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(BABY CRIES)

MAN: I am going crazy. I've just got to get out for a bit, all right?

I won't be long. Kevin!

No!

Don't worry, love. This is our home. I mean...

They can't get us out if we don't want to go.

(SIGHS) I won't be long, all right?

Promise, promise. See you, treasure.

(BABY CONTINUES CRYING)

£1,000. If you'll leave by tonight.

You send kids round spraying paint, and now you're offering us money?

Uh-huh.

I was born in that cottage. I'm staying put.

She's sick! She can't leave!

Sick?! WE'RE sick!

Of the likes of you messing us about!

Don't you spit at me!

Who's a nice, clean girl, then? (CHUCKLES)

(CAR APPROACHES)

Get out of my house!

(BABY CRIES)

Open this door!

My father would have hung you by your nails!

You Kessels are the scum of the earth! Always have been!

I want you out of here!

What do you think you're doing? Put that down.

(GUNSHOT)

Another one bites the dust. Bloody paperwork.

Why is he going to the funeral anyway?

It's Helen's cousin's auntie's granny's...

It's Helen's uncle. Oh.

(PHONE RINGS)

DI Lane.

No, Superintendent Wycliffe's not here today.

He's gone to a funeral.

I'll deal with it.

Yeah, where is that?

Yeah. I know.

OK, yeah. I'll find that.

OK. How long from here? Half an hour?

40 minutes, all right. Thanks.

What have we got?

Incident near Lanner. I'll do it, Doug.

I'm allowed out these days, remember?

Someone's gone missing. It's probably nothing.

I'll give you a call if a body shows up.

What am I now? The undertaker?

Morning.

Dave Carson. DI Lane. Still no sign of the victim?

No. The informant's name's Mike Penmore. That's him there.

His family's been trying to get rid of the tenants.

He came up here to see how his dad was getting on.

And if you look round here... found this.

It's definitely his father's vehicle.

And look, something's been dragged through there.

Have you checked the grounds and the cottage?

I was just going inside when I saw you driving up.

What are we waiting for, hmm?

All this standing about when he could be dying somewhere.

He's given me all the details. Right.

Mr Penmore, there really is absolutely nothing you can do here.

You'd be better off at home. What?!

I promise, if there's any developments, we'll let you know.

Sir, it's Lucy. Just giving you an update.

No sign of a body, but the amount of blood at the scene,

I don't think our victim could have got very far.

Right. Whereabouts is this exactly, Lucy?

Uh-huh.

Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah, I know.

It's back of beyond out here.

Nearest sub-divisional station's Lanner, I think.

Right. Make sure they search the area properly, will you?

Yeah, erm, the funeral's at 12:30.

I'll talk to you as soon as I get out the church.

Yeah.

Well, get Doug over, if you need him.

Yeah.

All right, then. Yeah.

Bye.

It's fine.

We'd better go.

I won't be a minute.

All right?

(BABY CRYING)

Laura?

(PHONE RINGS)

'Pam?' Hello? Kevin?

Have you seen Laura?

Kevin, what's happened? She's just gone past in a police car.

'You've got to help her, Pam.'

Something terrible has happened. 'What?'

Just got to help her.

Kevin...

I just saw Laura Kessel in a police car.

I know. Something's happened to Lionel.

They closed the canteen down before I got here, sir. Cutbacks.

The place is still operational, sir, but between you and me,

if they closed it down altogether, it'd be no bad thing.

There we are, sir.

How do you mean?

Makes no financial sense, sir.

There was a lot of money wasted in the old days, or so they say.

Is that what they say, is it?

If you need to do interviews, there's a games room upstairs.

Only thing is, the heating's off.

You know, cutbacks.

Sounds perfect. Excuse me.

I can't.

I shouldn't have come.

Laura, all we want to do is ask you a few questions, that's all.

You could have asked me them at home.

You shouldn't have made me come here.

Is everything OK? A possible suspect, sir.

What's her name? Laura Kessel.

She and her husband have both got form for minor offences.

The word is, sir, she's doolally.

Barely able to look after herself, let alone a baby.

We had a problem getting her in the car and now she won't get out.

OK, thanks.

Hello, Laura.

I'm Detective Inspector Kersey.

She doesn't want to get out.

I don't have to if I don't want to.

OK.

We'll stay in here, then, eh?

Hello. Her name's Flo.

How old? Two? 11 months.

Too young to help with the dishes, then, eh?

Laura, why did we have to bring the car right up to your front door

before you'd get in?

Where's Kevin? I want to know where he is.

Over here!

Nicely tucked away, isn't he?

You reckon he died here? I doubt it.

More likely he was shot outside the cottage

and the body was dumped here afterwards.

As you see, the shot has had time to spread.

Not by much, though.

No, but I'm pretty sure it was fired from about two yards away.

Possibly more.

If the attacker was that far away, we've got to say it was deliberate.

One other thing. I can't be sure of the time of death, of course,

but I'm pretty certain the time of the shooting was 9:07.

Can you be a bit more precise, Cyril?

Yes, I can.

His watch caught some of the shock, OK?

Ah, there you are.

Forensic will be packing up in an hour or two.

Inside's clean and they've nearly finished with the Land Rover.

Right, erm... When are you expecting Mr Wycliffe?

Later on today.

His wife's uncle's died or something,

so he's gone to the funeral.

So, er... Do you want to move the body before he gets here?

Well, it's been dragged backwards through a hedge, hasn't it?

No point hanging around for the flies.

Listen, do you know why

Lionel Penmore was trying to kick the Kessels out?

I know he's been desperate to sell the farm.

Asked us to help get rid of them.

Couldn't believe they wouldn't do as they were told.

Thing is, there's been Kessels in there for generations.

There used to be a whole pack of them.

Now there's just the boy, of course. The rest have died or moved on.

Tell your lads to keep an eye out for Kevin Kessel, then.

Will do. I'm off to tell the family we've found Lionel Penmore's body.

You never know. Maybe they can tell us if his watch kept good time.

(BABY CRIES)

Mostly I feel like... Dunno, like I'm somebody else, you know.

Like everything's happening in front of me.

Laura, I need to know exactly what happened this morning.

Now, you said you heard Lionel Penmore break in.

Then what?

Then I went onto the landing.

As soon as I heard the shot, I just grabbed Flo and hid.

Upstairs? You never went outside the cottage?

This is the first time I've been past the front door

since I took her to the doctor's.

Which was when?

Six months ago.

You haven't been outside for six months?

Is this because the Penmores are trying to evict you?

No, that just made it worse.

No, it started when I was a kid with Dad.

Mum left and I had to look after him.

He was sick. It didn't seem right to leave him on his own.

(DOGS BARK)

Michael Penmore? He's in the store.

Thank you.

Michael Penmore? Detective Inspector Kersey.

Have you found him?

The body of a man has been found in some woods, yes.

We think it is your father.

You're kidding!

I'm sorry, I realise this may not be the time, but if you can answer...

Mikey?

We've been told that Lionel Penmore had a brother. Richard, is it?

Yeah. He's in the house. Thank you.

Hey. You make sure you put that Kevin Kessel away for good,

d'you hear? I'm sorry?

Life should mean life.

We'll talk later.

Tom Durden, that's my name. I'll tell the court whatever you want.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(INDISTINCT)

Here, that's Kevin Kessel. Stop!

Saw the estate agent's sign on the gate.

We, erm...

We started packing soon as the farm went up for sale.

I think...

Well, me and my brother, we, er...

I tell you what, Mr Penmore.

I'll go for a wander and come back in ten minutes, OK?

No, no, no. I'll make us a cup of tea.

Not much left.

Must be the only dairy farm in the country that's run out of milk. Oh?

The herd went a fortnight ago.

And we were going at the end of the week.

Why are you selling up?

I'm sorry, Mr Penmore,

but given the circumstances of your brother's death,

there are certain questions I have to ask, so...

if now isn't the time...

We're up to our ears in debt.

And still will be.

How do you mean?

Everything's had to go. Livestock, machinery...

even some of the furniture.

Still won't be enough to pay back the bank.

Our family's been here since 1865.

And now they're going to build holiday chalets.

What about the Kessels?

Did you have to get them out of their cottage?

Look... Look, I know they've got rights.

But understand our side. We owe a fortune in interest alone.

If you knew what it's been like...

Back and forth between the banks and solicitors.

Everyone breathing down our necks. Have you ever...

Sorry, Mr Penmore, but what's that got to do with the Kessels?

My brother agreed with the developer Arthur Long

that there'd be no sitting tenants.

He gave them his word.

Long was coming over tomorrow to take one last look before signing.

So basically you had to get rid of the Kessels today, yeah?

We couldn't afford anything to go wrong.

The sale had to be finalised by tomorrow morning

and for the Kessels to ruin it all...

I know the law's on their side,

but it's not as if they had to pay much rent.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

If it's all right with you,

I think I'll go and lie down for a bit.

Yes, of course.

We, erm... We need to confirm

that the body we found in the woods is Lionel's, so, erm...

if either you or your nephew could come and identify him...

Er, can I ask you when you last saw your brother?

About nine this morning in Mercy Lane, arguing with Kevin Kessel.

Thank you.

Kessel! We only want to talk to you!

(SIREN)

I done nothing! Why don't you just leave us alone?

You won't find Kevin Kessel round here.

What makes you think we're after him?

We're just asking questions about Lionel Penmore, that's all.

What was he like? Was he popular?

Tom Durden told me you're the farm manager.

You must have had quite a bit to do with him, didn't you?

A killer's on the run and all you can do

is stand around asking questions.

He was a good boss. Treated everyone fair.

What more do you want me to say?

Ssh. Here you go.

(MOBILE PHONE RINGS)

Lane. Oh, hello, sir.

How's it going?

Yeah.

Yeah, tell me, erm...

Do forensics think the body's connected with both crime scenes?

Yeah. Mm-hm.

Erm, well, I'm coming down now. Er...

I'm getting the next train. Erm...

I'll ring you from the train

and you can bring me up to date then.

OK. All right, I'll make sure there's a car

to meet you at the station.

All right, then. OK, bye.

I'll be back in a minute.

Kevin Kessel's been found near Newquay. Right.

Uniform are bringing him over. Good.

Question is, do we want the two of them bumping into each other?

I was going to suggest taking her home.

Are you serious?

I don't see there's any point in keeping her here.

No. We'd better get a social worker over. Stick her in a B&B.

Doug, she's got a child.

Anyway, what social worker's going to come out here

without two weeks' notice?

We know the killing took place outside

and I think she's genuinely phobic.

Would a phobia keep her indoors

if her child was threatened? Come on, Lucy.

A mother will do anything to protect her child.

Now, she told you that she hadn't been outside for what? Six months?

You managed to get her into the car, didn't you? With great difficulty.

No, she is a possible eye witness or even a potential suspect.

Either way, it's too early to take her home. I disagree.

(PHONE RINGS) Incident room.

One day... One day, someone is going to listen to me.

Doug. Yeah.

Forensics haven't found anything in the cottage so I'm taking her back.

She's distressed.

If she's got anything else to say, she's more likely to say it at home.

I'll take full responsibility.

As long as you tell Wycliffe that. Is it really that big a deal?

Maybe not for you.

But from here on in, any cock-ups associated with me,

that prat Stevens will be on to it,

and I don't intend to give him an inch, OK?

Excuse me. Yes?

I'm sorry, I know Laura Kessel. I just wondered how she is.

I never felt he settled in the south, really.

No. He said the tea tasted wrong.

Well, he had a good innings. He did.

You'll miss him, won't you? You were always his favourite.

Yes.

Charlie, can you take Mr and Mrs Wilson in your car?

I'm terribly sorry.

He can't come back to the house. He's got a case on.

Oh, I see.

I'm sorry.

If you drop me at the station, I'll get a train back.

No, I can manage. I'll take the train.

If it makes you feel any better.

The thing is, Kevin, what I need to know is

where were you at nine o'clock this morning?

I was waiting.

You were waiting, you were waiting. How do you mean, you were waiting?

I arranged to meet a friend.

Who was this friend, then?

Just a mate.

Where was this? Newquay.

So you're telling me

that you were in Newquay around nine o'clock this morning. Yeah?

Well, the trouble is...

I've got a witness who saw you arguing with a Lionel Penmore...

..in Mercy Lane at five past.

I must have got to Newquay later, then.

So you did meet Lionel Penmore this morning.

I didn't say I didn't.

Did you follow him back to your cottage?

You see, in her statement, your wife Laura said she was,

"upstairs with your daughter Flo and heard Lionel Penmore breaking in.

"Moments later, she heard a shotgun go off."

This would have been shortly after you were seen arguing in Mercy Lane.

So I'll ask you again, Kevin.

After you argued with Lionel Penmore,

did you follow him to your cottage?

I didn't argue with him.

He hit me.

Why?

Cos I wouldn't take his money.

Cos I said we were staying put.

He's been trying to drive us out of our home for weeks.

You know what he got the local kids to do?

Poison our dog. A little puppy.

We'd been stuck in there for weeks, scared sick.

It's not our fault that golf course or whatever it was went under.

Golf course?

He's lost a fortune, hasn't he? Some land deal near Perranporth.

I was born in that cottage.

My family have been in there over 50 year.

And him and that son of his think they can just come in

and kick us out like we're rubbish. OK.

OK, we'll go over what happened bit by bit.

You saw Lionel Penmore in Mercy Lane this morning at nine o'clock.

Yes? Yes.

You argued. He offered you money to get out, which you refused.

And then he hit you.

Yes?

So what happened after that?

I went to Newquay.

You definitely did not go back to your cottage?

I definitely didn't go back to my cottage.

I couldn't face it.

Couldn't face what?

I just couldn't...

I just... I was just stuck in there...

And Laura being the way she was, I just had to get out for a bit.

Leaving her alone.

I was only gone for a while. Just went to see a mate.

So why were you running away from the police, then?

They blame us for everything.

You always have.

You'll have to make a formal statement, Kevin.

Mike.

Mike...

Mike, you should have let me identify him.

Mike!

Mike, are you all right?

What kind of a question's that? What do you think?

Tom!

Make sure he's all right.

Got back £330 from the unused fertiliser

and you're getting £700 for what's left of the hard feed.

The Menzies are taking the tractors.

The bank got the money off them yesterday.

(SCREAMS)

She's putting Flo down for her sleep.

Do you think the Penmores did this?

They probably got the kids from the village to do it.

How long have you known Laura? Well, I don't really know her.

She just rang the bell one day.

Wanted me to take Flo to the doctor about six or seven months ago.

I don't think Kevin and Laura had anything to do with the shooting.

I know people blame Kevin whenever anything goes missing, but...

last time I was here, they hardly had it in them to make a cup of tea.

Would you come in and make a statement?

I'm not a friend or anything.

What are you doing here?

Hello, Michael.

She's still here. Why is she still here?

Michael. Mike, come on, now. Where are you going?

I think it'd be better if you just left.

After what they did to my dad? Come on, Mikey.

You don't know anything. Come on, now. Just...

Get out my way. Mike, please.

I keep telling your husband you need a slapping!

It would be best if you just took your friend's advice and went.

You tell her... You tell her if she's still here this time tomorrow,

her and her little brat...

their lives won't be worth living.

You got me?

He definitely knows something, doesn't he?

Nothing we can hold him on, though.

No, unfortunately.

Who decided to let the wife go back home to the cottage?

Well, she was pretty distressed, sir.

So, what with having a kid in tow,

it seemed best to question her at home.

We can always bring her back.

OK.

'These nocturnal mammals use echo indications...'

(KNOCKING)

KEVIN: Laura? Laura, it's me!

Oh, my love!

"He's turned everyone against us.

"It's not our fault that golf course or whatever it was went under."

Have we had that confirmed?

The Penmores have certainly lost a lot of money and sold everything.

"I was born in that cottage.

"My family have been there over 50 years

"and him and that son of his thought they could throw us out

"like we're... rubbish."

What's he talking about?

Must mean... Lionel Penmore and the son.

What about the brother?

Well, I've talked to Richard.

How is he?

I'd say he was upset. He was upset about his brother, obviously,

and he was upset about leaving.

Does Richard blame his brother for having to sell up?

It's hard to tell.

Who else was against Lionel Penmore selling the farm?

(CAR PULLS UP)

Pam!

Pam, the police are here. Look, all you've got to say

is that I was at home this morning till about ten. That's all.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Please, Pam. Please, gal!

All right? Detective Superintendent Wycliffe.

Oh, right, yeah, come in. This is Detective Inspector Lane.

This ain't gonna take too long, is it? I shouldn't think so.

Me and the wife were at home this morning.

We're moving out tomorrow, so we're trying to get everything sorted.

Why are you moving? This place came with the job.

Now the farm's been sold,

you're looking at a new member of the homeless and unemployed.

What time did you leave the house this morning?

About 10:30. I left about half-ten, didn't I, love?

What's this?

So where were you this morning, Mr Wright?

He left the house about ten to eight.

Shut up! Where did you go?

I went to take a look at a chicken factory in East Moor.

I've been offered a job there, starting next week.

Did you go straight there?

No.

Richard asked me to help him bring some sacks of feed in

from one of the fields.

Go on.

You've got to understand.

Richard had such plans for the place.

Once we got the loan for the bank,

we were going to increase the herd, build a new parlour,

use the old cow house for the ice cream.

Ice cream? Yeah.

All these places were interested.

Pubs, pick-your-owns... All sorts.

Right round the country, not just Cornwall.

So there was money from the bank.

There was money on the Monday.

By Tuesday, Lionel said he and Mike had invested it in a golf course.

It was only a matter of time before the bank was going to come knocking.

So... you were working with Richard. What happened?

I didn't do anything.

We saw Lionel and Kessel in Mercy Lane.

Lionel hit him and he ran off.

Then what?

Richard knew Lionel had a gun and he was worried.

Asked me to drive round to the Kessels, quick as I could.

We got there.

Lionel was there.

Next thing I knew, Richard had picked up Lionel's gun

and was marching him away from the house.

It was Richard who had the gun?

And?

Lionel went for the gun and...

..I think Richard just cracked.

Richard shot him? Yeah.

And then what?

I got Richard into the van and we drove off.

I took the shotgun and dumped it.

How did you get the blood on your overall?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

I went over to Lionel to see what I could do, you know?

He grabbed me. He was still alive?

So why didn't you ring for an ambulance?

There was no point. I could see he was dying.

Oh, God!

Did you move him? No.

You just left him there? Left him to die?

I could have been set up for life!

Because him and his son threw the money away,

I'm left chasing a job in a bloody chicken factory!

I didn't pull the trigger!

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy. Mikey, Mikey.

Here, you haven't heard about Kessel, then?

No. He's bloody out.

We're gonna need a new lock.

I thought you weren't coming back. Oh, I came back.

It was horrible. I was frightened.

I think I know what happened. You didn't come and find me.

I saw he was dead and I got his body away from our home.

Was it an accident? It must have been an accident.

I don't know.

We were hiding upstairs. I didn't do it.

I didn't do it! All right, I'm sorry.

There's a light on over there, look.

Richard Penmore?

I'm Detective Superintendent Wycliffe.

This is Detective Inspector Lane.

Seems strange.

Empty.

It would have worked. I know it would.

Build a bigger parlour for the new herd.

Use this for the freezers.

Mr Penmore...

..Jed Wright just told us how your brother died.

Richard Penmore,

I'm arresting you for the murder of Lionel Penmore.

I must caution you that you do not have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence

if you do not mention, when questioned,

something you later rely on in court.

What did he say? Jed?

He told us you shot him.

I didn't mean to kill him. I didn't. It's just that...

I took him being boss for so long.

All my life.

He had me on a wage, you know.

Me. His own brother.

The one time I tried to turn this place round, he ruins it.

Did you move the body?

No.

Would you come with me, please, Mr Penmore?

Sorry, sorry, sorry. I know I'm going to prison,

but the farmers will be so wounded. It's just that the banks, you see...

They've got to get their money back

and I don't want them coming after me.

Come on.

Are you going back to the station as well?

No, let's talk to the Kessels first.

There's a few loose ends need tying up.

(BABY CRIES)

All right, love, I'll go.

All right, my darling. Daddy's coming.

Hey...

What's up with my little twinkle, then, eh?

How's Daddy's little twinkle, eh?

A big smile. (CARS APPROACH)

Come on, Kessel, let's see you!

(BABY CRIES)

Stay with her.

Are you coming out or am I coming to get you?

ALL: Murderer! Murderer!

(GLASS SMASHES)

Laura! Move away from the window!

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

No way. I ain't gonna let it happen. I ain't gonna let it happen.

Murderer!

No way. I ain't gonna let it happen. I ain't gonna let it happen. No way.

Mike, the whole place will go up.

Aaaaargh!

You murderer!

Aaaaargh!

I ain't gonna let it happen. I ain't gonna let it happen. No way.

I ain't gonna let it happen. I ain't gonna let it happen.

Come on!

Ssh, it's gonna be all right. Everything's gonna be all right.

Come on!

Everything's gonna be all right, everything's gonna be all right.

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

Mike, calm down! Mike, calm down! Mike!

(STARTS ENGINE)

(SHOUTING STOPS)

You want some of this?

You really want some of this?!

They've gone.

Laura.

Laura!

Kevin... What happened?

What's happened?! Laura!

Keep an eye on this one. I want to talk to him later.

Laura! Laura!

Laura?

(MUMBLES AND WHIMPERS)

Laura... can we see the baby?

Come on, Laura. Come on.

Oh, no.

(LAURA SCREAMING)

(LAURA SCREAMING WILDLY)

I've got Laura in St Hilda's. That's the best place.

Yeah.

I should have listened to you, shouldn't I, Doug?

I should have kept her here till Charlie got back,

I should have put her up somewhere.

I should have arrested Mike Penmore when he threatened her.

Yeah, well...

Doug. Up here a minute.

What can I say?

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