bloke was injured. 156 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,360 That copper. He wasn't dead. 157 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,640 So why was this other copper just standing there? 158 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,760 He could've been there, helped him. He let him die, not me. 159 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:46,200 Guv! The bullet that killed Bentley matches Ade Young's gun. 160 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,200 So Theo Carson didn't shoot Nick Bentley. 161 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,000 But he did kill Ade Young. 162 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,880 Weapon was found on a building site, Carson's DNA's all over it. 163 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,640 Connects with the gunshot residue we took from his clothes. 164 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,400 Thanks, Teddy. 165 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,480 So no one gets charged with Nick Bentley's death? 166 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,120 Not unless you want to arrest Ade Young's corpse. 167 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,520 What about Theo Carson's evidence? 168 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,760 The copper round the corner, not going to help? 169 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,480 Shut the door. 170 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,200 Do we believe Carson? 171 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,240 Well, why would he lie? 172 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,000 Same reason why dogs piss on lampposts. It's their nature. 173 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,880 Nah, he knew his number was up. 174 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:31,120 And the way he said it, not like he was trying to stitch anyone up - 175 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,360 it was the fact that he couldn't understand it. 176 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,240 Why are we even discussing this? 177 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,160 Come on, Ron. There's no way one plod leaves another to die. 178 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,360 Well, we've got a witness who says different, 179 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,840 and it is our duty to follow it up, even if it is just to rule it out. 180 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,440 And you're gonna tell that to the uniform boys, are you? 181 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,480 I don't want you to say a word to anyone. 182 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,040 This stays between us three for now. 183 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,720 Expand the CCTV collection to get us a wider view of the area. 184 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,800 See if there's any footage from buildings near the crime scene. 185 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,720 You are kidding. You want to pursue this? 186 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,960 A police officer died. We follow every piece of evidence we've got. 187 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,760 CCTV? Don't have any. Sorry. 188 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:14,920 You must own half the buildings round here. 189 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:20,080 I can see at least half a dozen cameras within 150 yards. 190 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:24,200 And you're telling me you had no closed circuit footage of that night? 191 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,640 I didn't put new DVDs in the recorders. 192 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,800 Well, that's very unfortunate. 193 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,000 Have you got any DVDs of the night before the incident? 194 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,840 I think so. 195 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,440 What about the night after? I think so. 196 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:43,080 Well, excuse me sir, but...any other nights you forgot to put the DVD in? 197 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,120 I don't think so. 198 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,840 I'm sorry about the policeman getting shot. 199 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:53,040 But like you say, it's unfortunate. I can't help you. 200 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,400 No, he's been nobbled. Someone's got to him. 201 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,920 Ron, seriously, can we knock this on the head, please? 202 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,120 You're making up patterns. There's probably a simple explanation. 203 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:05,920 Matt, open your eyes, son. 204 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,480 Someone's taking us for a couple of monkeys, mate. 205 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,000 I mean, who knows the procedure, eh? Who knows where to look first? 206 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,200 It's other Old Bill. Sorry, I just don't buy it. 207 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,320 It ain't the bleeding '70s! We're not knee deep in corrupt coppers. 208 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,480 And the kind of person who joins the force 209 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,080 is not the kind who leaves a colleague to die. 210 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,760 99 times out of 100. Let's just say this is the 1/100 that ain't so pure. 211 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,760 Just explain to me why you're so keen 212 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,920 to take the word of a drug dealer over the word of a fellow officer? 213 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,440 Fine then. Coppers are saints. That's not what I said. 214 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,000 We owe it to Nick Bentley to rule out Carson's claim. 215 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,080 How do we do that? Quiz uniform. 216 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,960 11 years as sergeant, never lost one till now. 217 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,080 Well, I don't see as there was anything else you could've done. 218 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:51,840 We're all in shock down here. 219 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,840 Bentley was a good lad. You know, popular. 220 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,560 Goalie in the five a side team. 221 00:12:56,560 --> 00:13:00,440 Probably would've been CID material for you boys in a few months. 222 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,760 The, uh, the lad who killed Bentley didn't survive the shootout, 223 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,760 but we have charged Theo Carson with his murder. 224 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,720 Right. Anything you need to make the case against Carson, just yell. 225 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,120 We can make everything move a lot faster down here. 226 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,360 Well, a lot faster than Ray Griffin, hopefully. 227 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,400 Sorry? 228 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,040 Well, I was just saying, Griffin was late to the scene. 229 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,240 Not much cop as Bentley's backup, eh? 230 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,200 Back on the booze, Ron? 231 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,200 No. Just saying. Unfortunate. 232 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,160 Mm, and he's torn up about it. 233 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,920 But there was an IRV and a Trojan unit 234 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:40,840 that also didn't get there in time. 235 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,240 True, but they were a lot further away, to be fair. 236 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,880 Is there something you want to say, DS Brooks? 237 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,800 Well, you must be disappointed in your men. 238 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:56,520 Ray Griffin's a good copper. He didn't get there in time. 239 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,640 Sometimes it goes like that. 240 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,120 But not in 11 years under your command, eh? 241 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,400 I've been round to tell Nick Bentley's mum 242 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,360 her worst nightmare's come true. 243 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,800 We're all hurting down here. If you start impugning my officers, 244 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,680 you'll be taking your gonads back to CID in a paper bag. 245 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,760 Do we understand each other? 246 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,760 Happy now? Or is there someone you've omitted to piss off? 247 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,840 This is how we do it, poke 'em and see if they bite. 248 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:36,000 No! Not when it's one of ours and he's grieving for one of his boys. 249 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,120 So what, everyone here gets a free pass, do they? 250 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,000 No. They get what everyone gets - 251 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,320 some basic courtesy and a little respect. 252 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,640 Let me explain something, son, just so as we understand each other. 253 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,080 We set an example to the rest of society. 254 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,320 So if anyone here falls below that standard, 255 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,160 the gloves are off. 256 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:58,160 So if people get a bit prickly, or their feelings get hurt, tough. 257 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,280 I can live with that. Got it? 258 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,840 DI Chandler asked me to pass you this. Quietly. 259 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:08,360 Nick Bentley's personnel files. Very good, Ange. You're a star. 260 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:12,360 perfect record until about three months ago. 261 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,920 Then there are a couple of written warnings, absences, turning up late. 262 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,040 Then he stopped playing five a side. Right. 263 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,960 Now talking to the girls downstairs, there's something that's not there. 264 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,960 And what is that? He was gay. 265 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,360 He'd never told anyone, kept it hidden, 266 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:31,680 until one of the PCs saw him outside a club in Soho, snogging a bloke. 267 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,200 And don't tell me - that was about three months ago. 268 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,240 So he was gay. So what? Loads of coppers are gay. 269 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,720 And loads of people ain't happy about it. 270 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,840 I can believe Nick Bentley took some stick. 271 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,480 And maybe it knocked him a bit. But everyone gets stick - 272 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,800 you're too tall, too short, too fat, too thin. 273 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,160 They called me Mick for the first six months, cos my family are Irish. 274 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:55,880 It's just banter. 275 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,360 Late backup isn't banter, Matt. 276 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:02,560 What, so now his backup was late because he was gay? 277 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,480 I'm saying it's a possibility. 278 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,360 Just humour me, right? 279 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,240 I mean, why don't we check the facts in Griffin's statement, 280 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:10,960 let him talk us through it? 281 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,160 And if it all looks kosher, I will let it go. I promise. 282 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,200 I was on the corner of Leake St when I realised the mistake, 283 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:29,280 so I turned and ran the other way. Fastest I've ever run. 284 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,040 Could barely breathe by the time I got there. 285 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:36,400 Nick was on the ground, big pool of blood coming out of his thigh. 286 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,440 The dealer had been shot in the head. 287 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,480 I tried CPR, but Nick was already dead by then. 288 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,440 The IRV and the Trojan turned up a few moments after that. 289 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,400 Well, er...thanks, Ray. 290 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,640 You know how it is, mate. Everything by the book. 291 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,520 We have to double check all the notes in your evidence book. 292 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,640 Just, having a look at this map though, for a second, 293 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,600 you might be able to clear something up for us. 294 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,640 Course. 295 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,920 Crime scene was in Creake St, yeah? 296 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,680 Now you said you was originally at Waterloo station, 297 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,120 and then you mistakenly went to Leake St, 298 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:17,200 which is there. Yeah. 299 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,920 Well, me and Matty, just out of interest, we actually did that route. 300 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,120 Well, when I say we, I mean Matty did all the running! 301 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:27,960 I just stood there with a stopwatch. I don't get you, Ron. 302 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,040 Well, I'm pretty sure that you'd agree 303 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,640 that Matty is probably a little bit fitter than you? 304 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,720 A lot fitter I reckon, yeah. Absolutely. 305 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:40,880 A lot fitter. But from the time you got the shout... 306 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:44,240 ..to the time you actually radio'd in 307 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:49,160 to tell 'em you was at the scene was... four minutes. 308 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,560 If you say so. 309 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,880 Well, Matty had one a hell of a job running from Waterloo to Leake St, 310 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:00,560 then up to Creake St, the crime scene, in that time. 311 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,960 Four minutes? I mean it took him almost eight minutes, 312 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,040 and that was at full pelt. 313 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:14,360 If you weren't so sure, I'd go so far as to say it couldn't be done. 314 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,920 Well, I probably never made it all the way up to Leake St. 315 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,640 It just felt like it, you know. 316 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,120 Sorry, Ron - Yep. 317 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:28,520 You said you were on the corner of Leake Street. 318 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,960 Yeah. I might have got a bit confused there. 319 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,880 Yeah. Well, you know what, Ray? 320 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,240 They're serving a disciplinary on you. 321 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:44,720 It's suddenly a disciplinary matter? Like I said, it's only procedure. 322 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:49,200 It's just that your memory and your statement aren't matching, are they? 323 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,960 And we need to ask a few more questions, to make absolutely sure. 324 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,800 Now, is there anything else that's confusing you? 325 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,680 No, Sarge. My statement is my best memory. 326 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,680 Did you like PC Bentley, Ray? Sorry? 327 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,320 You and Nick Bentley. Did you get on? I didn't know him well. 328 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,800 The other night was only our second time out on the beat together. 329 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,840 He was a lot younger than me. We mixed in different groups. 330 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,520 Did you know he was gay? 331 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:24,000 No. I didn't know that. Really, was he? 332 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,840 Got an opinion about gay men in the police force, Ray? 333 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,160 Not especially. 334 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:33,320 Sorry - how does this relate to Bentley's death? Huh? 335 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:38,480 He was shot by a dealer cos he was a copper, not cos he was a gay. 336 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,320 No. You're right, Ray, absolutely. 337 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,720 Thanks. That'll be all for now. 338 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,320 The more you look at Ray Griffin's account of events, 339 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,080 the more it falls apart. 340 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,440 The evidence backs up Theo Carson's statement. 341 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,480 I still don't get the motivation. There's no history of animosity 342 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,400 between him and Bentley, or him and any gay officer. 343 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,360 All right. So maybe you're right. Maybe there is something dodgy. 344 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:15,160 Listen, I'm praying it's not, Matt, you gotta believe me. 345 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,960 What've you got? 346 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,360 Ray Griffin is branch chairman 347 00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:26,720 of something called the League of Faith for Christian Officers. 348 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,320 It's a hard-line religious group within the station. 349 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,120 A lot of the older uniform movers and shakers are members. 350 00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:34,880 So what? So... 351 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,800 they bar membership to all gay officers, 352 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,680 saying it's, whatever, it doesn't fit with Bible teachings. 353 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,000 Anyway, I dug around. 354 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,760 Nick Bentley's a former member. 355 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,520 Ange said he'd never admitted to being gay. 356 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,080 What's the best way of putting people at their ease? 357 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,320 Especially your immediate superiors? Be like them. 358 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,840 And until three months ago, Bentley was. 359 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,120 When he was spotted off duty with another bloke. 360 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:00,960 That really pissed off Ray Griffin. 361 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:05,080 Yeah, but still, piss him off enough to leave a man to die? 362 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,000 Our guvnor's squared it with the DPS and the IPCC. 363 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,680 They're happy that this is a public interest case worth prosecuting. 364 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,440 Ray Griffin had a duty of care which he failed to provide. 365 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:28,320 You want to charge a serving officer with manslaughter-gross negligence? 366 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,120 If we can't police ourselves, 367 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:33,280 why should we expect the public to trust us? 368 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,800 You've got to see the hornets' nest this'll stir up. 369 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,560 Isn't it best to keep it as an internal disciplinary issue? 370 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,400 James, why do you do your job? 371 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:46,800 To make a difference. Make a...contribution. 372 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,320 And you do brilliantly, if you don't mind me saying. But let's assume... 373 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:54,400 ..someone in the CPS was wrongly prosecuting and victimising people, 374 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:58,680 undermining all that wonderful work you do in the eyes of the public. 375 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,520 Ronnie - No, no, no. Come on. 376 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,480 What would you want to happen to them? 377 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,600 I'd want to see them exposed and punished. 378 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:07,240 Precisely. Ray Griffin tars us all. 379 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,080 How are we supposed to get new blood into the police service 380 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,320 if an officer like Griffin gets away with this? 381 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,960 Late backup isn't manslaughter. Have you any medical evidence? 382 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,960 We saw the paramedics and pathologist. 383 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,760 If he'd helped Bentley two minutes earlier, he might have survived. 384 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,080 Ray Griffin left a fellow officer dying 385 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,240 because the lad was gay. 386 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,560 We'll look at it. Thank you. 387 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,720 Guv - yeah. Ronnie's in there right now, 388 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,920 talking through possible charges with James at the moment. 389 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,200 No, I haven't forgotten, Yep, will do. Bye. 390 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:47,160 It's like having two mums. 391 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,800 How are you anyway? Some days are good. 392 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,960 Last week I thought the whole world knew everyone was looking at me. 393 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,680 Well, if you need anything... 394 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,880 You know, if you just want to talk. Or not talk... 395 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,960 or just, just company you know... Nothing funny. 396 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,200 I'm not cracking on to you. Why not? 397 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,800 I'm not broken, Matt. 398 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:15,480 Look um... I think about what happened to you a lot. 399 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:22,360 I wasn't sure if I should mention it. Um, I'm a bit crap at this. 400 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:26,240 Just be the same. Same as always. 401 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,800 'The issues to be left to the jury 402 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,520 are whether a duty of care was owed to the deceased; 403 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:37,640 whether there had been a breach of that duty; 404 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:44,360 whether the breach had caused death.' Archbold. 405 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,120 Ray Griffin did not cause Nick Bentley's death. 406 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:51,800 Ade Young fired the bullets. 407 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:56,320 Defence will pile up ballistics, forensic and eyewitness evidence 408 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,920 from Young's fellow drug dealer. It is a non-starter. 409 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,880 I disagree. Oh, do you now? 410 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:06,000 The bullet caused Bentley's injury. The omission to act caused death. 411 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,400 If he'd intervened, Bentley could still be alive. 412 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,360 Can I remind you we owe our whole existence 413 00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:12,320 to a good relationship with the police? 414 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,960 If we go after this, I will have to explain to the DPP 415 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:20,040 exactly why we are committing institutional suicide. 416 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,600 So we never prosecute police to keep their goodwill? 417 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,600 No, correction. We never prosecute anyone 418 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,320 unless we have a rock solid case, 419 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,080 and manslaughter-gross negligence is one hell of a leap. 420 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,520 Gay police have been out for years. You heard of the GPA? 421 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:37,360 George, we're talking about one man, not the entire police force. 422 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:40,280 Except when the media gets hold of it, he will be held up 423 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,320 as representing the entire service. That's the whole point! 424 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,400 By prosecuting we'll show that he's not. 425 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,680 Ray Griffin had knowledge and experience. 426 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,880 His refusal to assist cost Bentley his life. 427 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,160 I'm not gonna let one bigoted police officer 428 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,920 destroy the reputation of the entire police service. 429 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,680 Public office is an honour and a responsibility, 430 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:01,040 and abuse of that position has to be punished. 431 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,760 You build me that rock solid case, 432 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,960 but it'll need to be properly robust. 433 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:13,160 If a police officer was left to die because he was gay, 434 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,120 then we'll get the bastard who abandoned him. 435 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,840 So are you a member of The League of Faith for Christian Officers? 436 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,960 No. I'm not a member of the darts team, or the line dancing either. 437 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,840 D'you think they're reasonable to refuse admission to gays? 438 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,280 It's a club. Clubs have membership rules. I can't stop them. 439 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:37,520 Do I think some officers here aren't wild about gays? Yes I do. 440 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,120 Just as some of them are not wild about people with non-white skin. 441 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:44,240 Just cos people talk crap in their private lives, 442 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,240 does not make them bad police officers. 443 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,400 D'you think Ray Griffin left Nick Bentley to die? 444 00:25:56,080 --> 00:26:00,160 Go and talk to people who live round here. Ask them about Ray. 445 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,160 They love him. And they feel safe when he's around. 446 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,120 You didn't answer my question. 447 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:09,680 He says he misheard his radio. I believe him. 448 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,680 Do you mind if I speak to officers who knew Griffin and Bentley best? 449 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,680 Ray looked after me ever since I joined. 450 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,120 He knows everyone, every corner of this manor. 451 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:23,920 What did he tell you about that night? 452 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,880 Nothing. 453 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,840 He didn't talk about it with you? He mentioned it in passing. 454 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:30,880 In passing? 455 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,320 Why are you trying to trip me up? 456 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,040 I knew you'd do this. 457 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,120 Barney, I'm not trying to upset you. I just want to get tothe truth. 458 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:42,800 No you don't! You just want to...to stitch him up. 459 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,720 Why are you going after him? 460 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,960 Nobody understands. It could've been any of us. 461 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:52,760 We're all gutted for Bentley, but we can't bring him back. 462 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,720 That dealer killed Bentley. Not Ray. End of. 463 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,280 He was a laugh, Nick. He was a great bloke to be on the beat with. 464 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,760 He could always see the funny side of things. 465 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,280 From the rota it seems you and Nick were paired together pretty often. 466 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,840 Yep. Put the gays together. You learn to expect it. 467 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,680 Is that why you transferred here? Listen, I've got a career to build. 468 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,480 If it looks like I'm snitching, trouble will just follow me. 469 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,400 Abbie, we're investigating 470 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,880 whether Nick was left to die because he was gay. 471 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,280 Is there anything you think might be relevant? 472 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:44,920 There was a leaflet pushed under the doors of mine and Nick's locker. 473 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,440 '"God gave them over to degrading passions." 474 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,360 '"Men abandoned the natural use of women 475 00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:52,920 and burned in their desire towards one another, 476 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,480 men with men committing indecent acts 477 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,440 and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error."' 478 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,200 'Romans I, 26 to 27.' 479 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,800 Ray Griffin's DNA was all over that leaflet. That proves state of mind. 480 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,360 And what connects state of mind to the crime? 481 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,440 Griffin did not act as a reasonable person in the circumstances. 482 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,280 He breached his duty of care. 483 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,200 Did that breach cause Bentley's death? 484 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,600 No. The bullet did. 485 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,880 But he could have prevented it. There was deliberate recklessness. 486 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,760 We have to prove criminal omission and we haven't enough! 487 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,640 Now, you tried, but it ends here. 488 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,760 No manslaughter charge against Ray Griffin. 489 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:28,480 George, please - I said no. 490 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,680 All right, then - misconduct in public office. 491 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,720 Same sentencing power as manslaughter. 492 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:36,320 Ray Griffin misconducted himself by leaving Bentley to die. 493 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,880 James is right. Griffin lied in his police interview 494 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,480 about how far he ran, about knowing Nick Bentley was gay - 495 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,600 he's undermining the uniform. I'm not letting this go. 496 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,200 Maybe, maybe you might make it home with misconduct, 497 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,960 if you had that missing CCTV. 498 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,400 It's too much of a coincidence that it went missing. 499 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,720 Who's Griffin close to? Was there anyone he might confide in? 500 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,520 Barney Goodison. Griffin was his mentor since he joined. 501 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:13,040 I just want to keep my head down. I don't want to upset anyone. 502 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,240 Why would you be upsetting anyone, Barney? 503 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,560 I wasn't there that night. I don't know what happened. 504 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,800 Then what are you scared about? I'm not. 505 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,840 Think you won't have a future in the force if you upset Ray Griffin? 506 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,440 You're putting words in my mouth. He said you'd do that. 507 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,640 Then tell me your version. 508 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,400 You don't understand. He's a good bloke, Ray. 509 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,440 He looks after a lot of people. 510 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,040 He's been good to me. 511 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:42,600 Did he tell you what happened the night of Nick Bentley's death? 512 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,920 You have a duty as an officer to tell me. 513 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,840 Barney, if we don't find out what happened, 514 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:54,920 we can't stop it happening again, and you'll be responsible. 515 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,800 He asked me to get something for him. 516 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,240 What was it? 517 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,560 Ray sent me round to the property owners 518 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,960 to get hold of the footage before anyone else did. 519 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,160 He told me to destroy it. 520 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:21,120 He said things might get misinterpreted. 521 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,880 This looks pretty clear to me. 522 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,560 I didn't know what do, he's been so good to me, Ray. 523 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:32,600 I was just going to bin it, but then... 524 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,760 ..I took a look. 525 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,920 There are six cameras from around the scene. 526 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,480 And according to the transcripts of the calls, 527 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:44,480 this is after Nick Bentley had been shot and was begging for help. 528 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,600 He stood there. He just stood there and waited. 529 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,840 How long did he stand there for? Five minutes. I've counted. 530 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,400 When he could have been giving his colleague first aid. 531 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,240 I told him I'd watched them. 532 00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:59,080 He went mad. 533 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:02,600 He told me to hand them over, but I said no. 534 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,680 Ray said he wanted to explain. 535 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,720 He said... 536 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,040 ..he left it up to God. 537 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:16,560 He didn't get a sign from God, so he didn't go to help. 538 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,000 He said he thought it was God's will. 539 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:29,560 LAUGHTER 540 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,040 Ray? 541 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,040 Is this how it happens? 542 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:39,320 Raymond Griffin, I'm arresting you 543 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:42,080 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. 544 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,920 No cuffs. Head up. 545 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,640 I go with honour. 546 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,280 My lady, the charge of misconduct in public office 547 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,280 is the last refuge of the desperate. 548 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,920 This might be a matter for internal police discipline, 549 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,400 but not criminal proceedings. Mr Steel? 550 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:17,640 As a public officer, Mr Griffin deliberately, without justification, 551 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,280 neglected his duty, resulting in PC Bentley's death. 552 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,520 Why not manslaughter-gross negligence? 553 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:26,640 Because the Crown knows that such a charge would never succeed. 554 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,120 My lady, Mr Griffin's actions that night 555 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:33,320 damage the service and character of every police officer in this city. 556 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,760 The Crown argues public officials must hold to the highest standards. 557 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,040 My client may have made an error of judgement 558 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:43,480 for which he's been systematically victimised by the Crown. 559 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,920 Mr Griffin left the real victim of this crime 560 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,520 bleeding to death on a London street. 561 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,840 The Crown will call evidence of Mr Griffin's homophobic beliefs 562 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,360 that led to that action and to wilful misconduct. 563 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,560 Thank you, Mr Steel. 564 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:07,280 Mr Ridley, your application to dismiss is refused. 565 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,640 How is she? 566 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:26,000 Have you asked her? Good God, no! Have you? 567 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:30,840 Not really. It's been hard to find the time. 568 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,600 Goodness' sake, you're her friend. 569 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:39,160 Find the right time, ask her how she is and then let me know. 570 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,360 So the key issue is whether the wounds were treatable, 571 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:51,200 whether emergency assistance could have prevented or delayed death. 572 00:33:55,320 --> 00:34:00,280 Listen, you should be... more involved in this one. 573 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:06,480 We'll split the witnesses. You call the pathologist and Sergeant Drake. 574 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,080 Really? Yeah. 575 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,520 Uh, keep them both focused 576 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,560 on Griffin's duties and the extent of his misconduct. 577 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:25,280 What? You've done all the research, all the prep. 578 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,400 You know it better than I do. 579 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,440 And that's the only reason? You're ready. 580 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:39,880 You're doing this to make things better. It's a sympathy thing. 581 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,560 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. You're ready to step up. 582 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:49,480 Thank you. I won't let you down. 583 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,040 Sergeant Drake, how long have you known Ray Griffin? 584 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,320 Ray Griffin and I have worked together for nine years, 585 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,200 during which time I've found him to be an exemplary officer, 586 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,480 highly valued by the community he serves. 587 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,880 Could you recite the first line of the police oath 588 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,080 which you and Ray Griffin took when you joined the service, please? 589 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,600 I'm sorry? The oath taken by police officers. 590 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,880 Could you recite the first line? 591 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,240 I do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm 592 00:35:53,240 --> 00:35:57,880 that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lady the Queen 593 00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,600 in the office of Constable, 594 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,280 without favour or affection, malice or ill will. 595 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:06,280 Thank you. Could you read the text on the front of this leaflet? 596 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,080 '"If a man lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, 597 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,120 both of them have committed an abomination 598 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:23,680 and they shall surely be put to death." Leviticus XX, 13.' 599 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,160 Ray Griffin produced that leaflet 600 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,680 and put it under the lockers of gay PCs Abbie Mellini and Nick Bentley. 601 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:36,760 Sgt Drake, would you agree that such an act contradicts the police oath 602 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:40,120 by in fact demonstrating ill will and malice towards gay officers? 603 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,280 We are a country that believes in free speech. 604 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:44,240 Do you expect officers under your command 605 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,760 to go to the aid of a dying man? Well, every case is different. 606 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,880 There may well be risk - You regard it as an officer's public duty 607 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:55,120 to assist a dying man? Yes. 608 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,200 So if an officer failed in this duty 609 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,800 he wouldn't just be in breach of his oath, but guilty of misconduct? 610 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,600 The bullet severed the femoral artery, 611 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,040 causing massive loss of blood. 612 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,160 How long did it take for him to bleed to death? 613 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,160 According to the evidence I read, a little over four minutes. 614 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,760 So if help had arrived within four minutes, 615 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:18,120 would PC Bentley's chances of survival increase? 616 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:21,840 Absolutely. Thank you. No further questions. 617 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,720 PC Bentley's chances of survival would have increased, you say. 618 00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:34,120 But not certain? It's impossible to be certain. 619 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,000 You're certain of the cause of death. 620 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,280 Well, yes. As I said, the bullet severed his femoral artery. 621 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,120 Bullet from a gun shot by Ade Young. 622 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:45,120 In your expert medical opinion, 623 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:51,080 did PC Griffin cause any injury to PC Bentley? No. 624 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,520 Well, if PC Griffin had got to the scene more quickly, 625 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:57,320 given medical support, would PC Bentley have survived? 626 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:01,680 It's possible. But not...certain. 627 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:06,200 She did well. She'll be giving you a run for your money soon enough. 628 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,720 She does that anyway. We've got a problem. 629 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,480 I just got the word from Ridley's junior. 630 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:14,640 They're challenging the admissibility of the CCTV footage. 631 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:18,000 Ah, it's Limbo Ridley, at it again. 632 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:22,480 It's a key part of your case. If it's out, you're in big trouble. 633 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:26,960 My lady, this footage is such poor quality. 634 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,000 It's blurred and grainy. 635 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:32,240 It really ought to be excluded under Section 78 of PACE. 636 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:35,560 My lady, this is the first time the defence has raised the issue. 637 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:38,720 where there is little or no probative value 638 00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:42,320 to the evidence, but the potential for serious prejudicial effect, 639 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,320 the evidence ought not to be admitted. 640 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:48,480 It's simply not safe to leave this footage to a jury, my lady. 641 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,400 The quality's not good enough to be certain it's my client. 642 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:55,080 The jury should be left to decide that for themselves. 643 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:57,160 No, I'm not with you, Mr Steel. 644 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,680 The quality of the pictures leaves too much to be desired. 645 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,360 The prejudicial effect of the evidence 646 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,680 far outweighs any probative value it might have. 647 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:11,960 The CCTV and any reference to it will be excluded. 648 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,240 What do we do now? 649 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,720 I told you, I've got nothing worth saying in court. 650 00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:23,080 Barney, the judge won't let the CCTV in. 651 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,120 We need you as a witness. You've seen it. 652 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,400 Ray Griffin talked to you about it. You have to tell the jury. 653 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:31,360 I dunno what you're talking about. I never see's no CCTV of Ray. 654 00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:35,040 What? Ray is a good man. 655 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:39,400 A great officer. He was just late that night. 656 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:43,040 Barney, please. We need you to tell the truth, 657 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,800 or he mightn't be held accountable for Nick Bentley's death. 658 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:52,920 I've got nothing to say. I need...to get on with my job. 659 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,920 Someone must have got to Barney. 660 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:02,920 I imagine Griffin has friends everywhere, not just in the police. 661 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:04,920 They must've put Barney under pressure. 662 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,360 Then you do the same to Ray Griffin in the witness box. 663 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:11,200 Take him apart, James. It's your only hope of winning. 664 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:13,720 I joined the force in 1989. 665 00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:18,720 I have been proudly serving the community for 20 years. 666 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:22,160 My whole career has been about serving the public. 667 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,880 What's your opinion of gay police officers, PC Griffin? 668 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,240 If they get on with the job, don't bother me, I don't mind. 669 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:35,160 I just follow what it says in the Bible. 670 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:37,120 What church do you attend? 671 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,520 I've never found one that worked for me. 672 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:42,080 But my faith is very important. 673 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,960 You're not really a religious man at all, are you? 674 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:47,440 I beg your pardon? You don't belong to a church. 675 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,400 You lift phrases from the Bible, out of context, 676 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,240 devoid of comprehension, to justify your own prejudices. 677 00:40:53,240 --> 00:40:57,280 This is bigotry masquerading as faith, isn't it? 678 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,200 You're an insult to all those who actually have genuine faith - 679 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,880 My lady, I fail to see 680 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:04,920 how the private matter of PC Griffin's faith is relevant. 681 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:09,040 PC Griffin's beliefs are central to his motive for misconducting himself. 682 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:10,880 Move on please, Mr Steel. 683 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:19,160 Where were you when PC Bentley lay bleeding to death? 684 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,160 I was making my way down from Leake Street. 685 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,160 I misheard my radio. I got there as fast as I could. 686 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:31,280 You're quite certain about that? 687 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,200 Hundred per cent. 688 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,920 How many times in your career have you misheard your radio? 689 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:39,480 I couldn't say offhand. It's rare but it happens. 690 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:43,440 I ran to Creake Street as soon as I realised my mistake. 691 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:46,120 Why don't the times of your run add up, PC Griffin? 692 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:48,920 Because I didn't make it all the way there. 693 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,600 It didn't happen as you describe, did it? You didn't mishear your radio. 694 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:56,200 You heard Nick Bentley being shot. You went to Creake St, 695 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,320 and refused to give medical assistance that could have saved him. 696 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:00,960 Not true. In failing to help, 697 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:04,320 you misconducted yourself, negating every value you claim to work for. 698 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:05,960 I tried my best that night. 699 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:10,880 You didn't just let Nick Bentley die. You betrayed every ounce of trust 700 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:14,440 the public places in its police officers, didn't you? 701 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,160 I'm not the one who fired the gun, sir. 702 00:42:17,720 --> 00:42:20,880 Do you know the parable of the Good Samaritan, PC Griffin? 703 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:22,640 Course I do. 704 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:24,760 What sort of Samaritan are you? 705 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:28,400 I did that boy no harm. 706 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,920 Nick Bentley was 24. 707 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:37,280 He was respected and loved by all who knew him. 708 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,400 He had a bright future ahead of him - 709 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:42,520 a future cut short 710 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:46,520 by Ray Griffin's failure to assist him... 711 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:50,600 ..because Nick Bentley was gay. In failing to help Nick Bentley, 712 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:54,520 the defendant deliberately misconducted himself, 713 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:59,640 and breached the trust we all place in our public officers. 714 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:05,640 There is no Good Samaritan law. 715 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:10,320 Put simply, we are not obliged to help one another. 716 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,240 Whatever the events of that night, 717 00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:16,640 PC Griffin did not commit misconduct. 718 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:20,720 That's a serious charge with grave consequences. 719 00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:25,440 Would it be right to convict a well-respected police officer 720 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:28,400 because a drug dealer killed his colleague? 721 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:34,840 No. I urge you not to convict. 722 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:39,520 In relation to the count of misconduct in public office, 723 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:44,320 do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty? 724 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:47,520 Not guilty. 725 00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:38,680 Maybe we were wrong to go after him. 726 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:43,160 No. We had a duty to Nick Bentley. 727 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:48,440 Well, at least we've drawn a line in the sand. So it never happens again. 728 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:52,400 You really think we've come that far? 729 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,040 It'll happen again. 730 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:58,120 And next time, we'll get them. 731 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:08,200 ITFC subtitles