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01x01 - Episode 1

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Stephen". Aired: 30 August – 13 September 2021.*
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Based on the true story of the 1993 m*rder of British teenager Stephen Lawrence, the series adapts In Pursuit of the Truth by DCI Clive Driscoll.

01x01 - Episode 1

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Stephen was always creative.

'He had a patient,

careful way about him.

'He used to love sitting with his

father after school and drawing.'

Thank you so much.

'I think he was about seven

when he announced

'that he wanted to be an architect

and he stuck with that.'

I'm sure if he was here,

he'd have a few suggestions

and corrections for you, David.

Neville. Been waiting long?

13 years

and counting.

When my son was m*rder*d,

the police thought,

"Just another Black boy stabbed."

But there's no such thing as

"Just another Black boy,"

and this building, this centre,

will say that much more loudly

than I can.

And the brilliant young people

who use this space,

they will be Stephen's

living legacy.

My son's K*llers were identified

13 years ago,

within hours of his m*rder.

Since then,

there's been three investigations,

the law of double jeopardy

was changed

so that murderers could be retried,

and still,

we're sitting here with no justice.

I understand your frustration,

Mr Lawrence,

but after reviewing the evidence,

the CPS did not feel there was

a realistic prospect of conviction.

It has been two years since

the last investigation concluded

and we still haven't seen

any evidence.

We have no way of appraising

whether the CPS was justified.

I can assure you it was

No.

No. You can't "assure" me,

because

you're telling me

that there's nothing you can do

and I don't accept that.

I think the only way forward

is to go to court,

seek a judicial review

of this decision.

Mr Lawrence, what I can do

is arrange a review

of your son's case.

Who will be doing this review?

Which one of you

is the investigating officer?

'Morning.'

It's been cleared out. All we've

got to do is hand over these

to the developer

who's 20 minutes late.

Used to be my nick.

Yeah?

Well, it's no longer fit for purpose

in the modern

Metropolitan Police Service.

We're surplus to requirements,

Shaun, like this old dump.

Except when they've finished here,

two-bed flat, half a mil.

This place was supposed to be empty.

What IS all this stuff?

These are case files.

Looks like all police property

has been properly disposed of (!)

Oh, a patrol car.

Easily missed (!)

The developer.

Better tell him we're not ready.

Sorted.

Records Management will be thrilled.

What the hell is Operation Fishpool?

This is all one case.

Can't be.

SIGHS

Oh.

Mm.

Here you go, lovey.

Thanks, love.

What are you up to?

Just tidying up

some old files from Deptford.

Just some old files?

I know who that is.

Well

..they were just left there,

gathering dust.

Not right, is it?

Case like this needs solving.

Mm.

'One officer who stood out,

'and heavily criticised

by Macpherson,

'was Detective Sergeant

John Davidson.

'He had been responsible

for handling vulnerable witnesses

'and arresting and interviewing

some of the suspects.

'So you're telling me

that key detective

'in the first Lawrence investigation

was corrupt, and in the pocket

'of Clifford Norris,

father of one of the suspects?'

'From my conversation that I had

with John Davidson on that day,

'I would say that John Davidson was

receiving cash from Clifford Norris.

'By his expression

that he was using it as a

'He was "getting a little earner"

out of it.

'It was "a good little earner".

'Yes, and that, in my mind,

was corrupt practices.'

Neil Putnam. Ex-detective

for the South-East Crime Squad.

Became a supergrass after getting

arrested for corruption himself.

Why now? If he knew

what was going on all along,

why didn't he speak up earlier?

He says he did.

Claims he told the officers

who debriefed him in 1998.

The Metropolitan Police

have ceased to amaze me.

It's gonna be broadcast

on Wednesday night.

Oh. We'll need to respond, then,

won't we?

I mean, surely this throws up

new lines of inquiry.

What are the police doing?

I'll ask for an update and

We need the Independent

Police Complaints Commission

to investigate.

We need to keep up the pressure.

To see

Deputy Assistant Commissioner d*ck.

If you could just sign here, please?

I'd like to take on

the Stephen Lawrence m*rder.

The case has already been allocated.

With all due respect, Ma'am,

the senior investigating officer

is catching cannabis farmers

in Newham.

As far as I can see,

young Stephen's been gathering dust

for the last three years.

No-one seems to want to touch it

with a barge pole.

But you do.

I've been through the files, Ma'am.

It's a straightforward crime that

I think we should be able to solve

with a bit of

common-sense coppering.

"Common-sense coppering."

Yes, Ma'am.

Right, well,

I'll give it some consideration.

Thank you, DCI Driscoll.

The brass have asked us

to reinvestigate

the m*rder of Stephen Lawrence.

The Deputy Assistant Commissioner

was quite specific

about this being a review.

I thought we were moving

to proactive stuff.

Change of plan. This'll be

our priority for the foreseeable.

Seriously, hasn't this case

been investigated to death?

You're not wrong there, Tony. This

m*rder has had three investigations,

six senior investigating officers.

It's even had a public inquiry,

and yet, no-one has been held to

account for young Stephen's m*rder,

which means we, the Met,

failed to do our job,

and failed in our duty

to the Lawrence family.

It is our privilege

to be able to put that right.

This is not a whodunnit.

We know "whodunnit".

Norris, Dobson, Knight

and the Acourt double act

were all named by numerous people

within hours of the m*rder.

What IS a mystery is why, when there

were clear grounds for arrest,

the senior detectives at the time

waited two weeks to pick 'em up.

Two weeks! When we were in the '90s,

we'd arrest people first,

ask questions later.

We'd arrest just for fun.

They c*ck up, badly.

We won't be marking

anyone else's homework.

We'll start from scratch

on the basis

we're more than a match

for a g*ng of r*cist th*gs.

So, we're gonna need witnesses.

That's you, Birdy.

Tricky, you'll be sorting

all the case files.

The clothes of both

Stephen and the suspects,

we need Forensics

to look at them again.

We're gonna leave no stone unturned,

no stone unanalysed,

no stone

uncarefully noted and filed.

It's gonna be a slog, so if you

don't wanna be here, let me know.

I'll help you get a transfer.

Cos if you don't wanna be here,

well

it's gonna be a nightmare.

Right, any questions?

No, guv.

No? Good. Right, let's get to work.

DI Shaun Keep will be the IO.

He'll be allocating tasks.

Guv, I'm out.

I'm just a copper

at the end of the day.

This is a bit, you know, too

You know what I mean. No offence.

None taken, Tony, mate.

I appreciate you

being straight with me.

Well Hall Road, Eltham.

This is Ground Zero,

where the m*rder took place.

From now on, this happened today.

You've just arrived

at the crime scene.

April 22nd, 1993.

Stephen and his friend Duwayne

Brooks are waiting for a bus.

Witnesses say

they were happy, relaxed,

talking about

recent Arsenal signings.

After a few minutes,

the bus hasn't arrived,

so they head back down

towards the roundabout.

From there, they'd be able to see

a bus coming in either direction,

and they could have legged it

to whichever came first.

Keep going, Shaun.

Yes, stop there.

So Stephen was about there,

where Shaun is now.

Duwayne was here, a bit behind.

Duwayne sees another 286.

Then he hears

someone shout r*cist abuse.

He turns and sees the first

of the white boys

running across the road towards him.

Duwayne sees them

converge on Stephen, then legs it,

and shouts for Stephen to run.

Witnesses say Stephen

was set upon by five or six men.

They bundled on top of him.

Stephen is stabbed twice.

The knife, or knives,

went five inches into his body.

It was a brief attack, a blur.

When Duwayne looks back, he sees

the g*ng fleeing up Dickson Road.

Stephen is running towards him.

He runs past the stop,

trying to catch up with Duwayne.

Duwayne's telling him to run.

He's worried the g*ng

are gonna double back and trap them.

Stephen calls out to his friend,

"What's wrong with me?"

He managed to make it 130 yards

from the site of the attack.

Incredible,

considering the stab wounds

had severed auxiliary arteries

and penetrated his right lung.

He collapses heavily

on the ground here,

and is unresponsive within seconds.

By now, it's about 10:43.

At 11:05,

on arrival at Brook General,

Stephen Lawrence was already dead.

♪ As I went down

In the river to pray

♪ Studying about that good old way

♪ And who shall wear

♪ The starry crown

Good Lord, show me the way

♪ Oh, brothers, let's go down

♪ Let's go down, come on down

♪ Oh, brothers, let's go down

♪ Down in the river to pray

♪ As I went down

In the river to pray

♪ Studying about that good old way

♪ And who shall wear

The robe and crown

♪ Good Lord, show me the way

♪ Oh, sisters, let's go down

♪ Let's go down, come on down

♪ Oh, sisters, let's go down

♪ Down in the river to pray. ♪

I feel some peace

when I'm in Jamaica, you know?

But England?

Every time I come back here,

I just start to feel so angry

all over again.

Yeah.

You have a lot to be angry about.

I know.

But it's not a nice way to feel.

We keep you in our prayers, Neville.

I know, and I'm I'm grateful,

but it's hard to pray

when your heart is full of hate.

That's the thing that holds me back

from being baptised.

All He asks

is that you open your heart.

He'll do the rest.

You know

after Stephen died,

after the first trial collapsed

..a man came to see me

and he said that

he could take the burden,

told me that if the police

couldn't give me justice,

then he could.

Outside the law.

You understand

what I'm talking about, yeah?

An eye for an eye.

But Neville

I told him no, because I knew

I didn't want to be like them.

I didn't want hate to consume me.

But when the Lord tells us,

"Turn the other cheek"

..I

I don't know

where to begin with that.

What does it mean to

"turn the other cheek"

..when your son has been m*rder*d?

What does anything mean after that?

Clive. All right, mate?

All right, Bill?

Jammy win against Liverpool, that.

Jammy? Nothing jammy about it, mate.

Pure artistry.

Listen, commiserations

getting that case dumped on you.

Waste of time and money.

I don't follow.

Saint Stephen Lawrence.

I mean, what makes him so special,

eh?

It's embarrassing

how we kowtow to that family,

just for them to slag us off

at every opportunity.

Thing is, we didn't finish the job,

did we?

I mean, I'd be slagging us off

if I was in their shoes.

Case record's a mess, guv.

We're missing witness statements,

got blank actions

Well, if they've made a hash of it,

we're never gonna patch it up,

so start it again

and start it right.

Well, we've got

540 boxes back there.

That's tens of thousands

of documents.

Better get a start on, then,

hadn't you, Tricky?

I'll see what we can do.

Maybe we can stretch

to another indexer.

There's a few potential witnesses

on the estate

we're pretty sure

could put the g*ng near the scene.

Great. Bring 'em in.

It's complicated.

Basically, they told us where to go.

Keep going.

Well, we've got witness K, right?

He knew the suspects.

He said he visited the Acourts

on the night of the m*rder.

He saw Neil Acourt and David Norris

in a state of undress,

as if in the process

of cleaning themselves.

Perfect.

He wasn't interviewed

for another 12 days.

The kid apparently

became fearful of reprisals

and has refused

to co-operate ever since.

And then, well, there's a pattern.

You know, he's a decent witness,

delays in following 'im up,

and changes of heart.

We're talking about kids,

for Chrissakes.

First priority should be

making them feel safe.

Well, as it stands,

they don't love us, guv.

What about Stephen's friend,

Duwayne Brooks?

Now, he really, really

doesn't love us.

He wasn't handled well

in the past either,

and now he's wary of us.

We're gonna have to reassure him.

Not only is he a witness,

he's the second victim.

He's vital.

Got it.

What about Mr and Mrs Lawrence?

Are we gonna meet with them?

No, they've been through enough.

I'm not going near them till

I've actually got some good news.

Thank you so much

for coming in, Mrs Lawrence.

I want to acknowledge at the outset

the great injustice

your family has endured.

I think it's fair to say

your son's case,

and the hard lessons learned

from its many failures,

are part of the IPCC's

organisational DNA.

I think it would be helpful

if we could clarify the terms

of reference of your investigation.

Yes, of course.

The key question we aim to answer

is whether ex-Detective Sergeant

John Davidson

had a corrupt relationship

with Clifford Norris,

the father of one of the suspects.

We had concerns about the initial

investigation from the start.

Rest assured,

we will be going through Davidson's

actions with a fine-tooth comb.

My point is, I don't believe the

problem was one corrupt detective.

My fear for a long time is that

this has been an anti-investigation,

designed to cover up the truth.

"Since the suspects

were not arrested

"until at least two weeks

after the event,

"I believe that looking

at their clothes for fibres

"that could have come

from Stephen Lawrence's clothing

"is not worthwhile at all."

'If I was gonna k*ll

myself, do you know what I'd do?

'I'd go and k*ll every Black c**t,

every Paki,

'every copper, every mug'

Morning.

Surveillance tapes from '94.

Just got 'em from the archives.

'Skin the Black c**t alive, mate.

t*rture him, set him alight.

'I'd blow the two legs and arms off

and say, "Go on, swim home now!" '

SIGHS

And this is

from the surveillance team.

The whole g*ng

at a christening a week ago.

Look at them.

Not a care in the world.

How did they not nail

these b*stards?

I'll give you one reason. They

didn't check their clothes fully.

What do you mean?

Forensic Science Service.

They didn't look for fibres from

Stephen on the suspects' clothing.

Well, yeah,

but it was a brief attack.

Yeah, it says here,

"Brief attack, out in the open,

"chances of forensic exchange

vanishingly small."

Who said it was brief?

First investigation did.

It was in the original lab request.

"Brief attack".

These phrases,

someone uses them once,

and they get repeated

as if they're gospel.

What does "brief" even mean?

What, five seconds, five minutes?

It's hardly precise, is it?

Right, and then

there's the 15-day delay

before the suspects' clothing

was seized.

The forensic people reckoned any

traces would have been lost by then.

If they washed them,

but that's a big if.

The clothes might have just

been sat at the back of a wardrobe.

They say there's no point checking.

I tell you, if I had a quid for

every time a scientist has told me

there's no point doing something

I asked them to do,

I'd be able to buy Fulham

a new centre forward.

I mean, a small chance

isn't no chance, is it?

A small chance is a chance.

We're gonna need fresh eyes on this.

This case has had

half a dozen inquiries.

No-one's ever raised concerns

about the conduct

of the Forensic Science Service.

Well, there's your trouble.

Look, in '93, the SIO said,

"Do everything."

Then the FSS bods come back and say,

"No point doing this, no chance

with that, vanishingly small,"

and the SIO says,

"OK, forget it. You know best."

It was a brief attack,

out in the open.

The most likely reason for them

finding nothing

is there was nothing to find.

They didn't even examine

the suspects' clothing

for traces from Stephen.

You can't find

what you're not looking for.

What are you actually proposing,

Clive? I wanna go private.

The FSS didn't do

what they were asked last time.

They'll be defensive

if they have to go over it again.

Hello.

I'm Angela Gallop, strategic lead.

And this is Ed Jarman

Hi.

..one of our forensic scientists.

Hello.

DCI Clive Driscoll.

DI Shaun King.

First things first, I want you

to test for everything,

blood, hair, fibres.

If there's a test or a process

out there, I want it done.

Now, you might know full well,

"No point testing for this or that,"

but I'm gonna ask you

to do it anyway.

There have been huge advances in

micro-spectroscopy since the '90s.

That's great, er,

but before we get into that,

I'd be grateful

if you could sign this memorandum

confirming that the forensic review

will be police-led.

I don't think I've ever

had to sign one of these before.

No, it's something I came up with.

I'll be carrying the can

on this one.

We don't wanna repeat the mistakes

of the last forensic investigation.

You were saying about the tests?

Yes. Looking at the FSS reports,

I mean, the obvious omission

is a Phadebas press test.

Sorry, that's an alpha-amylase test.

Saliva.

Yeah, I mean, like I say,

half of what you're doing

will be lost on me,

but I want you to do it anyway.

We do need to bear in mind

that this was a brief attack.

I don't want to overpromise.

But, as we say,

every contact leaves a trace.

Thank you.

Right.

They weren't excited enough.

Seemed keen to get going to me.

It's that "brief attack" line.

It lowers expectations.

I mean, he was attacked

by five lads, for Chrissakes.

What's brief times five?

It's not brief, is it?

We've just got to

bring it to life for them.

It's a technical reconstruction, so

no need for, er, amateur dramatics.

Shaun here is gonna stand in

for one of the attackers.

You all right with that, Theo?

Yeah. Sure. I remember the case.

Well, I don't remember it,

obviously.

I was only a kid.

Yeah. You were, weren't you?

Did I say the wrong thing?

No, it's just that

it's been a long wait, hasn't it?

For them.

Right, well, Stephen's body

was covered in bruises and abrasions

from being kicked and punched.

There were two stab wounds,

both about five inches each,

on the right collarbone

and left shoulder.

We're gonna go through each

of the witness statements in turn,

work out the consistencies,

and see if we can work out

how the injuries fit.

So, you come at him

from this direction.

Stephen's hand turns, and

as they surround him, he goes under.

Yeah, on your right side.

That matches the position

for the entry wound.

Er, witnesses say

a punch was thrown,

a kick that didn't land.

Then Stephen tries to wriggle free.

This is when the second stab wound

might have been sustained.

No, no, no, overarm,

like you're bowling.

Yeah.

Go.

Not long enough. You got through

less than half the injuries.

He's got abrasions here,

here and here, on the left side.

Then he's got entry wounds

on the left and the right,

so, somewhere, he's flipped.

There had to be more blows.

Go.

Good lad.

Are you all right there, Shaun?

Bit warm?

You OK, Theo?

Yeah. Just, you know

..I just really hope you nail them,

guv. That's all.

That wasn't brief.

In anyone's book,

that is an intense,

relatively prolonged as*ault.

Our estimate is 25 to 30 seconds.

The first investigation

described it as "a brief attack",

and that's haunted us ever since.

That phrase has been as good

as an alibi to the murderers.

There must have been a very large

amount of contact, in fact.

And I'm thinking about

the attackers' trousers.

Just looking at the video,

Stephen was on the ground.

They must have had to kick him

to keep him down.

There are so many opportunities

for fibre transfer.

And if there were multiple blows

after the stabbing,

then there's potential

for a lot more droplet dispersal.

And the rips in Stephen's clothing,

that's a potential site for Mm.

This opens up a lot

of interesting avenues,

but there's one problem.

The Forensic Science Service.

I told them to send you everything.

Yes, well, they didn't.

They withheld their paperwork

on the grounds that

they're commercially sensitive.

I will give you 48 hours,

then I'm getting a Section 1 warrant

and I'm seizing MY exhibits.

They're civil servants.

You can't get a warrant

against the government, can you?

They're interfering

with the administration of justice.

I tell you, just trying to make

a start on this case

is like pulling teeth.

OK. Leave it with me.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Hello

You're not from round here, are you?

Red fibres?

Must be from the ambulance blanket.

They're red, aren't they?

Thought of that,

but these are a completely different

colour under magnification.

Almost orange. We keep finding more

of them on Stephen's outer garments.

What about Stephen's polo shirt?

Can you test against that?

The polo shirt

was under two other layers.

'I can't see how the fibres

could transfer.'

If the test can be done,

I want it done.

You were right.

The fibres are microscopically

indistinguishable

from Stephen's polo shirt.

So, back to your question -

how did they get there?

For Stephen's polo shirt to transfer

fibres to the outside of his coat

they must have had high

"shedability".

Well, I'm not sure that's a word,

but yes.

Remarkably high "shedability".

So those fibres could be

On anything

that touched Stephen's coat.

It certainly helps

to know what we're looking for.

So this is it?

This is your final report?

Yes.

And while we do not ultimately find

the corruption allegations

presented in the documentary

to be credible,

we do make several

learning recommendations

to the Metropolitan Police.

But you didn't actually

interview Davidson.

As ex-Detective Sergeant Davidson

is no longer a serving officer,

we couldn't compel him

to co-operate.

At any rate,

we were unable to find any documents

to corroborate Mr Putnam's claims.

This was an investigation

into police corruption and cover-up.

Surely you wouldn't expect officers

to document their own malfeasances.

We found no evidence at all

to suggest corruption.

I know this is not the outcome

you wanted, Mrs Lawrence,

but I am confident

that Putnam was mistaken.

Well, I'm glad you're confident.

Personally, I don't have

much confidence in police officers

investigating police officers.

19-year-old French au pair

gave a witness statement, but

Angela.

Your theory of "shedability"

was correct.

These were found on Dobson's jacket

and these on Norris's trousers.

Microscopically indistinguishable

from Stephen's polo shirt.

You realise this is the first

physical evidence

linking any of the suspects

with Stephen?

I think we can say

your hunch has been vindicated.

So you're telling me

we've got a case?

Yes, I think you do.

I think it's time

for us to speak to the family.

'Looking ahead to tomorrow, and that

band of low pressure lifts'

Hi, Mum.

Hi, Gina.

Were you working late again

last night?

When do you ever relax?

I've got a job to do.

Mum, you need time for yourself,

too, you know?

You should think about

putting yourself out there more.

I AM out there and busy.

I am! I've got the centre,

I've got fundraising

and bursary applications

Mum, that's not what I mean.

I'm talking about you know.

Well, it's not like I'm hiding away,

is it?

I would like to have some company,

but men don't seems to know

how to approach me.

Mr Lawrence. Thank you so much

for making the time, sir.

All right. You're just in time.

I'm flying back to Jamaica tomorrow,

and I have a school visit

this afternoon.

I understand that you've been asked

to carry out some kind of review

of my son's case.

Well, given the progress we've made,

it's now a full reinvestigation.

And I wasn't asked.

I volunteered, as it happens.

Progress?

Yes.

I have to ask you

to keep this to yourself,

but we've found new evidence

implicating several of the suspects.

What kind of evidence?

Forensic evidence.

Fibres from Stephen's clothing

have been found

on the suspects' clothing.

Right.

So

Sorry, I I wasn't expecting this.

The forensic review is ongoing.

Look, I don't want you

to get your hopes up,

but this is the first time

we've had actual physical evidence

linking the suspects to your son.

And And these suspects,

you mean the same boys?

Yes.

Four members of the Acourt g*ng.

Good. That's good news.

Sorry,

I'm not really used to good news.

Well, you've waited a long time.

Too long.

I can only apologise for that.

You say you volunteered

to take on my son's case?

I did, sir, yes.

Why you do that?

I think a young lad

should be able to catch the bus home

without being k*lled.

I mean, if we can't solve a m*rder

like Stephen's,

what's the point of us?

Just do your best, officer.

That's all we ever ask, you know.

Just

..do your best, for Stephen.

'There's racism

in every walk of life.

'Look, we have a candidate

for London Mayor, Boris Johnson,

'who talks about "piccaninnies

with watermelon smiles".

'That's not banter, that's racism.'

'I think Boris is right.

'This isn't about justice any more,

it's politically-correct hysteria.

'We have Jean on the line.'

'I don't know

why people give her a platform.

'I mean, it was, what,

15 years ago, almost?

'Can't we move on?'

So what do you think this is about?

Well, they could be about to tell us

it's the end of the road.

What do you mean? That they'll

close the investigation?

Well, we won't accept that.

No, of course not.

Detective Chief Inspector

Clive Driscoll

has been leading a review

of your son's case,

and I am going to ask him

to provide an update.

This is in confidence, of course.

Erm, thank you.

First of all,

we reviewed the forensics,

and we believe

we've found new evidence

linking Stephen

with several suspects.

Er

Now, obviously, this is

not a real person, obviously.

Sorry. Yeah, obv obviously.

What this is is a distribution

of fibres from Stephen's clothing.

Some of the red fibres

from his T-shirt

have been found on the clothes

of some of the suspects.

And they are definitely from his

Red polo top.

That's the one, ma'am, yes.

So this is exciting news.

You said "suspects".

Who are these suspects?

Oh, yes, sorry.

So far, we've, er, found fibres

that link Dobson, Norris

and both the Acourts.

The same names I gave to a detective

who was in your shoes in 1993.

The names he didn't even look at.

You know, every few years,

I get called into these meetings

to be told about

the new leads you're pursuing,

but I gave you leads.

I gave you the names 13 years ago

and nothing was done.

Well, that is

what we're here to rectify.

But why does it need

to be rectified?

Why has it taken 13 years?

Building a case

is a complex process. Often, it's

Ma'am, excuse me. If I may.

Mrs Lawrence, I don't have

the answers to all your questions.

Mistakes were made.

Some of the mistakes,

I can see how they were made.

There were mistaken assumptions

made about the nature of the attack.

I wanna start from scratch

and correct those mistakes.

Other mistakes

I can't explain them.

There were inexcusable errors

that meant that we failed

in our duty

to your family and to Stephen.

But this is my case now,

and I promise you

..I won't rest

until I arrest your son's K*llers.

So will you trust me?

Trust has to be earned, Mr Driscoll.

You started off a bit

Yeah.

But she came round.

We'll see.

Got a lot of ground to make up,

haven't we?

Well, that was surprising.

Hm.

Bit of a character, isn't he,

DCI Driscoll?

What did you think of him?

We'll see.

♪ My old man said follow the van

♪ And don't dilly-dally on the way

♪ Off went the cart

With me whole life in it

♪ I followed on

With me old c*ck linnet

♪ I dillied and dallied

Dallied and dillied

♪ Lost my way

And don't know where to roam

♪ Well, you can't trust a special

Like an old-time copper

♪ When you can't find

Your way home. ♪

"New state-of-the-art developments

in forensic science"?

He told me not to tell nobody,

but it's all here.

"Will you trust me?"

He actually asked me that.

You know what this is. Same old Met.

What?