00:00Previously on The Bill
00:30You know, I run a few times a week, did the marathon once.
00:54Um, hello.
00:56Oh, sorry.
00:57Can I have me out back, please?
00:58Sorry, please.
00:59Come on, this is a study period.
01:05I'm meant to be on control, not fraternising with the enemy.
01:08It's gathering intelligence.
01:10I don't think they've got much to spare.
01:12Anyway, the marathon, who are you kidding?
01:14Was that the marathon ones?
01:15Yeah, it was crowd control.
01:27It's all right, love.
01:27It's all right.
01:28It's all right.
01:28Take it easy.
01:29Take it easy.
01:31All right, kids, off you go.
01:32There's nothing to say.
01:33Come on.
01:34All right, come on.
01:34All right.
01:41Come on.
01:51Come on.
01:51Rumour mills on overdrive out there.
02:11About the superintendent.
02:16Did you think I meant about us?
02:18Well, you can tell the rumour mill out there that superintendent O'Kara was gone on extended leave.
02:24Went he back?
02:25Good question, I don't know.
02:27You know, he didn't take one day off when he lost his family.
02:30I reckon this undercover operation's finally got to him.
02:33I think he needs a long break to get his head together.
02:36We all need that occasionally.
02:40Yeah, it's easy to lose sight of things, isn't it?
02:44Get mixed up.
02:46I think I overstepped the mark last night.
02:48I think we both did.
02:50Look, Philippa and I are still married and I have to try and make this marriage work.
02:57I know.
02:58Look, don't worry about it.
03:00I'm not reading anything into it.
03:02You and I are friends.
03:04Let's keep it that way.
03:05Let's chalk this one up to experience, eh?
03:08So, who's standing in for the superintendent while he's off then?
03:12DCI Meadows.
03:13The borough commander approved it this morning.
03:15Does that mean you've been moving up as well?
03:17Well, I would think so.
03:18The DCI's not actually spoken to me yet, but I'm sure once the borough commander has cleared, eh?
03:22It's in the back.
03:23Congratulations.
03:25So, Catherine, let's just take this from the top.
03:32This Ross...
03:33Trescott.
03:34Trescott.
03:35How old is he?
03:36He's 13.
03:38I'd asked him to stay behind after the lesson.
03:40He's very disruptive and uncooperative.
03:43So I was talking to him about his attitude when he just punched me in the face.
03:47And you fell over.
03:50And this punch was totally unprovoked.
03:54Did you touch him at any point?
03:56Of course not.
03:57Has Ross been violent towards you before?
04:00No.
04:02I've only been teaching him a couple of months.
04:05But he has been disciplined in the past.
04:07He was excluded from his last score.
04:09We'll have to get you to the nurse.
04:11We'll also need to take a photo.
04:13It could be important as evidence.
04:15I don't want to press charges.
04:17Ross assaulted you.
04:18I became a teacher because I wanted to help kids.
04:22Not put them behind bars.
04:24Can you go away?
04:25Head knows who he was.
04:27Got his own address.
04:28Miss Lambert doesn't want this followed up.
04:30It's not so much that.
04:31Well, what then, Catherine?
04:32It's just...
04:35I should be able to handle it myself.
04:37Head told me Ross was excluded from his last score.
04:40Yeah, I know that.
04:41For hitting another teacher.
04:42Oh, so he's done this before?
04:44Catherine, when a kid's behaviour becomes so unruly that it's criminal, we have to act.
04:50It's not a sign of failure on your part.
04:53Well, it feels like it.
04:55So what?
04:56He should be allowed to just get away with it?
04:59This is the second time he's hit a teacher.
05:02You have to think about your colleagues and the other kids here.
05:05Well, you think he might do it again?
05:07If he's learnt there aren't any consequences, why not?
05:12It's your decision.
05:14But you shouldn't be allowed to be treated like this.
05:17Okay.
05:18Come on.
05:19Aww.
05:20Could you not afford a real one?
05:21That's funny.
05:22That's for my nephew.
05:23How are Bradley and Christopher?
05:24Yeah, good.
05:25And Lucy?
05:26So-so.
05:27She still doesn't want to visit Ben in jail.
05:28That's hardly surprising when he abused one of their kids.
05:29Has she found a place to leave yet?
05:30No.
05:31She's still with me.
05:32There we are.
05:33Look, I've got to go to court, so I'll see you later, yeah?
05:34Oh, my God, that's you.
05:35Neil, I'm just off to meet with the Burrow Commander, but I'll need to see you when
05:36I get back.
05:37Go.
05:38So?
05:39So?
05:40So?
05:41So?
05:42So?
05:43So, so?
05:44She still doesn't want to visit Ben in jail.
05:45Well, it's hardly surprising when he abused one of their kids.
05:46Has she found a place to leave yet?
05:47No.
05:48She's still with me.
05:49There we are.
05:50Look, I've got to go to court, so I'll see you later, yeah?
05:51Oh, my God, that's you.
05:52Neil, I'm just off to meet with the Burrow Commander, but I'll need to see you when
05:53I get back.
05:54Go.
05:55So?
05:56Sounds like the wheels are being put into motion.
05:57Hmm.
05:58I'll have to think about who I'm going to put up to acting D.I.
05:59Anyone in mind?
06:00Well, D.S. Nixon's the obvious choice.
06:01She's done it before, which leaves a room for an acting sergeant.
06:02Fancy that?
06:03Me?
06:04Yeah, you've proved yourself more than capable.
06:06Uniform have attended Ross Trescott's home.
06:07Nobody seems to be there.
06:08Over.
06:09I'll see you later.
06:10I'll see you later.
06:11I'll see you later.
06:12I'll see you later.
06:13I'll see you later.
06:14I'll see you later.
06:15I'll see you later.
06:16I'll see you later.
06:17I'll see you later.
06:18I'll see you later.
06:19I'll see you later.
06:20Uniform have attended Ross Trescott's home.
06:24Nobody seems to be there.
06:25Over.
06:26All right.
06:27Thanks, Dean.
06:28The truancy officer said they found Ross in his park before,
06:31and a Hockley Way shopping centre.
06:33You know, when we were at school,
06:34we wouldn't dream of hitting a teacher.
06:35You've got a good memory.
06:37Perhaps that Ross has got behaviour problems.
06:40Possibly, but it's still the schools that are really at fault.
06:43It shouldn't take kids like this back into the system.
06:45It puts teachers like Catherine at risk,
06:47leaves us to pick up the pieces when it all goes wrong.
06:54Here you go.
06:55Yeah, that seems still angry.
06:59Come around now.
07:06Ross Trescott!
07:07Off me!
07:08I'm arresting you for assault.
07:09Off me!
07:10If you do not say anything,
07:11but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
07:13when questioned something that you later rely on in court.
07:16All right.
07:17Take it easy, Bodge.
07:22Lucy!
07:23How are you?
07:24Fine.
07:25I'm not allowed to tell you.
07:26His mum has switched off.
07:27He's in court this morning.
07:28Oh.
07:29Of course.
07:30I forgot.
07:31Are you all right?
07:32You don't want to turn up my back for me.
07:34Look, why don't we go in there?
07:36Here we go.
07:37Your mum's on her way here now.
07:38You what?
07:39Well, we just called her for the interview.
07:40I don't want her here.
07:41But, mate, you've got no choice.
07:42Ross!
07:43Come here.
07:44This officer will take you up to the interview room.
07:45Honestly, I'll never give you anything.
07:46Where'd you get this?
07:47I was just checking through the pigeon holes.
07:48What's the little monster have to say for himself?
07:49Oh, he's not happy about his mum coming on?
07:50Didums?
07:51You should have thought about that before he hit his teacher.
07:52Didums?
07:53You should have thought about that before he hit his teacher.
08:07Oh, didums?
08:08You should have thought about that before he hit his teacher.
08:15sorry you must be really busy i don't want to waste your time no worries um terry should be
08:32back soon so would you like to wait maybe it's better if i come back later i should have remembered
08:38he's in court it's in one ear and now the other these days how's bradley doing yeah his counselor
08:45says he's doing well it's all thanks to terry he's just so patient with him neither boys could be
08:50without him well i'm glad it's all it's all working out what's the matter lucy
08:59they've transferred ben to long marsh he told them he wanted to be nearer the family
09:10sent me a visiting order he wants me to bring the children to see him i don't know what to do
09:18oh well i mean if you don't want to go there's nothing to stop you tearing this up
09:22terry will know what to do what does your instinct tell you well it's not just up to me how i handle
09:29ben terry's part of the equation now forgive me this is a decision that you have to make for yourself
09:35i can't break the news to ben on my own especially with the kids there it would crush him not that i
09:41care you've completely lost me i'm sorry well that's a tricky situation isn't it how do you think
09:49ben's gonna react when he finds out i'm seeing his brother
09:51now ross we've arrested you because your teacher miss lambert has made an allegation of assault
10:09against you well is it true this is what i have to put up with you punched a teacher what's got into
10:20you maybe we can go over what happened in the build-up to the punch try and find out why you
10:25did it i'll tell you why he did it he's out of control shut up why don't you tell us in your own
10:31words the events that leading up to you punching miss lambert i don't mean to it here we go tripped
10:40over did you accidentally landed with your fist in her face this is trescott no well what then
10:46don't you ever learn you've already been excluded from one school and now you're gonna get chucked
10:51out again what is wrong with you nothing it wasn't my fault it happened i only punched miss lambert
11:03because she hit me first
11:05how about mexican too spicy well tie then there's this place i know does the best chicken panning this
11:15side of tower bridge you don't have to push the boat out with me you know well can't i show my woman
11:19a good time i can think of more than one way to do that
11:22i can think of more than one way to do that
11:22i can think of more than one way to do that
11:26zero from 661 today's message
11:28fire brigade to 106 name
11:33stay calm
11:37he's painting shut i can't move it
11:40it's completely stuck
11:42it's all right too the fire brigade are on the way
11:44when all the other kids are gone miss lambert taught me to stay behind
11:54she said she want to talk to me about my behavior or something
11:57i ain't even been mucking about
11:59you do muck about ross the school's already told me that
12:02but i didn't muck about today
12:03but we just want to know about this morning
12:06she got you to stay behind
12:09started telling me i was stupid
12:12go on
12:14she was giving it all this stuff about me not working holding back the others
12:18saying i'm thinking she'll be moved out of the year below
12:21she was dead worked up
12:25she said i was a waste of space
12:27that's true
12:29mum i swear
12:30you did nothing at all to provoke this
12:35you heard him
12:36she was bullying him
12:38insulting him
12:40so how did miss lambert get her busted lip
12:42well she was dead angry
12:44i tried to walk away but then she just grabbed me
12:47and started pulling me across the room
12:49and she was shouting at me
12:51and
12:51i tried to pull myself free
12:53and that's when she slapped me
12:55well i was scared i didn't know what to do
12:57so i hit her back
12:58and that's when i ran out of the room
13:03well
13:06i think you just made the whole thing up
13:09hold on
13:09you asked to hear his side of the story and he's told you
13:12that's typical
13:13you take the side of the teacher over council trash like us
13:17mrs trescott my opinion is based on my interview with miss lambert
13:20the physical evidence
13:21and the fact that pc casper and myself
13:24saw your son running away from the scene
13:27and now he's told you his side you should take another look
13:29this woman lost control
13:32he knows better than to lie to me
13:37look if you don't believe me take a look at this
13:43she was dragging me across the room
13:47well that's it
13:49i'm gonna make a complaint to the school
13:51here we are
13:55oh lovely
13:57thank you
13:58i'll sort it out if you like
14:02oh thank you
14:03sugar
14:04no thanks
14:05no
14:06so
14:06do you know who started the fire mr pearl
14:09my name's sammy call me sammy
14:12sammy
14:12can you give us a description
14:14well all these kids look the same to me
14:18how do you mean exactly
14:19well do you walk around with your eyes shut this area is not called little bengal for nothing
14:23so you're saying the suspect was asian
14:26i think so
14:27although my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be
14:30your front door's probably gonna need changing
14:33oh wow
14:34it's about time i aired the place
14:36now my boy will sort it out
14:38well your son lives here too
14:40well he's not actually my son
14:42i never married
14:43i couldn't find a woman to have me
14:45so you were saying
14:46someone else lives here
14:48yeah upstairs
14:48stewart
14:49we look out for each other
14:51always have
14:51how'd you get on
14:52the fire brigade is certain that an excedent was used to start the fire
14:55you're gonna need to ring the council or get yourself a new bin
14:58well so they can set fire to it again
15:01no i don't think so
15:02has this happened before
15:03sammy
15:03oh in here
15:04guy fawkes called again
15:07this isn't funny
15:09you've seen me laughing
15:10stewart
15:11this is pc's kent
15:12and murphy
15:13this is my friend i told you about
15:15he's more than my friend
15:17he's an ally
15:18stop trying to make this a war you can win sammy
15:20so it's just me now eh
15:22well it's you they're targeting
15:23i'm not jewish
15:24what makes you think that this is racially motivated
15:28oh
15:30i'll show you
15:31here
15:33look at that
15:38you think at least i could get hate mail from someone with english as a first language
15:46there's no standards anymore
15:48tolac
15:54couldn't care less what happens to kathleen number so long as he saves his own skin
15:58can you blame him
15:59you saw his mum was like
16:00don't you change it still when you get her off your back
16:02oh what's so now
16:03who's the king
16:04give me a breakdown
16:05i think you do
16:06i've failed ross so he can go home
16:08about this scratch
16:09oh it's nothing it could have got it anywhere
16:10yeah well look you better go back to the school warn them that mrs trescott's gonna make a complaint
16:15about the teacher
16:16and if they decide to take it seriously
16:17could be referred back to the child protection team
16:20great just what kathleen needs
16:22shall i need to talk to you
16:25not now i've got three prisoners to deal with
16:27but it's important
16:28i'm sorry come and find me later yeah
16:29hi
16:36hi
16:37jt said that lucy was looking for me
16:40did you see her
16:40yeah
16:41she's had a visiting order from ben this morning
16:46so much for my advice then
16:50you seen him
16:51no
16:54she exchanged your letter you know
16:55and he's still my brother
16:56yes he is
16:57and no matter what's happened
17:00he still needs your support
17:02lucy told me
17:04i tried
17:05no no wait wait
17:06i don't know what you're thinking terry
17:09i mean don't you think that she and the kids have been through enough without you
17:14without me what
17:15it's crazy
17:17we've taken advantage of is that what you're gonna say
17:20come on
17:20you've no idea what you're talking about now
17:24sit down
17:26i know your brother's in prison
17:39i know you put him there
17:40i know because i was in court
17:42and i watched his son give evidence against him
17:45and now bradley
17:47has to cope with you trying to replace his father
17:50do you know what bradley went through
17:53no
17:53no you don't
17:54no you don't
17:54no you don't
17:55you have no idea
17:58what it's been like for us
18:00and you have no idea
18:01what's between lucy and i
18:03she's happy
18:04the kids are happy
18:05what the hell is wrong with that
18:06what do you think ben's gonna think
18:08when he finds out
18:09i don't know but i
18:09large
18:10yep
18:10bpu case for you
18:12hate crime against mr pearl
18:14yeah he's jewish
18:15he's been receiving threatening letters
18:17and his bin was set on fire this morning
18:18steady sheila you alright
18:24yeah
18:25thanks terry
18:26okay
18:27the fire brigade have confirmed that an accelerant was used
18:30we found this in the street
18:32three houses away from mr pearls
18:34this is him
18:35could you just check out the manufacturer please
18:36cross check the barcode with the batch number
18:39and establish which shop it was distributed to
18:42right sir
18:43any description
18:44mr pearl was a bit sketchy about specifics
18:46asian
18:4717 or 18
18:48i'd say what for you
18:50door to door terry
18:51yeah
18:52okay
18:53thank you
18:54right
18:55are you ashamed of me or something
19:01of course not
19:02so how come you just acted like i zapped you with 10,000 volts
19:04i only stumbled against you
19:06i just don't want people to judge us
19:07we don't have a great trick record or do we
19:09as far as romance and relief is concerned
19:11if you've got cold feet then fine
19:13look
19:14i want things to be discreet this time
19:16i want to take professional work that's all
19:19if that is all
19:21then it is
19:22i promise
19:24can i help you
19:43i'm dc perkins
19:44do you live here
19:45steward richardson
19:46yes sir
19:46live in the first floor flat
19:48let me help you with that
19:49what about the other flat
19:53i noticed the curtains were closed
19:55they work nights
19:56don't know much about them to be honest
19:58we just passed in the hall
19:59thanks
20:00that should do for now
20:04there you go
20:05i bet sammy's grateful to have you around
20:08i know him i suppose
20:10and you mean
20:11my parents died when i was still at college
20:14car crash
20:15i was all over the place
20:17he hoped me to arrange the funeral
20:19he didn't have to but he treated me like his own
20:23well everyone needs something to look out for morning
20:26it's my turn now i guess
20:28only i can't keep an eye out in morning noon and night
20:31i've got a business to run
20:32i don't need a babysitter i can look after myself
20:35where have you been
20:37you just disappeared
20:38look i just took a walk around the block
20:40i'm not going to be a prisoner in my own home
20:42and they need to know that
20:43look at you
20:44what if you needed to leave the flat in a hurry
20:46i am not going into a home
20:48it's sheltered accommodation
20:49you'll still be as independent
20:50this is my home
20:52now
20:53who do we have here
20:55i'm sorry sir
20:56i'm DC Perkins
20:57i'm from the vulnerable persons unit
20:59that's the second time i've been insulted today
21:01first some lunatic sets fire to my dustbin
21:03and then the police think they can help solve the crime
21:05by labelling me as vulnerable
21:07tell me officer
21:08is it because i'm old
21:10jewish or both
21:11i didn't mean to cause any offence sir
21:13i just wanted to go over some details of your statement
21:15well roughly translated meaning we have no leads
21:18to be honest mr pole
21:20i find it difficult to get any witnesses at all
21:22tell me something i don't know
21:23these days community is a dirty word
21:26excuse me officer
21:27still yeah
21:34the head said i could go home
21:36but i'd rather be here
21:37i don't want the other kids to think ross has got to me
21:40so what happened when he took him to the station
21:43he was interviewed
21:45Catherine he's making a counter allegation against you
21:52what he said you grabbed him tried to pull him across the room and scratched him
21:55he said that he punched you in self-defense
21:58but that's crazy you know that's not true
22:00i'm just repeating what he said
22:02well you're not taking him seriously
22:04it's just something he's concocted in his defense
22:07his mother was very angry with him
22:09she's going to make a formal complaint to the school
22:11and she could if what's persisting this story
22:13get it referred to the child protection team
22:15child protection
22:16do you know what this will do to my career
22:19i never wanted to make a complaint in the first place
22:22you convinced me it was the right thing to do now look what's happened
22:26we just have to wait and see what action mrs trescott decides to take
22:29it's already got way out of hand
22:31look there's nothing we can do
22:32until we know if she's going to make a formal complaint
22:35it's better to sit tight
22:36no way
22:37now i'm going to the head
22:39there's one way to put a stop to all this
22:42i'm just going to hand in my resignation
22:44have you seen the eye manson
22:54sorry greg no
22:56oh sarge
22:59yes
23:00where's terry
23:01oh it's on his way back from mr pearls
23:03there was a bit of a fuss
23:04why
23:04well he didn't like it when terry said he was from the vulnerable person's unit
23:07oh well it's not the first time somebody's found the name patronizing
23:10does he still want us to investigate
23:12he does
23:13anyway
23:13i know where the lighter fuel came from
23:16apparently the shop owner remembers the boy who bought it
23:19hashim mamood
23:20he goes to the same college as his son
23:22i even got their dress
23:23great
23:24are you going to get uniform to pick him up
23:25they're on their way
23:26fantastic
23:27hey uh the dti wants to see you
23:30yeah no i just got the message
23:31so if anybody wants me i'll be in his office
23:33good luck
23:36come
23:40you want to see me
23:42yeah take a seat
23:44how'd it go with the borough commander
23:47oh good
23:47it's all official now
23:48i've taken over as acting superintendent
23:50so we can get things back on track
23:52excellent
23:53there's a few things i want to talk to you about cid
23:56did you stand on a minute neil that's not why i called you in here
23:58i want to talk about your relationship with dc sim
24:01well i told you yesterday there's nothing going on between us
24:04well that's not how it looked last night
24:06what do you mean
24:07don't play games neil you were kissing her
24:09oh guv that was nothing
24:11i've known suzy a long time
24:13she's been offering me a lot of support
24:14shut up neil
24:15you were lying about this yesterday you're lying about it now
24:18no i'm not
24:19we're not having an affair
24:20this is the second time you've been caught with your trousers down with another officer
24:24you should be leading by example
24:26not making a fool of yourself
24:27so if you think i'm going to put you up to acting dc i when i can't even trust you
24:31you've got another thing coming
24:44mr mahmoud do you mind telling me where you were at eleven o'clock this morning
24:50over a mate's whipping him at a computer game
24:52for the benefit of the tape i am showing mr mahmoud exhibit gk21
24:57a can of lighter fuel found less than 20 metres away from the bin blaze on neilfield street
25:02do you recognise this hashim
25:05not that one specifically
25:06we traced this can to mr aswadi's news agents
25:10mr aswadi identified you as the purchaser
25:13because you go to college with his son
25:15isn't that correct
25:16yes
25:16good
25:17do you smoke
25:19now and again
25:20enough to own a petrol lighter
25:22yeah
25:22where is it
25:24at home somewhere
25:26you don't know where
25:27i must have lost it
25:28you know it won't take much to match your prints with the ones we live from this
25:32even if they match it means nothing
25:35you can't prove i set that bin alight because i didn't
25:38okay
25:39no shame mr mahmoud
25:42exhibit gk22 a threatening letter to mr pearl
25:46you think we'll get a print match from that would you reckon
25:48no way
25:48i didn't write this
25:50i'm an a-level english student
25:52i know how to spell scum
25:53it's totally out of order
25:58a teacher like katherine losing a job because of an out of control brat like ross trescott
26:03he'd rather put her through a cpt inquiry than tell the truth
26:06someone needs to talk to him
26:08i think i can get through to him
26:10what are you serious
26:12when i chased him he slipped away through a hole in the fence there was a load of broken wire
26:16he could have got the scratch then you've been wasting your time
26:19well maybe that's what the problem is everyone thinks ross is a waste of time and he's starting to believe it
26:24what do you think with regards to the hate mail my gut instinct says he's telling me the truth
26:32send a letter to forensics and if some prints off it can't justify the cost why not because how many people have touched that piece of paper
26:39there's mr pearl stuart richards and his neighbor pc ken god knows who else so
26:45so if hashim marmood's prints are on that it's unlikely we're going to get a clear lift
26:50we still have the lighter fluid can don't we
26:52yeah but pc ken found that 20 meters away from the crime scene
26:55now if marmood's prints are on the lighter fuel
26:57then his solicitor is going to find a handful of reasons as to why it was found there
27:02and if nobody can id him to the scene itself then the arson charge goes out the window
27:07we still need the fingerprints because no one saw anything
27:10i reckon the best bet is to talk to mr pearl he doesn't have anything
27:13back to square one i know
27:15you know what sammy's right
27:17community loyalty it's all gone down the pan no one gives us stuff in their own
27:22sometimes you can care too much
27:27what do you mean by that
27:29i mean you can't save everybody terry
27:31that's what i mean
27:32for your information
27:34lucy and i have a lot in common
27:36i wouldn't mistake her dependency for attraction
27:43you listen to me
27:46there's no problem in that department
27:48she's attracted to me
27:49and also
27:50miss primmer
27:52we haven't done anything wrong
27:56i hope your brother sees it that way
28:02where are you going
28:12i'm going to see sammy i'm not giving up on this
28:21i thought i'd find you here
28:23what do you want
28:24i want to check you're okay
28:25your mum gave you a bit of hard time in the interview
28:28she was like that
28:29yeah pretty much
28:32scary innit
28:33getting arrested
28:34i don't really understand all that bail stuff
28:36what happens next
28:37that's kind of up to you
28:40i don't really understand all that bail stuff
28:42what happens next
28:43what happens next
28:44that's kind of up to you
28:47pop
28:49pop
28:51next
28:53i don't recognize any of them
29:08what's the way
29:10better luck mitch timey
29:13thing is we need a positive idea of the suspect at the scene
29:16your street
29:17like a ghost town
29:19i've looked on every door three times
29:21you know thirty years ago
29:23i could have named you every family in the street
29:25it was a safe area
29:28nice you know
29:30everyone felt responsible
29:32not anymore
29:34no wonder
29:35so many have taken the money and left
29:37what do you mean
29:38well there's a property developer
29:40he's been buying up houses left right and center
29:42he plans to smash down the road
29:44and build luxury flats
29:46over my dead body
29:49and
29:56do you know what will happen if your mum decides to make a complaint against miss lambert
30:00she'll get arrested same as me
30:02i doubt if it would ever get that far
30:04you'll have already been interviewed by the school and who do you think they're going to believe
30:07you or miss lambert
30:09and by the child protection team who are experts at getting the truth out of kids
30:14you'll have well crumbled by them mate
30:17yeah well how do you think i've done this
30:19i don't know
30:20but i'm guessing off the wire from the fence as you ran away this morning
30:24i mean
30:25if it come to it no doubt they'd want to examine the wire
30:28and see if they could get a dna sample
30:31i don't know
30:32ross
30:33this is important
30:34it's a massive thing for a teacher to be accused of assaulting a pupil
30:38they'll suspend her while they investigate
30:41but she'll be devastated
30:45don't shrug
30:47i think they do care
30:50so do yourself a big favour and tell the truth
30:54yeah well mum believes me
30:57what happens if they find out you're lying
31:00what will she say then
31:05come back to the station
31:07make a new statement
31:08your mum don't need to be there
31:09i'll arrange for someone else to sit in
31:20i knew it
31:21you had nothing on me
31:22yeah well pending further enquiries i'm sure we'll meet again
31:25whatever
31:26where's the bag man i can't take them home like this
31:29it's quite a collection here
31:30so
31:31this is brand new
31:32my nephew just bought this
31:33there must be another three hundred pounds worth here
31:35where'd you get the money for that
31:36since when did they make shopping a crime
31:44you done
31:46yep i've seen that one
31:49so what does it feel like being a new acting dci are
31:52i wouldn't know
31:53why
31:57jett called me into his office because he saw us together last night
32:01he thinks we're having an affair
32:03no
32:04it was nothing
32:05you told him it was nothing
32:06yes of course i did but i don't think he believed me
32:09so it looks like i'll be staying put
32:12you better get on some work
32:13it's not going to help matters if we're seeing chatham like this is it
32:23i hate you sir i told you so but
32:25what
32:26ross tresscott
32:27turns out you need such a bad kid after all
32:28had a little chat with him
32:30he admitted that katherine never touched him
32:31he got the scratch from it through the friends
32:34i presume he's not going to change his statement though
32:36i'm wrong again
32:37he's in the front office waiting for us
32:40i thought you'd want to be there
32:41oh thanks very much
32:43so you're going to apologise
32:44what for
32:45you're telling me i was wasting my time
32:47you have been
32:48he had his chance to tell the truth in an interview
32:50as far as i'm concerned
32:51troublemakers like him don't deserve second chances
32:55maybe that's setting your colleagues again
32:58sorry dam but i'm still snowed under
33:00this is important
33:02what is it
33:04i've had another letter
33:08what does it say
33:09you haven't put a stop to the affair so maybe i will
33:12who is this
33:13what if they tell your husband
33:14did it come in the internal mail again
33:16yeah
33:17okay
33:19i've got to get back to work
33:21you're kidding
33:22no i'm not dan i'm needed in custody
33:24you're unbelievable
33:25what
33:26couldn't care less could you
33:27oh not now dan
33:28our relationship's under threat and all you can think about is work
33:31you couldn't give a damn about us
33:32you are being ridiculous
33:40here we go here's another one
33:41stand up
33:42be counted
33:43it's not just our homes being bulldozed into dust as our values too
33:45yours in defiance
33:46sammy pearl
33:48looks like sammy's been waging a one-man war against colvin holmes to their letters pages
33:52how far are they um into the development
33:55well the council's granted them planning permission
33:57but sammy's lodged a huge objection which could keep them tied up in red tape for months
34:01okay what about this
34:03what if the race-hate campaign's a smokescreen and mammonie's been hired in for the job
34:07and spend this war on computer games
34:10check out colvin holmes see what they have to say
34:12i'll check out clever key's computer shall we
34:18yeah that's not a good idea
34:20i'll do that
34:22russ has changed his statement has he drawn the allegation that you're hitting
34:26what made him change his mind
34:28i think he just saw sense
34:30that makes you wonder why i couldn't have just told the truth in the first place
34:33thanks for letting me know
34:35well obviously the good news now is that you don't have to resign and you can carry on doing the job
34:39yes
34:41that's great news
34:43i'll have to see the headmaster
34:45well
34:47we'll let you get on
34:49thanks again
34:52i thought she'd be glad she wouldn't have to give up her job
34:54we'd have thought so
34:56i knew the thought of having to teach ross trescott again doesn't fill it with joy
35:02ah
35:03hello sammy not interrupting are we
35:05no no come in
35:07i was just dishing up dinner
35:09stroganoff
35:11the best dish i do
35:13what the only dish i do
35:16hope you haven't ruined your appetite
35:18what this boy
35:19nah
35:21what can we do for you
35:23we've just come from a meeting with mr colvin the property developer
35:26i hope you washed your hands afterwards
35:28vermin carry disease
35:30he's not the only rat around here
35:32what happened to that couple on the ground floor flat
35:34oh they moved out last week
35:36i saw the removal van
35:38stuart said they bought a house in poplar
35:40it's funny
35:42i thought you said you barely knew him to say hello to
35:44nah nah he's the freeholder the landlord
35:46not for long
35:48he's selling up aren't you mr richardson
35:49well it's not been decided yet
35:51i'm not calling her this
35:52this is a copy
35:54of a letter of agreement between
35:56stuart and colvin holmes
35:59stating that if he vacates the premises by the end of the month
36:02he'll get 600 grand
36:04but there's a little problem in there
36:06sammy
36:08is a sitting tenant
36:10you can't just give him notice he's got rights
36:12stuart
36:14stuart
36:15do you know hashim amood
36:17we nicked him earlier today
36:18for arson
36:20now hashim reckons
36:21that he bought ten
36:23newly released computer games
36:25from clever keys computers
36:27now that's your shop innit
36:29unfortunately
36:30he doesn't have a receipt
36:32but that would be on your till roll wouldn't it
36:34unless of course you gave them to him for services rendered
36:37i'd have to check that
36:38no i'll do that with a warrant if you don't mind
36:40a warrant what for
36:42you sent those hate letters didn't you
36:44you can't prove that
36:46every piece of paper can be traced back to the original pad
36:49as long as we got the source
36:51that'll be upstairs
36:53in your flat
36:55if it's there
36:57we'll find it
36:58stand up
37:00stuart richardson
37:02i'm arresting you in suspicion of malicious communication
37:05and conspiracy to commit criminal damage by fire
37:08you do not need to say anything but it may harm your defence
37:11i want to drop my complaint
37:12it's not as simple as that sammy
37:14i withdraw my statement you can't prostitute without it
37:16the business is going under
37:19i can't compete with the big stores
37:22the creditors threatening legal action
37:24all you had to do was ask
37:30i couldn't pluck up the courage
37:32i felt i owed you too much
37:35well you think friendship is something you could put a price on
37:38i was never a debt that you had to honour
37:41i told you it'd be him
37:53is he ever not causing trouble
37:55will you calm down
37:57i trusted you
37:58yeah alright look will you calm down
38:00tell me what the matter is
38:02does your mum have a go at you for changing the state
38:04she doesn't know yet
38:06i know what
38:07i've been expelled innit
38:08i thought you could do with some tea
38:28thanks
38:30susie said that you were quiet on the way back
38:33what's the matter
38:34it's just been a waste of the day
38:35that bloody hard work for nothing
38:37well just because you didn't get an arrest doesn't mean it's a bad result
38:40well i'm glad you think so
38:41terry i think we should talk about this
38:43why you've made it very clear what you think of me
38:46am i supposed to just sit back and watch you make a mistake
38:49give it a rest
38:50terry
38:51what gives you the right to judge whether what i do is right or wrong
38:54i'm your friend
38:56and you've been through a hell of a lot recently
38:58all i want you to do is to step back and look at what you're doing
39:01no you don't
39:02you want to interfere
39:04now why is that romani is it because there's not enough to occupy you in your own life
39:07you've got a hug your nose and smiley
39:09and you know what
39:11i'm tired of listening to your opinion when it's not wanted
39:14if i want advice i'll ask lucy
39:17at least she's willing to listen to me
39:18when was the last time he called you
39:34yeah
39:36well what about this uh this girlfriend of his you know what's her name
39:40hang on a minute i've got somebody i've got somebody coming
39:42yeah
39:44look i'm gonna i'm gonna have to go
39:46but i'll get onto it laura okay
39:48yes
39:50everything all right
39:51uh it's uh my ex-wife she's worried about our son benjamin
39:54she hasn't seen him for a couple of weeks you know he's not answering her calls
39:57probably just working too hard but anyway i've got to go around there
39:59so i'll be straight with you
40:01i want you to take over as acting dci while i cover for superintendent
40:04you're not my preferred choice but as we don't know how long this is going to go on for
40:07i can't bring somebody else in
40:08and that's all the only d i i've got looks like the position's yours
40:12okay
40:14and that's for acting uh d i i want ram any to do it
40:18not sam
40:20got a problem with that
40:22nope
40:24right
40:26i've got to go
40:28okay
40:30thanks scott
40:31the head knew he had to chuck ross out he nearly lost a good teacher because of him
40:40why couldn't he have given him a second chance
40:42this was ross's second chance he just blew it
40:45you shouldn't have made any promises
40:47i didn't make him any promises
40:49just to know the score is going to be so tough on him that's all
40:52well you did your best the boy isn't our problem anymore we're police officers not social workers now
40:55hiya you going for a drink
40:58yes i deserve one
41:00not anything it's not really in the mood
41:02actually she does not for anything
41:04i thought i'd take her out tonight
41:06i've got a table for two bucks
41:08well come on
41:09i thought you'd be celebrating
41:23not much to celebrate
41:25just a close call
41:27i see romani's been made acting di then
41:29yeah sorry
41:31what for
41:33well it didn't seem very appropriate to suggest your promotion after what happened this morning you know
41:35don't worry
41:37i'm sure there'll be other opportunities
41:38mm-hmm
41:46guv i just wanted to let you know that i want to change the name of the vulnerable persons unit back into the community safety unit
41:53well you don't waste much time do you getting your feet under the desk
41:56well i just don't see why somebody should be labelled as being vulnerable just because they happen to be a victim of crime
42:00well i agree
42:02let's have a meeting tomorrow and we'll go through what other changes need to be made
42:05thank you
42:11oh congratulations
42:13listen about earlier
42:15what's there to say you've made yourself crystal clear
42:17it's just that i've made my decision
42:19i want to be with lucy and
42:21you can't change that
42:23i just don't want it to come between us
42:25well it's too late it already has
42:27you don't get it do you
42:29no i don't get it
42:32okay
42:34you've made your point and we'll leave it at that
42:36yeah
42:39dad
42:40how you doing
42:42yeah benjamin
42:44so expected
42:46yeah
42:48we're in the gym are we
42:50no
42:52so
42:53why haven't you been answering your mom's calls
42:55um
42:56yeah she left a few messages
42:58i've been really busy at work
43:01come in
43:03sorry about the mess
43:05well i hear they've been messy
43:07yeah well like i said i've been really busy and uh
43:10when i get home the last thing i want to do is clean up
43:12you could afford a cleaner
43:14that's my flat innit
43:16hey yeah
43:18want a drink
43:19yeah yeah thanks
43:25so mom sent you around to check up on me
43:27yeah well you know what she's like
43:29she could be worried for england to your mother
43:31i'll go round there at the weekend
43:35so you're having a busy time at the moment are you
43:38frantic
43:39i'm uh...
43:41redesigning a website for a clothing company
43:43and
43:45they're moving into online shopping so it's a massive contract
43:50i've been working all hours
43:52slept at the office one night
43:53you all right
44:06you left the next two words out of your mouth or i'm sorry i don't want to know
44:09i am
44:11i'm just scared we'll have to stop seeing each other
44:14it's not gonna happen
44:16what about these letters
44:18just ignore them
44:20if whoever is sending them does telly and we'll just deny it like we agreed
44:23why are they doing this to us
44:25either they're jealous or it's just a very lame joke
44:28you think they're messing around
44:30i can't see why else they'd be doing it
44:32they're not actually benefiting in any way
44:34they're not asking for money
44:36i hope you're right
44:37look we've got to be strong about this
44:39it's gonna be much tougher to get through if we're fighting with each other
44:41i don't want it to end
44:43neither do i
44:46i was terrified the other day
44:48thinking we'd have to call it off
44:50didn't realise how much i miss you
44:52and how much you mean to me
44:54are you falling in love with me
44:56maybe
45:02it's two lines of coke what is the big deal
45:05the big deal is that it's illegal
45:07everyone does coke these days i would have thought you'd know that
45:09i know more about this than you'll ever know
45:12so what's the problem then
45:14i thought you told me you were into drugs
45:16oh come on dad
45:17don't tell me you didn't do anything when you were my age
45:19you must have at least smoked a bit of weed
45:21so where'd you get this coke
45:23that's none of your business
45:25just answer the question
45:27look what i get up to in the confines of these walls has nothing to do with you
45:30oh yes it does
45:32if you're committing a crime
45:34look you're my son i can't turn a blind eye to this
45:36now where did you get this coke
45:37i'm not telling you
45:39if you don't tell me you leave me no choice
45:41what are you gonna do nick me
45:43hey
45:45benjamin meadows i'm arresting you for the possession of a class a drug
45:47you don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something you later align in court anything you do say may be given in evidence
45:53what
45:54come on
45:55next time on the bill
45:59you were right he was about to buy a very sizable amount of cocaine but we're gonna have to let him go you know
46:03he doesn't deserve to get away with this
46:04all the time
46:06i've been worried that was overreacting
46:08peter baxter i'm arresting you on suspicion of abduction
46:11you're making a very big mistake
46:13his name
46:17the
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