Line of Duty (2012–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - The List - full transcript
AC-12's loyalties are divided when DS Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues.
Before Danny died, he tried to
say something.
Now I reckon what he said was,
"List. "
What was Danny on to that meant
you had to kill him?
The final report states that these
findings are consistent with
a blood stained note.
And this is just between us for now?
I'm innocent.
The question is, are you?
You lied in court.
You lied to your partner
and you lied to me!
I did not plant evidence.
We gather the evidence and the people decide.
They've decided that she didn't do it because you
couldn't keep it in your pants.
That's not what happened.
There's seconds here, if you fancy?
Any more and I won't get off this sofa.
I had intended that meeting in
a more social setting
would make this less confrontational
between us...
I'm a married man.
Separated.
I'm sorry, Gill.
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd,
a registered social worker with
responsibility at Sands View.
Chief Superintendent Fairbank had
nothing to do with this case.
He ran Vice.
Stephens-Lloyd claimed he compiled
a list of authority figures who
conducted systematic abuse of boys
resident at Sands View.
See, I've never even heard of this
Stands View place.
I hope I'm not too late.
I saw the handshake at the door.
It was masonic.
I'm putting you in for
a commendation.
Ronan Murphy was interviewed about the
conspiracy Lindsay Denton was convicted of?
None of this was in the file.
And who gave us that file?
Hastings.
The Caddy is male, under 35.
A Detective.
A London or South East accent.
I'm sorry, gaffer, but the finger's
pointing at one of our own.
Detective Inspector Matthew Cottan
has distinguished not only himself
but the entire anti-corruption
division.
Detective Inspector Matthew Cottan.
It is an honour to present DI Cottan
with this award for Outstanding Bravery.
The commendation reads -
"In recognition of courageous
conduct in apprehending a dangerous
"suspect with commendable disregard
for your own personal safety. "
Well done, Cottan.
Thank you, sir.
Congratulations, Matthew.
Ah, thanks, Gill.
You need a drink.
There you go.
Cheers. Cheers.
Have you thought about going
in front of the DCI promotion board?
Right. Coffee?
Yeah, lovely.
Don't be going to any trouble
on my account.
You know, I'll have instant.
Special occasion, though.
Actually, it's good to be able to
talk outside the office.
Is everything OK?
No. Not really.
Steve's been ordering more
forensics on evidence seized
from Danny Waldron's flat.
Why?
He'll be making out I missed a lead,
but I know what he's up to.
That's classic classroom tactics.
If you've farted, you hold your
nose, you point at someone else.
What do you mean?
He's hiding summat.
What?
I shouldn't say until
there's evidence.
I hope I'm wrong, I really do,
but if I'm not...
.. I need to know you've got my back?
God, yeah.
Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
really said anything.
I know you two go back a-ways.
No, you had to.
Glock 17.
Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
for you are with me.
Your rod and staff, they comfort me.
We now commit Daniel's
body to the ground.
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust...
.. in the sure and certain hope of
the resurrection to eternal life.
Is there a problem, sir?
Why do you ask?
I know there was a briefing - inspectors
and above - and no-one's letting me in on it.
Hence "inspectors and above".
So, what's that about then?
I went to Danny Waldron's funeral.
There's still a perceived threat to
anyone associated with Danny.
And was anyone there?
No. No.
Well, that's good to know, eh?
And you shouldn't be bringing that
round here.
This isn't the Bronx.
Feeling better?
Uh, yeah, thanks.
Just a stomach bug.
Yeah. Well, now you're back, I was
hoping to get
those additional forensics
I requested.
What's the hold-up?
I don't want to get caught between
you and DI Cottan.
What d'you mean?
He knew forensics hadn't bothered
testing the envelope?
I'll be right back.
17.
Serial number and number and
type of rounds.
Cheers.
G36 carbine, plus rounds.
You wanted me to see something?
Yeah.
I've been reviewing CCTV of Danny Waldron
from the murder timeline of Linus Murphy.
Here's Danny arriving.
Note the direction of travel.
It matches the route from Linus
Murphy's residence,
so we have to assume Danny's come
directly from killing Linus.
Formal ID, it's Danny Waldron.
These images tally with the paperwork
we got from the storage facility...
.. and our assumption is that the
rucksack contains
Linus Murphy's head wrapped in
a watertight bin liner
and the carrier bag must be a
cold-storage container he bought en route.
Now the rucksack's empty -
presumably after Danny's stored
Linus's head.
He leaves and we pick him up
on an exterior camera again.
Danny jogging away.
Note the different direction
of travel from his arrival.
I just want to get the job done,
Kate,
and we've always done a good
one together.
The job, that I can do.
Where do you think he's going?
Unfortunately there's no other
CCTV of Danny. But...
.. here's the storage facility,
here's the direction we see him
leaving.
Danny's flat is located here.
It appears he came directly from
Linus Murphy's place,
so his only opportunity to conceal
any information he obtained
from Linus was when he
was in his flat.
What information?
Ink and blood was detected on the inside of
an envelope found at Danny Waldron's flat.
Now, the blood matches to
Linus Murphy.
To me, that means he must have
written a message
and put it in the envelope
straight from killing Murphy,
even before he washed the blood off.
It was definitely there in that
envelope. For a time, at least.
Why are we only getting this
information now?
Admin cockup. Forensics' fault.
OK.
All right? Where you off to?
Morrison's over the road,
but don't tell no-one.
I'll keep quiet for a Kit-Kat.
Any surveillance has to be
authorised by Superintendent-rank
or above and meet the RIPA criteria.
It's not rocket science...
Matthew... Anyway, get back to me
if there's a problem. Will do.
Hope you're not still hungover
from all that taxpayers' champagne.
Have you got a minute? Yeah.
Look, I am the last person to go
behind anyone's back,
but I've raised concerns about
a colleague
with my commanding officer...
Well, if Ted's dealing with it,
I shouldn't really get involved.
That's the problem. He's not.
Oh.
I can guess who the colleague
might be.
What worries me is he's wandering
around this place with a firearm.
Oh, my God.
Sorry.
Look, maybe I shouldn't have...
No, leave it with me.
Thanks, Gill.
Got a lead on Fairbank.
Digging into his personnel records,
there was a complaint made
by someone called Wendy Rider.
The complaint wasn't pursued
because Fairbank retired.
What was the complaint?
Well, as usual where Chief
Superintendent Fairbank's concerned,
the records are sketchy, to say the
least.
But it was about her son.
He was a resident at
Sands View Boys' Home.
He's overseas with the Army now,
but she still lives in the area.
Nice work.
Just doing my job, mate.
Do you remember when he went to
Sands View and how long he was there?
He was 13. It was nearly
a year till he come out.
It'd help our inquiry if you could
tell us why you made a complaint
about a Chief Superintendent named
Patrick Fairbank.
Well, Greg would never talk about
what had happened.
We never talked much anyway
after he got took away from me.
He blamed me for what had happened.
What had happened?
He said he'd been...
interfered with.
A big fat bloke, he said.
So I went to the police.
They didn't want to know. They said
Greg wasn't a reliable witness.
So I told them, if they didn't do nothing, I was
going to write to the papers and my MP and that.
They just laughed in my face.
And that was that?
No.
A week after, one of them come round and
said this Chief Superintendent had sorted it.
Who came round? A uniformed officer?
Yeah.
He said the Chief Superintendent had
got the bloke to confess
and that it was all all right so that Greg
wouldn't have to go through a trial and that.
To be clear, Mrs Rider -
you were advised that the offender
was going to prison?
Yeah.
Yeah, but then there was this
picture in the paper
and Greg said it was the same bloke.
Mrs Rider, is this the man you
saw in the paper?
Yeah.
And is that when you realised
he hadn't been charged?
I'd written down the name of this
Chief Superintendent
who had supposed to have taken
care of it all.
Yeah? Sir, we've got a witness
claiming Fairbank suppressed
a child-rape allegation
against Dale Roach.
Ideally, sir, we'd put these
allegations to Fairbank
in the presence of a solicitor.
Yeah, well, I'll have to think
about that. But, sir... Steve.
Sir. Kate.
Sir, with respect,
there's no operational reason to
drag our feet over Fairbank.
I know how to conduct an
anti-corruption case, Steve.
With respect, again, sir,
I'm becoming concerned this
inquiry's dragging its feet.
I'm not the issue here, son.
Sir? I can't have you interviewing
Fairbank
because of the suspicions
hanging over your head.
That's why we're dragging our feet
here, against my better judgment.
Still this crap about me planting
evidence against Lindsay Denton?
Listen, we'll bring Fairbank in, but I can't
have you in the room. I will not risk jeopardising
future prosecutions. What, you're taking me off
the case? Don't make this harder than it is, son.
Harder than protecting a former Chief Super who
just happens to be a mason? You are way out of line.
I saw your handshake. You do not know the first
thing. I know you're trying to take me off a case
that involves senior officers
covering up child abuse!
Suspicions against you are more than
just planting evidence, Steve.
As you were.
Superintendent Hastings and I
have had a short discussion
and in the circumstances,
we agree the best course of action,
to protect all parties and to abide
by disciplinary procedure,
is for you to be served with a
Regulation 15 notice
and to be suspended from duty
until these matters can be addressed
at a formal disciplinary hearing.
A Reg 15?
For what?
Certain allegations have been
made against you.
By who? It wouldn't be appropriate
to discuss these
outside a recognised disciplinary
framework.
But before you go, may I ask
if you're bearing a firearm?
This come from Dot?
I want him in here.
I don't think that's a good idea.
Fine.
I really don't think that's
a good idea.
My officer has asked for this,
so I'm going to give him this.
DI Cottan.
Sir. Gill.
The floor is yours.
What's this all about?
DI Cottan.
I have a number of concerns regarding
DS Arnott's professional conduct.
He's been bearing a firearm
round the office.
In contravention of Section 7
of the 1968 Firearms Act.
I've signed the firearm back in!
He's been accused of having an
improper relationship
with a suspect, of planting
evidence against said suspect.
I did not plant evidence!
He also fits the profile of
a suspect we're seeking
in a separate anti-corruption
inquiry.
What? This is insane!
What anti-corruption inquiry? I really don't
think any more should be said about this matter
while it's being investigated. Look, for
Christ's sake! I'm not the problem here.
What exactly are you saying?
Sir, I've got serious concerns
about DI Cottan's performance
of his duties under
police conduct regs
and that's why he's having
a go at me.
Sir, this is completely
out of order.
During a search of Danny
Waldron's flat,
he failed in his duty to order
the necessary forensics.
He then induced a junior rank to
hide this from me
so I wouldn't find out he'd
missed a crucial lead.
Listen, if there's any issues to be
addressed by a performance review,
or otherwise, then trust me,
they certainly will be.
However, said issues are separate
and distinct
from the ones before us now,
DS Arnott. Look...
Please, I know I've pissed
you all off
and I am sorry about the undercover
on Lindsay Denton,
but I am the only one that's trying
to solve this case!
Oh, well, there you have it.
Only Steve can solve the cases.
All hail Steve.
I definitely think we should stop this
conversation now. Thank you, DI Cottan. Sir.
Thanks for keeping your cool in there,
Matthew. It can't have been easy.
DS Arnott, regarding the Reg 15
notice,
you will return here for a formal
interview at a time specified by us,
but until then, you will be
suspended from duty. I'm sorry, son.
I'm sorry.
I know he's got his reasons.
But you, sir?
You never answered my point about you
and Fairbank both being in the masons.
Come on, Steve. You're not doing
yourself any favours here.
It's one thing denying allegations against you, but
it's another thing slinging mud at your superiors.
This is a different kettle of
fish, fella. What can I say?
You've let me down, you've let
yourself down.
Yeah. Well, you're the one that fed
us all a doctored file on Ronan Murphy.
What?
Ronan Murphy being a known criminal
associate of Tommy Hunter -
not in the file.
Ronan Murphy being investigated as
a prime suspect in Hunter's murder -
not in the file.
Ronan Murphy and Tommy Hunter both
being involved in
child sexual exploitation -
not in the file!
And you say I'm the one that's
letting you down.
Sir.
Are you OK?
Yeah. I'm not going to jump to
conclusions.
Let's see what comes out of
his disciplinary hearing.
Look, just between us, I've got
a lead on him planting
that money at Lindsay's.
I just wanted to let you know,
so it didn't come as a big shock.
And I know this is going to be
difficult...
.. but we've got to keep an eye on
his every move.
Sorry.
All right?
Thought these might cheer you up.
Come in.
They're really sweet, but
you didn't need to.
No, you're all right.
Kate... Look, I'd be gutted if this
Steve stuff came between us.
This feels like a bit of a second
chance for me...
.. and I really don't want
to mess it up.
Oh. OK.
No. It's... Just let's take it slow.
You know?
Yeah, yeah, of course.
With the Regs and that?
Sure.
But thanks for these,
they're lovely.
I'm glad you like them.
Well, I best be off. All right.
Night. Night.
How can I help you?
Ma'am, I'm requesting authorisation
on an undercover operation.
That's Ted Hastings' call, not mine.
Well, actually, ma'am, it'd be
against a fellow AC-12 officer.
Ah.
In this situation, guidelines are
that I should approach
an independent anti-corruption commander
in confidence for said authorisation.
Why me?
I'd rather not say, ma'am.
AC-9's nearer.
Like I say, I'd rather
not say, ma'am.
Because I'm a woman,
I can't be a mason.
You kept me waiting.
I know. I've been watching for
an hour.
If you'll hang on for that long,
then you must be desperate.
It's funny, because the last time
we met, I was the desperate one
and you held all the cards. Yeah, well, you
don't hold them all of a sudden. Don't I?
You know what, Steve, I'd deduced
that you are so desperate
that you need help from some
sad cow with no life.
Silly me.
Wait.
There's something I never said
and I want to say it now.
I'm sorry.
I did take advantage of you.
You were grieving, you were alone,
and gaining your trust -
albeit to solve a crime -
was callous and insensitive.
I'm sorry for what I did.
And you might not believe me,
but that night...
.. that's what made me hold back.
Don't flatter yourself, Steve.
I might have been a
complete emotional wreck,
but I didn't want you.
We were just two lonely
people having a fumble.
It might've sounded
convincing on tape,
but it was empty
and it was pathetic.
Back to planting of evidence.
The accusation's been around so long
that people are starting to
think they don't have to prove it.
Instead, it's down
to me to disprove it.
You know the truth.
You know I didn't do it.
Listen to me...
I've just spent a year and
a half of my life in prison.
I've lost everything -
my home,
my job,
my whole future.
Maybe now, you've got a
taste of what it's like
to know that you're innocent
and yet still have your
whole life destroyed.
Look, I'll help you find
the real criminals, Steve,
but I will never, ever spend
one more day in prison.
So, let me be clear -
that money was put in
my house to frame me.
I am innocent.
I am the victim in all of this.
You're unbelievable. No.
No, I want justice
and I don't care how
unjustly I get it.
So, why don't you just tell
me everything you know
about the case
that you're working on
and how it connects to mine?
You must be joking.
Right now, Steve, I'm the only
person that can help you.
Hi, Ted.
What's with all the
cloak and dagger?
Well, I wanted to ask you,
off the record,
if I can count on your full support
in investigating former Chief
Superintendent Patrick Fairbank?
In respect of...?
In respect of not adequately
investigating complaints
of child sexual exploitation.
Absolutely.
Absolutely. Thanks.
Ted, doesn't it make much more sense
to hand over your files
to the various authorities
carrying out official inquiries
into historic sex abuse?
You can do it through me,
if you like.
Yeah, that would be great.
Thank you, Gill.
Yeah, thanks. Thanks, Ted.
We got seats at the pavilion end,
right behind the bowler's arm,
and I'm thinking, you know,
"We're set for the day here,"
and then what happened?
Heavens opened.
Ted!
I'm sure there's no
need for all this
over a little misunderstanding.
We can thrash this out
between the pair of us.
I think it's best that we
continue as planned, really,
just to make sure that
everything's above board and...
I'm in your hands.
Tea? Coffee?
Very nice. Coffee, thanks.
Great.
'You are being interviewed
today in respect of suspicion
'of misconduct in public office.
'You don't have to say anything -
'however, it may harm your
defence if you fail to mention
'something under questioning that
you later go on to rely on in court.
'And, of course, anything you do
say may be used in evidence. '
Been there, done that. Thank you.
Document two in your folders.
Document two is a photocopy
of a missing persons report
relating to Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
You were shown this photocopy
in your interview on July 7th.
It's from near-on 20 years ago.
You don't recall the report?
I don't recall the report, no.
Well, if you could go to
the end of the report,
you were shown that a number of
individuals have been copied in
by the senior investigating officer.
I have to put my... glasses on.
Right.
You were shown, on July 7th, that,
according to the distribution list,
you were sent a copy of
this report in November '98.
Yep. Seems I was sent one.
God knows whether
I got it or read it.
During this time, November '98,
what was your position?
I ran Vice. Yep.
And why was the head of Vice
being copied into a report
on a missing social worker?
I have absolutely no idea.
It sounds like an admin error to me.
An administrative error?
Well, I'm surmising. I've no idea.
Sorry.
'Document three in your folders. '
Document three is a photocopy of
a report, dated 21st November '98,
on death by suicide
of Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
Stephens-Lloyd claimed
to have furnished you
with a list of names
of abusers at Sands View.
Shortly afterwards, he was
dismissed from his position
and three months later,
he was found dead.
I don't know anything about a list
and I don't know anything
about this poor fella.
Yeah, well, the Murder Squad
have reopened the inquiry
into the death of
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
Right.
Well...
now, Ted, this is getting serious.
Yeah, but this is also
an opportunity for you
to clarify a number of issues
that are causing us some vexation.
Well, you know I want to help.
And we're very grateful.
DC Fleming.
Document five is a recent
postmortem examination
from the Home Office pathologist.
It's likely that Stephens-Lloyd
was struck over the head
with a blunt instrument
and then thrown into
the river to drown.
So, not suicide.
Murder.
Well, I can see why
you're troubled, Ted,
but MY department had no
involvement in that investigation.
Well, we interviewed the officers
who carried out this investigation.
We have a statement
obtained by Murder Squad,
from an officer who
was a DC at the time,
stating that the senior
investigating officer,
DI Marcus Thurwell,
advised him the death was suicide
and anything that didn't fit
should be kept to themselves.
Now, why would Thurwell be so eager
to prove that it was a suicide?
I haven't the foggiest.
Do you recall the name Wendy Rider?
Well, I think we all know by now
that I'm hopeless with names.
Wendy Rider lodged a
complaint against you
in respect of her son,
Gregory Rider.
Gregory Rider was a resident
at Sands View Boys' Home
and was allegedly abused by
your best mate, Dale Roach.
Right, Ted.
Now, this was meant to be
a friendly conversation
but your DC, whatever her name is,
has just struck a tone
that I don't warm to.
DC Fleming.
My apologies if I've caused offence.
We are most grateful for
your cooperation, sir.
I knew Councillor Roach
from a distance,
a very great distance.
Going back to your interview
with us on July 7th -
you stated,
"When these things came up,
they would have been looked into. "
Do you stand by that statement?
Well, I must have said it
if you've written it down.
Can you inform us how you
investigated the allegations
made by Mrs Rider
against Dale Roach?
It'll be in the files.
We looked, it's not in the files.
I was Chief Superintendent,
not the office boy.
If records have gone missing,
that's got nothing to do with me.
Mrs Rider says that she was informed
that you carried out
this interview yourself,
and that no charge resulted.
Well, that must be because
the allegations against Dale
proved groundless.
"Dale"?
Councillor Roach.
Why did you not keep
any records of this?
Here we go again.
I was Chief Super...
"Superintendent. "
Yeah, I know. "Not the office boy,"
but this was your department -
and this was a very
serious allegation
against a prominent, you know,
public individual.
Me, I can't think of
any reason in the world
why you wouldn't have wanted
to be across all this yourself
and why there is no
record of the investigation.
Unless there was no investigation.
Unless you were sweeping
all this under the carpet
to protect your friend.
Did any of the boys at Sands View
complain about sexual abuse
to you or any of the
officers you knew of?
God, no. Absolutely not.
Because you would have investigated
it. Correct, 100% correct.
You and your solicitor
have a written request from a
police officer of inspector rank,
independent of this inquiry and
prior to this voluntary interview,
requesting your participation in
a video identification process.
Mr Fairbank is reluctant to
submit himself to a process
dependent on - what
must, by now, be -
extremely unreliable memories.
OK.
DC Fleming.
Item reference ASJ-76
is a newspaper cutting
dated 14th March '97.
Do you recognise this image?
It's me and Councillor Roach.
What was your connection
with the charity?
Well, I would be there,
at his invitation,
if he thought there was
a crime-prevention angle -
keeping young lads this side
of the law, that sort of thing.
Item reference ASJ-116.
Item ASJ-116 is a newspaper
clipping dated 7th August 1995.
For the tape, I am showing the
interviewee a copy of this item.
Do you recognise the man
in this photograph with you
and Councillor Dale Roach?
I think we all do.
And was he involved
in the charities too?
I believe so.
Some of them, yes.
So, in addition to the complaints
made about Councillor Dale Roach,
were there any other complaints
made about any other
prominent individuals
involved in sexual
assaults on young people?
Not that I recall.
Right.
Because according to our
colleagues in Operation Yewtree,
there were numerous complaints.
And according to our colleagues
in Operation Midland,
there were numerous complaints.
So, why did you not
investigate any of these?
I don't recall any
specific investigations.
We know there were complaints.
We know you were supposed
to investigate them.
And on the 7th July, you confessed
that you investigated them.
I must sound like a stuck record,
but I honestly don't remember.
It's the honest truth.
Were you under pressure...
to turn a blind eye?
I don't know how you mean, Ted.
From executive officers
or political interests.
What's put that idea in your head?
What we have here is Dale Roach
interfering with young boys.
Now, call me a cynic
but he's a politician
and they are all born liars.
Then we have this
celebrity up here
and we all know show business people
have very low morals -
but you were a police officer!
The Chief Superintendent.
I really want to help,
Ted, but I don't...
.. see what more I can say.
May I ask, how far are we
going with this today?
Do you have any evidence
to put to Mr Fairbank?
No, no, this is a
voluntary interview.
He's just helping us
with our inquiries.
I'm sorry that I can't
fill in the blanks
but, you know, I'm not
as sharp as I was.
So you keep saying.
Interview terminated.
Anything else I can do,
don't hesitate to ask.
CCTV showed Danny Waldron
arriving here early
the morning after he
killed Linus Murphy.
He came in from that direction,
deposited evidence
in a storage container
and then he left on
foot in that direction.
What, the way back to his flat?
Yeah.
I mean, Danny was laying
a trail for us to find
if anything happened to him.
There was even an envelope
addressed to me, but it was empty.
Forensics suggest, at one time,
it contained a note written
immediately after the murder.
Now, I believe Danny got
information out of Linus Murphy
that enabled him to compile
a list of abusers.
Well, if Danny had written the list
while he was still with Linus,
then he must have had it
with him when he left here.
If that was me...
I'd take the opportunity
to recce a safe spot,
and then hide the list -
or a backup copy -
that night, under
the cover of darkness.
Trust me.
Well, you know all
about concealing evidence.
I mean, you had to hide 50 grand.
That's not what happened at all.
My God, he's with Denton.
See? The pair of them
are in it together.
See? I told you we had
to watch his every move.
They're retracing Danny's steps.
Why?
Danny's flat is just
over on the next street.
Any further and he
risked being spotted.
I think I know what he did.
Gill.
I understand you decided to proceed
with questioning Patrick Fairbank.
Yeah. I decided to put
the man on the spot myself,
rather than turn it over
to some other department.
There's conflict of interest.
How exactly?
Your affiliation with Fairbank.
I've never put my personal loyalties
above my professional duty.
You're being naive.
I'm not referring to any...
ordinary relationship.
What will it look like if
Fairbank slips any inquiry
and then it's revealed that
the senior investigating officer
is part of the same
closed organisation?
What organisation
are you talking about?
Secret handshakes,
bare trouser legs.
Whatever it is you're alluding to,
I am not at liberty to discuss it.
No doubt Dale Roach was
part of the same lodge.
We can't have it appear...
that you're protecting Fairbank.
Protecting him?!
I'm doing my level best
to investigate him!
There's substantial crossover
with other inquiries.
Politically, it would be expedient
to hand over our files
and let Midland and
Yewtree run with it.
I have been informed of systematic
depravity against children
who were wards of the state
by high-ranking
officials OF the state.
Now, how much money
are we going to spend
chasing clapped-out DJs
when the people who knew
about this depravity -
and/or turned a blind eye to it,
and/or were involved in it -
are using that power to
cover their tracks?
Individuals - I might add,
Gill - who appointed you.
Well, that's absurd!
Is it?
Is it really?
Thank you for this file.
Perhaps you could help me understand
why it's been doctored?
Sorry?
Doctored.
And it was you, Gill,
who brought me this file...
.. with crucial pieces
of information omitted.
I can't explain how that happened.
Oh, yeah? Well, I can
explain it to you.
It happened because it was known
that, behind the seemingly lawful
killing of a violent criminal,
there lay a dark secret.
Probably the darkest secret
in our society today.
So, are you going to advise me
who provided you with that file?
Are you doing this on purpose, Ted?
Doing what? Sophisticated
adults are perfectly capable
of working effectively,
despite personal intimacy -
but clearly you're not
a sophisticated adult.
Clearly I'm not.
I only see black and white
with no grey areas in between.
And anything that
happened between us
that went beyond the professional -
well, it was a mistake, and we
just have to put it behind us.
You're right. It was a mistake...
but not the biggest you've made.
The only place we found on
our recce was a churchyard.
Quiet, secluded, plenty of
places to hide something.
The only problem that Danny faced
was finding the exact spot
that he had hidden his list -
days, weeks or...
Well, possibly even months later.
What's going on here?
We're...
We're searching burial records.
Her?
I'm sorry. We needed a
place to work. In our home?
We're searching for a missing
piece of evidence. Oh, really?
She's pieced together
how Danny Waldron's mind
might have been working and
she's had enough experience
of avoiding coppers.
You are unbelievable. I'm...
I'm desperate.
I'm going to get petrol
and some chocolate.
When I come back,
she'd better be gone.
What was the name of
the boys' home again?
Sands View.
Plot 121, Lenora Sands.
I'm going alone.
Steve, don't.
Need a lift? No.
I'll call you if I find anything.
They're splitting up.
You take Steve.
DC Fleming.
Kate, it's me.
Look, as she was leaving,
Lindsay looked like she'd led
Steve on a wild goose chase.
Poor bastard.
Yeah, well, don't you
feel too sorry for him.
Why?
That lead on Steve -
it looks like it's going to pan out.
He really did plant
that money at Lindsay's.
I'm sorry.
Look, I just thought
you'd want to know
before it becomes common knowledge.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm sorry.
Kate?
You were following me?
What are you doing here, Steve?
Looking for the list.
For Christ's sake, Steve.
Whatever's going on
between you and Lindsay,
I really don't give a shit any more.
Danny Waldron died because
of what he was on to
and I'm trying to solve this case!
You're not going to "solve"
anything.
Lindsay's making a tit of you.
But you and your new partner,
you deserve each other!
And what's that supposed to mean?
There's no list here, Steve!
If there's not, Lindsay's
going to get what's coming!
Well, she's not the only one.
I trusted you.
We were partners.
He's on that first
machine on the right.
Thanks.
Hi, Joe.
DC Fleming.
Yeah, I remember.
Joe, I need you to
look at some material
from our inquiry into Sands View -
photos of individuals of a
certain age and appearance,
to see if any of these men
could be the police officer
you or other lads
made a complaint to.
OK, well, show us them, then.
I'm sorry, Joe,
but there are strict rules on
photographic identification.
You'll need to accompany
me to a police station.
DI Denton.
Did this man come in here...
.. early one morning,
about two months ago?
I'd have to check.
Great.
I'm looking at the
7th of June, around 8am.
Joe, what is it? Joe?
It's OK. It's OK.
I don't believe it.
All right?
Oh, I'm fine. Thanks.
Steve?
Only me.
Lindsay Denton, I'm
arresting you on suspicion
of impersonating
a police officer. No.
And as you're on licence,
that'll mean a return to prison.
What a crying shame.
No, just wait.
Wait.
Listen. All right?
Don't take me to a police station.
I request AC-12.
I'm going to make a statement.
No skin off my nose.
I thought it was Steve's car
till I saw the registration.
Yeah, well, my
Ferrari's in the shop -
so I had to get a carpool job
with the rest of the rabble.
No back roads.
Just stick to the main drag.
Don't worry,
I'm not going to put my hand on
your knee, if that's what you think.
So, what's all this big news
you've got for us then?
All in good time.
I said, "No back roads. "
Change of plan.
Nearest station's Polk Avenue.
I'll take you in there
and they can charge you for
impersonating a police officer.
That's you back inside, end of.
OK, listen.
I found Danny Waldron's list.
The VIPs who were abusing
boys at Sands View.
How'd you manage that then?
It didn't make sense for Danny
to make a hard copy
of the original list
that could be lost or destroyed.
He'd make an online copy.
Obviously, you'd have already
seized his phone and computers.
Yeah, obviously.
He would have used a device
that couldn't be traced to him,
and I spotted an internet cafe
just off his route home.
He used a webcam on
one of the computers
to capture an image
of the original list.
So, how'd you manage to
crack his passwords and that?
Well, you'd already harvested
Danny's usernames and passwords
on his phone.
Computer and online accounts
are all recorded here.
Fortunately, people have a habit of
recycling usernames and passwords.
So, how did you manage
to find his e-mail?
We looked everywhere.
Danny was smart enough to keep
the e-mail only as a draft.
If it isn't sent...
it can't be traced.
Well, you've thought of
everything, haven't you?
Oh, I have indeed.
I deleted Danny's draft.
The only place that list exists...
is as a draft in my e-mail account.
So, you take me to AC-12
and I'll hand it over.
At a price, naturally.
So, what price would that be, then?
My convictions quashed,
a full pardon.
A clean slate? Hmm?
A fresh start?
Are you making fun of me?
Actually, I wasn't.
You just take me
to AC-12, all right?
You know what?
Don't worry, I'm going
to call them myself.
Look, AC-12 don't want
nothing to do with you,
they just want you back in prison.
What, you're
different somehow, are you?
I know you took that bribe, Lindsay.
But you didn't do it
for the money, did you?
You took it because you
wanted to find a young girl...
who was being groomed
by Hunter and his cronies.
How do you know that?
50 grand the first time.
100 grand this time?
What? Face facts, Lindsay.
Your old life...
No, that's a pipe dream.
It's gone.
Yeah, it's sad.
The only way you can
get a fresh start...
Well, do I have to spell it out?
100 grand and you forget
about all of this -
that list included.
All you have to do is
forget about everything.
All of this.
Look, just take the money, you
mad bitch, and stay out of it!
What are you doing?
Why don't you just take the money?!
Because I'm a police officer!
DI Cottan...
.. we are two feet apart
in a confined space.
Frankly, for you...
.. this is a forensic ground zero.
Don't do that.
You had four, five people killed
and me framed -
I expect you had
Danny Waldron killed too -
and never a single speck
of blood on your hands.
You want to shoot me?
You go ahead.
If it sends you to prison,
that is my job done.
Do not send that message.
You're just a go-between.
You're a weasel.
Other people do your
dirty work for you.
Now, you put that gun away
and you take me to AC-12.
Let's see what they all
think when I bring you in.
When I bring in the Caddy.
No.
No!
say something.
Now I reckon what he said was,
"List. "
What was Danny on to that meant
you had to kill him?
The final report states that these
findings are consistent with
a blood stained note.
And this is just between us for now?
I'm innocent.
The question is, are you?
You lied in court.
You lied to your partner
and you lied to me!
I did not plant evidence.
We gather the evidence and the people decide.
They've decided that she didn't do it because you
couldn't keep it in your pants.
That's not what happened.
There's seconds here, if you fancy?
Any more and I won't get off this sofa.
I had intended that meeting in
a more social setting
would make this less confrontational
between us...
I'm a married man.
Separated.
I'm sorry, Gill.
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd,
a registered social worker with
responsibility at Sands View.
Chief Superintendent Fairbank had
nothing to do with this case.
He ran Vice.
Stephens-Lloyd claimed he compiled
a list of authority figures who
conducted systematic abuse of boys
resident at Sands View.
See, I've never even heard of this
Stands View place.
I hope I'm not too late.
I saw the handshake at the door.
It was masonic.
I'm putting you in for
a commendation.
Ronan Murphy was interviewed about the
conspiracy Lindsay Denton was convicted of?
None of this was in the file.
And who gave us that file?
Hastings.
The Caddy is male, under 35.
A Detective.
A London or South East accent.
I'm sorry, gaffer, but the finger's
pointing at one of our own.
Detective Inspector Matthew Cottan
has distinguished not only himself
but the entire anti-corruption
division.
Detective Inspector Matthew Cottan.
It is an honour to present DI Cottan
with this award for Outstanding Bravery.
The commendation reads -
"In recognition of courageous
conduct in apprehending a dangerous
"suspect with commendable disregard
for your own personal safety. "
Well done, Cottan.
Thank you, sir.
Congratulations, Matthew.
Ah, thanks, Gill.
You need a drink.
There you go.
Cheers. Cheers.
Have you thought about going
in front of the DCI promotion board?
Right. Coffee?
Yeah, lovely.
Don't be going to any trouble
on my account.
You know, I'll have instant.
Special occasion, though.
Actually, it's good to be able to
talk outside the office.
Is everything OK?
No. Not really.
Steve's been ordering more
forensics on evidence seized
from Danny Waldron's flat.
Why?
He'll be making out I missed a lead,
but I know what he's up to.
That's classic classroom tactics.
If you've farted, you hold your
nose, you point at someone else.
What do you mean?
He's hiding summat.
What?
I shouldn't say until
there's evidence.
I hope I'm wrong, I really do,
but if I'm not...
.. I need to know you've got my back?
God, yeah.
Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
really said anything.
I know you two go back a-ways.
No, you had to.
Glock 17.
Though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
for you are with me.
Your rod and staff, they comfort me.
We now commit Daniel's
body to the ground.
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust...
.. in the sure and certain hope of
the resurrection to eternal life.
Is there a problem, sir?
Why do you ask?
I know there was a briefing - inspectors
and above - and no-one's letting me in on it.
Hence "inspectors and above".
So, what's that about then?
I went to Danny Waldron's funeral.
There's still a perceived threat to
anyone associated with Danny.
And was anyone there?
No. No.
Well, that's good to know, eh?
And you shouldn't be bringing that
round here.
This isn't the Bronx.
Feeling better?
Uh, yeah, thanks.
Just a stomach bug.
Yeah. Well, now you're back, I was
hoping to get
those additional forensics
I requested.
What's the hold-up?
I don't want to get caught between
you and DI Cottan.
What d'you mean?
He knew forensics hadn't bothered
testing the envelope?
I'll be right back.
17.
Serial number and number and
type of rounds.
Cheers.
G36 carbine, plus rounds.
You wanted me to see something?
Yeah.
I've been reviewing CCTV of Danny Waldron
from the murder timeline of Linus Murphy.
Here's Danny arriving.
Note the direction of travel.
It matches the route from Linus
Murphy's residence,
so we have to assume Danny's come
directly from killing Linus.
Formal ID, it's Danny Waldron.
These images tally with the paperwork
we got from the storage facility...
.. and our assumption is that the
rucksack contains
Linus Murphy's head wrapped in
a watertight bin liner
and the carrier bag must be a
cold-storage container he bought en route.
Now the rucksack's empty -
presumably after Danny's stored
Linus's head.
He leaves and we pick him up
on an exterior camera again.
Danny jogging away.
Note the different direction
of travel from his arrival.
I just want to get the job done,
Kate,
and we've always done a good
one together.
The job, that I can do.
Where do you think he's going?
Unfortunately there's no other
CCTV of Danny. But...
.. here's the storage facility,
here's the direction we see him
leaving.
Danny's flat is located here.
It appears he came directly from
Linus Murphy's place,
so his only opportunity to conceal
any information he obtained
from Linus was when he
was in his flat.
What information?
Ink and blood was detected on the inside of
an envelope found at Danny Waldron's flat.
Now, the blood matches to
Linus Murphy.
To me, that means he must have
written a message
and put it in the envelope
straight from killing Murphy,
even before he washed the blood off.
It was definitely there in that
envelope. For a time, at least.
Why are we only getting this
information now?
Admin cockup. Forensics' fault.
OK.
All right? Where you off to?
Morrison's over the road,
but don't tell no-one.
I'll keep quiet for a Kit-Kat.
Any surveillance has to be
authorised by Superintendent-rank
or above and meet the RIPA criteria.
It's not rocket science...
Matthew... Anyway, get back to me
if there's a problem. Will do.
Hope you're not still hungover
from all that taxpayers' champagne.
Have you got a minute? Yeah.
Look, I am the last person to go
behind anyone's back,
but I've raised concerns about
a colleague
with my commanding officer...
Well, if Ted's dealing with it,
I shouldn't really get involved.
That's the problem. He's not.
Oh.
I can guess who the colleague
might be.
What worries me is he's wandering
around this place with a firearm.
Oh, my God.
Sorry.
Look, maybe I shouldn't have...
No, leave it with me.
Thanks, Gill.
Got a lead on Fairbank.
Digging into his personnel records,
there was a complaint made
by someone called Wendy Rider.
The complaint wasn't pursued
because Fairbank retired.
What was the complaint?
Well, as usual where Chief
Superintendent Fairbank's concerned,
the records are sketchy, to say the
least.
But it was about her son.
He was a resident at
Sands View Boys' Home.
He's overseas with the Army now,
but she still lives in the area.
Nice work.
Just doing my job, mate.
Do you remember when he went to
Sands View and how long he was there?
He was 13. It was nearly
a year till he come out.
It'd help our inquiry if you could
tell us why you made a complaint
about a Chief Superintendent named
Patrick Fairbank.
Well, Greg would never talk about
what had happened.
We never talked much anyway
after he got took away from me.
He blamed me for what had happened.
What had happened?
He said he'd been...
interfered with.
A big fat bloke, he said.
So I went to the police.
They didn't want to know. They said
Greg wasn't a reliable witness.
So I told them, if they didn't do nothing, I was
going to write to the papers and my MP and that.
They just laughed in my face.
And that was that?
No.
A week after, one of them come round and
said this Chief Superintendent had sorted it.
Who came round? A uniformed officer?
Yeah.
He said the Chief Superintendent had
got the bloke to confess
and that it was all all right so that Greg
wouldn't have to go through a trial and that.
To be clear, Mrs Rider -
you were advised that the offender
was going to prison?
Yeah.
Yeah, but then there was this
picture in the paper
and Greg said it was the same bloke.
Mrs Rider, is this the man you
saw in the paper?
Yeah.
And is that when you realised
he hadn't been charged?
I'd written down the name of this
Chief Superintendent
who had supposed to have taken
care of it all.
Yeah? Sir, we've got a witness
claiming Fairbank suppressed
a child-rape allegation
against Dale Roach.
Ideally, sir, we'd put these
allegations to Fairbank
in the presence of a solicitor.
Yeah, well, I'll have to think
about that. But, sir... Steve.
Sir. Kate.
Sir, with respect,
there's no operational reason to
drag our feet over Fairbank.
I know how to conduct an
anti-corruption case, Steve.
With respect, again, sir,
I'm becoming concerned this
inquiry's dragging its feet.
I'm not the issue here, son.
Sir? I can't have you interviewing
Fairbank
because of the suspicions
hanging over your head.
That's why we're dragging our feet
here, against my better judgment.
Still this crap about me planting
evidence against Lindsay Denton?
Listen, we'll bring Fairbank in, but I can't
have you in the room. I will not risk jeopardising
future prosecutions. What, you're taking me off
the case? Don't make this harder than it is, son.
Harder than protecting a former Chief Super who
just happens to be a mason? You are way out of line.
I saw your handshake. You do not know the first
thing. I know you're trying to take me off a case
that involves senior officers
covering up child abuse!
Suspicions against you are more than
just planting evidence, Steve.
As you were.
Superintendent Hastings and I
have had a short discussion
and in the circumstances,
we agree the best course of action,
to protect all parties and to abide
by disciplinary procedure,
is for you to be served with a
Regulation 15 notice
and to be suspended from duty
until these matters can be addressed
at a formal disciplinary hearing.
A Reg 15?
For what?
Certain allegations have been
made against you.
By who? It wouldn't be appropriate
to discuss these
outside a recognised disciplinary
framework.
But before you go, may I ask
if you're bearing a firearm?
This come from Dot?
I want him in here.
I don't think that's a good idea.
Fine.
I really don't think that's
a good idea.
My officer has asked for this,
so I'm going to give him this.
DI Cottan.
Sir. Gill.
The floor is yours.
What's this all about?
DI Cottan.
I have a number of concerns regarding
DS Arnott's professional conduct.
He's been bearing a firearm
round the office.
In contravention of Section 7
of the 1968 Firearms Act.
I've signed the firearm back in!
He's been accused of having an
improper relationship
with a suspect, of planting
evidence against said suspect.
I did not plant evidence!
He also fits the profile of
a suspect we're seeking
in a separate anti-corruption
inquiry.
What? This is insane!
What anti-corruption inquiry? I really don't
think any more should be said about this matter
while it's being investigated. Look, for
Christ's sake! I'm not the problem here.
What exactly are you saying?
Sir, I've got serious concerns
about DI Cottan's performance
of his duties under
police conduct regs
and that's why he's having
a go at me.
Sir, this is completely
out of order.
During a search of Danny
Waldron's flat,
he failed in his duty to order
the necessary forensics.
He then induced a junior rank to
hide this from me
so I wouldn't find out he'd
missed a crucial lead.
Listen, if there's any issues to be
addressed by a performance review,
or otherwise, then trust me,
they certainly will be.
However, said issues are separate
and distinct
from the ones before us now,
DS Arnott. Look...
Please, I know I've pissed
you all off
and I am sorry about the undercover
on Lindsay Denton,
but I am the only one that's trying
to solve this case!
Oh, well, there you have it.
Only Steve can solve the cases.
All hail Steve.
I definitely think we should stop this
conversation now. Thank you, DI Cottan. Sir.
Thanks for keeping your cool in there,
Matthew. It can't have been easy.
DS Arnott, regarding the Reg 15
notice,
you will return here for a formal
interview at a time specified by us,
but until then, you will be
suspended from duty. I'm sorry, son.
I'm sorry.
I know he's got his reasons.
But you, sir?
You never answered my point about you
and Fairbank both being in the masons.
Come on, Steve. You're not doing
yourself any favours here.
It's one thing denying allegations against you, but
it's another thing slinging mud at your superiors.
This is a different kettle of
fish, fella. What can I say?
You've let me down, you've let
yourself down.
Yeah. Well, you're the one that fed
us all a doctored file on Ronan Murphy.
What?
Ronan Murphy being a known criminal
associate of Tommy Hunter -
not in the file.
Ronan Murphy being investigated as
a prime suspect in Hunter's murder -
not in the file.
Ronan Murphy and Tommy Hunter both
being involved in
child sexual exploitation -
not in the file!
And you say I'm the one that's
letting you down.
Sir.
Are you OK?
Yeah. I'm not going to jump to
conclusions.
Let's see what comes out of
his disciplinary hearing.
Look, just between us, I've got
a lead on him planting
that money at Lindsay's.
I just wanted to let you know,
so it didn't come as a big shock.
And I know this is going to be
difficult...
.. but we've got to keep an eye on
his every move.
Sorry.
All right?
Thought these might cheer you up.
Come in.
They're really sweet, but
you didn't need to.
No, you're all right.
Kate... Look, I'd be gutted if this
Steve stuff came between us.
This feels like a bit of a second
chance for me...
.. and I really don't want
to mess it up.
Oh. OK.
No. It's... Just let's take it slow.
You know?
Yeah, yeah, of course.
With the Regs and that?
Sure.
But thanks for these,
they're lovely.
I'm glad you like them.
Well, I best be off. All right.
Night. Night.
How can I help you?
Ma'am, I'm requesting authorisation
on an undercover operation.
That's Ted Hastings' call, not mine.
Well, actually, ma'am, it'd be
against a fellow AC-12 officer.
Ah.
In this situation, guidelines are
that I should approach
an independent anti-corruption commander
in confidence for said authorisation.
Why me?
I'd rather not say, ma'am.
AC-9's nearer.
Like I say, I'd rather
not say, ma'am.
Because I'm a woman,
I can't be a mason.
You kept me waiting.
I know. I've been watching for
an hour.
If you'll hang on for that long,
then you must be desperate.
It's funny, because the last time
we met, I was the desperate one
and you held all the cards. Yeah, well, you
don't hold them all of a sudden. Don't I?
You know what, Steve, I'd deduced
that you are so desperate
that you need help from some
sad cow with no life.
Silly me.
Wait.
There's something I never said
and I want to say it now.
I'm sorry.
I did take advantage of you.
You were grieving, you were alone,
and gaining your trust -
albeit to solve a crime -
was callous and insensitive.
I'm sorry for what I did.
And you might not believe me,
but that night...
.. that's what made me hold back.
Don't flatter yourself, Steve.
I might have been a
complete emotional wreck,
but I didn't want you.
We were just two lonely
people having a fumble.
It might've sounded
convincing on tape,
but it was empty
and it was pathetic.
Back to planting of evidence.
The accusation's been around so long
that people are starting to
think they don't have to prove it.
Instead, it's down
to me to disprove it.
You know the truth.
You know I didn't do it.
Listen to me...
I've just spent a year and
a half of my life in prison.
I've lost everything -
my home,
my job,
my whole future.
Maybe now, you've got a
taste of what it's like
to know that you're innocent
and yet still have your
whole life destroyed.
Look, I'll help you find
the real criminals, Steve,
but I will never, ever spend
one more day in prison.
So, let me be clear -
that money was put in
my house to frame me.
I am innocent.
I am the victim in all of this.
You're unbelievable. No.
No, I want justice
and I don't care how
unjustly I get it.
So, why don't you just tell
me everything you know
about the case
that you're working on
and how it connects to mine?
You must be joking.
Right now, Steve, I'm the only
person that can help you.
Hi, Ted.
What's with all the
cloak and dagger?
Well, I wanted to ask you,
off the record,
if I can count on your full support
in investigating former Chief
Superintendent Patrick Fairbank?
In respect of...?
In respect of not adequately
investigating complaints
of child sexual exploitation.
Absolutely.
Absolutely. Thanks.
Ted, doesn't it make much more sense
to hand over your files
to the various authorities
carrying out official inquiries
into historic sex abuse?
You can do it through me,
if you like.
Yeah, that would be great.
Thank you, Gill.
Yeah, thanks. Thanks, Ted.
We got seats at the pavilion end,
right behind the bowler's arm,
and I'm thinking, you know,
"We're set for the day here,"
and then what happened?
Heavens opened.
Ted!
I'm sure there's no
need for all this
over a little misunderstanding.
We can thrash this out
between the pair of us.
I think it's best that we
continue as planned, really,
just to make sure that
everything's above board and...
I'm in your hands.
Tea? Coffee?
Very nice. Coffee, thanks.
Great.
'You are being interviewed
today in respect of suspicion
'of misconduct in public office.
'You don't have to say anything -
'however, it may harm your
defence if you fail to mention
'something under questioning that
you later go on to rely on in court.
'And, of course, anything you do
say may be used in evidence. '
Been there, done that. Thank you.
Document two in your folders.
Document two is a photocopy
of a missing persons report
relating to Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
You were shown this photocopy
in your interview on July 7th.
It's from near-on 20 years ago.
You don't recall the report?
I don't recall the report, no.
Well, if you could go to
the end of the report,
you were shown that a number of
individuals have been copied in
by the senior investigating officer.
I have to put my... glasses on.
Right.
You were shown, on July 7th, that,
according to the distribution list,
you were sent a copy of
this report in November '98.
Yep. Seems I was sent one.
God knows whether
I got it or read it.
During this time, November '98,
what was your position?
I ran Vice. Yep.
And why was the head of Vice
being copied into a report
on a missing social worker?
I have absolutely no idea.
It sounds like an admin error to me.
An administrative error?
Well, I'm surmising. I've no idea.
Sorry.
'Document three in your folders. '
Document three is a photocopy of
a report, dated 21st November '98,
on death by suicide
of Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
Stephens-Lloyd claimed
to have furnished you
with a list of names
of abusers at Sands View.
Shortly afterwards, he was
dismissed from his position
and three months later,
he was found dead.
I don't know anything about a list
and I don't know anything
about this poor fella.
Yeah, well, the Murder Squad
have reopened the inquiry
into the death of
Oliver Stephens-Lloyd.
Right.
Well...
now, Ted, this is getting serious.
Yeah, but this is also
an opportunity for you
to clarify a number of issues
that are causing us some vexation.
Well, you know I want to help.
And we're very grateful.
DC Fleming.
Document five is a recent
postmortem examination
from the Home Office pathologist.
It's likely that Stephens-Lloyd
was struck over the head
with a blunt instrument
and then thrown into
the river to drown.
So, not suicide.
Murder.
Well, I can see why
you're troubled, Ted,
but MY department had no
involvement in that investigation.
Well, we interviewed the officers
who carried out this investigation.
We have a statement
obtained by Murder Squad,
from an officer who
was a DC at the time,
stating that the senior
investigating officer,
DI Marcus Thurwell,
advised him the death was suicide
and anything that didn't fit
should be kept to themselves.
Now, why would Thurwell be so eager
to prove that it was a suicide?
I haven't the foggiest.
Do you recall the name Wendy Rider?
Well, I think we all know by now
that I'm hopeless with names.
Wendy Rider lodged a
complaint against you
in respect of her son,
Gregory Rider.
Gregory Rider was a resident
at Sands View Boys' Home
and was allegedly abused by
your best mate, Dale Roach.
Right, Ted.
Now, this was meant to be
a friendly conversation
but your DC, whatever her name is,
has just struck a tone
that I don't warm to.
DC Fleming.
My apologies if I've caused offence.
We are most grateful for
your cooperation, sir.
I knew Councillor Roach
from a distance,
a very great distance.
Going back to your interview
with us on July 7th -
you stated,
"When these things came up,
they would have been looked into. "
Do you stand by that statement?
Well, I must have said it
if you've written it down.
Can you inform us how you
investigated the allegations
made by Mrs Rider
against Dale Roach?
It'll be in the files.
We looked, it's not in the files.
I was Chief Superintendent,
not the office boy.
If records have gone missing,
that's got nothing to do with me.
Mrs Rider says that she was informed
that you carried out
this interview yourself,
and that no charge resulted.
Well, that must be because
the allegations against Dale
proved groundless.
"Dale"?
Councillor Roach.
Why did you not keep
any records of this?
Here we go again.
I was Chief Super...
"Superintendent. "
Yeah, I know. "Not the office boy,"
but this was your department -
and this was a very
serious allegation
against a prominent, you know,
public individual.
Me, I can't think of
any reason in the world
why you wouldn't have wanted
to be across all this yourself
and why there is no
record of the investigation.
Unless there was no investigation.
Unless you were sweeping
all this under the carpet
to protect your friend.
Did any of the boys at Sands View
complain about sexual abuse
to you or any of the
officers you knew of?
God, no. Absolutely not.
Because you would have investigated
it. Correct, 100% correct.
You and your solicitor
have a written request from a
police officer of inspector rank,
independent of this inquiry and
prior to this voluntary interview,
requesting your participation in
a video identification process.
Mr Fairbank is reluctant to
submit himself to a process
dependent on - what
must, by now, be -
extremely unreliable memories.
OK.
DC Fleming.
Item reference ASJ-76
is a newspaper cutting
dated 14th March '97.
Do you recognise this image?
It's me and Councillor Roach.
What was your connection
with the charity?
Well, I would be there,
at his invitation,
if he thought there was
a crime-prevention angle -
keeping young lads this side
of the law, that sort of thing.
Item reference ASJ-116.
Item ASJ-116 is a newspaper
clipping dated 7th August 1995.
For the tape, I am showing the
interviewee a copy of this item.
Do you recognise the man
in this photograph with you
and Councillor Dale Roach?
I think we all do.
And was he involved
in the charities too?
I believe so.
Some of them, yes.
So, in addition to the complaints
made about Councillor Dale Roach,
were there any other complaints
made about any other
prominent individuals
involved in sexual
assaults on young people?
Not that I recall.
Right.
Because according to our
colleagues in Operation Yewtree,
there were numerous complaints.
And according to our colleagues
in Operation Midland,
there were numerous complaints.
So, why did you not
investigate any of these?
I don't recall any
specific investigations.
We know there were complaints.
We know you were supposed
to investigate them.
And on the 7th July, you confessed
that you investigated them.
I must sound like a stuck record,
but I honestly don't remember.
It's the honest truth.
Were you under pressure...
to turn a blind eye?
I don't know how you mean, Ted.
From executive officers
or political interests.
What's put that idea in your head?
What we have here is Dale Roach
interfering with young boys.
Now, call me a cynic
but he's a politician
and they are all born liars.
Then we have this
celebrity up here
and we all know show business people
have very low morals -
but you were a police officer!
The Chief Superintendent.
I really want to help,
Ted, but I don't...
.. see what more I can say.
May I ask, how far are we
going with this today?
Do you have any evidence
to put to Mr Fairbank?
No, no, this is a
voluntary interview.
He's just helping us
with our inquiries.
I'm sorry that I can't
fill in the blanks
but, you know, I'm not
as sharp as I was.
So you keep saying.
Interview terminated.
Anything else I can do,
don't hesitate to ask.
CCTV showed Danny Waldron
arriving here early
the morning after he
killed Linus Murphy.
He came in from that direction,
deposited evidence
in a storage container
and then he left on
foot in that direction.
What, the way back to his flat?
Yeah.
I mean, Danny was laying
a trail for us to find
if anything happened to him.
There was even an envelope
addressed to me, but it was empty.
Forensics suggest, at one time,
it contained a note written
immediately after the murder.
Now, I believe Danny got
information out of Linus Murphy
that enabled him to compile
a list of abusers.
Well, if Danny had written the list
while he was still with Linus,
then he must have had it
with him when he left here.
If that was me...
I'd take the opportunity
to recce a safe spot,
and then hide the list -
or a backup copy -
that night, under
the cover of darkness.
Trust me.
Well, you know all
about concealing evidence.
I mean, you had to hide 50 grand.
That's not what happened at all.
My God, he's with Denton.
See? The pair of them
are in it together.
See? I told you we had
to watch his every move.
They're retracing Danny's steps.
Why?
Danny's flat is just
over on the next street.
Any further and he
risked being spotted.
I think I know what he did.
Gill.
I understand you decided to proceed
with questioning Patrick Fairbank.
Yeah. I decided to put
the man on the spot myself,
rather than turn it over
to some other department.
There's conflict of interest.
How exactly?
Your affiliation with Fairbank.
I've never put my personal loyalties
above my professional duty.
You're being naive.
I'm not referring to any...
ordinary relationship.
What will it look like if
Fairbank slips any inquiry
and then it's revealed that
the senior investigating officer
is part of the same
closed organisation?
What organisation
are you talking about?
Secret handshakes,
bare trouser legs.
Whatever it is you're alluding to,
I am not at liberty to discuss it.
No doubt Dale Roach was
part of the same lodge.
We can't have it appear...
that you're protecting Fairbank.
Protecting him?!
I'm doing my level best
to investigate him!
There's substantial crossover
with other inquiries.
Politically, it would be expedient
to hand over our files
and let Midland and
Yewtree run with it.
I have been informed of systematic
depravity against children
who were wards of the state
by high-ranking
officials OF the state.
Now, how much money
are we going to spend
chasing clapped-out DJs
when the people who knew
about this depravity -
and/or turned a blind eye to it,
and/or were involved in it -
are using that power to
cover their tracks?
Individuals - I might add,
Gill - who appointed you.
Well, that's absurd!
Is it?
Is it really?
Thank you for this file.
Perhaps you could help me understand
why it's been doctored?
Sorry?
Doctored.
And it was you, Gill,
who brought me this file...
.. with crucial pieces
of information omitted.
I can't explain how that happened.
Oh, yeah? Well, I can
explain it to you.
It happened because it was known
that, behind the seemingly lawful
killing of a violent criminal,
there lay a dark secret.
Probably the darkest secret
in our society today.
So, are you going to advise me
who provided you with that file?
Are you doing this on purpose, Ted?
Doing what? Sophisticated
adults are perfectly capable
of working effectively,
despite personal intimacy -
but clearly you're not
a sophisticated adult.
Clearly I'm not.
I only see black and white
with no grey areas in between.
And anything that
happened between us
that went beyond the professional -
well, it was a mistake, and we
just have to put it behind us.
You're right. It was a mistake...
but not the biggest you've made.
The only place we found on
our recce was a churchyard.
Quiet, secluded, plenty of
places to hide something.
The only problem that Danny faced
was finding the exact spot
that he had hidden his list -
days, weeks or...
Well, possibly even months later.
What's going on here?
We're...
We're searching burial records.
Her?
I'm sorry. We needed a
place to work. In our home?
We're searching for a missing
piece of evidence. Oh, really?
She's pieced together
how Danny Waldron's mind
might have been working and
she's had enough experience
of avoiding coppers.
You are unbelievable. I'm...
I'm desperate.
I'm going to get petrol
and some chocolate.
When I come back,
she'd better be gone.
What was the name of
the boys' home again?
Sands View.
Plot 121, Lenora Sands.
I'm going alone.
Steve, don't.
Need a lift? No.
I'll call you if I find anything.
They're splitting up.
You take Steve.
DC Fleming.
Kate, it's me.
Look, as she was leaving,
Lindsay looked like she'd led
Steve on a wild goose chase.
Poor bastard.
Yeah, well, don't you
feel too sorry for him.
Why?
That lead on Steve -
it looks like it's going to pan out.
He really did plant
that money at Lindsay's.
I'm sorry.
Look, I just thought
you'd want to know
before it becomes common knowledge.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm sorry.
Kate?
You were following me?
What are you doing here, Steve?
Looking for the list.
For Christ's sake, Steve.
Whatever's going on
between you and Lindsay,
I really don't give a shit any more.
Danny Waldron died because
of what he was on to
and I'm trying to solve this case!
You're not going to "solve"
anything.
Lindsay's making a tit of you.
But you and your new partner,
you deserve each other!
And what's that supposed to mean?
There's no list here, Steve!
If there's not, Lindsay's
going to get what's coming!
Well, she's not the only one.
I trusted you.
We were partners.
He's on that first
machine on the right.
Thanks.
Hi, Joe.
DC Fleming.
Yeah, I remember.
Joe, I need you to
look at some material
from our inquiry into Sands View -
photos of individuals of a
certain age and appearance,
to see if any of these men
could be the police officer
you or other lads
made a complaint to.
OK, well, show us them, then.
I'm sorry, Joe,
but there are strict rules on
photographic identification.
You'll need to accompany
me to a police station.
DI Denton.
Did this man come in here...
.. early one morning,
about two months ago?
I'd have to check.
Great.
I'm looking at the
7th of June, around 8am.
Joe, what is it? Joe?
It's OK. It's OK.
I don't believe it.
All right?
Oh, I'm fine. Thanks.
Steve?
Only me.
Lindsay Denton, I'm
arresting you on suspicion
of impersonating
a police officer. No.
And as you're on licence,
that'll mean a return to prison.
What a crying shame.
No, just wait.
Wait.
Listen. All right?
Don't take me to a police station.
I request AC-12.
I'm going to make a statement.
No skin off my nose.
I thought it was Steve's car
till I saw the registration.
Yeah, well, my
Ferrari's in the shop -
so I had to get a carpool job
with the rest of the rabble.
No back roads.
Just stick to the main drag.
Don't worry,
I'm not going to put my hand on
your knee, if that's what you think.
So, what's all this big news
you've got for us then?
All in good time.
I said, "No back roads. "
Change of plan.
Nearest station's Polk Avenue.
I'll take you in there
and they can charge you for
impersonating a police officer.
That's you back inside, end of.
OK, listen.
I found Danny Waldron's list.
The VIPs who were abusing
boys at Sands View.
How'd you manage that then?
It didn't make sense for Danny
to make a hard copy
of the original list
that could be lost or destroyed.
He'd make an online copy.
Obviously, you'd have already
seized his phone and computers.
Yeah, obviously.
He would have used a device
that couldn't be traced to him,
and I spotted an internet cafe
just off his route home.
He used a webcam on
one of the computers
to capture an image
of the original list.
So, how'd you manage to
crack his passwords and that?
Well, you'd already harvested
Danny's usernames and passwords
on his phone.
Computer and online accounts
are all recorded here.
Fortunately, people have a habit of
recycling usernames and passwords.
So, how did you manage
to find his e-mail?
We looked everywhere.
Danny was smart enough to keep
the e-mail only as a draft.
If it isn't sent...
it can't be traced.
Well, you've thought of
everything, haven't you?
Oh, I have indeed.
I deleted Danny's draft.
The only place that list exists...
is as a draft in my e-mail account.
So, you take me to AC-12
and I'll hand it over.
At a price, naturally.
So, what price would that be, then?
My convictions quashed,
a full pardon.
A clean slate? Hmm?
A fresh start?
Are you making fun of me?
Actually, I wasn't.
You just take me
to AC-12, all right?
You know what?
Don't worry, I'm going
to call them myself.
Look, AC-12 don't want
nothing to do with you,
they just want you back in prison.
What, you're
different somehow, are you?
I know you took that bribe, Lindsay.
But you didn't do it
for the money, did you?
You took it because you
wanted to find a young girl...
who was being groomed
by Hunter and his cronies.
How do you know that?
50 grand the first time.
100 grand this time?
What? Face facts, Lindsay.
Your old life...
No, that's a pipe dream.
It's gone.
Yeah, it's sad.
The only way you can
get a fresh start...
Well, do I have to spell it out?
100 grand and you forget
about all of this -
that list included.
All you have to do is
forget about everything.
All of this.
Look, just take the money, you
mad bitch, and stay out of it!
What are you doing?
Why don't you just take the money?!
Because I'm a police officer!
DI Cottan...
.. we are two feet apart
in a confined space.
Frankly, for you...
.. this is a forensic ground zero.
Don't do that.
You had four, five people killed
and me framed -
I expect you had
Danny Waldron killed too -
and never a single speck
of blood on your hands.
You want to shoot me?
You go ahead.
If it sends you to prison,
that is my job done.
Do not send that message.
You're just a go-between.
You're a weasel.
Other people do your
dirty work for you.
Now, you put that gun away
and you take me to AC-12.
Let's see what they all
think when I bring you in.
When I bring in the Caddy.
No.
No!