The Bill S26E08 Red Tape
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00:00So get your pill up, Nate.
00:07I've lost the rest of my eyes, Sarge.
00:14How long have we been driving around for now?
00:15Oh, come on, give us a shout.
00:16It's like a night at the laundress, this.
00:17Yeah, who do we blame for the pleasure of these night band jaunts then, Sarge?
00:18The super?
00:19No, Commander Kennedy, actually.
00:20Who's he?
00:21She.
00:22New commander at the yard.
00:23Part of our future vision for area policing.
00:27Has visions, does she.
00:31Sierra Oscar 30 from Sierra Oscar.
00:36Outside Joshua's Bar.
00:40Disturbance.
00:41Fight in progress.
00:45Sierra Oscar from Sierra Oscar.
00:50It's mad enough for you.
00:57It's what I came back to uniform for.
00:58Let's do it!
00:59Let's do it!
01:23Not a good idea!
01:28Get it back!
01:29Assault!
01:30Get it off me, all right?
01:31Get it off me, all right?
01:33Listen to me!
01:34Shut up!
01:38Mel! Mel!
01:39We've got a girl over there with a stiletto stuck in her thigh.
01:41Nobody touch that, all right?
01:43Everyone give back, give some space.
01:45All right, all right.
01:46It's going to be fine.
01:47Come on!
01:48Pack it in!
01:49Break it up!
01:50I saw him.
01:51I'm the owner.
01:52I don't care.
01:53Can you go inside and do it now?
01:58I need you to move back, Lisa.
02:01Joe, can you get the medical bag?
02:09Mel, put your hands on top of my hands.
02:10Push down as hard as you can.
02:11Do it.
02:12You do it now.
02:13You got it?
02:14Yes.
02:15I'm going inside.
02:16Please don't move.
02:17Please don't move.
02:18Stick that under it.
02:19Stick that under it.
02:21I need you to move back.
02:22No, I can't.
02:23They're behind me, pushing.
02:25Move back!
02:28She's going to need an ambulance.
02:31OK, I understand.
02:32It's all right.
02:35Everyone, please.
02:36You've got to let me through.
02:37Please.
02:38You can't keep me here.
02:39Please.
02:40Just let me pass.
02:41You've just moved back.
02:44He just smacked them.
02:45I saw him.
02:46Come on.
02:47Lie down.
02:48Let me through.
02:50What happened?
02:51I don't know.
02:52He's got his head.
02:53His head.
02:54He's got his head.
02:55Look at me.
02:56Look at me.
02:57Look at me.
03:03Thanks, lads.
03:04Thanks.
03:05Can you go with him to St. Hugh's?
03:07Try and ID him when he comes round.
03:08Yes.
03:09Thanks, lads.
03:11Andrew Gray here, the nightclub owner.
03:12Mr. Gray, your security says that fell out there by the van.
03:15He kicked all this off.
03:16Are you known to him?
03:17No, never seen him before.
03:19Listen, the club's been robbed.
03:20During the disturbance?
03:22Smashed open the office door, stole the cash.
03:24Oh, Bim, you take Mr. Gray's details.
03:26I'll be with you in a minute.
03:27Sure.
03:28This way, please, sir.
03:29Do you, uh, think that maybe Tommy over there has kicked off the fight as a diversion
03:33while somebody robbed the place?
03:35I'll have a look.
03:41Anything in there?
03:42Right.
03:43One National Rail card named Darrell Cooper, is that you?
03:46Yeah.
03:47I told you.
03:48Saw that sergeant hitting the guy in the light-coloured top.
03:50Oi, which sergeant?
03:51Who?
03:52Him over there.
03:54Right, it's fine.
03:55Get him in the van.
03:56I'm not going in the van.
03:57Get in the van!
03:58Treating me like a monkey.
03:59Stop behaving like one.
04:01I'm telling you, I saw it, and I want a report.
04:05He's back in his size.
04:06He didn't see anything.
04:07Debrief after the job night.
04:09Not during.
04:10And, uh, keep this amongst yourselves for now.
04:13Sergeant?
04:19SIREN BLARES
04:24He degged him.
04:25I told you I want a report that I saw him.
04:27Yeah, all right, we'll take a statement after you've been processed.
04:29Take it easy!
04:30Can you deal with that?
04:31Yeah.
04:32This way, please, sir.
04:33Move.
04:34Fifteen arrests, sir.
04:35Right.
04:37But it is going to tie the whole team up, or more.
04:39And there's a problem.
04:40Can I have a word?
04:41Yeah.
04:45What's the problem?
04:47A member of the public, a young man, has been hospitalised.
04:49A witness is alleging that this was after police contact.
04:52He says that Sergeant Stone punched him.
04:55I didn't see the moment.
04:57Is there just the one witness?
04:58So far.
04:59Although I haven't questioned the rest of the team yet.
05:01Has the victim been identified?
05:02Uh, no.
05:03Roger's up at St Hugh's, waiting word.
05:05OK.
05:06Have you told Stone yet?
05:07No.
05:08After my dealings with him last week over the Tim Hardacre incident, I, um...
05:12OK, that's fine.
05:13Look, um, you get some more details off the witness and I'll inform Stone, all right?
05:16Got it.
05:19Go and see the FME.
05:20Yeah.
05:21And then have a shower.
05:22Put your uniform in an exhibits bag.
05:23There's no blood in it.
05:24Mel, you're going to be fine.
05:26Don't, Sarge.
05:27Is she OK?
05:28Yeah, she's got a splash or a load of blood on her face, but, uh...
05:31She'll be fine.
05:32She'll be fine.
05:33Can I have a word?
05:34Yeah, sure.
05:36This is the type of run-up all morning, isn't it?
05:39Yeah.
05:41A member of the public has made a complaint.
05:43They say that they saw you punt somebody outside Joshua's. Is that true?
05:46No. That's ridiculous.
05:48But that's what they're saying they saw.
05:50Look, that bloke who went down, he kept pushing at me while I was trying to stop this girl from bleeding to death.
05:54I just pushed him back. That's all.
05:56How'd you hurt your hand?
05:59Well, I don't know.
06:01It was a full-on street brawl, Smithy. I could have scraped him with anything.
06:04All right.
06:05Look, go and see the FME, though, all right?
06:07Yeah, sure. I'll do it now.
06:08Shut up!
06:10Oi! Sit down!
06:12Sit down!
06:25Dazzy Dave.
06:26Still not fit to talk.
06:28There's no ID on him.
06:30No wallet, no mobile.
06:32We just found these car keys.
06:34Might just take us to him.
06:36All right, well, why don't you go and take a break? I'll take over from here.
06:41Hey, you've got, um... You're still fed, rep, ain't you?
06:44Yeah, why?
06:45It's just some felon, Leon, and Nate, arrested outside Joshua's.
06:47He reckons he saw Stone punch him.
06:49He saw what?
06:51It was like ice hockey down there last night.
06:53Yeah, I know, but anyway, you're probably going to take a formal complaint, so, you know.
06:56Right. Well, I'll check if Stone needs fed back up then.
06:59All right. Cheers, mate.
07:02Mobile phone footage.
07:04It appeared on the internet just one hour after the incident.
07:17Daryl Cooper's formal complaint.
07:19He was under arrest at the time.
07:21What for?
07:22Public order offence.
07:23The club was robbed during the affray, and we suspect that he was involved in that.
07:27Maybe he was.
07:28The club was robbed during the affray, and we suspect that he was involved in that.
07:31Maybe Daryl's throwing dirt.
07:33Just smokescreening us.
07:37OK, thanks, Jo.
07:39OK.
07:43Well, you know Stone better than any of us.
07:46Do you think he lost it and thumped this guy?
07:48In an incident like that?
07:51No. I'd expect them to be as cool as they come.
07:53Well, whether we like it or not, this is now out there.
07:56Once they see it, they're going to want to hold an internal investigation for possible disciplinary charges.
08:01Can you get the bits and pieces together and brief the DPS?
08:04Sir?
08:05Now that Daryl Cooper's made a formal complaint, we're going to have to investigate Stone for criminal assault.
08:11OK.
08:12Sir, we need CCTV from Joshua's bar,
08:16and any witnesses who could shed light on the Stone incident and possibly link Daryl to the robbery.
08:21I'll get Stevie and Banksy on to it.
08:23Do I restrict him to station duties?
08:25I don't have to tell either of you.
08:27We don't discuss this with him until we're ready for a formal interview.
08:31Yeah?
08:33Did she say when she was coming?
08:35OK, thanks.
08:37Area Commander Kennedy's on her way over.
08:39What, in connection with this?
08:41I don't know.
08:43Well, Commander or no Commander, this is a crime.
08:45Stone's a suspect, and we investigate it as thoroughly as anything else, if not more thoroughly.
08:51If he's innocent, I'm behind him all the way.
08:53But if he's done it, he's going to be gone.
09:18Commander?
09:19Lisa.
09:21Welcome to Stonehill.
09:26Allegations of police officers assaulting members of the public is unacceptable, Jack.
09:32Well, I agree, but you have to take each case on its merits.
09:35It's not clear that this was an assault.
09:37Yeah, well, footage like that on the net, it does the job serious damage.
09:40The Commissioner's very concerned.
09:42What, you think this has that much effect out there?
09:44There were 50 hits on that site ten minutes after it went up.
09:47At the last count, there were 3,000.
09:49We have to be media aware.
09:51Yeah, of course, yeah.
09:54So, are you here to run the investigation, Lisa?
09:56Or just to keep us on the straight and narrow?
09:58I'm just here to offer you any support you may need, procedurally.
10:02Well, I've set up investigations, disciplinary and criminal-wise, for the assaults.
10:06And CID are investigating the original complainant, Darrell Cooper, as we speak.
10:10Good.
10:11I'll run a tight ship here, Lisa.
10:13And we'll get to the bottom of this without fear or favour.
10:16But it's nice to know we've got your support if we need it.
10:20Don't worry, Jack.
10:21I'll stay out of your hair.
10:23But I'll be with you for the rest of the day.
10:25I'm going to go over your performance indicators.
10:27Oh, and can you find me a desk somewhere?
10:30I'll be in the canteen. I'm gagging for a coffee.
10:32I'll get somebody to show you the way.
10:34No, it's fine. I'll find my way.
10:37Don't get lost, mate.
10:40It's not good.
10:41It's not a good piece of sculpture.
10:45And a stone.
10:46And a stone.
10:48They're funny.
10:49Yeah, I know.
10:50I make myself laugh sometimes.
10:54Right, can you do a close fist now?
10:59Right, that's me done.
11:03Crime scene's been secured for you, Eddie.
11:05Oh, well, I'll get to Joshua's body.
11:08Doctor's given me the all-clear.
11:10Good.
11:11Um...
11:14You've been restricted to slashing duties for today.
11:17Yeah?
11:18It's a complaint. It's procedure.
11:20It's a waste of time, is what it is.
11:22I was holding a rolled bandage in my hand when I pushed that guy,
11:24which is why it might look like a fist.
11:26So you've got nothing to worry about, then, have you?
11:28All of this is there for your own protection here.
11:31So just get your head down and get on some paperwork.
11:33Right.
11:35So the money was in the drawer with the chequebook?
11:37Yeah, my bar manager reckons there was about nine grand in the cash bag.
11:44I might as well take this, then.
11:46See if I can lift some tricks.
11:50Does CCTV cover the street as well as inside the club?
11:53Yeah, it's multi-cam to one disc.
11:55I'm afraid it's gone.
11:57The corruptors must have taken a disc covering their tracks, I suppose.
12:00How long have you owned the club?
12:01About five years.
12:02It's been a boxing game. Manager, trainer, you know.
12:04Were you throwing punches last night?
12:06No. I let other people do that.
12:08No, I was in here.
12:09I see on the CCTV the fellow you nicked.
12:11He started it and then all hell broke loose.
12:13His name's Daryl Cooper. Seen him before?
12:15No.
12:16So I put the bar takings in the desk, went outside.
12:19When I came back upstairs, the door had been booted open and the money had gone.
12:23A man was injured in the affray last night. He was hospitalised.
12:26Yeah, I see him loading them in the ambulance.
12:28Look like he's in a bad way.
12:29Well, as yet, he's unidentified.
12:30Do you know him? Is he a regular?
12:32I can't remember, no.
12:34I'll get the two rolls from the bar, yeah?
12:40Bad luck for Stone, Sarge.
12:42CCTV going missing.
12:44We don't need the CCTV.
12:47If we can prove that Daryl had something to do with the robbery, that will discredit him.
12:50Blow his complaint against Stone out the water.
13:00The Fed will get a top brief down here as soon as you want, Sarge,
13:04and I'll sit in whenever you need me.
13:06Cheers, Roger.
13:07No need, it's a non-starter.
13:08Heads up.
13:11Commander Kennedy.
13:12Oh, please, just carry on.
13:14We were just heading out anyway, Mum.
13:16We're going to go back to Joshua's bar, Sarge,
13:19see if we can identify this guy from the carcass.
13:21OK.
13:25How long have you known the Commander?
13:27Erm, a couple of years.
13:28Did a course together at Bramshill.
13:31Would have appreciated a heads up.
13:32You didn't need to go straight to Smith, he could have spoken to me first.
13:35We both know that you have your way of doing things, and I have mine.
13:38Oh, yeah.
13:39You think I did this, just like you think I did Tim Hardacre.
13:44I reported a complaint.
13:46I'm obliged to do that.
13:49I'm sorry if you've got a problem with that.
13:55Sorry, thanks.
13:56Is that Sergeant Stone?
13:57Yeah.
14:00What's he like?
14:01I wouldn't know, to be honest, I only just joined the team.
14:08I told you I saw that Sergeant punch the guy outside the club.
14:11Can you describe the officer?
14:13About six foot, maybe more, short fair hair.
14:16I'd have known if I saw him.
14:17You're certain?
14:18Well, he's denying it, is he?
14:20It's a big surprise.
14:21The owner of Joshua's bar said that you started the fight inside.
14:25He's lying.
14:26I was minding my own business, suddenly his bounces were all over me.
14:29Full-blown maniacs, pay to hurt and they do.
14:32You see, Darryl, while the fight was going on, the office was robbed.
14:36Did you do it?
14:37No.
14:38Your lot searched me inside Joshua's, I had no money.
14:41You could have gone there with others.
14:43Started the fight mob-handed so you could rob the place.
14:46So that's your game.
14:48Because I saw you and Sergeant Thumper go, you want to put some robbery on me.
14:51Don't give me all that, Darryl, this is not a game.
14:53I'm not going to back off until I change my tune.
14:55But no way.
14:57I saw him do it.
15:05Joshua's has always been a bit of a dive.
15:07Knife-ings, bottle-ings.
15:10Used to be a comedy bar, right?
15:12Yeah, that's right.
15:13Used to go in for a laugh, come out in stitches.
15:16That's quite funny.
15:18Thanks.
15:20Oh, result.
15:21Sierra Oscar from 275, PNC check, please.
15:24Papa 854, Yankee Papa Tango, Crime Inquiry, Barrack Street, over.
15:30Received.
15:32Lovely.
15:35We've identified the injured party, sir.
15:38David Gresham.
15:39Do we know him?
15:40He's irrespectable, no form.
15:42However, PC Taylor found some empty booze cans in his car and some cigarette papers.
15:47Well, if David Gresham was drunk or on something when he went down,
15:49that would be a big plus for Stone.
15:51Yeah, I'll check to see if he's fit for interview yet.
15:53This CCTV from Joshua's bar, does that give us anything?
15:55No, sir. Apparently it was stolen when the office was robbed.
15:58We're going to have to put Stone in a video line-up.
16:00Is that Commander Kennedy's instructions, sir?
16:02No, I'm running this, not her.
16:04Look, I know how you feel, but if Daryl Cooper fails to ID Stone,
16:08then his evidence against him is shot.
16:10Yeah, I saw that.
16:11Oh, and the Commander's still in the station, going through our performance indicators.
16:15So let's crank it up and get it right, eh?
16:20Smithers.
16:22What's happening?
16:28You're looking at disciplinary and criminal for assault.
16:30Criminal?
16:31Yes. That's all I can tell you.
16:35Look, just make sure you get the feds back on your case, OK?
16:38They're going to want you to do a video ID parade.
16:39You're joking.
16:40No.
16:41I'm off to St. Hugh's because the injured part is fit to talk.
16:44I've got no idea what he's going to say.
16:46Sorry, Gav, I'm losing interview.
16:47OK.
16:50I'll take my advice.
16:57Daryl's sticking to his original stories. Adam and Lee saw a punch.
17:01Well, if he won't crack, let's hope this Gresham bloke gives Stone a break, eh?
17:07Wife's in with him now, Gav. He called her.
17:09Has he said anything?
17:10I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet,
17:11but the doctor says there's no sign of drink or drugs in his blood.
17:14Right.
17:16OK, carry on.
17:17Cheers.
17:19Hello, I'm Inspector Smith. This is DS Moss from St. Hugh.
17:22Hi.
17:23You OK to talk?
17:24Yeah.
17:25This is my wife, Cheryl.
17:27OK, we know that you drove to Joshua's bar last night because we found your car,
17:31but we also found several empty beer cans in there.
17:33My mates were drinking.
17:35It was a stag do.
17:37I was duty driver on orange juice.
17:40I should have been at work today.
17:42What do you do?
17:43I work for an IT maintenance firm.
17:46Servicing computers, networks, all over the South East.
17:50Can you tell me what happened last night?
17:52Yeah, er...
17:54This fight started in the club.
17:57It went wall to wall.
17:58I got separated from my mates.
18:01I tried to get away, but the crowd behind me kept pushing me forward.
18:06And I was trapped.
18:08This sergeant kept pushing me back.
18:11Um, pushing you how, exactly?
18:14Like this.
18:16With an open hand?
18:18Yeah.
18:20Till he got angry.
18:22Then he punched me.
18:28Fell over, hit me head.
18:30Woke up here.
18:31It triggers an epileptic fit.
18:36You suffer from epilepsy, David?
18:39Yeah, I have done in the past.
18:42I've been clear five years to this.
18:45OK, I'm told that last night there were lots of flashing cameras.
18:50You've just been in a club, there's lights in there.
18:53Do you think that could have triggered the fit that caused you to fall?
18:55It was the blows to his head that caused the fit.
18:57Just trying to understand what happened, Mrs Grisham.
18:59No, you're trying to suggest this was an accident.
19:02My husband didn't fall.
19:04He was punched by a police officer.
19:05Cheryl, please.
19:07You do realise that this is a very serious allegation, David?
19:12Yes.
19:13Yeah, I suppose so.
19:15Of course we realise.
19:17It was unnecessary brutality by the police.
19:20We intend to pursue this.
19:23Shall we?
19:26Where's your tie?
19:29Anyway, right, there's this bloke strangling me.
19:32And stoned straight in there.
19:34Before I even got a chance to turn around, he's cuffed it.
19:36Well, that's a sergeant you want.
19:38I got my last nip with a sergeant we called Suitcase.
19:41Any sign of trouble, you pack up and go home.
19:44Would you?
19:45I'm going to take you up on your offer of fed rep.
19:47All right, you sure you don't want the sergeant to rep over at Barton Street?
19:50Yeah, yeah.
19:51I'll keep you in the team.
19:52I trust you.
19:53We've just got some notes to write up for Smithy, then I'll be with you.
19:56Cheers.
20:00Sarge, you really are in a bit of trouble at this complaint, aren't you?
20:04Oh, mate, it's a passing cloud.
20:06No sweat.
20:07If I could help you, I would.
20:09But I didn't see anything.
20:10It's not like I'm ducking or anything, I wouldn't do that.
20:13I know that, I know that.
20:14You saw me pushing him back with an open hand, though, long before he went down.
20:18Oh, yeah, of course, we was all pushing him back.
20:20Exactly, everyone was pushing.
20:22You didn't see me punch anyone, did you?
20:24Of course not.
20:26Thanks.
20:30Checked what we found at the office.
20:32Eddie didn't find any prints.
20:34But checking through the stubs,
20:36Andrew, the owner, was making regular payments to a Daryl Cooper & Co.
20:39He'd been snowing us. He said he'd never heard of Daryl Cooper.
20:42What's this Andrew got for him?
20:44Well, he's suspected on crimin' for fight-fixing, illegal gambling and boxing matches.
20:49OK.
20:51Well, let's look into this Cooper & Co.
20:53Get the bank statement, see if we can match those checks.
20:55OK.
20:56OK?
21:00Mar, make yourself at home.
21:02The briefing room's free. You won't be disturbed in there.
21:05OK, cheers.
21:06Oh, thanks for the coffee.
21:07Sure.
21:08My notes on the Daryl Cooper case.
21:10Thanks.
21:14How's the team taking this storm thing?
21:17Not happy.
21:20We had no choice but to pursue it.
21:22I hope your team realised that it's nothing personal.
21:24No, of course not.
21:26They're totally loyal to him, aren't they?
21:29Yeah, Gov, yeah.
21:33That's it, mate.
21:38Copy with them?
21:39All fit the given description.
21:41Sarge?
21:43They picked me, cos it's gonna look like you.
21:58Open yourself.
22:00It's off, is it?
22:17This is where I do my most wanted face.
22:19Look to the left and hold.
22:26Look to the right and hold.
22:29Straight forward and hold.
22:59I thought you should see this.
23:01It's in the public domain.
23:07There, I pushed him. I pushed him.
23:09That is never gonna stand up.
23:12Do you know what? That could look like a punch.
23:14Yeah, yeah, it could if you're seeing it that way.
23:19Are you seeing it that way?
23:21I wasn't there.
23:22I wasn't there.
23:27When we were sergeants and all came on top for you, I backed you all the way.
23:30You remember that? Or have you forgotten?
23:32No, of course I haven't.
23:34I didn't do this.
23:37I did not assault this man, and I need to know that my inspector believes me.
23:44Do you?
23:47If you're telling me that you didn't do it...
23:50...then yeah, that's good enough for me, alright?
23:54Have they got anything else?
24:03Daryl Cooper's standing by his allegation.
24:05We've got nothing that discredits him, and the victim has confirmed it as well.
24:08What, what, what, what?
24:09Some drunk gets leery on the pavement, says I punched him, so what?
24:12No, he's irrespectable.
24:14David wasn't drunk and he wasn't on drugs.
24:16Well, maybe he's after money. Compensation. Did we ever think of that?
24:19Look, we're gathering all the evidence, and you'll get your say. You'll be interviewed.
24:24Look, I am doing my best for you here.
24:27Alright, but it's Commander Kennedy and the DPS that are steering this, not me.
24:32It's the system. It's the procedure.
24:34The only procedure here is me getting hung out to dry.
24:37That is the procedure.
24:38Yeah, alright, Callum.
24:40This stinks, Smithy.
24:44It stinks.
24:47It's politics, and you know it.
24:51Heaven forbid that Commander Kennedy should get a bad headline.
24:58They'll make a new part of it.
25:01Whether you like it or not.
25:17Yep, that's him.
25:19It's the sergeant who punched him.
25:21Okay, thank you.
25:23This way, please.
25:29Well, he couldn't be clearer than that, could he?
25:31No. David Gresham's in the station, so we'll do the same video parade with him, yes?
25:36Any progress on linking Daryl to this robbery at Joshua's bar?
25:39A checkbook found at the scene might link Andrew, the owner, to Daryl.
25:42Stevie's digging into it now.
25:44Right.
25:45Anything you can get that would undermine Daryl's allegations, let me know.
25:48Sir.
25:50Sir.
25:52I think Cooper's lying.
25:53Personally, I just don't believe he'd do this.
25:57Can we prove it?
25:59So how are the troops taking him?
26:00They're closing ranks. Their instinct is to back their sergeant.
26:04We've even got officers putting stuff in their notebooks we shouldn't read there.
26:06Well, we don't want them gilding the lily on this,
26:08because the DPS are going to go through their books with a fine tooth comb.
26:10Yeah, I'm dealing with it, sir.
26:11Not that I blame them.
26:13You know, I hate situations like this.
26:15It sticks in my throat.
26:18Me too.
26:20Sergeant Stone was brilliant.
26:22Like, he kept me focused, helped me keep pressure on the wound.
26:26Like, he was on it.
26:27Mel, I haven't seen your notes yet.
26:29Oh, I've been back and forth from St Hugh's this morning,
26:32so I've been trying to get a statement from the injured girl.
26:34OK, when that's sorted, I'd like to see them.
26:36Ben, my office. Now.
26:44You all right? Do you want some?
26:46Er, no, no.
26:47Anyway, what if Stone did punch him?
26:49You can't run the streets without getting burnt, can you?
26:52Not when there's a load of drunks trying to kick the lumps out of you, no.
26:55Exactly.
26:56I just can't believe the grief Stone's getting.
26:58Yeah, and he's a sergeant. You imagine the grief we'd be getting.
27:01Put it this way.
27:02If I'd been out there, instead of waiting in the carrier,
27:05I know what I'd be telling them, I saw.
27:07Do you know what I mean?
27:14I've read through your notes, PC Gal,
27:16half of which appear to be written in Sanskrit.
27:19But this is clear.
27:22I did not see Sergeant Stone punch anyone.
27:28Why did you write that in your notebook?
27:30I didn't, sir. I didn't see him punch anyone.
27:33Right, so what else didn't you see?
27:36What do you mean, sir?
27:38Well, did you see Nate not punch anyone?
27:40No, sir.
27:41So why didn't you write that in your notebook,
27:43stating that you didn't see that either?
27:45I don't know, sir.
27:46Well, I think I do.
27:50Have you been talking to Sergeant Stone about the incident?
27:53No, sir.
27:56I'm not in any detail, anyway.
28:00Take a seat.
28:04There's something I want you to see.
28:06There's something I want you to see.
28:11This is some mobile phone footage posted on the internet.
28:16There's Sergeant Stone,
28:18there's the alleged victim going down,
28:20and there, look.
28:22That's you.
28:25No wonder you didn't see any punch.
28:28Because at that moment, you're looking in the other direction, aren't you?
28:32Notebooks are for what happened, not for what, in your opinion,
28:35did not.
28:36Sir.
28:38Now, you may think that you're being helpful,
28:41but if a brief got you in a witness box with that in your notebook,
28:44they would rip you to pieces.
28:45They'd make it look like you're trying to protect a fellow officer.
28:49And the way this is going, this is going to go to court.
28:53Now, strike that sentence and initiate it as an amendment.
29:06SIREN BLARES
29:12SCREAMING
29:17Move back!
29:19Move back! Move back!
29:26You all right?
29:28You all right?
29:30Yeah.
29:32Yeah, just getting a breather, some air.
29:38I'm starting to doubt what happened myself now.
29:43Is there anything I can do?
29:45The only thing that's going to help me is somebody standing up and saying they saw it.
29:49I pushed him. I didn't punch him.
29:52Somebody definite.
29:56Are you asking?
29:58Are you offering?
30:00If I could, I would.
30:03I can't say I saw what I didn't see.
30:05No, of course you can't.
30:08I thought you were absolutely brilliant at Joshua's bar.
30:11I don't think you had any reason to punch anybody.
30:14But I can't swing it for you, Callum.
30:18Well...
30:21We'll just have to see how the system works.
30:30So, there was a bit of a party outside Joshua's last night, then?
30:33There was a zoo down there.
30:35Life on the sharp end. You got to earn those stripes.
30:37Shut it, Shorty.
30:39Hi.
30:41Is Lisa still here?
30:43Lisa, is it?
30:45You two got history?
30:46Nothing exciting.
30:47I can believe it.
30:48Right, this is what I wanted to show you.
30:50Right.
30:51According to your notebook, last night you met the bar owner, Andrew Gray,
30:55outside a minute after you arrived on the scene.
30:57Yeah, he was getting involved.
30:59Did he mention a robbery at this point?
31:00No, and I sent him back inside.
31:02And a minute after that he triggers the office alarm.
31:04Right.
31:05So, he locks up the office, he comes down, sees you outside,
31:08doesn't mention a robbery, goes back inside and the office has been robbed.
31:11Robbed in the space of two minutes, no way.
31:13Exactly. He's lying.
31:15Because he's also been writing cheques to a Daryl Cooper & Co.
31:17despite having said he'd never heard of him.
31:19Criminals have got them down as suspected unlicensed debt collectors.
31:22So if Andrew Gray is involved in illegal gambling, again,
31:25maybe Daryl's gone in there with a bunch of heavies to collect his debt.
31:28And Andrew's seen his chance and staged the robbery.
31:31I'd say they're both liars.
31:32If Daryl's lying about this, then maybe he's lying about Stone.
31:38No.
31:44No.
31:58No.
32:03Listen, I've decided I want to withdraw my statement.
32:06Are you saying it's untrue?
32:08I'm saying I don't want to pursue it.
32:10OK.
32:18Excuse me, Sarge.
32:20I've been back up to St Hugh's. The injured girl's fine.
32:24Just wondered how the complaint thing's going.
32:27It's not good.
32:29Not good, but, you know, we'll see.
32:33Just so you know, I'm going to say that I saw it.
32:36That you pushed a guy away and you didn't punch him.
32:39You were dealing with a girl.
32:41Yeah, I know, but that's what I'm going to say.
32:42No, Mel, you're not.
32:44I'm all right with it, Sarge.
32:45You're not going to compromise yourself.
32:50So I'm going to go do my notes now, so...
32:52Mel.
32:54Thanks, anyway.
32:58I wanted you to know, Gresham's backing off.
33:01The whole thing could get tossed.
33:03What are you talking about?
33:04Just keep that to yourself, OK?
33:05But I'm going to go and see the super now.
33:07Smithy, I'm sorry I had a dig at you earlier.
33:10You know what? You were right.
33:12Like it or not, two pips up, I'm management now.
33:14Let's put this down as a welfare visit, shall we?
33:19Thanks for letting me know.
33:22Why is David Gresham withdrawing his allegation?
33:24I trust he hasn't been put under any duress.
33:26Well, not to my knowledge, no.
33:28Well, possibly after a second thought,
33:30he realised that he'd got it wrong, Mum.
33:32He'd had an epileptic fit. Maybe he was confused.
33:35And with that in mind, maybe we should just drop the criminal out of it
33:38and deal with it in-house.
33:40One risk of the press screaming cover-up.
33:42Well, given David's withdrawal,
33:44I doubt if the CPS will go for a criminal charge now.
33:48The CPS will make their own decision, Jack.
33:51But it doesn't stop you still pursuing the matter to a disciplinary hearing.
33:55Is that fair on Sergeant Stone?
33:57Well, it would give him a formal opportunity to clear his name.
34:00Yeah, and I suppose it'll show the yard
34:02that we've gone as far as we can to get to the truth.
34:04Yes. Yes, it would.
34:07But we'll need to get to the bottom of this.
34:09We've got to get to the bottom of this.
34:11We've got to get to the bottom of this.
34:13Yes. Yes, it would.
34:16But we'll need Gresham's cooperation.
34:18Mum.
34:25Oh, yes, it's Commander Kennedy.
34:27There's a commissioner free.
34:30David, have you been under any pressure to withdraw your statement?
34:33No. This is my decision.
34:36It's personal.
34:38I can't do it.
34:41I can understand how stressful this situation has been for you.
34:45But one of my officers has had to bear the stress of a serious complaint
34:49where your evidence is crucial.
34:51Yes, and I'm sorry.
34:53Look, I want to understand what's going on here.
34:56Well, I suffer from epilepsy.
34:58Have they convinced you that's what caused your fall? No.
35:00This was caused by my husband being hit by a police officer
35:03and we are going to sue you.
35:05Cheryl!
35:06Leave it, please.
35:11Look, my work involves a lot of driving.
35:17I lied on the application form about my epilepsy.
35:24It had been dormant for years.
35:26David, you said you told them.
35:28If this goes to court and my epilepsy comes out,
35:32then I'll lose my job.
35:35You don't have to tell my employers about this, do you?
35:38I mean, that's between me and them, isn't it?
35:40You obtained employment through deception,
35:42but that's for your employer to pursue.
35:45Did you declare your full medical history when you applied for a driving licence?
35:49No.
35:50David!
35:52Cheryl, I don't want this going through the courts.
35:55I'm withdrawing my statement.
35:57Well, that's your right.
35:59But all criminal charges will probably be dropped, you understand?
36:02Yes.
36:03And we will seek to hold an internal disciplinary hearing.
36:06What does that mean?
36:07Well, that means that none of your personal details will be made public,
36:10but you will be required to attend
36:12and your evidence and statement will be presented.
36:14This police officer punched you, David.
36:16You said you were certain.
36:18You can't let him get away with it.
36:20I don't know.
36:21You're going to have to discuss this situation with your employer.
36:24But I have duty of care to inform the driving licence authorities about your epilepsy.
36:32David, if one of my officers assaulted you,
36:34I need to know.
36:37You must be dealt with.
36:43May I harm your defence...
36:45If you could be quiet, please. Sergeant, listen.
36:48May I harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
36:51something which you later rely on in court.
36:53Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
36:56Is that understood?
36:58I think that's clear, sir.
37:00OK, I am investigating an allegation of assault
37:03Now, Sergeant, you stated that David Gresham tried to move past you.
37:09Could you describe exactly what happened, please?
37:14He was insistent and uncooperative.
37:16I told him to move back several times and pushed him with an open hand.
37:20He came at me again,
37:22and I pushed him whilst holding a rolled bandage in my hand, like that.
37:28Apparently, he then fell over and struck his head.
37:32So you repeatedly pushed Mr Gresham?
37:35Yes, I repeatedly pushed him.
37:37I was assisting in the treatment of a casualty.
37:39He was preventing that. He was crowding me.
37:43I had the right to push him back.
37:46Under what act?
37:52Offences against the person, sir.
37:55Did Mr Gresham strike you?
37:58Kick you?
37:59No.
38:01Did he verbally abuse you in any way?
38:03Sir, I used reasonable force to protect my casualty.
38:06In your opinion, does reasonable force include punching someone who has physically or verbally abused you?
38:11I've already told you I didn't punch him.
38:13Could you answer the question, please, Sergeant?
38:14Sir, I believe at this point that Sergeant Stone should seek legal advice.
38:18I therefore request that this interview is suspended forthwith.
38:24You clearly don't believe me, sir?
38:26The questions need to be asked.
38:29Yes, sir.
38:36On the advice of my Fed Rep, I've got nothing further to add at this time.
38:39OK, interview is terminated at 16.05. Thank you, everybody.
38:48Is he covering Jack?
38:50I think he's doing what any of us would do.
39:00Andrew Gray, I'm arresting you on suspicion of...
39:02Hold up, hang on.
39:04All right, look, I admit I did write cheques to Daryl Cooper.
39:07Oh, this is the man you'd never seen or heard of?
39:09Yeah, well, I lied, you know, I was embarrassed.
39:12Look, I owed a gambling debt in Daryl's firm we're collecting.
39:15Paid by cheque for proof of payment, but I couldn't keep it up.
39:18Who robbed the office, Andrew?
39:19I don't know, it must have been one of Daryl's heavies.
39:21I mean, there was a good few of them in here, weren't there?
39:23I don't know.
39:24I don't know.
39:25Who robbed the office, Andrew?
39:26I don't know, it must have been one of Daryl's heavies.
39:28I mean, there was a good few of them in here, weren't there?
39:29Or was it you?
39:30Saw a chance, grabbed the money, hid it somewhere in the club
39:32so you could come back later on when everything had died down, yeah?
39:34I swear I didn't.
39:36Well, I don't believe you.
39:37So I'm now going to arrest you on suspicion of fraud
39:39and search the entire club, do you understand?
39:42Yeah.
39:56Told you you wouldn't find anything.
39:57Yes.
39:59Banksy!
40:02In the toilets.
40:03I could say I'm feeling flush.
40:05I'll take him in.
40:06Come on.
40:11Look what else.
40:12CCTV. Stone just got lucky.
40:15You either save or bury him.
40:20So how do you want to play with Stone?
40:23To your investigation, Jack.
40:25Your decision.
40:29Yeah, come in.
40:35Just relax, Sergeant.
40:38OK, we've recovered and viewed the CCTV from Joshua's bar.
40:43First thing I want to say is that the allegations that Daryl Cooper
40:45made about your assaulting David
40:47have been put into grave doubt.
40:49Good.
40:50Good. Thank you, sir.
40:51However, there is a clear sight of the incident
40:55and it shows what appears to be you punching David.
40:59Appears?
41:01Well, from the angle that the CCTV was set,
41:03it could be argued that it was a punch, yes.
41:05Could it?
41:08Well, where does that leave me, sir?
41:10I've heard he dropped the allegation.
41:13Well, on the criminal side, yes, he has.
41:15And it's doubtful that you'll be charged.
41:17But after some consideration,
41:19David has agreed to supply his evidence
41:21at a disciplinary hearing.
41:24If I'm innocent of criminal charges, sir,
41:26how can I be charged with disciplinary?
41:28You're not innocent, Sergeant.
41:30David Gresham's just not taking it to a public trial.
41:33I'm a bit old-fashioned, Mum.
41:34I thought it was innocent until proven guilty.
41:36Sergeant.
41:37Look, I don't make the rules, Stone.
41:38The DPS do.
41:39And we abide by them.
41:41You and me.
41:43I'm going to need your warrant card.
41:5010am tomorrow morning at Borough Command,
41:52the Assistant Commissioner will officially suspend you from duty.
41:55Is that understood?
41:59I'm sorry it's come to this.
42:01So am I, sir.
42:05Inspector Smith.
42:12Thank you.
42:33Do you need a bag for all your personal stuff?
42:37No.
42:39It's a suspension, that's all.
42:43I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you.
42:48You did what you could.
43:09So is it true then, Sarge?
43:14The Fed will fight us all the way, you know.
43:19I made what we put in for me.
43:21I do appreciate it.
43:25You're a great team.
43:38Thank you.
43:55It was brought in for forensic tests,
43:57but I suggest your wife drive home.
44:00Yeah.
44:03I'm sorry.
44:05Thanks for your cooperation.
44:09Thank you.
44:20Look after the team, will you?
44:24I'll inform the Commissioner.
44:27It was the right call.
44:29It had to be done.
44:30And seemed to be done.
44:32Yeah, well, it might play well with the Commissioner, Lisa,
44:34but it won't play well with the troops here.
44:36Well, that'll have to be managed, Jack.
44:38Yeah.
45:07Christie, stay where you are and let me see your hands.
45:09You can see my hands!
45:10Stand still!
45:11Come on, then!
45:13Roger!
45:16Could have had CO-19 in first.
45:18You got something to say, Roger?
45:19What do you expect after the way Stone got shafted?
45:22PC Robert's getting a van.
45:25Getting a van now.
45:36I'm sorry.
45:37I'm sorry.
45:38I'm sorry.
45:39I'm sorry.
45:40I'm sorry.
45:41I'm sorry.
45:42I'm sorry.
45:43I'm sorry.
45:44I'm sorry.
45:45I'm sorry.
45:46I'm sorry.
45:47I'm sorry.
45:48I'm sorry.
45:49I'm sorry.
45:50I'm sorry.
45:51I'm sorry.
45:52I'm sorry.
45:53I'm sorry.
45:54I'm sorry.
45:55I'm sorry.
45:56I'm sorry.
45:57I'm sorry.
45:58I'm sorry.
45:59I'm sorry.
46:00I'm sorry.
46:01I'm sorry.
46:02I'm sorry.
46:03I'm sorry.
46:04I'm sorry.
46:06I'm sorry.
46:17In an incident like that?
46:19No.
46:20I expect them to be as cool as they come.
46:21Well, whether we like it or not,
46:23this is now out there.
46:24And when the DPS see it,
46:25they're gonna want to hold an internal investigation
46:27for possible disciplinary charges.
46:30Can you get the bits and pieces together
46:31and brief the DPS?
46:33Sir?
46:34We're going to have to investigate Stone for criminal assault.
46:37OK.
46:39So, we need CCTV from Joshua's bar,
46:43any witnesses who could shed light on the Stone incident
46:46and possibly link Gerald to the robbery.
46:48I'll get Stevie and Banksy on to it.
46:49Do I restrict him to station duties?
46:51Yeah. I'd like to tell either of you
46:53we don't discuss this with him until we're ready for a formal interview.
46:57PHONE RINGS
46:58Yeah?
47:00Did she say when she was coming?
47:02OK, thanks.
47:04Area Commander Kennedy's on her way over.
47:06What, in connection with this?
47:08I don't know.
47:10Well, Commander or no Commander, this is a crime.
47:12Stone's a suspect and we investigate it as thoroughly as anything else,
47:16if not more thoroughly.
47:17If he's innocent, I'm behind him all the way.
47:19But if he's done it, he's going to be gone.
47:32MUSIC PLAYS
47:46Commander?
47:48Police, sir.
47:49Welcome to Stonehill.
47:51CROWD SHOUTS
47:55Allegations of police officers assaulting members of the public
47:58is unacceptable, Jack.
48:01Well, I agree, but you have to take each case on its merits.
48:03It's not clear that this was an assault.
48:05Yeah, well, footage like that on the net, it does the job serious damage.
48:09The Commissioner's very concerned.
48:20Shall I get you a pill of night?
48:22I've lost the rest of my eyes, Sarge.
48:24How long have we been driving around for now?
48:26Oh, come on, give us a shout.
48:29It's like a night at the laundress, this.
48:31Yeah, who do we blame for the pleasure of these night band joints, then, Sarge?
48:34The super? No, Commander Kennedy, actually.
48:37Who's he? She.
48:40New Commander at the Yard.
48:41Part of our future vision for area policing.
48:44Has visions, does she?
48:46Sierra Oscar 3-0 from Sierra Oscar.
48:48Outside Joshua's Bar, disturbance.
48:50Fight in progress.
48:52Sierra Oscar from Sierra Oscar 3-0.
48:54Yep, all received.
48:56SIREN WAILS
48:59SIREN WAILS
49:07It's mad enough for you?
49:09It's what I came back to uniform for.
49:10Let's do it!
49:29MUSIC CONTINUES
49:33Get off me!
49:35That's a good idea!
49:37Get back!
49:39Get back! Assault, dare to me, yeah?
49:41Get off me, all right?
49:43Listen to me, shut up!
49:46Mel, she's hurt!
49:48Mel, Mel, we've got a girl over there with a stiletto stuck in her thigh.
49:52Nobody touch that, all right?
49:54Everyone be back, give us some space.
49:56All right, you're going to be fine.
49:59All right, pack it in, break it up.
50:01I saw him, I'm the owner.
50:03Out of pads, can you go inside and do it now?
50:05I'm office, give me one!
50:07Look, that bloke who went down,
50:09he kept pushing at me while I was trying to stop this girl from bleeding to death.
50:12I just pushed him back, that's all.
50:14How'd you hurt your hand?
50:16Well, I don't know.
50:18It was a full-on street brawl, Smithy.
50:20I could have scraped him, anything.
50:22All right. Go and see the FME, though, all right?
50:25Yeah, sure, I'll do it now.
50:27Shut up!
50:29Oi! Sit down!
50:31Sit down!
50:44How's he, Dave?
50:46Still not fit to talk.
50:48There's no ID on him. No wallet, no mobile.
50:51We just found these car keys.
50:53Might just take us to him.
50:55All right, well, why don't you go and take a break?
50:57I'll take over from here.
50:59Hey, you've got, um...
51:01You're still fed, rep, ain't you?
51:03Yeah, why?
51:05It's just some fella, Leon and Nate, arrested outside Joshua's.
51:07He reckons he saw Stone punch him.
51:09He saw what?
51:11It was like ice hockey down there last night.
51:13Yeah, I know, but anyway, they're probably going to take a formal complaint, so, you know.
51:16Right, well, I'll check if Stone needs fed back up then.
51:18All right. Cheers, mate.
51:20PHONE RINGS
51:25Mobile phone footage.
51:27It appeared on the internet just one hour after the incident.
51:38Darryl Cooper's formal complaint.
51:40He was under arrest at the time.
51:42What for?
51:44Public order offence. The club was robbed during the affray
51:46and we suspect that he was involved in that.
51:48Maybe Darryl's throwing dirt.
51:50Just smokescreening us.
51:54OK, thanks, Joe.
51:56OK.
52:01You know Stone better than any of us.
52:03Do you think he lost it in the thumping of his car?
52:05Oi, I just want to get past.
52:07I need you to move backwards, sir.
52:09Joe, can you get the medical bag?
52:11Jason, let him go!
52:13Hey!
52:17The hands on top of my hands, push down as hard as you can.
52:19Do it and you do it now. You got it?
52:22Yes. I've got it, sir. I've got it.
52:24Please don't move, don't move.
52:26Stick that under it, stick that under it.
52:28You're doing really well.
52:30I need you to move back.
52:32No, I can't. They're behind me pushing.
52:34Move back!
52:36She's going to need an ambulance.
52:38OK, I understand.
52:40It's all right.
52:43Get him on, please.
52:45You've got to let me through, please.
52:47You can't keep me here, please.
52:49Just let me pass.
52:51Hey, just smack them.
52:53Come on!
52:55Lie down, let me through.
52:57What happened?
52:59I don't know.
53:01He's got his head.
53:12Thanks, lads. Thanks.
53:14Can you go with him to St Hugh's, try and ID him when he comes round?
53:17Thanks, Walter.
53:19Andrew Gray, the nightclub owner.
53:21Mr Gray, your security says that fell up there by the van.
53:24He kicked all this off. Are you known to him?
53:26No, never seen him before.
53:28Listen, the club's been robbed.
53:30During a disturbance.
53:32Smashed open the office door, stole the cash.
53:34I'll be with you when you take Mr Gray's details.
53:36I'll be with you in a minute.
53:38Do you think that maybe Tommy over there
53:40was trying to fight us a diversion
53:42or somebody robbed the place?
53:44I don't look.
53:50Anything in there?
53:52Right, one National Rail card named Darrell Coopers, ain't you?
53:54Yeah.
53:56Told you.
53:58Saw that sergeant hitting the guy in the low-coloured top.
54:00Oi, which sergeant? Who?
54:02Him over there.
54:04Right, it's fine.
54:07Get him in the van.
54:10What's happening here?
54:12I saw it and I want a report.
54:14He's begging his sergeant, he didn't see anything.
54:16Debrief after the job, mate.
54:18While you're at it.
54:20Anna, keep this amongst yourselves for now.
54:22Sergeant?
54:31He decked him.
54:33I told you I want a report that I saw him.
54:35Yeah, all right, we'll take a statement after you've been processed.
54:37Take it easy!
54:39Can you deal with that?
54:41This way, please, sir. Move.
54:43Fifteen arrests.
54:45Right.
54:47But it is going to tie the whole team up one more.
54:50And there's a problem. Can I have a word?
54:52Yeah.
54:54What's the problem?
54:56A member of the public, a young man, has been hospitalised.
54:58A witness is alleging that this was after police contact.
55:00He says that Sergeant Stone punched him.
55:02I didn't see the moment.
55:04Is there just the one witness?
55:06So far, although I haven't questioned the rest of the team yet.
55:08Has the victim been identified?
55:10No. Roger's up at St Hugh's, waiting word.
55:12OK. Have you told Stone yet?
55:14No.
55:16After my dealings with him last week over the Tim Hardacre incident, I...
55:18OK, that's fine.
55:20Look, you get some more details off the witness
55:22and I'll inform Stone, all right?
55:24Got it.
55:26Go and see the FME.
55:28And then have a shower.
55:30Put your uniform in an exhibits bag, it'll be blood in it.
55:32Mel, you're going to be fine.
55:34Don't be sad.
55:36Is she OK?
55:38Yeah, she's got splashes of blood on her face.
55:41But she'll be fine.
55:43Can I have a word?
55:45Yeah, sure.
55:47It's the type of run-up all morning, isn't it?
55:49Yeah.
55:51A member of the public has made a complaint.
55:53They say that they saw you punch somebody outside Joshua's.
55:55Is that true?
55:57No. That's ridiculous.
55:59But that's what they say they saw.