All language subtitles for Heartbeat s15e11 O Guilty Man!

Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby
kisses me?

Heartbeat, why does a love kiss stay in
my memories?

Oh, at last.

Sorry, Emily. Shall I go straight to the
house? Andy couldn't be more obvious if

he tried.

Now, let's get you a drink first.

Just a half.

Let him not get tiddly.

No need to tell the entire world.

Sorry. I just don't want this getting
back to Sergeant Miller, OK?

Right, let's go.

I'm afraid supper might be a bit burnt
by now.

Who's interested in supper?

You know what you're doing, yeah?

Yes.

So what brings you in here this time of
night, then?

Or shouldn't I ask?

Hiya, Phil.

Gina.

Everyone.

This is Debbie.

Hello. Hello.

Hello, Debbie.

Is that her?

Who? The famous widow with the three
children? Yes.

So he's going out with her, then? Yeah,
and he's pretty keen.

Come here.

Why shouldn't we wait till we get home?

Oh, yes, Doctor.

Thinking about the times you drove in my
car

Thinking that I

might have drove you too far

Sorry to pick it up so late, Mr Scripps.

That's OK.

It's just a thought, if I get it now, I
won't waste time in the morning, cos I'm

starting a new job.

Got the MOT safe.

And the bill.

Thanks a lot. You're welcome.

See you.

Are you lonesome tonight?

Do you miss me tonight?

Are you sorry we drifted apart?

Does your memory stray to a

brighter someday when I kissed you and

called you sleeper?

Yes? He's wrong, Pam.

Um... Sorry, obviously he's got company.

Well, no, he's not here.

I mean at the moment.

Can I help?

I'm a police officer.

Back soon, is he?

Yes. In that case, why don't I wait? I'm
an old chum. I'd hate to miss him.

I'll go sit here, sir.

Well, you might have quite a wait.

No problem.

Yes, but he... He did say you were an
old chum.

Absolutely.

Well... In fact, he won't be back till
morning.

You see, he's staying over at the
doctor's tonight.

You see, yes.

But I could ring him if it was urgent.

Oh, good heavens, no, no, no. I just
popped in for a chat.

I don't want to disturb the lovebirds.

It's getting pretty hot, as far as I can
gather.

That's why I'm here, you know.

Covering for him so that he can... Well,
quite.

Well, if he's not coming back, I might
as well be off.

Well,

who shall they call?

Who's a good boy?

Morning, Jeff.

Morning, Mrs Lennox.

Morning, Mrs Lennox. Morning.

Oh, hang on.

What did this friend of mine call you?
What did he look like?

Well, I told you he was tallish and he
was oldish.

Oh, that could be anyone.

Yeah, I'm not very good at describing
people.

Have you ever wondered if you're in the
right job?

You what?

Go on.

Glad to see you happy, love.

I'm always happy.

When you're in work, yeah.

All right.

Saturday?

Eight years off.

Could you get your neighbour to sit
again?

Or we could have a night in.

OK, I understand.

We'll do that, you ever think.

And then phone me back as soon as you
know.

All right.

I'd better go.

You hang up first.

No, you hang up first.

I'd better go.

Yeah.

Bye.

It's the real thing this time, Alf.

Oh, steady on.

You've only known her for five minutes.

Three weeks and two days, to be precise.

Yes, sir.

Can I help you?

I need to see the senior man here, and
it's pretty important.

Yes, sir.

Actually, the last thing I want is to
get any of your men into trouble, but it

is a matter of public safety and of the
reputation of the local police force.

I'm afraid one of your men is playing
hooky.

Carry on.

Well, last night I had occasion to call
in at the police house at Aidensfield,

which I found manned by a very junior
cadet. When I queried this, he told me

he'd been left in charge for the night.

Sole charge, mind you, while the village
constable spent his nights elsewhere.

Right. Mr... Trent.

Oh, didn't I explain?

I'm Helen Trent's husband.

OK,

I'll be straight there.

Oh, and can you phone Bernie?

Sounds like we might need lifting gear.

Ta.

Look at it.

Look at the pram.

If our grandson had been in it... Yeah,
I know.

..it would have been killed.

We all could have been. Look at the
state of it. Is there anything I can do?

We can take Mrs Lennox inside and make
her a cup of tea.

I was just driving along and the next
minute it was like the van had a mind of

its own.

Couldn't make it do anything.

No.

Anyone hurt?

Cuts, bruises and shock, that's all.

He certainly had a lucky escape.

Who's the driver?

Malcolm Fairchild.

Is he in a fit state to be questioned?

Yeah, I think so.

With me, Walker.

You can take notes. You can fill in the
accident report later on.

Right, Mr Fairchild.

Can you tell us what happened?

Well, I don't know. I can't work it out.

Well, he came through the village at
about 25 miles an hour, according to

eyewitnesses. He just skidded.

I don't know why.

And I can tell you why, Mr Fairchild.

Your tyres are bald.

What?

Well, have a look.

But I've just got an M .O .T. The garage
fitted a new set.

They're down to the canvas.

Look for yourself.

Apparently picked them up last night.

Did you check the tyres?

Well, no. It was dark.

I just... I've got the bill.

It's right side.

Four new tyres.

Well, whoever did your M .O .T. diddled
you good and proper.

Who was it?

Aidensfield Garage.

Did you M .O .T. this vehicle?

Yeah.

In that case, I hold you responsible.

Criminal negligence, that's what this
is. You could have killed us all!

I'm just taking Malcolm home, if that's
all right. He's badly shaken.

Sergeant Miller, have you got some sort
of problem with me today?

No, no.

What you get up to is entirely your own
business.

Rob, I need to warn you.

Sergeant Miller.

Neil Downing, press.

Hi. What paper are you with?

I'm freelance.

I don't think it's a good idea, Mr
Downing. Just doing my job, Constable.

Walker, would that be?

Following a tip -off from the Lennox
family.

Well, I'm sorry, everyone's very
shocked, so if you wouldn't mind... I

you were first on the scene, Constable
Walker.

One of our friends from the press, I
take it.

Whenever anything like this happens, you
can bet your boots one of you lot will

turn up like a vulture to a corpse.

Can I quote you on that, Sergeant?

Walker, my office.

Immediately. Your office? What about
the... Better make a finish up.

And you, Younger, back to the station.

Now, Sergeant?

Yes, now.

Well, I'm on my bike. Then bike fast,
Younger.

Bike fast.

Oh, heck, don't say he knows about last
night.

Yeah, I reckon he does.

Look, Rob, I've been trying to find a
moment to tell you.

Matthew Trent turned up at the police
station this morning.

Matthew Trent?

Does Helen know?

Well, I don't know.

But whatever it is he wanted to talk to
Sarge about, I don't think it went down

too well.

I did the MOT myself, didn't I?

Yeah, and I remember you saying it
needed new tyres.

So you rang Malcolm to check it was OK,
and he said, go ahead.

And I charged for them, so I must have
changed them.

Yeah.

I can almost remember doing it, but the
fact is, I couldn't have.

Come on, it's an easy mistake to make.

You start doing something, you get
distracted, and then it slips your mind.

done it heaps of times.

And anyway, no -one was hurt.

No, but they could have been.

Is it here, Mr Downing?

Come on in.

What's all this?

Neil Downing, journalist.

Oh, yes, Mr Skepps. I want the
publicity.

This sort of thing's too important to be
swept onto the carpet.

Is this thing yours?

Get down, God!

So,

can we start with your full name, sir?

Excuse me, I'm not having this.

It's a matter of public interest, young
lady. People could have been killed.

And also your age.

You don't have to answer anything.

Can't you see how upset he is?

Not as upset as me and Malcolm are.

My garden's ruined, and this truck's a
write -off.

I warn you, Mr Scripps, it'll all have
to come out of your insurance.

What's happened?

And what's more, I'm going to make sure
the whole village knows what you've

done. Well, what has he done?

There's been a crash, David.

Mr Lennox thinks it's Bernie's fault.

And this man's a reporter from the
paper.

Mr. Scripps wouldn't cause a crash. He's
the safest driver in the world.

You are?

No, I'm not telling you anything.

And you're not right now, I've been with
Scripps.

He's an old man and he's not very
strong. You'll make him ill. Not strong.

Ill. Good. Anything else?

No.

No. Now, look, get out!

Both of you!

He's waiting for you in his office.
Speak to Helen first.

In!

Cancel your M .O .T.

Yes, Miss Browning.

I'll take it out of the book straight
away.

Thanks for ringing.

Not another one.

Third this morning.

So far.

Where were you last night?

Sorry? You heard.

I went to the Aidensfield Arms for a
while and then took Helen home.

And?

Don't try and wriggle out of it. Mr
Trent has told me exactly what went on.

I stayed the night.

And I left Peter Younger at the police
house.

But Sarge, if anything had happened, he
only had to phone me. I was two minutes

away. I will not have excuses!

Consorting with a married woman was bad
enough.

But now to learn that you have been
deceiving me and the people of

by sneaking off to spend nights with her
when you should have been at your post?

Leaving the junior in charge?

I'm sorry, Sergeant. So am I!

Very!

Because if Mr Trent lodges an official
complaint, which is what he says he will

do, I will have no option but to refer
it to the Chief Constable.

Yes, Sergeant.

And you know what that means, don't you?

What that means, Walker, is that you
will be moved.

Moved. Moved to another division, where
it is hoped you will not blot your

copybook again.

Goodbye, Mrs Thomas.

Hello, Helen.

What are you doing here?

Can we talk?

My word, Jeff, you really have been
going for it. I've got to see Sergeant

Miller, haven't I?

I wouldn't go in there yet.

No, he's got Rob in with him and voices
have been ragged. Oh.

It'll be about me staying at the police
house, I bet you.

I dare say.

I mean, what will I say?

I don't want to land Rob in it.

Younger!

Abelamy, get back to Aidensfield.

Get a statement from Bernie Scripps.

Right, Sarge.

Well?

Looks like I've been reported to the
Chief Constable on a possible

charge. No.

and most likely moved to another
division.

You're wasting your time.

I'm not speaking to you directly
anymore.

Everything's in the hands of our
solicitors.

Helen, we're two intelligent people.

Surely we can discuss the situation.

I'm sorry.

Would you go now, please?

I mean, I don't even know if we're doing
the right thing.

What? It's just so crazy.

Me alone in London, you up here in the
wilds fooling around with...

The local Bobby, I mean.

Get out. Hello, listen to me. I said
out, now. It'll never work. You're too

different. It's just sex.

How dare you?

And when that wears off, believe you me,
it will, there'll be nothing left.

Nothing at all.

Look, sweetheart, you're still man and
wife.

We know we can make it work as we did
before.

Let's try again, eh?

Don't dare touch me.

Get out! Now!

OK.

That's the way you want it.

Calm down, PC, younger.

I just want your side of the story,
that's all.

I know from Mr Trent that you spent last
night at the police house.

Yes.

Yes, but I was just off.

Well, when Rob...

When P .C. Walker got back, I was going
to go.

So why were you in your pyjamas?

Don't lie to me, young man.

Sorry.

You spent the night there while P .C.
Walker dallied with a married woman. Is

that not nearer the truth?

Yes, Sergeant.

I could have you moved for that.

For deliberately lying to a superior
officer.

And downgraded, if such a thing were
possible. Which, in your case, it isn't.

I'm very sorry.

Get out of my sight.

Matthew's here.

I know.

You know?

He went to see Miller this morning.

He told him about me sleeping over.

I'm in big trouble, Helen.

I could be posted to another division.

Alleged M .O .P. box causes me a
tragedy.

Let's have a look.

Mr. Bernard Screech replies to you that
the Aidensfield garage is today being

questioned about the crash which
devastated the gardener, Mr. Alan

nearly caused the death of me.

Oh, Lord.

Well, let's hope he doesn't see it.

Yeah, kill him. I mean, he's upset
enough as it is.

Hi, Bernie.

What can I get you?

How about a nice glass of whiskey, eh?

Yeah. Come on, mate, I'll get you that.

It's not all that bad, is it?

It's only a van and a fence that got
smashed.

And a greenhouse.

Yeah, but, I mean, they're only things,
aren't they? Yeah, that's right, and

life's too short to worry about things.

Let's put it in.

Our own reporters put it all in the
paper.

What was in the picture of the garage?
David!

Can I see?

Oh, it's the script, sir.

Fairly, fairly, that stupid Neil
Downing. Just forget about it.

Hey! Hey! Where are you going?

Phil's bought you a whisky. Come back
and join us.

I'm better off on my own. Thanks, love.

Well done, David.

Good evening to you, my dear. How could
you go to Sergeant Miller like that?

How could you be so vindictive?

Just doing my duty as a good citizen.

Please, Matthew.

You can do what you like to me, but
don't take things out on Rob.

Don't make a formal complaint about the
other night. It could ruin his career.

Oh, my heart bleeds.

No use whining to me, old thing. I don't
give a damn anymore.

And as for the divorce, I think it's
only fair to warn you that after what

seen going on up here, there's no way
I'm going to be named as the guilty

No way.

Cheers.

Ah!

I just wondered if you'd seen this.

Yes, and I've had the police round.

Sorry about that. Had to be done for the
good of others.

Take my advice, like it says here.

You want to get out of this place, well,
the going's good.

Leave it if someone is up to it.

That's what I'd do.

Mr Walker!

Mr Walker, I've been coming to see you
because we're that worried because,

he's always in by eight and, well, it's
nine o 'clock now and he isn't. David.

And if he does go somewhere, which he
never does, he always either leaves us a

note or he tells us and he didn't and he
hasn't. David. Right, what are you

trying to tell me?

It's Mr Scripps.

He's disappeared.

Well, he hasn't opened the funeral
parlour either.

And his car's gone.

Oh, it's just that I like him.

Well? None of the neighbours have seen
him since yesterday afternoon.

Well, he must have been the last people
to see him. In the pub.

Yeah, after he saw that piece in the
paper.

Oh, no, it's all my fault.

Oh, come on, David.

You weren't to know he was there.

Yeah, well, I should have made sure I
said that before I opened my big mouth.

Hey, what if he's done the same as Mr.
Vernon did?

Oh, David.

No, he wouldn't.

Well, he might do. I mean, he is his
brother. Maybe it runs in the family.

No. Bernie's not the type.

Well, neither was Mr. Vernon, but he did
it, didn't he?

He goes down the beach, leaves all his
clothes down and goes and drowns

Come on, David. He's probably going to
turn up here any minute now.

Yeah, of course he will.

Innocent as ever.

Wondering what all this fuss is about.

Yeah, in any way. Him and Vernon were
only half -brothers.

I've got to go along for him.

David, come back here.

Look, he's all right with you, Mr
Blaketon.

If anything happens to him, it's down to
me, isn't it?

Well, keep us informed, over and out.

Do them again, this time using a
dictionary, if at all possible.

No sign of Walker?

That was him on the radio.

Bernie Scripps has gone missing.

Well, he can't have gone far. He was
around yesterday evening.

I know. That's why we think he left.

You turn on.

It's not like him at all.

It's quite worrying.

Mr Ventress, if we had to worry every
time a grown man took a couple of days

off, the service would grind to a halt.

Now radio Walker back and tell him to
stop wasting his time and get back here

pronto.

He's going to do what?

Cite you in the divorce of
correspondent.

And there's nothing we can do about it
either. He saw it together with his own

eyes. I thought you were going to cite
his girlfriend.

Yes, I am, and I still will.

What, you blame each other?

Yes.

But that could mean it'll drag on
forever.

I know.

Unless, of course, you decide not to.
What?

It's like his girlfriend.

You could take the blame and be done
with it. After he was unfaithful to me

right from the start.

I'm not letting him get away with that.

Any sign yet?

No.

Sarge is right, Rob. There's nothing we
can do.

Yeah, if he's still missing in a couple
of days, then... Yeah, I know.

You all right, Jeff?

Miller's had another go at him about the
other night.

Oh, no, look.

I'm sorry, mate. I really landed you in
it, didn't I?

It's all right.

No, I should have warned you, told you
what to say.

It's me who's angry, we're not you.

Yeah.

Anyway, look, thank you for covering for
me.

Is he in?

Yeah.

Not in the sunniest of moods.

Right.

Do you know something, Jeff?

Loyalty to your mates is the most
important thing about this job.

Well, I reckon that you've passed with
flying colours.

Isn't that right, Phil?

Definitely.

You're one of us now.

You've decided what?

To say that I was the cause of the
marriage breakdown.

But it's not true, Sarge. It's just to
speed things up.

I thought I ought to tell you.

Oh, dear, oh, dear.

You're not engaging brain at all, are
you?

I'm sorry, Sarge. Well, how do you think
that would look?

I don't know, Sarge. It's just how
things are these days.

How things are these days?

I strongly advise you to think again.
You've got enough black marks against

name as it is. It wouldn't be... And
another would make your removal from the

area inevitable.

I'm sorry, Doctor.

I had to call you.

I didn't know what else to do.

Come in.

Malcolm,

the accident only happened yesterday.

You've got to give yourself time. You've
been badly shaken up.

All the things you're feeling.

Not wanting to eat, not being able to
sleep and so on. They're normal. It's

shock.

I nearly killed a child in its pram.

I know you're upset, but you didn't hurt
anyone.

I can't get it out of my head.

I could have killed a child.

It keeps going on and on about it,
Doctor.

It wasn't your fault.

You weren't going too far. The van was
safe, as far as you knew.

With just the tyres, and you thought
they'd been changed.

Yes.

Could you leave, please, Doctor?

I think I'm best left.

You waiting for someone, Mr. Trent?

Yeah.

You.

Oh, yeah?

I just have one thing to say, and then
I'll head back to civilization.

Keep away from my wife.

You hear me?

Yeah.

And?

I don't think I need to answer questions
from you, do I?

You jumped on me.

Jumped on what?

If it wasn't for you, my wife and I
would still be together.

Oh, really?

Yes, really. And I could have sworn you
had a mistress.

That was different. Helen knew all about
it. She'd have forgiven me.

You cheated on her all your married
life, and you still think you can make a

of it?

You must be mad.

There is no way she is going back to...
Get down through your thick head!

We don't take kindly to lies and cheats
here, so take my advice.

Don't you dare show your face in this
village again.

You got it? Steady on, old boy.

And by the way, if you want to name me
in the divorce, that's fine.

And if you want to make an official
complaint about it the other night,

fine too. You just go right ahead.

Well?

Nothing. And here?

Nothing.

She's quite like Mr. Vernon once.

So whenever he's saying it's nothing and
then it's not nothing, he walks into

the... David, David, stop it.

Mernie's upset, though, because of those
tyres.

He's gone away to cheer himself up.

What tyres?

The tyres he didn't fit on Malcolm's
truck.

I thought he made a mistake with the
MOT. That's what the paper said.

Yes, David, with the tyres.

He was supposed to fit the new ones and
he'd forgotten. Well, that's what caused

the crash.

Oh, right.

Well, we have saw him do it. Do what?

Well, fit the new tyres to Malcolm's
truck.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

David, why didn't you say something
before?

Well, because Peggy's away and I've been
trying to look after stuff.

Anyway, I wasn't entirely sure what
happened, not properly.

Hello?

Still no sign?

No, but you'll never guess what. David
said he saw Bernie fitting those tyres.

Is that true?

Yes, I keep saying yes.

You actually saw Bernie doing the MOT
and putting on the new tyres?

Yeah.

Well, I think I did.

Great.

Right, I know we've got Malcolm's bill,
but is there any other way of finding

out what happened?

Any other way at all?

Oh, er, any news?

No. Must be a pretty nice bloke, this Mr
Scripps.

Everyone seems really worried.

Well, fillies, aren't you, love?

Yeah.

The usual, please, Gina, and whatever
you... What do you fancy?

Oh, er... What about a vodka and orange?

Oh, go on, then.

All this drinking is leading me astray.

Actually, he's gorgeous.

Really gorgeous.

So lucky.

Yeah? I mean, why on earth some woman
didn't snap him up ages ago?

Yeah.

Strange. Expect he was saving himself a
miswrite, eh, Phil?

Yeah.

So, uh, Bernie hasn't contacted anyone
yet? No.

Well, perhaps you and I better put our
heads together.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Gina, two pints in the snug.

Just off back to London.

Good.

Dropping this off to Miller on my way.
It's my official complaint against

Walker.

Oh, yes, my dear, I'm going to make
quite sure he's moved, preferably to the

Outer Hebrides.

You do that.

And meanwhile, I shall go and see my
solicitor to ask for half of everything

own. Half the London house, half
whatever you have in the bank, and half

value of all those development
properties you've invested in.

Oh, yes, Matthew.

Up until now, I haven't wanted any of
your filthy money.

But if you're going to be nasty, so will
I.

See, the one thing to remember about
Bernie, he's a creature of habit.

Well, if he wanted to go away by
himself, where would he go?

Oh, somewhere familiar, somewhere he's
been before.

Didn't he go away with Vernon a couple
of years back?

All right, well...

Where was it you remember?

The strawberries.

That seedy hotel over at Maltby.

It's a bit of a long shot.

At least we'll be doing something.

Your car or mine? Yours.

He was feeling a bit down when he got
here.

If he's here at all, come on.

Oh, excuse me.

We're looking for a friend of ours.

Amitabh Bernie Cripp.

Room 7, second floor.

Ah.

Thanks.

You said it was a long shot he's here.

Well, it's the only place he could have
been, if you think about it. Silly old

fool.

Nothing? Nothing.

Yeah, according to this invoice, the
four new tyres for Malcolm's truck were

delivered the day before the MOT.

And if Bernie forgot to fit them, then
they should just be here where we stole

the new tyres.

I told you, he fitted them. I saw him.

Yes, but when you actually thought about
it, David, you weren't sure.

Yeah, well, I am now because they're not
here.

Oh, come on, let's have one more look.

Malcolm Fairchild's wife just rang me
again, and she seemed pretty worried, so

said I'd go up there.

You wouldn't come with me, would you?

There's something not quite right.

How do you mean?

I don't know, but it just seems more
than shock somehow.

Of course.

Hi,

Sergeant. I was looking for Constable
Walker.

Oh, he hasn't been in, I'm afraid.

What about Mr Scripps? Has he turned up
yet?

No, but Oscar and Alf had an idea where
he might be, so they've gone to have a

look.

Sarge, can I get you a drink?

That's very kind of you. I'll have a
pint of your best.

Thanks, Gina.

Actually, I was wondering if I could
have a word about Rob.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, it's just that...

If there is an official complaint to the
Chief Constable, then obviously I'll be

there as Federation rep.

Of course, Bellamy.

Taken as read.

Thank you, Tina.

Well, of course, I mean, we're all
hoping that it won't come to that,

Are we?

And who is this we?

Well, me, I suppose, Sarge.

It's just that it won't put the station
in a good light, will it? You know, if

we lose our best man.

And I'm sure that HQ wouldn't want that.

I mean, it might look as if we haven't
got any discipline, eh?

Which is miles from the truth, of
course.

I should watch your step, if I were you.

We wouldn't want this Federation job
going to our head, would we?

Hold on, love, we're not finished.

Sorry.

Ernie, come on.

You can't hide in there forever.

I just don't think it's going to help to
get nasty.

He had the official complaint in his
hands. He was just going to give it to

Miller. He probably has by now.

Okay, so I had to say something.

All right, all right.

But at least don't let him contest the
divorce.

Rob. No, I mean it.

Let's just do whatever it takes.

I want this divorce out the way.

I want to be able to see you without
Miller going mad.

Assuming we do still see each other, of
course, after I've been shipped off to

God knows where.

The outer Hebrides, according to
Matthew.

OK, I'll think about it.

I've already told Sarge that's what I'm
going to do.

You haven't.

Afraid so.

Oh, Rob.

Oh, come on, let's go and see Mr
Fairchild.

What is it?

It's just what you said earlier, about
Malcolm and it being more than shock.

Yes?

Rosie has an invoice showing Bernie
definitely bought the tyres, but they're

at the garage.

So where are they?

Come on.

It was a mistake, that's all.

A simple mistake.

All right, but I wouldn't have made it a
few years ago, would I?

I'm sorry, Leonard...

He said it was time I retired, and he's
right. If I can do a thing like that,

then it's time I gave up.

Oh, Bernie.

It's no good, Alf. I've made up my mind.
Oh, dear.

I'm going to sell the garage and the
funeral parlour, and I'm moving away.

I can't face Aidensfield any more. Not
now I know what everybody's thinking.

Bernie, no -one's thinking anything.

Of course they are.

It was in the paper and everything.

Anyway, there's no to keep me there.

People won't even notice I've gone.

That's just plain daft.

No, it isn't, Oscar.

I'm a failure.

Oh, Bernie, that's rubbish.

It's true.

I've been sitting here thinking about my
life.

And I can see it all now.

I've done nothing.

Garrett is no better than when Dad
passed it on to me.

Never married.

Got no children.

No close friends.

You have got yourself into a gloom.
Yeah.

Not surprising, staying in a place like
this.

Come on, Bernie, let's get you home.

You'll feel a lot better in your own
place. Come on. No, I'm stopping here.

stopping here. Thank you.

Thank you.

Disappeared.

Mr Scripps?

Since last night, yeah.

We're all pretty worried.

Poor old Bernie.

Forgetting to fit your tyres.

Causing the crash.

It's really hit him hard.

Oh, my goodness.

He did forget, did he?

It was his mistake.

Malcolm?

I didn't know the old ones would be so
dangerous.

I had no idea.

What are you saying, Malcolm?

I didn't know.

I didn't know I'd nearly kill a child.

Is there anything else you'd like to
tell us?

Malcolm?

They're out the back.

What?

The new tyres.

They're out the back.

I couldn't afford them.

I couldn't even pay for the MOT.

It's not my fault. It's the building
trade.

I'm in a mess.

So, Bernie Scripps fitted them. You took
them off again and put some old ones

back on, right?

We're going to flog them.

And I've had to pay for all that damage.

And everyone was blaming Mr Scripps. I
couldn't see another way.

Oh, no.

I couldn't let you suffer.

Oh, Malcolm.

I've done a terrible thing.

I'm so ashamed.

Thank you very much, Gina.

Hey, what do you think? Isn't she
lovely?

Yeah. It's all a bit sun now, isn't it,
Phil?

Well, sometimes it's like that.

You meet and you just know.

She's got three kids together.

Yeah.

They're great.

Yeah? Yes.

And so is she.

She's a real sweetheart.

Phil. What?

Take it slowly, eh?

Yes, Auntie Gina. Whatever you say,
Auntie Gina.

Where's your dad?

Oscar?

Still no sign of Bernie?

No.

I've got some good news for him, if only
I could find him.

They found him!

Oscar and Alpha found him!

About the crash, Mr Lennox. We've come
to put the record straight.

It was my fault.

Had nothing to do with Mr Scripps.

And we'll make good all the damage, we
promise.

Can we come in and explain?

Not my fault.

No. I did fit them tyres.

Yes, and Malcolm took them off again to
save money.

He says he's very sorry and he wants to
apologise.

There you are, you see. You didn't
forget.

Yeah, you're still the same reliable old
Bernie you've always been, so there's

no need to sell the garage.

Sell the garage?

Surely not.

Well, that's what he's saying.

Look, he can't do that. We'd be lost.

Well, that's what we keep telling him.
It's not just the garage. There's the

taxi service, the undertaker's business,
and all the other things he does.

Yeah, repairing lawnmowers.

Sharpening garden shears, mending sewing
machines. You name it, he does it.

We'd never find anyone else who could do
all that. That's right, Rob, we

wouldn't. You could say he was
irreplaceable.

They're here.

They're here.

Oh!

It's great.

Don't you ever do a thing like that
again.

Everywhere for you.

I thought you'd done the same.

Welcome home, Bernie.

He said he had no friends.

No friends?

He's got a village full.

A word, Walker?

If you wouldn't mind.

You'll be relieved to hear that Matthew
Trent has left the area without making a

formal complaint.

Right.

He telephoned this afternoon, as far as
I could make it.

After spending a couple of days up here,
he can't wait to be shot of his

marriage.

OK.

So it's down to me, isn't it?

I can still proceed with the
disciplinary charge.

Yes, Sarge.

But I'm not going to.

This time.

Thank you. I'm not doing it for you.

I'm doing it for the good of the force.

And for the reputation of this patch in
particular.

Yes, of course.

You're a good officer, Walker.

But it's time you got your life back on
track.

Now, if this relationship with the
doctor is to continue, then make it

Quickly.

So it's OK for me to be named as guilty
party in a divorce?

No, it is not.

But if that's what needs to be done,
then do it.

Discreetly.

Oh, you look pleased with yourself.

If Sergeant Miller wants you to go ahead
with your divorce as quickly as

possible... Oh, he does, does he?

Yeah, and Matthew's not making a formal
complaint against me anymore.

Oh,

that's fantastic.

So we don't have to leave the area?

No.

We?

You were going to come with me?

What did you think I was going to do?

I didn't like to ask.

How a lot, Charlie.

And that's why you're broken through the
house. Yeah, well, needs must.

Merry Christmas!

David? Yeah?

Hit him.

He was fighting.

Charlie Asher, we always used to say,
defined a little bit of good in

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas!