The Bill S25E33 Blame Game
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00:00:00Previously, on The Bill...
00:00:02You have to come in with me now, and then I can help you, I promise!
00:00:05That's exactly what you are!
00:00:06Rebecca, no! I'm Millie Kildenson!
00:00:08You're under arrest, then!
00:00:09We have got to call this off, no matter what you're making her do!
00:00:12Come on!
00:00:13Rebecca, don't touch him! Don't move him!
00:00:30And now...
00:00:37Doctor George, please go to ward two.
00:00:40A.D.S. Carter and D.C. Moss on their way in?
00:01:01Sir.
00:01:02It's going to be a DPS inquiry.
00:01:04If this young man dies, I can't guarantee that either of them will keep their job.
00:01:07You'd better take me through it.
00:01:09Sir.
00:01:10Four years ago, Justin Reed and Barry Usher burgled this lady's house, Diane Anderson.
00:01:16She was a QC.
00:01:17During the burglary, she was beaten with an iron bar at Jemmy.
00:01:20She died at the scene.
00:01:21Yeah, I remember the case.
00:01:23Barry Usher was caught soon afterwards, but there was no forensics to link him to the murder.
00:01:27He served four years for aggravated burglary.
00:01:29He was released from prison last week.
00:01:31Justin Reed fled the scene and escaped abroad, apparently maintaining his innocence for the murder.
00:01:36So yesterday, he showed up on CCTV during a holdup at a jewellery store.
00:01:41It was nothing to do with him.
00:01:42We think he's back in the country because his father is seriously ill.
00:01:46Anyway, D.C. Moss and D.S. Carter finally cornered him,
00:01:50but he escaped on the back of a motorbike which was ridden by his sister, Rebecca.
00:01:54The bike crashed.
00:01:55Reed's now in a coma at St. Hugh's.
00:01:58When you say it crashed?
00:02:00Well, our people called off the pursuit when it was deemed too dangerous to continue, sir.
00:02:05The bike was 200 yards from any police vehicle when it crashed, so...
00:02:08Okay, tell them when I've seen an accident report. I'm going to have to debrief them both.
00:02:12Sir.
00:02:22Where did the bus stop?
00:02:24Well, he's understandably a bit concerned about Justin Reed.
00:02:27Yeah?
00:02:28Stevie, what's the latest from St. Hugh's?
00:02:31He's still the same, Gov.
00:02:34He's got a fractured skull there to stop some bleeding on the brain,
00:02:37and if they haven't got it all, he might die.
00:02:39Right.
00:02:40But you didn't speak to Rebecca Reed?
00:02:42No, well, her father's also ill in hospital, so I decided to give her some space.
00:02:46Well, the D.P.S. are looking into the circumstances with the collision investigator.
00:02:49Then they want to speak to you, but before that, the superintendent wants a debrief from both of you.
00:02:54I've got nothing to hide, Gov.
00:02:56Good.
00:02:57Stevie?
00:02:59Well, he was turning himself in.
00:03:01Come off it.
00:03:02He was turning himself in when you turned up to arrest him.
00:03:05That was what we were there for.
00:03:07He had you fooled like he'd fooled his family.
00:03:09All right, look, the bottom line is, if Justin Reed didn't kill Diane Anderson, Barry Osher did,
00:03:14and he's now a free man, so what, you just want to drop the case?
00:03:17As far as I'm concerned, I'm picking up where I left off.
00:03:19Gov, I haven't seen anything that makes me think Justin Reed isn't up to his eyes in Diane Anderson's murder.
00:03:24Apart from the fact that he came back to prove himself innocent, and we owe it to him to find out if he was telling the truth.
00:03:29We haven't given him enough chances.
00:03:31Follow it up.
00:03:32This is an impartial investigation.
00:03:34Ian Anderson's waited four years for justice for his mother,
00:03:37and I want to know whether it's Barry Osher or Justin Reed who should be behind bars.
00:03:41Well, let's hope it's Barry Osher, because I don't think Justin's going to make it to the court.
00:03:46Give me a minute, Stevie.
00:03:47Give me a minute, Stevie.
00:03:52If she's like this with the DPS, I could be out of my head, too.
00:03:56And what's it going to do to her if we prove he's innocent of murder and then he dies?
00:03:59Well, then we'll all look bad, Max, won't we? All of us.
00:04:04But I want this job done, and meanwhile the superintendent needs to know he's not responsible for two loose cannons in CID,
00:04:09so you need to be on top of this.
00:04:11You're Stevie's CO. Look out for her.
00:04:15Yes, scuff?
00:04:17You're not going to sweat this, are you?
00:04:19Eton and the DPS just want to hear it was pride of pocket. Anything else is just paperwork.
00:04:22Paperwork to root out bad coppers.
00:04:24We're not bad coppers. I stand by every decision I made out there yesterday.
00:04:28We nearly killed him, Max, and he could still die.
00:04:34He did that to himself.
00:04:37Right, Stevie, get it straight in your head, will you?
00:04:41Tell him we were doing our job, and in the morning we might still have one.
00:04:53What do you want?
00:04:55Sorry to disturb you, Rebecca.
00:04:57I've just had to tell my father that Justin's in a coma. Please leave us alone.
00:05:01Miss Reed, our boss...
00:05:02Your boss wants what? To arrest me?
00:05:03No, Rebecca.
00:05:04If you hadn't been chasing us, Justin wouldn't be in intensive care, breathing through a machine.
00:05:08Miss Reed, our boss would like us to pursue the investigation into your brother's claim
00:05:13that he had no involvement in the murder of Diane Anderson.
00:05:16As I said, we know this isn't the best time.
00:05:18Do you think yesterday might have been better?
00:05:20You couldn't have told him then, before his back was up against the wall,
00:05:23before your little good cop, bad cop routine.
00:05:25I tried to arrest him because I didn't know that your brother was open to a dialogue.
00:05:28He spent four years running away from the police.
00:05:31Rebecca, look, we want to help.
00:05:33But if we've got any chance of proving Justin's innocence, then we need to know everything you know.
00:05:38Yes.
00:05:43Dad, is there anything else you can tell them?
00:05:47They say they want to try and help.
00:05:49Yes. Yes.
00:05:52Justin said he was set up.
00:05:56He told me that Barry asked him to turn up at Mrs Anderson's house with a crowbar.
00:06:01And when he got there, Barry was in a boiler suit, with a mask and gloves on.
00:06:07He told Justin to search for valuables and disappeared off.
00:06:11When Justin found him again, Mrs Anderson was dead on the floor.
00:06:17He didn't even know she was in the house.
00:06:20Is there any proof of that, Mr Reid?
00:06:22Only his word.
00:06:24Justin was willing to risk a lot to prove it, wasn't he?
00:06:27Isn't that enough for you?
00:06:28I just don't know how far we'd get.
00:06:30Oh, please, please, don't tell me it was all for nothing.
00:06:35Why?
00:06:38Look, he's tired.
00:06:40Are we done?
00:06:51Max, Stevie.
00:06:53We've downloaded the photographs from Justin Reid's camera.
00:06:57Guess who's on them.
00:06:59Harry Usher.
00:07:00Doing what?
00:07:01Shopping, Sarge, for England.
00:07:02Considering he was inside, what, a week ago,
00:07:04it looks like he's got a lot of cash to lay out, doesn't it?
00:07:06Some of Diane Anderson's jewellery was never recovered.
00:07:09Maybe he sold it since he got out.
00:07:10OK, Sally, can you make a start?
00:07:12Check with the fences.
00:07:13There should be some pretty recognisable pieces out there, if that's what he's up to.
00:07:16Yes, Gov.
00:07:17Kezia.
00:07:18Yeah, Gov?
00:07:19I'm going to send these photographs over to your desk.
00:07:21Use the landmarks.
00:07:22Get the location for this building, yeah?
00:07:24Yeah, Gov.
00:07:25How'd you get on?
00:07:26Nothing but his thing.
00:07:28Actually, I thought there was something, Gov.
00:07:30Justin told his father that Barry Usher was wearing a boiler suit and gloves,
00:07:33and meanwhile Justin's leaving prints all over the place.
00:07:36Maybe Usher was trying to set him up.
00:07:38And now he's on a spending spree.
00:07:40Proceeds from a jewellery sale, perhaps.
00:07:42That'd put him back inside for stolen goods.
00:07:44Doesn't get us anywhere with a murder investigation.
00:07:46Well, Justin must have thought that the money was going to lead him to something.
00:07:48Maybe he thought it was payment.
00:07:50For what?
00:07:51Stealing to order.
00:07:52For someone who knew what she had in the house.
00:07:54OK.
00:07:55What do you think, Steve?
00:07:58Well, DS Carter's probably going to disagree with me,
00:08:00but what has Henry Reid just told us?
00:08:02He's told us that Usher beat the law and got away with murder.
00:08:05He's not going to come up with that on his own.
00:08:07So what? He's working for someone else.
00:08:09What if the burglary was a cover-up?
00:08:12What if he went in there to kill Diana Anderson,
00:08:15and that is what he got paid for?
00:08:17You're going to have to back that up, Stevie.
00:08:19Yeah.
00:08:21I intend to.
00:08:28Go after DFIU on Barry Usher? He's skimped.
00:08:31So no spending sprees without some outside help, right?
00:08:34OK, take a seat, guys.
00:08:36Kezia.
00:08:37Right.
00:08:38I took the landmark off the pharmacy on Old Gate Way.
00:08:41Our man heads south.
00:08:43If the timecodes are accurate on the camera,
00:08:45it takes him three minutes to get there.
00:08:47OK.
00:08:48I'm going to have a look.
00:08:49I'm going to have a look.
00:08:50I'm going to have a look.
00:08:51I'm going to have a look.
00:08:52I'm going to have a look.
00:08:53I'm going to have a look.
00:08:54I'm going to have a look.
00:08:55I'm going to have a look.
00:08:56If the timecodes are accurate on the camera,
00:08:58it takes him three minutes to walk here,
00:09:00which I make Lewiston Street.
00:09:02Number 25 is a company called Tolbert.
00:09:04It's a security deposit centre.
00:09:06I got this off the net.
00:09:07It's the same building.
00:09:09Thanks.
00:09:10This was four years ago, but I want you to see it.
00:09:12It might jog your memories.
00:09:14The respected QC, Diana Anderson,
00:09:16also found time to run a charitable fund
00:09:19to support victims of crime.
00:09:21Now, today, Barry Usher was found guilty
00:09:23of aggravated burglary on Diana Anderson's home,
00:09:26but cleared of her murder due to a lack of forensic evidence.
00:09:30He'll serve a minimum of four years.
00:09:32The Man Police want to question,
00:09:34in connection with her murder,
00:09:36Justin Reed is still at large, possibly in Spain.
00:09:39Earlier today, Mrs Anderson's son, Ian,
00:09:42gave this statement following the verdict.
00:09:45Mr Anderson, we've got a question.
00:09:47Barry Usher will serve four years for aggravated burglary.
00:09:52Henry Reed is still a free man.
00:09:55No-one has been convicted of the terrible crime
00:09:57against a wonderful person.
00:09:59It was my mother.
00:10:01This is hardly justice.
00:10:03If we're to believe Henry Reed,
00:10:06Justin was the victim of a set-up,
00:10:08so was Barry Usher acting alone?
00:10:11Let's go back to all known associates,
00:10:13anyone with a grudge against Justin.
00:10:15Also, did Diana Anderson have enemies?
00:10:18I want checks on anyone she faced in court.
00:10:20Roger and Sally, talk to the son.
00:10:22He told us everything he knew last time, but you never know.
00:10:25Yes, Cuff.
00:10:26OK, guys, that's it. Thanks.
00:10:28Oh, Max. Stevie.
00:10:30Uh, Usher might have a security box.
00:10:32That would explain the spending spree.
00:10:34Check it out. You'll need a warrant.
00:10:36I'm on it.
00:10:38Fine. Get a head start on tracking down Barry Usher,
00:10:41just in case we need to bring him in.
00:10:43Yes, Sarge.
00:10:46Mr Anderson, I'm PC Roger Valentine.
00:10:48This is PC Sally Armstrong from Sunhill.
00:10:51Come in.
00:10:54Excuse the papers.
00:10:56It's a full-time job, just answering the letters.
00:10:58So you run your mum's charity now?
00:11:00Yes, uh, support for victims of crime.
00:11:03Keeps me focused.
00:11:05I've been expecting a visit from you, actually,
00:11:07since I heard about Barry Usher's release.
00:11:09This isn't actually about his release, Mr Anderson.
00:11:12Justin Reed's been back in the UK, sir.
00:11:14He's apparently been trying to prove his innocence.
00:11:16What?
00:11:17It's also been suggested that your mother may have been
00:11:19the victim of a revenge attack which had nothing to do with him.
00:11:22You... you think someone else killed her?
00:11:24Well, we're looking into it.
00:11:26I'm sorry to have to put you through this again, sir,
00:11:28but, uh, were you ever aware of anyone
00:11:31that your mother may have mentioned in those terms?
00:11:33Someone she helped to prosecute but was concerned about?
00:11:36I... I don't know what to say.
00:11:38The... the police said it was a burglary.
00:11:40That appeared to be the case.
00:11:42No, um...
00:11:44No, I don't remember her saying anything like that.
00:11:47Justin Reed's back.
00:11:49How do you know?
00:11:51He's not the threat.
00:11:53He was actually involved in a motorbike collision yesterday.
00:11:55He was seriously injured.
00:11:57But if Justin Reed was unable to substantiate
00:11:59the allegations against Usher,
00:12:01Usher may possibly be getting away with murder.
00:12:05So the D.I.'s taking you seriously, then?
00:12:07And you think we're wasting our time?
00:12:09Oh, I'll go where I'm told.
00:12:11But it's a PR nightmare.
00:12:13Well, at least we didn't shoot him, eh?
00:12:15So you're getting your fight back, then?
00:12:17You'll be all right.
00:12:19Yeah, well, I don't care. I'm not going to put a face on for anybody.
00:12:21I did what I did.
00:12:23It's not just your neck on the blob, though, is it?
00:12:25I thought you said you had nothing to hide.
00:12:28Stevie!
00:12:30Stevie!
00:12:32Yeah, I just got a text, so I'll...
00:12:34I'll be inside.
00:12:40Please.
00:12:42Thanks.
00:12:44Hold it, everyone.
00:12:46Put it down, now.
00:12:48Thanks very much.
00:12:51I'll call the Gov.
00:12:53Tell him we've got grounds to bring in Barry Usher.
00:13:00Yes, Gov. Will do.
00:13:02Let's bring him in.
00:13:04Thank you.
00:13:06I'll see you later.
00:13:08See you later.
00:13:10See you later.
00:13:12See you later.
00:13:14See you later.
00:13:16See you later.
00:13:19Barry Usher.
00:13:21Oh, get out of here. I told you lot yesterday. I haven't seen him.
00:13:23We'd like you to come down to Sunhill, help us with our inquiries.
00:13:25Yeah? This is harassment. I know my rights, so get out of my face.
00:13:27Well, I'll just remind you of them, shall I?
00:13:29Barry Usher, I'm arresting you on suspicion of receiving stolen goods.
00:13:32Are you?
00:13:34You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
00:13:36if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court.
00:13:38Anything you do say may be given in evidence against you.
00:13:40Do you understand?
00:13:42What stolen goods? I just paid for this.
00:13:44Do you understand?
00:13:46Yeah, but come on, let's go.
00:13:50Er, yeah, that's fine.
00:13:52Gov?
00:13:54We spoke to Ian Anderson, but he wasn't aware of any threats to his mother.
00:13:56He's going to get in touch if he thinks of something.
00:13:58Right, thanks, Roger.
00:14:00It's all been logged. Nearly 20 grand.
00:14:0220 grand, eh? I'll watch.
00:14:04Barry Usher's an interview too, Gov.
00:14:06Right, thanks, Grace.
00:14:08Er, Grace, do you want to go in with Stevie?
00:14:10Yes, Gov.
00:14:12Kezia?
00:14:14Kezia?
00:14:16Get some shots of this watch and trace it, will you?
00:14:18Things this valuable usually have paperwork, you know?
00:14:20Sure.
00:14:22OK.
00:14:24Max?
00:14:26Right there, sir.
00:14:32So Barry Usher's very full of himself.
00:14:34He obviously thinks we can't touch him.
00:14:36Yeah, well, he knows that we can only ask him about the money and the watch.
00:14:38Where to start, Stevie?
00:14:44You understand this isn't to apportion blame,
00:14:46it's just to establish the facts prior to the DPS inquiry.
00:14:48Yes, sir.
00:14:50I need to know
00:14:52what led to the accident yesterday
00:14:54which put Justin Reed in hospital.
00:14:56I think you know most of it now, sir.
00:14:58Well, let's see, shall we?
00:15:00I understand Mr. Reed was allowed to escape
00:15:02from a house that was under surveillance.
00:15:04He escaped.
00:15:06He went out the back doors where he came in through the front.
00:15:08A risk he was willing to take rather than stop and talk to us.
00:15:10And why do you think he didn't stop and talk?
00:15:12I gather he was proclaiming his innocence.
00:15:14I'm guessing he didn't trust us.
00:15:16What with Usher, at least,
00:15:18and him being the only one left to point a finger at.
00:15:20Well, then it shouldn't have surprised you
00:15:22that he refused to come quietly.
00:15:24But we were trying to help him.
00:15:26You were trying to arrest him.
00:15:28Yes, and we did our best to bring him in.
00:15:30Safely, sir.
00:15:32That's all I can say.
00:15:34Did you try and communicate that to him?
00:15:36I think DC Moss might have done.
00:15:38The only other time I was close enough,
00:15:40he jumped over a fence.
00:15:44That's how much you can do, sir.
00:15:46Then you just have to get on with your job.
00:15:48You haven't given me a single answer
00:15:50that I wouldn't have expected.
00:15:52I've been telling the truth.
00:15:54A man nearly died because of your command decisions.
00:15:56I need to know if you're fit to make such decisions,
00:15:58DS Carter.
00:16:00So why don't you try answering my questions
00:16:02instead of telling me what you think I want to hear?
00:16:10Thank you.
00:16:12For the tape,
00:16:14I am showing Mr. Usher exhibit MC1.
00:16:18In the bag
00:16:20is £19,240
00:16:22in used banknotes.
00:16:24The money was found in a legal search
00:16:26of a safety deposit box
00:16:28that Mr. Usher opened in the name of
00:16:30Michael Thompson
00:16:32at Talbot Securities in East London four years ago.
00:16:34Mr. Usher,
00:16:36how did this money
00:16:38come into your possession?
00:16:40Poker.
00:16:42You won it.
00:16:44No, they all thought I was such a stand-up guy
00:16:46they handed the pot over at the end.
00:16:48Of course I won it.
00:16:50Game out in Bromley.
00:16:52Witnesses?
00:16:54You reckon they'll all come running to help me out
00:16:56after I've fleeced them?
00:16:58Yes, it's all so convenient, isn't it, Barry?
00:17:00Can we talk about the burglary
00:17:02at Diane Anderson's house in 2005?
00:17:04Whose idea was it?
00:17:06And he was going to share the pot
00:17:08with you 50-50, was he?
00:17:10Of course, we were mates.
00:17:12Why did you go in there wearing a boiler suit and gloves then?
00:17:14I don't know what you're talking about.
00:17:16Well, you must have had something covering your clothes.
00:17:18Because they couldn't forensically link you to the house at all.
00:17:20We're not just talking blood splatters and hair.
00:17:22There were no carpet fibres, nothing.
00:17:24That's enough.
00:17:26You ain't allowed to talk to me about that.
00:17:28Of course, Justin would have been covered in it, wouldn't he?
00:17:30Because you didn't tell him what you were really doing there.
00:17:32He would have been covered in it
00:17:34because he was the one that topped her.
00:17:36God knows what he was on, but she walked in
00:17:38and bam, that was it.
00:17:40It was his prints on a crowbar, not mine.
00:17:42You're pretty clear on that, aren't you, Barry?
00:17:44Let's get back to the burglary, shall we?
00:17:46Read the blurb from the trial. I think it'll say there in black and white.
00:17:48My prints were not on the murder weapon.
00:17:50His were. But I did the time.
00:17:52Landed on his feet, didn't he?
00:17:54You know Justin's in hospital in a coma?
00:17:58No.
00:18:00Really?
00:18:02That's a shame, isn't it?
00:18:06Do you think you and D.C. Moss worked well together?
00:18:10No personality clash?
00:18:12I wouldn't say so, sir, no.
00:18:16You certainly have very different approaches to police work.
00:18:18Your personality profiles are poles apart.
00:18:22We had some exchanges.
00:18:24Nothing that got in the way of the job.
00:18:26D.C. Moss was driving during the pursuit, yes?
00:18:28She was, sir, yes.
00:18:30Aggressively?
00:18:32She did okay.
00:18:34Not what you're used to.
00:18:36She's not CO-19, but then I wouldn't expect her to be.
00:18:40You didn't push her out of her comfort zone to get the job done?
00:18:44I encouraged a safe pursuit of the suspect,
00:18:46and then I told her to abort when the risk got too high.
00:18:50You don't think it would have been better to call it off
00:18:52before Rebecca Reid put a bystander's life at risk?
00:18:56There was always going to be a risk, sir.
00:18:58You did everything you could to minimise it.
00:19:00I do.
00:19:02D.C. Moss was in control, under your command.
00:19:06Yes, sir.
00:19:08So you wouldn't have done anything differently.
00:19:10I did my job yesterday, and I'll do it again.
00:19:18You've convinced yourself
00:19:20that everything you did yesterday was completely justified.
00:19:22There's no doubt, no regret,
00:19:24even though a young man's been left in a coma.
00:19:26No, please, D.S. Carter.
00:19:28It's very clear to me
00:19:30that you were very much in charge yesterday.
00:19:32So much so that if D.C. Moss
00:19:34expressed any concerns or reservations,
00:19:36I'm worried you wouldn't have been listening.
00:19:38And if Justin Reid doesn't survive
00:19:40this attitude you have,
00:19:42it may well have exposed you both
00:19:44to some very serious recriminations.
00:19:50Harry,
00:19:52why did you feel the need to open a safety deposit box?
00:19:54For the stash.
00:19:56From the burglary, of course.
00:19:58But there was no stash, cos I got nicked.
00:20:00So nothing in that box is from the burglary?
00:20:02No. Winnings.
00:20:04Can't help it if I'm good at cards.
00:20:06Check my file, I worked in a casino.
00:20:08You and Justin grew up together, didn't you?
00:20:10Yeah, and?
00:20:12And his family took you in, cared for you.
00:20:14Henry Reid let you stay
00:20:16to give you a break from the children's home.
00:20:18Stop it, you're breaking my heart.
00:20:20Mates for ten years.
00:20:22So what?
00:20:24I was just wondering what made you stab him in the back like that.
00:20:26Give it a rest, will you?
00:20:28What happened between you two, Barry?
00:20:30What made you use him like that?
00:20:32OK, so somebody offered you money to kill Diane Anderson
00:20:34and you needed to...
00:20:36What's she talking about?
00:20:38We need to move on.
00:20:40I did my time for burglary.
00:20:42Justin did what he had to do in the house
00:20:44and I couldn't stop him. I would have, if I could,
00:20:46but it didn't happen. Are we done now?
00:20:48Yes, Mr Usher, we are.
00:20:52How'd it go?
00:20:54Who are you worried for?
00:20:56Me or you?
00:20:58I'll look down for both of us, all right?
00:21:00I never thought you wouldn't.
00:21:02What did he say?
00:21:04He's gone to brief the borough commander.
00:21:06He said be ready for him later, haven't he?
00:21:08All right? Yeah.
00:21:10It went OK?
00:21:12Yeah, sure.
00:21:14Guff, I did some digging on the watch.
00:21:16The serial number belongs to a batch
00:21:18issued by Jewellers in Kensington, Bradley and Son.
00:21:20You were right about the paperwork.
00:21:22They recommend the new owner registers it.
00:21:24It's worth £11,000 and it was registered
00:21:26in the name of Dennis Fairford.
00:21:28Do we know him?
00:21:30No, not yet, but that's not the point.
00:21:32He didn't buy it. Who did?
00:21:34Diane Anderson.
00:21:36You're kidding.
00:21:38No, and it was never reported stolen.
00:21:40Why wouldn't you report something like that?
00:21:42Maybe it wasn't stolen, maybe it was a gift.
00:21:44So Diane Anderson gave this Fairford bloke
00:21:46an £11,000 watch and he gave it to Barry Usher?
00:21:48What have we got on him?
00:21:50Nothing known, but he runs a restaurant out in Docklands.
00:21:52OK, thanks, Kizzy.
00:21:54Well, Sally and Roger have already spoken
00:21:56to Ian Anderson this morning.
00:21:58He is going to be in total shock about this new investigation,
00:22:00but you'd better go and see him.
00:22:02You'd better go and see him.
00:22:16I haven't been able to remember anything, I'm afraid.
00:22:18Well, we're here about a separate issue, sir.
00:22:20A watch has been recovered.
00:22:26We know your mother purchased it
00:22:28a few months before she died.
00:22:30It turned up in a safety deposit box
00:22:32rented by Barry Usher.
00:22:34However, it was registered
00:22:36to a man called Dennis Fairford.
00:22:38Do you know him, sir?
00:22:40Yes.
00:22:42Right, well,
00:22:44as we assumed the watch was stolen
00:22:46in the burglary at your mother's house,
00:22:48we wondered why it was never reported missing.
00:22:50Dennis was, um...
00:22:52I hate using the term for anyone over 16.
00:22:54He was my mother's boyfriend.
00:22:56Why was he never mentioned before?
00:22:58They separated before she died.
00:23:00She wouldn't have wanted him brought into all this.
00:23:02Why did they separate?
00:23:04He wasn't what he seemed.
00:23:06It was all very difficult for her.
00:23:08They met at a wine club.
00:23:10It was the right set.
00:23:12I was happy for her.
00:23:14Genuinely happy.
00:23:16She bought him the watch
00:23:18because, I suppose,
00:23:20she had very strong feelings for him.
00:23:22But then she hired a private detective
00:23:24to investigate him.
00:23:26She was a single woman with money.
00:23:30A friend of hers, a tanned admirer,
00:23:32had fleeced her.
00:23:34She never let anyone close again
00:23:36unless she'd had them vetted.
00:23:38Well, she talked my mother into it,
00:23:40and it turns out that Dennis Fairford's real name
00:23:42was Danny Ford.
00:23:44He changed it after serving a prison term
00:23:46for assault and burglary.
00:23:48And you didn't think this was relevant?
00:23:50It was decades before.
00:23:52She was too embarrassed to talk about it,
00:23:54so he was gone.
00:23:56And do you have any idea how Mr Fairford's watch
00:23:58has ended up in Barry Usher's possession?
00:24:00I haven't a clue, I'm afraid.
00:24:02Unless he gave it to her.
00:24:04How likely is that?
00:24:06Well, that's what we're trying to find out.
00:24:08Thank you for your time.
00:24:14So the watch turned up
00:24:16from the robbery at Diaz, did it?
00:24:18Actually, it was found in a safety deposit box
00:24:20which was rented by Barry Usher,
00:24:22and it wasn't reported missing or stolen.
00:24:24Well, I gave it back to her.
00:24:26I didn't think it was right keeping it
00:24:28after we split up.
00:24:30Her son probably didn't know she had it.
00:24:32Didn't end too well between you then?
00:24:34Mr Anderson claims that his mother
00:24:36hired a private detective to uncover
00:24:38that you'd done time and changed your name.
00:24:40He told you that, did he?
00:24:42It figures.
00:24:44He hired the private dick.
00:24:46She told me that he'd done it.
00:24:48He found out that I hadn't been, you know,
00:24:50almost 25 years ago,
00:24:52built a new life for myself.
00:24:54But I didn't care what she had.
00:24:56I liked her.
00:24:58I cared for her.
00:25:00Why do you think I asked her to marry me?
00:25:02Well, we didn't know that, sir.
00:25:04Yeah, well, that's why he did it.
00:25:06He was desperate to get any dirt he could on me.
00:25:08He struck gold, didn't he?
00:25:10So Mrs Anderson ended your relationship
00:25:12because she found out that you had a criminal record?
00:25:14No, I ended it.
00:25:16I mean, she was very good about it,
00:25:18but I was nervous,
00:25:20because he couldn't wait to spread it around among her friends.
00:25:22And I said to him,
00:25:24I said, look, I will back off
00:25:26if you keep your mouth shut.
00:25:28Do you think Mrs Anderson knew about it?
00:25:30No, no, no, we kept it between us.
00:25:32He knew I wouldn't see her hurt.
00:25:34Where were you when she was murdered?
00:25:36After we broke up, I went out to Portugal
00:25:38for the winter.
00:25:40I only found out about what happened to her months later.
00:25:42Excuse me, James, can we talk?
00:25:44Yeah, I'll be right there.
00:25:46Do you want to tell me what you think I've done, then?
00:25:48Well, we think
00:25:50that the burglary wasn't random,
00:25:52that it may have been a cover-up for the murder
00:25:54of Diane Anderson.
00:25:56But why aren't you talking to the little git
00:25:58who's doing time for the burglary?
00:26:00Barry Usher was released a week ago. We have spoken to him, sir.
00:26:02And it still leaves
00:26:04a question concerning this watch.
00:26:08Oh, I don't believe this.
00:26:10You think I gave it to him?
00:26:12Well, did you give it to him?
00:26:14I gave him a scumbag a gold watch
00:26:16and told him to kill her.
00:26:18He ought to be ashamed of himself.
00:26:20So Mr. Anderson's lying, then?
00:26:22Do you think he's not capable of it?
00:26:24He's a very respectable man doing very good work in the community
00:26:26in his mother's name.
00:26:28Yeah, and I'm an ex-con, right?
00:26:30We're just trying to find out what happened.
00:26:32Yeah, the usual suspects, right?
00:26:34I've got nothing more to say to you,
00:26:36and I've got a busy restaurant to run.
00:26:38Thanks for your time.
00:26:40So you're taking it seriously now?
00:26:42I'm taking it as seriously as I take any other case.
00:26:44That's good to know.
00:26:46Hey, I'm going to wind your neck in.
00:26:48I'm still your CO.
00:26:50So you don't get to pull rank on me today, right?
00:26:52I just don't work like you, and I can't switch up
00:26:54when someone's lying in a coma, and it might be my fault.
00:26:56How many more times are you going to say that, Stevie?
00:26:58He was just trying to clear his name, Max.
00:27:00That's all he was trying to do. I shouldn't let him go.
00:27:02If you really want to see me pull rank, just keep talking.
00:27:12Hi, Max.
00:27:14What's going on?
00:27:16She might be feeling the pressure a bit.
00:27:18Grace said she was gunning for Barry Usher earlier.
00:27:20Went to interview him about the stolen goods,
00:27:22started accusing him of being a hired killer.
00:27:26You need to keep her focused, Max.
00:27:28Show her some support.
00:27:30I've been trying to stop her from ruining her career,
00:27:32both our careers.
00:27:34It's your idea of support, is it?
00:27:36She's a grown-up.
00:27:38So are you.
00:27:40This is Anderson's personal account
00:27:42up to his mother's death,
00:27:44and this is his business account for the same period.
00:27:46Luxor Gaming Company.
00:27:48What's that, a casino?
00:27:50Barry's chucking a lot of money in that direction.
00:27:52All this profit's by the look of things.
00:27:54I think the phrase is
00:27:56hemorrhaging money.
00:27:58There are two transfer references,
00:28:00Diane Anderson for 4,000 pounds.
00:28:02That's his mum bailing him out,
00:28:04because that then immediately goes out
00:28:06to pay various firms he owed money to.
00:28:08What's that, then?
00:28:10250 pounds, RSB Inc.
00:28:12And again, ten days later, 250 pounds.
00:28:14That's the first time that firm's mentioned.
00:28:16And that must have been...
00:28:18Let me check the date.
00:28:20Yeah, two weeks before Dennis Fairford
00:28:22said he and Diane Anderson split up.
00:28:24RSB Inc. is Ronald Simon Ballwood,
00:28:26sole proprietor,
00:28:28established in 1984 as a private investigator.
00:28:30Current address,
00:28:3225 Derring Avenue, East 6.
00:28:34What was the name of that casino?
00:28:36Luxor.
00:28:38Roger, leave that screen up just one quick look at it.
00:28:40Sure, Commissioner Fletcher.
00:28:44We've got a link to Ian Anderson
00:28:46and Barry Usher before the crime.
00:28:48Really?
00:28:50Yeah, Barry Usher said he got good at poker
00:28:52when he was a barman at a casino called the Luxor.
00:28:54Now, Ian Anderson's FIU cheque just came back.
00:28:56He also used to play roulette at the same casino.
00:28:58OK, well, let's interview any staff
00:29:00who were working there at the same time as Usher.
00:29:02Oh, and also, Roger and Sally are interviewing
00:29:04the detective as we speak.
00:29:06Thanks, Will.
00:29:08I want Ian Anderson downstairs as soon as possible.
00:29:10Yes, Garth.
00:29:14Stevie,
00:29:16I'll take this.
00:29:18Mr. Anderson, I'm D.I. Neil Manson. Come through.
00:29:22Is this about Fairford?
00:29:24Is he something to do with my mother's death?
00:29:26Dennis Fairford claimed it was you
00:29:28that hired a private detective to investigate him.
00:29:30Yes.
00:29:32I've never seen him before.
00:29:34I hired him at my mother's request.
00:29:36I told her she was paranoid,
00:29:38that he was decent, but she insisted.
00:29:42Mr. Fairford's criminal record was 25 years old.
00:29:46Should it have really mattered that much to her?
00:29:48In her eyes, it lied to her.
00:29:52Did you have any contact with Barry Usher
00:29:54before the trial for your mother's murder?
00:29:56Of course not.
00:29:58So, you never noticed him working in the bar at the Luxor?
00:30:00At the casino, he was there.
00:30:02Ten months.
00:30:04Overlapped some of your biggest spending sprees.
00:30:06Right up until he got sent down.
00:30:08My God, do you think he...
00:30:10I'm sorry,
00:30:12I just don't remember.
00:30:14I was drinking heavily then,
00:30:16went to the table sober,
00:30:18but afterwards I'd end up in the bar.
00:30:22Is that how he knew, do you think?
00:30:24Did I do this?
00:30:26Is that how he found out about the house?
00:30:30Grace? Yeah?
00:30:32How much money did Barry Usher have in that box, roughly?
00:30:3419,000 and something.
00:30:36How much money do you reckon he spent on that shopping spree,
00:30:38judged by the photos?
00:30:40Well, hard to tell.
00:30:42New phone, suit, jewellery, about a grand.
00:30:44Why, what have you got?
00:30:46Diane Anderson's account's still open.
00:30:48What's that?
00:30:50Diane Anderson's account was signed over to Ian Anderson
00:30:52as a trustee of her estate,
00:30:54and he made a cash withdrawal two weeks ago
00:30:56of 20,000 pound.
00:30:58I've found a better reason to bring Barry Usher back, Ian.
00:31:00I'll let the DI know.
00:31:02All right, let's see what Ian Anderson did with 20 grand.
00:31:04I'll meet you downstairs.
00:31:10What have we got?
00:31:12Well, Gov, this is Ian Anderson
00:31:14leaving the bank at 11.20am
00:31:16with the cash from his mother's account.
00:31:18He goes down Havnett Street, takes a left into the precinct,
00:31:20then we lose him, Gov.
00:31:22There's a blind spot.
00:31:24All right. We've got a mobile number of him?
00:31:26Where are you? So, at 11.20, he's at the bank.
00:31:28He's on a move for eight minutes.
00:31:30At 11.28, we pick him up,
00:31:32grid reference, Golf 84,
00:31:34Brava 32, and he was there till 11.44.
00:31:36Well, it's a pub.
00:31:38The Princess Royal.
00:31:42I reckon that's that.
00:31:44Who's got the photographs from Justin Reed's camera?
00:31:46Gov.
00:31:50Yeah, it's the same place, isn't it?
00:31:52So, Justin was following Usher
00:31:54when he went to meet Anderson. He must have missed Anderson by minutes.
00:31:56He was on the right track, though, wasn't he?
00:31:58So, what do we think? The watch was a down payment,
00:32:00and this is the final instalment, now Usher's out of prison.
00:32:02What's her name?
00:32:04OK, Grace Will, you can now go and pick up Usher.
00:32:06Stevie, get down to the Princess Royal. Get all of the CCTV.
00:32:12Are you drunk in the Princess Royal, Barry?
00:32:14This ain't funny.
00:32:16Can you come with us, please, Barry?
00:32:18It's all right, Baz. It's nothing. Just stay put, yeah?
00:32:20So, what are the LMRs supposed to have done this time, then?
00:32:22We just want to ask you some more questions.
00:32:24Yeah? Well, I've got rights, mate.
00:32:26Come on, let's go. All right. All right.
00:32:28Listen, Babes, I've been out of tops.
00:32:30Don't even move.
00:32:34Gov, I've got it.
00:32:38Ian Anderson on his own in the Princess Royal pub.
00:32:40There's Barry Usher.
00:32:52And there's the handover.
00:32:58Right, that's it.
00:33:00Bring Anderson in.
00:33:06Anderson's downstairs, Gov.
00:33:08Uniform will bring in Usher now.
00:33:10Good. Should be interesting, eh?
00:33:12Mm-hm.
00:33:14Is there a problem?
00:33:16I just thought you might want to take this one with me, Gov.
00:33:18No, I think you and D.C. Moss can do it.
00:33:20It's your case.
00:33:22I don't think Stevie's up to it.
00:33:24She's already lost it once in interview.
00:33:26She's earned the right to be there. I'm not taking her off it.
00:33:28Gov, Stevie's no use to me in there
00:33:30if she can't keep a lid on her emotions.
00:33:32Being a sergeant isn't just about giving orders, Max.
00:33:34It's about understanding your team,
00:33:36getting the most out of them, handle it.
00:33:48Look, it's nothing personal.
00:33:50Ian Anderson's an interviewer.
00:34:18Right.
00:34:2011.20am,
00:34:22you withdrew £20,000 in cash
00:34:24from your late mother's bank account,
00:34:26now left in trust to you.
00:34:2811.29am,
00:34:30you enter the Prince's Royal Pub.
00:34:3211.40am,
00:34:34Barry Usher enters the pub
00:34:36and then one minute later
00:34:38collects an envelope left on the table by you.
00:34:42Barry Usher then goes shopping
00:34:44and pays in cash from a bundle in his jacket.
00:34:48Anything to say?
00:34:50Mr. Anderson?
00:34:52For the benefit of the tape,
00:34:54Mr. Anderson is shaking his head in the negative.
00:34:58This morning,
00:35:00we found £19,240
00:35:02in a safety deposit box
00:35:04that had been rented by Barry Usher.
00:35:06Now we believe
00:35:08that forensic analysis will reveal
00:35:10that that's the same money that you withdrew
00:35:12from your late mother's account.
00:35:14So do you have anything you want to tell us?
00:35:16Or perhaps you'd like to
00:35:18wait in custody while we get proof.
00:35:20Proof that you handed a large sum of money
00:35:22over to a man who was present
00:35:24when your mother was killed.
00:35:26This is wrong. It's a mistake.
00:35:28No.
00:35:30No, it's not. It's a murder inquiry.
00:35:34Why did you pay Barry Usher
00:35:36£20,000?
00:35:40I don't know.
00:35:42Well,
00:35:44that's a strange answer, isn't it?
00:35:46You admit that you did pay
00:35:48Barry Usher £20,000.
00:35:52Yes.
00:35:54For what?
00:35:58Answer the question,
00:36:00please, Mr. Anderson.
00:36:04I can't.
00:36:06Answer the question, Mr. Anderson.
00:36:08No comment.
00:36:10Justin Reed
00:36:12is lying in a coma.
00:36:14Mr. Anderson,
00:36:16you didn't have the best relationship with your mother,
00:36:18did you, sir? That has nothing to do...
00:36:22No comment.
00:36:24When your business got into trouble,
00:36:26she made you suffer for bailing you out, didn't she?
00:36:30That's not what you want from your mother, is it?
00:36:34Is it, sir?
00:36:36Wasn't it around this time
00:36:38that you hired a private detective
00:36:40to investigate her boyfriend?
00:36:42I told you that isn't what happened.
00:36:44She wouldn't let you forget you failed,
00:36:46would she?
00:36:48She wouldn't give you an inch?
00:36:52Happy to spend your inheritance, that wasn't she?
00:36:56To buy Dennis Fairford an expensive watch?
00:37:02How angry would that make you?
00:37:08You're miserable.
00:37:10Broke.
00:37:12And this bloke's poor in drinks?
00:37:16Listening.
00:37:18Thinks he might be able to help.
00:37:20No, I...
00:37:22Your mother was calling you a screw-up.
00:37:24Gambling, drinking, running your business into the ground.
00:37:26You knew she was right,
00:37:28but you couldn't face it.
00:37:30Like you couldn't face hearing what happened to her.
00:37:38You left the inquest,
00:37:40didn't you, sir?
00:37:42Bit too much reality
00:37:44when they started talking about how your mother's life ended.
00:37:46Oh, God.
00:37:48Oh, my God.
00:37:50I know.
00:37:52It's hard to look.
00:37:54I didn't want her to...
00:38:00Let's drain, sir.
00:38:08Yes.
00:38:16Okay, all right.
00:38:20I was so angry at her.
00:38:24I was mouthing off one night at the bar,
00:38:26and he said he could do something about it.
00:38:30He offered to kill your mother?
00:38:34He said he'd make it look like a burglary.
00:38:38Did you pay him?
00:38:42I gave him Dennis Fairford's watch.
00:38:46I said he had to put it in a safe deposit box
00:38:48so that whatever happened,
00:38:50it would be there in his name.
00:38:52So that if he got caught,
00:38:54he'd keep his mouth shut about you?
00:38:58But then he demanded half the money up front.
00:39:02I'd promised him 20,000,
00:39:04but I had no way of getting him anything then.
00:39:08I...
00:39:10I pawned one of Mother's...
00:39:16I pawned one of my mother's necklaces
00:39:18and gave him 1,500.
00:39:20Couldn't have been happier about that.
00:39:22I panicked and said
00:39:26I didn't want to go through with it, but...
00:39:32He did it anyway.
00:39:38He killed your mother?
00:39:46Is that a yes, sir?
00:39:48Yes.
00:39:56I didn't know until the trial
00:39:58how he'd protected himself.
00:40:02He was convinced he'd get away with it.
00:40:04Convinced he'd get away with it.
00:40:08And that when he got out, I would be, um...
00:40:12What's the expression? Um...
00:40:16I'd be a cash cow for him as long as I lived.
00:40:20Protected himself?
00:40:22Well, Justin Reed was meant to take the blame.
00:40:26So he planned it that way?
00:40:28He planned the whole thing.
00:40:30He was so cold about it.
00:40:34So ruthless.
00:40:38But who am I to talk?
00:40:46So we got a result?
00:40:48Yes, Gav.
00:40:50Just hope she can hold it together for the superintendent.
00:40:52I think she got where she wanted.
00:40:54Maybe.
00:40:56I'll be at the hospital.
00:40:58I'll be at the hospital.
00:41:00Okay.
00:41:04You think this was good police work yesterday?
00:41:06We did what we had to, sir.
00:41:10Justin Reed is in a coma as a consequence.
00:41:12Not as a consequence.
00:41:14Well, he was a passenger on a motorbike
00:41:16which was being pursued at high speed by you and D.S. Carter.
00:41:18We stopped the pursuit
00:41:20when Rebecca Reaper had a cyclist at risk.
00:41:22D.S. Carter judged it was too dangerous
00:41:24and we abandoned it
00:41:26afterwards.
00:41:28And you don't think you've been following too aggressively up to that point?
00:41:30We follow guidelines, sir.
00:41:32In pursuit of a murder suspect
00:41:34with D.S. Carter urging you to catch up.
00:41:38You'd already let
00:41:40Justin Reed slip through the net once yesterday,
00:41:42hadn't you?
00:41:44Yes, sir.
00:41:46And you still think you were able to show restraint?
00:41:48I think so.
00:41:50D.S. Carter wasn't encouraging you
00:41:52to drive faster than you were comfortable with?
00:41:54No, sir.
00:41:56I can imagine he could be quite intimidating
00:41:58if you weren't concerned about failing in front of him.
00:42:00I was only concerned
00:42:02with the danger to the public.
00:42:04Okay.
00:42:06Well, you must be pleased
00:42:08with today's result.
00:42:10You've been a bit of a campaigner for Justin Reed.
00:42:12Well, I can't say I'm pleased
00:42:14about any of it.
00:42:16I mean, Justin's still in a coma.
00:42:18And I was just trying to do what was right.
00:42:20What was more important to you,
00:42:22D.C. Moss?
00:42:24Clearing his name
00:42:26or convicting the real culprits?
00:42:28I suppose I'm asking
00:42:30if you took this case too personally.
00:42:32Should I be concerned next time
00:42:34you feel like fighting someone's corner
00:42:36and things don't go in your favour?
00:42:38I don't know.
00:42:42I do know that I learned a lot
00:42:44from D.S. Carter today.
00:42:46I thought he was just a bit
00:42:48of a blunt instrument and
00:42:50well, he really turned it around with Ian Anderson.
00:42:52He got into his head and I was impressed.
00:42:54Well, that's very generous.
00:42:58Look, I know I could do with being
00:43:00a bit more like him and standing back a bit.
00:43:02I realise that, but
00:43:04I also think that he
00:43:06got the result he did by
00:43:08being a bit more like me.
00:43:19How is he?
00:43:21He's a little better.
00:43:23That doesn't mean very much in his condition,
00:43:25but he's something.
00:43:27And Justin?
00:43:29There's been an improvement.
00:43:31They think he'll come round.
00:43:33I was just telling Dad.
00:43:35Well, that's great news.
00:43:37D.S. Carter.
00:43:39Sir, I came to tell you that our investigation today
00:43:41has led to two arrests in relation to the murder of Mrs. Anderson,
00:43:43which means that Justin will go to trial,
00:43:45but the evidence is in his favour.
00:43:47Thank you.
00:43:49Don't thank him.
00:43:51He's the reason Justin's in here.
00:43:53Why couldn't you just have listened to him?
00:43:55He was trying to tell you.
00:43:57Maybe I didn't give him the benefit of the doubt.
00:43:59No, you didn't.
00:44:01All you saw was a criminal.
00:44:03You didn't want to listen.
00:44:05And in your job, that's a dangerous thing.
00:44:07Right, OK.
00:44:09Well, um,
00:44:11this is for you.
00:44:13Justin bought it for you.
00:44:17Thank you.
00:44:29How'd it go with Hazel?
00:44:31Yeah, OK.
00:44:33Yeah, it was fine.
00:44:35I'm just on my way to the hospital to see Justin.
00:44:37I heard he came round.
00:44:39Yeah, yeah, he's on the mend.
00:44:41I've just come from there.
00:44:43Would you want to go for a drink?
00:44:45You know how I like to talk.
00:44:47Thanks, but I'll pass on that one.
00:44:49Come on, you can't tell me this day
00:44:51hasn't affected you at all.
00:44:53I've got to be somewhere.
00:44:55OK, fair enough.
00:44:57You know, it doesn't make you
00:44:59less of a cop to talk about stuff.
00:45:07Stevie!
00:45:11I'll see you tomorrow.
00:45:13Here.
00:45:15Thanks.
00:45:23Next time on The Bill...
00:45:25You reported all of your pupils as missing.
00:45:27It makes sense for you to be FLO.
00:45:29I'm sure she's up to the job.
00:45:31I want you to observe. Do you understand that word?
00:45:33And 13-year-old girls do run away
00:45:35if they're being groomed by an older man.
00:45:37Lily's quite clearly seen talking to a man in his early 40s.
00:45:39Where is she? What's happening?
00:45:43I don't know.
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00:46:59Doctor George, please go to the emergency table.
00:47:11A D.S. Carter and D.C. Moss on their way in? Sir.
00:47:24It's going to be a D.P.S. inquiry. If this young man dies, I can't guarantee that either
00:47:28of them will keep their job. You'd better take me through it.
00:47:31Sir, four years ago, Justin Reed and Barry Usher burgled this lady's house, Diane Anderson.
00:47:37She was a Q.C. During the burglary, she was beaten with an iron bar at Jemmy. She died
00:47:42at the scene. Yeah, I remember the case.
00:47:44Barry Usher was caught soon afterwards, but there was no forensics to link him to the
00:47:47murder. He served four years for aggravated burglary. He was released from prison last
00:47:52week. Justin Reed fled the scene and escaped abroad, apparently maintaining his innocence
00:47:56for the murder. So yesterday, he showed up on CCTV during
00:48:01a holdup at a jewellery store. It was nothing to do with him. We think he's back in the
00:48:04country because his father is seriously ill. Anyway, D.C. Moss and D.S. Carter finally
00:48:11cornered him, but he escaped on the back of a motorbike, which was ridden by his sister
00:48:14Rebecca. The bike crashed. Reed's now in a coma at St. Hugh's.
00:48:19When you say it crashed? Well, our people called off the pursuit when
00:48:23it was deemed too dangerous to continue, sir. The bike was 200 yards from any police vehicle
00:48:29when it crashed, so... Okay, tell them when I've seen an accident
00:48:31report. I'm gonna have to debrief them both. Sir.
00:48:43Where'd the boss go? Well, he's understandably a bit concerned
00:48:47about Justin Reed. Yeah? Stevie, what's the latest from St. Hugh's?
00:48:51Oh, still the same, Gov. He's got a fractured skull there to stop some bleeding on the brain,
00:48:58so if they haven't got it all, he might die. Right. But you didn't speak to Rebecca Reed?
00:49:02No, well, her father's also ill in hospital, so I decided to give her some space.
00:49:06Well, the DPS are looking into the circumstances. I haven't heard from you, actually, since
00:49:09I heard about Barry Archer's release. This isn't actually about his release, Mr.
00:49:13Anderson. Justin Reed's been back in the U.K., sir.
00:49:17He's apparently been trying to prove his innocence. What?
00:49:20It's also been suggested that your mother may have been the victim of a revenge attack,
00:49:23which had nothing to do with him. You... You think someone else killed her?
00:49:27Well, we're looking into it. I'm sorry to have to put you through this again, sir, but
00:49:32were you ever aware of anyone that your mother may have mentioned in those terms, someone
00:49:36she helped to prosecute but was concerned about? I don't know what to say. The police
00:49:41said it was a burglary that went wrong. That appeared to be the case.
00:49:45No. No, I don't remember her saying anything like that. Justin Reed's back. How do you
00:49:53know? He's not the threat. He was actually involved
00:49:56in a motorbike collision yesterday. He was seriously injured.
00:49:59But if Justin Reed was unable to substantiate the allegations against Usher, Usher may possibly
00:50:04be getting away with murder. So the D.I.'s taking you seriously, then?
00:50:12Then you think we're wasting our time? Oh, I'll go where I'm told. But it's a PR
00:50:16nightmare. Well, at least we didn't shoot him, eh?
00:50:20So you're getting your fight back, then? You'll be all right.
00:50:23Yeah, well, I don't care. I'm not going to put a face on for anybody. I did what I did.
00:50:26It's not just your neck on the blubber, though, is it?
00:50:28I thought you said you had nothing to hide. Stevie! Stevie!
00:50:38Yeah, I just got a text, so I'll... I'll be inside.
00:50:43Please. Thanks.
00:50:45Thanks. I'll be around. I'll put it down now.
00:50:53Thanks very much. I'll call the Gov. Tell them we've got grounds
00:51:07to bring in Barry Usher. Yes, Gov. Will do. Let's bring him in.
00:51:21Barry Usher! Oh, get out of here. I told you lot yesterday.
00:51:24I haven't seen him. We'd like you to come down to Sunhill and
00:51:26help us with our inquiries. Yeah? This is harassment. I know my rights.
00:51:29So get out of my face. Well, I'll just remind you of them, shall
00:51:32I? Barry Usher, I'm arresting you on suspicion of receiving stolen goods.
00:51:35Are you? You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
00:51:38if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court.
00:51:41Anything you do say may be given in evidence against you. Do you understand?
00:51:44What stolen goods? I just paid for this. Do you understand?
00:51:47Yeah, but... Come on, let's go. Er, yep. That's fine.
00:51:54I intend to. Gov, did the FIU on Barry Usher? He's
00:52:15So no spending sprees without some outside help, right?
00:52:18OK, take a seat, guys. Kezia. Right. I took the landmark at the pharmacy
00:52:23on Old Gateway. Our man heads south. If the time codes are accurate on the
00:52:28camera, it takes him three minutes to walk here, which I make Lewiston
00:52:32Street. Number 25 is a company called Talbot. It's a security deposit
00:52:36centre. I got this off the net. It's the same building. Right, thanks.
00:52:41This was four years ago, but I want you to see it. It might jog your memories.
00:52:45The respected QC, Diane Anderson, also found time to run a charitable fund
00:52:50to support victims of crime. Now, today, Barry Usher was found guilty of
00:52:55aggravated burglary on Diane Anderson's home, but cleared of her murder
00:53:00due to a lack of forensic evidence. He'll serve a minimum of four years.
00:53:04The man police want to question in connection with her murder, Justin
00:53:08Reid, is still at large, possibly in Spain. Earlier today, Mr Anderson's
00:53:13son, Ian, gave this statement following the verdict. Barry Usher will
00:53:20serve four years for aggravated burglary. Justin Reid is still a free
00:53:25man. No-one has been convicted of the terrible crime against the wonderful
00:53:30person who was my mother. This is hardly justice. If we're to believe
00:53:37Henry Reid, Justin was the victim of a set-up, so was Barry Usher acting
00:53:42alone? Let's go back to all known associates, anyone with a grudge
00:53:46against Justin. Also, did Diane Anderson have enemies? I want checks on
00:53:50anyone she faced in court. Roger and Sally, talk to the son. He told us
00:53:55everything he knew last time, but you never know. Yes, Coff. OK, guys,
00:53:59that's it. Thanks. Oh, Max, Stevie, Usher might have a security box.
00:54:05That will explain the spending spree. Check it out. You'll need a warrant.
00:54:08I'm on it. Right, go ahead and start on tracking down Barry Usher,
00:54:13will you, just in case we need to bring him in? Yes, Sarge. Mr Anderson,
00:54:21I'm PC Roger Valentine. This is PC Sally Armstrong from Sunhill. Come
00:54:26in. Excuse the papers. It's a full-time job, just answering the letters.
00:54:32So you run your mum's charity now? Yes, support for victims of crime.
00:54:37Keeps me focused. I've been expecting a visit from you. So proving
00:54:41Justin's innocence, then we need to know everything you know.
00:54:50Is there anything else you can tell them? They say they want to try and
00:54:54help. Yes. Yes. Justin said he was set up. He told me that Barry asked
00:55:04him to turn up at Mrs Anderson's house with a crowbar. When he got there,
00:55:08Barry was in a boiler suit with a mask and gloves on. He told Justin to
00:55:14search for valuables and disappeared off. When Justin found him again,
00:55:19Mrs Anderson was dead on the floor. He didn't even know she was in the
00:55:24house. Is there any proof of that, Mr Reid? Only his word. Justin was
00:55:30willing to risk a lot to prove it, wasn't he? Isn't that enough for you?
00:55:34I just don't know how far we'd get. Oh, please, don't tell me it was all
00:55:39for nothing. Sorry. Look, he's tired. Are we done?
00:55:57Max, Stevie. We've downloaded the photographs from Justin Reid's camera.
00:56:02Guess who's on them? Harry Usher. Doing what? Shopping search for England.
00:56:08Considering he was inside, what, a week ago, it looks like he's got a lot of
00:56:11cash to lay out, doesn't it? Some of Diane Anderson's jewellery was never
00:56:14recovered. Maybe he sold it since he got out. OK, Sally, can you make a start?
00:56:18Check with the fencers. There should be some pretty recognisable pieces out
00:56:21there, if that's what he's up to. Yes, Gav. Kezia. Yeah, Gav? I'm going to
00:56:25send these photographs over to your desk. Use the landmarks. Get the
00:56:29location for this building, yeah? Yeah, Gav. How'd you get on? Nothing but
00:56:33hearsay. Actually, I thought there was something, Gav. Justin told his father
00:56:38that Barry Usher was wearing a boiler suit and gloves, and meanwhile, Justin's
00:56:41leaving prints all over the place. Maybe Usher was trying to set him up. And now
00:56:45he's on a spending spree. Proceeds from a jewellery sale, perhaps. That'll put
00:56:49him back inside for stolen goods. Doesn't get us anywhere with a murder
00:56:52investigation. Well, Justin must have thought that the money was going to
00:56:54lead him to something. Maybe he thought it was payment. For what? Stealing to
00:56:58order. For someone who knew what she had in the house. OK. What do you think,
00:57:03Stevie? Well, DS Carter's probably going to disagree with me, but what has
00:57:07Henry Reid just told us? He's told us that Usher beat the law and got away
00:57:11with murder. He's not going to come up with that on his own. So what, he's
00:57:14working for someone else? What if the burglary was a cover-up? What if he
00:57:19went in there to kill Diana Anderson and that is what he got paid for? You're
00:57:24going to have to back that up, Stevie. Yeah. If the circumstances were the
00:57:28collision investigator, then they want to speak to you. But before that, the
00:57:31superintendent wants a debrief from both of you. I've got nothing to hide,
00:57:35Gav. Good. Stevie? Well, he was turning himself in. Come off it. He was
00:57:43turning himself in when you turned up to arrest him. That was what we were
00:57:46there for. He had you fooled like he'd fooled his family. All right, look, the
00:57:50bottom line is, if Justin Reid didn't kill Diana Anderson, Barry Usher did,
00:57:54and he's now a free man, so what, you just want to drop the case? As far as
00:57:57I'm concerned, I'm picking up where I left off. Gav, I haven't seen anything
00:58:01that makes me think Justin Reid isn't up to his eyes in Diana Anderson's
00:58:04murder. Apart from the fact that he came back to prove himself innocent, and we
00:58:07owe it to him to find out if he was telling the truth. We haven't given him
00:58:10enough chances. Follow it up. This is an impartial investigation. Ian Anderson's
00:58:16waited four years for justice for his mother, and I want to know whether it's
00:58:19Barry Usher or Justin Reid who should be behind bars. Well, let's hope it's
00:58:22Barry Usher, because I don't think Justin's going to make it to the court.
00:58:26Give me a minute, Stevie. If she's like this with the DPS, I could be out of my
00:58:35ear, too. And what's it going to do to her if we prove he's innocent of murder
00:58:38and then he dies? Well, then we'll all look bad, Max, won't we? All of us. But I
00:58:45want this job done, and meanwhile the superintendent needs to know he's not
00:58:47responsible for two loose cannons in CID, so you need to be on top of this.
00:58:51You're Stevie's CO. Look out for her. Yes, Garth. You're not going to sweat
00:58:58this, are you? Ethan and the DPS just want to hear it was by the book.
00:59:01Everything else is just paperwork. Paperwork to root out bad coppers.
00:59:05They're not bad coppers. I stand by every decision I made out there yesterday.
00:59:09We nearly killed him, Max, and he could still die.
00:59:15He did that to himself. Right, Stevie, get it straight in your head, will you?
00:59:21Tell him we were doing our job, and in the morning we might still have one.
00:59:33What do you want? Sorry to disturb you, Rebecca. I've just had to tell my father
00:59:38that Justin's in a coma. Please leave us alone. Miss Reed, our boss... Your boss
00:59:43what, to arrest me? No, Rebecca. If you hadn't been chasing us, Justin wouldn't
00:59:46be in intensive care breathing through a machine. Miss Reed, our boss would like us
00:59:50to pursue the investigation into your brother's claim that he had no involvement
00:59:54in the murder of Diane Anderson. As I said, we know this isn't the best time.
00:59:59Do you think yesterday might have been better? You couldn't have told him then,
01:00:02before his back was up against the wall, before your little good cop, bad cop routine.
01:00:06I tried to arrest him because I didn't know that your brother was open to a dialogue.
01:00:09He spent four years running away from the police. Rebecca, look, we want to help,
01:00:13but if we've got any choice...