1 00:00:03,140 --> 00:00:07,368 Operation Lighthouse, re the unsolved murder of Gail Vella 2 00:00:07,370 --> 00:00:09,370 on September 10th, 2019. 3 00:00:11,450 --> 00:00:14,410 The name we've been given is Ross Turner. 4 00:00:15,770 --> 00:00:17,170 Enter the property. 5 00:00:20,210 --> 00:00:24,130 5-3, DP for custody transfer, bringing suspect out now. 6 00:00:26,130 --> 00:00:29,888 Interview of Terry Boyle by Detective Chief Inspector Davidson. 7 00:00:29,890 --> 00:00:32,450 Mr Boyle, did you shoot Gail Vella? 8 00:00:37,650 --> 00:00:38,888 Did anyone see that? 9 00:00:38,890 --> 00:00:41,410 Armed police! Drop your weapons! Drop your weapons! 10 00:00:44,850 --> 00:00:47,368 A significant number of other fingerprints 11 00:00:47,370 --> 00:00:50,128 match an individual identified by the Police National Computer 12 00:00:50,130 --> 00:00:52,568 as Carl Banks. 13 00:00:52,570 --> 00:00:54,648 Carl Banks has an extensive history of violence, 14 00:00:54,650 --> 00:00:56,090 including firearms offences. 15 00:00:58,930 --> 00:01:01,728 The person who made me see that there was another way 16 00:01:01,730 --> 00:01:04,168 to be a useful member of society was a police officer. 17 00:01:04,170 --> 00:01:06,610 He's the reason why I wanted to become a police officer too. 18 00:01:08,170 --> 00:01:09,490 To help people. 19 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:14,208 I can't share any details, but we might be looking into Vella. 20 00:01:14,210 --> 00:01:16,168 Great, so either I'm accused of being a traitor 21 00:01:16,170 --> 00:01:18,088 or I become one to avoid being accused. 22 00:01:18,090 --> 00:01:19,408 We really can't be sure 23 00:01:19,410 --> 00:01:21,408 about the loyalty of some of these people. 24 00:01:21,410 --> 00:01:23,090 They could banjax the whole thing. 25 00:01:26,210 --> 00:01:27,608 I sent a photo to the handler. 26 00:01:27,610 --> 00:01:29,648 He confirms it's the CHIS. 27 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:31,848 You're not suggesting Davidson was involved? 28 00:01:31,850 --> 00:01:34,130 You have no idea what she's capable of. 29 00:01:36,490 --> 00:01:40,850 It's over. How come I've never met your family? I don't have one. 30 00:01:42,770 --> 00:01:44,808 I've released him without charge. 31 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:47,408 No way am I going after someone like Terry Boyle 32 00:01:47,410 --> 00:01:48,690 because he's the easy way out. 33 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:50,928 Is everything OK? 34 00:01:50,930 --> 00:01:53,530 I should, um... Yeah. 35 00:02:14,610 --> 00:02:15,888 Good morning. 36 00:02:15,890 --> 00:02:16,930 ALL: Sir. 37 00:02:18,850 --> 00:02:21,448 Thank you, as you were, as you were. 38 00:02:21,450 --> 00:02:26,608 I have authorised an official AC-12 inquiry into Operation Lighthouse. 39 00:02:26,610 --> 00:02:31,728 Gail Vella's murder is this force's highest-profile investigation. 40 00:02:31,730 --> 00:02:33,208 It will be our job to detect 41 00:02:33,210 --> 00:02:36,048 whether police misconduct and/or corruption 42 00:02:36,050 --> 00:02:39,210 has contributed to this murder remaining unsolved. 43 00:02:40,530 --> 00:02:42,010 DS Arnott. Sir. 44 00:02:43,890 --> 00:02:48,488 SIO on Lighthouse is Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson. 45 00:02:48,490 --> 00:02:52,368 No MIT officers are aware AC-12 is scrutinising Lighthouse. 46 00:02:52,370 --> 00:02:54,928 All information we've harvested so far has been acquired 47 00:02:54,930 --> 00:02:58,410 from a source on the Hill known as Officer J. 48 00:03:04,210 --> 00:03:05,568 ..to our inquiry. 49 00:03:05,570 --> 00:03:09,168 The CHIS's name was Alastair Oldroyd, age 22. 50 00:03:09,170 --> 00:03:12,168 Oldroyd was in a pub on the night of October 26th 51 00:03:12,170 --> 00:03:14,928 and the person calling himself Ross Turner 52 00:03:14,930 --> 00:03:16,968 gave Oldroyd homophobic abuse. 53 00:03:16,970 --> 00:03:18,648 Turner intimidated Oldroyd 54 00:03:18,650 --> 00:03:22,490 by allegedly boasting of involvement in Gail Vella's murder. 55 00:03:35,090 --> 00:03:37,490 Sorry, sir. Have you got a sec? Come in. 56 00:03:38,490 --> 00:03:40,048 You don't need me to tell you 57 00:03:40,050 --> 00:03:43,168 we need a witness to this meeting between Oldroyd and Turner 58 00:03:43,170 --> 00:03:45,448 to identify whether it was Boyle or Banks. 59 00:03:45,450 --> 00:03:48,288 Unfortunately, the CHIS lied about the name of the pub. 60 00:03:48,290 --> 00:03:51,048 Handler believes he was protecting friends who trade drugs there. 61 00:03:51,050 --> 00:03:52,688 We're checking out establishments 62 00:03:52,690 --> 00:03:54,968 in the vicinity of Beechwood House for CCTV, 63 00:03:54,970 --> 00:03:57,248 plus local authority cameras in the area, 64 00:03:57,250 --> 00:04:00,128 just in the hope of identifying Oldroyd, Banks or Boyle 65 00:04:00,130 --> 00:04:01,488 on the night of the 26th. 66 00:04:01,490 --> 00:04:05,170 Cheers, Chris. Crack on. Boss. Thanks. Ma'am. 67 00:04:07,290 --> 00:04:09,048 Boss, obviously we've got to consider 68 00:04:09,050 --> 00:04:11,208 whether Oldroyd's death was suicide or murder. 69 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:12,648 Hence we're investigating it. 70 00:04:12,650 --> 00:04:15,128 Yeah, I'm not saying anything you don't already know, boss, 71 00:04:15,130 --> 00:04:17,168 but if it was murder, then it raises the question 72 00:04:17,170 --> 00:04:19,810 that someone knew Oldroyd had info on Gail Vella's death. 73 00:04:20,850 --> 00:04:24,008 I know. I hate to say it, Kate, 74 00:04:24,010 --> 00:04:26,208 but one thing I've learned over the years - 75 00:04:26,210 --> 00:04:28,290 the fewer coppers in the loop, the better. 76 00:04:47,450 --> 00:04:49,170 KNOCK AT WINDOW 77 00:04:54,770 --> 00:04:56,208 What's going on with Farida Jatri? 78 00:04:56,210 --> 00:04:58,008 I was about to ask the same, sir. 79 00:04:58,010 --> 00:05:00,248 She's just handed in a transfer request. 80 00:05:00,250 --> 00:05:02,208 Personal reasons. 81 00:05:02,210 --> 00:05:03,768 She's an experienced PS. 82 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:06,210 We're at a crucial phase of Vella. 83 00:05:08,770 --> 00:05:13,848 In confidence, sir, I've noticed some issues with PS Jatri. 84 00:05:13,850 --> 00:05:16,128 What kind of issues? 85 00:05:16,130 --> 00:05:19,328 I don't want to say anything that might come back to haunt us. 86 00:05:19,330 --> 00:05:21,368 Last thing you need is a tribunal. 87 00:05:21,370 --> 00:05:22,850 What? 88 00:05:24,090 --> 00:05:25,488 I'll draft a glowing reference, 89 00:05:25,490 --> 00:05:27,970 and she'll be some other station's problem. 90 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:31,130 You're a life-saver. 91 00:05:32,370 --> 00:05:33,530 Yeah. 92 00:05:43,970 --> 00:05:46,248 Sir. What have you got? Sir, the team have managed 93 00:05:46,250 --> 00:05:48,728 to pull some Gail Vella reports from our archive. 94 00:05:48,730 --> 00:05:51,450 Obviously, they all relate to cases involving AC-12. 95 00:05:52,610 --> 00:05:54,688 REPORTERS: Chief Inspector Osbourne! 96 00:05:54,690 --> 00:05:57,288 Chief Inspector Osbourne! 97 00:05:57,290 --> 00:06:00,008 I take pride in the courage and professionalism 98 00:06:00,010 --> 00:06:03,328 of my counterterrorism officers. To say any more 99 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:05,728 risks prejudicing the inquest. Thank you. 100 00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:07,888 Chief Inspector! 101 00:06:07,890 --> 00:06:09,728 Official police statements record 102 00:06:09,730 --> 00:06:12,288 counter-terrorism officers shouted, "Armed police" 103 00:06:12,290 --> 00:06:14,288 and ordered Mr Ali to surrender. 104 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:18,088 Mr Ali's widow, Aaliyah, insists there was no warning, 105 00:06:18,090 --> 00:06:19,568 no chance to surrender 106 00:06:19,570 --> 00:06:22,368 before her husband was gunned down by a hail of bullets. 107 00:06:22,370 --> 00:06:24,128 They lied through their teeth, 108 00:06:24,130 --> 00:06:26,848 every single one of them, except you, Steve. 109 00:06:26,850 --> 00:06:28,728 I mean, talk about an outrage. 110 00:06:28,730 --> 00:06:30,608 A commanding officer made chief. 111 00:06:30,610 --> 00:06:34,048 If that had happened on my patch... Jesus. 112 00:06:34,050 --> 00:06:35,568 Next one, Chloe. 113 00:06:35,570 --> 00:06:37,730 NEW VIDEO PLAYS 114 00:06:41,290 --> 00:06:43,490 PROTESTERS SHOUT 115 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:50,968 A jury found retired Chief Superintendent Patrick Fairbank 116 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:53,328 guilty of all charges. 117 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:56,848 What that jury didn't hear, and only now am I allowed to report, 118 00:06:56,850 --> 00:07:00,648 are allegations Patrick Fairbank suppressed police investigations 119 00:07:00,650 --> 00:07:02,288 into child sexual exploitation 120 00:07:02,290 --> 00:07:04,368 that transcended local political figures 121 00:07:04,370 --> 00:07:06,648 such as Councillor Dale Roach. 122 00:07:06,650 --> 00:07:08,568 It's now a matter of public record 123 00:07:08,570 --> 00:07:11,168 that Jimmy Savile cultivated relationships 124 00:07:11,170 --> 00:07:12,928 with senior police officers. 125 00:07:12,930 --> 00:07:14,968 Savile exploited those relationships 126 00:07:14,970 --> 00:07:19,008 to intimidate anyone attempting to investigate his offending. 127 00:07:19,010 --> 00:07:20,808 We now realise what Savile was getting 128 00:07:20,810 --> 00:07:24,328 out of those relationships with senior police officers. 129 00:07:24,330 --> 00:07:27,168 What remains unknown and uninvestigated 130 00:07:27,170 --> 00:07:28,648 is what those officers were getting 131 00:07:28,650 --> 00:07:31,128 out of their relationship with Savile. 132 00:07:31,130 --> 00:07:33,688 Gail Vella, reporting from Queen Elizabeth Law Courts. 133 00:07:33,690 --> 00:07:36,208 So Gail Vella drew attention to alleged links 134 00:07:36,210 --> 00:07:39,768 between organised crime, politicians and senior police officers. 135 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:42,570 And these are just the reports we found in our own archive. 136 00:07:44,570 --> 00:07:46,930 Wee girl killed in cold blood... 137 00:07:48,730 --> 00:07:50,290 ..and her killer free as a bird. 138 00:07:53,490 --> 00:07:55,250 Thank you, Chloe. Sir. 139 00:07:58,810 --> 00:08:00,690 Cheers, Chloe. Sarge. 140 00:08:05,770 --> 00:08:07,288 Gaffer, it can't be a coincidence 141 00:08:07,290 --> 00:08:10,048 Carl Banks was a violent offender involved with organised crime. 142 00:08:10,050 --> 00:08:11,728 Yeah, but if your man pulled the trigger, 143 00:08:11,730 --> 00:08:13,568 that means he's a gun for hire. 144 00:08:13,570 --> 00:08:15,488 That order came from higher up. 145 00:08:15,490 --> 00:08:17,528 But the question still remains, 146 00:08:17,530 --> 00:08:19,728 what is the motive for Gail Vella's murder? 147 00:08:19,730 --> 00:08:22,728 All right, she's a controversial journalist. I'll give you that. 148 00:08:22,730 --> 00:08:25,448 But there's no evidence to suggest that she dug up anything 149 00:08:25,450 --> 00:08:26,968 that wasn't there before. 150 00:08:26,970 --> 00:08:29,210 Maybe she was working on something that would. 151 00:08:32,570 --> 00:08:34,690 PHONE RINGS 152 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:37,810 Superintendent Hastings. 153 00:08:42,970 --> 00:08:44,250 Thanks, Steve. Thanks. 154 00:08:45,570 --> 00:08:46,808 Sir. 155 00:08:46,810 --> 00:08:48,930 Yeah, I'll be right down. 156 00:09:04,570 --> 00:09:05,968 Steph, what are you doing here? 157 00:09:05,970 --> 00:09:07,928 You promised you'd call me back. It's HMRC. 158 00:09:07,930 --> 00:09:11,090 WHISPERS: Not here, not here, let's go somewhere private. 159 00:09:46,530 --> 00:09:49,008 Tea, coffee? No, we're fine. Thanks, though. 160 00:09:49,010 --> 00:09:51,488 Cool. So, have a seat. 161 00:09:51,490 --> 00:09:54,168 Cheers. How can I help you? 162 00:09:54,170 --> 00:09:57,768 I would like to ask you some questions about Gail Vella. 163 00:09:57,770 --> 00:10:00,568 You were working with her closely at the time of her death. 164 00:10:00,570 --> 00:10:02,608 Detectives interviewed me a few days after. 165 00:10:02,610 --> 00:10:06,248 Our department is conducting further inquiries. 166 00:10:06,250 --> 00:10:09,368 Yeah, I was her producer for a couple of years. 167 00:10:09,370 --> 00:10:12,688 Well, one line of inquiry is she fell victim to an obsessed fan. 168 00:10:12,690 --> 00:10:15,688 Do you recall any individuals that gave Gail cause for concern? 169 00:10:15,690 --> 00:10:17,608 Female journalists get the worst of it, 170 00:10:17,610 --> 00:10:20,048 from accusations of bias to threats of sexual violence. 171 00:10:20,050 --> 00:10:23,008 Everything was reported at the time to our security or to the police. 172 00:10:23,010 --> 00:10:26,168 You say Miss Vella received threats as a result of her reporting. 173 00:10:26,170 --> 00:10:28,450 Were there any particularly controversial reports? 174 00:10:30,810 --> 00:10:32,530 Maybe I should just show you. 175 00:10:33,650 --> 00:10:36,248 The Deputy Chief Constable and I are pleased to report 176 00:10:36,250 --> 00:10:39,608 that Operation Pear Tree has completed a thorough investigation 177 00:10:39,610 --> 00:10:41,608 into institutionalised complicity 178 00:10:41,610 --> 00:10:44,848 between organised criminals and corrupt police officers. 179 00:10:44,850 --> 00:10:47,568 Its robust findings couldn't be clearer. 180 00:10:47,570 --> 00:10:51,728 There is no institutionalised corruption in this police force. 181 00:10:51,730 --> 00:10:55,008 Operation Pear Tree, the inquiry described 182 00:10:55,010 --> 00:10:59,408 as the most thorough ever undertaken into police corruption, 183 00:10:59,410 --> 00:11:00,808 is now officially closed. 184 00:11:00,810 --> 00:11:04,048 Some will wonder why this news is being announced 185 00:11:04,050 --> 00:11:05,768 over a holiday weekend. 186 00:11:05,770 --> 00:11:08,608 Cynics might conclude the Police and Crime Commissioner 187 00:11:08,610 --> 00:11:12,368 would prefer his statement isn't examined too closely. 188 00:11:12,370 --> 00:11:15,208 Perhaps Mr Sindwhani has learned the secret to high office 189 00:11:15,210 --> 00:11:18,488 appears no longer to reside in revealing the deepest truths, 190 00:11:18,490 --> 00:11:21,328 but in telling the most attractive lies. 191 00:11:21,330 --> 00:11:22,528 Gail Vella reporting... 192 00:11:22,530 --> 00:11:25,208 I had to cut that from the broadcast version. 193 00:11:25,210 --> 00:11:28,328 This is unbroadcast material? It would never have been released? 194 00:11:28,330 --> 00:11:30,168 Not in this form, no. 195 00:11:30,170 --> 00:11:33,488 She'd seen the success of a podcast about police corruption 196 00:11:33,490 --> 00:11:36,088 surrounding the murder of a private detective, Daniel Morgan. 197 00:11:36,090 --> 00:11:37,688 The material Gail couldn't get on air, 198 00:11:37,690 --> 00:11:40,368 she was funnelling into a podcast serial of her own. 199 00:11:40,370 --> 00:11:42,008 Where can we access this podcast? 200 00:11:42,010 --> 00:11:44,648 It never got that far. Gail must not have finished it. 201 00:11:44,650 --> 00:11:47,128 Do you know anything about the content of this podcast? 202 00:11:47,130 --> 00:11:48,168 I know she was pursuing 203 00:11:48,170 --> 00:11:50,248 several senior police officers for interview. 204 00:11:50,250 --> 00:11:51,688 She was digging much more deeply 205 00:11:51,690 --> 00:11:54,128 into why there'd been suppression of police inquiries 206 00:11:54,130 --> 00:11:56,008 into the likes of Councillor Dale Roach. 207 00:11:56,010 --> 00:11:59,288 Did she keep notes or recordings? Yeah. What journalist wouldn't? 208 00:11:59,290 --> 00:12:01,930 That's why I suggested Gail's killer must have stolen them. 209 00:12:03,290 --> 00:12:06,648 Sorry, you disclosed this to the original murder detectives? 210 00:12:06,650 --> 00:12:09,050 And they said there was no grounds to suspect a burglary. 211 00:12:12,850 --> 00:12:14,048 This is the first we've heard 212 00:12:14,050 --> 00:12:16,208 of burglary being a factor in Gail Vella's murder. 213 00:12:16,210 --> 00:12:18,528 Nor was there evidence of a disturbance inside the property. 214 00:12:18,530 --> 00:12:19,648 The killer stole something. 215 00:12:19,650 --> 00:12:21,928 He knew exactly what he was looking for and where to find it. 216 00:12:21,930 --> 00:12:24,248 And I'm assuming the original investigation 217 00:12:24,250 --> 00:12:26,648 seized all of Gail Vella's electronic devices. Yes, sir. 218 00:12:26,650 --> 00:12:29,088 They were after messages or threats from an obsessed fan. 219 00:12:29,090 --> 00:12:31,328 Yes, but they weren't looking at her journalism. 220 00:12:31,330 --> 00:12:32,728 If your theory is right, Steve, 221 00:12:32,730 --> 00:12:34,888 these files could point a finger at someone 222 00:12:34,890 --> 00:12:37,168 who may have had a motive to order her murder. 223 00:12:37,170 --> 00:12:39,808 I think those devices need to be reanalysed. 224 00:12:39,810 --> 00:12:42,848 We'll have to find a way to do that without alerting Davidson. 225 00:12:42,850 --> 00:12:44,288 Right... 226 00:12:44,290 --> 00:12:45,530 Thank you, Chloe. 227 00:12:47,010 --> 00:12:48,050 Sir. 228 00:12:56,890 --> 00:12:58,928 You're worried about what might happen to Kate 229 00:12:58,930 --> 00:13:01,008 when Davidson finds out we're investigating her? 230 00:13:01,010 --> 00:13:03,970 Yes, sir. I get it, son, I really do. I get it, but... 231 00:13:05,170 --> 00:13:07,128 ..Kate has made her bed. 232 00:13:07,130 --> 00:13:11,248 Now she's got to lie in it, and we have a job to do. 233 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:12,288 Sir. 234 00:13:12,290 --> 00:13:14,130 Wait, Steve. 235 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:22,648 I've been giving the situation some thought, 236 00:13:22,650 --> 00:13:24,888 and loyalty works both ways. 237 00:13:24,890 --> 00:13:26,928 I'm going to have to confirm it with HR, 238 00:13:26,930 --> 00:13:32,210 but ahead of the formal promotion process, I am making you a temp DI. 239 00:13:34,530 --> 00:13:37,768 Congratulations, son, you've earned it. 240 00:13:37,770 --> 00:13:39,610 Thank you, sir. 241 00:14:20,410 --> 00:14:21,650 All right? 242 00:14:22,810 --> 00:14:24,130 All right. 243 00:14:25,410 --> 00:14:26,888 Just like old times. 244 00:14:26,890 --> 00:14:29,048 Yeah. 245 00:14:29,050 --> 00:14:31,488 We're moving forward with Vella. 246 00:14:31,490 --> 00:14:33,288 Moving forward how? 247 00:14:33,290 --> 00:14:35,288 At some point, we're going to hit the Hill. 248 00:14:35,290 --> 00:14:36,928 Shit. For Christ's sake, Steve... 249 00:14:36,930 --> 00:14:38,328 This is why I got you here. 250 00:14:38,330 --> 00:14:40,808 I can't leave a digital trail, but I wanted you to know. 251 00:14:40,810 --> 00:14:42,488 Well, why are you involving me? 252 00:14:42,490 --> 00:14:44,448 We've got some leads, but... 253 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:47,768 Look, Kate, if you can feed me the inside track on Davidson, 254 00:14:47,770 --> 00:14:49,928 maybe we won't need to show our hand just yet. 255 00:14:49,930 --> 00:14:52,648 For Christ's sake, Steve, she's my gaffer. You want me to rat on her? 256 00:14:52,650 --> 00:14:53,888 You're no rat if she's bent. 257 00:14:53,890 --> 00:14:56,048 What am I, then? An honest copper. 258 00:14:56,050 --> 00:14:58,488 Yeah, I'm sure everyone will see it like that. 259 00:14:58,490 --> 00:15:00,168 Look, Kate, it goes beyond Davidson. 260 00:15:00,170 --> 00:15:02,368 If organised crime ordered the murder of Gail Vella, 261 00:15:02,370 --> 00:15:04,728 they're protecting Carl Banks and framing Terry Boyle. 262 00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:07,448 Yeah, we get it. We're working on it. 263 00:15:07,450 --> 00:15:08,888 Look, I just need to know when. 264 00:15:08,890 --> 00:15:12,608 When is it going to come out that AC-12 are investigating Davidson? 265 00:15:12,610 --> 00:15:14,848 I've already said too much. 266 00:15:14,850 --> 00:15:16,010 Yeah, likewise. 267 00:15:19,770 --> 00:15:22,250 You always choose a right shithole. 268 00:15:42,890 --> 00:15:45,648 All right, Chris? Pathologist's in there now, boss. 269 00:15:45,650 --> 00:15:47,328 Knife wound to the throat. 270 00:15:47,330 --> 00:15:50,968 Looks like the body's been here for a few days. Witnesses? 271 00:15:50,970 --> 00:15:54,968 It's a long-derelict site with no security presence and no CCTV. 272 00:15:54,970 --> 00:15:57,528 Highly unlikely we'll harvest any surveillance images. 273 00:15:57,530 --> 00:15:58,610 Any ID yet? 274 00:15:59,650 --> 00:16:02,450 Matches the appearance of Carl Banks. 275 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,088 Shit. 276 00:16:09,090 --> 00:16:10,648 Good news, ma'am. 277 00:16:10,650 --> 00:16:12,210 The search team's found a knife. 278 00:16:14,090 --> 00:16:16,488 No apparent blood deposits on the ground, 279 00:16:16,490 --> 00:16:17,888 but best test for them anyway. 280 00:16:17,890 --> 00:16:20,970 The killer didn't put much effort into evidence disposal. 281 00:16:23,890 --> 00:16:28,408 DI Fleming, Farida's replacement, PC Ryan... Pilkington, ma'am. 282 00:16:28,410 --> 00:16:30,048 Pleased to meet you, ma'am. 283 00:16:30,050 --> 00:16:33,248 Don't knock it, Kate. We're overdue a lucky break. 284 00:16:33,250 --> 00:16:34,410 Thanks, Ryan. Ma'am. 285 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:47,528 Fingerprints are only a 90% match due to early decomposition, 286 00:16:47,530 --> 00:16:50,008 but DNA's confirmed the body is definitely Carl Banks. 287 00:16:50,010 --> 00:16:52,648 Sorry, ma'am, you asked to receive the forensic report 288 00:16:52,650 --> 00:16:54,928 as soon as it was in. Thanks, Ryan. 289 00:16:54,930 --> 00:16:57,928 You couldn't do us a cuppa, could you? I'm gasping. 290 00:16:57,930 --> 00:17:00,688 Yeah, no problem at all, ma'am. DI Fleming, DS Lomax? I'm fine, ta. 291 00:17:00,690 --> 00:17:03,288 Me too. But...this has been bugging me. 292 00:17:03,290 --> 00:17:05,368 Have we worked together before? 293 00:17:05,370 --> 00:17:08,168 Did you come and give a talk at the training college, ma'am? 294 00:17:08,170 --> 00:17:10,168 No. 295 00:17:10,170 --> 00:17:12,370 Thanks, Ryan. Ma'am. 296 00:17:14,690 --> 00:17:16,488 For Christ's sake. Boss? 297 00:17:16,490 --> 00:17:20,248 Fingerprints on the knife found close to Carl Banks's body 298 00:17:20,250 --> 00:17:22,570 match Alastair Oldroyd, the CHIS. 299 00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:26,528 The pathologist confirmed Banks died a couple of days earlier. 300 00:17:26,530 --> 00:17:28,810 The timeline works for Oldroyd to have killed Banks. 301 00:17:30,210 --> 00:17:32,930 Sarge? I mean, sir? 302 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:41,610 Shit. Sir. 303 00:17:43,010 --> 00:17:45,648 What have you got? Sir, it's just come up on the Box. 304 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:47,888 Carl Banks has been found dead. 305 00:17:47,890 --> 00:17:49,608 No more beating about the bush. 306 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:51,648 We raid Operation Lighthouse. Sir. 307 00:17:51,650 --> 00:17:54,490 I'll put together a team and transport. 308 00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:04,488 AC-12, DI Arnott. 309 00:18:04,490 --> 00:18:07,370 It's your lawful duty to comply with my officers. Sir. 310 00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:38,208 DI Arnott, AC-12. 311 00:18:38,210 --> 00:18:42,448 We have the lawful authority to investigate Operation Lighthouse. 312 00:18:42,450 --> 00:18:44,248 All officers, go to your desks. 313 00:18:44,250 --> 00:18:46,608 You'll each be questioned by an AC-12 caseworker. 314 00:18:46,610 --> 00:18:47,688 You'll each be obliged 315 00:18:47,690 --> 00:18:50,808 to surrender all materials relating to Operation Lighthouse 316 00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:52,448 to said caseworkers. 317 00:18:52,450 --> 00:18:55,648 Failure to comply will be a breach of your duties and responsibilities 318 00:18:55,650 --> 00:18:57,408 under police conduct regulations 319 00:18:57,410 --> 00:19:01,648 and may lead to a misconduct charge under said regulations. Nobody move. 320 00:19:01,650 --> 00:19:03,968 What the hell's all this about? On whose authority? 321 00:19:03,970 --> 00:19:06,608 We have a signed authority from Deputy Chief Constable Wise 322 00:19:06,610 --> 00:19:10,488 to seize all MIT files relating to the murder of Gail Vella. 323 00:19:10,490 --> 00:19:12,248 Let me see that. Sir, as you know, 324 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,848 wilful obstruction of my officers executing their lawful duty 325 00:19:15,850 --> 00:19:17,168 is a criminal offence. 326 00:19:17,170 --> 00:19:20,928 DCI Davidson. I notified the DCC of my concerns 327 00:19:20,930 --> 00:19:24,448 regarding leaking of confidential police information 328 00:19:24,450 --> 00:19:26,648 such as the operation to arrest Ross Turner 329 00:19:26,650 --> 00:19:30,528 and the identity of the CHIS who gave us Turner's name and address. 330 00:19:30,530 --> 00:19:32,688 The DCC agreed to a moratorium 331 00:19:32,690 --> 00:19:35,848 on further distribution of Operation Lighthouse files 332 00:19:35,850 --> 00:19:39,328 until said information leakage has been fully investigated. 333 00:19:39,330 --> 00:19:40,928 We'd be the ones to investigate it. 334 00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:43,648 Nonetheless, you'll see the DCC's authorised me 335 00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,808 to withhold Operation Lighthouse files. 336 00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:47,688 Why didn't the DCC inform us about this? 337 00:19:47,690 --> 00:19:50,568 To prevent information leakage, naturally. 338 00:19:50,570 --> 00:19:53,408 No, you did it to make mugs of AC-12. 339 00:19:53,410 --> 00:19:55,528 That was just an added bonus. 340 00:19:55,530 --> 00:19:57,170 STIFLED LAUGHTER 341 00:20:00,090 --> 00:20:01,210 Priceless! 342 00:20:02,530 --> 00:20:04,770 Let's go. Right, everyone, let's go. 343 00:20:16,290 --> 00:20:18,170 Cheers, Kate. Nice one. 344 00:20:31,850 --> 00:20:33,768 How did Davidson know? 345 00:20:33,770 --> 00:20:35,010 Give me a minute. 346 00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:46,050 PHONE RINGS 347 00:20:48,370 --> 00:20:50,048 Steve, I'm sorry. 348 00:20:50,050 --> 00:20:51,648 I trusted you, mate. 349 00:20:51,650 --> 00:20:54,168 Look, I'm damned if I do, I'm damned if I don't. 350 00:20:54,170 --> 00:20:55,650 What was I supposed to do? 351 00:21:11,690 --> 00:21:14,728 Andrea advised me this is about Operation Lighthouse. 352 00:21:14,730 --> 00:21:16,448 I need to be in the loop. 353 00:21:16,450 --> 00:21:20,128 Well, I am here because AC-12's lawful investigation 354 00:21:20,130 --> 00:21:22,688 has been unjustly obstructed. 355 00:21:22,690 --> 00:21:25,168 Operation Lighthouse has had its setbacks, of course, 356 00:21:25,170 --> 00:21:27,968 but your involvement needs to be correctly handled 357 00:21:27,970 --> 00:21:30,288 so the public don't leap to the wrong conclusion. 358 00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:33,888 I briefed Andrea on the required optics. 359 00:21:33,890 --> 00:21:37,490 This isn't an inquiry into misconduct/corruption. 360 00:21:38,730 --> 00:21:42,128 Well, the investigation usually precedes the findings. 361 00:21:42,130 --> 00:21:44,088 Clearly, we're all frustrated 362 00:21:44,090 --> 00:21:47,968 Gail Vella's murderer hasn't been brought to justice yet, 363 00:21:47,970 --> 00:21:51,048 so it makes sense to pitch AC-12's involvement 364 00:21:51,050 --> 00:21:53,290 as a routine performance review. 365 00:21:55,290 --> 00:21:56,728 Officers of your rank 366 00:21:56,730 --> 00:22:00,048 normally appreciate politics as much as policing. 367 00:22:00,050 --> 00:22:01,330 Yes. 368 00:22:02,250 --> 00:22:05,488 I'm interested in one thing and one thing only, 369 00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:07,290 and that's bent coppers. 370 00:22:08,610 --> 00:22:10,528 I hope you'll cooperate, Superintendent. 371 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:13,408 Now, apologies - if you'll excuse me, 372 00:22:13,410 --> 00:22:16,530 I'm due to attend the Crime Executive. Sir. 373 00:22:19,730 --> 00:22:22,648 Unless there are any outstanding issues, Ted, 374 00:22:22,650 --> 00:22:24,808 I'm prepared to reissue the authority 375 00:22:24,810 --> 00:22:28,090 for AC-12 to proceed with your review of Operation Lighthouse. 376 00:22:29,330 --> 00:22:31,408 It appears my team have been delayed 377 00:22:31,410 --> 00:22:35,288 for nothing better than a PR briefing, the result of which 378 00:22:35,290 --> 00:22:38,528 is that MIT officers are now aware of our inquiry 379 00:22:38,530 --> 00:22:41,448 and may be concealing evidence as we speak. 380 00:22:41,450 --> 00:22:43,328 No-one's concealing evidence, Ted. 381 00:22:43,330 --> 00:22:46,968 They're working their bollocks off trying to find Gail Vella's killer. 382 00:22:46,970 --> 00:22:48,730 Ma'am. 383 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:59,928 How'd it go, sir? Well, we're back in business. 384 00:22:59,930 --> 00:23:01,448 Thank you, sir. 385 00:23:01,450 --> 00:23:04,808 So you make the mess and I tidy it up, 386 00:23:04,810 --> 00:23:06,250 is that how this goes? 387 00:23:07,730 --> 00:23:09,248 Well, you're not denying it, 388 00:23:09,250 --> 00:23:11,608 so it must have been Officer J or DI Kate Fleming 389 00:23:11,610 --> 00:23:12,848 who blew the gaff. 390 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:16,688 I reckon you'd only trust Kate with this kind of information, yeah? 391 00:23:16,690 --> 00:23:18,408 Well, she's cooked her goose now. 392 00:23:18,410 --> 00:23:20,688 God help her if she thinks she's going to get 393 00:23:20,690 --> 00:23:22,808 some kind of special treatment from me, 394 00:23:22,810 --> 00:23:26,088 because she's got another thing coming. As for DCI Davidson, 395 00:23:26,090 --> 00:23:28,688 she must have had great fun pulling this stroke, 396 00:23:28,690 --> 00:23:31,808 but she will be laughing on the other side of her face 397 00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:34,088 when I'm finished with her. 398 00:23:34,090 --> 00:23:36,008 Serve her with a Reg 15. 399 00:23:36,010 --> 00:23:37,210 Sir. Carry on. 400 00:24:19,530 --> 00:24:20,568 DC Bishop, AC-12. 401 00:24:20,570 --> 00:24:23,048 I'm sure you can all guess what this is about. 402 00:24:23,050 --> 00:24:24,728 I need access to your computer. 403 00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,130 Could you stand up, please? 404 00:24:28,090 --> 00:24:30,050 Show me your files, please. 405 00:24:33,610 --> 00:24:35,168 Can I have your password, please? 406 00:24:35,170 --> 00:24:37,410 I need your login details. 407 00:24:41,050 --> 00:24:42,448 What is this document here? 408 00:24:42,450 --> 00:24:43,890 Here you go, sir. 409 00:24:48,850 --> 00:24:51,928 Ma'am, please find enclosed a Regulation 15 notice 410 00:24:51,930 --> 00:24:54,528 requiring you to attend AC-12 for a formal interview 411 00:24:54,530 --> 00:24:56,610 within the next ten working days. 412 00:24:57,890 --> 00:24:59,768 A copy of this letter has been sent 413 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:01,770 to your Police Federation representative. 414 00:25:40,170 --> 00:25:42,170 DOORBELL RINGS 415 00:25:47,410 --> 00:25:49,170 Steve. I was up on a case. 416 00:25:50,490 --> 00:25:53,970 I'm sorry, Steph, I should have called. No, no, it's fine. Come in. 417 00:26:00,490 --> 00:26:02,850 Tea, isn't it? Yeah, ta. 418 00:26:05,050 --> 00:26:07,128 How are the girls? 419 00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:09,090 Gemma still doesn't get it, not really. 420 00:26:10,530 --> 00:26:12,728 I'm dreading her not remembering her daddy. 421 00:26:12,730 --> 00:26:14,890 Well, these will help. John won't be forgotten. 422 00:26:16,610 --> 00:26:19,208 Thanks for all you did at the time. 423 00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:20,610 You didn't have to. 424 00:26:22,330 --> 00:26:24,768 I'd like to think he'd have done the same for me. 425 00:26:24,770 --> 00:26:26,810 He died in the line of duty. 426 00:26:28,530 --> 00:26:30,730 Shame the big bosses never saw it that way. 427 00:26:31,850 --> 00:26:35,690 Sorry, I ought to know - milk and sugar? Just milk, please. 428 00:26:45,010 --> 00:26:46,928 It's good you were able to keep the house. 429 00:26:46,930 --> 00:26:50,008 I know you were worried. Tearing my hair out, more like. 430 00:26:50,010 --> 00:26:53,130 Fortunately, there was John's life insurance. 431 00:26:55,290 --> 00:26:56,528 Nice TV. 432 00:26:56,530 --> 00:26:59,688 Champions League game's on later. 433 00:26:59,690 --> 00:27:02,848 Not that you lot have got an interest. Next season. 434 00:27:02,850 --> 00:27:05,408 I didn't know you'd bother with the sports channels. 435 00:27:05,410 --> 00:27:08,010 It all comes in the package. Cheap as chips. 436 00:27:09,490 --> 00:27:11,090 Sorry, what am I like? Sit down. 437 00:27:15,610 --> 00:27:17,050 Steve? 438 00:27:20,010 --> 00:27:22,328 It's just a spasm. It'll pass. 439 00:27:22,330 --> 00:27:23,370 You sure? 440 00:27:27,010 --> 00:27:29,088 I've got some painkillers in the car. I'll just... 441 00:27:29,090 --> 00:27:32,490 Don't move, I'll get them. I'll get your car keys. Inside pocket. 442 00:27:49,850 --> 00:27:51,490 HE GROANS 443 00:28:18,450 --> 00:28:21,808 I can't believe the DCC caved so easily. 444 00:28:21,810 --> 00:28:23,370 Sorry, boss. 445 00:28:25,050 --> 00:28:26,568 Not your fault at all. 446 00:28:26,570 --> 00:28:28,368 Thanks for the heads-up. 447 00:28:28,370 --> 00:28:31,410 I know the kind of cases that AC-12 are into, boss. 448 00:28:33,250 --> 00:28:35,130 Out of work, forget "Boss". 449 00:28:40,170 --> 00:28:41,490 You all right? 450 00:28:44,450 --> 00:28:45,690 This Reg 15... 451 00:28:47,610 --> 00:28:50,648 Yeah, I know how it must feel, 452 00:28:50,650 --> 00:28:53,170 but it's just the way AC-12 operate. 453 00:28:55,930 --> 00:28:58,648 The truth is, it's all getting a bit tense. 454 00:28:58,650 --> 00:29:00,088 How does it make me look, 455 00:29:00,090 --> 00:29:04,208 investigating a guy with learning difficulties? 456 00:29:04,210 --> 00:29:05,608 Straight up, Jo, 457 00:29:05,610 --> 00:29:07,810 do you think he could have killed Gail? 458 00:29:10,130 --> 00:29:12,408 You've been doing this job long enough to realise 459 00:29:12,410 --> 00:29:14,128 we can never know for sure. 460 00:29:14,130 --> 00:29:17,930 We just gather the evidence, do our best. 461 00:29:19,810 --> 00:29:23,210 Right now, my best is nowhere near good enough. 462 00:29:24,650 --> 00:29:28,970 A young woman, could have been you or me, Kate, her life cut short. 463 00:29:31,890 --> 00:29:33,688 And whoever did it's got away with it, 464 00:29:33,690 --> 00:29:35,170 and that's my fault. 465 00:29:37,690 --> 00:29:38,768 Do you fancy another? 466 00:29:38,770 --> 00:29:41,728 Ladies? Two more, please. 467 00:29:41,730 --> 00:29:43,650 Can we get those? 468 00:29:52,490 --> 00:29:54,528 Have a good night, guys. 469 00:29:54,530 --> 00:29:56,090 Two more, please. 470 00:30:00,050 --> 00:30:01,568 I'm sorry, Kate. 471 00:30:01,570 --> 00:30:04,768 My self-pity's blown your chances. 472 00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:06,170 Nah, not really my type. 473 00:30:15,170 --> 00:30:16,568 You sure you're OK to drive? 474 00:30:16,570 --> 00:30:19,408 Yeah, sorry about all that earlier. I'm fine. 475 00:30:19,410 --> 00:30:21,488 The last thing I meant was to put you out. 476 00:30:21,490 --> 00:30:24,330 Get away, it's just nice to have some grown-up company for a change. 477 00:30:27,530 --> 00:30:28,928 This a long job? 478 00:30:28,930 --> 00:30:30,370 The case you're up here on? 479 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:33,688 Could be. 480 00:30:33,690 --> 00:30:36,330 If you're passing again, don't hesitate. 481 00:30:45,890 --> 00:30:47,888 Don't stay out, it's freezing. 482 00:30:47,890 --> 00:30:50,688 I've got to set the sat-nav and everything. 483 00:30:50,690 --> 00:30:52,250 Night, Steve. Safe journey. 484 00:30:53,610 --> 00:30:54,890 Night. 485 00:31:05,730 --> 00:31:10,008 Thanks for coming out, Kate. Sorry to unload my problems. 486 00:31:10,010 --> 00:31:13,130 No worries. Glad I could be a sounding board. 487 00:31:14,330 --> 00:31:15,770 Well, this is me. 488 00:31:17,850 --> 00:31:21,010 It's Mark's turn to have Josh this weekend if you're at a loose end. 489 00:31:22,930 --> 00:31:24,888 I'd need to check my diary. 490 00:31:24,890 --> 00:31:26,610 Yeah, no pressure. 491 00:31:36,090 --> 00:31:37,210 My diary's empty. 492 00:31:38,530 --> 00:31:41,088 I've just come out of a long-term relationship. 493 00:31:41,090 --> 00:31:42,450 I, um... 494 00:31:48,410 --> 00:31:51,690 It would be nice to see you at the weekend. 495 00:32:16,010 --> 00:32:18,408 Chloe, how's it going? 496 00:32:18,410 --> 00:32:20,848 Davidson gave us full cooperation, so we've got the lot. 497 00:32:20,850 --> 00:32:23,768 We've recovered Vella's computers that were seized after her murder. 498 00:32:23,770 --> 00:32:26,408 I thought you'd want to prioritise them. Great. Hi, Amanda. Hi. 499 00:32:26,410 --> 00:32:29,008 The digital forensics team have triaged the desktop computer, 500 00:32:29,010 --> 00:32:31,568 the laptop computer. The truth is, they're remarkably clean. 501 00:32:31,570 --> 00:32:32,608 What do you mean? 502 00:32:32,610 --> 00:32:35,888 All applications still have store settings, hardly any personal files. 503 00:32:35,890 --> 00:32:37,048 What, they were planted? 504 00:32:37,050 --> 00:32:39,888 Her killer replaced her actual computers to cover up the burglary? 505 00:32:39,890 --> 00:32:42,808 I'll order the keyboards to be swabbed and screens fingerprinted. 506 00:32:42,810 --> 00:32:45,328 That way, we can see if Gail ever even touched them. Good call. 507 00:32:45,330 --> 00:32:46,688 So you've found nothing at all? 508 00:32:46,690 --> 00:32:48,728 The only item of interest is a tiny audio file. 509 00:32:48,730 --> 00:32:50,568 It appears only partially downloaded. 510 00:32:50,570 --> 00:32:52,768 How would that happen? Going with your theory, 511 00:32:52,770 --> 00:32:55,488 it would be when the murderer installed the replacement devices. 512 00:32:55,490 --> 00:32:58,128 They would have synced to her phone, momentarily started to import 513 00:32:58,130 --> 00:33:00,128 the audio file before the murderer broke the link. 514 00:33:00,130 --> 00:33:02,248 That would involve him knowing her passwords. 515 00:33:02,250 --> 00:33:04,168 Sorry. 516 00:33:04,170 --> 00:33:06,608 GAIL VELLA ON AUDIO FILE: Savile lied to cover them up. 517 00:33:06,610 --> 00:33:08,888 Some police officers not only accepted those lies, 518 00:33:08,890 --> 00:33:09,968 they propagated them. 519 00:33:09,970 --> 00:33:12,528 We're losing our power to challenge lies. 520 00:33:12,530 --> 00:33:14,890 MALE VOICE: There's some people you can't challenge. 521 00:33:18,570 --> 00:33:21,328 We're losing our power to challenge lies. 522 00:33:21,330 --> 00:33:24,610 There's some people you can't challenge. 523 00:33:33,010 --> 00:33:36,410 Sorry, sir, I didn't think you'd still be here. 524 00:33:37,490 --> 00:33:39,848 We need to find the rest of Gail's recordings. 525 00:33:39,850 --> 00:33:41,810 Yeah, Amanda said she's on it. 526 00:33:50,410 --> 00:33:53,610 Do you mind me asking, sir, but why have these been put up? 527 00:33:55,530 --> 00:33:58,248 The gaffer's never going to give it up, 528 00:33:58,250 --> 00:34:00,968 not as long as he still runs this place. 529 00:34:00,970 --> 00:34:02,648 And what about you? 530 00:34:02,650 --> 00:34:03,848 What about me? 531 00:34:03,850 --> 00:34:07,810 Well, do you still believe there's a fourth man out there - H? 532 00:34:11,610 --> 00:34:13,090 I've moved on. 533 00:34:40,090 --> 00:34:41,650 That's us now. 534 00:34:48,650 --> 00:34:51,410 RECORDING DEVICE PLAYS LONG TONE 535 00:35:00,010 --> 00:35:01,048 TONE STOPS 536 00:35:01,050 --> 00:35:03,128 Anti-Corruption Unit 12 interview 537 00:35:03,130 --> 00:35:05,568 of Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson 538 00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:09,048 in the presence of her Police Federation representative, 539 00:35:09,050 --> 00:35:11,528 DCI John Rix, by Superintendent Hastings, 540 00:35:11,530 --> 00:35:14,610 Detective Inspector Arnott and Detective Constable Bishop. 541 00:35:15,810 --> 00:35:18,728 Ma'am, this interview relates to Operation Lighthouse, 542 00:35:18,730 --> 00:35:23,768 the inquiry into the murder of Gail Vella on September 10th, 2019, 543 00:35:23,770 --> 00:35:25,888 on which you've been senior investigating officer 544 00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:28,128 since 6th October of that same year. 545 00:35:28,130 --> 00:35:30,448 Document six in your folders. 546 00:35:30,450 --> 00:35:32,768 Document six is a copy of an incident report 547 00:35:32,770 --> 00:35:34,128 lawfully seized by AC-12 548 00:35:34,130 --> 00:35:36,808 from the offices of the murder investigation team 549 00:35:36,810 --> 00:35:40,448 located at Hillside Lane Police Station on 4th November. 550 00:35:40,450 --> 00:35:42,608 Said incident report describes events 551 00:35:42,610 --> 00:35:44,328 on the morning of 27th October, 552 00:35:44,330 --> 00:35:47,168 specifically the diversion and delay of an operation 553 00:35:47,170 --> 00:35:49,488 to arrest a suspect in the murder of Gail Vella 554 00:35:49,490 --> 00:35:51,328 in order to attend an armed robbery 555 00:35:51,330 --> 00:35:54,368 taking place at Hickey's Bookmakers, Verlaine Road. 556 00:35:54,370 --> 00:35:56,648 On screen, images 11 to 14. 557 00:35:56,650 --> 00:36:00,690 Images 11 to 14 show street views of said location. 558 00:36:01,930 --> 00:36:04,168 DCI Davidson, can you kindly explain your actions 559 00:36:04,170 --> 00:36:08,330 on the morning of October 27th in relation to this armed robbery? 560 00:36:10,130 --> 00:36:14,728 En route to arrest the suspect, I observed a suspicious vehicle. 561 00:36:14,730 --> 00:36:17,568 Further inquiries detected an armed robbery in progress. 562 00:36:17,570 --> 00:36:19,848 I ordered my officers to intervene. 563 00:36:19,850 --> 00:36:22,888 DCI Davidson's actions prevented a serious and immediate threat 564 00:36:22,890 --> 00:36:24,088 to members of the public. 565 00:36:24,090 --> 00:36:26,008 Commendable. 566 00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:29,568 DI Arnott. Image 14 on screen. 567 00:36:29,570 --> 00:36:33,688 Image 14 shows the line of sight from the route of the MIT convoy 568 00:36:33,690 --> 00:36:36,448 to the location of the suspicious vehicle. 569 00:36:36,450 --> 00:36:38,448 Given you were a front-facing passenger, 570 00:36:38,450 --> 00:36:39,648 it was a narrow line of sight. 571 00:36:39,650 --> 00:36:41,968 Plus, you were going like the clappers. 572 00:36:41,970 --> 00:36:45,248 Nonetheless, I did see the vehicle and, as a result, 573 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:49,528 numerous members of the public were saved from a terrifying ordeal. 574 00:36:49,530 --> 00:36:50,570 Oh. 575 00:36:51,570 --> 00:36:53,688 And what was it about this vehicle? 576 00:36:53,690 --> 00:36:57,968 Sir? I mean, it's just an ordinary van parked in an ordinary street. 577 00:36:57,970 --> 00:37:00,008 Why give it the time of day? 578 00:37:00,010 --> 00:37:03,008 A registration check proved suspicious. 579 00:37:03,010 --> 00:37:07,210 Yes, but you only found that out after you stopped to investigate. 580 00:37:09,330 --> 00:37:12,808 It was an idling MPV parked adjacent to a bookmakers. 581 00:37:12,810 --> 00:37:14,728 The driver wasn't reading a newspaper 582 00:37:14,730 --> 00:37:16,568 or messing about on his phone. 583 00:37:16,570 --> 00:37:18,608 His eyes were fixed on the bookies. 584 00:37:18,610 --> 00:37:21,808 He was alert for a quick getaway. Oh. 585 00:37:21,810 --> 00:37:25,448 And you deduced all that in the fraction of a second? 586 00:37:25,450 --> 00:37:27,808 Call it a police officer's instinct. 587 00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:31,648 Oh, yes, we all get those from time to time, DCI Davidson. 588 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:33,088 I might be getting one right now. 589 00:37:33,090 --> 00:37:34,968 DC Bishop. 590 00:37:34,970 --> 00:37:38,568 We've examined MIT records in relation to the armed robbery. 591 00:37:38,570 --> 00:37:41,728 Document 12 in your folders 592 00:37:41,730 --> 00:37:44,408 and image 20 on screen. 593 00:37:44,410 --> 00:37:46,568 Image 20 shows the men arrested 594 00:37:46,570 --> 00:37:49,408 in the act of conducting an armed robbery 595 00:37:49,410 --> 00:37:52,288 of Hickey's Bookmakers on October 27th. 596 00:37:52,290 --> 00:37:54,928 None of these men has a history of serious or violent crime. 597 00:37:54,930 --> 00:37:57,648 The robbery took place early in the morning, 598 00:37:57,650 --> 00:37:59,568 when takings would be at their lowest. 599 00:37:59,570 --> 00:38:02,290 So what would you deduce from these facts, DCI Davidson? 600 00:38:03,530 --> 00:38:05,288 A group of amateur criminals 601 00:38:05,290 --> 00:38:08,048 attempted an armed robbery in an amateur fashion. 602 00:38:08,050 --> 00:38:10,608 According to Murder Investigation Team files 603 00:38:10,610 --> 00:38:13,048 lawfully seized on 4th November, 604 00:38:13,050 --> 00:38:16,048 attending the armed robbery on the morning of 27th October 605 00:38:16,050 --> 00:38:18,848 caused a delay of two hours and 25 minutes to the operation planned 606 00:38:18,850 --> 00:38:21,568 to arrest a suspect using the alias Ross Turner, 607 00:38:21,570 --> 00:38:24,848 believed to reside at Flat 4F, Beechwood House, Moss Heath. 608 00:38:24,850 --> 00:38:27,688 This delay was out of DCI Davidson's control. 609 00:38:27,690 --> 00:38:29,768 One of the armed robbers was shot dead 610 00:38:29,770 --> 00:38:31,768 by an authorised firearms officer. 611 00:38:31,770 --> 00:38:34,968 This necessitated a forensic deployment and replacement AFOs. 612 00:38:34,970 --> 00:38:38,448 We also understand that an authority for directed surveillance 613 00:38:38,450 --> 00:38:41,048 applied to Beechwood House. The required authority 614 00:38:41,050 --> 00:38:43,048 should have been for intrusive surveillance. 615 00:38:43,050 --> 00:38:45,008 As a result, while the matter was resolved, 616 00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:48,408 surveillance was absent for a period of three hours and 35 minutes. 617 00:38:48,410 --> 00:38:50,688 It needed to be resolved. 618 00:38:50,690 --> 00:38:52,928 Any evidence captured during the wrong authority 619 00:38:52,930 --> 00:38:55,688 would have been inadmissible. Well, maybe it would have been a good idea 620 00:38:55,690 --> 00:38:58,890 to get the right authority in the first place, wouldn't you say? 621 00:39:00,130 --> 00:39:02,808 The error in assigning the wrong surveillance authority 622 00:39:02,810 --> 00:39:05,410 was committed by a senior officer. 623 00:39:07,090 --> 00:39:08,690 That isn't in the file. 624 00:39:09,770 --> 00:39:11,890 I chose not to embarrass him. 625 00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:16,248 Look, DCI Davidson, we are charged here 626 00:39:16,250 --> 00:39:18,608 with investigating serious crimes, 627 00:39:18,610 --> 00:39:22,408 not least the murder of a young woman in the prime of her life. 628 00:39:22,410 --> 00:39:27,528 And I expect all policemen and women to uphold their duty to the public 629 00:39:27,530 --> 00:39:32,488 above any misguided loyalty they may have to their fellow officers. 630 00:39:32,490 --> 00:39:34,850 Now, who was the senior officer? 631 00:39:37,050 --> 00:39:38,530 No comment, sir. 632 00:39:40,730 --> 00:39:44,368 DI Arnott, will you bookmark that for the DIR? 633 00:39:44,370 --> 00:39:46,248 Failure to comply. 634 00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:47,570 Sir. 635 00:39:53,210 --> 00:39:54,768 DC Bishop. 636 00:39:54,770 --> 00:39:56,568 Image 29 on screen. 637 00:39:56,570 --> 00:39:59,368 Please refer to document 15 in your folders, 638 00:39:59,370 --> 00:40:03,808 a copy of an arrest report lawfully seized on 4th of November. 639 00:40:03,810 --> 00:40:07,928 Said arrest report describes the arrest on 27th October 640 00:40:07,930 --> 00:40:09,888 at Flat 4F Beechwood House 641 00:40:09,890 --> 00:40:12,928 of a person later identified as Terry Boyle, 642 00:40:12,930 --> 00:40:14,848 shown on the right in image 29. 643 00:40:14,850 --> 00:40:16,768 Also detected at the property 644 00:40:16,770 --> 00:40:20,008 were fingerprints and DNA deposits matching Carl Banks, 645 00:40:20,010 --> 00:40:22,288 shown on the left in image 29. 646 00:40:22,290 --> 00:40:24,848 Let's start with Terry Boyle. 647 00:40:24,850 --> 00:40:27,968 According to files lawfully seized on November 4th, 648 00:40:27,970 --> 00:40:29,688 a covert human intelligence source 649 00:40:29,690 --> 00:40:31,648 submitted information to his handler, 650 00:40:31,650 --> 00:40:34,928 which was communicated to the Murder Investigation Team via phone call 651 00:40:34,930 --> 00:40:38,648 at 23.21 on 26th October. 652 00:40:38,650 --> 00:40:41,768 The CHIS claimed a person using the name Ross Turner 653 00:40:41,770 --> 00:40:44,728 had confessed to the murder of Gail Vella. 654 00:40:44,730 --> 00:40:46,608 Terry Boyle's semen was detected 655 00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:49,488 on images of Gail Vella found in his permanent residence, 656 00:40:49,490 --> 00:40:52,408 which is located a short distance from Gail Vella's home. 657 00:40:52,410 --> 00:40:53,928 Also detected at the property 658 00:40:53,930 --> 00:40:56,568 were chemical traces of heroin and cocaine, 659 00:40:56,570 --> 00:41:00,368 and on an item of outer clothing particles of gunshot residue. 660 00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:02,848 Incriminating evidence. 661 00:41:02,850 --> 00:41:05,608 Gail Vella's Peugeot 108 was intercepted. 662 00:41:05,610 --> 00:41:07,408 As Miss Vella got out of the vehicle, 663 00:41:07,410 --> 00:41:09,088 she was murdered with a single gunshot 664 00:41:09,090 --> 00:41:10,848 carried out using a hard contact method 665 00:41:10,850 --> 00:41:12,448 in which the muzzle of the pistol 666 00:41:12,450 --> 00:41:14,768 was forced against the back of Miss Vella's head. 667 00:41:14,770 --> 00:41:17,128 Now, this technique confines noise and gunshot powder. 668 00:41:17,130 --> 00:41:20,248 The murderer successfully evaded all neighbourhood security cameras. 669 00:41:20,250 --> 00:41:22,808 These findings strongly suggest a contract killing 670 00:41:22,810 --> 00:41:25,568 of the type ordered by organised crime. 671 00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:27,648 Terry Boyle has no criminal record, 672 00:41:27,650 --> 00:41:29,688 no known association with organised crime, 673 00:41:29,690 --> 00:41:32,488 and suffers from learning difficulties which raise doubts 674 00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:36,008 regarding his capacity to commit a cold-blooded assassination. 675 00:41:36,010 --> 00:41:38,848 The finding of images of Gail Vella 676 00:41:38,850 --> 00:41:41,808 suggested Boyle was an obsessed fan. 677 00:41:41,810 --> 00:41:45,008 While the hard contact technique is associated with contract killing, 678 00:41:45,010 --> 00:41:46,808 it's not exclusive. 679 00:41:46,810 --> 00:41:49,968 There's no physical reason an amateur couldn't do the same. 680 00:41:49,970 --> 00:41:53,168 The particles of gunshot residue also link Boyle to the crime. 681 00:41:53,170 --> 00:41:55,208 They're below the threshold amount you'd expect 682 00:41:55,210 --> 00:41:56,648 if Boyle had been holding the gun. 683 00:41:56,650 --> 00:41:59,848 Then add in the total lack of blood spatter - there's not even a spot. 684 00:41:59,850 --> 00:42:01,768 That's correct, DI Arnott. 685 00:42:01,770 --> 00:42:04,288 We suspect the coat was cross-contaminated 686 00:42:04,290 --> 00:42:06,248 from Boyle's hands or other clothing, 687 00:42:06,250 --> 00:42:09,408 clothing he could have disposed of after the murder. 688 00:42:09,410 --> 00:42:12,088 That's speculation, ma'am. You've got no evidence. 689 00:42:12,090 --> 00:42:14,970 Which is why I didn't charge him. 690 00:42:21,090 --> 00:42:24,768 Right, let's take a look at this fellow Carl Banks. 691 00:42:24,770 --> 00:42:28,730 Image 30 on screen. Image 30 shows Carl Banks's criminal record. 692 00:42:30,090 --> 00:42:32,448 Banks has a long association with organised crime 693 00:42:32,450 --> 00:42:35,568 and a history of violence, including firearms offences. 694 00:42:35,570 --> 00:42:38,328 He fits the profile of a contract killer. 695 00:42:38,330 --> 00:42:41,888 To use your words, DI Arnott, that's speculation. 696 00:42:41,890 --> 00:42:44,808 Also, there's the question of motive. 697 00:42:44,810 --> 00:42:48,128 Terry Boyle fits the profile of an obsessed fan. 698 00:42:48,130 --> 00:42:50,008 We've never been able to identify a motive 699 00:42:50,010 --> 00:42:52,088 for a contract killing against Gail Vella. 700 00:42:52,090 --> 00:42:56,048 There's the possibility Vella was working on an explosive story. 701 00:42:56,050 --> 00:42:58,488 Not only was she executed, her research was stolen. 702 00:42:58,490 --> 00:43:02,288 A desktop and laptop computer recovered from the property 703 00:43:02,290 --> 00:43:05,008 and recently re-examined bear no fingerprints 704 00:43:05,010 --> 00:43:07,088 or DNA deposits matching Gail Vella. 705 00:43:07,090 --> 00:43:09,890 We believe these items were planted to conceal a burglary. 706 00:43:12,010 --> 00:43:14,008 That's not in our files. 707 00:43:14,010 --> 00:43:15,768 No, but it's in ours. 708 00:43:15,770 --> 00:43:18,528 We're detectives, too, you know, in case you hadn't noticed. 709 00:43:18,530 --> 00:43:22,288 DCI Davidson has led an exemplary inquiry. 710 00:43:22,290 --> 00:43:23,968 If you've got new information, 711 00:43:23,970 --> 00:43:27,048 you should share it with the Murder Investigation Team. 712 00:43:27,050 --> 00:43:28,288 According to your files, 713 00:43:28,290 --> 00:43:30,608 fingerprints and DNA deposits matching Banks 714 00:43:30,610 --> 00:43:32,008 detected at Beechwood House 715 00:43:32,010 --> 00:43:34,568 were far more numerous than those matching Boyle, 716 00:43:34,570 --> 00:43:36,888 suggesting Banks was the primary resident, 717 00:43:36,890 --> 00:43:39,688 and also detected at Beechwood House were signs of forced entry. 718 00:43:39,690 --> 00:43:43,848 Image 37 on screen is from Carl Banks's postmortem. 719 00:43:43,850 --> 00:43:47,648 Document 21 in your folders is a copy of the postmortem report. 720 00:43:47,650 --> 00:43:51,328 According to said postmortem report, the pathologist concluded 721 00:43:51,330 --> 00:43:53,688 Carl Banks died from exsanguination 722 00:43:53,690 --> 00:43:55,848 due to a deep laceration to the neck, 723 00:43:55,850 --> 00:43:57,848 most likely inflicted by a knife. 724 00:43:57,850 --> 00:44:01,048 Also detected on Banks's body were lacerations and bruising 725 00:44:01,050 --> 00:44:03,208 caused by heavy blunt trauma to the head, 726 00:44:03,210 --> 00:44:04,968 facial lacerations and bruising, 727 00:44:04,970 --> 00:44:08,248 and lesions on both wrists consistent with ligature restraints. 728 00:44:08,250 --> 00:44:12,048 All these injuries were caused some time before his death, 729 00:44:12,050 --> 00:44:15,528 and time of death was put at on or around 27th October. 730 00:44:15,530 --> 00:44:20,408 So, what we have here is a forced entry into Carl Banks's flat, 731 00:44:20,410 --> 00:44:23,488 Banks beaten unconscious, his hands tied and, 732 00:44:23,490 --> 00:44:25,448 some time later, his throat cut. 733 00:44:25,450 --> 00:44:28,488 None of this could have occurred without his arrest being delayed 734 00:44:28,490 --> 00:44:30,168 and the surveillance being absent. 735 00:44:30,170 --> 00:44:33,048 Now, call me suspicious, DCI Davidson, but it seems to me 736 00:44:33,050 --> 00:44:34,168 that somebody got wind 737 00:44:34,170 --> 00:44:37,048 that Banks was shooting his mouth off about Vella's murder 738 00:44:37,050 --> 00:44:39,368 and they decided to murder him to stop him talking. 739 00:44:39,370 --> 00:44:41,288 Not only that, but they knew 740 00:44:41,290 --> 00:44:44,288 that your team was on course to arrest him. 741 00:44:44,290 --> 00:44:46,608 They knew the route you were taking. 742 00:44:46,610 --> 00:44:49,168 And to top it all, they knew the surveillance was absent, 743 00:44:49,170 --> 00:44:51,408 so that meant they could walk in there, 744 00:44:51,410 --> 00:44:54,848 drag Banks out and substitute him with Terry Boyle. 745 00:44:54,850 --> 00:44:57,728 And none of this, none of this could have happened 746 00:44:57,730 --> 00:45:01,528 without you, and you alone, spotting that van outside the bookies 747 00:45:01,530 --> 00:45:04,088 and deciding for some reason I cannot fathom 748 00:45:04,090 --> 00:45:07,128 that it warranted investigation. 749 00:45:07,130 --> 00:45:10,928 Sir, all this is circumstantial. 750 00:45:10,930 --> 00:45:14,048 There's no evidence to support anyone knowing any details 751 00:45:14,050 --> 00:45:15,768 of Operation Lighthouse. 752 00:45:15,770 --> 00:45:19,528 Evidence? We'll give you evidence. DC Bishop. 753 00:45:19,530 --> 00:45:24,568 Image 41. Image 41 shows item reference AR-6, 754 00:45:24,570 --> 00:45:28,408 a knife that was detected in the vicinity of Carl Banks's body. 755 00:45:28,410 --> 00:45:30,248 Yeah, the killer, he didn't even bother 756 00:45:30,250 --> 00:45:31,848 to throw the knife into the canal. 757 00:45:31,850 --> 00:45:34,528 I mean, he left it lying around for the search team to find. 758 00:45:34,530 --> 00:45:36,168 That was handy, wasn't it? 759 00:45:36,170 --> 00:45:38,088 Criminals make mistakes. 760 00:45:38,090 --> 00:45:39,610 That's how we catch them. 761 00:45:40,690 --> 00:45:45,290 I could say exactly the same, DCI Davidson, exactly the same. 762 00:45:46,610 --> 00:45:49,088 Please refer to document 23 in your folders, 763 00:45:49,090 --> 00:45:52,528 a copy of a forensic report on item reference AR-6. 764 00:45:52,530 --> 00:45:56,528 Blood detected on AR-6 was subjected to DNA analysis. 765 00:45:56,530 --> 00:45:59,568 The DNA harvested from blood cells on AR-6 766 00:45:59,570 --> 00:46:03,248 match with 99.9% probability DNA from Carl Banks. 767 00:46:03,250 --> 00:46:06,528 Fingerprints on AR-6 match with 99.9% probability 768 00:46:06,530 --> 00:46:09,608 fingerprints belonging to Alastair Oldroyd. 769 00:46:09,610 --> 00:46:12,248 Alastair Oldroyd was the CHIS who submitted the original intel 770 00:46:12,250 --> 00:46:14,448 that Banks had confessed to Vella's murder. 771 00:46:14,450 --> 00:46:17,288 So, for some reason, Alastair Oldroyd, 772 00:46:17,290 --> 00:46:20,808 no history of violent crime, kills Banks. 773 00:46:20,810 --> 00:46:24,488 The evidence proves Oldroyd handled the murder weapon. 774 00:46:24,490 --> 00:46:27,448 We suspect Banks had been threatening Oldroyd. 775 00:46:27,450 --> 00:46:30,408 Are you trying to kid us that Alastair Oldroyd went in there, 776 00:46:30,410 --> 00:46:32,608 beat Banks unconscious, dragged him out of the fla...? 777 00:46:32,610 --> 00:46:34,810 He was ten stone wringing wet! 778 00:46:36,250 --> 00:46:40,608 And that's not the half of it, not by a long chalk. DI Arnott. 779 00:46:40,610 --> 00:46:43,408 Document 31. According to your files, 780 00:46:43,410 --> 00:46:45,808 Oldroyd was found dead on 29th October 781 00:46:45,810 --> 00:46:49,088 from a fall from the derelict Chapel Place Car Park. 782 00:46:49,090 --> 00:46:50,528 According to said files, 783 00:46:50,530 --> 00:46:53,168 due to the lack of witnesses and security cameras, 784 00:46:53,170 --> 00:46:56,408 it's impossible to determine if Oldroyd jumped or he was pushed. 785 00:46:56,410 --> 00:46:59,768 Our hypothesis is that Oldroyd killed Banks, 786 00:46:59,770 --> 00:47:01,448 then committed suicide. 787 00:47:01,450 --> 00:47:03,208 Yeah, your hypothesis. 788 00:47:03,210 --> 00:47:04,688 So there we have it, 789 00:47:04,690 --> 00:47:07,208 a series of suspicious deaths 790 00:47:07,210 --> 00:47:11,968 that conveniently obliterate a trail of evidence that might lead us 791 00:47:11,970 --> 00:47:15,248 to Gail Vella's actual murderer. And in the meantime, 792 00:47:15,250 --> 00:47:19,368 you have that wee fella Terry Boyle on police bail. 793 00:47:19,370 --> 00:47:23,208 You have failed to consider the alternative, 794 00:47:23,210 --> 00:47:27,488 that Carl Banks murdered Gail Vella on the orders of organised crime, 795 00:47:27,490 --> 00:47:32,128 that organised criminals murdered Carl Banks for his silence, 796 00:47:32,130 --> 00:47:37,408 and that organised criminals framed Alastair Oldroyd for Banks's murder 797 00:47:37,410 --> 00:47:41,448 and then staged Oldroyd's murder to look like a suicide. 798 00:47:41,450 --> 00:47:43,648 Of course I've considered alternatives... 799 00:47:43,650 --> 00:47:46,568 And none of this, none of this would have happened 800 00:47:46,570 --> 00:47:50,008 without crucial information on police activities 801 00:47:50,010 --> 00:47:52,290 being leaked to organised crime. 802 00:47:58,290 --> 00:47:59,450 I agree. 803 00:48:04,930 --> 00:48:06,128 Excuse me? 804 00:48:06,130 --> 00:48:07,770 I agree, sir. 805 00:48:10,050 --> 00:48:12,928 If your theory is correct, the only way it could have worked 806 00:48:12,930 --> 00:48:15,208 would have been for a corrupt officer from my team 807 00:48:15,210 --> 00:48:18,490 to have leaked key information to organised crime. 808 00:48:20,770 --> 00:48:24,008 Well, as I'm sure you're aware of, DCI Davidson, 809 00:48:24,010 --> 00:48:27,768 there's really only one way we're going to find out. 810 00:48:27,770 --> 00:48:30,008 DCI Joanne Davidson, you do not have to say anything, 811 00:48:30,010 --> 00:48:32,768 but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned 812 00:48:32,770 --> 00:48:34,888 something you later rely on in court. 813 00:48:34,890 --> 00:48:37,168 Anything you do say may be used in evidence. 814 00:48:37,170 --> 00:48:40,528 DCI Davidson, did you leak information 815 00:48:40,530 --> 00:48:43,088 on your team's operations? 816 00:48:43,090 --> 00:48:45,248 No, sir, I did not. 817 00:48:45,250 --> 00:48:47,688 Do you know of anyone who did leak information? 818 00:48:47,690 --> 00:48:50,248 No, sir, I do not. 819 00:48:50,250 --> 00:48:53,568 I'd ask if you've examined my communications history. 820 00:48:53,570 --> 00:48:54,968 As per anti-corruption powers, 821 00:48:54,970 --> 00:48:57,328 we've been able to access your work calls and e-mails. 822 00:48:57,330 --> 00:48:59,728 Any evidence that I've been communicating with an OCG? 823 00:48:59,730 --> 00:49:01,368 No, ma'am. However, we all recognise 824 00:49:01,370 --> 00:49:03,728 that such communication is typically carried out 825 00:49:03,730 --> 00:49:05,608 by unregistered so-called burner phones. 826 00:49:05,610 --> 00:49:07,688 I don't have a burner phone. 827 00:49:07,690 --> 00:49:10,008 Search my address, search my car. 828 00:49:10,010 --> 00:49:11,728 We will, ma'am. 829 00:49:11,730 --> 00:49:12,770 Fine. 830 00:49:15,810 --> 00:49:17,088 Are we done, sir? 831 00:49:17,090 --> 00:49:19,008 No, DCI Davidson, we are not done here. 832 00:49:19,010 --> 00:49:20,848 I'm not happy with some of the answers 833 00:49:20,850 --> 00:49:22,808 you've given in this interview today. 834 00:49:22,810 --> 00:49:26,328 Specifically, I'm concerned about three unanswered questions. 835 00:49:26,330 --> 00:49:28,408 One, your possible collusion 836 00:49:28,410 --> 00:49:31,848 in diverting and delaying Carl Banks's arrest. 837 00:49:31,850 --> 00:49:33,768 Two, your possible collusion 838 00:49:33,770 --> 00:49:37,728 in the failure to maintain constant surveillance on Carl Banks's flat. 839 00:49:37,730 --> 00:49:41,448 And three, your possible collusion in leaking information 840 00:49:41,450 --> 00:49:44,688 regarding items one and two. 841 00:49:44,690 --> 00:49:46,248 And so, therefore, DCI Davidson, 842 00:49:46,250 --> 00:49:49,488 I'm going to arrest you on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. 843 00:49:49,490 --> 00:49:51,768 DCI Davidson strenuously denies the allegations... 844 00:49:51,770 --> 00:49:53,248 You will be held here 845 00:49:53,250 --> 00:49:56,328 until we can find a suitable police custody cell. 846 00:49:56,330 --> 00:50:00,210 Interview terminated at 11.22. 847 00:50:01,370 --> 00:50:02,770 Wait. 848 00:50:05,610 --> 00:50:09,568 An OCG needed time to plan the robbery and the abduction of Banks. 849 00:50:09,570 --> 00:50:12,288 If I was SIO on this, the first thing I'd want to know 850 00:50:12,290 --> 00:50:15,808 is who knew about Banks's confession early enough. 851 00:50:15,810 --> 00:50:18,368 In order, that's the CHIS handler, 852 00:50:18,370 --> 00:50:22,368 then my officers who received his call, PS Jatri and DS Lomax, 853 00:50:22,370 --> 00:50:26,490 then me, then my boss, Detective Superintendent Buckells. 854 00:50:27,770 --> 00:50:31,130 If you're going to search my home, I'd suggest you search theirs too. 855 00:50:50,770 --> 00:50:53,088 Do you understand how much work I've got to do? 856 00:50:53,090 --> 00:50:55,048 When the Chief Super phones up 857 00:50:55,050 --> 00:50:57,088 and asks what's going on with Lighthouse, right, 858 00:50:57,090 --> 00:50:58,448 what am I going to tell him? 859 00:50:58,450 --> 00:51:00,128 Cheers, guys. Oh, about bloody time. 860 00:51:00,130 --> 00:51:02,008 You want to tell me what the hell's going on? 861 00:51:02,010 --> 00:51:03,688 Detective Superintendent Buckells, 862 00:51:03,690 --> 00:51:06,488 in connection with our lawful inquiry into Operation Lighthouse, 863 00:51:06,490 --> 00:51:09,408 we have received authority to examine the communications activity 864 00:51:09,410 --> 00:51:12,368 of certain named officers. Is this a piss-take or what? 865 00:51:12,370 --> 00:51:14,528 Sir, your work and personal communications records 866 00:51:14,530 --> 00:51:16,008 are currently being scrutinised. 867 00:51:16,010 --> 00:51:18,728 Furthermore, we have received authority to carry out a search 868 00:51:18,730 --> 00:51:21,330 of your vehicle and your home under warrant powers. 869 00:51:23,610 --> 00:51:26,490 This is a joke, a total pigging joke. 870 00:51:28,330 --> 00:51:30,008 Well, yeah, I'll tell you what, 871 00:51:30,010 --> 00:51:32,728 when you find my stash of jazz mags, feel free to knock one out. 872 00:51:32,730 --> 00:51:35,570 Thank you for your cooperation, sir. 873 00:51:47,410 --> 00:51:49,210 PHONE RINGS 874 00:51:51,730 --> 00:51:52,848 DI Arnott. 875 00:51:52,850 --> 00:51:55,368 It's Chloe, sir. Look, I'm at the search 876 00:51:55,370 --> 00:51:57,888 and the FIs have found a cache of burner phones. 877 00:51:57,890 --> 00:51:59,528 Where? Davidson's? 878 00:51:59,530 --> 00:52:01,848 No, Officer J's. 879 00:52:01,850 --> 00:52:03,690 At Farida's. 880 00:52:04,730 --> 00:52:06,128 On my way. 881 00:52:06,130 --> 00:52:08,170 SIREN WAILS 882 00:52:14,250 --> 00:52:18,008 For the DIR, I'm showing PS Jatri item reference CB-4. 883 00:52:18,010 --> 00:52:20,248 CB-4 is an unregistered mobile phone 884 00:52:20,250 --> 00:52:23,490 detected during a lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 885 00:52:24,690 --> 00:52:26,728 Do you recognise this phone? 886 00:52:26,730 --> 00:52:27,770 No. 887 00:52:29,730 --> 00:52:32,008 For the DIR, I'm showing PS Jatri image 76. 888 00:52:32,010 --> 00:52:35,328 Image 76 shows a cache of similar devices 889 00:52:35,330 --> 00:52:39,208 detected during said lawful search of 29 Stalton Drive. 890 00:52:39,210 --> 00:52:42,248 How do you account for these devices being found hidden in your home? 891 00:52:42,250 --> 00:52:44,848 They've been put there! I don't know anything about them. 892 00:52:44,850 --> 00:52:46,528 All these devices bear DNA deposits 893 00:52:46,530 --> 00:52:48,328 matching your elimination samples. 894 00:52:48,330 --> 00:52:51,168 I've never even seen them before, let alone touched them! 895 00:52:51,170 --> 00:52:53,848 Examination of mobile phone CB-4 896 00:52:53,850 --> 00:52:58,008 reveals calls made in the early hours of October 27th 897 00:52:58,010 --> 00:52:59,448 to an unidentified number. 898 00:52:59,450 --> 00:53:02,128 The timing of these calls coincides exactly 899 00:53:02,130 --> 00:53:04,768 with the first intelligence report 900 00:53:04,770 --> 00:53:06,928 of a suspect claiming to have murdered Gail Vella. 901 00:53:06,930 --> 00:53:09,368 Did you pass on confidential information 902 00:53:09,370 --> 00:53:11,528 on the operation to arrest this suspect? 903 00:53:11,530 --> 00:53:14,530 No, no! I had nothing to do with it! 904 00:53:16,970 --> 00:53:19,608 Farida Jatri, I have been in consultation 905 00:53:19,610 --> 00:53:21,288 with the Crown Prosecutor 906 00:53:21,290 --> 00:53:24,208 and she has authorised me to charge you with the following offences... 907 00:53:24,210 --> 00:53:26,610 I'm being framed! Who's framing you? 908 00:53:28,370 --> 00:53:30,170 Who are you claiming is framing you? 909 00:53:34,410 --> 00:53:36,168 It's Jo, it's Jo Davidson. 910 00:53:36,170 --> 00:53:38,088 She planted those phones. 911 00:53:38,090 --> 00:53:40,330 You're claiming she broke into your house? 912 00:53:41,690 --> 00:53:43,090 She didn't have to break in. 913 00:53:44,410 --> 00:53:45,770 What do you mean by that? 914 00:53:48,050 --> 00:53:49,210 She lived there with me. 915 00:53:51,890 --> 00:53:55,128 We searched DCI Davidson's home address. It appeared lived in. 916 00:53:55,130 --> 00:53:58,128 Yeah, she has her own place, she just keeps overnight stuff at mine. 917 00:53:58,130 --> 00:54:00,648 We found no items belonging to another person. 918 00:54:00,650 --> 00:54:02,090 She moved out. 919 00:54:07,210 --> 00:54:11,410 Are you able to disclose to us the nature of this relationship? 920 00:54:18,850 --> 00:54:20,250 She was lying to me. 921 00:54:21,650 --> 00:54:23,728 She lied and lied. 922 00:54:23,730 --> 00:54:25,768 That's the kind of person she is. 923 00:54:25,770 --> 00:54:27,930 None of you know what she's like. 924 00:54:32,210 --> 00:54:34,010 SHE SOBS 925 00:54:37,770 --> 00:54:40,128 God give me strength, I don't know who to believe. 926 00:54:40,130 --> 00:54:42,968 Well, now it seems possible Farida made allegations about Davidson 927 00:54:42,970 --> 00:54:45,968 for personal reasons. But the stuff we've found since then... 928 00:54:45,970 --> 00:54:48,768 Isn't enough. Not yet, anyway. 929 00:54:48,770 --> 00:54:50,610 HE TAPS AT PHONE 930 00:54:52,530 --> 00:54:54,290 Superintendent Hastings. 931 00:54:55,490 --> 00:54:57,690 Release DCI Davidson. 932 00:55:04,330 --> 00:55:06,370 Why won't anyone believe me? 933 00:55:22,130 --> 00:55:24,490 Thanks, I'm fine from here. Ma'am. 934 00:55:41,690 --> 00:55:45,170 Where to, ma'am? I need to pick up my car. 935 00:55:46,970 --> 00:55:49,328 I don't know if they've told you about PS Jatri... 936 00:55:49,330 --> 00:55:51,850 That's what happens to a rat. 937 00:56:46,490 --> 00:56:48,930 SHE SOBS 938 00:56:58,370 --> 00:57:00,410 SHE WAILS