Hope Street (2020) s01e04 Episode Script

1
I can't believe it!
Who's this, then?
That must be the ex.
The wee lad she dumped
back in England.Aye,
for being a jealous head-melter.
Leila said he took it really rough.
It's so good to see you, Rafid.
Is it?
So, what brings you to these parts?
After everything I've heard,
how could I resist a visit?
You not going to
introduce us, Leila?
Barry.
Ahmed.
So, the heartbroken boyfriend,
the bad break-up, it was
it was all a lie?
We needed a cover story.
You'd never have believed that
she'd suddenly just showed up
because of a simple transfer.
So this, erm,
allegation about Leila That she
was having an affair with a witness?
If you ask me,
seems a lot more likely
with her working undercover.
You've really landed
on your feet, hey?
What's with the fake name?
Just following your lead.
You Leila Hameed
..or is it Leila Hussain?
You said you had it on
good authority. Mm-hm.
Jayne Dooley,
Sergeant in Nottingham.
We were on
a training course together.
How many times have you met?
Erm, just
just the once, yeah.
So, she's barely an acquaintance.
You call her,
she talks to someone,
who talks to someone and, suddenly,
half of Nottingham Police know that
Leila's in Port Devine.
Yeah, but why would
her old colleagues
knowing where she is
be such a bad thing?
Leila. It's Finn. You call me ASAP,
as soon as you get this. Uh
Finn!
A bent copper who's a mate of
my brother called me.
Let's just nip outside, yeah?
No. He told me a right old tale.
Told me all about you,
your real name,
where you'd vanished off to,
and why.
So I borrowed my mate Ahmed's
wheels, jumped on the ferry.
Did you tell anyone you were
coming over here to see me?
Ahmed, how are you?
How do you two know
each other?The gym.
Ahmed was in my spin class.
Ah.
Prefer the open road, myself.
Ahem
So, when did you get in?
Oh, this morning. Pretty
smooth sailing. So far, at least.
And you two,
how do you know each other?
Everyone knows everyone round here.
Is that right?
And no secrets
amongst friends, huh? Ha!
So, what brings you to Port Devine?
Would you give us a minute?
Sure. You need anything
from the bar?I'm grand.
Ahmed?
Want to keep a clear head, ta.
Cool.
Can't beat real, honest,
salt—of-the—earth people, can you?
Let's just stay calm, yeah?
I'm just here to talk.
MOBILE PHONE BEEPS
It's just Shay.
Nothing urgent.
Finn, what What sort of
undercover work was Leila doing?
It was gang-related. It was a case
progressed that got too dangerous
for her in Nottingham.
So until it goes to court,
she's to lie low here,
under my threat management.
Do you think there's
a real danger of reprisals?
Enough danger for them to put
a sea between her and them.
I don't like it.
I swear to you,
whenever I have been able,
I have always told you the truth.
HE SCOFFS
Do they know?
Hmm?
Do they know
you are a copper?
Rafid, please
..did you tell anyone else
in Nottingham about me?
Not yet.
Hiya, Ma. All right?
Ach, son, hiya. Hiya, Clint.
All right?
Hiya.
Callum, who is that?
Oh, we reckon it's Leila's ex.
Ahmed, you call him.
Why don't we go somewhere
more private? Go on, then.
Where are they off to? The ex was
a cover story, so who's this guy?
Was there an Ahmed in the Nottingham
crew? I don't think so.
He fits the witness description
Jayne gave me.
I'll text her.
That Ahmed lad seems pretty intense,
doesn't he?
What's it matter to you, lad?
Oi, sour puss,
why are you in a twist?
The wedding's off. What?!
What is she doing out there?
What if her cover's been blown?
All the signs point to an
inappropriate relationship
with a witness, who fits
the description of Ahmed.
No, if she'd been lying directly
to my face, I'd know. Would you?
To work undercover,
you have to be good at deception.
It's literally the job.
And I mean, it's not
It's not the first time you've been
spun a yarn by a woman, mate.
Right, that's long enough.
Oh
No, no, no, no.
I might need your help
later on, cub. Sorry.
How am I supposed to believe
a word you say?
Nottinghamshire Police had intel
that guns were coming
in through the city.
They recruited me to gain access
to the gang involved
and investigateundercover.
Guns, Rafid. And not just
pistols, heavy weaponry.
MP5s, ARs,
stuff that would do real damage.
I had to stop that.
So, you played me?
Can a lad not have a moment's peace
without you in my grill?!
It's a cute clip!
I'm going to send it to myself.
SHE LAUGHS
The whole thing was a bad idea.
I was ready to tear his head off
over the whole paint-thinner vodka
that he was flogging,
so he goes and throws himself down
on one knee. He was never serious.
Ach, I'm sure that's not the case.
He referred to our wedding
as a "waste of cash". I mean,
it's my money. Well, men can be
touchy about that sort of thing.
Well, it's there to be spent.
And I want to celebrate
with friends
..especially since I can't
with family.
You knew I liked you.
You just didn't care if I got hurt,
so long as you got closer
to my brother, Zain.
I messed up, badly.
My mum's in bits
since he was locked up,
she's barely been out of bed,
crying even more than
when Dad died
..and she's looking to me to fix it.
The things they're charging
Zain with,
possession of firearms with intent
and conspiracy to supply,
there's no way he's guilty of that.
He's innocent,
but still looking at
at least ten years inside.
And already, he's having
a tough time. Do you know why?
I wasn't arrested or questioned,
so they think I'm a grass.
Me!
You know who Zain worked for.
What they're capable of.
How many people
they've already hurt.
I bet they'd love to know
the whereabouts
of the undercover cop who tried to
ruin their business.
She thinks she keeps me.
Well, I've heard you complain
before. Don't be joining
the dating pool around here, mate.
The only available woman is
now clearly off the market.
It's one day. I want
to save the money for
the thousand days that come after
that. But she just keeps making
more and more impossible demands
about the wedding. Like
the classic car. I mean,
is she deliberately trying to
sabotage this? Clint, son,
you know this is all about
the parents. Why's that?
Because they can't be there.
Before this morning,
the only time I'd seen
the sea was with Zain.
As soon as he got wheels,
we drove to Blackpool.
HE CHUCKLES
He wanted to take the kid brother
on an adventure, you know?
We went on a roller-coaster.
Zain buried me in sand, got rock,
an' all. You know the stuff?
Mum was livid with him
when we got back
..but he didn't let her punish me.
Never let anything bad happen to me.
I came here
hoping the bent cop was wrong.
HE SIGHS
English reg.
I double-checked with Callum,
Ahmed's from Nottingham.
Ahmed claims he got
the ferry this morning, Finn.
Finn! You have to tell me
what we're dealing with here.
Leila discovered that
the gang were buying guns,
then shifting them onto the street.
The evidence she gathered,
that led to them all being arrested.
Hold on a mo, hold on.
And you agreed to this?
To have them send her here
and put us all in danger?
A fellow officer required help.
You'd have done the same thing
in my shoes.
Marlene, what if they've found her?
When I first got with Nicole,
she wanted me to stay here,
abandon touring, so I did.
If I'd have followed the music,
I could be anywhere by now. Like?
England, maybe.
Huddersfield. Rochdale. Dunno.
Buxton.
Maybe it is time for a new start.
Look at this apartment
in Shoreditch. Swanky.
I thought you hated London.
"Too many people
all over the shop," you said.
Well, that's the energy.
Maybe it's hard for someone
like you to get that.
Being a Londoner is life.
I just miss the buzz, you know?
Different cities, different venues,
different
Groupies. Dump hotels,
service-station grub,
miles of motorway.
Come on, Barry, where's
your adventurous spirit?
Listen, son,
I was married three times.
That's enough adventure
in one lifetime! No, I I know
why you want to get out of here.
Today was the first proper day
of police work I've done.
Went in, no backup,
relied on my training,
helped get the guy.
That's what I signed up for.
Trust me, action is overrated.
What am I missing?
I won't call the Nottingham crew,
if you come back with me and
get my brother out of prison.
All my statements,
everything is with the CPS.
The case is a lock.
No, not if you recant everything.
Say you forged evidence.
That won't work.
It'll put enough doubt in a jury's
head that gets Zain home to Mum.
You're better than all this.
You don't know me any more.
By tomorrow, they'll tear this
little town of yours apart,
looking for you.OK
OK. Hang up.
I'll go back with you,
say whatever I have to
Good.
Good.
..but I'll need my passport.
They'll want photo ID for the ferry.
Fine.
20-odd years ago,
I was the one who found
Nicole's parents.
Black ice on the road,
car had skidded,
smashed into a tree.
No-one could have survived that.
Believe me, there's nothing
wrong with a really dull shift,
doing lots of traffic stops.
And, you,
you know why you stayed here?
You didn't care any more about
strumming night after night
for a bunch of random strangers.
You cared only for Nicole.
All I'm saying is,
the world is my oyster.
True. But you came back to Port
Devine because London wasn't home.
And after what happened with
your parents, God rest them,
this didn't feel like it either
until Clint showed up.
You were both lost,
until you found each other.
Don't be throwing that away
over money.
Love's worth fighting for,
or should be.
Concepta?
Are you home?
Last ferry leaves in two hours.
Passport's upstairs.
I really hate that
all this happened.
I wish we could have met under
different circumstances.
Remember after that art opening,
we missed the night bus?
I reckoned it would
be a nice walk home.
Talk about a couple of drowned rats
when we got back to yours!
Thankfully, your mum made us
that thing,
heated us right up.
She's such a lovely woman.
I really hope she's OK.
Don't you dare talk about her!
Be careful.
The whole time I've known you
and trusted you,
you've been playing me.
And here, you tried it again.
But I see it now.
I see through you.
It's time to go.
So, the car came from Liverpool,
on the first ferry.
It's registered to an Ahmed Khan.
There's no sign of him
on the ferry passenger manifest.
All right, so he owns the car,
but he's not on the ferry? Mm.
Records have a couple of known
associates. Zafar Shamzah,
Larry Grant, Raheem Weston,
and Zain Kardar.
They are all active threats
against Leila.
Are any of them on the manifest
for that sailing? Er,
there's a Rafid Kardar listed here.
I want to see that car again. OK.
I wonder what was real
and what was lies.
When I told you about my dad,
you said it was cancer
with your mum too.
That was true.
I swear.
You're really something!
Anything?
Marlene? Yeah.
Rafid Kardar. Ah. You said Leila was
investigating a Zain Kardar, yeah?
Yes, so if this Rafid's a relative,
she's in serious trouble.
I'm sorry Zain's having
a rough time inside,
but you need to know that you,
your mum and the public
are safer with him in there.
What did you say?!The others wanted
to sell the guns.
Your brother wanted to use them.
Nah. No, you're lying again.
Not this time.
I told you, he's been framed.
He is not like you, Rafid.
He is not a good man.
Give me the gun back.
Let's just talk, OK?
Come on.
Quiet, yeah?Mm-hm.
If we miss that ferry,
then I'm finished.
Those coppers are already onto me.
We need new wheels.
There's Barry's taxi.
The old guy?
Right, get the keys off of him.
What am I supposed to say?
You'll come up with something.
Listen to me,
you go in like this, they'll notice.
Barry's ex-police.
I'll be fine.
But if you try anything
Got it?
Emotions are running high, hmm?
Calm heads will prevail.
Do I need to set Clint straight?
No. I've bent his ear. He'll do
the right thing. He'd better.
Thanks.No bother.
Earlier, it was silly.
Yeah. I mean, it's only money.
I want you to have your big day,
I really do. I just get freaked out
every time I start thinking about
what's around the corner. You don't
have to worry about our finances.
But I do, Nicole.
I know what it's like to be broke,
dodging bills, dodging calls.
I've got us covered.
Easy to say when everything's been
gifted to you.
Gifted?
I got this place when
my parents died.
I'd trade it all for them
to be here.
I didn't mean it like that.
I can't do this.
I'm done. We're done.
I want you out of here, now.
Barry?
Oh, back again?Yeah.
Could you do us a favour?
Ahmed's car needs a jump.
Ah, I'm sorry, I can't now.
Why don't I grab your keys
and I'll sort it?
OK. The cab's parked
Yeah, I saw. No worries.
Right, er, that's the cab.
That is the new boat.
And the HMS Incentive
is a very fine sea bird
You've had the thing two weeks.
I don't think
we need to hear about it every day.
Thanks. Have them back in a jiffy.
Are you off now?
Er, yeah, got stuff to sort at home.
Well, look,
you're welcome here any time.
Will you tell Sergeant Dawson
I won't be in tomorrow? Cheers.
Have you got a minute?
We've got to go.
I'm having the worst day.
Clint will cheer you up.
Here, you know a Sergeant Dawson?
No.
No sign? No. Nothing from Leila?
It's still going to voicemail.
Finn, I would never have made
that call about Leila if I thought
she'd be in danger. I shouldn't
have kept you in the dark.
We'll check my mum's and
the streets round there,
then we'll circle back to
The Commodore. If they're out there,
we'll find them. No, no, we need
to call this in. The Control Room
need to take over.
It's already got out of hand.
Hey, you guys seen Leila?
Why?
She was up in the bar there.
Something was up. With Ahmed?
Callum?
Yeah, she was with him, yeah,
looking for Barry's car keys.
Said something about
a Sergeant Dawson, which was weird.
I think Ahmed's trouble.
Barry's cab?Yeah. It's parked up at
the lighthouse. Marlene,
if we wait for backup, they'll
be long gone.What's going on?
Sergeant Dawson is a code for
an undercover under duress.
What? Uncle Barry's car keys?
I have an idea.
Here's the rest of your stuff.
Do you want me to leave this?
I know you like to sleep in it.
No, thank you, it's scratchy.
Right. Do you remember the
trick with the thermostat?
Because Barry'll do your head in if
the bar's one degree above or below
what he's used to. You turn it
three times until it clicks,
then think it's jammed. If it gets
jammed, Barry can put a coat on.
Why are you being like this?
You're egging me on.
I don't know what
you're talking about!
This is the all-you-can-eat
dinner again.
You thought I'd eat too much and
ruin the evening. And you did.No.
You were terrified what people would
think if they saw how much YOU ate,
so you made me eat
more and more until
Well, I can't go back
to Captain Murdock's
Shanty Town again, can I?
What is your point, Clint?
When you get scared,
you crash everything in
around yourself,
total self-sabotage,
because you don't believe
you deserve any better.
The wedding,
the classic car, the money,
it's another all-you-can-eat.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Mate, this isn't you.
It's who I have to be.
And if this all goes exactly how
you hope, you'll be looking over
your shoulder for the rest
of your life. I already am.
You're doing all this for your mum,
but if you don't stop, she's going
to end up losing both her boys.
Let me help you, please!
Gun! Gun!
He's got a gun!
It's over, Rafid.
Put down the gun.
Drop the gun!
Not yet.
Drop the weapon!
Which boat?
That's Barry's.
No closer! Rafid, drop the gun,
and step away from
Detective Constable Hussain!
This isn't going to work.
It's a small boat in a big sea.
We'll slip across.
They're just drifting.
We should do something.
We need to wait.
Rafid, you know when
we get to Nottingham?
The gang, they're going to
Once you've changed your statement,
the case will be thrown out and
Zain will be home. That'll be that.
No, Rafid, they'll kill me.
This time tomorrow, I'll be dead.
That won't happen.
GUN FIRES
Agh!
Clear!
You OK?Yeah.
Hey, lads, what's going on?
What was that?
It sounded like a gunshot.
Oh, that was a car backfiring.
OK. OK.
We'll head back inside. Mm.
Grand? Yeah. See you in a bit.
See you later. Come.
I didn't mean what I said about
the money and your parents.
I got defensive, ran my mouth off.
Truth is, I don't know what I'd do
if I lost you.
Me neither.
And some of what you said
..well, you were right.
We're built to last, me and you.
Not if we keep throwing ourselves
in front of bullets!
Aye.
Car backfire?
Pull the other one, Finn!
Shh.There's only one thing
left to do.
I really want to marry you,
Nicole Devine.
Will you do me the honour?
Yes!
Get off the floor, you idiot!
THEY LAUGH
I know Uncle Barry keeps his
taxi and boat keys together,
so if we cut Rafid off from the car,
he had only one way of
getting you to England.
Barry's boat. Yeah.
I'll leave you to it. Hey.
You all right? You
Fine. No injuries?
Fine, yeah.
Good.
He's not in cuffs?
No, I didn't arrest him.
Why not?
Earlier, I meant what I said.
I didn't want you, or your poor mum,
dragged into any of this.
It was my first time
working undercover.
I made a lot of mistakes.
You were right, I used you,
and it was wrong.
I'm sorry.
But, Rafid, I need to know
..were you being honest
when you said
no-one else in Nottingham
knows I'm here?
Only Chris Winters, the bent cop.
I'll be dealing with him.
Same way as I'd like
to deal with you -
arrested, charged, punished.
I was just trying to help
my brother.
Did Zain put you up to this?
Conspiracy to commit murder,
perverting the course of
justice, kidnap,
false imprisonment.
I hope Zain's got no plans
for the next 40 years.
No. This was all me. Only me.
I'm sorry.
I wasn't thinking straight.
He's my brother.
I was
I was just trying to do right
by him and Mum.
I'm so sorry.
We prosecute, word gets out
I'm here, I'll be moved on.
And over in Nottingham,
the defence barristers
will try to shift all blame on
the Kardar brothers.
Suddenly, Rafid's in prison
and the real criminals
get a shot at an acquittal.
So, what do we do now?
We let him walk. No way!
Rafid made an enormous
mistake, sure,
but, look, end result was what?
I asked Barry for the boat keys,
I volunteered to go back with him.
He abducted you and then threatened
your life!He was desperate.
Most criminals are! Finn, I heard
some of what was said on the boat,
and that kid had no idea about
the lethal reality
of what he was doing.
Doesn't make it OK, Marlene.
Rafid's not his brother.
He's not a danger to other
people. We put him inside,
he might become one.
So, we just give him a free ride?
He's going to punish himself
a lot more than we could.
And I don't want to have to get
sent away. I've only just learnt
what "slap in the bake" means!
I can't believe this.
We did the same thing for Shay.
Don't bring my son into it.
That was totally different.
We decided it was a stupid mistake
that shouldn't define
Shay's prospects.
When I met Rafid,
he was starting university.
Let him finish.
Let him define his own future.
Leila's right,
but he'd better keep his bake shut!
He will.
Are you sure?
A clean slate.
With your silence, you protect
your brother from further charges,
today never happened.
We all just go on with our lives.
I swear
I'll never say a thing,
to anyone.
I'll do anything.
I know you will. And your brother?
I love him,
but from what I've heard
..until he's the man he used to be,
he's in the safest
place for everyone.
There you go.
Don't get days like
this too often, eh?
You think tomorrow will be
a day of traffic stops?
Aye, cub, yeah.
Good.
Hey. Erm
I think I might have
caused some of this.
What? How?
I spoke to a friend in
well, Nottingham,
and I think that's how you got on
the bent copper's radar. I'm sorry.
Today would have ended very
differently if it wasn't for you.
We won't always see
eye to eye, Marlene,
but you are brilliant at your job,
and I look forward to many debates
about how to solve cases.
Yeah, sounds about right.
I should have trusted
you all sooner.
When I did, Callum cracked the code
and Marlene kicked serious
IN NORTHERN IRISH ACCENT: ..arse!
Ah! As per usual!
Well, I knew he wouldn't be
your type.
Thanks for everything.
Cheers.Slainte.
Sure, all's well that ends
better, hm? See me and you?
We should have a wee slot on
Devine FM.
Call the Lurve Doctors!
You know what? What?
Just leave it to me next time.
Huh?
You said I didn't need to
speak to Clint.
Clearly, I did.
So, next time, I will.
Don't you worry about it.
Well, excuse me!
Another relaxing day
by the sea, eh?
Although next time, I'd like to swap
the handgun for a bucket and spade.
Huh!
Something up?
We've heard tell of a rumour
about you and a witness.
Marlene's snooping.
Mm.
What are you asking me, Finn?
Did you have an affair with Rafid,
when you were working undercover?
No. I'm not that sort of copper.
So, it was the job
that was stopping you?
He's not my type.
Whoa!I'm sorry. I thought
Leila!
I'm sorry, I didn't expect
That
was seriously inappropriate.
I really am sorry.
Don't be.