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00:28I
00:29I was having a think of and I
00:31Do you think he'd have a little word with the judge?
00:34Had he?
00:34No, no, no, it's just so that he can instruct the jury to ignore everything that Simmel said
00:38We called Simon Clark as a witness
00:40We can't change our minds because we didn't like what he said
00:43Yeah, we shouldn't have asked him, he was never bears my head
00:45Hopefully your dad can push back on allegations of favouritism
00:48Did you speak to him?
00:49Yeah, we met first thing
00:51Now, his councillor Lucy's up first, so we'll have time to bet him
00:55How did he take it when you told him he had to testify?
00:58I've been terrified
00:58But he understands why
01:00Yeah, of course he does, he knows it's going bad
01:02Sweetheart, what's he?
01:03There's no point pretending, is there?
01:05Sounds dead suspicious when they lay it all out
01:06Having kept him hidden and
01:07What, maybe when the jury actually hear him speak
01:12They'll understand how fragile he was
01:13Yeah
01:15Or he could bury us all
01:19I swear by almighty God that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth
01:24Penny said it happened to her, that she was groomed too
01:27Really?
01:29What was your opinion of Mr Halston after that first meeting?
01:33That he had been groomed by Ray Walters to normalise the extreme conditions he was surviving under
01:39The way he described the relationship flagged all the classic signs
01:44Psychological manipulation, isolation of the victim
01:47It's a highly complex relationship between victim and abuser
01:50Fear can get mixed up with dependence, loyalty, confusion
01:57But he was absolutely aware of what Ray was capable of
02:01So when Mr Walters turned on his loved ones on the day of his death
02:06What do you think Mr Halston's reaction might have been?
02:09Objection, calls for speculation
02:11I'm asking Miss Hayes for her professional opinion
02:14You may answer the question
02:16I think the extreme violence that Bear had seen Ray inflict on his fellow workers
02:21Coupled with the power that Ray had over him
02:25Would have heightened his perception of any threat
02:27So in your professional opinion, do you believe Mr Halston feared for his life?
02:33Yes, absolutely
02:36Can't argue with that
02:37Thank you Miss Hayes, no further questions
02:40Dad
02:43You're wrong
03:04I swear by almighty God that the evidence I shall give
03:08Shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
03:15I came in the back door
03:19Ray was standing over someone
03:21The lad, Dylan, said he was killing him
03:28And then I realised that it was Paddy on the floor
03:33What did you do?
03:35Ray told me to go, wait outside
03:37I always did what he said
03:41But I could see that Ray had the hammer
03:45And he was about to smash it down on Paddy
03:47So I grabbed him
03:49You grabbed Mr Walters?
03:51I had to
03:52What did Mr Walters do?
03:54He shouted at me to get off
03:56Said that Paddy and Dylan didn't care about me
04:00That he were more like my son
04:04But I knew that were wrong
04:09Did you have a plan in that moment?
04:13No, I just wanted him to stop talking
04:15I couldn't think
04:20Were you aware of Mr Dingle telling you to release him?
04:23No
04:24Did you realise that Mr Walters was getting weaker?
04:27That he was struggling to breathe?
04:29No
04:30Why not?
04:32I don't know
04:33I didn't really know what was happening
04:35Just all this noise
04:41But I knew that I'd started it
04:45Started what?
04:47That turned on Ray
04:50The boss
04:51I knew that if I let him go
04:55That you were going to kill me
04:58I didn't mean to kill him
05:00No, I didn't
05:02We tried to bring him back
05:04The kiss of life
05:05But it was too late
05:06He was gone
05:12Did you think about calling an ambulance?
05:15Did you hear Mr Penders and Mr Dingle discussing it?
05:18Yeah, he were already dead
05:21I held his hand
05:23And I told him I was sorry
05:26Because I never meant to kill him
05:32He were the boss
05:34He was my friend
05:37He were good to me
05:38When he found me all them months ago
05:40He gave me a job
05:43I don't know what I would have done without him
05:49Mr Halston
05:53I didn't know about the grooming
05:55I didn't know that then
06:01Thank you, Mr Halston
06:03We'll leave that there
06:04I'm sorry
06:06I'm sorry
06:17Come on, Bear
06:19Come on, hold it together
06:22Did you like working for Mr Walters?
06:26Never really thought
06:28Didn't think I had a choice
06:29You had a choice
06:31The day April Windsor asked you to leave
06:32But you said no
06:33Why was that?
06:35I were...
06:37I were groomed
06:38Who told you that?
06:40Your son?
06:41The counsellor who was found for you?
06:45Aye
06:51I think Mr Walters and Ms Daniels groomed plenty of victims
06:55But you weren't one of them
06:58That is ridiculous
07:00You were paid by Ray Walters into a bank account in your name
07:03According to Simon Clark, you were a vital and willing part of the organisation
07:07No
07:08Mr Walters trusted you, he was never a threat to your life
07:11No
07:11You saw an opportunity to kill Ray Walters and you took it
07:14To step into his shoes
07:15To become top dog now that Celia Daniels was also dead
07:18No, I would never...
07:19As a former wrestler, you possessed the skill and knowledge
07:22I didn't!
07:23They were an accident
07:24Anything else is a lie
07:26Mr Halston, please restrain yourself
07:29But he's lying
07:36This is awful
07:37He was never supposed to speak
07:42You said to the police during your interview on the 16th of March
07:47Hang in there, Bear
07:49I killed Ray and I'd do it again
07:52If that were wrong
07:55I was trying to protect Paddy and Dylan
07:58Because they helped you cover up a murder
08:00No
08:01No, you don't understand
08:03I understand the law, Mr Halston
08:06No, I treated Ray like a son
08:10But I had my own son, you see
08:13And even though Ray said that Paddy didn't care where I were
08:17That he'd never called or messaged
08:21I should never have believed him
08:23You're saying Mr Walters lied to you?
08:26No
08:27That's what he did
08:29He said whatever he needed to control you
08:32Well, with Anya, it were immigration
08:35Anya?
08:37Well, but she were braver than I were
08:40She escaped until Ray found her
08:44Beat her up
08:46Even then, I thought it were outsiders I did it
08:50And not him
08:51Anya Barisha, is this the young woman Simon Clark said you buried?
08:56He threw her in a feed shed
08:59She needed a proper funeral
09:01I think we're straying from the subject
09:03I should have helped her
09:06Found a doctor in my sin
09:07But I let her down
09:09Mr Halston?
09:10And then when I saw Ray standing over Paddy
09:14I couldn't let it happen again
09:17He weren't gonna hurt another person I loved
09:19I didn't mean to kill him
09:22I mean, I've never taken anybody's life
09:23It's awful, but
09:25But it stays in your head, the guilt
09:29But I did it for my son
09:31And if I hadn't
09:32He'd have finished me
09:34Then he'd have gone on to Paddy and Dylan
09:36And none of us
09:37Would be here today
09:42Thank you, Mr Halston
09:44That is the case for the prosecution
09:53Oh, bear
09:55Can't do anything else, no
09:59Are you okay?
10:01Ray was even more of a monster than I thought
10:05Do you want to wait outside with Mandy?
10:08No, I'm gonna stay
10:10Members of the jury
10:11It is now your responsibility
10:13To consider the evidence
10:15And reach a verdict
10:17Please retire to the jury room
10:19To begin your deliberations
10:20All rise
10:59All rise
11:09Members of the jury
11:11You were asked to reach a majority decision
11:14On the verdicts of the three defendants before you
11:18I will remind the court
11:19That you were required to treat each case separately
11:23Despite them being connected
11:25Have you reached verdicts on each of the defendants
11:28On which you are all agreed?
11:29We have
11:31How do you find the defendant?
11:36Not guilty
11:39How do you find the defendant?
11:41Not guilty
11:45How do you find the defendant?
11:48Guilty
12:19Just feels weird
12:20Never thought we'd get different
12:21Still don't understand it
12:24You did really well though, April
12:25Really well
12:26Talking about rage
12:28Trying to kill me and that
12:29Reckon I've got you to thank
12:33What am I gonna do now, eh?
12:34Now I'm free
12:37Take you out, of course
12:38Oh, Paddy's here
12:39I gotta go
12:40You don't need to do that
12:42It's only April
12:43And I'm meeting her later, anyway
12:44Bet she's over the moon, isn't she?
12:47Yeah
12:49Dylan
12:53You've done so well, you know
12:54You've been so strong
12:55Paddy
12:57I'm sorry you got dragged into it
12:58You don't have to keep saying that, alright?
13:01I got found not guilty, so I'm all good
13:03And that's exactly how it should be
13:06What Ray put you through
13:07You deserve to just
13:09Go and live your life now
13:13We should have all got off, Paddy
13:19Chas?
13:21She knows
13:22April just spoke into Dylan
13:24How's he feeling?
13:25Papi
13:26But he said he feels kind of weird, too
13:28Yeah
13:31I bet he does
13:34Proper saying to shine off
13:35Oh, come on
13:36Well, they should have all been cleared
13:38Then we could have at least let ourselves have a moment
13:40It feels like we're all owed that
13:41Yeah
13:43You did so well, love
13:45That's what Dylan said
13:47It's over now, April
13:49The threats, the control
13:52Your future belongs to you again
13:55But it isn't over, is it?
13:58Because there were two not-guilities
13:59And there should have been three
14:04You stood up and you told the truth
14:06Exactly what happened
14:08And that's all we could do
14:11It was up to the jury to
14:13Listen
14:13And to understand
14:15But
14:16You know
14:18A man died
14:20And even though he was evil
14:21And he was cruel
14:23Someone
14:24Had to be held accountable for that
14:26No, but it shouldn't have been you
14:27I don't understand
14:29I'm all right
14:30I mean, you got guilty
14:31And me and Dylan walked free
14:33I was the one that killed him
14:35I was prepared for it to be me
14:37All three of us
14:38But equal
14:39But when they singled you out
14:41Dad
14:43It's a suspended sentence
14:45It's twelve months
14:46Held over for two years
14:47I can go and see Eve
14:49I can take her to school
14:51I can read her a story
14:52I can do all those little things
14:54That I didn't think I'd be able to do
14:57And you're back
14:59And that's just the best
15:00It's brilliant
15:01I just wish I could take your place
15:03No
15:06This is why I was worried
15:08This is why I told the police
15:09It were all on me
15:10I know
15:10I just didn't want you to suffer some
15:13I mean, your job
15:14Your family
15:15You're so much at stake
15:16Dad
15:17I'm not suffering
15:18Look
15:19I'm here
15:20I'm free
15:22Don't spoil it by feeling guilty
15:37Hey
15:41That must have been tough
15:43Yeah
15:44Listening to Bear
15:45You know, and April and Dylan
15:48Hearing it all over again
15:50It just makes me feel so stupidly oblivious
15:54You couldn't have known
15:55We didn't, with April
16:01Sorry about Paddy
16:03I know he's your best friend
16:06It's a suspended sentence
16:07Yeah, 12 months
16:08He won't serve it
16:09I mean, he's as good as free
16:10Yeah, well, I hope he sees it like that
16:17Thanks
16:20How's Laurel doing?
16:22She's getting there
16:24Is Paddy coming or what?
16:26Well, I think he must be with his dad and Dylan
16:28They just said they needed a bit more time
16:30How's he feeling?
16:31I mean, it's still a criminal conviction
16:33And if I know Paddy
16:34He's not going to just shrug it off
16:36It'll be a really big deal
16:38Hmm, certainly professionally
16:40When is the vet panel hearing?
16:42Soon
16:42I'm not exactly sure when
16:44It's like being on trial again
16:45Yeah
16:46You could have done with a better outcome
16:49Step at a time, eh?
16:51Well
16:52I don't think that's what Paddy's worried about, to be honest
16:54Of course
16:55You know, it's his dad
16:58All he wants is for him to be happy and well
17:05This is where we buried Annie
17:11She were only young
17:13But she could see it so much clearer than I did
17:19Modern slavery
17:20That's what they call it
17:22Yeah
17:22I wish I had realised
17:25But you don't
17:29All them farms
17:31Workers in vans
17:33Setting off before sunup
17:36Getting back after dark
17:40Barbershops
17:41Nail bars
17:45When you're all alone, see
17:47And someone comes along and is kind
17:51And they're going to give you a chance
17:53When you've given up on yourself
17:56It does
17:58Well, you want to be saved
18:00So this is it
18:04This is you
18:06Full bed and board as promised
18:10But with that kindness comes confusion
18:16Because you could help someone
18:19But you'll be hurting them as well
18:22A sip of water
18:32Lay back
18:33I said I'd look after you
18:35And I owe you
18:36You just lumped together with
18:40Other folk
18:41The same as you
18:43And you start to feel like family
18:46Could be a worse life
18:48That's what you think
18:51Only
18:53Not everyone lasts a distance
18:56I sat down to protect you
19:00But didn't do very well, Gadella
19:04Anya
19:07Her family didn't know she were in trouble
19:09They had no idea
19:10But not like me
19:11I were lucky
19:12Even though I
19:14Did seem ungrateful
19:18I didn't realise
19:20That not being locked up
19:24Didn't make me free
19:28Right, but we need to go
19:29Come on
19:30Let go of this
19:31Put it down
19:32Ray and Celia are using you
19:34They've got you fooled
19:34To think that you owe them
19:35But you don't
19:36I'm not a fool
19:37I'm a grown man
19:38And this is what I want
19:40Ray saved me
19:41He's been good to me
19:44You saved me
19:46Not Ray
19:49You never gave up on me
19:50You're doing good, Dad
19:52This will all be over soon
19:54I'll get you well
19:55Well?
19:57Yeah
19:58Because I owe you that
20:01You're my boy
20:03Yeah
20:06Yeah, I'm your boy
20:07You said I just needed time
20:10I did
20:13I didn't have to answer
20:14To Ray
20:16Trying to please him
20:17Even though we were gone
20:22I had to find myself again
20:26We'll just wait for the bossman
20:27To come with your meds
20:29When he brought the meds
20:30It were too late
20:30He let her die
20:34How could he do that?
20:38It were evil
20:41Evil
20:45You well on your way, Dad
20:48Rain Salia
20:49Will never exploit anyone else
20:51Ever again
20:54It's not just them, though, is it?
20:59If it can happen here
21:00It can happen anywhere
21:05All those thousands of people
21:08Being told
21:09That they have no worth
21:12Well, they have
21:14Everyone has
21:18They have
21:19The same right
21:20To a life
21:23To freedom
21:25To follow their dreams
21:30It's what it means
21:31To be human
21:41And if you've been affected
21:42By issues raised
21:43In this episode
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22:02To be continued
22:05To be continued
22:06To be continued
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