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Kyre Branson. We found him dead. It's a gathering storm

and I'm worried about anyone who's at the centre of it.

Stephie what do you want duck? You tell 'em what you want.

Live at home. We've got cousins. They can come stay help her.

Keep it in the family.

What are these even implying?

That there was like a boss undercover person in '84

Thatcher's man on the ground.

Can I trust you? Don't worry we just know a few people that's all

keeping us up to speed with what's happening.

Yeah we've been in danger before. But this is different Rory.

Look at me. This is different!

Folk reckon it's really out here? Scott Rowley's treasure?

15 grand! My new job it's about trying to understand.

What's there to understand?

I mean he's a psychopath who killed my husband!

You don't muck about do you?

Oh no I'm not... I'm not "leaving" leaving this minute.

I'm just er...

..just going to stay with me sister for a bit that's all.

She moved up to the Peaks

so I thought I'd go and see what it feels like up there

you know while I let the idea of this...settle.

OK. Yeah. I weren't in when they viewed it.

Who are they? Are they...? Are they nice?

I don't know just...

Yeah like a family. Normal family. Two kids.

Yeah. We brought our daughter up here and then the grandkids

and yeah they were always coming round and...

Are you going to be OK?

Yeah of course yeah. All right. I'll see you. Yeah.

MICKEY: So go on then.

You've had the statements. What are you waiting for?

I'm afraid the statements alone aren't going to cut it

with the CPS given your own um less-than-clean record.

Well she hasn't got one. Clean as a whistle. Yeah but neither of you

were actually there when the killings took place.

The voicemail - you've got Roy Branson's voice saying...

Saying what? He just makes a threat don't he? That's all.

They told us they were going to do it then they left to go do it

then they came back and told us they'd fucking done it. Jesus!

And what are they going to say when we pull 'em in here?

They're going to point the finger at you aren't they say that you're

putting them in the frame because it were you that did it?

What reason would we have to kill poor bastards we didn't even know?

Ronan was there when Nicky Branson was killed.

I knew it. I said didn't I? Not to be trusted.

Nothing would ever be enough. You can't be fucking trusted!

OK OK. All right. So come on what are you saying?

Look I appreciate the leap that you're all making here.

I do. But if this is going to stick then I'm afraid

we're going to have to ask you to erm...

..record them making a confession.

Wear a wire?

One of us?

Look I-I understand the risk I do. I just...

So basically not to put too fine a point on it

you're all sat here with limp dicks in your hand

unable to do the dirty yoursens

so you want us to lube up and get the job done for you?

If that's not too fine a point like I say.

Innocent people are dead Mr Sparrow.

You knew they were in danger and not only did you fail to inform us

you also went along for the ride.

All right hey hey! Now as far as I'm... No that's not... We...

She... She tried to stop them. We did. And...

And it's all I think about that we didn't. I can't bear it.

Give us the room. Just family.

Just family she said.

DAPHNE: Rory... No.

No this is mad this is. I'm fucking spinning in here!

All right what did we say?

We won't ever be safe until the Bransons are out of the picture.

Well let's take them out then our way. Oh right

because that'll never come back to us will it?

Either Ann and Roy or one of the half-dozen remaining Bransons

who won't need a calculator to put two and two together

to know it was us. Think!

We shouldn't have done this though should we?

What's the one rule the one thing you never do?

Grass. Not anyone let alone us.

Us?! I mean fucking... Jesus Christ!

I can't. I can't do it. I'm done.

Where are you going? Rory! This is bullshit.

Rory? No you can bollocks!

So erm...

How would it work if I did it?

MICKEY: Hold up. Shouldn't I be doing it?

Well we spent time with her - Ann.

It wouldn't be odd - that odd - to check back in with her

now that we know that their nephew died there.

Oh wait. No. Hang on.

Do we know he's dead?

HARRY: Well it's not public yet

but we can let the press know later on today.

And he's been identified now so... Yeah but we just need

to be careful you know because er this news

it could put fuel on the flames out there

and there's tensions with rival gangs and...

Yeah so the gap between us releasing it and any of you

sitting down with Ann better be as short as possible.

No not any of us. Me. I'm doing it alone.

Daphne! I want to help. I mean that's why I'm here - to help.

No-one else right? And that includes anyone else from in here

the police - I don't trust any of them. I don't even trust you.

Well just to...just to reassure you you know

we've got the entire Branson family under special protection.

They can't move an inch without us knowing about it so...

Up to you me duck.

DOOR OPENS

Stephie is this them?

CAR DOOR OPENS

CAR DOOR CLOSES

Home sweet home. Oi look at Ryan.

ALL CHUCKLE

Stephie if you're not sure about this about staying here

then you can just say now.

Hey it's cool. Right? She's all right. Innit Stephie mate?

Well we can...we can just go. Wait. Hang on. Go where?

I mean what have you got for her that's better than her own home?

It's OK.

Right. Well remember you've got my mobile number in your phone

and you know that I just live a few roads away don't you? Do you?

That's good to know. She lives with the Sheriff of Nottingham.

CHUCKLES

Right...

I'll see you soon yeah?

Ryan said you had to look after me and do what he says. He said.

Yeah don't worry. Ryan's still the boss.

Yeah. Two times a week he calls from the slammer.

ALL CHUCKLE

DOOR BUZZER

SCOTT: So that's your big idea is it? To just...

..steal me treasure eh is it?

Did you not just listen to owt I said?

Huh? Not steal. Nah. Nah nah nah. Go fetch.

You think you're the first one?

Oh mate! Honestly I fucking swear

when I'm on the out I'll get it for you. I'll save it.

Promise!

Yeah except I've got people on the out right now haven't I?

Listen it's no good sat there in the soil is it? Eh?

Sherwood Forest ain't giving out interest rates.

And think long-term mate. When you get out

times change world spins.

You're young pal. A babby.

There ain't no way you're dying in here. No no way. You are though.

You've killed. You killed.

Manslaughter.

Murder.

Diminished responsibility.

Why do you want it?

The money.

For my sister.

For your sister?

HE TUTS

SCOTT LAUGHS

Come here you f...! Get here!

SHOUTING AND CHEERING

GUARD: Oi! Move it!

ALARM RINGS

Oi oi oi oi! Get back! Get off him!

SHOUTING

SHE SIGHS

FRANKLIN: Sam?

We need to see her - the Sheriff.

Look can't we both like strategise briefly

before this becomes a whole big thing? No. Call her.

We'll head over today. Best not wait.

Dad loop me in. Come on.

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

So I tell the truth nip it in the bud. What is the truth?

Dad we should get some legal advice.

FRANKLIN SCOFFS

500-quid-an-hour fuckwit in a fuck suit? No way.

OK well I HAVE called our lawyers and they would really like you

to take a breath so they can... Well I didn't ask you to do that!

This is a personal matter. Mine. She has memos government documents

alleging that you went about Nottinghamshire

in the '80s under a code name doing the Government's bidding.

Why do these articles even exist? Are they faked? Talk to me.

Dad? Today!

Call her.

Right I'm calling Ian. We're telling the police.

No. Come on. I have them all the time.

Everyone in politics gets them especially women.

It's just par for the course. Don't do that!

OK I'm just saying... This is different. This is an actual...

..death threat.

Oh I'm sorry Sandy. This is so much stress what with Ella...

..especially when it is obviously bullshit.

Just run this by Ian St Clair see what he says.

Lisa please. OK OK I will.

I will. I promise.

So we'll be all square after this?

My family the force?

What you mean will they wipe your family's entire record clean

for an act of civic behaviour?

No that's not what I mean.

Thank you.

I meant me and you

what you know and that never resurfacing again.

Right? WE'RE all square.

What's all this "they"? Will "they" wipe our records?

Distancing yourself from this lot are you? No I'm just here

for this one thing.

So you said down there that you didn't trust me.

Oh sorry. Did I hurt your feelings? I never did tell anyone

you know what I promised you at your kitchen table. Not a soul.

Julie Jackson knows. I went round there.

Me you and her - what a strange little triangle that is.

Yeah well she can...she can be trusted though can't she?

Well Ronan found out. He heard what we said. In the hallway.

You've never told Mickey though have you?

Don't you dare judge how I handle my family. Do you understand?

What fucking skip fire have you turned your own family life into?

Heard you're back in Ashfield living all alone.

I'm not alone. I've got a dog.

SHE CHUCKLES What is that? A lonely cry for help?

No.

It's a Border terrier cross actually.

Look I can er go through some techniques on covert recording

if you like. You know how to get suspects to talk or...

I know how to get people to talk Ian. I've done it

once or twice before. Yeah.

What about Rory? He didn't seem too wild about the idea.

Hm. He's all skirt and no knickers our eldest.

Relax. He won't get in the way.

So... So... Hi.

It's... I mean despite the... It's nice to properly meet.

Oh we've met.

Not that you'd remember.

About that big.

But I remember.

Would you like a...? Yeah.

I'm not a man what frightens easy

but you scared the shit out of me.

Although we did...try.

It must have been hard though.

And I get it falling for someone finding out they're pregnant

someone else's baby. That's... I mean...

I don't blame you. Hey...

..I would have done. I'd have...

For her back then anything. I... I did.

I said I was up for it but...

She hasn't really spoken about any of that.

The reasons. And I...

I don't need to know them really. It's not...

I mean that's not the...

..any more...

SHE SIGHS

I just get the impression there was stuff...

..for her back then.

Yeah.

DOOR CLOSES

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

What did they take? PlayStation. You?

Telly.

HE SIGHS You're right. I ain't getting out.

Not that it'll be like worth it.

Yeah I'll be an old man probs.

I don't even know why I did it mate.

I was off me head and he was a wanker

and something just fucking you know...

..just fucking snapped and er...

Do you ever think about what YOU did?

But you ARE right. I don't care either way about you.

Wouldn't be for you would it? It'd be for me sister.

You know she's... None of this is her fault. Nothing is her fault.

She's like...

She's the only family I have mate.

And... And I promise you you'd double it.

Triple it even. Hmm?

Cos this...

..this is an investment mate. And then when you're on the out...

..whatever you want then eh?

What would you do pal on the out?

There's this er...

..place...

..in America.

Old mining town in Pennsylvania.

Oh yeah?

It's a ghost town.

Completely abandoned in the middle of these mountains cos...

..back in like the '60s this fire

broke out in the mine you know a gas explosion or summat.

And it's been burning ever since.

All these houses...

..shops...

..this whole town wi' a...

..fire burning beneath it.

And no-one knows how to put it out.

No-one knows what to do.

But it's there.

It's so hot you...you..you put your hands on t'ground you can...

..you can feel it like that... that heat they reckon

raging beneath you in the earth.

Yeah I always thought it'd be nice to go there.

Start again.

Live alone.

HE SNIFFS

Give us your hand.

Mate over there.

Shit.

Well where the hell have all these come from?

OFFICER: All seized by our officers in the last six weeks.

We'd usually expect to see this amount over six months.

HE SIGHS

OFFICER ON TV: Any information that can help us with our inquiries

will be much appreciated. We can now confirm

that the body found close to Mablethorpe beach on Monday

has been identified as Kyre Branson

of Ashfield Nottinghamshire.

Our thoughts are naturally with his loved ones at this time

but we would appeal to anybody that has seen anything or knows anything

no matter how small to please contact the police.

Knock knock. We come in peace and in fact bearing gifts.

Some home-grown herbs from our arboretum.

Mm pungent. Mm-hm. Thanks.

Well they er... they go nicely with anything.

You cook? I'm terrible at it.

I really don't have long. Sorry. Really? Well we appreciate it.

Oh my God. You don't do these things do you?

Ho-ho! Bloody everywhere these days.

It's helping me quit.

Mm-hm. I'm sure. Well...

..we appreciate what you did

and gave us warning of what you received.

I do wonder who might have sent this cachet.

There was no note or anything?

I mean I'm glad you still have it. You haven't...shared it with anyone?

I said I wouldn't. I haven't yet.

Oh! People often deride local politics don't they?

Full of busybodies and Nimbys working in drab municipal offices

dealing with potholes and recycling.

I don't think this is drab.

No no no no of course not.

I mean I can see Nottinghamshire County has some real talent.

Mm. That's comforting.

Fact is I thought all last night

about denying what you laid before us

and then I decided not to because you know

denial implies a certain level of shame.

And I'm ashamed of nothing.

Yes it was me.

Wait Dad...

The Westminster Bridge. Ha-ha! It's a silly name isn't it?

Yes a bridge between down there and up here.

You were this spy?

Mmm... A fixer.

Problem solution. I can't speak to the specific accusations

of your no doubt sexed-up dossier and I know how the tabloids

have occasionally salivated over the potential of my existence

but yes I worked on behalf of the Government

and the security services

leading the anti-strike campaign here in the coal fields.

OK Dad can we just...? It's OK Son.

No I mean I really think... Your father was a miner?

He was yeah.

Mm-hm.

And in '84 he came down on the side of...?

My father chose to work.

Good man.

You know the abuse dished out by the NUM was in my opinion

off the charts to any collier with an independent mind

unwilling to bend to the might of the mob.

Yes I helped with some of their legal action

and trained some of the branch leaders in arguments and rhetoric.

OK so nothing illegal or...or unethical I'm hearing

or... No no no no. No public service.

So make it public. Go ahead. No Dad please.

You used government power and money to divide a community

then used that influence to profit from it.

It says here... access to contracts

the original chumocracy.

Excuse me Councillor Waters...

So your business empire here is more or less built on a myth?

Myth? What do you mean myth? Myth?!

Have I not been consistent my whole life in my beliefs?

Power of the individual freedom choice the value of work?

I mean after all we are the working classes.

SHE LAUGHS

Well was. Came from.

So drag that into the light as much as you please.

HE INHALES DEEPLY

accusations of favours and such - well you'd better have

more than some dodgy online blogs and rumours Councillor Waters...

..Sheriff of Nottingham...

..because I doubt any of that is likely to withstand

the accusations of libel.

I mean we're only a few days away from the council's vote

on the development of our new mine and that would look

dangerously like a last-ditch attempt to besmirch your opponent.

HE TUTS

Dirty tactics.

HE INHALES DEEPLY

..you'd better be sure Sheriff.

I'll leave that with you.

Gibbo? Ian?

I heard you'd moved back round here.

Yeah. It's true then. Yeah.

Aye... I called earlier to book the function room back there

just for a couple of hours this afternoon. You know I need it

to be private no-one coming round. Are you kidding?

What you want the whole room to yoursen?

What is this not good enough for you?

Just you know...

GIBBO CHUCKLES

Over there.

Cosy enough for you?

PHONE BUZZES

Lisa I can't really talk right now. No it's OK. I'll be quick. Sorry.

Erm Sandy asked me to let you know so I'm letting you know

in case she ever asks then you can say yeah I let you know.

So er you know folks get threats and things from cranks and trolls.

It's only that they're getting more regular and more aggressive.

So I am passing that on.

Sorry what you've...

You've had a death threat? I mean...

..I suppose.

How were it sent to you? Were it social media or...?

Emails mainly. Some DMs. Graffiti on the... All right well

send them to me and I'll pass them on to the digital team -

they might be able to trace it. And I'm going to send

a protection officer over all right? No please.

That's playing into their hands. Right well I'll come over later.

You don't have to. I'm safe at work then I'll head straight home.

Sandy'll be there. Lisa I'm coming over.

All right? No arguments. I'll see you later.

TYRES SCREECH

What the fuck?! Shit!

SHOUTING

Fuck! What the...?

Here's Johnny! What?

What do you mean "What?" Shining axe door.

Honestly fuckin' youth of today!

HE YELLS

Right enough! Oh God...

You know who I am? No. And look at the door. You've just...

Rory Sparrow. Another couple of hours

and we'll have some shooters here. So if you want to come back then...

No you won't. Look at yer. Amateur hour.

Little kids playing in a big boys' sandpit.

So nah I won't come back in an hour.

I request an in-person meeting. Location here. Time now.

You're all right doll.

You back up.

Sorry about your door.

Look there's two stories being told around here.

In one my family are bowing out.

They're even some say running scared.

Then there's this other one one that says Rory Sparrow

just turned up at the Meadow boys' new gaff here in the pit villages

wielding an axe and raising 'ell.

Don't sound like they're running scared.

Sounds like... they're back in the running.

In the running? For what?

This place NG17 all in.

HE SNORTS

Soon to be history. I have privileged information

insider trading. So it's hostile takeover time!

Someone's got to stake their claim early and hard

and it's a vacuum I intend to fill all right?

Maybe you're not the only one with your eyes on round here. Maybe.

But historically my family have form round here.

However you've got the manpower the runners.

And I've got the contacts. I can get the gear.

Listen...

..this is meant to be her place. All right?

Normal. Quiet.

You've come in here and alert all the neighbours.

Don't worry about the neighbours. They're all shitting themselves

round here about all this. It's all kicking off.

Normal family murdered on the coast?

I'm sorry about that by the way

genuinely.

So no-one's going to be popping their head over the parapet

or what have you not any more. Everyone's head down blind eye.

So...

..we got a deal?

Er... Oh yeah. Er pint of bitter ta.

All right love.

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

GLASSES TINKLE

GLASSES TINKLE OVER HEADPHONES

Cheers Gibbo.

HE WHISPERS

The Sparrows.

I'll be in and out.

See what this is about.

Go on. What?

I did not care for it.

Rolling over on Kyre.

Can't roll over on someone who's dead. He's dead.

So we made his death useful that's all.

You can betray someone in death.

His memory. What...What have we said except that he did it

which he did? Weren't alone doing it though were he?

But there he is face all over t'news taking t'blame

everyone what knows us saying he acted in dishonour.

He messed up. Two 'stead of one there.

And if they had have caught him

he'd have took t'blame himsen anyway not squealed

same as what's happened. Yeah and we squealed pretty quick

though didn't we? Saved our sorry fucking arses.

Who killed him? Who were it? Who knew apart from them?

These fucking places.

For these fucking people.

A wasteland.

DOOR OPENS

DAPHNE: Hiya.

You all right?

You come here a lot?

That weren't a pick-up line. Er yeah.

We like to show our faces from time to time you know?

Who's your mate?

Protection...courtesy of Nottinghamshire's finest.

The police? Are you working with the...?

Oh please!

All right. What are you having? I'll get this.

He can come over. Vodka and soda please duck.

DAPHNE SIGHS

I'm so sorry...

..about Kyre.

Who...? What the hell happened?

Betrayal.

Well what else do you call it? God knows who.

You and yours were t'only ones we talked to.

You're not saying...? No. No of course not.

Cheers Gibbo.

So how are you feeling about it all?

You know what happened on the coast? What went wrong?

What do you mean?

Oh well that you killed both.

What happened is all part of t'cut and thrust of it.

These things go down when you get yoursen mixed up in a war.

Oh come on they weren't mixed up in anything them two.

They were innocent. We've been through this Daphne. Innocent?

You don't reckon parents are responsible for their kids?

I took responsibility for mine.

Have you er seen DCS Summers?

Yeah I've...seen DCS Summers.

Oh! That was cryptic.

Something's going on in't it?

People are acting weird. He's not answering his phone.

My lips are sealed.

You know the saying "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"?

No actually.

Well a Sparrow in t'hand...

..might be worth two Bransons in the clink.

That wasn't that cryptic.

SHE SNORTS

So er they're grassing up Ann and Roy?

Not grassing exactly.

So how's Roy doing? I guess maybe he's a bit more used to it.

I'm assuming it's not his first time.

Why did you want to meet Daphne?

I... I don't know. It just...

It just felt odd not to. I mean... DAPHNE SIGHS

..are you OK?

Nicky first then Kyre.

Now I understand why you and Roy

why you...felt you had to do what you did.

If anything like that happened to my family I'd... You'd what?

I don't... I don't... I don't even know.

PHONE RINGS

PHONE CONTINUES RINGING

Do you want to get it?

RINGING STOPS

DAPHNE: I might get another.

Same again Gibbo and some nuts.

MARCUS: It's me. Look sorry to call

but I think you're with a friend of ours at the moment.

Things have moved a bit faster

than we thought they would. She's wearing a wire.

As in right now so... Sorry. Are you calling someone?

SHE MOUTHS

Look I know you'd never say anything

but I thought you'd want to know OK?

I'll keep in touch.

Got some nuts.

Ooh thank you.

So...

..you haven't been questioned at all...

..by the police?

Like surely given what that Bottomley lad did to your Nicky...

Have they been sniffing round you?

Why would they be sniffing around us?

Maybe he was targeting your Ronan hit t'wrong lad.

No. Ronan's...Ronan's not...

What?

He's never moved in them circles.

Well you have though haven't you? Your family.

Prize catch for t'police you.

The cocaine over the years. Moving hot gear around.

Yeah all right.

You're right Daphne.

We are basically the same you and me. Different...

..but...sort of tethered together now

in a strange sort of way. So I can see why you'd want to meet.

Just to check.

I go down...

..you go down.

Right?

I'll get mine. I said I'd pay.

I'll get it.

She knows. She bloody knows.

Where's she going?

PHONE BUZZES

Daphne you wait till Ann's gone and then you come and see us.

You've put me and my family in the worst possible danger

do you know that? Someone's told her.

Look I were listening. There was nothing to suggest

that she knows all right? It was the look of her. She knows.

Someone from your sodding place has told her. Fuck!

Maybe that wanker protection bloke that was with her.

Have you thought of that? Daphne nobody knows.

All right? So you wait till she's gone and you come back

and we'll work out what to do next.

Next? Oh yeah right. Go and fuck yourselves!

All right there's someone I've got to go see.

Couple of kilos of ket to get you started round here.

And this is for your odd little spice-smuggling trade. Cool.

Give me a shout if you need me all right? Yeah man.

What the fuck's all this? Wuthering Heights?

HE CHUCKLES

It's mine and Ryan's thing yeah?

These synthetics go for about £50 an ounce on the street

but inside an ounce can go for over a grand.

Spray it on anything smoke it.

Can't be detected in urine tests neither.

So the only question is how do we get it in?

Word is prison's got a new library scheme

and they're looking for donations

and we've got Ryan waiting to take delivery.

Meantime we're scaling up out here.

Keep a low profile just a normal house.

And we'll need more runners to help us move the gear.

I'm going to take this treasure and make it grow all right?

ZIPPING

STEPHIE: Hello?

You all reet Steph?

Ryan! Hey how are you going mate? Are they looking after you?

Steph? Steph are they? Cos they're there for you.

You know all of this yeah it's all for you

and I want you to be OK. So if you're not OK with something...

It's OK. Are you OK?

Yeah. Yeah grand me duck.

Listen erm I might need you to do something for me

you know like er do your bit.

Would you... Would you pop round your mate's house

you know the one who lives with the sheriff?

PHONE RINGS

What? Are you at home? Cos I'll come round.

Don't bother. Call me when you've done your job and arrested 'em.

Daphne you're not in any danger. We've got protection officers

on the Bransons 24/7. We know where they are. There's something wrong.

I can feel it. Just fuck off and leave us alone.

Daphne plea...

Oh fucking hell!

Right sod this. We have enough on the Bransons. We do.

Let's just charge them. It will stick! We don't need the Sparrows.

What evidence? Where's your evidence? We just get it

out of them. Sit me opposite Ann and Roy.

I'll get it the fuck out of them! Just shut up will you?!

I'm sorry I shouldn't have...

Oh fuck.

You know I promised myself I wouldn't do this

get dragged back in and... and put me other job at risk now.

Yeah well if you need to be somewhere else it's all good.

You me - pint now.

HE BREATHES HEAVILY

The last drink I had was with Denis Bottomley.

That night. A few cheeky cans of real ale.

We're still good an' that right?

Yeah.

Yeah of course man.

And er you with me too? The phone call?

So...you erm know him of old Saint Clair?

"Sinclair" yeah. He was around when Chloe...

Oh. Right.

What like happened? You don't have to...

People talk about it do they? About me?

No. Just...

..it's known.

HARRY SIGHS

We met when she was a student

when I arrived here you know for training.

She got some work at this er

little accountant's office. Hucknall. You know secretary.

Turns out the guy who ran it used to do a lot of the books

for the gangs cartels around here including the Bransons.

And one day in walks Kyre.

Kyre Branson? Shit. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the box

but we saw an...

..I saw an opportunity through her to turn him.

Anyway it all went wrong and when it went wrong...

..she was just...there.

She just happened to be there. In the way.

So it was him?

Kyre? He killed her?

No.

But I always thought he knew who did.

He said he didn't but...

..I know.

I know it.

Shit!

Yeah.

Stephie hey.

Hello Lisa. Is Sandy in?

You all right? Is everything OK?

I want that back hand up!

One two! One two!

On your toes! On your toe...

What the fuck are you doing here? Yeah nice to see you an' all.

Look don't be cute. I mean it.

No I just need to talk Denise all right?

Well I just wanted to check in cos it's getting heated out there.

I was wondering whether you were hearing anything.

You know if any of the families like the Bransons or the Sparrows

are recruiting if there's going to be a fucking war.

I didn't know we were turning informant Marco. Did you?

Denise come on. Now you have lads coming in and out of here

all the time. I don't consent to a police interview

without proper representation. I'm not here as police am I?

I'm here as me. Come on we've started conversations

about this before haven't we? Yeah.

Before you betrayed us.

HE SCOFFS

After I persuaded groups gangs Marco here

that they could say things to you

without the risk of it getting back to the police

and then back to the police you go.

So no. Sorry.

No understand I did leave. I've left.

I'm just helping out on this one thing these murders

which proves what you've been saying what we've all been saying

that it's on a knife edge out there. That's why the intervention teams

need to be embedded don't it? Need to be working alongside you.

Words fucking words. Easy. You made your choice

you made it ages ago which side of the line you're on.

So you're just going to have to fucking live wi' it.

Just...

Just let me know if any of the lads go AWOL

or if you hear of anybody being...

..targeted or anything. Look Ian...

..I want you to be part of the work that we're doing here.

But the more you're the face of laying down the law again...

You can't ride two horses at once Ian. He's right.

I'm sorry. You have to pick.

Sandy should be back shortly.

Ta.

Are you doing OK Stephie?

I'm so so sorry.

My cousin's looking after me.

Good. That's good.

I want to help Ryan with the books.

The books? They're stocking up a new library in there right?

In prison.

Oh! Right. Yeah yeah yeah we got the funding for it.

They're taking in donations people's old books.

We want to help.

Yeah like collect old books and shit send them in.

OK.

Erm OK. Well I'll tell you what

why don't we put a poster up in the clubbie

and lay out a box for people to come and drop some off?

Yeah.

Yeah? And then you could like help us get them in...

..if...if you funded it? Your council?

I mean yeah should be pretty straightforward.

We'd just drive them round. Cool.

And is everything OK at home Stephie?

Sandy was asking after you.

Yeah. It's OK.

Good.

Well I think I've got the date somewhere for the collection

so I will go and dig it out.

DOORBELL RINGS

WIND RISES

TREES RUSTLE

SIRENS WAIL IN DISTANCE

SIRENS GET LOUDER

What's happened?

I need to get in there. They're friends of mine. No I need...

Look you know me. I'm a police officer!

Ian!

Sandy!

SANDY SOBS

All right.

Always page 50 remember?

The fuck?