VERA Season 12 Episode 5 Christmas Special - video Dailymotion
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00:01:06 >> You'd think one of you would help me with the booze.
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00:01:30 >> And the best of it is, she really wants it, mate.
00:01:33 >> Stop it! >> And it was right here in the kitchen.
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00:01:42 >> Ali, I'm sorry.
00:01:44 I'm so, so sorry.
00:01:47 >> Yeah, go to bed, Rick.
00:01:48 Go to bed.
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00:02:16 >> Has anyone seen Rick?
00:02:17 >> No.
00:02:19 >> I'll go wake him.
00:02:20 >> Tea.
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00:02:27 [KNOCKING]
00:02:29 >> Rick?
00:02:30 You awake?
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00:03:39 >> There's more for you, Mark.
00:03:41 >> Now, Kenny, your secret Santa.
00:03:44 >> Why me?
00:03:45 >> Because I know how much you love it.
00:03:47 The names are all in there.
00:03:50 That's the spirit.
00:03:51 Kenny, secret Santa, everyone.
00:03:54 >> It's still on the ten quid, right?
00:03:55 >> Aye.
00:03:56 >> That'll be.
00:03:58 >> Oh, oh, oh, come on, come on.
00:04:03 >> Billy.
00:04:04 Now, you all know Billy from the front desk, PC Billiton.
00:04:07 He's on secondment to CID for a month.
00:04:10 He's requested this department for some reason.
00:04:13 >> I wanted to learn from the best.
00:04:15 >> Oh, nobody likes a suck up.
00:04:17 Boss, boss, Superintendent Watkins on the phone.
00:04:20 He wants a word.
00:04:21 >> Super, what does he want?
00:04:25 Well, I'll check it in here.
00:04:26 Your name's in the hat.
00:04:28 >> Thanks.
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00:04:32 >> Are your dads?
00:04:34 >> It's my brother's.
00:04:37 >> Billy, I've got a very important job for you, son.
00:04:40 It involves milk, two sugars, and a tea bag.
00:04:44 >> There appears to be a fatality on your home turf, Hawley Island.
00:04:47 >> A fatality, sir?
00:04:49 Cause of death, sir?
00:04:50 >> Suicide, hanging.
00:04:51 I need you to get there as soon as you can.
00:04:53 >> Oh, well, how do we know it's a suicide, sir?
00:04:56 >> That's what the informant told us.
00:04:58 And as yet, we have no reason to think otherwise.
00:05:00 The deceased Rick Kelso had a national profile.
00:05:03 >> Ah, so there might be press interest.
00:05:05 >> Not yet, but there will be.
00:05:07 We wouldn't want it to look like we haven't done our jobs, would we?
00:05:09 >> Well, I always do.
00:05:10 >> Bye.
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00:05:16 >> All right, listen up, everyone.
00:05:18 There's been an unexplained death on Hawley Island of all places.
00:05:22 Possible suicide.
00:05:24 And Superintendent Watkins wants us to take a look at it.
00:05:27 He said he's a celebrity, Rick Kelso.
00:05:29 I've never heard of him.
00:05:30 >> Oh, yeah, no, he's definitely famous.
00:05:32 I grew up watching him.
00:05:33 >> Didn't you lose his job a couple of weeks ago?
00:05:35 >> I used to watch his travel programmes.
00:05:37 >> Aye, and that cooking one.
00:05:39 >> Yeah, got it.
00:05:40 Morning Sunrise's co-host, Rick Kelso,
00:05:42 forced to leave over accusations of sexual harassment.
00:05:44 >> That could be a motive for suicide.
00:05:46 >> Now, first lesson, Billy,
00:05:48 don't jump to conclusions before we've even seen him.
00:05:52 Otherwise, you might miss the obvious.
00:05:54 Oh, the tide's in.
00:05:57 I'll have to go up a boat.
00:06:00 Aidan, I'll need you to drive me motor over
00:06:03 and get Paul up to go with you.
00:06:04 >> I'm on it.
00:06:05 >> Don't scratch it.
00:06:06 Go easy on the clutch and don't get a ticket.
00:06:10 [waves crashing]
00:06:12 >> Warm her, Jack.
00:06:36 [birds chirping]
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00:06:50 >> I'm here about the fatality, pet.
00:06:59 Do you see Ivory Stanhope?
00:07:01 >> Oh, I'm Annie Laidlaw.
00:07:03 Come in.
00:07:05 I was the one who found him.
00:07:07 >> Hey, that must have been a shock.
00:07:10 Now, did you know the deceased?
00:07:12 >> Yes, he was our friend.
00:07:14 >> Well, I'm sorry for your loss.
00:07:16 If you could just show me.
00:07:18 >> He's in his bedroom.
00:07:20 >> Now, I'd like you all to wait here while I take a look.
00:07:25 Now, have any of you been into the room?
00:07:27 >> No.
00:07:28 >> It was clear he was dead.
00:07:30 >> Thanks.
00:07:31 >> Thank you.
00:07:32 [footsteps]
00:07:33 [door creaking]
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00:07:42 [door slams]
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00:07:55 [eerie music]
00:07:57 [water splashing]
00:08:21 [eerie music]
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00:08:49 >> Yes, Mum?
00:08:52 >> Aidan, you're on your way.
00:08:53 >> I should be with you shortly.
00:08:55 Paula's not far behind.
00:08:56 Have you seen him?
00:08:57 >> Well, it looks like he hanged himself.
00:09:00 >> Right.
00:09:01 So, what's the but?
00:09:02 >> Well, there's mud on the bed.
00:09:04 It looks like somebody stood on it.
00:09:06 >> Well, that would have been him.
00:09:08 >> No, he's barefoot.
00:09:09 And his shoes are clean.
00:09:11 And I can't see a nose.
00:09:17 >> This doesn't feel right.
00:09:19 Annie Laidlaw.
00:09:24 L-A-I-D-L-O-R-E.
00:09:27 >> Philip Robson.
00:09:29 >> Louisa and Sam Hampton.
00:09:33 >> Anyone else staying here?
00:09:38 >> No, it was just the five of us.
00:09:41 >> And you're certain none of you went into that room?
00:09:46 >> No.
00:09:47 >> Right.
00:09:50 What do you think happened here?
00:09:55 >> Oh, it's obvious.
00:09:56 He's killed himself.
00:09:58 >> No, he was different last night.
00:10:00 We should have picked up on it.
00:10:02 We've known him long enough.
00:10:03 Oh, we were all at school together.
00:10:08 >> He was drunk!
00:10:10 How are we to know?
00:10:11 >> Annie's right.
00:10:12 He wasn't quite himself.
00:10:15 He was trying so hard to have a good time.
00:10:18 >> So can you think of any reason at all why he might have done this?
00:10:24 >> No.
00:10:25 >> No.
00:10:27 >> Did he mention losing his job?
00:10:30 >> If you mean those ludicrous things he was accused of, they were a pack of lies.
00:10:34 >> So you all went to school together.
00:10:38 >> Chemist and Grammar, sixth form.
00:10:39 That's where we all became friends.
00:10:42 >> You all came here for the first time in 1977?
00:10:45 >> Not all.
00:10:46 Don't rewrite history.
00:10:48 >> You want to say something, Sam?
00:10:51 >> He's dead.
00:10:52 That fella, he...
00:10:56 >> Rick, love.
00:10:58 Rick.
00:10:59 >> Don't worry about it, Sam. It's fine.
00:11:01 Look, the thing is, we all came here apart from Louisa in 1977.
00:11:09 It was a sixth form residential, only connect.
00:11:13 >> We knew of each other before, but not really.
00:11:16 >> Coming here changed our lives.
00:11:18 We had a brilliant teacher.
00:11:20 >> She was amazing.
00:11:22 Miss Marshall, Judy.
00:11:24 She was young, passionate, idealistic.
00:11:26 >> And sexy.
00:11:28 Judy was very sexy.
00:11:30 >> She wanted the weekend to bond us, bring us together.
00:11:34 We've come back here every five years since then.
00:11:39 >> Well, the bonding certainly worked.
00:11:42 So if you could give me the name of the deceased next of kin.
00:11:47 >> That would be Charlotte, his ex-wife.
00:11:50 Charlotte Thomas.
00:11:52 >> Yes, she was here the first weekend, until her dad came and took her back home to Heskett.
00:11:59 >> Heskett?
00:12:01 Charlotte Thomas of Heskett?
00:12:05 >> It's her father, Isaiah Thomas.
00:12:09 >> You know him?
00:12:12 [car engine]
00:12:38 >> Melanie!
00:12:40 [car engine]
00:12:48 >> Right, he's on the ground floor, straight through the kitchen.
00:12:51 >> Great.
00:12:52 >> Oh, you're not your normal cheery self.
00:12:55 >> I'm meant to be going to a Christmas market today, but here I am.
00:12:58 >> Well, it's a few weeks yet. I'm sure there'll be another one.
00:13:02 Now, have you scratched my motor?
00:13:04 >> Whoa, of course not.
00:13:06 >> Right, come here.
00:13:09 >> Well, they all seem to think it's suicide.
00:13:12 >> Well, did he mention losing his job to them?
00:13:14 >> Well, only to say they thought the allegation was false.
00:13:17 But listen to this.
00:13:19 His next of kin is his ex-wife, Charlotte Thomas, Isaiah Thomas' daughter.
00:13:24 >> You're joking.
00:13:25 >> I'm not.
00:13:26 >> Rick Kelso's related to one of the biggest crime families in the North East.
00:13:29 >> Oh, isn't that interesting, eh?
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00:13:38 >> The rest of the party should have vacated the building hours ago.
00:13:41 >> Well, they all said they didn't come in here.
00:13:44 But if you find evidence that they did, well, that's something, isn't it?
00:13:48 >> Hmm.
00:13:49 >> Have you worked out it's not suicide yet?
00:13:51 >> What makes you say that?
00:13:52 >> His phone's on charge, and there's mud on the bed, presumably from someone standing on it.
00:13:58 >> Hmm.
00:13:59 I hadn't got to that yet.
00:14:02 And in answer to your question, of course I have.
00:14:05 When we lifted him down, I noticed a lack of V-shaped bruising around the ligature,
00:14:09 indicating he was hanged after death.
00:14:12 >> I told you.
00:14:14 >> So what was the cause of death?
00:14:15 >> Suffocation.
00:14:16 I found orange fibres in both his nose and mouth.
00:14:19 >> Out the cushion?
00:14:20 >> There are traces of what appear to be saliva and mucus on it.
00:14:23 I'll be able to confirm it in the lab.
00:14:24 >> So time of death?
00:14:26 >> Rough estimate between 1 and 4 a.m.
00:14:29 >> Could they have gotten through any of these windows?
00:14:31 >> They're all locked shut.
00:14:33 The keys are in the bedside drawer.
00:14:35 We've dusted, but it doesn't look disturbed.
00:14:37 >> Right, get on to the office, get Kenny to inform the super, and I want everyone here checked out.
00:14:42 >> Mum.
00:14:43 >> Hey, thanks, Paula.
00:14:46 >> You can't leave.
00:14:48 I'm sorry.
00:14:49 >> You can't force us to stay.
00:14:50 Sir, I'm afraid Rick did this.
00:14:52 >> Hey, you're going nowhere, love.
00:14:53 None of you are.
00:14:55 Your friend didn't commit suicide, after all.
00:14:57 He was murdered, and you four are my lead suspects.
00:15:02 Who got here first yesterday?
00:15:11 >> I did.
00:15:12 I arrived here Thursday, stayed with a friend on the island.
00:15:15 >> And the friend's name?
00:15:16 >> Sid Sinclair.
00:15:17 I, uh, I knew him through work.
00:15:20 I travelled up from Catford, and I arrived here 2.30pm on the dot.
00:15:24 >> Yeah, and what work's that?
00:15:26 >> I'm a vicar.
00:15:27 Was.
00:15:28 Recently retired.
00:15:30 It's absurd to think one of us could have done it.
00:15:32 We were as close as friends.
00:15:34 >> Who gave you the keys?
00:15:35 >> There was a set left in a safe place out front, and they're in the kitchen along with a spare set.
00:15:40 >> Just two sets?
00:15:41 >> Yes.
00:15:42 >> And what time did the deceased get here?
00:15:44 >> Around four.
00:15:45 He'd been staying at his father's old house since Tuesday over in Cleve.
00:15:48 >> Charlotte wanted to kill him.
00:15:50 >> His ex?
00:15:51 >> Aye.
00:15:52 She told us.
00:15:53 >> No, darling, that was years ago when they split up.
00:15:56 He broke her heart.
00:15:57 She didn't mean it.
00:15:58 She was upset.
00:15:59 >> Because of his affair?
00:16:01 >> Yes.
00:16:02 This is ridiculous.
00:16:03 None of us would have killed Rick.
00:16:04 >> Well, someone did.
00:16:05 And since this is now a murder inquiry, you're all going to have to stay here until further notice.
00:16:11 Is that clear?
00:16:13 Nobody leaves the island.
00:16:16 >> Jack, any information about the deceased?
00:16:19 >> Richard Kelso, known as Rick.
00:16:21 He owns a three-bed muse house in Bloomsbury, mortgage-free.
00:16:24 >> How much is that worth?
00:16:25 >> Two and a half million, plus the house in Cleve.
00:16:28 >> That'll be his dad's.
00:16:29 >> I called his agent, but her phone's off.
00:16:31 >> Mark, what about bank records, phone records?
00:16:34 >> The wheels are in motion, ma'am.
00:16:36 >> Right.
00:16:37 And Charlotte Thomas?
00:16:38 >> I've got her details.
00:16:39 She lives in an old pub.
00:16:41 It's a yoga studio down in the back.
00:16:43 It's a yoga studio downstairs, flat above it.
00:16:46 It's in Heskett.
00:16:47 >> Right.
00:16:48 Can you send those details over, Kenny?
00:16:50 I can't hear you nodding your head, Kenny.
00:16:55 >> Yes, ma'am.
00:16:56 I'll send them now.
00:16:58 >> Right.
00:16:59 I'll see you all later.
00:17:11 >> I'm so sorry, pet.
00:17:13 He died sometime last night.
00:17:15 He was found this morning by one of his friends.
00:17:18 >> He was only here yesterday.
00:17:21 >> He was here?
00:17:22 >> He stayed on Thursday?
00:17:24 Can't bear being at his dad's any longer.
00:17:27 >> Did he say why?
00:17:28 >> It wasn't a happy place for him.
00:17:31 Clearing through his dad's papers was just too much.
00:17:34 >> Do you have the keys to his house?
00:17:37 >> I?
00:17:39 >> Could we have them, love?
00:17:41 >> Oh, all right.
00:17:43 >> So, were you still in a relationship with Rick?
00:17:50 >> Sadly not.
00:17:52 But I'd have had him bugged like a shot.
00:17:55 >> It was strange.
00:18:01 He kissed me on Friday morning before he left.
00:18:04 He didn't normally do that.
00:18:06 He was...
00:18:07 >> On edge?
00:18:08 >> Thanks, love.
00:18:09 >> What time did he leave?
00:18:11 >> About 11.
00:18:13 He was gonna see someone.
00:18:15 But he didn't say who.
00:18:17 >> Now, I've been with his friends, you know, from the reunion.
00:18:25 Well, I wouldn't have put them together.
00:18:29 >> Oh, they were very different back then.
00:18:32 Apart from Rick.
00:18:33 He never changed.
00:18:35 Philip was a punk.
00:18:37 Wanted to tear down the establishment.
00:18:39 Sam and Louisa were gonna have their own school.
00:18:42 Annie was gonna have a dozen children with Daniel.
00:18:46 >> Who's Daniel?
00:18:48 >> Her boyfriend back then.
00:18:49 Daniel Reid.
00:18:50 >> As in Reid Holiday Parks?
00:18:52 >> Aye.
00:18:53 He was at the first Only Connect.
00:18:55 I hated that weekend.
00:19:00 Everyone talking about their feelings.
00:19:03 Little secrets.
00:19:05 >> You weren't close to the group then?
00:19:07 >> Not once the marriage was over.
00:19:10 I never understood why they keep going back.
00:19:15 It's so morbid after what happened with Isabel.
00:19:19 >> Who's Isabel?
00:19:21 >> Isabel.
00:19:23 Louisa's sister.
00:19:24 She died at the first reunion, 1982.
00:19:27 >> How'd she die?
00:19:29 >> She argued with Rick and drove off along the causeway.
00:19:33 But the tide came in.
00:19:35 She got a mile across and then got caught.
00:19:37 She drowned.
00:19:39 >> Do you see much of your dad these days?
00:19:42 >> He's in a home.
00:19:46 And before you start insinuating anything,
00:19:49 I have nothing to do with my father's line of work.
00:19:53 >> You know, she's right.
00:20:00 It is morbid.
00:20:02 Why go back to a place where someone drowned?
00:20:05 And why didn't her sister, Louise, mention it?
00:20:09 >> Well, it's over 40 years ago. It's not relevant.
00:20:11 >> Everything's relevant until it isn't.
00:20:15 Well, at least we know there was something going on with him on the day he died.
00:20:22 I mean, everyone close to him said he was behaving differently.
00:20:26 A bit off.
00:20:30 We've just got to find out why.
00:20:32 >> Kenny, did you get anywhere digging into this sexual harassment claim?
00:20:40 >> Nothing on the system, ma'am.
00:20:42 >> Her name's Eliza Jones. All I can find is this one article.
00:20:46 It says Rick got her alone in his office, hugged her and kissed her.
00:20:50 >> So he's the presenter and she's work experience.
00:20:52 That's an abuse of power.
00:20:54 >> She also mentioned she'd heard that others hadn't gotten away so lightly.
00:20:57 >> Have you spoken to this journalist?
00:20:59 >> Not yet. He's avoiding me.
00:21:01 >> Well, when you do, find out why it was never reported to the Met.
00:21:04 >> I also chased up the TV company, but they weren't taught that the CEO say so, and he's in New York.
00:21:09 >> What about the agent?
00:21:12 >> Phone's still off. She's a one-woman show with a handful of high-earning clients.
00:21:15 >> Oh, well, when you do contact her, let me know.
00:21:18 Now, then, according to his ex, Charlotte Thomas, he was meeting someone on Friday morning.
00:21:24 Any idea who or where?
00:21:26 >> There's no ANPR. It's too rural.
00:21:28 >> Well, we know he was at his dad's place in Cleve from Tuesday to Thursday, so ask around. Talk to the neighbours.
00:21:35 >> Billy caught Annie and Philip arguing. Said it was heated. Wanted you to know.
00:21:40 >> Did he?
00:21:42 I could just get back there before the tide comes in. Can I trust you to hold the fort here?
00:21:50 >> You're trusting me with your Land Rover?
00:21:53 [TRAFFIC NOISE]
00:21:55 >> They've gone to the chapel, Mum. They said it's a rule of staying here. They get 20 minutes of private reflection a day there.
00:22:17 >> Oh, is it now?
00:22:19 >> I thought it would be all right. It's nowhere near the deceased's room.
00:22:22 >> And you didn't think to follow the murder suspects?
00:22:26 >> Well, I'll stay here, then. Shall I, Mum?
00:22:34 >> Ah, Philip.
00:22:47 [BELL RINGS]
00:22:49 >> Louisa, I'm looking for Annie.
00:22:56 >> She's still inside.
00:22:58 [MUSIC]
00:23:24 >> Annie? Hey. I'm sorry to disturb you, pet.
00:23:30 Annie, I've got a couple of questions I need to ask you.
00:23:34 See, my young colleague said he saw you arguing with Philip.
00:23:40 Could you tell me what that was about?
00:23:43 >> He and Rick argued after we'd gone to bed. I didn't hear what about.
00:23:52 Rick was trying to calm Philip down. Philip was angry.
00:23:55 I mean, it wasn't unusual. It happens a lot.
00:24:00 >> So why were you and Philip arguing?
00:24:05 >> I was asking him about it. He got defensive. I kept pushing him.
00:24:10 >> Well, I'll catch up with Philip in the morning. Have a chat.
00:24:16 So can I ask you about you and Rick? 'Cause I can see you were close.
00:24:22 >> Well, he was my first boyfriend. Only lasted a month.
00:24:30 But we got something much better from it. Friendship.
00:24:34 >> Did you know Rick stayed with Charlotte on Thursday night?
00:24:38 >> Did he?
00:24:40 >> She said he was on edge. Not himself.
00:24:46 >> I could tell he was vulnerable last night. He was masking, drinking, being loud.
00:24:53 I thought that's why he said sorry to me. He said he was celebrating.
00:24:57 >> Celebrating what?
00:24:59 >> His name had been cleared and he was going back to his book.
00:25:02 He'd written the first chapter and he was keen to finish it.
00:25:05 >> What was it about?
00:25:07 >> It was autobiographical. About us, when we were young, what shaped us, our friendships.
00:25:15 He was calling it 1977 until...
00:25:20 >> Until what?
00:25:23 >> He'd given it a different title.
00:25:25 >> So what was the new title?
00:25:28 >> 1982. The year of our first reunion.
00:25:34 And also the year Isabel drowned.
00:25:37 >> You know?
00:25:39 >> Aye, I know.
00:25:41 >> He said it would be about his secrets.
00:25:45 >> What secrets?
00:25:47 >> Later I pushed him on it, but all he'd say was that Louisa would finally find out why her sister drove away. Why Isabel drowned.
00:25:56 [♪♪♪]
00:26:02 [♪♪♪]
00:26:25 [KNOCKING]
00:26:26 >> Billy, shake your leg.
00:26:28 [KNOCKING]
00:26:30 >> Billy.
00:26:31 >> Sorry.
00:26:33 >> Are you not up yet?
00:26:35 Uniform's about to leave. We need to get over to Pilgrim's house.
00:26:40 And you need to find out if there are any more keys. I need to talk to Philip.
00:26:45 So come on, we've got to move on.
00:26:47 >> That's right. Time for the breakfast. I'll eat it on the way.
00:26:49 >> Yeah, that...
00:26:50 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:26:54 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:26:57 >> You enjoying that?
00:27:00 >> Yeah, thanks, Mum.
00:27:02 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:27:06 [FOOTSTEPS]
00:27:12 >> Anything?
00:27:14 >> They're not upstairs, but the things are up there.
00:27:17 [PHONE RINGING]
00:27:23 [PHONE RINGING]
00:27:25 >> He's left his phone.
00:27:28 The chapel, that's where they'll be.
00:27:31 [♪♪♪]
00:27:37 >> There's no sign of them.
00:27:39 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:27:43 [♪♪♪]
00:27:52 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:27:55 [WOMAN SCREAMING]
00:28:00 >> Do you fancy a dip?
00:28:05 >> What? No, thank you. I can't swim.
00:28:07 [WOMAN SCREAMING]
00:28:11 [♪♪♪]
00:28:15 >> Philip!
00:28:20 Philip!
00:28:22 Hey, Philip, come on, get your clothes on.
00:28:25 We need to talk up in the house.
00:28:27 [♪♪♪]
00:28:31 >> We'll, um...
00:28:35 >> Yeah.
00:28:37 >> Oi!
00:28:38 [♪♪♪]
00:28:42 [♪♪♪]
00:28:48 [DOOR CLOSES]
00:28:49 >> So, you do that every reunion, do you?
00:28:53 Go for a dip?
00:28:55 >> No, first time.
00:28:57 >> Oh, celebrating your friend's death, then.
00:29:00 >> We were celebrating his life.
00:29:03 He used to do it.
00:29:05 Which is why Rick was so youthful, despite his alcohol consumption.
00:29:09 He was like a brother.
00:29:11 Just less good at staying in touch.
00:29:15 >> So, is that why you were arguing with him after everyone had gone to bed?
00:29:20 >> Well, no, it's nothing.
00:29:23 >> Anything to do with this book, 1982?
00:29:27 Eh, not much gets past me, pet.
00:29:30 >> Oh.
00:29:32 I thought it was exploitative.
00:29:36 >> Why?
00:29:38 >> Well, it was obvious he was going to use Isabelle's death to make more sales.
00:29:43 >> Are you saying you think her death might not have been an accident?
00:29:47 >> Well, of course it was an accident. She drove straight out there. It was tragic.
00:29:52 >> Who else was here in 1982?
00:30:02 >> Well, apart from Isabelle, me, Rick, Sam and Louisa, Annie and Daniel.
00:30:12 >> Daniel Reid?
00:30:13 >> Aye.
00:30:15 >> You still in touch with him?
00:30:17 >> No, when he broke up with Annie, we chose Annie.
00:30:21 Rick was quite glad.
00:30:24 >> Excuse me, pet.
00:30:27 >> Go on.
00:30:34 >> I'm meeting Rick's agent, Cecilia Bertrand. She was due to meet him this morning.
00:30:39 >> Seems that she didn't know that he was dead and I didn't enlighten her.
00:30:42 >> Well, make sure you go easy on her.
00:30:44 >> Will do, boss.
00:30:46 >> Oh, and Aidan, get her to give you what she's got of the book.
00:30:50 >> OK.
00:30:52 >> Are we finished?
00:30:57 >> For now.
00:30:59 >> I'm sorry. I've only packed enough medication for two days and Sam's going to miss this next door.
00:31:02 >> Doesn't matter, pet. I'm fine.
00:31:04 >> It is to Sam. Because in three hours you won't be fine.
00:31:08 >> I can go, but I will need to talk to all of you again. I'll speak to you soon.
00:31:12 >> We'll drop you in the village.
00:31:14 >> Are you staying on the island?
00:31:17 >> Aye. At Sid's, my friend's house.
00:31:19 >> Well, that may be the case, Mark, but Annie Laidlaw said the book's all about them and that lass who died.
00:31:30 So we need to look into everyone who was at that first reunion in 1982.
00:31:36 I'll send you over a list.
00:31:37 >> Yes, ma'am.
00:31:39 >> And Jack, how are we doing with the production company?
00:31:41 >> They're claiming they can't get hold of anyone over the weekend.
00:31:43 >> Well, I don't care. It's a Sunday.
00:31:45 >> I mind if it's Sunday.
00:31:47 >> Kenny, I need you to check out Charlotte Thomas's finances.
00:31:51 And Jack, before I go, I want you to ring around all the pubs and hostels on the island.
00:31:58 Get them and their bar staff to compile a list of everyone who was in on Friday night.
00:32:02 >> Ma'am.
00:32:05 [Music]
00:32:13 >> Oh, look, find yourself a desk, Willie.
00:32:17 >> Sorry. Yeah.
00:32:19 >> I've got some under my feet. Any news, Jack?
00:32:21 >> The pub was full of regulars.
00:32:23 >> Jack, we're not there.
00:32:25 >> Sorry.
00:32:27 >> A few tourists stayed over. Just one woman at the star I'm not accounted for.
00:32:30 I'm waiting to hear back from the barmaid to get a description.
00:32:33 >> Hey, so did this agent give you what she's got of the book?
00:32:36 >> It's only the first chapter, but she's sending it over.
00:32:39 She said he was eager to finish writing it. Driven was the word she used.
00:32:43 >> Have you mentioned the lass who drowned?
00:32:45 >> Isabel Hall, no. I got the impression it was about something much closer to home.
00:32:49 >> Ma'am, that was Paula. Poor Smallton's done.
00:32:53 >> Right, let's go. You tell me all about it on the way.
00:32:56 Kenny, look after Billy.
00:32:58 [Music]
00:33:02 >> Milk, two sugars.
00:33:03 >> Yep, I know.
00:33:05 >> He was asphyxiated to death and it was staged as a hanging.
00:33:08 There was considerable alcohol in his system.
00:33:11 He was probably in a deep sleep when it happened.
00:33:13 >> Well, obviously, neither of the women could have lifted him into position on their own.
00:33:17 >> Oh, Sam. Realistically, only Philip could have done it on his own.
00:33:20 >> But it could have been two of them.
00:33:22 >> Or all of them.
00:33:24 >> What about the mud on the bed cover?
00:33:27 >> No identifiable footprints, I'm afraid.
00:33:31 They've done a fairly good job of clearing up after themselves.
00:33:33 But, going by the penetration of soil through the cotton, we have proof that something very heavy was on the bed.
00:33:38 >> Like someone standing holding him up?
00:33:40 >> Exactly.
00:33:42 >> Can you be more accurate with the time of death?
00:33:44 >> Between 1am and 3am.
00:33:46 >> And the island was accessible from the mainland until 2.
00:33:49 So, get uniformed to talk to everyone on that main road in, see if anyone saw or heard anything.
00:33:55 Thanks, Paula.
00:33:58 >> There was no DNA on the dressing gown cord apart from his. Same with the cushion.
00:34:01 There is this. It was in his room, but it's not his fingerprints.
00:34:06 Along with this. A single hair found on Mr Kelso's pyjamas.
00:34:11 It's a DNA match with Louisa Hampton.
00:34:14 >> Right, I've got five minutes before interview in Louisa. Any news?
00:34:27 >> Yeah, Rick's phone records are in. We're running the numbers he called in the last week. That's Louisa's.
00:34:32 >> Thanks, Mark.
00:34:34 Kenny, what about the door to door on the road leading on to the causeway?
00:34:37 >> Someone heard the car leave the island about 1 in the morning. Another one arrived about 10 minutes later.
00:34:43 >> Well, either one of those could be important. See if you can track them.
00:34:47 And Jack, what about this mysterious woman at the pub? Have you heard back from the barmaid?
00:34:52 >> Not yet. Still chasing it, ma'am.
00:34:55 >> I've got a report into Isabel Hall's death. There's nothing suspicious.
00:34:58 I spoke to the officer involved at the time. He's retired now, but remembered it well.
00:35:01 >> And what was his take on it?
00:35:03 >> Said it was an odd thing to do, drive off, but she left of her own free will. Postmortem showed nothing in her system.
00:35:08 >> So what did Rick mean when he said he was telling the truth about why she died?
00:35:14 >> Louisa Hampton's ready. She's brought her husband with her.
00:35:18 >> Well, he'll have to wait outside. Get someone to sit with him.
00:35:22 >> And what about this lass who's accused of assaulting, what's her name, Eliza Jones?
00:35:26 >> Like looking for a needle in a haystack. Still no response from the journalist.
00:35:29 >> Oh, well, keep trying. And Billy, keep an ear out for the phones. Special job.
00:35:34 >> Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am.
00:35:36 >> I'm sorry. I know I should have told you I spoke to Rick privately.
00:35:40 >> Aye, you should have done, pet.
00:35:42 >> I didn't want Sam to know.
00:35:44 >> Why not?
00:35:47 >> I can't do it. I can't look after Sam alone. We can't afford a carer. So on Friday I asked Rick if he'd pay for one.
00:35:58 >> And what did he say?
00:36:00 >> Transfer the money the next day. You know, the first thing I thought when Annie said he was dead.
00:36:05 That he wouldn't be able to help us anymore.
00:36:10 >> Your hair was found on Rick's dressing gown.
00:36:15 >> I was upset. He hugged me. That's all. We were friends.
00:36:22 >> Did Sam know he hugged you?
00:36:25 >> He's not the man he was. His dementia makes him insecure.
00:36:30 >> Now let me ask you something else. Why didn't you mention your sister died at that first reunion?
00:36:39 >> Because it was decades ago.
00:36:44 >> Only Rick told Annie he was going to reveal the truth about why she drowned. What do you mean by that?
00:36:50 >> Annie said he was drunk, playing the big detective. There was no secrets. She drove off and drowned.
00:37:03 >> Now we know she argued with Rick before driving off. What about?
00:37:11 >> I presume she made a play for him. She was a flirt. She flirted with Sam, Rick, Philip.
00:37:20 >> Did Sam like her?
00:37:22 >> No. And she hated that. It's only one of my boyfriends. Didn't fall for her.
00:37:28 >> Sam wants to talk to you.
00:37:33 >> About what?
00:37:36 >> He said he'd only tell you. He said he saw someone on Friday.
00:37:40 >> So who was it you saw, Pat?
00:37:44 >> You told Louisa you saw someone.
00:37:51 >> Charlotte. Outside the window. Just before ten. She was watching us.
00:38:01 >> Charlotte Thomas? Are you sure?
00:38:05 >> You know what Charlotte looks like. She disappeared when she saw me looking. But I saw her.
00:38:11 >> Why didn't you tell us this before?
00:38:14 >> I tried. I told you it was Charlotte. Charlotte killed him.
00:38:30 >> OK. Sam Hampton has placed Charlotte Thomas at the scene. Now if she was there, we're looking at a very dangerous family.
00:38:42 Her father, Isaiah Thomas, was suspected of running drugs and firearms across the North East. He had a string of companies all very handy for laundering money.
00:38:55 His wife and two sons are deceased, leaving Charlotte and her younger sister Ellie. He was put into a care home two years ago.
00:39:01 >> So what else do we know about her?
00:39:04 >> Well, she's broke, ma'am. Her yoga studio's been bleeding money. Rick bailed her out in August. She maxed out eight credit cards and her overdraft.
00:39:15 >> Could she be the woman at the star? Jack, get her photo sent over to the pub. We can't rely on Sam's word. And if we get a positive ID, we'll pay Charlotte a visit.
00:39:28 >> Mum, GPS for Rick's car's back. We know where he was Friday morning.
00:39:33 >> Reid Holiday Park? What was he doing there?
00:39:44 >> I used to come here as a little kid. Caravans, two-man tents, leaky toilets.
00:39:49 >> Well, it's won the top resort in the North East for the last four years running.
00:39:54 >> Well, that'll explain the price tag.
00:40:12 >> It's terrible. He only came to see me on Friday. What happened exactly?
00:40:19 >> Well, I can't divulge details, but we are treating his death as suspicious.
00:40:24 >> Really? I had no idea.
00:40:29 >> Do you want a coffee?
00:40:33 >> Thank you.
00:40:35 >> Please.
00:40:38 >> Why did he come to see you?
00:40:40 >> It was a chance for two old friends to catch up without, um...
00:40:46 >> Without what?
00:40:48 >> Without Annie finding out. He and Annie were close. It made it complicated. Even after all these years. Want sugar?
00:40:58 >> No, just milk for both of us, thanks.
00:41:02 >> No, with real friends it can be years, but it feels like yesterday when you see them again. That's what it was like with me and Rick.
00:41:09 >> What did you chat about?
00:41:11 >> This place, the old days, hitting 16, you know. You get pains in places you didn't even know you had.
00:41:19 >> We heard he was on edge on Friday. Did you notice that?
00:41:24 >> Yeah, I suppose he was. A little on edge.
00:41:28 >> He said he had a new project. His book.
00:41:30 >> Yeah, that's right. Although I can't imagine Rick writing anything more than 400 words. He hated English at school.
00:41:37 >> Daniel, we need to go.
00:41:39 >> This is my wife, Catherine.
00:41:42 >> There's no need to introduce us. I know Miss Wilmore. Mom.
00:41:46 >> I hope you don't mind, but Daniel and I are late for lunch.
00:41:50 >> No, no, no, of course. We'll leave. Thanks for your time. You're welcome.
00:41:56 >> We'll leave. Thanks for your time, Mr. Reid.
00:41:58 >> Daniel, please.
00:42:00 >> Now, why did no one tell us he's married to the police and crime commissioner?
00:42:08 >> I didn't recognise her. She's only been in the job a month. Heard she gets things done.
00:42:12 >> Yeah, well, she's not afraid of being unpopular. Wouldn't do to get on the wrong side of her. Could get political.
00:42:19 >> He seemed nice enough. Yes, Kenny.
00:42:23 >> OK. Yeah, no, I'll let her know.
00:42:26 >> Kenny just talked to Rick's solicitor. Apparently, Rick had just rewritten his will.
00:42:31 >> Had he?
00:42:33 >> He said he'll meet us at his office in Cleve.
00:42:35 >> Great.
00:42:37 >> There's a new will, and it leaves a third to Charlotte, a third to Annie Laidlaw, and a third to Angels Too Soon.
00:42:50 >> What's that?
00:42:52 >> It's a cot death charity.
00:42:53 >> Did he give a reason why?
00:42:55 >> He didn't elaborate. I really thought he was finally moving on.
00:43:00 >> From what?
00:43:02 >> From his father's death. He was supposed to have cleared the house two years ago when Dr. Kelsall passed, but hadn't, which was tricky.
00:43:11 >> Because?
00:43:13 >> Because it was a stipulation of his father's will that the contents of his office be destroyed.
00:43:17 >> Really?
00:43:19 >> And Rick had to be the one to do it.
00:43:21 >> Rick? Why him?
00:43:23 >> Due to the nature of his father's work as a GP, he sometimes took his own private notes. I guess Dr. Kelsall couldn't trust anyone else.
00:43:32 >> Ah, well, I'm sorry, love. Nothing can be destroyed without my say-so. Is that understood?
00:43:38 >> So, how much is a third of the estate?
00:43:41 >> After tax? Around 1.6 million pounds each.
00:43:47 [Music]
00:43:49 >> Maybe Rick and Charlotte lost a child together, and that's why he left money to end us too soon.
00:43:59 >> Mm-hmm. Do we think either Annie or Charlotte knew about the will?
00:44:05 >> Possibly. If Charlotte did know, she wouldn't have been best pleased to have her inheritance cut by two-thirds.
00:44:12 >> But then he did have to bail her out in August, didn't he? Maybe he thought she'd had enough from him.
00:44:17 >> But still, 1.6 million. Maybe that was enough incentive for her to bump him off. Her business is about to go bust. She's losing everything.
00:44:29 >> Let's check out Annie Laidlaw's finances too. No cutting corners.
00:44:34 >> From Billy?
00:44:36 >> Oh, now what?
00:44:38 >> The barmaid at the start confirmed Charlotte was there on Friday night.
00:44:41 >> Was she now?
00:44:43 >> Charlotte?
00:45:00 >> Charlotte?
00:45:09 >> Hello?
00:45:11 >> Charlotte?
00:45:15 >> Charlotte?
00:45:22 >> This doesn't look right.
00:45:28 >> This doesn't look right.
00:45:29 >> Aidan?
00:45:56 >> Was it an accident? She was drunk the last time we saw her.
00:46:00 >> There were a lot of empty bottles upstairs.
00:46:02 >> She may have been drunk, but I'm fairly sure someone else was involved. Look at these.
00:46:06 >> These are grit marks, which suggest she was forced over the balcony.
00:46:13 >> Why was she killed? And why was she at that pub on Holy Island? Did she meet someone?
00:46:22 >> If I may, Mum?
00:46:25 >> She spent the night alone, arrived at 7, went out between 9 and 10, returned upset but didn't want to talk about it, left at 11 and seen her sleep in her car.
00:46:34 >> Why was she asleep?
00:46:36 >> Presumably because of the four large wines she had. And she was gone by 1 when the barmaid left.
00:46:40 >> Good work. Gold star. That's really thorough. So you're saying she left for one hour?
00:46:47 >> Yes.
00:46:49 >> And Sam saw her when?
00:46:51 >> Not so much as his account. But why not knock on the door and go inside and join them?
00:46:55 >> What, because she was out in the cold, wasn't she? Literally. She'd been worried about Rick and there he was singing and laughing.
00:47:04 >> And Sam caught her watching?
00:47:06 >> What if she saw something else? Someone else?
00:47:18 >> I want alibis for the time of Charlotte's death from all that circle of friends. Now is our punk vicar still on the island?
00:47:24 >> Punk vicar? Oh, yes. Philip's at his friend's. I've got his address here.
00:47:29 >> Yeah? So what's this friend's name? And have you run him through the system?
00:47:32 >> No.
00:47:34 >> Why not?
00:47:35 >> I don't know how.
00:47:36 >> Mark?
00:47:37 >> Yeah, look, I'll show you what I do. His name's Sid Sinclair.
00:47:39 >> And then let's look at Annie Laidlaw. What are her finances like?
00:47:46 >> Well, she has around £4,000 in savings and no property. She lives above a deli in Cummerson called Bread and Olives. The inheritance may be her motive.
00:47:55 >> Well, only if she knew about the will. Where are we with Eliza Jones?
00:48:00 >> Working through a really long list.
00:48:02 >> Well, what's the journalist said?
00:48:04 >> Miss Stonewalling refuses to reveal any of his sources. Same thing with the production company.
00:48:09 >> Well, we'll get a warrant. Arrest him for withholding if needs be. Because Rick said that sexual harassment claim against him had been dropped. But how do we know that? We don't. And we won't know till we find Eliza Jones.
00:48:23 >> Rick's agent has sent through the first chapter of his book, Mum.
00:48:26 >> You're joking.
00:48:28 >> What?
00:48:30 >> Philip's friend Sid is deceased. He died two years ago.
00:48:32 >> So who's he staying with?
00:48:34 >> Yeah, we'll look into it.
00:48:37 >> Superintendent Watkins doesn't sound very happy.
00:48:39 >> Oh, when is he ever? Now, I need to inform Charlotte's next of kin. Find me Isaiah Thomas's address.
00:48:47 >> Yes, ma'am.
00:48:49 >> Sir?
00:48:57 >> Why have I had reports you turned up at the PCC's house?
00:48:59 >> I'm sorry, sir. I need to inform Isaiah Thomas his daughter is dead.
00:49:05 >> Sir?
00:49:06 >> Is Isaiah Thomas connected?
00:49:08 >> Well, his daughter was an ex-wife of Rick Kelso, sir.
00:49:11 >> Don't trouble the PCC at home again. Is that understood?
00:49:14 >> Well, no one has a get out of jail free card, sir.
00:49:18 >> That wasn't what I meant. Just be discreet, Stanhope.
00:49:23 [Music]
00:49:42 >> I'm afraid we have some bad news for you, sir. It's about your daughter, Charlotte. She died last night and we believe in suspicious circumstances.
00:49:53 >> I signed over the Escott pub to her. Never heard from her again. Charlotte got what she wanted.
00:50:06 >> Well, her ex-husband, Rick, also died recently in suspicious circumstances. He left a third of his estate to Charlotte and a third to a cot death charity. Now, did Charlotte lose a baby?
00:50:21 >> A baby? She never had a baby. Wouldn't want it to ruin her figure.
00:50:26 >> Rick's dead, eh? Gets better and better. That inheritance will come to us now, won't it?
00:50:35 >> Well, depends if she left her will.
00:50:37 >> She had to after I gave her the pub. There's always a bright side, eh?
00:50:44 [Music]
00:50:55 >> Lovely. >> Thank you.
00:50:59 [Car driving]
00:51:04 >> Hot dog. >> Oh, thanks.
00:51:07 >> I just spoke to Mark. No news about Phil or his whereabouts. I can't help but feel sorry for Charlotte.
00:51:15 >> Well, she didn't stand a chance. Didn't want to be part of the family business, so they cut her out.
00:51:21 >> You do know if we're looking at who's got the most to gain, it's Annie.
00:51:25 >> Well, let's visit her next. I got the feeling she was holding something back.
00:51:32 >> How was the manuscript? >> Well, actually, it's quite moving.
00:51:45 >> On Thursday evening, I planned to run away that weekend, escape the misery. But then Miss Marshall arrived, my form teacher, barely older than me.
00:51:57 >> Conversation was had behind closed doors. When they came out, it had been agreed I would go to Holy Island with Only Connect, part of a collection of misfits and loners.
00:52:11 >> And that, that changed everything. >> Are you talking about Only Connect?
00:52:18 >> Yeah, so why change the title? Hmm? What happened in 1982? >> Isabel died.
00:52:24 >> Yeah, well, we know that. But Annie said secrets, plural. So what else is it they're not telling us? Hmm?
00:52:35 >> I'm okay. It's just such a shock. >> Look, why don't you come and sit down inside, love? Come on.
00:52:51 >> She asked me to go to the pub with her. She always wanted someone to go with. It didn't really matter who. We were never very close.
00:53:04 >> Well, we paid a visit to Rick's solicitor yesterday about his will. You and Charlotte are two of his main beneficiaries.
00:53:15 >> I am? >> Mm-hmm. >> He's left you 1.6 million pounds.
00:53:20 >> That's ridiculous. And the other third of the estate is going to a cot death charity.
00:53:29 >> Angels too soon? Do you know why? >> Well, did you know someone who'd suffered a loss?
00:53:37 >> Me. My daughter, Freya, died 5th of November, 1982.
00:53:47 >> I am so sorry, love. And that must have been, what, about a month before your first reunion.
00:54:01 >> I didn't want to go, but Rick said I needed friends around me, and he said the same to Daniel. That was miserable.
00:54:11 >> All I wanted to do was disappear and hide, and I did for most of the weekend. But then, Isabel.
00:54:19 >> How old was your daughter? >> Freya was 3 months. She wasn't planned, but Daniel and I were so excited.
00:54:30 We were living in an old caravan at Reid Holiday Park, and Daniel was working all hours, day and night. And his dad was on the verge of bankruptcy.
00:54:40 >> But you were all alone, with a wee Ben, in a caravan. Hey, that must have been hard.
00:54:47 >> It was so exhausting. Cramped, lonely. I was tired all the time.
00:54:59 >> What happened? >> I went to sleep. I hadn't set the alarm for the night feed. I thought she'd wake me, but she didn't.
00:55:09 She died in the night. I could have stopped her.
00:55:14 >> Hey, love. Rick's dad said it was just one of those things. That's what they said back then. No reason. I blamed myself for years. I still do.
00:55:27 >> I'm so sorry. >> It's all I saw. It was burned into my retinas. But we couldn't cope with the grief.
00:55:33 We separated the next year, and I wouldn't have coped without Rick. He was such a good friend.
00:55:50 >> We are so sorry, love.
00:55:57 >> Annie? Did anything else happen in 1982?
00:56:07 >> Apart from Freya and Isabel dying? Why? Isn't that traumatic enough?
00:56:17 >> So Annie Laidlaw had a baby with Daniel Reid in 1982. But tragically, the Ben died just a month before that first reunion.
00:56:28 And of course, their grief was compounded by the death of Isabel.
00:56:33 >> Mum. >> What? >> I've just found out who Philip's been staying with. >> Who? >> Judith Sinclair.
00:56:38 >> Mark? >> Mum.
00:56:42 >> He made a name, Marshall. >> Judith Marshall? >> Yeah.
00:56:48 >> Wasn't that the name of the teacher who took them on that first Only Connect weekend? Why didn't he tell us that?
00:56:56 >> Right, I've got a journalist to meet. He thinks I've got a story. >> Hang on, Mum. I think I've got something here.
00:57:04 >> Judith Sinclair's number appears on our ex-vicar's phone records. You made a call to her just before midnight on Friday.
00:57:12 >> Did he? >> Charlotte's post-mortem's in. Very little alcohol in the system, presumably from the night before. No prints. Everything had been wiped.
00:57:22 >> Oh, please tell me there's a bot. >> But she did find DNA under Charlotte's fingernails. >> Yes. >> She's going to run it through the system.
00:57:30 >> Hello, love. DCI Stanhope, Northumberland and City Police. I'd like to talk to Philip. >> Yes, of course.
00:57:45 >> And DS Healy would like to talk to you. >> Right. Come in.
00:57:57 >> Now, I'll ask you again. Why were you and Rick arguing on Friday night? >> Because he told everyone Judith begged him to sleep with her during Only Connect.
00:58:08 But it wasn't true. He said he was going to write it in his book. And I lost it. I mean, he guessed I was seeing Judy. He just wanted to wind me up.
00:58:18 >> That first weekend, Rick attempted some terribly embarrassing schoolboy flirting. I sent him to bed. Alone. >> So nothing happened? >> Of course not. I was their teacher.
00:58:31 We shared some wine, but that was it. I wasn't interested in him. >> But you were interested in Philip. >> Not when he was a student. We began to see each other two years later.
00:58:44 Judy wanted to educate the world. I wanted to burn it down. So she finished with me. Only got back in touch two years ago after Sid died.
00:58:53 >> Sid, her husband. The alibi you lied about. >> I know. I'm sorry. We wanted to be discreet. Judy's got two children. They've lost their dad.
00:59:05 I was going to come round on Saturday. We were going to tell them all together in the place it started. >> But then Philip phoned at midnight and called it off.
00:59:19 I didn't want Judy to be the butt of some joke. I was angry with Rick, but I didn't want to kill him. I loved him. >> Tell me about Isabel Hall. Now, I heard she was a flirt. Was she?
00:59:36 >> She flirted with all of us. And if she were taken, she flirted even more. >> So I take it you weren't a fan. >> That's put it mildly. I don't even know why she was there. I didn't see her much. Everyone kept themselves to themselves. And he stayed in her room the whole time.
00:59:56 >> Was Isabel having an affair with Rick? Is that why they were arguing? >> He wasn't interested in her. He was happy with Charlotte back then. No. All he said about the argument was that he wasn't happy with Isabel. He never said why.
01:00:17 >> You know he lost his job because of the lies you wrote. Don't even think about moving.
01:00:24 >> Mum, I'm with the journalist. He said he targeted Eliza because of her mother. He thought she'd give the story more traction until she got an injunction on him.
01:00:33 >> So who is this Eliza? >> The police and crime commissioner's daughter. >> Catherine Wilmore's daughter?
01:00:43 >> Now why didn't she say anything?
01:00:47 [Music]
01:01:12 [Music]
01:01:32 >> I'd had a bad day on set. I'd messed things up. I'd been shouted at. And Rick saw me crying so he took me into his office for some privacy.
01:01:43 >> And is that when he overstepped the line?
01:01:49 >> He just hugged me and tried to cheer me up. Only Michael, this journalist, and another intern saw us and they said it was creepy.
01:02:04 >> And I just didn't want them to think that I'd been getting special treatment or that I'd only got the job because Daniel knew Rick.
01:02:14 >> So, hold on. Instead of saying Rick was your mate of your stepdad and he was just being kind, you chose to let people think he was a predator abusing a position of power.
01:02:29 >> No, no, no. Michael had said that Rick had done things to other girls. Like awful things, awful things.
01:02:37 >> He said that none of them were brave enough to come forward and that I would be speaking on behalf of all of them. He said that it was the right thing to do.
01:02:44 >> So the accusation in the paper about it happening before, that's you repeating what Michael said?
01:02:49 >> Yeah. But he just needed the story. My mum found out that he'd been told that without one, he would lose his job at his paper.
01:02:58 >> Why didn't you tell the truth?
01:03:01 >> My mum wanted to keep it quiet.
01:03:04 >> Was that because she didn't want folk to know her lass had lied to the press?
01:03:07 >> I didn't lie. It was Michael.
01:03:09 >> Now, you went along with his lies and did nothing. You got Rick fired from his job, love.
01:03:15 >> My mum said that she would source it all out and that she would make it good again.
01:03:20 >> Is that why Rick came here on Friday?
01:03:25 >> Yeah. I mean, he called the week before, but my mum shut him down, so he came in person. She didn't want me to talk to him, but I had to apologise.
01:03:34 >> He and mum wrote his statement together and he said he was going to get a paper to cover it.
01:03:51 >> Excuse me. Excuse me, you can't...
01:03:54 >> We don't have a meeting.
01:03:58 >> Oh, we have now, mum.
01:04:00 >> Not to worry. We're fine, thank you.
01:04:03 >> See, I know about the link between your daughter and Rick Kelso. I've just spoken to her. I know why he came to see you.
01:04:11 >> Detective Chief Inspector.
01:04:14 >> You interfered with an active murder investigation and withheld vital information. Now, why did you do that, mum?
01:04:21 >> I needed time to work out how to manage it.
01:04:43 >> Violence against women and girls. Sexual, physical, emotional. Something I have campaigned against my entire working life.
01:04:54 >> So we know, whenever a woman makes a false accusation to the police or the press, it affects thousands of other women who have legitimate claims. So how much harder does it make it for all those real victims of violence to come forward and be believed?
01:05:14 >> How much easier does it make it for all those men who like to abuse women? You should have stamped on it the minute you knew your daughter had lied, not hidden it away. So I would like a copy of that press statement you drafted with Rick.
01:05:30 >> Of course. It's on here. I'll send it to you now.
01:05:36 >> And an alibi for the time of both deaths, mum.
01:05:43 >> Please.
01:05:44 >> Please.
01:05:46 >> Kenny, I need you to check out Catherine Wilmore's alibis along with her daughter's.
01:05:53 >> Yes, mum.
01:05:55 >> And her husband's. Come to that.
01:05:57 >> Mum.
01:05:59 >> Mum, I found this on Charlotte's laptop. It's a business proposal she sent the day after Rick died. It's about a yoga retreat at Reid Park.
01:06:06 >> A business proposal?
01:06:09 >> Phone records are in too. She spoke to Daniel Reid twice after Kelso's death. One call lasting six minutes and another 31 minutes.
01:06:18 >> That's a good job we're checking his alibi. Billy, did you find out if there were any more keys to Pilgrim's House?
01:06:28 >> No, I forgot.
01:06:30 >> You forgot? I asked you days ago.
01:06:34 >> Yeah, I know, but then they all went off swimming.
01:06:38 >> Oh, and the sight of over-60s flesh causes amnesia, does it? This is not the standard I expect from my officers.
01:06:45 When I ask for something to be done, I expect it to be done. Is that understood?
01:06:49 >> Yes, mum. Sorry, mum.
01:06:51 >> Now go and find out. And don't let it happen again.
01:06:54 >> Mum, baby Freya Reid's death certificate. Dr Kelso signed it. There wasn't a post-mortem. Is that odd?
01:07:03 >> They tended not to do autopsies for cot deaths back then. You'd have thought he would have requested one, though, wouldn't you?
01:07:10 Being a friend of the family, maybe he did. Didn't that solicitor say Dr Kelso kept a journal for his private notes?
01:07:20 >> He did say that, mum.
01:07:23 >> What if Rick saw something when he was sorting out his dad's things? Could still be there.
01:07:32 Jack, Mark, get over to that house in Cleve. Look through the doctor's papers. See if you can find something useful.
01:07:39 >> Mum, Detective Chief Inspector, your office, now.
01:07:43 >> Sir?
01:07:46 Sir?
01:07:51 >> How dare you involve Miss Wilmore?
01:07:53 >> Miss Wilmore involved herself, sir. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't investigate every lead, however uncomfortable that may be.
01:08:01 >> I understand that.
01:08:03 >> There was a direct link between the PCC and Rick Kelso. And in the last two days there's been another murder.
01:08:10 We wouldn't want to look like we weren't doing our job now, would we, sir?
01:08:14 >> You're playing a very dangerous game, Chief Inspector.
01:08:21 >> Well, that makes two of us.
01:08:23 What?
01:08:28 >> Michael, take over.
01:08:35 How can I help?
01:08:40 >> Well, we're here about Charlotte Thomas's murder.
01:08:43 >> Murder?
01:08:46 >> Murder? Catherine Thomas, she died, but I had no idea.
01:08:51 >> Well, I've got a couple of questions for you. Can we go inside and talk?
01:08:55 >> Yeah, of course.
01:08:57 >> Aidan?
01:08:59 It's just, we understand Charlotte was in touch with you this week about a business proposal.
01:09:13 >> Yeah, I think she was hoping I'd feel sorry for her after Rick's death.
01:09:19 But it wasn't financially viable. I was going to meet her, tell her that later this week.
01:09:25 >> And I need to ask you about Freya.
01:09:31 Now, I'm sorry you lost your ban. That must have been awful.
01:09:39 >> Yeah, it's the worst thing that's ever happened to me. And I've never really forgiven myself.
01:09:46 >> Now, Rick's father, he signed the death certificate, but he didn't request an inquest.
01:09:51 >> Did you?
01:09:53 >> Oh, um, Richard's doctor counsel, he said we didn't need one. He said it would have meant an autopsy.
01:10:00 Cutting Freya up, and we couldn't.
01:10:08 I'm sorry.
01:10:09 The coffin was so small.
01:10:23 Just tiny.
01:10:27 >> Did you have any concerns at all that maybe something wasn't right?
01:10:34 >> No. Annie and I were mad with grief. Nothing felt right.
01:10:38 Richard was like a father to me. I felt closer to him than my own dad.
01:10:47 If it wasn't for him, I would have ended it all.
01:10:52 >> Well, it doesn't come tougher than that, pet.
01:10:57 Apologies.
01:11:02 It's not upstairs. I've looked everywhere. Even pulled up the carpets.
01:11:06 >> Jack!
01:11:11 >> Mum, we found all of Dr Kelsell's journals apart from one. The one from 1982.
01:11:15 >> OK. What do you want us to do?
01:11:16 >> Well, have you searched everywhere?
01:11:18 >> It's not here, boss.
01:11:20 >> Well, I reckon that journal is exactly what Rick was looking for because he suspected there was something in there that he wanted to write about.
01:11:29 >> Needed to write about. That's why he's changed the title.
01:11:33 >> So where is it? It can't be at Pilgrim's House. Otherwise Paula would have found it.
01:11:38 >> Jack, get on to forensics and tell them to take his car apart.
01:11:43 >> Yes, mum.
01:11:45 >> I've got the feeling Daniel Reid was holding back, protecting someone.
01:11:50 >> Annie.
01:11:51 >> What if Rick wanted to tell her something? Something he knew would upset her.
01:11:57 >> That's why he kept apologising to her.
01:11:59 >> Do you think he knew about the baby's death?
01:12:01 >> Get Jack back on the line. Tell her to search Charlotte's flat because that's the first place Rick went after he left his dad's house.
01:12:11 >> We need to talk, pet.
01:12:20 >> Then you're talking in front of me too. I'm not leaving.
01:12:23 >> It's about Freya's death.
01:12:26 >> Freya's death?
01:12:27 >> Okay.
01:12:30 >> Was there a reason you didn't want a post-mortem for the ban?
01:12:36 >> Well, Dr Kelsell and Daniel said it wasn't needed. I mean, I couldn't think straight. I just did what they said.
01:12:43 >> Is this going anywhere? You can see she's distressed.
01:12:46 >> Why did Rick keep apologising to you on Friday?
01:12:51 >> You told me. He kept saying he was sorry.
01:12:55 >> What are you implying?
01:12:56 >> He changes the name of his book, says he's going to be revealing secrets. Now, was one of those secrets about Freya's death?
01:13:05 >> Are you saying I hurt my baby?
01:13:08 >> No. I'm saying no one knows why she actually died.
01:13:13 >> I did not kill my baby!
01:13:15 >> Alright, go upstairs, Annie. I'll deal with this.
01:13:17 >> No, I haven't finished yet.
01:13:18 >> Oh, you have for now. Go on, Annie.
01:13:23 >> Do you enjoy making Annie suffer?
01:13:25 >> I'm sorry, but we have to ask these awkward questions.
01:13:27 >> And this line of questioning is irrelevant and deeply distressing.
01:13:31 Before I opened this place, I had my own practice. Criminal law.
01:13:35 If you want to talk to Annie again, do it at the station with a solicitor.
01:13:39 >> Heard and understood.
01:13:44 >> Stupid.
01:13:45 >> Mark, it's here!
01:14:11 >> Ma'am, I have those alibis you asked for. Ms. Wilmore and Eliza were at a spa on Friday.
01:14:16 They were both at the work on Monday. Plenty of witnesses.
01:14:20 Daniel's only just sent through his information where he was Monday.
01:14:24 But Friday, he was in Edinburgh. Said he stayed overnight in a hotel.
01:14:27 >> Well, check he was actually there.
01:14:30 >> Well, dear.
01:14:31 Oh, ma'am, Charlotte's proposal. I put it on your desk.
01:14:35 >> Oh, thanks, Kenny. Is Billy not back yet?
01:14:38 >> I haven't seen him since this morning.
01:14:41 [phone rings]
01:14:42 >> Talk of the devil. Billy, where are you?
01:14:48 >> Pilgrim's house, ma'am.
01:14:49 The caretaker told us there was a third set of keys for the house, but they're missing.
01:14:54 I'm waiting for him to arrive. He should be here soon.
01:14:56 >> Yeah, well, it would have been helpful to have had that information three days ago.
01:15:00 >> Yes, ma'am. Sorry, ma'am.
01:15:02 >> Oh, sorry, ma'am. Sorry, ma'am. That should be your catchphrase.
01:15:05 [phone rings]
01:15:06 >> Aidan, get in here.
01:15:12 This business proposal is rubbish. It's back of a cereal packet of stuff.
01:15:19 It's full of typos, and the figures don't add up.
01:15:22 So why would Daniel Reid go to the trouble of meeting her just to tell her that?
01:15:28 He's a busy man, right?
01:15:32 Yet he had two phone calls with Charlotte and arranged to meet her.
01:15:37 >> Like you said, Richard just died.
01:15:39 >> Ma'am, Dr Kelsell's missing journal. You were right, it was at Charlotte's.
01:15:44 Read the entry on November the 8th.
01:15:46 >> Daniel killed his baby?
01:15:52 >> Accidentally, apparently.
01:15:53 >> Yeah, well, he still killed her.
01:15:56 And good old Dr Kelsell covered it up.
01:16:01 Because he was worried Daniel would kill himself.
01:16:03 >> Those two cars that were heard early hours of Saturday morning,
01:16:09 now we know one of them was Charlotte driving off the island.
01:16:13 What if she saw the car coming the other way?
01:16:18 They'd have passed each other on the causeway, right?
01:16:21 I think she saw Daniel Reid.
01:16:27 [♪♪♪]
01:16:29 [phone ringing]
01:16:56 >> Billy, now what?
01:16:57 >> Mum, what are you doing?
01:16:59 >> Billy?
01:17:01 Billy's in trouble.
01:17:09 [♪♪♪]
01:17:24 >> The caretaker just spoken to Kenny. Billy wasn't there, but his car is, though.
01:17:28 >> So where is the lad?
01:17:30 Try his number again.
01:17:33 >> Jacob?
01:17:43 >> Any sign of him?
01:17:46 >> No. I checked inside, too. The house was all locked up.
01:17:49 I checked the footbridge, I asked. He's not there.
01:17:52 >> Well, his motor's still here, so he can't have gone far.
01:17:55 And what's all this about a spare set of keys?
01:17:58 >> It's for the estate agent. It's about to be sold.
01:18:01 They were hidden round the side. They'd been missing, only they're back now.
01:18:05 >> OK, everyone spread out and start looking.
01:18:10 >> I'll try and track his phone, Mum.
01:18:11 >> Kenny!
01:18:13 >> Mum, I called the hotel that Daniel Reid stayed at on Friday night.
01:18:17 Well, he checked in OK, but he didn't actually use his keycard until 4.45am.
01:18:23 >> Billy!
01:18:27 >> Billy!
01:18:29 >> Billy!
01:18:31 >> Billy!
01:18:37 >> Billy!
01:18:38 >> Where are you, son? Where are you?
01:18:51 >> I found his phone! I found his phone!
01:19:05 >> Is it his?
01:19:07 I should never have let the lad come here on his own.
01:19:12 >> Mum, Kenny's on the phone. Says it's Daniel Reid that's buying Pilgrim's House.
01:19:16 He knew about the other keys.
01:19:18 >> There's someone in danger on the causeway.
01:19:34 >> He told me he can't swim.
01:19:36 >> Right of the way!
01:19:54 >> Move!
01:19:55 >> Bring him up!
01:19:56 >> Bring him up!
01:19:57 >> Mark, get me a boat.
01:20:18 >> Yes, Mum.
01:20:19 [Music]
01:20:44 >> Is that where you lived back in the day? With Annie and your Ben?
01:20:50 >> Yeah. Yeah, I kept it for old times' sake.
01:20:55 >> Yeah, it's lovely here.
01:21:00 >> How can I help you, Inspector?
01:21:07 >> Oh, it's Detective Chief Inspector.
01:21:10 Oh, what a day.
01:21:14 Hmm.
01:21:15 It's hard to believe you did it all on your own.
01:21:20 >> Yeah, well, when you put your mind to something.
01:21:26 >> Ah, no, I meant the body count.
01:21:30 Charlotte, Rick, Freya.
01:21:34 You killed them all.
01:21:36 And hanging in the balance is PC Billington.
01:21:39 >> Really?
01:21:43 I did all that?
01:21:45 You're only proof.
01:21:52 >> No.
01:21:53 >> See, I've heard people say you're losing your touch. Getting sloppy.
01:21:58 >> Ah, but we did find DNA under Charlotte's fingernails.
01:22:03 However, since you're not on the system, we can't identify you.
01:22:08 Yet.
01:22:10 >> Why would I kill Charlotte?
01:22:13 >> Because she saw you coming onto the island on the night Rick died.
01:22:21 And that business proposal she made you was just a feeble attempted blackmail.
01:22:28 >> And why would I want to kill me old mate Rick?
01:22:35 >> It's just Rick had found his dad's journal.
01:22:40 So he knew that you killed your Ben.
01:22:45 November the 8th, you told Dr. Kelsall you gave the Ben medicine to make her sleep.
01:22:54 So Annie could get some rest, you said.
01:22:59 Yeah, it's all there.
01:23:03 >> It was an accident.
01:23:05 I was devastated Dr. Kelsall could see that and said he'd deal with it.
01:23:11 >> But all these years, all that time you've let Annie think it was her fault.
01:23:18 So when you saw Rick on Friday, did he say he was going to tell her?
01:23:23 >> Nah, he wouldn't do that.
01:23:25 He'd be too worried what it would do to her.
01:23:27 >> No, but he did say he was going to write all about it in his book, didn't he?
01:23:31 He even changed the title to 1982.
01:23:36 >> Well, after all I've done building this place up, I couldn't have that coming out, could I?
01:23:45 You didn't leave me much choice.
01:23:48 >> And what about Charlotte?
01:23:56 I suppose you're going to tell me she shouldn't have blackmailed you.
01:23:59 >> She was never as bright as she thought.
01:24:01 >> Well, neither are you as it's turned out, pet.
01:24:05 So let's talk about Isabel.
01:24:08 I mean, why was she even at that first reunion?
01:24:12 Philip didn't know.
01:24:16 Annie was stuck in her room all weekend, grieving.
01:24:19 Sam was with Louisa, so that begs the question.
01:24:24 Where were you?
01:24:26 See, I think you were with Isabel.
01:24:29 >> She pushed herself on me.
01:24:32 No, I tried to say no, but...
01:24:35 >> Ah, no, I get it. You're a hot-blooded man. You have needs.
01:24:39 >> Yeah, and she was beautiful.
01:24:41 I didn't know she'd drive into the sea.
01:24:45 If you want to blame someone for that, blame Rick.
01:24:49 >> Oh, why, he did have a go at her.
01:24:51 Told her to get off the island.
01:24:54 >> I didn't ask him to do that.
01:24:55 >> No, he did it for Annie.
01:24:57 Because while you were cheating on her,
01:25:00 she was grieving the loss of her bear that you killed.
01:25:05 And what about my officer,
01:25:08 who even now might be breathing his last breath?
01:25:11 What, recognised you, did he,
01:25:12 while you were sneaking back to return those keys?
01:25:15 >> He started asking questions.
01:25:17 I didn't plan to hurt him.
01:25:20 >> Oh, don't sell yourself short, pet.
01:25:23 There must have been some planning.
01:25:25 You left an injured man on the causeway with the tide coming in.
01:25:30 >> Well...
01:25:32 >> Well...
01:25:36 I think that's everything.
01:25:39 >> Not yet.
01:25:40 I'd like that journal, please.
01:25:42 >> Oh, this? Ah, no.
01:25:44 No, this is evidence, love.
01:25:46 >> That wasn't a request.
01:25:49 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
01:25:51 >> You shouldn't have come on your own, love.
01:26:02 You see?
01:26:03 Sloppy.
01:26:05 >> What made you think I came on my own, pet?
01:26:09 >> Drop the axe, Daniel!
01:26:14 >> Drop the axe!
01:26:15 >> Drop the axe!
01:26:16 >> Drop the axe!
01:26:17 >> Drop the axe!
01:26:18 >> Drop the axe!
01:26:19 >> Daniel Reid, I'm arresting you for the murders of Richard Kelso,
01:26:26 Charlotte Thomas, and the attempted murder of PC Billington.
01:26:31 Daniel Reid has been processed.
01:26:40 >> Any news on young Billy?
01:26:43 [SIGHS]
01:26:45 >> I am so sorry, love.
01:26:54 So sorry.
01:27:00 [♪♪♪]
01:27:02 [GIGGLES]
01:27:16 [♪♪♪]
01:27:18 >> Sarah?
01:27:34 >> Richard!
01:27:37 >> Come on, mate.
01:27:39 >> Oh, this one's Billy's.
01:27:42 >> Oh, don't.
01:27:43 I got my bloody teaspoon, didn't I?
01:27:45 >> It's meant to be a joke.
01:27:47 >> You've spoiled the surprise now.
01:27:49 >> Billy!
01:27:50 >> Hey, hey, hey.
01:27:51 >> Hey, man.
01:27:52 >> Nice to see you.
01:27:53 >> Good to see you.
01:27:54 >> How are you, son? You OK?
01:27:55 >> Yeah, good, thanks.
01:27:56 >> Billy, what are you doing here?
01:27:57 You're supposed to be on leave resting.
01:27:59 >> Well, I couldn't miss Secret Santa.
01:28:02 Merry Christmas, Mum.
01:28:04 >> What, the clues in the title, Billy?
01:28:07 Secret?
01:28:08 >> Oh, sorry, Mum.
01:28:13 >> Are you going to open it?
01:28:15 >> Oh, thank you, Billy.
01:28:21 >> Well, Billy, you've got to open yours now.
01:28:25 >> Yeah.
01:28:26 >> It is what it is.
01:28:27 >> I can give a good one.
01:28:29 >> And then, "Dear Billy, Billy, Billy."
01:28:31 [LAUGHTER]
01:28:33 >> Go on.
01:28:35 >> I'll open it.
01:28:36 [LAUGHTER]
01:28:41 >> Billy, make us a brew, pet.
01:28:44 >> Mum.
01:28:46 >> And get one for Billy.
01:28:50 [Music]