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I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever see you again.

I was too bloody cross, Mark.

110%. That's what you told me.

Yeah, and I meant it.

We were that confident.

I just don't understand how 12 people could be so stupid.

How much more evidence did they need? Yeah.

I was as shocked as you were. I've never seen anything like it.

Any other jury in the land, they would've convicted him.

I took for granted that my daughter would outlive me.

Took for granted that a killer would be found guilty. I...

..can't take nothing for granted no more.

Things will be different at the retrial.

We'll get him this time.

We've now heard that every fingerprint on that key

was in fact yours.

Added to the fibres from your rugby jersey,

the DNA from your hair and semen found on the blanket,

I would argue it proves an irrefutable forensic link

between you and the crime scene.

The stains you're talking about

must have been from, like, several weeks earlier,

when I had sex with Julie.

Like I said, I never went to her place on the night she died,

and you can't prove that I did.

You have already admitted to being drunk.

Right.

After being thrown out of the rugby club

for inappropriate behaviour with a stripper,

you were in something of a sexual frenzy, weren't you?

I like a drink every once in a while.

So what? It's not a crime!

I bet most of us here do, right?

Yeah, and I like sex, too.

And guess what?

That's not illegal either, last time I checked. No.

But you went to Julie's house expecting sex.

Standing there, laughing at us.

And your ego couldn't handle being rejected, could it?

For 20 months... I've been persecuted by police.

I've been kept away from my children, my girlfriend...

You are here to answer my questions, not to showboat!

When Julie Hogg spurned your sexual advances,

you flew into a murderous rage, didn't you?

You lost control, didn't you?

It's true that I liked Julie. I really did.

But I was never there that night.

I was framed.

WHISPERING

Just to let you know, the jury's back. Thank you.

Upon the judge's earlier direction

that he will accept a majority verdict

on which at least ten of you are agreed...

..have you reached such a verdict?

Please answer "yes" or "no".

No.

MUTTERING, GASPS

Yes! Order!

What does that mean? What happened?

Members of the jury... It can't be.

..since this is the second time we've had a mistrial,

I must direct you to return a not guilty verdict.

I'm afraid it's over, Ann.

No, it's not, Mark! How can they do that?

Since the jury have delivered a not guilty verdict,

you are formally acquitted of the murder of Julie Hogg

and may leave the dock a free man.

Thank you, Judge. No, no, no!

He murdered our daughter! How could you let him walk free?

COURT OFFICIAL: All rise. How much more evidence did you need?

Don't walk away! Don't walk away! No! Stop!

He's getting away with murder!

Let's get you out of here. Get away from me!

No, you... Ann, I know you're angry...

Look, if the police had done their job, he would...

Oh, God! Oh, God.

Look, how about we get you some...? I think you'd best leave us, Mark.

SHE SOBS

I really thought this was it this time, Charlie.

Why couldn't the jury see what everyone else could?

None of it makes any sense. None of it.

We gave it our best shot.

MUSIC: 'Pictures Of You' by The Cure

# I've been looking so long At these pictures of you

# That I almost believe That they're real

# I've been living so long With my pictures of you

# That I almost believe

# That the pictures Are all I can feel. #

TV: 'With more than 2.5 million people now out of work,

'the Government has been accused of failing to address

'the growing concerns of working-class families.

'Pressure is mounting for action.' DOORBELL RINGS

You don't have to keep checking in on me, Charlie. I'm fine.

I'm not checking on you.

I'm just... out of teabags, that's all.

Ta.

'And we'll hear more on the response of John Major

'on the draft treaty in tomorrow night's show.

'We now cross to our Middle Eastern correspondent

'for an update on the situation in the Gulf.'

My... My nurse manager wants me to make an appointment

with the staff psychologist.

You really think it will help?

I keep seeing him, Charlie.

At the launderette, at Kev's school, or the...

SHE SIGHS ..the supermarket checkout.

I'm scared that I'm losing my mind.

You're not losing your mind, love.

At this point, I'm willing to try anything.

Witch doctors, crystals, magic beans. Anything.

'In a special report,

'we hear from a man who has spent almost two years behind bars

'for a crime he didn't commit.'

Oh, Jesus Christ, it's him! Bastard!

No, no, wait, wait, leave it on!

I wanna hear what he has to say for himself.

You sure? Turn it up.

'Now you've been released,

'do you have a message for the Cleveland police?

'The police have been pointing the finger at me for 20 months,

'but they've found now that it was in the wrong direction.'

I'm turning it off. No, no, no, wait. Please.

'Will you be seeking recompense? Compensation of any kind?'

'Well, er...

'I feel like I should be given something.

'For the 20 months I spent behind bars

'for something I haven't done.'

CHARLIE GROANS

This is Darren.

He needs his dressings changed and two more paracetamol at half past.

See you in a bit. OK. Hi, Darren.

How are you feeling today? Huh?

Let's have a look.

Oh, I reckon you could use some new dressings.

Let's get you sorted, eh? OK?

Right, let's see.

We'll get those taken off for you, yeah?

SHE SHOUTS

Stop! SHE YELLS

Can somebody get...? Ann!

Get him off me! No!

It's OK, it's OK, it's OK. It's OK, it's me.

ANN BREATHES HEAVILY It's all right, you're OK.

You're OK. Come here. You're all right.

I'll get you some help. I'm sorry. Oh, God, I'm sorry.

TV: 'How far away are they? I'll show you.

'And off he flew...' KNOCK AT DOOR

DOORBELL RINGS 'Here we go again.'

KNOCKING CONTINUES There's someone at the door.

DOOR OPENS, PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Hold on, Mark. I'll see.

WHISPERS: It's Mark Braithwaite.

I'm sorry, Mark, she's... Sick leave, yes.

I'll tell her you called again. Ta-ra.

It ain't his fault.

Hiya, Kev. Hi, Grandad.

Are you coming with me?

Where? Church.

SHE SCOFFS Why?

What about you, Kev? Do I have to?

I suppose not.

What's happened to you?

What?

I thought you'd be glad of the peace and quiet.

I don't like the thought of you being on your own here like this.

Are you eating properly?

Yeah. I'm... I'm fine, Charlie.

You can't just give up, love.

Why not? You gave up months ago.

I'll see you later.

I'll come by tomorrow and cook for you.

DOOR CLOSES

BREATHES DEEPLY

Kevin?

Kevin, love, your shoelace is undone, can you...?

Careful, don't run.

Good boy.

What number's my mammy's house?

It's 52, love. Why? No reason. Just wondered.

Hi, Kev. Hi, Uncle Gary.

Hiya, Mam. Hiya, love.

Everything all right? Yeah, course.

Ran into that Michelle from the hairdressers.

She said she hadn't seen you in months. Yeah.

I don't go there any more. Into town.

Why not?

You can't let him take over your life, Mam.

It's just the thought of bumping into him.

I can't do it, love.

Even in the middle of the day, when it's full of people.

That's actually kind of why I'm here, Mam.

You saw him? Not me.

Suzie Allan did. In a pub in town.

And?

She heard him boasting about how he killed our Julie

and got away with it.

Boasting to who?

Just anyone who'd listen, apparently.

Look, I wouldn't have told you,

but they must be able to get him for this.

Right? Watch Kevin for a minute, will you?

Where are you going, Mam?

Mam.

The nerve of the man. He's laughing at us, Mark.

Look, I'm sure Angela's friend'll testify in court

if she needs to, you know.

W-We've known the family a long time.

What?

I'm sorry, Ann. I thought you knew.

Knew what?

The double jeopardy law prevents us from doing any more, I'm afraid.

Double jeopardy? What... What is double jeopardy?

It's a law which stops a person being tried twice

for the same crime.

Because the jury were directed to acquit him last time,

he can't be tried again, unfortunately.

SCOFFS

Are you... Are you joking?

He's going around bragging about killing my daughter

and he can't be done for it?

Not according to the law, no.

It's been that way for 800 years, ever since the Magna Carta.

SCOFFS

Look, it's not what we wanted, I know.

We have to hope he gets caught for something else.

How can that possibly be right?

How can the man who killed my little girl,

who's bragging about killing her, be free to keep on living his life?

No... I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. Ann, I'm sorry.

And, look, I... SIGHS

I want you to know that even though the case is closed,

I'll always be here for you.

Oh, Jesus. Any time you need me, Ann.

It's ridiculous! Don't need you now.

Useless! DOOR SLAMS

He can't go to jail in a civil trial, apparently.

The best we can hope for is him having to pay compensation.

It doesn't give us the one bloody thing we need, does it?

Well, I'm angry too, Charlie. They think they can just pay us off?

This is bullshit!

Charlie? Charlie? HE GASPS

Are you OK, Charlie? HE PANTS

CLATTERING Charlie? Oh, Jesus Christ...

Charlie? Oh, my God.

Oh, please, God. Charlie, no. Please, no. Oh, shit.

BREATHING HEAVILY, KEYPAD TONES

'Emergency, which service?'

I need an ambulance! I think my husband's having a heart attack.

'All right, my love, can you give me your address?'

37 Westbury Road, Billingham. Please hurry!

'Right, there's an ambulance on its way to you now.'

Charlie, please, come on. I can't lose you.

'I'll stay on the line

'and talk you through exactly what I need you to do.' Oh, God.

You were incredible, they said.

So calm and assured.

SHE CHUCKLES Was I, bollocks!

God, you scared the bejesus out of me.

Sorry about that. SHE SIGHS

Look, you've got to start taking things easy.

And that means cutting back your hours on the food truck.

Please, I mean it, Charlie.

I couldn't bear to lose you.

We need the money. Bugger the money.

Life is about the people that you love.

That's all that matters.

It's good to have you back.

Look, I've been thinking...

It... It seems silly, both of us paying rent, you know, so...

..I was thinking we could move back in together.

You mean that? Course I do.

And not just to look after you, you know, I...

I thought maybe we could start over.

Then I want you to promise me something.

HE SIGHS You know me.

I'm not a fighter.

It's something I worked out a long time ago.

Julie's gone.

And there's nothing we can do to bring her back.

It's not fair.

But we need to try and move on.

Both of us.

SHE SIGHS I know, love.

But you've got to find a way.

Somehow.

What if I can't?

Then I'm scared we might not make it.

You and me.

OK. I promise.

DOORBELL RINGS

# Out on the road before sunrise

# Another town left behind

# Open up the throttle... #

SHE MUTTERS

I'm home!

UNDER BREATH: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Step behind, change, two...

SHE MUTTERS

Jesus Christ, Charlie. I'm sorry, love.

MUSIC STOPS

What on earth are you doing? Nothing, I'm...

SHE SIGHS

Doesn't look like nothing. I've just...

I've started taking evening classes. In what?

Line dancing. Don't you laugh. No, whatever floats your boat. I...

HE CLEARS THROAT

It's the counting, you see.

You've really got to concentrate. Right.

It's the only thing that takes my mind off it all.

Listen, love.

I know I haven't... DOORBELL RINGS

Hi, Nanna.

Bev. Wh... What's happened? I found him on his own.

Outside your Julie's old house.

He was ever so polite, bless him. Come here.

Said he wanted to have a look around.

I think he wanted to remember his mam.

OK, you go inside, darling.

We'll ring your dad and let him know.

Thanks for bringing him back, Bev. No problem.

It's not safe to be out there on your own, love.

I would have taken you round there. I'm sorry.

You're not to do that again, do you understand?

You're to speak to us first. Or your dad.

Look, erm... just because your mam's not around any more...

I'll always be there for you, you know that.

And your grandad, too.

Nanna? Yes, love?

Did Mammy really slip in the bath?

Er, yeah.

And is that how she died?

That's right.

She slipped, and she hit her head.

Yeah.

Can I go and play in my room now?

Course you can, poppet.

I'll take you home to your dad's later. OK.

One day, he'll be old enough to do his own digging.

We won't let it get to that stage.

I can't bear it, Charlie. I hate lying to him.

It's better than the truth.

GASPS, BREATHES HEAVILY

Charlie. Charlie. Charlie, wake up! What is it?

I think there's someone in the house.

Wait, wait.

I didn't imagine it.

DISTANT CLATTERING See, Charlie?

OK, all right.

What if it's him, Charlie? It's all right.

Charlie. It's all right, love.

Yeah. Stay there.

Be careful, Charlie. I'll be fine.

Hello?

Who's there?

Charlie?

CLATTERING

Charlie?

BREATHES SHAKILY

Bloody hell. Oh!

Oh! Come here, come here.

Char... Charlie! Argh! Whoa! Oh!

HE CHUCKLES

Oh, he wants to say hello to you, doesn't he?

Oh-oh-oh-oh. Oh, oh.

Get him.

It's all right. I've got you. It's all right, uncle's got you.

It's all right.

HE CHUCKLES

Back to the wilds for you. HE CHUCKLES

SHE SOBS

Hey. Hey.

It's all right. Oh, no, it's not.

It's just a bird. It's all right. SHE SOBS

I don't feel safe here. It's all right.

I can't live in fear of him, Charlie.

I know. SHE SOBS

DOOR OPENS

Thanks for doing this, Mark. I couldn't ask Charlie.

No, of course you couldn't.

My therapist thinks it'll be good for me.

He reckons it's the key to ending the nightmares.

Yeah. Let's hope so.

Look, you... You know, you don't have to do this.

It's... I do.

I need to move on with my life.

Well, I'm here if you need me.

I don't know what I was expecting. I just feel numb.

And that bastard is still out there! How did he get away with it?

SHE SIGHS

This was a big step, Ann.

You're the only one who even gives me the time of day.

Everyone else treats me like I'm some crazy woman.

You're not crazy.

Your DCC doesn't even respond to my calls any more.

It's like I'm screaming into the void.

I can't just sit around and wait for him to kill somebody else.

Have you tried Frank Cook, our MP?

He's a good man, and he's not part of the police force.

What do you mean?

If the water's polluted, go higher upstream.

Ann, look, wait...

I just wanna hear what he has to say, that's all.

Just... promise not to make a scene.

I won't. OK?

It's not just one or two potholes, mind.

It's the whole of Marsh House Avenue!

He's right.

Why is nothing being done about them?

I understand. You should come see for yourself.

I've promised to look into this for you, Mr Simpson, and I will.

Now, are there any last questions before we wind up proceedings?

Yeah, I have a question.

Yes. How can I help?

There's a murderer walking the streets of Billingham,

and nobody seems interested in doing anything about it.

I-It's Mrs Ming, isn't it?

That's right.

Can I begin by saying how much I admire your courage

for coming here this evening?

Have you spoken to the police about your concerns?

The police are sick of the sight of me.

I'm sorry to hear that, Mrs Ming, but my suggestion would be...

Look, do you have any idea how it feels to be completely ignored?

Come on... No. Nothing's changed!

Nobody's been punished, no-one's lost their job.

Well, I've lost my daughter! Please, Ann.

No, this isn't just about our Julie. It's about anybody with a daughter.

There is a killer in our community, and it's only a matter of time

before he murders some other poor girl.

You are our MP, Mr Cook, you're supposed to serve us.

So I would like to know what it is you're gonna do about it. Yes.

First of all, let me say...

..that I completely understand your frustration...

..and I want to help you - if I can.

Although I can't interfere with the legal process,

I'm gonna have a word with the deputy chief constable.

At the very least, he should be meeting with you

and listening to your concerns.

Thank you.

Leave it with me.

I hope you don't mind my being in uniform.

You could be sitting there in your Y-fronts for all I care.

The point is you're here.

I owe you an apology.

You should never have been made to feel

like you weren't being listened to.

That must've been quite the bollocking Frank Cook gave you.

Look, I wanna know what you're doing to get that monster off the streets,

because from where I'm sitting, it looks like bugger all.

Whilst you have my utmost sympathy, Mrs Ming,

and those of my colleagues...

..I'm afraid there's nothing more that can be done.

He's been acquitted.

Whether we like it or not, that's the bottom line.

I need you to do something about the fact that he is still out there!

We can't keep going after a man

for something the courts said he didn't do

or something he might do in the future.

Look, I am telling you now...

unless he's taken off the streets, he's gonna do harm to someone else.

He's a psychopath.

Tell him, Charlie!

He's apologised to us, love.

Isn't that what we wanted?

Well, you can put you shoes back on and leave.

Right.

Useless, as always.

We should do this more often.

We'd get fat.

Be worth it, though.

Ah. SHE CHUCKLES

You're dripping, look. Oh, yeah. I'll try your flavour.

I'll get us a napkin.

All right, take care now. Hello. Can I just grab a napkin? Thank you.

Course you can, no problem. Thanks a lot.

No, no. No.

Oh, my God.

What is it love? What's wrong?

I told them. They wouldn't listen.

Jesus Christ.

I'm gonna find out when the trial is.

Ann... I am going, Charlie.

You can't go on your own.

We'll both go.

Every time that man is in a courtroom,

I want him to see us there watching him,

never forgetting, never forgiving...

..until he pays for what he's done, or until he dies -

whichever comes first.

Your attack on Christopher Harris was completely unprovoked.

Nearly every bone in his face was broken.

Your attack on Lisa White left her with a collapsed lung

and was equally vicious and unprovoked.

Both of them were very fortunate to have survived.

Considering the severity of these attacks

and your previous record of violent offences,

I have decided on a custodial sentence

no shorter than seven years.

Seven years?

He snapped a baseball bat over a man's face, for God's sake.

He stabbed that poor woman 13 times with an oven fork.

Least he's locked up. Yeah, for now, maybe.

Come on, let's go for a drink, celebrate.

No. Only when he gets what he deserves.

I thought the whole idea was to get him off the streets?

If we can't treat this like a victory,

then what are we even doing this for?

For justice, Charlie. For justice.

Hello, Mark.

Charlie said you'd be here. Yeah.

Er...

We got news from Moorland Prison.

If he's topped himself, I'll not pretend to be sad.

Well, he's still very much alive.

In fact, he seems to think that he's invincible.

He sent a death threat to his ex-girlfriend, Lisa White.

Said that when he gets out, he'll do to her what he did to Julie.

And he's been spouting his mouth off to anyone who'll listen.

About killing Julie? Yes.

This could be great for us, Ann. Why?

No different to him bragging down the pub.

Oh, it's very different.

Because one of the people he was spouting off to...

is a female warden.

And she's agreed to wear a wire.

He's sharing details that only the killer would know.

Just check for the levels on that, please.

Now, if she can get him to confess on tape to Julie's murder,

it's irrefutable proof that he lied under oath at both trials.

We can get him for perjury.

I know it's not a murder charge,

but it will keep him off the streets.

MAN: 'No, a lot of people didn't think it was me.

'No-one. You know, they could've understood

'if she'd been beaten to death,

'you know, like, er, got black eyes, that sort of thing, but...

'..there was nowt.

'No black eyes or anything.

WARDEN: 'Why'd you kill her, though?'

MAN SIGHS

'Well, I'd... had a good skinful and that.

'Er, I seen the lights on at Julie's,

'so I went round and, er, knocked on the door.

'She started taking the mickey out of us. So I just...

'I... I just lost it.

'Got hold of her, and I started...' ANN GASPS

Look, is it all there? His confession, I mean.

Yeah, we've got hours and hours of tape, Ann.

How did he do it? As we suspected, he choked her.

It was over quickly.

And the, erm...

And the injuries?

Well, that was the only part he didn't talk about, so...

Why? Why?

He left, er, Sean Fowler's house just after 2am.

And after Julie rejected his sexual advances,

laughed at his cut face - you know, "Who beat you up?"

That kind of thing...

Er, he went berserk.

He totally lost it... I don't...

I don't need to hear any more.

What is it they say?

That man's greatest fear is a woman laughing at him.

A woman's greatest fear is a man killing her.

CHARLIE: What you doing there, love?

Mark wants me to write

something called a "victim impact statement".

What's that?

Well, it's some trial scheme they're doing.

It's a chance for me to explain to the judge in detail

how we've been affected, you know, as a family.

Are you sure you're up to that?

Well, he says it could make a big difference

when it comes to the severity of the sentence.

And I want that bastard put away for as long as possible.

What is the maximum sentence for perjury?

Seven years.

But because he lied under oath at both trials,

he could get 14, potentially, added to the seven he's already got.

21 years is basically a life sentence.

It's no less than he deserves.

It's... It's not the way I wanted it.

By hook or by crook, right?

Yeah.

You're right.

This is very thorough. Thank you.

Well, his perjury trail is next week,

so, you know, I wanna make sure it gets to the judge in time. Mm.

Course.

Shall we?

Yeah. Wait, er, I... I want your assurance.

Don't worry, we'll see to it.

Thank you, Mrs Ming. Thank you.

Thanks for coming, Mark.

It means a lot. Of course. Think positive.

He's coming, he's coming.

God, look at the state of him.

Another 14 years might just finish him off.

Look at that.

Never before...

has anyone confessed to murder in a court of law,

having previously been acquitted.

The honesty and courage this man has shown in... What?

..facing up to his crime

is unequalled in the British legal system.

And the reason this man is pleading guilty to perjury

is because he is full of remorse for his crime.

He'll be wanting a bloody knighthood next.

My Lord.

If the defendant had felt remorse after killing Julie...

why did he go to so much trouble to hide the body under the bath?

If he felt any pity for her family during those three months

when they were so desperately waiting for her to come home,

he would have made an anonymous phone call

to the police, telling them where to find the body.

He did no such thing.

The Crown's case is that had he not committed perjury

at the original trials, he would have been convicted of murder.

Though the court does not have the legal power

to sentence him for this more serious crime,

I would ask My Lord to consider

that Julie Hogg and her family have been denied justice.

They look to the court today to pass a lengthy sentence

that reflects that fact.

The defendant will rise.

You put considerable effort...

..in trying to avoid detection...

..both before and after you murdered Julie Hogg.

You lied when arrested,

and you continued to lie when under oath

during the trials in May and October, 1991.

You have irretrievably damaged the lives

of Julie's friends and family.

You even had the audacity to go on television

and ask for financial compensation.

On the count of perjury...

..you will be imprisoned for six years,

to be served consecutive to your current sentence,

which means you will not start this sentence

until your current sentence comes to an end.

Six years? It's nothing.

Take him down.

MURMURING

Six years?

I can't explain it, Charlie.

It's six years...

You murdering bastard!

Ann. Order!

What you doing, Ann? Order!

Six years for murdering my daughter?!

Whoa!

I'll see you rot in hell, bastard! Get off me!

Order! Get her out!

Rot in hell, you bastard! Order!

I will have order in this court room!

SHOUTING

No! Get off me!

Get off me!

I'll see you rot in hell! Come on.

You bastard! SHE SOBS

Get your hands off me. Thanks. Thanks.

I suppose we're lucky

they didn't hold you in contempt of court, or whatever.

If that's all he's gonna get for perjury, Charlie,

we have got to get him for murder.

I... We've got to get that law changed.

Look, it's never gonna happen, I'm afraid, Ann. Why not?

I told you, double jeopardy is an ancient law.

Look, you... you're just wasting your time.

Says who? For God's sake, would you listen to the man?

He knows what he's talking about. What are you taking his side for?

You're supposed to be on my side! It's not about sides, love.

I just can't bear to see you throwing your heart and soul

into a battle you're going to lose.

I-I... I don't care if you're with me or not.

As long as there's breath in my lungs,

I'm gonna fight for our daughter.

I will not let him win!

Ann! What?

Believe me, I want justice just as badly as you do.

HE SIGHS

But can't you see that it's over?

We fought for our lives,

but the bottom line is we've been dealt a shite hand,

and there's no changing it - not now, not ever.

Everyone's always telling me,

"Let justice run its course. Have faith in the system."

Well, I'm fed up, Charlie. The system is rotten!

And I am gonna do something about it.

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