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00:03Operation Pear Tree files show that D.S. Corbett has been out of contact with his common cover officer for
00:07nearly three months.
00:08In that time, he's believed to have actively participated in criminal offences, namely the hijack of seized goods transport ED905,
00:16the murder of three AFOs, the attempted murder of a fourth, and possibly even the death of Manit Bindra.
00:22Corbett relayed intel on a laptop being used to communicate with the higher levels of the OCG.
00:26Have you harvested enough information for us to impersonate the unknown user online?
00:30Yes, given time, we can simulate all the metadata.
00:33Agri's crossed us, so who's he going to have crossed us to?
00:36So who do you think's the best man for the job?
00:38H is a senior police officer. Tell me I'm wrong.
00:42The PCC is anxious for a breakthrough.
00:44Not to worry, we're going to get our man.
00:47This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
00:49How much?
00:50A hundred grand.
00:51Haven't we underpaid, eh?
00:55John Corbett, I'm arresting you for the murder of...
00:58I didn't mean to kill Agri's.
01:00Well, now I have.
01:01I've crossed the line.
01:05Mrs. Hastings, I'm Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott.
01:10A man broken wearing a balaclava over his face.
01:14He said he didn't know why he did.
01:17John Corbett was the name he was given when he was adopted by the Corbett family.
01:21His adopted mother's maiden name was McGillis.
01:23He was born in Belfast.
01:24Does your husband have any connection to Northern Ireland?
01:27John, they was here again, them two from anti-corruption.
01:29What did he want?
01:30They was asking about Northern Ireland and that.
01:33They was even asking about family over there.
01:37It'd be nice to catch up.
01:39Yeah.
01:42Maybe you could help us by describing any of the police that raided the print shop.
01:47I'd take photos.
01:50Christ, how long she been there?
01:55I assaulted your gaffers, Whitefield.
01:57Make sure I go down.
01:58There's no two ways of barring.
01:59Lee Banks.
02:00Who the hell are you?
02:02Superintendent Hastings.
02:03Trust me.
02:04You'd be glad you did.
02:13You're a rat, John.
02:15A rat.
02:27Covered it, tap of all your staff.
02:29Come on.
02:31I feel terrible.
02:34I never asked you how your exams went.
02:37Yeah, fine.
02:39Great.
02:40Yeah, I got a date for my interview.
02:51Ryan E has got a date for his interview.
02:53Yeah?
02:55Smart boy.
02:57Guess you're going to have to lie low from now on.
02:59Shit.
03:02I'm going to miss all this fun.
03:12Cheers, Tathleen.
03:13Ma'am.
03:13It's all right.
03:15I've traced details of John Corbett's parents.
03:18Corbett's birth name was John McGillis.
03:20His father, Anthony Patrick McGillis, was the victim of a paramilitary murder in 1984 when John was five years old.
03:26His mother, Anne-Marie McGillis, continues to live with John in Belfast.
03:30In 1989, Anne-Marie disappeared, believed to have been kidnapped.
03:35Her remains weren't found until 2001.
03:38There was a forensic investigation of the scene and body, but the case is unsolved.
03:41Do we know why she was kidnapped?
03:43According to files held at the time by the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Anne-Marie was accused of being a police
03:48informant.
03:50This is the post-mortem report from 2001.
03:54Before she was executed with a single gunshot to the head, Anne-Marie McGillis had been tortured.
04:00The post-mortem detected gunshot wounds to the wrists, knees and ankles.
04:05Same injuries as...
04:07Cheers, Tathleen.
04:08We'll take it from here.
04:08Strictly turn out on this, man.
04:14Sarge.
04:26In 1989, Hastings was a PC in the RUC.
04:33When he passed the sergeant's exam, he chose to transfer over here on promotion.
04:37There's nothing in his record refers to him investigating the disappearance of Anne-Marie McGillis.
04:43That's a reference to Perron's sick leave.
04:46The only story the gaffer ever told me about in those days was about getting seriously injured by a pipe
04:51bomb.
04:51Significant that should happen shortly after Anne-Marie McGillis disappeared.
04:56Yeah.
05:03Ted.
05:04Um.
05:14Superintendent Hastings, I was very sorry to hear about the assault on your wife.
05:17I hope she's making a speedy recovery.
05:19Yes, she is.
05:21I want to be transparent on police corruption.
05:23The public needs to know we're investigating institutionalised complicity between the police and organised crime.
05:30Alleged complicity.
05:32And the lack of progress puts me in an invidious position.
05:35It's better anti-corruption doesn't exist than it's seen to fail.
05:38I'm being strongly advised to suppress the truth.
05:42The truth?
05:43That corrupt officers are winning.
05:46Hang on, I mean, is this hard enough catching criminals?
05:49Never mind.
05:50Bad coppers.
05:50Andrea.
05:51Ted, you'll receive written notification AC-12's authority to investigate Operation Peartree has been rescinded.
06:01You're taking this off the case, ma'am?
06:03I've asked Detective Chief Superintendent Carmichael to drop in later.
06:06I haven't told her the reason yet.
06:08My team just need a little bit more time, ma'am.
06:11You've had your time.
06:13Thank you, Ted.
06:17Ma'am.
06:24This is a complete mess.
06:26Of your own making.
06:28Rohan, no one wants to lie.
06:30But part of our duty is to uphold public trust.
06:33And sometimes that means having a non-exclusive relationship with the truth.
07:03We've made repeated attempts to contact the OCG using texts to use.
07:06communication to their laptop so far our messages haven't been returned
07:10maybe they've rumbled the impersonation yes it's possible as you know we've been
07:15able to identify Corbett's burner phone on the target surveillance of his wife's
07:18communications we've been making good progress in harvesting the metadata from
07:22his service provider here's a map created from historical metadata on the
07:27phones positions the hotspots represent habitual locations we already detected
07:32such as his apartment and Kingsgate printing services
07:45we've been moving on to analyze lukewarm spots and some have been reconnoitred we
07:50identified a nightclub in the Kingsgate area sir I've been thinking about this
07:58nightclub well I do read the reports meet me downstairs I've got a plan of how
08:05we're going to proceed
08:10thanks
08:22sir so with respect we need to consider exactly what it is we're trying to achieve
08:35here I'm banking that Corbett is going to attempt some kind of authentication at this point this
08:41nightclub seems to be their current hideaway we look at the burner phone activity here at
08:45this location and the second that Corbett or one of us we meet tries to contact the
08:50nominals further up the gym then we'll have a trail to the top mountain
09:01oh here we go
09:06they're challenging us to name the meeting at the Palisades shopping center
09:10they normally use audio what's going on
09:13we don't even know if this is Corbett at the other end it's an unknown user with a new IP
09:18address but
09:19they can achieve that using a new dongle on the computer all right okay
09:35referencing the Palisades meeting is an approved element of our pre-agreed responses
09:55okay so Hitch was a no-show at the meeting he may have spotted our surveillance but I'm backing us
09:59to
09:59be too clever to allow that to happen I'm going to take a gamble that he was in the dark
10:04about it
10:10here we go bang now we're cooking with gas our preferred option is to request
10:19information on the whereabouts of the stolen goods
10:52for Christ's sake the gaffer can't authorize an undercover op and be the uco at the same time
10:59there's no independent decision making it's even trained in undercover god knows
11:16okay wait Steve regs are regs we don't get to decide which ones we like and which ones we don't
11:23nothing knows that when my undercover was questioned he backed me look I know he's going through a lot
11:30I'll talk to him I'll come with you no I'm the DI
11:42yeah sir I honestly don't believe it's lawful for the same senior officer to sanction an undercover
11:52operation and carry it out without consulting the head of the covert unit or some other independent
11:57officer I also believe that whoever's TFC on this will not be able to guarantee your safety
12:02I recommend we commence a covert surveillance operation on the nightclub with a view to
12:07apprehending Corbett McQueen and any other OCG nominal detected sir
12:16okay
12:21sir okay start the surveillance
12:31so is there something you're not telling us no thank you sir
12:56welcome to the messaging service for Mark Moffat Kettlebell property partners no one is available
13:01all right Kyle
13:19yes Steve they sign you a Corbett look a quite nice I feel ideally we want to strike when they're
13:27all
13:27there Corbett McQueen Minkovich and the rest but Corbett's the priority all right call me when he's sighted
13:35not somewhere nice might be cheeky bastard bring pizza next time see ya
13:51I'm glad you called I was worried you'd still be pissed off with me who says I'm not just because
13:58you got bomb fluff all over your face doesn't mean you have to be an ass you can borrow my
14:01riser any
14:02time no okay how's it gonna work weird it's how it's going we've got an acting DCS and she's great
14:13everyone's still talking about Hargreaves looking back were there any signs yeah our AC 12 opening an
14:24investigation into the whole of serious crime seeing if we're all in on it we haven't got the manpower
14:34sorry
14:39no there weren't any signs I wish there were I guess they never are till it's too late
14:49or another
14:51it's up to you
14:53fine
14:56I'm not by the way pissed off with you anymore
15:02good
15:04good
15:14coming
15:36something wrong
15:38it's fine
15:59stop
16:04stop
16:05stop
16:06stop
16:07stop
16:08stop
16:13stop
16:13give me a minute
16:18Steve don't worry it's not a problem
16:20Steve
16:20stop
16:24stop
16:24stop
16:33Steve
16:33I won't be a minute
16:35I won't be a minute
16:38stop
16:38maybe there's just too much going on with work or something
16:42or maybe it's something to do with your back
16:44you hurt it really badly
16:51well
17:00I don't know.
17:23I don't know.
18:01I don't know.
18:24Can I help you, sir?
18:26A quiet night.
18:27Business on the slide.
18:30Our business is fine.
18:32What's yours?
18:40John Clayton about.
18:41I'd like to speak to him.
18:48Wait here, sir.
18:49Clayton, mind.
18:50Don't want to talk to anybody else.
19:04Hey, Liz.
19:06Copper.
19:07Looking for John.
19:08Who?
19:15This one.
19:17Did he show ID?
19:18Mm-hmm.
19:19Superintendent Hastings.
19:22Hastings?
19:26H.
19:28He said he'd come.
19:38Gaffer went in about half an hour ago.
19:40No sign of him coming out.
19:42Corbett?
19:42Still on sight, but McQueen and Minkovitz ended earlier tonight.
19:47God knows what the gaffers play now.
19:50So, uh, that's Eastfield's job.
19:53That was Clayton's bright idea, wasn't it?
19:55Where is he?
19:56Oh.
20:03Lisa.
20:05We need to take some precautions.
20:11Yeah, well, I'm just, um, talking to Miroslav here.
20:15Where's Clayton?
20:20John's lying low.
20:21Situation got too hot for him.
20:23All right.
20:25Well, look, I need to talk to him, because this is business.
20:28Talk to me.
20:30Oh.
20:32At least Eastfield goods are going to be difficult to get out of the country, you know?
20:35We're all looking for repair there, right?
20:38Every cop in three counties is going to be looking for the goods, so we've got to find a way
20:41of throwing them off the sand.
20:43What better way to grease the wheels than get the head of anti-corruption?
20:47Who knows every bank cop going?
20:49You need to be more than that.
20:52What about H?
20:55You want to use that term?
21:00How come you're showing your face?
21:03How come you're here on your own?
21:06No crew backing you up.
21:07Well, there's no time.
21:09This needs to happen first.
21:11And this is between us.
21:13We're doing things my way.
21:20We'll take no chances.
21:25I'd really rather you didn't.
21:27Don't make this harder.
21:28No disrespect intended.
21:32Don't move!
21:33You can't move!
21:35You can't move!
21:36You can't move!
21:36Stay where you are!
21:37Get down!
21:38Get down!
21:39Don't move!
21:40Don't move!
21:42Show me your hands!
21:43Stay there!
21:44Don't move!
21:45Stay there!
21:46Don't move!
21:50Six-four, urgent message.
21:52Four-five.
21:53No visual with the gaffer.
21:54Searching premises.
21:55Unarmed, say out till secure.
21:58Received.
22:05Don't move!
22:09Don't move!
22:22All right.
22:28No.
22:30Keep him in the car for a while.
22:32Let's wait and see if he's being followed, yeah?
22:35Well, what if he is?
22:57Boss!
23:07Keep going.
23:09What happened?
23:10There's a door into the adjoining building leading to an exit we didn't have under surveillance.
23:14I'm sorry, boss.
23:16It's not your fault, mate.
23:17This is why I told the gaffer not to do this.
23:20Well, now I know why.
23:21The paperwork came through from the DCC's office.
23:23We got taken off the case this morning.
23:25Shit.
23:26Is there any leads on where they're taking it?
23:27I know Eunice bulletin's been on the air for half an hour already.
23:30Circulating to neighbouring forces.
23:32No ops reported.
23:34Christ.
23:38Christ.
23:54Well.
23:56Clayton wasn't lying.
23:58This really is.
24:00Ha.
24:01Some hall.
24:04Is he here?
24:06Told you.
24:07He's lying low.
24:08Yeah, right.
24:09Well, I need him on the inside.
24:11Don't need him banging around like some loose cannon ready to blow the gap.
24:14What's your plan?
24:17Well, notices will have been sent out to the port authorities and the border agencies, so I think our best
24:22option is to fly this stuff out through some private airport with slack security.
24:28I mean, there's a hell of a lot of cargo here.
24:32It's going to take a couple of flights.
24:33I think we should start with the drugs.
24:35Because they'll be the easiest got rid of.
24:37We can use the Spanish connection.
24:39What airfield?
24:39Well, that'd be Greenhill Aerodrome.
24:42At the minute we're investigating a number of drug squad officers who are under suspicion for smuggling contraband.
24:48And it seems that Greenhill Aerodrome is their preferred route out.
24:53So, that's why we have to move fast.
24:54Because there's only a small window of opportunity before the surveillance starts on Monday.
24:58So, first flight tomorrow night.
25:00Two or three more after that.
25:01We get the whole thing wrapped up by the weekend.
25:02What do you say?
25:05I just, I don't believe that H would show up on his own.
25:09Oh, right.
25:09Okay, so now I get why Clayton ended up bossing this unit.
25:14Because he would not have the temerity to piss me off.
25:18Now you find out where Clayton is, get him in here so I can have a proper conversation.
25:34What are you going to do, Lisa?
25:42Lisa.
25:45It's the cops here!
25:47Come on!
25:48Come on!
25:49Come on!
25:50Get out of here!
25:51Go, go, go!
25:53Out police!
25:55Out police!
25:57Out police!
25:58Don't shoot!
25:59Hands work as soon!
26:00Hands work as soon!
26:01It's all right, we're all cooperating, fella.
26:046-4, scene secured.
26:06Two under control.
26:07Unarmed, clear to enter.
26:08You crystals!
26:09Not me, not me.
26:10Shut up!
26:10Unarmed, wrong.
26:11Four unarmed, to move forward.
26:13Repeat, four unarmed.
26:15Searcher.
26:166-4, 1GSW, ambulance required.
26:19Control, proceed.
26:20One subject down with...
26:21I'm arresting you on suspicion of conspiracy...
26:23I'm arresting you on suspicion of conspiracy to commit on robbery.
26:25...to commit on your defence if you do not mention more questions.
26:27...to commit on your defence if you do not mention more questions...
26:29...to commit on your defence if you do not mention more questions,
26:29...something you later rely on the court.
26:30Anything you do say may be used another test.
26:31Anything you do say may be used another test.
26:34Okay.
26:36All that they go, you see the ground.
26:38Are you open to the front?
26:40You want me on fire?
26:41All to...
26:42All to...
26:48All to...
26:49All to...
26:49All to...
26:58All to...
26:58All to...
26:59All to...
27:01There's no keeping this quiet.
27:04Alpha Charlie, 452, Custody.
27:08Is he going to survive?
27:11Custody are aware to place them in a dried cell
27:14until forensic processing is completed.
27:17For information, all data is reviewing.
27:35Sir.
27:38Sir, I was hoping you two guys would save my bacon.
27:41How did you manage it?
27:43We exploited the contact numbers from Corbett's burner.
27:46One of these was pinged at the nightclub
27:47and a live trace led us out of town.
27:49The phone was found on Miroslav Minkovic's body.
27:51Great work.
27:52And thanks for keeping up the pretense in front of McQueen.
27:55She is our best chance of bringing Corbett in.
27:58You'll appreciate, sir. We do need to ask you a few questions.
28:00Yeah, well, let me save you the trouble.
28:03Do you see why she took us off the case?
28:05Could have been the end of AC12.
28:07Look, I'm sorry that I didn't bring you in on what I was planning,
28:12but it was the only way.
28:14Unfortunately, Corbett has gone to ground,
28:15but my hunch is he will be back sooner rather than later
28:18with his tail between his legs.
28:19But right now, you know what?
28:21I'll give you a statement in the morning.
28:22I just want to get home.
28:24Sir, you should remain here for your own protection.
28:28I just want to get home.
28:31Stick a couple of AFOs outside the door.
28:33Sir, if the OCG finds out you're not in custody,
28:36it poses a serious and credible threat to an investigation
28:38we've all worked so hard for.
28:41We need to maintain the pretense.
28:48Yeah.
28:50Yeah, okay, yeah.
28:53Okay.
28:57Sir.
28:58Sir.
29:13Sir.
29:26Sir.
29:27Sir.
29:36Oh.
29:37I thought you'd be in bed.
29:40I was worried sick.
29:42Didn't get John's to call.
29:46You said your promotion meant better hours.
29:50You could be a mum, as well as a police officer.
29:55Thanks for making me feel like shit.
29:58Nice one.
30:05Alpha Charlie 6-1.
30:07Corridor secure.
30:08Clear to approach.
30:09We're safe.
30:10Clear now.
30:14Okay.
30:17End the door.
30:22Did you participate in, or are you able to provide any information on the following offences?
30:27The hijack of transport ED-905 on the 15th of February 2019.
30:33The hijack of ballistics transport BC-556 on the 27th of February 2019.
30:39And the armed robbery of the Eastfield Depot on the 5th of March 2019.
30:44No comment.
30:46The murders of PC Ray Randauer, PC Kevin Grasham and PC Carl Waldhouse on the 15th of February 2019.
30:53And the attempted murder of PS Jane Cafferty on the same date.
30:57No comment.
30:58The murder of PC Monique Bindra on or before the 23rd of February 2019.
31:03No comment.
31:06The murder of Detective Chief Superintendent Lester Hargreaves on the 5th of March 2019.
31:11No comment.
31:13Lisa, we've got a mass of evidence from the organised crime group you're a member of.
31:16From the nightclub office, forensic investigators recovered a laptop computer with your fingerprints all over the keyboard.
31:23If convicted, you'll spend the best years of your life in prison.
31:27But there is an alternative.
31:31Our side of the inquiry is the corrupt police officers who've colluded in these offences.
31:36We need your help with that.
31:41Witness protection.
31:44Immunity.
31:46Provided you're not ineligible due to committing the most serious offences.
31:50Did you participate in any of the murders listed by DI Fleming?
31:55No.
31:57We'll still need to look into that, of course.
32:00We require information on the higher echelons of the organised crime group.
32:04You're asking a lot.
32:07I need to think about that.
32:10There is one individual we're particularly interested in.
32:14Do you recognise the code name H?
32:19Is your boss watching all this?
32:23Superintendent Hastings is in custody under investigation for his links with the OCG.
32:31He?
32:33Is he H?
32:42Sorry.
32:43No comment.
32:50Lisa.
32:51It'd be great to have something to prove you're assisting the inquiry.
32:54To get the ball rolling with witness protection and immunity.
32:57One piece of information we require urgently is the whereabouts of John Clayton.
33:03I ain't seen him for at least a couple of days.
33:05Why not?
33:07Well, we got a tip-off that there was a rat in the unit.
33:10He must have lost his bottle.
33:12Where'd the tip-off come from?
33:15No names.
33:17You have to find that out for yourselves.
33:20But...
33:22They came from out of Blackthorn.
33:25Maybe someone inside Blackthorn knew about Corbett from another inmate.
33:29Well, that's a long shot.
33:31Corbett was bought in from Merseyside.
33:35Ma'am Satch.
33:37Government authorised police visits to Blackthorn Prison.
33:39Cheers, darling.
33:51The Gaffan made a visit on the 12th of March.
33:54To Lee Banks.
33:55The only current OCG member inside.
33:59Christ.
34:00Well, it's there. In black and white.
34:03The Gaffan found out that Corbett was the one responsible for assault on his wife.
34:06He goes to visit Lee Banks.
34:08Lee Banks passes on a message to the OCG that there's an undercover officer in their ranks.
34:12I mean, obviously we don't know that's exactly how it happened, but...
34:15No, we don't.
34:19Well...
34:21You know what I've got to do.
34:23You've got no choice, mate.
34:27Thanks, Dave.
34:29Well, that's for Corbett.
34:32Let's hope he went to ground in time.
34:34Let's go.
34:48Let's go.
34:50Let's go.
34:59Let's go.
35:01Hold your message after the turn.
35:04John.
35:06If you get this...
35:08You're in danger.
35:09I think your cover's been compromised.
35:12You've got to come in.
35:12I promise you you'll be treated fairly.
35:14I'll do everything I can so you can give your side of the story.
35:17Just come in, mate.
35:19Before it's too late.
35:30D.I. Fleming, ma'am.
35:31DSR0, ma'am.
35:33I've asked D.I. Randall to take notes.
35:36I've been advised you want to discuss a sensitive matter relating to AC-12's investigation into Operation Pertree.
35:43I don't do this lightly, ma'am.
35:47It relates to Superintendent Hastings, ma'am.
35:50I have a number of concerns regarding his recent professional conduct.
35:54Specifically, there was a potentially unlawful Fahrenheit order given to DSR0.
35:59And the recovery of the stolen goods involved an unauthorised undercover operation.
36:03God's sake.
36:06Ma'am, we've also detected circumstantial evidence that Superintendent Hastings may have deliberately blown John Corbett's cover.
36:14Oh, my God.
36:16Has Corbett been able to reach a place of safety?
36:18We don't know yet, ma'am.
36:20We're conducting urgent inquiries, ma'am, in an effort to locate him.
36:23Given what you've disclosed, I've got no choice but to order an outside investigation into Superintendent Hastings.
36:30Yes, ma'am, we understand.
36:32Where is he now?
36:34We're housing him, ma'am, at AC-12.
36:43Very sorry, sir.
36:46Oh, Jill.
36:47What are you doing in here?
36:49Yeah, well, ha.
36:50This is my gambit to get the, uh, OCG nominal talking.
36:54Meanwhile, I'm cooped up in here going off me trolley.
36:56So, good news, I think, yeah?
36:58You know, we managed to neutralise the OCG, get the loot back from the Eastfield job.
37:02So, should be back in the DCC's good books, I'd say.
37:06Sorry, Dad.
37:07Sorry, Dad.
37:07The opposite.
37:08There's been some extremely serious allegations which need to be thoroughly investigated.
37:14Oh, what, what kind of allegations?
37:18You're on liberty to say.
37:21I know a plan a bit fast and loose at the moment, but my team will back me up, they
37:24always do.
37:25Not always.
37:29No, I don't believe you.
37:32Name them.
37:33Well, the officer or officers concerned have the right for their allegations to be handled in strictest confidence.
37:38Mother of God.
37:40My own team.
37:42I'm here as a concerned colleague to offer my sincere advice on how to avoid an embarrassing finish to a
37:48distinguished career.
37:49Now, we need to move fast.
37:51Retirement will put you out of reach of disciplinary procedures.
37:54Yeah, but there's such a thing as reputation, you know?
37:57I mean, what are these allegations?
37:58I'll fight them, just you watch.
38:00Who's leading the investigation?
38:01An outside unit with an anti-corruption SIO at least one rank senior to you.
38:05Oh, Jesus Christ.
38:06Not Patricia bloody Carmichael.
38:09That one has been fast-tracked from day one.
38:11She hasn't put in the same years as the rest of us mere mortals.
38:14I'll tell you, she'll see my scalp as a step up the ladder, believe you me.
38:17Look, Ted, I can help you.
38:18I used to be a defense solicitor, a bloody good one.
38:21Oh, that's all right, Jill. I'll make my own arrangements, thank you.
38:25Well, you're your own man, Ted. You always have been, but don't say that I didn't try.
38:30Which is why I wanted to be the one to notify you.
38:35Notify me?
38:36This is a standard letter which will accompany the Regulation 15 notice.
38:40You're being suspended from duty.
38:44I'm really sorry, Ted.
38:50I am sorry.
39:02I'm sorry, Kate.
39:10I've been suspended.
39:11I'm sorry, Ed.
39:11You're notTPol.
39:12I have to leave her dead.
39:13Kate and Steve aren't in the building, otherwise they'd have to answer to me.
39:17You tell them to get their story straight by the time I get back.
39:20But, sir, I'm under orders to stop you leaving AC-12.
39:22Am I under arrest?
39:24No, sir.
39:24Precisely.
39:31No.
39:33No, there's no sign of...
39:34Mum, he's just arrived.
39:36Mum.
39:37What the hell's going on here?
39:39Superintendent Hastings?
39:40Yeah.
39:41D.R. Michelle Brandes, AC-3.
39:43Are you going to tell me what's going on?
39:45Sir, Detective Chief Superintendent Carmichael asked me to keep track of your movements.
39:49I was informed you'd absconded from AC-12.
39:51Absconded? Well, that's rich now.
39:52I'd just like to get to my room and follow the same with you.
39:54Sir, may I ask, what's the purpose of your visit here?
39:56It's for a hot bath and a change of clothes for Christy.
39:59Right, constable, stand aside.
40:01Sir, we've made arrangements to question you.
40:03Could I please ask you to accompany me to Deckard Avenue Police Station?
40:06Between you and me and the gatepost, D.I., Brandes.
40:09My patience is wearing a bit thin.
40:10Right, constable, stand aside. That's an order.
40:12Sir, I've asked you politely to come to Deckard Avenue.
40:15Yeah, and I politely declined.
40:16In that case, sir, you give me no choice but to arrest you.
40:19On what grounds?
40:20Well, as I'm sure you know, sir, under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
40:25Code Jeans, Subsection 2.9E,
40:27I have the lawful power to arrest you to further the prompt and effective investigation of an offence.
40:32What offence?
40:33Well, what, they get into me room to get a clean set of clothes?
40:36Sir, I strongly recommend you cooperate.
40:37Sir, I will state the offence.
40:40Edward Hastings, you are under arrest on suspicion of misconduct in a public office.
40:44You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention one question,
40:48something you'll later rely on in court.
40:50Anything you do say may be used in evidence.
41:20Yes, Arnott?
41:21Good.
41:25Thanks.
41:27You all right?
41:29All right.
41:31It's usually you some calls.
41:32Everything all right with you two?
41:34Not really.
41:36Well, that's a shame.
41:37I thought you were getting back together.
41:39We're not.
41:40Sorry, mate.
41:45Thanks for the call.
41:47You all right?
41:47All right.
41:50Workmen were processing this scrap when they accidentally disturbed the body bag.
41:53We've examined CCTV and an OCG vehicle was seen in the immediate vicinity.
42:01Open it up.
42:07If this is called there.
42:08Yeah.
42:09We'll take pictures of each stage of the process.
42:20There's a strong smell inside the bag.
42:24We'll take pictures of each other.
42:26There's a strong smell inside the bag.
42:30I'll take them all right.
42:39I'll take them all right.
42:43There's a strong smell inside the bag.
42:47I'll take them all right.
42:53Sorry, please.
43:10What if he did blow Corbis cover?
43:12Doesn't bear thinking about.
43:19DCS Carmichael asked me to pass on a message.
43:21Yeah.
43:23Given the possible conflict of interest,
43:25it protects all parties for you both to stay out of the building.
43:28If she needs you, we'll call you in.
43:36Come on, mate. There's nothing we can do here.
43:56Thank you, Raziva.
44:00Thank you, Raziva.
46:07In the process of returning this cash to retired Detective Chief Inspector Mark Moffat,
46:11Moffat forwarded the cash to me using false pretenses.
46:14Dear Brandis,
46:17document 24 in your folders,
46:19statement given to PS Toronto by Mark Moffat today the 14th of March.
46:24In his statement,
46:25Mr Moffat claims they're not only providing further documents relating to the kettlebell project
46:29and nothing else.
46:30Well, the man is a bare-faced liar.
46:32I can't bear shouting.
46:35You really ought to try and be more calm.
46:37Yeah, well, I'll be more calm and I'm not listening to a pack of lies.
46:41Did you even manage to check the banknotes for fingerprints?
46:44Funnily enough, I have run an investigation before.
46:48Moffat provided elimination prints.
46:49They weren't detected on the banknotes.
46:50You'd be too smart for that.
46:52What about the envelope?
46:53Prints were detected, but he doesn't deny handling the envelope.
46:56All right, great.
46:57Said cash.
46:58Why did you hold on to it?
46:59As I said, I intended to return it.
47:03Intended?
47:03Yeah, well, I didn't open the package immediately, ma'am,
47:06but the minute I spotted the cash, I called Moffat straight away.
47:10How would you describe receiving 50 grand in a brown envelope
47:14when you're the head of an anti-corruption unit?
47:21Suspicious.
47:23Hmm.
47:25Yeah, you see, we're agreeing.
47:28This is much better, isn't it?
47:33Suspicious.
47:35Hmm.
47:36Look, it was a complicated arrangement.
47:38It was an advance on funds.
47:40That was due to me further down the line.
47:41And the fact that it was in cash, what did that make you think?
47:45Like I said, it didn't sit right.
47:48Possibly someone was trying to hide the payment.
47:50That's possible.
47:53DI Branders.
47:54Document 17 in your folders.
47:56We've been given access to the accounts of Kettlebell property partners.
48:00We are unable to detect the sum of £50,000 credited to Edward Hastings.
48:07Yeah, well, um...
48:11Moffat must have been keeping it after books.
48:13Well, bearing in mind that's your version of events, Superintendent.
48:16Moffat denies furnishing you with the cash.
48:18Yeah.
48:19And I told you, the man's a liar.
48:21My client is telling the truth.
48:22He strenuously denies Mr Moffat's account.
48:26Alternatively, hiding financial transactions on that scale,
48:30is that something you would normally do?
48:31Absolutely not.
48:34DI Branders.
48:35As part of our inquiry under police developed vetting procedures,
48:39we've been able to inspect Superintendent Hastings' financial records,
48:43documents 32 to 38 near folders.
48:47Now, in 2014, an allegation was made by an officer under investigation by AC12,
48:54DI Lindsay Denton,
48:55who had fraudulently obtained access to Superintendent Hastings' financial records.
49:00At the time, Superintendent Hastings answered the allegations in writing
49:04and the inquiry was closed,
49:06as Denton's evidence had been obtained unlawfully.
49:09No, no, no. It was because there was no case to answer.
49:12Our examination of your account since 2014
49:14shows a pattern of increasing debts each time rectified by the sale of assets.
49:18Is that why you sold the family home, Superintendent?
49:22I don't have to answer that question.
49:23We don't really need to answer any of these questions,
49:25but that's not going to help you, is it?
49:29So far, we have £50,000 hidden in your hotel room,
49:34and a history of insolvency.
49:36I think it's in your best interest to account for this.
49:38Otherwise,
49:40my imagination might start running away with me.
49:43I mean, there's lots of reasons why a bloke might get into debt.
49:46Hardly dare mention them.
49:48Gambling.
49:50Drink.
49:50Drugs.
49:52Sex.
49:53Look, it was a bad investment.
49:55You trust somebody.
49:57All I was trying to do was just to cure a comfortable retirement for myself and my wife.
50:03I'm sorry to hear that.
50:05It's your duty to declare these losses.
50:08In your position as head of an anti-corruption unit,
50:11you are uniquely vulnerable to attempts of bribery and or blackmail.
50:15Agreed?
50:18Yes.
50:19There you see, we're agreeing again.
50:21This is how I like to work.
50:24These proceedings were initially triggered by allegations of professional misconduct.
50:27But let's move on to examine those.
50:29I'd be most grateful if you would.
50:30I'd like to look at your professional activities on the 12th of March.
50:34Have you had an opportunity to review your diary for that day?
50:37I have, ma'am.
50:38Please feel free to refer to it.
50:41Did you make a visit to Blackthorn Prison?
50:43I did.
50:45What was the purpose of that visit?
50:46To gather and harvest information on the organised crime group that we were in the process of investigating.
50:54We have a copy of the Governor-authorised police visit to Blackthorn Prison on the 12th of March.
50:58Is that your name recorded at 1700 hours?
51:03Yes, ma'am, it is.
51:04And who was recorded as the prisoner that you visited?
51:06That would be Lee Banks.
51:07Did you speak with Banks on the 12th?
51:09I did, ma'am.
51:10What was the content of that conversation?
51:12Well, I questioned Banks on the personnel of the OCG and other details that might be useful to our inquiry.
51:18Was the conversation recorded?
51:21No, ma'am.
51:23Was it witnessed?
51:25No, ma'am.
51:38P.S. Tranter interviewed Lee Banks.
51:42Lee Banks refused to cooperate in our inquiry and answered no comment to all the questions put to him.
51:47There's no corroboration of your statement, Superintendent Hastings, is there?
51:50No, look, Lee Banks is a hardened criminal.
51:54It's like getting blood out of a stone.
51:57We talked to you.
51:59A little.
52:00Why?
52:01What do you mean?
52:02Well, you just stated that Lee Banks isn't very forthcoming.
52:05What induced him to speak to you?
52:08Well, I am the superintendent of the team that got him banged up and put behind bars, so if he
52:13helps me with my inquiry, I'll put a word into the court so they can take into account his cooperation
52:19when it comes to sentencing.
52:20There really isn't anything.
52:21There really isn't anything very clever about that.
52:24But visiting a prisoner with no witness, no recording, that is less clever.
52:38For the DIR, the interviewee is not responding.
52:43What specifically did Banks reveal to you about the OCG that helped you with your inquiry?
52:48Only that the shots were being called by John Clayton, aka John Corbett, and one Lisa McQueen.
52:55Let's turn to Corbett McQueen.
52:56Your unit has been attempting without much success, it has to be said, to apprehend Corbett.
53:01When was the last confirmed contact with Corbett?
53:04Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, I'd have to check.
53:06We've checked.
53:07It was the 12th of March.
53:10A few hours before you visited Lee Banks in Blackthorn Prison.
53:19Now, turning to Lisa McQueen.
53:21She was interviewed by your leading investigators into Operation Peartree, DI Fleming and DSR0.
53:25We've been able to listen to the DIR of that interview.
53:28Reading from the transcript, McQueen, we got a tip-off, there was a rat in the unit.
53:33He must have lost his bottle, he being Corbett.
53:36DI Fleming, where did the tip-off come from?
53:39McQueen, it came from out of Blackthorn.
53:42Superintendent Hastings, did you reveal sensitive information to Lee Banks regarding DS John Corbett's undercover operation with the OCG?
53:50No, I did not.
53:52What would have been the consequences if you had?
53:54Well, I think Corbett would have considered his position and sought refuge in the nearest police station.
54:02Unless the OCG got him first.
54:07For the DIR, the interviewee is not responding.
54:10I now like to present evidence from a forensic recovery at, er, McDade and Company Breakers Yard.
54:18Image 67 to 72 shows a body bag being forensically recovered from McDade and Company Breakers Yard.
54:25The body bag contains body parts relating to a property developer who's been a missing person since 2012.
54:37Miss Jacqueline Laverty.
54:40Do you recognise Miss Laverty?
54:44Um, yes, I do. She was the mistress of a police officer who was under investigation. DCI and Tony Gates.
54:53Mm. Gates stated at the time that he was present when Miss Laverty was murdered by members of the OCG.
54:58So it's highly likely, wouldn't you agree, that this body bag was dumped by the OCG?
55:06Uh, yeah. Yes.
55:08Also present in the body bag were remains relating to an IC1 male aged approximately 40 years.
55:16A post-mortem has revealed that the victim died of exsanguination following a knife wound to the neck.
55:22Fingerprints and DNA match eye dent on elimination samples of a serving police officer.
55:31Detective Sergeant John Corbett.
55:36Superintendent Edward Hastings, I believe we've demonstrated you had motive to want Corbett dead.
55:42Uh, no.
55:43And the opportunity and means to disclose to Lee Banks that he was undercover police officer.
55:47No, never.
55:48It is clear to me that the threshold test has been passed and therefore it is my lawful right to
55:52arrest you on suspicion of conspiracy to murder John Corbett.
55:55No, no, no.
55:56You will be held in custody while we gather further evidence against you.
55:59No, what is happening here? I am being framed!
56:02Interview terminated.
56:03Look, I am not bent!
56:38Thank you, Tina.
56:38Ma'am.
56:39I assume you've been informed.
56:40Yes, ma'am.
56:41You did the right thing, pointed the finger earring gaffer, takes guts, integrity.
56:45It tells me that I can count on the two of you.
56:48Count on us for what, ma'am?
56:49Well, today was just for starters.
56:51I am going to prove that Hastings is H.
56:53I am not the judge.
57:19expecting you to do anything, but he is never heard of.
57:20He is not the judge.
57:21I am not the judge.
57:21I am not the judge.
57:22I am not the judge.
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