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I thought you might be in a position to help.

Jason Granger. That was quick. I just need you back on things.

No more Miriam, no more Michael.

I'm not working on that case. THEY CHANT: Defund the police!

Defund the police! Everyone...

I'm still needed here!

By who? By him, Ron!

Following her? What do you want, man? Stalking, more like.

Granger, Tanner, Michael.

Something's off, man. What do you want, mate?

Some guy was just there, and then he just jumped Eli.

OK, he may not be yours by blood, but he needs you.

You know what?

Just get out of my face, man. Just back off!

Mind yourself, Pierre. Oi! Who are you?

Thank you all for being here today.

Uh... Means more than I can say, you know?

Uh... I've spent the last few weeks feeling helpless.

You all know what I'm speaking about, don't you?

CROWD: Yes! That ache of wanting to do something,

but not knowing what or how. Well, this is our how.

Coming down here

and demanding justice for my nephew, Michael.

Yes! Now, I'm not going to stay silent any more

whilst they lie on his name.

Before his body was even cold,

rumours started saying he was... he was dealing drugs.

Saying it was gang-related.

Not true. CROWD: No!

Why are the police so keen to push this narrative

unless they've got something to hide?

Madam, you're going to have to move along.

No, we've got the right to protest, right?

Yes, but you're on police premises

blocking the entrance and the exit way.

You're going to have to move along.

I will move on my time, not on your time.

You're obstructing police business.

You're going to have to take your protest elsewhere.

Every day you disrupt us.

Every day you come into our neighbourhoods.

Stop-and-searching our boys. CROWD SHOUT

Patrolling our estates. Yes! Killing our children. Yes!

You're going to have to move. Get your hands off!

CROWD SHOUT

Why don't you bring that Tanner, eh? I want to speak with Tanner.

I want to speak with Tanner!

I'm going to need some backup out here.

Why don't you bring Tanner out here?

I can see you, you know?

Are you still finding it difficult to chew? Stop staring at me.

I'm fine. Honestly, it's not a big deal.

I'm going to Shelley's. What for?

Shelley can come here. You're not going there.

I've been home for three days. I need to get out. Pierre.

OK. You can go there, but nowhere else.

Why are you treating me like I'm some sort of prisoner?

This isn't a prison. Well, it's how it feels like.

Well, it's a bloody nice prison to have as a... OK, shall we all...?

What, cos you had such a hard life growing up?

This isn't a competition. Look, Dad,

I know how much of a disappointment I am to you, OK?

Where does...?

You're not a disappointment, son.

So why do I feel like one every time I talk to you?

PHONE VIBRATES

You gonna take that?

I'm going to Shelley's, man. You can't stop me.

Eli... No. Whoa, Eli!

Aargh!

HE SIGHS

Did I handle that badly?

He's an adult now. We can't force him to do anything.

Do you think he's OK? Yes, I think he's OK.

I think he's been mugged.

It's hard for a man. Well, it's hard for anyone.

Yes, but in a particular way...

...I think he thinks he should have protected Shelley.

Oh, that's ridiculous. If you were with me

and the same thing happened, how would you feel?

Hm? I'm not saying that's how it should be.

I'm just saying that's how it is. Don't push him away.

I hear you.

PHONE CHIMES Oh, sorry, C. I've got to...

Go on.

Brenda, I'm sorry.

What?

For what?

Oh, OK. OK. I'll be there.

HE SIGHS Brenda's been arrested.

Michael's aunt.

I know who Brenda is. And Michael.

I do have a job, C. I know you have a job.

You also have a family.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hey, Ronnie. Come in.

What is that smell? Have you got ackee on the go?

Yeah, there's plenty on the stove. Help yourself.

You're an angel.

How's Eli?

Yeah, he's all right. He's upstairs.

He's going to go and see Shelley.

Oh, well, we can give him a lift. We? Yeah.

I thought we could carshare.

You know, do our bit for the environment.

Maybe you and me could clear the air a bit, too, hey?

Well, I was planning on driving.

Please. You can pick your car up later if you need it, huh?

You found out anything about who attacked them?

No, but we're not going to let this lie, all right?

Hey, hey, hey!

Ron's gonna give us a lift. As soon as I get this down me.

All right? But don't say nothing to Pam,

because we're doing this diet thing. CELESTE SCOFFS

MUFFLED SPEECH

You and Shell got anything nice planned? Just hanging out.

Well, good for you. You take it easy.

HE CHUCKLES I told my dad that.

Oi!

Get yourself a Deliveroo. Tell Shell to use my account.

Cheers, man.

Hey.

PIERRE SIGHS

He thinks I'm being too protective.

You tell him what I said,

about it being a warning rather than a standard mugging?

I didn't want to frighten him.

I just care about him so much, you know?

I mean, I just find myself reacting.

He gets cross, then I get cross.

Well, he gets cross with you because he feels safe with you,

you know? Look, I'm sorry.

I came on a bit strong at the hospital.

I was just worried.

Sometimes you've got to put your own family first, right?

Yeah, I know. Are we good?

Yeah, yeah. We're good. Sure? Yeah.

Oh, come on. Come on, you can't leave me like this!

Mum...

Dad's carer's not coming.

I know. I know you were.

I'm sorry.

Mum, I've got to go. I'll call you back, OK?

Shit! Are your electrics off? Do you reckon it's a power cut?

Or mice. Don't say that.

Well, at least if they're in the wiring,

they're not running around here, are they?

I need to print this off for the magistrates.

Can you not just do it off your phone?

No, I hate doing it off my phone.

Oh, God. What are we gonna do?

HE CLICKS FINGERS Call the grown-ups.

We are the grown-ups.

No, no. Pierre and Charlotte. Pierre's a grown-up?

Yes! Well... no.

We can't call them. It's embarrassing.

We can do this. Um... I'll find the fuse box

and you go and see if next door's electrics are still on.

God, I love it when you give me orders.

Hey, Ron.

What made you think it was a warning...

...at the hospital?

Well, like I say, nothing was taken.

It just looked that way.

No, you're right.

It was a warning.

Right after I saw you,

some geezer comes up to me, tells me to back off.

Knew things about me. Told me to prioritise my family.

If people are making threats, maybe it's time

to ease off this pursuing Michael Felton thing.

I'm not going to let them intimidate me, Ron.

What's it gonna take for you to see sense, hey?

I mean, whatever this is, they're going to lengths.

This isn't about you any more.

This is about your family, my family.

I can't just walk away. No-one's asking you to do anything

except your job. Just leave it to the police.

That's all I'm saying. It's what we do.

Just keep your nose clean.

Yeah, maybe you're right. You know I'm right.

But what I don't get is, why are they trying to warn me off?

I mean, I'm only having a little sniff around Tanner.

What's the big deal? Your guess is as good as mine.

HE SIGHS

Take it easy, Ron. Yeah. See you, mate.

Their story is you're obstructing

police business by blocking the entrance and exits.

What, are they complaining about their lives being disrupted?

SHE CHUCKLES They're the police.

And my concern, Brenda,

is preventing you from being charged and held.

They can charge me. That's fine by me.

But can you imagine the shitstorm of publicity that'll create?

Bad enough for them already.

My post today is doing numbers.

If they charge you, they can push for a media blackout

and apply to have your posts taken down

on the grounds they prejudice any trial.

We need to do things by the book.

You don't get it, do you?

To you, this is just another job. That's not fair.

But to me, it is personal. It's personal for me, too.

And how is it personal for you?

My son was attacked.

It was a warning telling me to stop digging around.

How do you know? It was made very clear to me.

Is he OK?

HE EXHALES

Shaken. But yeah, he's fine.

Pierre, I am sorry that this has come to your door.

You didn't ask for that. But neither did I.

And if someone can do something like that,

it means that we're right about Tanner, yeah?

We don't have any evidence. Then find it!

KNOCK ON DOOR

It seems there's been a misunderstanding.

While our officer was within his right to arrest you,

given the wider context, we are not going to pursue charges.

Translation - there was a fuss on social media,

you lot looked like idiots and now you need to back down.

This is usually the part

where I tell my clients to stop talking,

but she's got you bang to rights here.

I want an apology.

I'm sorry. And I want to know

what you're doing about Michael's death.

We are exploring every conceivable avenue.

This is not good enough.

Why is that Tanner guy still roaming around

even though he was associating with Jason Granger?

I would urge you not to

repeat anything you've just said out loud

in case it puts any investigations at risk.

So you are investigating Tanner.

Miss Dean,

if you do something like this again, we will have to arrest you again,

and you would be held in custody for the full 24 hours.

Let's avoid that.

Maybe we should, um, call it a day.

Actually, Brenda,

do you mind just giving us a moment, please? Take as long as you like.

I'm going to join my people.

She's got a point.

The community is already up in arms about Michael's death.

Arresting her just inflames the situation.

Her behaviour was provocative. Well, can you blame her?

Her nephew died and nothing's been done.

That's not true. Well, there's a lot

of angry people out there who beg to differ.

She's desperate. She's not seeing any progress.

PHONE RINGS I mean, there must be some leads.

Anything! What do you want me to say to you, Pierre?

What about the video of Tanner giving Granger money?

You know how this works, Pierre. That's not evidence.

But there's got to be some connection between the two of them.

CROWD CHEERS

We're close to something, OK? I just can't share it.

Not yet.

Well, you'd better get a move on.

That woman is close to breaking point, and so am I.

Oh, no.

What?

Looks like they're not paying us or the utility bills.

Well, this is such a mess. What the hell's going on?

The lights are out. And no-one's home.

Sorry, I just said that last bit. Does this mean the Wi-Fi is off?

I'm afraid so, yeah.

I'm supposed to have a Zoom this afternoon.

Well, just tether it to your phone.

Well, yeah, but it's not exactly ideal, is it?

What are those? Danny found these in Pierre's drawers.

Unpaid bills. What were you doing in Pierre's drawers?

Wouldn't you like to know? No, joking.

I was just having a rummage.

Not that kind of rummage, in his drawers.

His desk drawers, not... Yeah, yeah, I get the idea.

Sorry. I'll just shut up. How much do we owe?

SHE SIGHS

OK. Right. Well, the bills are in Pierre's name.

He's supposed to have paid them, so call him.

Get him to pull his bloody finger out.

I actually can't, I have a client.

What, you're leaving me to deal with it? Sorry, I'm late as it is.

Call Pierre. It's his mess. He can sort it.

Where are you off to?

To bring in another client who pays the bills,

because nobody else bloody will.

Take the fine and the community order.

How much is the fine?

If it's about the money, I can arrange a payment plan.

I didn't do anything wrong.

You breached your restraining order.

She messaged me "happy birthday", so I thought...

I thought that meant it was OK to reply.

It was an honest mistake. The thing is, Paul,

there's been quite a few honest mistakes in the past.

That's why there's a restraining order in the first place.

Your ex-wife seemed quite distressed.

Half the stuff she said about me was nonsense to get custody.

The previous brief I had advised me not to make a fuss,

and I made the mistake of listening to them

because I didn't want this whole thing to drag on.

It was affecting the kids.

Nonetheless,

the court imposed an order.

It was a horrible break-up and I didn't behave perfectly.

I accept that, but it's done now.

Even my ex accepts she went OTT. Ask her.

Yes, I got things wrong.

But I'm not a monster.

Look, I just want this to be over.

Apart from anything else...

...Eileen will be worried sick.

Who's Eileen? My neighbour Eileen.

Fabulous woman, 82.

Her family don't care about her one jot. It's awful.

She'll be worried sick.

If I don't get back to her...

...I don't know what will happen.

What sort of things are you doing for Eileen?

It could help with your case. Oh, you name it.

Cook, take her to appointments, to church.

She relies on me.

I won't lie, it's... It's exhausting.

But what am I supposed to do, abandon her?

SHE SCOFFS Yeah, I know. It's hard, isn't it?

Why, do you... Do you care for someone?

My dad has dementia. There you go.

You know what I'm talking about.

You're clearly a good daughter.

Mine won't even talk to me.

Hands up, that's my fault, but I'm trying.

I've had some bad advice

from solicitors in the past, but you seem like a good person.

And smart.

If you want me to plead guilty...

...I will.

Eli, listen, um... I'm sorry about earlier. I...

I just overreacted, OK?

I just want to know you're OK.

Give me a call when you get this, OK? All right.

When it comes to diabetes,

there are a lot of opinions expressed.

I'm here to help drown out some of that noise.

Which communities are the most... PHONE VIBRATES

...likely to develop type 2 diabetes from a younger age?

Pierre?

Sorry. Um...

Black and Asian.

That's right.

Diabetes risk goes up from the age of 25

as opposed to 40 for the white population.

Let's take a break.

What are the chances of us both being here?

Well, based on her statistics, I'd say pretty good.

So what kind of lawyer are you, then?

One of them posh ones in them sky-high offices?

No, not one of them.

I do a lot of different things, but criminal law.

I'm a duty solicitor. You work for Babylon?

I give people in police custody free legal advice.

Yeah. Police lawyer, like I said. We're separate from the police.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what they all say,

but everybody knows duty and police are like that.

That's why they should be defunded. Get rid of the whole lot of them.

Well, there is an argument for that,

but I'd say they're not all that bad.

What, just a few bad apples?

Well, put it this way. While the barrel may need replacing,

there's still a few good apples in it.

Hm, like your mate Ronnie? Yeah, he's good police.

You tight with him? I am, yeah.

HE CHUCKLES

Is there a problem?

I see you.

You're the type of black man that sides with the police.

The same kind that forgets who he is,

where he's from, who his people are. Yeah, whatever.

Bet you're married to a nice white woman.

Look, Reverend, even if my wife was white, which she's not,

that ain't none of your business.

Talking like you know me.

Yes, I wear a suit.

But if I want to be all street, I can do that too.

I just choose not to because I rise above that.

What, you think you're better than the rest of us?

I didn't say that. Yeah, but you think it.

If I'm better than you,

my friend, it's got nothing to do with the colour of our skin.

Yeah?

Hm!

Good for you. They ain't kicked the spirit out of you yet.

Watch your friend.

He ain't what you think.

You understand the terms of your bail conditions?

You can't message

or go near your ex-wife under any circumstances,

otherwise you'll be arrested again. Yes?

Under any circumstances. I've learnt my lesson.

ON PHONE: Thank you for holding.

A representative will be with you shortly.

HE SIGHS

Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.

We're here to meet all of your electricity needs.

Now, can you confirm your name and account number, please?

Uh, yes. Pierre Jeffreys.

Oh, hang on, hang on, hang on.

Eli, why have you been ignoring my calls?

You called me, like, 50 times today. Just a second.

What? Hello? Hello, hello. Are you still there?

Yeah, we're still here, Mr Jeffries.

Now... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just one second, OK? Hold on.

One second, one second.

I do have quite a long queue... I know. Just one second, please.

Eli, are you OK? I told you I'm fine.

Are you at Ron's? Oh, my days. Yes, I'm here with Shelley.

Promise me you won't go anywhere.

Dad, you need to chill out.

Don't tell me to chill out, OK?

Hello? Hello? Eli!

Little tit! I'm afraid we can't tolerate bad language, Mr Jeffreys.

No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, one second, one second...

CALL ENDS

HORN HONKS

PHONE RINGS

Brenda.

DCI Craig called.

She said there's new evidence about Michael's killer.

She's coming over to the flat to talk to me before they go public.

Can you come? Yes, yes. Yes, I'll be right there.

HE EXHALES

Is Craig here?

I want to make sure they're doing things right.

I don't trust them, especially not after this morning.

Sure, sure.

As you know, we've had some interest in a man called Jason Granger.

Now, while there were no CCTV cameras

to capture Michael's death,

we have managed to pick up Granger on other cameras,

and his movements before and after the killing

stack up with the timeline.

We've also found footage

of him discarding an object near the canal,

and officers have since found

a knife at the same location.

In the last hour,

it was confirmed that the knife

contains both Granger's fingerprints and Michael's DNA.

Oh, God.

We are now releasing images of

Jason Granger to the public and have what,

in layman's terms, is a manhunt.

Granger is a heroin addict with limited resources,

and judging from his history, few friends.

So he won't be able to stay out of sight for long.

In the context of Michael's death, this is a very positive development.

We have our prime suspect, and I believe we have

enough evidence to secure a conviction.

We're arranging a press conference, and if you're up to it,

it'd be really helpful

if you were willing to read a prepared statement.

What about Tanner? He was in that video with Granger.

I'm afraid that's not something I can comment about.

So you're just going to let that slide?

All I'm saying is

that's something I'm not able to comment on at the present moment.

You're bringing out your formal talk on me now?

Yeah, I know what you're doing.

I work for a housing association,

and the way that your manner just changed,

the way that your face changed, your words changed...

...I know that because I do the same when I'm letting people down.

Someone will be in touch about the press conference.

Please excuse me. Oh, so you're walking out on me now?

I'm so sorry, Brenda,

but we have to make the announcement,

and I need to make sure it's done right.

That's it.

That's it?

Someone will be in touch.

SHE EXHALES

Pierre.

I want full justice.

Not half justice.

Full justice.

Let me speak to her.

DCI Craig.

Look, Brenda's been out there

all morning protesting, searching for answers.

I've been threatened. My son was attacked, for God's sake.

Why would someone go

to all this trouble to stop me digging around

if there wasn't something bigger going on?

What's the connection between Granger and Tanner?

What is it you're not telling me?

None of this goes any further.

Or if it does, it cannot come back to me.

Are we clear? 100%.

Tanner and Granger are cousins.

Granger's got a record.

Was that disclosed on Tanner's vetting form

when he joined the force?

We're looking into that.

There's more.

Have you heard of an officer called Jimmy Vale?

Retired a couple of years ago.

Started at Fenwick back in the day. Doesn't ring a bell, no.

He's a story in the force.

Long career.

Highly respected, popular, decorated.

Made Sergeant. What makes him a story?

He was on the take the whole time.

Dealers, serious criminals.

He'd turn a blind eye for the right price.

But no-one ever got to him, and... and he was nasty.

You'd hear stories about the way he treated black officers.

I met him once when I first joined the force, at a police do.

And how was Jimmy?

He handed me his champagne glass and said,

"Get us a refill, darling."

He knew you were an officer?

Yeah, he didn't even look at me when he said it.

And what's worse is...

...I did refill his glass.

I felt like such an idiot.

I know the sort.

Good at making people feel somehow in their debt.

So what's Vale's connection to all this?

Vale is uncle to both Tanner and Granger.

Wow, what a family. Hm.

Now, on paper...

Vale is a highly respected former officer,

and on paper, Tanner, his nephew, is the same,

and on paper, the Granger connection is meaningless.

So officially, there's nothing to see.

Yeah, but there's no smoke without fire, right?

We're taking Tanner off duty while we look into

whether he should have disclosed his family connection

with Granger at vetting.

Not to mention with the new publicity around Michael's murder,

it's a good time for the force to keep him out of sight.

But there's no evidence.

Just noise.

So nothing changes. HE SCOFFS

My hands are tied. We don't have the resources to chase rumours,

especially not ones

concerning highly respected retired coppers.

My hands aren't tied, though.

And this conversation never happened.

But... if you were to dig up something on Vale or Tanner...

...I'm all ears.

Call Danny Boy.

PHONE RINGS

Yo, yo, yo, Pierre! What kind of greeting's that?

Sorry, I was just trying something new.

Yeah, whatever, Danny.

Look, I need some of your millennial expertise. Millennial?

Bloody hell, mate, I'm not that old. I'm Gen Z.

I just need somebody who's better at googling than me.

What are you after? Look, find out what you can about

an ex-detective sergeant by the name of Jimmy Vale.

Used to work out of Fenwick. All right, I'm on it.

Thank you, Danny. Uh, Pierre? Yes.

Any updates on the electric?

I'm running out of battery here

You get me those details, Danny,

and I'll think about getting the power back on.

DOOR OPENS

Can I get you a coffee? What, no wine this time?

I thought probably best not.

Please.

I was surprised to get your text

after, you know, my behaviour the other night.

Look, we've known each other a long time.

I was out of line. I apologise.

And I overreacted. No, no, no.

It was an unfair position I put you in,

and there's no excuse.

Are you sure I can't get you something?

If the offer to do some work for you is still open,

and I understand that it may not be...

...I'd like to consider. The offer's very much still open.

Good. If that's all,

we can draw up a contract. I mean, we need the work done.

But as a show of faith and a gesture of goodwill,

I would like a retainer up front. Right.

Well, when it comes to outsourcing,

we usually just pay directly for the work done.

That's standard practice.

But if it's standard practice, it's not a goodwill gesture, is it?

No, but it is unusual.

Is there anything I should know about?

Are there cash flow issues, that sort of thing?

I mean, Pierre never was the most organised.

SHE CHUCKLES You were.

Fond memories of our late-night revision sessions.

Sorry.

I'll ask about a retainer, but no promises.

Hm. That goes both ways.

DANNY: Right, boss, about Vale.

So I've done a bit of digging,

and he's at The Turningham every Thursday afternoon.

It's a private members' club.

DOORBELL RINGS

DOOR BUZZES

Hello, there.

Member or guest? A guest of Mr Vale's.

If you wait in the old bar, Mr Vale will be through soon.

Thank you so much.

JIMMY CLEARS THROAT

Lord Turningham.

He found it, The Turningham.

His grandfather, also Lord Turningham,

commissioned this building.

He felt there should be a club dedicated to

the propagation of enlightenment values.

How did the first Lord Turningham make his money?

Sugar.

There's a surprise.

Make you a member, if you like.

Nah, it's not really my scene.

Not a fan of neoclassical architecture?

No, I'm more of a modernist.

I like a building with a sense of scale,

a sense of history and achievement.

Well, that depends on what that history is and...

...what those achievements are.

HE CHUCKLES

You know, so many people want to talk this country down.

I just can't fathom it. No-one's making any of us live here.

It's one of the things that makes this country great,

the freedom.

The freedom of speech, of thought.

And if you'll pardon my French,

the freedom to fuck off if you don't like it.

Speaking of which...

...I'm keeping my guests waiting.

So how about you tell me what it is you want?

Now that's interesting. What is?

You haven't even asked me who I am.

Now, that should be your first question.

Which lets me know you already know who I am.

Now, why would you know who I am?

You are famous, Pierre. Hardly.

Mark Tanner's your nephew. So is Jason Granger.

What's your point? I mean, that's... That's some family.

Oh.

HE CHUCKLES

You've got a family, too.

Accident-prone, I hear.

I don't know what Tanner's involvement

or your interest is in all of this.

But I'm gonna find out.

And I'm coming for you.

HE LAUGHS You're coming.

No, no, no. It's OK. Now...

...as a solicitor, I'm sure you're used to

dispensing advice, but here's a little for you.

Stick to your desk job.

Watching you front up is like watching

a Chihuahua trying to scare a postman.

I think it's time you left, sir.

With pleasure.

HE SIGHS

HE GROANS

Yeah, Mum, I'm at the foot of our road.

Then I can take over Dad. PHONE BEEPS

One sec. I'm getting another call.

Hello?

What?!

You're joking.

You breached your conditions.

It was an honest mistake. Can you stop saying that?

Your ex-wife is traumatised by your behaviour.

She claims to be.

The doctors believed her. The courts believed her.

All I did was show up at the school gates at the same time.

What's the big deal?

Paul, are you even listening to me?

I even made a joke of it. Oh, my God.

Straight away, I said I'd leave.

But she started shouting and screaming

in front of our little girl. What was I supposed to do?

Not keep breaching the terms of your order. One day.

Less than one day! What is wrong with you?

Why are you shouting? Why are you being unprofessional?

I worked my ass off to get you bail on this

and you are throwing it right back in my face.

Don't make this about yourself, love.

You're here to do a job,

and at the moment, you're not doing it very well -

being all emotional.

You some sort of narcissist or something?

Look, just do your job and get me off this.

You fucking prick.

What did you say?

What did you just call me? I didn't say anything.

You just called me a prick.

Yes, I called you a prick, because you are a fucking prick.

You can't say that. I'm sorry, I... I can't do this.

Find yourself another solicitor -

one that's able to deal with your shit.

You don't sack me off. I'm sacking you off!

You're the one who's sacked!

My ex-wife's got to you, hasn't she?

Hasn't she?

I'm making a complaint to the Professional Standards Board

or whatever. Don't think I won't.

Bitch!

OK. OK, crisis over. I paid the electrics.

They're sending someone over by the end of play

to reconnect us externally.

Yes, boss! No. No, not "Yes, boss".

I mean, the electrics coming back on,

that's the stuff that's supposed to happen

in a functioning workplace.

So no, not "Yes, boss".

You've got to celebrate the victory, Charlotte, even the small ones.

Will you stop with this bullshit?

This isn't a joke.

And where did the money come from to get the electrics turned back on?

I covered it. Out of your own pocket?

It's fine. No, it's not fine! We've been over this before.

We cannot run a business with top-ups from your personal account.

Where have you been?

The police were updating Brenda on Michael's case.

She needed somebody with her.

SCOFFS: This is a law firm. We are not a pro bono service.

So, what, you want me to just abandon her?

Oh, right. OK. No, look, don't do that.

Don't make out like I don't care for Brenda, too.

You know, I manage every aspect of this business

apart from buildings and utilities.

That's all I've ever asked of you.

You know, tax, subscriptions, clients -

I do it all apart from this one thing, which you let slide.

OK, OK. I'm sorry. Well, you know, I don't want your apologies.

I just want you to wake the fuck up!

I need to talk to you about something.

Not right now, Alecia.

I've just lost a client.

What, they're dead? No.

Paul, the guy accused of harassing his ex-wife,

I called him a prick. What'd you do that for?!

Cos he is one!

He gave a guilty plea, I got him bail.

The second he gets home, he breaches his conditions,

shows up at his kids' pick-up on a day he's not even meant

to be there, just to harass his ex-wife.

Alecia, Alecia, it's really not a big deal.

Don't say it's not a big deal!

Is any of this a big deal?

I come in here and you're arguing about bills

and the lights not working.

I don't even get paid on time, and yet I know you cover me,

but... is this working?

Can we pay the bills? Are we going to get shut down?

My dad's really ill and I'm stressed at home and I can't sleep.

And I really, really, really can't afford to be unemployed right now.

Look, it's OK. That's...

That's really not going to happen, Alecia, OK?

It's not going to happen.

Can you promise me that the firm's going to be OK, then?

Can you, though?

Alecia, we're going to be fine.

Oh, my God.

I'm sorry. I can't do this.

I need to go home.

OK. OK. OK, fine.

Do not make a quip.

When I come in tomorrow morning, the electrics had better be back on.

See you tomorrow, Dan. Boss.

LIGHTS AND MACHINES FLICKER

And then there was light!

PHONE RINGS

DCI. I've been doing a little digging.

When Michael's body was initially searched at the crime scene,

no drugs were found.

It was only once the ambulance arrived

and he was pronounced dead at the scene

that a second search was conducted and the drugs appeared.

Did Tanner conduct the second search?

No, but he was there.

So he could have planted them?

That's not something I can comment on.

You're giving me a lot of information here, DCI,

to suddenly shut me down.

I can't keep feeding you information, Pierre.

I could get in serious trouble!

Then why tell me all this stuff in the first place?

Because you seem to be the only one

who thinks there's more to Michael's death than meets the eye.

And like you said, we can't do any more without evidence.

And there's not exactly the will here

for the force to look into itself.

You care, don't you?

This isn't just a job for you either.

Find me something and I will follow it up, I promise.

But I can't help you or Michael until you help me.

You got my message. Twice in one day?

Hi, what can I get you? Martini, please. Two.

Tough day at the office? The electrics are off.

Didn't pay your bills?

Oh, OK. This might be of interest to you.

I'm afraid we're not prepared to offer you a retainer.

But we'd like to offer you a job.

There's an opening - very detailed tax work.

And you'd be running a department.

Look, I know you and Pierre, you've built your place from the ground up,

but maybe it's time for a change.

I mean, don't you want to be somewhere

where your skills aren't wasted, hmm? Somewhere that values you?

Who's to say that I'm not valued?

Your name's not even above the door.

At the time that we set the firm up... Don't make excuses for Pierre.

He's a big boy. He doesn't need that.

I like him.

LAUGHS: No, you don't.

All right. I admire him.

I couldn't do what he does. I don't have the commitment.

And, you know, I admire your loyalty,

but is it really what you want?

You're working for a tenth of what you could be earning.

You've done your time in the trenches.

You've more than paid your dues. You are owed something back.

Thank you. Now, you'd... You'd have to interview,

but the job's as good as yours if you want it.

Cheers. Cheers.

HE SIGHS, CLEARS THROAT

ENGINE REVS

ENGINE REVS

TYRES SCREECH

Are you OK?

You all right? What's up? Oh. I'm fine.

You don't look fine.

HIGH-PITCHED RINGING

What's going on? Oh...

Dad? Pierre? What's going on?!

AUDIO GOES FAINT

RINGING CONTINUES

Call an ambulance! Pierre, Pierre?

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