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  • 4/25/2025
Law & Order UK Season 2 Episode 4 Sacrifice

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00:00Around prosecutors who prosecute the offenders, these are their stories.
00:07It's not rocket science, Dave.
00:10Fabric conditioner on the left, powder on the right.
00:16Says, well, I didn't marry you for your brains.
00:20I'll see you later.
00:23Yeah, bye.
00:30Rachel?
00:43Rachel! Rachel, please, you're scaring Mummy.
00:46Mummy!
00:47There you are. What are you doing?
01:01You scared the life cut.
01:06Oh, my God.
01:09She thought he was dead at first.
01:11Would have been if the ambulance hadn't got there so fast.
01:13Thank you. Darren McKenzie, age 30, cash on credit cards, still in the wallet, so no mugging.
01:19Not another random stabbing.
01:21He was operated on.
01:22And how is he now?
01:23No, I mean he wasn't stabbed. Something pumped him full of midazolam and removed his kidney.
01:27You're joking?
01:28Scan proves it.
01:30They sliced him open, took his kidney, stitched him back up and then dumped him.
01:35Sorry, I've got to take this.
01:36Organ theft in the middle of London.
01:46And I thought that was an urban myth.
01:51Tell that to Darren McKenzie.
01:52And I thought that was an urban mystery.
02:22Last thing I remember, walking back to the flat late last night.
02:50You don't remember anything about the attack, Mr. McKenzie?
02:55I remember waking up.
02:58Being cold, numb.
03:01Couldn't move.
03:03Is there any family you'd like us to contact?
03:07I just need my sister.
03:11We don't get on. We haven't for a while.
03:13You don't remember seeing anyone, hearing anything?
03:17I need the paramedic.
03:20Nurse said he saved me.
03:23Well, the doctors say that you're going to make a full recovery, Darren.
03:27Yeah.
03:27With an attack like that, it's no wonder he's been locked sideways.
03:37Except he's not exactly an angel himself.
03:39Just got a text message from Ange.
03:40Ten years ago, Darren McKenzie did time for death by dangerous driving.
03:46And he's been in and out of prison ever since.
03:48Theft, theft, assault, GBH.
03:52And what, you think someone who's upset has come back and lit one of his kidneys for a bit of revenge?
03:56No, but...
03:56I don't think so, Matt.
03:57No.
03:57Uniform haven't turned up any witnesses, have they?
04:01Well, no, they haven't.
04:03So what do we know about organ trafficking?
04:05Well, it tends to be Eastern European.
04:08Gangs preying on people so poor that they sell their body parts for cash.
04:12But you don't think that's what's going on here, do you?
04:14Well, if it's a possibility, we've got to look into it.
04:20Mattie, Intel reckon there's only one gang operating in the UK that could be involved with organ trafficking.
04:25And it's run by Jason Non-Stick Taylor.
04:29Murder, corruption, blackmail, fraud on a grand scale.
04:33Nicked him 14 times, never been put away.
04:36Hence Non-Stick.
04:38No, they call him Non-Stick because he likes burning people's faces off with a frying pan.
04:43And prosecution witnesses in particular.
04:46Luckily for us, he's under surveillance.
04:49Get your coat.
04:54So what can I do for you?
04:56It's a case we're working on organ theft, bloke found on Wimbledon Common.
05:01Did he live?
05:02Yeah, he did, yeah.
05:03But we think your target could be our man.
05:05Jason Taylor?
05:06Yeah.
05:07Could be.
05:07He owns a couple of properties in Wimbledon.
05:10Yeah.
05:10Have you got a timeline?
05:12Yeah, any time between midnight and 8am.
05:15Nah.
05:16Last night we had Taylor and his whole crew under surveillance.
05:20Definitely.
05:21Yeah, we got surveillance of the lot of them at a card game.
05:24Started around 7 o'clock and didn't finish until midday.
05:27Nobody in or out.
05:29Anyone else on the radar that we should be taking a look at?
05:32Well, I've all been theft.
05:33Taylor's the only one psycho enough to do something like that.
05:37Sorry, lads.
05:42If it's not that crew, who else would want to remove a man's kidney?
05:46Religious cult?
05:48No, they're normally after the heart.
05:50That or they rip the eyes out.
05:54What?
05:55I've read about them.
05:57Doesn't mean I'm in one, alright?
05:59We've got to get back to the basics.
06:00If we want to find out who could do this, we need to find out how you do it.
06:08You'd need two people.
06:10And even that's dangerous.
06:12I've done hundreds of kidney transplants and there's always been a team of at least half a dozen.
06:17So what equipment would you need?
06:21Scalpels, scissors, sutures, towels, diathermy, anaesthetic machine.
06:27Anaesthetic machine? That must be pretty big.
06:30It's about the size of a cabinet with a telly on it.
06:33You're not going to jump out of the bushes with one of them under your arm, are you?
06:36Get our admin people to give you a list of supplies for the machines.
06:45What about buying and selling kidneys illegally?
06:51Well, it happens.
06:53Abroad.
06:55In the UK, if somebody needs a kidney, central transplant will try and match them up with a donor.
07:02There is a very long waiting list there.
07:07So, in case you need me.
07:11You know what, Matty? We're coming at this from the wrong direction.
07:22We are?
07:23We are.
07:24We shouldn't be looking for the person who stole the kidney.
07:27We should be looking for the person who needs one.
07:29She just gave you her phone number.
07:32I know.
07:37About three and a half thousand transplants last year.
07:40But they're over double that amount of people waiting.
07:45I hope you two carry donor cards.
07:48There's no point.
07:49My ex has already got everything.
07:52So, which of these has had a kidney transplant in the last 72 hours?
07:57This one in Kent.
08:11This one in Cheshire.
08:16There was a transplant done at Waterloo City Hospital on Friday morning, but we didn't arrange that kidney.
08:30Eh? So, who did?
08:32No, we arrange every transplant in the UK.
08:35They can't have done a transplant without us providing the kidney.
08:39You need to talk to the receiving desk at Waterloo City Hospital.
08:43See where it came from.
08:44Do you ever touch the real kidney?
08:53I mean, I give it a really good on the prod.
08:57So, it shivers up my spine.
08:59It does.
09:00It's more soft and squishy.
09:02And as for livers, well, don't get me started on that.
09:05You're the delivery desk for the hospital, aren't you?
09:08Yeah.
09:09All organs come through me, in a manner of speaking.
09:12And you were working Thursday night?
09:14Thursday?
09:15Yeah, I was on till 5 the following morning.
09:18Graveyard shift.
09:22The kidney came in at 2.34am.
09:25And any idea where it came from?
09:27Oh, an orderly boy down.
09:29I put it in the system at 2.34am.
09:332.38am.
09:35It went up to Mr. Remedy's department.
09:39Now, when a donor organ comes in,
09:41I check the blood type and the tissue to see if they're compatible.
09:45Sorry, I never check the paperwork, the transport paperwork.
09:49Why would I?
09:49So, does the paperwork say who the donor is, Dr. Remedy?
09:54Mr. Surgeons are called Mr.
09:55Job used to be done by barbers who weren't medically trained.
09:59Honestly, I don't check the paperwork.
10:02I never do that.
10:03I'm only interested in the patient in front of me.
10:05Listen, why don't you check with my staff?
10:07They'll have all the documentation.
10:08So, the kidney transplant you performed,
10:13that was the only one done in the hospital that Friday morning?
10:15Yes.
10:16Joanna Woodley, late stages of renal failure,
10:18been waiting on the transplant for two years now.
10:21And where's she right now?
10:24Intensive care.
10:26There were complications during surgery.
10:28It's nothing serious, but we're keeping an eye on her.
10:31Call me if you need anything else.
10:47Meet Joanna Woodley.
10:49I checked the hospital's usual courier firms.
10:54None of them delivered a transplant box
10:56the night Darren McKenzie was attacked.
11:00Right.
11:01So,
11:02a kidney magically turns up at this hospital
11:07the night Darren McKenzie gets attacked.
11:10You know where that leaves us, don't you, Matty?
11:18Stolen organs being trafficked into the NHS.
11:36So, the tests prove that Darren McKenzie's kidney
11:40definitely been hit with Joanna Woodley.
11:43How does a stolen kidney end up in the NHS?
11:47I mean, they've got to have systems in place.
11:50Well, believe it or not,
11:52the receptionist was breaking up a fight at the time.
11:55And when she got back to her desk,
11:57there was a transplant box with transport documents.
12:01So, she got an assistant to take it down to the delivery desk.
12:04And the paperwork was falsified,
12:06although the healthcare assistant and the receptionist stories do tell it.
12:10What about Joanna Woodley?
12:12She's the one who benefits most.
12:14She lives with her dad.
12:16Apparently, she's had two previous transplants.
12:18Would you mind chasing that one?
12:19Both of them obviously failed.
12:21She's minted.
12:23Private hospital room, private nurse, the lot.
12:26So, what's the one thing money can't buy?
12:29Love.
12:30A kidney on the NHS.
12:31Yes.
12:32So, go and talk to Joanna Woodley's father.
12:36I retired six months ago.
12:38Worst decision I ever made.
12:40What do you do but sit at home all day,
12:42reading the papers from cover to cover,
12:44drinking endless cups of coffee.
12:46I can't even concentrate on that.
12:49Well, to be fair, I'd find it hard to think straight
12:52if one of my daughters was ill.
12:54Think straight?
12:55Carpets weren't thin.
12:57So, you had no idea that the kidney that went into Joanna
13:00was stolen?
13:01Absolutely not.
13:02No, the whole procedure was just the same
13:04as it's always been before.
13:06When did you know that the transplant was going to happen?
13:10Early Friday morning.
13:12I tried not to get my hopes up.
13:14Getting a call about a transplant is no guarantee.
13:18You know, you've got the assessment and the cross test,
13:21and then it still doesn't go through.
13:23But, um, Mr. Rebedee always said they'd find one for us eventually,
13:27and, uh, Joanna and I hoped it would be third time lucky.
13:32Oh, my God.
13:33Uh, look, she's awake.
13:35Joanna's awake.
13:35I've got to go and see her.
13:37Mr. Woodley.
13:39We're also going to need to speak to Joanna.
13:42Why?
13:44Routine, that's all.
13:46Yeah, sure.
13:47By all means, I'll, I'll, I'll see you there.
13:50How is he?
14:02The man that got attacked?
14:04Is he all right?
14:06Mr. McKenzie caught an infection.
14:08The doctors are keeping him in for the time being.
14:10Oh, God.
14:12Dad.
14:13No, no, no, no.
14:14Mr. Rebedee said you're going to be fine.
14:16You just need to get some rest, Will.
14:19So old as her.
14:20I can't believe this.
14:22How could this happen?
14:24That's what we're trying to find out.
14:27Joanna,
14:28had you met Darren McKenzie before this,
14:30or had any contact with him?
14:32No, not at all.
14:33Why would I have?
14:35Do we really need to do this now?
14:38She really needs to get some rest.
14:40What happens now?
14:47Are they going to have to take the kidney out again?
14:53But you, you mustn't worry about anything.
14:56You're going to be fine.
14:59Come on, I want some progress on this.
15:02Someone took out that kidney.
15:04They didn't do it for free.
15:05Well, Financial Investigations Unit
15:08have checked Philip and Joanna Woodley's bank records.
15:11Philip's as clean as a whistle,
15:13though Joanne does have two offshore accounts
15:15that they're still looking into.
15:16Here we go.
15:18Beauty of the internet.
15:20Joanna Woodley's medical records said she was cytotoxic.
15:24Anyway, I checked it out.
15:26Cytotoxic means you reject tissue
15:28that's not exactly like yours.
15:30It means you need a perfect organ match.
15:32So Darren McKenzie wasn't just any old punter
15:37snatched off the street?
15:38No, whoever arranged this knew
15:39that Darren was a perfect match for Joanna.
15:42So find out how they knew.
15:47A few months back, I did a test.
15:49See if I could donate some bone marrow to my sister.
15:52She's sick.
15:54Didn't work, though.
15:56Couldn't even get it out right.
15:58Got the wrong marrow.
15:59She's still waiting for a donor.
16:03She looks like it's my fault, though.
16:05She blames me.
16:06Do you know the name of the company
16:07that did the test?
16:09We'd like to talk to them.
16:11Yeah.
16:12Should be in a kitchen somewhere.
16:14Great.
16:17Wanted to pick you up, anything, while we're there?
16:19Books, clothes?
16:21A can of beer from the fridge.
16:23One kidney.
16:24Shouldn't take me that long to get on it.
16:25We'll get you a milkshake.
16:26No, I really appreciate that.
16:33Yeah.
16:35Result.
16:37Darren McKenzie had an HLA test for his bone marrow.
16:40What's that?
16:42It's a human leukocyte antigen test.
16:44No, no.
16:45What does it mean?
16:45It doesn't matter what it means.
16:47It's the same test used to match kidney tissue.
16:50So anyone who had his test result
16:52would know that he was a feasible match for Joanna Woodley.
16:55Okay, all right.
16:56So, and who would have access to his results?
16:58His GP and the lab that did the test,
17:02and I have the address.
17:04Very good.
17:08Yeah.
17:09Linville Labs, medical, test lab.
17:11We use them all the time.
17:13I know.
17:13We know, Miss Hale.
17:14We've just come from there,
17:15and one of the lab clerks claims
17:18you bribed him
17:20to hand over some confidential medical results.
17:25It's not exactly a bribe.
17:27It's a tip.
17:29You know, like you tip a waiter or a cabbie.
17:32Look, it was to save time.
17:33Everyone does it.
17:35Really?
17:36Everyone?
17:37Have you ever worked in the NHS?
17:40It's a nightmare.
17:41Paperwork gets lost.
17:43Results take forever.
17:44You have to fight to get hold of anything.
17:46And all the while, patients are at risk.
17:48I did it to cut through their red tape.
17:50Is that a crime now?
17:52Darren McKenzie's name
17:53was one of those amongst the results, Valerie.
17:57So were hundreds of others.
17:59Look,
17:59I work here to help people.
18:03I thought I did what was right.
18:07Now,
18:08there's nothing else.
18:13This nurse, Valerie Hale,
18:15knew Darren's kidney
18:16was a perfect match for Joanna.
18:18But you've no direct evidence
18:19linking her or anyone else
18:21with the attack on Darren.
18:23She worked at Waterloo City Hospital
18:24where the transplant took place.
18:26Too much of a coincidence.
18:28Circumstantial.
18:28Unless you can prove otherwise.
18:31What are you grinning about?
18:32Well,
18:33whoever operated on Darren McKenzie
18:34needed an anaesthetic machine.
18:36And guess what?
18:37He found the anaesthetic machine.
18:39Come on, sunshine.
18:41What are you like?
18:48Always wanted to do repairs.
18:50Good enough for Kylie and neighbours.
18:52It was good enough for me.
18:54Wasn't she a mechanic?
18:55No.
18:56You might have known you
18:57to be a Kylie fan.
18:59It's mostly repairs we do here,
19:01but sometimes we rent out.
19:03Used equipment,
19:04that sort of thing.
19:06She's old
19:07and she's seen better days,
19:09but she still works.
19:11Say hello to Betsy.
19:14Name all your machines, dear.
19:16Doesn't everyone?
19:17And Betsy was rented out
19:21recently, yeah?
19:22Yeah, first time in ages.
19:24Some nurse called up,
19:26charged it to
19:28Mr. Robert?
19:32No, Reberty.
19:34Mr. Reberty's credit card,
19:37I don't know.
19:37Mr. John Reberty?
19:39Yeah.
19:40Right, well,
19:41we're going to need to have
19:42Betsy forensicated.
19:44Be gentle with her.
19:46We will.
19:47Was she picked up
19:48or delivered?
19:49Delivered.
19:50Some private address
19:51up in Archway.
19:5363 Wadsworth Street.
19:57Hold on.
19:59It's Valerie Hales' gap.
20:02Landlord records
20:03Valerie Hales
20:04is a perfect tenant.
20:06Quiet,
20:06never brings
20:07dodgy blokes home,
20:09apparently.
20:09Except, of course,
20:10when she wants to rip
20:11one of their kidneys out.
20:12So,
20:14our Miss Hale
20:14gets the anesthetic machine
20:16delivered to her flat
20:17the night Darren McKenzie's
20:18attacked.
20:19But none of the neighbours
20:20saw anyone go in
20:21or out of the flat
20:22that night.
20:23Still circumstantial.
20:26Well, that's just
20:27mate,
20:27but she ain't going to be
20:28able to operate
20:29by herself,
20:30is she?
20:30That's for sure.
20:31Oh, we ain't got any proof
20:32it even happened here.
20:33I mean,
20:34the forensics lads
20:35reckon the place
20:35is absolutely spotless.
20:37Yeah, but you know what?
20:41Someone's working
20:42really hard
20:43to cover their tracks
20:43here, Matty.
20:44NHS trained Ron
20:46probably sterilised
20:47at least.
20:48Except for some things,
20:48of course,
20:49you can't sterilise.
20:50Sheets,
20:50towels,
20:51scrubs,
20:52that sort of business
20:53that have been
20:53covered in blood
20:54and they'd have wanted
20:55to get rid of these
20:56a bit sharpish,
20:57wouldn't they?
21:02No.
21:03No way, Ronnie.
21:07Are you sure
21:13this is the right spot?
21:15Valerie Howell's flat
21:16was on collection
21:17route number 32
21:18and the form and records
21:20this is where
21:21the 32 lorry
21:22dumps its stuff,
21:23so stop moaning
21:24and keep looking.
21:26What did you do
21:27today, Mat?
21:28Oh, you know,
21:29the usual.
21:30Poke through 17
21:32rat-infested
21:32pee-ridden skips
21:33in a rubbish dump.
21:35You know what you need,
21:36son?
21:37A bit of PMA.
21:39Positive mental attitude.
21:41You'd be surprised
21:41what people chuck out.
21:43That sofa bed
21:44in my spare room,
21:45for instance.
21:46No.
21:47I've slept in that.
21:48You said that
21:49was from Ikea.
21:51Well, it was originally,
21:52wasn't it?
21:53I don't believe it.
21:55Now then.
21:57Matty.
22:01How do you like
22:01your physical proof,
22:02son?
22:03Conclusive.
22:06Yes.
22:07Blood types
22:09are matched
22:10for Dara McKenzie.
22:11But they weren't found
22:12in Valerie's flat.
22:13How can you prove
22:14they have anything
22:14to do with her?
22:15Her DNA is all over
22:16the sheets
22:16and the perforations
22:18of the bin bags
22:18matches the role
22:19in her kitchen.
22:20How's that?
22:21And the plastic sheets
22:22are a mechanical fit
22:23with the ones
22:23from the hospital.
22:24They're actually
22:25from the same role.
22:26So what do you reckon?
22:27Charge them
22:28with unlawful wounding
22:29with intent?
22:30I'll talk to James.
22:33Oh, and you need
22:35to open a window.
22:37That'll be stick
22:38at the dump here.
22:42Valerie,
22:42you probably think
22:46that if you lie
22:47convincingly enough,
22:50you'll walk out
22:51of this door
22:52and go home.
22:53But do you know
22:54what?
22:54We spend every day
22:56facing down lies.
22:58Big lies,
22:59small lies.
23:01The lies people
23:02tell themselves
23:03so they can sleep
23:04at night.
23:05And the thing is,
23:11you're so young.
23:14You wouldn't want
23:15to waste the next
23:16few years of your life
23:17in some unpleasant
23:18surroundings
23:19just because you lied.
23:22So we're politely
23:23suggesting that you
23:24tell us the truth
23:25about your involvement,
23:27about why the
23:29anaesthetic machine
23:30was paid for
23:31on Mr. John
23:32Revity's credit card
23:33and why you needed
23:34Darren McKenzie's
23:35kidney.
23:38A surgeon.
23:41Mr. Revity
23:42came to see me.
23:46He told me to hire
23:48an anaesthetic machine
23:49and put sheets
23:50on all the floors.
23:54He said we had
23:55the opportunity
23:56to change someone's
23:57life for the better.
24:02But that it couldn't
24:03be done on the
24:04NHS.
24:11So, we move to
24:13the topic of
24:13graft.
24:14For the first
24:15host's reaction.
24:17Mr. John Revity,
24:20I'm arresting you
24:21for the unlawful
24:23wounding of Darren
24:24McKenzie.
24:25You do not have to
24:26say anything,
24:26but it may harm
24:27your defense if you
24:28do not mention
24:28when questioned
24:29something you later
24:30rely on in court.
24:31anything you do say
24:33may be given
24:33in evidence.
24:36Yeah,
24:36mine.
24:37Do you really think
24:54you can convince a jury
24:55that a highly respected
24:56surge of moonlight
24:57as it all can see?
25:01Darren McKenzie was
25:02drugged,
25:03taken to Valerie Hale's
25:05flat where he had a
25:06kidney removed
25:07against his will.
25:08Not by Mr. Revity.
25:10Only Miss Hale's DNA
25:11was found on the
25:12anaesthetic machine.
25:14There isn't any
25:14forensic proof.
25:15my client was
25:17in Miss Hale's flat.
25:18We have a confession
25:19from Valerie Hale
25:21stating it was
25:22Mr. Revity's idea.
25:23This is madness.
25:24I'm a surgeon.
25:25I help people.
25:26Why would I do
25:26something like this?
25:27Your credit card
25:28was used to pay
25:29for the anaesthetic
25:30machine.
25:30I told you it was
25:31stolen and used
25:32without my consent.
25:33You can't blame me
25:34for what Valerie
25:35did to this.
25:35There's no way
25:36Valerie could have
25:36operated on Mr.
25:37McKenzie by herself.
25:39I'm innocent.
25:40So why is
25:41Valerie Hale
25:42saying that you
25:43operated on Darren
25:44McKenzie?
25:45I caught her
25:50taking drugs
25:51from the hospital.
25:52She would have
25:53lost her job
25:53so I didn't
25:54tell anyone.
25:55She took that
25:55as a sign
25:56that I was
25:56interested in her
25:57and when I told
25:58her that I wasn't
25:58she got very upset.
25:59She's setting me up
26:00to get her own back.
26:01Hell have no fury
26:03like a woman scorned.
26:05Do you have anything
26:06more imaginative
26:07than that?
26:08I'm lawful wounding
26:09with intent.
26:11You're looking
26:12at three to four years.
26:13Why would I do this?
26:17I'd lose
26:18everything I've worked
26:18for.
26:19Yes James
26:20I'm fascinated
26:21to know how
26:21you're going
26:22to explain motive.
26:30He's right
26:31we need to establish
26:32why Revity
26:33would get involved
26:34in this.
26:35Well two days
26:35before the
26:36transplant operation
26:37Joanna Woodley
26:38and Revity
26:38met at a restaurant.
26:40Well there are
26:41lots of reasons
26:41why a patient
26:42would meet their
26:43surgeon outside
26:44of a hospital.
26:45I've looked
26:45into Revity
26:46he's broke
26:47put all of his
26:48money into property
26:49the downturns
26:50hit him hard.
26:51He's got
26:52four mortgages
26:54five credit cards
26:55and a very
26:57expensive
26:58ex-wife.
26:59So he's drowning
26:59in debt?
27:00Was.
27:01A few weeks ago
27:02he cleared
27:03all of his debt.
27:04All of them?
27:04He's in the black
27:05for the first time
27:06in a decade.
27:08Can we prove
27:09where the money
27:10came from?
27:11Well I'm looking
27:11into it
27:12but what if
27:13Joanna Woodley
27:14paid Revity
27:15to find her a kidney?
27:17The transplant
27:17system is supposed
27:19to be one of the
27:19few places
27:20where money
27:20doesn't talk.
27:21Rich or poor
27:22you join a list
27:23and you wait.
27:25There's one
27:25other thing.
27:28Philip Woodley
27:29Joanna's father
27:30he and George
27:32were at university
27:32together.
27:34best mates
27:35apparently.
27:36Great.
27:37So who gets
27:37to tell him
27:38his friend's
27:38daughter might
27:39have used
27:39her wealth
27:40to buy a kidney?
27:43We think
27:44Joanna paid
27:45Revity
27:45to perform
27:46the transplant.
27:48Remember
27:49when she was
27:50this high?
27:53Just running
27:54about
27:54into everything.
27:58You get tired
27:59just watching her.
28:01I'm sorry
28:01George.
28:04Thanks
28:08Alicia.
28:10Good work.
28:14I'm sure
28:15Joanna felt
28:16she had no choice.
28:17There's always
28:18a choice.
28:21So break
28:22Philip's heart.
28:23Is there anything
28:24I can do?
28:24Yes.
28:29As there's
28:29a conflict
28:29of interest
28:30on my part
28:31you should
28:32report to
28:33the DPP
28:33on this case
28:34from now on.
28:36Of course.
28:39So
28:40do what you
28:41have to do.
28:42What's going on?
28:55What did you do?
28:56Something you
28:57later in on
28:57caught.
28:58I haven't done
29:00anything.
29:01I'd seriously
29:13believe this.
29:15Joanna would
29:15never do
29:15anything like that.
29:16Well then
29:16she's nothing
29:17to worry about.
29:18She's just
29:19had a major
29:19operation.
29:21The stress
29:21of this
29:22could set
29:22her back
29:23George.
29:23Philip please
29:24this is
29:24Jamesy's case.
29:25I have to
29:26step back.
29:29So
29:29why have you
29:30asked me here
29:31then?
29:33As a courtesy
29:34I wanted you
29:36to hear from
29:37me personally.
29:38Joanna
29:39has just
29:40been arrested.
29:43What?
29:46Have you
29:47got me here
29:47to keep me
29:48out of the way?
29:50Better
29:50all
29:51Rowan
29:51Philip.
29:53Right.
30:00I had
30:03nothing
30:04to do
30:05with this.
30:06I was
30:07in hospital
30:07having
30:08dialysis
30:08when Darren
30:09McKenzie
30:09was attacked.
30:10Joanna
30:10we have
30:13you on
30:13camera
30:14in Chelsea
30:14with
30:15Mr.
30:15Revity
30:15two days
30:16before
30:17your
30:17operation.
30:18Surely
30:19if you
30:19wanted
30:19to speak
30:20to your
30:20surgeon
30:20you
30:21would
30:21make
30:21an
30:21appointment.
30:22These
30:22looked
30:23after me
30:23for a
30:23couple
30:24of
30:24years
30:24now.
30:24I
30:24didn't
30:26realise
30:26it was
30:27a crime
30:27to meet
30:27him
30:27in
30:28public.
30:30No.
30:32That's
30:32the
30:32pearl
30:33of our
30:33job
30:33though
30:34you
30:34see
30:34we
30:34are
30:34naturally
30:35suspicious.
30:36Especially
30:37when two
30:37days
30:38later
30:38Mr.
30:38Revity's
30:39got you
30:39a kidney
30:39courtesy
30:40of Darren
30:41McKenzie.
30:41I didn't
30:41know
30:42that's
30:42what
30:42was
30:42going
30:42to
30:42happen.
30:43Joanna
30:43I
30:43think
30:44you're
30:44lying.
30:45I
30:45think
30:46he
30:46told
30:46you
30:47exactly
30:47what
30:47was
30:48going
30:48to
30:48happen
30:48that
30:49night
30:49when
30:49you
30:49met
30:49him.
30:50Did
30:50you
30:51tell
30:51John
30:51Revity
30:51to
30:52go
30:52ahead?
30:57know
30:57anything
30:58until
30:58until
30:59until
31:00what?
31:13Joanna
31:14we
31:15found
31:15this
31:16at
31:16your
31:16property
31:17do you
31:18know
31:18what
31:18it
31:18is?
31:19Yeah
31:19it's
31:19an
31:20HLA
31:21test
31:22I
31:22must
31:23have
31:24memorised
31:24mine
31:24over the
31:25years
31:25I
31:25had to
31:25produce
31:25it
31:26enough
31:26times
31:26yeah
31:27I
31:27bet
31:27except
31:35of
31:35course
31:36this
31:37isn't
31:37your
31:37HLA
31:38test
31:38this
31:40belongs
31:41to
31:43Darren
31:43McKenzie
31:43God
31:49alright
31:59it's
32:04it's
32:04all
32:04down
32:05to
32:05me
32:05this
32:05this
32:06is
32:06my
32:06fault
32:06I
32:11paid
32:11Mr.
32:12Embersy
32:13to find
32:13me a
32:14perfect
32:14match
32:14anywhere
32:15he
32:15could
32:16okay
32:26Joanna
32:27Woodley
32:27we're
32:27charging
32:28you
32:28with
32:28the
32:28unlawful
32:29wounding
32:29of
32:30Darren
32:30McKenzie
32:31rules
32:31and
32:32regulations
32:32where's
32:33my
32:33daughter
32:33I've
32:34waited
32:34long
32:34enough
32:35I'm
32:35not
32:35waiting
32:36a minute
32:36longer
32:36where's
32:38Joanna
32:38she's
32:41just been
32:41charged
32:42she's
32:43confessed
32:43to
32:44conspiring
32:44to
32:44attack
32:45Darren
32:45McKenzie
32:45she's
32:46lying
32:46what
32:47get
32:47me
32:48George
32:48Castle
32:48here
32:49now
32:50Joanna's
33:00lying
33:01why would
33:01you do
33:01a stupid
33:02thing
33:02like that
33:02to
33:03protect
33:03me
33:03what are
33:04you
33:04talking
33:04about
33:04it
33:07was
33:08my
33:08idea
33:08shut
33:10up
33:10it
33:10was
33:10my
33:11idea
33:11George
33:11I'm
33:12responsible
33:12for
33:12God
33:13say
33:13nothing
33:13more
33:14nothing
33:14more
33:14do you
33:14I
33:14can't
33:15hear
33:15this
33:16you
33:17need
33:17a
33:17solicitor
33:18I
33:20paid
33:20John
33:22Reparty
33:22to do
33:22this
33:23two
33:24million
33:25pounds
33:25I'll
33:28give
33:28you
33:28the
33:29details
33:29of
33:29the
33:29payment
33:30transfers
33:30I
33:32had
33:32to
33:32work
33:33quite
33:33hard
33:33to
33:33disguise
33:34him
33:34I
33:36told
33:37him
33:37to
33:38find
33:38a
33:38kidney
33:39for
33:39Joanna
33:39the
33:42system
33:42wasn't
33:42working
33:42for
33:43her
33:43I
33:43tried
33:43to
33:44go
33:44around
33:44it
33:44all
33:47the
33:47money
33:48I
33:48have
33:48couldn't
33:50help
33:51her
33:51so
33:55Joanna
33:56knew
33:56nothing
33:57about
33:57this
33:57no
33:58no
33:58she
34:00knew
34:01that
34:01an
34:01operation
34:01was
34:01imminent
34:02as
34:04she
34:04and
34:04Reparty
34:04had
34:05dinner
34:05together
34:05and
34:05he
34:06told
34:06her
34:06that
34:08he
34:08found
34:08her
34:08a
34:08kidney
34:08but
34:09she
34:09didn't
34:10know
34:10where
34:10the
34:10kidney
34:10was
34:11coming
34:11from
34:11not
34:12till
34:12after
34:12the
34:12operation
34:13she
34:16was
34:16horrified
34:17I
34:24had
34:24to
34:24do
34:24something
34:25I
34:30couldn't
34:31lose
34:31her
34:31I
34:47wouldn't
34:47be
34:47here
34:48today
34:48if it
34:49wasn't
34:49for
34:49Philip
34:50my
34:52mother
34:52died
34:52when
34:52I
34:52was
34:53in
34:53my
34:53final
34:53year
34:54at
34:54university
34:55and
34:55I
34:55was
34:55a
34:55write-off
34:56I
34:57was
34:57legless
34:58every
34:58night
34:58I
35:00got
35:00arrested
35:01I
35:02was
35:02so
35:02drunk
35:03I
35:04couldn't
35:04say
35:04my
35:04own
35:05name
35:05Philip
35:07came
35:07in
35:08lied
35:08to
35:08the
35:08police
35:09told
35:09them
35:10that
35:10my
35:10name
35:10was
35:11Philip
35:11Woodley
35:12he
35:13said
35:13that
35:13he
35:14was
35:14George
35:14Castle
35:15and
35:15that
35:16he
35:16was
35:16there
35:16to
35:16bear
35:17me
35:17out
35:17and
35:18released
35:19me
35:19Philip
35:22knew
35:22that
35:23if
35:24I
35:24got
35:24a
35:24record
35:24I
35:25wouldn't
35:25have
35:25been
35:25able
35:26to
35:26practice
35:26law
35:27he
35:30saved
35:30me
35:30and
35:31I
35:31would
35:38he
35:38done
35:39a
35:39deal
35:39we've
35:41charged
35:42him
35:42with
35:42unlawful
35:43wounding
35:43with
35:43intent
35:44we'll
35:45be
35:45charging
35:45you
35:45with
35:46the
35:46same
35:46what
35:46but
35:49he
35:49came
35:50to
35:50me
35:50he
35:51was
35:51desperate
35:51for
35:51me
35:51to
35:52do
35:52something
35:52for
35:52Joanna
35:53you
35:53attacked
35:53an
35:53innocent
35:54man
35:54oh
35:54no
35:54I
35:54knew
35:54what
35:55I
35:55was
35:55doing
35:55what
35:57do
35:57you
35:58think
35:58gave
35:58you
35:58the
35:58right
35:58to
35:59do
35:59this
35:59let
36:00me
36:00tell
36:00you
36:00about
36:00Darren
36:01McKenzie
36:01because
36:02when
36:02I
36:02found
36:02he
36:02was
36:02a
36:03perfect
36:03match
36:03I
36:03looked
36:04into
36:04his
36:04life
36:04he
36:05ran
36:05down
36:05a
36:06young
36:06girl
36:06and
36:07killed
36:07her
36:07nothing
36:08good
36:08has
36:08come
36:09of
36:09Darren
36:09McKenzie
36:09on
36:10this
36:10planet
36:10but
36:11I
36:11changed
36:11that
36:12when
36:12his
36:12kidney
36:13went
36:13into
36:13Joanna
36:13Woodley
36:14his
36:14existence
36:15had
36:16meaning
36:16he'd
36:16done
36:17something
36:17good
36:17for
36:17the
36:18first
36:18time
36:18in
36:18his
36:19life
36:19do
36:19you
36:19even
36:19hear
36:20what
36:20you're
36:20saying
36:20Darren
36:21McKenzie
36:21did
36:21not
36:21volunteer
36:22to
36:22donate
36:23you
36:23don't
36:23get
36:23to
36:24make
36:24that
36:24choice
36:24for
36:24him
36:25I
36:25get
36:25to
36:25make
36:25those
36:25choices
36:26every
36:26day
36:26that's
36:26what
36:26surgeons
36:27do
36:27the
36:28system
36:28failed
36:29her
36:29I
36:29didn't
36:30you
36:30might
36:31think
36:31you're
36:31better
36:31than
36:31me
36:32but
36:32you
36:32couldn't
36:32do
36:32what
36:32I
36:33do
36:33I
36:33have
36:33lost
36:33count
36:34of
36:34the
36:34lives
36:34I
36:35have
36:35saved
36:35whereas
36:36you
36:36you've
36:37never
36:37made
36:37a
36:37tough
36:37decision
36:38in
36:38your
36:38life
36:38you
36:42did
36:43this
36:43for
36:43the
36:43money
36:43mr
36:44rabbit
36:44what
36:44shall
36:44I
36:44tell
36:45you
36:45about
36:45the
36:45nhs
36:46they
36:46promised
36:46me
36:46a
36:46promotion
36:47then
36:47withdrew
36:47it
36:47when
36:47the
36:48books
36:48didn't
36:48balance
36:48I
36:49was
36:49swamped
36:50with
36:50dead
36:50by
36:50that
36:50time
36:51what
36:53least
36:53money
36:53got
36:54me
36:54out
36:54of
36:54it
36:54what
36:56's
36:57our
36:57best
36:57hope
36:57here
36:58James
36:58if
37:02your
37:02client
37:02pleads
37:03guilty
37:04to
37:04simple
37:05unlawful
37:06wounding
37:06he
37:08could
37:09get
37:09as
37:09little
37:09as
37:0918
37:10months
37:10but
37:12he
37:12need
37:12to
37:13give
37:13evidence
37:13against
37:14Philip
37:14Woodley
37:14oh
37:15thank
37:16god
37:16sake
37:16come
37:17on
37:17George
37:17how
37:18difficult
37:18can
37:18it
37:18be
37:18to
37:19file
37:19something
37:19properly
37:20are you
37:22okay
37:23George
37:23what
37:24the
37:24hell
37:24was
37:24Philip
37:25thinking
37:25about
37:26it's
37:27Darren
37:27McKenzie
37:28he
37:29died
37:29this
37:29morning
37:30a
37:32major
37:32hemorrhage
37:33is it
37:34connected
37:34to the
37:35original
37:35attack
37:36a
37:36renal
37:36artery
37:37wasn't
37:37tied
37:37off
37:37properly
37:38when his
37:38kidney
37:38was
37:39taken
37:39he got
37:40an
37:40infection
37:41the
37:42hospital
37:42operated
37:42but
37:43he
37:44died
37:44this
37:46means
37:46that
37:47Philip
37:47Woodley
37:48is
37:48responsible
37:49for the
37:49death
37:50of Darren
37:50McKenzie
37:50oh
37:52god
37:54at least
38:08you got
38:08bail
38:09i'm not
38:10going down
38:10without a
38:10fight
38:11i need
38:12your
38:12help
38:12george
38:12i want
38:14you to
38:14defend
38:14me
38:15what
38:15what
38:17that's
38:17the
38:17most
38:17ridiculous
38:18idea
38:19i've
38:19ever
38:19heard
38:20and i
38:20go to
38:20meetings
38:20for the
38:21home
38:21secretary
38:21i'm
38:22serious
38:22i need
38:23your
38:23help
38:24you
38:24confess to
38:24the
38:25crowd
38:25i
38:25confess to
38:26the
38:26assault
38:27not
38:27to
38:27manslaughter
38:28i didn't
38:28know the
38:29boy was
38:29gonna
38:29die
38:30you
38:30can't
38:30do
38:30it
38:31Philip
38:31we
38:31never
38:32ever
38:32asked
38:32you
38:32for
38:32anything
38:33if
38:34the
38:35situation
38:35were
38:35reversed
38:36i'd
38:36fight
38:38for
38:38you
38:38i
38:39work
38:39for
38:40the
38:40cps
38:40there are
38:42thousands of
38:42better defense
38:43barristers in
38:44london that can
38:44recommend several
38:45no no no
38:46i haven't defended
38:47for 20 years
38:48i'd have to turn
38:49card wheels to get
38:50my boss to
38:51agree
38:51cps policy
38:53actively encourages
38:54employees to gain
38:55experience in
38:56defense
38:56you've been reading
38:57our website
38:58i always do my
38:59research
38:59there's a case
39:04to be made
39:04i did this
39:07for joanna
39:07if i go to prison
39:09for manslaughter
39:10i'll barely see
39:11her
39:11i'm entitled to
39:13the best possible
39:14defense george
39:15and that
39:16is you
39:17a sabbatical
39:21you're kidding
39:21i've cleared it
39:22with the dpp
39:23i'm not
39:24conflicted
39:25i've had no
39:26prior involvement
39:27with this case
39:27so far
39:28thank you
39:29and so long
39:31as i excuse
39:31myself
39:32from office
39:33then i can
39:34defend
39:34philip
39:35that is the
39:35beauty of the
39:36english legal
39:37system
39:37james
39:38you're really
39:39sure
39:39i owe him
39:40this much
39:41and i've already
39:43organized my
39:43replacements
39:44good man
39:46very competent
39:47comes highly
39:48recommended
39:49who is he
39:50you james
39:51director of cps
39:52london
39:54just don't get
39:54too comfy
39:55i'll be back
39:56in a matter of
39:56months
39:57and i've already
39:58marked the
39:58whiskey bottle
39:59george there is
40:00no defense here
40:01he's confessed
40:02well he's confessed
40:03to unlawful
40:04wounding
40:05he has not
40:06confessed
40:06to manslaughter
40:07george as a
40:08technicality
40:09make your strongest
40:11case
40:12i will make mine
40:13may the best
40:15man win
40:16i've heard
40:34so i love you
40:35so i love you
40:36and so i love you
42:08In the direct result of the accused's unlawful act, Darren McKenzie was not attacked by the defendant.
42:17Causation is not established.
42:19In the Crown's submission, Mr. Woodley caused Darren McKenzie to be attacked.
42:25The defendant explicitly told Mr. Rebity to do whatever's necessary.
42:31Do whatever's necessary is not the same thing as telling Mr. Rebity to attack Darren McKenzie.
42:38Mr. Rebity is a credible witness.
42:41If not a credible surgeon.
42:44Mr. Woodley's idea led to Mr. Rebity's actions, the result of which was the death of Darren McKenzie.
42:50My lord, Mr. Woodley took no action against Darren McKenzie.
42:58I must accede to the Crown's submission, Mr. Castle.
43:04There is a case to be heard.
43:06Though I wonder whether a jury will succumb to your argument, Mr. Steele.
43:11My lord.
43:22Joanna's body had rejected two previous kidneys.
43:26There are rules regarding transplants.
43:28Having a third is very unusual.
43:31Philip Woodley came to me and asked me what we could do.
43:34I was honest.
43:35I said we were out of choices.
43:39And what did the defendant say?
43:41Well, he said he couldn't accept that.
43:43His daughter deserved a normal life.
43:44He said I should, and I'm quoting, do whatever is necessary.
43:48What did you take that to mean?
43:50Well, if we couldn't find a kidney by legal means, I should investigate other options.
43:55Illegal means?
43:56I made it clear that all legal avenues were exhausted.
43:58If the defendant hadn't spoken to you, would you have planned the attack on Darren McKenzie?
44:07No, of course not.
44:08The whole idea came from Mr. Woodley.
44:13No further questions.
44:14You're giving evidence for the Crone against the defendant, aren't you, Mr. Rebity?
44:30For a reduced sentence.
44:32I'm still going to prison.
44:35And I'm telling the truth.
44:36Once you found Darren was a match, didn't you consider offering him part of the two million pounds to donate a kidney?
44:48If we'd asked Darren and he'd said no, that would have been the end of it.
44:52Or more likely because you wanted to keep that money for yourself, didn't you?
44:57It's no secret I had a number of debts.
44:59Why didn't you look abroad?
45:02Source the kidney from another country.
45:05Joanna had major organ rejection problems and worsening renal failure.
45:12The chances of finding a match are extremely rare.
45:16Besides, it would have taken time.
45:18Mr. Woodley was worried his daughter was giving up.
45:21So when the defendant instructed you to do whatever is necessary,
45:27didn't you query it?
45:28Didn't you want to clarify with the defendant what that meant?
45:35No.
45:39So Mr. Woodley chatted to you about his sick daughter,
45:46and you misinterpreted his words wildly.
45:51The court might have reason to wonder why Mr. Woodley is on trial for a death
45:58that you caused.
46:06Arise.
46:12If you get on to the dead collected service,
46:15give me the witness statement.
46:16He's good, isn't he?
46:25Did you ever think he wouldn't be?
46:27So, what do you think?
46:42Neck and neck, I reckon?
46:44Oh, I never liked the wig.
46:48Look like Amy Wainhouse.
46:50Uh, trust me, George, you don't.
46:53I've forgotten how much I missed this.
47:04Last year, Joanna wanted to stop the dialysis.
47:07She couldn't cope with it any longer.
47:11If I had let her, she would have died within weeks.
47:15I knew then I had to do something.
47:17What did you mean when you told Mr. Rebity
47:19to do whatever's necessary?
47:24The NHS system wasn't working for Joanna,
47:28and what I meant was he should try a different approach,
47:33think outside the box.
47:34Did you consider that those words
47:37could lead to a man's death?
47:40Absolutely not.
47:42It wasn't supposed to be like this.
47:45Thank you, Mr. Woodley.
47:47No further questions.
47:59Why did you pay
48:00John Rebity
48:02two million pounds?
48:03To facilitate the acquisition
48:06of a kidney for my daughter.
48:09So it was a business transaction then?
48:11In a way, yes.
48:13So you drew up a contract.
48:15You had an agreement in writing.
48:19No.
48:22Why not?
48:23Well, it didn't seem appropriate.
48:25You didn't want to leave any trace.
48:28Did you?
48:30Because you knew that what you were asking John Rebity to do was illegal.
48:34I thought that Rebity would use the money
48:35to find and pay someone to donate a kidney that matched.
48:39I've done the research.
48:42People live perfectly full lives with only one kidney.
48:45So you gave him explicit instructions.
48:48You asked him to guarantee that no one would be hurt.
48:51No.
48:53I thought that was implicit.
48:54Well, you expect a jury to believe that a successful businessman like yourself,
49:00expert at analyzing risks and outcomes, didn't foresee the possibility of someone getting hurt.
49:05I didn't hurt anyone.
49:07No, you paid John Rebity to do it for you.
49:09That's not what the money was for.
49:11That two million pounds was one thing and one thing only, wasn't it?
49:16Bloodman.
49:16No.
49:17Without you, your instructions or your payments to Mr. Rebity,
49:21none of these events would have taken place, would they?
49:23It's not that simple.
49:24Oh, I suggest that it is, Mr. Woodley.
49:28Without you, Darren McKenzie would still be alive, wouldn't he?
49:35All I ever wanted was for my daughter to live.
49:39Any parent would feel the same.
49:42Well, I'm a parent, Mr. Woodley.
49:44And I find your actions abhorrent.
49:47Mr. Steele, I, I, I, that's enough.
49:49I did not intend for that boy to die.
49:51Well, Darren McKenzie is dead, Mr. Woodley, and you're responsible, aren't you?
49:55Mr. Steele, and, and what would you have done?
49:57Final warning.
49:59What would you have done, hmm?
50:00If it was your child?
50:08Stayed with him the law.
50:09Would the defendant please stand?
50:27Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict upon which you are all agreed?
50:38Yes.
50:39On the count of manslaughter, do you find the defendant, Philip Woodley, guilty or not guilty?
50:49Guilty.
50:49I would like to thank the members of the jury in this case.
50:58You were told at the beginning of the case to pay particular attention to the evidence before you approve that it was vital to this side the issue.
51:06No bail this time, eh?
51:27Afraid not, Philip.
51:28Thank you, George.
51:40Thank you, George.
52:03George, I'm sorry.
52:25What for?
52:27You've done nothing wrong.
52:30A man died.
52:31You prosecuted, I defended, the jury decided.
52:39Can you just give me a moment?
53:01I don't know.
53:03I don't know.
53:05I don't know.
53:07I don't know.
53:09I don't know.
53:11I don't know.
53:13I don't know.
53:15I don't know.
53:17I don't know.
53:18I don't know.
53:20I don't know.
53:22I don't know.
53:24I don't know.
53:26I don't know.
53:28I don't know.
53:29I don't know.
53:30I don't know.
53:32I don't know.
53:33I don't know.
53:34I don't know.
53:36I don't know.
53:37I don't know.
53:38I don't know.
53:39I don't know.
53:40I don't know.
53:41I don't know.
53:42I don't know.
53:43There were no condoms in this summer.
53:44One of the condoms ruptured.
53:45Why would a young British girl risk smuggling drugs?
53:47How can Deadpool be mixed up with heroin?
53:49Who's your contact in Thailand?
53:50I don't know anything.
53:51Who arranged the drugs?
53:52I don't know anything.
53:53Jeremy's the middle man.
53:54He had the contact in Thailand.
53:55It's a hopeless case.
53:56Even I couldn't win it.
53:58Drop the charges.
53:59He's never lost a case.
54:00Tell us what we want to know, or we'll settle for you.
54:04I'll kill you!
54:05Please threaten me.
54:06Physically.
54:07Even I couldn't win this.