The Bill S25E39 Conviction - Cover Up
The Bill S25E39 Conviction - Cover Up
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00:00Previously, on The Bill.
00:01What was that?
00:02You're no good to anyone if you get a beat like this.
00:03You're messing with my head.
00:04Am I?
00:05You're coming from a line under you, aren't you?
00:06Yeah.
00:07Just don't push your luck, okay?
00:08Come on.
00:30All CR Oscar units, suspects on premises, 47, 47, Boston Avenue, units to Dill, please.
00:43CR Oscar, 2-1.
00:442-1, C.
00:45CR 1.
00:46CR 1, C.
00:47Foreman to Mrs. Crenshaw, 49, over.
00:55Do you want to check the garden?
01:01Oi!
01:02Police!
01:03Stop!
01:05CR Oscar, 7-9-5.
01:066-8-6, he's chasing suspects out the rear of the premises onto the allotments, over.
01:11CR Oscar, 30.
01:13Can we try for India, 9-9, an adult unit, over.
01:31Are you okay?
01:32Which way did he go, Sam?
01:33I don't know.
01:34I lost him.
01:35Right.
01:36Right.
01:37There'll still be someone in here.
01:38Roger.
01:39Sally, you talk to him.
01:40Roger.
01:41Roger.
01:42Roger.
01:43Roger.
01:44Roger.
01:45Roger.
01:46Roger.
01:47Roger.
01:48Roger.
01:49Roger.
01:50Roger.
01:51Roger.
01:52Roger.
01:53Roger.
01:54Roger.
01:55Roger.
01:56Roger.
01:57Roger.
01:58Roger.
02:00Clear out front.
02:02Ben?
02:03Let me in the front door, will you?
02:05This is the police!
02:07Make yourself known!
02:14Ben, check in there.
02:15Roger.
02:20We clear?
02:21Clear downstairs, Sarge.
02:23Save me the battery, Sarge.
02:24Yeah, get that alarm turned off, will you?
02:26Sally, find out who called this in.
02:30All units, we're currently down a suspect at the premises.
02:32Can I get a boarded-up unit, over?
02:52Right.
02:53I want these two nicked for a flight.
02:55And I want to wear this name and office.
02:57Right.
02:58And I want to wear this name and off everyone here.
03:00Right, calm down.
03:01Mate!
03:02You!
03:03Put that back in your trousers.
03:05If you don't put that away, I'm going to nick you.
03:07Yeah, jog on, mate.
03:12Right then, mate.
03:15I need some help down in there.
03:16Come down here.
03:19He's breathing.
03:21See how it's coming from 54?
03:23I've got an unconscious male, possible victim of assault in there.
03:26Send an ambulance to Mersin Street right away, over.
03:2954, ambulance is on its way.
03:32Do you know what?
03:33See how it's coming from 54?
03:35I'm going to need some more uniformed bodies down here now.
03:37All right, instead of looking, who saw something?
03:40Anyone see what happened?
03:42Sarge?
03:43Yeah?
03:44Ben?
03:45Can you get on to the CSE?
03:46Right, I've just spoken to Mrs Crenshaw, the woman who called it in.
03:48She's in her 70s, her eyesight's not so good, but her hearing is A1, apparently.
03:52She said she heard glass breaking and then thought she saw somebody out the back.
03:55Did she give you a description?
03:56Male, that's it, no height, no colour.
03:58Well, you chased after him, what do you think?
04:00To be honest, I don't really see very much.
04:03Sarge, the keyholder is an Oliver Robinson, but we haven't been able to raise him by phone yet.
04:07Thanks, Richard.
04:08Sarge, CSE can't get here till the morning.
04:10Really?
04:12What's going on?
04:13Mr Robinson?
04:14Yeah.
04:15How do you know my name?
04:17This is your house, yeah?
04:19It's the bank's, I just paid the mortgage.
04:21I'm afraid you've had a break-in.
04:23Really?
04:24Yeah, you might want to check to see if anything's missing.
04:27Er...
04:29Telly...
04:31DVD...
04:32Laptop...
04:34Looks like I got away lightly.
04:36Well, we disturbed the burglar.
04:55My watch is gone.
04:57I took it off this morning.
04:59It was just there on top of the cabinet.
05:01Oh, really?
05:02How much was it worth?
05:03About nine grand.
05:07All units, assistance required to an assault on Malison Street.
05:1030 received, show Sierra 1 dealing, over.
05:12You two take Malison Street, Ben and me will stay here.
05:14Sarge?
05:19There's nothing else missing.
05:21It's your wife?
05:22Yeah, and my son.
05:24They're away visiting their mother in Spain.
05:26Good job, really.
05:27Wouldn't have wanted them being here.
05:29Has she got any jewellery upstairs?
05:30Yeah.
05:31Anything missing?
05:32Can I ask whereabouts you were this evening?
05:35I was having drinks after work.
05:37Where was that?
05:38Er...
05:39Bambury, Lord Bambury, on Talbot Street.
05:42Good evening, was it?
05:45Sorry?
05:46You've got a rip in your trousers.
05:48Oh.
05:49Yeah, I, er, fell over.
05:52A few cuts and scrapes on your hand there as well.
05:56Yeah, the last pint was probably a mistake.
05:59But you know what it's like when the wife's away.
06:01No.
06:03The crime scene examiner will be round in the morning.
06:06Is that it?
06:07What about insurance?
06:08CID will be in touch.
06:09They'll give you a crime reference number.
06:11OK.
06:12Thanks a lot.
06:15Right, you two, let's keep this area clear
06:17until we can get a CSE up here.
06:19Sarge.
06:20Also, let's see if we can get a team together
06:21for some door-to-door enquiries.
06:22It's a very busy street,
06:23someone must have seen and heard something.
06:25Yes, Sarge.
06:26Thanks.
06:27How's the victim doing?
06:28Yeah, he's alive, just.
06:29What did those other lads have to say?
06:31I don't think they're involved.
06:32See, they're too intent on trying to kill each other.
06:34Think it was a mug in the whip wrong?
06:35I don't think so,
06:36cos there's £100 in cash in there,
06:37plus all his credit and debit cards were attacked.
06:40Maybe the mugger got interrupted.
06:41Well, not in time.
06:42Says he might have kicked him, that bloke took.
06:44You have any idea on him?
06:45Um, a driver's licence,
06:47in the name of Andrew Brennan.
06:49Also, there's a receipt from a bar from tonight.
06:51E1 bar.
06:55It's all yours.
06:58What's his name again?
06:59Andrew Brennan.
07:00Hello, Andrew Brennan's phone.
07:04No, I'm a police officer.
07:05Can I ask who's speaking?
07:11No, madam, he hasn't done anything wrong,
07:12there's been an incident.
07:15Dr Harris, please go to cabin hall six.
07:20Well, I'm looking for my husband.
07:21Are you Brennan?
07:22Yes.
07:23I'm DC Moss, we spoke on the phone.
07:25Where is he?
07:26He's just been taken for assessment for surgery,
07:28should we take a seat?
07:29Surgery?
07:30Yeah, Andrew suffered some serious injuries when he was attacked.
07:33What kind of injuries?
07:34Look, if you just take a seat,
07:35I'll find a doctor and then I can explain it, OK?
07:39How did this happen?
07:40We don't know.
07:41Do you know where Andy's been this evening?
07:44He said he had to talk to somebody about work.
07:47OK, and what does he do?
07:49Painter and decorator, odd jobs.
07:52Sorry.
07:53No, don't apologise.
07:56Eve, did Andy give you a name of who he was meeting tonight?
08:02I should have listened to him, I was watching TV, I didn't...
08:06Is there anybody who would want to hurt him?
08:09No.
08:10No, it's all right, I only ask because we don't think it was a robbery,
08:13he seems to have all his possessions on him.
08:20What have you got?
08:21A rather lovely watch.
08:23Well, it could be our victim's.
08:25He might have had it on him, but it's not his.
08:27That burglary show we just attended,
08:29it's the owner's watch, there's the initials O.R. Oliver Robinson.
08:33Well, looks like your assault victim.
08:35Could be our burglar.
08:43Morning, Mum.
08:44Morning. Have you been to the bar that Brennan was drinking at last night?
08:46Yeah, it was shut, we're just on our way back now.
08:48OK.
08:49Morning. Are you heading off to the brewery?
08:51Yeah, we're going to go and see if Robinson knows Andrew Brennan.
08:53Is there any news from the hospital?
08:55They operated on him, but he's still unconscious. Keep me posted.
08:57Will do.
08:58I'm afraid we're going to have to hang on to your watch a little bit longer, Mr Robinson.
09:13Why?
09:14Evidence.
09:15Have you found the person who took it?
09:19No, we're looking at two victims of two separate crimes.
09:22There's you and your burglary, and the man who was badly beaten last night.
09:25There's evidence to connect the two.
09:28Really?
09:31Is he OK?
09:32No. He's still unconscious.
09:35I wonder, er...
09:38Do you recognise him?
09:41No.
09:43Any work done in your house recently?
09:45Or jobs? Decorating?
09:46No.
09:48Thank you.
09:50Oh, sorry, I've got a meeting.
09:54Look, if this bloke's in a bad way, maybe it's best if we leave it.
09:59I mean, we've got the watch back, that's the main thing.
10:02It's not just about your watch anymore, Mr Robinson.
10:04This assault could have cost him his life.
10:06Sure, of course it is.
10:08Are you OK seeing yourselves out?
10:14What did you make of him?
10:15Bad liar.
10:16He recognised Andrew Brennan immediately.
10:19Good.
10:24Oh, this place has changed. Used to be an old man's pub.
10:27That's what happens when the trendies move in, the oldies move out.
10:31Here we go.
10:34All right?
10:35Hello. DC Moss, this is Sergeant Smith. Is the manager about?
10:40He's out. I've got a receipt. Tell me if it's one of yours.
10:45The fact it's got E1 scrawled across the top of it is a bit of a giveaway.
10:50Do you recognise this man who was in here last night?
10:53No, we were pretty busy.
10:55Well, he was assaulted not far from here.
10:58And we know he was in here drinking, so do you have CCTV?
11:03Sure. Did we get a copy?
11:05Yeah, no problem.
11:09I suppose you were in here last night, were you?
11:13I don't work here. I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
11:18Bad luck, Smithy.
11:20Right. This is all the footage from in here last night.
11:24If you need anything else, my name's Pete. I'm head barman.
11:27Thanks, Pete.
11:29Something wrong?
11:31Jason, Devlin. I'm the manager. I own the place.
11:35Sergeant Smith. DC Moss.
11:37Your barman sorted us out, Mr Devlin.
11:40Please. It's Jason. My father, he's Mr Devlin.
11:44Tell you what, it's changed a lot since I was last in here.
11:47You won't believe how much it costs to make a place look like you spent no money on it.
11:51So, um, what's up?
11:53Well, this man got assaulted last night.
11:55Apparently he was drinking in here.
11:57Were you around?
11:59Yeah, I was mainly in the back doing the books.
12:01Do you recognise him?
12:03Yeah, he was, um, he was here with another fella.
12:06They looked like they were having a heavy discussion.
12:08One was kind of scruffy, the one in the photo.
12:11The other was wearing a suit.
12:14Stood out.
12:16Any help?
12:18We'll look into it. Thanks.
12:23There's Andrew Brenham.
12:30Is that our man?
12:32Uh, no, that's the manager.
12:38OK, let's fast forward.
12:44Here we go. Talks to him.
12:53That's Oliver Robinson.
12:56The bloke who owns the watch.
12:58Oliver Robinson and Andrew Brenham were out drinking together.
13:03Oliver's been lying to us.
13:14It was obvious that Oliver Robinson knew Andrew Brenham as soon as he saw his photo.
13:18Any idea why he lied about it?
13:20I'm beginning to wonder whether that watch was stolen in the first place.
13:23Go on.
13:25Brenham and Robinson were in the bathroom.
13:27You say that the staff clocked them in a heated discussion, yeah?
13:30Yeah, but they didn't hear what was said.
13:32Right, but just say when they went outside, this discussion turned into an argument,
13:35turned into a fight.
13:37Yeah, well, I don't know.
13:39Just say when they went outside, this discussion turned into an argument,
13:42turned into a fight, and Robinson knocked seven shades out of Brenham for whatever reason.
13:46Is Andy Brenham got fault?
13:48No, running through the system and he's clean.
13:50But if he did lose his watch in that fight, he knows he can't go back and get it
13:53because of the state he's left Brenham in.
13:55So you think he faked the burglary?
13:57He even asked me about the insurance claim.
13:59Well, look, this is still all speculation.
14:01Before we arrest anyone, I want to get to the bottom of the relationship between Brenham and Robinson.
14:04Because to my mind, they don't seem like natural buddies.
14:07One's a labourer, the other's middle management in a brewery.
14:10So we're back to the idea that Brenham did some work on Robinson's house?
14:14How are we doing on witnesses?
14:16All right, so far we haven't got anyone that saw Brenham on Mallison Street,
14:19but we do have one witness that saw a man in a suit getting into the back of a gold Volvo.
14:23Minicab?
14:24Could be.
14:25Time?
14:2621.20.
14:27Did the witness get an index?
14:29No, and there's no CCTV on Mallison Street either.
14:32Sorry, guys, it's going to be a case of trawling through all the CCTV in the surrounding area.
14:39Look, I know Andrew's still sedated, but presumably his wife will know what jobs he's done recently,
14:44or at the very least be able to give you access to his invoices, receipts.
14:47Why don't the two of you head down to the hospital and have a chat with her?
14:51Mum.
15:02They've told me he's stable.
15:04That's pretty positive.
15:06We need to ask you about the people Andrew's been doing some jobs for.
15:09Decorating jobs?
15:10Yeah.
15:11Yeah, well, he whinges about them generally.
15:15Never pay him on time.
15:17Expect him to sort out parking permits.
15:19Does the name Oliver Robinson ring any bells?
15:23We know he met with him last night.
15:25I haven't heard that name, but... Robinson.
15:28Robinson's familiar, is it?
15:30It's Andy's surname.
15:32Well, I thought his name was Brennan.
15:34It says Brennan on his driver's licence.
15:36Brennan's his mum's maiden name.
15:38He's been using it for years now.
15:40Do you mind me asking why?
15:44When he was a kid, Andy got into trouble.
15:47He ended up in a young offender's.
15:49Well, after his release, he found it hard to get work,
15:51get employers to run a check on him, find out about his past convictions.
15:55You know how it is.
15:56So Andrew Brennan is really Andrew Robinson?
15:59Well, he was.
16:00I mean, we're talking 17 years now.
16:02So it's possible that Oliver Robinson could be a family member?
16:06Oh, I doubt it.
16:08His family are dead.
16:12You got Andrew's date of birth there?
16:14Oh, yeah, yes.
16:16Um, 3rd of the...
16:203rd of the 5th, 1971.
16:24Oh, he's got a few convictions in the 80s.
16:28He's got drugs, theft and an arson.
16:33Yeah, he burnt down the science block of Bartlett Comprehensive School in 1987.
16:38Not so squeaky clean after, is he?
16:42We should have a look at this, though.
16:46Oliver Robinson.
16:49Brother.
16:51Brother?
16:53That was the hospital. Andrew's awake.
16:55Do you and Stevie want to head down there?
16:57Yes, Mum.
16:58It's going to be an interesting conversation, though.
17:00Enjoy that.
17:01Yeah, Mum.
17:03Yeah, so not only did Oliver lie about not knowing Andrew,
17:06but he failed to mention he was a blood relative.
17:08Right, let's get Oliver in.
17:15Look, I didn't want to get Andy into trouble.
17:18That's why I wasn't entirely honest with you.
17:20What sort of trouble could you have got him into?
17:22Well, he took my watch, didn't he?
17:24Did he?
17:25If you're not treating him as a suspect, then what am I doing here?
17:27Like I told you this morning, Mr Robinson,
17:29this is no longer just about your watch.
17:32Your brother almost died last night,
17:35and you were seen with him just before he was attacked.
17:37And you've repeatedly lied to me about not knowing him,
17:39so if you were in my position, what would you be thinking right now?
17:42Look, if you're suggesting that I attacked Andy, you're wrong.
17:45He's gone and got himself caught up in something that's entirely nothing to do with me.
17:49What's he got himself caught up in?
17:51I really don't know, but he's desperate for money.
17:54That's why he keeps hassling me.
17:56How long's this been going on?
17:58Two months.
18:00Is it something new?
18:02Mm.
18:03He hasn't told you what he needs the money for?
18:05No, he won't.
18:09You think it might be something dodgy.
18:14Thanks, Kelly.
18:16Mr Brennan, our primary concern is finding out who ever did this to you.
18:21If I could help you there, I would, but you came at me from behind.
18:25Next thing I know, I'm on the floor, face down,
18:28and after that, I don't remember a thing.
18:30I'm just glad you passed out when you did.
18:32Probably saved you a whole lot of pain.
18:36Right.
18:37We need to go over your movements for last night.
18:41I put a few drinks after work,
18:44left the bar around nine o'clock.
18:47Ten minutes later, that's when I was attacked.
18:49Did you leave the bar with your brother?
18:53What?
18:54The man we mentioned earlier, Oliver Robinson.
18:58Is this a joke?
19:01What are they talking about, Andy?
19:03I haven't seen him for years.
19:07You've got a brother?
19:09Mrs Brennan, do you think this might be better if we did this alone with Andrew?
19:13No, I don't. I want him to tell me what's going on.
19:17It means nothing to me, love, simple as that.
19:19My cousin Alan doesn't mean a great deal to me,
19:21doesn't mean I keep him a secret.
19:23Your brother's being questioned back at the station,
19:25but he says that you wanted to borrow some money off him.
19:28I'm not borrowing off him, he owes it to me.
19:30How much money does he owe you?
19:32A lot.
19:40Do you recognise this?
19:43It was found on the floor by your body.
19:45Oh, God, Andy, what have you done?
19:48He gave it to me.
19:50He couldn't find the cash, so he gave me the watch instead.
19:55You think it's my brother that beat me up, don't you?
20:00So, prior to this two-month period where your brother started asking you for money,
20:04how was your relationship?
20:05We hadn't seen each other in a long time.
20:07How long?
20:08I don't know, late 80s.
20:10That would have been just before he got sent down for arson, yeah?
20:14You didn't visit him?
20:16He was your kid brother.
20:18Some kind of rift, was there?
20:19No, we just weren't close.
20:22So did you give Andrew any money?
20:24Some, yeah.
20:25Why?
20:26Because he's my brother.
20:27So on the one hand, you're not close, you don't want anything to do with him,
20:30but on the other hand, you're prepared to give him money, no questions asked.
20:33That doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?
20:36Why don't you tell me exactly why you met your brother last night?
20:40To tell him the pot was empty.
20:42How did he take that?
20:44He wasn't happy.
20:45Did he get aggressive?
20:47Not exactly.
20:48Like you were in a fight outside the bar?
20:51No.
20:52You leave at the same time?
20:54No, I left before him, just before nine.
20:56You went straight home?
20:58No, I stopped for a kebab.
21:00Then how did you get home?
21:02Cab?
21:03No, I walked.
21:05And what about Andrew?
21:07Where did he go?
21:09Well, obviously he went round to my house and stole the watch, didn't he?
21:12I don't know.
21:14I'm asking you.
21:19You think he was trying to get his watch back, that's why he's attacked me?
21:22We don't think anything yet.
21:23We're just trying to find out a bit more about you and Oliver's relationship.
21:27What's going on between you two, it's not very clear at the moment.
21:31How much is that watch worth?
21:35That's about nine grand.
21:37And that's how much this brother of yours owes you?
21:40When have you ever been in a position to lend someone nine grand, Andy?
21:44Eva, you've got to believe me, I've always been straight with you.
21:47I've just found out you've got a brother I've never heard of,
21:50and now you're trying to tell me you lent him nine grand.
21:52Is that what you call being straight?
21:54I need to go outside, I need some air.
21:58Andrew.
22:00You've got to start telling us the truth.
22:02I have told you the truth.
22:04Everything that I've told you is the truth.
22:08I know this is a personal question, but have you and Andy got financial problems?
22:12Well, we've never been flush.
22:15Have things got worse recently?
22:18We've been trying for a baby.
22:21Really?
22:23He's found it hard to accept that it might not happen.
22:27You know, it's funny, really.
22:29You know you hear these women talking about their husbands being good men,
22:32and you know they don't believe it, really.
22:34Well, I'm not one of those women. I know Andy's a good man.
22:37I'm hurt he's lied to me, but there'll be a reason.
22:44Timing-wise, is it feasible that Andrew could have got to his brothers
22:47and not gone to the police?
22:50Timing-wise, is it feasible that Andrew could have got to his brothers
22:53and then back to the place where we found him?
22:55Well, he left the E1 bar at 9 o'clock.
22:57At 9.26, the burglary was reported,
22:59and the latest estimate for the time of the assault is 9.38,
23:02so, yeah, it's possible, but it doesn't make much sense.
23:04And Andrew lives all the way on the other side of Canley.
23:07If he did burgle Oliver's house, what was he doing on Mallison Street
23:10when he lives in the opposite direction?
23:12I think it's much more likely that he was assaulted just after he left the E1 bar.
23:15Did Oliver give you details of his movements after he left E1?
23:18Yeah, he said he popped into a kebab house.
23:20Ben, check the CCTV, yeah? Kebab house.
23:23Yeah, it confirms Oliver Robinson was there yesterday evening.
23:25What time?
23:27He was there at ten past nine, left at 20 past.
23:30There's no way he could have assaulted Andrew.
23:34If Oliver Robinson didn't assault him, he must know something about it.
23:37Otherwise, why would he have lied so consistently?
23:39Exactly.
23:42I just spoke to Eve Brennan.
23:44She mentioned something about trying for a baby, only it wasn't happening.
23:47So I got FIU to check into Andy's bank account,
23:50and he paid a company called RDC Medical £1,300 recently.
23:54What are they?
23:56They're based in the Harley Street area and they specialise in male fertility.
23:59Andrew's farm in Blanks?
24:01No, nicely put. Very sensitive.
24:03No, it's just obvious that that's what it is, isn't it?
24:05Private fertility treatment at the cost of fortune.
24:07Explain why he needed the cash.
24:09Do you want us to go back to Andy and confirm it?
24:11Yeah, thank you.
24:13So he's been assaulted, he's fought with his wife,
24:16Is this all too awkward for you? Because if it is, I'll do it.
24:18No, it's not awkward, it's just obviously a big deal to him,
24:20otherwise he would have mentioned it before.
24:22Yeah, well, of course it's a big deal.
24:23He's trying to start a family, be a father, that's what we're here for.
24:25Well, it might be what you're here for, mate,
24:27but I've spent the last 20 years doing everything I can to avoid it.
24:29You get a pill for that, you know.
24:30Why are you two discussing it? Should I just go and ask Andy?
24:33No, it's got to be a blow.
24:36Loved it.
24:37Yeah, it was good.
24:38Keep your pecker up.
24:45What's going on?
24:46Andrew Brennan's disappeared.
24:47What do you mean he's disappeared?
24:49His gown is there, his own clothes have gone.
24:52Oh, that's OK.
24:53Right, OK, who was the last person to see him?
24:55Me.
24:56Smithy, his gown's still here, but his own clothes are missing.
25:00Right, OK, so he's obviously trying to go somewhere.
25:03Yeah.
25:04I'll get on to security, see if he's still in the building.
25:06Good. Take a nurse with you,
25:07because looking at the blood, he's going to be in a bad way.
25:16ANDREW BRENNAN
25:26Anything?
25:27Security have done a search of the building. Andy's not here.
25:30Maybe he went home. He wanted to see his wife, didn't he?
25:33What's happened?
25:34Andy's left the hospital.
25:36Yeah, I know, and the doctor said he shouldn't be moving around.
25:38It could be dangerous.
25:39Mrs Brennan, have you got any idea where Andy might have gone?
25:42No, I just went out to clear my head.
25:44He was the last person to see him.
25:46Right.
25:47Could he have gone home?
25:48No, I've got his keys.
25:50What about his brother?
25:51I mean, Andrew's still under the impression
25:53that he attacked him last night, right?
25:55Yeah.
25:56So that's reason enough for him to go and have it out with him.
25:58Plus, he still thinks he's in the frame for the watch.
26:00Yeah, he could have gone to the brewery.
26:02What's going on with him?
26:04We don't know, Mrs Brennan.
26:06We do think that he's been paying for treatment at a private clinic.
26:10What?
26:11Has Andy had fertility problems?
26:15We've just finished a second round of IVF,
26:17but we both knew that was it.
26:19Going private was never an option.
26:21Well, we think that's why he's been using the money from Oliver for.
26:25We've been looking into adopting.
26:28Try not to worry.
26:29We'll keep you informed, OK?
26:35Well, these are the evening ones.
26:36We can leave them in the evening,
26:37but these are the ones that were at about four o'clock.
26:39There he is.
26:40Mr Robertson.
26:41Mr Robertson.
26:42Mr Robertson, excuse me.
26:43We believe your brother's left hospital to come find you.
26:45Has he been in contact?
26:46Andy?
26:47No.
26:48Why would he?
26:49Well, he's under the impression that you attacked him last night.
26:52I wouldn't lay a finger on him.
26:53Yeah, we know that's fair, but he doesn't.
26:55Yeah, he left hospital before we could tell him.
26:57Please, someone get over here.
26:58I need help now.
26:59Someone get over here.
27:00Gail Osgood from 54.
27:02Ambulance required at Canley Brewery site.
27:04Over.
27:05All right.
27:06I want you to stay nice and still for me.
27:07We're going to get you back to the hospital.
27:08I've got something.
27:10Hey, this is Montague Lane around the time of the assault.
27:13Look, gold Volvo.
27:15Montague Lane's really close to Mallison Street where we found Andrew.
27:18It's got to be our minicab.
27:20Run the index through the system, sir.
27:23Charlie Dokes.
27:25Sergeant Stone, PC Gail Sunhill.
27:27We'll get straight to the point.
27:28Were you in the Mallison Street area around about 9.20 last night?
27:32Possibly.
27:33You work as a minicab driver, don't you?
27:35It's all right.
27:36We know you haven't got a licence.
27:37But we'll assume for now that you're in the process of getting one.
27:40I am, yeah.
27:41We're investigating a serious assault that happened in Mallison Street around that time.
27:44It's got nothing to do with me.
27:46We're not suggesting that you're involved,
27:48but we have got a witness who saw you pick up a man in a suit near the vicinity at that time.
27:53Do you remember that?
27:54Oh, er...
27:56Yeah, he was youngish, a white guy.
27:59Smart.
28:00Young? What, 20, 30?
28:02I don't know.
28:03Older than 20, younger than 40.
28:06Is there anything else you can describe about him?
28:09Yeah, his voice sounded familiar.
28:11Familiar?
28:12Like you spoke to him on the phone or something?
28:14Yeah, I think so.
28:16So maybe he was a punter and he had talked to you before?
28:20No, I don't think I've had him in a car before.
28:23I think I've just seen him around the area.
28:25How do you get work, Charlie?
28:27You leave cards, do you?
28:29Yeah, I leave a few in restaurants, pubs.
28:33Just the local ones.
28:34Near the local pubs and bars in the vicinity of Mallison Street?
28:37Yeah, er...
28:39That new place, er...
28:40E1 bar?
28:41Yeah, that's it.
28:42So if you recognised this guy's voice, then he could have called you to book a cab before, couldn't he?
28:46Could have done.
28:47And you definitely picked him up a few hundred yards from the E1?
28:50Uh-huh.
28:51He could be a member of staff.
28:52Mm.
28:53You still got the CCTV?
28:54Yeah.
28:55I'm afraid you're going to have to come down the nick with us, Charlie.
28:57Do you want to grab a coat?
29:01No.
29:04No, that's not him.
29:07No.
29:10That's him.
29:12That's him.
29:13You sure that's the bloke you picked up on Mallison Street at 20 past nine last night?
29:16Yeah.
29:18Definitely.
29:21OK, we need to concentrate our efforts on this guy here, Jason Devlin.
29:24Our cabbies positively ID'd him.
29:26Have we got any other footage of Jason and Andrew in the bar?
29:29No, there's just this.
29:32Right, and that's it?
29:33Yeah.
29:35You know, maybe these two have got history.
29:37Maybe they're known associates.
29:39Well, Jason said he'd never met Andrew before last night.
29:42But he would say that if he beat him half to death, wouldn't he?
29:44I'd quite like to check this bloke out for myself, Mum.
29:47Well, it's, uh, sort of about a collar anyway.
29:49Well, that's no-one's collar yet, is it?
29:51Right, both go.
29:52Ben, go with them.
29:53Keep them in line.
29:54Stay here and make tea, then, shall I?
29:57Hiya.
29:58Mr Devlin about?
29:59Jason.
30:00Yeah.
30:01I'm his father, Matthew Devlin.
30:03Sergeant Stone, Smith. PC Gal.
30:06It's actually Jason we need to speak to.
30:08Is it a licensing matter?
30:10No, it's your son we need to speak to, so...
30:12Oh.
30:13Nothing more serious, I hope.
30:17Jason.
30:18Is there somewhere private we can have a chat?
30:21There's nothing you can't say to me in front of my father.
30:24Earlier we showed you a photograph of a man who was assaulted just down the road.
30:27Andrew Brenham.
30:28A witness has given us a description that matches yourself.
30:31Seen a few yards from where we found Andrew,
30:33around about the time he was assaulted.
30:35Really?
30:36Really.
30:37Did you hail a minicab on Mallison Street around about 9.20 last night?
30:41Look, I told you earlier, I was doing the books.
30:43I was here all evening.
30:44Anyone vouch for that, can they?
30:47Me.
30:49Yeah, and him.
30:50And her.
30:52Is that right?
30:53Yeah.
30:54Yeah.
30:56Sounds to me like your witness has got the wrong man.
30:59Who did you say the cab driver was?
31:02I didn't.
31:05What were you wearing yesterday, Jason?
31:08A suit.
31:09Now, where's that suit now?
31:13Dry cleaners.
31:14I spilled a drink on him.
31:16When?
31:18I think it was nine.
31:20Right, where did this unfortunate drink spilling take place?
31:23Outside the smoking area.
31:25Outside?
31:26Well, you've got CCTV out there, haven't you?
31:29Uh, yeah.
31:31We'll have a look at that, please.
31:34That's all right with you?
31:39That's Jason Devlin's girlfriend Andrew's talking to.
31:44Well, what's that all about?
31:47It's Jason watching them from the doorway.
31:49You don't think Andy's playing away, do you?
31:51No.
31:52Well, he doesn't seem the type.
31:54Well, there's only one way to find out.
31:56Ask Andrew Brenham.
31:57All right.
32:00Fancy a tea?
32:01Yeah, why not?
32:02I think I know what's going on between Andrew and Oliver.
32:04Go on, then.
32:05Right, well, I pulled up the original file on the arson,
32:07and it turns out, despite what Andrew says about being on his own,
32:10there were two separate witnesses that saw two boys running away from the scene.
32:13Now, the original investigating officers thought that it might be Oliver,
32:15except their parents gave him an alibi.
32:17They said that Oliver was at home watching TV with them.
32:19Yeah, why would the parents do that?
32:20Protect one son, sacrifice the other?
32:22Shut up.
32:23Really?
32:24Oliver was 18.
32:25He had two previous convictions of drugs possession,
32:27so maybe they thought he'd get a rougher deal.
32:29But Andrew's only 15 years old.
32:30Well, I think this is what Andrew's got on Oliver.
32:32The threat of the truth coming out.
32:34You know what?
32:35I hope we get something on Oliver,
32:36because he really is a pathetic, weak little man.
32:38Look at that fake burglar who's just going to get him a caution.
32:40We are supposed to be investigating this,
32:42but we're investigating the sort that happened yesterday, though.
32:44Well, yeah, we're going to do that,
32:45but if we've got the opportunity to do something else at the same time,
32:47I think we should speak to Andrew and tell him that if he wants to start talking,
32:50we're listening.
32:51Me too.
32:52Come on, then.
32:57So why are you showing me these?
32:59Do you remember the girl?
33:00I think she said her name was Abi, something like that.
33:03She was lovely, really sweet.
33:05Really sweet?
33:07Nothing like that.
33:10Look, I'm starting to think you lot are ill-bent on wrecking my marriage.
33:13And that was the first time you'd seen her, was it?
33:15Yeah.
33:16We were having a fight, chatting.
33:19And then she kissed you.
33:22It was nothing.
33:24Even the bloke behind the bar was joking about it.
33:27Which bloke?
33:28Tall guy in a suit.
33:30Jason Devlin?
33:33He was joking with you?
33:35I thought he was.
33:37He warned me off, told me I should keep my hands to myself.
33:39And I laughed and said, you know, she was a bit out of my league.
33:42He was smiling.
33:45I need to find Inspector.
33:52Andy, why did Abi hug you?
33:59I told her that I was about to be a dad.
34:03And you told her that because you thought Oliver was going to pay up?
34:06You could go and get the treatment.
34:09You know about that?
34:11Yeah.
34:13And I think I know why he was prepared to.
34:18It was to keep you quiet about the fire.
34:21He started it, didn't he?
34:25Andrew, look.
34:26I don't know if you were coerced into taking the blame all those years ago.
34:32But you've got an opportunity now to put the record straight.
34:35There are still witnesses.
34:37I don't know what you're talking about.
34:40Yes, you do.
34:42All I know is that I served the time.
34:44And if you want to start digging around, I'll have to warn you that I'll stick to my original statement.
34:49Why?
34:50Because it's over.
34:57Charlie Dokes has just ID'd Jason Devlin.
35:00And now we've got Andy telling us about an exchange he had with Jason about his girlfriend.
35:04Look, if he can kick a man half to death because of what?
35:07A kiss on the cheek?
35:08Then what kind of psycho are we dealing with?
35:10Why don't we know about him?
35:11The level of violence he used against Andrew, that doesn't sound like a first offence.
35:14No.
35:15Let's bring him in.
35:16Mum.
35:17Why didn't you tell us about the conversation you had with Andrew Brennan about your girlfriend?
35:21I don't recall that conversation.
35:23Well, let me jog your memory.
35:25You saw Abby embrace Andrew outside the bar.
35:28I got it on CCTV.
35:31I'm very used to people hitting on my girlfriend.
35:33She's a pretty girl.
35:34She's a very trustworthy girl too, so I don't have any worries.
35:46That's my thinking face.
35:4920 minutes after that image was captured, Andrew went to buy a drink and you had words with him.
35:53At 9 o'clock, Andrew left the bar and I believe you followed him.
35:56Nope.
35:57Even though we've got a witness that places you on Mallison Street at 9.20.
36:00The capture over?
36:02Is that all you've got?
36:04Whoever attacks Andrew has a very serious problem.
36:07They are violent in the extreme and he needs to be stopped.
36:10Then I hope you find him.
36:13We need the address of your dryer cleaners.
36:16What for?
36:17So that we can submit your clothes for forensic testing.
36:20Abby's lost the ticket.
36:21Then you give us the address.
36:24You'll have to ask her. She does all that stuff.
36:29Are we done?
36:32Well?
36:33He's playing us.
36:34Yeah, I don't think we're ever going to find that suit.
36:36No, Abby seems straight up, but she knows what Jason's capable of, so there's no way she's going to cooperate with us.
36:42Well, we've got to try.
36:43It's the state of Andy. Jason's bound to have blood all over that suit.
36:46Maybe we can get Abby away from Jason somehow.
36:49It's unlikely, though.
36:50Have you seen the state of her? She'd be terrified.
36:53I think our best bet's still Charlie Doakes.
36:56Let's get forensics to see if they can get something out of his car and maybe we can trip Jason up with it.
37:00Yeah, I'll get Eddie over there.
37:02You want something?
37:03No, thanks.
37:04Any Sierra Oscar units still? 55, Molina Road. Vehicle's on fire. Any Sierra Oscar units receiving?
37:08Sierra One running.
37:09Sierra One running.
37:28Right, stand back please. Let's keep a safe distance. Thank you.
37:31Anyone know whose car this is?
37:35Sierra Oscar from 275. We're at Molina Road.
37:37Do we have a contact? Over.
37:39275, informant. It's a missing vehicle.
37:41Received.
37:42I recognise that index. That looks like Charles Doakes' car.
37:44Is there a Charles Doakes here?
37:46Yes.
37:47Any idea what happened, sir?
37:48Looks like someone set fire to my car, doesn't it?
37:51Did you see anything?
37:52No, I didn't see a thing.
37:53Where's the fire brigade?
37:58Charles Doakes' car's been swapped, but he's not talking.
38:01Right. This is down at Jason Devlin. Has to be.
38:04Move my car. Let the fire brigade through.
38:08You know who did this, don't you?
38:21I've already said. I didn't see a thing, OK?
38:24Listen, if someone's trying to intimidate you...
38:26Yeah, well, it's worked.
38:27What are you saying?
38:29I'm saying I'm withdrawing my statement.
38:34Listen, Charlie, Jason Devlin will go down for a long time
38:36if you testify against him.
38:38Where is he now, yeah?
38:39We've got him in custody.
38:40Exactly.
38:42He's obviously got other people he can call on, hasn't he?
38:44Other people who do his bidding for him,
38:46whether he's locked up or not.
38:49Charlie, you're running an illegal minicab for him, yeah?
38:51So far, I've let that go.
38:53Nick me, then, eh?
38:55I'm serious.
38:57I'd prefer to be sent down than risk the safety of my family.
39:01Apparently, no-one saw him through the petrol pump.
39:04Not one person on a busy residential street.
39:06That's what worries me.
39:08We've got Jason Devlin locked up,
39:09and he's still got the sway to pull something like this up.
39:11Well, all we know about him is that he moved from up north two years ago.
39:14Up until then, he was living with his mum.
39:16Apart from that, he's not on the system,
39:18and bar intelligence had nothing on him either.
39:20Yeah, up until now, he's kept his hands clean.
39:22So we need to find out who's working for him and what he's part of.
39:25And you definitely mentioned the cab driver to Jason
39:27when you saw him at the bar.
39:28We said that a witness saw him getting into a minicab.
39:30We didn't say who.
39:31Yeah, he just put two and two together.
39:33Obviously, if we'd known what a nutter we were dealing with,
39:35we would have proceeded with a lot more caution.
39:37So where does that leave us?
39:39Well, if we can get his suit, we might get some forensics off it.
39:43Apparently, his girlfriend took him to the dry cleaners.
39:45Lost the ticket.
39:47OK, great.
39:48Perhaps you two ought to go and quiz her.
39:50Mum. Mum.
39:52The dry cleaners?
39:53Yeah.
39:54The one that Jason suits for the dry cleaners this morning apparently.
39:59Which is the dry cleaners that we use?
40:01I don't know.
40:03Fine, we'll get a warrant and search his house.
40:05You live with him, do you?
40:07Don't know him from us.
40:08He might have a bit of a clean-up job when he gets back.
40:10There is a place...
40:15There is a place on...
40:18on Gasson Street.
40:19Gasson Street, is it?
40:22Yeah, Gasson Street.
40:24Sorry.
40:31You charging me?
40:32Not yet, why?
40:35Is there something you want to tell us?
40:38I know he's got a temper.
40:40Did you see him leave the bar last night?
40:46Come on, mate, help us out.
40:48I can't.
40:53Come on.
40:55Sally and Ben have been to their dry cleaners.
40:57They didn't take a suit yesterday and they've never seen Abi before.
41:00You know, I'm starting to think that Jason and his mates are just trying to wind us up.
41:03We need a witness.
41:05There's Andrew Brennan.
41:06Hasn't he already said that he didn't see the person who attacked him?
41:08Yes.
41:09Well, I haven't filed his statement yet.
41:11Now that he knows it's Jason Devlin, maybe we can muck around with his statement.
41:14Are you serious?
41:15No, of course I'm not.
41:17But we could give him the opportunity to make another one.
41:19Don't you know it?
41:20That's not your stuff.
41:23Sarge, doing Oliver Robinson for arson's not possible, I'm afraid.
41:27Andrew's sticking to his original story, he was on his own.
41:30Callum, this needs to be returned to Oliver Robinson.
41:32He's in the front office.
41:33Well, right.
41:35So not only does he get away with arson,
41:37but he gets a slap on the wrist for faking a burglary and gets his watch back.
41:40This job's just so satisfying.
41:43Thanks.
41:44I've got a pretty good idea of what happened last night.
41:48You went for a drink with your brother and during the course of that drink,
41:50you gave him your watch, didn't you?
41:52A few more drinks, maybe even on the way home,
41:54you decided that actually he wasn't worth nine grand.
41:58So you faked the burglary.
42:00How am I doing so far?
42:02And for your information, we know why you gave your brother the watch.
42:06We know what you owe him.
42:08More importantly, Oliver, you know what you owe Andrew.
42:18Keep it.
42:20We'll return it to the rightful owner, yeah?
42:26I've got a plan.
42:28We don't want it.
42:30Oh, no, you don't understand, Mrs Brennan. It belongs to Andrew.
42:33I do understand. Andy's told me everything.
42:36It's just a watch.
42:38We sell it.
42:39Maybe we can get what we want.
42:41I want you.
42:43All I want is you and our life back the way it was three months ago.
42:47You want a family.
42:49We are a family.
42:51Might not be enough for you.
42:53Of course it's enough for me.
42:55I think it's blood money.
42:57And a poison, whatever it brought. I just want it gone.
43:00Yeah, well, that's very admirable.
43:07It's the right thing to do.
43:09My line of work, you don't come across many people who understand that concept.
43:13Thanks. Good luck with everything.
43:17He won't buy you any more.
43:19You've got nothing on him.
43:23Everything, yeah.
43:25Except an apology.
43:29Just checking it's all there.
43:40PHONE RINGS
43:49Let Jason Devlin walk.
43:51You should have seen the look on his face as well, the smile.
43:55It just makes it look like a bunch of idiots though, doesn't it?
43:57You can't think like that, mate. It's the way it goes sometimes.
44:02Aye, aye.
44:03Do you know, when I was a kid and I used to see a fire engine,
44:06I used to scream my dad to follow it.
44:08Did he?
44:09My dad.
44:10Joking, isn't he? That's a little waste of petrol.
44:13Well, that's the great thing about being a copper, isn't it?
44:15What's that?
44:16We don't buy the petrol and we can follow whoever we want.
44:25Don't say I don't treat you nice.
44:27Don't know you had it in you, Rog.
44:33Smithford.
44:34V1 path burning down.
44:36You're kidding, mate.
44:39SIREN BLARES
44:50Oh, that's well all right.
44:51Yeah, that's going, isn't it?
44:53Right, let's get going, yeah.
44:54We need to go back now.
44:56The big ambulance coming through.
45:02We heard it all on the radio.
45:03Well, that's taken hold pretty quick.
45:04Objective, any of the surrounding flats need evacuating.
45:06No-one's home.
45:07Well, you don't think this is our minicab driver taking revenge, do you?
45:09No, Charlie Dokes hasn't got it in him.
45:11Jason's upset someone for a lot of food chain.
45:13Right, OK, let's set up a corner, 100 feet either side.
45:16Get people back out of the way.
45:17Where's he going?
45:18He's not going that end, yeah.
45:20That's the barman's pit.
45:21Get the tubing off.
45:23Yeah, you can do... Tell us what happened.
45:25HE COUGHS
45:26Get me the ambulance, that's it.
45:28HE COUGHS
45:29Right.
45:30Couple of little bit of piety justice, eh?
45:35HE COUGHS
45:38Next time on The Big...
45:40Are you saying that the fire was deliberate?
45:42Yeah.
45:43What's the problem with Jason?
45:45He writes me.
45:46795, ambulance missing, number three...
45:50Go on, do it.
45:52You know what? I need to wash my hands.
46:04THEME MUSIC
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