London Kills (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - Vendetta - full transcript
A boxer confesses to killing her manager, but the detectives think she may be covering for her father.
Hi. Yeah. Police, please.
I'd like to report a murder.
Hey.
Thank you.
Hi.
So, who's this guy?
Leo Flynn. Big noise
in the world of boxing.
Somebody decided to bash
the back of his head in.
Two glasses.
Suggests he wasn't
drinking alone.
Murder weapon?
None that I can see.
So, who called it in?
Aileen Brennan. That's her.
She won a couple of British
medals then went pro.
Leo Flynn was her
manager from day one.
Completely made her career.
- Ah. You're a fan.
- Mm.
Aileen Brennan's precise.
Ruthless in the ring.
But a good role model outside.
What time did this role
model call the murder in?
She rang 999 at 10
past 5:00 this morning.
So what was she doing here
at 5:00 in the morning?
Thanks, Aileen.
The swab's just for
elimination purposes.
I'm going to need your clothes.
Sorry.
What are you doing?
Going to work.
Well, give me 10 minutes
and we can go in together.
How would that look?
Look, Yasmin.
You've been amazing,
putting me up.
But it's time I got
my act together.
Is this about what
happened last night?
I don't need your sympathy.
Oh. That's not what it was.
I'll book a hotel
for this evening,
pick up my stuff after work.
Those lads are members
of the boxing club.
Apparently our victim was at
a party yesterday evening.
Aileen Brennan's retirement do.
Retirement? I thought
she was a young woman.
She's early 30s.
That's old for a boxer.
Did you get to speak to
the detective inspector?
I-I did.
What's really going on with him?
I'm worried about him.
I'm sorry, Rob.
If you want to know more,
you're gonna have to
speak to David yourself.
So... somebody's
killed Leo Flynn?
You know him?
Vaguely.
Billie.
Leo Flynn. Boxing
promoter and manager.
Fifty-eight years old.
Born and bred in Peckham.
He opened up his boxing
club in the late '80s.
He's trained hundreds
of local kids.
He even promoted his fair
share of decent boxers.
What was his personal situation?
Unmarried, no kids.
I found this on open source.
It's Leo in 1988
with Aileen Brennan's
dad, Mick Brennan.
They've been friends
since school.
Is Mick Brennan
still on the scene?
Definitely. He's
Aileen's boxing coach.
And who's
the third guy?
Doesn't say.
Cormac Doyle.
He used to be a boxer.
Now he's a priest.
Didn't know you were
interested in the fight game.
I'm not.
The FME has just cleared Aileen
Brennan fit for interview.
Okay. Rob, let's go.
Uh, sir?
That complaint made against me.
Has it progressed any further?
It's in the system.
And that's all you can tell me?
For the time being.
I'm sorry, Billie.
I can't just wave a magic wand
and make all this go away.
So, you
and Leo were close?
He was my godfather
and my manager.
My dad's best mate.
Seeing him like
that, finding him.
It must have been
a terrible shock.
I didn't... find him.
I'm sorry?
I killed him.
Aileen, talk us through
what happened last night.
There was a party to
mark my retirement.
Leo organized it.
Where?
Palm Grove.
It's a nightclub in Camberwell.
After the club shut,
I carried on drinking with
some of the other boxers.
A place in Elephant and Castle.
The rest of them
cleared off one by one.
I didn't feel like going home,
so I went looking for Leo.
At the boxing club?
Yeah. Yeah.
He often spends the
night there, on the sofa.
How did you get in?
Round the back.
The door was open.
I just wanted to talk.
About what?
I... asked for his help.
What was I gonna
do if I can't box?
And he said that was my problem.
A-And that's why you killed him?
Yeah.
How?
I hit him over the head.
What with?
Something heavy.
So, what do you reckon?
Did Aileen do it?
Her account is... lacking.
She can't tell us what
the murder weapon was,
never mind where it is now.
So why did she confess?
Because she knows who did it.
She's lying to protect them.
We found some photos of
your retirement party
on social media.
Can you tell me
what's going on here?
My dad showed up drunk,
and security
wouldn't let him in.
Yeah. He looks pretty angry.
Do you know why he
was so worked up?
I don't know.
Really?
You see, as far as we can see,
it looks like you were the
one trying to calm him down.
Aileen, we spoke to
one of the bouncers.
He told us that your dad was
threatening to kill Leo Flynn.
I've told you. I killed Leo.
Why can't you just charge me?
The suit you were
wearing last night
has been examined by the lab,
and there is none of the
blood spatter they'd expect
if you'd hit Leo over the
head with something heavy.
We also compared
your fingerprints
with the marks we found on
the wine glasses at the scene.
It wasn't a match.
Tell me, Aileen.
Are you covering for someone?
I spoke to the caretaker
at the boxing club.
He swears he locked
the back door
when he left at 10:00
p.m. last night.
According to Aileen, it was
open when she turned up.
So who unlocked it?
The caretaker told me there
are three trustees with keys...
Leo Flynn, Father Cormac Doyle,
and Aileen's dad, Mick Brennan.
Any joy finding him?
Mick Brennan's phone's off,
and he's not answering
the door to uniform.
Check the property
we took off Aileen.
See if she's got a key
to her dad's place.
What about this
Father Cormac Doyle?
Leave him to me.
Okay.
How well do you know him?
What, the priest? I
haven't seen him for years.
But you don't like him.
What ever gives you that idea?
Leo dead...
murdered?
I can't believe
it's true. I...
Do you mind me
asking, Father Doyle,
when was the last
time you saw Leo?
Uh, last night, at Aileen
Brennan's retirement party.
Leo and I are her godfathers.
And what time did you leave?
Just after midnight.
I got a phone call
from a parishioner.
Her mother's terminally ill.
We're keen to speak
to Mick Brennan.
Has he been in contact with you?
No.
We understand that he was
turned away from the party
for being drunk and
threatening to kill Leo.
Well, I didn't hear any of that.
Do you know why Mick Brennan
would be angry with Leo?
It would have been
something and nothing.
Trust me.
If you think that Mick killed
Leo, you're seriously mistaken.
We think the killer
had keys to the gym.
Leo's dead.
Mick is incapable...
According to you.
That just leaves one key holder,
and he's sitting in front of me.
W... This is crazy.
You used to be a boxer.
Why did you give it up?
Why ask if you already
know the answer?
I want to hear it from you.
It was a long time ago.
In my last bout,
my opponent died.
It was an accident.
I never threw another punch.
What happened all
those years ago,
it doesn't make me a murderer.
You could have warned me.
The lad who Cormac Doyle killed,
we were at school together.
Father Doyle says
it was an accident.
I was there... ringside.
Doyle was getting
totally outclassed.
He lost his temper and
battered Matthew to death.
Was there an investigation?
Was Cormac ever charged?
Leo Flynn was already
the consummate operator.
Pulled all the right strings.
So Cormac Doyle
just walked away.
There's someone in there.
Oi! Get the door open. Quick.
He went over the fence.
- Where was the rucksack?
- Bottom of the stairs.
Someone's written a name
in here... Kyle Garrett.
Have you found my dad?
Not yet.
When our colleagues went round
to his house this morning,
there was a young man inside.
He legged it over the back
fence when he saw them.
Who?
His name is Kyle Garrett.
Does that mean anything to you?
He ran away from home yesterday
after finding out
he was adopted.
Take a good look.
Does he look like
anyone you know?
Leo.
They called him Kyle.
Aileen, is this your son?
Yeah. I think so. Yeah.
When did it happen?
The day of my mum's funeral.
He got me drunk
and... took advantage.
Did you tell your dad?
I couldn't.
So what happened when
you started to show?
Uh, I told him I'd been
with a lad from school,
and he went ballistic.
And when he calmed down,
he arranged to have
the baby adopted.
Did your dad ever find out who
the baby's real father was?
No, no, no. Definitely not.
And y-you had to go on
seeing Leo every day.
He was my dad's best mate.
He gave him a job and
gave me a career and...
We've had a good life.
Do you think your
dad has found out
that Leo was the
father of your child?
When he came to the
club last night,
I've never seen him so angry.
And he wouldn't even talk to me.
He just kept saying he
was gonna kill Leo and...
I mean, what else
can it be about?
Do you think your
dad killed Leo?
Well, if he did, it
was all my fault.
Aileen, this is not your fault.
Not one single bit.
This girl was seen at the
party last night with Leo.
Um, that's Nadia.
Do you know her surname?
Um, don't know. Something
Russian, I think.
You should speak to Cormac.
He should be able to tell
you what Nadia's surname is.
Father Doyle?
Why?
Well, he runs the scheme,
bringing junior boxers
over from abroad.
He's bound to know
Nadia's surname.
So Leo Flynn likes young girls,
and Father Doyle flies
them in from abroad.
We should tread carefully.
- Why?
- He's a priest.
- I'll give him a ring.
- No.
No, you will not call
him. I will call him.
You'll just wind him up.
That thing we talked
about last night...
Did you do anything about it?
Oh, Father Doyle, hello.
This is Detective
Sergeant Vivienne Cole.
Yeah. I-I wanted to speak to you
about one of your junior boxers.
Uh, her first name's Nadia.
Yeah. Pawlak.
Yeah. And h-how are
you spelling that?
Yeah. P-A-W... L-A-K.
Thank you.
Could you please text her
contact details to this number?
Yeah. And can I ask...
When did you last see her?
Not for a few days.
Oh, no. I've no
idea where she is.
Well, I can ask around.
You're welcome. God bless.
We need to get you
out of here fast.
- Do you buy that?
- What?
Cormac Doyle brings this
girl over from Russia
and he doesn't know
where she's staying.
Look, I know you
don't like this guy.
What's your point?
Well, you're getting close
to a conflict of interest.
Uniform have
located Mick Brennan.
Finally. Where is he?
Outside a pub in Clapham.
I'm coming with you.
Oh. Hey, Yasmin.
Oh! Um, Vivienne, did I see
Father Doyle here earlier?
Uh, yeah. He's a witness
in the Leo Flynn murder.
Mm.
You know, Cormac Doyle
is a remarkable man.
He's done some great work
with disadvantaged kids.
Uh, what happened after I
left your place last night?
What do you mean?
How come David's in work today?
Don't ask me. I've
washed my hands of him.
In fact, I've asked
him to move out.
You haven't been
yourself for ages.
And then yesterday, you
didn't even show up for work.
I've never known you
to do that before.
I asked the sarge what was up,
and she said that I
needed to speak to you.
Trust me. You
don't want to know.
I'll be the judge of that.
I've got cancer.
You happy now?
Detective Inspector
David Bradford.
This is Detective
Constable Rob Brady.
- Are you Mick Brennan?
- Yeah.
I'm arresting you for
making threats to kill.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defense
if you do not mention
when questioned
something you later
rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.
Threats to kill who?
Leo Flynn. He was found
dead this morning.
He was what?
What
sort of cancer?
It's in my blood.
What's the prognosis?
- Don't know.
- Sorry?
I've had tests.
I need to call the consultant
and get the results.
- Well, why the hell haven't you?
- Because I'm scared.
I can book Mick Brennan in.
So?
So you can make that call.
Mr. Boyjoonauth's
office, please.
Mr. Brennan, why did you
threaten to kill Leo Flynn?
That's my private business.
Has it got something to
do with this young man?
He was at your house
when we arrived
but ran out the back way.
His name is Kyle Garrett.
What's he to you?
He looks a lot like
your friend Leo Flynn.
Turns out he's my grandson.
He came to the house last night
looking for his birth mother.
My daughter, Aileen.
She told me it was some lad at
school that got her pregnant.
Tell us what
happened last night.
When Kyle showed up,
the minute I saw him,
it was obvious...
Leo was his father.
What did you do next?
I went to the party.
I wanted to have
it out with Leo.
But they wouldn't let me in.
So...
I hooked up with Kyle.
Went drinking.
Did you tell him
about his parentage?
I couldn't tell him the truth.
That my best mate got
my daughter pregnant
when she was 16.
So I trotted out
the same old lie...
That it was some lad
Aileen met at school.
I spoke to the
manager at the pub,
who confirmed he knows
Mick Brennan well
and that Mick turned up
about half 1:00 this morning.
They were having a lock-in.
Mick carried on drinking
till just after 4:00,
when he fell asleep.
They let him have a kip,
and they finally threw
him out about 8:00 a.m.
Which means that Mick Brennan
couldn't have killed Leo.
No. The landlord also told me
that he wasn't drinking alone.
There was a young lad with him.
Kyle Garrett?
This lad certainly matches
Kyle's description.
What time did this boy leave?
He wandered off about 6:00
a.m. to get something to eat
and didn't come back.
So they're both in the clear.
Billie, Mick Brennan is
desperate to see his daughter.
- Can you make that happen?
- Yeah. Sure.
How long have you
known about David?
Uh, since last night.
Yasmin Rafiq forced
him to come clean.
Uh, he's been
staying at her place.
So you're aware
of their history?
Yeah.
He said they were
just mates now.
So how come he's left his wife?
Well, he said that he
didn't want to be a burden.
I'm so sorry, Dad.
I know you couldn't
have killed anyone.
I might have killed Leo
Flynn if I'd got ahold of him
after what he did to you.
Why don't you both take a seat?
I met my grandson.
What's he like?
He's a fine lad.
They showed me the photo.
He's the spitting image of Leo.
I see a lot of you in him.
Imagine what Cormac will say
when... when he finds out.
C-Cormac already knows.
He's always known.
Cormac knew that your dad's best
friend took advantage of you?
When you were 16...
got you pregnant?
He helped me arrange
the adoption.
And it never occurred to
him to tell you the truth
or to go to the police?
Turns out I need to speak
to the consultant in person.
- He's gonna call me back.
- When?
Sometime today, I hope.
I've just found out that
Father Cormac Doyle knew
about Leo and Aileen.
He even helped
arrange the adoption.
Which means he knew
Aileen had been raped.
- Where are you going?
- To church.
Well, hang on a minute.
I'll come with you.
What's his problem
with Father Doyle?
Years ago, Cormac
Doyle was a boxer.
He killed a man in the
ring. David was there.
And according to him, he
battered the man to death.
How did Cormac Doyle get away
with battering someone to death?
He didn't. I did a bit of
digging into his boxing career.
His opponent died from
one single, unlucky punch.
So, where's all this talk
of battering a guy
to death come from?
You know the
detective inspector.
He never lets the truth get
in the way of a good story.
According to the woman
doing the flowers,
Father Doyle drove
away about an hour ago
and he had Nadia Pawlak
with him... and a suitcase.
I knew I was right about him.
Rob, can you circulate
Father Doyle's car details,
plus an image of him
and Nadia Pawlak?
Great.
It looks like they're
doing a runner.
- Are you coming?
- Where to?
Back to the scene of the crime.
I reckon the good
father killed Leo Flynn,
fled the scene, and legged
it back to the church.
I suppose it's possible.
So... where is
the murder weapon?
What are you doing?
Retracing his steps.
Start here. Work our
way back to the church.
You're just trying
to keep yourself busy
until the consultant calls back.
So what if I am?
Yeah. All right. Thanks
for letting us know.
Cheers.
Nadia Pawlak's been arrested by
security at London City Airport.
She was trying to board
a flight to Russia.
Uniform are escorting
her over now.
Any sign of the priest?
No, but his car's been
found a few streets away.
Nadia, your airline
ticket was purchased
using Father
Doyle's credit card.
Did he drive you to the airport?
Yes.
Why did he do that?
I wanted to go home.
I miss my mother.
We found two sets of fingermarks
on some drinking glasses
in the boxing club.
One set's a match for Leo Flynn.
The other set, it's
a match for yours.
Can you explain that?
I didn't kill Leo.
No? So who did?
No comment.
Did Father Doyle try to
get you out of the country
so that you wouldn't be asked
to give evidence against him?
If he did, he was
wasting his time.
The father stands up
for the little people
against the bullies.
No one will ever persuade me
to say anything against him.
Right. This is
a waste of time.
We're not far from the church.
No point in giving up now.
Well, I'm freezing. Can't
we at least get a coffee?
Get yourself one.
Are you sure you
don't want anything?
- Yeah. Positive.
- Okay.
Police.
Stay where you are.
Don't be an idiot, Cormac.
We arrested Nadia
at the airport.
My officers are
talking to her now.
Cormac, who killed Leo?
You or Nadia?
Cormac, what was Leo doing?
Was he sexually
assaulting Nadia?
Like he did Aileen
when she was 16.
Did he tell you Aileen
was a mistake, a one-off?
Leo was sick.
He was an animal.
I went to the club last night,
and he was all over Nadia.
I told him to get off her.
He just laughed at me.
So you killed him.
Cormac, do yourself a favor.
Put that down.
Cormac Doyle, I'm arresting you
for the murder of Leo Flynn.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defense
if you do not mention
when questioned
something you later
rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.
Is that the murder weapon?
No.
Then where is it?
Cormac, what did
you use to kill Leo?
Is that the murder weapon?
Boxing trophy from
Leo Flynn's office.
Did you find it?
No. Father Doyle came
over all confessional.
Showed me where he stashed it.
So all that searching...
It's the result that counts.
Thanks. Bye.
Guess who's just been
picked up for fare evasion.
It's got to be Kyle Garrett.
Yep. His phone's
run out of juice.
Sounds like he's been riding
around on the Tube all day.
Uniform are bringing him in.
So Aileen finally
gets to meet her son.
Yeah, if she wants to.
I don't know how she'll feel,
given the circumstances
in which he was conceived.
Mm.
I'll take him up.
I watched you kill
my mate Matthew.
It was no accident.
I gave up the fight game.
I dedicated my life to God.
Yeah. 'Cause you felt guilty.
I needed to atone.
It's not the same thing.
You can atone all you like,
but I know you're a
cold-blooded killer.
Hi.
I'm Aileen.
You must be Kyle.
Come in.
I hear Father Doyle confessed.
He did.
Thank goodness for
Catholic guilt.
- You wanted to see me?
- Please sit down.
Billie, I wanted to apologize
for what I said earlier.
It was... clumsy.
I was trying not to get
your hopes too high.
Professional standards have
finally returned my e-mails.
They agree with me that
the complaint against you
should not be
pursued any further.
Ah. That's amazing.
Sorry. I do need to get this.
Sir.
Go ahead, Doctor.
"I first met David Bradford
about 30 years ago.
I was a pro-am boxer.
One of my opponents
died in the ring.
Over the weeks that followed
and despite the fact
that I was never
charged with any crime,
Police Constable David Bradford
publicly accused me of murder,
an accusation he
repeated today."
Go on, Father.
"This afternoon, after
I dropped Nadia Pawlak
at London City Airport,
my car broke down.
I took the Docklands
Light Railway,
then a bus back to my
church, where I found
Detective Inspector David
Bradford waiting for me.
Before I knew what
was happening,
he threw a metal object at me.
By instinct, I caught it.
It's clear to me now
that this object,
a boxing trophy, was
used to kill Leo Flynn
and that David Bradford
was intent on framing me
for the murder."
I didn't go to the
boxing club last night,
and I didn't kill Leo Flynn.
Why would I?
Leo was my best
friend, for God's sake.
Are you making a complaint
against Detective
Inspector Bradford?
I am.
So... you're alleging
that he planted evidence
and fabricated a confession.
I'm not alleging anything.
I'm telling you what happened.
Well, I didn't understand
everything he said.
I amgonna need
treatment... Immunotherapy.
He seems confident
they've caught it in time.
Looks like you're stuck with me.
That's a shame.
Come in.
Sorry. Um...
I thought you'd want to know.
Detective Inspector Rafiq is
in the custody interview room
- with Father Doyle.
- She's what?
The rumor is he's making
an official complaint
about the manner in
which he was arrested.
- I'm not having this.
- No. No, no, no.
You leave it with me.
You need to stay well clear.
- Something you want to tell me?
- No.
I swear that arrest was
totally by the book.
Hey.
We've heard that Father
Doyle is making a complaint
against, uh, the
detective inspector.
Father Doyle is alleging
that David planted evidence.
- What evidence?
- The murder weapon.
Father Doyle says that David
threw a boxing trophy at him,
he caught it, and that's
why his prints are on it.
Where you there when the
trophy was recovered?
Uh... no, I wasn't.
No. I g... I got to the
church a few minutes later.
I don't suppose that I
could speak to Father Doyle.
No. No. Absolutely not.
So, what happens now?
It's a serious
allegation, Vivienne.
I've got to take it upstairs.
Oh, by the way, um,
he heard back from
his consultant.
It's a very positive prognosis.
Boss, you've got to admit
you've played fast and loose
with the rules in the past.
You honestly think I'd
pull a stunt like this
with everything else
I've got going on?
What does he mean,
with everything else
he's got going on?
David's got... a health issue.
What kind of health issue?
He's got cancer.
What did Cormac Doyle say
to you last night, Nadia?
That he lost it...
in a moment of rage
because of what Leo
was doing to you?
No comment.
"No comment."
Did Father Doyle
tell you to say that,
give you some coaching...
What to say and do
in the interview?
My suspicion is that Father
Doyle is playing you for a fool.
You don't know Cormac Doyle
as well as you think you do.
I'm guessing he didn't tell you
that Leo isn't the first
man that he's killed.
I'm seeing a pattern emerging.
Cormac gets angry, Cormac
lashes out, a man dies.
This is boxing. We
all know the risks.
So, what was last night?
Murder?
Father Doyle is not a killer.
If he hadn't hit Leo...
you would be
investigating a rape.
What did Father
Doyle hit Leo with?
A trophy.
Boxing trophy.
And what did he do
with it afterwards?
Took it back to the church.
Hid it behind the altar.
Detective Inspector Rafiq has
already spoken to Father Doyle.
He's confessed to the murder
and withdrawn the complaint.
Not that he had the
choice. Great work, Billie.
So we arestuck with you.
I don't think so.
Sorry?
I need to take some time,
get my head together.
I'm sorry if you feel
that we let you down.
No, no, no. I...
Trust has to be earned.
And I haven't done much
to earn yours recently.
All the same, we've been
mates for a long time.
If I'm going to come
back to this job,
I'm gonna have to change.
I canchange.
Just get yourself well, sir.
We've got a shout.
Body of a woman
found in Limehouse.
Thanks.
Are you ever coming back, sir?
Honestly, Billie...
I don't know.
I'd like to report a murder.
Hey.
Thank you.
Hi.
So, who's this guy?
Leo Flynn. Big noise
in the world of boxing.
Somebody decided to bash
the back of his head in.
Two glasses.
Suggests he wasn't
drinking alone.
Murder weapon?
None that I can see.
So, who called it in?
Aileen Brennan. That's her.
She won a couple of British
medals then went pro.
Leo Flynn was her
manager from day one.
Completely made her career.
- Ah. You're a fan.
- Mm.
Aileen Brennan's precise.
Ruthless in the ring.
But a good role model outside.
What time did this role
model call the murder in?
She rang 999 at 10
past 5:00 this morning.
So what was she doing here
at 5:00 in the morning?
Thanks, Aileen.
The swab's just for
elimination purposes.
I'm going to need your clothes.
Sorry.
What are you doing?
Going to work.
Well, give me 10 minutes
and we can go in together.
How would that look?
Look, Yasmin.
You've been amazing,
putting me up.
But it's time I got
my act together.
Is this about what
happened last night?
I don't need your sympathy.
Oh. That's not what it was.
I'll book a hotel
for this evening,
pick up my stuff after work.
Those lads are members
of the boxing club.
Apparently our victim was at
a party yesterday evening.
Aileen Brennan's retirement do.
Retirement? I thought
she was a young woman.
She's early 30s.
That's old for a boxer.
Did you get to speak to
the detective inspector?
I-I did.
What's really going on with him?
I'm worried about him.
I'm sorry, Rob.
If you want to know more,
you're gonna have to
speak to David yourself.
So... somebody's
killed Leo Flynn?
You know him?
Vaguely.
Billie.
Leo Flynn. Boxing
promoter and manager.
Fifty-eight years old.
Born and bred in Peckham.
He opened up his boxing
club in the late '80s.
He's trained hundreds
of local kids.
He even promoted his fair
share of decent boxers.
What was his personal situation?
Unmarried, no kids.
I found this on open source.
It's Leo in 1988
with Aileen Brennan's
dad, Mick Brennan.
They've been friends
since school.
Is Mick Brennan
still on the scene?
Definitely. He's
Aileen's boxing coach.
And who's
the third guy?
Doesn't say.
Cormac Doyle.
He used to be a boxer.
Now he's a priest.
Didn't know you were
interested in the fight game.
I'm not.
The FME has just cleared Aileen
Brennan fit for interview.
Okay. Rob, let's go.
Uh, sir?
That complaint made against me.
Has it progressed any further?
It's in the system.
And that's all you can tell me?
For the time being.
I'm sorry, Billie.
I can't just wave a magic wand
and make all this go away.
So, you
and Leo were close?
He was my godfather
and my manager.
My dad's best mate.
Seeing him like
that, finding him.
It must have been
a terrible shock.
I didn't... find him.
I'm sorry?
I killed him.
Aileen, talk us through
what happened last night.
There was a party to
mark my retirement.
Leo organized it.
Where?
Palm Grove.
It's a nightclub in Camberwell.
After the club shut,
I carried on drinking with
some of the other boxers.
A place in Elephant and Castle.
The rest of them
cleared off one by one.
I didn't feel like going home,
so I went looking for Leo.
At the boxing club?
Yeah. Yeah.
He often spends the
night there, on the sofa.
How did you get in?
Round the back.
The door was open.
I just wanted to talk.
About what?
I... asked for his help.
What was I gonna
do if I can't box?
And he said that was my problem.
A-And that's why you killed him?
Yeah.
How?
I hit him over the head.
What with?
Something heavy.
So, what do you reckon?
Did Aileen do it?
Her account is... lacking.
She can't tell us what
the murder weapon was,
never mind where it is now.
So why did she confess?
Because she knows who did it.
She's lying to protect them.
We found some photos of
your retirement party
on social media.
Can you tell me
what's going on here?
My dad showed up drunk,
and security
wouldn't let him in.
Yeah. He looks pretty angry.
Do you know why he
was so worked up?
I don't know.
Really?
You see, as far as we can see,
it looks like you were the
one trying to calm him down.
Aileen, we spoke to
one of the bouncers.
He told us that your dad was
threatening to kill Leo Flynn.
I've told you. I killed Leo.
Why can't you just charge me?
The suit you were
wearing last night
has been examined by the lab,
and there is none of the
blood spatter they'd expect
if you'd hit Leo over the
head with something heavy.
We also compared
your fingerprints
with the marks we found on
the wine glasses at the scene.
It wasn't a match.
Tell me, Aileen.
Are you covering for someone?
I spoke to the caretaker
at the boxing club.
He swears he locked
the back door
when he left at 10:00
p.m. last night.
According to Aileen, it was
open when she turned up.
So who unlocked it?
The caretaker told me there
are three trustees with keys...
Leo Flynn, Father Cormac Doyle,
and Aileen's dad, Mick Brennan.
Any joy finding him?
Mick Brennan's phone's off,
and he's not answering
the door to uniform.
Check the property
we took off Aileen.
See if she's got a key
to her dad's place.
What about this
Father Cormac Doyle?
Leave him to me.
Okay.
How well do you know him?
What, the priest? I
haven't seen him for years.
But you don't like him.
What ever gives you that idea?
Leo dead...
murdered?
I can't believe
it's true. I...
Do you mind me
asking, Father Doyle,
when was the last
time you saw Leo?
Uh, last night, at Aileen
Brennan's retirement party.
Leo and I are her godfathers.
And what time did you leave?
Just after midnight.
I got a phone call
from a parishioner.
Her mother's terminally ill.
We're keen to speak
to Mick Brennan.
Has he been in contact with you?
No.
We understand that he was
turned away from the party
for being drunk and
threatening to kill Leo.
Well, I didn't hear any of that.
Do you know why Mick Brennan
would be angry with Leo?
It would have been
something and nothing.
Trust me.
If you think that Mick killed
Leo, you're seriously mistaken.
We think the killer
had keys to the gym.
Leo's dead.
Mick is incapable...
According to you.
That just leaves one key holder,
and he's sitting in front of me.
W... This is crazy.
You used to be a boxer.
Why did you give it up?
Why ask if you already
know the answer?
I want to hear it from you.
It was a long time ago.
In my last bout,
my opponent died.
It was an accident.
I never threw another punch.
What happened all
those years ago,
it doesn't make me a murderer.
You could have warned me.
The lad who Cormac Doyle killed,
we were at school together.
Father Doyle says
it was an accident.
I was there... ringside.
Doyle was getting
totally outclassed.
He lost his temper and
battered Matthew to death.
Was there an investigation?
Was Cormac ever charged?
Leo Flynn was already
the consummate operator.
Pulled all the right strings.
So Cormac Doyle
just walked away.
There's someone in there.
Oi! Get the door open. Quick.
He went over the fence.
- Where was the rucksack?
- Bottom of the stairs.
Someone's written a name
in here... Kyle Garrett.
Have you found my dad?
Not yet.
When our colleagues went round
to his house this morning,
there was a young man inside.
He legged it over the back
fence when he saw them.
Who?
His name is Kyle Garrett.
Does that mean anything to you?
He ran away from home yesterday
after finding out
he was adopted.
Take a good look.
Does he look like
anyone you know?
Leo.
They called him Kyle.
Aileen, is this your son?
Yeah. I think so. Yeah.
When did it happen?
The day of my mum's funeral.
He got me drunk
and... took advantage.
Did you tell your dad?
I couldn't.
So what happened when
you started to show?
Uh, I told him I'd been
with a lad from school,
and he went ballistic.
And when he calmed down,
he arranged to have
the baby adopted.
Did your dad ever find out who
the baby's real father was?
No, no, no. Definitely not.
And y-you had to go on
seeing Leo every day.
He was my dad's best mate.
He gave him a job and
gave me a career and...
We've had a good life.
Do you think your
dad has found out
that Leo was the
father of your child?
When he came to the
club last night,
I've never seen him so angry.
And he wouldn't even talk to me.
He just kept saying he
was gonna kill Leo and...
I mean, what else
can it be about?
Do you think your
dad killed Leo?
Well, if he did, it
was all my fault.
Aileen, this is not your fault.
Not one single bit.
This girl was seen at the
party last night with Leo.
Um, that's Nadia.
Do you know her surname?
Um, don't know. Something
Russian, I think.
You should speak to Cormac.
He should be able to tell
you what Nadia's surname is.
Father Doyle?
Why?
Well, he runs the scheme,
bringing junior boxers
over from abroad.
He's bound to know
Nadia's surname.
So Leo Flynn likes young girls,
and Father Doyle flies
them in from abroad.
We should tread carefully.
- Why?
- He's a priest.
- I'll give him a ring.
- No.
No, you will not call
him. I will call him.
You'll just wind him up.
That thing we talked
about last night...
Did you do anything about it?
Oh, Father Doyle, hello.
This is Detective
Sergeant Vivienne Cole.
Yeah. I-I wanted to speak to you
about one of your junior boxers.
Uh, her first name's Nadia.
Yeah. Pawlak.
Yeah. And h-how are
you spelling that?
Yeah. P-A-W... L-A-K.
Thank you.
Could you please text her
contact details to this number?
Yeah. And can I ask...
When did you last see her?
Not for a few days.
Oh, no. I've no
idea where she is.
Well, I can ask around.
You're welcome. God bless.
We need to get you
out of here fast.
- Do you buy that?
- What?
Cormac Doyle brings this
girl over from Russia
and he doesn't know
where she's staying.
Look, I know you
don't like this guy.
What's your point?
Well, you're getting close
to a conflict of interest.
Uniform have
located Mick Brennan.
Finally. Where is he?
Outside a pub in Clapham.
I'm coming with you.
Oh. Hey, Yasmin.
Oh! Um, Vivienne, did I see
Father Doyle here earlier?
Uh, yeah. He's a witness
in the Leo Flynn murder.
Mm.
You know, Cormac Doyle
is a remarkable man.
He's done some great work
with disadvantaged kids.
Uh, what happened after I
left your place last night?
What do you mean?
How come David's in work today?
Don't ask me. I've
washed my hands of him.
In fact, I've asked
him to move out.
You haven't been
yourself for ages.
And then yesterday, you
didn't even show up for work.
I've never known you
to do that before.
I asked the sarge what was up,
and she said that I
needed to speak to you.
Trust me. You
don't want to know.
I'll be the judge of that.
I've got cancer.
You happy now?
Detective Inspector
David Bradford.
This is Detective
Constable Rob Brady.
- Are you Mick Brennan?
- Yeah.
I'm arresting you for
making threats to kill.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defense
if you do not mention
when questioned
something you later
rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.
Threats to kill who?
Leo Flynn. He was found
dead this morning.
He was what?
What
sort of cancer?
It's in my blood.
What's the prognosis?
- Don't know.
- Sorry?
I've had tests.
I need to call the consultant
and get the results.
- Well, why the hell haven't you?
- Because I'm scared.
I can book Mick Brennan in.
So?
So you can make that call.
Mr. Boyjoonauth's
office, please.
Mr. Brennan, why did you
threaten to kill Leo Flynn?
That's my private business.
Has it got something to
do with this young man?
He was at your house
when we arrived
but ran out the back way.
His name is Kyle Garrett.
What's he to you?
He looks a lot like
your friend Leo Flynn.
Turns out he's my grandson.
He came to the house last night
looking for his birth mother.
My daughter, Aileen.
She told me it was some lad at
school that got her pregnant.
Tell us what
happened last night.
When Kyle showed up,
the minute I saw him,
it was obvious...
Leo was his father.
What did you do next?
I went to the party.
I wanted to have
it out with Leo.
But they wouldn't let me in.
So...
I hooked up with Kyle.
Went drinking.
Did you tell him
about his parentage?
I couldn't tell him the truth.
That my best mate got
my daughter pregnant
when she was 16.
So I trotted out
the same old lie...
That it was some lad
Aileen met at school.
I spoke to the
manager at the pub,
who confirmed he knows
Mick Brennan well
and that Mick turned up
about half 1:00 this morning.
They were having a lock-in.
Mick carried on drinking
till just after 4:00,
when he fell asleep.
They let him have a kip,
and they finally threw
him out about 8:00 a.m.
Which means that Mick Brennan
couldn't have killed Leo.
No. The landlord also told me
that he wasn't drinking alone.
There was a young lad with him.
Kyle Garrett?
This lad certainly matches
Kyle's description.
What time did this boy leave?
He wandered off about 6:00
a.m. to get something to eat
and didn't come back.
So they're both in the clear.
Billie, Mick Brennan is
desperate to see his daughter.
- Can you make that happen?
- Yeah. Sure.
How long have you
known about David?
Uh, since last night.
Yasmin Rafiq forced
him to come clean.
Uh, he's been
staying at her place.
So you're aware
of their history?
Yeah.
He said they were
just mates now.
So how come he's left his wife?
Well, he said that he
didn't want to be a burden.
I'm so sorry, Dad.
I know you couldn't
have killed anyone.
I might have killed Leo
Flynn if I'd got ahold of him
after what he did to you.
Why don't you both take a seat?
I met my grandson.
What's he like?
He's a fine lad.
They showed me the photo.
He's the spitting image of Leo.
I see a lot of you in him.
Imagine what Cormac will say
when... when he finds out.
C-Cormac already knows.
He's always known.
Cormac knew that your dad's best
friend took advantage of you?
When you were 16...
got you pregnant?
He helped me arrange
the adoption.
And it never occurred to
him to tell you the truth
or to go to the police?
Turns out I need to speak
to the consultant in person.
- He's gonna call me back.
- When?
Sometime today, I hope.
I've just found out that
Father Cormac Doyle knew
about Leo and Aileen.
He even helped
arrange the adoption.
Which means he knew
Aileen had been raped.
- Where are you going?
- To church.
Well, hang on a minute.
I'll come with you.
What's his problem
with Father Doyle?
Years ago, Cormac
Doyle was a boxer.
He killed a man in the
ring. David was there.
And according to him, he
battered the man to death.
How did Cormac Doyle get away
with battering someone to death?
He didn't. I did a bit of
digging into his boxing career.
His opponent died from
one single, unlucky punch.
So, where's all this talk
of battering a guy
to death come from?
You know the
detective inspector.
He never lets the truth get
in the way of a good story.
According to the woman
doing the flowers,
Father Doyle drove
away about an hour ago
and he had Nadia Pawlak
with him... and a suitcase.
I knew I was right about him.
Rob, can you circulate
Father Doyle's car details,
plus an image of him
and Nadia Pawlak?
Great.
It looks like they're
doing a runner.
- Are you coming?
- Where to?
Back to the scene of the crime.
I reckon the good
father killed Leo Flynn,
fled the scene, and legged
it back to the church.
I suppose it's possible.
So... where is
the murder weapon?
What are you doing?
Retracing his steps.
Start here. Work our
way back to the church.
You're just trying
to keep yourself busy
until the consultant calls back.
So what if I am?
Yeah. All right. Thanks
for letting us know.
Cheers.
Nadia Pawlak's been arrested by
security at London City Airport.
She was trying to board
a flight to Russia.
Uniform are escorting
her over now.
Any sign of the priest?
No, but his car's been
found a few streets away.
Nadia, your airline
ticket was purchased
using Father
Doyle's credit card.
Did he drive you to the airport?
Yes.
Why did he do that?
I wanted to go home.
I miss my mother.
We found two sets of fingermarks
on some drinking glasses
in the boxing club.
One set's a match for Leo Flynn.
The other set, it's
a match for yours.
Can you explain that?
I didn't kill Leo.
No? So who did?
No comment.
Did Father Doyle try to
get you out of the country
so that you wouldn't be asked
to give evidence against him?
If he did, he was
wasting his time.
The father stands up
for the little people
against the bullies.
No one will ever persuade me
to say anything against him.
Right. This is
a waste of time.
We're not far from the church.
No point in giving up now.
Well, I'm freezing. Can't
we at least get a coffee?
Get yourself one.
Are you sure you
don't want anything?
- Yeah. Positive.
- Okay.
Police.
Stay where you are.
Don't be an idiot, Cormac.
We arrested Nadia
at the airport.
My officers are
talking to her now.
Cormac, who killed Leo?
You or Nadia?
Cormac, what was Leo doing?
Was he sexually
assaulting Nadia?
Like he did Aileen
when she was 16.
Did he tell you Aileen
was a mistake, a one-off?
Leo was sick.
He was an animal.
I went to the club last night,
and he was all over Nadia.
I told him to get off her.
He just laughed at me.
So you killed him.
Cormac, do yourself a favor.
Put that down.
Cormac Doyle, I'm arresting you
for the murder of Leo Flynn.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defense
if you do not mention
when questioned
something you later
rely on in court.
Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.
Is that the murder weapon?
No.
Then where is it?
Cormac, what did
you use to kill Leo?
Is that the murder weapon?
Boxing trophy from
Leo Flynn's office.
Did you find it?
No. Father Doyle came
over all confessional.
Showed me where he stashed it.
So all that searching...
It's the result that counts.
Thanks. Bye.
Guess who's just been
picked up for fare evasion.
It's got to be Kyle Garrett.
Yep. His phone's
run out of juice.
Sounds like he's been riding
around on the Tube all day.
Uniform are bringing him in.
So Aileen finally
gets to meet her son.
Yeah, if she wants to.
I don't know how she'll feel,
given the circumstances
in which he was conceived.
Mm.
I'll take him up.
I watched you kill
my mate Matthew.
It was no accident.
I gave up the fight game.
I dedicated my life to God.
Yeah. 'Cause you felt guilty.
I needed to atone.
It's not the same thing.
You can atone all you like,
but I know you're a
cold-blooded killer.
Hi.
I'm Aileen.
You must be Kyle.
Come in.
I hear Father Doyle confessed.
He did.
Thank goodness for
Catholic guilt.
- You wanted to see me?
- Please sit down.
Billie, I wanted to apologize
for what I said earlier.
It was... clumsy.
I was trying not to get
your hopes too high.
Professional standards have
finally returned my e-mails.
They agree with me that
the complaint against you
should not be
pursued any further.
Ah. That's amazing.
Sorry. I do need to get this.
Sir.
Go ahead, Doctor.
"I first met David Bradford
about 30 years ago.
I was a pro-am boxer.
One of my opponents
died in the ring.
Over the weeks that followed
and despite the fact
that I was never
charged with any crime,
Police Constable David Bradford
publicly accused me of murder,
an accusation he
repeated today."
Go on, Father.
"This afternoon, after
I dropped Nadia Pawlak
at London City Airport,
my car broke down.
I took the Docklands
Light Railway,
then a bus back to my
church, where I found
Detective Inspector David
Bradford waiting for me.
Before I knew what
was happening,
he threw a metal object at me.
By instinct, I caught it.
It's clear to me now
that this object,
a boxing trophy, was
used to kill Leo Flynn
and that David Bradford
was intent on framing me
for the murder."
I didn't go to the
boxing club last night,
and I didn't kill Leo Flynn.
Why would I?
Leo was my best
friend, for God's sake.
Are you making a complaint
against Detective
Inspector Bradford?
I am.
So... you're alleging
that he planted evidence
and fabricated a confession.
I'm not alleging anything.
I'm telling you what happened.
Well, I didn't understand
everything he said.
I amgonna need
treatment... Immunotherapy.
He seems confident
they've caught it in time.
Looks like you're stuck with me.
That's a shame.
Come in.
Sorry. Um...
I thought you'd want to know.
Detective Inspector Rafiq is
in the custody interview room
- with Father Doyle.
- She's what?
The rumor is he's making
an official complaint
about the manner in
which he was arrested.
- I'm not having this.
- No. No, no, no.
You leave it with me.
You need to stay well clear.
- Something you want to tell me?
- No.
I swear that arrest was
totally by the book.
Hey.
We've heard that Father
Doyle is making a complaint
against, uh, the
detective inspector.
Father Doyle is alleging
that David planted evidence.
- What evidence?
- The murder weapon.
Father Doyle says that David
threw a boxing trophy at him,
he caught it, and that's
why his prints are on it.
Where you there when the
trophy was recovered?
Uh... no, I wasn't.
No. I g... I got to the
church a few minutes later.
I don't suppose that I
could speak to Father Doyle.
No. No. Absolutely not.
So, what happens now?
It's a serious
allegation, Vivienne.
I've got to take it upstairs.
Oh, by the way, um,
he heard back from
his consultant.
It's a very positive prognosis.
Boss, you've got to admit
you've played fast and loose
with the rules in the past.
You honestly think I'd
pull a stunt like this
with everything else
I've got going on?
What does he mean,
with everything else
he's got going on?
David's got... a health issue.
What kind of health issue?
He's got cancer.
What did Cormac Doyle say
to you last night, Nadia?
That he lost it...
in a moment of rage
because of what Leo
was doing to you?
No comment.
"No comment."
Did Father Doyle
tell you to say that,
give you some coaching...
What to say and do
in the interview?
My suspicion is that Father
Doyle is playing you for a fool.
You don't know Cormac Doyle
as well as you think you do.
I'm guessing he didn't tell you
that Leo isn't the first
man that he's killed.
I'm seeing a pattern emerging.
Cormac gets angry, Cormac
lashes out, a man dies.
This is boxing. We
all know the risks.
So, what was last night?
Murder?
Father Doyle is not a killer.
If he hadn't hit Leo...
you would be
investigating a rape.
What did Father
Doyle hit Leo with?
A trophy.
Boxing trophy.
And what did he do
with it afterwards?
Took it back to the church.
Hid it behind the altar.
Detective Inspector Rafiq has
already spoken to Father Doyle.
He's confessed to the murder
and withdrawn the complaint.
Not that he had the
choice. Great work, Billie.
So we arestuck with you.
I don't think so.
Sorry?
I need to take some time,
get my head together.
I'm sorry if you feel
that we let you down.
No, no, no. I...
Trust has to be earned.
And I haven't done much
to earn yours recently.
All the same, we've been
mates for a long time.
If I'm going to come
back to this job,
I'm gonna have to change.
I canchange.
Just get yourself well, sir.
We've got a shout.
Body of a woman
found in Limehouse.
Thanks.
Are you ever coming back, sir?
Honestly, Billie...
I don't know.