The Bill S25E48 Absolute Power
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00:00We're at Welstead Street approaching the buzzard public house, over.
00:06Brace yourselves.
00:30Do you understand me?
00:50Do you understand?
00:51Good.
00:52Right.
00:53Willie's going to put you in the car while I go back in there and talk to your sparring
00:57partner, alright?
00:58Do you understand?
01:06No, you two.
01:19Detections.
01:26I need them yesterday.
01:33On to work, Gav.
01:34Gav, two guys sat in a pub.
01:37Both of them been there a while.
01:38No contact between them whatsoever.
01:40Hang on, is this a joke?
01:41Wait till we get to the bit about Batman and Robin.
01:43One of them, Carl, is chatting up a girl.
01:45The other one, Joel, sat beside him, quietly minding his own business.
01:49And then, out of the blue, for no apparent reason,
01:51Joel picks up a bottle and smashes it over Carl's head.
01:53No joke, then?
01:54It's a pretty conventional fight from there on in
01:56until PC's Gail and Robert...
01:58Batman and Robin.
01:59...arrive and save the day.
02:01Carl Coveney had stitches, but is okay.
02:03Joel Fuller was arrested and then promptly broke down in tears.
02:06Has this girl got full?
02:07No, nothing.
02:08Statement she had any luck?
02:09Hardly.
02:11Don't know what time the dynamic juror wrote them up,
02:13but it's not exactly poetry.
02:14What do you expect, rhymes?
02:15Verbs would be nice.
02:17Right, I'm gonna go and see if Joel's resurfaced.
02:19You want a bodyguard?
02:20Nah.
02:21He'd had a skimful, so I'd be impressed if he can lift his eyelids.
02:25Right, in case you didn't know,
02:26you're A, hungover,
02:28B, Joel Fuller,
02:29and C, in a whole heap of trouble.
02:32Do you remember much about last night?
02:34Enough.
02:35That's you talking me through it?
02:37I bought with some guy. There's nothing to tell.
02:40Well, not quite. I wouldn't mind knowing why.
02:49Well, that's not much of an explanation, is it?
02:53OK, the man you attacked last night,
02:55Karl Coveney,
02:57he says he's never seen you before. Is that true?
03:00Yeah.
03:02According to PC Gail's report,
03:04Karl was playing away from home.
03:07Do you know his wife, Joel?
03:10For the tape, the suspect shook his head.
03:13What about the woman he was with?
03:15I don't know nothing about either of them.
03:17Then why attack him?
03:19I was getting on my nerves.
03:21Loads of people get on my nerves,
03:23but I don't cane them with a bottle.
03:25I was drunk.
03:26Do you drink a lot?
03:30Booze isn't a problem.
03:33So what is?
03:40OK, look, why don't you just
03:42tell me a little bit about yourself?
03:44What?
03:45Talk to me.
03:47Talk to me.
03:50Why?
03:51Because I want to know more about you.
03:53Haven't you got anything better to do?
03:56No.
04:01What do you do for a living?
04:03Mechanic.
04:05I was.
04:08In a garage I was at, I had to make some cutbacks.
04:10I'm sorry to hear that.
04:13You're married?
04:15Yeah.
04:17And?
04:20What?
04:23Does she have a name?
04:28Lucy.
04:30You been married long?
04:32Eight years.
04:33Kids?
04:35One.
04:36Actually, it's four now.
04:39What do you think Lucy would have to say
04:41about what happened last night, Joel?
04:46Joel?
04:52Look, um...
04:55Well, are we done here?
04:57Because I want to go.
04:59I want to go home, please.
05:02Are you OK, Joel?
05:04Yeah.
05:05I just... I'm hungover.
05:07I'm tired.
05:08I just want to go home, please.
05:10I'm tired. I just want to go home, please.
05:16OK.
05:22Here's your charge and bail notice.
05:24Tells you when to appear at Magistrate's Court.
05:28One wallet, one set of keys and one pound, four pence in change.
05:33Sign there, say you got your property back all right.
05:41Stick that lot in your pocket.
05:44It's all yours, Stevie.
05:52This way, Joel.
06:05You know where you are, yeah?
06:07Take it easy.
06:11Has he sobered up yet?
06:13Just about.
06:15Subway did it?
06:17Not really.
06:19Something's not right here.
06:21Right, have a good shift, yeah?
06:29See what I mean? Yeah.
06:31It's not every now and then, it's all the time.
06:33A four-year-old could have written a more coherent statement than that.
06:36Could you, um...
06:38I'll have a word. Thanks.
06:49You got a secret admirer out there or something?
06:51I wish.
06:53No, I'm just a bit worried about this bloke.
06:57I don't think his head's in the right place at the moment
06:59and I feel bad about just leaving him like that.
07:03Well, we're not social workers.
07:05If we try to help everyone,
07:07if we try to help everyone we've nicked,
07:09we'd never get out of here.
07:12MUSIC PLAYS
07:34Mobile data devices, that's what we need.
07:37Like a hand-held computer that we can take out
07:40and put in the streets.
07:42Some forces have got them already, apparently.
07:44You can access the station computer wherever you are
07:46and, most importantly, you can make notes as you go.
07:49See, that way, when you get back, you don't have to deal with all this.
07:52What do you reckon?
08:06It's just an idea.
08:10MUSIC PLAYS
08:31Are you Lucy Fuller? Yeah.
08:33Is Joel here? What, who are you?
08:35I'm DS Moss, Sunhill Police.
08:37Is he here?
08:39He didn't come home last night. Has something happened?
08:41Can I come in? Yeah.
08:45So, what's going on? Is Joel all right?
08:48He was arrested last night.
08:51What?
08:52Your husband assaulted a complete stranger in a pub with a bottle.
08:56Is the guy all right?
08:58Yeah.
09:00Joel's never been in a fight in his life?
09:02He'd had a lot to drink.
09:03He's been charged with unlawful wounding and released on bail.
09:06I was hoping he'd come home.
09:10I hope you don't mind me asking, but is Joel OK?
09:14He seemed a bit low this morning.
09:16He's not been great.
09:19I know he's not working, is it, that?
09:22Kind of.
09:24Joel got laid off about five months ago.
09:28We were OK for a while because we had savings to cover the mortgage and stuff,
09:33but that soon went out.
09:35I mean, we've been good. We've been cutting back on stuff.
09:38We've put the car up for sale. I took a job.
09:41I do part-time waitressing.
09:44Don't stop the bills coming in, though, does it?
09:50We've missed four mortgage payments in a row now.
09:53They're threatening to repossess.
09:55Has Joel tried to find work?
09:57Tried, but all he knows is being a mechanic.
10:01It was our anniversary yesterday.
10:03I had a massive go at him all over buying me a stupid bunch of flowers.
10:08I'm sorry things have been so tough.
10:10I'm sure Joel will turn up soon.
10:14If he hasn't by the end of play today, give me a bell, yeah?
10:19Cheers.
10:20See myself out.
10:30DOOR CLOSES
10:31DOOR CLOSES
10:32DOOR CLOSES
10:35DOOR CLOSES
10:38DOG BARKS
10:39DOOR CLOSES
10:40DOOR CLOSES
10:59Joel, where's Stevie?
11:00Erm, no idea.
11:01Joel Fuller's turned up again. Uniform. We've been called back to the buzzard.
11:04Do you want to find her? Get down there.
11:11DOOR CREAKS
11:23Looks like you were right to be concerned about your man, Joel.
11:26Why? What's he done?
11:27Something to do with traumatising the landlord's kid.
11:33I was in the cellar checking the barrels
11:35and when I came up, I saw him coming out the gents and heading out.
11:38And you're sure it was Joel Fuller?
11:39Positive. I was about to have a go at him, but then I heard Alex in there crying.
11:43And has Alex said anything about what happened in there?
11:45No. I haven't been able to get a word out.
11:47Well, can you think of any reason why Fuller might have come back?
11:49No.
11:50Is he a regular? No.
11:51Did he go near the tills?
11:52No, he... he went near my son.
11:56Hi, I'm DS Moss, this is DC Masters.
11:58Can I ask you, how did Joel Fuller seem when you saw him?
12:01He didn't even look at me, he was out the door so fast.
12:04He looked pretty vacant, to be honest.
12:06Right.
12:07OK, we need to check out the gents.
12:12He hasn't said a word.
12:14He's obviously just scared out of his wits.
12:21So, remind me, what we looking for again?
12:24Something. Anything.
12:28Well, he wasn't cleaning, that's for sure.
12:32I'm sorry to state the obvious, Stevie,
12:34but a screwed up bloke confronting a kid in a gent's toilet.
12:38I don't buy that he's into kids, if that's what you mean.
12:41Just saying.
12:42I've got something here.
12:44The cistern lid's been moved.
12:49There's nothing in there.
12:53Well, anyone could have moved that.
12:55Really?
12:56I've never moved a cistern lid in my life.
13:02The cistern lid's been moved. Do you know anything about that?
13:05No, they were all in place last night when I closed up.
13:08OK.
13:12Hi, Alex.
13:14My name's Stevie.
13:16Just want to ask you a question.
13:19The man in the toilets, was he looking for something?
13:24Sweetheart, did the man touch you in any way?
13:27Sorry, could we just give him a minute?
13:29Sure.
13:32Last night before the fight, was Joel Fuller with anyone?
13:35Yeah, maybe.
13:37Yeah, earlier he was sat with a guy for a while.
13:39Do you know who?
13:41Sitting around the estate, comes in a bit.
13:43I've heard some of the kids call him Mick or Mac or something.
13:54Anybody else?
13:56Anybody else think we're looking at a drug deal?
13:58Makes sense to me.
13:59Dealers never like carrying their stash on them,
14:01so if Joel was dealing last night,
14:03maybe he hid the gear in the toilet.
14:05Maybe.
14:11This is Joel Fuller last night,
14:13about an hour before he assaulted Carl Coveney.
14:15We don't know who this is yet,
14:17but according to the landlord, he's called Mac or something.
14:20Lives on the estate, we're checking him on criminal.
14:23So Joel disappears, presumably to the gents.
14:28Then after about a minute, he comes back.
14:34There, look, that's money changing hands,
14:36and I don't think that's for the next pint.
14:38So Joel gives this bloke money, then the bloke leaves.
14:40I think it's a drugs deal,
14:41but I think Joel's doing the buying, not the selling.
14:44Well, why don't you just take the drugs to the toilet
14:46if you say that's where they were?
14:47Well, I'm not saying he didn't.
14:49I don't think that Joel is into drugs, using or selling.
14:52Why not?
14:53Because he's an ordinary, decent bloke.
14:56Who bottled someone last night?
14:58Well, because he's having a tough time at the moment.
15:01Look, he practically broke down in interview,
15:03so I went and visited his wife,
15:05and she says they're struggling financially,
15:08and I think it's taking its toll.
15:09Well, if Joel's under pressure, maybe he's started using them,
15:12and it does happen.
15:13It's mixed up, but...
15:15Well, I know a way we can find out exactly what he was doing.
15:18We'll get a lip reader in, get a copy of the transcript.
15:23If I was his drugs deal...
15:30Are you all right?
15:33Not really.
15:35Do you want to get out of here?
15:37Yeah.
15:46Yeah.
15:54How are your carbs?
15:56Shocking.
15:57How's your salad?
15:59Terrible.
16:02Why did we come here again?
16:05Because it's not a canteen.
16:07And it's so pretty.
16:11Excuse me.
16:13Can I get two spotted dick and custards over here, please?
16:17So it was you that ate all the pies, then, was it?
16:19Oh, yeah.
16:23Thanks for coming in.
16:26What is it about this fella that's got to you so much?
16:30Oh, I don't know.
16:32Part of me just feels sorry for him.
16:37Something about his face in the interview room, it just...
16:43And the other part?
16:46I hate not getting to the bottom of things.
16:49That's the control freak, isn't it?
16:54What is it about this job, eh, that some days you just...
16:58come in here, deal with everything and...
17:01remain disconnected, and then other days...
17:05someone or something touches you?
17:10Well, I don't know.
17:13But what I can never decide is which one I prefer.
17:18Cheers.
17:20Deus Mos.
17:22OK, I'm on my way.
17:25Lit readers arrive, so knock yourself out.
17:30Thanks for lunch.
17:32Thanks for lunch.
17:37I've identified the guy that Joel met in the pub.
17:39His name's Martin Croft, lives on the Maycroft estate,
17:42goes by the nickname of Macca, 26, ex-army,
17:45got formed for possession and dealing.
17:51Well, let's hope so. I'd try to.
17:54Stevie, Jo, this is Leila.
17:56Leila Maidley, and she's doing sterling work for us...
18:00with the, um...
18:04It's definitely some kind of transaction.
18:07Here.
18:10OK, here we go.
18:13I thought we agreed 1.50, not 1.80.
18:16Then the other guy says something, and it's back to Joel.
18:19So where is it?
18:22That's interesting.
18:24The other guy speaks again, then Joel.
18:27Can I check? That's when he goes.
18:30Probably to the gents.
18:32Sounds like a drug deal to me.
18:34480 quid, and it seems too much for personal use
18:37and not enough to make it worth his while selling it on.
18:40Can you get any idea of state of mind from this, the mannerisms?
18:44I'd say he's nervous, like it's his first time.
18:47Speech patterns are hesitant.
18:50When he gets back, all he says is, that's great.
18:54And then he hands over the money.
18:59That me done, then?
19:02Um, think so, don't you?
19:04Leila's finished, thank you.
19:06Thanks for coming in.
19:08Thanks for your time.
19:10Bye.
19:17Right.
19:20Yeah, you two go back to the buzzard and speak to the kid again,
19:24see if he's calmed down enough to...
19:37Hi.
19:39Thanks for letting us speak to Alex again.
19:41It's fine, I just want to find out what happened.
19:43He hasn't said anything, then?
19:45Not a word. Shall we?
19:47Yeah.
19:53Hey, Alex, how you doing?
19:55Oh, do you want to play a game with me?
19:58Oh, go on, it's a really good game, you don't have to say anything.
20:01It's all about what happened this morning,
20:03and you get a point for a nod and I get a point for a shake,
20:06and the first one to five wins.
20:08There's only one rule, you're not allowed to lie.
20:11OK, that's one nil to you already.
20:13When you saw the man this morning,
20:15what was he standing in a cubicle?
20:18Two nil to you.
20:20OK.
20:22Was he standing over the toilet?
20:25Three nil already.
20:27OK, when you saw him,
20:30did he take something out of the thing at the back of the toilet?
20:38Four nil.
20:40Right, let me think of an easy one.
20:45Did he take out a package?
20:48Four-one at last.
20:50OK, was it a bag?
20:55Four-two.
20:57Was it an envelope?
21:00Four-three.
21:02OK, a container then.
21:05Four-four.
21:07This is the decider, whoever gets this wins.
21:09All right, did you see him
21:12take a gun out of there?
21:17Alex?
21:19He was angry.
21:21He pointed at me and said,
21:23did he kill me if I told anyone?
21:26OK.
21:31Well done, Alex.
21:43No, no, Lucy, you just stay put, OK?
21:45We'll be there as soon as...
21:47All right, listen up a minute. I'll explain everything when I see you.
21:50Joel Fuller.
21:52We don't know for sure whether he's got bullets for his gun or not.
21:55Until we do, we work on the basis that he has.
21:58OK?
21:59His details have been circulated
22:01and we've got units out there looking for him.
22:03They're focusing on the area surrounding the buzzard.
22:05I bow on to CCTV and when we recover the firearm,
22:08uniform, we're going to go in and pick Martin Croft up.
22:11Joel still hasn't turned up at home,
22:13so we're going to go down and get Lucy and bring her in.
22:15We've already got a unit positioned outside the house.
22:17Once we get her out of the house, we'll have it searched.
22:19If he's planning a robbery, there may be evidence of it there.
22:22I don't think this is just about money.
22:24Why not?
22:25Well, because it was their wedding anniversary yesterday,
22:28they had a big row and that's why Joel ended up on the booze.
22:31I think he's just got loads of stuff going on in his head at the moment.
22:34You think he's suicidal?
22:36I don't know.
22:38I don't know.
22:40Well, whatever he's up to, we need to put a stop to it now.
22:43Let's go.
23:03What's going on?
23:05Have you found Joel yet?
23:07No, we've got officers out looking for him.
23:09Why? What's going on?
23:10Lucy, Joel has a gun.
23:12Why would Joel have a gun?
23:14We don't know yet.
23:15Are you sure?
23:16Yeah, we're sure.
23:18Look, it's just a precaution, but for your own safety,
23:20we'd like you to come to the station with us.
23:21Why? Do you think he's going to come here?
23:23Look, I say it's just a precaution.
23:24We think your son should come with us as well. Is he at school?
23:27Yeah, but...
23:28OK, let's go.
23:29Now?
23:38Fuck.
23:49After you.
23:53Take a seat.
23:58Right, Lucy, we need to understand where Joel's at,
24:01what he might do, so...
24:03Has he said anything recently?
24:05Perhaps it was something that didn't make sense at the time.
24:07I don't know. I don't think so.
24:13Yesterday, he suddenly started talking about moving out of London,
24:16said he'd been thinking about Australia,
24:19that it would be a better life for us.
24:21Right, so he might be trying to get money to do that.
24:23Well, I said we won't be able to afford it.
24:26And he said?
24:29Not to worry about it.
24:32Last night, Joel bought a gun for £180.
24:35Where would he get that from?
24:39We got a couple of late benefit payments through the other day.
24:42Maybe it was out of that.
24:44Guy bought it off Martin Croft. Have you heard of him?
24:48He's also known as Macca.
24:53I've never met him.
24:55I think they met about eight months ago.
24:58Macca took his car to the garage.
25:00Joel did a good job, so they decided to go for a pint together.
25:03And that was it?
25:05They go for a drink every now and then, but, yeah.
25:09You mentioned earlier that Joel hadn't been great recently.
25:13What did you mean by that?
25:16Quiet.
25:18With Johnny.
25:20He doesn't talk to me any more.
25:22You know, I ask him if he's OK, and...
25:25he says he's thinking.
25:28You know, Joel was always the strong one, me.
25:31I'm all over the place.
25:33If anything ever happened, it would always be Joel that we can count on,
25:37but now I don't...
25:40Lucy...
25:42do you think that Joel could be suffering from depression?
25:49Yeah, I've thought about it.
25:53Do you think he could do something?
25:56Do you think he could do something stupid?
26:01I hope he has, isn't he?
26:05Stevie.
26:08Excuse me.
26:18We've just had report of an armed robbery.
26:20The suspect fits Joel's description.
26:24Hi.
26:45I'm OK. Oh, listen, I'd better go.
26:48Police are here. Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine.
26:51Inspector Smith, PC Taylor from Sunhill. Are you OK?
26:54Sorry, ma'am, we're closed. Oh, sorry.
26:57Shut up.
27:03What, can you tell me what happened?
27:05This bloke just walks in with a gun, starts shouting,
27:09asked me to give him money from the till.
27:11And you were on your own? There was no manager or anyone?
27:14My boss was knocked off. It's normally quiet round about now.
27:17Place was empty. OK.
27:19Can you talk me through your description once again?
27:22A shaved head, short beard, red checkered shirt,
27:26and he had a couple of cuts on his face too.
27:29I didn't know what to do. I just gave him the money.
27:32You did exactly the right thing. How much did he take?
27:35About 130.
27:38Sierra Oscar from Sierra Oscar One.
27:40Manson, go ahead, Smitty.
27:42I'm outside the Queen's Head Cafe.
27:45Description definitely matches Joel Fuller.
27:47Last seen leaving on foot, over.
27:49OK, I'll divert all units to the area surrounding Tilson Street.
27:53He can't be far away.
27:58That makes sense, does it?
28:00Why rob this place? 130 quid's hardly going to put a dent in his debt.
28:04There's a bookie's dead, there's a jeweller's down the road.
28:07Why not hit one of them?
28:09Yeah.
28:13Can we just go over a couple of things with you?
28:16The bloke that robbed you, you said he was shouting.
28:19Can you remember exactly what you said?
28:21Give me the money, everything you've got.
28:24So have you seen him before?
28:26No, but I think he must have been in.
28:28Why?
28:29Before he asked for the money, you mentioned Dave.
28:31Who's Dave?
28:32My boss. I told him Dave wasn't here.
28:34That's when he lost it, pulled the gun out and started screaming for the money.
28:38So I think his primary motive was finding the manager Dave,
28:41not robbing the cafe.
28:43Lucy Fuller works as a part-time waitress. Maybe there's a connection.
28:46What's the name of this cafe?
28:47The Queen's Head.
28:48Thanks.
28:51Lucy, the place where you work, what's it called?
28:54Queen's Head Cafe. Why?
28:56Joel's just been there. He held up a gun pointer.
28:59Looking for someone called Dave.
29:04Who's Dave?
29:06Um, my boss.
29:08Just your boss?
29:10Just your boss?
29:13What would Joel want with your boss?
29:15If there's something you need to tell us, now is the time.
29:19No, nothing.
29:21Right, last night, the person Joel attacked was married.
29:24He was playing away from home. Why did that freak him out?
29:26Shall we try it again? Who's Dave?
29:32I didn't think Joel knew.
29:35Lucy's just admitted to having an affair with her boss at the cafe, David Peters.
29:40This is his address and phone number.
29:4261 Langport Road. OK, I'll call him.
29:44I can't get it out of recording.
29:46All units from Sierra Oscar One.
29:48Armed suspect Joel Fuller believed to be heading...
29:50Mr Peters, this is Detective Inspector Neil Manson.
29:53I'm calling from Sunhill Station. Are you at home right now, sir?
29:56OK, please listen to me.
29:59Lock all your doors and move to the back of your pram.
30:01Listen to me. Lock all your doors and move to the back of your property immediately.
30:05Gov. Hang on, sir.
30:07Another incident involving a man with a firearm.
30:10It's a car jacking on Gunner Street, Silver Persia.
30:12The suspect vehicle now heading north towards Langport Road.
30:16Mr Peters? OK, move to the back of your property.
30:19Do not open the door to anybody until I tell you to do so. This is no joke.
30:22OK, thanks, Stevie. Yeah, bye.
30:25So what's happening?
30:27They think that Joel is on his way round to Dave Peters' place.
30:31It's OK. We've spoken to Dave, told him to keep out of sight, not to answer the door.
30:34Officers are on their way. You don't think that Joel's going to try and keep...
30:42How long has it been going on for?
30:46Only a month.
30:50There's nothing serious. It was just someone to be with.
30:56I never would have left him.
31:00Does Joel know that?
31:07Now I know why he mentioned Australia.
31:11Sorry?
31:13Yesterday, he was talking about moving away, starting again, and I...
31:22And what did you say?
31:24I just laughed.
31:26I thought he was joking.
31:31What am I going to do?
31:38Gov, we're just coming onto the Maycroft. We're two minutes away.
31:42OK, received.
31:44Outside Lamport Road now. We're going to make contact with the occupier.
31:47Any directions from Sierra Oscar 1?
31:49Trojan units from Sierra Oscar 2-1, stand by.
31:52Mr Peters, this is DI Manson again.
31:55OK, I need you to go to your front door.
31:57There are officers outside. Just go straight to them.
31:59Take nothing but your keys, OK?
32:01Just keep calm. It'll be fine.
32:03Sierra Oscar 2-1 and Trojan units, Dave Peters is on his way out to meet you now. Over.
32:09Received.
32:11There he goes.
32:15One down.
32:17Sierra Oscar, we've got a sighting of a stolen grey Peugeot.
32:21It's number November 894, Romeo Tango Hotel.
32:25Joel Fuller is at the wheel. We're following him.
32:27Looks like he's heading for Lamport Road.
32:30Received. Trojan units are in position at Dave Peters' house. Ready and waiting. Over.
32:35Looks like they got there just in the nick of time.
32:45Put him over.
32:47What?
32:48I want you to put him over.
32:50You've got no chance.
32:51Well, I can't just watch him make things worse for himself.
32:53I know where he's at. I can help him.
32:55No.
32:57Look, once he turns that corner into Lamport Road, he's in CO-19 hands.
33:00Everything changes. You know that.
33:02Exactly.
33:03Joel doesn't know what he's doing, Smithy.
33:05Look, if he raises that gun, they'll shoot him.
33:08I said no.
33:13If they shoot him...
33:15It'll be his doing.
33:23Hold tight!
33:25Hold tight!
33:27Get out of the vehicle!
33:54Get out of the vehicle!
33:56Get out of the car!
33:58Come on, Joel. Just do it.
34:02Hold tight! Get out of the vehicle!
34:05Get out of the car!
34:10Get out of the vehicle and walk towards me!
34:13Put the gun down right now!
34:15Put the gun down on the floor!
34:17Put the gun down, Joel.
34:19Get out! Put the gun down on the floor!
34:22Put the gun down, you fool.
34:24Put the gun down on the floor!
34:26Get out of the vehicle!
34:28Drop the gun!
34:30Drop the gun and get out of the vehicle!
34:34Get out of the vehicle!
34:36Open the door and get out!
34:39Look at me! Walk towards me!
34:42You wait here. I'm gonna let you rest.
34:44Stop! Down on your knees!
34:48Face down on the floor!
34:50Arms up!
34:52Turn your back!
34:57That's it.
35:17That's it.
35:36I was right not to pull Joel over.
35:39But it could have gone the other way, but it didn't.
35:42I just wish he'd had the chance to stop things himself.
35:45He's not taking that chance, do you?
35:54That went well? Yeah.
35:56Did we arrest Croft? Yeah.
35:58And we found three handguns in the search, so good news.
36:03All right? Yeah.
36:06OK, well, let's get him interviewed and processed.
36:16DOORBELL RINGS
36:35How's Lucy? Confused.
36:37I said I'd come and find out how he is.
36:39Confused.
36:42It's fit for interview. All right, I'll go back to Lucy.
36:45Couldn't show him to interview room one. Go. Thank you.
36:48We shouldn't be interviewing him like that. It's not right.
36:51The FMA's deemed him fit. Well, what's he said in there?
36:54Not a lot. Exactly.
36:56Look, I'm gonna speak to him before we interview. He deserves a chance.
36:59Look, just on the left there.
37:03Why are you doing this?
37:05Is this the caring or the curious, Stevie?
37:08You don't need to prove that you were right about Joel.
37:11It doesn't matter now. I'm not doing it for me.
37:25Thanks, Leon.
37:28How you doing, Joel?
37:39Joel, we're gonna interview you shortly,
37:41but before we do that, I'd like you to see our doctor again.
37:44But this time, I... I want you to talk to him.
37:47Talk to him?
37:49Be open with him about everything.
37:54Look, you're in a lot of trouble,
37:56and if you're honest about how you've been feeling,
37:59then our FME might deem you unfit for interview
38:02and get you seen by a psychiatrist.
38:08You think I've lost it?
38:10I'm not saying that, but...
38:13..you're not yourself at the moment, are you?
38:17Mitigating circumstances could go in your favour at court.
38:22Why do you think I'm not myself at the moment?
38:26Well, I've spoken to Lucy, and I know things have been tough.
38:30You've spoken to her? I know you've got money troubles.
38:35Anything else?
38:38She didn't mention the affairs she's been having.
38:43Yes, she did. You've had a lot to deal with.
38:54And that's why I'm sat here, is it?
38:57No, I don't believe you're a criminal.
38:59No? No.
39:00You don't think I'm capable of...
39:02Joel, I'm trying to help you. You're trying to help me?
39:08You're trying to help me?
39:11That's very kind of you, thank you.
39:14But I think we're a bit late for that, don't you?
39:16You can still salvage something from this.
39:18Because I didn't know what I was doing? Yes.
39:20That I wasn't aware I had a gun in my hand?
39:23With bullets in it, and I was going to go around and shoot the guy that...
39:28I don't think you were going to go through with it.
39:33Is that what you think?
39:36You're not a killer, Joel.
39:40It's not in you.
39:45Joel! Joel!
39:48It's in me! And I'll kill you, Sonia!
39:50And I will act as in me!
39:54And I will do it! I will do it!
39:56I will do it! I will do it!
39:58I will do it! I will do it!
40:00I will do it! I will do it!
40:02Come on! Get in, Sonia!
40:10Saber, you're alive.
40:13And you're not.
40:24I thought...
40:26I thought I understood him.
40:28You did.
40:33But sometimes understanding just isn't enough, is it?
40:39Look, what you did today was you stopped a man from getting shot
40:42and Joel Fuller from being charged with murder.
40:44Look, you couldn't have done any more for him.
40:52It's not your problem, is it?
40:56You didn't eat your pudding.
41:02Yeah.
41:08Oh, Sarge.
41:10Joel Fuller's asking to speak to you.
41:14Yeah.
41:33I'm sorry.
41:48Yesterday I told Lucy I thought...
41:53we should move away.
41:55Maybe Australia.
41:57Get a job.
41:59Maybe Australia.
42:01Get a fresh start.
42:04I said I'd make it happen.
42:23She just laughed at me.
42:29Said it wasn't in me.
42:40I couldn't have done it.
42:44Shot that guy.
42:50You were right.
42:56I'm not up to much, am I?
42:59No.
43:02SHE SOBS
43:28Two guys sat in a pub.
43:32And then, out of the blue,
43:34for no apparent reason,
43:36one of them bottles the other.
43:38The question is why.
43:40The answer is...
43:42because he'd lost everything.
43:46And when that happens, nothing matters any more.
43:51Goodnight, Stevie.
43:53Garfield.
44:02DOOR OPENS
44:14When you left your house this morning,
44:16who did you come with?
44:18Clara. She's dead.
44:20Have we got a body?
44:22I've got another witness for you now.
44:24Her boyfriend's seen a car hanging around recently.
44:27They said the police were here.
44:29Who are you? What do you make of Julia?
44:31I'm sorry?
44:33I'm just wondering why this case is feeling so complicated.
44:59DOOR CREAKS
45:15Are you OK, Joel?
45:17Yeah. I just...
45:19I'm hungover. I'm tired.
45:21I just want to go home, please.
45:24OK.
45:30Here's your charge and bail notice.
45:32Tells you when to appear in Magistrates' Court.
45:36One wallet, one set of keys and one pound, four pence in change.
45:41Sign there, say you got your property back all right.
45:49Stick that lot in your pocket.
45:54It's all yours, Stevie.
46:02This way, Joel.
46:15You know where you are, yeah?
46:17Take it easy.
46:23Has he sobered up yet?
46:25Just about.
46:27Subway did it?
46:29Not really.
46:31Something's not right here.
46:33Right, have a good shift, yeah?
46:42See what I mean? Yeah.
46:44It's not every now and then, it's all the time.
46:46A four-year-old could have written a more coherent statement than that.
46:49Could you, um... I'll have a word. Thanks.
46:54DOORBELL RINGS
47:00You got a secret admirer out there or something?
47:02I wish.
47:04No, I'm just a bit worried about this bloke.
47:08I don't think his head's in the right place at the moment
47:10and I feel bad about just leaving him like that.
47:14Well, we're not social workers.
47:16If we tried to help everyone we nicked, we'd never get out of here.
47:23DOORBELL RINGS
47:44Mobile data devices, that's what we...
47:46Never buy me a stupid bunch of flowers.
47:50I'm sorry things have been so tough.
47:52I'm sure Joel will turn up soon.
47:56If he hasn't by the end of play today, give me a bell, yeah?
48:01Cheers. See myself out.
48:23DOORBELL RINGS
48:38Joel, where's Stevie? Um, no idea.
48:40Joel Fuller's turned up again. Uniform, we've been called back to the buzzard.
48:43Do you want to find her? Get down there.
48:52DOORBELL RINGS
49:02Looks like you were right to be concerned about your man, Joel.
49:05Why? What's he done?
49:07Something to do with traumatising an on-lord's kid.
49:12I was in the cellar checking the barrels
49:14and when I come up, I saw him coming out the gents and heading out.
49:17And you're sure it was Joel Fuller? Positive.
49:19I didn't have a go at him, but then I heard Alex in there crying.
49:22And has Alex said anything about what happened in there? No.
49:25I haven't been able to get a word out.
49:27Can you think of any reason why Fuller might come back? No.
49:29Is he a regular? No. Did he go near the tills?
49:31No, he... he went near my son.
49:35Hi, I'm DS Moss, this is DC Masters.
49:37Can I ask you, how did Joel Fuller seem when you saw him?
49:40He didn't even look at me, he was out the door so fast.
49:43He looked pretty vacant, to be honest.
49:45Right. OK, we need to check out the gents.
49:50He hasn't said a word. He's obviously just scared out of his wits.
49:59So, remind me what we're looking for again?
50:02Something. Anything.
50:06Well, he wasn't cleaning, that's for sure.
50:10I'm sorry to state the obvious, Stevie,
50:12but you've got a screwed-up bloke confronting a kid in a gents' toilet.
50:16I don't buy that he's into kids.
50:18Remember much about last night? Enough.
50:21How's he talking me through it?
50:23I bought with some guy, there's nothing to tell.
50:25Well, not quite. I wouldn't mind knowing why.
50:34Well, that's not much of an explanation, is it?
50:41OK, the man you attacked last night, Carl Coveney,
50:45he says he's never seen you before, is that true?
50:49Yeah.
50:50According to PCGail's report, Carl was playing away from home.
50:55Do you know his wife, Joel?
50:59For the tape, the suspect shook his head.
51:01What about the woman he was with?
51:03I don't know nothing about either of them.
51:05Then why attack him?
51:07It was getting on my nerves.
51:09Loads of people get on my nerves, but I don't cane them with a bottle.
51:12I was drunk.
51:13Do you drink a lot?
51:17Booze isn't a problem.
51:20So what is?
51:27OK, look, why don't you just tell me a little bit about yourself?
51:31What?
51:32Talk to me.
51:35Why?
51:36Because I want to know more about you.
51:38Haven't you got anything better to do?
51:41No.
51:44What do you do for a living?
51:47Mechanic.
51:49I was.
51:51In the garage I was at, I had to make some cutbacks.
51:54I'm sorry to hear that.
51:57You're married?
51:59Yeah.
52:01And?
52:04More.
52:07Does she have a name?
52:09Does she have a name?
52:15Lucy.
52:17You been married long?
52:18Eight years.
52:19Kids?
52:21One.
52:22Archie's four now.
52:26What do you think Lucy'd have to say about what happened last night, Joel?
52:35Joel?
52:39Look, um...
52:43Well, are we done here?
52:45Because I want to go home.
52:47I want to go home, please.
52:50See you, Oscar.
52:51See you, Oscar.
52:522-1, we're at Welstead Street, approaching the buzzard public house, over.
52:55Brace yourself.
53:09SIREN BLARES
53:21Get off him!
53:22You all right, man?
53:23Pull this fella away!
53:24He's enough, he just went...
53:25I am good!
53:27Right, men!
53:28Outside, outside!
53:29Come on, that's it!
53:30The rest of you, you're assaulting!
53:32You do not have to say anything!
53:33You may have been offensive, but you don't mention it!
53:36Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
53:38Do you understand me?
53:40Do you understand?
53:42Good.
53:43Right.
53:44Willie's going to put you in the car while I go back in there and talk to your sparring partner, all right?
53:48Do you understand?
53:55All right, OK.
53:56It's all right, it's all right.
54:05SIREN BLARES
54:20No, you two.
54:21Detections.
54:22I need them yesterday.
54:23On to it, Gov.
54:25Gov, two guys sat in a pub.
54:27Both of them been there a while.
54:29No contact between them whatsoever.
54:30Hang on, is this a joke?
54:31Wait till we get to the bit about Batman and Robin.
54:33One of them, Carl, is chatting up a girl.
54:35The other one, Joel, sat beside him, quietly minding his own business.
54:38And then, out of the blue, for no apparent reason,
54:40Joel picks up a bottle and smashes it over Carl's head.
54:43No joke, then?
54:44It's a pretty conventional fight from there on in,
54:46until PC's Gail and Robert...
54:48Batman and Robin.
54:49...arrive and save the day.
54:51Carl Coveney had stitches but is OK.
54:53Joel Fuller was arrested and then promptly broke down in tears.
54:56Has this girl got full?
54:57No, nothing.
54:58Statement she had any like?
54:59Hardly.
55:00Hardly?
55:01Don't know what time the dynamic juror wrote them up,
55:03but it's not exactly poetry.
55:04What do you expect, rhymes?
55:05Verbs would be nice.
55:07Right, I'm going to go and see if Joel's resurfaced.
55:09You want a bodyguard?
55:10Nah.
55:11He'd had a skimful, so I'd be impressed if he can lift his eyelids.
55:15Right, in case you didn't know, you're A, hungover,
55:18B, Joel Fuller, and C, in a whole heap of trouble.
55:21What do you mean?
55:22You know, like a hand-held computer that we can take out with us onto the streets.
55:27Some forces have got them already, apparently.
55:29You can access the station computer wherever you are,
55:32and, more to the point, you can make notes as you go.
55:35See, that way, when you get back, you don't need to deal with all this.
55:38What do you reckon?
55:52It's just an idea.
56:00Come on.
56:17Are you Lucy Fuller?
56:18Yeah.
56:19Is Joel here?
56:20Why, who are you?
56:21I'm DS Moss on Hill Police.
56:24Is he here?
56:25He didn't come home last night. Something happened.
56:27Can I come in?
56:28Yeah, come in.
56:31So, what's going on? Is Joel all right?
56:34He was arrested last night.
56:37What?
56:38Your husband assaulted a complete stranger in a pub with a bottle.
56:42Is the guy all right?
56:45Yeah.
56:46Joel's never been in a fight in his life.
56:48He'd had a lot to drink.
56:50He's been charged with unlawful wounding and released on bail.
56:52I was hoping he'd come home.
56:55I hope you don't mind me asking, but is Joel OK?
56:59He seemed a bit low this morning.
57:02He's not been great.
57:04I know he's not working, is it that?
57:07Kind of.
57:09Joel got laid off about five months ago.
57:13We were OK for a while because we had savings to cover the mortgage and stuff,
57:18but that soon went out.
57:22I mean, we've been good. We've been cutting back on stuff.
57:25We've put the car up for sale. I took a job.
57:28I do part-time waitressing.
57:30Don't stop the bills coming in, though, does it?
57:37We've missed four mortgage payments in a row now.
57:40They're threatening to repossess.
57:42Has Joel tried to find work?
57:44Tried, but all he knows is being a mechanic.
57:48It was our anniversary yesterday.
57:51I had a massive go at him all over again.