THUDDING, SCUFFLING
Marcus Calderwood
identified me before he died
as the driver in the hit-and-run.
Why did you have such animosity
towards him?
I attended a crash.
Car T-boned, went under a lorry.
Please, please,
where's the ambulance?
Stay with me, Daniella.
I kept on telling her
she was all right, but she wasn't.
She was only on that road
because of them.
Stop Climate Genocide!
Who's that?
Marcus's neighbour.
PACKHAM:
You and Justin became friends
after the dispute
between you and Marcus?
Justin isn't the only police officer
I have social interactions with.
Do you want to know who else visited
his sh**ting club? Go on.
Chief Superintendent Whitley.
I have to have accurate information
at my fingertips, Helen.
MALIK: The insomnia's driving me
a bit nuts.
HE YELLS
You get them to tide you over,
and then you get back to Dr Nesbitt
and you talk this sh*t out, Dad.
The bride with her face
cropped out, is me.
It was just an administrative thing,
so this guy could get
an EU passport.
But if it ever came out, I could
lose my job. Please, Mum...!
Yeah, you say you don't need me,
while at the same time
threatening me with this rubbish!
Classic gaslighting.
DOOR SLAMS
ACTIVIST: Fight Climate Genocide
will carry out further
actions against climate criminals...
This is the big split
Marcus was trying to prevent.
MUFFLED SCREAMS
ACTIVIST: This is the face of death.
SPLASHING, SHE SCREAMS
This is the smell of death.
SHE SCREAMS
It can't be Marcus's bike!
Well, why not?
Got both pedals, look.
So, we will never know that the
pedal we found in the ditch
belonged to Marcus's bike? Meaning
no forensics of any use whatsoever!
On the plus side,
Sandra Vodanovic is making
a witness statement.
MALIK: If she gives a different
version of events to yours,
then you're in real trouble, Justin.
LIGHTS CLUNK
CROWD SHOUTS
I cannot go into the specifics
of the Justin Mitchell trial,
but what I can say is that it
is imperative that any crime
is fully investigated
and all of those involved
are brought to justice.
I believe the k*lling
of Marcus Calderwood
was a political execution.
QUIET MURMURING
m*rder*r!
Climate scum, more like!
Bunch of vegan ponces,
the lot of yer!
COMMOTION
Fight Climate Genocide!
You're supporting a k*ller!
SHOUTING AND CHANTING
CONTINUES FAINTLY
CHANTING GETS LOUDER
CLERK: Scott Harrison.
Dax Daniels.
Stalin Gonzalez.
Zheng Junmin.
Sally Ascherson.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
this is a complex case
with a number of witnesses
and it may last a little longer
than other trials.
All that matters in
making your decision
is what you hear in this court.
Both the writing and reading
of anonymous blogs
that break reporting restrictions
is contempt of court.
Doing so could lead to very
serious consequences,
including a prison sentence.
We shall now hear from
Mr Holmes KC, for the Prosecution,
then we will hear from
Ms Westwood KC, for the Defence.
The defendant, Mr Justin Mitchell,
using foresight, planning,
and considerable malice,
pursued Marcus Calderwood
and struck him from his bike.
The Prosecution does not have
a shred of physical evidence
linking the defendant
to the collision.
No DNA, no paint from the vehicle.
Nothing.
Mr Calderwood named his attacker.
"It was a policeman
called Justin Mitchell."
The naming of Justin Mitchell
is open to serious doubt
given the particular
and extreme circumstances
in which it was given.
Justin Mitchell then removed
and disposed of evidence
using his partner,
a Ms Sandra Vodanovic.
This witness is motivated
by factors other than the truth.
Ms Vodanovic has every reason
to provide an account
which favours the Prosecution
and damns her partner.
One of the jurors has got purple
hair and a nose ring.
Did you see that? I did.
How did she wriggle through?
We don't get to chuck people
off juries for their appearances,
fortunately. Oh...
How about names?
Stalin Gonzalez!
It's not uncommon in Latin America
for children to be given
names from history.
Also, Stalin wasn't entirely
anti-police.
Win-predictor flickered a bit.
What's the running order?
Grace Eze, the paramedic,
and I guess they might try
and squeeze PC Taylor in.
Oh, I'd squeeze him in all right,
the miserable little turncoat...
..to a matchbox, straight after
running him through a car crusher.
Yeah, well,
I think we've spoken before
about expressing violent fantasies.
Oh, everybody has violent
fantasies, Sam. It's normal.
Taking out that w*nk*r
on the radio for a start.
I won't ask. Best not.
Fantasies.
FANTASIES!
That means they're not real.
Although, I'm not going to lie,
given a nice secluded spot,
a hefty baseball bat...
Whoa, look, is that the time?
We best, um...
Fat bald geezer at the end
of the row -
has to be a cabbie,
so that's a win.
Shall we?
Sorry.
DOOR BUZZER
DOOR SLAMS
CHANTING AND DRUMMING FROM OUTSIDE
ALL CHANT: Justice for Marcus!
Justice for Marcus!
CHANTING CONTINUES, AIR HORNS BLARE
REPORTER: There were
lively exchanges this afternoon
in the trial
of Justin Mitchell.
The Prosecution's first witness
was the paramedic from the scene,
Ms Grace Eze.
And when you spoke to him,
what did he say?
He said to me that the driver
of the vehicle
was a policeman
called Justin Mitchell.
And what did you do with that
information?
I told a police
officer at the scene.
REPORTER: Justin Mitchell's
Defence team, meanwhile,
questioned the validity
of this identification.
Would you say that Mr Calderwood
was in a lot of pain?
Yes, I would.
Had you administered pain relief?
He was given 20mg
of morphine sulphate.
So, just to be clear,
it was... It was very noisy,
stressful...
There was a lot of
adjacent activity,
people in police uniform.
The victim had spent all night
in a ditch,
was in extreme pain, and
had been given a powerful opiate?
But the question that will generate
the most controversy
is why the police did not act
immediately
on the information given to them
by the paramedics on the scene.
I completely panicked.
I mean, it was such a shock.
So, I phoned PC Kyle Jones
and said, "What shall we do?"
He said he'd deal with it.
Did you throw PC Jones under the bus
to protect yourself? No.
You left him to "deal with it"
for over 24 hours,
knowing that every minute
might be precious.
Everything you're now telling us
is just another attempt
to stay out of prison, isn't it?
I wish I'd acted in a different way.
TV NEWS: East Sussex Police can
expect to receive a lot...
Online poll says that 82%
of people think he's guilty as f*ck.
As opposed to mildly guilty?
Who ran this poll,
Yanis Varoufakis?
Uh-oh, theme-warming in process.
I know, I know.
I know, I know a rigorous
sampling frame
is a horribly Western concept...
And we're off!
..Mani, but luckily, a jury is drawn
from a cross-section of society
rather than a bunch
of Zoomers fighting fascism
from the front line
of their keyboards.
Speaking of fascism, have you seen
that group Legitimate Defence
attacking people outside court?
They're your preferred
"sampling frame", then?
Well, I hope you don't do ket,
Mani.
OK, who ordered the non sequitur?
It will play merry hell
with your urinary tract,
and you'll be in a nappy by the age
of 30.
I can see what you're doing.
What?
But Juzzer is going down.
Whoo...!
SINGSONGY: Your client's going
to prison cos he's a piece of sh*t!
TV NEWS: ..Contempt of court,
they will not be making any further
statements
about the conduct of their officers
until the conclusion of the case.
Senior management are denying
there's any evidence
Patrick Norris
was an informant.
They would.
My investigation's
a work in progress
but I have a few good leads.
Where did the information come from?
I don't reveal sources,
you'll be pleased to hear,
but I need you to find out
more about the Crawley drugs trial
and why he escaped prosecution
there, as well. Felix...
That one's a bit out of my
league, I'm afraid.
He's protected
and he always has been.
We need to tread carefully
with the blog.
Your piece about Justin
as Norris's useful idiot
is clear contempt of court.
What are they going to do,
prosecute the internet?
Yeah, even so.
But one thing I do know is that
Whitley knew Justin had issues.
He'd been reported by colleagues
and he did nothing. What for?
Excessive speed while driving.
Inappropriate language.
Is that useful to us?
I don't know. Is it?
Look, I'm not especially
interested in the firing squad.
I'm interested in the person
that gave the
order to sh**t...OR people.
And I'm interested in the culture
that Whitley is overseeing.
Look, it's not just about replacing
an unpopular boss.
It's not just about quadrupling
your subscribers
with a sexy story
about the evils of Big Oil.
Get me more on Norris's ties
to the police...
..and I'll do a job
on your Chief Superintendent.
REPORTER: There is an increased
police presence
outside Brighton Crown Court,
as the trial of Justin Mitchell
enters its second day.
The court finds itself
at the centre of demonstrations
by Stop Climate Genocide splinter
group Fight Climate Genocide,
and the right-wing protest group
Legitimate Defence.
CALDERWOOD, ON CLIP: And you're on
camera by the way, Officer.
MITCHELL, ON CLIP: Oh, good.
Then there's record of my concern
for your welfare,
as well as other road-users.
I'd hate for a car to just
smash into you one day.
Leave you slowly dying
by the side of the road.
So, this is the culmination
of a significant history of contact
between Mr Calderwood and the
defendant, Detective Inspector? Yes.
And how does it end?
With Mr Calderwood
telling a paramedic
that PC Justin Mitchell
drove into him.
Now, we've heard from PC Taylor
that he failed to act on this
tip-off.
What happened
during the regrettable delay
to your investigation that this
caused?
Sandra Vodanovic took
the suspect's car overseas.
She carried out significant
repairs, including a respray.
Can I just ask
you about mobile phones?
Do you have anything placing
Mr Mitchell
at the scene of the collision?
No.
How does he explain that?
He'd left it at home.
Was that common?
No, he usually tracked
his exercise on a running app.
As a serving police officer,
yourself, would you say that
mobile phone evidence is
important in solving a crime?
Yes.
And would you have expected
the defendant to have been
equally aware of that?
All police officers are aware of it.
So, as Mr Holmes most helpfully
established for the jury,
no mobile or dashcam evidence?
No.
Well, strategic owning up
doesn't diminish its importance
and it bears repeating.
No mobile or dashcam evidence.
So, let's turn to forensics,
which I'm sure you would've hoped
would help fill that gap.
Would you agree that evidence
from the vehicles involved
is like gold dust
in cases of road collisions?
I would, yes.
Yeah, and you were brought in from
another force to help find
that gold dust? Well,
I was originally brought in
because of the nature
of the investigation... Yes, yes.
..and the possible involvement
of a serving officer...
The bicycle belonging to Marcus
Calderwood, where was it found?
In a pond on the grounds
of Danver House.
There is a sh**ting club on the
grounds, is there not? Correct.
Did you interview any of the members
of that sh**ting club?
Yes.
But you ruled them out.
Yes. Ah.
Well, did you know the defendant
was having a sexual relationship
with the wife of one of the members
of that sh**ting club?
MURMURING
It transpired during our inquiries.
Yeah, but you...
You didn't consider that relevant?
No, cos it isn't.
Oh, yeah, I wonder if you could help
me with something, DI Southgate?
How many pedals are there
on an ordinary bicycle?
I guess I must be important
if you're not in court.
Miles Southgate is giving
evidence this morning,
and after how it went with
PC Taylor,
I suspect
he's in for a bumpy ride.
He'll do better than him, though.
You should have seen
Nicky at the Christmas pub quiz,
he thought that, um...
..a penguin was a fish
and that the Andes were in China.
Wa-a-ait... Penguins AREN'T fish?
BECKY LAUGHS
Southgate will be OK, though..
He's straight as a die that one.
The thing is, our case is based
pretty much entirely
on circumstantial evidence.
Very strong circumstantial evidence,
but you know what juries are like.
Well, not any more, thank God.
We really need you to show
up for us, Becky.
You know all about the D4 stuff,
what Justin was like in the build-up
to the m*rder, the complaints you...
I didn't make complaints,
I raised concerns. Fine.
But we do need a statement
of all the stuff you told Miles.
I'm getting back on my feet...
You did the right thing
with the D4 transcripts.
And they drove you out for it.
Make it worth it.
So, let me see
if I can summarise your evidence,
DI Southgate, as I suspect the jury
may be as bewildered as I am.
What you do or do not suspect,
Mr Malik, is of no relevance,
as you well know. Sorry.
So, you find a pedal,
you test the pedal,
and think you found evidence of a
collision with Mr Mitchell's car?
Yes.
Found some black paint
and you think, "Gotcha!"
Obviously, we thought it was
significant.
But then, you make a mess over
the colour of the vehicle...
It was a communications issue with
the manufacturer...
Yeah, sure, sure, and then,
the results came back...
..inconclusive.
It was compromised by the time spent
submerged in the ditch.
Er, but we were
hopeful of obtaining a new sample.
Oh, yes, yes, if only the bad news
ends there, DI Southgate,
but it gets worse, doesn't it?
Because then, you find a bicycle
with both pedals attached
in the decoy pond
of the sh**ting club?
And then, faced with this conundrum,
because as we've established,
three pedals would be considered
somewhat unusual on a bicycle...
SCATTERED CHUCKLES
..you go back...in desperation...to
the first pedal.
Only to find...
Only to find, DI Southgate...
Hey, you lost it.
No mobile evidence.
No dashcam footage.
No forensic evidence
of any value whatsoever.
I mean, this whole investigation
is about as roadworthy
as a three-pedalled bicycle,
is it not, DI Southgate?
QUIET LAUGHTER
Mr Malik!
Sorry. I'm so sorry. Sorry.
Is that an accurate summary,
DI Southgate?
It's a very selective summary.
Oh, really. Is there a further
piece of incompetence I overlooked?
Hmm?
No further questions.
REPORTER: The police came under
serious pressure today
when it transpired that a
potentially significant piece
of evidence had been lost
during the investigation
into the death of Marcus Calderwood.
This comes after yesterday's
evidence that members
of his force had given warnings
to the accused...
Tamara's been a bit quiet.
Yeah, that's what's worrying me.
Don't look. Look? Don't look?
I don't know which is worse.
Looking. Then you just imagine.
MOBILE VIBRATES
sh*t, it's Mum.
Well, answer it, then.
Hello?
Mum?
Hello?
OK, I'm coming, I'm coming.
Have you called...?
OK, just try and stay calm, OK?
I'm coming.
She's sick
and it's been 45 minutes
since she called the bloody
ambulance. I'm going round there.
A good evening to you, too.
Seen this?
It's pretty tricky without,
you know...
That anonymous blog
Indifference Kills...
AKA, Felix Owusu, who'd
better watch his arse.
..he's done a hatchet job on that
Whitley bloke. Oh.
How many "toxics" in the sweet jar?
Quite a few, yeah.
And some "systemics" you won't like.
No "genocides".
Ah, small mercies.
He's asking why the Feds ignored
concerns about serving officers.
Oh, Mani, please, don't say the
word "Feds" - even ironically.
The top brass all knew about it,
as well as protecting this geezer.
"Patrick Norris was closely linked
"to a group of businessmen
from Crawley.
"Four of whom were prosecuted for
importing drugs from Latin America.
"Norris himself, curiously. avoided
prosecution again,
"forcing us to ask why..."
DOOR BELL RINGS
Get that.
Why don't you get it?
Because I'm sick and tired
of working all day to earn money
that pays for this, this... OK.
..this, this, this...
OK, all right.
Move!
DOOR BELL RINGS
Let's hope it's not the Feds
looking for Roger Blumenthal. Go!
Hello. Hey, how are you?
Good, thanks. It's Claudia!
Well, send her through!
I am sending her through!
HE SIGHS
New card, opens upstairs and down.
The camera's are also installed,
you just need to download the app.
Are you going to be all right
in the office by yourself?
Well, I'll have to be.
I'm not getting driven out by those
entitled little fascists.
Good.
Right, it's zesty with
a decent weight,
but more importantly,
it cost £5.49.
Oh! It sounds like you had
a fun day in the office!
Yeah, it was tough on DI Southgate,
cos, obviously,
none of it was actually his fault.
Well, that's life.
GLASSES CLINK
I think Justin did experience PTSD.
He also insists
that he didn't do it,
so none of that helps us.
POURS WINE
True, but the way he keeps
referring to the traffic accident
is confirmation for me.
He repeatedly sought Marcus out.
PTSD usually involves avoidance.
I mean, you know that.
You hate going near train
stations, remember?
It can be complex.
You charge at the things that you
want to eliminate or avoid.
Well, if I'm sceptical,
think how the jury would have been.
Especially if he
ever had to give evidence.
Ah, it's... It's masking,
and he's brilliant at it.
You know, you can use your mind
against your condition,
we're not entirely defenceless.
So, how's it going in the sleep
department? Oh...
Built up a tolerance
for these pills.
That's not a quality I massively
associate with you!
SHE CHUCKLES
If these drugs don't work,
I don't know what else to do.
Err, just...
..go back to your therapist, Sam.
Use your mind against it, remember?
My mind's my own worst
enemy at night.
Right, I'm going down the pub
with Rachel and Bex. OK.
We might go on to a party after,
so my phone is on airplane mode,
so you do not stalk me.
Oh, very good. Yes, it's just...
It's just that I worry.
And if anybody starts on you,
you just tell 'em who your dad is.
Get them to feel sorry for me,
great strategy.
CLAUDIA CHUCKLES
Keep an eye on him.
He really is such a lovely boy,
though, isn't he?
Yeah.
So like Nor.
He's like you, too.
DOOR SHUTS
Alex.
Hi.
Yeah, they're saying it might be
a pulmonary embolism.
I'm going to stay here until they...
I'll speak to you later.
So, I've seen the doctor
and he said that...
Excuse me.
Um, I'm here about my mother.
This is absurd.
How old are you, for f*ck's sake?
I've already spoken to the doctor.
This is my half-sister,
who I cannot have any contact
with, due to the present
and ongoing danger she represents
to my safety and mental wellbeing.
Oh, my God...! Please could I speak
to a member of the medical staff
who's caring for Dame Harriet Kenny.
Hold on.
Tam, for God's sake!
MALIK GROANS
HE SIGHS
HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH
PROTESTERS SHOUT INDISTINCTLY
CHATTERING
Gee, Leila, you look like I feel.
I was at the hospital.
My mum's been taken sick.
Oh.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
Is she OK?
I was there all night with my
sister, who won't say a word to me.
Why not?
Because I'm a blockage that she
needs to remove
in order to realise her full self.
Wow, that sounds like sh*t therapy
to me.
It's like she went in and said,
"Help me out. I'm a mad selfish
arsehole," and somebody's said,
"It's cool to be a mad selfish
arsehole, because that's
"affirming the real you. Carry
on being a mad selfish arsehole."
"In fact, be more of one,
assert yourself,
"that'll be 200 quid, please." Oh!
Hey.
Sorry to hear about your mum.
You despise my mum.
Doesn't mean
I wish suffering on her!
Not physical, anyway.
She's very influential.
Yeah, that's quite the tribute.
Oh, it's the best I can do.
Come on, pull yourself together.
Round two.
I still cannot believe
Grainne took this case.
Yeah, we go way back.
I used to be a massive lefty
back in the day.
Shut the f*ck up!
So, what happened to Good Sam?
Oh, he grew the f*ck up.
Still a little bit
of him in there, though.
Gee, Sam, you're just
so admirably complex.
Oh, hey, whoa! I've got my son
for that. Come on.
Come on.
SHE SCOFFS
Eh?
Come on.
I'd say we're maybe just under
par at this stage,
which is fine because we've still
got our best witnesses to come.
Thanks.
You did OK in the circumstances.
Better than Taylor.
Wow, can't believe
I cleared a bar that high.
The whole truth, and nothing
but the m*therf*cking truth.
Hi, Becky,
this is Philip Holmes KC.
Where's the rest of the Sunshine
Band?
Thought Leila'd be here.
Oh, right, er, no, Leila's mum was
been taken ill, unfortunately, so...
Oh. Sorry to hear that, um...
Yeah, send her my best.
OK, so the critical thing
in your evidence
will be Justin's
attitude to Marcus.
We'll kick off with what you
knew about the giraffe nickname.
Sure, but just one thing there.
I'll answer questions about Justin,
but don't try and get me
dish dirt on anyone else.
This isn't about...
You know, I'm not here to fill
the papers
with more rubbish about the police.
Those people weren't "a cancer",
they were my mates.
And most of them were really brave
and faced a lot of dangerous sh*t
in their work, which no journalist
will ever have to put up with.
Of course. Understood.
Oh, hi.
Oh, hi, Leila.
Sorry to hear about your mum.
You OK, is everything...?
I'm fine, thanks. Mum's stable.
Just don't ask me any complicated
sh*t,
like what type of animal
a penguin is.
It's a bird.
Shut the f*ck up. A bird?
It swims underwater!
Yeah, what's wrong with you?
It's definitely a fish!
You going to be OK?
Make it worth it.
I'll try.
So, Ms Hollis, you are no longer
serving with the police?
Correct.
What is your current profession?
You mean, apart from sl*ve to
a couple of lazy daughters?
Um, I also help
out at my sister's salon.
Big change.
Why did you leave?
I was tired.
I'd been doing it a long time,
and I needed a change.
OK.
Now, we've heard evidence about
a group chat with the name D4.
You are familiar with it? Yes.
I was a member of the group.
An active member?
No, no. I...I read it mainly.
Some of it was pretty funny.
Some of it less so.
Which bits weren't funny?
Well, some of the bad stuff
was also funny,
cos let's be honest,
sometimes, bad stuff is.
Um, people don't understand, always
too busy getting offended.
But, um, yeah, some of it was bad
and not funny.
I'm going to refer the jury to the
item in their bundle marked...
..2C, if I may?
Who is "Kenny"?
That's Justin.
Now, he excuses himself
from an outing planned by the group
on the day when, on the Crown's
case, the m*rder occurred.
Were you surprised by that?
Yeah, very. Um, it was the races.
Justin would bet on train delays.
The giraffe and hunter emoji.
What did you understand by that?
Er, the giraffe was a nickname
he often used for Marcus Calderwood.
When he put the giraffe emoji,
were you in any doubt what it
referred to?
No, I thought it was Marcus.
We all did.
What did you understand by it?
Well, that he wanted to
yank his chain,
which he liked to do now and again.
Did you ever raise any
concerns about Mr Mitchell?
Yes. For...?
Dangerous driving
and some of the things that he said.
Can you give me an example
of some of the things he said?
Well, he once said to me that,
if he was ever going to
m*rder somebody,
he would choose hit-and-run.
MURMURING
He might have been joking.
Did you think it was just a joke?
Well, that was the thing with
Justin. You never really knew.
Would you agree that hit-and-runs
are very difficult cases? Yes.
And that Mr Mitchell's
comment was not made
during a conversation about
Marcus Calderwood? No.
Did Mr Mitchell ever express
his desire
to k*ll Marcus Calderwood?
No.
OK.
Now, can we just go back to the
transcripts for a second, Ms Hollis.
Er, the person who expresses
incredulity at Mr Mitchell
for not going to the races,
using the handle "Sniffer".
PC Kyle Jones.
That's right.
Just to remind the jury,
this is the same officer
who PC Taylor has admitted to
calling from the scene.
How did he get that nickname? Oh,
always first to the knicker drawer
during a property search.
CHUCKLING
Mr Mitchell teased him a lot.
Justin teased everybody a lot.
Was it only an interest
in suspicious lingerie
that earned him this nickname?
No, he was also known for sniffing
around a particular
part of management anatomy.
Yes, indeed.
Mr Mitchell refers to this
tendency on other occasions.
He makes several jokes about his
long dark tongue, does he not?
I don't remember so well.
Don't giraffes have long
dark tongues?
Don't know.
Ask David Attenborough.
LAUGHTER
Well, we will return to this later.
You've raised concerns
over Mr Mitchell's use of
inappropriate language.
Yeah.
But you're a member of D4.
You've seen stuff that's
misogynistic, r*cist, h*m*,
did you raise concerns over that?
No.
Why not?
It was different. Oh, I see.
"The best way to m*rder
somebody would be a hit-and-run."
Are you seriously telling me
that's the worst thing
you've ever
heard as a serving police officer?
People say stuff like that all the
time in your profession, don't they?
Not all the time, no.
Isn't it just the semi-serious
musings of someone for whom
crime is part of their everyday?
No.
It was hard for me to raise it,
because I like Justin.
But it was important enough for me
to take it to a senior officer.
What was the outcome?
Nothing, to the best of my
knowledge.
Mr Mitchell ever refer to it?
He said someone had grassed him up.
But he didn't know it was you?
Hmm. I wasn't the only one.
And, err, no,
he didn't think it was me.
Er, he made a joke about it.
Um, he said it would all be fine
because Chief Superintendent Whitley
was a Belieber.
A what?
Well, he's called Justin, as in...
He meant that Chief Superintendent
Whitley was a fan of his?
Yeah, a superfan.
That's a shame.
I actually liked Becky. I never
had her down as a grass.
This stuff's also been picked
up by the blog Indifference Kills.
Contempt of court.
It's an anonymous blog,
so hopefully the jury will listen
to the judge's warnings about them.
Becky wasn't the only one to show
concerns about you.
Yeah, but what happened? Nothing.
Did nobody else
speak to you about it?
Oh, yeah, I mean, they tried to
make me go and talk to somebody.
Somebody?
Yeah, you know...
"You see a turtle on its back
in the baking sun" kind of sh*t.
And? And I didn't go.
Why? We've been here before.
I didn't need it. But what made
THEM think that you did?
I mean, probably Daniella Fielding.
But this isn't news, Sam.
No, no, no, missed psychiatric
appointments, Justin,
is very much news, actually.
So, you didn't go.
How many times didn't you go?
Errrrrrrr... Two.
Maybe three.
And nobody else followed up on it?
What does it matter? Well...!
I've instructed you on my defence
and it isn't the mental health card.
All right, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Not the mental health card.
Brilliant! There's nothing wrong
with my head. Oh, f*cking hell!
There never has been.
Yeah, yeah.
Don't project Sam's
weakness onto Justin.
It's not weakness.
Yeah, it is.
Justin... You can't sleep.
Why can't you sleep?
Because you're weak.
No, it's because I keep....
..imagining my wife
being sliced in half after...
..after jumping in front of a train.
So, stop f*cking imagining it, then.
HE LAUGHS
Stop imagining it? Yeah.
Oh. And what do you suggest,
as a distraction, Justin, eh?
Sordid sex
with other men's wives?
Well, I wouldn't knock it, mate.
No, no, no, fantasising...
..fantasising about beating people?
Hmm?!
Gaming my own freedom
on a m*rder trial?!
I do hope you're not making
light of addiction,
especially in today's cultural
climate... Oh, f*ck off, Justin!
f*ck off, you stupid,
facetious little prick!
DOOR BUZZER
Everything OK?
All right?
Can you believe he just called me
a "stupid, facetious little prick"?
I'm surprised he called you it.
Cheeky Girls reunion, is it?
Sorry, from the very beginning,
you've treated this
like one big joke,
and that includes
your dealings with me.
Right, look...
I'm sorry.
All right?
I apologise.
HE LAUGHS
We always hurt the ones we love.
Yeah, but most people,
most people do it inadvertently,
don't they, Justin?
And they feel...
..they feel regret.
You wanted to see me, Miles?
Hmm.
Come in.
Apologies.
BOTH CLEAR THEIR THROATS
I think you should resign.
Becky Hollis told you about
Justin and you did nothing.
You saw footage of Justin
threatening Marcus
and you did nothing.
You had opportunities to prevent
this tragedy, but you didn't.
You sanctimonious little prick.
And I suspect, although I can't
prove it - yet -
you also had a relationship
with Patrick Norris
that went beyond what is
professionally appropriate.
You need to be really careful,
right now.
There are some toes you do not
want to tread on.
Threat noted...and ignored.
Well, we'll see.
You know,
I was publicly humiliated in court
because of
the incompetence of others.
I did not like the experience.
So, I'm giving you
the opportunity to avoid it.
Resign.
Or I will take you out.
PROTESTERS CHANT IN DISTANCE
Sam! Sam!
No, no, Sandra, I can't talk to you.
I could be struck off..
I know that.
..or worse, face a charge
for interfering with a witness.
Please read this.
What is it?
I have to tell the truth. Of course,
you should tell the truth!
The truth is hard, though.
It is complicated.
It isn't always one thing
or another.
But courts are one thing or
another. There's no middle ground.
I want you to know.
Know what?
What it was like, living with Justin
after the thing with
the pregnant lady.
Why are you giving it to me
Because you are a good man.
And because
I think you'll understand.
This is not
whether Justin did it or not.
I know that he...
Don't! Don't! Don't!
I know that he has much pain.
And some of this pain he gave to me.
This is not about guilty or not
guilty,
this is about the truth.
You OK?
Yeah.
What's up?
Oh, you know, just...
What are you doing?
Get off.
Life and sh*t.
Oh, life and sh*t.
Fair enough.
Internet's going wild
about giraffes and panties.
Their word not mine. Hmm.
It's probably due a revival.
They're memeing the giraffe.
"Memeing the giraffe"?
Yeah.
HE SIGHS
Like that stupid frog.
Bliss it was in that dawn
to be alive.
COMMOTION
REPORTERS CLAMOUR
REPORTER: Were you fired?
Would you like to make a comment?
Were you fired,
Chief Superintendent?
ENGINE REVS
COMMOTION
DOOR BUZZER
Sandra wrote me a letter.
She told me some things.
Things you didn't tell me.
Maybe they weren't relevant.
Nothing to do with the case.
I think they've got a lot to do with
the case, actually. Such as?
It will come out in Grainne's
cross-examination.
Such as?
The problem is in trying to help
you,
she's handed us a g*n
to sh**t her.
Don't get f*cking cryptic on me,
Sam, just tell me.
Well, we're going to take all
the terrible things that you did to
her...
..and use them to k*ll her in court.
No room for weakness, Justin.
It's our only hope.
Yeah!
DOOR BUZZER
Why did you take the car to
Serbia, Ms Vodanovic?
To collect a dog.
But why did you leave
so suddenly that day?
I was meant to go on Thursday,
but then Justin told me
I had to leave immediately.
When you took the car to be
repaired,
did you think it was for the damage
from your gym accident?
No. The damage was different?
Yes. I...I lied about that.
Why did you go along
with it in the first place?
Justin told me it was something
to do with insurance.
Did you believe him? Yes.
How would you describe
Mr Mitchell's tone
when he was talking
about getting the car repaired?
He was...
Ah...
I don't know, he...
..he seemed kind of excited?
Did anyone visit your house
that morning?
PC Jones,
he is not a good person.
Why do you say that?
He got drunk at a barbecue and told
me he wanted to have sex with me.
Did you tell Mr Mitchell that?
Yes. And...?
He just laughed.
So, to be completely clear,
the damage to the car was different
from that caused by your gym
accident?
Yes, it was totally different.
And Mr Mitchell instructed you to
bring forward Poncho's collection,
take the car to Slovenia and have
an entire body panel replaced?
Yes. It's Pancho, by the way.
Oh, I do beg your pardon.
Do you know what PC Jones said
to Mr Mitchell when he visited?
I don't know what was
said between them,
but Justin changed completely
after that visit.
In what way?
He told me I had to hurry up
and get out of there.
He...practically pushed me
into the car.
No further questions.
Now, Ms Vodanovic, you've admitted
to assisting Mr Mitchell
to dispose of crucial evidence,
albeit without knowing the reason.
Yes.
Had Mr Mitchell ever expressed his
intention to harm Marcus Calderwood?
He-He hated him.
Did he tell you, that he
thought he might drive him
off the road?
Use a hit-and-run to k*ll him?
No. OK.
Did you know that Mr Mitchell
was friendly
with a man called Patrick Norris?
Yes. Did Mr Mitchell ever go to the
sh**ting range
at Danver House, with Mr Norris?
Maybe. He... He used to go out
and not always tell me where.
Just as he didn't tell you
that he was having sex
with Elena Norris, episodes
that we now know were being filmed
by her husband and uploaded
onto a porn site?
No, he didn't tell me that.
But you know that now.
Yes, I know that now.
How did you discover that?
The police told me.
When you were being questioned under
caution for assisting an offender?
Yes.
Did the police tell you anything
else in that interview?
Like what?
Like how they knew that you
performed cleaning duties
without your clothing,
for wealthy men.
WHISPERING
Not often.
And that this was done to clear
Mr Mitchell's gambling debts. Yes.
So, when the police told you that
Mr Mitchell was sleeping
with his friend's wife,
and belittling your sacrifice,
you must have been angry.
Yes,
but I'm still telling the truth.
You must have wanted to
get your own back.
Maybe, yes, a bit,
but it is all true.
Did you hate him for it?
I didn't hate him.
I-I loved him.
I always did and I still do.
He has a very sweet
and gentle side to him, as well.
As well as what?
The traffic accident changed him.
He...
He stopped being sweet
and gentle, mostly.
He was always gambling.
Crazy bets.
Sometimes, he would not come home.
And I tried to make us a nice home.
I tried to make him happy.
I...I put flowers in the hallway.
I-I made him food that he liked.
Scented candles to make
the house smell nice.
SNIFFING: I wanted him...
..I wanted us to have
a family together.
You wanted to have a family?
Yes.
Could you speak up a little, please?
Yes.
And how did Mr Mitchell
feel about that?
Did you become pregnant
by Mr Mitchell, Ms Vodanovic?
Yes.
And how did Mr Mitchell
respond to the news?
Not so well.
I must ask you again to please
speak up, Ms Vodanovic.
I lost it.
I lost my baby, OK.
And how did Mr Mitchell
respond to that?
He was...
He was cruel.
He said it was better this way.
It's not the first time he's been
cruel to you, is it?
SHE SIGHS
No.
And was all this enough to make you
want to punish him?
I didn't want to punish him.
I...
I wanted him to be happy again.
Nevertheless, Ms Vodanovic,
I put it to you that you
have ample reason to...
NO! There is no nevertheless!
Leave her alone! Mr Mitchell...
No more questions! Leave her alone!
Leave her alone!
..I must ask you to refrain
from such outbursts
or I'll have no alternative other
than to pause the trial.
She's telling the truth! I treated
her like sh*t! Like sh*t!
Mr Mitchell, I must insist...
And all she was doing
was trying to make a nice house
and a nice life for the both of us!
I must insist on no further
interruptions. I'm truly sorry.
I'm truly sorry.
You deserve far better than me.
My Lord, I request a little time
to talk with my client.
I think that would be very wise.
Given the time now, I am going to
adjourn until tomorrow morning.
Please impress upon your client
the need to respect this court
or I will have no alternative
other than to conduct the trial
in his absence.
Of course, My Lord.
DOOR BUZZER
We cannot suggest to the court
that she is not telling the truth,
when you have just said that she is.
I know.
And when you say she was telling the
truth... Everything was true.
Then do you have an alternative
explanation as to why
you told her to take the car to
Slovenia?
Oh...!
Then my position
is completely impossible.
Can I speak to Sam alone for a bit,
please?
That might be a good idea.
Remember, we cannot unhear anything.
And we cannot knowingly
mislead the court.
DOOR BUZZER
DOOR CLOSES
When did she lose the baby, Justin?
Don't go there.
Did you see a parallel...?
Don't f*cking go there!
I swear to God, Sam,
do not f*cking go there!
Your f*cking psychobabble.
Yeah, we were going to call her
Pearl if it was a girl.
Were we, f*ck.
Did it remind me of Daniella
in the car?
Did it trigger me?
Did it, Justin? Justin, did it?
I didn't need reminding, Sam.
I couldn't ever get that
out of my head.
That horrible metal,
I could see it
jabbing in her intestine.
That arsehole saying
don't grieve for her,
I'll grieve for who the f*ck I want,
you preachy, preachy little c**t!
All right, shh...
Calm, calm. Yeah, I'm calm.
All right. I'm calm. Fine.
All right. All right...
All right.
I did it.
I ran Marcus Calderwood
off the road.
But you know that,
you've always known.
You don't know the whole story,
though.
Well, that doesn't, er...
..matter so much right now as, er...
As Grainne said, we can't
knowingly mislead the court.
So, it ends here, then.
Well, there's one remaining option.
I ask the judge for you
to be rearraigned
and you plead guilty to the
manslaughter charge
on the indictment by reasons...
Yeah, I'm not doing it.
There's a tiny chance,
given that the police didn't respond
properly to concerns about you,
and we can use Sandra
to our benefit now.
She might be the key to all this.
Look, I don't believe that you
losing your baby
had no impact on you,
given the circumstances.
And Sandra's testimony clearly
shows evidence
of mental disturbance.
The Prosecution will refuse to
accept the plea
and argue premeditation....
No sh*t.
A cop playing the mental health
card last minute? No chance.
There's a whole world out there
that need a head on a plate.
The odds are against us for sure,
but it helps.
Justin, it helps,
that I do believe it.
Oh...
I've believed it from the start.
Oh, Sam.
Thank you, mate.
HE SIGHS
Then you're just as bad as all
the rest, Sam.
f*cking cry-babies, weaklings,
and attention-seekers.
If everybody's nuts,
then nobody's guilty.
There's no crime any more.
No free will, just excuses,
and they can't have that.
There'd be no prisons, would there?
There'd just be therapy dogs.
I did it. I did it.
HE BREATHES DEEPLY
Because I hated him so much.
I hated him, Sam.
Because he k*lled a woman
and her unborn baby,
and nobody will ever convince me
otherwise.
And now, I never have to see
his smug face on my TV again,
telling us who we're
allowed to grieve for.
I'll have to take what's
coming, then.
No, there'll still be stuff
coming, Justin.
You're pleading guilty, remember?
Just to manslaughter
instead of m*rder,
where the sentencing start
point is seven years,
as opposed to
a mandatory life sentence.
Now, a win predictor of 20% is worth
it, eh?
One in five.
What is it?
It's a letter, written by Sandra.
I didn't want to show it to you
before her testimony.
Maybe this will help you understand
how other people see you...
..rather than how you
prefer to see yourself.
DOOR BUZZER
DOOR CLOSES
Mani!
Did you order that takeaway already?
Ohh!
Massive scenes in court today,
but, actually, you were right.
Hiya.
You were right about the, um...
Mani?
SMASHING
You b*stard.
You stupid, selfish b*stard!
How could you?
How could you?!
After everything!
How could you even
think about leaving me, after Mum?!
No, Mani...
Mani, no, wait! Wait! Wait!
Mani, wait!
Get out my way!
Wait, wait... Get out my way!
I'm telling you to wait.
You don't understand, Mani!
Get the f*ck off me!
Get off me!
Wait! Wait, Mani! Get off me!
Look! f*ck you! Mani, stop!
Ahhh... M-M-Mani,
please, calm down! Wait!
DOOR SLAMS
HE SOBS
WEAKLY: No...
Mani!
Mani, please...
HE SOBS
You don't understand...
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