The Interceptor

You know I want to take down the serious crims.

And I told Cartwright you could be the key to making it happen.

That will make it up to 100 grand.

I expect it to happen without me touching any cash.

Armed police! Hands on your head now!

I'm DI Gemmell. So, what does the UNIT do?

Now I'm going to have every tosser with a dress uniform in a swivel chair,

~ wanting to know who we are! ~ We'll do it all again, yeah?

~ Bit full of himself? ~ Full of something.

~ That's my boy here. Good little listener. ~ It's all right for you,

waltzing out with your new mates.

~ How am I supposed to make a difference? ~ For your information,

I expect you to get off of those crutches and back out there with me.

I've told you, Ash, you cannot keep taking these risks any more.

You can't do it.

Ash? Ash?

Here's the rest. Just make sure

you get that 100 grand where it needs to be.

CONSOLE BEEPS BABY CRIES

~ WOMAN: Shh, sweetheart, shh. Hello? ~ XAVIER: Got one large

~ needs picking up in the morning. ~ WOMAN: No, Mum can't have Jodie on Tuesdays.

It's important. I'll pay you double, all right?

~ WOMAN: What's happened to... ~ XAVIER: He let us down.

PHONE RINGS OFF

Hm.

RECORDING REWINDS

It's important. I'll pay you double, all right?

~ WOMAN: What's happened to... ~ XAVIER: He let us down.

They jumped me!

HE SOBS

HE GROANS AND GASPS

There was nothing I could do!

HE SOBS

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.

You see, a lie is like any commodity.

Yeah? You've got to sell it. You've got to believe in your product.

But the first customer you're selling it to is yourself,

but I'm just not getting that belief.

Anyway, Otis told me everything, so...

I know, I know. Your best friend, right?

It was his idea. I swear.

Yeah.

~ What did you do with Otis? ~ Nothing.

What? Even after he told you?

Oh, you see, I made that bit up.

Truth is I'm not a bad liar myself.

HE SOBS

~ No! Please! Please! ~ WATER SPLASHES

SOBS AND GROANS

I hope that reassured you.

We'll recover your money, and, er... make up the shortfall.

~ Anything else? ~ This transfer tomorrow.

Why are you so worried about it? It's all in hand.

I just need to make sure the money makes it from A to B.

There's a bit more to it than just A to B.

~ Our people want paying directly in cash. ~ Have you got any idea

the amount of germs there is in a pocketful of cash?

Someone important needs this money to get to Spain safely.

I get it, all right, and that's why we've arranged

for this to be handled separately to our normal business.

So, tell this someone the transaction will be highly discreet.

Totally untraceable.

Good.

You sure this new boy's going to be up to it?

Don't worry. I've had my eye on him for a while.

This hawala thing's perfect.

All under the radar and the kid's keen to make a name for himself.

You're going to make sure this reaches my sister in Somalia, yeah?

In two hours tell your sister to go see Alfred at the Juba Garage.

He'll give her the money, minus our commission.

Long as she has this password. Nativity. You got that?

~ OK. ~ All right.

'Juba Sudi. Galab wanaagsan?'

This is Zubin Ray in London.

'Ah, Tahir's little man. How are you this afternoon?'

I'm good. I've got a woman coming to pick up 200 dollars.

~ Settle with you later, yeah? ~ 'No problem.

~ 'You got the password?' ~ Nativity.

"Help Yourself" by Tom Jones

~ Ah. ~ Mm.

Thank you.

Does Tommy know his courier still hasn't turned up?

~ He's just grabbing some shuteye. ~ He's what?

Well, he has been up all night.

Ah, good morning.

HE GRUNTS

My God, this desk is a disaster.

~ TOMMY GRUNTS ~ What's this?

Are we running a diary service now?

Oh, no. It's just a reminder.

Lorna's taking her dad to hospital. Ash is picking up the kids.

You've got Kim and Martin out too? Why have you got them out so early?

There's 100 grand being picked up.

Xav's paying his courier double to make sure it happens this morning.

~ Right. ~ So, maybe it's for something important.

Or someone important.

Where are the selection boxes?

You stopped doing them years ago, Dad.

Has anybody been in this week?

DOOR OPENS, SHOP BELL RINGS

All right, Dad?

~ Couldn't you have sorted this? ~ Been out collecting, haven't I?

What's the matter?

Starting to see why you didn't want to do this when Dad's dementia got bad.

Hawala is an honour. Remember that, yeah?

You can't make a living out of an honour.

Open these.

We'll have tea together before you go back to work.

You know what Mum would have said about this, don't you?

You eat it, you pay for it.

Yes.

"Get It On" by band T Rex

~ Here, Tommy. ~ 'What's up?' ~ While you've been taking it easy,

guess what? I think your girl might have shown up.

~ MUSIC PLAYS ~ Look lively.

It's definitely her.

How do you know?

Teenage mum. Intercept said she had a kid.

Besides, if there really was a suit in the bag,

don't you think she'd be a bit more careful with it?

I'll take the front. Kim?

~ Five-five. ~ Let's go!

All right, let's see where this money goes.

'This is Martin. She's heading east towards Borough Street.'

Heading you off at the pass. Keep eyes tight.

'Target is nine-one to you, Ash.'

Copy that. I'm five-five.

Wait, wait. She's slowing down.

'I can't see. There's a bus in the way. Is she moving?'

She's stopped outside a money exchange.

Must be a drop. Let the courier walk it in.

We follow the clean money out. Let's see who this leads us to.

If Tommy's right, it could be important.

'Wait. She's not going in.'

I think someone might be with her, but I'm blind.

'I'm blind too. Ash, have you got eyes?'

I can't see. There's a bus in the way. Is she moving?

'This is our only lead here. Don't lose it.'

'I can't get a visual.'

'Target's not moving.'

The bag's gone. It's a handover.

'Has anyone got eyes on? Can anyone see the bag?'

'Right, I have no visual. Repeat, I have no visual.'

Gotcha.

CAR REVS

TYRES SCREECH

DISTANT SIREN BLARES

Lost him.

Look, I told you, there was a bus.

Just as they handed over at the exchange.

~ I mean, come on, there must have been CCTV on it. ~ Have you any idea

~ how many buses run in front of that place? ~ 31.

That's 31 between 10.30 and 11am, each with up to 16 cameras.

Good news is six of those point outside.

Bad news is different operators run the bus system.

So, that's 12 different companies.

So, you can't do it?

Of course I can. I just wanted to let you know how hard it's been.

That's him. Nice one, Tommy.

So, who is he? And who does he work for?

Just trying to get a name.

You remember me, don't you? Kensal College? Warky?

I thought I'd best come in, see if we can sort this.

It's probably done through some system, isn't it?

Actually, it was referred to me.

HE SIGHS

With a criminal record, you're not a good risk, I'm afraid.

~ This is cos of your little brother. ~ Thank you for coming in.

~ Zubin, wasn't it? ~ If there's anything else...

Yeah. Remember when you stuck up for him that day?

~ I'm sorry. ~ Not sorry enough!

Out the way. Bitch.

So, Gemmill did a ring round. Came through with an ID.

That's Dexter Blair. Nice little record with a dash of violence.

Yeah, we've got his phone number but nothing yet.

~ So, how do we find him? ~ We know where he'll be at two o'clock.

Tooting Jobcentre. Signs on every Wednesday. Clockwork.

~ Val, you beauty. ~ Can't help themselves, can they?

~ Go on, go and see if the little scrounger's still got the money. ~ If.

I'll let Cartwright know.

And, Tommy, home.

That's me, guys. Have fun.

You know what, guys? I've got this.

~ On your own? ~ Not exactly.

~ Ash. ~ Ah, come on. It will be all right. It will just be

for a little bit. You lot can take over at half three, anyway,

~ can't you? ~ Look, Ash, I'm not sure about this.

Hey, Tommy, you feel like stretching those legs?

Aye aye, here he is, still holding on to that 100 grand.

Ah, it's good to have you back in the seat, Robin.

What? Robin? Since when?

~ That makes me Batman. ~ How... how are you Batman?

Nice car for someone signing on, eh?