Pierre (2026) s01e04 Episode Script

1
I thought you might be in
a position to help.
Jason Granger. That was quick.
I just need you back on things.
No more Miriam, no more Michael.
I'm not working on that case.
THEY CHANT: Defund the police!
Defund the police! Everyone
I'm still needed here!
By who? By him, Ron!
Following her? What do you want, man?
Stalking, more like.
Granger, Tanner, Michael.
Something's off, man.
What do you want, mate?
Some guy was just there,
and then he just jumped Eli.
OK, he may not be yours by blood,
but he needs you.
You know what?
Just get out of my face, man.
Just back off!
Mind yourself, Pierre.
Oi! Who are you?
Thank you all for being here today.
Uh
Means more than I can say, you know?
Uh I've spent the last
few weeks feeling helpless.
You all know what
I'm speaking about, don't you?
CROWD: Yes! That ache of wanting
to do something,
but not knowing what or how.
Well, this is our how.
Coming down here
and demanding justice for my nephew,
Michael.
Yes! Now, I'm not going
to stay silent any more
whilst they lie on his name.
Before his body was even cold,
rumours started saying he was
he was dealing drugs.
Saying it was gang-related.
Not true. CROWD: No!
Why are the police
so keen to push this narrative
unless they've got something
to hide?
Madam,
you're going to have to move along.
No, we've got the right to protest, right?
Yes, but you're on police premises
blocking the entrance
and the exit way.
You're going to have to move along.
I will move on my time,
not on your time.
You're obstructing police business.
You're going to have
to take your protest elsewhere.
Every day you disrupt us.
Every day you come
into our neighbourhoods.
Stop-and-searching our boys.
CROWD SHOU
Patrolling our estates. Yes!
Killing our children. Yes!
You're going to have to move.
Get your hands off!
CROWD SHOU
Why don't you bring that Tanner, eh?
I want to speak with Tanner.
I want to speak with Tanner!
I'm going
to need some backup out here.
Why don't you bring Tanner out here?
I can see you, you know?
Are you still finding it difficult
to chew? Stop staring at me.
I'm fine. Honestly,
it's not a big deal.
I'm going to Shelley's. What for?
Shelley can come here.
You're not going there.
I've been home for three days.
I need to get out. Pierre.
OK. You can go there,
but nowhere else.
Why are you treating me
like I'm some sort of prisoner?
This isn't a prison.
Well, it's how it feels like.
Well, it's a bloody nice prison to
have as a OK, shall we all?
What, cos you had such a hard
life growing up?
This isn't a competition. Look, Dad,
I know how much of
a disappointment I am to you, OK?
Where does?
You're not a disappointment, son.
So why do I feel like one
every time I talk to you?
PHONE VIBRATES
You gonna take that?
I'm going to Shelley's, man.
You can't stop me.
Eli No. Whoa, Eli!
Aargh!
HE SIGHS
Did I handle that badly?
He's an adult now.
We can't force him to do anything.
Do you think he's OK?
Yes, I think he's OK.
I think he's been mugged.
It's hard for a man.
Well, it's hard for anyone.
Yes, but in a particular way
I think he thinks he should have
protected Shelley.
Oh, that's ridiculous.
If you were with me
and the same thing happened,
how would you feel?
Hm? I'm not saying
that's how it should be.
I'm just saying that's how it is.
Don't push him away.
I hear you.
PHONE CHIMES
Oh, sorry, C. I've got to
Go on.
Brenda, I'm sorry.
What?
For what?
Oh, OK. OK. I'll be there.
HE SIGHS Brenda's been arrested.
Michael's aunt.
I know who Brenda is.
And Michael.
I do have a job, C.
I know you have a job.
You also have a family.
DOORBELL RINGS
Hey, Ronnie. Come in.
What is that smell?
Have you got ackee on the go?
Yeah, there's plenty on the stove.
Help yourself.
You're an angel.
How's Eli?
Yeah, he's all right. He's upstairs.
He's going to go and see Shelley.
Oh, well,
we can give him a lift. We? Yeah.
I thought we could car share.
You know, do our bit
for the environment.
Maybe you and me could clear
the air a bit, too, hey?
Well, I was planning on driving.
Please. You can pick your car up
later if you need it, huh?
You found out anything about
who attacked them?
No, but we're not going to let
this lie, all right?
Hey, hey, hey!
Ron's gonna give us a lift.
As soon as I get this down me.
All right?
But don't say nothing to Pam,
because we're doing this diet thing.
CELESTE SCOFFS
MUFFLED SPEECH
You and Shell got anything nice
planned? Just hanging out.
Well, good for you.
You take it easy.
HE CHUCKLES I told my dad that.
Oi!
Get yourself a Deliveroo.
Tell Shell to use my account.
Cheers, man.
Hey.
PIERRE SIGHS
He thinks I'm being too protective.
You tell him what I said,
about it being a warning
rather than a standard mugging?
I didn't want to frighten him.
I just care about him so much,
you know?
I mean, I just find myself reacting.
He gets cross, then I get cross.
Well, he gets cross with you
because he feels safe with you,
you know? Look, I'm sorry.
I came on a bit strong
at the hospital.
I was just worried.
Sometimes you've got
to put your own family first, right?
Yeah, I know. Are we good?
Yeah, yeah. We're good. Sure? Yeah.
Oh, come on. Come on,
you can't leave me like this!
Mum
Dad's carer's not coming.
I know. I know you were.
I'm sorry.
Mum, I've got to go.
I'll call you back, OK?
Shit! Are your electrics off?
Do you reckon it's a power cut?
Or mice. Don't say that.
Well, at least if they're
in the wiring,
they're not running around here,
are they?
I need to print this off
for the magistrates.
Can you not just do it
off your phone?
No, I hate doing it off my phone.
Oh, God.
What are we gonna do?
HE CLICKS FINGERS
Call the grown-ups.
We are the grown-ups.
No, no. Pierre and Charlotte.
Pierre's a grown-up?
Yes! Well no.
We can't call them.
It's embarrassing.
We can do this. Um
I'll find the fuse box
and you go and see if next door's
electrics are still on.
God, I love it
when you give me orders.
Hey, Ron.
What made you think
it was a warning
at the hospital?
Well, like I say, nothing was taken.
It just looked that way.
No, you're right.
It was a warning.
Right after I saw you,
some geezer comes up to me,
tells me to back off.
Knew things about me.
Told me to prioritise my family.
If people are making threats,
maybe it's time
to ease off this pursuing
Michael Felton thing.
I'm not going
to let them intimidate me, Ron.
What's it gonna take
for you to see sense, hey?
I mean, whatever this is,
they're going to lengths.
This isn't about you any more.
This is about your family,
my family.
I can't just walk away.
No-one's asking you to do anything
except your job.
Just leave it to the police.
That's all I'm saying.
It's what we do.
Just keep your nose clean.
Yeah, maybe you're right.
You know I'm right.
But what I don't get is,
why are they trying to warn me off?
I mean, I'm only having
a little sniff around Tanner.
What's the big deal?
Your guess is as good as mine.
HE SIGHS
Take it easy, Ron.
Yeah. See you, mate.
Their story is you're obstructing
police business
by blocking the entrance and exits.
What, are they complaining about
their lives being disrupted?
SHE CHUCKLES They're the police.
And my concern, Brenda,
is preventing you from being charged
and held.
They can charge me.
That's fine by me.
But can you imagine the shitstorm
of publicity that'll create?
Bad enough for them already.
My post today is doing numbers.
If they charge you, they can push
for a media blackout
and apply to have your posts
taken down
on the grounds
they prejudice any trial.
We need to do things by the book.
You don't get it, do you?
To you, this is just another job.
That's not fair.
But to me, it is personal.
It's personal for me, too.
And how is it personal for you?
My son was attacked.
It was a warning telling me
to stop digging around.
How do you know?
It was made very clear to me.
Is he OK?
HE EXHALES
Shaken. But yeah, he's fine.
Pierre, I am sorry
that this has come to your door.
You didn't ask for that.
But neither did I.
And if someone can do something
like that,
it means
that we're right about Tanner, yeah?
We don't have any evidence.
Then find it!
KNOCK ON DOOR
It seems there's been
a misunderstanding.
While our officer
was within his right to arrest you,
given the wider context,
we are not going to pursue charges.
Translation -
there was a fuss on social media,
you lot looked like idiots
and now you need to back down.
This is usually the part
where I tell my clients
to stop talking,
but she's got you bang
to rights here.
I want an apology.
I'm sorry. And I want to know
what you're doing
about Michael's death.
We are exploring every
conceivable avenue.
This is not good enough.
Why is that Tanner guy still
roaming around
even though he was associating
with Jason Granger?
I would urge you not to
repeat anything
you've just said out loud
in case it puts any investigations
at risk.
So you are investigating Tanner.
Miss Dean,
if you do something like this again,
we will have to arrest you again,
and you would be held in custody
for the full 24 hours.
Let's avoid that.
Maybe we should, um,
call it a day.
Actually, Brenda,
do you mind just giving us a moment,
please? Take as long as you like.
I'm going to join my people.
She's got a point.
The community is already
up in arms about Michael's death.
Arresting her just inflames
the situation.
Her behaviour was provocative.
Well, can you blame her?
Her nephew died
and nothing's been done.
That's not true. Well, there's a lot
of angry people out there
who beg to differ.
She's desperate.
She's not seeing any progress.
PHONE RINGS
I mean, there must be some leads.
Anything! What do you want me to say
to you, Pierre?
What about the video
of Tanner giving Granger money?
You know how this works, Pierre.
That's not evidence.
But there's got to be some connection
between the two of them.
CROWD CHEERS
We're close to something, OK?
I just can't share it.
Not yet.
Well, you'd better get a move on.
That woman is close
to breaking point, and so am I.
Oh, no.
What?
Looks like they're not paying us
or the utility bills.
Well, this is such a mess.
What the hell's going on?
The lights are out.
And no-one's home.
Sorry, I just said that last bit.
Does this mean the Wi-Fi is off?
I'm afraid so, yeah.
I'm supposed
to have a Zoom this afternoon.
Well, just tether it to your phone.
Well, yeah, but it's not
exactly ideal, is it?
What are those? Danny found these
in Pierre's drawers.
Unpaid bills. What were you doing
in Pierre's drawers?
Wouldn't you like to know?
No, joking.
I was just having a rummage.
Not that kind of rummage,
in his drawers.
His desk drawers, not
Yeah, yeah, I get the idea.
Sorry. I'll just shut up.
How much do we owe?
SHE SIGHS
OK. Right. Well, the bills
are in Pierre's name.
He's supposed to have paid them,
so call him.
Get him
to pull his bloody finger out.
I actually can't, I have a client.
What, you're leaving me to deal
with it? Sorry, I'm late as it is.
Call Pierre. It's his mess.
He can sort it.
Where are you off to?
To bring in another client
who pays the bills,
because nobody else bloody will.
Take the fine
and the community order.
How much is the fine?
If it's about the money,
I can arrange a payment plan.
I didn't do anything wrong.
You breached your restraining order.
She messaged me "happy birthday",
so I thought
I thought
that meant it was OK to reply.
It was an honest mistake.
The thing is, Paul,
there's been quite
a few honest mistakes in the past.
That's why there's a restraining
order in the first place.
Your ex-wife seemed
quite distressed.
Half the stuff she said about me
was nonsense to get custody.
The previous brief I had
advised me not to make a fuss,
and I made the mistake of listening
to them
because I didn't
want this whole thing to drag on.
It was affecting the kids.
Nonetheless,
the court imposed an order.
It was a horrible break-up
and I didn't behave perfectly.
I accept that, but it's done now.
Even my ex accepts she went OTT.
Ask her.
Yes, I got things wrong.
But I'm not a monster.
Look, I just want this to be over.
Apart from anything else
Eileen will be worried sick.
Who's Eileen? My neighbour Eileen.
Fabulous woman, 82.
Her family don't care about her
one jot. It's awful.
She'll be worried sick.
If I don't get back to her
I don't know what will happen.
What sort of things are you doing
for Eileen?
It could help with your case.
Oh, you name it.
Cook, take her to appointments,
to church.
She relies on me.
I won't lie, it's It's exhausting.
But what am I supposed to do,
abandon her?
SHE SCOFFS
Yeah, I know. It's hard, isn't it?
Why, do you
Do you care for someone?
My dad has dementia. There you go.
You know what I'm talking about.
You're clearly a good daughter.
Mine won't even talk to me.
Hands up, that's my fault,
but I'm trying.
I've had some bad advice
from solicitors in the past,
but you seem like a good person.
And smart.
If you want me to plead guilty
I will.
Eli, listen, um
I'm sorry about earlier. I
I just overreacted, OK?
I just want to know you're OK.
Give me a call when you get this,
OK? All right.
When it comes to diabetes,
there are a lot of opinions
expressed.
I'm here to help drown out some of
that noise.
Which communities are the most
PHONE VIBRATES
likely to develop type 2 diabetes
from a younger age?
Pierre?
Sorry. Um
Black and Asian.
That's right.
Diabetes risk goes up
from the age of 25
as opposed to 40
for the white population.
Let's take a break.
What are the chances
of us both being here?
Well, based on her statistics,
I'd say pretty good.
So what kind of lawyer are you, then?
One of them posh ones
in them sky-high offices?
No, not one of them.
I do a lot of different things,
but criminal law.
I'm a duty solicitor.
You work for Babylon?
I give people
in police custody free legal advice.
Yeah. Police lawyer, like I said.
We're separate from the police.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what they all say,
but everybody knows duty
and police are like that.
That's why they should be defunded.
Get rid of the whole lot of them.
Well, there is an argument for that,
but I'd say
they're not all that bad.
What, just a few bad apples?
Well, put it this way.
While the barrel may need replacing,
there's still a few good apples
in it.
Hm, like your mate Ronnie?
Yeah, he's good police.
You tight with him? I am, yeah.
HE CHUCKLES
Is there a problem?
I see you.
You're the type of black man
that sides with the police.
The same kind that forgets
who he is,
where he's from,
who his people are. Yeah, whatever.
Bet you're married to a nice
white woman.
Look, Reverend, even if my wife was
white, which she's not,
that ain't none of your business.
Talking like you know me.
Yes, I wear a suit.
But if I want
to be all street, I can do that too.
I just choose not to because I rise
above that.
What, you think you're better than
the rest of us?
I didn't say that.
Yeah, but you think it.
If I'm better than you,
my friend, it's got nothing
to do with the colour of our skin.
Yeah?
Hm!
Good for you. They ain't kicked
the spirit out of you yet.
Watch your friend.
He ain't what you think.
You understand the terms
of your bail conditions?
You can't message
or go near your ex-wife
under any circumstances,
otherwise you'll be arrested again.
Yes?
Under any circumstances.
I've learnt my lesson.
ON PHONE: Thank you
for holding.
A representative will be
with you shortly.
HE SIGHS
Hi. Sorry to keep you waiting.
We're here to meet all of
your electricity needs.
Now, can you confirm your name
and account number, please?
Uh, yes. Pierre Jeffreys.
Oh, hang on, hang on, hang on.
Eli,
why have you been ignoring my calls?
You called me, like, 50 times today.
Just a second.
What? Hello? Hello, hello.
Are you still there?
Yeah, we're still here,
Mr Jeffries.
Now Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just one second, OK? Hold on.
One second, one second.
I do have quite a long queue
I know. Just one second, please.
Eli, are you OK?
I told you I'm fine.
Are you at Ron's? Oh, my days.
Yes, I'm here with Shelley.
Promise me you won't go anywhere.
Dad, you need to chill out.
Don't tell me to chill out, OK?
Hello? Hello? Eli!
Little tit! I'm afraid we can't
tolerate bad language, Mr Jeffreys.
No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait,
one second, one second
CALL ENDS
HORN HONKS
PHONE RINGS
Brenda.
DCI Craig called.
She said there's new evidence
about Michael's killer.
She's coming over to the flat
to talk to me before they go public.
Can you come? Yes, yes.
Yes, I'll be right there.
HE EXHALES
Is Craig here?
I want to make sure
they're doing things right.
I don't trust them,
especially not after this morning.
Sure, sure.
As you know, we've had some interest
in a man called Jason Granger.
Now, while there were
no CCTV cameras
to capture Michael's death,
we have managed to pick up
Granger on other cameras,
and his movements before
and after the killing
stack up with the timeline.
We've also found footage
of him discarding
an object near the canal,
and officers have since found
a knife at the same location.
In the last hour,
it was confirmed that the knife
contains both Granger's
fingerprints and Michael's DNA.
Oh, God.
We are now releasing images of
Jason Granger to the public
and have what,
in layman's terms, is a manhunt.
Granger is a heroin addict
with limited resources,
and judging from his history,
few friends.
So he won't be able
to stay out of sight for long.
In the context of Michael's death,
this is a very positive development.
We have our prime suspect,
and I believe we have
enough evidence
to secure a conviction.
We're arranging a press conference,
and if you're up to it,
it'd be really helpful
if you were willing to read
a prepared statement.
What about Tanner?
He was in that video with Granger.
I'm afraid that's not something
I can comment about.
So you're just going to let
that slide?
All I'm saying is
that's something I'm not able
to comment on at the present moment.
You're bringing out
your formal talk on me now?
Yeah, I know what you're doing.
I work for a housing association,
and the way
that your manner just changed,
the way that your face changed,
your words changed
I know that because I do the same
when I'm letting people down.
Someone will be in touch
about the press conference.
Please excuse me.
Oh, so you're walking out on me now?
I'm so sorry, Brenda,
but we have to make
the announcement,
and I need
to make sure it's done right.
That's it.
That's it?
Someone will be in touch.
SHE EXHALES
Pierre.
I want full justice.
Not half justice.
Full justice.
Let me speak to her.
DCI Craig.
Look, Brenda's been out there
all morning protesting,
searching for answers.
I've been threatened.
My son was attacked, for God's sake.
Why would someone go
to all this trouble
to stop me digging around
if there wasn't something
bigger going on?
What's the connection between
Granger and Tanner?
What is it you're not telling me?
None of this goes any further.
Or if it does,
it cannot come back to me.
Are we clear? 100%.
Tanner and Granger are cousins.
Granger's got a record.
Was that disclosed on
Tanner's vetting form
when he joined the force?
We're looking into that.
There's more.
Have you heard of an officer called
Jimmy Vale?
Retired a couple of years ago.
Started at Fenwick back in the day.
Doesn't ring a bell, no.
He's a story in the force.
Long career.
Highly respected,
popular, decorated.
Made Sergeant.
What makes him a story?
He was on the take the whole time.
Dealers, serious criminals.
He'd turn a blind eye
for the right price.
But no-one ever got to him,
and and he was nasty.
You'd hear stories about the way
he treated black officers.
I met him once when I first joined
the force, at a police do.
And how was Jimmy?
He handed me his champagne glass
and said,
"Get us a refill, darling."
He knew you were an officer?
Yeah, he didn't even look at me
when he said it.
And what's worse is
I did refill his glass.
I felt like such an idiot.
I know the sort.
Good at making people feel somehow
in their debt.
So what's Vale's connection to
all this?
Vale is uncle to both
Tanner and Granger.
Wow, what a family. Hm.
Now, on paper
Vale is a highly
respected former officer,
and on paper, Tanner, his nephew,
is the same,
and on paper, the Granger
connection is meaningless.
So officially,
there's nothing to see.
Yeah, but there's no smoke
without fire, right?
We're taking Tanner off duty
while we look into
whether he should have
disclosed his family connection
with Granger at vetting.
Not to mention with the new
publicity around Michael's murder,
it's a good time for
the force to keep him out of sight.
But there's no evidence.
Just noise.
So nothing changes.
HE SCOFFS
My hands are tied. We don't have
the resources to chase rumours,
especially not ones
concerning highly respected
retired coppers.
My hands aren't tied, though.
And this conversation
never happened.
But if you were to dig up
something on Vale or Tanner
I'm all ears.
Call Danny Boy.
PHONE RINGS
Yo, yo, yo, Pierre!
What kind of greeting's that?
Sorry,
I was just trying something new.
Yeah, whatever, Danny.
Look, I need some of your
millennial expertise. Millennial?
Bloody hell, mate, I'm not that old.
I'm Gen Z.
I just need somebody who's better
at googling than me.
What are you after? Look,
find out what you can about
an ex-detective sergeant
by the name of Jimmy Vale.
Used to work out of Fenwick.
All right, I'm on it.
Thank you, Danny. Uh, Pierre? Yes.
Any updates on the electric?
I'm running out of battery here
You get me those details, Danny,
and I'll think about getting
the power back on.
DOOR OPENS
Can I get you a coffee?
What, no wine this time?
I thought probably best not.
Please.
I was surprised to get your text
after, you know, my behaviour
the other night.
Look,
we've known each other a long time.
I was out of line. I apologise.
And I overreacted. No, no, no.
It was an unfair position
I put you in,
and there's no excuse.
Are you sure I can't
get you something?
If the offer to do some work
for you is still open,
and I understand that
it may not be
I'd like to consider.
The offer's very much still open.
Good. If that's all,
we can draw up a contract.
I mean, we need the work done.
But as a show of faith
and a gesture of goodwill,
I would like a retainer up front.
Right.
Well, when it comes to outsourcing,
we usually just pay directly
for the work done.
That's standard practice.
But if it's standard practice,
it's not a goodwill gesture, is it?
No, but it is unusual.
Is there anything I should
know about?
Are there cash flow issues,
that sort of thing?
I mean,
Pierre never was the most organised.
SHE CHUCKLES You were.
Fond memories of our late-night
revision sessions.
Sorry.
I'll ask about a retainer,
but no promises.
Hm. That goes both ways.
DANNY: Right, boss, about Vale.
So I've done a bit of digging,
and he's at The Turningham
every Thursday afternoon.
It's a private members' club.
DOORBELL RINGS
DOOR BUZZES
Hello, there.
Member or guest?
A guest of Mr Vale's.
If you wait in the old bar,
Mr Vale will be through soon.
Thank you so much.
JIMMY CLEARS THROA
Lord Turningham.
He found it, The Turningham.
His grandfather,
also Lord Turningham,
commissioned this building.
He felt there should be a club
dedicated to
the propagation
of enlightenment values.
How did the first
Lord Turningham make his money?
Sugar.
There's a surprise.
Make you a member, if you like.
Nah, it's not really my scene.
Not a fan
of neoclassical architecture?
No, I'm more of a modernist.
I like a building with a sense
of scale,
a sense of history and achievement.
Well, that depends on
what that history is and
what those achievements are.
HE CHUCKLES
You know, so many people want
to talk this country down.
I just can't fathom it.
No-one's making any of us live here.
It's one of the things
that makes this country great,
the freedom.
The freedom of speech, of thought.
And if you'll pardon my French,
the freedom to fuck off
if you don't like it.
Speaking of which
I'm keeping my guests waiting.
So how about you tell me
what it is you want?
Now that's interesting. What is?
You haven't even asked me who I am.
Now,
that should be your first question.
Which lets me know you already know
who I am.
Now, why would you know who I am?
You are famous, Pierre. Hardly.
Mark Tanner's your nephew.
So is Jason Granger.
What's your point? I mean, that's
That's some family.
Oh.
HE CHUCKLES
You've got a family, too.
Accident-prone, I hear.
I don't know
what Tanner's involvement
or your interest is in all of this.
But I'm gonna find out.
And I'm coming for you.
HE LAUGHS You're coming.
No, no, no. It's OK. Now
as a solicitor,
I'm sure you're used to
dispensing advice,
but here's a little for you.
Stick to your desk job.
Watching you front up is
like watching
a Chihuahua trying to scare
a postman.
I think it's time you left, sir.
With pleasure.
HE SIGHS
HE GROANS
Yeah, Mum,
I'm at the foot of our road.
Then I can take over Dad.
PHONE BEEPS
One sec. I'm getting another call.
Hello?
What?!
You're joking.
You breached your conditions.
It was an honest mistake.
Can you stop saying that?
Your ex-wife is traumatised
by your behaviour.
She claims to be.
The doctors believed her.
The courts believed her.
All I did was show up at
the school gates at the same time.
What's the big deal?
Paul, are you even listening to me?
I even made a joke of it.
Oh, my God.
Straight away, I said I'd leave.
But she started
shouting and screaming
in front of our little girl.
What was I supposed to do?
Not keep breaching the terms
of your order. One day.
Less than one day!
What is wrong with you?
Why are you shouting?
Why are you being unprofessional?
I worked my ass off
to get you bail on this
and you are throwing it right back
in my face.
Don't make this
about yourself, love.
You're here to do a job,
and at the moment,
you're not doing it very well -
being all emotional.
You some sort of narcissist
or something?
Look, just do your job
and get me off this.
You fucking prick.
What did you say?
What did you just call me?
I didn't say anything.
You just called me a prick.
Yes, I called you a prick,
because you are a fucking prick.
You can't say that.
I'm sorry, I I can't do this.
Find yourself another solicitor -
one that's able to deal
with your shit.
You don't sack me off.
I'm sacking you off!
You're the one who's sacked!
My ex-wife's got to you,
hasn't she?
Hasn't she?
I'm making a complaint
to the Professional Standards Board
or whatever.
Don't think I won't.
Bitch!
OK. OK, crisis over.
I paid the electrics.
They're sending someone over
by the end of play
to reconnect us externally.
Yes, boss! No. No, not "Yes, boss".
I mean, the electrics
coming back on,
that's the stuff
that's supposed to happen
in a functioning workplace.
So no, not "Yes, boss".
You've got to celebrate the victory,
Charlotte, even the small ones.
Will you stop with this bullshit?
This isn't a joke.
And where did the money come from
to get the electrics turned back on?
I covered it.
Out of your own pocket?
It's fine. No, it's not fine!
We've been over this before.
We cannot run a business with
top-ups from your personal account.
Where have you been?
The police were updating Brenda
on Michael's case.
She needed somebody with her.
SCOFFS: This is a law firm.
We are not a pro bono service.
So, what, you want me
to just abandon her?
Oh, right. OK.
No, look, don't do that.
Don't make out like
I don't care for Brenda, too.
You know, I manage every aspect
of this business
apart from buildings and utilities.
That's all I've ever asked of you.
You know, tax, subscriptions,
clients -
I do it all apart from
this one thing, which you let slide.
OK, OK. I'm sorry. Well, you know,
I don't want your apologies.
I just want you to wake the fuck up!
I need to talk to you
about something.
Not right now, Alecia.
I've just lost a client.
What, they're dead? No.
Paul, the guy accused
of harassing his ex-wife,
I called him a prick.
What'd you do that for?!
Cos he is one!
He gave a guilty plea,
I got him bail.
The second he gets home,
he breaches his conditions,
shows up at his kids' pick-up
on a day he's not even meant
to be there,
just to harass his ex-wife.
Alecia, Alecia, it's really
not a big deal.
Don't say it's not a big deal!
Is any of this a big deal?
I come in here
and you're arguing about bills
and the lights not working.
I don't even get paid on time,
and yet I know you cover me,
but is this working?
Can we pay the bills?
Are we going to get shut down?
My dad's really ill and I'm stressed
at home and I can't sleep.
And I really, really, really can't
afford to be unemployed right now.
Look, it's OK. That's
That's really not going to happen,
Alecia, OK?
It's not going to happen.
Can you promise me that the firm's
going to be OK, then?
Can you, though?
Alecia, we're going to be fine.
Oh, my God.
I'm sorry. I can't do this.
I need to go home.
OK. OK. OK, fine.
Do not make a quip.
When I come in tomorrow morning,
the electrics had better be back on.
See you tomorrow, Dan.
Boss.
LIGHTS AND MACHINES FLICKER
And then there was light!
PHONE RINGS
DCI.
I've been doing a little digging.
When Michael's body was initially
searched at the crime scene,
no drugs were found.
It was only
once the ambulance arrived
and he was pronounced dead
at the scene
that a second search was conducted
and the drugs appeared.
Did Tanner conduct
the second search?
No, but he was there.
So he could have planted them?
That's not something
I can comment on.
You're giving me a lot
of information here, DCI,
to suddenly shut me down.
I can't keep feeding you
information, Pierre.
I could get in serious trouble!
Then why tell me all this stuff
in the first place?
Because you seem to be the only one
who thinks there's more to
Michael's death than meets the eye.
And like you said, we can't do
any more without evidence.
And there's not exactly
the will here
for the force to look into itself.
You care, don't you?
This isn't just a job
for you either.
Find me something
and I will follow it up, I promise.
But I can't help you or Michael
until you help me.
You got my message.
Twice in one day?
Hi, what can I get you?
Martini, please. Two.
Tough day at the office?
The electrics are off.
Didn't pay your bills?
Oh, OK.
This might be of interest to you.
I'm afraid we're not prepared
to offer you a retainer.
But we'd like to offer you a job.
There's an opening -
very detailed tax work.
And you'd be running a department.
Look, I know you and Pierre, you've
built your place from the ground up,
but maybe it's time for a change.
I mean, don't you want
to be somewhere
where your skills aren't wasted,
hmm? Somewhere that values you?
Who's to say that I'm not valued?
Your name's not even above the door.
At the time that we set the firm
up Don't make excuses for Pierre.
He's a big boy.
He doesn't need that.
I like him.
LAUGHS: No, you don't.
All right. I admire him.
I couldn't do what he does.
I don't have the commitment.
And, you
know, I admire your loyalty,
but is it really what you want?
You're working for a tenth
of what you could be earning.
You've done your time
in the trenches.
You've more than paid your dues.
You are owed something back.
Thank you. Now, you'd
You'd have to interview,
but the job's as good as yours
if you want it.
Cheers. Cheers.
HE SIGHS, CLEARS THROA
ENGINE REVS
ENGINE REVS
TYRES SCREECH
Are you OK?
You all right? What's up?
Oh. I'm fine.
You don't look fine.
HIGH-PITCHED RINGING
What's going on? Oh
Dad? Pierre? What's going on?!
AUDIO GOES FAIN
RINGING CONTINUES
Call an ambulance!
Pierre, Pierre?
INAUDIBLE