The Sweeney. S01 E04. Queen's Pawn.

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First broadcast 23rd January 1975.  After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.  John Thaw - Regan Dennis Waterman - Carter Garfield Morgan - Haskins Tony Selby - Johnny Lyon Julian Glover - Bernard Stone Morris Perry - Det. Chief Supt. Maynon Lynn Dearth - Sheila Lyon John Flanagan - DS Matt Mathews Tony Caunter - Derek Clarke Martyn Read - DC Jimmy Thorpe (as Martin Read) Ben Howard - Ronnie Christopher Ellison - Phillip Budd Malou Cartwright - Angie Keith Washington - The Reporter Gertan Klauber - Emilio Judy Monahan - Jane Budd Malcolm Knight - Dodger Jonathan Blake - The Army Man Louis Raynes - The Publican Tony Allen - Bill the Driver Cliff Diggins - The Hitman Laurie Goode - Laurie Aidan Harrington - Detective Walter Henry - Flying Squad Detective Bill Hibbert - Detective Clay Hunter - Pub Patron Ken Lacey - Flying Squad Officer Aileen Lewis - Stone's Client Barry Summerford - Pub Patron

Transcript

00:00I'll tell you what, we'll do an intro to camera while we're waiting, Mr. Bourne.

00:06Okay, Sparks. All right, Tony.

00:09Johnny Lyon trial, two, take one.

00:17A sensation here today at the Johnny Lyon trial.

00:21Lyon and his two associates, Philip Budd and Derek Clark,

00:24have been acquitted of four charges of bank robbery.

00:30If you work every penny, I'll pay you.

00:33I'm afraid I shall have to leave you here, John.

00:35Eh? I do have other clients, you know.

00:37Why didn't you come in for a beverage?

00:38Another time. Enjoy yourselves.

00:41Get in.

00:42Well, cheers, Bernie.

00:44Oh, come on.

00:50Police evidence has been consistently attacked by defence counsel,

00:53and now, today, the jury have totally rejected the prosecution case.

00:57Johnny Lyon is well...

01:00Hold it first. Keep running. Keep running.

01:02Uh, Chief Spector, is there any truth in this?

01:04No, nothing to say this time.

01:05Thank you, sir.

01:07Hey! We're cracking!

01:10Uh, Mr. Lyon, sir, is there any truth in the rumour

01:12that you've invited the police commissioner to your acquittal celebration?

01:16Uh, there's no truth in any of the rumours. We're just good friends.

01:19Thank you, Mr. Lyon. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

01:21Of course we are. Yeah, you're welcome. Everybody's welcome.

01:23Everybody's welcome.

01:24No.

01:25Mr. Clarke. Mr. Clarke, sir.

01:26Mr. Barton.

01:27Mr. Barton, he wants to have a funeral.

01:28How do you feel about being acquitted on all four charges?

01:30Yeah, well, I mean, you tell me. I mean, how would you feel if you won the Oscar, eh?

01:33Yeah, come on.

01:34Come on, sir.

01:35Come on, sir.

01:36Come on, sir.

01:37Come on, sir.

01:38Just before you go, John.

01:39That's enough.

01:40Oh!

01:41One more.

01:42Yeah, you want one of me, do you?

01:43Yeah, that's your lot.

01:44I can't think straight till I've had the champagne.

01:46What happened to the champagne, John?

01:48Oh, I don't talk about that paper, love. That's a crumpet.

01:50All right.

01:51Tell her!

01:54I couldn't take any more.

01:56They picked on two pieces of unimportant evidence

01:58and made the remainder of our case look like an elaborate police frame-up.

02:02You're in the promotion zone too, Frank.

02:05Lyon has got to be nailed now.

02:08Because if we don't get him, the fifth floor will give him the gangbusters.

02:12How about Jack Regan?

02:15A weapon of last resort.

02:17Jack Regan?

02:18I remember that Steve Astin, one of Regan's men, was maimed by Lyon's heavies.

02:23There's nothing terribly wrong with revenge being harnessed to justice?

02:27Well, maybe not.

02:29But you're talking about harnessing it to Jack Regan.

02:32You are talking about just a little bit of wood.

02:33How about Jack Regan?

02:37I'm ready to go.

02:38I'm ready to go.

02:40I'm ready to go.

02:41I'm ready to go.

02:42You're talking about how I can get some money to do,

02:43and then you're going to pull down the bar,

02:44or stop by the neck and then you're coming to the bar.

02:45You're going to play.

02:46I'm ready to go.

02:47You're going to play.

02:48There's nothing.

02:49You're going to play.

02:50I'm ready.

02:51I'm ready to go.

02:52You're going to play.

02:53This is Johnny Lyon.

03:14Take a good look.

03:16Apart from being behind five million quids with the bank rubberies,

03:19the toast of the tabloids,

03:20he also left Steve Aston permanently crippled.

03:24That's him with his lawyer, Bernard Stone.

03:29Now, that's Bud and Clark.

03:33Philip Bud.

03:35Married for two years, no kids.

03:37Bit of a recluse.

03:39Doesn't have a telephone.

03:40Now, he's planned all lines big raids.

03:42He's one of the best draftsmen in the business.

03:45The Hatton Garden job, the Wembley job, you name it.

03:47Now, that's Clark.

03:51He's separated from his wife.

03:53Sees his two daughters quite a bit.

03:55Lives with a croupier called Angie.

03:57Now, he's the heavy.

03:59He lines up the workers and arranges the hardware.

04:02And Lyons is his backer?

04:04Nowadays, yeah.

04:04OK, that's it.

04:07Lights.

04:09I'll be briefing individual teams later, OK?

04:12George.

04:13Governor.

04:15Check on that warehouse raid in Stanmore about four years ago.

04:19Two-night watchmen were killed.

04:20Well, the one they're all doing 20 years for?

04:23Yeah, well, Bud used to work for that firm before he joined Lyon and Clark.

04:27Now, if he had anything to do with the original planning of that raid,

04:30we might be able to get him there.

04:32Yeah, all right.

04:33But Halloran must have checked all that out.

04:35Don't forget, it took him a year to prepare that case.

04:37Yeah, I know that, George, but I've just got a feeling about that job.

04:39That's all.

04:40OK.

04:41Matt, organise all of that to take over observation on the gaffes of Bud, Lyon and Clark.

04:46Yeah, right.

04:47Governor?

04:48Yeah?

04:48Are you keeping something from me?

04:51Me?

04:52Keep something from you, George?

04:56You see, Jack, I think you can find a way into this case where O'Halloran failed.

05:03You get all the men you want?

05:04I've got good men below me.

05:06It's interference from above that I don't need.

05:08I'll see you get room to operate for five days.

05:12Get a good result.

05:13I don't think there'll be any administrative difficulties.

05:19OK, yeah, cheers, Jim.

05:22Gardner!

05:24Just done a rapid check.

05:25Don't forget that warehouse raid.

05:27We won't stick on Bud, not with the hard evidence.

05:29We'd need plans drawn in his own hand to make the case.

05:32And all the plans were destroyed.

05:33Well, maybe we can find some somewhere.

05:36Fabricate them?

05:37I suspect that that's not fair.

05:38Listen, there's a bloody fine copper line in Stoke Mandeville, paralysed as a result of Johnny Lyons' orders.

05:43Now, that isn't fair either, Sergeant.

05:46Did they find anything on Clark?

05:47No, nothing.

05:48But O'Halloran getting Bud for the standmill job help us with Lyon.

05:51Listen, Lyon will never be put away without a major confession.

05:54Now, we'll only get that from Bud or Clark.

05:57Now, if we can threaten either of them with a definite conviction on something else, one of them might do a deal.

06:01Now, they're not going to squeal on Lyon.

06:03They enjoy life.

06:04Maybe we can offer more enjoyment.

06:06Like what?

06:07A villa in Buenos Aires?

06:08Season ticket to Sandoz?

06:09You're getting your marbles running again.

06:11Listen, go home and get a clean shirt and your wedding whistle.

06:14I'm taking you out tonight.

06:17It's all psychological, George.

06:19But, Bernie, the celebration's in your honour.

06:23The freedom is ours, but the victory is yours.

06:25It won't be the same if you ain't there.

06:27Oh, it won't burn on us.

06:28You're my friend, my trusted advisor.

06:31My advice to you, John, is to show a lower profile until police resentment dies down.

06:36You mean because they blew it, I should lock myself up?

06:38You're a prisoner of your own flamboyant personality, John.

06:41Can't escape from that.

06:55Two whiskeys.

07:01Hello, Angie.

07:07Hello, Jack.

07:08Any cigarettes, George?

07:09Sure.

07:09How are the cars for it?

07:11The way I want them.

07:13You're looking good.

07:14That's three of a kind.

07:16Thanks, George.

07:20Clark's got.

07:22Oh, Angie, uh, used to be on the game.

07:25Well, she's a croupier.

07:26They call it gaming.

07:35Come on, Dale.

07:48Hang about, hang about.

07:51What?

07:52Get up!

08:04Sheeter has got some lunch on it.

08:07Oh, look at that boy, isn't he handsome?

08:14Who are the others?

08:17Trendies. Mine thinks he's moving up in the world.

08:20Come on, show us that new one. That one you did the other night. That's it. That's it. Come on.

08:33Look at those three. Think they're the three musketeers, don't they?

08:37How are you gonna split that little firm up?

08:40Go and admit that you haven't got the faintest idea.

08:43Listen, for the first time in my life, I've been given a free hand.

08:45And if I can put Lyon away where others have failed, they're finally gonna have to admit that we're what the squad's all about

08:51and not these new pinstripe pen-pushers with second-class honours degrees.

08:56Yeah. Mr. Regan. Mr. Lyon's compliments. Would you care to join him for a drink?

09:00Mr. Regan. Come and join us.

09:11Emilio. Another two bottles of mobley. Move over, darling. Make some space.

09:15What are you doing, slumming? We was just saying our hands and we all looked in the paper. Did you see it?

09:23Well, that's me looking just like Muhammad Ali.

09:26His problems are nothing compared to what yours are gonna be, Lyon.

09:30By the time you've forgotten your last court case, every penny you've ever nicked will be swallowed up by Bernie Stone's legal fees.

09:35Oh, we'll just have to earn some more, won't we?

09:39Yeah. We love hard work. Keeps us out of mischief.

09:43What does he want, Phil?

09:44Hard work? You didn't even have the spine to draft your own job. That's why you hired Buddy here in the first place, isn't it?

09:50So you could continue being where you always were, a brainless thug.

09:54Will you please leave us alone? Will you get out of here and leave us alone?

09:57All right. All right, Jane.

10:01There's no need for hard feelings.

10:04All I wanted to do was to drink a toast to Detective Inspector O'Halloran, who made a noble attempt to put us all away.

10:12A gallant loser, but always a gentleman.

10:16Inspector O'Halloran.

10:17Inspector O'Halloran.

10:19You'd better not drink a toast to me, Lyon.

10:22Cos I've been put onto you now.

10:24And I am not a gentleman.

10:26And I don't like losing.

10:37Well, bar those two birds, eh?

10:40Here, Mrs. Bud's outburst.

10:43She's a bit neurotic, isn't she?

10:44Or maybe it's just her middle-class accent.

10:47No, no. All through the trials you have the face the prospect of seeing Buddy in the neck once a week for ten years.

10:53And Sheila's chest hanging out doesn't exactly inspire confidence in her fellow suffragettes.

11:00Do you think these birds don't know that Lyon's a killer? Or don't they care?

11:05And that champagne's 15 quid a bottle.

11:08That's what it's all about.

11:10Mr. Regan, compliments of Mr. Lyon.

11:15It's not chilled enough.

11:23Why did Regan come to the club, eh?

11:26What was the point of it?

11:28You're supposed to have cleared my name this morning.

11:30Yesterday morning.

11:32And suddenly they're coming at me again.

11:34Perhaps he was indicating he's open to offers.

11:36Bernard, you're far too civilised.

11:38Regan's an animal. You can't bribe an animal.

11:39I'll tell you one thing. I'm too civilised to be dragged out in the middle of the night just to give you private psychotherapy.

11:45I warned you at the outset that the only way to win this case involved making the police look ridiculous.

11:50Now, they've been humiliated. They're going to make life even more difficult for you.

11:53It's your job's to make my life easier. That's what I pay you for.

11:55All you have to do is keep cool. Wait for Regan to make a move. If he's got one.

12:26Hello, Angie. How's the head?

12:32Derek isn't here.

12:34He left here at nine, wearing a white coat, drove to his wife's house, collected the two daughters and came back here 20 minutes ago.

12:42Next time, take more water with it.

12:44Suddenly, he saw the ball of wool on the floor. He gave it a gentle tap and it rolled across.

12:55Oh, hey. Hey, you see these two gentlemen who just come in here now?

13:03Well, usually they wear little blue suits with silver buttons and funny round hats.

13:08But today they're in disguise.

13:11They think we can't recognise them.

13:15So we pretend we don't know who they are.

13:18But really, we do. Okay?

13:20All right, Hans Christian Andersen. Why don't you tell them about the big bad robber who finally got fed up with his evil ways?

13:28Oh, I don't know that one.

13:30It goes like this. He turned Queen's evidence against Johnny Lyon in return for a Swiss passport.

13:35And the customs men all looked the other way as he walked through carrying a big sack of gold.

13:39How big was the sack?

13:41It belonged to Bud, Lyon and himself. After the insurance company had ridden it off.

13:46A hundred grand.

13:48How does the story end?

13:49The girls went to a good finish in school and the father turned into a gnome.

13:54You're perverting their education.

13:56In the real version, the little girls get fed to pigs.

13:59And I end up reinforcing concrete on the motorway extension.

14:03Give it some thought, Nobby.

14:05Yeah. Yeah, cheers, Derek. Thanks for calling.

14:09Yeah, that's the best one.

14:11Oh, now I look awful.

14:15Bernard, it's just as we thought.

14:17He made him an offer.

14:18Well, he knows Clarky wouldn't dare shop me.

14:21Oh, leave it out, will you?

14:23What?

14:24No, I wasn't talking to you. No.

14:25Now, why would Regan make Clarky an offer, knowing full well that I'd get to hear about it?

14:30Perhaps he wanted you to hear about it.

14:32Why would he want that?

14:33Why don't you try working something out for yourself?

14:45Morning, Ferp. Sleep well. Mind if we come in?

14:48All this on the never-never.

14:49Want a cup?

14:50No, thanks.

14:51Where's the missus?

14:52What do you want?

14:53That warehouse, Stanmore, 1970.

14:54What about it?

14:55We got you solid.

14:56You were the original planner, but you backed up when they decided to use guns.

14:58So they hired another draftsman.

14:59Two night watchmen were killed, just as you'd feared.

15:00And an Alsatia.

15:01The Animal Lovers League got questions asked in Parliament, and the team ended up doing 20 years.

15:06How do you feel about your future?

15:07You've got to be joking.

15:08No, no.

15:09It now transpires they did use your plans after all.

15:10We've been looking at evidence not used in the trial.

15:11Some sketches were fine.

15:12What about it?

15:13What about it?

15:14We got you solid.

15:15You were the original planner, but you backed up when they decided to use guns.

15:17So they hired another draftsman.

15:18Two night watchmen were killed, just as you'd feared.

15:19And an Alsatia.

15:20The Animal Lovers League got questions asked in Parliament, and the team ended up doing 20 years.

15:25How do you feel about your future?

15:26You've got to be joking.

15:27No, no.

15:29It now transpires they did use your plans after all.

15:33We've been looking at evidence not used in the trial.

15:35Some sketches were found that can be proved to be yours.

15:37It's all down to you, even though you weren't actually on the raid.

15:40It's water time.

15:41You check with Bernie Stone.

15:43No, the only thing that's holding us up is it hasn't got anything to do with Lyon.

15:48So, unless you sing a song to the Queen about Johnny Lyon, we're going to have to charge you within five days.

15:55Then it's up to the courts.

15:57The unstoppable machinery of justice.

16:00You've got five days.

16:03I think he got the message. What do you reckon?

16:07I don't know.

16:08Yes, sir. What'll it be?

16:09I'll have a pint.

16:10A lice scotch.

16:11Right.

16:12Now, that bud's a weird fish.

16:13You can almost see him computing. You know, the little wheels going round in his brain.

16:18Yeah, but he should have reacted more distinctly. I mean, there was no change in his manner when he got the threat.

16:26You know, something else was bothering him before we came in.

16:29Yeah, maybe.

16:31But look, gov, Lyon, Bud and Clark all got off a chance that it took O'Halloran nearly a year to prepare, right?

16:40Well, Bud's not going to worry about a Stanmore job.

16:42Well, he better worry about it, George, because that's the only way we're going to get him to talk about Lyon.

16:46You don't know he's seen him.

16:48Regan's seen Bud, I tell you. I'm sure he's working on him.

16:52Look, he's simply trying to worry you. He made an offer to Derek first, knowing that he'd tell you about it,

16:57and hoped, rightly, that you'd think Philip was keeping quiet about a similar offer.

17:01Your new adversary obviously has intentions of being something of a psychologist.

17:06I'm so sorry. Takeover a bit. Client a bit in the dark, I'm afraid.

17:10Now, you listen to me, Bernard. Regan's a chancer. He can be dangerous.

17:14He might be taken seriously by Bud or Clark.

17:17Now, I want you to find out if there's any way he can get at them that we don't know about.

17:21Look, I must get back to my client.

17:23Well, I'm one of your clients too, you lemon.

17:27Hello, gov? Matthews.

17:30Yeah, I've been out to Lyons to check out the observation. I'm on my way back.

17:35I've also seen the watch on Clark's and on Bud's.

17:39Yeah, Lyons drove off a couple of hours ago with Sheila.

17:43Apparently headed for the country.

17:45Oh, Mrs. Bud went to post a small package in the pillar box round the corner.

17:50Well, you know, a sort of bulky envelope.

17:53But she seemed very uncertain,

17:55because, you see, she walked up and down a couple of times before she posted it.

17:59Get it, would you, man?

18:01Yeah.

18:03We'll use your initiative.

18:12How are we gonna justify this, then, gov?

18:15Bud was mysterious when we saw him.

18:17His missus was acting very suspiciously.

18:20And that gives us the right to interfere with Her Majesty's mail?

18:23Give it a rest, George.

18:25All right.

18:26That's good.

18:27If we keep up with us, he's going to talk about this.

18:28Well, thanks.

18:29We'll get you after Red Bull.

18:30We're on the volont б zur plur,

18:33he'll take him to run bem.

18:35We'll talk about this and have a second,

18:36a little bit more like today,

18:37and then we're gonna take a third time now,

18:38to gov up on the Gunders.

18:39Here we go.

19:09Here we go.

19:39Mrs. Bud is trying to find out with some secrecy if she's pregnant.

19:43Could mean fear.

19:45Buddy's frightened that Lion will find out about the pregnancy.

19:49Possibly because he sees Bud's wife as a security risk.

19:52Oh, come off it, Gov.

19:53They'd probably tell Lion anyway.

19:55You know, happy event and all that.

19:56No, I don't think so.

19:57You didn't see the outburst in Emilio's.

20:00Jane Buddy's neurotic.

20:02Now, I'd to doubt all the stresses and strains of a pregnancy.

20:04Well, Lion can't afford risks like her right now.

20:08And how is she a risk?

20:09Well, supposing she's trying to make Bud go straight.

20:12It does happen, you know.

20:14Especially when they've finally acquired enough bread.

20:17And a family.

20:18And especially if the female's got middle-class aspirations.

20:22All right, Gov.

20:23So it may be an added argument to go straight.

20:26But it's not going to make Bud go and shot anyone, is it?

20:28Bud also didn't telephone Lion about the Stanmore threat.

20:31Well, he waited till Lion visited him.

20:34But even then, we don't know if he told him.

20:37Bud's the one we'd go for.

20:40He's the one who'll crack.

20:42All right.

20:43So she's in the club and she's giving him a hard time.

20:46Now, even if he did believe you about that Stanmore job,

20:49he's too scared of Lion to squeal on him.

20:51Johnny Boy would kill him.

20:52Agreed, George.

20:53But if we make Bud think that Lion will do him up anyway,

20:56whether he squeals or not,

20:58then he might as well squeal and save himself.

21:00And how do we do that?

21:03These are the files on every villain that Lion knows.

21:06He used to know these.

21:07Abbott, Livingston, Robinson.

21:11They're dead.

21:12Now, we'll reopen inquiries into their deaths

21:14and leak that to Bud.

21:17Implying that Lion may have been responsible?

21:19Implying that before each of them died,

21:21they were secretly negotiating a deal with us

21:23to put the finger on Lion,

21:24with entries in our diaries to prove it.

21:26But what about Lion?

21:28What about when he is about it?

21:29He's not going to take it lying down, is he?

21:31His lawyers are crucifier.

21:33Tempo, George. Tempo.

21:35What is that supposed to mean?

21:36You should play chess, George.

21:38It means that the person that makes the first move

21:40and always keeps attacking

21:41is always going to be one move ahead.

21:43Listen, Governor,

21:44when the fifth floor here that you're proposing

21:46to tie up the whole squad on a phony stunt like that,

21:48the only moving you'll do

21:49is out of the front door

21:50and down to the labour exchange.

21:51That, George, is a chance I've got to take.

22:07Charlie Abbott?

22:08Who's Charlie Abbott?

22:09I never even heard of Charlie Abbott.

22:12What?

22:13Who was in charge?

22:15It wasn't no Alan, was it?

22:16It wasn't Regan.

22:19Johnny!

22:20Yeah.

22:22Yeah, OK, Jeff.

22:23Thanks.

22:24Ta-da!

22:25Bath's ready.

22:26Where was we in 1967, Sheil?

22:29When was it we took that villa on the Costa Brava?

22:3167, wasn't it?

22:32Or was it 68?

22:35Yeah.

22:37Abbott was in a car crash

22:38with Kevin Saunders, my mate.

22:40It was an accident.

22:42According to our inquiries,

22:43Abbott was about to give evidence

22:44against Johnny Lyon when he was killed.

22:47What was I going to do with him?

22:48We also know that Lyon knew about a meeting

22:50between Abbott and one of our boys

22:51a few days before the crash.

22:52Look, I think not, Dodger.

22:54Did Abbott get a visit from Johnny Lyon

22:56or anyone connected with Johnny Lyon

22:57in the few days before the accident?

22:59I don't know.

23:02Of course, Abbott's isn't the only death

23:03we're investigating.

23:05There's also the rather messy business

23:07of a gentleman named Phil Livingstone.

23:10Livingstone?

23:11Everyone knows who done Livingstone in.

23:13I can't pin that one on me.

23:16Answer that, Sheil.

23:19Yeah?

23:21What else did they say?

23:23Yeah.

23:24Who told you this?

23:28Right.

23:29Cheers.

23:31Thanks for calling.

23:34Someone won't give his name.

23:36Well, he won't bite you.

23:37Filly mare.

23:39Hello?

23:39And he's a big man in the law society.

23:41We don't care if he's the law chief justice.

23:44Look, all we want to know about

23:45is what Harry Robinson said to you

23:47about Lyon the last time you saw him alive.

23:50Right.

23:50Thanks for calling.

23:55Harry Robinson.

23:57I went to school with Harry Robinson.

23:59He was my mate.

24:00I was at the funeral.

24:01Oh, don't go out to see it.

24:03We know the name of the hitman

24:05who got Livingstone.

24:07But what we want to know

24:08is what was Johnny Lyon's part in all this.

24:11Now, at the inquest,

24:12you said that Lyon had left Birmingham

24:14the day before.

24:15But we happen to know

24:16he was in a nightclub

24:17next door to the one

24:18that Livingstone was in.

24:20So why did you lie?

24:21It's a stitch-up, Bernie.

24:23They're trying to put me away

24:24for ones I've never even done.

24:26Not that I ever done any.

24:27But this Regan's an head case.

24:29He'll fabricate evidence.

24:30I'll need alibis.

24:32Well, we'll let him charge around for a bit

24:33and we'll tie him up

24:34with a persecution writ.

24:35Meantime, I'll make a few discreet inquiries.

24:37Robbery's one thing.

24:39But now it's murder.

24:40They're trying to fit me up for murder.

24:41What happens when Bud and Clark

24:47hear about these deaths

24:48associated with you?

24:50They're the ones who are going

24:51to need reassurance,

24:52not some hypothetical jury in the future.

24:55Hello, Derek.

24:56It's me, Johnny.

24:58How are you?

24:58Yeah.

25:00I'm fine.

25:01And the little girls?

25:03Yeah, well, they're fine too.

25:04Oh, that's nice.

25:06Anyway, Derek,

25:07you remember my mate Harry?

25:08Yeah, I remember him.

25:10Yeah, you knew him.

25:11Well, of course I knew him.

25:12Yeah, of course you knew him.

25:14I forgot.

25:14Of course you knew him.

25:16But, I mean,

25:16you wasn't exactly close mates,

25:18was you?

25:18I mean, not like me and Harry.

25:19I mean, we went to school together.

25:21We was really close.

25:23Anyway, Derek,

25:24the thing is,

25:25I think they're trying to stitch me up

25:26with his murder.

25:27Well, you've got to believe

25:28I didn't do it.

25:29Oh.

25:31All right, Johnny.

25:32I believe you.

25:33You do trust me,

25:35don't you, Derek?

25:36Yeah, Johnny, yeah.

25:37I trust you.

25:38Hang on a minute, will you tell?

25:39Oh, the other names.

25:41Livingston and Abbott.

25:43You're only making it worse.

25:46Hello, Derek.

25:48I just spilled coffee

25:49all over me trousers.

25:50Yeah, right down me strides.

25:53No, no,

25:54of course I'm not worried.

25:55I just gnaws by that Regan.

25:57Yeah,

25:58anyway, Derek,

25:59it's all go, innit?

26:01Yeah,

26:02yeah, I'll see you.

26:03Yeah,

26:03love to Angie.

26:04Angie.

26:04What the bloody hell is all that about?

26:11It's only a matter of time

26:12before someone collapses

26:14the entire pack of cards.

26:15The whole world's gonna know

26:17what you're up to.

26:18Lion and Clark will,

26:19but not bad.

26:20Now,

26:21neither he nor his missus

26:22have been out all day.

26:23No visitors.

26:24And according to Matt's check,

26:25neither the TV

26:26nor the radio boys

26:27have got onto it yet.

26:27And all we need

26:30is for time to him

26:31to hear the rumours.

26:32And while he's slowly

26:33stewing them over,

26:34we move in

26:35and hit him

26:35with a Stanmore job.

26:37These ridiculous

26:37murder investigations, sir.

26:39Not only are they

26:40tying up half the squad,

26:41but we've now got

26:41the press on our necks.

26:43Lion will have to sue

26:44the press,

26:45not us.

26:46It's not just that, sir.

26:48Someone is now

26:48onto that farce

26:49with the postbox.

26:51We've sorted that out, Frank.

26:53We asked the public

26:54to cooperate.

26:55People get nervous.

26:56Someone saw something.

26:57put into a letterbox.

27:00You know.

27:01Better safe than sorry.

27:03Hello, there.

27:04Hello, there.

27:05I've got a letter for you.

27:08It's for me.

27:10Here.

27:12My brother-in-law

27:12was in last night.

27:13Oh, yeah?

27:14Yeah.

27:14You remember Phil Livingston?

27:16They say lying, don't you?

27:22I'm definitely pregnant.

27:25Oh, Phil.

27:25I'm so happy.

27:29Okay, let's have you.

27:30Let's have a nice big crowd

27:31because I'm giving things away today.

27:34Bud introduces my little dog, Curly.

27:36Cute little fellas

27:37and everybody's laughing.

27:38Why are you laughing?

27:39My pals moving amongst you,

27:41picking your pockets.

27:42Yeah, but we don't know

27:42if Bud's heard the rumours.

27:44Yeah, but we do know

27:45that Dodger was in Bud's local

27:46last night.

27:47Now, if Bud has heard

27:48about the roundup

27:49and Mrs Bud has told him

27:50about the happy event,

27:51we've hit him

27:51with a doubleheader.

27:52What about this pregnancy?

27:54Is there anything

27:55we can use there, do you think?

27:56I don't know.

27:57You're the proud father

27:58on this firm.

27:59Now, if she's worried

28:00about losing it,

28:01that could explain

28:02her carrying on.

28:03It couldn't.

28:04It couldn't.

28:05Look, if you're so certain

28:06that the Bud's are on edge,

28:07surely now's the time

28:08to smash in and say,

28:09Bud, we're nicking you

28:10for the Stanmore job

28:11two days earlier

28:11than we said.

28:12Yeah, but we don't know

28:13how much Bud talks

28:14to his wife.

28:15We've got a lot of time

28:16for her to hear

28:16about the investigation

28:18through the telly

28:18or the wireless, maybe.

28:21Yeah, and give her

28:21one night of bending

28:22his ear about it.

28:24I thought you were

28:25a happily married man, George.

28:26Now then, girl,

28:27this is where you usually

28:28pick up the old wild wool,

28:30start having a little scrub up.

28:31Not anymore.

28:32Not with these stainless steel pans.

28:34Hello, Mr Regan.

28:36Be with you in a sec.

28:37Right.

28:37You see a pan like this,

28:39you start talking

28:39about a lot of money.

28:41Start talking about five pounds.

28:42Five pounds wouldn't insult you

28:45with such a price.

28:46Here, give me four pounds,

28:47give me three pounds,

28:48tell you what,

28:49my birthday today

28:50and I feel generous.

28:51First person put his

28:52eye in his pocket,

28:53pull out two one-pound

28:54moats, of it,

28:55give me a stripe,

28:56one hundred

28:57couple coins in a round.

28:58Well done, love.

28:59Here, so, Jimmy,

29:01take over, will you?

29:02Careful, love, careful.

29:04Right, now,

29:05who was that lucky one day?

29:06Got choice, lady?

29:07And who was the other gentleman?

29:07Yes, sir.

29:08Anybody else in front?

29:09Hello, Mr Regan.

29:10What can I do for you?

29:11Uh, don't favour you

29:12or me, Ronnie, you remember?

29:14Well, I forget a friend.

29:16I was wondering

29:17if you'd be interested

29:18in a new life.

29:20Package holidays.

29:25Philly,

29:26it's a new life,

29:28the three of us.

29:29It's a new life.

29:31Let's give it a chance.

29:34Let's, let's try

29:35and work it out together.

29:36Well, I know Regan

29:39would bring that charge

29:41unless you,

29:41unless you call him.

29:43I know it.

29:46I know it.

29:46I, I could tell

29:47I was listening.

29:48I, I, I could tell

29:49from the tone of his voice

29:49he meant it.

29:51He meant it!

29:52No, Philly!

29:53I, I was, let's do...

30:16I, I want to...

30:22What have you done?

30:24I hardly dare tell you.

30:26It's mate.

30:28Fool's mate.

30:30Four easy moves.

30:34Shattering to the ego, isn't it?

30:36Gardner,

30:38are you saying we should kidnap Clark?

30:40Have him kidnap, George.

30:42If Buddy is that Clark has vanished

30:44after discussing with us attempting

30:46an offer to put the finger on Lyon,

30:48that could finally push him to talk.

30:50Because he can only assume that Lyon

30:52has had Clark bumped off.

30:54And if he doesn't?

30:56He's not going to ask Lyon for confirmation,

30:58is he? No, George.

31:00We must increase the pressure.

31:02Kidnapping?

31:04I'm sorry, Governor, but you're going out of your mind.

31:06I'm not going out of my mind.

31:08I'm trying to drive Bud out of his.

31:10You know the great thing about chess?

31:12All the moves are in the open.

31:14You can't hide anything from your opponent.

31:16No fouls, no dirty tricks.

31:18All in the open.

31:20Well, that reminds me.

31:22I made those discreet inquiries.

31:24The police have got absolutely nothing on Bud or Clark.

31:26So any smoke that Regan wants to throw up

31:28in that respect is completely without fire.

31:30Do you hear that, Sheil?

31:32Told you he was worth his money, didn't I?

31:34Ronnie.

31:36Jake.

31:38Listen, holidays, I said.

31:40Yeah, I'm a mutual friend battle who needs a vacation.

31:46Clark.

31:4863.

31:49Royal Mansions.

31:50SW 11.

31:52Yeah.

31:53Yeah, he's there tonight.

31:55Listen, Ronnie.

31:56There is a cover on the place, but I'm taking it off now.

31:59Yeah.

32:01Yeah, okay.

32:03Oh, and one last thing, Ron.

32:05You blow out on this and I'll load you up forever.

32:09Governor, Ron, he can't handle Clark.

32:11I should be able to manage him for a couple of days.

32:13I'm not going to die soon.

32:19Huh?

32:20What's the matter?

32:25Ah!

32:27Ow!

32:28Ah!

32:29Whoa!

32:30Whoa!

32:31What's that?

32:33Ah!

32:34Ow!

32:40Hey, what's that?

32:42Hey, boss!

32:43Hey!

33:10Okay, let's go.

33:12You all right?

33:13Looks like they've got Clark.

33:14Looks like they've got Clark.

33:40Hold her, hold her.

33:41She's OK, I'm tired.

33:44Get a WPC down.

33:46Right.

33:48Get your hands off me!

33:50I'll sue the police for persecution!

33:52All right, Johnny, shut up. You'll wake the neighbours.

33:55What's your dirty game, Regan?

33:56Where's Clark? What have you done with him?

33:58Clark? What do you mean, what have I done with him?

34:01Go on, line us up some sandwiches, will you?

34:04You wear that, sir, down.

34:06I'm not saying anything, Regan. Not till my lawyer gets here.

34:11Where's Clarky?

34:13He's been kidnapped. Probably murdered.

34:16Kidnapped? By you?

34:19Oh, you've really blown it this time, Regan.

34:24But giving Regan carte blanche hasn't just undermined my authority,

34:27it's put my whole bloody career in jeopardy.

34:29Frank, the Flying Squad has suffered a major defeat.

34:32And if we don't deliver Lyon in a very short space of time,

34:36I have it on the best authority,

34:38it pays to be handed to serious crime squad.

34:41Then it's goodbye to your promotion chances.

34:43And mine.

34:44It may be goodbye already.

34:46Regan's going berserk.

34:50He's a big boy.

34:51He knows the rules.

34:53Flyers lawyers frame him,

34:55then it's too bad for Jack Regan.

34:58I give no marks for trying.

35:00I give no marks for trying.

35:25It doesn't look wrong,

35:28I'm sorry, Jack. We're going to have to let Lyon go.

35:34But I've nearly got a case together.

35:36Based upon what evidence?

35:37Well, nothing at the moment, but I'm playing their game.

35:39Pressure.

35:41Well, it's just a hunch, but I don't need time for it to work.

35:44Let him go.

35:58Is that all he said?

36:03Just let him go? No bawling out?

36:05No, nothing.

36:06My, my, we are leading charmed lives these days.

36:09So now I suppose Lyon's a shoot straight round of Bud's

36:12and tell him we couldn't hold him for Clark's disappearance?

36:14Yeah, but as of now, nobody knows Lyon is out, right?

36:18Yeah.

36:18So until Lyon tells him, Bud's going to think he's still in custody.

36:22We can use that time.

36:25Where's Matt? I've got a little job for him.

36:28Good luck's probably dead.

36:31And Lyon is under arrest.

36:35Do you know what he's arranging with Regan?

36:37He could be...

36:38Who is it?

36:42A man.

36:52Philip Budd.

36:53Yeah?

36:54Detective Sergeant Matthews, Flying Squad.

36:56I don't know if you've been aware of it,

36:58but your house has been under observation

37:00because we had reason to suspect an attempt on your life.

37:03Anyway, to bring you up to date,

37:05there's no more cause for alarm.

37:07Johnny Lyon was released from custody this morning

37:09after satisfying us on several questions,

37:12and we now consider it safe to call off the guard on you.

37:15All right?

37:16Oh, this is an emergency number, just in case.

37:20Well, sorry to have bothered you, Mr Budd.

37:21Good morning.

37:27Philip.

37:31Philip, I don't think I can take any more.

37:35I don't.

37:37I don't.

37:40I don't think I can take any more.

37:41Don't you see?

37:41I can't take any more.

37:42Shut up!

37:50It's not Regan.

37:52It's his boss, Mainan.

37:53He's ambitious.

37:54He's in line for promotion.

37:56Your acquittal screwed that up.

37:58Mainan's ambitious enough to use Regan as a kamikaze pilot.

38:02He used him to goad you into overreacting.

38:05I've got nothing to do with Clarky's disappearance, Bernard.

38:08Believe me.

38:09Look, you'll have to get yourself another lawyer.

38:11I can't afford to let my reputation be messed up with this sort of business.

38:14Bernard, I swear to you.

38:17One last piece of advice, totally free.

38:21Emigrate.

38:28I paid you good money, and you bottled out when I needed you most.

38:32No, Regan was right about him.

38:37Hello, Philip.

38:38All right.

38:39Who's been inside then?

38:40Never.

38:40Oh, excuse me.

38:41Can she take a leak?

38:42Come on.

38:42Oh, ta.

38:44Excuse me, love.

38:55Sort of paper, then.

38:58Now, this is about one shell.

39:02That Regan's a dirty operator.

39:05I told you and Derek, didn't I?

39:06He's trying to stitch me up like I was one of the mafia.

39:08Now, leave off, John.

39:11Oh, you look gorgeous.

39:13Don't she, shell?

39:14Got to bloom on her like a rose.

39:17We was wondering if you'd like to join us tonight to celebrate my latest release.

39:21The legal Houdini.

39:22Every time I walk away from the Nick, I get an horrible craving for champagne.

39:25Anyway, we're not stopping.

39:28Maybe you've got other plans.

39:31Come on, Sheila!

39:34Come on, love.

39:35Get him to take you out.

39:36You're much too lovely to leave about the house.

39:38We'll be there tonight.

39:40Emilio's already got the champagne on ice.

39:42Do you see that suitcase when you went up?

39:48Yeah, I felt it.

39:50Enough heavy.

39:51Do you think that was going anywhere?

39:53Dunno.

39:54She was all blotchy as if she'd been crying.

39:57I'm in dead trouble, Sheila.

39:58They've got Clarkie somewhere and Bud thinks I've done him in.

40:01I can't trust him now.

40:02You can trust me, Johnny.

40:04Yeah.

40:04Oh, there's a phone.

40:05I've got to put some money on that horse.

40:07I can't trust him.

40:38And it'll be fast.

40:39Got it?

40:40Yeah.

40:47What happened?

40:48Did you win?

40:48Yeah.

40:49Oh, good.

40:50Oh, I forgot to congratulate him on the baby.

40:53What's the matter with me?

40:53That was the whole point of the visit.

40:56Is she having a baby?

40:58How do you know?

40:59Well, Regan told me.

41:01Listen, love, do us a favour.

41:02Go to Amnys and get me one of them big elephants.

41:05Elephants?

41:06Well, I got that meeting to attend to.

41:08Well, what kind of elephant?

41:10Well, you know, one of them big pink things.

41:14Have them send it by cab and get yourself a dress and all.

41:16What, you mean for this evening?

41:18Yeah.

41:19Why not, princess?

41:20Oh, I love you.

41:21Win, you win.

41:24See you later.

41:25Yeah.

41:34Taxi?

41:35Listen, he's given us a lot of trouble.

41:39And we don't want to damage him.

41:41Do you want us to still keep this bloody holiday going?

41:44Yeah.

41:45Yes.

41:45He knows.

42:03Johnny knows.

42:06Johnny?

42:07Look, do you like it?

42:09Oh, knockout.

42:12Now get it on.

42:13Oh, my...

42:14Knockout.

42:15Knockout.

42:15Now get it on.

42:19Knockout.

42:21Now get it on.

42:33Clark's awake.

43:01I warned you, Gav.

43:03I tried to tell you, didn't I?

43:05Okay.

43:06Okay.

43:07Okay.

43:08Okay.

43:09Okay.

43:10Okay.

43:11Okay.

43:12Okay.

43:14Okay.

43:16Okay.

43:17Okay.

43:19How did he know, Phil?

43:46How did he know?

43:49Oh, I forgot to set the burglar alarm.

44:10Jane.

44:15Sorry.

44:16Listen, darling, how about going down the pub for a couple of drinks tonight?

44:21And then afterwards, we'll go down to Emilio's.

44:23If we feel like it.

44:26And if we don't, we won't.

44:29All right?

44:32All right.

44:35I'll just go and fix my face.

44:37Come on, come on.

44:53Okay, tell Matt we'll find him there.

44:55Oscar 7 off.

44:58We'll go up the boozer.

45:00Right, Gav.

45:00The moment you see you, come and tell me, all right?

45:09Evening, Tommy.

45:10Evening, Mr. Lyle.

45:11Evening, Maestro.

45:12In the stud line, nice to see you.

45:14Have Mr. and Mrs. Buddy here yet?

45:15Not yet, but your champagne's on the table on ice.

45:18I think we'll have a little sip at the bar first.

45:21How'd you get it?

45:21Hello, Laurie.

45:23Hello.

45:24You all right?

45:25I've been singing for a long time.

45:26Oh, hello, Gerry.

45:27Hello, John.

45:28Hello, Gerry.

45:29Come and sit down, grab a pew.

45:30I'm all right.

45:30What are you having, love?

45:33See you, Laurie.

45:34Yeah, yeah.

45:35All right, good.

45:36All right, good.

45:40All right.

45:41Cheers.

46:01Oh, Amelia.

46:03Oh, Johnny, look, the little baby.

46:07What about the handwriting?

46:08I bet that's the old woman, isn't it?

46:09Hey, Governor, look, if Clark's giving himself up, we're in enough trouble as it is, aren't we?

46:22Can't we leave the Buds alone?

46:23We don't know what Clark's going to say yet, do we?

46:25What do you do, Governor?

46:27It's with me.

46:30What do you want me to do?

46:32Oh, my God.

46:33Oh, my God.

46:34Oh, my God.

46:35Oh, my God.

46:36Oh, my God.

46:37Oh, my God.

46:38Oh, my God.

46:39Oh, my God.

47:09Oh, my God.

47:12Let's get out of here before the local boys arrive.

47:21That's it, Gov.

47:22Have we blown it?

47:22Yeah, I'm afraid it looks like it.

47:24Governor, tell me something.

47:27Now, did you think, did you know that Lion would have him killed?

47:31This isn't the Boy Scouts, you know, George.

47:33You knew the stakes were high.

47:34They had to be.

47:34Bud's very dead in there.

47:38You should remember Steve Astin in that wheelchair, George.

47:44I hear you've decided to turn over a new leaf, Mr Clark.

47:48Hey!

47:50There you go.

47:51To baby Bud.

47:52Oh, baby Bud.

47:54Oh, Mr Regan.

47:56You can't insult me this time by not having a drink with me.

47:59Where's old, what's his name, your other mate?

48:02He's a bit upset.

48:03He's working something out.

48:04Eh?

48:05The Buds won't be able to make it tonight.

48:07But you know that, don't you, Johnny?

48:09But also, you'll be pleased to know that Mr Clark is still alive.

48:14Furthermore, since seeing what happened to Bud,

48:16he's decided to help us, really help us with our inquiries.

48:20Right, come on line, let's go.

48:24Johnny!

48:25I'll see ya.

48:27Thank you, Mr Clark.

48:33It was Regan.

48:37The kidnap.

48:38Of course.

48:41Well, if it ever leaks out.

48:45If it ever leaks out, Jack Regan's for the high jump.

48:47Well, it's Regan.

48:48Yeah.

48:48Thanks.

48:49Ley.

48:55Bye.

48:57Bye.

48:59Bye.

49:01Bye.

49:09Bye.

49:14Bye.

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