Operation Perseus is Underway in 'The Tower's Penultimate Episode of "Gallowstree Lane"

The third and penultimate episode of The Tower: Gallowstree Lane opens as DS Sara Collins tries to explain to her girlfriend, Julie, why their relationship might be hitting a snag. If the Portland Tower case is reopened, Sara must admit to having a personal relationship with Julie, who was a witness in the case and could cause all sorts of damage to both her reputation and the case itself. Julie suggests Sarah should keep quiet about their relationship. But that, to Sarah, would be a lie and unacceptable. Her values and behavior are challenged, and she finds it profoundly worrying.

“There was this clear, bright line in my head between right and wrong, correct and not correct behavior. ... That was one of the officers from the Portland Tower case. He could be suspended from service; he could be jailed. ....He took time out from a big operation to give me the information I need to keep a kid out of trouble.

Meanwhile, undercover cop Steve Bradshaw is in danger, having been forced barefoot into a car late at night and taken to a car repair facility where Bulgarian gangster Mitko and his minions want him to rat out his boss, their rival, Shakiel. They have many questions, including why Shakiel chose him, this low-level stoner, as his second-in-command after Ujal’s arrest. Steve successfully fools them into thinking he is a naive associate of Shakiel, not any danger to their operations, and they eventually tell him to get out. Mitko reluctantly hands over money so he can catch a cab home, and Steve distracts one of the men, grabs his gun, and demands his shoes. Shoes on, the weapon is returned, and Steve escapes. The following day, Steve calls Kieran and fills him in, adding that, although the gangsters bypassed the locks and alarm on his apartment, they didn’t have a scanner, so the recording equipment is undamaged. He also believes Shakiel ordered the incident as a loyalty test.