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A state of grace.

I think we all mean something different by it.

Does it mean,

to be free of sin?

Does it mean, a state of rightness

given to us by the Holy Spirit?

Azra Mckinven receives this commendation today

for her work in intelligence analysis.

Through digital profiling, she identified nine individuals

who she managed to link to armed robberies

throughout the force area.

This resulted in nine arrests and nine convictions.

Congratulations.

When you're instincts are right,

you are doing the right thing, saying the right thing,

we try very hard to get this sensation of rightness.

Professor Sarah Gordon.

But maybe-

Sorry.

Welcome, come in, grab a chair.

Professor Sarah Gordon collaborated with us

on a research project into street drugs.

Sarah's work as a forensic chemist resulted in the

shutting down of a clandestine drugs laboratory,

here in Dundee.

The supply of lethal drugs was stopped

and lives were saved as a result of Sarah's work.

Thank you, Sarah.

Thank you, sorry, I just have to say

it wasn't me on my own, I work with a team

and my lab assistant, Emma Hedges, played a key role.

Thank you.

But maybe, we just have to open ourselves to it.

Maybe, grace is out there available to everyone.

Hiya.

Emma.

Have you seen Prof. Gordon?

Not to talk to him, no.

How are you feeling, about the trial?

It won't seem real 'til we start.

Aye.

I just wanna get it done.

Get him locked up and draw a line under it.

Uh-huh, have you had any training?

No.

You should talk to Kathy, she's impressive in court.

Most people really feel the pressure.

Is it really that bad?

I've appeared as a witness for the Crown many a times,

I still don't sleep the night before.

Hey.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

How've you been?

Fine,

you?

Fine.

Gimme my drink.

Azra, this is Sarah and Kathy and Emma.

Hello, hi, hi.

Congratulations.

Oh, and you.

That sounded so impressive, your intelligence analysis.

I don't think people realise how important

digital profiling is, well interpreting all different kinds

of data, really.

And it's one thing to spot something if you know

what your looking for, but usually you don't.

Were you looking at telephony data?

Yes, and how did you identify the drugs labs?

Sorry, bad timing.

She does.

Nah-uh, she doesn't.

She does, she fancies the pants off you!

Based on what?!

Neil, she was as red

as a radish.

Ahhh, she's a shy person.

You're such a man.

What does that mean?

It means you're blind.

I mean, women can read these things from a mile off,

but men, they've got no clue.

Thank you.

That's okay, I don't blame her,

Professor Gordon knows

a good thing when she sees it, she knows,

Get off!

Fun when she sees it!

Azra!

What?

Neil, I need you in sharp.

There's been an explosion in the Newport area.

They've ruled out gas, so it's looking like a bomb.

I want you as my deputy.

You all right?

Yeah.

Did you get a mention?

I did.

Was it fun?

Yeah, it was like a school prize giving except-

Everyone was old and drunk.

Oh, don't make me laugh, I need a wee.

I wish you'd seen DCI McKinven's wife,

she's like, wow!

And then there was this funny...

Are you okay?

There's a confirmed date for the trial, Wednesday.

God.

They're not calling me as a witness.

How come?

One sec, I need a wee.

It's good.

It'll get us back into the real world,

because this is just cloud cuckoo land.

What is?

This.

You could come with me,

have some training with Prof. Torrance.

I'm not scared of being in court.

Okay.

But we are in this together.

We are.

I've been meaning to tell you,

my periods late.

Okay.

Doesn't it freak you out?

No.

No, it doesn't.

Not at all.

You?

No, it doesn't freak me out.

What kind of bomb, do you reckon?

Probably deflagrating rather than detonating.

Why?

It looks like a wave of energy pushed up and out.

Good.

"She takes days to respond to emails."

"It took her weeks to mark one page of notes."

"She's a harsh marker."

"She's hard to get hold of and when you do get hold of her,

she can be a bitch."

There's more in the same vein, did you know?

No, because why would I go looking on Facebook

to see what student communities are saying about me?

Well, I've been looking in all sorts of places

because I'm new, and I need to learn.

SIFA's clearly an exceptionally successful department,

that's why this anomaly stood out.

One of the reasons students wanna study at SIFA

is Sarah and I do casework, that's a real draw.

If I have to go to a crime scene for a day or two,

I will drop the ball, but then I pick it up.

I don't think I'm ever a bitch, I just speak my mind.

And I have great rapport with students,

but I have to say every new cohort seems more needy

than the last.

Students first, that's my credo, and growth.

Right.

So make any adjustments needed.

Okay.

One other thing.

The animal welfare society is worried about

the treatment of the pigs.

The pigs are dead.

The students are worried.

Okay, well, me and Erika could maybe do a presentation

and dispel any myths about what we're doing?

Erika?

My PhD student.

A presentation sounds great.

Okay, let's have a follow-up chat in a few weeks,

see how you're doing.

There could still be toxic residue,

so don't take any chances.

I thought he'd be more damaged.

The pressure wave from the blast can kill you,

it can disrupt internal organs.

He entered the room and a bomb went off.

Who was he?

His name was Joe Tinto.

I said, "Joe, you're not going to that talk?

I thought you wanted to go."

He'd lost track of the time.

He was fixing his bike, all bits on the drive.

He said, "I can't go now, I've not even had a shower,

I'll be late."

I said, "No one will mind if ya are,

go."

The bomb wasn't on Joe Tinto,

it was already in the room.

Why might somebody target you?

Because they think black priest

should stay in black countries.

Because of my views.

I set up the East African Catholic Brotherhood.

I'm a campaigner for the relaxation of celibacy for priests,

it's a divisive issue.

Have you received any threatening messages in the past?

There's a lot of hate in the world.