Blue Lights (2023) s01e06 Episode Script
Love the One You're With
1
I can't play any more.
There's a threat against me.
Somebody wants to kill me.
They're all streets where the
McIntyres live. Why would they be
off limits to us?
There's enough bad things in life
that'll come looking for you, son.
You don't need to go
looking for them.
What did I say to you?
I'm just here to get Gordy.
I thought you could move in here,
spread your wings a wee bit.
Me? In here?
You can't live with your ma
forever, can you?
Your ma runs the place.
Well, not quite.
But, yeah, nearly.
You're not resigning
from this police force.
Not after only two years
of service. No way.
PHONE RINGS
JOSEPH: Charlie 1 is on the move.
So today's the day.
Today's the day.
Dublin cars at the Palace.
You sure?
Kilo 1. We have visual contact
with Charlie 1.
We can't go into an OOB location.
You can stay in the car,
as per.
You know why he did it,
don't you?
Cos he wants to be like you.
Repeat. We have uniform in theatre.
What?
Everybody just take a beat.
No, no, no, no.
CONTINUED GUNSHOTS
Shots fired. Charlie 1 is down.
ALARM BLARES
Uniform Uniform. Bravo Lima 76.
Shots fired. Officer down.
Contact. Repeat.
Shots fired. Officer down.
SIREN WAILS
Hurry!
Uniform Uniform. This is a major
incident involving firearms.
Repeat. A major incident
involving firearms.
ARVs have been notified
and are inbound.
Assess and contain. Repeat.
Assess and contain. Over.
Bravo Lima 72. We are headed
west on Somerset Road in pursuit
of a black Volkswagen Passat
leaving the scene at speed.
All units. 72 in pursuit
of a black Passat
west on Somerset Road.
Uniform Uniform.
74 in the vicinity,
joining pursuit. Over.
Registration -
Golf Uniform India 9864. Over.
Received, 72.
Running suspect's plate.
72, stay with that vehicle.
74 is responding.
Just hold on. They are
with you in
..three minutes.
Police 77 air
support inbound.
Left. Left here.
That vehicle is showing
no matches. Over.
Stevie, how far ahead of you
is the vehicle?
About 20 or 30 metres away.
Suspect vehicle has turned
onto Union Street.
Right.
Straight ahead. Straight ahead.
OK. They'll be passing up here
in less than one minute.
There's no time for a stinger.
Passat. That's it. There.
Hold on!
Are you OK? 74, sitrep?
Yeah. You?
Yeah. 74? Yeah, yeah, we're OK.
Show me your hands!
Show me your hands!
Show me your hands!
Armed police!
Stay where you are!
On the ground!
Show me your hands!
OK. We're going to get out
of the car slow and steady. OK?
Yeah. Nice and easy.
On the ground! Now!
Go around the front of the car.
Slowly, slowly!
Hands behind your back.
Hands behind your back!
Down on the ground.
Put your hands behind your back!
Down on the ground!
Cuff her.
Down on the ground!
Cuff her.
Search the car. Check the car.
You're blue on blue.
Shut you up!
Check the car!
What the fuck?
Stevie Stevie
Do not touch that.
Do not fucking touch it!
You shut the fuck up!
SIRENS APPROACH
HELICOPTER WHIRS OVERHEAD
Oh, to what do we owe the honour?
What condition is the officer in?
We don't know yet, ma'am.
Christ. Where did it happen?
North Belfast, ma'am.
Near Cliftonville Road.
What station was the call sign
out of?
Blackthorn Station, ma'am.
DOORBELL RINGS REPEATEDLY
HAMMERING AT DOOR
Da, I'm sorry.
Da, I didn't!
James.
James
James!
Please Please
James No, no, no,
you're going to kill him!
OK. OK.
OK. It's all right.
MO SOBS
Please, I'm sorry!
Please don't shoot me!
Please don't shoot me
Come on. Come on.
I'm sorry!
Come on. Come on, mate.
MO SOBS
Dad, I'm sorry. Dad, I'm sorry!
ARVs are securing
the incident perimeter.
What's the latest, Barney?
No news, Helen.
He's in the hospital.
What about Tommy?
Tommy wasn't there. I replaced
him with Jen Robinson.
Barney, what about Jen?
Is she injured?
I don't know, Helen.
All we know for sure is
that she took out the shooter.
She what?
She shot him dead.
That's why the Palace was OOB, isn't
it? Cos you were watching them.
Didn't want them disturbed, did you?
What were they doing?
A drug deal?
Call in the following number
on a private channel.
Security clearance 189-76-24.
Now, how can I do that
when you're under arrest?
For what?
Well, we'll start with dangerous
driving and see how we go, eh?
This is a fucking disaster!
It will certainly become one
if you do not calm down.
Calm down?
Gerry Cliff has been shot,
and your people had eyes on.
He disobeyed orders,
walked straight into a OOB.
Fuck you and your OOBs!
Where are my operatives?
Your operatives are under arrest
and on their way here.
MESSAGE SENDING WHOOSH
Check your email.
PHONE PINGS
HANDCUFFS CLICKING
Dangerous driving.
HANDCUFFS CLATTER ON DESK
These two individuals are
to be released immediately,
along with any equipment
you may have seized.
Excuse me?
You heard.
No way. No fucking way.
What is it?
A public interest
immunity certificate.
It's national security.
There's nothing I can do.
We'll take that.
Hey Stevie!
Hey.
Stevie! Stevie, no! Stevie!
Stevie! Stevie!
Get off him!
Just get off him!
Stevie!
Off! Stevie! Get off!
Come on!
STEVIE PANTS
It's Gerry.
Jesus Christ, it's Gerry.
HE PANTS
Oh. Cheers.
How'd you do on your test?
What?
I've never seen Gerry more worried
about anything in years.
I passed.
Great.
That's great.
Anyone who wants to take
compassionate leave can go home
with immediate effect.
So what do we do now?
There's a team coming down
from CID.
HE SCOFFS
That'll fix things.
Why was it OOB?
Do you know?
No.
I don't. I have no idea.
Everybody keeps saying that.
Nobody has any idea.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
QUIET CRYING
You sure we can't be found here?
There's no paper trail
back to this place.
Go home.
Are ye fucking serious?
They're coming for us.
We'll get McAllister
to sort this out
..the second you're inside.
Gordy, you see when you're lifted,
you say nothing.
Nothing.
You hear me?
Right, you two. Go home.
The boy stays here.
He's going home.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
Make the call, James.
They owe you. After everything
you've done for them?
Time's come, James.
Finally.
Make the call.
DOOR CLOSES
What's that all about, then?
Who owes him?
Hmm?
There's things you don't know
that you need to know about now.
Now what?
Now you're on your own.
Same as me.
You thought they were
going to look after you?
You're not as smart as I thought.
It's time to go home,
wait on the blue lights.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
OK.
Following this morning's
major incident,
our main focus is on
the preliminary statement
given by Jen Robinson, who remains
our only eyewitness.
Priority targets are Mo McIntyre,
Anto Donovan, Gordy Mackle,
James McIntyre and Tina McIntyre.
Secondary persons of interest
are printed on your call sheets
with mug shots.
Our call signs will be there
to arrest and transport
any individuals of interest
to this investigation.
Remember, these targets
are responsible
for the shooting
of one of our own.
All are to be arrested
on sight.
SIRENS WAIL
ANTO SNIFFS
CHILD CHATTERS
Boys
Big hug.
Boom!
After you heard the shots,
what exactly did you do?
Um I unclipped
and drew my gun.
I raised my gun.
And I went through the gate.
Why?
Why what?
Jen, shots had been fired.
If you had waited, stood off,
called in ARVs
nobody would have blamed you.
SHE SCOFFS
I never wanted to do this job.
I only did it because of my mum.
I thought it would make her happy.
SHE SCOFFS
It didn't.
I think I just made her embarrassed.
Jen, that's not true.
I should never have worn
the uniform.
But today
..when I went out on patrol
with Gerry
..it was the first time in my life
I ever thought that
..uh
..m-maybe I could be
a real police officer.
I don't know how, but he, um
..he just made me feel that way.
So I followed him
..through the gate.
I can'tum
I can't really explain it.
I just
I just didn't want
to disappoint him.
SHE SOBS
Sitrep?
The city is covered
in checkpoints.
We have surveillance
on all known addresses.
The ARVs are inbound
and we are moving
to apprehend primary targets
within 30 minutes.
Good.
How is she, ma'am?
I don't know.
I kept her here.
She wanted out, and I kept her here.
I sent her out this morning.
She was on a file day and
I stood her up into the rota.
What's she like?
As a response officer?
She went through that gate.
Ma'am
There's something
that I think you should know.
CUTLERY CLATTERS
DRAWER CLOSES
What, so all this time,
you've just been a fucking?
A what?
HE LAUGHS
Well, go on.
Go on, say it.
A what?
A tout?
How the fuck do you think
we managed all these years?
The whole business.
No bother. Under the radar.
No trouble.
Nothing.
After the war,
I saw men like me dying
in stinking wee flats,
rolling tobacco out of butts
that they found on the street.
And I said to myself,
"Nah, I'm not going that way.
"No-one's going to throw me out
with the fucking scrap."
So I did what I had to do
to make this business work,
to make the family work!
So what do we do now?
Now they're going to get us
out for good.
And they can do that?
They'll fucking do it all right.
Mobile?
PHONE THUDS ON DESK
KEYS CLACK
Detention authorised. Cell six.
DOOR BUZZES
DOOR KEYPAD BEEPS
DOOR CLOSES
DOOR CLOSES
A little birdie told me something
extraordinary earlier.
Almost reminds me
of the bad old times.
But I said to myself, "No.
"No way."
SHE SCOFFS
I mean, um
how could an MI5 surveillance
team have had eyes
on the shooting of a police officer,
then fled the scene, been arrested
and been sprung from custody
using a public interest
immunity certificate
..without anything
even hitting the books?
Well, it couldn't be true.
That would be a stretch,
even in the worst of times.
What have you been up to, Jonty?
DOOR OPENS
How's it going?
Well, that scumbag solicitor
McAllister's just arrived,
so take a guess.
Listen, you wouldn't mind sitting in
on this with me, would you?
The Mackle kid. What?
That's CID.
It's fine. I can clear it.
Why?
Well, he knows you.
That might help.
Yeah, he knows me,
but he doesn't like me.
Wellhe knows deep down that
..you're a good person
trying to help.
It might make a difference.
OK. If you think it'll help.
Right, give me two seconds.
You're a good person trying to help.
What's the worst that could happen?
You're on the fast track
programme, right?
Heading up the ladder quickly?
Gerry was a DC in Special Branch by
the time he was in his mid-20s.
They ran agents
inside terrorist organisations.
More like spies than cops.
Back then, all that mattered
was the intel they got.
The control.
Gerry couldn't stand over it.
He said that policing that
allowed crimes to be committed
was no policing at all.
He even went to his superiors
with specific instances of it.
Pfft.
Big mistake.
They gave him a choice - resign
..or see out the rest of your career
as a constable on the streets.
Never promoted.
Never forgiven.
Hmm
What would you have done?
Probably left.
Mm. Most people would have.
Not Gerry.
He didn't want them to think that
they'd beaten him completely.
Sohe went back to response.
27 years.
Thran.
You know, thran? Like
..stubborn
..difficult
..pig-headed.
BOTH LAUGH
Yeah, well, Gerry's as thran
as they come.
KNOCK ON DOOR
It's open.
James.
I can't believe
you made me come here.
There are police
checkpoints everywhere.
Sometimes you've got to do things
the old-fashioned way.
Are we getting out or not?
Yes. We're extracting you.
But there are some conditions.
Oh, you have conditions?
In your position?
My position?
Yeah. You're the one that
went ahead with this thing,
even though you knew what it was
- the guns for drugs.
You went ahead with it anyway.
You're more to blame for that cop
getting it than I am.
HE SIGHS
What are the conditions?
We can only take two of you,
you plus one.
What?
You and your wife,
or you and your son.
Oh, no, no.
That's not the fucking deal.
Then there is no deal.
Why? Why are you doing this
to me?!
Whoever we extract,
we end up looking after them
for the rest of their lives.
This wasn't my decision.
It came from above.
Now, yes, if you leave your boy
behind, he'll go to jail,
he'll do some time. But there's
enough in the Swiss account
to look after him
once he's released.
And if you leave Tina behind,
she's smart enough.
Whoever you choose
to leave behind will survive.
We both know that.
But you'll just never
see them again.
Like you'll never see me again.
No comment.
You're not helping yourself here.
We have an officer
putting you at the scene.
No. Comment.
Don't you feel any remorse
for what you've done?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Now, that is what we call
a non-evidentially-based
lead question.
My client hasn't done anything
that's been legally established.
I'm sorry, Constable
..is this your first time?
Withdraw it.
What?
Withdraw your question
for the purpose of the tape.
I withdraw my question.
We'll take a break, then.
C-Can I get something to drink?
No comment.
SOLICITOR LAUGHS
Grace.
Grace! What?
Look, it's fine. Don't worry about
it. It's no big deal. You just
haven't been trained. No, I haven't.
And you shouldn't have had me in
there. OK, it was my mistake.
He's not going to talk.
That kid is never going to talk.
HE SIGHS
They, er
They told me
you were done for the day.
Do you want us to arrange a car?
No. I'd like to sit here
for a while,
if that's all right.
Listen, I, um
I couldn't come to see you
earlier because
Well, you know.
But I've been worried sick all day.
David
..I'd like to be alone.
I'm sorry.
For everything I put you through.
Listen
You don't have to be sorry.
God, I mean,
sorry for what?
It didn't mean anything to me.
What?
This.
Whatever this was, it
It didn't mean anything to me.
Look, you're still in shock, and
I was bored.
And I was using you, that's all.
Because
Because you were weak.
Don't leave your wife
and kids. OK?
There's nothing to leave them for.
It's over.
It should never have started.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
OK? Yeah. Yeah.
Can I have a word? In private?
Look, I was hoping that
this could be done officially,
professionally, but
What?
Getting the people
that did this, Stevie -
Mo McIntyre
and the rest of them -
but that's not
going to happen, is it?
Come on, tell me,
that is not going to happen.
Come on!
Jen's the only one that
places them all at the scene.
Defence solicitors will have
a field day with her -
her police record,
the trauma she's been through.
If they get the jury to think
that she's even misidentified
one of them,
even one of them
I don't know, Grace.
I don't know.
Right. OK.
What's that?
Hang on a minute, that's not?
Yeah. Yeah.
I-I took it from the camera.
Grace, you didn't!
Have you looked at it?
No.
No, I haven't looked at it.
I don't even know why I did it.
I mean, I don't even know
what I was going to do with it,
but all I know is
whatever is on this
FAINT FOOTSTEPS
Can you two come with me
for a moment?
He's gone.
He's gone.
OK. Thanks.
We have just,
in the last few minutes,
had confirmation
that the police officer
who was shot in Belfast
earlier today has died.
Fuck.
We're told that his family and
colleagues have been informed.
His name has not yet
been released,
but we understand
that he was a response officer
with a long and distinguished
history of service in the police.
The Chief Constable is due
to make a statement,
we expect some time
in the next few minutes.
It's understood that a manhunt
is now under way
for those believed to be
responsible for the shooting.
I mean, maybe there's nothing here,
but if there is something
and we see it
..I don't know what happens,
but it won't be good.
KEY CLICKS
Mo McIntyre, Anto Donovan
and Gordy Mackle.
Scroll through.
Scroll through to when, um
No, no, no, no.
GUNSHOTS
GUNSHOTS ON LAPTOP
You won't use it.
Oh, not publicly, no. But, um
..let's just imagine
I send an anonymous email
to the Joint Intelligence
Oversight Committee in London.
Heads would have to roll.
What do you want?
Well, Joseph, it's more who I want.
Why haven't they been
in touch?
I don't fucking know, do I?
Right
I'm, um
..going for a bath.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES, LOCK CLICKS
WATER RUNS
Hey.
Hey.
What?
Come on.
Come on. You come on with me.
Come on.
Come on.
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
This is different now.
You know that, don't you?
This is murder.
You shouldn't be in here
like this.
I need my lawyer.
Gordy, you need to realise
that lawyer is playing for every
other side except yours.
The only thing he wants
is to send you to jail
and make sure that James McIntyre
and Mo McIntyre walk away scot-free.
You're a sacrificial lamb.
There's footage.
Of what happened.
You're making that up.
I'm not.
I've seen it.
I've seen everything.
And it shows everything.
Well, then it shows
that I didn't do anything.
It shows that you were there
at the murder of a police officer.
Have you ever heard
of joint enterprise murder?
Because I promise you, that is all
that they will need.
I never wanted to
I never meant
for anything like that
GORDY'S VOICE BREAKS
I know.
I know.
But there's another option
..for you and your mum.
What is it?
You have to give us everything.
And I'm not just talking
about the shooting. Everything.
The drugs business.
How it operated.
James McIntyre's role.
Mo McIntyre's role.
Documents. Text messages.
Everything.
I can't. I'm not a tout.
I'm not.
Well, you know, if that's true
..then you are the only one
who isn't.
You're being offered
a lifeline here, Gordy.
You need to think about it.
A new start.
Right.
SHE BANGS ON DOOR
LOCK CLICKS
What do you mean, a new life?
Where the fuck are they taking us?
And what about Ma?
Are we just leaving her, aye?
Shut the fuck up, would you?
CAR APPROACHES IN DISTANCE
Where the fuck do you think
yous are going?
SIRENS APPROACH
Sandra.
What are you doing here?
Tommy told me
it's going to be a busy day.
Are you sure we can trust them?
Look, this deal was done
at a very high level.
They'll look after you now,
cos they have to.
ENGINE STARTS
Come on, we don't want to be late.
ENGINE STARTS
FOOTSTEPS
Suspected offence?
James McIntyre.
Money laundering,
according to Part 7 of
the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002,
conspiracy to supply class A drugs,
according to Part 4 of
the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971,
participating in the activities
of an organised crime group,
according to the
Serious Crime Act 2015.
COMPUTER MOUSE SCRAPES
MOUSE CLICKS
Detention authorised.
Cell one.
Jewellery?
JEWELLERY CLINKS ON DESK
Suspected offence?
Maurice McIntyre.
Joint enterprise murder.
COMPUTER MOUSE SCRAPES
MOUSE CLICKS
SHE INHALES SHAKILY
Detention authorised.
Cell two.
DOOR KEYPAD BEEPS
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
INDISTINCT CHATTER
KNOCK AT DOOR
DOOR OPENS
Please take a seat.
SHE EXHALES DEEPLY
Do you mind if I smoke?
Constable Robinson,
I would beg you
..to reconsider.
There's a place for you
in this organisation,
perhaps a very exalted place.
You'll certainly never have
to work response again.
No, thank you
..sir.
I've made up my mind.
I'd like you to accept
my resignation.
Ma'am?
Please remember that
..you will always be a hero
in the eyes of the PSNI.
And in mine.
Thank you, sir.
DOOR CLOSES
Oh, and, um
..Inspector Johnson, just one last
thing I need from you.
The next resignation
in this organisation
is going to be yours.
DOOR CLOSES
Come in.
Tommy. Ma'am.
This request of yours,
it's highly unusual, especially
for an officer of your calibre.
I don't think in the history
of this organisation
that anyone has requested
to be removed
from the fast track programme.
So, response policing, huh?
That's your choice?
You could be doing yourself
a great disservice.
I don't think so, ma'am.
I don't think so either.
PEN SCRAPES
God help the criminals of Belfast.
DOOR OPENS, CLOSES
SHE CHUCKLES
Ready?
Ready.
Uniform Uniform.
Any call signs available?
We have an ongoing altercation
on Lagan Way. Over.
76 responding.
Over.
Good man, Tommy.
I appreciate that.
ENGINE STARTS
SIREN WAILS
CHUCKLING
Home-made shredded beef
puff pastry vol-au-vents.
Huh?
What?
Take one.
SHE SIGHS
Oh, God.
Mm.
Hmm?
Oh, God, that's good, that's good.
Finally! She gets it!
GRACE LAUGHS
What?
Stick a song on.
A good one.
Love The One You're With
by The Isley Brothers
Tune.
SHE CHUCKLES
Tune!
# Concentration slips away
# Because your baby is so far away
..a rose
in a fisted glove ♪
# And the eagle flies with the dove
# And if you can't be
with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with ♪
So, when do you go?
To close protection?
Mm-hm.
I don't.
What?
Yeah, I decided to give it
another year in response.
But that'sthat's
your dream job. You
Hey, you'll regret it
if you don't go.
I'll regret it if I do go.
What do you mean?
Grace
Are we?
I I think I
I
Bravo Lima 72.
We have an RTC in Hannahstown.
You're showing closest. Over.
THEY LAUGH
HORN TOOTS
Stevie, Grace?
Are you reading me? Over.
Umreading you
loud and clear, Barney.
72. We're on our way.
Unbelievable!
Power that up, will you? You've
picked a good song for once.
What do you mean?
I always pick a good tune.
Aye, right. You don't know
a good tune if it jumped up
and hit you in the head.
Outrageous!
If it was up to you, we'd just
be listening to the Bonnevilles
all the time.
The Bonnevilles are class.
SIREN WAILS
You're such a clampit!
SIREN ECHOES
I can't play any more.
There's a threat against me.
Somebody wants to kill me.
They're all streets where the
McIntyres live. Why would they be
off limits to us?
There's enough bad things in life
that'll come looking for you, son.
You don't need to go
looking for them.
What did I say to you?
I'm just here to get Gordy.
I thought you could move in here,
spread your wings a wee bit.
Me? In here?
You can't live with your ma
forever, can you?
Your ma runs the place.
Well, not quite.
But, yeah, nearly.
You're not resigning
from this police force.
Not after only two years
of service. No way.
PHONE RINGS
JOSEPH: Charlie 1 is on the move.
So today's the day.
Today's the day.
Dublin cars at the Palace.
You sure?
Kilo 1. We have visual contact
with Charlie 1.
We can't go into an OOB location.
You can stay in the car,
as per.
You know why he did it,
don't you?
Cos he wants to be like you.
Repeat. We have uniform in theatre.
What?
Everybody just take a beat.
No, no, no, no.
CONTINUED GUNSHOTS
Shots fired. Charlie 1 is down.
ALARM BLARES
Uniform Uniform. Bravo Lima 76.
Shots fired. Officer down.
Contact. Repeat.
Shots fired. Officer down.
SIREN WAILS
Hurry!
Uniform Uniform. This is a major
incident involving firearms.
Repeat. A major incident
involving firearms.
ARVs have been notified
and are inbound.
Assess and contain. Repeat.
Assess and contain. Over.
Bravo Lima 72. We are headed
west on Somerset Road in pursuit
of a black Volkswagen Passat
leaving the scene at speed.
All units. 72 in pursuit
of a black Passat
west on Somerset Road.
Uniform Uniform.
74 in the vicinity,
joining pursuit. Over.
Registration -
Golf Uniform India 9864. Over.
Received, 72.
Running suspect's plate.
72, stay with that vehicle.
74 is responding.
Just hold on. They are
with you in
..three minutes.
Police 77 air
support inbound.
Left. Left here.
That vehicle is showing
no matches. Over.
Stevie, how far ahead of you
is the vehicle?
About 20 or 30 metres away.
Suspect vehicle has turned
onto Union Street.
Right.
Straight ahead. Straight ahead.
OK. They'll be passing up here
in less than one minute.
There's no time for a stinger.
Passat. That's it. There.
Hold on!
Are you OK? 74, sitrep?
Yeah. You?
Yeah. 74? Yeah, yeah, we're OK.
Show me your hands!
Show me your hands!
Show me your hands!
Armed police!
Stay where you are!
On the ground!
Show me your hands!
OK. We're going to get out
of the car slow and steady. OK?
Yeah. Nice and easy.
On the ground! Now!
Go around the front of the car.
Slowly, slowly!
Hands behind your back.
Hands behind your back!
Down on the ground.
Put your hands behind your back!
Down on the ground!
Cuff her.
Down on the ground!
Cuff her.
Search the car. Check the car.
You're blue on blue.
Shut you up!
Check the car!
What the fuck?
Stevie Stevie
Do not touch that.
Do not fucking touch it!
You shut the fuck up!
SIRENS APPROACH
HELICOPTER WHIRS OVERHEAD
Oh, to what do we owe the honour?
What condition is the officer in?
We don't know yet, ma'am.
Christ. Where did it happen?
North Belfast, ma'am.
Near Cliftonville Road.
What station was the call sign
out of?
Blackthorn Station, ma'am.
DOORBELL RINGS REPEATEDLY
HAMMERING AT DOOR
Da, I'm sorry.
Da, I didn't!
James.
James
James!
Please Please
James No, no, no,
you're going to kill him!
OK. OK.
OK. It's all right.
MO SOBS
Please, I'm sorry!
Please don't shoot me!
Please don't shoot me
Come on. Come on.
I'm sorry!
Come on. Come on, mate.
MO SOBS
Dad, I'm sorry. Dad, I'm sorry!
ARVs are securing
the incident perimeter.
What's the latest, Barney?
No news, Helen.
He's in the hospital.
What about Tommy?
Tommy wasn't there. I replaced
him with Jen Robinson.
Barney, what about Jen?
Is she injured?
I don't know, Helen.
All we know for sure is
that she took out the shooter.
She what?
She shot him dead.
That's why the Palace was OOB, isn't
it? Cos you were watching them.
Didn't want them disturbed, did you?
What were they doing?
A drug deal?
Call in the following number
on a private channel.
Security clearance 189-76-24.
Now, how can I do that
when you're under arrest?
For what?
Well, we'll start with dangerous
driving and see how we go, eh?
This is a fucking disaster!
It will certainly become one
if you do not calm down.
Calm down?
Gerry Cliff has been shot,
and your people had eyes on.
He disobeyed orders,
walked straight into a OOB.
Fuck you and your OOBs!
Where are my operatives?
Your operatives are under arrest
and on their way here.
MESSAGE SENDING WHOOSH
Check your email.
PHONE PINGS
HANDCUFFS CLICKING
Dangerous driving.
HANDCUFFS CLATTER ON DESK
These two individuals are
to be released immediately,
along with any equipment
you may have seized.
Excuse me?
You heard.
No way. No fucking way.
What is it?
A public interest
immunity certificate.
It's national security.
There's nothing I can do.
We'll take that.
Hey Stevie!
Hey.
Stevie! Stevie, no! Stevie!
Stevie! Stevie!
Get off him!
Just get off him!
Stevie!
Off! Stevie! Get off!
Come on!
STEVIE PANTS
It's Gerry.
Jesus Christ, it's Gerry.
HE PANTS
Oh. Cheers.
How'd you do on your test?
What?
I've never seen Gerry more worried
about anything in years.
I passed.
Great.
That's great.
Anyone who wants to take
compassionate leave can go home
with immediate effect.
So what do we do now?
There's a team coming down
from CID.
HE SCOFFS
That'll fix things.
Why was it OOB?
Do you know?
No.
I don't. I have no idea.
Everybody keeps saying that.
Nobody has any idea.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
QUIET CRYING
You sure we can't be found here?
There's no paper trail
back to this place.
Go home.
Are ye fucking serious?
They're coming for us.
We'll get McAllister
to sort this out
..the second you're inside.
Gordy, you see when you're lifted,
you say nothing.
Nothing.
You hear me?
Right, you two. Go home.
The boy stays here.
He's going home.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
Make the call, James.
They owe you. After everything
you've done for them?
Time's come, James.
Finally.
Make the call.
DOOR CLOSES
What's that all about, then?
Who owes him?
Hmm?
There's things you don't know
that you need to know about now.
Now what?
Now you're on your own.
Same as me.
You thought they were
going to look after you?
You're not as smart as I thought.
It's time to go home,
wait on the blue lights.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
OK.
Following this morning's
major incident,
our main focus is on
the preliminary statement
given by Jen Robinson, who remains
our only eyewitness.
Priority targets are Mo McIntyre,
Anto Donovan, Gordy Mackle,
James McIntyre and Tina McIntyre.
Secondary persons of interest
are printed on your call sheets
with mug shots.
Our call signs will be there
to arrest and transport
any individuals of interest
to this investigation.
Remember, these targets
are responsible
for the shooting
of one of our own.
All are to be arrested
on sight.
SIRENS WAIL
ANTO SNIFFS
CHILD CHATTERS
Boys
Big hug.
Boom!
After you heard the shots,
what exactly did you do?
Um I unclipped
and drew my gun.
I raised my gun.
And I went through the gate.
Why?
Why what?
Jen, shots had been fired.
If you had waited, stood off,
called in ARVs
nobody would have blamed you.
SHE SCOFFS
I never wanted to do this job.
I only did it because of my mum.
I thought it would make her happy.
SHE SCOFFS
It didn't.
I think I just made her embarrassed.
Jen, that's not true.
I should never have worn
the uniform.
But today
..when I went out on patrol
with Gerry
..it was the first time in my life
I ever thought that
..uh
..m-maybe I could be
a real police officer.
I don't know how, but he, um
..he just made me feel that way.
So I followed him
..through the gate.
I can'tum
I can't really explain it.
I just
I just didn't want
to disappoint him.
SHE SOBS
Sitrep?
The city is covered
in checkpoints.
We have surveillance
on all known addresses.
The ARVs are inbound
and we are moving
to apprehend primary targets
within 30 minutes.
Good.
How is she, ma'am?
I don't know.
I kept her here.
She wanted out, and I kept her here.
I sent her out this morning.
She was on a file day and
I stood her up into the rota.
What's she like?
As a response officer?
She went through that gate.
Ma'am
There's something
that I think you should know.
CUTLERY CLATTERS
DRAWER CLOSES
What, so all this time,
you've just been a fucking?
A what?
HE LAUGHS
Well, go on.
Go on, say it.
A what?
A tout?
How the fuck do you think
we managed all these years?
The whole business.
No bother. Under the radar.
No trouble.
Nothing.
After the war,
I saw men like me dying
in stinking wee flats,
rolling tobacco out of butts
that they found on the street.
And I said to myself,
"Nah, I'm not going that way.
"No-one's going to throw me out
with the fucking scrap."
So I did what I had to do
to make this business work,
to make the family work!
So what do we do now?
Now they're going to get us
out for good.
And they can do that?
They'll fucking do it all right.
Mobile?
PHONE THUDS ON DESK
KEYS CLACK
Detention authorised. Cell six.
DOOR BUZZES
DOOR KEYPAD BEEPS
DOOR CLOSES
DOOR CLOSES
A little birdie told me something
extraordinary earlier.
Almost reminds me
of the bad old times.
But I said to myself, "No.
"No way."
SHE SCOFFS
I mean, um
how could an MI5 surveillance
team have had eyes
on the shooting of a police officer,
then fled the scene, been arrested
and been sprung from custody
using a public interest
immunity certificate
..without anything
even hitting the books?
Well, it couldn't be true.
That would be a stretch,
even in the worst of times.
What have you been up to, Jonty?
DOOR OPENS
How's it going?
Well, that scumbag solicitor
McAllister's just arrived,
so take a guess.
Listen, you wouldn't mind sitting in
on this with me, would you?
The Mackle kid. What?
That's CID.
It's fine. I can clear it.
Why?
Well, he knows you.
That might help.
Yeah, he knows me,
but he doesn't like me.
Wellhe knows deep down that
..you're a good person
trying to help.
It might make a difference.
OK. If you think it'll help.
Right, give me two seconds.
You're a good person trying to help.
What's the worst that could happen?
You're on the fast track
programme, right?
Heading up the ladder quickly?
Gerry was a DC in Special Branch by
the time he was in his mid-20s.
They ran agents
inside terrorist organisations.
More like spies than cops.
Back then, all that mattered
was the intel they got.
The control.
Gerry couldn't stand over it.
He said that policing that
allowed crimes to be committed
was no policing at all.
He even went to his superiors
with specific instances of it.
Pfft.
Big mistake.
They gave him a choice - resign
..or see out the rest of your career
as a constable on the streets.
Never promoted.
Never forgiven.
Hmm
What would you have done?
Probably left.
Mm. Most people would have.
Not Gerry.
He didn't want them to think that
they'd beaten him completely.
Sohe went back to response.
27 years.
Thran.
You know, thran? Like
..stubborn
..difficult
..pig-headed.
BOTH LAUGH
Yeah, well, Gerry's as thran
as they come.
KNOCK ON DOOR
It's open.
James.
I can't believe
you made me come here.
There are police
checkpoints everywhere.
Sometimes you've got to do things
the old-fashioned way.
Are we getting out or not?
Yes. We're extracting you.
But there are some conditions.
Oh, you have conditions?
In your position?
My position?
Yeah. You're the one that
went ahead with this thing,
even though you knew what it was
- the guns for drugs.
You went ahead with it anyway.
You're more to blame for that cop
getting it than I am.
HE SIGHS
What are the conditions?
We can only take two of you,
you plus one.
What?
You and your wife,
or you and your son.
Oh, no, no.
That's not the fucking deal.
Then there is no deal.
Why? Why are you doing this
to me?!
Whoever we extract,
we end up looking after them
for the rest of their lives.
This wasn't my decision.
It came from above.
Now, yes, if you leave your boy
behind, he'll go to jail,
he'll do some time. But there's
enough in the Swiss account
to look after him
once he's released.
And if you leave Tina behind,
she's smart enough.
Whoever you choose
to leave behind will survive.
We both know that.
But you'll just never
see them again.
Like you'll never see me again.
No comment.
You're not helping yourself here.
We have an officer
putting you at the scene.
No. Comment.
Don't you feel any remorse
for what you've done?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Now, that is what we call
a non-evidentially-based
lead question.
My client hasn't done anything
that's been legally established.
I'm sorry, Constable
..is this your first time?
Withdraw it.
What?
Withdraw your question
for the purpose of the tape.
I withdraw my question.
We'll take a break, then.
C-Can I get something to drink?
No comment.
SOLICITOR LAUGHS
Grace.
Grace! What?
Look, it's fine. Don't worry about
it. It's no big deal. You just
haven't been trained. No, I haven't.
And you shouldn't have had me in
there. OK, it was my mistake.
He's not going to talk.
That kid is never going to talk.
HE SIGHS
They, er
They told me
you were done for the day.
Do you want us to arrange a car?
No. I'd like to sit here
for a while,
if that's all right.
Listen, I, um
I couldn't come to see you
earlier because
Well, you know.
But I've been worried sick all day.
David
..I'd like to be alone.
I'm sorry.
For everything I put you through.
Listen
You don't have to be sorry.
God, I mean,
sorry for what?
It didn't mean anything to me.
What?
This.
Whatever this was, it
It didn't mean anything to me.
Look, you're still in shock, and
I was bored.
And I was using you, that's all.
Because
Because you were weak.
Don't leave your wife
and kids. OK?
There's nothing to leave them for.
It's over.
It should never have started.
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
OK? Yeah. Yeah.
Can I have a word? In private?
Look, I was hoping that
this could be done officially,
professionally, but
What?
Getting the people
that did this, Stevie -
Mo McIntyre
and the rest of them -
but that's not
going to happen, is it?
Come on, tell me,
that is not going to happen.
Come on!
Jen's the only one that
places them all at the scene.
Defence solicitors will have
a field day with her -
her police record,
the trauma she's been through.
If they get the jury to think
that she's even misidentified
one of them,
even one of them
I don't know, Grace.
I don't know.
Right. OK.
What's that?
Hang on a minute, that's not?
Yeah. Yeah.
I-I took it from the camera.
Grace, you didn't!
Have you looked at it?
No.
No, I haven't looked at it.
I don't even know why I did it.
I mean, I don't even know
what I was going to do with it,
but all I know is
whatever is on this
FAINT FOOTSTEPS
Can you two come with me
for a moment?
He's gone.
He's gone.
OK. Thanks.
We have just,
in the last few minutes,
had confirmation
that the police officer
who was shot in Belfast
earlier today has died.
Fuck.
We're told that his family and
colleagues have been informed.
His name has not yet
been released,
but we understand
that he was a response officer
with a long and distinguished
history of service in the police.
The Chief Constable is due
to make a statement,
we expect some time
in the next few minutes.
It's understood that a manhunt
is now under way
for those believed to be
responsible for the shooting.
I mean, maybe there's nothing here,
but if there is something
and we see it
..I don't know what happens,
but it won't be good.
KEY CLICKS
Mo McIntyre, Anto Donovan
and Gordy Mackle.
Scroll through.
Scroll through to when, um
No, no, no, no.
GUNSHOTS
GUNSHOTS ON LAPTOP
You won't use it.
Oh, not publicly, no. But, um
..let's just imagine
I send an anonymous email
to the Joint Intelligence
Oversight Committee in London.
Heads would have to roll.
What do you want?
Well, Joseph, it's more who I want.
Why haven't they been
in touch?
I don't fucking know, do I?
Right
I'm, um
..going for a bath.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES, LOCK CLICKS
WATER RUNS
Hey.
Hey.
What?
Come on.
Come on. You come on with me.
Come on.
Come on.
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
This is different now.
You know that, don't you?
This is murder.
You shouldn't be in here
like this.
I need my lawyer.
Gordy, you need to realise
that lawyer is playing for every
other side except yours.
The only thing he wants
is to send you to jail
and make sure that James McIntyre
and Mo McIntyre walk away scot-free.
You're a sacrificial lamb.
There's footage.
Of what happened.
You're making that up.
I'm not.
I've seen it.
I've seen everything.
And it shows everything.
Well, then it shows
that I didn't do anything.
It shows that you were there
at the murder of a police officer.
Have you ever heard
of joint enterprise murder?
Because I promise you, that is all
that they will need.
I never wanted to
I never meant
for anything like that
GORDY'S VOICE BREAKS
I know.
I know.
But there's another option
..for you and your mum.
What is it?
You have to give us everything.
And I'm not just talking
about the shooting. Everything.
The drugs business.
How it operated.
James McIntyre's role.
Mo McIntyre's role.
Documents. Text messages.
Everything.
I can't. I'm not a tout.
I'm not.
Well, you know, if that's true
..then you are the only one
who isn't.
You're being offered
a lifeline here, Gordy.
You need to think about it.
A new start.
Right.
SHE BANGS ON DOOR
LOCK CLICKS
What do you mean, a new life?
Where the fuck are they taking us?
And what about Ma?
Are we just leaving her, aye?
Shut the fuck up, would you?
CAR APPROACHES IN DISTANCE
Where the fuck do you think
yous are going?
SIRENS APPROACH
Sandra.
What are you doing here?
Tommy told me
it's going to be a busy day.
Are you sure we can trust them?
Look, this deal was done
at a very high level.
They'll look after you now,
cos they have to.
ENGINE STARTS
Come on, we don't want to be late.
ENGINE STARTS
FOOTSTEPS
Suspected offence?
James McIntyre.
Money laundering,
according to Part 7 of
the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002,
conspiracy to supply class A drugs,
according to Part 4 of
the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971,
participating in the activities
of an organised crime group,
according to the
Serious Crime Act 2015.
COMPUTER MOUSE SCRAPES
MOUSE CLICKS
Detention authorised.
Cell one.
Jewellery?
JEWELLERY CLINKS ON DESK
Suspected offence?
Maurice McIntyre.
Joint enterprise murder.
COMPUTER MOUSE SCRAPES
MOUSE CLICKS
SHE INHALES SHAKILY
Detention authorised.
Cell two.
DOOR KEYPAD BEEPS
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
SHE EXHALES SHARPLY
INDISTINCT CHATTER
KNOCK AT DOOR
DOOR OPENS
Please take a seat.
SHE EXHALES DEEPLY
Do you mind if I smoke?
Constable Robinson,
I would beg you
..to reconsider.
There's a place for you
in this organisation,
perhaps a very exalted place.
You'll certainly never have
to work response again.
No, thank you
..sir.
I've made up my mind.
I'd like you to accept
my resignation.
Ma'am?
Please remember that
..you will always be a hero
in the eyes of the PSNI.
And in mine.
Thank you, sir.
DOOR CLOSES
Oh, and, um
..Inspector Johnson, just one last
thing I need from you.
The next resignation
in this organisation
is going to be yours.
DOOR CLOSES
Come in.
Tommy. Ma'am.
This request of yours,
it's highly unusual, especially
for an officer of your calibre.
I don't think in the history
of this organisation
that anyone has requested
to be removed
from the fast track programme.
So, response policing, huh?
That's your choice?
You could be doing yourself
a great disservice.
I don't think so, ma'am.
I don't think so either.
PEN SCRAPES
God help the criminals of Belfast.
DOOR OPENS, CLOSES
SHE CHUCKLES
Ready?
Ready.
Uniform Uniform.
Any call signs available?
We have an ongoing altercation
on Lagan Way. Over.
76 responding.
Over.
Good man, Tommy.
I appreciate that.
ENGINE STARTS
SIREN WAILS
CHUCKLING
Home-made shredded beef
puff pastry vol-au-vents.
Huh?
What?
Take one.
SHE SIGHS
Oh, God.
Mm.
Hmm?
Oh, God, that's good, that's good.
Finally! She gets it!
GRACE LAUGHS
What?
Stick a song on.
A good one.
Love The One You're With
by The Isley Brothers
Tune.
SHE CHUCKLES
Tune!
# Concentration slips away
# Because your baby is so far away
..a rose
in a fisted glove ♪
# And the eagle flies with the dove
# And if you can't be
with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with ♪
So, when do you go?
To close protection?
Mm-hm.
I don't.
What?
Yeah, I decided to give it
another year in response.
But that'sthat's
your dream job. You
Hey, you'll regret it
if you don't go.
I'll regret it if I do go.
What do you mean?
Grace
Are we?
I I think I
I
Bravo Lima 72.
We have an RTC in Hannahstown.
You're showing closest. Over.
THEY LAUGH
HORN TOOTS
Stevie, Grace?
Are you reading me? Over.
Umreading you
loud and clear, Barney.
72. We're on our way.
Unbelievable!
Power that up, will you? You've
picked a good song for once.
What do you mean?
I always pick a good tune.
Aye, right. You don't know
a good tune if it jumped up
and hit you in the head.
Outrageous!
If it was up to you, we'd just
be listening to the Bonnevilles
all the time.
The Bonnevilles are class.
SIREN WAILS
You're such a clampit!
SIREN ECHOES