55 Degrees North (2004) s02e04 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 4
1 - A list.
You've got to make a list.
- A list? Yeah, of things to ask.
Are there good schools? Mobile phone mast? Traffic noise? Any future development? I can't believe you'd do anything without a list.
What is that supposed to mean? You're a list girl.
Admit it.
Get comfortable with it.
Hello.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Well, it's in a good position for access to the city centre.
It's on a main road.
It's a very quiet main road.
When they put the roundabout in, it'll solve the problem of the motorcycles.
You need a list.
- Good schools? - Yes.
- Mobile phone mast nearby? - No.
- Any plans for a new development? - No.
Tick.
Let's have a look, shall we? You might want to put that on your list.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub And there's a rule that if you fail to turn in three consecutive homeworks, you get detention.
Three? When I was his age, one was enough.
- And a beating.
- A beating? - Yeah, a good one.
- I enjoyed those.
Yeah, he always used to say, "Boy, this is going to hurt me more than you.
" - But he never meant it.
- I meant it.
- You just said you enjoyed it.
- Well, both things are true.
- You think he needs counselling? - Possibly.
- Yeah, I think he does.
- Watch, don't make me get vexed, boy.
You're not really gonna beat him, are you? I mean, he's lovely.
I adore him.
- He's clever and cheerful - And he's in detention.
But only because it's unusual for him not to do his work on time.
That's why I thought we should have this chat, to head off any problems.
Yeah, yeah, it's very good of you.
What is it? Nothing.
I was just thinking it would have been nice to have a teacher like you when I was his age.
Well, thanks for letting us know.
We'll - We'll get it sorted.
- Yeah.
Without the beatings.
Out of interest, Yeah, I thought so.
I did those homeworks with you, Matty.
I know you did them.
You want to tell us what this is about? Did you like her? The removal firm's lorry was meant to arrive six hours ago.
Everything! Everything we own is on that lorry.
- It's okay.
- Don't tell me it's okay! It's not okay! It's obviously not okay.
Don't patronise me.
She's upset.
- Moving's very stressful.
- Only slightly less than divorce.
- Come on, Trace - Don't give me the "come on" thing.
Just don't.
- Is it possible they're late? - We're only moving nine miles.
It doesn't take six hours to drive nine miles, does it? - Have you got a number for the firm? - Yeah.
I've been trying it since this morning.
It's unobtainable.
- Is it a local firm? - Of course it's a local firm.
We couldn't have a well-known removal company.
No, that would be too easy! We had to have the smallest firm in the history of removals, didn't we? She's upset.
I've got the address.
- They've stolen everything.
- Let's not jump to conclusions.
They may have had some sort of unexpected delay or trouble with the van.
I'm sure there's a completely reasonable explanation.
Mrs Bancroft, you know, from the Social, has got four kids she thinks would benefit from the - Six.
- Turn around.
Community scheme, which is brilliant, because it means we can really start to build it and make it - Six.
- Turn around.
Important.
In a few years we could have dozens of kids in the scheme.
- Hundreds.
Instead of - Six.
Turn around.
Being little charvers, we could have upstanding, law-abiding citizens.
- Control to Uniform 8.
- Uniform 8.
- Six.
- Turn around.
Yeah, on our way.
Disturbance near Jesmond.
- Hey, when is Cop Idol? - Friday.
- Ah.
- Keep practising.
Van's been located.
Lorry park a few miles from here.
- They found it? Oh, thank God.
- What a relief.
All's well that ends well, eh? Yeah, I'm so sorry.
I mean, we've just been really worried.
Thank you so much.
I told you! Why didn't you believe me? This is your fault! You always have to do everything cheap.
Always looking for the best deal! Well, not much of a deal now, is it? She's upset.
They just turned up overnight and parked up in the field.
I want to know what you're going to do about it.
Mr Bellows, we have to determine if a crime's been committed.
Are you saying a crime hasn't been committed? That's what they're saying, Charles.
No, I'm saying I don't know if a crime's been committed.
I'm telling you a crime's been committed.
Over to you, Clarky.
I might hit him.
What? Just do what comes natural.
It's discrimination, isn't it? We're just being who we are, like.
There'd be no trouble if that lot would leave us alone.
Fergus, calm yourself.
We're not breaking the law.
I have reason to believe you are committing an offence under the Public Order Act of 1986.
Reason to believe? You're only believing it because they put you up to it.
Fergus.
What offence would that be? Trespass and nuisance on land.
You've driven your vehicles on this land with an intention to stay.
Aye, that's our intention.
I'm ordering you to vacate this land immediately.
Can you trespass on land that you own, Mr Detective? Let's start with the word "allegation".
Now, you are making an allegation, Mr Bellows, and it's our duty as policemen to investigate it.
Now, it's a difficult job being a policeman, - but we do try our hardest to - What's he on about? I haven't finished.
To be fair.
We try our hardest to be fair.
These travellers have moved into the field.
- It's against the law.
- Arrest them.
- It's Bellows, isn't it? - That's right.
I'm speaking on behalf of all the local residents.
He's chairman of the association.
Bellows.
How ancient a name is that? Does it ever make you wonder? Could it have come from the bellows of a furnace? Someone who stoked a fire? Have you any thoughts on this? Or the bellows of a ship? I think you mean "bowels", bowels of a ship.
Do I? Well, you wouldn't want to name yourself "bowel", would you? - Mr Bowels.
You wouldn't want to do that.
- Even if it suited you.
- Are you insulting me? - I think they are.
No.
Absolutely not.
It's our heritage, you see.
Our culture.
- I will need to investigate all of this.
- Of course you will.
It's your job.
Investigate all you want.
You're wasting your time.
Fergus, I'll speak to the Detective Sergeant.
Now there's work needs doing, and the rest of you.
There's none so angry as them that feels they've been fooled.
We bought the land and paid a fair price.
They weren't angry when they took our money.
It's also your job to keep us safe, Mr Detective, and I hope you'll do that.
Family names, of course, are a relatively new thing, relative to the history of the world if you see what I'm saying.
- I don't.
No.
- You don't know? Well, take it from me.
For instance, in Mongolia, right now today, people are being asked to choose surnames.
You know, is that amazing or what? I think I'd prefer to speak to the Sergeant.
Why? I thought we were having a good chat.
What we're going to do, Mr Bellows, is investigate your allegations, and then take the appropriate actions.
- I know people on the council.
- Do you not realise you're a public servant? It could be "bellows" like "to shout".
Maybe you had a great-great-great- great-grandfather who was a big shouter.
You can be sure I'll be reporting your impudence.
What did I say? Ah - The travellers near Jesmond? Did you attend? - Yeah, problem? - Mmm-hmm.
- How big? Oh, this one's a balloon.
The more hot air, the bigger it gets.
Cole! - I think he just got the same call I did.
- I'll call you back.
Frank, I need you, too.
Come on.
- We're sure it's the same van? - Yeah.
- All the belongings? - Yeah.
- It's clever.
- Probably shouldn't say that to the Hardens.
What paper did they see the advert in again? - Local freebie.
- Well, someone had to place the ad.
They're very concerned about the travellers.
Oh, that's me windsurfing.
- They're very anxious.
- You can windsurf? Don't sound so surprised.
These are good people.
They obey the law.
They feel that we've let them down.
- It's unclear there's actually been a crime, sir.
- It could be a planning matter.
- Has there been a crime committed, Russell? - Give them time, sir.
Well, obviously, if there's been a crime committed, then our remit becomes very clear.
Oh, that's the terrace of the hotel.
- Who's this? - It's my wife.
With the waiter who made her feel young and carefree.
Who owns the land? They say they do.
We're looking into it.
This is very messy.
We need to work together to give Miss Maxwell some room for manoeuvre.
I've got a few local councillors in a twist.
I don't want to get any more calls about this.
Please deal with it.
They're making me meet a new foster family.
No way, man.
- Of course you can.
- I know I can.
I don't want to.
- You're letting me down.
- My heart's breaking.
Think of how good you're going to feel giving something back to society.
It's coming out your ears.
Okay, boys! Ratty, breathe on me.
Breathe on me.
You been smoking? All right, in the ring.
I'm going to fight a girl? Cool.
Can I have a go? The best way to win a fight is not to get hit.
The best way not to get hit is to have good feet.
You're gonna learn to dance.
You are joking me? Don't laugh, Matty.
You're next.
From the Land Registry.
- They own the field? - Mmm-hmm.
Bought at auction eight months ago.
Chief wants us to speak to Bellows and outline his options.
- As a courtesy.
- What, so he doesn't get a call? No.
No, we agreed a price.
No, no, no, I'm not going to reduce it.
No.
Well, tell them Tell them they're a couple of chancers.
No, forget that.
Just, you know, tell them we have an agreement.
I thought I'd sold my flat.
They want to view it again and they want me to drop the price by 10%.
I mean, what ever happened to giving your word? There's no difference between this and mugging me in the street, is there? You probably don't carry that much in your handbag.
- Oh, ha, ha.
- So, Bellows? Look, I just I don't know, Nicky.
I don't feel comfortable about this.
It's not my place to be giving them advice.
But the Chief really wants you to.
Oh! I have to go home for an hour.
I can't trust my mother to show them around.
After I'm gonna kill them! Can you do that after we talk to Bellows? Right.
This is a community youth boxing scheme.
You lot think you're hard, but you're not hard.
I've seen hard.
Hard doesn't look like you.
Hard is through that door.
You go through there and I'm gonna respect you, but the most important thing is you'll respect yourselves.
Three, four Darling, that's lovely, and keep it going.
One, two, three, four.
And round we go.
Two, three, four, very nice.
Keep those shoulders down.
That's lovely.
And to the side, two, three, four, and outwards.
One, two, three, four, lovely, lovely and light, that's really nice.
Keep it going, that's it.
Go forwards, two, three, four.
And back, two, three, four.
That's good.
Lots of confidence now.
Two, three, four.
Two, three.
Mum? What's burning? Oh, bones! I completely forgot.
I was baking cakes so that the flat smelt all nice and homely for when that nice couple gets here.
Oh! Mum, they're not a nice couple.
They're vicious sharks.
- You're so judgemental.
- Where's Emmy? - In the bath.
- In the bath? Not yet.
I was about to give her a bath.
Do you really think I would be so stupid as to leave her in the bath alone? Oh, then we really have a problem.
It's freezing in here.
Yeah, well, you know what? It wouldn't be if you hadn't forgotten the oven! I only forgot the oven because I was looking after Emmy! Well, why don't you go and look after her, then? Hi.
Come on in.
I'll just I'll just leave you to each other.
What are you doing? You obviously don't trust me so I think it's best if I leave.
Well, fine.
You do what you wanna do.
Okay, I'm going.
- What, now? - Yes.
Well, could you do it later? It's just that I've got a really important meeting to get to.
I should never have invited her.
I mean, she's been nothing but a liability.
Look, calm yourself.
Go home, make your peace, say you're sorry.
- She'll change her mind.
- I am not sorry.
Look, is he in or isn't he? Look, it takes two people to have a fight, okay? And let's face it, you can be a control freak.
It's how you're built.
- Your mum obviously - Did I ask for your advice? - Yeah, I thought you did.
- I didn't.
You have no idea, okay? So don't try.
Just say nothing.
And I am not a control freak.
Yeah, right.
Okay.
You know, sometimes it takes a friend to look at you and tell you things you don't want to see.
Oh, are we friends? 'Cause you know what? I don't know what we are.
Oh, no, no, sorry.
No, I do.
We're convenient.
We're a bus shelter.
Did we just fast forward from wounded to angry? I don't mean that much to you.
- Claire, chill.
- You don't mean that much to me.
Let's just tell the truth, okay? Keep it simple.
Yeah, November 7.
There was never anything real between us except mild amusement! Claire, this is starting to be hard work.
Yes, Nicky, it is.
Okay? And I don't need this.
Okay, responding.
Can we talk about it later? Bellows is at the field.
No, we can't, Nicky.
We've just talked about it! November 7.
On my way.
Come on.
This way.
Come on! You gotta stop this now! Just stop that digger now.
You have no right to this place.
- Get off me, shite! - Oh, yeah? Come on.
You have absolutely no right to be in this field.
We have every right to be here.
There are laws which we all have to respect.
If you're after trouble, I'll give you plenty, all right? Fergus! Enough, enough, enough.
I asked them to leave, polite as I could.
Took no notice.
Roaring and threatening, scaring our children, the way they're carrying on.
- Arrest him.
- Which one? The one breaking the law.
Mr Bellows, you're under arrest! - Me? Why? - Get down, sir.
- Because you are unlawfully on their land.
- Their land? It was sold to them at auction by a Mrs Elizabeth Purdy.
They bought it? Get the cuffs off him.
I sold it to a company.
I had no idea, Charles, honestly.
But they're building on the land.
They don't have planning permission.
Well, they've applied for it retrospectively.
It's a civil matter.
The council has to decide on their application.
If it rejects their application, they can appeal.
If they lose the appeal, they can appeal again.
- They'll lose.
- Yes, that's very likely.
If the council get an enforcement order ordering them off the land, we will enforce it.
That could take years.
Yeah, well, 14 months would be a good guess, but don't hold your breath.
The travellers will seek protection under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which asserts their right to respect for the homes they have created, even though they've broken planning laws.
What about our rights? If they break the law, Mr Bellows, the police will take action.
They've already broken the law.
We have to wait for the local authority to tell us that they have.
That's it? We all respect the law.
They don't have to? - Look - That the best you can do? I completely understand your distress.
Their distress? Look, I'll continue to explore any further legal remedies.
Yeah, and we'll explore a few remedies of our own, all right? In the meantime, feel free to contact me.
If we can move them on, we will! I give you my word! - Claire? Claire? - What? I'll see you later, yeah? Yes.
I'll see you in the office tomorrow.
If it's not nailed down, you'll steal it.
I was trying to find out who it belonged to.
Of course.
Officer! Officer! What? I believe this belongs to you.
I don't think he took anything.
Thank you.
- How could you sell the land to them? - I didn't know.
- They tricked me.
- Oh, you heard her.
If they haven't broken the law, there's nothing we can do.
Turn around.
- I'm never gonna be able to do this.
- Never say never.
You can do it, I know you can.
I believe in you.
- Cheers, Clarky.
Try it again? - No.
You got a date? Twenty of them.
I like travelling, especially on trains.
I'm scared of flying.
I don't like children.
Too much trouble.
So, tell me about you.
Three minutes up.
Change tables.
Lovely talking to you.
Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time I don't know what to do and I'm Stop, stop, stop.
Look, that was rubbish.
All right, just pass the sick bag.
Total tosh.
There's no conviction.
No commitment.
I mean, you can't just say the words, Rick.
You've got to mean it.
Look.
Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all the time I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg giving off sparks I'm basically looking for sex.
Three minutes up.
Change tables.
Think about it.
- Do you want me to go? - Don't be silly.
My name's Russell.
What are you hoping to get from tonight? - Have you done this before? - Yes.
- I haven't.
- No, it doesn't look like it.
I'm hoping to meet someone I'd enjoy talking to for more than three minutes.
- Have you? - Don't know.
But if I get that far, I'm hoping to find someone who can get past all my stuff without holding it against me.
Could be a hope too far.
Doing this over and over again, it does make you feel a bit naked.
I wouldn't say that to everyone.
Could send the wrong signal.
Good tip.
You look beautiful tonight.
Thank you.
- Do you tell them you're a police officer? - I used to.
Until I got two and a half minutes of someone's fantasy which, quite honestly, did my head in.
That just happened to me.
He'll want to get your number.
Do you think? Do you want to get out of here and get something to eat? Wrong signal? I'm hungry.
A police officer.
That's always been one of my fantasies.
Let the boy lead, Nicky.
You don't know what you're doing.
- I know what I'm doing, shh.
- If you do, you're rubbish.
- Cheers.
- No bother.
You think we ought to take Ratty in? - What do you mean, take him in? - You know, let him live with us.
No, no.
They're looking for another foster family for him.
- You're not serious? - Of course I'm serious.
Why would I wanna joke about something like that? No, no, Errol.
Bad idea.
Why is it a bad idea? Because it just is.
What happened? You wake up this morning you think you're Spencer Tracy? Anyway, think about it.
Right, okay.
Uh, no.
You see how quick I think? What are you scared of? Look, the boy needs to be with his own kind and that is not with us.
You'll be ashamed one day you said that.
You asked me for my opinion and I gave it, okay? Well, he's more "us" than you care to admit.
I'm going over to see Georgina.
It'll be nice to have an adult to talk to.
Yeah.
Why don't you just move in there? Well, it has crossed my mind.
- I know it's short notice.
- I'm not changing my mind.
To start tomorrow.
Right.
Okay.
I understand.
Thank you.
Thank you for your time.
If you If you hear of anyone You'd be happy leaving Emmy with just "anyone"? Well, the precedent's been set, hasn't it? I need to be at the airport at 10:00.
Miss Robson said she wants to speak to you.
I don't know why.
- See you.
- Yeah, see you.
Work hard, yeah? You wanted to speak to me? Um No.
He's a cheeky little man, isn't he? - Are you really a police officer? - Yeah, I really am.
He talks about you all the time and Errol.
I box.
You're joking? To keep fit.
It's very fashionable, and I am a bit of a fashion victim.
Well, we'll go a few rounds sometime if you want.
Yeah, okay.
I promise not to knock you out.
Seconds out.
Yeah.
See you.
- Have you any idea what you're gonna do? - Oh, I'll manage.
Claire.
Okay, Mum, step away from the car right now.
- The suitcase.
- Mum, don't argue, okay? Come on, give me your hand.
- You didn't touch the package? - Of course not.
- I'll take the baby, sweetheart.
- Thanks, Mum.
- You'll remember to tell them about the suitcase? - Yes, Mum.
- Before the controlled explosion? - Yes, Mum.
- Disposal unit on its way, Frank? - Yeah, boss.
- You all right? - Yes.
Astel, you're with me.
Nice one.
He knows your name.
Right.
We need to make sure the multi-storey is totally clear, okay? You want me to go in there? Where the bomb is? We don't know it's a bomb, do we? Come on.
It's Richard, right? Yeah.
That's right, yeah.
There's nothing to worry about.
Well, if there's nothing to worry about, why are we making sure it's clear? In case there's a bomb.
Listen, if you get scared, just whistle, okay? - Wouldn't the radios be easier? - To make yourself feel better Dick.
Rick.
I prefer Rick.
Yeah, okay.
Whatever.
Right.
I'll start at the bottom.
You take the stairs and work from the top down, okay? You've got a will, right? Just kidding.
I finally get lucky and now I'm gonna die.
Don't worry.
Do you think Bing would be in here if it were really dangerous? Yeah.
You're right.
- If it goes wrong, can I have your car? - Very funny.
I'll need to speak to you again later, okay? Clark.
Claire.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
I'm just gonna go and check on Emmy, okay? Bang! You all right? It's clear.
Send up the disposal unit.
We better go just in case the building collapses.
Check it out.
Detective Sergeant Cole, please.
Oh, of course he's not there.
You can never get the police to respond when you need them.
Mr Bellows.
It's a chicken.
Shall we get the bomb squad to come and barbecue it? What time did the doorbell ring? Be as exact as you can.
Charles, are you okay? - "You will die.
" - Not exactly news, is it? - Perhaps it's a curse or something.
- What, to get bits of chicken? What do Mr Bellows and Miss Maxwell have in common? Bits of chicken? Aye, my mistake.
I shouldn't have used such a well-known curse.
You should probably wait for a solicitor before you say anything.
- All right, baby.
- Come here, love.
Come here.
What was this curse meant to do, make them lay eggs? Could you please get in the van? And I did this curse before or after I was handing out heather in the MetroCentre? Miss Maxwell leaves her briefcase on the ground.
Des picks it up.
He finds her address.
He knows what her car looks like, makes the threat.
Yeah, well, we shouldn't be surprised the vermin overstepped.
Miss Maxwell, are you prepared to trade a charge for them vacating the field? - Not publicly.
- Good.
If we can use this to drive them out, we'll make a lot of people very happy.
They're denying it.
They deny everything.
What's your point? We've got nothing to charge them on except some vague allegation they were making a curse.
It's a death threat, Cole.
Why don't you ask Miss Maxwell if she thinks that's vague? It's a clumsy attempt to intimidate me.
Using curses is Romany.
- These are Irish travellers, not gypsies.
- You're being awkward, Cole.
If we charge without sufficient evidence, they'll walk, and all we'll have done is inflame the situation.
- You teaching me to suck eggs? - Look, Detective Cole is right.
- Frank, anything from Humby in forensics? - No, not yet.
We'll get nothing from the parcel left in Miss Maxwell's car.
- Obviously.
- He's still hopeful on the Bellows parcel.
Look, if we can't connect the parcels to the travellers, it will look like harassment.
Right.
Frank, you're running this one.
Get me something we can use.
- Hang on, I thought I was working this one.
- Not anymore.
You don't seem to have the appetite for it.
Call me if you get something.
Yates.
Where are you on this removals robbery? The van was hired on a false driving licence, - the advert placed with a stolen credit card.
- No other leads? None.
No witnesses to the offloading of the removal van, but they had overnight to do it.
- What do you wanna do? - We'll keep looking, but part of me says we should let them think they got away with it.
They did.
Yeah, I know, but if we play it that we've got nothing Paddy, you've just told me that we have nothing.
- Well, that's right, we don't, but - You're about to make me cross.
Let's set them up and see if we can get them to do it again.
I've organised a house on Michaels Street.
We'll work the small ads.
Sergeant Brookes has agreed to a secondment undercover posing as the wife and Cole, if he's free, he can play the husband.
We'll stake it out.
- Cole's not free.
- Well, you just said over there that Cole's looking after Miss Maxwell.
I don't want her suffering any further threats.
When we charge, she'll be a target.
I can ask for a uniform to play the husband.
No, not for something that important.
I'll do it.
You, boss? I like getting my hands dirty.
Yeah.
No, I appreciate what you're doing for me.
Yes, I do.
And I It's just I can be stubborn and I'm I'm really sorry, okay? I'll see you later.
Goodbye.
- Let me know when you're going home, yeah? - Why? Bing's assigned me to look after you.
What? Oh, no.
No, no, no.
- Come on, I'm not happy about this.
- Do I look delighted? I've sent a uniform unit to your flat to keep an eye on things.
I'll escort you when you leave.
Didn't do it, did I? So I can't help you.
You tried to intimidate both Miss Maxwell and Mr Bellows.
Like you're trying to intimidate me? No? Are my human rights being violated here? This feels like harassment to me.
Sending someone a package saying "You will die" feels like harassment to me.
Then you ought to be catching the person who did it.
And stop wasting your time with me because I didn't do it.
And there's plenty of people will tell you, myself and Fergus never left our own home.
Home? That field that you're unlawfully occupying? When was it for you to decide it's unlawful? This is definitely harassment.
The only clear dabs we found belong to Bellows.
The rest are smudges.
We got a dimpled imprint, looks like gloves.
DNA? Chicken.
- You upset him, Mr Humby? - I couldn't find anything.
That's unlike you.
You must be cursed.
It's not going well.
- It's making him crazy.
- He was already crazy.
He still wants to get a charge.
I don't know.
Think about it, Frank.
We were led by the nose to this.
Claire and Bellows.
Nothing in common but the travellers.
Bits of chicken and some nonsense about a curse.
Look, look, we've got Mrs Purdy.
- She saw Des pick up Claire's briefcase.
- Yeah.
So they could easily have found her home address from that.
- And Claire was driving her own car.
- Yeah.
So they knew what it looked like.
- That gives them opportunity.
- Yeah.
Yeah, what? Well, so they have opportunity.
Why did they do it? They know everyone's waiting to come down on them like a tonne of bricks.
They know we can't touch them until every appeal has been exhausted, and even then they've got the European Human Rights Act.
What do they achieve by sending threats? Nothing.
Breaking the law is the one thing they wouldn't do.
You don't think I'm gonna tell Bing this.
It's your case, mate.
Then who sent the parcels? Who has something to gain by the police arresting the travellers, huh? Oh, no, no, no.
There is no way I'm telling him this.
We'll charge him.
Just not today.
Call Cole and let him know he's walking.
Make sure we've got a unit covering Bellows.
If something happens, Frank And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever That was great.
Shut up, Clark.
It was not.
Maybe less is more, you know.
Maybe you should put your hands in your pockets or something.
Less chance of things going wrong.
I just won't show up on Friday.
You're not gonna quit? I don't want to make a fool out of myself.
Howay.
Why do you think everyone's coming? Hey, Ratty.
What's up, boy? Nothing.
Yeah, I believe that.
You know you can't lie to me.
Haven't you learnt anything? You're gonna take me back.
- Take you back where? - New foster parents.
You done a runner? Live there for a week till they get sick of me.
A whole week? I'd have thought a couple of days should do.
- You're winding me up.
- Yeah.
If I worked real hard, I could do it in a couple of days.
Give them a chance, Michael.
You going to call the Social? No.
What are you going to do, live rough? It's not so bad.
- What if they don't get sick of you? - They will.
They'll accuse me of stealing or something.
They'll make up a reason.
It'll be my fault.
Have you ever nicked anything from your foster parents? Nothing very big.
You a fighter or a runner? Fighter.
Yeah? You think so? Okay.
I tell you what we're gonna do.
You stick it with your foster parents for a week, a whole week, then you and I have a talk and see where you are.
If they accuse you of something you didn't do, they answer to me.
If you quit on me before the week's up, I'll know which you are.
Okay, let's go.
Oh, and, Ratty don't nick anything from them.
An arm out, like that, would be good.
Wouldn't it be better pointing straight up? No.
He'd look like John Travolta.
Nothing could make him look like John Travolta.
- Hey, Errol.
- Yeah? - Yo, Ratty.
- Hey, 50p, what's up? This is so cool.
He's rubbish.
Make sure he leaves with Mrs Bancroft, okay? And I won't be home tonight.
I'm on surveillance.
- Be careful now.
- Yeah.
It'll be dangerous.
- This is ridiculous.
- It's just a precaution.
- You're not coming up.
- I'm assigned to look after you.
Oh, God, you've got to be kidding.
We're just about to start a resident's meeting with our local councillor.
I wanted to let you know we've released our suspects pending further enquiries.
You've done what? Uniformed officers will be keeping an eye on your house.
We were told once they broke the law, you would act.
They've obviously broke the law.
We're doing the best we can, sir.
Is he gonna stay here all night? It looks like it.
That's very convenient for you, isn't it? - Just pretend I'm not here, okay? - I'm trying to.
I have an ASBO application I need to review.
- Just go on with your business as normal.
- I wasn't talking to you.
Sorry.
He's here to protect us, Claire.
You should listen to your mother, Claire.
I think it's going to be nice having him in the flat.
I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start tonight That was really, really good, Rick.
All it needs is passion.
I'll see if I can get someone else assigned tomorrow.
- Sugar? - Cheers.
And for the record, I never thought of you as a bus shelter.
Let's keep this professional.
I'm cool with that.
Cream? No.
I could've made a dirty joke there, but I'm keeping it professional.
It's good to see you made up with your mum.
To be able to say sorry after saying some pretty horrible things, that's That's a great quality in a person, I think.
I'm keeping it professional.
Those new ASBO regs are unbelievable, aren't they? I mean, you can do anything with them.
Get an interim order without a full hearing.
Kick civil liberties right into touch.
What? That's professional.
- I'm talking about work.
- I'm gonna go to bed.
You can sleep on the couch.
Mrs Purdy? How dumb are you? Purdy? She's all yours, mate .
Your case, your suspect.
This is not what Bing wanted.
Purdy? She felt bad about selling the land to them in the first place and was trying to help.
Purdy.
Great.
We'll never shift the travellers now.
The law's an ass.
We're gonna end up charging a woman who's never committed a crime before in her life while two dozen antisocial plagues on society carry on flouting the law and there's nothing we can do about it.
They haven't broken the law.
- Sorry, did I ask you? - Nicky, we all agree it's antisocial, don't we? Boss, we're ready.
Time to roll.
- We live here? - It's perfect.
I believe it.
- It used to be a safe house.
- When? Thirty years ago? We've got four coming this morning.
- Now, the way it's gonna work is - Honey, would you get me a beer? Funny.
- Are you listening? - Yeah, of course.
Carry on.
- Right, the way it's gonna work - What are you doing? Tidying up.
I don't want anyone thinking I live like this.
- Why? What's wrong with it? - You really are a Neanderthal.
This is gonna be fun.
- Look, I really need to talk you through this.
- Hang on, Paddy, for a second.
I think we're about to have a domestic.
We got it.
Interim order pending a full hearing.
- Get on with it.
- Right, let's go! How does it feel to be a founding member of the police state? Obey the law and there's nothing to worry about.
Run the reg on the van.
Really looking forward to our new house.
Aren't you, love? It's okay.
Thanks for your time.
We're not moving.
- You're not? - He cheats on me.
The marriage is off.
- I didn't cheat on either of my wives.
- I was just trying to get rid of them.
Yeah, but that's what you think of me, isn't it? Deep down.
Hello? Right.
I need a woman who understands me.
There's no point moving.
We're getting divorced.
I'm serving you with an interim Anti Social Behaviour Order.
You're obliged to stop the noise and disruption that your unauthorised work on this land is creating.
You can't do this.
We have rights.
If you violate this order, you'll be arrested.
The terms and restrictions are described in the order.
You have the right to appeal and the right to be present at the hearing where a full Anti Social Behaviour Order will be considered by the court.
We just want a place to live.
Come on.
We just want a place to live.
- It's them.
It's them, it's them, it's them! - Okay! - Go, go, go! It's them! - Okay, okay.
- Do you want my opinion? - Yeah.
I'll tell you my opinion.
It sounds to me like you worry about yourself too much.
All those women that have done you wrong, well, maybe if you worried about them a little bit, they'd be nice.
- Is this all you've got? - Yeah.
- So if I worried about you, you'd be nice? - Yeah.
You know what? You're great.
Police! You're under arrest! Get up! Get them out! - You all right? - Yeah.
Right.
For I can't help Falling in love With you I've sold my flat.
And now from Tyneside Police Department, Sergeant Richard Astel! - Go on! Go on, Rick! - Come on, Rick! Come on! 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 Every now and then I get a little bit terrified And then I see the look in your eyes Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart 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 All of the time I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start Once upon a time I was falling in love Now I'm only falling apart There's nothing I can say A total eclipse of the heart A total eclipse of the heart A total eclipse of the heart Rick! Hey, in case I didn't say it, I'm sorry.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub
You've got to make a list.
- A list? Yeah, of things to ask.
Are there good schools? Mobile phone mast? Traffic noise? Any future development? I can't believe you'd do anything without a list.
What is that supposed to mean? You're a list girl.
Admit it.
Get comfortable with it.
Hello.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Well, it's in a good position for access to the city centre.
It's on a main road.
It's a very quiet main road.
When they put the roundabout in, it'll solve the problem of the motorcycles.
You need a list.
- Good schools? - Yes.
- Mobile phone mast nearby? - No.
- Any plans for a new development? - No.
Tick.
Let's have a look, shall we? You might want to put that on your list.
Thanks to BlackAmber/Sub And there's a rule that if you fail to turn in three consecutive homeworks, you get detention.
Three? When I was his age, one was enough.
- And a beating.
- A beating? - Yeah, a good one.
- I enjoyed those.
Yeah, he always used to say, "Boy, this is going to hurt me more than you.
" - But he never meant it.
- I meant it.
- You just said you enjoyed it.
- Well, both things are true.
- You think he needs counselling? - Possibly.
- Yeah, I think he does.
- Watch, don't make me get vexed, boy.
You're not really gonna beat him, are you? I mean, he's lovely.
I adore him.
- He's clever and cheerful - And he's in detention.
But only because it's unusual for him not to do his work on time.
That's why I thought we should have this chat, to head off any problems.
Yeah, yeah, it's very good of you.
What is it? Nothing.
I was just thinking it would have been nice to have a teacher like you when I was his age.
Well, thanks for letting us know.
We'll - We'll get it sorted.
- Yeah.
Without the beatings.
Out of interest, Yeah, I thought so.
I did those homeworks with you, Matty.
I know you did them.
You want to tell us what this is about? Did you like her? The removal firm's lorry was meant to arrive six hours ago.
Everything! Everything we own is on that lorry.
- It's okay.
- Don't tell me it's okay! It's not okay! It's obviously not okay.
Don't patronise me.
She's upset.
- Moving's very stressful.
- Only slightly less than divorce.
- Come on, Trace - Don't give me the "come on" thing.
Just don't.
- Is it possible they're late? - We're only moving nine miles.
It doesn't take six hours to drive nine miles, does it? - Have you got a number for the firm? - Yeah.
I've been trying it since this morning.
It's unobtainable.
- Is it a local firm? - Of course it's a local firm.
We couldn't have a well-known removal company.
No, that would be too easy! We had to have the smallest firm in the history of removals, didn't we? She's upset.
I've got the address.
- They've stolen everything.
- Let's not jump to conclusions.
They may have had some sort of unexpected delay or trouble with the van.
I'm sure there's a completely reasonable explanation.
Mrs Bancroft, you know, from the Social, has got four kids she thinks would benefit from the - Six.
- Turn around.
Community scheme, which is brilliant, because it means we can really start to build it and make it - Six.
- Turn around.
Important.
In a few years we could have dozens of kids in the scheme.
- Hundreds.
Instead of - Six.
Turn around.
Being little charvers, we could have upstanding, law-abiding citizens.
- Control to Uniform 8.
- Uniform 8.
- Six.
- Turn around.
Yeah, on our way.
Disturbance near Jesmond.
- Hey, when is Cop Idol? - Friday.
- Ah.
- Keep practising.
Van's been located.
Lorry park a few miles from here.
- They found it? Oh, thank God.
- What a relief.
All's well that ends well, eh? Yeah, I'm so sorry.
I mean, we've just been really worried.
Thank you so much.
I told you! Why didn't you believe me? This is your fault! You always have to do everything cheap.
Always looking for the best deal! Well, not much of a deal now, is it? She's upset.
They just turned up overnight and parked up in the field.
I want to know what you're going to do about it.
Mr Bellows, we have to determine if a crime's been committed.
Are you saying a crime hasn't been committed? That's what they're saying, Charles.
No, I'm saying I don't know if a crime's been committed.
I'm telling you a crime's been committed.
Over to you, Clarky.
I might hit him.
What? Just do what comes natural.
It's discrimination, isn't it? We're just being who we are, like.
There'd be no trouble if that lot would leave us alone.
Fergus, calm yourself.
We're not breaking the law.
I have reason to believe you are committing an offence under the Public Order Act of 1986.
Reason to believe? You're only believing it because they put you up to it.
Fergus.
What offence would that be? Trespass and nuisance on land.
You've driven your vehicles on this land with an intention to stay.
Aye, that's our intention.
I'm ordering you to vacate this land immediately.
Can you trespass on land that you own, Mr Detective? Let's start with the word "allegation".
Now, you are making an allegation, Mr Bellows, and it's our duty as policemen to investigate it.
Now, it's a difficult job being a policeman, - but we do try our hardest to - What's he on about? I haven't finished.
To be fair.
We try our hardest to be fair.
These travellers have moved into the field.
- It's against the law.
- Arrest them.
- It's Bellows, isn't it? - That's right.
I'm speaking on behalf of all the local residents.
He's chairman of the association.
Bellows.
How ancient a name is that? Does it ever make you wonder? Could it have come from the bellows of a furnace? Someone who stoked a fire? Have you any thoughts on this? Or the bellows of a ship? I think you mean "bowels", bowels of a ship.
Do I? Well, you wouldn't want to name yourself "bowel", would you? - Mr Bowels.
You wouldn't want to do that.
- Even if it suited you.
- Are you insulting me? - I think they are.
No.
Absolutely not.
It's our heritage, you see.
Our culture.
- I will need to investigate all of this.
- Of course you will.
It's your job.
Investigate all you want.
You're wasting your time.
Fergus, I'll speak to the Detective Sergeant.
Now there's work needs doing, and the rest of you.
There's none so angry as them that feels they've been fooled.
We bought the land and paid a fair price.
They weren't angry when they took our money.
It's also your job to keep us safe, Mr Detective, and I hope you'll do that.
Family names, of course, are a relatively new thing, relative to the history of the world if you see what I'm saying.
- I don't.
No.
- You don't know? Well, take it from me.
For instance, in Mongolia, right now today, people are being asked to choose surnames.
You know, is that amazing or what? I think I'd prefer to speak to the Sergeant.
Why? I thought we were having a good chat.
What we're going to do, Mr Bellows, is investigate your allegations, and then take the appropriate actions.
- I know people on the council.
- Do you not realise you're a public servant? It could be "bellows" like "to shout".
Maybe you had a great-great-great- great-grandfather who was a big shouter.
You can be sure I'll be reporting your impudence.
What did I say? Ah - The travellers near Jesmond? Did you attend? - Yeah, problem? - Mmm-hmm.
- How big? Oh, this one's a balloon.
The more hot air, the bigger it gets.
Cole! - I think he just got the same call I did.
- I'll call you back.
Frank, I need you, too.
Come on.
- We're sure it's the same van? - Yeah.
- All the belongings? - Yeah.
- It's clever.
- Probably shouldn't say that to the Hardens.
What paper did they see the advert in again? - Local freebie.
- Well, someone had to place the ad.
They're very concerned about the travellers.
Oh, that's me windsurfing.
- They're very anxious.
- You can windsurf? Don't sound so surprised.
These are good people.
They obey the law.
They feel that we've let them down.
- It's unclear there's actually been a crime, sir.
- It could be a planning matter.
- Has there been a crime committed, Russell? - Give them time, sir.
Well, obviously, if there's been a crime committed, then our remit becomes very clear.
Oh, that's the terrace of the hotel.
- Who's this? - It's my wife.
With the waiter who made her feel young and carefree.
Who owns the land? They say they do.
We're looking into it.
This is very messy.
We need to work together to give Miss Maxwell some room for manoeuvre.
I've got a few local councillors in a twist.
I don't want to get any more calls about this.
Please deal with it.
They're making me meet a new foster family.
No way, man.
- Of course you can.
- I know I can.
I don't want to.
- You're letting me down.
- My heart's breaking.
Think of how good you're going to feel giving something back to society.
It's coming out your ears.
Okay, boys! Ratty, breathe on me.
Breathe on me.
You been smoking? All right, in the ring.
I'm going to fight a girl? Cool.
Can I have a go? The best way to win a fight is not to get hit.
The best way not to get hit is to have good feet.
You're gonna learn to dance.
You are joking me? Don't laugh, Matty.
You're next.
From the Land Registry.
- They own the field? - Mmm-hmm.
Bought at auction eight months ago.
Chief wants us to speak to Bellows and outline his options.
- As a courtesy.
- What, so he doesn't get a call? No.
No, we agreed a price.
No, no, no, I'm not going to reduce it.
No.
Well, tell them Tell them they're a couple of chancers.
No, forget that.
Just, you know, tell them we have an agreement.
I thought I'd sold my flat.
They want to view it again and they want me to drop the price by 10%.
I mean, what ever happened to giving your word? There's no difference between this and mugging me in the street, is there? You probably don't carry that much in your handbag.
- Oh, ha, ha.
- So, Bellows? Look, I just I don't know, Nicky.
I don't feel comfortable about this.
It's not my place to be giving them advice.
But the Chief really wants you to.
Oh! I have to go home for an hour.
I can't trust my mother to show them around.
After I'm gonna kill them! Can you do that after we talk to Bellows? Right.
This is a community youth boxing scheme.
You lot think you're hard, but you're not hard.
I've seen hard.
Hard doesn't look like you.
Hard is through that door.
You go through there and I'm gonna respect you, but the most important thing is you'll respect yourselves.
Three, four Darling, that's lovely, and keep it going.
One, two, three, four.
And round we go.
Two, three, four, very nice.
Keep those shoulders down.
That's lovely.
And to the side, two, three, four, and outwards.
One, two, three, four, lovely, lovely and light, that's really nice.
Keep it going, that's it.
Go forwards, two, three, four.
And back, two, three, four.
That's good.
Lots of confidence now.
Two, three, four.
Two, three.
Mum? What's burning? Oh, bones! I completely forgot.
I was baking cakes so that the flat smelt all nice and homely for when that nice couple gets here.
Oh! Mum, they're not a nice couple.
They're vicious sharks.
- You're so judgemental.
- Where's Emmy? - In the bath.
- In the bath? Not yet.
I was about to give her a bath.
Do you really think I would be so stupid as to leave her in the bath alone? Oh, then we really have a problem.
It's freezing in here.
Yeah, well, you know what? It wouldn't be if you hadn't forgotten the oven! I only forgot the oven because I was looking after Emmy! Well, why don't you go and look after her, then? Hi.
Come on in.
I'll just I'll just leave you to each other.
What are you doing? You obviously don't trust me so I think it's best if I leave.
Well, fine.
You do what you wanna do.
Okay, I'm going.
- What, now? - Yes.
Well, could you do it later? It's just that I've got a really important meeting to get to.
I should never have invited her.
I mean, she's been nothing but a liability.
Look, calm yourself.
Go home, make your peace, say you're sorry.
- She'll change her mind.
- I am not sorry.
Look, is he in or isn't he? Look, it takes two people to have a fight, okay? And let's face it, you can be a control freak.
It's how you're built.
- Your mum obviously - Did I ask for your advice? - Yeah, I thought you did.
- I didn't.
You have no idea, okay? So don't try.
Just say nothing.
And I am not a control freak.
Yeah, right.
Okay.
You know, sometimes it takes a friend to look at you and tell you things you don't want to see.
Oh, are we friends? 'Cause you know what? I don't know what we are.
Oh, no, no, sorry.
No, I do.
We're convenient.
We're a bus shelter.
Did we just fast forward from wounded to angry? I don't mean that much to you.
- Claire, chill.
- You don't mean that much to me.
Let's just tell the truth, okay? Keep it simple.
Yeah, November 7.
There was never anything real between us except mild amusement! Claire, this is starting to be hard work.
Yes, Nicky, it is.
Okay? And I don't need this.
Okay, responding.
Can we talk about it later? Bellows is at the field.
No, we can't, Nicky.
We've just talked about it! November 7.
On my way.
Come on.
This way.
Come on! You gotta stop this now! Just stop that digger now.
You have no right to this place.
- Get off me, shite! - Oh, yeah? Come on.
You have absolutely no right to be in this field.
We have every right to be here.
There are laws which we all have to respect.
If you're after trouble, I'll give you plenty, all right? Fergus! Enough, enough, enough.
I asked them to leave, polite as I could.
Took no notice.
Roaring and threatening, scaring our children, the way they're carrying on.
- Arrest him.
- Which one? The one breaking the law.
Mr Bellows, you're under arrest! - Me? Why? - Get down, sir.
- Because you are unlawfully on their land.
- Their land? It was sold to them at auction by a Mrs Elizabeth Purdy.
They bought it? Get the cuffs off him.
I sold it to a company.
I had no idea, Charles, honestly.
But they're building on the land.
They don't have planning permission.
Well, they've applied for it retrospectively.
It's a civil matter.
The council has to decide on their application.
If it rejects their application, they can appeal.
If they lose the appeal, they can appeal again.
- They'll lose.
- Yes, that's very likely.
If the council get an enforcement order ordering them off the land, we will enforce it.
That could take years.
Yeah, well, 14 months would be a good guess, but don't hold your breath.
The travellers will seek protection under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which asserts their right to respect for the homes they have created, even though they've broken planning laws.
What about our rights? If they break the law, Mr Bellows, the police will take action.
They've already broken the law.
We have to wait for the local authority to tell us that they have.
That's it? We all respect the law.
They don't have to? - Look - That the best you can do? I completely understand your distress.
Their distress? Look, I'll continue to explore any further legal remedies.
Yeah, and we'll explore a few remedies of our own, all right? In the meantime, feel free to contact me.
If we can move them on, we will! I give you my word! - Claire? Claire? - What? I'll see you later, yeah? Yes.
I'll see you in the office tomorrow.
If it's not nailed down, you'll steal it.
I was trying to find out who it belonged to.
Of course.
Officer! Officer! What? I believe this belongs to you.
I don't think he took anything.
Thank you.
- How could you sell the land to them? - I didn't know.
- They tricked me.
- Oh, you heard her.
If they haven't broken the law, there's nothing we can do.
Turn around.
- I'm never gonna be able to do this.
- Never say never.
You can do it, I know you can.
I believe in you.
- Cheers, Clarky.
Try it again? - No.
You got a date? Twenty of them.
I like travelling, especially on trains.
I'm scared of flying.
I don't like children.
Too much trouble.
So, tell me about you.
Three minutes up.
Change tables.
Lovely talking to you.
Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time I don't know what to do and I'm Stop, stop, stop.
Look, that was rubbish.
All right, just pass the sick bag.
Total tosh.
There's no conviction.
No commitment.
I mean, you can't just say the words, Rick.
You've got to mean it.
Look.
Together we can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all the time I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg giving off sparks I'm basically looking for sex.
Three minutes up.
Change tables.
Think about it.
- Do you want me to go? - Don't be silly.
My name's Russell.
What are you hoping to get from tonight? - Have you done this before? - Yes.
- I haven't.
- No, it doesn't look like it.
I'm hoping to meet someone I'd enjoy talking to for more than three minutes.
- Have you? - Don't know.
But if I get that far, I'm hoping to find someone who can get past all my stuff without holding it against me.
Could be a hope too far.
Doing this over and over again, it does make you feel a bit naked.
I wouldn't say that to everyone.
Could send the wrong signal.
Good tip.
You look beautiful tonight.
Thank you.
- Do you tell them you're a police officer? - I used to.
Until I got two and a half minutes of someone's fantasy which, quite honestly, did my head in.
That just happened to me.
He'll want to get your number.
Do you think? Do you want to get out of here and get something to eat? Wrong signal? I'm hungry.
A police officer.
That's always been one of my fantasies.
Let the boy lead, Nicky.
You don't know what you're doing.
- I know what I'm doing, shh.
- If you do, you're rubbish.
- Cheers.
- No bother.
You think we ought to take Ratty in? - What do you mean, take him in? - You know, let him live with us.
No, no.
They're looking for another foster family for him.
- You're not serious? - Of course I'm serious.
Why would I wanna joke about something like that? No, no, Errol.
Bad idea.
Why is it a bad idea? Because it just is.
What happened? You wake up this morning you think you're Spencer Tracy? Anyway, think about it.
Right, okay.
Uh, no.
You see how quick I think? What are you scared of? Look, the boy needs to be with his own kind and that is not with us.
You'll be ashamed one day you said that.
You asked me for my opinion and I gave it, okay? Well, he's more "us" than you care to admit.
I'm going over to see Georgina.
It'll be nice to have an adult to talk to.
Yeah.
Why don't you just move in there? Well, it has crossed my mind.
- I know it's short notice.
- I'm not changing my mind.
To start tomorrow.
Right.
Okay.
I understand.
Thank you.
Thank you for your time.
If you If you hear of anyone You'd be happy leaving Emmy with just "anyone"? Well, the precedent's been set, hasn't it? I need to be at the airport at 10:00.
Miss Robson said she wants to speak to you.
I don't know why.
- See you.
- Yeah, see you.
Work hard, yeah? You wanted to speak to me? Um No.
He's a cheeky little man, isn't he? - Are you really a police officer? - Yeah, I really am.
He talks about you all the time and Errol.
I box.
You're joking? To keep fit.
It's very fashionable, and I am a bit of a fashion victim.
Well, we'll go a few rounds sometime if you want.
Yeah, okay.
I promise not to knock you out.
Seconds out.
Yeah.
See you.
- Have you any idea what you're gonna do? - Oh, I'll manage.
Claire.
Okay, Mum, step away from the car right now.
- The suitcase.
- Mum, don't argue, okay? Come on, give me your hand.
- You didn't touch the package? - Of course not.
- I'll take the baby, sweetheart.
- Thanks, Mum.
- You'll remember to tell them about the suitcase? - Yes, Mum.
- Before the controlled explosion? - Yes, Mum.
- Disposal unit on its way, Frank? - Yeah, boss.
- You all right? - Yes.
Astel, you're with me.
Nice one.
He knows your name.
Right.
We need to make sure the multi-storey is totally clear, okay? You want me to go in there? Where the bomb is? We don't know it's a bomb, do we? Come on.
It's Richard, right? Yeah.
That's right, yeah.
There's nothing to worry about.
Well, if there's nothing to worry about, why are we making sure it's clear? In case there's a bomb.
Listen, if you get scared, just whistle, okay? - Wouldn't the radios be easier? - To make yourself feel better Dick.
Rick.
I prefer Rick.
Yeah, okay.
Whatever.
Right.
I'll start at the bottom.
You take the stairs and work from the top down, okay? You've got a will, right? Just kidding.
I finally get lucky and now I'm gonna die.
Don't worry.
Do you think Bing would be in here if it were really dangerous? Yeah.
You're right.
- If it goes wrong, can I have your car? - Very funny.
I'll need to speak to you again later, okay? Clark.
Claire.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
I'm just gonna go and check on Emmy, okay? Bang! You all right? It's clear.
Send up the disposal unit.
We better go just in case the building collapses.
Check it out.
Detective Sergeant Cole, please.
Oh, of course he's not there.
You can never get the police to respond when you need them.
Mr Bellows.
It's a chicken.
Shall we get the bomb squad to come and barbecue it? What time did the doorbell ring? Be as exact as you can.
Charles, are you okay? - "You will die.
" - Not exactly news, is it? - Perhaps it's a curse or something.
- What, to get bits of chicken? What do Mr Bellows and Miss Maxwell have in common? Bits of chicken? Aye, my mistake.
I shouldn't have used such a well-known curse.
You should probably wait for a solicitor before you say anything.
- All right, baby.
- Come here, love.
Come here.
What was this curse meant to do, make them lay eggs? Could you please get in the van? And I did this curse before or after I was handing out heather in the MetroCentre? Miss Maxwell leaves her briefcase on the ground.
Des picks it up.
He finds her address.
He knows what her car looks like, makes the threat.
Yeah, well, we shouldn't be surprised the vermin overstepped.
Miss Maxwell, are you prepared to trade a charge for them vacating the field? - Not publicly.
- Good.
If we can use this to drive them out, we'll make a lot of people very happy.
They're denying it.
They deny everything.
What's your point? We've got nothing to charge them on except some vague allegation they were making a curse.
It's a death threat, Cole.
Why don't you ask Miss Maxwell if she thinks that's vague? It's a clumsy attempt to intimidate me.
Using curses is Romany.
- These are Irish travellers, not gypsies.
- You're being awkward, Cole.
If we charge without sufficient evidence, they'll walk, and all we'll have done is inflame the situation.
- You teaching me to suck eggs? - Look, Detective Cole is right.
- Frank, anything from Humby in forensics? - No, not yet.
We'll get nothing from the parcel left in Miss Maxwell's car.
- Obviously.
- He's still hopeful on the Bellows parcel.
Look, if we can't connect the parcels to the travellers, it will look like harassment.
Right.
Frank, you're running this one.
Get me something we can use.
- Hang on, I thought I was working this one.
- Not anymore.
You don't seem to have the appetite for it.
Call me if you get something.
Yates.
Where are you on this removals robbery? The van was hired on a false driving licence, - the advert placed with a stolen credit card.
- No other leads? None.
No witnesses to the offloading of the removal van, but they had overnight to do it.
- What do you wanna do? - We'll keep looking, but part of me says we should let them think they got away with it.
They did.
Yeah, I know, but if we play it that we've got nothing Paddy, you've just told me that we have nothing.
- Well, that's right, we don't, but - You're about to make me cross.
Let's set them up and see if we can get them to do it again.
I've organised a house on Michaels Street.
We'll work the small ads.
Sergeant Brookes has agreed to a secondment undercover posing as the wife and Cole, if he's free, he can play the husband.
We'll stake it out.
- Cole's not free.
- Well, you just said over there that Cole's looking after Miss Maxwell.
I don't want her suffering any further threats.
When we charge, she'll be a target.
I can ask for a uniform to play the husband.
No, not for something that important.
I'll do it.
You, boss? I like getting my hands dirty.
Yeah.
No, I appreciate what you're doing for me.
Yes, I do.
And I It's just I can be stubborn and I'm I'm really sorry, okay? I'll see you later.
Goodbye.
- Let me know when you're going home, yeah? - Why? Bing's assigned me to look after you.
What? Oh, no.
No, no, no.
- Come on, I'm not happy about this.
- Do I look delighted? I've sent a uniform unit to your flat to keep an eye on things.
I'll escort you when you leave.
Didn't do it, did I? So I can't help you.
You tried to intimidate both Miss Maxwell and Mr Bellows.
Like you're trying to intimidate me? No? Are my human rights being violated here? This feels like harassment to me.
Sending someone a package saying "You will die" feels like harassment to me.
Then you ought to be catching the person who did it.
And stop wasting your time with me because I didn't do it.
And there's plenty of people will tell you, myself and Fergus never left our own home.
Home? That field that you're unlawfully occupying? When was it for you to decide it's unlawful? This is definitely harassment.
The only clear dabs we found belong to Bellows.
The rest are smudges.
We got a dimpled imprint, looks like gloves.
DNA? Chicken.
- You upset him, Mr Humby? - I couldn't find anything.
That's unlike you.
You must be cursed.
It's not going well.
- It's making him crazy.
- He was already crazy.
He still wants to get a charge.
I don't know.
Think about it, Frank.
We were led by the nose to this.
Claire and Bellows.
Nothing in common but the travellers.
Bits of chicken and some nonsense about a curse.
Look, look, we've got Mrs Purdy.
- She saw Des pick up Claire's briefcase.
- Yeah.
So they could easily have found her home address from that.
- And Claire was driving her own car.
- Yeah.
So they knew what it looked like.
- That gives them opportunity.
- Yeah.
Yeah, what? Well, so they have opportunity.
Why did they do it? They know everyone's waiting to come down on them like a tonne of bricks.
They know we can't touch them until every appeal has been exhausted, and even then they've got the European Human Rights Act.
What do they achieve by sending threats? Nothing.
Breaking the law is the one thing they wouldn't do.
You don't think I'm gonna tell Bing this.
It's your case, mate.
Then who sent the parcels? Who has something to gain by the police arresting the travellers, huh? Oh, no, no, no.
There is no way I'm telling him this.
We'll charge him.
Just not today.
Call Cole and let him know he's walking.
Make sure we've got a unit covering Bellows.
If something happens, Frank And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever That was great.
Shut up, Clark.
It was not.
Maybe less is more, you know.
Maybe you should put your hands in your pockets or something.
Less chance of things going wrong.
I just won't show up on Friday.
You're not gonna quit? I don't want to make a fool out of myself.
Howay.
Why do you think everyone's coming? Hey, Ratty.
What's up, boy? Nothing.
Yeah, I believe that.
You know you can't lie to me.
Haven't you learnt anything? You're gonna take me back.
- Take you back where? - New foster parents.
You done a runner? Live there for a week till they get sick of me.
A whole week? I'd have thought a couple of days should do.
- You're winding me up.
- Yeah.
If I worked real hard, I could do it in a couple of days.
Give them a chance, Michael.
You going to call the Social? No.
What are you going to do, live rough? It's not so bad.
- What if they don't get sick of you? - They will.
They'll accuse me of stealing or something.
They'll make up a reason.
It'll be my fault.
Have you ever nicked anything from your foster parents? Nothing very big.
You a fighter or a runner? Fighter.
Yeah? You think so? Okay.
I tell you what we're gonna do.
You stick it with your foster parents for a week, a whole week, then you and I have a talk and see where you are.
If they accuse you of something you didn't do, they answer to me.
If you quit on me before the week's up, I'll know which you are.
Okay, let's go.
Oh, and, Ratty don't nick anything from them.
An arm out, like that, would be good.
Wouldn't it be better pointing straight up? No.
He'd look like John Travolta.
Nothing could make him look like John Travolta.
- Hey, Errol.
- Yeah? - Yo, Ratty.
- Hey, 50p, what's up? This is so cool.
He's rubbish.
Make sure he leaves with Mrs Bancroft, okay? And I won't be home tonight.
I'm on surveillance.
- Be careful now.
- Yeah.
It'll be dangerous.
- This is ridiculous.
- It's just a precaution.
- You're not coming up.
- I'm assigned to look after you.
Oh, God, you've got to be kidding.
We're just about to start a resident's meeting with our local councillor.
I wanted to let you know we've released our suspects pending further enquiries.
You've done what? Uniformed officers will be keeping an eye on your house.
We were told once they broke the law, you would act.
They've obviously broke the law.
We're doing the best we can, sir.
Is he gonna stay here all night? It looks like it.
That's very convenient for you, isn't it? - Just pretend I'm not here, okay? - I'm trying to.
I have an ASBO application I need to review.
- Just go on with your business as normal.
- I wasn't talking to you.
Sorry.
He's here to protect us, Claire.
You should listen to your mother, Claire.
I think it's going to be nice having him in the flat.
I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start tonight That was really, really good, Rick.
All it needs is passion.
I'll see if I can get someone else assigned tomorrow.
- Sugar? - Cheers.
And for the record, I never thought of you as a bus shelter.
Let's keep this professional.
I'm cool with that.
Cream? No.
I could've made a dirty joke there, but I'm keeping it professional.
It's good to see you made up with your mum.
To be able to say sorry after saying some pretty horrible things, that's That's a great quality in a person, I think.
I'm keeping it professional.
Those new ASBO regs are unbelievable, aren't they? I mean, you can do anything with them.
Get an interim order without a full hearing.
Kick civil liberties right into touch.
What? That's professional.
- I'm talking about work.
- I'm gonna go to bed.
You can sleep on the couch.
Mrs Purdy? How dumb are you? Purdy? She's all yours, mate .
Your case, your suspect.
This is not what Bing wanted.
Purdy? She felt bad about selling the land to them in the first place and was trying to help.
Purdy.
Great.
We'll never shift the travellers now.
The law's an ass.
We're gonna end up charging a woman who's never committed a crime before in her life while two dozen antisocial plagues on society carry on flouting the law and there's nothing we can do about it.
They haven't broken the law.
- Sorry, did I ask you? - Nicky, we all agree it's antisocial, don't we? Boss, we're ready.
Time to roll.
- We live here? - It's perfect.
I believe it.
- It used to be a safe house.
- When? Thirty years ago? We've got four coming this morning.
- Now, the way it's gonna work is - Honey, would you get me a beer? Funny.
- Are you listening? - Yeah, of course.
Carry on.
- Right, the way it's gonna work - What are you doing? Tidying up.
I don't want anyone thinking I live like this.
- Why? What's wrong with it? - You really are a Neanderthal.
This is gonna be fun.
- Look, I really need to talk you through this.
- Hang on, Paddy, for a second.
I think we're about to have a domestic.
We got it.
Interim order pending a full hearing.
- Get on with it.
- Right, let's go! How does it feel to be a founding member of the police state? Obey the law and there's nothing to worry about.
Run the reg on the van.
Really looking forward to our new house.
Aren't you, love? It's okay.
Thanks for your time.
We're not moving.
- You're not? - He cheats on me.
The marriage is off.
- I didn't cheat on either of my wives.
- I was just trying to get rid of them.
Yeah, but that's what you think of me, isn't it? Deep down.
Hello? Right.
I need a woman who understands me.
There's no point moving.
We're getting divorced.
I'm serving you with an interim Anti Social Behaviour Order.
You're obliged to stop the noise and disruption that your unauthorised work on this land is creating.
You can't do this.
We have rights.
If you violate this order, you'll be arrested.
The terms and restrictions are described in the order.
You have the right to appeal and the right to be present at the hearing where a full Anti Social Behaviour Order will be considered by the court.
We just want a place to live.
Come on.
We just want a place to live.
- It's them.
It's them, it's them, it's them! - Okay! - Go, go, go! It's them! - Okay, okay.
- Do you want my opinion? - Yeah.
I'll tell you my opinion.
It sounds to me like you worry about yourself too much.
All those women that have done you wrong, well, maybe if you worried about them a little bit, they'd be nice.
- Is this all you've got? - Yeah.
- So if I worried about you, you'd be nice? - Yeah.
You know what? You're great.
Police! You're under arrest! Get up! Get them out! - You all right? - Yeah.
Right.
For I can't help Falling in love With you I've sold my flat.
And now from Tyneside Police Department, Sergeant Richard Astel! - Go on! Go on, Rick! - Come on, Rick! Come on! 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 Every now and then I get a little bit terrified And then I see the look in your eyes Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart Turn around bright eyes Every now and then I fall apart 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 All of the time I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start Once upon a time I was falling in love Now I'm only falling apart There's nothing I can say A total eclipse of the heart A total eclipse of the heart A total eclipse of the heart Rick! Hey, in case I didn't say it, I'm sorry.
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