01x02 - Episode 2

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Detective looked for you
on the breakfast shift.

This is Detective
Inspector Marsh.

James. James.

I-I can do it

if you tell me what it is.

'We're all watching a g*ng
who are planning a robbery.'

They're careful to meet in
places where we can't bug them.

That's why we need a lip-reader, so
we can understand what's being said.

Who is that?

No idea. Liam.

Liam Barlow, 29.

'Look, these people are dangerous.
You don't wanna get close to them.'

'The Tap is a pub, right? And
they put Liam in a flat nearby.'

I could see a lot more if
you just get me closer.

You really, really need to
leave the investigating to us.

Are you, like, a regular here? No,
just moved in around the corner.

TYRES SCREECH Alison?!

There. What's that?
What did he say there?

MUFFLED CONVERSATION

SPEECH MUTED

..missing this.
What is this? Yeah.

Sorry.

He didn't turn up for a meeting.

And he's asking Cruella
to reschedule it.

Why? Why did he not
turn up for the meeting?

I-I don't know. It's
not clear. RADIO BEEPS

OVER RADIO: '6-0-1.'
What's he doing?

Hoodie is taking items
out of the carrier bag.

Saying something like "phone"...

..and "switching".

And the driver's not
really happy about that.

Driver's phone just went off.

What? Wh-What happened? They're
switching the SIM cards.

Oh, so you've been getting the
messages from the driver. sh*t!

Yeah, we were
intercepting his messages.

RADIO BEEPS All
units, stand down.

PHONE BUZZES

MUFFLED CHATTER

You should get to
your shift. Oh.

But... if you can't read
their phone messages,

then you're not gonna know
when they're gonna meet.

So... what you gonna do?

We'll find another
way. Thanks, Alison.

JAMES: 'Yeah, pull up the
recordings, will you?'

Right. There. Now,
who's...? OK, so, Hoodie.

'Hoodie's not gonna
give us anything.

'I mean, why would he? So
we need something, anything.

'Agreed? Anything that
vaguely resembles a lead.'

I'm sorry. Sorry.

Liam's new to the
g*ng, isn't he? Yeah.

'So he could be our way
in. What do we think?'

'Mm.' PHONE BUZZES

'OK, they're gonna reschedule
this meeting, aren't they?

'So we need to find a
way to be there, yeah?'

'Yeah.'

And we stay focused on Liam.

Oh, Antony, mate? Erm...

Everything OK? Yeah.

Erm, you... you have been changing
your SIM card once every three days,

like we told you?

Yeah, course I have, Bray.

It's just Liam thinks
we're weak on security.

I've been doing everything
you told me to, Bray.

Did you... or did you not
follow the rules we gave you?

Sarah doesn't like
me changing numbers.

She's nearly nine months.
She could drop any day.

Sarah. Hm.

ANTONY GROANS

Ohhh!

Oh!

ANTONY GROANS

MACHINE BEEPS

Hi.

Hi.

I, er... didn't know
you'd be working today.

Erm...

Is this a bad time?

I'm... I'm fine.
Can we talk later?

No, I... I just...

I was hoping to see Braden.

Yeah, later's good.

Oh! Sorry. SHE CHUCKLES

I didn't see you there.

You are...? I'm
Alison. I work here.

Alison, this is
Braden. Our owner. Mm.

Hiring anyone these
days. I'll take that.

Just stay out of
his way, you know?

HE CHUCKLES

HUM OF CONVERSATION

GLASS CLINKING

Hello. Hey.

I... just wanted
to see how you are.

Yeah, I'm fine. Erm...

The owner, Braden,
do you know him?

He put in a word in for
me for this new job.

The guy you were speaking
to, is that your...?

Yeah, he's my ex. Ah. Yeah.

I got major bad vibes.

SHE CHUCKLES

I'm sorry, I didn't
mean to be so rude.

It's OK.

When you two were, like,
signing, it made me think,

that's how it must be
for you all the time.

Around, you know,
people who can hear.

Yeah. It... It can be
like that sometimes.

I was wondering...

Do you wanna come out
for a drink sometime?

CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY
Erm... yeah.

Er, yeah, maybe.

Er, thank you for taking me to
hospital and for driving me home.

You didn't have to do that.

Yeah, I did. I knocked
you off your bike.

Erm... I better go back to work.

See you later. DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

HAIRDRYER WHIRRS

Mum! Oh!

SIGHS

Oh, thank you.

ASHLEIGH: Yeah. Yeah,
I'll give you that. Mm-hm.

OK. Yeah, I'll see you then.
I've gotta go. All right. Bye.

Alison. Is everything all right?

Yeah. Erm, have
you got a minute?

Yeah. Yeah, come...
come this way.

'What's up?'

Who was James talking to?

Er... James is with the
assistant chief constable.

He's trying to get more
funding for surveillance.

But we'd never be able to watch
them around the clock, so...

So you need someone closer
to them, like an informant.

Yeah, but that's
easier said than done.

But I've been...

I've been doing some bar work,
and it's near Liam's flat.

Have you been working
at The Canterbury Tap?

Have you made contact
with Liam Barlow?

Er... Have a think.

I believe you've been
working at The Tap.

I... I went in cos I just wanted
to see if he was there, and...

But they needed the staff,
and I just really need a job.

I mean, of all the places...

Braden Moore owns The
Tap. You know that?

Yeah, I... I know.

Was that the only time you
made contact with them both?

Erm...

At the bar.

It's a simple question.
Just have a think.

That was the only time?

Wh-What?

Ben has been tracing
Liam's movements

over the last couple of days,

and it seems Liam made a
surprise trip to the hospital

night before last.

It was an accident,

and he knocked me off my bike.

And then he drove
you to the hospital?

Well, I think he
was just worried.

He just didn't want me
calling the police, so...

You were the reason why Liam
didn't go to that meeting.

It was you.

Erm...

You've risked the entire
f*cking operation.

I'm sorry, but...

you wouldn't have known
anything if it wasn't for me.

You were paid, Alison. You only
paid me minimum wage, so...

I should arrest
you for misconduct.

But I could actually help!

You know, Liam and Braden,
they're actually meeting.

I saw them talking.

And the meeting's back on.

I don't want your help.

I don't want anything from you.

It is not safe for you to be
anywhere near this station.

You're a security risk.

Ashleigh, tell the canteen
we're letting Alison go, yeah?

I had to push James to use you.

This looks bad on me, too.
No, I know. I'm sorry.

Am I gonna get paid?

Don't push your luck.

May I...? I should
explain to Gary, then.

I'll talk to Gary.
Max, could you...?

If you could just come
this way? This way.

Hi.

So, did you fix my bike?

Yeah, yeah.

You need your wheels for work,
and the crash was my fault too.

Your mum offered
me a cup of tea.

Oh. Erm, thank you.
That's very nice.

We've been chatting.

Chatting?

About what?

You, mainly.

Me?

Sorry, she's just
winding me up. Erm...

Shall we go outside?

'You made a big
impression on my mum.'

I like her. She's cool.
Seriously, thank you.

I didn't know how I was
gonna get my bike fixed.

It was a little bit selfish.

See, I was hoping that maybe
you'd have that drink with me.

Maybe. If you ask again.

HE CHUCKLES

Can I take you to
London tomorrow night?

I'm meeting some friends, and I
thought maybe you could come along.

OK. Yeah.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow.

JAMES: Well, the ACC was charmingly
blunt in his assessment of our case.

We are not getting
any more surveillance.

Liam Barlow. Any news on him?

He's been working as
a software developer.

Yeah? He's moved around.

Previous addresses in
London and Manchester.

Couple of parking tickets.

'To be honest, I'm
not getting much.'

People don't usually evade
your levels of research skills.

'Without access to their messages,
we need another way in, don't we?

'So keep looking.'

Have you got two phones?

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
One's for work.

What do you do?

I am a software engineer.

Who do you work for?

I am doing some... digital security
work for a local businesswoman.

But she made me sign an NDA,

so I shouldn't really
be talking about it.

Well, that sounds more
interesting than pulling a pint.

It's not, believe me.

So, where exactly are
we meeting your friends?

They are going to a
bar down by the river.

We'll drop in and see them,
take it from there? OK.

OK.

ANIMATED CHATTER, MUSIC PLAYS

LIAM: Can I squeeze
through, is that OK?

Thank you. There we go.

Oof, busy! Erm...
what do you want?

Can I have a vodka, lime and
soda? Yeah, yeah, no worries.

Hiya.

CHATTER AND MUSIC MUFFLED

PHONE BUZZES

DANCE MUSIC BLARES

FAINT CHATTER

CHATTER AND MUSIC MUFFLED

This is my fiancee, Maya. Hey!

Hi. Liam. Hey.
Nice to meet you.

Er, this... this
is Alison. Hey!

This is Sammy and Maya. Hi.

Hi! It's lovely to meet you.
Lovely to meet you, too.

Are you engaged? Yeah.

When are you getting married?
Don't ask. It's not for ages.

Erm...

Back in a second.

Oh...

Erm, have you met Liam before?

No. We just met.

Sammy wanted to come here. Said
we might run into a friend.

So, how did you and Sammy meet?

Well, I'm a dental
nurse. He just kept...

SPEECH FADES

CONVERSATION MUTED

Eventually, I was like, "Are
you gonna ask me out or what?"

That's very cute. Yes.

So, what does he do for work?

Oh, he works for a
security storage company.

They look after valuable
things for very rich people.

Mm! Whereabouts is he based?

Oh, they've got
buildings all over.

Sammy's mostly based in
Mayfair. He's quite junior.

LOW HUM OF CHATTER AND MUSIC

Very cute. Mm.

It's not a real diamond,
but I don't mind.

You know, Sammy keeps saying
he's gonna get me a real one,

like he'll get a big
pay rise or something.

Hey. We should get going.
Oh, but we just got here.

What, you're going now?

We'll go somewhere
else. MAYA SCOFFS

One more drink.

Four! Four...
DANCE MUSIC BLARES

Want me to get some
more? Yeah, definitely.

Should go get more, for sure.

Yeah. MACHINE BEEPS

Get four more? Four.

ALL: Cheers! Whoo!

Well, you definitely
cannot drive. I know.

I'm back in town tomorrow,
so I'll grab the car then.

Let's get a taxi. But how
much is that gonna cost?

Don't worry, I'm paying...

Are you hungry? Am I what?

Are you... Are you
hungry? Hungry?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm hungry.

I am. Come on. I know a place.

Do you know what, I used
to come to London a lot

when I was little with my dad.

He used to take me
to the flower market.

It was different back then.

Actually, it was the only time

I remember going anywhere
on my own with him.

Yeah, he was away a lot.

It was mostly was just
me and Mum, growing up.

He doesn't live with you now?

Thank you. What did you say?

Your dad, he doesn't
live with you now?

He went off wandering.
Is... Is he deaf too?

No. My mum is deaf,
but my dad is hearing.

Oh. Mm.

Are things tough
without him? Tough?

Yeah, my mum's been
made redundant,

so financially, it's
a bit difficult.

And my dad just didn't
really deal with it.

Or, actually, he
just didn't want to.

I was let go, two
jobs. Two jobs.

So, yeah, things are
a little bit tough.

So, what do you wanna
do? What's your dream?

Dream? Mm-hm.

Do you know what, I used to be
really good at gymnastics at school.

Really? I actually thought
I could win a gold medal.

SHE CHUCKLES

But I need a bit more
realistic dream than that.

No, no, no, don't do
that. Don't be realistic.

What... you're not realistic?

Definitely not. No way.

So what is your
unrealistic plan? Mine?

You know...

This place does the best
sticky toffee pudding.

Sticky toffee pudding? Mm.

OK.

Er, sticky toffee
pudding, please.

Thanks.

You left it open.

You could lose anything in it.

Thanks.

Hey, that looks nice. Mm-hm.

Could you see what I was saying
when I was talking to Sammy?

Not much, no.

You seemed to be asking
a lot of questions.

I have to pay attention, otherwise
I'd never know what's going on.

So you're always watching?
It's like a habit?

Well... yeah. Why?

What, you got something to hide?

HE CHUCKLES

I'll have to keep my eye on you.

I had a good night.

Really good.
Yeah. It was good.

I... I can see you again, right?

To be honest, it's complicated.

"Complicated".

With your ex?

Just complicated.

I should go.

I'll text you.

We were so clear to you about
the dangers of getting involved.

Yeah, but I didn't tell him
I was lip-reading for you.

I didn't tell him
anything. Yeah...

I've got information.

Liam met up with a
guy called Sammy.

I think he works for a
high-security storage company.

I didn't get his last name,

but I think Liam brought me along
to keep his girlfriend busy.

They talked about Mayfair.

I think, erm, Sammy
showed something to Liam.

I think it was a floor plan.

They talked about a family
vault in a basement.

Family - what family?

I don't know, but Sammy's fiancee
thinks he's coming into some money.

I think they're paying
him for information.

What do you want?

What do I want? Yeah.

Well, I want to help.

They're not suspicious of me.

They underestimate me.

Most people do.

We can't risk you being seen here
while you're working at The Tap,

but, yes, your information
backs up what we know.

We're checking the description of
Sammy against employees of vaults

and high-net-worth storage
facilities in Mayfair.

It's allowed us to
narrow down our search.

You understand how
dangerous this is?

Becoming an informant.
Dangerous? Yeah.

And you're already
working at the bar,

and you have no
intention of leaving.

Correct? Correct.

I mean...

If you happen to see
anything related to this case

while you are working
at that bar...

..I would really appreciate
it if you would let me know.

OK?

Alison, for your safety,
we'll set up protocols,

and I'll be your contact, OK?

But just so we're clear,
I am not asking you

to put yourself in any danger
to get this information.

OK? Do not go out of your
way to watch these people.

Yeah, yeah. No, I understand.

You can end up with a lot
of regrets in this job.

Alison, I don't want
you to be one of mine.

INTERPRETER: ..for us to
foster that digital awareness.

Erm...

I can tell by some of your faces

that it's time for me to shut
up so we can go for lunch.

Thanks for listening.

Ben, any news on venues?

Working with
Alison's information,

we've narrowed it down to three
high-security storage facilities

and vaults that use biometrics.

'But I can't find out more
about specific security systems,

'as the facilities are
understandably reluctant

'to give out that information.'

Nia, you were looking at
the driver, Antony Bates?

ANPR shows he's been
checking out warehouse space.

'Warehouse space?'

OK. Maybe using this as a rehearsal
space if they're looking at vaults.

'We need to get
three down to one.'

Good morning. I
have an appointment.

Your credentials, if I may?

Passport, and letter of
recommendation from my bank.

Thank you, Mr Standford.

I need a box. Doesn't
need to be big.

Just absolutely bulletproof.

Follow me, sir.

I'm told you're the best.

We have all the
usual safeguards -

motion sensors,
weight-sensitive vaults -

and a few innovations
of our own.

Glad to hear it.

Retina scanner. Still the most
secure biometric safeguard.

INDISTINCT CHATTER,
MACHINE BEEPS

That'll be 5.60. MACHINE BEEPS

CUSTOMERS CHATTER

Cobweb.

Do you want another
one? Later, yeah.

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

Hey. Hi.

How's it going?

Terrible.

I met this girl, we went
out, had a really nice time,

but then she didn't
reply to my texts.

Sorry. I've just
been really busy.

Yeah. Me too.

Well, I'm sorry, I just
turned all the taps off.

I, er, come to see Braden.
I can get him for you.

You go. I'll lock up.

I will text you.

OK.

What are you doing? What?

You were texting... and then
you looked at the monitor.

I didn't know if I should
turn the screen off.

Mark didn't say. Whoa,
whoa, whoa. What's goin' on?

Who were you texting?

I wasn't texting.

You know her? Yeah. I...

How well do you know her?

Give me your phone. What?

No. I didn't do
anything. Open it.

It's from earlier.
There's nothing since.

You should get going.

Go.

Alison, it's my responsibility
to keep you safe,

and if you're not gonna play by
the rules, this isn't gonna work.

JAMES: This meeting is significant.
What are they planning?

To second chances?

This is way beyond anything
we could've asked for.

This is... brilliant. Thank you.

You're in this now, and I'm
gonna tell you how we do things.