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BEST BOYS (SERIES 3)

Written by: Paul Abbott

Produced by: Hilary Bevan Jones

Directed by: Charles McDougall

Originally Screened: 06/11/95 (Part 1), 13/11/95 (Part 2)

Fitz, Penhaligon and the police attend Jimmy Beck's funeral, which is also attended by Beck's sister. She later meets Fitz in a bid to find out just what led to Jimmy's death. Penhaligon begins to drink heavily at the reception afterwards, leading to a confrontation with DCI Wise in which she tries to push for promotion. She later makes an unexpected pass at Fitz, who turns her down claiming she is still not ready following the rape. Meanwhile, Bill Nash, a young man of 17 is running from a children's home after living with a succession of foster parents which failed to lead to adoption. He starts work experience at a factory run by Stuart Grady, who lets him sleep on his floor for the night. There is what seems an immediate attraction between the pair. The next morning, Grady's landlady jumps to the conclusion that the two are a gay couple and orders Grady to leave. Attempting to threaten her with a screwdriver, Bill accidentally wounds her badly and then Grady kills her before she can call the police. As the police and Fitz begin their investigation, Grady and Nash go on the run. Nash later spots the foster parents who had planned to adopt him and then backed out at the last minute. He arrives at their house and causes a scene.

They later kill another man, Bill's social worker who turns up at the foster parent's house to take Bill back. Penhaligon discovers from Temple that he found Jimmy Beck's diary much to her shock, but he assures it is safe and gives her the key to the locker where it is hidden. She later shreds Beck's diary. Judith meanwhile is struggling to cope with the new baby, but finds unexpected support from Fitz's brother Danny. After they try to set a car alight, Bill is injured and Grady takes him to hospital. The nurses soon realise who they are and call the police. As Bill escapes, Grady is eventually arrested and taken back to Anson Road police station. Fitz gets him to confess - both to the murders and to his true feelings for Bill - and then asks him to help the police stop Bill before he takes revenge on the foster parents who rejected him. Bill meanwhile tracks his previous foster mother down at a local fair where he threatens both her and her young son with a gun. Fitz, Wise and Grady turn up. Grady tells Bill he loves him in order try and get Bill to drop the gun and walk away, but he is eventually shot by the armed police.