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The Black Bridge Cover-Up

The Thursday Murder Club

This flow follows the chain of violence from the shooting of a young dealer to the deaths of witnesses and the long pursuit of Gianni.

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A Young Dealer Enters FairhavenA Young Dealer Enters Fairhaven from "The Thursday Murder Club". A Young Dealer Enters Fairhaven A dangerous expansion A young drug dealer from London tries to sell in Fairhaven and is directed toward the Black Bridge.
A Young Dealer Enters Fairhaven A dangerous expansion A young drug dealer from London tries to sell in Fairhaven and is directed toward the Black Bridge. The local criminal network is already controlled by Tony Curran and his associates. A meeting becomes lethal The newcomer’s presence threatens the local order. The confrontation that follows turns a business dispute into a fatal shooting.
Curran Shoots the DealerCurran Shoots the Dealer from "The Thursday Murder Club". Curran Shoots the Dealer Violence escalates Tony Curran shoots the young dealer, who later dies from his wound.
Curran Shoots the Dealer Violence escalates Tony Curran shoots the young dealer, who later dies from his wound. The shooting changes how Jason understands the group’s criminal activity. Witnesses become liabilities The gang needs to remove the body and suppress the people who know what happened. The attempt to control the aftermath produces further violence.
The Taxi Driver Is KilledThe Taxi Driver Is Killed from "The Thursday Murder Club". The Taxi Driver Is Killed A witness is silenced A taxi driver helps dispose of the young man’s body, then becomes a threat to the gang.
The Taxi Driver Is Killed A witness is silenced A taxi driver helps dispose of the young man’s body, then becomes a threat to the gang. Gianni kills him under Curran’s authority. The crime creates enemies The killing gives Bogdan a personal reason to pursue Gianni years later. It also demonstrates that Curran’s network uses violence not merely to expand, but to erase evidence.
Gianni Is Framed as a FugitiveGianni Is Framed as a Fugitive from "The Thursday Murder Club". Gianni Is Framed as a Fugitive A second killing Gianni kills Kazimir after making him dig a grave.
Gianni Is Framed as a Fugitive A second killing Gianni kills Kazimir after making him dig a grave. Bogdan hears of the murder and arranges an encounter at Newhaven, where he kills Gianni. A staged escape Bogdan and Steve Georgiou use Gianni’s passport and belongings to make it seem that he fled to Cyprus. The false trail leaves the wider world believing Gianni may still be alive.
The Cover-Up Haunts the PresentThe Cover-Up Haunts the Present from "The Thursday Murder Club". The Cover-Up Haunts the Present An old photograph resurfaces A photograph from the Black Bridge reopens questions about the old gang and its hidden killings.
The Cover-Up Haunts the Present An old photograph resurfaces A photograph from the Black Bridge reopens questions about the old gang and its hidden killings. Jason fears that whoever has the photograph is targeting him or exposing his past. Old crimes shape new suspicions The police pursue Gianni while the club gradually discovers that Bogdan has also concealed crimes. The past returns not as a single solved case, but as a network of consequences.
Around 2000
During the Black Bridge shooting
Soon after the shooting
After Gianni kills Kazimir
During the modern investigation