55 Degrees North (2004) s01e01 Episode Script

1 Don't do this.
You don't wanna do this.
May I see your driver's licence? Do you know why we stopped you? Driving while black? I didn't mean to, Officer, but I was driving, and as for the black part, I hold my hands up to that.
- Can you step out of the car? - Yes, I can.
Oh, I see.
You didn't really mean, "Can I?" You meant, "Would I?" - That's what you meant, yeah? - Would you step out of the car? You know, I have this same problem with my boy.
Can never get him to say "please".
I put it down to nerves.
He forgets when he's nervous.
Does that happen with you? Is this your vehicle? I prefer to think of it as an object of love.
A love machine, if you will.
And yes, it is mine.
What are you doing in Newcastle, Mr Cole? New job.
Now, this is just me guessing, but you do have reasonable grounds for suspecting I've committed a crime.
Because you wouldn't restrict my freedom of movement unless you had reasonable suspicion.
And personal factors, such as appearance, - does not support a claim of reasonable suspicion.
- Rick? Not under subsection 3 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984.
- Am I right? - Rick? I asked you to be quiet.
Yes, you did.
And you did so as politely as you could, but politeness alone will not make up for your violation of the code of practice.
Rick? You're a flash bastard with a car like this.
Yes, I am.
I stopped you because you have a broken brake light.
I apologise, Officer.
I was meaning to get it fixed.
We just thought we'd let you know.
I appreciate that.
Thank you.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub Morning, John.
I'll set everything up for you before I'm off.
I'm meant to be in court at 10:00.
Here, I brought the float.
Do you want to fill the machines? We're not open yet! We're standing on the only part of the bridge the CCTV camera doesn't cover.
Right, that's unlucky.
Found ID, and what looks like a suicide note on his body.
Who was he? - Liam Connor.
- Liam Connor? Liam Connor won't be testifying.
- I'll get the court to issue a summons.
- He's dead.
- A jumper.
Possible suicide.
About an hour ago.
- They got to him? Well, we don't know if he jumped or if he was pushed.
What, you don't believe it was suicide? But we may never be able to prove it.
Unless we find Nazeer Ahmed, we'll have to abandon.
I'll ask for a warrant.
- Ahmed hasn't turned up? - He was summonsed.
He's a no-show.
The whole Dungary case will collapse without him.
We need to find him immediately.
If he hears about Liam Connor, we'll never find him.
I'm just thinking about his next of kin.
It would be insensitive to release his name before you notify them.
- That would be insensitive.
- Hmm.
I probably won't be able to notify them until Ahmed testifies.
Yeah? Well, we need to find him.
There's petrol in it, but they didn't light it.
If it's Dungary, we should call the police.
No.
Just get it repaired.
Why are you dropping your head? You keep your head up, son.
You swerve.
How you going to see where you're going if you keep looking at the floor? Make yourself a target.
Dare them to hit you .
They'll respect you for it.
- I don't like getting hit.
- I don't blame him.
- Nicky! - Hey! And I'm not sure about this respect thing.
The boy is anxious about his first day at school.
- I hope we didn't wake you up.
- Nah, I had to get up anyway.
I made a promise to sort out your room and I'm keeping it, all right? Grab yourself a box.
Let's get busy.
Being new is no fun.
I remember when I moved schools.
I hate school.
Yeah, I was like that.
I was a bit older than you.
Always getting into trouble.
One day, Mama walks in and says, "We're moving.
" We lived Streatham way and she got us this nice flat in Battersea.
That was moving upmarket, let me tell you.
Can we put this up? Absolutely.
It'll hide the dodgy plaster.
So, she put me in this new school, but I never went.
I said I hated school, but I was just scared.
We used to hang with a bunch of older kids on the estate.
- Who's "we"? - Me and your dad.
So, we're a couple of truants, and Mama can't handle us, - and we get caught.
Right? - I'm listening.
Mama doesn't know what to do with us.
I mean, she's working all day long to put food on the table, and we're cutting up.
Then, one day, this man turns up at the door.
Big man.
And I look at him, and I say, "What do you want?" And he looks down at me, all fierce and serious, and says "I want to change the world, and I'm starting with you, boy.
" And since that day, he walked me to school.
Even walked him to his first day at university.
Didn't want him getting lost.
- Really? - Yeah.
Well, that was a bit embarrassing.
I was 19 years old and he kept asking if I needed to hold his hand.
And now it's your turn, Matty.
I better get ready for work.
- You like the house? - You did fine picking the house.
Any house where you can see the water is a good house.
Oh, I meant to iron Matty's shirt.
I've done it.
It's hanging up with his uniform.
- You showed him the school? - Yeah.
Had a good look around.
And make sure you get him in bed by 8:00.
Oh, he'll have his head down long before that.
He's shattered from the journey, couldn't sleep.
Too excited to see you.
Time goes slow for a boy his age.
I missed you.
Place was empty without you.
Ah, it's good to have a little time on your own.
Get your head around things.
Put what happened behind you.
It's not something I'm running away from.
I know that.
You put it behind you 'cause you don't want to see it all the time.
I'm proud of you, Nicky.
Always have been.
- I'll be back to walk him to school.
- That'll be a good thing.
See you in the morning.
Come back with your soul intact, boy.
That Connor business stays on my desk.
I don't want that pint of stout sticking his nose in.
- Evening, all.
- Evening.
Get anywhere on last night's hit and run? That was made up to manslaughter.
The bloke died.
Maguire's got it.
Frank? Want me to follow up on it? - Nah.
Goes to CPS tomorrow.
- That's it? - Yeah, that's it.
See you in the morning.
- See you.
Anything from today? No.
A suicide made a mess on the pavement.
That's about it.
What's this? Oh, witness didn't turn up in the Crown Court on the Dungary case.
What's Dungary? A nasty protection/extortion.
Pretty heavy local family.
Played hide and seek all day, so nothing.
- Something to keep me awake? - Yeah, all right.
Miss Maxwell needs him to testify tomorrow, or they think it'll collapse.
Court's issued a warrant.
There's details on him.
Works, lives, parents' address.
- You've checked them all? - Aye, more than once.
- Has Carter put up a new roster? - It's not up.
I got to get back with the living.
Too many nights, man.
It's killing me.
Well, better get my request in.
- Yeah.
See you.
- See you.
- You got a minute, sir? - Just about one.
Got yourself settled in? Yes, sir, thank you.
I heard you were doing the new roster.
In my experience, sir, DS's don't actually do nights.
Oh, I think nights have been a good opportunity for you, Dominic.
Don't you? Get you working across all the departments.
Yes, sir.
It's been great.
However, I was hoping to get a permanent desk.
Move to days.
Run a team of DCs.
I value loyalty, Dominic .
It's very important to me.
You cannot have a successful team unless there's loyalty.
Yes, sir.
I think honesty is a very important quality as well, sir.
I'm sure you agree.
Yes, I do, Dominic.
When I move officers, I like to see it as a reward.
Yes, sir.
Do us both a favour.
Give me something to reward.
As you know, sir, clear-up rates at night, well, they're hard to achieve.
I understood when you came here, Dominic, that you've always been a high achiever.
I don't see why that should change now.
- No, sir.
- Good.
- Who is it? - Police.
Looking for Naz Ahmed.
I told the others.
He doesn't live here.
Now, please, stop bothering us.
You should have paid them what they wanted.
What they do isn't right.
Somebody has to stand up to them.
Not you.
To bring trouble on yourself and your family It's only money.
To risk your life for money, only a fool does that.
You pay them.
It's the way things are done.
And don't be so proud.
If I don't testify, it will all go away.
Everything will be okay.
When I go, lock all the doors and don't answer the phone.
Okay? Control to November 7.
Body in the river Quayside.
Tyne Bridge.
Officers at the scene.
November 7, on me way.
DS Cole.
Can you run a number plate for me? Romeo 565, Tango, Alpha, Hotel.
DS Cole.
Body in the river.
Divers have just finished recovery.
Who's the officer in charge? Rick? Night detective wants you! Oh, shit.
Rick? DS Cole.
- Sergeant Astel.
- What we got? Unidentified female, mid-twenties.
Drowned.
- Marks on the body? - She's been in the river.
No obvious wounds that might have caused her death? No.
Like I said, she drowned.
Let's wait for the postmortem to decide that.
Scene was sealed immediately? On arrival and discovery of the body.
Everything was done by the book.
Good.
Ever pulled a body out of a river? No.
We get one a week.
Current's strong, pulls you right under.
Strong enough to tear your clothes off.
You sink, and it's only after your body starts to decompose that the gases pull you up to the surface like a balloon.
Could have tried to swim across on a dare last week.
Could have fallen in 30 miles away when she was walking back after a heavy night in Hexham, who knows? This crime scene isn't gonna tell us any of that.
- You know a lot about this.
- I've worked here a long time.
Me? Haven't got a clue.
And when you don't have a clue, it's good to start with the "who knows" part.
But that's just me.
About the car, why didn't you say you were a police officer? - I didn't want any special treatment.
- You could have reported me.
Why? You're a brother officer, aren't you? Sergeant? I need a favour.
Ah, man, we should have clocked off hours ago.
First the jumper, then this.
Yeah.
Dead people are so inconvenient.
And we've got a couple of hours of paperwork ahead of us.
Then let's call this a big favour.
Thank you.
Excuse me, sir? We're looking for a Naz Ahmed.
We understand his family own this restaurant.
- Is he here? - No.
- Have you seen him recently? - No.
If you do see him, can you tell him to contact the police as soon as possible? Thank you.
Naz, Naz.
Mr Ahmed? DS Cole.
Could I have a word, please? Uniform 8, out of the back.
He's on his toes.
November 7, he's gone into another building.
I got him! I got him.
- It's all right, he's got him.
- What do you mean? What do you mean, what do I mean? He's got him.
Got him like, "caught him"? Or got him like, "sees him"? Have you got him like, "caught him"? November 7 where are you? I don't know! I don't know! Repeat? I didn't read that.
I don't know where I am.
I'm new, aren't I? Shut up! It's coming from over there.
2003 to Control.
Officer in pursuit.
Backup required.
Mr Ahmed, stop! Now, don't make me come up those stairs.
Now, you don't have a chance, 'cause I will catch you.
I won't be hard on you if you stop now.
Now, do we have a deal? Okay, that's it.
Deal's off.
Any time now on the backup.
High Level Bridge.
High Level Bridge.
Stop! Police! DS Cole.
Now.
Put your arms up, get down on your knees.
Put your hands above your head and get down on your knees, now! - Now! - I'm the night detective.
Hello.
Yeah.
Claire Maxwell.
No, no, no, no, you're not disturbing me.
No, I'm just leaving a charity do.
Uh-huh.
Well, that's excellent news, yeah.
No.
I'll be Yeah, I'll be right down.
Thank you.
A charity do? It was your wife.
Not funny.
Custody Officer.
We got our witness.
You should get some sleep.
You need to be sharp in the morning.
What were you thinking? You failed to answer a summons to testify in Crown Court.
Courts don't like that .
They get very, very cross.
- I was busy.
- Look at this.
I got blisters the size of pound coins because of you.
Rubbish shoes.
Hey, these are not rubbish shoes.
These are fine shoes.
Handsome shoes.
I paid a lot of money for these shoes.
And they don't fit right.
Probably too big.
You went for style over comfort, didn't you? - No.
- I used to do that.
Then I'd be all day in the kitchen, get shooting pains up my legs.
That's when I got these.
- You think I'm gonna wear something like that? - You see? Style over comfort.
I said no.
Uh-uh.
- Not on my feet.
- Didn't catch me, did you? No, I didn't.
That's why you're sitting here.
Who's watching you, Naz? I saw your car.
- Are you gonna let them intimidate you? - Can't make me testify.
- The court's issued a warrant to ensure you do.
- I'll lie.
Now, you don't wanna tell me that, 'cause that would be another crime.
What do you mean, another crime? I'm a witness.
I didn't commit a crime.
You failed to turn up in court.
Now you tell me you're gonna lie, which I'll add to obstructing a police officer, failure to stop, trespass If I had time to think about it, there's so many we could nail your skinny little arse with.
You've had a bad night, Naz.
You keep it up, we'll get you a loyalty card.
What were you thinking? Trying to leg it? - You could have killed yourself.
- What difference would it make? Kill myself or they kill me.
Dead's dead.
Lying's the only way out.
- We've talked about lying.
- What else can I do? You testify.
They go to jail.
You're safe.
- Do you think I'm stupid? - Earlier tonight I did, yeah.
They wanted me to pay fire protection, 100 quid a week.
I said no.
Then it started.
A broken window.
Petrol through me family's letter box.
Whole gang of them.
You may put one or two of them away for a few years, but I'll spend my life wondering if my family's going to burn to death in the middle of the night.
- They tried to kill you? - Yeah, so I called the police.
Stupidest thing I ever did.
I should have just paid them like everyone else does.
They tried to kill your family? I thought you had balls.
Did I get you wrong? I hate it when I do that.
People try to kill your family, and you let them get away with it? No.
I couldn't do that.
I'd want to see them punished.
Your family.
You've got to stand up.
Easy to say when you're not doing the standing.
Look, we can protect you, but you need to help.
You think about that.
It's hard to think when you're running.
Ain't no doubt you can run, but you can't run forever.
Nice speech.
- You're safe here.
- Yeah.
I'm safe.
Who's looking after me family? They'll know you've got me, man.
How they gonna know that? You think you're clever.
You don't know anything.
The address is 38 Mornington Road.
The name is Ahmed.
I need a couple of officers to keep an eye on it.
Just in case.
Thank you.
- What time did he come in? - About midnight.
- Any other charges? - Just the violation of the court summons, so far.
What do you mean, "so far"? Well, from what I've heard, I expect there will be.
Arresting Officer hasn't given us the file.
Who arrested him? Detective Sergeant Cole? I'm Claire Maxwell, CPS.
I'm looking after the Dungary trial.
Well done in finding my witness.
Excellent work.
- Let my boss know.
- Oh, I will.
- Are you gonna charge him with anything else? - I wasn't planning on it.
Well, sounds like he resisted arrest.
Trespassing.
- That's for me to decide, isn't it? - Well, I'm not trying to tell you what to do.
Thanks.
For a moment I was confused, now I'm reassured.
You don't have a coat, right? Is there some sort of coat shortage in Newcastle? I mean, no one wears a coat unless they're shoplifting.
You're very observant.
Style over comfort.
You just didn't want to spoil the look, is that it? That's obviously why they made you up to Detective so fast.
No.
I think they did that for other reasons, don't you? We can hold him till 6:00 a.
m.
for violating the court's summons.
The reviewing officer can decide in the morning if custody should be extended.
I'm not sure if bringing any other charges is in the public interest.
Well, that's for me to decide, isn't it? You weren't thinking of deciding that after you hear his testimony, were you? No.
But I am busy, and it might just work out that way.
- Are you gonna get a result? - It's never wise to predict what a jury will do.
You've got a very frightened witness who's worried about what might happen to him after he testifies.
I'd be a bit more bullish, if I were you.
We won't get a result if he doesn't tell the truth.
And you think putting him between a rock and a hard place will do that? I wouldn't dream of telling you how to do your job.
- That'd just be wrong, wouldn't it? - We're on the same side.
I think your witness wants to hear that, not me.
Control to November 7.
Domestic disturbance.
Detective requested.
November 7.
I'm looking after a suspect.
Do they need me on the domestic? Detective requested.
On my way.
Look, we don't need to file any more charges.
He wants to testify.
He just doesn't know it yet.
Fear has a way of clouding your judgement.
He'll do the right thing.
- Why are you so confident? - 'Cause I asked him to.
- Let him go! - I did it! I admit it! Will you just Let us Just take us away.
- Calm down! - You leave him alone! - Leave him alone! - Mrs Woodley, you need to calm down.
Get your hands off him! DS Cole.
Why am I here? This is a straightforward domestic, isn't it? Look straightforward to you? Sarge? Night detective's here.
Cole's got you down as helping to bring in Nazeer Ahmed.
He wanted to make sure you got credit.
- I told you he was a good bloke.
- Well, I can't thank you enough.
We really need this witness to testify, and to be honest, I thought this whole Dungary thing was about to collapse.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
It's a Well, yeah.
- No problem.
It's a pleasure.
Sounds like a dangerous chase.
Danger kind of goes with the job, really.
We don't mind it.
In fact, we love it.
Detective Cole didn't list anything else on the charge sheet.
He must have forgotten, and now he's gone out.
I wondered maybe you'd want to speak with the custody officer.
I don't want Detective Cole to get into trouble.
Resisting arrest? Yeah, yeah.
He did.
- Well, he must have done if we chased him.
- Trespassing? When we arrived, we observed Mr Woodley assaulting his wife both verbally and physically.
- Who called the police? - I did.
I told you to be quiet.
Who assaulted who? I assaulted her.
I did.
I swear on me mother's head! There's nothing to investigate.
You got a confession.
- Mrs Woodley won't cooperate.
- Don't listen to her.
Look, I've got things to get back to.
This is your problem.
If she won't give evidence, get Social Services involved.
Is there previous? No.
But I've got a Section 20, and now so do you.
- Wounding? - Yeah.
And now it's your problem, too.
Mrs Woodley? Could you turn around, please? - Why should I? - Just do it, will you? Why has everything got to be explained? Would you please do as the Sergeant requested? I want to know why.
Because she fancies your fat arse, that's why.
Mrs Woodley, you've been stabbed.
And I did it.
Yeah, I did it! Let me out of here! Get me Cole! - Somebody, let me out of here! - Get back from the door! Get off me, get off me, leave me alone! I want to speak to Cole! You've been stabbed.
You need to go to the hospital.
She knows.
She's declined medical attention.
It was an accident.
- I fell on the knife.
- You fell on it? It was lying on the floor, balanced on the handle, pointing upwards, and you fell on it? - It's a good trick.
- She's lying.
You think so, do you, Mr Woodley? Get yourself to the hospital and get treated for the knife you fell on.
I go there, and the doctors find a knife in us, they have to call the police and the police have to investigate.
No! I'm not going! Don't think I haven't tried.
I love him, and I won't file charges against him.
Look, if she's not in immediate danger and she says it's an accident, there's nothing we can do.
Officers in vicinity.
38 Mornington Road Vandalism in progress.
November 7 to Control, can you confirm 38 Mornington Road? Her husband has stabbed her.
- Yes, officers on the way.
- Don't walk away from this.
Look, arrest her, section her, I don't care .
Then ship her off to hospital.
I've got to go.
Arrest her for what? Mrs Woodley, I'm going to arrest your husband.
Sergeant? Mrs Woodley, you're under arrest for assaulting an officer.
Hey, but what about me? They need protective custody.
Needs to be authorised by a senior officer.
Like I said, at this hour Don't worry, I'll sort it.
You know what this is about, yeah? I promised your son you'd be safe.
Nicky? Is that you? What are you doing home, boy? This is one of those "don't turn on the lights 'cause you don't want to see" situations? Yeah.
I didn't mind you doing this with cats and dogs when you were a boy, but I couldn't think of anything else to do.
No one else knows they're here, and I want to keep it that way.
Look after them, will you? They're having a rough night.
They'll be safe here.
Don't worry, I'll cheer them up.
Cheers.
Section 20, wounding.
You sure you got the charge right? It's not an 18? - Which is worse? - Eighteen.
Well, why not 18, then? Section 18 is wounding with intent.
It carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Oh.
Had to restrain your witness.
He was screaming he wanted to see you.
Take over.
- Officer.
- Right.
They found out, didn't they? That you've got me here.
Are they safe? - What happened? - Just tell me! Are they safe? Yes, they're safe.
I meant what I said.
- Where did this come from? - You tell me.
It was put under my door.
Who could have done that? In a nick? They can get to me anytime, anywhere.
Even here.
You can't stop them.
Look, leave this with me, yeah? Your parents are safe.
No one knows where they are.
- I'm on your side.
- Yeah, right.
You and me, we're best friends.
That's why you filed all those charges against me.
What are you talking about? Charged me with resisting arrest, trespass, obstruction.
Thanks.
You stitched me right up.
- No, I didn't.
- Whose side are you lot meant to be on? They're the villains, not me.
What they do is not right.
But you can't stop them, can you? I open my mouth, they kill my family.
I don't, I go to jail.
I guess I go to jail.
- Look, I had nothing - Leave me alone.
I don't fancy a chat.
We haven't been here long, but everyone we've met seem very friendly.
Well, we haven't met that many people, to be fair.
We just want to be left alone to get on with our lives.
I know how you feel.
But it only takes a good man to look away for a bad man to prosper.
You must be proud of your son.
Did Mr Woodley fall down or have to be restrained while in your custody? No.
We searched him before putting him in the cells.
Police surgeon's on his way.
Is that why you stabbed her? I don't know how they got there.
Look, Mr Woodley, this isn't a proper interview.
There's no tape.
It's just me and you, man to man.
A man doesn't file charges against his wife because she hits him, does he? She just gets angry.
That's all.
I never hit her back.
We've been married for 12 years and I've never hit her back.
You stabbed her.
Yeah, and that was to show them that I can stand up for meself.
Show who? On the estate.
People that laugh at us.
They think I'm not a man because, well, I let her treat me the way she does.
She just gets angry.
She cannot help it.
I can't stand it when they laugh at us.
But you've arrested us now, so they know.
Yeah.
They know that I'm not somebody to laugh at, that I'm dangerous.
Look, I'm not a marriage counsellor, Mr Woodley, but you might consider moving on.
Why? You heard her.
She loves us, man.
- Busy night? - Yeah.
I put a file on your desk.
Woodley.
Domestic.
Go easy.
All right.
Anything else? - Pulled a body out the river.
- Did you get your five shillings? - Eh? - It's a local custom.
Ah, you guys are full of them.
Oh, er, found your witness.
You did? Nice one.
Does the Custody Officer sell information to the newspapers? They might do it where you're from, we don't do it here.
And you're not gonna win many friends if you go around accusing your colleagues, are you? Yeah, and I'm short on friends.
I just can't figure out how Dungary's mob knew.
It's not hard to listen in, if you've got a radio scanner.
Villains like to know what we're up to.
I'm sure they find it handy.
You ought to get that brake light fixed.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How are they? Fine.
Talked their ears off, calmed them right down.
They're getting dressed.
Hey, like the uniform.
- You look sharp.
- Thanks.
Oh, don't.
You want to look good, don't you? - You had breakfast? - Yeah.
I'll make you something when we get back, then you can have some sleep.
No, I'm just gonna get a nap.
I got to get in early.
You need to sleep, boy.
- With any luck, I'll be off the night shift soon.
- Luck.
Luck.
Oh, I'm not wearing the hat.
All the boys wear hats.
You don't want to look out of place, do you? Then why did you brush my hair? He always made me wear the hat, too.
Well, it didn't do you any harm, did it? Stop frowning.
Do you mind if I tell them you're my dad? Of course not.
They're staring.
There's nothing to worry about.
Why are they staring? Because you're new.
And you're wearing a stupid hat.
Hi.
I'm Miss Kerry.
You must be Matty's guardian.
I'm Nicky.
This is Errol.
- Hi.
- Pleased to meet you.
And this is Matty.
Hi.
Matty, you're sitting over there, and coats go on the rack at the back of the room.
- You have a coat rack? - Yes.
Matty? Soul intact.
- Ah, he'll be okay.
The boy's a survivor.
- Yeah.
Well, thanks for coming up here.
We couldn't have made the move without you.
I know.
You're useless without me.
Somebody knew I arrested him, and someone inside passed the note.
Déjá vu all over again.
And it was someone with access to the custody suite.
- A police officer? - Maybe.
I don't know.
But if I start making accusations, I'll cut my legs off.
Well, you don't have to accuse someone to make them think you know more than you do.
No.
I don't.
Keep your own counsel, son.
There's only two people I know you can trust.
They're both having breakfast, together.
Nicky? I know, know the answer before you ask the question.
That's the one.
Morning, Mr Ahmed.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
Thanks for what you have done.
Look, I'm really sorry about what's happened to you.
- I'm gonna try and get you into a hotel.
- Will you see my son today? I need to see him right away.
Sergeant Astel.
As you know, I've been on the list for a CID attachment for some time now and, well, I've been in the queue for a while, I haven't heard anything.
- There's a limited number of spaces.
- Yes, sir.
We like to reserve them for uniformed officers who might have a career in CID.
Yes, sir.
There are some detectives your age already thinking about their pensions.
I'm not thinking about that.
Are you saying I'm too old, sir? I like to think of myself as experienced, not old, sir.
Aye, so do I, but me wife might argue with me.
Yes, sir.
That's funny, sir.
I thought you were trying to be funny, sir.
No offence.
I mean, you look young to me.
Rick, I don't have a detective who's willing to take you on.
That's the bottom line .
Sorry to disappoint you.
That's fine, sir.
Just thought I would ask.
Well, I'm glad you did.
Thanks for coming in.
- You're in early.
- You interfered with my suspect.
Naz told me about the charges.
Why? - I told you he'd testify.
- Well, I imagine he will.
You've got a scared witness who doesn't know who to trust.
Dungary's friends seem to know he's in custody.
They went after his parents last night.
We probably should have anticipated it after what happened to Liam Connor.
We'll need to organise protective custody until this is over.
- Liam Connor? - Yesterday's jumper.
- He was scheduled to testify.
- But you don't think he jumped? Well, I'm always reminding myself not to jump to conclusions, as it were.
Is there a good reason why I wasn't told about this? Well, not that I can think of, no.
Look, we didn't want it widely known, there's nothing conclusive in it.
Needed to notify next of kin.
And as you said, "Fear has a way of clouding your judgement.
" We didn't want that happening to Mr Ahmed, otherwise we might never have found him.
Nonetheless, you should have been told.
But it's not something Mr Ahmed needs to concern himself with.
At least, not until he testifies.
He's going to tell the truth.
He doesn't need his arm twisted.
Yeah, I'm delighted you're so confident in your own ability.
Forgive me if I don't want to take that chance.
- You might have given him a memory lapse.
- Maybe.
But he'll be on the stand when we reconvene after lunch.
So we'll know then, won't we? Yates asked me about Woodley.
Domestic violence.
He's worried you're not going after the right charge.
Wondered if it should be an 18, wounding with intent.
Did he? Why did he do that? You passed the file over.
He's just doing his job, relax.
Now, I don't mean to be rude, but I have to prepare for this afternoon.
- She beats him up.
- Yeah, well some blokes like that.
He snapped.
No way it's an 18.
Look, I doubt if we're going to continue with it.
She won't file a charge.
They're in love.
It's a funny old thing, love.
Yeah.
Some people confuse it with power.
You've got to prepare.
I wouldn't have said anything about Yates if I didn't respect you.
Thank you for the witness, and watch your step.
'Cause nobody likes it when the new boy does good.
You didn't really mean to say "boy", did you? No, I don't think I did.
- Where's my witness? - He's with his solicitor.
You aren't gonna let me down, are you? My client has nothing to say to you, Detective.
- Don't try and hide, Naz.
Do the right thing.
- You don't have to say anything.
- I know you're scared.
- I'd like you to leave, Detective.
My client's under quite enough pressure.
Trust yourself, man.
Stand up and find out who you are.
So that's my choice? Self-knowledge or death? Hmm, tough one.
It's an opportunity.
May not feel like it now.
I've been in your shoes, sitting where you are.
I wanted to give up.
Run away.
And a friend said to me, a good friend, he said, "Nicky, you do that and you won't come home with your soul intact.
" My client will appear in court as required.
Now, if you continue to harass him in this manner, I'll make a formal complaint.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, I'm going.
We're all gonna find out who you are, aren't we? It's not just me.
I've got to think about me family.
Don't you understand that? If he can get to me in here They're watching every move I make.
I think you're done here, Detective.
They're ready to take him over to the court.
Don't do anything till you hear from me.
I'm sending a car.
Now.
SOCO found some flowers outside the amusement arcade - I need your help.
- with a note saying, "We are watching you.
" Only circumstantial connects it to Dungary.
Frank, me old son.
I didn't know about Liam Connor.
No one told me.
Now, I'm only guessing, but I think the same guys that were watching Liam Connor are watching Naz.
How about you, Detective? I know I'm new, but I suggest we work together, so I'm gonna hand this to you on a plate.
Because we're friends.
November 7 to Control.
We're bringing Mr Ahmed across to testify now.
Front of court clear.
Go when you're ready.
That was totally cool.
Get in.
Watch your head.
Mr Ahmed, do you see the man who made these threats in this courtroom? Mr Ahmed, do you want me to repeat the question? Mr Ahmed? Yes.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear your answer.
Could you repeat it, please? Yes, I see him in this courtroom.
Could you point him out to the court? That's him.
Dungary.
- Mr Ahmed has identified the accused.
- You're dead.
You're a dead man.
I think we're there.
He'll go down, and then we'll hit him with a conspiracy to murder.
You'll discontinue the charges against Naz? I can't imagine there's any point in prosecuting.
It's not really in the public interest, is it? Certainly not in yours.
I'm going to go to the Quayside later.
Can I buy you a drink? - I'll be on duty.
- Okay, another time.
Better go back in.
Thanks for the offer.
- You all right? - Yeah.
- See you.
Bye.
- Bye.
Catch any hassle? Yeah.
There were these two boys.
They don't like me.
Well, that's their problem, not yours.
Don't worry, they'll get used to you.
I don't think so.
They hate people from London.
You're not breaking the other one, are you? My cousin.
On the house.
Concentrate on this one.
If you need to pass open case files on to other detectives, do it.
- Good call, Cole.
Nice one.
- Yeah, well done.
Cheers.
Er, Frank? You know that Jane Doe in the river? I can have a look at that one for you.
No, I got it covered.
Dominic? Can I see you? Claire Maxwell has good words to say about you.
That's nice of her.
Yeah, you've done a satisfactory job on the night shift this past month.
- Satisfactory? - Yeah, satisfactory.
Our clear-up rate's not very good, is it? But, you know, overall you're doing a satisfactory job.
I don't think it would be appropriate to upset the balance of any of the teams on the day shift.
Nobody's volunteered for nights.
So I've decided, after careful consideration, to leave you as the night detective.
- I'm sure you considered it carefully, sir.
- Yes, I did.
Do you have a problem with that? When I arrived here, sir, you said it was a temporary assignment.
Well, that's up to you, isn't it? You know where the door is.
You'd like that, wouldn't you? I meant to my office.
I don't have a problem with it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Soul intact? - Yeah.
- All right.
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