01x04 - Episode 4

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The g*ng's last robbery
was a jeweller's.

Innocent member of
the public got shot.

DOOR WHIRRING

How did you find out that
they're meeting at the ice rink?

Well, I saw a text
on Liam's phone.

'Do you talk a lot with Liam?'

Yeah. Because how else
can I get close to him?

Anything you can get on that
woman there in the navy blazer.

She's Chandra Baskhi. She works for
the steel millionaire Amir Joshi.

I'm getting you through the tech.
Those are nothing to do with me.

You're in this now.

There is something about this
I don't feel comfortable with.

We don't wanna park too close.

Please be careful around Liam.

SEAT BELT CLICKS

Alison, spit it out.

OK. If we...

If you got Liam on,
er, conspiracy...

Conspiracy, yeah.

..how long would
he be looking at?

Put it this way - if
you help us get him,

before they go in with g*ns,
then he... he might have a life.

Right. OK.

Alison, if you have feelings
for this guy, there's...

You... No, Liam likes me.

I'm just playing along.
Yeah. There's a fine line...

Look, I know what I'm doing.

KNOCK ON DOOR,
KEYBOARD CLACKING

HE EXHALES

So...

One kiss, and then
you just ran away?

HE SIGHS

I'm sorry.

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
Do you wanna...?

I, er...

I've been away a couple
of days, that's all.

Visiting a mate.

And moving to a new place?

Er, yeah. Braden needed
his old place back.

So just like that?
Yeah, it was urgent.

Is this all about your job?

Are you trying to protect me from...
whatever it is that you're doing?

I can't tell you anything more.

And I completely understand
if that's not enough for you.

Mm. OK.

No more questions.

SOFTLY: Except one more.

CHUCKLES SOFTLY Mm.

Are people gonna get hurt?

Look, I know what
sort of guy Braden is,

but brains...

..trumps brawn.

Always.

Hm.

I wanna see you again.

I wanna see you every day,

if you'll let me.

But I can't tell
you what I'm doing.

JAMES: Ben, walk us
through what we know.

OK. Chandra Baskhi. Oversees
transport for Amir Joshi.

Could've been Chandra who
alerted the g*ng to the jewels.

And we have a confirmed location
on where the jewels are right now?

Yeah. The family have an account
with Croesus International Vaults.

Their London branch
is in Mayfair.

And we've finally found
the mysterious "Sammy".

Genius used his credit
card at the bar.

Sammy Turner, software
engineer at...

Croesus International. Mm-hm.

And we've contacted the
company or the auctioneers?

No, we don't wanna spook anyone,
but the auctioneers have confirmed

the jewels are going
on sale in five days.

Which is promising, but the
g*ng stopped communicating.

You're not getting around
weight-sensitive vaults

without some kind of rehearsal.

Yeah, exactly. So where
are they practising?

Because unless we gather
evidence for a conspiracy charge,

we've got to move in on them at
the vault, and then we risk bodies.

So... JAMES SIGHS

Let's keep all eyes and ears
open. Let's look at lock-ups.

Let's find out where
they're working from,

where they're keeping
their weapons.

Let's dig. Quietly.

DOGS BARKING

FOOTSTEPS DESCENDING

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

Thanks. Cheers.

DOOR OPENS

What can I get for you?

You're a friend of Liam's.

Yeah.

How did you...?

I'm Helen. He
must've mentioned me.

I learned not to ask.

Good.

Liam's asked to take
you on a work trip.

As I'll be paying, I thought I'd
better get a proper look at you.

And...?

Where did you work
before The Tap?

At the Orchard House Cafe.

Have you been? No.

Mm. LIQUID POURING

Liam says that you
live with your mum.

Yeah. No dad around?

BOTTLE CAP UNSCREWING

He left.

Is that everything?

Yeah.

I reckon so.

Are we going away?

At The Tap, a woman came by, and
she said that she was your boss.

Really?

She gave me a right grilling.

I'm sorry.

So, where is Helen taking us?

Fancy hotel.

Separate rooms, obviously.

Mm.

So, Liam has invited me away.

Overnight?

A day trip.

Is it mostly work,
or is it mostly fun?

Healthy mix... I hope.

So...?

I need to find
something to wear.

ASHLEIGH: 'London again?'

He didn't say. Must've
said something. I mean...

I mean, did he tell you
what the trip was for?

Sorry I'm late.
Traffic was awful.

Liam is talking to Alison again.

He did tell me...

that he has a plan to make sure
no-one gets hurt on this job.

So he's starting to trust you.

I suppose he must.

OK.

Thoughts, Ash?

Yeah, I think you should
go. I think she should go.

OK. Anything you
can get from Liam,

anything... Yeah.

..could be essential.

Wow.

Thanks.

Thank you.

HE EXHALES, CHUCKLES

I was worried that
you'd change your mind.

I nearly did.

But then I haven't been to
a five-star hotel before,

and I'm about to
become homeless, so...

HE SIGHS

How about we leave Liam
and Alison at home today?

Yeah, that's fine by me.

Good. Because when we
get to the front desk,

they'll call me by another name.

Just play along, yeah?

OK.

SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY,
ENGINE STARTS

ENGINE REVS

Sir?

We found out where the Joshi
family are staying in London.

Good. Mayfair Regency Hotel.

It's just down the road
from the auctioneers.

Great. We heard from Alison?

No, not yet. OK.

Guv, can I ask you
a question? Uh-huh.

Why so obsessed with the
rookie when it's Helen's op?

Because he's not a rookie.

I mean, skills like his,
you hone them. Takes years.

So... who is he?

What's his link to the g*ng?

Why's he suddenly taken
Danny Heath's position?

And why is it we don't know
anything about this lad

from before five years ago?

GUESTS CHATTER

MAN: Welcome.

Thank you.

Bags in the back. Thank
you. Sure. No problem.

A room under "Jack
Standford", please.

Of course.

Welcome to the Hawthorne Estate
Hotel, Mr and Mrs Standford.

THEY CHUCKLE SOFTLY

Not sure how I feel
about taking your name.

Who says I didn't take yours?

Your lucky day, sir.

Looks like management's upgraded
you to the Milton Suite.

Really? Mm-hm.

Amazing. Thank you. Can
I show you to your room?

No, no. I think
we'll manage. Yeah?

LIAM CHUCKLES SOFTLY

CLOCK CHIMES

It really was our lucky day.

No. That was the day that you got
yourself a hacker for a husband.

Wait, you did this?

Yeah. I had to get
in and bump us up.

The suite's only
room with two beds...

Mm.

SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

OK. Yeah.

HE CHUCKLES

So, what's the plan?

Taking you to dinner.

Hotel's restaurant.
Tiny portions, big bill.

You ever been to a place
like that? No. Have you?

Yeah, care home took
us every week [!]

Come here.

LIAM EXHALES

I probably got this all wrong.
I... I tried to keep it simple.

No obligation to wear it.

It's perfect.

But that's, what,
two months' rent?

Only the best for Mrs Standford.

Liam, I...

I-I can't accept
that. Why not?

I'm getting a big pay-out soon.

Who better to spend it on?

So what you're doing, it's soon?

PHONE BUZZES

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Wow.

Thank you. HE CHUCKLES

Wait, do I have
time to have a bath?

Course. I need a bit of time to
get some work done, anyway. So...

Downstairs at seven, yeah?

Don't stand me up this time.

No.

Looking for the spa, madam?

Oh... CHUCKLES SOFTLY

MUSIC: 'Nocturnes,
Op. 9' by Chopin

HE EXHALES

HE GASPS SOFTLY

SHE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Do I look the part?

More than.

Can I just hold you there
for a moment, please?

Oh. Mm-hm.

Good evening. Nice to
see you again, sir.

Ah, it's good to be back.

We've taken the liberty of
preparing some welcome drinks.

DINERS CHATTER

The maitre'd has arranged the
private dining room for you.

Fine.

MUFFLED CONVERSATION

So, can you tell me... what
she is saying to him right now?

It's probably not that
interesting. Let's find out.

MUFFLED CHATTER

I think they might be
talking about their grandson.

SHE CHUCKLES OK.

He just said, "I'm not changing
the nappies for anyone."

LIAM LAUGHS

Charming [!] BOTH CHUCKLE

Yeah, she thinks so, too.

How do you do it?

If you don't mind me
asking. How do I do it?

Well, you just watch
very carefully.

Erm, you sort of imagine the
sound coming out of their mouth.

But it's also all
the other stuff, too.

So hard work, then?

Yeah. It's like... It's like
a great big puzzle, you know?

You're piecing things together.

And you've got
body language, too.

Like, I'd, like...

You lean forward
to ask a question.

Or you lean back cos you're
kind of a bit pissed off.

HE CHUCKLES

It's a proper talent, that.

HE CHUCKLES

Well, you've got one
too, haven't you?

Mm... Yeah.

How did you get into hacking?

No laptop in the
home. Obviously.

So I'd go and use this
old PC in the library.

Ended up on these hacking
forums. Made a bit of mischief.

So you didn't go stealing the
pensioners' money, have you?

Cos that's a bit of a red flag.

Ah, dunno. Those
two have it coming.

BOTH CHUCKLE

So, how did you get
from that to...?

This?

I was doing some coding work
in London last year. Legit.

Legit? Pay, not great.

But I had this boss, Danny.

He was in with
Helen and that lot.

INHALES SHARPLY

But he couldn't do this job,
so... he put me up for it.

What, he put you up for it?

Mm. He sort of... had to quit.

So...

Have you never been tempted to
bend the rules a little bit?

Like your dad? My dad?

How do you...?

Helen made me do a
little bit of background.

Well, then...

You probably know my dad's been
breaking the rules all his life.

Yeah. Didn't get him very far.

And I knew that was
not the path for me.

Sorry.

Did you have any foster
families that you really like?

There was one couple. They
really put up with all my sh*t.

We were happy
families for a bit.

For a bit?

Mm. What happened?

Turned 18. Moved out.

He died.

His wife gave me this, actually.

Really?

It belonged to him.

I'm really sorry. Don't be.

Do you ever... see
your foster mum?

Yeah. Well, I try to.

DOOR CLOSES Thank you.

Am I going mad, or is this
tidier than when we left?

HE CHUCKLES Two cleans a day.

The rich are just that filthy.

Night.

Well, it'll be a shame
to mess up two beds.

Wouldn't it?

SPEECH MUTED

I've been wearing
them all my life.

I feel a bit naked
not wearing them.

When you're with
people who can sign,

it's quite freeing,
not needing to wear it.

You must miss that.

Being with someone who
knows what it's like.

Yeah. I... I guess so.

Give me time. I'm
sure I can learn BSL.

So, after your job...

..do you get to go
back to your old life?

No.

Guess that's the point.

BEN: OK, see you later.

OK, took some leaning
on the Mayfair Regency

to bend their discretion policy,

but they told me that the Joshi
family are out of town now.

SHE SIGHS What about the jewels?

The auction house are continuing
with the sale. Nothing's changed.

OK. There's more.

The vault wouldn't divulge
anything about the Joshis' deposit.

However, when I pushed them
and sent them an image of Liam,

they did confirm he had
visited the vault last week,

under the name...
"Jack Standford".

Alison causing headaches again?

You're always so hard on her.

Don't think I don't know why.

She told you, then.

She didn't have to.

Look, me and Sara,
it's not just some...

It's the real deal.

My ex left me for
"the real deal".

They split a year later. Funny.

SHE CHUCKLES

I'm sorry. It's not
any of my business.

No. It's not.

Alison... I'm right, aren't I?

Yeah. Totally off-grid.
Radio silence.

Then we need to run a
trace, for her own safety.

PHONE BUZZES

CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY How
about brunch in the bar?

Mum's trying to video-call me.

I... I think she's really
worried about the eviction.

I'll meet you down there. OK.

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

GUEST: Thank you so much.
You're very welcome.

A hotel?

Why didn't you tell us?
Well, you wouldn't let me go.

Oh, Alison, you
cannot just disappear.

You... You can't
ignore my messages.

The more you text me,
the more exposed I get.

Do you know, me meeting you
is a massive risk right now.

I know. Yeah, I get that.

But if you don't reply to
me, then obviously, I worry.

Liam has a really nice smile,

but it doesn't mean
he's not a criminal.

Liam was watching some
people in the hotel.

I saw them. Yeah, I'm
pretty sure it's the Joshis.

This is Amir Joshi.
Did you see him?

Yeah, I saw him. Last night.

OK.

So, Joshi's trying to buy a place
for his daughter in Knightsbridge.

He's... INHALES DEEPLY

He's trying to teach her
a lesson in prudence,

so he's selling her favourite
necklace to pay for it.

So Liam must be here
to spy on him. Yeah.

He hacked into the hotel's CCTV.

Well, let's hope he's
not watching you.

I don't think... Alison...

PHONE BUZZES

Is that him?

Alison, I don't... No, no, I
don't feel right about this.

I'm gonna have to call
James. Just let...

No. No. I'm gonna
have to go. I just...

I really hope you're
not doing anything

that would make this difficult.

I'm doing exactly as you asked.

PHONE CAMERA CLICKING

Papa? Come here. Light's better.

Hi.

Where have you been?

Well, Mum was really
upset about her eviction.

What?

You have your alone
time, so do I.

Thank you.

It's a bit early for that.

Shall we play our game again?

OK.

Who shall we spy on, then?

How about Princess over there?

INDISTINCT CHATTER

She really loves the spa.

But... she really wanted the suite,
and she's asking him for an upgrade.

Beat her to it, didn't I?

Mm.

MUFFLED CHATTER

Body language says she's
not happy. PHONE RINGING

That one's easy.

OK. What's he saying now?

Bidding.

Something about bidding.

He said it has to
reach 5 million,

or he'll pull the item.

Hm.

She's not happy that
he's selling it.

She really is not
happy. LIAM CHUCKLES

A pistachio mac...

A pistachio...

Macaron? Yeah,
that's it, she said.

He asked for two boxes to
be sent up to her ASAP.

Wonder she's not spoilt [!]

Are you watching them?

Is there a reason?

Look at them.

Think they'd even notice
if they lost something?

Mm.

HE EXHALES

That was... special.

Yeah. It was.

But...?

I just... I wish you weren't
doing whatever you're doing.

I wish I could live in
that hotel forever...

and just forget the
rest, like, all of it.

Me too.

Yeah.

Liam must have known the
Joshis were at the hotel, yeah?

He's tracking them.

So you saw Liam watching Amir
and his daughter, Reshmi?

Yeah. Liam asked me
to lip-read them.

'I saw them talking
about bidding.

'I think they were talking
about the necklace.'

'He probably wanted to check they're
going ahead with the auction.'

'Do you think Liam was harvesting
passcodes from the Joshis?'

Like clone their devices, maybe?

Well, I did see Liam do
something on his laptop

when they was in the bar.

'He could've connected
to their phones.'

It would explain how they hope to
get past the vault's safeguards.

Exactly. Did Liam mention
anything about his past?

Well, he did mention
a guy called Danny.

And Danny was his old boss at
this coding company in London.

And Danny used to
work for Helen.

But then he had to quit, so
he put Liam up for a job.

That's brilliant. Brilliant.
OK. Get onto the Met.

Get them to give you any intel
that they can on Danny's old case.

You get anything else?
Anything else? No.

No, not much, no.

OK. That's great. Come
on, I'll give you a lift.

See you later.

SEAT BELT CLICKS Alison.

I never asked you to stay
in a hotel room with Liam.

No.

You didn't. But you did
ask me to get information.

You didn't really think of
where that might lead to.

I think I... I think
I've become so hung up

on putting these b*stards
away, you know, that, er...

That's on me.

But whatever you've started
with Liam, I need it to stop.

Please.

Yeah, OK.

So, all that damage to my
credit card's borne fruit?

Confirmed everything
Chandra told us.

Got everything we need
for our new approach.

Course you're happy. It's
all about you now, innit?

So what? Your cut's the same.

When are you
collecting the piece?

Tonight.

Speak then.

Marky-Mark, the girl in?

Alison? Er...

No. No, she's not
working today, Bray.

You ever wonder what she's
up to when she's not here?

What you getting at?

I don't trust her.

I ran background on
her. She's clean.

Right.

I'm really starting to regret
letting you in on this job.

First...

you sh*t your pants so
badly about my little toy

that we had to relocate you.

Now your throb-on for that girl
is starving your brain of oxygen.

Well, this job...
it's my ticket out.

Nothing is gonna
f*ck that up for me.

Especially not some girl that
I'm passing the time with.

Understand?

PHONE BUZZES

'Liam?'

I think... we need to talk.

Me first. Please?

What's this?

This is what we're taking.

Wait, is this from the family

that you were sitting
next to at the hotel bar?

That's right. I had to
do some recon on them.

I need you to keep it
secret until we're done.

We're gonna take it from an
ultra-secure vault in London.

Replace it with a replica.

No-one will even notice
until it's too late.

And I... I swear to you...

..no-one will be hurt.

How am I supposed
to believe that?

You have to trust me on that.

Is that enough?

HE EXHALES

SHE CHUCKLES

I'm sorry, erm...

You nearly finished it.

But if you don't like Brazil...

..we can go anywhere you like.

And not just for one night.

Forever.

I'm trusting you because I
want you to go away with me.

You're asking me
to...? Alison.

In 48 hours, I am gonna have...

..a lot of money.

But I'm gonna have
to leave the country.

And I want you and your mum...

..to come with me.

What? You want us to go...?

Look at them at the top.

They've got houses
on every continent,

and you don't get
to keep your home?

You deserve a real life.

I don't know...

..what to say.

Say yes.

You cannot see Liam
again. He's dangerous.

If you walk into that vault,
you're gonna get caught.

I know that. How
do you know that?

'It's just way too risky.'

Unlocking now. Go on through.

She needs to stay out of this.

Go, go!

You'll appreciate it's important

for us to understand the
events that led up to today.

Now.