55 Degrees North (2004) s02e03 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 3
1 I've got a good chance.
All me mates down at the pub think I'm a pretty good mover and shaker.
Well, you can't sing.
Course I can sing.
Mr Pitley, I warned you yesterday not to try this again.
Well, this phone mast's coming down.
Not today, sir.
Put the angle grinder by your feet.
You sure you won't embarrass yourself? Singing in the showers is one thing, in front of all those people could be ugly.
I used to sing in the school choir.
Be good for me profile.
- Not if you're rubbish.
- I'm not gonna be rubbish, am I? Mr Pitley, why? - Why do you want to get yourself into trouble? - What you gonna sing? This phone mast is making people ill and nobody on the estate wants it here.
You'll have to speak to the council.
The council are the ones who let them put it here, man.
Swear to me it won't be Elvis.
Mr Pitley, I want you to promise that you won't try this again.
- It's going to be Elvis, isn't it? - I like Elvis.
- What's wrong with Elvis? - Elvis singing Elvis is one thing.
- Him singing Elvis - You're gonna try and sing Elvis? Why shouldn't I sing Elvis? Well, blokes who can't sing always sing Elvis or New York, New York.
Yeah.
- I'm waiting for your promise, Mr Pitley.
- Why is he singing Elvis? "Cop Idol", Northeast regionals.
Mr Pitley, your promise? No, I can't do it.
Nobody living on this estate wants this phone mast here.
You're leaving me no choice.
I'm gonna have to arrest you for criminal damage.
Oh, well if you're gonna arrest us, I might as well damage it properly! Come on, Mr Pitley.
Let's make this easy, eh? What Elvis song you going for? I was thinking, you know, the one about fools rushing in.
That's about right.
Wise men say Only fools rush in Now that's criminal damage.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub I think that's the one you're after.
Have a look, let me know.
Can I help? The retail counter's next door.
Yeah, I know.
They sent me to you.
Are you Philip Jones? Yeah.
Mr Jones, you're under arrest in connection with the death of William Leslie.
What? Michael Watt? Okay, we have two assailants, one victim.
Two incidents within a twelve-hour period.
The first incident was reported at Fisherman's Quay at 15:46.
Philip Jones and Michael Watt struck the victim, Bill Leslie, more than once.
Mr Jones kicked Mr Leslie in the head.
The argument was apparently over an unpaid debt.
As police arrived.
Both the assailants and the victim left the scene.
Did he seem to be all right? Later the same evening we received a call from the publican of the Berwick Arms Public House.
Hey, Leslie.
He believed a breach of the peace was about to be committed.
Mr Leslie was struck on the head with a blunt object apparently by Mr Watt.
Sergeant Astel and Constable Clark arrived at the scene.
The assailants escaped before they could be apprehended Mr Leslie identified his attackers but declined medical assistance.
Ambulance required, Berwick Arms pub.
The following morning, I was called to the scene of a suspicious death.
It's Bill Leslie.
No sign of forced entry or violence at the scene.
Mr Leslie's wife reported that he went to bed complaining of a headache.
Brain haemorrhage.
They killed him.
It's murder.
- You think that was their intention? - They were trying to kill him and they did.
Have they admitted attacking the victim? We're still at the "it was self-defence" and "I don't remember" phase.
We've got witnesses.
Well, we can get to constructive manslaughter with greater ease.
Greater ease or less effort? If they were provoked or if serious harm wasn't intended, we won't get to murder.
You hit a guy with a piece of wood and you're not intending serious harm? What planet are you from? I could do without the insults.
I get into an argument, I go and get my gun, I come back.
I shoot the guy and he bleeds to death three hours later.
Is it murder? Well, I might consider diminished responsibility.
Don't mess with me.
Murder would be the likely charge.
The guy bled to death.
He just didn't see the blood 'cause it was in his brain.
Have you looked at the pathology report? Of course.
It's the intention I'm worried about.
If grievous bodily harm with intent results in death, the proper charge is murder.
They intended grievous bodily harm.
The result was death.
There were two incidents.
The second was premeditated.
They sought him out.
It's murder, Miss Maxwell.
It's a no-brainer.
Not exactly the best choice of words under the circumstances.
These are bad people, Claire.
They have form.
Watt has done time for violent crime.
I've got the file.
We need to stand up for the victim here.
Let justice be done.
I don't understand your problem.
Right now you're my problem, okay? You've got no monopoly on protecting the victim.
I want to put these two guys into prison and I want to make sure I do.
We all want justice.
You think you've got them by the short and curlies.
- I know we do.
- Yeah? I have to anticipate your mistakes.
Being confident has its virtues, but it doesn't always win in court.
Now, please, don't be offended when I need to be convinced that you're as good as you think you are.
How long have we got? About fours hours before we have to apply to the courts.
Right, then you've got four hours to continue to interview them.
An admission of the assaults would be handy, yeah? We'll charge before we have to apply.
- With what? - Well, I'll let you know.
- You sounded real good.
- Thank you.
Richard? You're Richard? Rick.
I was expecting someone younger and smaller.
Oh, well.
You better come through.
How are your pipes? There was a boy in my village in Trinidad thought he was very hard.
I was scared of him.
We all were.
This old fella used to be a merchant seaman, came home after many years on the water, he was the one who taught us how to box, bare-knuckle.
Didn't have gloves.
Do I have to listen to your stupid stories? Winston, the old fella, had the trembles.
When he showed us how to move and dance and punch, he didn't shake.
It was as though it took his troubles away.
The boy we were scared of used to laugh at him.
I didn't like it, so we had a fight.
I hit him once.
I saw the fear in his eyes.
Winston broke it up.
He was cross with me.
He didn't understand why I was fighting someone who was so weak and scared.
Winston had always seen his fear.
The boy was trying to be hard to cover it up.
You got that same look in your eyes, boy.
You don't know nothing about me! I know that life has already whipped you and you're only in the first round.
Now, look at me! Now you either learn how to duck or you learn to take a punch.
That's my stupid story.
Let's start by getting your feet moving.
And breathe.
Deeper.
From your loins.
My loins? I need the air to come from down here.
Right.
Can I do some singing? You can't sing if you can't breathe.
I need you to practise every day.
On "ha".
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Breathe from your manhood.
Yeah.
Okay.
Whatever.
Oh, look.
Feel how I do it.
Close your eyes and feel.
Don't get pervy on me.
Sorry.
So what music did you bring? Not Elvis.
So he's on the ground, defenceless, and you kick him, repeatedly.
I just remember I was defending myself.
You're lying.
We've got two witnesses that saw it happen.
Could you stop the tape, please? It's inappropriate to categorise a recollection as a lie.
It's inappropriate to beat a man to death, Mr Fenwick, wouldn't you agree? Tape resumed.
For the record, I'm asking Mr Fenwick not to interrupt the interview again in order to advance a point of law.
Okay, Mr Jones, can we continue? Or would you like to speak to your solicitor in private? Mr Jones has nodded his consent to continue the interview.
Detective Sergeant Yates and Mr Fenwick present.
Okay, Mr Jones, we just need to get the events straight.
Who threw the first punch? He did.
I was provoked.
Mr Leslie did.
He owed you money, didn't he? Mr Jones has nodded his agreement.
Did he owe Mr Watt money? Not that I know of.
So you went to ask for the money? Why was Mr Watt there? We didn't come to get the money.
We just happened to run into him.
Don't try and be clever.
We know who Watt is.
You came to get the money.
You bring Watt along for muscle.
How did Bill Leslie provoke you when he's lying on the ground defenceless? I'll be honest with you, Mr Jones.
What happened is really not in doubt here.
Maybe it was a coincidence that you ran into Mr Leslie, but kicking him in the head wasn't an accident.
I appreciate you might have been scared, but here's the thing, you deny it or say you can't remember, it's not gonna look good in court, is it? I have nothing else to say about that.
Let's cut the crap ! You're in deep trouble! You're looking at a murder charge! You sought him out! Watt waits outside and hits him when he leaves the pub.
It's premeditated.
Did you have to pay Mr Watt or was it a favour? I didn't see what happened.
I was still in the pub.
Nothing to do with me.
Nothing to do with you? The money's the motive.
We've got witnesses.
We've got forensics.
Do yourself a favour, Phil, tell the truth.
Bill Leslie is dead.
This isn't going away.
You lie and it's only gonna get worse for you.
I'm not gonna say that.
I remember kicking him.
I thought he might have a knife or something.
I was scared.
You kicked him in the head? Answer for the tape.
Yeah.
I kicked him in the head.
Next time we'll try and unlock the beast and free the voice.
Yeah.
Okay.
Whatever.
- Look, let's be clear on this.
- Come on, Jeremy.
Let's not fall out over this one, shall we? No, no, no, course not, but listen.
It feels like two separate events to me.
Oh, it's the same victim on the same day.
My client acknowledges that he hit Mr Leslie, but he can't be held responsible for Mr Watt's actions.
They set out to hurt Mr Leslie.
I don't know if they did.
He threw the first punch.
Let's pretend that my client was trying to collect money that was owed to him Shall we pretend that he went to a small claims court to do it and Mr Leslie never died? You don't intend to kill someone who owes you money, Claire.
You'll never get it.
The notion of premeditation is ridiculous.
You're gonna look silly.
Why don't I worry about how I look? My point is this.
Grievous bodily harm is where you should be on my client's altercation with Mr Leslie.
The former Mr Leslie.
He's dead, in case you've forgotten.
If that's where we're going with the charge, I'll know how to advise my client.
Well, I am so happy to know that.
Everybody deserves good advice.
Thank you for stopping by.
Is that where we're going with the charge? Well, do you know what, I'll let you know.
Here's some more advice because, as you say, everyone deserves it.
You don't want to make it one event, Claire.
You got the late shift, Frank? Yeah, for my sins.
Ooh.
I'd like to hear about those.
- Ah, Frank! - All right? Yeah, I've been thinking I can help you to help yourself be a better person.
No, thanks.
Improve self-esteem and help others in the community.
- Are you deaf? - Just a few hours a week to help shape a future.
Look, your youth in the community scheme, it's great.
Well done.
Don't want to be part of it.
- Brooksy? - I'd love to, but I'm busy all this year.
Ah.
Well, cheers.
Is she the enemy? Can anybody give me just a scrap of reassurance that she's not the enemy? We'd like to help you, but we don't know what you're talking about.
CPS woman, Maxwell.
I need to break something.
- Clarky's free.
- I know the fish rots from the head.
I expect Lord whatshisname and the "all style no substance" politicians to be against us, I expect that.
But she's meant to be working with us.
I need dirt on her.
I need to be able to hurt her.
That's what I need.
Who's got some? Hmm.
Sorry, I can't help you there.
- I could give you dirt on me.
- Really? You know, sir, you could channel some of that energy into good works.
Clark, he did say he wanted to break something.
You could be a role model, sir.
Yeah, I know that.
I'll help you with that youth scheme, Clark, as long as there's no camping involved.
- Thank you, sir.
- Are these two helping you? - Yeah, sure.
- Yeah, yeah, course.
I feel better now.
It's good to get rid of it as soon as you get it so it doesn't eat you from the inside.
Yeah? Right.
Sergeant, maybe you and I could do that scheme together.
Make it a little less painful.
We'll speak later.
All right.
No comment.
You were paid by Mr Jones to attack Mr Leslie, weren't you? - No comment.
- Listen, it's better you tell us the truth.
It'll be easier for everyone and you'll help yourself out in the long run.
Look, we've got your DNA on the piece of timber you hit him with.
We got Mr Leslie's statement and a witness.
- You're toast, mate.
- Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Maybe you didn't mean to kill Mr Leslie? Maybe you were just trying to scare him, but Jones is gonna hang this on you.
He's gonna say he's had nothing to do with it.
His brief is setting you up.
Doesn't seem fair to me.
No comment.
Criminal damage.
Somebody must have heard something.
It's a tree in a forest, I'm afraid.
What, we got nothing to go on? Mr Pitley, flat 127.
Been arrested and cautioned twice for criminal damage.
You any idea what they do in Clark's youth scheme? Sit around.
Talk.
Come up with cunning new ways to break the law.
Jab, jab, jab, jab.
One-two, one-two, one-two.
Jab, jab.
One-two, one-two, one-two.
One-two.
Yeah.
One-two.
One-two, one-two, one-two, hook.
You're too wild.
Relax, you'll hit the target, okay? Come on.
Jab, jab, jab, one-two.
One-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, cross.
Listen, boy! - How is it going? - Fine! - You done? - You two getting on okay? Get up! Come on! Come on! Come on! Jab, jab, one-two.
Come on.
Jab, jab, jab, jab.
One-two.
One-two, hook.
Much better.
Much better.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, what you doing? - Suck on that.
You see, when you relax, you hit the target.
Good.
- Are you okay? - Course.
All right.
You had a good day today.
I want you to take the gloves off.
Take the gloves off.
- Errol? - Yeah.
Erm Thanks for all your help and everything, but as this is a police-sponsored activity I'm not sure you should hit him.
I once had a dog.
Didn't listen until you smacked him.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Okay.
But, well, I'm sort of meant to be in charge of this scheme, and, well, people that don't understand boxing and dogs might not think it's okay, do you know what I mean? No.
Mrs Bancroft, his social worker.
I'm meant to meet her here.
I don't think she's going to get the dog-boy thing.
Maybe she doesn't have a dog.
That I don't know, but if he was to complain, it might not be good for any of us.
If he complain, I'll break his nose.
That might not be the right strategy.
Everything all right? Ah, Mrs Bancroft.
Yeah, it's going well.
Really good.
Michael, you okay? Yeah.
Cool.
Mr Clark, I've been thinking.
There's some boys that might benefit from this scheme.
Can we have a chat? Mrs Bancroft, you got a dog? Yeah, I do.
Really? Someone's pulled it down? I'm shocked.
- Do you know anything about it? - Me? No.
- We're quite serious, Mr Pitley.
- So is cancer and brain damage.
- Crown Court and ten years.
- And death.
If you have any information, we'd be grateful if you'd pass it on.
Well, I've got plenty of information about magnetic waves and the damage they can cause.
Do you want to have a look at that? No, thanks.
We'll be investigating this, Mr Pitley.
Well, if you're going to investigate, why not start with the health risks to our kids? You can't take the law into your own hands, Mr Pitley.
The law is meant to protect us, isn't it? Thanks for your help.
I've never understood that, you see, how we can take it into our own hands.
The law belongs to us, not to you or the company that put that mast up and damages our kids.
Well, that's obviously a matter of some debate.
No, that's a matter of profit, and you're helping them make their profit.
Cannot make you feel good.
Watt is a "no comment".
Jones admitted kicking the victim in the head.
- Yeah, I know.
- You know? His solicitor came to see me.
We're not going to get anything from them.
Another 30 minutes.
- Thank you for coming in, Nigel.
Pleasure.
Gentlemen.
I don't think you've met Detective Inspector Bing.
- Bing? - You can call me Detective Inspector.
Nigel's one of our barristers.
I wanted his opinion before we went forward.
- Why? So we don't blame it all on you? - So we get the charge right.
With all due respect to Mr Harbinson, I think we know what the charge should be.
- I'd like his opinion.
- I'd like it, too, as long as he agrees with us.
Could you, um Could you excuse me for a moment? - Is Emmy okay? - Yeah, she was crying.
I couldn't seem to get her to stop.
I thought she might be missing you.
I was right, look at her now.
I'm in the middle of a really important meeting and I've got to go back in Don't let us interrupt you.
We know you're important.
Mum, don't wind me up, okay? I'm just in the middle of a crisis here.
Well, we have a crisis, too.
I spilt the milk.
We need some more.
What? Mum, I'm just gonna have to do it It's just really awkward.
I'm going to have to do it later, okay? I won't be long, sweetheart.
- I told you, there's no harm in freezing it.
- Mum, Mum Look, I have to go back in, okay? Well, we can wait.
She won't starve.
At least I hope not, anyway.
Mum Right.
Sorry about that.
Right, Nigel.
Have you had a moment to consider this? - Are you sure you don't want to? - No.
- Lovely baby.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I am aware of the time.
Nigel? Is the pathologist certain the blow to the head caused the haemorrhage? Yes.
Which in turn caused death? We're not arguing whether he's dead or not.
Apparently not.
Two incidents within a few hours.
A reasonable person would view them as working in concert irrespective of their relationship.
You're in a room full of reasonable people, aren't you? That is reassuring.
The first assault was interrupted by witnesses and the arrival of the police.
We may fairly argue that the second assault was a continuation of the first, the same protagonists with the same intent.
Though the use of a blunt weapon does suggest the intent was grievous bodily harm and not murder.
- Yes, but if it resulted - Nicky! Sorry, go ahead, Nigel.
Claire, this is not a matter of interpretation, this is a fact of law.
But since the result was death, the charge is murder.
Which Mr Harbinson seems to know pretty well.
- You feel comfortable with this? - Absolutely.
You're a good man.
Don't overdo it.
Charge them.
You'll object to any application for bail? You're making me tired.
I'm just checking.
Okay, well, escort them across to be remanded.
I'll meet you at the magistrate's court.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Mr Jones, how do you plead? Could I beg the indulgence of the court for one moment, Your Worship? Claire, Claire? I need you to come out to feed the baby.
Claire, I need It's important.
I need As soon as you can.
What are they doing? No idea.
Thank you.
I will be representing both Mr Jones and Mr Watt, Your Worship.
Mr Jones, Mr Watt, will you stand please? Is that your wish? Yeah.
How do you plead? Not guilty.
Not guilty.
As both my clients are charged with the same crime relating to the same incident, we'd like the case to be heard jointly.
Miss Maxwell? The Crown has no objection at this moment.
We'd like to make application for bail.
In light of the seriousness of the charge, there is a high prospect of failure to surrender.
We ask the court to refuse the application and remand Mr Watt and Mr Jones into custody.
Application for bail denied.
Mr Jones, Mr Watt, you are remanded into custody to appear before the Crown Court.
Thank you, Your Worship.
Thank you, Your Worship.
Mum, please.
Please, look, just give me a second.
Of course.
There's obviously things that are more important than feeding your baby.
Mum, come on! You'll want to get a move on.
I might be able to wait, but she won't.
Okay, okay.
- See you soon, Claire.
- Yep, see you, Jeremy.
- What just happened? - I don't know.
I don't know.
- You said he wanted the charges heard separately.
- Yeah.
He was looking for a deal.
- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- There's nothing to worry about, is there? - No.
Him representing them both? No, no, absolutely nothing.
Nothing to worry about.
- Is this a good time? - Yeah, it's a good time.
- I'll see you later, yeah? - Yeah, okay.
Nicky, you didn't do much in there, did you? How do you know Miss Maxwell's mother? Look at the time.
I'm gonna be late.
That's Rat Boy.
Yeah, best you call him Michael, though.
- The thief? - Yeah.
And you brought him back here? It didn't seem he had anywhere else to go.
I thought it might settle him.
I haven't locked the house.
Calm yourself, woman.
He can't steal and play football at the same time.
What's wrong with you? - Where are his parents? - He's been put into care.
Social worker said she'll pick him up after supper.
Hey! Hey.
They look like they're getting on.
Yeah, just like any other boy.
Just needs a firm hand.
Have you locked your car? Oi! Oi! Let them have a go at each other, man.
It's good for them.
- Errol! - I know what I'm doing, man.
Now you go and get cross.
- Oi! - Make sure you get cross with both of them.
What? What? They need to learn to respect each other.
I don't ever want to see you two fighting again! You hear me? - He started it.
- He said something rude about Fulham.
It was the truth.
- Can I hit him again? - No! Just try it, you black I didn't mean that.
He's just winding me up.
I didn't mean it.
Hey, hey, Michael.
Whoa.
Michael.
It's okay.
We call you Rat Boy.
You what? Yeah, yeah, we do.
We probably shouldn't.
At least not to your face.
Look, shake hands.
Okay.
Done.
It's behind us.
Let's get dinner ready.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Must have been a funny joke.
Singing lessons.
Sure.
Whatever.
Got to free the inner beast, you know.
Yeah.
I work on that every night.
You taking the mick? Me? Delta 3 from Delta Control stand down, 1815.
Delta out.
Foxtrot Alfa from Tango Control.
High 1, alarm sounding, commercial building on the corner of New Bridge Street.
Good night, Frank.
Don't work too hard.
I'll try not to.
Uniform 5 on our way.
Huh.
You all right? Yeah.
False alarm.
The building's secure.
Good.
Okay.
Well done.
Just wanted to make sure you're all right.
Yeah.
No worries.
Okay.
Well, here I am and Do you want to get a coffee? Dave, do you want to get a coffee? Constable, I think it's better if you stay here for a few minutes and just, you know, keep an eye on the building.
You good with that? After you, Sergeant.
Everyone seems to hate Elvis but me.
It's not that we hate him.
Perhaps it's because we like him too much and don't want to see him come to any harm.
I've got to put the song on the entry form by tomorrow.
You need something full of energy and loud.
Loud would be good.
Meat Loaf.
All right, maybe that's too obvious.
Yeah, I've been divorced twice.
No kids.
Married to the job.
You sound like quite a catch.
Now you're just being nice.
- What time is it? - I probably ought to get back.
Have you got a man in your life? Not really.
No.
Do you want one? I'm only asking 'cause, you know, some policewomen, they seem to bat for the other side, if you get what I'm saying.
Do they? Yeah.
I seem to run into a lot of them.
For a while I thought they were just saying that to me as an excuse, you know, when I would come onto them.
Really? But I think, statistically, I've just been unlucky.
Actually, my first wife is gay now, which wasn't great for the self-esteem.
So, hypothetically, would you rather go out for a drink with my first wife or me? Oh, most definitely you.
When? Are you hitting on me? Yeah.
I see.
Can I be honest with you? You're not very good at this.
No one's ever said that to me before.
That's because they all tell you they're gay.
Well I appreciate your honesty.
Do you? Yeah.
Enough to buy me a drink? Country and western? What, you don't want to win? What's wrong with country and western? Nowt.
There's loads of cows and little doggies that love it.
Burglary in progress.
Five nine St Ann's Road.
Uniform 6 responding.
You've got to go for a song that when you hear it on the radio everyone goes, "Oh, yeah.
That was the summer I met dot, dot, dot.
" Something that makes you think, "That was a great time in my life and that song was a part of why it was so great.
" Like the old songs they use in the adverts? Yeah.
Then it doesn't matter so much if you butcher it.
You know what I'm saying? Here you go.
I've got to get to bed.
It's colic.
I'll take her now, Mum.
You get some sleep.
Can you tell us what's been stolen? Same MO.
The owners disturb two kids in the house, they do a runner.
The owners chase the kids out of the house.
The kids have taken their car keys along with a number of other items.
Two adult white males, 30s, steal the car in front of their eyes.
- And the two kids? - They run.
They're trying to itemise what's been stolen.
- Jewellery, cufflinks, mobile phone.
- Hmm.
Mum? Mum, I'm going to be late! Mum! Do I have to do everything for you? - I am so sorry.
- I've been waiting 30 minutes.
I know, but I was in a meeting and it ran over.
There's something on your shoulder.
What? Oh, oh.
Did you have a close look at the pathology report on Leslie? Yeah, of course.
I spoke to Fenwick this morning.
We may have a problem.
It won't stay up long.
Yeah, well, if it comes down again, Mr Pitley, we'll know who to speak to.
That's the state of the world, isn't it? When the police are happier to protect the big companies than the people.
And you're just a part of that.
No, Mr Pitley.
I'm part of enforcing the law.
Yeah? You ever seen a child with a brain tumour? Claire? - What is it? - Could you Could you close the door? Hey.
I've screwed up.
I should have seen it coming, but I didn't.
I'm just tired.
I'm so sorry.
It's just totally unprofessional.
- You haven't got to be professional with me.
- Yes, I do.
Then pull yourself together and tell me what happened.
Pathology report is clear that death was caused by a fatal blow to the head.
Mr Leslie walked away from both attacks and died later.
Yeah.
Which was the fatal blow? If we can't prove it to the required standard, they'll each have reasonable doubt.
I charged them with murder.
They'll each admit to the separate attacks, they'll both stand there in the dock, and we'll know one of them killed Mr Leslie.
And if we can't prove which one, they're just gonna walk away.
- Well, we'll just have to prove it.
- Can we? We'll try.
I should never ever have charged them with murder.
Hey, Claire, come on .
This is not your fault.
Fenwick said to me, he said, "You don't want to make it one event.
" He warned me.
He spotted it before he came to see me.
And I didn't I just I walked right into it.
We bullied you into it.
Please, look, I don't get bullied.
Look, I'll speak to the pathologist, all right? Just don't give up yet.
Sorry.
The pathologist that looked at the William Leslie death.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's right.
I need to speak to him.
Yes, I'll hold.
Improve self-esteem Okay, Michael, let's get the gloves on you.
It's for you.
Thanks for yesterday.
Michael, that's very nice.
Very nice.
What did you get? Cufflinks.
Beautiful ones.
I'll have to get me a shirt for them.
Can I have a look? Really good ones.
Where did you get them? I'd like a pair.
Found them.
Oh, that was very good.
That was my inner beast.
You've been practising.
So have you picked a song? Yeah.
I picked one that has a kind of special meaning to us.
From almost 20 years ago.
Whenever I hear it, I think of summer, Whitley Bay and Brenda.
What happened to Brenda? She moved on.
So when you hear this song, you think of her.
Because when you sing you need to be able to communicate the emotional power of your life's experiences.
Yeah, I do.
I think of Brenda.
We can get other experts.
And our own pathologist testifies against us? I'll have to change the charge.
Okay.
I'll call Harbinson.
You get Bing and Yates.
Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by Turn around And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right Cause we'll never be wrong Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time Inner beast.
I don't know what to do I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks Inner beast.
Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart These two men are murderers and you're gonna let them go? - If we can't prove - I'm not talking to you.
Let her answer.
She's a big girl.
We'll go with a lesser charge.
One for which there is a reasonable prospect of conviction.
I knew I couldn't depend on you! Just looking at you, I knew! All dressed up, uptight and prissy! All show! You're all show, aren't you? A man has lost his life.
He was a husband and a father.
You're out of line.
She did the best she could.
You're apologising for that abomination of justice? Don't try.
And don't ever think you can tell me I'm out of line, you understand? If you weren't boffing her, you wouldn't defend her.
You're out of line again.
Do something about it.
I didn't think you would.
Uniform 5 requesting urgent backup.
- You all right? - Yeah.
- You sure you're all right? - Yeah.
- You sure you're all right? - Yeah, I'm okay.
Mr Pitley, what have you done? What I had to do.
I guess you'll have to arrest us now, eh? Yes, we do.
Okay, then.
You do what you have to do.
You the cause of all this? - Is he the cause of all this? - Yes, sir.
I'm ready to be arrested.
Hey, I'm not resisting Think you're a clever bloke, huh? Is that what you think? He's not resisting arrest, sir.
Get off him! You're a clown, Sergeant.
You belong in a circus.
Get off him, sir.
Now! I'll take the suspect, sir.
Yeah.
You do that.
You all right, Mr Pitley? Yeah.
What do you want to do? I thought we had an arrest? By the time we got to the roof there was no one there.
What about Pitley, the bloke in flat 127? Didn't see anything .
Catch him next time, eh? You owe "the clown" one.
They're definitely the stolen ones.
Well, he could have got them from someone.
Yes, Errol, he could've.
What do you want to do? I want the adults.
He's on the move.
Ratty'll be all right.
He's hiding between the two cars.
Wait.
He hasn't committed a crime yet.
The boys are in the house.
Right, Clarky, get the boys.
Rick, with me.
Stop! Police! Michael.
Ambulance.
Michael! Michael.
- Ambulance needed urgently at this location.
- Michael, can you I'm here.
You've got to help me, Michael, so I can help you.
I'll let him know.
Your friend will be all right.
He's not me friend.
There's nothing for you to be scared of.
If they find out, they'll kill me.
They'll have to kill me, too.
No one's going to harm you, boy.
- Ah, Mrs Bancroft.
- Is he okay? He's fine.
Thanks for everything, Mr Hill.
You're so kind.
No, you're welcome.
He can sleep here tonight.
- Police! Police.
- Stay where you are.
You're under arrest.
You filth! You think you can hide behind kids? He felt safer sleeping here.
Soul intact? Yeah.
Soul intact.
Will we get a guilty plea for the lesser charge? I'll ask my clients.
I'm sure they'll listen to my advice.
Bail? They deserve to go to prison for life and you want bail? - It's a lesser charge.
- We'll let the court decide.
You wish to proceed with the charge of grievous bodily harm with intent? We do, Your Worship.
Mr Fenwick? My clients understand the new charge, Your Worship.
The application is accepted.
Will you stand, please? Mr Jones, how do you plead? Guilty.
Mr Watt, how do you plead? Guilty.
We therefore commit the defendants to be sent to the Crown Court pursuant to Section 51.
Application for bail.
- The Prosecution oppose bail.
- Claire? Mr Watt has a previous conviction for grievous bodily harm and is therefore subject to an automatic life sentence.
I didn't agree to that! You lied to me! I didn't agree to that! One out of two ain't bad.
Well done.
Thank you.
Did he apologise? I don't know, but I think so.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub
All me mates down at the pub think I'm a pretty good mover and shaker.
Well, you can't sing.
Course I can sing.
Mr Pitley, I warned you yesterday not to try this again.
Well, this phone mast's coming down.
Not today, sir.
Put the angle grinder by your feet.
You sure you won't embarrass yourself? Singing in the showers is one thing, in front of all those people could be ugly.
I used to sing in the school choir.
Be good for me profile.
- Not if you're rubbish.
- I'm not gonna be rubbish, am I? Mr Pitley, why? - Why do you want to get yourself into trouble? - What you gonna sing? This phone mast is making people ill and nobody on the estate wants it here.
You'll have to speak to the council.
The council are the ones who let them put it here, man.
Swear to me it won't be Elvis.
Mr Pitley, I want you to promise that you won't try this again.
- It's going to be Elvis, isn't it? - I like Elvis.
- What's wrong with Elvis? - Elvis singing Elvis is one thing.
- Him singing Elvis - You're gonna try and sing Elvis? Why shouldn't I sing Elvis? Well, blokes who can't sing always sing Elvis or New York, New York.
Yeah.
- I'm waiting for your promise, Mr Pitley.
- Why is he singing Elvis? "Cop Idol", Northeast regionals.
Mr Pitley, your promise? No, I can't do it.
Nobody living on this estate wants this phone mast here.
You're leaving me no choice.
I'm gonna have to arrest you for criminal damage.
Oh, well if you're gonna arrest us, I might as well damage it properly! Come on, Mr Pitley.
Let's make this easy, eh? What Elvis song you going for? I was thinking, you know, the one about fools rushing in.
That's about right.
Wise men say Only fools rush in Now that's criminal damage.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub I think that's the one you're after.
Have a look, let me know.
Can I help? The retail counter's next door.
Yeah, I know.
They sent me to you.
Are you Philip Jones? Yeah.
Mr Jones, you're under arrest in connection with the death of William Leslie.
What? Michael Watt? Okay, we have two assailants, one victim.
Two incidents within a twelve-hour period.
The first incident was reported at Fisherman's Quay at 15:46.
Philip Jones and Michael Watt struck the victim, Bill Leslie, more than once.
Mr Jones kicked Mr Leslie in the head.
The argument was apparently over an unpaid debt.
As police arrived.
Both the assailants and the victim left the scene.
Did he seem to be all right? Later the same evening we received a call from the publican of the Berwick Arms Public House.
Hey, Leslie.
He believed a breach of the peace was about to be committed.
Mr Leslie was struck on the head with a blunt object apparently by Mr Watt.
Sergeant Astel and Constable Clark arrived at the scene.
The assailants escaped before they could be apprehended Mr Leslie identified his attackers but declined medical assistance.
Ambulance required, Berwick Arms pub.
The following morning, I was called to the scene of a suspicious death.
It's Bill Leslie.
No sign of forced entry or violence at the scene.
Mr Leslie's wife reported that he went to bed complaining of a headache.
Brain haemorrhage.
They killed him.
It's murder.
- You think that was their intention? - They were trying to kill him and they did.
Have they admitted attacking the victim? We're still at the "it was self-defence" and "I don't remember" phase.
We've got witnesses.
Well, we can get to constructive manslaughter with greater ease.
Greater ease or less effort? If they were provoked or if serious harm wasn't intended, we won't get to murder.
You hit a guy with a piece of wood and you're not intending serious harm? What planet are you from? I could do without the insults.
I get into an argument, I go and get my gun, I come back.
I shoot the guy and he bleeds to death three hours later.
Is it murder? Well, I might consider diminished responsibility.
Don't mess with me.
Murder would be the likely charge.
The guy bled to death.
He just didn't see the blood 'cause it was in his brain.
Have you looked at the pathology report? Of course.
It's the intention I'm worried about.
If grievous bodily harm with intent results in death, the proper charge is murder.
They intended grievous bodily harm.
The result was death.
There were two incidents.
The second was premeditated.
They sought him out.
It's murder, Miss Maxwell.
It's a no-brainer.
Not exactly the best choice of words under the circumstances.
These are bad people, Claire.
They have form.
Watt has done time for violent crime.
I've got the file.
We need to stand up for the victim here.
Let justice be done.
I don't understand your problem.
Right now you're my problem, okay? You've got no monopoly on protecting the victim.
I want to put these two guys into prison and I want to make sure I do.
We all want justice.
You think you've got them by the short and curlies.
- I know we do.
- Yeah? I have to anticipate your mistakes.
Being confident has its virtues, but it doesn't always win in court.
Now, please, don't be offended when I need to be convinced that you're as good as you think you are.
How long have we got? About fours hours before we have to apply to the courts.
Right, then you've got four hours to continue to interview them.
An admission of the assaults would be handy, yeah? We'll charge before we have to apply.
- With what? - Well, I'll let you know.
- You sounded real good.
- Thank you.
Richard? You're Richard? Rick.
I was expecting someone younger and smaller.
Oh, well.
You better come through.
How are your pipes? There was a boy in my village in Trinidad thought he was very hard.
I was scared of him.
We all were.
This old fella used to be a merchant seaman, came home after many years on the water, he was the one who taught us how to box, bare-knuckle.
Didn't have gloves.
Do I have to listen to your stupid stories? Winston, the old fella, had the trembles.
When he showed us how to move and dance and punch, he didn't shake.
It was as though it took his troubles away.
The boy we were scared of used to laugh at him.
I didn't like it, so we had a fight.
I hit him once.
I saw the fear in his eyes.
Winston broke it up.
He was cross with me.
He didn't understand why I was fighting someone who was so weak and scared.
Winston had always seen his fear.
The boy was trying to be hard to cover it up.
You got that same look in your eyes, boy.
You don't know nothing about me! I know that life has already whipped you and you're only in the first round.
Now, look at me! Now you either learn how to duck or you learn to take a punch.
That's my stupid story.
Let's start by getting your feet moving.
And breathe.
Deeper.
From your loins.
My loins? I need the air to come from down here.
Right.
Can I do some singing? You can't sing if you can't breathe.
I need you to practise every day.
On "ha".
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
Breathe from your manhood.
Yeah.
Okay.
Whatever.
Oh, look.
Feel how I do it.
Close your eyes and feel.
Don't get pervy on me.
Sorry.
So what music did you bring? Not Elvis.
So he's on the ground, defenceless, and you kick him, repeatedly.
I just remember I was defending myself.
You're lying.
We've got two witnesses that saw it happen.
Could you stop the tape, please? It's inappropriate to categorise a recollection as a lie.
It's inappropriate to beat a man to death, Mr Fenwick, wouldn't you agree? Tape resumed.
For the record, I'm asking Mr Fenwick not to interrupt the interview again in order to advance a point of law.
Okay, Mr Jones, can we continue? Or would you like to speak to your solicitor in private? Mr Jones has nodded his consent to continue the interview.
Detective Sergeant Yates and Mr Fenwick present.
Okay, Mr Jones, we just need to get the events straight.
Who threw the first punch? He did.
I was provoked.
Mr Leslie did.
He owed you money, didn't he? Mr Jones has nodded his agreement.
Did he owe Mr Watt money? Not that I know of.
So you went to ask for the money? Why was Mr Watt there? We didn't come to get the money.
We just happened to run into him.
Don't try and be clever.
We know who Watt is.
You came to get the money.
You bring Watt along for muscle.
How did Bill Leslie provoke you when he's lying on the ground defenceless? I'll be honest with you, Mr Jones.
What happened is really not in doubt here.
Maybe it was a coincidence that you ran into Mr Leslie, but kicking him in the head wasn't an accident.
I appreciate you might have been scared, but here's the thing, you deny it or say you can't remember, it's not gonna look good in court, is it? I have nothing else to say about that.
Let's cut the crap ! You're in deep trouble! You're looking at a murder charge! You sought him out! Watt waits outside and hits him when he leaves the pub.
It's premeditated.
Did you have to pay Mr Watt or was it a favour? I didn't see what happened.
I was still in the pub.
Nothing to do with me.
Nothing to do with you? The money's the motive.
We've got witnesses.
We've got forensics.
Do yourself a favour, Phil, tell the truth.
Bill Leslie is dead.
This isn't going away.
You lie and it's only gonna get worse for you.
I'm not gonna say that.
I remember kicking him.
I thought he might have a knife or something.
I was scared.
You kicked him in the head? Answer for the tape.
Yeah.
I kicked him in the head.
Next time we'll try and unlock the beast and free the voice.
Yeah.
Okay.
Whatever.
- Look, let's be clear on this.
- Come on, Jeremy.
Let's not fall out over this one, shall we? No, no, no, course not, but listen.
It feels like two separate events to me.
Oh, it's the same victim on the same day.
My client acknowledges that he hit Mr Leslie, but he can't be held responsible for Mr Watt's actions.
They set out to hurt Mr Leslie.
I don't know if they did.
He threw the first punch.
Let's pretend that my client was trying to collect money that was owed to him Shall we pretend that he went to a small claims court to do it and Mr Leslie never died? You don't intend to kill someone who owes you money, Claire.
You'll never get it.
The notion of premeditation is ridiculous.
You're gonna look silly.
Why don't I worry about how I look? My point is this.
Grievous bodily harm is where you should be on my client's altercation with Mr Leslie.
The former Mr Leslie.
He's dead, in case you've forgotten.
If that's where we're going with the charge, I'll know how to advise my client.
Well, I am so happy to know that.
Everybody deserves good advice.
Thank you for stopping by.
Is that where we're going with the charge? Well, do you know what, I'll let you know.
Here's some more advice because, as you say, everyone deserves it.
You don't want to make it one event, Claire.
You got the late shift, Frank? Yeah, for my sins.
Ooh.
I'd like to hear about those.
- Ah, Frank! - All right? Yeah, I've been thinking I can help you to help yourself be a better person.
No, thanks.
Improve self-esteem and help others in the community.
- Are you deaf? - Just a few hours a week to help shape a future.
Look, your youth in the community scheme, it's great.
Well done.
Don't want to be part of it.
- Brooksy? - I'd love to, but I'm busy all this year.
Ah.
Well, cheers.
Is she the enemy? Can anybody give me just a scrap of reassurance that she's not the enemy? We'd like to help you, but we don't know what you're talking about.
CPS woman, Maxwell.
I need to break something.
- Clarky's free.
- I know the fish rots from the head.
I expect Lord whatshisname and the "all style no substance" politicians to be against us, I expect that.
But she's meant to be working with us.
I need dirt on her.
I need to be able to hurt her.
That's what I need.
Who's got some? Hmm.
Sorry, I can't help you there.
- I could give you dirt on me.
- Really? You know, sir, you could channel some of that energy into good works.
Clark, he did say he wanted to break something.
You could be a role model, sir.
Yeah, I know that.
I'll help you with that youth scheme, Clark, as long as there's no camping involved.
- Thank you, sir.
- Are these two helping you? - Yeah, sure.
- Yeah, yeah, course.
I feel better now.
It's good to get rid of it as soon as you get it so it doesn't eat you from the inside.
Yeah? Right.
Sergeant, maybe you and I could do that scheme together.
Make it a little less painful.
We'll speak later.
All right.
No comment.
You were paid by Mr Jones to attack Mr Leslie, weren't you? - No comment.
- Listen, it's better you tell us the truth.
It'll be easier for everyone and you'll help yourself out in the long run.
Look, we've got your DNA on the piece of timber you hit him with.
We got Mr Leslie's statement and a witness.
- You're toast, mate.
- Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Maybe you didn't mean to kill Mr Leslie? Maybe you were just trying to scare him, but Jones is gonna hang this on you.
He's gonna say he's had nothing to do with it.
His brief is setting you up.
Doesn't seem fair to me.
No comment.
Criminal damage.
Somebody must have heard something.
It's a tree in a forest, I'm afraid.
What, we got nothing to go on? Mr Pitley, flat 127.
Been arrested and cautioned twice for criminal damage.
You any idea what they do in Clark's youth scheme? Sit around.
Talk.
Come up with cunning new ways to break the law.
Jab, jab, jab, jab.
One-two, one-two, one-two.
Jab, jab.
One-two, one-two, one-two.
One-two.
Yeah.
One-two.
One-two, one-two, one-two, hook.
You're too wild.
Relax, you'll hit the target, okay? Come on.
Jab, jab, jab, one-two.
One-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, cross.
Listen, boy! - How is it going? - Fine! - You done? - You two getting on okay? Get up! Come on! Come on! Come on! Jab, jab, one-two.
Come on.
Jab, jab, jab, jab.
One-two.
One-two, hook.
Much better.
Much better.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, what you doing? - Suck on that.
You see, when you relax, you hit the target.
Good.
- Are you okay? - Course.
All right.
You had a good day today.
I want you to take the gloves off.
Take the gloves off.
- Errol? - Yeah.
Erm Thanks for all your help and everything, but as this is a police-sponsored activity I'm not sure you should hit him.
I once had a dog.
Didn't listen until you smacked him.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Okay.
But, well, I'm sort of meant to be in charge of this scheme, and, well, people that don't understand boxing and dogs might not think it's okay, do you know what I mean? No.
Mrs Bancroft, his social worker.
I'm meant to meet her here.
I don't think she's going to get the dog-boy thing.
Maybe she doesn't have a dog.
That I don't know, but if he was to complain, it might not be good for any of us.
If he complain, I'll break his nose.
That might not be the right strategy.
Everything all right? Ah, Mrs Bancroft.
Yeah, it's going well.
Really good.
Michael, you okay? Yeah.
Cool.
Mr Clark, I've been thinking.
There's some boys that might benefit from this scheme.
Can we have a chat? Mrs Bancroft, you got a dog? Yeah, I do.
Really? Someone's pulled it down? I'm shocked.
- Do you know anything about it? - Me? No.
- We're quite serious, Mr Pitley.
- So is cancer and brain damage.
- Crown Court and ten years.
- And death.
If you have any information, we'd be grateful if you'd pass it on.
Well, I've got plenty of information about magnetic waves and the damage they can cause.
Do you want to have a look at that? No, thanks.
We'll be investigating this, Mr Pitley.
Well, if you're going to investigate, why not start with the health risks to our kids? You can't take the law into your own hands, Mr Pitley.
The law is meant to protect us, isn't it? Thanks for your help.
I've never understood that, you see, how we can take it into our own hands.
The law belongs to us, not to you or the company that put that mast up and damages our kids.
Well, that's obviously a matter of some debate.
No, that's a matter of profit, and you're helping them make their profit.
Cannot make you feel good.
Watt is a "no comment".
Jones admitted kicking the victim in the head.
- Yeah, I know.
- You know? His solicitor came to see me.
We're not going to get anything from them.
Another 30 minutes.
- Thank you for coming in, Nigel.
Pleasure.
Gentlemen.
I don't think you've met Detective Inspector Bing.
- Bing? - You can call me Detective Inspector.
Nigel's one of our barristers.
I wanted his opinion before we went forward.
- Why? So we don't blame it all on you? - So we get the charge right.
With all due respect to Mr Harbinson, I think we know what the charge should be.
- I'd like his opinion.
- I'd like it, too, as long as he agrees with us.
Could you, um Could you excuse me for a moment? - Is Emmy okay? - Yeah, she was crying.
I couldn't seem to get her to stop.
I thought she might be missing you.
I was right, look at her now.
I'm in the middle of a really important meeting and I've got to go back in Don't let us interrupt you.
We know you're important.
Mum, don't wind me up, okay? I'm just in the middle of a crisis here.
Well, we have a crisis, too.
I spilt the milk.
We need some more.
What? Mum, I'm just gonna have to do it It's just really awkward.
I'm going to have to do it later, okay? I won't be long, sweetheart.
- I told you, there's no harm in freezing it.
- Mum, Mum Look, I have to go back in, okay? Well, we can wait.
She won't starve.
At least I hope not, anyway.
Mum Right.
Sorry about that.
Right, Nigel.
Have you had a moment to consider this? - Are you sure you don't want to? - No.
- Lovely baby.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I am aware of the time.
Nigel? Is the pathologist certain the blow to the head caused the haemorrhage? Yes.
Which in turn caused death? We're not arguing whether he's dead or not.
Apparently not.
Two incidents within a few hours.
A reasonable person would view them as working in concert irrespective of their relationship.
You're in a room full of reasonable people, aren't you? That is reassuring.
The first assault was interrupted by witnesses and the arrival of the police.
We may fairly argue that the second assault was a continuation of the first, the same protagonists with the same intent.
Though the use of a blunt weapon does suggest the intent was grievous bodily harm and not murder.
- Yes, but if it resulted - Nicky! Sorry, go ahead, Nigel.
Claire, this is not a matter of interpretation, this is a fact of law.
But since the result was death, the charge is murder.
Which Mr Harbinson seems to know pretty well.
- You feel comfortable with this? - Absolutely.
You're a good man.
Don't overdo it.
Charge them.
You'll object to any application for bail? You're making me tired.
I'm just checking.
Okay, well, escort them across to be remanded.
I'll meet you at the magistrate's court.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Mr Jones, how do you plead? Could I beg the indulgence of the court for one moment, Your Worship? Claire, Claire? I need you to come out to feed the baby.
Claire, I need It's important.
I need As soon as you can.
What are they doing? No idea.
Thank you.
I will be representing both Mr Jones and Mr Watt, Your Worship.
Mr Jones, Mr Watt, will you stand please? Is that your wish? Yeah.
How do you plead? Not guilty.
Not guilty.
As both my clients are charged with the same crime relating to the same incident, we'd like the case to be heard jointly.
Miss Maxwell? The Crown has no objection at this moment.
We'd like to make application for bail.
In light of the seriousness of the charge, there is a high prospect of failure to surrender.
We ask the court to refuse the application and remand Mr Watt and Mr Jones into custody.
Application for bail denied.
Mr Jones, Mr Watt, you are remanded into custody to appear before the Crown Court.
Thank you, Your Worship.
Thank you, Your Worship.
Mum, please.
Please, look, just give me a second.
Of course.
There's obviously things that are more important than feeding your baby.
Mum, come on! You'll want to get a move on.
I might be able to wait, but she won't.
Okay, okay.
- See you soon, Claire.
- Yep, see you, Jeremy.
- What just happened? - I don't know.
I don't know.
- You said he wanted the charges heard separately.
- Yeah.
He was looking for a deal.
- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- There's nothing to worry about, is there? - No.
Him representing them both? No, no, absolutely nothing.
Nothing to worry about.
- Is this a good time? - Yeah, it's a good time.
- I'll see you later, yeah? - Yeah, okay.
Nicky, you didn't do much in there, did you? How do you know Miss Maxwell's mother? Look at the time.
I'm gonna be late.
That's Rat Boy.
Yeah, best you call him Michael, though.
- The thief? - Yeah.
And you brought him back here? It didn't seem he had anywhere else to go.
I thought it might settle him.
I haven't locked the house.
Calm yourself, woman.
He can't steal and play football at the same time.
What's wrong with you? - Where are his parents? - He's been put into care.
Social worker said she'll pick him up after supper.
Hey! Hey.
They look like they're getting on.
Yeah, just like any other boy.
Just needs a firm hand.
Have you locked your car? Oi! Oi! Let them have a go at each other, man.
It's good for them.
- Errol! - I know what I'm doing, man.
Now you go and get cross.
- Oi! - Make sure you get cross with both of them.
What? What? They need to learn to respect each other.
I don't ever want to see you two fighting again! You hear me? - He started it.
- He said something rude about Fulham.
It was the truth.
- Can I hit him again? - No! Just try it, you black I didn't mean that.
He's just winding me up.
I didn't mean it.
Hey, hey, Michael.
Whoa.
Michael.
It's okay.
We call you Rat Boy.
You what? Yeah, yeah, we do.
We probably shouldn't.
At least not to your face.
Look, shake hands.
Okay.
Done.
It's behind us.
Let's get dinner ready.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Must have been a funny joke.
Singing lessons.
Sure.
Whatever.
Got to free the inner beast, you know.
Yeah.
I work on that every night.
You taking the mick? Me? Delta 3 from Delta Control stand down, 1815.
Delta out.
Foxtrot Alfa from Tango Control.
High 1, alarm sounding, commercial building on the corner of New Bridge Street.
Good night, Frank.
Don't work too hard.
I'll try not to.
Uniform 5 on our way.
Huh.
You all right? Yeah.
False alarm.
The building's secure.
Good.
Okay.
Well done.
Just wanted to make sure you're all right.
Yeah.
No worries.
Okay.
Well, here I am and Do you want to get a coffee? Dave, do you want to get a coffee? Constable, I think it's better if you stay here for a few minutes and just, you know, keep an eye on the building.
You good with that? After you, Sergeant.
Everyone seems to hate Elvis but me.
It's not that we hate him.
Perhaps it's because we like him too much and don't want to see him come to any harm.
I've got to put the song on the entry form by tomorrow.
You need something full of energy and loud.
Loud would be good.
Meat Loaf.
All right, maybe that's too obvious.
Yeah, I've been divorced twice.
No kids.
Married to the job.
You sound like quite a catch.
Now you're just being nice.
- What time is it? - I probably ought to get back.
Have you got a man in your life? Not really.
No.
Do you want one? I'm only asking 'cause, you know, some policewomen, they seem to bat for the other side, if you get what I'm saying.
Do they? Yeah.
I seem to run into a lot of them.
For a while I thought they were just saying that to me as an excuse, you know, when I would come onto them.
Really? But I think, statistically, I've just been unlucky.
Actually, my first wife is gay now, which wasn't great for the self-esteem.
So, hypothetically, would you rather go out for a drink with my first wife or me? Oh, most definitely you.
When? Are you hitting on me? Yeah.
I see.
Can I be honest with you? You're not very good at this.
No one's ever said that to me before.
That's because they all tell you they're gay.
Well I appreciate your honesty.
Do you? Yeah.
Enough to buy me a drink? Country and western? What, you don't want to win? What's wrong with country and western? Nowt.
There's loads of cows and little doggies that love it.
Burglary in progress.
Five nine St Ann's Road.
Uniform 6 responding.
You've got to go for a song that when you hear it on the radio everyone goes, "Oh, yeah.
That was the summer I met dot, dot, dot.
" Something that makes you think, "That was a great time in my life and that song was a part of why it was so great.
" Like the old songs they use in the adverts? Yeah.
Then it doesn't matter so much if you butcher it.
You know what I'm saying? Here you go.
I've got to get to bed.
It's colic.
I'll take her now, Mum.
You get some sleep.
Can you tell us what's been stolen? Same MO.
The owners disturb two kids in the house, they do a runner.
The owners chase the kids out of the house.
The kids have taken their car keys along with a number of other items.
Two adult white males, 30s, steal the car in front of their eyes.
- And the two kids? - They run.
They're trying to itemise what's been stolen.
- Jewellery, cufflinks, mobile phone.
- Hmm.
Mum? Mum, I'm going to be late! Mum! Do I have to do everything for you? - I am so sorry.
- I've been waiting 30 minutes.
I know, but I was in a meeting and it ran over.
There's something on your shoulder.
What? Oh, oh.
Did you have a close look at the pathology report on Leslie? Yeah, of course.
I spoke to Fenwick this morning.
We may have a problem.
It won't stay up long.
Yeah, well, if it comes down again, Mr Pitley, we'll know who to speak to.
That's the state of the world, isn't it? When the police are happier to protect the big companies than the people.
And you're just a part of that.
No, Mr Pitley.
I'm part of enforcing the law.
Yeah? You ever seen a child with a brain tumour? Claire? - What is it? - Could you Could you close the door? Hey.
I've screwed up.
I should have seen it coming, but I didn't.
I'm just tired.
I'm so sorry.
It's just totally unprofessional.
- You haven't got to be professional with me.
- Yes, I do.
Then pull yourself together and tell me what happened.
Pathology report is clear that death was caused by a fatal blow to the head.
Mr Leslie walked away from both attacks and died later.
Yeah.
Which was the fatal blow? If we can't prove it to the required standard, they'll each have reasonable doubt.
I charged them with murder.
They'll each admit to the separate attacks, they'll both stand there in the dock, and we'll know one of them killed Mr Leslie.
And if we can't prove which one, they're just gonna walk away.
- Well, we'll just have to prove it.
- Can we? We'll try.
I should never ever have charged them with murder.
Hey, Claire, come on .
This is not your fault.
Fenwick said to me, he said, "You don't want to make it one event.
" He warned me.
He spotted it before he came to see me.
And I didn't I just I walked right into it.
We bullied you into it.
Please, look, I don't get bullied.
Look, I'll speak to the pathologist, all right? Just don't give up yet.
Sorry.
The pathologist that looked at the William Leslie death.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's right.
I need to speak to him.
Yes, I'll hold.
Improve self-esteem Okay, Michael, let's get the gloves on you.
It's for you.
Thanks for yesterday.
Michael, that's very nice.
Very nice.
What did you get? Cufflinks.
Beautiful ones.
I'll have to get me a shirt for them.
Can I have a look? Really good ones.
Where did you get them? I'd like a pair.
Found them.
Oh, that was very good.
That was my inner beast.
You've been practising.
So have you picked a song? Yeah.
I picked one that has a kind of special meaning to us.
From almost 20 years ago.
Whenever I hear it, I think of summer, Whitley Bay and Brenda.
What happened to Brenda? She moved on.
So when you hear this song, you think of her.
Because when you sing you need to be able to communicate the emotional power of your life's experiences.
Yeah, I do.
I think of Brenda.
We can get other experts.
And our own pathologist testifies against us? I'll have to change the charge.
Okay.
I'll call Harbinson.
You get Bing and Yates.
Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears Turn around Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by Turn around And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right Cause we'll never be wrong Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time Inner beast.
I don't know what to do I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks Inner beast.
Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart These two men are murderers and you're gonna let them go? - If we can't prove - I'm not talking to you.
Let her answer.
She's a big girl.
We'll go with a lesser charge.
One for which there is a reasonable prospect of conviction.
I knew I couldn't depend on you! Just looking at you, I knew! All dressed up, uptight and prissy! All show! You're all show, aren't you? A man has lost his life.
He was a husband and a father.
You're out of line.
She did the best she could.
You're apologising for that abomination of justice? Don't try.
And don't ever think you can tell me I'm out of line, you understand? If you weren't boffing her, you wouldn't defend her.
You're out of line again.
Do something about it.
I didn't think you would.
Uniform 5 requesting urgent backup.
- You all right? - Yeah.
- You sure you're all right? - Yeah.
- You sure you're all right? - Yeah, I'm okay.
Mr Pitley, what have you done? What I had to do.
I guess you'll have to arrest us now, eh? Yes, we do.
Okay, then.
You do what you have to do.
You the cause of all this? - Is he the cause of all this? - Yes, sir.
I'm ready to be arrested.
Hey, I'm not resisting Think you're a clever bloke, huh? Is that what you think? He's not resisting arrest, sir.
Get off him! You're a clown, Sergeant.
You belong in a circus.
Get off him, sir.
Now! I'll take the suspect, sir.
Yeah.
You do that.
You all right, Mr Pitley? Yeah.
What do you want to do? I thought we had an arrest? By the time we got to the roof there was no one there.
What about Pitley, the bloke in flat 127? Didn't see anything .
Catch him next time, eh? You owe "the clown" one.
They're definitely the stolen ones.
Well, he could have got them from someone.
Yes, Errol, he could've.
What do you want to do? I want the adults.
He's on the move.
Ratty'll be all right.
He's hiding between the two cars.
Wait.
He hasn't committed a crime yet.
The boys are in the house.
Right, Clarky, get the boys.
Rick, with me.
Stop! Police! Michael.
Ambulance.
Michael! Michael.
- Ambulance needed urgently at this location.
- Michael, can you I'm here.
You've got to help me, Michael, so I can help you.
I'll let him know.
Your friend will be all right.
He's not me friend.
There's nothing for you to be scared of.
If they find out, they'll kill me.
They'll have to kill me, too.
No one's going to harm you, boy.
- Ah, Mrs Bancroft.
- Is he okay? He's fine.
Thanks for everything, Mr Hill.
You're so kind.
No, you're welcome.
He can sleep here tonight.
- Police! Police.
- Stay where you are.
You're under arrest.
You filth! You think you can hide behind kids? He felt safer sleeping here.
Soul intact? Yeah.
Soul intact.
Will we get a guilty plea for the lesser charge? I'll ask my clients.
I'm sure they'll listen to my advice.
Bail? They deserve to go to prison for life and you want bail? - It's a lesser charge.
- We'll let the court decide.
You wish to proceed with the charge of grievous bodily harm with intent? We do, Your Worship.
Mr Fenwick? My clients understand the new charge, Your Worship.
The application is accepted.
Will you stand, please? Mr Jones, how do you plead? Guilty.
Mr Watt, how do you plead? Guilty.
We therefore commit the defendants to be sent to the Crown Court pursuant to Section 51.
Application for bail.
- The Prosecution oppose bail.
- Claire? Mr Watt has a previous conviction for grievous bodily harm and is therefore subject to an automatic life sentence.
I didn't agree to that! You lied to me! I didn't agree to that! One out of two ain't bad.
Well done.
Thank you.
Did he apologise? I don't know, but I think so.
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