Between the Lines (1992) s01e08 Episode Script

Tango Lima, 4103.
Still in pursuit.
Suspect now entering Inchbrook Street car park.
where's the bloody area car? Right.
Let's sort you out.
Bloody idiot! Do you know what you just Tango Lima.
- God.
I didn't hit you, did I? - Urgent assistance needed.
It's Steve in the car park.
He's done me.
Oh, Jesus! where are they? Look, I'll get you an ambulance.
Quick.
Earlier, I spoke to - Sorry, mate.
It's off limits.
- I want to get my car.
- Hold on a minute.
- My car.
Excuse me.
The chief superintendent will be along later.
we wanted to notify Mrs Norton personally.
- Yes? - The television would like a word.
- This isn't for their benefit.
who is it? - Eurodish, sir.
ITN or BBC.
No bugger else.
The rest of them can wait their turn.
Sir.
Sir, you asked for CAD printout.
- Yes.
- A power surge downed the computer.
Quite a lot of data has been lost, I'm afraid.
Not to worry.
The law of sod was written by a murder squad officer.
The mortuary van has arrived.
Might not Constable Norton's body be removed? when we're through.
It's just I've never lost an officer before, sir.
Can't we cover him at least? Give him some dignity.
Doesn't need his dignity now.
The best thing we can do by him is to catch the bastard responsible.
So, we're going to take our time and get it right.
when I get him, he'll stay got.
That's a promise.
There'll be no low-life walks on appeal with this one.
- what is all this? - Mr Deakin wants us in for 8:30.
- I'm on leave as of today.
- You were.
You want me to investigate a complaint against a dead man? It's not only Norton the complaint is against.
The man has just been murdered and you expect me to piss all over his grave? You're getting this out of proportion.
The complainant, this - Colin Keogh.
- Thanks, John.
He's taken out a private prosecution.
He's suing the Met.
Believe me, I find investigating a murdered officer as distasteful as you.
But with sensitivity and discretion, I'm sure you can resolve it satisfactorily.
And another claim for damages wouldn't build public confidence in the Met.
No one is suggesting that you be anything less than thorough.
No, sir.
Course they're not.
Has he got a case? well, Keogh alleges that once they got him into the Transit, Norton, Standish and Bilton, particularly Norton, beat him with their truncheons till he was unconscious.
- Evidence? - His say-so.
wait a minute.
He was admitted to hospital after his arrest.
He nearly died.
Broken wrist, broken jaw, broken ribs, fractured skull.
The officers said that he was violently resisting.
Did they do it? Keogh's got more form than Desert Orchid.
- was he assaulted? - That's what we're going to find out.
Now, this has got to be a wind-up.
You can't do this.
I'm Colin Keogh.
- You know you have a broken tail light? - I haven't got one.
- You have.
Have you been drinking? - Do what? Oh, I know what this is.
You won't get away with this.
This is victimisation.
what's your number? Mr Keogh's gonna give us a sample of his breath.
- Am I bollocks.
- Failure to comply, even better.
Or perhaps you'd prefer to give a specimen of urine.
After all, you've taken the piss out of us often enough, haven't you? Hi.
DS Clark, DI Naylor, DS Connell.
CIB.
Appointment with the CS.
Could you ring him, please? I'm sorry the chief superintendent wasn't able to greet you in person, sir.
I don't propose to be here any longer than is absolutely necessary.
It's not a task I relish but it is one that has to be done.
we are sensitive to the sense of loss you must all be feeling.
Yes.
Thank you, sir.
Perhaps an office could be set aside for us for the inquiry.
- The incident room would be best.
- The murder squad are in there, sir.
well, anywhere with a telephone.
Hasn't been used for a while.
Erm what's the smell? Bit of a problem with subsidence, sir.
Main sewer and storm drain run into one other behind the back wall.
- I see.
- will there be anything else, sir? No.
Thank you, Inspector.
You've been very helpful.
Very good, then.
Nothing like a warm welcome.
They don't even let us bury our dead before steaming in.
CIB? who do they think they are, eh? Stevie Norton was worth ten of that lot.
Good copper.
Family man.
Those bastards want to shit on him.
Careful, Sergeant.
Don't want to have an accident.
- You want to watch your step.
- Oh, yeah? I'll let it go this once, but consider your card well marked, Constable.
Get it straight.
we're not here to shit on anyone.
we're here to do our job.
Same as you.
we knew they'd be coming.
Don't shit it.
- I'm not.
I just - United we stand.
- Norton should be here, all right? - well, he's not, is he? Lads.
- DS Connell.
CIB.
Are you the collator? - Yeah.
Caroline Foley.
- Are you in here for the Keogh inquiry? - I'm afraid so.
Yeah, well, these things happen, don't they? - Could have been any of us.
- How's that? Steve Norton.
Dodgy radio.
Flat battery, I think someone said.
I heard he hit a dead area underground and couldn't call for help.
I think you'll find it was a flat battery.
what can I do for you? I'd like the service records for each of the officers involved.
Standish, Bilton and Norton, of course.
I'll just have to clear it with the chief super and I'll dig them out for you.
Did you know him well? Oh, everyone knew Steve.
He was one of the lads.
Know what I mean? You might find people a bit hostile.
Good job I'm used to that, then, isn't it? One previous complaint against Bilton.
Assault.
1984.
Dropped.
Norton's no stranger to us, either.
I thought you were mugging up on Standish, guv.
I want the whole picture, not edited highlights.
Standish and Bilton will have their own account of Norton's character.
- I want to offset that against my own.
- which is? Good copper.
Bloody good.
to serious crime, drug squad.
Several commendations.
But a disproportionate amount of complaints.
If you're not generating complaints, you're not doing your job.
Any found? Both assaults.
Both not found.
- Might be worth pulling the case files.
- what for? Background.
I thought you were keen to get this one squared away.
So? So you go picking at dead complaints, you don't know what you're gonna find.
walker Street store.
Constable Dean speaking.
- Jenny, it's Tony.
Can you talk? - Yes.
- what's up? - Nothing.
- Are you sure? You sound cheesed.
- Did you want anything particular? I need a friendly face, Jen.
Are you free tonight? Er I've got overtime.
Maybe give me a ring towards the end of the week, yeah? - Yeah, sure.
when do you - Look.
Erm I'm sorry.
I've got to go.
- Hello, Eddie.
- Hello, Jen.
- what are you doing here? - Just passing.
- Still up for munchies ce soir? - Yeah.
Good.
I understand you have some questions for my client? I must say how surprised I was that you agreed to see us after all this time.
I know what you're doing here.
I've got nothing to say to you.
why agree a meeting, then? You couldn't find your knob two hands and a map.
For the record, shit head.
Visit from the filth? You think I'll drop the prosecution because Norton's dead? You won't gain anything by hounding a dead man, will you, Mr Keogh? Rather the reverse.
My client is suing the Metropolitan Police, Mr Naylor, not PC Norton.
Alive or dead, the facts are still the facts.
Do you know what I did when I first heard about him? I laughed.
I laughed until I shat.
- Colin.
- No, no.
Listen.
If I meet the bloke what done it, I'll buy him the biggest drink you've ever seen.
Happy in your work, Mr Gilden? The killing of Constable Norton has once again led to calls from the Police Federation for batons to be Come on.
It is a bloody shame but they do ask for it.
I mean, it's outrageous.
I got done the other day.
M25.
Speeding.
The attitude.
The attitude of these geezers was so arrogant.
17 years in the force, was 35.
Yobs in uniform.
I'm surprised not more of them don't get done.
Can I do something for you, mate? I'm sorry, arsehole.
Are you talking to me? Ooooh! I'm sorry, mate.
Leave it.
Leave it! Hold him a sec.
He's a user, Jen.
what's he ever brought you but grief? I don't wanna talk about him.
Not tonight, Eddie.
Don't spoil things.
You haven't told him about us.
I didn't know there was anything to tell.
- Don't look like that.
- I don't take these things lightly.
You're not just I want you for you.
The whole package.
I'm not gonna make any pointless ultimatums, him or me.
You're too special for that.
I'm gonna be here whatever.
It's just If you keep on seeing Clark, you're gonna get burnt.
Now, I'd rather that didn't happen.
You and me both.
That was on my desk this morning.
Last night, someone did the tyres on Inspector Naylor's car.
It stops, Inspector.
Understand me? It stops.
I won't tolerate this behaviour.
People are upset, sir.
They know why you're here and they don't like it.
I don't think you quite realise the regard in which Constable Norton was held.
we've all lost mates.
I am trying to make this as painless as possible.
But this doesn't help anyone.
I heard one of the CIB lot was snooping about yesterday.
- The woman.
- Yeah? - what'd she want, then? - Your service records.
You don't wanna get too pally with them, Caroline.
- I have to give them what they ask for.
- But no more.
Know what I mean? Careless talk.
- I'm not part of this, Ken.
- It's Cherold Lane, darling.
All for one.
You're not with us.
PC Norton, PC Bilton and I were called to a disturbance at the Rowntree public house.
we arrived to find a serious fight in progress.
Keogh had already decked several drinkers, laying into them with a bar stool.
I agreed with PCs Norton and Bilton that our best course of action would be to arrest Keogh.
So what did you do? I managed to get the stool.
As PC Bilton and PC Norton approached Keogh, he snatched a pint glass from the counter, smashed it in PC Bilton's face.
And then? He slashed with a broken glass at PC Norton.
Steve.
It's all right.
Norton, Steve.
So long as we know who you mean.
You're not in court now.
Right.
Keogh slashed at Steve but Steve got a hand up to protect himself.
I waded in, grabbed Keogh's arm.
He rabbit-punched me in the head.
I went down.
Keogh kicked me in the testicles.
where was PC Bilton at this point? Incapacitated.
Anyway, Steve gets keeled back against the bar.
He's got his stick against Keogh's throat.
Keogh reaches out and grabs a charity whisky bottle.
You know what I mean? - with the money in? - Yeah.
He's got this bottle.
He fetches Steve a crack across the nut that would have floored anyone else.
But Steve head-butts him and they both crash over into a table.
And once he's gone down, Steve manages to subdue Keogh.
So Keogh was arrested and transferred to the Transit? Then what? PC Bilton and I joined Norton in the Transit and went to St Hilda's.
You were concerned for his wellbeing? No.
we had to get Ken, PC Bilton's, face looked at.
It wasn't till we arrived at the hospital we even noticed that Keogh was unwell.
Now.
Constable Standish.
At any time during that ride to the hospital, did you or PC Bilton or PC Norton commit an assault on Mr Keogh? No.
No assault was made on Mr Keogh at any time.
I put it to you that an attack was made on Mr Keogh in the Transit, perhaps not by you, but by someone.
No.
was not.
So you are saying that at no time was Mr Keogh attacked? That's correct.
You're Complaints, aren't you? Yeah.
Detective Superintendent Clark.
Investigating Steve Norton.
That's right, yeah.
was he a was he a friend of yours? what, a friend of Norton? Listen, I got suspended because of But I'm afraid I don't believe in speaking ill of the dead, Mr Clark.
Hi.
Erm I squared this with your solicitors.
They said it would be OK, you'd be out.
- what happened to your face? - It's a boring story.
- I came to pick this up.
- As long as that's all.
Oh, is that why you're here? Sue, what else am I gonna take? The family silver? - when are you clearing the rest? - I haven't found anywhere yet.
No? I thought coppers looked after their own.
All lads together.
Erm I'd better go.
- I'll see you in court.
- No.
No, you won't.
I'm not contesting it.
Erm You haven't seen my black socks, have you? Drop dead, Tony.
# I will not cease from mental fight # Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand # Till we have built Jerusalem # In England's green and pleasant land # Over the past few days, many people have asked me, "what sort of a man was PC Norton?" what sort of a man? To which I invariably replied, "Steve Norton was a courageous and professional officer "whom it was my privilege to command.
" But that is only half the story.
- Steve was many things - He's got a bloody cheek, hasn't he? To Kate, he was a loving and supportive husband.
To Matthew, he was simply Dad.
To his fellow officers on the relief in a tight spot, he was the one man you wanted to see coming around the corner.
A term often banded glibly about today is, "No one is irreplaceable.
" well, some people are.
Those who remain must learn and take strength from his sacrifice, must raise once more that tattered flag from where it fell, a flag which stands for everything Steve Norton held sacred.
Decency, loyalty, pride in one's work and country.
He did not fail us.
we shall not fail him, nor forget.
- If there is anything we can do.
- Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
- Mrs Norton? - Yes, hello.
How do you do? Detective Superintendent Tony Clark.
I just wanted to say how sorry I am.
Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
Did you work with Steve? - No, we never actually met, no, but - Clark? - Tony.
- I'm sure Steve mentioned something - Superintendent? - Yes.
- Not from Complaints? - Yes, that's right.
- I wanted to put your mind at rest that - You bastard.
Clark from Complaints.
How dare you come here? How dare you? - I'm sorry, but I - You were investigating him.
He couldn't sleep he was worrying so much.
He thought he was out.
He couldn't concentrate.
It made him careless.
You killed him.
You bastard.
You killed him.
Come on, love.
How to win friends and influence people.
I've just had Cherold Lane on the phone.
They're not best pleased with you.
what have you got to say about this morning's little episode? - Nothing.
- what were you trying to achieve? - I don't know.
Show solidarity.
- well, Naylor didn't go.
- No.
- Maybe you'd better take some leave.
I'm on leave.
You called me back, sir, remember? Don't become a liability, Tony.
- who is it? - It's me.
I came round.
Blue Lima to Blue One.
In position.
Standing by.
Go! Go! Go! Look at him! Look at what you've done to him! Sorry, sir.
It was all over by the time I got here.
It's all right, son.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
My name is Chief Inspector Bull.
David Ringwood, I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.
You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so, but anything you do say may be given in evidence Ah, shite.
what's wrong? This isn't us.
I, erm It's been a bad day.
I think you'd better go.
Yeah.
Yeah, OK.
Thanks.
I'm sorry, Jen.
So, Constable Bilton.
At any time during the ride to the hospital did you or PC Standish or PC Norton commit an assault on Mr Keogh? - Erm well - would you like a break before we continue this question and answer session, Constable? - I would appreciate a cup of tea, sir.
- Very well.
Interview suspended.
1100 hours.
Got a problem, Constable? - Steve did have to restrain Keogh, sir.
- Yeah, but only with reasonable force.
No more than that, right? So when Superintendent Clark asks you if an assault took place on Mr Keogh, a simple no will do, won't it? I don't want to prejudice this inquiry in any way, but I believe it's possible Steve used more than reasonable force.
- what did you see? - I couldn't see anything.
I had blood in my eyes.
But from what I could hear in the back of the van, Keogh was screaming.
- Look, son.
what are you playing at? - Playing? I'm telling you what happened.
Standish has already stated that no assault took place in the Transit.
He said that for Steve's sake.
And at Keogh's trial, you denied that any assault had taken place and you were under oath.
If you read the transcript, you'll see I didn't give evidence that day.
I was ill.
I did make a statement that was read.
So why are you coming out with all this now? well, Steve's dead.
He can't be hurt by it.
He can't defend himself either, can he? Norton did have a reputation as an officer who wasn't afraid to have a go.
But no, I don't believe he would have attacked Keogh in that fashion.
A fair fight, yes.
One on one if he had to, but not with him cuffed and defenceless.
why would Bilton imply he did? I would imagine he is convinced you are committed to a result of that nature.
- Less grief if he gives what you want.
- He doesn't know what I want.
You are CIB, sir.
- Is this your vehicle, sir? The tail light - You don't know when to stop.
Now, Constable Bilton.
During that ride to the hospital, at any time did you or PC Standish or PC Norton commit an assault on Mr Keogh? No.
Keogh violently resisted all attempts to subdue him but only minimum force was used in order to effect an arrest.
- Do you think they did it? - No.
Bilton and Standish were in no state to assault anybody.
- what about Norton? - Listen.
Keogh is a villain.
If Norton hadn't gone in hard, who knows how it could have ended? And if Norton hadn't died? I'd still be on leave.
would you tackle someone if they had a knife? No.
I'm not Norton.
It's the sort of bloke he was.
Act first, ask questions later.
If he'd had sense, he'd have waited for backup.
- He couldn't get backup.
- why not? I thought it was because he was underground so he had no signal, but the collator at Cherold Lane says his PR battery was flat.
Maybe the shout was on before he realised he had a duff unit.
- So how did he get the shout? - It can work like that.
- Fine one minute, dead the next.
- Literally? well, maybe the collator was wrong.
Maybe Norton didn't call in.
wanted to finish it off single-handed.
I spoke to some others off his relief.
They've got different explanations.
Reliefs are notorious rumour factories.
If one of my mates had been murdered, I'd find out why, wouldn't you? - This is very kind of you, Mo.
- You can't sleep in your car again.
If you want a bath or shower, there's clean towels.
Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
I mean it.
You have to sort yourself out, guv.
You look like shit.
- well, you know how it is.
- I know it's getting noticed.
- How are things with Jenny? - Oh, I don't know.
Everything I touch seems to why? Mr Deakin doesn't like it.
Are you sounding me out, Mo? No, guv.
I'm trying to put you wise.
It's been mentioned.
That's all.
I don't think I want to drink Scotch with Deakin's snout.
I'll see you in the morning.
Mo, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to I can rely on you, I know that.
I'm just, erm well, I'm not handling things at the moment, but, erm I do appreciate all this.
Honestly.
Thanks.
- Mo, I - No.
It wouldn't affect work.
It's not that.
You're just You're just not my type.
Good night, sir.
Caroline.
Hiya.
- Do you want something? - You know Keogh's been nicked? A copper at Cable Street is Keogh's latest GBH.
- Keogh's alleging police assault again.
- The same as he did against Norton.
Only this time it's the copper who's in hospital.
If you're interested, I can get my mate to copy Keogh's statement.
- That would be useful, yeah.
- why don't I collect them after work and meet you somewhere? Mr Ringwood is still being interviewed.
Given the offence, we denied him a brief.
- when he's been charged, he can talk.
- I want brief details of what happened.
I would simply like to relay accurately in my report the circumstances leading up to Constable Norton's death.
I don't see what bearing that has on the Keogh case, sir.
I would like to be able to show Constable Norton as an officer beyond reproach.
I can think of no finer example of his qualities than the singular act of bravery which cost him his life.
Now, is that plain enough for you, dear, or would you like me to draw a diagram? Chief Superintendent Bland has told me that if you do seek information relating to Constable Norton's murder, I am to point you in the direction of the incident room.
You don't know when someone's trying to do you a favour.
Perhaps it's because it's such a rarity, sir.
we're on the same side, aren't we? Side, sir? You sit on the fence up at the CIB, don't you? Isn't that what you're best at? You're a paranoid and insolent bitch, Inspector.
Yes, sir.
But I know which side of the fence I'm on.
- You don't do yourself any favours.
- I'm doing my job.
Your job is not investigating the murder.
It's whether there's ground for Keogh's complaint.
- Something's not right at Cherold Lane.
- Something? what? what? with Norton.
Mention it to anybody there and they clam up.
You don't think that might be because they're upset? - It's more than that.
- Look.
I meant what I said.
Don't become a liability.
Jesus, look at you.
Your home life's in ruins over some bit of skirt.
You're drinking too much.
Brawling in pubs, getting slapped by grieving widows.
You're a wreck.
I'm right about Cherold Lane, though.
You'll finish the Keogh inquiry with the minimum of fuss.
And get out before disturbing anyone else.
Do I make myself clear? Perfectly, sir.
we had high hopes for you, Colin.
Really thought we could do the Met damage and you blew it.
But we're still going after Norton.
No.
That's what I'm telling you.
we are pulling out.
No one else would touch you with a ten-foot barge pole after this.
You are on your own.
But it's important! This is an important case.
You charmed me! Don't take this personally, but you're less important than the shit on my shoe.
- Is it any good to you? - Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Keogh is dead in the water.
You know, that's the result we've been looking for.
So what? You'll be moving on now? when we're satisfied we've got the whole picture.
what else is going on at Cherold Lane, Carrie? How do you mean? You know what I mean.
we've bent over backwards to screw this thing away and no one apart from you has lifted a finger to help.
- It's how he died, isn't it? - I've got to work there, Mo.
I trust you, you know that.
If they knew I'd even been talking to you who are we talking about? Look, you didn't get it from me, all right? You were in charge of the CAD room on the day Constable Norton was killed, Sergeant Royal.
It's all right.
You're not in trouble, Dom.
It's about the Keogh inquiry.
Just thought you might be able to help us iron out a few wrinkles.
Sure.
If I can.
Some people have told us that PC Norton was unable to call for assistance because the battery in his PR was flat.
while others have said he couldn't transmit because he was underground.
Of course, that is true.
Inchbrook Street car park is well known as a dead area for radio traffic.
But Steve was an experienced officer.
He called in before entering the car park.
No problem with the radio? when recovered, his PR was found to be in perfect working order.
- And you dispatched backup? - Immediately.
The area car was on the scene in two minutes.
The woman, Miss Polsen, flagged them down.
Showed them where Steve was.
- That's wonderful.
- wait.
All these calls were logged? - Norton, your call to the area car? - Yes, sir.
I'd be grateful if you'd print off a record of the times all these calls were made.
I wish I could, sir.
Unfortunately we had a spike immediately afterwards.
A surge of electricity, sir.
The computer went offline for about ten minutes.
I'm afraid all the data up to that point was lost.
I've told the murder people everything I can.
we're a different department, you see.
Can't you ask them what I said? I don't want to repeat it.
I'm trying to forget it.
Miss Polsen, I wouldn't bother you unless it was important.
You were the last person to see Constable Norton alive.
All right.
well, I just wish I could have done more.
I mean, nobody should die like that.
On their own.
- I was trying to get help.
- I'm sure you did everything you could.
Can you remember if he was conscious? Yeah, yeah, he was.
He kept trying to use his radio.
He kept talking about his backup.
His mates.
"where are they?" he kept saying.
"where are they?" Naylor checked with the electricity board.
There was no power surge.
If Royal lied about that, God knows what else we weren't told.
what do you want to do? Talk to the only person who knows what happened.
All right.
I'll phone Bull.
what happened, David? Out on a dip, weren't I? South Street shopping arcade.
Going about my business and this copper comes at me like a madman.
PC Norton.
Laying into me, right? Knocking me about, yeah? Pulling me by the hair and that.
Drags me in the shoe shop.
Manager's there.
Says, "Yeah, that's him.
That's the little bastard.
" All the time, the copper's smacking me round the head.
I thought, "Sod this.
I'm not getting nicked.
" And there's this crowd gathering.
while the copper's giving it all that, I pulled the chiv and striped him.
He lets go so I peg it.
He came after you? Right down South Street.
Nearly caught up with me, but he slowed to use his radio.
I thought, "Shit, I'm dead now.
" I might outrun him, but a motor? I ain't got a chance.
But it never come, did it? Chased me all the way down the car park.
I thought I'd give him the slip but he was behind me.
As he come at me with his truncheon, I stuck him.
I don't know what come over me.
After the first, I just had to keep sticking him.
I knew if I stopped he'd have killed me, so I done him.
Between a Cortina and a Fiat.
At what time did the initial call come through that a dipper was at work? Er - You do remember the call? - Yes, of course, yes.
A call which resulted in PC Norton being stabbed to death.
- Yes.
- what time did it come in? The IR op passed it to me just after five.
- You passed it to Norton? - Through the comms officer, yes.
- when did you next talk to him? - Just before he entered the car park.
- Ten past five.
- A call for urgent assistance.
- Yes.
- what was your action in response? - I dispatched the area car.
- Immediately? - Yes.
- You're a liar, Sergeant Royal.
This isn't to do with Keogh.
You have no right.
I'm not under investigation.
we've checked with the electricity board, Sergeant Royal.
There was no power surge in this area.
Levels were constant.
But I, erm If there is data missing, it's because you never entered it.
- No, no.
- Never entered it to prevent the real times of the events from being discovered.
The initial 999 call was logged in the information room at the Yard at 4:43.
- You had it by ten to five.
- I didn't receive the call till gone five.
Norton chased Ringwood out of the shopping centre at 4:43.
A shoe shop manager witnessed Norton radio in to notify he was in pursuit and to request assistance.
Standish was on comms.
Standish.
Standish took the call for assistance.
I didn't.
It wasn't me.
Er It was Standish.
Standish.
- I don't have to talk to you.
- Don't be bloody stupid, son.
- Out.
- I want a piss.
Piss off.
This is off the record.
No tape, just us.
want to keep it that way? It wasn't the first time.
when he asked for assistance, he never mentioned that Ringwood was carrying.
None of us dreamed that he'd get killed.
- Us? - I wasn't the only one.
Everyone knew.
we agreed it.
Agreed what? Not to respond to his calls for assistance? No.
we did respond but not urgently.
I sat in there for a couple of minutes.
So did Royal.
Area car.
we all delayed our response.
- Out.
- what's going on? It's all right.
He can come in.
- Say nothing, Pete.
- It's too late, Ken.
Royal coughed.
- wanker.
- why was Norton given the treatment? You never knew him.
Off duty he was all right, one of the lads.
But in a uniform, Steve was a very aggressive bloke.
Aggressive? Tell him, Pete.
Do you want to know what he was like? Look at my face.
Come on, look.
That's Steve Norton for you.
If the situation was going up, he'd start the ag rather than calm it down.
we could have nailed Keogh without too much mess, but he goes in guns blazing.
we've all been caught by his fallout before, either the result of a complaint, or like Ken.
So you thought if he got a taste of his own medicine, it might calm him down.
who else took part in this? Did Inspector Toynton know what you were doing? - Complaints reflect badly on all of us.
- Your inaction led to his death.
Jesus Christ, how do you sleep at night? - Sir? - You killed him.
- Ringwood killed Steve.
- If you'd responded, he'd still be alive.
- Don't you think I know that? - He was counting on you.
- It was an error of judgment.
- An error of judgment? Christ almighty, he was a copper.
Doesn't that mean anything to you? If we don't look after each other, who else is going to? He was out of step.
we can't afford the hard men, sir.
Not any more.
we're working in a goldfish bowI.
Dinosaurs like Steve get the job done, fair enough, but the cost is too high.
You become a liability.
It is neglect of duty.
But we can't serve the whole relief with 163s.
Jesus Christ.
Talk about the lion lying down with the lamb.
I wouldn't put any money on the lion if he was at Cherold Lane.
what'll it do to his family if we go public? They've got something to believe in.
I don't see what we gain by exposing him for what he was.
- All right, he did Keogh.
- Right.
But what about public confidence? It's down to you, guv.
what are you gonna do? In my opinion, Keogh's complaints are unfounded.
I don't recommend proceeding with the disciplinary board for Bilton or Standish.
And Norton? Norton was an officer of good character who exhibited exemplary courage on numerous occasions.
Did the inquiry reveal anything beyond the Keogh complaint? No.
I found the officers at Cherold Lane forward-looking and efficient.
They listen to their customers and respond to their wishes.
If it's the shape of the future, the public will have the force they deserve.
You must be feeling very proud today, Matthew.
I am, sir.
Very proud.
what do you want to be when you grow up? A policeman, like my dad.