My stop's right over there.
Don't miss this one.
- Bye. - Bye.
Ciao.
No... Wait! Wait!
Christ!
Police.
Let me go.
No. No. No! Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go! Let me go!
I'll get that, shall I?
Have you even done your homework yet, Ollie?
- Hello. - Sorry to trouble you, ma'am,
but we've picked up a bystander triple-nine
on an abduction of a young female in the Moss Heath area.
- They've got all-patrols obs? - Yes, ma'am.
Make sure obs goes to surrounding forces.
I'll patch in en route. I'm coming in.
- Sorry to call you at home. - No, this is what we needed.
We've been looking for months. We're gonna get this bastard!
- Come on, let's go. - Go, go, go!
- Nick, where are you? - Sorry. Meeting overran.
I've got the call. You're not home.
- I'm ten minutes away. - OK.
The kids are waiting for you. And I put the bins out.
Ma'am.
DCI Huntley.
- Is it the vehicle? - Reported stolen this morning.
The bystander witness described
a suspect of average height and build
- wearing a dark balaclava. - It's him.
- He could be right here. - Yes, ma'am.
OK, let's get a Decision Log up and running.
Cordons established, with time.
SIO DCI Huntley arrives,
takes command of scene management, with time.
- Sorry, boss. - Anyone seen the driver?
- Passenger? - Just done a sweep, boss.
- No witnesses as yet. - Missed him by minutes.
Christ! News travels.
- Let's start house-to-house. - Ma'am.
- Get a pair of GPDs. - OK, guys, house-to-house
- and GPDs, note start time. - Delta X-ray 8912.
Dog Unit, please. Borogrove Estate.
Have you seen a woman accompanied by a man
who might've been wearing a balaclava?
Detective Chief Inspector Huntley. Sorry to disturb you.
We're conducting house-to-house inquiries
relating to a vehicle that may have been involved
- in the abduction of a woman. - Boss! Boss!
The dogs are onto something!
Pull the dogs back!
Neil, get control.
Delta X-ray, stand by for an active message
- from Delta X-ray Zero-Two. - Delta X-ray received.
This is SIO on the Trapdoor search
ongoing on the Borogrove Estate.
- Get back! - Are you all right?
Round the back!
We can't lose him! He was right here!
Neil, get the dogs down there. He could've made a run for it!
Help!
OK.
- Get cutters! - Ma'am.
We're gonna get you free.
- What's your name? - I'm Hana.
Come on!
Cutters, ma'am.
Delta X-ray Four-One...
Right, that's it.
The ambulance will be here in minutes.
Constable, will you record this on your body-cam?
Hana, can you give us a description of your attacker?
No, I never saw his face.
- He wore a... - Balacla...
Something covering his face?
Yes. Like, dark, with two holes for the eyes.
What did his voice sound like? Accent, et cetera?
Erm...
He never spoke.
What happened to your ears?
He tore out my earrings.
All right. Thank you, Hana.
The paramedics are going to take very good care of you.
Come on.
Boss. No sign of him in the back alley.
- Dogs are still out there. - Right.
Lock down all exit roads in a one-mile radius,
put out all-patrols obs on our suspect
and find out whose house this is.
Yes, ma'am.
Tim Ifield. Forensic Co-ordinator.
- Hey, Tim. - Listen, I'm not being funny,
but that Scene Log has got every Tom, Dick and Harry going.
Your officers are traipsing all over every blade of grass
before my team's had a chance to secure evidence.
This is a live search for a suspect and that takes priority.
I'll send you in to do a survey
the moment FARS OIC declare the building safe.
Fine, yeah. Ready when you are.
One of your FIs can process the witness.
Yeah. That's what we're here for.
Ma'am, electoral roll gives residents as Eileen Farmer,
born 1946, and Michael Farmer, born 1993.
Neighbours haven't seen Eileen for ages.
Michael, the grandson, they describe him as a loner,
rarely seen out on the estate.
PNC'ed Michael Farmer. He's on the Sex Offenders' Register.
Bingo.
Hold on. Michael Farmer just clocked on for the night shift.
- Just too late for an alibi. - We can take my car, ma'am.
No-one who's been at the crime scene
can have any contact with Farmer
until he's been fully forensically processed.
No defence barrister's going to get to confuse a jury
about cross-contamination of forensic evidence.
Please do nothing to alert Mr Farmer.
Police officers will be arriving in the next few minutes.
- Which one's Michael? - He's down there.
Michael Farmer, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of abduction and attempted murder...
In pursuit of suspect!
Delta Charlie Two-Zero, Control.
We have a male making off from us.
Received, Delta Charlie Two Zero.
Hold it, mate! Hold it!
Calm down! Calm down!
Delta Charlie Two-Zero. Are you in position for an update?
Delta Charlie Two-Zero. One under arrest. Michael Farmer.
Confirmed. One under arrest. Identified as Michael Farmer.
Forensic squad are en route. Suspect is cooperating.
Michael?
Why did you run from our arresting officers?
I was frightened.
Can you help us with where you were
between 8pm and 10pm last night?
I went to visit my nan.
Which would be where, please, Michael?
At the nursing home.
How long did you stay at the nursing home, Michael?
Half-past seven till half-past eight. Visiting time.
And then where did you go, Michael?
Nowhere.
Can you help us with what you mean by "nowhere"?
After visiting nan,
I go and eat me sandwiches and have me drink.
Where did you do that, Michael?
I sat on a wall.
Why didn't you stay with your nan instead?
You're not allowed...
..after half-past eight.
Your phone could help prove your whereabouts.
Unfortunately, Mr Farmer's phone isn't a smart phone.
But surely, Mr Morganstaff, you realise that you can locate
any mobile SIM
via triangulation of relative signal strength.
Yeah.
Would you like to take a break, Michael?
Ah, Roz, I'm glad I caught you.
Tim, they're about to go back in with the suspect.
About to, now... These are the most significant find
- at the crime scene. - I'm up to speed on forensics.
There's a subtle point you've probably missed.
Trust me, I haven't.
Boss. The duty solicitor says Farmer's ready to carry on.
Great. Thanks, Neil.
Tim, email me your concerns.
I know my place.
Tim, I will read them. Absolutely.
What was all that about, boss?
As you were.
Is, er, DCI Huntley, erm...?
Expecting me? No.
As you were.
That'll be all.
So, from half-past eight to a quarter to ten,
- you were sitting on a wall? - Yes.
- Where was the wall? - Sir.
I can't remember.
Did anybody see you,
while you were sitting on this wall?
I don't think so.
Anything?
Convicted sex offender.
We're just hearing now he has nothing in the way of an alibi.
Good.
You were on this wall for over an hour,
but you can't remember where it was?
No.
Right. OK.
Do you think we'll be able to charge him within the 36 hours?
Was there anybody there with you?
There's a lot of evidence to go through.
You're right to be meticulous, but we need a breakthrough.
They've been killing us on Twitter.
There hasn't been a moment I've regretted my choice of SIO.
- Thank you, sir. - But I've stuck my neck out.
Plenty would have taken you off this case by now.
There wasn't a young woman there?
- No. - You sure?
Yes.
I have every confidence in you.
There's something else we want to talk about. A fire.
What can you tell us?
A fire in your house, Michael.
- A big fire. - I don't know.
So you're saying you had nothing to do with this fire?
No.
We're going to show you some photographs now.
Baswinder Kaur.
Her dismembered body was found on 11th of November.
A hairgrip.
Ever seen either of these before, Michael?
I'm not sure.
Leonie Collersdale, last seen 25th of January.
No-one's seen her since.
A necklace. Seen this or Leonie before?
I'm not sure.
Hana Reznikova, abducted last night.
Her earrings. Have you seen them before?
I'm not sure.
Is this you, Michael?
This is very important, Michael.
Please think carefully.
This is a photo of a man captured on the evening of
25th of January, when Leonie disappeared.
Could this be you at all?
I'm not sure.
A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with
the murder of Baswinder Kaur,
the disappearance of Leonie Collersdale
and the abduction and attempted murder
of a third woman.
The third victim was rescued from an address
in the Moss Heath area late last night.
She's currently safe and well and assisting our inquiry.
Baswinder Kaur's body
was found in November last year.
With Leonie Collersdale's disappearance
also in the Moss Heath area ten weeks later,
police quickly suspected there was a connection.
The hunt for the suspect- "Operation Trapdoor"-
had made scant progress until now.
Until now!
...for their courageous actions in rescuing
this young woman from a terrifying ordeal.
I would also like to pay tribute...
Well done, everyone. Great work. Well done.
- Thanks, boss. - Ma'am.
...during these dark months,
to crack this most challenging case.
And finally at this time, our thoughts are with the families
of the two young women who are the tragic victims...
They should throw away the key.
Well, full marks to the ACC for his Crimewatch audition.
All right, everybody. Come on.
Back to work.
Hello. Superintendent Hastings, AC-12.
Roz?
Hey.
I heard the news.
Sorry about last night.
If I'd known... Hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's wrong?
Nothing.
The opposite.
It's over.
Finally.
It's over.
Sorry, sarge, I know
- you're heading out the door. - What's up?
There's someone down in reception wants to talk to you.
- To AC-12? - No, he said only DS Arnott.
Won't give a name. Won't say what it's about.
OK, the case against Michael Farmer.
The crucial finding at the crime scene was
a collection of three items.
Now, the third victim, the one who was rescued,
told officers that the suspect forcibly removed her earrings.
Now, these earrings were identified by the victim
as belonging to her and the blood matched hers.
That seems pretty sound to me.
It does, DS Arnott.
But significantly- highly significantly-
these earrings were supposedly kept with items
belonging to the previous victims.
Why "supposedly"?
How forensically-minded are you?
I manage OK.
Some officers, they think the forensics are cut and dry.
But let me tell you, that is not always the case.
Forensics have to be interpreted carefully.
I mean, in court, a so-called expert pops up
and the jury stops listening to the rest of the evidence.
Look, Tim, it's late...
So I asked the Submissions Team at the laboratory
to carry out an environmental profile on these items.
Other items recovered from the crime scene-
a hairgrip belonging to Baswinder Kaur,
and a necklace belonging to Leonie Collersdale-
bore a characteristic pattern of carpet fibre deposits.
Now, as residents walk around...
Tiny amounts of carpet fibres are thrown into the air
and settle on objects in the vicinity.
This gives an indication of how long
the objects have been in said location.
Exactly.
No carpet fibre deposits were found on any of the items
connecting the crime scene to the previous victims.
None of the suspect's DNA either.
Now, I'm worried... Well, you know what I'm worried about.
That they were planted there.
One more thing.
All shoe prints in the house
matched footwear seized from the resident
of the house, apart from this one.
It's a boot print that doesn't relate to him
or anyone who attended the crime scene
after the scene was cordoned off for forensic deployment.
Someone else was in the house around the time of the offence.
Why haven't you taken all this to the SIO on Trapdoor?
DCI Huntley? I tried.
God knows, I tried.
Evidence may have been planted.
Evidence may have been suppressed.
The man they've charged could be innocent.
And I've come to you because, well...you're AC-12.
This is what you do.
Timothy Ifield, Forensic Co-ordinator.
15 years' experience as an FI.
Promoted to Grade G two years ago
on the back of first-class performance reviews.
He came to us to report concerns about
an investigation led by DCI Roz Huntley.
- Operation Trapdoor. - He came to me, actually, sir.
Huntley's got no history of misconduct
or corruption allegations. None of her team do either.
None of them show any link to the suspect.
- Michael Farmer? - Yes, sir.
Farmer's a convicted sex offender who allegedly
abducted a woman and left her to die in a burning house.
At his home, trophies were found linking to the previous victims.
Ifield claims DCI Huntley disregarded forensic evidence
that casts doubt on Farmer's guilt.
Bearing in mind, Huntley must have discussed the evidence
and must have presented it to the Crown Prosecutor.
We can't know details until we start digging, sir.
Right.
Sir, how we treat Tim Ifield's claims
speaks volumes about anyone that witnesses corruption
or is in two minds about coming forward.
When you become a DS, you start worrying how things look.
Hang the finer points. A young lad might go to prison
for a crime he didn't commit.
And if police wrongdoing is part of it, I want to know.
- Sir. - Sir.
That could've gone better.
My promotion shouldn't be an issue, Steve.
All I mean is let's get our ducks in a row
- before we talk to the gaffer. - No argument from me.
Sorry, ma'am. There's a DS here from East Mids.
- Says you know about it. - About what?
Sorry, ma'am.
- Where? - Incident Room.
Neil, I'll take those.
- Cheers, boss. - Thank you.
- DCI Huntley. - DS Kate Flynn.
Congratulations on closing the case, ma'am.
- Great job. - Thank you.
I'm afraid you've caught me unawares.
Sorry, ma'am. I thought the liaison had been agreed.
It's news to me.
I'm Missing Persons over at East Mids,
looking into a disappearance with similarities with
two victims in your case.
Like yours, she's got juvenile offences
and on-off history of prostitution.
Everything we've put out to the public has played down
those girls' difficult upbringings, at my insistence.
Prostitution is not a factor in these cases.
The victims could have been any woman.
No-one at this station calls those girls prostitutes.
We call them Baswinder and Leonie.
Yes, ma'am. I didn't mean to cause any offence.
Hana Reznikova works two jobs, all hours, cleaner and waitress.
Yes, ma'am. My gaffer's asked me to rule out any connection.
- He said he'd sent an email. - It's been a bit hectic here.
Er, Rikki Neville, 21-year-old, last seen before Christmas.
What do you need from us?
Thank you, ma'am.
We've arranged a post-charge interview with Michael Farmer,
to put questions about my case.
Fine.
I'll just wait here until one of your team's available, ma'am.
You know what, interviewing Farmer...
perhaps it would help if I was there.
Yeah. Very good, ma'am.
Stand by.
Right. Erm...
Michael, my name's Kate Flynn.
I'm a Detective Sergeant on the East Midlands Constabulary.
You remember DCI Huntley from Polk Avenue Police Station?
Hello, Michael. Thank you for speaking to us today.
How are you, Michael?
Been in a fight?
I had one of my falls.
It can be tough in prison
if you're in for certain kinds of offences,
even if you're only on remand.
We can speak to the Offender Management Officer.
Explain that you're helping us.
Maybe they can do more to protect you.
- Thank you. - First, I need to remind you
that you remain under caution.
What that means is you shouldn't say anything
unless you're OK for it to be used against you in court.
You can avoid a question by saying, "No comment,"
and you can stop the interview at any time.
I need to ask you about your whereabouts
in the two weeks after New Year.
Did you travel to the Leicester area in early January?
Er...
I don't remember.
You don't remember ever leaving town?
I don't get out much.
You didn't take a bus or a train out of town at all?
It was a while ago. I'm sorry.
I might've forgotten.
- What about driving? - Er...
Do you ever drive out of town, at all Michael?
Michael?
No.
Here's a photo.
This is the girl I'm asking you about.
She looks a bit like Hana Reznikova, doesn't she?
Similar age, same sort of hair, I mean.
I...
Michael...did you steal anything from her?
I, er...
DCI Huntley's explained to me that Hana Reznikova
was wearing a set of earrings found in your house.
And, this girl, someone reckons
they saw her getting into a car with a stranger, which is
what's alleged to have happened with Hana Reznikova.
I don't want to get in more trouble.
You can answer however you like.
If you want to change your story, you can,
but it's important that you know that changing answers may harm
- your defence in court. - That's correct, Michael.
The reason I'm asking about the car, Michael,
is because this is what's alleged to have happened
with Hana Reznikova.
I don't want to get things wrong. I get...
I get muddled sometimes.
What do you get muddled about, Michael?
Do you want to stop the interview, Michael?
- Yes, please. - OK. We'll leave it there.
Is that all right, DS Flynn?
Yeah, of course, ma'am. No problem.
Thanks, everyone.
Did I do all right?
In what way?
You said, if I did well, you'd...
..you'd tell them to look after me better.
Yeah. I will.
Thank you.
Sorry about that, ma'am.
I hope I haven't wasted your time.
No, not at all.
Do you mind if I ask you some questions?
- Be good to beat the traffic. - I don't mean
to be presumptuous, but you're barking up the wrong tree.
Why would you say that, ma'am?
Farmer took trophies from each of his victims.
We did a thorough search of the house,
the FARS Investigator found no evidence
of similar items in the fire.
Three trophies, three victims.
Whatever happened to your girl,
she was not the fourth. Sorry if you've had a wasted journey.
Not at all, ma'am. I appreciate the time you've given me.
You're welcome. Goodbye.
Bye.
All right.
I interviewed Farmer.
One uncontrolled crime of passion, that I can imagine.
But two or three? Leaving no clues for months?
According to his medical records,
he was diagnosed with learning difficulties when he was 11.
That doesn't mean he was incapable of
- committing the offences. - He was meant to have stolen
the car used to abduct Hana.
I'm not even convinced he can drive.
- His solicitor bring that up? - Don't get me started on him.
You pressed Huntley on the driving?
I know how to run an undercover.
Never said you didn't.
We could leave it to you, but I don't want us in court again.
Don't worry, mate. We'll get there.
Right.
Night, mate.
Yep?
Tim Ifield's raised legitimate questions.
I've looked at the electronic submissions to the CPS.
The MG3, MG5 and all the MG11's are by the book.
The MG6 initial disclosure is what I'd expect at this stage.
Signal strength triangulation places Michael's mobile phone
in the vicinity of his grandmother's nursing home,
and not the abduction of Reznikova.
We all know how this works. There's a chain of evidence.
Starts with the investigating team,
goes to the Senior Investigating Officer
who presents it to the Crown Prosecutor.
Who can only consider the evidence in front of her.
We don't know how Huntley presented it all
when she made the case for charging Farmer.
- Exactly. - Nothing in Huntley's record
suggests she's ever done anything like this before.
She's got no connection to Farmer.
Maybe, on the evidence, she believes he's guilty.
She's just an honest copper getting on with the job.
Yeah. The job she's been given.
Sir?
Well, Huntley's superiors, they won't have been kept in the dark
about such a high-profile case.
I mean, one girl dead, one presumed,
one by the grace of God, no progress for months.
Senior officers get told what they want to hear.
Yes, well, I must be the exception.
Sir, I managed to check the electronic door entry download
to Polk Avenue, the night of Michael Farmer's questioning.
It shows access via the warrant card registered to
Assistant Chief Constable Hilton.
Right.
- OK. Thanks, you two. - Sir.
I'll be right out.
I don't know if this is a good time, sir,
but I've been a DS for over five years now
and I hope I've proved myself.
I've passed the National Inspectors' Exam.
Yes, I was aware.
I feel I'm right for a promotion, sir,
- if you'll back me. - Full marks for ambition, son.
Rest assured, I will give it due consideration.
Sir.
The sea bass for me.
And I'll have the sirloin steak, medium-rare, no sauce.
You didn't fancy some vino, did you, Ted?
Oh, no, no, no. A bit too early for me, sir,
although you might consider recent successes
merit a glass of bubbly?
It's a bit early for me, too,
but certainly a cloud's been lifted.
Yeah, well, expectations are so high from the public these days.
They think that forensic science is gonna lead us
directly to the door of the offender.
Public trust has been restored, the Chief Constable and the PCC
have dialled down their rabid anxiety,
so we can relax and enjoy a pleasant lunch.
But, I mean, it is a very trying situation, you know,
and that level of anxiety starts to filter down
- through the ranks. - How so?
Well, you said yourself, sir, public trust,
expectation of getting a result can sometimes lead to
undue pressure on a detective to close a case.
Well, I don't think that's always such a bad thing.
Sometimes you've got to light a fire.
Indeed, sir.
Indeed.
However, a detective under that kind of undue pressure
can sometimes bend the facts to suit the expectations
of his, or her, superiors.
I've got better antennae than that.
You know we can't be micro-managers, Ted.
We trust our officers to conduct themselves
with professionalism and integrity.
Sorry.
ACC Hilton.
Steve.
How do you know when an Executive Officer's lying?
His lips move.
There may be something in this. I sincerely hope not.
But I'm relying on you and Kate to get to the bottom of it.
As of now, we are investigating
Roz Huntley's charging of Michael Farmer.
- Sir. - Good.
Jade Hopkirk?
- What's he done now? - No-one's in any trouble, miss.
Would it be possible to talk to you inside?
Free country.
I appreciate this may be a difficult subject for you, Jade,
but I'm here to talk to you about Michael Farmer.
Right.
Do you mind if I ask, how did you know Mr Farmer?
Just from the estate.
I don't mean to push. Could you tell me a bit more, please?
We used to walk the same way home from school.
That's how it started, I suppose.
According to records I've accessed
in relation to my inquiry,
a complaint about Michael Farmer was made on 18th June 2009,
by your mother, alleging Michael Farmer raped you.
Why are you asking me all this now?
This relates to a new inquiry. I'm not at liberty to say more.
I am sorry for bringing up a traumatic experience, Jade.
Thank you.
At the time, you were 15 years old?
Yeah.
And Mr Farmer, he was 16?
Yeah.
This offence took place in Farmer's home?
His grandma was out.
We were alone, listening to music and that.
Was there a friendship before the attack took place?
I thought he just wanted to be friends.
But you made clear to Farmer you didn't want
to have intercourse with him?
Yeah.
In his initial statement, he claimed you went along...
Yeah, then he said he done it, so what's the problem?
- Morning, boss. - Hey, Neil. How's it going?
Sorry, boss,
the DS from East Mids, how long do you want to give her?
- You've lost me. - To go through the interviews
with Farmer and the witness statements...
Do you mind telling me what's going on here?
My gaffer wasn't happy with what I got out of Farmer.
He said there was holes in his statement.
He wants more before we can rule him out.
Sorry, ma'am, I... Your team seemed fine with it.
- I didn't want to disturb you. - I'm the SIO. You ask me.
Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect.
I'd like you to desist, please,
while I take this up with your senior officer.
Yeah. As you wish, ma'am.
I'll get someone to do that.
Very good, ma'am.
As you know, ma'am, I'm only here to solve a crime.
- We're both on the same side. - Of course.
- I'm very sorry, ma'am. - OK.
- Hello, switch. - DCI Huntley.
Put me through to Missing Persons
at the East Midlands Constabulary.
DS Flynn's interfering with my investigation.
I'd rather she was denied further access to our files.
Sorry to hear that, DCI Huntley,
but I need to speak to my Chief Superintendent.
DS Flynn's secondment is
an important line of inquiry for us.
I appreciate that, but she's a disruptive influence.
The call was intercepted by undercover ops handling service.
They're on standby to push Kate back on her.
Yes, well, she certainly sounds rattled.
Huntley's hiding something about how Farmer's case
was handled, but what, I don't know.
Steve, you looked into the original conviction
that got Farmer put on the Sex Offenders' Register?
Er, yeah. It checks out.
Which suggests that Huntley's got the right man after all.
Makes me think twice about moving Kate's undercover
up to the next level.
Er, no. No. I agree with Kate, sir.
It's still worth digging deeper.
Right, well, you're my best team.
If that's what you both think, let's turn the screw.
- Sir. - Sir.
Someone to see you, ma'am.
DS Arnott, ma'am. AC-12.
Who are you here to see?
I'm making inquiries into Operation Trapdoor.
In regards to what?
Just opening our inquiry, ma'am. It's too early to say.
Then, why are you here in person?
A courtesy call. Just passing.
I'll see you again, DCI Huntley.
May I ask what you're doing here?
We haven't ruled out Farmer's involvement in unsolved crimes
within the jurisdiction of the East Midlands Constabulary,
so we're creating a bilateral task force.
I've been placed on temporary secondment to your team, ma'am.
You push from the inside. I'll push from the outside.
She'll crack.
Thank you for seeing me, sir.
My pleasure. Thanks, Jan.
How can I help?
I wonder if you have any idea
why AC-12 are examining Operation Trapdoor?
Er...
I'm not corrupt, sir, nor are my team.
All procedures were followed.
The evidence met the threshold test. Met and surpassed it.
I stuck with you on this because you're better than your record.
Your career break, I mean.
All those years out being a full-time mum.
Some would worry that'd cost you your edge.
But I have the advantage of knowing first-hand
how good you are.
Thank you very much, sir.
There's a lot of evidence, pro and con, a lot of facts.
You've got what it takes to cut through all that.
There's facts and then there's the truth.
I know you won't let me down.
Yes, sir.
- Hi. - Can I help you?
Hi, Jane, can I take a look at the forensic reports
on these items of evidence? I've lost track of the emails.
All the reference numbers are down there.
No problem. Coming right up.
- Everything all right, Tim? - Hi, Roz.
- Why don't you guys go in? - Yeah, yeah. All good.
- Right, then. Have a good day. - You too.
- Morning. - Morning.
Your friend's been here a couple of hours already.
- Friend? - I put him in the Meeting Room.
Tim.
PC Bindra said I could wait till you arrived.
Or you can make an appointment.
I'd rather people didn't know I was coming here.
So what have you discovered so far?
The inquiry's ongoing. It'd be inappropriate...
So you're investigating? Great. Well, this'll help.
Now, I was only responsible for co-ordinating
the forensic deployment in Michael Farmer's house.
But I've been able to access reports
into the evidence obtained from
Hana Reznikova, the alleged victim,
and Michael Farmer himself.
If he'd bundled Hana Reznikova into his car
and dragged her into his house, you'd imagine that
some of his clothes fibres would have been detected on her.
Yeah, of course.
The clothing worn by Hana Reznikova shows
no fibres detected that match the clothing worn by Farmer.
Only black fibres from a cotton and polyester blend
that could have come from a black jacket
like her abductor was wearing.
Farmer was wearing different clothing when he was arrested.
He could have disposed of the black jacket.
No black fibres were found on Michael Farmer's clothing
or in his house.
No fibres from a balaclava were found in his hair.
Roz Huntley is too clever for all this to have been missed.
I feel like I'm alone,
like no-one else at Polk Avenue realises what's really going on.
Of all people, you know what that feels like.
- Sorry? - You were a whistle-blower.
You refused to go along with the cover-up
into the shooting of Karim Ali
and testified against your colleagues.
That is why I insisted on meeting only you.
Because you'd understand.
You understand what I'm thinking.
Now, either the forensic investigators were silenced
by Roz Huntley...or they're in on the conspiracy too.
Conspiracy? To do what?
To ignore evidence pointing at another suspect.
I mean, you've seen the balaclava photo?
Of course. It's been released to the press,
- so it's in the public domain. - Right.
This is the CCTV image of a suspicious figure
wearing a balaclava and jacket seen in the vicinity
of the disappearance of the second victim.
Leonie Collersdale, last seen 25th of January.
Now, I've got some software that can analyse his biometrics.
This has all been tried. Because of the high angle,
his height can't be estimated without a wide margin of error.
Correct.
Now, vertical measurements are highly unreliable.
Horizontal ones aren't. Such as foot size.
This is 27.5 centimetres,
the equivalent to a UK size 10.
The footwear seized from Michael Farmer's home,
and belonging to him, was all a UK size 8.
You believe this can't be Michael Farmer?
Not only that, the boot print captured from the kitchen floor
of Michael Farmer's home was also a UK size 10.
This is the man I'm convinced killed Baswinder Kaur,
Leonie Collersdale, and abducted Hana Reznikova,
and framed Michael Farmer for everything -
and Roz Huntley has stopped everyone looking for him.
Jodie?
Anything I can do, ma'am?
Yes.
Some of the forensics in the Michael Farmer case,
I'd like them reprocessed.
Sure.
I'll email a list of which ones.
OK, no problem.
Hello.
Would you like to order from the breakfast menu?
Er, right, erm, no.
I'll just have a cup of tea, please.
OK. We have Earl Grey, English Breakfast, a peppermint tea?
Yeah, Earl Grey.
OK. Take a seat, sir. I'll bring it over.
Thanks.
That's me, sir, if you're interested.
Uh, yeah, maybe we should fix a time for you
to come round and size up my flat?
Great.
I'll check my diary.
Don't leave before we make an appointment.
I won't.
Sorry, ma'am, but I thought you should know about this.
When I looked at the reports on Farmer's
- and Reznikova's clothing... - Yes?
Last one to tell tales, but Tim Ifield signed out the reports.
He's been looking at them too.
Thanks, Jodie.
OK.
Are you OK, ma'am? Fancy a cuppa?
No, thank you.
OK.
Having come under fierce criticism
for failing to capture the murderer,
Central Police are now being praised for their breakthrough.
Police and Crime Commissioner...
- You all right? - I need to go back to work.
What's wrong with Mum?
Oh, Roz.
I was ringing that bell for ages.
- You need to get it fixed. - It's silent.
It's all controlled by my computer.
For God's sake.
- Can I come in? - Er...yeah.
Yeah, of course. Yes.
- Is everything OK? - No.
That's what I want to talk about.
Uh...
OK. Can I get you a tea or a coffee?
I'm not staying. I'm just gonna ask you, straight up,
what the hell is going on?
I'm not sure what you mean.
I'm the Senior Investigating Officer.
You're the Forensic Co-ordinator.
You have your area of expertise but, fundamentally,
- you answer to me. - Yes.
So why are you questioning my evaluation of evidence?
Look, I can see you're upset, but wouldn't it be better
- if we discussed this at work? - I want to discuss it now.
You've come to my home, at night, you're clearly emotional.
Don't make out I'm in the wrong, Tim.
You're the one going behind my back.
See? You know exactly what I'm referring to.
I had no choice.
You had the choice to talk to me.
- I tried. - Don't give me that.
You made some half-hearted effort to discuss
minor anomalies in evidence recovered
- from Farmer's house. - They were hardly minor.
Cases of this complexity create mountains of evidence.
It takes the experience of a good SIO
to cut through all that and recognise the truth.
The evidence is the truth!
You think Farmer's innocent. I know that he is guilty.
There's a pattern of institutional blindness,
led by you, into the possibility of another suspect.
What other suspect? There is no other suspect.
Balaclava Man committed the previous murders
and he planted evidence in Farmer's house.
Michael Farmer is Balaclava Man and those items were trophies.
Of course they appeared different
to other household items. And the boot print, so what?
It's a house on a busy estate, who-knows-who coming and going.
You are taking your narrow view of your own specialism,
writing off all other parts of the case that I, as SIO,
am in a better position to evaluate.
I can see you're angry, but I think you should leave.
Who the hell do you think you are?
- Don't you push me. - I'm not the one pushing.
Can't you see I'm right about Michael Farmer?
No, actually, what I see is someone
who can't admit that she's wrong.
This is my life, my career,
and I will not have some sad little wanker mess that up.
Is that how you see Michael Farmer?
Some sad little wanker that you can frame
- and lock him up? - I did not frame him.
You made sure an innocent man is charged.
What do you know about anything? What gives you the right
- to say he's innocent? - What have you got against him?
Except him being retarded enough for you to frame.
You just assaulted a police officer.
- Ah, no. No, you're staying. - I'm leaving.
No. Let's talk about this.
- Just stay... - Ah!