D.I. Ray

[distant chatter] Excuse us, love, where are the eggs?

I think they're just at the end there.

Ta.

Wish you lot wouldn't keep moving the stuff around, no good for my bloody memory.

I don't actually work... here.

[engine revs] [screams, tyres screeches] [smash, panting] [door closes] Stop!

Police!

Stop!

Police!

[horn blares] [PC Wellington] Put the knife down!

Put the knife down!

[grunts, screams] No, no, no, no.

[man groans] -PC Wellington.

-Oh, man.

Hang in there, I'm gonna get us some help.

Status zero, status zero, this is DI Ray.

I need an ambulance and armed response to Central Library.

We have an officer down, urgent assistance required.

Our suspect has a 12-inch kitchen knife.

Can you allocate this ready to me from now please, central five-zero?

-Rob?

-He's losing consciousness.

Just keep talking to him, and keep pressure on the wound.

Central five-zero to control, I'm gonna talk him down.

Shit!

-Oi, you!

-Police!

We're handling this, can you step back, please?

That isn't right.

Just, just stop, all right?

Just, just let me concentrate, please.

Stop talking to me.

No, no, no, just, everyone, just, just be quiet!

I'm a police inspector, my name is Rachita.

What's your name?

Tariq.

OK, Tariq, I'm here to help you.

I'm off duty, I've got no handcuffs, no baton, nothing can hurt you, OK?

See?

Tariq, can you tell me why you're holding a knife?

If I don't get it done, they're gonna come for me, they're gonna, they're gonna... No, no, put it away, put it away!

OK, everyone, just step back, get back!

They're gonna see me!

Put it away!

Tariq, look at me.

Look at me.

I can help you, I want to help you.

Tariq, I need you to put the knife down, so I can keep you safe, OK?

-[sirens blaring] -They're coming, they're coming!

I'm just gonna talk on the radio and tell them it's all OK over here, OK?

That we're just talking.

Is that all right with you?

-Armed police!

-Central five-zero to control.

[Dispatcher] Central five-zero, go ahead.

Can you inform TFC the threat level is reducing and the suspect is calm, and can all units stand down so we don't escalate it?

Tariq... no-one is gonna get hurt, as long as you put the knife down.

Nice and slowly.

Thank you, Tariq.

You've done really well.

Can you take a few steps back for me?

We'll get you a towel and a nice hot drink, yeah?

Walk away from the knife!

Nice and slow!

Slowly.

Slowly.

You're under arrest.

You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.

[theme music playing] [sirens blaring] [applause] [applause continues, camera shutter clicks] Congratulations.

Ah, the woman of the hour.

Congratulations, DI Ray.

Thank you, Sir.

This is Superintendent Beardsmore.

Your ears must have been burning, Ray.

Sir.

Ah, tea, please.

I want to congratulate you for the Centenary Square incident.

Thank you.

The report says your man was in his second year at Eastside University and suffering from psychosis, but it could have been an attempted terrorist attack.

You just never know with these types.

You gained his trust, connected with him, found his level.

You avoided loss of life.

Thank you, Sir.

It was touch and go, but I'm pleased to tell you that PC Wellington is recovering from surgery.

That's good to know, Sir.

I notice you've applied for a move over from Response to Serious Crime on a number of occasions over the years.

I have, Sir.

Oh.

I'm sorry it appears you have been overlooked thus far.

Moving forward, there's a DI position come up in Homicide.

Be a damn sight more interesting than Response, eh?

[chuckles] Where are you from, Ray?

Leicester, Sir.

And what's your heritage?

My family are from the Punjab.

Right.

Whereabouts?

The middle, although my dad's side's originally from Bengal...

I think.

Let me talk to the team, see what we can do.

You're exactly what we need right now.

Thank you, Sir.

[camera shutter clicks] [car horn honking] [siren blaring distantly] Hi there.

I'm DI Ray, I've a meeting with DCI Kerry Henderson.

Oh, yes, I'll just give her a bell.

Actually, while I'm waiting, can I collect my new lanyard for access to Homicide?

Of course, let me check.

Ma'am, I've got DI Ray here for you.

Thank you, Ma'am.

She won't be a minute.

Bear with me, I've only just come back from holiday.

-Oh, you look very brown.

-Beautiful weather.

Although we overdid it a bit on the calamari.

Back on lighter life this week.

Found them.

Thank you.

Oh, this is the wrong one.

Oh, no, remind me of your name again, my love.

It's, er, DI Rachita Ray, not PC Bowja Alland.

I really am sorry for the inconvenience, Ma'am.

I should've checked.

That's OK.

If you could just get me the correct lanyard, please.

Of course.

Thank you.

[approaching footsteps] [Kerry] DI Ray?

DCI Kerry Henderson.

This way.

This is DS Kwesi Edmund, and DS Clive Bottomley.

Hi.

Second breakfast, Clive, or third?

-More like fourth, Ma'am.

-Must be a record.

Nice feeling, Ma'am, I'm on a health kick.

-Oh, yeah?

-[Clive] Yeah.

-This is DC Carly Lake... -Morning.

-...and DC Liam Payne.

-Morning, Ma'am.

This is DI Rachita Ray, she'll be joining us.

Right, well, we may as well crack on.

We can do coffees and pleasantries later.

Your first investigation with us, DI Ray, the victim, Imran Aziz, was killed by a knife wound to the chest, penetrating the heart.

He was found in his car, which was parked up on a deserted side street, near an industrial estate in Aston.

There is no CCTV coverage in that area, no mobile phone was recovered, and no fingerprints, apart from his.

Clearly been wiped clean.

DI Ray will be heading up Imran Aziz's murder, as it's a CSH.

I'm sorry, Ma'am, I'm not familiar with that term.

It's new, we are now referring to these types of crimes as culturally specific homicides.

They all know I've been brought in to tick a box.

I didn't expect a "Welcome to Homicide" banner, but it's not exactly been the warmest welcome.

[man] Well, the fact is you're there now, they're gonna have to work with you.

Just be the best dammed homicide detective you can be... show them that you deserve to be there.

You know, when I, er, first started out in Armed Robbery, my DCI at the time, he gave me a really solid piece of advice.

ABC.

Accept nothing, believe nobody, check everything.

You don't sound like you're from round here.

You come over from the East Mids?

I'm from Leicester, but I've been in Response in Birmingham for years.

Oh, I see.

What about Anjuli Kapoor, Imran Aziz's girlfriend?

Has she been ruled out?

We've no reason to consider her as a suspect, Ma'am.

She's a beautician and was doing henna for a wedding party at the time of Imran's death.

We've been trying to get in touch with her as a matter of priority, being the person closest to him, but she's been evading us so far.

No doubt it'll be the family trying to silence her.

We need to get a statement from her.

Has she actually accused her brothers?

Cos we can't immediately assume it's a CSH.

Someone close to him knew his movements on the night in question.

Evidence so far suggests he doesn't have any known enemies, which usually points towards someone connected to the family.

This is an interview conducted yesterday morning, with the victim's younger sister, Mona Aziz.

The other lady is her mother, and appropriate adult, Salma Aziz.

As you'll see, she's very clear on who killed her brother.

[Salma] They hated Imran cos we're Muslim.

[male officer] When you say they...?

The Kapoors, her brothers.

You know, think they run the ends with their executive car company.

They're just shit limos for people who wanna be extra.

It's a joke, man.

Plus, everyone knows it's dodge.

[male officer] In what way?

Stuff to do with the cars, you know, insurance and that.

They hated my brother cos he was setting up his own car company.

Business rival, plus Hindu girl dating a Muslim guy.

Brothers disapprove, guy ends up dead.

Sadly, pretty text book.

We need to move on this.

Now that DI Ray is up to speed, we need to make arrests ASAP.

-[male officer] Boss.

-But if you're so sure it was them, why have they not already been arrested?

Let's just say the community isn't exactly on side at the moment, due to a few previous... incidents.

Oh, why exactly is this being looked at as a CSH?

It's my understanding that so-called honour killings are seen as frenzied attacks, so... this murder doesn't appear to have all the characteristics of a... CSH.

We have the Kapoor brothers' phones, containing a series of threatening texts and voice messages to Mr Aziz.

[man] What you doing, man?

We told you, yeah, stay away from our business and our family, yeah?

Stick to your fucking cooking oil and brasses and that.

We know you've been creeping, you know, trying to steal our business.

You'd better watch yourself, man!

You'd best not go anywhere near Anji!

Understand what I'm saying to you...?

Although cultural sensitivity is key here, we currently have no other persons of interest, and two potentially dangerous men out in the community.

They could also be a potential flight risk, so... tick-tock.

[speaks Punjabi] -Armed police!

Armed police!

-[woman screams] [police shouting] Put your hands in the air!

Do not move.

Suspect detained.

All clear, Ma'am.

[man] What you doing?

Let me go!

Let me go, now!

[speaks Punjabi] [in English] What did she say?

-[she repeats] -Stop struggling.

Why are you holding me so tight, why are you holding me so tight?

-Stop fighting.

-Get off me, man.

[Ray] Kabir Kapoor, I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder of Imran Aziz.

You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

Navin Kapoor, I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder -of Imran Aziz.

-What the fuck, man?

This is bullshit!

You do not have to say anything, but-- Go arresting them Pakis, their dirty work?

You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you-- Coconut!

Where's my brother?

He's in another room.

[Kabir] What about Mum and Dad?

An d Anjuli, is she here?

We don't know where your sister's staying.

She won't talk to us.

Why do you think that is, Kabir?

-Her boyfriend just got shanked.

-[DS Edmund] Mm.

You didn't get on with Imran, did you?

It weren't me.

What did you do with the blade after you plunged it -through Mr Aziz's chest?

-No comment.

You're not denying you murdered him, then?

No comment.

We've got a series of texts and voice messages from you and your brother, threatening him.

I... [DS Edmund] Are you covering up fo r your brother?

Is that why you're saying no comment?

No comment.

[DS Edmund] We've got a recording of you threatening Imran about your business rivalry and his relationship with your sister.

Kapoor Cars was your family business, and I understand the importance of respecting the family.

Your sister ignored the need to your family.

She went against your wishes.

Is that how it felt?

Mm?

Is that why you killed Imran?

Most people, if they had nothing to do with murder would answer all our questions.

They'd cooperate.

With respect, officer, it is my client's right to make no comment.

Right, I understand that, but if he had nothing to do with it, what's he trying to hide by saying no comment?

Who are you trying to protect, Navin?

No comment.

You're saying no comment, you're not saying you didn't do it.

An innocent man would say, "It had nothing to do with me."

Wouldn't you think an innocent man would say that?

Let's proceed on the basis that you did do it, cos you're not saying you didn't do it.

Why did you do it?

No comment.

-What did you do with the knife?

-No comment.

[DS Bottomly] Was it because of his relationship with your sister, or because he was setting up a rival business, or both?

[Navin] No comment.

My colleagues are with your brother now, and I understand he's been more cooperative.

You said you and your brother dropped your mum at the temple on Harvison Road, then went to the Shell garage to fill up, between 8.00 and 8.20 pm.

[Kabir] Yes.

This is your opportunity to give your version of events, your side of the story.

This is the CCTV footage from the Shell garage.

There's no sign of you or your brother there at that time.

What?

But we were there.

Why are you lying, Kabir?

We were there, man, we were there!

You weren't, though, were you?

[breathes heavily] You were with Imran Aziz.

One of you's going down for this.

Do you really want it to be you?

No... fucking... comment.

It's all very well us focusing on the Kapoor brothers, but we still don't have forensic evidence linking them to the murder.

Anjuli's witness statement is key here.

We need her to talk to us.

Well, she's been avoiding us so far.

You think she's suddenly gonna answer the phone to you and have a chat?

Her brothers have been arrested, which means she might be ready to reach out.

[Anjuli] Heya, it's Anjuli.

Leave me a message.

[beeps] Hello, Anjuli, my name is Detective Inspector Rachita Ray, from West Central Homicide.

I need to speak to you urgently regarding your boyfriend Imran Aziz.

I'm... sorry for your loss.

I know my team have made several attempts to reach out to you.

I'm the investigating officer on the team.

I know you're going through a hard time, but if you can please call me back on... 0121 4960131, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Keep trying.

[elevator dings] DI Ray.

PS Khatri.

Er, I've been assigned to you, to help you out with family liaison.

Oh, right, hello.

Have you been briefed?

Yeah, yeah, been, er, informed of the situation with both the Kapoor and Aziz families.

We can't get hold of Anjuli Kapoor at the minute, but we'll keep trying to get her, preferably alone.

Away from the family, makes sense.

Not all Asian women are controlled by their families.

I never said they were.

What's your language, Sergeant?

Erm, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.

Yourself, Ma'am?

I got a C in GCSE Spanish.

Shall we?

[man speaking in Punjabi] [in English] When can we go home?

I need to tidy up.

You know, they made a mess.

Our door's broken!

Couldn't you, er, ring the doorbell?

Well, they have to be careful.

[speaks in Punjabi] [they speak in Punjabi] [in English] Don't know what the neighbours must be thinking.

[Khatri speaks in Punjabi] [in English] It's embarrassing dealing with the police.

And people love to discuss everyone else's business.

A young man has died, a man we believe your daughter Anjuli cared very deeply for.

So we really need to talk to the both of you, huh?

-And Anjuli.

-I'm so sorry for their loss, to lose a child.

But, please, I want to go home now.

I'm sorry, Mrs Kapoor, but you can't go back just yet.

Are there any relatives that you could stay with?

We can stay with my sister.

Kabir claims he and Navin dropped you at the temple for 7:30.

-Is that right?

-Mm.

I made rasmalai.

-For Holi?

-Dussehra.

Holi's the end of winter.

Navin and Kabir claim they went to the petrol station straight after, but the problem is we checked the camera at the time and they weren't there.

-Are you saying they're liars?

-Well, no.

-My boys are not liars.

-Or killers.

[speaking in Punjabi] [in English] Mrs Kapoor, I need to find your daughter.

We've been trying to get in contact with her, but she doesn't seem to want to talk to us.

Do you have any idea where she might be?

Please, we're worried about her.

Yes, me, too.

[speaks in Punjabi] [in English] If I knew where she was staying, don't you think I'd tell you?

[sirens blaring distantly] [car lock beeps] [car engine revving] [suspenseful music] Knobhead.

What the fuck?

[car lock beeps] [door creaks] [knocks on door] [door creaks] This is DI Ray.

I have a suspect package -on my doorstep addressed to me.

-[tyres screeching] I need a unit down here to deal with... [tyres screeching] [siren blaring] Ma'am, PS Khatri's here.

This burner phone was left in an envelope on my doorstep last night.

It was addressed to me.

It was checked over by bomb squad, and the phone inside was tested for prints and DNA.

There's a partial fingerprint matched to Imran Aziz, suggesting it could be his phone.

There was a BMW who left the scene in a hurry, but I didn't manage to get the plate.

Ma'am, Anjuli Kapoor drives a BMW.

Well, can you find out what her registration is and then run it through ANPR, Carly?

-Liam, I want this phone decrypted as soon as possible.

-On it.

There's a possibility this could have belonged to Imran Aziz.

This could be Anjuli reaching out to us.

PS Khatri, I wanna go back to the Kapoor house and do a blue search of Anjuli's bedroom.

Boss.

They look so in love.

We need to find her.

She's a mobile beautician, must be where she trained.

[indistinct chatter] Hi.

DI Rachita Ray, do you have a minute?

I wanted to ask you about a past trainee, Anjuli Kapoor.

Is there anyone here who knows her well?

Yeah, we both trained here and got offered work, but she wanted to do mobile beauty.

She don't like to follow rules, so she's best off working by herself, like.

Was she seeing Imran when she trained here?

No.

I was.

Were you and Anjuli friends?

Not any more.

You don't do that, you get me?

How long were you and Imran together?

Few weeks.

Thought it was a good match, but he weren't really that into it, I could tell.

He was trying to set this car company up, and he was always too busy to go out.

Then one day he came to the salon.

So they met here?

He was asking for trouble with them lot.

-You mean the Kapoors?

-Yeah.

They'd do anything to protect their stupid car company.

What do you mean?

Some guys my uncle's mate knows from mosque tried to set up this executive car company.

It burnt down in the first week.

People said it was an insurance job, but I don't know, man.

It had to be the Kapoors.

-[DCI Henderson] Ray?

-[Ray] Shit.

-Ma'am?

-What's going on?

Why have you not referred the matter over to the CPS yet?

Well, Ma'am, Tech are unlocking a burner phone I believe belonged to Imran Aziz.

It could lead us to others he was involved with.

Until we have solid evidence from the burner, we need to move on what we've got.

The Kapoors keep a machete in their office.

CCTV footage doesn't corroborate their alibi, and one of them is refusing to talk.

But, Ma'am, all evidence so far is circumstantial.

We have enough grounds for a murder charge.

There are rumblings from the community accusing us of not prioritising this.

We need them to work with us.

The whole point is that you help us with that, not hinder us.

Everyone wants this to be textbook, but it's not.

Are you sure you're not pushing your own agenda here, Ma'am?

There's not enough evidence to suggest it's the brothers.

You heard Nadiya.

She seemed pretty convinced about them.

But she's also been burned by Imran.

Yeah, I know, I'm just saying, you know, sometimes we project our own stuff.

Not me, Sarge.

-Carly?

-Ma'am?

Let's approach the superintendent to get another 12 hours.

They're entitled to a rest, we can't question them right now anyway, so we'll question them again in the morning.

-Are you sure about that?

-Yeah.

Thank you, Carly.

Liam, I wanna see what Tech come back with regarding Imran Aziz's burner phone.

Chasing them, Ma'am.

And, er... we should go back over the Kapoor brothers' alibis.

Ma'am.

Do you mind helping me out with something?

Open it.

-[laughs] -No, not that.

This.

What do you reckon, Rach?

Shall we make it official?

It's a bit different from the last time you asked me.

OK, yeah, but I was well north of pissed then.

Holiday drinking's dangerous, plus I... didn't have a ring.

It's beautiful, it really is.

It's a bit mad though, cos I haven't even met your parents yet.

Easily fixed.

Be nice.

Small do, close family, a few friends, some of the lads from work.

I find myself biting my tongue every time they bring up their other halves and they're way more boring and moany than you'll ever be.

-Bit harsh.

-Yeah, but true.

Plus, you know what you get after a wedding, don't you?

-A bad head.

-Honeymoon.

I've always fancied a trip to the Maldives.

-Yeah?

-Mm.

[keyboard clacking] [quietly] ABC, check.

[exhales] [man] Hello?

Er, hi there, my name is Detective Inspector Ray.

I have some CCTV footage from your garage.

I was just wondering if you could do something for me.

-Could you check your CCTV?

-[man] Sure.

What does the time say on the camera clock right now?

-Hang on.

-Not late, are we, Ma'am?

-[man] It's 9:35.

-Thank you.

The machete found at Kapoor Cars was clean.

Liam, did you check the clock on the CCTV was set to GMT?

-No, Ma'am.

-Bloody hell, been here all night?

The clock was wrong.

-What clock?

-The clock on the CCTV at the petrol station.

It wasn't set back to GMT, it was still on British summertime, so it's an hour ahead, which means it puts the Kapoor brothers there between 20:00 and 20:20, the time of Imran Aziz's murder.

They're telling the truth, it wasn't them.

Liam, I want you to go down to custody and tell them both Kabir and Navin Kapoor's alibis check out.

Get them released on bail, while we undertake further inquiries to either prove or disprove their involvement.

You need to inform the boss before you make that call.

You're gonna make her look a right prick to the superintendent.

I'll notify those above me as and when it's appropriate.

Carly, I want you to chase Tech, tell them we need that encrypted phone unlocked ASAP.

Imran wasn't killed because of his relationship with Anjuli.

We should look at his business dealings.

Let's go to the cash and carry.

Carly, meet us there.

Hi, it's Carly again.

Can I get an update on the phone, please?

-DI Ray, a word.

-Ma'am, we're just... Now!

I'll catch you up.

You deliberately went against instructions by not charging the Kapoors.

Except it wasn't them, Ma'am.

The CCTV proves their alibi, and forensics show the machete wasn't the murder weapon.

From now on, I want you reporting back to me on every single update on the investigation.

And I want PS Khatri on your team for the duration.

We need his linguistic and cultural skills.

You'll need to inform him he'll be with us full-time until this is over.

You'd better make sure you find Imran Aziz's killer... fast.

I aim to, Ma'am.

But I wanna get it right.

I've looked through all the CCTV from here and the surrounding area.

There's nothing out of the ordinary there, Ma'am.

Mainly just Imran Aziz arriving and leaving in his car.

There's nothing in the office phone history and emails either.

This is pointless.

Hold on.

This doesn't make sense.

These are his container bookings.

In the three-month period leading up to his death, this is the number of containers he booked.

Now, I compared it with the same time last year, and look.

This is five times that number.

I thought the business was struggling.

Yeah.

But what's even more strange is the earnings are the same, and there's been no significant increase.

Actually looking at his account payments now.

Most of the payments in are pretty regular.

Probably what you'd expect from a cash and carry.

What about the last three months?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

Look.

Six payments here for three grand each from a new account.

-Whose?

-Seems to be some kind of consultancy business.

It's a cash and carry in Handsworth.

Exactly, why would they be involved with a consultancy?

Unless it's a front for something.

Anjuli was the closest person to him, she's gotta know more about Imran's business.

I wanna know what she's so afraid of talking to us about.

Ma'am, I've just had confirmation that Anjuli Kapoor's vehicle registration was picked up on ANPR half a mile away from your address.

So it was her.

She left the phone, she was reaching out to us.

Where's the car now?

Unfortunately, the last ANPR activation on this vehicle was that night, 9th November at 20:24 on Grovestone Road.

Keep looking.

Tony, we need to speak to the Kapoors again.

I'll text you Sumitra Kapoor's address.

It's Mr Kapoor's sister, that's where they're staying.

-Meet me there.

-[Tony] Ma'am.

You must be hungry.

-You want ketchup?

-No, thank you.

I'll be in the kitchen if you need something.

[whispers] [Tony speaks in Punjabi] [in English] Too much grease.

But her house, her way.

-You'll be home soon.

-The boys won't eat anything.

I am so sorry for what you've been through, but we're just trying to find some more information to help with the investigation.

We really need to find your daughter.

What are you doing here?

-We need to speak to Anjuli.

-If you treat her how you treated us, can you blame her for running from you?

-Come on, bro.

-Don't fucking call me that.

You're not my brother.

I know you and Kabir had nothing to do with Imran's death, that's why I didn't let it go.

But it means the killer is still out there, -and I believe Anjuli may be in danger.

-What?

I know your daughter wants to reach out to us, I believe it was her who left me Imran's phone.

Please, Mrs Kapoor, you need to help us.

Tell Anjuli to get in touch.

All we want is to keep her safe, and I know you want that, too.

[sighs] [phone buzzes] -DI Ray, hello?

-Mum left me a message.

But I don't wanna do, like, an interview.

Anjuli?

There's some stuff you need to know.

It wasn't just a tango and cash.

You need to unlock the phone, but if they find out I'm talking to you...

I have to go.

Erm, meet me and I'll explain.

I'll text you where.

But, please, just you and me, yeah?

Anjuli, are you OK?

Has someone threatened you?

[whimpers] -[phone rings] -[Tony] Ma'am?

Hey, Tony, I know it's late, but they want you on the case full-time.

- OK. -Anjuli Kapoor wants to talk.

I'm gonna forward you the address now, so meet me there.

And call for backup, but tell them not to move unless I say.

-I don't wanna scare her off.

- On it, Ma'am.

[ringing tone] -[Tony] Ma'am.

-Tony, how long?

About ten minutes, Ma'am.

Shit.

Sorry.

I, er... couldn't find my car keys.

Think I just sat in some bird shit.

Thanks for meeting me.

They can't find out I'm here.

Imran was in trouble.

His dad left the business in so much debt.

I tried telling my brothers that he couldn't afford to set up the car company.

These people offered him a way out and he had no choice, he had to take it.

-Who are these people?

-I can't give you names.

Anjuli, did you leave Imran's phone for me?

They said they were gonna keep using his business, but that's his family's business, you know.

He was scared.

He told them he wanted to stop.

I wanted him to stop.

But they made him.

They said they'd come after his mum and his sister.

And me.

Come talk to me at the station.

Go on the record, properly.

I can help you, protect you.

I'm on your side.

I know your brothers had nothing to do with this.

-Help us show everyone else.

-[phone buzzes] Anjuli!

Urgh!

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