Scott and Bailey s05e01 Episode Script
Home Fires
Hello.
Can you give me a minute? Yeah, all right.
Have you brought me a prezzie? You look great.
So do you.
Well Where did you get that two-headed confidence monster? Oh, she's great, Anna.
Is she? Rachel? - Yeah.
- I thought so.
- Hi.
- I just called you.
Janet's out on a shout in Hulme -- a knifing.
She said I should take you down when you got in.
She wasn't sure what time it'd be.
Late night? Sorry, I'm sat here.
I'll be back in minute.
So, London.
How was it? Yeah, it was great, you know? Hello, stranger.
Put on weight? We need to get on.
Nice to see you, too, Mary (!) We've got a Michael Edgerton in there.
24.
He was opening up around 6:30, bloke comes out of nowhere attacks him -- stabs him in the back.
He died on the spot.
His girlfriend witnessed it.
Would you mind getting her first account? Erm Sure.
Who's SIO? Gill wasn't replaced -- cuts.
So we get different SIO cover from the other syndicates, case by case.
Depends who's busy, and this morning everyone was.
So while they decide, we just do what we do until someone says stop.
It's my fault.
Why would you think that, Wendy? We were arguing when it happened.
OK.
Wendy, what can you tell me about the person that did this? When he came into the yard, I thought he'd come in cos he'd heard us arguing.
I thought he'd come in to help.
But he just .
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he just walked straight up behind Mikey .
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and stabbed him in the back.
How would you describe him? Clothes? Height? Race? I couldn't see him.
He had a black hoodie on and, like, a scarf across his face.
And he was white.
Taller than me.
Good.
Can you tell me anything about the hoodie? It had a bloke running on the back.
It was a black outline.
Anything else? He was wearing blue gloves, like a nurse or a dinner lady.
Did he say anything? He went to the gate and touched the wall.
I don't know why.
Then he turned back to us.
I thought he was coming back for me.
But he didn't.
He got his phone out and took a picture.
I couldn't scream for help.
I didn't know what he was going to do next, or I would have screamed.
He just stood and took a picture on his phone .
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watching Mikey die.
Why come out here to take a photo? Why not be closer in? Getting distance for safety? He's getting a clear view and Wendy could call for help at any moment.
So he's taking photos for what? Evidence? Proof? Was this a professional hit? Ten minutes in Vice and everyone's a Triad.
Stiletto blade? Quick, clean, no blood spatter, no trail Saw a lot of it in Vice.
Just saying.
Can we make sure we get some shots of this? I've just had an interesting statement.
A man running, a few streets away, at the time of the murder.
Witness described him as wearing a black hoodie with a running motif on the back.
He got into a car.
They could only give us the car colour, but they did get a partial number plate.
And he remembers it was a left-hand drive.
Did you get the witness's name and address? He didn't want to give it.
Get POLSA to check the road where the witness saw the suspect.
Yeah, and can you run the partial number plates through the DVLA? Left-hand drive should narrow it down.
Sure.
Oh You only popped out for a pint of milk and you were gone for a year.
Thought you'd forgotten us.
No! I've missed you lot.
And all of this (!) Though I've got our Alison and the kids at the flat.
Tony trouble.
You should see the state of the place.
Got weeping angels and wooden ducks everywhere, which she's bought me as a thanks.
The flat reeks of air freshener.
She's got six different stinks.
Woke up the other day, thought I'd been embalmed.
So, when DID you get back? Er Thursday.
We've got a mother and son with a website, wanting to talk to you.
First nutters of the day? They're on a video link from Australia.
He's seen this website.
He was too scared to show it me.
It was on the darknet.
He's not going to get into trouble for looking at it, is he? It's not illegal to access the darknet.
What did you see, Maurice? I was messing a couple of weeks ago.
I ended up at this page with a password, so I thought I'd see if I could hack into it.
It had this map of back home on it, with all these sick pictures and videos -- dead bodies and stuff.
We're gonna need the password.
I didn't know he was doing any of it.
One of his mate's Whatsapped him this morning cos of a murder that happened near his old school.
- I saw him on the website.
- Michael Edgerton? Yeah, his murder was posted a couple of hours ago.
I watched him bleed to death.
What was the website called? Taking Out The Trash.
Charming (!) We'll have to ring Special Branch to even use the password.
Some 14-year-old on the other side of the world can access it, but we have to ask if we're allowed.
No, we don't.
I've got permissions already.
I did the course on my secondment.
Got the software on here.
You couldn't wire a plug 12 months ago.
The software's shit slow because it bounces info around the globe.
It's how it keeps the darknet users secret.
Here we go.
This is where we were this morning.
That's Wendy.
Jesus, he was filming Michael dying.
We now believe Michael Edgerton's murder is linked to several other cases.
As Syndicate 9 has no dedicated DCI, it makes sense to take advantage of Rachel's return.
Eh-up.
If it ain't Mary Poppins! So we're appointing her as Acting Detective Inspector for the initial stages of the investigation.
I hope you'll give her your full support.
Thank you.
Be ready to brief a Gold meeting at 12:00.
And don't come dressed like Little Mix.
- Nice entrance, you knobhead.
- I didn't know.
Nice to see London hasn't changed you, you chippy cow.
You can't talk to her like that, she's the boss.
You could never talk to her like that.
No, you couldn't.
So wind your neck in, chunky.
Does Dodson know what she's unleashed, leaving you in charge? Godzilla, the next generation.
Godzuki.
The bitch is back.
OK, well, we'll do a full briefing later on, but this is what we've got so far.
We've got a web page, which people are accessing via the darknet.
You go on to the site and you get a map of Greater Manchester.
As you can see, it's covered in these icons.
Click on an icon and it takes you to either an image or a video of a murder scene, or a victim's home address.
This is Michael Edgerton's home.
He's not the only person on there.
They're all unsolved murders.
This is Richard Hazelmere.
The drug addict we found in China Town.
- That would be five, six years ago.
- No, it was seven.
All be aware this next clip is pretty full-on.
Are we all OK? So, the perpetrator draws a chalk star at the murder scene.
This one, you'd mistake for graffiti.
That's if you noticed it at all.
These chalk stars appear at all of our crime scenes.
It's just that we hadn't spotted them previously.
They also appear at all of our victims' home addresses, this one being Michael Edgerton's.
There's a discussion page on the website, which is encrypted.
I've got people over at SCAS going through it to try and can get us more information.
- How many people are on the discussion page? - We're not sure.
Is there any connection in our victims' profiles? None that we've found.
Michael Edgerton, no previous offences.
Richard Hazelmere was a drug addict, but nothing else stands out about his life.
Mark Winstone was murdered at a neo-Nazi rally three years ago.
Danielle Hallows was a member of a small-time girl gang.
But nothing big.
And the list goes on.
It's a wide spread of age, race, sex, occupation.
How many murders are we talking? Ten so far that we've ID'd.
Maybe 11.
I know.
It's huge.
There are two home addresses on the website that have no murders associated with them.
And we have a star at an unidentified stretch of canal, that we're treating as a potential crime scene.
That could mean there's an undiscovered body in that water.
That'd only explain one of the addresses.
Which means that the other address could be a potential victim.
Someone still alive, who is being targeted.
Someone that we can save.
- Do you know what I hate about up here? - Serial killers? No.
If you're not wearing - a 200-quid, shit blue suit, you're not dressed right.
- Mm.
No, not yours.
Yours is nice.
Oh, and it only cost 180.
I was looking at a lovely beige one for the wedding.
I don't fancy a wedding dress.
Can't dance at the disco.
Me and Chris are thinking of getting matching bride and groom suits.
- You still with him? - No! We broke up in June.
I thought so.
You texted me.
Oh, you got it, did you? You didn't text back.
- Didn't I? - No.
Shit! Sorry.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Now.
We had a lovely time.
It was nice and then we'd done that, and I got fed up of nice.
- Nice isn't knicker-ripping, is it? - No, it's not.
Oh, I've really missed you.
She really has! A Gold meeting sounds exciting! Yeah.
People being slaughtered in the streets.
Better than Blackpool (!) No, I just meant, it must be exciting for someone of your rank to be invited to one.
What you gonna wear? I'll get back to work.
She's OK.
You'll get to like her.
Well, you'll hate her for a bit, because I've said you'll like her.
Then you'll get to like her.
I can't go dressed like this.
Can I interest you in a shit blue suit? 'It's come down from the top corridor.
' As this is a potential critical incident for Manchester Met, all days off are cancelled.
Expect to be working overtime for the foreseeable future.
- It's a big weekend.
I'll struggle to -- - You'll be here.
- It's his wife's -- - Unless you're about say funeral, you'll be here.
OK, Lee.
See what we can find out about the stars.
Any significance in the patterns? Any symbolism? Have we accounted for the two home addresses? One is a flat in Ardwick.
We've got a Jenna Mawson, 18, registered as living there.
The DVLA sent her picture from her provisional licence.
- And the other? - Levenshulme, currently empty.
No reports of a missing person at either address.
Try and trace the witness who gave you the statement at the Edgerton murder.
Do a photo-fit.
Ask around the area.
Could be crucial down the line.
- What about the canal where the star is? - We're sure it's the Rochdale Canal.
- That canal has seen some deaths.
- No bodies recovered, associated with either the Levenshulme or Ardwick addresses.
Go to Ardwick, check out Jenna Mawson.
Anna, speak to the owner of the Levenshulme flat.
There's a chance one is dead and in that canal.
We need to identify who is still alive and get to them before the killer does.
The people accessing this website could be from all over the world, which means we might be liaising internationally, working with Europol and Interpol.
I want everyone to pull their fingers out.
No northern plod behaviour.
And we all know each other, so there's no need to call me ma'am or boss.
- I'd prefer it if you call me Rache.
- Or Godzuki.
I swear, and I am being absolutely serious, if I hear that Godzuki shit again, I'll have you on a discipline.
Are we clear? Love what you've done with the place.
How is it? It's like walking in a dead woman's heels, while she's still watching.
We've got something.
One of the matching licence plates belongs to a Steve Dench.
His car was picked up on the ANPR in the vicinity of the Edgerton house on three occasions in the weeks prior to Michael's murder.
It's a left-hand drive and he's a recorded offence as a juvenile for knife crime.
Let's go pick him up.
Pete, have we got an update? We've got a star.
No sign of Jenna Mawson.
The neighbours are about as useful as a snorkel on a fish.
Look for a phone number so we can zap it and find out where she is.
- Make sure you get a description out.
- Will do.
I need to take this.
It's Mum and she's using the Bat Phone.
I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.
You do not have to say - What are they doing to Daddy? - It's OK.
- 'Hello?' - I don't want to panic you, love, but Taisie's been arrested.
Drugs? I'm not worried.
She was in a car with boys.
They had some Class Bs.
She was with Sam, her boyfriend.
Oh, I want to sew my own mouth up every time I say that word.
It's fine, she's growing up.
He's five foot squeak with the sexual threat of a castrated mole.
Taisie said that she didn't know the other lads.
They were the ones with drugs.
So, I'm staying out of it.
Mum can cope.
If Taisie says that she didn't know anything about it, I totally believe her.
Yup (!) You certain? I know what I was up to when I was 16.
She still sleeps with her Furby.
So unless she's using it as a drugs mule, yeah, I am.
Hey, have you noticed, he isn't in any of these pictures? Maybe it was Steve taking them? There's not one family shot.
I've still got pictures up of Ade, and I'd happily unblock a sink using his face.
Two hoodies that might be of interest.
Same colour, same logo.
Great.
We need to get Wendy to take a look at them.
Mum's at the station picking up Taisie.
She's asking if I want to pop down.
Like it's mother-and-daughter day.
Probably brought her selfie stick.
Makes a nice change having your family arrested instead of mine.
- So what are you gonna do? - My job.
Taisie's safe.
There's people out there who need me, like Jenna Mawson.
Yeah.
If she's still alive.
Yeah, well, maybe Steve can shed a bit of light on that.
Before we start, my client has prepared a statement.
'I have no knowledge or involvement in the murder of Michael Edgerton.
At the time of his murder, I was at home.
I left at 7:00am to drive to the gym.
I feel that the manner in which I was arrested, the level of intrusion and distress caused to me and my family, has left me with no alternative but to refuse to give any further co-operation.
' Let's start with where you were on the morning of January 18th.
I'd like to direct you to my client's written statement.
Come and get your chips.
Night.
We've found the star on the canal.
Dredging starts at first light.
Michael Edgerton's girlfriend recognised the logo on the hoodies from Steve's house.
Where's Pete? Well, where are we at with Jenna Mawson? We know she's a foster kid straight out of care.
She was put into that flat six months ago.
The flat search hasn't given us much.
It was practically empty.
We're stuck.
We'll know more when we speak to her case worker in the morning.
Don't wait until morning.
Wake her up.
What about Jenna's phone number? Not yet.
Nobody has a number for her.
Basics.
It's just .
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basics.
Do we at least know what network she's on? Did you check the flat for a charger? Top-up cards? Have we looked for her on social media? What's Pete been doing? Boss.
Chief Superintendent Dreyfus from Europol.
Chief Dreyfus, Acting DI Bailey of Syndicate 9.
- Good to speak to you, sir.
- 'Bonsoir, Madame.
' Bonsoir.
How can I help you? 'Listen very carefully.
I shall say this only once' Do you mind? That couch is knackering my back.
I looked like Quasimodo's nan on my till today.
- Don't snore.
- I don't snore.
How's work? Can we leave this till morning? Yeah, yeah.
Course.
Everyone's being a bit weird.
Bastards.
Why? What are you doing to' em? Me? No, it's them.
They're just all stuck.
Is Janet being funny with you? I dunno.
Stop staring at me, you dickhead.
If you're looking for your vibrators they're on top of the wardrobe.
I caught our Callum under the duvet using the glow-in-the-dark one as a night light.
Well, at least that's what I told myself he was doing.
Photo-fit of the witness Anna spoke to after the Edgerton murder.
I've a meeting about Jenna this morning.
Social Services might have some idea as to where she might be.
- How we doing with Steve's alibi? - His wife confirmed his story.
We've got him signing into the gym on the morning of the murder.
He owns identical hoodies to our suspect.
His car was seen there, and innocent people don't refuse to speak.
When you get back from MAPPA, trace those whose signatures appear before and after Steve's at the gym.
See if they can narrow down the time for us.
Partial number plates throw up another left-hand drive car, owned by Kenny Medford.
A previous address of his was a couple of streets from Jenna Mawson's care home.
We had trouble tracing him.
He moves around a bit.
We made contact with his girlfriend.
She was jumpy.
Said she'd no knowledge of his whereabouts, they'd been separated for months.
But Uniform spotted Kenny's car parked a couple of streets away.
Speak to the neighbours.
Get a forensic lift on the car.
- Have we had forensics back on Steve's car yet? - Clean.
Shit.
Can't find Kenny Medford.
We've got Steve Dench, but his car's spotless, computer's clean, no murder weapon, no motive.
Oh, and he's not talking.
Got a teenage girl, hopefully still alive, walking around with a target on her head.
And the forensics are back on Steve's hoodies.
Never been worn.
What d'you reckon? You've been back at work a day.
You've got a promotion.
You had a Gold meeting, arrested the prime suspect in a serial killer case.
Going all right, I'd say.
And if there are two unworn hoodies in Steve's closet, who's to say there isn't a discarded one somewhere covered in blood? Sorry I wasn't in touch more.
It was just full on down there.
Hadn't noticed.
I was too busy planning my wedding.
Give Pete a kick up the arse about Jenna Mawson.
Rachel, Neil Simpson from Serious Crime is on his way over.
- I'm on my way to oversee the canal search.
- Get him to meet you there.
- All right.
- Janet Taisie's not going to get off with a caution.
I can't tell you why, but it's looking serious.
I just wanted you to be prepared.
Janet, have you seen my day book? Erm No.
No.
Where are we at with the website? We're nowhere.
We can't trace the IP addresses.
There's a double encryption on the discussions page.
- I thought we could get past all that stuff now? - Who told you that? - I don't know.
I read it.
- Maybe people can.
They don't work for us.
In terms of internet crime, police are like your granny programming the video player.
But we've done stuff like that before, haven't we? Or how have we managed to break online paedophile rings? We've got lucky, or we've caught the stupid ones.
They cracked Silk Road.
That was hidden by Tor, wasn't it? From what I know, Silk Road was done with legwork.
Looking for mistakes, someone giving away a first name cross-referenced with part of an email address.
How you catch people, piece evidence together and hope they get sloppy.
- Great.
Do that.
- It took years.
Then do something else.
We hope to hack the Taking Out The Trash site and get malware on there in the next 24 hours.
If we succeed without anyone spotting us, we should be able to trace anyone who uses it.
Although we can't decrypt the discussion page, the way it's laid out, we're pretty sure there's only two users of the site.
- The metadata backs that up.
- Found something.
- Which means? Well, for example, one person posts an image of someone's house in one size and the crime scene is a different size.
Is it always one person who posts the image of the house - and the other the crime scene? - No.
They take turns.
- Because they're challenging each other? - Could be.
One person is posting a target for the other and the other one commits the murder? They're playing a game.
The body is Lukas Balusek, an overseas student from the Czech Republic.
We spoke to his landlady in Levenshulme.
She thought he'd done a runner, gone back home.
He missed rent payments before he went missing last year.
OK.
This is footage from around the date our landlady noticed him missing.
This leads to the stretch of canal where we found his body.
Just finished with Rae.
She says that from a forensic psychologist's perspective, your game theory makes sense to her.
These people are thrill seekers, evading the authorities, outsmarting us, makes the game even more fun.
Historically, they were forced to act alone but modern technology means they can find people with similar interests.
These people don't have to play alone any more.
We reckon that this is Balusek meeting his killer.
- They seem to know each other.
- Or they are happy to have just met.
This part of the canal is a well-known cruising ground.
- Have we got any footage of our suspect leaving? - 20 minutes later.
But none of Lukas.
Confirmed.
Steve Dench was in Edinburgh with friends the night Lukas Balusek was murdered.
Jenna's social worker couldn't help us much.
Jenna's a quiet girl, introverted, no friends to speak of.
No presence on social media.
- Still no phone number? - No.
- But she signs on.
But the job centre didn't have a number for her.
If she signs on, she's got a bank account that they pay into.
So we check to see if there are any payments to a phone network for credit top-ups.
And then we contact the network, and get her number.
Did Steve's gym alibi check out? A woman at the gym said she knew Steve to nod to and remembers seeing him there at around 8:00am on the morning Michael Edgerton was killed.
Which still doesn't help us.
Come on, we can do better than this.
Steve's solicitor is pushing for a release.
Are we better bailing him, while we get ourselves into a stronger position? Have we traced our other suspect? No luck yet.
When did his girlfriend say she last saw him? I've left my daybook in the office.
I'll check.
Initial forensics found traces of blood in Kenny's car.
It could be nothing more than a nosebleed.
As far as this enquiry's concerned, he's a bloke with a foreign car.
I want him TI'd and move on.
Look at those faces and tell me you're happy with where we are? Look at Jenna Mawson's face and tell me you're happy knowing she's out there and we are nowhere near getting to her before she is the next victim in this game.
I can't do this on my own.
And I can't do the thinking for all of you.
Go home.
- Get your feet off my sofa.
- You've got yours on it.
- I paid for it.
Shift 'em.
- Get your feet down.
Slag! Don't let him speak to you like that.
He's learnt that from his dad.
Yes, he bloody has.
But he wasn't saying it to me.
So what's wrong today? The big kids still picking on you? - I'm thinking of putting my flat on the market.
- And do what? - Move back to London.
- Er No, you're not.
What would I do without you? Don't be so selfish! I am selfish.
I'm dead selfish.
And I love it that way.
Rache You're just bumping into bits at the minute, cos you're not used to them.
You've got to let things get comfy for once in your life.
I know the thought of settling down terrifies you.
Why would I wanna settle? The Baileys aren't particularly famous for great relationships.
Hey, our Dom's going steady.
What? Probably helps that they share a cell.
But, just saying.
If he can find happiness, there's hope for us all.
Right, I'm gonna give that little shit a talking to.
Is there anything you haven't told me? No significant DNA was found on Michael Edgerton's body and the partial DNA found on Balusek wasn't a match with Steve Dench.
So we're releasing Steve on bail.
Can I Can I ask you a favour? Yeah.
Sure.
Oh, I I want you to try Kenny's girlfriend.
God knows why he's playing hide-and-seek.
Probably hasn't paid his TV licence.
Reassure her.
Tell her we're trying to eliminate him.
Or we'll have to start doing a full number on him and we haven't got the time or the resources for that.
And take Anna.
I could do without her needy little eyes all over me.
I couldn't even get into my own bastard bathroom this morning.
I hate kids.
Sorry, what was the favour? I hate myself for asking.
You can say no.
You should say no.
I'd say no.
But, erm I have to ask.
Dodson's told me that they're taking Taisie's case further.
And I need to know more.
Morning.
We've got Jenna's number.
We've zapped it.
She's at Victoria.
Rachel Bailey, DCI.
Hi.
I irritate her, don't I? I shouldn't worry.
You're at the bottom of a very long list.
Go play upstairs.
We're trying to eliminate Kenny from our enquiries in relation to a series of violent crimes.
So we'd really appreciate your help.
When was the last time you saw Kenny? Must've been two, three weeks ago.
Which? There's quite a difference between two and three weeks.
Three.
- And which day of the week? - Thursday.
Just before Anna writes that down.
Are you certain? You weren't too sure of how many weeks it's been, but you're rock solid on the day of the week? Certain it's Thursday? Yes, I'm sure.
He hasn't made any contact since? No.
Jenna? Jenna Mawson? Jenna? Jenna! Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
Calm down.
Calm down.
- We're just trying to help.
- Get off me, please! - Calm down.
We're just trying to help.
We've got reason to believe that you're in danger.
Whose are the trainers in the hall? They're her grandad's.
I'm going to play out.
- Just getting my coat.
- No.
Come away, love.
Oh, stop! Stop.
I am arresting you for -- what am I arresting him for? I am arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Michael Edgerton.
- Are you ready? - Hm-hm.
- Indecent images of Taisie's boyfriend -- - Sam? - -- have been found on her phone.
A few have made their way on to social media.
- What sort of images? No.
Don't.
OK.
OK.
Tell me.
Explicit pictures of him naked and of his genitals - .
.
of him aroused.
- Stop.
That's awful.
So what? I-I mean I don't mean I don't mean 'so what?' But they're only photos.
They're going out together.
That's what kids do.
Don't they? - He's only 15.
- She's only 16.
They're in the same year at school.
Because Taisie is 16, the police have to be seen to be complying to government guidelines, so the case has been forwarded to Safeguarding.
Once they've looked at it, then it could -- it won't.
But it could - be sent to the Serious Sexual Offences unit.
- This is mad.
Possession and distribution of indecent images of a child under 18.
Common sense will kick in.
Safeguarding will take one look at this and throw it out.
I hate to say this, but you can't repeat any of this to Safeguarding, your mum or to Taisie.
I Rache, Dodson wants to see you.
We've got a leak.
A blog has posted details of the murder website and our investigation.
It means we can no longer choose to withhold information.
Everything that we know is now in the public domain .
.
including the password to the Taking Out The Trash website, which has now been accessed over 1,000 times.
People have started posting their own stars, their mates' pictures, home addresses.
Any hopes of monitoring that site for future leads and potential victims, have gone.
The blog also posts details of our suspects, Kenny Medford and Steve Dench, just short of naming 'em.
So, what are we talking? Bad practice? Human error? Corruption? I don't know.
You can be certain that it won't just be me asking those questions.
- Did you find your day book? - Not yet.
But I will.
Unless someone's found it already.
Find it or fess up before Professional Standards blame this leak on any one of us.
Kenny's solicitor's just quit.
Apparently, it's not appropriate for her to represent him.
Do you think he's confessed, but told her he's going to plead not guilty? Kenny, I'm sure you'd be more comfortable if you sat down.
Can you say what's stopping you from sitting down? I will not answer any of your questions.
My name is Kenny Medford.
I will not answer any of your questions.
How is any of this a game? We've seen some mad shit.
But the thought that this is someone's idea of a jolly I will not answer any of your questions.
Last night I dreamt of these hands all over my face.
Give me loo-la's with a basement full of bodies any day.
- You knew where you were with them.
- You did.
It used to be them and us.
- Why is that, Kenny? - It feels like they're everywhere.
My name is Kenny I sometimes think we should get all our phones and computers and smash 'em up for all the good they do.
I won't answer any of your questions.
What have you told Jenna? As much as I had to and as little as possible.
Does she know why she might be targeted? She has no idea.
She goes to the train station every day.
I just like disappearing into the crowds.
The people and the noise, they stop me thinking.
I like it.
Spends most of her time trying to be invisible.
She's a ghost.
Makes her the perfect target.
What can we do for her? I don't know.
I can't just kick her out and say keep your eyes peeled.
Can't we offer her protection? If we can, that won't be my call and it won't be tonight.
The best I could offer her was a bed in the cells.
There's no money for anything else.
I need to go home and give Taisie a good bollocking and then give her the biggest cuddle.
Imagine if all this madness had happened when you weren't here.
I would've been on the first train.
Yeah.
If you'd read the text.
They've agreed to place an officer at Jenna Mawson's flat for the next two weeks.
Is erm Is Janet busy this morning? No.
Well, yeah.
She's got a second interview with Kenny Medford.
- But I can get someone else on it if you need her? - How's her daughter? Yeah.
Fine, I think.
If you can spare her, you might want to send Janet home early.
- Go home.
- Mm? Dodson thinks you should go home and see Taisie straightaway.
Hello.
I think our Holly's pregnant.
I found a test in the bathroom.
It's positive.
- It's mine.
It's no big deal.
- 'Why didn't you tell me?' I've been here before.
I wanna see if this one sticks before I make decisions.
Oh, Rache, I'm so happy for you.
- It's fantastic -- - Look, I've gotta go.
I'll see you tonight.
I'm DI Hollister.
This is DC Cotlow.
We're from the Serious Sexual Offences Unit.
Can we come in? - Taisie Scott.
We are arresting you -- - What? -- - for the possession - and distribution of -- - Mum.
Mum, do something.
- You don't have to say anything -- - It's OK, love.
This is madness.
I haven't done anything! Tell them to stop.
This is crazy.
Look at her.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence We've just found the body of a teenager in Victoria Park.
Will Hudson.
He's registered disabled.
He was nominated on the website.
But with so many hoax postings, we missed it.
Then his death's our fault.
We are doing everything within our powers to bring these craven, spineless murderers to justice.
Any other mother would be round at Sam's mum's house.
You don't get act like any other mum because I'm a cop.
Any chance that this leak isn't down to you, then you'd better grab it! You're nobody's favourite right now.
The rules are going out the window.
He's started picking his own victims.
Can you give me a minute? Yeah, all right.
Have you brought me a prezzie? You look great.
So do you.
Well Where did you get that two-headed confidence monster? Oh, she's great, Anna.
Is she? Rachel? - Yeah.
- I thought so.
- Hi.
- I just called you.
Janet's out on a shout in Hulme -- a knifing.
She said I should take you down when you got in.
She wasn't sure what time it'd be.
Late night? Sorry, I'm sat here.
I'll be back in minute.
So, London.
How was it? Yeah, it was great, you know? Hello, stranger.
Put on weight? We need to get on.
Nice to see you, too, Mary (!) We've got a Michael Edgerton in there.
24.
He was opening up around 6:30, bloke comes out of nowhere attacks him -- stabs him in the back.
He died on the spot.
His girlfriend witnessed it.
Would you mind getting her first account? Erm Sure.
Who's SIO? Gill wasn't replaced -- cuts.
So we get different SIO cover from the other syndicates, case by case.
Depends who's busy, and this morning everyone was.
So while they decide, we just do what we do until someone says stop.
It's my fault.
Why would you think that, Wendy? We were arguing when it happened.
OK.
Wendy, what can you tell me about the person that did this? When he came into the yard, I thought he'd come in cos he'd heard us arguing.
I thought he'd come in to help.
But he just .
.
he just walked straight up behind Mikey .
.
and stabbed him in the back.
How would you describe him? Clothes? Height? Race? I couldn't see him.
He had a black hoodie on and, like, a scarf across his face.
And he was white.
Taller than me.
Good.
Can you tell me anything about the hoodie? It had a bloke running on the back.
It was a black outline.
Anything else? He was wearing blue gloves, like a nurse or a dinner lady.
Did he say anything? He went to the gate and touched the wall.
I don't know why.
Then he turned back to us.
I thought he was coming back for me.
But he didn't.
He got his phone out and took a picture.
I couldn't scream for help.
I didn't know what he was going to do next, or I would have screamed.
He just stood and took a picture on his phone .
.
watching Mikey die.
Why come out here to take a photo? Why not be closer in? Getting distance for safety? He's getting a clear view and Wendy could call for help at any moment.
So he's taking photos for what? Evidence? Proof? Was this a professional hit? Ten minutes in Vice and everyone's a Triad.
Stiletto blade? Quick, clean, no blood spatter, no trail Saw a lot of it in Vice.
Just saying.
Can we make sure we get some shots of this? I've just had an interesting statement.
A man running, a few streets away, at the time of the murder.
Witness described him as wearing a black hoodie with a running motif on the back.
He got into a car.
They could only give us the car colour, but they did get a partial number plate.
And he remembers it was a left-hand drive.
Did you get the witness's name and address? He didn't want to give it.
Get POLSA to check the road where the witness saw the suspect.
Yeah, and can you run the partial number plates through the DVLA? Left-hand drive should narrow it down.
Sure.
Oh You only popped out for a pint of milk and you were gone for a year.
Thought you'd forgotten us.
No! I've missed you lot.
And all of this (!) Though I've got our Alison and the kids at the flat.
Tony trouble.
You should see the state of the place.
Got weeping angels and wooden ducks everywhere, which she's bought me as a thanks.
The flat reeks of air freshener.
She's got six different stinks.
Woke up the other day, thought I'd been embalmed.
So, when DID you get back? Er Thursday.
We've got a mother and son with a website, wanting to talk to you.
First nutters of the day? They're on a video link from Australia.
He's seen this website.
He was too scared to show it me.
It was on the darknet.
He's not going to get into trouble for looking at it, is he? It's not illegal to access the darknet.
What did you see, Maurice? I was messing a couple of weeks ago.
I ended up at this page with a password, so I thought I'd see if I could hack into it.
It had this map of back home on it, with all these sick pictures and videos -- dead bodies and stuff.
We're gonna need the password.
I didn't know he was doing any of it.
One of his mate's Whatsapped him this morning cos of a murder that happened near his old school.
- I saw him on the website.
- Michael Edgerton? Yeah, his murder was posted a couple of hours ago.
I watched him bleed to death.
What was the website called? Taking Out The Trash.
Charming (!) We'll have to ring Special Branch to even use the password.
Some 14-year-old on the other side of the world can access it, but we have to ask if we're allowed.
No, we don't.
I've got permissions already.
I did the course on my secondment.
Got the software on here.
You couldn't wire a plug 12 months ago.
The software's shit slow because it bounces info around the globe.
It's how it keeps the darknet users secret.
Here we go.
This is where we were this morning.
That's Wendy.
Jesus, he was filming Michael dying.
We now believe Michael Edgerton's murder is linked to several other cases.
As Syndicate 9 has no dedicated DCI, it makes sense to take advantage of Rachel's return.
Eh-up.
If it ain't Mary Poppins! So we're appointing her as Acting Detective Inspector for the initial stages of the investigation.
I hope you'll give her your full support.
Thank you.
Be ready to brief a Gold meeting at 12:00.
And don't come dressed like Little Mix.
- Nice entrance, you knobhead.
- I didn't know.
Nice to see London hasn't changed you, you chippy cow.
You can't talk to her like that, she's the boss.
You could never talk to her like that.
No, you couldn't.
So wind your neck in, chunky.
Does Dodson know what she's unleashed, leaving you in charge? Godzilla, the next generation.
Godzuki.
The bitch is back.
OK, well, we'll do a full briefing later on, but this is what we've got so far.
We've got a web page, which people are accessing via the darknet.
You go on to the site and you get a map of Greater Manchester.
As you can see, it's covered in these icons.
Click on an icon and it takes you to either an image or a video of a murder scene, or a victim's home address.
This is Michael Edgerton's home.
He's not the only person on there.
They're all unsolved murders.
This is Richard Hazelmere.
The drug addict we found in China Town.
- That would be five, six years ago.
- No, it was seven.
All be aware this next clip is pretty full-on.
Are we all OK? So, the perpetrator draws a chalk star at the murder scene.
This one, you'd mistake for graffiti.
That's if you noticed it at all.
These chalk stars appear at all of our crime scenes.
It's just that we hadn't spotted them previously.
They also appear at all of our victims' home addresses, this one being Michael Edgerton's.
There's a discussion page on the website, which is encrypted.
I've got people over at SCAS going through it to try and can get us more information.
- How many people are on the discussion page? - We're not sure.
Is there any connection in our victims' profiles? None that we've found.
Michael Edgerton, no previous offences.
Richard Hazelmere was a drug addict, but nothing else stands out about his life.
Mark Winstone was murdered at a neo-Nazi rally three years ago.
Danielle Hallows was a member of a small-time girl gang.
But nothing big.
And the list goes on.
It's a wide spread of age, race, sex, occupation.
How many murders are we talking? Ten so far that we've ID'd.
Maybe 11.
I know.
It's huge.
There are two home addresses on the website that have no murders associated with them.
And we have a star at an unidentified stretch of canal, that we're treating as a potential crime scene.
That could mean there's an undiscovered body in that water.
That'd only explain one of the addresses.
Which means that the other address could be a potential victim.
Someone still alive, who is being targeted.
Someone that we can save.
- Do you know what I hate about up here? - Serial killers? No.
If you're not wearing - a 200-quid, shit blue suit, you're not dressed right.
- Mm.
No, not yours.
Yours is nice.
Oh, and it only cost 180.
I was looking at a lovely beige one for the wedding.
I don't fancy a wedding dress.
Can't dance at the disco.
Me and Chris are thinking of getting matching bride and groom suits.
- You still with him? - No! We broke up in June.
I thought so.
You texted me.
Oh, you got it, did you? You didn't text back.
- Didn't I? - No.
Shit! Sorry.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Now.
We had a lovely time.
It was nice and then we'd done that, and I got fed up of nice.
- Nice isn't knicker-ripping, is it? - No, it's not.
Oh, I've really missed you.
She really has! A Gold meeting sounds exciting! Yeah.
People being slaughtered in the streets.
Better than Blackpool (!) No, I just meant, it must be exciting for someone of your rank to be invited to one.
What you gonna wear? I'll get back to work.
She's OK.
You'll get to like her.
Well, you'll hate her for a bit, because I've said you'll like her.
Then you'll get to like her.
I can't go dressed like this.
Can I interest you in a shit blue suit? 'It's come down from the top corridor.
' As this is a potential critical incident for Manchester Met, all days off are cancelled.
Expect to be working overtime for the foreseeable future.
- It's a big weekend.
I'll struggle to -- - You'll be here.
- It's his wife's -- - Unless you're about say funeral, you'll be here.
OK, Lee.
See what we can find out about the stars.
Any significance in the patterns? Any symbolism? Have we accounted for the two home addresses? One is a flat in Ardwick.
We've got a Jenna Mawson, 18, registered as living there.
The DVLA sent her picture from her provisional licence.
- And the other? - Levenshulme, currently empty.
No reports of a missing person at either address.
Try and trace the witness who gave you the statement at the Edgerton murder.
Do a photo-fit.
Ask around the area.
Could be crucial down the line.
- What about the canal where the star is? - We're sure it's the Rochdale Canal.
- That canal has seen some deaths.
- No bodies recovered, associated with either the Levenshulme or Ardwick addresses.
Go to Ardwick, check out Jenna Mawson.
Anna, speak to the owner of the Levenshulme flat.
There's a chance one is dead and in that canal.
We need to identify who is still alive and get to them before the killer does.
The people accessing this website could be from all over the world, which means we might be liaising internationally, working with Europol and Interpol.
I want everyone to pull their fingers out.
No northern plod behaviour.
And we all know each other, so there's no need to call me ma'am or boss.
- I'd prefer it if you call me Rache.
- Or Godzuki.
I swear, and I am being absolutely serious, if I hear that Godzuki shit again, I'll have you on a discipline.
Are we clear? Love what you've done with the place.
How is it? It's like walking in a dead woman's heels, while she's still watching.
We've got something.
One of the matching licence plates belongs to a Steve Dench.
His car was picked up on the ANPR in the vicinity of the Edgerton house on three occasions in the weeks prior to Michael's murder.
It's a left-hand drive and he's a recorded offence as a juvenile for knife crime.
Let's go pick him up.
Pete, have we got an update? We've got a star.
No sign of Jenna Mawson.
The neighbours are about as useful as a snorkel on a fish.
Look for a phone number so we can zap it and find out where she is.
- Make sure you get a description out.
- Will do.
I need to take this.
It's Mum and she's using the Bat Phone.
I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.
You do not have to say - What are they doing to Daddy? - It's OK.
- 'Hello?' - I don't want to panic you, love, but Taisie's been arrested.
Drugs? I'm not worried.
She was in a car with boys.
They had some Class Bs.
She was with Sam, her boyfriend.
Oh, I want to sew my own mouth up every time I say that word.
It's fine, she's growing up.
He's five foot squeak with the sexual threat of a castrated mole.
Taisie said that she didn't know the other lads.
They were the ones with drugs.
So, I'm staying out of it.
Mum can cope.
If Taisie says that she didn't know anything about it, I totally believe her.
Yup (!) You certain? I know what I was up to when I was 16.
She still sleeps with her Furby.
So unless she's using it as a drugs mule, yeah, I am.
Hey, have you noticed, he isn't in any of these pictures? Maybe it was Steve taking them? There's not one family shot.
I've still got pictures up of Ade, and I'd happily unblock a sink using his face.
Two hoodies that might be of interest.
Same colour, same logo.
Great.
We need to get Wendy to take a look at them.
Mum's at the station picking up Taisie.
She's asking if I want to pop down.
Like it's mother-and-daughter day.
Probably brought her selfie stick.
Makes a nice change having your family arrested instead of mine.
- So what are you gonna do? - My job.
Taisie's safe.
There's people out there who need me, like Jenna Mawson.
Yeah.
If she's still alive.
Yeah, well, maybe Steve can shed a bit of light on that.
Before we start, my client has prepared a statement.
'I have no knowledge or involvement in the murder of Michael Edgerton.
At the time of his murder, I was at home.
I left at 7:00am to drive to the gym.
I feel that the manner in which I was arrested, the level of intrusion and distress caused to me and my family, has left me with no alternative but to refuse to give any further co-operation.
' Let's start with where you were on the morning of January 18th.
I'd like to direct you to my client's written statement.
Come and get your chips.
Night.
We've found the star on the canal.
Dredging starts at first light.
Michael Edgerton's girlfriend recognised the logo on the hoodies from Steve's house.
Where's Pete? Well, where are we at with Jenna Mawson? We know she's a foster kid straight out of care.
She was put into that flat six months ago.
The flat search hasn't given us much.
It was practically empty.
We're stuck.
We'll know more when we speak to her case worker in the morning.
Don't wait until morning.
Wake her up.
What about Jenna's phone number? Not yet.
Nobody has a number for her.
Basics.
It's just .
.
basics.
Do we at least know what network she's on? Did you check the flat for a charger? Top-up cards? Have we looked for her on social media? What's Pete been doing? Boss.
Chief Superintendent Dreyfus from Europol.
Chief Dreyfus, Acting DI Bailey of Syndicate 9.
- Good to speak to you, sir.
- 'Bonsoir, Madame.
' Bonsoir.
How can I help you? 'Listen very carefully.
I shall say this only once' Do you mind? That couch is knackering my back.
I looked like Quasimodo's nan on my till today.
- Don't snore.
- I don't snore.
How's work? Can we leave this till morning? Yeah, yeah.
Course.
Everyone's being a bit weird.
Bastards.
Why? What are you doing to' em? Me? No, it's them.
They're just all stuck.
Is Janet being funny with you? I dunno.
Stop staring at me, you dickhead.
If you're looking for your vibrators they're on top of the wardrobe.
I caught our Callum under the duvet using the glow-in-the-dark one as a night light.
Well, at least that's what I told myself he was doing.
Photo-fit of the witness Anna spoke to after the Edgerton murder.
I've a meeting about Jenna this morning.
Social Services might have some idea as to where she might be.
- How we doing with Steve's alibi? - His wife confirmed his story.
We've got him signing into the gym on the morning of the murder.
He owns identical hoodies to our suspect.
His car was seen there, and innocent people don't refuse to speak.
When you get back from MAPPA, trace those whose signatures appear before and after Steve's at the gym.
See if they can narrow down the time for us.
Partial number plates throw up another left-hand drive car, owned by Kenny Medford.
A previous address of his was a couple of streets from Jenna Mawson's care home.
We had trouble tracing him.
He moves around a bit.
We made contact with his girlfriend.
She was jumpy.
Said she'd no knowledge of his whereabouts, they'd been separated for months.
But Uniform spotted Kenny's car parked a couple of streets away.
Speak to the neighbours.
Get a forensic lift on the car.
- Have we had forensics back on Steve's car yet? - Clean.
Shit.
Can't find Kenny Medford.
We've got Steve Dench, but his car's spotless, computer's clean, no murder weapon, no motive.
Oh, and he's not talking.
Got a teenage girl, hopefully still alive, walking around with a target on her head.
And the forensics are back on Steve's hoodies.
Never been worn.
What d'you reckon? You've been back at work a day.
You've got a promotion.
You had a Gold meeting, arrested the prime suspect in a serial killer case.
Going all right, I'd say.
And if there are two unworn hoodies in Steve's closet, who's to say there isn't a discarded one somewhere covered in blood? Sorry I wasn't in touch more.
It was just full on down there.
Hadn't noticed.
I was too busy planning my wedding.
Give Pete a kick up the arse about Jenna Mawson.
Rachel, Neil Simpson from Serious Crime is on his way over.
- I'm on my way to oversee the canal search.
- Get him to meet you there.
- All right.
- Janet Taisie's not going to get off with a caution.
I can't tell you why, but it's looking serious.
I just wanted you to be prepared.
Janet, have you seen my day book? Erm No.
No.
Where are we at with the website? We're nowhere.
We can't trace the IP addresses.
There's a double encryption on the discussions page.
- I thought we could get past all that stuff now? - Who told you that? - I don't know.
I read it.
- Maybe people can.
They don't work for us.
In terms of internet crime, police are like your granny programming the video player.
But we've done stuff like that before, haven't we? Or how have we managed to break online paedophile rings? We've got lucky, or we've caught the stupid ones.
They cracked Silk Road.
That was hidden by Tor, wasn't it? From what I know, Silk Road was done with legwork.
Looking for mistakes, someone giving away a first name cross-referenced with part of an email address.
How you catch people, piece evidence together and hope they get sloppy.
- Great.
Do that.
- It took years.
Then do something else.
We hope to hack the Taking Out The Trash site and get malware on there in the next 24 hours.
If we succeed without anyone spotting us, we should be able to trace anyone who uses it.
Although we can't decrypt the discussion page, the way it's laid out, we're pretty sure there's only two users of the site.
- The metadata backs that up.
- Found something.
- Which means? Well, for example, one person posts an image of someone's house in one size and the crime scene is a different size.
Is it always one person who posts the image of the house - and the other the crime scene? - No.
They take turns.
- Because they're challenging each other? - Could be.
One person is posting a target for the other and the other one commits the murder? They're playing a game.
The body is Lukas Balusek, an overseas student from the Czech Republic.
We spoke to his landlady in Levenshulme.
She thought he'd done a runner, gone back home.
He missed rent payments before he went missing last year.
OK.
This is footage from around the date our landlady noticed him missing.
This leads to the stretch of canal where we found his body.
Just finished with Rae.
She says that from a forensic psychologist's perspective, your game theory makes sense to her.
These people are thrill seekers, evading the authorities, outsmarting us, makes the game even more fun.
Historically, they were forced to act alone but modern technology means they can find people with similar interests.
These people don't have to play alone any more.
We reckon that this is Balusek meeting his killer.
- They seem to know each other.
- Or they are happy to have just met.
This part of the canal is a well-known cruising ground.
- Have we got any footage of our suspect leaving? - 20 minutes later.
But none of Lukas.
Confirmed.
Steve Dench was in Edinburgh with friends the night Lukas Balusek was murdered.
Jenna's social worker couldn't help us much.
Jenna's a quiet girl, introverted, no friends to speak of.
No presence on social media.
- Still no phone number? - No.
- But she signs on.
But the job centre didn't have a number for her.
If she signs on, she's got a bank account that they pay into.
So we check to see if there are any payments to a phone network for credit top-ups.
And then we contact the network, and get her number.
Did Steve's gym alibi check out? A woman at the gym said she knew Steve to nod to and remembers seeing him there at around 8:00am on the morning Michael Edgerton was killed.
Which still doesn't help us.
Come on, we can do better than this.
Steve's solicitor is pushing for a release.
Are we better bailing him, while we get ourselves into a stronger position? Have we traced our other suspect? No luck yet.
When did his girlfriend say she last saw him? I've left my daybook in the office.
I'll check.
Initial forensics found traces of blood in Kenny's car.
It could be nothing more than a nosebleed.
As far as this enquiry's concerned, he's a bloke with a foreign car.
I want him TI'd and move on.
Look at those faces and tell me you're happy with where we are? Look at Jenna Mawson's face and tell me you're happy knowing she's out there and we are nowhere near getting to her before she is the next victim in this game.
I can't do this on my own.
And I can't do the thinking for all of you.
Go home.
- Get your feet off my sofa.
- You've got yours on it.
- I paid for it.
Shift 'em.
- Get your feet down.
Slag! Don't let him speak to you like that.
He's learnt that from his dad.
Yes, he bloody has.
But he wasn't saying it to me.
So what's wrong today? The big kids still picking on you? - I'm thinking of putting my flat on the market.
- And do what? - Move back to London.
- Er No, you're not.
What would I do without you? Don't be so selfish! I am selfish.
I'm dead selfish.
And I love it that way.
Rache You're just bumping into bits at the minute, cos you're not used to them.
You've got to let things get comfy for once in your life.
I know the thought of settling down terrifies you.
Why would I wanna settle? The Baileys aren't particularly famous for great relationships.
Hey, our Dom's going steady.
What? Probably helps that they share a cell.
But, just saying.
If he can find happiness, there's hope for us all.
Right, I'm gonna give that little shit a talking to.
Is there anything you haven't told me? No significant DNA was found on Michael Edgerton's body and the partial DNA found on Balusek wasn't a match with Steve Dench.
So we're releasing Steve on bail.
Can I Can I ask you a favour? Yeah.
Sure.
Oh, I I want you to try Kenny's girlfriend.
God knows why he's playing hide-and-seek.
Probably hasn't paid his TV licence.
Reassure her.
Tell her we're trying to eliminate him.
Or we'll have to start doing a full number on him and we haven't got the time or the resources for that.
And take Anna.
I could do without her needy little eyes all over me.
I couldn't even get into my own bastard bathroom this morning.
I hate kids.
Sorry, what was the favour? I hate myself for asking.
You can say no.
You should say no.
I'd say no.
But, erm I have to ask.
Dodson's told me that they're taking Taisie's case further.
And I need to know more.
Morning.
We've got Jenna's number.
We've zapped it.
She's at Victoria.
Rachel Bailey, DCI.
Hi.
I irritate her, don't I? I shouldn't worry.
You're at the bottom of a very long list.
Go play upstairs.
We're trying to eliminate Kenny from our enquiries in relation to a series of violent crimes.
So we'd really appreciate your help.
When was the last time you saw Kenny? Must've been two, three weeks ago.
Which? There's quite a difference between two and three weeks.
Three.
- And which day of the week? - Thursday.
Just before Anna writes that down.
Are you certain? You weren't too sure of how many weeks it's been, but you're rock solid on the day of the week? Certain it's Thursday? Yes, I'm sure.
He hasn't made any contact since? No.
Jenna? Jenna Mawson? Jenna? Jenna! Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
Calm down.
Calm down.
- We're just trying to help.
- Get off me, please! - Calm down.
We're just trying to help.
We've got reason to believe that you're in danger.
Whose are the trainers in the hall? They're her grandad's.
I'm going to play out.
- Just getting my coat.
- No.
Come away, love.
Oh, stop! Stop.
I am arresting you for -- what am I arresting him for? I am arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Michael Edgerton.
- Are you ready? - Hm-hm.
- Indecent images of Taisie's boyfriend -- - Sam? - -- have been found on her phone.
A few have made their way on to social media.
- What sort of images? No.
Don't.
OK.
OK.
Tell me.
Explicit pictures of him naked and of his genitals - .
.
of him aroused.
- Stop.
That's awful.
So what? I-I mean I don't mean I don't mean 'so what?' But they're only photos.
They're going out together.
That's what kids do.
Don't they? - He's only 15.
- She's only 16.
They're in the same year at school.
Because Taisie is 16, the police have to be seen to be complying to government guidelines, so the case has been forwarded to Safeguarding.
Once they've looked at it, then it could -- it won't.
But it could - be sent to the Serious Sexual Offences unit.
- This is mad.
Possession and distribution of indecent images of a child under 18.
Common sense will kick in.
Safeguarding will take one look at this and throw it out.
I hate to say this, but you can't repeat any of this to Safeguarding, your mum or to Taisie.
I Rache, Dodson wants to see you.
We've got a leak.
A blog has posted details of the murder website and our investigation.
It means we can no longer choose to withhold information.
Everything that we know is now in the public domain .
.
including the password to the Taking Out The Trash website, which has now been accessed over 1,000 times.
People have started posting their own stars, their mates' pictures, home addresses.
Any hopes of monitoring that site for future leads and potential victims, have gone.
The blog also posts details of our suspects, Kenny Medford and Steve Dench, just short of naming 'em.
So, what are we talking? Bad practice? Human error? Corruption? I don't know.
You can be certain that it won't just be me asking those questions.
- Did you find your day book? - Not yet.
But I will.
Unless someone's found it already.
Find it or fess up before Professional Standards blame this leak on any one of us.
Kenny's solicitor's just quit.
Apparently, it's not appropriate for her to represent him.
Do you think he's confessed, but told her he's going to plead not guilty? Kenny, I'm sure you'd be more comfortable if you sat down.
Can you say what's stopping you from sitting down? I will not answer any of your questions.
My name is Kenny Medford.
I will not answer any of your questions.
How is any of this a game? We've seen some mad shit.
But the thought that this is someone's idea of a jolly I will not answer any of your questions.
Last night I dreamt of these hands all over my face.
Give me loo-la's with a basement full of bodies any day.
- You knew where you were with them.
- You did.
It used to be them and us.
- Why is that, Kenny? - It feels like they're everywhere.
My name is Kenny I sometimes think we should get all our phones and computers and smash 'em up for all the good they do.
I won't answer any of your questions.
What have you told Jenna? As much as I had to and as little as possible.
Does she know why she might be targeted? She has no idea.
She goes to the train station every day.
I just like disappearing into the crowds.
The people and the noise, they stop me thinking.
I like it.
Spends most of her time trying to be invisible.
She's a ghost.
Makes her the perfect target.
What can we do for her? I don't know.
I can't just kick her out and say keep your eyes peeled.
Can't we offer her protection? If we can, that won't be my call and it won't be tonight.
The best I could offer her was a bed in the cells.
There's no money for anything else.
I need to go home and give Taisie a good bollocking and then give her the biggest cuddle.
Imagine if all this madness had happened when you weren't here.
I would've been on the first train.
Yeah.
If you'd read the text.
They've agreed to place an officer at Jenna Mawson's flat for the next two weeks.
Is erm Is Janet busy this morning? No.
Well, yeah.
She's got a second interview with Kenny Medford.
- But I can get someone else on it if you need her? - How's her daughter? Yeah.
Fine, I think.
If you can spare her, you might want to send Janet home early.
- Go home.
- Mm? Dodson thinks you should go home and see Taisie straightaway.
Hello.
I think our Holly's pregnant.
I found a test in the bathroom.
It's positive.
- It's mine.
It's no big deal.
- 'Why didn't you tell me?' I've been here before.
I wanna see if this one sticks before I make decisions.
Oh, Rache, I'm so happy for you.
- It's fantastic -- - Look, I've gotta go.
I'll see you tonight.
I'm DI Hollister.
This is DC Cotlow.
We're from the Serious Sexual Offences Unit.
Can we come in? - Taisie Scott.
We are arresting you -- - What? -- - for the possession - and distribution of -- - Mum.
Mum, do something.
- You don't have to say anything -- - It's OK, love.
This is madness.
I haven't done anything! Tell them to stop.
This is crazy.
Look at her.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence We've just found the body of a teenager in Victoria Park.
Will Hudson.
He's registered disabled.
He was nominated on the website.
But with so many hoax postings, we missed it.
Then his death's our fault.
We are doing everything within our powers to bring these craven, spineless murderers to justice.
Any other mother would be round at Sam's mum's house.
You don't get act like any other mum because I'm a cop.
Any chance that this leak isn't down to you, then you'd better grab it! You're nobody's favourite right now.
The rules are going out the window.
He's started picking his own victims.