Ashes To Ashes s02e06 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 6
If anyone here is anything less than squeaky clean, get out.
Ray? Shazza, would you do me the amazing honour of becoming my wife? Did he leave a name? Boris Johnson.
I know you could be my only chance of getting back.
But what you want me to do.
What you want me to be is corrupt and dishonest.
Are you seeing Boris again?Why, are you jealous? Don't flatter yourself, sweetheart.
Operation Rose will be your exit route.
It won't be pretty.
If I were to say to you, "You've been shot in the head, "you've just arrived at the hospital and Molly is on her way to see you.
" Would that help to convince you? Happy talkin', talkin' Happy talk Talk about things we like to do You've got to have a dream If you don't have a dream How you gonna have Told you.
The daft bastard fell downVery original.
What next? "He walked into a wall"? Not my fault he's go two left feet.
ALEX HEARS VOICES MAN: 'Clear the corridor.
Move out of the way!' 'Mum.
I'm looking for my mum.
'Molly? 'She's going into surgery now, Molly.
You must wait here.
' 'Female, 30s, severe gunshot wound to the frontal lobe.
' 'We must hurry, this couldRespiration 'Prep Pupils - the right side is 'The left is sluggish.
' MACHINE BEEPS, LABOURED BREATHING Bolly! Oh, my God.
This is it.
I think they're getting ready to operate Think you've got problems- I have to put up with this every day.
All right when you've stopped being Doris Stokes, we need to get Heroin Harry here into a nice comfy cell.
You see? Walked into a wall.
You know, you forget sometimes, how beautiful London can be.
The architecture, the canals.
Dead body floating along.
You really have no poetry in your soul, at all, do you? No.
That dead body, there.
Look.
'My name is Alex Drake.
I've been shot and that bullet has taken me back in time.
'Now I'm lost in 1982.
'And all I can do is fight and search and stay alive.
'Because somehow I will find a way home.
' Think he drowned, then? No, Christopher.
I think he tried to drink the entire river for a bet and failed(!) I'm not certain drowning was the cause of death.
Lung samples showed low amounts of water imbibed, enough to suggest the time of death was before the body entered the water.
Oh, but let's not forgot this Blunt force trauma.
Right on the frontal lobe.
Certainly suggests murder.
Could be murder.
Could be bloke walks home from the pub, pissed as a penguin, trips up, smacks his head, right into the Swannee.
Well, yes.
That's a possibility.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Except for this Satanists.
What? Yeah, they do that all the time.
Marking people and stuff.
It's like that film we saw, what's it called, Vault of Evil or something? No, that was vampires.
Not Satanists.
Same thing, really.
Does anybody have an opinion that doesn't emanate from the works of Vincent Price? Judging by the scabbing on the wounds, it happened the same time as the blow to the head.
Full marks to DI Drake.
Don't suppose you have a nameNo ID at all.
No, of course not.
That would be too much to ask.
You wouldn't think so many people go missing.
Maybe some of them don't want to be found.
Pressures of work, home life Be pretty hard for her to go missing.
You'd hear her coming a mile off! Could plug the Watford gap with that.
She's so fat, that wherever she's sat in the room you'd be sat next to her! Maybe she's somebody's mother! Maybe somebody's worried about where she is, whether she's dead or alive.
Maybe she'd like nothing more than to let them know that she's OK.
So why don't you two just keep your stupid jokes to yourself, OK? Ma'am.
Not now, Chris, I'm not in the mood.
No, no.
I think I've found our fella.
Colin Mitchell.
Wife reported him missing a few days ago, the father also phoned to ask.
Guv, we got an ID on the victim.
Colin Mitchell.
Right.
Me and Bolly will go talk to the father.
Chris, Ray - you inform the wife.
Remember, this is a murder investigation, so for the moment We're looking into the causes of death.
Correct.
No point tipping our hand until we need to.
So? So? Have you thought of a date yet? Just my mum's driving me crazy asking every five seconds.
Almost, yeah.
Lot of planning these weddings.
Tell me about it.
Wait till you see the dress I've got my eye on.
You'll be needing some over-time for that one.
MEN CHATTER Stanley Mitchell? Yeah? The neighbours said we'd find you here.
I'm DCI Hunt.
This is DI Drake.
Can we have a word? Ah! You're here for the meeting! It's so good of you to come.
I must admit I was a bit sceptical myself at first.
Because it was a great success in America but we're different here, aren't we? Not quite the turn out I was expecting.
But you've got to try, haven't you?The turn-out for what? Neighbourhood Watch.
You're here to give the talk, aren't you? Well, you see the thing is Eh? Er could you just give us a second.
Thanks.
We can't tell him now.
Look at him.
He's just trying to do something good for the community.
You're not seriously suggesting that we give a pep talk to the senile squad? You are, aren't you? Well, you know it's amazing how much these places change.
Nice to give them a bit of hope.
I've got Garibaldis.
Bloody hell! So How can you help your community? DI Drake, any ideas? Well, um you should never be afraid to call the police if you see something suspicious.
Well, within reason.
I mean if some bugger's nicking a milk bottle off your doorstep, it's hardly worth calling the flying squad round, is it? Feel free to give them a clip round the earhole.
Although you should never take the law into your own hands, of course.
Not unless you can handle yourself.
It's best just to stay out of it.
Even if you can handle yourself.
Well, obviously.
But if some bastard climbs through your bedroom window, you're within you're rights to smack him over the head with a vase, or a chair or any other blunt-ish object that may come to hand.
Technically though, that would be assault.
Well, just make sure the bugger's still breathing when you ring 999.
Nobody will have a go at you for fighting back.
What if you can't fight back? Then remember the Dunkirk spirit and run like hell.
No, what if fighting back makes it worse? Well, that depends on how you define worse.
Worse than three guys and a baseball bat.
Worse than being dragged under the wheels of their car.
Bill.
They're not going to do anything.
They'll just stand there,Well, we're here now.
So whoever's causing this trouble, I'll go and have a word with him.
Talk(?) That's great.
Just bloody great.
Maybe best we end the meeting now.
Yes, definitely.
It's not actually the reason why we came here.
We're sorry to have to tell you like this.
No, no, I I understand.
Thank you for waiting.
And thank you for the meeting.
It means a lot to them trying to keep the community alive.
Do you know how he died? We're still pursuing lines of enquiry.
There were markings on his arms.
Cut in.
Spiral shaped.
Does that mean anything to you? Trevor Riley.
Trevor Riley? He's the man Colin worked for.
Used to.
Financial investments, he says.
He's a loan shark.
There isn't a street around here where he hasn't left his mark.
Never heard of him.
If someone makes waves on my patch, I tend to know.
That's Trevor Riley all over.
Sneaky with it.
I loved my son.
But when he started working for that man, I cut him out my life.
And now he's gone.
You take as much time as you need.
Bloody hell.
Bit swanky, innit? You got your eyeWhy would I be doing that? C'mon.
You get married, you can't live in a pokey little flat.
Sooner rather than later she'll be all Fat? Up the duff.
We haven't talked about having kids.
Biological clock.
Once that goes off it's worse than Hiroshima.
How would you know? You've never had a proper girlfriend.
I've had plenty.
I'm just not dumb enough to get stuck with one.
I'm like Liberace.
The poofter? No, no The other one What's his name? Valentino.
That's it, I'm like Valentino.
Hello? Police.
We're the police.
Oh.
Right.
Please.
Come in.
You reported your husband missing, uh, - Colin Mitchell - a couple of days ago? That's right, yeah.
We had an argument and he went for a drive to clear his head.
He'll probably get in touch, though.
Maybe I just panicked.
Didn't need to get you lot involved.
Right, well, er What? Would you like to sit down at all? Cup of tea maybe? Umno, I'm fine.
AT THE SAME TIME: He's dead.
We found his body.
What? In the river.
There must be some mistake.
He's not He's not dead.
He's just missing.
He definitely looked dead.
No.
I think you must have got the wrong person.
I'm sorry you've wasted your time coming out here.
Are you sure we're doing the right thing? Grow some, will you? Come in.
This really is a waste of time.
My husband isn't dead.
Right.
NOOO! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Trevor Riley.
For some reason this roach has scurried under my radar, but we're going to change that.
This scumbag has got an MO - spiral brandings on the arms of those that piss him off.
Shaz, see if we've got anything on the files about that.
In the meantime, you lot, knock on some doors, ruffle some feathers.
I want everything there is to know about this man.
He's now the prime suspect in a murd WOMAN SOBS He's now become the prime suspect What is that noise? We didn't know what to do with her, Guv.
She just won't stop.
She's like one of them dolls that cries.
All the time.
SOBBING CONTINUES Mitchell's wife.
Before you go in there, Guv we might have done something stupid.
We showed her the body.
She wouldn't believe us.
We had to do something.
Well, it needed a positive ID anyway.
I take it you got one.
Very classy.
God only knows what sort of trauma you two have put that poor woman through.
She kept saying we were wrong.
I'm so sorry.
Donna, you might not believe me now but sometimes it's almost better to know, one way or another, when someone's missing.
I just I didn't expect this.
No.
You always want to hold on to a bit of hope, don't you? Yeah, yeah.
Did your husband mention any problems he was having with Trevor Riley, at all? No, that's not possible.
Riley wouldn't do this.
Hehe wouldn't.
It's just a line of investigation that we have to follow.
Did he mention anything? Anything you think might help us? No No, there's there's nothing.
I can't believe this is happening.
Sorry, ma'am.
There's a call.
They say it's quite urgent.
Right.
Thanks, Shaz.
Do you mind if I? No, that's fine.
DI Drake.
'So, Alex, they're 'You might not have much time left.
' I know.
'You're new life could soon be over.
'It's a shame.
Together we could have made such a difference to this world we find ourselves in.
' I am making a difference.
'That's sweet, Alex.
Why do you seem so keen for me to get involved? Feeling a bit lonely? 'They're not holding out much hope for the operation.
'Lots of brave faces for little Molly.
'I'll say goodbye now.
' Riley? MUSIC: "Ace Of Spades" by Motorhead If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man You win some, lose some It's all the same to me Trevor Riley? Let me guess.
Cheap suit.
Nice looking bird.
Police?You're smarter than you look.
It's not the first time I've had you lot come round.
Don't want to waste your time so, here What's this? My lawyers.
Whoever is complaining about me, whoever is spreading lies, talk to them.
They'll sort everything out.
You still here.
OK.
That wasn't very nice.
We'd like to talk to you about Colin Mitchell.
He worked here.
And then he didn't.
That's about it.
We found his body.
He's dead? He was found with very distinctive markings on his arm.
Your own personal brand.
Well, that's different.
I'm starting to think someone's messing with you.
I want to talk off the record.
Sorry.
I don't Let's just speakOoh, let's.
If these marks are such a trademark of mine, I'd be pretty stupid to brand someone just before doing them in, wouldn't I? At this point I'm not ruling anything out.
Including your stupidity.
You think I'm scum.
That's OK.
I run a legitimate business.
Personal financial services.
And yes, people don't always read the small print.
People are stupid.
That's not my fault.
Not up to me to look out for them.
"There's no such thing as society".
There you go.
I'm just taking advantage of the current economic climate.
Now, as the situation stood I had no problems with Colin.
I'm guessing Mitchell's dad and his cronies at the Neighbourhood Watch put you up to this.
Show me some evidence.
A warrant.
Something more than these bollocks accusations, cos at the moment I'm two seconds away from taking this and getting you charged with harassment.
One second.
Two seconds.
Go on, then.
Try me.
You know, I've had harder shites than you, Friday nights, after a curry.
And when I'm done, I don't sit and ruminate about the individual's role in society, my son.
I flush 'em away.
Tosser! Riley had a point.
Why would he do something that would lead directly to him? He's dirtier than a bank holiday weekend in Blackpool.
I'm sure he is.
But it doesn't change the facts.
We still don't have anything on him.
Guv! Uniform found the deceased's car, abandoned on a wasteland by the canal.
Give me the address.
Some of us still don't think this is an open and shut case.
We've got a body, we've got a suspect.
What more do you like, a bloody great neon sign over his head saying "It's a fair cop"? Look, Riley was smart enough to stay off your radar.
Branding the body, drawing attention to himself - doesn't seem like the sort of mistakes he'd make.
Go on.
Oi, Raymondo.
Do you want to accompany the good lady to said abandoned vehicle? Thank you.
It's not a favour.
This is punishment for arseing up the house call to the wife.
Chris was there too.
Well, he's not here now is he.
Making tea? You want one? Yeah.
No.
About the date for the wedding Finally.
Yeah, well it's all becoming a bit of a circus, isn't it? I like the circus.
Yeah, right.
It might be easier just to, you know, elope or something.
Easier or more romantic? More romantic? You had to think about that.
So that's not what you meant.
You meant easier.
Cheaper.
Less of a hassle for you.
There's no point in getting married if we cripple ourselves with debt? I never asked you to do that.
All I ever wanted from you was to set a firm date.
But you can't even be arsed doing that.
Or what, did you think "Ah, it's Shaz.
A couple of cans of lager and registry office, "and she'll be sorted.
" Be a lot less hassle.
Right, so marrying me is a circus and a hassle.
Cheers, Chris.
It's nice to know how you really feel.
Ma'am? ALEX HEARS VARIOUS VOICES 'Proceed with the anaesthetic.
'Blood pressure still rising.
Stay with us.
' Ma'am? Ray, erm, why don't you take this one.
I get it.
You think I'm a twat for messing up with the wife.
No, I don't, actually.
All right.
Let's just say it's that.
OK, you take the lead.
Ray, tell me what you see.
Let's start with the car.
Well, it's a poof's car.
Meaning? Driven by poofs and show-offs.
And from that we can deduce? They liked to show off.
Yeah, and maybe the Mitchells were living beyond their means.
Maybe they were victims of '80s excess.
Anything else? It's just a car.
Details, Ray.
It's the little details that will illuminate the crime scene.
Well, it's not locked.
Because? Because the little black thingy's up.
And that could mean? I don't know what it means! Maybe it means that he's a knob.
You should never leave a car like this unlocked.
I can't believe nobody's nicked it yet.
Maybe the person who drove it here didn't care about things like cars.
There's a couple of blanketsDon't touch them, Ray.
You'll contaminate the crime scene.
I wasn't planning to.
Maybe whoever drove the car here put Colin in the front.
And then drove him here in his own car.
Ray, contaminating the crime scene.
Hang on a minute, I've found something.
Let me see.
Flight tickets.
There's one for the day his body was discovered.
To Turkey.
And this one's for the wife.
Two months later.
Sounds to me like somebody's been spinning you a line, ma'am.
Yes, Ray.
It does.
Well, Bolly, people don't hide things from me.
They just forget to mention it till my boot meets their arse.
Get her in here.
Delivery man dropped these off.
Ma'am.
An admirer? Hardly.
I think it might be somebody reminding me I've missed my chance.
Lot of that going around today.
Why didn't you tell us about the flight tickets? It's just a holiday.
Travelling separately, two months apart? See, DI Drake here, she does this thing called Psychological Profiling.
Now if you ask me, it's a lot of bollocks.
But I'm going to have a crack at it anyway.
Sonice house.
Nice car.
Enough jewellery to signal ships off the coast.
Doesn't hide the fact that you're from the gutter.
And all the perfume in the world can't hide the smell of scum.
Well, that's not psychological profiling, is it? That's just you insulting the lady.
I'm saying Blondie here likes the good life.
Maybe a bit too much.
You haven't considered that they might have been running away.
You run together.
Not two bloody months apart.
Well, what if there's a reason that you're going to run Donna, did you know that Colin was going to disappear? I think you did, didn't you? Colin took out an insurance policy.
On event of his death.
We just needed the money.
I was to report his disappearance Right.
Enough time passes, and the two of you are living it up on the Costa Del Scam.
Right, well that is lovely, Donna.
So meanwhile there are people out there who are genuinely missing, genuinely need our help, people whose families are sick with worry about them.
So you lied to me, then.
Straight to my face.
I was scared.
Or maybe you didn't want us toNo.
Really.
You were right about me.
I grew up on the estate.
I knew Riley.
I saw how he went from selling knock-off goods to building up his business.
And Colin was so much smarter than him.
I just I wanted us to share in his wealth.
So you were running away from Riley.
We just wanted to start again.
Colin's dad was barely speaking to him, because of the business.
I thought, if we could just get away Riley promised he wouldn't touch Colin.
He gave me his word.
Right.
So you took the word of a loan shark.
You know, you're as bright as you look(!) I've been going over her statement.
Still seems like she's hiding something.
I think you're giving her too much credit.
You can't just dismiss this.
Right, Shaz.
Two choices.
Box A, we've got a nasty little loan shark who likes to brand those who piss him off.
And Box B, a dumb housewife who struggles with the alphabet.
Which one would finger as a suspect in a murder case? Don't underestimate the power of a woman, Guv.
Guv? Got some bad news for you.
Good of you to look after him.
Hospital said he 'Least I could do.
Funny really, all that's happened, makes you realise how important family is.
Hmm.
It's not as bad as it looks.
Good.
You look like you've gone seven rounds with Giant Haystacks.
When I said sometimes you have to fight back, I didn't mean literally.
Bill.
The one who had a go at you.
Some of Riley's boys went down to the wrecking yard that he owns.
They wanted to brand him and everything.
What, so you and the others grabbed your pitchforks and headed down? You've got to make a stand.
And I know what it feels like when they do that sort of thing to you.
Oh, God.
The wife, she got cancer.
I wanted to do it properly.
One of those fancy privateAnd there was Riley, Didn't make any difference in the end.
She never made it.
'ICU connectors.
''OK.
Proceed with the anaesthetic.
' Am I still under Sorry what? 'Blood pressure still rising.
'Uh SHE MUMBLES Am I still under? Are you drunk Bols?No, can I have some water Kitchen's just through there.
Now, we're going to get him for you, OK? What he did to you, your son, your family.
We'll get him.
'Stay with us.
' 'OK.
I'm seeing the bullet lodged in the frontal lobe.
' 'Come on Alex.
' 'Nurse, forceps.
' 'ICP now stable.
' 'Well done.
' 'OK.
Retrieving the bulletnow.
' I feel different.
I feel better.
I think they've done it.
You know, Guv, you haven't seen the best of me.
Before I go I think you're going to be really surprised because I haven't felt this good in a long time.
Low expectations, Bolly.
Just as long as you're not tripping all over the place like Norman bloody Wisdom.
I'm still alive.
Good.
Because you and me we're going after Riley the old way.
Shall we? Right gents, shore leave has been cancelled.
We're working late tonight.
Trevor Riley.
Smug bastard.
Thinks he's untouchable.
Remember Al Capone? Do you know what they got him on?No.
Taxes.
Silly bugger forgot to pay 'em.
What, like he dodged fares? I am betting that Riley's office is crawling with evidence, like roaches in a Chinky.
Raymondo go fetch meReally? Really.
Oh, brilliant.
When did you have time to get search warrant? Right, Bols we're going in.
My search warrant, Raymondo.
Yes.
That'll go down well in court.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Right.
Let's get cracking.
Oh, shit.
Riley.
He must have come back for something.
Guv.
You've got company.
Trevor Riley.
Heading your way.
I've seen enough of these bastards squirming their way out of trouble, rendering me and people like me helpless to stop them.
Not any more.
Guv! Shit.
Batteries.
Guv, oh, bollocks come on.
Quick, get out.
Come on, bloody seat! Come in! Do you have to do that? It's locked.
Guv, come in.
Wait there.
If something's locked away it usually means there's something in there you're not supposed to see.
CAR ALARM WAILS What's going on? What do we do now? Nick it.
We're the police.
Come on, get out of the way.
Oh, shit.
Hurry up! Don't shout at me.
Shouting won't make me go any quicker.
Oi! Get out of my bloody car! Shit! Come here! Get out! CAR ENGINE STARTS Ah! You're enjoying this aren't you.
Ways and means, Bolly, ways and means.
Bet it's a skin flick.
Oh, yeah.
Why do you lot have to drag everything into the gutter? Cos we like it.
It could be a hundred and one things and you're thinking about sex.
Hello, they're not wrong.
The life of Riley.
Oh, bloody Nora, look who it is! I think we get the idea, don't we? Bols this is evidence.
We need to watch the whole thing.
He'll strain a muscle doing that.
Donna and Riley.
You were right she was hiding a secret.
Oh, bollocks! I'm telling you, she wasn't enjoying it.
You don't let a bloke put you in a video unless you're into it.
You're assuming she knew she was being filmed.
It's the wife of a murder victim, shagging the prime suspect in said murder.
Not to mention the life insurance.
Which part are you struggling with? She wasn't part of it.
Her face, her body language.
Is it a biological necessity for women to change their minds every five minutes or am I unlucky with the women I meet? I say it's Riley.
You suspect Donna.
We're both right.
I'm agreeing with you.
You should be doing hula hoops.
Yes, and I am not agreeing with me any more.
Well, that there is a woman.
I hear you, Guv.
Like you know anything about it.
Well, you might not have to worry about it for much longer because I might be going away.
What you're looking for a transfer? No, it's not that, it's Well, it's something I've wanted and it's good.
So soI've written you all something.
Just a little something.
Just some observations you know.
Bit of advice.
Just in case I don't get to say goodbye properly.
Great.
But only if I go.
Please.
It's important to me.
Right come on you lot.
Busy day tomorrow.
Night, ma'am.
Night, Shaz.
Bicerina, signorina? Luigi what do you think happens to the world when you're not in it any more? Do you think it all just carries on or do you think everything disappears? 'Your mum's resting now Molly.
'She's had a very big operation and won't wake up for a long while.
'We just have to wait now and see how she responds to the surgery.
' Don't be worried.
I'm coming back I promise you You have to believe me, Mols.
Hey, you got a light there mate?Er, Yeah.
BANGING SMASHING Check in there.
She here? No.
Shame.
Guv? Walked into a wall.
Guv.
Guv? What does the man It's just that I The man on the door! Men only.
When are you going to bloody well learn that.
Sacred turf, Bolly.
What happened? I'm clumsy.
Two left feet.
They came to my flat.
They lay a finger on you?No, I I hid behind the sofa.
But, Guv, I've No.
Not now, OK? Not now.
I've called Donna in.
I really do not want to talk to any people.
What's that supposed to mean? Stop She is in the video with our main suspect.
You're not going to let a couple of thugs intimidate you, are you? Guv, Guv! Viv, I want you to stick me in the cells.
Guv? That way, I might get a bit of peace and quiet.
He might be having one of them, youNah.
Not the Guv.
Breakdown come anywhere near him, he'd twat it in the face.
He can't sit down there by himself all day.
I'm going to go have a word.
Said he wanted to be alone.
What people say and what they need are two different things.
Guv, you know it's OK to be, scared.
They went after you, Bols.
A woman.
That's a line.
Right there.
We can't sink to Riley's level.
You know there's always been scum.
Praying on decent ordinary folk.
There was a code of honour as well.
You came at him from the front, not like a coward from the back.
Everybody wants to be the centre of the universe these days - writing their own rules, doing whatever they want.
And what are you planning to do? You know a good beating clears the head, Bols.
Our Mr Riley thinks he can run his little empire.
Thinks he can bump off a someone like Colin Mitchell without retribution.
I'm just working out exactly what sort of retribution is required.
Will you promise me something Guv? That we'll do this the right way.
Sometimes Bolly you have to fight fire with fire.
I don't want to show it to you, but if I have to No.
I know what's on the tape.
I didn't want to do it Didn't look like that to me love.
Riley said Colin couldn't just walk away.
I knew Riley had always wanted me, we grew up on the same estate I did it to protect Colin.
So Riley said if you did what he wanted, he'd leave Colin alone.
You're disgusted with me.
No.
No, I'm not.
Colin had done everything for me.
The car, the house - it meant nothing to him.
But he'd taken the job because he knew it's what I wanted.
It was my fault.
So that's why you were running away? Fresh start.
Me, Colin.
He even planned to send for his dad later.
So if Riley was shagging you,Ray.
A little bit of sensitivity please? IN A QUIET VOICE: So, if Riley was shagging you in return for leaving your husband alone, why did he change his mind? I don't know.
If Colin had never met me he'd still be here.
I'm the one who wanted everything.
I wish he'd never met me.
I know.
It's the ones who are left behind that have to live through it.
I know you don't want to speak to me.
I was wrong.
I just kept thinking I'll never be able to do this.
Never gonna be able to give Shaz the wedding she deserves.
The lifeand You wrote down what you were going to say? Well, yeah, cos otherwise I thought I might panic and say something stupid and you know I really wanted to tell you how I, umfelt.
Well, give it here.
It's all right, I 's'pose.
You spelt 'fantastic' wrong.
But, yeah, I am.
So? So you're an idiot.
I know that.
Doesn't have to be the perfect wedding.
Or any of that.
Are you going to get an haircut? Wear a suit? Decent suit, though, not that brown thing you drag out every so often? Shine your shoes, brush your teeth, clean fingernails, show up on time,Yeah, yeah of course.
Then it'll be perfect enough for me.
You mean it? Oh, for Christ's sake! Not in the workplace, please.
Raymondo.
Yes.
Your mate still run that car rental firm? Yeah.
Why? What's going on? Taking a scenic drive down to a friend's scrap yard.
Can't get rid of the Quattro, Guv.
It's quality.
Listen I need you two to stay here.
OK.
Nobody else is going to get involved in this.
It's going to get messy.
Nice day for a drive.
Yeah? Not going to go in this shit motor are we? You know this thing you do, this psychic stuff.
Psychological profiling.
Yeah.
That.
I don't really get it.
Do you really want to know or are you just going to take the piss? Yeah, yeah, yeah go on.
Right, well, it's about looking for behaviour that might provide an indication of character.
Like looking at the crime scene to see if any of the details provide a clue to the kind of person who might have done it.
Like Colin's car, right? Hmm hmm.
It might be nothing but if I wanted to off someone.
I wouldn't put the body in the passenger seat.
No.
You'd put it in boot.
Yeah.
Otherwise some plod could come along and you know you'd be done for.
So the kind of person who did this Amateurs.
Or they couldn't face putting Colin in the boot.
He's be a dead weight too.
This blanket's all folded up on itself.
Like a pillow or something?Yeah! Exactly like a pillow.
So the kind of person who did this cared about Colin.
Where's the Guv? He's gone out.
Where? I don't know just out.
Do you know I've got a list.
Hunt's Big Book of Bastards.
You're a new entry, straight into the top ten.
How's business? Could be better.
Right, go stick this on the dogs.
Make yourself scarce, for half an hour.
What happened to Colin Mitchell? Speak now or foreverSod off! Right.
Oi! What you doing! Oi! No! No! Let me out! JESUS! What are you doing? Ah! All you've got to do is tell me andI don't know! I don't know what happened to him! HE YELLS What are you doing, you mad tosser! You've got about thirty secondsI didn't kill him! Jesus! I did not kill him! Oh, come on.
You were shagging his missus.
What was it? Jealousy? With him out the way you could have her full-time.
Get me out! Guv, Guv! It wasn't him! What? Are you sure? Guv! Argh! Bloody hell.
Stop it! What the hell do you think I'm trying to do! Argh! Bugger.
Get me out of here! Get me out of here, now! Now! Get me out of here! You nearly killed him.
Well, better luck next time, eh? Mind you I had my suspicions.
If a man isn't going to squeal when he's about to have his bum conkers crushed by a big machine, the chances are he's telling the truth.
We'll have to let him go boys.
Got nothing on the worm.
Parking tickets.
Yeah, we thought about what you said, you know, Capone and his taxes.
So we ran a few little checks.
Outstanding.
Loads of 'em.
That's a good start.
Come on then speak to me.
What have you got? Well, you know how you hate all the psychological bollocks? You're really going to hate this.
They're not just going to confess.
You'll have to trust me on this.
Why do women always say trust me just before they do something really stupid? Should've brought you grapes this time.
S'fine.
Still, we've brought you something anyway.
Donna Mitchell- you're under arrest for the murder of Colin Mitchell, aka the poor bugger who had the misfortune of being your husband.
What? No, you can't.
I don't understand.
I think you understand perfectly well.
What? Come on, Donna.
We know exactly what you did.
I know this is hard for you.
But at least you get to see justice served.
What do you reckon, Bols? Twenty years? At least.
Mind you depends on the judge.
If you get one of the ones that want to bring back hanging and flogging.
Maybe twenty-five.
Thirty in that case.
I swear, I didn't.
No, you were baking cakes and being the perfect little housewife.
You're, what, twenty six? Let's be generous.
Let's say you only get twenty-five years.
You'll be 51 when they let you out.
It'll be the 21st century.
We'll be zipping about in flying cars and living on the moon.
Except you of course.
You'll have pissed away the best years of your life in a cell.
That's if you last that long.
Do you have evidence? I know she did it.
Any evidence we need, we can conveniently find See I told you, we'd find the person that killed your son.
Oh, stop it, Donna.
Tears won't help you now.
Nothing can help you.
Don't do this! Don't do this.
She didn't she didn't do anything.
Oh, God forgive me.
It's my fault It's all my fault.
You killed your own son.
You cut markings into his arm.
Drove him down to the river and dumped his body.
I want to believe that there are still .
.
decent folk out there, Stanley.
I want to believe that you had a good reason for what you did but I am struggling.
It's not like you think.
Never is.
Flash of anger, lifetime of regret - it's still murder.
He told me that he'd quit the business and walked out on Riley .
.
and I thought, I've got my son back.
The boy that I raised and he wants to start again.
But then he told you about the insurance scam.
I was just so angry, cos there has to be a line where you say "no".
Where you say this is wrong.
I wish I'd never said anything.
I wish I'd just nodded Where did it happen? I can't.
You don't have a choice any more.
It was at the house.
I just pushed him, I didn't even mean to.
I just pushed him No! He fell over and cracked his head on the table.
He was just lying there.
So you wanted us to think it was Riley.
So that your son's death would mean something, make a difference.
Otherwise everything was for nothing.
Is that why you joined the Neighbourhood Watch? Got yourself beaten up, cos you thought it would make a difference.
My son Your son walked away when he found out what Riley did.
He could've stuck with it, be rolling in it.
Most fellas would.
But he walked away.
It's not much, but it's something, right? Something.
Don't you feel sorry for her at all? She wanted the good life.
She pushed him into it.
Never live beyond your means.
You two, let that be a lesson to you.
There's three types of people - the have's, the have-not's, and the have not paid for what theyDon't worry, Guv.
Got it all sorted.
It's going to be the best day of your life.
And most disappointing night.
You can't blame them though, Guv.
You know, TV, magazines, it's all aimed at young people, "You can have this.
" Wise words.
Debt, is bad, Signor Hunt, si? Yes, Luigi.
Always keep a sticky penny in the pocket for a rainy day.
Ahem.
What? Just the, small matter of the bar tab.
Only it's not so small! Right.
Yeah.
Duly noted.
And erm, stick some music on whatever Mussolini's speech that is, it's giving me a headache.
It's football, Signor Hunt.
Italia.
Campione del mondo, greatest team on earth.
Yeah, it's only cos you didn't meet us on the way.
CHEERING IN ITALIAN 'Is there any news, Doctor? Is my mum going to be OK?' No, no.
Don't touch it! 'Yes, Molly.
Your mum's doing really well 'and the operation was a complete success.
'Now we just have to wait for her to wake up.
'It won't be long before you can be with her again.
' Thank you.
'The coma patient in room five is having a seizure.
' 'OK, I'll be right there.
' GOAL! Goal! Si! Bravo Italia! Bravo! Champagne, Luigi, I think.
Si, si.
You know, I'm going to miss these nights.
You lot, you're not that bad.
That's not what you said in your letter.
In my what, Ray? The letter, you know, the one we're not supposed to open until you've gone.
These are going in my desk and if WHEN I get back then you can have them.
And I'm not repressed or whatever it bloody said.
It's bollocks that.
What you said, ma'am, about my potential.
I really appreciate it.
I couldn't understand a bloody word of mine.
What did you do? Steam it and then seal it back up again? Nope.
Didn't read it? Not even a little bit curious about what I'd written about you? You see that's your problem, Bols.
Always got a question.
Meanwhile there's a perfectly goodYes! Give it here.
CORK POPS You'll miss me really.
Yes, Bols.
I'd miss you.
Cheers! Cheers! 'Mummy, the Doctor got the bullet out.
'You're going to wake up.
' Go, go, go, go.
Do you want a hand, mate? Log it as an accidental death.
It's not an accident.
Murder.
Bugger.
DCI Hunt? PC Summers.
Hello, Alex.
It has come to my attention that someone on my watch misappropriated a vital piece of evidence jeopardising the entire case.
And when I find out who's responsible, I will be very, very angry.
I'm the only man you can really trust.
Then why won't you let me go home? Whose back have you been rubbing, Ray? I could ask you the same question.
Take that back.
Who knows what she'd do for a quick thrill.
How are you going to sort this mess out, Alex? You can't go home until you do.
Ray? Shazza, would you do me the amazing honour of becoming my wife? Did he leave a name? Boris Johnson.
I know you could be my only chance of getting back.
But what you want me to do.
What you want me to be is corrupt and dishonest.
Are you seeing Boris again?Why, are you jealous? Don't flatter yourself, sweetheart.
Operation Rose will be your exit route.
It won't be pretty.
If I were to say to you, "You've been shot in the head, "you've just arrived at the hospital and Molly is on her way to see you.
" Would that help to convince you? Happy talkin', talkin' Happy talk Talk about things we like to do You've got to have a dream If you don't have a dream How you gonna have Told you.
The daft bastard fell downVery original.
What next? "He walked into a wall"? Not my fault he's go two left feet.
ALEX HEARS VOICES MAN: 'Clear the corridor.
Move out of the way!' 'Mum.
I'm looking for my mum.
'Molly? 'She's going into surgery now, Molly.
You must wait here.
' 'Female, 30s, severe gunshot wound to the frontal lobe.
' 'We must hurry, this couldRespiration 'Prep Pupils - the right side is 'The left is sluggish.
' MACHINE BEEPS, LABOURED BREATHING Bolly! Oh, my God.
This is it.
I think they're getting ready to operate Think you've got problems- I have to put up with this every day.
All right when you've stopped being Doris Stokes, we need to get Heroin Harry here into a nice comfy cell.
You see? Walked into a wall.
You know, you forget sometimes, how beautiful London can be.
The architecture, the canals.
Dead body floating along.
You really have no poetry in your soul, at all, do you? No.
That dead body, there.
Look.
'My name is Alex Drake.
I've been shot and that bullet has taken me back in time.
'Now I'm lost in 1982.
'And all I can do is fight and search and stay alive.
'Because somehow I will find a way home.
' Think he drowned, then? No, Christopher.
I think he tried to drink the entire river for a bet and failed(!) I'm not certain drowning was the cause of death.
Lung samples showed low amounts of water imbibed, enough to suggest the time of death was before the body entered the water.
Oh, but let's not forgot this Blunt force trauma.
Right on the frontal lobe.
Certainly suggests murder.
Could be murder.
Could be bloke walks home from the pub, pissed as a penguin, trips up, smacks his head, right into the Swannee.
Well, yes.
That's a possibility.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Except for this Satanists.
What? Yeah, they do that all the time.
Marking people and stuff.
It's like that film we saw, what's it called, Vault of Evil or something? No, that was vampires.
Not Satanists.
Same thing, really.
Does anybody have an opinion that doesn't emanate from the works of Vincent Price? Judging by the scabbing on the wounds, it happened the same time as the blow to the head.
Full marks to DI Drake.
Don't suppose you have a nameNo ID at all.
No, of course not.
That would be too much to ask.
You wouldn't think so many people go missing.
Maybe some of them don't want to be found.
Pressures of work, home life Be pretty hard for her to go missing.
You'd hear her coming a mile off! Could plug the Watford gap with that.
She's so fat, that wherever she's sat in the room you'd be sat next to her! Maybe she's somebody's mother! Maybe somebody's worried about where she is, whether she's dead or alive.
Maybe she'd like nothing more than to let them know that she's OK.
So why don't you two just keep your stupid jokes to yourself, OK? Ma'am.
Not now, Chris, I'm not in the mood.
No, no.
I think I've found our fella.
Colin Mitchell.
Wife reported him missing a few days ago, the father also phoned to ask.
Guv, we got an ID on the victim.
Colin Mitchell.
Right.
Me and Bolly will go talk to the father.
Chris, Ray - you inform the wife.
Remember, this is a murder investigation, so for the moment We're looking into the causes of death.
Correct.
No point tipping our hand until we need to.
So? So? Have you thought of a date yet? Just my mum's driving me crazy asking every five seconds.
Almost, yeah.
Lot of planning these weddings.
Tell me about it.
Wait till you see the dress I've got my eye on.
You'll be needing some over-time for that one.
MEN CHATTER Stanley Mitchell? Yeah? The neighbours said we'd find you here.
I'm DCI Hunt.
This is DI Drake.
Can we have a word? Ah! You're here for the meeting! It's so good of you to come.
I must admit I was a bit sceptical myself at first.
Because it was a great success in America but we're different here, aren't we? Not quite the turn out I was expecting.
But you've got to try, haven't you?The turn-out for what? Neighbourhood Watch.
You're here to give the talk, aren't you? Well, you see the thing is Eh? Er could you just give us a second.
Thanks.
We can't tell him now.
Look at him.
He's just trying to do something good for the community.
You're not seriously suggesting that we give a pep talk to the senile squad? You are, aren't you? Well, you know it's amazing how much these places change.
Nice to give them a bit of hope.
I've got Garibaldis.
Bloody hell! So How can you help your community? DI Drake, any ideas? Well, um you should never be afraid to call the police if you see something suspicious.
Well, within reason.
I mean if some bugger's nicking a milk bottle off your doorstep, it's hardly worth calling the flying squad round, is it? Feel free to give them a clip round the earhole.
Although you should never take the law into your own hands, of course.
Not unless you can handle yourself.
It's best just to stay out of it.
Even if you can handle yourself.
Well, obviously.
But if some bastard climbs through your bedroom window, you're within you're rights to smack him over the head with a vase, or a chair or any other blunt-ish object that may come to hand.
Technically though, that would be assault.
Well, just make sure the bugger's still breathing when you ring 999.
Nobody will have a go at you for fighting back.
What if you can't fight back? Then remember the Dunkirk spirit and run like hell.
No, what if fighting back makes it worse? Well, that depends on how you define worse.
Worse than three guys and a baseball bat.
Worse than being dragged under the wheels of their car.
Bill.
They're not going to do anything.
They'll just stand there,Well, we're here now.
So whoever's causing this trouble, I'll go and have a word with him.
Talk(?) That's great.
Just bloody great.
Maybe best we end the meeting now.
Yes, definitely.
It's not actually the reason why we came here.
We're sorry to have to tell you like this.
No, no, I I understand.
Thank you for waiting.
And thank you for the meeting.
It means a lot to them trying to keep the community alive.
Do you know how he died? We're still pursuing lines of enquiry.
There were markings on his arms.
Cut in.
Spiral shaped.
Does that mean anything to you? Trevor Riley.
Trevor Riley? He's the man Colin worked for.
Used to.
Financial investments, he says.
He's a loan shark.
There isn't a street around here where he hasn't left his mark.
Never heard of him.
If someone makes waves on my patch, I tend to know.
That's Trevor Riley all over.
Sneaky with it.
I loved my son.
But when he started working for that man, I cut him out my life.
And now he's gone.
You take as much time as you need.
Bloody hell.
Bit swanky, innit? You got your eyeWhy would I be doing that? C'mon.
You get married, you can't live in a pokey little flat.
Sooner rather than later she'll be all Fat? Up the duff.
We haven't talked about having kids.
Biological clock.
Once that goes off it's worse than Hiroshima.
How would you know? You've never had a proper girlfriend.
I've had plenty.
I'm just not dumb enough to get stuck with one.
I'm like Liberace.
The poofter? No, no The other one What's his name? Valentino.
That's it, I'm like Valentino.
Hello? Police.
We're the police.
Oh.
Right.
Please.
Come in.
You reported your husband missing, uh, - Colin Mitchell - a couple of days ago? That's right, yeah.
We had an argument and he went for a drive to clear his head.
He'll probably get in touch, though.
Maybe I just panicked.
Didn't need to get you lot involved.
Right, well, er What? Would you like to sit down at all? Cup of tea maybe? Umno, I'm fine.
AT THE SAME TIME: He's dead.
We found his body.
What? In the river.
There must be some mistake.
He's not He's not dead.
He's just missing.
He definitely looked dead.
No.
I think you must have got the wrong person.
I'm sorry you've wasted your time coming out here.
Are you sure we're doing the right thing? Grow some, will you? Come in.
This really is a waste of time.
My husband isn't dead.
Right.
NOOO! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Trevor Riley.
For some reason this roach has scurried under my radar, but we're going to change that.
This scumbag has got an MO - spiral brandings on the arms of those that piss him off.
Shaz, see if we've got anything on the files about that.
In the meantime, you lot, knock on some doors, ruffle some feathers.
I want everything there is to know about this man.
He's now the prime suspect in a murd WOMAN SOBS He's now become the prime suspect What is that noise? We didn't know what to do with her, Guv.
She just won't stop.
She's like one of them dolls that cries.
All the time.
SOBBING CONTINUES Mitchell's wife.
Before you go in there, Guv we might have done something stupid.
We showed her the body.
She wouldn't believe us.
We had to do something.
Well, it needed a positive ID anyway.
I take it you got one.
Very classy.
God only knows what sort of trauma you two have put that poor woman through.
She kept saying we were wrong.
I'm so sorry.
Donna, you might not believe me now but sometimes it's almost better to know, one way or another, when someone's missing.
I just I didn't expect this.
No.
You always want to hold on to a bit of hope, don't you? Yeah, yeah.
Did your husband mention any problems he was having with Trevor Riley, at all? No, that's not possible.
Riley wouldn't do this.
Hehe wouldn't.
It's just a line of investigation that we have to follow.
Did he mention anything? Anything you think might help us? No No, there's there's nothing.
I can't believe this is happening.
Sorry, ma'am.
There's a call.
They say it's quite urgent.
Right.
Thanks, Shaz.
Do you mind if I? No, that's fine.
DI Drake.
'So, Alex, they're 'You might not have much time left.
' I know.
'You're new life could soon be over.
'It's a shame.
Together we could have made such a difference to this world we find ourselves in.
' I am making a difference.
'That's sweet, Alex.
Why do you seem so keen for me to get involved? Feeling a bit lonely? 'They're not holding out much hope for the operation.
'Lots of brave faces for little Molly.
'I'll say goodbye now.
' Riley? MUSIC: "Ace Of Spades" by Motorhead If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man You win some, lose some It's all the same to me Trevor Riley? Let me guess.
Cheap suit.
Nice looking bird.
Police?You're smarter than you look.
It's not the first time I've had you lot come round.
Don't want to waste your time so, here What's this? My lawyers.
Whoever is complaining about me, whoever is spreading lies, talk to them.
They'll sort everything out.
You still here.
OK.
That wasn't very nice.
We'd like to talk to you about Colin Mitchell.
He worked here.
And then he didn't.
That's about it.
We found his body.
He's dead? He was found with very distinctive markings on his arm.
Your own personal brand.
Well, that's different.
I'm starting to think someone's messing with you.
I want to talk off the record.
Sorry.
I don't Let's just speakOoh, let's.
If these marks are such a trademark of mine, I'd be pretty stupid to brand someone just before doing them in, wouldn't I? At this point I'm not ruling anything out.
Including your stupidity.
You think I'm scum.
That's OK.
I run a legitimate business.
Personal financial services.
And yes, people don't always read the small print.
People are stupid.
That's not my fault.
Not up to me to look out for them.
"There's no such thing as society".
There you go.
I'm just taking advantage of the current economic climate.
Now, as the situation stood I had no problems with Colin.
I'm guessing Mitchell's dad and his cronies at the Neighbourhood Watch put you up to this.
Show me some evidence.
A warrant.
Something more than these bollocks accusations, cos at the moment I'm two seconds away from taking this and getting you charged with harassment.
One second.
Two seconds.
Go on, then.
Try me.
You know, I've had harder shites than you, Friday nights, after a curry.
And when I'm done, I don't sit and ruminate about the individual's role in society, my son.
I flush 'em away.
Tosser! Riley had a point.
Why would he do something that would lead directly to him? He's dirtier than a bank holiday weekend in Blackpool.
I'm sure he is.
But it doesn't change the facts.
We still don't have anything on him.
Guv! Uniform found the deceased's car, abandoned on a wasteland by the canal.
Give me the address.
Some of us still don't think this is an open and shut case.
We've got a body, we've got a suspect.
What more do you like, a bloody great neon sign over his head saying "It's a fair cop"? Look, Riley was smart enough to stay off your radar.
Branding the body, drawing attention to himself - doesn't seem like the sort of mistakes he'd make.
Go on.
Oi, Raymondo.
Do you want to accompany the good lady to said abandoned vehicle? Thank you.
It's not a favour.
This is punishment for arseing up the house call to the wife.
Chris was there too.
Well, he's not here now is he.
Making tea? You want one? Yeah.
No.
About the date for the wedding Finally.
Yeah, well it's all becoming a bit of a circus, isn't it? I like the circus.
Yeah, right.
It might be easier just to, you know, elope or something.
Easier or more romantic? More romantic? You had to think about that.
So that's not what you meant.
You meant easier.
Cheaper.
Less of a hassle for you.
There's no point in getting married if we cripple ourselves with debt? I never asked you to do that.
All I ever wanted from you was to set a firm date.
But you can't even be arsed doing that.
Or what, did you think "Ah, it's Shaz.
A couple of cans of lager and registry office, "and she'll be sorted.
" Be a lot less hassle.
Right, so marrying me is a circus and a hassle.
Cheers, Chris.
It's nice to know how you really feel.
Ma'am? ALEX HEARS VARIOUS VOICES 'Proceed with the anaesthetic.
'Blood pressure still rising.
Stay with us.
' Ma'am? Ray, erm, why don't you take this one.
I get it.
You think I'm a twat for messing up with the wife.
No, I don't, actually.
All right.
Let's just say it's that.
OK, you take the lead.
Ray, tell me what you see.
Let's start with the car.
Well, it's a poof's car.
Meaning? Driven by poofs and show-offs.
And from that we can deduce? They liked to show off.
Yeah, and maybe the Mitchells were living beyond their means.
Maybe they were victims of '80s excess.
Anything else? It's just a car.
Details, Ray.
It's the little details that will illuminate the crime scene.
Well, it's not locked.
Because? Because the little black thingy's up.
And that could mean? I don't know what it means! Maybe it means that he's a knob.
You should never leave a car like this unlocked.
I can't believe nobody's nicked it yet.
Maybe the person who drove it here didn't care about things like cars.
There's a couple of blanketsDon't touch them, Ray.
You'll contaminate the crime scene.
I wasn't planning to.
Maybe whoever drove the car here put Colin in the front.
And then drove him here in his own car.
Ray, contaminating the crime scene.
Hang on a minute, I've found something.
Let me see.
Flight tickets.
There's one for the day his body was discovered.
To Turkey.
And this one's for the wife.
Two months later.
Sounds to me like somebody's been spinning you a line, ma'am.
Yes, Ray.
It does.
Well, Bolly, people don't hide things from me.
They just forget to mention it till my boot meets their arse.
Get her in here.
Delivery man dropped these off.
Ma'am.
An admirer? Hardly.
I think it might be somebody reminding me I've missed my chance.
Lot of that going around today.
Why didn't you tell us about the flight tickets? It's just a holiday.
Travelling separately, two months apart? See, DI Drake here, she does this thing called Psychological Profiling.
Now if you ask me, it's a lot of bollocks.
But I'm going to have a crack at it anyway.
Sonice house.
Nice car.
Enough jewellery to signal ships off the coast.
Doesn't hide the fact that you're from the gutter.
And all the perfume in the world can't hide the smell of scum.
Well, that's not psychological profiling, is it? That's just you insulting the lady.
I'm saying Blondie here likes the good life.
Maybe a bit too much.
You haven't considered that they might have been running away.
You run together.
Not two bloody months apart.
Well, what if there's a reason that you're going to run Donna, did you know that Colin was going to disappear? I think you did, didn't you? Colin took out an insurance policy.
On event of his death.
We just needed the money.
I was to report his disappearance Right.
Enough time passes, and the two of you are living it up on the Costa Del Scam.
Right, well that is lovely, Donna.
So meanwhile there are people out there who are genuinely missing, genuinely need our help, people whose families are sick with worry about them.
So you lied to me, then.
Straight to my face.
I was scared.
Or maybe you didn't want us toNo.
Really.
You were right about me.
I grew up on the estate.
I knew Riley.
I saw how he went from selling knock-off goods to building up his business.
And Colin was so much smarter than him.
I just I wanted us to share in his wealth.
So you were running away from Riley.
We just wanted to start again.
Colin's dad was barely speaking to him, because of the business.
I thought, if we could just get away Riley promised he wouldn't touch Colin.
He gave me his word.
Right.
So you took the word of a loan shark.
You know, you're as bright as you look(!) I've been going over her statement.
Still seems like she's hiding something.
I think you're giving her too much credit.
You can't just dismiss this.
Right, Shaz.
Two choices.
Box A, we've got a nasty little loan shark who likes to brand those who piss him off.
And Box B, a dumb housewife who struggles with the alphabet.
Which one would finger as a suspect in a murder case? Don't underestimate the power of a woman, Guv.
Guv? Got some bad news for you.
Good of you to look after him.
Hospital said he 'Least I could do.
Funny really, all that's happened, makes you realise how important family is.
Hmm.
It's not as bad as it looks.
Good.
You look like you've gone seven rounds with Giant Haystacks.
When I said sometimes you have to fight back, I didn't mean literally.
Bill.
The one who had a go at you.
Some of Riley's boys went down to the wrecking yard that he owns.
They wanted to brand him and everything.
What, so you and the others grabbed your pitchforks and headed down? You've got to make a stand.
And I know what it feels like when they do that sort of thing to you.
Oh, God.
The wife, she got cancer.
I wanted to do it properly.
One of those fancy privateAnd there was Riley, Didn't make any difference in the end.
She never made it.
'ICU connectors.
''OK.
Proceed with the anaesthetic.
' Am I still under Sorry what? 'Blood pressure still rising.
'Uh SHE MUMBLES Am I still under? Are you drunk Bols?No, can I have some water Kitchen's just through there.
Now, we're going to get him for you, OK? What he did to you, your son, your family.
We'll get him.
'Stay with us.
' 'OK.
I'm seeing the bullet lodged in the frontal lobe.
' 'Come on Alex.
' 'Nurse, forceps.
' 'ICP now stable.
' 'Well done.
' 'OK.
Retrieving the bulletnow.
' I feel different.
I feel better.
I think they've done it.
You know, Guv, you haven't seen the best of me.
Before I go I think you're going to be really surprised because I haven't felt this good in a long time.
Low expectations, Bolly.
Just as long as you're not tripping all over the place like Norman bloody Wisdom.
I'm still alive.
Good.
Because you and me we're going after Riley the old way.
Shall we? Right gents, shore leave has been cancelled.
We're working late tonight.
Trevor Riley.
Smug bastard.
Thinks he's untouchable.
Remember Al Capone? Do you know what they got him on?No.
Taxes.
Silly bugger forgot to pay 'em.
What, like he dodged fares? I am betting that Riley's office is crawling with evidence, like roaches in a Chinky.
Raymondo go fetch meReally? Really.
Oh, brilliant.
When did you have time to get search warrant? Right, Bols we're going in.
My search warrant, Raymondo.
Yes.
That'll go down well in court.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Right.
Let's get cracking.
Oh, shit.
Riley.
He must have come back for something.
Guv.
You've got company.
Trevor Riley.
Heading your way.
I've seen enough of these bastards squirming their way out of trouble, rendering me and people like me helpless to stop them.
Not any more.
Guv! Shit.
Batteries.
Guv, oh, bollocks come on.
Quick, get out.
Come on, bloody seat! Come in! Do you have to do that? It's locked.
Guv, come in.
Wait there.
If something's locked away it usually means there's something in there you're not supposed to see.
CAR ALARM WAILS What's going on? What do we do now? Nick it.
We're the police.
Come on, get out of the way.
Oh, shit.
Hurry up! Don't shout at me.
Shouting won't make me go any quicker.
Oi! Get out of my bloody car! Shit! Come here! Get out! CAR ENGINE STARTS Ah! You're enjoying this aren't you.
Ways and means, Bolly, ways and means.
Bet it's a skin flick.
Oh, yeah.
Why do you lot have to drag everything into the gutter? Cos we like it.
It could be a hundred and one things and you're thinking about sex.
Hello, they're not wrong.
The life of Riley.
Oh, bloody Nora, look who it is! I think we get the idea, don't we? Bols this is evidence.
We need to watch the whole thing.
He'll strain a muscle doing that.
Donna and Riley.
You were right she was hiding a secret.
Oh, bollocks! I'm telling you, she wasn't enjoying it.
You don't let a bloke put you in a video unless you're into it.
You're assuming she knew she was being filmed.
It's the wife of a murder victim, shagging the prime suspect in said murder.
Not to mention the life insurance.
Which part are you struggling with? She wasn't part of it.
Her face, her body language.
Is it a biological necessity for women to change their minds every five minutes or am I unlucky with the women I meet? I say it's Riley.
You suspect Donna.
We're both right.
I'm agreeing with you.
You should be doing hula hoops.
Yes, and I am not agreeing with me any more.
Well, that there is a woman.
I hear you, Guv.
Like you know anything about it.
Well, you might not have to worry about it for much longer because I might be going away.
What you're looking for a transfer? No, it's not that, it's Well, it's something I've wanted and it's good.
So soI've written you all something.
Just a little something.
Just some observations you know.
Bit of advice.
Just in case I don't get to say goodbye properly.
Great.
But only if I go.
Please.
It's important to me.
Right come on you lot.
Busy day tomorrow.
Night, ma'am.
Night, Shaz.
Bicerina, signorina? Luigi what do you think happens to the world when you're not in it any more? Do you think it all just carries on or do you think everything disappears? 'Your mum's resting now Molly.
'She's had a very big operation and won't wake up for a long while.
'We just have to wait now and see how she responds to the surgery.
' Don't be worried.
I'm coming back I promise you You have to believe me, Mols.
Hey, you got a light there mate?Er, Yeah.
BANGING SMASHING Check in there.
She here? No.
Shame.
Guv? Walked into a wall.
Guv.
Guv? What does the man It's just that I The man on the door! Men only.
When are you going to bloody well learn that.
Sacred turf, Bolly.
What happened? I'm clumsy.
Two left feet.
They came to my flat.
They lay a finger on you?No, I I hid behind the sofa.
But, Guv, I've No.
Not now, OK? Not now.
I've called Donna in.
I really do not want to talk to any people.
What's that supposed to mean? Stop She is in the video with our main suspect.
You're not going to let a couple of thugs intimidate you, are you? Guv, Guv! Viv, I want you to stick me in the cells.
Guv? That way, I might get a bit of peace and quiet.
He might be having one of them, youNah.
Not the Guv.
Breakdown come anywhere near him, he'd twat it in the face.
He can't sit down there by himself all day.
I'm going to go have a word.
Said he wanted to be alone.
What people say and what they need are two different things.
Guv, you know it's OK to be, scared.
They went after you, Bols.
A woman.
That's a line.
Right there.
We can't sink to Riley's level.
You know there's always been scum.
Praying on decent ordinary folk.
There was a code of honour as well.
You came at him from the front, not like a coward from the back.
Everybody wants to be the centre of the universe these days - writing their own rules, doing whatever they want.
And what are you planning to do? You know a good beating clears the head, Bols.
Our Mr Riley thinks he can run his little empire.
Thinks he can bump off a someone like Colin Mitchell without retribution.
I'm just working out exactly what sort of retribution is required.
Will you promise me something Guv? That we'll do this the right way.
Sometimes Bolly you have to fight fire with fire.
I don't want to show it to you, but if I have to No.
I know what's on the tape.
I didn't want to do it Didn't look like that to me love.
Riley said Colin couldn't just walk away.
I knew Riley had always wanted me, we grew up on the same estate I did it to protect Colin.
So Riley said if you did what he wanted, he'd leave Colin alone.
You're disgusted with me.
No.
No, I'm not.
Colin had done everything for me.
The car, the house - it meant nothing to him.
But he'd taken the job because he knew it's what I wanted.
It was my fault.
So that's why you were running away? Fresh start.
Me, Colin.
He even planned to send for his dad later.
So if Riley was shagging you,Ray.
A little bit of sensitivity please? IN A QUIET VOICE: So, if Riley was shagging you in return for leaving your husband alone, why did he change his mind? I don't know.
If Colin had never met me he'd still be here.
I'm the one who wanted everything.
I wish he'd never met me.
I know.
It's the ones who are left behind that have to live through it.
I know you don't want to speak to me.
I was wrong.
I just kept thinking I'll never be able to do this.
Never gonna be able to give Shaz the wedding she deserves.
The lifeand You wrote down what you were going to say? Well, yeah, cos otherwise I thought I might panic and say something stupid and you know I really wanted to tell you how I, umfelt.
Well, give it here.
It's all right, I 's'pose.
You spelt 'fantastic' wrong.
But, yeah, I am.
So? So you're an idiot.
I know that.
Doesn't have to be the perfect wedding.
Or any of that.
Are you going to get an haircut? Wear a suit? Decent suit, though, not that brown thing you drag out every so often? Shine your shoes, brush your teeth, clean fingernails, show up on time,Yeah, yeah of course.
Then it'll be perfect enough for me.
You mean it? Oh, for Christ's sake! Not in the workplace, please.
Raymondo.
Yes.
Your mate still run that car rental firm? Yeah.
Why? What's going on? Taking a scenic drive down to a friend's scrap yard.
Can't get rid of the Quattro, Guv.
It's quality.
Listen I need you two to stay here.
OK.
Nobody else is going to get involved in this.
It's going to get messy.
Nice day for a drive.
Yeah? Not going to go in this shit motor are we? You know this thing you do, this psychic stuff.
Psychological profiling.
Yeah.
That.
I don't really get it.
Do you really want to know or are you just going to take the piss? Yeah, yeah, yeah go on.
Right, well, it's about looking for behaviour that might provide an indication of character.
Like looking at the crime scene to see if any of the details provide a clue to the kind of person who might have done it.
Like Colin's car, right? Hmm hmm.
It might be nothing but if I wanted to off someone.
I wouldn't put the body in the passenger seat.
No.
You'd put it in boot.
Yeah.
Otherwise some plod could come along and you know you'd be done for.
So the kind of person who did this Amateurs.
Or they couldn't face putting Colin in the boot.
He's be a dead weight too.
This blanket's all folded up on itself.
Like a pillow or something?Yeah! Exactly like a pillow.
So the kind of person who did this cared about Colin.
Where's the Guv? He's gone out.
Where? I don't know just out.
Do you know I've got a list.
Hunt's Big Book of Bastards.
You're a new entry, straight into the top ten.
How's business? Could be better.
Right, go stick this on the dogs.
Make yourself scarce, for half an hour.
What happened to Colin Mitchell? Speak now or foreverSod off! Right.
Oi! What you doing! Oi! No! No! Let me out! JESUS! What are you doing? Ah! All you've got to do is tell me andI don't know! I don't know what happened to him! HE YELLS What are you doing, you mad tosser! You've got about thirty secondsI didn't kill him! Jesus! I did not kill him! Oh, come on.
You were shagging his missus.
What was it? Jealousy? With him out the way you could have her full-time.
Get me out! Guv, Guv! It wasn't him! What? Are you sure? Guv! Argh! Bloody hell.
Stop it! What the hell do you think I'm trying to do! Argh! Bugger.
Get me out of here! Get me out of here, now! Now! Get me out of here! You nearly killed him.
Well, better luck next time, eh? Mind you I had my suspicions.
If a man isn't going to squeal when he's about to have his bum conkers crushed by a big machine, the chances are he's telling the truth.
We'll have to let him go boys.
Got nothing on the worm.
Parking tickets.
Yeah, we thought about what you said, you know, Capone and his taxes.
So we ran a few little checks.
Outstanding.
Loads of 'em.
That's a good start.
Come on then speak to me.
What have you got? Well, you know how you hate all the psychological bollocks? You're really going to hate this.
They're not just going to confess.
You'll have to trust me on this.
Why do women always say trust me just before they do something really stupid? Should've brought you grapes this time.
S'fine.
Still, we've brought you something anyway.
Donna Mitchell- you're under arrest for the murder of Colin Mitchell, aka the poor bugger who had the misfortune of being your husband.
What? No, you can't.
I don't understand.
I think you understand perfectly well.
What? Come on, Donna.
We know exactly what you did.
I know this is hard for you.
But at least you get to see justice served.
What do you reckon, Bols? Twenty years? At least.
Mind you depends on the judge.
If you get one of the ones that want to bring back hanging and flogging.
Maybe twenty-five.
Thirty in that case.
I swear, I didn't.
No, you were baking cakes and being the perfect little housewife.
You're, what, twenty six? Let's be generous.
Let's say you only get twenty-five years.
You'll be 51 when they let you out.
It'll be the 21st century.
We'll be zipping about in flying cars and living on the moon.
Except you of course.
You'll have pissed away the best years of your life in a cell.
That's if you last that long.
Do you have evidence? I know she did it.
Any evidence we need, we can conveniently find See I told you, we'd find the person that killed your son.
Oh, stop it, Donna.
Tears won't help you now.
Nothing can help you.
Don't do this! Don't do this.
She didn't she didn't do anything.
Oh, God forgive me.
It's my fault It's all my fault.
You killed your own son.
You cut markings into his arm.
Drove him down to the river and dumped his body.
I want to believe that there are still .
.
decent folk out there, Stanley.
I want to believe that you had a good reason for what you did but I am struggling.
It's not like you think.
Never is.
Flash of anger, lifetime of regret - it's still murder.
He told me that he'd quit the business and walked out on Riley .
.
and I thought, I've got my son back.
The boy that I raised and he wants to start again.
But then he told you about the insurance scam.
I was just so angry, cos there has to be a line where you say "no".
Where you say this is wrong.
I wish I'd never said anything.
I wish I'd just nodded Where did it happen? I can't.
You don't have a choice any more.
It was at the house.
I just pushed him, I didn't even mean to.
I just pushed him No! He fell over and cracked his head on the table.
He was just lying there.
So you wanted us to think it was Riley.
So that your son's death would mean something, make a difference.
Otherwise everything was for nothing.
Is that why you joined the Neighbourhood Watch? Got yourself beaten up, cos you thought it would make a difference.
My son Your son walked away when he found out what Riley did.
He could've stuck with it, be rolling in it.
Most fellas would.
But he walked away.
It's not much, but it's something, right? Something.
Don't you feel sorry for her at all? She wanted the good life.
She pushed him into it.
Never live beyond your means.
You two, let that be a lesson to you.
There's three types of people - the have's, the have-not's, and the have not paid for what theyDon't worry, Guv.
Got it all sorted.
It's going to be the best day of your life.
And most disappointing night.
You can't blame them though, Guv.
You know, TV, magazines, it's all aimed at young people, "You can have this.
" Wise words.
Debt, is bad, Signor Hunt, si? Yes, Luigi.
Always keep a sticky penny in the pocket for a rainy day.
Ahem.
What? Just the, small matter of the bar tab.
Only it's not so small! Right.
Yeah.
Duly noted.
And erm, stick some music on whatever Mussolini's speech that is, it's giving me a headache.
It's football, Signor Hunt.
Italia.
Campione del mondo, greatest team on earth.
Yeah, it's only cos you didn't meet us on the way.
CHEERING IN ITALIAN 'Is there any news, Doctor? Is my mum going to be OK?' No, no.
Don't touch it! 'Yes, Molly.
Your mum's doing really well 'and the operation was a complete success.
'Now we just have to wait for her to wake up.
'It won't be long before you can be with her again.
' Thank you.
'The coma patient in room five is having a seizure.
' 'OK, I'll be right there.
' GOAL! Goal! Si! Bravo Italia! Bravo! Champagne, Luigi, I think.
Si, si.
You know, I'm going to miss these nights.
You lot, you're not that bad.
That's not what you said in your letter.
In my what, Ray? The letter, you know, the one we're not supposed to open until you've gone.
These are going in my desk and if WHEN I get back then you can have them.
And I'm not repressed or whatever it bloody said.
It's bollocks that.
What you said, ma'am, about my potential.
I really appreciate it.
I couldn't understand a bloody word of mine.
What did you do? Steam it and then seal it back up again? Nope.
Didn't read it? Not even a little bit curious about what I'd written about you? You see that's your problem, Bols.
Always got a question.
Meanwhile there's a perfectly goodYes! Give it here.
CORK POPS You'll miss me really.
Yes, Bols.
I'd miss you.
Cheers! Cheers! 'Mummy, the Doctor got the bullet out.
'You're going to wake up.
' Go, go, go, go.
Do you want a hand, mate? Log it as an accidental death.
It's not an accident.
Murder.
Bugger.
DCI Hunt? PC Summers.
Hello, Alex.
It has come to my attention that someone on my watch misappropriated a vital piece of evidence jeopardising the entire case.
And when I find out who's responsible, I will be very, very angry.
I'm the only man you can really trust.
Then why won't you let me go home? Whose back have you been rubbing, Ray? I could ask you the same question.
Take that back.
Who knows what she'd do for a quick thrill.
How are you going to sort this mess out, Alex? You can't go home until you do.