Silent Witness

This programme contains some violent scenes from the start

and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting from the start

It's a girl.

Victim's Karim Benzal. Turkish national.

The victim's mouth is sealed then chilli powder mixed with

carbonated water is forced down his nasal passage.

So, you haven't forgotten how then.

No, it feels good, getting back in the saddle.

I think Benzal was silenced.

By the firearms division?

Who else?

Armed police. Armed police. Armed police. Get down!

Hands on the table! Hands on the table! Armed police!

Where is he? Where's Sakir?

What's happened?

We've lost the witness.

Tell me where they live. I will make them talk.

We're too late.

No. No!

# Testator silens

# Costestes e spiritu

Come through.

Jack, through here.

Bruno Lubas's fleeing prints.

No attempt to cover his tracks.

She's in here.

Looks like she was already on the bed

when the killer started shooting.

She'd been drinking, from the bottle?

We'll need to wait for the tox report.

Neighbours didn't hear a thing.

Silencer?

Did Bruno's gun have a silencer?

Er, it was a revolver. Looked like a Webley.

The chamber is separate from the barrel -

sound leaks out so a silencer is useless.

You were sure it was a Webley?

Sure enough.

Oh, must've muffled the sound with something else.

Looks like pure rage. Overkill. Venting his anger.

Unless you have another interpretation?

No.

Not as much blood as I would have expected.

Right, so he's jemmied the door.

Just a few seconds to get up this corridor,

couple of seconds to get in this room.

She's been drinking, falls asleep on the bed, no chance to get away.

Nikki. Nikki.

Signs of a struggle.

Oh. No obvious defence wounds.

OK, so he smashes the lock,

she comes out to try and stop him...

Er, there's a struggle, the mirror cracks,

chases her back into the bedroom at gunpoint.

Why target Keating?

Her address was the only one posted.

She wasn't the officer who shot Helena Lubas.

OK, so why would anyone post her address and only hers?

Their IDs are confidential.

Guv?

What is it?

You think your IPCC woman was behind the leak?

Looks like I backed the wrong horse.

Geoff! Geoff, calm down!

Steve, calm down! Geoff!

We just want to see her?

Just wait there. Stay there. Stay there!

And then we'll go.

Oh, Jesus.

Come on, this is a crime scene. Come on.

All right, get him out. Come on. Let's go.

SIREN WAILS

What the hell happened? Where is he?

Someone sent Bruno her address. What?

Last time I saw him, he was driving away with a gun. A gun?

Was it you?

Is that why you phoned me? Was it?

You think I'm stupid enough to give Bruno a name.

I'd be throwing away my job. For what?

I can't believe you'd even begin to think that!

I-I-I don't...

Julia, I have backed your family to the hilt, publicly and privately.

I-I know...

And now you tell me Bruno has a gun.

You think this is all about you? What?

Is that all you care about?

That's not fair.

I was here for you when no-one gave a shit.

BANGING

Julia Lubas. Yes.

I have a warrant to search your premises... Do you want me to stay?

Your presence is not required, you need to go.

Can you take us through, please?

Leave now.

OK.

I didn't do it, Jack.

Unbelievable.

If we knew where he was we would tell you!

You've no idea where he is so you won't mind us checking your phones to verify that?

We don't lie to police officers!

Jack.

Collecting evidence.

What?

What kind of evidence?

You seem very at home, Jack?

Well, talk to me.

Before he took off, he gave this thing a good kicking.

If this shoe print matches the ones in Keating's hall,

we can place him at the scene.

Do you still want to help us, Jack?

Do you still want to find the truth about Helena?

Can you step back, please?

Well, good work, thanks, Jack.

Can I have a minute with her?

Yeah.

CAMERA WHIRS

Was it him? Was it Bruno Lubas?

This is a crime scene. Who are you?

I'm Tim Friend, I work with Jo.

How did you get in? You can't be here, do you understand?

This doesn't make any sense... Please, I need you to step out of the room.

Yeah.

Hang on. What doesn't make any sense?

The fact that she would let somebody like him get the jump on her.

She's highly trained in self-defence. She's the best.

You don't just switch that off when you go home.

Are you saying that you don't think that Bruno Lubas was responsible for this?

I don't know what I'm saying.

I won't lie, Julia. That's reassuring.

There is strong evidence Bruno did this.

No. That's impossible.

I mean, yes, he was angry, but he would never shoot a policewoman.

Maybe you don't know him as well as you think you do?

Why do you say that?

Did you know he owned a firearm?

Of course not.

But you're not surprised, are you, when you think about it?

Bruno and Helena were close.

Since she died he's...

He's changed.

Yeah. In what way?

In every way.

Julia, do you think he could be involved in something?

I don't know. I don't know any more.

Jack.

What is it?

We've found Bruno's abandoned van.

Driver door not locked.

Panicked? Abandoned ship?

He's a fair way from Finsbury Park,

so what's his closest port in the storm?

Anything?

No. He's wiped his recent destinations.

But I know a way to access the history.

I can't believe it.

Do you know who did it?

Bruno Lubas.

I swear he looked like he was fit to explode the whole way through

that inquest.

How the hell did he even get hold of her address?

It must have been that bitch Sharpe, eh?

Shoe definitely fits.

She was looking at dismissal at best.

Lobbed a grenade on her way out.

But we'll find out for definite. I promise.

In the meantime, I want you all in a safe house.

Forget that. Why? He doesn't know where we live.

He's started something,

who knows whether or not he wants to finish it?

We've got no idea where he is and we're not certain who gave him

Keating's address.

And they could do the same to us at any time.

I called you as soon as I heard about Jo.

Yeah. Sorry. I forgot my phone. Sheila had me running errands,

taking some cooking back to her mother's...

Yeah, that's why they call them mobiles, mate.

You can take them with you, eh?

I told you to get a bowl.

I don't want a bowl. KNOCKING

Wait here.

KNOCKING

Let me in!

Get me a phone.

What's going on, Bruno?

Get me a phone!

Lisa!

I've got a phone. Go and sit down, Bobby. Shut him up!

Go and sit down.

You got any alcohol? No.

Nothing?! I'm sorry...

Lisa! Police cars.

KNOCKING

Police! Open up!

TOILET FLUSHES

They're in there, get that open.

Armed police! Armed police, clear!

Armed police, move away from the window.

I haven't done anything wrong. Move away from the window.

Get on the bed. Move away. Get on the bed now! I haven't done anything!

Put your hands where I can see them. Where's Bruno Lubas? I don't know