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You knew, didn't you? And you never called and told me to tell.

You still feeling trapped?

Oh, been a while.

Chet, come on up.

Why, this is your... You saw blood on the defendant's shirt?

Yes, sir. Turns out that there was a full -blown violent assault on the Heath

that morning. Yeah, but what's important is that the police never picked up on

it. It's Isabel.

That's your lover, Sebastian.

I don't know how to put this.

We're engaged.

I believe that what I saw was blood.

But it's possible, isn't it? I don't know. It's possible that it wasn't.

All right, yes, it's possible.

You do realise it is totally unethical.

In a trial like this, a juror has to unload his stress on her.

No!

Manichinde Sagale Phalipao

The witness stand today, giving evidence in front of all those people.

All those eyes watching you.

All those people trying to work out, did he do it or didn't he?

With the accused, a 16 -year -old schoolboy, who cannot be named for legal

reasons, is expected to take the stand.

Daddy?

Hmm? What's that on your hand?

That's a bruise.

What happened?

I hit someone.

Mum, Dad hit someone.

Who?

Mark Waters.

You hit Mark Waters?

No.

Oh, my God. Mum.

You see, I can't hit Sam.

Why didn't you tell me?

I don't know.

What is there to tell?

It's done.

What about Waters?

Mind your own business.

So when did this happen?

Well, I saw him in the lobby.

I hit him.

He tried to apologise.

I told him I wasn't interested.

And then we went our separate ways.

Well, what are you going to do?

I'm going to tell them what happened and demand some kind of protection.

140 quid. 140 quid?

That's a bit steep.

She's a single mother.

Couldn't you just this once make an exception?

No, you couldn't.

Thanks. Right.

See you.

Bye.

You should get the courts to reimburse you.

Yeah, right.

Do you know how much I get for doing this? 40 quid a week.

But why do you do it? Why? Because they asked me.

And because it's important.

Is it?

Yes, it's a trial.

It's not something I'd expect you to understand.

You're still angry with me, innit? No.

What, dear?

I know I let you down.

I know I let you down.

I'd like a second chance. I'm fine now.

Oh, sure.

You live alone with a three -year -old kid. Your windows get smashed. You get

threatening phone calls.

Why don't you let me take her home?

To my place.

What do you think?

You dress like a slag. You smoke like a chimney.

I've got no idea what state your place is in, what men come and go.

If you couldn't cope with me, if you gave me up for care, why the hell should

give you my daughter now?

Because you need me. No, I don't.

That's it.

Have a good day.

Hey.

Who do you know?

Listen, Rose.

About last night, you know, what I said.

I didn't mean to put any pressure on you. I just want you to know how

you still are to me.

I know.

Come on, then. I'm going to be late.

Hello, Jenny, it's me.

Yeah, look, I want you to cancel all my appointments today.

Yeah.

Something's come up.

My travel expenses are £4 .40.

Hello, I'd like to... I also have taxi fares. Excuse me, I'd like to report to

you in... And if it will be paid... Hello, I'm serving as a juror. I'm a

mum with a three -year -old kid.

I've had my window smashed in, I've had threatening phone calls and hate mail.

And I think my personal safety is more important than this lot going on about

their poxy taxi fares. I see, and you think you've experienced a genuine case

juror intimidation, do you?

What would you call it?

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

You sure you're going to be all right?

I think so.

I've agreed to stay with my mother for the rest of the trial.

Good.

I'm still obliged to ask you whether you're able to reach an impartial

based on the evidence.

Yes.

And whether you're able to keep this information from your fellow jurors.

Yes.

I think so.

All right. Thank you. You may go now.

All right,

George. You know what you said.

You're going to ask me to discharge the trial? God, no.

I've got a boy in custody. I want him out of there as soon as possible.

And I have a rather lucrative fraud brief starting in three weeks.

That'll be the cottage in Tuscany, will it, Gerald?

Make that villa, George.

And I already have it.

All right, well, if you're happy for us to go on, I'll allow us to go on. But

one more incident or any indication that the jury's impartiality is compromised,

I shut down the trial. Right.

In the meantime, I shall have a word with CID.

Right.

Thank you.

Mr. Lewis?

Thank you, my Lord.

I call Dr.

Emma McGlade.

I swear by almighty God that the evidence I shall give shall be the

whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Dr. MacLeod, you work as a forensic pathologist, is that correct?

Correct. In fact, you are one of the respected authorities in the field.

you could tell the court something about your qualifications.

Certainly. I teach forensic pathology at the University of Edinburgh.

I've worked in the field for over 20 years, appearing for both the Crown and

Defence in over 100 criminal trials.

Now, is it true that in your capacity as a forensic pathologist, you performed

an examination of the victim on the 15th of May?

Yes. Perhaps you would tell the court of your findings.

Certainly.

Firstly, I found that the victim, John Mayer, a Caucasian boy of 5 foot 8

in height, to be in good health prior to his death.

And the cause of death?

The cause of death was due to loss of blood to the heart and brain due to

severed artery.

Death would have been almost immediate. I would agree with the findings of the

paramedic at the scene of the crime.

Estimated time of 9am.

And the wounds are consistent with those that one might expect from a sword of

this kind?

Oh yes. The curved blade produces a quite distinct incision which one can

the neck wound.

And also in the defence wound.

The defence wounds?

Wounds inflicted on a person trying to defend himself.

Typically here and here.

The shape of the incisions I again found to be consistent with a blade of this

size.

What else are you able to deduce from the nature of the wounds?

I can tell you that the blows came from a variety of angles.

Is that unusual?

Oh, yes, it is.

In my experience, in attacks with a single weapon by a right -handed

perpetrator, wounds would be inflicted from the right in a downward motion, as

in axe chopping. And these wounds...

came from a variety of angles.

So what would that tell you?

Well, either that there was more than one perpetrator, or that the assailant

very adept and could move with great speed and strength from different

In the manner of one trained in a martial art, perhaps.

That would certainly help to explain the dexterity.

Is there anything else you can tell us about the nature of the attack?

It was random and frenzied. I counted a total of 28 blows with a thought.

So that would suggest a vicious, resentful attack, would it not?

My Lord, this is speculation.

I agree.

Mr Lewis.

Thank you, Dr MacLean.

I really must congratulate you that forensic pathology, among its many

demands, should also leave you qualified as an expert in Gatka.

I beg your pardon?

You are an authority on Gatka, are you not?

After all, you've just given evidence about it in Her Majesty's court, under

oath. I don't follow.

Gatka, Dr. Maglade.

It's the name for the thick martial art of sword fighting.

An art whose intricate moves and routines you are so obviously familiar

since you have just been fit to pass judgment on them.

Under oath.

I simply said that the blows came from a variety of angles.

Oh, I see.

Oh, well... Maybe I'm just a little confused.

So the...

The pattern of these wounds could also be described as resulting from a random,

friended attack.

Yes, I think it could.

One with no order or method, simply a great number of blows raining down,

as you said, from a variety of angles.

Yes. Very different, then, from a precise attack, from a skilled martial

practitioner. Yes, but the point is... So you agree, then, that the attack was,

most likely, a frenzied and wild assault?

Yes.

Thank you.

One last question. Is it fair to say that a number of the blows came from

Correct. Now, I'm not a very athletic man, but presumably they'd be with a

swinging overhead motion.

Something like that.

Yes.

Dr. McLean, have you held the sword?

Yes, I have.

It's very heavy, isn't it?

Yes, surprisingly heavy. Yes, and these injuries, they would have been inflicted

by the sword with some force.

Correct. Requiring someone of considerable strength.

Or technique, yes.

Yes, but not someone with atrophied shoulder muscles.

having suffered an injury rendering them incapable of completing an overhead

swing. No.

Unlikely.

Unlikely?

Or impossible?

Depending on the condition, certainly unlikely.

Were you aware that the defendant had suffered an injury of this type?

No.

An injury inflicted by the victim himself.

No, I wasn't. Well, on the 10th of January last year, the defendant's right

shoulder was ripped out of its socket by the victim,

rendering the defendant unable to play cricket

and certainly unable to swing from overhead.

I wasn't aware of this.

Well, not to worry, Dr McLeod.

You can't be expected to know everything.

Having unexpectedly brought us so much expert information on Gatka.

Thank you, my lord.

My lord, that concludes the case for the prosecution.

Thank you, Mr Lewis.

Mr Cording, the defence will begin its case after lunch.

Thank you, my lord.

Stop, Stephen.

Are you all right?

Yep. You seem a little... tired.

Oh, yeah.

I've got to admit, this trial's cracking up people.

It'd be okay if what you had at home was soothing, but... what you've got at

home is even harder.

You want to talk about it?

No.

I want to forget.

Even if it's just for a few hours.

Pretend that life doesn't exist.

You know, you're not the only one who wants to escape.

I think it's something that all of us jurors have in common.

Like, if you think about it, right, someone who's got a busy life and

happy and fulfilled, well, they'd fight to get off, wouldn't they?

I mean, just look how easy they make it.

If you are pregnant, you're off.

If you've got an interview, you're off.

If you've got a holiday booked or even a letter from your employer, then you're

off.

And my point is, if you're determined to get off, then you can.

Which begs the question, if you're determined not to, what's going on?

You could just be a responsible citizen doing your duty. You could be.

You could just be plain curious.

Or you could be bored.

Or lonely.

unfulfilled and welcome

something anything that offers a change

Yeah.

Is that you?

Isabelle! Don't let you up.

Hello, Charles.

I'm sorry you found out the way you did.

Couldn't you have written?

What would I have said?

If you're thinking about me, don't.

If you're saving a part of yourself for me, don't. Because I'm sleeping with

your best friend. Oh, you'd like it like that, wouldn't you?

The great wronged child.

I think I'm entitled to some indignation. What about me?

How do you think it felt to be just left like that?

And not for a woman?

Oh, for God.

How do you compete with that? I needed to make sure before committing myself to

you.

But I was doing the right thing.

Now that you're about to sign there, what are you doing?

You're knocking on my door again just to make sure.

Oh, look at you, Charles.

Still as unsure as ever.

Stroking your chin.

Kicking a tire or two.

Just wondering how it will be.

That's not how it is.

Yes, it is.

Only this time it's different.

There's no choice left for you to make anymore.

I've got to go.

Could you tell the doctor I haven't got long?

Help me.

Right,

you went for the scans.

Let's see how they went.

Could I ask you a personal question?

Yes.

I read today that... All Sikhs wear a dagger under their shirt. Is it true?

As a matter of fact, yes.

Most baptized Sikhs do.

It's called a kitban.

Don't worry. You're perfectly safe.

I suppose you've been reading the newspapers.

Suddenly everyone's writing about Sikhs.

There are television crews outside our temples, journalists pouring over our

texts. Suddenly we're a hot topic.

For what it's worth, I think the boy's innocent.

Really? Based on what?

Instinct.

Very seek response.

I only wish your opinion counted for something.

Right, Mrs Beamish, I'm afraid what I'm reading is not good news.

Now it's my turn to ask a personal question.

Do you have any next of kin? Are you married?

We don't. No children?

No. Yes.

No. No sisters, brothers, no one.

Why?

prosecution's case is finished, now it's our turn.

You remember we went through this.

Just take it nice and slow. This is your opportunity to tell us what happened.

Head up, listen carefully to the questions, just focus on my eyes and

everything else.

And don't forget to speak up so the jury can hear you.

I know what you think, but they need to know.

And try to relax.

Listen, I've been in hundreds of courtrooms and I've got a pretty good

juries are sympathetic.

And this jury likes you.

Any questions?

Yeah.

How are we doing?

Sorry, I don't understand.

Well, from where I'm sitting, it feels like we lost already.

Well, we haven't.

I want you to be quite clear about that.

We've just had the prosecution's case so far, so it's always going to seem a

little one -sided. But what have we got for our case?

Plenty. Like what?

Well, for a start, the truth.

Your evidence this afternoon, which I am certain will sway the jurors in our

favour.

But the big rabbit in the hat is our lady jogger.

Who? Well, we discovered there was another crime on the Heath that morning.

vicious assault.

on a lady jogger, a lady called... Maria de Silva. Maria de Silva.

Whoever did it got away.

But the following day, a man called Thomas Haynes was arrested only a mile

for another assault.

Now, I know it's a long shot, but if we can prove that Haynes was on the Heath

at the same time as the murder took place and the police never investigated

then... What will we know?

Well, your solicitor has taken her to make an identification.

Right about now.

Of course, a patient like Haynes should never have been on the streets in the

first place, but that's the problem we face with the Mental Health Act. We

have the answer, the politicians don't have the answer, so the problem doesn't

go away.

Here you are.

Thomas Haynes.

Take your time, Mr. Silver. This is important.

That's him.

You sure?

No question. Don't get me like... And you'd get up in court and play with him?

Tom.

Tom.

Mr. Silver.

Mr. Silver.

My lord, I call the defendant.

I swear by our Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, I swear by our

Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, that the evidence I shall give shall be

the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

The evidence that I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing

but the truth.

Can you give your full name to the court, please?

Devinder Singh.

Devinder Singh.

Devinder, are you all right?

Yeah.

Try to relax, just concentrate on my questions.

And I'm going to ask you to speak up a little.

Okay. Can you confirm your age?

Sixteen years, four months.

And your address?

241 Burnham Road. And how long have you lived there?

About five years.

Who do you live there with?

My father and my mother.

Do you have any brothers, sisters?

Duvinder, for the sake of the court records, you must answer with the words

or no.

No.

And you go to school in the area?

Yes.

What is the name of your school?

St Thomas's.

A good school with a good reputation.

And very difficult to get into, I believe.

Yeah. But you not only got in, you got in as a scholar.

Yeah. Yes, congratulations.

So I'm sure you were very happy there.

No.

No?

Why not?

Because... Because I was bullied.

Bullied?

Are you sure, Devinder?

That's a very inflammatory term. Let's be quite certain we're using it

correctly. A victim of bullying is a defenseless recipient of unprovoked,

unsolicited cruelty.

Is that how you would describe yourself?

I guess.

And when did this bullying start?

Not long after I arrived.

Five years ago.

And who was it who was doing this bullying?

My classmates.

What, all of them? No.

Well, it's all right. You can mention their names.

Robert Hunter, Tom Cottrell, John Meher.

The victim?

Yeah. He was the worst.

What did he do?

Lots of things.

Well, didn't he give us any details?

Called me names.

What sort of names?

Ragged, packy, curry breath, and so on.

So was it just names he called you?

No.

Sometimes he hit me.

He hit you?

With what?

His fist.

Another time they stubbed a cigarette out of my arm.

Another time they were holding me down.

Pulled my arm out of his socket.

Why on earth did they do that?

So I couldn't play cricket anymore.

Another time.

They will help me down.

Smeared.

Smeared what, Winder?

I can't. No, no, it's all right. You take your time.

Did I hear correctly?

Dog feces?

Did you tell anyone about this?

No. Not your teachers?

No. Not your parents?

No. Well, do you think they were aware of this?

I don't know, maybe.

Why maybe, Devinder?

Devinder, why?

My behaviour.

It changed.

In what way? Can you give us an example?

My results in school, they got worse.

And I started to get asthma.

Anything else?

I was wet in my bed.

I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. Wet in my bed.

It's all right.

There's nothing to be ashamed of.

You've suffered a grotesque and traumatic sequence of bullying, both

and emotional.

So how did you feel towards these people who were doing this to you? Angry.

How angry? Very angry.

So angry that you were prepared to go to any length to stop them? Yes. Prepared

to exact the ultimate revenge?

Yes. Juvenda, you realize there are people here who believe that you did

that revenge?

Yeah. People who think that on the 15th of May, you killed John Mayer in cold

blood. Yeah, I know, but I didn't. Lawyer.

So, what would you say to these

people?

To help them believe you.

That morning, I woke up and I was so angry. I was like crazy.

All I could think about was... All right, take your time.

I went to the heath and I was waiting there for him.

I don't know. All of a sudden, I just...

I just thought that

what I was doing was wrong.

So what did you do?

I threw the sword away.

In which direction?

It was with my left hand, so to the left.

To the left.

So, if you were standing here, that means in a different place to

where it was finally found.

Yeah.

Then what did you do?

Then I turned and ran away.

Walked or ran?

Ran as fast as I could. Why, Devendra? Why run when you have nothing to hide?

I don't know.

I just wanted to get away from there.

You wanted to put all memory of this experience behind you.

Exactly.

So where did you run to?

I ran off.

Down the street, onto the main street, then in the direction of the canals.

would be the Stonehouse canals?

Yeah. A popular meeting place for pupils from St Thomas', I believe.

And what did you do then?

Took off my school uniform.

Put it into a rucksack.

There were a few stones to weigh it down.

Then I chucked it into the canal.

After that, I took my turban off and got my haircut.

I guess because it caused me so much pain.

The school uniform.

Because it reminded you of a place where you had been bullied.

The hair and the turban.

Because they were what you had been bullied for.

You wanted to put them behind you.

Yeah.

You had seen how close they had taken you to the edge.

And you wanted to get rid of them forever.

Exactly.

Do you regret it?

Yeah. Why?

Because in doing so, I lost the only piece of evidence that would have

me standing here today.

Evidence which would have proved there was no blood on the shirt.

Exactly.

Finally, Devinder, I am obliged to ask you.

Did you kill John Mayer on the 15th of May?

No.

I did not.

Liar! Bastard!

Thank you.

Mr. Lewis, it's been a long day.

I suggest you begin your cross -examination tomorrow morning.

Thank you, my lord.

All rise!

Listen, I've been thinking.

Those things that you told me, I just feel awful.

Your boy with asthma, beautiful house, losing your job. I'm serious, Mark. Back

off. I know you may find it hard to believe, but I think I can help you.

What? You probably think it's crazy, but I think I know a way of getting the

whole lot back.

Get away from me now, Mark. Otherwise, I swear to God, this time I won't stop

hitting you. Okay, I know you're angry, and I don't need an answer right away,

but please, just...

Give me a call. That's all I ask.

My trial is over, and I want to help you.

We were friends once, remember?

There were cameras there all day, you know. Great.

Isn't this perfect?

Mm -hmm.

With food. Would you give it to me? I'm having that. Give me that.

My best girl by my side.

I'm for one.

No sign of the in -laws.

Shalom.

Us again.

Oh, shit.

See? You're going soft.

No, no. Listen to you.

No, no, you weren't there.

You didn't hear his voice.

It was something how small and how frightened it was. It was something in

fear behind his eyes. There was something in the ordeal he'd had at the

those kids.

See how much of your response is emotional?

Nothing you've told us bears any direct relation to the evidence. You're just

moved by the defendant's pain.

Is that a bad thing?

Well, depending on your view, it's either the best or the worst thing about

service. Would you sooner have three trial -hardened magistrates examining

case entirely from the perspective of the evidence, or would you prefer

with their instinct and intuition.

Well, instinct and intuition are important things, aren't they? Are they?

The man who shoots the violent intruder in his house, the woman who stabs to

death the husband who's beaten her over many years. Now, both of those would be

guilty in the eyes of the law, but most jurors would acquit them.

I'm a great believer in juries.

And I'm a great believer in hard evidence.

Like this school uniform.

All this talk about spiritual epiphanies and changing his mind or

blood -red ties or blood -stained shirts.

All that will be cleared up in a flash.

If we could just find this uniform.

This is nice.

Something smells good.

Pudding.

No, no, it's not the food.

It's you. I've never smelled that before.

You.

I thought I'd make a special effort.

Look, since the Victoria thing, I've been a bit... Well, how do you say it?

Well, you've been a bit distant, but that's understandable. You've got a lot

Maybe. But let's talk about you.

What's going on? We haven't caught up in ages. What do you mean, what's going

on?

Well, work, for example.

Work?

Well, I called the office today.

You weren't there.

See, I don't even know what you're doing at work.

I was, um... I was in the field.

In the field?

They didn't talk to me in English.

Surveillance.

It's vain.

Naughty sneaking snipping.

I hate it when you do that.

Rose, I don't have much choice.

Oh, I know. I'm sorry.

Tell me about it.

No, it's just corporate stuff, you know, the usual.

I'm interested.

OK.

The last few days I've been working on a case where a certain individual...

and I can't really say any more than that, has aroused suspicion, and their

people felt like checking them out. Of what?

Signs, I suppose.

Evidence.

Of what?

Of betrayal.

This individual, is it a woman or a man?

It's a woman.

What did he do to her?

We don't know yet, but...

She's been offering herself in the marketplace and seeing what else is

available. Is that a crime?

I don't think her people are too thrilled about it.

Don't be silly to panic about it.

Well, maybe she's unavailable.

How do you mean?

Well, everyone gets at your feet from time to time. It's only human.

Is it?

People like to see what's on offer.

Doesn't mean they're going to take it.

It's only when they see the opposition they often realise how lucky they've got

it. It's pretty faithless, don't you think, though, to need to do it?

It's pretty faithless to check her out in the first place.

It's been quite an evening.

Thank you, darling, for having us.

You don't mind us barging in on you all the time like this?

No, it's fine.

He just must have been lucky, or else he found a secluded spot.

In answer to my other question, how come the uniform was now found? We finished

all these rucksacks with stone.

So it was sunk to the bottom. Now, I'm sure they tried trawling the bottom, but

the only way they're really going to find it is if they drain the whole

That is never going to happen.

Well, yes.

Well, maybe you're right.

And maybe you're getting tired.

That's definitely true.

Drive safely.

Good God!