Warren passes out cigars, drinks, and girls, and tells Sam to enjoy himself. Inside Stephen Warren’s private office, Edwards dutifully trots out and apologizes to Sam. Sam is thrilled to see Marc Bolan and shakes his hand, advising him to be careful in Minis. Gene takes Sam up to the VIP lounge (telling Annie she’s not wanted) where they see celebrities including Bobby Charlton, Francis Lee, and Dennis Law. Other officers are there, including Ray, Chris, and Annie, all on the guest list courtesy of Charlie Edwards.
Sam and the Guv arrive at “The Warren”, a trendy club featuring rock music and dancing girls in cages. Against Sam’s protests, Edwards is set free, and Gene invites Sam out for a drink that night. Warren keeps the serious criminals off the streets and the cops don’t hassle his thugs. Gene tells Sam that they have a deal with Edwards’s boss, Stephen Warren. As Sam tries to swap his Proud Percy for Gene’s Red Rum, DS Ray Carling tells the Guv that “some pratt” just arrested Charlie Edwards-the man Sam brought in. Inside the station, DC Chris Skelton is having everyone pick the name of a Grand National horse out of a jar for the office pool. Sam insists on locking him up for resisting arrest. The victim refuses to press charges and the man is still cocky. WPCs Phyllis Dobbs and Annie Cartwright are behind the desk and exchange looks when they see who Sam has brought in. After a brief chase, Sam brings both of them into the station. The man is unconcerned and tells Sam to run along. He confronts a burly man roughing someone up. Sam soon walks the street for real, looking for his parents’ house. Sam tracks down his mother, who has money troubles.ĭI Sam Tyler sleeps fitfully, dreaming of his mother and his boyhood home, then awakes with a start. Sam discovers that many of his colleagues are taking bribes from a local gangster, and is determined to put a stop to it, but DCI Hunt seems unwilling to help.