: Two Scotland Yard based detectives solve a series of crimes which lead to a notorious villain. One
of them becomes so committed that he ignores his family and the bonds between his wife and kids start to
crumble. We also follow an underestimated junior detective as she tries to prove herself to the others. She
Married, mid-40s, 2 kids and a wife. Very up front guy, can easily get grumpy/mad. He becomes so devoted to the case that he starts to become separated from his family, which builds tension between them, which also drives him away. Also in an affair with.
Morgan Freeman - Detective
Married, early 40s, 3 kids and a wife, very close to his family. Much more sensitive guy, often lets his gut guide him through the investigation. Him and the first detective are good friends, they met at the police academy. He understands Steve like nobody else.
Nadyia Young - Junior detective
Single, late 20s/early 30s, works for Steve and Morgan. Has great detective skills but often underestimated by Steve and Morgan. She is trying to prove herself to them, does a lot of the work but Steve and Morgan take most of the credit. In an affair with Steve.
Ronnie Ripper - Crime Villain
Notorious for being ruthless, holds a grudge. Very well kept but also likes to do his own dirty work on occasion. Not much else is known about him. Nobody knows his real identity or age.
Each episode will also include various extra for background including police, detectives, members of the public, victim/victims family and associates of Ronnie Ripper.
Mood board:
Episode Layout:
E.101: Steve and Morgan are assigned to a case, the apparent suicide of a known drug dealer/thug. However
they soon discover it was actually homicide. They find 'marks' left on the body that have been commonly
asscociated with Ronnie Ripper, the victim has their left index finger missing as well as their right first toe.
We learn that Steve and Nadyia are together.
E.102: We learn that the police have an informant who is close to Ronnie, and Ronnie tries to find out who it
is. They continue to investigate the homicide and we learn that Steve also has wife kids - his relationship with
Nadyia is an affair. They find some fingerprints at the scene, but find out the owner of them was actually on
a night out with friends. They talk to an informant which leads them to discover a man has been planting
different fingerprints at the scene of the crime to lead detectives off his trail.
E.103: A woman is murdered in her flat in London. It is the informant. Once again, fingerprints were planted
at the scene and the same marks are found on her body. Morgan finds out about Steve's affair and tries to tell
him to stop. We flash back to the police academy where Steve and Morgan met and Morgan is trying to talk
Steve out of a previous affair.
E.104: Tension rise between Steve and his wife. He is spending so much time on the case/seeing Nadyia that
he is spending less time at home, and not seeing his wife and kids. This causes him to stay at work longer
because he doesn't want to see his wife. They discover a frequently used phone number in the informants
phone, which could be Ronnie Rippers, so they trace/monitors the call.
E.105: Surveillance of the phone number leads them to a laundry in London. A search of the premises reveals
an empty basement with burnt paper work. They manage to extract an address from an envelope. The first
name on the envelope is mostly burnt but "Ro" can clearly be seen above the address. Finger prints that were
found at previous crime scenes are also found here which lead the detectives to think this was Ronnie's old
base/hideout. Steve's wife starts to suspect he may be having an affair so starts to investigate where he's been
for the last few weeks.
E.106: They raid the house of the address found at the laundry but turns out to be completely wrong . The
guess that the address must have been planted in the basement. This puts them off because they then have to
go back a few steps in the process and deal with the media frenzy that are enjoying the fact the police raided
the wrong house. Steve's wife finds out he hasn't been playing poker every Thursday night like he says he has.
E.107: After pouring over the cases for days and not finding any new information, they are just about to give
up. But a man calls in with some information. He owes Ronnie money and his wife has been taken hostage.
They use the phone number Ronnie called the man on to trace him to an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts
of the city. Steve's wife asks Marshall where steve goes after work, Marshall tells her he thought Steve went
home to her. She starts to become more suspicious.
E.108: They give Ronnie the money for the man's wife so she is released. They then place surveillance on the
warehouse and anyone who goes in/out. Steve's wife decides to find out where he goes instead of to poker,
so hires a babysitter and follows him when he leaves work. Steve goes into a restaurant where he meets
Nadyia. Steve's wife sees them kissing and realises he is having an affair.
E.109: Together with voice recordings from phone calls and witness descriptions they manage to identify
Ronnie Ripper and known associates. They move in for a raid but Ronnie leaves the warehouse and manages
to shake undercover recon operatives in traffic through the city. They then track down a known associate
of Ronnie's and bribe the whereabouts of Ronnie's new hideout out of the associate.
E.110: Following intelligence gained they finally track down Ronnie Ripper. They set up a raid but Ronnie sees
them again and takes off in a car at high speed. After a brief car chase across the city, he crashes and they
catch him. Steve's wife decides to leave after finding out about the affair with Nadyia.
Key Scene:
E.110 - Scene 19
Location: Harringay Warehouse District
Time of Day:Late Morning/early afternoon
Weather:minimal cloud cover/not bright sun
Sequence of events:
Two police vans and a police cpoopar pull up. Swat teams exit the vans and run to surround the building, Inaudible
radio chatter can be heard over the loading of rifles. Steve and Morgan stay in the car and co-ordinate the
attack via radio. In a moment of calm and silence, they are about to give the go-ahead to storm the building
but a car suddenly rushes out of the back of the building, Steve sees that it is Ronnie driving and starts the
police car, following in pursuit. They start to head into the centre of a small town, swerving in and out of
traffic. Ronnies driving is erratic and he starts to loose control of the car, hitting walls and scraping/bashing
other cars. Other drivers are swerving out the way, beeping their horns. He eventually crashes into a bollard
and cannot get out because the car door is jammed from the crash. Steve and Marshall pull up behind Ronnie
and run to the car, pistols drawn. The swat teams arrive, surround the car, shouting, rifles raised and arrest
Ronnie.
