Love and Loss (17 Dec. 2010)

A teen-aged girl returning from vacation with her friends dies from a heroin overdose. Devlin and Brooks must find the man who hired her to smuggle the drugs.

Director:

Mark Everest

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Terry Cafolla (teleplay),

Stars:

Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Walsh	...	Ronnie Brooks
Jamie Bamber	...	Matt Devlin
Harriet Walter	...	Natalie Chandler
Ben Daniels	...	James Steel
Freema Agyeman	...	Alesha Phillips
Bill Paterson	...	George Castle
Elizabeth Crarer	...	Kirsty Wallace
Anjli Mohindra	...	Sophie Martin
Billie North	...	Debbie Powell
Lourdes Faberes	...	Dr. Julia Lam
Shaun Dooley	...	Jack Gilmore
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Mark Powell
Freya Copeland	...	Susan Powell
Eugene Washington	...	Andy Valente
Roy Holder	...	Caretaker

Storyline

When 18 year-old Debbie Powell dies from a heroin overdose just as she returns to the UK from a holiday in Thailand, the police learn that she was a drug mule with over 70 condoms of the drug in her stomach. With the dead girl far from being the usual drug mule the police try to understand why a young woman from a reasonably well-off family would get involved in drug smuggling. Her two traveling companions ran away after the girl died but they know she was to meet her boyfriend immediately on their return. When an arrest is made, James Steel and the Prosecution Service not only charge him drug importation but also with manslaughter, arguing that he had a duty of care with respect to the young woman. The man seems to have a history of seducing young women and using them as mules but in court, the Crown's principal witness recants his earlier statement saying the police coerced him. Steel pursues another strategy to ensure justice is done.

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Plot Keywords:

police | heroin | drug mule | smuggling | teenage girl | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Central Criminal Courts, Old Bailey, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, NBC Universal Television, Kudos Film and Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Central London Revenue Office, Hammersmith W14, Thursday 19th November]
Una McGladdery: Fantastic. This is the reason I joined. All I want is mountains of paperwork.
Alesha Phillips: So what should we be looking for?
Una McGladdery: You don't "look" for anything. Be the paper, become the numbers. First rule of tax forms? Everybody lies. Second rule of tax forms: everybody gets found out eventually, usually by me.
James Steel: What do you need.
Una McGladdery: [to James Steel] Guns.
Una McGladdery: [to Alesha Phillips] Lots of guns.
[a pause as Alesha's slight smile abruptly fades]
Una McGladdery: Only ...
[...]

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Connections

References The Untouchables (1987)

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