The Bay (2019) s02e04 Episode Script

1
I'm not going anywhere, Lis,
no matter what anyone says.
When he lets you down,
don't come running to me.
There's a series of texts
from an unregistered number.
- Cell sited to The Midland Hotel.
- They'll have signed in.
Who is this woman Stephen was meeting?
The least said about Breakwater
the better.
Do you know anything
about these properties?
'Where are you?'
I'm just checking out those properties.
Definitely doesn't add up,
we need to get search warrants.
You?
It's Jamie.
Him and Theo, well, they've gone.
What?
'Med?
'Med, hold on, help's coming,
we're on our way, mate.'
Get out of the way! Fuck's sake!
Med! Med, Med
How long is it until a rhythm check?
Ten seconds.
Oh, come on! Come on, mate!
He's not responding.
- Come on, mate
- It's no good. He's asystolic.
We're going to have to call it. Agreed?
No, no!
- No! Med! Med!
- Time of death 18:55.
No
Med Oh!
Oh, God
Lisa
Lisa.
What was he doing there?
Erm, those properties
He said he was checking them out.
Do you know her?
They always said I should come round,
that we should meet up.
Hi.
- Lateesha?
- Yeah.
I'm Detective Inspector Manning.
This is Detective Constable Armstrong.
I'm sorry to
Lateesha, could we step inside, please?
No.
- Lateesha
- No.
- Please
- I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
- What was he doing there?
- I told you, Clarkie.
He was following a hunch.
I gave him the info, though.
I gave him the details.
- We need to retrace his steps.
- We need to go round those
OK, OK, one at a time!
What can we do, boss?
- Nothing.
- What the fuck?
There'll be a new team from outside
arriving to investigate Med's death.
We can't work on a case
involving one of our own.
- You know the score.
- But what if it is connected?
- What if?
- Well, of course it's connected.
- He was looking at those properties!
- It's the new team's crime scene.
Let them do their job.
Go on, go home.
Be with your families. Hug them close.
Mum
Love, I know. I heard it on the radio.
It said a police officer
had been killed. Hit and run.
It was Med, Mum.
It was Med.
Oh
I'm fine. Honestly, I'm good.
I'm good.
Christ, Tony, what time is it?
'Have you been drinking?'
No
No.
'Look, something's happened.'
'You're going to hear it
on the news anyway.'
So, er
So, I thought I should tell you first.
We lost one of my team today.
'A young lad.'
Med.
'Oh, love, I'm sorry.'
Yeah, it's, erm
'Is there anything I can do?'
No.
No, I just wanted to hear your voice.
Will you be OK?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll be fine.
Night, then.
'Night.'
Police!
- All clear!
- Clear!
In here, Sarge!
Boss, we've got something.
Med was more than
just a colleague.
So, I want you to know that
the counselling service is available
to anyone who wishes to make use of it.
If you want to take some time off,
compassionate leave
I'll understand, all too well.
Anybody?
I'm sure you all know DCI Pearson
from Manchester MIU.
Thanks, Tony.
We've lost one of our own
and I know feelings are raw.
Now, because preliminary reports
indicate that the death
of DS Ahmed Kharim was not accidental
as of now, this is a murder inquiry.
My team will do everything in our power
to find out exactly what happened
and to bring
whoever's responsible to justice.
DI Manning's assigned DS Stewart
as the SPOC
to liaise between the two teams,
as you continue the investigation
into the murder of Stephen Marshbrook
and we begin our investigation
into the murder of DS Kharim.
My officers will be speaking
to each and every one of you.
But for now,
please, carry on as you were.
Just pretend we're not here.
OK.
Eddie, do you want to update us?
Yeah, Med was investigating
a number of properties
owned by a company
called Breakwater Development.
The sales were handled
by Bradwell & Marshbrook.
He'd been to two of the properties.
And it was the third one
where he was, er
Er, there's no CCTV
on the street where Med died.
But there is
in the neighbouring streets.
Four vehicles were recorded
in the area at the time.
We've accounted for three of them.
The fourth is a Peugeot 207.
DCI Pearson's team
are following that lead
and they're also
looking into the properties.
DS Ryan, Manchester MIU.
Raids were carried out
this morning by our team.
Preliminary indications
are that all three properties
were being used, or had been used,
for illegal purposes.
And the place where DS Kharim was killed
had been set up
as a fully-equipped safe house
for the manufacture of class-A drugs.
It doesn't look like a local set-up.
It's too professional.
No, this is clearly an operation
on a major scale.
So, we now know that the law firm
was handling property sales
linked to a criminal enterprise.
So, the question is,
is Breakwater a front for drugs
and what did Bradwell & Marshbrook
know about it?
Could this be why Stephen Marshbrook
was murdered?
And are his death and Med's connected?
A couple of further developments.
We've located Jamie Marshbrook.
He'd gone back to his flat
in Manchester.
Him and Theo. They're not under arrest.
But they've agreed to help us
with our inquiries.
Er, Karen and Clarkie,
I want you to follow up
on the Midland Hotel action,
in case this mystery woman turns up.
She was in contact with Stephen
just before his death.
Let's see if she shows.
And for the rest of us,
we need to keep digging
into this Breakwater Developments
and their links
with Bradwell & Marshbrook.
Lisa Erm, I've cleared it upstairs.
And, er, you'll be stepping up
as main FLO now.
I want you to talk to the family.
But keep your cards close to your chest.
They'll need to know about Med.
But hold back
on the property stuff for now.
Yeah, watch for their reactions.
Any changes in behaviour.
Boss.
I'm just saying, after what's happened,
we all need to rally round
and make sure she's OK.
Cos she's not as tough
as she makes out, your mum.
I know.
So, have you seen anything
more of your dad?
No. Not since
You know what he's like.
Hit and run, they say.
A police officer.
Bloody hell!
That'll be £3.50.
'..was fatally injured
on duty in a hit and run.
'DS Kharim first joined West
Lancashire Constabulary in 2010.
'He was based
at Morecambe Police Station.
- 'He leaves behind his wife'
- He was only young.
Hey, it's me. It's Andy. Erm
I just heard about your mate.
Er, if there's anything I can do,
just give us a shout, yeah?
OK, bye.
Bloody hell.
- Bloody hell, though.
- Oh, my God
Wait.
Do you think this is connected
to what happened to Stephen?
I can't go into detail.
It's an ongoing investigation, so
But we have a right to know.
We're keeping an open mind
at the moment.
We're looking
at a number of lines of inquiry.
So, you're saying it might be related?
- She just said she can't tell us.
- I'm only asking.
I'm sorry.
You must be devastated.
I'll be fine.
Oliver
Oliver!
Are you OK?
Hey, it's OK. You can talk to me.
How did he die?
Was he shot? Like Dad?
No.
No, Oliver.
He was nice.
Yeah. Yeah, he was.
Oh, my God, look at you.
It's me.
Oliver, it's Grace.
Come here.
You'll be OK.
You have to face them some time.
We don't have to stay. All right?
Oh
Grace!
Hello, Mum.
- I'm sorry.
- I know.
Come here, you! Hey
How are you doing?
I'm sorry about what happened.
- I'm sorry for your loss.
- Thank you.
Well, you took your time.
Well, I'm here now.
You've got Frank to thank for that.
- My boss.
- You remember Frank, Dad.
From school.
- Long time.
- Yeah.
Thanks. Thanks for coming.
Lisa, with me.
It's Jamie Marshbrook.
The flight details show
you came back on the 19th of April.
So, why did you tell us
you came back two weeks later,
the day after your dad died?
My dad had just died,
I wasn't thinking straight.
Why didn't you tell your family
that you were back?
We just wanted some more time.
You know, just the two of us.
Look, you can't seriously be suggesting
we had anything to do
with what happened to Dad?
So, why did you take off yesterday?
Why did you leave?
Because I didn't want to lose Theo!
OK?
Why would you lose Theo?
You don't know what it's like.
We've made a life for ourselves.
Being back here, it was
It was too much.
- We had to get away.
- Was that your idea or Theo's?
He said He said he was going
to go anyway, with or without me.
And I
I said I'd go with him.
Jamie, how did you and your dad get on?
I loved him.
I just don't know if he loved me.
Why do you say that?
He could never really
look us in the eye.
Me and Theo.
Mum always said he'd come round. But
he never got the chance.
- I just wanted to get away.
- From what?
From all of it.
That house.
That family.
Even Jamie?
I can't, though, can I?
You don't know what he's like.
He can't deal with reality.
Any hint of an argument and he just
shuts down.
Or he goes to pieces.
I can't just leave him. Not now.
Don't tell him.
Don't tell him I said anything.
What do you reckon?
It's a mess,
but I think they're telling the truth.
Yeah.
Stu's run some background checks,
finances, work.
And it all checks out.
What is it with this fucking family?
- Oh, is there any more news?
- You know as much as we do.
I don't have long.
There is so much to do.
I don't even know
why you've come in.
I can't just sit about, waiting.
A policeman's dead, for God's sake.
It isn't your fault, though, Mark.
Love, listen to me. Listen to me.
It doesn't change anything.
As long as you don't do anything daft.
This is our future
we are talking about. Remember?
This place.
You taking over the firm.
Everything you've ever talked about.
Do as your dad said,
leave Breakwater alone.
OK?
It's a Peugeot.
It matches the fourth car on CCTV.
It looks like the car
that killed DS Kharim.
But there's not much left of it.
We're covering every base,
but there's no forensics,
they made sure of that.
And those properties
aren't proving much better.
No fingerprints, nothing.
So, look, we're going to have
to go through everything
with a fine-tooth comb now.
So, I just wanted to compare notes,
just to get everything
clear in my own head.
- Sure, fire away.
- So
DS Kharim was assigned
as FLO in this case?
- That's right.
- So, why?
Sorry, again,
just to get things clear for myself,
why was he looking at these properties?
Well, they were linked
to the investigation.
The, erm The law firm
had been involved in the sale.
But does that fall
under his remit as FLO?
You know how it is, it's a
small team, everyone has to muck in.
Oh, well, you don't have to tell me
about cutbacks,
- we're all in the same boat.
- Well, exactly.
- So, Med decided
- Sorry.
So, he was acting on his own initiative?
No. No, he was
He was acting on my instructions.
It was a specific action.
And your notes will confirm that?
The case logs?
Well, it
It's been a high-pressured,
fast-moving case, so
Well, I understand that.
Of course, yeah.
All the more reason to make sure
that every action's
carefully recorded and signed off.
Yeah.
Well, yes, of course.
Lisa, there's somebody to see you.
Mark?
I want to talk to you.
Can you show us to the room, please?
- This is a right waste of time.
- Oh, shut up.
You heard what the boss said.
We wait and see if she turns up.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
You know, the thing is, it
I was the one that flagged up
the property stuff to Med.
You know, it was me who passed it on.
Eddie
Mate
It wasn't your fault.
Those papers
in the barbecue.
That was me.
I burnt them.
Why?
They were related to a company called
Breakwater Developments.
A company Stephen was working with.
But
I thought there was something iffy.
- Iffy?
- Yes.
He'd be on the phone, Stephen,
keeping his voice down.
Or he'd be in meetings and he'd
shut the door.
Literally, shut me out.
And did you ask him about it?
About Breakwater?
Of course I did.
He told me to mind my own business.
So, I thought, if I talked to Dad
That's why I had the papers that day.
And then
what happened, happened.
And there were police everywhere
and I panicked.
OK. Why are you telling us this now?
Because of your colleague.
Because of Med.
Because
if Stephen had got mixed up
with the wrong people
and if these people, if they're
willing to kill a policeman
I just want it to end.
Because this is my family.
How did you get along, you and Stephen?
We got on well.
We worked closely together.
Well, we understand there was, erm
a dispute some years back,
a falling out over a deal?
That was just
Just a difference of opinion.
I brought a project to my dad.
I felt it had legs.
Stephen thought otherwise.
So, your dad sided with Stephen
rather than you?
It wasn't
It was purely a business thing.
Who else knew about Breakwater?
Because you said that that day
you had wanted to talk to your dad
about it.
- Yes.
- And did you?
Look, my dad hasn't been well.
He doesn't always know what he's saying.
What did he say?
I think he already knew
about whatever it was
Stephen was mixed up in.
About Breakwater.
I know nothing about that.
- That was Stephen's account.
- And did you discuss it with him?
Why are you asking me about this?
We're looking into
a number of lines of inquiry.
So, anything that you can do
to cast light on
Like I say,
I've taken a back seat at work
for the last couple of years.
I'm sorry, I
I'd help if I could.
- Are you all right, love?
- Hiya.
DC Armstrong
Can I have a word?
- It's just a chat.
- Yeah, no worries.
I understand you worked closely
with DS Kharim?
Yes.
How would you characterise
that relationship?
It was good.
We worked well together.
It takes a particular kind of copper
to be a FLO.
Not everybody's up to it, but he, erm
He was a natural.
You're a
You're a tightknit team here.
Yeah, we have to be.
- You've got each other's backs?
- Of course.
Look, I
Where are you going with this?
Oh, I'm just trying to get
an overview of the situation.
And the
And the personalities involved.
- The personalities?
- Yes.
Because, obviously, if there's
anything in the conduct of the case,
- or in Ahmed's conduct that
- It's Med, not Ahmed.
His conduct was bang-on.
I can tell you that now.
He was a professional.
He took pride in his work
and he knew what he was doing.
And DI Manning?
Well, it's just he's clearly
under a lot of pressure.
Of course he is.
He's just lost one of his team.
I know that.
But even taking that into account
Well, I've known Tony for years.
He's a good guy, but I know
when he's bullshitting me.
So
is he OK?
Is there anything?
Is everything all right at home?
The boss keeps his private life private.
And he never lets it
get in the way of work.
Mm.
- Yep?
- This is bollocks.
- 'It's a waste of time.'
- We give it another hour.
She's not going to show.
Hang on, hold up.
- Let me just check.
- Thank you.
We're on.
- 'She's here.'
- Got you.
Detective Sergeant Karen Hobson.
We're investigating the murder
of Stephen Marshbrook.
Can you come with us, please?
How did you know Stephen, Madeline?
We used to work together.
I was an associate at the firm.
And what happened?
- It didn't work out.
- The job or you and Stephen?
Both.
When was this?
It's ten years ago.
It was complicated. Erm
- He was married.
- Mm-hm.
Madeline, we know that you contacted
Stephen earlier this year
and that you arranged
to meet up with him.
Why was that?
Is that why you came back,
to start the affair again?
No.
But you were meeting in a hotel bedroom.
That was Stephen.
He booked the room.
So, why did you come back?
Because of Oliver.
Oliver?
He's my son.
- The family didn't say anything?
- No, not a word.
So, the way that Madeline tells it,
she was in
she was in a bad way at the time.
She had some mental health problems.
Er, generalised anxiety disorder
was the diagnosis.
And Stephen took advantage of that
to take Oliver from her.
At least, that's her version of events.
So, she got the help she needed
to manage her symptoms.
And then, last year,
she got in touch with Stephen again.
That was those text messages.
And they started to meet up
because she wanted access to Oliver.
So, hang on
was there an official adoption?
We'd need to look into that
with social services.
OK, we need to find out everything
we can about Madeline Hookway.
And, Lisa, you need to find out
how much the family knew about this.
- Absolutely, yeah.
- How have you been getting on, Stu?
Breakwater Developments
is an offshore company.
They've got an account
on the Isle of Man.
We've applied to the court for
a production order to gain access,
see if we can find out who owns it.
So, the question is, is this
why Stephen Marshbrook was murdered?
Getting mixed up with the wrong
people, doing dodgy deals at work?
Or was it personal?
Now, we know he'd been playing around.
We now know he'd fathered another kid.
So, what other secrets
did he have to hide?
And what else
aren't the family telling us?
Hey, hey
How the hell did we not know about this?
How did you not know, you and Med?
There were no flags
from social services.
And the family didn't tell us.
We couldn't have known, boss.
Yeah, but it doesn't make us
look good, does it?
It's too late to do anything about
it now. Pick it up in the morning.
- No, it's fine. I can make some
- No, leave it, Lisa. Go home.
I know it's probably
none of my business
Oh, it's none of your business.
Look
Yeah, OK, we've, erm
We've been having some problems,
me and Ellen.
Since the boys moved on.
But it's fine. I'm handling it.
- Do you want to talk about it?
- No.
Go on, go home.
- Night.
- Yeah.
Fuck's sake, Andy, I'm busy here.
'I know. I know you're dealing
with some shit'
and I know you think
you can deal with it on your own.
'But I'm just saying, you don't have to.
'Because I'm here.'
If there's anything I can do
'Er, shall I cook the kids' tea?'
'No. Look, I can't talk
about this right now.'
OK, that's fine. You know, I understand.
Hey.
- What are you doing here?
- Oh, well, it's nice to see you, too.
You're not going to leave me
standing out here, are you?
I've been to the shop
and everything. Come on, love
All right, Rob?
Oh, hiya.
What's going on?
Does Mum know about this?
Er, Mum asked me to do it.
Only, she's had to work late.
Asked if I'd pop in
and, er, make you some tea.
We can look after ourselves,
we're not kids.
No, I know that. But she's asked me
to make sure you eat.
I'm going out anyway.
I'm meeting mates in town, so
Yeah, and I've actually
got a thing with Claire, so
Oh, right.
Well, I'll fix you a bite
before you go, then.
- No, thanks. I've had
- your cooking before.
Hey I'll have you know,
I'm a dab hand in the kitchen.
Since when?
I've picked up a few
things over the years.
Don't you worry. So
What do you say?
All right.
Yeah, go on, then.
OK! Er, right
Oh.
- Hello.
- Er
I just thought I'd check on the kids.
Make sure they've got something to eat.
Yeah, no, it's fine.
Lisa gave me a buzz, so
I mean, you're welcome to join us.
It's only oven chips and sausage rolls,
but
No, no.
No, tempting as that sounds, er,
I'm fine.
Suit yourself.
- Right, well, er, I'll
- Yeah.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Look, I know you've already got
a FLO. That's
That's not why I'm here. It's
I'm not here as a cop,
I'm here as a friend.
We've only just met.
Yeah, I know, I'm sorry. I meant, erm
I meant a friend of Med's.
He always looked good in his uniform.
I was gutted when he was made detective.
He was made up.
You know, he lived for that job.
He loved it.
And his colleagues.
He used to talk about you
all the time, you know?
It was always, "Lisa this, Lisa that."
I started to get jealous.
Oh, God, don't be daft.
I know.
I know.
But it's true.
He thought you were great.
Hello?
All right?
What are you doing here?
Oh, I just came to check on the kids
and fix them some tea.
- Sorry, is that?
- Where are they?
Oh, erm, Abbie's gone to meet
some mates in town
and Rob's gone to meet Claire.
Well, come in, sit down.
Well, it is my flat, Andy.
No, I know, I know. I'm just saying.
- What, make myself at home?
- Yeah.
Just relax. Put your feet up.
Let me, er
Let you what?
Let me look after you.
It's a bit late for that, Andy.
I've told you, you don't have
to do it all on your own.
Come on, have some food.
You must be starving.
No, I'm all right.
It's chips.
And, er, sausage rolls.
And ketchup.
- Yeah, go on, then.
- Great.
So, er
how was your day?
Oh, shit.
It's all right,
don't worry about it. It's just
I don't want to talk about it.
- I don't want to talk about work.
- No, I get that.
The last thing I want to talk about
at the end of the day is roofs.
Are you here to sign the papers?
No.
- Then I've got nothing to say to you.
- For Christ's sake, Ellen!
- Let me in.
- Look, I'm sorry.
I know things are hard,
but we talked about this, Tony.
You can't just rock up here
like nothing's happened.
It's my bloody house!
Look, I know you don't want to talk
about work, but
it wasn't your fault.
There is nothing
nothing you could've done.
No, I I know that.
You don't have to pretend, either.
It's
It's me, you know?
You know, I know you.
I just keep thinking about the kids.
I mean, what would happen
to the kids if that was me?
Oh, come here. Come here, come here
Come on.
You're safe.
It's OK, Lisa. Lisa
Hey
Lisa
Look, it's me.
Lisa
It's OK