- 7 weeks ago
PC Gabriel Kent and PC Roger Valentine arrest a troubled youngster who turns out to be PCSO Laura Bryant's son. The boy is being bullied because of his mother's job. Superintendent Adam Okaro joins Sergeant June Ackland on patrol, but reacts badly at the scene of a traffic accident which brings back his own family tragedy. Gary Best loses his cool with DC Suzie Sim and accuses her of being a jumped-up back-stabbing bully.
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00:00Previously on The Bill
00:04Don't ever even think of trying to drop me in it, understand?
00:30Electrical goods are stored here overnight, then distributed during the day.
00:40According to the manager, 2,000 state-of-the-art laptop computers are missing.
00:45Estimated street value, 40,000 quid.
00:48Nice.
00:49No sign of course entry.
00:51Someone obviously knew the access code to the metal shuttle.
00:53Inside job.
00:55Seems quite straightforward at first.
00:57Until that's all it is.
00:58It's not that we're disturbed.
01:00According to the manager, nobody else was in the building.
01:02Safe from the industrial state CCTV camera.
01:05Sierra 84, Sierra Oscar.
01:07Go ahead.
01:08Can you attend a fest at Whitson Road off-licensed due suspect to be camped with alcohol?
01:12One way.
01:13See you later.
01:14So what have we got?
01:16Looks like it was some sort of fight.
01:18Blood marks here and here.
01:21But this is where it started.
01:23There's blood all over the glass.
01:24That's the first cut.
01:26There's blood, but no obvious spatter mark.
01:27This is the second sight.
01:30Looks like there was a struggle.
01:32Droplets of blood have been trodden through.
01:34And the descending arc suggests the victim was repeatedly beaten as they fell to the ground.
01:39How do you know all this?
01:41I took an interest in forensics when I was in the robbery squad.
01:45What happened next?
01:46Well, then it all gets a bit confusing.
01:49Well, what else can you see?
01:50One of them was wearing steel-capped boots.
01:55Had a slight limp.
01:58Probably an old football injury.
02:01Cartilage damage to the left, need you?
02:03Oh, yeah.
02:04Very funny, John.
02:05Come on, Gary.
02:05Lighten up.
02:07The first bit's true.
02:09Let's get forensics down.
02:10Shouldn't be a problem obtaining DNA.
02:16Sick of not being taken seriously.
02:18I mean, take yesterday's burglary investigation, for example.
02:21I get the impression that the DI thinks the arrest rolled down to DC's sin.
02:24What do you expect?
02:26You were daft enough to finish the paperwork while she talked herself up at the pub.
02:30That's not the half of it.
02:31Pardon?
02:32Nothing.
02:33I just thought that she would have done the decent thing, you know, told him about my part in the arrest.
02:37Well, if you thought that, then you're more gullible than I realised.
02:41Come here!
02:59Get out of the way!
03:02Come here!
03:05And two sides.
03:11Turn around.
03:12Don't move.
03:16One bottle of vodka.
03:18That's the first smart thing you've done all day.
03:21Yeah, you reckon?
03:23Name?
03:26Siobhan.
03:30McHale.
03:31Four cans of lager.
03:33And the shopping list.
03:35Where did you get this lot from?
03:37Did you steal them from the off-license on Whitson Road?
03:41You may as well come clean.
03:43You've had a report of two youths fitting your description, running away from the off-license.
03:48What's your name?
03:50Liam.
03:51Liam what?
03:52Liam Bryan.
03:53What's your address, Liam?
03:5532 Jessop Street.
03:56Jessop Street?
03:58Are you in a relation to Laura, Bryan?
04:00Yeah, she's my mum.
04:01Does that mean we can go now?
04:03Well, that's how it works, isn't it?
04:05You lot look after your own.
04:07This one's Siobhan McHale.
04:08They have herself up as soon as her boyfriend was caught.
04:11He's not my boyfriend.
04:13We're just mates.
04:14Oh, really?
04:15Seemed like a regular Bonnie and Clyde to me, wouldn't you say, PC Kent?
04:18I just wonder what your mum's going to say when she finds out what you've been up to.
04:21Gary, I read your case papers for yesterday's burglary.
04:39Thanks for doing them.
04:39I'll pass them on to the DI, OK?
04:41You must think I'm a right mug.
04:44Sorry?
04:45I went to the pub last night.
04:47Saw you with DI Manson.
04:49So what?
04:50You and the DI were playing tonsil tennis.
04:53You don't know what you're talking about.
04:55If I hadn't made that connection to McGill yesterday, we never would have arrested that burglar.
05:01Gary, I had every intention of telling the DI about your part in the arrests.
05:07But something else came up.
05:08Truth is, we didn't even talk about work last night.
05:10I know you were too busy trying to further your career.
05:13Now you're being pathetic.
05:15Yeah, you reckon?
05:15You know, Gary, you can be extremely small-minded at times.
05:22Nice to see you and Susie have made up.
05:26What have we got on this security tape?
05:28A masked man enters the warehouse around 5.30 this morning, but I can't get an index on this van.
05:34And who's that in the green Peugeot?
05:36What?
05:36Short, balding, mid-40s.
05:38You know, Gary, maybe you should sort it out with Susie.
05:42Then you might be able to keep your mind on the job.
05:44Run the tape on a bit.
05:53There goes 2,000 laptops.
05:56Oh, hello, he looks a bit groggy.
05:58Given the blood at the scene, maybe they had the disagreement.
06:01See if he can get the card index.
06:03It's our only lead.
06:04It's got nothing to do with Siobhan.
06:08You still look all this up on your own?
06:11She was with you.
06:12That makes her an accomplice.
06:13I don't think you need a right to hurt her.
06:16I'll catch her up, Roger.
06:17OK.
06:20What are you talking about?
06:21Your PC Ken.
06:22I know what you did to that, Nods.
06:24They gave me good kicking.
06:25They said they'd get things done.
06:27Is that right?
06:27What else is your mother being saying about me?
06:31Oi.
06:33What the hell's going on?
06:36The vehicle's registered to a Mrs Gaynor bliss.
06:41Oh, Joe, look at that.
06:45Police?
06:46Anyone there?
06:49Hello?
06:50Hello?
06:56Hello?
07:11Yeah, ambulance, please, for 42, Bardwell Road.
07:15You OK, sir?
07:16DC Masters, DC Best, Sun Hill.
07:18What's your name?
07:21Lewis.
07:23Bliss.
07:24Any relation to Gaynor, Bliss?
07:26She's my wife.
07:28Where's your wife now?
07:30I've gone away on business for a few days.
07:34Ambulance is on its way.
07:36Can you tell us your whereabouts at 5.30 this morning?
07:41We have reason to believe you're at Nell's distribution.
07:44A man matching your description was spotted on CCTV camera
07:48driving your wife's car away.
07:50I don't feel very well.
07:51I think I'm going to throw her.
07:58Several witnesses saw him and Cheval McHale
08:00stealing alcohol from an off-licence in Whitson Road.
08:03Is she nothing but trouble, eh?
08:04We'll be interviewed with her in a minute.
08:06Then we'll be talking to Liam.
08:08What exactly did you see him do?
08:10He was running through the park.
08:11The stolen goods were in a school bag.
08:13I arrested him.
08:14Is that all right?
08:16Well, it depends on what you plan to do next.
08:19I know all about your kind of justice, remember?
08:21Don't worry, Laura.
08:23I'll take care of him.
08:24I promise.
08:25Oh, I know you will.
08:27You're going to play this by the book.
08:29Because if any harm comes to my son,
08:32I might start blabbing about your unsavoury past.
08:36And so what?
08:36If a bit of dirt sticks to me?
08:39It'll be enough to finish you off.
08:41We've just spoken to Siobhan
08:59and she reckons it was her brainwave
09:01to steal the alcohol.
09:03How come everyone's so keen to take the blame?
09:06She's lying.
09:08I wrote Siobhan into it.
09:09I heard some lads' brain about how easy it was.
09:12Said that I only was old and half deaf.
09:15I'm showing the suspect exhibit GK2.
09:19It's a list of drinks matching those
09:21with crystalline from the off-licence.
09:23Where did you get the list, Liam?
09:26I wrote it myself.
09:29This is your English book.
09:33Check out the handwriting.
09:34You don't need a degree in calligraphy
09:36to tell it doesn't match.
09:37It doesn't match Siobhan's handwriting.
09:40Look, if you do know something,
09:41you'd better open your mouth.
09:43I found out the floor.
09:45So you decided to steal the exact same things.
09:48That doesn't make sense.
09:50Liam, we can't help unless you tell us the truth.
09:52I've told you the truth.
09:53It's my fault.
09:55Why don't you believe me?
09:56What have we got on Lewis's absent wife?
10:04Gain of bliss.
10:05No previous, no outstanding warrants,
10:07but there was something.
10:08Her and Lewis run a computer consultancy business.
10:11They had a contract with Nell's distribution.
10:13What would be a better way of getting inside information?
10:16While sorting out the software problems,
10:18they can be checking out security arrangements.
10:21Try and get a list of all the recent contracts
10:23undertaken by the business.
10:25See if any of those companies have reported burglary.
10:28Where are you off?
10:28I'm off to see what forensics have managed to dig up.
10:30If you see Liam getting into any more trouble,
10:36you come to me, OK?
10:37Yeah.
10:38Go on.
10:39Your mum's waiting.
10:41Come on, baby.
10:42You know, I reckon they're holding something back.
10:45I could see it in Liam's eyes.
10:47He's frightened of something.
10:48He's frightened of getting a good hiding from his mother.
10:51Maybe.
10:52I agree the lad's not been forthcoming,
10:54but there's better things we could be spending our time on.
10:56Kids need booze all the time.
10:58It's hardly a crime of the century.
10:59I remember skipping double maths
11:01in favour of getting legless on a mate's homebrew.
11:04It's a rite of passage.
11:05There's more to it than that.
11:07Call it NSYNC's.
11:08The kids have got problems at school.
11:09It's up to the mother to sort it out.
11:11Oh, don't worry.
11:11I will.
11:12On that note...
11:15What's going to happen now?
11:17I've managed to talk the off-licence out of prosecuting.
11:20Liam's free to go.
11:22Where's Siobhan?
11:23My mum picked her up.
11:24Took her back to school.
11:25Which is where you should be now.
11:26I'll see if I can drop you off.
11:27No, I can make my way back.
11:28Mum, please.
11:29Wait for me outside.
11:30I want a quick word with PC Kent.
11:36So what's going to happen to her, Siobhan McTrouble?
11:38It's obviously she's the one who's been pulling out Liam's strings.
11:41You know that for certain, do you?
11:42Well, it's obvious, isn't it?
11:43Only to her mother.
11:45Look, I'm not saying you're wrong about Siobhan.
11:47Well, but it might be best if you kept an open mind about it.
11:51Go on.
11:52What's the real reason you're doing this?
11:54And don't say it's not the goodness of your heart.
11:56You'd have to find it first.
11:58You know your problem?
11:59You're too cynical.
12:04Sir.
12:06June.
12:07Sir.
12:07I've checked the duty, Rota.
12:09I thought I'd join you on patrol.
12:11Right.
12:12Considering the investigation into PC Hemingway, and given the impact that it had on the uniform relief,
12:18I thought it would be a good idea to show a bit of solidarity.
12:20Hello, Mr Bliss.
12:27Feeling any better?
12:28How did you sustain your injuries, Mr Bliss?
12:33You run a computer consultancy business with your wife, Gaynor, is that right?
12:38That's right.
12:38You have a maintenance contract with Nell's Distribution on Canley Industrial Estate.
12:42You look after their software.
12:43Blood was found at Nell's Distribution.
12:45Now, we think that the blood could be connected to a burglary there.
12:48Now, what are the odds of your blood matching the blood at the crime scene?
12:50No, come in.
12:51You do realise that if that is the case, you're pretty well stuffed.
12:56I'd have thought the sensible thing to do would be to start talking.
13:02We found some business statements in the boot of your wife's car.
13:06They make for grim reading.
13:09Your company's been making a loss for the last three years, haven't they?
13:12No wonder you were looking for ways to supplement your income.
13:16But who was driving the red van?
13:18Was that your accomplice?
13:21No comment.
13:22Very well.
13:23Lewis Bliss, I'm arresting you on suspicion of burglary.
13:26You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention one question,
13:30something which you later rely on in court.
13:32Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
13:35Do you understand, sir?
13:36What's up?
13:50Nothing.
13:50Just thought I recognised somewhere.
13:52You're that bloke with the newspaper?
13:53Yeah, it's nobody.
13:54Just a case of deja vu.
13:55Gary, you head back to the station.
13:59And what are you going to do?
14:00Nothing.
14:00I just need to check something out.
14:02Fill you in later.
14:07Hey, get up!
14:08Oi!
14:08All right, do you invent a statement?
14:14Liam, you OK?
14:16You want to tell me how he got in there?
14:19He, uh, climbed in to get a football.
14:21Really?
14:22What's your name?
14:23Bit of O's.
14:24Any relation to Brendan Bowe's?
14:26He's my dad.
14:27It's not a problem, is it?
14:28Only if you've seen him.
14:30He's got three outstanding warrants.
14:32Shouldn't you lot be at school?
14:33It's lunchtime.
14:34We're going to stay there and get food for it, isn't it?
14:40Two incidents in one day.
14:42This is becoming a bit of a habit.
14:45Do you want to tell me what's been going on?
14:47Well, what do you care?
14:48I know what kids can be like.
14:51Well, I think we can both guess who the ringleader is.
14:54Go on, you lot.
14:55Show's over.
14:55Get back to school.
14:57Not you.
15:00Go on, Liam.
15:01You can go.
15:03It's your game.
15:07No game.
15:08I was just wondering what kind of hard man picks on a kid two years younger than himself.
15:12Not me.
15:13Liam's my mate.
15:14That's all right, then.
15:15Mates look out for each other.
15:17So the next time Liam gets into trouble, I'll be counting on you to back him up.
15:21Is that understood?
15:23Now get back to school before I take it out myself.
15:33You always did know how to back a loser.
15:51The young jockeys.
15:55No idea how to treat a thoroughbred.
15:59How'd you find me?
16:01Followed you from St. Louis.
16:04Wine bar.
16:06Corner of Paul Street.
16:09Meet you there in 20 minutes.
16:12Got a dead serve in the 1.30.
16:13Thanks.
16:34Hi, Eddie.
16:35I haven't been called out in a long time.
16:40What do I call you now?
16:41Seth.
16:43Seth Mercer.
16:46What, you doing at St. Hughes?
16:48No.
16:49Dodgy ticker.
16:51I have it monitored every six months.
16:52Then they tell me to lay off the fags and booze.
16:57You still being looked after by my lot?
16:59Mm-hmm.
17:00Decided to go it alone.
17:02Sure, that's clever.
17:03There's a few people around Manchester who would love to get their hands on Eddie Stark.
17:07Gave up a lot for you.
17:09I had to say goodbye to some close friends.
17:13I was after some info.
17:17Try me.
17:18Even though I don't partake, I still rub shoulders with the bad boys.
17:24There was a burglary last night.
17:27Nell's Distribution Camley Industrial Estate.
17:29Laptops.
17:33Forty grand's worth.
17:34Quite a catch.
17:36Got a name?
17:41Something like Bliss.
17:44Lewis Bliss.
17:44That's it.
17:45But definitely not Lewis.
17:47I've got a grandson called Lewis.
17:49I'd have remembered.
17:50Alex, er, Alan.
17:53Alex Bliss.
17:54Any idea where they were heading?
17:58It's a bit forward, isn't it?
18:00I mean, after all, this is only our first date.
18:02You only get one bit of info.
18:10Is that a mate?
18:12No.
18:13That is Terry Smart.
18:15If he thinks I'm talking to the old Bill, I've had it.
18:21Just play along.
18:24Right, I'll see you back home, sweetheart.
18:26I thought I'd nip to the bookies.
18:28Got a hot tip in the 3.15.
18:36Do you think he bought it?
18:38Who?
18:40Terry Smart.
18:42Never heard of him.
18:43You've got to take your chances when you can at my age.
18:49What, if I need to contact you again in an emergency?
18:52Well, I'll be down the bookies.
18:54I've got a sweepstake.
18:55Just another of my ecovices.
19:01Thank you, Dad.
19:04I'm hoping now that Yvonne's back,
19:06it'll help to ease the tension amongst the relief.
19:08I'm afraid it's going to take more than that, sir.
19:11Suspending Yvonne was inevitable,
19:12given the public interest and the media coverage of the death.
19:15Yes, but with respect, sir,
19:17when my officers have got a hooligan swinging a baseball bat at them
19:20or a drunk wielding a broken bottle,
19:23the first thing they need to think about is their safety,
19:24not some impending court case.
19:26I agree.
19:27It's a difficult situation for everyone.
19:30Let's hope Yvonne's acquitted,
19:32for everybody's sake.
19:34Any units to deal,
19:35RPC with injury,
19:37Shipley Street,
19:38Junction with Canvey Road,
19:39no traffic units available.
19:41We, uh,
19:42we don't have to take that, sir.
19:43I have to deal with another traffic accident at some point.
19:48Take the call.
19:52Sir Oscar from 4-8.
19:54Go ahead.
19:55Yeah, read that road traffic collision.
19:56You can show me dealing.
19:58All received, over.
19:58Siobhan.
20:10Siobhan?
20:10You've got to do something.
20:12I saw Peter picking on Liam again.
20:14You shouldn't have gone winding him up.
20:16What happened?
20:16Peter threatened Liam.
20:18He's told him to do something stupid.
20:20Well, if he doesn't do it,
20:22he said he'd cut him.
20:23What did Peter tell Liam to do?
20:25Siobhan?
20:26There's an old hut over the brickyard.
20:29Peter told Liam to set fire to it.
20:31I saw him going over that way.
20:34I've got a really bad feeling about this.
20:36You'd better come with me.
20:47Sir?
20:49Sir?
20:50You deal with the Saab driver.
20:52I'll check on the occupants of the other burial.
20:56Any injuries?
20:58No, no.
20:59Is she okay?
20:59I think so, yeah.
21:01Right.
21:01I'm Superintendent O'Kara.
21:02An ambulance is on its way.
21:03You're going to be okay.
21:05Can you show me what happened?
21:07I looked twice and then pulled out.
21:10She just appeared from nowhere.
21:12Are they going to be all right?
21:13Yeah, they'll seem okay.
21:15Right, Zoe.
21:16I'm going to need you to take a breath test, okay?
21:18You just take a deep breath and then blow slowly into that as if you're blowing up a balloon until I say stop.
21:25P.C. Johnson?
21:26Yes, sir?
21:27This officer will take all your details.
21:30What have you got, sir?
21:31The driver of the rover says the girl came out of the junction and hit her in the side.
21:35Yeah.
21:36Her name's Zoe Cook.
21:37Her breath test is negative.
21:39She doesn't appear to have suffered any injuries.
21:40There's something a bit odd about her, though.
21:42Drugs?
21:43No, that's the next question I was going to ask.
21:47Zoe, I'm Superintendent O'Kara.
21:50Zoe, have you taken anything today?
21:52Any illegal substances?
21:54No.
21:55I had an audition.
21:56I'm a musician.
21:58It was an accident.
21:59I never meant to hurt anyone.
22:01I looked, I swear.
22:03She just came out of nowhere.
22:05Okay, is there a friend or a relative who can get in touch with you?
22:08I just want to go home.
22:10I'm afraid that won't be possible.
22:11Oh, such an accident.
22:15I think we need to arrest her.
22:17Look, sir, I understand how you must be feeling being caught to an RTC after your family tragedy,
22:22but really, I think the girl's been through enough.
22:25You said yourself.
22:26There's a chance she's taken something illegal.
22:29She's certainly intoxicated on something.
22:31I want to arrest it.
22:32Sir, I just think it might be better if we waited until the paralel-
22:35June!
22:36Don't make me ask you twice.
22:39Sir.
22:41Arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, Zoe Cook.
22:51June's talking to her now.
22:52Involved in a road traffic accident, is that right?
22:54Mother and child were taken to St. Peter's.
22:56They'd just received the all-clear.
22:57Right.
22:58Once I told her she'd be bailed, she admitted to the FME that she'd taken a couple of her mum's tranquilizers.
23:05Apparently she had an audition at the Royal College of Music she took in just to try and calm herself down.
23:09I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt anyone.
23:14That doesn't change the fact that somebody could easily have been maimed or killed.
23:18What happens now?
23:19When we've received the results of your blood tests, you'll be given a court date.
23:24It's up to the magistrate, but it's most likely you'll receive a fine and a 12-month ban from driving.
23:28In the meantime, I recommend you talk to our drugs referral worker, Rochelle Barrett.
23:33Um, but before you do that, your mum's in the front office if you want to see her.
23:37I'll take you through.
23:37Don't you think that was a bit harsh?
23:43It's the same as drink driving.
23:45A couple of lines are just for Dutch courage.
23:47Look, I know how you must be feeling, but taking a hard line on Zoe won't help you grieve for your family.
23:54Maybe you should channel your energies into a more worthy cause.
23:56Listen, Harry, this is all getting a bit childish, isn't it?
24:24You think I can trust you?
24:25I'm trying to call a truce with you.
24:28You're joking, aren't you?
24:29As far as I'm concerned, you're a snake in the grass.
24:34Fine.
24:35If we can't be friends, then let's just get on with our jobs.
24:37You think I'm a soft touch?
24:39Well, I'm not going to let some jumped-up little glory-seeker like you walk all over me.
24:44You know what, Gary?
24:46I thought I'd left that kind of behaviour back at nursery school.
24:51Why haven't you?
24:55You took your time.
24:59I thought we were working on this together.
25:01We are.
25:02So I'll come up and sat here for ages on my own.
25:04Because I had to follow something up.
25:06Go on.
25:07It's hush-hush, okay?
25:08You know that bloke we saw at the hospital?
25:12What about him?
25:13His name's Seth Mercer.
25:16I followed him to a bookie's on Plassy Street.
25:18Someone I knew from when I was in Manchester.
25:20Colleague?
25:22Not quite.
25:23He was my informant.
25:25But, er, things got a bit hot and he was forced to relocate.
25:28He's a super-grass.
25:29He was.
25:30He's retired now.
25:32He'd heard about the burglary and he gave me a name.
25:35Alex Bliss.
25:37Alex?
25:38It's Lewis's brother.
25:40I checked him out.
25:41He's got previous on GBH and handling stolen goods.
25:44It was obviously him driving the red rail.
25:47And it was probably him who assaulted Lewis.
25:49Not to mention he's got 40 grand's worth of stolen gear.
25:52So what did you manage to dig up?
25:54Well, I've got a list of companies Lewis had a contract with over the last few years, right?
25:59Now, out of the seven, three have been done over in the last four months.
26:02And they've mainly been nicking gear within the region of about three to four grand.
26:05Probably worth half of that on the black market.
26:08So why the sudden step-up?
26:1040 grand's worth of laptop.
26:11Seems a bit out of their league.
26:13Well, they've been successful up to now, haven't they?
26:15Maybe they're just getting a bit greedy.
26:16It's no wonder Lewis is playing the silent game.
26:18He wants to protect his brother.
26:19Well, the question is, how deeply is Lewis involved?
26:24And why did it all end in tears?
26:29We know about your brother, Alex.
26:31We know he's done time for GBH and handling stolen goods.
26:35So?
26:36So, three companies you've had a contract with have been turned over in the last four months,
26:40and that's not including Nell's distribution.
26:43See, what we can't figure out is who's the brains behind the operation.
26:47Your brother's obviously a very violent man.
26:51If he's capable of doing that, then why protect him?
26:53You don't know what you're missing with.
26:55He's got 40 grand's worth of stolen goods.
26:58You really think he's going to be thinking about what happens to you?
27:00It's not that simple.
27:02Why not?
27:03Because it isn't.
27:04Come on, help me out here.
27:06Why isn't it that simple?
27:09Lewis.
27:10He's got my wife and he's threatened to hurt her.
27:14I thought you said your wife was away on business.
27:18Yeah, well, I lied.
27:22If Alex thought I was talking to you, I can't afford to mess this up.
27:27I'll do what I can.
27:28I promise.
27:32When Alex left prison, Gaynor talked me into giving him a job.
27:35I thought everything was going okay.
27:40And then a few days ago, I caught him copying down the access codes to Nell's distribution.
27:46I knew what he was planning.
27:49I tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't listen.
27:52What happened?
27:55I went to the warehouse.
27:57I begged him to stop, but he was all psyched up.
28:00Are you saying your brother did this to you?
28:02I went home.
28:08I was going to call the police, but when I got home, the front door was open and Gaynor was missing.
28:15There was a text on my phone.
28:18It was from him.
28:19It said that he had Gaynor.
28:21Where's your wife now?
28:23I don't know.
28:25He said she stays with him until he's got rid of the gear.
28:28Then he'll call and I can collect her.
28:29She's his insurance against me, talking to you.
28:38Well, that's one thing, I suppose.
28:40At least it didn't burn her down.
28:42If he's let Pete down again, then God knows what'll happen to him.
28:45Over here!
28:48But that's Liam's!
28:50Well, something he must have got to him.
28:52Is there somewhere Liam would go?
28:54Somewhere he'd feel safe?
28:55I don't know.
28:58I know somewhere.
29:00Where?
29:01I hope you're not claustrophobic.
29:06Liam sometimes hangs out here.
29:08Nobody knows about it.
29:09It's like a secret hideout.
29:11He's saying his son was in there.
29:13Yeah.
29:14Why don't you wait here?
29:15I'll check it out.
29:16Okay, well, if he's in there...
29:18Don't worry, Laura.
29:19I'll take care of her.
29:27Wait till I speak to your mother.
29:33Liam!
29:35Liam!
29:35How long have you been down here?
29:46Let me guess.
29:48You've had a run on me, Pete.
29:49I've always...
29:50You've got nothing to prove, mate.
29:52People like him pick on someone else
29:54and they'll give up on people like you.
29:59They used to pick on kids like me.
30:02No.
30:03Ones who are too scared to stand up for themselves.
30:05I just want to help.
30:07If you hurt him, he'll just come straight back at me.
30:09I'm not going to hurt anyone.
30:11I just want to seek things out.
30:14Properly.
30:15We let Lewis contact his brother.
30:17He finds out where Alex is cashing in the laptops.
30:20We set up an offer,
30:21then we follow Alex back to gainer.
30:24It's too risky.
30:26If Alex thinks he's being set up...
30:27It's the best we've got, God.
30:30How do we know that Lewis isn't in on this?
30:33I mean, what's to stop him tipping his brother off?
30:35And then Alex disappears with 40 grand's worth of stolen gear.
30:38Lewis seems pretty genuine to us, Gov,
30:40and I don't think he'd risk putting his wife in danger.
30:43Sorry.
30:45All we have so far is Lewis's word for it.
30:48Go on.
30:49There's something else.
30:51I bumped into an old acquaintance,
30:53someone I knew from Manchester.
30:54He confirmed Lewis's version of events.
30:56Right.
30:56Well, who is this?
30:59I can't say.
31:01Well, then you have nothing.
31:02Well, I promised I wouldn't expose his identity.
31:06Sorry.
31:07We need something more concrete.
31:09We can't jeopardise this investigation
31:11with what could amount to duff information.
31:13Well, that's that, then.
31:18Just because the sergeant disagrees
31:19doesn't mean we can't get the green light from the operation.
31:23Sometimes you've got to go higher.
31:28Gov,
31:29I was wondering if I could have a quick word.
31:31What's on your mind?
31:32Most of Peter's gang-dad don't watch.
31:42They'll just laugh for long.
31:44They're just praying it doesn't happen to one of them.
31:47Bet you would just like them.
31:48Hicking on others.
31:50You couldn't be further than the truth.
31:53I know what it's like to be the dark playground judge.
31:56Peter's a nut.
31:57Ever since his dad left him, he's had it in for me.
32:00What's Peter's dad got to do with you?
32:01He was in trouble with the law.
32:03Instead of being sent down,
32:04he did a run-up.
32:06Now, Peter hates the business
32:07when anyone connects to him.
32:09You were telling me it's because
32:09your mum's a police CSI?
32:12You're going to have to tell her, then.
32:13No.
32:15If she thinks I'm being bullied because of that,
32:16she'll pack it in.
32:18One thing I've learned about your mum,
32:19she doesn't give up without a fight.
32:22I suppose she's out there.
32:25And, Siobhan,
32:26they're worried about you.
32:29Gabriel!
32:30Gabriel!
32:31Yeah?
32:32Is everything all right in there?
32:34Yeah, I'm in the end now.
32:35I hope it's fine.
32:41What's so we get out of here?
32:43I'm not thinking of you.
32:45You just can't stand around in small and closed spaces.
32:48Do you mean you?
32:49They scare me out for death.
32:52Come on.
32:53Joe.
32:53I suppose I should congratulate you
33:02on getting the go-ahead to you as Lewis.
33:04Sorry, Sarge.
33:05I was only interested in getting a result.
33:07It wasn't personal.
33:09Well, you made a judgment call.
33:11You went above me to get the green light.
33:13It's your prerogative.
33:14Sarge.
33:14I'm not convinced this plan of Joe's is going to work.
33:26I think we might need a contingency plan.
33:28Just to cover our backs.
33:30Sarge?
33:31Her contact might know something.
33:32I think I should talk to him.
33:34Well, I don't know.
33:35Joe seems to want to keep a pretty tight rein on this one.
33:38We're talking about a woman's safety here, Gary.
33:41Not to mention a few grams worth of stolen gear.
33:44He's called Seth Mercer, I think.
33:48Where can I find this Seth Mercer?
33:51I could try the bookies on Plassy Street.
33:55We can't afford to spend too much time on this one.
33:58Besides, if Laura's son only has been...
34:00Yeah, Liam.
34:01If Liam has been bullied by another pupil,
34:03it's up to the school to deal with it.
34:05Sarge, just a bit and do nothing.
34:06And let someone make Liam's life a misery.
34:10Why is this suddenly interested in Laura's son?
34:13What's the matter, Sarge?
34:15Don't you trust me?
34:18Make an appointment at the school for tomorrow morning.
34:20Let's see if we can get some other kids to come forward.
34:22But I don't think this is taking forever.
34:24We've got more pressing things to be getting on.
34:26Sarge?
34:29I can't believe I couldn't see what was going on in my own family.
34:31I think I've had to have a word with this Peter Vose.
34:34Nobody puts the fear of God into my son
34:35and gets away with it.
34:36You go Steven in to Peter
34:37and you're doing more harm than good.
34:39So what do you suggest then?
34:41Sergeant Ackman's given the go-ahead
34:42to approach the school.
34:43The more kids we can get to admit being bullied,
34:45the stronger our case.
34:46Oh, as long as it's a start.
34:48We know who the perpetrators are.
34:50It's not down to her that Liam's getting into trouble.
34:52So why is he being picked on then?
34:54It's something you and me have both got in common.
34:56The uniform.
35:01So you're saying that it's down to the fact that I'm a PCSO?
35:06As soon as you put the uniform on, things change.
35:09Certain people take exception to it.
35:11Especially those operating on the wrong side of the law.
35:13You see, sometimes things aren't quite as simple as I've first seen.
35:22Remember to keep it calm
35:23when you're proof that Gaynor's still alive.
35:27Then we need to know where and when the goods are going to be exchanged.
35:30We don't want to do anything that makes Alex suspicious.
35:33Just try and pin him down about Gaynor.
35:35When can you see her?
35:36Where is she now?
35:37That kind of thing.
35:37What's that?
35:39Are you OK?
35:41Yeah, I just want my wife back.
35:45Alex?
35:46Yeah?
35:48I want to speak to Gaynor.
35:49Oh, take it easy, bruv.
35:51I want this mess over and done with as much as you do.
35:54Put her on.
35:56Lewis!
35:57Gaynor.
35:59Has he hurt you?
36:00I want to go home.
36:02I'll sort it.
36:03I promise you.
36:05Gaynor, where are you?
36:06I told you she was all right.
36:09If you want to start your nose out...
36:11When can I get her back?
36:12Soon.
36:13When?
36:14As soon as I get the cash from Craig, you get Gaynor.
36:17Simple as that.
36:17When will I get to see her?
36:19Calm down.
36:20I'll make the exchange at 5.30.
36:22I'll be sad for the river, so it'll take a while to get back.
36:24You keep your cool.
36:25They should be home by 7.
36:33Well done.
36:34Right, I think we should chase Alex's mobile records.
36:38Check for any calls made to somebody called Craig.
36:41Then when we get his surname, we can cross-reference it with our own intelligence and non-hundlers.
36:45Sir?
36:46You're all right.
36:47Yeah.
36:47I'm supposed to put a bet on for someone.
37:14I don't know what I'm doing.
37:15I don't even know how you picked a horse.
37:19I suppose you've got any tips, have you?
37:21Has nobody ever told you that talking to strangers is dangerous?
37:26I'm Sam.
37:28And you are?
37:30Jolly otter.
37:32Well, your mother's obviously got a sense of humour.
37:34She's running in the 5.15.
37:3720 to 1?
37:38Well, I like the odds.
37:40Couldn't I pick your brains?
37:41That's all you're getting from me.
37:42Wait.
37:42You're a copper.
37:44I can smell it a mile off, so can everyone else in here.
37:47I don't like being compromised.
37:49You're Seth Mercer.
37:51And you're a flaming liability, love.
37:53All it takes is for the wrong person to catch me talking to you and I'm dead.
37:58So if you'll excuse me.
38:00Right, the goods are going to be passed to a known handler, Craig Brown.
38:20Now, Brown has been on surveillance for some time, and we know that he operates out of
38:23a yard down River Mill Lane.
38:25So, we observe the handover, and hopefully Alex will lead us to Gaynor.
38:29I want everybody in position by five.
38:32And nobody moves till I say.
38:33Right?
38:35Okay.
38:35Gary, we need to get some time in the diary.
38:42What, Fogel?
38:42Oh, it's just a catch-up.
38:43It's been a while since your performance review.
38:45Well, I've got five minutes.
38:46It's a bit hectic at the minute.
38:47Let's, uh, see what happens tomorrow, shall we?
38:48Gov, there's two vans approaching from Hadley Park.
39:01All units, stand by.
39:03That red van looks like the same one that you were using in the robbery.
39:07Yep, that's Alex.
39:10That's Craig Brown.
39:12He's spotting a bit of weight since he was selling videos down the Tour Angels.
39:16Give me that a sec.
39:18There's a woman in the red van.
39:26That'll be gay, and what's she doing here?
39:37Well, you take the one in black, yeah?
39:39I'll take the brown.
39:40There's the exchange.
39:50It says crime doesn't pay.
39:58He's not like a hostage to me.
40:00Say that again.
40:01Go, go, go!
40:02Look, mate, you're not going anywhere.
40:20Well done, Susie.
40:33Mr Bliss, we've been through your company records, and Gaynor had made an application for a business loan and totally drained the account.
40:48Now add that to the 40 grand they would have got from stolen laptops, tidy little sum.
40:52But she stitched me up.
40:56Why?
40:58Alex and Gaynor, they seemed intimate.
41:05Flight tickets had already been booked.
41:07Alicante one way.
41:08What happens now?
41:14Well, you're no longer a suspect, and I'm satisfied that you had nothing to do with the burglaries, but we do need you to be a witness against Alex and Gaynor.
41:22And we need your help to nail them.
41:24Hiya.
41:39Got your message?
41:40You know the score.
41:41If I'm spotted consorting with coppers, I'm dead.
41:45What, Yonabel?
41:47I'll never compromise yourself, do you know that?
41:49Huh?
41:50So how come I had a visit from one of your colleagues, eh?
41:53Pretty little thing.
41:55Blonde hair.
41:56Nice smile.
41:56Samantha Nixon?
41:58Waltzed up to me like I was her mate.
42:00Right in the middle of the book is under the gaze of God knows who.
42:05I had no idea.
42:07Sorry, mate.
42:08Maybe you should have kept your mouth shut.
42:10Eddie!
42:11Seth, I'll sort it out.
42:13It was just a glitch.
42:15It could have cost me my life.
42:17Come on, mate!
42:19We've got Alex.
42:20Alex, he's no idea the information came from you.
42:25What happened was my fault.
42:27I trusted a colleague, and they let me down.
42:32You and me both.
42:33You've learned to stop being treated like a doormat.
42:44Yes, Nixon backed me into a corner.
42:46Do you know, I've been listening to you whine on all day about Susie.
42:48I supported you, I trusted you, and this is how you repay me.
42:51I'm sorry.
42:53Have you any idea what you've just done?
42:56Excuse me?
42:57You've just compromised the safety of an informant.
43:01Oh, that was a judgment call.
43:03Like yours.
43:05Except mine didn't pay off.
43:06You can say that again.
43:10I think very carefully about how you speak to me, Detective Constable.
43:15The man you went to see is an ex-supergrass.
43:18Your reckless actions could have got him killed.
43:21How the hell was I supposed to know?
43:23You were too busy trying to keep him to yourself.
43:25I kept his identity a secret for a reason.
43:28Because he trusts me, or at least he did before you blew it!
43:32You two.
43:33A word.
43:33So what are you playing at?
43:41DS Nixon risked exposing the identity of a supergrass.
43:44Which obviously I wouldn't have done had I known the situation.
43:46Well, so you decide to have a slang image outside CID.
43:49If DS Nixon had communicated, told me what her intentions were,
43:53I would have advised her against contacting him.
43:55If DC Masters had explained the situation in the first place,
43:58kept us all in the loop,
43:59then obviously I would have acted differently.
44:01Look, I don't care if you've got different ways of working.
44:03You're police officers, you're part of a team.
44:05And that means communicating with each other.
44:08Not going behind each other's backs.
44:09Is that understood?
44:11It's a...
44:12Very nice collar.
44:13I knew all your kickboxing would pay off, do you know what I mean?
44:15Stop it.
44:17Another one-woman effort by DC Sim.
44:20Credit where credit's due, Gary.
44:21You just love stealing all the glory, don't you?
44:24I can't help it if being good at my job makes you feel inadequate, OK?
44:28Well, listen up, everybody.
44:29I just want to say that was a great result.
44:31And I'm pretty confident that the CPS have got enough evidence to secure a conviction.
44:36Special thanks to you, Joe, for organising the operation.
44:39And to you, Susie, for that arrest.
44:42I think we missed someone out, Gough.
44:44Yeah, we can't forget Gary's endeavours in all of this, Gough.
44:47Like you give a toss about anyone else.
44:49Maybe we should all be introduced to the real DC Sim.
44:52It's about time someone put a stop to a charade.
44:55Have we got a problem here?
44:56Yeah, Gough, she's my problem.
44:57I'm sick of her treating me like I'm one big joke.
45:00I've had enough.
45:01I want everybody to know that DC Sim is nothing but a backstabbing, jumped-up bully.
45:07Have you finished?
45:08Yeah.
45:09Good.
45:10My office now.
45:11Have you had any idea what you just did?
45:30After that show, nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to want to ever work with you again.
45:34Next time, on The Bill.
45:45What's he doing here? Why have you brought him in?
45:47Because we found out he's the one who's been taking money off people.
45:50I don't want to get a reputation for bullying.
45:51Are you avoiding me or what?
45:53Just don't, OK?
45:54Is that supposed to be another little dicksuit?
45:56Gary!
45:56She's your best.
45:57Please, please, don't let him out!
45:58All right, let the woman go!
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