♪♪
[ Indistinct chatter ]
♪♪
[ Pounding ]
No.
♪♪
You all right, mate?
♪♪
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
[ Indistinct chatter ]
♪♪
Nah, mate, sorry.
♪♪
- [ Coins scatter, laughing ] - Calm down, will ya?
- Mate, mate, mate, I'm messin'.
♪♪
[ Women singing indistinctly ]
♪♪
Hold on, hold on.
[ Singing, laughing ]
♪♪
[ Mobile ringing ]
Aiden?
What's happened?
I'll be there as soon as.
♪♪
[ Sheep bleating ] Oh, for God...
[ Bleating ]
Come on!
♪♪
[ Excited chatter ]
♪♪
[ Honking ] What now?!
- Hey! - Worse than bloody sheep!
♪♪
- I'll get my officer to go over your statement again
when you two have sobered up, and make sure that
- everything's in order, okay? - Okay.
- I gotta steal him from you, love.
- Morning, ma'am. It's not what you need in a Sunday.
- Any ID? - I'm afraid not.
Cor, they must be frozen!
- Ma'am, I'm with the girl who found him.
She's not making much sense.
Hen party.
- Right, get her details and tell them to go home
- and sober up. - Ma'am.
- My blues. - My boss, she said...
- What, was their wedding tomorrow.
Today!
- Make sure you get some samples.
Perfect. Yep, and capture the cheek.
Great. Thank you.
- Oh, you must be the new girl. Welcome aboard.
- And you are? No, don't tell me.
Vera Stanhope.
- No, no, I'm Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.
I'm leading this investigation.
- I've heard a lot about you. - Well, then you have
the advantage of me, love, because I've heard
nothing about you.
Now, what am I looking at? Beaten to death?
When I know you'll know.
- You going to give me anything?
His tooth has been broken.
Presumably during the attack.
The tooth polyp is still soft.
I can't find any tooth fragments.
I'm guessing they're in his stomach contents.
I'll find out later.
I can smell significant alcohol.
I'll run the normal tests.
- Could be homeless. - That's what I was thinking.
- There's a tattoo on the right side of the neck.
First Northumberland Regiment.
Ooh, in the army -- or, was.
- That's got to help with his ID.
Boss, see this.
- "Bailey." - That could be his wife.
Or daughter.
Any idea time of death?
- I would say he died no earlier than 11:00 p.m.,
no later than 3:00 a.m.
I'll have more news when I get him on the table.
That's the best bit.
♪♪
- Right. Well, let me know if you find anything useful.
- Of course, that's literally my job.
♪♪
- Nah, the fella's got no belongings,
but could have been robbed.
But we need to get an ID,
so start asking around and check the hostels
and any agencies that help the homeless.
- See if they can give us a name. - Ma'am.
- And, Jac, CCTV. See what you can find.
On it, Ma'am.
- So, what do you want to do now?
- Well, I know what I want you to do.
I'm parched.
♪♪
[ Train whistle blowing ]
Have you taken witness --
Hang on.
Excuse me, love!
Excuse me, sir.
Do you know anything about this?
- Well, what's going on? - Well, a fella died.
He'd been attacked, and we're trying to find out his name.
- Any ideas? - Well, how would I know?
I haven't been down here, I just seen all this.
- Well, he's got a couple of tattoos on his neck.
A cannon and lion, and "Bailey."
- Don't know him. - Huh.
- But I've seen him at The Civvy Centre.
You should ask the bloke who runs it -- Steve.
- I'll get him. - Ma'am?
Look up The Civvy Centre.
- Ma'am, this is Finlay, doorman at Chez Lounge,
- possible ID. - Yeah. I think his name
was Conn something -- the homeless guy.
I used to hang around up there a couple of nights a week
watching the club. He's not botherly.
- And was he up there last night?
Uh, don't think so?
- Do you ever see him with anyone else?
- No. Look, sorry, I've got to go.
No, you're all right, love,
just give your details to my officer here.
So, "Conn" -- that's something.
Just need to find his surname. Anything on there?
Yeah, Civvy Centre's nearby,
it's a support centre for the no fixed abode.
- Is it new? - Started 18 months ago
by ex-soldier Steve Wilson.
- Right. Well, come on. Let's get over there.
- So rotten, you serve your country and then die like that.
- Yeah, it doesn't seem fair. - Ah, you're right -- doesn't.
Right, love, we're not pushing in.
♪♪
Can you let us in, love? Official business.
♪♪
Oh, excuse me, love. We're looking for Steve Wilson.
- This is our busy time, Steve's cooking breakfast.
You have to come back later. Or you can talk to me.
- And you are? - His cousin Mandy.
- How can I help? - Oh, well, we need to talk to
you and your cousin, love.
♪♪
Police to see you, Steve.
- You'll have to wait, I've got people to feed.
- I can't stop. - You have a client called Conn,
- ex-Army? - Conn Burns? Yes.
- Well, I'm afraid he's been found dead.
♪♪
- How? - Well, I can't say yet, love.
- Anything else? Or is that it?
- Would you happen to have his next of kin?
Date of birth?
- I and get you that. Come with me.
♪♪
Aah! Bloody hell!
♪♪
- Sorry about Steve, it was our fund raiser last night.
We're tired.
When was Conn last here?
Yesterday, late afternoon.
How well did you know him?
Uh, he was here most days.
Volunteering for Steve.
Doing what?
Anything Steve needed.
He just wanted to help.
He said we saved his life, gave him stability.
I can't believe this has happened.
He was such a good man.
Well...
Uh, sorry, pet.
♪♪
Thanks, love.
♪♪
Run our victim through the system, Kenny.
- Here's his details. - Yes, ma'am.
So, what are we up to?
- Well, I called the agencies helping people
with no fixed abode,
but they're said to he'd never engage with them
or didn't fit their demographic.
And the hostels didn't know him.
- Jac, CCTV. - It's a blind spot. No coverage.
- What?! - The closest camera's 100 metres away.
- Well, see if you can pick him up anywhere else!
And put together a time line.
Ma'am? Connell Burns.
He was admitted to Newcastle General
with pneumonia three years ago,
and he's named as his next of kin
a Teresa Burns.
Right!
Aiden?
♪♪
Well, this brings back memories I'd rather forget.
Bible classes as a band at our local convent.
It was great. They gave us sweets.
But it was the chapped knees, waiting in the cold
for me dad to come and pick me off.
♪♪
We're here to see Teresa Burns.
Sister Michael.
♪♪
Sister.
- You wanted to see me? - Uh, DS Healy,
this is DCI Stanhope, Northumberland & City Police.
Um...
We're here about your brother Connell.
I'm afraid he was found dead, love.
Connell?
What happened?
- He was the victim of an assault.
- Are you saying someone killed him?
- Well, that's the theory we're working on.
- When? - Last night in Newcastle.
Were you still in touch?
He came start of every month.
[ Stifled sobs ]
- Now, I'm going to have to ask you,
does the name Bailey mean anything?
- She -- she was his daughter.
Uh, you haven't told Kate? [ Mobile ringing ]
- Sorry. DS Healy. - Who's Kate?
- His wife -- Bailey's mum.
- Do you mean his ex-wife?
Because we have you as next of kin.
- No. They were still married?
Ma'am?
It's Ola.
- Um, I'm afraid we're going to have to go now, love,
but if you'd like to give us Kate's address,
we'll make sure she's told.
♪♪
Oh, he's been through it. has Connell.
What's this?
- That looks like an old bullet wound.
- Correct. From a few years ago. It's not important right now.
More recently, I'd like to draw your attention to these.
It looks very likely that there were at least
two involved in the assault.
One held his arms from behind.
You can see the bruises here and here.
Whilst the other beat him.
Excuse me.
There's severe bruising to the groin.
And then someone dislocated his left knee
and stamped on his back so hard they left a shoe print.
♪♪
He was an ex drinker.
His liver showed significant cirrhosis,
but even though he smelt of alcohol,
there was barely any in his system.
I'd say what was there was forced.
Hence the broken tooth.
- As suspected I found his tooth in his stomach.
Now, after this attack, he was left unconscious.
- What do you mean, this attack?
- He was attacked twice. - Twice?
This was the first time.
You can see that the bruising started developing,
which indicates that he was alive
for probably around two hours afterwards.
He was first attacked about five metres from where we found him.
- So he was moved. - More likely,
he was crawling away from something
or towards something, then was attacked again,
two hours later. It was very different.
His scarf was held over his mouth and nose.
I found fibres inside both.
He was suffocated with it.
Did he put up a fight?
I doubt it. No.
He was already considerably weakened.
So whoever did this
came back to finish what they started.
- We won't know that until we get the DNA results back.
But we do know when it happened.
The first attack was between 9:00 and 11:00.
The second two hours later, between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
- So, you're saying we've got two cases on our hands?
Finding out who attacked him,
then finding out who killed him.
So, we have two investigations, two attacks.
The first involves two or more people who beat him up.
The second attack,
approximately two hours later.
Most likely it was the same people returning
to finish the job...
Or it could have been anyone.
He was so severely weakened,
child could have done it.
But make no mistake, this was murder.
So, what do we know about Connell Burns?
- He was 38. Born in Newcastle.
Been in care since the age of seven.
- I called Social Services, they said he was kicked out of
a succession of kids homes.
He enlisted in the army when he turned 17, and he left in 2016.
- So, bit of a troublemaker? - Well, he had an expired ASBO
from 2018 on his record, but that was it.
An ASBO. What was that for?
- To keep his distance from his wife, Kate Burns.
Apart from that he's clean.
He's never even been charged under the Vagrancy Act.
- When did they get married? - 20 years ago.
Bailey arrived four years later, she's 15.
So, why was he still married?
More to the point,
why was she?
Hard to believe he lived here.
When'd he move out? 2018?
What a difference four years can make, eh?
♪♪
- Kate Burns? - Yeah. Kate?
Could we come inside, pet?
♪♪
What's all this about?
I'm sorry, love.
It's about your husband, Connell.
- He's dead, isn't he? - I'm afraid so.
- I've been waiting for this since we met.
That knock at the door.
Do you need me to identify him?
- If that's something you're comfortable doing.
- I should, I'm his next of kin.
- Well, we've got a sister down as next of kin.
- Teresa? Oh, she's useless.
No, of course I'll do it.
How did he die?
He was fatally attacked.
♪♪
What's happened to Dad?
- Bailey... - What's happened to him?
Whoa.
♪♪
- I'm surprised you were still married.
- He didn't exactly have an address for the divorce papers.
I need some air.
- Hey. She needs you.
Poor Conn.
So you knew him?
No.
I met Kate the year after he left.
Pretty much picked up the pieces.
- Well, come on, love. Help us out here.
- Okay, so, you know, he was in the Army.
Well, when he came out, he got himself a job and he lost it.
So he lied about it.
Then he built up a mountain of debt and lied about that.
I mean, he was punching holes in every wall.
- So he was violent. - He really blew up.
I mean, kicked the hell out of this place.
Bailey saw it and she was terrified.
So he walked out. He left her.
- Any communication since? - No.
[ Kate and Bailey shouting indistinctly ]
Look, I'm going to have to go up, sorry.
- Oh, right, love. We let ourselves out.
And tell Kate we'll be in touch about ID'ing the body.
Yeah. Okay.
♪♪
- Hey. Sorry, love. We're looking for Steve.
- Yeah, he's, uh, fixing the lights outside.
- Right. You one of the volunteers here, are ya?
- Yeah, he's, uh, helping me get into college,
I'm going to be a chef.
- What's your name? - Tony.
Tony what?
Tony Castillo.
Who are you -- like, Christians or something?
- Uh, no, this is DCI Stanhope, and I'm DS Healy,
Northumberland & City Police.
- Do you know a fella, Connell Burns --
had a couple of tattoos on his neck.
- No, I'm sorry, I don't know him.
Oh. You crack on.
Next stop, the Ritz.
[ Chuckles ] Thanks, love.
Oof! Jack of all trades.
- You have to when it's only you.
Half our clients didn't show up yesterday.
Oh? Why is that?
- Because they knew we'd had police in the building.
- Well, I'm sorry, love, nothing we can do about that,
because this is now a murder investigation.
- Murder? I didn't realise.
- How long's he been coming here?
- Six months. First for food, then classes, then volunteering.
- What was he like? - Good one to have around,
solid -- well, had been.
He was an alcoholic, but he'd been sober for months.
Had been solid?
So, what happened?
- He kicked off at the start of the week.
He was meant to talk at the fundraiser on Saturday,
but pulled out.
Did you give a reason why?
- Didn't say. Really cocked it up.
He was going to speak,
talk about how we'd helped him, star guest.
- Ah, your cousin said you didn't meet your fundraising target.
Barely even covered the costs.
So, why'd he kick off?
I dunno, he'd spent months
getting a flat with another client
and pulled out of that too on Monday.
Okay. Right.
Now, can you give us the name of this other client.
Tony Castillo.
♪♪
He's done a runner.
Now, why would he do a daft thing like that?
- You're police. - So, did he have something to do
- with Connell's death? - No.
Tony hero worshipped him.
- So, why didn't Conn want to live with him?
- Well, you'll have to ask Tony. - Where's your cousin?
♪♪
- Where's Tony? - Tony?
- He left a couple of minutes ago. - Ugh.
Now, he told us he didn't know Conn.
- Well, that's rubbish, they were due to move in together.
- Yeah. So why did he pull out of that?
- Dunno. Tony was gutted.
It's a two-bed flat. Fell through without Conn.
- Yeah. And when was this? - Monday.
Already had a bad start to the week.
- Why's that? - Someone nicked a donation tin.
- Happens a lot, does it? Theft.
- Not really. Too scared of Steve.
Wouldn't want to disappoint him.
Who else was Conn mates with?
- He got on with Benny. Looked out for him.
- Benny -- have you got a photo? - Doubt it.
Might have one of his little mate.
What?
Ah, the fellow with the dog.
Now, why would he say he didn't know Conn?
- He's scared -- most of their encounters with the police
end up with them arrested.
They operate from a place of fear.
- Oh, can you get the footage from when Conn was last here?
- Who's he shoutin' at? - No idea. I was upstairs.
Where was Steve?
- At the hotel for the fundraiser.
- Is it possible Conn could have stolen that donation tin?
- He wasn't around the weekend before last,
but it could have gone missing on the Friday.
Maybe he did.
- Right. I want this Tony Castillo found,
top priority.
Kenny, run Tony through the system.
And while you're at it, do a background check
on that fellow runs The Civvy Centre, Steve Wilson.
I mean, why did Connell not go to that fundraiser?
He told Mandy the place saved his life.
So what changed? And Mark, do some checks
into his missus, Kate Burns.
There's something not right there.
- Ma'am. - I don't understand why she didn't divorce him.
- She's got an ASBO on him. - Yeah, exactly.
So where are we on his timeline, Jac?
- He stayed in the city centre until late afternoon,
when he disappeared for three hours.
There's a couple of things I'd like to show you.
This was yesterday lunchtime.
- Now, would you look at that, he's chasin' a mugger!
Good lad!
And this was sometime later.
- What's that, an estate agents?
Yeah, Hawthorne and Son.
♪♪
- Now, what was he doing in there?
♪♪
- So, I'm obviously going to make sure that next time
I'm not going to be in that situation, am I?
- Yeah, okay, whatever. - But it's not what I was saying!
- Rae! - Whoa!
Huh! Unhappy customer?
- Well, if you don't pay for your flat,
you can't live in it, can you? How can I help you?
Oh, DCI Stanhope, DS Healy.
- Not looking for a three bed with a river view, then.
- No, we're wondering if anyone knew this fella, love.
Believe he came in here about 5:00 p.m. day before yesterday.
- Yeah. He, uh, he wanted me to give him some money
to not sit outside. It's extortion. Why?
- Well, because he's been murdered, love.
Found yesterday morning.
- So, did you see him again after he came in here?
- No. That was the only time that I saw him.
- Oh, the only time? - Yeah.
- Apart from him sitting in your doorway, you mean.
- Well, uh -- - Sorry, didn't catch your name.
- Oh, it's Alexander Hawthorne. This is my dad's agency.
Yeah, of course it is.
Well, if you think of anything, love.
Will do.
♪♪
Don't believe a word he said.
I'm going with Kate Burns to ID her husband's body,
so I'll be quick.
I want to know everything about this fella, Alexander Hawthorne.
If he blows his nose, I want the tissue.
And I'm not joking.
Backtrack his movements on CCTV.
Let's see if he crossed paths with Connell Burns.
And where are we with that fellow at The Civvy Centre,
- Steve Wilson. - He left the forces in 2012.
Decorated multiple times.
Ended up no fixed abode 2013,
but according to this he turned his life round
and opened up The Civvy Centre.
- And it's all above board, legit?
- Far as I know. - Where'd he get the money?
- He set it up with an inheritance
from his grandmother; got charitable status last year.
- And what's his reputation like?
- Local agencies were impressed. Said he's a one-man machine.
- Looks like the only help he's got is his cousin.
- I followed up on what Conn's wife's partner said to you.
He went to work at a local fulfilment centre,
- but got sacked. - What, more trouble making?
- Well, the manager said he was sacked for being drunk at work.
- Well, we've all been there -- haven't we, Kenny?
- I looked into his finances. He ran up £18,000 of debt
- plus interest. - Did he?
Kate took it on.
Now, why would she do that
and then land him with an ASBO?
- Oh, backs up what the partner said.
- And how we doing with the elusive Tony and Benny?
- Any sightings? - They're both lying low.
- Alright, well, crack on. Impress me, eh?
♪♪
Ready?
♪♪
That's Connell Burns.
♪♪
No, not just yet, please!
♪♪
You okay, pet?
- I thought I wouldn't recognise him, but..
He looks the same.
I loved you.
Conn had been in the army two years when we met,
he was handsome, sexy,
always did the right thing.
- And what was it like when he left the army?
He couldn't cope.
He wouldn't talk about it,
just drank.
Said that's what he'd been told to do
if he felt too much -- drink.
- And he ran up some debt, is that right?
- That's what we argued about the night he left.
He didn't want me to know he'd lost his job.
'Cause he was ashamed.
He saw how scared we were and walked out.
- Well, that can't have been easy.
I couldn't do it without Liv.
She and Bailey seem close.
Yeah.
I think Bailey likes her more than she likes me.
Well, I believe that.
I should just be grateful.
Liv signed up to the whole package.
- So, where were you on Saturday night?
- Home -- waiting to pick Bailey up.
- She called about midnight. - And what about your partner?
We ask everyone, love.
- She was at work in Sunderland. - Now, what does she do?
- Head of security for a local firm.
- Night work. - And where are you?
- Dayton hospice, care assistant.
- [ Mobile ringing ] - Well, that must be rewarding.
Excuse me, love.
Yep?
And where is he?
♪♪
Hello, Tony.
Oh, don't --
Oh, bit of a disappearing act you played on us earlier.
You said you didn't know Conn.
- I meant he wasn't my mate. - Yeah?
Well, Steve Wilson told us
you and Conn were getting a flat together.
So you must have been close once.
- I thought we were, yeah. - So why'd he pull out? Hmm?
- I dunno -- he was on one?
He went away the weekend before last and come back different.
- What do you mean different? - He was normally
all over, Steve like a rash.
But he was angry at him.
Said you couldn't trust anyone in the Army.
They nearly had a fight.
When was this?
Mm.
Last Monday.
What do you think of Steve?
- I wouldn't want to argue with him.
Took some balls to do what Conn did.
[ Stifled retching ] He -- he wasn't scared.
You all right, mate?
- I'm sorry. I need the bog.
- Yeah, you go, we'll wait here for.
- Go with him! - He's gonna be sick on me!
- He's gonna leg it again! - He's left his stuff here!
Excuse me. They belong to somebody else.
- Donations. - Oh. Where are the toilets?
- Up there. - Brilliant. Tony!
♪♪
Should I get Steve Wilson in?
- What do you think? - Yes, ma'am.
- I've dug deeper into the Civvy Centre accounts.
They've got cash flow problems.
The whole place could close in two months.
So, it's on shaky ground.
- Surprised it hasn't fallen over already.
Thanks, Jac.
Do I need a solicitor with me?
- We haven't charged you. - Yeah. Should we?
Oh, we found Tony.
Now, he told us you and Conn nearly had a fight last week.
- It was Conn kicking off. Not me.
- I just wanted him to calm down. - Why?
- Ah, come on, Steve. Throw us a bone.
- I don't know. He was paranoid.
They said he didn't trust anyone in the Army.
He pulled outta the flat. He pulled outta the fundraiser.
He was on self-destruct.
I think he was scared about being normal again.
Wasn't that what he wanted?
- I'm not saying it makes any sense.
I've seen it a few times.
I did it -- just didn't think Conn would do it.
- I hear you've only got funding for another couple of months.
- What's that got to do with anything?
I met some entrepreneurs who want to invest.
Tax reasons. We'll be fine.
Mm.
Why'd you do it, Steve --
run that Civvy Centre?
Mm? It's exhausting, takes up all your time.
Your clients kickin' off.
Because I know what it's like.
When I left the forces, I started drinking.
I had no one to tell me to stop.
If me nana hadn't drug me off the streets, I'd be dead.
I want to be that person for other people.
I thought that's what he wanted to.
He said he wanted to help with the centre.
Share the load.
- Do you think he'd ever extort money out of anyone?
- No way! No. Who said that?
- Someone said he wanted paying not to sleep in their doorway.
Conn wouldn't do that.
He didn't sleep in town anyway.
- Didn't he? Where'd he sleep?
- I don't know, but he didn't sleep in hostels.
- We didn't like the aggro. - Right. You can go.
Interview terminated 17:02.
Mark, can you check Steve Wilson's alibi?
- That fundraiser he was holding. - Ma'am.
Aiden, both he and Tony
mentioned Conn kicking off about the army.
Have we got an army contact?
- I'll call one, see if they can help.
- Ma'am, Benny's been spotted. - Where?
♪♪
Benny?
Just want a chat, love.
Benny?
♪♪
Benny?
[ Dog whimpering softly ]
Oh, hello, pet.
Thought you might be hungry. Brought you a snack.
Cup of tea?
What's your dog's name?
Gary.
Would Gary like a treat?
He is a bit hungry, aye.
There's a good boy.
Yeah, here! Yeah.
We're here about Connell Burns, but you've already guessed that.
Now, why didn't you tell us you knew him?
Would have saved us a lot of time.
- How long you been in the streets?
16 year.
Do you know how Conn died?
Yeah.
Two blokes beat him up.
How do you know that?
That place where he was attacked,
was that a regular haunt of his?
- Me and Conn used to go there when we needed a bit of shuteye.
- So that's what you were doing, going for a bit of shuteye --
when you saw something.
And that's why you're hiding here.
We can protect you, Benny.
Stop them from doing it again to someone else.
I didn't see anything!
Well, if you change your mind.
Oh, just one question and we'll leave you in peace.
Conn went away somewhere weekend before last.
- Do you know where he went? - Ask Rae, she'll know.
- Rae? - Some young thing.
Spiky on the outside, soft in the middle.
Conn used to look out for her.
- 'Ere, d'you know where we can find her?
If I give you her address,
you better not tell her it was me!
- My mate says that Conn's ex staff sergeant
is recruiting at the university.
- Great. Let's door-step him.
♪♪
Here you go.
- We're looking for Warrant Officer Sharp.
How can I help you?
He was on the streets?
Conn was one of the best soldiers I've served with.
I can't believe it.
When did you serve together?
- His first two tours of Afghanistan, 2003 to 2010.
I was staff sergeant and he was lance corporal.
So you knew him well?
He was a diamond.
Solid. Totally trustworthy.
You knew he'd always have your back.
And he loved it.
He loved being a soldier.
So it was important to him.
- I always thought he'd become a sergeant.
He had great potential.
So what changed?
Once I left, I lost contact.
But we saw horrific things out there.
Just before I left, we had an incident.
What?
- A bus full of Afghan civilian staff and their kids,
heading into base.
Only they had a suicide bomber on board.
They blew it up just before it got inside the gates.
I worked with Conn's section to evacuate everyone.
We had to deal with what was...
left behind.
It was the worst day of my life.
It affected all of us, especially Conn.
He had to pick up the pieces of this girl
same age as his daughter.
- Tell me about the others in his section.
Called themselves The Ten.
Very tight, proper band of brothers.
- Have you talked to them? - No, we haven't got their details.
We're getting pushback from the regiment.
They're not being helpful.
- Should go in person. Bit harder to ignore.
Yeah?
- Conn was very close to Sam Castro.
Had similar backgrounds.
[ Mobile vibrating ]
Sorry. Next talk is due to start.
Ah. Right. Well, thanks.
Thanks for your help.
- Ma'am, CCTV on the night Conn died
shows a man following him --
it's Alexander Hawthorne, the estate agent.
- And? - He was joined by another bloke
and they tailed him around the city centre.
Right!
Hey! Hey, hey! Alexander Hawthorne,
what have you got?
- He was reported for harassment a couple of months ago, ma'am,
but the claimant dropped the accusation.
- So we've got no prints or DNA. - No.
- Great. - I have been through
his social media, ma'am -- he was out Saturday night
with a mate, now, he posted these around 7:30.
And then these ones were later, around 2:00 a.m.
- Who's that fellow with him? - Sean Kearney.
Works for him at these estate agents.
Bit of a tough nut, by all accounts,
but nothing on file.
- Now, why would they both have changed their shirts
at that time of night?
♪♪
- Alexander Hawthorne, I'm arresting you on suspicion of
- murder of Conn -- - Sean Kearney, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of the murder of Connell Burns.
I told you he wanted money.
- And I don't believe you, love. Try again.
- How did you know Connell Burns? - I don't know
what type of people you think I associate with,
but they're not off the streets. - So, why were you following him?
- Well, that's just a coincidence.
- Well, it's a bit of a stretch to call it a coincidence, love,
when you and your mate are still following him
30 minutes later.
Where were you on Saturday
between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.?
- I went back to my flat to freshen up.
Any why is that?
- Someone spilt beer on my T-shirt.
- Oh, they spill it on your mate's T-shirt, too?
Can anyone verify you went back to your flat --
besides your mate, who we've arrested?
- Well, there's concierge on the front desk in my building.
What are you thinking?
What's the connection
between that Ponzi estate agent
and Connell Burns?
They're from different worlds.
But I'd lay money it was him and his mate who beat him up
and went back a second time to make sure.
Why?
- Mark's still checking Hawthorne's alibi.
- Kenny said there was an accusation against him dropped.
When was that?
♪♪
Well, I'll be blowed.
Look who it was accused him of harassment.
Rae Jensen.
Could that be the same Rae that Benny mentioned?
- I don't know, but it's witnessed by Connell Burns.
- His name spelt wrong. - Well, who cares?
There's our connection. Come on.
Good work, Kenny.
♪♪
How much would one of these set you back a month?
- At least a couple of grand. - How can the lass afford that?
♪♪
[ Knocking at door ]
Thanks for letting us up, love.
We're here about your mate, Connell Burns.
- I don't know where he is. Sorry. Why are you asking?
- Well, that's not a conversation to have like this, love.
Can we come inside?
♪♪
Ah, now, we're sorry to be the bearers of bad news, love.
- What? About Conn? - Mm.
I'm afraid he was found dead.
He'd been fatally attacked, and we're trying to find out
who was responsible.
I'm sorry.
[ Sniffles ]
- Can you think of anyone who would want to hurt Conn?
No.
When did you last see him?
Saturday around 4:00.
I wouldn't let him in.
- And did he give you the black eye?
What, Conn? No.
- But he'd have seen it. Did he ask you who did that?
I walked into a door.
- Or was it the fella you reported once before
who did it? We saw you with him yesterday
in the estate agents. Why were you arguing?
- He's my landlord. He says my lease is expired.
- And what's your relationship with him?
- My landlord. - Mm-hmm.
Did he know Conn?
No, of course not.
No.
♪♪
- Mark, I need you to persuade Benny to come in
and identify Hawthorne and his mate.
Take Kenny with you, but tell him to be gentle.
Ma'am.
- Oh, just stroll in, why don't ya!
- So you don't want your DNA results?
Thought I'd deliver them personally.
- Oh, and? - There are two clear
DNA profiles that correspond to where he was attacked,
- which match your suspects. - Great.
- But -- and that's why I'm here --
there's a third DNA profile unidentified.
And it's the only DNA apart from the victim's
- on the murder weapon. - His scarf.
- This third person is not in our system.
I want to be clear: if you try to prosecute either of
the two men you are currently holding for murder,
I won't back you in court.
What I mean to say is, you can't say it's job done.
- Well, why would I? 'Cause you just told us
there's a third person.
- I'm not a corner cutter. - Good, 'cause neither am I.
- Good. - Great.
This was a brutal attack.
And yours and your mate's DNA are all over the deceased.
Anything to say?
Well, let me put it this way.
Did you force a bottle into his mouth
so hard you broke a tooth?
No comment.
Why were you following him?
- No comment. - Ah, come on, love!
We know you beat him up. I just want to know why.
Okay, let me tell you what I think.
I think Conn found out you'd given your girlfriend a shiner,
and he came in to tell you to leave her alone.
- That's not my girlfriend. - Or, was.
Put her up in one of your flats.
Rae didn't tell you that.
- So Conn comes in to warn you off Rae,
and you call in some muscle.
Listen, sunshine, we've got your DNA all over a murder victim.
Oof, the jury will love that.
- What, a murder case, all that evidence?
- Only take them an hour! - Look, I didn't kill him!
He was alive when we left him.
- Oh, so you just beat him unconscious, did you?
I need to hear you say it.
Yes.
- Hawthorne's admitted to assault.
- His mate's admitted it, too. - Oh, hello, Gary!
- Good boy. - Ma'am.
Benny ID'd both of them.
He said they left the scene at 10:30.
- Alibis? - They entered Hawthorne's flat
at 10:45 and went back out clubbing at 10 to 1:00.
- They could still have done it; it'd be tight,
but a jury could buy it.
D'you know, I hate to say it,
but I don't think it was them who suffocated him.
You heard what Paula said -- their DNA is all over the body,
but not on that scarf!
So we've solved who it was beat him up,
but we haven't got a clue who finished him off.
Now, we've had two people now
who said he turned against the army, right?
Now, how're we doing with hi section's contact details?
- It's like getting blood out of a stone.
Quoting the Official Secrets Act.
- Joe, well, do what that warrant officer suggested.
Get over over to the regiment in person, make some noise,
get him to go with you,
and don't come back without those addresses.
- Why don't you come with me? - Because I'm going to find out
where he went last weekend -- is that all right with you?
Yeah, I know you and Conn were close.
How did you meet?
- I stayed in a women's hostel when I first came here.
Only, one of the women there said that I was a threat
and... not a real woman.
I had to go to a men's hostel and things got a bit ugly.
But Conn stepped in.
- Well, you shouldn't have been there, love.
Men's hostel's no place for a lass.
Conn was like a dad to me.
- You're just about the same age as Conn's daughter.
- It broke his heart he couldn't see her.
I was a stand in.
He was such a good man.
Now, you listen to me.
You think you're in love with this fella, this Alexander?
I am.
He loves me, too, in his way.
No, he doesn't.
I've heard him talk.
Yeah, well, he's just scared
what he's friends would think, I get it.
He's admitted he beat up Conn,
he smashed his teeth in, he broke his knee,
and he punched him black and blue.
Now, then...
Benny -- fella with the dog --
he told me you might know where Conn went
the weekend before last.
He had to go away,
and he came here to get washed and changed.
And he wore this posh suit from a charity shop.
Where did he have to go?
The funeral of an army mate.
There's only seven of them left, he said.
They were like family. I think his name was Jack?
♪♪
Good afternoon.
Thanks for meeting at short notice.
You're welcome. Let's go.
- Are you with them yet? - Well, just waiting
for Lieutenant Colonel Haley to arrive.
- He went to the funeral of one his section
weekend before he died.
Find out who it was. Jack Somebody.
Will do.
- You do realise we're getting ready to leave on manoeuvres?
- You do realise this is a murder investigation?
- Gentlemen, let's not waste time.
So, Lance Corporal Connell Burns.
He left in 2016 following an accident with his firearm.
- And that's the left shoulder injury.
- Correct. - Do you have the details
of Private Sam Gastro, ma'am? There were close.
- Private Gastro killed himself shortly before
- the unit came home. - Sam did? Why?
He stole a pair of sunglasses
from one of our dead soldiers.
He was facing disciplinary procedure.
Possible sentence.
- He killed himself over sunglasses?
- If you can't trust a fellow soldier with your belongings,
how can you trust them to have your back?
With all due respect, ma'am, that doesn't sound like
something Sam would do.
- It was witnessed by Corporal Dominic Charlton,
Private Jack Swanson,
and Lance Corporal Connell Burns.
Private Gastro had claimed he was innocent.
Being restricted to barracks whilst his section
were on patrol. Then he killed himself.
- That's horrific. - Petty theft may sound trivial
to you, but loyalty is everything to us.
- Now, I understand that Lance Corporal Burns
didn't have an exit interview, so no PTSD counselling.
After everything he'd been through.
- He didn't request one. Doesn't affect everyone.
- It affects them and everyone they come into contact with.
It's why he was living rough
after three tours of Afghanistan.
It's why he left his family.
- We know it's an issue, but we can't
make people go to counselling.
He wasn't even offered it.
- I'll take his section's details.
I think we're done here.
♪♪
Warrant Officer Sharp, if you would wait.
- Aiden, the lessors told me where Conn lived.
- And I found the Jack whose funeral Conn went to.
- Great. Now, meet me on the south side of Lasky Bridge.
- I'll be there as soon as I can, ma'am.
- Get in trouble? - I'm a subordinate,
- and so are you. - Well, I'm not in the army,
- and she needs to hear it. - She did.
The contact data she gave us are five years out of date,
for a start. Let me get the information for
Don Charlton and Jack Swanson.
Okay. Thank you.
You're welcome.
♪♪
[ Gasps ]
♪♪
[ Indistinct shouting ]
- You okay?! - Never mind me!
- Get after him! - Tony!
♪♪
Tony!
♪♪
Gotcha.
♪♪
Well, go on.
Let's see what he was after.
♪♪
Ah, look.
All he wanted was home and family.
What's in that bag?
What's that rattle?
- Ah. - So that's what Tony was after.
Unless he was hiding this.
This went missing from The Civvy Centre.
We found it in Conn's belongings.
- He must have stolen then. - Look, we're not daft, pet.
Your prints are all over it.
We know it's you who stole it.
Couldn't open it.
I asked him to help, but it backfired.
- And that's why he changed his mind
about living with you, isn't it?
- Must have upset you when he said that.
He knew I needed it.
He knew if I could get the flat I could go to college,
train to be a chef and see my son again,
that's all I wanted!
But he took it all away for this.
And what did Conn want?
- Wanted to see his kid again, too.
- They weren't in touch. - No, but he wrote to
Bailey's mum, didn't he?
His sister sent it for him.
- Did he? - Look...
I had nothing to do what happened to Conn.
He was a good bloke.
He was me mate.
I want you to get whoever it was just as much as you do.
So who do you think it was?
- He fell out with Steve at the Civvy Centre before me.
- Mark, I need you to check Tony Castillo's alibi.
He says he was at the Banner Avenue Hostel on Saturday night.
- Ma'am. - And double check
Steve Wilson's alibi,
'cause Tony's just told us Conn had a pop at Steve
last week, something he failed to mention.
So any news on Dominic Chandler or Jack Swanson's widow?
- Nothin'. I left voicemails at all the numbers they gave us.
It really threw Dylan, the fact that some had been stealing.
- No, well, I was going to do a catch up, but it's got a bit...
Sorry. Can I help you, love?
Um...
- Uh, ma'am, he's been waiting for you.
This is PC Billington from Reception.
Stand up in the presence of a senior officer.
Now, tell the DCI just what you told me.
- I saw the flyer for the man who died.
The homeless man.
And?
- He came into reception Saturday evening.
He wanted to make a statement.
Well, what did he say?
- He said someone had stolen something.
- Stolen what? - I don't know.
- Did he mention any names? Tony?
- He wasn't making any sense, he said it was a while ago --
and he was agitated and there was a queue, so...
So you what?
- I said he was wasting my time, and then he left.
- You said what? Well, let me tell you what happened to him.
He was murdered a couple of hours after that, love.
And we've no idea if that's why he came in here or not.
- I'm so sorry. - Now, go back to your desk.
Yes, ma'am.
♪♪
Well, you lot better go home.
Fresh eyes tomorrow.
Now, about Kate -- did you forward on a letter
to her from Conn?
- He didn't think he was allowed to write to her.
I sent it just before Christmas, but she never replied.
- Well, you can hardly blame her, love.
- He left her in loads of debt. - And he was putting that right.
Well, that's what the letter was about.
He was giving her the payout.
- What payout? - For his accident in the army
when his gun went off and he got shot.
He had the money sent to Kate.
That's why he wrote to her.
He was hoping that with that and the flat,
she'd agree to him seeing Bailey again.
You sure about this?
- Of course. He got £25,000 from the Army.
- And she didn't reply to the letter?
Morning, Aiden, sorry to wake you --
- Mornin', ma'am. - Listen, I'm on my way in,
I need you to get hold of that warrant officer, Dylan, is it?
Apparently, Connell Burns got a payout from the Army
for that gun accident.
And I need you to get him to chase it up. Hmm?
Look into it.
- Yeah, well, Lieutenant Colonel Healy
never mentioned that we saw her.
Well, maybe she didn't know.
Or maybe that's why she was being obstructive.
Anyway, get onto it.
Pfft.
- Before you ask, I'm still on it, ma'am.
Oh, Kenny, What are those?
- Oh, these are bacon rolls, ma'am.
Oh, answer to my prayers.
Oh, thanks, love.
Now, Mark, did you check out Tony Castillo's alibi?
- Yeah, he entered the hostel at 10:15 p.m.
and didn't leave until 8:00 a.m.
And what about Steve Wilson?
- He was at the fundraiser all night.
He left the venue at 1:00 a.m., ma'am.
- Ma'am, I checked up on Kate Burns's finances.
She was made redundant two months ago.
- Was she? Well, that's not what she told me.
- And the amount of debt she's got, she's going to be
in trouble if she doesn't find another job soon.
Mm!
As an ex-soldier's wife, would she get anything
when he dies?
- Theoretically, she's entitled to part of his pension
unless she remarries.
Right!
Aiden, get your coat.
♪♪
[ Laughs ]
I spoke to Teresa last night.
Conn's sister.
And she told us he received a payout for that accident
he had -- the gun injury -- and the money was paid to you.
- I haven't had a penny since he left!
Check my bank records.
- And she also told us she forwarded
- on a letter to you from him. - When?!
I've never had a letter! I swear on Bailey's life.
- We know that you lied to us once.
- When. You said that you worked at
Dayton hospice -- that's not true, is it?
You've been made redundant.
- Well, I haven't told Liv yet. I'm hoping to get another job.
Why didn't you get a divorce?
- What's that got to do with anything?
For his pension.
He said to stay married so I could get it.
Wrote a will before going to Afghanistan.
- Oh, so you will be getting that now, of course,
along with his accident payout?
- I didn't get anything, I told you.
Conn broke my heart, and you're talking about money.
Do you think I'd kill him for that?
♪♪
- Mark, I need you to run a check on Conn Burns's wife.
Phone, ANPR on her car.
And check out the girlfriend too.
- Ma'am. - Now, where are we
with this army payout?
- I followed it up, Conn went through
a no win, no fee type company.
I got in contact with them and they confirmed it:
the army paid out £25,000 last month.
- Well, put in an urgent request for paperwork.
- Will do. - We need to find that money.
Boss, I've got the address
of Jack Swanson's widow, Lindsay Swanson.
- Sounds like they were a very tight unit.
So Jack Swanson dying of cancer
must have really affected Conn.
And as for Afghanistan, well, Sam Gastro's suicide
must have affected them all.
♪♪
[ Doorbell ringing ]
Did you talk to Conn at the funeral?
- I was too numb. Still am.
He spent all his time with Dom.
- Dom? - Dominic Charlton, Corporal.
They were having a good time,
and then they started arguing, Conn left.
- Dom said he was drunk. - No, Conn was dry.
- Now, we know that something at the funeral
badly affected Conn -- came back a different man.
Now, have you got any idea
at all what that argument with Dom was about?
No.
I think it was the same thing that went on
with my husband and Dom.
There was a section member who killed himself in Afghanistan.
- Private Sam Gastro -- stole some sunglasses.
- Jack didn't think Sam stole them.
He never saw it. Neither did Conn.
- Well, if you didn't see him steal them,
why did he say he did?
Because Dom told them to.
He said he'd seen it.
But here's the thing, on his social media,
Dom was wearing the exact same sunglasses
Sam allegedly stole.
It brought it all back for Jack.
He'd never felt right about pointing the finger at Sam.
Sam was the youngest in the squad.
Grew up in care, like Conn.
He looked up to them all.
Poor Sam was devastated.
People thought he'd done it.
- And that's why he killed himself.
- After Jack saw that photo, he said it made sense.
Because it was Dom who stole them.
Not Sam.
Sam would never steal off a dead soldier.
♪♪
- So, this Dominic steals the sunglasses,
blames it on Sam Gastro
and convinces Jack and Conn that this is the truth.
What piece of work.
- Conn? - Mm-hmm.
- Phew. I'm sorry to hear that.
Did you see him often.
- Now and then. Didn't always talk to him.
When I heard about Jack, I knew he'd want to be there.
- Must be strange. I mean, him being on the streets
and you being up here.
- Well, that's life, isn't it? - You didn't try and help him?
- Can't help anyone who won't help themselves.
- Number one rule. - Oh, isn't that the truth.
Now, Lindsay says that you and Conn
were arguing at the funeral.
What about?
He was just upset about Jack.
Felt sorry for Lindsay.
Oh.
And someone mentioned Sam Gastro?
Right? Does that name ring any bells?
- Yeah -- Conn was upset about him.
We all were, of course -- killed himself.
- After being accused of stealing some sunglasses.
Hmm. Terrible business.
- Well, of course, it was you who caught him in the act.
[ Sighs ]
Between us...
it was Jack Swanson who caught him,
but he was just a private, so he asked me to report it.
Well, did Conn know that?
Yeah... Yeah.
That's -- that's why he was upset.
I let slip
I thought it was Jack who had actually stolen them.
- So, Sam was innocent. - Yeah.
- Well, that wouldn't have sat well with Conn.
He was appalled.
He'd backed a lie.
As had you.
Did you tell Lindsay this at the funeral?
- Jack's dead. It was years ago.
Why take away from what he's achieved?
- They didn't have each other's backs.
They were stabbin' them.
♪♪
- PC Billington? - Ma'am?
- Now, that theft Connell Burns wanted a report,
did he mention a Dominic?
Yes. That was it. Dominic.
I knew it.
Bring him in. Well done, pet.
♪♪
- Ma'am, Dominic's ready for you. - Right.
Now, Mark, did you do some digging?
- Yeah. According to ANPR,
Dominic left New Castle soon after Conn's time of death.
- Right. And what did that warrant officer say about him?
- At the time of the theft, he was on thin ice.
If he'd been caught, he could have done time in Colchester.
- Well, he wouldn't want that coming out, would he?
Cost him his fancy job.
But that's a strong motivation to shut him up.
Now, Kenny, anything on that army payout?
- It was paid into a bank account recently set up in Conn's name.
We're still waiting on the third party address.
- Oh. - But there was a withdrawal
from the account on the evening he died.
- Was there? - Yes, there was £200 taken.
- Well, chase that up, Kenny, and see if there was
a camera in that machine.
- Yes, ma'am. - Right.
Let's go and make him sweat.
- We've got your car on ANPR, so we know that
you were in Newcastle when Conn was murdered.
- Why on earth would I kill him? - Well, to protect yourself.
To stop it coming out that you'd lied to the army.
- Sorry. I don't know what you're talking about.
- You signed an official document stating that you saw
Private Sam Gastro steal those sunglasses, correct?
- Yes. But I explained it was really Jack who stole them.
- Yeah, well, newsflash, love: that's still lying.
- So you're saying that a private persuaded a corporal
and a lance corporal to lie for him?
- Now, I find that hard to believe.
You were their superior.
So if you told 'em it was Sam, why would they question that?
But you slipped up recently,
bragging about your swanky holiday in Dubai,
posting your photos all over your socials.
'Cause it didn't go unnoticed
that you were wearing those same sunglasses --
'cause it was you who stole them, wasn't it?
Not Sam.
And I think that's what Conn got wind of
at that funeral.
Show him your holiday snaps, did you?
No wonder he lost it.
- I didn't kill him. If I had wanted to do that,
I would have given him two bottles of whisky.
How can you sleep at night?
Because you think you're in the clear, don't you?
Hmm? Sam gone because of you.
Jack gone. And now, Connell Burns.
Some people float, some sink.
I have an alibi for Saturday night.
- I was doing close protection. - Who for?
A local MP.
Ask her.
Okay. Thank you.
Alibi's rock solid, ma'am -- they were together from 6:30 p.m.
till 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
- We're getting nowhere fast here.
- Ma'am, I've double checked, Steve was at the fundraiser,
but it wasn't far -- could have gone out
to kill Conn and be back in minutes.
- Ma'am, Mandy sent the CCTV through.
At last.
Uh, there.
- Jac, can you zoom in on that bit?
Yeah.
- Look, there's Gary -- Benny's dog.
Benny was there.
- Here y'are, lad, what a good boy.
What a good boy.
- Hello, love. - I'm not in trouble, am I?
No, pet, no, you're not.
Now, I just want to show you something.
Now, this is a still from the CCTV
at The Civvy Centre.
- Here's Conn. - Right.
- And look here, there's a reflection of Gary.
So you must have been there at the same time.
Now, who was Conn shouting at.
- Well, me, he was shouting at me.
He wanted someone to hear me,
but I thought he was just rambling.
What was he saying?
- Well, he said they were stealing from him.
But, I mean, what did he have to steal?
- Ma'am, the address has come through
for Conn's new bank account.
It's the Civvy Centre.
Kenny...
Is the Civvy Centre account at the same bank as Conn's?
- Oh, yeah. As it turns out, cash has been
going out of it for weeks.
- Well, it's unlikely to be Conn He's been on the streets.
So, who was it drawing money from it on the night he died?
Ma'am?
That's who.
♪♪
- We're in the middle of a meeting.
I'm not here for you, pet.
- Amanda Wilson, I'm arresting you on suspicion
of defrauding Connell Burns.
You do not have to say anything, but it may harm...
It's no use denying it, Pet.
You took £200 from his account on the day he died.
- You helped him fill out the compensation forms
for his accident.
You set up his new bank account with him.
You wanted to control his money,
and you've been helping yourself ever since.
- And that fundraiser wasn't far from where he died.
And you left early.
- You think I killed him? [ Scoffs ] Please.
- Now, we know he was weak, it wouldn't have taken much.
- He found out that money hadn't gone to his wife.
He realised it had been stolen. And we've got a witness
who can testify that's why he was upset on the Saturday.
"They stole from me." That's what he's saying.
So, what were you spending it on?
Whatever I wanted.
Do you know where my nana's money went?
To Steve, to the Civvy Centre.
Every penny.
Why would I kill him?
He's worth more to me alive.
- She's a thief, but she's not a killer.
Someone closer to Conn is responsible for his death.
Now, I need you all to bear with me on this.
Connell Burns found out his wife hadn't got that money.
How? How'd he find out?
Now, apart from when he lost his job because he was drunk,
he's always tried to do the right thing,
tell the truth, right?
We've already seen him chasing a mugger.
It's been cause and effect.
He found out Tony had stolen; he didn't want to live with him.
He found out this fella had given his girlfriend a shiner,
and he confronted him.
And at that funeral, he found out Dominic had lied
about Sam stealing those sunglasses,
and he came here to try and report him.
So let's look at the family.
Now, we've discounted Kate and Bailey,
and Liv says she was working.
- Ma'am, I've double checked Liv's alibi.
Now, the place she gave for hers was closed.
The club was flooded.
Also, I don't know if it's relevant,
but one of the clubs she looked after was the Chez Lounge.
- Oh, now, this is too much of a coincidence.
Mark, I need you to get over to that club.
Talk to the bouncer who gave us Conn's name.
But keep it low key, mm?
Now, I want everything there is to know about Liv Masters.
Yes.
♪♪
Liv's ANPR is in.
She was in Newcastle,
parked around the corner from Chez Lounge at half 11.
There, about 300 metres away from the crime scene.
- Now, could she have gone from there without being seen?
- Yeah. If she knows where the cameras are.
- Of course she does, she's in security.
- Liv's clean. She's not in the system.
Not even a parking ticket.
- Ma'am, I spoke to Finlay, the helpful bouncer.
He didn't see her. She told him she'd gone
to the club in Sunderland, he didn't know about the flood.
He said she was at Chez Lounge the night before.
She was there on Friday night?
Well, that's when Conn would have spoken to her,
found out his missus hadn't got that payout.
- Anything on camera? - No, CCTV at the club is worse than useless.
- Finlay said it's faulty. - Run this Finlay
through the system, Mark.
Shall I bring her in, ma'am?
- Uh, no, no. I reckon she can be tricky.
We need to be clever.
- Ma'am. Finlay's got previous for dealing.
D'oh, I knew it.
Alright, this is going to be a late one.
Come on. We're going clubbing.
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Hello again, Finlay.
- What is it? We open in an hour.
- Well, it's about the night that fella died.
Conn? Just got a few questions.
- Oh, aye? Sure.
Well, before I ask you,
would you mind emptying your pockets?
You missed on, pet -- on the inside.
- Your boss all right with you dealing?
- Now, I'm not interested in that, love.
What I am interested in is your boss, Liv Masters.
- Look, I already told your officer
she wasn't in that night.
She was in Sunderland.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I meant the night before -- when she was here.
Aye? And?
- Did she leave the club that night?
- Look, I wouldn't be asking these questions, except your
CCTV doesn't work because of that.
- Liv met some girl, got off with her outside, that's it.
- Did you have eyes on her the whole time?
- No, I mean, that's Liv's business.
What, so we done?
- You must be joking, pet. Bag it.
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- All good? - Great, thanks.
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- There you go, Liv. - Thanks, babe.
Good to see you taking the initiative, Finlay.
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[ Beeping, lock buzzes open ]
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[ Clears throat ]
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I'm feeling very refreshed this morning,
so I'm going to give you a chance, Olivia,
to tell us your side of the story.
I haven't done anything.
- Oh, well, let's put it another way.
Do you admit to the murder of Connell Burns?
No, absolutely not.
Only you told my officer
that you were working in a club in Sunderland
on Saturday night -- only that club was shut, it was flooded.
- Yeah. And I was there with a mop.
- That's not what the manager said.
- No, he told us you asked him to lie.
And did you intercept a letter to Kate
- sent by Conn's sister? - The nun?
[ Scoffs ] Don't think so.
- Well, she sent it just before Christmas.
- Kate told us that she and Bailey went away
just before Christmas and you stayed behind to work.
- Look, I did that for Kate, okay.
Conn's sister had been in touch before,
wanted Kate to forgive Conn.
It upset her for weeks!
Now, why was she upset?
Because she felt guilty.
Or maybe she still loved him.
- [ Scoffs ] He was useless.
He was weak.
Left her in debt and then ran off when things got tough.
Did you give her the letter?
- Course I didn't give her the letter.
It was a fairy tale.
Said he was gonna give Kate thousands of pounds
and be a knight in shining armour.
He was messing her around?
- Look, you were seen talking to Conn
the night before he was murdered.
And did you tell him to his face on Friday night
that you thought it was all a fairy tale?
Because it wasn't. He got that payout, £25,000.
And that conversation with you
was the first he'd heard that she didn't receive it.
- So, what, you think I took it? - Oh, no, no, love, I don't.
No, he knew that was someone else taking advantage.
But when precisely did you tell him? Hmm?
Was it before or after he caught you kissing someone else?
Your bouncer with initiative has told us everything.
Sang like a canary.
- How long has this been going on?
It was one night.
Look, I love Kate and Bailey.
They're everything to me. They're my family.
And they were his too, love.
[ Knocking, door opens ]
- For the benefit of the tape,
DCI Stanhope is receiving a telephone call.
Thanks, Jac.
Oh, the wonders of science.
You can hide from cameras, love, but you can't hide from DNA.
And your DNA was all over
the scarf that suffocated Connell Burns.
You must have thought all your Christmases had come at one
when you found him lying there.
I thought he was dead.
And I felt relieved that it was finally over
and he wasn't going to be around anymore.
No one really cared about him.
And Kate and Bailey would be so much better off without him.
They needed a fresh start.
And then he opened his eyes.
And I needed to feel relieved again.
So you killed him.
Took less than a minute.
- Can you speak up, love, for the benefit of the tape?
- I said it took less than a minute.
You know, I was quite surprised, actually --
thought he'd put up a bit more of a fight,
you know, being a soldier and all.
But I guess he was just glad it was over.
- Oh! You think he was grateful to you for killing him?
- That man had nothing left to live for.
He had everything to live for.
And you were just jealous.
A chaotic and drunk Conn?
Oh, he was no threat to you, was he?
But a Conn who turned his life around?
Oh, now, that's a different matter.
No wonder you tore up that letter.
You wouldn't have stood a chance.
Interview terminated...
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- Thanks. - Paul...
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How you doing, Steve?
- I'm -- I'm so sorry. I had no idea.
- It wasn't your fault. - Ah you do great work here.
And we know what your cousin did
had nothing to do with you.
So we've, um, had a bit of a whip round.
There's nearly 500 quid in there.
Don't give up, pet.
Thanks.
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You all right, pet?
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Is that Bailey?
- Aye -- and that's her mam sitting with her.
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Why don't you tell Bailey you knew her dad?
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Hi.
I'm Rae.
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