-[ Sighs ]
[ Indistinct chatter ]
[ Car door opens ]
You didn't think I could do it, did you?
-I didn't think anyone could do it.
So well done. Well bloody done.
Any leads from the body?
-It was rolled up in a stair carpet.
With luck, we can ID the carpet, but as for the body,
after 25 years in the ground forensics are gonna be...
-So what's next? Arrest Stephenson?
-We still need evidence that he was abusing Tania.
We want to speak to her best friend, Katherine Herringham.
If there was something going on, she would know.
-Okay. I'll give that lot the good news.
It'll stop them asking questions about that toerag Colin Ryle.
[ Car door closes ]
-Listen, Colin.
Personally, I think you were trying to do a good thing,
persuade Brannon to hand himself in, save a kid's life.
But what I don't get is how you were going to persuade someone
who hates the police so much.
-No, he doesn't hate the police. He hates Lizzie Adama.
She tore his family apart --
-Let's take a break.
Interview suspended 10:14 AM.
-Hiya, this is Lizzie. Leave a message.
-Lizzie, it's Steve.
Give us a call, soon as you get this, yeah?
[ Line beeping ]
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
What day is this?
-Day after the court released him.
Same day he murdered Georgina.
-So he actually came to the station and saw Lizzie
and saw her car.
Know any reason why she's not answering her phone?
-No.
♪♪
-Like I said, it's really not a good time,
I'm due at the gym in ten minutes
and then I have to pick up my girls.
-I'm sorry, but it's a murder enquiry.
-Well, don't you have to have found a body for it
to be a murder enquiry?
You -- You found her.
-Yes.
-Um...
Where was she?
-Buried in the car park in Morville Park,
about a hundred yards from where you planted the garden
for Princess Diana.
-Katherine, Adrian Stephenson organised the planting.
We believe he was sexually abusing Tania.
We believe it was him she went to see instead of coming
to see you on the day she disappeared...
Do you know if Stephenson was abusing her?
-She said he persuaded her to play the violin naked.
So she would feel the music more.
That's all.
I-I really -- I really have to go.
-It's a murder enquiry. You will need to talk to us.
-Yes. Then tomorrow. Please, I really do have to go.
-"He persuaded her to play the violin naked."
A 15-year-old girl.
Can we go and arrest the creep now?
-You got the address?
♪♪
-What is it?
-Oh it's just a message from Fred.
[ Knock on door ]
-Adrian Stephenson? -Yes?
-I'm DS Sarah Collins,
this is DC Elaine Lucas and DC Lee Coutts.
Can we come in?
-Yeah. Yes, of course. Uh, I'm quite busy actually.
But I hope this won't take too long.
Um, but of course, I'm happy to help.
[ Door closes ]
-We've found Tania Mills' body. Your pupil, Tania Mills.
you taught her violin at Hamnett's school.
-Ah, yes, that poor girl.
Well, thank God you found her at last. Where was she?
-Buried in the car park of Morville Park,
where you planted the memorial for Princess Diana.
-Yes. That's right.
-There was drainage work being done in the car park.
You had access to the car park at all times.
There's been no work done there since,
so Tania must have been buried in just that interval.
-I'm sorry. I don't understand...
-Adrian Stephenson, I'm arresting you
on suspicion of murdering Tania Mills
on the 6th of September, 1997.
-This is some horrible mistake.
-You do not have to say anything...
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
-...but it may harm your defence, if you do not mention
when questioned something which you later rely on...
-Steve. -Hey. Where are you?
-Highgate. -Oh, good.
You're only 15 minutes from Lizzie's flat.
-Why? What's going on?
-Brannon's MO as a villain was to put transponders
on high-end cars so he could track and nick them.
I think he put one on Lizzie's car.
-Well, then call her, warn her for God's sake.
-She's not answering.
I'm getting a firearms team briefed,
but you know how long that can take.
Look, Sarah, I interviewed Colin Ryle, and he says
Brannon blames Lizzie for everything.
You can call me an old woman, but...
-Okay. I'll head over there now.
You keep trying her. I will too.
Finchley nick. I'll catch you there.
♪♪
-Alright, come on, baby.
What we're gonna do, okay, just gonna go in the kitchen,
'cause we're gonna surprise Daddy's friend, alright?
Are you gonna stay in the kitchen?
Yeah? You do that. like a good girl. Go quick.
♪♪
-Hmm. [ Cellphone chimes ]
[ Police siren wailing ]
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
-Hello? -It's Sarah Collins.
Where are you? -I'm nearly at home. Why?
-We think Brannon knows where you live.
Lizzie?
-Oh, God.
-Lizzie, can you hear me? -I can see Skye.
She's in my flat.
-Well, then Brannon is, too. Walk away, Lizzie.
-No, I can't, I can't. She's seen me.
-Walk away, Lizzie.
Firearms officers will be there in --
-She's seen me! She's knocking at the window. He'll hear her.
This is my chance to get her out of there.
-Lizzie, please walk away. -No.
-Control receiving DS Sarah Collins.
Urgent Trojan request to 14 Ellismore Gardens.
Armed suspect with a child hostage.
Unarmed officer on scene.
-You're gonna be okay, Skye, alright?
♪♪
He's jammed the lock. Try the window, alright?
Climb up, twist the catches, and then you can push it open.
Good girl.
-What about Candy? -Don't worry about Candy, okay?
I'll get her too. Alright?
Come on, twist that one.
Now just the handle. Okay.
-Skye. Get down from the window.
-I don't want to be here. -Why?
Are you gonna listen to her?
After everything I have done for you, Skye!
You don't wanna do what I wanna say, no? No?
[ Dog whimpers ] -Candy!
Candy, no!
-Look what you've done.
Look what you've made me do.
I told you, didn't I?
What did I say? I fucking warned you.
-Matt? -It's alright, Skye.
-Just let me come in, alright? No one knows I'm here.
Okay? You can take my car and you can get away.
Please, Matt, please. -Right, go 'round the front.
Go 'round the front.
Listen, don't phone anyone. Don't play games with me.
-Okay. Skye, I'm coming. Okay?
[ Car horn blares ]
♪♪
I'm in! Skye, are you okay?!
-Shut the door or she won't be.
I want to hear the lock click. Come on.
-Okay. Alright.
♪♪
The door's unlocked.
[ Skye sobbing ]
-Give me the keys.
Keys!
[ Candy whimpering ]
-Skye, hi. Look, I've still got it, you see?
I love you. Everything's gonna be okay.
[ Grunting ] -Daddy, don't hurt her.
-Don't tell me what to do. -Alright. Alright.
-What you gonna do?
You're gonna put me in jail, huh?
-No. No.
-You gonna try to break up my family?
-No, no that's not what --
-You did this. Yeah.
You made me like this. No, no.
Ah!
You bitch!
-Threat to life, threat to life.
I can't wait for the entry team. I'm going in.
♪♪
-[ Lizzie grunting ]
[ Grunts ]
♪♪
-[ Grunting ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
Control receiving DS Collins,
officer injured, serious, stab wounds.
Urgent medical assistance required.
-Skye...kitchen.
-Oh, my God. Are you okay?
[ Police sirens wailing ]
-How is she? -Bad, guv. He stabbed her.
-Which hospital? -St. Francis.
-I'll call her parents. Brannon?
-There. -Is he hurt?
-Sarah Collins whacked him on the head with her asp.
He was waiting for Lizzie, guv, in her flat.
If she'd have come home last night...
-Have you called Cathy Teel for Skye?
-That's Jenny with her now.
-Look, Skye, there's your nan.
-Granny! -Skye.
Thank God!
Come on.
-You saved one of my officers today. You saved that kid too.
-Lizzie did that.
She went in there, she faced him.
-So did you.
-I have to be debriefed,
then I've got a murder suspect on a custody clock.
Can I leave Cathy and Skye with you?
-Of course.
[ Ambulance sirens wailing ]
-Keep your eyes open for me, okay? Lizzie?
-Did you organise a memorial
at Morville Park for Princess Diana?
-Yes.
-Did you park your car in the car park?
-Where else would I park it?
-Did you get a key for the car park from the groundsman?
-Yes, actually, I did. -Why?
-I wanted to spend time there on my own.
Wanted to really look at the park, make sure we had
the right place for a tribute to an extraordinary woman.
-People who knew you then said it was an odd thing
for you to do.
You had no interest in the community,
or public works, or charities.
-I'm afraid that wastrue,
but I believe I've made up for it since.
I raised millions for charity, millions.
-Did you sexually abuse Tania Mills?
-I did not.
-Tania said you used to make her play the violin naked.
-You have that in writing, or on tape?
-Tania told a friend.
-So it's hearsay from a dead person 25 years ago.
Good luck with that.
In the meantime, Adrian has answered your question.
He did not abuse Tania Mills.
-Did you kill Tania Mills? -No.
-Did you bury her body in the car park at Morville Park?
-No. Now I think it's my turn.
You've arrested me, for murder, dragged me from my home,
kept me waiting for hours,
and I've been patient because I assumed
this was some awful case of mistaken identity,
or a malicious hoax, and we'd get to the bottom of it
and move on. But it's not like that, is it?
You're basing these vile accusations on nothing, nothing,
except the fact that I taught that poor girl violin
and planted trees in a park 25 years ago.
-Did you meet Tania
on the morning of the 6th of September?
-I spent the 6th of September with my ex-wife, Abigail.
We watched Princess Diana's funeral on TV.
I could not have met, spoken to, or indeed killed Tania Mills
because I was at home all day. Do you want Abigail's address?
-Are you okay?
I mean, you haven't had a blow to the head or something?
-Actually, yeah, Brannon punched me.
-Okay, I get that you're a big fucking hero,
but we got our arses kicked in there.
-He's lying.
-Well, of course, but we haven't made a dent.
And what if his wife alibis him?
-Well, let's go and talk to her.
-Sarah, what's going on?
-What's going on is that he's lied, freely and on tape,
about everything.
Even Princess Diana.
"Extraordinary woman"? Bollocks. He despised her.
Let's go and talk to the ex-wife.
-By the way, I didn't mean that,
I do think you're a fucking hero.
-Oh. Thanks.
-What are your names?
-Mr. and Mrs. Adama. Where's my daughter?
-I'll find out for you. -Mr. Adama, Mrs. Adama.
-How is she? -She's being operated on now.
She has two deep stab wounds that are...
that they're worried about.
-God..
-Yes. Adrian was with me all that day.
-You watched Diana's funeral? -We did.
I could have done without his commentary.
"Britain weeping over its saccharine Princess."
He was particularly rude about Elton John.
-Did you like your husband?
-No. The marriage was a mistake.
-Can I ask how you met?
-I was in one of his youth orchestras.
-You played the violin? -Viola.
Yes, I know all the jokes. How can you tell
when a viola player is playing out of tune?
The bow is moving.
[ Chuckles ]
-Are you aware of the accusations of sexual assault
against your ex-husband by former pupils of his?
-No, I wasn't aware. -Why did the marriage end?
-I said -- um, it was a mistake.
I was only 21. I was far too young.
I think I've answered your question.
Adrian was with me all day.
He can't have killed that poor girl.
Please, just go.
[ Knock on door ]
[ Camera beeping ]
-You should be at home.
In fact, you should stay home for another month,
what you've been through today.
Anything on cause of death? -Not yet.
Maybe the carpet she was wrapped in will give us something.
But the clock is ticking on Stephenson.
-How much longer? -16 hours.
But I'm afraid if we don't nail him now, then he could run.
He knows we're onto him, he's wealthy.
-I'll tell you what to do -- Go home, get some sleep.
Then attack it fresh in the morning.
I have every confidence in you.
[ Cellphone ringing ]
-Hello? -It's Julie.
Sorry, I know it's late, but can I come and see you?
-[ Sighs ]
-And then I saw on the news that it was you
that found that missing girl, Tania.
-Well, me and several others. -Was that what
you were obsessing about, when I was here?
-I saw something and it gave me an idea.
But I shouldn't have been so, so...
-No, I shouldn't have been so hasty.
I just wanted to say that. I'm not the kind of person
that needs to be the centre of every...
You're asleep.
-I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. -It's fine.
Bed. Come on.
[ Shower running ]
[ Shower turns off ]
Out you come.
Now rinse.
[ Sink running ]
-Will you stay?
-I'd like to, but that'd be taking advantage of you.
-I want this.
[ Both chuckle ]
♪♪
-[ Grunting ]
[ Monitor beeping ]
-Hey, Lizzie.
-Kieran.
-You made it.
Hey?
You made it.
♪♪
-Hi. Did you get the files? -Yep.
I don't know what good they'll do.
-We both think she's hiding something.
Whatever it is, I want to find it.
And to do that, we may have to unsettle her,
maybe even upset her. You okay with that?
-I have no problem upsetting people.
What happened to DS Grumpy?
Someone take her prisoner last night?
-No.
-My God, you're actually blushing.
[ Knock on door ]
-I still don't see how I can help.
The police have interviewed me so many times.
I have nothing new to say.
-We have something to tell you.
There have been three complaints of sexual assault
made against Stephenson by girls in other force areas.
One of his victims said he got her to play naked,
just like Tania did.
Another said he got her drunk,
then he made her perform oral sex on him in his car.
-Katherine, we know you're not responsible for any of this.
There's no need to feel guilty.
We know that Tania wasn't with you that day,
that she went to meet Stephenson.
What we need to know is --
-Katherine...
It's okay. Just tell us.
-It's exactly what he did to me.
He -- He drove me to a pub for lunch
and he gave me wine to drink,
and then afterwards in his car, he forced me to...
...he forced me to suck him off.
You're so, so, so wrong about that day.
You know, Tania did come 'round and we were going to watch
the funeral and then do our homework.
-Then what happened?
-Oh, Stephenson, he got there first.
He turned up, said he was impressed by my playing,
that he wanted me to play for him.
-And did you?
-I was flattered.
Tania had always been his star pupil.
So...
[ Sighs ] Yeah, I did.
And then...And then Tania rang the bell.
And he said to ignore it, that she would go away.
And she didn't.
She just kept shouting and ringing and knocking,
then she shouted that she could see his car,
that she knew he was in there.
And so, he went out to speak to her, and she went away.
And then he, um...
and then he came back to me.
-And then he took you out to lunch?
-No, no, first, he made me play.
Well, like, for three minutes and then...
...he started kissing me.
And then...then he... then he raped me.
On the floor of my parents' living room.
-I'm so sorry. -I am too.
Because I know how much you want to get him for killing Tania,
but I just don't see how he could of,
because, you know, he was with me.
-Facing that guy, knowing what he had done,
what he was capable of... I'm proud of you, Lizzie.
-If Sarah Collins hadn't have showed up, I was...
...I was dead.
And I hear she only showed up
because you realised where Brannon was. So...
-You're a good cop, Lizzie Adama.
-It's not any of your business, Steve.
-Understood.
[ Exhales sharply ] I'll pop back, okay?
-Yeah, I'd like that.
And please, tell Sarah...
tell her I know what she did.
-Gotta go. -You look like shit.
-Thank you. I still want you to work with me.
-The lab ID'd the carpet.
It was made by the Axminster company in the '90s.
Now by itself, that doesn't help,
but I managed to track down
Stephenson's landlord from 1997,
and well, boy, did he help. Not only does he remember
laying that carpet at Stephenson's flat,
he also remembered that Stephenson went and changed it,
without his permission.
-What? He took up the carpet? -And chucked it out.
I mean, the landlord is still furious.
-It's a direct link between Tania's body and Stephenson.
-Yes, but -- -Sarah, it's gold.
The carpet we found her body in came from Stephenson's flat.
What could be clearer?
-And you need to release him in less than three hours.
You need to move.
-I'm very aware of the clock.
-The details are clear in my mind
if you'd like me to lead the questioning --
-Stop! Just stop.
There's a reason why abused girls stay silent.
Yes, they're ashamed, they think it's all their fault,
but they also think that they won't be believed,
that they won't even be listened to.
-Sarah -- -No.
Tania was silent for 25 years,
not just because she was dead,
but because her best friend, Katherine Herringham,
who knew Tania had been abused by Stephenson,
was also raped by him,
thereby ensuring her silence for 25 years.
We have Katherine's statement on tape and we --
-Bloody hell, the carpet and this, we have him.
-We don't have him. Forget the carpet.
-What are you talking about?
I mean, for nearly 24 hours --
-I'm sorry, Lee. Forget the carpet.
We have to listen to the other woman
who's been silent for 25 years.
[ Knock on door ] Abigail.
She's Stephenson's alibi for the day Tania disappeared,
but we now know he wasn't with her,
he was out, raping another schoolgirl.
Abigail didn't even like Stephenson,
so why did she lie for him?
-Stephenson's marriage licence, August 1996.
Puts Abigail's age as 21.
-Well, that's what she said.
-Therefore born in 1975,
but a search of public records says different.
Abigail Levy was born in 1979.
She was only 17.
-Married at 17?
So, the relationship must have started before that,
when she was 16. Even 15? That's abuse.
-She must've been his first victim.
[ Knock on door ]
-This really isn't a good time. I have friends here.
-You lied about your age on your marriage certificate.
That's an offence.
You lied about your ex-husband being with you
on the 6th of September.
We now have a statement saying he was somewhere else,
raping a 15-year-old.
Please ask your friends to leave so we can talk inside.
-Katherine Herringham has given us a statement
that on the 6th of September, Tania went to her home.
Your ex-husband was already there.
He sent Tania away. Then he raped Katherine.
-Do you know what Tania did next?
-You see, Tania's body was found wrapped in a carpet
that your ex-husband took from his flat.
We believe Tania found out where he lived, and she went there.
-We believe she waited till he came home,
then he killed her, at or near his home.
Then he wrapped her in the carpet
and buried her in the car park at Morville Park.
But while that was happening, there was someone else
in this home,
watching Princess Diana's funeral -- you.
-Did you let Tania in?
-You must have known who she was.
You were the similar type, practically the same age.
-What did you do? Watch TV together?
-Or did you talk until Adrian got home?
-No.
No. We didn't watch TV or talk.
I'd drunk nearly a bottle of wine by then.
Maybe it made me cruel.
I saw her eyes move to his violin.
So I said, "Play something."
So she did.
She wasn't even very good.
She was embarrassed.
She said she shouldn't have come.
And I felt sorry for her,
but I was also furious.
She'd come to my home.
I know that the marriage was a farce,
but it was still my home.
-Then she left?
-She stood there, with her short skirt and her makeup.
That's when I knew who she was.
Another me.
-So what happened?
-Oh, no.
-Oh, yes.
Where do you think the scars come from?
I wanted to die.
-I'm sorry. I have to stop you.
We need to take you to a police station.
-Are you arresting me? -Yes.
You need to call a lawyer. -I don't want one.
What difference would a lawyer make?
She stood there, as if she wanted to say sorry
or something, then she walked to the stairs.
And I felt this rage,
how pathetic she was,
how pathetic I was.
I gave her a shove.
She tripped.
The stairs in the flat were steep.
I heard this sharp crack.
I ran down. She was lying there, completely still.
Her neck was broken. I couldn't feel a pulse.
I shouted for help. I-I called Adrian's mobile.
I called it a dozen times. Always voicemail, voicemail.
I was already drunk, then I went on drinking till I passed out.
-Then Adrian came home. -He did everything you said.
Took up the carpet, used it to wrap her body.
Afterwards, he said to me,
"You killed her. I saved you.
Don't ever say anything."
And I didn't.
♪♪
-How's Skye?
-She's good, all things considered.
-Yeah. -She sends her love.
And this.
-[ Chuckles, coughs ]
Tell her I said thank you.
-Oh. I made you this.
I knit 'em, and I sell 'em on eBay.
It's probably not your thing at all. It's just that I owe you
so much and I wanted to do something --
-I love it.
Truly. I'm...
I'm just happy Skye's okay, and she's got you.
[ Knock on door ]
-I hear you had a win.
-I so wanted it to be him.
But it was her.
I mean, the court will take into account the abuse, her age.
She was just 18.
He could end up spending longer inside than her.
-You know for sure she killed Tania?
-Oh, she confessed. She was drunk,
she pushed her down the stairs, she broke her neck,
then she panics, went and got even more drunk.
-So a terrified drunk teenager diagnosed both death
and cause of death.
-Yeah, basically.
Steve...
Fucking hell.
-Maybe you should look again.
♪♪
-Neck break?
But there isn't one. The cervical spine's intact.
-Abigail said that Tania fell and broke her neck.
She heard a sharp crack.
-Ah, that'll be this --
the, uh, left ankle,
a transverse distal fibular fracture.
-But she said that Tania was unconscious and had no pulse,
so if she didn't break her neck,
was there some sort of head trauma, like a fractured skull?
-There's no sign of any skull fractures.
-So what's the cause of death? -Well, it's hard to say.
There's no brain. There's no soft tissue left at all.
But there is one other broken bone.
It's, uh, the hyoid.
Comes from under here.
It shows two inward compression fractures.
Hyoid fractures in isolation are almost never fatal.
But in fatalities, the injury is usually associated with,
um... -Strangulation.
But why strangle her?
She was still alive when Stephenson came home.
Could you testify to that?
-Only that it's possible.
-But two, what did you say, inward compression fractures...
What else could that mean?
♪♪
[ Knock on door ]
-Going somewhere, sir?
-Yes, a long overdue holiday. What do you want?
-Adrian Stephenson, I'm arresting you for the murder
of Tania Mills on September 6th, 1997,
and for preventing the lawful burial of a body.
-Oh for Christ's sake.
-You don't 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.
-Look, I didn't do it!
I was at home watching TV with my wife.
-No, you were out raping a schoolgirl,
then you came home and murdered another.
We have a statement from Katherine Herringham.
We have a statement from your ex-wife.
-Lies. Just bloody lies.
I was at home all day. I never saw Tania.
-You saw her when you went to Katherine's,
then you saw her at your home, where you murdered her.
Then for 25 years, you let Abigail
believe your crime was hers. You are unbelievably cruel.
-You're out of your mind. I deny everything.
This is a witch hunt by a lot of bitter and vindictive women.
-Does that include all the schoolgirls you raped, sir?
-I have launched countless girls
on brilliant careers.
It's only the lazy and the talentless
who try to slander me.
You're just the latest in line.
Your whole case is built on lies.
I will fight you and I will win.
-Will you?
We will have Abigail,
and Katherine,
and Tania's poor dead body.
We will have all your other victims.
They will describe how you groomed them,
got them to play naked, got them drunk,
made them give you blowjobs.
Then the rapes, the violence.
The jury will know what you are, and they will know what you did.
♪♪
[ Knock on door ]
-Hey. -Hey.
-Um, Mary's here,
so I best be going.
-Yeah. Yeah, of course.
Um, thanks for...being around.
-Yep.
-Listen, Kieran... -Hmm?
-The doctors told my parents something,
that first night, when things were looking a bit dodgy.
[ Sighs ]
I'm pregnant.
-You -- -Ready?
-Yeah. -I'm sorry, Lizzie,
but his daughter's almost forgotten what he looks like.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Yeah, no, of course. Um, thanks for being here.
-See you soon. -Yeah.
♪♪
-Can I touch her?
♪♪
[ Knock on door ]
-I'm in.
-Good. Why?
-Front page news. Tania Mills.
There was another funeral that day -- Georgina Teel.
She's not in here, not one word.
You know why?
Because she's a working class kid,
a victim of domestic violence, and she died in Shakiel land.
-Where no one gives a toss.
Well, they do now.
♪♪
-Hey. Come in.
-Ah...
-Mm-hmm. My mum. She tends to over-cater.
Sarah, I... I wanna thank you for --
-Please, it's okay. I got lucky.
Wegot lucky. -Mm.
-I'm just glad you made it.
What you did was incredibly brave,
but, well, systems are there for a reason.
Sometimes it's better not to just rush in bravely.
We won't always get lucky.
-Right. I understand.
But so you know, if I'm ever in that situation again,
like a kid in danger or something,
I'm going to rush in.
No doubt, no hesitation. I will rush in.
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-Have a grape.
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