04x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

The victim is Beth Metcalf.

Beth! Beth!

I'm so sorry. I don't know what
I can say that'll make this better.

If you need any help, just shout.

Don't want you missing out
on that pay day.

You owe money to a loan shark,
and you didn't think to tell us.

That's our business, isn't it?

MANNING: This is the second
arson attack in a week.

It's obvious it was Alex.

I don't know anything about it.

Do you need money?
You're so much like her. Your mum.

Carol Jennings. Nice to meet you.

Were you a friend of Beth's?
No, never met her.

Say that again!

Squeal, little piggy.

HE SQUEALS

That woman you saw me with
last night... She's my ex-wife.

We're trying to keep it
under the radar.

What is it? What's wrong?

That looks... human.

Bag it and put it with the others.

Tony. Welcome to Frontierland.

Oh, cheers, yeah.

I used to come here
when I was a kid.

Lost my virginity around the back
of the Wild West Rodeo Show.

That's nice...
Hm.

How are you getting on?
Early days.

But we can say it's an adult male,
and he's been here a while.

How long, do you reckon?

Based on the condition of the body,

absence of soft tissue...

I don't know - 20-odd years?

Cause of death?

I know, I know,
it's too early to say, but...

There was some damage
from the excavator, but...

Look at this.

Have you recovered the round?
Not yet.

And until we do, we can't say
for certain it's a b*llet wound.

But it looks that way.

Is there any way to hurry this up?

I'm afraid it'll take
as long as it takes.

Yeah, but...

We owe it to whoever it was
you found.

Told you
we shouldn't have called 'em.

If I'm saying we needed to call
the old bill,

then you know something's
really wrong.

Bloody hell.
It's like I'm jinxed or something.

Look, it'll get sorted.

Just let them do their thing,
then we'll get back to work.

SHE SIGHS
What did he say?

Site's closed until further notice.

We don't know how long
it's gonna take. Great (!)

Great (!)

That's the bonus
out of the window, then.

MUSIC: 'The Bay'
by Samuel Sim feat. STORME

Right, so you'll have noticed
a new face with us today.

This is Lee Chen.

He's from the Inspectorate Team,

reviewing resources
and performance efficiency.

Which is a lot of words to say
I'm here to observe you in action.

I won't be hanging around long,
so pretend I'm not here,

and I promise
not to get in your way.

Have a seat.

So, the Beth Metcalf case
remains our priority.

But we also now need
to start looking into this

finding of the body
at the Frontierland site.

It was found by Dean Metcalf.

We know his builders yard
was also torched.

So the question is,
are all these three cases connected?

The arson attack that k*lled Beth,

the attack on the yard,
and now the body at Frontierland.

What links these three cases?

Well, Dean Metcalf.
Yeah.

But the body at Frontierland
is from way before his time.

The preliminary report suggests
it was a man, in his 30s or 40s,

and he was shot, execution-style,
to the back of the head.

Forensics have now recovered
the round.

Judging by the state of the body
and where it was found,

it's likely to have been there
for something like 20 years.

Long before Dean won the contract
to work on the site.

Yeah.

Eddie, I want you to start pulling
misper lists from around that time

so we can cross-reference
with dental records,

try and get a match that way.
Boss.

We also need to know everything
there is to know about this site.

Who owns it? Who else worked there?

If anybody so much as set foot in
the place, I want to know about it.

Oi, mate!

What's the story here, then?

All right, Len?
I thought I'd just check in,

see how you were getting on.

Didn't expect all this.
Oh, it's nothing.

Doesn't look like nothing.

MAL SCOFFS
Cheers, Mal (!)

It's not a good look,
place crawling with police.

Just a temporary thing. We'll be
back up and running as soon as.

I hope so, mate. Clock's ticking.

If, er...
If this does slow things down,

and I'm not saying it will,

where does that leave us?

How do you mean?

Say if I could pay you back
in instalments,

instead of the full whack...

Look, I've got a business to run,
same as you.

Deal's a deal, right?

Are you...? Maddie!

You should tell someone about him.

I can't.

Seriously, Cam.

She'd go mad if she found out
I even told you about him. Just...

I don't know.

I've been going through CCTV
from petrol stations

around the time of the arson attack
that k*lled Beth Metcalf,

and I found this.

That's Carl McGregor.
He's in the building trade, though.

They've loads of plant machinery.
He must buy petrol all the time.

Yeah, but this is the night
before Beth died.

And he's there buying petrol,
on foot - which is odd in itself.

He's known to the victim, and...

Cheeky beer at the end
of a day's work.

We've all done it.

OK, but a beer bottle like those
was used in the first arson attack.

We need to talk to him.
Clarkie, you're with me.

Mm-hm.
Anything else? Anyone?

Boss. When will we know the outcome
of the review?

Well, you'll know as soon
as there's anything to know.

Well, what does that mean?

Until then,
let's just focus on doing our jobs.

Yeah?

PHONE BUZZES

UNLOCKS CAR DOOR

ENGINE STARTS,
RADIO PLAYS

'Specialist search teams
from West Lancashire Police

'are continuing a major operation

'at the former Frontierland site
in Morecambe.

'A police spokesman said
that until...'

Bollocks.

Thought you were at work?
Yeah, I had to come home.

Look, there's no milk in the fridge.

Can you run to the shop
and get some? Mm-hm.

Dad, can I have a couple of quid?

Can you take it out
of what I gave you yesterday?

What?
I don't have it.

What have you done with it?
I gave you, like, 30 quid.

Well, doesn't go far, 30 quid.

Well, what have you done with it?

SHE SIGHS

Izzy...

What have you done with that money?

I gave it to Uncle Alex, all right?

I told you to stay away from him.

There's a reason
he hasn't been around.

Yeah,
because you don't want him around.

No, it's so I can protect you.
All of you!

Including your mum.
Especially your mum.

You're kidding me.

Izzy, Izzy...
You're never here!

You're always at work,
or the pub, or God knows where!

So don't give us that sh*t.
"Protect us"?!

That's not true. It's not fair.
It is true! You never put us first.

Or Mum. Not once!
KNOCK ON DOOR

It's always you.
It's always what you want!

You don't know
what you're talking about, love!

You work because you want to work.

You work because it gets you
out of the house away from us,

like we're some kind of dead weight
around your neck. Izzy!

So why don't you just go?
If that's what you want,

why don't you just f*ck off
and leave us alone?

If we're such a burden to you!

We'd be better off without you!

All right, let's just take a breath.

Izzy!
She's got a point.

PHONE VIBRATES

Dean.

What is it?

What's happened?

Dean!

That scumbag, Alex.
Used to be my wife he'd leech off,

now he's doing it
to my f*cking daughter!

All right, don't do anything...
What?

Don't do anything stupid?

Don't do anything you'll regret.

Are we done? Can I go now?

ENGINE STARTS

DEAN DRIVES OFF

Dean.

I'm gonna tell you one last time.

Stay away from my family.

Do you hear me?

I don't know what she told you.

She hasn't told me anything
I don't already know.

I know who you are.
I know what you are.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, what are you?

Stay away from my daughter.

She came to me, mate!

A man she barely knows, because
she can't talk to her own dad.

Now what's that say about you?

I'm not going to take any lessons
from the likes of you.

What do you know about family?

It was our Beth
that kept yours together.

She was a good person.

Yeah, she knew what I was,
but she still wanted to help.

The only one that put her hand
in her pocket for me.

All the way through.

Right up until last month.

HE CHUCKLES

Didn't know about that,
did you, dickhead?

She loved you. I know that.

But she's gone now.

There is nothing left for you here.

So go on and sling your hook.

I won't tell you again.

Oh, sorry!

Why aren't you in class?
I, erm... I was on my way.

Are you all right?

Yeah. No, it's, erm... I just...

Have you seen Maddie?

Er...
No, not since this morning, no. Why?

What is it?

I, erm...

I promised
I wouldn't say anything to Mum.

OK. Well, look...

I'm not your mum, right? So...

Why don't you tell me what it is,
and I'll see if I can help.

It's Maddie.

She's being bullied.

And...

And I don't know what to do,
and I don't know how to help.

Hey. It's OK.

All right, come on.

Just give us a sec.
Yeah, no worries, mate.

Carl McGregor?

Yeah.
Can you come with us, please?

Where to?

Down the station.
We've got some questions for you.

Is that you?

You-You can see it's me.

What are you doing?

What does it look like?
I was buying petrol.

In a jerry can?

I have to keep the generators
topped up down the yard.

And that's your job, is it?

Well, one of them.

I'm there every week.
You can ask 'em.

You get all the exciting jobs,
do you?

Well, someone's got to do it.

Does he have you sweeping up
as well?

Emptying the bins?

The thing is, this was the night

before the arson attack
that k*lled Beth Metcalf.

I... I didn't have anything
to do with that.

Bloody hell, Dean's a mate of mine.

Beth was a mate. I know the kids.
I've been to their birthday parties!

All right. All right, mate.

I can't believe
you're accusing me of this!

No, no, we're not accusing you
of anything.

We're just asking you
some questions. All right?

You also bought a four-pack of beer
from the garage that night.

Yeah. So what?

So what happened to it?
What do you think? I drank it.

After that. The bottles.

I-I-I dunno.

I put 'em in the recycling,
probably.

Because a bottle like that was used

to make a petrol b*mb
used in the attack.

It's just a beer.
This is ridiculous.

Where were you
on Tuesday night, Carl?

At the match. With my dad.

The Shrimps. You can ask him.

I've probably still got
the ticket somewhere.

And we'll be all over
the CCTV there.

And then we went to the pub after.
Whole crowd of us.

Erm... Rope And Anchor.

PHONE RINGS

Eddie.

'Hey, I found the locations
of those IP addresses.'

All but one of the a*usive messages
sent to Beth

was sent from 25 Redwing Street.

I know that address.

Cheers, Eddie.

I thought I heard the door.
Can I get anyone a brew?

No thanks.

What's wrong?

Do you know why I'm here, Carol?

I think so, yes.
Carol?

We have evidence that a series
of a*usive online messages

sent to Beth Metcalf
were posted from this address.

Was that you?

Course it wasn't. Don't be daft.

I'm sorry, love.

Oh, sweetheart...

I just wanted her to know
how it felt to be... helpless.

To be powerless.

What if it had been you?

What if it had been your dad
left to die like that?

What would you have done?
Where were you last Tuesday night?

I was here, with Phil.

Because the last message
sent to Beth was that night.

The night of the fire.

"I hope you burn in hell."

What am I supposed to make of that?

I never said that.

I swear.

The message was sent
from Rita's Cafe in town.

That wasn't me!

I never sent any messages
outside of this house.

Brian.

Thanks for taking the time.

No, no, it's... Happy to help.

How's your Sam doing?
Yeah, yeah.

He's in London. He's starting over.

Shall we, erm...?
Yeah.

So, I talked to Planning
and Building Control

about the Frontierland site.

Er... There's a lot to get through,
I'm afraid.

Who actually owns the site?
Cos it's been lying vacant for ages.

Well, the council owns it now.

It's been caught up in all sorts
of legal wranglings

and disputes over ownership
over the last 20 years or so.

There've been all kinds of plans,
but they've always ground to a halt.

And then a couple of years ago,

the council
compulsorily purchased the land,

with a view to redeveloping it.

But all the details are in there.
OK.

So, what was the last company
that worked on the site?

20 years ago.
Who cleared it back then?

HE EXHALES
Erm...

Yeah. McGregor's.

McGregor's Yard?
Yep.

Yousef.

What do you want?

Why is he like this? Lewis.

What did I do? Why is he so...?

Just stay out of his way.

Maddie?

Mr Fischer wants to see you in G6.

SHE SIGHS

Thank you.
OK. Come in.

What's going on?
It's OK. Come and have a sit down.

Ms Bhula's here,
as the school safeguarding officer,

because, erm,
we've heard something concerning.

About what?

The important thing to say
is that you're not in any trouble.

You've done nothing wrong.

When we're being bullied,
we can be made to believe...

I've never said I'm being bullied.
Maddie...

Who told you that?!
Mads.

Why don't you tell us, hey?

Just tell us in your own words.
Tell us what's been going on.

Nothing. Don't know
what you're talking about.

We've talked to Lewis.
Yeah. And we're watching him.

OK? Every teacher
will be watching him. So...

So we want you back in class. OK?

You've just made things worse.
Now he thinks that I've told you.

We'll be keeping an eye on things.
You can't be everywhere, can you?

Hey, it will be OK. I promise.

Maddie, hey...

You can trust me. You know that.

Don't tell Mum.
Mads...

I'm the one thing
she doesn't have to stress about.

Promise me.

Please.

HE SIGHS

You two on a bit of elastic or what?

Right, then. Here we go.

So, erm...

Is this about our Carl?
He said you'd let him go.

No, it's not that.

We want to talk to you
about Frontierland.

Oh, yeah?

We understand your company
worked on site back in the day?

Well, it was my dad's company
back then.

God rest his soul. But, yeah.

Did you work there yourself?
Yeah, but...

My dad was in charge.
I just did what I was told.

That must have been
about 20 years ago.

I barely remember
what I had for breakfast these days.

Did your dad ever mention
anything out of the ordinary?

No. No. I... I don't think so.

Well, it was a tough one,
I know that.

You know, he was really stressed.
Stressed how?

The developer went bust.
Caused him all kinds of problems.

Like what?
We didn't get paid, for a kick-off.

I remember him saying, by the end,

he wished he'd never taken it on
in the first place.

That's all I know.

I can ask around, if you like.

Some of the lads that worked on it,
they might still be about.

Yeah, that'll be great. Thanks.
Anything I can do to help.

Cheers.

A brownie.

And CCTV from the time
the last message was sent.

Don't say I don't spoil you.

Is there one for the boss as well?

I think I owe him
an apology brownie.

Hm. I'm sorry about earlier.

He made me swear
not to say anything.

It's all right.
It's just me being touchy.

Come on.

And there's absolutely no way
of knowing anyway. Yeah.

Boss.

We've got a positive ID on the body
from the Frontierland site.

According to dental records,
it's a Daniel Hickson.

He was a planning officer
for the council.

He went missing about 20 years back.

f*ck.

Oh, er... I worked that case.

Er, thanks, Ed.

So, what do you think?

About what?
Carol Jennings.

It's a first-time offence.

Er, yeah. Erm...

Yeah, I think a caution
sounds about right, don't you?

At least that sends a message
that we're actually doing something.

Are you OK?
Yeah, it's this Daniel Hickson case.

I'm just trying to see
if I missed anything.

The story was he'd done a runner

with thousands of pounds
of council funds.

That's what we thought, anyway.

I remember I talked to his wife.
They had a couple of kids.

Look, boss, I've been there.
You'll drive yourself mad.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Boss, CCTV from the cafe.

You're gonna want to see it.

Timestamp matches
the last message sent to Beth.

And... check this out.

There you go.

IZZY: Did you make this?
Yeah.

Well, it's out of a jar, but...

Come on,
you haven't even tried it yet.

Bloody hell. Did you make this?
Jesus, yes!

I did exist before your mum,
you know?

KNOCK ON DOOR

Did you find Alex?
Why?

Dean...

Yeah, he was on the prom.
I had a word.

There wasn't any trouble, if...
Why, what's happened?

We just have to ask him
a few more questions.

Why?

Why's everybody always
got it in for him?

Izzy...
No, it's not fair. What's he done?

Have you any idea where he is now?
No.

IZZY SIGHS

No, I told him to go.

And if he's any sense,
he'll be miles away by now.

Erin.
Oh! About time.

Do you want to get some chips
or summat?

HE SIGHS

What's up?
Yeah, look, I...

I think we need to have a talk.
Yeah, about what?

I don't think it's working out,
you and me.

What... What d'you mean?
What've I done?

Nothing. It's not like that.

Then what's it like, then?
It's just not working out, OK?

No. No, it's not OK.

What about all that stuff
we planned,

like going to London and the Lakes?

Y-You'll get over it.

Look, we can fix it.
No, we can't.

Well, just tell me what I can do,
and I can fix it.

I don't want you to do anything!

Look, I can't handle all the drama,
all right? With your dad.

My dad?
Look, it's over.

All right? We're done.

SEAGULLS CAW

MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYS

She won't even talk to me.
Yeah, well, I don't blame her.

What...? How...
How is this my fault?

I told you to give her space,
to stop treating her like a kid.

I did give her space.
You know, I-I just...

I don't... I don't want her
throwing her life away

for some chancer like
Shane bloody whatsit.

You know what?
I, erm... I-I told him, I said...

You know, I said to him, I said,

"If you...
If you hurt her, I'll f..."

Bloody hell, Chris.
What?

SHE SIGHS

Can't win. I can't win.

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS
Hey.

MUSIC STOPS,
ERIN SNIFFLES

Oh, sweetheart.

What happened?

He just told me
he couldn't deal with all the drama.

Oh, love.
ERIN SNIFFLES

I actually really liked him,

then my stupid dad just come in
and ruined everything.

I'm sorry.

I hate him.
Come on, you don't mean that.

Look, I know it really hurts,
but it will get better.

It just takes time, I promise.

That your advice, is it?
"It'll take time"? Wow.

Would've never thought of that one.
I'm just saying, take it slow.

You can start by coming downstairs
and having some tea.

Tea's ready.

Wait, look, I'm sorry. OK?

I-I know you're pissed off with me,
but, in my defence, technically,

I didn't actually tell Mum, so
I didn't actually break my promise.

Yeah, but you told Chris.
I just wanted to help.

Cameron said I should...
Cameron knows too?

Great. Thanks so much (!)
Wait...

HE SIGHS

Maddie... Maddie!

Look, give me a chance.
Just leave it, all right?

Erin?

Erin, love. Erm... Er...

Look, I'm...
JACQUI: Only me.

Aw!
Jacqui...

Jacqui, it's...
it's not a great time.

I know. She texted.
Oh, how you doing, sweetheart?

Oh! Come here, love.
Mum's here. Mmm!

I know, I know.

Can't believe he actually hit you.

Yeah. I probably deserved it.
I should be flattered, really.

Ow! In front of the whole team, too.

Talk about
"professional humiliation".

One more f*ck-up
in a whole series of f*ck-ups.

What you on about?

No, no, it's just been
a bit of a sh*t day.

Do you remember
the Daniel Hickson case?

You never talk to me
about work, Tony.

No, sorry.

Well, er, it was this missing person
case, 20-odd years back.

Only, it wasn't a misper.
It turns out he was m*rder*d.

And whoever k*lled him's been
walking the streets all this time.

And that's on me.
Well, come on,

you weren't the only one
worked that case, were you?

No, but when
something like this happens,

it makes you second-guess
every decision you've ever made.

Look, you've had a hard day,
that's all. Cut yourself some slack.

I know, yeah, but...

..it's made me think.

Maybe it's time to jack it all in.

Come on.
No, but think about it.

We could finally do all those things
we talked about.

You don't mean that.
I do.

I do, though.

No, I know.
Sorry, just a little bit longer.

I know.

No, no, I'll sort myself something
when I get in.

Yeah.
COMPUTER CHIMES

Yeah.

Wait, sorry, love,
I've gotta go, if you don't mind.

Sorry, I'll see you later.

Right, love you.
Love you. Bye, bye, bye, bye.

Excuse me, mate. Sorry,
could you do us a quick favour?

To the future.
SHE CHUCKLES

The future.

PHONE RINGS

Ah, sh*t, sorry.
It's OK.

No, I'll just get rid of him.
Tony, it's OK.

Is it Alex Kirby?
Have they found him?

ED: 'No, no, boss, sorry, no,
it's not that.'

Well, what is it, then?
I'm a bit busy here, Ed.

Well, I've been looking into
the tendering process

of the Frontierland site.

There were three companies
that bid for the current job.

Dean, Terry McGregor,

and another one owned by somebody
called Kim Walsh,

but it was set up a couple of weeks
before the bids went in.

Well, I don't know.
The timing feels off.

'I looked.
There's no website, no portfolio.

'Doesn't smell right.'
Do you think it could be a front?

I wouldn't rule it out.

'Company turns up out of the blue
with no history

'and then bids for that site?

'Maybe they knew
what was buried there.'

Well, I'll refer it
to the insolvency service,

see what they come back with.

'Can you do
a full open-source check?'

We need to find this Kim Walsh,
to rule her out, if nothing else.

Boss. 'Good work, Eddie.
We'll pick this up tomorrow.'

Go on, get yourself home, lad.

RINGING

BEEP
ANSWERPHONE: 'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'
BEEP

'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'
BEEP

'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'
BEEP

'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'
BEEP

'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'

HE SIGHS
Look, will you just...

Will you just put me
out of my misery, please?

You already know what I'm gonna say.

That she can't continue to treat
this place like it's her home.

And we share a kid,
and she uses that to blur the lines.

So, if you already know all that,
why don't you do something?

Because it's...
it's not that simple.

It is, though.

WE'RE together now. She can't just
turn up here whenever she wants.

I know, but it's just,
you know, she's Erin's mum.

Yeah, I know that,
and I want her to be there for Erin.

Course I do,
I've told her that myself.

But it can't always be on her terms.

OK?
Yeah.

I'll see you later.
Yeah. Bye.

Bye.
Bye.

All right, sweetie?

All right?

God, it's like... pulling teeth.

ANSWERPHONE: 'Hi, this is Beth.

'I can't take your call right now,
but if you leave a message,

'I'll get back to you.'
BEEP

You been up all night?

I couldn't sleep.

What are you doing?

Just looking at photos.

I love this one.
I know.

Will you send it to me?

Yeah, of course I will.

You look just like her
when you smile.

You reckon?
Yeah!

Everything else is pure me.

I'm sorry, love.

About the Alex thing.

You don't know what it was like.
You're too young.

So, what was it like?
It was a nightmare.

Your mum was worried sick about him.

There was nothing she could do,

cos that's what it's like
with an addict.

He kept promising her
he'd get clean,

and she'd believe him.
Time and again.

He lied to her. He robbed her.

He treated her like dirt.

I thought she'd stopped
trying to help him.

She had her own family
to worry about, but...

..you know what Mum was like.

He can't be part
of this family, love.

Sometimes, the kindest thing
is to just let go.

I'm sorry about
what I said yesterday.

That we'd be better off without you.

It wasn't true.

KNOCK ON DOOR

All right?

Is this about Alex? Found him?
No, not yet.

Er, we wanted to talk to you
about something else.

Beth's case is our priority,
I promise,

but we're also looking into the body
you found at Frontierland.

We understand the last company
to work there were the McGregors,

and you used to work with them,
didn't you?

Yeah, but I never worked
on that site.

Do you know anyone who did?

Yeah, a few lads.

Weren't exactly mates.
I ain't seen them for years.

Did you ever hear anything unusual?

Any fights or disagreements?
No, nothing.

A long time ago.
I'd only just married Beth.

Why did you leave McGregor's?

Look, if you think I had something
to do with this...

We're not saying that.

I learnt my trade with him,
I'd gone as far as I could go,

and then the time came
to set up on my own.

There were no hard feelings.
It's just business.

Terry'll tell you the same.

When can I get back to work?
I'll see what I can find out.

We both know you're short.

Let us off just this once.

It's why it's called a ten-bag.
It costs a tenner.

Jenn. Jenn, stop.

Police!

Alex!

ALEX GROANS

Alex Kirby, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of possession

of a controlled substance,
and I'm further arresting you

on suspicion of sending
malicious communication.

What are you talking about?

You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention
when questioned

something which
you later rely on in court.

I want to see the nurse.
You already have.

He's signed you off
as being fit to interview.

When did you come back
to Morecambe, Alex?

About two weeks ago.

Why did you tell us you were
in Sunderland until the fundraiser?

You wouldn't have believed
a word I said, would you?

So you gave us a false alibi?

That's attempting to pervert
the course of justice.

You do know that, don't you?

Why did you come back to Morecambe?

I told you, to see Beth.
She promised us...

What did she promise you?

Just... Just a few quid
to tide me over.

Am I not worth that?

And she said no?

She said that I had to stop.

That I couldn't go on like that.

So you sent her a message?

"I hope you burn in hell."

That's just, like, you know...

You know, I was angry.

Where were you at 9:45
on Tuesday 13th September,

the night of the fire
that k*lled Beth?

I don't know.

I was off my head.

And I woke up somewhere near, erm...

Horton Street.

I was in no fit state
to start a fire.

I was in no fit state
to do anything.

But I had nothing
to do with that fire.

I swear to God.

I wouldn't do anything to hurt Beth.
She's...

She's my sister.

She's my kid sister.

If he's telling the truth,

he was on the other side of town
all night.

He's lied to us before.
Yeah.

I'll see if we can track him
on CCTV. Cheers, Kaz.

Working late?

You sound like Lucy.

Hm. How is she?

Pregnant and annoyed with me.

Mm, I remember the feeling.
You should go home, mate.

HE SIGHS

Hey, are you all right, love?

I'm good.

Hiya, Jenn.

Here you go. Peace offering.

Ta.

Are you all right, Erin?
How about... now?

Oh! You used to do that for her
when she were little.

When she were poorly.

Maddie, can you shout Conor for us?

You lot are so lucky.

It's why we built this kitchen,

so we'd always have somewhere
to get together as a family.

Yeah.

That's right.
Yeah, it's lovely.

Part of the house, in't it, kitchen?

Lots of good memories
on this worktop.

SHE LAUGHS,
DOOR SLAMS

Wow. Just... wow.

Sorry?
No, hey. Jenn, wait, wait.

You need to get out!

You what?
No, she's just...

The fact that you think it's OK
to say that in front of me

and your daughter,
not to mention my kids!

Come on, I was just having a giggle.

Hey, love, come on.
No, no! All right.

She doesn't get
to just turn up here any more!

She doesn't get to walk in here
like she owns the place.

Who's "she", the cat's mother?
She doesn't get to have you!

Excuse me, I'm right here.
Yes!

GLASS SHATTERS
Oh, my God!

Are you all right?
Come on, back.

Come on.

Where... Where'd he go?

RINGING

'Detective Inspector
Anthony Manning.

'I can't come to the phone
right now.

'Leave a message,
and I'll get back to you.'

BEEP

Boss, I've done some more digging
into Kim Walsh.

I've found her marriage record.

Only... guess who she's married to.