Original air date:
18-August-02
Written by: Ed McCardie
Produced by: David Newcombe
Directed by: Sven Arnstein
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PART 1
The watch are at a fire at a block of flats. Charlie and Craig
come out of the fire on the ground floor, saying they can't find
anyone and Charlie tells Mick that Adam and Frank are on the
first floor. Mick reveals that a neighbour said some boys are
inside, the mother of the boys then appears, realising her
children are inside and is held back by Geoff.
Adam and Frank appear with the two boys and they're taken by
Sally and Geoff and are laid down. The mother runs over to them
and asks where her other son is. Frank quickly runs back into the
building and finds the boy hiding in a box, he's dead.
Frank is boxing and George enters. He asks Frank about being on
the boxing team but he still won't agree. He then talks to Adam
and Craig about when he used to box professionally and about all
the competitions that he won.
In the lockers... Frank is blaming himself about not finding the
boy and that he walked straight past him. Mick tries to tell him
that he wasn't to blame.
In the mess... Charlie talks about Dom's solicitor's payment
offer. He then asks why Keith - Lisa's partner, always sits
around there as all he does is eat their food. Frank leaves the
mess and George approaches him, asking again about boxing. George
walks back into the mess and Geoff tells him that Frank is
blaming himself for the boy.
Geoff and George enter a room where DI Roebuck and Greaves are
standing and are about to discuss the boxing. George and Greaves
glance at each orther, Geoff senses that they know each other.
At the pub... Charlie goes on about the chippie and is advised to
get a solicitor, he told them he has - the same one as Dom.
Keith approaches Charlie, telling him he's onto him and notices
that he looks at Lisa. He then asks Charlie if he fancies her,
but he says he doesn't. Then Keith starts asking what's wrong
with her?
Frank talks to Sally about the boy, then asks what she would've
done. Sally tells him she didn't join up to hear all that.
George sits on the sofa in his house watching himself box. Andie
approaches him moaning, asking him to at least look bothered that
she's going away.
At the pub... Mick approaches Frank and apologises for the lads
pressurising him about the boxing. Frank says he'll do it and
tells Mick that he's got to win Sally's heart.
PART 2.
There's a knock at George's door. He goes to answer, it's Wendy.
She says she wanted to see him up close, after seeing him earlier
at the station, although he tried to hide away. George asks her
in, but she says she has a taxi waiting.
Sally and Frank are together, he then asks her if she'd like to
stay, but she says what they have is enough at the moment.
Adam and Mick start moving the furniture into his house...
George coaches Frank boxing in the gym. Sally comments to Craig
that she's never seen George so agressive before.
Dom and Charlie argue on Dom's doorstep...
Roebuck approaches Frank in the gym. He tells him he knew that
him and Adam torched his car. Frank asks if he has any proof, he
says no but he knew they did it. Frank tells Roebuck if he did,
he they wouldn't be having that conversation now.
Adam and Mick are in his house, Shauna then enters with food for
them. Adam says he'd better be getting going. Liam runs down with
a pretend gun and shoots at Mick, who pretends to fall down into
the bath.
At the gym... Geoff asks George what all the attitude is between
him and Greaves. George reveals that he used to know Greaves'
wife and he only found out they were together until he was
mouthing off in the pub. George approached his wife and she said
they were together behind his back and that she was going to
marry him.
Sally and Frank are out jogging. Frank tells Sally that they
should talk about stuff. Sally then questions if there is a 'we'.
Wendy and George talk, he asks he to take off the shades. She
doesn't at first, but when she does her eyes are bruised.
In the mess... Keith threatens Charlie, then Geoff orders Keith
to leave.
Mick and Frank talk in his office. Mick asks Frank if he's told
Sally how he feels. Frank then asks Mick what he would say to
Sally if he was him, Mick tells him that's up to him.
George and Greaves argue as Geoff tries to split them up. Geoff
tells Greaves about George's eyes, which annoys George once
Greaves left.
Adam glances into Mick's office, noticing Mick and Frank
laughing, then knocks and enters. He asks Mick when he wants him
round later. Mick tells Frank that Adam's been helping with the
house and got him some furniture. The bells go down... They're
called to the Eastern Docks Gas Works...
They arrive back, it's a false alarm. The watch go into the dorms
to get some sleep, then the bells go down again to the gas
works... Adam guesses that it's Roebuck.
In the morning... Frank is sitting on the stairs near the roof
garden smoking as it rains and thunders outside. Sally approaches
him, commenting on the record 6 hoax calls in one night. Frank
asks Sally if she wants to move in with him. She tells Frank
about her past track record with fire fighters and about Joe.
PART 3.
Charlie is on the Internet, Lisa enters, giving him a cup of tea.
Charlie apologises about the arguement with Keith the day before.
Mick enters and reminds Charlie that pictures download and save
to the hard disk, Charlie says it's all legit and says he's found
a place for a chippie. Charlie asks Mick if he wants to go down
there with him, but says he's busy with the house. Lisa then
offers to go.
Frank goes into a shop and turns on the closed sign. He asks the
owner for money, who says the offer is too much. He gets a
baseball bat and points it at Frank who takes it and then gets
the money out of the til, before going.
Lisa goes to the building with Charlie, then says it's in the
same street as Dom's place. She then tells Charlie she's having
nothing to do with it.
George and Wendy talk. She tells him they can go away tonight, he
tells her he has Andie now.
Keith walks behind Charlie and punches him down...
At Mick's house... Sally approaches Mick telling him that she did
mean what she said the other day, then says her and Frank are
sort of seeing each other. She then asks what he thinks.
Roebuck approaches Adam outside the house, says he's trying to
trace some stolen goods. He then tells Adam if the stuff isn't
given into the nick first thing the next morning, he'll nick him
and his 'Guv'nor.
George punches in front of a mirror...
At Mick's house... Adam admits to Mick that the gear is dodgy,
all of it and that he knew about it.
At the gym... George tells Greaves that he's seen Wendy's eyes.
Greaves reveals that each eye costed 3 grand and that she went to
Switzerland to have them done.
Frank gets ready for the fight. Sally enters, telling him that
she actually wants more. Frank then tells her that he did some
bad things after his mum died. Sally tells him that everyone's
done some bad things, she got done for joyriding as a kid. He
tells her that he's not talking about peti - crimes - Frank
reveals that he's murdered. Sally is shocked, she asks how? With
a gun? He says with his hands.
PART 4.
In the gym... George tells Greaves that he's not fighting him.
Greaves mentions having one punch each, George goes to punch him,
but stops, he isn't worth it. Andie approaches George and asks
what's going on, he then walks off with her.
Sally screams at Frank, telling him to shut up and she doesn't
want to hear it. He tells her he doesn't want to lie to her.
Craig enters, asking Frank if he's reading, then leaves.
Frank goes up into the ring. Adam approaches Mick and apologises.
Mick tells him to take the gear back and to forget all about it.
The fight starts but Frank won't fight back...
Lisa approaches Charlie noticing his eye, she thinks that Dom did
it. Keith comments on it looking bad and Charlie snaps back...
Lisa sits down with Keith asking why he did it, he says he was
annoying him. He then reveals he did the false alarms. Lisa tells
Keith it's over, then knees him.
Things get worse in the ring and Mick runs to the changing room
to get the first aid kit, he notices Sally and asks if she's ok,
telling her Frank will get hurt if he doesn't fight back. They go
out...
Frank gets knocked down. He then sits on the side, Geoff tells
him they'll stop the fight if he doesn't fight back. Frank then
gets up and fights after Sally tells him to do what he does, he
hits the other bloke down...
The watch move the furniture out of Mick's house. Shauna laughs
when Mick tells her it's dodgy. He asks her if she's annoyed, she
says yes, but still laughs.
Roebuck approaches Adam again outside...
Andie and George stand in the ring, George gets down on one knee
and proposes, she accepts...
Sally and Frank walk outside Mick's house, he tells her what he
does is what he's all about. Shauna calls Frank, asking if he can
get Liam out of the car...
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Starring...
Mick - Anthony Green
Frank - Tristan Gemmill
George - Glen Murphy
Pearce - Michael Garner
Sally - Heather Peace
Charlie - Terry Alderton
Adam - Sam Callis
Craig - Leon Black
Lisa - Jan Anderson
Shauna - Liza Walker
Andie - Joanne Adams
Liam - Charlie Hicks
Dom Mead - David Kennedy
DI Roebuck - Ian Dunn
Keith - Rory McCann
Greaves - David Hounslow
Wendy - Alison Egan
Shopkeeper - John Idannou
Mother - Julie Riley
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