All language subtitles for Line of Duty s06e05_English

Operation Lighthouse...

Re the unsolved murder
of Gail Vella

on September 10th, 2019.

What was Gail Vella
digging into?

Was it something
that got her killed?

[Sirens wailing]

-[Tyres screeching]
-[Man screams]

This was all crossed wires.
I'm being scapegoated here.

Scapegoated?

Charge him.

What's this?

We've gotta share.

Overcrowding.

You've become unable
to lead your team.

What?

WISE: You'll be
permitted to retire

with your full pension.

And avoid the ignominy

of disciplinary action
and dismissal.

Fortunately there was
John's life insurance.

-[Gun clicks empty]
-[Gasps]

It's as easy as that, Jo.

I wanted to bring up
the other matter,

my concerns with Ryan...

Drop it, Kate.

I don't know where you're
getting your figures from...

The figures come from your
own office, Chief Constable.

HASTINGS: The barefaced liar

promoted to
our highest office!

And what about you?

Do you still believe there's
a fourth man out there?

H?

ARNOTT: The analysis detected
partial matches

to a nominal whose DNA
is stored

on other police databases.

There's only one
credible explanation

for Jo Davidson's DNA
matching this individual.

They're blood relatives.

A prison officer making
a routine inspection

found Jimmy Lakewell hanging,

cold, not breathing,
pulseless.

Unfortunately, there's
no CCTV in here

or outside the cell door.

[Softly] Christ's sake.

It wasn't your fault, sir.

It was Lakewell's decision
to come back to prison.

In the prison van
he gave me a lead.

Gail Vella was digging into
Lawrence Christopher.

The death in custody in 2003.

I'll get right on to it, sir.

We've been looking at
any possible links

between Gail Vella's murder
and the bookie's robbery.

We've established
there was a rendezvous

for all the armed robbers
in the middle of the night.

Now, Jake Kilorgan described
an industrial estate.

It's about
ten to 15 minutes' drive

from his address
in Moss Heath.

The location had metal gates.

There's a short road,

servicing five to six
industrial units.

-[Phone ringing]
-[Indistinct chattering]

[Inaudible]

Industrial sites
in a 15 minute radius.

Doesn't look like too many.

Just the first batch, ma'am.
The ones we could find online.

The chances are the OCG

are using somewhere
more covert.

So the team's studying
street images

and then they'll recce
the best matches.

Okay. Keep me updated.

-Ma'am.
-Boss. Have you got a minute?

Sorry, Kate. Not now.

[Door opens]

DSU Davidson travelled
by car from the Hill,

arriving at her home address
at 20:17 this evening.

HASTINGS: Steve.

Thank you for coming, Kate.

This is by far the safest
location for you right now.

Understood, sir.

Did the SFC authorise you
to carry a concealed firearm?

Good.

Given what we've learned
about Ryan Pilkington,

you have to
look after yourself.

So, what's happening
on the Hill?

Frankly, sir, I don't know.

Jo has become cold
and distant towards me.

I don't know what's going on
in the background.

Carry on, Chloe.

The surveillance team report

they're unable to
observe activity

from within the property.

You've put Jo
under surveillance. Why?

Yeah, well, this is why we've
called you in today, Kate.

We've examined
DSU Davidson's family history.

Her personnel file
gives next of kin

as Samantha Davidson.

However, we've discovered
Samantha Davidson is deceased.

Our in-depth
forensic examination

of Farida Jatri's home
detected Davidson's DNA.

Davidson's DNA's a partial
match for Tommy Hunter.

That's not the worst of it.

There's an unusually
high percentage match

and runs of homozygosity.

Oh, my God.

I know from Steve
that you have formed a view

that Davidson
isn't bent, Kate.

But I'm sorry,

it appears that she's pulled
the wool over your eyes.

[Sighs]

-[Phone ringing]
-[Indistinct chatter on TV]

Yeah?

Sir, we thought you'd
want to see what's on the TV.

Oh, right.

OSBORNE: For too long now,

police officers
have had to serve

faceless,
unaccountable bureaucrats.

We've even had to suffer
political opportunists

trying to win votes
by vilifying police officers

with false allegations
of corruption.

My duty

and the duty of every one
of my officers is very clear.

We serve the public,
not politicians.

And it is high time
we took back control.

Policing should be left
to those who know best,

police officers.

Thank you.

[Reporters clamouring]

Everybody back to work.
Come on.

[Indistinct chattering]

Thanks, Charlotte.

Good of you to see me, sir.

No need to call me
"sir" any more.

The chief's thrown me
under a bus.

Do nothing I'm weakened.

Fire him, I lose the support
of rank-and-file officers.

I'm resigning.

But why is
the chief doing this?

I've been fighting his plan
to scale back AC-12.

Frankly, it's not been easy.

You've been a bull
in a China shop.

I appreciate that, sir, but...

You know me.

If I see a bent copper,
I only know one way,

and that's full throttle.

So prove it.

It's down to you now, Ted,

in whatever time
you've got left.

Sir.

[Door opens]

[Indistinct chattering]

-Sir.
-Cheers, Fletch.

[Zip opening]

[Keypad clacking]

KATE: Mate, I've nothing new.

Every time we get close,
we get knocked back.

Well, not entirely.

Lakewell feared for his life.

In transit, he agreed to
reveal some of what he knew

knowing it could never
be attributed to him in court.

The case Gail Vella
was researching

at the time of her death
was the murder

of Lawrence Christopher.

-That was what, 20 years ago.
-Seventeen.

Is that what your text
was about?

No. Something else.

I carried out
an unlawful search.

You'll understand why.

A bank note recovered from
private residential property.

Part of a much larger sum.

Easily tens of thousands
of pounds.

And this property?

Merseyside.

Steph Corbett.

I checked
her financial records.

There's no legit source
for the money.

So where has it come from?

Forensic analysis gives
99.9% probability

the bank note comes
from the same batch

as £50,000 found last year

in a bedroom
of the Edge Park Hotel.

Fifty grand the gaffer was
duped into accepting

-and intended to return.
-Oh, shit.

At the time there was
an allegation

the true amount
had been 100 grand.

The allegation was dismissed,

given the gaffer's credibility

and the fact the other 50
couldn't be found.

Until now.

[Over phone] Steve.
It's me, Steph.

I haven't heard from you
in a couple of weeks

and I'm just checking
to see if everything's okay.

I know you're busy
and that, sorry.

Call me back.

[Beeps]

[Phone ringing]

STEPH: Hiya.

Sorry for rabbiting on.

I hate leaving messages.

No. No, it's...

Sorry I haven't called.

-You okay?
-Yeah. You?

Yeah.

This week isn't great for me.

I'm kind of snowed under.

You okay if we leave it?

For this week, like, or...

Or leave it, leave it?

I just meant this week.

Or do you wanna leave it?

Do you?

Look, Steph, I'm still a work.

I can't really talk right now.

I'll call you when
I get a chance, okay?

STEPH: Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

[Mouse clicking]

[Indistinct chattering]

[Indistinct conversation]

[Phone ringing]

Steve. It's me.

[Indistinct chattering]

Boss.

I think we might have
located the OCG workshop.

That's great.

Look. Given the problem
we've had with leaks,

I'd like to brief the entire
team straight away.

With your permission,
of course.

Sure.

Thanks, boss.

Right, can everybody report
to the incident room

for a briefing, please?

[Indistinct chattering]

-Thank you, DI Fleming.
-Boss.

I believe
I've identified a site

matching the description
given to us by Jake Kilorgan

of the OCG firearms workshop.

Now, as you know,
recommissioned firearms

and tailored ammunition
were used in the murder

of Gail Vella
and the recent OCG ambush.

A workshop could provide
crucial forensic evidence

in the hunt to find
Gail's killer.

The location is Lochside Yard,

an industrial estate
in Moss Heath.

We need to move quick

and ensure complete
security on comms.

Plus, I'd like all officers
to surrender their phones.

[All exclaiming]

Come on, ma'am. Seriously?

Look, whatever way
word go out on the op

to arrest Carl Banks
isn't happening this time.

Phones.

Please do as DI Fleming says.

[Indistinct chatter]

Bullshit.

Thank you.

We'll need a search warrant,

plus all relevant authorities

for ARVs
fully crewed with AFOs.

Deployment roles
will come from DI Fleming.

I'd like to TL
within the hour.

Nobody leaves these rooms

except myself and DI Fleming.

-Carry on.
-Boss.

KATE: Right. We'll deploy
two ARVs to the white aspect,

no black in play,
plus GPD if required.

Chris, can you arrange
route planning?

We'll also need full
forensic deployment available.

-Boss.
-Ma'am.

Crack on.

What now, Kate?

Boss, there's something
I need to tell you.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Indistinct police
radio chatter]

[Dog barking]

PC Pilkington, you're with us.

Mike, India, 3-7, Control,
TL the Hill.

WOMAN: [On radio]
Control. Received, 3-7.

OFFICER 1: Get back! Get back!

Armed police! Get back!

-Armed police!
-OFFICER 2: Armed police!

MAN: [On radio]
Tango Oscar 7-5, site secure,

-unarmed clear to enter.
-Mike India 2-0, received.

Let's go.

[Indistinct chatter
on police radio]

Shit.

Mike India 2-0, sit rep.

MAN: [On radio]
Control, go ahead, 2-0.

2-0, premises entered
and secured.

No workshop detected.

MAN: [On radio]
Control, received, 2-0.

Stand by
for forensic deployment.

JO: [On radio] 2-0. Received.

Continuing search of site.

MAN: [On radio]
Control, received, 2-0.

[Camera shutter clicking]

Anything at all?

Nothing in any other unit,
boss, sorry.

We'll move on
to the other sites.

What other sites?

Kate informed me
three locations

match the criteria.

This was the nearest.

I'm sorry, Chris, but I was
worried about potential leaks,

so I only informed

Acting DSU Davidson
of the other two.

Right. God sake.

-It's nothing personal, Sarge.
-We'll split the team.

I'll lead the deployment
to White Rock Park,

DI Fleming
will lead the deployment

to Knights' Courtyard.

-Chris, you come with me.
-Ma'am. I'll go with boss.

KATE: Right.
JO: One AFO,

one MIT vehicle with me.

-I'll brief en route.
-OFFICER: Ma'am.

PC Pilkington,
you're in this one.

[Indistinct
police radio chatter]

Alpha Charlie 5-2.

Site One, sit rep.

Site Two go ahead, Site One.

5-2, MIT TL, Site One.

We had a visual
with Pilkington making a call

via a concealed burner.

Received. Come in, Site Three.

Site Three.
Alpha Charlie, 1-0.

Receiving.

Site One have got
obs on Pilkington

possibly leaking information
on the MIT operation.

Received.

Site Three
standing by for obs.

Stand by.

[Camera shutter clicking]

Site Two, obs on
possible OCG activity.

MAN 1: [On radio]
Site Three, received.

Move in.

MAN 2: [On radio]
6-6. Moving in.

OFFICER 1: Police.
Get back. Get back.

OFFICER 1: Armed police!
OFFICER 2: Armed police!

-[Gunshots]
-Shit! Go! Go!

Armed police!

OFFICER 1:
Armed officers inside!

Clear to enter!

-Get the defib.
-Sir.

Alpha Charlie, 4-5,
Control, active message.

Shots fired.
Repeat, shots fired.

Two non-police casualties
with serious GSWs.

Require urgent
paramedic support.

Location, White Rock Park.

Repeat, two casualties
at White Rock Park.

MAN: [On radio] Control,
received, 4-5.

Stand by for ETA.

4-5 standing by.

Also request duty officer
be informed to start PIM.

MAN: [On radio] Received, 4-5.

Force incident manager
informed.

Stand by for PIM update.

DI Arnott, AC-12.

This is an active
MIT operation.

What the hell
are you doing here?

-And get those people back.
-Ma'am.

MAN: [On radio]
Control, Alpha Charlie, 4-5.

Ambulance is TA.

4-5. Received.

-Ma'am.
-Ambulance?

For Christ sake.

Ma'am, we attempted to arrest
two suspects at this site,

and unfortunately, our AFOs
were forced to open fire.

It gets worse.

You still haven't told me
how you came to be here.

We were led to this site
by an AC-12

surveillance operation
of OCG men

believed to be linked
to the recent ambush

of a prisoner transport,

in which an AC-12 officer
lost her life.

Inside the unit.

Two men with serious
high velocity GSWs.

No respiration. No output.

GSWs with severe haemorrhaging.

We'll start resus,
and see what we can do.

STEVE: All right, guys,
stand down.

You'll need
to surrender yourself

for full forensic recovery.

OFFICERS: Sir.

This is what
we've been looking for.

Yeah. We found it first.

This location is of high value

to MIT's inquiry
into the murder of Gail Vella.

It's ours, DI Arnott.

Ma'am, we need full access
and full sharing of evidence.

You've just ordered
your AFOs to stand down.

I'm ordering you
to do the same.

Chris, as soon
as the casualties

have been evacuated,
cordon off this unit

and bring in
a full forensic deployment.

Ma'am.

Mike India 5-3, Control.

Estate six, White Rock Park.

Request for
full forensic deployment.

PARAMEDIC: No resps.
Carotid pulse absent.

MIT carried out
a successful operation.

I was conscious
a possible leak

would alert the OCG.

Only one site was disclosed
to MIT officers.

However, I took the decision
to inform DSU Davidson

of all three possible sites.

That's a big call, Kate.

Well, I believe
it paid off, sir.

You said yourself
the information

on Jo's family history
strongly suggests

she's colluding
with organised crime.

But that doesn't fit with what
I've witnessed first-hand.

I needed to know
one way or another.

She had plenty time to tip off
the OCG, and she didn't.

As far as I'm concerned,
that's proof she's not bent.

Look, Davidson led
the deployment to White Rock,

where the workshop
just happened to be located,

and she ordered me
to stand down,

enabling her to take control
of the crime scene.

For all we know,
she played it that way

to appear straight,
while still being able

to manipulate
the investigation.

Steve's right, Kate.

In my book,
the jury's still out.

Sir.

So, what do we know
about these OCG suspects?

White Rock Park.

Suspects entered
the factory unit.

AFOs were deployed
on my order,

and unfortunately,
the suspects

failed to surrender.

They were both pronounced
dead on arrival

at City General Hospital,
15:27.

Fingerprints taken from their bodies

match Lewis Polkard
and Darren Morgan,

both known violent criminals

with longstanding links
to organised crime.

But we got there
before they could destroy

-any evidence, right?
-Yes, sir.

So, what about
Ryan Pilkington?

At Site One,
Chloe and her team

captured images
of PC Ryan Pilkington

producing a concealed burner phone

and appearing to make
a call at 14:24 today.

A burner phone was recovered

from the body
of Lewis Polkard,

which showed a received call
at 14:24 today.

Now, we believe
Pilkington tipped them off,

but obviously,
we can't close the loop

without recovering
Pilkington's phone.

Sir, the surveillance team
have obs on Ryan Pilkington.

I've got AFOs standing by
to bring him in.

Great work, Chloe.

Could you just give us
a moment, Chloe? Thanks.

Of course, sir.

Let's look
at the big picture here.

Ryan Pilkington has been
groomed since childhood

as a fixer
for organised crime.

Exactly the same history
as Dot Cottan.

Now, Pilkington has
inside information.

You can be sure of that.

But I can guarantee you,

if we bring him in now,
he will say nothing.

And we will be left
holding a sprat

when we should have
landed a mackerel.

Sir, Ryan Pilkington's
embedded within MIT.

He's in a position to sabotage
ongoing operations,

and in my view, he's a danger
to other officers,

-not least Kate.
-I know.

Listen, he should be arrested.

Of course
he should be arrested,

and the door locked,
and the key thrown away.

But he is the new caddy.

And I can guarantee you

he did not join
MIT by accident.

The fourth man put him there.

Now, we are so close,
so close.

And that is why
we are going to keep

Ryan Pilkington
under surveillance,

and he will lead us
to the big fish.

Do I make myself clear?

Sir.

Sir.

Now, we're sucking diesel.

I thought the gaffer was
the one wanting to pull him in

and you talked him out of it.

Looks like
he's changed his mind.

As you all know,
the Gail Vella murder weapon

was never recovered.
However, the cartridge

and bullet were recovered
at the crime scene.

NABIS concluded
the cartridge and bullet

were tailored ammunition
for a workshopped firearm.

The White Rock unit
is equipped with

the exact machinery
required for this process.

JO: Excellent.

This is clearly a location

closely linked
to OCG activity.

It needs to be
thoroughly examined

for fingerprints and DNA

that might match
Carl Banks or Terry Boyle

or any accomplices
in Gail Vella's murder.

We've never been closer
to finding who killed Gail,

and who plotted her murder.

Well done, everyone.
Get to it.

-MAN: Boss.
-Boss.

Before he was found dead,
Jimmy Lakewell revealed

to DI Arnott that Gail Vella
was investigating

the murder
of Lawrence Christopher.

In April 2003,

Lawrence Christopher
was attacked

outside Edge Park railway station

by a gang of white youths.

A passer-by found Christopher

wandering nearby
in a confused state,

and called 999.

Officers found Christopher
to be uncooperative,

and took him into custody,

where he died
later that night.

Custody suite video shows
officers mocking Christopher

while he lay unresponsive
in his cell.

A disgrace to the uniform,
every single one of them.

The post mortem detected
an undiagnosed skull fracture.

The wound
on Christopher's head

contained deposits of lead,

suggesting he'd been struck
by a piece of lead piping.

The initial police inquiry

concluded that the attack
was gang related.

Following protests
from Christopher's family,

the inquiry team
eventually accepted

that the victim had
no gang connections.

In fact, Lawrence Christopher
was an architect

who'd never been in trouble
with the law.

By the time
officers redirected the case,

already two weeks
had passed by.

In this time, police received
a number of tip-offs,

naming a small group
of white youths

with a history of racially
aggravated violence.

Despite this,
witnesses weren't interviewed

for at least another week.

And most damning of all,
forensic evidence

from the suspects' homes
was never secured.

The SIO at the time claimed
he wasn't aware it was lawful

to arrest the suspects

purely on suspicion
of the crime.

Astonishing.
Absolutely beggars belief.

Who was the SIO?

A Detective Chief Inspector
Marcus Thurwell.

As a result of the failure

to secure
any forensic evidence,

the case against the suspects
was extremely flimsy.

An identification parade
took place

more than a month
after Christopher's murder.

By this time,

all suspects had shaved
and had short haircuts.

Witnesses were unable
to provide a positive ID.

All five suspects
were released without charge

and granted anonymity.

Family and friends
of Lawrence Christopher

successfully campaigned

for an inquiry
into police failings.

The subsequent report,
released in 2005,

concluded that
procedural errors had occurred

due to institutional racism,

and the assumption

that he was
an active participant in crime

rather than
an innocent victim.

It's a shameful episode,
no mistake,

but I really...

I don't see how it could lead
to Gail Vella's murder.

We'll keep digging, sir.

Yes, good work. Good work.

Carry on, you two.

Sorry you had to dredge
all that up.

You okay?

Custody officers were laughing

and making monkey noises
while Christopher lay dying.

They were all cleared
of misconduct,

took early retirement
for stress

and claimed tens of thousands
in compensation

on top of their pension.

[Scoffs]

How could anyone be okay?

[Keyboard clacking]

Chloe.

Marcus Thurwell's name came up

in connection with
Sands View Boys' Home.

It was before your time.

Child sexual
exploitation involving

Councillor Dale Roach,

Chief Superintendent
Patrick Fairbank, and others.

Gail Vella interviewed
the PCC about this.

She wanted to know why there
hadn't been a public inquiry.

That's the one.

A social worker named
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd

tried to report the abuse.

He was found dead in 1998,

at the same location where,
more recently,

we found the bodies of
ACC Hilton and Maneet Bindra.

Despite strong forensic
evidence of murder,

Stephens-Lloyd's death
was written off as suicide.

The SIO was Marcus Thurwell.

So you've investigated
Thurwell before?

By the time of our inquiry
in 2015,

Thurwell had taken
early retirement.

Believed to be living
in Spain.

Spanish authorities
were able to capture

a surveillance image for us.

Then Thurwell vanished again.

And anyway, our inquiry
convicted the prime suspect,

Chief Superintendent
Patrick Fairbank,

the senior officer
most closely linked

to child sexual exploitation.

CHLOE: Sir, I wonder
if Gail discovered

the link between Thurwell and
the Lawrence Christopher case.

Maybe she was interested
in Fairbank, too.

-Find out.
-Sir.

[Mail notification ding]

Kate. Got a minute?

Sure.

Steve Arnott claimed AC-12
happened to be at White Rock

because they were tracking
the OCG men.

Yeah.

As well as informing you
of the three possible sites

I informed AC-12.

Credit for not trying
to insult my intelligence.

They're conducting
a lawful inquiry,

it's my duty to cooperate.

Look, I'm telling you
the truth, Jo,

because I trust you with it.

I wouldn't want to harm
your career, Kate.

It's best if you
request a transfer.

-[Sighs]
-JO: I'm sure AC-12

would take you back

You've been distant
with me for days.

Is this personal?

I'm your senior officer.
I should be distant.

I thought we were friends.
What's happening here?

So you can tell AC-12?

No, I wouldn't tell them
personal stuff.

And as for
requesting a transfer,

I respectfully decline.
I'm not leaving.

-CHLOE: Sir.
-Yeah.

Patrick Fairbank was moved

to Queen's Chase
open prison in 2016

due to declining health.

Gail Vella made a request
to interview him last year.

It was set for September 11th,
but never took place

as she was murdered
the night before.

Call 'em, set up an interview.

Sir.

DI Arnott, PC Bishop. AC-12.

-GUARD: Go ahead, sir.
-[Gate lock beeping]

[Bell ringing]

FAIRBANK: I know
where I'm going!

See?

Told you.

We'll shout if we need you.

[Exhales and breathes heavily]

Chief Superintendent Fairbank?

ARNOTT: DI Steve Arnott.

I was a DS
when you last saw me.

I don't mean to be rude.

I get very... mixed up.

We've got some questions.

Okay.

We're interested in
one of your former officers,

Marcus Thurwell.

Right.

He worked under you
on the Sands View case.

He was a DI back then.

Here's Thurwell
after he became a DCI.

ARNOTT: You recognise him now?

I should know the face.
I'm sorry.

Well, our current inquiries
have linked Thurwell

to the Lawrence Christopher
murder case.

Who?

Lawrence Christopher.

Uh. Sorry.

What about Gail Vella?

Who is she again?

Gail Vella.

CHLOE: She was a journalist.

She was investigating
the Sands View scandal.

Sands View.

Boys in care abused
by Dale Roach and his cronies,

including you.

ARNOTT: There were
complaints to police,

but you made sure
they went nowhere,

so those kids
just carried on suffering!

Sir.

Sir.

-Get the prison officer.
-Sir.

[Bell ringing]

I'm sorry about that, Chloe,
you just...

You want him to remember
what he did.

To acknowledge his crimes.

Yeah. Yeah, I get it, sir.

I'm sorry that
it wasn't more help.

I'll keep digging.

Thank you.

Sorry, boss.
Uh, I know it's a bit late.

What have you got?

I've been looking into all
of Gail Vella's prison visits.

Before seeking an interview
with Patrick Fairbank,

she went to Blackthorn.

Yeah, we know.
She talked Jimmy Lakewell.

CHLOE: That was always
over the phone.

She requested
face-to-face interviews

with a number of inmates.

Manish Prasad, Hari Bains.

She did the same
at Brentiss Prison

with Roz Huntley, Tina Tranter
and Jane Cafferty.

Makes sense.

All officers with past links
to organised corruption.

She even put in a request
to witness protection

to interview Gill Biggeloe
and Lisa McQueen.

It was still going through
the pipeline

at the time of her death.

Only one person agreed
to be interviewed by Gail.

Lee Banks.
Carl Banks' brother.

Lee Banks agreed to talk?

This was two weeks before

we believe Carl Banks
murdered Gail.

Christ.

Lee Banks.
DI Steve Arnott, AC-12.

Yeah, you nicked me.

Did you think I'd forget?

I'm looking into the murder
of Gail Vella.

Your brother, Carl,
is our prime suspect.

Of course he is.

Blame the dead guy.

You do not
have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention
when questioned something

you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say
may be used in evidence.

Now we know Gail Vella
attempted to interview

a number of individuals

in relation
to organised corruption.

You agreed to be interviewed
on 26th of August, 2019.

Fifteen days later, Gail Vella
was found murdered.

And?

So you learned Gail Vella
was talking to people

about OCG crimes.

You took responsibility
for drawing out

of her what she knew.

You shared the information
with Carl,

who passed it up the chain.

The top man, or woman,

gave Carl the order
to silence Gail.

How's that for a theory?

Can't help ya.

The only problem was

your brother couldn't help
shout his mouth off about it.

There's no way Carl was a rat!

-We're done here, mate.
-Lee, you're protecting

the people who killed
your brother.

You wanna talk about rats?
Ask your boss.

Superintendent Hastings?
You've lost me.

Well he told me
there was a rat in our crew,

and that rat turned out
to be an undercover copper.

John Corbett.

So have that.

[Mobile dialling]

[Mobile ringing]

All right?

Kate, sorry, um, I probably
shouldn't bother you.

I didn't know
who else to call.

What's up, mate?

I think I've found
the real reason

The gaffer gave 50 grand
to Steph Corbett.

Go on, I'm listening.

-[Sighs]
-FLEMING: Steve?

-Kate.
-[Indistinct chattering]

I want to address the personal
issues we discussed.

I think it's best to do that
outside of a work setting.

Yeah. Yeah, we need to talk.

I'll let you know
the details later.

Thanks, Jo.

[Breathing heavily]

[Sobbing]

[Crying softly]

CHLOE:
The gang accused of killing

Lawrence Christopher
were granted anonymity,

but I've uncovered
old witness statements

that consistently named
the same suspects.

One of these suspects
was Darren Hunter.

Darren Hunter
was Tommy Hunter's son.

Which raises the distinct
possibility that

Tommy Hunter
ordered Marcus Thurwell

to sabotage the Lawrence
Christopher murder inquiry

to protect his son Darren.
Now...

ARNOTT: Sir, I've got
no problem believing

Tommy Hunter manipulated
corrupt officers back in 2003,

but by the time
of Gail Vella's murder,

Tommy was long dead,
and his son Darren,

I mean, he seems
too much like small fry.

So, what are you
thinking, son?

I think Gail Vella could
only have been murdered

to protect someone involved
in the original

Lawrence Christopher inquiry,

which means
that officer still wields

a high level of influence
over the OCG.

He's still important enough
to warrant the fallout

from killing someone
as high profile as Gail Vella.

Thurwell.

Sorry, sir. I don't know
if this is relevant,

but I've been looking into

other members
of Thurwell's team.

All the officers
that were involved

in the Lawrence Christopher
murder inquiry.

Yeah.

Detective Constable
Ian Buckells.

Inspector Philip Osborne.

Obviously Osborne's now...

It isn't only Thurwell
who benefits

from Gail Vella's murder,

so did Buckells
and the Chief Constable.

It could've been any one
of them who gave the order.

[Softly] Mother of God.

MAN: Could all officers
and staff

please report to
the unit office.

[Carmichael clears throat]
Thank you.

One or two familiar faces.

One or two conspicuous
by their absence.

For those of you,

for whatever inexplicable
reason don't know,

I'm Detective Chief
Superintendent

Patricia Carmichael.

I don't mind ma'am or boss.

I'm not a big fan
of guvnor or gaffer.

Speak of the devil.

Superintendent Hastings.

I'm sorry to barge in
on you like this.

All will become clear.

If I could have a moment
in your office?

As you were.

I take it you've been
informed about

the restructuring
of Anti-Corruption.

Yes, but my officers haven't,

so I would thank you
for your discretion, ma'am.

Well, they'll figure it out
soon enough.

This is a kick in the teeth.

My team are the best
in the business.

Really?

Hmm. I've reviewed
your case against,

er, Detective Superintendent
Ian Buckells.

The only hard evidence
you have are some files

that you recovered
from the boot of his car,

none of which
bear his prints or DNA.

Buckells' solicitor
has lodged a claim

for wrongful imprisonment.

Where's the courage
of our convictions, ma'am?

We have a very strong
case against Buckells,

a very strong case.

Watertight?

No, not watertight.

So therefore, I've recommended
to the Crown prosecutor

that proceedings against
Ian Buckells are dropped

so as to avoid the humiliation
of a cracked trial.

Ma'am, you are undermining
AC-12's work.

We have just
pulled off a major,

highly successful
surveillance operation

that has stretched
our manpower to the limit.

And that is all gonna go
for a Burton

the second that
the Chief Constable

starts swinging his axe.

Yes. Since you've
raised surveillance,

er, you've requested
an upgrade

to intrusive surveillance
on MIT's SIO.

Yes, because we've learned

she has long-standing links
to organised crime.

Meanwhile, you're also
maintaining surveillance

on a probationary constable,
Ryan Pilkington.

Yeah. I'm sure surveillance
of Pilkington

will lead to bigger fish.
I'm sure of it.

Meanwhile,
you're also maintaining

surveillance on Terry Boyle,

the prime suspect
in the Gail Vella murder.

Yes, for his own protection.

What needs protecting
is the Anti-Corruption budget,

which you're going through
like there's no tomorrow,

which in your case
does actually apply.

It takes 24 officers

to maintain surveillance
on a single target.

Be no money left
by the time I assume command.

And so for that reason,

and the Chief
Constable agrees,

I shouldn't start cold
next month.

Pending a budget review
by the Chief Constable and me.

I gave orders
a short while ago

for all AC-12's
surveillance operations

to be suspended immediately.

Ma'am, I must protest.
I have officers in the field.

We are so close
to breaking open

Operation Lighthouse
and OCG involvement

in Gail's Vella's murder.

CARMICHAEL: Which is
to be commended,

but I do need to
inherit a department

-that's fit for purpose.
-This is a crucial time.

What's going on?

Nothing good.

[Mobile ringing]

Hi. Sorry, Jo.
Just coming in now.

Sorry, Kate, change of plan.

I don't feel comfortable
meeting somewhere so public.

I've just got here.
I'm happy to wait.

I'll text you an address

when I think
of somewhere better.

Kate, you still there?

Yeah. Erm, okay, text me.

Bye.

Nice one. Good work.

[Mobile chimes]

[Line ringing]

-Kate.
-KATE: Steve.

I just wondered if
the surveillance team

had reported anything
suspicious on Jo's obs.

-Surveillance just got pulled.
-What? Why?

AC-12's being cut back
and merged.

Carmichael's taking command.

It's on the Chief
Constable's orders.

And we've just learned
he could have been

a beneficiary
of Gail Vella's murder.

Jesus Christ. Listen, Steve,

I'm gonna forward you
an address.

Jo asked to meet me
in the city centre,

and she's last minute
changed her mind.

She's got me in
some lorry park.

Okay, mate,
you should pull out.

Hand me your phone.

That's an order.

Thank you.

DI Fleming, DCS Carmichael.

On orders of
the Chief Constable.

I'm now SIO on
the Anti-Corruption inquiry

into Operation Lighthouse.

What's your sit rep?

[Line disconnects]

-[Engine starts]
-[Car approaching]

Shit. Shit.

[Mobile chimes]

Sir, Kate has just sent
through a location.

Let's go.

-Chloe, with me.
-CHLOE: Yes, sir.

Fletch, get AFOs deployed
urgently to this address.

FLETCH: Yes, sir.

Let's just take a breath,
shall we?

That's my officer out there.
I'll breathe when she's safe.

Well, this wasn't what
I expected.

Let's not hang
around here, Jo.

We'd rather be indoors
with a glass of wine.

I'm sorry, Kate.

Jo.

I'm so sorry.

What is going on?

Jo wanted to give you
a way out.

Should have put in
for that transfer.

You've got the bottle

if somebody's already
half-drowned.

Put the gun down.
Stop trying to act

like a big man.
You're a little boy.

Try asking John Corbett.

Try asking Maneet Bindra.

You pull that trigger,
there's gonna be blood

and gunshot powder
all over you.

Plus, the cartridge and bullet
could go anywhere.

You're never gonna find it.

Don't need to.
It's a workshopped gun.

Tailored ammunition.
It's untraceable.

Right, you've thought
of everything,

except surveillance.

AC-12 were watching
the workshop.

They saw you make
the call to the OCG.

They've been
tracking you both.

You're never gonna
get away with this.

You knew about
the surveillance?

No, but it makes sense.
It's what I'd do.

Why would she come
here otherwise?

Christ sakes, Jo,
you set me up!

-Don't move!
-[Gunshot]

[Jo screams]

Drop the gun!

I've done my bit.

I don't have to stay here
and watch!

-Ryan, drop the gun!
-Drop yours!

-Drop the gun!
-RYAN: Drop it, Kate!

-Drop it!
-No!

-RYAN: Put your gun down!
-Drop the gun!

-RYAN: Drop it!
-One more chance, Ryan!

-Once more chance!
-Drop it!

-No!
-Drop it now!

-Drop the fucking...
-[Gunshots]

[Closing theme music playing]