Manhunt (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - The Night Stalker: Part 4 - full transcript
Seventeen years.
That's how long this man has
inflicted untold pain and fear
on the most vulnerable members
of our community.
He thinks he owns those streets.
Like he owns the homes he breaks into.
Go out and show him you do.
What we've got here is all the
available cameras on the edge of your plot.
He was out last night. Three burglaries.
Yeah, he has got to be in a car as well.
My money's on Morton Way, straight down.
And that's the only vehicle to go down
Morton Way in our time frame.
That looks like a small
people carrier to me.
Yeah, maybe a Zafira.
Coming so close is disappointing
I'm certain we'll get a second chance
but only if we stay sharp and focused.
Operator, which service do you require?
Police! He's breaking in!
I'm sorry, did you say police?
He's in my house!
Is there somewhere you can hide, Sheila?
- Sheila, what's happening?
- The police are coming!
The police are coming!
There he is!
We're monitoring a CAD from LX
a foot chase,
following a break-in at the home
of an elderly woman.
MP, MP from Lima Oscar Three One, active.
PC 1623 chasing suspect on foot.
Who is this bloke?
He's just a man, Colin.
A sad, sorry, messed up excuse for a man.
Alright, settle down.
Settle down. Thank you.
The Guvnor wants a word.
Two weeks after coming so close,
I suspect...
Oh, sod that, I know, cos I've heard you
some of you reckon he's gone to ground
and this is just a big,
expensive waste of time.
OK, the near miss might've spooked him
into packing up
I concede that.
But I take a different view.
I think it'll drive him back in to operating
in the one place we know he feels safe.
Our key lead remains the grey Zafira
and I know you all know that
but take another look
at these different angles.
Imprint them on your brain
so that at a glance
or from a distance, you can clock it.
Thank you very much.
There you go...
There you go.
— Thanks.
Thanks, mate.
You alright, Guv?
Well, you've seen it at Central 3,000,
after midnight nothing happens.
Foxes, and a few inquisitive cats,
that's the extent of the action.
I am genuinely worried
they're gonna start nodding off.
No way, boss.
- Or they get so used to nothing happening
they don't clock it when it does.
Well, I just can't see that.
Why not? Very first night,
he drove right through the plot.
We didn't know he drove a Zafira then.
How many vehicles went through
that night? Five?
Could've at least got a reg!
With respect, sir, that's harsh.
Clocking the number plates from an OP
and in the dark isn't exactly easy.
Yeah, you're right, Neville.
I just want to get him
before they pull the plug on us.
You think that's imminent?
I don't know.
Come on. Central 3,000 will
manage for one night without us.
OP 3 in position.
OP 44 in position.
OP 32 in position.
OP 27 in position.
We weren't expecting
such august company, sir.
Oh well, we don't want any fuss,
just want to see how it's done.
This way.
— Thank you.
Actually, we're down an OP tonight.
- It's good to have you.
- Evening.
We'll bring you a cuppa
for when the curtain goes up.
Much appreciated.
If you can handle things here, we'll be
in a scout hut down the next street.
Don't worry, we're not sleeping on the job.
After midnight it gets colder
than a witch's tit in here.
Oh...
OP 17 in...
OP 20 in position.
Received.
Do you know U2?
What, the band?
Yeah.
Yeah, of course I do.
How old do you think I am?
I...
I was massively into them as a kid.
I saw them at Wembley
on the Joshua Tree tour.
Oh, that's a good album.
- Mm.
I've got it on vinyl somewhere.
Right so, you know the song
Bullet The Blue Sky?
Yeah.
Well...
I had this t-shirt with the lyrics
printed on it.
You know,
"I can see those fighter planes"
over a picture of a woman screaming.
I was dead pleased with it.
You know, it was serious, political.
Yeah.
Not "Frankie says Relax".
- Right.
Not "Choose Life".
Well, whenever I wore it my mum would go
"Can you see
those fighter planes yet, Nev?"
That's mums for you, isn't it?
What made you think of that?
Dunno.
Just...
I never did see any fighter planes so...
maybe...
You've got that feeling now, have you?
Yeah.
Yeah, a bit, Guv.
I mean...
if this doesn't work then...
what then?
I tell you what.
When he does show up...
we've got him.
He sets one foot on the plot
and he'll stick out like a fucking...
All units, all units from OP6 be aware.
We have a male on foot, Lavinia Gardens
towards Morton Avenue.
Dark hoody worn up,
no belier description, stand by.
He's entering the driveway
of number six, Lavinia gardens.
OP4. OP4. Did you receive?
OP4. Received.
Stand by, stand by!
He's down the side of a house.
Mobiles standing by and ready to deploy.
We could be watching him work!
Negative, I repeat, negative,
all units are to stand by.
Shit. Was that a torch?
Should we make a move, Guv?
No.
If we blow our cover
then we've blown the op.
Just wait till where sure it's him.
Stand down, stand down.
It's a young white male
going home to bed.
Lucky bastard.
OP6 out.
Mobiles standing down.
You OK?
I'm stiff as a board.
I don't know
how they do it night after night.
They sleep in the day for one.
Can't you go in later?
I got a health and safety briefing.
I missed the last two
and it's been "suggested"
from above that I might want to start
taking an interest.
- Or what?
I'm not giving them any excuse
to take my toys away.
Well, you get killed on the M25, they'll be
the ones who need health and safety.
You know, delegation's a hallmark
of strong not weak leadership.
- Louise...
You're running yourself into the ground.
Cos Nathan's away.
It's possible to care
about your job and find...
I don't know... balance.
Not for me.
How hard have you looked?
That's the way I am,
in for a penny in for a pound.
I envy people who can leave
their work at work.
No, you don't.
You're gonna be late.
Yes, I am.
It's watching you these last weeks...
I know it's been frustrating,
nerve-wracking...
exhausting...
I'm just not sure...
I'm just not sure...
it's just about catching this man.
What do you mean?
I think you're going at it this hard
because you know it's the last time...
and you're dreading
that more than anything.
I mean, just look at you.
You're out all night in the cold,
and straight back in this morning.
You don't want to miss a thing
or waste time sleeping cos...
you know how big a hole
that's gonna leave.
And I, I don't blame you.
How could 1?
You're in your element,
it's just who you are.
I just hope when it's over,
when you're done
that what we have is enough
that I'm enough...
and you can make your peace
with pub quizzes and garden centres.
Yes, to the former, no to the latter.
Oh, go on, make a joke of it.
Unless under duress or in disguise.
- Colin.
You're right.
I am scared about what's next.
The job's all I know...
and, to be honest, I can't even imagine
what it's going to be like.
Right, I better go.
We'll be alright.
I hope so.
We are all set. Observation points
will be radioing in any minute.
Cheers, Michelle.
Alright. They let us go a day early.
Oh yeah? What's that,
time off for good behaviour?
Something like that, yeah.
How was it?
Yeah. Fine.
Yeah.
- But um...
You've had a bit of a time of it,
so I'm relieving you as of now.
Oh no, I appreciate the thought
- but I'm here now—...
- I second that.
Do us all a favour and bugger off.
Do you want a coffee?
- Yeah. Please.
Take tomorrow off too.
It's the weekend, Guv.
Uh...
OK. Alright. Yeah. OK, cheers.
Anything I should know?
Er well.. In the
increasingly unlikely event
that we should actually need
to stop someone...
Colin Sutton, disillusioned?
I don't believe it.
It is essential that we do it
as far away from the plot as possible.
OK.
- So that if they are ruled out
they won't know
where they were stopped.
Less chance of the op
and its location leaking?
Nice to have you back, Nathan.
Thank you. Thank you.
Good night, cheers. Thanks, Nev.
Nine o'clock.
That's a Zafira, right?
Behind that red Citroén.
Yeah, that's a Zafira.
Facelifted model
and the colour's right, too.
And it wasn't parked there
or any of the surrounding streets
in the last fortnight.
Call it in.
Control, control from OP6,
can I give a circulation?
Go ahead, six.
We have a grey Zafira parked...
opposite our OP on Lavinia Gardens,
facing east.
We haven't seen it before.
It's of the right colour
and age to be of interest
so can all units please bear this in mind
in case we put it up as moving later?
All received, OP6.
All units, all units please be aware
there is a grey Vauxhall Zafira
stationary on Lavinia Gardens, facing east.
It has not been seen previously and
OP6 will update if there's any movement.
Control out.
Not even a partial on the reg?
Sorry, totally blocked from view.
Someone could stretch their legs,
get it that way?
No. Can't risk it. Stay in position.
Understood.
Hello, love.
Hello.
- Thought I'd surprise you.
Mission accomplished.
Nathan finished his course
a day early. He insisted.
Hope you didn't put up too much of a fight?
Well, security had to see me out
of the building, but apart from that...
And the Brazil game wasn't
any kind of incentive?
Hadn't even crossed my mind actually...
Uh-huh...
- But uh, if you're game, I am.
Oh, go on, then.
Tell Nathan, "thank you".
Hang on.
Got a pedestrian heading east
on Lavinia Gardens...
Make that two pedestrians.
Looks like they're heading for the Zafira.
No, they've moved past it
to an adjacent vehicle.
OK.
Central 3,000, from OP6.
We've got a sight of the Zafira's plates,
can we get a PNC vehicle check, please?
OPG6, let me have your warrant number
and location.
Three, seven, six, four, two, two
and Lavinia Gardens, over.
Received OP6, go ahead with the index.
Foxtrot Romeo Zero Six...
Oscar Bravo Hotel.
Should be a grey Vauxhall Zafira.
OP6 from 3000.
Indeed it is a grey Vauxhall Zafira
no trace lost or stolen, no reports.
Keeper since new shown
as a Jennifer Grant
leased under the Motability scheme.
All received, three thousand. OP6 out.
Motability Scheme?
Motability Operations Ltd
to give them their full title
based on Southwark Bridge Road.
Doesn't sound like our man.
Let's try and look on the bright side.
/It was only 1-0,
and England sort of finished strongly
but that's about all you can say.
It was a valiant effort.
They were shocking.
One, it's a friendly,
two, you slept through most of it.
God help us in the World Cup.
Three, it's Brazil, so 1-0 is OK,
it's respectable.
Lucky it wasn't 5-0.
Where is the next World Cup?
South Africa.
Why don't we go?
Seriously?
- Keep us out of the garden centres.
Got what looks like a black male coming up
from Lavinia Gardens in a hurry.
He's getting in the Zafira.
I repeat, he's getting in the Zafira!
Adam, you're our closest vehicle
Can you follow?
Received. Moving out.
He's driving away.
Heading north on Morton Avenue.
Understood. Entering Lavinia gardens now.
Make sure aerial support get this.
The Zafira is mobile
and heading north on Morton Avenue.
You're confident he came
from Lavinia Gardens?
Very confident.
Someone needs to check the street
for a break-in, could be
a victim needs our help.
OP20, we're at the top end
of Lavinia Gardens, consider it done.
Thanks, OP20, make sure you notify
the adjacent OP so they can cover.
I have the eye.
Suspect vehicle moving north
on Morton Way.
He's moving north on Ambleside Avenue
on the elevated section.
Adam, you have got the 42
coming past you for a closer look.
42 to control. I have the target in sight.
Hold back in this position.
Heading past for a look now.
Copy that.
Confirmed, driver's
an IC three male, no passengers.
Thanks, copy that.
When shall we pull him, sir?
The boss was very clear
we pick him up as far
from the plot as possible.
Can you be more specific?
Yes, two miles.
We're taking 42 and giving you advanced
back up. Should be with you now.
I'll leave it to you then, 42 out.
Cath, the light.
Police!
Come on. That's got to be two miles now.
Oh, shit. He's turned right.
Repeat, he's turned right.
I'm still on him.
Yeah. I'll scoot back
round and catch you up.
He's turned into a residential area.
What's the plan now, sir?
Plan hasn't changed.
Please wait, repeat, wait,
until he's two miles off the plot.
You have nine-nine
tracking you as a fall back.
3,000 from nine-nine
can confirm
we have target vehicle in sight.
Hello? Police. Can you hear me?
Do you have an update, Adam?
I've turned on to Witham Street
Repeat, east on Witham Street.
I'm back behind you.
I know that road, it's all residential.
You hear that, sir?
Witham Street's all residential.
Gonna be tough
to follow him without showing out.
By the looks of things he could be off
to hit a new house.
I say we pull him now.
I hear you, Adam.
Cathy just called.
You were right, he broke
into a bungalow on Lavinia Gardens.
Anyone hurt?
- Property was unoccupied.
Sir?
Go, go, go, take him!
Received. Gonna move in.
Are we covered at the rear?
Confirmed. We're covered.
Everything alright?
DC Adam Spier. Would you mind
telling me your name, sir?
Not the exhaust, is it?
Your name, please.
Kelvin. Kelvin Grant.
OK, can you just turn your engine
off, and hand me the key.
You got some ID on you, Kelvin?
No, sorry.
Well it looks like you've got a couple
of bank cards, down there. They'll do.
Well, these say "Delroy Grant".
Sure. My name's Delroy Grant
but everyone calls me Kelvin.
Well, what should I call you?
Delroy.
OK, Delroy, well, if you can
stay where you are for me
my colleague's going take a look
in your boot. Is it open?
Yeah, it's open.
What do you do for work, Delroy?
I'm a carer.
Oh, right. OK.
What're you doing out this late?
I was waiting outside the Co-op to buy
some puff but the guy never showed.
Adam.
Would you like to step out
of the vehicle, please, Delroy?
Delroy Grant, I am arresting you
on suspicion of rape,
burglary and indecent assault.
You do not have to say anything
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you later rely on in court.
Colin Sutton.
Colin,
it's Nathan. Looks like we've got him.
Fuck! You're joking?
Do you really think I'd joke about
something like that at three in the morning?
Well, I suppose not...
Are you sure it's him?
Well, put it this way.
We recovered his grey top
with black stripes
from his silver-grey facelifted Zafira.
The Colbridge Road footage?
Perfect match, plus he had a crowbar
and screwdriver in the boot.
It's early days but I'd say the latter
probably made all those pry marks.
Bloody hell!
What's his name?
Delroy Easton Grant.
From a "continuity of command" angle
would probably makes sense
for me to carry it on until morning.
Uh, good to see
that SIO course wasn't wasted.
Yeah, didn't think I'd put
it to use quite so soon.
This is great work, Nathan.
It's great work, please pass that
on to the others for me. Will you?
Yeah. Will do.
I'll see you at eight.
Yeah. See you then.
Who are you kidding?
We got him.
I'll put the kettle on.
Simon Morgan.
It's Colin Sutton.
I'm sorry to call you so early
but I wanted you to hear it from me,
it looks like we've got him.
Simon?
Yeah. I'm still here.
Fucking hell!
Yeah, that's what I said.
One of our OP's on Lavinia Gardens saw...
- I'm on my way in.
OK, I'll fill you in when you get here.
This is the boss, Mr Sutton.
Hello, sir.
I'm so pleased to meet you.
So what are you, batting or bowling?
You're not into cricket, are you, sir?
Yeah.
Bet you still don't play?
I do, as a matter of fact,
yeah, occasionally, you?
Yes, yes, of course I do. Bat and bowl.
Oh, good for you.
My knees won't let me bowl
but I can still swing a bat around
as well as I ever could.
Well, tell me, sir...
what do you think
of England's chances in South Africa?
I think we could do with
one more fast bowler but uh...
I think we've got a great chance.
- Yeah, man, that's what I've been saying!
Just so you're aware, sir, my wife suffers
from MS and I'm her primary carer.
Obviously, this'll come as a shock to her.
Yeah, I imagine it will.
Well, I just want to make sure
she's properly taken care of.
I'll be worried otherwise.
Sorry to interrupt. Mr Grant
could I have your signature
for the DNA sample?
Prints now, please.
This way.
Still doing 'em old school?
Oh, yeah. Can't beat a wet set.
I need your right hand, please.
Don't know why you're bothering
you know I always wore gloves.
That was an interesting comment you made
just now about always wearing gloves.
Uh, could we get a signature off you,
just to confirm you made it?
Have you had any contact
with a vulnerable
or an elderly person tonight, Delroy?
There's no one out there with a broken hip
who can't get to the phone?
No one in need of help and attention?
I haven't visited anyone tonight.
Very important that you ask if there's
anything you don't understand, Delroy. OK?
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
What is it, Delroy?
You really want to have a look at my son.
Your son?
This is hard for me...
so hard...
but given the seriousness of the offences,
I want to make sure you get the right man.
His DNA's gonna be the same as mine
or very similar
plus we're the same height
and he lives in the area.
Why did you wait until now
to tell us this, Delroy?
I...
I'm still in a state of shock.
- Bullshit.
- Yeah, course it's bullshit.
Twins can share DNA,
but not fathers and sons.
He's right though,
they can be very similar.
We need to jump on this.
- Yeah, we need to make some calls.
Get Patricia to look the son up
and we can get a sample.
Yeah. Will do, boss.
And tell her I want to be there.
Oh. You didn't hang about.
We're sure it's him?
Yeah, I think so. Uh, DNA' confirm.
Was he in the system?
TBC. I came straight here.
Congratulations.
Your day, your case,
I just helped it over the finish line.
Thank you.
I'll go check on the team.
Yeah. I'll join you.
I just wanna see his face.
Sure. Yeah.
OK, was he in the system or not?
It's complicated.
He's not kidding, I had to go and have
a lie down when they explained it.
That's just you, Kenny.
Go on, Nathan.
There's a burglary
back in '99, in Bromley.
Local police inform the Minstead team
but they don't think it's Minstead Man.
Didn't fit the criteria?
No.
So Bromley go ahead and investigate.
Now, a neighbour of the victim sees a car
that she thinks looks suspicious
and she reports the number.
They run a trace and it's registered
to a Delroy Grant
at an address in Forest Hill.
They put his name in the PNC.
It ID's six people of that name.
One, in Hackney,
had a burglary conviction, DNA on file.
Right. And this sample was
compared to our scenes?
They informed us that Hackney Delroy
wasn't Minstead Man.
Sounds straightforward.
Yeah, except somehow
that result became assigned
to Forest Hill Delroy's profile
and a nominal was created on our system.
Their mistake became our mistake?
Yeah.
And it gets worse.
A DC from our team
went to visit Forest Hill Delroy
to check his movements
on the night of the burglary.
Yeah, and?
He was out and it was never followed up.
And that's the Delroy we just nicked?
- Yeah.
Turn to your right.
If his DNA had been taken,
he would have instantly
been identified as Minstead Man.
Christ.
From that moment on,
the name "Delroy Grant" was ruled out.
Turn to your left.
And he wasn't on the swabbing list?
No, he'd been formally eliminated by DNA.
So you'd never have
got him that way anyway?
No.
In 2001, the name Delroy Grant
cropped up again
when someone called the hotline
pushing him as a suspect.
It was after one of those
Crimewatch appeals.
And the action got binned because HOLMES
said he'd been cleared by DNA.
Ten years ago.
A decade.
How many victims since then?
Delroy Grant Junior?
Come in.
Does anyone live here with you, Delroy?
My mum and my brother.
What's this about?
You're not in any trouble,
no one's died, it's nothing like that.
But we do have some
difficult news to share with you.
OK.
Look, can we sit down?
Are you familiar with
the Night Stalker case, Delroy?
Yeah. The bloke attacking old ladies?
That's right.
It said on the news you arrested someone?
We have, that's correct.
I'm very sorry to tell you that,
that man is your father
Delroy Easton Grant.
No.
No way. It can't be.
How?
How sure are you?
Well,
we don't have absolute confirmation yet
but we wouldn't be here
unless we were very sure.
How often do you see your dad?
Now and then.
For a long time we had nothing
to do with him.
We?
Me, Mum, my brother...
Why was that?
Well, he walked out when I was a toddler.
Two, I think.
Yeah.
Didn't see him again
till I was eight or nine.
Turned up at the school gates one day
and promised to take me
and my brother swimming at the weekend.
Mum wasn't keen but she saw how excited
we were and changed her mind.
I was giddy.
Like a...
kid on Christmas morning.
Had my bags packed hours
before he was supposed to pick me up.
I remember I really wanted
to show him my backflip...
pathetic really...
But he never turned up?
I didn't see him again
till I was in my twenties and...
by then I knew.
Knew?
What he'd done to Mum.
The violence. The beatings.
What he'd put her through.
Those poor women.
Who got back in touch, you or your dad?
Me.
Me and my brother.
Someone told us that he'd remarried.
That his wife had MS
and what an amazing husband he was,
what an amazing carer...
Oh, that must've been difficult to believe?
Yeah. "This I have to see", I thought.
So we go round.
"Hello, Dad, long time no see".
All true.
His wife was sweet
but she needed a lot of care
and there he was, providing it.
Kind, patient, everything organised.
No, I didn't begrudge her,
how could 1? But...
Hard to see.
Something else we need to tell you, Delroy.
We're giving it no credit whatsoever
but your father has accused you
of committing these crimes.
What?
Yeah. As Patricia said,
we don't believe it for a minute
but uh, we will need to eliminate you
with a DNA test.
Sorry, hang on, he said...
The rapes and everything?
He said it was me?
Why would he say that?
Because that's the sort of person he is...
and, from what you're telling us,
always was.
There you go.
— Thanks.
They didn't have any torn avocado,
I got you ham and cheese.
Here you go.
My nan's 92 and still dyes her hair...
what's left of it.
She said when you get old
it's like you lose your identity.
People don't see you,
they just see an old person
grey hair, fawn coat, bad glasses,
a sheep in a flock.
That's why this went on so long.
Victims were invisible.
Yeah, and the rest of us are in denial.
We all think it won't happen to us.
We'll buck the trend.
Bed pans...
false teeth...
dementia, zimmer frame. No way.
No, thanks. Not us, mate.
And the way we feed
that lie is to ignore them.
I mean,
we notice them but we don't see them.
We don't avert our gaze
but we certainly don't linger
cos they're the future we don't want
and can't escape.
Yeah. It's like we blame them, innit.
Exactly...
and what the fuck
does that say about us?
You OK?
Said when this was over it would hit me.
Yeah, you did.
- Mm.
Come on.
Good news?
Just got the DNA back, effectively
100% match with all our samples.
Semen from the rapes, saliva
from the cheek of the Harness Street victim
the orange juice carton at Colbridge Road.
Effectively?
Well. They word it like this
"The DNA taken from Delroy Grant
is 47.5 sepitillion times
more likely to be linked
to the DNA of Minstead Man
then an unrelated person...
"Septillion", I like the sound of that.
What about the screwdriver marks?
Definitely his, boss.
As they're present at two of the scenes
where we got DNA
and loads of scenes where we didn't
it links him to literally
dozens of offences.
Has he been confronted with this?
No commented as soon as we started rolling.
CPS have given us a slot.
I say we charge him with as much as possible,
never mind "he's going down already".
Agreed.
We get justice for as
many victims as we can.
Let's throw the fucking book at him.
Do you understand
the charges brought against you today?
Yeah, I do.
And how do you plead?
Not guilty.
Mr Grant, you are charged
with 22 offences of the utmost gravity
five of rape,
six indecent assaults
and eleven burglaries.
Notwithstanding that you deny them
there is, in our opinion,
a very high likelihood
that, if convicted
you may well receive
a long prison sentence.
You are remanded in custody to...
Uh, Belmarsh, madam.
To HMP Belmarsh.
Plenty of officers working past
retirement age now.
Everybody's got to go sometime, though?
Just saying.
DI up in Kilburn got
his bus pass five years ago.
Five years?
Yeah.
Closed a double murder the other day.
I can finish up here
if you want to get off.
No. No. You're alright.
You sure?
- Yeah.
Right.
Nathan...
- Mm?
Thanks.
You let me in when uh...
the others weren't so inclined.
I appreciate it.
Thank fuck I did, boss.
I've had one slice!
One slice, well, that's some slice!
That's how long this man has
inflicted untold pain and fear
on the most vulnerable members
of our community.
He thinks he owns those streets.
Like he owns the homes he breaks into.
Go out and show him you do.
What we've got here is all the
available cameras on the edge of your plot.
He was out last night. Three burglaries.
Yeah, he has got to be in a car as well.
My money's on Morton Way, straight down.
And that's the only vehicle to go down
Morton Way in our time frame.
That looks like a small
people carrier to me.
Yeah, maybe a Zafira.
Coming so close is disappointing
I'm certain we'll get a second chance
but only if we stay sharp and focused.
Operator, which service do you require?
Police! He's breaking in!
I'm sorry, did you say police?
He's in my house!
Is there somewhere you can hide, Sheila?
- Sheila, what's happening?
- The police are coming!
The police are coming!
There he is!
We're monitoring a CAD from LX
a foot chase,
following a break-in at the home
of an elderly woman.
MP, MP from Lima Oscar Three One, active.
PC 1623 chasing suspect on foot.
Who is this bloke?
He's just a man, Colin.
A sad, sorry, messed up excuse for a man.
Alright, settle down.
Settle down. Thank you.
The Guvnor wants a word.
Two weeks after coming so close,
I suspect...
Oh, sod that, I know, cos I've heard you
some of you reckon he's gone to ground
and this is just a big,
expensive waste of time.
OK, the near miss might've spooked him
into packing up
I concede that.
But I take a different view.
I think it'll drive him back in to operating
in the one place we know he feels safe.
Our key lead remains the grey Zafira
and I know you all know that
but take another look
at these different angles.
Imprint them on your brain
so that at a glance
or from a distance, you can clock it.
Thank you very much.
There you go...
There you go.
— Thanks.
Thanks, mate.
You alright, Guv?
Well, you've seen it at Central 3,000,
after midnight nothing happens.
Foxes, and a few inquisitive cats,
that's the extent of the action.
I am genuinely worried
they're gonna start nodding off.
No way, boss.
- Or they get so used to nothing happening
they don't clock it when it does.
Well, I just can't see that.
Why not? Very first night,
he drove right through the plot.
We didn't know he drove a Zafira then.
How many vehicles went through
that night? Five?
Could've at least got a reg!
With respect, sir, that's harsh.
Clocking the number plates from an OP
and in the dark isn't exactly easy.
Yeah, you're right, Neville.
I just want to get him
before they pull the plug on us.
You think that's imminent?
I don't know.
Come on. Central 3,000 will
manage for one night without us.
OP 3 in position.
OP 44 in position.
OP 32 in position.
OP 27 in position.
We weren't expecting
such august company, sir.
Oh well, we don't want any fuss,
just want to see how it's done.
This way.
— Thank you.
Actually, we're down an OP tonight.
- It's good to have you.
- Evening.
We'll bring you a cuppa
for when the curtain goes up.
Much appreciated.
If you can handle things here, we'll be
in a scout hut down the next street.
Don't worry, we're not sleeping on the job.
After midnight it gets colder
than a witch's tit in here.
Oh...
OP 17 in...
OP 20 in position.
Received.
Do you know U2?
What, the band?
Yeah.
Yeah, of course I do.
How old do you think I am?
I...
I was massively into them as a kid.
I saw them at Wembley
on the Joshua Tree tour.
Oh, that's a good album.
- Mm.
I've got it on vinyl somewhere.
Right so, you know the song
Bullet The Blue Sky?
Yeah.
Well...
I had this t-shirt with the lyrics
printed on it.
You know,
"I can see those fighter planes"
over a picture of a woman screaming.
I was dead pleased with it.
You know, it was serious, political.
Yeah.
Not "Frankie says Relax".
- Right.
Not "Choose Life".
Well, whenever I wore it my mum would go
"Can you see
those fighter planes yet, Nev?"
That's mums for you, isn't it?
What made you think of that?
Dunno.
Just...
I never did see any fighter planes so...
maybe...
You've got that feeling now, have you?
Yeah.
Yeah, a bit, Guv.
I mean...
if this doesn't work then...
what then?
I tell you what.
When he does show up...
we've got him.
He sets one foot on the plot
and he'll stick out like a fucking...
All units, all units from OP6 be aware.
We have a male on foot, Lavinia Gardens
towards Morton Avenue.
Dark hoody worn up,
no belier description, stand by.
He's entering the driveway
of number six, Lavinia gardens.
OP4. OP4. Did you receive?
OP4. Received.
Stand by, stand by!
He's down the side of a house.
Mobiles standing by and ready to deploy.
We could be watching him work!
Negative, I repeat, negative,
all units are to stand by.
Shit. Was that a torch?
Should we make a move, Guv?
No.
If we blow our cover
then we've blown the op.
Just wait till where sure it's him.
Stand down, stand down.
It's a young white male
going home to bed.
Lucky bastard.
OP6 out.
Mobiles standing down.
You OK?
I'm stiff as a board.
I don't know
how they do it night after night.
They sleep in the day for one.
Can't you go in later?
I got a health and safety briefing.
I missed the last two
and it's been "suggested"
from above that I might want to start
taking an interest.
- Or what?
I'm not giving them any excuse
to take my toys away.
Well, you get killed on the M25, they'll be
the ones who need health and safety.
You know, delegation's a hallmark
of strong not weak leadership.
- Louise...
You're running yourself into the ground.
Cos Nathan's away.
It's possible to care
about your job and find...
I don't know... balance.
Not for me.
How hard have you looked?
That's the way I am,
in for a penny in for a pound.
I envy people who can leave
their work at work.
No, you don't.
You're gonna be late.
Yes, I am.
It's watching you these last weeks...
I know it's been frustrating,
nerve-wracking...
exhausting...
I'm just not sure...
I'm just not sure...
it's just about catching this man.
What do you mean?
I think you're going at it this hard
because you know it's the last time...
and you're dreading
that more than anything.
I mean, just look at you.
You're out all night in the cold,
and straight back in this morning.
You don't want to miss a thing
or waste time sleeping cos...
you know how big a hole
that's gonna leave.
And I, I don't blame you.
How could 1?
You're in your element,
it's just who you are.
I just hope when it's over,
when you're done
that what we have is enough
that I'm enough...
and you can make your peace
with pub quizzes and garden centres.
Yes, to the former, no to the latter.
Oh, go on, make a joke of it.
Unless under duress or in disguise.
- Colin.
You're right.
I am scared about what's next.
The job's all I know...
and, to be honest, I can't even imagine
what it's going to be like.
Right, I better go.
We'll be alright.
I hope so.
We are all set. Observation points
will be radioing in any minute.
Cheers, Michelle.
Alright. They let us go a day early.
Oh yeah? What's that,
time off for good behaviour?
Something like that, yeah.
How was it?
Yeah. Fine.
Yeah.
- But um...
You've had a bit of a time of it,
so I'm relieving you as of now.
Oh no, I appreciate the thought
- but I'm here now—...
- I second that.
Do us all a favour and bugger off.
Do you want a coffee?
- Yeah. Please.
Take tomorrow off too.
It's the weekend, Guv.
Uh...
OK. Alright. Yeah. OK, cheers.
Anything I should know?
Er well.. In the
increasingly unlikely event
that we should actually need
to stop someone...
Colin Sutton, disillusioned?
I don't believe it.
It is essential that we do it
as far away from the plot as possible.
OK.
- So that if they are ruled out
they won't know
where they were stopped.
Less chance of the op
and its location leaking?
Nice to have you back, Nathan.
Thank you. Thank you.
Good night, cheers. Thanks, Nev.
Nine o'clock.
That's a Zafira, right?
Behind that red Citroén.
Yeah, that's a Zafira.
Facelifted model
and the colour's right, too.
And it wasn't parked there
or any of the surrounding streets
in the last fortnight.
Call it in.
Control, control from OP6,
can I give a circulation?
Go ahead, six.
We have a grey Zafira parked...
opposite our OP on Lavinia Gardens,
facing east.
We haven't seen it before.
It's of the right colour
and age to be of interest
so can all units please bear this in mind
in case we put it up as moving later?
All received, OP6.
All units, all units please be aware
there is a grey Vauxhall Zafira
stationary on Lavinia Gardens, facing east.
It has not been seen previously and
OP6 will update if there's any movement.
Control out.
Not even a partial on the reg?
Sorry, totally blocked from view.
Someone could stretch their legs,
get it that way?
No. Can't risk it. Stay in position.
Understood.
Hello, love.
Hello.
- Thought I'd surprise you.
Mission accomplished.
Nathan finished his course
a day early. He insisted.
Hope you didn't put up too much of a fight?
Well, security had to see me out
of the building, but apart from that...
And the Brazil game wasn't
any kind of incentive?
Hadn't even crossed my mind actually...
Uh-huh...
- But uh, if you're game, I am.
Oh, go on, then.
Tell Nathan, "thank you".
Hang on.
Got a pedestrian heading east
on Lavinia Gardens...
Make that two pedestrians.
Looks like they're heading for the Zafira.
No, they've moved past it
to an adjacent vehicle.
OK.
Central 3,000, from OP6.
We've got a sight of the Zafira's plates,
can we get a PNC vehicle check, please?
OPG6, let me have your warrant number
and location.
Three, seven, six, four, two, two
and Lavinia Gardens, over.
Received OP6, go ahead with the index.
Foxtrot Romeo Zero Six...
Oscar Bravo Hotel.
Should be a grey Vauxhall Zafira.
OP6 from 3000.
Indeed it is a grey Vauxhall Zafira
no trace lost or stolen, no reports.
Keeper since new shown
as a Jennifer Grant
leased under the Motability scheme.
All received, three thousand. OP6 out.
Motability Scheme?
Motability Operations Ltd
to give them their full title
based on Southwark Bridge Road.
Doesn't sound like our man.
Let's try and look on the bright side.
/It was only 1-0,
and England sort of finished strongly
but that's about all you can say.
It was a valiant effort.
They were shocking.
One, it's a friendly,
two, you slept through most of it.
God help us in the World Cup.
Three, it's Brazil, so 1-0 is OK,
it's respectable.
Lucky it wasn't 5-0.
Where is the next World Cup?
South Africa.
Why don't we go?
Seriously?
- Keep us out of the garden centres.
Got what looks like a black male coming up
from Lavinia Gardens in a hurry.
He's getting in the Zafira.
I repeat, he's getting in the Zafira!
Adam, you're our closest vehicle
Can you follow?
Received. Moving out.
He's driving away.
Heading north on Morton Avenue.
Understood. Entering Lavinia gardens now.
Make sure aerial support get this.
The Zafira is mobile
and heading north on Morton Avenue.
You're confident he came
from Lavinia Gardens?
Very confident.
Someone needs to check the street
for a break-in, could be
a victim needs our help.
OP20, we're at the top end
of Lavinia Gardens, consider it done.
Thanks, OP20, make sure you notify
the adjacent OP so they can cover.
I have the eye.
Suspect vehicle moving north
on Morton Way.
He's moving north on Ambleside Avenue
on the elevated section.
Adam, you have got the 42
coming past you for a closer look.
42 to control. I have the target in sight.
Hold back in this position.
Heading past for a look now.
Copy that.
Confirmed, driver's
an IC three male, no passengers.
Thanks, copy that.
When shall we pull him, sir?
The boss was very clear
we pick him up as far
from the plot as possible.
Can you be more specific?
Yes, two miles.
We're taking 42 and giving you advanced
back up. Should be with you now.
I'll leave it to you then, 42 out.
Cath, the light.
Police!
Come on. That's got to be two miles now.
Oh, shit. He's turned right.
Repeat, he's turned right.
I'm still on him.
Yeah. I'll scoot back
round and catch you up.
He's turned into a residential area.
What's the plan now, sir?
Plan hasn't changed.
Please wait, repeat, wait,
until he's two miles off the plot.
You have nine-nine
tracking you as a fall back.
3,000 from nine-nine
can confirm
we have target vehicle in sight.
Hello? Police. Can you hear me?
Do you have an update, Adam?
I've turned on to Witham Street
Repeat, east on Witham Street.
I'm back behind you.
I know that road, it's all residential.
You hear that, sir?
Witham Street's all residential.
Gonna be tough
to follow him without showing out.
By the looks of things he could be off
to hit a new house.
I say we pull him now.
I hear you, Adam.
Cathy just called.
You were right, he broke
into a bungalow on Lavinia Gardens.
Anyone hurt?
- Property was unoccupied.
Sir?
Go, go, go, take him!
Received. Gonna move in.
Are we covered at the rear?
Confirmed. We're covered.
Everything alright?
DC Adam Spier. Would you mind
telling me your name, sir?
Not the exhaust, is it?
Your name, please.
Kelvin. Kelvin Grant.
OK, can you just turn your engine
off, and hand me the key.
You got some ID on you, Kelvin?
No, sorry.
Well it looks like you've got a couple
of bank cards, down there. They'll do.
Well, these say "Delroy Grant".
Sure. My name's Delroy Grant
but everyone calls me Kelvin.
Well, what should I call you?
Delroy.
OK, Delroy, well, if you can
stay where you are for me
my colleague's going take a look
in your boot. Is it open?
Yeah, it's open.
What do you do for work, Delroy?
I'm a carer.
Oh, right. OK.
What're you doing out this late?
I was waiting outside the Co-op to buy
some puff but the guy never showed.
Adam.
Would you like to step out
of the vehicle, please, Delroy?
Delroy Grant, I am arresting you
on suspicion of rape,
burglary and indecent assault.
You do not have to say anything
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you later rely on in court.
Colin Sutton.
Colin,
it's Nathan. Looks like we've got him.
Fuck! You're joking?
Do you really think I'd joke about
something like that at three in the morning?
Well, I suppose not...
Are you sure it's him?
Well, put it this way.
We recovered his grey top
with black stripes
from his silver-grey facelifted Zafira.
The Colbridge Road footage?
Perfect match, plus he had a crowbar
and screwdriver in the boot.
It's early days but I'd say the latter
probably made all those pry marks.
Bloody hell!
What's his name?
Delroy Easton Grant.
From a "continuity of command" angle
would probably makes sense
for me to carry it on until morning.
Uh, good to see
that SIO course wasn't wasted.
Yeah, didn't think I'd put
it to use quite so soon.
This is great work, Nathan.
It's great work, please pass that
on to the others for me. Will you?
Yeah. Will do.
I'll see you at eight.
Yeah. See you then.
Who are you kidding?
We got him.
I'll put the kettle on.
Simon Morgan.
It's Colin Sutton.
I'm sorry to call you so early
but I wanted you to hear it from me,
it looks like we've got him.
Simon?
Yeah. I'm still here.
Fucking hell!
Yeah, that's what I said.
One of our OP's on Lavinia Gardens saw...
- I'm on my way in.
OK, I'll fill you in when you get here.
This is the boss, Mr Sutton.
Hello, sir.
I'm so pleased to meet you.
So what are you, batting or bowling?
You're not into cricket, are you, sir?
Yeah.
Bet you still don't play?
I do, as a matter of fact,
yeah, occasionally, you?
Yes, yes, of course I do. Bat and bowl.
Oh, good for you.
My knees won't let me bowl
but I can still swing a bat around
as well as I ever could.
Well, tell me, sir...
what do you think
of England's chances in South Africa?
I think we could do with
one more fast bowler but uh...
I think we've got a great chance.
- Yeah, man, that's what I've been saying!
Just so you're aware, sir, my wife suffers
from MS and I'm her primary carer.
Obviously, this'll come as a shock to her.
Yeah, I imagine it will.
Well, I just want to make sure
she's properly taken care of.
I'll be worried otherwise.
Sorry to interrupt. Mr Grant
could I have your signature
for the DNA sample?
Prints now, please.
This way.
Still doing 'em old school?
Oh, yeah. Can't beat a wet set.
I need your right hand, please.
Don't know why you're bothering
you know I always wore gloves.
That was an interesting comment you made
just now about always wearing gloves.
Uh, could we get a signature off you,
just to confirm you made it?
Have you had any contact
with a vulnerable
or an elderly person tonight, Delroy?
There's no one out there with a broken hip
who can't get to the phone?
No one in need of help and attention?
I haven't visited anyone tonight.
Very important that you ask if there's
anything you don't understand, Delroy. OK?
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
What is it, Delroy?
You really want to have a look at my son.
Your son?
This is hard for me...
so hard...
but given the seriousness of the offences,
I want to make sure you get the right man.
His DNA's gonna be the same as mine
or very similar
plus we're the same height
and he lives in the area.
Why did you wait until now
to tell us this, Delroy?
I...
I'm still in a state of shock.
- Bullshit.
- Yeah, course it's bullshit.
Twins can share DNA,
but not fathers and sons.
He's right though,
they can be very similar.
We need to jump on this.
- Yeah, we need to make some calls.
Get Patricia to look the son up
and we can get a sample.
Yeah. Will do, boss.
And tell her I want to be there.
Oh. You didn't hang about.
We're sure it's him?
Yeah, I think so. Uh, DNA' confirm.
Was he in the system?
TBC. I came straight here.
Congratulations.
Your day, your case,
I just helped it over the finish line.
Thank you.
I'll go check on the team.
Yeah. I'll join you.
I just wanna see his face.
Sure. Yeah.
OK, was he in the system or not?
It's complicated.
He's not kidding, I had to go and have
a lie down when they explained it.
That's just you, Kenny.
Go on, Nathan.
There's a burglary
back in '99, in Bromley.
Local police inform the Minstead team
but they don't think it's Minstead Man.
Didn't fit the criteria?
No.
So Bromley go ahead and investigate.
Now, a neighbour of the victim sees a car
that she thinks looks suspicious
and she reports the number.
They run a trace and it's registered
to a Delroy Grant
at an address in Forest Hill.
They put his name in the PNC.
It ID's six people of that name.
One, in Hackney,
had a burglary conviction, DNA on file.
Right. And this sample was
compared to our scenes?
They informed us that Hackney Delroy
wasn't Minstead Man.
Sounds straightforward.
Yeah, except somehow
that result became assigned
to Forest Hill Delroy's profile
and a nominal was created on our system.
Their mistake became our mistake?
Yeah.
And it gets worse.
A DC from our team
went to visit Forest Hill Delroy
to check his movements
on the night of the burglary.
Yeah, and?
He was out and it was never followed up.
And that's the Delroy we just nicked?
- Yeah.
Turn to your right.
If his DNA had been taken,
he would have instantly
been identified as Minstead Man.
Christ.
From that moment on,
the name "Delroy Grant" was ruled out.
Turn to your left.
And he wasn't on the swabbing list?
No, he'd been formally eliminated by DNA.
So you'd never have
got him that way anyway?
No.
In 2001, the name Delroy Grant
cropped up again
when someone called the hotline
pushing him as a suspect.
It was after one of those
Crimewatch appeals.
And the action got binned because HOLMES
said he'd been cleared by DNA.
Ten years ago.
A decade.
How many victims since then?
Delroy Grant Junior?
Come in.
Does anyone live here with you, Delroy?
My mum and my brother.
What's this about?
You're not in any trouble,
no one's died, it's nothing like that.
But we do have some
difficult news to share with you.
OK.
Look, can we sit down?
Are you familiar with
the Night Stalker case, Delroy?
Yeah. The bloke attacking old ladies?
That's right.
It said on the news you arrested someone?
We have, that's correct.
I'm very sorry to tell you that,
that man is your father
Delroy Easton Grant.
No.
No way. It can't be.
How?
How sure are you?
Well,
we don't have absolute confirmation yet
but we wouldn't be here
unless we were very sure.
How often do you see your dad?
Now and then.
For a long time we had nothing
to do with him.
We?
Me, Mum, my brother...
Why was that?
Well, he walked out when I was a toddler.
Two, I think.
Yeah.
Didn't see him again
till I was eight or nine.
Turned up at the school gates one day
and promised to take me
and my brother swimming at the weekend.
Mum wasn't keen but she saw how excited
we were and changed her mind.
I was giddy.
Like a...
kid on Christmas morning.
Had my bags packed hours
before he was supposed to pick me up.
I remember I really wanted
to show him my backflip...
pathetic really...
But he never turned up?
I didn't see him again
till I was in my twenties and...
by then I knew.
Knew?
What he'd done to Mum.
The violence. The beatings.
What he'd put her through.
Those poor women.
Who got back in touch, you or your dad?
Me.
Me and my brother.
Someone told us that he'd remarried.
That his wife had MS
and what an amazing husband he was,
what an amazing carer...
Oh, that must've been difficult to believe?
Yeah. "This I have to see", I thought.
So we go round.
"Hello, Dad, long time no see".
All true.
His wife was sweet
but she needed a lot of care
and there he was, providing it.
Kind, patient, everything organised.
No, I didn't begrudge her,
how could 1? But...
Hard to see.
Something else we need to tell you, Delroy.
We're giving it no credit whatsoever
but your father has accused you
of committing these crimes.
What?
Yeah. As Patricia said,
we don't believe it for a minute
but uh, we will need to eliminate you
with a DNA test.
Sorry, hang on, he said...
The rapes and everything?
He said it was me?
Why would he say that?
Because that's the sort of person he is...
and, from what you're telling us,
always was.
There you go.
— Thanks.
They didn't have any torn avocado,
I got you ham and cheese.
Here you go.
My nan's 92 and still dyes her hair...
what's left of it.
She said when you get old
it's like you lose your identity.
People don't see you,
they just see an old person
grey hair, fawn coat, bad glasses,
a sheep in a flock.
That's why this went on so long.
Victims were invisible.
Yeah, and the rest of us are in denial.
We all think it won't happen to us.
We'll buck the trend.
Bed pans...
false teeth...
dementia, zimmer frame. No way.
No, thanks. Not us, mate.
And the way we feed
that lie is to ignore them.
I mean,
we notice them but we don't see them.
We don't avert our gaze
but we certainly don't linger
cos they're the future we don't want
and can't escape.
Yeah. It's like we blame them, innit.
Exactly...
and what the fuck
does that say about us?
You OK?
Said when this was over it would hit me.
Yeah, you did.
- Mm.
Come on.
Good news?
Just got the DNA back, effectively
100% match with all our samples.
Semen from the rapes, saliva
from the cheek of the Harness Street victim
the orange juice carton at Colbridge Road.
Effectively?
Well. They word it like this
"The DNA taken from Delroy Grant
is 47.5 sepitillion times
more likely to be linked
to the DNA of Minstead Man
then an unrelated person...
"Septillion", I like the sound of that.
What about the screwdriver marks?
Definitely his, boss.
As they're present at two of the scenes
where we got DNA
and loads of scenes where we didn't
it links him to literally
dozens of offences.
Has he been confronted with this?
No commented as soon as we started rolling.
CPS have given us a slot.
I say we charge him with as much as possible,
never mind "he's going down already".
Agreed.
We get justice for as
many victims as we can.
Let's throw the fucking book at him.
Do you understand
the charges brought against you today?
Yeah, I do.
And how do you plead?
Not guilty.
Mr Grant, you are charged
with 22 offences of the utmost gravity
five of rape,
six indecent assaults
and eleven burglaries.
Notwithstanding that you deny them
there is, in our opinion,
a very high likelihood
that, if convicted
you may well receive
a long prison sentence.
You are remanded in custody to...
Uh, Belmarsh, madam.
To HMP Belmarsh.
Plenty of officers working past
retirement age now.
Everybody's got to go sometime, though?
Just saying.
DI up in Kilburn got
his bus pass five years ago.
Five years?
Yeah.
Closed a double murder the other day.
I can finish up here
if you want to get off.
No. No. You're alright.
You sure?
- Yeah.
Right.
Nathan...
- Mm?
Thanks.
You let me in when uh...
the others weren't so inclined.
I appreciate it.
Thank fuck I did, boss.
I've had one slice!
One slice, well, that's some slice!