Throng

Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 8:00PM - 9:00PM

PC Leon Taylor (Dominic Power) and his colleagues respond to a call regarding Petal Ford (Claire Lams), who has been knocked unconscious outside a known drugs den. As Leon approaches Petal, he sees an unidentified man tending to her, who runs away when he sees Leon. Inside the flat, officers are shocked to discover not only are drugs being dealt there, but also manufactured.

Later, DC Mickey Webb (Chris Simmons) heads to St Hugh’s hospital to speak to Petal, who tells him she was walking past the flat when two men ran out of the door and pushed her over. She says that she didn’t know the man who was helping her, but Mickey is unconvinced by her story. As Mickey leaves the hospital, he sees the man that tried to help Petal and chases him through the hospital. The DC finally catches up with him and is stunned to see that it’s Ben Meadows (Jamie Belman), DCI Jack Meadows (Simon Rouse) son, who’s just been released from prison. Ben admits that he’s Petal’s boyfriend and begs Mickey not to tell Jack he’s out.

Back at the station, Mickey quietly tells DS Stuart Turner (Doug Rao) about Ben, who tells him to keep it quiet for the time being. Jack briefs the team and explains that dangerous drug dealer Danny Travis (Clive Russell) is central to the drug-making operation. Travis is in prison, but the officers believe that he has Linton Barry (Oris Erhuero) working for him on the outside. Elsewhere, Mickey pushes Petal for answers and she finally admits she has a younger brother in the same prison with Travis. Linton blackmailed Petal and forced her to put her name on the flat’s tenancy agreement, in order to keep her brother safe.

As the investigation continues, Mickey and Stuart discover there is a drug turf war raging between Linton and another dealer, Franco Osmond. Stuart reaches the conclusion that Ben is selling the drugs that Linton is making and when they discover a handover has been arranged, a sting is set up. During the observation, Mickey and Stuart see Ben turn up and collect a package from one of Linton’s cronies. The sting takes a further twist when Jack suddenly joins the officers, looks through the binoculars and is stunned to see his son. Running out to Ben, the furious DCI is forced to arrest him.

Back at the station, Jack and Ben have a heated argument. Ben eventually admits that he was recently released from the same prison as Travis, who forced him to set up a deal which will end up in Linton making a big sale that night. Stuart arranges a sting which Ben agrees to help with, but Jack is convinced that he will double cross the police. Later that night, while waiting for the big deal to take place, Jack and his officers are shocked when they hear an exchange of gunfire and discover that Ben is missing.