Episode 31 Red Rock

I am worth way more to you in this job than out of it,

so here's how it's going to be, OK? I want cash, in hand, regular notes.

We'll be watching the Goat today, so if anything turns up,

we want to be able to go straight round to his.

-Brendan Burke, DS Grogan.

-Miss Grogan.

Mind showing us what's in the bag, Mr Burke?

Trick or treat.

Hey, hey, hey!

Get back here!

-What are you doing?

-What's it look like?

I've an awful lot of paperwork to catch up on.

The size of my backlog, it's shocking.

OK, who are you and what have you done with Paudge?

-You know we're due out.

-I can't.

So you'd rather fill in reports?

OK, seriously, are you feeling OK?

It's what I always do on Halloween.

Come on, you're not scared of a few ghosts and ghouls now, are you?

Oh, I can handle the walking dead all right,

it's the nutters and gougers on the rampage that I don't care for.

-It's like Black Friday on crack out there.

-That sounds like fun.

Find yourself a nice warm radiator,

a big pile of paperwork and count your blessings.

-Paudge.

-Skip.

-Need you.

-What for?

-Does it matter?

-No, but...

-Yeah, I'm grabbing a car, it's urgent.

-Outside in five, please.

-Where are we going?

St Columbus Gardens, you got a problem with that?

There goes your radiator.

Interview room one, please.

Nikki.

You still here? I thought you'd be flat out all day.

Do you have something to share, Paudge?

-That girl?

-What about her?

-What's she done?

-Why the interest?

You do know who she is, don't you? That is Brendan Burke's niece.

Yeah, I know.

Paudge. Sarge is going to skin you.

Sharon, can you do me a favour?

-OK, I'll try and...

-You've got to help me.

He didn't think you'd mind if I came instead.

Get in the car.

And I do mind, a lot.

Sorry, Sarge, Nikki brought Beady Burke's niece in.

Paudge reckoned he might get something useful out of her.

Very conscientious.

Those pigs who brought me in here,

-they're lying.

-You're a credit to your family.

You know what your Uncle Brendan will have you doing next, don't you?

-You don't know what you're talking about.

-I wish.

But I've seen too many girls like you walking through that door.

So now you're going to tell me where you got these drugs

and who gave them to you...

and you can walk out.

-But if you don't, Aoife...

-You lot can't touch me.

You're scared of your uncle?

-No.

-Do you think he's going to walk through that door and rescue you?

He's not. You're on your own, nobody's coming for you.

So now you're going to start telling me the truth,

and you're going to tell it to me now.

-SHE HAWKS UP PHLEGM

-Oh, I dare you.

Listen.

I don't care if your neighbour's the spawn of Satan, I'm not

going to arrest him cos he refuses to give sweets to your kids.

Happy Halloween.

-I don't know about you, but I'm still hungry.

-We just had lunch.

Yeah, I think I might pop out for something in a while.

-Might head into town for something.

-OK.

How can I help you?

It doesn't matter.

Hey.

Are you OK?

I don't know.

OK, hold on, I'll be a sec.

-Talk about a bottom feeder.

-Using your niece as a courier, it stinks.

You're telling me.

He's a nasty piece of work all right. What are you going to do?

Leaving her stew. Hopefully she'll grass up on her delightful uncle.

I need to go take care of these.

You think she will give him up?

-It's Halloween, stranger things have happened.

-She's 14 and all.

You push them too hard and they'll have social services

crawling all over us.

You're not taking her side now, are you, Paudge?

-Why would I?

-Well, you better not be,

cos I'm having a great day and I don't want anyone ruining it.

Anyway, we're due for a bit of luck where Beady Burke is concerned.

How about you tell me your name?

Sarah.

My name is Sarah.

And did something happen to you, Sarah?

OK.

Get Nikki.

-KNOCK ON DOOR

-Us.

-Nikki.

-Jesus!

Adrijan. Sorry. Have you seen the boss?

He's around somewhere, in a meeting, I think. Sean wants you.

-Well, can't it wait?

-There's a woman in reception, she's really upset.

Oh, what's he done to her now?

She wants to speak to another female.

-Is it a rape?

-We're not sure.

OK. Thanks.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Coffee? No?

Really, it's no trouble.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Sarah O'Connor?

Detective Nikki Grogan.

Sean, why don't you go and get us a cup of tea?

I already asked, she said she doesn't...

Yeah.

Sarah, what is you've come to tell us today?

Paudge.

What are you doing?

You're supposed to be out in the car with Sarge.

-Yeah. No, she took Sharon with her, so I didn't like to argue.

-OK.

You all right? You look like you've seen a ghost.

Well, it is Halloween, boss.

-Shona...

-Who's Shona?

-A friend.

She said it was the right thing.

-The right thing to do.

-To come here?

-To tell you...

-Take your time, there's no rush.

I was going to...see her.

Shona.

But I was too early, so I thought I'd walk through the park.

Sarah, did somebody hurt you?

-Hey, big man, you all right?

-Yeah.

You have your hand down your trousers.

I have, yeah.

-Yeah, I've got a desperate itch altogether.

-You need a doctor, bro.

Do want anything from the shop or not?

No. You're grand.

-Hey.

-She's a bit shaken, but we'll get there in the end.

-I had to stop her from doing a runner.

-Thanks.

-Will you take that into her?

-Yeah.

I was going to, I just didn't want to interrupt you.

-Yeah, just tell her I won't be long, yeah?

-Yeah.

Zulu Victor 101 to control, we've arrived. Over.

-'Roger that, Zulu Victor 101.'

-Can you give me any more intel?

'Just got a call there from a 34-year-old woman,

'looks like a possible fractured ankle.

'She can't get downstairs now.'

Any more news on the ambulance?

'The DFB are saying about 50 minutes at least.'

Great, thanks.

-Shouldn't we go straight up?

-We can't.

-Why not?

The paramedics won't set foot inside these flats without us.

All we can do is wait.

You're joking.

-How much?

-30 tablets.

We need to find those drugs as soon as possible.

-I don't need to tell you that, do I?

-I'll find them.

-What about the girl, where's she?

-She's in custody.

She is Beady Burke's niece.

-We can't arrest her just for that.

-Yeah, well, that amount of yoke,

she's either a dealer or courier.

Well, without evidence, we can't prove either.

-Any idea at all where you left them?

-Yeah. On your desk.

When I'm not here, my office is out of bounds.

Oh, I know, but I was just going to log it and then I got grabbed

-for the sexual assault case.

-Where are you with that?

-She's in interview room one now.

-Is there anyone in there with her?

No, I was going straight back in.

You left her unchaperoned in an interview room?

-I know, it sounds bad, but...

-Then go and see her.

-And the drugs?

-Was there anyone in there with you at any time before or after?

-No.

-Well, except...

-Who?

-Who?!

-Adrijan.

Paudge.

Can I borrow you for a second? I need you to do something for me.

I want everyone out of this room right now except you.

-No, no, I'm going in.

-No, you don't, sunshine,

we have to search the station top to bottom

and you have to search the staff room, McKay's orders.

What am I looking for?

I'll tell you when you found it.

How do I know when I find it if I don't know what it is?

You'll know all right.

You've got 20 minutes, max.

Sarah, I want you to tell me everything, everything that you

saw in that park, even the smallest detail, just anything at all.

Like, which entrance did you go through?

Um...

The west gate. Buckshearn Road.

I remember thinking it's hot.

-I walked past Murphy's bar.

-Mm-hm.

There were these lads.

They started whistling and shouting stuff.

They were harmless, just showing off.

But there was one of them.

And what was it about him?

He kept saying, "Who do you think you are, stuck up bitch?"

I gave him the finger in the end.

But that's all I did.

And then I carried on to the park.

And what happened when you got there?

Something was wrong.

I could feel it.

So I walked faster to get to the other side.

And then...

And then what?

Whatever it is you want to say, whatever it is,

you can trust me.

Oh, OK, I understand, yeah.

One of those days.

Thanks.

So, when will they be here?

Well, your guess is as good as mine.

A broken ankle is way down the list.

We can't just leave her up there.

We could at least go up and tell her we're here, go up and check on her.

Is your first aid training up to speed?

A refresher course last summer, but not exactly.

Don't worry, I'm not expecting Florence Nightingale.

Anything more than a cut or a bruise, you leave it to me.

I'll get the first aid kit out of the boot. You lock the car.

Right, Sarge.

Well, it looks clear now.

-LAUGHS:

-OK! Fallen for that one before.

-How do you mean?

-Let's do it.

God, this place always gives me the creeps.

Yeah, we got a call out here a week ago - dogfight.

They don't do things by half in St Columbus.

YELLING

Stupid pigs!

We should call for backup.

They have better things to be doing.

It was just a few stones, kids acting up. We'll be fine.

LOUD BANG

All right, let's get up to the flat.

We'll be safer up there than we are standing down here.

-What floor?

-The top floor.

-Oh, great.

-Let's go.

-OK.

I was going to run, but...

..I couldn't.

I couldn't breathe cos he had his arm around my neck.

Tight.

I was choking and...

And then?

And then I'm on the ground...

And I'm trying to fight, but he's grabbing me...

..pulling...

And I beg him.

"Please."

But he keeps ripping up my clothes

and trying to get my jeans down and...

..I can feel him, and I know what he's going to do.

And then he...he just stopped.

Do you think that he got spooked and he ran off?

Did you manage to get a look at him?

OK.

So this is what I'm going to do.

I'm going to get a crime scene investigator to come in here

-right now.

-Oh, why?

-No, it's just routine.

And then I'm going to get you to do a CD fit of the suspect.

It's just a description.

I already told you, I didn't see him.

Well, what about the man in the bar?

Yeah?

Are those the clothes you were wearing last night?

Sarah, I'm going to need you to bring them in.

It's just for our forensics to take some samples.

Can I ask, why didn't you come in last night?

I was too embarrassed.

I just wanted to go home. I wanted to pretend like it never happened.

Try and forget it.

I won't, will I?

Ever.

I reckon we're about to lose our windscreen wipers. Oi!

Get away from the car!

DISTANT LAUGHING

Anything?

Hello, it's the Gards. Can you hear me?

Help me!

Help!

-Can you open the door for us?

-I can't move.

My ankle!

Only one thing for it.

THUD

-Anything? How is...?

-Sarah O'Connor.

Crime scene investigator's with her now.

-What about Aoife Burke?

-If we can't find the drugs,

then we can't hold her any longer.

Have you spoken to Adrijan?

He's still on shift, but no-one's seen hide nor hair of him.

OK.

-Paudge.

-Sarge.

-Adrijan.

-What?

-Adrijan, where is he? McKay wants him.

-McKay?

-Adrijan.

-Oh, he got changed, said he was going out.

-Did he say where?

No, he keeps his cards close to his chest, that one.

That's a bit odd, isn't it?

No more odd than anything else today.

-I'll pass it on if I hear anything, I'll let you know.

-OK. Thanks.

PHONE BEEPS

-Hello?

-Hello? I'm Angela. I'm here with my colleague, Sharon.

-Where are you?

-Sarge, she's in here.

Oh, it's my ankle. I think I've broken it.

-It's not just her ankle.

-What do you mean?

I'm calling the DFB directly.

Can you move your toes? SHE SCREAMS

OK, OK, let's not try that again.

-Sergeant Tyrell here.

-'Angela, what can I do for you?'

We have a patient. She's conscious, just checking her now.

Suspected broken ankle. She's also pregnant.

How far gone?

-Almost eight months.

-Almost eight months.

'OK, just make her comfortable.

'Get a pillow for the ankle, some ice if you can.

'But don't move her.'

Jo, we're going to help you until the paramedics arrive.

What happened, Jo?

I was changing a light bulb.

You don't want to be doing that in your condition.

-SHE SCREAMS

-Oh, my God!

It's starting again.

That's why I fell off the ladder.

-The pain in my stomach!

-What kind of pain?

-SHE SCREAMS

-Jo. Jo.

'How long since the last one?'

Yeah, I'm not sure. A couple of minutes.

This shouldn't be happening at eight months, should it?

-Don't worry, you'll be fine.

-'Not really.

-'Not unless she's in labour.'

-JO GROANS

SHE SCREAMS

SHE SCREAMS

-So, have you thought of any names, Jo?

-Oh, please, make it stop!

Two contractions, possibly three. This is her first baby.

First and last.

-'You have her on her side?'

-Yeah, we did that.

It's all gone wrong. This isn't supposed to be happening.

Shh. Calm down, don't be upsetting yourself now, OK?

That's easy for you to say.

SHE SCREAMS

We need that ambulance now.

'OK, on its way. Tell her she's at the top of the queue now.'

All right. They're prioritising the ambulance now,

it should be here any minute.

Do you hear that? You're going to be OK.

Both of you are, I'll make sure of it.

'OK, keep her calm.'

-How is your ankle, Jo?

-I don't care about me bleeding ankle.

SHE SCREAMS

Yeah, I think the baby is coming now.

No! It can't come yet.

Don't worry, OK?

We'll deliver the baby, I've done it loads of times before.

Relief duty, you want a break?

Aoife, isn't it?

They've got nothing on you, OK?

What?

All you have to do is keep your mouth shut.

SHE SNICKERS

Garda Brennan.

-Darina's gone for a comfort break, I stepped in.

-Thanks.

Actually, can you hang on here?

Cos I have to go have a word with the boss.

Sure, no problem.

Now, don't you worry, Aoife, I'll be coming back for you.

Take your time.

-There's no sign of him.

-Convenient.

-This is Adrijan we're talking about,

-you don't actually think that...

-I don't know what to think.

Tell me what happened. Again.

OK, well, I was hoping to use the safe when you weren't here,

so I was leaving you a note to come and find me,

but then Adrijan came in to tell me that Sarah O'Connor had been

-attacked and I just...

-And?

I ran out and I left the drugs on the desk.

So he was left alone in my office with a consignment of drugs.

-I don't think that Adrijan took them.

-Well, somebody did.

What's happening with Aoife Burke?

We've had to let her go.

-And the assault case?

-We're searching the pub and the park

where it happened, so hopefully someone saw something.

I'll ask Sean to check the allocation book,

see if Adrijan has leave.

I have to get back, boss.

I am so sorry, boss.

SHE SCREAMS

Where the hell is that ambulance? We need help here!

'Sergeant, you can do this.'

SHE SCREAMS

OK, another contraction.

'That's it, breathe her through it.'

Breathe. That's it. Breathe.

-I need the Jack's.

-What?

I need to go to the toilet.

Pete, she needs to go to the toilet. Pete!

'OK, that means the baby's in the birth canal.'

Oh, no, he can't. I mean, what am I supposed to do?

Well, you've done this before, right? Sharon?

It was just once off, really, and it wasn't exactly a baby I delivered.

It was a calf on my uncle's farm.

-Same principle, right?

-SHE SCREAMS

'You need to have a look down below.'

All right, can you take a look?

-For what?

-Like, can you see the head?

Well, you won't see it from there.

OK. I'm sorry about this, I know we know hardly know each other,

but I'm going to have to do this, OK?

I can feel something.

Anything? Sharon?

There's a head, I can see a head, it's coming.

Thanks a million for bringing these in.

May I?

My mum washed them.

I'm sorry, she didn't know.

-KNOCK ON THE DOOR

-Come in.

Hey.

Just arrived.

This is the CD fit, Sarah.

Sarah, is this the man that you described?

OK.

-Thank you very much.

-Come on, don't be lousy.

My belly thinks my throat's been cut.

If I don't get something down me soon, I'll pass out.

Hey, tell me what's going on or the pasta gets it.

-Nothing's happening.

-Do you think I'm daft?

I won't answer that.

McKay's been having people in and out all morning.

You're searching the place as if you lost the winning lottery ticket

and you're telling me that's normal? Are you?

BUZZER

Paudge.

Paudgy.

Paudge.

Allocations book, Adrijan put anything in there?

Anything that might tell us where he's gone?

I'll go and check. Is something wrong?

Just check the book, will you, and let me know?

-Have you spoken to Sergeant Tyrell?

-She's AWOL as well.

Could be having an affair.

Did Addy-boy do something, sir?

When you hear something, just let me know, OK?

Geez, he said he was going out for a bite to eat.

-I don't suppose you know anything.

-Well, he's your boyfriend, not mine.

-I have a great plan to find out where he is.

-What?

Phone him.

Now push! SHE GROANS

There you go. Come on, girl, you can do it!

Sharon. Sharon?

Sarge, it's coming out.

The baby.

Come on, come on.

-'Angela, what's happening?'

-Oh, my God, it's a baby.

It's a baby, Sarge.

Oh, and it's a girl!

Oh, you have a daughter, Jo.

-Congratulations, you did brilliant, Jo.

-Oh, she's beautiful.

-Look at her, she's perfect.

-Let me see her.

'Sergeant, what colour? What colour is the child?'

Well, she's a bit...a bit blue.

Why isn't she crying?

What do we do?

'Flick the toes. Softly, just gently, with your fingers. Go on.'

What's going on?

She's not responding.

'Wrap her up, keep her warm, that's it.'

What are you doing?

What now?

'Give her a little rub, just gently.'

-JO SOBS

-It's OK. It's OK.

-BABY GURGLES Hello, little one.

-There you are.

Do you want to see your mummy?

There you go.

Come on.

-I assume that's Adrijan you're calling?

-Yes, boss.

He...he must be with his peer supporter.

He sometimes switches the phone off when he's there.

That might explain it.

I know he's been struggling since the accident,

but he wouldn't want me telling you that.

He doesn't want a fuss.

-Was it in the allocations book?

-No, sir. Must've forgot.

-OK.

-When you hear from him, let me know.

-Yeah. Will do.

Battery's dead.

Jerry used to have that phone.

I've got a charger for it downstairs you can borrow.

I've not really got the time.

It'll only take half an hour.

I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll do you a late lunch.

Anything you fancy, you just say.

Sorry, Joan, I have to go.

Well, if you're not hungry,

I don't know,

maybe we can think of something else to do.

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Half an hour.

No more.

-How are you feeling?

-Better.

Another ambulance is on the way.

What's your name again?

Sharon.

What?

I was being sentimental, but I don't think I want a child called Sharon.

Why? It's a nice name.

Is she OK? She's gone very quiet.

Well, let's take a look, will we?

What's wrong with her? Why has she gone so quiet?

Jesus, she's not breathing!

-OK, OK, don't worry. I'm sure it's fine.

-What do I do?

Pete, the baby's not breathing.

-No!

-She's going blue again.

-'OK, head in the neutral position.

'I know you've done mouth-to-mouth before.'

Of course, but neither of us has done it on a baby before.

Do something, please!

'All right, the ambulance is just around the corner,

'but you need to start CPR.'

But you were there,

at Murphy's bar?

All right. At what time?

OK. OK, no, no...

All right, thank you. Yeah, yeah.

Thank you.

Thank you for wasting my time.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Yep.

-Westlife.

-Got you a present.

It's not my birthday.

A guy just came in to reception with a description of the man at the bar,

the one who was giving Sarah grief.

Mean looking, early 30s, clean-shaven, wearing a green shirt.

Bingo!

-Where are you rushing off to?

-I've got another case to solve.

So what exciting things have you on this afternoon?

Halloween can be pretty busy.

I hope you have nothing too arduous to contend with.

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Oh, shit!

We have a witness, and he distinctly remembers you walking.

And the man that you told us about in the bar, well,

his description, it pretty much exactly matches.

-So that's good news.

-Yeah.

But forensics, well...

OK, because there was no direct skin-to-skin contact,

there is not going to be a match.

What do you mean?

-Is he going to get away with it?

-No.

We will do everything that we can to get him.

-So you have enough evidence, I mean?

-Hm.

We work with what we have.

I came in here to tell you what he did because it's the right

-thing to do, isn't it?

-Yes.

What if they find him and then he walks away? Is it worth it?

You don't know that that will happen.

I'll have to say this all over again.

In front of people.

I'll have to identify him.

Stand up in court, tell a judge what he did, what he tried to do.

Everyone will know what happened.

-But you have nothing to be ashamed of.

-People talk.

Make their own minds up, I don't want that.

I can't do it.

Sarah...

Can I just ask, can you just think about this for a minute?

Please.

My mum...

I don't want my mum to...

She'd blame herself for the washing.

I shouldn't have been in the park at night, it's crazy.

You have the right to be wherever you want at whatever time.

Sarah, you know that he's going to do this again.

What would you do if you were me?

A man like this,

they need to be stopped.

Then tell me they'll catch him,

and he won't get away, and I'll do it.

You see, it's just not for me to say.

Please.

Just tell me you'll find him.

Promise me.

I can't.

I don't know what I was doing.

No time to think.

We did everything we could.

-What if we didn't do it properly, the mouth-to-mouth?

-Sharon...

Sharon, you did everything Pete asked.

You did CPR on a newborn child,

you got her breathing and you got her alive to hospital.

You followed procedure, you did your job.

OK?

Yeah.

-Jo's in the other ward, I'll go see her.

-No, I want to do it.

-You sure?

-Yeah.

-Any word on Adrijan?

-Nothing yet, boss.

Those peer support sessions can be tough,

but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.

I hope you're right.

-When you hear something, give me a ring.

-Yeah.

So are you going to tell me?

-Tell you what?

-What McKay's been looking for,

what's been missing.

Your best pal.

It's got something to do with that girl, Aoife Burke.

You know I can't say.

Well, I carded her, we had her bang to her rights.

Three hours later, she's walking out the door,

no charge, and you're telling me nothing's happening?

Something dodgy is going down.

And you know something.

Just give it a rest, will you?

Sean.

-Thank God!

-Sorry, I saw your messages.

Where the bleeding hell have you been?

You said you were getting a bite to eat, you've been hours.

-I got delayed.

-Delayed?

-McKay's been looking for you.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Don't worry, I told him you were with your peer supporter.

-OK.

I mean, I was.

-You were?

-Yeah.

I went for a walk afterwards.

-I needed to clear my head.

-You should have said.

Something weird's going on.

Don't worry, you'll be fine. He's not going to give hell to you

cos you were with your peer supporter.

She called her Rose in the end.

Rose Sharon.

Gosh, she was so tiny.

I could feel her little heart beating, I'll never forget her.

You won't.

You shouldn't.

-I know I shouldn't be getting upset, I know that.

-Don't be daft.

If you didn't get upset by this,

then there is something wrong with you and you should leave the job.

You need to give yourself a break, Sharon.

You just...

You do your best and sometimes things just don't work out.

-Billy Reardon.

-Mm-hm.

I pulled him out of the canal, 13 going on seven,

went in after his ball.

-He's a trainee teacher now.

-And he's a riot.

THEY LAUGH He is.

We do our best.

If I knew you were going to love dinner this much,

I'd have made more.

I'm sorry.

Forget about it, love.

Nikki and Adrijan didn't do this.

I mean, they are the least likely drug fiends you'd ever meet.

-You know that.

-Yeah.

Let's just veg in front of the telly tonight, eh?

Who benefits?

Who benefits from the drugs going missing?

Go on.

-The girl we just released.

-What?

Well, you know who she's related to, don't you?

-She's Beady Burke's niece.

-You're joking.

I wish I was.

So Beady just walked in the station and went into your office and

took the drugs himself?

-I'd have a hard time proving that one.

-Or someone...

..did it for him.