The bystander that witnessed the abduction described
a suspect of average height and build wearing a balaclava.
Help!
- He tore out my earrings. - These appear to be
the most significant find at the crime scene.
There's a very subtle point you've probably missed.
Trust me, I haven't.
There's a lot of evidence to go through.
But we need a breakthrough.
Michael Farmer, I'm arresting you on suspicion
of abduction and attempted murder.
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.
Evidence may have been planted. It may have been suppressed.
The man they've charged could be innocent.
There's facts... and then there's the truth.
A detective under that kind of undue pressure can sometimes
bend the facts to suit the expectations
of his, or her, superiors.
We trust our officers to conduct themselves
with professionalism and integrity.
As of now, we are investigating Roz Huntley's charging
- of Michael Farmer. - Sir.
AC-12.
I'll see you again, DCI Huntley.
DS Kate Flynn.
I've been placed on temporary secondment to your team.
I get muddled sometimes.
Do you want to stop the interview?
I'd like you to desist, please, while I take this up
- with your senior officer. - As you wish, ma'am.
Huntley's hiding something about how the case
against Farmer was handled. What, I don't know.
This is the man I'm convinced killed Baswinder Kaur,
Leonie Collersdale, abducted Hana Reznikova
and framed Michael Farmer.
And Roz Huntley has stopped everyone looking for him.
What have you got against Farmer?
Except him being retarded enough for you to frame!
I'm at Blackthorn.
The DS from East Mids- she's with Farmer again.
- God's sake! - Yeah.
I'm trying to get hold of DCI Huntley.
She didn't come into work this morning.
ID please.
OK, I'll get back to you.
Michael, I need to ask you some questions about Rikki Neville.
I've learned that she had a boyfriend
that lived in Moss Heath - where she went
the night she disappeared.
Moss Heath, isn't that where you live, Michael?
Michael, you don't have to stay and speak to DS Flynn.
You can leave at any time.
Or, if you do speak to her, you're still under caution.
Anything you say can be used in evidence.
Don't forget that.
I want to help.
Yes. DS Twyler.
Have you got DCI Huntley there with you, by any chance?
Er, no, she's not here. She's probably at home.
I've already tried her home number. Nothing.
All right. Cheers, anyway.
Ta.
For the tape, I'm showing the interviewee a CCTV image.
This image was also taken in Moss Heath,
the night another girl went missing, Leonie Collersdale.
Maybe this man knows about what happened to Rikki Neville?
What I'm wondering, Michael,
is if you might know who this man is.
OK, we'll leave it there.
I've remembered the name of the hospital.
- What's that, Michael? - I said I want to help
and I've remembered the name of the hospital.
You told your employer it was a hospital. St Anthony's.
St Anthony's.
But we checked St Anthony's
and they've got no record that you were there that night.
We want to get to the truth, Michael,
but it's very difficult if you can't provide
- the right information... - As you were.
Sir, I got a tip-off from Kate about a possible alibi.
Under pressure of interview, Farmer gave the wrong hospital.
Michael Farmer was actually admitted
to City General Hospital on the night Leonie disappeared.
He wasn't discharged till two days later.
Well, let's see what DCI Huntley has to say about that.
- Start drafting a Reg 15. - Sir.
- DS Twyler. - DS Flynn.
- Hi, Rupal. - Hiya.
A body's been found. A woman.
Where's Tim Ifield?
He's not on shift. Stuck with me, I'm afraid.
- Any idea who she is? - From what there is,
we've done pretty well to identify her as female.
She's been dismembered.
- Is Roz on her way? - Haven't got hold of her yet.
OK, well, the first body parts were found there and there.
DCI Huntley's not answering any of her numbers.
Her Federation rep's had a go, too.
Sorry, Sarge.
Has anyone checked if Roz has been given
last-minute leave or time off in lieu?
It'll be summat with her kids. No-one dobs in the boss.
What are you talking about?
Yes. Thanks, Rupal.
I'll talk to you later. Right.
Sum total of the find
is the torso divided into two sections plus one arm.
I've asked Rupal to fast-track DNA,
see if we can match the body to Leonie Collersdale
or to Kate's missing girl, Rikki Neville.
Jodie, you OK to liaise with Rupal?
- Yes, ma'am. - Right.
Neil, best to let the Collersdales' FLO know
that we've found a body but not to say
anything to the family till we know more.
- Boss. - Everything all right, ma'am?
Er, sorry, I really wasn't up to coming in earlier.
I think I've picked up some kind of bug.
Grim night.
Sorry to bring you in. This can't wait.
Sir.
I got an email earlier.
AC-12 are going to serve you with a Regulation 15 Notice.
Ted Hastings, usual story, he's got a bee in his bonnet.
As good as told me you've been under disproportionate pressure
to secure charges against Farmer.
Executive pressure.
I'm the one who's been shielding you
from all the flak over Trapdoor.
We're in this together, shoulder to shoulder.
Huh?
It's bad enough the kids being on another planet...
Sorry?
We eat later so we can sit down together.
I've lost my appetite.
Anything to do with last night?
You'd just gone when I realised you'd left your phone at home.
Yeah, I checked my messages this morning.
The kids called. Why weren't you in?
I was having a drink with Jimmy.
So it's OK for you to have a drink with your mate
but it's a problem if I'm at work?
The kids were fine.
Couldn't you have borrowed a phone, to say where you were?
We were chasing a lead.
The body that was still missing.
Leonie Collersdale.
You found her?
Some of her.
I should have borrowed someone else's phone.
It...got late and...
..I just didn't want to wake up the whole house.
- Sorry. - Hey, now. Hey, don't be daft.
I'm just worried about you, that's all.
- Have you cut yourself? - It's fine.
I just caught it on some brickwork.
- I'll be fine. - I'll warm that up for you.
Thank you.
AC-12 interview of Detective Chief Inspector Roseanne Huntley
in the presence of her Police Federation representative.
DCI Mark Moffatt.
Interview by Superintendent Hastings,
Detective Sergeant Arnott.
For the DIR, the screen shows Michael Farmer,
currently in custody charged with the murders of
Baswinder Kaur and Leonie Collersdale,
and the kidnapping and attempted murder
of Hana Reznikova.
In respect of evidence against Mr Farmer,
our first consideration is item reference AP-5,
Hana Reznikova's clothing, Document 5 in your folders.
Hana's clothing yielded item reference HLA-8.
That's Document 6 in your folders.
HLA-8 also matched fibres found on Michael Farmer's clothing.
It appears Farmer managed to dispose of the jacket
but fibres were still on the clothes he was wearing
- at the time of his arrest. - Fibres?
DCI Huntley has the right to be questioned by an officer
at least one rank senior.
Yes, you take DS Arnott's point, don't you, DCI Huntley?
Only one fibre was found.
That's pretty meagre, wouldn't you say?
Given that our man's meant to have bundled that wee girl
into his car, transferred her across town
and then locked her up in his house?
Nonetheless, it's still evidence proving Farmer
was in physical contact with Hana the night of the abduction.
It's evidence he might have been in contact with black clothing.
As the jacket was never found,
we haven't got a match to the one used in the abduction.
And a single fibre is more consistent
with cross-contamination.
That's correct, isn't it?
It's more likely that a stray fibre
contaminated Michael Farmer's clothing
during his arrest, transfer or custody?
Sir, I took scrupulous measures to prevent cross-contamination
of forensic evidence. That's why I'm certain
this fibre is proof of physical contact between Farmer and Hana.
Hana described her attacker as wearing a balaclava.
No fibres consistent with a balaclava
were detected in Michael Farmer's hair.
Doesn't mean he wasn't wearing one,
just that we didn't find any fibres.
Absence of evidence isn't the same as evidence of absence.
- Yes. - There you go.
It couldn't be more clearer in respect of the forgoing.
You just admitted to an absence of evidence.
Document 9.
Document 9 is a signal-strength triangulation map
carried out on Michael Farmer's phone
in respect of 9th of March from 2030 to 2200.
Said triangulation shows the phone
remained within the mobile phone cell covering
Farmer's grandmother's nursing home
until he went to start his shift at 2200.
The map also shows the location of Hana Reznikova's abduction.
Seems like he wasn't in the right place at the right time.
Just because the phone was there doesn't mean Farmer was.
There are no witnesses to Farmer loitering near his
grandmother's nursing home for an hour and 45 minutes.
He left it there the whole time?
We really don't know what he did with his phone.
No calls were made in those hours.
And yet the phone was back on his person
by the time he was arrested?
Yes, sir.
Hana Reznikova was abducted using a vehicle
found in the vicinity of Michael Farmer's home.
Yes.
Michael Farmer doesn't hold a driving licence.
He's never held a driving licence.
He's never owned a car. Neither has his grandmother.
I'm familiar with those findings,
and naturally I gave them consideration.
Farmer's had ample opportunity to learn to drive informally.
In his neighbourhood, it's not uncommon
for motorists to drive illegally,
without a licence or insurance.
Come on, that's an assumption -
and a pretty big one if you ask me.
I mean, have you witnesses to Michael Farmer
- being able to drive? - Inquiries are ongoing, sir.
Ongoing.
Document 11 in your folders. Item reference TJI-1.
Item reference TJI-1 is a pair of bloodstained earrings.
They were found in Farmer's home.
The bloodstains were swabbed.
The blood matched a control sample taken from Hana.
They were Hana's earrings.
Farmer ripped them out before leaving Hana to die in the fire.
And she would have,
if I hadn't have gone into the burning house and saved her.
DS Arnott.
Item reference TJI-2 is a hair grip.
At Michael Farmer's home, we also found said hair grip
bearing DNA matching Baswinder Kaur
and a necklace bearing DNA matching Leonie Collersdale.
Tests indicated carpet fibre deposits present on
other items recovered from Farmer's home address
were absent on the items specifically linking Farmer
- to the previous victims. - Those items were trophies.
I took the view that Michael Farmer
took special care of them, keeping them in a safe place,
keeping them clean, and for that reason,
I discounted the carpet fibre profile.
There was also a boot print relating to a person unknown.
Nothing connected the boot print to the personal items.
Like the carpet fibres, on the balance of evidence
I discounted it, in favour of
the compelling evidence against Michael Farmer.
On screen, image 47.
Image 47 is a CCTV capture made on the 25th January
showing a figure known informally as Balaclava Man.
Now, have you determined that this suspect is Michael Farmer?
He's a sufficient match in terms of body size and shape.
Most likely, this is Michael Farmer.
And can you tell me how you went about determining
whether or not to charge Michael Farmer?
Standard protocol, sir.
I spoke on the telephone to the Senior Prosecutor
in the Complex Case Unit.
I outlined the evidence
and she authorised me to charge the offender.
And was there any other evidence
that you brought to the attention
of the Senior Prosecutor?
- What evidence? - Contrary evidence.
- As the call wasn't recorded... - Yeah, I know that, fella.
That's why I'm asking the organ grinder and not her monkey.
I believe I've presented all the evidence.
Believe?
DCI Huntley strenuously denies tampering with evidence.
No-one's suggesting anything of the sort.
More a matter of presentation.
We viewed the MG5 and MG6
you submitted electronically to the CPS.
The MG6 didn't refer to any evidence
that would undermine the Prosecution case.
Basically, you sold the Prosecutor
on the evidence in favour of Farmer's guilt,
played down the evidence against.
Are you proposing that I should have disregarded
the powerful evidence against Michael Farmer
and released a potentially dangerous offender?
No, no. That is not what we are talking about here,
Detective Chief Inspector Huntley, as well you know.
We're not mind-readers.
We don't know whether Michael Farmer is guilty or not.
All that's expected of us as police officers
is that we do our duty to the letter of the law.
The letter.
Now, you were a bit of a high flier in your time, Roseanne,
weren't you?
Graduate entrant. Fast-tracked for promotion.
DI before you were 30.
Then you hit the wall.
I started a family, sir.
You stood still while other people kept climbing the ladder.
Operation Trapdoor is an extremely high-profile inquiry.
Get a result, it puts your stalled career back on track.
You were under pressure, weren't you, Roseanne, to get a result?
- No, sir. - Pressure from the top?
No, sir.
Come on. No movement for months.
Press telling women the streets aren't safe. Come off it.
I discharged my duty correctly
and the matter is now in the hands of the courts.
The matter, DCI Huntley, is whether or not
you knowingly and willingly hoodwinked the Crown Prosecutor
into authorising charges against Michael Farmer
despite there being good reason to doubt his guilt.
I've got no doubt about Michael Farmer's guilt.
No?
DS Arnott.
Document 17 in your folders.
Transcript of interview with Michael Farmer.
Asked to account for his whereabouts
around the time of Leonie's disappearance,
Mr Farmer referred to a hospital admission.
He misled my detectives.
He's an emotionally and intellectually
vulnerable suspect who got a detail wrong.
Follow-up by AC-12 proves Michael Farmer
was a hospital in-patient at the time of
Leonie Collersdale's disappearance.
DS Neil Twyler reported to me
that Michael Farmer had given this new information
in a post-charge interview.
Michael Farmer's routine is that he visits his grandmother
between 7:30pm and 8:30pm every night
and starts work at 10pm.
Farmer visited City General Hospital at 11:30pm
on the 25th of January.
Leonie Collersdale was last seen just after 9pm.
This gave Farmer sufficient time to carry out the offence
and subsequently to attend the hospital
in the effort to fabricate an alibi.
Furthermore, the hospital found nothing wrong with Farmer
and he was discharged,
which fits with it all being a deliberate deception.
No, no, no, no, no.
This is information you should have known earlier,
DCI Huntley - far, far earlier.
And, in my view, the reason you didn't know it
is because you were itching to charge this suspect
come what may.
That's an inflammatory accusation.
Federation rep or not, you will address me as "sir".
And as far as I'm concerned, DCI Huntley,
two hours is an extremely narrow margin
for our fella to abduct that wee girl,
transport her across town, do away with her
and then get himself up to the hospital.
- DS Arnott. - Image 47 again.
The man you say is Michael Farmer,
despite his partial alibi.
Biometric analysis of the suspect.
Estimation of his height is limited by large error margins.
However, the camera angle permits accurate estimation
of the suspect's shoe size.
I haven't seen this before. Where did you get this?
The suspect wears size 10s. Michael Farmer wears size 8s.
Will someone tell me where this came from?
Our source is confidential information.
Item reference TJI-9, the previously-mentioned boot print
detected at Farmer's home.
Size 10.
No match to any footwear belonging to Michael Farmer.
There's the man you should be looking for- up there.
Sir, I am very grateful for this new information
and I will order my team to look into it without delay.
Ah, well, that's great but the issue here, DCI Huntley,
is whether you're fit to be the one giving those orders.
Now, in my opinion, you have failed in your lawful duty
to consider exculpatory evidence
and I am fearful that this young fella, Michael Farmer,
may suffer a miscarriage of justice.
Therefore, I'm gonna recommend to your senior officer
that a new Senior Investigating Officer
be appointed to Operation Trapdoor,
and that you be reassigned. This interview is terminated.
How many ops as big as Trapdoor have you ever run?
Thought so.
You were a bit of a high flier in your time, Roseanne,
weren't you?
Graduate entrant. Fast-tracked for promotion.
DI before you were 30.
- Then you hit the wall. - I started a family, sir.
You stood still while other people kept climbing the ladder.
Operation Trapdoor is an extremely high-profile inquiry.
Get a result and it puts your stalled career back on track.
This is Tim Ifield.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Tim, Steve Arnott.
I know you're on days off but I need you to return my calls.
We're looking into the evidence in the Farmer case
and I need your input. Thanks again for the biometrics.
They worked a treat, mate. Call me, OK?
- All right? - All right.
I didn't know you were in.
I just listened to the DIR of your interview with Huntley.
She isn't the first SIO to buff evidence.
- She took it badly. - Is that how it seemed to you?
Ooh, congratulations!
- Ah, thanks, Maneet. - What's that?
Only gone and passed her National Inspectors' Exam.
- Congratulations. - Cheers, mate.
I didn't know you'd entered.
Well, I kept shtum in case I went down in flames.
I know it's a bit soon but I took so long
getting my act together to make DS,
I'm not gonna let things slide.
You're coming up on the rails.
- I'd better... - Yeah, you better watch out.
Well done, mate.
Kate.
Well, this is great news.
- Congratulations. Well done. - Thank you, sir.
You know, it's great for you. Reflects well on the department.
And er...
I shall be taking my fair share of the credit, don't you worry!
But, you know,
I think we should find a bit of time and maybe, you know,
we could discuss your future.
Yeah. I'd like that, sir. Thank you.
I'm following the shift of my undercover
but I could do a drink one night...?
- Erm... - Or in the office next week.
Yeah. That's the ticket.
Anyway, look, well done again.
- Thanks again, sir. - Yeah, really well done.
Look lively.
New gaffer's ready.
- Morning. - Morning, sir.
For those who don't know me, I'm DCI Ian Buckells.
For those who don't read the Chief Super's emails,
I'm now running Operation Trapdoor.
First order of business...
a possible alibi for Michael Farmer
and some biometrics relating to Balaclava Man.
DCI Buckells?
DS Arnott.
Come with me, please, sir.
Now, you know who I am, don't you, son?
Yes, sir.
You were a DI at Kingsgate nick during an undercover operation
that was carried out by one of my team in 2012.
The officers she's working with at present
have all been vetted but none of us could anticipate that
the new Senior Investigating Officer was gonna be you.
Now, I do not want to pull my officer off this job
and I'm sure you don't want to see
all that time and money and effort
- go up the spout, do you, son? - No, sir.
Because, if it did,
the world and his wife would know who's to blame.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
That's the spirit.
This is Tim Ifield.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Hi.
Has Tim Ifield come back to work yet?
He hasn't returned my calls.
Negative.
Received.
- Hello? - Police officer.
I'm sorry to trouble you. Could you let me in, please?
Thanks, miss. Stay where you are, please.
Tim? Steve Arnott.
Tim! Steve!
- When did you see him last? - Not for a few days.
Stay out and control access. In with me.
You're not getting near this.
Calm down, mate. What do you expect?
Crime's up on the Box and it's one of their own.
What's it look like up there?
You've got an interest. I get that.
It'll be handled by an external team if only for welfare issues.
We're three DS's and one DC. Who put you in charge?
This has gone through my gaffer.
You want to take it up with him, be my guest.
What did you expect, mate? We had to tell our gaffer.
- Who's in charge here? - I am.
- You're relieved. - What authority do you have?
This isn't Operation Trapdoor.
I'm Duty DCI on Major Violent Crime.
Jodie, can you get a decision log up and running?
- Yes, ma'am. - Neil, scene log.
I've already got a scene log going.
Once we've got the scene log up and running, you can sign in,
- we'll go up for a recce. - No way, no. No.
- You're not going in. - Great.
Please stand down.
You've been given a lawful order.
If DCI Huntley doesn't put you on paper, I will.
Principal point of entry.
Damage due to forced entry by police officers this afternoon
under Section 17, Preservation of Life.
Looks like the offender did a pretty decent job
of cleaning up after himself.
- You OK? - Go ahead.
These tools, whatever they were for, haven't been used.
Cause of death looks like the neck laceration.
Nicked the jugular vein.
Not much blood on his clothing, considering.
He'll have taken a while to die.
From the signs of a clean-up, he could've been moving around.
Distal portions of second, third
and fourth digits of right hand have been amputated.
I'll look round the other rooms quickly
and then I want to get the team in, OK?
Fine.
FC, You're good to come up.
Received.
You're taking it worse than me.
I didn't realise you were so close.
Just when it's someone you know...
Senseless...
Action area seems to be round the body.
Not much in the way of spatter, but swab what you can,
plus all potential points of entry.
DCI Huntley. We should talk outside
and let the forensics crack on, yeah?
- Blood splatter. - Brilliant, Kevin.
Let's get it photographed, marked and swabbed.
- DCI Huntley. - Very good, sir.
Well done, everyone. I'll be on...
the radio outside if you need me.
Yeah, it's OK. I've got this, DS Arnott. Thank you.
Are you feeling unwell, DCI Huntley?
He was one of our own and it's already been a stressful week.
Yes. In which case, DS Arnott's point
about the value of an outside investigation is well made.
With respect, sir, I disagree.
This is our patch, our victim, our specialisation.
In my considered opinion, we're best qualified to handle this.
Hang on a second.
I'm the senior ranking officer here, darling.
Yes, you are. And I thank you to use gender neutral language,
and remind you that this is a fresh investigation
bearing no relation to Operation Trapdoor.
You're at liberty to take this up with my supervision team.
But, in the meantime,
I'm gonna get on with finding the bastard who did this.
Sir.
We all knew Tim Ifield, but it's important
we don't let our emotions get on top of us.
Do everything by the book.
That wee girl has just turned the corner with me.
No way can she run this, sir.
All right, back to work.
Tim Ifield was our best asset in clearing Michael Farmer.
We've just lost him.
Superintendent Hastings.
Look, why don't you take yourself off home.
Yeah?
Nice one, ma'am.
AC-12 leaving with their tail between their legs.
Swab of worktop blood spatter. Item Reference KRG-13.
Yeah?
Tim was convinced there was a conspiracy to protect a suspect
in the offences Michael Farmer's been charged with.
Sounds like a motive to kill him.
Another suspect wouldn't be the only person to benefit.
What do you mean?
Any way Huntley could have known about Tim coming to us?
Not that I know of.
You said, in her interview, she was caught out
by evidence supplied by Tim.
I don't think she had any idea Tim was talking to us.
Can't talk now. I'm at work.
- See you. - Cheers. See you.
Is all the evidence back from the crime scene?
Yeah.
Would you do me a huge favour and see if they found a laptop
or mobile phone?
Yep, OK.
- Hey, Kev. - All right, mate.
Don't tell me you couldn't use the exercise.
A bit of running around wouldn't do you any harm.
- Night, night, mate. - Good night.
Sorry.
No mobile or laptop found.
Oh, well. Thanks, anyway.
- Long night. - No worries.
Night, night.
I thought I heard your car ages ago.
I got called out again straightaway.
I didn't want to wake you.
Fingerprints and DNA detected at Tim's flat
all matched Tim Ifield. No-one else, unfortunately.
What about the blood spatter found on the worktop?
KRG-13.
Sorry, ma'am, that matched Tim Ifield's blood as well.
OK.
A search of the flat failed to recover
Tim Ifield's mobile phone and laptop computer.
So, we can assume that the killer
stole the phone and the laptop.
Is there a track on the phone?
The last recorded position was Tim's flat.
Whoever took it was smart enough to switch it off.
Oh. That's frustrating.
Maybe Tim had been in communication with the killer?
I've been in touch with his service providers.
Yes?
Someone's come up in his contacts.
Who?
We're gonna record this, Hana. Is that OK?
- Yes, of course. - Thank you.
Would you like a tea or a coffee?
I'm fine, thank you.
Hana, I'm DC Jodie Taylor.
The limitations of your secondment have been agreed.
Ifield's murder is nothing to do with you.
With respect, ma'am, Hana Reznikova
was supposedly the intended third victim.
It's a link to my case.
We'd like to ask you some questions
about a man named Timothy Ifield.
Do you know the name?
- Yes. - How do you know him?
He was a customer at the café where I work.
And I leave out business cards for my cleaning work
and he told me he needed a cleaner.
And how many times did you go to his flat?
Only once.
He told me to come when he was home so he could explain to me
what he needed me to do and we could agree the price.
And did you see Timothy Ifield that day?
No.
- Why not? - Uh, he texted me.
We have a text message from Tim's phone to yours:
- "Ill. Don't come in." - Yes.
A few seconds later, there was a second message:
"Sorry. Will call later to fix new appointment."
- Yes. - And did he call?
No.
Er, I suppose I thought
he'd changed his mind about the cleaning.
Did you know Tim Ifield in any other way?
What work he did? Anything else he was involved in?
No.
Tim was on site the night you were rescued
from Michael Farmer's house.
Do you remember him at all, Hana?
No.
Whatever Hana knew, Tim definitely knew who Hana was.
Yes.
What was he doing, getting her round his flat?
This has come as a shock for all of us.
Thanks for letting me in on this, ma'am.
I know we've had our differences
but, for what it's worth, I don't think they'd have
replaced you as SIO if you were a bloke.
Have you received any unusual calls or emails since?
No.
Huntley's relented a bit, as far as I'm concerned,
and I've managed to get eyes on Tim's communication history.
Fortunately, nothing connecting him to us.
Turns out that Tim was a bit of a security nut,
so there was nothing backed up online, according to his ISP.
There's nothing suggesting he alerted anyone but us
about the possibility of another suspect in Farmer's offences.
Also, zero communication between Tim and Huntley
in the time before his death.
Their last communication was professional-
emails about forensics - sent on the night of Farmer's arrest.
- Since then, nothing. - Right.
Any clues as to what Tim was doing
getting Hana to come to his flat?
No, it's a blank. We're running background checks on Hana
but she still appears to be an innocent party.
Her explanation holds up as to why she was
the last person contacted by Tim.
Either Tim sent the text himself,
or- if he was dead- the killer did.
That fits with the phone being stolen by the killer.
Tim had a high-tech security system installed in his flat.
The cameras fed direct to his computer.
There's no images stored.
Another reason we need to find his phone and computer.
Yeah. We do.
- Night, mate. - Night.
Hi, it's DC Taylor again. I have an ISP address.
It's Timothy, dot, J, dot, Ifield.
Ifield is I-F-I-E-L-D.
L-E-O-N-I-E. Collersdale. C-O-L-L-E...
I'll phone you back.
No. Please, as you were.
Firstly, the Chief Superintendent and I
would like to express our condolences
for the loss of one of your forensic co-ordinators.
DCI Huntley, good to see you.
We're going to do everything in our power to find his killer.
We're delving into his personal life, explore that angle.
Also looking at the possibility this is a revenge attack, sir.
Recently released offenders Tim might've helped put away.
He was such a decent, hard-working bloke, sir.
It's so hard to fathom a grudge.
Of course. Right, well, carry on.
We'll find the culprit, sir.
I wonder if I could have a moment in private, sir?
You've not responded to any of my calls
regarding the decision to replace me.
You need clarity, but it's AC-12.
It's out of my hands.
I'm on a tight schedule. I'm sorry.
- Moving on. Operation Trapdoor? - Sir.
- Ah. Any new leads, Buckells? - The body parts we found
are the partial remains of Leonie Collersdale,
the second prostitute that went missing.
Unfortunately, they were clean of anyone else's DNA.
Small mercies.
At least we're allowed to call them prostitutes again.
That's a big pint of that cats' piss
that you young fellas seem to like so much.
That whiskey's probably older than me.
Aye. And all the better for it.
No, I just thought this would be a...
a better way for us to discuss your ambitions.
I know that if I put you on a case,
you'll see it through to the bitter end, come what may.
Thank you, sir.
And stepping up to Inspector, it's er...same proposition.
There's no half measures.
I'm ready and able, sir. Whatever it takes.
Do you mind if I ask if you're having a meeting with Kate, too?
I can hardly meet her for a drink, can I?
An attractive young woman like that, how would it look?
I might as well be seen running around
with one of Pan's People.
Anyway, it's good to talk, sir.
- Oh, yeah. - Your health.
Yeah.
Tim Ifield's post-mortem report.
Great.
Cause of death was exsanguination
following a wound to the neck that severed his jugular vein.
Now, it's a shallow wound
so possibly there's a question mark over the level of intent.
Also a partial thickness burn on the left hand
with traces of cooking oil.
The shallowness of the burn suggests this was accidental
and related to a frying pan found at the scene.
Furthermore, defensive wounds on the hands
support a struggle of some kind.
Bloodstaining of Tim's clothing was low,
suggesting an outer layer of clothing was removed.
And white, high-density polythene fibres
detected on Tim's clothing suggest
he was wearing a forensic oversuit at the time of death.
As you know, sir, they're designed not to lint,
which suggests he was in a struggle.
The killer was worried that the suit
was contaminated with his DNA?
Most likely, sir. Fingertips were amputated post mortem,
presumably as part of the killer's forensic clean-up.
So Tim tried to grab a handful of his assailant?
Yes, sir. Tim might've realised his wound was fatal
and did his best to contaminate the killer with his blood
and to get skin cells under his fingernails.
Unfortunately for us, the killer was wise to it.
He disposed of the clothes and then he disposed of the fingers.
No witnesses to anyone entering or leaving the premises.
But we can construct a basic profile of the killer.
- Very good. - Pre-mortem pattern of injuries
suggest the killer and Tim got into some kind of altercation.
He took the time to carry out a comprehensive clean-up
of the crime scene.
The only anomaly is he didn't remove the body.
Hm. What are you thinking, son?
The killer was disturbed.
Most likely, this was Hana Reznikova
when she arrived at the flat to carry out cleaning work.
And something else?
Or the killer was incapable of lifting the body.
Small, or female, or both.
- It's only a possibility, sir. - We are in no position
to consider Roz Huntley as a suspect, not without cause.
- We should keep an open mind. - Well, that's a given.
Or we should run a parallel investigation, sir, into Huntley
and into Tim's murder, with zero reciprocity.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Kate's close to her.
Let's see what she brings back first, all right?
DS Twyler from Polk Avenue Station.
I'm chasing up an admission on 25th of January.
Michael Farmer.
Ma'am, I need to follow up on a couple of points
- from your interview. - Put them in writing.
You'll get an answer in ten working days.
The longer our inquiry takes,
the longer you're out in the cold.
What do you want?
How would you describe your relationship with Tim Ifield?
We were colleagues.
Not close. But we respected each other.
Certainly, from my side, that's how it seemed.
You think he thought different?
Who knows what people think of each other?
That your answer?
We didn't talk much, didn't socialise.
So you've never been to his flat?
Yes. To investigate his murder.
I mean while he was alive.
No.
OK. Thanks, ma'am.
That's been very helpful.
Ideally, I'd like to come up to the hospital and talk to anyone
who can account for the whereabouts of Mr Farmer
on the night of the 25th.
- Oh, OK, that's a pain. - Rupal.
- Sorry. Is this a good time? - Email me when you've got it.
- OK. - Thanks.
What's up?
I heard we didn't find any foreign DNA
on Leonie Collersdale's body.
Pisser. We did a thorough job.
Would you mind having another go?
DCI Buckells is SIO now. Sorry.
Rupal...
I'm not broadcasting this...
..but I'm asking for it in relation to Tim's murder.
Uh, I don't see the connection.
At this stage of the inquiry, it's highly confidential.
I'm sorry. Would you mind?
Er, sure.
- OK. - Thanks, Rupal.
Come in.
Ah, Kate. Thanks for coming in. Erm...
I've considered your application,
and you really are a tremendous asset to this department...
but I just think you need to develop
your leadership qualities a bit more
before I can support you for Inspector.
- I'm sorry. - Right. I see, sir.
Will it be Steve?
Well, in my view, he has those extra years under his belt.
It was a very close-run thing, Kate, very close indeed.
Thank you, sir.
That raises the possibility that this person...
- Morning. - ..is involved in the murders
of the two prostitutes and Tim Ifield.
Any further progress on finding the rest of Leonie's body?
Sorry, boss, no more biological material was found at the scene.
Although no more biological material was found
at the site of Leonie Collersdale's body parts,
there has been a significant new finding.
Yes?
I'm not sure I should say it in front of everyone.
This was from further tests ordered by DCI Huntley.
What are you doing interfering with my operation?
I'm not.
So what is this significant new finding?
Everyone needs to be across this. Come on.
- Go ahead, Rupal. - A trace of foreign DNA
was found on Leonie Collersdale's partial torso.
- ID? - Yes.
It matches to Tim Ifield.
What we just heard does not leave this room.
Jesus Christ...
Stop.
Move.
Beast's made a right mess for himself.
I didn't do it. Someone else must have.
Beast makes a mess, Beast gets to live in it.
I didn't do it. I didn't do it.
We're all in shock.
That's why I wanted to include you, sir,
before someone makes a rash move.
Thank you, Roz. Do you have a hypothesis yet?
Naturally, we're asking questions
about Tim Ifield's private life, but...frankly, sir,
I'm struggling to make sense of it all myself.
Understood. Absolutely.
Well done for keeping a lid on this.
- Sir. - Thank you, Roz.
If I may, sir?
There's also the question of who was the source
of AC-12's case against me.
In my interview, they said it was confidential
but we found Tim's flat full of conspiracy theories
and it occurs to me the most likely informant was Tim Ifield.
In which case, his credibility is completely undermined.
I'm worried Tim Ifield was deliberately
confounding the investigation to cover his tracks.
And now AC-12 are doing his work for him.
Between you and me,
I was never happy with AC-12's recommendation to replace you.
Thank you, sir.
Still, Operation Trapdoor belongs to Ian Buckells now...
and he's looking at evidence exculpating Michael Farmer.
Will he find any, do you think?
The best he's got is a boot print from Farmer's home,
and that in itself, does nothing to overturn
the weight of inculpatory evidence against Farmer,
even if we do now have to examine
Tim Ifield's role in all this.
AC-12's inquiry seriously threatens
the force's credibility.
And if I were to go against their recommendations...
if I were to reinstate you...?
I'm convinced Tim Ifield's murder
and Michael Farmer's crimes are connected.
I believe I've demonstrated complete discretion.
No-one looks good if it comes out
one of our forensic staff tampered with evidence.
No-one looks good if it comes out we charged the wrong man.