Friday, 03 October 2008
9.40pm

Back in Northern Ireland, tough cop Tommy Murphy is on compassionate leave, caring for his sick mother. Long-haired and unshaven, he is hardly recognisable when, walking home one day, he is followed by Chief Superintendent Warren. Warren pleads with Murphy to leave Ireland and go undercover once more. Murphy tries to resist, knowing that he is needed at home, but the lure of the dangerous world of the undercover cop is too much for him to resist.

Murphy's brief is to investigate a drugs war being waged in Leicester. His targets are two ex- paramilitaries - Drew and Billy Johnstone, who have been drummed out of Northern Ireland. The police believe they are setting up a new criminal empire in Leicester in collaboration with Mohammed Khan, previously head of a big crime family in the area but now seemingly a legitimate businessman. Drew has converted to Islam in prison and is soon to marry Mo Khan's daughter, but the police view this collaboration between the two crime families as highly suspicious. Murphy's job is to get undercover and discover the truth.

Undercover as Jimmy Mack, Murphy stages a drug deal with Drew Johnstone's son, Junior, and Mo Khan's son, Naim, which is raided by the police on Murphy's orders. By arranging for Naim's arrest and escaping with Junior, Murphy gets to the heart of the gang. However, neither Mo Khan nor Drew Johnstone appear to know about the deal and Murphy needs to get in deeper to find out more. But the release of Naim on bail puts Murphy's cover in jeopardy.