Code of Silence

Detective looked for you on the breakfast shift.

This is Detective Inspector Marsh.

James. James.

I-I can do it

if you tell me what it is.

'We're all watching a gang who are planning a robbery.'

They're careful to meet in places where we can't bug them.

That's why we need a lip-reader, so we can understand what's being said.

Who is that?

No idea. Liam.

Liam Barlow, 29.

'Look, these people are dangerous. You don't wanna get close to them.'

'The Tap is a pub, right? And they put Liam in a flat nearby.'

I could see a lot more if you just get me closer.

You really, really need to leave the investigating to us.

Are you, like, a regular here? No, just moved in around the corner.

TYRES SCREECH Alison?!

There. What's that? What did he say there?

MUFFLED CONVERSATION

SPEECH MUTED

..missing this. What is this? Yeah.

Sorry.

He didn't turn up for a meeting.

And he's asking Cruella to reschedule it.

Why? Why did he not turn up for the meeting?

I-I don't know. It's not clear. RADIO BEEPS

'6-0-1.' What's he doing?

Hoodie is taking items out of the carrier bag.

Saying something like "phone"...

..and "switching".

And the driver's not really happy about that.

Driver's phone just went off.

What? Wh-What happened? They're switching the SIM cards.

Oh, so you've been getting the messages from the driver. Shit!

Yeah, we were intercepting his messages.

RADIO BEEPS All units, stand down.

PHONE BUZZES

MUFFLED CHATTER

You should get to your shift. Oh.

But... if you can't read their phone messages,

then you're not gonna know when they're gonna meet.

So... what you gonna do?

We'll find another way. Thanks, Alison.

'Yeah, pull up the recordings, will you?'

Right. There. Now, who's...? OK, so, Hoodie.

'Hoodie's not gonna give us anything.

'I mean, why would he? So we need something, anything.

'Agreed? Anything that vaguely resembles a lead.'

I'm sorry. Sorry.

Liam's new to the gang, isn't he? Yeah.

'So he could be our way in. What do we think?'

'Mm.' PHONE BUZZES

'OK, they're gonna reschedule this meeting, aren't they?

'So we need to find a way to be there, yeah?'

'Yeah.'

And we stay focused on Liam.

Oh, Antony, mate? Erm...

Everything OK? Yeah.

Erm, you... you have been changing your SIM card once every three days,

like we told you?

Yeah, course I have, Bray.

It's just Liam thinks we're weak on security.

I've been doing everything you told me to, Bray.

Did you... or did you not follow the rules we gave you?

Sarah doesn't like me changing numbers.

She's nearly nine months. She could drop any day.

Sarah. Hm.

ANTONY GROANS

Ohhh!

Oh!

ANTONY GROANS

MACHINE BEEPS

Hi.

Hi.

I, er... didn't know you'd be working today.

Erm...

Is this a bad time?

I'm... I'm fine. Can we talk later?

No, I... I just...

I was hoping to see Braden.

Yeah, later's good.

Oh! Sorry. SHE CHUCKLES

I didn't see you there.

You are...? I'm Alison. I work here.

Alison, this is Braden. Our owner. Mm.

Hiring anyone these days. I'll take that.

Just stay out of his way, you know?

HE CHUCKLES

HUM OF CONVERSATION

GLASS CLINKING

Hello. Hey.

I... just wanted to see how you are.

Yeah, I'm fine. Erm...

The owner, Braden, do you know him?

He put in a word in for me for this new job.

The guy you were speaking to, is that your...?

Yeah, he's my ex. Ah. Yeah.

I got major bad vibes.

SHE CHUCKLES

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be so rude.

It's OK.

When you two were, like, signing, it made me think,

that's how it must be for you all the time.

Around, you know, people who can hear.

Yeah. It... It can be like that sometimes.

I was wondering...

Do you wanna come out for a drink sometime?

CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY Erm... yeah.

Er, yeah, maybe.

Er, thank you for taking me to hospital and for driving me home.

You didn't have to do that.

Yeah, I did. I knocked you off your bike.

Erm... I better go back to work.

See you later. DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

HAIRDRYER WHIRRS

Mum! Oh!

SIGHS

Oh, thank you.

Yeah. Yeah, I'll give you that. Mm-hm.

OK. Yeah, I'll see you then. I've gotta go. All right. Bye.

Alison. Is everything all right?

Yeah. Erm, have you got a minute?

Yeah. Yeah, come... come this way.

'What's up?'

Who was James talking to?

Er... James is with the assistant chief constable.

He's trying to get more funding for surveillance.

But we'd never be able to watch them around the clock, so...

So you need someone closer to them, like an informant.

Yeah, but that's easier said than done.

But I've been...

I've been doing some bar work, and it's near Liam's flat.

Have you been working at The Canterbury Tap?

Have you made contact with Liam Barlow?

Er... Have a think.

I believe you've been working at The Tap.

I... I went in cos I just wanted to see if he was there, and...

But they needed the staff, and I just really need a job.

I mean, of all the places...

Braden Moore owns The Tap. You know that?

Yeah, I... I know.

Was that the only time you made contact with them both?

Erm...

At the bar.

It's a simple question. Just have a think.

That was the only time?

Wh-What?

Ben has been tracing Liam's movements

over the last couple of days,

and it seems Liam made a surprise trip to the hospital

night before last.

It was an accident,

and he knocked me off my bike.

And then he drove you to the hospital?

Well, I think he was just worried.

He just didn't want me calling the police, so...

You were the reason why Liam didn't go to that meeting.

It was you.

Erm...

You've risked the entire fucking operation.

I'm sorry, but...

you wouldn't have known anything if it wasn't for me.

You were paid, Alison. You only paid me minimum wage, so...

I should arrest you for misconduct.

But I could actually help!

You know, Liam and Braden, they're actually meeting.

I saw them talking.

And the meeting's back on.

I don't want your help.

I don't want anything from you.

It is not safe for you to be anywhere near this station.

You're a security risk.

Ashleigh, tell the canteen we're letting Alison go, yeah?

I had to push James to use you.

This looks bad on me, too. No, I know. I'm sorry.

Am I gonna get paid?

Don't push your luck.

May I...? I should explain to Gary, then.

I'll talk to Gary. Max, could you...?

If you could just come this way? This way.

Hi.

So, did you fix my bike?

Yeah, yeah.

You need your wheels for work, and the crash was my fault too.

Your mum offered me a cup of tea.

Oh. Erm, thank you. That's very nice.

We've been chatting.

Chatting?

About what?

You, mainly.

Me?

Sorry, she's just winding me up. Erm...

Shall we go outside?

'You made a big impression on my mum.'

I like her. She's cool. Seriously, thank you.

I didn't know how I was gonna get my bike fixed.

It was a little bit selfish.

See, I was hoping that maybe you'd have that drink with me.

Maybe. If you ask again.