Operation Lighthouse...
Re the unsolved murder of Gail Vella
on September 10th, 2019.
What was Gail Vella digging into?
Was it something that got her killed?
This was all crossed wires. I'm being scapegoated here.
Scapegoated?
Charge him.
What's this?
We've gotta share.
Overcrowding.
You've become unable to lead your team.
What?
You'll be permitted to retire
with your full pension.
And avoid the ignominy
of disciplinary action and dismissal.
Fortunately there was John's life insurance.
It's as easy as that, Jo.
I wanted to bring up the other matter,
my concerns with Ryan...
Drop it, Kate.
I don't know where you're getting your figures from...
The figures come from your own office, Chief Constable.
The barefaced liar
promoted to our highest office!
And what about you?
Do you still believe there's a fourth man out there?
H?
The analysis detected partial matches
to a nominal whose DNA is stored
on other police databases.
There's only one credible explanation
for Jo Davidson's DNA matching this individual.
They're blood relatives.
A prison officer making a routine inspection
found Jimmy Lakewell hanging,
cold, not breathing, pulseless.
Unfortunately, there's no CCTV in here
or outside the cell door.
Christ's sake.
It wasn't your fault, sir.
It was Lakewell's decision to come back to prison.
In the prison van he gave me a lead.
Gail Vella was digging into Lawrence Christopher.
The death in custody in 2003.
I'll get right on to it, sir.
We've been looking at any possible links
between Gail Vella's murder and the bookie's robbery.
We've established there was a rendezvous
for all the armed robbers in the middle of the night.
Now, Jake Kilorgan described an industrial estate.
It's about ten to 15 minutes' drive
from his address in Moss Heath.
The location had metal gates.
There's a short road,
servicing five to six industrial units.
Industrial sites in a 15 minute radius.
Doesn't look like too many.
Just the first batch, ma'am. The ones we could find online.
The chances are the OCG
are using somewhere more covert.
So the team's studying street images
and then they'll recce the best matches.
Okay. Keep me updated.
-Ma'am. -Boss. Have you got a minute?
Sorry, Kate. Not now.
DSU Davidson travelled by car from the Hill,
arriving at her home address at 20:17 this evening.
Steve.
Thank you for coming, Kate.
This is by far the safest location for you right now.
Understood, sir.
Did the SFC authorise you to carry a concealed firearm?
Good.
Given what we've learned about Ryan Pilkington,
you have to look after yourself.
So, what's happening on the Hill?
Frankly, sir, I don't know.
Jo has become cold and distant towards me.
I don't know what's going on in the background.
Carry on, Chloe.
The surveillance team report
they're unable to observe activity
from within the property.
You've put Jo under surveillance. Why?
Yeah, well, this is why we've called you in today, Kate.
We've examined DSU Davidson's family history.
Her personnel file gives next of kin
as Samantha Davidson.
However, we've discovered Samantha Davidson is deceased.
Our in-depth forensic examination
of Farida Jatri's home detected Davidson's DNA.
Davidson's DNA's a partial match for Tommy Hunter.
That's not the worst of it.
There's an unusually high percentage match
and runs of homozygosity.
Oh, my God.
I know from Steve that you have formed a view
that Davidson isn't bent, Kate.
But I'm sorry,
it appears that she's pulled the wool over your eyes.
Yeah?
Sir, we thought you'd want to see what's on the TV.
Oh, right.
For too long now,
police officers have had to serve
faceless, unaccountable bureaucrats.
We've even had to suffer political opportunists
trying to win votes by vilifying police officers
with false allegations of corruption.
My duty
and the duty of every one of my officers is very clear.
We serve the public, not politicians.
And it is high time we took back control.
Policing should be left to those who know best,
police officers.
Thank you.
Everybody back to work. Come on.
Thanks, Charlotte.
Good of you to see me, sir.
No need to call me "sir" any more.
The chief's thrown me under a bus.
Do nothing I'm weakened.
Fire him, I lose the support of rank-and-file officers.
I'm resigning.
But why is the chief doing this?
I've been fighting his plan to scale back AC-12.
Frankly, it's not been easy.
You've been a bull in a China shop.
I appreciate that, sir, but...
You know me.
If I see a bent copper, I only know one way,
and that's full throttle.
So prove it.
It's down to you now, Ted,
in whatever time you've got left.
Sir.
-Sir. -Cheers, Fletch.
Mate, I've nothing new.
Every time we get close, we get knocked back.
Well, not entirely.
Lakewell feared for his life.
In transit, he agreed to reveal some of what he knew
knowing it could never be attributed to him in court.
The case Gail Vella was researching
at the time of her death was the murder
of Lawrence Christopher.
-That was what, 20 years ago. -Seventeen.
Is that what your text was about?
No. Something else.
I carried out an unlawful search.
You'll understand why.
A bank note recovered from private residential property.
Part of a much larger sum.
Easily tens of thousands of pounds.
And this property?
Merseyside.
Steph Corbett.
I checked her financial records.
There's no legit source for the money.
So where has it come from?
Forensic analysis gives 99.9% probability
the bank note comes from the same batch
as £50,000 found last year
in a bedroom of the Edge Park Hotel.
Fifty grand the gaffer was duped into accepting
-and intended to return. -Oh, shit.
At the time there was an allegation
the true amount had been 100 grand.
The allegation was dismissed,
given the gaffer's credibility
and the fact the other 50 couldn't be found.
Until now.
Steve. It's me, Steph.
I haven't heard from you in a couple of weeks
and I'm just checking to see if everything's okay.
I know you're busy and that, sorry.
Call me back.
Hiya.
Sorry for rabbiting on.
I hate leaving messages.
No. No, it's...
Sorry I haven't called.
-You okay? -Yeah. You?
Yeah.
This week isn't great for me.
I'm kind of snowed under.
You okay if we leave it?
For this week, like, or...
Or leave it, leave it?
I just meant this week.
Or do you wanna leave it?
Do you?
Look, Steph, I'm still a work.
I can't really talk right now.
I'll call you when I get a chance, okay?
Okay.
Bye.
Steve. It's me.
Boss.
I think we might have located the OCG workshop.
That's great.
Look. Given the problem we've had with leaks,
I'd like to brief the entire team straight away.
With your permission, of course.
Sure.
Thanks, boss.
Right, can everybody report to the incident room
for a briefing, please?
-Thank you, DI Fleming. -Boss.
I believe I've identified a site
matching the description given to us by Jake Kilorgan
of the OCG firearms workshop.
Now, as you know, recommissioned firearms
and tailored ammunition were used in the murder
of Gail Vella and the recent OCG ambush.
A workshop could provide crucial forensic evidence
in the hunt to find Gail's killer.
The location is Lochside Yard,
an industrial estate in Moss Heath.
We need to move quick
and ensure complete security on comms.
Plus, I'd like all officers to surrender their phones.
Come on, ma'am. Seriously?
Look, whatever way word go out on the op
to arrest Carl Banks isn't happening this time.
Phones.
Please do as DI Fleming says.
Bullshit.
Thank you.
We'll need a search warrant,
plus all relevant authorities
for ARVs fully crewed with AFOs.
Deployment roles will come from DI Fleming.
I'd like to TL within the hour.
Nobody leaves these rooms
except myself and DI Fleming.
-Carry on. -Boss.
Right. We'll deploy two ARVs to the white aspect,
no black in play, plus GPD if required.
Chris, can you arrange route planning?
We'll also need full forensic deployment available.
-Boss. -Ma'am.
Crack on.
What now, Kate?
Boss, there's something I need to tell you.
PC Pilkington, you're with us.
Mike, India, 3-7, Control, TL the Hill.
Control. Received, 3-7.
Get back! Get back!
Armed police! Get back!
-Armed police! Armed police!
Tango Oscar 7-5, site secure,
-unarmed clear to enter. -Mike India 2-0, received.
Let's go.
Shit.
Mike India 2-0, sit rep.
Control, go ahead, 2-0.
2-0, premises entered and secured.
No workshop detected.
Control, received, 2-0.
Stand by for forensic deployment.
2-0. Received.
Continuing search of site.
Control, received, 2-0.
Anything at all?
Nothing in any other unit, boss, sorry.
We'll move on to the other sites.
What other sites?
Kate informed me three locations
match the criteria.
This was the nearest.
I'm sorry, Chris, but I was worried about potential leaks,
so I only informed
Acting DSU Davidson of the other two.
Right. God sake.
-It's nothing personal, Sarge. -We'll split the team.
I'll lead the deployment to White Rock Park,
DI Fleming will lead the deployment
to Knights' Courtyard.
-Chris, you come with me. -Ma'am. I'll go with boss.
Right. One AFO,
one MIT vehicle with me.
-I'll brief en route. Ma'am.
PC Pilkington, you're in this one.
Alpha Charlie 5-2.
Site One, sit rep.
Site Two go ahead, Site One.
5-2, MIT TL, Site One.
We had a visual with Pilkington making a call
via a concealed burner.
Received. Come in, Site Three.
Site Three. Alpha Charlie, 1-0.
Receiving.
Site One have got obs on Pilkington
possibly leaking information on the MIT operation.
Received.
Site Three standing by for obs.
Stand by.
Site Two, obs on possible OCG activity.
Site Three, received.
Move in.
6-6. Moving in.
Police. Get back. Get back.
Armed police! Armed police!
-Shit! Go! Go!
Armed police!
Armed officers inside!
Clear to enter!
-Get the defib. -Sir.
Alpha Charlie, 4-5, Control, active message.
Shots fired. Repeat, shots fired.
Two non-police casualties with serious GSWs.
Require urgent paramedic support.
Location, White Rock Park.
Repeat, two casualties at White Rock Park.
Control, received, 4-5.
Stand by for ETA.
4-5 standing by.
Also request duty officer be informed to start PIM.
Received, 4-5.
Force incident manager informed.
Stand by for PIM update.
DI Arnott, AC-12.
This is an active MIT operation.
What the hell are you doing here?
-And get those people back. -Ma'am.
Control, Alpha Charlie, 4-5.
Ambulance is TA.
4-5. Received.
-Ma'am. -Ambulance?
For Christ sake.
Ma'am, we attempted to arrest two suspects at this site,
and unfortunately, our AFOs were forced to open fire.
It gets worse.
You still haven't told me how you came to be here.
We were led to this site by an AC-12
surveillance operation of OCG men
believed to be linked to the recent ambush
of a prisoner transport,
in which an AC-12 officer lost her life.
Inside the unit.
Two men with serious high velocity GSWs.
No respiration. No output.
GSWs with severe haemorrhaging.
We'll start resus, and see what we can do.
All right, guys, stand down.
You'll need to surrender yourself
for full forensic recovery.
Sir.
This is what we've been looking for.
Yeah. We found it first.
This location is of high value
to MIT's inquiry into the murder of Gail Vella.
It's ours, DI Arnott.
Ma'am, we need full access and full sharing of evidence.
You've just ordered your AFOs to stand down.
I'm ordering you to do the same.
Chris, as soon as the casualties
have been evacuated, cordon off this unit
and bring in a full forensic deployment.
Ma'am.
Mike India 5-3, Control.
Estate six, White Rock Park.
Request for full forensic deployment.
No resps. Carotid pulse absent.
MIT carried out a successful operation.
I was conscious a possible leak
would alert the OCG.
Only one site was disclosed to MIT officers.
However, I took the decision to inform DSU Davidson
of all three possible sites.
That's a big call, Kate.
Well, I believe it paid off, sir.
You said yourself the information
on Jo's family history strongly suggests
she's colluding with organised crime.
But that doesn't fit with what I've witnessed first-hand.
I needed to know one way or another.
She had plenty time to tip off the OCG, and she didn't.
As far as I'm concerned, that's proof she's not bent.
Look, Davidson led the deployment to White Rock,
where the workshop just happened to be located,
and she ordered me to stand down,
enabling her to take control of the crime scene.
For all we know, she played it that way
to appear straight, while still being able
to manipulate the investigation.
Steve's right, Kate.
In my book, the jury's still out.
Sir.
So, what do we know about these OCG suspects?
White Rock Park.
Suspects entered the factory unit.
AFOs were deployed on my order,
and unfortunately, the suspects
failed to surrender.
They were both pronounced dead on arrival
at City General Hospital, 15:27.
Fingerprints taken from their bodies
match Lewis Polkard and Darren Morgan,
both known violent criminals
with longstanding links to organised crime.
But we got there before they could destroy
-any evidence, right? -Yes, sir.
So, what about Ryan Pilkington?
At Site One, Chloe and her team
captured images of PC Ryan Pilkington
producing a concealed burner phone
and appearing to make a call at 14:24 today.
A burner phone was recovered
from the body of Lewis Polkard,
which showed a received call at 14:24 today.
Now, we believe Pilkington tipped them off,
but obviously, we can't close the loop
without recovering Pilkington's phone.
Sir, the surveillance team have obs on Ryan Pilkington.
I've got AFOs standing by to bring him in.
Great work, Chloe.
Could you just give us a moment, Chloe? Thanks.
Of course, sir.
Let's look at the big picture here.
Ryan Pilkington has been groomed since childhood
as a fixer for organised crime.
Exactly the same history as Dot Cottan.
Now, Pilkington has inside information.
You can be sure of that.
But I can guarantee you,
if we bring him in now, he will say nothing.
And we will be left holding a sprat
when we should have landed a mackerel.
Sir, Ryan Pilkington's embedded within MIT.
He's in a position to sabotage ongoing operations,
and in my view, he's a danger to other officers,
-not least Kate. -I know.
Listen, he should be arrested.
Of course he should be arrested,
and the door locked, and the key thrown away.
But he is the new caddy.
And I can guarantee you
he did not join MIT by accident.
The fourth man put him there.
Now, we are so close, so close.
And that is why we are going to keep
Ryan Pilkington under surveillance,
and he will lead us to the big fish.
Do I make myself clear?
Sir.
Now, we're sucking diesel.
I thought the gaffer was the one wanting to pull him in
and you talked him out of it.
Looks like he's changed his mind.
As you all know, the Gail Vella murder weapon
was never recovered. However, the cartridge
and bullet were recovered at the crime scene.
NABIS concluded the cartridge and bullet
were tailored ammunition for a workshopped firearm.
The White Rock unit is equipped with
the exact machinery required for this process.
Excellent.
This is clearly a location
closely linked to OCG activity.
It needs to be thoroughly examined
for fingerprints and DNA
that might match Carl Banks or Terry Boyle
or any accomplices in Gail Vella's murder.
We've never been closer to finding who killed Gail,
and who plotted her murder.
Well done, everyone. Get to it.
Boss. -Boss.
Before he was found dead, Jimmy Lakewell revealed
to DI Arnott that Gail Vella was investigating
the murder of Lawrence Christopher.
In April 2003,
Lawrence Christopher was attacked
outside Edge Park railway station
by a gang of white youths.
A passer-by found Christopher
wandering nearby in a confused state,
and called 999.
Officers found Christopher to be uncooperative,
and took him into custody,
where he died later that night.
Custody suite video shows officers mocking Christopher
while he lay unresponsive in his cell.
A disgrace to the uniform, every single one of them.
The post mortem detected an undiagnosed skull fracture.
The wound on Christopher's head
contained deposits of lead,
suggesting he'd been struck by a piece of lead piping.
The initial police inquiry
concluded that the attack was gang related.
Following protests from Christopher's family,
the inquiry team eventually accepted
that the victim had no gang connections.
In fact, Lawrence Christopher was an architect
who'd never been in trouble with the law.
By the time officers redirected the case,
already two weeks had passed by.
In this time, police received a number of tip-offs,
naming a small group of white youths
with a history of racially aggravated violence.
Despite this, witnesses weren't interviewed
for at least another week.
And most damning of all, forensic evidence
from the suspects' homes was never secured.
The SIO at the time claimed he wasn't aware it was lawful
to arrest the suspects
purely on suspicion of the crime.
Astonishing. Absolutely beggars belief.
Who was the SIO?
A Detective Chief Inspector Marcus Thurwell.
As a result of the failure
to secure any forensic evidence,
the case against the suspects was extremely flimsy.
An identification parade took place
more than a month after Christopher's murder.
By this time,
all suspects had shaved and had short haircuts.
Witnesses were unable to provide a positive ID.
All five suspects were released without charge
and granted anonymity.
Family and friends of Lawrence Christopher
successfully campaigned
for an inquiry into police failings.
The subsequent report, released in 2005,
concluded that procedural errors had occurred
due to institutional racism,
and the assumption
that he was an active participant in crime
rather than an innocent victim.
It's a shameful episode, no mistake,
but I really...
I don't see how it could lead to Gail Vella's murder.
We'll keep digging, sir.
Yes, good work. Good work.
Carry on, you two.
Sorry you had to dredge all that up.
You okay?
Custody officers were laughing
and making monkey noises while Christopher lay dying.
They were all cleared of misconduct,
took early retirement for stress
and claimed tens of thousands in compensation
on top of their pension.
How could anyone be okay?
Chloe.
Marcus Thurwell's name came up
in connection with Sands View Boys' Home.
It was before your time.
Child sexual exploitation involving
Councillor Dale Roach,
Chief Superintendent Patrick Fairbank, and others.
Gail Vella interviewed the PCC about this.
She wanted to know why there hadn't been a public inquiry.
That's the one.
A social worker named Oliver Stephens-Lloyd
tried to report the abuse.
He was found dead in 1998,
at the same location where, more recently,
we found the bodies of ACC Hilton and Maneet Bindra.
Despite strong forensic evidence of murder,
Stephens-Lloyd's death was written off as suicide.
The SIO was Marcus Thurwell.
So you've investigated Thurwell before?
By the time of our inquiry in 2015,
Thurwell had taken early retirement.
Believed to be living in Spain.
Spanish authorities were able to capture
a surveillance image for us.
Then Thurwell vanished again.
And anyway, our inquiry convicted the prime suspect,
Chief Superintendent Patrick Fairbank,
the senior officer most closely linked
to child sexual exploitation.
Sir, I wonder if Gail discovered
the link between Thurwell and the Lawrence Christopher case.
Maybe she was interested in Fairbank, too.
-Find out. -Sir.
Kate. Got a minute?
Sure.
Steve Arnott claimed AC-12 happened to be at White Rock
because they were tracking the OCG men.
Yeah.
As well as informing you of the three possible sites
I informed AC-12.
Credit for not trying to insult my intelligence.
They're conducting a lawful inquiry,
it's my duty to cooperate.
Look, I'm telling you the truth, Jo,
because I trust you with it.
I wouldn't want to harm your career, Kate.
It's best if you request a transfer.
I'm sure AC-12
would take you back
You've been distant with me for days.
Is this personal?
I'm your senior officer. I should be distant.
I thought we were friends. What's happening here?
So you can tell AC-12?
No, I wouldn't tell them personal stuff.
And as for requesting a transfer,
I respectfully decline. I'm not leaving.
Sir. -Yeah.
Patrick Fairbank was moved
to Queen's Chase open prison in 2016
due to declining health.
Gail Vella made a request to interview him last year.
It was set for September 11th, but never took place
as she was murdered the night before.
Call 'em, set up an interview.
Sir.
DI Arnott, PC Bishop. AC-12.
Go ahead, sir.
I know where I'm going!
See?
Told you.
We'll shout if we need you.
Chief Superintendent Fairbank?
DI Steve Arnott.
I was a DS when you last saw me.
I don't mean to be rude.
I get very... mixed up.
We've got some questions.
Okay.
We're interested in one of your former officers,
Marcus Thurwell.
Right.
He worked under you on the Sands View case.
He was a DI back then.
Here's Thurwell after he became a DCI.
You recognise him now?
I should know the face. I'm sorry.
Well, our current inquiries have linked Thurwell
to the Lawrence Christopher murder case.
Who?
Lawrence Christopher.
Uh. Sorry.
What about Gail Vella?
Who is she again?
Gail Vella.
She was a journalist.
She was investigating the Sands View scandal.
Sands View.
Boys in care abused by Dale Roach and his cronies,
including you.
There were complaints to police,
but you made sure they went nowhere,
so those kids just carried on suffering!
Sir.
-Get the prison officer. -Sir.
I'm sorry about that, Chloe, you just...
You want him to remember what he did.
To acknowledge his crimes.
Yeah. Yeah, I get it, sir.
I'm sorry that it wasn't more help.
I'll keep digging.
Thank you.
Sorry, boss. Uh, I know it's a bit late.
What have you got?
I've been looking into all of Gail Vella's prison visits.
Before seeking an interview with Patrick Fairbank,
she went to Blackthorn.
Yeah, we know. She talked Jimmy Lakewell.
That was always over the phone.
She requested face-to-face interviews
with a number of inmates.
Manish Prasad, Hari Bains.
She did the same at Brentiss Prison
with Roz Huntley, Tina Tranter and Jane Cafferty.
Makes sense.
All officers with past links to organised corruption.
She even put in a request to witness protection
to interview Gill Biggeloe and Lisa McQueen.
It was still going through the pipeline
at the time of her death.
Only one person agreed to be interviewed by Gail.
Lee Banks. Carl Banks' brother.
Lee Banks agreed to talk?
This was two weeks before
we believe Carl Banks murdered Gail.
Christ.
Lee Banks. DI Steve Arnott, AC-12.
Yeah, you nicked me.
Did you think I'd forget?
I'm looking into the murder of Gail Vella.
Your brother, Carl, is our prime suspect.
Of course he is.
Blame the dead guy.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned something
you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be used in evidence.
Now we know Gail Vella attempted to interview
a number of individuals
in relation to organised corruption.
You agreed to be interviewed on 26th of August, 2019.
Fifteen days later, Gail Vella was found murdered.
And?
So you learned Gail Vella was talking to people
about OCG crimes.
You took responsibility for drawing out
of her what she knew.
You shared the information with Carl,
who passed it up the chain.
The top man, or woman,
gave Carl the order to silence Gail.
How's that for a theory?
Can't help ya.
The only problem was
your brother couldn't help shout his mouth off about it.
There's no way Carl was a rat!
-We're done here, mate. -Lee, you're protecting
the people who killed your brother.
You wanna talk about rats? Ask your boss.
Superintendent Hastings? You've lost me.
Well he told me there was a rat in our crew,
and that rat turned out to be an undercover copper.
John Corbett.
So have that.
All right?
Kate, sorry, um, I probably shouldn't bother you.
I didn't know who else to call.
What's up, mate?
I think I've found the real reason
The gaffer gave 50 grand to Steph Corbett.
Go on, I'm listening.
Steve?
-Kate.
I want to address the personal issues we discussed.
I think it's best to do that outside of a work setting.
Yeah. Yeah, we need to talk.
I'll let you know the details later.
Thanks, Jo.
The gang accused of killing
Lawrence Christopher were granted anonymity,
but I've uncovered old witness statements
that consistently named the same suspects.
One of these suspects was Darren Hunter.
Darren Hunter was Tommy Hunter's son.
Which raises the distinct possibility that
Tommy Hunter ordered Marcus Thurwell
to sabotage the Lawrence Christopher murder inquiry
to protect his son Darren. Now...
Sir, I've got no problem believing
Tommy Hunter manipulated corrupt officers back in 2003,
but by the time of Gail Vella's murder,
Tommy was long dead, and his son Darren,
I mean, he seems too much like small fry.
So, what are you thinking, son?
I think Gail Vella could only have been murdered
to protect someone involved in the original
Lawrence Christopher inquiry,
which means that officer still wields
a high level of influence over the OCG.
He's still important enough to warrant the fallout
from killing someone as high profile as Gail Vella.
Thurwell.
Sorry, sir. I don't know if this is relevant,
but I've been looking into
other members of Thurwell's team.
All the officers that were involved
in the Lawrence Christopher murder inquiry.
Yeah.
Detective Constable Ian Buckells.
Inspector Philip Osborne.
Obviously Osborne's now...
It isn't only Thurwell who benefits
from Gail Vella's murder,
so did Buckells and the Chief Constable.
It could've been any one of them who gave the order.
Mother of God.
Could all officers and staff
please report to the unit office.
Thank you.
One or two familiar faces.
One or two conspicuous by their absence.
For those of you,
for whatever inexplicable reason don't know,
I'm Detective Chief Superintendent
Patricia Carmichael.
I don't mind ma'am or boss.
I'm not a big fan of guvnor or gaffer.
Speak of the devil.
Superintendent Hastings.
I'm sorry to barge in on you like this.
All will become clear.
If I could have a moment in your office?
As you were.
I take it you've been informed about
the restructuring of Anti-Corruption.
Yes, but my officers haven't,
so I would thank you for your discretion, ma'am.
Well, they'll figure it out soon enough.
This is a kick in the teeth.
My team are the best in the business.
Really?
Hmm. I've reviewed your case against,
er, Detective Superintendent Ian Buckells.
The only hard evidence you have are some files
that you recovered from the boot of his car,
none of which bear his prints or DNA.
Buckells' solicitor has lodged a claim
for wrongful imprisonment.
Where's the courage of our convictions, ma'am?
We have a very strong case against Buckells,
a very strong case.
Watertight?
No, not watertight.
So therefore, I've recommended to the Crown prosecutor
that proceedings against Ian Buckells are dropped
so as to avoid the humiliation of a cracked trial.
Ma'am, you are undermining AC-12's work.
We have just pulled off a major,
highly successful surveillance operation
that has stretched our manpower to the limit.
And that is all gonna go for a Burton
the second that the Chief Constable
starts swinging his axe.
Yes. Since you've raised surveillance,
er, you've requested an upgrade
to intrusive surveillance on MIT's SIO.
Yes, because we've learned
she has long-standing links to organised crime.
Meanwhile, you're also maintaining surveillance
on a probationary constable, Ryan Pilkington.
Yeah. I'm sure surveillance of Pilkington
will lead to bigger fish. I'm sure of it.
Meanwhile, you're also maintaining
surveillance on Terry Boyle,
the prime suspect in the Gail Vella murder.
Yes, for his own protection.
What needs protecting is the Anti-Corruption budget,
which you're going through like there's no tomorrow,
which in your case does actually apply.
It takes 24 officers
to maintain surveillance on a single target.
Be no money left by the time I assume command.
And so for that reason,
and the Chief Constable agrees,
I shouldn't start cold next month.
Pending a budget review by the Chief Constable and me.
I gave orders a short while ago
for all AC-12's surveillance operations
to be suspended immediately.
Ma'am, I must protest. I have officers in the field.
We are so close to breaking open
Operation Lighthouse and OCG involvement
in Gail's Vella's murder.
Which is to be commended,
but I do need to inherit a department
-that's fit for purpose. -This is a crucial time.
What's going on?
Nothing good.
Hi. Sorry, Jo. Just coming in now.
Sorry, Kate, change of plan.
I don't feel comfortable meeting somewhere so public.
I've just got here. I'm happy to wait.
I'll text you an address
when I think of somewhere better.
Kate, you still there?
Yeah. Erm, okay, text me.
Bye.
Nice one. Good work.
-Kate. Steve.
I just wondered if the surveillance team
had reported anything suspicious on Jo's obs.
-Surveillance just got pulled. -What? Why?
AC-12's being cut back and merged.
Carmichael's taking command.
It's on the Chief Constable's orders.
And we've just learned he could have been
a beneficiary of Gail Vella's murder.
Jesus Christ. Listen, Steve,
I'm gonna forward you an address.
Jo asked to meet me in the city centre,
and she's last minute changed her mind.
She's got me in some lorry park.
Okay, mate, you should pull out.
Hand me your phone.
That's an order.
Thank you.
DI Fleming, DCS Carmichael.
On orders of the Chief Constable.
I'm now SIO on the Anti-Corruption inquiry
into Operation Lighthouse.
What's your sit rep?
Shit. Shit.
Sir, Kate has just sent through a location.
Let's go.
-Chloe, with me. Yes, sir.
Fletch, get AFOs deployed urgently to this address.
Yes, sir.
Let's just take a breath, shall we?
That's my officer out there. I'll breathe when she's safe.
Well, this wasn't what I expected.
Let's not hang around here, Jo.
We'd rather be indoors with a glass of wine.
I'm sorry, Kate.
Jo.
I'm so sorry.
What is going on?
Jo wanted to give you a way out.
Should have put in for that transfer.
You've got the bottle
if somebody's already half-drowned.
Put the gun down. Stop trying to act
like a big man. You're a little boy.
Try asking John Corbett.
Try asking Maneet Bindra.
You pull that trigger, there's gonna be blood
and gunshot powder all over you.
Plus, the cartridge and bullet could go anywhere.
You're never gonna find it.
Don't need to. It's a workshopped gun.
Tailored ammunition. It's untraceable.
Right, you've thought of everything,
except surveillance.
AC-12 were watching the workshop.
They saw you make the call to the OCG.
They've been tracking you both.
You're never gonna get away with this.
You knew about the surveillance?
No, but it makes sense. It's what I'd do.
Why would she come here otherwise?
Christ sakes, Jo, you set me up!
-Don't move!
Drop the gun!
I've done my bit.
I don't have to stay here and watch!
-Ryan, drop the gun! -Drop yours!
-Drop the gun! Drop it, Kate!
-Drop it! -No!
Put your gun down! -Drop the gun!
Drop it! -One more chance, Ryan!
-Once more chance! -Drop it!
-No! -Drop it now!
-Drop the fucking...