Are all these three cases connected?
The arson attack that killed Beth,
the attack on the yard, and now, the body at Frontierland.
He was a planning officer for the council.
He went missing about 20 years back.
There's a possibility your car was stolen.
They found something in the car. There's hundreds of them.
What was the last company that worked on the site?
McGregor's.
Well, it was me dad's company back then.
I just did what I was told.
Say that again!
Is it true there's gonna be a staff audit?
Well, you'll know as soon as there's anything to know.
I'm gonna be a dad.
It couldn't be worse timing.
Maybe it's time to jack it all in. You don't mean that.
There were three companies that bid for the current job -
Dean, Terry McGregor
and another one, owned by somebody called Kim Walsh.
Do you think it could be a front?
Hiya, Jenn. Peace offering.
She doesn't get to have you any more!
GLASS SMASHES
Jesus Christ!
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
You were up early.
I went to see the neighbours.
Nobody saw anything, but Tom's got a door cam.
Can't make anything out.
HE SIGHS
So, um, what are you gonna do?
What do you think I'm gonna do? I'm gonna arrest him.
I'm gonna throw the bloody book at him.
Maddie doesn't want that. She told you.
Maddie doesn't get to make these decisions.
And actually, neither do you!
I'm her mother. I know what's best for her.
He's 15 years old, OK.
If he gets a record now, it could ruin his life.
He should've thought of that
before chucking bricks through windows.
Leave it with me, OK. I'll handle it.
Oh, you'll handle it? Yes, I'll talk to him.
You already talked to him. What good did that do?
You were supposed to be keeping an eye on her.
I-I am.
I will, OK?
This is my job, all right?
There's processes, there's procedures.
Well, I'm a cop. I've got processes and procedures of my own. Jenn...
No, no! This isn't a school thing any more.
This is criminal damage. He's just a kid.
He's a stupid kid, and God knows what's going on in that home of his.
Oh, my heart bleeds (!)
You don't mean that.
He had a go at my family, my little girl.
I know.
And he is not gonna get away with that, I swear.
Just... Is everything OK?
Yeah... everything's fine.
DOOR OPENS
You off?
Don't let me keep you.
All right, you two, come on, shake a leg. Where's Erin?
Erin?
Jacqs... Hi.
..look, you can't keep turning up here like this.
I wanted to talk to you.
What about? About last night.
It's not safe here for Erin any more.
You what? No, I'm serious.
What if this happens again?
What if something worse happens? It won't happen again.
You don't know that.
I'm sorry, I'm not blaming anyone, but this only happened
because Jenn's in the police, and it's put my daughter in danger.
It didn't happen cos Jenn's in the police, it happened cos Maddie...
Maddie is Jenn's kid.
If they didn't live here, none of this would have happened.
Ja... No, I'm sorry!
I've made my mind up.
Erin's to come and live with me.
Well, isn't that Erin's choice to make?
What is?
So, I've always said that, you know, it's your life
and you make your own decisions,
so whatever decision you make,
we'll respect it.
So, what do you think?
Well, you've changed your tune.
So, it's my life?
Yeah.
OK, then.
I want to live with Mum.
Um...
Love, you don't...
Well, if that's what she's decided...
You can't, Erin!
She's made up her mind.
Let her go.
Well, we can talk about this later,
cos we've got to get you to school.
Right, well, I'm not ready, so... Go and get yourself ready.
It's OK, you go. I'll take her.
Go on. The clock's ticking.
Can't have the deputy head turning up late, can we?
Yeah, yeah, right.
Um, right, come on, you two. Come on, get your things.
We were just lucky nobody got hurt.
OK, pass it onto uniform. They'll follow up on it.
Yeah, that might take a while, though, so...
Jenn, there's a clear conflict of interest.
Leave it to uniform.
You're Major Investigations.
We have two open murder cases and we have him breathing down our necks.
Priorities, yeah?
Boss.
You all right?
You ever wanna kill somebody?
Like, actually kill somebody?
All the time. A fella cut me up on the way to work the other morning.
I wanted to ram him off the road.
And I could picture it.
Right off the cliffs at Heysham, into the bay.
SHE IMITATES EXPLOSION
Who is it?
Is it Chris' ex?
No. Well, yeah, her, too.
But it's this kid.
He's been bullying our Maddie, and I didn't know anything about it.
Turns out I was the only one who didn't.
Then, last night, he threw a brick through our window.
Oh, shit, I'm sorry.
So, what are you gonna do? Kill him?
That was my first thought, yeah,
but Boss wants me to leave it to uniform,
and Chris wants to talk to him at school, do it that way, so...
Spoilsports. I know.
No, no. Fella from the council just called now, yeah.
You what?
HE CHUCKLES
All right, listen, Mal, I'll see you down there, yeah?
All right, bye, bye.
I thought we were going out.
I've got to go to work. The site's just reopened.
You promised me and Amy.
It's all right, guys.
We'll do it another time.
You go to work. Me and Izzy will take care of them.
Look, I'm not doing this for the good of my health.
Somebody has to provide for this family. It's easy for you...
Easy? Easy?
No, I just mean...
It's OK, Dad. Go, all right?
Hey, I'll make it up to you, all right?
How?
As soon as this job is finished,
I am all yours, all of you.
We will do whatever you wanna do.
Do you promise?
Yes, I promise.
Hey, I mean it, all right?
And I'll tell Amy, then, yeah?
All right.
I'll see you later.
You won't need that.
I thought we were going to school. Where's the fun in that?
Sod it. Fancy a girls' day out?
Dad's gonna lose his absolute shit. I know, that's half the fun!
First, Dean Metcalf's wife, Beth, is murdered.
Then his builders yard gets torched.
Then a body turns up on the site he's working.
Now, either this guy's got the worst luck in the world
or there's something else going on here.
Eddie, over to you.
We know Dean won the contract for Frontierland over rival bids
from Terry McGregor and a company set up by someone called Kim Walsh.
What we now know is Kim Walsh is actually Kim McGregor.
She's married to Terry.
So, effectively, that's two bids from the McGregors.
So, why did they want that job?
Clarkie, Eddie, get down there, nick her.
What's the charge? Fraud by misrepresentation.
Now, it's her name on the documents,
but we also need to talk to Terry McGregor
and find out what he knows about this fake company.
Best thing that's ever happened to me, being a dad. Yeah?
It'll be years before you get a good night's sleep, but, hey...
HE CHUCKLES
All right?
Nice gaff.
Kim Walsh?
We understand you bid for the groundworks contract
at the Frontierland site.
I've already talked to your colleague about this. DI Manning?
Yeah, but some new information has come to light.
There was another bid,
a company called Heysham Groundworks.
Yeah, well, lots of companies bid for these things.
That's the... That's the whole point.
Yeah, but we looked into this one.
It was set up by your wife.
Do you know what?
You'd need to speak to her about this, wouldn't you?
We will, but we're talking to you now.
The police are at our house! They've...
Lewis!
What the fuck?
Lewis!
SHE PANTS
Lewis Walsh, I'm arresting you on suspicion of criminal damage.
What's he done?
He's been bullying my daughter.
That's not a crime, is it?
No, but chucking a brick through a window is.
I'm taking him down the station.
He'll need an appropriate adult. Can you do that?
No. No, I'm busy, sorry. Sorry, just to be clear,
what is your connection to... Lewis, is it?
He's my wife's lad. Look, is this gonna take long?
It'll take as long as it takes.
Bagsy you tell the boss and not me.
PHONE VIBRATES
Oh, sod it. Let him sweat.
Mm. I bet you never did this with him.
Imagine him in a facemask and fluffy slippers.
ERIN LAUGHS Stop!
Don't make me smile or it'll crack.
Do you come here a lot?
No, first time.
Not the sort of place I'd come on my own,
and I could hardly bring Dave, could I?
Though it might've sorted out his hairy back.
Ew! I know!
No, you could have come with Annie or Bev
or any of that lot, though, no?
Don't really see them much any more,
since Annie hooked up with that Travis bloke and...
..Bev's got anxiety, hardly leaves the house.
Oh, sorry.
No, it's all right.
Better off without them. Anyway, I've got you now, haven't I?
PHONE VIBRATES
JACQUI SIGHS
Give us a break!
It's your dad again.
Oh!
Now we're talking.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Cheers. Cheers.
Lewis!
I ain't done anything.
It's all right, love, I've talked to Gus Pearson.
He's on his way. We'll sort it, I promise, all right?
Can I have a word?
We're confident we can place him at the scene. Only, he's a juvenile.
We'll need your permission to take fingerprints and DNA.
You can do whatever you want. He needs to learn his lesson.
I thought I told you, I thought I'd made myself clear.
I can explain. Go on, then.
He turned up at the yard,
and I thought I'd save uniform a job, that's all.
I told you to get uniform to handle it,
so get uniform to handle it!
Now, go on, get back to work!
I'm not answering any more questions until I can speak to my husband.
We've told you that's not possible.
Why is our Lewis here? He's been arrested
on an unrelated charge.
Let's just focus on why you're here.
You're facing a charge of fraud by misrepresentation,
relating to the setting up of a company called Heysham Groundworks.
What's your experience of running a groundworks company?
No comment.
Why did you use your maiden name to set up this business?
No comment.
Was it to hide your connection to Terry?
No comment.
Did somebody ask you to put this bid in?
Did somebody put pressure on you?
No comment.
There's no way she did this off her own bat.
I know that, but we need evidence.
It's her name on the documents, not Terry's.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Boss? What is it?
That lad Jenn brought in, Lewis... What about him?
It's his fingerprints.
They were a match for the print on the lighter.
Can I go now?
'Fraid not.
Lewis Walsh, I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.
What the fuck?
Criminal damage, you said.
This is a separate charge,
relating to the arson attack that killed Beth Metcalf.
No, no, that can't be right.
If I thought he had anything to do with that...
I'm talking to Lewis.
I'm further arresting you on suspicion of arson
with intent to endanger life.
No, no way! You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence. Understand?
What have you gone and done, lad?
Is my mum still here?
Can I see her?
No, but your stepdad can sit in as appropriate adult.
Let's go.
Lewis, where were you
the night of Tuesday, 13th September,
the night Beth Metcalf died?
No comment.
I wanna show you something, Lewis.
Exhibit PD1.
Have you ever seen that lighter before?
No.
Lewis. Are you sure?
Well, loads of people have got lighters like that,
to be fair. I mean, I've got one myself.
Oh, yeah? Yeah, we were...
There's this place in town, we were doing it up a few years back.
Did you nick my lighter?
Terry,
can you let us handle this?
So, you're telling us you've never seen that lighter before?
Then how come we found your fingerprints on it?
I dunno. Maybe I picked it up somewhere,
in the house, like, if it's yours.
You leave me out of this!
The thing is, the lighter was found in this car.
Have you seen that car before?
No. Well, we talked to the owners.
It was stolen the night of the fire.
We also know that it was driven
to the Metcalfs' and parked around back.
I can't even drive, can I?
Then how do you explain the fact that this lighter was found
with your fingerprints on it in this car?
Well?
It wasn't me, all right?
I didn't steal the car.
But you know who did.
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
Who can conjugate the verb "savoir"?
KNOCK ON DOOR
Ms Bhula, I'm sorry, can I have a word, please?
HE WHISPERS
Yousef...
could you come with me, please?
Yousef Awan?
It's OK, I know why you're here.
Lewis, we've been talking to your friend Yousef.
And he's been very helpful, very talkative.
He's lying! Lewis,
can I just remind you of your right to no comment?
Why would he lie?
To get himself off the hook,
to put the blame on me.
But he's not off the hook, though. He's looking at a murder charge.
He's admitted to cloning the key,
stealing the car, driving you there.
Oh, bloody hell, lad!
He's told us everything.
Except one thing.
Why did you do it?
What did they ever do to you?
That family, Beth?
Answer the bloody question, Lewis!
They were supposed to be out.
The house was supposed to be empty.
How did you know that?
Izzy said. Izzy?
Oh, kill me now. What's wrong?
I can't come out tomorrow night. Mum's dragging us all out.
Can't you just bail?
Yeah, I wish! Mum's on one.
What you looking at?
GIGGLING
Take a photo or what, like?!
Is that why you did it, to get back at Izzy?
No. Then what was it?
I was trying to help.
What do you mean, help?
Terry. Help who?
You! You what?
To get back at Dean Metcalf.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Right, I'm pausing the interview, 14:01.
He's lying!
He's a lying little shit! Terry!
Let's go.
I heard them talking...
..him and Carl.
Who does he think he is, eh? Dean bloody Metcalf!
I made him.
Well, there's nothing we can do about it.
He won it fair and square. Oh, yeah?
Why don't you suck his dick while you're at it?
Dad!
He stole it from us, lad!
Listen, I don't mind him taking the piddling little jobs in town,
but that site was ours.
We lost, that's all. So what?
This is your future we're talking about, lad.
Everything we built up, your grandad and me,
and you're just gonna let him take it from us!
Yeah, go on. If you had balls, you'd do something about it.
And what do you want me to do, hey?
Kick his head in? Do him in?
Yeah, well, someone's got to do something.
Someone's got to step up,
show him who's boss.
Oi!
Have you finished your homework?
Not yet. Why not?
Get it sorted.
Hi, sweetheart. Come here.
TERRY LAUGHS
You heard your mum. Go on, piss off.
I wanted to show him.
Show him what?
He never wanted me...
..when he married Mum.
I wanted to show him
what I was made of...
..so maybe he'd...
Maybe what?
Maybe he'd want me around instead of wanting rid of me.
SHOP BELL RINGS
OK, who wants what?
Save some for other people.
Here, you can have one each. Only one?
We're not made of money.
Uncle Carl!
Hey, you all right, guys? Hey, Amy!
Er, hang on.
What is this?
Is that yours?
Is now!
Is your dad not about?
He's gone back to work.
Good for him.
He's supposed to be doing something with us.
Well, we'll have a fun day anyway, just the four of us.
Mm. Won't we, Amy?
Have a good 'un.
Right, make yourself at home.
Ooh, you'll be all right on the sofa, won't you?
What about the spare room?
It's full of stuff from the shop. I haven't had time to clear it yet,
but the sofa's dead comfy.
It'll do for now, won't it? Yeah, course.
We'll pick up your things from Dad's later,
but we can make do for now.
I've got loads of things that'll fit you,
so knock yourself out.
Um...
Right, I'll leave you to settle in.
Are you off out? Er, yeah.
It's that hot waiter from the spa. His shift's just ended.
Oh, right. There's plenty of stuff in the fridge. Help yourself.
I'll see you later.
SHE SIGHS
What's happening? We've just informed
Lewis' mum about the charges he's facing.
Where is she?
She's been released, pending further investigation.
Are you not more worried about Lewis?
You mentioned that you had an issue with Dean Metcalf. Why was that?
Was it because of the job at Frontierland?
Why did you want that job so badly?
Look, can I just remind you my client isn't under arrest?
We appreciate that, but under the circumstances,
we've got a warrant to search your home and business premises.
What? We'll keep you informed.
Can help you, sir?
Why are you here, Carl?
It's about the fire at Dean Metcalf's yard.
Not at the house.
That had nothing to do with me.
But the fire at the yard did?
It wasn't my idea.
Whose idea was it?
Time you chose what side you're on, lad.
You what?
You heard him.
He's going back to work as soon as, he said.
So what?
Fair play to him. "So what?"
"So what?" If he works that site,
we can kiss goodbye to the business. Do you hear me?
He can't dig up that site!
Why not?
Because if he finds what's there, it'll finish us.
Come on, son.
Time to step up.
Find.
DI MANNING CLEARS THROAT
Terry McGregor, I'm arresting you for conspiracy to commit arson
and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Hang on, what? You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
when questioned something which you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
Do you understand?
Where did this come from?
Lewis?
It's got nothing to do with Lewis.
Then who?
Terry, do you recognise this man?
Yeah, he was a planning officer back in the day.
Word about town was he ran off with a load of money from the council.
He didn't.
He was murdered and buried on that site, Frontierland,
the site your dad's company was working at the time.
The site you were so keen to work on when the contract came up again.
Clearly enough to get your missus to form a company to bid for that site.
I told you, I don't know anything about that.
KNOCK ON DOOR
HE WHISPERS
Exhibit PD12,
found concealed on your premises.
Do you recognise this gun?
It's a family heirloom. It was my dad's from the war.
So, why hide it?
You'd think you'd be proud of it.
You'd think you'd have it on display somewhere.
We also found some bullets. They're a match
for the round that killed Daniel Hickson.
Same make, same calibre.
So, why were they found in your office?
What do you know about this gun?
You got planning permission to put that office up in 2015,
three years after your dad died,
so it can't have been him that stashed that gun there.
Tell us what happened to Daniel Hickson.
All I know is, he was always open to a backhander to, er...
to help my dad get the prime jobs.
You know, the council jobs.
Only, there was a falling-out.
He threatened to blow the whistle.
Everything my dad had ever worked for would have gone down the pan.
So, what happened?
He disappeared.
Who disappeared him?
You told me, when you worked for your old man,
you went from job to job and you did what you were told.
Did that include murdering Daniel Hickson?
No. Right, so who did?
Your old man?
He had to shut him up... or it would have ruined everything.
You're saying he did murder him?
Yes.
Where were you at the time?
How did his body end up at Frontierland?
We were working there.
It was convenient.
We?
Like I said, I just did what I was told.
But the job fell through and the site closed down.
So, when the contract came up again...
I went for it, yeah.
And when Dean won it?
Yeah, I was angry. Course I fucking was!
It was like a... kick in the guts.
And that's why Beth Metcalf died.
I swear to God, I had nothing to do with that
You may not have thrown that petrol bomb through the window,
but you're why it happened.
Lewis did it because of you.
You're the reason Beth Metcalf died.
PHONE RINGS
Hello?
'Hey, it's Jenn.'
Yeah, what is it? What's up?
'I told you I'd let you know if there was any news.'
Well, there's news.
OK.
'We've made some arrests
'in relation to what happened to Beth.
'Look, it's best we talk about it in person.'
Dean?
'I don't wanna do this over the phone.
'Can you meet me at the house?'
OK.
'I'm heading over now. I'll see you there.'
Mal.
Yeah? Can you just take over from me here?
I've got to go.
Hiya, guys.
You all right? Where's Amy?
Upstairs.
What's up?
What is it?
Let's sit down.
There's news.
PHONE RINGS
Yeah? 'Who is this?'
DC Martin. Who's this?
'This is Detective Superintendent Ward.'
Oh. Sorry, sir.
Yes, what can I do for you?
'Is DI Manning there? Only, I've tried his office.
'He's not answering.' Um, no,
I think he's just popped out. 'Out?'
Yeah, I think he said he had a meeting.
Can I give him a message?
'No, no, I need to speak to him directly.'
Is it important?
I mean, of course it's important, sorry,
otherwise you wouldn't have called.
'Look, do you have a mobile number I could get him on?'
Er, yes.
Have you got a pen, sir?
I can't believe it.
I've known them for years.
I thought we were friends!
Yeah, but it wasn't them, was it?
It was Lewis. It were him who did it.
There was always something wrong with him.
But to do something like that, you've got to be sick in the head.
Was it because of me?
Was it my fault?
No, of course not, love!
This is on him, not you.
Yeah, but I know that he liked me, and I ignored him.
I didn't give him the time of day.
Izzy, your dad's right. This is not your fault.
So, what happens now, then?
Well, Lewis has admitted it.
If he pleads guilty, he's looking at a minimum of six years.
DEAN SIGHS I know that doesn't sound like much,
but he's still a kid.
He'll be in a youth detention centre until he's an adult.
And Terry, Carl?
Well, Carl's willing to testify against his dad.
That might count for something.
Terry's looking at ten years for unlawful disposal of a body
and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Look, we know this won't bring Beth back.
But maybe you can start to rebuild things now.
That's what she'd want, isn't it?
You're on time!
Wonders'll never cease.
Shall we?
So, I'm thinking France.
I've always wanted to live in France.
We could get a farmhouse in Normandy,
room enough to get the whole family to come and visit.
We could get bikes with...
You've changed your mind.
It's just, um...
It's not the right time, love.
I'm needed at work. I've got to focus on that.
I talked to Paul.
I told him. I ended it.
I'm sorry.
He cried.
He actually cried.
SHE LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY
What?
Just how stupid was I to believe your bullshit?
Ellen, I... No, honestly!
PHONE RINGS Shit! Sorry.
Don't mind me.
Um...
Er, look, just give me a minute. RINGING CONTINUES
We'll talk. I've just...
I've...
Boss?
Yeah. Um... I'm on my way.
KNOCK ON DOOR
You're chucking me out?
Don't be daft!
So, what's this for?
University.
I'm not going to university. I called them.
There's still a place. They're holding it for you.
You want rid of me, is that it?
Course I don't want rid of you!
I've been dreading it, been dreading the thought of it.
But you have to go.
It's what Mum would have wanted. It's what I want.
What about Amy and the others?
Don't worry about them. I'll take care of them.
Honestly?
Yeah. I'm their dad. It's my job.
Come here.
VOICE BREAKING: I'm proud of you, son.
Are you OK? Yeah. Fucking hell!
It's all right, Dad.
I miss her.
I know.
So do I.
Tony. Sir.
Shall we do this in your office?
Er, yeah, of course.
Have a seat.
Great result in the Metcalf case.
Er, yeah, thanks.
OK, so, we now have a report from the performance efficiency review.
Lee.
There is a lot to process here,
but the main headline is...
you do have to make efficiencies.
Obviously, we'll welcome any feedback you might have.
Feedback?
Yeah, I've got some feedback.
You've already cut us to the bone.
I've got staff working till midnight night after night.
There are crimes happening on the street
that we have to turn a blind eye to.
Tony... No! No, no, no, I'm sorry.
But we're overstretched,
under-resourced and we're understaffed,
and now we've got this hanging over us.
This team's at breaking point as it is.
DI Manning... No, no, look,
with all due respect, we're talking about people's lives here.
If someone in your family was killed,
wouldn't you want us out there,
doing our job, finding whoever did it?
I'm sorry, I don't want any more part in this.
I've said all I have to say.
So, if that's everything,
I've got a lot of work to do.
You're gonna be hearing from us.
So, what now?
We get back to work. Yeah, but...
The ball's in their court now.
All we can do is do our jobs while we still have them.
All right?
A locksmith? You don't hang about, do you?
I've only been gone five minutes.
You weren't at school today, so I marked you off sick,
but you cannot keep bunking off like that.
It's not on.
Have you come for your stuff?
Can I just... stay?
Yeah, of course!
Of course. Oh, course.
Course you can. I mean,
you don't have to ask, OK?
We've got noodles. Do you want some? Go on, then.
CHILDREN CHATTER
It's all go in here, innit?
You all right, love?
Wouldn't it have been simpler to ask for her key back?
Yeah, I bottled it, didn't I?
JENN LAUGHS
I'm sorry. You should be.
Piss off.
Yeah, they're good, them. You having any ketchup on that?
Don't knock it till you try it.
"Don't knock it till you try it." Oi, that's mine!
Maddie.
Maddie, can I have a word?
I can't believe it. I know.
That morning he was fighting with Yousef,
he thought you'd heard them talking about the fire.
That's why he was trying to scare you.
Yeah, well, it worked.
Come here.
Listen, you, I'm your mum.
Please don't keep me in the dark.
If you ever need anything, just talk to me, OK?
JENN SIGHS
INAUDIBLE
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