Okay. Thank you.
Operation Damson is an ongoing initiative
aimed at detection/prevention of gangland murders.
Surveillance of a suspect under Operation Damson
has been in place at an address for less than 24 hours,
with intelligence sources indicating a significant belief
the suspect is preparing to commit a gangland execution.
The suspect is a known criminal with a history of violence.
He is expected to be armed
and is designated extremely dangerous.
Senior AFO is Inspector McAndrew.
Sir.
You'll operate out of four vehicles,
each crew to be positioned
on the suspect's possible routes of travel,
awaiting gold commander's orders to intercept.
Crew assignments are as follows --
Victor Charlie Four Zero.
-McAndrew. -Sir.
-Lambert. -Sir.
-Chappell. -Sir.
-Miller. -Sir.
Victor Charlie Five Zero.
-Waldron. -Sir.
McANDREW: You will each sign that you understand the law
regarding the legal use of force as outlined by the SFC.
You will each sign out your weapon.
You will each sign out the type of ammunition
and the number of rounds.
-[ Buzzer sounds ] -Come on!
-[ Bell ringing ] -Let's go, go, go, go!
Go, go, go, go! Come on!
Go.
[ Sirens wailing ]
[ Radio beeps ]
McANDREW: Four Zero. Radio check.
DANNY: Five Zero. Radio check.
MAN: Six Zero. Radio check.
WOMAN: Seven Zero. Radio check.
McANDREW: Four Zero -- All vehicles disperse to routes.
Disperse to routes.
Victor Charlie Four Zero --
Transmit when in position, over.
Five Zero, Bravo route, received.
MAN: Six Zero, received.
WOMAN: Seven Zero, received.
Victor Charlie Five Zero in position on Bravo route.
McANDREW: Received.
Victor Charlie Five Zero in position, Bravo route.
MAN: Suspect traveling west on Hill Street.
Suspect is traveling west on Hill Street.
He's taking Bravo route. Repeat -- Bravo route.
DANNY: Victor Charlie Five Zero, received.
REYNOLDS: Blue Toyota Celica,
registration Lima Delta Zero Four Whiskey Echo Whiskey.
Go. Go.
McANDREW: Five Zero, report.
Visual with target, maintaining obs.
McANDREW: Victor Charlie Five Zero, we're en route to join.
Four Zero, what's our order, Five Zero?
Order is Fahrenheit. Repeat, order is Fahrenheit.
Go.
[ Siren wailing ]
Left, left.
Four Zero, our ETA is two minutes,
repeat two minutes, Five Zero.
Five Zero, received.
-Hard stop. -Come off it, skipper!
-Danny. -Hard stop!
Danny!
Shit!
Go, go!
Armed police!
Skipper! Slow down!
Armed police!
-Slow down, skipper! -Police!
Armed police!
Okay.
HARI: Come on! Come on!
-JACKIE: Skipper! -HARI: Shots fired!
ROD: Where is he?! Danny?!
HARI: Danny?!
[ Running footsteps ]
JACKIE: Armed police!
Oh, shit.
Hari. Hari, mate, he's down.
He refused to surrender his firearm.
Jesus Christ, look where the gun is.
How'd it get all the way over there, Danny?
Brain injury, muscle spasm. He chucked it.
Look at what it looks like, though, Danny.
DANNY: Good point.
[ Police radio chatter ]
ROD: Hey, hey. Danny, Danny.
-It was self-defense. -[ Sirens wailing ]
But we all know the shit I'll get for it.
-Skipper, wait. -For Christ's sake!
You're making it worse.
I'm the last person wants to see you lot in the shit.
-Us? -We didn't do nothing.
DANNY: That's the problem.
So I'll cover for you and say we got here together,
shouted "armed police," but the mad bastard pulled a gun.
What are you talking about?
He would have surrendered if you'd have got here in time.
That's my report unless the lot of you man up right now.
Discharge your weapons.
No way.
Shoot over the suspect's body,
in the direction you'd have fired
if you'd have actually managed to get here in time.
No.
Shoot now.
Shoot.
You choked.
Plausible.
ROD: Jesus!
[ Dogs barking ]
McANDREW: Five Zero, status report.
Status report.
We're all in this together.
-Best way. -[ Running footsteps ]
Is anyone hurt?
-We're fine, thanks, gov. -[ Radio beeps ]
McANDREW: Suspect down. Repeat, suspect down.
Stow your weapons.
Victor Charlie Four One
requesting forensic deployment to the scene.
All AFOs and weapons require transporting to base
for forensic recovery of evidence and debrief.
-You sure you're okay? -Fine.
Everyone did their job.
-[ Siren wails ] -[ Indistinct talking ]
-Sir. -Carry on.
Sir.
Steve.
What do you reckon, son? One for us?
Yeah. One for us.
Sir.
As you were.
Forensics will take your firearms,
gunshot-residue samples, clothing, nail scrapings.
You are to remain at the station
until they advise they don't need any further samples.
Sir.
You're all entitled to 48 hours recovery time.
You'll all be offered posttraumatic counseling.
My advice is to use these 48 hours wisely.
Sir.
[ Engine starts ]
For the tape, please confirm you are the officer
using the call sign Victor Charlie Five One.
I am.
Document 2 in your folders.
This FA-1 was issued to AFOs at South Ferry Police Station
on the day of 13th of May of this year.
-Do you recognize that form? -I do, sir.
Is that your signature?
-It is, sir. -Mm-hmm.
ARNOTT: According to the FA-1,
you were issued with a Glock 17 service pistol
serial number Mike November 8746546
and 9x19mm Parabellum rounds.
I was.
HASTINGS: Now, can you inform us
as to how you personally became involved in Operation Damson?
It was a real-time deployment authorized by the SFC.
I traveled in the second vehicle,
designated Victor Charlie Five Zero,
crewed by myself and the rest of my team.
The rest of your team are AFO Victor Charlie Five Two,
AFO Victor Charlie Five Three,
and AFO Victor Charlie Five Four.
We deployed to a holding position
on one of four exit routes for the suspect
and maintained radio contact with the operational senior AFO.
For the tape, please confirm this was an inspector
using the call sign Victor Charlie Four One.
DANNY: Correct.
Victor Charlie Four One notified me
that the suspect was traveling towards us
and authorized us to carry out a real-time intercept.
Real-time intercept. Yeah.
Things get a wee bit fuzzy for me here, Sergeant.
Maybe you could be a ray of sunshine and burn off the fog.
Mm?
I'm waiting.
Sir, I'm waiting for a question.
What the super's asking you is how come,
as per the statement given by Victor Charlie Four One,
you were ordered to wait for support --
Not ordered. Advised.
But you went ahead and carried out the hard stop anyway.
The suspect was traveling at high speed
to an unknown destination
with the intention of committing a gangland execution.
-Or so the intelligence said. -The intelligence did say.
And if that's wrong, sir, take it up with them.
Can we please just stick to a line of questioning
that relates to Victor Charlie Five One's actions.
On you go, Sergeant.
It'll help if I refer to the map in our folders.
Document 4.
Traveling at high speed along Prince's Road,
the suspect approached a line of parked cars
with open road ahead.
I was concerned if we didn't carry out
the hard stop immediately, the suspect would get away.
Oh, and that was your decision, was it?
No, sir.
It was the decision of the strategic firearms commander
who designated the operational objective
of preventing the suspect
carrying out an act of lethal force,
added to which, as police officers,
it's a nonnegotiable duty to protect the public.
May I answer the question now?
HASTINGS: Please do.
Fearing the suspect would get away
and pose a danger to the public,
I took the decision to close off his route of escape
by executing a hard-stop maneuver on Prince's Road
that trapped the suspect's vehicle
between ours and the parked cars.
The suspect then made his escape on foot via an alleyway,
and I gave chase.
This foot chase led to a confrontation in Prince's Court.
We need you to tell us all about this confrontation.
Once in Prince's Court,
almost immediately the suspect realized he was cornered.
The suspect turned his weapon on us and fired.
We returned fire.
Shots struck the suspect in the head and proved instantly fatal.
We've received written statements from yourself
and the other AFOs on your team.
Said statements agree you all entered Prince's Court together.
Correct.
COTTAN: See, the thing is,
we've got a statement off of an eyewitness on Prince's Road.
Says that you entered that rough ground
at least 30 seconds before the rest of your team.
I was first out of our vehicle.
That would have misled the eyewitness.
You're saying she's mistaken?
DANNY: I'm saying that my written statement
and the written statements of my team are accurate.
HASTINGS: Yes, they are.
And entirely consistent in every detail.
You and your team, you acted as one?
Correct.
COTTAN: That's not always the case
with you and your teams, though, is it?
In your four years at South Ferry,
there's been a fair few transfer requests from officers
who didn't want to stay in your team.
DANNY: Some guys can't cut it.
I want them off my squad.
To save face, they put in for a transfer request.
ARNOTT: None of these officers had a problem with you?
I've got high standards.
That's their problem.
So you all entered Prince's Court together.
Yes, sir.
We were moving fast on foot
but I carried out a rapid risk assessment,
noting there were no members of the public
in immediate jeopardy.
I called, "Armed police."
The suspect turned his weapon on us and opened fire.
I returned fire. The suspect fell to the ground.
Immediate examination of the suspect
by Victor Charlie Five Four
revealed serious wounds to the head.
The suspect had absent respiration,
and his pulse was also absent.
I secured his firearm.
A few moments later,
Victor Charlie Four One arrived on the scene with her team
and assumed operational command.
You discharged your pistols, not your G36s.
We confronted the suspect in a confined space
bounded by hard surfaces.
Given the G36 has a muzzle velocity
of over 900 meters per second,
I identified a significant risk
our rounds might pass through the suspect
and ricochet back at us, causing injury.
No, we don't have an eyewitness to the shooting,
but we do have three ear witnesses.
Three independent ear witnesses.
Each ear witness claims to have heard a group of gunshots
followed closely by what sounded like a second group of gunshots
followed closely by a single gunshot.
As per my written statement,
it's a matter of fact
that there was one shot fired by the suspect,
immediately followed by a group of shots
fired simultaneously by myself,
Victor Charlie Five Two, and Victor Charlie Five Three.
HASTINGS: These independent ear witnesses
would seem to contradict said "fact."
DANNY: It's an accepted and well-recognized
acoustic phenomenon
that an ear witness can be deceived
by up to six different sounds
associated with a single gunshot.
Document 6 in your folders.
Forensic report regarding Operation Damson.
Gunshot residue from the discharge of a Glock 17 pistol
was detected on the hands and clothing of the following --
Victor Charlie Five One,
Victor Charlie Five Two,
Victor Charlie Five Three.
They all discharged their weapons.
No one's disputing that.
A Colt 1911 A1 pistol was found in the suspect's right hand.
Gunshot residue from the discharge of this firearm
was detected on the suspect.
Gunshot residue from the Colt
was also detected on Victor Charlie Five One.
Are you able to explain this finding...
...Victor Charlie Five One?
DANNY: I secured the suspect's firearm,
causing secondary transfer of residue
after the firearm had been discharged.
This explains the high concentration of residue.
Does it?
The concentration and distribution
are more characteristic of a gunman than a bystander.
Caused when I secured the firearm.
You expect us to believe that?
At a distance of approximately five meters from the suspect,
there was a small concentration
of gunshot residue found on the ground.
Said gunshot residue matched the suspect's firearm.
How do you account for this?
The suspect was in motion
as he turned his firearm towards my team.
He covered a short distance
between raising the gun and firing it.
There's gunshot residue on the ground where the body was found.
That's where he fired the gun.
Why is there gunshot residue five meters away, as well?
My colleague has answered the question.
Did the gun ever lie in a position on the ground
five meters from the suspect?
No, it did not.
HASTINGS: Steve?
Document 11.
Postmortem result.
Three bullets were recovered from the head wounds
and were identified as 9x19mm Parabellum rounds
fired by a Glock 17 pistol issued to
Authorized Firearms Officer Victor Charlie Five One.
COTTAN: Three shots.
Oh, you made sure, didn't you, Sergeant?
Victor Charlie Five One regrets the loss of life.
But I don't need to remind everyone
that he was an authorized firearms officer
acting on the lawful orders of a strategic firearms commander.
-ARNOTT: You regret killing him? -MARLEY: As I've said --
I'm asking Victor Charlie Five One.
Victor Charlie Five One has the right to be interviewed
by an officer at least one rank superior.
Did you regret killing him, Victor Charlie Five One?
-I regret the loss of life. -Three shots, fella!
Standard practice is to aim at the maximum body mass,
the chest.
Why head shots?
I was 10 meters away in good visibility.
The shots were highly achievable.
Standard practice is double-tap the trigger,
discharging shots in pairs.
Not two shots, not four.
He collapsed after the third shot, so I ceased fire.
Yeah, right. You shot him down like a dog.
Sir, your language is inflammatory.
Yeah.
ARNOTT: You'd prefer only to have wounded him?
DANNY: We don't shoot to wound.
We shoot to neutralize the lethal threat.
You were the only AFO to strike the target.
Yes. That's what happ--
HASTINGS: Listen to me, son.
We weren't born yesterday.
You shot that fella in cold blood
while your wee mates stood by and watched.
I shot first and the others fired a fraction later,
by which time the suspect had collapsed,
and their shots missed.
You saw all that in a fraction of a second?
I've never been to this building before.
You saw me walk into this interview room,
sit down in a matter of a few seconds.
Over my left shoulder are three rows of open-plan desks
in front of a glass partition
dividing the open-plan area from a private office,
range 20 meters.
Seated at the desks are seven personnel
comprising four males and three females.
Over my right shoulder
is a longitudinal partition at chest height,
beyond which is gate-controlled access, range 20 meters.
Entrance and exit to this floor level
are via key-controlled lifts
adjacent to the waiting area at my four o'clock position,
range 35 meters.
Why the second shot? Why the third?
The first shot was fatal.
HASTINGS: Why did you keep firing?
Were you losing it out there, fella?
I cite under common law my lawful right to use lethal force
for preservation of life or in self-defense
where this threat is immediate.
Yes, and in response I cite Section 117
of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act,
the use of reasonable force.
And for the tape the emphasis is mine
and not contained in the act.
That's an easy argument from behind a desk, sir.
From behind this desk, Sergeant, we uphold standards,
standards you're expected to meet
as a serving police officer.
Do you recognize the man in this image?
I object in the strongest possible terms.
Victor Charlie Five One's been involved
in an extremely tragic and distressing incident,
and this line of inquiry is offensive and insensitive.
Your man doesn't strike me as the, uh, sensitive type.
Are you?
Am I what?
Sensitive.
In your personnel file, there's no recorded next of kin.
Wife? Fiancée?
This line of questioning has no bearing on the investigation.
We don't know that yet.
I'm single.
The suspect was an armed criminal
with a history of violence
posing an immediate and credible threat to the public.
In respect of Operation Damson,
on May 13th the strategic firearms commander
authorized the use of firearms.
Under Section 3 of the Criminal Law Act 1967,
I am also entitled to use such force
as is reasonable in the circumstances
to prevent crime.
And under Section 117
of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
I am entitled to use reasonable force
in the exercise of police powers.
Under common law,
I have the lawful right to use lethal force
for preservation of life or in self-defense
where this threat is immediate.
At no time has anyone in this room
put forward credible evidence that I acted unlawfully,
and therefore I formally request
that my withdrawal from operational deployment
be lifted and my firearms permit be reinstated
so I can get back to doing what I do best!
This investigation is far from over, son.
As far as I'm concerned, we've only just scratched the surface.
Request denied. Interview terminated.
Off you go.
Desk duty only.
[ Button clicks ]
[ Door opens ]
Danny, don't do this.
What was that? My personal life?
What was that?
-Nothing personal. -No?
Interview's finished, Danny.
-I'm not. -ARNOTT: Good.
Neither are we.
SAM: There isn't a bomb under it.
But there ought to be.
Fortunately I booked a table.
Somewhere ridiculously expensive.
Well, I guess I had that coming.
I'm so sorry. I forgot...
All right.
Then what am I...
...supposed to do with these?
Happy anniversary.
[ Panting ]
[ Retching ]
MAN: Come on! Come on! Let's go! Let's go!
Victor Charlie Two Zero, on our way.
McANDREW: Victor Charlie Two Zero, received.
[ Engines starting ]
[ Tires screech ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Indistinct talking, telephone ringing ]
It's all right, mate. You leave it to us, yeah?
Oi.
You gonna tell us how it went with AC-12?
You first.
We stuck to the story, mate.
JACKIE: Not that you gave us much of a choice.
-So we all stuck to the story. -[ Door opens ]
-All right? -All right.
[ Door closes ]
They'll go through the motions, hit a brick wall, case closed.
All the time you just want us to play along?
It's worked so far.
-So far. -What's your problem?
My problem...
My problem
is what really happened with you and that suspect.
Don't try playing the big man.
We both know you're not up to it.
She definitely does.
[ Speaking indistinctly ]
[ Knocks ]
All right to come in with the gaffer a minute?
Sure.
Kate. Thanks.
We're just discussing the Daniel Waldron shooting.
Is there an undercover assignment?
Look, can I just say, this feels like a long shot.
Kate was kept out of the interview on purpose
to give us this option.
We should use it.
Remind me, Kate -- Are you firearms trained?
Yes, sir, I am.
The statements given by Waldron's team
are all highly consistent.
That's not suspicious in itself.
What else are they gonna do,
given 48 hours to get their stories straight?
ARNOTT: Look, the question is whether Waldron's story adds up
and whether his squad's really as loyal as they appear.
The only way to get the inside story is with Kate on the case.
Putting Kate into an AFO role
is a whole level of jeopardy above a normal undercover --
I can handle it.
[ Rock music playing ]
It's kind of a regular thing, first Wednesday or every month.
You all right? Lets off a bit of steam.
-I'm in. -What can I get you?
Oh, no. My shout, gov.
Is the right answer. Vodka and tonic. Big one.
Coming up.
The new AFO. Kate, um...
Kate Francis.
All right?
Everyone all right for a drink?
Yeah, I've got one here. Thanks.
You've got to be kidding me.
All right?
Relax, mate. Off duty.
You don't normally do the monthly piss-up.
Bit of bonding felt like a good idea.
No one gonna buy me a drink?
What you having, skipper?
Mineral water. Still.
Ta.
How are you doing, then? You all right?
Fine. You?
Yeah, I'm good, yeah.
I think I best give Jackie a hand with them drinks.
McANDREW: Danny.
DANNY: Evening, ma'am.
Meet Kate Francis. Kate, Danny Waldron.
-You all right? -How you doing?
-Thanks for the drink, Kate. -That's all right.
-See you in a bit. -Yep.
You're new, then?
Yeah, I got posted while, um...
While I've been chained to a desk.
Sorry.
They give you the firepower,
but when you actually do what's necessary,
suddenly you're a pariah.
[ Chuckles ]
Where are you posted from?
East Mids.
[ Laughs ]
You know what, Jackie? I think I best call it a night.
Laila ain't sleeping too good, you know?
Can't say I blame you, mate.
-See you in a bit. -See you.
-Would you excuse me? -Yeah, of course.
Hari.
You sure everything's all right?
Yeah, it's fine, yeah.
It's just the missus ain't sleeping too good, you know?
Why do I get the feeling you're not 100% on board?
I am.
I'm going home so Laila can grab an early night, yeah?
You need me to make the hard choices for you.
Because I see what's inside you.
Jelly.
The fact is, if we'd not stuck together,
AC-12 would be charging the lot of us, not just me.
Worth bearing in mind
when you've got that nice little family to provide for.
Love to Laila.
-Hi. -Hi.
Danny.
Rachel.
Big night out?
Just a quiet one with workmates.
Your workmates?
Yeah.
Would it be okay if I bought you another drink?
Yeah. That would be okay.
Dry white wine?
Very good.
Great.
This is me.
It was really nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Can I kiss you?
-That was nice. -Very nice.
-Can I get your phone number? -Sure.
What's yours?
It's 07700 922621.
Okay.
Here's mine.
-[ Cellphone chimes ] -Got it.
Thank you.
-Night, Rachel. -Night.
Listen, Hari, can I talk to you about something?
In the pub, I couldn't help noticing
you and Danny.
Is he giving you a hard time?
When hasn't he? But that's just what he's like.
But you all stood by him after he killed a suspect.
Did it really happen the way you all said it did?
My advice to you is don't ask.
I don't think you've got any idea what he's capable of.
Not a clue.
Kate.
Danny Waldron's squad.
If anyone's got a wobble, it's Hari Bains.
Received.
Suspect turned his gun on us, and we returned fire.
The suspect, he discharged his weapon, and we returned fire.
COTTAN: Well, would it be easier
for you to tell us who fired first?
The suspect fired his pistol at us,
and we fired back at him.
HASTINGS: But you didn't, did you, Constable?
No, sir. No. Uh...
Well, the suspect had already taken fire to the head
and he went down.
HASTINGS: So, what, you hesitated? Is that it?
No, sir.
No, it just all felt like it happened in the same moment,
you know, the suspect firing and then him being taken down.
ARNOTT: Why was there a patch of gunshot residue
from the suspect's firearm five meters away from his body?
It must have been the suspect was moving
from one position to the other as he fired.
HASTINGS: "Must have"?
I mean, he -- he was.
He was moving when he fired.
ARNOTT: We know it's not easy, being confined to desk duty.
COTTAN: Particularly if you're the only one
who didn't open fire.
Well, I didn't choke, if that's what you mean.
No one said you choked.
Yeah, well, you're AC-12.
You're always looking for an angle, aren't you?
We appreciate there's trust issues.
And no one wants to seem like
they're telling tales on their own.
But no one wants to let a bent copper off the hook either.
Look, we've read your record.
You're an honest copper.
This is bothering you, Harinderpal.
Hari.
It's bothering you, Hari.
A lot.
Look, I told Waldron to let the suspect go.
We were in pursuit.
I mean, like the bloke's still gonna carry out a hit
with half the force on his tail.
What, you knew Waldron was out of control,
and you tried to deter him?
No, I never said he was out of control.
COTTAN: Well, what are you saying?
You followed Danny Waldron's script to the letter.
Except for one moment.
The little patch of gunshot residue
that was nowhere near where the suspect's gun was found.
See what I mean?
You act like every copper's bent till he's proven otherwise.
-But I'm clean. -COTTAN: Prove it.
Tell us what really happened.
Why was there so much gunshot residue
from the suspect's firearm on Waldron?
What did he really do when he claimed he was securing it?
I can't do this.
[ Clears throat ] I'm sorry. I can't do this.
There's...
There's no way I'm testifying against Danny Waldron.
[ Engine starts ]
Hari Bains is damned if he does,
damned if he doesn't, poor bugger.
We'll be able to compel him, I'm sure, sir.
If we can get to threshold,
he'll go with the flow to save his own neck.
We're a long way from threshold yet, though.
I've really got to go now. Talk later. Bye.
-Gill. -Sorry.
The Police Federation are pushing back
against Danny Waldron's treatment.
I got an e-mail from their lawyer
that was three pages long.
They want him operational again
and his firearms permit reinstated
unless you can show there's substantive suspicion
of crime and/or misconduct
and/or endangerment of public trust.
Yeah, well, we've got them all.
You don't have endangerment of public trust,
as Operation Damson remains unreported in the press
as per a legal suppression order.
So, what have you actually got
regarding crime and/or misconduct?
There's a strong suspicion
Danny Waldron was adjacent to the suspect
when the suspect's firearm went off
and that Waldron moved the firearm
before forensics got to the scene.
Yeah, I've listened to the tape.
You all did your best.
But Waldron deals plausibly with all your areas of inquiry.
And his team's statements back him up.
Well, we interviewed one of his team, P.C. Harinderpal Bains,
who we strongly suspect
is detachable from Waldron's version of events.
Is he on the record?
No, ma'am, but...
I'm a civilian. It's Gill or Miss Biggeloe.
So he's not on the record.
No, but we have an officer undercover
probing for weaknesses in the team's statements.
Has she found any?
Well, not yet, but she's only just started.
So she hasn't.
Look, I've seen enough bent coppers in my time
to know when one of them is hiding something.
You know why I've been appointed.
To ensure that anticorruption inquiries
don't get pulled apart in court to everyone's embarrassment.
HASTINGS: Yeah, well, we'd all be severely embarrassed
if Daniel Waldron manages
to pull something like this off again.
We are protecting the public,
and sometimes that means we have to protect them
from our own officers.
Legally this case is weak,
and juries don't convict police officers for killing suspects.
I've got no option but to recommend
that Waldron and his team return to active duty
and that their firearms permits are reinstated.
What, she running our investigations now?
Search of premises for Class A drugs.
Residents are known to be in possession,
have access to firearms.
Good to be back.
Armed police!
Jacks, you, Rod, and Hari secure these rooms.
Kate, with me.
Go. Go.
Armed police!
All clear. Check the landing.
Kate, check in with the others.
-[ Radio beeps ] -Victor Charlie Five Five.
-ROD: Five Two. -Status?
Still checking.
Move. Move.
Armed police!
[ Wings flapping ]
-No! -[ Gasps ]
Check your safety. Stand down.
-[ Radio beeps ] -Get the search team in here.
And we need an ambulance and social services.
HARI: Yes, skipper.
It's all right. No one's gonna hurt you.
Good boy.
-[ Boy babbling ] -It's all right.
How old are you, eh?
[ Boy crying ]
Hi, it's me.
Yeah, fine, just I'll be busy later.
I just wanted to get him before he went to bed.
Thanks.
Hi, sweetheart. Have you had a nice day?
Have you?
Oh, that's lovely.
MAN: Sergeant Waldron.
Kate.
There's no easy way to say this.
This isn't gonna work.
Look, nobody feels worse about what happened --
what nearly happened -- than I do.
I decide who's right for my team --
no one else -- who can cut it and who can't.
It's nothing personal. You're just not up to the job.
I messed up, but I'll learn.
-I don't give in, skipper. -Neither do I.
Best you put in for a transfer.
Save me having to turn nasty.
Sorry.
Don't be. It's a free country.
Here you are.
Here you go.
So you worked with Jackie long?
Couple of years, on and off.
And Danny?
Bit less.
I don't get the impression there's much love lost.
Sorry, Kate. Sorry, listen, I'm just...
Just not feeling very sociable right now.
Yeah, no worries.
All right?
Right. I better get in. See you in a bit.
Look, I'm sorry.
-What else can I say to you? -What else can you say?
How do you think I feel right now?
Just ignore him.
Ignore him? Are you taking the piss?
ARNOTT: Thanks.
Finally.
Is that the file on the suspect shot by Waldron?
Yeah.
What?
We need an unredacted file.
Leave it to me. I'll crack some heads together.
[ Panting ]
[ Spits ]
You shouldn't be here.
That only applies if we're investigating you.
-You're off the hook. -What do you want?
You didn't know the suspect?
No.
Not heard a rumor about him, heard the name?
You need to caution me before you can ask that.
Like this is on the record.
I just want to know the truth.
The file on Ronan Murphy.
The suspect's name.
Large sections were redacted.
If there's something bigger here, Danny,
you don't want to be the one left carrying the can.
Do you run, Steve?
I don't have to. No one's chasing me.
I do.
Miles, some nights.
Tens of miles.
It gets so every part of me hurts.
But the one thing I know is,
you keep going through the pain, because if you stop,
it's gonna hurt a whole lot more to get started again.
When this is all done, Steve, I'll suffer for my actions.
I'm under no illusions of an happy ending.
But I ain't gonna stop.
Danny.
One thing we both know.
Easiest way to get away with killing someone?
Be a police officer.
[ Doorbell rings ]
WOMAN: [ Speaking indistinctly ]
[ Dog barking ]
See you.
Come on. Do you want to have a go with the light?
Press the button. Press the button for Daddy.
Won't be long before you're driving yourself, will it?
-Vroom, vroom. -It'll be a few years yet.
Have a good day.
-Yeah, see you. -See you later.
Hari.
Ma'am.
You all right, Hari?
Yeah, I'm fine, thanks, gov.
I'm concerned about
the interpersonal dynamics on the unit.
So I'm gonna disband Danny's squad.
Well, what did Danny have to say about that?
He won't be the problem.
The problem will be getting AFOs to work with him.
I know he's not the easiest skipper,
but he's good at his job.
I'm learning loads from him, so I'd rather keep at it.
-Seriously? -Yeah.
If you move us on now, ma'am,
then it looks like we messed up, doesn't it?
And we didn't.
MINISTER: Man that is born of a woman
hath but a short time to live and is full of misery.
He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower.
He fleeth as it were a shadow,
and never continueth in one stay.
Let us pray.
Here you are, girl. Oh, there's a good dog.
[ Bell dings ]
Don't remember me?
-No. -No?
Nor did the man that you buried.
-[ Metal clanks ] -[ Barking ]
[ Whimpering ]
Get down.
Sit.
Every time you don't do what I say, it gets worse.
You'll sit, all right?
But first...
...you'll take off all your clothes.
I never knew his name.
Not really.
We did have a name for him, though.
So many years, I wondered what I'd do if I ever saw him again.
And then I did.
In a photo, in a briefing room.
And I was being sent to meet him with a gun.
Before you ask [Sniffles] this isn't the one.
Illegal, untraceable.
No problem with using it on you.
So who was he to you?
Nephew.
[ Sniffles ]
I never knew that there was a family connection.
We had a name for you too.
Do you want to know what it was?
[ Laughing ]
[ Crying ] Fuck.
[ Thud ]
[ Groans ]
The only thing with Ronan -- It was over too fast.
But I've got you to make up for that.
Here you go.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
[ Sobs ]
[ Telephone rings ]
Sergeant Waldron.
[ Sirens wailing ]
McANDREW: Four Zero, radio check.
Seven Zero, radio check.
All units, intel reports
no egress from the premises this morning.
Residents are believed to be in situ
and should be considered armed and dangerous
till proved otherwise.
Five zero have been briefed and will enter and secure premises.
Other units are to stand by and await orders.
Four one.
MAN: Six Zero, received.
Armed police! Armed police!
-Armed police! -Nobody move! Armed police!
-Armed police! -Armed police!
Show me your hands! Turn around!
Hands behind your back! Walk to me!
Keep coming!
-Move! -Turn around!
Hands behind your back!
Behind your back! To me!
WOMAN: Aah!
Move! Move!
Who else is in the house?
MAN: No one.
We're going up. Call it in, Channel 1.
Victor Charlie Five Five on 1.
McANDREW: Victor Charlie Four One, go ahead, Five Five.
Two suspects in custody. Continuing the search.
Hari, Rod, Jacks, go up.
-Kate, stay put. -I'm good to go up.
You lot go up.
Back-to-back on 2.
Stay on 1.
You really gonna be like this?
You had your chance to make this painless.
In the morning I'm telling McAndrew
to bump you off the squad.
HARI: Victor Charlie Five One.
-Five One. -Five Four.
You better come up here, skipper.
On my way.
Don't move a muscle.
[ Gunshot ]
Who else is up there?!
No one! I told you!
Shot fired, Five Five. No further information.
Shot fired!
McANDREW: Victor Charlie Four One.
What's going on?
Shit!
-Five Five, report. -[ Man moaning ]
Any call sign, request urgent sit rep on shot fired.
[ Indistinct radio chatter ]
[ Gasping ]
Victor Charlie Five Five, status zero, officer seriously wounded.
What happened?
DANNY: [ Gasping ]
We understand we have a status zero on one of our officers.
Stay with me, Danny! Stay with me!
Urgent medical attention required.
-[ Gasping ] -What's he saying?
-DANNY: [ Gasping ] -ROD: What's he saying?
We have an officer down.
Stay with me, Danny. Danny. Danny!