THE BURNING QUESTIONS
The killing of Leonie Collersdale seemed to be linked to the death of dodgy Jackie Laverty, who was AC-12 cop Tony Gates’ mistress in Series 1 and ended up murdered then stored in a freezer by gangland criminals. Parts of Leonie’s body were also stored in a deep freezer, suggesting the same crime gang is still operating five years on. And what is behind Balwinder Kaur’s murder? After his grisly murder – the forensics coordinator (Jason Watkins) bled to death on his kitchen floor from a cut to his jugular – his corpse was found with the fingers on his right hand removed. The theory is his digits contained the DNA of his killer, hence their removal. Are they in Roz’s Tupperware?
The smug lawyer (Patrick Baladi), who called wheelchairbound DS Arnott “Ironside”, was the first person Nick Huntley speed-dialled whenever AC- 12 came sniffing – including just minutes before Arnott was attacked by a man in a balaclava with a baseball bat.
Huntley (Lee Ingleby) pleaded innocence after being arrested by his own wife for Ifield’s murder. But his alibi was soon picked apart by AC-12. He even admitted to Roz he had followed her to the victim’s flat – but does he have the guts to be a killer?
Farmer (Scott Reid) was No1 suspect in Operation Trapdoor from the off. Reznikova was found handcuffed in his house along with trophies from the murdered girls. He is a convicted rapist but has learning difficulties. Is he just being used by others? As the show is about police corruption it could well be a copper behind the mask. Newcomer DC Jamie (not James) Desford could have attacked DS Arnott in a bid to replace him in the internal affairs team while DS Neil Twyler has been feeding AC-12 info. Using biometrics, Ifield established that the height and width of the Balaclava Man caught on CCTV didn’t match Farmer. We then saw creepy Ifield don a balaclava when he visited B&Q to buy equipment to dismember the unconcious Roz. His flat’s security and his stalker-ish relationship with Reznikova also suggest his sinister side.