Road Wars

In which Chris has a slight wind problem... (7x11)

Uitzenddatum: Apr 28, 2009

Roger and Giles are coming to the end of a late shift in Collumpton which has, so far, been rather on the quiet side. Before knocking off, they're asked to check out a vehicle heading their way on the Motorway – a vehicle which makes Giles very pleased to undertake the stop. A Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Convertible – or, as he puts it, one of the best cars ever made. It's got some insurance issues, hence their being asked to go get it. Once on the motorway, it passes them almost immediately and, if Giles can stop drooling for long enough, they prepare to stop it. Roger checks the ANPR and, sure enough, it's marked for insurance problems. Trouble is, it's also a heck of a lot faster than their Beemer, so they're seriously hoping the driver won't flee when they fire up the roof. Fortunately, he doesn't and they stop him without incident. The driver claims never to have been stopped, and have had no problems – though he does have to be asked to refrain from phoning a friend, which forces him to admit that he's not the owner of the car. Crim radar spiking, Giles piles in with more questions, which leaves the driver getting more and more high pitched as he fumbles his answers into the commercial break. Part two of the Porsche stop. Things have now moved on to the point where Giles wants to search the driver, who is still desperate to make his phone call. It then turns out that he has two mobiles, not to mention the pocketfuls of dosh. There is only one word in Giles's mind – SUSPICIOUS. The car search then reveals something even more monumental – binbags full of stinky stuff which looks white and compressed into large cakes. And a new word enters the lexicon – JACKPOT. Roger makes a hasty arrest while Giles hazards a guess over the variety of drug being transported. He then makes it absolutely clear that Mark, who has stopped to assist, is most definitely NOT driving the vehicle back to the nick. Incredibly, it turns out that the guy was quite literally minutes a