01x02 - Episode 2

Episode transcripts for this TV mini-series, "Babalyon". Aired February - December 2014.*
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A look at the people in charge and on the front lines of the contemporary London Metropolitan Police force.
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01x02 - Episode 2

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Robbie: Armed police! Occupants of the house show yourself.

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

Armed police! Armed police.

Come out and hold your hands in the air.

Woman: Oh, please help me.

Kn*fe down! Get that Kn*fe down now.

Drop the Kn*fe. Drop it or I will sh**t.

g*n down. Get that g*n down.

Get that g*n down now!

(g*nsh*t)

Woman: Oh!

End ex. Okay, everyone, that completes the morning exercise.

Robbie. Talk me through your inaction.

I dunno... I weren't looking for that.

If that was your final exercise, right now you'd be back in the TSG faster than you could say, "I let a man get sh*t because I'm a dopey twat."

Yeah, yeah, but...

You let me know if you need a hand with anything else. I could pop round later, cut your sausages up into little pieces.

Granger: There you go.

I've got to be honest with you, Liz.

It was weird hearing from you.

It was weird calling you.

You know you never actually broke up with me?

Pretty sure I did.

No, we stopped talking and then the next thing, you've moved to San Francisco.

Well, in my defence, I would say that moving 5000 miles is in of itself a kind of unambiguous form of break-up.

Is that how far it is?

Approximately.

So, what's it like? The cop shop?

Well, everyone's a r*cist, we're all corrupt and at night we lock ourselves in the holding cells and f*ck each other.

Yeah, come on, cut the bullshit. Tell me, what's it like?

I came for the challenge.

Uh-huh.

Taking the dinosaur and teaching him how to drive.

But it's not making some lvy League prick another five million dollars after tax, we serve the people, and yes, he is not always perfect but it is something to get out of bed for.

Saving an institution.

Plus I have a thing for uniforms, so...

You said, "He"?

Figure of speech.

So, you've settled in.

You're making friends and influencing people?

Granger, if I was making friends do you think I'd be calling you?

You seem vulnerable.

I might be interested in exploiting that.

(GRANGER CHUCKLES)

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I am so not okay with that.

Liz, I'm not going to peer-pressure you, but this is why you have no friends.

(GRANGER INHALING)

If you're thinking to yourself, "That looked delicious," you'd be absolutely right.

(KEYS CLACKING)

(RADIO PLAYING)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

Did you get my email?

Which email? There's two.

The second one.

I sent the first one halfway through so I sent it again.

There's one labelled "lgnore".

It says "lgnore" in the subject and "The other email" in the body.

So read the one marked "lgnore"?

Is this a bad time? Because we can reschedule.

There's a gossip piece in my favourite rag. I want a retraction.

(LAUGHS) What is it?

It doesn't matter what it is.

It's bullshit and I want a retraction. Can you take care of that for me?

Sure. I'll deal with it.

Good.

So, the email. Talk me through it.

Who makes more content than we do?

Who generates more news or more footage than the police?

And what do we do with it?

We give it away.

We give it away to news outlets who chew it up and spit out the facts and serve up their own slobbery mess to whoever is still listening.

Sit down.

The Metwork. Our own news division.

We keep our content, we turn it into news and we put it out there ourselves.

We shut out the press and go directly to the public.

It's a website?

It's a news network.

Like BBC or CNN, but exclusive to us.

Sounds like state TV.

The evening news from North Korea.

Kim Jong-Un doing a piece on funny pets.

No, we hire proper journalists.

They have a degree of latitude, but I set the agenda and there is only one rule.

We get it wrong, we air it.

We get it right, we air it.

This is how we rebuild the trust.

Crunch that down into a couple of pages.

I'll raise it personally at the next MOPAC meeting.

Sounds good.

Nice work, Liz.

An interesting idea.

Catch you later.

You look tired.

You've got sperm on your lapel.

Hopwood: So, what is it then?

It's nothing. I think Warwick's all right.

But also, you know, he might not be.

Well, like what? sh**ting up Sainsbury's? m*ssacre in the meat aisle?

Nah, nothing like that.

We got him to sh**t a horse and he definitely seems a bit sharper, a bit more on it.

What are you saying, Tony, 'cause it sounds to me like you're saying that Warwick's a bottler.

I never said he was a bottler.

Johnny No-sh**t with his big floppy Glock.

Boss, I've done my bit.

I've passed it up the chain.

Well, if you really want to pass this up the chain let's sit down and put it down on paper.

Occupational health, let's do it properly.

Ah, doesn't matter.

I'm talking sh*t. Forget it.

The stuff I used to see when I was doing nights.

I sh*t you not, I could write a book.

The amount of fingerings.

West End, Saturday night, girls getting fingered left, right, and centre.

And you could tell they were loving it.

What about you, Davs?

Like a bit of fingers?

Nobbo. I am a lady of taste and decorum.

Of course I like a bit of fingers.

Hmm.

Clarkey: What do you reckon?

Davina: Bit petty.

Good on the board though.

Get those arrest numbers ticking over.

For God's sake, boys and their high scores.

What, you don't wanna b*at Two Unit?

Yeah, of course I wanna b*at Two Unit.

But I wanna do it the right way.

I'm here for the big fish, not the minnows.

Hey, talking of minnows.

Clarkey, hung like a tadpole.

And his balls are like frogs' balls.

Are we going?

Yeah, we're going.

Excuse me, lads. You got a sec?

Oh, it's not really a good time, mate. We're late for kick-off.

What you got there?

It's a baguette. What's it look like?

Oh, a comedian, eh? Very funny.

Can I ask you to step up against the wall, please?

Oh. Oi!

Davina: Get down.

Boy: Oh!

Davina: Easy does it.

Boy: Get off me, man.

So we have the "Initiatives on Policing Conference" on Tuesday.

Po-Com. Yes, it's very much our Glastonbury.

Yeah? Well, it's a stage and it's gonna have Richard on it, so I wanna get out in front of as many stories as possible.

Batten everything down, square it all away.

A despot, rounding up the stray dogs before the big rally.

Kind of. Yeah.

So what's on the radar?

Coroner's verdict's due on "Taser Guy."

Remind me?

Some coke-nut, took 50,000 volts in a pub toilet and his heart imploded.

Boo-hoo.

The Times online has been sniffing around the armed robbery spree.

Let's get on that.

Tom: Speakers at the Conference.

Deputy Mayor's due to give a speech just before Richard's.

Ah, bummer. Bad support act. That's gonna bring the whole vibe down.

(CHUCKLING)

Any idea what our good friends over at City Hall might be planning on squirting in our eyes this time?

We're pretty sure they're going to take the opportunity to float the idea of corporate sponsorship.

Jesus. That hoary old clagnut.

I don't know. Ads on vans, cash in the bank.

I think we should be open to it.

Seriously? Police sponsorship?

What, "This kettling was brought to you by Morphy Richards?"

(LAUGHING)

No, you're right, Finn.

'Cause it would be a mistake to explore alternative sources of funding at this point.

Liz, this is the thin end of the wedge.

And the fat end, that's the end they're going to use to prop open our bum cheeks while we're being f*cked from behind by the privatization lobby.

12:19 and we're making references to a**l r*pe.

Okay, well, if we're all done here.

Did you find the gossip piece on Richard?

Yeah. Eventually. It's tiny.

Richard makes a speech every year at the passing-out parade.

He talks about Northern Ireland, a fire-bombing near Cookstown.

He saved three people.

Only now they're saying he didn't save three people.

He only saved two.

That's it?

Well, he's still a hero.

He's just 33 percent less of a hero than he thought.

I can't ask for a retraction on this. It makes us look f*cking coconuts.

He gets a bit like this about things that mention him by name.

We just file it in a special box marked, "Richard's Massive Ego."

Fine. Let's sit on it.

Do you love women, Robbie? Is that why you can't sh**t them?

Oh, come on, I just hesitated, that's all.

So you'd do it, then? You'd sh**t a woman?

Hell, yeah, mate. I'd f*ck a woman up.

Jesus, what are you, a wife-beater?

Nah. Only if it was the right thing to do, innit?

Operationally.

Anyone else you can't sh**t that I should know about?

What about plumbers? Would you sh**t a plumber?

Of course I'd sh**t a plumber.

A child?

Hesitation, just been sh*t.

Well, it depends on what he was doing.

He's holding a g*n at another child.

And the other child's holding a g*n back at him.

That wouldn't happen.

No?

You tell that to my mate who works up on Merseyside.

I don't know about you, Rob.

I don't know if you've got the edge.

I've got edge.

I'm all edge.

Well, we'll find out soon enough, 'cause today's the big one, Robbie.

It's final drill. I call it "The Badger" 'cause it's basically one big cull.

Matt: Robbie, mate, all right?

Oh, look what the wind blew in.

It's you, the f*cking by-stander.

Who are you?

Matt Coward. Rough Collar Productions.

Well, if it's tough guys sh**ting g*ns you're after then you've come to the wrong place, eh, Rob?

Man: (ON RADIO) Hello, mate. Come on.

Yeah, yeah, I'm on it.

Two cans of Lilt and a Twix.

Yeah, what was it again? Two cans of Lilt and a what?

And a Twix.

How you doing?

Amazing, thanks.

20l20 vision, top of the shop for verbal reasoning they tell me what to say, I tell it right back to them.

Sweet. You up for doing a quick interview?

Film this if you want.

It's me mugging you off.

Charlie: It's not a "spree," Liz.

They're not skipping around London with a shopping trolley.

"Spate."

A spate of armed robberies.

We have the Policing Conference this week and I am keen to avoid any difficult headlines.

Okay. We'll just stop all crime.

It's fine because I've got a hotline to the robbers.

I'll tell them to take the day off, they can go to Alton Towers.

Charlie, I don't want to tread on your toes.

Oh, don't worry, you wouldn't reach.

I'm sorry, how do you mean?

Do you have enormously tall toes?

It's a priority, Liz.

One of my many priorities, like taking g*ns off the street and finding out who k*lled the funk.

Charles, this is a big story.

A run of bank jobs? It makes us look inept.

I'm not asking you to catch them.

It's very difficult catching criminals. I get that.

But anything you could do to help would be greatly appreciated.

Get me Armed Response.

Hopwood: There's been five in the last six weeks.

They seem to have a thing about branches of Santander.

Maybe they've got something against the Portuguese?

Hopwood: It's Spanish.

Santander's Spanish.

Nando's is Portuguese, Banj.

All right, Professor Chicken, same difference.

Look, we've had some heat from upstairs on this one, so any downtime, I want you parked up outside your designated branch as a visual deterrent.

That's your lot.

Bank robbers? What is this, 1971?

Who are the suspects, the f*cking Bay City Rollers?

Some arseholes been watching The Sweeney.

Why would you rob a bank, anyway?

You wanna do a Gala Bingo.

That is the dream.

Warwick. Can I have a quick word?

(SIGHS) You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Need a sh*t, but then I'm always like that before I get in the car and start getting sh*t at.

You... Got much planned this weekend?

I dunno.

I...

I got you a sausage roll, and any time you need to talk about stuff.

Whatever.

All right.

Yeah, have you got a return on that name check, over.

Man: (ON RADIO) Just pulling it up now. Two seconds.

Uh-oh. Look what I just found in the spice rack.

What's this then, an eighth of fennel?

Just write me up, please.

Give me a ticket or whatever, it's not even mine.

Can you just confirm that name, Jason Delgado?

That's the one.

Does the name Grant Delgado mean anything to you?

sh*t.

Yeah, roger that.

Davs? Quick word?

You were right. He was holding.

His dad's Deputy Mayor.

Grant Delgado. That's his son.

Which one?

The black one.

Right.

I mean, he was running away. I had to tackle him.

And we definitely saw him with the joint beforehand?

Yeah. Definitely. Both of them.

Look, it's an eighth. Probably less. Is it worth the headache?

So we let him go 'cause we're scared of his dad?

No. We give him a gypsy's warning.

Clip round the ear and, "On you go, son."

I think we need to run this one upstairs.

I'm not gonna dress this up, Sharon.

I'd like to tase you.

Mmm?

We've had a tasing fatality, which is obviously tragic, but what compounds the tragedy is that the results of the inquest are due on the day of the Policing Conference.

Oh, great. Maybe, could you tase me then?

On stage, in front of a room full of my peers.

Let off a confetti b*mb as I hit the ground.

A practical demonstration in front of the press.

It kills the story stone-dead.

Come on, you know that Charlie would eat this up.

He'd be out in front of the cameras with a target painted on his chest, (IN DEEP VOICE) "Tase me, tase me!"

You know why? Visibility.

You are the invisible woman, Sharon.

Get tased. Be seen.

Oh, so now you're doing me a favour?

Wow, thanks, Liz. Big pals.

(SIGHS)

I'll think about it.

Mmm-hmm.

I heard you've been in pitching big ideas to Richard without me.

Metwork.

Great name.

It's funny, Finn, I found a work-around.

It basically involves me shutting my eyes and pretending you're not alive.

A news network? It's a vanity project, Liz.

It's a 25 foot high statue of Liz Garvey made out of cat-sh*t and tin-foil.

You are obsolete technology, Finn.

You are a solar-powered fax machine.

f*ck you.

Have a great afternoon.

Sir, we've just had word, TSG are saying we've just picked up Grant Delgado's son.

Possession of a Class B.

He's currently being detained awaiting further instruction.

We brought it directly to you.

No need to involve the PR team at this point.

Yeah, reading between the lines, I think they're awaiting our input.

What's that, Tom, I can't hear you.

You want me to speak up?

I don't want you to speak at all.

I don't even want you to be here.

I want you to collapse your spine like a squid and disappear through a f*cking cr*ck in the window.

Did anyone see you come in here?

I've got Greg from the Home Office due in five minutes and you two brainless schoolgirls come prancing in here going, "Guess what I know? Guess what I know?"

Well, I don't want to know what you know.

Jesus, Charlie, have you had your head turned again?

Taking your eye off the ball?

Go on, get out, the pair of you.

And waft this eggy stink out with you.

Hopwood just gave me a sausage roll.

What for?

Either he's shagging my missus, or someone's had a word with him.

What, me?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

'Cause I always go round talking about you because I'm so obsessed.

Are you always this paranoid when men buy you sausage rolls?

(CAR ENGINE SPUTTERING)

What about Tony?

Has he said anything to you?

Oh, I dunno.

No, not really.

Um...

He's been a bit concerned about you.

You know, just getting your head back in the game.

Don't spit, do not spit.

Well, what am I supposed to do with it, then?

Swallow it.

Are you kidding me?

Yeah, roger that.

They're washing their hands of it. It's our call.

Just saying.

He still gets a bollocking.

Davina: Yeah.

And instead of four hours of paperwork we're boots on the ground.

(FARTING)

Right, that's it.

You're under arrest, the pair of you.

But, it was an accident.

Yeah, I've got something wrong with my stomach.

Nobbo: We need a van, Sergeant.

Oh, great.

Nobbo: I've got two here that need running down to the station.

Oh, sh*t.

(CHUCKLES)

All right?

All right?

Can you do us a favour?

Hmm?

Will you spar with me?

What's this, like when your uncle wants a tickle-fight because really he wants to touch you up?

Nah.

It's just they're ragging me.

"Robbie Fucknuts, can't sh**t a woman."

It's starting to get inside my head and I know it's stupid, but I'm second guessing myself.

What if it's a woman on the exercise?

Robbie, this is f*cking 101, it's not the person, it's the intent.

It doesn't matter if it's a lollipop lady or your mum.

If they've got a Glock, you pop-pop-pop.

You'd sh**t your mum?

You wouldn't?

All right. I'm going to come at you.

Some point during the day I'm gonna come at you.

If I've got a w*apon, then you att*ck.

And if I don't have a w*apon, then you don't.

All right, yeah.

Thanks.

But in no version of this do you get to touch my tit.

Clarkey.

Nice arse.

Banjo: I tell you the best thing to do, work until you're 59, then die.

The family gets a lump sum, the missus gets a widow's pension.

Everyone's a winner.

Do you want to play a game?

What sort of game?

We used to play it on car journeys when we were going on holiday.

It's called "Who's The c**t In The Car?"

Let me guess, was it your mum?

(CHUCKLING)

I'll go first.

Banjo, are you the c**t in the car?

No.

Now you've got to ask me.

Warwick, are you the c**t in the car?

Nope. That's weird, innit?

'Cause there's definitely a c**t in the car and if ain't you and it ain't me...

You all right, Tony, mate? Are you feeling all right?

Yeah, not bad.

'Cause I'm fine, thanks for asking. I'm just f*cking peachy.

Shall we play again?

Banjo, you start.

You know when you have a big idea and you wake up the next morning and you're like, "What is this sh*t?"

Total opposite of that.

The more I think about it the more I realise how huge it is.

Yeah. It's huge.

I'm super excited.
We're just knocking around options, reprocessing Grant Delgado's son.

Which are Paddington Station or Maze Hill?

We arrested the Deputy Mayor's son?

It was an operational matter.

Until it became a press matter, which is now.

Finn: Well, Paddington's a bad idea.

I mean, there's a back-log. It'll get jammed up.

Charlie: Yeah, Maze Hill does seem to make more sense.

Bearing in mind we've got the Policing Conference next Tuesday.

Maze Hill. Famously leaky Custody Sergeants.

I'm not sure Metcalf's working at the Maze any more so we may have to give them a helping hand.

Liz: He's a child.

He's a minor, and we're leaking his name?

Okay. Liz, you're putting words in mouths.

Smearing a child?

Is this really who we are?

Finn: It's just possession, Liz.

It's a column on page six.

This is a friendly reminder to our friends at City Hall.

It's Roy Keane, straight through the back of you.

"Welcome to the Prem."

I think bearing in mind the backlog at Paddington, we're all agreed that Maze Hill is the preferred option.

Richard, could I have a word in private?

Thank you, everyone.

Tom: So, organise a coffee?

With respect, I am getting a little tired of being the angel on your shoulder every time the sh*t starts to fly.

In three days' time that bleating crow's anus is going to stand up there at my conference and he's going to posit a bright shiny new future where this grand old institution is forced down onto her knees to start sucking corporate-sponsorship d*ck, and before you know it, every copper in London will be running around with a f*cking Umbro helmet and a McDonald's logo on his back.

So we're sacrificing children now for the greater good?

Why don't we just paint ourselves with chicken blood and burn him out front?

I have a son, Liz.

I don't like this either.

But this story is going to break eventually.

If his name gets out there in three days, it's no good to me. If it gets out there today, he's sunk.

We're on the same page, Liz, but we need to work together.

I need your big ideas, that's key, but I also need a little elbow room.

Okay.

The gossip piece. Where are we on the apology?

I read it. I think we're really splitting hairs.

Liz, yesterday I saved three lives.

Today I saved two. Tomorrow I'll be a balloon-popping meth-addict.

My name is my currency.

It's the stack of 50 Ps I use to keep the metre running.

This matters.

You're right.

I'll fix it for you.

(MOBILE PHONE RINGING)

(PHONE RINGING)

Matt Coward.

Miles: Matt, it's Miles.

What are you up to?


Nothing.

Just rattling around the flat.

Watching TV. Bored out of my brain.

Change of plan for tomorrow.

We'll get Leon to roll with the transport lot and I want you to get with the frogmen.


Amazing. Frogmen.

I'm so jazzed. I've never been so jazzed.

I'm DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Just get the footage, Matt.

You never know, they might dredge up something f*cking interesting.

I mean, they won't find a body, God forbid.

They never do. That's what they dangle, but it never happens, thank the Lord.

But you might get a domestic pet of some kind.


(g*ns f*ring)

What's that noise?

Just watching Reservoir Dogs again.

See you later, man.

Thanks, mate.

Rob.

No cameras.

Just a coffee, as mates.

Grant, Richard Miller.

Grant: Richard?

I'm seeing you at conference?


God knows what I'm doing with my speech.

My assistant's done a draft, which means I'm gonna have to do a new draft and take out all her jokes.

She seems to think I'm Lenny Bruce.

I'm calling you as a courtesy.

It's a private matter, and I thought it best if it came direct from me.

Okay. Sure.

Jamie, hi. It's Finn.

Now, I don't know where you heard this from, because it certainly wasn't from me.

Grant Delgado's son's been arrested.

Right.

When? What for?

Possession of a Class B substance.

Around an eighth of grass.

It was deemed to be sufficient grounds for arrest.

Right.

So, what's the next step?

Well, we've had to notify his parents which has obviously been done with great sensitivity.

We'll charge him and then he'll be free to go, so you can head down to Maze Hill station to collect him.

Okay.

Well, thanks for letting me know. Appreciate that.

No worries.

No worries at all.

Richard: See you at the conference.

Richard, is he okay?

He's fine.

Savour that one, guys. Drink it in.

That'll keep us warm on those cold winter mornings.

That was invigorating.

I should go down to the station to deal with Grant when he arrives.

Absolutely. Extend him every courtesy.

This isn't personal.

Warwick: Shall we play another game?

Oh, you know what, Warwick?

Yeah, I had a word with Hopwood.

About what?

About nothing.

Stuff, just keeping an eye on you, as a mate.

What, so you think I'm a bottler?

No.

God, no. Look, me and Banj were talking.

Oh, so you're in on this and all?

What? No. Piss off, Tony.

No one's having a go at you, mate.

Nah, course not, you just think I'm a p*ssy.

Ah, no one called you a p*ssy.

No, not to my face, 'cause you prefer going behind my back, like a f*cking woman.

You busy prick.

f*ck.

Man: (ON RADIO) Armed robbery Whitechapel High Street blue Peugeot 207 travelling eastbound.

Cash-box taken from van, no tracking device.


Yep, yep. Trojan 131 on it.

(SIRENS BLARING)

So what about your Neil?

What about him?

Big scary ARV man.

I bet he's well hung.

Big fat dong like a rubber b*llet.

Right up your guts.

You want me to tell you about Neil's penis?

'Cause I can show you some photos if you're that interested.

Oh. Oh, Neil. Oh!

Is that your baton? It feels more like your battering ram.

Ooh. Oh, go on, bang my back door in.

(NOBBO GROANING)

We only do a**l on Sundays.

It's a religious thing.

What are his balls like?

Bit like the ones you've got on your forehead.

Oh, yeah. Get them resting on your chin.

Little gonad beard.

It's not a goatee, it's a scrotee.

Neil's nice, big, weighty balls sitting on your face.

Give it a rest, Nobbo. Yeah?

Ooh.

♪ Clarkey loves Davina ♪

I've just had enough of this in my ear all day.

Do you love her?

Do you have dreams about her?

Do you wanna take her to the cinema to see a film with Colin Firth in it?

Piss off.

(LAUGHING)

(DAVINA SIGHS)

Robbie: Maybe I just don't have it.

I'm like a dog with no teeth.

It's you or him. That's all you've got to think.

Hunger Games, right?

There's a KFC bucket, me against you, you better believe I'm slitting your throat for a chicken wing.

Really?

sh*t, man, that's... That's a bit cold.

I thought you media types were all soft little bellies.

Nah, law of the jungle.

Sometimes you gotta do whatever it takes to get ahead. You know?

Dog eat dog.

Yeah.

Yeah, you know what, you're right.

Thanks.

sh*t. Oh, my God!

That was amazing! Wicked reflexes.

Are you all right? Well, well, in a way that's a bit of a result, right, because I didn't even hesitate.

But, also, are you okay?

I've gotta get a photo of this.

Yeah, come here.

This is what happens when you mess with the big dog.

Yeah, big man, yeah. Punching a girl in the face.

I can't help it, it's just natural instinct.

But, but seriously, are you all right, though?

Come here, let me have a look.

Get off me.

They're sending someone down from upstairs.

They just want you to walk them through your report.

Yeah, no problem.

(BARKING)

sh*t, man. Get that dog off me, yeah?

You did search his trainers, didn't you?

Tom: Another three baggies in his shoe.

That takes us up to five-eighths in total, which is approximately, sorry, I'm just trying to convert it into metric.

Then he's been a very naughty boy.

Three baggies.

It's possession with intent.

I mean, that's worth a knock on the door and a sneaky look under the mattress.

What's the address?

About 17 grams.

Oh.

156 Tadmarton Road.

Same address as mum and dad.

So now we're raiding the Deputy Mayor's house, two days before the Policing Conference?

Bit of a sidebar. He's making a complaint.

Says we split his chin open.

Jesus Christ, this was supposed to be a slap on the ankles, not a nail b*mb down the back of his f*cking pants.

Then fine. 17 grams.

We say it's personal use.

It's a little on the heavy side but it's a valid call.

Charlie, this is out there.

Is this out there?

Which means right now every fascinating prick with a blog is watching me, eyes like a hawk, with his big fat fingers on the keys. And what then, huh?

I'm the bent copper handing out grubby favours cosy little reach-arounds.

His son's a dope dealer. It's a ruiner.

He's over.

And if he's not, he's a wounded bear with an arrow sticking out of his eye and he's gonna to break into my house and eat me in my pyjamas.

Shall I reach out to Grant as a courtesy?

Oh, yes, Tom, that's brilliant.

Let's start phoning the criminals before we raid their houses.

You might wanna hide the g*ns, fellas, 'cause the boys are on their way round.

Let's just do it quickly and quietly.

Make sure Liz is up to speed. I need her on this.

Mr Delgado, could you comment on the arrest of your son?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Well, based on the quantity of cannabis we requisitioned.

Which we dropped on the ground.

As you can see from the detritus.

We made the decision to instigate an arrest.

Anything else I should know?

One of them farted.

Farted?

Aggressively.

It was an act of aggression.

Whether or not it's an as*ault.

I mean, well, it was a nasal as*ault.

Right. And is that a separate charge or...

The fart won't be in the report.

It's a detail.

Liz, I've got the Deputy Mayor for you.

Nasal as*ault?

What?

Where are we on the gossip piece on the Commissioner?

Oh, I've been digging.

I've tracked down two guys that he saved. Not the third.

Do you think Richard's lying?

Honestly? I don't know.

Mr Delgado, I wanted to come in personally to make sure that this is taken care of.

Oh, you don't mess about, do you? You've got the press out there already.

I can assure you, whoever is out there has nothing to do with me.

Business as usual down at Scotland Yard then, is it?

Same sh*t, just a nice new shiny wrapper.

(BARKING)

Mia: Oh, God. Stop, stop.

Can you control your dog, please?

Right, f*cking get off my leg.

Control your dog.

Right, she's Head of Comms, can you move it along?

(DOG WHINING)

I'd like to take my son now, please.

Yes. Let me get you an update on that.

Well, you dodged a b*llet there, Liz.

You big druggie.

Yeah. Funny.

Tony: Blue Peugeot.

Is that a 206 or a 207?

Tony: It's a 206.

It's a 207.

Well, it looks like a f*cking 206.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

All right, lads. Here we go.

Yeah, we got a blue Peugeot 20... I don't f*cking know, blue Peugeot travelling Eastbound.

(SIRENS BLARING)

Yeah, that's it, mate.

You keep swerving 'cause that'll lose us.

Tony: f*ck's sake.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(WHISTLES)

Tony: Lights are flashing. Move out the f*cking way.

Man: f*ck, f*ck!

Banjo: They've triggered the smoke pack on the cash box.

Absolute nob-clowns.

Man: Ah, sh*t. Ah.

Tony: Go, go, go, go, go!

Warwick: Armed police!

Banjo: Armed police! Armed police!

Get out of the way. Armed Police!

Armed police, stop! Move, f*cking move!

(BOTH GRUNTING)

f*cking stay down!

f*cking stay down!

Get down on the ground and drop the w*apon!

I'll tell you what. Why don't you shut the f*ck up?

Warwick!

Don't come any closer, silly-bollocks.

Warwick!

Warwick!

(WARWICK BREATHING DEEPLY)

Drop the f*cking w*apon!

Warwick!

Warwick!

Ha-ha! You f*cking nutter.

Did you f*cking see that?

Good job, man.

Warwick? Warwick?

Don't call this a comeback.

Return of the Mad Man.

Wozza the Warrior. The Viking of Hounslow.

(RETCHING)

Jesus, Warwick. Christ's sake.

My head's gone. I'm f*cked.

All right, mate. Let's just get you out of here.

I'm f*cked.

Come on, man.

Ah, come on.

Thank you, everyone. Updates, Finn.

Sharon. I hear you're doing a... Tasing?

That's a good move.

I just want us to get the message out there.

You know, reassure the public.

Yeah.

You're not worried about evacuating yourself?

No.

No?

No, no. The likelihood is marginal.

Well, it's pretty brave.

All them cameras about.

Finn: I had a look at Liz's email.

Metwork, the news idea.

Interesting. Tighter control of the press, a better handle on the agenda.

Yeah. My only worry is your exposure.

I mean, do you really want to be the Commissioner who shuts out the press?

Because if you stick your head in the hornet's nest and shout, "f*ck hornets," you are liable to get stung.

Finn, I know this doesn't apply to you because you're a good man, but I don't like backstabbing.

I think it's a w*nk*r's game.

How about you?

Absolutely, sir.

(PHONE RINGING)

Excuse me.

Yep?

Can someone kindly tell me what is going on with Grant's son?

Because I have a very angry man on my hands and I am running out of chit-chat.

Yeah, change of plans. It's now "Possession with Intent to Supply."

We're searching his house.

Are you joking me?

Finn, I have the Deputy Mayor down here
eating soup out of a f*cking vending machine and we're off raiding his house?

I've got to dash. I'm just in with Richard.

We're thrashing out your Metwork idea.

All the best.

♪ Clarkey and Davina, sitting in a tree ♪
♪ F-U-C-K-l-N-G ♪


Davina: At least we know he can spell.

Is that right, what you were saying in the van about you and Neil?

What, like, "a**l on Sundays, dong like a rubber b*llet?"

'Cause me and Sandy, we, we don't. We've stopped.

Yeah, we don't do it any more. 'Cause of us.

Oh, right. I didn't realise it was like, one or the other sort of thing.

So you are?

I don't know.

Well, yeah, sometimes.

Right. Nah. That's just good to know.

But not loads. You know, just like...

I mean, we're not at it all the time.

I don't really want to know, thanks.

Shall we get going?

So you lure me down here, and meanwhile you're off terrifying my wife?

Are they still out there?

There's seven or eight, plus a camera crew.

For God's sake. It's amazing.

Your ability to screw me over knows no bounds.

This really is a 360 degree shafting. So, yeah, kudos.

Trust me, this is not how I run my communications.

Is that right?

We could arrange for a car to collect you from the rear entrance.

(SIGHS)

What would you do?

I would go out the front.

You're the law enforcement administration, and that goes double for your own home.

You are gonna come down hard, but there isn't a household in the country that won't relate.

And I would praise the police to the heavens for bringing this to your attention. And this is why London works.

You're wasted over there in the swamp.

You do understand that?

Oh, and Richard Miller, he's like an iceberg.

It's what's below the surface you need to worry about.

But you're a smart girl, you'll figure that out. Hmm?

Nice to meet you, Liz.

(SIRENS BLARING)

(COCKING g*ns)

Man: Safety off!

Armed police! Kn*fe down!

Kn*fe down! Drop your w*apon! Drop it!

Get down on the floor! Look at me! Look at me!

Man: Fire!

Nice one, Robbo. You nailed it.

I did it. Matt, I did it.

This is what happens when you mess with the big dog.

Yeah, big man, yeah. Punching a girl in the face.


In two days' time, this man will be armed and on the streets of London.

The pin has been pulled from the grenade.

(MIA CLEARING THROAT)

Thank you so much for stepping in so last minute.

Sharon's just feeling a little bit iffy.

No. Glad to be of service.

I was under the impression Liz might be present?

Oh, she got caught up in something.

Right. And pretty sure I know the answer on this one, but bearing in mind the associated risks, might it be advisable for me to wear some kind of absorbent pad?

Not like a nappy?

No, not a nappy, no. God.

Um...

Something in that wheelhouse?

It feels like it's slightly bumping against the reassurance vibe.

No. Totally.

Couldn't agree more, actually.

Couldn't agree more.

I shall hold on tight.

Okay, if we're all ready?

Okay, sir. Brace yourself.

Taser. Taser.

(GRUNTING)

Down he goes.

Clean, simple.

(TOM GROANING)

And, as you can see totally immobilised.

Any questions?

MALE REPORTER: Mr Delgado, how do you feel having a stoner for a son?

I'd like to thank the police for their robust response.

We like to think of ourselves as the law enforcement administration and that goes double for my own home.

FEMALE REPORTER: So he'll be grounded?

Well, that's just for starters.

Once he's been interviewed and processed I'll be taking him home and then we'll sit down together as a family.

I've got my binoculars out, Richard.

Grant: (OVER PHONE) I'm watching you.

And I've got my little pad and my pen.

So keep an eye on the papers, because I think they could be very interesting for you over the next couple of weeks. All the best.

See you at the conference.


Absolutely. Look forward to it.

Well, he's upset, but I don't think we're going to have a problem.

We tracked down Kevin McSorley.

What did he say?

He was there the night of the firebombing.

He backs your story.

Great.

Let's get him on the phone, I want to put his statement out tonight.

He was working out of security services at the time.

He's very sorry, but he can't go on record.

I wrote the two-pager on Metwork.

Take a look, see what you think.

Yeah, I've been thinking, we're going to need to park that.

I've got enough people trying to chew my bollocks off without marinating them and f*ring up the barbecue.

Is this coming from Finn?

It's not happening, Liz. No website.

Let's not get pouty.

Okay. Point one.

It is not a website, it's a news network.

Point two. We do not park it and move on.

I am trying to dig this place out and you keep sh**ting holes in my bucket.

You know what?

I want this idea.

And I want Finn gone, and if you won't back me, I walk.

When you throw mud, we all get dirty.

My name, my reputation, we're all sinking in this swamp together.

It's been a difficult day for Deputy Mayor Grant Delgado since the arrest of his son was leaked to the press.

But the consensus appears to be that he has escaped significant political damage.

Even the Home Secretary, with whom he's had a notoriously strained relationship, has come out in support, saying that the Deputy Mayor came across in public statements as a family man doing what any family man would.


(RICHARD GRUNTING)

Don't.

Look. Pack it in.

What, really pack it in?

I said get off.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)
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