Code of Silence (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

Detective looked for you
on the breakfast shift.
This is Detective Inspector Marsh.
James.
James.
I-I can do it
if you tell me what it is.
'We're all watching a gang
who are planning a robbery.'
They're careful to meet in places
where we can't bug them.
That's why we need a lip-reader, so
we can understand what's being said.
Who is that?
No idea.
Liam.
Liam Barlow, 29.
'Look, these people are dangerous.
You don't wanna get close to them.'
'The Tap is a pub, right?
And they put Liam in a flat nearby.'
I could see a lot more
if you just get me closer.
You really, really need
to leave the investigating to us.
Are you, like, a regular here?
No, just moved in around the corner.
TYRES SCREECH
Alison?!
There. What's that?
What did he say there?
MUFFLED CONVERSATION
SPEECH MUTED
..missing this. What is this?
Yeah.
Sorry.
He didn't turn up for a meeting.
And he's asking Cruella
to reschedule it.
Why? Why did he not turn up
for the meeting?
I-I don't know. It's not clear.
RADIO BEEPS
'6-0-1.'
What's he doing?
Hoodie is taking items
out of the carrier bag.
Saying something like "phone"
..and "switching".
And the driver's
not really happy about that.
Driver's phone just went off.
What? Wh-What happened?
They're switching the SIM cards.
Oh, so you've been getting
the messages from the driver. Shit!
Yeah, we were intercepting
his messages.
RADIO BEEPS
All units, stand down.
PHONE BUZZES
MUFFLED CHATTER
You should get to your shift.
Oh.
But if you can't read
their phone messages,
then you're not gonna know
when they're gonna meet.
So what you gonna do?
We'll find another way.
Thanks, Alison.
'Yeah, pull up
the recordings, will you?'
Right. There. Now, who's?
OK, so, Hoodie.
'Hoodie's not gonna
give us anything.
'I mean, why would he?
So we need something, anything.
'Agreed? Anything that
vaguely resembles a lead.'
I'm sorry. Sorry.
Liam's new to the gang, isn't he?
Yeah.
'So he could be our way in.
What do we think?'
'Mm.'
PHONE BUZZES
'OK, they're gonna reschedule
this meeting, aren't they?
'So we need to find a way
to be there, yeah?'
'Yeah.'
And we stay focused on Liam.
Oh, Antony, mate? Erm
Everything OK?
Yeah.
Erm, you you have been changing
your SIM card once every three days,
like we told you?
Yeah, course I have, Bray.
It's just Liam thinks
we're weak on security.
I've been doing everything
you told me to, Bray.
Did you or did you not
follow the rules we gave you?
Sarah doesn't like me
changing numbers.
She's nearly nine months.
She could drop any day.
Sarah. Hm.
ANTONY GROANS
Ohhh!
Oh!
ANTONY GROANS
MACHINE BEEPS
Hi.
Hi.
I, er didn't know
you'd be working today.
Erm
Is this a bad time?
I'm I'm fine. Can we talk later?
No, I I just
I was hoping to see Braden.
Yeah, later's good.
Oh! Sorry.
SHE CHUCKLES
I didn't see you there.
You are?
I'm Alison. I work here.
Alison, this is Braden. Our owner.
Mm.
Hiring anyone these days.
I'll take that.
Just stay out of his way, you know?
HE CHUCKLES
HUM OF CONVERSATION
GLASS CLINKING
Hello.
Hey.
I just wanted to see how you are.
Yeah, I'm fine. Erm
The owner, Braden, do you know him?
He put in a word in for me
for this new job.
The guy you were speaking to,
is that your?
Yeah, he's my ex.
Ah. Yeah.
I got major bad vibes.
SHE CHUCKLES
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to be so rude.
It's OK.
When you two were, like, signing,
it made me think,
that's how it must be for you
all the time.
Around, you know,
people who can hear.
Yeah. It
It can be like that sometimes.
I was wondering
Do you wanna come out
for a drink sometime?
CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY
Erm yeah.
Er, yeah, maybe.
Er, thank you for taking me
to hospital and for driving me home.
You didn't have to do that.
Yeah, I did.
I knocked you off your bike.
Erm I better go back to work.
See you later.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
HAIRDRYER WHIRRS
Mum! Oh!
SIGHS
Oh, thank you.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll give you that. Mm-hm.
OK. Yeah, I'll see you then.
I've gotta go. All right. Bye.
Alison. Is everything all right?
Yeah. Erm, have you got a minute?
Yeah. Yeah, come come this way.
'What's up?'
Who was James talking to?
Er James is with
the assistant chief constable.
He's trying to get more funding
for surveillance.
But we'd never be able to watch them
around the clock, so
So you need someone closer to them,
like an informant.
Yeah, but that's easier said
than done.
But I've been
I've been doing some bar work,
and it's near Liam's flat.
Have you been working
at The Canterbury Tap?
Have you made contact
with Liam Barlow?
Er
Have a think.
I believe you've been working
at The Tap.
I I went in cos I just wanted
to see if he was there, and
But they needed the staff,
and I just really need a job.
I mean, of all the places
Braden Moore owns The Tap.
You know that?
Yeah, I I know.
Was that the only time
you made contact with them both?
Erm
At the bar.
It's a simple question.
Just have a think.
That was the only time?
Wh-What?
Ben has been tracing
Liam's movements
over the last couple of days,
and it seems Liam made
a surprise trip to the hospital
night before last.
It was an accident,
and he knocked me off my bike.
And then he drove you
to the hospital?
Well, I think he was just worried.
He just didn't want me
calling the police, so
You were the reason
why Liam didn't go to that meeting.
It was you.
Erm
You've risked
the entire fucking operation.
I'm sorry, but
you wouldn't have known anything
if it wasn't for me.
You were paid, Alison.
You only paid me minimum wage, so
I should arrest you for misconduct.
But I could actually help!
You know, Liam and Braden,
they're actually meeting.
I saw them talking.
And the meeting's back on.
I don't want your help.
I don't want anything from you.
It is not safe for you
to be anywhere near this station.
You're a security risk.
Ashleigh, tell the canteen
we're letting Alison go, yeah?
I had to push James to use you.
This looks bad on me, too.
No, I know. I'm sorry.
Am I gonna get paid?
Don't push your luck.
May I?
I should explain to Gary, then.
I'll talk to Gary.
Max, could you?
If you could just come this way?
This way.
Hi.
So, did you fix my bike?
Yeah, yeah.
You need your wheels for work,
and the crash was my fault too.
Your mum offered me a cup of tea.
Oh. Erm, thank you.
That's very nice.
We've been chatting.
Chatting?
About what?
You, mainly.
Me?
Sorry, she's just winding me up.
Erm
Shall we go outside?
'You made a big impression
on my mum.'
I like her. She's cool.
Seriously, thank you.
I didn't know
how I was gonna get my bike fixed.
It was a little bit selfish.
See, I was hoping that maybe
you'd have that drink with me.
Maybe. If you ask again.
HE CHUCKLES
Can I take you to London
tomorrow night?
I'm meeting some friends, and I
thought maybe you could come along.
OK. Yeah.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
Well, the ACC was charmingly
blunt in his assessment of our case.
We are not getting
any more surveillance.
Liam Barlow. Any news on him?
He's been working
as a software developer.
Yeah?
He's moved around.
Previous addresses in London
and Manchester.
Couple of parking tickets.
'To be honest,
I'm not getting much.'
People don't usually evade
your levels of research skills.
'Without access to their messages,
we need another way in, don't we?
'So keep looking.'
Have you got two phones?
HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
One's for work.
What do you do?
I am a software engineer.
Who do you work for?
I am doing some digital security
work for a local businesswoman.
But she made me sign an NDA,
so I shouldn't really
be talking about it.
Well, that sounds more interesting
than pulling a pint.
It's not, believe me.
So, where exactly
are we meeting your friends?
They are going to a bar
down by the river.
We'll drop in and see them,
take it from there? OK.
OK.
ANIMATED CHATTER,
MUSIC PLAYS
Can I squeeze through,
is that OK?
Thank you. There we go.
Oof, busy! Erm what do you want?
Can I have a vodka, lime and soda?
Yeah, yeah, no worries.
Hiya.
CHATTER AND MUSIC MUFFLED
PHONE BUZZES
DANCE MUSIC BLARES
FAINT CHATTER
CHATTER AND MUSIC MUFFLED
This is my fiancee, Maya.
Hey!
Hi. Liam.
Hey. Nice to meet you.
Er, this this is Alison.
Hey!
This is Sammy and Maya.
Hi.
Hi! It's lovely to meet you.
Lovely to meet you, too.
Are you engaged?
Yeah.
When are you getting married?
Don't ask. It's not for ages.
Erm
Back in a second.
Oh
Erm, have you met Liam before?
No. We just met.
Sammy wanted to come here.
Said we might run into a friend.
So, how did you and Sammy meet?
Well, I'm a dental nurse.
He just kept
SPEECH FADES
CONVERSATION MUTED
Eventually, I was like,
"Are you gonna ask me out or what?"
That's very cute.
Yes.
So, what does he do for work?
Oh, he works
for a security storage company.
They look after valuable things
for very rich people.
Mm! Whereabouts is he based?
Oh, they've got buildings all over.
Sammy's mostly based in Mayfair.
He's quite junior.
LOW HUM OF CHATTER AND MUSIC
Very cute.
Mm.
It's not a real diamond,
but I don't mind.
You know, Sammy keeps saying
he's gonna get me a real one,
like he'll get a big pay rise
or something.
Hey. We should get going.
Oh, but we just got here.
What, you're going now?
We'll go somewhere else.
MAYA SCOFFS
One more drink.
Four! Four
DANCE MUSIC BLARES
Want me to get some more?
Yeah, definitely.
Should go get more, for sure.
Yeah.
MACHINE BEEPS
Get four more? Four.
Cheers!
Whoo!
Well, you definitely cannot drive.
I know.
I'm back in town tomorrow,
so I'll grab the car then.
Let's get a taxi.
But how much is that gonna cost?
Don't worry, I'm paying
Are you hungry?
Am I what?
Are you Are you hungry?
Hungry?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm hungry.
I am.
Come on. I know a place.
Do you know what,
I used to come to London a lot
when I was little with my dad.
He used to take me
to the flower market.
It was different back then.
Actually, it was the only time
I remember going anywhere on my own
with him.
Yeah, he was away a lot.
It was mostly was just me and Mum,
growing up.
He doesn't live with you now?
Thank you. What did you say?
Your dad,
he doesn't live with you now?
He went off wandering.
Is Is he deaf too?
No. My mum is deaf,
but my dad is hearing.
Oh.
Mm.
Are things tough without him?
Tough?
Yeah, my mum's been made redundant,
so financially,
it's a bit difficult.
And my dad just
didn't really deal with it.
Or, actually,
he just didn't want to.
I was let go, two jobs. Two jobs.
So, yeah,
things are a little bit tough.
So, what do you wanna do?
What's your dream?
Dream?
Mm-hm.
Do you know what, I used to be
really good at gymnastics at school.
Really? I actually thought
I could win a gold medal.
SHE CHUCKLES
But I need a bit more
realistic dream than that.
No, no, no, don't do that.
Don't be realistic.
What you're not realistic?
Definitely not. No way.
So what is your unrealistic plan?
Mine?
You know
This place does
the best sticky toffee pudding.
Sticky toffee pudding?
Mm.
OK.
Er, sticky toffee pudding, please.
Thanks.
You left it open.
You could lose anything in it.
Thanks.
Hey, that looks nice.
Mm-hm.
Could you see what I was saying
when I was talking to Sammy?
Not much, no.
You seemed to be asking
a lot of questions.
I have to pay attention, otherwise
I'd never know what's going on.
So you're always watching?
It's like a habit?
Well yeah. Why?
What, you got something to hide?
HE CHUCKLES
I'll have to keep my eye on you.
I had a good night.
Really good.
Yeah. It was good.
I I can see you again, right?
To be honest, it's complicated.
"Complicated".
With your ex?
Just complicated.
I should go.
I'll text you.
We were so clear to you about
the dangers of getting involved.
Yeah, but I didn't tell him
I was lip-reading for you.
I didn't tell him anything.
Yeah
I've got information.
Liam met up with a guy called Sammy.
I think he works
for a high-security storage company.
I didn't get his last name,
but I think Liam brought me along
to keep his girlfriend busy.
They talked about Mayfair.
I think, erm,
Sammy showed something to Liam.
I think it was a floor plan.
They talked about a family vault
in a basement.
Family - what family?
I don't know, but Sammy's fiancee
thinks he's coming into some money.
I think they're paying him
for information.
What do you want?
What do I want?
Yeah.
Well, I want to help.
They're not suspicious of me.
They underestimate me.
Most people do.
We can't risk you being seen here
while you're working at The Tap,
but, yes, your information
backs up what we know.
We're checking the description
of Sammy against employees of vaults
and high-net-worth
storage facilities in Mayfair.
It's allowed us
to narrow down our search.
You understand
how dangerous this is?
Becoming an informant.
Dangerous? Yeah.
And you're already working
at the bar,
and you have no intention
of leaving.
Correct?
Correct.
I mean
If you happen to see anything
related to this case
while you are working at that bar
..I would really appreciate it
if you would let me know.
OK?
Alison, for your safety,
we'll set up protocols,
and I'll be your contact, OK?
But just so we're clear,
I am not asking you
to put yourself in any danger
to get this information.
OK? Do not go out of your way
to watch these people.
Yeah, yeah. No, I understand.
You can end up
with a lot of regrets in this job.
Alison, I don't want you
to be one of mine.
..for us to foster
that digital awareness.
Erm
I can tell by some of your faces
that it's time for me to shut up
so we can go for lunch.
Thanks for listening.
Ben, any news on venues?
Working with Alison's information,
we've narrowed it down to three
high-security storage facilities
and vaults that use biometrics.
'But I can't find out more
about specific security systems,
'as the facilities
are understandably reluctant
'to give out that information.'
Nia, you were looking at the driver,
Antony Bates?
ANPR shows he's been checking out
warehouse space.
'Warehouse space?'
OK. Maybe using this as a rehearsal
space if they're looking at vaults.
'We need to get three down to one.'
Good morning.
I have an appointment.
Your credentials, if I may?
Passport, and letter
of recommendation from my bank.
Thank you, Mr Standford.
I need a box.
Doesn't need to be big.
Just absolutely bulletproof.
Follow me, sir.
I'm told you're the best.
We have all the usual safeguards -
motion sensors,
weight-sensitive vaults -
and a few innovations of our own.
Glad to hear it.
Retina scanner. Still
the most secure biometric safeguard.
INDISTINCT CHATTER,
MACHINE BEEPS
That'll be 5.60.
MACHINE BEEPS
CUSTOMERS CHATTER
Cobweb.
Do you want another one?
Later, yeah.
DOOR OPENS,
CLOSES
Hey.
Hi.
How's it going?
Terrible.
I met this girl, we went out,
had a really nice time,
but then she didn't reply
to my texts.
Sorry. I've just been really busy.
Yeah. Me too.
Well, I'm sorry,
I just turned all the taps off.
I, er, come to see Braden.
I can get him for you.
You go. I'll lock up.
I will text you.
OK.
What are you doing?
What?
You were texting
and then you looked at the monitor.
I didn't know if I should
turn the screen off.
Mark didn't say.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's goin' on?
Who were you texting?
I wasn't texting.
You know her?
Yeah. I
How well do you know her?
Give me your phone.
What?
No. I didn't do anything.
Open it.
It's from earlier.
There's nothing since.
You should get going.
Go.
Alison, it's my responsibility
to keep you safe,
and if you're not gonna play
by the rules, this isn't gonna work.
This meeting is significant.
What are they planning?
To second chances?
This is way beyond anything
we could've asked for.
This is brilliant. Thank you.
You're in this now, and
I'm gonna tell you how we do things.