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That's it.

Nearly there, lad.

Can you see the nest?

Yeah.

Well, pick the eggs up, then.

Gentle mind.

What's the matter?

Don't be scared, girl.

You won't fall.

The Dark Wives are watching over you.

I'm not scared, Dad.

It's wrong.

That's it, Vera.

Nearly there, lad.

Can you see the net?

Yeah.

So, the stabbing. Oh, you're back then.

I went to visit Kenny in hospital.

He talked about coming back to work, so I thought if he can do it.

It was an early morning bird I had found the body, Mum.

Steph's with him now.

Good to have you back, Jo.

I decided to surprise us all. Now, where's Paula?

Listen, can we just talk about the other day?

Look, there's a time and a place, Jo, as a young man did over here.

We're really out in the middle of nowhere this time.

Well, not for some.

Know the place, do you?

He used to come here as a kid. So, what can you tell us?

Stab wound nips the carotid artery.

Would have bled out in minutes.

No other cuts or significant breathing.

Any sign of the murder weapon?

That would be too easy.

Young man.

Stabbing. Makes it seem gang -related, doesn't it?

Well, that's pure speculation at this stage.

Time of death?

Rigor mortis is well established.

Drawing of the periphery. I'd say at least 12 hours.

So he's been lying out here all night.

No.

The body was moved here. No blood spatter, no evidence at all that this is

murder site.

Is there any evidence of who dumped him here?

Must have used a vehicle.

Parked on the road and carried him down here. The ground is rocky or covered in

springy turf, so we haven't had much luck with shoe prints.

And there'll be hikers visiting the stones, of course.

Any ID on him? Driving licence and student pass.

Name's Joshua Worston.

Oh, and he had this.

Rose Fall House. Do we know what that is?

Isn't that what Google's for?

Anything else you get?

ASAP.

One of those wrong side of the bed mornings.

I've heard that.

Nearest EMPR cameras are miles away, Mum.

So that makes them useless, does it?

Well, no, we can note any vehicles coming in this direction.

And the village of Gilded is just over the moor. Aye, I know it is, so get it

checked out.

Okay, ma 'am, and we should also get a doorknob going.

Right, do it. And we should inform the uni as well. Aye, there must be a reason

they brought a dead student all the way up here.

The Dark Wives.

That's what those stones are called around here.

There's something ritualistic.

First gangs, now witchcraft.

So, have you got the next of kin? Yes, I've got the parents' name and address,

ma 'am.

They're over in Culleton.

Oh, very nice.

So, I'll go there first, and you check out this rose pool. I'll Google it. Oh,

and, ma 'am, can I let the birdie go?

He's a local.

Found the body at six, been in the area since half five.

Jimmy Hebble. He's the gamekeeper for the biggest date at Lindholm. Jimmy

Hebble?

Is he now?

So we know where to find him if we need him.

Right, I'm going to see the family.

You coming or what?

I sent in my statement to the IOPC about what happened last week with Lucas

Colbridge. Yeah, we're waiting to hear if they're satisfied.

You said you came here as a kid?

Well, with my dad. We're watching trips.

Witch hunt? What's that?

It's a glorified game, a hide -and -seek, an old village tradition.

Is it connected to those dark wives? There's a good story why they're called

that. Well, it's said there's a witch trapped under each stone by a coffin on

the underside.

Probably just a ploy to shut women up.

That chance would be a fine thing.

Only can I... It wasn't me running my mouth off a few days back, saying you

wanted a shot of me.

Well, yeah, no, it's good to know how you really feel.

Hang on, Steph.

It says Rosewall House is a kid's residential home in Longwater.

Longwater?

It's a former pit village.

Tell her to phone, find out our student's connection.

We are so sorry, love.

And we will, of course, when you're ready, need a formal identification.

Now, can I just get a few details from you?

You're someone's student?

Yeah. Accounting and finance degree.

Did he live at home?

No.

No, we got under each other's feet.

I'm an accountant and I run my own firm from home.

And as a GP.

A health centre in Tymouth.

We bought a place for Josh in Jesmond after his first year in halls for him

a flatmate. Giving him more of a uni experience.

Came back most weekends with his washing.

Could we get that address?

So when did you last see Josh?

Um... Um... Sunday, a week ago.

We'd gone on one of our walks.

Something we'd tried.

to keep up once a month.

Are that just the two of you?

Yes, they've liked exploring. I think it's the time to catch up on admin.

Do you ever walk the guilted plains?

Yes. Yeah, I do.

Not often, though.

Now, apart from his flatmate, did he have other friends or a relationship?

No girlfriend since Stella, his big teenage love.

Stella Marsh.

They were together at school.

And what can you tell us about his connection to a children's residential

A place called Rosefall over in Longwater?

Longwater?

Why would he be going there?

Well, he had an ID card with that name on.

OK, we can check.

You can't think of anyone who might want to harm him.

Josh, no!

No, he was never in trouble. He was... He had a lust for life.

He was always curious.

He loved people.

Well, we'll let ourselves out.

Oh, here we go.

It's from Steph.

A deceased was an independent visitor at Rosefall.

Volunteered his time to meet a kid placed there. Well, that's noble.

Why wouldn't he tell his parents that? Well, maybe he thought his mom wouldn't

approve. I mean, she didn't seem to like the thought of him being anywhere near

Longwater. Hang on, there's more. He was expected there yesterday evening, never

showed up. And this Rosefall place is saying that a resident's gone missing.

16 -year -old lass.

Ooh!

Are you the detective?

Dave Limble, I'm the manager of this place. Thanks for coming.

We're all very worried about Chloe.

Yeah, well, we hear about another matter as well, love, so shall we?

Yeah, yeah.

Wait, Josh, he's dead.

I'm afraid so, love.

Now, we understand he was expected here last night.

Yeah, we do a film night on a Sunday.

Chose the kids out before battling the new week.

It was actually his idea. He liked picking the films.

And now this missing lad.

Chloe Spencer, just turned 16.

And did she know Josh well?

Well, a little. He was an IV, independent visitor, attached to another

kids, Noah Hughes. He's a 14 -year -old lad.

When did you last see Chloe?

I checked on her round 6pm yesterday.

She just wanted to stay in her room.

Yeah, I realised she was missing first thing this morning.

Hold on, are you saying she's been missing all night and nobody noticed?

Well, the older kids have a degree of independence.

We don't lock our door. This isn't secure accommodation and she's not a

to herself.

So who was in charge overnight?

I was on sleepover duty.

I left round 8 .30.

And did you see anyone about when you left?

No. Well, there was a truck parked on the road, down by the bus stop.

Sorry, I didn't pay much attention.

I noticed you got CCTV.

Yeah, it covers anyone approaching the front door or the back door.

Yeah, well, we'll need to see the footage.

So this last Chloe, why was she placed here?

Her dad died.

Mam struggled to cope.

Chloe was practically a carer, but then her mam was sectioned. Yeah, the poor

lass.

Okay, can you show us her room, love?

Of course.

Do you want to take a scout round outside?

This is Chloe's room.

She's a thing for pagan stuff.

The Longwater Witch, the kids call her.

Oh, my dear, I would love that.

Not Chloe and her mum.

Chloe's diary.

She's always very secretive about it.

What we all love.

You okay, love?

Guess I'm alone here, then.

Fine.

Alone's okay.

I can look after meself.

And I'll tell him so.

He's dead to me.

Horse!

You wanna see this?

He found it while he was playing.

What?

I'd call Forensics, tell them we think we found our murder site.

And we need to find Chloe Spencer.

Mum's depression's really bad.

I need to be strong, but I don't know what to do.

I feel like I'm losing her.

Are you still up?

Tricked you out again, did the dad?

I don't want to be here.

Not without your mum.

Come on.

Let's get you to bed.

I don't need you.

The place is too empty.

You OK?

Anything in there about the deceased?

Well, I've been skimming through it.

When her dad died, the poor lad had to parent a parent.

Whole day's trying to get a mam out of bed.

The way they're that on a youngster.

I'll never forget something like that.

Believe me.

Anything else in there about Josh?

Well, she mentions a J.

That could be him.

Says he was smart and that he cared.

I wonder what changed their mind on him. Well, we don't know that anything did.

Forensics are here.

Right, let's leave him to it.

Listen, there's nothing that you need to worry about.

They're here because they've just got time to look out back.

They won't be here long.

Hello, love.

And you are?

Who's asking?

Bradley. He's just back home.

That's all right. Now, where from the police, Pet?

Have you told them?

I have to explain the circus outside.

And you didn't see Josh last night?

No. I was watching a film. He never showed.

What about Chloe, your friend?

No. She's never had much time for anyone here.

Like Tim, though.

Well, she had a bit of a crush, did she?

Maybe. Nothing inappropriate.

She wishes.

Well, we'll get a formal statement later.

Sorry, love. We're definitely going to need that CCTV now.

You can't seriously think that anyone from Roarkville was involved in Josh's

death, especially Chloe. We have to consider everything, love. For all we

that could be Chloe's blood we found.

Now, in her diary, she mentions an Esther and an Alice.

Don't know about Alice. Esther's a friend from Cravenworth Academy.

Cravenworth?

Well, that's all.

Just a plain and outstanding result, isn't it?

Oh, a bit of a feat for this side of town.

Well, Chloe's got a lot going for her. You know, she's bright, well -read.

OK, we'll talk to them.

Now, you call us immediately if she turns up or makes contact.

Just me in this place, then.

So I guess I survive on my own.

Fight on alone.

Okay, come on.

We've got a dead student.

Josh Worsten killed Sunday night. And his body was found at Gilstead.

Now, until Paula tells us otherwise, my instinct tells me we've also found our

murder site.

And that's at Rose Fall House here. So, what else do we need from them?

Well, come on.

Someone?

Well, statements from all the kids and adults.

Plus, we've got a search of the place ongoing.

It sounds like most of them were at this film night yesterday evening anyway.

Oh, and we just take their word for that, do we, Steph?

Well, no, because Manager Dave wasn't there for one. He was in his office

paperwork.

So we check the CCTV once we've got it and look for anyone coming or going.

Aye, and I want that ASA pin. I don't want any foot dragging from Dave

either. Now, we already know that someone left the premises.

So unless the blood is hers and then Chloe Spencer is our prime suspect,

she had a crush on the fella and things turned sour.

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

We need to find the last.

But if she was involved, it couldn't have been alone. How would she move the

body? Well, there's plenty of parking spots to tuck round the back.

Tracy Jacks? Takes the bus to work.

And Dave Limbaugh cycled yesterday.

And what about the truck that Tracy saw parked on the main road?

Oh, really?

So that's more ANPR work for you and traffic cams.

Unless that's too much bother.

No, no, of course not, Mum.

So if Chloe was involved, could she be round Guildstead then?

Ah.

Now that is a good shout.

We've already got a door knock going.

So let's ask about her too.

Her only living relatives are a ma 'am and a paternal grandparent. A ma 'am was

sectioned and her grandparents were asked about taking Chloe, but they were

worried that they couldn't handle her. So we just leave it at that, do we?

Put a call in. We also need to build a timeline for the deceased. So I want

transactions.

phone records, somebody talked to the flatmate, academic tutors, the lot,

because at this moment we have no idea why anyone wanted the lad dead.

So, come on, I want everyone delivering.

So get some rest and we start first thing.

Don't you dare do that in my garden. Go on.

Hey,

what do you think you're doing?

Go on, clear off.

And stay out.

Joe, do you know why the boss is so crabby at the minute?

Crabby than usual.

Really on our backs, have you noticed?

Vlad B, right?

They've just got a lot on their mind right now.

How's Chloe been lately?

I've been a form tutor several years now, and she's very bright.

A rapist reader has a real way with words.

I have read some of them. I felt like I got a sense of her in her family.

Yeah. Well, when her dad got sick and passed away and his things worsened with

her mother... Well, she struggled.

She was angry, understandably.

Always had a question in spirit, but she became more directly confrontational.

Picked fights.

Physical fights.

Sometimes.

Now, I understand she has a friend here called Esther.

Used to be great friends, yes.

Used to be?

Chris told me about Josh. Chris?

That's Josh's dad, yeah?

Yeah, he came by last night.

So I should know.

Poor guy.

He just wanted to be close to him.

He seemed lost.

How did Josh seem lately?

Fine.

Normal.

He worked hard, even though he didn't love his course.

A classic case of doing it to please his parents.

Were you on the same degree?

No. Architecture.

We met at Freshers and Halls. Look, I'm not trying to dip his folks.

I got lucky when they bought this place for him.

Can I take a look at his bedroom?

Um, yeah.

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, but you and Chloe used to be friends, but you drifted apart.

Now, any reason for that?

It's been a busy year.

Example, I guess I didn't want any distraction.

It's been a hard time for Chloe too, what with her ma 'am and then being

into care.

My dad, he said I needed to put some space between us.

So when did you last see her?

Last week sometime.

We're home on study leave some days now.

Fewer distractions, eh?

Not an hour else.

I go to the library in Columbra.

Now, did she ever mention a Josh Worston of you?

Josh? Yeah, I think she maybe had a bit of a thing for him.

Is Josh the lad who was killed?

Because Chloe'd never hurt anyone.

Is that a witch's knot?

They shouldn't really have jewellery on in school.

But it's fine.

Chloe had one too.

We got our initials put on them.

Who's this now?

Helen Allenby.

She's... She's the lady who set up the academy.

It's not usual for the founder to be walking the corridors, is it? When I

one of our pupils was missing.

Well, listen, if there's any help you need in finding Chloe, anything at all,

then please come direct to me.

Oh, thanks, love. That's very kind.

I suppose this sort of thing doesn't look too great for the school, does it?

Besides the point, I'm actually a Longwater girl myself originally.

And I know Chloe's been having a tough time.

But I'm a firm believer in overcoming odds.

Had Josh had an argument with anyone?

No. No? No one at all?

There was this one weird thing a couple of nights back.

There was this pickup truck parked outside.

The driver, he got out, stopped Josh.

Josh said it was fine.

Told me to go on in, but I looked out the window to see if he was okay.

And?

You could probably hear a discussion.

Josh looked upset.

Not shouting, but raised voices.

Did you hear what they were talking about?

No. Well, something about Josh letting go.

Thanks.

Is Chloe Spencer seriously a suspect in this fellow's murder? The children's

home have just told me she is. Oh, and hello to you too.

Well, there's no business saying that. That's pure speculation.

But the good news is that the blood found at the murder site belongs to the

deceased, not Chloe. OK, but she's still missing.

And although Rose Falls privately run, it's still the local authority that

placed Chloe there, which makes them my responsibility.

What does that mean, privately run?

Well, there's not enough spaces to place kids in care, and to some, that may

suggest a gap in the market.

Oh. I'd better crack on, then. Get some answers. Good.

And maybe after we've wrapped up this mess, we can have that drink.

Celebrate your promotion.

Yeah, that'd be nice, yeah. I'll be in touch, Cass.

I won't hold my breath.

You sure?

The flatmate saw someone threaten Josh.

Well, not threatened, but it definitely rattled him.

Plus, he drove a pickup truck.

So we've got another suspect, besides Chloe Spencer.

Aye, but her running off doesn't look good for her.

So that makes her guilty, does it, Joe?

No, it doesn't. She might have seen something and been scared, or hurt, or

abducted, even.

Exactly. Now, can we match this pickup truck to the one Tracy Jack saw outside

the kids' home? I've been gathering possibilities on that vehicle from EMPR.

I could cross -reference it with any CCTV and you had Josh's dig.

Yeah, go do it. And his laptop was missing, ma 'am, but the battery pack

still there. Yeah, so what are we doing to find it?

Well, there might be a facility to track it remotely, but that's only if he's

sale. Well, good tracking. You don't need my permission for that.

But, Mark, have you got it to his phone yet?

Yes, ma 'am. He only called one person the night he died. Stella Marsh.

Stella?

Didn't his parents say I'd next call Stella?

Aye, they did.

Well, maybe not so X. He called and texted her regularly.

On the day he died, Josh called her four times between 5 .38 and 5 .52.

Well, I think we need to pay Stella Nosh a visit.

Excuse me.

Can I help you?

I hope so, love.

DCI Stanhope, LTI Ashworth.

Are you still a mosh?

You hear about the break -in?

Dad said not to bother reporting it.

What break -in?

Follow me.

Mind where you step.

It's happened before, see?

Probably just someone homeless.

Do you know Josh Weston?

Josh? Yeah, right.

Boyfriend? No.

Not for a long time.

Here it is.

Not the most secure, but then there's nothing to steal inside.

So why are you asking about Josh?

Well, he called you on Sunday.

Yeah?

We'd said we might meet in town.

I didn't go in the end.

But how do you... I'm sorry to have to tell you, but we found his body

yesterday, Pet.

What?

Josh. Boss.

You're still there.

I cleared some space at the side.

Empty food wrappers and a drinks bottle.

And I found this.

That's Chloe Spencer's.

She was here.

Where are you, Chloe?

Uniform her with Stella.

We'll get a team in her fingerprint and search the outbuilding.

Well, that pendant's enough for me.

Tells me the lass is alive, and she spent that night here, hiding.

From what, who?

Stella Marsh said she had no idea there was someone sleeping there.

If she is Josh Worston's ex -girlfriend, Maybe Chloe was here because of him.

Jealous? Killed Josh, come back to hurt Stella as well?

Oh, hold your horses.

Her diary reads that she suspected he had a girlfriend, but she's not at all

sure who it was.

There is a reference to this place, though.

Apparently she came on a day trip from Roseville.

Loved it.

Said it made her feel freer away from the home. Well, of course it would, at

with nature.

Mum, we got something on that truck Tracey Jack spotted outside of

What? Well, we've managed to match it to one outside of Josh's digs.

Well done, Mark. So who's the owner?

Will Marsh.

Stella's dad.

Please, somebody tell me what's going on.

Is Stella OK?

She's fine, love.

We've got people with her.

So let's talk about Chloe Spencer.

Who? Now, we need to find her, love. She spent last night at your farm. So do

you know where she is now?

No, of course not.

Why would I? I've never met the girl.

OK.

Josh Worston.

Now, your truck was parked near to his digs four days ago.

We know that you talked, had an argument.

No, not an argument.

No? What did you talk about then?

Well, it's personal.

Well, I don't care, love.

The man's dead.

I know, I know. I can't believe it. But what's that got to do with me?

Well, you tell us.

Because we can place your truck at Rose 4 Kids' home on a Sunday night.

Same place that Chloe Spencer lived and where Josh was killed that same evening.

What? And there's more.

We've got CCTV from the bus that Josh was on on the way to Rose 4.

And this is your truck, Will.

You trailed it.

You followed him, didn't you?

No, but you can't think... Well, unless someone else was driving the vehicle.

Stella, maybe. No, no, it was me. Right, so shall we go back to why you were

talking to Josh?

Look, I like Josh, OK? I've known him for years, since him and Stella were at

school. And there was something that I thought he should know.

Oh, I watched that.

Look, Stella had been talking about ending things with him, but she hadn't,

really. And then, meanwhile, she'd met another lad.

Oh, so she had two fellas on the go at once? Yeah, and I knew that Josh didn't

know, and I knew that he wouldn't be happy about it, so I tried to tell him.

Well, that's very fatherly of you. My wife cheated on me, OK, and then left us

when Stella was young.

So I just think people should be honest.

Oh, why, love?

Look... On Sunday, Stella had agreed to meet Josh, but then she decided not to.

She was playing games. It made me cross, and I was due in town anyway, so I

thought I would try and catch him. So you followed his boss?

Look, I never saw Josh that night, and I would never, never hurt him.

I think we'll hold him anyway and examine his truck.

Aye. And check this story of his ex -wife, too. Maybe some people do get two

father figures, while others, like Chloe, get none.

So, do you think maybe Will was helping Chloe?

Hit her last night?

I don't know. I mean, that would have been hard for him to conceal him from

daughter. Maybe she was in on it, too.

Could be.

That would explain how Chloe got from Rosefall to the farm.

We're going to have to talk to her again anyway and ask her about this other

fella. Well, let's do a background check on her.

Already done, Mum.

It didn't throw up much, but she was arrested once for an environmental

Hello? All right, I'll call forensics and get them onto his truck.

All right, thank you.

That's Paula now, Mum.

PM's done.

Right, well, we can tell her ourselves and then we'll go see Stella.

Oh. Going just as I get here. Oh, Kenny.

How's the head?

Same as it ever was.

Oh, well, never mind, pet.

I thought you weren't back until next week.

Ah, well, I heard you needed some help, ma 'am. I also heard that the IOPC came

back on Lucas Corbridge, Andy's daughter.

Aye, they're satisfied that none of us are culpable.

But don't expect any special treatment, Kenny.

Now, Steph here will bring you up to speed.

Hey, Kenny, it's great to have you back, mate.

Cheers, mate.

Team's back together, then.

Boss, can we, er... What?

Can we clear the air?

What I said after Kenny was hurt, you know I didn't mean it.

But there was some truth in it, wasn't there, Joe?

You thought you were about to spread your wings without me on your back.

Everything useful I learned about policing I learned from you.

And you were right about me dad.

And me needing to sort me head out after he died.

And are you?

Yes.

I think so.

Good.

Your time will come, Joe.

Trust me.

So?

What did you decide in the end? About the promotion?

So that's what this is about.

I thought you wanted to talk about the case.

Paul, will you take any time on this one?

I'd say I've been exceptionally fast, considering you keep sending us to

different sites around the country. Yeah, and I've got a vehicle for you to

at. But first things first, what have you got?

Cause of death was as we said.

Defeat was fit and healthy otherwise.

No alcohol, no drugs.

Students these days.

The carotid artery was licked. Hence why there was so much blood to batter at

the Rosefall site.

So whoever did it, they'd be covered.

More than likely.

And the knife?

About four inches long.

Poor quality steel.

An old cheap kitchen knife, I think. Well, how can you tell that?

Because when I probed the neck wound, I discovered this.

And this belongs to the knife?

Mm -hmm.

The extreme tip of it caught on the collarbone and broke off.

Well, that must have been hard to spot.

Just as well you have an extraordinary pathologist on your books.

There's no need to over -rig it.

But this is not bad.

No idea where the rest of the knife is, though.

Could have been disposed of anywhere between Rosefall and Gilstead.

Any evidence of who moved the body?

Like I said, it was hard to pull much from the Gilstead scene, but there were

some patches of soil at the Rosefall murder site.

Here.

Partial shoe prints from close to where the deceased lay.

Maybe made if someone moved the body, thanks to the extra weight.

So this may or may not have been the person who killed them?

Exactly. Appears to be a size 9.

So, not Chloe, then?

Well, it still doesn't prove that she wasn't involved.

We don't know why she was running, for one thing.

OK, thank you, Paula.

Now I've got a truck on a farm I need you to check over.

Mark will text you the details.

OK.

What's going on?

When are you releasing Dad?

Well, let's talk about Josh Worston for now, Pess.

Josh.

I've only just found out he's dead.

Well, you said you weren't together anymore.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm sure. I only called you and texted several times.

On Sunday, for example. I told you. We said we might meet in town.

I didn't go in the end.

Your dad did.

What? Oh, aye.

Your dad followed him from town all the way to where Josh was killed.

Why would dad follow Josh?

Well, you tell me, Pet.

Was Josh harassing you and you wanted him to stop, is that it? No, no, it

wasn't.

I mean, we weren't together properly.

And your dad said you hadn't properly split up from him either.

He also said you had another fella in tow.

What's his name?

What was his name?

Craig.

Craig Simpson.

And did this Craig know about Josh?

No, look, I did try to split with Josh, but he clung on, always trying to

impress me.

And how did he do that?

Well, like, the last few months, he went on about this project he was working

on. He said I'd love it.

That it'd make a difference.

What project's that?

He didn't say.

Then he went on about volunteering at that kid's home.

And was that to impress you too?

I think he surprised himself about how much he enjoyed it.

Although he had a big fight with the manager there.

What?

He had a fight with Dave Limbaugh.

So he's taken a few days off.

It's been very stressful.

Aye, for the children in his care.

Of course.

But he gets the pressure from above as well as below.

What, from the owners of this place?

How do you think it looks, having police here?

Someone murdered.

How did Dave and Josh get on?

Fine.

They never saw each other much.

Josh and Noah often went into Longwater or to the cinema.

Because we were told it had a fight.

No, not that I ever saw.

Is there a way of leaving the house?

Avoiding the cameras?

Why, I think Dave went sneaking out to kill him.

And did he?

Avoiding CCTV cameras isn't Dave's MO.

He's all for the rules.

So all the kids were here watching a film on Sunday night, apart from Chloe

him?

Yeah, except when they went to the loo or having a fag break.

Stop. What? Put that knife down.

Why? What is it?

Where'd you get that from?

The knife?

From here, the kitchen?

Has it been missing?

What? Why?

Does that look like a murder weapon to you? The tip's broken off.

So someone put it back after our teams left. But who?

Well, not Chloe. She's not been back.

So she didn't kill Josh.

But maybe she saw who did.

And that's why she's run. She's scared.

But we do know someone who does have access here and who'd had a fight with

Josh.

Dave Limbaugh.

Oh, we found this in the kitchen at Rose Fall.

And we believe it to be our murder weapon.

But somebody had scrubbed it clean and returned it. Now, was that you, Dave?

What are you saying?

You think I killed Josh?

Well, we know you had a beef with him.

And we found size 9 shoe prints where he was killed.

You're a size 9, aren't you, Dave?

Well, so are millions of people.

Look, I never had a problem with Josh.

So you didn't argue with him?

One time I had words.

Did you?

Why? Because he was a posh boy, with lots of opinions about how a place like

Rose Falls should be ran, but with very little actual experience.

So, how's this for a scenario?

While everyone's squirreled away watching that film on Sunday night,

your office alone doing your paperwork, and you nip outside.

Hmm?

Being the manager of the place, you know how to avoid those CCTV cameras.

You see Josh, you argue, and it escalates.

Did Chloe see it happen? Is that why she ran?

Do you know where she is, Dave?

Did you hurt her, Mr Limbaugh?

I would never hurt any of our kids.

I've only ever done my best for them.

Well, Josh wasn't one of your kids, was he, love? So did you hurt him?

No.

OK, listen up.

I want to dig into Dave Limbaugh. Bank accounts, phone logs.

I'll get onto his mobile and the landline of the care home. Right.

Now, Kenny, do you feel up to a little trip?

Rarely, ma 'am. I want the CCTV at Rosefall checked again. Now, I reckon

a way of avoiding those cameras.

Oh, head there, ma 'am.

A couple of things from forensics, ma 'am. The knife you found was scrubbed,

there were residual blood traces on the blade housing.

Not what you'd want for chopping your veggies, eh?

Was it Josh's blood?

Confirming now, but I said we need to know sooner.

So, what was the other thing from Paula?

Result from Will Marsh's pick -up truck. There's zero evidence to suggest it was

used to transport Josh's body.

Oh, and he's also got size 11 feet.

Well, I now want forensics on Dave Limbaugh's motor.

Wasn't it Rose Fall on Sunday?

Well, maybe he fetched it.

I already mentioned his car to Paula.

She suggested we just test every vehicle in the North East.

Oh, well, if she's offering.

Now, come on, press on every avenue and you can buy me coffee.

You know, the team are working really hard.

So they should be. There's a young man dead and a young lad missing. You know

what I mean.

It just feels like you're pushing them on this one.

Well, there's a level Joe and the team are quite capable of staying above it.

And they all know what I expect of them.

Might need reminding sometimes.

Now, Chloe, if the man who was supposed to be keeping her safe killed Josh and

she saw it, no wonder she ran and is still running.

Why didn't she come to us?

She'll have trust issues.

You can see from her diary she felt let down by a long list of adults, justified

or not.

And we'll get lumped in with social services and the rest.

The authorities.

So who can she trust?

Like you can see from that diary, the lass is strong.

But she had been thinking.

And she still chose to fight.

You feel a real connection to her, don't you? You must be pleased that she's not

our prime suspect anymore, then. I never really thought she was.

Kenny, you at Roseport?

You want me to... Who's gone missing now?

Must have left overnight.

Any family that you would run to?

Pratt's in care.

We're his family.

Well, how about me?

They were forever rotating.

Endless fallouts and dramas.

Are you sure he has gone, love? He's not going to walk in in a minute, hungry

for his lunch.

I went to his room to put some washing away.

His water was emptied.

Clean washing.

There was a load of his stuff in the machine. He must have put it on.

And that's normal, is it? A young lad doing his own washing.

No, normally I have to rescue everything from the floor.

This film on Sunday.

You said some of the kids took a loo break or nipped out for a fag. Now, is

lad the one who smokes?

So, how long were his bag breaks?

I don't know.

Not long.

He normally just smokes out the back door.

Could one of them have been longer?

I don't know.

Hang on.

What?

In the middle of the movie.

He reappeared in a onesie.

Comfier than his chains, he said.

Kenny, seal off his room and get forensics onto that washed laundry.

Yes, ma 'am. And then check CCTV, see if you can see the lad leaving.

And if we can't?

Well, then there is a way to avoid those cameras, and that lad knew it.

Unbelievable. Two kids missing.

Maybe we spooked the lad.

Or perhaps he always intended to scarper.

So you're saying this 17 -year -old killed Josh, not Dave Limble? Well, we

know yet.

But our lame money, this lad is involved somehow.

Mum, something's coming on Chloe. Possible sighting. What?

Where? It reported this afternoon a man spotted a girl matching Chloe's

description in Cullumbra, Delancey Lane.

Cullumbra?

Delancey Lane is right next to the library, isn't it?

I think I should take that, don't you, Pet?

So you and her stayed close, whatever they thought at school.

She's been my best friend since primary. I wasn't going to betray her.

Whatever Dad told me to do.

So how did she first get in touch?

She rang me from her phone box.

Now, was it before or after you talked to me?

I'm sorry, okay? She found it desperate.

So... I snuggled some clothes to her, a bit of money, a sleeping bag.

So this was the first day she went missing?

Have you met her at all?

No, we've left notes for each other this way.

For safety.

Well, no -one's going to be borrowing that any time soon.

So clever.

Very Enid Blyton.

I need to move on.

New area, thanks for everything, girl. Love you.

So what's her plan?

Is she going to disappear completely, start a new life?

No, she... Well, she would have said goodbye.

I'm sorry, Kate.

She made me probably look tiny one.

What?

She's just scared, because she thinks that someone's after her.

Who?

Did she ever mention Bradley Russell?

A lad at the same home as her?

Yeah, yeah, she didn't like him.

She contacts you again, you let me know immediately.

There was a cottage she talked about.

Her grandparents owned it, probably went when she was younger.

Yeah, where was that?

Somewhere called Guildford.

So you've not seen or heard from Chloe?

No, not for over a year.

You were contacted about taking her in when her mum was sectioned.

Look, there's no judgement here, pet.

That's no easy task, taking on a troubled teenager.

Aye, well, and the age we are as well.

Now, you have a property in Guildstead? Is that a holiday home?

A bit grand to call it that. Cragside Cottage. We rarely go.

It's a wee bit in need of repair.

Yeah, and has Chloe ever been there? As a child.

For a few weeks every summer.

She adored it there.

She's a country girl at heart.

I got that feeling.

She'd always make us join in this daft tradition. What was it called?

The witch hunt, that was it. Yeah, daft, but she loved it.

She had a little friend in the village.

Thick as thieves they were.

Is that Alice, by any chance?

Aye, Alice. Alice Hartford. That's right. How do you know that?

Oh, she just mentioned an Alice in her diary.

You can't think she's gone there.

I mean, she hasn't been there for years, and Gilstead, it's so out of the way.

Do you think we could get access to the cottage?

Yes, of course, I'll dig you out some keys.

I can understand the lad wanting to get away.

At least you'll be able to breathe out here.

Jo, she's up here.

Hey, it's all right, Chloe, love.

It's all right.

No, please, no.

It's Bradley Russell.

Any upper limits on the scenes this case will generate?

No, I just think of the overtime pet.

Now, the clothes you sent us from the kids' home.

They aren't belonging to this lad.

We got nothing from the hoodie.

The hot wash would have destroyed crucial evidence.

But denim yields the highest DNA recovery rate in all washing methods.

And? We found traces of Joss Weston's blood.

Meaning Bradley Russell is our killer? Mm -hm.

And now he's lying dead in there.

Well, Paul prints from inside that the body showed no sign of external injury.

Did he have a history of drug use?

Well, at one time, I think, but we understood he was now clean.

There was a used syringe by him, and the constricted pupils and the cyanosis

suggest an accidental overdose.

Yeah, well, I want that heroin tested.

Of course you do.

I'll keep you updated, then.

Mark and Steph are en route.

Young lad in care, involved in a murder.

Who'd question an overdose?

You think we should?

Aye, I do.

It's all too tidy.

Well, not to me.

I mean, we still don't know what's going on with Dave Limble. Aye, we found

anything digging into him?

Steph's on his phone logs. There's nothing jumping out.

His finances show he was scraping by.

Not flush, but nothing to flag.

What was Brad doing here?

Somewhere Chloe Spencer knew.

Well, maybe we were supposed to think she was involved.

And maybe that's why Josh was taken to the Dark Wives in the first place, to

implicate her.

We need a full debrief.

Now, there's a pub I know in the village. Call Steph and tell her.

So why exactly is your name on the pub?

Oh, mystery to me.

My dad thought it was hilarious. Every time they tried to kick him out, he'd

claim a stake in the place.

Well, I hope Steph and Mark find it.

Never changes.

Don't me.

You're still here.

Well, well, well.

Vera Stanhope.

Jimmy said it, senior.

That's Jimmy Hebel, the birder who found Josh.

Ma's Jimmy's sister. That was Jo Ashworth, my colleague. And you're up at

cottage now, are you? With another body?

Well, any news travels fast in Guildford.

Any chance we can use your side room, Ma? I've got a couple more colleagues

turning up.

Sure, no problem.

So the forensics on the lad's laundry means that he killed Josh, right?

Well, he was certainly present, covered in blood splatter.

But he... He couldn't have brought the body all the way out here on his own.

Or at all.

He wasn't away from Roseville long enough on Sunday.

And he'd need a car.

Which means we're still not at the bottom of Josh Worston's murder.

Or who killed Bradley Russell, if he was killed.

Or where Chloe is.

The only reason we're in Gilstead is because we thought she'd be in that

cottage. Well, maybe she did come here.

Could she have killed the lad?

Yeah. Maybe you tried to silence her and she got to him first. Yeah, well... I

can see where you're coming from, but does that fit with the way he was

Someone's covering their tracks, but I don't think it's her.

And Dave Limbaugh's in the clear. He might have had a hand in Josh Worston's

death, but he couldn't have killed this lad. He's in custody.

But one thing's clear.

If that lad was murdered, Chloe's right to be afraid wherever she is, because

they're going to be after her next.

So, we might not have had much luck finding a car last time, but Crackside

Cottage is less remote than those dark wire stones, so come on, let's get

cracking.

Thanks for the room, Ma.

So, who's playing the witch this year?

Me? Unless you're looking to step up.

Come on, let her go ahead.

What? Cancel the witch hunt?

I will not stop it, Jo.

Anyway, it's confined to a dead area.

Now, you might have heard we've been looking for a missing lad. Aye, the

lad came round the other day asking.

What was her name?

Chloe Spencer.

Ah.

Yeah, I know her, but I haven't seen her for a while.

I told your officer that, but they were in the village a few months back.

Who was?

Her and her grandad.

Well, he told us Chloe hadn't been here for years.

And he didn't deny it.

He lied.

So is he hiding her now?

One more thing, love.

There's never a lass in the village called Alice Hartford.

Harry Hartford's girl, aye?

OK, so I'll go see this grandparent again in the morning. Are you OK to stay

here and talk to this Alice?

Well, she won't try and find out that night.

I'll be more interested to find out where she goes first thing.

It might lead you to something or someone.

Are you OK with that? All right, all right. Well, thanks, Ma.

Escaping without saying hi to Jimmy again.

Oh, well, it's not a social call, Pet.

It's the middle of a murder investigation.

So?

What's the story there?

Vera's dad, Hector.

He had a soft spot for our Jimmy.

A pair of them would go off birding.

My old dad said Vera felt left out.

I thought Hector would have loved her more if she'd been a boy and a birder.

I knew I'd seen you the other day.

Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

I promised I'd help Marie plot her route for the witch hunt tomorrow.

You're here because of this new body.

Well, at least it wasn't you who found this one.

Were you out yesterday?

Mm -hm.

See anyone near Cragside Cottage?

There was a car by the path you'd need for the cottage.

Can you describe it?

Large, 4x4, black or dark blue maybe, with those tinted windows.

It seemed too swish for another bird watcher.

I should have had a squeeze through the binoculars.

Oh, well, I wish you had.

You know, I still use the ones your dad gave me sometimes.

You never do.

I do.

Never forget him coming home raving about this lad who'd spotted a dusky

First he'd seen in the UK.

Brilliant naturalist, Hector.

Ah.

Shame about the poaching, thieving eggs, trading raptors taken from the wild.

You know I'm a gamekeeper now.

Ah, I heard.

So if Dad was still around, you'd be after him.

Aye, I suppose you might be too. I doubt he'd be pleased about you becoming a

gamekeeper any more than he was about me becoming a copper. Aye.

You had a tough bud.

He'd have made a great gamekeeper himself.

Oh, I'm serious.

Out in nature, no two days alike.

It's a gift.

Ah, you're not wrong there, Jimmy.

Night, Vera.

Take care.

Can I get you another blanket?

You're warming up, love. Aye.

The fire's lovely.

Nearly ready.

You know where this rabbit meat came from, lass?

Do I want to?

No one helped us catch anything, but quite a bit eat the rewards.

They're about the size of it.

See, the problem is that.

It just smells too good

You're

here again,

are you?

Haven't you got a home to go to?

You pass on your sausage?

Something like for you,

isn't it?

No big decisions.

Morning, ma 'am. Oh, I'm not stopping, Kenny.

I'm heading back to Gilstead.

Oh, just checking up on me, were you?

Ma 'am, I'm fine.

Take more than a wee bump in the head to get rid of me.

Yeah, well, I'm pleased to hear it.

I hope you'll always be here.

Well, nowhere else to go.

Oh, Joe, I got nothing from the grandad. I hope you had better luck.

Aye, we caught Alice sneaking out with a delivery.

Dropping food off for Chloe.

She's also admitted to giving her a tent and some warmer clothes.

Oh, so can we find her?

Well, there's a drop -off point they use for supplies.

Alice hasn't actually been to where Chloe's camping.

Steph also managed to convince her that she'd do more help for Chloe by trusting

us. Well done, Joe. Excellent.

OK, you two, check that out and I'll be with you as soon as I can.

All right, boss.

Got to go, Kenny.

Oh, ma 'am, the results are just in from Crackside Cottage.

There's a mishmash of prints as well as Brad's, but there's no matches on our

system. And it's only Brad's prints on the syringe.

But the initial tests on the heroin indicate it was cut with fentanyl.

So someone did kill him.

And the result on Dave Limbaugh's car.

They found Josh's DNA in the boot.

So it was him who moved the body the girl did.

So we must have got his car to the kids' home on Sunday night.

Somehow.

Okay, Kenny.

Change of plan.

Get him back in here.

Bradley Russell is dead, love.

Murdered.

Yeah, it's a good job you're tucked up in here with us, or you might be another

loose end to be tidied up.

Now, here's what I know.

Bradley Russell killed Josh Worston, but it was you who moved the body.

Forensics have confirmed he was in the boot of your car, love. Plus, we've your

shoe print at the scene.

Now, you told us you didn't drive to work on Sunday, but that's a lie.

Your car was picked up on ANPR, driving into work, but we don't see it leaving.

Now, here's something else we've discovered.

There's a dirt track at the back of Rose Fall, and if you take that, you can

avoid long water altogether.

And you... ..drove all the way at a guilted plane,

dumped his body...

Drove all the way back home and then cycled to finish your paperwork.

Now, we know all that.

What I don't know is why he killed Josh.

Why you moved his body. Why you defended the lad.

And why you lied to us. Because it was my fault.

What was?

He was meant to be an independent visitor.

Not an investigative reporter.

I heard he was working on an idea, talking some nonsense about how private

homes can't have the kids' best interests at heart.

I confronted Josh.

What a blazing row.

It didn't make any difference.

Brad saw us just after. I was upset.

I was worked up. I told him what was going on, and he said he would sort it.

What, that he was going to threaten him?

And you let him?

No, I told him to leave it, but...

Brad felt the same way I did, that Josh was taking advantage, that he was

exploiting us.

I can't believe he took a knife with him.

That was just madness.

And Chloe saw this.

Brad said he caught a glimpse of her.

I thought she probably saw you. And you thought you'd sought it by taking his

body to Gilstead, throwing suspicion on Chloe.

Brad was scared. I was just trying to help him.

You were covering up a murder.

Throwing suspicion on another kid.

But that wasn't my idea.

Oh.

So whose was it then, love?

Was it the same person who killed Bradley Russell?

Look, I don't know.

I don't know, OK?

Look, this is on me.

I'm the one to blame.

Right, we're getting somewhere.

He's admitted that Bradley Russell killed Josh and that he moved the body

Guildstead. That's all connected to a fight over Josh digging into the kids'

home. Digging into what, exactly?

Well, it being privately funded. So I need you to find everything you can on

the owners are.

He's hiding something, maybe protecting someone. And meanwhile, that lass is

still in danger so quick as you can, Kenny. Yes, ma 'am.

Well, I reckon this is about as close as we're going to get.

I don't want to scare Chloe off, anyway.

She's even up there.

I've got the right book back here.

Kenny?

I've been reading how profitable children's homes are.

But come and look at this. It's unbelievable.

Private equity, sovereign wealth funds.

Look at that.

Rumoured investment and...

Tyneverse Homes.

What do they own Rose for?

Well, it says here Tyneverse is part of a bigger group, Seaworth Care.

Put their fingers in lots of eyes.

Well, looks like they're making a mint. If these accounts are anything to go by.

And look who the group executive chair is.

Helen Allenby. Aye.

Now, she's the founder of Craven West Academy.

Hey, what's this over there?

Chloe?

That's still warm.

Aye, she saw us coming.

Come on.

Well, we talked before.

You didn't mention your company runs the residence Chloe was in.

Roseville?

Well, yes, it's under the Seaward Care umbrella.

But if you want information on the kids' homes, I can put you in touch with

Charles Dameron.

He's across that side of things. Well, I hear there are fortunes to be made from

that side of things.

Rinse in local authorities.

So I suspect... A whiff of a murder at one of your homes might put a bit of a

dent in that.

I'm sorry, but what has all this got to do with finding Chloe Spencer?

Because calls were made from this office to the landline at Rose Falls several

times this week. Now, have you been talking to Dave Limbaugh?

Why shouldn't I have been?

Well, you've just told me it's your man.

Stammering deals with the kids' homes.

Now, someone told Dave Limbaugh...

that Josh Worcester had been saying negative things about your company.

Now, was that you? Did you tell him that?

Hmm?

And did you tell Dave Limble to shut Josh up and the poor fella ends up dead?

I think I've heard enough of this nonsense.

See, we're a successful business, but all we're trying to do is make a

difference. Oh, I know a successful love. I've seen the last account.

How did you know about Josh's little project anyway?

And who did you get to deal with Bradley Russell?

I said I think we're done.

For now, pet.

But don't go making any travel plans.

Kenny, where's that Seaworth file?

It's here, ma 'am.

All right.

What are you looking for?

The firm who took their account.

Regant accountant, ma 'am.

What's the registered address?

Let's have a look.

Yeah, stop there.

That's Chris Worston's address.

Josh's dad is Seaworth's accountant.

Kenny, it all fits.

Even down to the fentanyl, his wife's a GP.

So he told Helen Allenby about his son's project.

She told Dave Limble, asked him to deal with it.

And she's been tidying up ever since. Come on, Kenny, I'll lead you with me.

Mum.

Well, there's your uniformer at the warden's, Mum.

No sign of Chris.

And what did the wife say?

Ah, that he went out hiking yesterday.

Talked about camping over a couple of nights.

Well, we'll bring her in and ask about the fentanyl, because my guess is she

prescribed it.

And he'll be camping at Guildstead.

It was him who took the lad there in that war before Jimmy Hebbel saw.

And he's still there.

Well, why hang around the same idiot?

I've finished business, Kenny.

He's after Chloe Spencer.

All these costumes are going to make finding her a nightmare.

Now, the witch can be anywhere within the set area.

Come and find her.

Look, if she catches you first, you're dead.

Well, that was in great taste, wasn't it?

Right, now we're looking for Chloe Spencer and Chris Worston. What, Josh's

Aye, trust me, the lass is in great danger. But she'll be more spooked than

ever, especially if she sees a police presence.

So keep uniform in the background.

Now you instead stay in the crowd in the village and keep your eyes peeled.

Mark, Kenny and I will try and get ahead of the hunt.

village now.

We're following behind.

Yeah, it looks like most of them are going into the tree. Well, it's a good

place to hide because they can't use the castle this year.

Oh, I just caught some folks.

Hang on. There, there. Who's that?

Hang on. I think that's Esther.

Chloe's friend from the academy. Now keep an eye on her. We've got eyes on

of Chloe's friends. There's someone with her heading into the trees.

We're under the trees now.

Report someone.

Are we sure that the other person with Esther is Chloe?

We couldn't see. They're masked.

We've eyes on them now. It's you in. Hey! Stop there!

The mask's off now.

Off! Off!

We're just trying to find Chloe.

It's not her.

It's not Chloe with Esther, it's Alice Harford.

Wait, where'd the boss go?

I'm not the witch.

Though some people might disagree.

No, I'm Vera. Just Vera. And I'm with the police, love.

No, I'm here to help you.

Now then, we know you saw what happened to Josh.

You saw Bradley Russell kill him.

Does he know I'm here?

No, no, he doesn't, love.

Now, I know only too well what it feels like to be alone, have no one to talk

to, to have to fight on your own.

You're a survivor.

But now I have a confession to make, love.

And I hope you'll forgive me, but I read some of your diary.

No, but I had to, love, because I needed to find you.

But, hey, love, you write so beautifully.

I felt like...

I'd already met you.

So will you come with me, pet?

Let me and my colleagues keep you safe. Come on. That's it.

Hey!

Leave her alone!

You're not fooling anyone in that mask, Mr Worston. Take the ridiculous thing

off.

Helen, I'll be telling you to wear that, did she?

No idea. You don't understand.

Oh, yes, I do.

We found Josh's laptop in your house, the one you took from his digs.

He confided in you about his expose project, didn't he?

No.

He was so excited. He'd been in touch with the production company and they

interested. Oh, so you told your mate, Helen.

She said not to worry. She said...

She'd handle it, but then... Leave her!

The next thing I hear is that my son is dead.

So she came to you, did she, full of sadness and told you who killed your

And she got you to bring Bradley Russell out here because she thought Chloe

would be at that cottage.

Her happy place.

And the heroin was that Helen's idea, too.

Aye, and you leapt at the chance of lacing it with fentanyl because you knew

would kill him. Made your own wife an accomplice to murder.

He killed our boy! Aye, he did, not Chloe. She's done nothing.

Except be fond of Josh.

So what are you going to do, love?

Are you going to kill her?

You're gonna have to kill me too, pet.

Oh,

the hunt's over.

What will happen to me now?

Well, I've got someone from social services coming over.

I'm going back to Rose for?

Well, I have had a conversation with your grandparents and maybe something

be sorted out there, if that's what you want.

I think I'd like that, but I'm not really sure what I want anymore.

I'll do everything.

Life's just one scary decision after another.

But the fight I've seen in you, love, you're going to be fine.

Now, the witch here's going to take care of you until social services turn up.

Joe,

look, get around him for the tea for me, will you?

That'll not even pay for Kenny's drinks.

Look, I'll owe you.

I'll not be long. I've just got one last visit to make.

I heard there was a school board meeting.

Run late, did it?

It did.

If you don't mind, would you like to get home? Oh, no, of course not. I just

wanted to let you know that I've now got the full picture.

And what full picture's that?

Well, my tech team managed to get into Josh's computer.

Oh, my goodness, he'd done his research, looked into your company's financials,

followed the rumours about your big investment.

He'd even set up a meeting with a production company to pitch his idea.

I'm afraid I don't recognise any of what you're talking about.

Oh, that's OK, love. I can enlighten you.

Now, you heard about Josh's project from your accountant, didn't you?

Josh's dad, Chris Worston.

And you suddenly saw millions in investment about to vanish. So you

Dave Limble at Rosefall to shove Josh up. I think we've been through all this

already. Now, listen, love.

I don't believe you asked Dave Limbaugh to get Josh killed, I don't.

Because that would have just drawn more attention to yourself, wouldn't it? No,

you just wanted to silence him. This is nonsense.

Now, you maintain that you come from the same background as these kids.

To empathise.

You don't give a stuff about them, love.

You just use them, make them suffer more.

I take it you've got no proof for this fantasy.

Ah, no.

Unlike you, love.

I am good at me job.

Ah, you've been careful, I give you that.

Dave Limbaugh. Not mentioned your name, not once.

But Chris Worston is helping us.

He does have a conscience.

And those money men always know where the bodies are buried.

Drive safely, Petty.

I was like, are you going to wear golden all the way up the hill?

You're not coming in. Oh, you don't need me in there. Go on back inside. Enjoy

yourself. You deserve it.

Come on.

Just for a bit.

I'm not staying long. I've got to get back to the family.

And they're okay, are they, the family?

I have started speaking to someone, you know.

Oh, well, that's good.

Now, I heard your request had been granted.

Look at that. Isn't that beautiful?

You know what?

This case has really made me think.

And I did think a lot of myself when you and Chloe.

Made me think of a lot of things.

Like how good my team is.

And it brought back vivid memories of me dad.

Some I'd rather forget.

You helped me scatter Hector's ashes, do you remember?

No.

Don't think I ever said thank you.

No, you didn't.

Well, thank you.

You're a good man, Joe.

And thanks for always having me back.

You coming down with something?

Actually, I've never felt better. Now, go on. Get back inside.

Finish your pint before Kenny downs it.

See you tomorrow then.

Oh, DCI Stanhope.

Apologies for the late hour, ma 'am, but... Oh, could this finally be your

formal acceptance of the promotion?

Well, it's more about making way, ma 'am, for others to fly.

Go on then, pet. Give us a hand with this.

That's it.

Lining up on that side.

You all quiet?

Something on your mind?

Need to do my schoolwork.

I'll be done with it soon.

What do you want with all that book learning at your age anyway?

The minimum requirements.

Requirements?

For what?

To join the police.

You can't join the police.

You won't change me mind, Dad. The police is no place for a laugh.

You're wrong.

Am I?

You best prove it then, Pet.

Morning. Morning.

Morning.

Kenny the boss not in yet?

I haven't seen her yet.

Maybe she's having a well -deserved day off for once.