All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.UK.S03E06_Legendas01.ENG

In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented
by two separate yet equally important groups.

The police,
who investigate crime,

and the Crown Prosecutors,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

You did one of these
for me last month, didn't you?

Yeah.
We're busy these days.

Well, I have to say,
I was surprised you'd come out on Sunday at all.

Mind you, a bailiff
has got to be recession-proof, innit?

Yeah. Which is it?

Uh, Flat 11. Name's Marlowe.
Made redundant a year ago.

I don't like calling you guys
out but I need the money.

I mean we've all got family
to look after, ain't we?

Oh, there's mine now.

- Mr. Marlowe?
- Yeah, hello, Mum. Yeah, I'm here now.

- Mr. Marlowe, open the door.
- I'll pick it up on my way back.

Look, can you turn that down?
I can't hear anything.

Yeah, Mum, Mum,
the cat can wait! I've gotta go.

- Archie?
- Mr. Marlowe.

Can you turn that music
down a bit, son?

Mr. Marlowe open the door.

Dear God!

Call the police. Get the police!

Archie Rahman.

He's a student.

Only been here
since term started.

Did he have any
regular visitors?

Not as far as I know.

There was a drugs raid next door
last month, wasn't there?

No, no, Archie is not like that.
He's a good kid.

Far as I remember, he always had
his head stuck in a book.

Sorry, I've--
I've got to take this.

- Hello.
- Hello, Mum?

Yeah, yeah I'm all right.
I don't care if the cat's going hungry.

Bloke in the flat downstairs
reckons he heard a barney

coming from Archie Rahman's
flat at about 4 p.m.

Male or female barney?

Well he couldn't tell.
I don't think he could tell what day it was to be honest.

I think he's been enjoying
a little too much of the old wacky baccy.

All right, Pete?
What are the highlights, mate?

- Two knife wounds,
- Hmm-mm.

one defensive in the arm,
one in the abdomen, below the ribs.

And what kind of knife?

Difficult to say.
Probably four-inch blade.

No sign of forced entry.

Well no, but it's hardly
the Bank of England.

No change, no spy-hole,
one badly-maintained lock.

Attacker could have knocked
and the lad just opened the door.

- In his boxer shorts?
- Well, it happens.

Let's hope
it is not that random.

Knife attack is bad enough
on the streets.

But in your own home...

Pete?

Is this, what I think it is?

Needs confirming, but yeah.
His 'n' hers body fluids.

- Fresh... ish.
- Lovely.

Well, whoever
he was entertaining has long since gone.

And so's Archie Rahman.

And no-one was seen in or out
on Sunday afternoon?

Not by anyone talking to us.

Great.

So, our list
of suspects can be filed under A for anyone?

Security cameras
are all fakes, only there as a deterrent.

That's what you get when you cut
corners, gentlemen.

You just come
from a budget meeting?

Don't ask.

You don't fancy swapping those
squad cars for bicycles, do you?

That would be good.

I can see me
and you on a tandem.

Well, what's new there?

You on the back
stuffing your face

and I'd be at the front
doing the leg work as usual.

It wasn't a serious
suggestion, boys.

So, what do we got
on Archie Rahman?

Well, he didn't do drugs,
not attached to any gangs,

and if you listen
to the residents,

he kept himself to himself

Chandler?

Yeah, all right.

Show them
into an interview room.

Archie's parents are here.

Matt, you keep chasing the rest
of the neighbors. Ron...

I know.
But someone's got to do it.

Why are you asking us
all these questions?

We're very sorry but we are just
trying to understand what happened to your son.

What's to understand?

He worked two jobs
to pay his fees.

He studied hard.
He's done nothing wrong.

When was the last time
you spoke to Archie?

Saturday night.

I told him to stay in.

I told him that he could enjoy
living his life later.

Now he needed to...

He was the first one
in our family to go to university.

Mrs. Rahman,
we found two wine glasses

in the kitchen of Archie's flat
that had been drunk from.

Do you think that he had
been drinking with a friend?

Maybe even a girlfriend?

He did not have a girlfriend.

There was Darla.

- He was never serious about her.
- They broke up a few months ago.

Okay.

And Darla, was she upset
by the break up?

I don't know.

She was wrong for him
and he knew it.

Ali never approved of her
because she--

- she was in a band.
- He deserved better.

He deserved better than this.

I saw him last week
to get my iPod back.

And it was all smiles,
was it, Darla?

No. He was winding me up
about my life, like always.

I told him to get lost.

He goes to college
because his Dad tells him to,

and then acts all posh
like I'm beneath him.

I ain't taking that from no one.

So, why did you see him
again on Sunday?

I didn't.
I ain't seen him since.

What not even
for a final farewell?

I don't need a sympathy shag
from Archie Rahman.

He ain't all that.

And can anyone verify
where you were on Sunday?

Yeah.

About 50 people saw our gig
at the Waterhole in Walthamstow.

What's this about?
What's he done?

Archie was murdered
on Sunday afternoon.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. A-- Archie?

Do you know
if he was seeing anyone else?

Archie's gone?

- Do you believe her?
- Yeah.

They're just kids.

They leave home.

No matter how much
you try to protect them,

they all leave eventually.

What are you on about,
you daft old git?

I remember. I couldn't wait.

Knife was serrated,
uh, 10cm blade.

After that, we're guessing.

A forensic expert guessing?
What would Quincy say?

- Who's Quincy?
- Right, the woman

upstairs was out all day
with her kids.

And the other flat has been
empty since January.

Okay and what about
mobile records?

Yeah,
still checking through them.

Well let's hope something
turns up otherwise,

it's door to door
for the next six weeks.

Oh, which is why
I brought you this.

"Persian Pottery
of the 11th Century"

Thanks Teddy,
wondered where I'd left that.

It was in the evidence
collection from Archie's flat.

Thought we might be able to get
fingerprint details--

- Yeah, and did you?
- Yeah, hundreds. None useful.

Because it's a library book

from the Waterloo
and City College library.

And it was stamped out
on Sunday.

I wasn't here on Sunday.

I'm a postgrad.
I only do a few shifts.

Okay.
Could you tell us what time

this book
was checked out, please?

Alright. Give me a minute.

I used to go out with a girl
from here once.

Why's that?
Need help with your homework, did you?

Amanda Teague.

We used to meet up
after the library closed.

Go for a quickie
in social sciences.

What's the matter with you?
This is a place of learning.

- We were learning.
- Here we go.

Checked out on Sunday

around eleven o'clock
by Rebecca Anderson.

You sure it wasn't checked out
by Archie Rahman?

Not unless he looks like this.

The title of the book is,

Persian Pottery
in the 11th Century.

I'm doing modern languages.
Why would I have a book about pottery?

It's checked out in your name.

Since when did you lot
care about a library book?

Was it late or something?

Were you in college library
on Sunday?

Yep, till it closed at six.

- With anyone?
- Might have been.

Right, Miss Anderson, listen.

We haven't started asking
the tough questions yet

and he's gonna have to shave
again soon, so please.

- I was with my friend.
- Does your friend have a name?

- Sally Douglas.
- Do you know Archie Rahman?

- No.
- Are you sure?

Well, let me think about that
for a second. Yeah, I'm sure!

Look, this is serious, Rebecca.
Your pottery book was found

in his flat
when he was murdered.

Look I told you,
it's not my book.

That library
always get stuff mixed up.

I got a fine the other day
for a book I'd never even heard of.

I bet that is what happened.

And can you tell us
where we can find

this mate of yours, Sally?

She helps out at her mum's
hair salon in Stoke Newington.

I was at the library,
doing an essay.

By yourself?

No, with my friend Becky.
We were there until it closed.

This is Rebecca Anderson?

And she was with you
the whole day?

Yeah. We left about six.

Is Becky in trouble?

We are just trying to sort out
a mix-up, that's all.

Oh right.

So, who do you reckon
was having a bottle of plonk

with Archie Rahman
over Sunday lunch, then?

Oh you've got that look again,
what's up?

You remember what I said
about me and Amanda Teague?

Do you mind, I'm eating?

Well both Rebecca and Sally

said they were working
in the library

all day on Sunday
'til it closed at six.

- And?
- Yeah, still holding, yeah.

- Yes, and?
- Thank you, you've been a great help.

Well, something
was nagging at me, so I called.

On Sundays,
the library closes at midday.

Giving one of them the chance
to have a bit beef

and Yorkshire pudding
with Archie Rahman.

And maybe the chance
to kill him.

Becks was with me
the whole time.

- Until the library closed at 6?
- Yeah.

Except it closes before lunch
on a Sunday, doesn't it?

You see that leaves us
with a missing afternoon.

And as detectives,

we don't like
missing afternoons.

Things can happen
that we don't know about, you see, Sally?

And that makes us as suspicious.

Yeah well,
the library closes at 12:00 but the university doesn't.

We went into the reading room,
carried on working, then went home.

Right.
This is a murder investigation.

You don't need to be part of it.

I'm not part of it.

If you're covering
for your friend, you could be in a lot of trouble.

She's got nothing to do with it.

And what are you studying?

- Philosophy and Art History.
- Okay. What's the lecture about?

Ancient arts of Persia
and the subcontinent.

Look, I've really got to go.

So, Rebecca's book
is in Archie's flat

on the subject
Sally is studying.

I saw a Krypton Factor
like that once.

So, which do we believe is capable of murder?
Sugar or spice?

Well, the bottom line is,
we haven't got any proof...

...that either of those girls

was anywhere near Archie Rahman
when he died. So...

Devlin? Hiya.

Blinding. Thanks.

- Ange has got something for us.
- As ever.

This is the high street round
the corner from Archie's flat.

Less than a ten-minute walk.

That looks like Sally Douglas.
What do you think?

Difficult to prove
from this distance.

What shop is that, Ange?

It's not.
It's a local cab firm.

Right.

Yeah, I was here Sunday.

Doing every shift
I can right now, get me out the house.

Baby crying all the time
can drive a man mad.

Yeah, lovely.

- Uh, do you recognize this girl?
- Is there a reward if I do?

Yeah.

We'll leave you alone so you
can get back to your in-tray.

Okay.

- Oh, yeah. Yeah. I remember her.
- And why is that?

She came in late afternoon,
crying her eyes out.

- Real emotional.
- I don't suppose you got her name?

No.

She just kept saying,
"Take me home, take me home."

I felt for her.

I reckon she was
suffering man trouble.

Right. Don't work too hard, eh?

Right, so we know
they're both lying.

Which one do you want
to scare first?

I don't mind.
As long as I can play 'bad cop'.

I swear I was in the library
all day with my mate.

Fine, right. I've had enough.
You're coming to the station with us.

What for?

We're thinking of throwing
you a party. How's that?

You can't arrest me!

Look, why do you think we carry
police badges, Rebecca?

It's not to get us
into China Whites.

Now, we can either
carry this on down the station

or you can tell us
what really happened.

OK, get the cuffs out, Matt,
please. Happy now?

Okay, okay!

Okay.

Sally rang me on Sunday night,
really upset,

and said that if anyone asked,

we were at the library
all day together.

And you didn't ask why your best
mate was crying down the phone?

I just assumed she'd had a row
with her Dad. She always is.

Why has she got a book out
under your name?

I've got a bad credit rating.

And I needed some kosher ID

to secure my flat
so, we swapped cards.

Is Sally in trouble?

Yes, she is.
But not for swapping cards.

This is just a huge mistake.

My daughter has nothing
to do with any boy.

Mrs. Douglas, the fingerprints
we've just taken from your daughter

have been matched to those found
at the victim's flat.

That can't be right!

Sally, I'm going to read you
your rights. Do you understand?

- You're arresting her? Hang on a second!
- Mum, it's all right.

- I'm ready.
- Sally Douglas, I'm--

...my daughter
and I have a right to see her!

- Your father's here. Martin, they're arresting her!
- Sir, excuse me.

Say nothing, sweet pea.
Nothing till we get a brief, you understand?

Sir, we can let you stay
but you will have to calm down.

You have my daughter here.
I should have been called.

You can't talk to her
without me here.

Mr. Douglas, your daughter
is over the age of 18,

we don't need your permission
to do this.

While under my roof, she needs
my permission to do anything!

Yes well, you're under my roof
at the moment

and I can allow you to stay
as a courtesy

but if you impede
this interview,

I'm gonna have to have you
removed. Do you understand that?

Good.
Sally Douglas, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of the murder
of Archie Rahman.

You do not have to say anything
but it may harm your defense

- if you do not mention when questioned...
- I need a lawyer here, now!

- ...something that you may rely on in court.
- Oh, dear god!

Anything you do say may
be given in evidence.

Is there anything
you want to say, Sally?

- Say nothing.
- Dad, I'm not a criminal.

It doesn't matter, sweet pea.
They can twist your words.

Listen to your father.

Sally, we can wait
if you'd rather?

- I'll wait.
- Okay.

Get her the duty solicitor.

And make sure we've got someone

from the CPS
watching everything.

So sorry, Ron.
I've only just got out of court.

Not to worry, not to worry.
Gimme your coat.

- Thank you.
- There you go.

Right, you just
make yourself comfortable.

- Right, okay.
- I'll let them know we're good to go okay?

Sally?

In your own time.

I was in the library
by the coffee machine.

And this boy came over
and started talking to me.

He said his name was Archie
and he was doing Art History.

We talked,
he made me laugh. I liked him.

We went outside for a cigarette
and we talked some more,

and I realized
we were doing the same course,

just at different colleges.

And he was doing
a similar project.

So he invited me round
to his flat.

Dear God.

We went there together,

and he gave me some wine,
and I drank it,

and I felt really weird.

I thought it was just
the alcohol but I tried to stand up

and I was too dizzy,
so I fell back on the bed.

And then he started
taking my clothes off.

- Oh, Sally.
- Jesus.

- Did you try to resist?
- I couldn't--

I couldn't move my arms
or cry out. I couldn't even say 'no'.

And he raped me.

While I was lying there.

I couldn't move
and then I just passed out.

Any idea how long for?

A few minutes, I guess.

I started pulling
my clothes back on

when he came out of the bathroom
and wanted to do it again.

I tried to run but he grabbed me
so I got hold of a knife.

And I stabbed him.

But I didn't know what I was doing.
I just wanted to get out.

What did you do with the knife?

Don't know I--
I dropped it outside. I just...

I just wanted to get away.

Why didn't you tell the police?

I wasn't thinking.

I was just so ashamed.

- Did you see a doctor?
- No.

Please, for God's sake, stop.

Did you tell anyone about this?

How could I?

I thought it was all my fault.

She was dizzy, she was paralyzed.
So, what do we reckon?

Rohypnol?

Could be, yeah.
Tasteless,

straight in the wine glass.
Could knock her right out.

Means some poor girls don't even
remember they've been raped.

No, they don't.
So, don't let us take this all at face value.

You're saying
you don't believe her?

I'm saying,
I'm not a 100 per cent.

Well from where I was sitting,
I saw a nice young girl who's been through hell.

Yeah, well hang on
I mean, don't forget

that at the beginning of this,
there was a dead teenager.

Precisely.

As a detective I wouldn't mind
seeing some evidence

to back up her story.

When have we dealt
with a murder-rape,

where the rapist
was the dead body?

Well, I say good on her
for fighting back.

Oh, come on, Matt.
She threw the murder weapon God knows where.

She lied to us.
She got an alibi.

It wouldn't be the first time
someone lied about being raped.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

What do you think?
You got enough?

Unless we can prove
her story is a lie,

she'll walk on self-defense.

But worth us investigating?

Alesha?

I guess so.
Until we know exactly what happened in that flat,

yes, it's worth investigating.

All right.

So, what do we do with Sally?

What we do
with any suspected killer.

We get the charging officer
and we put her away.

My client
is not guilty, my Lady.

With respect,

to my learned friend,
the Crown opposes bail.

Sally Douglas lied
consistently to the police

for over a week
before being arrested.

She then made a statement
which we believe to be false.

She could fail to appear before
this court unless remanded.

My Lady, really,
remand is unnecessary.

My client defended herself
against a sexual attack.

She's 19 years old
and still lives with her parents.

She's a hard-working
young student

who is not going to run away.

She was frightened,

- intimidated--
- Yes, thank you.

I get the picture.

Bail is granted
with the following conditions:

Her passport will be surrendered

and she should report
to the local constabulary every day at noon.

What's next?

You okay with this?

Of course, why wouldn't I be?

Sally's story is similar to--

James, we deal with sex crimes
all the time.

Why should this one
be any different?

Then we have nothing
to worry about.

Except our case
is looking pretty thin.

Why do you say that?

Well, for a start,
she got bailed.

That's no surprise.

Without Archie to speak
for himself, her story sounds pretty convincing.

James?

Do you think
we're doing the right thing?

Archie's dead.

We can't just ignore that.

But what if it was self-defense?

Then we'll deal with it.
But what if she's lying and it was murder?

Would you be happy telling
Archie's Dad we have no case, right now?

If it's the truth, yes.

We don't know yet either way
so do me a favor,

keep that to yourself 'til we're
through this circus.

My client was attacked
by a predatory rapist--

There is Sally Douglas. Sally?

Are you expecting
the CPS to drop the charges?

You'll have to ask
the CPS.

Uh, Mr. Steel?
Mr. Steel?

Don't you think
justice has already been done?

A rapist is dead, after all.

Let's first establish
whether she was actually raped.

Are you calling the victim
a liar, Mr. Steel? Mr. Steel?

- Has Miss Douglas been granted bail?
- Mr. Steel?

A young Asian boy is stabbed
and nobody seems to care.

A pretty white girl is raped
and suddenly it's headline news.

All we needed was PT Barnum
and we could have sold tickets.

So, do we have anything to prove
that this girl's story is false?

No trace of GHB or Rohypnol
in Archie's flat.

No residue in the glasses,
no packaging.

Could've been a one-off, bought from someone else.
And the glasses were rinsed.

Possibly.
We still haven't found the murder weapon.

Could've been picked up by a passer-by.
She never said she hid it.

Well, you seem to have
the defense arguments wrapped up.

So, James,
why are we prosecuting?

Her story is inconsistent

with other accounts
of drug rapes.

We can't just dismiss her story
because it doesn't fit a known pattern.

How did she stab Archie
a few minutes after the attack

if she'd been drugged
with a sedative?

Different people react to drugs
in different ways.

What if the effects
had worn off?

What if she's the one
who did fight back?

Fifteen-love to the defense.
So, what's your case?

Prove she's lying.
There was no rape.

She stabbed Archie
for another reason.

- Any in mind?
- Crime of passion.

Okay, if you want to prosecute
that successfully,

you'll have to show that Sally
knew Archie before that Sunday.

Let's start with her friends.

See what they have to say
about her.

- And if we don't find anything?
- Same as always.

If we can't build a strong
enough case, we'll walk away.

Fine.

James?

Is she-- Is she letting
her thing affect her?

Her thing?

- You know. What happened to her.
- No. Why would she?

She's the best prosecutor
we have, George.

Did Sally already know Archie?

Why is it so hard to believe
that some Bollywood boy wanted a piece of her?

It's not, but I need to know
as much about her as possible.

What, so you can
stitch her up in court?

Rebecca, we'll either go forward
with this case or we'll drop it,

based on what I can find out.
Did Sally have a boyfriend?

We talked about boys
all the time.

She would have said
something to me if she had.

So, you think Sally's definitely
telling the truth?

Well she wouldn't the first
college girl to be taken advantage of.

I know, But she didn't say
anything to anyone until she was arrested.

She even used you as her alibi.

She was a mate.
She asked for help and I didn't question it.

- How is she?
- Have you not been round?

There's press outside her house.

Her Dad
is not letting anyone in.

Well, it will be tough for her,

but if she's strong,
she'll handle it.

- How long have you known Sally?
- Since she was 15.

She ever talk to you
about boyfriends?

She wanted my advice, you know?
What to say, what to wear.

Any boy in particular?

She was bang into this bloke
at sixth form college.

They had only snogged
but I could tell she was proper fixed on him.

- Has there been anyone since?
- Not as far as I know.

She was pretty gutted
about being dumped.

I remember what that's like.

Yeah, but Theo
was a real tosser about it.

Why?

She broke her arm
in an accident, yeah?

- Mm-hmm
- Had a few days off school.

By the time she came back,

he's had moved on
to someone else.

Something shiny
and new had come along.

Boys never change.

So, I went back
to the ex-boyfriend

just to see
if they were still in touch

and he barely remembers her.
Just one of those things.

She was more into him
than he was into her.

Is there anything connecting
her to Archie?

No, nothing in her current
circle of friends suggests

she knew him before that Sunday.
Or any boy, for that matter.

Unless the police come up
with something, I don't think we have a case.

Whoa, hang on a minute,

there's university staff
to talk to, phone records to check, her family.

And why would she lie
for so long?

Why did she feel the need
to have an alibi?

Headline, James.

People lie about things
they are ashamed of.

Would you care
to join us?

Why can't you put her away?

You have a confession from her.
She stabbed my son.

- She's claiming self-defense.
- Every day!

Every day, those bastards
on the news

with some line
about justice and rape.

We have to deal
with the death of our son

while his name's destroyed

and you just sit here
doing nothing.

I can assure you,
we are not doing nothing.

I want this over with.
I just want it all to end.

I know this is difficult for you

but it takes time
to build a case.

Can't we just stop? Now?

But then,
it would never go to trial.

If we drop this now,
then there is a risk

your son will be
remembered forever as a rapist.

I know but this is killing us!

We're doing all that we can
just as fast as we can.

Mr. Rahman,
has something happened?

I had a call from the press.

Oh god, please
don't let them influence you in any way at all.

You have to stop them.

They are threatening to publish.

Publish what?

- An old school report.
- What report?

We can't go through this again.

I-- I'm sorry,
go through what again?

Archie was suspended.

What was he suspended for,
Mr. Rahman?

He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The head said so.

But what was he suspended for,
Mr. Rahman?

- He attacked a girl.
- He was 13.

He was suspended
for a week for going into the girls' changing room--

Yeah with three other kids,
all older than him, egging him on.

He pulled at a girl's clothing.
There was screaming, tears.

Enough for it
to be taken seriously.

But not enough for it
to be reported to the police?

My readers may skip that detail.

Oh, bloody hell, Russell.
You can't run with this, it'll prejudice the case.

No names will be mentioned.

Well it's hardly going
to be difficult to work out

which case you're referring to,
is it?

Yes, it's true,
some of our readership can add two and two.

The tabloids are not
where this should be played out.

- My editor disagrees.
- Your white, male editor?

- How can you, of all people--
- What? 'Cause I is black?

Be honest, we all love
an enforced stereotype.

Thanks,
for the fair-trade coffee.

You print this,
we'll take you to court.

Yeah, I know,
and we'll publish an apology

buried on page ten
when the injunction comes through.

Good luck.

When did fighting
the press become full time?

It does show an escalation
in Archie's behavior.

Possible character pattern.

Getting fresh
in a girl's changing room's

hardly an indictable offence
at thirteen.

Something you want to tell me?

It's a huge leap from a kid full
of hormones to a sex attacker.

Maybe. But some make the jump.

How were we to know this?
It's a school bloody report?

Nothing came up about his past
during the investigation?

Well forgive me,
I thought we were investigating

the person who held the knife.

Natalie, please, we have to find
something to prove

this girl's lying or we're just
gonna have to walk away.

Well, maybe you'd like to talk
to the boys there,

who as far as I know,
have been doing more than sitting on their backsides

with their fingers in their ears
for the past few weeks.

Jellybean?

- You got something?
- Well,

Trying to get the details
of the phone calls

has been an absolute nightmare.

Matty's been here
all night trying to piece together the mobile records.

Anything linking
Sally to Archie?

Well, there is a pattern
in her outgoing calls

but I'm not sure I can
make any sense of it.

She keeps dialing this number
but just for short bursts.

10 seconds, 20 seconds.
Nothing long enough to have a conversation.

What's the number?

It's 0207 number.

Been on it for hours
this morning already. Nothing.

And what about
her incoming calls?

Still being sorted
by the phone company.

- Still?
- Welcome to our world.

Make an urgent request,
wait six months for a reply an--

Hello?

Hello? This is Matt Devlin
of MIU, Bow Street. Uh, you are?

Right. And where are you?

Really?
Thank you very much, madam.

You're not going
to believe this.

There she is.

Who uses a payphone these days?

Well someone who needs to keep
their relationship a secret, I guess?

- So, she is lying?
- Yeah, looks like it.

She pranks here,

he rings back, they talk
for as long as they like,

the number stays
under the radar,

nothing suspicious on her bill.

- Have you checked this?
- Yeah of course.

No relevant forensic detail.
The report is somewhere on my desk.

Get the outgoing call records
for this number.

Hey.

You okay?

Outgoing call records
from Archie's payphone

match a contract mobile
belonging to Martin Douglas.

- Sally's Dad.
- Who is paying for her mobile phone.

Sally did know Archie.
She had done for weeks.

So, she lied about knowing him.

Doesn't mean that she lied
about being raped.

True.

But do you really think
that now?

Most rape victims
know their attacker.

Yeah, but why is she still lying
about what happened?

Maybe because she didn't think
anyone would believe her.

Do you?

I really want to.

If Sally is crying, "rape",

has she any idea
what she's doing?

How much damage this does?

No. She really hasn't.

Then let's call Thompson.

Confront him with this,
see what he says.

And why should I be discussing
a deal with you?

Because we can prove
they were having a relationship.

"Prove" is such a strong word.

A mobile in her father's name
was being used to call a public phone?

Smacks of circumstantial to me.

Chris, that is bollocks and you know it.
A jury won't be that naive.

Depends how you present it.

Rather like his previous form.

Ah, don't believe everything
you read in the papers,

it was a wild interpretation
of the facts.

Hi.

- Hi.
- I-- I shouldn't be talking to you.

My boss is in there,
trying to convince your barrister to take a deal.

- What for?
- You to plead guilty.

But why? It was self-defense.

Well, you lied
about knowing Archie.

That means some people
will think

you're lying
about the rape as well.

Well, I'm not.
I'm telling the truth.

Okay, but the next step
is appearing in court.

The Old Bailey,

where you'll have to tell
everyone what happened to you.

I know. I can do that.

Sally, I have been in there

when someone has had to recount
every single detail

and it is hard...

and it is painful
and heart-breaking.

Now, if you go into court
telling this story,

it will be our job
to prove that you are lying.

You do not have
to put yourself through that.

You can tell me the truth now.

Did Archie rape you?

Miss Phillips, I'll ask you
not to talk to my client

without my being present.

- Of course. Sorry.
- See you in court.

Is there anything
I need to know?

No, nothing. He wouldn't bite.

Is there anything
I need to know?

Yeah.

She wasn't raped.

And if Thompson
won't take the deal,

then she has to go down
for murder.

Are you sure
she's lying?

Yep, although
I still don't yet know why.

The defense will play on her
girl-next-door appearance

and hope the jury
will cry with her.

Could be a tough one
to get home.

- But you're confident?
- I'd bet your salary on it.

But not your own?

I'd hate to appear arrogant,
George.

How many cases have we lost

prosecuting
genuine sex attackers?

Too many.

No physical evidence,
no forensic support,

he said, she said,

beyond reasonable doubt.

There's got to be a better way
of prosecuting cases like these.

If I think of one,
I'll let you know.

God, that is all I need.

My dry cleaners are still
trying to get the tomato stain

out of my suit from yesterday.

Be grateful it was just
a tomato.

The unholy alliance
of the right wing

and the feminists
want us to drop the case.

The leaders
of the ethnic communities

want us to put Sally Douglas
against a wall.

We're running out of friends,
here, James.

- Who is up this afternoon?
- Ronnie Brooks.

The calls
from the payphone were made every day,

sometimes up to an hour.

And what was your conclusion
from this?

That Miss Douglas
knew the victim and had done for several weeks.

Thank you. No further questions.

Do you have Archie Rahman's
fingerprints on the phone?

- No, we don't, but that's not unusual--
- CCTV?

No.

- Eyewitnesses?
- No.

So, you have no real evidence
that the person

on the end of the
payphone was Archie Rahman?

We made an assumption
by a process of elimination.

How very Sherlock Holmes of you.

Who else would she be calling in
that block on a regular basis?

I have no idea.
And neither do you.

No further questions.

Nothing further, My Lady.

All we are asking for here
is some sensitivity.

- What are you suggesting?
- Drop the case.

Save face now rather than
having to confront

a hostile press
at the end of the week.

You want us to throw in
the towel half way through?

I'm thinking
of the public purse, here.

Thank you,
I can do that for all of us.

Sally lied about what happened
and a boy is dead.

Yes, because he raped my girl.
And if she hadn't, I'd have bloody killed him!

Well look this meeting
is going nowhere so--

James, think about it--

Forget it, Chris.
I'm not standing here arguing the toss

with a bunch of lawyers
who can see things the way they do.

- The way "they" do?
- Okay Martin, let's go.

You know exactly who I mean.

Some bloody Paki rapist
who thinks my girl is fair game

and you're standing up for him!

Archie Rahman is British.

And his family from Bangladesh.

Well like that makes
any bloody difference.

They haven't even got
proper laws over there.

- They'd bloody stone him if--
- We'll finish this in court--

My little girl's been destroyed
by what's happened.

Destroyed.
None of you lot bloody care!

- Martin, for God's sake--
- Don't you start.

Please, Martin,
this isn't helping.

Don't you dare!

Sorry.

Well, that is some temper.

Anyone else feel the need
for a shower?

Didn't Sally break her arm
a couple of years ago?

Yeah, just before
she left school. Why?

Find a friend at the PCT.

I want to see
that medical report.

- Wow.
- Isn't it?

A spiral fracture.

You know what this means?

Well, it doesn't actually
change anything

but at least now
we have the full picture.

Yep. Ugly as it is.

Who told you off
when you were a kid?

My mum.

I had my Dad
wrapped around my little finger.

Till he left. Why?

Most women I know
would say the same as you.

- Dads and their daughters.
- But not Sally Douglas.

You're thinking
of changing strategy?

Yeah, maybe.

James, her cross is tomorrow.

I'm gonna have to go through
everything again first,

but this could be the key
to open her up.

We will get home with this,
won't we?

Have I let you down before?

We have to win, James.

I depended on the legal system

and my attacker
was still acquitted.

In the eyes of the law,
I also cried, "rape".

We have to do better this time.

Are you happy at home, Sally?

Yes.

- Do get on with your parents?
- Yeah, I guess.

- With your Dad?
- Yes.

Do you remember the thirteenth
of October two years ago?

- No.
- Really?

You spent the night at A and E.

Oh, yeah, I'd broken my arm.

Yeah, it was...

a spiral fracture,
according to the records.

- Is that right?
- Yeah.

- Must have hurt.
- Yes.

How did you break it?

It was an accident.
I fell over and broke my arm.

Oh, right. Right.

But I thought a spiral fracture
was a very specific injury

caused by a violent twist
in the arm.

If someone had grabbed
you by the wrist

and you were trying to get away.

Please my Lady,
what's the relevance of this questioning?

Uh, my apologies.
I'll be more relevant.

Sally, who pays
or your mobile phone and opens the bill every month?

- My Dad.
- When you wanted a job,

who suggested you work
for your mum's local hair salon?

My Dad.

Who encouraged you to apply
to London universities

so you could carry on
living at home?

My Dad.

Who is the disciplinarian
in your house?

My Dad.

Who broke your arm
on the 13th October, two years ago?

Sally?

Did your Dad break your arm?

Let me put this another way.

Can you remember if you
were seeing anyone at that time?

A boyfriend?

I can't remember.

Weren't you going out
with Theo Hallett?

- Yes.
- Theo's black, isn't he?

Did your Dad
break your arm

because he disapproved
of your boyfriend?

My Lady, could you
remind the witness

- that she is under oath, please?
- My Lady, please,

my learned friend is simply
tormenting the witness.

The witness
murdered Archie Rahman

because she couldn't admit
to her father

that she was having
a relationship with him.

Isn't that the truth, Sally?

You kept him a secret
because you were scared of your Dad finding out,

terrified in fact,
because of what he might do to you.

Did you love Archie?

Yes.

Yet you seem completely happy
to destroy his name

in this court,
in front of his family.

He will be remembered forever
as the boy who raped you.

Is that what you want?
Is it easier for you to live with that,

than it would have been
to tell your Dad the truth?

I'm so sorry, Dad.

I'm sorry.

Sally, did Archie attack you?

Miss Douglas, you must answer
Counsel's question.

Did Archie do anything to you?

- Archie threatened to--
- To what?

To go round my parents' house
and tell them who he was.

He said if he couldn't show
his affection in public then he'd--

I'd never seen him
so angry, so upset.

I tried to stop him, but,
we got into a fight, and...

- There was a knife.
- What did you do with the knife?

I picked it up.
Then I can't remember.

There was just blood everywhere.

Sally, just to be
absolutely clear,

Archie did not rape you?

Sally, if you are lying
about Archie raping you,

we need to hear it.
His parents need to hear it.

Sally, for every
genuine rape victim

that will stand
in that witness box,

please tell us the truth.
Did Archie rape you?

No.

Then why lie to us for so long?

I just don't want my Dad
to hate me anymore.

No more questions.

Have you reached
a verdict on which you all agree?

Yes.

In relation
to count one

on the indictment
alleging murder,

do you find the defendant
Sally Douglas

guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

Members of the jury,

I'd like to thank you
for your hard work...

Vodka tonic,

two blobs of ice and a very
generous squeeze of lime.

How did you know I'd show up?

You always do.

Why would this case
be any different?

Thank you.