♪♪
[ Exhales heavily ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
♪♪
[ Cellphone dings ]
♪♪
Any news on Ben yet, Nia?
I'll call again, Sir.
Thanks.
[ Telephones ringing, indistinct conversations ]
[ Monitor beeping, air hissing ]
♪♪
Braden can't be in Glasgow and Plymouth
at the same time, can he?
So can we just try and work out
which is the more credible sighting?
Thank you.
[ Sighing ]
James: You should go home, get some sleep.
No. I'm fine. I'm okay. I want to --
I really want to be here.
How are you?
Spoke to the bodyguard's family.
You know.
Ashleigh: That's not your fault.
You did everything that you could.
-Any leads on the phones? -No.
We've had hundreds of calls since the appeal,
but it's just wishful thinking.
And the Joshi team have been on the phone
asking for updates again. You?
Spoke to, uh, Interpol, Europol, nothing.
I should have listened to you about Alison, shouldn't I?
She was over involved.
Was Anthony saying anything yet?
No. Anthony is saying no comment all through the night.
It's really fun. Helen has coached him well.
Yeah, sure she has.
She'll have paid him off to keep quiet, do his time.
Nia: Just got off the phone with Sara.
She's at the hospital. Ben's out of surgery.
He's not conscious yet.
And we won't know anything for a few hours.
Okay.
James: Okay, everyone.
Uh...
DC Lawford put himself on the line for the job yesterday.
Put the safety of others ahead of himself.
Let's make sure that wasn't for nothing.
Let's put all our efforts into finding Braden and Liam.
We're not gonna let them walk away this time.
Oh, God, Alison's mum is still here.
She wants to see her.
Sure.
♪♪
[ Crying ]
Hello.
This is Julie, my mum.
Hi, Julie. I'm James. Hi.
Ashleigh. Hi.
Ashleigh is gonna help find you somewhere safe to stay
while we find Braden.
Does that mean we're not gonna go home?
No, no. Not yet. Not yet. Okay.
But I can send someone round to collect
anything you need, if that helps.
Can I -- Can I have a quick word with Alison?
-Got a favour to ask. -Is there any news on Ben?
Yeah. Yes. Yeah.
Ben -- Ben's out of surgery.
He's still unconscious, but he's stable.
Okay, I can't give you your phone back,
but we were wondering
if you might be able to send Liam a message, okay?
It's not like he's gonna reply, but if he checks his messages,
that might help us to locate where he is.
-Is that okay? -What should I say?
Just keep it simple.
Just ask him to let you know he's okay.
Yeah.
-That? -Great. Yeah.
That's great. Thanks, Alison. Thank you.
-Thank you -The -- The information
I gave you -- is it enough to arrest Helen and Joseph?
We're bringing Helen and Joseph in for questioning.
One step at a time.
Alison: So you're interviewing them.
-Yeah. -Can I be with Mum?
Yeah.
[ Knock on door ]
[ Knocking intensifies ]
Molly: Braden.
Braden, what are you doing here?
You're all over the news.
Look, Danny would want you to help me.
If the police come here, I'm telling them you threatened me.
-What a mess. -Yeah.
It was the kid.
[ Exhales heavily ] Liam Barlow.
-Liam? -Braden: Mm.
-Molly: What'd he do? -He convinced me
we were gonna stitch up the police,
but it was me that got played.
[ Exhales heavily ]
Your Danny recommended him.
Well, someone informed on Danny for that ransomware gig.
You think it was Liam?
It opened up a vacancy, didn't it?
For some slippery little Mancunian fucker to step into.
Molly: You sure no one followed you?
♪♪
[ Dog barking ]
♪♪
Ashleigh: So, Oliver's gonna stay with you.
Um, and there's stuff in the kitchen,
but if there's anything that you need,
then you just let him know.
Yeah.
Okay.
-No, thank you. -No. I'm fine. Thank you.
Alison, I should get back.
-I'll check the back doors. -Okay.
You should get some rest.
You must be completely exhausted.
Have you spoken to Mark?
Because Helen and Joseph came to the pub,
so he might know something.
We are speaking to him, but just...
I know that it's hard,
but you do need to let us do our jobs, okay?
Can -- Can I go and see Ben?
[ Sighs ] I don't think that's a good idea.
He's only just got out of surgery.
It's just, I need to do something.
Please.
♪♪
Sara.
How are you doing?
You brought her?
We're just here to drop off some flowers, that's all.
Sara, I'm -- I'm sorry.
Do you honestly think that you can just
show up with flowers and everything will be okay?
You shouldn't be here. It's --
It's already way too complicated.
I -- I was trying to help.
I was -- I was trying to stop a robbery.
You slept with one of the suspects.
Was that -- Was that part of your plan?
Ashleigh: Okay.
We should go. Come on.
If you had just done what you were told
and waited outside, Ben would have...
He'd have waited for armed response.
He wouldn't be in there.
I know.
♪♪
Any more activity, let us know.
-Sir? -Yeah?
Liam's phone was switched on.
It pinged a tower in Budapest.
In Budapest?
-You don't buy it? -[ Scoffs ]
Why is someone as tech-savvy as Liam
letting us track where he is?
♪♪
[ Keys clacking ]
♪♪
[ Computer beeping ]
♪♪
-Ready? -Let's do it.
♪♪
[ Recorder beeps ]
Interview commences at 11:17 a.m.
My client would like to make a statement.
Right, well, we've got some questions
we want to ask you, Helen.
I've advised my client not to answer
any questions at this stage.
♪♪
I want to start by saying that I'm shocked
by what happened at the hotel.
My heart goes out to the family of the bodyguard who died
and to the police officer who was injured.
Braden Moore is an associate of my estranged husband.
He got in contact with me,
wanting to get involved in some property deals
that I'm planning.
I made it clear that I did not want to associate with him.
Joseph: I've known Helen Redman for years.
We reconnected recently when she expressed an interest
in investing in one of my property developments,
and I introduced her
to another business associate, Chandra Bakshi.
Why are -- Why are you protecting her, Joseph?
I was introduced to Braden Moore at the ice rink.
If I'd had any knowledge of what he was planning,
of course I would have reported it to my employer
and to the police.
If Braden somehow got the idea to take the necklace
when he met Miss Bakshi, it was wholly without my knowledge.
[ Paper flutters ]
That's all I've got to say.
Should we wrap up there?
Unless you have evidence to charge.
Not yet, but, uh...
You spoken to Liam's girlfriend, Alison?
Why do you ask?
Lovely girl.
Thought she might know something.
But then, of course,
juries might not rate her as a witness
on account of her being deaf.
So easy for her to misunderstand.
And you know what barristers can be like.
Ruthless.
♪♪
[ Door opens and closes ]
Ashleigh: All our evidence for conspiracy
is on a hit for the vault, not the hotel.
They've covered every angle.
They've got all their stories lined up.
James: Better to let them run for now.
-[ Cellphone vibrating ] -Gives us time
to build a stronger case, no?
Yes?
Is that confirmed?
Okay, thanks.
We've just had a confirmed sighting of Braden.
He is still in Kent.
He's somewhere near Faversham, apparently.
He could be at Danny Heath's place.
Let's got an armed unit down there.
Let's get you down there, too.
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
♪♪
Um...
[ Sighs ]
Yeah.
♪♪
Nia: That's the records you asked for.
Fostering records from Manchester.
Not many matched the criteria you gave me.
-I think this is him. -Thanks, Nia.
♪♪
Ashleigh: He's not here.
The team have been through the whole house.
But Molly does admit that Braden was here.
Any idea which way he was headed?
Ashleigh: No. She claims to have no idea.
Says that he threatened to kill her.
Said that she was too shaken up
to call it in after he left.
James: Okay. Bring her in.
I'll be back soon, okay?
[ Police radio chatter ]
Ashleigh: Let's go.
We've had to release Helen and Joseph.
You can't charge them?
James: They're blaming it all on Liam and Braden.
-Saying they planned it alone. -Mm.
But what about the evidence that I have given to you?
James: The information you gave us was very helpful,
but it wouldn't stand up in court.
Lawyers would just exploit how you came to be on the case.
And of course, your relationship with Liam.
Which would undermine all your evidence.
So everything that I did and all the risks that I took.
Were they all for nothing?
♪♪
What did Mark say? I bet he knows something.
James: Mark's not saying anything.
Frankly, I think he's a bit scared.
Did Liam ever talk to you about his time in foster care?
In foster care? Yeah.
James: What did he say?
There was one family that he really liked.
-Go on. -Alison: But the man died
-a couple of years ago. -James: Right.
-That's what he said? -Yeah.
-Why do want -- -James: We've been trying
to find out who that man is.
We know that Liam came from Manchester
-and he came from foster care. -Alison: Yeah.
But we can find no trace of Liam Barlow
before five years ago.
We did, however, find a Liam Gray,
fostered by a family in Manchester.
He's the right age. Matches Liam's description.
So he changed his name?
James: Alison, did Liam ever show you a picture of this man?
His name's Charlie Fletcher.
That’s the man that Alfie killed.
James: Uh-huh.
♪♪
That is Liam's ring.
He said that he actually got that ring from his foster dad.
Charlie was Liam's foster father.
And none of this is a coincidence.
Alison: Are you saying that Liam took the necklace
for revenge for Charlie?
♪♪
-[ Door closes ] -[ Sighs ]
Oliver: Are you hungry again?
This was dropped off for you.
I didn't order that.
Oliver: You didn't order this?
Actually, yeah, I did.
Sorry. I forgot. I ordered that for mum.
-I'll take it. -Oliver: Okay.
Thank you.
♪♪
[ Gasps ]
♪♪
[ Birds chirping, dog barking ]
♪♪
-Alison. -How did you find me?
I put a tracker on that cop's car.
DS Francis.
You lied to me.
You told me that no-one was gonna get hurt.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
-Braden promised me. -And you believed Braden?
Liam: [ Exhaling sharply ]
I don't...
Did you use my hearing aids to spy on me
and listen in to my conversations?
-I'm sorry. -Alison: Do you not know
how fucked up that is, how invasive?
My hearing aid is like a part of me.
I thought you understood that.
Alison, you slept with me
so that you could inform on me.
-That's fucked up. -No.
I slept with you because I liked you --
No, no, no, no, no. You betrayed me.
Did you engineer our first meeting?
-Alison: No! -The crash on your bike?
That was an accident. I didn’t even know you.
But you got to know me, and you didn't stop informing.
-It made you feel important. -Yeah. I was.
Because somebody was listening to me for the first time ever.
♪♪
I know Charlie was your foster dad.
Is that why you took the necklace?
♪♪
Money's the only thing that Helen and Braden care about.
That was the only way to hurt 'em.
You really care about Charlie?
♪♪
[ Sniffles ] Yeah.
And I care about you.
That's why I came back.
Come away with me. We can still do it.
I've got a buyer for the necklace in Panama.
He's gonna pay $5 million in cash.
No!
What kind of life have you got here?
You're about to be kicked out of your house.
And I meant everything that I said about bringing your mum.
You could go to the police.
And you could testify against Helen and Joseph.
We've still got a chance to make things right.
No.
I'll go to prison for a very long time.
And I've got a plan.
A private plane will take us to Belgium,
and then we'll catch a plane to Brazil.
And no-one will find us there.
[ Voice breaking ] I like you. I really do.
I don't...
I'm not really sure if I know who you are.
You know me.
When we were in my flat, at the hotel,
that was real.
It could've been real.
But you completely fucked it up.
[ Scoffs ]
No. We both did stuff wrong.
And I am sorry. I am so sorry.
But we're on the same side.
We both wanted the same thing -- to stop Helen and Braden.
No. If you wanted to stop them, you'd go to the police.
[ Sighs ] I can't.
And by the time you call them, I'll be gone.
I can't go with you.
And if you're going, then...
then maybe we should say goodbye.
So that's it? [ Scoffs ]
We just walk away?
No.
♪♪
-Good luck. -Liam: No.
♪♪
[ Sighs heavily ]
♪♪
[ Engine shuts off ]
♪♪
[ Doorbell rings ]
-Hi, Dawn. -James.
-Can I come in? -Yeah.
Dawn: We've got a little boy arriving tomorrow.
5 years old. Mum's in rehab. Dad's never been around.
[Basket thuds ]
James: Liam Barlow.
Sound familiar to you?
Uh, no. I was --
It's just, he was one of your foster kids.
I think he was with you in 2012.
Changed his name since then, I think.
Nothing?
I've got a -- a picture of him.
[ Chuckles ] That's him.
Have a look at that.
I honestly don't recognise him.
-No, nothing? -Dawn: There were so many kids
over the years, and I was working back then,
so Charlie did most of the foster care.
[ Sighs ]
We're friends, aren't we, Dawn?
Yeah. Of course.
James: I could get a warrant to search the place, if you like.
Or you can just tell me what you know.
Clock's ticking.
♪♪
Liam was Charlie's favourite.
The only one he stayed in touch with right up until he died.
-But he's a good lad, James. -Oh, is he?
Oh, he's a good kid, is he? Right, yeah.
Why don't you tell that to my colleague
who's just spent four hours in surgery
having a bullet removed from his spleen?
Liam didn't pull the trigger.
Oh, did he not?
Oh, so that makes everything okay, does it?
You think the same about Braden
having not pulled the trigger on Charlie?
Does that make him blame-free, as well?
I mean, or is this just some kind of rough justice thing
-against Braden and Helen? -I didn't know
what he was planning. I would have stopped him.
Of course I would.
I don't know where he is.
Dawn?
[ Breathing heavily ]
♪♪
Ashleigh: You got anything?
Yeah, Liam's definitely been here.
I mean, I'll fill you in on all the details later,
-but Dawn's not giving him up. -Ashleigh: Okay.
We've just had a report of a carjacking just outside Ashford.
-Description matches Braden. -We tracing that car?
Ashleigh: It pinged the ANPR just outside Canterbury.
Nothing since then, but
I think he's probably staying off the main roads.
[ Tyres screech ]
♪♪
Everything okay?
Gone. Gone. Gone.
Mark: You really shouldn't be here, Alison.
I know, but have you spoken to the police?
Yeah. I don't think I was much help.
I have been working with them.
I came here because you're the only one who can help now.
The detectives think I don't have enough evidence.
And I need someone else to stand up to them.
-They would protect you. -Mark: No. I'm sorry, Alison.
You don't cross people like Braden.
I really am sorry, Alison.
Braden: Hello, Alison.
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
♪♪
-[ Crying ] -Hey, hey, Manc.
-Look who I ran into. -Ahh!
[ Muffled screaming ]
♪♪
[ Breathing heavily ]
♪♪
Mrs. Brooks.
♪♪
Thank you.
♪♪
[ Gasps ] Liam.
[ Whimpering ]
Braden: Come here.
Unh!
Now...we're gonna see
how much your boyfriend really cares about you.
Alison: The police will find you.
They will be looking for you right now.
Ah. [ Chuckles ]
I knew there was something about you.
Always watching.
How long you been ratting?
Since the very start.
Well...
you don't feel so clever now, do you?
[ Breathing heavily ]
How could you be so stupid?
Alfie's gonna be out in a few years.
That's not justice.
I did this for Charlie.
For you.
I never meant for you to do this.
Liam: I wanted to take something from them
the way they took Charlie from us.
Braden contacted me. He’s got Alison.
I'm gonna get her back.
Helen's gonna meet me, take me to Alison.
I just got to give them a necklace.
Then what?
Once Alison's safe, I'll get on a plane.
I'll manage somehow.
I just wanted to see you.
Say goodbye.
So you'll spend your life on the run?
I don't have a choice.
Dawn: You can still do the right thing.
Go to the police.
No. No.
Just promise me you won't call them.
Braden will kill her.
He's got nothing to lose now. He'll do it.
How do you know he won't kill you?
Come here.
Okay, everyone, I want us to circulate descriptions
of Liam and Alison to bus stations, train stations.
Let's go ports, airports.
Let's check private airfields, too.
They're likely to be more noticeable as a couple
than they are alone, okay?
Let's get on it.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
-Where is he? -Ashleigh: I don't know.
[ Breathing heavily ]
♪♪
Liam. Can't say it's good to see you.
I'm alone, Like you said.
Where's Alison?
Have you got the necklace?
♪♪
I want to see her first.
Helen: Go in my car.
♪♪
Inside.
[ Door bangs open ]
-Braden?
Braden!
Woah.
No sudden moves, okay?
-He come on his own? -Helen: He did.
-And he's got the necklace. -Mm.
-Where's Alison? I need to know that she's safe.
[ Laughs ]
-See, I-I always knew you were soft.
Here's your little police snitch.
Get up!
Liam: Woah, woah.
-Liam -- don't trust him. -Shut up!
-He is not gonna let us go. [ Whimpers ]
Danny Heath.
Can we just get on with this?
I tracked Danny down.
Got him to let me in on the ransomware gig.
Then I got him sent to prison for it.
All so I could meet Helen Redman and Braden Moore
'cos you killed Charlie!
That's what this is about?
You fucked up my gig for Charlie Fletcher?
He might be nothing to you,
but he meant a lot to me.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Easy.
Getting the necklace.
-Let me see it. -I'm gonna need you to
put that gun down first.
No chance, Manc.
♪♪
Get out.
On your knees.
-But you've got the necklace! Why don't you let him go? -Not your concern.
-On. Your. Knees. -No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
-Please, no -- -Liam: Do what he says.
Alison: Please, don't do this! Please.
-Do what he says. Just go.
Alison: But you got what you wanted.
-Braden: Get out! -Alison, do what he says.
-Never. You got what you wanted. Please don't hurt him.
-Get out! -Alison! Please go.
What are you sticking around for? You'll be next!
Get out!
Liam: Please . Go.
♪♪
[ Muffled shouting ]
[ Police shouting ]
-Armed Police!
[ Shouting continues ]
Don't shoot!
I got nothing!
-Stop resisting!
Braden Moore --
I'm arresting you for murder, armed robbery,
and attempted murder.
You don't have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
when questioned anything which you may later rely on in court.
♪♪
I've got the suspect secured.
Get him in the car.
[ Sirens wailing ]
-You okay?
We got Helen's admission on tape, which is...
Thanks for getting in contact. You did the right thing.
He was a good man, was Charlie, wasn't he?
[ Clears throat ] Mm-hm.
Is that why you did it? Was it all for him?
-It was.
I'd believe you if you hadn't run off with a £5 million necklace.
Er, Alison was just wondering if she could have a word with him.
-Yeah, she can have a minute. -Yeah.
Thank you.
-Are you okay?
-Yeah.
You gave yourself up for me.
-It was worth it. -Hmm.
Just so you know, I was really tempted by your offer.
-Next time, eh?
I'm so sorry.
It's just -- I actually like working hard.
And all I ever want is for people to give me a chance.
The same chance as anyone else.
All right, it's time to go.
Sorry.
♪♪
-Nice to see you.
-Yeah, you too.
♪♪
[ Indistinct chatter ]
Court Official: All rise.
♪♪
Case of Liam Barlow.
-Court Official: Are you Liam Barlow? -Yes.
Court Official: Liam Barlow, you are charged with conspiracy to rob,
in that on or before 17th September of this year,
together with Helen Redman, Braden Moore,
Anthony Bates, Chandra Bakshi, and persons unknown,
you conspired to rob Amir Joshi and others.
How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?
♪♪
Guilty.
♪♪
-Alison: James. -Sorry, the door was open.
-Oh.
-Moving out? -Alison: Yeah.
We're moving into a new flat.
New start.
Well, I hope you don't mind me coming round.
I just wanted to give you some news.
We've arrested Joseph Holhurst.
Not connected to the robbery.
We couldn't do that.
But we had a good look through his accounts,
and we managed to charge him with money laundering.
So Hollis and Byrne have suspended him.
-So it's not going to make any difference to us
getting kicked out of here.
No.
We also got news back from the review board.
I didn't want to say too much until we knew the outcome,
but, you know, payments to informants are based on results.
And thanks to you, we made some pretty big arrests.
And it was your information that led to the recovery of the necklace.
So, erm --
♪♪
Alison: £50,000.
-Is this for me? -It is.
Thank you.
Oh, don't thank me. It was your hard work.
It's gonna really help.
-Well, if you have anything left over --
you might want to think about this.
Erm...
With your skills -- I'm sure you'll be in demand.
♪♪