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[ Footsteps approaching ]
[ Man speaking French ]
Pierre: Mrs. Klein,
you should take a seat.
I will bring you a
drink straight away.
Take this. I'll be right back.
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[ Cassie laughs ]
I bet you blink first.
[ Laughs ]
I'm not playing.
Come on.
Hey. What's wrong?
I need to tell you
about this work thing.
I should have mentioned
it before, but...
Oh, sounds serious.
I didn't want to worry you.
Don't then.
- We're on holiday.
- [ Chuckles ]
No work, remember?
Says the hardest-working
woman ever.
Yeah.
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Excuse me.
You must stay here for
as long as you like.
Thank you.
[ Indistinct conversation ]
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You see, who needs Brighton?
[ Both laugh ]
I need to earn a living.
Oh, I keep telling you,
give up work tomorrow.
- Yeah.
- [ Chuckles ]
- [ Clear throat ]
- Are you okay?
Whoa. Eric. What's going on?
- [ Grunts ]
- Eric? Are you okay?
- [ Groans ]
- Have you been stung?
Where... Where's
your adrenaline pen?
Can someone help me, please?!
How do I... Please help me.
What do I do, Eric?
I will leave you in
peace for a moment.
I will be back.
Oui, monsieur.
[ Door closes ]
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[ Bells tolling ]
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[ Speaking German ]
Danka.
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[ P.A. announcements
in German ]
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Sandy?
It's Roy.
No.
No, no.
- P-Please.
- [ Breathing shakily ]
Please.
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- Mrs. Klein?
- Yeah.
Your husband... he requested
the use of the hotel safe.
It was more secure
than your room.
So I am returning this for you.
Thank you.
I cannot express
my sorrow enough.
You've been very kind.
Oh, I just need to confirm
your address for the car.
Your husband has given
us your Brighton mailbox
as your contact address,
but you live in Paris, no?
- Yes.
- [ Speaking French ]
[ Man replies in French ]
- I'll take you to your car.
- Thank you.
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What happened to you?
I could ask you the same thing.
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Do you remember anything
about the crash?
Bits.
Not much.
How did you know I was here?
A friend in Munich
Police. He had a tip-off.
You must have quite the story.
So... I'm listening.
Mm.
I can't do this now.
Oh, I can.
I don't know how to...
Sandy, please.
I left.
I left you.
Sorry. What?
You left me? T-That's
what this is?
They were dark days for me.
You've no idea.
What happened to
talking it through?
You could have come to me.
- Not that simple.
- Separation, then.
Divorce, even?
Anything that doesn't
involve vanishing
off the face of the Earth.
Was I really such
a terrible husband?
You actually wanted me
to believe you were dead?
That's why you've been living
under this false identity?
Well, here it is.
All the paperwork
declaring you legally dead.
So it all went to plan.
Sandy: It's hard, isn't it?
Living on your own.
Lonely.
Grace: I've imagined this
moment so many times.
You miraculously alive.
I thought I would
feel... joy, relief.
Never anger.
I was accused of your m*rder.
Tell me where you've been!
You owe me that much, at least.
It became impossible for
me to stay in Brighton,
to stay with you, and I
couldn't talk to you about it.
- Why not?
- Because you were never there.
I was having panic attacks.
Wasn't sleeping.
Found myself just...
driving.
Came to Munich, and
I just broke down.
I...
Broke down.
Christ. Was it really so bad?
Leaving was better.
For you.
It was over.
You never told me it was over.
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[ Sandy crying ]
[ Door slams ]
What happened?
This was her choice.
She wanted me to
believe she was dead.
Why?
Ah... Can we just go?
I cannot waste another
second of my time,
our time, on her.
No. I didn't fly all this
way just to hold your hand.
She's not only
haunting you, is she?
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Cleo: Hello, Sandy.
I'm Cleo.
Roy's fiancée.
I think you have some
explaining to do.
How far along are you?
Are you sick of
his long hours yet?
No, but he might
be sick of mine.
We both have a job to do.
Well, just try not
to isolate yourself
while he's out working
and you're home alone
with a crying baby.
Oh, you really can't
help yourself, can you?
Thank God we never had kids.
I mean, thank God.
Roy.
Just try and think for a moment
what you've both been through.
The past is done. It's done.
This really isn't
my battle to fight,
but I will say this.
Roy is a good man.
He doesn't deserve to
be treated like this.
I was broken. I didn't know.
If I failed you,
Sandy, I'm sorry.
I am.
But I refuse to believe
that this was your only option.
And this?
I still have a key to our house.
It's not your house
anymore, Sandy.
You know that, don't you?
All of this, all of it...
it has to stop now.
[ Sobbing ]
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I know.
I know it does.
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I'm sorry.
I hope you can
forgive me somehow.
I hope so, too.
You're gonna have to
leave that one with me.
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Let's go home.
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[ Dog barking in distance ]
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- [ Gasps ]
- [ Objects clattering ]
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- [ Gasps ]
- [ Camera shutter clicks ]
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Shh. Go back to sleep, love.
What time is it, Shelby?
It's just gone 2:00.
Love you.
[ Wincing softly ]
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Ow.
[ Blows ]
[ Muttering ]
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Shelby?
You here, love?
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[ Exhales ]
[ Sighs ]
- No more ghosts.
- No more ghosts.
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Pierre: [ Pleading ]
I already told you.
I told you. Oh.
I don't have it.
No! I don't have it. Please.
She didn't answer. I
don't know where she is.
- [ Scuffling ]
- [ Pierre screaming ]
Pierre: Please! No! [ Grunts ]
[ Thud ]
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[ Sighs ]
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Man: Eric, Eric. [ Laughs ]
Eric, blackmail does
not suit you, my friend.
You need to lay down that sword.
It's too late to get out now.
Oh, but that pen drive of yours
needs to be returned to us.
You know, your little
insurance policy.
Or we will come and find you.
And your pretty bride.
Cassie, is it?
You've got 24 hours.
No police.
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[ Police radio chatter ]
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Branson: Cameras show the
car driving down this road
at 2:57 a.m. last night.
No one followed him.
It's just one driver.
Car registered to Shelby Stonor.
How the mighty have fallen.
- What, you know him?
- Yeah. Home invasions.
Mainly London
targets, high-value.
Then he started getting lazy,
fancied having a go
on his own doorstep.
That's when I picked him up.
I thought he was out on license.
Fresh start.
New wife.
What are we thinking? Drugs?
Cleo: Yeah, at first
I thought so, too.
Something certainly caused
him to haemorrhage internally,
some kind of toxic shock.
But this isn't your
standard drug use.
It's a massive bleed.
And then there's this.
Grace: What's that, a needle?
It's larger than the average
hypodermic needle wound.
Postmortem's this afternoon,
so we'll know more then.
Okay. We'll see you there.
What about traf cam? Anything?
Yeah, so his plate was
clocked at 2:44 a.m.
heading in this direction,
it's likely he was en
route to the hospital.
His driving was
all over the shop.
But here's the
interesting thing...
Stonor's wife told uniform
that he was at work last night.
Uh, security at a storage
unit called Move and Groove
on Platemere Road.
But early last
night, ANPR picked up
his plate heading inland
from the direction of
the seafront at 1:14 a.m.
So nowhere near Platemere Road.
Nope.
I think we need to pay
Mrs. Stonor a visit.
So, how was it? Munich?
Oh, we'll need a
pint for that one.
Maybe more than one.
And, uh, Cleo? Is she okay?
She was fearless. By
my side the whole time.
You were absolutely right,
I couldn't have
done it without her.
Oh, uh, I should
warn you, though...
Pewe is on the
warpath about Crisp.
Well, I'll look forward
to that conversation.
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Norman, please stop avoiding me.
We do need to talk.
[ Sighs ]
How long have you known?
Few weeks.
Why didn't you tell me?
I'm worried about you.
There's treatments, you know.
It's not all doom and gloom.
I've got this under control.
I promise.
[ Sighs ]
[ Dog barking in distance ]
I found all these bloody
tissues in the bin.
I thought he'd cut
himself. I was worried.
I... tried his phone,
looked up the work number.
No answer there either.
Christ.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Stonor.
Forgive me. This might seem
like a strange question,
but have you ever known
Shelby to take drugs?
It's not his thing.
Not in my time, anyway.
His job was at the
Move and Groove, uh,
storage unit on Platemere Road?
Yeah. He hadn't
been there long.
I mean, it wasn't ideal,
it being nights and that.
But he was so happy
when he got that job.
Five-minute drive from home.
Fresh start, you know?
After everything.
What time did his
shift start last night?
He's usually back
around 5:00 a.m.
Just weekdays.
Uh, Mrs. Stonor,
we're not sure that your
husband was at work last night.
This was taken at 1:14 a.m.
What's he doing
outside the pavilion?
We don't know, but
wherever he was,
wherever he'd been,
might have something
to do with how he died.
So three guesses why
he lied to his wife.
- Back on the rob?
- I wouldn't put it past him.
He never stayed out of
the game for too long.
So what happened?
He stoked up on
drugs before a job?
Nah, Angi's right. It
was never Stonor's thing.
Pint of Guinness down
the Basketmaker's, maybe.
But injecting himself?
And in his ankle, of all places?
No, something's off.
[ Siren wailing ]
So, Crisp still eludes you?
DI Branson is pursuing
the Belgium lead,
the Brussels sighting, but
it's as yet unconfirmed.
Pewe: And meanwhile, I hear
you're all g*ns blazing
over a suspected drugs overdose.
I hope you're not
prioritising this
over finding Crisp.
That would be somewhat
misguided, don't you think?
Nice day off?
Thanks, yes.
I was in Munich.
I received a call
from Detective Kullen.
An ICU patient who was
involved in a car accident
turned out to be Sandy.
Sandy's alive?
Grace: In one piece.
Conscious.
And, thankfully, not buried
in my garden after all.
Hm.
- [ Mobile phone buzzes ]
- Grace.
Pat: Grace, it's Pat Amos.
City Police, New York.
I handled the, uh, mafia arrest
on the Tony Robinson
case a few months back.
- Pat. Yes, hi. How are you?
- Pat: I'm good, thank you.
Look, I'm sorry to
call you direct,
but I figured it
would be quicker
than going through Interpol.
We've got a bit of a situation
that we could use
your help with.
Our friends in New York
have asked for our help
with finding a misper
named Cassie Klein.
Her husband, Eric Klein,
originally from New York,
died suddenly while they were at
a vineyard in southern France.
Now, Cassie didn't show
up at the airport in Paris
to fly his body
back to New York.
But this is where
it gets interesting.
Two more bodies linked to
Eric have since been found...
Nicole Depledge, Eric and
Cassie's housekeeper in Paris,
m*rder*d while they were away,
and Pierre Lucca, the
manager of the French hotel
where Eric and
Cassie were staying.
He was found dead this
morning in the back office.
Now, both these kills
bear the hallmarks
of a New York mafia hit.
The victims had
been blood-eagled.
Branson: Sounds
like a calling card.
Organised crime, specifically,
New York Italian networks.
Mm, "Godfather" territory.
Yeah, I love a bit of Coppola.
Cassie is seen here talking
to Pierre at the hotel
just before she left.
After this, key
sections of the CCTV
either side of Pierre's
death have been wiped.
Bella: Pierre gave
Cassie something.
I'll see if we can
enlarge the footage.
How did Eric die?
The coroner ruled it
anaphylactic shock,
but in light of the
other two deaths,
New York thinks that might
be a bit of a coincidence.
They're worried she's a
target and needs protecting.
She didn't arrive home in Paris
and may have fled to Brighton.
- Why here?
- She must have a base here.
Bella, there was a Brighton
mailbox address given by Eric
to the French hotel.
Can you see if we can find any
of Cassie's contact details?
Uh, Norman, can you check
her social media profile?
Certo, Capo.
Okay. Thanks, all.
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Nadiuska: We'll need to wait
for specialty toxicology
for a definitive,
but we're looking at
a possible snake bite
with a single puncture.
So how long would he have?
From being bitten
to time of death?
It... It can vary.
Depends on a few factors.
Type of venom, fitness
of the deceased,
if he was on any medication.
I'll be able to tell you more
once we get the bloods back.
On average, without an antidote,
you'd be dead between
three and six hours.
A snake bite as a cause
of death is a very,
very rare occurrence
in this country.
Nobody's died of one
in the UK since 1975.
Not drugs then.
So how and where
did Shelby Stonor get
himself bitten by a snake?
Parker: Mrs.
Klein, it's Parker,
Eric's lawyer from
the New York office.
I've left a few messages now.
There are some... things
that have come to light,
and I don't know how
much Eric told you.
We really need to talk.
I fear you may be in danger.
Boss, Digital Forensics have
pulled a couple of photos
from Stonor's phone the
night of the break-in.
Maybe the moment he was bitten.
What's this?
A vivarium. It's used for
housing snakes and reptiles.
So maybe Stonor was trying to
steal a rare snake for someone.
Nick, check his associates.
And ask Digital to
do a dark-web search
for a venomous snake
black market in Sussex.
Yes, boss.
Oh, and I wanna know who
supplied these tanks.
Specifically, suppliers with
customers in the Brighton area.
- Okay.
- So, our misper, Cassie Klein.
She last posted on social
media eight days ago.
There's photos of
her and Eric...
fancy restaurants,
exotic hotels.
But nothing about a
house in Brighton yet.
Now, details around
her husband's death
do make interesting
reading, though.
On paper, Eric Klein
was extremely wealthy.
But this has just popped
up online claiming
that Eric was in well over
his head with organised crime.
Apparently, he invested
millions into olive oil,
but he was actually getting
into bed with the devil...
the most prolific
crime family in Italy,
the Cuccinis.
Rumour has it Eric put
all his money into a deal
that was draining him dry
and recently was
trying to get out.
Roy? I've footage of the shop
where Cassie's
mailbox is registered.
This guy was asking
after Cassie yesterday.
There. It's just a sliver.
So we're not the only ones
who think she's in Brighton.
Grace: If Eric wanted
out of the deal,
maybe the mafia sent someone
round to his Paris residence
while he and Cassie were away,
and that someone
k*lled the housekeeper.
- Yeah, but... but why?
- Grace: A warning.
Maybe they were
looking for something.
Right, and when they didn't
find what they wanted,
they went after Pierre.
I mean, it might be linked
to what Pierre gave Cassie
on the hotel CCTV.
And now they're after Cassie.
Fast-track all the CCTV
from the surrounding area.
I wanna see that man's face.
Yes, I know, but I-I would
like the service to be private.
Or as much as possible.
Just no fuss. Really simple.
Yeah, I'm talking to the
florist this morning.
Yeah. Okay. All
right, thank you.
Bella: Footage
from an ATM machine
near the mailbox address.
There.
Hello, old friend.
Our favourite hitman...
James John Robertson,
a.k.a. "Tooth."
Yeah, he's formerly a
sn*per in the U.S. Army.
I'm guessing someone's paid him
an eye-watering amount of cash
to find Cassie Klein.
From our previous
experience with him
and the fact that he
works for the mafia,
we can probably say
that the housekeeper
and the hotel manager
killings were his doing.
Maybe Cassie went to Paris,
found the housekeeper dead,
fled in fear for her life.
Question is, did Cassie know
what Eric was mixed up in?
We all know what
Tooth's capable of,
so if we don't
find Cassie first,
she could be dead within
hours. Let's move.
Here, uh, I'm looking for a
friend of mine called Cassie.
I was wondering if she comes
in here or you know her?
I don't. Haven't seen her, sir.
Okay. Thank you.
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- There we go.
- Thanks.
Rowley: You're doing too much.
Well, it's just been a
very draining few days.
There's so much paperwork to do.
There always is. You
could have asked for help.
Oh, yeah. Okay,
Mr. Cayman Islands.
Not been distracted by the art
deal of the century or anything.
No, look, it's fine.
Everything sorted...
the flowers, the readings.
I know what I'm wearing.
- It's all right. Hm?
- [ Sighs ]
It'll be perfect.
You always know what to say.
Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Oh, boss? So there's only
three companies in Brighton
that sell the same
brand of vivarium
as the one in Stonor's picture.
Let's get a list of customers
who might've purchased
that type of tank within
the last three days.
- And card details.
- [ Mobile phone buzzes ]
- Norman.
- About 25 hotels down.
some news from France.
So, on the night that we
think Cassie left Paris,
a taxi driver's saying
that he picked up a woman
outside Eric and Cassie's and
dropped her at the station
for a train to London.
Now, the French police are
looking at the CCTV footage
but no Cassie as yet.
Get them to send the footage.
- Man: This one here, sir.
- Rowley: Thank you.
- Thank you.
- I'll see you later.
See you later.
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Bye.
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So, tracking Cassie
Klein on St. Pancras.
At 6:10 yesterday,
she gets off the
train from Paris.
It was a very quiet train.
There was only two
women travelling alone,
one Patti McGuinness
and one Gemma Stokes.
No Cassie Klein.
Well, she got into
the country somehow.
What we dealing with here?
What, fake passports?
Her husband was in
business with the mafia,
so anything's possible.
Now, we already know
that Eric gave the
hotel a mailbox address.
So maybe he needed to hide.
Pull a bank account
request on the cards
used to book those
train tickets.
And let's get scans
of those passports.
[ Gulls squawking,
wings flapping ]
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Digital Forensics say there
is no dark-web activity
to suggest a black market
for snakes down here.
Go nationwide.
A buyer might travel
for something that rare.
Okay. We also have the notes
back from Eric Klein's autopsy.
Now, it confirms that he
did die from anaphylaxis.
But the swelling indicated
he might have been stung
on the inside of his throat,
but there's no sting
point in there.
The interesting thing is,
there's no clear sting
on the outside of
his body either.
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"Laineway Hotel. 3 nights."
[ Chuckles ] Thank
you, Mrs. Klein.
What a gift.
Enjoy your trip.
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[ Whirring ]
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[ Snake hisses ]
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Have you thought
about ingestion?
Sort of like Eric
swallowed the wasp?
There was a... a case.
Spanish vineyard, I think.
Somehow the wasps got caught
up in the fermentation process,
and someone with a wasp
allergy drank the wine,
triggering anaphylaxis.
- [ Mobile phone buzzes ]
- Oh.
We've got the specialist
tox report on Stonor
and a type of snake venom.
It's one of the
deadliest in the world.
It's called the
saw-scaled viper.
When agitated, it will form
a series of c-shaped coils
which, when shifted
against each other,
produce a sound like water
falling onto a hot plate.
They're so venomous,
there's only a handful of
licensed keepers in the UK.
Cassie: Seems crazy I only
get to wear that once.
- Mm.
- I didn't want to take it off.
See, I told you it
would all be perfect.
Come here, Mrs. Carmichael.
Ah! Mrs. Carmichael.
[ Sighs ]
Hm. Are you really sure
about this plan for today?
Yeah. Why, do
you not wanna go?
You know I would have
taken you to Paris.
Yeah, but I don't
wanna go to Paris.
You asked me what I wanted to do
on my first day as
Mrs. Carmichael,
and this is what I want to do.
It's going to be fun.
- Come on. Go and get ready.
- All right, all right.
Ah. I'm going.
Is this what it's gonna
be like from now on?
- Being married to me?
- Hm.
- Yes.
- Oh, good.
Go on.
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A list of all cars hired
in the Brighton area
in the last two days.
"James Beam."
Hold on.
Isn't one of Tooth's
aliases "George Dickel"?
Dickel like the,
uh... like the whisky?
Yeah. Jim Beam... James Beam.
He's using formal
versions of whisky names.
Okay, the car's a
three-year-old Nissan.
Let's see if we can
track his route on ANPR.
[ Birds chirping ]
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- Rowley: Ready then darling?
- Cassie: Almost.
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Just got word that the Nissan
hired under the name James Beam
was returned last night.
Tooth parked up and left
the keys in a drop box.
He's obviously swapping cars.
We'll need to call every
car-hire company in town
and recheck his aliases.
He'll have a new car by now.
[ Mobile phone rings ]
Man: You there? Got
any news for me?
Tooth: Not yet.
Another small hiccup.
Man: Well, tick-tock.
They're getting a little jumpy.
Oh, I'll find it.
It's time for plan "B."
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- [ Laughs ]
- It's fast.
It's part of my
early collection.
[ Animals calling ]
Funny little
things, aren't they?
[ Children laughing ]
"The saw-scaled viper
is the smallest member
of the big-four Indian snakes
that are responsible for
causing the most snakebite cases
and deaths."
There she is.
Rowley: How do you
know it's female?
Because her tail is thinner
and shorter than the male's.
Can you see how it just sort
of tapers off evenly as well?
- That's another sign.
- [ Chuckles ]
You really know your stuff.
Yeah. I've been obsessed
with them since I was little.
[ Children laughing ]
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- [ Gasps ] What was that?
- What?
- I just saw something.
- Where?
Down there. It was
quick but I saw it.
- I can't see anything.
- Rowley, don't go there.
- It looked like a...
- Like a what?
Like a snake. Like
a small snake.
Come on, let's go.
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They're checking the tanks
for any missing snakes.
Okay. Well done, darling.
I mean, what if it was just a...
No, it's not even
worth thinking about.
I know what we need.
Glass of warm champagne
and crab sandwich.
I'll have the champagne.
Oh, I, uh, heard back
from the vineyard
that Eric and Cassie visited.
Now, apparently, it is feasible
that insect pulp can contaminate
wine during their process.
Now, they said that
they checked the batch
that the bottle came from.
If venom got into the wine,
that entire batch would
show traces of it.
But it's clear.
So how did it get
into Eric's glass?
- To us.
- To us.
- Oh, wait, wait. Your insulin.
- Oh.
Now, what would
I do without you?
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Ah.
Ah! Good.
And now, to us.
To us.
Boss? Just back
from Financial.
So these six people purchased
a brand-new vivarium
in the days after Shelby
Stonor was bitten...
Charlotte Fenton, Claire
Pegg, Mike Budmani,
Thomas Ledge, Kenneth Paterson,
and Benjamin Southern.
Cross-reference them with
addresses in Bishopsdean.
Let's find out which one of them
was the proud owner
of a saw-scaled viper.
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Wasps?
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No! Help!
Help me, someone, please!
No! [ Crying ]
No! Help! Please, someone!
Rowley Carmichael.
Male. 57 years old.
Brighton resident.
Visiting Tatewell
Zoo in the New Forest
this morning with his wife.
Found bleeding from the
ears, nose, and mouth.
Apparently, he'd
reported seeing a snake
on the floor of the reptile
house during his visit.
Yeah, well looking online,
Tatewell's had problems.
I mean, there's
loads of re-posts.
"That place is a health
and safety time b*mb."
There's another one.
"Tatewell Zoo is a sh*t show.
They leave the snake doors
open while cleaning out."
Yeah, well, Rowley
Carmichael was a millionaire.
Actually, make that
multi-millionaire.
He was an art dealer.
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[ Whirring ]
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[ Whirring ]
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[ Snake hisses ]
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[ Whirring ]
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[ Gasps ]
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[ Laptop snaps closed ]
[ Children laughing ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Laughing continues ]
[ Girl screams ]
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[ Girl screams ]
[ Panting ]
Christian: Samples have
been sent for testing,
so we can't confirm
the venom type yet,
but we found the bite.
Just... here.
Can you magnify the
marks for us, Christian?
Christian: Yeah.
Cleo: There's no
ecchymosis around the bite.
No inflammation, swelling.
Reactions can vary, but
this man has possibly been
bitten by one of the world's
most poisonous snakes,
and there's no skin reaction
around the entry wounds.
Christian: It's
not unheard of.
Cleo: Except there is
another entry point.
Christian, can... can you
go back to his abdomen?
The marks there?
He was a diabetic, wasn't he?
- Christian: Insulin user.
- Nadiuska: Thanks, Christian.
You're welcome.
Rowley had venom in his system,
and it didn't enter the
body through the bite wound.
Exactly the same as Eric Klein.
Yeah, there was no sting mark.
Didn't the police reports say
that Rowley was with
his wife when he died?
What's Mrs.
Carmichael's first name?
Uh, uh...
Charlotte? Yeah, Charlotte.
And South Hampshire police say
they were on their honeymoon.
The list of people who
purchased the snake tank
the day after Stonor died...
wasn't there a
Charlotte on that list?
- What are you thinking?
- Both Rowley and Stonor
were found bleeding from
the ears and the nose.
What if Charlotte
Carmichael is Cassie Klein,
our ill*gal snake owner,
the owner of the house
that Stonor broke into?
If she tampered with
Rowley's insulin shot,
then she's more than capable
of putting wasp venom
into Eric's drink.
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Cleo: You were right.
Eric Klein's
postmortem report shows
that an adrenaline shot was
administered before death,
reportedly by his
wife, Cassie Klein.
Adrenaline is difficult
to measure postmortem
because our bodies
produce it naturally.
But if a shot was administered,
you'd expect higher levels.
But there was no evidence
of that in Eric's system?
It was anaphylaxis from the
wasp venom that k*lled him,
but the French police couldn't
detect what wasn't there.
Cassie Klein made sure there
was no adrenaline in the pen.
Hidden in plain sight.
Cassie was never
fleeing for her life.
She's a black widow.
Dead millionaires
wherever she goes.
So what, was she running
both men side by side,
ready to marry or k*ll
at a moment's notice?
Quite possibly.
She worked between
Paris and Brighton
with very busy husbands,
so it's feasible she
could live a double life.
Question now is, did she plan
to k*ll both men all along,
or did she marry Rowley
because she figured out
Eric didn't have any money?
Well, neither would surprise me.
Tooth may well have
met his match here.
A k*ller chasing a k*ller.
We need to find out if
there are more victims.
She might not be done yet.
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Hello?
Hi, Dad.
Still keeping the
key under the mat?
You should watch that.
It's a security risk.
- You.
- Daddy.
Want to give your
favourite daughter a hug?
- What have you done?
- Sorry, what do you mean?
Why have you done
that to yourself?
Oh, I see. Mm.
Well, it does solve a
problem, doesn't it?
It's not reminding you of
mummy's little summer of love
in Hastings anymore.
Your mother would be
turning in her grave.
- Hope so.
- How can you say that?
Your mother and I
did our very best.
- Oh, fibber.
- We tried to love you.
What do you want? A gold star?
I think you should leave.
Yes, cast me away again.
Okay. Well you're in
charge. Oh, there it is.
That's not yours.
Wrong address.
Right address.
I didn't have to wait
for you after all.
- Who's Heidi Powell?
- That would be me.
Enchanté.
Oh.
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[ Door opens and closes ]
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Roy. Cassie Klein bought the
snake tank under the name
of Charlotte Fenton.
Here she is again
as Gemma Stokes.
Nick: I found a Reptile
House owner from Manchester,
a Christopher Doody.
He died eight years ago
from a snake bite in India.
He was married to
one Cassie Doody,
nee Skevington.
Can we find out if
Cassie married anyone
directly before or after
Christopher's death?
South Hampshire Police say
Cassie made a phone call
to Rowley Carmichael's
lawyers this morning,
trying to access
his bank accounts.
Apparently, the same
lawyer advised Rowley
to move his money into trust
just before the wedding.
Ah, so Cassie can't
touch any of it.
Bet that wasn't part
of her meticulous plan.
Mm. Neither was Eric being part
of an organised-crime syndicate.
She hasn't had the
most successful
of double strikes, has she?
I found her dad.
Tim Skevington.
Lives near Seaford.
Nice work, Nick.
Glenn, shall we?
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- Grace: It's about Cassie.
- Tim: Cassie died.
- Grace: Sorry?
- She died.
Our pride and joy.
Our perfect little princess.
She fell from the
cliff right there.
It broke my wife.
She never recovered.
The sea will take this house
itself soon enough, too.
But I won't leave
Cassie here alone.
Mr. Skevington, who's this?
Jodie. Cassie's sister.
Grace: And do you
still see her?
Not if I can help it.
Why's that?
From the moment Jodie was born,
she was nothing like Cassie,
nothing like me.
My wife had an
affair, Detective.
She was careless.
Jodie isn't my daughter.
I tried to be a father to
her, to... to love her,
but in the end I just couldn't.
Forgive me. I...
I have to ask...
was Cassie's death
an accident, or...?
We don't really
know what happened,
how it happened.
They were just kids.
Jodie was the only
one who was there.
So, this is Jodie?
It's like looking at a ghost.
This is what Cassie
would have looked like,
had she survived and grown up.
What are you saying?
As a child, Jodie always
wanted what Cassie had,
always on some twisted
quest for approval.
[ Chuckles ]
She's had plastic surgery
to make herself
look like Cassie.
She was here.
Earlier.
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[ Children laughing ]
[ Girl screams ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Laughing continues ]
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Where do we start? She
had plastic surgery
to make herself look
like her dead sister.
Yeah, the dead sister
who may, or may not have
fallen off a cliff.
This isn't just about money.
Yes, she fits with
black-widow profile,
but this is about her
dad, always has been.
This is a girl who
craves love, acceptance.
The money's just a bonus.
That's why she's
targeting these men.
Hello, beautiful.
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Freak.
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You have two K*llers on
the loose in Brighton
and are no closer
to finding either.
We find Cassie, we find Tooth.
She has something he wants.
He won't rest until he has it.
You better have a plan, Grace.
Cassie's first victim,
a Christopher Doody,
a Reptile House owner.
He died of a snake bite.
The second victim
was a Rufus Enderby.
Now, he apparently died of a
heart attack eight years ago.
So that period was a big
financial score for Cassie.
She k*lled twice,
disappeared for eight years,
and then re-emerged and
k*lled Eric and Rowley.
So you think she'll
disappear again.
Well, it's a pattern that's
worked for her before.
The one thing we
have in our favour
is that she didn't
make the money
she thought she was going to
make from those last two kills.
What are you suggesting?
That we lure her out of hiding
before she vanishes again.
Look, just put me on to
the phone to your boss.
No, I want to speak to the
senior account manager.
Yes, I am Mrs. Carmichael.
No, no, I know my husband
has money in your bank.
I know he does.
[ Sighs ]
Grace: The evidence
we have on Cassie
is largely circumstantial.
So we need to set a trap.
There's an annual Brighton
charity event coming up.
It's the perfect
hunting ground for her.
We need someone
to go undercover,
pose as a multi-millionaire.
Now, it can't be me or Glenn
because Tooth knows both of us.
Right, so you're asking
me to spend the evening
with a murdering black widow
who's being stalked by a
military-grade assassin?
If Cassie's pattern is she
kills twice, then vanishes,
we may lose her forever,
and Tooth as well.
This really is our only chance.
Yeah, well, she'll
Google me, won't she?
She'll know I'm fake.
No, Digital are very talented.
We'll guide you all the way.
Well, I am the most
charismatic member of the team,
and I've been on worse dates.
She's had two major setbacks.
The money will draw
her in, I'm sure of it.
Norman, I know you've
got a lot going on,
but I would not
ask you to do this
if I didn't think you were
the best person for the job.
Okay, I'll do it.
Well, I just hope she
doesn't fall in love with me,
because they all
eventually do, you know.
That's not even funny, Norm.
Look, you know there's difficult
things coming down the track,
things that you might not want.
And you might not want me.
So maybe we should
just end it right now.
Nice try, but that's
not gonna work.
I'm not going anywhere.
But what if you want kids?
I might not be able
to give you kids.
I should be saving
you the grief.
If we want them, there are ways.
We could adopt.
Think you'd be a great dad.
And how long would that
kid have me around for?
Grace: This is a
high-risk operation
and must be kept discreet,
or she may not take the bait.
Glenn will be briefing the
Argus on their involvement.
Digital forensics have created
an entire online presence
for one J. Paul Cornel,
the Brighton multi-millionaire
who's moving back
to his hometown.
We can't rule out that wherever
Cassie is, Tooth might follow.
We've arranged to insert
Norman as a special guest
at an annual charity auction,
where he'll be donating
the star prize.
Money will be flowing.
All eyes will be on him.
Including Cassie's, we hope.
New phone.
Credit cards.
Oh, Platinum Treasury.
I must be rich.
six race horses,
a villa in Sardinia.
When you're in there
tomorrow, use the wire,
It's the only way you
should communicate.
Norman: If she comes...
Grace: She'll come.
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[ Snake hisses ]
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
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- Man: Is it complete?
- It looks intact, yeah.
Man: You think she's
seen what's on there?
Well, he probably
gave her the password,
or she wouldn't have gone to
so much effort to hide it.
Man: Then get rid of her.
Of course. She needs to go.
Man: Do it.
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Can I get upwards on 34,000?
- Woman: 35.
- Auctioneer: 35. Do I hear once?
Twice? Three times.
Gone to the lady in
the front. Well done.
And now our star
prize of the day...
a spectacular donation
from last-minute benefactor
J. Paul Cornel of one
week on his luxury yacht,
fully staffed and catered.
I'm starting at 10,000.
I've got 10.12.
There. It's her.
We have lift-off.
- Auctioneer: 65.
- Grace: Black velvet dress.
Long sleeves, hair
down, shoulder bag.
Auctioneer: 80!
Do I hear once, twice?
Three times?
Sold to the lucky
lady at the back there
for £80,000.
[ Applause ]
Ladies and Gentlemen, a warm
round of applause, please,
for Mr J. Paul Cornel.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you so much,
ladies and gentlemen...
That was very generous of you.
Well, it keeps
the tax man happy.
[ Chuckles ] I'm sure you keep
him or her very happy indeed.
- Heidi.
- J. Paul.
- Can I get you a drink, J. Paul?
- Sure.
- He's in.
- Okay.
[ Snake hisses ]
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Ah! [ Winces ]
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Cassie: So I've never seen you
at one of these things before.
Oh, I'm not in the UK that much.
And I don't make a habit of
chatting to women at bars.
Oh, right. Shall I go then?
[ Chuckles ] No, sorry.
No, what I mean is
I'm not that great
at these things.
- Mm.
- You know, you've got
rich people trampling over
each other to be seen.
And it's all just a bit
fake. You know what I mean?
I'm all for the charity,
but give me an Italian
walking holiday,
- some Puccini...
- Puccini.
...and ice cream, and I
sound like a cliché, right?
Yeah, a tiny bit.
But I'm here for it.
Well, you're very kind.
You also look too classy to
be chatting to an old boy
like me in a bar.
Well, listen, I'm not
that classy, not really.
It's all an act.
So what are you, then?
Um...
A bit lost, I think.
Welcome to the club.
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[ Groans softly ]
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[ Panting ]
Oh, I'm gonna stop droning on.
Tell me something about you.
Uh, well, little bit
like you, very picky.
- Mm-hmm.
- Married once. Didn't end well.
I'm sorry.
Ultimately, I think I
just want to feel...
- Norman: What?
- Cassie: No, I can't say it,
'cause it's gonna make
me sound like an idiot.
- Sound like an idiot. Go on.
- Loved.
Ultimately, I just
want to feel loved.
Well, the good
half of me, anyway.
And the bad half?
Yeah, it's lurking.
[ Both chuckle ]
Well, I'd say a 50/50
good-to-bad ratio
is perfectly acceptable.
I would be 75% bad,
[ Laughs ]
I mean we're all messed
up, aren't we? Come on.
Oh, my God. Totally.
Do you still, um, believe
in true love, or...?
- Well, maybe.
- Mm.
Or just Italian ice cream.
Oh, yeah, Italian
ice cream. Of course.
- [ Both laugh ]
- Clearly.
Um...
Do you want to get out of here?
Come back to mine?
I can't offer you any
ice cream, but, um,
I do have a very fine
whisky I can serve.
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Let's go.
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Ah, that's a nice little view.
[ Chuckles ] Thank you.
It's a very rare thing
for me to share this place,
with anyone.
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[ Chuckles ] I'm going
to go and freshen up.
- Don't go anywhere.
- Mm.
No, wouldn't dream of it.
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Okay, that's front
and back unlocked.
You copy?
Loud and clear, Norm.
Oh, yeah.
You know, I could get
used to this, all right.
Cassie: J? Do you wanna
make us both a whiskey?
Uh, yep, sure.
[ Clears throat ]
Right. We're in position.
So far, so good?
Grace: For now.
Stand by, keep
watch. [ Sighs ]
He might have been and
gone, got what he wanted.
But something tells me
that's not his style.
What is it?
It's a rental car.
Company's called HYAMS.
Hello, yes, this
is DS Bella Moy.
Grace: Norman, is
everything all right?
Tickety-boo.
Just serving drinks for
a black widow, you know.
Cassie's winning at this game.
She has what Tooth wants,
I think that's the only
reason she's still alive.
Okay, thank you.
Car's been rented in the
name of one Mark Maker.
Maker's Mark
Whisky. It's Tooth.
Norman, eyes in the
back of your head.
Tooth is close by.
I would love to spend
a week on your yacht.
Well, maybe one
day I'll take you.
I'll hold you to that.
So where's she
moored? Your boat?
Croatia. Adriatic Harbour.
It's near Split.
And how long is she?
Norman: She's 90 metres.
And what's her name?
Bella.
Her name's Bella.
My sister and I dreamt
of having a boat.
She'd be the captain
and I'd be crew.
She was very bossy.
Well, that's older
sisters for you.
Yeah.
I want to show you something.
You have to keep
your eyes closed.
You mustn't peep.
It's a surprise.
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- Keep your eyes closed.
- Mm-hmm.
[ Whirring ]
- Okay.
- Okay.
- Cleo: Follow me.
- Mm-hmm.
♪♪
Dear Mr. Tooth,
always request
permission to film,
or there will be payback.
Okay, open your eyes.
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Yeah, it's... it's not exactly
the evening I had planned.
[ Cassie chuckles ]
Cassie: Now, I'd like you to
consider these three things.
Firstly, the USB that
is currently plugged in
to your device is not the
USB that you have been trying
so desperately hard to
lay your grubby hands on.
That USB [chuckles]
is in my hand.
Secondly, I am so sorry
about the faulty glove.
Curiously, there seems
to be a hole in it.
I don't know how that got there.
I do hope she didn't bite you.
Thirdly, never underestimate
the female of the species.
It won't end well.
Come. Let me show you
my favourite girl.
Isn't she beautiful?
Eh. I, uh... I like reptiles.
And, uh, amphibians.
At school I was the lad
that used to put frogs
into the girls' bags.
- [ Chuckles ]
- Yeah.
You see how good
it could have been?
J, I thought you saw me.
I thought you liked me, even.
I-I do... I do like you.
Cassie: So disappointing.
But then I suppose it's
pot calling kettle black.
Who am I to talk?
My ex-husband had
a super-yacht, J.
I know the Adriatic Harbour
doesn't accept boats
over 60 metres.
And I never mentioned
having an older sister.
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- [ Grunts ]
- [ Glass shattering ]
- Bella: What was that?
- Norm?
- Bella: Norm, what was it?
- Norm: Cover's blown.
I'm trapped in a room. I
think it's off the garage.
DC Nicholl requesting backup...
Norm. Norman, can you hear me?
You get here when
you can, please.
- Nick: Keep talking to us.
- Bella: We're on our way.
Hurry.
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Oh, hello.
I'm gonna skin you alive.
Cassie: Ah! She bit you, then.
I'm so sorry that's
happened to you.
The USB.
Which one? This one?
Without an antidote,
that bite will k*ll you.
I can already see that you're
bleeding from your nose
and your gums, which does
suggest internal haemorrhaging,
and then your organs
will start to fail.
I could just stand
here and watch.
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Bella: Norm, we're inside.
What are we looking for?
Um, yeah, t-there's
a-a button...
- Wait, what? Behind here?
- ...near some shelves.
It'll let you into the room.
[ Both grunt ]
I can't see it. Norm,
there's no button!
[ Cassie grunts ]
[ Tooth groans ]
Nick: We can't see anything.
[ Both grunting ]
- Here!
- [ Door whirring ]
Bella: Right!
[ Cassie gasping ]
- Norm?
- Norman: Yeah.
Nick: Do you see
it? Where is it?
It went under the sink.
[ Struggling ]
- Nick: Trap it.
- Give me that.
- There you go.
- Bella: Norm, be careful.
Nick: Now, now!
Bella, Nick. Call for back up.
Nick: Copy that.
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Branson: Hey!
[ Both grunting ]
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[ Grunts ]
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Branson: Aaah! Aah!
[ Grunts ]
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Get up!
[ Tooth panting ]
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Roy! He's been bitten.
- Bella, get a medic!
- [ Grunts ]
- Bella: Copy that.
- [ Panting ]
It's over, Jodie.
Don't you worry.
We'll get the medics to
bring the anti-venom.
See, I want you in ship shape
for all that time
you'll be serving.
Jodie Skevington, I am
arresting you on suspicion
of the m*rder of Eric Klein,
and Rowley Carmichael.
Come on.
[ Sirens wailing ]
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Extracting venom from
snakes and wasps.
I can think of easier
ways to k*ll people.
Well, where's the fun in that?
I'm not normal, Detective.
I thought we'd established that.
You know we met with your Dad.
Oh, how thrilling for you.
He's not my real dad.
Did he tell you that?
Yes. Yeah, he did.
Oh, he did. Some
things never change.
I was and am
a constant reminder of
my mother's deviance.
Unlike their sunshine child,
the centre of their world.
- You mean your sister? Cassie?
- Oh.
Is that why you k*lled her?
The favourite? Made
yourself look like her?
I'm a bit cold
and very tired, and I'm hungry,
I need something to eat.
Of course.
Why snakes? Hm? What
is it about them?
They command attention.
You can't ignore a snake.
A master reinventer.
Shed a skin, start afresh.
It's quite of miraculous,
don't you think?
Saved from being
swept out to sea.
Some key mafia contacts
on there, Tooth included.
But little did Cassie
know that they'd send
a trained assassin
to retrieve it.
So whoever's paid Tooth's
wages is not gonna be happy.
Well, we owe you one.
Branson: Hey, there he is.
Take care Pat. I've gotta go.
J. Paul Cornell himself.
Don't think I'm gonna
give up the day job.
I thought you were
pretty convincing.
My heart rate's
still coming down.
Whatever it is that you
have to say on this, sir,
could we save it
for your office?
Quite the contrary.
The mission to apprehend
was successful.
I think the entire team
should be commended.
So, well done.
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[ Mobile phone buzzes ]
Marcel.
Marcel: I've been trying
to get through to you.
I'm so sorry. It's Sandy.
I've had to send you an e-mail.
Roy?
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Sandy: Dear Roy, If
you're reading this,
then you'll know that I'm gone.
I've tried to see some kind of
future for myself, but I can't.
I've been in a dark
place for years.
I don't want to go on.
I know you came to see
me looking for answers.
I'm not surprised you're angry.
Leaving you like that
was unforgivable.
I wasn't the person
you thought I was.
You were always so
unflinchingly solid.
And loyal.
I was neither of those things.
I was unfaithful
and a coward.
When I left you, I was pregnant.
I had a boy... Bruno.
He's eight now.
What did you tell
me in the hospital?
'Thank God we never had kids'?
I nearly told you
the truth then.
Roy...
you are Bruno's father.
[ Grace crying ]
I've enclosed his paternity
results with this letter.
I guess now you know
why I had to come back.
I have no right to
ask this of you,
but please keep
an eye on our son.
It hasn't been easy for him.
He won't have to worry
about me anymore.
You and Cleo deserve all
the happiness in the world.
And please know this...
I loved you to the end.
Sandy.
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04x04 - Love You Dead
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Based on the bestselling novels by novelist Peter James, series follows Detective Superintendent Roy who is a hard-working police officer that has given his life to the job; plagued by the disappearance of his beloved wife.
Based on the bestselling novels by novelist Peter James, series follows Detective Superintendent Roy who is a hard-working police officer that has given his life to the job; plagued by the disappearance of his beloved wife.