01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

Gary, it's started!

Wait. Wait!

Hey, you're in our way.

Well, erm...

KIDS CHATTER

KNOCK AT DOOR

BELL RINGING

Oh, I'll get it, shall I?

Move! You move.

Behave.

KIDS CHATTER

Oh, hi. Good afternoon.

My name's Marion. I
live across the street.

Oh! Nice to meet you. I'm Ann.

The thing is,
Billingham's a nice area.

I'm sure you're perfectly
civil yourself, but...

Ah. Here it is.

As you can see, quite a few of the
neighbours have already signed it.

You're trying to get
rid of us? It's not you.

It's your husband.

All these foreigners pouring
off the boats like rats.

Surely, you could've
done better for yourself.

I think you'd be happier
elsewhere, don't you?

KIDS CHATTER

TV: 'Oh, can you believe this?'
'That's called character, Alf.'

'Character?! It's a chuffin' health
hazard, that's what that is.'

CLATTERING

DOG BARKING

No.

No, I'm not having
this. Honestly...

No. Love, it's not worth it.

Hey! You can shove your
petition up your arse!

And if you ever try anything
like that again, you'll be sorry!

WOMAN: Keep it down, will you?!

MAN: Pack it in, will you?!

HE CHUCKLES Hey.

Sorry. No.

I think I like this side of you.

Really? Well, you'd
better get used to it.

MUSIC: 'Pictures
Of You' by The Cure

♪ I've been looking so long
At these pictures of you

♪ That I almost believe
That they're real

♪ I've been living so long
With my pictures of you

♪ That I almost believe

♪ That the pictures
Are all I can feel. ♪

You've no need to be nervous.
He's a very nice fella.

He could be the spawn
of Satan for all I care.

As long as he listens
to what I have to say.

You don't have to say
anything. That's why I'm here.

WOMAN: Hello. Follow
me, please. Thanks.

It's just round here.

Let me do the
talking. KNOCK AT DOOR

DOOR OPENS

Back to my constituency
on Friday. All right.

Mrs Ming. Mr Ming. Come on in.

Thanks, Isabelle.

Frank. Jack.

Thanks for seeing us today.
I know how busy you are.

Not at all. Always a pleasure.

So, as I mentioned
on the phone, I...

This is our daughter, Mr Straw.

And this? This is the
man who m*rder*d her.

That's not an opinion. He
confessed to it in a court of law.

Yes, I've been following
the case closely, Mrs Ming.

Well, I am not happy with
the perjury sentence,

and I wanna know what
you're gonna do about it.

Well, there's not a great deal
I can do about it, I'm afraid.

Then something needs to be done

about changing the double
jeopardy law, doesn't it?

Double jeopardy is a
very grey area, Mrs Ming.

I'm not bothered what colour it is,
I wanna know what you're gonna do.

Don't bother with that.

There's no case like
ours in that book,

or any other, for that matter.

Am I right?

Well, as a matter
of fact, you are.

Here's where things
currently stand -

the Home Affairs Select
Committee are recommending

that the double
jeopardy law be changed,

and I've asked the Law Commission
to undertake their own review,

but this may take
years, I'm afraid.

Well, we... we
haven't got years.

He'll be out before too long.

And once he's out, it'll be a bloody
sight harder to get him put back in.

It's a general principle of
law-making in this country

that any change should only apply
to the future, not the past.

So even if their
recommendations are enacted,

the chances of it being
applied retrospectively

to historic cases
such as yours...

pretty slender, I'm afraid.

I'm sorry, I'm just
being honest with you.

OK, well, tell me this.

What would you do if you
were in our situation?

If you're to have any
chance of success,

you'll have to get the Law
Commission on your side.

All right, well, give me
the name of the person

I need speak to
there, then, please.

You've got grit,
I'll give you that.

We've been wronged, Jack.
How can I stay silent?

My advice? Don't.

In fact, the louder
you are, the better.

Bloody hell.

You just had the Home Secretary
eating out of your hand.

Well, I don't know what
all the fuss is about.

He's just a man in a slightly
better suit than yours.

THEY LAUGH CHARLIE:
Good one, love.

Have I missed anything?

You must be joking.

I've seen encyclopaedias
with less detail than this.

Let's just hope they
get back to us quickly.

I'm gonna go to bed.

What are you doing?

Oh, just some paperwork,
love. Sleep tight.

Night, Kev. Night.

What is it? Is it Kev?

I don't think he saw anything.

No, erm...

I'm thinking of
retiring from the NHS.

What?

Just feels like it's time.

But you love your job.

I know.

But this is gonna need all
of my focus and energy now.

What?

You heard what Jack Straw said.

It could take years.

I don't care how long it takes.

What if it's five years?

Ten years, even?

And what if after all
those years of fighting,

you still don't get
the result you want?

We can't think like that.

Look, I know how you feel about
all of this, and that's fine.

I don't need your help,
but I do need your support.

DOOR CLOSES Oh, hi,
love. How was your week?

DOOR SLAMS

MUSIC PLAYS THROUGH HEADPHONES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in.

Mind if I sit?

Is everything OK, love?

You'd tell me if it
wasn't, wouldn't you?

Kev, look, whatever it is,
you can be honest with me.

SOFTLY: Oh, my God.

Oh, where did you find
these? The library.

Some kids at school
were saying things.

Oh. Oh, Kev.

I didn't read any
more after that one.

No, of course you couldn't.

Look, please let me explain...
Why would you lie to me?

I don't know. Why?

I don't know, love. I...
I didn't mean to hurt you.

We wanted to protect
you, that's all.

Not just your grandad and
me, but your dad as well.

You were so young.

But I am sorry. I'm sorry.

It's not fair.

Look, you can ask me
anything you like about her,

anything at all, OK?

And I will...

I'll tell you the truth
now, I promise. I promise.

She was m*rder*d, wasn't she?

Yes.

By who?

A man she knew.

Is he in prison?

Yeah. For k*lling my mam?

No.

But I'm fighting
to put that right.

What do you mean?

Well, I'm trying
to change the law

so that your mam gets
the justice she deserves.

And so I can help other people
in the same situation as us.

Why did he k*ll her?

I don't know, love.

I don't think I'll ever know.

But I'm gonna make sure
it wasn't for nothing.

EXHALES TEARFULLY

Come here.

TEARFULLY: I'm sorry for lying.

SHE SOBS

Why haven't they replied
yet? The Law Commission?

Yes, of course the
Law Commission.

Sorry. It's just
been weeks, Charlie.

Maybe they're just very busy.

No.

We've been fobbed off yet again.

You don't know that.

Maybe we should go to London.

Get a meeting in person.

Well, that might be easier
said than done, love.

Well, what do you suggest?
You know I can't just give up.

SIGHS

I haven't the energy
any more, love.

I'm sorry.

Told you you should've
married someone younger.

Charlie. What?

Give me your hand.
No, it's fine...

Give me it.

Oh, darling.

It's getting worse.

There's no definitive
test for it,

but based on the physical
examination and your symptoms,

so the chronic
fatigue and tremors,

then I'm afraid it
is highly likely.

Thank you, doctor.

If you have any
questions... No. Thank you.

You've been very helpful.

Come on. Mrs Ming.

ANN EXHALES

Thank you.

Charlie, wait.

We will get through
this, Charlie.

What about the Law Commission?
What are you talking about?

Everything's changed,
love. No, it hasn't.

Yes, it has. This
is about you now.

It's not, and nor should it be.

Not for a good while anyway.

I don't want you
fussing over me.

What I want is for
you to keep fighting.

I don't think that's true, Charlie.
But it is. You have to, Ann.

Because otherwise, I don't
think you'll ever find peace.

If the Law Commission have decided
double jeopardy's not a priority,

then you need to do
whatever it takes

to make them sit
up and take notice.

OK? OK.

And don't stop till
the fight is done.

With me on the show today
is the mother of Julie Hogg,

a young woman m*rder*d in 1989
by a man who has escaped justice

because of a centuries-old
law known as double jeopardy.

Ann Ming, welcome to News Hour.
Thanks, Penny. It's good to be here.

I should start by talking
about double jeopardy,

which some people claim is
there to prevent endless trials

of the same person.

'Now, I can understand why it was
created more than 800 years ago,

'but today, it's not
fit for purpose.'

It shouldn't apply to someone

who's openly boasted
about committing a m*rder,

and that's exactly what
my daughter's k*ller did.

He bragged about pulling
off the perfect crime.

Now, if that's not a
reason to change the law,

then I don't know what is.

You've embarked on quite
a campaign, haven't you?

'Yes. Yes, I have, Penny.

'I'm doing newspapers and
radio, a TV documentary,

'I'm talking to
politicians, you name it.'

If you could follow
me, Mrs Ming.

It must be painful, though.

'It is. But my daughter
has been denied justice,

'and I won't stop until
it's been rectified.'

I hear you're also going to
be on national television

to debate Imran Khan, the lawyer
for Stephen Lawrence's family?

'Yes, that's right.

'For some reason, he believes
the law should stay as it is.

'So I'll have to change
his mind, won't I?'

CREW MEMBER: 15 seconds.
Stand by, please.

With all its power
and resources,

the state shouldn't be
permitted to make repeated,

theoretically unlimited attempts

to convict a man when he doesn't
have the analogous resources

to find the evidence
that clears him.

REPORTER: Would you
agree, Mrs Ming?

Look, well, I don't know
all these fancy words.

I just know that the law's unfair,
and it needs to be changed.

Look, the real problem here's
ineffectual police investigations.

Now, without double jeopardy,
you'd just get sloppy police work

because they'd know they
could just try again

if things didn't go their way.

But surely, there'd be safeguards
for... to prevent that...

And where would that leave us?

With an individual living in a state
of constant anxiety and insecurity,

subjected to embarrassment,
expense and ordeal

and the police disincentivised
to be rigorous or proficient.

Mrs Ming?

Er, you have a daughter,
I believe, Mr Khan?

Yes, I do.

Well, if your daughter
had been m*rder*d

and a man had confessed to
k*lling her in a court of law,

would you be happy with
a perjury sentence?

Well, legally speaking...

No, I'm not talking as a
lawyer, I'm talking as a father.

Well, I wouldn't say... Would you
be happy with a perjury sentence?

Of course I wouldn't.

You wouldn't. Well,
that says it all.

You can stop the cameras now
because that says it all.

He wouldn't be happy with a
perjury sentence, and we're not.

And we'll go to the European Court
of Human Rights if we have to

for justice for our daughter.

BREATHES HEAVILY

Mr Khan, Mrs Ming. Thank
you very much for your time.

Yes, that's correct.
How can I help you?

WOMAN: 'Is Mrs Ming there?'

No, I'm sorry, she's
not here right now.

Can I give her a message?

'Oh, I'm calling from
the Law Commission.'

Oh. 'Mr Wilkie would
like to meet her.'

I see.

Right, I'll be sure to
pass that on to her.

'Thank you very much.' Ta-ra.

That was them. Who?

The Law Commission.

Alan Wilkie saw the
debate on the telly.

Says he wants to meet you.

SHE CHUCKLES

I'm sorry for the delay

in responding to your thorough
and very moving letter.

So you did read it, then? Yes.

Let's just say you've made
yourself hard to ignore.

We know there are several other
families around the country

in your situation,
and we were hoping...



Other cases, that is.
I've met most of them.

They are just as desperate for
the law to be changed as us.

I'll get to the point, Ann.

Erm... We agree wholeheartedly

that a review should
be a priority.

Good.

But it needs to
be retrospective.

Otherwise, it's of
no bloody use to us.

We'll do what we can.

He's out in a few years, you see...
the man who m*rder*d our Julie.

So I hope you mean that.

It's understandable that you're
keen to get things moving,

especially in the
light of his appeal.

He's appealing?

Yes. Against his
perjury sentence?

I'm sorry, I assumed
you'd have heard.

Well, then...

then that's even more reason to
get your skates on, isn't it?

No time for messing around!

About this appeal, Ann,

you might consider
writing to the justices.

We're seeing some
compelling evidence

that something called a
victim impact statement

can influence the court.

I wrote one of those
for his perjury case.

Didn't make a blind
bit of difference.

You wrote an impact statement
for the perjury sentencing?

Took years off my
life, it did. Why?

No, I've read that file
from cover to cover.

I'm sorry to say that there
was no such statement in there.

What? But I... I handed it
in at the CPS personally.

I can only imagine it's some
sort of bureaucratic oversight.

Oh, for God's sake. No
wonder he only got six years!

I was told it would play a big
role in the judge's sentencing.

That's certainly how
it's supposed to work.

God, it's like we
don't bloody matter!

You must have a very low opinion
of the legal establishment.

Honestly, Alan, it's been
like this from the start.

The police not listening to me,

Julie's reputation
dragged through the mud,

and now no-one's bothered
to even read my statement.

I realise you probably won't want
to write another impact statement.

But if you do, I will make
sure that the justices read it.

You have my word on that.

You're writing
another one? Yeah.

He's appealing his perjury
sentence. Oh, for...

Yeah, you haven't forgotten we're
out for Gary's birthday tonight?

No, course not.

A CPS courier's picking it
up from the house at 4:30.

I'll have plenty of time.

All right. I'll do you a coffee.

Yeah. Thanks, love.

TV PLAYS

What time's the taxi
coming? 15 minutes.

You look very nice. Thank you.

They said they'd call to
confirm they received it.

Hm?

I'm gonna have to
call them, Charlie.

KEYPAD TONES

MAN: 'Royal Courts of Justice.'
Hello. Yeah, erm, it's Ann Ming.

Case number 201208.

I'm calling to check that you
received my impact statement.

'No, we haven't received anything
for that case, I'm afraid.'

What? No, are you sure?

It should've been faxed
over in the last hour or so.

'No, I can't see anything
here.' Unbelievable. All right.

'I'll get them to
send it again.'

Yeah, well, thanks. 'Thank you.'

They haven't bloody
sent it. Who?

The CPS! How hard
is it to send a fax?

Where you going? You go ahead.

I'll just get there when I can.

Surely, you don't have to drive
round there? Can't you just...?

Yes, I do! Look, I don't trust them
to do anything after the last time.

Ann. Ann!

Just, er, tell Gary not to
open his presents without me.

DOOR CLOSES

Is it finished? Sorry?

The meeting? Excuse me,
miss, you can't go in there!

Oh, can't I? He's in
the middle of a...

I'm sorry, sir.
We've met before.

Excuse me. Do you remember?

A year or so ago. Mrs Ming...

I was promised that the judge
at the perjury sentencing

would get my victim statement.

He never received
it. As you can see...

And now the man who
k*lled my daughter

is appealing against his
poxy six-year sentence.

So do you know what I
did? I wrote another one.

I went through the t*rture of
reliving our Julie's m*rder,

and I wrote another
very detailed statement.

A statement I was promised would be
in London before six o'clock today.

And guess what? You lot have
bloody well let me down again!

Mrs Ming! No!

I will call Frank Cook, Alan Wilkie,
Jack bleedin' Straw if I have to!

I am not leaving this room

until you call the clerk of court
in London and fax him my document!

I think I'd listen to
Mrs Ming if I were you.

KEYPAD TONES Thank you.

Where is everyone?

They left already? They
waited as long as they could.

They've got their
own lives, Ann.

I thought I'd make it.

I didn't know what
to order, so...

No, this is fine, thanks. Yeah.

If it's cold, I can ask them
that... It's fine, thanks.

I wish I could be in
two places at once.

But you can't, Ann.

It's not for nothing, Charlie.

I hope you're right.

Now, remember, it really
isn't the end of the world

if this appeal is successful
and his sentence is reduced.

Anything that puts that
man back on the streets

is catastrophic in my book.

Well, let's keep
everything crossed.

Having considered the evidence,

and especially in
light of the, er...

thorough and affecting
victim impact statement

supplied by Mrs Ming, we are
unanimous in our judgement

that a sentence of six years
was not manifestly excessive,

and we do not seek to interfere
with the judge's ruling.

And consequently, we dismiss
the appeal against the sentence.

EXHALES

Thank goodness for that.

So, what happens next,
about double jeopardy?

Well, that's a small matter

of unpicking 800 years
of legal history.

But, you know, it's in the
hands of the Home Secretary

and the Lord Chancellor now.

They have our report, and they'll
give it their consideration.

How long will that take?
Shouldn't be too long.

Right.

Thanks for coming with me. I
wouldn't miss it for anything.

I know it's not easy for you.

You know, it will be quite
something if they overturn the law.

Well, unless it's retrospective,
it's all been for nothing.

No.

Whatever happens,
you've done her proud.

Government white paper,
and all because of you.

We best get going. Aye.

Right, you look after
Angela for us, won't you?

Mwah. Got everything.

I wanna come too.

Oh, no, darling, I don't
think that's a good idea.

Why not? Why
shouldn't I be there?

I wanna be there to support you.

And for my mam.

I'm just... I'm getting nervous
now. Ah, don't be nervous.

Does my hair look all
right in this wind?

Your hair looks great.
You look very nice.

It's blowing everywhere.
You look very nice.

REPORTERS CLAMOUR

No.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hello. My name's Ann
Ming. I'm here...

This is for you, Mrs
Ming. Oh, thank you.

GASPS

Oh, God, it's retrospective!

The double jeopardy
law's being overturned,

and it's gonna be retrospective.

Oh, I can't believe it.

REPORTER: It's a monumental
moment for you, Ann.

It is, yeah. I'm shaking. God!

I just can't believe
it. ANN LAUGHS

REPORTERS CHATTER

Well, I suppose the lesson is...

being a bloody-minded pain in
the arse can pay off sometimes.

MARK LAUGHS Yes.

Here's to you. Frank! Hiya. Aw.

Sorry I couldn't be there.

But you probably heard me cheering
from the other end of the A1.

Do you know Mark Braithwaite?
He's another one of the good guys.

Nice to meet you, Mark.
Likewise. Take a seat.

Without fellas like you, we'd
never have achieved what we have.

Well, we're not quite there yet.

Which is not to say we
shouldn't celebrate.

You've got to recognise
your victories

along the way, haven't you?

Well, I... I mean, I know it
needs to be debated, but I...

From what I understand, after
a bit of back and forth,

it is likely to get
the votes, isn't it?

In the Commons, yes.

But remember, the Lords
is a different matter.

There you go. Thanks.

They're a bunch of old
conservative white men in the main.

They're not generally keen on
dismantling ancient English laws.

Well, do you think
they'll block it?

I won't lie.

I think it'll be
tough to get through.

Well, who do I talk
to? About what?

Speaking to the Lords.
Would they allow it?

It's very unconventional.

But it is allowed?
You'd really do that?

Make a speech to the Lords?

Can you help me or not?

HE SCOFFS

I know Lord Falconer a
little. Let me speak to him.

Thanks.

Don't screw it up.
I'll try not to.

Good luck with
that. FRANK CHUCKLES

Safe and sober or
bold and red? Hmm.

I'd play it safe if I were you.

Are you sure you don't
wanna come with me?

I'd love to.

I just...

Right.

Now some shoes.

You'll look great
whatever you wear.

MAN: Good morning.

This must all seem rather
grand to you, but don't worry.

The committee room
isn't quite as medieval.

MAN: Morning. Morning.

MAN: Morning. Morning?
It's 2:30 in the afternoon.

Well, it's always morning
here until the House sits.

One of our little
conventions. BELL RINGS

Now, when we vote, we
queue in two lines,

either the content or
the not-content corridor,

and we are counted off by
a peer holding a drumstick.

Musical or chicken?

HE CHUCKLES Right, here we are.

You ready? Er... yeah.

You do have a speech, don't you?

I've made some notes, but I
don't think I'll need them.

Mrs Ming, these are some
of the most powerful

and respected people
in the country.

I have seen seasoned
speakers go completely dry.

Look, I may not be
hoity-toity like you lot,

but I know what I wanna say.

I've had 13 years
to think about it.

All right. All right.

My most noble and learned Lords,

may I introduce
my guest today...

Mrs Ann Ming, who'll
be talking to us

with regards to the
Criminal Justice Bill,

specifically part 10,

which concerns the so-called
double jeopardy rule.

LORDS CHATTER

Thank you.

ANN CLEARS THROAT

My Lords and Ladies, erm...

thank you most humbly for,
erm, letting me speak today.

I'll try not to take up
too much of your time.

On November 16th, 1989,

our eldest daughter,
Julie, went missing.

The police, when
I spoke to them...

We hadn't seen her, you
see, since the previous day,

and she was due in court in
Stockton the next morning...

Speak up.

SHE CLEARS THROAT

Anyway, I had a gut...

a gut feeling that something
dreadful had happened to her.

The police spent a week searching
her home, and they found nothing.

Look, I'm gonna tell you how
it feels to lose a child.

And how it feels to
be shafted by the law.

There have been two moments
of deep trauma in my life.

One was the moment I found my
daughter's body under the bath.


still have nightmares.

The second was the moment

I had to watch my daughter's
m*rder*r walk free.

Nobody here will ever,
ever know how that feels.

Trusting the state to bring
you justice and peace...

...only to find yourself
marginalised and betrayed.

For you, the law is just
something you make for others

in this ivory tower with
your inherited privileges.

But for me, it's a cancer.

For the last 13 years, I have
fought to get justice for Julie.

I've had to deal with
rank police incompetence,

two mistrials, two
home secretaries

and a CPS who didn't even
seem to care about us victims.

On top of all that...

...I had to figure out a way

of telling my grandson what
happened to his mammy...

...and how to keep
my marriage together

when me and my husband,
Charlie, were drowning in grief.

EXHALES

No, look, I don't want
your sympathy, I just...

I just need you to listen.

If someone is sent
to prison for a crime

and new evidence proves that
they were innocent all along,

well, it's only right that
they should walk free.

Well, surely, it should work
the other way round, too.

If someone is acquitted

and new evidence proves that
they were guilty all along,

well, then they should
take the rap for it.

Look, I'm not...

I'm not interested in
revenge or even compensation.

I just want the man who
took our little girl from us

to pay for his crime.

Our daughter's right to
life was stolen from her.

The only way we can get justice

is by changing the double
jeopardy law retrospectively.

LORDS: Hear, hear.

Thank you.

Fancy seeing you here.

I'm here all the time.

You are? I didn't know that.

There's a lot you
don't know, Mam.

I don't think I've got the energy
to keep on fighting, you know.

If the Lords block it...

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

Do you ever see her? Who?

Our Julie.

I miss her so much. SHE SIGHS

I don't care...
who she was with,

what she went through
in her private life.

I just...

I just wish I could tell
her that I love her.

Mam. What?

I miss her too.

But I think you need
to move on, Mam.

I think you need to let her go.

What do you mean?

I'm saying, Mam, that you've
got two living children.

Gary, love... Bye, Mam.

DOOR CLOSES

Where have you been? Huh?

We've been waiting for
hours! Who's been waiting?

Well, come and see. What?

Through here, love.

SHE CHUCKLES Frank.

It's my birthday today.

And it's the best one
I've ever had. BOTTLE POPS

Congratulations.

The bill's gone through, love.
It's got through the Lords.

And it's retrospective.

What? It is true, Ann.

SHE MUMBLES Really?

We've done it.

You've done it.

SHE SOBS

Really, has it
happened? Oh, God.

Oh, my God, I can't
believe it. It's over.

Oh, no, really? Yeah.

SHE SOBS

TEARFULLY: Charlie, we did
it. No, you did it. You did.

We did.

Oh, God, it's all over.

We've won.

SHE SOBS We did it.

You did it, it was all you.

My government will continue
to make the reduction of crime

and the fear of
crime a priority.

The government will be implementing
the Criminal Justice Act

to ensure the
effective punishment

of dangerous and
persistent offenders.

REPORTER: It took the High
Court only a matter of minutes

to quash the original
acquittal of October 1991,

opening the door to
today's historic retrial

in the case of Julie Hogg's
m*rder. REPORTERS CLAMOUR

Mrs Ming, do you think
they'll let him off the hook?

What do you mean, "let
him off the hook"?

Well, the judge might decide
he's spent long enough in prison.

He's done nearly ten years.

What does she mean by
that? Let's get you inside.

In deciding your sentence,

I have borne in mind
your guilty plea,

which has saved Julie
Hogg's family and friends

from enduring a further trial.

Before I come to sentence you,
I should like to read an extract

from Mrs Ming's
impact statement,

a harrowing and moving account

of the harm you have
done to the family.

"As a family, we are
damaged beyond repair"

"and will never be the same again
as Julie will never return home."

"The love we feel for Julie

"means it is we who are
serving the life sentence.

"Julie's son, Kevin, has
missed out on a mother's love."

"He has missed out
on a childhood."

"All he has left of her
are a few photographs."

Notwithstanding
your guilty plea...

...I have seen no evidence of
genuine contrition on your part

as opposed to
evident self-pity...

...and attempts by you
to avoid or minimise

the proper consequences
of what you have done.

Those consequences are that
on the count of m*rder,

you will be imprisoned for life

with a minimum
tariff of 17 years.

Mm.

Take him down.

REPORTER: Ann! Ann!

I... I just can't believe
what's happened today.

I can't believe that we've finally
got justice for our daughter.

I'd, erm...

Mrs Ming, this is the first
person in Britain to be convicted

of a crime for which they'd
previously been acquitted.

It's historic, isn't it?

Yeah, I suppose. Suppose
it is, really, yeah.

Sorry, it's not often
that I'm speechless.

Your campaign, it has taken
up so much of your life.

What will you do now?

Erm, more line
dancing, probably.

Ann, I don't think you realise
quite what you've achieved.

Don't be daft.

To overturn one of the most
established legal principles

in Western democracy.

People talk about
speaking truth to power.

Well, you've made history today.

I just hope he never gets out.

You've ignited a debate
around the world.

Every country with
double jeopardy laws

has been watching us
very closely indeed.

Here, Mark's got us another round
to celebrate. You deserve that.

It's the least we deserve.

To Ann! MEN: To Ann.

Cheers.

COUNTRY POP MUSIC PLAYS

Do people do this sober?

Nothing to be worried about.

I'm getting a drink. A
large one. What do you want?

Whatever they've got.

♪ This used to be my heart

♪ I was torn apart

♪ And I'm fading

♪ Deeper in my soul

♪ Blackening, so cold

♪ I'm fading away. ♪

LAUGHS TEARFULLY

Queue was too long. I'll
go back in a few minutes.

What's wrong? Is everything OK?

MAN: 'All right, everyone, are we
all ready? Grab your favourite...'

You all right? '..pair of
cowboy boots, it's time.'

Yeah. I'm OK. 'A-five, six...'

I'm OK.

'A-five, six, seven,
eight.' You sure?

COUNTRY POP MUSIC PLAYS

I love you. Gosh, that's nice.

Oh, it's starting.

Bloody hell, is that
it? Let's have a go.

♪ Out on the road for sunrise

♪ Another town left behind

♪ Opened up the throttle
On this old big rig

♪ And tried to make
up A little time

♪ If I can drop
this load off early

♪ I'll pick another
one up tonight

♪ Make it to the woods And
keep the end of the road

♪ Only just out of sight

♪ I'ma clicking those miles... ♪

Oh, you came! I can't
believe that you came.

All right, Dad? Hi, Dad.

Hiya, Mam, all right?

I think I need my head
checking. Come on, it'll be fun.

Come on.

You know the moves, Mam!

♪ Everything's all right

♪ And I always keep
The end of the road

♪ Just out of sight

♪ I'ma clicking those miles

♪ There ain't no
reason To count... ♪

MUSIC FADES

APPLAUSE