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MAN: You have to stop me. Stop me!
Come on, come on, come on.
Oh, come on. Come on!
It's OK, I can take it from here.
So, the layout of the body and the crime scene,
is that what we should expect in the field? I mean,
there isn't a typical crime scene...
Dr Newman for Detective Superintendent Groves, please.
Um, he's in Room 214. I will let him know... It's OK, I know the way.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Our service has never been under so much scrutiny
from the public, the press, the government.
And rightfully so.
As new recruits, your conduct must be impeccable
and beyond reproach to restore trust in the police
and set higher standards than ever before.
What are you doing here? I wouldn't have come if it wasn't urgent.
I sent a car. Didn't they sort it?
No, they came too late. I need your help.
I'm about to give a speech.
Natasha's coming.
This is more important.
We can't talk here.
So, what happened? Your client had some kind of fit?
He said he's killed girls,
several girls, and he'll kill again tonight.
Well, I...I need some more details.
Um, did this man have a name?
Jon... Jonathan Fallow.
Fallow as in the deer?
You've heard of him?
No... No, it's just, John Doe. It's a false name.
Well, that doesn't mean that the whole thing...
Isn't it more likely that he was making it up,
rather than he'd come out and say something like that?
He was under hypnosis. He was trying to hold it back,
but it was like he needed to confess.
I think that's why he had the fit.
Tell me exactly what he said.
He kills for a client. who gives him orders.
We have to stop him.
Did he give a name or a place for this girl tonight?
No, but he said "white flesh, black bird".
It could be a code.
OK. So, we've got secret codes
and hit men, but no ID on him or her.
Oh, I can take that crap from your officer,
but why will you not take me seriously? I'm trying.
It's just...
I had a murderer in my practice. In my home.
This close. He had his hands on me.
Jesus...
Did he hurt you?
Well, now I've got your attention.
Did... Did you touch him?
Only professionally.
But there was something between us.
It felt like...
..he chose me.
But why would he choose you?
All I know is a girl will die tonight if we don't do something.
So get on it and I'll go. I will go before Natasha comes.
A girl will die.
You're sure this isn't about Christina?
Your daughter kills herself and now you want to save a girl's life?
Oh, please. Don't attempt to analyse me!
Your husband has a breakdown,
blames an innocent woman
and kills her. It doesn't take much analysis.
My ex-husband, and I am not like Danny. I am not having a breakdown!
Yeah, that's what Danny says too. Have you heard from him?
I've not spoken to Danny!
He's been sectioned, moved to a secure psychiatric unit.
It's probably for the best.
It's not easy being a policeman in prison.
I'm not here to talk about Danny.
All I'm saying is the grief, the guilt,
I mean, it would drive anyone mad.
You know me. This is the last place I want to be,
pleading for your help, but I have no choice,
and neither do you! You owe Danny for fucking me!
And you owe me for all
the relationship therapy that saved your marriage.
So, help me, or I will tell Natasha.
Tell her what? About us?
Are you trying to threaten me?
No, I'm showing you how serious this is. You have to help me!
Well, I'm going to need more to go on than this.
A witness,
a missing persons report, some trace of these girls.
You're not telling me that no girls ever go missing?
No, but if there were any suspicious circumstances,
they would have been investigated. Women don't just disappear.
Well, maybe if they go unreported.
Women slip through the net, trafficked, undocumented.
Why would anyone pay him to kill women like that?
It doesn't...it doesn't add up. It's... It's...
It's classic fantasy.
You don't know. It's my job to listen to people too.
The difference is I can detach.
Well, I can't!
This girl is someone's daughter!
And if you won't find him and stop him killing her,
then I will!
HE SIGHS
OK, yeah, great.
Give me a description and I'll...I'll get on it.
Really?
Thank you, thank you!
I'm on your side, Susannah.
OK.
Give me something concrete.
He has dark hair.
Mm-hm. Brown eyes.
About the same height as you.
Early 40s, I'd say.
Well-built, looks after himself,
apart from the smoking.
His finger was stained and he reeks of it.
And, um, that's why he came to see you?
Initially.
He spoke about a wife
and a stepson called Ben.
Ben died three weeks ago of a heart defect,
but I'm not sure that was real.
Three weeks ago? Like Christina?
I know what it sounds like.
Yeah, like he's some weird guy who heard about your loss
and came to get his kicks. No, he came because he wants to be stopped.
All the rest was a front, the smoking, the stepson.
I think deep down he's desperate to be caught.
And why do you think he chose you and sought you out?
He was driving a black van.
And he has a boat,
a boat called Yasmin.
And that's all I know,
so can you please stop speculating and go and find him?
Yeah, OK. You go home, get some rest and leave it to me.
Did you write down about the boat?
No, I can remember. It's not much to go on, but...
Why do you want me out of here?
Well, apart from the fact my wife's arriving any minute?
You didn't take me seriously from the start.
The only thing that made a difference was when I said
I'd do it myself. That scared you. Why?
Well, I mean, whether this guy's story is true or not,
he sounds like a lunatic. I mean, of course I don't want you going after him.
Then why would you send me home? Let's face it,
we both know plenty of hotels.
No, you know more about this than you're saying.
I thought we weren't speculating. You're sweating, Richard.
I'm...I'm worried about you having a breakdown in my place of work.
What do you know about these missing girls? I don't know anything.
Look, I can't do this now.
Look, call me later and I'll give you an update.
No.
I think I'll wait for Natasha.
Why the hell would you do that? I told you I'll help.
If you won't tell me what you know, why should I keep your secrets?
OK, fine. Tell her.
Yeah, tell her that you found me, drunk and pissed off right there,
and you said you understood because you'd been through the same thing with Danny.
Tell her that we comforted each other
and it went too far, until, yeah,
until I came to my senses and cut things off.
Tell her, if you think it'll make you feel better.
But it's not going to help with this,
because I've got nothing to say.
This is all in your head.
My daughter is dead.
I will never feel better.
But I have to save this girl, so tell me what you know
or I will tell Natasha the truth.
Not the version you've made up to ease your conscience.
You couldn't help yourself with me.
You couldn't stop Danny.
You can lie to yourself, Richard,
but not to me.
You are not that detached.
Are you part of this?
I know about the girls.
But I can't talk here. We'll speak later.
No, no, no. I'll wait with her.
You do your job and then come and tell me everything.
You won't tell her?
Is he interrogating you?
Um, Susannah came to see me about a client.
Oh, it's about some girls who've gone missing.
I'm worried they may have been killed by this man I met.
Well, that's awful. Are you OK?
I am now. Richard's looking into it. He's putting out an alert.
Er, don't we...?
I'm going to ask someone to cover for me while I deal
with this, if that's OK?
We'll wait till it's done. Mm.
Shall we get a coffee?
I think we can do better.
DISTANT POLICE SIRENS BLARE
Ah...
I'm supposed to say a few words to
the bright young things about the joys of working with the CPS.
I feel bad lying about it.
At least I won't have to work there any more.
Oh?
Oh, I've finished with public service before it finished me off.
Now I can wind down with a nice corporate wage
and do some pro bono good works on the side for my soul.
I had no idea. Congratulations.
Well, you've been busy.
That sounds wrong, sorry.
I'm not...I'm not good at this.
I wanted to talk to you at Christina's funeral,
but I thought you probably needed space.
I needed a hug.
But then, we were never really friends, were we?
This place... It makes us all into wives.
Or ex-wives.
I told Richard to invite you over when you're ready.
I might not be great at the warm and fuzzies,
but I'm an excellent cook.
Well, that's kind. Thank you.
I'm an excellent lawyer too.
If you need any advice about Danny...
What kind of advice?
Well, we've been so worried about him.
I looked into his claim that Jackie killed Christina
and his actions were in response to that,
in the belief there was a cover-up.
It was all very concerning, so we needed to...
..set our minds at rest.
And?
There's no substance to any of it.
No evidence against Jackie at all.
No. I suppose there wouldn't be.
You don't believe that?
When we saw Christina's body,
Danny showed me inside her lip.
The lingual frenulum was severed, mm.
That's what Danny's become fixated on,
believing it must be murder, but it's all in his head.
It wasn't in the postmortem report, but there was something.
You'd swear to that in court?
It's not my field.
It was Jackie's.
Do you think she killed Christina and covered it up?
No, of course not, but...
Go on.
Well, we'd know for sure, wouldn't we,
if they hadn't burned...the evidence?
True, but that was sheer bloody incompetence,
not some conspiracy.
I think you might be able to help.
What kind of help?
Danny's defence team are going to put forward a plea
of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Danny would never agree to that.
Danny doesn't know what's best for him right now,
but it's not up to him since he's been sectioned.
Richard said he'd been moved for his own protection,
not to take away his right to a fair trial.
A horribly drawn out trial
that would put you both through hell for no good reason.
I've been on those cases like that. No-one ever wins.
It will break Danny, and what he needs is proper support
to put him back together. Don't...don't...
..don't you want that?
Of course I want Danny to get some help.
This is your field, Susannah.
It could make all the difference if you were to make
a statement that you believe Danny is mentally unstable
and was, when he killed Jackie, temporarily insane,
not responsible for his actions.
I really don't think I can do that.
It would be the best outcome all round, especially for Danny.
You're right.
You are an excellent lawyer.
But I don't believe that Danny was insane.
And I'm an excellent psychotherapist.
MOBILE VIBRATES, CHIMES
It's Richard. He's looking for us.
Did you find your killer client?
It's all in hand.
Um, I'll fill Susannah in while you give your talk.
You'll have to cover for me.
I suppose it is my last time here.
Break a leg.
Inspire them with your lies.
SHE CHUCKLES WRYLY
Um, what did you talk about?
Just tell me about the girls.
I need you to sign this first.
It's a statement about Danny.
"Mentally unstable"?
It must really help rebuilding your marriage,
having me and Danny to talk about.
Come on, don't be like that.
I know it's a shitty situation, but I'm really worried about
Danny's state of mind.
You haven't seen him.
He needs proper help, and if you sign this, you can get it for him.
It's the best outcome all round.
All round, true.
If you don't want anyone asking any questions.
I'm doing this because I care about Danny. I...I care about you.
Then why are you trying to make me sign this?
I'm under a lot of pressure here.
Come on, you've got me running around after some random fantasist.
I'm just trying to get something good out of it.
The girls are real.
You're scared because you told me.
But it was the right thing to do. So, come on, Richard. Talk to me.
No matter how close we are,
I should not have to compromise my work.
This could cost me my career. It could put cases in jeopardy.
Cases? Involving this killer?
You've got no idea what this is about.
No, I can tell you what this is about.
If I go public with all the police's mistakes,
cremating my daughter's body too soon,
missing a crucial detail in the postmortem report,
Danny killing Jackie, practically in front of you,
what would that look like in the papers?
Like you're covering up, like you've got something to hide.
Not just our affair, but missing girls.
So, tell me, Richard, or I swear I'll...
Tell her, Richard.
I got someone to cover for us both, so we don't have to lie any more.
He didn't tell me about the two of you.
But I knew.
They say women always do. Hmm.
I'm not so sure about that, but I did.
I let him have you...
..because I knew he'd come back to me.
I might not be able to meet all his needs,
but when he's lying awake at 3am, staring into the abyss,
he can talk to me and I can tell him what to do.
He doesn't need a lover and a therapist full of questions.
He needs a wife and a lawyer with answers so he can sleep.
He told me about the girls...
..and I told him what to do,
which was nothing, because there is nothing to be done.
But now he can tell you about it
and you can sign the statement. No further questions.
We can work this out together.
There have been reports of girls disappearing -
unofficial reports, just rumours, really.
It's been looked into,
but there's no evidence.
No bodies. No case.
Well, there won't be evidence.
He's a professional. He's very thorough.
Yep. Well, that's all I know.
No, it's not. Tell her about the officer.
Tasha...Tasha, no.
What officer?
The one who met a witness.
Richard, if you want me to sign this...
Go on, Richard. There's no more secrets between us.
She won't make any trouble. She only wants to help.
An officer met a girl who said her friend was killed.
The girl's our only witness. We've lost contact with her.
Um, she gave a description of a man similar to your client.
So, you knew about Jon?
We've no idea who he really is.
What...what's the name of this officer?
Can I talk to them? No.
No, there's nothing else to say. I've told you everything, so...
So, it's all just rumours?
There's no shelves of botched up casework you're trying to hide?
Nothing like that.
So, why did I have to drag it out of you?
Why didn't you just tell me?
Are you worried one of your people is involved?
Is that why no-one's digging too deep?
Now you're really clutching at straws.
That's why you want me to make this statement.
You don't want me or anyone else looking into your department
and finding corruption.
Was a corrupt officer on this case?
You're sounding like Danny.
Danny, who you want me to commit perjury about.
What does he know that you are desperate to hide?
It wouldn't be perjury. You can't believe
that Danny's mad theories about Jackie are true.
I don't know what to believe, but I know there's more to it.
Christina took her own life.
Yeah. And maybe there's a reason she did.
Christina ran away. Not just from Danny,
from you.
She turned her back on both of you. She cut you out.
Richard, you're going too far now.
No, no, no, no. She...she needs to listen.
She's so good at telling other people,
but she needs to hear the truth.
None of this is about us or these girls.
It's about you.
It's about your guilt for your failure as a mother.
My relationship with Christina wasn't what I thought it was,
but you have no right.
Go to the press.
They'll think you're crazy too.
Fuck you.
Now I have some evidence.
Wait, Susannah.
Sorry.
We were only trying to help.
Louisa. Go and see her.
Good luck.
Forgive us.
You need to put out an alert.
Now.
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