3rd September 2024
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00:47How long are you going to keep me here?
00:50How long?
01:00🎵
01:11Look, I know you're scared.
01:12Okay, yes, they got to Sharon, but that does not mean they're going to get to you.
01:17Okay, the judge has delayed things. There is still time.
01:21But you need to get to court this afternoon.
01:23Please, Mum.
01:25🎵
01:40She did herself no favours.
01:42Who loses their rag like that, contempt of court?
01:46You can't let them get under your skin, I told you that.
01:49Are you talking from experience?
01:52Just give me a minute.
01:57What do we think?
01:59Ryan sent it.
02:01Very cute.
02:02Why haven't you opened it? It ain't her birthday till tomorrow.
02:05Yeah, but it's her party today.
02:07Like you ever remember.
02:09Oh, Lil, look, I know it was manic with the court and everything yesterday,
02:12but I've been making cakes all morning.
02:14Is that what the smell is?
02:17No, surely not.
02:18Surely not.
02:20Oh.
02:22No.
02:24Oh.
02:25I can buy some more.
02:26Forget it.
02:28They're burnt.
02:29Well, you don't say.
02:34Hello.
02:36You heard anything?
02:38No, I haven't.
02:39But we need you on the case and all.
02:42Well, you know, call her, text her, come out here looking.
02:45Think she could blow this for us.
02:49No one's seen her.
02:51Probably drunk in a ditch somewhere.
02:53Yeah, and with Sharon still in custody.
02:55I mean, this is a mess, Kathy.
02:57I thought she'd be released by now.
02:59What, contempt of court?
03:01The judge can detain her for as long as he wants.
03:03What, prison? No, she's got a child.
03:05All right.
03:06Hey.
03:07Where are you going?
03:08Could do with some help wrapping this.
03:11It's Charlie's birthday party.
03:12Oh, and the rumour has it the karaoke's coming out.
03:14Oh, what, for a one-year-old?
03:15Yeah.
03:16Yeah, which is a slate at the start. I'm young.
03:18So, um, we might want to decide what duet we're doing now
03:21because we will be getting dragged off.
03:23Yeah, um, the thing with that is...
03:25No, no, it's fine. You go.
03:26No, no, this is more important.
03:28More important than a family birthday party?
03:31Go on, I'd like to hear it.
03:33Well, I told you, Linda's gone missing.
03:35Yeah, I know.
03:36I just don't know why it's your problem.
03:38She's a friend, Eve.
03:40I'm worried.
03:42I got it.
03:43Priorities.
03:47Look, it's just quicker if we split up.
03:50Yeah, I'll call Denise.
03:56Right, have you heard anything?
04:00She ain't picking up for me either.
04:02We'll keep trying, all right?
04:04We can't let her mess this up.
04:12You all right?
04:14I know life ain't all about looking good, Dee,
04:16but you might want to put a bit of lipstick on
04:18when you come downstairs, you know?
04:20A bit of blusher or something, you know?
04:24Look, I know this Amy thing is huge, yeah?
04:27And life might seem a little bit bleak right now,
04:31but just be glad you're not in Sharon's shoes.
04:34How come? What do you mean?
04:35Big-time jail-tire rude girl.
04:37I've been there, haven't I?
04:39Contempt of court.
04:40Trust me, they could slam her inside there for weeks,
04:43and there is no way she's going to keep on top of those gone moods.
04:47I knew they were going to hold her overnight, but...prison?
04:51Could you imagine her and Penny sharing the same cell?
04:54Squeezing in with Sonia?
04:56Mate, is this a joke to you?
04:59All right, I was just trying to lighten the mood.
05:02Pleasurable.
05:10Richard, yeah, I'm on my way down to the station now.
05:13Now, I don't want any excuses, all right?
05:15I just want to see Sharon, that is what I pay you for.
05:18Now, call me when you see me, all right?
05:22Any sign of her?
05:23No, I've tried the bar on the Roman Road she likes.
05:25Called her recovery coordinator as well.
05:27And she knows the trial's delayed till this afternoon?
05:29Yeah, I've left a ton of messages.
05:30Well, we're running out of time.
05:31Yeah, well, I just don't know what else I can do.
05:33No, I'm sorry.
05:34Annie and Ollie are worried sick.
05:36They both haven't slept last night.
05:38Their kids?
05:40Where are they?
05:41At my grandma's.
05:43Just give me a phone, I've got an idea.
06:09PHONE VIBRATES
06:19Johnny, Johnny, pick up!
06:30DOOR SLAMS
06:31Yeah, I know.
06:33I know I'm a terrible mum and I've let you down.
06:35I've spent the whole morning looking for posh cupcakes
06:39and all I found was a chocolate hedgehog with a squashed face.
06:43It's fine.
06:46Spoke to Freddie, didn't I?
06:48Oh, yeah, I'm basically her guru now.
06:50SHE LAUGHS
06:51I know.
06:54I don't know why you're so fussed with this trial anyway.
06:57And it's not just today.
06:59Look, Charlie, she's so great.
07:01And I couldn't have got through this year without your help.
07:04Come.
07:07I just want everyone that loves her in the same room.
07:12Can we go and party now?
07:14Of course we can.
07:15Yeah?
07:16Come on.
07:17MUSIC PLAYS
07:33There you are.
07:34You all right?
07:35Yeah, yeah.
07:37I just love you lot.
07:39Yeah, where's Suki? I've got you two down to do end of slav.
07:42Oh, apparently she had something better to do
07:44so you can put me down for that 1980 classic, Love Stinks.
07:47MUSIC CONTINUES
07:54Careful, I can't do this right now.
07:58They was done what?
08:03Richie pulled some strings.
08:05I don't have long.
08:07Seen the judge?
08:09You're sentenced, Meade, for seven days.
08:12You're having a laugh, aren't you?
08:14He wants to make an example of me.
08:16How do I even begin to explain this to Albie?
08:19Listen, I'll talk to him, all right?
08:21He'll be fine.
08:23And so will you.
08:25I thought you might get banged up, so I grabbed you this.
08:28Oh.
08:32Just keep your head down.
08:33Don't let anyone push you around, all right?
08:35Just think about what you're coming out to, Albie.
08:38What's going to happen, Phil?
08:40I can do seven days in here,
08:42but if they keep blaming me, thinking I'm his murderer...
08:45That ain't going to happen, all right?
08:47As Linda's given her statement today,
08:49and Dean, Dean's going to go down with this.
08:52You found her?
08:54Yeah, I think so, yeah.
08:56What have you done?
09:02Floor two.
09:04DOORBELL RINGS
09:10Help me. Help me, please.
09:12My kids are in here. Annie and Ollie Carter.
09:15Try reception.
09:17Linda.
09:18Oh, there's been an accident. A car crash.
09:21No, no, Ollie and Annie are fine.
09:23No, no, Johnny messaged me. No, they're fine.
09:25It was Phil on Johnny's phone.
09:28He made it all up.
09:30We needed to speak to you.
09:34You used my kids?
09:36I thought they could be dead.
09:38Linda, Linda, our future is on the line here.
09:41There's still time. We just have to get to the court now.
09:43No. No.
09:44All right, they will take one look at me and know that I'm guilty.
09:47No-one even suspects you.
09:48Yeah, but they will.
09:49As soon as I start mumbling and forgetting things and saying it all wrong.
09:53Have you been drinking?
09:55No.
09:56But I wanted to.
09:58Look, I-I'm... I'm sorry, all right,
10:01but I really don't think I can do this.
10:03No, don't you want Dean behind bars?
10:05Where he belongs.
10:06Of course I do.
10:07Sharon is so much stronger than me.
10:09Linda, what did you do when you thought your kids were in here?
10:12You dropped everything to protect them, didn't you?
10:15That is why you need to do this.
10:17Not for you.
10:18Not for us, but for them.
10:20You are going to stand in that court and you are going to stick to your statement.
10:23In a few hours, this will all be over.
10:25You'll be home, safely, with your kids.
10:28That's what you want, innit?
10:38PHONE RINGS
10:40Yeah, I'm on my way.
10:42Oh, Penny, please, don't go.
10:44What did you say to her?
10:45She just wants to see her sister, Jack.
10:47What, sell her another pack of lies?
10:49It ain't happening.
10:51Fine by me.
11:01Charles?
11:03I just feel awful.
11:07PHONE RINGS
11:17I'd like to call Linda Carter.
11:23Linda Carter?
11:37PHONE RINGS
11:55I, Linda Bernadette Carter...
12:02Penny's a friend and I just feel bad for her, that's all.
12:05Yeah.
12:06Just a few days ago, she was the cow that robbed you out of a job.
12:11Yeah, well, the crush of Peggy, isn't it?
12:14The crush. Yeah.
12:15I know, it's, er...
12:17..shaking you up a bit.
12:19Yeah.
12:23I don't know, it's just...
12:26..the way you were yesterday.
12:28Was that nice?
12:29You were giving her a really, really hard time about people you don't know.
12:34People you don't know?
12:40I know when you're lying about something.
12:45I can't do this right now, Mum, OK?
12:47Chelsea, Chelsea.
12:51Listen.
12:53You know you've done some dodgy things now and again, but, you know...
12:58..you always, always do right by people.
13:02You've just got to look at children.
13:06Such a polite little boy.
13:10Is there something you're not letting on about?
13:14Hmm?
13:16Are you and Penny in this together?
13:23Was this you?
13:26It was him.
13:28It was dark.
13:29How could you be so sure?
13:32I've known Dean for years.
13:34He's my brother-in-law.
13:37I'd recognise him anywhere.
13:39Take us through it, then.
13:41Step by step.
13:44We were all in the pub.
13:46Nish Panesar was on the floor.
13:50We thought it was him.
13:52Panesar was on the floor.
13:55We thought he was going to die.
13:58It all got too much and I went outside for some air.
14:03When I looked down the road, I saw him there...
14:06..dragging something heavy towards the cafe.
14:10Can you describe the item he was dragging?
14:15It looked like something wrapped in a tarpaulin.
14:19A black tarpaulin.
14:23He was having to strain, like it was really heavy.
14:28Did that strike you as odd?
14:31I suppose.
14:33I just thought he was dumping building materials or something.
14:37I didn't give it much thought...
14:40..until I heard about Keanu.
14:48No further questions, Your Honour.
14:58Ms Carter.
15:00You said you were certain.
15:03You saw my client on the evening of the 21st.
15:08How certain were you?
15:11Very certain. 100%.
15:14And when the deceased's body was discovered,
15:17I believe you gave a statement to the police telling them so.
15:21But you gave a statement to the police much earlier than that, didn't you?
15:28Er, yes.
15:30And when was that?
15:34Simple question.
15:36When did you first give a statement to the police
15:40about the events of Christmas night?
15:45It was that same night, I think.
15:48And on that night, did you mention what you saw?
15:51A man supposedly dragging what you thought was a dead body across the street.
15:55Did you mention that to the police?
15:59No.
16:02So if you were 100% certain about what you saw...
16:08..why didn't you mention it at that time?
16:11I just...
16:13I just didn't think it was any of my business.
16:16And you don't talk to the police unless you have to, do you?
16:21Sorry, that's just how I was brought up.
16:25You don't talk to the police even when you see a man dragging a body?
16:30I didn't know it was a body.
16:32Ah. So you weren't certain, were you, Miss Carter?
16:39I'm certain it was him.
16:42I'm certain he was dragging something.
16:45And as soon as I knew there was a murder investigation,
16:48I did exactly what I was supposed to do,
16:51and I reported it, Your Honour.
16:58Now, tell me, Miss Carter...
17:01..would you like a drink?
17:09I hate lying.
17:11I never meant for anyone to get hurt.
17:14You have to believe that. Of course.
17:20It wasn't about the money or anything.
17:24I just...
17:27I just wanted to stick it to Penny because...
17:31..she stole my job.
17:33She stole my job.
17:38I made a few more tickets available...
17:42..just to give her a manic night.
17:44I never for one second thought that it would end like this.
17:48But why haven't you owned up?
17:52I'm scared.
17:55And it's pathetic, I know, but...
17:58..it's just one moment, isn't it?
18:01Just one split-second lie, then you can't ever come clean.
18:09I've got Jordan.
18:13Mum, please.
18:15I know you would do the same.
18:17Lie for the sake of your kids. I know you would.
18:21Whatever you've done, no matter how bad...
18:32Yeah, I've got to go.
18:36It's...
18:39It's complicated.
18:42Mum. Yeah?
18:46I disgust you, don't I?
18:48No, darling.
18:53I'm scared for you.
18:55I'm scared for you.
19:05Everyone likes a drink on Christmas Day, don't they?
19:09And it was your best friend's wedding,
19:11a wedding that spectacularly fell apart.
19:15Surely someone like you would reach straight for the bottle
19:19when that happened.
19:20Your Honour, he is badgering the witness.
19:23Where are you going with this?
19:25It's a simple question.
19:27Is Miss Carter the sort of woman who...
19:31..slips a little vodka into her morning coffee?
19:35Does she have a sly white wine to steady the nerves?
19:39When she claimed she saw my client on Bridge Street,
19:43was she hideously and embarrassingly drunk?
19:53SHE SNIFFLES
20:00My name is Linda Carter.
20:03And I'm an alcoholic.
20:07I've struggled with addiction for some years now.
20:15I lost my husband.
20:20And that didn't help.
20:24But I did not have a drink on Christmas Day.
20:31I was tempted.
20:33Of course I was.
20:36But I have a great set of friends and a loving family who...
20:42..all helped me resist that temptation.
20:46Have you drunk since then?
20:53I have.
20:56I'll admit that.
21:00Life...
21:02..has been quite tough for me.
21:06But I am sober now.
21:08I have been for weeks.
21:11And most importantly...
21:14..I was sober on Christmas Day.
21:18And I know exactly what I saw.
21:21He dragged a body across the street and dumped it in the cafe.
21:36Are we done?
21:43Yes.
21:45No further questions, Your Honour.
21:47We will now take a short recess.
22:03Are you good?
22:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
22:07Grandma just messaged. Mum gave a statement.
22:10She did a great job, apparently.
22:13Oh, that's great news.
22:15I think this is it.
22:17It's finally over.
22:18Can't you see what they're doing?
22:20Lie after lie, backing each other up.
22:22We haven't lost this yet.
22:24You can see the jury, can't you? They're all on her side.
22:26We managed to discredit Sharon Watts.
22:28Yeah, but you let Linda run rings around you.
22:30She was off her face that night. I saw her drinking.
22:33You can't tell the jury that you're sneaking around her house.
22:36Why not? They're sat in there framing me for murder
22:38and you're letting them get away with it.
22:40There is no evidence to support that claim.
22:43And their motive for doing so, it, um...
22:45Well, it paints you in an unfavourable light.
22:50Who cares about motive?
22:51I haven't got one to kill Kiana, but it doesn't seem to matter, does it?
22:55We're back on.
22:59You need the jury on your side.
23:01Those allegations aren't going to help.
23:03Just control your temper.
23:07Let me handle this.
23:08I've been doing that.
23:10And it looks like I'm going to get a life sentence
23:12for a crime I didn't commit.
23:33Guilty as sin.
23:34It's a real shame.
23:36Guilty as sin.
23:37It's written all over his face.
23:40You OK?
23:44Do you want to go back in?
23:47Yeah.
23:51I am so proud of you.
23:57At best, the evidence in this case is circumstantial.
24:02There's no motive.
24:03No history of violence between them.
24:06And the lead investigator on this case, DCI Arthurs,
24:11admitted the motivation for this murder was very thin.
24:14His words.
24:16If I may, Your Honour.
24:18Is there a question here?
24:20Hurry it along, if you will.
24:22It is a very simple question.
24:26Did you have any reason to harm Mr Taylor?
24:29No.
24:30Did you drag his body down Bridge Street
24:33on the night of the 25th?
24:35No.
24:37Did you kill Mr Taylor?
24:39Absolutely not.
24:42No further questions, Your Honour.
24:47Mr Wicks.
24:49We heard from Miss Stacey Slater
24:52that you and the deceased crossed words outside her BAP van.
24:56Is that true?
24:58Yeah, but...
24:59Yes is fine. Thank you.
25:02We also heard from Miss Sharon Watts
25:04that you crossed words with the deceased
25:06inside the Queen Victoria pub.
25:08You said,
25:10you've got trouble with me now.
25:12Or words to that effect.
25:15Is that true?
25:16It wasn't a proper threat.
25:18Did you say it?
25:21Yes.
25:22Did you say it?
25:25Yes.
25:26And we also heard from Miss Linda Carter
25:28that you were seen dragging a heavy item
25:30into Bridge Street Cafe, Bridge Street E20
25:34on the night of the 25th of December, 2023.
25:40Is that true?
25:41No.
25:43She seemed quite certain, didn't she?
25:45I guess.
25:47How long have you known Miss Carter?
25:51I don't know, ten years, maybe more.
25:53So you know her quite well, then?
25:55What's that matter?
25:56Could you recognise her on the street at night?
26:00About the same distance that we are from each other right now,
26:04could you tell that it was her?
26:07Maybe.
26:08And could she recognise you?
26:10I wasn't there.
26:12I didn't kill him.
26:14That isn't what I'm asking.
26:16No, but it's what you're implying. I didn't do it.
26:18Simple question.
26:20Do you think that she could recognise you from a distance?
26:26No.
26:28Really?
26:29But you could recognise her?
26:34I don't know. Yes, then.
26:36But it doesn't matter, does it?
26:38Because this whole thing is made up.
26:40Her mate Sharon dragged that body across the street
26:42because she's the one that killed him.
26:44Do you have evidence of this?
26:46It's obvious, isn't it? She hated him.
26:47But do you have proof?
26:49Your Honour, please.
26:51I'll allow this line of questioning.
26:54She killed him and they're trying to frame me for it.
26:57We have a witness placing you at the scene,
27:00dragging a heavy item wrapped in tarpaulin.
27:03She's lying.
27:04Then why do we have several witnesses
27:06who saw you threatening the deceased?
27:08Because they're all in it together.
27:09Then why was the murder weapon found inside your flat?
27:12They must have put it there because...
27:20They must have put it there...
27:24..because I raped her.
27:29Denied it for years.
27:31Driven her nuts.
27:32But that is what this is about.
27:34This is her taking her revenge.
27:36There will be silence in this court.
27:40So, yeah, I did it. I raped her.
27:43Send me down for that.
27:44But I didn't do it on purpose.
27:46I did it. I raped her. Send me down for that.
27:48But I'll tell you one thing, sweetheart.
27:50You ain't sending me down for a murder I didn't do.
27:53With such an outburst in front of the jury,
27:56proceedings cannot continue.
28:00This court is now in recess.
28:16The Court is adjourned.
28:46The Court is adjourned.