The Bill - DI Neil Manson negotiates with a paranoid schizophrenic
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Wednesday 24 October 2007 8:00pm - 9:00pm on ITV1.
Paranoid schizophrenic Michael Simms (Simon Muller) is persuaded by DI Neil Manson (Andrew Lancel) to put down the knife he is holding to Shelley Cooper's (Alison Pargeter) throat.
As Michael explains that he only wanted to talk to Shelley, her son Jaz (Scott Hazell) rides in on a scooter and amid the confusion, a gun shot rings out and Shelley falls to the floor.
A stunned Neil radios for help and chases after Michael who is running away from the scene. They end up at the hospital and Neil sees Michael pushing his physiatrist, Dr Julia Bickham (Emily Hamilton) into her office.
Convinced Michael has a gun and that Julia's life is in danger, he gives CO19 the order to take him down and Michael is fatally shot. Neil is devastated when a furious Julia tells him Michael didn't have a gun.
The next day Neil and his colleagues are interviewed by the Department of Professional Standards to ensure the correct procedures were followed. Neil becomes irate and insists he acted without prejudice, while Superintendent Heaton (Daniel Flynn) confesses he has doubted Neil's ability in the past.
Later, Shelley's ex partner Chris Ramsden (Paul McNeilly), is brought in for questioning and he finally admits that he was the suspect who attacked Shelley and another woman on the estate. He also confesses to planting the ski mask and knife in Michael's house.
After further investigation, the team learn that it was Jaz who possessed the gun and accidentally shot Shelley. As the case unravels, Neil realises that he is responsible for the death of an innocent man and that his career could be over…
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