01x03 - Brindleton

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DOORBELL RINGS

Hey, Dad.

Just wanted a hug.

ENGINE REVS

You know it's not too late?

PHONE CHIMES

Everything all right?

NOTIFICATION WHOOSHES

It will be.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

PHONE RINGS

PHONE RINGS,

MUFFLED SHOU

RADIO: 'And you're still listening

to Just A Gardener.

'Well, it's been one of the wettest

Aprils since records began'

Thank you, mate.

HE CLEARS THROA

Hello. Long time, no see.

Mm-hm.

HE EXHALES

Sorry about that.

Bus was late.

It's all right. You're here now.

You want me to..?

Please. OK.

Right.

Yeah, I needed it.

I've just started studying a course.

Long-distance learning.

Psychology.

Mm-hm.

Quite the frenzy in the press.

And social media.

Every Tom, d*ck and Harriet

tramping all over the place,

playing at being amateur sleuths.

m*rder-suicide. He pushed her in,

or maybe she pushed him in.

Right now,

it's a missing persons enquiry.

Nothing to indicate

a crime has been committed.

Papers are saying

that the force at Brindleton

aren't quite up to the case.

Mm-hm.

London's here.

And five

..four three two.

Let's see how unwelcome

they make us feel this time.

And one.

DCI Ellis and DS Harper.

Mm.

DCI Cotton, and this is DI Dent.

Archie. So glad you're here.

Good to meet you both.

So, you've got victim recovery dogs

and divers

searching a three-mile area

from here to Ashervale? Correct.

We're using side-scan sonar,

underwater cameras

and ground-penetrating radar.

It's not enough. Make it five miles.

Go as far as Durston.

Above-average rainfall

for the time of year,

and the river is running

faster than ever, yeah?

Er, some walkers

reported them missing?

Yeah, they came across the camper

and thought it was a bit odd

that it was left the way it was.

And any sightings of the couple?

Several reports

of Oz and Rachel out walking.

A couple of them remembered

Rachel's distinctive yellow jacket,

and one saw them near the river.

There's a danger spot

where people go.

We checked it out

and found drops of blood.

None of it makes sense.

Tell me about the phone

you also found.

Right, yeah.

Well, erm,

we found Oz Hoffman's phone

the day after

they were reported missing.

And then yesterday,

Rachel Hoffman's was located here.

But you must have searched here

as they were reported missing.

We didn't find the phone

to begin with,

so we moved the search elsewhere.

Er Actually, it was me.

I moved the search elsewhere.

And then a local kid,

Rory Summerfield,

came back after we'd gone,

and he found it.

That's why we're back now,

double-checking

in case we missed anything else.

And Rachel's phone had blood on it?

Yes.

Clearly, someone had tried

to unlock it but got blocked.

And Tech are on to it now.

We also found a strip of ripped

material on a branch over there.

We've sent it to Forensics.

Why come here?

Pretty modest for a honeymoon. Mm.

Maybe they wanted it that way.

Still, all a bit strange, though.

There's a good boy. Come on.

DOG WHINES

Cooper! Not so fast!

DOG BARKS

Not so fast, Cooper!

Cooper!

BARKING INTENSIFIES

DOG WHINES

What? Is this some kind of test?

You tell me.

You're the psychologist these days.

Right, well

Nothing's out of place.

Nothing disturbed.

No sign of intrusion.

They left the camper door open,

so they clearly weren't planning

on leaving or must've felt safe.

Ah. Three wine glasses.

They were expecting someone.

Who never came.

OFFICER: Ma'am!

DI DENT: Is it a body?

Part of one.

What's the tattoo?

Hand severed at the wrist.

Not a clean cut, by the look of it.

Tattoo's of a two-headed dog, maybe?

Hand looks male.

Could be Oz Hoffman. No.

PHONE RINGS

The wedding photos

What've we got?

No tattoos on his right hand.

And Oz Hoffman's father is Maori.

He has a ta moko,

the traditional tattoo markings,

shoulder to wrists.

The hand belongs to someone else.

So we're now looking for

three missing persons,

one of whom has a missing hand.

What the hell happened here?

Get this area cordoned off.

Get CSI down here.

We need everybody

to back up the way they came.

They've found a body

at Radley Basin.

Four miles downriver,

beyond your search parameter.

It wasn't found by a police diver.

No.

It was a member of the public.

This is getting out of control.

You should be up there

doing something.

I know it's her.

It's obvious it's her.

OFFICER: We need confirmation

In the water

..it's Rachel. I know it is!

CAMERA CLICKS

She's wearing the yellow waterproof!

MUFFLED: Can you describe

how you found the body?

I didn't. Cooper did.

We were walking along the river,

and he must have seen something

in the water.

He ran over and started barking.

There was no way I could

get to the body, so I rang you guys.

And do you live locally?

No.

Norfolk. I saw the news

and followed the story on socials.

Rachel and Oz seemed so lovely.

They had their whole lives

in front of them.

I mean, you have to do something,

don't you?

Do you? With all due respect,

and grateful though we are for your

discovery, it's police business.

Of course, but you did also

put out an appeal asking the public

for information, didn't you?

Look, all I'm trying to do here

is help.

You said your dog

discovered the body

so he wasn't on a lead.

Sorry, I didn't see the signs.

Path is here.

The body there, behind that bush.

I was chucking a ball for him.

No ball now.

SHE SCOFFS

Must have floated away.

We'll need a statement.

Of course.

Right, yeah.

If you could follow me,

we'll take your name and address

We'll get the divers

to continue looking downstream.

Try Oxbow Riffle

between here and Ashervale first.

Shallow, rocky and a horseshoe bend

in the river.

I'm surprised one body made it

past there. I doubt two would.

Will do.

DOG BARKS

Check her out. Get her prints

and DNA for elimination.

CAR HORNS HONKING

OK. Oh, God.

How the hell did word get out?

MAN: Just tell us, is that Rachel?

People will wanna know.

Welcome to my world.

DRONE WHIRRS

DCI COTTON SIGHS

Now what?!

Oi! Summerfield.

Kully, someone,

can you get Rory out of here?

Rory,

you know you shouldn't be here.

Summerfield,

the kid that found the phone. Yes.

Obsessed with the case.

Citizen journalism, they call it.

You got here fast.

Just following socials.

It's a body, right? Rachel Hoffman?

I gather you found a phone?

Yeah, and?

Is it one of them or not?

Not for me to say.

HORN HONKING

DISTORTED AUDIO

OFFICER 1: Stop!

Stop! You can't go any further.

You have to stop, please, sir.

OFFICER 2:

Sir, you can't park there!

I need you to stop right here.

OK, OK. Who's in charge here?

Sir

Get off me.

I don't I don't need any of this!

Move back.

I just want to know

what's happening.

DCI COTTON: Mr Rees-Mortimer,

I'm sorry, you can't go any further.

Is it true?

AUDIO SHARPENS

Have you found Rach?

Hey! Stop that!

You get these vultures

away from here.

I want to see my daughter!

Mr Rees-Mortimer.

I'm sorry to confirm

the body of a woman has been found.

Look, I understand

how distressing this is for you

..but first and foremost,

we need to secure the scene.

I'm so sorry

we couldn't let you hold her

..but you will be able to later.

Will I be able

to get her belongings?

If they're not required

as part of the investigation.

About your son-in-law

He's no son-in-law of mine.

He k*lled Rachel.

You know that, right?

And that b*stard's still out there.

Can I ask Mr Rees-Mortimer

..why why would Oz Hoffman

k*ll your daughter

three days into their marriage?

Because it wasn't right.

He knew it. She knew it.

And I definitely knew it.

Like I said on the news,

Oz is trouble.

He's a waste-of-space chancer.

How did Rachel and Oz meet?

He was over here on work,

and they started dating.

They split last summer,

and he went back to Australia.

I thought I'd seen the back

of him but he came back for her.

Presumably because he was in love?

He conned her.

He wasn't good enough for her.

Rachel was a star.

She lit up any room! You ask any

And you check him out cos I'm

telling you, there's dirt on him.

He was just after her money -

my money, my bloody money!

And what brought Rachel and Oz here?

Memories.

We came here every summer

when Rachel was in her teens.

Before her mum passed

..it was our happy place

..our golden time.

Yeah, and she loved it here.

Like a second home to her.

I suppose she knew people here?

Yeah, a few of the local youths.

We'll need a list of names.

I've got to go with my daughter.

Boss? Hmm?

Rachel's father has a point.

Oz has got form.

He left Australia

under something of a cloud,

some kind of financial impropriety -

fraud.

Look, it's too complicated for me,

but

Marriages may not be made in heaven,

but

even the bad ones

tend to make it past three days. OK.

But Oz is still a suspect, right?

In on it with the one-handed man?

Possibly.

So, what brought Rachel back?

Right, why start a new life

with your new husband

right back where you were

as a teenager

when you could go

anywhere in the world?

Maybe it's the place

she felt happiest.

Maybe she wanted to reconnect

with her past.

So, where to next?

The Swelt where it all began.

What's wrong with all these people?

I mean,

what's missing from their lives

that possible death fills a hole?

Says the m*rder detective.

Yeah, but it's our job, isn't it?

I mean, we get paid to do it.

OK, that is two pulled pork.

There you go, mate.

Ta, mate.

Two more coming up.

There you go, my love.

Enjoy.

Smells good.

Very smoky.

Very opportunistic.

We've got anything you want

Every cloud, I guess.

..ladies and gents.

Yes?

You're very enterprising.

Well, people still need to eat,

even in the middle of a tragedy.

You're local?

Yeah, born and bred.

Maybe you knew Rachel

from when she visited in her teens.

I did, yeah.

How's the search going?

Progressing.

So, had you seen her recently?

No. No, not for ages.

Can I get you guys anything?

Don't let me stop you.

So, er, this is

the offending stretch of water.

Mm.

With picnic tables.

A beauty spot and a death trap.

Double whammy.

Mm-hm.

So, no-one who's ever fallen in

has survived.

Yeah, The Swelt has 100% death rate.

That's why they call it The Swelt.

From the Old English - "to die".

Or more accurately,

"to cause to die".

I, er I just looked it up.

This is where they found Oz's phone.

Yeah, phone was dead.

Mm-hm. But maybe he'd taken it out

and placed it there.

Tech accessed it.

The last two photos were selfies

taken at 16:42 three days ago.

No hint that anything was wrong.

And then there's the blood.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Boss?

You're not gonna believe this.

Found Oz Hoffman's body.

It's badly beaten

and with a shotgun wound.

And you'll never guess where.

Oxbow Riffle.

DCI COTTON: OK, so, assuming this

case doesn't get any more bizarre,

unless Rachel Hoffman

k*lled her husband,

there's a k*ller still out there,

which is the assumption

Joe Public are making

and getting more hysterical

by the second.

Archie?

So

Erm, shotgun blast to the chest.

Not clear yet

whether bruising to the face

is from a beating

or being thrown round underwater.

Oh, yeah, and both hands intact.

And the severed hand?

Path are examining,

and we're checking

with local tattooists,

you know, to see if anyone

recognises the image.

What is it, anyway?

Some sort of dog or fox?

It's actually a twin-headed jackal,

possibly representing

the god of change and time.

He could see into the past with one

face and the future with the other.

We do have some new information.

Separate to the fabric

we found earlier near the camper,

divers checked the river

near where the body was found

and came across this.

A white wedding garter

with Rachel Hoffman's DNA on it.

Sorry, who?

Who wears a wedding garter

three days into their wedding?

She wasn't wearing it.

It was found caught on a branch

50 metres down river.

Right.

Printer fob.

Oh! Erm

So, erm, we have a list

of firearm certificates

for everyone in the area

with a shotgun.

Most farmers have one,

so it's quite a list.

And we're checking CCTV

for vehicles coming into

and out of the area

since the Hoffmans disappeared.

Also check details

for cars coming into the village

from the days before

Rachel and Oz went missing.

Before?

Suspect doesn't have to be local.

If outsiders are involved,

logically, they were here

before the disappearance.

Recent events

don't always unlock the answers.

Sometimes,

you need to dig a little deeper.

Rachel Hoffman used to be in the

local band here - The Cold Turkeys.

They were together

for quite a while.

Toured the country. They were close.

That's an article from

the local newspaper 15 years ago.

Gerry Rees-Mortimer and his family

used to visit every summer

when Rachel was a teen.

Look, the point is,

she had lots of friends here.

You didn't know?

Before my time.

And what with all the chaos,

we just hadn't got round

to looking into her past.

Let's start now.

There's a list of names

of the band members

also on the list

Rachel's father gave us,

including the local chef guy.

Yeah.

That's Alex Scanlan, local DJ.

Yeah, the band leader.

And Abbie Summerfield.

Summerfield.

Like Rory Summerfield,

phone and drone kid.

Abbie's his big sister.

More like a mother, really.

Both spent time in care

but came good.

She hooked up with

former young offender Kane Harrison,

and they run a thriving motocross

business on the edge of town.

Get me everything you can

on all of them.

The band, what they got up to,

schools, teachers, fans -

send me anything and everything

you get.

Will do. Absolutely.

Good.

Let's get to it.

Boss.

Lydia Green,

the woman who found Rachel's body,

there is no sign of her in Norfolk.

Right.

Nice to meet you, I'm DS Harper.

There's a file here

Sorry we weren't up to speed

on the band.

No need to apologise.

You know,

one blip doesn't define your career.

DCI COTTON SIGHS

Doesn't it?

It's quite a blip.

I've known worse. Had worse.

Chalk it up, call it experience,

and

..keep on keeping on.

Do you want me to face the press

or you?

Oh, I wouldn't deny you

that pleasure.

Why, thank you (!)

Talk to me about phone coverage.

Oh, it's fine here

but a bit patchy out and about.

Is that a problem?

Probably not.

I just need to stay in contact

with the outside world, that's all.

In case someone

wants to get in contact.

You can always

give them our number here.

Thank you.

And I'll need to speak

to your pathologist.

I'll get Archie to take you.

By the way, it's Val.

Val Cotton.

It's been a nightmare.

Normally, we just have to deal

with traffic jams,

low-level crime

and stolen farm machinery.

Nothing like this.

How long have you been here?

Two years.

Transferred from Warrington.

I wanted to be a footballer,

but then everyone does, really

I don't know,

that's what I'm saying.

I can't remember why I came here.

It's just through here.

Nice one.

BEEP

Thanks.

Cheers.

PHONE RINGS

Dent.

Harper!

Sorry.

Hi, heard you were coming.

Sorry for the mess. A bit busy.

Sure. We'd, er,

love to know about the severed hand.

And the g*nsh*t wound

that k*lled Oz Hoffman.

Starting with the hand,

the size, shape and hair on the

fingers indicates a male right hand.

Tattoo is fresh, done on the days

before the hand was removed.

And the wound?

Hard to be sure,

but from the decomp,

I'd say three days max.

That combined with examination

of the wound margins

indicates teeth.

Teeth? Erm, so,

the the hand was bitten off?

Er, no. The serrated teeth

of an animal trap.

Severed and lacerated ligaments

indicate some struggle,

as if the hand were ripped off

completely by the victim

trying to escape.

SORAYA GRUNTS

Hello.

Baba's awake. Just started kicking.

Enjoy.

As for the g*nsh*t wound,

confirmed shotgun

point-blank to the chest. Right.

At the water's edge?

I reckon.

Some water in the lungs, so he was

still alive when he went in.

Ooh! Hello, there's another one.

That was CSI.

There were previously unidentified

prints in the camper van

that didn't belong

to either honeymooner.

Previously?

Not any more.

They match prints taken

from the woman who found Rachel.

Lydia Green? What are her prints

doing in the camper van?

OFFICER: Protocol that there's

no phones allowed in this area.

Just take a seat.

Thanks for coming in.

No problem.

Although, I'm not sure

why I'm here, if I'm honest.

DS HARPER: Well, you're here

for a couple of reasons.

One, there is no record

of you living in Norfolk.

Sorry.

Sorry. I gave the officer

my details as they are now.

But everything on record's probably

under my married name, Ford.

I only switched back recently

when my divorce came through.

We'll check.

You didn't know the Hoffmans,

I take it?

Course not.

Never heard of them

before they went missing.

And when did you come over

from Norfolk? Yesterday.

Why?

Did you visit their camper van?

Why are you asking?

Oh, I might have gone by, yeah.

But I'm not the only one,

have you seen it out there?

Well, yours are the only prints

and DNA all over the van.

I don't believe you found

Rachel's body by accident.

I told you what happened.

My dog, Cooper, found her.

Hmm.

SCOFFS

I don't know what you expect me

to say.

Truth would be good for a start.

CHAIR SCRAPES

Cooper is a spaniel.

Spaniels have a good sense of smell.

THAT'S how your dog

found Rachel's body.

He knew Rachel's scent.

You went to the camper van and stole

something to pick up the trail.

Say a white wedding garter.

You knew the police had

had dogs out.

Social media tells you they're

focusing on a three-mile radius,

So YOU start searching outside that.

Only you don't want to get caught

with something of Rachel's on you,

so you throw it in the river,

hoping to get rid of it.

You need to work WITH us, Lydia.

OK.

OK.

I'm trying to become

a true crime podcaster.

So, when I heard

about the camper van,

I thought it would make sense

to go up there last night.

It's a taped-off crime scene

with officers guarding it.

Which part of that

do you not understand?

There was no-one there.

They'd all gone.

Look, I was just trying to help.

Yeah, help yourself go viral

on "the gram", hmm?

So?

It takes time and effort, you know.

Two people are dead, Lydia.

They are dead, and you're trying

to get famous through them?

Don't judge!

It's not like you lot are exactly

showering yourselves in glory.

You wanna know who did it?

We're not interested in speculation.

The father. Gerry Rees-Mortimer.

He's a bloody fat-cat capitalist

of the highest order.

I doubt that would stand up in court

as proof of m*rder.

You need to go back home

to Norfolk today.

Or we will charge you with

perverting the course of justice

by tampering with evidence!

Your choice.

I, er, left Lydia Green

to be processed, slowly. Good.

And I'll go over her socials,

track under her married name.

Rachel Hoffman's financials.

She was closing her bank account.

Well, maybe she planned

to get a new one

or a joint one with her husband.

Fresh start.

Er Well, as soon

as she finished honeymooning

in teen nostalgia land, right?

Right.

Oh, I got a text, by the way,

off the owner

of the cottage we're renting.

Check-in's any time we like.

Let's get over there.

Right, I'll, erm,

I'll get some supplies.

Any requests?

No

BUSY TONE

VOICEMAIL: 'You have reached'

GRACE: 'Grace.'

'Please leave your message

after the tone.'

BEEP

Grace. Hi. Me.

I'm away on work for a bit.

The signal isn't great,

but I'll do my best.

Here if you need.

PHONE RINGS

'How was day one?'

Welcoming. Makes a change.

CHUCKLES

We must be slipping.

That said, two bodies

is quite an escalation.

Media coverage just went through

the roof.

I'll know to avoid it, then.

'The local force weren't coping

when it was a missing persons.

'You're gonna have to see them

through this.'

They'll cope.

'Any insights so far?'

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

Working on it.

'What was that?

Everything all right?'

Harper with shopping.

Best go.

'OK. Keep me in the loop.' Mm.

Well, you clearly don't think we're

gonna solve this case any time soon.

Yeah, I erred on the side

of getting everything.

Maybe leave the unpacking.

We're going to The Boar And Brisket.

In the days since her wedding,

Rachel Hoffman contacted

all her former band members.

Alex Scanlan, Abbie Summerfield

and our chef friend, Leo Braxton.

Let's start with Mr Smoky.

Who said he hadn't seen her in ages.

Maybe he hadn't.

But she rang him twice -

once the day she arrived,

once the following afternoon.

And he rang her back.

Come on, Harper.

Yeah, coming.

According to the bio

on this place's website,

hotshot chef Leo Braxton

left the area in his early 20s,

went to London

and worked his way up to head chef

at a swanky West End restaurant.

And yet he came back.

Hm.

Let's find out why.

Let's see how Dent's getting on

with cars in and out of the area.

Get him to check that one.

PHONE BEEPS

It's Gerry Rees-Mortimer's.

Archie it's Chet.

Dent's checking the cars.

Said he'll get back to us.

Ooh.

WHISTLES

"Orange wine".

What is orange wine

when it's at home, eh?

Talking of being at home.

Hey. Can I get you a table?

We're fine, thanks.

Need to ask a few questions.

Sure. Yeah. Fire away.

Old friends, I see?

Yeah. Erm, we have rooms here,

and Gerry's staying.

We've known each other a long time.

So, I was just commiserating

with him about Rachel.

You said you didn't see her.

That's right.

But she rang you twice.

Yeah.

She She wanted to organise

a reunion of sorts.

Wanted us to meet Oz.

I-I didn't go.

Because?

Because I'm busy, for one.

And all this stuff, it was

it was a long time ago, you know.

Just let the past be the past

and all that.

The Cold Turkeys.

You performed at local venues and

festivals around the country. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

But, erm you know

it was no big deal.

You know, being in a band,

it's just one of those things you do

when you're young, innit?

Yeah, so, er,

this is your rock and roll now?

That's right.

Hm.

Look, to be honest,

I find all that band stuff a

little bit cringeworthy now, anyway.

You know,

I was just a crappy bassist.

It was, erm

It was Alex and Rachel,

they were the real talent.

Yeah, he wrote all the songs, and

she sang them.

You did ring her back, though.

Yeah. Yeah, but just to apologise,

you know,

for not being able to make it.

But it just went straight

to voicemail.

PHONE CHIMES

Oh, sorry.

Er, look, I should really

be getting on, excuse me.

Boss?

Boss?

Dent sent this,

with a message to check the date

that Gerry's car arrived.

Four days ago.

Yeah, he was here

before his daughter went missing.

Mr Rees-Mortimer?

We'd like a word.

We found Oz.

GERRY: Yeah, I heard.

Shot in the chest.

Point-blank range.

You have a shotgun licence.

Now, you can't really think that I

k*lled my daughter and her husband?

Well, given that you came

to the village

the day before

Rachel and Oz disappeared

and that you're very open

about not liking your son-in-law.

If I k*lled him, would I really

slag him off in public?

You might if you wanted people

to think he k*lled your daughter.

It's not exactly your, er,

typical father-of-the-bride

behaviour, is it?

To follow the happy couple

on their honeymoon.

So, why come?

To be around in the hope

that Rachel saw sense.

And did they know you were here?

Did you see her? Make her see sense?

No.

But I might have done

if I'd had the chance.

Those summers you spent here

15 years ago

We'd rent a place for a month,

and Rachel would either

stay on longer

or she'd come back

and stay with friends. Boy friends?

Come on. Teenagers, bands.

Three summers between the age

of 15 and 18.

Time alone, parent-free.

Yeah, sure.

But when Jane passed,

the band and the summers ended

and she never went back.

She went to uni,

she went on to London.

Life moves on.

Rachel was closing

her bank accounts

..to start a new life in Australia.

What, you're asking me?

I had no idea of their plans

beyond them coming back here.

It doesn't really matter much now,

does it?

Do you believe him?

I believe he cared for his daughter,

but he's a man who likes

to get his own way.

Yeah, you don't get to be

as successful as he is

without a ruthless streak.

So, what are we thinking?

Like father, like daughter?

Well, find out what Rachel did

when she worked for him.

And check the bookings history

here

how he got so tight

with Leo Braxton.

Maybe he's stayed here before.

So, where to next?

We need to speak to the other band

members, see what they have to say.

Alex Scanlan's place,

Saddle Park Lane? Let's do it.

Oh, great (!)

Lydia hit the 10,000 mark.

She's thanking her followers.

Gloves.

Yeah.

Hello?

Mr Scanlan?

It's the police.

Boss, in here.

Call Cotton.

And Forensics.

We've got a motive for Alex Scanlon.

Yeah, got it.

So, erm, the, er, break-in

at Scanlan's cottage,

there's nothing much so far.

One thing we have learnt -

the fingerprints

that were all over the place,

floor-to-ceiling,

every nook and cranny

DS HARPER:

In other words, his prints.

..match the ones that are found in

the blood on Rachel Hoffman's phone.

So Alex Scanlan was in the woods

with Rachel's phone.

Which means he might be our amputee.

And makes him our prime suspect.

Or another victim.

On the day of the wedding,

he caught a train to London.

Check his bank details,

see if we can piece together

what he did there.

Well, hang on.

If If he's another victim,

then that means

there's a fourth person involved?

Correct.

Tell me more about Abbie, Rory

and Kane.

Abbie and Rory's parents

were addicts

who ran their own marijuana farm on

what is now the motocross circuit.

Got busted, and both are dead now.

That's why the kids were taken

into care.

Kane was a young offender.

Tell me about him.

Another tough start.

Sexually abused by his father,

turned to drugs,

but he cleaned up his act

when he met Abbie.

Hm, Kane's fine as long

as no-one makes a move on Abbie,

then he gets possessive.

There've been a few scuffles.

Send me everything you have.

On it.

Forensics confirm that the material

strip found near the camper

is often used in motocross gear.

OK.

I can do that, you know.

Oh? I look forward to seeing that.

I was a Formby Beach

Under-11s Junior Champion.

Well, second, actually.

Or seventh. But I got robbed. Mm-hm.

The wind was off the scale that day.

Worse for you than everyone else.

Yeah, it came out of nowhere,

like a tornado.

We're looking for ripped gear.

Already on it.

Who wants to go first?

Er, thanks, but we

We've just had breakfast.

Erm, we're actually

we're here working.

If it's about the drones,

we've told Rory a thousand times.

It's not.

I've checked your posts.

Could do with you on my team.

Rachel and Oz both confirmed dead,

yeah?

Did you know the victims?

Well, you know I did,

otherwise you wouldn't be here.

Me and Rach were mates

back in the day.

We were in a band. We had a laugh,

but I don't think we would have

changed the course of music history.

Or maybe we would.

Had you seen her recently?

Er, yeah, the night before she went

missing, a bunch of us got together.

The Cold Turkeys.

Well, actually, it was just me

and Alex. Leo didn't wanna go.

Rach wanted us to meet Oz,

so we went to the camper.

And what was Oz like?

Yeah. Nice enough.

I know a keeper when I see one.

I'm not sure he wanted to spend

his honeymoon with us, but

And do you see much

of the other band members?

Leo? Do me a favour.

I can't be doing

with all that posh nosh bollocks.

He likes his motocross.

But it doesn't mean I eat

his overpriced food.

I still see Alex, though.

He's still strumming away.

He's all right,

but we've just got a lot

of other things to think about.

Rory clearly hasn't.

There's only one thing on his mind.

Well

there are worse things he could be

obsessing over on that phone.

According to the Land Registry

you own this place. Is that right?

Yeah, we inherited it

off Mum and Dad.

Why, you got a problem with that?

No. No.

Rachel's father said Rachel was

special, would light up any room.

Gerry?

Course he did, the posh, old goat.

Listen, Rachel knew

exactly how to work a room

and be the centre of attention.

No, Rach was monied stunning,

talented, funny.

She had the boys all over her,

which is actually my idea of hell,

present company excepted.

Any boy in particular?

Er, Alex, mainly.

Him and Rach were an item

for three years, I think.

SPRAY CAN RATTLES

Did, er, you go to the camper van?

Me? No.

Not my scene.

Right, the thing is,

we found a strip of material

on a tree near the van.

No?

Any idea how you got that rip

in your jacket?

Uh, that's probably me.

I wear that as well.

It's a bit big for you, isn't it?

Well, not with all

my clothes underneath it, no.

And I knew I was sitting out,

so I layered up.

Must have snagged it.

But the tree

was some way from the camper van.

Why would you snag it there?

Mm, nature called.

HE MOUTHS

Don't get settled.

No, I'm I'm-I'm not.

The school they went to,

Alex won all the music prizes

and was taught by this man.

Name's Foster Lang,

music teacher and band manager.

Presumably he's retired by now?

Retired from teaching early,

don't know why.

He's also the man we saw

in reception yesterday,

the one looking lost and confused.

He has a cottage out on the moors.

Right,

so if Alex Scanlan is our amputee

and he hasn't gone to hospital

And he hasn't gone home.

But he might have gone

to see his old mentor.

Who could be protecting him

or keeping him c*ptive. Mm.

PHONE CHIMES

Oh, great.

We're not the only ones onto Foster.

'You know Gerry, yeah?

'You know Rees-Mortimer'

'Go away!'

'How much did he pay ya?'

'Go away!'

Lydia Green is clearly still here.

'Tell me what he paid you to do.'

'What you talking about?'

That woman.

Yeah, that woman.

There's our man.

Mr Lang?

You're probably aware of everything

that's been happening

around here recently?

A former pupil of yours is missing.

Alex Scanlan.

Alex?

Mm-hm.

We wondered if you'd seen him?

Is he OK?

That's what

we're trying to find out.

Who are you?

What're you doing here?

Call for back-up.

Yeah.

Something happened in there.

He was very drunk.

Alex was drunk?

It weren't my fault.

What happened, Mr Lang?

Alex came on to me.

Do you want to stay here and

I'll go in?

I'll go.

Boss?

Don't go in.

Don't go in, don't

RECORD PLAYER PLAYS

DARK CLASSICAL MUSIC

MUSIC STOPS

FLOORBOARD CREAKS

God.

No. Mr Lang, you have to stay here.

There's no-one in there,

but there has been. Right.

And they've bled. A lot.

Blood's dry now.

Dent's on his way. OK.

Mr Lang

It wasn't my fault.

What wasn't your fault, Mr Lang?

Alex was bleeding.

Do you know why?

He must have been in pain.

He must have been scared.

He was screaming. Blood everywhere.

He was here, then he went.

Where?

Is it home or or hospital?

Hospital.

Mr Lang,

if I need to go to hospital,

point me in the direction.

If you go past The Claw

..there's an old graveyard.

Thank you.

Right.

Take him in,

and get all available officers

searching the surrounding area.

And get Forensics

onto the animal trap. Got it.

I'll check the map, find The Claw.

No need. I know where it is.

Right.

Whoa.

Boss?

Mm-hm?

Sorry.

I spoke to Alex Scanlan's tattooist.

He remembers discussing

the double-headed jackal

with the two of them.

Uh, Alex meant it as a symbol

of his bisexuality.

He told the tattooist

that after years of uncertainty,

he was finally coming out.

Do you think that's what

Foster was talking about? Maybe.

You said he discussed it

with the two of them.

Yeah, the tattooist said

Alex wasn't on his own.

Said he had a younger friend

with him. OK.

Hello again, Mr Lang.

I'd like to talk about Alex,

if that's OK?

I'd like to tell you

what I think happened.

Alex was injured in the woods

by the river.

We think his hand was severed

by an animal trap.

He didn't have his phone,

so he went to the home

of the nearest person he knew

..you.

I heard him call.

He kept looking behind,

he was scared.

You let him into the house.

He was bleeding a lot.

He was crying in pain.

I tried to find something

to stop the blood, he collapsed.

He left.

I told him to go. I said

I understand.

Alex recently came out as bisexual.

You mentioned Alex.

You said something about him

making a move on you.

It was at school.

It was nothing, really.

Another teacher saw.

The school mishandled it, and I

resigned in protest

at the way they treated him.

That must have had

a devastating effect on Alex.

It drove him into his shell.

He was sensitive.

He had none of Leo's confidence,

fire and musical talents.

Leo was just the bassist.

And the songwriter.

He wrote songs, too?

Yeah, yeah.

They'd hang out at The Swelt.

Wild. Abbie was the wildest.

Her parents

..she didn't have their support.

Stoned. Drunk, day and night.

And that poor kid,

no more than a baby.

Rory.

I never saw him in clothes,

always naked.

Running around hungry

..his sister trying

to look after him.

It must have been so hard on her.

Who?

Hey.

Foster Lang has problems

with memory, not truth.

Now, Rory Summerfield hasn't posted

since we found Alex Scanlan's body.

So? Well, he must know about it

cos news leaked out,

and it's all over

Lydia Green's account.

Previously, he commented

or liked every post of hers.

Now he's gone quiet.

Or maybe he thinks we've caught

our k*ller. Case closed.

Which it isn't.

There is no way

we are going to do that!

Is that clear?!

OFFICERS: Yes, Boss.

Sorry. We're just discussing

our media strategy.

The press know about

Alex Scanlan's body

courtesy of our citizen journalists.

They've announced Alex

is the k*ller,

and they want formal confirmation.

And your team is keen to give it.

The ones that are convinced

it's him.

The logic being?

Well

we think Alex was jealous

of Oz Hoffman

because he stole his girl.

So he takes his revenge,

gets injured in the process,

and bleeds out.

Which, in fairness, could be right.

Exactly.

And we know he met Oz

the other night,

maybe that backfired.

The thing is

Alex and Rachel were first loves,

weren't they?

I mean, they went out together

for three years.

Fifteen years ago.

Yeah, but mobile phone records show

that Rachel and Alex Scanlan

had been ringing each other loads.

Maybe they were fighting?

Or catching up on old times?

Well, there's also

the ripped up photos in his house.

We don't know who ripped them

or who's behind the break-in.

People tend not to break

into their own houses.

I know we're under pressure

to get a result,

no-one knows that more than me.

But we can't confirm

what we don't know for sure.

Testing theories is fine,

useful even

but we don't go public

until we're sure.

Keep working the case.

And not everyone thinks

Alex Scanlan is responsible.

Lydia Green is now

pointing the finger at Foster Lang.

Please tell me where we're at

with that woman.

We contacted every hotel and B&B

in the area -

she's not booked in anywhere.

But we also checked CCTV

from the station car park.

That's her registration.

Nice one, Dent. That's good work.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Alex Scanlan was coming out as bi.

That an issue around here?

We're not the most progressive part

of the country,

but we're not dinosaurs either.

The team are just a bit stretched.

They're bound to be.

Dent's a good copper,

he just doesn't know what's hit him.

Which is why he needs

a strong leader.

Sadly,

we both know this has scapegoat

or demotion written all over it.

You don't know that.

Maybe not.

How are you doing with the signal?

Have you spoken to your?

Daughter. No.

But that's not the signal.

Let's just say I

I wasn't always there for her.

Complicated things, families.

Talking of which, I've emailed you

everything on Abbie,

Rory and their parents' drugs bust.

And Kane.

PHONE CHIMES

So, car is registered

to a Lydia Maddox.

Maddox? Parked up in a field

on the edge of town.

And you will never guess what.

Mm-hm?

She's got history

with Gerry Rees-Mortimer.

Fill me in on the way.

Mm-hm.

Anything in the files

you were looking at?

The Summerfields' bust.

A massive party.

Someone grassed on them -

an anonymous tip-off.

Parents got arrested and

and after that?

Their lives,

the lives of everyone in the band,

were never the same again.

DOG BARKING

This way! This way.

Come on, there's a good boy.

This way.

Good boy, good boy. OK.

Thought we told you to leave.

I just solved your crime for you.

I found Rachel.

Then I led you to old man Foster.

You saw my post, right?

Wrong!

You accused a vulnerable man

of committing a crime

he almost certainly didn't commit.

Oh, come on. He's in on it.

He knew Rachel and her dad

from years ago.

He told me that.

He's an old man with dementia

who used to teach her friends.

He's got nothing to do with

the deaths or Gerry Rees-Mortimer.

Really?

Let's see what the press think.

Don't get holier than thou with me,

I'm skint.

I'm living out of this wreck

for Christ sake.

I'm just trying to get by.

I haven't committed any crime.

Depends on who you talk to,

Ms Maddox.

Gerry Rees-Mortimer's lawyers

seem to think you have.

So he may not know who you are,

but a gagging order

was taken out against you

for another social media account

you ran,

under the name Lydia Maddox,

dedicated to bringing

Gerry Rees-Mortimer down.

You're not trying to be

a podcaster at all.

You're trying to get revenge

on the man who bought your company.

BOUGHT my company?

Who swallowed my company,

bankrupted me and spat me out!

What were you hoping to prove,

Lydia?

That he's corrupt.

That he had something to do

with Rachel's death.

And don't believe

that grieving father act.

He's a fraud.

Why would he k*ll his daughter?

Because she saw the light.

That's why she stopped working

for him.

Because she hated his corporate

ethos and knew it sucked.

And you know this how?

I spoke to other employees.

Rumour is she had dirt on him.

CAR ENGINE STARTS

What are we looking for?

Not sure yet.

Dent said that these were all

of Rachel's belongings.

Her father seemed very keen

to get them back. Right.

Forensics just confirmed

that the animal trap found

at Foster Lang's house is not

the one used to sever the hand.

OK.

Anything in the ripped photographs?

There is a second set

of unidentified prints.

We've sent fragments off

for analysis.

Traces of an organosulfur compound

no-one recognises.

Well, let me know

if they come back with anything.

Boss?

Mm-hm?

Travel itinerary. One way.

Details of a new

Australian bank account.

Like we thought -

starting a new life.

Uh, Rachel wasn't just coming back

for a trip down memory lane.

She was coming back to say goodbye.

And this was her insurance

in case her father

tried to stop her.

No wonder he wants

her belongings back.

What is it?

A draft press release

detailing Gerry Rees-Mortimer's

unethical business practices.

Check out the headings.

Uh, Misleading Shareholders,

Misappropriation of Assets,

Harassment and Blackmail.

Like father, like daughter.

She was prepared

to take him down if needs be.

Which gives him a whole new motive.

Mm-hm.

A couple of things.

You were right about Gerry

staying here a lot. Mm-hm?

Dent checked the bookings,

and last summer, Gerry

was pretty much here all the time.

More to the point

Leo Braxton's finances

have come back.

They've had a recent boost.

Leo Braxton isn't here, is he?

No.

He said he was gonna go and let off

some steam at the motocross.

And I'm quite tired too,

so if you don't mind.

You didn't come here

to stop Rachel starting a new life

on the other side of the world.

You needed to stop her

publicly ruining your reputation.

She prepared a press release

as insurance

in case you tried

to stop her leaving.

Did you come all this way

to negotiate?

Or was she just another deal to you?

A deal you couldn't afford to lose.

I'd like you to leave.

The day before Rachel and Oz

went missing,

you paid £50,000

into Leo Braxton's account.

Yeah, this place is struggling.

I'm an investor.

I invest in business!

£50,000 is a lot of money.

I'm a generous man.

Me and Leo go back a long way.

I've got more time for him

than the others.

He's made something of himself,

unlike Alex, who wasted his time

becoming some two-bit DJ.

Mr Rees-Mortimer,

what did Leo Braxton have to do

in return for his money?

What he does best.

Look after this place.

Now, if you want to continue

this conversation,

I suggest we go through solicitors.

Then it would be transactional.

Everything you do is transactional.

Works for me.

Parental love should never be that.

And why did you come here

so much last summer?

Well, I didn't.

I've no idea

what you're talking about.

We need to check

those booking dates,

see if they coincide with when

Oz returned to Australia.

Yeah, will do.

Boss?

Why are you so interested

in Rory Summerfield's socials?

No, it's not just his socials

I'm interested in.

It's one of his followers.

It's something Gerry said.

A two-bit DJ.

Right.

I don't think Rory

was ever looking for Rachel and Oz.

I think he was looking for Alex.

What? I didn't know

they knew each other.

No. Rory was at most

of Alex's DJ gigs by the looks.

And I think he was

the "younger friend" in London.

HE SNIFFLES

Uh, Dent, you'll need to send

all of this over in an email.

Every single shotgun licence.

Thanks.

Abbie Summerfield

has a shotgun licence.

Kane Harrison hasn't.

Or rather can't

because he has a criminal record.

The party,

the one the Summerfields had

What about it?

According to the files,

not everyone was there.

Has he got much longer?

No. His time's more than up.

He's giving him a bit extra.

He was pretty cut up

when I mentioned Alex's death.

Guess we all are, you know.

Especially Rory, I imagine.

Rory?

Him and Alex were clearly close.

Helping him with his DJ-ing,

quite the team.

Oh, that. Yeah.

I guess Rory's starting

to spread his wings.

Drink, drugs,

girlfriends, boyfriends

Well, he's just exploring, isn't he?

All just phases.

Must have reminded you

of your mum and dad

all that partying.

Not really.

Alex recently came out

as bisexual

..I'm sure that wasn't a problem

for either of you? No.

Consenting adults and all that.

They can do what they want.

Couldn't agree more.

It must have been tough

when your parents were sent down

and you went into care.

Rory was, what, four?

And he was taken away from you.

All you wanna do is protect them,

keep them safe.

And you got your brother back.

Must have been quite a battle.

Well, it's family, innit?

It's what you do.

What's your point?

My point is,

it's the hardest thing -

how to protect your kids.

Or in Abbie's case, Rory.

Yeah, well,

you'll have to excuse us,

but we need to go

and get him off now.

And we need to speak to Rory.

Rory!

Police need a word!

Your time's up, Leo!

What the hell's he doing?

Rory, no!

Nice, Chet.

You're going nowhere, mate. Come on.

Get off!

Whoa, wait!

Rory, what the hell are you doing?!

What do you think?!

Trying to get away from you two!

Because you k*lled Alex!

I know you did! You k*lled him!

That's a serious accusation, Rory.

It's true, and they know it.

He's confused. It's fine.

It's not, though, is it?

Is it?!

You k*lled Alex, didn't you?!

No. Rory, of course we didn't.

This is all my fault.

I'm the reason he's dead,

they're all dead.

Do we have to do this right now?

Yes, Mr Harrison,

we have to do this right now.

None of this is your fault.

You've done nothing wrong.

I knew Alex.

I liked him.

We know. And there's nothing

to be ashamed of.

No, love, there isn't. It's fine.

We were just looking out for you!

Like you've always done.

Kane did it.

Kane went out to go confront Alex.

I saw him go.

I know he did.

He left and took the g*n.

You've got it wrong, mate.

It wasn't like that, right.

Kane, we, thought that

you were involved with Alex,

and Kane was uncomfortable

with that.

Rory, there is an age gap

between you and Alex!

All right?

And you know this is hard for him.

It's hard for him, generally.

Because of the abuse you suffered.

So you went and confronted Alex.

It was your gear that got snagged.

Yeah, well, nothing happened.

Abbie stopped me.

Alex, he explained

that you were just friends

and that he wanted to support you in

a way that he hadn't been supported.

And Alex didn't want you

to have to go through anything

that he'd been through.

I messed up.

I'm so sorry, Rory.

But I swear to you, mate,

I didn't k*ll anyone.

And you believed Alex?

Yeah.

Yeah, I believed him cos he was

telling the truth about everything.

There's no way he was lying.

About everything?

Leo?

The 50,000,

what did you have to do for it?

Nothing, it was a gift.

An investment.

Can I go now?

Did Gerry Rees-Mortimer come

and stay with you last summer? No.

No, course not.

Dent, it's Harper

Alex, he wanted to come clean

about the past.

He had this, like, memory box

of pictures.

He wanted to reminisce.

The whole thing was like

a confession, basically.

That he was the anonymous tip-off.

The person who wasn't at the party,

the one who reported your parents

to the police.

He'd lived for years feeling guilt

about the impact that had.

How everything ended.

Rachel's return was his chance

to come clean.

Sorry, um, I don't understand.

Why would Alex grass your parents?

Because he was jealous.

Rachel had ended things with Alex

and had started seeing Leo.

And Alex couldn't cope if he wasn't

with Rachel, so that was it.

Gerry didn't want Rachel to have

anything else to do with us,

so he just brought

the whole thing crashing down.

Because the bust affected

not just you and your parents,

it broke up the band.

And Rachel and Leo.

So Leo wasn't at the camper

the other night

when they all met up.

He blew them out,

so he didn't hear Alex's confession.

His list of calls from Rachel,

there was one the next day.

Forty-six minutes. She told him.

Uh, there's something else.

Dent got it wrong.

So, it wasn't Gerry Rees-Mortimer

staying at The Boar and Brisket

all last summer.

It was a different Rees-Mortimer.

Rachel?

On a break from Oz. She came back.

To do what?

Rekindle her relationship with Leo?

Could be.

PHONE RINGS

Soraya?

Got it.

The sulphur compound

on the ripped pictures -

dithiapentane.

Truffle oil to you and me.

Leo.

HARPER: Leo?

Come.

ELLIS: Don't!

Why not?

Just come away from the edge, Leo.

This is all his fault all of it.

Rachel told you

about Alex's confession.

Yeah.

Yeah.

She thought I should know.

That I was never good enough

for Rachel

..but she is the one thing

that I ever wanted.

And I got her.

I won her love.

Only Alex Alex ended it.

The night of the raid,

he called the police.

I thought it was my fault.

It was something I'd done or

or hadn't done.

Only last summer, she came back.

She just walked in one day

like nothing had changed.

Another summer together.

Another summer that ended.

Rachel and Oz had split up.

You know, they they didn't think

they could they could hack it

at opposite ends of the world.

So we gave us a go.

I wasn't her forever person.

She went back to him.

Heartbreak again.

And again and again

All because of Alex.

He took my life away from me.

So you wanted to take revenge?

I don't know what I wanted.

I just knew I had to confront him.

So you went to his cottage

'He ran away.

'He was going to go and see

Rachel and Oz anyway

'for their last night here.'

I followed him.

You rang Rachel on the way.

PHONE RINGING

She didn't pick up.

So you tracked him down.

Did you mean to hurt him?

No.

'There was a trap on the ground.

'Alex went to go grab it.

It was self-defence.'

ALEX SCREAMS IN PAIN

'The trap just went off.'

Rachel and Oz,

they heard the screams.

PHONE RINGING,

SHE YELPS

HE CHUCKLES

DISTANT SCREAMING

They came running.

'Oz and I fought'

And Alex, he

grabbed Rachel's phone

and his hand

..and he ran away.

'I didn't mean

for any of this to happen.

'I didn't.'

It just got so crazy.

Oz coming at me.

Rachel screaming at me.

Leo, please! Leo!

I lost it.

GUNSHO

Rachel tried to save Oz.

I tried to stop her, but I couldn't.

The love of my life

..dived in there

to save the love of hers.

HE SOBS

Here you go.

Nice one.

Mate, I'm sorry, I got it wrong

about the bookings

at The Boar And Brisket.

Archie, it's not a problem.

Mistakes happen.

I came to thank you.

No need.

Well, far be it from me

to tell anyone what to do,

but I took gardening leave once.

It wasn't

all it was cracked up to be.

Dent and the team,

they just need a steer.

Keep on keeping on?

Mm-hm.

So

I think the time has finally come.

But maybe I could snag a lift

to the station?

And you could just drop me?

Or yeah, I can

I can just walk.

For a drink.

For you.

Maybe I'll just have a tea.

What, a tea?!

Mm.

I'll see what, uh,

real ales they've got.

PHONE CHIMES

Just leave it.

Probably just Leighton telling us

how marvellous we are again.

You reckon?

I do.

I am actually dying of thirst.

PHONE CHIMES

INAUDIBLE

Is everything all right?

Yeah. It is now.

Good. For a moment there,

I thought we were in trouble.

Ah. Thanks.

We are celebrating.

And, um,

what are we celebrating exactly?

Time will tell.

Careful.

That was strong.

Cheers, Chet.

Cheers, Ellis.

Mm. Whoa.

SHE LAUGHS