Protection

These were found hidden in DS Brandice's car.

Wheatley's investigation is premised on the idea

that Crowther that had Brandice in his pocket.

I'm not so sure.

Soran Ahmadi,

the only other witness in the Crowther trial.

Mum, someone's out the back.

There was another man at your house.

Do you think you might have seen him?

No.

DS Brandice had surgery

and they're keeping him under. It's touch and go.

Do you think you could unlock this?

- Whose phone is it? - Brandice's.

And why the hell haven't you given it to Wheatley?

This better be worth it, Liz.

Someone on that list just served up

a 12-year-old girl to Eddie Crowther.

Right now everyone is under suspicion.

No-one can find any links between Crowther and Brandice.

Raj Kohli, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Someone wants her dead,

yet she says she didn't see anything.

Those two things don't make sense.

You know I didn't do this, right?

I'm gonna get this sorted, Raj, trust me.

DS Brandice.

The witness giving you grief?

You know we can't talk about that.

When can I see you again?

Tonight?

Mm, yeah.

Usual place.

Hey, I'm not losing my job over this.

I can speak to you then.

Okay.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

How can I help?

I wanted to talk to you about DS Kohli, ma'am.

You know I can't share details

of an active investigation.

Well, of course, but there's been a terrible mistake.

I've worked with Kohli for three years.

- I can't believe he's bent. - Mm.

So, listen...

several of my colleagues

think the matter of the leak is resolved.

It's either Raj Kohli acting alone

or Kohli in collaboration with Brandice.

All we need to do is link them to Crowther,

and it's case closed.

I'm not so sure.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

My own feeling is that someone planted this message

to set Raj up.

The key question in all this is,

who is the common denominator?

Well, if you ask me...

I think it's you.

Sorry?

You were privy to the location of the safe house

and to the location of the Amy McLennan interview.

You found DS Brandice's car, and you're Raj Kohli's partner,

so he's likely to have trusted you.

Are you making an allegation against me?

Not yet.

But my gut tells me you are hiding something, Liz.

Whatever it is, I'll find out.

Okay, bye.

What's going on?

You might wanna ask DCI Kelman that.

Over here please, Nyles.

DCI Kapoor's decided to step down

as head of the Protected Persons Unit, effective immediately.

What?

Is he all right?

Taking early retirement.

As Kapoor's deputy,

the expectation is that you'll step in

as acting head of the unit until a permanent replacement

can be appointed.

Can I ask who this came from?

Command.

Ma'am, I'm already over-committed.

Are you declining the promotion?

No, ma'am, but...

Good.

I've let the unit know that we'll be addressing them

at 10:00 a.m.

Oh, and congratulations, Acting DCI Nyles.

Arun, what the hell?

Excuse me.

Given the various balls at play,

it was suggested that the unit might benefit

from a change of direction.

Strongly suggested.

I'm sorry.

Truthfully, it's a bit of a relief.

Kelman has just asked me to step up temporarily, but...

You know they're setting you up to fail.

Right now, this unit, it's a poisoned chalice.

Well, not if I can prove who's really behind this.

Are you ready?

Good luck with that, Acting DCI Nyles.

You're gonna need it.

I know DCI Kapoor's departure comes as a surprise

to all of us, and you'll have questions

about DS Kohli and DS Brandice, amongst other things.

There's a rumour the unit's being shut down.

Can you at least confirm whether that's true?

I can't preempt decisions

that have been made by Senior Command,

but what I can say is we've still got protected witnesses

that require management so I think we should focus on them.

But if there's another leak,

aren't they all still in danger?

While the enquiry into this unit will continue,

the immediate security threat is thought to be resolved.

So from a resource allocation point of view,

moving every single witness

is not regarded as a high priority at this time.

I need to protect the integrity of this unit.

So we can't be complacent.

You did well.

Morale's on the floor.

That's what happens

when police officers betray their colleagues.

I understand that the case against DS Kohli looks strong,

but I have serious doubts.

And if he isn't the leak,

then the immediate security threat is far from resolved.

I'd be happy to undertake a personal review

of the evidence against him.

Of course, I can't make any promises.

Thank you, ma'am.

Hey. She's still asleep.

She all right?

Oh, thanks.

Not exactly, but I reckon she'll be glad to see you.

That's the thing,

I won't be able to relieve you right now.

Ma'am, I've been on for 16 hours.

Arun stepped down,

and I've been told to take over temporarily.

And right now,

I'd prefer to keep this location strictly between us.

May I ask, ma'am...

why me?

Well, you didn't have access to Amy's interview location

so you couldn't have leaked it.

Kelman's put you through the ringer

and you came out spotless.

Also, I think Amy might like you.

I'm sorry, I need to take this.

Rick, tell me you've got something.

I wish I could.

That name you gave me, John Gibson.

Yeah, any connection to Crowther?

Not unless Crowther secretly went to Eton

and works in a merchant bank.

I mean, I'll send you everything I've got,

but on paper Gibson looks pristine.

What about our motorcyclist?

Your informants got anything there?

They're scared, Liz.

What happened with the McLennans has sent out a message.

And as it stands, nobody's talking.

Well, I can't find them.

I had all my pills laid out on a tray.

Yeah, I know you did, Dad, 'cause I put them there.

Well, they're gone.

And no, I didn't accidentally put them in the bin.

Look, I'm not far from home.

Why don't I swing by in a bit

and sort it out for you, all right?

I can lay them out myself, you know?

I'm not an idiot.

No, Dad, wait for me.

I'll see you soon.

Oh, shit!

No, no, Mr. Ahmadi, whoa, whoa.

I'm police. I'm with Protected Persons.

ID.

I'm here to help you, okay?

I agreed to testify against Crowther.

So I'll be next on his list.

Well, we are rebuilding the case.

But if you are now refusing

to give evidence against Crowther,

you'll be forced out of the Protected Persons programme.

And then I can't do any more to help you.

But if I testify, I'm dead.

I'm in charge of this safe house,

so I can allow you to stay here

at least until the heat dies down.

I can help you, but you've gotta help me.

I worked for Crowther

because he promised to get my family to the UK.

But he lied. My children are still there.