Bancroft

Susan?

Good evening, everyone,

and thank you all for coming tonight.

The police officer who is about to speak to you needs no introduction.

As Detective Chief Superintendent,

she has made waves in this community.

Crime figures have fallen with her at the helm.

Impressively, she has slashed drug and gang-related offences.

Our new multi-force police station opens tomorrow...

and who better to head up our new joint police service

than Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft?

Thank you.

Don't know about you lot, but I'm just here for the free booze.

Now, I know some of you are worried

about the possible ramifications of this merger.

Will there be enough police on the street?

Will we be able to respond quickly and effectively to call-outs?

Well...

this is going to be a challenge.

But in partnership with the Chief Constable...

.. I will work tirelessly to keep our community safe.

Thank you.

You're working to keep the community safe.

If it wasn't so outrageous, it'd be funny.

You're pissed, Cliff.

You shouldn't have been up there,

you should be in prison.

You know the IOPC exonerated me for the death of Kamara.

Now, why don't you just let it drop? Athif Kamara?

This is about Katherine.

You clearly weren't listening to the Chief, were you?

This merger...

is about productivity.

Now, HR have drawn up a list and I am fighting for you, but...

You can't make me retire.

Well, you're not the policeman you used to be, Cliff.

It's time to accept that. Go back to your family.

Does Katherine come back at you in your nightmares?

'She's out of theatre.

'They've put her in a medically-induced coma.'

I will bring you down.

Poor Katherine.

Thank you.

CAR ENGINE STARTS

Joe.

Who's that? The victims' son.

He lives in a cottage on the property.

Did he find 'em?

He came round with the newspapers this morning.

DI Morris?

He's inside.

Two dead.

Michael Connors, property developer,

and his wife, Susan.

Yeah, I've heard of him.

That's his first wife.

Second wife is in here.

Well, you were right to get me out here.

Bad enough Michael Connors being a well-known figure,

but with this level of violence...

.. it's gonna be a high-profile case. Was there anything stolen?

Not by the looks of things.

Right, well, I'm gonna get back to the station,

get ahead of the press.

Joe.

That's my elder brother, Adam.

Who's she? My step-sister, Annabel.

Is Annabel local? No.

She moved away.

She's training to be a doctor.

And him?

Annabel's boyfriend, Joe.

Did you know Joe was going out with her?

No.

No. I-I-I knew he'd transferred to another hospital, and that's it.

Well, when did you last see him?

Er, Katherine Stevenson's funeral.

Yeah, I remember he was devastated.

Yeah, well, we all were.

And you haven't talked to him since? No, I...

I mean, I've tried...

What did you argue about in the first place?

Nothing, nothing serious, just stupid stuff, you know.

Listen, you will tell me if he comes here, won't you?

George, please.

Sorry, I've got to go.

What are you doing?

I've been told to set up in here.

This is my office.

Sorry, Guv, orders. Whose?

DI Morris should be seconded to the Connors' case.

He was first on the scene.

Give it to Jake Harper.

Well, is he any good? He has an excellent record...

a conviction on every case he's been on.

And we need someone that doesn't know you, because of...

I'm sorry, I've forgotten your son's name.

Joe.

You have to keep yourself completely separate from this investigation.

Yes, no, Frances, absolutely, I'll keep out of it.

What've you got there?

Drugs data for the two forces.

Our stats blow theirs away, of course.

Yes, well, we all know how Bancroft's cleaned up this city.

It's not just her,

I practically run the unit.

And I'm still not DI.

I would have been if this merger hadn't kicked in.

If you deserve the promotion, Bevan, you'll get it.

You've been administrating the merger?

That's right, yes. It's gonna be really productive.

Productive, my ass!

It's about cuts and selling off police stations.

Well...

I'm looking forward to collaborating.

The sooner we start information sharing, the better.

Sorry, you are? Jake Harper, Guv.

Detective Superintendent, homicide.

Ah, the lead on the Connors case.

Good to meet you.

Right, listen up, everyone.

Michael Connors was attacked on the ground floor.

Susan, upstairs in the bathroom.

Looks like the attacker, or attackers,

came in through the back. They left out the front.

Any CCTV on the property? No.

According to, er, Martin, the stepson,

Michael and Susan were lax with security.

At some point, the attackers keyed the Connors' car.

Why bother, unless you've got a grudge against the victims?

It feels personal.

Michael Connors came from nothing, he made a mint fast,

he was known for being ruthless.

At work, he ruffled feathers.

Family's complicated too.

Martin and Adam Mullen are Susan's children, Michael's stepsons.

Adam works for Michael's company,

Martin does odd jobs around the house and estate.

Michael had one daughter from a previous wife, Annabel.

Her mother died in an accident.

Have all the children been informed?

Family liaison's with them now.

How often did you all see your parents?

Most days.

There was always something needed doing.

I worked with Michael, so, like Martin,

pretty much every day.

I'm a junior doctor, so I don't get home much, but...

.. Dad came to take me out, and I talk...

.. I talked on the phone to him a lot.

Is there anyone,

that any of you can think of, who...

who might have had a grudge against them?

Joe.

I, um...

I came to find you.

God, you look, um...

Um, I mean, you...

You just, you look different.

Um...

So, did you come up here with...?

Annabel. Annabel, yes.

It's just, um, terrible about her parents.

So, how are you?

How's the hospital?

I don't do that any more. Right, so what?

Did you, did you leave?

Oh.

So, what-what are you doing now? You got another job?

OK, um, well, if you need any money,

or anywhere to stay... I should probably get back,

she's gonna wonder where I am... Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe. Joe, just...

Nothing is the same without you.

We just need to spend a bit of time with each other. We just...

We just need to talk things...

Annabel and I are engaged.

You hardly know each other! Well, we're getting married.

What?

Joe?

What-what's going on?

Hello. I'm...

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Who are you?

I'm Elizabeth Bancroft, I'm Joe's mother.

Your mother...

You told me she was dead.

I regret to say that Michael and Susan Connors

were found dead in their home yesterday morning.

The family are understandably devastated.

A full investigation is underway.

A number of our enquiries

are at very early stages,

with forensic teams remaining at the scene,

gathering evidence as part of this investigation.

Get it in, move on.

'.. at ten minutes past eight this morning,

'the police were called to a house...'

How can I? After what she did to Katherine.

Dad, you have to stop talking about that.

There's no proof she murdered Katherine.