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Do you find the defendant, Robert Anthony Jackson, guilty or not guilty?

Guilty. And is that the verdict of you all? Yes, it is.

I'll kill you in your sleep with a knife, I will. I'll do it.

The last thing I need is an evening of all our yesterdays. It was you who

brought Jackson in.

You hear when I get back? Sure.

Let's finish our little chat then, eh?

I want some answers and I want some compensation.

It's the girl from the jury.

Alison, she was with us in the pub last night. Miss Ward left alone after

spending a good part of the evening with DC Boater.

Listen, you!

If you want to take this further, you nick me!

That my sister's death could have been prevented.

You've been served.

I want somebody to pay for this! You've been served.

Says I was negligent.

That's three appointments he's missed.

Two.

OK, yeah, sure, the first one we just showed up, but not the other two.

I mean, you've got to admit, it's starting to look decidedly iffy.

Yes, it is.

So what shall we do, then? Put out a W?

What, you think he's left the country?

Like son, like father.

Until we rule him out, it's not impossible.

Well, if he was going to do a runner, he'd have taken his car, wouldn't he?

The Blue Persia.

All right, that's great. I'll tell him.

Just the sake of it, Alison Wood just had a word with the labs. They promised

result in the boyfriend's DNA by close of play.

Apparently, there are four unsolved rapes in the county over the last 18

and Chapman's been looking into that. Might be a connection there.

But no -one actually killed yet?

Well, no, but... Could have been working himself up to it.

Okay, Mum. I'll leave it to you.

Jack!

Jack, come on in.

How are you keeping?

Apart from living out of a suitcase in the section house with a private

prosecution hanging over me, fine.

Take a seat.

That's why I wanted to see you, obviously.

Not the personal stuff.

A matter between you and... Sally.

Sally. Wow.

Nothing you can't sort out, I'm sure, but these professional difficulties.

this bloke, Colfax, I don't think you should worry about him. He might well

some of the money he's after, but we won't be paying.

I wasn't expecting us to. I can't see our bit of cash.

or make him feel any better, to be honest.

But the lawyers will be pleased. Now, on that score, we can find someone to back

this off for us. We might find it necessary to put on the best suits

down the line, but I don't even think it'll come to that.

And that's reassuring.

Shoulder to shoulder.

It's always been best.

Now, you seen Jackson?

No, not yet, sir. We made two appointments to see him, but he's not

I think he's avoiding us.

So, what shall we do, Jack?

Well, give him another go, and if necessary, arrest him.

Yeah, sensible.

OK.

Sir.

See you this afternoon.

Go. As anyone said, Ronnie Stocks is expecting us at five.

This Colfax thing, just taking sound in, just don't be intimidated. You know

what the high -ups are like. Nothing better to get their knickers in a twist

about.

I won't let him bounce us into anything that's not in our best interests.

If

Jim's

picked off, he should funk Keith Chapman up.

He knows a born -again Christian.

Keith. Keith Chapman. Straight up. He keeps a Bible in his desk drawer.

Takes his wife and kids to church every Sunday. One of those happy -clappy

places. Jack, no time for that. We're back on.

Right.

Ladies.

Who'd credit it, though, really?

What? Chapman. I mean, would you put him down as a God -botherer?

Well, he bothers everybody else. Why should God be exempt?

This is Radio Bristol and the news on the hour.

Detectives on the M4 murder investigation could be charged with

misconduct following a ruling by a Bristol magistrate today.

Chief Superintendent Derek Henderson and Detective Constable Jack Mowbray

already face a civil action brought by Mark Colfax, brother of one of Robert

Jackson's last victims.

Solicitors acting for Mr. Colfax said they have fresh evidence that will now

result in a criminal prosecution.

On the stock market, fears of a... Shit.

Fresh evidence.

But what are they talking about? I don't know.

It's Crown Court.

It's manslaughter.

That's prison.

You and Henderson.

Crossbow is an ingenious Welsh design based on... One of you kids didn't get

that.

Doug.

I took a couple of hours off.

Do you want to come in?

I'm due in later.

There's been a development.

Yes, I know. I heard. I'm sorry.

Yeah. No, I am.

This Colfax bloke, we thought it was just the money he was after.

A manslaughter. I mean, if it goes the distance, it's a custodial sentence. I'm

in prison.

I just needed to see you and the kids for a bit. I know you're probably busy.

No, it's OK.

What do they know?

No, not yet.

Do you think I should tell them?

Up to you, Jack.

Can we talk sometime?

I mean, properly.

Dinner or something.

Yeah.

Yeah, sure we can.

Go on.

They'll be pleased to see you.

Chief Constable has asked me to take soundings on how we're going to play

whole Colfax thing. Now, obviously, in the light of the later development...

What I want to know is, where does it all come from?

The Bristol Women's Collective for Justice.

It seems that they, whoever they are, have actually raised enough money to

him a lawyer.

But, sir, what's if I hear about them coming up with some new evidence?

I know nothing about them.

They must have something worth taking to a magistrate, sir. This is a criminal

action. Well, no doubt in the fullness of time a complete disclosure will be

made.

But, Derek, Jack, I want to make one thing perfectly clear.

I have the full authority and backing from the Chief Constable on this.

We're not talking suspensions here.

Not at this stage.

Well, that's very comforting, eh, Jack?

I'm trying to keep you both out of prison.

Obviously, if that's where you end up, then you won't be able to work, will

You'll have been suspended.

I present that, Ronnie, and I'm sure Jack does too. We worked our arses off

nailing Jack, and you sit there telling us that. I'm simply giving you the

facts. What I want to know is, why us?

A chief superintendent and a detective constable. Why go for us? Why not go

for... If I may be so bold, Ronnie, why not go for you?

After all, you're the more senior officer. You're in overall command.

It's you who made all the key decisions.

I don't know the answer to that question.

Well, it's down to us, ain't it?

All right, I'm not the one in the firing line, for some reason.

But I want you to understand this. Just because I'm not, that doesn't mean to

say that I'm not standing right behind you.

As far behind as possible.

Good on you, Ronnie.

Do you have representation?

I take it that you've found yourself solicited.

I'm taking care of that, don't worry.

Good.

Then no doubt you'll keep me posted.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Sir.

Good luck.

First things first.

Don't panic, OK?

OK? Go boy, Jack. Go boy.

I'll buy you lunch.

Talk this over properly.

Colfax hasn't got a leg. That much is plain.

If Eastland's enough shit, just if I do not, some of it's bound to stick. You up

for that? Lunch?

Maybe first thing next week?

Yeah, sure.

Good. I'll have the solicitor join us.

Be on the safe side.

Just a case of making sure we're all watching the same bouncing ball.

Yeah, well, I need to think about that, sir.

Think about what, Jack?

It's the first time I've ever been sued, sir.

You and me both, Jack. You and me both.

I appreciate that.

But with the way things are in my life right now, I need to sit back and think

about things.

The solicitor, for instance? Well, it might be best for both of us if we each

have one of our own.

United front, always been best.

Yeah, I'm sure you're right, but, um, like I said, I'd like time to think

it.

Of course.

Think away.

Take your time.

I just want to tell the truth, Gov.

We all do.

But the thing with the truth is, Jack, always subjective, huh?

Good man.

Forensics on a boyfriend's DNA.

Doesn't match a perpetrator's. He's in the clear.

I didn't think it was a domestic.

So Keefe's got a problem, then?

It looks that way.

Either way, it's not one of ours.

Stand to your point.

What are you doing here? Looking for you.

I thought maybe you could do with an ear after today.

Besides, I was blown out, wasn't I?

We were meant to be going out.

Pub, supper.

But he's tied up.

Usual.

Large usual.

Teresa, give a large bottle of Christmas night on it, please, love.

So, what do you reckon happened with this girl, then?

You tell me.

Wide open, isn't it?

Boyfriend's ruled out.

Good as.

Where would you go with it?

What Chapman's doing, I suppose.

The usual suspects, and, um... I hope one of them's got some previous.

If he hasn't?

Well, then you're in the shit, aren't you?

You might sound like you'd give a toss.

Look, she's dead.

And I'm sorry about that, I really am, but I can't bring her back.

And besides, we're only supposed to be on this to rule out Jackson from the

investigation, and we've done that. Well, it was good at.

To be quite frank, thank God for that.

Those are the problems I've got right now. The last thing I need to be is up

my neck in a long -term murder investigation.

So, how do you and Henderson get on with Stocks this afternoon?

Well, you're supposed to be able to trust your governors, aren't you?

Don't trust Henderson.

Stocks is all right, but don't trust Henderson.

What makes you think that?

Well, I'm just looking out for you, aren't I?

Well, to be honest with you, I don't think I can trust either of them.

Oh, you can trust Ronnie Stocks.

Take it from me.

I should worry.

It's only my liberty at stake in it, my life.

But we don't know why Colfax is suing us. Of course we do.

His sister's dead.

And if we'd handled things better, then maybe Anne Colfax would still be alive

and Dawn Paricelli wouldn't be lying in a hospital on a life support machine.

What?

Well, she won't be much longer, will she?

It's a violation.

We just want a bit of dignity as a family. A bit of dignity for my poor

sister. Oh, sorry, is this live? No, video from last night. We expect our

to do a good job.

They're putting up a memorial garden.

Somebody's got to pay for this.

I want justice.

We want justice for the whole family.

Anyway, Dawn Paricelli.

Apparently there's an application being made to take her off the life support

machine. Where'd you hear this?

Made down the court, being her today.

So she just... Slipped away, yeah.

Well, she was never coming back, was she, realistically?

Thanks, Jim.

I was thinking.

Funny thing, grief, isn't it?

Brings out either the best or the worst.

But there's a potential there for a lot of anger.

I mean, people don't think rational, do they, at times like these?

Even decent, nice people like the Paracellis.

I mean, I'm not saying that they're the sort that turn around and bite us in the

bollocks, but not like some.

But, well, anyway.

Like I said, it was just a thought.

No, it's a good thought.

Sort of a lay a blanket of goodwill for a rainy day kind of thought, I thought.

Hmm.

Yeah.

Well, I'll bring the car round, eh?

Strike while they are proverbial.

Got any folding?

Uh, yeah.

I've got a tenner. Make it 20. Don't want to skip.

Yeah, but, Gal, have you got any smash for the car park?

Try not to carry loose, James.

Four's the line of the suit.

Yeah, but...

Don't

get up.

Louisa, isn't it?

Derek Henderson.

I, uh, caught the man who did this to him.

Jack!

Something's gone off on the Alston Wood murder.

Chapman's about to make an announcement.

Right. At 9 .30 this morning, a 34 -year -old self -employed builder by the name

of Carl Andrew Box walked into Lenton Road, Nick Middlesbrough, in the company

of his solicitor and surrendered himself voluntarily into police custody.

Information's a bit sketchy at the moment, and Mr Box has been transported

to us for further questioning, but it would appear that there was a

relationship, which we were previously unaware of, between Mr Box and Alison

Wood.

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but this could be the breakthrough we've

been waiting for.

God willing, it will be.

Mr. Box will be questioned as soon as he gets here.

Anything we can do?

I'll take a look first, then I'll make a judgment call as to who conducts the

interview.

Thanks for asking.

I've been coming here every day, you know, and...

Dad says when I get home, he says, how is mum?

I go, okay.

Like she's still... But she is still with us.

Is your dad working?

No, not really.

He's on tablets.

The lady from victim support did say something about money, but I wouldn't

really know how to go about it.

Would you like me to look into that for you?

How did you do that?

I'm more than happy to.

You know, Louisa, of all the women, Jackson, I think it was

your mum that affected me most of all.

I just really thought she would, you know, pull through.

I'd sit there like you're sitting there now.

You used to come here?

Oh, yes.

What, to sit with her?

Yes. I'd hold her hand, talk to her, pray.

I promised myself in front of your mum, in her name, really, I swore I'd catch

the man responsible.

But you did.

You did catch him.

I'd give anything to have caught him sooner.

You mustn't blame yourself, Mr. Anderson.

It's not your fault.

It was Jackson.

What's this?

Well, I had to go and get some change, didn't I? I was only gone for five

minutes.

Oh, Monty Fowler rang.

They've got a suspect.

The order, Jim was saying?

Yeah. It's where the brick dust would come in. Well, what did I say? I'd have

put money in. Been a domestic guy out there.

Chapman talking to him, is he? Yeah.

Who's with him? He hasn't decided.

Playing his cards pretty close. Make sure it's one of ours. Don't care how

do it.

Just make sure. Keep me posted.

Your hair under suffers.

Understand?

Good afternoon.

It's the box.

DCR Chief Chapman, Detective Sergeant Linda Harris, my, uh, colleague.

Mr. Pollock. Mr. Pollock.

Shall we... I'll cover you not under arrest.

As you hear under your own volition, you've got some information for us. I

you to know that you've done absolutely the right thing in coming forward, and

we're very grateful that you have.

It would be, I think, for you and for us, complete protection if we could make

an audio recording.

Any objections?

No, that's fine. Thank you.

Deadline time next week, yeah?

I can.

You should try.

I know schedules and home get in the way, but you should keep this up.

You're good, you know.

See you next week, then?

Open your mouth, please.

Raise your tongue.

I mean, I didn't expect you to be here.

Mommy's here!

You alright?

Hi Dad.

How are you?

Lives in Middlesbrough, married two kids, hence the reluctance to come

Said he'd been seeing Alice in about five weeks.

He's a plasterer. He's working on a house two streets down the road.

sites have been checked, though. Box finished the job the afternoon she was

killed. Said he hung around for a few hours so they could have a farewell

Then he got the last train north.

It does sort of figure that because half of us witnessed her making a call from

a mobile when she was with us in the pub.

Meeting someone that night?

A murderer.

Alison was raped, never mind farewell bonk.

What did Box have to say about that?

Chapman didn't ask him.

What? He was on about the train journey, this, that and the other, whether

anyone could vouch. He didn't ask about the sex?

I think the idea of talking about that sort of thing in front of me embarrassed

him. Who, Box?

No, Chapman.

Gov, he didn't want us there in the first place, never mind a woman.

What are you... I mean, he's a murder suspect.

Mother's reunion?

I know, I raised it myself. Chapman buried it, said it was something that

be discussed at a later stage.

But this bloke came to us. His DNA's going to match what we needed to know.

What, with a bloody man and banana, he did it sideways?

Ah, ACC.

Stocks office, please.

Who've we got over there? Can interview him properly, get the bloody thing

right. Trevor?

Jack? Well, tell him not to go anywhere.

Ah, Ronnie.

Yeah, yeah.

Suspects being seen, from my point of view, it's very promising.

Chapman's been on to you.

Right, well, we've got a problem.

You ready, then?

Yes, we are.

Would you like to say anything to her?

Perhaps pray or... I don't believe in God.

I don't know what to say.

So, how long am I going to sit here?

Miss Baricelli, do you agree with Mark Colfax that your mother's death might

have been prevented?

I don't blame the police for what happened to my mum.

There's only one person I blame, and that's the man who attacked her.

Do you not think if the police had acted more diligently, your mother might not

have died?

My mum's at rest now. All my dad and I want to do is try and get on with the

rest of our lives. Gentlemen!

I was very moved.

I mean, I like the tragedy and all that, but, well, you know.

Just leave it there, Jim.

Tragedy will do, mate.

She said the right thing.

Could have gone either way, admittedly.

Colfax.

Might only be one front, Jim, but we're still at war.

What do we know about this bloke?

He's a businessman.

Well...

You and I both know that could mean any number of different things.

Some of us are saying about computers.

Let's see if we can be a bit more distinct about what exactly it is he

dig about a bit.

About a piece of mystery there.

I don't mean parking tickets.

Fraud?

Hookers? I'd assume a fraud, if you can manage it.

Well, how are you getting on with Jack these days?

I take Mowbray.

All right.

A bit of TLC there might not go amiss. See you.

Well, that's divide and rule, isn't it?

Divide and rule?

The people who make decisions are responsible.

That's why Henderson and Stock should carry the can.

What? Well, you're the one who arrested Jackson, and two days later he killed

Mark Colfactor.

That's called hindsight, Sally.

Actually, it's called murder.

Yeah, all right, you went on to murder two more people, but how were we... We?

All right, they.

How did they know he was going to do that?

They didn't have the evidence, did they? You knew it was him.

I thought it was him. Oh, all right, let's not split hairs. You thought it

him. But if you believed, if you really believed it was Jackson, why didn't you

say so?

Well, you think I didn't?

Well, I don't know. I wasn't there. I don't know what you said. All I do know

you didn't say it forcefully enough. Why is this?

If you had been more assertive... It doesn't work like that.

Two women will be alive today.

Right, Monty.

We're taking a look at the box ourselves.

And Chapman?

A way of all flesh.

Still, if he is about to bury himself, he'll bring his own sermon.

How long have we got?

There's Kip and his sandwich, about six hours.

Who do we think?

Suspect's a bit of a wide boy, fancied himself straight out of an aftershave

basically.

Oh, don't we want someone to cut through all that?

Why don't you take a look yourself, Mum?

Choose your own partner, of course.

I say, one thing you disagree with, then you automatically think I'm against

you.

Look, if you have a few more minutes, please.

Jackson should have been charged when you first brought him in.

You know, you had the evidence there. You just weren't allowed to go and get

It wasn't the evidence around Colfax that put him away. It was the evidence

already had when you first brought him in.

So you blame me? No!

Jack, please, look, listen.

I'm not having a go. I'm just trying to help you.

All right.

I know what you went through on a daily basis.

Every time I try to talk to you about it, all you do is toe the party line.

Oh, yeah, excuse my ignorance, but what is the party line?

Don't let the side down.

Stick together.

My country, right or wrong.

Look, I don't know what I would have done in Henderson's place.

I might have thrown Jackson back. I might not have done. I can't know that.

But either can you.

But you do know what I went through. Christ, you should do.

It's cost us our marriage.

Oh, no.

Jack?

Hello, Sal.

Jim. Lovely to see you.

Sorry about it, love.

Don't be.

You had your mobile switched off, mate.

So, I mean, you can't say stocks ain't on side.

The governor picks up the phone and says, I want this sorted, and that's it.

Sorted. Bye -bye, Keith.

So this box bloke, what's his previous?

A couple of ABHs, a fray.

Last one, a bloke went for him in a pub.

Reckon he was having it with his old woman.

OK. Yeah, it's promising, that.

Well, he reckoned he was halfway to Doncaster by the time it went off.

His alibi is a ticket inspector on the train.

He'll be lucky.

Lynn and Margaret are tracking that one down now.

Mr. Box, I'm Detective Constable Lombre.

This is Detective Inspector Fowler.

Please take a seat.

Right. Start from halfway down, shall we?

So, Mr. Box, you got to the station at what time?

Half past midnight.

Got the last train out.

Look, I've said all this to the Minister Box, but we want to clarify this.

It's in your interest that we do, okay?

You got on the train without a ticket, though the inspector issued you one, did

he?

Well, no.

He was making a fuss.

But, I mean, it was just me. I'm retarded, so, you know.

I gave him some dosh and said, don't mention it sort of thing.

Did you get the inspector's name?

Might have been Neil, Mark, Daddy.

We want to know who would have been on that train.

Driver, ticket inspector, guard, etc. If you've got timetables, rosters,

whatever you want to call them, that'll be fine, OK?

It'll take half an hour getting them.

We can wait.

OK,

Mr Box, I'm going to let you get some sleep now.

But if I was you, I'd think very carefully about remembering that

name, because he is your only alibi in a murder investigation.

Now, you didn't get home until after nine the next morning. I told you, I

the connection.

But you didn't speak to or meet anybody likely to remember you.

Okay, interview terminated at 21 .20.

What do you reckon?

Could be bollocks.

Could be worse than bollocks if his alibi doesn't show up.

Before he clocks back on tomorrow, I've had a look through some of the

statements Chapman's got from the Ellison Wood murder scene.

Take a look through them for me, would you?

Yeah, sure.

In case there's anything I missed.

So, what about you then?

This court case, Colfax thing.

Got yourself a solicitor? Well, yes and no.

Henderson's up on his, which is a bit difficult.

Look, when I brought Jackson in, you and Henderson interviewed him, right? Yeah.

At the time, Henderson said, Monty's not convinced.

I wasn't.

Not then.

I thought you bartered your line, but he wasn't, was he?

You wanted to throw him back.

Look, who's to blame?

No one.

We made a mistake.

The simple fact of the matter is it's now a case of them and us.

You think I should go?

This is brief.

This goes the distance. You know full well it'll be a lot worse for you than

it'll be for him.

Or what?

25 years in.

Senior management.

Are you really going to count on sending him down at criminal trial?

be far more likely to let him go early, probably with most of his pension

intact. But you, though, were you 36?

Five. I'd better be saying, where he can find himself something to do among the

great unwashed. And worst -case scenario, what's the criminal misconduct

conviction term? With good behaviour.

18 months?

Then again, stand apart from it.

Get yourself your own man or woman. You can guarantee, if you square it away

from one of you, it will come unstuck for you.

Divide and rule.

They don't get their degrees for nothing.

If I give my own brief, it's like a declaration of war. Exactly, but Jack,

as long as we like asking ourselves how we could have done things better. The

fact is, we put Jack in the way too late, and someone's head's going to

It doesn't matter who's, someone's going to get punished.

It's the only thing we can be certain of.

Jack, Monty's ready for you, if you're fit.

Yeah, sure.

What's that?

Oh, just some statements he asked me to look at.

Oh.

Oh, by the way, the Jackson clan, they're virtually running an obby out of

working man's club.

What's it worth?

You grant?

Nickham.

Tell me about us.

What about her?

Your friend Chris said that you met her on the street.

Sort of.

You listen better.

As you do.

Well, actually, no, I don't, but you did.

She had a tardy little body.

I was paying her a compliment.

Must have took it as one because she gave me a grin.

I went over and said, fancy a drink? And she went, yeah, here's my number.

So I'm going.

Hello.

I was right, wasn't I?

Can you explain what you mean by that?

Well, it was round a place later and whoosh.

Well, you had consensual sex.

If you want to put it like that.

And this relationship carried on until you finished your work and went back up

to Middlesbrough the night Alison was murdered.

Will you?

Alison Wood was raped, Mr. Box.

Not by me, she wasn't.

Well, it was all a bit, you know, bonky, bonky, bonky,

bit rough.

That's how she liked it.

Look, I'm a builder, right?

She was, I don't know what she was, but she had a bloke she was tucked up with,

getting married, buy a semi, all that.

I mean, look, I don't know why, but I do what I'm doing.

I reckon it's the job I do.

They see me with a bucket in one hand and a trowel in the other, and something

happens. Don't ask me what.

Well, you ask Chris. Go on, ask him.

And with Ali?

Well, I'll tell you the truth.

I was getting bored of it.

You know what I mean?

I mean, not only did I have to do it, but she had to have the running

and all.

I might not get what you know, I'm not with a baby, but I was looking forward

some peace and quiet.

Quite a lady's man, this one, isn't he?

Lady killer, I was thinking.

No, Matt. I don't know.

I think you're a fantasist.

A dangerous fantasist with a warped idea about women.

No. I'm a very average bloke.

Your mate Chris said that you pestered Alison Wood.

And when wolf -whistling had a day after day didn't work, you followed her home

and chanted your own.

He said that?

He said that.

He's lying.

Look, I had it. I'm not denying that.

But after that, I left.

He's your friend.

This is a murder inquiry.

Why would he lie?

He's probably jealous.

Miss Oakey, your wife said you were here.

We're making inquiries into a murder.

We understand you were the ticket collector on the 035 from Bristol to

last week.

Bear a few minutes for a chat?

It's the stock he's on site.

Why? What's he want?

I don't know. A vehicle bill, probably.

Believe that.

Better have someone polish the bog seat.

Cheers, Jim.

He was on the train.

Recognised him straight away from the photograph.

Okay. He said he'd be grateful if you didn't mention the bung he got. Got him

his job.

Well, I expect that can be arranged, but what are we going to do about Box?

Well, what about him?

Well, we could turn his house over, blow it up as far as the wife's concerned,

but he has got a three -month -old kid.

Sleeping in dogs, Jack.

So, back to square one, is it?

Yeah, I'll go and see his brief.

Oh,

Monty. Just thought I'd look in and see how everything's going.

Right, sir, I'll... Five minutes?

Fine. I don't want to disrupt you.

Number of people to see. Just monitoring.

Morning, Margaret.

Sir.

Everything going all right?

Yes, sir.

Good.

I won't interrupt you.

You're free to go, Mr. Buck.

Jack.

Oh. Monty's filled me in. We thought it was rape. In fact, it wasn't. Good work.

So, I take it you've been having a little thing.

Yes, sir.

I'd like my own brief, sir. I've thought about it. I don't think I'm breaking

ranks. What else would you call it?

I'm just trying to do what's best for everyone. What, everyone?

In this case, only you and me. I mean, how exactly?

Is that best for me, Jack, eh?

All I can do, sir, is tell them what happened. The facts.

Oh, really?

What are those facts, in your opinion?

Well, I brought Jackson in and he was released.

I had nothing to do with that decision -making process.

I'm disappointed, Jack.

I thought we buried the past.

This isn't personal, sir. Not at all, sir! I meant to look at it!

Your card was marked after the M4. You had a question mark hanging over you the

size of Kent. Sir, both our cards are marked anyway.

I know that.

I bloody know that. Oh, for God's sake, son.

Either we're together on this or we're finished.

I didn't come in here for a slangy match, sir.

No.

No, what?

Look, you asked me to think about it and I thought about it.

And that's my decision.

Now, if it's going to be a problem while we're working together, then I will put

in a formal request to be returned to normal duties.

No, that won't be necessary.

All right, Jack.

Thanks for letting me know.

Alison Wood wasn't raped and a murderer is still out there.

Did you take a look through those statements?

I did.

And?

I believe four -door Persia.

Is that what you were thinking of?

It was something I noticed, yeah.

There are plenty of blue cars out there, Monty. I mean, thousands of them.

Millions.

I mean, we should know. We went through them all enough times, didn't we?

That's what I keep telling myself.

Except... Except that Jackson had a blue Peugeot and now someone's seen another

one outside Alison Wood's house.

Meaning that we've not only totally bollocked up the Wood case, but all the

other murders as well, not to mention the fact there's an innocent man serving

life. Something like that, yeah.

Of course, it could just be coincidence.

And what if it's not?

It was a pretty big one -off.

It was a nightmare.

But there was a blue car at one of the Jackson killings.

There was a blue car at the Wood murder.

We now know that Carl Box didn't murder Alison Wood. Whoever did, didn't rape

her, didn't rob her.

And if it wasn't about robbery or sex, then it was without motive.

Murder was an end in itself.

Just like all the others.

So why has he done the foreman?

The Jackson trial.

Challenge?

Challenge to who?

I don't know.

To Jackson?

To us.

Jackson was tried by a judge and jury.

We presented them with the evidence.

We mustn't forget that.

So, it's all a coincidence.

But inside is an astonishing array of computer wizardry.

It's called the Disclavier, and you can play it like any ordinary piano. But the

difference is, you can record your music on the Disclavier.

Now, I'm not very musically talented, but luckily Cathy is.

What is it?

There's nothing there.

Come on, eat your dinner.

Jack

can

trust the governor.

I'm not a novice. I spent half my life in court. Not in the dock.

I just wish you were bad, Russell.

Are you telling me that someone's lagged on you? There is a clear case to answer

of criminal misconduct against these two men.

I'm not going to jump.

So you're going to have to push me. Don't piss me about. It's Sally here.

her husband.

Too many coppers have run away on early retirement.