[dramatic music]
- Detective Inspector John Major.
The most decorated officer in the history of SIU.
Instrumental in the most daring undercover sting
in SIU history, Operation Bluefinch,
where his life was cut short by a senseless criminal act.
[sirens wailing]
[guns blasting]
[heroic music]
DI Major's record made him the only candidate
for our pioneering AI and bio
cyber engineering regeneration initiative.
Humanity and technology in hot pursuit
of the far horizon of policing.
[John clapping]
- Clearly we're witnessing a significant breakthrough
in technology here.
- Thank you Commissioner Chalmers.
I actually made it on my phone.
- I meant the AI Project.
- Indeed.
- Well it's the duty of this committee
to decide whether the AI Project
should continue or whether it should be retired.
- No pressure then, aye?
- Try and remember what we said about you staying quiet.
- How much did this project cost the British taxpayer?
- We made every efficiency possible
while remaining true to the integrity of the project--
- I'll rephrase.
How many human police officers
could have been employed with that money?
- I am a human police officer.
- Really, so no x-ray eyes?
No laser beams?
- No, just good old-fashioned police skills.
Same as any other copper.
- Then why are we spending all this money on you?
- That's why it's best to shush.
- What about the moral implications?
- Aye?
- This rampant scientism will invite a heavy reckoning.
For all we know this is the dawn of a new era
of unmitigated super-intelligence
with no ethical dimension whatsoever.
- Thank you very much, obviously that is the dream.
- [Helen] Let's ask the sidekick shall we, DI Carter.
- Carver.
- Sorry?
- Press your button Roy.
- Carver.
- Based on your experience with DI Major,
are you worried about the threat of super-intelligent AI?
- Not really no.
- Cheers mate.
- Look I've worked with DI Major for over ten years.
The best cop I've ever met.
And in my opinion, damn lucky to have him on the force.
Whatever the cost.
[emotional music]
- If he's such a paragon, he'll be able to quote section 12
sub-paragraph 5a of the new police regulations.
- That's not the kind of thing that he's programmed to--
- Officers shall not in the pursuance of their duties,
act in such a way as to jeopardise the well-being
of the general public.
- Impressive, word for word DI Major.
- Thank you ma'am.
- How'd you do that?
- Like you said, best cop that ever lived.
- Don't think I said that.
- I'm the one with the perfect memory.
- Best cop I ever met.
- I'm the one with the perfect memory.
- Met. - Lived.
Met. - Don't.
[upbeat music]
- That went well, good work mate.
- Thanks, it's all down to intelligence, instinct,
and having it written down on this bit of paper.
- Yeah, see you next week, bye.
So how did I do?
- Thank you ma'am.
Very helpful.
- I'm strictly impartial, obviously but, entre nous,
let's not let the Luddites prevail.
- Right!
No, didn't understand any of that ma'am.
- Any progress on finding the pond life that shot him?
- It's difficult to tell ma'am,
case has been assigned to other officers.
- Shit ones.
- They're looking for an informant in a vehicle.
- Liam Cleasby and a red Jeep.
- Yeah.
- [Helen] Seen driving into an industrial estate,
the address is on the back.
- Where did you find this?
- I'm a retired Commissioner
of the Greater London Police Force John,
I can still pull the odd string you know.
But this is strictly sub rosa and on the QT,
anybody asks, you play dumb.
- It shouldn't be a problem ma'am.
[dramatic music]
- [John] Shit, there's what's left of the Jeep.
- Since when were you bezzie mates
with Commissioner Chalmers?
- [John] She was my first boss,
always had a soft spot for me.
- Did you?
- What?
- You know, you seem close.
- So, you and me are close,
doesn't mean we had sex on a trestle table
at the department summer picnic.
- Very specific.
- This won't tell us anything.
- It's telling us something already.
They waited a whole year to torch these wheels.
So they must know we're looking into it again.
- Yeah but this is off the books.
Who'd know we were looking?
- Look who it is, Randall and Hopkirk deceased.
- [Roy] What are you two doing here?
- We could ask you the same question.
- Why would you ask us what you're doing here?
- No, I mean we could ask you what you're doing here.
- Well I might ask the same thing of you.
- It's called police work Gilbert,
you should try it some time.
- If you stop contaminating our crime scene, maybe we will.
- You made any progress?
Any idea where Cleasby is?
- I have got one lead, you might be interested in.
- Go on.
- You can use it to charge your phone off yer head.
- Two uses of the word lead!
[John sarcastically laughing]
[tense music]
- It's Dennett, she wants us in.
- Wankers.
[tense music]
- Ah, Judy, we need any available drone footage
of Stanley Park Industrial Estate.
- Sorry, can I just say, Judy works on the first floor.
- Two Judy's, oi, don't you worry,
you're the only one for me.
- No but--
- Enjoy your lunch.
- You heard the committee,
half those bastards wanna cancel this project.
Be in no doubt, that means switching you off.
They wanna turn the lights out, pull the plug.
Take the batteries out,
put you back in the box where you came from,
restore factory settings--
- Yeah we know boss, we were there.
- Well I won't have it, I'd resign first.
- Thanks boss.
- I mean not resign, obviously but I'd kick up a stink.
Send some very strongly worded emails,
I've actually drafted one if you, if you wanna read it?
- No that won't be necessary, John's gonna prove his worth.
- Well, here's your chance.
There's a very nasty target for you to bring in.
- That scumbag won't know what's hit 'er!
- I admire your attitude Major but she's not the target.
Meet her grandson, Paul Latimer.
A violent criminal currently at large.
Granny's on her deathbed
and we think he might pay her a visit.
- And when he does, we pay him a visit?
- Exactly.
I want round the clock surveillance on the old dear's house.
- We'll take her down guv.
- Him, take him down.
- Oh we'll bring you both of them.
- No, I really only want the man.
- You shouldn't have showed him the old woman first boss,
it sticks in his head.
- [John] 15:32 hours, no sign of suspect.
[something squeaking]
- What are you doing?
- New hobby.
It's meant to help my dexterity and motor skills
and it helps me get through the nights.
- How are you sleeping?
- Sleeping, AI's don't sleep Roy.
Waste of taxpayer's money.
- You don't sleep at all?
- Gives me time to think about stuff.
The future.
My so-called marriage.
- How are things with Kelly?
- She was saying how she left her job when I died.
Did a college course or something.
- Counselling.
- Aye?
- I think, I mean, I dunno.
- It's like she moved on.
- Oh look be fair John.
You know, the year you were dead she had to keep on living.
You know, she had to get out of bed every morning,
eat a bowl of granola with her bananas
and blueberries, natural yoghurt, little bit of honey.
Or whatever she has, I mean,
I don't know what she has for breakfast.
You know, I mean face the day.
- Makes me wonder what else she got up to.
- What d'ya mean?
- I think she met someone new.
- Why do you think that, what's she said?
- Nothing.
- So why do you think she's sleeping with someone?
- Sleeping, I never said that, Jesus,
do you think she's sleeping with him?
- No, no, I mean I don't know, no!
- How about you?
- Me?
- Have you ever seen her?
You know, have you ever seen her with anyone else?
- No, no I never saw her with anyone else.
- Well we'll find out soon.
- What do you mean?
- We'll see what she's up to.
- Well this address you've given me,
it is the old woman's house isn't it?
- No, I put us on the five o'clock shift for that.
- So where the fuck are we?
- Kelly's on a home visit,
doing some of her so-called counselling.
- What, we're spying on your wife?
- No it's not spying if she doesn't know we're 'ere.
- That's what it is spying!
I'm not doing this.
- What you doing?
- Get off!
- No just just calm down! [horn beeping]
Just, relax.
- Tit.
- 15:34 hours, suspect is walking towards car.
- Shut up.
- Yep, suspect is entering car.
- Are you following me?
What's going on?
- Have you been seeing someone?
- Yes I have John, yeah.
- Behind my back?
- Well it wasn't behind your back.
Technically it was over your dead body,
but John you asked and it is important for me to be honest.
- Sometimes honesty isn't--
- This is nothing to do with you Roy!
- I'm not ashamed of what happened.
You were dead and I was trying to keep being alive.
- Who is he, what's his name?
- His name's not important.
- Roy, will you please stay outta this?
- Roy's right.
His name isn't important because...
[sad music]
It's over between me and him so.
- [John] Are you sure?
- [Kelly] Yes I'm sure.
- Does the bloke know that?
- He's an incredibly good and decent man.
He understands the difficult situation that we're all in.
- [scoffs] Decent man.
- Right well, I have a client so.
John, no more spying, yeah?
- I thought I saw a squirrel.
- We're on surveillance 'til the early hours,
best try and get some sleep.
- I told you, I don't sleep!
Look, let's go and find the bastard
that's been seeing Kelly.
We're detectives Roy, we can do this, we can track him down!
- Kelly's right John, it's best to let it go.
Like it never happened.
- Oh, that's easy for you to say,
you have got no idea the way that I'm feeling right now!
- I guess it feels like the most precious thing
you've ever had in your life
just slipping through your fingers
and the tighter you hold on, the faster it slips.
[sad music]
- I was just gonna say sad.
- Well there's only one person to blame for this mess.
So let's find the bastard that shot ya.
- You're a decent man Roy.
You understand.
[engine roars]
[exciting music]
[dogs barking]
I know it's our only lead
but Cleasby's not gonna be 'ere is he,
he knows we're looking for him.
- Never underestimate a suspect's stupidity.
[tense music]
[gun cocking]
[gun blasting]
- Jesus!
I think he's got a knife.
- Police, drop your weapon!
- [Kristof] Sorry, didn't know it was you.
- Put your hands behind your head!
- You're under arrest.
You do not have to say anything
but we may harm you if called upon to do so.
- Major.
- No hang on, I've got it.
We do not have the right to harm you
but we may do so no that's not it.
- Major, it's him, it's Kristof!
The dealer from the night you got shot!
- Never carry guns and ammo together,
it's like taking a fox and chicken across the river.
- You're the one that set me up.
- No, I mean yes,
but I didn't know they were gonna shoot ya.
- Bollocks.
- It's true.
Look, they're after me as well.
Why do you think I'm living like this?
- Where's Cleasby?
- I don't know.
Look, I heard you were back and I'm came looking for you,
you're the only one that can help me.
- Oh is that why you greeted us so warmly is it?
- Sorry, it was a reflex action.
Like a frog carrying a scorpion across a river.
- What?
- The scorpion kills the frog
because it's in his nature so--
- Yeah I don't give a shit about scorpions and frogs,
just tell us who's behind my shooting.
- I already told you before you got shot.
- Give me a name.
- What?
- Can't remember what you told him.
- You can't remember?
- Refresh my memory for me.
[tense music]
- The Juggler.
- Major, who's The Juggler?
- I dunno, I've never 'eard of him.
- Who the fuck's The Juggler?
- I don't know, I thought you'd know.
- Hang on!
I think I got it.
- Go on.
- Well, it's a nickname innit?
Like a criminal alias.
- As opposed to a man in a leotard
throwing pineapples in the air?
Course it's a fucking alias, whose alias?
- Well the person behind the shooting.
- Oh Jesus fucking wept.
- Look, I can find out for ya.
Look, give me a few hours, I'll get a name.
- Oh you think we're gonna let you go?
- I'm dead if you take me in.
Look, there's bent coppers in your unit.
- Oh let me guess, the sword-swallower and the bearded lady?
- It's your choice, I'm offering to help.
- Don't make us come looking for ya.
- Don't forget your gun.
Get out!
- The Juggler, right, let's get back to SIU,
check out the aliases.
Ah shit, we're due on surveillance.
- Right, you do the surveillance, I'll go to SIU.
I'll put up a sign, Circus Skills Workshop.
- Second thoughts, you do the surveillance.
- Okay then.
[tense music]
- Yeah, that's the thing.
- Help you out with something?
- [Roy] No, it's fine.
- Where's Major?
- On surveillance.
- Alone, is that wise?
- I'll tell you what's not wise,
you not letting the poor bastard get any sleep, it's cruel.
- Wait, what are you talking about, not letting him sleep?
[engine roaring]
[John snoring]
- Major.
Major.
[horn beeping]
Major, Major.
Open the fucking door.
- Don't just stand there, you'll attract attention.
- How long have you been asleep?
- I wasn't asleep.
Yes, I briefly closed my eyes so as to appear inconspicuous.
- By banging your 'ead on the horn?
- It's so people would notice me being inconspicuous.
- Well if you wasn't asleep, what have you seen?
- Very quiet, minimal activity.
One incident where Mrs. Latimer
appeared at the window holding an armful of snakes.
Which I'm aware sounds like a dream
but if I was asleep,
how did I make this giant balloon rabbit?
- In other words, you was asleep?
- I wasn't aware of it.
- How can you not be aware?
- That's what asleep means.
- Well it's good practise
for when they switch you off altogether for being shite.
Oh brilliant.
- Are you men watching my house?
- No love.
- Nothing for you to worry about Mrs Latimer.
- Oh.
- How do you know my name?
- Look, it's all right go back inside love.
- Honesty is the best policy Roy,
like Kelly said, it's not right to spy on people.
- It's not what she was talking about.
- We're police officers Mrs Latimer.
- Fucking 'ell.
- We're looking for your grandson, an escaped criminal.
Now, I've been honest with you,
what do you have to say to me?
- Fuck off copper.
- I'm on her side.
- Okay, let's do this the hard way.
Not good enough Mrs Latimer.
We wanna know where he is
and you're gonna tell us you 'orrible little scumbag!
- Take it easy John.
- No Roy, she's pissing me off!
- [Mrs Latimer] Is that all you got?
- [John] Don't be giving it the large!
- Kristof, you got a name for us?
- [Mrs Latimer] Fuck off!
- [Kristof] You've gotta help me.
- [Roy] You first, what have you got for us?
- It goes deep.
- [John] Do the right thing!
- Who's The Juggler?
- [John] Let's have it!
- I need protection.
Look, I'm at Cleasby's come and get me,
I'll tell you everything I know, quickly!
- Yeah wait there, we're on our--
[oxygen tank beeping]
- [Oxygen Tank] Warning, warning.
[machine blaring]
- What you doing?
- You're right, let's go. - Warning.
- [Roy] What have you done?
- [John] No, I never touched her.
- Mrs Latimer, can you hear me love?
- We knew she was dying, it's--
- Oi!
- [Oxygen Tank] Assistance needed.
- What are you doing to my Nan?
- You have entered
cardiac arrest. - Get off her!
- Latimer [screaming].
Gimme your hands, gimme your hands!
- [Oxygen Tank] I have fallen and I can't get up.
Assistance needed.
- Hello?
Are you coming?
- Yeah, just give us another five minutes.
- [Oxygen Tank] Your heart has stopped.
- I've got him Roy!
[calm music]
- I mean the first thing is you know you're not going mad.
Often in life we don't know the best thing to do.
You know for example, when your husband
comes back from the dead with an augmented brain,
just as you're becoming intimate with his partner,
that's a good example of one of those times.
You need to be kind to yourself and try to find ways
to release the immense frustration
and stress that you're holding in.
[balloon popping]
No, that didn't work.
[dramatic music]
- That turned out all right in the end.
She was very old.
- Kristof?
[tense music]
Shit, we're too late.
Leave it mate, he's dead.
- So was I remember?
They brought me back, got my brain working again.
- Yeah, up to a point.
- Who did this to you?
- I think the murder weapon answers that question.
- You're saying there's a ten-pin bowler
involved in this now?
- It's a juggling club, it's The Juggler.
- Yeah, obviously, ten-pin bowler would use the ball.
- [Ryle] This is interesting.
- This isn't what it looks like.
- Isn't it?
[upbeat music]
I say we take this to Dennett,
walk in there, lay our balls on the table.
- Can you think of anyone
who may have a grudge against you ma'am?
- Shit.
She won't be honest with me, in case it hurts me feelings.
I mean with you, feelings aren't a problem.
- Fucking 'ell.
- I assumed it was because you were sleeping
with Major's wife.
- Aye?
- Get down!
[Helen screaming]
- I'm just doing my job.
- What are you talking into your sleeve for?
- I don't know.
- Stop it!