05x07 - Hard Stop

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'In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.

The police, who investigate crime, and the crown prosecutors, who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

' (ALL) # For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow # For he's a jolly good fellow And so say all of us Yeah, thank you very much.

(PARTY POPPERS POP) Brilliant.

Yeah.

Thanks for organising this, Ron.

It's very special.

Well, it's well deserved.

Happy birthday, Wes.

No, thank you.

No, ta.

Thank you, darling.

I'm driving.

Hey.

There she is.

Your rescue's arrived.

So, erm, what you gonna get up to later? Martine says it's a surprise.

Oh, good for you, son.

Good for you.

Yeah.

Well, you know what, mate? You're a lucky man.

Happy birthday.

I do appreciate it.

I just don't like it.

Aww.

You feeling your age, love? Shut up.

That's really annoying.

I know.

Come on, then, where are we going? You know I don't like surprises.

You'll like this one.

Don't I even get a clue? Patience, my dear.

Does it involve Chinese food? Please say it does.

Please.

It's not the ballet again, is it? Wes, stop! Good things come to boys who wait.

A-ha! Oh! What the hell? Go easy! What on earth's he doing? I have no idea.

Yes, mate? What's the problem? (g*nsh*t) (SCREAMS) (g*nsh*t) (SCREAMS) We, erm We were just getting into the car .

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when a motor .

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when a motorbike .

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pulled up and, erm Martine Martine, we can do this we can do this later on.

I'm sorry.

It's OK.

No.

No.

It's not OK.

Not Why (SOBS) Why would anyone do this? (SOBS) Unbelievable.

No witnesses? Nothing so far.

You think he might have surprised a car-jacker? Martine just said something about a bloke on a motorbike.

Do us a favour, Joe.

Can you get her cleaned up? Look at her.

She's covered in (PHONE RINGS) Sorry.

That's all right.

Yeah? OK.

Thanks.

sh*ts fired at a flat in Dalston.

Sorry, what is it? Another police officer.

What, dead? Not confirmed.

This is no robbery.

It's an execution.

(REPORTERS SHOUT) Can you confirm a second officer Does someone have a grudge against the police? Mr Morris? Mr Morris, it's the police.

Oh, dear.

Ohh! Let's get the paramedics up here right now! It's too late, Joe.

We're too late.

(CLATTERING) Shh.

(WHIMPERS) Archie? Archie? She hid as soon as the sh**ting started.

I don't think she's gonna be a star witness somehow.

A lifetime of service, Joe.

To end up like that.

So door-to-door reckon a motorbike was seen cruising around Archie Morris's estate last night.

It was also seen parked up with the engine running, but not plates IDed, though.

Yes, I'm still here.

Oh, you're kidding me! What? The body's cold.

I'd say she's been here overnight.

A security guard found her very early this morning, no obvious indication of an sexual as*ault.

Two entry wounds.

Near contact, I'd say.

Shocking news about Wes.

Everyone's doing all they can on this one.

Nine mil casings, right.

Yeah.

I've biked them over to the lab.

Good.

Oh, thank you.

There you go.

Ta.

Susan Lewiston.

Domestic v*olence services.

Refuge worker.

These are her offices here? Yeah.

So she was leaving work.

We were here pretty late.

Susan left about nine, I think.

Oh, God, I should've gone with her.

Well Did you hear anything, see anything? No.

Had she received any threats? Not recently, but threats are par for the course here.

Right.

We help women leave abusive men, men who are very controlling.

They don't like it and blame us.

Right.

So she'd been threatened before? She'd been sh*t before.

Really? When was this? Oh, about, er, four years ago.

Susan was walking a woman back to her car, her husband walked up and started sh**ting.

Broad daylight.

Susan was injured, but the woman, Nikki I think her name was, was k*lled.

Susan gave evidence at the guy's trial and he was put away for it.

He is still in jail? We'll follow up on that.

Would it be possible to see some of her recent case files? Sure.

Excuse me.

So one of your colleagues gets sh*t in the car park, lays in her car all night dead Ron.

Yeah.

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and no-one hears anything? Ron.

I've got this.

All right? Sorry.

Those case files.

Well, let's say he is an aggrieved husband.

Why Wes and why Archie Morris? Well, it could be random.

No, the scenes are all the same.

Even the casings are wiped down.

This isn't your average nutter.

This was planned.

All right.

So what you thinking? Right, there's the exit in the corner, where Susan Lewiston leaves work, goes to her car.

Now, we think the k*ller's using a motorbike, so let's say he's parked up here.

He waits for her to leave.

Goes from here, through the gates, into the car park, next to the car Bang.

Yeah.

So All right, let's get the footage off of that camera, see if we're right.

Yeah.

There's our man, Joe.

8:12pm.

Can you scroll forward a bit? Yeah.

How about that? He's waited for over an hour there.

So calm.

Geez, that's cold.

Yeah.

Just stop it there for me, please.

Now back.

That'll do.

Let's blow that plate up.

Now, where's that registered? I reported it stolen.

Didn't get a visit from you.

Shame.

Sure you don't want one? No I've lost count of how many times I've been turned over.

Right.

Erm, Miss Corday Hope.

Hope.

We really don't have a lot of time here, so It's true, isn't it? You lot really do get younger all the time.

You don't look old enough.

Listen, love, you've got information we need about one of your riders.

Give us it now or we arrest you, put you in a cell overnight, get a warrant and get the info anyway.

He's not had any breakfast.

He started last week.

I don't get Many English and he seemed decent.

Little bastard went AWOL with my Yamaha.

Patrick Benton.

Come on.

Kayla, is Ange about? She's not, no.

We had to send her home cos she was a bit upset.

Oh, yeah, course, sorry.

Is that OK? Yeah, of course, yeah.

No problem.

Anyone else needs to take any leave, no worries.

Including you? Well, erm, do me a favour.

Patrick Benton.

Can you run a full PNC, electoral roll, the works, yeah? Will do.

Good girl.

Nice one.

Ron.

Yeah? Got it.

OK, transport police have picked him up in Kennington, heading south onto Rainsford Place roundabout, coming off still heading south down Verlaine Road.

Looks like he's headed towards yep, Pope Square.

He's taking a right.

He's pulling up.

He's stopped on the corner of Pope Square and Corbett Street.

Get the information room to send this out.

Tell all units, locate suspect and stand by.

Do not approach under any circumstances.

Also, do me a favour.

Cross-check all the addresses in this area for police officers either serving or retired, anyone who could be a target.

Yep.

Thank you.

Joe, good work.

Cheers.

Oh, Ronnie.

Yeah? Erm, I was thinking maybe we should take it from here, you know? It might be good to have a break.

You've been up all night.

You're kidding, right? What's all this? What are you playing at? I expressly said, "Do not approach"! Now we've lost him.

Brilliant.

Thank you for that.

Bloody lids! OK.

Thanks, Kayla.

I expressly radioed through, "Do not approach".

Why don't they listen? OK.

Kayla's got an ID on a possible target.

Well, at least we've managed something.

It's not a police officer.

Well, who is it, then? What is going on? We've got a situation, Henry.

Come with us.

Wait.

What about my wife? Someone will look after her.

This better not be somebody's idea of a practical joke.

You know Patrick Benton? No.

He knows you.

He's come here to k*ll you.

Get in the car.

Please.

Mark Glendon.

Specialist firearms officer who took his work home.

I prosecuted the case.

That is why you're next on the list, Henry.

They either saw him sh**t his wife or gave evidence against him at the first trial.

Now they're all dead.

It's sickening.

So this is about eliminating witnesses.

Why Wes? He was a senior investigating officer.

Why now, four years after the trial? Court of appeal said the conviction was unsafe.

Retrial starts tomorrow.

Kate's taking it, whatever case we have left.

Have you located the other two witnesses? We're onto it.

One is his daughter.

Abby.

She was a witness for the prosecution.

Her evidence has since proved unreliable.

She lied, basically.

Hm.

To put her own dad away.

There's happy families for you.

But he's still banged up.

Who's this Patrick Benton k*lling for him? I should go home, check on Louisa.

Henry, I'm sorry, you can't go home.

And you should stay away from the office, too.

That's ridiculous! How am I meant to work? You're not.

I'll take care of it.

Your new friend here will take you to your wife.

(g*nsh*t) Sir.

(g*nsh*t) (g*nshots) Clear.

Abby? Lance Corporal Glendon, sir.

I haven't had anything to do with my dad since the trial.

No visits? No.

No letters or phone calls? I gave evidence against him.

We're not exactly close.

Yeah, but that evidence was proven to be a lie.

I may not have seen it, but he did k*ll my mum.

So you'd rather him stay inside.

Of course.

Have you received any threats? No.

Even so, we wanna offer you protection until after the retrial.

It's cool.

I can handle myself.

We've seen.

Pretty nifty with that 9mm.

Oh.

I see.

So I'm a suspect now, am I? We just need to eliminate you from our enquiries.

I've not been off the barracks for days, you can check.

I'm sorry.

We have to ask.

I grew up watching my dad abuse my mum while you lot did nothing.

I could dial 999 by the time I was four years old.

And how many times do you think he was arrested? Not once.

Your brother Adam, where is he these days? We got split up.

Different care homes, foster families.

He turned 18 and we drifted apart.

So you're not in touch? No, not really.

Well, which is it, no or not really? No.

Patrick Benton.

Does that name mean anything to you? No.

You sure? Not an old friend of your dad's by that name? I have to go.

I think we've gotta keep an eye on that one.

For her own protection maybe.

You heard her, she hates her dad.

It'd be ironic if her dad gets off then, wouldn't it? Her officer confirmed her alibi.

Joe, you got a thing for a young girl with a g*n or something? She's hardly gonna spring her old man.

Stranger things have happened.

What about the other witness? Her name's Hayley Ashburton.

Kayla is tracing her last known What? I don't believe it! What's he up to now? Who? Come on.

Good.

Here at last.

What are you doing? He's not supposed to be anywhere near here.

Thank you.

I've been trying to tell him that.

I can't just wait for another body.

We're doing all we can.

Really? How's Wes Leyton feeling? Henry.

Have you made contact with the other witness? I spoke to her sister.

She thought she was heading up on the train for the retrial today.

She's an eyewitness.

We need her.

He won't get to her before we do.

You better hope not.

You know you can't talk to him.

I shouldn't even be here.

You risk jeopardising the entire retrial.

However he's done it, the order came from Glendon.

That's why I'm on the list.

Exactly.

Your life's been threatened.

I've dealt with threats before.

Not like this.

Glendon isn't issuing a thr*at, he's making a promise.

I know Mark Glendon more than any of you.

I've lived with this case for years! I'm not stepping aside.

Well, this time you're going to have to, I'm sorry.

Then give him what he wants.

What he wants is you dead.

What do you know about Patrick Benton? Never heard of him.

Hm.

He k*lled three people who gave evidence against you.

Shouldn't you be questioning him, then? Oh, you haven't caught him, have you? So not one of your friends from CO19? (LAUGHS) Oh, I see.

That's the thanks we get for bailing you out all the time.

You assume we're armed nutters.

Yeah, funny, that.

We all used to be on the same side, once upon a time.

Is it about that DI that was on the news? What was his name? Detective Inspector Wes Leyton.

He leaves a widow.

Awful.

Of course, I'm a widower myself.

Could you stand a bit closer, do you think? I can't quite make out your Old Spice.

Have you lost your mind? Very nearly.

This is your idea of lying low, is it? You need to leave right now.

OK.

So he was a friend of yours, then.

Wait! Whoa! Henry.

Please, settle down.

Henry Sharpe.

A man never more inappropriately named.

You won't get away with this.

He took my kids away from me.

You're lucky I'm so forgiving.

A jury found you guilty of murdering your wife.

The court of appeal disagreed.

And now it's time I went home to my family.

You're not free yet.

Not yet.

And you won't walk away from here by murdering witnesses.

It's nothing to do with me.

Terrible feeling, isn't it, Henry? Your life in someone else's hands.

See you in court.

Maybe.

It's cases like this that remind me why I switched sides.

How fortunate you had that luxury.

Some of us have to stay and defend the innocent.

Innocent? Unless you can prove otherwise.

That's how it goes.

It's hard to make a case when your client's k*lling every witness.

Such passion.

I see why Henry likes you.

Jake.

Good of you to let the little girl have a go.

Nevins does mind games for sport.

Don't let him bully you.

Oh, Christ, don't you start.

It's bad enough being patronised by him.

"Thanks, Jake.

" "Oh, you're welcome, Kate.

" My Lord, evidence given orally by witnesses at the original trial must be given orally at a retrial.

That is impossible given that three of those witnesses have been k*lled in the past 48 hours.

Those unfortunate deaths are in no way attributable to the defendant.

The link is obvious given that the victims were all prosecution witnesses.

Miss Barker's speculation is prejudicial and irresponsible.

Mr Nevins makes a compelling argument.

Coincidence is no substitute for evidence.

But in any case, Mr Glendon is not on trial for these recent murders.

My Lord, a transcript of the witnesses' evidence from the first trial could be read to the jury.

Evidence that the court of appeal concluded was inconsistent and unreliable.

This evidence should be rendered inadmissible hearsay.

It has to be hearsay.

The witnesses are dead.

Nice try.

Yeah, great.

Silverton had no choice.

The prior evidence was shaky.

That leaves just Hayley Ashburton as a key witness.

Where are the police on her? She's arriving any minute.

About time.

We should cut them some slack.

I'm amazed they can work at all given what's happened to Wes.

Sorry.

A lot of people are working on this and putting themselves in the f*ring line and you're not making it any easier making yourself a target.

What am I supposed to do? You don't seem to realise the danger you're in.

The danger we're all in.

You can always hand this case over.

What? Bugger that! Yeah, off the record, I'm scared to death, but I'm not walking away.

Let's hope Hayley Ashburton feels the same.

Right, everyone ready? Here we go.

This is us, boys.

All units stand by.

Here we go, here we go.

Eyes on the witness.

Eyes on the witness.

Hayley Ashburton? Yes.

I'm DS Brooks, this is DS Hawkins.

Nothing to worry about, but I'd like you to come with us, please.

OK? Hayley, we know how you feel.

Do you? Do you really? How can you guarantee I won't get sh*t like Susan? Erm, well, I'll be honest, here's the thing, we need your evidence.

We need you to testify in court, because despite all he's done, Mark Glendon could walk away.

Will he be able to see me? In court, I mean.

Yes, he will, I'm sorry.

But he won't be able to talk to you.

Now, we understand you're scared here.

I've been scared for over three years.

I couldn't leave the flat for six months.

Even now, I'm looking over my shoulder all the time.

We appreciate that.

We do.

I'm not gonna pretend this is easy.

But we need you to say what you saw.

I can still see his face.

Like it was nothing.

I watched him sh**t Nikki.

And he just walked away.

Of course, you've lost Susan, a friend, workmate, that's upsetting.

Look, the fact is, Hayley, as long as you're with us, you'll be safe.

You're the only hope we have here.

OK.

I'll do it.

I want Mark Glendon to get what he deserves.

Ron.

Yeah.

Patrick Benton.

I know who he is.

Who? I did some digging around on Glendon's kids.

They got sent to live with foster parents after their mum d*ed.

And? Keith and Jackie Benton.

Patrick was their son.

Right, so where is he now? Well, he's dead.

He was stillborn.

You lied to us, Abby.

We believe Adam's using the name Patrick Benton.

My brother's the only family I've got.

You tipped him off.

No.

I mean, yeah, I wanted to talk to him.

But his phone must've been switched off.

We speak on the phone now and then.

OK.

So when was the last time? A couple of weeks ago.

You know what? You're lucky you're not under arrest.

Please don't tell my officer.

It's all I've got.

Well Look, I'm sorry, OK? I'm doing the right thing now.

You must've known what your brother was planning.

Were you a part of it? No! I don't want my dad to get out.

But we think that your brother has k*lled three people.

I'm sorry, but you don't seem too surprised by that.

Adam was talking about Dad getting out.

I just assumed he meant the retrial.

I didn't think It was like he'd forgotten everything that had happened.

I envied him in a way.

Abby, the longer your brother is out there, the more of a danger he becomes.

Trust me, you don't want that on your conscience.

This is from about a year ago.

He came down the barracks.

I showed him around.

It was a nice day.

We need to borrow this.

He's just my little brother, you know? It's not his fault.

He didn't stand a chance with him as a father.

His phone's switched off, but as soon as there's activity on it, we'll know where he is.

Using the identity of a dead child.

I wonder who taught him that.

Well, there's still no evidence he's been in touch with his old man.

He could just be working on his own.

We better question him.

You need to catch him first, of course.

We're close, Jake.

Ronnie.

I wanted to say .

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I'm sorry.

We were gonna send some flowers to Martine.

I don't know if it's appropriate.

What do you think? Yeah, she'd appreciate that.

I've been so caught up with everything that I've not stopped to think how it must be for you.

Neither have I, Henry.

Miss Ashburton, when the sh**ting started, what did you do? I heard a loud bang .

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and I froze at first.

And after that, when you realised what was happening? I got down.

I think I crouched down behind the car.

You must've been terrified.

Yes.

Did you shut your eyes? My Lord, this was four years ago.

My learned friend cannot expect the witness to remember whether she momentarily closed her eyes.

I'll let the witness answer that for herself, if you don't mind, Miss Barker.

So, when the sh**ting started and you were hiding behind the car, did you close your eyes? Yes.

I may have.

For the entire time, that is, until the sh**ting stopped? Yes.

Miss Ashburton, would you mind speaking up for the jury, please? Yes.

So if you were hiding with your eyes tight shut, you can't categorically say that the defendant was the person carrying out the sh**ting.

Can you? Miss Ashburton? Do you understand the question? Please take your time.

Look at the defendant.

Is he the man you saw holding the g*n that afternoon? No.

We don't have a case without your evidence.

You can be charged with perjury.

You can't keep him in prison but you'd put me there? We can protect you.

Like you did just now in there? Don't do this, please.

You people have no idea.

It's just another job to you, another case.

No.

This is my life.

It's not just your life that's affected.

I can't! I'm sorry.

It'll be OK.

Don't, Kate.

Just don't.

(KNOCKS ON DOOR) You heard what happened? Yeah.

You think he's gonna walk because of it? Well, erm, Kate did a pretty good job of the re-examination, but you never know what a jury will do.

How are you otherwise, Ron? I mean .

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you've hardly had a chance to breathe the past couple of days.

No, I'm fine, Joe.

Thanks for asking.

Thank you.

When do you think the service will be? Erm I don't know.

Erm A while, I guess.

I can't imagine how Martine is feeling.

No, I know.

Look, Ron, tell me if I'm being out of order, yeah? But if If you needed to, say, I don't know, take a break, step back for a bit, take some time off, yeah, no-one here I mean, nobody would Hey, Kayla.

What's up? I just had tech on.

Adam Glendon just switched on his phone.

We've got a location.

Right.

Southwark.

Bridge Road.

CPS.

Can we just get going? This is ridiculous.

Get across the other side of the bridge, take the first left, go round the back entrance.

Watch these guys here.

Who are they? Keep your eye on them.

OK.

Right, Joe, you stay here.

Right.

Everyone get down! (g*nsh*t) On the bike! (SHOUTING) Get on the floor! Yeah, I've got it, I've got it! Get his g*n, Joe! Good work, boys.

Well played.

Hold that there, Joe.

Do not move, son! He's just a boy.

He's a boy who's k*lled three people with his father's g*n.

You think he'll implicate him? So far, he's saying he's acted alone, but we're trying.

The jury's been out over three hours.

We could have a verdict any time now.

No time to waste, then.

I just want my life back.

We have a Glock 26 that our ballistic bods have told us is the w*apon used in all three of these sh**t.

And I notebook with the names and addresses of all the victims.

So, Adam, it's not a question of whether you did it or not, it's more of how and when your father gave you the orders.

You were always your dad's favourite, weren't you? I mean, we know he reached out to you.

He gave you a chance to prove yourself, didn't he? So you could show what a good son you are.

I am a good son.

No, sorry, mate.

You failed.

You had a plan, right? No more witnesses, no more evidence, and Daddy walks.

But you got distracted.

Yeah.

Why Henry Sharpe? He wasn't even a witness.

He's not even taking the retrial.

He deserves what's coming to him for the way he disrespected my dad.

So revenge, then.

That's what got you caught in the end.

You see, I always thought that, erm, people like your dad were trained to be dispassionate.

Keep their emotions in check, never make it personal.

Yeah, I mean, we know he taught you, so I can't see him being happy with you now.

You don't know nothing about my dad.

What about your sister? What about her? Well, did you plan on k*lling her, and all? Did you thr*aten her, Adam? I love my sister.

Did your mate, though, didn't I? His missus was screaming, man.

Is that how your mum d*ed? Don't talk about my mum.

When your dad blew her brains out? Ronnie.

You love your father, don't you? You think he loves you? Well, what sort of dad would make his only son do the things you've done? He's more of a man than you'll ever be.

And he didn't have to make me do any of this.

I'm proud to have done all of this for him.

And you think he's proud of you? When he walks free from that court, I know he will be.

He's not bothered about you, Adam.

Do you honestly believe you're gonna hear from him again? You are gonna sit in a prison cell for the rest of your life wondering why dear old dad never gets in touch.

You, boy, are just a means to an end.

(SIGHS) Adam, help yourself out here.

Your dad is not coming to save you this time.

You're on your own.

Mate, you are 19 years old.

You're gonna be spending the rest of your life in prison.

For him! Don't let him do that to you.

Now, he told you to k*ll all of these people, didn't he? Come on, Adam.

What do you say? I say you should watch your back.

You can't dispute that Hayley Ashburton, your key witness, has recanted.

Our only witness.

Glendon's had all the others k*lled.

And if that's true, where's the evidence? The defendant's son has been charged.

Common sense says that his father manipulated him into acting on his behalf.

Common sense maybe, but where is the evidence? I afraid Mr Nevins is right.

Mark Glendon shouldn't be allowed to use the law to break it.

If he walks free, it is nothing short of an endorsement of m*rder.

Steady, Miss Barker.

I cannot delay this procedure based on speculation.

The jury will decide what happens here today.

(MACHINE BEEPS) Hey.

Hi.

Sorry about your brother.

Why? Cos you arrested him? Yeah, something like that.

Not your fault, is it? No, I guess not.

Sorry, I never got your first name.

It's Joe.

Thank you, Joe.

Members of the jury, on count one of m*rder, do you find the defendant, Mark Francis Glendon, guilty or not guilty? Not guilty.

(GASPING AND SHOUTING) I thank the jury for their hard work on this difficult case.

Thank you.

Mr Glendon, you will be taken back to the cells and processed for release.

Order! Order! (SCREAMING) Hands above your head! Get your hands up! Are you OK? Mm-hm.

Tea, three sugars.

I need them.

Thanks, Ron.

You're welcome.

They'll want to take your statement if you're ready.

As I'll ever be.

I'll come and find you when I'm done.

Henry, you OK? Henry? I thought that was it.

I thought that was me.

This isn't something they give you any training for.

Well, the first thing they taught me at Hendon was make sure you get home alive, get back to work first thing in the morning and make the tea.

It's been quite a week.

Yeah.

To Wes.

To Wes.

Well, time I was off.

(SIGHS) Hey.

Hey.

I wasn't sure what to do with this.

Ah.

That's all right, I'll take it to her.

'Dear Wes.

This isn't something I ever imagined I'd be writing.

I'm sitting in your office but I keep expecting you to walk back in and say it's all been a mistake.

We were raised to never admit to needing help.

We are the help.

When I was at my lowest, even when I didn't know it, you were there without question.

I never thanked you for that cos I honestly thought I'd have more time.

' £6.

47 altogether, please.

'It's all such a waste.

' Anything else, love? 'I feel so much anger, I can't even be upset.

' Erm Yeah, I'll have a small bottle of vodka, please.

Yep.

£14.

95 altogether, sweetheart.

Thank you.

'You never let me down.

' And five is 20.

Thanks a lot, love.

Night.

Night, love.

'And I won't let you down now.

' Excuse me, your vodka.

'I don't want to say goodbye, Wes, so I'll just say I'll see you around, mate.

Ronnie.