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This programme contains some violent scenes from the start

some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting from the start

and very strong language

What we talked about. I think we're going to go for it tomorrow.

Which one? Whichever's unluckiest.

GUNSHOT

Are you really her?

Yep.

Do you want to go for a drink sometime?

Is that what you wanted to ask? I can't.

I can't be responsible for anyone getting hurt.

You won't be because we're going to stop her.

We need someone who can point him out and get out the way.

You do well we do well. All right Robin Hood.

This new mine out here - not every councillor is a fan.

Someone tried to warn her. You'll be getting a visitor shortly.

And your name was?

For Nicky!

You're dead mate. Dead dead dead!

BIRDS CALL

REPEATED CLICKING

SHE SOBS

JEN: There's no other word for it.

It was an execution

of two citizens under our protection

in our care.

Oh Stephie...

I am so so sorry.

Hi Sandy.

We can take our time.

And when you're ready

you can tell me absolutely anything about what happened.

HARRY: I sent officers

to Ann and Roy Branson's first thing.

They're on their way in to us now.

IAN: Voluntarily. They're not under arrest.

You know they're a large family

so any one of them could have been involved.

BROADCAST: Promises of a statement from police shortly

over this outbreak of gun violence

in a quiet seaside town.

So far we know the vic...

Shall we put this on the investment portfolio?

"Come to Nottinghamshire

"where the outlaws are back

"and thriving"?

CHATTER

JEN: So what is this?

A revenge killing for a revenge killing

and soon after a revenge killing for that?

Hmm.

This ends before it begins. Ma'am.

PHONE RINGS

323. We've got keys in the ignition.

BIRDSONG

TREES RUSTLE

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

So... That it?

Our part in all this done?

DAPHNE SIGHS

I don't know how to even begin.

SHE SIGHS

I don't know l-let's just start saying things

see if a conversation accidentally starts happening.

Go.

What happened yesterday?

Nothing. We left 'em to it. Didn't get involved.

"We"?

You mean Rachel don't you?

I know it must have been a shock

but you should have talked to me first.

That was my business. Yours?!

Mum you've been lying.

You're a liar.

There's a difference between a secret and a lie.

A secret is a private thing that you...

..that might be very upsetting

that you keep to yourself

so you can try and move away from it and...

I don't even know who you are.

I heard you Mum...

..with that copper bloke. I...

I was a police officer in a former life. Briefly.

You hate the police! Yeah exactly.

So you're the one they was all searching for round here...

..who was grassing everyone up.

Them miners.

You know what? All you need to know is

that I don't regret a fucking thing.

Everything before that the old me

my God yeah. Yeah.

But everything after that that...that kept me here

that gave me this that gave me you...

..no.

I will never regret or apologise for that.

SIREN BLARES IN DISTANCE

And as we agreed last night Ian

I can delegate emergency powers to you

as a review officer.

A review?

The c... The case is live. I'm still...

A civilian investigator to conduct and review

this live case.

It's part of the return scheme

for retired officers we lost in the exodus during austerity.

And just to be clear once this is resolved

I'm back out again.

Very clear.

PHONE RINGS

Lisa?

Ian. I've just heard from Sandy.

It's horrifying. Just horrifying.

She only lived round the corner from us.

They came to my group.

This will really set people off round here.

I'm the council's crime spokesperson Ian.

People will want a statement.

Yeah well our comms team are across it here so...

"Our"?

You've gone back?

Yeah just temporary you know. Don't worry.

Just for this one case so um...

I'll call you later. I've got to go.

Bye.

Have you got a plan? You think I can control this?

What have I always told you?

You might not be able to control what happens

but you can control what people think about it.

PHONE RINGS

Straight away yep.

That councillor

who's most opposed to the development - Lisa -

she wants to meet have a chat.

Dad? Um...

PHONE STILL RINGING

Huh?! Swipe the screen

remember? You swipe... swipe to answer.

Oh right.

Bloody bullshit phones!

They just make life harder.

Yes?

Yes I've seen the news.

Mm-hm.

DOOR CLOSES

Right just to reiterate you're not under arrest.

But uh

yeah you are entitled to legal representation.

OK. Just crack on.

HE CLICKS PEN

Everything OK pal?

Everything's brilliant thanks.

So um where were you yesterday?

Oh we had a big family do for our niece Kiera's 18th.

About a dozen of us round hers. Ask anyone.

We are doing.

We have. And?

They all say you had a big family do

at your niece Kiera's 18th about a dozen of you.

Mm. Exact same words

funnily enough.

Truth always sounds t'same I suppose.

Well if you could just uh write down

all the names of the people who were at the party.

PEN CLICKS

And can you think of any reason why the family of the man

who is charged with killing your son Ryan Bott...

Don't say his name.

I know who he is.

Don't need to hear his name.

Ta.

..why his family were shot dead

down at the coast yesterday?

Yeah. Awful. Just awful.

You lot must be shittin' yersens.

Right cock-up eh?

But we had nowt to do wi' it. Ask anyone.

KNOCK AT DOOR

DOOR OPENS

Sorry to interrupt.

Obviously needs identifying but...

..from the driving licence it's their nephew.

Kyre Branson.

Sir?

Harry.

He's dead?

Pretty gruesome apparently.

Shears - through the guts.

Not pretty.

All right thanks. Yeah. Course.

You all right? Yeah I'm OK.

That means we have 'em the Bransons. They were there.

No no it means he were there.

You know if he killed them who killed him?

I mean Jesus.

How do we play this?

Hey. Sorry.

You all done?

So um...

Your Kyre were at the party?

Yeah.

Cos we just had some information

from our officers down at the coast

to say they found another body.

In a van you know?

Nearby.

And from the ID on the body it seems to be um...

..Kyre.

You said... Some privacy.

Now.

DOOR OPENS

Fuck it. It can't be.

It's not him.

ROY BREATHES HEAVILY

Fuck...

HE GRUNTS

HE YELLS

THUD

THUD

HE CLICKS PEN REPEATEDLY

About to charge us aren't they?

All these years...

..and it's this now.

DOOR OPENS

Well you're going to have to protect us aren't you?

What? We're going to need protection.

Kyre were close to our Nicky.

He were very upset about what happened.

If - if - in grief

he went and did summat daft on his own

there's going to be a lot of folk out for our blood in't there?

Round-t'clock protection please.

And better than what you gave them Bottomleys.

Understood?

Hold on. Protection?! For how many of them?

Well they've asked for the whole family.

MURMURING

Well in total about a baker's dozen

given cousins and nieces nephews partners.

They're taking the piss.

Right we can group 'em together.

Two households max.

Blow-up beds if needs must. And one armed officer outside.

And I'll still need your supporting evidence

for the bean counters. Where are Ma and Pa now?

We're putting them in a hotel for now

at their request.

But just to be clear Ma'am no-one's happy about this.

You know there's officers here myself included

that... We've worked the best part of three decades

to try and get a charge to stick to Roy Branson.

Why are they so impervious this lot?

As I say it's a mess.

I've been trying to untangle it for years.

And now they're all turning on each other.

Your delicate ecosystem is collapsing in on itself.

Well with respect Ma'am you weren't here.

It took blood sweat and tears

to get this to turn a corner last time but we did it.

Now I'm not saying there aren't gangs and drugs

but for years they've stuck to their own patch

let each other have their own interests.

But this could upset the balance.

And then we'll be right back there again.

And God knows how that ends.

QUIET CHATTER

SHE SIGHS

I feel like a fucking idiot.

SHE SIGHS

LINE RINGS

PHONE RINGS

Summat's come up - you're cancelling.

No no. Well yes. Summat has come up but...

HE SIGHS

Hi Julie.

Hi.

Look I just briefly stepped back into the fold

you know just to help out on this one case

these killings.

Fine yeah I understand. Yeah.

I'm not um...

I'm determined not to fall back into you know...

I really still want to do something tonight.

I just... Going to be a bit later

so I wondered whether you um...

..you were happy to come down into town

you know down Notts?

Um no yeah. Yeah I-I can do that. Yes fine.

You sure? Yeah. Yeah.

I can uh get a bus into Nottingham.

I can tie my own shoelaces and everything.

HE CHUCKLES

Yeah thank you. Thank you.

Um well look I'll think of somewhere

and then I'll text you or...

OK. Sorry. Yeah.

I mean yeah. Sorry it's so um stressful

where you are. It...

PHONE BEEPS

Oh I-I've... I've got another call coming in so I'll um...

Yeah. Bye. Bye.

Uh hello? Hi Julie.

Dave from Howell and Harper here. Just a bit of good news.

The couple who viewed the house yesterday have made an offer.

An off...? An offer? Really?

Yeah. They thought

it was exactly what they were looking for.

Yeah. Can you...?

Sorry can you just give me a couple of seconds?

LOUD CHATTER

LOCK CLUNKS

PRISONER: Just fuck off. Just fuck off!

GUARD: Come through.

FAINT BUZZING

DOOR CLOSES BUZZING STOPS

Hello you. Ryan!

Come here. We're only allowed one but

oh it's so good to see you mate.

Yeah you too. I missed you.

Yeah. Shall we sit down?

So are you pair...?

Ryan you remember me? I'm um... I'm a social worker.

We saw each other outside your mum's the other day.

And I'm Ian St Clair.

I were a Detective Chief Superintendent.

I'm just helping out. Are you OK Steph?

Has summat happened?

A bad thing.

Ryan I'm... I'm very sorry. Um...

Stephie wanted to come and tell you herself.

Despite...

She's...she's been through a lot the past 24 hours.

Hey where's Mum and Uncle Denis Steph?

They're dead.

What no-one was like protecting 'em? Fucking...

What it's cos of me? Cos of...?

It's cos they was after me for Nicky weren't they?

Yeah. What the fucking Bransons yeah?

We're yet to establish that.

Oh well. Well... All right.

Well well. Calm.

What and Stephie was there yeah?

What and they knew about her?

Yeah? What and they still went...

And they left her alone what to fend... Fucking...

Hey hey hey! Right. Right.

Right. Sit!

All right. Now.

Ryan if you need some support there is a team

that I can put you in contact with and I do suggest that...

Where are they now? Hmm? Where are they putting you?

Where's she going to stay eh?

Where are you going to stay Stephie?

Hey we need... We need you to be OK.

Well we're hoping for some specialised support housing.

Or temporarily we could look into a residential care home.

Just...just for a short time while this all you know...

I want to be alone a sec.

Just me and her.

You all right?

OK.

BEEP DOOR OPENS

Come here look. Sit here Steph.

DOOR CLOSES

DOOR OPENS

The office would have sufficed.

Nah. Boring!

We wanted to... roll out the red carpet.

Bells and whistles for the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Wow though yeah.

Not too shabby.

Well actually it's incredibly shabby

practically falling down but old is old I guess.

Our garden - we're particularly proud

of some rare wild flowers that took an aeon to cultivate.

I can give you a tour later if you like.

Listen I'm so sorry.

This was about me.

Yeah? Not you.

I did it.

I stopped the man.

What man?

What man Stephie?

One of the two men.

Two men? What the men who...?

You stopped one?

Yeah.

Dead.

Stephie look at me.

He hurt Mum and Uncle Denis.

And so you hurt him? And he's dead?

HE EXHALES

HE CHUCKLES

BOTH LAUGH

Whoa!

And you've met my father Franklin Warner.

Mrs Waters.

I'm so pleased you agreed to come.

Franklin.

I uh wasn't expecting to meet with you actually.

Sorry. Sam didn't say.

Well I'm afraid you're getting both barrels.

That was meant to sound charming.

Uh I don't know why it came across so violent.

Of all the district councillors

who get a vote on our multi-use energy hub -

and this is my son's assessment

he's pretty astute at this kind of stuff -

there are only two strongly against.

I represent the ward the development would be in

and Sandy the one next door and...

I was actually here to raise something else.

The mine is only one element.

As you know we're talking about research and developments

into nuclear fusion natural gas

not to mention five billion in economic activity

in Nottinghamshire. 500 jobs.

This renewed crimewave we're seeing

borne out of drugs and desperation -

isn't that all tied into the lack of work?

Lack of prospects?

The inheritance of deindustrialisation...

Yes but the closing down

of the last coal-fired power station in the country

should be a huge moment

and to replace it by immediately reopening

a Victorian industry literally no-one is asking for

and damaging...

Britain needs to build.

Hmm?

Unless you disagree with that.

I don't necessarily disagree with...

No I mean build Lisa.

Build like we've never done before.

Build like we did after the war. Build. But more.

Houses towns villages hospitals

hubs of enterprise infrastructure.

After decades of inertia no ambition.

And that needs steel.

And steel needs coal.

And aren't all the steelmakers saying

they're keen to find eco-alternative fuels to coal?

Mm-hm. You heard this. Yeah she knows her stuff.

It's...it just feels like a gimmick. Sorry.

Tossing some red meat to the red wall

fighting the culture wars by pissing off

the environmentalists or owning the libs.

These are real jobs.

Showing that we're what here?

Still imprisoned by the accident of where we're born?

Mm...

You see the wild flowers growing here?

You know when they closed the mines and the quarries

uh...was the most remarkable thing happened.

Calcareous plants they're called.

SAM POURS DRINK

Yes they uh... they begin to spring up.

HE CHUCKLES

Yes. Rare and beautiful.

What's your point Mr Warner?

That things can grow here.

We're told they can't but they can.

There's colour.

And life.

Listen I'm her next of kin right?

And she's an adult. Yeah?

Stephie what do you want duck?

You tell 'em what you want.

To go back home.

Live at home.

Move back into her mum's house?

Well her house.

Our house now right?

There'll be a will or summat?

Maybe. I wouldn't know.

But given what Stephie's been through...

Yeah and I'm her next of kin now aren't I

now they're gone?

I assume.

But you're also in prison.

Yeah and...?

And? I'm going to sort mesen out aren't I?

For her.

I'm going to get involved you know programmes.

You know they're building up a library in here.

I could work on that if someone recommends me.

You always liked reading didn't you Steph?

That... That is good Ryan

but um I wouldn't feel comfortable with that

without arranging some support...

Yeah I-I'll arrange it.

We've got cousins haven't we?

Cousins?

Well yeah.

Yeah they can come stay

help her.

It's the right thing to do innit?

Family.

Keep it in the family.

What's left of our...

..our family.

I actually wanted to give you a heads-up

that I've been sent something anonymously.

Might be bollocks might not be

but given the climate it unsettled me

and I wanted to hear from the horse's mouth first.

I don't know if you remember that hoo-ha that got whipped up

a couple years back during the Ashfield murders.

Talk of undercover cops being sent into these villages

by the Met Police.

"Who was Thatcher's inside man during the strike?"

Well all this is saying that there was someone else here.

Someone big.

Like a big cheese.

You're not serious. What is all this?

I don't know. What is this?

Who would send this?

"Code name Westminster Bridge."

OK right yeah.

Someone trying to besmirch him.

Derail our bid.

Desperate. I'm not saying I believe it.

I could have gone straight to the press.

Would've helped me my case

to discredit your plans for round here. But I didn't.

What are these even implying? I don't...

There was like a boss undercover person in '84

Thatcher's man on the ground to break the NUM's hold here

fund and facilitate the breakaway union

and got rewarded with government contacts

and contracts and... Thank you...

..Sheriff.

I was told we were having one meeting

and it appears we're having another.

But you will understand

if I therefore prepare for the one...you actually want

and take the necessary advice.

So there is truth in all this?

In the meantime I think we should keep this between us.

Course. Um...

SHE EXHALES

DOOR BANGS IN BACKGROUND

You know if anything serious did flare up

if the inmates ever knew quite how...

..understaffed this place is or any prison...

Yeah. Well... Mm.

Of course you know who else is in here.

The epitome of the broken working-class lad

who got lost along the way.

Scott Rowley.

Yeah well...

I doubt I'd be much use there.

I mean he were never in a gang were he?

He were t'definition of a lone wolf.

And that's uh

frankly not a head I want to get inside again.

Truth be told.

OK.

LOUD FUNKY MUSIC

LOUD CHATTER

CORK POPS

MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH

Oh hi!

Thanks for coming down this way.

Is this all right? It's a bit um...

Yeah! It's fine.

Right. OK. Do you want a drink?

Uh oh a...glass of wine please.

Uh no actually can I have a gin and tonic?

Yeah.

I was just starting to find my feet you know?

It was my new job

and you know meeting with community leaders

who are full of passion and different ways of thinking.

And... You know

with everything every service just totally fucked right now

it's just...

You know I were up at the prison today and it's...

It's hard to keep faith but you know I guess we have to.

Yeah. Yeah.

I was thinking I might do a course or summat you know?

Like Open University.

A course? What in?

Um history politics sociology

psychology! Oh I don't know!

I just thought "Why not learn something?"

You know keep learning.

I mean why do people stop at this age?

Is it... Is it because they think they know everything?

I sometimes think I barely know anything!

Oh you know stuff Julie.

I've always...

..you know of you...

Yeah... Yeah I mean I know... I know I know things but...

And when...when something

like what happened to me happens and...

..everything in front of you just gets erased you know

it-it sort of...

It forces you to imagine...

..you know a different...

Yeah. ..sort of...

Oh I know. I mean it's strange.

You know in the police you know you're encouraged

to sort of take retirement in your 50s.

Yeah. And you know

you're supposed to be winding down

when actually you're still sort of...

Why can't we be winding up?

Yeah!

It's true!

Um...

So um

you say you were at the prison today you said?

Yeah. Where he is?

Yeah.

I thought um...well um...

It was uh put to me today that I might go and see him.

Go and see him?

Well I'm not saying I will. It's just you know

my new job now it's about trying to imagine

you know a different um...

Well it's about... It's about prevention

rehabilitation and...

Rehabilitation?! Him?!

Well no not necessarily him.

Just... Well technically yeah.

You know I mean God

what's prison for if it's not for rehabilitation?

Well it's to punish people in't it?

It's to stop dangerous people

from b-being... Of course it is. No.

It's just... I mean it's like what you were saying -

you know it's about knowing what you don't know.

And you know my new job

it's about trying to understand why.

It's about you know

the cracks that people like that fall through

and then trying to... What's there to understand?

I mean h-he's a psychopath who killed my husband in...

Do you not remember how... Yes I do.

..how Gary was taken from us?

And what you're thinking of going

and patting him on the arm and saying "There there"

like he...like he's the victim?

No that's not what I'm...

Look I wish I hadn't said anything. I'm sorry.

That's not what I'm doing.

I'm sorry. I-I think I'm going to... I'm going to have to go.

Oh Julie no come on. No no I'm sorry.

It's not... It's not you. It's just

I've got a lot of stuff rattling around in my head

and I just don't think I can do...this.

Well come on at least let me take you home.

No no please don't feel bad.

I-I know that I'm overreacting and I know

I'm going to be embarrassed in the morning but I...

Thank you Ian. I'm sorry. Thank you.

HE SIGHS

DOOR CREAKS

BABBLING THROUGH BABY MONITOR

SHE SIGHS

SIREN BLARES IN DISTANCE

Two phones were found in the back of the van -

Kyre's and then this one.

What does it tell us? Anything?

Well not loads so far. Barely been used.

Smacks of a burner though.

Zero apps no browsing history

only one text received and one call made.

This from an unknown number.

"They know where you are. Run. Now. Then call this number."

And so this phone was found with Kyre Branson -

so this message was for him? "Run"?

Well we don't know that do we?

Just that it was on him when he died.

I mean he could have taken it off someone else.

Well it's been wiped of any distinguishable prints

if that rings any alarm bells.

Maybe. You know maybe someone tried to send

a message to Pam and Denis on this phone

and then he found it.

You said it made a call?

Yeah an hour and 40 after that "run" message was received.

Just calling the number that sent it.

What this number here? Yeah.

And can we ping it? You know find the location?

By the way only two sets of prints

found on the garden shears - Denis and Stephie -

so no real leads there.

Ooh! We have a pulse.

This is the mast

nearest to the phone that sent the message right now.

That's near the Sparrows' farm.

Could they have...?

The Bottomleys? No no I mean

they're messed up but I doubt they'd do something like this.

But the phone is right there.

Ronan was at the scene when Nicky Branson died.

That's... I mean that's a lot of Sparrow overlaps

right there.

Harry I got something.

Look Denis used his card at a pub near the safe house

at 2:14 that day

so I thought it might be worth checking who else were around.

You know see if they were being watched

or if other punters saw anything.

Agreed. I can head there now. Or we can or...

Uh no I'm going to go to the Sparrows'.

I think you're right.

I'm going to check up on this text you know.

OK. Stay in touch. Right.

MAN: Lent him my sit-on mower.

Don't suppose I'll ever see that again will I?

RAIN PATTERS ON ROOF

Did you see any comings and goings?

Oh loads. A quiet street like this?

It was like Piccadilly Circus here the last couple of days.

Well how I imagine Piccadilly Circus to be.

Never been.

Don't want to.

HE CHUCKLES

And?

There's a...a street group chat. Er...

We all sometimes post er our observations on it

if you know what I mean.

Huh. Mm.

Thanks.

Ooh and one more thing.

He asked for a phone charger.

A phone charger?

Yes. Said they'd been given a new phone or something.

IAN: Yeah? Ian just a quickie.

Neighbour says the Bottomleys

did come into possession of a new phone -

one they didn't have a charger for so yeah.

The "run" message feels like

it was deliberately handed to them.

Right good. Useful.

Look I'm here now so...

Also the gun

found with Kyre's body matches the one that killed Denis

but not the sister.

That was a different weapon. Maybe a different person.

That's interesting.

I'll call you when I'm done here.

SEAT BELT UNCLIPS

Happen we heard you'd retired.

Oh aye? Who'd you hear that from?

Look he's said everything that needs saying

from what he saw.

So what else?

Well the matter's developed

as I'm sure you've heard.

So have the Bransons been up here?

Had any contact at all?

No. Why would we?

Don't you know owt about owt round here?

How things work?

Us chatting to them?!

We think someone tried to send a message to Pam and Denis.

Someone trying to warn them that they were in danger.

And I just wondered if that were anyone here.

God you are dumber than you look.

And you look really dumb mate.

No we don't go about saving people from other people.

We're not the fucking Thunderbirds.

What if I told you that the phone that sent that message

is pinging from round here?

And if I wanted I could get a warrant?

Do whatever floats your boat duck.

We've answered your questions.

It's been fun.

Now we've got things to be getting on with.

Oh one last thing. Kyre Branson.

We know he were there cos we found him dead.

Near the scene.

So whatever this is it's not going away.

It's a gathering storm and I'm worried about anyone

who's at the centre of it.

Remember what happened last time?

So this is a brief opportunity for you to help yourselves

by helping us. Come in talk.

Tell us what you know.

Think about it.

Cos this is a triple murder now.

And those responsible - they're not mucking about.

SHE SIGHS

PHONE PINGS

HE CHUCKLES

The nosy neighbour thread's come through.

Love it.

They have reges and everything.

Weirdos.

Should I uh forward this on to...?

Hold off one sec.

Do this first.

OK.

HE KNOCKS AT DOOR

Hi there.

Uh someone was coming out downstairs

or we'd have buzzed.

I'm DCS Summers. This is DI Clarke.

You are Rachel...Crossley?

Um...

Yeah my partner's just come home from work.

Can...?

Can this...?

It's very important we speak.

Right.

You work shifts Jamie?

Factory warehouse or...?

No I'm a surgeon.

Um I work in radio.

Where were you at two o'clock today?

Seriously? Why... Why are you asking this?

Why?

Do you mind if you show me your bank card Rachel?

We're investigating a crime over by Mablethorpe.

The victims were in the same pub

at the same time someone used your card.

You're one of several people who paid by card

around that time.

I don't...

I'm sorry?

Uh...

SHE BREATHES QUICKLY

I don't know what to do.

I don't... Hey what is it?

Babe come here. Come here.

What is it?

I don't...

What's up?

BREATHING SLOWS

I was there in um a personal capacity.

SHE BREATHES DEEPLY

With another person.

I need to speak with my fiance privately please.

You don't know or have had any contact with

Pam and Denis Bottomley?

No.

And you're not acquainted with the Branson family?

Kyre Branson or...? No.

Right well um...

We should go.

I'll show them out. Yeah yeah do it yeah.

Are you having an affair?

No.

It's... It's much worse.

I-I'm scared.

SHE BREATHES RAPIDLY

Come here. Come here.

Whoops-a-daisy.

Looks like they'll be having a long night of the soul.

What is it?

Can I trust you?

Yeah. Course.

One of those cars is mine. When you search you'll see.

I uh...

I checked on them the night before they died.

OK... So that's a normal thing...

I didn't leave until the morning after.

I uh...

I crashed there.

Fell asleep after I um...

Which I know is a bit...

..you know... We...

We had a drink and um...

I don't know how much you know about what happened with me

but this has um...

..opened up a lot of old ground and...

I'm fine. I'm going to be fine

but I'm aware my...behaviour is a little uh

erratic right now.

And I'd prefer if we could just keep...

They phoned me.

The Bottomleys.

The afternoon they died.

Their phone's going to show a call to the station.

I answered and...

..I didn't act on it.

Cos they just... They were just checking in.

OK.

So I suggest we both...

..help each other out OK?

Yeah I'm just... I'm...

I'm not sure what to say. I...

I was just trying to do the right thing.

And...having to...to meet your real mum...

..like that when they're all just so...

..so much in trouble and...

And I felt so...

..lost. You're not lost Rach.

Jesus.

You're here with me.

You're with me.

But you couldn't tell me any of it.

OK.

So...

..they're going to find out the police

that you...

Christ's sake. Um...

..you were there at this killing. Yeah?

I-I don't know.

Probably. Yeah.

OK.

So that policeman...

Yeah?

You'd better call him. Mm.

What's this then? Mothers' meeting?

If you like.

Let's make it Irish.

I've got stuff to talk about.

What are you dying?

You're not dying?

SHE CHUCKLES

SHE CLEARS THROAT

SHE SIGHS

SHE INHALES DEEPLY

Rory...

You've a sister. Daphne what are you...?

Come again? An older sister.

A... A... A...half-sister.

I had her when I was young. And...

..and Ronan found her.

HE did? Am I the only one who didn't fucking know this?!

We didn't tell him anything. He just...

SHE SIGHS

Oh you didn't think to tell me you little cunt?!

Oi! She was the one that was with him that day.

Nicky Branson's murder.

You met her?

Is... Is she all right?

Well who is she now?

How is she?

Is her name...?

Rachel.

Still Rachel.

Rachel?

What? Why Ronan?

What did you go and see her for?

What...? What's that got to do with the bastard pig

that come up here? They know right.

They know that we're involved and it's getting out of hand.

And the only way we're going to get out of this...

..is to work with them.

HE GROANS

Right. Come on somebody killed their Kyre

and they're going to kill again.

And like it or not we are in danger.

Yeah we've been in danger before.

But this is different Rory. Look at me. This is different!

We've got to put the Bransons away.

HE SCOFFS

Somehow.

I really think it's the only way for us to be OK.

LOUD CHATTER

LINE RINGS

JORDAN: Hey man.

How are you getting on like? King of the wing yet or what?

Yeah. So look

I need you to up sticks to my mum's...

..old place in Ashfield

help my sister out look after her.

Right? Look after your sister?

Who the fuck are y...?

Come on man. Ashfield? Not be in town? That's...

You can have my mum's house.

Old house. It's nicer.

New customers.

Opportunities.

Little bit of expansion. Yeah?

But...

..you look out for my sister.

All right? That's job number one.

What about funds?

Hmm? You can't up sticks and start over with no dough.

I mean you got a pot of gold

at the end of the rainbow somewhere?

We need cash.

CALL DISCONNECTS

So you keep an eye on them at all times and...

PHONE RINGS

Uh... Just a sec.

Yeah?

CLATTERING NEARBY

This is just a joke.

I think we've got 'em.

Great so let's bring... No no we need to...

Let's go and talk somewhere private all right?

HE GROANS

Anyone asks you're here to sell us cookies right?

So you were there and you saw it happen?

No not when it happened

but I was there I know it was them.

No not if you didn't see it!

There's a voicemail on there you'll find interesting.

Roy Branson - unhappy as it were.

Right but...

Look given your own history you're not exactly

the most trustworthy witnesses when it comes to trial.

And with the Bottomley killing being pinned on a corpse right now

we're going to need more.

More?

She's told you everything you need go and get 'em!

I'll get a full statement

but I'm telling you if you didn't witness it

if you didn't see it with your own eyes it's not enough.

If they find out what we're doing that's it -

it's over for us.

My family...

I know I understand and I need your help.

And then we can... we can send 'em down

send 'em down for the rest of their lives.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

That's him.

PHONE CHIMES

Fucking Sparrows.

What do you think we should do then?

We know what we have to do.

Which one?

All of them.

Well I never! That's seen better days.

Are you taking about me or the gun?

She's thinks I'm a spy some ex-agent of the state.

And what is the truth?

You've put me and my family

in the worst possible danger do you know that?

You were right Daphne - we are basically the same you and me.

Sort of tethered together now.

My father he has this thing - geography and destiny.

I think you make your own destiny.

Well that fear is back now

and I would ask people not to give in to it.

Last time you sat there you promised all of this'd stop.

It's about trust. Trust? And where you put it.

You don't think I don't wish

we lived in some age of honour and the like?

Yeah that'd be lovely that but we don't we live here now.

That's all dead everything it's all fucking dead.