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03x04 - Episode 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Tower". Aired: 8 November 2021 – 5 September 2024.*
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British police procedural television series based on Kate London's Metropolitan book series.

03x04 - Episode 4

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BIRDS TWEETING

KNOCK AT DOOR

I said, "No police."
What if they come, and you're here?

I've got no Met ID on me,
no radio, just my phone.

If anyone comes,
I'm just your social worker, OK?

Look, I know you're scared,

but you have to try
and keep it together for Tia.

Can you describe
the men who took her?

Yeah, yeah. One of them was Black.

Erm, he had...
Had a tat on his neck.

He had a knife.

The other one, he was white.
He, erm...

..he hit Tia.
Dragged her out by her hair.

Well, they were after Ryan,
weren't they?

Yeah.

He changed his phone number.
Gave it to Tia, not me.

And when did you last see Ryan?

Yesterday.

And do you know where he was going?
Was he... Was he with anyone?

Loretta, please,
you have to help me.

He was with a guy
who knew my husband.

Shakiel Oliver.

Camera positions
are already on that.

Going through it like this

just gives me
a better sense of everything.

Well, be an idea
to look at the screen too.

Got something happening on seven.

Shakiel.
Target's just arrived at UC1.

He's going in.

You want some coffee?
I want you to put some clothes on.

I'll get right on that. But first...

CLICKS FINGERS
..coffee.

This thing works out, you
should get yourself a better place.

I like coffee, you know?

I NEED coffee.

But in Morocco, I drank tea.

Mint tea.

They, er, pour it out of teapots,

and they hold it up about yay high,
and...

IMITATES POURING TEA

..never spilled a drop, you know?

Amazing.

PHONE VIBRATES

KETTLE POURING

Gotta move.
No coffee, no mint tea. Move.

No phone either.

PHONE THUDS

Target and UC1 leaving flat.
We're tracking a silver Skoda.

OVER RADIO:
'VRM, Yankee-Yankee-six-three

'Zulu-Juliette-November.'

PHONE RINGS,
OFFICE CHATTER

Tia and King, 1:35 last night.
You see them get in a car?

Not on the estate, we're looking.

Archie, you traced Tia's phone yet?
Nope.

Turned off ten minutes after
they passed that camera.

They're not dumb,
they know we can track her phone.

They'll just contact Ryan on a phone
we don't know, that we can't track.

But if they don't know his number,
then how?

They'll get it out of Tia.

Lee, are you sure
there is no CCTV footage

of the three of them
leaving the estate?

No. Er, yes, I'm sure.
Well... So they must be in a car.

Do an ANPR cross-check
on cars on Gallowstree Lane

on the night of Spencer's m*rder,

and cars leaving
the Deakin estate last night.

Sarah.

You have to tell Shaw about Tia.

His operation's
probably happening today.

The last thing he needs...
His op is happening,

which is why he needs
to know about Tia. And Ryan.

WHISPERS: Pick up. Pick up.
Pick up. Pick up. Pick up.

RYAN'S ANSWERPHONE: 'Yo, Ryan.'
f*ck!

'Text me back.'
Why isn't he answering?

Maybe he doesn't answer
cos he doesn't know who's calling.

Why don't you call him
from her phone?

Cos if the feds know about her,
they'll be up on her phone,

like I told you.

WHIMPERING BREATHS

HE BANGS THE CAR,
SHE WHIMPERS

We will call from her phone,
but when we're moving.

Put her in the boot.

Get out.

SHE GRUNTS

PHONE CHIMES

Tea?

I gotta go. Um... But thanks.

No problem. Good luck.

Me?
CHUCKLING: Yeah. You, Dumbo.

Bye.

LIZZIE ON RADIO: 'Target just passed
the lights at Park and Medlock.'

PHONE VIBRATES

Yes?

The Robbery Squad
missed Ryan last night.

'The last time his mum saw him,
he was with Shakiel.'

Well, that's just great [!]

Let's hope
he doesn't get himself k*lled.

'There's more.'

Jermaine King kidnapped
Ryan's sister Tia last night.

'Obviously,
we're putting all resources

'into tracing Ryan and
recovering...' I'm...

I'm sorry. The...

The m*rder*r
that you let escape from custody

has kidnapped the sister of someone

working for the target
of my operation?

Yes.

And he's done so
because he believes, correctly,

that Ryan is the source
of the intel that led to his arrest.

So he wants to f*ck Ryan up.

Which now means
I have two wild cards who,

at any second,
can blow this entire operation.

'Which would mean Shakiel Oliver

'starts giving machine g*ns
to children.

'I did tell you that, didn't I?'
Yes.

BACKGROUND RADIO CHATTER,
EXHALES

Please get Ryan's sister back.

And find Ryan
before Shakiel gets him k*lled.

Yes.
Good luck. Keep me informed.

EXHALES SHARPLY

EXHALES

Homicide lost not only King,
but also Ryan Kennedy,

last seen with Shakiel.

'He could be using him as a lookout.
So, please, keep an eye open.

'Where's Shakiel now?'

Morrison Street,
Peckham, heading east.

'Copy that.'

Why Morocco?

I had a Moroccan cell-mate
in Manchester.

Told me all about it.

Sounded too good to be true,
so I went to have a look.

Was it too good to be true?
Better.

Sea, mountains, desert.

So, why'd you come back?
I missed London.

This grey.

Nah. You missed the...
CLICKS FINGERS

That's why you're behind that wheel.

That's why...
PHONE VIBRATES

Pull over.

ANGEL:
Target's stopping on Maiden Street,

just down from the car wash.

KIERAN: 'All units stop.
Hold your positions.'

ALPHA LEADER:
'Alpha Team, received.'

BRAVO LEADER:
'Bravo, received.'

RINGING TONE

RYAN: 'Yeah?'
Hey. Where are you?

'Hill Street.'
OK.

You know Maiden Street,
the old car wash?

'Yeah.'

Sit on it. You see any feds,
anything at all, let me know.

'OK.'

MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO

Can I have a can of coke, please?

KIERAN: 'Anything?'

LIZZIE: 'Target's still stationary.'

How'd you get nicked? In Manchester?

Was there a snitch?

No.

There was a stupid.

More common than snitches,
just as dangerous.

SHAKIEL CHUCKLES

KIERAN: 'Do we have any movement?'
ANGEL: 'Negative.'

LIZZIE: Another vehicle
just turned into the car wash.

A Beemer.

I hate Beemers.

Pull up beside.

ENGINE STARTS

LIZZIE: 'Target's moving.'

ANGEL: Target's pulled up
beside a black BMW.

Let's do this.

ANGEL: They're out of the cars.

LIZZIE: Was that bike there before?

No idea. I'm gonna rewind,
just so I can che...

No. Focus.

MITKO: Everything we said.

Now you show me yours.

ANGEL:
'Moving to the target's car now.'

Exchange is on. Be ready to move.

ALPHA LEADER: 'Alpha ready.'
BRAVO LEADER: 'Bravo team ready.'

It's all here?
What we agreed.

Hm.

ANGEL: 'They've checked the merch.
They're swapping cars.'

Moving off now. They'll be
on Maiden Street in five seconds.

ANGEL:
'Target is turning right on Maiden.'

LIZZIE: 'Target two
is going east on Amhurst.'

We have separation.
All yours, Lucas.

LUCAS: 'Alpha team, target one.
Bravo team, target two.'

'Targets are armed.
Keep it steady.'

PHONE RINGING,
OFFICE CHATTER

ELAINE: Sarah?

ANPR Gallowstree Lane,

ANPR Deakin Estate
in our two time windows.

We got a couple of matches,
but we like this one.

It's a high-end Audi,
and it's a rental.

Perfect for a dickhead drug dealer.
Sarah.

I got a pop on Tia's phone.

Only 15 seconds in Lewisham,
but it went through two cell sites.

So she's in a car...
or her phone is.

Call the rental company, we've
got to ID the driver of that Audi.

What you gonna do
with all that a*tillery?

Start a w*r?

Nah, there ain't gonna be a w*r.
No more gangs cutting each other up.

Cos with these g*ns,
I just won the f*cking w*r.

SINGLE SIREN TONE

SINGLE SIREN TONE

Pull over.

Play it cool.

ANGEL:
Marked car has stopped target one.

That's why I hate Beemers.

Two Black men in an expensive car,
cops can't resist.

This isn't random,
he's wearing a f*cking vest. f*ck!

INDISTINCT YELLING

SIREN BLARING

OFFICER: Get on the floor!
LUCAS: Do not move!

Armed police!
Hands above your head!

Down! Get down!
Down on your knees!

Get down!

Hands above your head,
do not pull that g*n!

I will sh**t!
Armed police, get down!

Hands where we can see them!
Do it!

Interlock your fingers.

CUFFS CLICK
Get the g*n.

CAR APPROACHES

EXHALES DEEPLY

OFFICER: 'Target one secured.'

I'm Detective Inspector Kieran Shaw,

and I'm arresting you
for being concerned

in the importation of firearms,

contrary to Section 170,
paragraph two,

of the Customs and Excise
Management Act 1979.

OFFICER: Right, come on.

OFFICER: 'Bravo to Perseus,
target two detained.

'Repeat, target two detained.'

ANGEL: Well done, everyone.
Job's a good 'un.

Last cell-siting
of Tia's phone here,

ANPR hit on the Audi here.

Well, it's gotta be them.

Have we an ID on the driver yet?
I'm on with the rental office.

She won't release the photo unless
we sign a data protection form

in person, which is an hour's drive.

Tell her it's a child kidnap.
I have, she still won't do it.

Hello, this is DS Elaine Lucas,
Homicide Command.

I'm telling you my name so you can
make an official complaint

about me for what I'm about to say.

Which is that I will haunt you,
HAUNT you,

for the rest of your days
because it was more important to you

to tick a box on a form
than to save a girl's life.

My number is 07700 900285.
Thank you.

EXHALES

PHONE VIBRATES

Jermaine King.

Lee, with me.

Archie, Elaine,
keep tracing the car and the phone.

And don't forget Ryan Kennedy.

Done and dusted.

I'm gonna get some air.

Hey.

Lucas. Steve there?

It's Kieran.

Hey.
Hey, yourself.

Shakiel is being booked in
as we speak.

You did it, man.

Nah. We did it.

'Something up?'

Ryan Kennedy is in the wind.

The gangbanger who k*lled
Spencer Cardoso is looking for him.

'They've kidnapped Ryan's sister.'

Jesus. How did that happen?
Doesn't matter.

You know Ryan better than anyone,
where do you think he'll go?

'He can't go to Shakiel,
he won't go home, so where?'

He could come to me.

You want me to go back to the flat?

Man, I hate to ask you this,
but yes, I need you there.

Keep him there.
Until we recover Ryan's sister.

'I'm on my way.'

Give it a couple of hours.
Yeah?

He doesn't show up, you're done.
You can go home.

'Home.'

Sounds good.

Why d'you keep calling me?

'About f*cking time, snitch.'

What are you doing with Tia's phone?
I've got her.

So, listen, you better meet me,
yeah, or she'll get cut.

No, please don't hurt her.
'It's up to you.

'So, what, are you gonna meet me?'

Yeah, I'll meet you.
Foley Street.



I'll show you
who the real f*cking snitch is,

because believe me,
there's a snitch.

You gotta let Tia go.

Promise me.

OK.



'Traffic cam picked up King's Audi
at Rose and Leith in Peckham,

'he's heading north east on Rose.'

Anything on Tia's phone?

'Yes. Just popped up this second
in Peckham. She's with them.'

OK. We're about a mile behind.

Blues and twos?

No.

It's me. Ryan was at the handover,
he saw everything,

I think he's got a g*n.

What? Where is he now?

I don't... I don't know.

I only just saw this by working back
through the CCTV.

I sent Steve back to his flat
in case Ryan shows up there.

Er, well,
I'm not seeing anything on CCTV.

What about the camera inside?

'We deactivated it yesterday.'

OK. I'm... I'm just gonna run
the exterior back.

sh*t! sh*t! sh*t!

'What? What is it?

'Lizzie, talk to me.'

Ryan was waiting.
He pulled a g*n.

He made Steve go inside.

They're in the flat.

OK. I'll organise a Firearms Team,
and a negotiator.

There's an estate agent
across from the flat,

meet me there soon as you can.
'OK.'

Finished playing with your toys?

Ryan Kennedy was at the handover,
with a g*n.

We would've known,
and we would've got him,

if you'd let me rewind the CCTV.

Now he's got Steve.

You gave Ryan a g*n.
Just tell me if it's real.

You don't want him k*lled
for an imitation.

It was Steve, wasn't it?

Good old Steve.

Morocco.

Mint tea.

You know much about g*ns?

Enough.

Well, just in case,

I'm not gonna try and rush you
or anything like that,

because those things go off
real easy.

Think I'm a joke, innit?

No.

Just scared.

I don't wanna hear your voice.

Hey.

Anything?

Ryan's shown his face
at the window a couple of times.

No sign of Steve.
OK.

We wait for the professionals.
Yeah.

How are you holding up?
Fine!

I went and saw your wife.

I told her I would leave London,
join another force.

I said I would never see you again.

It was the only thing that
I could think of

to persuade her not to do
what she's gonna do.

OK.

And did you?

Persuade her?

No.
No.

No, I'm f*cked, Lizzie.

Maybe I deserve to be.

But you don't.

And I'll make sure it doesn't happen
to you. I will, I promise.

You won't be able to protect me,
Kieran,

and...

..I'm not even sure you should.

Oh, Lizzie.

Who're you waiting for, Ryan?

None of your f*cking business.

This is all your fault!

Look, I don't know what you mean.
Please.

All of it!
Please, put the g*n down,

waving it round like that,
you're going to... Shut up!

'The Audi just passed the light
at Fenimore and Elm.'

We see it.

Do we arrest them?

No. Priority is Tia.
She's probably in the car.

He's seen us.

Little sh*t.

SIRENS BLARE

'We're in pursuit
of the car that's got Tia.

'King got out,
went down Paradise Walk.

'That mean anything to you?'

Yeah, it means he's coming here.
For God's sake, get Tia back.

Call me.

King's coming here?
Ryan must've called him.

Perseus to Control. What's the ETA
on Trojan to Foley Street?

'This is Control.
Trojan is in heavy traffic,

best ETA, six minutes.'

Metro 7, in pursuit of blue Audi
sedan, heading south on Austen...

sh*t!

Metro 7, that's a loss, loss.
Audi turned east on George.

'VRN, Kilo, X-ray, one, two,
X-ray, Sierra, Papa.

'Driver is suspect in child kidnap.'

You think I didn't see you in the
car, shaking hands with the feds.

You're a f*cking snitch!

I don't give g*ns to kids.

So I'm just a kid?

So, all of that,
"Ry, do you want some stew?

"Ry, do you want a bun?"

..was all fake?!

I thought you was my friend.

You're just a f*cking liar!

You got gas and an Asp?

Yeah. Here's what we're...
g*nsh*t

Take my radio.
Keep King away.

Wait, wait.
Kieran, Kieran, please, don't go in.

I've go to go. Steve's in there.
Keep King away.

SIREN BLARES

'All units to respond.
Three-vehicle collision.

'Blue Audi sedan. Kilo, X-ray...'

It's him.
Straight ahead. 500 yards.

Believed involvement
in child abduction.

Metro 7. Show me attending.

Still think I won't sh**t?

The next one's in your head, yeah,
do you understand?

I understand. Yeah?
I understand.

KNOCK AT DOOR

My name's Kieran.
Can I come in?

SIREN BLARING

Are you OK?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Tia?!

SHOUTING FROM BOOT

Stay back!

Who is he?
How'd he get in?

He's a police officer,
he's got a key.

I'm alone, no weapon.
I'm coming in, Ryan.

Stay outside
or I'm f*cking sh**ting him!

Get the f*ck out of here!

Ryan. Ryan, we know about Tia.

TIA SCREAMS IN BOOT

It's OK. It's OK.

We know where she is.

We know what car she's in,
and we're following her.

I just need to see that
Steve's OK. Can I do that, please?

Are you all right, mate?

A bit deaf.

Otherwise OK.

You? Uh-huh.

PHONE BUZZES

This could be about Tia.

Can I look?

BUZZING CONTINUES

Yes.

I've got Tia.

Thank God.

Can you put her on?

It's your sister.

It's all right.

Hello?

TIA: 'Hi.'

Are you OK?

I'm good.

Please come home, Ry.

'Please.'

Of course.

It's OK.

Tia's fine.

Now we know that King took her, we
are after him, and we will get him.

You need to think about you now.

What about me?

There's no-one else here, right?

It's just us.

You haven't done anything bad,

nothing that can't be undone.

We can all walk away.

We can ALL walk away.

f*cking Kingfisher.

'Perseus to Control, ETA on Trojan?'

'ETA, two minutes.'

Wait.

I thought you said
it was just you up here?

So why's there a fed down there?

Ryan.

It's just a young woman,
it's not a cop.

I know she's a fed.
She f*cking arrested me.

You're a f*cking liar?
Why'd you lie?

Why'd you have to lie?
You're always f*cking lying.

Why you lying?
You're all liars. All of you!

Kingfisher!

Wait?!
g*nf*re

Police, you're under...

SIRENS APPROACH

Armed police!

Armed police!
Drop your weapon!

Go! Go! Go!

Drop the weapon.

It's OK. We know who you are.
OK.

Onto your knees.

Onto your knees now!

Put your hands on your head.

Don't move.

Hey.

It's gonna be all right. OK?

SHALLOW BREATHING

I love you.

Don't be silly.

I'm afraid I'm gonna have
to ask you to move.

We've got a g*nsh*t wound
to the chest.

Get an oxygen mask on him
and a chest seal.

Check for an exit wound.

Two One Five to control.
Is there a CC en route to this job?

The patient is critical.

'Heli med 22 already en route.'

PHONE RINGS

Alice Parker.

Oh, God, no...

Yes, I'll tell her. Yeah.

Yes, I will. Yeah.

OK, bye.

Mrs Shaw, I'm afraid
I have some bad news.

Your husband's been shot.

Erm, he's in hospital,
he's being operated on.

How bad is it?

It's really bad.

But he has the best people
working on him, OK?

I can drive you to the hospital.

Erm... Let me get my bag.

OK.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey!

You can arrest me, I don't care.

Jermaine King,
we want to clarify your situation.

You're already under arrest for
the m*rder of Spencer Cardoso.

You've also been arrested for kidnap

and possession of an offensive
weapon.

SHOUTING IN CELL
Need some help in here, please!

I didn't! I didn't!
I didn't do it!

Your lawyer is on his way. Do you
understand what I've told you?

Get off me.
What's happening?

He's being arrested for m*rder.

I didn't!

Not DI Shaw?

Yeah, DI Shaw.

And I know you hated him,

but he was my guv'nor.

If you want to see him...

I destroyed the phone.
So you're free of that.

So, I guess, is he.

SOBS

I heard about Kieran's wife.

What she did
to Farah Mehenni's phone.

Yes.

They're seeing whether they can save
anything, but expectation is zero.

Can't say I'm sorry...

He was a good man.

Him dying is another m*rder
to lay at Shakiel's door,

but Ryan will never give up
where he got the g*n,

Shakiel's got his hooks in too deep.

You can, however,
get him for the girl's m*rder.

Lexi?

Hmm-mm.

This should give you the leverage
you need with that prick Jarral.

Get Shakiel for me.

For Kieran.

I will.

Now I'm going to see my boys.

I already made my statement,

I'm not answering
any more questions.

Why's that, Jarral?

Is it honour, like a code?

Honour, yeah?

What would you know about that?

Well, you're loyal to Shakiel.
That's the code, right?

No comment.

And it's mutual.

He's loyal to you, he respects you.

Well, you must be somebody

to have gained the respect
of a man like Shakiel.

We're gonna play you a recording.
You'll know who's talking.

We're going to need provenance,
proof this is genuine, chain of...

We have all that.
Let's just listen.

'Honestly, this is way over my head,
you know.'

'What does Jarral say?'

CHUCKLES
'Ask Jarral?

'You're kidding me.

LAUGHTER ON RECORDING

'Jarral's thick as sh*t, bruv.

'He's dumb,
he does the stuff I won't go near.

'He's just my dog.
Who talks to their dog?'

RECORDING STOPS

You should consult your lawyer.

Decide how loyal you wanna be.

How much time you wanna serve.

For someone who calls you his dog.

THEY CHAT

SIRENS OUTSIDE

PHONE RINGS

'Hi, this is Julie,
please leave a message.'

TV PLAYS

'Kieran Shaw.
Born in Clontarf, Dublin,

Shaw joined the Metropolitan Police
as an 18-year-old.

He was twice awarded

a Commissioner's Commendation
for Bravery.

Though the circumstances
of his sh**ting remain unclear,

a 15-year-old minor
has been arrested

and charged with the m*rder.

'My guy.'