All language subtitles for Taggart s26e01 Cold Reader

No one's seen or heard from her for the
last three days.

Something's happened.

It would be wrong to jump to
conclusions.

Yes, there might be a perfectly good
reason. You're not listening to us!

I speak to Elaine two or three times a
day.

We're best friends.

She wouldn't just go off and not... Tell
us.

There are some sick people out there,
Inspector.

Mr Donahoe, we're going to find your
daughter.

Check Elaine's diary, sir. Nothing jumps
out. It's just her uni timetable.

The last time anyone saw her was at her
hockey match on Tuesday night.

Shouldn't shop for a Wednesday morning
lecture. Tuesday night.

One of our lads pulled in a drunken
disorderly.

Look what he had on him.

Elaine Donohoe's bag.

Tire track.

Drag mark.

She was on her way back from hockey.

Never makes it home.

Gets jumped here.

Dragged into a vehicle.

That's cheerio.

So either we're talking opportunistic or
somebody was watching her. No one

should come this way.

Well, I'll re -interview your hockey pal
to find out if they saw anybody unusual

hanging around.

There's a big blood stain from her
touching.

This is a nasty one, Robbie.

Feel it.

The blood type from the scene matches
Elaine's.

We won't know for sure until we get the
DNA results back.

Okay, thanks.

Sir, that's Elaine's mother here.

What are you going to tell her?

The bare minimum.

Mrs. Dorohal.

I didn't expect to see you again today.

I brought someone to see you.

This is Claire.

She's a friend of the family.

Don't I know you from somewhere?

You used to have a TV series.

Claire's a psychic.

She's going to help us find Elaine.

Elaine was abducted by a person driving
a white van.

Possibly an older vehicle.

I'm sorry, I don't remember your full
name.

Claire Forland.

Right.

Could you just give us a minute? I need
to get this statement for the record.

So this van that you saw, it was white?

That's correct.

And a bit long in the tooth, you said?

I'm pretty sure I saw some rust around
the, um... Front wing?

I don't know the technical term.

Near -side or off -side?

You managed to catch the number plate?

My visions don't work like that,
Inspector.

Oh, do they not?

They're elliptical and require
interpretation.

And your consultancy fee, just how
elliptical are they?

I don't charge.

for missing persons cases.

So what is your angle?

I'm trying to help you find her.

Oh, you know something?

Over the past couple of hundred years,
we've been developing some investigative

methods of our own.

By and large, we do all right.

You've got nothing to lose by checking
out the leads.

It could save Elaine's life.

We'll be in touch.

in there for that woman.

Some people get no shame.

Inspector.

Mind your head.

So what do you want to do with the van,
sir?

Sir, I've got something.

I'm so close to throwing this thing out
the bloody window.

What is it?

I think you should come and see for
yourself.

Oh, you son of a...

Shit.

It was taken by one of the university
cameras on Tuesday night.

The same night Elaine went missing.

Look at the time stamp.

So what?

White van, 15 years old.

You'll never guess who it's registered
to.

Morag Shearer.

And? Well, Robbie took a statement from
her.

She's the captain of Elaine's hockey
team. I know who she is.

Well, she was one of the last people to
see Elaine on the night she disappeared.

Shouldn't we bring her in?

That doesn't mean a thing.

There's nothing to link that band with
Elaine's abduction.

Except that psychic's prediction.

And she's been on the money so far.

The day I allow an investigation to be
influenced by the likes of that vulture

is the day I blow my brains out.

Understand? Yes, sir.

Phil, we should maybe have a word with
Sheila. Just eliminate her from our

inquiries. Just like anybody else.

That's her there, sir.

Could we have a word?

Is this about a line?

It's about the van you reported stolen.

Catch up.

Tell us exactly how the van was stolen.

I've already spoken to the police.

Well, you can tell them again.

I took it to my brother's garage to get
it serviced and it got nicked from the

forecourt. And his name?

What's he got to do with this?

Please, miss.

Just the name.

Jamie Shearer.

This is about Elaine, isn't it? There
have been allegations that your van was

used to abduct her.

What?

So you think I lied about it being
stolen?

You think I took her?

You got this from her father, didn't
you?

He's always had a problem with me.

He's jealous because me and Elaine are
so close.

How close?

I wasn't romantically involved, if
that's what you're thinking.

Elaine's a pretty girl.

She's not my type.

He's definitely Morag's type.

So what do you reckon, sir?

You think that's like it might be right,
a bit of a...

What

was the nature of Elaine's relationship
with Morag Shearer?

The friends?

More than friends?

The first time we met Morag, we knew
something wasn't right about her.

It's unnatural, isn't it?

Older woman?

Hanging around with younger girls.

Hasn't she got friends her own age?

They're teenagers. They don't know what
they're doing.

And you were worried about Elaine being
influenced by Morag?

Elaine's a nice girl.

She was brought up a good Catholic.

Unlike most of the kids these days, she
actually knows the difference between

right and wrong.

Unlike Morag, who in the eyes of your
church is guilty of committing a mortal

sin. Isn't that right, Mr Donahoe?

Not just my church, Inspector.

There's quite a consensus out there.

Why do you keep asking about Morag?

Do you think she's involved in Elaine's
abduction?

I'm afraid we can't comment at this
stage.

I'm Elaine's mother.

I've got a right to know.

I've given you my answer, Mr Donahoe.

It's for everyone's protection.

Morag was driving that van, wasn't she?

Claire was right.

Thanks for the tea.

We have a suspect, Morag Shearer, 28,
postgraduate student at the university.

I want to know everything about her. Her
relationship with Elaine, who are

friends, lovers, enemies are.

And you get a Christmas bonus if you
find this white van that she claims was

stolen. And not a word of this gets into
the press.

Yeah, I can see the headlines now.

Hot lesbian sex killer on campus.

Haven't you already got that one in your
collection, Robbie?

That's her favorite.

What is it?

Elaine's here.

She's standing beside you.

She says she's lying in woodland.

But how can she tell you?

Is she still alive?

No.

She passed over to the other side.

I can't have her lying out in the cold.

You have to find her. We will find her.
Sorry, Inspector, I told her not to

come. Jill, go home!

Talk some sense into her, please.

Elaine's dead.

I know it.

She's in the woods.

Claire said so.

She spoke to her.

Spoke to who? To Elaine, last night. Do
you see what that woman is doing to her?

Can't you keep her away?

Claire! I'm the only one helping this
family.

As if it's no bad enough without Vorland
stirring things up.

The thing is, she's probably right.

I mean, anyone here think that Elaine's
still alive?

We continue to treat this as an
abduction until we have a body.

Understood?

Sure. Yeah, I have to say, I'm with
Robbie on this one.

How do you mean?

Maybe she's doing us a favour by not
building the family's hopes up.

Doesn't matter if you believe in
Vorland's powers or not.

You can't follow her logic.

Keep digging in, Morag Shearer.

Check out her brother.

What about Lane's father?

Yeah, him too.

Softly.

Is Claire Borland here?

I'm afraid not. Can I help her? I'm her
manager.

I'm Elaine Donohoe's father.

Ah, right.

I'm sorry to get it.

When you see Borland, tell her to stay
away from us. I don't want that woman

coming anywhere near my house. Do you
hear me? You have to speak to your wife

about this. She asked for Claire's help.
Tell that witch to stay away from my

family or she will live to regret it!

Tell them to... Tell them no comment.

Great. Now we get the mother and the
press on our backs.

Sir, Morag Shearer's brother's got a
record, and we're not talking

Conspiracy to supply firearms?

With a twist.

He converts replica pistols to fire live
ammo.

Boys get serious girls.

Your sister said the van was stolen from
outside here.

That's right.

You get to be the victim for once.

Some might call that poetic justice.

So this is the place you work all your
magic, eh?

I heard one of your guns blew the brains
out of a security guard and took a

chunk out the guy that pulled the
trigger.

I've done my thing.

Did Morag ever mention Elaine Donoghue
to you?

No. But you've seen her name in the
paper.

Can't miss it, can you?

So you've never met her?

No.

Now, are we finished?

I've got work to do.

Yeah, me too.

Be seeing you, Jamie.

Road accident.

Can someone take this in the middle,
please?

Does bridge mean anything to you,
Madeline?

My son was killed in a road accident on
a bridge.

In a blue car?

He's tried to get through to you for so
long, but you can't hear him.

He wants you to know that he's at peace,
he's happy, and you don't have to put

flowers on that bridge anymore.

Thank you for coming. Thank you so much.

Any luck with the witnesses?

Yeah, we can place where the shot came
from and the timings all match.

11 .10, just after the show finished.

The shooter?

No, nothing. He's disappeared.

He? Well, I mean, no one's saying
anything either way.

Well, maybe we'll get a print.

Sir, paramedics said that Claire's wound
wasn't too bad.

They dressed her in the ambulance and
sent her home.

She was lucky.

True. And then she's the other way.

Can't be that good then, can she?

Sir? Didn't see you coming.

You'd want her dead. Are you accusing
me, Robbie?

Rightly or wrongly, the whole world
thinks that Claire Vorland's helping

our inquiries.

Somebody thinks she knows something.

Stuart. Yes, Jackie.

Will you do me a favour?

Could you check all of Elaine's diary
entries for the week prior to her

abduction?

Why didn't you tell us about your meet
with Elaine?

You've given me no reason to trust you.
You didn't exactly treat me with respect

last time we met.

It didn't occur to her to say anything.

It wasn't out of the ordinary.

Elaine regularly came to see Claire for
consultations.

Elaine was a good soul.

Like her mother.

A true believer.

What are you scared of?

The things that keep me awake at night
are not of this world.

At this rate, you'll be visiting the
spirit world in record time.

Somebody tried to kill you last night.

Next time you might not be so lucky.

I didn't see the face.

But you've a pretty good idea who it
was, haven't you?

There's a missing girl out there.

I think her disappearance is connected
with a shooting last night. So stop

messing me around. There's no need to
shout, Inspector. Can't you see she's

frightened?

Why did you tell me that Donna Hoelian
was dead?

Because that's what I saw.

No.

You met up with Elaine.

She told you something that made you
think she was at risk.

Now, what was it?

Claire, what did Elaine say?

My clients have a right to privacy.

What passed between Elaine and I has to
remain confidential.

Hello, Veronica.

So, was Elaine gay?

No. But she sometimes gave that
impression.

How do you mean?

She slept with the other girls.

On the hockey team?

Including Morag?

Come on, a simple yes or no.

Yeah.

Well, Elaine led Morag on big time.

She wanted to get on the hockey team and
Morag was in charge of selection.

You make Elaine sound pretty
manipulative. She was.

Half ten.

When was the last time one of these
things had a happy ending?

Must have been hard for you.

Knowing that Elaine was wrapping Morag
around her little finger.

Morag is your girlfriend, isn't she?

So where were you the night Elaine
disappeared?

I was at Morag.

I was waiting for her to get back from
hockey.

Can anyone confirm that?

I was on my own.

What time did Morag get back?

It's important.

You have to tell me the truth, Veronica.

It was late.

It was almost first light.

Morag was out all night.

No alibi or credible explanation as to
what she was up to.

And where are we at with the Borland
shooting?

Well, no casings, no bullet.

Wonderful. But we know all about Jamie
Shearer's history with firearms.

So maybe he supplied the gun to Hrista.

I mean, Morag thinks Vorland is helping
us. It's all over the press.

So maybe Morag borrowed a gun off her
brother and took a pot shot at Vorland.

Sir.

She's here again.

The mother?

Miss Vorland.

The vulture has landed.

Oh, dear God.

Thanks for coming in, Cleve.

We appreciate your help.

I wanted to tell you before, but I was
scared.

I understand.

Take your time.

I did meet up with Elaine the week
before she disappeared.

She was worried about her safety. She
was scared someone was going to hurt

Did she mention a name?

Morag.

Someone.

So why was she scared of us, Morag?

Claire, we can't protect you unless we
know who's behind us.

Elaine told me that Morag had sexually
assaulted her.

It was after some party.

Elaine was thinking about going to the
police, but she was worried about the

consequences.

So she went to you for a reading.

She wanted to know if she was going to
be a wreck.

Yes.

And you predicted she would be just
fine.

Why didn't you tell us about this
earlier?

Oh, she couldn't do that, could she?

That would mean admitting she got it
wrong. That would damage her

reputation.

No psychic is 100 % accurate.

Only God is divine. Oh, stop hiding
behind all that hokey -cokey shit.

You've been leading us a merry dance,
haven't you?

What's the real story of that white van?

I saw it in a vision. I wanted to help
Elaine.

You got her killed.

That's what you believe, is that you
think Elaine's dead?

Yes. Do you know it's a crime to
withhold information?

She's in a white cart.

She's been left there to rot.

She's begging me to find her.

Claire.

Claire.

I know where she is.

Yeah, we're finished here too.

Complete waste of police time.

Do you want us to move to location
three?

Sure. I'll see you there.

She's here.

I can feel it.

GCI work, come in.

I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

Maybe if you'd listened to Claire
earlier, we would have found her alive.

Two main injuries to the head. This
smaller one here, possibly a fall.

This large laceration, a heavy downward
blow from a blunt instrument.

But neither one killed her.

The cause of death was drowning.

Do you know if she was conscious?

Lungs are hyperinflated and full of
river water, so it's more than likely.

Elaine was a strong girl.

She'd have gone down fighting.

No one would have heard her out there.

Any indications to the weapon?

I recovered these from her scalp.

Paint fragments, and they contain carbon
fibre.

So we're not talking about a piece or
two before?

No.

You're looking for something a little
less run -of -the -mill.

The major wound has a pronounced
curvature to it.

Something of that leading edge.

Like a hockey stick.

Look, I'm not happy about this.

Nobody's asking you to be happy.

You're assisting us with a murder
inquiry.

Now open it.

Thank you.

We found the body, Morag.

We're dead.

No.

Please, no.

And we know your brother supplied you
with a gun.

What gun?

The one you used in Clare Borland.

I don't know anything about that.

You people are full of tricks.

Twists in the tree.

And turning everything upside down.

Well, that's rich coming from you.

Morag, the wise mother figure who looks
after all the little lambs.

We know you actually assaulted Elaine
Donahoe.

A witness has come forward.

You came on to her after a hockey party.
She wasn't interested.

But you wouldn't take no for an answer.
You got violent.

There was nothing malicious about it.

We'd all had a few too many to drink.

Is that your defence?

It was nothing like that.

Elaine.

It's not.

What, at first?

Your anger paid well, you didn't it?

Boiling round and round, seeing her
every day, at lectures, on a hockey

You played hockey with her the night she
disappeared.

I'm showing the suspect production 1B.

A Molitor ZX -400 hockey stick.

You snapped that night.

You went after Elaine and you beat her
senseless with it.

I don't use that type of stick.

It was found in your locker. How did it
get there?

I use this lasinger.

I always have.

Means, motive and opportunity, Jackie.

Or sweat a confession out of her.

Not if that hockey stick's not hers.

She'd be easy enough to verify. We can
check with her friends.

Come on out.

Hey, I'll come with you. No, you don't.

You go and bring in Jamie Shearer.

We'll play brother against fifth as he
used wheels first.

What is it, sir?

How did Vaughan know about that white
van?

She was tipped off from beyond the
grave.

Or maybe she just got lucky.

You know, white vans are fairly common.

Statistically, it's a pretty good bet.

Yeah, but what are the odds of finding a
body in a white cart?

There's no way you would get that lucky.
Where is she getting her stuff from?

Maybe you need to be a wee bit more open
-minded, boss.

What do you mean by that?

All psychics have been known to help in
murder cases.

Vorland helped us find Elaine.

Maybe she really can commune with the
dead.

That would be a bloody phony if ever I
saw one.

Here you go, sir.

Enjoy the show. Thank you.

Everything's going to be fine.

You look great.

Thank you so much for coming today.

And for all the flowers and the messages
of support, I am so grateful.

I can't really talk about the attempt in
my life, but someone must have been

looking out for me.

I can really feel the energy in here
today.

A house fire.

I can see a house fire.

Can someone take this in the middle?

Aye. Over here.

I'm speaking to a mother figure.

A woman who was a great rock to you
while she was alive.

Your grandmother.

Possibly an aunt.

Her name begins with an F.

Nah, I don't know.

Sorry, it's the letter next to it. It's
a G.

H -I -J -K.

I'm sorry, sir. Could you sit down,
please? I'll come back to you.

I sense a dark aura amongst us.

Someone who came here today to cause
trouble.

Someone who mocks us, even as he needs
my help.

There's a spirit here who wants to talk
to you.

All right. Who would that be?

Your father.

Andrew says he's sorry for taking his
own life.

But it was his decision.

You couldn't have done anything more to
save him.

Your daddy caused you so much pain in
your life.

But not just the suicide.

He beat you when you were a little boy.

That's why you pushed him away.

But it wasn't him.

It was the demon in the bottle.

He can't move on because of the guilt.

Your daddy's begging your forgiveness.

Hi there.

Do you, uh... Sell these hockey sticks?

We don't normally stock that model.

It's the best part of 200 quid.

The students here would rather spend
their money on beer and gear.

I did sell one of them last week.

Really? Yeah, I had to get it under a
special order.

And do you remember who bought it?

Normal looking.

Middle aged.

Was it a man or a woman?

Definitely a bloke.

Do you recognise him?

Yeah.

Is that him?

Yeah, that's the guy.

Great, thanks.

She recognises Mr Donoghue.

We have a till receipt.

Says you bought it with your credit
card.

That's correct.

I bought it for Elaine for her birthday.

This is Elaine's thing?

Yes.

So she would have had it with her the
night she was abducted?

I would have thought so.

Well, we're... We're going to have
trouble, Jim.

But why did you bring it here?

The stick was used in the attack on your
daughter.

And you needed us to identify it.

Well, we didn't know that it was
Elaine's until just now.

But you knew I'd bought it.

I would never harm my child, no matter
what.

You tell me this was used to kill my
Elaine.

It would have been.

I bought it. I don't deny it.

But to do what you're suggesting.

So whoever kidnapped Elaine took her
hockey stick and battered her with it?

Maybe this murder wasn't premeditated.

Maybe the killer only meant to kidnap
her. Unless he or she wanted us to think

that.

So how did the hockey stick end up in
Morag's locker?

A kid could pick that locker.

What, you think Morag was framed?

Or one suspect with a cast -iron motive?

Elaine had enough in Shearer to send her
to jail.

No, she's involved in this somewhere.

Let's give her both barrels again.

So, of course, we've just found a gun in
a bin around the corner from the

theatre. Jamie Shearer's prints are all
over it.

I'm not seeing anything until you
release my sister.

She's got nothing to do with this.

This sibling loyalty just blows me away.

Sadly, Morag's still the number one
suspect in a murder inquiry.

Unless you can tell us anything
different.

Elaine Donahoe.

Remember her?

Like I told you the last time.

I never met the girl.

You're going to have to do better than
that, Jamie.

We know you like guns.

What about hockey sticks?

What bit do you like better, Jamie?

Caving her head in or watching her
struggle as you held her under the

Screw you.

We found the gun, Jamie.

You left us a nice, fat thumbprint.

Look, your brother's prints were all
over the gun. Why don't you just admit

hired him to kill Vorland? I had never
even heard of her until all of this. You

killed Elaine, then when Vorland started
blabbing, you had to shut her up. I

can't believe that this is happening.

Well, you better believe it, sweetheart,
because unless you start telling the

truth, things are only going to get
worse for you.

Kind of scared this looks more like it.

You haven't even given us an alibi for
the night Elaine went missing.

Where were you?

Okay.

I was using Morag's van to move some
shooters about.

They were in the van the night it was
stolen.

Morag went nuts when he found out.

She made me spend all night trying to
find it.

We were together when that girl was
abducted.

So it couldn't have been her.

Or Nate, isn't it?

You give your sister an alibi, she gives
you one.

She couldn't have killed Elaine. You
were a million miles away from the

the night Vorland got shot.

Whoever stole Morag's van was the one
pulling the trigger.

Not me.

Charge him.

I haven't committed any crime.

A vanload of guns?

Don't think the courts will see it that
way. I hadn't converted any of those

guns yet.

Only fire blank.

They're not set up to fire live rounds.

We're going to have to let Morag go.

What about the sexual assault, Elaine?

The only person that can corroborate
that is lying on a mortuary.

Torland is walking off the stage.

She's hit.

She'd fall, but nobody saw her getting
shot.

So what are you saying, that she got
lucky?

I mean, by all accounts, she was covered
in blood.

Yeah, but she wasn't all that keen on
having a look at her, was she?

The paramedic dressed her in the back of
the ambulance. She didn't go to the

hospital.

So there were blood spots here.

Yeah, spots.

No flecks, no splash marks.

So the bullet hits her, her head goes
back.

Maybe she spins around and the blood
goes... Not.

in a neat little puddle like this.

Now, Jamie said that his guns hadn't
been converted to fire live rounds,

How come Vorland managed to get shot?

I think it's time we tried a wee bit of
witchery of our own.

So, how can I help?

A witness has come forward.

He says he saw the fire on the night
after Elaine was abducted.

Where exactly was this?

We've narrowed it down to a one -mile
radius.

Now, it'll take us a few days to search
all the lock -ups and garages in the

area. No, we're pretty damn certain
we'll find the van.

But we're hoping that you might be able
to help us narrow down the grid.

Tomorrow morning.

If that's OK.

We want to put you in a car with the guy
who saw the van.

Retrace his steps from the pub. Just see
if it sparks anything.

That isn't the way I work.

We have to get closer for Elaine's
family.

If you could just see your way to
helping us, just one last time.

I can't promise anything.

Claire, I believe you can find Morag's
van.

Remember, I've seen you in action on
stage.

I know what you're capable of.

If you're right, both of them.

Run, rabbits, run.

Surprised to see me, Mr Donahoe?

You've got a lot to learn.

How dare you call me that? I know.

You've been pulling the string on this
from the start.

Bigoted.

Idiot.

It could only have been you.

I told Alina about Jimmy and his record
and his bloody guns.

And she passed that on to you.

And you used that to set the cops on me.

Not only are you a deviant, you're a
stupid one at that!

Much as I would like to see you behind
bars, Morag, I wouldn't murder my own

daughter to get the job done!

I love Darlene!

My daughter never told us anything about
you or your brother.

The only person Elaine confided in was
Claire.

You're taking it for a wee spin.

I... I had a vision.

I saw the building.

Bollocks.

You stole the van.

You murdered Elaine Donahoe and your
friend Morag Shearer.

All so you could fulfil your own
prophecy instead of come back to us.

That's not true.

We checked your box office receipts.

Your show was in trouble. The face of it
was going to pull the plug.

And now you're rolling in it.

I've got to hand it to you. You're some
piece of work.

So what did you cut yourself with in the
theatre?

A razor?

A piece of glass?

The kidnap was Kieran's idea.

He persuaded me to go along with it.

You promised me you wouldn't hurt her,
Kieran.

But when Elaine saw his face, he...
That's a lie.

It was her idea all along.

I hit her once, but I couldn't go
through with it. It was Claire that

her. I believe you, son.

I don't think you've got the imagination
for this level of deception.

But you, you're a past master.

You con people every night.

Get back!

It's okay, Kieran.

We know she pushed you into it.

Don't make matters worse.

Give it up, son.

The guns are fake, just like your
girlfriend.

I might have used a blanket at the
theatre, but this is the real deal.

You don't want to do that.

Careful, sir.

Back off!

We know all about that gun.

It's one of Jamie's heroes. He found it
in the van.

Get it cleared.

It's over.

Thank you, James.

How did you know it was lost any time?

I didn't.

On another night, he might have killed
me.

We'll tell what he's done for me.

What you said about my father.

How did you know?

His death was in the papers. He must
have done your homework on me.

I don't remember reading anywhere that
he used to beat you.

Your father has suffered enough.

Let him move on.

There may be a lot of things, but I'm no
fraud.