Borderline

Detectives continue to investigate the case

of two migrant stowaways, one of whom died

whilst being smuggled across the border in a fuel tanker.

- Can you move closer? - Yes, sir.

There's our driver.

He's burnt to a crisp.

I'm sorry to inform you, your husband, Fred, was found dead this morning.

- Oh, my God! - What's going on?

It's your dad, love.

The tanker arrived and he tell us to get inside.

We say it's too dangerous, there is fuel inside.

- Murphy picks us up in his van. - What make of van? Colour?

- White. - What can you remember about it?

Football boots on the mirror, and he had a knife.

- It's warm in here. - He'll have left the heating on.

He was always doing that at home. It drove Mum mad.

And you are? - David Duggan.

This is about those migrants, right?

Those men shouldn't have been inside that tanker.

These people need to be stopped from coming into Ireland in the first place.

Fred was due to make nine deliveries that day,

and one here up in the North at PPL, which is a horticultural processor.

Nicola Patterson's husband runs this business.

We're investigating the death of the delivery driver Fred Murray

and the refugee found inside his vehicle.

You say "refugee", I say "illegal migrant".

We found this scratched on the inside of the tanker.

It means "God forgive me".

- 'He's lying.' - There's a third man.

There was something nagging me about Samir's interview, now I know what.

- Mum? - (SCREAMS)

Utility room, now!

Philip? Help! Quick!

She's in here, sir.

He was wearing a mask.

Won't be a second. I'm scared.

- Anyone hurt? - No.

Thank God.

This isn't on.

This is Minister Adam Mason. This is Detective Regan.

Don't you have a Christian name?

- I'm not Christian. - A first name, then?

You don't know me well enough to call me anything other than Detective Regan.

Sorry.

Where are you taking him?

He's just got a few questions to answer.

I'm not happy about leaving you here on your own.

We're not on our own!

That patrol car is going to be sitting there all night.

- All the same. - No, don't you see?

This is what they want - to intimidate us.

But we don't scare easily, do we?

No.

So you go and you do what you have to do.

- (CAR DOOR SLAMS) - And be gentle with him.

- He was great with the kids. - OK.

Where were you the morning that Fred was murdered?

What?

You said you'd be here first thing but you didn't get here till gone midday.

- I had stuff to do. - What stuff?

What's this about?

I gave you an alibi.

I lied to the police for you.

I had to go to the site for a meeting with a client.

All right?

I didn't kill Fred, as much as I would've liked to.

OK.

I believe you.

Come here.

Everything's gonna be all right.

OK?

Samir, I'm gonna be honest with you.

I took you into my house, and you haven't told me the truth.

We know you lied to us about a third person being in the tanker with you.

If you're found guilty of assisting a fugitive,

you could go to prison and then be deported.

Forget about getting asylum here again.

If, however, you cooperate, the CPS have agreed

they will not pursue charges.

You may still be deported

but that decision will rest with the immigration service.

If someone out there has a gun, we need to know about it.

Tell us about Hasan.

'We met in the detention centre.

'He saw me and Jamal talking to Murphy.'

He asked if he could join us.

He was in the Afghan army, so he could protect us.

'What else do you know about him?'

Um...

His wife and daughter live in England.

They escaped Kabul two years ago, but he was caught.

The Taliban tortured him.

'It was Hasan that wrote our names.'

What did you do?

I did nothing.

Hasan, he did it.

Help is coming! Do you hear?

Hasan!

Stop!

If you shoot in here, we all die.

Come back! Come back here!

You fucker, come back!

Everything else I told you before is the truth.

I swear on God.

From what Samir says, Hasan was ex-army, Fred was no match.

He took his gun, shot him and made a run for it.

Let's get the dog unit out there, see if we can pick up his trail.

There's a chance he could be hiding in an abandoned farm or something.

Yes, sir. Shall we make it public?

Not yet. We don't have enough to start spooking the locals.

This is still only a hunch.

Besides, we don't have any photo ID of Hasan to circulate.

Without that, every person of colour in a 50-mile radius

- is gonna get reported to us. - (KNOCK ON DOOR)

Excuse me, sir. Constable?

Checking Fred Murray's phone record.

The last call he made on his regular phone was the night before.

- Who did he call? - Shane Gibbons.

That's Mandy Murray's decorator boyfriend.

Oh, he does more than decorating.

I spoke with your colleague, Garda Detective Brady.

Shane was questioned about that armed robbery

near Dundalk two years ago, but was released without charge.

There you are.

That proves this collaboration between us is really working.

- Don't you agree, detective? - Let's not go there, sir.

I can certainly tell Councillor Patterson when I see her.

She's asked for an urgent meeting.

I'd like to attend that meeting

as the representative of An Garda Siochana.

Thank you for your offer, detective,

but that might only serve to throw fuel on the fire.

Ay, that's why she wants to go.

I spoke to Mandy. Shane's working on a house in Clonamore.

- I know the way. - Boyd.

Your family... Are they OK?

Yeah.

- Thanks for asking. - Good.

- That way. - Thanks, Jim.

DI Regan. DCI Boyd.

We're looking for Shane Gibbons.

- Join the club. - He's not here?

Meant to be. Probably too busy shagging one of his girlfriends.

- More than one? - So the lads here reckon.

Look, I'd fire his arse, but I don't like messing with him.

He knows people, you know?

- He has a past. Boss?

- Give me a minute. - Yeah, we know.

Was he here last Saturday morning?

- No. - You seem very sure.

He missed a meeting with the client.

Didn't rock up till the afternoon.

But, er... speak of the devil!

Suspect male, age 25, driving a black Renault van

licence number one, two, Lima, 0, one, two, nine, nine.

Driving north on the R81. Could be armed.

He's heading for the border.

- Left. - Right.

We're in the North so I'm SIO. Turn left, that's an order.

Regan!

I know someone who suffers from the same issues as you, Regan.

- Maybe you two should talk? - Look up ahead. I told you!

I could report you for insubordination.

You can't, I'm not a police officer here.

Then I'll give you a speeding ticket. There, he's turning in. Go, turn!

All right, hold tight.

Get out!

Hands behind your back! Get on the ground!

On the ground. Hands behind your back, now.

Shane Gibbons, you're under arrest.

You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence

if you fail to mention something when questioned

which you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say can be given in evidence.

- What issues? - What?

You said I had issues like someone you know.

She's also uncooperative, defiant and hostile,

especially to those in authority.

Difference is she's my daughter and she's only 14.

Where were you on Saturday morning?

I was working at Mandy's mother's house.

- The whole morning? - Yes.

What were you doing the evening before?

Helping her mother move some furniture so we could decorate.

- What time was that? - From about seven till nine.

We have CCTV of your van on the Monaghan road

at 8:19pm.

I must've got me times wrong.

That's the road to Fred Murray's flat, isn't it?

Is it?

Fred called you two hours before. Why?

He wanted my advice on getting back with Mandy's mother.

What did you tell him?

I told him forget about it. She's moved on.

Did he tell you what he was doing the next day?

No.

You were questioned about the armed robbery in Dundalk two years ago.

The same gun used to kill Fred was also used in that attack.

Did you supply Fred with that same gun?

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