02x05 - Episode 5

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SAM: Is this you

breaking into Aexous?

YELLING,

TYRES SCREECH

LAYAL: 'I didn't k*ll anyone,

I swear it!'

g*nsh*t ECHOES

Xav shot Todd.

Congratulations,

two Chief Constable Commendations.

Thank you, Sir.

There are horrible forever chemicals

in the water

running through our town.

'Where are they coming from?

'What about from Aexous

three miles upriver?'

We've got a fingerprint match

for the shotgun.

It's Donna Rower.

You said we could bank on Pat.

He's had enough pay-offs

over the years, so, yeah

he needs reminding of that.

'Sam was going through your desk.'

Yeah, let's talk about Jo.

SAM: So, Donna Rower's print

is on the g*n that shot them both.

Xav's body was staged

to mirror Todd's.

She's gotta be

part of the group, no?

Well, I've just been in

with Layal Ellis,

and she says that it was Xav,

Todd and herself.

No-one else. Said

she's never even heard of Donna.

Never heard of her?

Donna said Xav was her boyfriend.

Mm, she also said

that he was seeing other women,

so maybe they had a fight

about that.

Well, whoever stabbed Xav

was pretty angry

or jealous.

Hm.

You were arrested for

threatening behaviour this evening.

My friend got into it with

some girl. I was backing her up.

Do you lose your temper a lot?

No.

Never. I'd had a few.

My anxiety's really bad today.

Why's that?

My boyfriend's been m*rder*d.

Donna, can you clarify

something for us?

Do you think Xav Palmer

would've thought of himself

as your boyfriend?

Would he have called you

his girlfriend?

Because we do know he had

other women on the go, didn't he?

We weren't exclusive, no.

Right, so you slept

with other people as well?

No, actually.

Oh.

So it was all on his terms?

Weren't you jealous?

Not really.

What does that mean?

Did you fight about it?

No.

He'd have walked out

if I ever did that.

So is that what happened

the last time you saw him?

No.

No? He didn't break things off?

You didn't argue?

No. Nothing like that.

Did you go after him?

Did you follow him?

No. You weren't tempted

to see where he was going?

No. I've said no! Why do you keep

asking me the same question?

For the purpose of the recording,

I'm showing Donna a picture

of the Bensons' shotgun.

This g*n was stolen

from the Crossdale Estate.

It was used to sh**t Xav Palmer

and Todd Drake.

It has your thumbprint

on its barrel.

EXHALING: No.

But I've never seen that before.

Mm, that doesn't make sense,

though, does it?

Xav was involved in a group

that were targeting

the Aexous chemical plant -

were you part of that?

What?!

A yes or no, please.

Were you involved?

No!

Were you involved

in the death of Todd Drake?

Of course not! Did you use this g*n

to sh**t Xav Palmer?

I wouldn't even know how.

OK, look

Did you k*ll Xav Palmer?

I can't

I can't b

That's it. Stop there.

She's not well.

No problem.

We can get the doctor in.

Interview terminated at 22:17.

DONNA BREATHES SHAKILY

Have you not got an home

to go to, Bradley?

Been here so long,

I think I've forgotten where it is.

JACKO LAUGHS

Oh, she's in with the doctor now.

I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?

Yeah.

Night, Jacko.

Night-night.

She went home earlier, right?

Nope. Some people are just

more dedicated than you, Jo.

I mean, she told me

she was going home.

Maybe something came up.

Hmm. I don't know.

Something's off about her.

How do you mean?

I don't know.

She's just sort of hard to pin down.

She didn't show up

to the fire last night.

She reckons she missed the call.

That is pretty off.

Yeah?

Very concerning.

Do you think

Sam might actually have a life?

Shut up.

I'm just pleased somebody does.

SHE CHUCKLES

Do you?

Mm, I'm driving. And I'm knackered.

There's the spare room

if you change your mind.

Yeah. Yeah, maybe a small one.

Hm.

Oh, I just

I feel like I am banging my head

against a brick wall.

OK, right,

the thing about Saskia Bale is,

what is she doing now?

Like, what has she been doing since

the burglary charges were dropped?

Cos they're years ago now.

And has Mackie had any dealings

with her since?

Yeah, I mean, you know,

he did with Lee.

You know, he kept him close.

And he used him again

and again and again.

Yeah, which isn't without its risks.

I mean, you know,

look where Keith ended up. Yeah.

Shall I just run a check

on her tomorrow?

Jesus Christ, don't do that.

You'll be in the bosses' office

like I was.

Yeah, but we're not

getting anywhere!

OK. I I might know

where she works.

This is for a "Saskia Clarke".

But look at the photos

and tell me that's not

Saskia Bale ten years on?

That I mean, that's her,

isn't it? Mm.

Do you have an address for her?

No, but she's waitressing

at a pub near Safton Mill -

or she was,

that's what it says here.

We'd have to check it out.

OK. So she's not local any more?

No, she moved.

But, I mean, I can go down there

tomorrow afternoon.

Oh, yeah, and miss my commendation?

No, I'll I'll

I'll be there, I promise.

I'm I'm sorry

that you've gotta do all that.

I'm sorry about everything.

EVE CRYING

ON BABY MONITOR

I'll go.

No, it's fine. It's fine. I'll go.

Her bottle's on the side.

JO CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Shh-shh, shh-shh.

FRONT DOOR OPENS,

CLOSES

Quiet drink with Deepa, was it?

No, I was at the station all night.

I was working.

What, all night?

Yeah, we've got, erm

Oh, I mean,

you know them all, anyway.

We've got Finn and Layal and Donna

helping us with enquiries.

You've got Donna? Oh, my

How is she? Where's she been?

No, no.

I can't give you any details.

Right, but you've got

all three of them?

For the same thing?

No, I've said

No, but with Layal and Finn,

is it to do with the burning sign

on the hill and the chemicals?

Mum Mum! Mum!

That's why I can't get through

to Layal about these.

What are they?

River water samples to be tested.

And Layal does the testing.

Well, not this time, she doesn't.

Oh, come on! Jo, it's

They're important.

Sorry, but

Listen, I need to get

my dress uniform sorted.

It's all done.

Oh. Oh, well, thank you.

You look good on no sleep.

OK. Fine, I did

I did pop round to Pat's

and got a couple of hours there.

Oh! No, I only went

because I wanted to see Eve.

Course you did!

It's a flying visit.

Couldn't you phone?

Well, you can't hang up

face to face, can you?

Are you coming to the commendation?

I've said I would.

How's it going with Jack?

Are you sorting him out?

I'm seeing Alan Benson later on.

It'll be fine.

What I am concerned about, though,

is Pat and Jo.

Seems they've taken an interest

in some old colleagues of mine

as well as Saskia Bale.

Is that a problem?

I'll handle them.

But can you have a word with Saskia?

Me?

Why me? I've nothing to do

with any of it. She likes you.

I have a more

complicated relationship with her.

Do you know where she is?

I'll text you her work address now.

She just needs a gentle reminder

of everything we've done for her.

PHONE CHIMES

My concern is,

if they're onto Saskia,

what about the others?

The others have been

well taken care of.

They won't step out of line.

I'd still rather stay out of it.

But you'll do it.

SIGHS DEEPLY

Good. See you later.

GATE OPENS

Molly!

SHE HUFFS

Look, Molly, I've come to apologise.

OK? You were right.

I should've told you

that I was gonna see Sarah.

Right, apology accepted.

Have a nice life. Hang on!

Look, I've come back from Lanzarote

because of you.

Oh, get away with you.

You had to come back after 90 days,

everyone does.

Yeah, well, I mean, apart from that.

Look, look, this thing with Sarah,

OK, it was a hustle.

It was a business hustle.

What happened in the past

remains in the past, OK?

I'm just begging you,

let me redeem myself, yeah?

All right. I need someone to help me

test these river water samples.

I am at your service.

Good. All right.

I need a lab that'll test them

straight away, back today.

OK. Right you are.

Call me if you get anywhere.

Wh?

Donna's fit for interview again.

Oh, great.

Oh, and we're gonna let

Finn Allen go for now.

Good. Er, what about Layal?

No, she stays put. She's in trouble

whichever way this goes.

Perverting the course of justice,

preventing proper burial of a body,

breaking and entering.

Mm.

Right, er, picking up

where we left off,

we would like to know

when you handled this g*n.

I told you,

I've never seen it before.

Never seen it or touched it.

OK, well, have a think about that,

because that's not possible, is it?

Let's talk about Xav.

He was into the environment, yeah?

I dunno.

We didn't talk

about things like that.

He He came to me to switch off.

We watched TV, and you know.

All right. What did he say

about Todd Drake and Layal Ellis?

Donna, Todd and Layal

were a huge part of Xav's life.

Well, he didn't talk to me

about them.

Did he ever mention Aexous?

No.

What about the Bensons?

What's that? You reacted

when I said "the Bensons".

Xav worked on

their grouse shoots sometimes.

So what? Did he have some kind

of run-in with Alan Benson?

DONNA SCOFFS SOFTLY

Does that mean he did?

No.

With Harriet.

They had a thing last summer,

didn't last long.

Xav Palmer and Harriet Benson?

Yeah.

Didn't you know?

So, you're not denying

you were in a relationship with him.

Oh, please. Really?

When we were 16, 17, Xav was

a beater for the grouse shoots.

And we'd smoke weed,

and the rest, you know?

Nothing serious.

Then last summer,

he's back as a loader,

we run into each other again.

The past gave us

a sort of short-hand,

and Xav's not unattractive.

Wasn't unattractive.

And, yeah, we had what I thought

was a discreet fling.

Which you didn't think

to tell us about?

I thought about it but decided

it wasn't helpful or useful.

Harriet, he was shot with your g*n.

My g*n was stolen.

Yeah, and you didn't report that.

As I said at the time,

we weren't aware it was missing

until you contacted us.

You didn't seem too bothered

when we told you Xav was dead.

Yes, well, "seem"

is the operative word there.

It was horrible when I heard

he was one of the dead men.

You might remember, though,

I was the one that said

Xav was here last summer.

I just couldn't admit to anything

more than that in front of my dad.

Why not?

Well, apart from the fact he'd

obviously be regarded as unsuitable,

I'm embarrassed to say Xav used me,

and I fell for it.

Used you in what way?

The first time I let him stay over,

my dad was away.

I woke in the night

to find he wasn't in my bed.

He was downstairs,

going through my dad's office.

What was he looking for?

It was a brief conversation.

I was pretty angry.

But he said something

about an NDA his father signed

when he left Aexous.

Sorry, er,

Xav's father worked at Aexous? Mm.

When?

Years ago.

He was some sort of scientist,

I think, but that is all I know.

OK, and, erm,

what was the NDA about?

Oh, no idea.

We didn't get into the details.

I wanted him gone.

So he didn't find it?

He certainly didn't have it on him,

cos he was standing there

stark naked.

His clothes were still

in my bedroom.

And that's it.

I never saw him again.

So you didn't tell your dad

about any of this?

What do you think?

FRONT DOOR OPENS

You may have noticed

my dad is not very forgiving.

DOOR CLOSES

ALAN: Harriet?

DS Bradley, DC Marshall.

What's going on?

It's all right.

They just needed

to go over my statement.

And if you don't mind,

we'd like to continue in private.

You'll have to come back

another time,

when our lawyer's present.

So, Xav's father worked for Aexous.

Maybe Harriet had

a pretty good reason to shut him up,

because her alibi for the night

Xav died is non-existent.

We should see what Layal

has to say about this, and the NDA.

What is he doing here?

Dunno.

sh*t.

A bit of warning would've been nice.

Harriet was caught

on the back foot just now.

I'll have a word.

Yes, do.

So, you asked for this meeting?

Yeah, I'm here about Jack Radcliffe.

You'll remember I put you onto

the precarious state of his finances

with regard to Upland,

his housing development.

And?

Yeah, well, Jack now suspects

the part I played,

and he's looking for some redress.

Look, I don't think

we're talking about a huge sum.

Just a small percentage

of the profit should do the trick.

SCOFFS

There won't be any profit.

Harriet's put paid to that.

She's bleeding me dry

getting it up to standard.

Landscaping, eco this and that,

re-greening.

Besides

that's not how this works, Phil,

you know that.

I can't be getting myself mixed up

in anything untoward.

I've my reputation to think of.

No-one need know.

Everything was above board

and legal.

I paid him what he was due.

If I start making additional

payments, what does that say?

You gotta trust me.

It's best we nip this in the bud.

Yes, of course.

And I'm not saying don't do it.

I'm just saying that I can't.

I made you a mint.

Do I really have to beg?

I'm sorry, Phil,

but the answer's no.

So this meeting's over.

Do I have to order at the bar?

Not if you know what you want.

Here you go.

You're not in any trouble.

I I'm not here about you.

I just wanna ask you a few

questions, if that's all right.

What about?

OK, well, first of all,

could you tell me what your name is?

Saskia.

Saskia Clarke? Or Bale?

What's your next question?

Will you talk to me

about Phil Mackie?

Sergeant Mackie?

You were fostered

by Phil and Sarah Mackie, right?

Look, I'm not

I'm not a friend of his.

And I am burning so many bridges

by being here,

but that's OK

because I've reached the point

where I have to at least try

and stop him

from doing what he's been doing.

And trust me, I

I know what I'm talking about

because he has ruined my life.

Look, I have to go

back to work, but

..there's a churchyard over the way.

I take my break in 15 minutes.

MOLLY: Tony. Tony, come on.

Come and sit down.

I'm sure she'll be out soon.

You met Xav Palmer, didn't you?

Yeah, a while back,

in a kind of group setting.

Did you ever see Donna with him?

She came to see him once,

but it was a bit awkward, actually,

cos he ignored her, like

he was annoyed that she was there.

That's the trouble, see.

He treated her like she was nothing.

What if they think

that she got sick of it?

Aw, Tony. Tony, just look at me.

Look! Look at me.

Listen, we know where she is now,

don't we, yeah?

It's all gonna be sorted.

What did Jo say?

She must've said something, Molly.

Nothing. I'm sorry. I promise you.

Oh, God. What about Declan?

If she gets locked up and I'm gone,

what gonna happen to him?

DONNA: Look, I can't breathe!

MAN: Take a seat.

No! That's Donna screaming.

God, come on, sweetheart. Calm down.

It's fine, T Oh, my God. Jo!

Jo, please have a word.

Not at the moment, Mum, sorry.

Jo, we need to do this now.

Jo, I need a word.

I can't talk.

I need a word with you.

I will come back.

No, I need to speak to you now!

I'll catch you up, OK? Look, Tony,

Donna is gonna be a while, OK?

But we don't know exactly how long,

so it would really be for the best

if you both go home.

She's right, let's go.

It's about Xav.

I can't answer questions, Tony.

Come on.

Donna didn't k*ll him, I did!

She didn't lay a finger on him.

I know that for a fact cos

..cos it was me.

I k*lled Xav.

Oh, you're a champion, Kell.

Thank you.

I'll tell him. All right.

See you, love. Bye. Bye, bye, bye.

So, Kelly's looking after Declan.

OK, good.

This is crazy.

You know,

Tony must be saying he did it

to get Donna out of the picture.

Well, that will become evident.

Yeah, well, I hope so.

Cos he seems pretty determined

to take the blame,

and you lot need to know that.

OK, listen, Mum,

there are things that we know

that the public don't, OK?

I shouldn't really say this,

but it was Xav who shot Todd

when he was already dead, OK?

No, no. Just listen to me.

Just listen to me.

And then Xav's body

was also shot after he died

and staged to look exactly the same.

So whoever k*lled Xav had to

have known what happened to Todd,

and that could've been Donna

because, you know,

it was her thumbprint on the g*n

that was used. What? What?

Tony knew.

Tony knew what?

About Todd being shot

after he was dead.

How?

Well, you told me, remember?

And then me and him

were just chatting on the phone.

And Oh, God, I didn't mean it.

It just slipped out.

When was this? Not before Xav died?

Oh, for God's sake, Mum!

Oh, God.

I'll I'll see you

at the commendation thing.

OK, Mr Rower, as you're aware

For the purposes of the recording,

DC Marshall has entered the room.

As you're aware,

your daughter Donna is in custody

for the crime

you've just admitted to.

She didn't do it, I did.

But you understand

we can't just accept that?

All right. Let's start

by clarifying a few key details.

How did Xav Palmer die?

I stabbed him.

Not on purpose initially.

It was self-defence.

What did you stab him with?

A screwdriver.

It was to hand.

I'd been working on the house.

And where is it now?

I chucked it away

on the drive up to the moors.

Can you show us where?

Yeah.

And whereabouts on his body

did you stab him?

Er, here.

OK. How many times?

Er

I'm not sure, er

four, maybe five.

OK, and then what did you do

with the body?

I put him in my car.

Where'd you take him?

Up to the moor.

OK. So you left Xav's body

on the moor.

No other injuries

beside the stab wounds?

Yeah.

OK.

And then I shot him.

He'd hidden a shotgun

in a box we'd brought over

from where Donna was staying.

That's why he came round.

He was, er, looking for it.

So why did you sh**t him?

I heard that's what was done

to the other poor guy, Todd Drake.

From who?

Erm

I dunno.

You know, I'm on the council,

so everyone was ringing,

asking what was true

and what wasn't, and some

I don't remember who,

but someone had said

that he was shot

after he was k*lled.

So just a a rumour, basically?

I dunno.

It just seemed like a good idea.

What to

to put the blame on somebody else?

Whoever did what they did

to Todd Drake wasn't innocent,

were they? So, yeah.

And I was defending myself. Yeah?

You said Xav Palmer

came to your house. What time?

Er, around six.

You sure about that?

Yeah, Declan went off

to his party at 5:30.

Where was Donna?

At her place,

packing the rest of her things.

I was on my own, and there was

this almighty hammering on the door,

and Xav barges in.

He was looking for something

but not saying what.

And then then he finds the box

that we had brought over

from Donna's and

and he he started to rip it open,

and out comes the shotgun

in two pieces.

He He knew

what he was looking for.

And I was asking him,

"Why the hell did you hide

your shotgun in her stuff?"

And he loses it. And, er

And then he comes at me

as if he was gonna hit me with it

VOICE BREAKING: ..so I grabbed

the screwdriver and used it.

SOBS

HE SOBS GENTLY

Sam

It all matches.

Even Donna's print makes sense

if Xav hid the g*n in her stuff.

It's him.

But we'll double-check everything,

and we'll search the house

before charging him.

No, Sam. Look, there's a problem.

Erm, I think I should've stopped

the interview as soon as I came in.

Why, what's happened?

He didn't hear a rumour about Todd.

What do you mean?

Erm, look, OK, my mum works with him

on the council.

And I think

that she mentioned it to him

..because I told her

that Todd was shot after he died.

You're f*cking joking me, right?

I really wish that I was.

Am I Am I still on the case?

Can I come to the search?

No, you can't.

But let's just say it's because

you're being honoured for bravery.

You said he ruined your life.

I should've been stronger,

but because of Mackie,

I had to lie to my wife -

big lies, for a long time, and I

I lost her because of it.

You came up when I was looking

at a burglary case that he dropped.

Right.

Made me think of someone else

that he used to foster.

Lee Ellison?

SHE EXHALES

Oh, Lee.

We weren't with the Mackies at the

same time, he was much older. But

But we were in care together.

I was this tiny thing,

and he was this giant.

And I'd run into him sometimes.

It was so sad when he died

because he could handle Mackie

and still be himself.

You know? He could

He could outsmart Mackie.

I wish that was true.

It was.

He He was doing OK.

He was taken away in an accident.

Please don't say otherwise.

Lee would still be alive

if it wasn't for Mackie.

Cos that's

that's what he does, isn't it?

He helps you, and then he works you,

and then he uses you, no?

What happened to you?

He got me off

those burglary charges.

Then Then him and Sarah helped me

get into teacher training college.

They knew that working with kids

was all I wanted to do.

They were so good.

And then when I was there,

and I was loving it,

Mackie asked me to meet this man

who'd get me some extra money for

Well, they said it was for nothing.

All I had to do

was meet this guy in a club

and talk to him for half an hour.

Which was true the first time,

but then it

..then it was going to parties or

or to someone's hotel room.

PAT SIGHS

These men were all flash,

and they owned cars to match.

So the high-end car thefts.

Yeah, and I was a honeytrap

who kept them occupied

while their cars were being nicked,

which was dangerous because

because these men

weren't the type of people

to go to the police

when their car's taken.

And if they find out I'm involved

You'd be in a lot of trouble.

Scary. Eventually,

one guy did go to the police,

and I got three years

for soliciting, keeping a brothel,

and conspiracy to commit theft.

And because of

the sex-related charges, I

I can't work with kids,

so I couldn't go back to college,

All for five grand.

And I can't do anything about it,

because I can't tell the truth,

because who's gonna take my word

over Mackie's?

So ever since, I've been anxious

that he was gonna reach out again.

So I moved away, I changed my name.

And I'm happier.

Well, then I hesitate to ask this,

but

..if I could find more people

who were willing to come forward

Would I speak out against him?

Hey, look

HE CLEARS THROA

..regardless of everything else,

there was a High Court ruling

a few years ago

that said that women forced

into prostitution as teenagers

do not need to disclose

any related convictions

to potential employers.

It can't be held against you

any more.

I will send you the link.

Thank you.

I can't promise anything. Erm

No.

But I know others who were fostered

by the Mackies,

who were used, or "helped".

Have you seen Saskia?

Saw her, yes. She was with Pat.

You spoke to her, though?

In the circumstances,

I thought it best not to.

What do you mean? Why the hell not?

Self-preservation?

In the spirit of things,

don't worry,

I'll stay for the ceremony, but

that's it, Phil, for you and me.

I'm filing for divorce.

No, no, you can't.

So only contact through

my solicitor from now on. Hm?

Just Just wait.

At least let's talk about it.

My mind is made up.

Let me try again.

Phil Please, your terms.

I'll do anything.

You're embarrassing yourself.

I love you. Please don't do this.

BALSARA: I'm gonna have to steal

your husband, I'm afraid.

Be my guest, steal away.

The Chief Constable's here.

JACK: Molly! Moll!

I'm late.

It's OK. Hey, look, I've had

those water tests done for you.

Two miles upriver, turns out

there's a bloody great spike

where the water's contaminated.

What, at the chemical works,

at Aexous? No.

Where, then?

Geoff Dixon's farm.

What's all that about?

I dunno, but, er Hey,

where do you think you're going?

You can't come to the do

dressed like that.

You'll have to wait outside.

What?

Go on, shoo.

JO: Mum.

God.

Hey, Jo. You haven't even changed

yet. Why haven't you changed?

Right, come on,

let me give you a hand. Up here.

Oh, Mum, I'm fine!

Come on.

Right, just round here.

Yeah, I am.

All right.

Hurry up. Give us your jacket.

There's plenty of time!

There's no time at all.

Hey, how are we doing?

Yeah.

Yeah, we're just getting changed.

Give me that. I'll be two minutes.

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up.

Two minutes.

Quick.

DOOR CLOSES

PHONE BUZZES

Any news on Layal?

JO SCOFFS

You've a cheek asking me anything!

Oh, come on, just a hint.

Let's just say there won't be much

wild swimming where she's going.

Where's my phone?

Sorry, is her phone there?

Er

Yeah.

Oh, ta.

You'd think she's got

all the time in the world. Ta.

Aw, I love a full dress uniform, me.

Aw! You really look the part.

I'm so proud of you.

Yeah, well, you shouldn't be.

MOLLY SCOFFS

What are you talking about?

You saved a life last year.

You were incredible.

Aw, just wish your dad was here.

He'd be thrilled!

PHIL: 'The recipient

of the next two awards

'is an officer

who showed outstanding courage

'in the face of danger.'

Not only did she save a baby's life

in the flood last year,

but she held her own when taken

hostage by a violent criminal.

She is fearless,

dedicated and loyal -

an example to every serving officer.

Detective Constable Jo Marshall.

Er Well, erm

DC Marshall's

obviously been delayed.

Let's move on to the next award,

and we'll, er, no doubt

return to that one later.

Sergeant Mackie. Is now a good time?

Just get out of my face.

Certainly. Where's my money?

How much do you want, eh? How much?

I want what Benson did me out of.

Yeah, well, I went and asked him,

and he said no.

He's not gonna pay you anything.

So how much would it take

to shut you up? 50 grand?

I lost millions.

60. I don't have millions.

You're a sh*t negotiator,

aren't you?

70. Final offer.

Hey!

Where is she? Where's Jo?

She said she had to make

some enquiries and had to rush off.

What?

Where are you going?

Why were you talking to him

like that? Molly

No, that man has been so good to me

since Bren died, SO good.

Molly

No, what has he ever done to you?

Nothing, whereas you,

here we go again. Sarah

Molly, he's bent.

Oh, don't be ridiculous.

15 months ago, right,

just before the flood,

I was desperate for money,

Mackie offered to help me out.

Insurance fraud.

Daniel Eden was in on it as well.

Does that name ring a bell?

Yeah, a man found in the lift.

Lee Ellison k*lled him.

No, Lee Ellison got the blame.

Mackie k*lled him.

The plan went pear-shaped.

Things got out of hand,

Mackie lost it,

and he ended up

beating Daniel to death.

I should know, I was in the room,

and so was Pat.

Pat?!

Yeah. Pat's bent too.

No! No!

Molly Molly, I was there -

in the room, with Pat,

with Lee, with Sarah.

Shut up. Shut up!

Just listen to me.

No. I don't wanna hear it any more!

No. Oh, right. Why?

Because Mackie and Bren

were that close

so what applies to one

might apply to both?

Don't you dare!

Jo believes it. She knows it's true.

Jo doesn't know this!

Jo knows everything.

Molly, I swear to God,

I am telling you the truth.

f*ck off! f*ck right off,

and for f*cking ever!

Come on.

PHONE RINGS

Hey, Declan.

You OK?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, I know

this must just be terrifying.

Grandad's been ages.

Is Mum coming back or not?

I, er

OK, look, why don't I go

and catch up with my colleagues,

and then I'll come back

and explain everything. Yeah?

SAM: Jo?

Erm, can you?

Will you just wait there a sec?

What are you doing here?

Er, getting awards after screwing up

just doesn't sit right.

They can post it to me.

Are you OK with me being here?

That was totally unacceptable.

We'll talk about it later.

Luckily for you,

they've just called to say

they've found the screwdriver,

and it was where Tony said it was.

What your mam told him gave him

the chance to give us the runaround,

but his confession seems genuine.

OK. And, er, what've we got here?

Lots of blood.

Under the floorboards.

Samples have gone off to the labs,

but the stains are consistent

with stabbing. OK.

PHONE BUZZES

Pat Holman.

Hello?

'It's Saskia.'

Hi.

'Hi. Er'

I wanna thank you for today,

and I just wanted to let you know

that the first two people

that I called,

both fostered by the Mackies,

they've both said,

"Yeah, let's take them down."

I'm gonna call others

because I think we need numbers.

'In your own time.'

And I'll come up with a strategy

for if we move forward.

And I'll send you that link

so you can have a look

at the teacher training again.

Thank you.

'No, it's the least I can do.'

I'll be I'll be in touch.

'OK, and thanks.'

Bye.

PHONE BUZZES

'Ey up, Pat.

'Hi. Er, sorry I wasn't

I missed the commendation.'

'Yeah, what happened?'

I'm, er

on the other side of Calden Vale.

I've had a bloody puncture.

'Oh, you're joking.'

Mm.

What are you doing out that way?

'I came to get Eve a new buggy.'

'You weren't seeing anyone,

were you?'

No. No, no, no.

'Are you sure?'

Yeah.

Cos I heard

PHONE BEEPS

I heard you developed

an interest in fostering.

Are you thinking of doing it

yourself, are you?

Cos you might need to be married.

Which is a bit of a problem for you,

isn't it?

PAT GRUNTS

Jo didn't get your text, I did.

"Saskia was good.

I think we've got him."

You f*cking

GRUNTS

Think again.

GROANS

DOG BARKING

That's it. In you go. Come on.

Deepa, erm, when you interviewed

the kids at the party,

did you speak to Declan Rower?

He was interviewed, but not by me.

Why?

Mm. I saw him just now.

He couldn't get away fast enough.

Can't really blame him.

True.

Unless there's a chance

he saw something?

Well, not according to Tony.

Only looking.

Er, Soph?

Soph, can I just ask you

about the party?

I've answered

all the questions I can about that.

Yeah. Declan was there, right?

Yes.

The whole time?

How do you mean?

Well, what time did he get there?

I dunno.

OK, just roughly.

Er

Midnight, whenever. Who cares?

No. Sophie,

don't just walk away from me.

Sophie!

PANTING

RINGING TONE

Come on.

PHONE BUZZING

RINGING TONE

CONTINUES

LINE BEEPS,

DOG BARKING