Episode 2.7

Episode 2.7 is the seventh episode of the second season of Bulletproof, and the thirteenth episode of the series overall.

Summary
NO RELEIF IN SIGHT - With the Unit at their lowest, the Markides underground and Bishop (Noel Clarke) gunning for revenge, all seems lost. Meanwhile Pike's (Ashley Walters) focus turns to family when his daughter Ali (guest star Jodie Campbell) gets caught up in a gang war on the streets.

Plot
Jonesy funeral procession begins following his untimely death at the hands of Mikey Markides previously. Tanner gives a speech about Jonesy being a committed officer and, despite their differences, Bishop is deeply affected by the procession. Later, Bishop and Pike are rooting for vengeance, but are distracted by a black Audi in the distance that they do not recognise as a Police vehicle. They chase the car, but it is revealed to be Richard Cockridge hitching a ride with regional command.

In a park, Ali, Eugine and another boy film a rap video. The other boy leaves, and Eugine asks if she wants to come over to his house later for dinner. Ali is reluctant at first, but seems to be considering the idea before the two are chased from the park by numerous men wearing hoodies. Ali trips during the run and is forced to hide from the men, but Eugine is caught and badly beaten by the men who stab him afterwards. Ali manages to catch a glimpse of the stabber before he runs away, but is unable to do anything as she rushes to aid an injured Eugine.

Pike and Arjana arrive at the hospital after being called by Ali, and Pike is immediately concerned about Ali’s behaviour and choice of clothing. A heated argument ensues when Arjana remarks that Pike would’ve noticed had he been around more, and Pike lashes out at the two. The doctor arrives moments later and reveals that Eugine is alright, as the knife missed all vital organs. Pike goes to talk to Eugine, but he is reluctant to reveal the stabber and Pike leaves without a name.

Meanwhile, Bishop tries to talk with Anna, but finds she is reluctant given he lied to her and his status as a Police Officer. Bishop tries to squeeze Alex’s location from Anna, but she tells him that she isn’t aware of his whereabouts and even if so, she wouldn’t tell him.

Arriving back at the NCA, Scooch alerts Pike and Bishop that Vanessa Davies — the Markides’ lawyer — is in the interview room with Anna. Entering the room, it is revealed that Anna is threatening to leak the sexual encounters she and Bishop had if Eleanor’s bail application is not reconsidered. Tanner tells the two that they’ve made a huge mistake that could cost them their careers, and the three watch as Eleanor walks free from the NCA.

Pike manages to speak with Ali, and she reveals that Eugine’s crew has “beef” with a rival crew N19 and their lead rapper, iDubz. Ali begins receiving threats through her phone, but the two are even more shocked when a brick is hurled through her window.

Pike and Scooch travel to the estate where the music video was filmed when Scooch reveals that she has a positive ID on Rico, a guy from Eugine’s crew. During the journey, the two talk about Scooch’s upbringing on a council estate, but Pike finds it difficult to believe. The two are too late to the scene, however, and find that Rico has been murdered by the rival gang, N19.

Bishop, meanwhile, is interviewed by internal affairs and taken off the Markides’ case pending further review. He later follows Eleanor into a chinese restaurant, but realises that the woman is not Eleanor, but someone who has been switched out for a look alike.

Pike and Scooch scope out Eugine’s apartment, and when an argument ensues, the two split off with Pike following Eugine, and Scooch leaving to have a word with Eugine’s parents. Moments later, Scooch tells Pike that Eugine’s parents found him stealing money, but she assures him he isn’t a bad kid, just caught up in bad stuff. Pike approaches one of the guys he saw Eugine with and demands his phone. Pike calls Bishop, who tells him that Mikey and Alex are still in town after explaining the situation with Eleanor’s decoy. Pike tells him that it can wait, but Eugine has been set up with stolen cash, and he needs help to arrest him in order to save him from the rival gang. Bishop asks for the location and promises to be there. The two force themselves into the apartment but find Eugine is nowhere to be found; they do find a weapons cabinet and numerous heroin needles, however. Bishop calls it in to the NCA.

Cockridge talks with Tanner revealing that there is a £10,000 discrepancy between Bishop’s accounting and the £1,000,000 the NCA seized from the Markides family. Cockridge asks if she thinks Bishop would take the money, but Tanner is reluctant to say and tells Cockridge not to jump to conclusions as Bishop’s record is perfect. When Richard has left the room, Tanner looks worried about the situation she has been thrown into.

Ali receives a message from Eugine asking for her to bring him the bag he handed her earlier. Despite telling her not to look inside, Ali opens the bag and is shocked to see it contains a gun. Nevertheless, she takes the bag to Eugine and begs him not to do anything stupid, but Eugine tells her that iDubs killed his friend and therefore cannot get away. Worried about Eugine, Ali calls Pike for help, and he mobilises the team. He calls Bishop — who is just about to get onto the tube following Eleanor — and pleads with him to come help him. Bishop reluctantly watches as Eleanor walks away.

Arriving at the concert, the team agrees to split up but not to use their badges. They are unable to locate Ali upon entering and begin to look around when Arjana arrives in blind panic. Moments later, Eugine fires the gun at iDubs but Ali is able to knock it off course and nobody is injured. Arjana watches as Ali is comforted by Scooch, clearly now aware of the connection Scooch shares with Pike and those he cares about. Pike follows Eugine to a back room in the concert and finds him holding a gun to iDubs head. Despite Eugine’s initial reluctance to lower the weapon, Pike is able to convince him and Eugine is arrested alongside iDubs.

Back at home, Arjana tells Pike that she is taking the kids to her mother’s for a while whilst Pike figures out what he wants in the relationship. Shortly after, he receives a message from Scooch asking if he fancies a beer with her, but he does not reply.

At the NCA Office, Tanner realizes that she is powerless in the situation and tells Richard that it was her who stole the £10,000. Richard initially believes her to be protecting Bishop, but quickly realizes the situation is true when Tanner hands over the money and her badge.

Bishop follows Eleanor onto the tube once again and watches as she hands off a package to a teenager on a bike. Bishop follows the teenager and watches as he enters an apartment where Alex Markides is currently residing.

Main Characters

 * Noel Clarke as Aaron Bishop
 * Ashley Walters as Ronald Pike Jr
 * Lindsey Coulson as Sarah Tanner
 * Jason Maza as Chris Munroe
 * David Elliot as Tim Jones
 * Olivia Chenery as Scarlett Hailton
 * Lucie Shorthouse as Paige Pennington
 * Lee Ross as Richard Cockridge
 * Vanessa Vanderpuye as Arjana Pike
 * Ben Tavassoli as Mikey Markides
 * Stavros Zalmas Alex Markides
 * Gala Gordon as Anna Markides
 * Gina Bellman as Eleanor Markides