Line of Duty (2012–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - Episode #4.5 - full transcript
AC-12's future hangs in the balance after Hilton bars them from investigating Roz Huntley. But Roz's problems are building closer to home.
He did not slip and fall down three
flights of stairs by accident.
And you were the only person who
knew he was there, Mr Huntley.
You're linked to the near-death
of an anti-corruption detective.
And You were hanging around
outside a crime scene.
Is there any chance that
this could be Nick Huntley?
I'm not sure if he's the
one attacked me or...
maybe I'm remembering an old case.
I'm sorry, sir.
What have you got against Michael Farmer,
except him being retarded
enough for you to frame?!
That sample, KRG-13, was tampered with.
He was one of our own.
I'm going to get on with finding
the bastard who did this.
Hana Reznikova was the last
person known to have had contact
with the victim.
Hana Reznikova, I am arresting
you in connection with the murder
of Timothy Ifield.
You cut yourself?
It's fine. I just caught
it on some brickwork.
We're going to take a swab.
Is that necessary?
You should see a specialist.
I have the authority to charge
you with the following offences.
Namely for the murder of Baswinder Kaur,
the murder of Leonie Collisdale,
the kidnapping and attempted
murder of Hana Reznikova.
Michael, the charges against you
are going to be hard to fight.
Or we can consider the best
way to reduce the overall time
you end up serving in prison.
Come on, he'd change his story
if he thought it'd help.
You're claiming the FI says
whatever the investigating
police officer wants to hear?
You're putting words in my mouth.
- Say that again, DC Desford.
- You're put...
Is DS Flynn an undercover AC-12 officer?
You see the pattern here?
Sexism, undercover operations,
and questionable evidence.
You should have seen his face.
He had no idea where I was
getting the ammunition.
This is a signed authority from
Assistant Chief Constable Hilton,
recusing AC-12 from your inquiry into me,
my team and the above offences.
- Ted.
- Sir.
There's an institutional failure
to admit error here, sir.
Actually, it's a wilful effort
to bury allegations of wrongdoing,
and, to cap it all, the only
department that's trying to
get to the truth, mine, is
the one that's been recused!
You're right, Ted. There
has been a failure --
to provide sufficient
evidence against Roz Huntley.
Plus she's levelled credible accusations
against your undercover officer of
entrapment, of coaching witnesses,
possibly even of manipulating charges.
My officers conduct themselves to the
letter of the law, sir, the letter!
So you didn't have a
deeply corrupt officer
embedded in your department for two years?
No-one regrets more than me, sir,
not seeing through Matthew
Cottan's deception.
Cottan's dying declaration,
I want the full recording
handed over to me.
- Morning, Jan.
- Morning, sir.
Sir, my department operates
under the protection
of no reciprocity, as well you know.
That part of the recording was released
because it pertained to court proceedings.
The rest was withheld, and
will continue to be withheld,
in case it alerts those officers
who are subject to our ongoing
lines of inquiry.
You've had a year to pursue the claims
made in Cottan's dying declaration.
Where are all the suspects, hmm?
This alleged clandestine network
of corrupt police officers
in league with organised crime?
Arrests? None. Charges? None.
Yes, well it's not without the want
of trying, sir, believe you me!
It's clear to me, sir,
that there are officers,
and possibly some senior officers,
still active, who were aware
of and/or complicit with
Matthew Cottan's offences,
who were aware of and/or complicit
with an institutional cover-up.
AC-12 is being met with
a conspiracy of silence.
We're not in on it,
we're trying to break it!
Failing to break it.
Roz Huntley's proved you're
an ineffectual organisation.
- A corrupt organisation.
- Sir, I must protest!
Do you know, Ted, my guess is that
we don't know the half of
Matthew Cottan's activities
and the real reason you're
keeping that full recording secret
is because of the ammunition
it'll give AC-12's critics.
Untrue, categorically untrue!
Now, you can't say I didn't
give you a chance, Ted.
I'll be reporting to the
DCC and the Chief Constable
that AC-12 is more damaging
to the Police Service
than the officers you're
meant to be investigating.
Just hold your back straight.
OK.
Keep your head up.
Good.
You're doing great.
Take it nice and slowly.
That's it. Keep the back
straight. Keep it going.
I'm all right.
Your injuries were extremely serious.
The X-rays showed that
we've done a good job
with your legs and pelvis,
but your MRI showed that there's
still significant swelling
at the site of your vertebral fracture.
I'll be walking, though?
At this stage it's not
possible to rule out
long-term mobility problems.
I wish we could be more positive.
Thank you.
DS Arnott's attacker.
The thing is, boss, the lab's put
the images through the software
and there's a decent chance Arnott's
attacker is the same person captured
in the original sighting,
the night of Leonie
Collisdale's disappearance.
Thanks, Neil.
Well, it's possible. Of course it is.
But it calls into question
Michael Farmer's guilt.
And what we're hearing is
that Farmer's on the verge
of changing his plea to guilty.
And regarding Timothy Ifield's murder,
still the only person we can
actually place at Tim's murder
is Hana Reznikova.
Thank you, everyone.
Sarge?
The boss is so keen to
pin Tim's murder on Hana,
whilst Balaclava Man's still out there.
You know AC-12 interviewed her
husband over Arnott's fall.
And who's seen in the vicinity?
Balaclava Man.
- Sir.
- Remain at attention.
DS Fleming here, someone blew her cover.
Thanks to whoever that was,
Huntley's entrapped me into
discrediting the investigation.
Yeah. Now I told you, fella,
if ever there was a leak,
we'd know it was you.
Do you have any evidence?
You've got a bloody nerve.
See, undercover officers have a life span.
There comes a time when they've
been deployed once too often,
they get recognised, or
they lose their touch.
She knew stuff about my personal
life. She got that from someone.
How the hell would I know
anything about your personal life?
Wasn't me, sir.
Get out! Get out of my sight! Go on!
You lot treat everyone like mugs.
- Who's the mug now?
- Get out!
It's worse than I thought, sir.
How?
They're not scared of us any more.
Not only that, Buckells is right.
Fat chance he knew anything
about my personal life.
What? Somebody in here?
No. Never.
Polk Avenue, Major Violent
Crime Unit, PC Jatri.
Could you hold the line please?
- What is it?
- A woman's remains have been found.
DCI Huntley.
- Hi, Roz.
- So what have we got so far?
Body parts wrapped in plastic bin-liners.
We're only a quarter of a mile
away from where the body parts
of Leonie Collisdale were found.
So this must be the rest of her, right?
Except these remains are nowhere
near as decomposed as Leonie's.
The wrapping in bin-liners
is also a contrasting feature.
Most likely this is someone else.
So far we appear to have a
leg split in two sections,
an arm similarly disarticulated,
possibly more to come
as we extend the dig.
First priority is to get an ID.
Sure.
Less decomposition, more recent.
And how long's Michael
Farmer been in custody?
Sir. Someone to see you, in your
office with Kate, if that's OK?
Yeah. Who?
- He wanted to introduce himself, sir.
- Oh, right.
Steve!
I hope you'll forgive me
if I don't get up, sir.
It's great to see you, but, you know,
you really shouldn't have
put yourself out like this.
This isn't a social call, sir.
I'm returning to work.
I've tried to tell him it's too soon, sir.
Look, I've had an assessment
with occupational health
and they've given me the all-clear
to return to restricted duties.
This is just a precaution, sir.
The doctors have said
I'll make a full recovery.
Great.
Well, I can't say that
I'm not glad to see you.
There's been a few developments
since you've been away.
Yeah. I've brought him up to speed, sir.
Roz Huntley can't be allowed
to mislead the investigation.
And ACC Hilton never said
anything about not investigating
Tim Ifield's murder or Nick
Huntley's movements that night.
If Nick Huntley's involved,
we'll be the ones to catch him.
And if he's involved, you
can bet Roz Huntley is too.
Well, what are yous waiting
on then, the number 19 bus?
Sir.
Take your time, Nick.
The 25th.
Yes, I was at a work function
in Northampton that evening.
Yes.
And I bet there are loads of
witnesses to corroborate that?
- Yes. - Great, thanks.
I hope that's covered.
Anything else?
Do you have any of your
officer's DNA on my client?
You all right? Do you
want a tea or coffee?
No, I'm fine. Thanks for asking.
All right, well, if you need anything,
just call me on the mobile,
save you having to... you know.
Kate. Nick Huntley's alibi --
has someone actually checked that out?
No, while you was away we stopped
being capable of basic police work.
Sorry.
Actually, with all the
files being recalled,
it could've fallen through
the cracks. I'll double check.
Cheers, appreciate it.
There's no evidence he's
the man who attacked you.
I know.
OK.
Nick Huntley claimed, via his
solicitor, that he attended
the legal conference's
closing drinks reception
and didn't leave till around 8pm.
However, no records were kept of
attendance at the drinks function,
so there's no independent corroboration
of Nick Huntley's
whereabouts at that time.
But ANPR detected the car registered
to Nick Huntley on the M6 at 18.15.
He's been lying.
And the motorways were clear that evening.
He had plenty of time to
carry out the offence.
Great.
- Great, cheers, Maneet.
- That's great. Thanks, Maneet.
Great work.
So he was under pressure to come
up with an alibi and he took a risk.
All we've actually got though is
he's been caught out in a lie.
Cheers, Jamie, we've got this.
That wasn't his fault the Roz
Huntley interview went pear-shaped.
The gaffer brought him
in while I was undercover.
I'm back now, and so are you.
I need to get ready for work.
Have you been to the doctor?
Yes, and I'm fine.
It's starting to stink, you
know, that thing on your wrist.
That thing is just a graze...
.. and it's fine.
Jamie, sorry, just had a message from IT.
We need to reset usernames
and passwords, again.
Yeah, sure.
The FC's on her way down.
Looks like she's got the first
results on the new remains.
Good. Just give me a minute.
All right, boss.
Everyone in the incident room.
- Go ahead, Rupal.
- Thank you, DCI Huntley.
Forensic report regarding
human remains detected on the
Queen's Chase woodland
on the 23rd of April.
Remains have been examined
by the pathologist...
And matched control samples relating to...
.. Leonie Collersdale.
- It's Leonie?
- Yeah.
Well, that's great news. Thank you.
This is not a new victim.
So another family doesn't have
to deal with a terrible tragedy.
And also, we do not need
to consider another suspect.
OK. Thanks.
Sorry, boss. Rupal, question.
At the crime scene, you said
the degree of decomposition
was different from the rest
of Leonie's body parts?
DS Twyler's correct.
The pathologist found evidence
of deep-freezing of the remains.
The body parts must've been kept
in cold storage before being buried.
And weren't there other differences?
Yes, the remains were wrapped
in paper and then sealed inside
of plastic bin liners.
We've taken samples, and studies are
ongoing to see if these materials
can provide any leads on who
might have handled them or where.
- OK. Thank you.
- Thanks, everyone.
Michael Farmer's legal team have
made an application to change
- his plea to guilty.
- For Christ's sake.
From his viewpoint, the
evidence just keeps stacking up.
I know, I know. His solicitor must
have told him to cut his losses
and go for a reduced sentence.
But one of you have got
to visit that prison
and tell Michael Farmer that
we are fighting his corner.
Sir, sorry, after
everything that's happened,
why would Farmer trust a
word either of us say?
The word of any police officer.
We're just waiting on your solicitor.
You know, Michael, there
are other solicitors,
better ones.
The first time, about Jade...
.. I liked him.
Your solicitor for your first conviction?
OK.
He might not be the best person,
but I can check him out for you,
if you'd like to see him?
Sorry, sorry.
Michael, I've arranged
for you to have a visitor.
Nana.
Hello, Michael. It's lovely to see you.
I've missed you, Nana.
Michael, I'll see you after.
I'll leave you all to catch up.
How are you managing, Michael?
It's horrible in here, Nana.
I've always cared for you.
That won't change, no matter what.
You can tell me the truth.
You can tell me, and I
won't stop loving you.
I know.
Did you do it, Michael?
Did you?
No, Nana.
No.
Then tell the truth, Michael.
Don't say you're guilty if you're not.
OK, Nana.
Say it, Michael.
Not guilty, Nana.
Not guilty.
PC Jatri.
'Roz, this is Dr Patel from
Starbrook Road Surgery.
'I need you to call me back
urgently regarding the swab I took
'from the wound on your arm.
'Please go straight to your
nearest A&E immediately.
I'm sorry to interrupt, ma'am. The
application from Michael Farmer
- hasn't gone to the court.
- What's the delay?
They're saying he's not planning
to change to a guilty plea.
OK. Thanks, Farida.
Ma'am.
Framing Michael Farmer
couldn't have been random.
It's no coincidence Michael had
been on the sex offenders' register.
A loner with no-one to provide an alibi,
who follows a predictable routine --
out every night to visit his grandma,
then clocks in on the night shift.
Yeah, but we went through
the records way back.
Roz Huntley never had anything to
do with Michael's prior conviction,
she never even worked with anyone who did.
So how could she have picked Michael?
You know what they're
going to say, don't you?
Because we couldn't pin
your fall on Nick Huntley,
we're going after the pair
of them for something else.
Yeah.
- Thanks, mate.
- It's all right.
- Getting good at this.
- Cheers.
- I'll come up. - No, you're all
right. My building's got a lift.
You sure?
Yeah. I'm fine. Night, Kate.
Night, Steve.
Sarge, you asked me to track
down Michael Farmer's solicitor
from his conviction when he was 16?
Yeah, for whatever reason,
Michael seemed to like him.
You'll never guess who it was.
Kate.
What did I say about there being
no such thing as coincidence?
Mr Lakewell, you're Nick Huntley's
solicitor, is that correct?
No. I just provided him with a
bit of legal advice, as a favour.
How would you describe your
relationship with Nick Huntley?
We were at law school together. Old mates.
You socialised?
Yes.
Your wives socialise with you?
I'm divorced, but, yes, we mix socially.
What's behind this line of inquiry?
Do you know the name Jade Hopkirk?
Nope. Doesn't ring a bell.
"Mr Lakewell denies knowing Jade Hopkirk."
"Detective attempts rudimentary
interview technique on
"seasoned criminal solicitor.
"Makes a bit of a tit of herself."
We're looking into who knew about
Michael Farmer's past, who might
have considered him a likely suspect
for offences against young women.
Jade Hopkirk was the alleged victim
when Michael Farmer was
convicted of rape in 2009.
Yes, of course, now I
recall exactly who you mean.
I represented Michael.
He pleaded guilty.
He had sex with a 15-year-old
girl, without her consent.
That's rape. He pleaded
guilty because he was guilty.
Was it your idea not to
test that out on a jury?
What went on between myself
and my client is privileged.
So you never discussed the
case with Nick Huntley?
Or Roz Huntley?
Exactly.
As you'll recall, sir, at
his interview with AC-12,
Mr Huntley declined to answer
questions regarding his whereabouts
for parts of the evening
of the 18th of March --
the night of Timothy Ifield's murder.
Can you vouch for his whereabouts?
Listen, Ironside,
you've got no evidence against
Nick, so I don't have to.
Fine. Come on, Steve.
Jimmy?
I've just had AC-12 turn up
at my office, asking questions
about Nick's whereabouts on the
night of Timothy Ifield's murder.
What did you tell them?
Nothing, obviously. I thought
you and Nick should know.
Good. Thank you, Jimmy,
and no need to tell Nick.
I'll let him know.
I've already sent him a voicemail.
Should I not have?
No, that's fine.
Thanks. Thanks again, Jimmy.
You've reached the personal voicemail of
Assistant Chief Constable Derek Hilton.
You said AC-12 were finished. You
said their witch-hunt was finished,
but they're still after me.
My husband, his solicitor, any
backdoor route they can find.
You don't know what this
is doing to my marriage.
Well done.
I'm finished.
I feel drained, sir.
It's not long till the start
of my maternity leave.
I see.
Things are beginning to get on top of me.
And the timing couldn't be worse.
I really need all my
best people, you know.
The last thing I want to do is
let you and the department down.
I see.
Well, if your mind's made up.
I wish you all the best, darling.
- Thank you, sir.
- Yeah.
I'd appreciate if you don't
say too much to the team.
I don't want anyone making a fuss.
Listen, thanks for meeting
me outside the office.
Yeah, any time, mate.
Oh, and thank you for the
voicemail last night.
I don't know where AC-12
are going with this,
but I had to let you and Roz know.
Did you get chance to
talk it through last night?
Actually, no.
Oh?
No, this is why I wanted to
meet you outside the office.
Me and Roz...
.. it's a bit messed up right now.
It's a lot messed up.
I've been there, the divorce.
Sorry to hear that, mate.
It's more than that.
Roz has been lying to me about where
she was when Tim Ifield was killed.
She has this wound on her
arm from the same night.
I've got tangible concerns that
she's involved in a serious crime.
My God.
I'm at my wits' end, mate.
God, of course.
Really sorry.
If you want me to, I can sort it.
Voluntary interview, anonymity,
independent police station...
immunity.
If -- big if -- you want me to.
That was the solicitor talking.
As your friend, I'd warn you
that even if your concerns
turn out to be baseless...
.. this could mean the
end of your marriage,
the end of your family.
No happy ending.
Come in.
Ah, Kate.
Sir, this is an IT report.
I asked them to detail any searches
or downloads of any sensitive
case material carried out
by AC-12 staff in relation
to undercover operations,
in the last two weeks.
If you go to the entry on page six, sir,
I found this instead.
I'm very sorry, sir.
No, no, no, no, you did the
right thing, absolutely.
- Thank you, Kate. - Sir. - Thank you.
DC Desford.
- Sir?
- Yeah, come in. Shut the door.
Sir.
Now, tell me, for what
reason have you been...
accessing highly sensitive AC-12 files,
namely DI Matthew
Cottan's dying declaration?
- I haven't, sir.
- No?
No, sir. This wasn't me, sir.
For years, the security in this department
has been watertight, fella.
Absolutely watertight.
Then you come along, suddenly
we're leaking like a colander.
I know what this is about.
First I'm scapegoated over the
Huntley interview, now this.
I could fight this, but I don't
want to be somewhere I'm not wanted.
So I'll take a transfer, sir.
It's definitely the
smartest move right now.
And I hope you'll approve my request, sir,
so I won't need to lodge a complaint.
Are you threatening me?
No, I've been treated unfairly, sir.
And just for the record, I had
absolutely nothing to do with
any security breach.
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
No, I was miles away. Come on in.
I thought you should see this first.
The material wrapped round
the body parts was newspaper.
- Mm-hm. - Some fragments
survived sufficiently
for the print to be legible.
We were able to run
sections of text through
a search engine to find
matches with online editions.
All were nationals, so there's
no localising information.
However, the dates are significant.
Some text related to news
reports that only went to press
at the end of March.
As you know, Michael Farmer
was remanded in custody
and Tim Ifield was already dead.
Right.
Shall we go through all
this in a team briefing?
We've got something else on just now.
Will you leave it with me?
Sure, no problem.
Let me know if there's
anything else I can do.
Right.
Roz?
You OK?
Nick?
Lying on a beach?
Lying on a beach...
Lying bitch.
Hi, Rupal. Anything I help you with?
- Roz not in?
- Not seen her yet.
Well, I'm only around this morning.
I didn't want to miss the team briefing.
What team briefing?
About the new findings.
Leonie Collersdale's
remains having been disposed
of after Michael Farmer was remanded.
I see.
Neil?
I've got one thing to say,
and we don't ever meet again.
And no-one...
.. no-one ever hears my name.
Sorry to call you back in so late, sir.
I've got a source at Polk Avenue.
Now we're sucking diesel. Go on.
OK, so, he, or she, insists on anonymity.
They won't go on record and they
won't cooperate with any inquiry.
But what they did say is they've
received new forensic evidence
showing Leonie's remains were buried
after Michael Farmer was arrested.
There's no way Hilton can
still back Huntley after this.
Yeah, and erm...
Yes, what else do we know about
these new forensics, Kate?
Well, it appears they've
been held in cold storage,
probably a deep freeze, for
some time before being buried.
But this new evidence gives us a
clear reason to reopen the inquiry
into Huntley and get the charges
against Michael Farmer dropped.
Steve?
Steve, are you OK?
Body parts held in cold storage.
Jackie Laverty, a property developer
with ties to organised crime,
last seen 2012.
Yeah, the piece of work that
Tony Gates was hanging out with.
According to Gates, Jackie's
body was kept in cold storage,
with incriminating DNA.
A means of blackmailing an
officer into manipulating
criminal investigations.
Exactly what's been done with
Leonie Collersdale's body.
- What, you think they're connected?
- Well, there's more, sir.
The man who attacked me,
he was wearing a balaclava
and he struck me over the
head with a baseball bat.
Now, I wasn't sure if
that was a real memory
or I was confused with an old case.
That old case was the men involved
with Jackie Laverty's murder.
If you remember, I was
attacked by some of them.
They wore balaclavas and
they used baseball bats.
And Tony Gates, the only witness
to Jackie Laverty's murder,
told me men wearing balaclavas
broke into Jackie's house
and knocked him out
cold with a baseball bat.
The MO's the same, sir.
It raises the question as to
whether these organised criminals
are involved in the murders,
or are manipulating the
investigation somehow.
Whether or not they're
protecting guilty parties...
That's what we don't know.
Anyway, thanks, Steve.
And, Kate, you better get
home and get some kip.
Look, wait, sir.
Jackie's disappearance -- this was
our case and it remains unsolved.
We've got every right to reopen it.
And as they may be connected,
that might give us leeway to
examine the forensics on
Leonie Collersdale's body.
It's your call, sir.
Hilton may use this to shut us down.
He may.
But if we go down...
.. we go down fighting.
Sir.
What are you doing?
Just making sure
everything's as it should be.
Why am I here?
Your husband wants to explain everything.
I'll be back with an antibiotic injection.
How are you feeling?
What's going on?
Roz, they had to operate.
I just want to go home.
- Hey, listen, listen, come on.
- I just want to go home!
You're going to hurt yourself,
Roz. Just listen to me.
The wound was very deep.
The tissue was dead
and the infection had gotten
into your bloodstream.
They call it septic shock.
If they didn't operate, you could've died.
There was no choice.
Oh, no!
Shh, shh!
Hey, hey, hey.
- Shh.
- Why didn't you stop them?
They had to operate,
to save your life, Roz.
Why didn't you stop them?!
She's still very woozy, poor thing.
It's a lot to take in, no wonder.
- Steve.
- Oh, cheers.
(Jesus Christ.)
Kate! Kate!
Our independent forensic scientists
confirm the second set of body parts
relating to Leonie Collersdale
shows cellular freeze-thaw damage
similar to what we believe was
done to Jackie Laverty's body,
and also that the newspaper found
wrapping the body parts has been
dated to after Michael Farmer was
remanded and Tim Ifield was killed.
Great. That's in the bag. Confirmation.
But what's even more significant, sir,
is he was also able to examine the
deposit of Timothy Ifield's blood
supposedly detected on the first
set of Leonie Collersdale's remains.
An item of evidence we've not
had direct access to before now.
And?
That blood deposit's contaminated
with the same high-density
polythene fibres from a forensic
oversuit as the blood found
at Tim Ifield's flat, despite
the samples being obtained weeks
apart by different investigators.
Mother of God. They've
both been falsified.
In my view, sir, there's a very
real possibility Roz Huntley's
been misleading the inquiry
to protect her husband.
Right. Well, to hell with ACC
Hilton. This is our vindication.
This puts us back in business.
Steve, you run things from here.
Kate, take a couple of uniforms.
- Get out and pick up Roz
and Nick Huntley. - Sir.
Diane, get me a car out front immediately.
Everyone, we need to find
Nick and Roz Huntley, now!
Get on the phones.
Get me Polk Avenue Station.
- Steve? - Roz Huntley
hasn't reported for work.
She was admitted to City
General two nights ago.
What's wrong with her?
They won't disclose the
reason for her admission,
patient confidentiality.
Received.
City General Hospital.
Mr Huntley.
Where's my wife?
She discharged herself,
against medical advice.
- But why didn't you stop her?
- We did our best.
We made sure she waited for
antibiotics and painkillers.
You should have called me.
Mrs Huntley was very clear
that you shouldn't be called.
Keep the change. Thanks.
You must be in a lot of pain.
I won't lie.
Come on.
Let's just get you straight
home to bed, ma'am.
No, just fill me in on everything.
Tell me.
This is strictly off the record, ma'am.
I don't want to get anyone in any trouble.
It's OK. Tell me.
A solicitor has requested an
appointment for his anonymous client
to give a voluntary interview to
an independent team of detectives.
What about?
The murder of Timothy Ifield.
Apparently, the solicitor's
seeking immunity for whatever
his client's going to disclose.
Who's the solicitor?
James Lakewell.
Drive.
- Fleming. - I managed to
get through to the ward.
Huntley's discharged herself.
Nick Huntley came looking for her
and left separately
just a few minutes ago.
The nurse reckoned he was
going to their home address.
Received. Right, turn round,
go, go, I'll direct you.
Roz?
Roz?
- Hi, Nick.
- Roz, come on.
Let's be sensible. Let's get
you back to hospital. Come on.
- I'm not going anywhere with you.
- All right, OK.
Where are the kids?
They're fine.
Where are the kids?
It's being taken care of.
Roz, you're worrying me.
You don't have a right
to know where they are.
We're getting a divorce.
Look, Roz.
OK, you're angry and you're
upset, and I get that.
We're going to talk about this
when you're feeling better,
but right now, I just need to
know that the kids are safe.
Of course they're safe.
They're walking round to Claire's.
I'm just going to call them.
Don't think that you stand a
chance of gaining custody?
Amputating my hand without my consent.
That's grievous bodily harm.
Look, Roz, it wasn't me.
It was the surgeons.
You were going to lose
more than your hand.
You were going to lose
your arm, or your life.
You did this to me...
because you'd thought I'd had an affair.
No, you did this to yourself.
All your lies.
And it was you, outside the bathroom.
You were the one calling me a lying bitch.
And you think doing
this to me makes me less,
means no man will ever look at me?
Is this my punishment for
being a "lying bitch"?
You've lied so much, Roz.
I've lost track of the truth.
You always said that you grazed
your hand on some brickwork.
The infection they found was MRSA.
That's why it was so serious.
And it could never have happened
the way that you said that it did!
I can just about live with you
covering up your infidelity.
I can't live with you
covering up a murder.
Is that what you're going
to say to the detectives
at Fourth Street Station?
How did...? How did you know about that?
All this, to punish me.
Well, now it's your turn.
What?
You lied about where you were when
Leonie Collersdale disappeared.
You were at the building when
Steve Arnott was attacked.
I explained all of that.
And you were at the crime scene
the night Tim Ifield was murdered.
Outside!
The only male suspect to be
placed at the crime scene.
No, no, wait. No!
And you've lied about it to every
police officer you've spoken to.
- To protect you!
- No.
To protect yourself.
What are you talking about?
Nicholas Huntley, I'm arresting
you on suspicion of the murder
of Timothy Ifield.
- You do not have to say anything...
- This is insane!
- You do not have to say anything.
- I'm going to get the kids.
It may harm your defence if you
do not mention, when questioned,
something you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be used in evidence.
Mr Huntley, please don't make
this any harder than it is already.
- Hands behind your back.
- She's lying! She's lying!
Sir, please just calm down and
let us take you to the station.
No! No!
- No! - Right, cuff him. Calm down, sir.
You're hurting me!
- Stop resisting then it won't hurt.
- You're breaking my arm!
Stop resisting!
Polk Avenue Police, please move along!
Ma'am, it's done.
Sorry, ma'am.
Do you want a minute with him?
Just take him.
There was no need to make a
scene. Look at your poor wife.
I'm not saying anything until
I speak to my solicitor.
- Well, fair enough.
- It's Jimmy Lakewell. L-A-K-E...
- What's going on?
- It's all under control, it's all sorted.
A delegation. I'm honoured.
My two investigators, sir,
DS Arnott and DS Fleming.
I cannot believe I failed to
make myself crystal clear.
AC-12 is recused from the Huntley case,
yet you still attempted to make arrests.
Yes, sir, but some new
evidence has come to light,
which we think is vitally
important to this inquiry.
DS Fleming.
We've learned Mr Huntley shares
a solicitor with Michael Farmer,
and it's possible Mr Huntley
was aware of Michael Farmer's
prior sexual offences,
via this relationship.
- Right. - We also found that a
deposit supposedly of Tim Ifield's
blood found at his flat was
contaminated with fibres from
a forensic investigator's oversuit.
And that the blood deposit
supposedly found on
Leonie Collersdale's body was contaminated
in exactly the same way.
Clear indication of evidence
tampering, sir, pure and simple.
Our interpretation is that someone
planted Timothy Ifield's blood
on Leonie Collersdale's body
in order to falsely implicate
Tim in her murder.
Tim was onto a conspiracy, sir --
the framing of Michael Farmer
to protect the real murderer.
And, obviously, the person with
the opportunity and means to
frame both Michael Farmer and
Timothy Ifield is DCI Roz Huntley.
By arresting him, she's acting
as if she's been the one
to ID her husband as the
murderer, while in reality
she's been protecting him all this time.
Also, she's just had surgery on her arm.
No-one knew she had a problem
with it, and she's refusing
access to her medical records, so
we've had to seek a court order.
Naturally, sir, we'd like to
put things right straightaway.
We'd like to arrest her on suspicion
of perverting the course of justice.
But Leonie Collersdale's
and Tim Ifield's murders
are DCI Huntley's cases and, to reiterate,
you've been expressly
forbidden from looking into it.
Yes, sir, but my team were
investigating another case,
and our inquiries led us
unexpectedly to these findings,
which I'm sure you'll agree, sir,
put a completely new complexion
- on everything.
- What other case?
That would be the disappearance
of Jackie Laverty, sir.
A property developer, not seen since 2012.
Something troubling you, sir?
You'll recall, I was
Station Chief at that time.
It's a difficult experience for us all.
Sir.
But this is great work.
All of you, great work.
But Roz Huntley had you recused
and you accused Nick Huntley
of involvement in DS Arnott's injuries.
I can't risk your investigation
being tainted by accusations of bias.
In my view, your files should
be handed over to a new,
more impartial authority, and
they can decide the best way
to take these inquiries forward.
Sir, I must protest in the
strongest possible terms!
Leave us.
Very well.
Paramedics are here. Let them at him.
Just give me a second! Dot, stay with me.
There's a network of corrupt
police officers doing the bidding
of organised crime.
This is an unsustainable
breach of protocol, sir.
Who's in charge, Dot? That's who we want,
the most senior officer
in this corrupt network.
Who's top dog, Dot?
- Caddy.
- You're the Caddy. We know that.
- Come on, Dot. - Told. - "Told".
You told someone? Someone very senior?
Prom.
Promotion? Someone promoted you?
Who?
Come on, Dot. Come in, he can't talk.
Blink twice with the
first letter of his name.
A, B, C, D,
E, F,
G, H, I...
H.
His name begins with H. Right.
That's it, out of the way!
I'll start bagging.
Respiratory arrest.
I see why you didn't want anyone sharing.
H.
Sir, there are currently eight
officers serving above the rank
of inspector whose surnames begin
with an H, including yourself, sir.
Others, if you consider those
who have relocated or retired.
There's only one who was Matthew
Cottan's commanding officer
for two years, who recruited him and
turned a blind eye to his offending.
Yes, I recruited him, but
I did not promote him!
Superintendent Hastings, you will be
served with a Regulation 15 notice.
You will have ten working days
to answer these allegations
and, should the review board remain
unsatisfied with your answers,
you will face a disciplinary hearing.
That is all.
Dismissed.
Sir.
- I'm coming up.
- No, there's no need, honestly. I'm fine.
No, no. I just want to make
sure you're doing all right.
I didn't want occupational health to know.
If I can't even look after
myself, how can I do my job?
Steve, why don't you just...?
Just take a few weeks
off, till you're stronger.
Michael Farmer doesn't have weeks.
It's his whole future on the line.
I'll put the kettle on.
You are going to get
better, aren't you, Steve?
I don't know, Kate.
You should sit down, ma'am.
I can get you some more
of your painkillers.
No, I'll be all right.
Jimmy. Thank God.
I want some time with my client
before we go through disclosure,
- in a private room.
- I'll see what I can do.
You'll do better than that, detective.
I'm glad to see you, mate.
Have you eaten? Do you
need something to drink?
No, no, no, I'm fine.
All right, Roz. I'll take it from here.
Jimmy, this is insane!
I have nothing to do with it.
I don't know many that
would have had the guts.
That was incredibly brave
and honest of you, ma'am.
I've got no idea how this
can be happening to me.
It was Roz.
She's lying about everything.
Everything.
flights of stairs by accident.
And you were the only person who
knew he was there, Mr Huntley.
You're linked to the near-death
of an anti-corruption detective.
And You were hanging around
outside a crime scene.
Is there any chance that
this could be Nick Huntley?
I'm not sure if he's the
one attacked me or...
maybe I'm remembering an old case.
I'm sorry, sir.
What have you got against Michael Farmer,
except him being retarded
enough for you to frame?!
That sample, KRG-13, was tampered with.
He was one of our own.
I'm going to get on with finding
the bastard who did this.
Hana Reznikova was the last
person known to have had contact
with the victim.
Hana Reznikova, I am arresting
you in connection with the murder
of Timothy Ifield.
You cut yourself?
It's fine. I just caught
it on some brickwork.
We're going to take a swab.
Is that necessary?
You should see a specialist.
I have the authority to charge
you with the following offences.
Namely for the murder of Baswinder Kaur,
the murder of Leonie Collisdale,
the kidnapping and attempted
murder of Hana Reznikova.
Michael, the charges against you
are going to be hard to fight.
Or we can consider the best
way to reduce the overall time
you end up serving in prison.
Come on, he'd change his story
if he thought it'd help.
You're claiming the FI says
whatever the investigating
police officer wants to hear?
You're putting words in my mouth.
- Say that again, DC Desford.
- You're put...
Is DS Flynn an undercover AC-12 officer?
You see the pattern here?
Sexism, undercover operations,
and questionable evidence.
You should have seen his face.
He had no idea where I was
getting the ammunition.
This is a signed authority from
Assistant Chief Constable Hilton,
recusing AC-12 from your inquiry into me,
my team and the above offences.
- Ted.
- Sir.
There's an institutional failure
to admit error here, sir.
Actually, it's a wilful effort
to bury allegations of wrongdoing,
and, to cap it all, the only
department that's trying to
get to the truth, mine, is
the one that's been recused!
You're right, Ted. There
has been a failure --
to provide sufficient
evidence against Roz Huntley.
Plus she's levelled credible accusations
against your undercover officer of
entrapment, of coaching witnesses,
possibly even of manipulating charges.
My officers conduct themselves to the
letter of the law, sir, the letter!
So you didn't have a
deeply corrupt officer
embedded in your department for two years?
No-one regrets more than me, sir,
not seeing through Matthew
Cottan's deception.
Cottan's dying declaration,
I want the full recording
handed over to me.
- Morning, Jan.
- Morning, sir.
Sir, my department operates
under the protection
of no reciprocity, as well you know.
That part of the recording was released
because it pertained to court proceedings.
The rest was withheld, and
will continue to be withheld,
in case it alerts those officers
who are subject to our ongoing
lines of inquiry.
You've had a year to pursue the claims
made in Cottan's dying declaration.
Where are all the suspects, hmm?
This alleged clandestine network
of corrupt police officers
in league with organised crime?
Arrests? None. Charges? None.
Yes, well it's not without the want
of trying, sir, believe you me!
It's clear to me, sir,
that there are officers,
and possibly some senior officers,
still active, who were aware
of and/or complicit with
Matthew Cottan's offences,
who were aware of and/or complicit
with an institutional cover-up.
AC-12 is being met with
a conspiracy of silence.
We're not in on it,
we're trying to break it!
Failing to break it.
Roz Huntley's proved you're
an ineffectual organisation.
- A corrupt organisation.
- Sir, I must protest!
Do you know, Ted, my guess is that
we don't know the half of
Matthew Cottan's activities
and the real reason you're
keeping that full recording secret
is because of the ammunition
it'll give AC-12's critics.
Untrue, categorically untrue!
Now, you can't say I didn't
give you a chance, Ted.
I'll be reporting to the
DCC and the Chief Constable
that AC-12 is more damaging
to the Police Service
than the officers you're
meant to be investigating.
Just hold your back straight.
OK.
Keep your head up.
Good.
You're doing great.
Take it nice and slowly.
That's it. Keep the back
straight. Keep it going.
I'm all right.
Your injuries were extremely serious.
The X-rays showed that
we've done a good job
with your legs and pelvis,
but your MRI showed that there's
still significant swelling
at the site of your vertebral fracture.
I'll be walking, though?
At this stage it's not
possible to rule out
long-term mobility problems.
I wish we could be more positive.
Thank you.
DS Arnott's attacker.
The thing is, boss, the lab's put
the images through the software
and there's a decent chance Arnott's
attacker is the same person captured
in the original sighting,
the night of Leonie
Collisdale's disappearance.
Thanks, Neil.
Well, it's possible. Of course it is.
But it calls into question
Michael Farmer's guilt.
And what we're hearing is
that Farmer's on the verge
of changing his plea to guilty.
And regarding Timothy Ifield's murder,
still the only person we can
actually place at Tim's murder
is Hana Reznikova.
Thank you, everyone.
Sarge?
The boss is so keen to
pin Tim's murder on Hana,
whilst Balaclava Man's still out there.
You know AC-12 interviewed her
husband over Arnott's fall.
And who's seen in the vicinity?
Balaclava Man.
- Sir.
- Remain at attention.
DS Fleming here, someone blew her cover.
Thanks to whoever that was,
Huntley's entrapped me into
discrediting the investigation.
Yeah. Now I told you, fella,
if ever there was a leak,
we'd know it was you.
Do you have any evidence?
You've got a bloody nerve.
See, undercover officers have a life span.
There comes a time when they've
been deployed once too often,
they get recognised, or
they lose their touch.
She knew stuff about my personal
life. She got that from someone.
How the hell would I know
anything about your personal life?
Wasn't me, sir.
Get out! Get out of my sight! Go on!
You lot treat everyone like mugs.
- Who's the mug now?
- Get out!
It's worse than I thought, sir.
How?
They're not scared of us any more.
Not only that, Buckells is right.
Fat chance he knew anything
about my personal life.
What? Somebody in here?
No. Never.
Polk Avenue, Major Violent
Crime Unit, PC Jatri.
Could you hold the line please?
- What is it?
- A woman's remains have been found.
DCI Huntley.
- Hi, Roz.
- So what have we got so far?
Body parts wrapped in plastic bin-liners.
We're only a quarter of a mile
away from where the body parts
of Leonie Collisdale were found.
So this must be the rest of her, right?
Except these remains are nowhere
near as decomposed as Leonie's.
The wrapping in bin-liners
is also a contrasting feature.
Most likely this is someone else.
So far we appear to have a
leg split in two sections,
an arm similarly disarticulated,
possibly more to come
as we extend the dig.
First priority is to get an ID.
Sure.
Less decomposition, more recent.
And how long's Michael
Farmer been in custody?
Sir. Someone to see you, in your
office with Kate, if that's OK?
Yeah. Who?
- He wanted to introduce himself, sir.
- Oh, right.
Steve!
I hope you'll forgive me
if I don't get up, sir.
It's great to see you, but, you know,
you really shouldn't have
put yourself out like this.
This isn't a social call, sir.
I'm returning to work.
I've tried to tell him it's too soon, sir.
Look, I've had an assessment
with occupational health
and they've given me the all-clear
to return to restricted duties.
This is just a precaution, sir.
The doctors have said
I'll make a full recovery.
Great.
Well, I can't say that
I'm not glad to see you.
There's been a few developments
since you've been away.
Yeah. I've brought him up to speed, sir.
Roz Huntley can't be allowed
to mislead the investigation.
And ACC Hilton never said
anything about not investigating
Tim Ifield's murder or Nick
Huntley's movements that night.
If Nick Huntley's involved,
we'll be the ones to catch him.
And if he's involved, you
can bet Roz Huntley is too.
Well, what are yous waiting
on then, the number 19 bus?
Sir.
Take your time, Nick.
The 25th.
Yes, I was at a work function
in Northampton that evening.
Yes.
And I bet there are loads of
witnesses to corroborate that?
- Yes. - Great, thanks.
I hope that's covered.
Anything else?
Do you have any of your
officer's DNA on my client?
You all right? Do you
want a tea or coffee?
No, I'm fine. Thanks for asking.
All right, well, if you need anything,
just call me on the mobile,
save you having to... you know.
Kate. Nick Huntley's alibi --
has someone actually checked that out?
No, while you was away we stopped
being capable of basic police work.
Sorry.
Actually, with all the
files being recalled,
it could've fallen through
the cracks. I'll double check.
Cheers, appreciate it.
There's no evidence he's
the man who attacked you.
I know.
OK.
Nick Huntley claimed, via his
solicitor, that he attended
the legal conference's
closing drinks reception
and didn't leave till around 8pm.
However, no records were kept of
attendance at the drinks function,
so there's no independent corroboration
of Nick Huntley's
whereabouts at that time.
But ANPR detected the car registered
to Nick Huntley on the M6 at 18.15.
He's been lying.
And the motorways were clear that evening.
He had plenty of time to
carry out the offence.
Great.
- Great, cheers, Maneet.
- That's great. Thanks, Maneet.
Great work.
So he was under pressure to come
up with an alibi and he took a risk.
All we've actually got though is
he's been caught out in a lie.
Cheers, Jamie, we've got this.
That wasn't his fault the Roz
Huntley interview went pear-shaped.
The gaffer brought him
in while I was undercover.
I'm back now, and so are you.
I need to get ready for work.
Have you been to the doctor?
Yes, and I'm fine.
It's starting to stink, you
know, that thing on your wrist.
That thing is just a graze...
.. and it's fine.
Jamie, sorry, just had a message from IT.
We need to reset usernames
and passwords, again.
Yeah, sure.
The FC's on her way down.
Looks like she's got the first
results on the new remains.
Good. Just give me a minute.
All right, boss.
Everyone in the incident room.
- Go ahead, Rupal.
- Thank you, DCI Huntley.
Forensic report regarding
human remains detected on the
Queen's Chase woodland
on the 23rd of April.
Remains have been examined
by the pathologist...
And matched control samples relating to...
.. Leonie Collersdale.
- It's Leonie?
- Yeah.
Well, that's great news. Thank you.
This is not a new victim.
So another family doesn't have
to deal with a terrible tragedy.
And also, we do not need
to consider another suspect.
OK. Thanks.
Sorry, boss. Rupal, question.
At the crime scene, you said
the degree of decomposition
was different from the rest
of Leonie's body parts?
DS Twyler's correct.
The pathologist found evidence
of deep-freezing of the remains.
The body parts must've been kept
in cold storage before being buried.
And weren't there other differences?
Yes, the remains were wrapped
in paper and then sealed inside
of plastic bin liners.
We've taken samples, and studies are
ongoing to see if these materials
can provide any leads on who
might have handled them or where.
- OK. Thank you.
- Thanks, everyone.
Michael Farmer's legal team have
made an application to change
- his plea to guilty.
- For Christ's sake.
From his viewpoint, the
evidence just keeps stacking up.
I know, I know. His solicitor must
have told him to cut his losses
and go for a reduced sentence.
But one of you have got
to visit that prison
and tell Michael Farmer that
we are fighting his corner.
Sir, sorry, after
everything that's happened,
why would Farmer trust a
word either of us say?
The word of any police officer.
We're just waiting on your solicitor.
You know, Michael, there
are other solicitors,
better ones.
The first time, about Jade...
.. I liked him.
Your solicitor for your first conviction?
OK.
He might not be the best person,
but I can check him out for you,
if you'd like to see him?
Sorry, sorry.
Michael, I've arranged
for you to have a visitor.
Nana.
Hello, Michael. It's lovely to see you.
I've missed you, Nana.
Michael, I'll see you after.
I'll leave you all to catch up.
How are you managing, Michael?
It's horrible in here, Nana.
I've always cared for you.
That won't change, no matter what.
You can tell me the truth.
You can tell me, and I
won't stop loving you.
I know.
Did you do it, Michael?
Did you?
No, Nana.
No.
Then tell the truth, Michael.
Don't say you're guilty if you're not.
OK, Nana.
Say it, Michael.
Not guilty, Nana.
Not guilty.
PC Jatri.
'Roz, this is Dr Patel from
Starbrook Road Surgery.
'I need you to call me back
urgently regarding the swab I took
'from the wound on your arm.
'Please go straight to your
nearest A&E immediately.
I'm sorry to interrupt, ma'am. The
application from Michael Farmer
- hasn't gone to the court.
- What's the delay?
They're saying he's not planning
to change to a guilty plea.
OK. Thanks, Farida.
Ma'am.
Framing Michael Farmer
couldn't have been random.
It's no coincidence Michael had
been on the sex offenders' register.
A loner with no-one to provide an alibi,
who follows a predictable routine --
out every night to visit his grandma,
then clocks in on the night shift.
Yeah, but we went through
the records way back.
Roz Huntley never had anything to
do with Michael's prior conviction,
she never even worked with anyone who did.
So how could she have picked Michael?
You know what they're
going to say, don't you?
Because we couldn't pin
your fall on Nick Huntley,
we're going after the pair
of them for something else.
Yeah.
- Thanks, mate.
- It's all right.
- Getting good at this.
- Cheers.
- I'll come up. - No, you're all
right. My building's got a lift.
You sure?
Yeah. I'm fine. Night, Kate.
Night, Steve.
Sarge, you asked me to track
down Michael Farmer's solicitor
from his conviction when he was 16?
Yeah, for whatever reason,
Michael seemed to like him.
You'll never guess who it was.
Kate.
What did I say about there being
no such thing as coincidence?
Mr Lakewell, you're Nick Huntley's
solicitor, is that correct?
No. I just provided him with a
bit of legal advice, as a favour.
How would you describe your
relationship with Nick Huntley?
We were at law school together. Old mates.
You socialised?
Yes.
Your wives socialise with you?
I'm divorced, but, yes, we mix socially.
What's behind this line of inquiry?
Do you know the name Jade Hopkirk?
Nope. Doesn't ring a bell.
"Mr Lakewell denies knowing Jade Hopkirk."
"Detective attempts rudimentary
interview technique on
"seasoned criminal solicitor.
"Makes a bit of a tit of herself."
We're looking into who knew about
Michael Farmer's past, who might
have considered him a likely suspect
for offences against young women.
Jade Hopkirk was the alleged victim
when Michael Farmer was
convicted of rape in 2009.
Yes, of course, now I
recall exactly who you mean.
I represented Michael.
He pleaded guilty.
He had sex with a 15-year-old
girl, without her consent.
That's rape. He pleaded
guilty because he was guilty.
Was it your idea not to
test that out on a jury?
What went on between myself
and my client is privileged.
So you never discussed the
case with Nick Huntley?
Or Roz Huntley?
Exactly.
As you'll recall, sir, at
his interview with AC-12,
Mr Huntley declined to answer
questions regarding his whereabouts
for parts of the evening
of the 18th of March --
the night of Timothy Ifield's murder.
Can you vouch for his whereabouts?
Listen, Ironside,
you've got no evidence against
Nick, so I don't have to.
Fine. Come on, Steve.
Jimmy?
I've just had AC-12 turn up
at my office, asking questions
about Nick's whereabouts on the
night of Timothy Ifield's murder.
What did you tell them?
Nothing, obviously. I thought
you and Nick should know.
Good. Thank you, Jimmy,
and no need to tell Nick.
I'll let him know.
I've already sent him a voicemail.
Should I not have?
No, that's fine.
Thanks. Thanks again, Jimmy.
You've reached the personal voicemail of
Assistant Chief Constable Derek Hilton.
You said AC-12 were finished. You
said their witch-hunt was finished,
but they're still after me.
My husband, his solicitor, any
backdoor route they can find.
You don't know what this
is doing to my marriage.
Well done.
I'm finished.
I feel drained, sir.
It's not long till the start
of my maternity leave.
I see.
Things are beginning to get on top of me.
And the timing couldn't be worse.
I really need all my
best people, you know.
The last thing I want to do is
let you and the department down.
I see.
Well, if your mind's made up.
I wish you all the best, darling.
- Thank you, sir.
- Yeah.
I'd appreciate if you don't
say too much to the team.
I don't want anyone making a fuss.
Listen, thanks for meeting
me outside the office.
Yeah, any time, mate.
Oh, and thank you for the
voicemail last night.
I don't know where AC-12
are going with this,
but I had to let you and Roz know.
Did you get chance to
talk it through last night?
Actually, no.
Oh?
No, this is why I wanted to
meet you outside the office.
Me and Roz...
.. it's a bit messed up right now.
It's a lot messed up.
I've been there, the divorce.
Sorry to hear that, mate.
It's more than that.
Roz has been lying to me about where
she was when Tim Ifield was killed.
She has this wound on her
arm from the same night.
I've got tangible concerns that
she's involved in a serious crime.
My God.
I'm at my wits' end, mate.
God, of course.
Really sorry.
If you want me to, I can sort it.
Voluntary interview, anonymity,
independent police station...
immunity.
If -- big if -- you want me to.
That was the solicitor talking.
As your friend, I'd warn you
that even if your concerns
turn out to be baseless...
.. this could mean the
end of your marriage,
the end of your family.
No happy ending.
Come in.
Ah, Kate.
Sir, this is an IT report.
I asked them to detail any searches
or downloads of any sensitive
case material carried out
by AC-12 staff in relation
to undercover operations,
in the last two weeks.
If you go to the entry on page six, sir,
I found this instead.
I'm very sorry, sir.
No, no, no, no, you did the
right thing, absolutely.
- Thank you, Kate. - Sir. - Thank you.
DC Desford.
- Sir?
- Yeah, come in. Shut the door.
Sir.
Now, tell me, for what
reason have you been...
accessing highly sensitive AC-12 files,
namely DI Matthew
Cottan's dying declaration?
- I haven't, sir.
- No?
No, sir. This wasn't me, sir.
For years, the security in this department
has been watertight, fella.
Absolutely watertight.
Then you come along, suddenly
we're leaking like a colander.
I know what this is about.
First I'm scapegoated over the
Huntley interview, now this.
I could fight this, but I don't
want to be somewhere I'm not wanted.
So I'll take a transfer, sir.
It's definitely the
smartest move right now.
And I hope you'll approve my request, sir,
so I won't need to lodge a complaint.
Are you threatening me?
No, I've been treated unfairly, sir.
And just for the record, I had
absolutely nothing to do with
any security breach.
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
No, I was miles away. Come on in.
I thought you should see this first.
The material wrapped round
the body parts was newspaper.
- Mm-hm. - Some fragments
survived sufficiently
for the print to be legible.
We were able to run
sections of text through
a search engine to find
matches with online editions.
All were nationals, so there's
no localising information.
However, the dates are significant.
Some text related to news
reports that only went to press
at the end of March.
As you know, Michael Farmer
was remanded in custody
and Tim Ifield was already dead.
Right.
Shall we go through all
this in a team briefing?
We've got something else on just now.
Will you leave it with me?
Sure, no problem.
Let me know if there's
anything else I can do.
Right.
Roz?
You OK?
Nick?
Lying on a beach?
Lying on a beach...
Lying bitch.
Hi, Rupal. Anything I help you with?
- Roz not in?
- Not seen her yet.
Well, I'm only around this morning.
I didn't want to miss the team briefing.
What team briefing?
About the new findings.
Leonie Collersdale's
remains having been disposed
of after Michael Farmer was remanded.
I see.
Neil?
I've got one thing to say,
and we don't ever meet again.
And no-one...
.. no-one ever hears my name.
Sorry to call you back in so late, sir.
I've got a source at Polk Avenue.
Now we're sucking diesel. Go on.
OK, so, he, or she, insists on anonymity.
They won't go on record and they
won't cooperate with any inquiry.
But what they did say is they've
received new forensic evidence
showing Leonie's remains were buried
after Michael Farmer was arrested.
There's no way Hilton can
still back Huntley after this.
Yeah, and erm...
Yes, what else do we know about
these new forensics, Kate?
Well, it appears they've
been held in cold storage,
probably a deep freeze, for
some time before being buried.
But this new evidence gives us a
clear reason to reopen the inquiry
into Huntley and get the charges
against Michael Farmer dropped.
Steve?
Steve, are you OK?
Body parts held in cold storage.
Jackie Laverty, a property developer
with ties to organised crime,
last seen 2012.
Yeah, the piece of work that
Tony Gates was hanging out with.
According to Gates, Jackie's
body was kept in cold storage,
with incriminating DNA.
A means of blackmailing an
officer into manipulating
criminal investigations.
Exactly what's been done with
Leonie Collersdale's body.
- What, you think they're connected?
- Well, there's more, sir.
The man who attacked me,
he was wearing a balaclava
and he struck me over the
head with a baseball bat.
Now, I wasn't sure if
that was a real memory
or I was confused with an old case.
That old case was the men involved
with Jackie Laverty's murder.
If you remember, I was
attacked by some of them.
They wore balaclavas and
they used baseball bats.
And Tony Gates, the only witness
to Jackie Laverty's murder,
told me men wearing balaclavas
broke into Jackie's house
and knocked him out
cold with a baseball bat.
The MO's the same, sir.
It raises the question as to
whether these organised criminals
are involved in the murders,
or are manipulating the
investigation somehow.
Whether or not they're
protecting guilty parties...
That's what we don't know.
Anyway, thanks, Steve.
And, Kate, you better get
home and get some kip.
Look, wait, sir.
Jackie's disappearance -- this was
our case and it remains unsolved.
We've got every right to reopen it.
And as they may be connected,
that might give us leeway to
examine the forensics on
Leonie Collersdale's body.
It's your call, sir.
Hilton may use this to shut us down.
He may.
But if we go down...
.. we go down fighting.
Sir.
What are you doing?
Just making sure
everything's as it should be.
Why am I here?
Your husband wants to explain everything.
I'll be back with an antibiotic injection.
How are you feeling?
What's going on?
Roz, they had to operate.
I just want to go home.
- Hey, listen, listen, come on.
- I just want to go home!
You're going to hurt yourself,
Roz. Just listen to me.
The wound was very deep.
The tissue was dead
and the infection had gotten
into your bloodstream.
They call it septic shock.
If they didn't operate, you could've died.
There was no choice.
Oh, no!
Shh, shh!
Hey, hey, hey.
- Shh.
- Why didn't you stop them?
They had to operate,
to save your life, Roz.
Why didn't you stop them?!
She's still very woozy, poor thing.
It's a lot to take in, no wonder.
- Steve.
- Oh, cheers.
(Jesus Christ.)
Kate! Kate!
Our independent forensic scientists
confirm the second set of body parts
relating to Leonie Collersdale
shows cellular freeze-thaw damage
similar to what we believe was
done to Jackie Laverty's body,
and also that the newspaper found
wrapping the body parts has been
dated to after Michael Farmer was
remanded and Tim Ifield was killed.
Great. That's in the bag. Confirmation.
But what's even more significant, sir,
is he was also able to examine the
deposit of Timothy Ifield's blood
supposedly detected on the first
set of Leonie Collersdale's remains.
An item of evidence we've not
had direct access to before now.
And?
That blood deposit's contaminated
with the same high-density
polythene fibres from a forensic
oversuit as the blood found
at Tim Ifield's flat, despite
the samples being obtained weeks
apart by different investigators.
Mother of God. They've
both been falsified.
In my view, sir, there's a very
real possibility Roz Huntley's
been misleading the inquiry
to protect her husband.
Right. Well, to hell with ACC
Hilton. This is our vindication.
This puts us back in business.
Steve, you run things from here.
Kate, take a couple of uniforms.
- Get out and pick up Roz
and Nick Huntley. - Sir.
Diane, get me a car out front immediately.
Everyone, we need to find
Nick and Roz Huntley, now!
Get on the phones.
Get me Polk Avenue Station.
- Steve? - Roz Huntley
hasn't reported for work.
She was admitted to City
General two nights ago.
What's wrong with her?
They won't disclose the
reason for her admission,
patient confidentiality.
Received.
City General Hospital.
Mr Huntley.
Where's my wife?
She discharged herself,
against medical advice.
- But why didn't you stop her?
- We did our best.
We made sure she waited for
antibiotics and painkillers.
You should have called me.
Mrs Huntley was very clear
that you shouldn't be called.
Keep the change. Thanks.
You must be in a lot of pain.
I won't lie.
Come on.
Let's just get you straight
home to bed, ma'am.
No, just fill me in on everything.
Tell me.
This is strictly off the record, ma'am.
I don't want to get anyone in any trouble.
It's OK. Tell me.
A solicitor has requested an
appointment for his anonymous client
to give a voluntary interview to
an independent team of detectives.
What about?
The murder of Timothy Ifield.
Apparently, the solicitor's
seeking immunity for whatever
his client's going to disclose.
Who's the solicitor?
James Lakewell.
Drive.
- Fleming. - I managed to
get through to the ward.
Huntley's discharged herself.
Nick Huntley came looking for her
and left separately
just a few minutes ago.
The nurse reckoned he was
going to their home address.
Received. Right, turn round,
go, go, I'll direct you.
Roz?
Roz?
- Hi, Nick.
- Roz, come on.
Let's be sensible. Let's get
you back to hospital. Come on.
- I'm not going anywhere with you.
- All right, OK.
Where are the kids?
They're fine.
Where are the kids?
It's being taken care of.
Roz, you're worrying me.
You don't have a right
to know where they are.
We're getting a divorce.
Look, Roz.
OK, you're angry and you're
upset, and I get that.
We're going to talk about this
when you're feeling better,
but right now, I just need to
know that the kids are safe.
Of course they're safe.
They're walking round to Claire's.
I'm just going to call them.
Don't think that you stand a
chance of gaining custody?
Amputating my hand without my consent.
That's grievous bodily harm.
Look, Roz, it wasn't me.
It was the surgeons.
You were going to lose
more than your hand.
You were going to lose
your arm, or your life.
You did this to me...
because you'd thought I'd had an affair.
No, you did this to yourself.
All your lies.
And it was you, outside the bathroom.
You were the one calling me a lying bitch.
And you think doing
this to me makes me less,
means no man will ever look at me?
Is this my punishment for
being a "lying bitch"?
You've lied so much, Roz.
I've lost track of the truth.
You always said that you grazed
your hand on some brickwork.
The infection they found was MRSA.
That's why it was so serious.
And it could never have happened
the way that you said that it did!
I can just about live with you
covering up your infidelity.
I can't live with you
covering up a murder.
Is that what you're going
to say to the detectives
at Fourth Street Station?
How did...? How did you know about that?
All this, to punish me.
Well, now it's your turn.
What?
You lied about where you were when
Leonie Collersdale disappeared.
You were at the building when
Steve Arnott was attacked.
I explained all of that.
And you were at the crime scene
the night Tim Ifield was murdered.
Outside!
The only male suspect to be
placed at the crime scene.
No, no, wait. No!
And you've lied about it to every
police officer you've spoken to.
- To protect you!
- No.
To protect yourself.
What are you talking about?
Nicholas Huntley, I'm arresting
you on suspicion of the murder
of Timothy Ifield.
- You do not have to say anything...
- This is insane!
- You do not have to say anything.
- I'm going to get the kids.
It may harm your defence if you
do not mention, when questioned,
something you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be used in evidence.
Mr Huntley, please don't make
this any harder than it is already.
- Hands behind your back.
- She's lying! She's lying!
Sir, please just calm down and
let us take you to the station.
No! No!
- No! - Right, cuff him. Calm down, sir.
You're hurting me!
- Stop resisting then it won't hurt.
- You're breaking my arm!
Stop resisting!
Polk Avenue Police, please move along!
Ma'am, it's done.
Sorry, ma'am.
Do you want a minute with him?
Just take him.
There was no need to make a
scene. Look at your poor wife.
I'm not saying anything until
I speak to my solicitor.
- Well, fair enough.
- It's Jimmy Lakewell. L-A-K-E...
- What's going on?
- It's all under control, it's all sorted.
A delegation. I'm honoured.
My two investigators, sir,
DS Arnott and DS Fleming.
I cannot believe I failed to
make myself crystal clear.
AC-12 is recused from the Huntley case,
yet you still attempted to make arrests.
Yes, sir, but some new
evidence has come to light,
which we think is vitally
important to this inquiry.
DS Fleming.
We've learned Mr Huntley shares
a solicitor with Michael Farmer,
and it's possible Mr Huntley
was aware of Michael Farmer's
prior sexual offences,
via this relationship.
- Right. - We also found that a
deposit supposedly of Tim Ifield's
blood found at his flat was
contaminated with fibres from
a forensic investigator's oversuit.
And that the blood deposit
supposedly found on
Leonie Collersdale's body was contaminated
in exactly the same way.
Clear indication of evidence
tampering, sir, pure and simple.
Our interpretation is that someone
planted Timothy Ifield's blood
on Leonie Collersdale's body
in order to falsely implicate
Tim in her murder.
Tim was onto a conspiracy, sir --
the framing of Michael Farmer
to protect the real murderer.
And, obviously, the person with
the opportunity and means to
frame both Michael Farmer and
Timothy Ifield is DCI Roz Huntley.
By arresting him, she's acting
as if she's been the one
to ID her husband as the
murderer, while in reality
she's been protecting him all this time.
Also, she's just had surgery on her arm.
No-one knew she had a problem
with it, and she's refusing
access to her medical records, so
we've had to seek a court order.
Naturally, sir, we'd like to
put things right straightaway.
We'd like to arrest her on suspicion
of perverting the course of justice.
But Leonie Collersdale's
and Tim Ifield's murders
are DCI Huntley's cases and, to reiterate,
you've been expressly
forbidden from looking into it.
Yes, sir, but my team were
investigating another case,
and our inquiries led us
unexpectedly to these findings,
which I'm sure you'll agree, sir,
put a completely new complexion
- on everything.
- What other case?
That would be the disappearance
of Jackie Laverty, sir.
A property developer, not seen since 2012.
Something troubling you, sir?
You'll recall, I was
Station Chief at that time.
It's a difficult experience for us all.
Sir.
But this is great work.
All of you, great work.
But Roz Huntley had you recused
and you accused Nick Huntley
of involvement in DS Arnott's injuries.
I can't risk your investigation
being tainted by accusations of bias.
In my view, your files should
be handed over to a new,
more impartial authority, and
they can decide the best way
to take these inquiries forward.
Sir, I must protest in the
strongest possible terms!
Leave us.
Very well.
Paramedics are here. Let them at him.
Just give me a second! Dot, stay with me.
There's a network of corrupt
police officers doing the bidding
of organised crime.
This is an unsustainable
breach of protocol, sir.
Who's in charge, Dot? That's who we want,
the most senior officer
in this corrupt network.
Who's top dog, Dot?
- Caddy.
- You're the Caddy. We know that.
- Come on, Dot. - Told. - "Told".
You told someone? Someone very senior?
Prom.
Promotion? Someone promoted you?
Who?
Come on, Dot. Come in, he can't talk.
Blink twice with the
first letter of his name.
A, B, C, D,
E, F,
G, H, I...
H.
His name begins with H. Right.
That's it, out of the way!
I'll start bagging.
Respiratory arrest.
I see why you didn't want anyone sharing.
H.
Sir, there are currently eight
officers serving above the rank
of inspector whose surnames begin
with an H, including yourself, sir.
Others, if you consider those
who have relocated or retired.
There's only one who was Matthew
Cottan's commanding officer
for two years, who recruited him and
turned a blind eye to his offending.
Yes, I recruited him, but
I did not promote him!
Superintendent Hastings, you will be
served with a Regulation 15 notice.
You will have ten working days
to answer these allegations
and, should the review board remain
unsatisfied with your answers,
you will face a disciplinary hearing.
That is all.
Dismissed.
Sir.
- I'm coming up.
- No, there's no need, honestly. I'm fine.
No, no. I just want to make
sure you're doing all right.
I didn't want occupational health to know.
If I can't even look after
myself, how can I do my job?
Steve, why don't you just...?
Just take a few weeks
off, till you're stronger.
Michael Farmer doesn't have weeks.
It's his whole future on the line.
I'll put the kettle on.
You are going to get
better, aren't you, Steve?
I don't know, Kate.
You should sit down, ma'am.
I can get you some more
of your painkillers.
No, I'll be all right.
Jimmy. Thank God.
I want some time with my client
before we go through disclosure,
- in a private room.
- I'll see what I can do.
You'll do better than that, detective.
I'm glad to see you, mate.
Have you eaten? Do you
need something to drink?
No, no, no, I'm fine.
All right, Roz. I'll take it from here.
Jimmy, this is insane!
I have nothing to do with it.
I don't know many that
would have had the guts.
That was incredibly brave
and honest of you, ma'am.
I've got no idea how this
can be happening to me.
It was Roz.
She's lying about everything.
Everything.