Rebus (2000) s03e04 Episode Script

Oi! Excuse me' sir! You can't go up there! Call upstairs! - Excuse me! - Where's Andrew Hammill? I'm afraid I must ask you to leave.
He's not here.
- Where is he?! - Joanne' I need those files Morning' Mr Hammill.
'OK' then 'Good luck.
Here we go.
' - (EXPLOSION) - 'Oh' no! ' (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) - Oh! - (MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Rebus.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes' I'm on my way.
(ENGINE GROWLS) - Andrew' get her a cup of tea.
- Come on.
- What's the story? - Forced his way in and shot himself.
Not much left.
Stick a shotgun in your mouth' you're not going to win a beauty contest.
Any ID? The wallet in his pocket has a driver's licence.
- Belonging to a Samuel McNally.
- Sammy McNally?! - You know him? - Let me see the wallet.
Fancied himself as a pavement artist.
Tried to knock off the Bank of Scotland in Drumkeld Street.
Got stuck in the revolving door on the way out.
"Alto Chicampa".
Any witnesses? The secretary and Mr Hammill.
- Andrew Hammill? DI Rebus.
- Come in.
Sorry' I I don't know what to say.
I don't know what happened.
- You say you didn't know this man? - No.
You seem very sure.
You only got a glance at him before he redesigned his face.
- Strangely' it stuck in my mind(!) - What is it you do? An investment company.
Hedge funds' derivatives.
Oiling the wheels of commerce.
So why would a man like Sammy McNally come in here' say good morning and blow his brain to kingdom come? Perhaps he didn't like the pictures(!) Inspector' I have no idea - why he chose our office.
- You'll have to make a statement.
Now? Well' he's got the kind of face you'd never tire of slapping.
I'll go and speak to Sammy's wife.
What's he done now? Can you remember what he was wearing today? Eh brown leather jacket.
Faded jeans.
Him? We'll do a DNA test to make sure' but be prepared for bad news.
Did he mention this place' Hammill Ferguson? It disnae ring a bell.
- Was he working? - This and that.
He' eh tried to set up his own security company' but - It didnae come to much.
- Did it get him down? Depressed? Everyone's depressed around here.
- I'm just trying to make sense of it.
- Don't look at me for answers.
I don't want this.
If you don't mind' I've got some calls to make.
Sarah? It's me.
I've just had some terrible news.
Andrew Hammill.
I need a background check.
Whatever there is to know.
Not even a parking ticket.
Market analyst' started his own investment company.
Described in an article in Forbes magazine as a "free market fundamentalist "who's going places fast".
Thank you.
What exactly is it they invest in? Oh' I'll check.
Oh' did you get your message? About your police medical.
- Break it too me gently.
- No time.
Your blood pressure's sky high.
Might as well test for diabetes while I'm at it.
- Still drinking and smoking? - I am.
Then stop.
Now.
The fags' certainly.
- They'll kill you quicker than the drink.
- I'll cut down.
I didn't say cut down.
I said stop.
- What'll you do? Arrest me? - No' just sign your death certificate! Sorry.
Look' you're heading for a great big heart attack.
There are numbers I can give you.
- No' I'll be OK.
- How are you feeling mentally? - Neither up nor down.
- Depression's endemic in your line of work.
It might explain the need for a drink.
- I can prescribe something.
- Did I say I was depressed? You didn't have to.
I'll be fine.
- Morning' sir.
- Good morning.
- Have you got any nicotine gum? - Two milligrams or four milligrams? - Four.
- Small' medium or large? Large.
(ENGINE STALLS) (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) - Morning' ma'am.
- Morning.
- Nearly done? - Yeah.
Got some samples.
John? Can I have a second? DS Clarke tells me you're investigating some investment company.
Suicide.
Something not quite right about it.
- Have you seen her? - We've got a stabbing.
A teenager.
She's concentrating on that.
Let me know how you get on.
Don't waste more than a day or two on it.
You've got more pressing cases.
I can handle my workload' thank you.
I know you can.
Don't get touchy.
- Any idea who would stab your son? - Look' you'll have to ask him.
- He says he doesn't know.
- Well he's lying! It's one of them round here.
They all carry knives.
Think it makes them men.
Maybe you could have a word with him' try to get him to tell us.
He's lucky to be alive.
He's going the same way.
Look at him.
There's nothing here for them.
No future.
They just dinnae care.
- What did you get on Hammill? - Not much.
Sorry.
I did make a few calls.
Well' then' give me what you've got.
Well' first of all' they're very secretive about whose money they invest and where.
As far as I can make out' he takes private money and triples it.
Quadruples it.
Mostly in hedge funds.
When I visited Sammy's missus' there was a jumbo Jeep in the drive' a widescreen TV' fitted kitchen.
- Sammy never made that kind of money.
- You think there's a link? - Hammill and an ex-con? - See if somebody there will talk.
In confidence.
- Nice place.
- Recruiting members.
You should join.
I don't think I could afford it.
It's quite reasonable.
About £700 a year.
Well' that's - for most folk - a holiday in Tenerife.
That's their problem.
I am expecting someone.
Is there anything I can help you with? We got a positive ID.
Sammy McNally.
Career criminal.
And you still maintain - that you don't know him? - I do.
Why would a man kill himself specifically in front of you? I'd like to solve this puzzle for you' Inspector' but I already have a job.
I know this has something to do with you.
So if you've got any skeletons in the cupboard' you better start burying them.
I'll just nip up to Homebase and buy a shovel' shall I? Be careful' Mr Hammill.
Aye' they can track you to within ten yards' which is nothin' on my missus! What are you doing here? Beat it! It's all right' Billy.
Thanks for coming.
Sammy would have appreciated it.
- Oh' would he? - We've sausage rolls in the conservatory.
- What's your name again? - Billy Spears.
- What were you in for' Billy? - Car theft.
- You working now? - Got a job part-time.
In a garage.
- I'm a mechanic.
- Better no' come to you for my MOT.
Who's the' eh the guy in the expensive suit? Annie's brother.
Can I help you? - I'm looking for the bathroom.
- Right in front of you.
Do you need a hand Iooking for what you're after? No.
Just looking for family photographs.
- And you are? - Em' an old friend.
This you paying your respects(?) Should you not have a search warrant' Mr Rebus? - Who's learning Portuguese? - Me.
Thinking of going on holiday with the insurance money.
Life goes on.
- Did it pay for all the new stuff? - Won it at the bingo.
Time you left.
How was it? Well' I left before the singsong.
- What's the background on this woman? - Amanda Morrison.
Market analyst.
She was recently sacked and is suing the company for sexual discrimination.
Anything else? I'm not sure.
What? I just get the feeling she wasn't liked.
'So how can I help? ' - Why are you suing Hammill's company? - I'm not sure how much I can say.
- There's going to be a court case.
- Strictest confidence.
Well' in a nutshell' I' um I hit the glass ceiling.
- It still exists' does it? - Yes.
Especially in investment banking.
- How about the police force' DS Clarke? - No comment.
And you were disillusioned by that? By that' yes' and the constant tit jokes.
It should have been a comfortable environment for a woman' but it wasn't.
I told him how I felt about it and he' um Well' he asked me to clear my desk.
- Just like that? - Cutting off his nose to spite his face.
I'm the best market analyst he has and he knows it.
Was there anything else bothering you? For the head of risk management' he takes a lot of risks.
He targets new companies' invests big and gets out quick.
And Sammy McNally? Is that the guy that shot himself? Yes' that's awful.
I'm afraid I I can't help you there' I'm sorry.
Thanks for your time.
If we need to ask some more questions' can we call you? Any time.
- Nice to meet you.
- And you.
Listen' I don't think black's your colour.
Blue would really suit you.
- (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) - Don't do this to me! It's OK.
She's not watching.
- Excuse me? - "I don't think black's your colour.
" She's a piece of work.
- Want the good news or the bad news? - Bad.
That's handy.
Cos there's no good news.
- Oh' what's wrong with the fucking thing? - Where do I start? You need a new engine.
When did you last put oil in it? - How much? - Two grand.
What was Sammy involved in before he died? Do you know? Naw.
He was on the doors at the clubs.
Security.
He came into money.
He did a job overseas.
His brother-in-law got him involved.
- That's all I know.
- Where? - Africa.
Want me to do this or not? - Where in Africa? I cannae remember.
It started with A.
Algeria? - Angola? - Aye! That was it.
Angola.
- Doing what? - Security for Dusanto.
Brother-in-law's name? McManus.
Gavin McManus.
Well? - Forget it.
Give me the keys.
- They're in it.
- (TELEPHONE RINGS) - DS Clarke.
Siobhan.
Find out if there's any link between Dusanto' the chemical company' and Hammill Ferguson.
Sammy's brother-in-law works there.
No problem.
Thought you'd given up undercover work.
Very funny.
A Development do.
At Kirkwood House.
They must have misplaced my invitation.
You look very nice.
Dusanto's just developed a pesticide for use in the Third World.
- They're building a new plant here.
- Any links? Not that I've found.
The word is it will probably make them a fortune.
What language do they speak in Angola? - Angola? Portuguese' I think.
- Yeah' I thought that.
Can you find out what that means? Alto Chicampa.
Is that a name or a place or what? 'Is this invitation business or pleasure? ' Well' it's it's both' if that's OK.
Yes' fine with me.
Shall we get the business bit out of the way? I need a crash course in investment banking.
We're no different to a guy in the bookies.
He bets on horses' we bet on price swings.
There's $80 trillion out there.
And they're not investments.
They're bets.
Do you know what your pension is funding? Er' no idea.
Well' that's fine.
If everything's going OK' that's fine.
But as you know' life isn't always like that.
There's There's sometimes the outlier.
- Em? - Events you can't predict.
Outside the normal' in the tail end of the probability curve.
Sorry' you're going to have to translate that.
Short-term thinking for short-term gain.
And what about Dusanto? Same again? Soda water' maybe a double? Um' yes.
Yes' let's Let's party.
Go crazy? Same again' thanks.
So' Dusanto? Hammill Ferguson put a lot of money into Dusanto.
Maybe for a buy-out.
- That's a good investment? - In my opinion' Andrew put too much in.
If anything happens to Dusanto' the whole hedge fund is in big trouble.
Now the hedge fund I know.
That's there to protect the investor from the unexpected.
Mm-hm.
As we say in finance' "Only perfect hedge in Japanese garden".
And so you were worried that they were putting all your eggs in one basket? Yes' I was.
When will we get to the fun part of the evening? Nice to meet you.
- A top-up? - Oh.
I'm fine' thanks' sir.
Here.
Thank you.
- Thank you' sir.
- Call me Jack.
First name terms tonight.
I'll go back to Deputy Chief tomorrow' but for tonight it's Jack and Gill.
- Cheers' Gill.
- Cheers Jack.
David' I'd like to introduce you to Andrew Hammill.
I know you'll have something to talk about.
Chief Superintendent Templer.
I thought I'd take the opportunity to say hello.
- Sir Vivian.
- I'm sorry we've not met before.
I don't usually socialise in such illustrious circles.
You're very welcome.
I've been wanting to meet our first female Chief Super.
You've opened doors.
Well done.
So' what's next? Oh' come' come' Jack.
Not the glass ceiling.
- Of course not.
- So you might yet be Assistant Chief? - No offence to you.
- None taken.
I'm very happy where I am' but thank you.
Inspector.
Excuse me.
- Why am I here? - Same reason I am.
To celebrate the new Dusanto factory' the jobs.
And to make sure we're all on the same page.
I don't have to tell you what this does for our community.
And it's not going to happen without a few indiscretions' a few kickbacks.
As local Chief' it falls to you to ensure some over-zealous Detective Constable or Inspector doesn't balls things up.
Gill.
I had a nice time.
Thank you.
- Me' too.
- Do you want to come up? Well' is this short-term thinking for short-term gain? I've got no coffee.
What do you think? Well In this case' maybe short-term gain is not a bad thing.
Did she show you her derivatives? - What was that' DS Clarke? - Late night? No.
You? Reading a good book at the moment? Thursday night's my yoga class.
Don't burn the candle at both ends.
I'll need you at your best.
I wouldn't get too comfortable.
Templer wants to see you.
Oh I did find out something interesting.
Hammill has invested in Dusanto' big-time.
Try and find some information on that' would you? Love the blue.
How are you getting on with this McNally case? You said you'd keep me posted.
I'm making some progress.
I thought this was pretty straightforward.
A suicide' right? Yes.
So what's the problem? Why so interested? I think a crime has been committed.
But I'm not sure what kind.
Yet.
Are you sure you're not chasing your tail on this? No' I am not.
Look I have to make sure my limited resources are being used properly.
There are three serious assaults on your desk.
I need to have them cleared.
This is the second time you've asked me about this.
Why are you so interested? Afternoon' Mr Hammill.
Not a golfer' then' Mr Rebus? Naw.
The polo necks put me off.
They're not compulsory.
I'm seeing more of you than I am of my wife.
Should I have my lawyer present? I'm just making a few connections' tying up a few loose ends.
You usually spend this long on a suicide? - I've found a link between you and Sammy.
- Really? His brother-in-law was the chief executive at Dusanto' which you heavily invested in.
Six degrees of separation.
You can link anyone to anyone if you try hard enough.
I could probably link you to the Pope' if I put my mind to it.
- What's Dusanto doing in Africa? - Nothing as far as I know.
I invested in the company.
I don't run it.
Sammy worked at Dusanto.
You virtually owned it.
- It's beginning to fall into place.
- What is' exactly? Well' before' I just thought you were hiding something.
Now I know you are.
Here's the difference between us.
You - what' 30K a year' give or take? Me - 300'000.
Plus bonuses.
You - divorced' like a drink' blood pressure through the roof.
Me - devoted wife' heart like an ox.
Your future - sitting in a caravan' staring at a bottle of whisky.
Me - retirement at 50' then a yacht in the Caribbean.
You're punching above your weight' Rebus.
Back off.
- So how is he? - They're discharging him in a few days.
I'm glad to hear that.
I'm afraid we haven't found who did it yet.
- Mum' where did we hear about this job? - The paper.
- He's going for a job.
This Dusanto plant.
- That's great.
Aye.
He's got a good chance.
They're favouring locals' apparently.
If they're working' there's hope.
You know? They can get some self-respect.
No' go looking for it by carrying a knife.
- No home to go to? - Just finishing.
Dedication's good' but sleep helps.
I hope you're not doing this for Rebus.
Bad enough he's wasting his own time.
I don't want him wasting yours.
Just Coke.
I'm impressed.
(TELEPHONE RINGS) Hello? I'm Look' I'm in the middle of something at the moment.
Can I call you back? No' I will' I will.
OK' OK.
Speak to you later.
Bye now.
How's it going' anyway? That was Amanda Morrison' I take it? - You still think she's dodgy.
- I'm only telling you what I heard.
Anyway' isn't there a potential conflict of interest? Your concern is appreciated.
What have you got? I found out what "Alto Chicampa" means.
It's a small village in a central part of Angola.
There's a report of children getting some kind of virus there.
Apparently' a pharmaceutical company was testing drugs.
Illegally.
Nothing about Dusanto.
He was there.
Sammy was in that village.
I need more on that story.
I'm not sure there is any more.
You know This new Dusanto factory' it's going to change things.
Give the people of West Mills some hope.
It's desolate.
I know West Mills.
Now what's the point? Maybe this guy' Hammill' isn't all bad.
That's all.
Hello.
Oh' it's for me' not you.
Just one question.
Did Andrew Hammill ever mention a place called Alto Chicampa? No.
Why? Sammy McNally worked there for Dusanto.
- Ah.
- I just wondered.
Something bothering you? They've made me a proposition.
They've offered an out-of-court settlement.
Serious money.
- Well' that's good' isn't it? - You don't think I should take it.
Well' after what you said I thought you wanted to name and shame.
I really do.
I don't even really know how I ended up in financing.
At uni I was a classic radical leftie' organising' agitating.
CND' Greenham Common.
I even organised a sit-in for your right to work! I had a conscience back then.
Well' what is it they said? If you're not a socialist at 16' you've got no heart.
If you're still one at 40' you're a fool.
- It was the second bit I never liked.
- You don't believe it's true? If he wants to do a deal with you' he's scared.
He's really scared.
You could take him all the way.
Do you Do you really think I could do that? Can I stay? I thought you'd never ask.
You OK? Jesus! I thought you were asleep! - Is something happening out there? - No' no' no' no.
I just I just like looking at the empty streets.
They remind me of an Edward Hopper painting.
There is something' though.
It doesn't matter.
What? I' um I just want you to know me better' that's all.
Well' that makes two of us.
So why don't you come back to bed? What's this? Some research.
- To do with Dusanto? - Yeah.
- He's determined to find something.
- Christ! Why doesn't he listen? You'd think he'd wonder why he's still a DI when everyone's moved on! What if he's right? There is something odd about all this.
And if he's wrong? Which is not unheard of.
He's putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
Jobs this city badly needs.
He used to do the same to me.
I don't want to be the only Chief Superintendent in our force that wears lipstick.
In public' anyway! Look' you've got what it takes' Siobhan.
Don't let him drag you down with him.
(ENGINE GROWLS) I was wondering what your brother-in-law did in Alto Chicampa.
- Where? - A village in Angola.
Oh' right' yes.
He was a driver.
- For who? - Myself and other Dusanto employees.
- We were scouting a location for storage.
- So why do you need a bodyguard? - I said driver.
- You wouldn't have employed Sammy.
He's my sister's was my sister's husband.
I was trying to help them out.
Who's this? No idea.
- What's this got to do with Sammy? - This photo was in his wallet.
Could be someone he met over there.
He liked kids.
Shame - they can't have any.
Not now' that's for sure.
That's the new plant.
- A bit wee' isn't it(?) - We're expanding.
We'll rejuvenate the whole side of the city.
So I keep hearing.
- So what's it called' this new product? - No name yet.
Still in the testing stage.
Is that why you have all the security? It looks like Guantanamo Bay down there.
Well' we get a bad press' the odd headcase that tries to break in now and then.
Bad press.
Like Bhopal.
This new pesticide from Dusanto.
They have to test it' right? Get a passenger list of everyone who's flown to Angola around the virus time' OK? I have to finish these reports.
- This is important' DS Clarke.
- So is this' sir.
Has Templer been talking to you? She has' hasn't she? I'm sorry.
Keeping in with the right people' are we? - Making sure the pension's safe? - Stop.
Remember who you're talking to.
- Did you tell DS Clarke to stop work? - Yes.
- Why?! - You put her in an impossible position.
She's torn between her loyalty to you and her job.
I told you - let this go! Not until I find out why everyone's so nervous around here.
You're making a huge miscalculation' John.
- You cannot bite the hand that feeds you.
- Oh' come on! They're hiding something! What? What are they hiding? This obsession could cost you your job.
- You think I'm worried about that?! - This is your life.
It's all you have.
Even you know how it works.
Sometimes you have to play the game.
Compromise.
- You can't achieve much from the outside.
- You believe that' do you? I've worked hard to get here.
I opened the door for all the other women on this force to follow me.
I'm proud of it.
It's important.
I'm not letting you fuck it up! You don't even know what you're looking for.
I'll know when I find it.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) - Hello? - (AMANDA) It's me.
Can you come over? - I thought we were meeting here.
- There's something I need to tell you.
- Come now' please.
- Sure.
Sure' I'll be right over.
Oh' no! Amanda! It's DI Rebus.
I need an ambulance.
40' um Uh' 48 Grenvillener Street.
Um Stab victim.
No pulse.
Ohh A pint of heavy' please.
And a large whisky.
How are you doing? You should get some sleep.
Any other helpful suggestions? You should take a look at this.
I decided to get that passenger list for you.
Portuguese Airlines.
Sammy McNally travelled to Africa with Gavin McManus.
And a representative of Hammill Ferguson.
Hammill! Amanda.
She lied to you.
Whatever went on out there' she knew about it all along.
Did you find the place all right? - No problem.
- Excellent.
Vivian Kirkwood.
I thought we'd have a drink first then do some rough shooting before lunch.
- I take it you've handled a gun before? - Some.
After you.
I did wonder if we might try a rabbit or hare' but decided on clay pigeon.
- Fine.
- Straight through.
Enjoy your day' sir.
West Highland or Speyside' Inspector? Just water' please.
Fine.
So long as you don't dare mix it with one of our malts.
We'll speak later' hm? Pull! Pull! - Oh' could I nick one of those? - Lunch will be served in 20 minutes' sir.
- What are you doing here? - Well' I could ask the same question.
I didn't know you knew our Development Minister.
Next you'll be buying shares in Dusanto.
Now you listen to me' Rebus.
I'm not having you destroy this opportunity for some unfounded personal vendetta.
I'll be speaking to Templer.
You're to lie low and keep your nose out of it.
Do I make myself clear? Oh' don't worry' sir.
You'll not notice me.
- Inspector Rebus' enjoying yourself? - No.
I like your directness.
Would you like to see the view from the tower? It goes all the way to the Forth.
At one time' everywhere as far as the eye could see was owned by this estate.
- Everywhere at work.
- Those were the days.
Yes' there's something to be said for it.
Better than sink estates like West Mills.
Full of people who have never had a day's work in their lives.
- Why am I here? - Because I want to know if you've decided to stop the investigation.
Why do you want to know? I secured the development grant for Dusanto from the government.
It's a wonderful opportunity.
And if you damage Dusanto's reputation' then investors lose confidence and we lose thousands of potential jobs.
Jobs this area badly needs.
You seem to forget that someone has killed Amanda Morrison.
- I'm going to crucify the bastard.
- No' I'd not forgotten.
But you should know what's in the tree before you shake it.
Inspector Rebus has been stumbling in the dark.
There's something you should all know about Amanda Morrison.
Several hundred people were killed in an illegal drugs operation in Angola.
Dusanto were nervous about being wrongly implicated in those deaths and Amanda Morrison used that to try to blackmail them.
- Do you believe that? - There is an ongoing investigation by the Angolan authorities.
You can check.
We did.
It's not for me to tell you how to do your job' but we suspect that the people responsible for those deaths were the people that killed her.
Tread very carefully' Rebus.
For everyone's sake.
You had better get him under control and remember' Templer' - we're all in this together.
- Meaning' sir? Meaning if he goes down' you go with him.
Mr Rebus.
Why were you seeing Hammill? Talk to me' Annie! He wanted to pay me off.
- He thought I knew stuff.
About Dusanto.
- And you don't? - Just what I told you.
- Why was he worried? I don't know.
He kept asking about Billy Spears.
- Wanted to know if I knew where he was.
- Is he on the Dusanto payroll? Billy? - I've no idea.
- Who's this? - I don't know.
- Sammy not mention him? No.
It's probably some poor soul he befriended.
He loved kids.
I'm going to have to come to the house' have another look around.
- What is it you're looking for exactly? - I don't know.
- Did he have a place for special things? - He didn't have anything special.
He had a box in the garage.
(ANNIE) Oh' God Who are these children? God! Victims of chemical testing.
Testing that went wrong.
They've really got you turning tricks' haven't they? Still think they should open the factory? You still think Hammill isn't all that bad? Dusanto's illegally testing.
The tests have gone wrong.
Amanda knew that and was blowing the whistle.
There's your motive right there.
- Now they're trying to cover it up? - Throwing threats and bribes like confetti.
Are you saying Hammill is involved in this? They're ALL involved! Kirkwood! The Deputy Chief! All of them! - I don't believe Gunner could have known.
- So just let him off for being stupid?! Well?! You'll need proof' John.
Now.
Or they'll destroy you.
They'll destroy both of us Go with him.
Oi! McManus! Is it these you were trying to find at Sammy's funeral? Want to take a look? Look at them! Somebody always talks' Gavin.
Now if I was in your shoes' I'd make sure it was me.
We had these tanks of pesticide.
It was safe enough.
But a pipe was corroded' water got in.
It creates a chemical reaction.
Forms methyl isosionate.
It's deadly.
By the time we realised what had happened' the coughing was so bad children were writhing in pain.
One by one' they were dying.
- They're still dying.
- Hammill put pressure on to cover it up? Yes.
To protect the hedge fund.
Then Kirkwood heard and started pulling strings.
Because he's got money in the hedge fund? Amanda knew this? - And didn't want to be part of it? - Are you joking? Amanda organised the cover up.
She paid off officials and had bodies buried.
It was madness' but when we came back' she and Sammy took it bad.
Hammill was going to pay her to keep her mouth shut.
But she called me just before she died.
She'd changed her mind.
She was going to talk to you.
- But the sexual discrimination case? - A cover for the pay-off.
That's why he sacked her.
- Who killed her' Gavin? - I don't know.
I really don't.
Nobody wanted those kids to die! It was an accident! I was doing what I thought was right! We've got this.
CCTV footage outside Amanda's.
Know him? That's Billy Spears.
A friend of McNally.
He's tagged.
- Deputy Chief Gunner's here.
- Make yourself scarce.
I'll handle him.
- Where's Rebus? - No idea.
Then find him.
We cannot have him stumbling about with accusations that are unsubstantiated.
He's a pinless grenade.
You don't want to be near him when he explodes.
You're dead right' sir.
Gill' try to remember what's on offer here.
There's no limit to what you can achieve.
And remember' we're in this together.
With all due respect' sir are we fuck! Aiee-ya! Aiee' ya bastard! Bastard! - Stay where you are! - What is this?! I've done nothing! - Did you kill her? - No! No way! - Don't bullshit me' Billy! - It was Hammill! - Tell me! - He knew you'd been seeing her.
- How? - I'd seen youse.
She said she was gonnae talk to you! He told me to go to her flat.
Said he wanted me to scare her a bit' that was all.
But when I got there he was covered with blood! Said she went for him.
Told me to make the place look like it had been robbed.
You better testify to that in court.
Because it's you or him now' Billy.
DI Rebus.
- Scraped together the joining fee? - You won't be a member much longer.
Not after these hit the evening papers.
Maybe your friends would like to see them' too.
Methyl isosionate poisoning.
Attacks the central nervous system.
First' vomiting.
Next' blindness.
After that your lungs collapse and you choke on your own body fluids.
- Have I put you off your dinner? - You can't substantiate any of this.
No? Andrew Hammill' I'm detaining you for the murder of Amanda Morrison.
- On your feet.
- Sir Vivian Don't ask him for help.
On your feet! Now here's the real difference between you and me.
You - bankrupt' ruined' doing life.
Me? Same as usual.
Mind your head' sir.
(ENGINE SPLUTTERS) Aww' no! (HORN BLARES) That's it.
- (HORN TOOTS) - All right! - (ENGINE STARTS) - Come on! I'd like to report a stolen car.
Registration K949 ABV.
Rebus.
Yes.
DI Rebus.