The Bill S25E40 Conviction - To The Limit
The Bill S25E40 Conviction - To The Limit
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00:00Previously, on The Bill.
00:02Jason, Devlin, I'm the manager.
00:04There's nothing you can't say to me in front of my father.
00:07If he can kick a man half to death because of what? A kiss on the cheek?
00:10Come on, mate, help us out. I can't.
00:30Toast for breakfast, anyone?
00:42Hey!
00:43Blake's just brought me up to speed on the Devlin case.
00:45We've got Mickey and Will on board, and Jack's across the street.
00:47Great.
00:48Damn, the Devlin's worn his eye out when it went up, isn't it?
00:49Oh, he can't know everything.
00:50Sarge, found a witness.
00:52Said they saw a woman running away around the time the fire started.
00:54Description?
00:55Oh, vague. Early 20s, slim build, blonde hair.
00:57Yeah, he said he saw her run out the end of the alley.
00:59Do you want us to go and check and see if there's any CCTV in that direction?
01:02Yeah, yeah, go on, get on it.
01:03Go on?
01:04Yeah.
01:05Right, the fire started about midnight.
01:06Nobody was there except the barman, Pete Copperfield.
01:09He lives in one of the flats above the bar.
01:10Right.
01:11Fire brigade pulled him out.
01:12Serious?
01:13No, he'll be fine.
01:15The bouncer lives in the flat next to him, Carl Fox, but he was known.
01:18Are we looking at arson?
01:19Probably.
01:20FIO's gonna talk to him.
01:21Morning.
01:22Right, I can walk you in quickly.
01:24Linda Preston, by the way, fire investigation officer.
01:27Yes, Max Carter.
01:28This is DC Stevie Moss.
01:30I hope those aren't your best clothes.
01:35Stairwell went up.
01:37Then the fire took hold in the roof space.
01:39Do we know if it's deliberate?
01:40Yes.
01:41Two seats of fire, one outside the door to the bar and one on the landing directly above.
01:46Traces of accelerant found on both spots.
01:48Petrol, probably.
01:49There's also accelerant on the stairs.
01:51So whoever it was was intent on getting both the flat and the bar?
01:55Looks like it at this stage.
01:57We want to look at the flat.
01:58Can we get up on the landing?
01:59We have to bring down the rest of the ceiling first, make it safe.
02:02An hour or so, maybe?
02:03Okay, give us a shout when you're done.
02:05Okay.
02:09Okay.
02:10DCI wants a briefing at 9.15, so that gives us an hour to do the prep.
02:14Has anybody contacted the Devlins?
02:16Yeah, Matthew's coming in to the nick in half an hour,
02:18so do you want to take him while we go and talk to Pete Copperfield or some hoops?
02:21Fine, then we can swap notes before the briefing.
02:23Great, and perhaps you'll all have rolled your tongues in by then.
02:28Did you ask him to talk to you?
02:30Make it quick.
02:32How you doing there, Mr Copperfield?
02:34Not great, but the doc says I might be fit to get out late this morning.
02:38Right.
02:39Do you think you're up to telling us what happened?
02:41There's not much to tell.
02:43The bar was closed last night, so I crashed down in front of the telly.
02:47Next thing I know, there was smoke everywhere.
02:49Thank you.
02:50Did you hear anything?
02:51I was out like a light.
02:52Only woke up when I couldn't breathe.
02:54Hang on, are you saying that the fire was deliberate?
02:56Yeah.
02:57So, do you know anyone that's got a grudge against your boss?
03:00Which boss?
03:02Matthew or Jase?
03:03Either.
03:04Well, I wouldn't know much about the big boss.
03:06I don't see much of him, but Jase is...
03:08Go on.
03:10Well, let's just say he rubs people up the wrong way.
03:13We noticed.
03:14Can you think of anyone specific?
03:16I put a pin in the phone book.
03:18He's actually proud of the fact that nobody likes him,
03:20but you didn't hear that from me, all right?
03:22And what about yourself?
03:24Anyone got it in for you?
03:25No.
03:26Why?
03:27Well, you were the only person in the building.
03:29Look, as far as I'm concerned, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
03:32If you don't mind, I like to keep thinking that way.
03:39Hello, I'm Matthew Devlin. I'm here about the fire.
03:41We'll take it, Katie.
03:42Mr Devlin, thanks for coming in.
03:44We can talk through it.
03:46So, have you seen the fire damage?
03:48Yeah, it's around during the night with the blaze.
03:50So, when can I get back inside?
03:54Well, it's a crime scene, Mr Devlin.
03:56The fire was deliberate.
03:57Well, at least no-one was killed.
03:59Don't seem very surprised to learn that it was us.
04:02No, I'm not surprised.
04:04Running a bar in the East End's a rough business.
04:06So, where were you last night, around midnight?
04:09You don't seriously think I would torch my own place, do you?
04:13Insurance job happens all the time.
04:15I was at home, entertaining guests, including a local counsellor, just so you know.
04:21Hmm. Was your son Jason there?
04:23No, he was at a party in Kent. He's on his way back.
04:26Look, we own the business together.
04:29Jason manages it. He's got no more reason to destroy it than I have.
04:33Who might have a reason?
04:35Well, I could give you a list of creditors, people we barred.
04:39Apart from that, I can't think of anyone else.
04:42Creditors, people we barred. Apart from that, I can't think.
04:45Maybe it's about Jason. I mean, he does have a habit of attracting trouble.
04:50If you're talking about yesterday, Jason didn't do anything.
04:54So I hardly think that's a line of inquiry worth pursuing.
04:58Look, I'll help you in any way I can, because we are the victims here.
05:06And I expect to be treated accordingly.
05:13Sergeants.
05:16This is my mobile. Call me if you need anything.
05:27If looks could kill...
05:29He doesn't like us, does he?
05:31I was talking about you.
05:33Cup of tea before the briefing?
05:35Yeah, my shirt.
05:37The fire brigade have established arson. Looks like trouble follows this pair around.
05:41Jason was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assaulting Andrew Brennan.
05:44Unfortunately, we couldn't make it stick.
05:46No, but he's a nasty piece of work. We'll find something on him.
05:49Well, this fire gives us an excuse to poke into his business.
05:52OK, any suspects?
05:54Yeah, we've got a mystery woman who was observed running near the scene gaff.
05:57Me and Sally are still trying to track down CCTV in the surrounding buildings.
06:00Mystery woman? Well, that's something.
06:02We got any suspects closer to home?
06:04Matthew's alibi checks out. We're going to speak to Jason as soon as he's back in town.
06:07What about the people that lived above the bar?
06:09We can't find the bouncer. The barman was at home.
06:11But unless he was trying to commit suicide, I'd rule him out as a suspect.
06:14Could he have been a target?
06:16We checked him out. He's got a previous caution for possession three years ago.
06:19But it's nothing serious.
06:21Anything else?
06:23Yeah, we're going to be checking up on a list of creditors and a list of punters who've been excluded from the bar.
06:26OK, let's get on with it. I'll have a word with Eddie.
06:33Oi! You're pulling all that junk down onto my nice crime scene.
06:37OK to go up? Yeah, I think we're done.
06:39The stairs should support you, but watch your step.
06:47Linda.
06:49Eddie Olasunji, scene examiner.
06:51Eddie, this is Linda Preston, fire investigation officer.
06:54Hello. I've never met a lady FIO before.
06:57I've not met a CSE called Eddie.
06:59And who says I'm a lady?
07:01That's my sense of humour.
07:04We're going to get along like a house on fire.
07:07Believe it or not, I've heard that one before.
07:09Not the way I say it.
07:10Eddie, can we just get on with it, please?
07:12Things are going to cover over the cobwebs soon.
07:14I already am.
07:16I hear you found accelerant in two places.
07:18One over there and one down below, outside the door to the bar.
07:24That's right.
07:26Is it possible the accelerant was poured outside this door
07:29and the traces you found below somehow spilt down the stairs?
07:33Same thing occurred to me just before you arrived.
07:36Hang about. What are you saying?
07:38That the flat alone could have been the intended target?
07:40Impossible. Can't be certain, though.
07:42Sarge, someone's at the cordon.
07:44Carl Fox. He says he lives here.
07:46Be right down, Roger.
07:48OK, see you soon.
07:50Don't hurry back.
07:54Is there a woman with a heartbeat that Eddie hasn't cracked onto?
07:58Actually, he's never hit on you, has he?
08:02You work in the bar and live in another flat, is that right?
08:04Yeah. Is Pete all right?
08:06Yeah, he will be. Where were you last night, Mr Fox?
08:09I stayed round my girlfriend's house in Dorston.
08:11Talk about lucky.
08:13We're going to need you to come in and answer a few questions, if that's all right.
08:15Excuse me a moment, Mr Fox. Have you got something?
08:17Yeah, CCTV of the mystery woman from a bank up the road.
08:20There's a screen grab and a disc.
08:22The turn-up for the books?
08:24Yeah, it looks exactly like Abbie Nostalgie, Jason's girlfriend.
08:28You can't actually see the back of the bar from this angle.
08:30No, but the timecode does put it around the time the fire started.
08:35OK, text Stevie and try the address we've got for him.
08:37Smith and Mill go and see what Pete Cobfield knows, yeah?
08:39OK.
08:40I bet he's right. Pete's flat was the sole target.
08:42He knows more than he's letting on.
08:44Listen, I know you're itching to get some dirt on Jason and Matthew,
08:48but let's not lose sight of what we're investigating, you know?
08:51What are you saying? I should cut them some slack?
08:53I don't like them any more than you do.
08:55Until we know otherwise, they are the victim.
08:58Well, unfortunately, that's what sticks in my throat.
09:01Abbie?
09:03Abbie!
09:05Abbie, wait! Abbie, get back here!
09:17Abbie, stop!
09:22Abbie!
09:27I didn't do anything!
09:30You done something to your arm, Abbie?
09:32Couldn't be a burn, would it?
09:47We have you on CCTV running away from the scene of the fire.
09:50The FME has confirmed that there's second-degree burns on your arm,
09:53so start talking.
09:54I was there.
09:55Can you speak up, please, Abbie?
09:57I was there at the fire.
09:59Did you start it?
10:00No.
10:01I swear, it was already going when I got there.
10:04So where did you get the burns on your arm?
10:07I was trying to get up the stairs.
10:10Why would you do that?
10:12I was trying to get up to see Pete.
10:15I thought he might be trapped.
10:18So you and Pete are friends?
10:20Yes.
10:22Very good friends? Would that be right?
10:25Yes.
10:26What does Jason think about that?
10:29He doesn't know.
10:32Please don't tell him.
10:34If he finds out...
10:38That's why I ran away, to avoid all the questions.
10:41And is that why you waited till this morning before you went to the hospital?
10:46I didn't want to go, but the pain got a little bit too much,
10:50and...
10:52and I wanted to see Pete.
10:54Jason's going to see those burns.
10:57How are you going to explain them?
10:59I'll...
11:02say...
11:04I went to the bar, looking for him.
11:08And you think Jason's going to believe that, dear?
11:11You're terrified of him, aren't you?
11:14He buys me nice things.
11:16He, er...
11:17He put me in a flat.
11:19So...
11:20what's the problem?
11:21I can't help my feelings.
11:23I didn't mean for me and Pete...
11:25That doesn't answer the question.
11:27What's the problem with Jason?
11:29You just said it, okay?
11:31He frightens me.
11:33You just said it, okay?
11:35He frightens me.
11:40You're going to speak to him, aren't you?
11:42About the fire?
11:43Yeah.
11:44I can't stop thinking about me and Pete.
11:49I'll see if Jason finds out.
11:57Yeah, it's true.
11:59Me and Abi have been seeing each other for the past couple of months.
12:03So how did it start?
12:04Jason's always leaving her in the bar while he goes off to see his mates.
12:08And you keep her company, dear?
12:10He treats her like a slave.
12:13He even hits her.
12:14Do you know that?
12:15I do now.
12:16As soon as I've got enough money, we're getting out of there.
12:20Together.
12:22Look, I wasn't lying to you earlier.
12:23I just didn't want Jason finding out about us.
12:26Well, maybe he already knows.
12:28You what?
12:29Think about it.
12:30Petra was pulled right outside your door.
12:32You were the target, after all.
12:33But he wouldn't burn down his own place, would he?
12:37Not just to get at me.
12:38Jason's an act-now-think-later kind of guy, though, isn't he?
12:45Well, suppose he doesn't know.
12:47You can't ask him about Abi and me.
12:49Not without tipping him off.
12:52Any luck with that list of creditors and exclusions?
12:54Not so far, guv.
12:55All right, stay with it.
12:56How did it go with Abi?
12:58Oh, I suppose we'll check it out, Mum.
12:59I think we can bail her.
13:00Jason's the one in the frame, isn't he?
13:02Oh?
13:03Turns out Abi and Pete are having an affair.
13:05Oh, well, that gives Jason a big fat motive, if he knows.
13:07Jason's back from Kent, by the way, and he's coming in at half twelve.
13:10Well, I don't think we should wait.
13:11Do we know where he is now?
13:12At his place.
13:13I'd like to have a crack at him, guv, if that's all right.
13:15Jason beat somebody half to death yesterday,
13:17so whoever talked to him about Abi should do it carefully.
13:20I think I could be trusted not to put my foot in it.
13:22Smoothie's just stressing a point, Callum.
13:24Tread carefully, for Abi's sake.
13:26Max, you go with him.
13:28I can't wait to see the look on Jason's face.
13:31You're an evil man.
13:39Hello again.
13:42Didn't you get the message?
13:43I am coming into the nick.
13:45Yeah, yeah, we got that, but, you know,
13:46we can't sit around twiddling our thumbs, can we?
13:49We'd like to speed things along, if that's OK, Mr Devlin.
13:51You guys know what you're doing.
13:53Unlike yesterday.
13:55This is just about a fire, Mr Devlin.
13:57Isn't that right, Callum?
13:58Yeah, well, I'm shocked that you think it could be about anything else.
14:04Where were you last night at midnight?
14:06At a party in Maidstone.
14:08No, I didn't start the fire.
14:09Yes, there are a dozen people who vouched for me.
14:12Do I know who could have done such a thing?
14:14No, I haven't got a clue.
14:16Have I got any enemies?
14:17Yes, hundreds.
14:20Now, is that it?
14:22No, not quite.
14:23When did you hear about the fire?
14:25This morning, about eight.
14:27Nobody called you during the night?
14:30I was at a party, the phone was turned off.
14:33I crashed out with some mates about four,
14:35I woke up, there was a bunch of messages.
14:38You know that Pete Copperfield was caught in the fire?
14:40Yes, my dad said, but he's all right, so I've heard.
14:44You've spoken to Abby?
14:46No.
14:47What's she got to do with it?
14:49She was probably trying to call you during the night.
14:52You may as well know that she hurt herself during the fire.
14:54What?
14:55She burnt her arm trying to get into the bar, looking for you.
15:02Well, I didn't tell her I was going to be out all night.
15:05It must be why she...
15:06Why she what?
15:07Sometimes I do the books in the bar when it's closed.
15:09She's come looking for me there a couple of times.
15:11You should also know that because she was there, she was a suspect briefly.
15:14Oh, talk sense, man!
15:16Abby couldn't do that even if she had a reason, and you leave her alone.
15:19Just calm down.
15:21We probably won't need to talk to her again.
15:22She hasn't got a motive, has she?
15:24Where is she? Is she at her flat?
15:26No, she's being bailed.
15:30Well, then I'll come down and pick her up.
15:34Suit yourself.
15:40Are you all right, sweet?
15:44What have you been doing, you silly cow?
15:46If you didn't know where I was, use the phone.
15:48Or call Dad if you can't get me.
15:52Are you finished with us?
15:53Yeah, for now.
15:57If he knows about Abby's affair, then he should get an Oscar.
16:00He doesn't know.
16:01Van Gogh's our motive, we're back to square one.
16:03I'll brief the DCI on the latest.
16:05Shall we head down to the bar, see if Eddie's got anything?
16:07Yeah.
16:08Right, so what have we got?
16:10Three things.
16:11One, we found a bag of old coke on a pink cotton field bedside table.
16:15OK, personal use, doesn't mean much.
16:18Except he's no Boy Scout.
16:19Second, it looks like someone has tried to kick this door down.
16:23How are you so sure?
16:24Door and frame are damaged, lock's been drilled out for smelting.
16:27Right, well, that matches the witness statement we got,
16:29that somebody was shouting and kicking.
16:30Pink cotton field's been turned into a pack of lies.
16:32Third thing's over here.
16:33Remember how to bring the ceiling down?
16:35This came down with it.
16:37Identity document stashed in the lock.
16:41NHS medical card, European birth certificate,
16:45made out to Maria someone, rest her name's gone.
16:49But the point is, these look familiar.
16:52You see that small imperfection in the typeface?
16:55Yeah.
16:56That's exactly the same flaw as the other fakes I've been seeing recently.
16:59It's unfortunate.
17:00Another thing the Devlins are into.
17:02Who needs a forged European birth certificate?
17:05What about this Abby?
17:06Why?
17:07How do we know she's who she says she is?
17:08Yeah, well, it's worth looking into, Max, isn't it?
17:10One thing we do know is that pink cotton field's been lied to.
17:12Who's been lied to?
17:13Speak of the devil, he's a recording sarge.
17:15He's been charging himself in some news.
17:17Right.
17:18See you later.
17:22You all right?
17:23Yeah.
17:24You all right?
17:25Any chance of me getting to my flat?
17:27No.
17:28I want to know why you've been lying to us.
17:30What?
17:31Someone tried to kick your door down last night,
17:32and I think you know who it was.
17:34That's not your house of sleep.
17:35Dreaming about forged documents in your loft, were you?
17:38Who are you getting all this?
17:39I don't know what you're talking about.
17:41You work for Jason.
17:42Jason's involved with something.
17:43I want to know what it is.
17:44You're crazy.
17:45I'm his barman.
17:46End of story.
17:47I don't believe you.
17:48You're tough.
17:49You're not being very helpful, Pete, are you?
17:51Why should I be?
17:52I might be a bit worried if I were you
17:54about what Jason might do if he find out about Abby and you.
18:02You're bluffing.
18:03Try me.
18:04You think I know something?
18:06You nick me.
18:07Otherwise I'll go and find a taxi.
18:12Nice one, Ben.
18:13With all due respect, Sergeant,
18:14I appreciate you gave me a bit of notice
18:16before you put me in an awkward position.
18:17What?
18:18Have I offended your delicate sensibilities?
18:21He knows something, and I'm going to find out what.
18:24So why don't you nick him, then?
18:25Because I'm going to put him under surveillance
18:27and see where he goes from here.
18:28You think you might be able to back me up on that?
18:31Get after him.
18:37I was saying they owe me about a thousand pounds
18:40for stationery and menus, various things.
18:43Do they always pay late?
18:45Not usually this late.
18:47But I wouldn't go round burning down their bars.
18:50Any idea who might have it in for them?
18:54Mr Kozinski?
18:56It's not my place to talk about my customers.
18:59Even if they do owe me money.
19:01You do realise somebody could have died in that fire, don't you?
19:03Even so.
19:05You wouldn't want us to think you were hiding something,
19:07would you, Mr Kozinski?
19:09I'll say this much. No more.
19:13I hear the Devlins have other business interests.
19:16Things they're not so keen to advertise as their clubs and bars.
19:20Such as?
19:22You're the detectives.
19:24Go detect.
19:29Right, I've approved an offer with Ben and Callum and Pete Copperfield.
19:32Any progress here?
19:34Yes, Governor, we've had a tip that the Devlins ain't just into bars and clubs.
19:37So we've run some checks at Companies Aviston Land Registry.
19:40Turns out they're landlords as well.
19:42They've got multi-occupancy properties all over the East End,
19:44nearest one is on Stafford Row.
19:46There's no mention of any tenants on the list of creditors
19:48that Matthews gave us this morning.
19:50No, which would suggest it's something they don't want to advertise.
19:52So I reckon that place in Stafford Row is worth having a look at.
19:54Absolutely, Governor.
20:02It's late at this place.
20:04No wonder the Devlins want to keep it quiet.
20:07Right, mind your step.
20:09Stinks as well.
20:11Oh, it does.
20:13Excuse me, sorry. It's all right.
20:15Hello, is your mum and dad around? Can I talk to them?
20:17Is he all right? Can we have a little word?
20:19They're terrified of us.
20:21Yeah, probably, because they've all lived illegally.
20:23Another good reason why the Devlins want to keep it quiet.
20:25Absolutely.
20:27Don't worry, we just need to have a look.
20:29It's all right, don't worry.
20:31Sarge?
20:33There's people crammed in everywhere, isn't there?
20:35Sarge, this place is a deathtrap.
20:37There's wires hanging out of all the smoke alarms
20:39and junk blocking up all the fire exits.
20:41We've got children, babies living in this filth.
20:43I'm going to find a council.
20:45Those tenants aren't going to thank you for it.
20:47Yeah, maybe not,
20:49but they're probably paying the last penny in rent
20:51to the Devlins of what, this pit?
20:53It's not good enough.
21:05Abby lives somewhere on this road.
21:07Well, that makes sense.
21:09You'd want to see her.
21:13Probably just checking to make sure Jason's not about.
21:15Yeah.
21:27Something's not right.
21:31Come on.
21:33Come on.
21:39Something's happened.
21:45Arsenal 795,
21:47ambulance message, another free landing.
21:49Wait, don't touch her!
21:51You told Jason, didn't you?
21:53Didn't you?
22:03She's taking a right kick in.
22:05Apparently she won't be able to talk for a while.
22:07But then again, if she listens to what Pete Copperfield's
22:09been blabbing on about you,
22:11we'd be lucky we'd get the time of day.
22:13You've got something on your mind, pussy girl.
22:15OK, since you ask.
22:17I saw you on your mobile
22:19shortly after he left us.
22:21To the DCI?
22:23Yeah.
22:25What are you suggesting?
22:27I'm not being funny, Sarge.
22:29If he was Pete, what do you think?
22:31I don't know.
22:35He's making a formal complaint.
22:37Says you threatened to tell Jason about him and Abbie,
22:39and Abbie's beating as a result of that.
22:41Why, do you believe him, Mum?
22:43She's on a stretcher, Callum.
22:45Why would I do something like that?
22:47So you can nick Jason after he went looking for payback.
22:51He's the one that needs to be answering questions, not me.
22:53Unfortunately, I don't think we're going to get much out of him now, are we?
22:57You know what, I've got no choice.
22:59Until this is cleared up, you're taking a back seat on the investigation.
23:01You are joking.
23:03Am I laughing? I'll talk to you back at the nick.
23:07I understand you were present during this conversation in question.
23:09Yes, Mum.
23:11So, if someone were to ask you what happened, what would you say?
23:13I didn't hear anything of a threatening nature, Mum.
23:19You better hope you don't have to swear to that.
23:23So, is it true?
23:25I see the little birds have been talking already.
23:27After all the good work, did you try and force a result?
23:29No.
23:31No, you didn't threaten him, or no, you didn't try and drop a minute with Jason?
23:33Do you not want to nail Jason and Matthew?
23:35Yeah, of course I do, don't be stupid.
23:37Right, well, then what's the problem?
23:39The problem is, Pete and Abi were the only two people that were likely to tell us what's going on,
23:41and now you've made sure they're not going to do that.
23:43Have I? Yeah.
23:45Excuse me, sir, will you give us a minute?
23:47Actually, I think it'd be better if I stayed.
23:49Do you think recriminations could wait? We've still got work to do.
23:51You're going to have to do it between you, because I've been put on the naughty step.
23:57It's the same thing, you know.
23:59Yeah, and the irony is, after seeing that done, I begin to think like he does.
24:01Well, all the more reason for us to keep an eye on the ball,
24:03instead of having a pop at each other, eh?
24:07You got any other pearls of wisdom you want to share with me?
24:09Yes, actually.
24:11Everyone's assuming that it was Jason that beat up Abi,
24:13supposing it wasn't.
24:15We've got two things on the go at the moment.
24:17We've got the assault on Abi,
24:19and the rental property in Stafford Road.
24:21So, is this property business going to help us with the fire investigation?
24:23I don't know.
24:25Social Services are down there now, clearing up the mess,
24:27along with Immigration.
24:29But the problem is, there's no law against renting to illegals,
24:31and I don't know if it takes us anywhere anyway.
24:33Unless it was one of the tenants who wanted to get their own back by starting the fire.
24:35In which case, we're looking at a whole bunch of suspects.
24:37It does make it more likely
24:39that the Devlin's are behind the forgery, though, doesn't it?
24:41They've got a captive market with their tenants.
24:43And on the subject of illegals, Stevie came up with something else.
24:45Yeah, I spoke to Border Control, Gov.
24:47They've got no record of an Abi Nastasi
24:49entering the country legally.
24:51OK.
24:53Until we've sorted this mess out at Stafford Road,
24:55let's concentrate our efforts on the assault on Abi.
24:57Max, take Eddie down to Abi's flat, OK?
24:59In the meantime, you two,
25:01see what you can get out of Jason.
25:03My pleasure.
25:07I've had about enough grief for today.
25:09He's all yours.
25:11Ask away.
25:13Where were you between
25:151.30 and 1.45 this afternoon
25:17while Abi was being assaulted?
25:19Me?
25:21You have got to be joking.
25:23Why the hell would I do that to her?
25:25You tell me.
25:27You're the one who likes giving people a kick in.
25:29I don't know... Jason!
25:31Quit messing around.
25:33You think I like coppers,
25:35traipsing in and out of here?
25:37Tell them where you were.
25:39I dropped Abi at the flat
25:41about half twelve.
25:43I met up with Carl Fox
25:45at the nightclub we own.
25:47Why?
25:49So I could get on another job
25:51until the bar's back up and running.
25:53I can't just have him sitting around on the payroll.
25:55No, you won't want that.
25:57That's where I was. Check it out.
25:59Now, you answer me some questions.
26:01Who put me in the frame for beating up Abi?
26:03These are just routine questions, Mr Devlin.
26:05No, no, no. First of all,
26:07I'm suspected of torching the bars,
26:09if that made any sense.
26:11And now this. What's going on?
26:13Drop it, Jason.
26:15No, Dad. Either they're trying to fit me up,
26:17or I'm a rat.
26:19Now, look at him.
26:21Isn't that proof enough for you?
26:23You didn't know.
26:25Now, I told you that tart would bring us trouble.
26:27Now I hope you'll listen to me.
26:29I'll kill her.
26:31No, you won't. What you'll do is stay away from her.
26:33Listen to your old man.
26:35How come you know so much about the affair, Mr Devlin?
26:37I use my eyes.
26:39Now, are you going to stick
26:41to investigating the fire,
26:43or do I have to speak to your chief?
26:45I don't know anything about the fire.
26:47In fact, we think one of your tenants might have done it.
26:49They'd have good reason to.
26:51Just for the record,
26:53I didn't know any of them were illegal.
26:55If they want to import half their village
26:57to move in with them,
26:59that's their lookout.
27:01Thanks for your time.
27:03We'll show ourselves out, eh?
27:11Well, that's it then.
27:13Paul Fox confirms Jason's alibi. He's off the hook.
27:15I suppose on the plus side,
27:17so he's Sergeant Stone.
27:19Yeah, but we still need to work out who assaulted Abby.
27:21So let's stop off at her flat on the way back to the link, eh?
27:25Edmondo.
27:27You look a bit lonely, Eddie,
27:29without your FIO, mate.
27:31I'm seeing her for a drink later.
27:33She says she'll tell me stories about her father
27:35that will make my hair stand on end if I had any.
27:37Don't tell me you've pulled.
27:39Nah, it's not like that.
27:41Being a doctor gives you ant-head, doesn't it?
27:43Got anything for us, Eddie?
27:45Well,
27:47whoever attacked Abby was wearing gloves,
27:49probably to protect their knuckles as much as anything.
27:51The hospital told Max
27:53most of the damage was caused by a fist.
27:55So no prints, then?
27:57I didn't say that.
27:59See that phone?
28:01Assailant
28:03pulled the cable out of the wall
28:05after he'd beaten her to make sure
28:07she couldn't call for help.
28:09That little bit of extra cruelty
28:11might be his undoing.
28:13How's that?
28:15Well, there's bloodstains on the cable where he pulled it
28:17and his gloves are obviously slippery from the blood.
28:19Don't tell me he took his gloves off.
28:21Yeah, to get a grip.
28:23Probably did it without even thinking.
28:25And now I've got a lovely partial print
28:27in the blood streaks.
28:29Scan that, email it to Maphis
28:31and if he's on our system, we'll know inside half an hour.
28:33You can forget Linda, Eddie.
28:35I'll buy you a drink.
28:37It's all right, Stevie. I love you.
28:39Don't get me wrong, but you're not my type.
28:45Seems like I owe you an apology.
28:47Jason didn't detect Abby after all.
28:49Cheers.
28:51Stevie's just told me that Jason's out of the frame for the assault.
28:53Yes, ma'am.
28:55Good. Thanks, Milly. I'll have that word now, Callum.
29:03Anything to say?
29:05Not really, ma'am.
29:07Okay. Well, since it's clear there was no tip-off to Jason,
29:09I'll ask Mr. Copperfield if he'll withdraw his complaint.
29:11Thank you, ma'am.
29:13I appreciate that.
29:15Does that mean I can get back on with the investigation?
29:17I haven't finished yet.
29:19I'm disappointed this happened in the first place.
29:21I'm even more disappointed that you put a colleague in a position
29:23where they have to go out on a limb for you.
29:25Yeah.
29:27Sorry about that, ma'am.
29:29You step across the line, it won't always be so easy to step back.
29:31You can carry on where you left off.
29:33Just stay away from Pete and Abby.
29:35Thank you, ma'am.
29:37Appreciate it.
29:39Yeah.
29:41Yeah, okay. Thanks very much.
29:43Oh, since you and Abby's regained consciousness,
29:45you should be able to talk to us shortly.
29:47So you mean she wants to talk to us?
29:49She better.
29:51Jason's off the hook for the beating,
29:53but there's still a lot going on that doesn't fit together.
29:55Now, if this got a hit on that print,
29:57it belongs to a...
29:59It belongs to a Donny Blake.
30:01PHONE RINGS
30:03Yeah, I know him.
30:05He's a dude on the club scene,
30:07and he's a nasty piece of work.
30:09Have we got any intelligence that links in to Jason and Matthew?
30:11No associates, no.
30:13His offences are all related to violence and dealing.
30:15Pete Copperfield's got a bust for possession.
30:17We found coke in the flat.
30:19I hope this isn't going where I think it is.
30:21Maybe Pete and Abby were the sole targets all along.
30:23This might just be about drugs.
30:25And this has nothing to do with Jason and Matthew.
30:27Let's see what Pete and Abby have to say.
30:29Yeah.
30:33Pete Copperfield about?
30:35He's just popped off with his mate Carl.
30:37Get yourself a cup of tea.
30:39Abby.
30:41Carl.
30:43Now, Abby, what's happened to you isn't because of anything we did.
30:45I think you know that.
30:47I'm not saying anything.
30:49Right, well, if you don't help us,
30:51then Donny Blake's gonna come after you again.
30:53Yeah, that's right.
30:55Well, you know he's the one who beat you up.
30:57And we also know from border control
30:59you're here illegally.
31:01I'm not saying anything.
31:03Okay, then we'll tell you.
31:05A violent drug dealer was after you,
31:07which suggests you are in money.
31:09And since we know that you and Pete
31:11are trying to raise some funds so you can run away together,
31:13we think you're involved in some kind of deal with him.
31:15A deal that went wrong.
31:17And that's why I tried to torture Pete's flat
31:19and then came after you.
31:21Are we right?
31:23As for the forged documents we found above Pete's flat,
31:25we think they're for you,
31:27so that you can get a job after you and Pete run away.
31:29Oh, look, come on, Abby.
31:31We know most of it.
31:33And if you don't help us nail Donny Blake,
31:35then he's just gonna come after you and Pete again, isn't he?
31:39Fine.
31:41Then we'll do this the hard way.
31:43We'll take her and Pete down to the station,
31:45and when we're done, we'll hand her over to immigration, all right?
31:47Oh, wait.
31:49Pete took a delivery of drugs from Donny on credit.
31:51He was going to sell the stuff into the bar,
31:53pay off the debt and keep the profit,
31:55but the drugs went missing.
31:57Missing from where?
31:59Pete stashed them in the holdall
32:01in his flat last Friday.
32:03While he was out, they vanished.
32:05Since then, Donny's been threatening us,
32:07wanting his money.
32:09You got any idea who took them?
32:11Donny.
32:13He was the only one who knew.
32:15So you think he's trying to double-cross you,
32:17pull a fast one and get his money back for free?
32:19He has to be.
32:21And did Jason and Matthew fit into this at all?
32:23No.
32:25Like I said,
32:27this whole thing was to get away from Jason.
32:31Well, that's where the trial ends.
32:33Yeah.
32:35What happens now?
32:37We get a statement off Pete, and we get Donny Blake off your back.
32:39Sarge, Pete Copperfield has met her back.
32:41Thanks.
32:43Mr Copperfield,
32:45I need you to come down to the station and make a statement.
32:47What about?
32:49I think you know what about.
32:55I don't know if Abby told you anything different,
32:57but that's the story.
32:59It's a stupid plan to get away
33:01and a deal that went wrong.
33:03That's pretty much how Abby told it.
33:05Except for where you got the false papers from.
33:07Listen, um,
33:09before we only further,
33:11what am I looking at here?
33:13That's up to the CPS.
33:15Donny Vanish would have left with the false documents.
33:19Could I, um,
33:21could I get any help with that?
33:23I mean,
33:25if I told you where I got them
33:27and I offered you something else as well.
33:29What else could you give us?
33:31How about Jason and Matthew?
33:35Okay.
33:37Start talking.
33:39I got the papers from a Polish bloke.
33:41Gozinski.
33:43He's a printer.
33:45I heard about him through the pub grapevine.
33:47So what about Jason and Matthew?
33:49Well, Matthew contacted me this afternoon.
33:51He said if I disappeared with Abby
33:53and made this whole business go away,
33:55he'd give five grand to me and identity papers to her.
33:57Donny wouldn't be able to find us
33:59and it would be in everybody's interest.
34:01You serious?
34:03I get the impression she's become an embarrassment
34:05because she's illegal.
34:07Five grand and a fake ID
34:09is a hell of a lot to avoid a bit of embarrassment.
34:11There has to be more to it than that.
34:13Well, you'd have to ask them.
34:15All I know is they offered.
34:17Before you got to Abby,
34:19I was seriously considering going for it.
34:21Are you saying the offer still stands?
34:23Yeah. Last I heard.
34:25Okay.
34:27Peter Copperfield has agreed to contact the Devilings
34:29to accept their offer.
34:31He's gonna meet Matthew at Gozinski's print shop.
34:33And we'll be waiting for him.
34:35At the same time, Sergeant Stoney's gonna lead a raid on Donny Blake's address
34:37to arrest him for assault and arson.
34:39According to intelligence, he's got hard drugs on the premises.
34:41Apparently, he cuts it in his bathroom
34:43and he's likely to try and flush it.
34:45Now, because of his record for violence,
34:47TSG are gonna be along for the ride.
34:49Right. Any questions?
34:57Right. Ben, Sally, Roger,
34:59out with me and the entry team.
35:01Hope you like stairs.
35:03Remember, Donny's got a lot of previous police violence,
35:05so watch yourselves.
35:09Sorry.
35:11Police!
35:13Police!
35:15Get him!
35:17Oi!
35:19Get back here!
35:21Come back here!
35:25Sergeant, you missed him!
35:27Get down! Get down!
35:29Calm down.
35:31Get down!
35:33Oh, you scum!
35:35Get off me!
35:37Get off me!
35:41Look, Matthew's late
35:43and Pete's getting twitchy. I mean, look at him.
35:45If he's not careful, he's gonna blow this.
35:47Car approaching. Looks like Jason.
35:49Jason?
35:51That's not a good sign.
35:55Do you know what?
35:57This could go to our advantage.
35:59That gives Pete a reason to be nervous, doesn't it?
36:07Yeah.
36:23There he is.
36:25This is it.
36:27Right, let's give him the package.
36:33Earn the money. Go, go, go!
36:35Stay right there!
36:37Stay where you are! Stay there!
36:39Two men against the car. Two men now.
36:41I'm just paying this slag what's owed on his wages.
36:43I want rid of him.
36:45Yeah, I bet you do.
36:49Uh, there's only about 300 quid here.
36:53No use.
37:05No use.
37:23Oh, it was you.
37:25You tipped him and Jason off while I was making a statement to the police.
37:27Actually,
37:29Carl is very good at remembering who pays his wages.
37:31Unlike some.
37:33What are you doing here, Mr Devlin?
37:35Heard my son was brought in,
37:37so I'm here to set the record straight.
37:39What is it? I've got her here. Come on.
37:45Whenever you're ready.
37:47Then I would like to read a short statement.
37:53Just over two weeks ago,
37:55it came to my attention that one of my employees,
37:57Pete Copperfield,
37:59was having an affair with my son's girlfriend,
38:01Abby Nastasi.
38:03I didn't inform my son,
38:05as I had no wish for him to be upset.
38:07However, as a result,
38:09I instructed another employee,
38:11Carl Fox, to keep an eye on Copperfield.
38:13Subsequently,
38:15Carl informed me he'd heard that Copperfield
38:17was planning to engage in a drug deal.
38:19Naturally,
38:21neither Jason nor I wanted that happening
38:23on our premises.
38:25I instructed Carl to inform the police
38:27immediately if such a deal went ahead.
38:29Unfortunately,
38:31he wasn't able to verify that information.
38:33You still could have warned us of your suspicions.
38:37Only this afternoon did it occur to us
38:39that the fire at the club
38:41may have been related to Copperfield's
38:43illegal activity.
38:45And we then came forward
38:47at the earliest opportunity.
38:49That's the end
38:51of the statement.
38:53That's it?
38:55That's the full extent of my knowledge
38:57of the whole affair, yes.
38:59Then what was behind Pete and Jason meeting at the print shop?
39:01Ah, you have to understand,
39:03Jason's a bit of a loose cannon.
39:05What can I do?
39:07He's my son.
39:09But that doesn't answer the question.
39:11He wanted to look Copperfield in the eye
39:13because of Abby.
39:15No, he wanted to buy off Pete and Abby
39:17with cash and illegal identity documents.
39:19And if that's what Copperfield's been telling you,
39:21it's a vicious smear.
39:23I was intending to go to that meeting,
39:25but Jason insisted.
39:27But why meet at the print shop?
39:29Well, apparently we owe Mr.
39:31Kozinski money, and Jason
39:33went to pay him, and it showed that there was
39:35no hard feelings,
39:37collect a rush order,
39:39no menus.
39:41You're lying. You've been using
39:43Kozinski to supply you with forged documents,
39:45which you then sell to the illegal immigrants that are living in your slum flats.
39:47No.
39:49Yeah, and then you wanted to get rid of Abby because you were worried
39:51that she might know something, something that was damaging to you.
39:53That implies
39:55that I've been up to no good.
39:57Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
39:59Let's assume that Abby does
40:01make some spiteful allegations.
40:03She's an illegal
40:05immigrant conspiring with
40:07Copperfield to deal hard drugs.
40:09She's probably been lying to you lot
40:11most of the day, too.
40:13And what does that
40:15fiasco at the print shop say
40:17about their credibility?
40:19So you tell me,
40:21who's going
40:23to believe anything she has to say
40:25now?
40:27Right.
40:29Donny Blake's
40:31banged up waiting for his brief.
40:33Found a hold-all in his flat.
40:35He's going to try and double-cross Pete and Abby.
40:37What's the score with Jason and Matthew?
40:39Give Matthew his due. He's got an answer for everything.
40:41Yeah, and it's all rubbish.
40:43Jason went ahead with the meet to undermine Pete and Abby's credibility.
40:45That's it. Meanwhile, their brief will just make sure
40:47Jason spins the same stories as Dad.
40:49We've still got an ace up the sleeve.
40:51We've still got the printer.
40:53Not only did we find forged identity documents
40:55in your back room, Mr. Kozinski,
40:57we've also found a kit you used to make them.
40:59I'm not denying I created
41:01those papers.
41:03All I'm saying is that morally, I did nothing wrong.
41:05How'd you work that out?
41:07My grandfather
41:09was a printer in Poland
41:11before the war. When the Nazis
41:13invaded, he produced papers
41:15for the refugees and the resistance.
41:17He saved people's lives.
41:19Yeah, but with all due respect to your grandfather, Mr. Kozinski,
41:21this is hardly the same situation, is it?
41:23Isn't it? People coming here
41:25fleeing torture and persecution.
41:27If they're not allowed to stay here legally,
41:29what are they to do?
41:31I only provide papers for people who are
41:33desperate. Yeah, for a price, Mr.
41:35Kozinski. Providing papers
41:37for people like Matthew and Jason hardly qualifies
41:39for a moral high ground, does it?
41:41I give people papers to get away from the likes of Jason
41:43and Matthew. Why can't you understand that?
41:45Are you saying you've never given these people
41:47forged documents to sell to their tenants?
41:49No, no, no. You've got that completely
41:51wrong. That's why they stopped
41:53using my business printing and refused
41:55to pay my invoice. Because they found out
41:57that I was providing papers
41:59for their tenants.
42:01Go on. They make money
42:03keeping these people in their slums,
42:05paying extortionate rents.
42:07They don't want
42:09the illegals to get papers
42:11and be able to work and move around freely.
42:13Beyond providing
42:15business printing, I have had
42:17nothing to do with Jason and Matthew.
42:21Hey,
42:23Kozinski gave us nothing. Jason and Matthew
42:25are going to walk. Stevie's bringing Abi
42:27back from St. Hugh's. Hopefully, Abi can go back
42:29over her relationship with Jason. It might give us something.
42:31Obviously, it will last, but...
42:33Look, she might know a few names, a few faces,
42:35but if she knew anything decent, she'd have told us already.
42:37It means she did go to court. The defence would tear her apart,
42:39wouldn't they? What about the ten-month stuffer, bro?
42:41Ab's an ex-violation, so
42:43they'll get her for the fine. So that's it then.
42:45Yeah, looks like it.
42:47So, who's going to do the honours and cut Jason loose?
42:49I'll do it.
42:51I'll do it.
42:55All right, Abi?
42:59I know you didn't cause
43:01this to happen to me.
43:03I will
43:05make sure Pete drops his accusations.
43:07Cheers.
43:09Pete's in a soft interview room.
43:11This way.
43:19You all right?
43:25Sit down.
43:31Can I get you anything?
43:33No.
43:35Can you tell us what's
43:37going to happen to us?
43:39Well,
43:41erm, CPS will have to consider
43:43whether it's worthwhile bringing charges relating to the forged
43:45documents. And will they?
43:47Well, it's hard to say. They weren't actually found
43:49in your possession, so you might be lucky.
43:51But then, of course, there's immigration.
43:53They'll have to be told about you.
43:55Well, she's not going back.
43:57Even if it means I've got to marry her.
44:01Well, that's some proposal.
44:03Might want to rethink the wording
44:05of that when you get out of here.
44:07I'll go and get you that tea.
44:09And when I get back, I'd like to talk to you about Jason, if that's OK.
44:11So you can find out any dirty
44:13secrets about him.
44:15Can you blame us for asking?
44:17To be honest,
44:19I guess I had plenty of opportunities
44:21to listen into the conversations.
44:23But
44:25I really don't want to know.
44:31Turn left, through the gates,
44:33keep walking.
44:35Is that all you've got to say?
44:39A like? An apology?
44:41Dream on.
44:43OK, then.
44:45How about passing on a message?
44:49You can tell that
44:51slapper she's welcome to him.
44:53Go on!
44:55Do it!
44:57You know what?
44:59I need to wash my hands.
45:01You're going to need to do more than that, mate.
45:03If you're not careful.
45:13I'll be seeing you around.
45:15I look forward to it.
45:17I'll be seeing you around.
45:19I look forward to it.
45:29Got a knack of getting under your skin, haven't they?
45:31What's this?
45:33Your wife's suggesting I'm no better than you, is it?
45:35Who knows what any of us will do, given the right circumstances.
45:39I know where the line is,
45:41whatever the circumstances.
45:43Do you?
45:47I do.
45:57Next time, on The Bull.
45:59Get out of my way!
46:01Enough!
46:03We are under attack, ETA for assistance.
46:05I know where you are.
46:07You stand still.
46:09I said, stand still!
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46:47oh oh oh, oh oh可愛
46:57Do you want us to talk to him?
46:58Make it quick
47:00How you doing there Mrs Goldthorpe-Field?
47:02Well not great
47:04But the doc says I might be fit to get out late this morning
47:07Do you think you're up to telling what happened?
47:09There's not much to tell
47:11The bar was closed last night
47:13So I crashed down in front of the telly
47:15Next thing I know, there was smoke everywhere.
47:17Thank you.
47:18Did you hear anything?
47:19I was out like a light.
47:20Only woke up when I couldn't breathe.
47:23Hang on, are you saying that the fire was deliberate?
47:25Yeah.
47:26So, do you know anyone that's got a grudge against your boss?
47:29Which boss?
47:30Matthew or Jase?
47:31Either.
47:32Well, I wouldn't know much about the big boss.
47:34I don't see much of him, but Jase is...
47:37Go on.
47:38Well, let's just say he rubs people up the wrong way.
47:41We noticed.
47:42Can you think of anyone specific?
47:45Put a pin in the phone book.
47:46He's actually proud of the fact that nobody likes him,
47:48but you didn't hear that from me, alright?
47:50And what about yourself?
47:52Anyone got it in for you?
47:53No.
47:54Why?
47:55Well, you were the only person in the building.
47:56Look, as far as I'm concerned,
47:58I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
48:00If you don't mind, I like to keep thinking that way.
48:07Hello, I'm Matthew Devlin.
48:08I'm here about the fire.
48:09We'll take it, Katie.
48:10Mr Devlin, thanks for coming in.
48:12We can talk through here.
48:14So, have you seen the fire damage?
48:16Yes, it went round during the night with the blaze.
48:19So, when can I get back inside?
48:24Well, it's a crime scene, Mr Devlin.
48:26The fire was deliberate.
48:27Well, at least no-one was killed.
48:29You don't seem very surprised to learn that it was us.
48:32No, I'm not surprised.
48:34Running a bar in the East End's a rough business.
48:36So, where were you last night, around midnight?
48:40You don't seriously think I would torch my own place, do you?
48:43Insurance stuff happens all the time.
48:47I was at home, entertaining guests,
48:49including a local counsellor, just so you know.
48:53Was your son Jason there?
48:55No, he was at a party in Kent.
48:57He's on his way back.
48:58Look, we own the business together.
49:01Jason manages it.
49:02He's got no more reason to destroy it than I have.
49:04Who might have a reason?
49:07I could give you a list of creditors, people we barred.
49:10Apart from that, I can't think.
49:12Maybe it's about Jason.
49:13I mean, he does have a habit of attracting trouble.
49:17If you're talking about yesterday...
49:21Previously, on The Bill...
49:23Jason, Devlin, I'm the manager.
49:25There's nothing you can't say to me in front of my father.
49:28If he can kick a man half to death because of what?
49:30A kiss on the cheek?
49:31Come on, mate, help us out.
49:36Come on.
50:00Toast for breakfast, anyone?
50:01Me!
50:02Rachel's warming up the speed on the Devlin case.
50:04We've got Mickey and Will on board and Jack's across it.
50:06Great.
50:07Shamed the Devlin's weren't inside when it went up, isn't it?
50:08Well, he can't know everything.
50:09Sarge, found a witness.
50:10Said they saw a woman running away around the time the fire started.
50:13Description?
50:14Old, vague, early 20s Slim Bill blonde hair.
50:16Yeah, he said he saw her run out the end of the alley.
50:18Do you want us to go and check to see if there's any CCTV in that building?
50:21Yeah, yeah, go on, get on it.
50:22Going?
50:23Yeah.
50:24Right, the fire started about midnight.
50:25Nobody was there except the barman, Pete Copperfield.
50:27He lives in one of the flats above the bar.
50:29Right, fire brigade pulled him out.
50:31Serious?
50:32No, he'll be fine.
50:33The bouncer lives in the flat next to him.
50:35Carl Fox, but he was known.
50:37Looking at arson?
50:38Probably.
50:39FIO's going to talk to him.
50:40Morning.
50:41Right, I can walk you in quickly.
50:42Linda Preston, by the way.
50:44Fire investigation officer.
50:45Yes, Max Carter.
50:46This is DC Stevie Moss.
50:49I hope those aren't your best clothes.
50:54Stairwell went up.
50:55Then the fire took hold in the roof space.
50:57Do we know if it's deliberate?
50:59Yes.
51:00Two seats of fire, one outside the door to the bar
51:02and one on the landing, directly above.
51:04Traces of accelerant found on both spots.
51:06Petrol, probably.
51:07There's also accelerant on the stairs.
51:09So whoever it was was intent on getting both the flat and the bar.
51:13Looks like it at this stage.
51:15We want to look at the flats.
51:16Can we get up on the landing?
51:17We have to bring down the rest of the ceiling first, make it safe.
51:20An hour or so, maybe?
51:21OK, give us a shout when you're done.
51:23OK.
51:28OK.
51:29DCI wants a briefing at 9.15.
51:31So that gives us an hour to do the prep.
51:33Has anybody contacted the Devlins?
51:35Yeah, Matthew's coming in to the NIC in half an hour.
51:37So do you want to take him while we go and talk to Pete Copperfield or some hoops?
51:40Fine, then we can swap notes before the briefing.
51:42Great, and perhaps you'll all have rolled your tongues in by then.
51:45There's one over there and one down below,
51:49outside the door to the bar.
51:51That's right.
51:52Is it possible the accelerant was poured outside this door
51:56and the traces you found below somehow spilt down the stairs?
52:00Same thing occurred to me just before you arrived.
52:03Hang about, what are you saying?
52:05That the flat alone could have been the intended target?
52:07Impossible. Can't be certain, though.
52:09Sarge, someone's at the cordon.
52:11Carl Fox, he says he lives here.
52:13Be right down, Roger.
52:14OK, see you soon.
52:17Don't hurry back.
52:21Is there a woman with a heartbeat that Eddie hasn't cracked onto?
52:24Actually, he's never hit on you, has he?
52:28You work in the bar and live in another flat, is that right?
52:30Yeah. Is Pete all right?
52:32Yeah, he will be.
52:33Where were you last night, Mr Fox?
52:35I stayed round my girlfriend's house in Dorston.
52:37Talk about lucky.
52:38Yeah, we're going to need you to come in and answer a few questions, if that's all right.
52:41Excuse me a moment, Mr Fox. Have you got something?
52:43Yeah, CCTV of the mystery woman from a bank up the road.
52:46There's a screen grab and a disc.
52:48The turn-up for the books.
52:50What is it?
52:51Yeah, it looks exactly like Abbie Nostalgie, Jason's girlfriend.
52:55You can't actually see the back of the bar from this angle.
52:57No, but the timecode does put it around the time the fire started.
53:01OK, text Stevie and try the address we've got for him.
53:04Smith and Mill go and see what Pete Cobfield knows, yeah?
53:06OK.
53:07I bet he's right. Pete's flat was a sole target.
53:09He knows more than he's letting on.
53:11Listen, I know you're itching to get some dirt on Jason and Matthew,
53:15but let's not lose sight of what we're investigating, you know?
53:18What are you saying? That I should cut them some slack?
53:21I don't like them any more than you do.
53:23Until we know otherwise, they are the victim.
53:26Well, unfortunately, that's what sticks in my throat.
53:29Abbie?
53:31Abbie!
53:33Abbie, wait! Abbie, get back here!
53:44Abbie, stop!
53:48Abbie!
53:53I didn't do anything.
53:57You done something to your arm, have you?
53:59It wouldn't be a burn, would it?
54:13We have you on CCTV running away from the scene of the fire.
54:16The FME has confirmed that there's second-degree burns on your arm,
54:19so start talking.
54:21I was there.
54:22Can you speak up, please, Abbie?
54:24I was there at the fire.
54:25Did you start it?
54:27No.
54:28I swear, it was already going when I got there.
54:31So how did you get the burns on your arm?
54:34I was trying to get up the stairs.
54:37Why would you do that?
54:39I was trying to get up to see Pete.
54:42I thought he might be trapped.
54:45So you and Pete are friends?
54:48Yes.
54:49Very good friends?
54:51Would that be right?
54:53Yes.
54:54What does Jason think about that?
54:56He doesn't know.
54:59Please don't tell him.
55:01If he finds out...
55:05That's why I ran away, to avoid those questions.
55:09And is that why you waited till this morning before you went to the hospital?
55:14I didn't want to go, but the pain got a little bit too much,
55:18and I wanted to see Pete.
55:21Jason's going to see those burns.
55:24How are you going to explain them?
55:26Oh...
55:29Say...
55:31I went to the bar, looking for him.
55:35And you think Jason's going to believe that, dear?
55:39You're terrified of him, aren't you?
55:43He buys me nice things.
55:45He put me in a flat.
55:48So, what's the problem?
55:50I can't help my feelings.
55:52I didn't mean for me and Pete...
55:54That doesn't answer the question. What's the problem with Jason?
55:57You just said it, OK?
55:59He frightens me.
56:04You're going to speak to him, aren't you?
56:07You're going to speak to him, aren't you?
56:09About the fire?
56:10Yeah.
56:11I can't stop thinking about me and Pete.
56:16I'll see if Jason finds out.
56:24Yeah, it's true.
56:26Me and Abby have been seeing each other for the past couple of months.
56:29So, how did it start?
56:31Jason's always leaving her in the bar while he goes off to see his mates.
56:34And you keep her company, dear?
56:36Hey, Jason didn't do anything.
56:38So, I hardly think that's a line of inquiry worth pursuing.
56:42Look, I'll help you in any way I can.
56:47Because we are the victims here.
56:50And I expect to be treated accordingly.
56:59Sergeants.
57:02This is my mobile.
57:04Call me if you need anything.
57:13If Luke's could kill...
57:15He doesn't like us, does he?
57:16I was talking about you.
57:18Cup of tea before the brief?
57:19Yeah, my shirt.
57:21Good afternoon, ma'am.
57:22Fire Brigade have established arson.
57:24Looks like trouble follows this pair around.
57:26Jason was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assaulting Andrew Brennan.
57:29Unfortunately, we couldn't make it stick.
57:31No, but he's a nasty piece of work. We'll find something on him.
57:33Well, this fire gives us an excuse to poke into his business.
57:36OK, any suspects?
57:38Yeah, we got a mystery woman who was observed running near the scene, Gav.
57:41Me and Sally are still trying to track down CCTV at the surrounding buildings.
57:44Mystery woman? Well, that's something.
57:46We got any suspects closer to home?
57:48No, Matthew's alibi checks out. We're going to speak to Jason as soon as he's back in town.
57:52What about the people that lived above the bar?
57:54We can't find the bouncer. The barman was at home,
57:56but unless he was trying to commit suicide, I'd rule him out as a suspect.
57:58Could he have been a target?
58:00He checks him out. He's got a previous caution for possession three years ago,
58:03but it's nothing serious.
58:05Anything else?
58:06Yeah, we're going to be checking up on a list of creditors
58:08and a list of punters who've been excluded from the bar.
58:10OK, let's get on with it. I'll have a word with Eddie.
58:17Oi! You're pulling all that junk down onto my nice crime scene.
58:21OK to go up? Yeah, I think we're done.
58:24The stairs should support you, but watch your step.
58:31Linda?
58:33Eddie Olasunji, scene examiner.
58:35Eddie, this is Linda Preston, fire investigation officer.
58:38Hello. I've never met a lady FIO before.
58:41I've not met a CSE called Eddie.
58:43And who says I'm a lady?
58:45That's my sense of humour.
58:47We're going to get along like a house on fire.
58:50Believe it or not, I've heard that one before.
58:52Not the way I say it.
58:54Eddie, can we just get on with it, please? Things are going to cover up with cobwebs soon.
58:57Oh, they already are.
58:59I hear you found accelerant in two places.