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00:06:35We're deux.
00:06:37It's in the Woburn family for generations.
00:06:40When George Woburn died last year,
00:06:42he didn't have an heir, so it came up for sale.
00:06:45Now it's Kirkham's passion project and he wants to restore it.
00:06:48The Kirkhams only have one daughter.
00:06:50Yeah, why?
00:06:51It just seemed a bit much for three people.
00:06:54Yeah.
00:07:01You all right?
00:07:02Yeah, it's nothing.
00:07:04Looks like bad news for me.
00:07:09It's fine.
00:07:20Happy-looking family.
00:07:21You're not going to put a bad picture of her, are you?
00:07:23No.
00:07:28Rest assured, Mrs Kirkham, we are doing everything we can to find Laura.
00:07:31I mean, this is ridiculous.
00:07:32I can't go and look for my own daughter.
00:07:34We've got drones and search parties working their way across the estate.
00:07:37We've got uniformed officers up in town asking people if they've seen Laura.
00:07:41We've put the train and bus station on high alert
00:07:43in case she tries to leave Edendale.
00:07:46You could help us by telling us a little bit more about her.
00:07:49She's a good girl.
00:07:52Very bright.
00:07:53When she's not got her head in a book, she'll be out at the stables with the horses.
00:07:58Yeah.
00:08:00Does she have a boyfriend?
00:08:03No.
00:08:05Laura doesn't have time to socialise outside her school.
00:08:07She's too busy concentrating on her studies.
00:08:10She's going to be a lawyer.
00:08:12Was she stressed about her exams?
00:08:13Could that have been a reason she ran away?
00:08:15We had a parent's evening recently.
00:08:17The teacher said she was doing okay.
00:08:19Any significant life changes? Anything at all?
00:08:22Oh, yeah.
00:08:24She met Lee Bateman.
00:08:26Who's that?
00:08:27Dominic.
00:08:29He was.
00:08:30The gardener.
00:08:32About a month ago, I caught him with his shirt off flirting with our Laura
00:08:35when he was supposed to be working.
00:08:36So I sent her work away from the house
00:08:38and last week I caught a pair of them smoking weed together.
00:08:40So what do you do?
00:08:42I fired him on the spot.
00:08:44Do you think Laura ran away with Lee Bateman?
00:08:46No, I don't think she ran away with Lee Bateman, Detective.
00:08:49I think.
00:08:51He's abducted her.
00:08:59Dominic Kirkham records we should be speaking to this guy, Lee Bateman.
00:09:02He's pretty insistent that Lee's taken Laura off somewhere.
00:09:05As you can see, he's known to us.
00:09:06Got a previous for theft intent to supply GBH.
00:09:09And if you look a bit early down in his career.
00:09:11Persuaded young girls to go and steal alcohol from the supermarket.
00:09:16So he gets young girls to do his bidding.
00:09:18Apparently he got nasty with them if they didn't bring back what he wanted.
00:09:21And it doesn't take a huge leap of the imagination
00:09:22to guess what he wanted with a 16-year-old Laura.
00:09:25Right.
00:09:27I'll go and track down this Lee Bateman, see if he's involved.
00:09:30Meanwhile, Diane, can you go and join the searchers?
00:09:32And Ben, we've had a call through the nights.
00:09:34Can you go and check it out?
00:09:35Yes, sir.
00:09:36Yes, sir.
00:09:37Hello.
00:09:38Oh my God.
00:09:39Vancouver.
00:09:40I didn't expect you to turn up.
00:09:41Please come in.
00:09:43Hello.
00:09:44Oh my God.
00:09:45Vancouver.
00:09:46I didn't expect you to turn up.
00:09:47Please come in.
00:09:50Hello.
00:09:51Oh my God.
00:09:52Vancouver.
00:09:53I didn't expect you to turn up.
00:09:54Please come in.
00:09:56Hello.
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00:09:59Oh my God.
00:10:00Vancouver.
00:10:01I didn't expect you to turn up.
00:10:03Please come in.
00:10:12I don't know.
00:10:42We had a call from Harry Dickinson saying he'd found something on the estate.
00:10:47I take it you know Harry?
00:10:49Yeah, Harry's my uncle. I look after him from time to time.
00:10:52He's the groundskeeper here at Wynlaw.
00:10:54Uncle Harry! To the police!
00:10:57Wow, Ben. I haven't seen you since we left school.
00:11:02Sounds about right. You look good.
00:11:05So do you.
00:11:07Last I heard you were getting married to a farmer just outside Edendale?
00:11:13No, I did but it didn't work out.
00:11:15Ah, sorry to hear that.
00:11:16No, don't be. It's for the best.
00:11:17Right.
00:11:18Got to spend all my time with my horses.
00:11:20I run the stables up at Privy Point.
00:11:22Ah.
00:11:23How about you?
00:11:25Ah, I'm married to the job I guess.
00:11:28Here.
00:11:32It's all over the village. You're out looking for Laura Kirkham.
00:11:35Is this hers?
00:11:45Where did you find this?
00:11:47Jess picked it up outside Ravenside.
00:11:50Laura wouldn't have gotten far without it.
00:11:55Size five and a half and they look exactly like the ones on Laura's photo as well.
00:12:00Who failed it?
00:12:01Uh, Harry Dickinson is the groundskeeper up at the Kirkham's estate.
00:12:05Found him this morning when he was walking the woods near Ravenside.
00:12:08Well, his dog did.
00:12:09Right.
00:12:10And I think we have a bit of blood here as well.
00:12:13Cape Harry in the house till I get to do it.
00:12:15Will do.
00:12:16Woo!
00:12:17I need you to stay put Mr. Dickinson.
00:12:21You want me to show you where I found this shoe or not?
00:12:24Ah, but we have to wait for the search teams first.
00:12:26What if Laura Kirkham's lying in a ditch right now?
00:12:30With a broken ankle or worse.
00:12:32She won't thank you for waiting.
00:12:33Come on.
00:12:34Off we go then.
00:12:36Do you ever see anyone out here?
00:12:49Only living things in these woods are the badgers.
00:12:52And the fallow deer and we've got too many of them bloody things.
00:12:55Dominic Kirkham wants me to leave the deer alone.
00:12:58He thinks they're pretty.
00:13:00He'll change his tune once he hits one in a shiny new 4x4.
00:13:03They're eating the woods from the ground up.
00:13:06What we could really do with is some help from the Black Dog.
00:13:10Ah, the Black Dog.
00:13:12I remember hearing about it when I was a kid.
00:13:14It was a good story, though.
00:13:15It kept us from trespassing on the estate.
00:13:18Come on.
00:13:19More than a story, a few hundred years ago,
00:13:22Black Dog used to come out of the woods at night,
00:13:24hunting cattle and sheep.
00:13:26Then it moved into the village,
00:13:27started taking babies from houses.
00:13:29In the end, they caught it.
00:13:31Buried it under a plague stone.
00:13:33Right.
00:13:34This is where Jess dropped the shoe.
00:13:36She must have found it.
00:13:38Down there.
00:13:39Along the stream.
00:13:41Off you go, then.
00:13:46Careful, lad.
00:13:47If you hurt yourself, I shan't be carrying you back.
00:13:50Yes.
00:13:51Noted, Harry.
00:13:54Good luck.
00:13:58Come on.
00:14:20I told you to keep adding Dickinson back at the cottage and wait for the search teams.
00:14:35Five.
00:14:36Laura was injured, you know.
00:14:38We've protocoled for a reason, then.
00:14:39Understood.
00:14:44Dr Taylor, what can you tell us?
00:14:55Off the record, it's almost certainly the girl you've been looking for.
00:14:58Well, off the record, it's almost certainly the girl you've been looking for.
00:15:03First impressions are she's got a significant injury to the back of her head.
00:15:07Most likely a blunt object.
00:15:10Is that what killed her?
00:15:11In the end, probably yes, but I think after Laura was struck, she ran through the forest to escape.
00:15:17Socos are picking up a trail of hair and blood spots through the trees that start way down there
00:15:22and end up near the stream where she was found.
00:15:25My guess is that she ran and kept running until she fainted.
00:15:28Lost consciousness, then bled out through the head wound.
00:15:31So the initial attack could have happened before Laura entered the woods?
00:15:35Correct.
00:15:36Any sign of sexual assault?
00:15:38No, she's fully clothed, so you'll have to wait till I get her back to the mortuary for a definite answer.
00:15:42I did find a single bite mark on her right arm.
00:15:45Difficult to say what made it at this stage.
00:15:47An animal got to her?
00:15:49Yeah, more than likely.
00:15:50Harry Dickinson said badgers were up here.
00:15:53Yeah, mate, I'll compare the bite marks to be sure.
00:15:55Thank you, Dr. Taylor.
00:15:57Right.
00:15:59Once we get Laura back to the mortuary, I'll go and collect Charlotte and Dominic Kirkham to confirm the ID.
00:16:05Do you want me to come with?
00:16:06No.
00:16:07I want you back at CID.
00:16:09Liaise with Socor.
00:16:11What about me, sir?
00:16:12You go get Ellen.
00:16:14Pick up Lee Bateman immediately.
00:16:20Have you come across Lee Bateman before?
00:16:22He's been off our radar for a while, but I don't know he's changed much.
00:16:25All right, here we are.
00:16:33Lee!
00:16:34I just want to talk to you, mate.
00:16:39Part what, man?
00:16:40Laura Kirkham.
00:16:43All right, give me five minutes.
00:16:44Hey!
00:16:47You'll get down quicker than that, else I'm coming through that front door.
00:16:58So has Ben invited you along on Saturday?
00:17:01To what?
00:17:02Joe Cooper's anniversary.
00:17:03No.
00:17:06No, he hasn't.
00:17:07All right.
00:17:08All right.
00:17:10It's probably for the best anyway.
00:17:11It's always a grim affair.
00:17:12He's running!
00:17:26He's running!
00:17:26Only the guilt you're on.
00:17:47Am I right?
00:17:47All right.
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00:17:56I heard Lee Bateman gave me the slip.
00:18:25Sarge is waiting for Lee's fiancée, Gemma, to return from work.
00:18:30Right.
00:18:31So, digital forensics have done a preliminary report on Laura's phone.
00:18:34Is that everything?
00:18:36Yeah.
00:18:36It's weird, right?
00:18:37So, usually you expect to find thousands of messages, social media posts, like triple that
00:18:41for a teenager's phone, but there's hardly anything on that.
00:18:44Do you know what still bothers me?
00:18:45Laura left her phone behind on Sunday afternoon.
00:18:47What teenager does that?
00:18:49I'll get forensics to dig a little deeper.
00:18:50You made me run, Gemma.
00:18:57I don't like running.
00:18:59I'm not a fan.
00:18:59It was self-preservation.
00:19:05Where's he off to?
00:19:07Not a clue.
00:19:09Just back from work, aren't I?
00:19:10So, you were here all day yesterday?
00:19:13Yeah.
00:19:13Yeah.
00:19:14Just making plans for the wedding.
00:19:16Oh.
00:19:17How sweet.
00:19:20Yeah, because it is only a week away, right?
00:19:25Okay, well, if we don't find Lee before then, then we'll just wait outside Edendale registry office.
00:19:31What is it?
00:19:323.30.
00:19:33It's my casual, yeah?
00:19:34It's not fair.
00:19:35You lot chasing him down.
00:19:36He's done nothing wrong.
00:19:37I just want to ask him what's been going on at the Kirkham house.
00:19:40Oh, I can tell you that for free.
00:19:42Lee went to work, then came home.
00:19:44End of.
00:19:46So, you don't think he showed any interest in Laura, no?
00:19:50Of course not.
00:19:51She's a kid.
00:19:52Actually, no.
00:19:53She is 16.
00:19:57No, no, it is not like that anymore.
00:19:59Hmm.
00:20:02Oh, and one final thing.
00:20:05Does Lee still have those tattoos of his exes?
00:20:10What was it?
00:20:11Frankie and Randy.
00:20:14Only I am going to have to update the PNC file.
00:20:20Get out.
00:20:21Get out.
00:20:21Are you coming to the round for a beer?
00:20:37Well, I'd love to, but I've spent the day hacking underground and running down back alleys.
00:20:42I deserve a long bath.
00:20:43Fair enough.
00:20:44I'll be right back.
00:21:14Did I catch you napping?
00:21:34Hardly.
00:21:34I've got a bladder full of double espresso.
00:21:37Did you notice the whole street's got reefs up?
00:21:39Yeah.
00:21:39What's the occasion?
00:21:41Not occasion.
00:21:42It's for protection against the black dog.
00:21:45The locals are saying it's on the loose and Laura Kirkham's the first victim.
00:21:49I don't think she was killed by a myth.
00:21:52Forensics have proven she died from a blow to the back of the head.
00:21:54Yeah, we know that, but it doesn't stop people believing, does it?
00:22:03What's up?
00:22:04It's Ellen, Harry Dickinson's niece.
00:22:08We randomly went to school together.
00:22:10Was it about the case?
00:22:11No, if you've seen her want to meet up for a drink.
00:22:15I take it she's single?
00:22:18Recently divorced.
00:22:19So what are you waiting for?
00:22:21Don't know if I could be bothered with, you know what I mean, starting something up.
00:22:24Ben, it's a drink, not a marriage proposal.
00:22:27Just go and have a laugh.
00:22:29All right.
00:22:32I will take your advice.
00:22:35There we go.
00:22:36Sent.
00:22:37Good.
00:22:37I'm happy for you.
00:22:40If you get lucky, I don't want to hear about it.
00:22:42That gentleman never tells.
00:22:44You certainly don't.
00:22:46That's because there's nothing to tell.
00:22:48Just let you freak out any time you get a text, that's all.
00:22:50Obviously, somebody's trying to get hold of you.
00:22:53All you need to know is I was seeing a guy in Leeds, it got messy, I moved here.
00:22:58The end.
00:22:59I'm here if you ever want to talk.
00:23:03Oh, look, Lee ain't going to come back here, so who else would take him in?
00:23:07No, he's not going to go to his mum's either.
00:23:09She booted him out when he was 15.
00:23:10She's sick of the police knocking on all the time.
00:23:13What about his dad?
00:23:14Hmm.
00:23:15Connor Bateman is currently serving time at HMP Full Sutton.
00:23:20For GBH and common assault.
00:23:22Nice guy.
00:23:23Like father-like son.
00:23:24Hmm.
00:23:25Lee's apprenticeship started young.
00:23:27He was five years old when Connor used to take him poaching on the estate.
00:23:31They would hide out in the forest.
00:23:33Oh, are you thinking Lee's gone to visit his dad in prison?
00:23:39No, but I'm thinking he might have gone back to his roots.
00:23:41There's a hut in these woods where Connor and Lee used to hide out until it got dark.
00:23:57OK, so we wait here for backup?
00:24:00It's literally 100 metres down that track.
00:24:03Remember what Hitchin said?
00:24:04There's no point calling the cavalry if Lee's not there, is there?
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00:26:23I said gun, you idiot!
00:26:45Why could you shut the bird scare off?
00:26:47I'm arresting you for attempted murder of a police officer.
00:26:49I didn't know he was police, I was just warning him off.
00:26:51Are you okay?
00:26:53Yeah, yeah I think so.
00:26:57Hey then you can walk yourself back to the car.
00:27:06So at no point did you think to call for backup?
00:27:08We did sir, but we couldn't get a signal.
00:27:10And there was no intel to suggest that he was armed sir.
00:27:13And what was with heroics Ben?
00:27:15You're both lucky to be alive!
00:27:18I'll write you down sir.
00:27:19Diane, go with Todd and interview me.
00:27:23Sir.
00:27:25It was hard enough losing your dad.
00:27:33We don't want to lose you as well.
00:27:36Girl out then, get some rest.
00:27:41I hope you give these things a proper boil wash.
00:27:46I don't want to be around something a rapist has been sweating in.
00:27:49Disgusting.
00:27:50Don't worry Lee, they're brand new out of the packet.
00:27:56Yeah, right.
00:27:59Okay.
00:28:01Let's talk about Nora Kirkham, yeah?
00:28:03Now you were caught smoking weed.
00:28:04Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:28:06Let me stop you there before you get too excited.
00:28:08Yeah?
00:28:10The only question I'm going to answer is how do you like your tea, Mr. Bateman?
00:28:17Build a shrink for a splash of milk and four sugars.
00:28:20Now, if you don't mind, I've got some sleep to catch up on.
00:28:25Couldn't get a wink last night.
00:28:38Here we are.
00:29:09Bar snacks included in the apology.
00:29:11Help yourself.
00:29:15Are you okay?
00:29:20It's just been five years, so five years and we're still not closer to solving it.
00:29:28So not knowing.
00:29:30Beats away at you.
00:29:33One thing I know is I can't do this for another five years.
00:29:39Can I ask what happened?
00:29:42Everyone has a different theory.
00:29:44Hitchin thought he'd driven past and interrupted a burglary.
00:29:48Ellen thought he was some out of town drug thing.
00:29:50But I know.
00:29:51I know somebody indeed in there knows something.
00:29:56Nobody's talking.
00:29:57What about forensics?
00:29:58Nothing.
00:29:59No fibres, no DNA.
00:30:00And I'm conscious that the longer this goes on, the less likely we are to solve the case.
00:30:06And I feel like I'm letting him down.
00:30:11I need to get justice for him.
00:30:14Why don't you step away?
00:30:15I mean, just for a little while.
00:30:16Give up, no way.
00:30:18Ben, you nearly got yourself killed today.
00:30:21Carry on like that and you won't even be around to get justice for your dad.
00:30:24It is what it is.
00:30:30Can I come on Saturday?
00:30:33Pay my respects.
00:30:35I'd like that very much.
00:30:39Cheers.
00:30:41Cheers.
00:30:55Hello, Mr Kirkham.
00:30:57Thanks for seeing us.
00:30:57We just wanted to ask you a few questions about Lee Bateman.
00:31:02Has he been charged with murder yet?
00:31:03Er, no. We don't have enough to charge him with yet. That's why we're here.
00:31:08Mr Kirkham, why did you decide to hire Lee in the first place?
00:31:13I didn't.
00:31:15Well, Charlotte did.
00:31:17She put an advert in the local paper for a gardener when I was away in business when I come back.
00:31:22There he was.
00:31:23And when you caught Lee talking with Laura, you sent him to work away from the house, is that right?
00:31:28I told him that I wanted the plague storm from Ravenside digging up and bringing back here.
00:31:32I thought he'd look particularly nice in the back of my garden.
00:31:35I know Charlotte's gone way half a ton.
00:31:37Seriously believe Lee was going to roll it down here on his own?
00:31:40I knew it was an impossible task.
00:31:43Then why ask him to do it?
00:31:45To remind him he was in charge.
00:31:48Anyway, I fired him a week later.
00:31:51Has Lee been back to the estate since?
00:31:54And his staff here has seen him come back onto the property?
00:31:57No.
00:31:58I think he took my final warning very seriously.
00:32:03What did you say to him?
00:32:06Trespassers will be shot.
00:32:08Not exactly the grieving father, is it?
00:32:14Well, and he's hell-bent putting the blame on Lee Bateman.
00:32:18There is more going on between those two than Dominic's letting on.
00:32:20I know him.
00:32:21Right, I'll tell the boss that we need to find that plague stone.
00:32:24He's in the woods, so we need to get the area searched.
00:32:26In the meantime, we'll go and ask Harry Dickinson if he saw Lee creeping back onto the estate
00:32:30to meet up with Laura, yeah?
00:32:32Yeah.
00:32:33Cool.
00:32:47Hi, Helen.
00:32:49Hello.
00:32:49Wasn't expecting to see you till tomorrow.
00:32:51Ah, just had a few questions for Harry.
00:32:53This is DC down fry.
00:32:56He's over at Sam Beely's place.
00:32:58The two of them spend a lot of time together since his wife died.
00:33:00Ah, thank you.
00:33:01That's nice.
00:33:03Now, we're never good at making stuff like that.
00:33:05It's not for decoration.
00:33:07I know, um, protection from the black dog, right?
00:33:11Ben told me the story.
00:33:12It sounds to me like the medieval folk had a serious fox problem.
00:33:16Really?
00:33:17What about all the babies being taken from their beds?
00:33:19I'm guessing the black dog was a good cover-up story for infanticide.
00:33:23Right, well, thank you, Helen.
00:33:24DC Fry, you're new to Edendale, aren't you?
00:33:27Yeah, and it's very different to what I'm used to.
00:33:31I think you should spend a night alone in the woods at Ravenside.
00:33:34And what would be the point in that?
00:33:35Because when you start to hear the trees whispering your name,
00:33:38and the shadows start to change shape,
00:33:40you'll realise just how different things really are here.
00:33:44Right, well, we won't keep you any longer.
00:33:48Bye, Ben. See you tomorrow.
00:33:53What is wrong with you?
00:33:55What?
00:33:56It was a healthy debate, science versus superstition.
00:33:59When are you going to realise that people don't have to justify their beliefs to you?
00:34:02Take people as they come, otherwise no-one is going to talk to you.
00:34:04Excuse me, Mr. Bealey?
00:34:23You are Sam Bealey, correct?
00:34:27I'm Detective Cooper, this is Detective Fry.
00:34:31We're looking for Harry.
00:34:33Just getting washed up.
00:34:34Your hands all right?
00:34:37The chicken's got diseased.
00:34:39We've just been hurrying things along a bit.
00:34:43What? By wringing their necks?
00:34:45You've got a better way to put them out of the misery.
00:34:47Harry, you're in trouble with the law.
00:34:50Mr. Dickinson just wanted to talk to you about Lee Bateman.
00:34:53Well, you've not seen him on the estate this week, have you?
00:34:56No.
00:34:59What about in the woods at Ravenside this Sunday evening?
00:35:03I've already told you. I've seen no-one in there.
00:35:06That's Black Dog territory now.
00:35:09If you're stupid, it'll be up there after dark.
00:35:14What about the Kirkham's house?
00:35:17I wouldn't know, because I'm never near it.
00:35:20If it's a problem with the estate, I'll leave Dominic a message on his phone.
00:35:23Okay.
00:35:30Look at these two.
00:35:31Bloody clueless.
00:35:33We can't have you coming all this way for nothing.
00:35:35Why don't you go up the barn?
00:35:36Help yourself to a couple of chickens.
00:35:38I thought you said they were diseased?
00:35:39You're not a fuss-putter, are you, detective?
00:35:46You live near Ravenside, don't you, Mr. Beely?
00:35:49Didn't see Lee or Laura there this Sunday evening?
00:35:52I was in bed by sunset, reading my Bible.
00:35:57This is a murder investigation, gentlemen. It's a serious business.
00:36:01Then why asking him stupid, bloody questions?
00:36:03Did he see Lee in Ravenside? There's 15 acres of trees.
00:36:06Your dad would be disappointed to see you, lad, making an ash of it.
00:36:12You knew him?
00:36:12Aye, I met Joe Cooper a couple of times.
00:36:16He knew how to talk to country folk.
00:36:18Had a way about him.
00:36:19He'd have sought this murder in no time.
00:36:26He'd have sought this murder in no time.
00:36:30He'd have sought this murder in no time.
00:36:33He'd have sought this murder in no time.
00:36:34He'd have sought this murder in no time.
00:36:36I thought he'd have sought this murder.
00:36:38Um.
00:36:39I'm not sure what the murder is there, but.
00:36:41Well, you have lots of black peasants here.
00:36:44I found the tape around.
00:36:47What's the story, Trace?
00:37:13Oh, hey. Okay. So, we have recovered cigarette butts here, but we found a used condom on the altar, so we've marked that urgent and sent it to the lab. Right?
00:37:28This is the stone Dominic asked Lee to take down to the house.
00:37:32He didn't move it very far, did he? At least he didn't cause any damage.
00:37:36Oh, but he has. He's unleashed the black dog.
00:37:38Look, Harry Dickinson told me that they placed the stone on top of the black dog to trap it under the earth and stop it coming into the village.
00:37:47Why does everything in Edendale have a story or a legend attached to it? Why can't a stone just be a stone?
00:37:53Hmm. Let's get started, shall we? We visited the church ruins. It's a nice, a good spot. So no one can see what you're up to.
00:38:06You've been having a lot of fun up there, haven't you? But with a 16-year-old girl, shame on you.
00:38:13You don't know what you're talking about, mate.
00:38:15OK. Now, we're thinking you targeted Laura, just like you've done before with other schoolgirls.
00:38:23Laura's father told us that he caught you and his daughter getting high on drugs you supplied.
00:38:30Laura's now dead.
00:38:33How do you think that's going to look to a jury?
00:38:35Look, she wouldn't leave me alone. Right? She always wanted to talk to me.
00:38:40Go on.
00:38:41She said she wanted to escape her house and needed my help to do it.
00:38:43She had some beef with her dad. I don't know. I don't know, because I wasn't interested.
00:38:47I'm a bit confused, Lee. On the one hand, you're saying you didn't want Laura anywhere near you.
00:38:52But you were all found smoking weed together.
00:38:57Look, I had no choice. Yeah?
00:39:01She told me if I didn't keep bringing it, she would tell her dad I was stealing stuff from the house and I'd lose my job.
00:39:07She is not as innocent as she looks, that one. She had the makers of a real hustler.
00:39:11Right, well, we've got a problem, Lee.
00:39:15Because we believe you and Laura met up at the church ruins.
00:39:19This is some evidence we found up there.
00:39:22You're a big boy, you know what that is.
00:39:24It's a condom.
00:39:25Which leads me to think getting high with Laura was not the only thing you were doing up there.
00:39:30Right, so all it takes is a DNA test.
00:39:34And we can find out who these belong to.
00:39:37No comment.
00:39:40No comment, okay.
00:39:41Well, maybe we should go see Gemma, see if she wants to make a comment.
00:39:44Well, Gemma doesn't need to know what's been going on, does she?
00:39:47Not unless you start talking, Lee.
00:39:51Right, yeah.
00:39:52Yeah, I did see someone at the church.
00:39:56We both knew it was stupid and dangerous, but it was just a hook-up, no strings.
00:40:04Who was this someone, and what do you mean by it was dangerous?
00:40:08In case the Lord in the Manor found out.
00:40:10She was worried what her husband might do.
00:40:13Hang on, are you saying you were seeing Charlotte Kirkham?
00:40:16For fun, yeah.
00:40:18But I told her, once I'm married, that's it, show's over.
00:40:24Yeah.
00:40:25Not as perfect as they look, that Kirkham family, right?
00:40:28And neither are you, Lee.
00:40:30Well, I know.
00:40:32But I'm trying to become better.
00:40:34And Gemma knows I've made mistakes, but she believes in me.
00:40:39But that woman is my future.
00:40:41And when I say my vows, I'm going to mean every single word.
00:40:48I'm afraid Dominic's in his office on a call.
00:41:10Well, it's okay, um, we actually needed to speak to you about a private matter.
00:41:15Oh?
00:41:16Lee Bateman has told us he was meeting up with you in secret, at the church.
00:41:21He's lying.
00:41:24I wouldn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
00:41:26Well, we've found condoms in the church ruins.
00:41:30DNA tests will give us the answers we need.
00:41:32But you could help speed things up.
00:41:36Help us find Laura's killer.
00:41:39Charlotte, were you meeting up with Lee?
00:41:43We need to know the truth.
00:41:49Yes.
00:41:52It's just a distraction.
00:41:54A distraction from what?
00:41:57Being trapped in this house.
00:42:00It may look impressive from the driveway, but once you're inside, it's like a bloody mausoleum.
00:42:06Well, why come here then?
00:42:09Dominic wanted to buy somewhere he could renovate.
00:42:12Show off to his wealthy clients.
00:42:14Oh, it's fine for him.
00:42:15He gets to leave.
00:42:17Travel the world on business, but me?
00:42:20I'm left floating from room to room.
00:42:22Did Dominic know about you two?
00:42:25I'm sure he would have said something if he found out.
00:42:28What about Laura?
00:42:29Does she know?
00:42:33God, I hope not.
00:42:39It was me that let Lee into the house.
00:42:44Is she dead because of me?
00:42:46I mean, did I do this?
00:42:47I'm wondering if Laura knew about Lee and her mum having the affair.
00:42:56And what if she did?
00:42:58Well, maybe getting the weed out, Lee, wasn't enough.
00:43:01Maybe she wanted more, so she threatened to tell Dominic about the affair until she got it.
00:43:05And Lee pushed back.
00:43:08Hard.
00:43:08Yeah.
00:43:08Yeah.
00:43:08Yeah.
00:43:09Yeah.
00:43:09Yeah.
00:43:17Sarge, we need to speak to Lee again.
00:43:22Too late.
00:43:22He's walked.
00:43:24You what?
00:43:25He's out on bail.
00:43:26With strict instructions, checking laws three times a week, order not to leave Edendale.
00:43:30Yeah, apparently his solicitor made an emotional plea to the magistrate saying that, you know,
00:43:35Lee getting married this week was a sign he was turning his life around.
00:43:38Even though he tried our end line.
00:43:40Who's Talon Kirkham's?
00:43:41Oh, you cowards.
00:43:58Dominic, I had the phone.
00:44:00What's happened?
00:44:04They've released Lee Bateman.
00:44:09How could that have happened?
00:44:11Dominic?
00:44:21Dominic?
00:44:22Dominic?
00:44:41Look, babes, I just got out.
00:44:50I'm so sorry for all this.
00:44:54I'll explain it all when I get home.
00:44:55I'll explain it all when I get home.
00:44:59I'll explain it all when I get home.
00:45:09I'll explain it all when I get home.
00:45:17I'll explain it all when I get home.
00:45:18They're coming here.
00:45:19I'm so sorry.
00:45:19I'm so sorry for all this.
00:45:20I'm so sorry for all this.
00:45:30That's all we're thinking.
00:45:31Can't have swerved up here.
00:45:35Yeah, OK, thank you.
00:45:40Crash investigators reckon the driver swerved across the road
00:45:43and hit Lee Bateman straight on.
00:45:45Could have been deliberate, could have been drunk.
00:45:48Any witnesses?
00:45:49None.
00:45:49We're going to have to wait for the reports and the tests to come back.
00:45:52When I told Dominic yesterday Lee was being released on bail,
00:45:55he was absolutely furious, saying we weren't doing our job properly.
00:45:57Who can blame him? Any parent would be.
00:46:00The question is, would he take matters into his own hands?
00:46:11Hey, Gemma. Can we come in, love?
00:46:13What's happened?
00:46:14Why are you being nice?
00:46:17She's going to sit down first.
00:46:18No, hang on.
00:46:19You're not coming in here again.
00:46:20Just...
00:46:21Just tell me.
00:46:24Right, um...
00:46:25I'm afraid Lee has been in an accident and he has been killed.
00:46:35I'm sorry.
00:46:36I'm sorry, come on.
00:46:55Dominic's car's not in.
00:47:07We need to find him.
00:47:13Yes, Tracy?
00:47:15Yeah, forensics have found secret tracking software
00:47:18embedded on Laura's phone connected to Dominic's.
00:47:21So, he was tracking her all the time.
00:47:23Cheers, Tress.
00:47:24What?
00:47:25Turns out the phone Dominic got Laura had tracking software on it.
00:47:28It's normal for parents to want to know where their kids are.
00:47:31No, not like an app you download.
00:47:33This is secret software embedded into the phone.
00:47:35She didn't know about it.
00:47:37Maybe Lee were right about Laura having a dark side
00:47:39and old Dominic knew that too.
00:47:41Laura left her phone behind Sunday afternoon, yeah?
00:47:43Which was strange.
00:47:44What if she knew Dominic was tracking her movements
00:47:46and that's why she left it in her room?
00:47:48She could have been anywhere.
00:47:49Yeah, doing what?
00:47:50Lee Bittman was killed in a hit-and-run incident yesterday afternoon.
00:48:05Do you know when Dominic's coming back?
00:48:10You think Dominic was involved?
00:48:13We just need to track his movements at this point.
00:48:17Christ.
00:48:20He left soon after you called yesterday.
00:48:22We also need to talk to you about Laura's phone.
00:48:26Apparently there's a secret tracking software
00:48:31that's been installed on it.
00:48:33Directly linked to Dominic's phone.
00:48:36Why would you need to track Laura?
00:48:38To make sure that she was set home studying.
00:48:41Did he have reason to believe that she wouldn't be?
00:48:46Charlotte, we're starting to think
00:48:47that there might have been a different side to Laura.
00:48:49The side that you and Dominic are keen to hide from us.
00:48:52Who was she?
00:48:55Really?
00:48:55Really?
00:48:56I loved her with all my heart.
00:49:04But God, she didn't make it easy.
00:49:08There was a wild streak running through her.
00:49:11Dominic convinced me
00:49:12Laura would be best suited to a private school.
00:49:15Somewhere with strong discipline.
00:49:18Strict rules.
00:49:20So I agreed to send her off.
00:49:23She seemed to be settling in quickly.
00:49:24We thought finally.
00:49:28We found a solution.
00:49:31But then two months ago,
00:49:32we got a call from the school
00:49:33telling us to pick her up immediately.
00:49:35What happened?
00:49:37Laura broke a curfew.
00:49:39Turns out she'd been climbing over the wall
00:49:41in the middle of the night
00:49:42to meet a boy in town.
00:49:45Dominic was mortified.
00:49:47Sent her to a local school.
00:49:48made sure she was picked up
00:49:51as soon as it was finished
00:49:52and put her straight back here.
00:49:55So that's why she had no social life,
00:49:57no friends.
00:50:00Dominic wouldn't allow it.
00:50:03Look, this tracking app,
00:50:07isolating her from other teenagers.
00:50:09It was his way of saving Laura from herself.
00:50:16Do you really believe that?
00:50:21He's back.
00:50:22Mr. Kirkham!
00:50:41What now?
00:50:43Mr. Kirkham,
00:50:44you're under arrest
00:50:44for the murder of Lee Bateman.
00:50:46You do not have to say anything,
00:50:48but it may harm your defence.
00:50:49Are you serious?
00:50:50Pray tell.
00:50:52We can talk about it down at the station.
00:50:57Right.
00:50:59It may harm your defence
00:51:00if you do not mention one question.
00:51:02It's simple.
00:51:09You drove to Birmingham
00:51:11yesterday evening, Mr. Kirkham, correct?
00:51:13Yeah.
00:51:14What route did you take?
00:51:16Home I sat and I've suggested.
00:51:17Didn't travel along the Bulma Road.
00:51:21But do you know a quick way?
00:51:23Lee Bateman was hit by a car
00:51:24along that road last night.
00:51:26He died of his injuries.
00:51:29That's unfortunate.
00:51:31It's coincidental.
00:51:33Because when I called you yesterday
00:51:35to tell you Lee was being released
00:51:36without charge,
00:51:37you were furious.
00:51:38You said we were putting a child killer
00:51:40back on the streets.
00:51:41I'm guessing now he's dead,
00:51:42Edendale can breathe a sigh of relief.
00:51:43Did you go looking for Lee
00:51:45after that call?
00:51:47Course not.
00:51:49I can't stand being
00:51:50anywhere near that, man.
00:51:52Perhaps there was another reason
00:51:53you hated Lee Bateman.
00:51:56What are you getting at?
00:51:57Well, we know that
00:51:59you were secretly tracking
00:52:01Laura's movements on her phone.
00:52:03Were you spying on Charlotte too?
00:52:04Because if you were,
00:52:07you would have noticed
00:52:07that she went to the church ruins
00:52:09whenever you left the house.
00:52:10Look, I'm not stupid detectives.
00:52:16I knew Charlotte was having
00:52:17an affair with Lee Bateman.
00:52:25Well, why didn't you
00:52:25confront her about it then?
00:52:27The scandal coming out
00:52:28is worse than the crime itself.
00:52:29I thought if Charlotte
00:52:30was being discreet
00:52:31then I could turn a blind eye.
00:52:33Appearances do mean
00:52:34everything to you, don't they?
00:52:35We believe what we see, eh?
00:52:38And what about that
00:52:38fresh-looking dent
00:52:40in your bumper?
00:52:41We notice it
00:52:41when you arrive back.
00:52:44Yeah, that.
00:52:45I, uh...
00:52:46I swerved to Mr. Day
00:52:47when I was driving
00:52:48out of the house
00:52:48yesterday evening.
00:52:50Are you sure you didn't
00:52:51swerve to hit something else?
00:52:53Or someone else?
00:52:54Yes.
00:53:02No comment.
00:53:06Dominic didn't flinch
00:53:07when we told him
00:53:08Lee Bateman was dead.
00:53:09He also said
00:53:10he knew about
00:53:10Charlotte's affair
00:53:11taking place
00:53:11right under his nose
00:53:12but claimed he was
00:53:13happy to turn a blind eye.
00:53:15And the dentist's car?
00:53:16Said he swore to Mr. Day.
00:53:18Harry Dickinson said
00:53:19there's loads of them
00:53:19on the estate.
00:53:21When can we expect
00:53:22results from soccer?
00:53:23They're doing the test now, sir,
00:53:25so we should have
00:53:25something tomorrow.
00:53:26Great.
00:53:27Stay on it.
00:53:29Mum, I'm at work.
00:53:30You all right?
00:53:33Right, wait there.
00:53:34Wait there.
00:53:35Are you holding the fort?
00:53:37Yeah.
00:53:38You OK?
00:53:38Yeah, good.
00:53:39Won't be long.
00:53:45Mum?
00:53:48You told me
00:53:49it was an emergency.
00:53:50I thought you'd fallen
00:53:50down the stairs again.
00:53:53I'm not mad, don't you?
00:53:56The cards have spoken.
00:53:58Jesus.
00:54:01See?
00:54:03No, Mum, I don't see.
00:54:06Money and treason.
00:54:09Your father was murdered
00:54:11over bad money.
00:54:12Gambling.
00:54:13Mum, Dad never gambled.
00:54:14I'm not saying that he did,
00:54:16but what I am saying
00:54:17is that's the reason
00:54:18he was out there
00:54:19on Boggarts Bridge
00:54:20that night.
00:54:21I can't use tarot cards
00:54:23to steer an investigation.
00:54:24But this is the clearest
00:54:26message we've ever had.
00:54:28It's been five years,
00:54:29almost to the day,
00:54:30and nothing has happened.
00:54:32You need all the help
00:54:33you can get.
00:54:34You think I don't know that?
00:54:37Look, I'm sorry, love.
00:54:38I'm sure you're trying
00:54:40as hard as you can.
00:54:42I've got to go back to work.
00:54:45Did you ask Diane
00:54:46about coming on Saturday?
00:54:47I did.
00:54:48If she is.
00:54:49Why?
00:54:50Tell her I have an urgent
00:54:51message for her and all.
00:54:59Can I get a large housewife,
00:55:01please?
00:55:01And sat there.
00:55:02Sure thing.
00:55:06All right?
00:55:07Hiya.
00:55:08How was your mum?
00:55:11This anniversary's
00:55:12got her all stirred up.
00:55:14She'll be all right
00:55:15after Saturday.
00:55:16It's good to hear.
00:55:17She believes you're coming.
00:55:18Really?
00:55:19Mm-hmm.
00:55:20She's got a special
00:55:21message for you.
00:55:22I've had enough
00:55:23of her special messages,
00:55:24thank you.
00:55:26Well, hey.
00:55:27Tracy?
00:55:28Do you want to join us?
00:55:29But it is a work freeze,
00:55:30I'm...
00:55:30Oh, no,
00:55:31I've had my glass already.
00:55:32There was a fella in here
00:55:33earlier looking for you.
00:55:35When?
00:55:36About an hour ago.
00:55:38Very handsome.
00:55:39Forties, tailored suit.
00:55:41Er, what did you tell him?
00:55:42Well, I just said
00:55:43that you'd be in later
00:55:44and then he went.
00:55:46You want to tell us
00:55:46who this fella is?
00:55:48No.
00:55:50I'm all right.
00:55:51See you both tomorrow.
00:55:52Yeah.
00:55:57I take it this is
00:55:58the gentleman
00:55:59you left behind here late?
00:56:00Yeah.
00:56:02And he's the reason
00:56:03you came to Edendale?
00:56:05Something I can't handle.
00:56:07Right.
00:56:08Well, if you want to feel
00:56:09a bit safer,
00:56:09I've got a spare room
00:56:10at my house.
00:56:11You're welcome.
00:56:11Get there for a few nights.
00:56:14Thank you,
00:56:15but, um,
00:56:16I'll be okay.
00:56:18Suit yourself.
00:56:19Okay.
00:56:19So,
00:56:21I'm going to...
00:56:22I'll be okay.
00:56:25Uh,
00:56:27I'll be okay.
00:56:28I'll be okay.
00:56:29Bye.
00:56:29See you next time.
00:56:29You're welcome.
00:56:30Oh, my God!
00:56:30Bye.
00:56:30Bye.
00:56:31Bye.
00:56:31Bye.
00:56:31Bye.
00:56:32Bye.
00:56:33Bye.
00:56:33Bye.
00:56:33Bye.
00:56:34Bye.
00:56:34Bye.
00:56:35Bye.
00:56:36Bye.
00:56:36Bye.
00:56:36Bye.
00:56:37Bye.
00:56:37Bye.
00:56:46Bye.
00:56:48Bye.
00:56:49Let's go.
00:57:19Let's go.
00:57:49Let's go.
00:58:19Let's go.
00:58:49Let's go.
00:58:51You all right?
00:58:53Nothing accurate?
00:58:54No, I'm fine.
00:58:55Once this coffee kicks in, I'll be all right.
00:58:57Come on.
00:58:58You left the pub early last night.
00:58:59Looks like you're still in the same clothes.
00:59:01Have you even been home?
00:59:02There's nothing I can't handle, remember?
00:59:04There's nothing I can't handle.
00:59:14You brought it then?
00:59:16You brought it then.
00:59:28I was thinking, on the way here, we could set the sheep free in the woods.
00:59:38Let them fend for themselves.
00:59:40You can't live on pine cones and leaves, Harry.
00:59:43This is the kindest way.
00:59:45You don't have to do it with me.
00:59:48Hello again, Mr. Beely.
00:59:50What do these two want?
00:59:52Hello, Mr. Dickinson.
00:59:54Helen said you were here again.
00:59:56Aye.
00:59:57Still helping Sam sort things out.
00:59:59Dare I ask what you're up to today?
01:00:01We're slaughtering the sheep.
01:00:04Don't worry.
01:00:05We're not going to strangle them.
01:00:08You're not joking?
01:00:10Can't look after them anymore.
01:00:12Are you shutting down the smallholding?
01:00:14No choice.
01:00:15I can barely tip a bag of feed these days.
01:00:17I see.
01:00:18I mean, I noticed the walking stick.
01:00:20I've got the Goldstone Company to thank for that.
01:00:23That's the mining company, innit?
01:00:25We were the only survivors when the whole thing collapsed in June of 92.
01:00:28Five days we were trapped down there in the dark.
01:00:31I remember a dozen men died.
01:00:33Oh, this fellow here saved my life.
01:00:37Feeding me water from his hands.
01:00:40Right, well, um...
01:00:42We've got some more questions to ask you about Sunday evening.
01:00:46Obviously, when Laura was murdered.
01:00:48I've got a witness who said they saw a dog running loose through the woods.
01:00:50Can't demean, Jess.
01:00:52She never leaves my side.
01:00:54I were.
01:00:55Where is she, then?
01:00:57Home.
01:00:58In a basket.
01:00:59Turned herself inside out last night.
01:01:01You were right about not eating those chickens.
01:01:04So you weren't at Ravenside on Sunday evening?
01:01:06You're beginning to annoy me more than a bloody horsefly.
01:01:10I'm just asking for your help with the murder investigation.
01:01:13That's all, Harry.
01:01:14It's not too much to ask.
01:01:15Well, I feel bad about what happened to that girl.
01:01:17I'm quite happy that Dominic Kirkham goes through as much hell as possible.
01:01:22Now get the pair of you.
01:01:25Leave me be.
01:01:29Come on.
01:01:31When we've killed the sheep, we're gonna burn them.
01:01:34Wanna stay around for a bit of lamb shank?
01:01:36I wonder what Harry's got against Dominic Kirkham.
01:01:45Well, I doubt he'll ever tell us.
01:01:48You could always go and ask Helen.
01:01:50Not quite the first date I had in mind.
01:01:53So you reschedule our drink and then turn up again out of the blue?
01:02:03I know, I know.
01:02:04I'm sorry for messing you about, Helen.
01:02:06I just, um...
01:02:07If it's okay, I just had a question to ask you about your Uncle Harry.
01:02:11Is it to suit the investigation?
01:02:13I'm not sure yet.
01:02:14Maybe.
01:02:15Alright.
01:02:16So it's safe to say that your Uncle Harry is definitely not a fan of Dominic Kirkham.
01:02:21Is there a reason for that?
01:02:23Did something happen between the two of them?
01:02:24Don't you find anyone around here with a good word to say about them?
01:02:27That's not what I asked, Helen.
01:02:32Listen, I just need to find a background on this guy.
01:02:35Anything that's gonna help us solve Laura's murder.
01:02:40It happened months ago.
01:02:42Dominic called me up one afternoon asking if I'd come over to the estate and give Laura some private riding lessons.
01:02:49She were a lovely girl, Laura.
01:02:50Feel funny.
01:02:51Smart.
01:02:52Tear away looking awry.
01:02:53Yeah, that's what people have said.
01:02:56I was only teaching her for a few weeks when Dominic organised this big garden party for all his clients.
01:03:04He said he wanted Laura to ride in on the horse, just so we could show her off to all his guests.
01:03:09And you told him no?
01:03:10Absolutely.
01:03:12If that horse wasn't used to big crowds of people, it would have gotten spooked and thrown Laura off.
01:03:17Unless Dominic didn't like me saying no, but I stood my ground, told Laura to dismount.
01:03:22Then he just slapped me right in front of her.
01:03:25Jesus Christ.
01:03:27Uncle Harry came home, saw the welt coming up across my cheek, and he grabbed his gun and said he was gonna shoot off his kneecaps.
01:03:33I talked him out of it, obviously.
01:03:34But I don't understand why would Harry keep on working for Dominic if he's done this to you?
01:03:42Dominic guns all the cottages on the estate.
01:03:44If I made a formal complaint against him, he'd fire my uncle and make him homeless the same day.
01:03:50In the end, I convinced Harry that he saves the land, not the owner, and we just put it to bed.
01:03:57Well, I appreciate you telling me all this. I know it can't have been easy.
01:04:01Do you know what? It actually feels good to have family told someone.
01:04:06Listen, do you want me to take this any further? I can call him in.
01:04:09No, no I don't. What's done is done.
01:04:11One thing I do regret though, about not coming forward, is that I let Dominic get away with it.
01:04:18I'm sure I'm not the first person to be on the receiving end of his anger.
01:04:24You didn't ever see him hit Laura, did you?
01:04:26I just kept away from him as much as possible. So, make her that what you will.
01:04:37When we spoke yesterday, Mr Kirkham, you agreed with me when I said appearances mean everything.
01:04:43Like the portraits in your hallway. Everyone's smiling. Laura looks happy.
01:04:49But I suppose it's all just part of the illusion, isn't it?
01:04:52I have no idea what you're talking about.
01:04:53We know Laura was rebelling against you. Expelled from an expensive private school. Smoking with a gardener.
01:05:00Which is why she needed firm parenting and strong boundaries.
01:05:03On that Sunday, you found Laura's phone in her bedroom.
01:05:06Correct.
01:05:07And that's when you realised she'd tricked you, making you think she was at home studying when actual fact she'd left the house, so she wasn't doing what she was told.
01:05:12Now, I think before you phoned the police to say that Laura was missing, you did find her.
01:05:17And because all your previous attempts to try and control her behaviour had failed, you lost your temper and you swung her, hitting her in the back of the head.
01:05:24This is bullshit. I never laid a finger on her. You've no idea the sacrifices I made for that girl and her mother.
01:05:29What sacrifices, Dominic?
01:05:31Well, where do you want me to start?
01:05:34When I first met Charlotte, she was stuck in a toxic relationship. Pretty awful man.
01:05:43So I took her and Laura in. I raised her as my own. I gave them everything that they could want in this world.
01:05:50And what did I get in return? Infidelity and damn right disobedience.
01:05:55You're not Laura's real father.
01:05:58No.
01:06:01No, I'm not.
01:06:03I tried to love Laura as if she was my own.
01:06:08And she resisted and rejected that love with every fibre of her being.
01:06:13Dominic always referred to Laura as my daughter.
01:06:21I think being a stepdad doesn't fit in with Dominic's vision of the perfect family.
01:06:26Kept it quiet.
01:06:28And unfortunately, as we all know, stepfathers are more likely to kill children than actual fathers.
01:06:34Yeah, we had the same alarm bells ringing.
01:06:36Boss, we've just had more forensics in from the crash investigators.
01:06:40I'm calling it. Final mail for Dominic Kirkham.
01:06:44It's the opposite, I'm afraid. They found red metallic car paint on Lee's clothing.
01:06:49Dominic's car's black.
01:06:50Yeah, which means he can't be our hit and run driver.
01:06:53No, but Gemma Ward might be.
01:07:02Gemma! Police!
01:07:03Police!
01:07:17Come on Gemma, open up!
01:07:18No!
01:07:19No!
01:07:20No!
01:07:21No!
01:07:22No!
01:07:23Gunke, lit up the 링.
01:07:24Communication.
01:07:31Li called me saying he was out on bail and wanted picking up on Bulma Road.
01:07:37Lee called me saying he was out on bail
01:07:49and wanted picking up on Bulma Road
01:07:50I grabbed my keys
01:07:53went off to get him
01:07:54I was
01:07:57speeding all the way there
01:07:58because I didn't want him waiting
01:08:00then
01:08:02I see him up ahead
01:08:04and I knew if I let him get in the car
01:08:07he'd lay it on thick
01:08:09with excuses and promises
01:08:11trying to win me over
01:08:12I couldn't give him that chance
01:08:17he didn't deserve another one
01:08:21so
01:08:25instead of slowing down
01:08:30I sped up
01:08:33aimed right for him
01:08:37my mum didn't want me to marry Lee
01:08:40said he brought out the worst in everyone
01:08:44she was right
01:08:47so what happens with Dominic now?
01:08:54we have to let him go
01:08:55pending further inquiries
01:08:57unless anything came up
01:08:59when you spoke to Helen Miller
01:09:00there was something
01:09:04Dominic assaulted Helen
01:09:08at his stables a few months ago
01:09:09struck her across the face
01:09:11Harry Dickinson found out
01:09:12and Helen managed to convince him to keep quiet
01:09:14as you can imagine he wasn't a happy man
01:09:17what are you going to tell us?
01:09:21right this proves Dominic has a violent disposition
01:09:23yeah?
01:09:25well this is new information we can't use
01:09:27why not?
01:09:28because Helen wants to keep it in the past
01:09:29aren't you just convinced him to make a statement then?
01:09:32I'm not sure I can do that
01:09:33you can't? you won't?
01:09:36I won't
01:09:36it's a joke
01:09:37look even if Helen did give a statement
01:09:40it doesn't prove that Dominic laid a hand on Laura
01:09:41thank you
01:09:42I just think Harry Dickinson was lying
01:09:45about not being in the woods
01:09:46when Laura was murdered
01:09:47and I don't think he'd let Dominic
01:09:49get away with hitting Helen
01:09:50it's his niece
01:09:51do you think he
01:09:53attacked Laura out of revenge?
01:09:55well he knows more than he's letting on
01:09:57put it that way
01:09:57well I speak to the roadkill cleaner
01:09:59I mean he was vague about the dog
01:10:01he saw in the woods
01:10:01if he can prove that it was black
01:10:03then we could put pressure on Harry
01:10:05to tell the truth
01:10:06yeah and with your permission sir
01:10:08I'd like to dig a little bit deeper into it
01:10:09alright
01:10:11thank you
01:10:13did Lee ever mention anything about
01:10:20Harry Dickinson
01:10:21he was a groundskeeper on the estate
01:10:23Harry went mad at Lee
01:10:26for moving some old stone
01:10:27inside the church ruins
01:10:29Harry started to shove Lee about
01:10:31so Lee threatened him
01:10:33with the sharp end of the spade
01:10:34it was weird
01:10:36this old man getting so upset
01:10:39about a stone
01:10:40I'm not gonna lie
01:10:53he was always on the couch
01:10:54this old man
01:10:59I'm sorry
01:11:00Um, no, that's helpful. Thank you.
01:11:20So, what did the roadside genius say?
01:11:24The dog he saw in the woods was black and white.
01:11:28So not Harry Dickinson's then?
01:11:30Hold on.
01:11:43Whose dog is that?
01:11:49Mr Kirkham, I need you to look at this photo.
01:11:51No, I'm done with all this.
01:11:52It might help find Laura's killer. Who does that dog belong to?
01:11:55The old gardener.
01:11:56Well, he quit shortly after that thought was taken and kept on banging on about this sacred stone.
01:12:02Who is he?
01:12:05My name's Sam Bailey.
01:12:06Sir, the dog in this photo belongs to Sam Bailey, ex-garden of Dominic Kirkham.
01:12:29I think it was this dog that the council worker saw running wild on Ravenside the night that Laura was murdered.
01:12:34And I think it was this dog that bit Laura. Not a fox or a badger.
01:12:38And does this mean that Harry Dickinson's not involved?
01:12:40No, I think Harry knew that it was Sam's dog who bit Laura.
01:12:42Apparently them two are closer than family since the mining accident.
01:12:45Let's arrest Harry Dickinson as I'm feeling.
01:12:48Sir.
01:12:48Sir.
01:13:06Sir.
01:13:07Sir.
01:13:13Sir.
01:13:15Easy, Ben Cooper.
01:13:45Ben, Ben!
01:14:15I know.
01:14:17I know.
01:14:19It's your home.
01:14:23I'm leaving.
01:14:45I'm leaving.
01:14:55I'm leaving.
01:15:01I'm leaving.
01:15:07I'm leaving.
01:15:13Cooper?
01:15:21Cooper?
01:15:25Dead?
01:15:39It's me.
01:15:49It's me.
01:15:50It's me.
01:15:51What are you doing?
01:15:52I have been looking for you.
01:15:53Well, I was following Sam, but then I heard you shouting.
01:15:56I've lost him.
01:15:57I know where he is.
01:15:58Where?
01:15:59He's gone to be with his wife.
01:16:01Read this.
01:16:03Sam.
01:16:04We've read July, mate.
01:16:18We've read July, mate.
01:16:19We know everything.
01:16:20You're going to have to come to the station with us.
01:16:24I'm afraid this is how it has to end.
01:16:26Go back.
01:16:27You don't have to see this.
01:16:28Oh, Sam.
01:16:29Sam.
01:16:30Sam.
01:16:31We've read July, mate.
01:16:32We know everything.
01:16:33You're going to have to come to the station with us.
01:16:35I'm afraid this is how it has to end.
01:16:38Go back.
01:16:39You don't have to see this.
01:16:40Oh, Sam.
01:16:41Sam.
01:16:42You don't want to do that.
01:16:43Listen to me.
01:16:45Do you not think Laura's parents deserve to know what happened to her?
01:16:58Explain it to us, Sam.
01:17:00So, a couple of weeks back, Harry told me that Young Lee had been down here and decided
01:17:05to move the stone back towards the house.
01:17:07I couldn't let that happen.
01:17:09So, I come down Sunday afternoon to put it back in its place.
01:17:12This was where I sat with my wife, Ruth.
01:17:17Every day for nearly 20 years.
01:17:20This was like our special spot.
01:17:22We'd come here for our lunch.
01:17:24She cooked up in the kitchens in the house and I attended the gardens.
01:17:28And we had, like, this little arrangement.
01:17:31She'd bring the sandwiches and I'd bring a joke I'd made up that morning.
01:17:35On a good day, her laugh would scare the birds out of the trees.
01:17:39It's been gone two years.
01:17:46It just feels like yesterday.
01:17:49I spread her ashes around the stone so I could still come here and be with her, you know,
01:17:53and share a joke.
01:17:54When I came down on Sunday, Laura was sat here smoking a cigarette.
01:17:58I told her to swing her up and let me move the stone back into place.
01:18:02She just laughed like I couldn't do it.
01:18:06She didn't realize what the stone meant.
01:18:08This is Ruth's last resting place.
01:18:11I shouted at Laura.
01:18:14I said some things I'm not proud of.
01:18:16She just flicked her cigarette into the weeds and walked away like this place was nothing.
01:18:20Connie went after her.
01:18:22It's what she's trained to do.
01:18:24Laura pushed her away.
01:18:25Connie didn't like that.
01:18:26Jumped up and bit her on the arm.
01:18:27Laura started screaming, going on about how she's gonna get Connie put down.
01:18:31And you lost your temper.
01:18:38Hit her on the back of the head with me stick.
01:18:41That's when she went running.
01:18:43Connie went after her.
01:18:45I tried to make things right.
01:18:47I went looking for her, but...
01:18:50I couldn't find her.
01:18:52Sammy, we hear you.
01:18:55We know you've lost everything.
01:18:58But you need to put that gun down.
01:19:12I just want to be with my wife.
01:19:16It's okay, son.
01:19:18It's okay.
01:19:20I just want to be with...
01:19:21Bob.
01:19:28Shush, Connie.
01:19:39You warmed up yet, Harry?
01:19:41Would it take a bit, lad?
01:19:43The cold from them woods goes in deep.
01:19:45Shhh.
01:19:46When Sam came to see you late Sunday evening,
01:19:49after he'd killed Laura,
01:19:51why not get him to turn himself in?
01:19:53No way Sam could deal with being locked in a tiny prison cell.
01:19:59See, he became claustrophobic after the mining accident.
01:20:03Even sitting in here, he'd have to have the front door open
01:20:06in case he needed to escape.
01:20:11When he asked for my help to end things his way,
01:20:14I agreed.
01:20:16He saved my life.
01:20:19How could I say no?
01:20:21Fed you water from his hands.
01:20:25I don't have my friends to do that.
01:20:34You know you're going to have to answer for your part in all of this.
01:20:37I know, lad.
01:20:40One thing before we take you away.
01:20:44Why did you take me to see Laura's body?
01:20:46You lot were searching in the wrong bloody direction.
01:20:51I didn't want that young girl lying out in the woods any longer.
01:20:55I've seen what happens to a deer when it dies out there,
01:20:58when the animals and the insects take over.
01:21:02No one deserves that.
01:21:04Here.
01:21:08Right.
01:21:10Do with me what you will.
01:21:13What's going on?
01:21:14Nothing that can't be sorted, love.
01:21:18Harry Dickinson, I'm arresting you for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
01:21:23You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
01:21:26if you do not mention one question, something you later rely on in court.
01:21:30No.
01:21:35Listen.
01:21:36Take Connie back to my cottage, will you?
01:21:38She'll be good company for Jess.
01:21:39While I'm away.
01:21:40I'm away.
01:21:41I'm away.
01:21:42I'm away.
01:21:43I'm away.
01:21:44I'm away.
01:21:45I don't know.
01:22:15I don't know.
01:22:46All right.
01:22:46No more talk of the black dog, okay?
01:22:49Welcome back to the 21st century.
01:22:50Hang on.
01:22:51Hang on.
01:22:52I could have sworn you shouted out someone's name in the woods.
01:22:55Was Helen right?
01:22:56With the trees whispering to you?
01:22:57No.
01:22:58No.
01:22:58But I actually have to admit it was creepy as hell.
01:23:00Look, I love a good horror, but I don't want to be your main character.
01:23:04What about me?
01:23:04I'm stuck in a rom-com nightmare.
01:23:06Boy meets girl.
01:23:07Girl takes boy for a walk.
01:23:08Boy arrests girl's uncle.
01:23:10Boy texts girl.
01:23:11Girl ignores boy's text.
01:23:13Well, you don't have to be alone forever.
01:23:14Well, I'm not going on a dating app, that's for sure.
01:23:17No.
01:23:18I was thinking of taking you up on the offer to kip over for a few nights.
01:23:21I just need a sofa.
01:23:22Ah, that's right.
01:23:23I made that offer, didn't I?
01:23:25You were just being polite.
01:23:26I could see it.
01:23:27Oh, no, it's fine.
01:23:28It's fine.
01:23:28You can stay.
01:23:28No, it's all right.
01:23:30No, you can stay.
01:23:32It's good to have company.
01:23:33No, I'd actually really appreciate it.
01:23:35Ah, that's fine.
01:23:36Cheers to black dogs.
01:23:38Yeah?
01:23:38No.
01:23:39Okay.
01:23:44Right.
01:23:49Joe was one of the finest.
01:23:53He was a great officer.
01:23:55A great colleague.
01:23:56More importantly, he was a friend, a great husband, and a great father.
01:24:08And nothing was too much trouble for him.
01:24:11And no one, no one could make you laugh as hard.
01:24:17Do you remember the sheep in my office?
01:24:19In my damn jacket?
01:24:20Yeah.
01:24:21Yeah.
01:24:21Here's two of you, Barrel.
01:24:29To Joe.
01:24:31God bless.
01:24:35To Joe.
01:24:48I miss you, Dad.
01:24:50Every day.
01:24:51I'm really glad you came.
01:25:09I've got a message for you, in fact.
01:25:10Oh, you don't have to do that right now.
01:25:13It's more of a warning, really.
01:25:15You're going to destroy someone you really love.
01:25:19Ruined their life forever.
01:25:21But it's not too late to change a path.
01:25:24I don't care what the cards say, Isabel.
01:25:27Cards can't lie, Diane.
01:25:29I mean, we can.
01:25:30To ourselves.
01:25:32But they can't.
01:25:36Shall we make a move, Mum?
01:25:38Yes.
01:25:38Yes, of course.
01:25:39I'll catch up with you then.
01:25:40All right.
01:25:40Yeah.
01:25:45All right?
01:25:45Yeah, fine.
01:25:47You?
01:25:48Yeah.
01:25:50A bit more flowers last year.
01:25:52I suppose that's life, innit?
01:25:55People move on.
01:25:56People forget.
01:25:58Not the people that know and love, Joe.
01:26:02They'd never forget.
01:26:05Homegrown, they're nice.
01:26:08Yeah, someone leaves them every year.
01:26:11Same flowers, same message.
01:26:13Always and forever.
01:26:14Look, thank you for inviting me, Ben.
01:26:19I just wish I had the chance to get to know him.
01:26:23Sorry, Dad.
01:26:36I'm gonna have to stop.
01:26:37In the end, everybody will laugh.
01:26:57I'm gonna have to stop.
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