05x05 - Cipher

[bunniefuu]

Well done. Now you have a choice. You
can perform the designated ritual 25

times or should you choose, not at all.

When you have made your choice, click on
button A or button B.

You chose not to repeat your compulsion.
Well done. I am proud of you.

Heat. Heat.

Don't Think too much about the ball, but
think about the space that you're

sending it into. See beyond what's in
front of you.

Thanks, Vi. I'll see you next week.

See you. Bye.

I'm at work.
I know. I'm here for a lesson. Look, I

got myself a club. A five iron.
If you want a golf lesson, talk to my

dad.
Why are you blanking me? What did I do?

I'm sorry. I'm just not interested.
Right. You can accept an expensive gift,

but you won't accept my company. Is Is
that it?

You didn't pay for it.
What does that matter?

Fine, have it back.
No, no, no, no, no, no. That's That's

not how it works. Fasty.
Bestie. Bestie, what's the matter? Are

you all right? Bestie, what's wrong?
What?

Thank you.

Hello. Oh, hello.

Sorry, I'm I'm I'm expecting my dad.
I know. Yeah, he told me. Nice place.

Can I get a drink, please?
Yeah, I'll be right over.

My dad told you to meet me.
We share some concerns

about my career. I know.
No, it's more than that, Dan.

I've spoken to some people who've dealt
with Leon's dad. The man is dangerous.

Hi. What can I get you?
Can I have a chai latte, please?

Yeah, of course. Thanks.
Do you want to do this here?

Yeah, we do. We never get a proper
chance to talk at work.

I saw you go through a really tough time
last year, Dan.

And I saw you pick yourself up and you
really came through for us. I don't

think I ever told you how impressed I
was.

You couldn't have been that impressed if
you and my dad need to babysit me.

Oh, damn. Your dad is lovely and you're
really lucky.

My dad not so lovely. Very strict.
He stopped me from seeing my first

serious boyfriend.
I got so upset I uh I punched my bedroom

wall. I think I've still got the scars.
Took me about a year before I could make

a fist again. My point is that I was
dating another guy within 3 weeks.

What? So, you're telling me there's
plenty more fish in the sea?

No, I'm telling you, don't damage
yourself when you don't need to.

Okay, if we have more questions, we'll
let you know. Okay, thanks.

Oh, yeah. Hey,

what we got?
Uh, 22year-old woman. She's died of a

b*llet wound. Vashy Kane.
Did anyone hear the shot?

No, I spoke to some of the golfers, but
nobody heard anything.

Maybe used a silence, sir.
That woman I was just talking to, she

was having a lesson from her, but she
didn't hear anything either. She was uh

back at the clubhouse by the time
Vashy's dad raised the alarm.

Her dad?
Yeah. Matthew Kane, club professional.

Mr. Kane, do you need a few minutes?

It's okay. Thank you. Let's get it done.

Can you um tell us where you were, what
you saw?

I was in the shop. Vashi's 12:00 had
called to cancel, so I stepped out to

let her know.
And as I approached the practice

fairway, she was on the ground.

Did you see anyone?
No. Can you think of anyone who might

want to harm your daughter?
Well, she mentioned some guy. I I don't

know his name.
She'd been on a couple of dates.

She told him that was that, but
he was persistent.

Did she say why she broke it off?
She thought he was a con man. He boasted

about scamming his boss. Did you hear
anything that in retrospect may have

been a g*nsh*t?
You're trying to establish a timeline?

No.
There there was a golf club out on the

fairway. A mid iron.

Not Vashies.
No, she used standard clubs.

Whoever left this was over 6 ft tall.

Hi, Mom. Quick question. Uh, something
they can answer reception.

Someone's trying to make a name for
themselves. What's that?

Rash Kane. David Ellis. David Ellis.

His wife has just reported him missing.

Okay, we have to treat this as top
priority, especially with a threat of

another death. What do we know about
David Ellis, the second victim? Right.

He was shot in the golf course. He was
buried in a bunker. Dan, forensics,

anything?
Yeah, they came back on the b*ll*ts. So,

both victims were k*lled with the same
weapon, which was a Betta 9000.

Now, Mr.'s car was found in the golf
club car park and forensics matched his

DNA with the grip on the five iron which
was found next to Vashi Kane's body.

Well, could it be the boyfriend that
Vashy Kane's dad told us about?

Well, we did check his phone and her
phone and there was nothing to connect

them.
So, David Ellis, he's not a member of

the golf club, right? He didn't have an
appointment for a lesson.

So, what's he doing there with a brand
new club?

It's a good question.
Professor, in your opinion, are we

dealing with a serial k*ller?

No. Categorically, no. Well,
what about this cipher?

Yeah. Have you managed to decode it?
When a cipher is this derivative,

decoding it is not difficult. Most of
these symbols were used by the so-called.

Zodiac k*ller.
Zodiac k*ller k*lled at least five

people. San Francisco 68 to 69. Was
never caught. Using the key from the.

Zodiac cipher, our serial k*ller tells
us in tedious detail, "I am collecting

sl*ves at random to serve me in heaven.
I have two. I will take 10 more."

I thought you said he wasn't a serial
k*ller. I used invisible quotation

marks.
This letter writer, are we saying that

he is the k*ller? We are.

So, how can you be sure he's not a
serial k*ller? Because serial K*llers

are driven by ego. They do not
plagiarize their predecessors.

The purpose of this message is
misdirection.

Okay. Yeah, I get that. However, we've
got nothing to lose assuming that he

might be a serial k*ller.
There will not be another m*rder

relating to this case.

No, I've never seen him before.
The name David Ellis,

the guy that I mentioned,
the one who was being persistent.

Yeah, he had a double-barreled name.
Upper class.

She didn't say if he was
um some of your daughter's things.

Thank you.

Oh, good. You're here. The board is keen
to discuss the incident on the roof.

They have my permission.
To discuss it with you.

Some are willing to offer an olive
branch. Others believe that your actions

have brought the university into
disrepute far too often. Kindly inform

the board that I am on the cusp of
accepting an offer from John Adams.

University in Boston. Should we reach a
mutually acceptable concordance, my

shadow need never again darken their
door.

Isn't that a bit of an overreaction?
With the right approach, the board may

still be one over. You and I both know I
was never one for the right approach.

Queen takes rook.

Rook takes queen.

Knight to queen. Bishop two.

Checkmate.

Mrs. Ellis,
your husband's DNA was found on this

golf club.

David hated golf. He never played in his
life.

Mrs. Ellis, we need to ask you some
questions that might be a bit painful.

Could your husband have been having an
affair?

No. 100% no.

This is Vashy Kane.
Good choice of photo. What are you

saying? Who could resist?
Do you recognize her?

I'll tell you what kind of guy David was.

Sure. Can you remind me who you are? I'm
Jack Miles. David was my business

partner.
Right. What kind of business? We buy We

bought job lots here and abroad.
David and Jack started the business

when they were in C.

Look, Zadeie just lost her husband. And
you coming in here with that. I'm sorry,

but I think that's pretty low. I'm sorry.

Well done. I am proud of you. Let's try
this again tomorrow.

Is it possible to select the slightly
less patronizing tone? The

voice is the least of my concerns.
Oh, you said the app was helping.

There is a side effect. It reduces the
brain's ability to make critical

judgments.

That is a possible side effect. Yes.

When people fall in love, the release of
dopamine does much the same thing.

Do you think it's possible that
something else might be going on?

Such as.

Let's keep walking.

Damn. Chloe,

what? Come here.

Jack Miles and David Ellis, their
company's website.

Yeah. Well, they got robbed a couple of
weeks ago.

Right. Do we have any suspects for this?
Yeah.

Couldn't make it stick, but could be
connected.

Okay, let's check it out. Okay.

There are plates, you know, over there.
Plates, you know.

There you go, Kfka. That's lovely. Yes.
Home time already. I have only justice.

Sending you home before you get tired
and befuddled. How are they?

Don't worry. Some of us are still
playing with a full deck.

Wilfred informs me that Jasper's about
to accept a job in Boston.

Boston Spa? No, no, no. Boston, USA.

What?
Obviously, our previous attempt at

working together ran ground. America.

But this is Code Red.
Why has no one told me

how will he survive?
You mean how will you survive?

Anyway, uh I suggest a pinser movement.
You play up the pleasures of Cambridge

while I wax lyrical on the joys of sex
and romance. Why do you get the fun

part? For the simple reason I've acred
more experience than you in that

particular front. Speak for yourself. I
shall remind Jasper he's never going to

find anyone to compare with Helena in
the USA.

Miss Naz, what?

You don't have a crush on him, do you?
A crush? What? I have to work with him

for goodness sake. Okay.

What people like you can never
understand, long-term working

relationships, okay?
They are more intense and more faithful

than any marriage, okay,

or marriages could ever be. Okay.

This place is so cool.
God, who buys this [�__�]

Set designers, people who kid out bars.
Most of it gets shipped abroad. We know

about the burglary. That didn't help.
What was stolen? A consignment from the

British Timepiece Company. UPM market
jewelry, watches. The whole lot stolen

the night it arrived. Didn't have time
to get it assessed.

And what does that mean?
Means it wasn't insured.

How much did you lose?


And where were you yesterday morning?
Am I

I was here.
Am I a suspect? I was here all day.

Okay. Thanks for your time.
Stop what he told me.

You could have told me.

Professor, good morning.
You appear uncharacteristically

affusive. I was just thinking, aren't we
lucky to be here in one of the world's

most beautiful cities? Yes.

Did you know that Cambridge is a mecca
for buskers?

I did not. I must lodge a formal
complaint with the council. Excuse me.

I know how much you love my banana cake.
I have not yet consumed the last one.

That was months ago.
Your cakes are exceedingly durable.

Tempest,
have you seen the Cambridge Post?

I tend to avoid print media. We need you
here right away. Professor,

of course.

So, I've had the chief constable on the
phone. He wants to know if this is

cipher 2, what's happened to cipher 1?
He also wants to know, are we

investigating a serial k*ller? And if
so, why haven't I requested the help of

a specialist? I told him, we already
have the services of an excellent

consultant who informs me we're not,
repeat, not dealing with a serial

k*ller. So, the chief seems to be happy,
but you made it very clear there is no

room for error.
Meanwhile, Vashy Kane's phone, we'd

retrieved some data from it. There are
four encounters with an individual

called Alan Washington Cave.
Alan Washington Cave. It's an unusual

name.
Yeah. So uncommon. There's no one with

that name in the UK. It's doublebarreled
though. Bashy Kane's dad said the guy

was persistent with her had a
doublebarreled surname.

She hooked up with him at the new
Vanguard Hotel in Water Beach. So maybe

it's just an alias. And this Allan
Washington whatever it

is David Ellis.
Yes. Could be Chloe. Check the hotel.

CCTV.

Afternoon to you, sir. How may I help
you?

I am looking for Mr. Jack Miles.
Jack? Yeah. Well, the lights are on, so

probably be in his office. Yeah.

Mr. Miles, Professor Jasper Tempest,
police consultant.

How can I help? Are you married?

What?
I wish to establish certain facts. Are

you married? No.

David Ellis, your business partner. How
long had you known him? Since primary

school.

When I started school, I had no friends.
My father advised me, "Sit in the

playground with the book, and your
aloofness will appear intriguing.

The other children will come to you."

Of course, they never did.

I was lucky.
David was popular. Took me under his

wing.

Can't believe what happened.

What good is a discount if it's not the
goods I ordered?

No, you listen. I'm not shipping
anything. Organize a corer. Come and get

me help.

What's the matter?
Tell Dan thanks for the advice. Is that

supposed to be funny? A little bit. Yeah.

Sally, take a break.
Well, I didn't find it funny. Nor did

Dan. Your little joke's going to hold
back his career.

His career? You know I can pick up the phone
and his whole life turns to [�__�]

Dad, I'm not even going to tell you what.

Wesley's lad said when I told him he was
seeing an old bill.

No, tell me. What did they say?
I won't go chapter and verse, but

sleeping with the enemy cropped up.
It's none of their business.

No, it is very much their business.
Well, you can tell them that I love Dan.

And if they or you can't handle that,
we're done.

We're done.
I never thought I'd say that to you,

Dad.
Have you any idea what it was like for

me? You in prison, the bullying I got.

I kept it all shut away and I never for
one minute stopped loving you. But I

mean it. Don't make me choose.

Your cousins.
Their dad was m*rder*d by the police. My

brother, you know who you are and you
know where you come from.

You don't get a choice. Of course I do.

No.

No, you don't.

Chris, get down the office. Come pick me
up, mate.

All right. Who wants to play spot the
difference?

Oh, great. I'm really in the mood.
New Vanguard Hotel bar one month ago.

Mhm. There's Vashi. Enter

Alan Washington Cave, aka David Ellis.

Oh, Professor, thanks for joining. Okay,
so.

Vashy and David go off together. The
room's been booked under the Washington.

Cave alias. Fast forward two hours.
Look who's back.

What they've been up to. I
can't possibly imagine.

Only now Vashi's wearing a watch.
Well, maybe she forgot to put it on

earlier.
No, the way she's admiring it, she's

tilting it to catch the light. That is flinging,

right? Well, maybe this is coming
together then.

So Ellis works at the warehouse that got
robbed. He keeps one of the watches.

Yeah, cuz he knows it's going to get
nicked anyway.

He gives it to Vashi. It's probably in
that bag I gave back to her dad.

So Ellis sets up the raid. Jack Miles
finds out

and has him k*lled. Fashi gets shot by
mistake.

You see, this is where it all falls
apart for me. Why would Ellis rob his

own business? According to Company's
House, David Ellis sold his shares two

years ago. But Jack Miles has an alibi.

That is imprecise. His staff assumed he
was in his office because the light was

on.
But these two have been friends since

they were kids.
Jack Miles, no spouse, no partner,

looked up to David Ellis his whole life.
He suffers, I believe, from

proditophobia, a terror of betrayal.

Intimate forms of treachery cause
intense distress. They cloud judgment

and can engender an overwhelming desire
for revenge.

Dan, Chloe, head to the warehouse. I
want Jack Miles in custody.

Hello.

Lights on.

[�__�] Come on.

You going? Yeah, I'm fine. Dan,

stop.

Stop. Police.

Seriously, don't

scared of ladders, stuck under a bear.

We can confirm that the deceased man is
Jack Miles. He's 37 years old with no

immediate family.
There is speculation that Jack Miles is

the third victim of the cipher k*ller.
We have nothing more to add to the

statement already issued.
In all three cases, the same weapon was

used. Yes.

Doesn't that tell you it's the same k*ller?

It tells us that it's the same weapon.
Why did you cover up the first cipher?

I mean, we are talking about an active
serial k*ller here, are we?

I got it wrong.
Doesn't seem like the MMO of a serial

k*ller. I told DCwami that there would
be no more murders connected with this

case. I put DS Winters and DC Heismith
in danger.

Oh, Jasper.
I told you that this would happen. I

have impaired my ability to think in an
effort to make this relationship work.

What?
You pressurized me into seeing an OCD

specialist. I compromised by installing
the app. I knew the risk, but I

persevered. You did it for me.

No, you did it because your compulsions
were getting worse.

Do you want to risk being unable to
function?

I was never unable to function.
Jasp, but a year ago you couldn't work

because of intrusive images.

Look, I know it's difficult
our plans and and

becoming close to someone. I I
understand, but it's not wish to discuss

this.
Oh, God. You made a mistake and you're

blaming me.
I need some help. It's what I need.

I thought you'd stopped all this.

I had an app. I deleted it.

I only installed it to keep Dr. Goldberg
happy.

And now I find I have been possibly
permanently cognitively impaired.

Attempting to assist the police, I fell
prey to an error of judgment. And the

dean of all people solved a chess
problem before I did.

The dean? You mean my husband of all
people?

It has never happened before.
And you told Dr. Goldberg this uh what?

Cognitive impairment. You blamed her.

I installed the app for her. Who else
should I blame?

Jasper.
We're going to have to have a chat.

It's what your mother would want.

I scanned a copy of the third letter to
the professor, but he hasn't responded

yet.
So maybe they're meaningless. Unlikely

because this came with the letter
that blood.

Mhm. Forensics found a match.
Jack Miles.

Yeah.
Look at the circles on the targets. The

circle closes on the right for somebody
who's right-handed. That's the case with

these two letters. But the third letter,
the circle closes on the left. This

person's left-handed. They just want us
to think the serial k*ller is still out

there.

What? All right, professor.

It's just it's basic graphology.
I paid attention in college. All right.

Do you take milk?
I do not take tea, especially when it

has been brewed in a coffee pot.

Jasper, while I have none of your
qualifications in psychology, I have

graduated with honors many times in the
School of Human Nature.

You realize you'll have hurt Helena's
feelings.

How?
You blamed her for your failure with the

police.
I merely pointed out that my cognitive

impairment
cognitive impairment from my behind.

Listen to me.
There is no argument that a large shot

of Oala won't solve.
Stop ftting and seduce her.

What an excellent idea. Perhaps I could
warm up by freestyling down the aigger.

Slap on some oavage. Arrive at her
doorstep with oysters and champagne and

apologize for God's sake. That's how you
warm up.

An apology for something someone has not
done is meaningless.

Jasper. Jasper. Jasper. My darling
nephew. Some of the most intensely

erotic experiences I have had with a
man.

Oh my god.
Come on. I'm not going to spare you.

Those experiences came after
an argument and an apology.

There are times, Aunt Zelda, when I
could barely believe you are my mother's

sister.

Listen up, everyone. Chloe's theory that
the cipher letters were written by two

different people has just been confirmed
by the lab. Good spot. I'm going to call

a press conference this afternoon and
put an end to this whole serial k*ller

nonsense. And Dan, would you let Matthew
Kane know that his daughter was k*lled

by Jack Miles? In all likelihood, by
accident.

Okay. But this isn't over. We've still got to

find Jack Miles's k*ller. Mr. Kane.

See if I can find him.

I'm not going to prison for k*lling the
man who m*rder*d my daughter.

g*n down. When they find your body,
you'll just be another victim of the

serial k*ller. There's no serial k*ller.

Leave you alone for 2 minutes.

I saw how much the watch was worth.
After that, it was obvious.

Was it?
Ellis ripped off his partner. Partner

found out wanted revenge.

Vashi got in the way. What did you do?

I broke in through the skyline.

The office was opened.

He looked terrified.
I told him I was taking him in and

wanted his g*n as evidence.
Show me the g*n.

He bleeded.

Please, please, please, please. You
don't have to do this with these.

Tommy hadn't meant to harm Vashi. He
wasn't meant to be there.

I'm sorry.

You'd heard about the cipher and you
thought it would be helpful to keep the

myth of the serial k*ller alive.
My life ended when Vashi died.

Home prison.

What's the difference?

I even out lied the potential benefits of
a heartfelt apology. Perhaps in too much

detail.

Look what she gave me.
She knows what people need. She knows

what you need. Helena is good for you.

I'll send Dr. Goldberg some flowers, a
luxury bouquet. And how would that help?

I'll send them from the professor's
university account. She'll think it's

his way of apologizing.
Dear Helena, I am writing you this

letter in the express belief that you
are good for me. I hope for nothing more

than that our relationship should
continue into a future wherein I can see

no shadow of a further parting from you.
Right now the professor and Dr. Goldberg

are here.
The flowers do this. After that it's up

to them.

Bye. Hey. Yeah.

You okay? I saw my dad.

Wait, what happened to your head?
Oh, it's accident. It's fine. When did

you see your dad?
Uh, a couple of days ago.

Oh, what happened? We talked.

Yeah, I was pretty angry.

Dan, he was trying to split us up.

What did he say to you?
I don't know. He's He's saying I'm

letting the family down. Sleeping with
the enemy.

I said I didn't want to see him again.
He just gets this look. This is scary.

I'm sorry.
He said he picks up the phone. Your life

turns to [�__�]
Yeah. Well, dogs that bite don't bite.

Time.

He's also shut down my business.
What? Well, how did he do that?

I went over at lunchtime. Sandy's
outside. Said a couple of guys showed

up, changed the locks, told Sandy I
could get back in when I dumped you.

I've tried phoning him, but he's blocked
me.

Dan, what are we going to do?

I don't know. Um,
but we'll figure something out. Yeah.

What have you got?

Chest of us. The father-in-law.

What's he done?
Somebody changed the locks to Leon's

gym. I just want to see who.

Land you right back in prison. What?

You did what? We ordered flowers.

Yes, I know what you did. I was just
overcome by the need to give vent.

Miss use the professor's account.
Oh, genius. You are meddling in a

relationship between two mature
professional people. It is guaranteed to

have the opposite effect to the one you
desire.

What do we do? Stop the delivery.

It was done in a moment of panic.
And that cognitive impairment nonsense.

I only solved the chest problem because
I'd seen it before.

The flowers are in transit. Oh,

the uh the letter you delivered was
extremely formal.

I struggle with nuance
among other things.

Yes.

What have you got on? You look
ridiculous. What is What is that? Come

on. Should I take it off for goodness
sake? What do you think you're doing?

I think I saw a delivery van just now.
Drive off. Flores.

I don't know. I think so. Oh, too late.

Is that Is that Jasper?
Oh, I think the flowers must have

worked.

What are they doing?
I did discern a sort of

coded message kind of cipher

sort of lot of pressure on the pen on
the word

relationship

future uh hope

I gave the police incorrect information
and blamed you uh for this

I am extremely sorry
and for any hurt that I may have caused.

And
well, without wishing to excuse myself,

the the pressures of university
and police work are occasionally

overwhelming to me. And

Jasper, would this be a good time to
tell you that uh Lindbeck College have

written to me offering me a poste
clinical counseling?

This would be a very good time.
When do you start?

In two weeks.

I have a sudden irresistible urge to
kiss you.

Well, do it then.

Oh,

thank you.

Where have they gone?

Look,

we've done it. High five.

Oh god, not power.

Uh,
are those for Dr. Helena Goldberg by any

chance? Yep.

I am she. I am the lady doctor.
I'll need to see some ID.

Dr. Goldberg, how are you? I'm very
well, thank you so much. Proof enough,

my good man.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much. Why

are you talking like that? I have no idea.

I think this is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship. Us or them? Both.

Down goes my heart.

I'm so Can you see?

Have some mercy. Set me free.

Down goes my heart.

There's something about her can't figure
out. She's a beautiful

one of her kids all down.