Is Breakwater a front for drugs?
Could this be why Stephen Marshbrook was murdered?
And are his death and Med's connected?
Med!
- Dad had it. - A tattoo?
Here.
There'll be a new team from outside to investigate Med's death.
Just pretend we're not here. I've known Tony for years.
I know when he's bullshitting me.
- Are you here to sign the papers? - For Christ's sake, Ellen, let me in.
Dad.
I think he already knew about Breakwater.
I know nothing about that. That was Stephen's account.
Every client we've worked with since Stephen joined.
We keep this between us.
So why did you come back?
Because of Oliver. He's my son.
When he lets you down, when he breaks the kids' hearts,
don't come running to me.
I don't think that should have happened.
I'm not being funny, but could you go?
- You're not being funny, are you? - No, I don't...
I don't want the kids to...
To what?
To get the wrong idea.
I'm serious, they'll be back any minute.
- Can you...? - Yeah.
Sure.
Sorry.
Yeah.
- Hey. - Hey.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm all right.
What about you?
Yeah, yeah, I'm OK.
A long day, you know.
I'm going to get some sleep.
Night.
Goodnight.
_
Morning.
- Anything new on Med, boss? - Er, not yet.
I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.
All right, where are we at
with Stephen Marshbrook's connection to Breakwater?
Still waiting to hear back from the financial investigator.
Get on with it, Stu. I want it today.
And if you find anything pertinent
to the investigation into Med's murder,
update DCI Pearson's team immediately.
Right, this is Madeline Hookway.
Oliver's biological mother.
Her account is that she and Stephen had an affair.
Stephen is named as the father on the birth certificate.
Where have we got with her?
I've talked to social services.
There is no record of an official adoption.
And we're also waiting on Madeline's medical history,
employment and phone.
Eddie's looking into her finances.
Any unusual activity around the time of the murder?
No, nothing out of the ordinary.
OK, we need to nail who in this family knows what
about Oliver's birth parents,
and why Rose didn't mention any of this before.
Boss.
Anything else?
Anybody?
Come on, guys.
Oh, er, just that Forensics have finished in the Marshbrook house.
I'm going to see if the family want access.
OK.
Right, that's it.
Are you OK?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, fine.
Look, it's absolutely up to you.
There's no pressure.
But if you did want to pick up any bits...
No.
- Oh...! - It's fine. That's fine.
No, I will.
Yeah, no, it's got to be done. Of course I can.
OK.
Well, look, I have to warn you, nobody will have cleaned up.
The house will be just as you left it.
OK? You have to prepare yourself for that.
If it gets too much at any time...
Are you OK? Just breathe.
Are you all right?
Oh, hi.
Oh, you shouldn't have!
Oh, Josh, mate...
Hiya, Josh.
Oh...
- How's it going? - OK.
Here, let me just...
- There you go. - Thanks.
Just, erm...
- Are you getting anything? - Oh, yeah, I'll just, er...
Hi. Can I have a white coffee, please?
I don't think he likes me.
It doesn't matter. I like you.
Why are you being so weird?
I'm not.
I told you she was going to be here.
No, you didn't.
- Look, what's your problem? - Enjoy your date, Rob.
You must have had your hands full
with the three kids. I struggled with two.
Well, it wasn't really planned that way, it was...
You never mentioned he's not your biological son, Oliver.
Why was that?
I just...
Well, I didn't think it was important.
He's just always been our son.
- Does Oliver know? - No. He doesn't need to.
Not yet, he's too young.
Rose...
Rose, we've spoken to Oliver's birth mother, Madeline Hookway.
Why?
She's...
She's helping us with our inquiries.
Oh...
It's all right. Come on, sit down.
What was I supposed to do?
Turn him away?
He was just a baby.
That woman was in no fit state...
...to bring up a child.
We had to do it. It was the right thing to do.
- Do the rest of the family know? - Only my dad knows.
As far as the others are concerned, he's adopted.
They don't know the full story.
I don't understand. We've had nothing to do with that woman.
No contact. She agreed.
We all agreed.
How did you even find her?
Rose, earlier this year...
...Madeline made contact with Stephen.
And they met up.
Why?
She says they talked about access to Oliver.
No. Stephen would never have agreed to that.
Well, not without discussing it with me first.
Does that mean she's a suspect?
Right, Oliver, which way shall we take him today, eh?
Erm, let's go that way.
Come on, Grandad!
Keep a tight hold of the lead, yeah?
I'll catch you up.
What the hell are you doing here?
What the hell?!
Madeline... Madeline, you can't be here.
I know it's a difficult time, but I want to see Oliver.
- Where is he? - It's all right.
- He's outside with Stella. - Madeline...
You have to leave.
I'm not here to upset anyone.
I just want to see my son.
This is not the right way to go about it.
Madeline, look, you really shouldn't have come here.
You're a person of interest in this case.
And Rose is grieving. The whole family is still grieving.
I'm grieving, too.
I lost...
...everything.
I've been grieving for the last ten years.
Boss?
Stu's heard back from the financial investigator.
- What is it? - We have to talk to Bill.
It's about 'Breakwater'.
She won't have a case, love.
I'll handle it. I'll make a few phone calls.
Don't you worry. She won't have a leg to stand on.
What is it?
Er, we need to ask you a few questions, Bill.
Go on, then.
Down at the station, if that's all right.
She was always trouble, that woman.
I had to get rid of her in the end. She was...
She was unstable.
Well, that was Stephen all over.
He was the one that employed her at first.
He was never a great judge of character.
Can I start by asking
what your involvement is with Breakwater Developments?
Right, we, er...
...provide legal services for their property sales.
And when did you first get involved with them?
Years ago.
Ten, 12 years.
I'd have to check.
What was your role, exactly?
Am I right in saying that you were
company secretary of Breakwater Developments?
Well, there's nothing unusual in a solicitor being a company secretary.
Once they were up and running, I...
...stepped aside.
Our involvement's limited to, er...
...conveyancing, that sort of thing.
Sorry, just to clarify, you're saying "our involvement".
- Bradwell & Marshbrook. - Yes.
But you told me that this was just Stephen's account.
Yeah, well, Stephen had taken over the, er...
...day-to-day work.
Like I said, I've taken a...
...a back seat this last while.
Hm.
What can you tell us about Liam Spalden?
The company director of Breakwater Developments.
Nothing. I hardly know the man.
I'm sorry, what has this got to do with...
...what happened to Stephen?
Well, that's what we're trying to find out, Mr Bradwell.
I came here of my own volition to help you with your enquiries.
Yes, and we appreciate that.
But I am not answering any more questions
until my solicitor's present.
So, what?
- You're not replying to me now? - Yeah. Take a hint.
Look, will you stop being a dick and just tell me what I've done?
- You've not done anything. - Then, what is it?
Just cos I've got a girlfriend, it doesn't change anything.
Ah! Right, well, that's all right, then.
Yeah, well, wait till it happens to you.
- Wait till what happens? - Till you like someone.
I do like someone.
- Well, you know what it's like. - Yeah.
Go on, then, who is it? It's not Katie, is it?
I think... I just think she's got a thing for Scott.
No, it's not Katie.
Then, who is it?
It's you.
Oh...
Yeah.
Right, so...
...what does that mean?
I don't know.
Right.
We understand that you were...
...money laundering officer at Bradwell & Marshbrook.
That was one of my duties, as well as other things.
And what did that involve?
I did all the checks for our clients on property transactions.
Due diligence.
Right.
Well, perhaps you can explain why unit ten, Garrisley Road,
a property bought by Breakwater Developments
from a company called Comber Developments,
was valued at ?170,000,
yet sold for ?300,000.
I'm not an estate agent,
but I would imagine it's something to do with the use of the premises.
It must have been worth it for the client.
But you would have done due diligence and have evidence
to support these costs being realistic and fair?
I would assume so. I'd have to look at the details.
And then there are two other properties
sold between the same two companies,
Breakwater and Comber Developments.
If you say so.
Well, don't you think that's odd?
That, in two years, you've signed off on three properties
that sold for so much more than they're worth.
Did that not raise suspicion of potential money laundering?
Not particularly.
The thing is, we have evidence that at least one of these properties
has been used for illegal activity,
specifically the manufacture of class-A drugs.
Well, that's nothing to do with me.
You don't seem surprised, though. Did you know that these properties
were being used for illegal purposes?
No.
Of course not.
You haven't shown us any evidence
there's anything unlawful connected to my client.
This is all just supposition.
Right.
Liam Spalden is company director of Breakwater Developments, correct?
Yes.
And as the money laundering officer,
you would have carried out full background checks.
- Yes. - Verifying his identity...
...and financial credentials.
Yes.
Only, we looked into Liam Spalden's identity.
And can I just ask what you do know about him,
having done, as you say, due diligence?
You'll understand, of course,
that my client can't comment on privileged information.
Your son-in-law was shot on his doorstep in front of his own son.
One of my officers died investigating possible links
between Stephen's murder and these properties.
I don't understand why you wouldn't be
bending over backwards to help us.
Say no comment on this one.
Mr Bradwell, because of your company's relationship
with Breakwater Developments...
...I have to tell you that we have now frozen your company's assets
in order to fully investigate.
- This is ridiculous. - OK, I'll ask you one more time.
Did you or did you not carry out all the checks of due diligence?
- Yes. - So, surely, you found out
the real Liam Spalden died 16 years ago.
And yet, your signature is on this form.
And this.
Verifying him as company director.
Why did you sign them, when you clearly had not done those checks?
Where did you get these documents?
That's... That's not relevant to the...
I think it's more than relevant.
This is in-house material. It's strictly confidential.
Do you have my client's permission to access this material?
No.
No, they don't.
As my client has not been cautioned,
and this evidence has been illegally obtained,
I'm calling a halt to this interview.
Where did you get that?
Lyn's hard drive.
I had a mate in Intel look into it.
There were deleted files.
- He recovered them. - Tony, none of that is admissible.
We can't use any of it.
Yes, I know!
Fuck!
Hey.
What are you doing here?
So, I just wondered if you fancied a chippy tea.
Why?
Oh, that's nice, isn't it?
How about, "Thank you, Gran. You're the best!"?
Hm? Hm...?
How's your mum?
You know.
And Dad?
What?
It's no biggie.
What is it?
I saw him sneaking out of the house last night.
Don't be like that.
Like what?
Look, I know you're not his biggest fan, but what if...?
- I don't know. - What if...?
- What if he's changed? - He hasn't.
- You don't know that. - I do.
I actually really do.
How?
Gran...
He didn't come back for his mum's funeral.
I've been doing some digging around, love. His mum died three years ago.
I'm sorry.
Maybe...
I don't know, maybe he thought
that he had to have an excuse for coming back.
Yeah, maybe.
- Does Mum know? - No.
No, not yet.
I really am sorry, love.
A bottle of Scotch in the post.
- I can't thank you enough. - Don't get ahead of yourself, Bill.
This isn't going to go away.
We can't rule out the possibility
that Bill Bradwell was just negligent.
That he signed the Breakwater paperwork...
...without realising what he was signing.
Mark definitely thought his dad knew more than he was letting on.
Oh, listen...
...they were both more than happy to link this to Stephen.
Maybe that's the game, pin the blame on the dead man.
We need to find another way to crack the company.
If anyone's got any ideas...
...I'm all ears.
Well, it's the source.
We need the source to make a witness statement.
Do you reckon they might?
It's worth a shot, isn't it?
Try and get them to go on record.
Boss, should I update DCI Pearson?
Cos this will impact the Med investigation.
No.
No, I'll...
I'll do that.
Hello?
Hey.
Er, it's me. It's Abbie.
Er, hiya, love. Are you all right?
Yeah. Listen, where are you?
I wish you'd told us about Grandma.
We could've come to the funeral.
Well...
...that would've been nice.
I miss her.
But it made me think, made me realise,
what with you and Rob getting older,
how much I'd missed out on.
Before you came back here, where were you?
Well, I've been all over.
Erm, Stoke for the last couple of years.
Stoke? Why?
That is a good question. Erm...
That's all over now.
I just wanted to come home.
So, that's why you came back here, to see us?
Yeah.
What about Mum?
Well, it's a bit trickier with Mum, isn't it, you know?
You know what she's like. She's not the most forgiving of people.
And I let her down.
Back in the day, I hurt her.
So...
But it wasn't always like that. At the start, it was brilliant.
- Yeah? - Yeah. Yeah, we had such a laugh.
- How did you get together? - What is this, 20 questions?
Er, we were just kids at school. We hooked up at the school disco.
Half-cut on snakebite and black.
She made the first move, right? Always denies it, but...
Hm.
She had the dirtiest laugh I'd ever heard. And the loudest.
Always the last to leave a party.
Hm.
- Yeah, I can tell you some stories. - Mm.
I'm not sure I want to hear them.
And I just couldn't.
I don't believe it.
- I... - I know.
What did the police say?
Do they think she's involved?
I don't know.
I'll tell you one thing, though, there is no way...
...no way she's getting her hands on our Oliver.
She's his biological mother, though!
She's on the birth certificate. She...
What if we can't stop her?
Don't be daft.
Mark!
- Where is he? - He's...
- Bill...! - What the hell were you doing?
- What? - You idiot!
You stupid, stupid idiot!
- Hang on, Bill... - What are you talking about?
The documents you gave to the police.
- If it wasn't for Gerry... - What documents?
- Oh, don't play that game. - I swear.
Then, how the hell did they get them?
What are you talking about?
If Mark says that he didn't do it, then he didn't.
The police have documents from the office that they shouldn't have.
What documents?
All sorts.
Breakwater.
All sorts.
So, now Bill Bradwell knows
we're pursuing evidence into his connection with Breakwater.
We were duty-bound to explore that lead.
This is my case. This is my investigation.
And this...
Disclosing this has just made it a hundred times harder.
So, thanks for that!
Look, we've taken steps to try and sanitise the evidence.
Lisa's gone to the law...
Oh, you've sent her to clean up after you, is that it?
- No, no. - I don't want to hear it!
Oh, God...
Look, we wouldn't have got this far without your help, Lyn.
The information that you provided has already been invaluable.
I just need you to take this one last step.
I can't.
I'm sorry.
- I have to work here. - I need this job.
But your identity would be protected.
I'm sorry.
I understand. I know it's a lot to ask.
How has it been...
...in the office since Stephen...?
It's strange.
It's only been a week.
I keep thinking he's going to walk through that door.
You must miss him.
Of course. You know, he was...
I mean, when you work with someone and you see them every day,
and then, suddenly, they're just not there...
I know.
I don't know what to do with myself.
And I'm so used to him organising things and telling me what to do.
But it wasn't like he was this strict boss,
you know, laying down the law or cracking the whip.
I'd want to do it.
And I'd want to get it right for him because...
...he said he saw the potential in me.
It seems like you were very close.
No.
No, of course not. We just worked together.
- It was purely professional. - No, I don't mean...
Lyn, I just...
I just really need you to stand behind this evidence.
I'm sorry, I have to get back to work.
I can't help you...
...if you don't tell me what's going on.
I'm your son, for God's sake!
I know you're my son.
That's the whole point.
Then, why was it always Stephen you kept in the loop and not me?
Because you are my son.
I kept you out of it...
...to protect you.
From this.
From knowing.
If you were a partner...
...you'd have been liable.
And I didn't want that.
But Stephen was...
...fair game, is that it?
No.
- That's not what happened. - Then, what did happen?
The company was going down.
Well, the whole economy had tanked.
We'd have lost everything.
That's why I went in with...
...these people.
I was trying to save the company.
Is that why Stephen was killed?
I don't know.
I love you.
And your dad did, too.
Don't you forget that.
I need to tell you something.
And I promise you, it doesn't change a single thing.
What is it?
It's about...
It's bad, isn't it? I can tell.
It's about our house.
How do you feel about living somewhere else?
Hey.
Hey, where are you? I've been trying to get hold of you.
Er, yeah, I'm, erm...
Er, never mind.
- How did it go with Lyn? - Er, boss, look, I...
I really tried. But she's just not going to go for it.
I'm sorry.
Oh, it's OK.
It was worth a try.
Tony, are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Fucking hell!
Ellen...
Ellen!
I can't... I can't believe you've changed the locks.
I can't believe you...
...you've actually changed the locks.
Tony, what is it?
I need to come home, love. I...
I need my family around me.
I'd have loved to hear you say that a few years ago.
It's not too late.
Look, I just want to come home.
I'm not just here to come home to.
I've worked my arse off for this family.
Oh, come on, Tony.
- I work, too. I work bloody hard. - I know, I know.
And anyway, let's face it,
end of the day, you work for you.
Not us.
Work always comes first.
It always has.
It always will.
I do love you, you know.
You and the boys.
I love you more than anything.
I know.
So, do something for me.
What?
If you really do love me...
I do.
...if you really want me to be happy...
...then sign the papers.
I want a divorce, Tony.
Madeline's leaving date was five months before Oliver was born.
She gets the hefty severance package.
But there's no paperwork to show she worked out any notice period.
He's paid her off to leave early,
before anybody knew she was pregnant.
Hm-hm.
Lovely!
What about her employment history after that?
There's a gap of a couple of years.
But then she comes up clean, in terms of finances, phone records.
Her employers all paint the same picture.
It sounds like she just kept her head down, focused on work.
All this sounds like she's telling the truth.
Mm.
Did you get a look at Oliver's health records?
Mm-hm.
The birth was registered by Stephen.
And he was there for all the early visits from the health visitor.
He presented him and Madeline as this united family.
The notes say, "capable mother, supportive father".
But as soon as the visits stopped,
Madeline's sent away and he takes Oliver.
So, he's played Madeline. He's played Rose.
And by the look of that, he's played social services as well.
Mm.
He sounds like a right catch.
Yeah.
It still doesn't rule out Madeline, though.
She had a proper motive.
Same again there, Gary.
Are you sure?
Mm.
All right, you're the boss.
Aye, I'm the boss...
Oi, oi, watch where you're going, mate.
Yeah.
Fucking hell, man. Are you OK, mate?
Get the fuck off me!
Who are you, hey?!
- Who the fuck are you?! - Tony!
Control. Control. Vehicle check, please.
Stop in Aveley Street.
Sierra, whiskey, one, nine...
...whiskey, kilo, X-ray.
OK.
Standby.
Excuse me, sir, are you aware your left back light is broken?
Your left tail light, it isn't working.
Get out of the vehicle, please, sir, and I'll show you.
712, free to talk?
Go ahead.
It's an iOS, reported stolen in Halemoor Road.
Oi! Oi!
- Hello? - Hi, Lisa, it's Gary.
Oh, hi, Gary.
I'm sorry to bother you, but do you think you could get round here?
It's just, er... your boss, he's not in a good way.
- There's been a bit of a fight. - I want another drink!
I've never seen him like this.
Gary!
- Are you fucking serving or what? - Yeah, all right.
I'd throw him out myself,
only, I can't leave the pub.
- Oh, and you might need some help. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'll be right there. Just give me five minutes.
All right, thanks.
Where are you?
What's the plan, Sarge?
If you're going to take the piss, I can do this myself.
No, no. I'm here to help, come on.
This happen a lot, does it?
He's just got a lot on at the moment, OK?
Cheers, Gary.
- Are the other blokes all right? - Oh, yeah.
- They've fucked off. - He put the fear of God into them.
All right, boss, taxi's here.
- Oh, Christ, Tony... - Come on, mate, let me help you.
No arguments, come on...
- Right, OK, that's enough. - Oh, sorry.
That's enough, come on. Come on.
Sorry, Gary.
- For God's sake... - Right.
- The back, yeah? - Back, yeah.
Er, that's it.
Right, come on.
- Mind your head! - Yes, mind your head.
- I'm tired. - I know.
Yeah, I bet you are.
I can't even be arsed pulling it out.
I don't think he'll notice.
The state of him...
- There you are, mate. - Thank you.
Fucking hell, though.
He'll be all right.
It's not him. It's not him.
What is it, then?
It's fucking everything, Andy. It's you.
What...? What have I done?
Well, what are you actually doing here?
- Er, well, you called me for help. - Yeah, I know, I know, I know.
So?
I called you, but I don't know why. Why am I calling you?
I can do this on my own. This is what I do.
I do this day in, day out.
But now everything's all fucked up and I...
I don't know whether I'm coming or going. And then, there you are.
There you are with your offers of help and support and...
My mum is barely speaking to me.
I'm right in the shit at work.
I've...
I've lost a mate.
And now him. He's meant to be...
...the one person that I can rely on.
The one dependable person left in my life.
And look at him!
I don't know what to do.
I don't know how to fix anything. I don't know. What do I do?
- I don't know. - Why am I asking you?!
This is what I mean.
You turn up and, before I know it, I am calling you,
asking you for help.
I don't know why you're here.
Why are you here, Andy?
Yeah.
Yeah, we'll get someone there as soon as possible.
For God's sake...
Here, give it here.
You're all right.
Karen, it's Lisa.
I know, mate. Long story. What's up?
Oh, my God...
Oh, shit. OK.
Lisa, you go, I'll hold the fort.
Karen, I'll be there as soon as I can, all right?
- I don't need you to hold the fort. - Just go.
Just go.
All yours.