Pierre (2026) s01e03 Episode Script

1
You mean to tell me we can't
make a living
defending the people
who need it most?
You remember
David Croughton from uni?
He's now at Barratt and Warnock.
He wants to meet.
Bryford's. Again.
He asked to see what was
inside my pants.
Miriam's security guard has
some previous for indecent exposure.
HE GROANS You have diabetes.
Type II.
Have you told Eli?
No, I'm going to leave
that for you to do.
DCI Craig?
Pierre Jeffreys. Nice to meet you.
I've been warned about you.
It's the third time
that guy's either stopped me
in the street or
pulled me over driving.
Same arresting officer, PC Tanner.
I've got truth on my side
and truth trumps everything.
Every time.
You were
harassing him and his friends.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
I swear you and I,
we're on the same side.
With a maximum score of 100
for hustling proud black youth.
PC Mark Tanner.
Chantel said he recorded loads.
There's some stuff on there
that he didn't
put on anywhere on his socials.
This is the guy. This is the guy.
PC Mark Tanner.
Something to hide?
Oh, it's just work.
Very nice. Do as the
doctor ordered and that.
It's not a prison
sentence, Pierre.
It's just eating
everything in moderation.
I know, it's just It's good.
One of my lecturers at uni managed
to reverse her diabetes.
Lost about 20 pounds
in three months.
Looks fit and she is stacked.
Er, excuse me.
Sorry, inappropriate.
Sorry, Mum. You told him then?
Well, I'd still be waiting on you
to do it, wouldn't I?
Speaking of uni
No, Dad, I'm not going back.
The man in the video with Tanner.
This
This white guy.
Have you ever seen him before?
Michael saw him with Tanner.
He followed him a few times
just to figure out what he's about.
Followed him? Where?
I don't know. Michael followed him.
See for yourself. I did,
and he didn't.
Honestly, Chantel,
I watched the whole thing.
Michael always forgot
to turn the camera off
on his phone, all right?
He says he signed off,
and then he puts
the phone back in his pocket,
and then the screen goes black.
And then he only
realises what he's done
when he wants to start filming
again, the stupid twat, just
Please, just look.
I know you miss him.
Just wait a minute
at the end, yeah?
Sure, sure.
Later, guys. It's M signing off.
Oh, shit.
BELL RINGS
I didn't think you'd
be back so soon, Pierre.
Makes two of us.
So, what gives?
I, uh
I need a name from you, Sean.
White guy with a copper.
Why him?
Well, because I know
the copper's name already,
but now I want to know the name
of the bloke who's with him.
And seeing as though
he's a customer of yours, Sean,
I thought you might be
in a position to help.
Jason Granger.
That was quick.
MOBILE BUZZES
And that's all you're going to get.
You want more, it will cost you.
Nah, we're good.
How many people were there
in your house?
About 40.
The police said it was
more like 100.
It was just supposed to
be, like, a few friends.
I was She was celebrating
getting her place at medical school.
Well done.
Um, but it got onto message groups,
and then people invited people,
and Yeah, and neighbours
complained about the noise.
Kids were in the garden,
some of them urinating
and some of my hydrangeas
Is it OK if we just hear from Bella?
Absolutely. Um, Bella, you talk.
Um, I'd bought some
some pills.
What kind?
Ecstasy. Yeah, off another girl.
We need to find her.
Mr Murray.
You need to tell them her name.
I don't know her name, Dad.
Just tell them her name.
Can I just hear from
your daughter, please?
Bella. Uh, my friends, we'd
we'd never done it before.
And we're about to take them,
and the doorbell rings.
Suddenly I could
hear people shouting
and coming up the stairs.
And so I panic and I just flush
the pills down the loo.
And then the police came in, and
and that's when they arrested me.
You took the caution?
Yeah, well, Dad told me to.
I thought it was best to
just get it over with.
And the police are saying
because I have a caution,
the school may be forced
to withdraw my offer.
I mean, how was I supposed to know
that was going to happen?
I mean, I'm not a mind-reader.
With respect, Mr Murray,
you're also not a lawyer,
yet you still saw fit
to give your daughter legal advice.
Had you taken any of these pills? No.
No, we didn't get a chance.
You see, you tested negative
for any illegal substances,
and you say you flushed it
and the police didn't recover any.
And according to the paperwork,
that seems to be the case.
Then there was never
any actual evidence
that any drugs were
brought onto the premises.
But I did. Yes, but the law
isn't interested in that.
Will I still be able to be a doctor?
Yes, you will.
Won't she, Mr Jeffreys?
We shall certainly try, Bella.
Really appreciate you guys coming in.
I'll have an answer for you
as soon as I can, Bella, OK?
Thank you. Thank you.
Thanks very much. Thank you.
My worst kind of client.
Ah, she's not so bad.
Not her. Him.
Absolute control freak. Listen,
he's just a dad looking out
for his kid's future.
More like the future
he wants her to have.
Mm. At least he's paying privately.
Case seems simple enough.
Danny, it's the simple cases
that normally give you
the biggest pain in the arse.
Trust me.
Oh, I forgot to mention.
HE CLICKS FINGERS
How goes it with Miriam?
Something about the
security guard that assaulted her
having a previous conviction
for indecent exposure?
Right. Yeah, yeah, I was just
I was going to talk to
you about that.
Go on. I was just trying to find
the right moment.
Now's as good a moment as any, then.
Good.
Just don't hate me, yeah?
Spit it out, Dan.
I did speak to
the supermarket's lawyers.
Yes, and? And I may have been
a little unsuccessful
in getting them to withdraw
the complaint against Miriam.
You mean you fucked up?
That's not how I would put it.
It turns out the security
guard wasn't convicted.
The woman he flashed his dick out
to withdrew the complaint, so
Put that tea down. Let's go.
Come on, let's go.
Look, I wanted to fire him,
but head office went over my head.
Every one of the stores
is understaffed now.
He told her to suck his cock.
Please.
He said he would let her go,
say no more about it,
if she followed him into
the storeroom.
And look, this goes to court,
we might win, we might lose.
Who knows?
Thing is, the supermarket's name
is bound to get dragged into this.
They might be looking
for a scapegoat.
It could be you, my friend.
That's all I'm saying.
All right, all right.
I will speak to them.
But the truth is, head office
are getting bored with this anyway.
They don't want this to go to
court any more than you do.
I'm sure they can persuade him
to withdraw the complaint.
I assume that's what
you're here for?
What, us? I don't know
what you're talking about, mate.
Just here buying some crisps.
But she doesn't come back here ever.
You make that clear to her
and we say no more about this.
Pressure, Dan. Pressure. Nice work.
Come on, let's tell Miriam.
He will do it again, you know.
Men like him, they don't
know how to stop.
BIRDS COO
We're not going to get
a conviction, Miriam.
This is probably the best that
I can do. I'm
I'm sorry. I'm not a fool, Pierre.
If young girls have a hard time
trying to prove that
they've been assaulted,
then what chance does
a crazy old cow like me have?
You're not crazy, Miriam.
Just very special.
SHE CHUCKLES
Thank you.
PIERRE SIGHS
KEYS CLATTER
DOOR CLOSES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
What's, er What's going on?
Where's your mum?
Why can't you answer
your phone, man?
Excuse me? Grandad's ill.
Yeah, I know that.
Yeah, well, he's had another stroke.
He was rushed to the hospital.
Did you know that?
How about you just lower that tone
of voice when you speak to me?
Oh, my days. Oi, oi, oi,
where are you going?
Take a wild guess.
Hey, listen, listen, listen.
I'm not having this, you know? I
DOOR SLAMS
Ah.
How are you doing? Oh.
So, what can I do for you this time
in the morning, David?
Straight to the point.
I always like that about you.
Well, as I said on the phone,
I've got this huge fraud case that I
have to deal with at the Crown Court
and there's a potential conflict.
So, I need that handled by someone
with a safe pair of hands.
And, you know, there's other cases
we have to send away
from time to time.
Right. I've already spoken
to my immediate boss,
Charles, about you.
I hope you don't mind.
No. Yeah, I gave him the hard sell,
and he wants to meet.
OK. I thought of you straight away.
Nobody dealt with cases
of fraud better than
you did when we were at Triggers.
You were the best. You were.
You know, you'd be a senior partner
there by now if you hadn't just
Hadn't decided to quit in order
to be at some shitty
west London practice
with that loser, Pierre.
I wasn't going to say that.
I didn't even think that.
You thought it as well
as said it the day I left,
remember? Shit.
You never let me get away
with anything.
I've missed that.
Don't.
I'm just saying,
it's great to see you.
It's been a while, and, you know,
takes me back to university.
Lots of
memories. Yup.
Really, really old
memories. Let's just
leave them there, shall we?
Fair enough. OK.
When does he want to meet?
Well
What have you been eating?
Just a burger on the way back.
Mm, blood sugar levels must be off
the charts already.
Look, Charlotte, I know you're
vexed about Miriam, OK?
Proper cases, proper money.
Miriam is neither.
That's all I'm saying.
Miriam is the reason we do this.
I, for one, am glad we took
that security guard down.
Respect! Yes, Danny.
Yeah, very good, Batman and Robin.
But you can't do everything.
I know that.
Good. Danny?
Oh, here we go.
The student thing,
do you think that you can manage?
Oh, I can do that one.
Well, so can I.
Is this the shape of things to come?
It depends on you, doesn't it?
David came through.
Barratt and Warnock.
They definitely want to see us
to look after a couple
of conflict clients
they've got in a big fraud case.
They're coming in on Thursday.
Barrett and Warnock want to see us?
Kerching! Thank you, Danny.
Bless you, Alecia.
You see it there, Pierre?
Look, I just need
you back on things.
I am on things.
Right, so no more Miriam.
No more Michael.
No more.
How many briefs?
Sh, let's keep it down.
Look, just do a quick phone around,
all the firms in the manor.
I just need to know about
Jason Granger.
Any kind of steer.
Any convictions, drug offences.
Somebody must have
represented him at some point.
OK. Well, come on,
chop-chop. Yeah, sorry.
You're not supposed
to be having that.
Just testing,
seeing if you're looking out for me.
Yeah, always.
Thank you. Where are you going?
Just going to work this
from another angle.
OK.
You know, I wouldn't. Not if you
don't want to get arrested.
Um, any chance you could sign me in?
Do you have an
appointment with someone?
Would you believe me
if I told you I was a solicitor?
You're very trusting. Thank you.
You come to hear your mate speak
in the assembly hall?
Er, yeah.
Sorry, do I know you?
You don't remember me,
but we went to the same school.
You were two years above me.
Solomon Crosby.
Eddie's little brother.
Yes, yes, yes.
You signed for Spurs, right?
You were good.
I was very good. And I did
my knee in 12 months later,
and now I'm here.
This is the assembly hall.
You best hurry.
Bell for lunch goes in ten.
Better get going.
The police force is as upset
as you are about what has happened.
And we will do everything we can
to rectify this situation.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Guys, listen, guys.
I'm well aware that at the moment,
the police are not
your favourite people.
Not everyone's favourite people?
The police are
institutionally racist.
Well STUDENTS TOGETHER: Yes.
That is fact.
The police do not like black people.
The police do not like women.
STUDENTS: Yeah.
Can we all just calm down, please?
Are you ever
going to find Michael's killer,
or do you not care
enough about that?
I'm not working on that case,
all right?
Who is then? Chantel!
But I'm here to assure you
To assure you
I'm not going to sit here
and listen to this bullshit, Miss.
That's enough!
Not until there's justice
for Michael.
Right? Here we go.
Defund the police.
Defund the police.
STUDENTS CHANT: Defund the police.
CHANTING: Defund the police. Defund
the police! Defund the police!
Everyone
CHANTING: Defund the police.
Defund the police! Everyone, can
we all just Defund the police!
I'd like to apologise.
And we will be
speaking with Chantel.
Regardless of the rights and wrongs,
that is not the standard of
behaviour
we expect from our students.
It would actually probably be better
if you didn't sanction
the students for this.
And you are?
He's a friend and he's right.
The students are clearly
still raw over Michael.
We all are. He was a good kid.
So you don't believe
that he sold drugs?
Not for one moment.
This was worth a try,
but we need to bridge the gaps.
Otherwise this will go on and on.
No, you're right.
Thank you. Thank you for coming.
Next time I say I'll do a favour
for a colleague,
shoot me in the face, will you?
Defund us? Defund us?
MOBILE BUZZES
Let's see what happens when
a psycho with a knife
breaks into their place, eh?
Let's see who's chatting
about defunding, then.
And I'm glad to see you
had such a good time.
Why are you even here?
Well, I called your office.
And the answer to my question is?
I've got something I want
to talk to you about.
Well?
I've told you Tanner's clean.
Then what's he doing
giving this geezer money?
I don't know. I don't even
know who that geezer is. Do you?
Jason Granger.
And I definitely don't want to know
who might have given you that name.
Yeah, because you're smart.
Take that to Craig.
It's her investigation.
Leave me out of it.
I'm not done yet. Are you trying
to give me a heart attack, eh?
Are you trying to end my career
as well as your own?
Get yourself struck off?
Listen, you are withholding
possible evidence
in a murder investigation.
A murder investigation. Oh, well,
so you do think there's something
going on? I'm not thinking anything.
Look, what if Michael
stumbled onto something? What if?
Stop fucking around, Pierre,
all right?
This is Craig's case.
Let her deal with it.
I want to spend what little time
I have left in this job in peace.
You understand?
Say that again? You heard.
Yeah, but I didn't think
you were being that serious.
Well, I was, all right?
And so should you if
you've got any sense.
What? Me, retire?
Listen, mate, there's no pension
in my line of work, Ron.
I've still got it going on.
I'm still needed here!
By who?
By who? By him, Ron. By him.
RONNIE SIGHS
Why are you letting this kid
get under your skin?
Why? Because before I met him,
yeah
everything that was going on
in my life, Ron,
everything that was going
on in my life
was the best it was ever going to be.
The best I was ever going to feel.
Yeah, and? And it weren't all that,
Ron!
OK?!
It weren't all that. It was
bloody stale, tell you the truth.
Stale?
Well, don't let Cee and Eli
hear you say that.
What you think?
You think your life is stale?
The kid's got to me, Ron,
that's all I can say.
Buy a leather jacket, you know?
Get your ass on a Harley.
Do anything. Don't do this.
I have to.
I have to.
Play by the rules for once.
What,
like the good old reliable police?
PIERRE SCOFFS
You listen to me.
You get over your mid-life crisis.
You give that to Craig
and you watch your arse, brother.
You watch your arse
and keep out of this!
What's got you so spooked, Ron?
Hey!
So, is Pierre busy now?
Something like that, Mr Murray.
Now, Bella, we have various options.
We can make a complaint to the
police Internal Affairs Department,
but that may take a long time
and may be unsuccessful.
We can make an application directly
to Acro, the Criminal Records Office.
And if that doesn't work,
we can always take things to court.
Now, I know all of this takes time,
so the course that I would
recommend would be
to make an appeal directly to
the university.
You with me?
Bella, would you mind popping out
and getting us another cup
of coffee each, please?
There you are, darling.
How old are you, son?
I am old enough to do whatever
I can for Bella, Mr Murray.
No, what I meant was
No, I know what you meant.
Look, I'm sorry.
This is really important to Bella.
Ever since she was small,
she's wanted to be a doctor.
We're going to do everything
in our power to make that happen.
You should know
the police have spoken to me.
I see. It's not Bella they want.
It's her supplier.
And you think it would be favourable
for Bella to name this person?
I understand your concerns,
Mr Murray,
but let's just see how we get on
with the university first, yeah?
What do you want, man?
TYRES SQUEAL
Following her? Stalking more like.
Police? I don't know,
just two white men inside a car.
BMW, she thinks,
and it didn't feel right.
It certainly isn't.
It could be an unmarked car.
And then there's me.
You've been followed, too?
I have been pulled over,
and they were the police,
three times this week.
They asked for my driver's licence
each time and then let me go.
You sure you weren't speeding?
Never in my life
have I been pulled over
by the police, until now.
Something going on, Pierre?
Anything to do with
that policeman, Tanner?
Look, I wish I could say no to
that question, but
I'll find out what's going on.
MOBILE BUZZES
But in the meantime, be careful,
please, Brenda.
Why do I need to be careful?
Please, just Just be careful.
Sorry, I've got to go.
DOOR OPENS, CLOSES
How about I start on
your head, Pierre?
You're back so soon, Bella?
I just wanted to say how sorry I am.
Sorry? Yeah, about my dad.
About the way he spoke
to you earlier.
Oh, don't worry, it's not a problem.
Don't worry about it.
He means well. He always does.
But it's just me and him now
since my mum died.
Ah.
Um, I'm sorry to hear that.
Was there anything else?
Bella.
You can talk to me.
I need your help.
Your advice, really.
Well, of course. How can I help you?
The one I got the drugs from
she wasn't a dealer or supplier
or anything like that, um
She's a mate of mine.
She's my best friend.
I assume that's the reason
why you've not told the police.
Fran comes from
a rough estate, and
I mean, she's working her arse off
to pay for uni next year, right?
She's got two jobs, day and night.
That doesn't amount
to a legal defence, Bella.
I made a mistake, all right?
We both did.
I assume you're not going
to tell the police?
What do you think?
OK, that's your choice.
So what do you want from me?
I thought you could help her.
Represent us both.
That would be a clear
conflict of interest.
Pierre then. It's the same problem.
Look, your friend might
not be a drug dealer, Bella,
but she's certainly
behaving like one.
This is as serious as it gets.
You should speak to her.
I'm not giving her up.
OK.
PIERRE TUTS
Come on. Come on,
somebody move. Come on!
Charles, this is Charlotte Manners.
David's been singing your praises.
Oh, I hope I live up to them.
So do we.
Now, where's this Pierre chap
David mentioned?
Oh, uh, Pierre's been held
up on a case.
Oh. That's a shame.
Still, I'm sure you'll do.
Oh, Pierre. Not now, Alecia.
Not now, please.
I thought you wanted to know
everything about a certain
Jason Granger?
Oh, go on, then. Go on then,
but quick.
So, I've been on the phone to
a couple of solicitors,
as per your request.
They didn't go into much detail.
Um, you know, client confidentiality
and all that.
But at some point, they had both
represented a Jason Granger.
Did they tell you what
they were representing him for?
Mostly for accounts of affray
and some for ABH.
He's actually done time as well.
18 months out of
a three-year sentence.
Bit of a temper, has he?
Yeah, you could say that.
You could also say
he was quite selective
about those he was targeting.
Meaning? Meaning that every victim of
his was a person of colour.
Good work, Alecia. Good work.
Thank you.
Can I get a raise?
Or just get paid,
actually, at some point.
Er, there's always a chance.
That was a joke, by the way. Was it?
I'll take care of it. It's just
A glitch.
Yep. You do keep saying that.
You should probably go
before she, you know, explodes.
Sure, sure. Thank you. OK.
Sorry I'm late, everyone. Here he is,
the man himself.
David, you're looking good.
Oh, likewise, Pierre. Likewise.
Pleased to meet you. Yeah, Jeffreys.
Your reputation precedes.
Well, all good, I hope.
Well, it is why we're here.
I imagine your partner
here keeps you in check.
Well, someone has to. Frequently.
THEY CHUCKLE Shall we sit?
Er, as we were discussing,
you're clearly all exceptional
solicitors,
but we're dealing with serious
matters of fraud here.
Yeah, and you have important
as well as wealthy clients
that you have to reassure.
Right, but I'm talking
over 10,000 pages of paperwork here
for one of these cases alone.
Just 10,000?
HE CHUCKLES
Trust me, Charlotte can go through
those like a knife through butter.
The words diligent
and forensic spring to mind.
For example?
Um, my third case here
was the co-owner
of a Chinese restaurant.
He and his wife were arrested
and the fraud squad came down
on them like a ton of bricks.
And we fought back.
Charlotte fought back.
They didn't speak English very well,
and they knew even less about
filling out employment forms
and I was able to
show everybody that.
It's very impressive,
but our clients are a little
more than restaurant owners.
Well, people are people,
rich or poor.
Charlotte sees that
and she gets her team to see that.
Hm.
There was, of course,
that case involving a certain
well-known pub chain.
Sorry? You know, the pub chain
we helped out last year.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Yes, of course, sorry.
A pub chain? Yeah, well, you know,
obviously I can't tell you who,
but let me just say, the great man
himself handed us this case
involving a top,
top member of his staff.
And the message was that, you know,
we had to come through.
What was the case? Well, it was a
a gold-medal of a fraudster,
pretending to be
one of the company's banks,
had tricked this member of staff
into sending 100 grand of
the company's money
into what she thought was
a safe account.
Now, not only were the bank claiming
they were not liable
since she authorised the payment,
they also turned around
and told her employer they thought
she had set the whole thing up.
I mean, it was very, very stressful.
Which is where we came in,
right? Yeah, yeah.
We worked out they had to have been
one of her work colleagues
who sat just
-To the future.
-To the future. GLASSES CLINK
SHE CHUCKLES
You know, for a while there,
I thought you might blow it,
but you didn't.
Pierre played a blinder with
that story.
I had no idea you'd been rolling
with the big boys.
It's amazing.
Yeah, it would be
if any of it were true.
Are you saying he made it up?
No, listen.
Look, the case did happen.
Just not in the colourful way
that Pierre described.
Doesn't matter.
Smile, Charlotte. OK. You're in!
Your firm's going to do
really well out of this.
Ah, thank you.
If we're going to be working
together, it'd be good to reconnect.
Don't you think?
I've got tickets to the opera,
Covent Garden.
I know you used to love it.
Hm? Er
Do you mind if
I get back to you on that?
Of course.
I'm just going to, erm
And if the bill comes, we'll
We'll just split it.
OK?
You're the DCI here, Craig.
Why would I request surveillance
on a teenage girl, Pierre?
You tell me.
We've made inquiries
over Michael's stabbing
and we are following leads.
That is all. There's no need
for us to be tailing his girlfriend.
I didn't realise you were
so paranoid.
I'm not. She is.
And just because you are paranoid
does not mean someone's
not after you.
You talked about leads.
What kind of leads?
Just leads.
But I don't like coppers going over
their bounds
any more than you do, so
I will look into this. For Brenda.
Thank you.
Is there anything else I can
help you with today?
Er, no. Thank you.
Erm, did the bill come?
It's fine, I paid it.
I asked you not to.
You can get the next one.
I'd, uh, rather have split this one.
What's the big deal, hm?
The big deal is I asked you not to.
Well, I did.
HE LAUGHS
You haven't lost any of
that feistiness, I see.
My feistiness? Yeah.
Kept me up all night, as I remember.
Oh, God.
Listen, I was thinking
maybe we could pick things
up where we left off at uni. Ah.
Oh, OK, David. Look,
you're in my space.
I've missed you. OK!
What the?!
Charlotte!
The police informed me they're
dropping the caution against Bella.
And they've
arrested her friend, Fran.
Oh, that's wonderful.
Bella will be pleased.
How did the police get Fran's name?
Mr Murray, I know that Bella
wouldn't have given it to them.
Let's just say, it's just as well
I was passing my daughter's bedroom
when I overheard her speaking
to her friend on the phone.
Yeah, I bet you were.
I assume it was you that
advised Bella to speak to her.
Thank you for that.
But what I do know, Mr Murray,
is that the police
played you like a piano.
They used you
to get her friend's name.
Bella's caution is not enough
to prevent her
from going to medical school.
But they wanted you
to believe that it was.
The charges were dropped.
There was no need for any of this.
I told you I was not prepared
to have my daughter's
future taken away from her. What,
her future or yours?
A future I couldn't even dream of
when I was her age.
Give Bella my best.
I will.
Did you, uh, speak to your ex?
David's not my ex.
PIERRE LAUGHS
Yeah, whatever.
Did we get the contract?
Are we in the fraud business or what?
Charlie.
It's not happening. Bollocks,
it's not happening. I was
I was on my charm A-game
with those chinless wonders.
Oh, I thought you'd be pleased.
You can carry on playing
the maverick now.
No, no, no, no, no. They were dazzled
by us. I could see it in their eyes.
Something's off.
Don't you think something's off?
Do you want to be here
or not, Pierre?
Sorry?
Alecia and Danny,
they're still very young.
I had noticed.
And they look to us
for guidance and leadership,
and they're not getting it
at the moment.
Do you know how lucky we are
to find anyone mug enough
to want to be a duty solicitor
these days,
let alone two under-30s?
Yeah, I know that.
All right, well, then do
something about it, then, huh?
Jeez!
Look, whatever it is you're up to
What are you talking?
Leave them out of it.
Leave them out of what?
Leave them out of it, Pierre. Wow.
What has got into you?
Do you know why Barratt
and Warnock blew us out?
What does David have
to say about this?
Oh, just
go back to your poor
and your helpless, Pierre.
My poor and helpless?
Charlie, they're our poor
and helpless.
That's what we do. It's our job.
No, it's your job.
It's what you're good at.
It's all you really care about.
PIERRE SIGHS
FOOTSTEPS DESCEND
You're home early for once.
Where's your mum?
Hospital.
What? Again?
Forget I said that.
Hospital are discharging him today.
Mm-hm. Mum's taking him back home.
Yeah.
And where are you going? To help Mum.
And then I'm picking Shelley
up from training,
and we're going to get some food.
Is that all right with you?
You do you.
Bella's dad is a class act.
He's got her whole life
as a doctor mapped out for her.
Pierre was right.
I almost feel sorry for the kid.
Nothing but a waste
of bleeding time.
I'd rather that than be treated
like a bleeding secretary.
You know, sometimes I wonder
if my life working here
is actually going anywhere.
You should try being me.
What? Straight, white, male,
entitled, good-looking,
every conceivable
advantage of life?
You think I'm good-looking?
Do you have to spray it on? What?
Look, whatever it is
makes you impervious
to any kind of self-doubt
and insecurity.
Stuff that makes us human.
Huh. Thank you.
You fancy getting a drink?
I think you need one.
Uh, I have to go home
and care for my dad.
Don't go out clubbing.
Oh, come on, Craig,
why would two traffic cops pull
Brenda over in the first place
if they weren't
already suspicious of her?
To be fair, the car had been
reported as stolen before.
So, why ask for her licence
each time and then let her go?
It's just a couple of
dickheads from Traffic.
Yeah, right.
More likely they saw
a black person driving a nice car
and they thought,
"Yeah, let's check her out."
It's not worth the steam, Pierre.
Both of the officers in question
have been dealt with.
I've seen to that.
So, what? A slap on the wrist?
Their sergeant is with them now.
He is handing them
their arses as we speak.
Brenda can be assured
it won't happen again.
Perhaps the words you're searching
for right now are thank you?
Thank you.
DOOR CLOSES
A pleasure.
Uh, look, I'm glad you called. Er
There's something I really need
to get off my chest.
I should have given
you this earlier, but, erm
Well, you know. Erm, do you
have time for me today?
Sure. All right,
I'll be there in 20.
Did you, er, settle your
father in back at home?
No, Pierre. I kicked
him out of the car
and left him on the street corner.
Look, I know I've hardly been
of any help lately.
"Hardly" and "lately".
Interesting words for
you to choose, Pierre.
How is he?
You've never liked my dad, Pierre.
Don't pretend you care.
That's not strictly true, Cee.
I mean, your father's
never liked me. Whatever.
Would it matter to you
if I told you that
I think I really might be on
to something?
You mean you want it
to be something.
Not really. This case, I think
I think it's really important.
Oh, Pierre, I am knackered.
Just go.
He's something else, my dad.
Didn't even occur to him to go
and help Mum out with Grandad.
He just stood there
like a lighthouse.
Your dad's a big boy, Eli.
Just leave it be, yeah? Oi.
Eli. Don't worry, let's go.
What do you want, mate?
Eli!
Help!
No! Eli! Leave him alone!
Stop!
Oh, my God. Eli.
Please. Help!
Now, this is one of Michael's videos
that did not make it
onto his socials, OK?
Now
check out this guy
who he's talking to.
Who's handing him money.
PC Mark Tanner,
who didn't like Michael very much.
I'm going to need
you to forward this to me.
I figured as much. Now, I've got
a name for this guy.
Jason Granger.
Ring any bells?
Should it? Well, I mean,
the guy's got a criminal record
as long as your arm.
And it appears he doesn't seem
to like people of colour very much.
So, what's he doing hanging around
with the police's poster boy?
Granger, Tanner, Michael.
This stinks, Craig.
Something's off, man.
You've got to check this out.
Don't tell me how to do my job.
I'm scared to ask, but how long
have you been sitting on this?
I mean does it matter?
You are getting
in way over your head.
I could nick you right now
for withholding this.
MOBILE BUZZES
Whatever this is,
Pierre, you're done here.
Shit.
Excuse me, sorry. Excuse me.
I'm looking for my son, Eli Jeffreys.
Thank you, thank you.
Oh.
Oh, God, Eli. You OK?
I'm all right, Dad.
You're having a laugh?
I told you already, babes,
I'm well enough to go.
No, you're not.
Oh, come on, Dad, I beg. Let's go.
Please, please, just stop.
Stop, stop, stop. Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa!
Fuck! We'll wait
and we're going to see
what the doctor has to say, yeah?
So, lie back down and shut up.
There you go.
Get used to that from now on.
Well, where's your mum?
She's on her way. And what happened?
ELI SIGHS
We were just walking back,
and some guy was just there,
and then he just jumped Eli.
Oh, God. He threw a lucky punch, man.
Cos I swear to God, if
I'd gotten up Can you stop?!
It could have been so much
worse than this.
He could have had a knife. Yeah, but
he didn't have a knife, all right?
So, we don't have to
think about that, darling.
Everything's going to be good.
Right, Pierre?
It's all right. It's all right.
Come on. Let's give them a second.
SHELLEY WHISPERS Just relax.
He's going to be all right, OK?
Looks worse than it is.
So, just chill. What?
Some lowlife mugs my boy
and you tell me to chill?
You got some jokes, man.
That's just it, isn't it?
What's just it?
A mugging in broad daylight?
We don't know who he is,
but he didn't go for Shelley's bag.
He didn't look at Eli's phone.
He just gave him a kicking
and ran off like that was the plan.
Yeah, he'd better keep running
as well
if he knows what's good for him.
And I swear, brother,
I will lay waste to
the entire manor until I catch
that idiot,
no matter how quick he runs.
Well, thank you.
So why are you looking at me
like I've just burgled your house?
I just hope it has nothing to do
with the conversation
we had about Tanner and the kid.
What makes you think it is?
This isn't just a mugging,
all right? Catch up.
This is a warning. What, for me?
Yeah. Bollocks. And I don't
want my family dragged into this.
What, you think I do? That's my boy
lying on the bed in there.
I told you!
Mind your arse.
You're worrying about nothing!
Well, maybe. Maybe.
HE SIGHS
Come on, you coming back in or what?
Pierre, don't fuck about.
I know he's not yours by blood,
but What?! ..he needs you.
Where the fuck do you get the front,
saying that to me?
Like that makes any difference!
OK. You know what,
just get out of my face, man. Just
Just leave me alone,
yes? Can you do that?
You're hypoglycaemic, mate?
Whatever. Well, you're chomping
on that like nobody's business.
I'm a diabetic, if you must know.
When I'm stressed, I crave.
The sweeter the better.
I know I shouldn't, but
what are you going to do?
I'm not sure you should
be doing that either, right?
As long as I'm 15 metres
from the entrance, I can.
Oh, well, good luck to you.
Knock yourself out.
Prioritise. Excuse me?
Well, you say that you're stressed.
Focus on what matters.
Like your family.
Don't want to see any more
of them get hurt now, do you?
I hear you like playing cards.
Bit of an obsession.
Well, a good gambler knows
when it's not his night.
Knows when to quit.
And who the fuck might you be?
I think you should deal
yourself out, mate.
I asked you a question.
Mind yourself, Pierre.
Oi! Who are you?
Who the fuck are you?!