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You mean to tell me we can't make a living

defending the people who need it most?

You remember David Croughton from uni?

He's now at Barratt and Warnock. He wants to meet.

Bryford's. Again.

He asked to see what was inside my pants.

Miriam's security guard has some previous for indecent exposure.

HE GROANS You have diabetes.

Type II.

Have you told Eli?

No, I'm going to leave that for you to do.

DCI Craig?

Pierre Jeffreys. Nice to meet you.

I've been warned about you.

It's the third time that guy's either stopped me

in the street or pulled me over driving.

Same arresting officer, PC Tanner.

I've got truth on my side and truth trumps everything.

Every time.

You were harassing him and his friends.

You are barking up the wrong tree.

I swear you and I, we're on the same side.

With a maximum score of 100

for hustling proud black youth.

PC Mark Tanner.

Chantel said he recorded loads.

There's some stuff on there

that he didn't put on anywhere on his socials.

This is the guy. This is the guy. PC Mark Tanner.

Something to hide? Oh, it's just work.

Very nice. Do as the doctor ordered and that.

It's not a prison sentence, Pierre.

It's just eating everything in moderation.

I know, it's just... It's good.

One of my lecturers at uni managed to reverse her diabetes.

Lost about 20 pounds in three months.

Looks fit and she is stacked.

Er, excuse me.

Sorry, inappropriate.

Sorry, Mum. You told him then?

Well, I'd still be waiting on you to do it, wouldn't I?

Speaking of uni...

No, Dad, I'm not going back.

The man in the video with Tanner.

This...

This white guy.

Have you ever seen him before?

Michael saw him with Tanner.

He followed him a few times

just to figure out what he's about.

Followed him? Where?

I don't know. Michael followed him.

See for yourself. I did,

and he didn't.

Honestly, Chantel, I watched the whole thing.

Michael always forgot

to turn the camera off on his phone, all right?

He says he signed off,

and then he puts the phone back in his pocket,

and then the screen goes black.

And then he only realises what he's done

when he wants to start filming again, the stupid twat, just...

Please, just look.

I know you miss him.

Just wait a minute at the end, yeah?

Sure, sure.

Later, guys. It's M signing off.

Oh, shit.

BELL RINGS

I didn't think you'd be back so soon, Pierre.

Makes two of us.

So, what gives?

I, uh...

I need a name from you, Sean.

White guy with a copper.

Why him?

Well, because I know the copper's name already,

but now I want to know the name of the bloke who's with him.

And seeing as though he's a customer of yours, Sean,

I thought you might be in a position to help.

Jason Granger.

That was quick.

MOBILE BUZZES And that's all you're going to get.

You want more, it will cost you.

Nah, we're good.

How many people were there in your house?

About 40.

The police said it was more like 100.

It was just supposed to be, like, a few friends.

I was... She was celebrating

getting her place at medical school.

Well done.

Um, but it got onto message groups,

and then people invited people, and... Yeah, and neighbours

complained about the noise. Kids were in the garden,

some of them urinating

and some of my hydrangeas...

Is it OK if we just hear from Bella?

Absolutely. Um, Bella, you talk.

Um, I'd bought some...

...some pills.

What kind?

Ecstasy. Yeah, off another girl. We need to find her.

Mr Murray. You need to tell them her name.

I don't know her name, Dad. Just tell them her name.

Can I just hear from your daughter, please?

Bella. Uh, my friends, we'd...

...we'd never done it before.

And we're about to take them, and the doorbell rings.

Suddenly I could hear people shouting

and coming up the stairs.

And so I panic and I just flush the pills down the loo.

And then the police came in, and...

...and that's when they arrested me.

You took the caution?

Yeah, well, Dad told me to.

I thought it was best to just get it over with.

And the police are saying because I have a caution,

the school may be forced to withdraw my offer.

I mean, how was I supposed to know that was going to happen?

I mean, I'm not a mind-reader.

With respect, Mr Murray, you're also not a lawyer,

yet you still saw fit to give your daughter legal advice.

Had you taken any of these pills? No.

No, we didn't get a chance.

You see, you tested negative for any illegal substances,

and you say you flushed it and the police didn't recover any.

And according to the paperwork, that seems to be the case.

Then there was never any actual evidence

that any drugs were brought onto the premises.

But I did. Yes, but the law isn't interested in that.

Will I still be able to be a doctor?

Yes, you will.

Won't she, Mr Jeffreys?

We shall certainly try, Bella.

Really appreciate you guys coming in.

I'll have an answer for you as soon as I can, Bella, OK?

Thank you. Thank you. Thanks very much. Thank you.

My worst kind of client.

Ah, she's not so bad.

Not her. Him.

Absolute control freak. Listen,

he's just a dad looking out for his kid's future.

More like the future he wants her to have.

Mm. At least he's paying privately.

Case seems simple enough. Danny, it's the simple cases

that normally give you the biggest pain in the arse.

Trust me.

Oh, I forgot to mention. HE CLICKS FINGERS

How goes it with Miriam?

Something about the security guard that assaulted her

having a previous conviction for indecent exposure?

Right. Yeah, yeah, I was just...

I was going to talk to you about that.

Go on. I was just trying to find the right moment.

Now's as good a moment as any, then. Good.

Just don't hate me, yeah?

Spit it out, Dan.

I did speak to the supermarket's lawyers.

Yes, and? And I may have been a little unsuccessful

in getting them to withdraw the complaint against Miriam.

You mean you fucked up? That's not how I would put it.

It turns out the security guard wasn't convicted.

The woman he flashed his dick out to withdrew the complaint, so...

Put that tea down. Let's go.

Come on, let's go.

Look, I wanted to fire him, but head office went over my head.

Every one of the stores is understaffed now.

He told her to suck his cock. Please.

He said he would let her go, say no more about it,

if she followed him into the storeroom.

And look, this goes to court,

we might win, we might lose.

Who knows?

Thing is, the supermarket's name is bound to get dragged into this.

They might be looking for a scapegoat.

It could be you, my friend. That's all I'm saying.

All right, all right. I will speak to them.

But the truth is, head office are getting bored with this anyway.

They don't want this to go to court any more than you do.

I'm sure they can persuade him to withdraw the complaint.

I assume that's what you're here for?

What, us? I don't know what you're talking about, mate.

Just here buying some crisps.

But she doesn't come back here ever.

You make that clear to her and we say no more about this.

Pressure, Dan. Pressure. Nice work.

Come on, let's tell Miriam.

He will do it again, you know.

Men like him, they don't know how to stop.

BIRDS COO

We're not going to get a conviction, Miriam.

This is probably the best that I can do. I'm...

I'm sorry. I'm not a fool, Pierre.

If young girls have a hard time

trying to prove that they've been assaulted,

then what chance does a crazy old cow like me have?

You're not crazy, Miriam.

Just very special.

SHE CHUCKLES

Thank you.

PIERRE SIGHS

KEYS CLATTER

DOOR CLOSES FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

What's, er... What's going on? Where's your mum?

Why can't you answer your phone, man?

Excuse me? Grandad's ill. Yeah, I know that.

Yeah, well, he's had another stroke.

He was rushed to the hospital. Did you know that?

How about you just lower that tone of voice when you speak to me?

Oh, my days. Oi, oi, oi, where are you going?

Take a wild guess.

Hey, listen, listen, listen.

I'm not having this, you know? I... DOOR SLAMS

Ah.

How are you doing? Oh.

So, what can I do for you this time in the morning, David?

Straight to the point.

I always like that about you.

Well, as I said on the phone,

I've got this huge fraud case that I have to deal with at the Crown Court

and there's a potential conflict.

So, I need that handled by someone with a safe pair of hands.

And, you know, there's other cases

we have to send away from time to time.

Right. I've already spoken

to my immediate boss, Charles, about you.

I hope you don't mind.

No. Yeah, I gave him the hard sell,

and he wants to meet.

OK. I thought of you straight away.

Nobody dealt with cases

of fraud better than you did when we were at Triggers.

You were the best. You were.

You know, you'd be a senior partner there by now if you hadn't just...

Hadn't decided to quit in order to be at some shitty

west London practice with that loser, Pierre.

I wasn't going to say that. I didn't even think that.

You thought it as well as said it the day I left,

remember? Shit.

You never let me get away with anything.

I've missed that.

Don't.

I'm just saying, it's great to see you.

It's been a while, and, you know,

takes me back to university. Lots of...

...memories. Yup.

Really, really old memories. Let's just

leave them there, shall we?

Fair enough. OK. When does he want to meet?

Well...

What have you been eating? Just a burger on the way back.

Mm, blood sugar levels must be off the charts already.

Look, Charlotte, I know you're vexed about Miriam, OK?

Proper cases, proper money.

Miriam is neither. That's all I'm saying.

Miriam is the reason we do this.

I, for one, am glad we took that security guard down.

Respect! Yes, Danny.

Yeah, very good, Batman and Robin.

But you can't do everything. I know that.

Good. Danny?

Oh, here we go.

The student thing, do you think that you can manage?

Oh, I can do that one. Well, so can I.

Is this the shape of things to come?

It depends on you, doesn't it?

David came through.

Barratt and Warnock. They definitely want to see us

to look after a couple of conflict clients

they've got in a big fraud case.

They're coming in on Thursday.

Barrett and Warnock want to see us?

Kerching! Thank you, Danny.

Bless you, Alecia. You see it there, Pierre?

Look, I just need you back on things.

I am on things.

Right, so no more Miriam.

No more Michael.

No more.

How many briefs? Sh, let's keep it down.

Look, just do a quick phone around, all the firms in the manor.

I just need to know about Jason Granger.

Any kind of steer.

Any convictions, drug offences.

Somebody must have represented him at some point.

OK. Well, come on, chop-chop. Yeah, sorry.

You're not supposed to be having that.

Just testing, seeing if you're looking out for me.

Yeah, always.

Thank you. Where are you going?

Just going to work this from another angle.

OK.

You know, I wouldn't. Not if you don't want to get arrested.

Um, any chance you could sign me in?

Do you have an appointment with someone?

Would you believe me if I told you I was a solicitor?

You're very trusting. Thank you.

You come to hear your mate speak in the assembly hall?

Er, yeah.

Sorry, do I know you? You don't remember me,

but we went to the same school.

You were two years above me.

Solomon Crosby.

Eddie's little brother. Yes, yes, yes.

You signed for Spurs, right? You were good.

I was very good. And I did my knee in 12 months later,

and now I'm here.

This is the assembly hall. You best hurry.

Bell for lunch goes in ten.

Better get going.

The police force is as upset as you are about what has happened.

And we will do everything we can to rectify this situation.

INDISTINCT CHATTER Guys, listen, guys.

I'm well aware that at the moment,

the police are not your favourite people.

Not everyone's favourite people?

The police are institutionally racist.

Well... STUDENTS TOGETHER: Yes.

That is fact.

The police do not like black people.

The police do not like women. Yeah.

Can we all just calm down, please?

Are you ever going to find Michael's killer,

or do you not care enough about that?

I'm not working on that case, all right?

Who is then? Chantel! But I'm here to assure you...

To assure you... I'm not going to sit here

and listen to this bullshit, Miss.

That's enough!

Not until there's justice for Michael.

Right? Here we go.

Defund the police. Defund the police.

Defund the police.

Defund the police. Defund the police! Defund the police!

Everyone... Defund the police.

Defund the police! Everyone, can we all just... Defund the police!

I'd like to apologise.

And we will be speaking with Chantel.

Regardless of the rights and wrongs,

that is not the standard of behaviour

we expect from our students.

It would actually probably be better

if you didn't sanction the students for this.

And you are? He's a friend and he's right.

The students are clearly still raw over Michael.

We all are. He was a good kid.

So you don't believe that he sold drugs?

Not for one moment.

This was worth a try, but we need to bridge the gaps.

Otherwise this will go on and on.

No, you're right. Thank you. Thank you for coming.

Next time I say I'll do a favour for a colleague,

shoot me in the face, will you?

Defund us? Defund us?

MOBILE BUZZES Let's see what happens when

a psycho with a knife breaks into their place, eh?

Let's see who's chatting about defunding, then.

And I'm glad to see you had such a good time.

Why are you even here? Well, I called your office.

And the answer to my question is...?

I've got something I want to talk to you about.

Well?

I've told you Tanner's clean.

Then what's he doing giving this geezer money?

I don't know. I don't even know who that geezer is. Do you?

Jason Granger. And I definitely don't want to know

who might have given you that name.

Yeah, because you're smart. Take that to Craig.

It's her investigation. Leave me out of it.

I'm not done yet. Are you trying to give me a heart attack, eh?

Are you trying to end my career as well as your own?

Get yourself struck off? Listen, you are withholding

possible evidence in a murder investigation.

A murder investigation. Oh, well,

so you do think there's something going on? I'm not thinking anything.

Look, what if Michael stumbled onto something? What if...?

Stop fucking around, Pierre, all right?

This is Craig's case. Let her deal with it.

I want to spend what little time I have left in this job in peace.

You understand? Say that again? You heard.

Yeah, but I didn't think you were being that serious.

Well, I was, all right?

And so should you if you've got any sense.

What? Me, retire?

Listen, mate, there's no pension in my line of work, Ron.

I've still got it going on. I'm still needed here!

By who?

By who? By him, Ron. By him.

RONNIE SIGHS Why are you letting this kid

get under your skin?

Why? Because before I met him, yeah...

...everything that was going on in my life, Ron,

everything that was going on in my life

was the best it was ever going to be.

The best I was ever going to feel.

Yeah, and? And it weren't all that, Ron!

OK?!

It weren't all that. It was...

...bloody stale, tell you the truth.

Stale?

Well, don't let Cee and Eli hear you say that.

What you think...? You think your life is stale?

The kid's got to me, Ron, that's all I can say.

Buy a leather jacket, you know? Get your ass on a Harley.

Do anything. Don't do this. I have to.

I have to.

Play by the rules for once.

What, like the good old reliable police?

PIERRE SCOFFS

You listen to me.

You get over your mid-life crisis.

You give that to Craig and you watch your arse, brother.

You watch your arse and keep out of this!

What's got you so spooked, Ron?

Hey!

So, is Pierre busy now? Something like that, Mr Murray.

Now, Bella, we have various options.

We can make a complaint to the police Internal Affairs Department,

but that may take a long time and may be unsuccessful.

We can make an application directly to Acro, the Criminal Records Office.

And if that doesn't work, we can always take things to court.

Now, I know all of this takes time,

so the course that I would recommend would be

to make an appeal directly to the university.

You with me?

Bella, would you mind popping out

and getting us another cup of coffee each, please?

There you are, darling.

How old are you, son?

I am old enough to do whatever I can for Bella, Mr Murray.

No, what I meant was... No, I know what you meant.

Look, I'm sorry. This is really important to Bella.

Ever since she was small, she's wanted to be a doctor.

We're going to do everything in our power to make that happen.

You should know the police have spoken to me.

I see. It's not Bella they want.

It's her supplier.

And you think it would be favourable for Bella to name this person?

I understand your concerns, Mr Murray,

but let's just see how we get on with the university first, yeah?

What do you want, man?

TYRES SQUEAL

Following her? Stalking more like.

Police? I don't know,

just two white men inside a car.

BMW, she thinks, and it didn't feel right.

It certainly isn't.

It could be an unmarked car.

And then there's me.

You've been followed, too? I have been pulled over,

and they were the police, three times this week.

They asked for my driver's licence each time and then let me go.

You sure you weren't speeding? Never in my life

have I been pulled over by the police, until now.

Something going on, Pierre?

Anything to do with that policeman, Tanner?

Look, I wish I could say no to that question, but...

I'll find out what's going on.

MOBILE BUZZES But in the meantime, be careful,

please, Brenda. Why do I need to be careful?

Please, just... Just be careful.

Sorry, I've got to go.

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

How about I start on your head, Pierre?

You're back so soon, Bella? I just wanted to say how sorry I am.

Sorry? Yeah, about my dad.

About the way he spoke to you earlier.

Oh, don't worry, it's not a problem. Don't worry about it.

He means well. He always does.

But it's just me and him now since my mum died.

Ah.

Um, I'm sorry to hear that.

Was there anything else?

Bella.

You can talk to me.

I need your help. Your advice, really.

Well, of course. How can I help you?

The one I got the drugs from...

...she wasn't a dealer or supplier or anything like that, um...

She's a mate of mine.

She's my best friend.

I assume that's the reason why you've not told the police.

Fran comes from a rough estate, and...

I mean, she's working her arse off to pay for uni next year, right?

She's got two jobs, day and night.

That doesn't amount to a legal defence, Bella.

I made a mistake, all right? We both did.

I assume you're not going to tell the police?

What do you think?

OK, that's your choice.

So what do you want from me?

I thought you could help her. Represent us both.

That would be a clear conflict of interest.

Pierre then. It's the same problem.

Look, your friend might not be a drug dealer, Bella,

but she's certainly behaving like one.

This is as serious as it gets.

You should speak to her.

I'm not giving her up.

OK.

PIERRE TUTS Come on. Come on,

somebody move. Come on!

Charles, this is Charlotte Manners. David's been singing your praises.

Oh, I hope I live up to them. So do we.

Now, where's this Pierre chap David mentioned?

Oh, uh, Pierre's been held up on a case.

Oh. That's a shame.

Still, I'm sure you'll do.

Oh, Pierre. Not now, Alecia. Not now, please.

I thought you wanted to know everything about a certain

Jason Granger?

Oh, go on, then. Go on then, but quick.

So, I've been on the phone to a couple of solicitors,

as per your request.

They didn't go into much detail.

Um, you know, client confidentiality and all that.

But at some point, they had both represented a Jason Granger.

Did they tell you what they were representing him for?

Mostly for accounts of affray and some for ABH.

He's actually done time as well.

18 months out of a three-year sentence.

Bit of a temper, has he? Yeah, you could say that.

You could also say he was quite selective

about those he was targeting.

Meaning? Meaning that every victim of his was a person of colour.

Good work, Alecia. Good work.

Thank you.

Can I get a raise?

Or just get paid, actually, at some point.

Er, there's always a chance.

That was a joke, by the way. Was it?

I'll take care of it. It's just... A glitch.

Yep. You do keep saying that.

You should probably go before she, you know, explodes.

Sure, sure. Thank you. OK.

Sorry I'm late, everyone. Here he is,

the man himself.

David, you're looking good.

Oh, likewise, Pierre. Likewise.

Pleased to meet you. Yeah, Jeffreys. Your reputation precedes.

Well, all good, I hope. Well, it is why we're here.

I imagine your partner here keeps you in check.

Well, someone has to. Frequently.

THEY CHUCKLE Shall we sit?

Er, as we were discussing,

you're clearly all exceptional solicitors,

but we're dealing with serious matters of fraud here.

Yeah, and you have important

as well as wealthy clients that you have to reassure.

Right, but I'm talking over 10,000 pages of paperwork here

for one of these cases alone.

Just 10,000? HE CHUCKLES

Trust me, Charlotte can go through those like a knife through butter.

The words diligent and forensic spring to mind.

For example?

Um, my third case here was the co-owner

of a Chinese restaurant.

He and his wife were arrested

and the fraud squad came down on them like a ton of bricks.

And we fought back. Charlotte fought back.

They didn't speak English very well,

and they knew even less about filling out employment forms

and I was able to show everybody that.

It's very impressive,

but our clients are a little more than restaurant owners.

Well, people are people, rich or poor.

Charlotte sees that and she gets her team to see that.

Hm.

There was, of course,

that case involving a certain well-known pub chain.

Sorry? You know, the pub chain we helped out last year.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Yes, of course, sorry.

A pub chain? Yeah, well, you know, obviously I can't tell you who,

but let me just say, the great man himself handed us this case

involving a top, top member of his staff.

And the message was that, you know, we had to come through.

What was the case? Well, it was a...

...a gold-medal of a fraudster,

pretending to be one of the company's banks,

had tricked this member of staff

into sending 100 grand of the company's money

into what she thought was a safe account.

Now, not only were the bank claiming

they were not liable since she authorised the payment,

they also turned around and told her employer they thought

she had set the whole thing up. I mean, it was very, very stressful.

Which is where we came in, right? Yeah, yeah.

We worked out they had to have been

one of her work colleagues who sat just...

- To the future. - To the future. GLASSES CLINK

SHE CHUCKLES

You know, for a while there,

I thought you might blow it, but you didn't.

Pierre played a blinder with that story.

I had no idea you'd been rolling with the big boys.

It's amazing.

Yeah, it would be if any of it were true.

Are you saying he made it up? No, listen.

Look, the case did happen.

Just not in the colourful way that Pierre described.

Doesn't matter.

Smile, Charlotte. OK. You're in!

Your firm's going to do really well out of this.

Ah, thank you.

If we're going to be working together, it'd be good to reconnect.

Don't you think?

I've got tickets to the opera, Covent Garden.

I know you used to love it.

Hm? Er...

Do you mind if I get back to you on that?

Of course.

I'm just going to, erm...

And if the bill comes, we'll... We'll just split it.

OK?

You're the DCI here, Craig.

Why would I request surveillance on a teenage girl, Pierre?

You tell me.

We've made inquiries over Michael's stabbing

and we are following leads.

That is all. There's no need for us to be tailing his girlfriend.

I didn't realise you were so paranoid.

I'm not. She is. And just because you are paranoid

does not mean someone's not after you.

You talked about leads. What kind of leads?

Just leads.

But I don't like coppers going over their bounds

any more than you do, so...

...I will look into this. For Brenda.

Thank you.

Is there anything else I can help you with today?

Er, no. Thank you.

Erm, did the bill come?

It's fine, I paid it.

I asked you not to.

You can get the next one.

I'd, uh, rather have split this one.

What's the big deal, hm?

The big deal is I asked you not to.

Well, I did. HE LAUGHS

You haven't lost any of that feistiness, I see.

My feistiness? Yeah.

Kept me up all night, as I remember.

Oh, God.

Listen, I was thinking...

...maybe we could pick things up where we left off at uni. Ah.

Oh, OK, David. Look, you're in my space.

I've missed you. OK!

What the...?!

Charlotte!

The police informed me they're dropping the caution against Bella.

And they've arrested her friend, Fran.

Oh, that's wonderful. Bella will be pleased.

How did the police get Fran's name?

Mr Murray, I know that Bella wouldn't have given it to them.

Let's just say, it's just as well

I was passing my daughter's bedroom

when I overheard her speaking to her friend on the phone.

Yeah, I bet you were.

I assume it was you that advised Bella to speak to her.

Thank you for that.

But what I do know, Mr Murray,

is that the police played you like a piano.

They used you to get her friend's name.

Bella's caution is not enough to prevent her

from going to medical school.

But they wanted you to believe that it was.

The charges were dropped.

There was no need for any of this.

I told you I was not prepared to have my daughter's

future taken away from her. What,

her future or yours?

A future I couldn't even dream of

when I was her age.

Give Bella my best.

I will.

Did you, uh, speak to your ex? David's not my ex.

PIERRE LAUGHS

Yeah, whatever.

Did we get the contract?

Are we in the fraud business or what?

Charlie.

It's not happening. Bollocks, it's not happening. I was...

I was on my charm A-game with those chinless wonders.

Oh, I thought you'd be pleased.

You can carry on playing the maverick now.

No, no, no, no, no. They were dazzled by us. I could see it in their eyes.

Something's off. Don't you think something's off?

Do you want to be here or not, Pierre?

Sorry?

Alecia and Danny, they're still very young.

I had noticed.

And they look to us for guidance and leadership,

and they're not getting it at the moment.

Do you know how lucky we are to find anyone mug enough

to want to be a duty solicitor these days,

let alone two under-30s? Yeah, I know that.

All right, well, then do something about it, then, huh?

Jeez!

Look, whatever it is you're up to... What are you talking...?

...leave them out of it. Leave them out of what?

Leave them out of it, Pierre. Wow.

What has got into you?

Do you know why Barratt and Warnock blew us out?

What does David have to say about this?

Oh, just...

...go back to your poor and your helpless, Pierre.

My poor and helpless?

Charlie, they're our poor and helpless.

That's what we do. It's our job.

No, it's your job.

It's what you're good at.

It's all you really care about.

PIERRE SIGHS

FOOTSTEPS DESCEND

You're home early for once. Where's your mum?

Hospital.

What? Again?

Forget I said that.

Hospital are discharging him today.

Mm-hm. Mum's taking him back home.

Yeah.

And where are you going? To help Mum.

And then I'm picking Shelley up from training,

and we're going to get some food.

Is that all right with you?

You do you.

Bella's dad is a class act.

He's got her whole life as a doctor mapped out for her.

Pierre was right. I almost feel sorry for the kid.

Nothing but a waste of bleeding time.

I'd rather that than be treated like a bleeding secretary.

You know, sometimes I wonder if my life working here

is actually going anywhere.

You should try being me.

What? Straight, white, male, entitled, good-looking,

every conceivable advantage of life?

You think I'm good-looking?

Do you have to spray it on? What?

Look, whatever it is makes you impervious

to any kind of self-doubt and insecurity.

Stuff that makes us human.

Huh. Thank you.

You fancy getting a drink?

I think you need one.

Uh, I have to go home and care for my dad.

Don't go out clubbing.

Oh, come on, Craig,

why would two traffic cops pull Brenda over in the first place

if they weren't already suspicious of her?

To be fair, the car had been reported as stolen before.

So, why ask for her licence each time and then let her go?

It's just a couple of dickheads from Traffic.

Yeah, right.

More likely they saw a black person driving a nice car

and they thought, "Yeah, let's check her out."

It's not worth the steam, Pierre.

Both of the officers in question have been dealt with.

I've seen to that.

So, what? A slap on the wrist?

Their sergeant is with them now.

He is handing them their arses as we speak.

Brenda can be assured it won't happen again.

Perhaps the words you're searching for right now are thank you?

Thank you. DOOR CLOSES

A pleasure.

Uh, look, I'm glad you called. Er...

There's something I really need to get off my chest.

I should have given you this earlier, but, erm...

Well, you know. Erm, do you have time for me today?

Sure. All right, I'll be there in 20.

Did you, er, settle your father in back at home?

No, Pierre. I kicked him out of the car

and left him on the street corner.

Look, I know I've hardly been of any help lately.

"Hardly" and "lately".

Interesting words for you to choose, Pierre.

How is he?

You've never liked my dad, Pierre.

Don't pretend you care.

That's not strictly true, Cee.

I mean, your father's never liked me. Whatever.

Would it matter to you if I told you that

I think I really might be on to something?

You mean you want it to be something.

Not really. This case, I think... I think it's really important.

Oh, Pierre, I am knackered.

Just go.

He's something else, my dad.

Didn't even occur to him to go and help Mum out with Grandad.

He just stood there like a lighthouse.

Your dad's a big boy, Eli.

Just leave it be, yeah? Oi.

Eli. Don't worry, let's go.

What do you want, mate?

Eli!

Help!

No! Eli! Leave him alone!

Stop!

Oh, my God. Eli.

Please. Help!

Now, this is one of Michael's videos

that did not make it onto his socials, OK?

Now...

...check out this guy who he's talking to.

Who's handing him money.

PC Mark Tanner,

who didn't like Michael very much.

I'm going to need you to forward this to me.

I figured as much. Now, I've got a name for this guy.

Jason Granger.

Ring any bells?

Should it? Well, I mean, the guy's got a criminal record

as long as your arm.

And it appears he doesn't seem to like people of colour very much.

So, what's he doing hanging around with the police's poster boy?

Granger, Tanner, Michael.

This stinks, Craig. Something's off, man.

You've got to check this out.

Don't tell me how to do my job.

I'm scared to ask, but how long have you been sitting on this?

I mean... does it matter?

You are getting in way over your head.

I could nick you right now for withholding this.

MOBILE BUZZES

Whatever this is, Pierre, you're done here.

Shit.

Excuse me, sorry. Excuse me.

I'm looking for my son, Eli Jeffreys.

Thank you, thank you.

Oh.

Oh, God, Eli. You OK?

I'm all right, Dad. You're having a laugh?

I told you already, babes, I'm well enough to go.

No, you're not. Oh, come on, Dad, I beg. Let's go.

Please, please, just stop.

Stop, stop, stop. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Fuck! We'll wait and we're going to see

what the doctor has to say, yeah?

So, lie back down and shut up. There you go.

Get used to that from now on.

Well, where's your mum?

She's on her way. And what happened?

ELI SIGHS We were just walking back,

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

Oh, God. He threw a lucky punch, man.

Cos I swear to God, if I'd gotten up... Can you stop?!

It could have been so much worse than this.

He could have had a knife. Yeah, but he didn't have a knife, all right?

So, we don't have to think about that, darling.

Everything's going to be good. Right, Pierre?

It's all right. It's all right. Come on. Let's give them a second.

SHELLEY WHISPERS Just relax.

He's going to be all right, OK? Looks worse than it is.

So, just chill. What?

Some lowlife mugs my boy and you tell me to chill?

You got some jokes, man. That's just it, isn't it?

What's just it?

A mugging in broad daylight?

We don't know who he is, but he didn't go for Shelley's bag.

He didn't look at Eli's phone.

He just gave him a kicking and ran off like that was the plan.

Yeah, he'd better keep running as well

if he knows what's good for him.

And I swear, brother, I will lay waste to

the entire manor until I catch that idiot,

no matter how quick he runs. Well, thank you.

So why are you looking at me like I've just burgled your house?

I just hope it has nothing to do

with the conversation we had about Tanner and the kid.

What makes you think it is?

This isn't just a mugging, all right? Catch up.

This is a warning. What, for me?

Yeah. Bollocks. And I don't want my family dragged into this.

What, you think I do? That's my boy lying on the bed in there.

I told you!

Mind your arse.

You're worrying about nothing!

Well, maybe. Maybe.

HE SIGHS Come on, you coming back in or what?

Pierre, don't fuck about.

I know he's not yours by blood, but... What?! ..he needs you.

Where the fuck do you get the front, saying that to me?

Like that makes any difference! OK. You know what,

just get out of my face, man. Just...

Just leave me alone, yes? Can you do that?

You're hypoglycaemic, mate?

Whatever. Well, you're chomping on that like nobody's business.

I'm a diabetic, if you must know.

When I'm stressed, I crave. The sweeter the better.

I know I shouldn't, but...

...what are you going to do?

I'm not sure you should be doing that either, right?

As long as I'm 15 metres from the entrance, I can.

Oh, well, good luck to you. Knock yourself out.

Prioritise. Excuse me?

Well, you say that you're stressed.

Focus on what matters. Like your family.

Don't want to see any more of them get hurt now, do you?

I hear you like playing cards.

Bit of an obsession.

Well, a good gambler knows

when it's not his night. Knows when to quit.

And who the fuck might you be?

I think you should deal yourself out, mate.

I asked you a question.

Mind yourself, Pierre.

Oi! Who are you?

Who the fuck are you?!

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