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A homeless man with bipolar disorder, Roland Kirk (Sean Harris), is discovered severely beaten in a well-cared-for residential square of an East London estate, the police are called in for an attempted murder case. Kirk had unofficially moved into the community, and had been living out of a camper van in the square for some time, mainly causing trouble with his homeless friends. The law becomes a minefield for detectives Brooks and Devlin as they discover their list of suspects is long. Kirk was not really welcome on the estate, his presence taunting the residents who made countless complaints to the police, only to see him return once the police move him away. When the investigation reveals that the CCTV cameras had been turned away, indicating that the attack may have been planned, many in the neighbourhood refuse to cooperate, and none are willing to give up the person who did what so many of them wanted to do. Suspicion falls onto Joe Butler ( Will Thorp ), a seemingly harmless guy whose girlfriend the homeless man had been stalking. When Kirk regains consciousness, he claims that he has no recollection of who attacked him – except that remembered seeing a dragon before he fell unconscious. It is soon discovered that the 'dragon' is in fact a pattern on the dressing gown of Butler – and he is brought in and charged. However, he reveals there was more than one man there that night and Joe tells them it was hapless father Harry Morgan ( Kevin McNally ) who is soon charged with Kirk's assault. Steel believes he has a secure case with several motives – including the Kirk assaulting and breaking Morgan's wife Irene's arm, and Kirk converting Morgan's son Nate (Jonathan Readwin) into his way of life. When the case reaches court, however, Morgan claims he acted in self-defence.
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