Law & Order: UK

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented

by two separate yet equally important groups.

The police, who investigate crime,

and the Crown Prosecutors, who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day.

You don't drink now, then? Not for 2,198 days, no.

Mark Ellis. Everyone on the estate knows who he is and what he does.

Mark Ellis, I'm arresting you on possession

of class A drugs with intent to supply...

you little bitch, sayin'?

Do you find the defendant, Mark Ellis, guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

Get me an ambulance, come on!

Ronnie. We need to...

Bag that for me, please.

There were five shots fired from the car window.

Two hit the wall over there,

the third and fourth hit DS Devlin

as he pushed Kaden Blake out of the line of fire.

The fifth landed in PC Walker's arm.

He shouldn't be here.

No, I know. Thanks, Joy.

Come on, let's get you out of here.

Mark Ellis must have ordered the... hit on the boy.

We... we need to speak to Ellis.

You need to go back to the station, get processed and go home.

Take some leave.

Sam Casey's heading up the investigation.

I was here. I was on the scene.

You're personally involved.

The best thing you can do is give your statement.

It happened right in front of me.

I couldn't get to him, I couldn't do anything.

I walked past the pub on the way here.

I could smell it, taste it.

I pass that pub every day

and in my mind I open the door and order a drink,

but then I turn around, and he's there, by my side, my mate,

and I know, as long as me and him just keep doing our job,

I'll never open that door for real.

Only he's not there any more.

Matt's dead.

Go easy on him, eh, Sam?

You and DS Devlin were escorting Kaden Blake

back to the secure children's home in Kent?

Yes.

So, you collected the kid from the cells and...?

No, Matty collected the boy.

I went to make a phone call to my daughter.

She'd just had the baby.

So when you joined DS Devlin outside,

did you see the vehicle the shots were fired from?

I should've gone to the cells. The vehicle, DS Brooks?

Um... Black, dark grey, maybe, 4x4.

Did you see the shooter? Give us a description?

I should've been by his side.

I'll drive you home. No thanks.

You're on leave. I don't do leave.

Look, I don't need your help.

Look, mate, I know it's hard to back off but... -You don't know anything.

I know there's no way on earth you can be impartial.

Go home.

You've got five minutes, Ron. This is more than my job's worth.

I appreciate it, Dave.

Who did you order to fire the gun?

What gun? The gun that killed Detective Sergeant Devlin.

Why would I want that policeman in the ground?

It was the boy you were after. But DS Devlin got in the way.

If I man wanted that boy dead, him would've never walked into court.

Tell me who fired the gun and you may make

probation some time in the next 20 years.

I conquer 'dis t'ing here, so I man gets stripes.

You know how many people are crying over Matt Devlin?

Whereas you, you're in here.

And there isn't one single person on this

planet gives a toss about that, is there?

Time's up, Ron. Your lot want him for questioning.

Are you trying to sabotage this case?

You've probably cost that screw his job.

And any evidence we get from Ellis will be tainted

because you went steaming round there like Robocop.

Do you think I'm just gonna sit at home all day?

You're on leave. End of.

Are we clear?

Are we clear?

A black Jeep driving away from the scene clipped a yellow Golf.

Driver described as an IC3 male, early 20s.

We'll get the witness in for a photofit.

We've got an abandoned Jeep impounded.

There's yellow paint on the front bumper and a gun was found on wasteland nearby.

Who's the car registered to?

Dennis Thomas, 25 years old, IC3 male.

Previous for possession and assaulting a police officer.

Where can we find him? Uniform visited his flat ten minutes ago.

His girlfriend said he was at work. Thank you.

I'm coming with you. This Dennis Thomas might be one of Ellis's gang.

Or a hitman. That is not how Ellis operates.

I can work it out for myself, mate.

Do you know how many members there are in Ellis's gang? No.

How long it'll take to go through the records?

Weeks. I've got it all in here.

Listen. Back in Stockport, my partner got stabbed by some absolute lunatic.

I thought I was gonna lose him.

I know how you must be feeling but this is not the way.

Well, it's the only way I know.

I've been stopped and searched more times

than my Aunt Kwaneshwa's been to KFC!

I got stopped and searched just the other day.

I was walking down my ends, y'know, and I spotted

two white police officers across the street.

They clocked me. And they came over to my side of the street,

cos normally, people cross away from me.

So I started helping 'em out, y'know,

started answering questions I hadn't been asked yet.

"This weed right here? Oh, no, officer, no, no, strictly recreational purposes.

Officer, this gun? I don't know where it came from.

You're gonna have to take me in. You know what?

You've got a record for violence against the police.

I shoved some cop on a student demo six years ago.

Yeah, you've also been cautioned for possession.

I had a spliff's worth of weed in my pocket.

A gun used in the shooting of two police

officers was found dumped near your car, Dennis.

Your gags are looking a little close to home right now.

Do you see where I'm going?

Listen, I might joke about this stuff.

Truth is, I ain't never seen a real gun in my life.

What do I look like to you? Some sort of gangster?

But you do own a black Jeep, yeah? Not any more, I don't.

What? Was it was stolen?

Nah, I downsized when I won Best New Comedy Act.

So what did you do with the Jeep?

It's still registered to you, isn't it?

I haven't posted off the documents yet.

I sold it to my aunt last week.

Which one? The one with the chicken wings?

The one with the attitude.

I couldn't find a space outside my flat

so I parked it in the next street.

When I went to get in my car, it had gone.

You didn't report it stolen?

I left it on a yellow line, thought you lot had towed it.

You didn't check?

I ain't got the money to get it back till I get paid next week.

Took me an hour on the tube to get here this morning.

Anyone else drive your car, Mrs Clarkson?

Like who?

Friend, family member, maybe. I dunno, kids or partner?

No husband. My son's dead.

Thanks for letting me know about the car but I've got work to do.

Excuse me, Mrs Clarkson, I don't think you really understand.

You see, we think your car was used in a drive-by shooting.

Two police officers were shot.

Oh, I get it now. Get what?

How hard would you have looked if it was me that reported it stolen?

One of them died, Mrs Clarkson.

My car was stolen. It's nothing to do with me.

According to her manager,

Paulette Clarkson worked 8:00 till 6:00 yesterday.

She swapped shifts with one of the other workers. Any reason?

Yeah. She wanted to be home when her son got in from uni.

She told us her son was dead.

Jamal's studying sociology,

wants to be a social worker.

He's doing well most of the time.

What about the rest of the time?

Well, he's your average first year.

Sometimes he turns an essay in late

or misses a lecture if he's been partying.

So nothing out the ordinary then?

What about guns?

No way.

Jamal's heading for a 2:1, not a prison cell.

If you wait here I'll go and get him.

If you wanted to go and see your grandkid, I can manage without you.

Boy or a girl? Boy.

I've got a lad, myself.

I've got an extension on that essay. It'll be in by Monday.

It's not the essay, Jamal. These police officers want a word.

I didn't do nothing. Yeah.

Then you've got nothing to run from.

Right. What are we waiting for? What do you mean?

Well, I need to be in there. No, you don't.

Yes, I do. Ronnie, if anyone sees you go in there, this case is finished.

You're not even supposed to be here.

What are you talking about? I need ... Look, mate, I can handle it.

Just go and get a cup of tea or something.

Please.

Matt Delvin? Don't know him.

Devlin. He was a police officer.

Maybe he was on the take.

Why would you come out with that?

That's what you people do, make a little extra on the side.

DS Devlin was a hero.

Police ain't heroes in my book.

Are Matt's family coming over?

His sister's on her way.

How are you doing?

I've had my life, haven't I?