Blue Lights (2023) s02e05 Episode Script
Where I Want to Be
1
It looks like there might be a
completely new player in town.
Guy by the name of Lee Thompson. OK.
Taking the gloves off you.
Gloves off.
You can't save this place.
Nobody can. Watch me.
They're nearly all military
veterans.
Some from here,
from England, Scotland.
It's like a wee private army.
What's your favourite gun?
That depends.
We noticed you've
a wee doorbell camera there.
I can't give you that, love.
Me and Shane.
He must have shared it.
Right. You have to report him.
I didn't want to use the phone.
It's come to that, has it?
I took documents with me
when I left.
Agents, handlers, operations.
All the dirty wee secrets.
When it comes down to it,
I'm the one that's going to
make a difference out there.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Stroll in
like you're on a night out -
buy a drink, you have a dance.
Just observe who's in there.
We can't just leave him there.
I'm not going to be exposed.
Bollocks! That was Canning's car.
Go, go, go!
Voluntarily stepped out of the car.
The entrance of the Factory
Faithful
Getting your story straight,
are you?
Listen, Annie, we
You left him there.
No, listen I'm talking to him!
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
You need to calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down!
I saw you drive away.
Look, I heard the chatter on
the radio. He's going to be fine.
Because we got to him.
He could have been killed.
Mate, you need to put a muzzle
on her.
Constable Conlon! My office now.
What the hell were you thinking?!
Don't even answer that,
because, as usual,
you weren't thinking at all,
were you?
I'm sorry. Sorry?
What's sorry got to do with it?
Sorry means absolutely
nothing at all! You punched
a senior officer in the face!
I know. I
I don't want to hear it.
Just go home. I'll be in touch.
Helen Ma'am.
Ma'am. What about what he did
to Tommy?
That is not your concern.
But I said go home!
Shit.
A couple of deep cuts.
This one's going to need
a few stitches.
The good news is that the CT scan
hasn't shown up anything.
What? No brain at all?
Just keep an eye on him. Yeah?
Wake him up every hour or so.
Oh, no. It's not
We're not like Oh, sorry
Sorry, I thought I thought
It's fine. I can do that.
Cool.
This is excellent
intelligence work, Murray.
My methods weren't to
everyone's tastes, ma'am.
Well, desperate times
call for desperate measures.
Well, that's what
I thought too, ma'am.
So what now?
Depends on the objective.
Go on.
Is it to take Lee Thompson out,
no matter what?
Or do we try to contain him?
Get things under control?
Personally, I'd like to work out
who he is, what he wants.
I think he might be better
than what came beforehand.
How much did you owe Davy Hamill?
It's a lot, Lee.
He came up to me at the food bank.
Asked if I needed
a few quid for Christmas.
You know, for the kids' presents
and that.
And I said OK. How much is it?
But I paid that off
three months ago.
And you're paying?
100 a month.
How much do you still have to pay?
1,000.
It's the interest, like.
I just
I can't
Not any more.
Lee, I can't afford any more.
We can't even put gas in the meter.
The kids, they're freezing
in the house and
I mean no more payments.
What?
Your debts are forgiven.
Swiped, Stacey.
You can forget about it.
Seriously?
Here's 200.
Put it on the gas and electric.
What, um
What is it that you want?
I want things to go back to the way
they used to be around here.
I don't know what to say.
Say hello to the kids.
Your brother is a great man.
Next!
Right
..I've just spoken with Tommy
..and he's OK. Good.
That's good.
Annie, we're going to get
this sorted, all right?
Do you know why I joined the police?
No.
Because I felt like it.
Went to get a sandwich
for lunch one day,
saw an ad at the side of a bus stop,
and applied that afternoon.
Never really thought about it
..about the fact that
..I might need to leave home
..leave all my friends behind.
I just do things
and don't think about them.
That's my problem.
I just don't want to lose my job.
Come here.
Come here
We're going to get it sorted,
all right?
Ma'am, is there somewhere
we can discuss this more privately?
It's not a good time.
I have somewhere to be.
I'd really appreciate
What is there to discuss?
She assaulted a senior officer,
with witnesses.
Ma'am, there was
extenuating circumstances.
And just imagine
what it would do to discipline
in that section
if that officer isn't punished
and seen to be punished.
Ma'am, DS Canning sent a colleague
into a dangerous situation
in direct contravention
of the regulations,
and then left him there!
I'm making a formal complaint
to PSD
Oh, for Christ's sake, Inspector.
Listen to yourself. I'm sorry?
DS Canning's intel report
this morning
showed exceptionally good
police work.
For the first time in months,
we have a definite lead
on how these drugs
are being distributed.
We're one step closer
to putting a lid
on this whole thing.
And you want to punish him?
He broke the rules.
Grow the fuck up, Helen!
Morning.
You all?
Hey, Robin.
I'm, uh, Tom Lowry, crime ops.
I piss someone off, then?
It looks that way, aye.
So, uh Look,
we have to search the house.
There's a team there now.
I'll caution you on the way
to the station. Sound OK?
What's the charge?
It's the Official Secrets Act.
Dissemination of stolen documents.
Look
I'm sorry. OK?
What for?
Leaving Tommy on his own
or sharing photos of Annie
with your mates?
No.
Listen
I didn't share any photos.
Shane, I'm not interested. Right?
Let's just get through the shift.
Uniform to all call signs.
We have reports of a disturbance -
7 Flax Avenue. Over.
Mental health case.
Been there before.
74 to Uniform. Responding.
Police!
Show yourself!
Brendan?
Show yourself!
Grace Grace, it's all right.
Brendan?
Hello?
Brendan, mate?
You all right?
Easy.
You all right, Brendan?
Easy, Brendan. It's me, Shane.
That's it. That's it. All good.
Remember me from last time?
Aye. I remember you. Aye.
Do you fancy one of these?
There you go.
You all good now, mate?
Easy! Brendan!
Grace, spray!
Brendan Brendan!
Look, Brendan, get off!
Get off me!
Grace, spray!
Grace!
Oh, God. Easy, Brendan.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Tommy!
I told you not to come in.
I know.
Look, skipper, I need to
talk to you about something.
In you get.
Mind your head.
That's it.
Why didn't you spray him
as soon as he jumped me?
Sorry.
So, what, are we evens now?
Oh, no.
No, not even close.
And you're sure the man
that attacked you last night
was Keith Wylie?
He said he'd get me someday.
I can't believe he was back out
on the streets.
I mean, how the hell
did he even make bail?
Well, we're going to find him, Tommy.
I promise you that.
Listen, Sarge.
I need to see the video again.
What video?
THE video.
Last night worked.
Just about.
But there was a cop in that club.
You know what that means, don't you?
They're onto you.
It was only a matter of time.
I'll deal with it.
Who was your man last night?
Beat up the cop?
Wylie. Dixon's man.
He's going to have to go.
Leave it to me.
No.
I have a better idea.
Where's the wee man?
Wee man? Henry? Why?
I'll speak to Inspector McNally.
Tommy
Mate. Well done last night.
You played a blinder. Great work.
Listen, between you and me,
chief super's delighted.
She's got her eye on you.
Go fuck yourself, Canning.
Look, Grace.
I didn't want to leave him there.
Yeah, but you did.
I told Canning not to drive off.
Do you realise that
Annie could lose her job?
She did punch him.
Only because you
and your mate Canning
could have got Tommy killed.
Canning's not my mate.
Right.
Well, it looks like you've got
no mates, then.
Billy No-Mates.
Fuck off, Brendan.
Hi.
Hi.
Oh, um, for you.
Thanks.
How are you doing?
OK. Yeah.
You?
Yeah.
Anyway, um, this is you.
Thanks.
Robin, are you OK?
This is all my fault.
What do you mean,
it's all your fault?
Um
I used the names in
the documents you showed me
to contact some
of your old colleagues.
They must have reported it.
I'm sorry.
OK.
It's fine.
No, it isn't.
I shouldn't have done it.
I mean, I should have at least
been more careful.
I'm exactly where I want to be.
Henry?
Henry!
Rab, have you seen Henry?
I thought he was upstairs. He's not.
Have you tried your brother?
Is Henry with you? He's grand.
We're just going for a walk.
For how long? About an hour?
Lee It's fine, Mags.
Lee Mags, it's fine. Bye.
A word.
Not you as well.
Yeah, me as well.
Annie's job's on the line here.
Yeah.
Listen, we all know you're just
passing through here,
that you think you're destined
for bigger things.
That's fine. No problem.
But when it comes to hurting
people in this section,
it is a problem.
A big fucking problem. Shane,
you heard what he said to her
before she hit him.
Oh, come on, you were there.
Look, I know that
you are not like Canning,
but you need to realise this now.
Not tomorrow, not next week, now.
You need to step up here.
How is she?
She knows she's messed up.
Are you OK?
Yeah. You know?
Beauty and the Beast.
What?
Canning? I'm only messing. Relax.
Remember when
we worked together last year
on that shooting with that kid?
Yeah. Of course.
You see, I thought
you were a team player.
A decent guy.
And now I realise
..you're just
a misogynistic little prick.
Ouch.
With me.
I just need I said with me!
I swear to God,
these fucking people, man,
don't have a clue.
They're angry
..about last night.
Yeah, I don't give a shit.
OK, listen, this is all about
Lee Thompson now.
He's our only target.
For surveillance?
No, fuck surveillance.
We need to reach out to him.
Reach out to him?
You're not serious?
Yeah. Of course.
I want to see where
he's going with all this.
Does he have a sensible head
on his shoulders?
Look, I need to get
the measure of him.
We'll go see how he feels about
having a wee word with us.
Uh, listen, Sarge
..this whole thing
with Annie Conlon
What about it?
Well, is there any chance
you could let it lie?
Let it lie?
What, and have every peeler
in Belfast
know I was slapped by some wee girl
and didn't do anything about it?
I don't think so, mate.
Find one that's house-trained
next time, all right?
Look, get changed,
meet me in the car park.
Come in.
Yes?
Ma'am, can I talk to you
about something?
Keep an eye out for the peelers.
You sure about this? Yeah. I am.
What do we say to bad people
around here?
We tell them to go away
somewhere else.
Well?
Oh, talk away. Henry's all right.
Lee, mate, what happened
the other night
with the cop at the club
I'm sorry, mate, I
I was just like
Why were you there?
Look, Lee, I want to work for you,
mate.
That's the truth.
And then I saw that cop there,
and I thought
I thought that's a problem
for you, you know?
So I thought,
if I can take him on now,
it would cause a bit of
a commotion, you know?
And that way, you would know
that they were there
and watching you.
I-I-I-I did you a favour there.
Lee, mate, I did that for you,
you know?
Helping you out, like.
You know?
How about this?
You went there because
you always go there
and you didn't know what else to do.
And then you saw that cop
and just couldn't stop yourself.
Do you know why, Keith?
I said, do you know why, Keith?
No.
Because you
..are stupid.
Really, really stupid.
I'm not, mate. Lee, I'm not.
Henry
Do you know who Adolf Hitler is?
And the Nazis?
The Nazis?
They were really bad.
Yeah.
Really bad.
That's what Keith is.
Lee, mate, I'm not into that stuff
any more.
Combat 18.
So the A and the H
of Adolf and Hitler
are the first and the eighth
letters of the alphabet.
Hence the 18 in Combat 18.
Now, this is
the really important bit, son.
Our forefathers
went to fight the Nazis.
King and country!
And they gave their lives for that.
So what kind of loyalist
would want to be a Nazi?
Hmm?
I mean
..what does that make him?
A bad man?
A bad man.
Lee, for flip's sake
Go ahead, Henry.
You have to leave.
For ever.
Ach, no, Lee, come on.
Mate, I did that for you.
Huh?
I was helping you out.
We'll give you an hour to get packed,
because, Keith
..you are the past.
And we're the future.
One hour.
Lee, come on
Come on!
So, Mr Graham,
you took the documents
from your place of employment
upon retirement from Special Branch?
Yes, I did.
Robin, you don't have
to comment at this point.
I took those as evidence
..of what I believe to be
..moral and ethical wrongdoing
on behalf of myself
and my colleagues.
Was it illegal?
Well, that's hard to say.
In the '70s and '80s
..the government gave us
no legislation to work from.
I think that was deliberate.
Mr Graham,
these matters are not germane.
If you could please Germane?!
Of course they are!
Robin, please.
I was involved in the management
of agents who had foreknowledge -
who had foreknowledge -
of acts of violence,
which, on occasion,
I did absolutely nothing to prevent.
In early May of 1978,
I was a 24-year-old handler
in Special Branch.
24 years old.
An agent of mine made me
aware of a planned bomb attack.
Robin, this is not Made me aware
of a planned bomb attack!
Robin! OK, OK. Stop the tape.
We're taking a break now.
We are not taking a fucking break!
We're taking a break!
Can I have a word?
This has to stop.
What the hell are you
even doing here?
This is none of your business.
Have a seat. No
..thank you.
This isn't going to go anywhere.
It can't. What?
When you filed the case,
it was flagged -
at government level.
It's a legal case.
Only a judge can stop it.
You've a lot to learn.
OK, well, please enlighten me.
Explain to me
..what it is you want, Jen.
I want the truth for Happy Kelly.
Robin Graham knows that truth.
Or a part of it.
They just want someone
to listen to them.
Someone to acknowledge
what happened to them,
what they've been through.
They want that,
or do you?
What?
A year ago,
you shot and killed a man.
You have refused all help,
all counselling.
You've thrown yourself
into a new job.
No friends, no socialising.
Just work.
And now here you are,
excavating trauma, just not yours.
No.
Looking for the truth,
just not yours.
I didn't do this because I was
Jen, can't you see it?
This is all about you.
Listen, um
..I've been speaking
to the Crown Solicitor.
They're willing to offer a deal.
A settlement for Happy Kelly.
A substantial sum.
If you take it,
Robin Graham will be released
without charge.
You get your win, Jen.
We all move on.
"We"?
What do you mean, "we"?
Oh, my God.
This all comes back to you somehow.
You're involved in this!
I am.
And and what?
You arranged all this?
The arrest, everything?
No, I didn't,
but as District Commander,
I was informed of it.
Right. And here you are,
looking to save your own skin.
No, it's not like that!
That's what it looks like, Mum.
What did you do?
I wrapped it all up.
What?
Around the time you were born,
I was transferred into
Special Branch.
I was an ambitious young woman,
like you are now.
I'd never handled an agent myself.
They saw me as a clean skin.
That's why they chose me.
Chose you for what?
I was tasked with downsizing
our agent-running operations.
But in order to do that,
I had to know everything.
Every last detail.
I reviewed every case,
read every file,
stood down assets, paid others off.
I wasn't a clean skin after that.
How can you just walk around
knowing all that?
Being a part of it?
It was worth it. Worth it?!
Are you joking?
The decisions we made
back then, they were dreadful.
One life versus ten.
Two versus seven.
We had no help, no guidance, no law!
And yet, in the end,
we stopped a civil war.
Oh, come on! We did. I believe that!
You played God.
Jesus, Jen, why do you think
this government
is stopping all legal cases
relating to the past
in Northern Ireland?
To protect people like you.
Because those cases
would reveal the truth.
And the truth is too much
for everyone!
How can you even say that?
It needs to be out in the open.
All of it.
Do you think it will help him,
Happy Kelly, knowing the truth?
Of course it would help him!
And Gerry Cliff?
Gerry?
What about him? He wanted the truth.
He wanted it so badly,
he ran towards it
without even thinking about the cost,
and he took you with him!
But Gerry was a good man!
Yes, he was. Too good!
Like you.
Jen
Please believe me when I say
that there are some things
it is better not to know.
Don't let this destroy your future.
Please
..don't.
Inspector McNally wants me
across this.
How's the head?
Fine.
This had better be worth it.
82 arriving now.
Second vehicle just behind.
That guy there,
in the maroon tracksuit top.
He was at the club too.
You sure?
Kilo 1, we have uniform in theatre.
Repeat. We have uniform in theatre.
Yeah. The driver.
That's him.
Shots fired. Shots fired.
All nominals exiting.
Repeat. All nominals exiting. Over.
The Ginleys.
If they're back and working
with Lee Thompson,
this is far worse than we thought.
Yeah.
Look, I, um
I never said sorry.
For what?
This.
Last year
..I lost control.
Listen, Jonty
..I think I maybe get it now.
You get carried away and
..you don't know when to say stop.
Yeah.
That's it.
That's it exactly.
Is it true you told Canning
to go fuck himself?
Yeah.
Good work.
What?
We're just here for a wee drink.
I don't think so.
Is your brother around?
No.
That's OK. We'll wait.
I'd like you to leave.
That's a tough one.
Maybe you should call the police.
I hear you're confined to barracks.
In case I have a concussion.
Might be hard to tell.
How do you fancy looking
into all our contacts
with Lee Thompson
over the past few weeks?
See if there's some way
into him we haven't seen yet.
I thought that was Canning's job.
Yeah, exactly.
OK.
OK.
Better access to what you need.
Don't go sending any emails.
We have to get all this
to the solicitor by Monday.
He'll know what to do with it.
Mm-hm?
There's peelers here for you.
How many? Two.
Uniform? No.
OK.
I'm on my way. Leave Henry there.
What?
I don't want him to see this.
Leave him there
and I'll come and get him.
Yeah. OK.
Get all this back into the safe.
Peelers are waiting for me
at the pub.
They've got nothing on us.
You wait there, mate, OK? All right.
Your mum will be here for you soon.
Hello. Hi, Annie.
It's me. Can you come in?
Am I going to lose my job?
Just come in, OK? I'll see you soon.
OK.
OK. Bye.
So, do you think he'll
stand over it?
Shane?
Yeah, I think so.
Oh.
Maybe we got him all wrong.
Wonders never cease.
Not round here, they don't.
That warrant for the doorbell footage
is ready to be actioned.
OK, great. I'll get
Stevie and Grace to do it.
Thanks.
I thought they wanted
to be separated.
They need to sort it out
at some point.
What's the worst that could happen?
All right, then.
I just have to keep myself
right, love?
Do you know what I mean?
Absolutely, Eileen. Absolutely.
You having some people over?
That's for you, love.
Excuse me?
The wee man rang and said
you would be dropping in,
so I made you a few things.
Oh.
Oh, Eileen, we would love to,
but we can't.
We're up against it today,
aren't we?
Well we can spare a few minutes.
Can't we?
Why not?
Great.
I'll put the kettle on.
Right. Yes.
What?
Come on.
They actually look all right.
Oh, millionaire's shortbread!
Um
..they're not going to hold you.
What?
Why?
Um
They say that they've retrieved
the documents from your house.
They say that in light
of your exemplary service
for 35 years,
it won't be in the public interest
to charge you.
I just want to talk
about what happened.
I need to.
I know.
I know.
So, how are you finding the section?
Uh
Yeah, you know?
What?
Nothing. It doesn't matter.
No, go on. What?
I think they're all grieving.
You think they're all what?
I think they're all grieving.
Shit.
Shit.
Uniform from 70.
We've got eyes on Keith Wylie
at Raven Moor Road. Over.
70, Uniform sending backup.
All right.
Clear front, clear back. Go.
Sir, I need to ask you to put
your hands above your head now.
Immediately.
Madam, could you step back, please?
I need to see those hands!
Oh, fuck it.
If I'm going to get arrested anyway,
I might as well enjoy
kicking the shite
out of a stupid
..black bitch.
Option D. Cheers.
Now you can spend
the next ten years in prison
..thinking about exactly
who kicked your fucking arse.
Now, see? That's what you get
for being a racist fucking prick!
Thank you, madam.
Thank you. That'll do.
You don't have to say anything,
but I must caution you,
if you do not mention
when questioned
Uniform from 70.
You can cancel that backup.
It's under control. Over.
70, received.
Do you understand the caution?
There'll be ones
of the family in that album.
Hmm.
Ah, Eileen, you don't mind
if we get the footage now,
do you? In a wee minute, love.
That's Kyle there.
He lives in Birmingham.
And that's Rodney.
He lives in the south,
would you believe?
Dublin.
Didn't see that one coming.
There's Stuart there.
Aw
Only last year he died.
Heart attack.
I'm sorry.
So you're on your own?
On my own.
And, um
..what's in those?
They're older ones.
You'll love those.
Now, let's find the ones of Donegal.
Oh There we go.
It's at Bundoran.
There's my Uncle Bobby.
There's my Aunt Jean.
Mm-hm. Oh
I think that might have been
Portrush.
Aw, look at his face.
Isn't he lovely?
Sure you boys don't want a drink?
On duty.
Good for you.
So, Lee, what's the plan?
Plan? Yeah, the plan.
I mean, under Dixie and Hamill,
things really went to shit.
Total chaos. Bad for everybody.
Are you going to follow
in their footsteps?
Listen, Lee.
Here's the craic.
I don't like chaos.
I like quiet.
Peace and quiet.
Me too.
Well, that's good to hear, then.
Isn't that good to hear, Shane?
Personally,
I'm against the war on drugs.
Is that right? That is right, yeah.
People drink, people sell it to
them.
People do drugs,
people sell it to them.
Don't see much of a difference
myself.
For the likes of me, it's just
pushing a boulder up a hill.
All I see is one face after another.
Faces like yours, Lee.
You take one down,
another one pops up.
It's pointless.
You can't be an idealist
in that kind of environment.
You have to be a pragmatist.
Work with what you've got.
Don't get me wrong, mate
..I'm a police officer.
I enforce the law.
For instance,
if you fuck up in any way,
I'll be there.
That's just what I do.
But if you don't fuck up
and you don't cause chaos,
well, then we're just
a couple of pragmatists
in a mad fucking world
..doing what we have to do,
all right?
I take it he's an idealist.
That is us.
There's your recipe there, love.
Just be careful
with the caster sugar.
You put in too much,
you'll ruin the whole thing.
Thanks, Eileen.
Are you sure you don't want
another wee cup of tea?
No, no, we've really
We've really got to go now.
Aye.
Surely.
Come on. I'll show youse out.
Oh, nutmeg. Nutmeg.
A wee dash of cinnamon.
That's very rock and roll.
She knows what she's doing.
I think she's lonely.
Yeah.
Yeah, I think she is.
Are you OK?
No. Not really.
I miss him.
Cal?
I mean, I know
I know he's got to grow up
and do his own thing,
but just you know
..I miss him.
You know, me applying
to do this job was
..was the first time that
I ever did something for myself
and
..he's gone now, and, uh
..all I've got is this job.
Come on, Grace. No.
That's not good, is it?
That's not good.
That this is all that you have.
No, it's not.
I'm sorry.
For what?
Oh, God, for
For, you know
For "you know"?
I'm sorry too.
Shall we go?
Let's go.
Right, stick on a tune.
You made a big choice today, Shane.
A big fucking choice.
DS Canning, Constable Bradley,
a moment?
"Put a muzzle on that."
What? That's what you said
to Constable Conlon
before she struck you.
Verified by a witness.
Now, I can of course
proceed with your complaint
to Professional Standards
about Constable Conlon,
but I'll have to include that
in my report.
What, the fact that he compared her
to a dog? Yes.
That.
So, would you like me to proceed
..or not?
You were finished anyway,
but now you're really fucked.
Yeah.
We can never be here again,
or anywhere like it.
You never will be.
Get back to work.
Ma'am.
Thanks.
OK, here's
an absolute banger for you.
Oh, this this takes me back!
I'm dancing with seven veils
Want you to pick up my scarf
See how the black moon fades
Soon I can give you my heart ♪
Whoa!
So, where did you hear this
for the first time?
Oh
It's been the Red Rose Theatre.
The Red Rose Theatre?
The Red Rose Theatre.
Sounds mental.
Yeah. Sounds illegal.
Class.
It looks like there might be a
completely new player in town.
Guy by the name of Lee Thompson. OK.
Taking the gloves off you.
Gloves off.
You can't save this place.
Nobody can. Watch me.
They're nearly all military
veterans.
Some from here,
from England, Scotland.
It's like a wee private army.
What's your favourite gun?
That depends.
We noticed you've
a wee doorbell camera there.
I can't give you that, love.
Me and Shane.
He must have shared it.
Right. You have to report him.
I didn't want to use the phone.
It's come to that, has it?
I took documents with me
when I left.
Agents, handlers, operations.
All the dirty wee secrets.
When it comes down to it,
I'm the one that's going to
make a difference out there.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Stroll in
like you're on a night out -
buy a drink, you have a dance.
Just observe who's in there.
We can't just leave him there.
I'm not going to be exposed.
Bollocks! That was Canning's car.
Go, go, go!
Voluntarily stepped out of the car.
The entrance of the Factory
Faithful
Getting your story straight,
are you?
Listen, Annie, we
You left him there.
No, listen I'm talking to him!
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
You need to calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down!
I saw you drive away.
Look, I heard the chatter on
the radio. He's going to be fine.
Because we got to him.
He could have been killed.
Mate, you need to put a muzzle
on her.
Constable Conlon! My office now.
What the hell were you thinking?!
Don't even answer that,
because, as usual,
you weren't thinking at all,
were you?
I'm sorry. Sorry?
What's sorry got to do with it?
Sorry means absolutely
nothing at all! You punched
a senior officer in the face!
I know. I
I don't want to hear it.
Just go home. I'll be in touch.
Helen Ma'am.
Ma'am. What about what he did
to Tommy?
That is not your concern.
But I said go home!
Shit.
A couple of deep cuts.
This one's going to need
a few stitches.
The good news is that the CT scan
hasn't shown up anything.
What? No brain at all?
Just keep an eye on him. Yeah?
Wake him up every hour or so.
Oh, no. It's not
We're not like Oh, sorry
Sorry, I thought I thought
It's fine. I can do that.
Cool.
This is excellent
intelligence work, Murray.
My methods weren't to
everyone's tastes, ma'am.
Well, desperate times
call for desperate measures.
Well, that's what
I thought too, ma'am.
So what now?
Depends on the objective.
Go on.
Is it to take Lee Thompson out,
no matter what?
Or do we try to contain him?
Get things under control?
Personally, I'd like to work out
who he is, what he wants.
I think he might be better
than what came beforehand.
How much did you owe Davy Hamill?
It's a lot, Lee.
He came up to me at the food bank.
Asked if I needed
a few quid for Christmas.
You know, for the kids' presents
and that.
And I said OK. How much is it?
But I paid that off
three months ago.
And you're paying?
100 a month.
How much do you still have to pay?
1,000.
It's the interest, like.
I just
I can't
Not any more.
Lee, I can't afford any more.
We can't even put gas in the meter.
The kids, they're freezing
in the house and
I mean no more payments.
What?
Your debts are forgiven.
Swiped, Stacey.
You can forget about it.
Seriously?
Here's 200.
Put it on the gas and electric.
What, um
What is it that you want?
I want things to go back to the way
they used to be around here.
I don't know what to say.
Say hello to the kids.
Your brother is a great man.
Next!
Right
..I've just spoken with Tommy
..and he's OK. Good.
That's good.
Annie, we're going to get
this sorted, all right?
Do you know why I joined the police?
No.
Because I felt like it.
Went to get a sandwich
for lunch one day,
saw an ad at the side of a bus stop,
and applied that afternoon.
Never really thought about it
..about the fact that
..I might need to leave home
..leave all my friends behind.
I just do things
and don't think about them.
That's my problem.
I just don't want to lose my job.
Come here.
Come here
We're going to get it sorted,
all right?
Ma'am, is there somewhere
we can discuss this more privately?
It's not a good time.
I have somewhere to be.
I'd really appreciate
What is there to discuss?
She assaulted a senior officer,
with witnesses.
Ma'am, there was
extenuating circumstances.
And just imagine
what it would do to discipline
in that section
if that officer isn't punished
and seen to be punished.
Ma'am, DS Canning sent a colleague
into a dangerous situation
in direct contravention
of the regulations,
and then left him there!
I'm making a formal complaint
to PSD
Oh, for Christ's sake, Inspector.
Listen to yourself. I'm sorry?
DS Canning's intel report
this morning
showed exceptionally good
police work.
For the first time in months,
we have a definite lead
on how these drugs
are being distributed.
We're one step closer
to putting a lid
on this whole thing.
And you want to punish him?
He broke the rules.
Grow the fuck up, Helen!
Morning.
You all?
Hey, Robin.
I'm, uh, Tom Lowry, crime ops.
I piss someone off, then?
It looks that way, aye.
So, uh Look,
we have to search the house.
There's a team there now.
I'll caution you on the way
to the station. Sound OK?
What's the charge?
It's the Official Secrets Act.
Dissemination of stolen documents.
Look
I'm sorry. OK?
What for?
Leaving Tommy on his own
or sharing photos of Annie
with your mates?
No.
Listen
I didn't share any photos.
Shane, I'm not interested. Right?
Let's just get through the shift.
Uniform to all call signs.
We have reports of a disturbance -
7 Flax Avenue. Over.
Mental health case.
Been there before.
74 to Uniform. Responding.
Police!
Show yourself!
Brendan?
Show yourself!
Grace Grace, it's all right.
Brendan?
Hello?
Brendan, mate?
You all right?
Easy.
You all right, Brendan?
Easy, Brendan. It's me, Shane.
That's it. That's it. All good.
Remember me from last time?
Aye. I remember you. Aye.
Do you fancy one of these?
There you go.
You all good now, mate?
Easy! Brendan!
Grace, spray!
Brendan Brendan!
Look, Brendan, get off!
Get off me!
Grace, spray!
Grace!
Oh, God. Easy, Brendan.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Tommy!
I told you not to come in.
I know.
Look, skipper, I need to
talk to you about something.
In you get.
Mind your head.
That's it.
Why didn't you spray him
as soon as he jumped me?
Sorry.
So, what, are we evens now?
Oh, no.
No, not even close.
And you're sure the man
that attacked you last night
was Keith Wylie?
He said he'd get me someday.
I can't believe he was back out
on the streets.
I mean, how the hell
did he even make bail?
Well, we're going to find him, Tommy.
I promise you that.
Listen, Sarge.
I need to see the video again.
What video?
THE video.
Last night worked.
Just about.
But there was a cop in that club.
You know what that means, don't you?
They're onto you.
It was only a matter of time.
I'll deal with it.
Who was your man last night?
Beat up the cop?
Wylie. Dixon's man.
He's going to have to go.
Leave it to me.
No.
I have a better idea.
Where's the wee man?
Wee man? Henry? Why?
I'll speak to Inspector McNally.
Tommy
Mate. Well done last night.
You played a blinder. Great work.
Listen, between you and me,
chief super's delighted.
She's got her eye on you.
Go fuck yourself, Canning.
Look, Grace.
I didn't want to leave him there.
Yeah, but you did.
I told Canning not to drive off.
Do you realise that
Annie could lose her job?
She did punch him.
Only because you
and your mate Canning
could have got Tommy killed.
Canning's not my mate.
Right.
Well, it looks like you've got
no mates, then.
Billy No-Mates.
Fuck off, Brendan.
Hi.
Hi.
Oh, um, for you.
Thanks.
How are you doing?
OK. Yeah.
You?
Yeah.
Anyway, um, this is you.
Thanks.
Robin, are you OK?
This is all my fault.
What do you mean,
it's all your fault?
Um
I used the names in
the documents you showed me
to contact some
of your old colleagues.
They must have reported it.
I'm sorry.
OK.
It's fine.
No, it isn't.
I shouldn't have done it.
I mean, I should have at least
been more careful.
I'm exactly where I want to be.
Henry?
Henry!
Rab, have you seen Henry?
I thought he was upstairs. He's not.
Have you tried your brother?
Is Henry with you? He's grand.
We're just going for a walk.
For how long? About an hour?
Lee It's fine, Mags.
Lee Mags, it's fine. Bye.
A word.
Not you as well.
Yeah, me as well.
Annie's job's on the line here.
Yeah.
Listen, we all know you're just
passing through here,
that you think you're destined
for bigger things.
That's fine. No problem.
But when it comes to hurting
people in this section,
it is a problem.
A big fucking problem. Shane,
you heard what he said to her
before she hit him.
Oh, come on, you were there.
Look, I know that
you are not like Canning,
but you need to realise this now.
Not tomorrow, not next week, now.
You need to step up here.
How is she?
She knows she's messed up.
Are you OK?
Yeah. You know?
Beauty and the Beast.
What?
Canning? I'm only messing. Relax.
Remember when
we worked together last year
on that shooting with that kid?
Yeah. Of course.
You see, I thought
you were a team player.
A decent guy.
And now I realise
..you're just
a misogynistic little prick.
Ouch.
With me.
I just need I said with me!
I swear to God,
these fucking people, man,
don't have a clue.
They're angry
..about last night.
Yeah, I don't give a shit.
OK, listen, this is all about
Lee Thompson now.
He's our only target.
For surveillance?
No, fuck surveillance.
We need to reach out to him.
Reach out to him?
You're not serious?
Yeah. Of course.
I want to see where
he's going with all this.
Does he have a sensible head
on his shoulders?
Look, I need to get
the measure of him.
We'll go see how he feels about
having a wee word with us.
Uh, listen, Sarge
..this whole thing
with Annie Conlon
What about it?
Well, is there any chance
you could let it lie?
Let it lie?
What, and have every peeler
in Belfast
know I was slapped by some wee girl
and didn't do anything about it?
I don't think so, mate.
Find one that's house-trained
next time, all right?
Look, get changed,
meet me in the car park.
Come in.
Yes?
Ma'am, can I talk to you
about something?
Keep an eye out for the peelers.
You sure about this? Yeah. I am.
What do we say to bad people
around here?
We tell them to go away
somewhere else.
Well?
Oh, talk away. Henry's all right.
Lee, mate, what happened
the other night
with the cop at the club
I'm sorry, mate, I
I was just like
Why were you there?
Look, Lee, I want to work for you,
mate.
That's the truth.
And then I saw that cop there,
and I thought
I thought that's a problem
for you, you know?
So I thought,
if I can take him on now,
it would cause a bit of
a commotion, you know?
And that way, you would know
that they were there
and watching you.
I-I-I-I did you a favour there.
Lee, mate, I did that for you,
you know?
Helping you out, like.
You know?
How about this?
You went there because
you always go there
and you didn't know what else to do.
And then you saw that cop
and just couldn't stop yourself.
Do you know why, Keith?
I said, do you know why, Keith?
No.
Because you
..are stupid.
Really, really stupid.
I'm not, mate. Lee, I'm not.
Henry
Do you know who Adolf Hitler is?
And the Nazis?
The Nazis?
They were really bad.
Yeah.
Really bad.
That's what Keith is.
Lee, mate, I'm not into that stuff
any more.
Combat 18.
So the A and the H
of Adolf and Hitler
are the first and the eighth
letters of the alphabet.
Hence the 18 in Combat 18.
Now, this is
the really important bit, son.
Our forefathers
went to fight the Nazis.
King and country!
And they gave their lives for that.
So what kind of loyalist
would want to be a Nazi?
Hmm?
I mean
..what does that make him?
A bad man?
A bad man.
Lee, for flip's sake
Go ahead, Henry.
You have to leave.
For ever.
Ach, no, Lee, come on.
Mate, I did that for you.
Huh?
I was helping you out.
We'll give you an hour to get packed,
because, Keith
..you are the past.
And we're the future.
One hour.
Lee, come on
Come on!
So, Mr Graham,
you took the documents
from your place of employment
upon retirement from Special Branch?
Yes, I did.
Robin, you don't have
to comment at this point.
I took those as evidence
..of what I believe to be
..moral and ethical wrongdoing
on behalf of myself
and my colleagues.
Was it illegal?
Well, that's hard to say.
In the '70s and '80s
..the government gave us
no legislation to work from.
I think that was deliberate.
Mr Graham,
these matters are not germane.
If you could please Germane?!
Of course they are!
Robin, please.
I was involved in the management
of agents who had foreknowledge -
who had foreknowledge -
of acts of violence,
which, on occasion,
I did absolutely nothing to prevent.
In early May of 1978,
I was a 24-year-old handler
in Special Branch.
24 years old.
An agent of mine made me
aware of a planned bomb attack.
Robin, this is not Made me aware
of a planned bomb attack!
Robin! OK, OK. Stop the tape.
We're taking a break now.
We are not taking a fucking break!
We're taking a break!
Can I have a word?
This has to stop.
What the hell are you
even doing here?
This is none of your business.
Have a seat. No
..thank you.
This isn't going to go anywhere.
It can't. What?
When you filed the case,
it was flagged -
at government level.
It's a legal case.
Only a judge can stop it.
You've a lot to learn.
OK, well, please enlighten me.
Explain to me
..what it is you want, Jen.
I want the truth for Happy Kelly.
Robin Graham knows that truth.
Or a part of it.
They just want someone
to listen to them.
Someone to acknowledge
what happened to them,
what they've been through.
They want that,
or do you?
What?
A year ago,
you shot and killed a man.
You have refused all help,
all counselling.
You've thrown yourself
into a new job.
No friends, no socialising.
Just work.
And now here you are,
excavating trauma, just not yours.
No.
Looking for the truth,
just not yours.
I didn't do this because I was
Jen, can't you see it?
This is all about you.
Listen, um
..I've been speaking
to the Crown Solicitor.
They're willing to offer a deal.
A settlement for Happy Kelly.
A substantial sum.
If you take it,
Robin Graham will be released
without charge.
You get your win, Jen.
We all move on.
"We"?
What do you mean, "we"?
Oh, my God.
This all comes back to you somehow.
You're involved in this!
I am.
And and what?
You arranged all this?
The arrest, everything?
No, I didn't,
but as District Commander,
I was informed of it.
Right. And here you are,
looking to save your own skin.
No, it's not like that!
That's what it looks like, Mum.
What did you do?
I wrapped it all up.
What?
Around the time you were born,
I was transferred into
Special Branch.
I was an ambitious young woman,
like you are now.
I'd never handled an agent myself.
They saw me as a clean skin.
That's why they chose me.
Chose you for what?
I was tasked with downsizing
our agent-running operations.
But in order to do that,
I had to know everything.
Every last detail.
I reviewed every case,
read every file,
stood down assets, paid others off.
I wasn't a clean skin after that.
How can you just walk around
knowing all that?
Being a part of it?
It was worth it. Worth it?!
Are you joking?
The decisions we made
back then, they were dreadful.
One life versus ten.
Two versus seven.
We had no help, no guidance, no law!
And yet, in the end,
we stopped a civil war.
Oh, come on! We did. I believe that!
You played God.
Jesus, Jen, why do you think
this government
is stopping all legal cases
relating to the past
in Northern Ireland?
To protect people like you.
Because those cases
would reveal the truth.
And the truth is too much
for everyone!
How can you even say that?
It needs to be out in the open.
All of it.
Do you think it will help him,
Happy Kelly, knowing the truth?
Of course it would help him!
And Gerry Cliff?
Gerry?
What about him? He wanted the truth.
He wanted it so badly,
he ran towards it
without even thinking about the cost,
and he took you with him!
But Gerry was a good man!
Yes, he was. Too good!
Like you.
Jen
Please believe me when I say
that there are some things
it is better not to know.
Don't let this destroy your future.
Please
..don't.
Inspector McNally wants me
across this.
How's the head?
Fine.
This had better be worth it.
82 arriving now.
Second vehicle just behind.
That guy there,
in the maroon tracksuit top.
He was at the club too.
You sure?
Kilo 1, we have uniform in theatre.
Repeat. We have uniform in theatre.
Yeah. The driver.
That's him.
Shots fired. Shots fired.
All nominals exiting.
Repeat. All nominals exiting. Over.
The Ginleys.
If they're back and working
with Lee Thompson,
this is far worse than we thought.
Yeah.
Look, I, um
I never said sorry.
For what?
This.
Last year
..I lost control.
Listen, Jonty
..I think I maybe get it now.
You get carried away and
..you don't know when to say stop.
Yeah.
That's it.
That's it exactly.
Is it true you told Canning
to go fuck himself?
Yeah.
Good work.
What?
We're just here for a wee drink.
I don't think so.
Is your brother around?
No.
That's OK. We'll wait.
I'd like you to leave.
That's a tough one.
Maybe you should call the police.
I hear you're confined to barracks.
In case I have a concussion.
Might be hard to tell.
How do you fancy looking
into all our contacts
with Lee Thompson
over the past few weeks?
See if there's some way
into him we haven't seen yet.
I thought that was Canning's job.
Yeah, exactly.
OK.
OK.
Better access to what you need.
Don't go sending any emails.
We have to get all this
to the solicitor by Monday.
He'll know what to do with it.
Mm-hm?
There's peelers here for you.
How many? Two.
Uniform? No.
OK.
I'm on my way. Leave Henry there.
What?
I don't want him to see this.
Leave him there
and I'll come and get him.
Yeah. OK.
Get all this back into the safe.
Peelers are waiting for me
at the pub.
They've got nothing on us.
You wait there, mate, OK? All right.
Your mum will be here for you soon.
Hello. Hi, Annie.
It's me. Can you come in?
Am I going to lose my job?
Just come in, OK? I'll see you soon.
OK.
OK. Bye.
So, do you think he'll
stand over it?
Shane?
Yeah, I think so.
Oh.
Maybe we got him all wrong.
Wonders never cease.
Not round here, they don't.
That warrant for the doorbell footage
is ready to be actioned.
OK, great. I'll get
Stevie and Grace to do it.
Thanks.
I thought they wanted
to be separated.
They need to sort it out
at some point.
What's the worst that could happen?
All right, then.
I just have to keep myself
right, love?
Do you know what I mean?
Absolutely, Eileen. Absolutely.
You having some people over?
That's for you, love.
Excuse me?
The wee man rang and said
you would be dropping in,
so I made you a few things.
Oh.
Oh, Eileen, we would love to,
but we can't.
We're up against it today,
aren't we?
Well we can spare a few minutes.
Can't we?
Why not?
Great.
I'll put the kettle on.
Right. Yes.
What?
Come on.
They actually look all right.
Oh, millionaire's shortbread!
Um
..they're not going to hold you.
What?
Why?
Um
They say that they've retrieved
the documents from your house.
They say that in light
of your exemplary service
for 35 years,
it won't be in the public interest
to charge you.
I just want to talk
about what happened.
I need to.
I know.
I know.
So, how are you finding the section?
Uh
Yeah, you know?
What?
Nothing. It doesn't matter.
No, go on. What?
I think they're all grieving.
You think they're all what?
I think they're all grieving.
Shit.
Shit.
Uniform from 70.
We've got eyes on Keith Wylie
at Raven Moor Road. Over.
70, Uniform sending backup.
All right.
Clear front, clear back. Go.
Sir, I need to ask you to put
your hands above your head now.
Immediately.
Madam, could you step back, please?
I need to see those hands!
Oh, fuck it.
If I'm going to get arrested anyway,
I might as well enjoy
kicking the shite
out of a stupid
..black bitch.
Option D. Cheers.
Now you can spend
the next ten years in prison
..thinking about exactly
who kicked your fucking arse.
Now, see? That's what you get
for being a racist fucking prick!
Thank you, madam.
Thank you. That'll do.
You don't have to say anything,
but I must caution you,
if you do not mention
when questioned
Uniform from 70.
You can cancel that backup.
It's under control. Over.
70, received.
Do you understand the caution?
There'll be ones
of the family in that album.
Hmm.
Ah, Eileen, you don't mind
if we get the footage now,
do you? In a wee minute, love.
That's Kyle there.
He lives in Birmingham.
And that's Rodney.
He lives in the south,
would you believe?
Dublin.
Didn't see that one coming.
There's Stuart there.
Aw
Only last year he died.
Heart attack.
I'm sorry.
So you're on your own?
On my own.
And, um
..what's in those?
They're older ones.
You'll love those.
Now, let's find the ones of Donegal.
Oh There we go.
It's at Bundoran.
There's my Uncle Bobby.
There's my Aunt Jean.
Mm-hm. Oh
I think that might have been
Portrush.
Aw, look at his face.
Isn't he lovely?
Sure you boys don't want a drink?
On duty.
Good for you.
So, Lee, what's the plan?
Plan? Yeah, the plan.
I mean, under Dixie and Hamill,
things really went to shit.
Total chaos. Bad for everybody.
Are you going to follow
in their footsteps?
Listen, Lee.
Here's the craic.
I don't like chaos.
I like quiet.
Peace and quiet.
Me too.
Well, that's good to hear, then.
Isn't that good to hear, Shane?
Personally,
I'm against the war on drugs.
Is that right? That is right, yeah.
People drink, people sell it to
them.
People do drugs,
people sell it to them.
Don't see much of a difference
myself.
For the likes of me, it's just
pushing a boulder up a hill.
All I see is one face after another.
Faces like yours, Lee.
You take one down,
another one pops up.
It's pointless.
You can't be an idealist
in that kind of environment.
You have to be a pragmatist.
Work with what you've got.
Don't get me wrong, mate
..I'm a police officer.
I enforce the law.
For instance,
if you fuck up in any way,
I'll be there.
That's just what I do.
But if you don't fuck up
and you don't cause chaos,
well, then we're just
a couple of pragmatists
in a mad fucking world
..doing what we have to do,
all right?
I take it he's an idealist.
That is us.
There's your recipe there, love.
Just be careful
with the caster sugar.
You put in too much,
you'll ruin the whole thing.
Thanks, Eileen.
Are you sure you don't want
another wee cup of tea?
No, no, we've really
We've really got to go now.
Aye.
Surely.
Come on. I'll show youse out.
Oh, nutmeg. Nutmeg.
A wee dash of cinnamon.
That's very rock and roll.
She knows what she's doing.
I think she's lonely.
Yeah.
Yeah, I think she is.
Are you OK?
No. Not really.
I miss him.
Cal?
I mean, I know
I know he's got to grow up
and do his own thing,
but just you know
..I miss him.
You know, me applying
to do this job was
..was the first time that
I ever did something for myself
and
..he's gone now, and, uh
..all I've got is this job.
Come on, Grace. No.
That's not good, is it?
That's not good.
That this is all that you have.
No, it's not.
I'm sorry.
For what?
Oh, God, for
For, you know
For "you know"?
I'm sorry too.
Shall we go?
Let's go.
Right, stick on a tune.
You made a big choice today, Shane.
A big fucking choice.
DS Canning, Constable Bradley,
a moment?
"Put a muzzle on that."
What? That's what you said
to Constable Conlon
before she struck you.
Verified by a witness.
Now, I can of course
proceed with your complaint
to Professional Standards
about Constable Conlon,
but I'll have to include that
in my report.
What, the fact that he compared her
to a dog? Yes.
That.
So, would you like me to proceed
..or not?
You were finished anyway,
but now you're really fucked.
Yeah.
We can never be here again,
or anywhere like it.
You never will be.
Get back to work.
Ma'am.
Thanks.
OK, here's
an absolute banger for you.
Oh, this this takes me back!
I'm dancing with seven veils
Want you to pick up my scarf
See how the black moon fades
Soon I can give you my heart ♪
Whoa!
So, where did you hear this
for the first time?
Oh
It's been the Red Rose Theatre.
The Red Rose Theatre?
The Red Rose Theatre.
Sounds mental.
Yeah. Sounds illegal.
Class.