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[ Gasps ]

DRYDEN: There's been
an attack on the police.

Three of our colleagues
have lost their lives

in the line of duty.

ARNOTT: The vehicles
traveled along Crown Avenue

and then turned left
into Long Lane,

almost immediately after which
the ambush took place.

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Car crashes, glass shatters ]

Akers chose the route?

Yeah.

The third victim's name is being
withheld from the public

because she was
from witness protection --

D.S. Jayne Akers.

Do you think she ever knew?

Your vehicle was the only one
that wasn't shot at.

[ Screaming ]

No firearms?
No backup?

[ Screaming ]

No firearms!
No backup!

A breakthrough is imminent.

[ Siren wails ]

Computer on the blink?

I'm an old-fashioned girl.

I'm heading up
a newly formed unit

that's taken over
the search for Carly.

That's my new D.C. --
Kate Foster.

FLEMING: Hi.

Denton just made a call to
the hospital from a pay phone.

Get over there, Steve.
Check on the witness.

[ Siren wailing ]

TROTMAN: Help!

[ Monitor beeping ]

Aaaaah!

[ Flatline ]

MAN: The police officer
plunged five floors

and is reported
to have died instantly.

She has been named

as Detective Constable
Georgia Trotman, aged 28.

A police spokesperson
refused to disclose

the precise circumstances

surrounding Detective Constable
Trotman's death.

However, a murder inquiry
has been opened

and officers are seeking
a suspect

in connection
with the investigation.

[ Siren wails ]

The witness is dead.

Jesus wept.

They've brought someone in.
Copper.

[ Telephone ringing ]

[ Door opens ]

D.C.S. Hargreaves,
D.S. Rogerson.

Major Violent Crime Unit.

I'm very sorry about
D.C. Trotman.

Thank you.

We're interested in what
you were up to at the hospital.

There on a tip-off,
weren't you?

If you speak
to Superintendent Hastings...

Where did that tip-off
come from, eh?

Who's got that kind
of inside information?

I do honestly
want to help, sir,

but I'm really not at liberty
to answer that question.

Your partner fell five floors.

The pathologist had to spoon
half her brain

back inside her skull.

Do you not want to help us
get the bastard that did it?

There were two of you,
weren't there, eh?

Two of you.
One of him.

Sit down.

You're going nowhere
till I've got corroboration

you were there
on lawful business.

You know a Lorna Barrett?

Of her.

She's my next-door neighbor,
sir.

Professional standards
are serving you a Reg 15.

Miss Barrett's c/o'd assault
occasioning ABH.

DENTON: [ Clears throat ]

You struck her with a bottle,
beat her head against the floor.

May I, sir?

D.C. Foster.

What are you playing at?

I just feel more comfortable
with a witness, sir.

Sir. Ma'am.

Would you mind repeating
what you just said, sir?

Lorna Barrett alleges
you struck her with a bottle

and alleges you beat her head
against the floor.

Ms. Barrett is an alcoholic

with a long history
of mental illness.

It's very sad.

You deny the charges?

An officer gets accused,
falsely,

and the vultures
start circling.

I'm just not
gonna take it, sir.

I'm gonna clear my name,

even if it means dragging the
lot of you through the courts.

You're already
under investigation by AC-12.

If standards have got any sense,
they'll make it their problem.

Steve, you're fine.

Come on.

Could I have a word with you,
please?

Here. If you want to go
down that road.

Your treatment of my officer was
unsympathetic and provocative.

As a matter of policy,

anti-corruption cannot discuss
the details

of any ongoing investigation,
as you well know.

Yeah, well,
you have it your way, eh?

Leave real policing
to the experts.

Experts?

Would that be your guard unit
you're referring to, sir?

You all right? How's your head?
Do you need to see the doctor?

I'm fine.
What happened to the guards?

They got locked out
on a disused fire escape

chasing an intruder.

Thought they could make
their way back to their posts

before anybody noticed.

Pair of bloody idiots
got Georgia killed.

[ Sighs ]

You can be very proud
of your daughter.

She was a dedicated
young officer who gave her life

trying to protect the public.

If there's anything I can do,
just call on me at any time.

Let me.
Let me.

I promise you we'll find
the people who did it.

So I'm here.

Thank you.

Well, why the mystery?

We lost Georgia.

The girl we had dinner with?

Oh, my God, Ted.
I'm so sorry.

Is there anything I can do?

Don't.

Don't use the poor girl's
death to diminish what you did.

If you're sending flowers,
make them from me too.

[ Electronic music thumping
through wall ]

[ Music continues thumping ]

You.
I could sue your arse.

If we could try to get along
like grown-ups,

maybe you could understand
that it would help

if you didn't play your music
so loudly at night.

Well, if it helps you,
how about you help me?

Hundred.

I'm not giving you money.

A hundred
and I keep it down.

[ Paper rustling ]

10.

Fine.

[ Music stops ]

Michelle?
I'm D.I. Denton.

Is there somewhere quiet
we can talk?

Carly's foster parents thought
she might have been with you

the night she disappeared.

In your original statement,
you referred to a boyfriend.

I don't know if he was.

She started hanging out less,

and it was like
maybe he was the reason.

In your statement, you said
you didn't remember his name.

I think it was Matt
or something.

But the policewoman said
if I couldn't be sure,

not to put it
in the statement.

And what else
do you remember about him?

Asian.

Fit.

Older.

How old?

Don't know. 30?

After Carly disappeared,

did her boyfriend
ever come looking for her?

No.

Maybe he didn't
come looking for her

because he was
in on her disappearance.

I want to go and see
Carly's foster parents again.

FLEMING: Okay.

What's the address again?

Um, Queen Street.

FC1 4RC.

I've been trying to find
the right time,

but there never seems
to be one.

I'd rather not
talk about that.

People talk, that's all.
'Round the station.

Well, they shouldn't.

Yes, ma'am.

Sorry, ma'am.
I don't mean to badger you.

It's just...

Well, you were the one who made
the point of calling me in

to witness the meeting
with Mallick.

True.

In which case,

it might help if you'd give me
the gen on your neighbor.

She's lying.

If you're worried
about a charge, though,

I could say I was there,

just to back up
your version of events.

I'll pretend
I didn't hear that.

[ Siren wails in distance ]

[ Indistinct talking ]

[ Door locks ]

Hi.

[ Dog barking ]

Hi. I'm Detective Sergeant
Steve Arnott.

We spoke at the hospital.

Can I come in?

I know you had a very long
interview with my colleagues

on the Major Violent Crime Unit,

so I'll keep this
as brief as possible.

I want to start with
the two firearms officers

who were assigned
to protect the witness.

Why weren't they
at their post?

Because of Joe.

Sorry, that's the only name
I've got.

How?

He was dressed in scrubs,

and he told them
he thought he'd seen someone

out on the fire escape
with a gun.

As soon as they stepped out
to check, he locked the door.

How'd he get onto
the intensive care unit

and pass himself off
as a nurse?

I -- I gave him access.

How do you know Joe?

Um, a couple of days earlier,

he bumped into my car
in the hospital car park.

He was very apologetic.

He offered to pay for the
repairs at his mate's garage,

so I wouldn't have to
wait for the insurance.

So tell me
how Joe involved you.

We took my car
to his mate's garage,

and then
he gave me a lift home.

Then the next morning,
he called 'round

so we could drop Nathan
at nursery.

But instead of going
to collect my car,

Joe said we were
going to the hospital.

-He said...
-[ Singing indistinctly ]

Bye-bye

He said he knew people
who would kill Nathan

unless I did
what they needed me to do.

I know I should have told
someone so they could stop him,

but I was too scared.

Joe said they'd already
killed police,

so not even
they could protect me.

It's all right.

Around the time of the killing,

there was a call
to the hospital.

Do you know

or have you ever had any contact
with a police officer

named Detective Inspector
Lindsay Denton?

No.

You're sure?

Detective Inspector
Lindsay Denton.

Definite.

W-Was she the one?

The one?

Who got killed?

No.

[ Motorcycle engine revs ]

-You okay?
-Fine.

What were Denton's movements
while we were at the hospital?

She made the call, then visited
her mum's nursing home.

I checked it out,
and she stayed with her mum

for exactly half an hour.

The exact time
of the killing.

Perfect alibi.
Plus using the phone box.

Yeah, well,
I checked out the trace.

Now, the timing matches exactly
with an outside call

that was connected
to the reception desk

on the intensive care unit.

-Female voice, same time.
-It had to be Denton.

The caller insisted
they page the nurse,

but they wouldn't because
she wouldn't give her name.

I didn't know Georgia.
She seemed nice.

Yeah.

Mate, if you ever need
to talk...

Cheers.

Same.

Right. Night.

Night.

HARGREAVES: This is
an e-fit of the suspect.

We put that together
with the nurse there.

Be great if we could
circulate to the press.

Absolutely.
I want those guards disciplined.

Sir.

This can't bloody get out.

The witness was close
to regaining consciousness.

It's very disappointing, sir.

Our best lead.

Sir.

DRYDEN: [ Sighs ]

So where are you
with the vehicle?

-The ambush vehicle?
-Yes, the ambush vehicle.

There's no forensics
to connect it to the gunmen.

Since we can't trace them
via the vehicle,

we've been concentrating
on traffic cams,

trying to plot the route
that it took that night,

but so far we've --

Nothing.

Right.

[ Sighs ]

You all right to hang around
for a couple of secs, Les?

Jo's got an idea
she wants to go over with you.

HARGREAVES: Right, sir.

-[ Door closes ]
-What idea?

From now on,
Les does the press conferences.

And this is my idea?

Obviously, if there are
any major breakthroughs,

I'll step
back up to the plate.

So when would it be possible

to schedule a meeting with
Deputy Chief Constable Dryden?

WOMAN:
His diary's full for the week.

Yeah, I-I appreciate

he's got a hectic round
of media appoint--

I can go back to him.

Did you say you were
Superintendent Hayman?

No, no. Hastings.
Like the battle.

-Leave it with me, sir.
-Thank you kindly.

[ Car approaches, stops ]

[ Engine idles ]

Cab for Jo Dwyer?
Hillside Lane Station, please.

Hi, Jo. Pleased to meet you.
I'm Lindsay Denton.

I know who you are,

and I'm already late
for a meeting.

I'm so sorry. I know you must be
rushed off your feet.

But this -- It won't take
a minute of your time.

You must get so many calls
and e-mails.

I'm sorry.
I should have replied.

It's been a busy time.

It's about publicizing
the disappearance

of a teenage girl,
Carly Kirk.

I'll get back to you
as soon as I can.

-You're avoiding me.
-No.

I'm a serving
missing persons detective

and I intend
to discharge my duties

until someone
tells me otherwise.

Of course.

Well, then,
help me find this girl.

Okay.

Why are you lying to me?

[ Car door opens ]

[ Police radio chatter ]

We didn't really
meet properly before.

Nicky Rogerson.

Sorry about
my boss' questioning.

He's under a lot of pressure.

At least he spared me
the strip search.

What's going on?

A&B Carriage Repairs
was a legit business.

Moved on over a year ago.
Unit's been vacant ever since.

What became
of the nurse's car?

Found dumped.

It's being checked over
for forensics.

-Found any?
-Nothing.

Nothing here either.

We're locking it down
and moving out.

Hargreaves calls you "Jolly."

"Jolly" Rogerson.

He's a laugh a minute.

[ Sighs ]

By the looks, it's not been
touched since they moved out.

Apparently.

You checked CCTV
from the hospital car park?

Maybe.

Any chance of AC-12
getting a peek?

Nurse's car.

Joe's car.

-No accident.
-Mm.

He never once turns 'round
so the camera can see him.

HASTINGS: That's 'cause
he knows it's there.

You get a trace on that car?

Same story as the ambush.

Stolen vehicle,
cloned plates.

HASTINGS:
He's the go-between.

You get him,
you get the killers,

you get the police officer
they're working with.

You never saw a face
in the hospital?

No.

Only Georgia did.

FLEMING: Boss, we've had a call
off Carly's mate, Michelle.

She remembered something
about the boyfriend.

Said he was into cars.
Might have been a mechanic.

Okay.

Uh, just give me a minute.

We're all set to meet the press.

Come with me a minute.

Take a seat.

Uh...

What's wrong?

Have they found a body?

DENTON: No. No.

But unfortunately there isn't
gonna be a press conference.

Why not?

There's insufficient interest
in the story.

I get it.

Carly's just some nothing
from a broken home.

I'm so sorry.

But no one's giving up
on Carly.

-This is your job.
-Tess...

Look, this is your job!

You get them to be here.

You get them to ask people
to find Carly.

BOB: Tess.

She's upset, D.I. Denton.
We know it's not your fault.

No?
Whose is it, then?

What did you tell him?
Working late?

Yeah, something like that.

He believes you?

Kate?

Are they any nearer to finding
out what happened to Jayne?

I think so.

And?

There's a prime suspect.

Sounds like there's a doubt.

There won't be.

This is an e-fit of a suspect
strongly linked to the ambush.

He used the name Joe.

MAN:
So there was a connection

with the incident
at the hospital?

I, uh...

No. Um, I...

MAN: "No," there wasn't
an individual

connected to
the 5th of September ambush

receiving treatment?

Or, "no," this individual
wasn't involved in an incident?

[ Knock on door ]

HARGREAVES: As I say,
I'm not at liberty

to confirm any connection.

MAN: Would
Deputy Chief Constable Dryden

be at liberty to confirm
a connection?

HARGREAVES:
I'm constantly in touch

with the
deputy chief constable.

MAN:
But not right now.

[ Laughter ]

[ Knock on door ]

HARGREAVES: This is
a complicated operation

involving 90 officers
working around the clock.

[ Speaking indistinctly ]

Peace offering.

Kate, that's really
not necessary.

Listen, boss, I screwed up.

This is an important posting
for me.

I was too eager to please.

Thanks.

You're gorgeous, aren't you?

Yes, you are.
Yes, you are.

She's a little princess,
I bet.

Aren't they all?

I bet you get your own way,
don't you?

I bet you do.

[ Cat meows ]

[ Alarm blaring in distance ]

Lived here long?

A year.

No, it's probably closer
to 18 months.

Easy to lose track.

This place is very cozy.

I had somewhere.

I just...had to downsize.

I'm sorry, boss.

I'm probably
interrupting something.

I'm not sparkling company.
I-I've got a lot on my plate.

[ Electronic music thumping
through wall ]

Thanks for the wine.
It was a nice thought.

Why don't I
go and have a word?

No, um, please don't.

Couple of minutes,
she always turns it down.

Okay.

And you were right, ma'am,
that people shouldn't talk.

Problem is they do, and no one's
getting to hear your side.

AC-12, they twist everything
and make everyone look guilty.

I wouldn't have taken this
posting if I thought you were.

There's an
interesting exercise.

You take the worst thing
you've ever done,

and you state it
in the simplest terms.

No dressing it up,
no implicit mitigation.

I wouldn't want to play
that game.

No, me neither.
But AC-12 do.

What's the worst thing
you've ever done to anyone?

Have you done something, boss?

Yours first.

I, um...

Someone told a lie
to help a dead man's family,

and I didn't
stand up for the truth.

No.

You've done worse than that.

We'll work well together

only when you can be
completely honest with me.

I'll let you get some rest.

[ Door closes ]

[ Electronic music thumping ]

[ Oil bubbling ]

[ Music stops ]

[ Bubbling stops ]

Phone and financial record
requests.

I just need
your signature, sir.

Phone and financial record
requests.

I've just got the tick
from the chief super.

I'm the case officer, so returns
for my eyes only, please.

Jo, come through.
Thanks, Denise.

Two minutes, Ted.

What do they know,
or think they know?

They've got a source

claiming that a vehicle
registered to your wife

was captured
by a safety camera

around 10:00 p.m.
on August 16th.

A fixed three-point penalty
notice was sent to your wife

and it's alleged she claimed,
falsely,

that you were the driver.

How the hell
did they get that?

Told you.
They've got a source.

What, some bobby
with an ax to grind

fancies stabbing me in the back
for a few quid?

Don't these idiots realize
I'm trying to improve their lot?

But is it true?

Helen was home.
I was driving.

I'll throw your denial
straight back at them.

Thank you.

But if they're confident
in their source,

they'll run it anyway.

[ Sighs ]

What can you do
to limit the damage?

Me?

You.

The ambush is still
the bigger story.

Crack the case,
and the speed camera

won't even make page eight.

Why are
they doing this to me?

You have to ask?
Seriously?

[ Telephone ringing ]

Ted. Very sorry.

Have you been offered tea,
coffee?

Ah, plenty, plenty.
Thank you, sir.

I can see you're busy,

so I'll come
straight to the point, if I may.

I'd be grateful.

AC-12 would like to access
all areas

relevant to
the 5th of September ambush.

-Those areas being?
-Witness Protection.

-Ted...
-With no reciprocity.

You know the sensitivity
of W.P.

It's prudent to compartmentalize
the investigation.

And how is that going, sir?

I'm only interested in the
best way to get results, Ted.

We've identified
a prime suspect, sir.

A police officer
possibly involved

in setting up the ambush,

and a go-between with links
to the criminal parties

that carried it out.

The missing link
is in witness protection, sir.

I'm nearly certain of it.

Who are these individuals?

I'd rather not say
at this particular time, sir.

"Rather not"?

With respect, sir, that's what
"no reciprocity" means.

It's the appropriate way

of investigating
blue-on-blue crime.

A way of keeping the lid
on internal leaks, sir.

Of course.

We're the best
in the business, sir.

I think we can sort
this thing out pretty quickly.

I'll open up Witness Protection
to your team.

Thank you, sir.

There's a D.I. in AC-9.

He's your man.
You'll second him.

As you wish, sir.

Whatever it takes to nail
those bastards, right, Ted?

Absolutely.
Thank you, sir.

[ Telephone ringing ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Spoon clinking ]

Thought you could do
with a lift.

Thanks.

Uh, don't go.

Is there something
I can do?

It's me, actually.

So far
I haven't done anything

towards your
professional development.

Well, you've had
a lot on your plate.

So...

Why missing persons?

Um, well, it's challenging
detective work.

Plus, when you do find them,

it's massively rewarding
emotionally.

Mm.
When you find them.

Yeah. It's not so brilliant
when you don't.

So, have you done
much of this before?

A year on a misper squad
at East Mids.

No! No, then you must
know Sally Fordham.

Um...

What?

There isn't anybody by that name
on the squad.

Oh.

[ Chuckles ]

Sorry.
I'm getting mixed up.

It's been a bit of a rough day.

Do you mind if we pick this up
another time?

-Yeah. No worries.
-Great.

Kate.

Thanks for the tea.

My name is
Detective Inspector Denton,

from 4th Street Station.

I need to talk to somebody
who can give me a list

of all your employees
over the last year.

-Seen D.I. Denton?
-No, sorry.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

D.S. Arnott.

Denton's disappeared.
Now she's asking me to meet her.

You suspicious?

I'm not sure.
It's an industrial unit.

A&B Carriage Repairs?

That's the empty repair garage
they used as a front.

Now I'm suspicious.

I'll call in backup.

I know the location.
I can be there in 10 minutes.

If she sees you, then...

We'll hold back
till you pocket-dial.

Don't blow my cover.

I won't.

But if anything
doesn't feel right, you call.

Received.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

[ Exhales slowly ]

Boss.

You took your time,
didn't you?

Sorry, I...

DENTON: Christ's sake.
It's 'round the back.

FLEMING:
Isn't this place part of

the Major Violent Crime
investigation?

I started ringing garages
to see if any of their employees

fitted the description
of Carly's boyfriend

and started acting suspiciously

around about the time
of the disappearance.

This place came up as disused

but cross-checked
with the MVC investigation.

Aren't they protecting
the scene?

Forensics have finished.
They've released it.

Ma'am, is this a good idea,

what with AC-12's
investigation into the ambush?

Oh! [ Groaning ]

Do I look like
I was born yesterday?

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

No? Brand-new D.C., doesn't care
that I'm under investigation?

Wants to be my new best friend?

-I'm just trying to get along.
-Yeah?

What have I told you
about being honest with me?

I hate liars.

D.S. Arnott.
AC-12.

Boss...

People have underestimated me
my whole life.

[ Train horn blows ]

Absolutely.
It's fine.

Nearly done.

I'll be there in 10.
Promise.

Hi. 8:30 okay for
tomorrow's briefing?

Look, Jo,
the Hargreaves interview,

the whole thing,
this isn't working.

-You're firing me?
-No.

You know that's more hassle
than it's worth.

You're bringing
someone else in.

Why?

You have to ask?
Seriously?

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Can you talk?

What's there to say?

Everyone makes mistakes
sometimes.

No way did Kate mess up.

We underestimated her.

I've let you down, sir.

HASTINGS:
Don't talk rubbish.

D.I. Denton doesn't know
the half we've got on her.

That call to the hospital.
Now the stuff with the garage.

Steve, I want you to contact
Denton and her rep.

Tell her I want her in here
on a Reg 15.

Any prevarication,
you arrest her.

I'm telling you,

she'll be wishing she never
messed with you

by the time
we're through with her.

Sir.

Sure you're okay?

Wounded pride, that's all.

I'll give you a lift home.

Thanks,
but it's best you don't.

How'd it go
with Georgia's parents?

It went.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Hey.

Why didn't you tell me
she was your partner?

You were feeling
bad enough already.

One thing the other
police officer said --

They said,
me being the only witness,

chances were Joe planned
to kill me afterwards.

You and your partner
saved my life.

Suppose.

Had you been together long,
you and her?

[ Slow piano music plays ]

[ Electronic music thumping
through wall ]

[ Plays more loudly ]

[ Dissonant notes echo ]

[ Buzzing tone sounds ]

[ Tone continues ]

[ Tone stops ]

AC-12 interview
with D.I. Denton,

in the presence
of D.I. Royal,

by Superintendent Hastings,
D.S. Arnott, and D.C. Fleming.

D.I. Denton,
did you assault D.C. Fleming?

Sorry, sir,
you'll have to help me.

Who's D.C. Fleming?

For the purposes of the tape,
I am indicating D.C. Fleming.

I'm confused, sir.
That's D.C. Foster.

The officer known to you
as Foster.

Did you assault her?
Yes or no?

-No.
-You didn't strike her?

There was an altercation
that got a little bit physical.

For the tape, I note that
D.C. Foster -- sorry, Fleming --

shows no significant injuries.

You in the habit of
assaulting people, D.I. Denton?

No.

-Have you ever assaulted anyone?
-No.

Did you assault Lorna Barrett,
your next-door neighbor?

No.

ARNOTT: She gave a statement
alleging you did.

I'll read from it.

"Lindsay Denton struck me

across the side of the head
with a bottle.

Then she beat my head
against the floor repeatedly."

Lorna Barrett's
an unreliable witness.

She's making
a vexatious complaint.

I interviewed Lorna Barrett.

She provided a coherent account
of the assault,

had injuries consistent
with her version of events,

and accurately described you
as the assailant.

There's a witness to my
relationship with Miss Barrett.

She's in this room right now.

Shall I call you Foster
or Fleming?

Fleming.

Miss Barrett played loud music
late at night.

-Can you confirm that?
-Yes.

And did I respond in
a potentially aggressive fashion

to Miss Barrett's
antisocial behavior?

No.

Miss Barrett's allegations

represent a history
of antisocial conduct,

who you might have been
taken in by, D.S. Arnott,

though she doesn't appear
to be your type.

I think we should revisit
the events of 5th of September.

D.I. Denton has already provided
a comprehensive statement

and interview in this regard.

Yes, as a witness.

These matters will now
be addressed under the terms

of the Regulation 15 notice
you've just been served.

D.S. Arnott.

You've seen
this illustration before.

Document five in your folders.

It shows the location
of the safe house --

12 St. James' Close --

the route taken by the convoy,
the location of the ambush

which led to the deaths
of D.S. Akers,

Sergeant Wallis,
and P.C. Butler.

It also shows the location
of 4th Street Station,

which D.I. Denton has claimed

was the intended destination
that night.

HASTINGS: D.I. Denton...

This is
now your opportunity

to amend or clarify
your previous statement.

[ Whispering ] I've got
nothing to add.

D.I. Denton
has nothing to add.

There is one specific point

we'd like to explore
in more depth with you,

and that is the route.

ARNOTT:
This is an excerpt

from the first interview
with D.I. Denton.

For the tape, a transcript
will appear on screen.

ARNOTT: This back route,

it would lead
to 4th Street Station,

but only if you'd continued
along Crown Avenue.

The vehicles turned left
into Long Lane.

DENTON:
The -- The decision

appeared to make sense
at the time.

There were roadworks
on Crown Avenue, um,

with temporary traffic signals
controlling a single lane.

It was a potential holdup

that would have
left us vulnerable.

ARNOTT: There were no roadworks
on Crown Avenue that night.

Works had been completed
the day before.

DENTON:
I wasn't aware.

HASTINGS: You didn't
make a point of getting

up-to-date travel information?

DENTON: No.

[ Beeps ]

FLEMING: D.I. Denton's
service vehicle is fitted

with a Type-60 Travel System.

I'm familiar with this system,
and so is D.I. Denton.

I've been a passenger
in said vehicle

and observed D.I. Denton
operate this system faultlessly.

The TS-60 provides

instantaneous traffic
and roadworks information

relating to the chosen route.

The service vehicle
driven by D.I. Denton

on the night of the ambush
was also fitted with the TS-60.

This system was in operation
on the night of September 5th

and would have advised
D.I. Denton

there were no longer roadworks
on Crown Avenue.

You drove them straight into
that ambush, didn't you?

It was no accident, was it?

I genuinely believed
that there were roadworks.

In the stress of the situation,

I didn't even look at
the information on the satnav.

I strenuously deny

any involvement
in setting up the ambush.

Three of our own --
three of your own --

in the morgue because of you,
D.I. Denton.

-ARNOTT: Make that four.
-HASTINGS: Yes.

D.C. Georgia Trotman.

Killed attempting to protect
the life of the witness

who was the target
of that ambush.

D.I. Denton has
absolutely no connection

to the tragic death
of D.C. Trotman.

You'll kindly keep your counsel
till we're said and done.

The witness survived the ambush
and was receiving treatment

when there was a second,
successful attempt on his life.

D.I. Denton was observed
making a phone call

from a public telephone box

approximately 15 minutes prior
to the witness' death.

Why did you use a phone box?

I didn't want the call
appearing in my phone history.

Yeah, we get that, D.I. Denton.
Why didn't you?

It was an impulse.
I knew it was inadvisable.

ARNOTT:
Said call was identified

with the number
of the hospital switchboard.

It was put through
to the intensive care unit

where the witness
was being treated.

The member of staff
who took the call

has provided a statement
that the female caller

asked for Staff Nurse Tindall
by name,

Staff Nurse Tindall
being the intensive care nurse

blackmailed into furnishing
access to the witness.

Who made that call,
D.I. Denton?

-Not me.
-I saw you make that call.

I'm not denying making a call.

The witness was the only person
who could verify

that I had nothing to do
with setting up the ambush.

I'd heard rumors that he was
about to regain consciousness,

and I wanted to find out
if they were true.

How come you knew
the name of the nurse --

the very same nurse who was
involved in killing him?

I didn't.

I hung up
when they put me through.

I -- I realized
it was a stupid thing to do.

I wasn't thinking.

You expect us to believe that?

If I had conspired
in the murder...

ROYAL:
Which you didn't.

...why on earth would I have
made a call at that exact time?

It would only incriminate me.

FLEMING: It does.

Funny, that.

I'm sure you've seen
this e-fit before.

Who is that man?

I've never seen him before
in my life.

He was at the hospital

about to kill the witness
and D.C. Trotman

at exactly the same time
you made your phone call.

D.S. Arnott, what's your theory
on why I'd make that call?

It was a signal.

Or you got cold feet,
tried to call off the murder.

I'm as aware as you all are
that it isn't possible

to trace a call within
an internal telephone network.

All you can do
is identify the number

dialed from the call box

as being that
of the hospital switchboard.

And I admit to that part.

After that, all you have
is the vague evidence

from somebody
who can't be sure who called,

what they said, or why.

I deny that it was me
who asked to speak to the nurse.

That your final answer?

Hmm.

D.C. Fleming.

D.I. Denton text-messaged me
to attend a meeting

at the Canalside
Industrial Estate,

purporting to be in connection
with a breakthrough

in a missing persons inquiry.

The specific location given
by D.I. Denton

was a unit formerly belonging to
A&B Carriage Repairs.

This disused unit was a front
for individuals connected

with the
5th of September ambush.

What was your connection,
D.I. Denton?

There's no connection to me.

I went there following a lead

on my investigation
into the disappearance

of a 15-year-old girl.

The fact that it had
gone out of business

and was already connected
to an ongoing investigation,

these facts only added
to my suspicions.

Yes, but instead of
following your suspicions,

you assault D.C. Fleming.

-I was emotional, sir.
-Why?

I imagined what it must have
been like for that girl

if she'd been abducted
to that place.

I was frustrated with the case.

And I was angry
with D.C. Fleming's lies.

Lies, yes. You don't like being
lied to, do you, D.I. Denton?

The fact of the matter is,
neither do we.

D.I. Denton,
I'm arresting you

for conspiracy to murder
a protected witness.

State the grounds.

You do not have to
say anything --

Under Code "G" of the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act,

state the grounds.

Why are you arresting me?

As the arresting officer,
I submit --

One, you're the sole survivor
of an ambush

you had the means
of setting up.

Two,
you made a phone call --

and freely admit that
you made a phone call --

to the hospital, after which
two people were murdered.

Regarding the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act,

I note subsection
5C(1), C(2), E and F,

and I'm sure you're
very familiar with those terms.

Lindsay Denton, you do not
have to say anything.

However, you may harm
your defense

if you fail to mention
when questioned

something you later rely on
in court.

Anything you do say
may be used in evidence.

I would like to say something.

Keep the tape running.

Superintendent Hastings,

I have in my possession
certain financial records

pertaining to you.

HASTINGS: How the hell
did you get these?

The document requests
were signed off by an officer

of chief superintendent rank.

Anything I say
may be used in evidence.

That works both ways, sir.

Sir, D.I. Denton has asked
that the tape be left running.

She's got a right to be heard.

Without going into details,

the records show
that Superintendent Hastings

is in considerable
financial difficulties.

These have absolutely
no relevance

to the case against you,
D.I. Denton.

I'm reading from a transcript
of our first interview.

"Superintendent Hastings --

'Our strongest supposition
is that criminal interests

attempted to assassinate
the witness

to prevent him testifying.

Those interests
would pay a pretty penny

for an inside man or woman.

Any officer in the kind of
financial mess

you're in, D.I. Denton,
is honor-bound to declare it,

on account of vulnerability
to bribery.'"

Have you declared
your situation, sir?

Sir?

No.

No.

[ Paper rustling ]

D.S. Arnott.

I'd like you to view
these photographs.

Do you recognize
the location?

Yeah.

This is the home,
under protective custody,

of Staff Nurse Claire Tindall.

You interviewed her
in connection

with events at the hospital.

-There are more photos.
-How did you get these?

For the tape, the images show
D.S. Arnott returning

to Staff Nurse Tindall's home.

And he's later photographed
in an upstairs bedroom with her.

What was the purpose
of your return visit?

Um...

I'm sure you took notes
of the conversation.

May we hear them?

No notes, then?

I'm sure you're aware --
or perhaps you're not,

but I hope that
Superintendent Hastings is --

that inappropriate relations
with a witness is a breach of

the England and Wales
Police Conduct Regulations 2008.

I know the regs.

Were you coaching
Staff Nurse Tindall

to corroborate
the allegations against me

regarding the call
to the hospital?

-I don't have to.
-No?

I'd say
you're in desperate need

of someone being able
to identify me as the caller.

Was Staff Nurse Tindall
able to do that for you?

For the tape,
D.S. Arnott's not forthcoming.

-No.
-No, she wasn't able?

She wasn't able.

Was she able to state
any relationship with me?

No.

We've established that you know
the witness better than most.

Is she likely to lie?

No.

If I was connected, she'd say,
wouldn't she?

Yes.

D.S. Arnott,
you know a suspect's

three incriminating criteria.

Motive, opportunity, means.

Motive.
I had none.

Why on earth would
I want to kill fellow officers?

Opportunity.
I had none.

I only found out about
the witness

in a phone call
one hour before the ambush.

Means.
I had none.

I've never worked
serious crime.

I don't have
the criminal connections

to be able to conspire
in an ambush.

D.C. Fleming.

Is this your mobile phone?

-Yes.
-Please speak up for the tape.

Yes.

I came into possession
of this mobile phone

during our altercation at the
Canalside Industrial Estate,

is that correct?

Yeah.
You stole it from me.

Your call history makes
for very interesting reading.

Significant people
at significant times.

Stealing is against the law.

My bad.

Let's save the rest of this
conversation for another time.

Does that suit you, Kate?

Interview terminated.

Show's over.

Steve, you hold her here.

Kate, you organize the custody.

ROYAL: The best I can do
for you now, Lindsay,

is find you a good solicitor.

AC-12 are bringing in
an officer.

She works at 4th Street Station,

so, ideally,
somewhere she's not known.

[ Elevator bell dings,
doors open ]

We'll fax over the paperwork
for charging. Thanks.

They've handed over
the witness protection files.

Let's get cracking.
I want this place locked down.

Access by named personnel only.

ARNOTT: Keep an eye on her.
Shut the door.

HASTINGS: Not one piece of paper
is gonna leave this building

without my approval
in triplicate.

Thank you.

Good man.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Mother of God.

The protected witness.

The wee gobshite
this was all about.

Christ.

We need to start over.

Call your wives,
your husbands,

your boyfriends,
your girlfriends.

No one is leaving the premises
till we have sifted through

every single piece
of information.

What was in
the Witness Protection files?

I saw the reaction.
Was it the witness?

Oh, my God.
Was it someone you knew?

I can't discuss this.

How can you let this
happen to me

when you know that there's
so much more to it?

-[ Elevator bell dings ]
-Let's go.

D.S. Arnott, D.I. Denton.

You okay
to book her in for me?

MAN: Lindsay Denton, I'm
satisfied your arrest is lawful.

I'm authorizing your detention
at this police station

so that we can secure
and preserve

evidence of the investigation,

and to obtain evidence
from you.

[ Metal door slams ]

I'm innocent.
You know I am.

[ Door locks ]