Between the Lines (1992) s02e08 Episode Script

Members of the jury On the charge of armed robbery, do you find the defendant, Ronald Arthur Duff, guilty or not guilty? Guilty.
- And that is the verdict of you all? - It is.
I would like to thank the jury for their attention in this matter.
You have now completed your duties and may leave.
However, if you wish to remain to hear sentence, you may do so.
My Lord, my client requests that 22 other offences be taken into consideration.
Best to wipe the slate clean, Ronnie.
The local authority payroll job in Lambeth.
You can't have.
Peter Hoskins is already doing 18 years for that.
I did it.
I'll show you the sawn-off I used.
Peter Hoskins was fitted up by your boss, Chief Superintendent Trevor Dunne.
- Morning, sir.
- Harold.
- Morning, sir.
- Morning, Trevor.
Nice to see someone's keeping fit.
Actually I was thinking of imposing minimum fitness levels for every officer.
- what do you think? - It won't be popular.
- Yes, I know, but what do you think? - Good idea, sir.
- Can I have a word, guv'nor? - Certainly, Lymes.
How can I help? I meant Mr Dunne, sir.
See you later, Trevor.
- Nice one.
- Sorry.
I didn't think.
That's what you're bloody paid for.
what is it? Ronnie Duff's put his hands up for the Lambeth job we nicked Peter Hoskins for.
- Have you told Sparrow? - No.
Make sure he doesn't find out you told me first.
The press have been on the phone.
Tell the friendlies Hoskins' less pleasant habits, especially the pub incident.
what about the hostiles? Tell them we'll give them information tomorrow - after Peter Hoskins' ability to tell the truth has been called into question.
Nice one.
A south London man has been convicted of armed robbery at Brixton Crown Court.
Ronald Duff asked for 22 offences to be taken into consideration, including a raid on a security van two years ago, for which Peter Hoskins is already serving an 18-year sentence.
- Ah, Tony.
- Morning.
Does "Peter Hoskins" ring any bells? He's in Pentonville for armed robbery.
Yes, but Ronald Duff has claimed the job that Hoskins went down for.
I've just received this from Hoskins.
He's made a complaint against Chief Superintendent Dunne.
- Trevor Dunne? - Yup.
Duff's probably done a deal with Hoskins.
It didn't help the Guildford Four when the Balcombe Street Gang claimed the pub bomb.
Hoskins claims that he split the reward money he got for snouting with Dunne.
This was investigated by Operation Greenfields.
You don't become a media hero without treading on toes.
I don't see any point in us getting involved.
That's not really for you to decide, is it? Hoskins has made a complaint against Dunne and there's new evidence to support that claim, albeit from a fellow criminal.
we will therefore investigate the matter.
- You're joking? - I wish I was.
what about the Greenfields Inquiry? - I know.
- Brilliant! On the word of a couple of villains.
They'll ask us to check everyone's wearing clean underwear next.
It's the Squad.
what do they expect? I don't believe you said that.
You can't expect them to stay virgins.
Trevor Dunne is one of the best officers in the Met.
- That's not what I've heard.
- what have you heard? He stayed in Hoskins' place in Spain.
You show me someone with half the results he's got and I'll eat your PACE Manual, darling.
- Don't call me darling.
- All right, all right.
Let's get on, shall we? Harry, call the Ville, book us in with Hoskins.
Hoskins grassed dozens of villains before he was done for Lambeth.
Collected nearly 100 grand in reward money.
Mostly on Dunne's cases.
- Good business to be in.
- what? Hoskins or Dunne? I heard that before Hoskins went down, he sent Greenfields a tape which he claimed showed Dunne taking a split.
Turned out to be a copy of Barry Manilow In Concert.
well, that's not a crime.
Should be, of course, but it's not a crime.
I'm Superintendent Clark.
This is Inspector Naylor.
Thanks, guys.
Can you start by explaining the nature of your complaint? I was fitted up by Chief Superintendent Dunne of the Robbery Squad.
And what evidence do you have to support this claim? Ronnie Duff was recently done for a robbery and asked for the Lambeth job to be taken into consideration.
Do you have any other evidence? Listen, you little bastard I'm not serving time in this shit-hole for a job I never done.
If I'm not out of here soon, someone is gonna suffer.
Have you any other evidence to support your claim? I've got a videotape of Dunne taking a drink off me.
- Seven and a half grand's worth.
- Say again? Once when Dunne came round to my place to pick up his split, I made a tape.
Shows it all.
wouldn't be the same tape you showed the Greenfield Inquiry? You know, the Barry Manilow tape.
You know one of Dunne's mates nobbled it.
I've got a copy of the original.
Can we see it? Come back in a week.
Come.
Thanks for popping in, Tony.
This is Commander Sparrow.
- Pleased to meet you, sir.
- And you, Mr Clark.
I'll get straight to the point.
Trevor Dunne has already been the subject of an in-depth investigation which completely exonerated him.
Other evidence has come to light so, of course, it must be investigated.
It's just that um I wouldn't want this to go on any longer than it needs to.
Sorry, sir? when Greenfields was in operation, I lost Dunne for nearly a year.
It created problems.
I'm sure you understand.
I'm not sure I do, sir.
Tony You are aware that Dunne is one of the most effective officers in the Met.
what are you saying, sir? I'm saying that however it goes, sort it out fast.
I don't want Dunne left hanging again.
Graham tells me you might be interested in joining the Squad.
I'll bear that in mind, sir.
Graves wants him hung out to dry, Sullivan wants him knighted.
You can't blame Sparrow for trying it on, guv.
He had to run it all when Dunne was suspended.
- He probably only got half the collars.
- He's probably only half as bent.
Here, he's arrived.
Up every day.
- You still running? - I'm doing a half-marathon next week.
- Don't know how you do it, sir.
- Always a joker.
Hi, Nick.
- Good to see you, sir.
- Hello, sir.
Go on.
You can't keep him waiting.
- Mo, show him where to get a coffee.
- OK, guv.
Listen, if I want Dunne to wait, he waits.
OK? Right.
Chief Superintendent? I'm Superintendent Clark.
- Trevor Dunne.
- This is Inspector Naylor.
Pleased to meet you, sir.
You don't know how this machine works, do you? what evidence did you have linking Hoskins with the Lambeth job? Not much, really.
Elderly eyewitness, some debatable forensics.
Hoskins got 18 years, though.
If he hadn't threatened to kill the judge's wife, the judge might have been more lenient.
what was your relationship with Hoskins before that? - He was one of my informants.
- And how would he be paid? After he'd given information that led to an arrest, I'd inform the insurance people and they'd pay him the reward money.
Usually about 10% of what was recovered.
Hoskins claims that you made him give you a cut.
well, he would, wouldn't he? You never took a penny? Let me tell you a story about Peter Hoskins.
He once got into a fight in a pub.
The other bloke got the better of him, Hoskins was practically beaten until he sank his teeth into the other man's penis.
well, I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him, would you? Um You can't deny that your relationship with Hoskins was unusually close.
I understand you stayed at his villa in Spain.
I flew out to Spain because Hoskins had some information he didn't want to talk about on the phone.
I spent six hours at his place and flew back that evening.
I didn't even get time for a dip in his bloody pool.
As a result, a criminal is doing 20 years for murder.
Isn't it a bit odd that you've been the subject of two major inquiries and endless press speculation? In my time on the force, I've been responsible for the conviction of over 300 serious criminals.
Between them, they will do over 4,000 years in prison.
That's twice as long as Christianity has existed.
Imagine the hatred that generates and the jealousy.
You seem to thrive on it.
I just do my job to the best of my ability and I'm proud of it.
All right? - Thought you didn't smoke.
- I never said that.
I prefer people not to know, though.
I run a boxing club in Tottenham.
The boys have to promise to stop smoking when they join.
They'd make my life hell if they found out.
- See ya.
- See ya.
Oh, by the way My secret's safe with you, isn't it? They'll have to beat it out of me.
well, I think you're aiming too low.
You should try for something with more responsibility.
Right now that's the last thing I need.
why don't you take it easy for a while? There's no point in applying for jobs you don't want to do.
I know.
I must find something soon, though.
I can't stay with you forever.
You don't have to worry about that.
- I really don't want to be on my own.
- No.
Are you missing him? Hello.
- Oh, no.
- All right, ladies? - I see you're all alone.
- we're not alone.
- You don't have any blokes.
- I know what you mean.
- why don't you hop in? - why don't you bugger off? Look, how about a tenner each, eh? - I'm warning you - Are you gonna call the Old Bill? I am the Old Bill.
Bollocks! That was brilliant.
Did you see his face? "Oh, bollocks!" It's worth staying in the job to get rid of wankers like him.
It's the wankers in the job that really bother me.
The Complaints Investigation Bureau has investigated the accusation and no further evidence has emerged that warrants further investigation.
- I've got it.
- what have you got? - The videotape.
- A copy of Barry Manilow Live? - Don't blow me down, sonny, - Get back in your seat now.
It's all right.
where is this cassette? How do I know it won't disappear? Look, mate, doing bent coppers is how I get on.
It's as simple as that.
we're on the same side, mate.
If you've got this tape, I'm the man to give it to.
There is no one else.
It's in a left luggage locker.
- Can we have the key? - You'll have to get a bucket first.
He's had this up his jacksie all that time.
- That's the only safe place.
- Depends how good-looking you are.
It's all right.
I gave it a scrub.
Phone Harry.
Tell him to meet us at Euston.
- where are they? - Down there somewhere.
- Used to be there.
- we had to get rid of them, I'm afraid.
Our Irish friends found them a convenient place for planting explosive devices.
what did you do with the things you found in the lockers? It all went to our warehouse in Catford.
Right.
The problem is we had a fire there quite recently and everything's in a bit of a mess.
Take us at least an hour to get to Catford at this time.
Let's knock off early, meet there tomorrow.
You mean short-change the taxpayer? If that's a problem, Harry, I can find you something.
Did I say it was a problem? Cup of tea? Ta.
I didn't think you'd be back so early.
No, neither did I.
So? what did he say? Apparently, there is something that might help You know, slow things down a bit.
Good.
So when do we start? There's a waiting list.
It could be a couple of months.
we'll go private.
Yeah.
we'll go private.
It's too expensive.
Let me be the judge of that.
You concentrate on getting better.
I'm going to do the shopping.
Hello.
Jeff? Hi.
It's Harry Naylor here.
Yeah, I'm fine.
How's yourself? Good.
Yeah.
Listen, Jeff You know that work you said was available? Is it still on? Mr Jarvis? - Mr Jarvis? - Oh yeah.
- Harry Jarvis.
- Pleased to meet you.
I'm Ray Garner, the Personnel Manager.
I'll show you round.
I thought we were meeting for a drink.
- Yes, we are.
- So what's the matter with the bar? I can't stay long.
They're expecting me back.
For someone who's only just arrived, you're keen to leave.
what happened isn't going to happen again.
well, now I know.
It's still nice to see you.
Do you want a drink anyway? we operate a secure delivery service but the bread and butter of the business is property security - commercial and private.
Homes are our big boom thing at the moment, of course.
You've got a good CV, Harry.
when did you leave the force? Not long ago.
I took early retirement.
Oh.
Shall we? - Don't go.
- I have to.
Are you all right? Yes, I'm fine.
well, you've seen my deal.
I've got a lot of ex-coppers on the payroll.
- You interested? - Yeah.
Very much so.
Can we do this again? - I don't know.
- what about the weekend? It would be difficult.
- Next week? - Tony, please Just give me a chance to think, OK? - Don't pressurise me.
- I'm sorry.
I just want to be sure that you know.
Call me.
OK.
- Is this all lost property? - Yeah.
I'm going to get Dunne's permission to open his financial records.
Call me if you find anything.
Keep 'em going.
Come on, now.
Push, push, push.
Push, push.
Come on.
Push, push, push, push, push.
Last ten.
Push, push, push, push, push.
Five, four, three, two, one OK.
OK, OK, OK.
Very good, very good.
Away you go.
See you all tomorrow.
Don't be late.
- Superintendent Clark.
- Morning.
what brings you here? I was wondering if you'd let me have a look at your financial records.
why not? Everyone else has seen them.
Thank you.
It's a good place, this.
Must have cost a bomb.
Yeah.
I got a couple of local businessmen to put up the money.
Healthy body, healthy mind, eh? I wish I'd had a place like this when I was a kid.
- You box, then? - A little bit.
Fancy a couple of rounds? Oh, Harry.
Let's just get on with this.
Come on.
what's the point? Even if that tape exists, we're never gonna find it in all this rubbish.
Let's go for a cup of tea, eh? If you want to go, just go.
How's your investigation going, eh? - Anything interesting? - That's confidential, sir.
He's got a lovely voice, Barry Manilow.
Hey.
Temper, temper, eh.
Oh.
whoa, whoa.
Come on, come on.
Let's call it a day, eh? - If you got fit, you could be good.
- Superintendent Clark, phone for you.
Thank you.
- Clark.
- we've found it.
Guv, can you hear me? Yeah.
Meet me back at the office.
I've been looking for you.
How's it going with the Dunne case? Nothing much.
Just a lot of rumours.
So what were you all doing down in Catford? Talking to one of Dunne's informants.
- Keep me informed, won't you? - Of course.
- Good night.
- Good night, sir.
Good night, sir.
Help yourself.
Ta.
Let's get on with it, then.
- Same deal as before, right? - Yeah.
Seven and a half each.
what have you heard about the Cheam job? - when are you going in? - Tuesday.
Right Thanks, then.
Christ.
what a bloody idiot.
- This doesn't necessarily mean that - Oh.
You heard him agree the split.
we don't need anything else.
How could he have let a prat like Hoskins trap him? why didn't he do the deal somewhere else? - I've got a funny feeling.
- we should tell Graves and Sullivan.
No, not yet.
That's not conclusive in itself.
There might be another explanation.
Sir, you are joking? we could be suspended for withholding evidence.
we let it go now, we'll never get the full story.
I really do not want to be part of this.
You've got no choice.
Not a word to anybody and that's an order.
Look, Mo.
If he is bent, what the hell did he spend it on? He hasn't got anything.
You check out his bank statements, see what you can find.
Greenfields would have checked that.
He wouldn't put it in his own bank account.
Yes.
Find out if he's got properties abroad.
Harry, talk to British Rail.
- Find out when Hoskins left the tape.
- They won't have records for that.
- Just do it! - All right, guv.
No.
I didn't think they would have.
what about the warehouse in Catford? would they have any records? No? Oh, well.
Not to worry.
Did I ask you? when were those lockers removed? You sure about that? No, no, it's not important.
Yeah.
Thanks for your help.
Bye.
I said they wouldn't have records.
will you tell him? - Yeah.
- See you tomorrow.
Good night.
Cheers, guv.
This what you're looking for? Hello, guv.
No, I'm looking for the address book.
Don't insult me, Harry.
You really think I wouldn't find out about you and Dunne? You're acting like you never met him when you shook hands with him, yet you recognised his voice in the corridor.
He used to be your guv'nor at Southall.
So now you know.
So what were you going to do? Nick it? Erase it? You got a magnet? And then what? Just toddle off home, no questions asked? well, what would you have done? "Excuse me, Chief Superintendent, "but the evidence I've been withholding has gone missing.
" I can't see it, can you? You're risking your career.
You saw him taking a drink.
Yeah.
I saw him take a few grand from a slag.
So what? He gets results.
The Met's better off with him than without him.
we all end up doing things we shouldn't.
- That's life.
- Are you? Let me explain something to you, guv.
Hoskins couldn't have organised this on his own, not from inside.
Because those lockers were removed long before he was nicked.
So he couldn't have put the tape in there.
So why didn't he give us the key when we first interviewed him? Because he didn't have it.
He had to wait for someone else to give it to him.
I had a mate on Greenfields and he told me that the original tape was switched.
- Yeah, by one of Dunne's friends.
- No.
They got there too late.
This is not a copy.
This is the original tape.
I reckon that whoever got hold of it has been waiting to channel it to us through a route that wouldn't cause suspicion.
So why not just send it to a journalist? Because that would have caused a shit-storm for the Met.
This way the heat is focused on Trevor Dunne alone.
So it's got to be someone on the job and there's got to be more to this than some bent officer taking a drink.
- Couldn't you sleep either? - No.
Every time I shut my eyes it starts going round in my head.
Yeah, I know.
I almost managed to drop off and then I thought about tomorrow and my heart beat so hard, it woke me up again.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad I'm here.
I don't know what I'd have done without you.
well, I suppose I'd better go back and try again or it'll be even worse tomorrow.
Oh, Kate.
Kate I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry.
- No.
No, don't be sorry.
It's just - Too soon? - Yes.
Good night.
Good night.
Morning.
Sergeant Connell.
You wanted to see me.
I've informed the Commander.
He's with the DPP as we speak.
I imagine a summons naming Trevor Dunne will be issued shortly.
I don't need to tell you how much trouble you're in.
I got the tape late.
I was going to give it to you first thing.
Don't insult me.
I could suspend the lot of you and, by Christ, you deserve it.
Right now, though, you're to go to Bow Street, collect the summons and serve it on Dunne without delay.
- Do you understand? - Sir.
Guv Guv You could not keep your mouth shut! He threatened to discipline me unless I handed over everything we had.
- She's right, guv.
- I tried to stall him.
- How did he know? - I don't bloody know! The same little dicky bird who gave Hoskins the key to the locker.
All right.
You two go to Pentonville, see who's been visiting Hoskins.
I'll try and find Dunne.
People are always running the old metropolis down.
All right, it's a bit noisy, it's a bit dirty It's a great city.
was it Hoskins who did the Lambeth job? No.
He did torture and kill a security guard about a month later, though.
But I never managed to pin it on him.
a fair result for that.
"Noble cause corruption.
" That's the phrase they use now.
Not bad, is it? I'm glad it's over.
That bloody tape's been hanging over me for three years.
I knew it would pop up again.
Do you know who it was? I've trodden on so many toes in my time, it's hard to say.
I've got a few ideas, though.
Can you give me a few hours? Clear my desk? You know? - It's difficult.
- It would mean a lot to me.
- All right.
- Thank you.
why? Oh, you know If you don't take a drink, the firm doesn't trust you and no one gets nicked.
Once I didn't have the drop on anyone, I was one of the boys.
- Four o'clock, then? - Four o'clock.
Harry, look at this.
where is it? Ha! The little bird.
- where's Hoskins? - On his way.
I don't know how long we got him - he nutted a screw at breakfast.
- If he coughs on Sparrow - Take some of the heat off Dunne.
Thanks, you two.
Cheers, lads.
I know it wasn't you that did the Lambeth job.
I also know that Sparrow won't lift a finger to help you once he's got what he wants.
You're being used.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm talking about you still being in this shit hole in the next millennium.
I can make you a deal.
You give evidence against Sparrow, I'll make sure your case is reopened.
why should I trust you? Because if I can nail Sparrow for perverting the course of justice, I'd be surprised if they didn't make me commissioner.
I want Dunne nailed.
- Already is.
- Bollocks.
- He'll pull a few strings and walk away.
- I'm telling you, he's finished.
The commander of CIB has seen the tape.
I've got a summons for Dunne right here.
Let's see it.
well what with Ronnie Duff claiming the Lambeth job and Dunne discredited things are looking good.
For me, anyway.
Aren't they? No point in dragging Commander Sparrow into this, is there? Come.
Hello again, Tony.
Harry.
Sir.
Any luck with our friend Hoskins? Let's get on with it.
This summons is issued in connection with allegations of corruption.
You're not obliged to say anything, but anything you do say may be given in evidence.
Do you understand? Yes.
It was Sparrow.
The boys round here call me the guv'nor.
He always hated me for that.
Let's go.
I just want to let you know, Trevor, that we're all 100% behind you from top to bottom.
Personally speaking, I can honestly say it's been a privilege serving with you.
Thank you, sir.
That's very kind of you.
- You've got a lot to learn, son.
- Bastard.
Your boss Graves was Sparrow's star pupil at Hendon.
Funny that.
- Bye, Harry.
- Sir.
Superintendent.
Be careful, Tony.
The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.
Don't shine too bright.
Tony.
I've decided not to inform the commander that the evidence had been withheld.
- Thank you.
- So how did it go? He took it well.
His fellow officers were supportive, especially Commander Sparrow.
I believe you know him.
I'm sure our paths have crossed somewhere.
- well good night.
- Good night.
Angela Berridge.
- Can we meet? - It would be difficult.
Later for an hour, please? All right.
I'll try.
But don't wait for me.
Need the glass?