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I have known her for 25 years.

She was a lovely person.

What about the footprint in my mother's blood? It wasn't my size!

That proves somebody was there!

Are you doing anything, Doug?

Oh, God, how am I going to tell her?

Doug?

Where's my baby?

(SCREAMS) Where's my baby?

Can I see him?

Every woman you come across you have to flirt with!

She's a police officer.

Do you know why she came here?

She came to ask YOU some questions about your maternity classes.

I just need to have a look at your baby, if I may.

Please, don't touch him! Make her leave.

Fiona George has the same bag as our nurse.

I think we just found out who stole Doug's baby.

Doug, there's....

Clare, what's going on? You've got something, haven't you?

Doug, we need to tread very carefully.

It's circumstantial, and uppermost is the safe recovery of Tommy.

Jesus, do you know where he is? It's a hunch.

If we're wrong, we'll put undue pressure on a new mother.

We're tracking down the midwife who she says delivered the baby.

Have you ever heard of a DNA test? Why waste bloody time?

We've called Fiona George's house

and we know the midwife's name - it's Joyce Elgin.

She just gave up that name? No, her partner did. Jerry Delany.

I didn't speak to her.

We also know Fiona's work address. It's Farnston Paediatric Unit.

So she could have worked at the hospital!

She'd know the layout of the place! You have to let us run this, OK?

And don't try to trace her! Doug!

Mr Delany? Could I just have a word?

DCI Doug James.

I know who you are. This is getting a bit worrying.

I've had a call this morning and two visits -

I know, I know, I know, but if I could just ask you...

We can't track down the midwife that delivered your baby.

You can't seriously believe Fiona's involved?

You weren't there at the birth

and you were abroad during the pregnancy.

I don't see how this is any of your business.

It is if she's snatched my son.

Did you have sex with her? Did you feel her, did you see her naked?

How dare you!

I can understand how desperate you must be feeling,

but I'm sorry, this is harassment.

Fiona's in a very emotional state and I will report you.

Did you see her naked? Did you feel the baby?

Piss off!

Don't even think about trying to see Fiona.

You'll be hearing from my solicitor.

They could be in it together! Now we'll probably never know.

Right now Fiona and the baby are off limits.

So I do what, tell Zoe she's got our baby?

We don't know that! We have to tread carefully, so back off!

Ma'am, could I just have a word? Later!

I don't want to have to suspend you over this. Doug. Listen.

Not now. I'm in real trouble.

Nurse Spelling? Judith. How can I help?

Fiona was always very dedicated to her job here,

considering what she had to deal with, emotionally.

What do you mean? She'd already had two miscarriages,

but she was obviously careful not to overwork herself this time.

Excuse me, where's this bag from?

It was part of a medical supplies perk.

You'd be surprised what freebies we get.

They give these away free here? They give them away everywhere.

Their logo's on the side. It's all about advertising.

This way, please.

Did you ever meet her partner, Jerry Delany?

Yes...

And?

At a Christmas party a few years ago. We all had our partners there.

She had Jerry with her.

Excuse me if I sound like a real bitch,

but she made it very difficult for me.

Really? We'd all had too much to drink

and he was fooling around

under the mistletoe.

It was just a friendly kiss.

It wasn't just verbal with her.

What the fuck are you doing? Keep away from him!

She attacked me!

PHONE RINGS

Commander Blake.

You don't think she's done anything wrong?

I'll be right there.

It's just routine.

One more thing. Fiona's midwife,

we're having trouble contacting her. I wouldn't know.

One of the girls on reception might. She was quite friendly with them.

Marian. Now.

I thought we just got lucky with the bag.

There are probably hundreds.

Just concentrate on Fiona George's midwife - if there was one.

I found it really intrusive,

being asked whether I had a sexual relationship with Fiona.

I hope nobody else is planning on questioning her,

because she's very anxious.

I'm really sorry, Mr Delany,

but please try to understand the pressure DCI James is under.

You must know being a recent father yourself

and as someone who holds a high-ranking position,

that pressure can often take over from sense.

I'm asking you not to press charges against him.

Right, Fiona's midwife, Joyce Elgin.

She IS registered, but they won't give me the details.

So they said they'd contact her and get her to get in touch.

There you go.

Matt, can I keep looking at this Shena Davis connection?

It's really bugging me.

So you can an overnighter to Liverpool

and get out the pressure cooker here?

No. We know that Shena's sister was also pregnant

and I want to check the birth certificates.

Let me give you my card.

My direct line.

If you are at all concerned,

please feel free to give me a call.

Are you?

Concerned? About Fiona?

Well, it's a very serious situation.

If you have any suspicions...

I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you are saying.

Are you saying YOU have suspicions? I'm following a line of enquiry.

Please don't give me that crap.

You have doubts?

You can't seriously think that Fiona is in any way involved

in the snatching of this baby? Mr Delany.

All we know is that a woman possibly faked her pregnancy.

Faked?

And you think that...

This is unbelievable. As if I wouldn't know!

From what you've told us, you weren't present at the birth,

you were also absent several months before

and we know that Fiona was strong enough to drive to Portsmouth.

I'm not listening to another word.

If you want to speak to Fiona or me again,

I will insist that we have a solicitor present.

He seems to have settled down now, no thanks to you.

I was waiting for that gripe water. He gets terrible wind.

They're having difficulty tracking down your midwife.

The number you gave me is wrong.

Well, that's the number I've got for her.

This is mad. Yeah, you're telling me.

But we need to get it cleared up.

What are you looking at me like that for?

Oh! Oh, yeah!

You've been down to the station, haven't you?

You've met that so-called Commander.

I've got Clare Blake's direct line. I bet you have.

Fiona...

this is going to have to stop,

if every time I speak to another woman,

you go into a jealous rage. Can you blame me?

The way you've treated me!

How many times have you left me?

I'm not leaving you, Fiona.

We're getting married. It's what you want.

But tell me it's what YOU want, Jerry! Tell me!

You have a son now and you have to grow up.

Because Marcus needs you!

Don't start crying.

I'm sorry.

I didn't like the way this officer was questioning me in the street,

that's why I went to the station.

He questioned you? Yeah, about the missing baby.

And it got very personal,

you know, asking whether we'd had sex.

Well, how did they think I got pregnant? Immaculate conception?

I just want them to be satisfied and leave us alone.

(MARCUS CRIES)

I'd better go and sort him out again.

I've just remembered something about Joyce.

She was going to Australia to see her daughter.

You just suddenly remembered that?

Yeah.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

Because I only had Joyce here. What does that mean?

When Marcus was born, I was meant to have two midwives,

but I insisted on only having one.

Anything else you're not telling me?

(MARCUS CONTINUES TO CRY)

Went to see Brian Hall at the hospital last night.

He's pissed off with me

and the way this enquiry is being handled.

Yeah, that's what I wanted to -

For one, this footprint found at the scene, it's not Brian's.

And he's now insisting that there was someone arguing with his mother

when he came crashing through the door. It's mine.

All the officers' and the forensic team's footwear was tested.

I must have done it when I got there.

I was one of the first at the scene.

I was in a panic, it being my first murder enquiry.

I wasn't thinking straight.

Oh, she's really gonna love this!

Brian Hall's solicitor has asked to visit the crime scene.

It'd be very good to get to the bottom of this footprint.

We have! Got another suspect?

No. But I know whose footprint it is.

Whose?

Matt really did put his foot in it, the dozy clot.

So there's no evidence there was anyone but Brian in the house

and that puts us back to square one.

He thinks he's going down for it, so he's lashing out,

thinks I'm not doing enough to help him.

I'm sick to death of hearing about Brian Hall.

I don't know him, I don't care what happens to him, but YOU DO!

You're spending more time running around after him

than trying to find Tommy! What's wrong with you?

Zoe... Don't touch me!

I want you out there trying to find my baby.

It's been nearly a week, Doug.

Do you have any idea what this is like for me?

I sit waiting for news, I watch the TV,

then you come back telling me what you've been doing for that drunk!

You think I'm not going through the same thing,

every time the phone rings, my mobile rings?

I don't know what to do, Zoe!

And if you think I'm putting Brian before Tommy, then you're wrong!

I can't stop thinking about him!

I feel so bloody useless!

I didn't mean what I said, Doug!

I'm sorry.

I love you, Zoe, I need you, because the longer this goes on,

the more I think we'll never get him back.

Don't say that. Look at me. We will get him back.

We will, Doug.

Yeah, we'll get him back.

MRS HALL: Too late!

You're going to prison.

Get out of my house!

Mum!

Who you never see!

Brian?

Brian?

Just walk through this, huh?

(SILENT)

I didn't do it.

So who else was in the house, Brian?

Come on, mate, we gotta get you back.

Hello, Brian!

I saw them bringing you home.

I'm sorry if I got you into trouble.

Could you give me a few minutes?

Yes. Yes, of course.

I'll come through this way.

Could you get forensics back up here?

Just ask them to check out the hedge for fibre and blood.

Come on, mate.

On the night of the murder, did you notice anyone hanging around,

maybe in your back garden? No. Only Brian.

Do you know if Mrs Hall was having problems with anyone?

You mean apart from her son?

She never had many visitors,

but he's been such a trial for her.

It was since he lost his wife, he just went downhill.

Do you have many visitors? Family?

Well, I have a son. He's got a young family, so he's not got much time.

INCOMING MAIL TONE

I see him at Christmas and he calls me.

He lives in Huddersfield. He bought me that.

I'm not very good at working it.

What do you use it for?

E-mails, webcam to talk to my grandchildren.

I go shopping online.

I used to get our groceries delivered.

For Mrs Hall? Yes. She didn't go out much. Arthritis.

But I'm always very careful about it,

because there's been a lot of burglaries

and this cost quite a lot of money.

Thieves go for this sort of thing now, don't they?

But you haven't been burgled, have you?

No, no, but you have to be careful.

I know Brian's mother had some nice jewellery pieces

and I was often worried. But she had locks fitted.

Thank you very much, Mrs Sutton.

Thank you.

Is there anything else you want to know?

Some people may just be checking out around the fence and the garden,

but they shouldn't trouble you.

What do you think? I think she's trying it on

with her trays of tea and her expensive laptop.

(MIMICS) I don't know how to work it.

But she's got a webcam and does online shopping.

It doesn't quite add up.

CHATTING

I ran a PNC check on this BMW.

It's registered to a Mr and Mrs Alistair Gordon.

He's a stockbroker and she's a beautician.

They've no police record,

own a house in Wandsworth, worth close to £1m.

Yeah, what does that give you?

Suspicions. What were they doing with Adele Davis, shaking hands?

Maybe she was giving her a facial! Marian, this is going nowhere.

Aren't you supposed to be checking out Fiona George's midwife?

Er, hear me out.

Adele Davis unemployed. Her husband unemployed.

Both daughters unemployed, all living on benefits.

Yeah, well, tell me something new.

This Adele Davis owns a property in Knotty Ash.

With Ken Dodd and his Diddymen?

It's not funny. It's a semi-detached worth 180 grand.

Where did she get the money to pay for it?

Certainly not shoplifting, even though she's a pro.

I'm waiting with bated breath.

Considering the screw-up with your shoe, you should listen to me.

Shena and her sister Sharon both had babies.

I can't find birth certificates registered to either of them.

It's like they don't exist,

but we know they do because Commander Blake saw Shena's.

Maybe they didn't get round to it.

A family that cleans up on benefits, of course they'd register them,

and then get more money off the state!

Hang on a minute... Oh, penny finally dropping, is it?

I want to check out this Gordon couple,

and yes, I want a trip to Liverpool.

I've had copies made of these. Edna Sutton's bank statements.

Interesting when you compare them with Mrs Hall's cash withdrawals.

Seems she was giving substantial amounts of cash to Edna Sutton.

Get a search warrant for her place and bring her laptop in.

Will do.

And that's it, really.

I won't take up any more of your time.

Say goodbye to Zoe for me.

It's not looking good, is it?

Maybe we have to face it soon.

Stay positive. Don't give up.

Been too long.

No, no. Mrs Sutton...

No, please, I'm begging you, don't take it. It's mine. It's MINE!

It's mine! Let go!

It's mine! Make him let go of it!

She was my best friend,

the only one, really.

My son never sees me.

I don't know how it all spiralled out of control,

but once I started, I just couldn't stop.

Couldn't stop what, Edna? Taking her money.

She wanted me to do some online banking for her,

paying bills and her groceries...

It was so easy.

I kept thinking she'd never find out.

And what happened when she did find out, Edna?

She said Brian would know what to do, him being a police officer,

and she wanted the money back.

I didn't have it.

When did she find out you'd been stealing from her?

Oh, er, I don't know the exact day,

but she said she called Brian

and he would sort it.

I was scared!

'I went round to see her.'

Joan? Joan?

I know who stole my money, Brian. Get over here now!

Get out of my house! Get out!

I've called him. I've said to come over here and confront you,

because I've got the proof now.

The mortgage company sent me a letter.

You're a thief and a liar! Let me explain!

Too late!

You're going to prison

and my son will see to it that you pay back every penny.

Now get out of my house! Mum? Mum?

I've waited hand and foot on you for years

with not so much as a thank you!

And you stole from me! DOORBELL

(SLURRED) Mum, it's Brian, I'm locked out.

You always were jealous of me! Mum! Jealous?

I have my grandchildren! Who you never see!

At least my son's not a drunk! Open the door!

I'll break it down.

You're going to die in prison!

'There was no other way out.'

I picked up the poker and I hit her.

Mum?

I hit her with it!

It was horrible,

because I hit her on the back of her head

and she was making these sounds.

So I had to hit her again...

..and again.

GLASS BREAKS

GLASS SMASHES

Mum!

Aaaargh!

(GRUNTS)

Well, thanks very much. Good luck.

Where are you? I was asleep. I woke up and you'd just gone.

I didn't know you were going anywhere.

Yeah, well, I didn't want to disturb you.

I'm having one quick drink, then I'm coming home.

Yeah, but where the fuck are you?

Fiona, I said.

Yeah, the wine bar.

Half an hour... Half an hour.

I managed to get more details about the midwife.

Her name is Joyce Elgin. PHONE RINGS

When I asked Fiona about her, she said... Excuse me.

'Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.'

She could be in Australia.

Something about visiting her daughter.

Why didn't you just phone this in?

Was there something else?

I just want it all straightened out.

If she was faking the pregnancy, I would know.

But...the more I thought about it...

I mean, obviously we'd had sex.

But not SINCE she was pregnant?

No.

Well, maybe early on, you know, when she first found out.

But as you pointed out,

I'd been away from when she'd been about three months.

So I want a DNA test.

I've got to know, I'm supposed to be marrying her next week.

Mr Gordon? I'm DC Marian Randall and this is my colleague.

Could we have a few words? Er, yes, of course.

We need to know the truth.

We've already spoken to Mrs Adele Davis

in connection with the abducted baby.

I've read about that. The couple have my heartfelt sympathy,

but it has absolutely no connection to our situation.

My wife and I have tried to adopt,

but we were told that our ages went against us having any possibility.

I believe that what we have done is perhaps illegal,

but it seemed...

Mrs Davis assured us that she'd made the same arrangements in the past,

and with no repercussions. We met the birth mother.

And what was her name? Shena, Mrs Davis's daughter.

'She was six months pregnant and very eager to meet us.'

Cup of tea?

She wanted her baby adopted, she didn't want to keep him.

But a situation arose that wasn't....wasn't acceptable.

Which was...?

The baby was not Caucasian, as we had been led to believe.

This may sound dreadful, but my wife wanted to have a child

that she could have given birth to.

As much as we felt compassion for the child, it wasn't acceptable.

So you didn't take the baby?

No, but Mrs Davis said she knew a couple desperate to adopt the baby,

so the arrangements could still be finalised.

'She also arranged a meeting with another girl.

She was heavily pregnant.'

Alistair, darling! You all right? This is Marlene.

Go through, love. You all right?

Oh, I am so sorry over the last cock-up.

It was just unbelievable, I couldn't believe it!

She showed us the scan pictures. We still have them.

And she'd had all the tests done -

Down's Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome,

everything. And she showed us the results.

She said it was a boy, which we wanted.

By arrangements, do you mean financial?

We put £25,000 down and a further 25 when she brought the baby here.

Please don't take our son! We love him!

We do need to see the baby.

I'm afraid I can't allow you - Mr Gordon,

you really have no option. Bring him down, please.

Please don't! I'm so sorry. Mrs Gordon, please.

I'm so sorry to do this. Alistair! Mr Gordon...

TYRES SQUEAL

You lied to me!

Look, just - You bastard! You fucking liar!

Just calm down! Stop! You lying bastard! You liar!

And you! I could report you for trying to split us up!

Get off me! You bitch!

Ow! Ow!

Fiona, what are you doing?

Just...just stop! BABY CRIES

Just calm down!

You don't care about ME!

You don't care about HIM!

Get off me!

Stop! Stop!

What are you doing? I could have you arrested for this!

You keep her away from me! Get a doctor to see her!

Where are you going with my baby? Bring him back!

Where are you taking him? What are you doing?

ZOE: Where's my baby?

(YELLS) Where's my baby?

I've just done something so insane.

"Commander's actions unethical."

Dear God!

How can she be so dumb as to do this?

It's in every pa...

Sorry, ma'am. It's just, have you seen these?

Yes, it's hard to miss,

but at least they have their baby back.

And if it wasn't ethical, then so be it.

I couldn't have left him with that crazy woman.

I want them both arresting and bringing in.

I should have done that last night. I'm sorry...

We didn't have time to fill you in on developments.

What developments?

We interviewed a couple, who paid Adele Davis 50 grand for a baby.

He's with Social Services now. We're running DNA tests.

It's not certain it's Doug and Zoe's,

but it seems Adele Davis has been running a baby farm,

treating her daughters like battery hens.

But I saw Shena Davis's baby.

It was dark skinned. It couldn't have been Tommy.

Yeah, I know, but what Marian and I pieced together is...

Pieced together? Why haven't I been included in this?

When did all this happen?

Last night. We don't know the whole story.

But what we do know is that this couple paid 25 grand up front

to Adele Davis.

They were meant to pay another 25 grand when the baby was delivered.

But they wanted to pull out when they found this baby was...

They were trying to buy Shena Davis's baby? Right.

They paid up front for a white baby, so Adele had to find one quickly.

Meanwhile, I've taken a baby that could....

Keep going, and um...

you get hold of Doug.

Zoe, you're going to have to stay very calm,

but he might not be Tommy.

What?

We're going to have to let him be taken.

No, no, he's not going out my sight.

You can't do this to me. Do you think I like it?

He'll have to have tests done... No. Please don't do this, Doug.

I'm begging you, Doug. I'm begging you, don't do this.

DOORBELL

We have to make sure.

Don't make this any harder.

BABY CRIES

WHIRRING OF CAMERAS

So, we need to sort out what we intend to do about Adele Davis.

Both daughters are coming down, so I -

Wait. We don't do anything until we know exactly what moves we make.

Thankfully the press hasn't found out about the Gordon baby yet.

Fiona George is in hospital, under heavy sedation.

Why did I do it? Why did I do that?

And I know you won't like this, but um...

you're on the front page of every paper.

'Fiona George gave birth to a boy at home.'

No complications. Weighed 7lbs 8oz.

Midwife's only concern was,

she seemed determined to drive to Portsmouth to see her partner.

She felt she should have taken more time.

It's not Tommy.

I took the wrong baby.

And now I'm going to have to pay for it.

Ma'am, it's the Commissioner's Office.

You can't find me.

Third time he's called.

"Baby Snatch Fiasco." She's not going to like that.

Yeah. I wouldn't want to be in her shoes.

Nor I in yours, mate.

And don't think your shoe fiasco's going to go away.

Adele Davis is here,

and Shena and her sister are being brought down from Liverpool.

I can't do this. I'll fucking strangle her!

I haven't done anything wrong.

I was just helping people, that's all.

It's this country's adoption laws, they're all out of date.

Fancy saying to a well-educated couple with money

that they can't adopt because they're over the age limit.

Well, I'm about supply and demand.

But when they paid for a baby -

and we know you accepted money, Adele -

when the baby they paid for wasn't white,

what happened? They wanted their money back?

Oh!

You think only white people have fertility problems, do you?

Well, let me tell you,

Shena didn't want him and I got a couple that did.

But you delivered a white baby to Mr and Mrs Gordon.

It was my daughter Sharon's baby.

She couldn't look after him. She's a bit simple.

But you arranged a newborn for Mr and Mrs Gordon!

How do you explain that? I'm not saying another word.

I know what you're saying. You're twisting it all round.

Your daughter Shena, she was in the same maternity ward.

I'm not saying another word!

And YOU...!

You work your money. Tell them your friggin' comment!

Don't worry, Shena, it'll be OK.

You've had a long journey, Sharon.

A long time to think about why you've been arrested.

Yeah. I'm glad it's over. Glad what's over, Sharon?

She wanted us to get pregnant again.

I had a little girl the first time.

It was really horrible. Hurt.

She had a scam going.

We'd make people believe we was pregnant and we weren't.

I don't understand.

These people would pay up front,

but we'd tell them we'd had miscarriages

and she'd keep the money, the down payment.

Did you meet Alistair and Helen Gordon?

Yeah.

Mum got this pregnancy suit from Shena's maternity class.

I wore it when I went to meet them.

Looked like I was about to drop, you know?

I felt bad, though. They was nice.

You gave birth to a little girl 18 months ago?

Yeah.

She got a lot of money for her.

She was going to get a lot of money for Shena's baby,

but he was a darkie, so they didn't want him.

But when you went to Mr and Mrs Gordon,

you pretended you were pregnant?

Yeah, I just said.

But now they have a baby too.

Did you take someone else's baby to give to them?

Did you take someone else's baby, Sharon, to give to them?

Mum told me to.

Is this you, Sharon?

I had a wig on.

Mum had got the uniform and the bag.

She'd nicked them from... They were hanging on some peg.

I had the cloak from when I was in there having my own little girl.

She probably nicked that as well.

Sharon, you admit you took the baby?

Yeah.

But, you know, it went to very nice people.

Did you give this picture of a baby scan to Mr and Mrs Gordon?

Yeah. Shena nicked it for me.

Funny... Mum doesn't know I'm three months gone.

And I don't want her to take this one.

So that's why I'm here...

to explain all this.

CAR DEPARTS

Here's Tommy. He's home.

'Final Curtain in third.

And it's Ali Dune who wins the race.'

We're all going over to Doug's. Are you coming?

Yes. I'll be along shortly.

Are the press still there? No, I've moved them on.

I think most of them have followed Doug home.

Well, I'll see you there.

Marian?

I'm sorry.

To my son.

To my beautiful wife.

ALL: Cheers!

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