We need help over here.
I've got you.
Connor is a boy whose
love for Shetland
comes across in every page
of this novel.
I expect great things from Connor.
APPLAUSE
I'm going to sneak away.
We need to talk. Later.
I've got a concerned call from
a Rachel Cairns.
Their son Connor hasn't
returned home.
Personally, I think we're
panicking over nothing.
So, where is he, Danny?
No tension between you and Connor?
No.
It is possible that Connor Cairns
has left Shetland
of his own volition,
but we can't be sure.
Oh, God!
Connor?
This is now a high-risk case.
Danny Cairns is an ex-cop.
Convicted on corruption charges.
Served two years.
I stole dr*gs from a young drug
dealer called Pepper Waldron.
It backfired. He was k*lled.
HEAVING
Connor!
I swear, she didn't
do anything to that boy.
We just wanted to give
him a fright.
Just find my son!
Ally's sounder is picking up
something on the bottom
of Stromness Voe.
They're bringing it up now.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
It isn't Connor.
DOOR CLOSES
Hi, Rachel, we're still waiting
for forensics, but at the moment,
we've got no reason to think that
the body we discovered last night
is in any way connected
with Connor's disappearance.
But Connor might've been att*cked by
the same person who k*lled
this man?
There's nothing to suggest that.
Well, how can you say that,
you don't even know who
this man is, do you?
What about Pepper's family?
They arrive on the islands
just as my son goes missing?
That's just a coincidence.
They were looking for you.
The rest is just mind games.
They wanted to frighten you.
And they won't be bothering
you again.
You've let them go?
There was no evidence to suggest
they had any meaningful
contact with Connor.
What about running Abbie off
the road?!
That's attempted m*rder!
What are you thinking, Perez?
I'm trying to focus all of our
resources on finding Connor.
The Waldrons are a waste of time.
And that's your call, is it?
It is.
Now, can you think of anyone who had
a grudge against Connor?
You've made a big mistake,
Perez. They're involved in this.
There was a couple
that Connor had a run in with.
He worked with them for a while,
but they let him go.
And I don't know what it was about,
but I know that they had words.
It was nothing!
Can you remember the name?
Davidson Disposal.
TABLE THUDS
I need some air.
This is a joke.
DOOR OPENS AND SLAMS
I know it's difficult,
but you have to trust me.
I'm very hopeful
of finding Connor alive.
SHE SNIFFLES
Well, don't take this personally,
but I think I'll just keep
looking for him myself.
OK.
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Danny?
I'm going to need you to come in to
the station to give a statement.
About what?
About your past.
And I'm going to need all the
details of your police history.
Because if there's somebody
else out there
who's got a problem with you,
then I'm going to
need to know about it.
I can come in later.
It's Danny Cairns.
Listen, I'm going to need a day off.
While we wait for an ID on
the body from Stromness,
we need to trace that suitcase.
Where was it bought and by whom?
Sandy, what's the word on the
forensics?
Being in sea water means there's no
chance of fingerprints,
but we do have some fibres.
And there's some paint smears
and some possible chemical stains.
No other locals have been
reported missing,
so we're thinking
a tourist or a transient worker.
Billy, keep looking in the voe,
we need to make sure there's
nothing else down there.
Look. Let's just keep focused
on Connor.
Why did he leave
his scooter out there?
And is there foul play involved?
Tosh, I want you to go and speak to
the people at Davidson Disposal.
Apparently, they had some issues
with Connor.
Sandy, let me have a look at
that. Thanks.
Hello?
Hello?
Can I help you?
Aye, I'm here to ask you
a few questions about Connor Cairns.
I understand he worked
for you for a bit.
Can I ask when you last saw him?
The day we let him go.
Why did you need to do that?
He was unreliable.
He didn't take it well.
I don't want to speak ill of people,
but he was an arrogant
little so-and-so.
Can I ask where were you on
Sunday evening?
Here. Together.
Why are you asking?
I was just trying to eliminate
you from our inquiries.
Could you both make a statement
to that effect?
Whatever you need.
Even though I didn't like the boy,
I hope you find him soon.
I wouldn't wish losing
a son on anybody's family.
Where are the search dogs?
Maybe they're over
the other side of the voe?
They're giving up on him,
aren't they?
No. I'm sure that's not the case.
Well, some people obviously think
this is a lost cause.
But I don't.
Come on.
Right, just promise
you'll tell me if he contacts you.
I know. I know what we agreed,
but things are different now.
Listen, I'm not feeling that
great. I'm going to head back.
I'll come with you if you want.
No, no, it's OK.
You sure? Yeah.
Any word from the divers?
Still nothing.
And I don't think we're going to
have them much longer.
Did you say Danny Cairns was coming
in for an interview today?
I did.
Well, I just got a call from Gavin
at the Sumburgh security desk
and he's pretty sure
he saw him getting on
a flight to Glasgow this morning.
SIRENS WAIL
MUFFLED ANNOUNCEMENT ON TANNOY
OK. Look, try not to worry.
I'll find him.
Rachel had no idea
that he was planning to travel,
but she thinks that he might
have gone to see Connor's ex.
Billy, find out where I can find
Lynn Henderson,
and then get me on
the next flight to Glasgow.
I'm on it.
ON PA: Could all passengers
arriving in Ayr
please take all their belongings
and do not leave anything on
the platform.
So I'll see you in six weeks.
Thanks again, Jill.
Jesus.
Not quite.
OK. OK. Thanks for that.
That was Cora.
The DNA they got from the body has
drawn a blank on the database.
Ah, OK.
Widen the search. Talk to Interpol.
And try consumer sites like
Family Tree.
You're a hairdresser now?
Ha! I know. It's weird, isn't it?
HE CHUCKLES
What can I say?
It's nice to do a job where people
want to talk to you.
Plus, let's face it,
I was never cut out for the police.
You were always a good cop.
Hmm! And you were always a sh*t
liar.
Ha.
And what about you?
I heard you were running
a hotel up north somewhere.
Shetland. And it's just a B&B,
but Rachel always fancied
the country life
and I felt I owed her, you know?
You happy?
We were.
Connor's gone missing.
Possibly abducted.
Abducted? By who?
You remember Nicole Waldron?
Oh.
Her and her dad were on Shetland
the day Connor disappeared.
Did you go to the police?
HE SCOFFS
The local plod just had a word
with them and let them leave.
And you think that they've
taken him, the Waldrons?
Well, they must be involved.
It's too much of a coincidence
for them not to be.
If they took Connor,
you've got to stay out of it.
I just need to know where they are.
Hi.
GIGGLING
Hey.
Don't mind me.
How are you holding up?
Fine, I suppose.
Listen, if you
If you knew where Connor was,
you would tell me, wouldn't you?
What do you mean?
Well, you wouldn't have
to tell anyone else,
it would just stay between us.
I don't know where he is.
Honest.
OK.
He's been hit on the head,
but it wouldn't have been fatal.
Petechial haemorrhages in
the eyes indicate suffocation.
The fingertips were removed
after death.
And I would say he's been in
the water a few weeks.
Erm, we could try
a postmortem depiction.
Dundee University can do
a facial reconstruction.
Yeah. Yeah. OK.
I mean, we're going to need all
the help we can get.
Cutting off the fingertips -
are we talking about someone
who's k*lled before?
Hard to say,
but they aren't squeamish,
that's for sure.
Lynn Henderson? I'm DI Perez.
I'm looking for Connor's dad.
Why would his dad come to see me?
Because he was looking for Connor.
But I haven't seen Connor.
He visited you a few weeks ago.
I meant since then.
OK.
How did he seem when he visited you?
I don't know.
He was weird.
It was like he didn't want to visit,
but felt he had to.
Look, Connor's mum and dad seem to
think that his recent problems
were caused by the break up of
your relationship.
That's not true.
Connor had other stuff going on.
Well, it's no secret he had
issues with his dad.
And then there was the guys he
started hanging about with.
Who were those guys?
I don't know their names.
Connor said they were old
pals of his dad.
ButI know he was scared of them.
PHONE RINGS
Sorry, excuse me.
Billy?
Danny Cairns' bank just flagged up
a transaction at
the Glasgow Central Station ticket
office.
Any idea where he was going to?
He's in Ayr.
And guess where the Waldrons live?
Sorry I can only give
you five minutes.
One of those days. No problem.
I heard something went wrong up
in Shetland.
I just assumed Danny Cairns had
screwed up again.
Well, we don't know that he hasn't,
but we do know that he's in Ayr.
And do you know why?
It could be that he's gone
after Nicole and Cameron Waldron.
They were on the isles when
Connor disappeared.
So the Waldrons kidnapped Connor?
Danny thinks they did.
Or at least,
that they were involved.
Oh, right. Are they in danger?
Look, I would say that Danny will
do whatever it takes
to get his son back home.
All right.
We'll put an alert out on Cairns
and send a unit over to
the Waldrons.
Thanks for letting me know.
Now, I
..I would like to go with the unit.
Best if we handle it.
We'll let you know
if we catch up with Cairns.
Meanwhile, no doubt you
have a flight to catch?
Well, unfortunately,
I've missed the last one tonight.
So it looks like I'm going
to be staying over.
But I do have some work to do.
So, if you've got
a spare desk out there?
Sure.
Where the f*ck is he?
Where's my son?!
I don't know! Oh!
I won't ask again.
g*n COCKS
Get your hands off him, Cairns.
You're a long way from Kerr Street.
We had to move after
you got Pepper k*lled.
Wasn't a lifestyle choice.
What do you want, Cairns?
I want to know where my boy is.
He's no here.
You're welcome to check if you want.
No, he's f*cking no.
I'm not letting this murdering
scumbag walk round ma house!
You do know that I wasn't the one
who actually k*lled your cousin?
He's dead because of you.
Because you're a greedy,
bent cop, bastard!
Were your wages really that bad
that you had to resort
to selling dr*gs?
Yeah. I wasn't planning on
selling them.
I stole your cousin's dr*gs
because I wanted to force his hand.
We'd been watching him for months -
because we were trying to turn him.
Pepper never would have grassed.
Which is why I stole his dr*gs.
Cos I I figured without
the dr*gs or the money
to pay his suppliers,
he'd be vulnerable.
He'd have no choice but to
To come to us and give us names.
Well, that was a f*cking
stupid plan!
I know!
It was unbelievably stupid.
I don't know what I was thinking.
I was
I was under pressure
to get a result.
So, you're right.
It was my fault. I got him k*lled.
And for that, I'm
I'm truly sorry.
So, if you want to put
a hole in me, just go ahead.
But don't punish my son.
He's He's got nothing to
do with this.
Nicole.
f*ck you, Cairns.
Tosh? Mm.
Right, there's only one shop
in Lerwick that sells a suitcase
like the one we took
from Stromness Voe.
I got a list of everyone who bought
one and paid by card.
Murry Rankins's on it -
the librarian.
Now, he knows Connor.
Could he be a link?
Let's find out.
I did have a suitcase like that one,
but I gave it away to
a charity shop.
Which charity shop?
The one that used to be in
the high street, it's gone now.
Did you get a receipt for it?
Erm, no. I I just
Just left it.
What's this?
Well
Well, I-I-I
I like to keep a record of
the books people borrow,
so that I can make recommendations.
You seem to have
an awful lot of information here.
Addresses, jobs, hobbies -
you need all that?
It's just me, I'm a wee bit OCD.
You do know it's against the law
to keep information without
consent?
Connor Cairns gets
a file all to himself?
Can you explain that?
I-I don't understand.
Why are you asking me all
these questions?
Well, the thing is, Murry, you're
kind of acting a bit suspicious.
A suitcase the same as yours,
that you can't account for,
has turned up with a body in it,
and you're keeping tabs on
Connor Cairns like you're the FBI.
Is there anything else
you're not telling us?
We had a coffee in the library cafe
before the swim.
So you lied to us?
I forgot.
He forgot?
That's what he says.
Do you believe him?
I don't know. He's really scared.
It could be that he's
hiding something.
Could be that he's connected
to both cases,
but I'm going to get a search
team over to his house
and get him in for an interview.
How's it going in Ayr?
Any luck finding Danny Cairns?
Local police are out looking
for him.
I'm sitting on my hands.
DCI made it very clear that
I was to stay out of it.
So much for cooperation, eh?
Yeah, I'm not sure about her.
I managed to pull down
a file on Danny and that dealer.
Oh, Pepper Waldron? And?
And something doesn't add up.
I'm sorry about the gut punch.
I'll live.
If If you know who's
behind this, tell me.
Just Just help me find him.
Please.
We weren't the only ones angry
at you about Pepper.
That stash that you stole?
It belonged to his suppliers.
Serious people,
not to be messed with.
No, I mean, they wouldn't come after
me after all this time.
We did.
How are you holding up?
I'm beginning to lose hope,
to be honest with you, Jamie.
I took my eye off the ball.
You can't blame yourself, Rachel.
Sometimes, in life,
there are things you just
can't control.
But making sure your kids are OK,
that's a given, isn't it?
Danny and I have failed.
SHE SIGHS
I think we should head back,
Rachel, don't you?
Yeah.
MUFFLED CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO
Tosh, there's a notebook here.
Looks like it belonged to Connor.
There's a drawing of Murry in it.
OK, get it swabbed for
prints and DNA.
There might be a link to the
suitcase. I'll let the boss know.
Oh, Christ.
This'll be all over
Lerwick in a minute.
I'll make some tea. Yeah.
This is for you.
Ah, my lens.
I thought I'd get a new one -
for my trip to Mousa.
This is perfect.
Why are you still here?
What do you mean?
I mean, all the other guests
have checked out.
Nobody wants to spend their holiday
watching a family fall apart.
No-one except you.
Do Do you want me to go?
No. It's just
..I don't get it.
You joined the search party.
You're making me tea.
I just don't get it.
There's nothing to get.
Your son is missing
and I wanted to help.
OK.
Well, thank you.
DI Perez, are you still in Ayr?
Yeah. I was just wondering if
there's any word on Danny Cairns?
We haven't found him, I'm afraid.
And we haven't managed to speak
to the Waldrons yet.
Right, well, on that subject,
I had a read of the Waldron's case.
Oh, really?
You arrested Danny Cairns based on
information you got from
an anonymous tip-off, is that right?
That's right.
So somebody just phoned in
and fingered Danny Cairns?
That's a bit odd, don't you think?
Not as odd as finding a kilo of
heroin in Cairns' freezer.
This is old news, leave it alone.
Goodnight, DI Perez.
For God's sake.
Melanie. Ugh. I need your help.
You must be joking.
The Pepper Waldron case - I need to
know where Matty Walker is.
No way.
They might have Connor.
I doubt it. You're deluded, Danny.
Oh, come on!
So you've given up stealing
from dealers
and want to play a good cop now?
There was pressure on us even before
the stunt you pulled.
You'll have no help from me, Danny.
Or the department.
You were the one who told me
to get Waldron to flip,
didn't you, Melanie?
I didn't tell you to rob him.
No, but you knew I was going to.
And then you had the search team at
my front door within hours
of them finding Waldron's body.
I got a tip.
No. You guessed Waldron was k*lled
because of the dr*gs I stole,
so you handed me to them on
a plate to save your own skin!
I'm calling a unit.
It's all right, I don't blame you.
I was the one in the wrong.
Hi. This is DCI Reid.
There's a man outside my flat.
He's harassing me. Melanie. Please.
Oh! He's now assaulted me.
No, it's fine. He's gone.
ON PHONE: Hi, this is Connor.
Leave a message
and I'll get back to you.
OK. Enough's enough.
Either you talk to me
or I talk to the police.
PHONE BEEPS
You not going to switch it on?
Ah, I can't be sure
they won't track it.
You can use mine if you like.
You probably should call Rachel.
No, I can't talk to her right now.
How are things with you two?
I don't know.
I seem to spend most
of my time trying to make up
for everything that happened.
But I don't think it'll ever
be enough.
Anyway, what about you?
You're on your own here,
what's that about?
That's life.
What about your brother?
Frank? Oh, moved out years ago.
He's in Sheffield now.
He's got a girlfriend -
and he's clean.
Good for him. Mm.
Oh, he's been clean for two years.
He's like a different person.
Getting out of Ayr
was the best thing for him.
Aye, I remember, he was
a worry to you.
So
..what's the next move?
I need to find Waldron's supplier -
Matty Walker.
How you going to do that?
I don't know.
Shake a few trees
that Pepper used to climb.
Well, I'd best let you get to bed.
Aye.
Thanks again for letting me crash.
Danny, after your arrest,
I stayed clear.
Left you high and dry.
I should've been a better partner.
I'm sorry.
No, it was my fault, Jill.
DOOR OPENS
Murry? Murry, wake up!
What? How did you get
Why were the police searching
your house?
What Rachel, wait a minute.
I haven't done anything.
Then why were they searching
your house?
They wanted to know about a suitcase
that I gave to a charity shop -
that's all.
What exactly is
your connection to my son?
He was here practically every day.
Nobody reads books that fast.
He does.
I mean, you know him better than
I do. He was your son.
"Was"? WAS my son?!
No, no, no, wait a minute.
No, I-I-I didn't mean that.
I meant he is your son.
He's your son, so, ask him.
DOOR SHUTS
Mr Rankin?
We need you to come to the station.
Why's he going to the station?
Did he do something to Connor?!
Mrs Cairns, I'm sorry,
but you need to let us handle this.
CAR DOORS OPEN AND SHU
DOOR OPENS
DOOR SHUTS
Mind if I join you?
I just keep thinking about
the last time that I spoke to him
and whether there was something
that hesaid.
You know, something that I missed.
But everything just seemed
so normal.
Then, maybe it was.
Perhaps he's just taken off
without thinking,
as a way to take control
of his life.
Do you know something that I don't?
No.
I was just thinking
how impulsive he is.
He's a bit of a free spirit.
I know you're running every
possible scenario
over and over in your mind,
but try not to.
I don't think I can do that.
The thought that I will
never see him again
or never hear his voice again,
is just too much for me.
I pray you do see him again.
But if that's not what happens,
don't let it destroy you.
You can come through this,
Rachel. You can.
It's astonishing what
we can survive.
You think he's dead, don't you?
I'm not saying that.
I just want you to remember that,
whatever happens,
the pain you're feeling is
the price of love.
And you had that love,
and it will never go away.
It's yours.
The price of love.
Jill Stevens? I'm DI Perez.
So, what about Pepper Waldron?
Everyone seems to think
it was a drug hit.
In my experience, drug hits tend to
be a wee bit more hands-on.
I don't know anything about it.
I left the police soon after
Danny went down, poor guy.
He was in a terrible state.
Jill
..when was last time
you saw Danny Cairns?
I know. You don't know me.
I'm on his side.
I'm here to help him, trust me.
He stayed at mine last night.
But he was gone before I woke up.
What did he say?
That he needed to find Connor.
And he wanted the supplier
who might have him.
I couldn't help.
MAN: What?
I want to see your boss,
Matty Walker. It's Danny.
Danny who?
It's Danny. Danny Cairns.
I'm legit. Call your boss.
He knows me. Tell him I'm here.
f*ck off.
Come on.
I'm not messing.
I want to see Matty Walker. Now.
I'll see you later.
DOORS SHU
ON PHONE: Hello?
Hi, it's It's Bryd Fleming.
I just thought you should know that
there's somebody hanging about the
halls.
I think it's the woman from
Davidson Disposal.
It might just be my imagination,
but she seems to be watching Abbie.
Well, thanks for letting us know.
We'll keep an eye on her.
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Rankin's in the interview room.
Oh, OK, great.
SHE SIGHS
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Can you tell us exactly what you
talked about at your meeting
with Connor the day he disappeared?
Oh, nothing important.
Can we be the judge of that?
He seemed out of sorts.
I wanted to know what
was wrong, but he
He didn't want to talk about it.
So why didn't you just say that?
You worry about him, then?
His book. I admire him.
Even though he's younger than me,
he's talented.
Has he been to your house recently?
No. He's never been.
So how come we found
a notebook belonging to him there?
Did he give it to you?
Murry, you've already lied
to us once.
Don't do it again.
You could be connected
to two possible crimes here.
Did you see Connor after
the book launch?
No. I went home.
Can anyone verify that?
No.
OK.
If you can't explain how that
notebook got into your house,
I will have no choice but to assume
you're hiding something.
He left it in the library.
I kept it.
It had a sketch of me inside.
And that meant something to you?
It meant a lot to me.
Yes.
Is that what you
and Connor were talking about?
What he meant to you?
How you felt about him?
When you met in the cafe.
I wondered if it was possible he
felt the same way about me
as I did about him.
I fooled myself into thinking
that's why he came to
the library so often.
To see me.
He wasn't unkind, he
..just said he loved Bryd.
I don't know what I was thinking.
I made such a fool of myself.
I would never hurt him.
SHE SIGHS
HE WINCES
HE GROANS
You poke the hornets' nest,
you get stung, Danny.
Matty Walker.
You need to go home.
Says who?
Says the people you're pissing off.
Is that the people who have my son?
Jesus.
Why would we do a thing like that?
To get to me.
HE CHUCKLES
I hate to burst your bubble,
pal, but you're not that important.
What about the dr*gs?
What dr*gs?
The heroin I stole.
That was years ago.
We didn't really
care much at the time.
You cared enough to k*ll Pepper.
Kidnapping AND m*rder?
You really don't think
much of us, do you?
We'd no reason to k*ll Pepper.
Pepper was a good guy.
Smart, too.
We were all very sad when he d*ed.
He was making a success
of himself,
expanding the network.
You think he was the first guy
to lose a package?
Or miss a payment?
Happens all the time.
If we were to go round k*lling
people for that,
there'd be nobody left.
We knew it wasn't Pepper's fault.
We knew your lot had been
targeting him for months.
So So who k*lled him?
Strange, innit?
If your lot thought
it was down to us,
you never came looking.
Now, from our side,
we're sorry about your boy,
but it's got nothing
to do with us, Danny.
Hold on. Nobody knew we were
trying to flip Waldron.
It was only me and my DCI.
Get out of my f*cking way.
Join up the dots, Danny.
We're still waiting on DNA results,
but so far, we've found no blood
and no trace of Connor at
Rankin's house.
Apart from the notebook?
Which Rankin maintains Connor left
behind one day in the library.
And he kept it as a love token?
I mean, I'm not sure Rankin would
call it a love token,
but he did admit
to being infatuated with Connor.
OK. So, what are your thoughts?
I don't know.
But I don't think
I've got enough to keep him here.
However, I think that the Davidsons
might be worth another look.
Hang on, Tosh.
I'm going to need you to stay.
It looks like they had a run-in
with SEPA around the time
they gave Connor the sack,
and Bryd thinks that the
wife, Sheena,
might be stalking Abbie Cairns.
Keep digging.
What the hell do you want?
Well, I'm sure Danny has paid you
a visit by now, hasn't he?
He told us the truth about Pepper.
And what's that?
Cairns didn't steal the dr*gs
to sell them,
he wanted to force Pepper into
being an informer.
No that that's any better.
Did you see Pepper the day he d*ed?
Nicole was with him.
What do you remember?
Laughing and joking,
like he always was.
Laughing and joking?
Just after somebody had stolen
his dr*gs?
He wasn't worried about that.
He said he was
going to get them back.
Had people that
would do that for him.
Said he had a contact -
inside the police.
Who?
PHONE RINGS
Danny, where are you?
She must've been in with Walker.
Who? All the time, she was
telling me to turn Pepper.
Look, I know that you didn't steal
the dr*gs to sell them.
I also know that
Pepper Waldron had someone
inside your team working for him.
It's not just someone.
It's a f*cking DCI!
What? Danny? Danny?
PHONE BEEPS
sh*t.
Change of plan.
Open this f*cking door, Reid!
You betrayed me.
BANGING
I don't know what you mean.
You set me up.
You made me think
it was all my doing.
I lost everything because of
you. Everything!
Danny, I don't know what
you think I've done
You're lying!
BANGING
Did you k*ll Pepper and cover it up?
Did he have something on you?
No! You're making no sense, Danny.
Please, leave.
Two f*cking years
surrounded by scum.
Blaming myself every day
for Pepper's death.
Go home, Danny.
I want the truth, Reid!
Get out! Get away from me!
Until I find my boy,
I'm going nowhere. Come here!
Danny, no!
Stop it! Put that down! Put it down.
Put it down.
OBJECT THUDS
What do you think you're doing?
This is nothing to do
with Connor, now back off.
No. If I get the truth,
I'll find Connor.
Are you all right?
Is she all right? Who cares?!
She's a lying traitor
bitch who sold out me
and everyone who
ever worked for her!
No! No. Look,
we had a m*rder on our hands,
I had to protect myself
and you were in the wrong.
You committed a crime.
Waldron did have someone working
inside your team, though, right?
Christ's sake, it wasn't me.
Who else knew about the break-in?
BELLS CHIME
DOOR SHUTS
BELLS CHIME
All the time you were
working with me,
you were answering to Pepper.
Why?
Frank, of course.
You remember how he was.
Useless bloody junkie.
Well, not that useless.
He had a cop for a sister.
Waldron couldn't believe his
luck when he found out.
SHE SIGHS
The dirt that he had on Frank
Soon as I helped Pepper once,
that was it.
He had me.
He threatened me.
He was becoming a player,
I couldn't ignore him.
He said that if I didn't keep
giving him information,
he would turn me in and hurt Frank
so bad, he'd never wake up.
What happened the night he d*ed?
He called me.
He told me that someone
had stolen his dr*gs.
Wanted me to find out who it was.
I knew it was you, straight away.
He was furious when I told him.
He was going to k*ll you.
What happened?
He, erm
I drove out to meet him.
And I saw him at the side of
the road.
And I just thought, "I want out.
"But you're not getting Frank.
"You're not getting Danny."
And then I just
I drove straight at him,
k*lled him.
Jesus, Jill.
SHE SNIFFLES
I thought I'd saved you, Danny.
I thought I'd been
a good partner for once.
Protected you.
And then I got into work the next
day, and you were in a cell.
I'm sorry.
SOBBING: I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
SHE SOBS
I'm sorry.
DOOR SHUTS
ON POLICE RADIO: 454 to control,
suspect is apprehended
and we are en route back to
the station now, over.
Rachel?
I've got Danny.
I'm bringing him home tonight, OK?
ANSWERPHONE: Hi, I can't take
your call at the moment.
Please leave a message
and I'll get back to you.
LINE BEEPS
Hey, Meg. It's me.
Erm, I'm on my way back from Glasgow
and I was just wondering if you
maybe fancied coming over
for dinner tonight -
and I couldcook something.
Erm, I'd really love to see you.
If you're free. OK?
Bye.
HE SIGHS
How you holding up?
I'm not sure.
Last five years have been
the worst of my life and now,
I'm no closer to finding my boy.
Danny
..I don't know what's
happened in your past.
But I don't think it's got anything
to do with Connor's disappearance.
Whatever's happened to your boy,
the answer lies in HIS life,
not yours.
You hear me?
Aye.
I hope this is OK.
I just kind of flung it together.
It looks lovely. Thank you.
You haven't tasted any of it yet.
Give me a chance!
Mm. Yum.
You sure? Yeah.
What you said at the beach,
you were right.
That-that is what I do.
I use my job to keep people at
a distance.
It feels safer, doesn't it?
Fran and I were happy.
We made each other laugh a lot,
we were We were We were great.
Then And then it was just,
it was taken away likethat.
And if I'm honest, then I'm
..I'm scared, about all that.
OK. I understand.
How about you?
Well, erm, it's different for me.
Erm
My marriage wasn't good.
And it didn't end well.
Oh, I'm sorry.
See, my trouble with men
is the dreaded
Florence Nightingale syndrome.
It's the uniform.
Men tend to see me as this
perfect woman,
who's always there to help them
and But the truth is,
I'm just as flawed as they are.
And when they get to know
the real me, erm
..well, it's a bit of a
disappointment.
Yeah, you see,
I find that hard to believe.
OK, so you need to be careful,
because that's one of
the first symptoms.
OK.
OK.
THUD
PHONE VIBRATES
Thank God.
DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS
Hang on, stop!
Stop, for Christ's sake.
OK, shut the yard down.
Nobody gets in or out.
It's her. It's Bryd.
I'll I'll call Cora.