Ridley (2022) s02e01 Episode Script

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The police consultancy keeping you busy?
Yeah. I mean,
took a bit of getting used to,
but I'm doing the job
on my own terms now, so
And it's three years
since you lost Kate and Ella.
Yeah.
Any more sightings?
Sightings?
You were concerned that,
I think, you saw her, Ella,
on more than one occasion.
I I don't know.
I think it just happens
by chance sometimes.
I find myself back
somewhere I've been with Ella,
and for a second it's like
the whole thing never happened,
you know?
Cases like these are well documented.
I can accept that Kate is gone, but
You lost a child, Alex.
Some people never lose hope
of seeing them again.
WOMAN SCREAMS Stay down!
ALARM RINGS You, stay back there!
What are you looking at?!
Stay back!
[SHOUTING]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
Come on!
[HE GASPS] Stay down!
Quick! Move! Move! Move! Move!
Come on!
[SIREN WAILS]
Police!
Get down!
- Police!
- Stay down! Stay down!
Thanks.
Darren?
This is Harry Bentham, ma'am,
owner of the business.
DI Farman. I'm running this case.
How soon can I get in there?
Forensics won't be finished
for a while yet.
We'll need you to come
to the station and provide us
with an inventory of anything missing.
Absolutely. Whatever it takes.
Good. Is there a back door or?
It's just through that arch over there.
Thanks.
Oh
They made quite a mess.
Mess we can work with!
Unlikely we'll lift any fingerprints.
Assailants were wearing gloves.
Two high-res cameras, one
of which appears to be broken.
I'll get a tech team to examine
what footage we do have.
But all three of the assailants
were wearing motorcycle helmets.
It's got to be the same gang.
This time,
things didn't go quite to plan.
We lifted traces of blood
from this smashed display case.
It must be from one of our assailants.
We'll do some analysis
for genetic markers,
see if it gives us any matches.
Any other leads we can work with?
The shop was fitted
with an intruder spray.
It was activated when an employee
pressed a panic button.
We've got a couple of shoe treads.
Their clothes would've been
covered with it.
A DNA signature that would
tie them to the crime scene.
They are effectively marked men.
[SIREN WAILS]
CAROL: You've been arrested
on suspicion of a criminal offence,
a raid on a jewellery shop
on Menton Street,
which took place this morning at 9am.
- I want to see a doctor.
- You had a medical assessment.
You've been signed off
as fit to be interviewed.
I could've been killed.
You were absconding from a crime scene.
I was nowhere near that robbery.
We've got witness statements
that attest to three assailants
leaving the shop in question,
one male suspect
who matches your description.
That could've been anyone, couldn't it?
Two other suspects unaccounted for,
one of which was your mate
who left you behind.
We believe this robbery
was gang related.
A group of lads living in Framley.
Three similar raids
in the past 12 months.
You gonna pin those on me too, yeah?
We only need to charge you
with this one.
And the level of violence
that was used in this robbery,
possessing offensive weapons,
I mean, you're looking at a
sentence of at least ten years.
Ten years? But, I mean,
no-one was gonna get hurt.
I don't think a jury would
see it that way, Ryan.
Someone paid you to do this job.
You tell us who's behind this
What's in it for me?
The fact that you cooperated
would be on record with the CPS,
and that might hold some bearing
when it comes to pressing charges.
You need to give us some names, Ryan.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Rebecca Bayling, defence brief.
I'm requesting this interview
be suspended
until I have an opportunity
to confer with my client.
But he's already been briefed
by a police station representative.
An unfledged, sleep-deprived paralegal?
It's entirely your call.
Yeah, I want her.
I'd like some time alone
with Mr Stanford.
I will, of course,
require full disclosure.
[PHONE RINGS]
Ridley.
Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there
as soon as I can.
Cheers, love. Keep the change.
You look wiped out, Mum.
Been on my feet all day.
Go on up. I can manage.
Just a Coke, was it, Donna?
I'd kill for a rum in it.
Look, are you all right?
Police pulled in Ryan this afternoon.
Robbery in town.
They're saying
someone tipped the police off.
And you think it was Ryan?
I don't know what to think, Tash.
I mean, maybe someone's got to him.
Look, I know I haven't
been around for a while,
but if you ever need to talk, I'm here.
[LIVELY CHATTER]
Belly's rumbling, lads.
Let's get some food!
You need to feed yourself, boy.
[LAUGHTER]
Ryan Stanford,
pulled him in connection with
the latest robbery.
He was all set to give us some
names before his brief arrived
and advised him not to.
If we can get Ryan to talk,
we could probably shut down
the whole operation.
Well, if you want my take on
this, you charge him
with the robbery and then
get him remanded in custody.
Buys us some time.
I'll get his hearing set up
for tomorrow morning.
That intel on the robbery,
it wasn't on the mark.
That's the reason we brought you in.
You need to get a handle on your source.
OK.
[LINE RINGS]
VOICEMAIL: Please leave
a message after the tone.
[CLOCK CHIMES]
Your bail is conditional.
You'll need to reside
at your grandfather's address
till your trial date's
confirmed. Understood?
Understood.
Hiya. I thought
they were gonna lock you up.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
- I didn't mean that.
- Let's just get out of here.
I called Frank, told him you got bail.
He'll be so pleased
to see you back home.
Ryan
Ryan!
[THUD]
PAUL: He was run down in a side street
a few minutes' walk
from the magistrates' court.
- Suspected hit-and-run.
- Any witnesses?
Not that we know of.
His girlfriend was with him
when they left the hearing.
Apparently, Ryan took off
without warning.
- How the hell did he get bail?
- His brief advised him
to plead not guilty.
When the case went to trial,
she was very persuasive.
Rebecca Bayling.
Hardly your typical
duty solicitor, is she?
Hey
We need an update ASAP,
our intel on the ground.
Absolutely. I'm on it.
Chris, will you follow up
on forensics ASAP?
Comfort, hand those out.
Right, Operation Limestone.
Mr Ridley's been across this operation
for the past few months.
He'll be assisting with this case
on a consultancy basis.
OK. So, Operation Limestone,
an ongoing investigation
into a series of violent robberies
with suspected links to organised crime.
We have a group of potential
suspects under surveillance.
No breakthroughs as of yet,
until yesterday morning's
arrest of Ryan Stanford.
Have a look at the mugshots there.
Known associate of Liam Manley,
one of our prime suspects.
Ryan was all set to talk,
and then this morning
he was killed in a hit-and-run.
Possible reprisal killing.
We could be looking at one of their own.
Yeah. You'd think they'd be
keeping their heads down
- at this point.
- The stolen items
will be fenced and sold on to
clients, usually abroad.
These lads on bikes
are strictly small time.
We need to find out
who's pulling their strings.
It's the middlemen. They never
get their hands dirty, do they?
What else did the robbery give us?
DARREN: Mopeds were stolen.
Tech are working on Ryan's phone.
CCTV?
There was one camera that
was out of action in the shop.
Oh. That's convenient.
We've spoken to the owner, Mr Bentham.
He runs a chain of jewellery shops.
Is that Harry Bentham?
- What, do you know him?
- Yeah.
A bit of a face about the club.
So this tip-off we received
on the robbery,
it didn't come from Ryan Stanford?
That intel was gathered
from an anonymous source.
Look, our number-one priority
is finding out
who killed Ryan Stanford.
So let's run with the probability
that these two crimes are connected.
This is now a murder inquiry. Let's go.
WENDY: Injuries were consistent
with a hit-and-run.
Multiple fractures
to the right femur and pelvis,
severe internal bleeding.
Whoever ran him down
was travelling at some speed.
Could have been a random accident?
Acceleration marks on the road,
vehicle drove straight at him.
No deviation.
- So, this was premeditated.
- No cameras, no witnesses.
Most hit-and-runs leave behind
some paint evidence.
His clothing was tested
for residue traces.
We found flecks of white paint
on Ryan's trousers.
They were contaminated
with dirt and grease.
But if we can match it to
a paint code on the database
It could give us some leads
to the make and model of the vehicle.
We'll do some IR analysis.
It's the undercoat layer structure
that gives us all the answers,
and white paint is notoriously uniform.
So we shouldn't get our hopes up.
- I'll keep you both updated.
- Thanks, Wendy.
Yeah, it's premeditated,
but it's not your typical
gangland hit, though, is it?
You don't seem too convinced.
I'm keeping an open mind.
Have you spoken
to Ryan's girlfriend yet?
- I'm heading there now.
- Oh, I'll tag along.
We were leaving court
just after the hearing.
Ryan said he had somewhere
he needed to be.
He didn't say where he was going?
Not that I remember.
OK.
Well, in case you do
How long had you and Ryan been together?
Couple of years now.
Moved in with his grandad when
I found out I was pregnant.
How many weeks?
It's a boy.
Yeah.
It's good of him
to take you in, wasn't it?
Yeah, well, Ryan grew up here.
They've always been close.
This is really gonna finish Frank.
It's OK.
We're sorry for your loss, Mr Stanford.
There's plenty would be glad
to see the back of him.
When did you last speak to Ryan?
A couple of days ago.
Heard he'd been arrested.
Did you know he'd been involved
in those robberies?
He made a promise to us
when Donna got pregnant.
He swore blind
that he'd turn his life around.
It's the only reason
I agreed to take her in.
I understand Ryan grew up here
with you and your wife.
That's right.
Pat and me.
She's passed on.
We did the best for the lad.
But he was always an 'andful.
Yeah. Not much for them
in this town, is there?
- Ryan got in with a bad crowd.
- RIDLEY: Yeah?
Anyone in particular
we should be talking to?
I swear he's started kicking, Frank.
He knows something's wrong.
Do you recognise this face?
A close-knit town like this,
word will soon get around
that you've been here.
We only want to find
who killed him, Mr Stanford.
Liam.
Liam Manley.
Ryan's best friend.
What a piece of work he is!
Any idea where we might find him?
He drinks in the Bridge Inn.
Pub just off the high street.
OK.
We will need someone to come in
and make a formal ID of Ryan's body.
Next of kin.
She knows more than she's saying.
Oh, definitely. Yeah.
We won't get much from
anyone around here, you know,
code of honour and all that.
Time we questioned Liam Manley.
Yeah, well, it's best I'm not
seen around the Bridge Inn,
that's for sure.
We don't want to put our source at risk.
Exactly. Maybe you should take
Darren as backup, you know.
Oh, still looking out for me, are you?
It's a habit I'm trying to break, yeah.
Hmm. You can give me a leg up this hill.
[LOW CHATTER]
We're looking for Liam Manley.
Pool table.
[LAUGHTER]
DI Farman, Copelton Police.
We're investigating a robbery
that took place
in Allerton yesterday morning.
What are you talking to me for?
I'd like to know where you were.
I would have been in here.
At nine o'clock in the morning?
One of the fridges was on the
blink. Liam fixed it for me.
Let's take this outside, shall we?
Ryan Stanford was murdered this morning.
So I heard, yeah.
So, where were you at the time?
Decorating job. One of those
big houses over in Lostock.
I heard you and Ryan were best mates.
I hadn't seen much of him lately.
Is that your van?
It's a company van.
Well, you must be insured to drive it.
- Well, what if I am? Yeah.
- Just checking.
- We done here?
- For now.
No sign of any damage.
I still think we should run those plates
and check up on that
decorating job as well.
Something tells me he is lying
through his teeth.
MAN: I'm not joking.
And there it is. It's the stallion!
The Italian stallion!
[LAUGHTER]
Sorry, am I interrupting?
Didn't expect to see you so early.
No, no. Uh, a job came up,
so, sadly, I won't be able
to do my spot tonight.
Oh, a bit of notice
would have been nice.
I know, Annie. You know
I hate letting you down,
but it is important.
Fine. I'll make a few calls.
Uh, you should try that
That girl we booked last week, you know?
Younger vibe. Never hurts
to mix things up a bit.
I see you're drowning your sorrows.
That robbery up in Allerton,
I heard that was one of your shops.
- What robbery was this?
- I didn't want to worry you.
I'm not made of glass, Harry.
Bunch of young lads on mopeds.
- [PHONE BUZZES]
- We arrested one of them.
Lawyer gets him out. Next thing we know,
he's wiped out in a hit-and-run
outside the courthouse.
Any idea who's behind it?
Well, we're not ruling
anybody out at the minute.
I'll check you later.
You're late.
Yeah. View's much nicer this
time of the evening, isn't it?
Mmm. Feels good
to be able to breathe again.
That Ryan Stanford murder
must be the talk of the town.
- I heard he was arrested.
- Hmm.
Team think it's connected
with the robbery.
You know, I spoke to his girlfriend.
She was worried Ryan might have grassed.
Right
- Donna Burnside.
- Hmm.
We were mates growing up.
She always thought the world of Ryan.
Not a sentiment you went along with.
Ryan got Donna knocked up.
It's the only reason he stayed with her.
Never could keep it in his trousers.
Well, she's going to need
somebody to confide in, so
Yeah, I'll do some digging.
That intelligence you gave us
on the robbery,
how did you come by that?
A group of Framley lads
met up in the pub.
They'd been riding around
on stolen bikes.
I could just tell
they were planning something.
Did you put any names to the faces?
Mmm, yeah.
It's all in there.
Record of events
to an evidential standard.
Very good!
Two detectives came in the pub
and they were talking to Liam Manley.
Yeah, I know.
Liam's small time. He's no-one special.
Even so, you get close to him.
Yeah. I'll keep you updated.
How's the backstory holding up?
Right, so a short-lived career
in the Army.
Rifles, 5th Battalion.
UN missions in Somalia, South Sudan.
And you came back?
To bury my dad.
Is that the reason you left
in the first place?
Let's just say we didn't get on.
- Sorry to hear that.
- Hmm.
I think I always wanted
to prove I was better than him.
So you decided to be a cop!
Could have gone either way.
If I'd have stuck around in Framley,
probably have ended up with a record.
[RIDLEY CHUCKLES]
Still, four years
is a long time to be away.
Not long enough.
And what makes you so sure that
they're going to talk to you?
I know these people better than anyone.
Still, the murder, that's
changed everything, hasn't it?
The stakes have been raised.
It might be the breakthrough I need.
- Meaning?
- Word on the street is
it was Ryan who was leaking.
Puts me in the clear.
Yeah? Buys us some time.
Tasha
Mind yourself.
Yeah.
I might be back late this evening,
so I'm just gonna kip on t'couch.
I don't want to wake Meadow up. Morning.
GERI: I could do with some
support on the night feeds.
Have you been smoking?
- Babe?
- Yeah, yeah.
I'll put in the extra hours
at the weekend.
I'm gonna be late, too.
I've got football.
GERI: Looks like it's just
you and me, beautiful.
Shall we do some tummy time? Yeah?
Oh, you might want
to put her back down, babe.
We don't want to miss the sleep window.
GERI: She's only been up
a couple of hours.
I know, but if we're going
to get the little sleep thief
to sleep through the night,
then we have to get her
to stick to her sleep schedule.
- Catch yous later, yeah?
- Have a good day, love.
Oh, the baby
[HE SIGHS]
So, I've been thinking
about going back to work.
Oh.
OK.
My maternity leave's nearly up
and I can always teach lectures
from home.
Yeah, well, that's good,
because childcare's expensive, isn't it?
And Meadow's a bit funny with strangers.
You could always ask your dad
for some help.
No, not gonna happen.
- [PHONE RINGS]
- I've got to take this. Sorry.
Yeah?
RIDLEY: I checked in
with the desk sergeant.
Apparently, Ryan made a call
when he was in police custody.
Phone is registered to a woman
called Katharine Penrose.
I've sent you the address.
Blackhall Fold Stud?
Yep, that's the one. I'll see you there.
OK. See you there.
Right, I've got to go.
I'll see you later. Yeah? Love you.
- Love you.
- I love you. Bye-bye.
Mwah. Bye-bye. Don't miss the nap gap!
Yes, I know.
It's just you and me.
I thought I might find you
here, Frankie boy.
What do you want?
I came to offer my condolences.
You know, Ryan was my best mate.
You don't care about Ryan.
It's your fault he's dead!
Well, the police were asking questions
about those robberies.
Someone must have given the heads-up.
A lowlife like you!
They'll have already had you
in their sights!
Be careful what you say, Frank.
Hey?
I'm not afraid of you, lad.
Well, maybe you should be.
Hello. DI Farman, Copelton Police.
We're hoping to speak
with Katharine Penrose.
She'll be in the manager's office.
The other side of the jumping ring.
Thanks.
Door!
Hang on!
OK, clear.
Top of the stairs. You can't miss it.
Thanks.
We wanted to ask you some
questions about Ryan Stanford.
Yeah, I heard Ryan
was in some kind of trouble.
He was killed, yesterday. Hit-and-run.
I'm sorry to hear that.
How well did you know him?
As well as any of the other employees.
So, Ryan was working here?
Just for a few weeks. A few
odd jobs around the place.
Really? It just doesn't stack up.
We'd just arrested Ryan
for his part in a robbery.
Yours was the mobile number he rang.
Ryan called to tell me
he'd been arrested.
He wanted to know if I could help him.
I didn't think it was appropriate.
How long have you been running the stud?
My husband inherited the place.
It's been in the family for years.
Yeah? Is your husband around?
Simon? He's over in Ireland
meeting buyers.
Won't be back until this evening.
Um, I'm actually expecting
a visit from some owners,
unless, of course,
there's anything else.
Do you mind if we talk
to some of your grooms?
Yeah, of course,
if you think it might help.
If I'm honest, I never really liked him.
- Bit of a chip.
- What makes you say that?
It were like he resented
the Penroses' lifestyle,
the money, the spoilt kid.
Right
Still, it's, uh
It's an impressive set-up, isn't it?
For those who can afford it.
85 acres of rail paddocks,
summer grazing,
it all comes at a price.
And Simon Penrose, what involvement
does he have with the stud?
He sees the stud as an expensive hobby.
Mrs Penrose does
most of the heavy lifting.
We know that Ryan called her
the day before he was killed.
He followed her round like a lap dog.
Even saw him go up to the house
a few times,
usually when Simon was away.
So, what, are you saying
that their relationship was
more than just professional?
Why else would he keep coming back?
So, let's say
Ryan had been playing away,
the odd romp in the hay
with an older woman
Yeah, Tasha did tell me
he had a bit of a rep.
Did Tasha mention anything
about Liam Manley?
Only that he was small time.
It's just she gave Liam an
alibi at the time of the robbery
and said that he'd been
helping out at the pub.
She what?
She gave Liam an alibi?!
She told me he was small time.
She lied to me!
Why would she do that?
These are people that she grew up with.
Maybe she's too close to this.
No.
No, no, no, she must have had
a reason. She must have.
I mean, what the hell is she up to?
So, what are we gonna do?
Well, we're going to keep
a close eye on her.
And we're certainly not gonna
share any new intelligence
with her until we know
she can be absolutely trusted.
- You all right?
- Not bad. Are you?
Yeah.
- Is that OK?
- Yeah.
Oh, Harry!
Dropped in to give Darrell here
an inventory of the stolen goods.
In short, to the value of 80OK.
Seriously?
We just had a signature
collection delivered,
- so thieves got lucky.
- Didn't they just!
DARREN: We're pursuing
the new lines of inquiry.
We'll be making more arrests soon.
Oh, good. Well, keep me updated.
Will do.
"Darrell"!
That insurance claim of Harry Bentham's,
it's got to be ringing alarm bells.
You think it might be an inside job?
You can never rule it out.
You said you knew Harry Bentham
from the club.
Yeah. He's been
He's been hanging about
with Annie, you know?
Annie's got a new man?
It's early days, you know.
Sounds like it might be
a conflict of interest.
Well, I just think
we should check him out.
That's all I'm saying.
Boss I pulled out
Rebecca Bayling's case history,
the lawyer that acted for Ryan.
She handled the conveyancing
of cash purchases of
a number of properties,
rental homes, vacant land plots.
They were bought by
various shell companies,
but one jumped out at me.
Check out the name
of the company director.
Terence Michael Sansom.
Friends call him Terry.
RIDLEY: Born in Framley,
made his money in haulage.
Perfect front for criminal activity.
We're gonna need more than that.
Take a look at his previous.
Arrested and charged ten years
ago for handling stolen goods,
for a robbery that cleared out
the auction house.
Lawyers got him off on a technicality.
He was questioned by Dutch police
in connection with the murder
of a Rotterdam assayer
five years ago. No-one was ever charged,
but there were rumoured
connections to the Dutch Penose.
It's someone
you wouldn't want to mess with.
And someone capable of Ryan's murder.
Do you think he's our fence?
Only one way to find out.
Let's get into it.
So, we wanted to ask you some questions
about a man named Terry Sansom.
I advise him on managing
his business assets.
Ryan Stanford's murder,
I'm assuming, as his brief,
you've been brought up to speed.
I'm under no obligation to
reveal details of any of my clients.
We could always do this
down the station.
RIDLEY: He gets arrested
for his part in a robbery.
20 minutes later, you show up.
Which makes us wonder
whether Terry tipped you off.
I don't need to answer these questions.
You give us confirmation that
it was Sansom who called you
- Or what?
- Or one word from the SIO
and we're back in here with a warrant
on the suspicion of your involvement
with money-laundering.
Well, that's a libellous accusation.
Either way, nobody's going to touch you,
and all your lucrative clients
are going to disappear.
Ryan did some work for him
over at the depot.
Good. Gets around, doesn't he?
I got a call saying
that he'd been arrested.
Right. So, if he gives us some names
risk is, you're going
to be implicated.
I'm just a lawyer who's good at her job.
Did you speak to Sansom personally?
He wouldn't have been that stupid.
We might need you to
confirm that on the record.
This conversation never took place.
You go after Sansom,
you'll be chasing shadows.
Well, you'd better hope so,
because if we find any evidence
connecting Terry Sansom
to those robberies
we're going to bring you down
with him.
Ryan Stanford, name ring any bells?
No, I can't say it does.
We were told he used to work for you.
He might have done some hours
in the warehouse.
Somebody was saying that
the haulage industry
is struggling these days.
We adapt. You know,
streamline profit margins,
pull in our horns.
Apparently, there's a lucrative sideline
in fencing stolen goods.
I'm a busy man, so let's cut
to the chase, shall we?
Ryan Stanford gets arrested for
his part in a jewellery raid.
He's all set to talk, and
he ends up dead the next day.
And you think I had something
to do with it?
RIDLEY: We pulled up your record.
Diamond merchant in Rotterdam?
Ends up with a bullet
in the back of his head.
I was released without charge.
You were all over it, mate.
It was a premeditated hit.
You notice a pattern emerging?
What were your movements
yesterday morning?
Took the day off. Daughter's
tenth birthday party.
So, if that's all there is,
this is starting
to feel like harassment.
You listen to me, Terry.
If we flag up
that your business is a front
for criminal activity,
I'm sure customs would take
great pleasure in shaking down
every single lorry you've got out there.
This business is clean.
I bring a lot of money to this town.
Jobs, wages.
I'm one of the good guys.
So unless you've got something on me,
I think it's time you left.
He's right. We've got nothing,
and now he knows we've got eyes on him.
Yeah, but sometimes
if you ruffle a few feathers,
you know, it might throw up a few leads.
Thanks for meeting me. It feels stifling
being stuck in that house with Frank.
How's he bearing up?
I just feel like we're in the way.
You and the baby,
you're all he's got left.
That stuff they've been stealing,
Ryan ever tell you where it ended up?
Well, I wasn't gonna ask.
You need to think about your future now.
Ryan's cut for that job.
I don't want anything
to do with that money.
All right.
You know that fella that Liam's with?
Callum Douglas?
Yeah. He was parked in his van
outside court.
I'd swear that's why Ryan took off.
Told anyone else about this?
More than my life's worth.
He really scares me, Tash.
All right, Donna?
She's been better.
Well, you know what they say
about a rat.
Need to catch it and put it down.
It's the only way to deal with vermin.
Ryan didn't rat on anyone.
- I don't remember asking you.
- Leave it, Cal.
Turns up like a bad penny.
Four years fighting
for king and country?
Which regiment was it again?
I said leave it.
Catch you later, yeah?
We'll sort a whip-round. For the kid.
You're priceless, you know that?
- You coming?
- In a sec. Yeah.
I don't know what you see in him.
Callum? He's harmless.
I really should get back.
- What's the hurry?
- I need to get back.
- Yeah, there's no rush.
- I've got a pub to open.
- See you tonight?
- Maybe.
- Maybe?
- Maybe.
OK.
But just, um, make sure
you watch your back. Yeah?
DARREN: Ridley, I, uh, did some
digging into Harry Bentham.
- Oh, yeah?
- He bought 10,000 shares
for half a million
in a mining company
called Venter Rough Diamonds.
- Wow.
- Yeah?
But within four days, the share
prices dropped by 40%.
He would have lost a packet.
Yeah, he's gonna be wanting to
claw back some of those losses,
- isn't he?
- Mmm.
Shouldn't we be looking at
this guy as a suspect?
I'm certainly not ruling him out.
This line of inquiry,
you ran it past the SIO?
Oh, yeah. Absolutely, Darren.
Hey!
Annie told me I'd find you here.
Well, the longer the shop stays closed,
the longer I'm losing money.
Losing money? Yeah.
Those shares you bought
took a bit of a tumble, didn't they?
You've been checking up on me.
Huh! Just following the leads.
You don't seriously think
that I was in on this?
Oh, come on, Harry, I know
a chancer when I see one.
Hey, wait a minute.
This shop is going
to need a complete refit.
My staff are too frightened
to come back to work,
so it really would not be worth
the aggravation.
Mm-hm.
You ever come across a bloke
called Terry Sansom?
Off the record?
If it needs to be.
Yeah, sure. I've heard his name
at the trade fairs.
You want a bit of knock-off
bling, he's your go-to man.
He's got a big haulage company,
though, hasn't he?
It's got to be a front.
Perfect way to move stolen merchandise.
You think he's involved in all of this?
He's what's known as
a person of interest.
Well, he'll need to shift the
stolen gear pretty damn quick.
A young lad's just been murdered.
What makes you think
he'd go anywhere near it?
Well, high-end items like these
are usually stolen to order,
so those clients will be looking
for a return on their investment.
Right.
What about yourself, Harry?
Ever been tempted by the lure
of dirty money?
[HE CHUCKLES]
No.
Straight as a die. That's me.
- Just ask Annie.
- I will.
[PHONE BUZZES]
I've got to take this.
Tasha.
I got a name from Donna, Callum Douglas.
He works with Liam Manley,
that decorating business.
Never came up on our surveillance.
He was waiting for Ryan outside court
the morning he was killed.
Got it. Thanks.
I'm gonna scan you for SmartWater.
I'm gonna have to swab that.
So, Callum, we've found traces
of a liquid deterrent on your skin,
a unique DNA code that can
place you at that robbery.
We also found traces of
your blood at the crime scene,
that injury that you're nursing
on your arm.
RIDLEY: Your profile was already
on the database. Came back as a match.
There's enough evidence here
to send you down.
CAROL: So why don't we start
with the stolen jewellery?
Do you want to tell us where it is?
No comment.
We know that one of the
assailants was Ryan Stanford.
I'm guessing that the third man
was Liam Manley.
No comment.
Terry Sansom, you know who he is?
Never heard of him.
Really? Because we think he
hired you to do those robberies.
No comment.
Where were you
Thursday lunchtime, Callum?
Would have been working.
We can place your van in Allerton
around the time that
Ryan Stanford was murdered.
I drove into town,
got some block paving sealant.
That place on Clarence Street.
We have a witness places you
outside the magistrates' court.
That's a ten-minute drive
from Clarence Street.
She must have got that wrong.
CAROL: We never said they were she.
So, you're worried Ryan
may have given us your name,
you want to even the score.
I mean, someone with your reputation,
I mean, that'd put
the frighteners on anybody.
I just wanted to find out
if I could still trust him.
Right.
Ten minutes later, he winds up dead.
You seriously think I killed him?
Right now, it's not looking
very good for you.
I had nothing to do with it!
You're already going down
for these robberies.
If the word gets out
you gave us Sansom
You know, you're banged up in prison,
you've got nowhere to run.
I never gave you anyone!
I'm not a grass!
Ryan Stanford was a loose cannon.
It stands to reason that Terry
Sansom would want him silenced.
So he gets you
to do his dirty work for him.
[HE SIGHS]
Me and Ryan, we were just errand boys.
Bottom of the food chain.
Moved the stolen gear.
Took the money up to the stud farm.
Which stud farm is this?
Those visits Ryan paid to the stud,
if he were working as a gofer
for Sansom
Probably shifting some cash for Penrose.
Yeah, but Penrose is clean.
No history of anything remotely dubious.
Which makes him the perfect accomplice.
But we've still got nothing
that ties him to Terry Sansom.
We'd better find something.
I've been called to give evidence
at the Crown Court tomorrow,
so I might be out of the loop
for a couple of hours.
Fine. I think we'll manage without you.
Always a worry
where you're concerned, Ridley.
You are clever. Where are you
going to colour blue?
- His belly?
- [KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Who is? Oh, who is that?
One, two, three, run to your daddy!
Hello, tiger.
Oh, shouldn't you be in bed?
He wanted to wait up for his daddy.
- Well, I'll get him down.
- OK.
Come on.
Daddy's very tired from his trip,
so let's get you to bed, hey?
Yeah?
I expected you home hours ago.
- Flight was delayed.
- Right.
Come on. I'll read you a story.
- Yeah.
- How about The Very Hungry?
Thank you.
Can I get a vodka and Coke, please?
Police arrested Callum Douglas.
What did I tell you? He's bad news.
I need you to make these disappear.
You swore you had nothing
to do with those robberies!
I told you what you wanted to hear.
What am I supposed to do with them?
I dunno. Dump 'em. Hide 'em.
Just get rid.
That would make me an accessory.
Please, Tash.
You're the only one I can trust.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[CAR PULLS AWAY]
[PHONE RINGS]
Allerton Bridge CID.
RADIO: Elsewhere
in the wider region,
there's no reported problems
on the motorway network
Didn't hear you come in last night.
Keeping tabs on me now, are you?
Liam Manley is no good for you, Tasha.
You should've learned that by now.
YOU'RE the world's expert when
it comes to unsuitable men?
I know your dad wasn't perfect,
but it broke his heart when you left.
You're still making excuses
for him, even now!
He's dead and buried, Tasha.
Isn't that enough for you?
He was the one man
I was told to look up to.
Oh, he did his best!
Four years. Not a word.
No idea where you were.
And now you're back
where you started, with him!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Mind out.
DC Lakhan, Copelton Police.
Is your daughter at home?
Got a warrant to search these premises.
- You can't just walk in.
- Just step aside.
Oi! Want to tell us what it is
you're looking for.
- Uh, you can't go in there.
- Bathroom clear.
- Kitchen clear.
- Uh
MUM: Hang on
Can you just be careful, please?
Boss!
How did these clothes
come to be in your possession?
Tasha Walker,
I'm arresting you on suspicion
of assisting an offender.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you later
rely on in court.
Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.
Watch your head.