Protection (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Until the trial's done, I
need to keep you hidden.
Raj and I should
be the only ones
who know the witness's location.
Do you ever think
about disappearing?
You should be heading
home to your wife.
Raj: Firearms
incident in progress.
Three shot. Two
male, one female.
Brandice. How is he even here?
There'll be a good
reason. There has to be.
They have a daughter,
a 12-year-old,
who's under my protection.
- How's that gone so far?
- Who did this to him?
I am gonna find out. I promise.
Guy like Crowther,
be a miracle if he's not
managed to twist a few cops.
If there's any chance
you've slipped up here.
Liz: You ever heard
of an Amanda Kelman?
Sid: Cop who liked
busting other cops.
Might be helpful for
all of us to know
what DS Brandice had been up
to over the past few days.
Amanda: They still haven't
found the third phone.
You need to explain
'cause I am drowning.
Don't trust anyone.
[ Sombre music ]
Hey, thanks for riding
shotgun with me on this.
No problem.
Yeah, protected persons,
it's not like the Met.
Requires a bit more
Tact?
Yeah, I might need your
help on that front.
And I hear you're the best
in the business, ma'am.
Yeah, you're right. You do
need some help with that.
So why'd you leave the
bright lights of London
to join us mortals?
My wife wanted to be
closer to her parents
and it's time I put
family first, you know?
[ Tense music ]
Christ's sake, Jardine. It's,
what, 30 metres from the house?
Why wasn't this found before?
It's registered
to a hire company.
Ah, it's protected
person security protocol.
All our cars are registered
to cover companies.
Right. And your department
chose not to share that with us.
Given the amount of material
you requested, ma'am,
our people are doing their best.
I saw the crime scene report
and that you hadn't
found his car yet.
So you took it upon yourself
to chase that up at 11:00 p.m.?
Wheatley? Yes.
All right, thank you.
DS Brandice had
emergency surgery
and they're keeping him under.
It's touch and go, apparently.
I'm sorry. Officer: Ma'am!
Thank you.
[ Tense music ]
I wanna talk to you first
thing in the morning
before we interview
Amy McLennan.
- Will I need my fed rep?
- It's totally your decision,
but as far as I'm
concerned it's just a chat.
Okay, ma'am.
Do you need a constable
to accompany you
to your car or
No. I'm all right, ma'am.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
[ Tense music continues ]
We just found these in the car.
Amanda: Any explanation so far?
No, I'm gonna speak to them
first thing in the morning.
[ Car rumbling ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Brandice: Don't
trust
anyone.
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Phone ringing ]
Hello?
Hello?
[ Train rattling ]
[ Tense music ]
[ Door tapping ]
[ Tense music continues ]
Jimmy: Hi, mate. Come on in.
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Officers chattering ]
Boss, what's happening?
Our full cooperation with
DCI Wheatley's enquiry.
- Liz: But what
- Don't worry. At this stage,
it's only material related
to the Crowther trial.
That's one witness and
we're relocating him anyway.
I've been looking at the
door cam from the safe house.
It looks like Brandice
knew McLennan.
Jimmy welcomed him in.
So what does that say to you?
Is it possible he was on
an official task there?
If he was, it happened
behind my back
in breach of every
rule we operate under.
Yeah.
You're up.
Hey, are you okay?
DI Nyles, care to step through?
[ Ominous music ]
These were found hidden
in DS Brandice's car.
Have you ever seen them?
Never.
Care to give us your impression?
They appear to be
surveillance pictures
of the McLennan safe house
And of you.
They're timestamped,
which suggests that DS
Brandice was following you
for a period of at
least three weeks.
Doesn't your unit have protocols
to prevent that sort of thing?
We do.
I adhered to them.
Wheatley: And yet
he still managed
to follow you without
you realising.
He's one of us.
He knows our surveillance
techniques so
if he did take these photos
If he took them?
Liz: Well, that's
not been proven yet.
I'm told he spoke to you
last night at the hospital.
He did. He was obviously
in a lot of pain
and was finding it hard
to catch his breath, so
How close are you
to DS Brandice?
We work together.
What do you think of him?
He's a first-class
police officer.
Do you spend much time
together outside of work?
Went to the pub a couple of
times with other colleagues.
We've analysed the data from
Brandice's two mobile phones
and data from your device.
It seems he was at
an address owned
by your father at least twice.
So can you explain to us
what he might have
been doing there?
Positioning data's
accurate to a few metres?
Yeah, more or less.
[ Eerie music ]
My father's recovering
from a stroke,
so I've spent a lot of
time there preparing it
for him to move back in.
So based on these, I assume
Brandice followed me there.
Your unit's trying to ascertain
how the location of the
McLennan safe house was leaked.
But given this information,
wouldn't you agree
that the leak almost
certainly originated
from one of your own officers,
from DS Brandice, in fact?
- Not necessarily
- Wheatley: That he followed you
for an extended period in order
to locate your safe house?
Well, maybe, but that
doesn't make him the leak.
Right, you have an
alternative theory then?
This attack was clearly
ordered by Eddie Crowther.
So until you can
establish a link
between Brandice and Crowther,
it's all speculation,
unless you've had a
breakthrough I don't know about.
Did DS Brandice ever talk
to you about why he transferred
to your unit from Met MIT?
Family reasons.
I believe his wife wanted
to be near her parents.
Yet he turned down a
transfer to MIT up here
and specifically
requested a role
in protected persons instead.
Does that strike you as strange?
It's a move I've made myself.
The hours are more regular.
It's easier for kids.
So you describe him as
a dedicated family man?
Well, like I said, I
didn't know him that well.
Maybe you should talk
to people who did.
[ Eerie music continues ]
As you are aware,
my brief extends
to investigating corruption
on behalf of serving
police officers,
and that includes all aspects
of DS Brandice's activities,
as well as everyone
else in this unit.
I look forward to your findings.
[ Tense music ]
[ Liz retches ]
[ Tense music ]
Detective Inspector, to
what do I owe the pleasure?
Rick: You're aware of the
events at Hedwick Road?
Tragedy.
Before you two fell out,
you and Jimmy McLennan
were pretty close.
Very.
You got any idea who might've
wanted him dead then?
Aside from yourself, of course?
Detective Inspector,
you have no evidence
linking Mr. Crowther to
this appalling business.
And yet you are
clearly implying
It's all right, Jerry.
I'm happy to answer
his questions.
Your trial started
yesterday, Eddie.
McLennan was meant to be
a key witness against you.
But now, conveniently,
he's turned up dead.
But I don't have to
spell it out, do I?
I would never have
hurt Jimmy McLennan.
Man was like a brother to me.
Yet he alleged you masterminded
a massive heroin
importation pipeline.
See, that doesn't sound
very brotherly to me.
All I did was give him
a job as my accountant.
Why he took against
me, I don't know.
But you know we've been
over this a dozen times
already.
So unless you've
something new
See, I know you gave
the order, Eddie.
I've got a source
who can confirm it.
[ Eddie laughs ]
Oh, you're a bad liar, Bewley.
I'll get you eventually,
Eddie, we both know that.
Poor little Amy McLennan.
Is she safe?
She's none of your concern.
They'll give you life, you know?
Conspiracy to murder.
You know what, Jerry?
I think we are done.
DI Bewley, see
you back in court.
[ Tense music continues ]
Bastard's guilty as sin.
Tried to get a rise outta
me, sadistic little prick.
Right now, Wheatley's
investigation is premised
on the idea that Crowther
had Brandice in his pocket.
I'm not so sure.
But you'd like to
know either way?
Let me look into it.
There might be something
you can help me out with.
Soran Ahmadi, the only other
witness in the Crowther trial,
is now too scared to testify.
He's refusing all contact.
I need you to get to him, Liz.
Get in his head. Gee him up.
Well, he might be
protected by my unit,
but he's not one of my cases.
I can't even access his
files, let alone gee him up.
Crowther's barrister's
moving for a mistrial.
Without McLennan and Ahmadi,
the chances are Crowther'll
walk off scot free.
And then God knows where we are.
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Door taps ]
Hey, I got you some stuff.
There wasn't much choice.
That's a lovely picture.
Mum had heaps on her phone.
Oh, love, I'm sorry.
No, no phones. I know.
I need you to get dressed now.
The police officers
investigating
what happened to your mum and
dad, they need to speak to you.
I already said I
didn't see anything.
I know.
But they need to get it
all recorded properly,
and there might be some
things you've forgotten.
I'll be with you the whole time.
It's just a quick chat and
then we can come straight back.
This one's not too bad, right?
[ Ominous music ]
I'll come back
when you're ready.
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Tablet beeps ]
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Car roaring ]
Hi.
Hi.
Hi, Amy.
I'm Irene. I'll be
talking to you today,
and this is Alice who
will be looking after you.
Just through here.
Yeah. Can I just have a word?
Yeah.
Amy said she won't talk
without me present.
No, there's no need.
DS Kim's an expert.
But she's very fragile.
It's important that
Amy feels in control.
Unless you have a
strong objection.
Go in, but don't speak, okay?
Okay.
[ Door creaks ]
So you were in your room
and you heard crashing and
banging from downstairs.
And then what did you do?
Hid in the laundry basket
until Liz came.
So when you heard this
crashing and banging,
you didn't go downstairs
to see what was wrong?
[ Ominous music ]
Are you sure, Amy?
Amy, before you hid in the
basket, did you see anything?
I heard banging.
Something like gunshots.
That's what scared me,
what made me wanna hide.
DI Kim: But you didn't
actually see anything?
Please ask her about Brandice.
Just one last thing.
There was another man at
your house who was also shot.
Do you think you
might have seen him?
[ Ominous music continues ]
Is it okay if I show
you a photo, Amy?
Is that all right?
Do you know this man?
No.
[ Ominous music continues ]
It might have been a while back
before you moved
to the safe house.
Perhaps you saw him at
Edward Crowther's house,
or somewhere else,
maybe with your dad.
No.
Can I go now?
[ Sombre music ]
[ Siren wails ]
There we go, darling.
Okay.
Do you think she
told us everything?
I think she's too scared to lie.
Okay.
Although sometimes fear
makes people lie even more.
[ Sombre music ]
[ Car whooshing ]
[ Motorcycle rumbles ]
It is hard talking
about things like that.
You did really well.
If you do remember
anything else,
you can still tell me.
[ Tense music ]
[ Motorcycle rumbling ]
I'm hungry.
Well, that's a good sign.
I'll get you something
as soon as we get
As soon as we get back home.
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Motorcycle roaring ]
[ Tyres squealing
] [ Horns honking ]
Is something wrong?
Nothing, love. You just
sit tight, all right?
[ Motorcycle roaring ]
[ Phone rings ]
Liz?
I'm in the car with Amy.
I'm state 0, IC 9.
So can you meet me at the
Glasbrook Shopping Centre now?
I've got location sharing on.
Call back up.
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Motorcycle roaring ]
[ Horn beeps ]
[ Tyres squealing ]
[ Motorcycle roaring ]
Amy, love, listen to me.
In a minute, I'm
gonna stop the car,
and when I do, I need
you to get out quick.
[ Motorcycle roaring ]
[ Tense music continues ]
[ Tense music continues ]
We need to get back to the car.
Everything's gonna
be okay, I promise.
See if you can get a high
score for me. Good girl.
[ Game beeping ]
[ Tense music continues ]
Raj?
Raj: What's going on?
Liz: It's okay.
It's okay. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
All good here.
No sign of IC 9.
Report back when
the area's secure.
[ Traffic whooshing ]
Okay, lovely.
Pop your seatbelt on. Good girl.
Yeah?
You drive in convoy,
not too obvious.
I know, Liz.
It's okay.
Are you okay?
You look after her,
and I'll meet you
there as soon as I can.
All right.
[ Tyres squealing ]
Amanda: Where's the girl now?
Raj's taken her back to
the secure accommodation.
- Amanda: Is that wise?
- The bike followed us
from where she was interviewed.
That's the location
that was leaked.
Not the current safe house.
And the interview
location was released to?
A short list of officers,
most of them major
crime department.
Wheatley's lot, not just
protected persons, ma'am.
Nyles, you know
Amy McLennan best.
Someone wants her dead,
yet she says she
didn't see anything.
Those two things don't
make sense, do they?
No, they don't, ma'am.
You did well today.
From what I'm told, that
girl owes you her life.
That's the job.
Still, we need to look
at a change of personnel
for her protection.
My department is
perfectly capable
Your department, DCI Kapoor,
is under investigation.
Until that investigation
is completed,
you stay in your box.
Ma'am, DS Kohli and I are the
only people Amy's got left.
She's been through enough
without being shipped off
to God knows where with
a bunch of strangers.
[ Tense music ]
Do you have AFOs?
Surveillance teams?
Right now, discretion
is her best protection.
I'll inform the ACC
that I'm satisfied the girl
can remain under the protection
of DI Nyles for now.
But I don't want anyone
else from your unit
having access to the
child. Understood?
Yes, ma'am.
[ Tense music continues ]
Seems as you have a fan.
We need to know
what she's planning.
Maybe you talk to her, get
a sense of where we stand.
If there is a
restructure that you
Arun, someone on that list
just served up a 12-year-old
girl to Eddie Crowther.
I'm more interested in stopping
that than I am saving our jobs.
Congratulations on
your purity, DI Nyles.
But as head of this unit,
I don't have that luxury!
[ Tense music continues ]
No, I'll call you back.
Ma'am, regarding DS Brandice,
I know the
investigation is focused
on him being the probable leak,
but given he was in a coma
when this latest
breach occurred
He's either innocent or
he has a co-conspirator.
Is there anyone in the unit
that had an excessively close
relationship with DS Brandice?
DCI Kapoor for example?
DCI Kapoor runs a highly
professional unit.
Your loyalty is laudable,
but don't let it blind you.
Right now, everyone
is under suspicion.
[ Tense music continues ]
Crowther plans his
jobs well in advance.
Dutch hitmen fly in
for a couple of hours
and then they're
back on a flight
before we know anything's
even gone down.
We chose the location
for Amy's interview
an hour before it happened.
So unless Crowther's got
somebody standing by
Well, he has to have used local
then, one of his own crew.
Well, if you can find him,
link him back to Crowther,
we can have him on
attempted murder.
I looked into the
Brandice-Crowther connection
- like you asked me.
- Did you find anything?
Nothing. Not a sniff.
But listen, Liz,
you've gotta talk
to Wheatley about this now.
The McLennan murders,
that's her case, not mine.
There was only us knew where
Amy was being interviewed,
my lot and Wheatley's team.
So you also think somebody
on Wheatley crew's bent?
I don't know.
Right now I'm not
ruling anything out.
How do you know
you can trust me?
Well, I need your help. So
I haven't got much choice.
How do I know can trust you?
Well, you probably shouldn't
but I know how much you
want Crowther sent down
and that's a passion
we both share.
All right, I'll give you
a few villains a shake,
see what drops out.
What about you?
Well, like my dad said, if
you start running outta leads,
maybe you missed something
right at the start.
[ Traffic whooshing ]
[ Ominous music ]
You should go in.
Yeah, I should.
No, no, no.
This has gotta stop.
Yeah, you're right.
She doesn't deserve this.
You want this to end,
you just have to say.
[ Ominous music continues ]
I don't want this to end.
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Knocker taps ]
Hi Gemma, I'm DI Nyles.
We've met at the hospital.
The other one's already
been, DCI Wheatley.
They said they
think Paul's bent.
Do you believe that?
I don't know to believe.
Well, that's why I'm here
because I want to
find the truth, too.
You were in the army together?
12 years.
Paul was special forces.
[ Ominous music ]
I left when I was
pregnant with our eldest,
but Paul stayed on
for a couple of years
until he got a shell
fragment in his leg.
But I was glad, to be honest.
It forced him out
of active service.
Then he joined the
police, the Met,
and later transferred
to witness protection.
Said it would be safer.
Oh.
I had the impression
that was your idea
'cause you've got family nearby.
No, my family are in Yorkshire.
It was Paul that wanted to
move, him that pushed for it.
He said it meant
he'd be at home more,
get to see the girls grow up.
[ Melancholy music ]
What was he even doing there?
I'm not really sure.
I'm trying to make sense of it.
With Paul's job, I
was used to secrets.
At least I thought I was.
But he was always
honest with me.
[ Ominous music ]
[ Door thuds ]
[ Liz panting ]
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Liz panting ]
[ Keys clanking ]
Not great here.
Just gonna order some
pizza, try and cheer her up.
Your brother, he works
in a phone shop, right?
Raj: Yeah.
Liz: Do you think he
could unlock this?
Well, I mean, the
techs can unlock it.
We can't risk flagging it.
Whose phone is it?
Brandice's.
But Wheatley's got his phones.
Liz: No, this is a dodgy one.
I found it in his car.
Then why the hell haven't
you given it to Wheatley?
Because one of her
lot may have leaked
- Amy's interview location.
- May have.
Well, if not them,
then who, Raj?
Because Brandice is in a coma.
So either we've got a second
leak or, I don't know what,
but until I do, I'm not
trusting anyone except you.
But we can't conceal
evidence, Liz.
Look, if Brandice
had an accomplice,
then their number
will be on here.
[ Ominous music ]
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Door tapping ]
[ Door creaks ]
How are you doing, love?
How long am I staying here?
As long as you need.
Okay?
But
if I'm gonna keep you safe,
I need you to be honest with me.
So if there's anything
else you've not told me,
you could tell me now.
No one else needs to know.
I've already said
everything, okay?
Can you just leave me alone now?
[ Door creaks ]
You better tell me
what's going on here.
- It's all under control, Dad.
- What?
You think I've lost my marbles
and I don't notice anything?
When Raj came back, he
was white as a sheet.
The girl hasn't said a word.
There was an incident today.
What? An attempt on the girl?
Why is she involved in all this?
It must be important.
I don't know, Dad, all right?
I just don't know.
Well, well, you'd
better find out.
[ Ominous music ]
[ Liz scoffs ]
- Hey.
- Hi.
I'm guessing there's
more to this phone
than you're letting on.
Well, there's
nothing to tell yet,
but as soon as
I've got something,
you'll be the first to know.
This better be worth it, Liz.
[ Car rumbling ]
[ Phone beeping ]
[ Ominous music ]
[ Phone ringing ]
John: Hello?
Hello?
Oh, I'm a colleague
of Paul Brandice.
John: Is he okay?
No, he's in hospital
in intensive care.
John: Oh, my God. What happened?
He was shot, I'm afraid,
and your number has come
up on the phone we found.
So could you tell
me how you know him?
John: Well, I'm a friend.
We were in the army
together. John Gibson.
Okay.
John, have you got
time for a chat?
[ Birds shrieking,
tense music playing ]
- John?
- Ah.
I'm Detective
Inspector Liz Nyles.
- Pleasure.
- Thank you for meeting me.
Of course. Such awful news.
So do they know who did it?
We're just at the initial
stages of the investigation.
Uh-huh.
And are you leading it?
I'm just collecting background.
Had you spoken to Paul recently?
He called me a few times, yes.
Was that unusual?
It'd been a while since
I'd heard from him.
So I suppose I did wonder.
But you were close?
[ Birds shrieking ]
He saved my life more than once.
You still in that line of work?
Banking now.
Boring.
Did he tell you
what he was doing?
Not really, no.
It all sounded pretty
secret squirrel.
But we were both used to
that, you know, from the army.
Tell me, have you spoken
to his other friends?
There weren't many numbers
on one of the
phones we recovered.
But yours came up several times.
Oh.
Well, that's strange.
I knew it wasn't
his usual number,
but, you know, I just
thought he'd got a new phone.
Well, why do you think
he didn't call you
from his usual number?
The last time I spoke to
Paul, he didn't seem himself.
He said he was having
problems at home.
What kind of problems?
He said he'd developed
feelings for someone else,
not his wife.
He sounded messy, desperate.
[ Ominous music ]
You know, to tell you the truth,
I feel a bit guilty even
discussing this with you,
like a sort of
breach of confidence.
That'll stay
strictly confidential
within the investigation.
- I can promise you that.
- Look, I do have to go.
I've got an important
meeting back at work.
But look, you have
my number, so please,
if there's anything
more I can help with.
I'll be in touch.
Please. And do let me
know if he pulls through.
Okay.
[ Ominous music continues ]
Listen, I've gotta go.
I've gotta take this.
All right, bye.
Bewley.
Rick, I need you to
do an identity check
on a John Gibson,
ex-army. Probably SAS.
Listen, Liz, the judges
called a mistrial.
They're releasing Crowther,
effective immediately.
Under surveillance.
Rick: Only if we can
get a RIPA authority.
But I'm scrabbling here, Liz.
I'm gonna have to
call you back, okay?
Right, I'll text
you the details.
[ Ominous music ]
Boss, Eddie Crowther's
getting out.
The other witness in his
trial's Soran Ahmadi.
He's relocated, safe.
I don't even know any more.
Well, who's managing his file?
Better we keep that on
a need-to-know basis,
- don't you think?
- I think this investigation's
been barking up the wrong tree
because no one
can find any links
between Crowther and Brandice.
[ Phone ringing ]
Kapoor.
Okay, let 'em in.
Wheatley and Kelman
are in reception
with an arrest warrant.
[ Ominous music ]
Raj Kohli, I'm arresting
you on suspicion
- of conspiracy to murder.
- What?
Don't be ridiculous.
Don't 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.
I haven't done anything.
You can't do this.
Liz, tell them!
Hannah. Hannah, what
the hell's going on?
He has a messaging app
on his work computer.
It's encrypted, but it
was left open, unlocked.
And we found a
message there sent
to a burner account
sharing the location
of the McLennan safe house.
The app in question is
also on Kohli's phone.
It appears he sent the
message from his handset,
but the programme was
mirrored on his computer.
Are you saying he and Brandice
are both working for Crowther?
Look, it's one
explanation, Arun.
A word, please.
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Gate clanks ]
What the hell is happening, Liz?
I don't know.
My wife is in hysterics.
And Aisha, well, she's
too young to understand,
but I just keep thinking,
what if this sticks?
It feels like a setup.
- Raj: Who?
- Well, whoever leaked
the interview location
covering their tracks.
Well, did you find
anything on the phone?
Nothing concrete.
I'm still chasing.
You know I didn't do this right?
Liz?
[ Sombre music ]
Yeah, of course.
I'm gonna get this
sorted, Raj. Trust me.
Sir, I need to move
my witness ASAP.
If there's a slightest chance
that Raj has been compromised
Is there?
Liz: Well, I don't know,
but I can't risk it.
Well, you'll have
to speak to Kelman.
Apparently she's vetting all
my operational decisions now.
- What?
- I told you, she needs scalps.
For your sake, I hope
she's had her fill.
Arun, I've got a really bad
feeling about this whole thing.
It's like we're
being railroaded.
You might be right, but
now it's outta my hands.
[ Ominous music ]
Jasmine: Why does she
have to stay here?
It's a work thing.
Your mum just had to
make a quick decision.
- Liz: Jasmine, what
- Why is there a girl in my room?
You're supposed to
be at your dad's.
Right, well, I
decided to come home.
I do live here, remember?
Mum!
Why aren't you listening to me?
[ Door taps ]
Amy, love. I'm sorry, but
I'm gonna have to move you
to a new location.
You promised.
I know. And I'm sorry.
But please, love, get your
stuff 'cause we need to go.
Jasmine: Has she been
sleeping in my bed?
Jasmine, please.
Mum, you put someone in my
room without even asking me.
It's an absolute joke.
Why aren't you listening?
[ Melancholy music ]
[ Ominous music ]
[ Tablet chimes ]
[ Ominous music continues ]
Come, Arlo.
He's here.
Max, thank you.
Hi.
I missed you so much.
I told you this would go away.
[ Ominous music continues ]
Well, come on, lad,
you get in as well.
Your dad's home now.
Oh.
Sorry.
- I have to take this.
- Okay.
[ Ominous music continues ]
I'm glad you called.
Yeah, I agree.
Now that I'm out, we
need to resolve this.
Caller: Of course.
Eddie: Whatever it takes.
Okay, in you go.
Do you want me to
put that in the boot?
No? Okay.
Pop your seatbelt on.
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Tablet chimes ]
Caller: Consider it done.
[ Ominous music continues ]
[ Dramatic music ]