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Still, that was a lot of money to have in your pocket. Friday night. - where did you get it? - It's my money. I didn't ask you whose it was. I asked you where you got it. - I won it on the horses. - Today? No, Tuesday or wednesday. I don't remember. You don't remember winning more than 300 quid? No. Happens all the time. - That's it. - Right. You have this, we'll keep this. Do you want your money? - £3.82. - I can't spend it, can I? - Stan. - Sarge? - D and D for the trough. - Sarge. Do you want a solicitor? Do you want to make a phone call? Do you want us to inform anyone you're here? Sign here. - Can I have something to eat? - No. The canteen's closed till eight. what's wrong with this door? Oh, Jesus. Oh, for Christ's sake. Sarge! Get the sergeant. - Me? - Yes! He's hung himself. I think he's dead. Constable, go and get Inspector Rooney. Tell DI Gordon to call an ambulance. So, Dilly boy, you're not denying the crack you had in your mouth? - I can't, can I? - I'm sorry, sir. - Just a minute. - You'd better come. - what is it? - Just come, sir, please. This had better be good. This interview is temporarily suspended at midnight 50pm. Am. Oh, ***. - Topped himself. - Oh, you stupid sod. I'll get it. Hello. Oh, hello. Oh, great. - Is the doctor here? - Yes, the FME, Owen-Smith. - Nobody's left? - No, sir. Life extinct 0118 hours. - Thanks, Doctor. - OK. Sir, this is Superintendent Clark, CID. Chief Superintendent Lyon, Divisional Commander. You met Inspector Rooney. we're all yours. - Thank you, sir. And the kid? - Joseph Pearce, aged 18. In possession of controlled drug. Found hanging from the door by his belt. - was he in the cell? - Yes, sir. He's out of it. Smack or crack or something. - Anyone talk to him? - No. - Has he said anything? - Nothing intelligible. Right. I'd like you both to go with Inspector Naylor. Get details of everyone in the custody area since the kid was brought in. Get the custody records, call SOCO, get the photographer in from SO3. Close the custody suite, don't let anyone leave. The corridor and the cell are a sterile area. Right, guv. Hey. whoa. whoa. All right. All right. All right. - what's your name? - Ruby. - Hello, sir. - Hi, Maureen. Stay there. It's a sterile area. Make sure he stays where he is till Scene Of Crimes get here. - Thank you. who found the boy? - Me, sir. PC Fulford. - Are you the jailer? - Yes. I'll take your statement. Interview room? Down the corridor. Pearce was arrested with another lad who's in there now. - Canteen? - Yes, sir. Everyone can wait up there. It could be a long night, so please be patient. - Have you informed the boy's parents? - Yes, but they can't come in yet. I understand. - The other prisoners? - we'll find somewhere for them. Again, no one can leave until SOCO have been. For now this is the scene of a crime. If you're happy, sir, you can go. Thanks. I'll just finish Book 83. I'll fax you a full report in the morning. with your observations about the other bloke in the cell. - I would like the arresting officer - Officers, guv. arresting officers and the custody sergeant to wait in here. No one is to change clothes or wash until SOCO have done you over, OK? Everybody else up to the canteen. You're on. why don't you come up to bed? Alice the boy's 18. I know. I don't mind. It's a good film. I won't sleep till he gets in, so I might as well stay up. You're not worried, are you? The boy is 18. PC Peacock will show you to the canteen. Thank you, Inspector. Right, erm Excuse me. This is a witness statement. You're not a suspect, but you have the right to have a solicitor or federation rep present. - Do you understand? - Yes, sir. I don't think I'll need anyone. Are you sure? Mrs Pearce? May we have a word? You found him at 0040. You last checked on him at five past midnight. You put him in the drunks cell, known by you as the Trough - Yeah, I mean - I'm not implying anything. I'm sorting out details. Is what I've said correct? Yes, sir. He showed no signs of being suicidal or disturbed in any way? No, sir, he was Come. - Excuse me, sir. SOCO are here. - Thank you, Inspector. I've finished with PC Fulford. - Hello, Don. - Hello, guv. we'll do this in three stages. I want you to take samples from the hands and clothing of these men. - with your permission. - Right-ho. If you wouldn't mind. Should we just take the top layer of clothing? Probably be safer. And his shoes. we'll do the corridor next, then we can finish off in the cell, get the other prisoners moved. - OK if I start snapping? - Don't touch anything. Inspector, can you find some clothes for these gentlemen, please? Sergeant McCormack, I want to talk to you next. I think he's enjoying himself. No laws against enjoying your work, especially when you're good at it. He hasn't budged. - How old was he, guv? - 18. - Junkie? - Dunno. Is he involved? we're getting through the Keystones. Interesting. No attempt to resist arrest, no struggle, no fuss? No, sir. All very quiet. Detention authorised to obtain further evidence by questioning. - He was aware of this? - Yes, sir. So no call for a solicitor, phone call, all that? No, sir. - would you call that odd? - No, sir. - The belt? - The boy was calm. - Did you ask him how he was? - No, sir, he just seemed OK. He was in for possession of over 500 quid's worth of crack and he was calm? well, maybe not calm. I don't really remember his mood. I was just aware that it didn't seem like well, suicidal. The hatch. The door hatch isn't meant to be closed. Is that right? - Yes, sir, but when it's hot - But it isn't. what I'm saying is, sometimes they ask us to leave them open for ventilation. But it's not hot. I know, but if it's all right when it's hot, I don't see why it isn't when it's not. Do you see? Anyway, sometimes the prisoners bend the catches so they won't close. You've reported that, have you, to get them mended? I, er I'm not sure. You're not sure if you've reported the bent catches? Maybe verbally. Maybe verbally? I was with Dilly in the custody area. I saw Pearce come back after his interview. - How was Pearce? - Quiet and very shaken, I'd say. when I went with Dilly into his interview, I asked DI Gordon if I could speak to Pearce. I was surprised he didn't have a solicitor. That was some stash he had. - what did Gordon say? - He sent Mellis to ask Pearce. - And? - He didn't want to speak to me. - Did you know Pearce? - No. - Dilly? - Oh, yes. They cleared out a cell for him next door. Have you taken samples, checked him over? Yeah. The meat wagon's arrived. Rooney wants to know if he can move the prisoners. Taken statements from them? Someone heard a scuffle when they found him and someone heard shouting. - what time? - About midnight. - OK, tell Rooney he can wheel 'em out. - All right. - Hello. - Hello. Superintendent Clark? - Yeah? - I'm PC Hamilton, coroner's officer. Oh, yeah. we've finished with the body. Can you get it to the morgue? - That's what I'm here for. - Thanks. Mr and Mrs Pearce, this is Superintendent Clark and Sergeant Connell from the Complaints Investigation Bureau. They will be handling this matter. These are Joseph's personal effects. Oh, God. Oh, God. I'm very sorry, Mr Pearce. we're doing what we can to find out what happened. when you think you can cope with it, I'd like to talk to you about Joseph. - Joey. Nobody calls him Joseph. - Sorry. Joey. - Can we see him now, please? - Not until tomorrow or later today. Our son has never been in any trouble. He shouldn't have been in here. - All right, mate? - Yes. - Cheese and tomato? - Cheese and tomato. Mine. - Ham and anchovy. - That's me. Thank you. - And one pepperoni. - You'll have to put that on the account. - All right. - See you. Nought out of ten for sensitive timing. Sorry. My little boy. My little boy. If I had a quid for every mother who said her kid was innocent, I'd retire. You caught him with a tin of crack? It was in the side pocket of his jacket. My guess was he was supplying Dilly. - Dilly was known to you, is that right? - Oh, yeah. He's a bad lot. He's gone from nicking bikes to shoplifting, bit of ABH along the way. The last couple of years he's been dealing. - Has he been put away? - No. He's too slippery. Knows his rights. Knows his solicitor. - This time? - No. we don't have enough to do him. The other kid, yes, but not Dilly. we've been watching him for a couple of weeks. why didn't he want a solicitor? Dunno. Maybe he thought he could just face it out. why do you think he topped himself? Are you sure he did? I know it's not that unusual, but with someone else in the cell? - You think he was murdered by Ruby? - It's possible. Yeah. well, assuming it was suicide, can you think why? Afraid of his bosses, I suppose. These are dangerous people. You say he hadn't told you anything. I got the feeling he might crack. wasn't too cocky in the interview. - Did you rough him up? - No. - Intimidate him? - No. I put pressure on him. I told him he was in the ***. well, you'll hear it when you listen to the tape. Yeah. The point is that someone's committed suicide. If you're saying he was beaten up, it's important. - who'd believe me? - A lot of people. Tell me the truth. - was he or you roughed up? - Roughly treated. - Can't you be more specific? - A jab here, a shove. Yeah, but where? when? If you want to make an official complaint, I can arrange an interview. Is that what you want, Dilly? It's a very simple question. Did you see DI Gordon take the tin from Pearce's pocket? - I was frisking Dilly at the time. - Yes or no? - No, but I did see - was there any rough stuff? - No. - Nothing? No. what did Pearce say? It's there in my incident report book. He denied knowledge of the tin. - How was Pearce's behaviour? - when? when you arrested him. when you brought him in. was he quiet, cocky, argumentative? Quiet. well, he knew we had him, didn't he? The solicitor asked you to talk to Pearce to see if he wanted to chat with her. Mm-hm. - Did you? - Mm-hm. - what did he say? - He said no. There's no mention of this visit in your IRB or in the custody record. - Are you sure you spoke to him? - Yes. I did speak to him. - About the solicitor? - Mm-hm. - why no mention in the custody record? - I was only there for a second. - You went into the cell? - Yeah. with Sergeant McCormack or PC Fulford? I don't think so. - Yes or no? - No. were they aware of your visit? I don't know. Did you ask them? No, they were busy. Did you notice if Ruby was awake? I think he was. was DI Gordon alone with Pearce at any time? I don't know. Think about it, will you? That's all. PC Fulford, can I have a quick word? A prisoner heard shouting just before midnight. Any idea what it was? Oh, it must have been me. when I took Pearce back after his interview and put him in the trough, Ruby was *** on his feet. - Pearce's? - No, no. His own. I shouted at him to stop but he was too far gone so I left him. - And Pearce? - Yeah. - was he sitting or standing? - Er, standing. - Ruby had the bench. - OK, thanks. Thanks, everyone. You can go now. will you leave a contact number with Inspector Naylor? Do you want a solicitor? Phone call? Do you want anyone told that you're here? Sign there. what do you reckon, then, guv? I think he was fitted up by Gordon, beaten up by Fulford, Mellis and McCormack, was in love with the solicitor and was strangled by Ruby who was actually a member of the KGB. - well, we're agreed on that, then. - Hmph. I like having separate places. - why? - Oh, I see more of you now. It's like having a lover again. Lucky I wasn't here or they wouldn't have been able to call me. Then they'd have had my ***. They can't have those. They're mine, aren't they? This place is busy for a Saturday. Huxtable and Deakin's cars are outside and I've just seen Graves come. - Clark. - Shh. He's asleep. - Sir. - what do you want? - Somebody's broken into my desk. - They steal your tuck box? They rifled through the Carswell file. Meaning? Meaning do you know anything about it? Meaning? Meaning somebody's been looking through the Jenny Dean file. Get off me! - I'll file you for assault. - Oh, shut up, you prat. what the hell's all this? Superintendent Graves has an allegation. what about? Don't *** me about, you two. I'm in no mood for it. - I am not making any allegations. - Good. we can go back to work. But my desk was broken into last night. - Really? - Yes, sir. The Carswell file, which includes the wPC Dean file, has been gone over. "which includes the wPC Dean file. " You see, sir? Call me oversensitive, but I feel he's implying something. He comes into my office - not yours, sir, not Fisher's, not Stevens' - my office, and asks me if I know anything about it. - Graves. - A coincidence. You were next door. That's cleared that up. Get me those files. - It's time I looked at them. - Right, sir. Clark, shut that door. Sit down. I don't like behaviour like that from either of you. - It's playground stuff. - Yes, sir. But what really concerns me is that you are screwing up, literally screwing up a promising career by openly associating with a succession of different women. Now, you are aware, partly as a matter of security and discipline but also as a factor in your housing allowance, that you should apply to your senior officer for permission to cohabit? Yes, sir. I have received no such request from you. - No, sir. - why? Because I live alone, sir, in my own flat. As you'll be able to tell from the duty log. I was called there at one this morning. I've looked at the log. You've had five different addresses in the last six weeks. well, now I have a flat, sir. - And Jennifer Dean? - She has a flat I believe. She is a witness, perhaps even a suspect, in a very serious case under investigation by this department. Yes, sir. - All right. - Thank you, sir. ***. - Good morning. - Morning, sir. wPC Grant, sir. Interview at ten o'clock. Er, yeah. Maureen, could you get them some coffee for ten minutes or so? Certainly, sir. Through here, please. we've got to get rid of them. we're due at the postmortem. - You want them in next week? - Yeah. - Harry, can I ask you a question? - As long as it's not geography. - No, it's a personal question. - what, about me? No, about me. Does everybody know about me and Jenny Dean? - Yeah. - Oh, great. I may be wrong, but I get the impression that we're mates. - Is that right? - Yeah. You know me well enough to know that I would not go busting into Graves's files. I am busting to know what's going on. Could you do a bit of informal sniffing? Oh, yeah. Eddie Hargreaves, the guy who's supposed to have verballed Carswell. - I'll see what I can do, guv. - Cheers, Harry. Let's go. Thank Christ it wasn't geography. - Sorry we're late, Don. - It's all right. we're finished. Just tarting him up for the parents. - They've arrived rather early. - Yeah, I saw. - So, what's the situation? - Death by strangulation. A little bruising on his left wrist, otherwise no other marks or damage. Very healthy body. - Apart from being dead. - Yeah. - Blood tests? - we won't know that until Monday. Same from the drugs team. The scrapings from under the fingernails show no sign of flesh. So far nothing on the clothes. - what about Ruby's? - No. Clean. well, metaphorically. So it looks like suicide? I suppose so. - But you're not sure? - I accept there's no sign of a struggle. It takes a bit of doing to hang yourself kneeling down and with someone there. Yeah. Harry, go and talk to Ruby. He should be back on Planet Earth by now. OK. See you back at base this afternoon. - Suicide? - Yeah. well, well, well. Great minds, eh? - what do you mean? - Checking our homework for mistakes. Maybe we should compare notes later on. Don't want Clark finding clues where there aren't any. Make sure you get his belt. I haven't treated him since he was about 13, - but I have seen him this last year. - why? He wanted advice on applying to medical school. - what? - Oh, he's a bright boy. He's going was going to Manchester. - He got an A and two Bs. - wow. - Are you surprised? - well, yes. Yes, I am, really. why? Because he's black? No. I don't think so. You see a kid - yeah, sure, a black kid - lying dead in a police cell having been brought in for possession, - you don't think about A levels. - No, I suppose not. The custody record said he worked in a factory. Mr Pearce said it would be all right if we talked to them today. - would that be OK? - I should think so. They're very strong people. He was their only child. - So he was a bright boy, then? - Yes. - His best subject? - Chemistry. He could have studied it at Oxford or Cambridge but he had his heart set on being a doctor. So where did it come from? I don't know. I don't think I follow this. It was in your pocket and you didn't know where it came from? - No. - Speak up. No. All right, let's say someone put it in your pocket in the pub. wouldn't you have felt it when you walked out, a big tin like that? I didn't. when I took it out of your pocket, you'd never seen it before? No. - I took it out of your pocket, didn't I? - Yes. Speak up. I took it out of your pocket, didn't I? Yes, sir. So if we find it has your fingerprints on it, that's gonna look a bit odd, isn't it? Isn't it? Considering you've never seen it before, eh? I reckon you should go away and have a little think. we can talk again later. Perhaps you'll be more cooperative. Have a few more answers for me, eh? Because you are right in it up to your neck, sunshine, and I'm the only one who can pull you out. - The fingerprints may tell us. - Pearce didn't like that, did he? - Oh - How was Ruby? - Not that different from last night. - Did he remember anything? He vaguely remembers a body hanging from the door. But that's it. As he'd seen red haystacks on Ladbroke Grove, he hadn't given it much thought. Jesus. - Could he have killed Pearce? - No. - You sure? - Yeah. - All right. Let's rule out Ruby. - And ***. - Probably. - That always was a bit fanciful. - So, suicide. why? - That's the big question. Either he was intimidated mentally or even, cleverly, physically by, let's say, Gordon, or he was tripping out on something, or he was so deep in the *** it was the only way out. - Or all three. - Yeah. Let's find out some more about Pearce. He's too clean. - we're seeing his parents. - That'll be nice. - Have you got time for a quiet word? - No, I've got to go and talk to the boss. what's this quiet word, then? - Private matter. - Oh. Excuse me. Come in. Sir, I've been thinking about this morning. - Good. - I'm sorry about it. I'd been up all night and I was - well, I was out of order. - You were. - And I'm sorry. - OK. - I've been thinking about wPC Dean. - Good. And I would like to ask for permission to cohabit. what? I'd like to ask for permission to cohabit with wPC Dean. She means a lot to me. - Are you serious? - Yes, sir. Clark, you are a mindless idiot. - Am I, sir? - Yes. I shall think about it over the weekend and turn down your request on Monday. - why? - Because she's under investigation. She's been served a 163. If officers weren't allowed to associate with officers who'd been served a 163, there'd be a lot of quiet nicks. Clark, you are a member of CIB. Yes, and if we serve a 163 on someone, they are innocent until proven guilty. - Hello, Jenny. - Go away, Eddie. - I just want to talk. - I don't. Look, Jen, if you give evidence, I may go inside. - Don't I have the right to talk to you? - You've said all there is to say. You fitted someone up for a crime. You can't expect me to take a dive with you. I just need to know what you're gonna tell 'em. Do you expect me to discuss it here? - You never return my calls. - why did you come here? I don't want to talk to you any more. I've told you, I'm not gonna shop you if I can help it, but I won't lie. - Come on, Jen - Leave me alone, Eddie. would you say Dean was part of a conspiracy? I doubt it. But I'm sure she knows enough to get the other two slammed up. One of them is Eddie Hargreaves, innit? Am I right? - Or am I wrong? - No. I've seen them together. - Is that odd? - Yes and no. He's not based here now. I see. well, that's a yes. what's a no? It's not that odd because she and Hargreaves had a thing going, probably still do. - Oh. Really? - Mm. - Harry, this is off the record, isn't it? - Of course. well, she's a bit strung up right now, what with being served a 163 and that. The buzz is that their emotional life has been a bit of a mess too. She had a thing with Hargreaves and one or two others. You know how some women are if they're wound up. - She become a bit of a bike? - No, that's not fair. Rumour. Canteen talk. This is so wrong. He's a good boy. He's never been in trouble with the police? Stopped a few times. But that's a fact of life for black kids. You know some of them don't deserve it. - He was never charged with anything? - No, no, no. Oh, once. He, erm He had this Sheaffer pen from his auntie when he passed his exams. The police tried to say he had stolen it. what about Dilly? was he a friend of Joey's? Sort of. They went to school together. They got on all right. Dilly left school more or less by the time he was 13. - Had Joey spent time with him recently? - I don't think so. Did he do any practical work at home? Like what, may I ask? Erm, dissections, chemistry experiments, that sort of thing. No. Did he, Alice? what? Mr Pearce, would you mind if I took a look round Joey's bedroom? Had Joey ever tried drugs? No, he didn't even smoke. - Drink? - Not really, no. Thanks. Yeah, but did your parents know what you were up to? I don't want to embarrass you, but in Liverpool you told me about a frantic relationship you had with a teacher while you were at school. - well? - You said it lasted two years. - Did your parents know? - No. I rest my case. Guv, Commander Huxtable said he'd like to see you. - what does he want? - I don't know, but could I have a word? Do you mind, Mo? I had a chat with a mate of mine down at Jenny Dean's nick lunchtime. - Oh, thanks, Harry. That was quick. - That's all right. Yeah. The word is, she's very uncomfortable. I guess Graves is making her stew. There's obviously *** going down because nobody's laughing it off. She's a prime witness, maybe a suspect. Yeah. It is thought that she's very vulnerable. Here's the bit you won't like. The word is that she's still emotionally linked with Hargreaves. what does that mean? well, you know, she's well, they saw each other today. - well, the word is - "word is". It's all bloody yak-yak-yak. Don't people have better things to do with their time? Sorry, Harry. word is It is thought that Dean still has a *** relationship with Hargreaves. Thanks, Harry. Come in. Oh, hello, Tony. I wanted a quick word with you about Carswell. - Carswell? - Yes, I'm under pressure, government and press, to make sure everything's laid out on the table. You want to be sure I'm going to get you a conviction? Be careful how you say things like that. I don't want to make an example or a scapegoat of anyone, but I have an instinct and my instinct tells me we could get a conviction. - Lf - Yes. Lf. If someone breaks ranks. I'll be straight with you. This isn't an offer, it's a suggestion. If your girlfriend gives evidence, you'd be very unlikely to encounter any problems getting permission to cohabit. Now, what do you think? I think this entire department has been set up to monitor my personal life. That's not something that requires a great deal of investigative effort. - Hello, gorgeous. - Hi. You look terrible. I know what you want but you'll have to make do with guacamole instead. Right, pitta or - Jenny, sit down. we need to talk. - I haven't finished cooking. will you turn it all off, come and sit down? when did you last see Eddie Hargreaves? Lunchtime today. - would you have told me? - No. - If you'd had a jump with him? - Oh, screw you. Screw you! Screw you all! I guess you will. - Hello. - Hello, Sue. - what are you doing here? - Erm, I don't know, really, er - Just wanted to see you. - well, here I am. - You look beautiful. - Tony, what are you after? - I just wanted to see you. - You can't come in. - why? - who is it, Suze? - Suze? - Yeah. Suze. The alcohol level was fairly high. I suppose he had three, four, maybe five pints during the evening. - Drugs? - No, not a trace. - The prints on the tin? - More interesting. - The last prints were Gordon's. - That figures. And? - And Pearce's. - Ah. But only one set. On the outside. The tin was smothered inside and out with Dilly's prints. Superintendent, what can I do for you? I got all the stuff back from Forensics and it's made me jump to a conclusion. I wanted to see how it ties in with what you both know. Right, fire away. One set of Pearce's prints on the outside of the tin. - None on the inside. - So what? Inside and outside smothered with Dilly's prints. Yeah, that figures. And I bet we still can't nail the ***. - what about Pearce? - what do you mean? Oh, I see. Still doesn't mean he was innocent. - Doesn't it? - Of course not. If he was innocent, why did he top himself? - Fear? - Fear, sure. But of what? Prison? Fear of losing his place at medical school, of breaking his parents' heart, of knowing the only way to get off was to shop his so-called friend who only slipped him the tin at the last minute. who gave you this sob story? why don't you listen? You might learn something. what did you say to me? That kid was *** himself and none of us noticed. I'll have you for insubordination, Sergeant. - I didn't hear anything. - Nor me. My kid is 16. If he was threatened with a 12-year stretch it would blow him away. Right, what are we supposed to do? Give everyone therapy? Call a counsellor in? Learning from our mistakes would be a start. You have no brief to come in here and give me a lecture. If you've got a complaint against me, you take it to my Chief Super or to your PCA mates. - I probably will. - Stuff it, Clark. - Sorry. There's always one. - Yeah. The irony is, he's the only one of you all I couldn't touch for anything. Don't worry. There won't be a comeback. would you like to come through? Thank you.
