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'I wasn't prying or snooping around,

'but I came across the stuff you have on your dad's murder case.'

'it led nowhere, so I boxed it all away.'

'i could take a look. Fresh eyes.'

'no. No need. I'm done with it, honest.'

there were more flowers last year.

Home-grown, they're nice.

Yeah. Someone leaves them every year.

The same flowers, the same message.

Does this guy have a name? It's David.

Every time he texts or calls you, you freeze,

so you obviously don't wanna see him.

You need to do the right thing and report him.

So much litter!

Idiots.

They have no respect for the nature.

'Emergency services.' Operator.

'What is the nature of your emergency?'

yes. There's a dead woman dancing in the circle.

Yeah.

A dead woman dancing...

in the nine virgins.

Are you up?

Yeah, but I'm getting changed.

Right, well, hurry up, and bring your boots

cos a woman's been found dead on ringham edge.

Go on, I know you're dying to tell me what this is about.

Well, each ribbon represents a wish.

Wow! What if I tied a ribbon or ten?

Could I get rid of my ex?

What, has he been back in contact?

No, but I can't help shaking the feeling that he's closing in.

I feel like I see him everywhere.

Go on, tell me it's all in my head.

I don't think you're the type to imagine things, are you?

You know, Ben, you're allowed to lie sometimes.

Ok, it's all in your imagination, Diane.

That is much better, thank you. You're welcome.

Sarge. All right.

Hope you brought your crucifixes. It's weird as hell in here.

Excuse me! That path is closed.

And I know you saw the sign.

Go on, turn around.

She's so young.

29.

Her ID was in her jacket with her phone.

Jenny west lake.

She's a local. Thought so.

Do you know her?

No, but I've seen her face around town.

Time of death? You know what I'm gonna say.

She's been out here all night, there's too many variables,

so don't quote you, yeah? Spot on.

So, on that basis, a very rough estimate

based on core temperature, corneal opacity and rigor mortis,

I'd say eight to ten hours.

Around midnight, then.

See the bruising and the abrasions? Yeah.

Strangulation.

Yeah. I'll have to find the hyoid bone fractures to confirm,

but it looks like someone used a wide strap of some sort

to strangle her. Huge force.

It's left the imprint of the weave.

And she was killed here?

Mud on her boots are consistent with the path,

and I'd say lividity will confirm that she died right here.

This posing looks deliberate.

Right in the middle of the nine virgins.

I'd say it's the killer making a statement.

Strangling's an act of rage, though. It's a loss of control.

But the posing suggests planning and control.

It's inconsistent.

What do you think that suggests?

Thank you, doctor.

What the hell is that?

Are you the ranger, Ravi patel?

Yeah?

DC Ben Cooper. Are we ok to have a chat?

Can we ask what were you doing here this morning

when she was found?

Collecting rubbish, of course.

People drop litter like it's nothing,

but it's poison for the wildlife.

Right. Well, can you tell us what you saw, please?

A dead woman... dancing.

What do you mean, dancing?

Like the nine virgins, you know?

The ones who were killed for dancing on the sabbath

and turned to stone.

Ok.

Had you seen her before, this woman?

Every Sunday at sundown.

On her own? I never saw her with anyone.

Do you have any idea why she'd be up here on her own in the dark?

The stones, they draw all sorts, you know?

People who want a baby or a promotion

or even a... Even a winning lottery ticket.

They make their offerings on the sabbath,

thinking that the virgins will Grant their wish.

Right, you seem pretty connected to this place.

Thank you. I am.

Do you mind people coming here? It's not mine to say so.

If Warren leach wants them traipsing all over, it's up to him.

Why would he have a say? Isn't it a national park?

It's leach's land.

It has been for 500 years.

There's an access agreement

that allows people to visit the nine virgins.

Guys, let me take the lead, all right?

The leach family have been here several hundred years.

They'll be offended if anyone less than a sergeant deals with 'em.

Fair enough.

What's with the cameras?

Can't imagine protection, cos it looks like a dump.

Farmers, they're paranoid.

It's the wild west out here.

What happened here, then? Look at that.

Looks like there was a fire.

Well, it certainly adds to the overall ambience

of dereliction and decay, doesn't it?

Guys, can we focus, yeah?

It's not an episode of country file. It's a working farm.

It doesn't have to be picture-perfect.

There's someone there.

Hello!

Police. Could we have a chat?

You all right?

We'd be quick.

Yvonne!

Get back inside the house, now!

Jesus!

What are you doing on my land?

Detective constable fry, and this is my colleague.

We don't speak to cops on this farm.

Well, a young lady has lost her life.

Well, that's not my affair.

Yeah, well, it is when it's on your property, sir.

I want you off my farm.

I give you fair warning.

Leave now, or I'll set the dog on you.

Mr leach.

Hi. Detective sergeant Todd eland. Er...

Listen, I am sorry for disturbing you,

but there's been an incident at the nine virgins.

It won't take much of your time, all right?

All right. Thanks for your time, all right? Right.

Who would have thought eland had any diplomacy in him?

Come on. Yeah, he's full of surprises.

You know what, I think the wife would have spoke to us.

Until he yelled at her, you mean. Yeah.

Yes, sarge. Yeah. I wouldn't talk to him again.

He's the type to file a complaint just to make your life a misery.

What about Jenny west lake? Did he see her last night?

No, not a thing.

I'm starting to think she never made it up this far.

So, victim's name's Jenny west lake. 29 years of age.

Her parents have positively identified the body,

and the postmortem reveals that it was death by asphyxiation.

There's no sign of sexual assault,

though there are fingerprints all over her boots

which might possibly have been the killer's.

Digital forensics are working on her phone at the moment.

We should hear from them asap.

Doorbell camera footage from her street

is being collated as we speak.

She was found with her bank cards, her phone and her car keys,

so we can rule out robbery.

So, what else have we got?

Cctv footage from the peak ranger's hut

shows that she arrived alone at 6pm.

Now, she would do this every Sunday for months.

So what we need is

a detailed description of her movements up to that.

So, all those cars parked at the ranger's hut,

all the people who rented bikes need to be traced.

We wanna find out who saw her or who was with her.

Her body was discovered by Ravi patel, the ranger.

What do you make of him?

Well, he wasn't upset to find a dead body, put it that way.

He was more bothered about the littering.

He assumed Jenny west lake was leaving offerings

for the nine virgins.

Apparently, it's quite a popular spot for making wishes.

We've collected flowers and crystals from the scene.

Every Sunday, apparently, Ravi clears them all up,

so what we've picked up should be fairly recent.

Might be able to show us summat.

Yeah, and we think the killer might have left one of those offerings,

so we've sent it off for DNA, fingerprints.

Or... Jenny was the offering.

You know, like a blood sacrifice.

Are you being serious?

I never joke about satanism, Tracy.

This photo is of Jenny westlake's husband,

who was a man called Martin scargill.

Her parents weren't keen. They said the divorce was nasty.

Wasn't he a journalist? Do you know him?

Not really, but, I remember he used to work at the local paper.

But he hasn't been on the scene for a while.

I assume he lost his job because of cutbacks.

Well, her parents said he was freelance

and he moved around Derbyshire quite a lot,

so shouldn't be too hard to find him.

Yeah, yeah, I'll give it a go.

I love your satanist theory.

But it's always the ex-husband.

Posing a body's a risky thing, yeah?

Yeah, you might be seen, or leave forensics behind.

Exactly.

So the posing is important.

I mean, important enough to stay and risk being caught.

Which means he thought about it.

Fantasised about it, planned it.

I mean, maybe even attempted it bef...

Bingo.

Yeah.

Yeah? Do you have a minute, sir?

Yeah.

About six weeks ago, a woman called Maggie crew

was attacked around a mile from where we found Jenny west lake.

Yeah, Todd took the statement, if I remember right.

Yeah, I mean, that's her whole statement.

It's a bit sparse, isn't it?

Well, to be fair, she was knocked unconscious.

She didn't remember much.

Two women were attacked in the same area

within a few weeks of each other.

It deserves a closer look, don't you think?

Maggie crew wasn't posed.

And she wasn't dead either, so...

Well, maybe something spooked him and he ran off.

And you think he tried again with Jenny west lake?

Yeah.

And if the two are linked, what's the connection?

This statement is embarrassing. What was eland thinking?

Must have been having a day off or summat.

Or hungover, knowing him.

Right.

Maggie crew was found here.

Right.

And Jenny west lake was found there.

That is a great catch if they are connected.

Thanks.

Let me get Maggie's address up.

Joe Cooper here.

What does she do for a living? Divorce lawyer.

Yeah.

We were hoping you might remember more about what happened.

I already told your colleague everything,

which is to say, nothing.

I don't recall that night at all.

Your memories'll still be there. It's just...

After such a traumatic event,

your brain's trying to prevent you from accessing.

I know, I know. It's a glitch to protect me.

They explained it in the hospital.

I might be able to access those memories

if I expose myself to some triggers, but there's no guarantee.

We don't wanna traumatise you any more,

but the person who did this to you, well, shouldn't get away with it.

I know that something awful happened that night,

but it's like I wasn't there, and I'm fine with that.

I don't want to remember.

I'm sorry, I have to ask you, do you know a Jenny west lake,

29 years old?

No.

Why?

She was attacked in the same area last night.

Why are you talking to me, then? Go talk to her.

She didn't survive.

Maybe you might recognise her.

That's Jenny scargill!

Scargill, not west lake.

How do you know her, Maggie?

I handled her divorce.

Did Martin do this?

Did he kill her?

It's a possibility we have to explore, yeah.

Well, he attacked me, too. I mean, am I safe?

Is he gonna come back?

It's just a possibility at this stage, nothing's been confirmed.

You telling me, Diane, you don't know how to blind copy?

That's ridiculous. I didn't say that.

Aye-aye.

What's all that about, then? Probably owes him money.

What? Well, I lent him a tenner last week.

Ha, you got no chance of seeing that again.

So, I called Martin scargill, like, a hundred times.

Left messages, nothing.

Then, I get word that he gets done at the quiet Shepherd.

What, arrested?

Yeah. Drunk and disorderly.

So, I give the custody sergeant a call,

and he says that he's covered in scratches and bruises.

Yeah, you can see it on his hands and neck.

From fighting Jenny off? Yeah, that's what I thought.

Could be. Is he fit for interview?

Well, he's had a go at pretending he was unconscious,

but, er... Yeah, he's fooling no-one.

Yeah, that old Chestnut. Thanks, trace.

Yeah.

It's a lot of palaver over a fistfight, isn't it?

We'd like your help with another unconnected matter

relating to your ex-wife.

When did you last see Jenny?

It's been... Must be going on a year now.

Since your divorce, then?

Yeah. Why?

Did you part on good terms?

No.

But we were divorcing, so it's bound to be a bit fraught, isn't it?

Is it right that you didn't like her lawyer, Maggie crewe?

That's like asking me if I liked my root canal.

All she did was cause me pain.

And when did you last see Maggie?

No idea.

Sorry, but why are you asking me about my bloody divorce?

Jenny west lake was found dead at the nine virgins on ringham edge.

No!

What?

You're joking.

What happened...? W...?

Did she have an accident or...?

We're investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

Jenny was murdered?

Are all your injuries from the fight last night?

Cos some of 'em look a little older.

Yeah.

No. I...

Wait.

No, no, no, no, no. I would never hurt Jenny.

Where did the scratches come from, Martin?

I was... I found an injured cat, ok? And I just...

I found an injured cat.

I just wanted to wrap him up in a towel, bring him to the vet, ok?

He looked like he'd been attacked by a fox or something,

so I just tried to wrap him up, put him in a towel,

bring him to the vets, and he tore me up, ok?

What, so you're a big animal lover, are you?

No, but, you know, I couldn't leave him to die, you know?

I just... I'm not a monster.

Maggie crew said that scargill felt very hard done by by their divorce.

She reckons he blamed her for his financial hardship.

But she told me he was a gambler.

Now, I checked this with Trevor down at the bookies,

and apparently, he's confirmed it.

He was in there most days,

and he reckons scargill's losses paid for his trip to the Maldives.

Sorry to interrupt, but we need to go to the nine virgins now.

Ravi patel was just spotted there. Ok.

See you in a bit.

Ravi, we need to talk.

Your fingerprints are on Jenny's boots.

You have no power to be here! Hey!

Ravi! Inside the sacred space!

Watch it. Keep your distance, right?

Your law has no power over the old gods! Mr patel!

Right, you're coming with us. You're under arrest.

Get out of here! Turn round!

Give me your hands! Get out of here!

Ravi, just calm down. The virgins will be upset.

Mr patel! Get out of here now!

I'm upset, mate. Come on.

Get out! Let's go.

You found Jenny westlake's dead body, and you weren't upset.

I find that strange, no?

I'm used to it.

Walkers die from falls.

They die from exposure, from heart attack and strokes.

They fall into the water and drown.

There's not much I haven't seen.

Even murder?

Death is death.

See, I find there's a world of a difference

between someone's nan having a stroke

and the brutal murder of a young woman.

Not to the stones.

Let's talk about today, Ravi. What was all that about?

You wouldn't understand.

Well, maybe we would if you, er... If you explained it to us.

When blood is spilled in the circle...

it unleashes tremendous power.

Your ancestors knew this...

but the church was threatened by it.

The practice was stamped out and eventually forgotten.

So now you have no knowledge of the incredible powers

that lie in the land beneath your feet.

What does this power do?

Whatever you want.

So long as you're there to receive it.

And that's what you were doing, right?

You were receiving the power, yeah?

Absolutely.

It was a unique opportunity.

Was killing Jenny west lake a unique opportunity?

No, I didn't kill her.

All right, well, maybe you could explain to us

why we found your fingerprints all over her boots.

That's easy.

I made her dance.

You made her dance?

Do you wanna explain exactly what you mean?

She was lying there, dead in a heap.

And I thought, "that's no good."

So I...

I moved her arms and her legs and made her dance.

And it was the right thing to do because the stones came alive.

Ravi patel sacrificed Jenny west lake

in order to unleash the power of the stones.

He almost confessed it.

He didn't confess.

Sorry, Ben. Were you not there in the room?

He literally said she were a blood sacrifice.

No, no.

He admitted to finding her dead body and posing it postmortem.

Come on! Completely different.

He has to say that in order to account for all the forensics.

All right?

Yeah, but he denied killing her

and he never said the words "blood sacrifice".

My god, he did.

Guys! Guys, we're off the clock.

Just... eat your pizzas.

I reckon, right, Maggie crew were his first victim.

He knocked her out and he wanted to bring her to the stones to kill her,

but... I don't know, he miscalculated

and he did it too fast, so he dumps her.

So, the next time,

he has to wait for his victim to arrive at the stones.

He knows Jenny is there of a Sunday, making her wishes, whatever...

It's a perfect sacrifice.

Ok. Let's get you a warrant to search patel's house tomorrow.

Well, I still think Martin scargill has the greater motive.

I agree with Ben.

Well, scargill's drowning in debt.

He's bitter. It's obviously revenge.

Well, Diane, it's-it's preliminary stages.

No-one's getting charged yet.

All I'm saying is that when someone does,

it'll be Ravi patel, all right?

Diane? I was just thinking...

What are you doing?

Don't get annoyed.

Look, I know you said it was a dead end,

but I wanted to take a look with fresh eyes, you know?

Well, I told you, there's nothing to see, so...

You think I haven't tried?

No, I know you have. You've been kind to me, Ben.

And I guess I just wanted to try and give you something back,

you know?

You don't need to do that.

No, I know, but I would like to look at the case in my own time.

And I promise you, I won't trouble you unless I find summat.

Well, you won't.

But I guess I can't stop you from trying, can I?

It's a nice thought.

While you are here, I've been thinking,

should we try and talk to Yvonne leach about Martin scargill?

I mean, the way she looked back at us,

it was like she wanted to talk, but can't.

Ok, so we wait till Warren takes his cows down for milking

and see if she's more willing to talk then.

Sounds good.

We can go before searching Ravi's.

Night.

Good night.

Hi, Yvonne. Sorry to drop in unannounced.

We thought it might be a good time to talk?

Thank you.

Tea?

No, thanks. We won't keep you long.

The milk yield's down, so Warren'll be back soon.

He says it's because of all the disturbance.

He thinks you should pay him compensation.

Well, we'll be quick.

Did you see Jenny west lake go past your house on Sunday?

This is a picture of Jenny.

Well, it's a right of way, so people are always coming past.

We take no notice of them as long as they don't bother us.

Her parents must be devastated.

They are.

And she was their only child.

I'm sorry. I...

Do you recognise this man?

D... no.

Like I said, I take no notice of the walkers.

I noticed a scorched patch on the land.

Can you tell me what happened? Has someone been burning stuff?

Warren said it was an accident.

Ok.

Would have been quite a big fire.

I was asleep, I didn't see anything.

You know what?

Actually, I will take you up on that offer of a cup of tea.

But you have to do something, don't you, Ben?

Er... yeah. Yeah. I need to get in touch with the boss.

I'll meet you back at the car, yeah? Thank you, Yvonne.

Flowers are beautiful.

You've obviously got green fingers.

Just supermarket seeds. Nothing special.

I thought they were special.

Special enough that I noticed them left at the nine virgins.

That was you, wasn't it?

Silly superstition. Must think I'm daft.

You also left flowers at Joe Cooper's memorial, didn't you?

Joe Cooper was a kind man.

He used to come and check on me.

Because of Warren?

Who checks on you now that Joe Cooper's passed?

Warren'll be back soon. You should go.

Do you need help, Yvonne?

Because I can get you a safe place.

Until he is dead... Nowhere is safe.

You're trespassing.

No warrant.

No rights.

I'm investigating a murder that happened on your land,

so that does give me the right.

This is harassment.

Yeah, well, feel free to lodge a formal complaint.

As the tree, so the fruit.

Hi, Ben.

I wondered where you'd got to.

I was looking for you, but bumped into mr leach here.

Morning, mr leach.

Look...

Sorry we startled you, but if you don't wanna talk,

then... we'll just go, won't we, Ben?

Yeah.

So this is Ravi's house?

Nice.

You don't think it's weird that a man who hates littering

chooses to live like this?

I mean, maybe it's easier to control the outside world

than whatever is going on in here.

Hang on a minute.

Aw. Another one.

Like the one we found at the crime scene.

Come on, then. Do you think eland is right?

Do you think Ravi patel killed her to activate the power of the stones?

Listen, I'm used to people around here having funny beliefs

and superstitions, but it doesn't make them dangerous.

Yeah, I know, but you can't deny the fingerprint evidence

found on the victim's boots, though.

Hey, look at this.

Ok, this is the bag that Ravi had on him

when we were speaking to him for litter picking.

Yeah? Yeah.

Look at that. Ok?

Remember this?

Yeah.

Opportunity, motive... And now... Physical evidence.

Why do you have so many?

My mother made them.

You used to live with her?

Yeah.

She fell ill when I was around 12 years old.

I dedicated my life to caring for her.

Did you ask the nine virgins to cure her?

Yeah.

That's how she lived such a long life.

The doctors only gave her a few years,

but she made it to 77 thanks to their blessings.

We found this corn Dolly

in the stone circle near Jenny's body.

That's right.

Can you tell us what it was doing there?

After my mum passed away, I've been living on my own.

I'm good at looking after others,

but I'm terrible at looking after myself.

I've been praying to the virgins to help me find someone to love,

someone who will care for me.

And when you saw Jenny west lake at the virgins,

did you think she was intended for you?

Hardly.

She was dead.

Did you not see her arrive?

Of course not.

She parked up at sunset.

How do you know that?

Everyone who parks has to fill in the ledger at the ranger station.

And what did you do after you closed up?

I went home.

Can you prove that?

You can ask at the palak palace.

I get my takeaway there.

Same thing every night.

They have it waiting for me.

This is your bag, right?

Can you explain why the straps on your bag

appear to match the bruising on her neck?

You can't see what's going on, can you?

See what, Ravi?

There's a flat stone right outside the circle.

Most people miss it, but that's the Fiddler.

The one who plays the tune.

He's the one you should be looking for.

The one close to the circle...

pulling the strings.

And who is he? Who's this Fiddler?

The devil... in your midst.

So, he basically denied everything

until we presented him with the evidence.

And then he blamed the Fiddler.

You what? It's more folklore about the stones.

He says it's the devil. The devil?

Yeah. Apparently, the devil is planting evidence to fit him up.

I'll give him his credit, I've never heard that one before.

I'll arrange for a mental health assessment.

Hey, guys. Your mum called, Ben, says she has info on Jenny west lake.

Ok.

Sir.

Thank you.

Mum, is this real, actual information about Jenny west lake,

or is it from the cards?

Just listen to yourself. So rude.

Jenny were a client.

Lovely girl.

Why did she come to see you?

Boyfriend trouble. They were arguing a lot.

There was something he wanted her to do,

and she were feeling pressured.

The cards urged her to avoid danger, so she broke up with him.

Wait. Boyfriend or husband?

I don't know. One or the other.

It were the man in her life, that's what's important.

So, I pull this spread when I heard she were murdered.

Your killer is a manipulator, a gambler,

and a shapeshifter.

He may look like the life and soul of the party,

but he's full of darkness.

Gambling?

We're on.

There he is.

I'm buying.

No, no.

Not exactly the picture of grief, is he?

It's not a good look,

but tarot cards can't form the basis of an arrest.

Yeah, well,

you know Jenny didn't get around to changing her will

after they divorced?

No way.

No, don't tell me scargill's a beneficiary.

Yeah.

All right, cool. I'll meet you there, yeah?

Any news on the strap?

Lab's still working on it. All right.

Shall we call it a day?

Get a takeaway.

Palak palace. Be rude not to.

The bloody strap doesn't match.

Christ! How? No!

The pattern matched the marks on her neck.

Similar, but not the same. As clean as a whistle.

Whatever he strangled her with, it wasn't that strap.

Ok, sir, what's our next step, then?

Well, Ravi patel has been sectioned, so that buys us a bit of time.

We could follow up on Martin scargill.

Why?

Ravi's fingerprints are on our victim. He's our man.

Well, the palak palace said he picked up his takeaway

at the normal time that evening.

Great, he's got an alibi for 7pm, not for midnight.

He could have gone home, had his chicken korma,

and gone back to the nine virgins.

Scargill has more of a motive than Ravi, who was a carer.

I mean, his whole life was about caring and service.

See if you can place Martin scargill at the scene.

Yes, sir.

Bottle of scotch says you're wrong.

Deal.

Scargill could have killed Jenny at home, but he didn't.

Why?

Look at her door.

She knew she had to keep him out.

How did he know she was gonna be at the nine virgins, though?

I mean, must have followed her.

Which means somebody must have seen him.

That's true.

Tracy, did the doorbell footage come back from Jenny westlake's street?

Yeah, came in about an hour ago. You wanna have a look? Yeah.

Sarge? Sir?

Come and look at this.

Well, that's not Martin scargill.

No, and it's not Ravi patel.

Have you got a name?

Yeah, it's Russell crew.

Maggie crew's son, he was in a relationship with Jenny west lake.

How the hell did they know each other?

You never mentioned you had a son, Maggie.

Why would I? I haven't seen him in over ten years.

He hasn't been in touch? No texts, emails?

No.

We're estranged.

What has this got to do with Russell?

I thought I was attacked by Martin scargill.

Russell was Jenny westlake's boyfriend.

Russell's back in edendale?

I had no idea.

Can I ask what happened between you two?

He was always a very sensitive boy.

Very kind.

But he went to uni and he simply couldn't cope.

He started taking drugs and got very angry about environmental issues.

He was opposed to this housing development.

I remember the protests.

It was about saving some oak trees, wasn't it?

The developer had to remove nine oak trees to build these houses.

An environmental survey was conducted

and they found that the site had no special significance,

no rare species, habitats, or anything like that.

And Russell didn't agree with that?

No, no. He was furious.

He said that chopping down oaks to build oak Ridge was obscene.

He sent bomb threats...

and envelopes full of powder, claiming it was Anthrax.

He was out of control.

What's happened to him?

Some policemen from counter terrorism

came looking for him.

Even though all he'd ever sent was baby powder.

And he vanished.

He dropped out of uni and cut all contact with me.

This might be a difficult question, Maggie.

You don't think it was possible

that it could have been Russell who attacked you?

It can't be a coincidence,

Russell being connected to the victims of both attacks.

Catch you inside. All right.

Hi, can I just use that? Thank you.

Russell crew, 29, son of Maggie crew,

boyfriend of Jenny west lake.

He's been missing since Jenny was murdered,

and has a history of violence.

Now, our colleagues at counter terrorism

have had eyes on him for some time.

He's got links with climate activists.

The report states he's becoming more violent

and challenging local leadership decisions.

Basically, crew wanted more direct action.

What kind of direct action?

Well, the report's heavily redacted, but, reading between the lines,

I think he wanted to assassinate people.

Yeah, no, he gets kicked out of the group, goes dark,

and then counter terrorism lose him.

And that's when he turns up here?

Eventually, yes.

He moves in with Jenny,

he makes sure there's no trace of him on her phone or anywhere else.

And now she's dead,

his mum's been attacked and he's disappeared.

I don't know. There's no motive.

Even the neighbours admit they haven't seen him for months.

Still, an ex-boyfriend with a history of violence.

Russell crew goes to the top of the list.

We'll find him, sir.

How will we find him, though?

Counter terrorism can't even find him.

Maybe a trip to the nine virgins with Maggie could jog her memory.

I don't recognise Russell at all from your photos.

If I'd have bumped into him out here, I wouldn't have known him.

Was he born a murderer, or did I turn him into one?

You weren't the only person to have an influence over him.

Wait.

That feels familiar.

Yeah.

This place.

I've seen this place in my nightmares.

Hang on a minute. What's that?

What?

Careful.

I don't wanna be here. It's ok.

What the hell?

Cooper!

Don't come down here!

You stay up there, all right?

What do we have here?

Dr Taylor, your thoughts?

If he had anything on him, it's been destroyed.

We can try DNA and dental, but I can't promise you a hit.

In which case, we're looking for forensic facial reconstruction.

Check missing persons. We might get lucky.

I've found something here.

You look tired. Thank you, mum.

You carry so much. I worry.

I know, but you shouldn't.

Listen, I wanted to pick your brains about...

Do you know anyone who might have a grudge against Warren leach,

like a petrol-bomb-his-farm type of grudge?

Well, it would be easier to name someone who wouldn't.

Ok.

Do you know his missus, Yvonne?

Yeah.

I went to school with her.

Haven't seen her in years.

Yvonne o'brien, she was back then.

She were a gorgeous girl.

Great dancer. She had her pick.

And she ended up with Warren leach?

That were her father's doing.

He wanted the grazing for the cattle.

Those old families like the leaches,

they just see women as a form of property.

Ok. Can you tell me a bit about 'em,

like the history of what they're like?

Well, it all started with the nine virgins.

No, not-not... Mum, like, recent history.

No supernatural witchcraft stuff, please.

Recent.

Yes, please. Ok.

Well, there was that time we changed the tags of his cattle.

Ok. What was that about?

Well, he changed the tags from his more valuable cattle,

who had tb... and he put them on his cheaper cattle

so that they would be the ones to be destroyed instead.

And he paid a hefty fine for it, too.

Diane.

It's time you come home, don't you think?

This is my home now.

I get it.

I messed up.

Messed up?

Dave, you've been threatening me.

Look... I've made mistakes, and I'm sorry.

If you come back, things'd be different.

Change the record!

Apologising, swearing things'll change!

I mean, usually, people fall for it, don't they?

But not me.

I'm leaving Lisa and the kids.

It'll just be us.

Why do you think I'd believe anything you had to say now?

That's the problem with you, Dave. It was never your fault.

You got to hurt people and then just walk away

with a smile and a promotion.

Careful what you say next.

But I've finally seen the real you.

Diane.

What we have is beautiful.

Special.

It's not something you wanna throw away.

That's why I'm here... Fighting for us.

There is no us, Dave.

We're done.

What's up wi' you? You look like you've seen a ghost.

I'm fine. It's not him again, is it?

Has he been contacting you, Branagh?

No, I just... I didn't sleep well.

Nothing a coffee won't sort out.

Do you want one? No, I'm good.

Are you sure you're all right?

I'm fine.

Any news on the burnt body?

Er, going off a tip from my mum, I did find an article

in the Derbyshire gazette accusing Warren leach of ear tag fraud.

And guess who wrote it.

It's written by Martin scargill.

Now, leach claimed the piece was defamatory, threatened to sue.

The paper issued a partial retraction,

scargill was let go, lost his job.

Is that enough motive

for scargill to firebomb Warren leach's farm, though?

Do you know what, I think it actually might be.

What if the burned body belongs to someone

who was there that night with scargill?

Martin scargill had an accomplice?

Well, why not?

Did anyone else get sacked for that article?

Let's have a look.

Right. So, scargill is the only name on the byline,

but I think he had a photographer with him.

A staff photographer?

Let me check.

Jenny west lake.

That must be how they met.

Wait, she was a photographer? Yeah.

I wonder... What?

There we go. Yeah.

Sir, can I show you something?

Sir, look at this.

This is the day that Jenny died.

Look at that.

Wide strap with a weave pattern.

And no camera bag was found.

Can I see that?

Look at that.

The strap matches the bruising on her neck.

Martin scargill lost his job because of Warren leach.

Which gives him motive to firebomb leach's farm.

Or get someone to do it for him.

The burnt body?

Martin scargill blamed Maggie crew for his divorce to Jenny west lake.

Both women were attacked. Ok, it's circumstantial,

but right now, he feels like the missing link to everything.

Yeah, no, they could be right.

Martin scargill. He'll be at the bookies. Let's go.

Actually, guys, no, no, no, you go on. I'll take this.

Are you sure?

Yeah, yeah. You've done enough.

All right, well, you still owe me a bottle of whisky.

David Branagh, right?

Who are you?

Ben Cooper. I'm the one that texted you to meet, not Diane.

I've got a message for you.

Diane doesn't want to see you.

Well, that's a private matter between me and Diane.

Actually, I think it's a police matter.

DC Ben Cooper.

Anyone ever teach you not to bring a knife to a gunfight?

Detective chief inspector David Branagh.

Outgunned and outranked, son.

Well, this isn't your force, and you have no authority over me.

So as far as I'm concerned, you're just a civilian,

and one who isn't welcome here.

You need to go away.

Go back to your wife and your children and stay away.

Understand?

It's good enough for me.

Enjoy the drink.

Hello.

You all right?

Dave said you contacted him.

I can't believe you did that. Somebody had to confront him.

You didn't have to stick your nose in, Ben.

I had to do something.

And you didn't tell me he was a chief inspector, by the way.

I was handling it. I mean, what if this makes him escalate?

He won't! He's got too much to lose, ain't he?

Yeah, well, I guess we'll find out.

Right, we know you lost your job because of leach.

Did you use a petrol bomb to set fire to his farm?

No comment.

Do you wanna tell us who was with you that night?

No comment.

Ok. Did you attack Maggie crew and leave her for dead?

No comment. Did you kill Jenny west lake?

No comment. No comment.

Right. Er... explain this to me.

Why was Jenny's camera bag hidden in your car?

We now know that this was the bag that was used to kill Jenny.

That was not in my car.

No, no, no, no, the camera was in your car.

No sd card. The camera was. That was not in my car!

That was not my f... That was not in my car!

Where's the sd card?

I'm being set up. I'm being set up!

This is a joke, man, I'm being set up!

I'm telling you, I didn't do this! Come on, sit back down.

I can't believe this is happening. I can't believe this is happening.

Ok. He's lying.

I'm telling you, he's lying. Ok.

Right, Martin, you had the motive.

And now we've found you had the murder weapon.

Why don't you tell us who that burnt body belonged to?

No comment.

I hope you paid for that.

Do you get a promotion for policing snacks now?

Anyway, I saw you talking to a guy in the car park the other day.

Yeah? Yeah. That guy.

Yeah, that guy. Er... Tim. No, Tom marsden.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't forget a face.

He works for the rspca. Yeah.

No, I got that from the caption.

Why did he wanna talk to you?

Well, he was a friend of west lake.

He was gutted about her, and he, er...

He wanted to ask us about our inquiry.

I told him I can't give him any information, so he just went off.

Cps authorised charges for Martin scargill.

Murder, attempted murder, arson, so, well done, you.

Tell Ben I've got his bottle of whisky.

Did Martin scargill say who the burnt body belonged to?

You are such a glass-half-empty sort of girl, aren't you?

Maggie. You said you wanted to meet here.

There was a dog barking, and I smelled petrol.

And the noise and the smell... Something clicked.

I wasn't attacked by Russell.

I came to protect him.

Protect him from who, Maggie?

The dogs.

We had to run.

There was... so much noise and... and screaming.

I'm... I'm the one screaming!

The... the man!

The man...

Who's the man, Maggie? No, it's not Russell.

He... he bashed my head in, and there's blood in my eyes.

I can't... I can't see anything!

Is the man Martin scargill?

Did Russell firebomb the farm, Maggie?

My god!

Is it something to do with his campaign?

My god! He's on fire.

He's on fire.

He's... he was on fire.

The burnt body.

So, the body that you found in the woods was Russell?

Yes.

As we know, Russell crew was in a relationship with Jenny west lake.

They both loved cats. Both supported the same causes.

And they lived together.

When they broke up,

Russell had nowhere to go, so he went to find his mother.

And as you can see, it was an emotional reunion.

Yeah.

He told his mum that he was gonna petrol-bomb Warren leach's farm,

so she went with him to protect him.

Why? Cos of the ear tags?

No.

Look at this.

This is what started it all.

So, Martin scargill found a cat with horrific injuries.

I mean, he actually told us about it in his first interview

because he was covered in scratches.

This poster is one of dozens around town.

Dozens of cats missing.

We believe these were bait animals for fighting.

I should have twigged the first time I saw leach's dog.

It's not your typical farmer's dog,

but it is exactly the type of animal you'd want for dog fighting.

Maggie told us that Jenny had traced the cats to leach's farm,

and that she was gathering evidence

by photographing the leaches every Sunday,

but that Russell wanted to take a more direct approach,

which was to firebomb the farm.

We now know from Maggie's testimony that leach intercepted,

Russell caught fire and must have burnt to death,

and it was leach who attacked Maggie that night.

Then, what, he killed Jenny and took her sd card?

Yeah. Then moved her body to the nine virgins,

near where he had dumped Russell's body.

And then he planted the camera strap on Martin scargill, who he hated.

Yeah. It was leach all along.

Sorry, I'm a bit lost.

Because we have charged Martin scargill

and this case is closed.

No, he was framed and we fell for it.

Ok, so we are going on wild speculation now

because a cat has been found?

Well, I think we have enough to at least justify

a warrant to search the farms.

So do I.

Jesus!

I warned you about trespassing.

We have a warrant to search your property, mr leach.

You have no authority over me.

It's over.

You're just gonna make things worse for yourself.

This land is cursed.

Things can always get worse.

All right.

Good.

I've got it. I've got it.

I couldn't... I couldn't let him take you, too.

This must be the dog fighting ring.

How the dogs entered the ring.

Cheers, pal.

Right, so the cameras are for live streaming.

A lot of money to be made on the dark web.

Now, leach would have needed a sophisticated set-up

if he was to stream the fights.

But we've checked, and we can't find any kit

that would suggest he was responsible for the broadcasting.

How would it work, then?

Well, someone off-site would be responsible

for capturing the raw video footage, managing the stream.

Leach provides the content,

but he's definitely not the brains.

What are you thinking, sarge?

Er... this is a remote operation...

so whoever's behind this is Russian, Albanian,

literally any organised crime group.

Plus they'll have seen us on these, so they'll be disconnected.

They're long gone, whoever it is, long gone.

All right, mate?

All right.

Did you find anything?

Just this, er, sd card.

All right, give us it here.

I'll get this processed.

Ok.

Hello. All right? Thank you, mate.

How are you, Yvonne?

I have been silent my whole marriage.

I want to talk.

You can talk to us down at the police station,

when you have a solicitor and...

No, no, I want to talk to Ben.

It's been too many years. You need to hear this from me.

God.

We should wait.

No, no, it's all right.

Go on.

I told Joe I couldn't be saved.

From Warren.

I warned him not to try.

He insisted he'd come to get me.

But Warren was waiting for him.

It was Warren.

And afterwards, Warren called his man

and he came over and cleaned up boggart's bridge.

His man got rid of the fingerprints,

footprints, tyre tracks, everything.

Warren told me to get the blood out.

But I couldn't bring myself to.

Thank you.

He was trying to save her. Gonna rescue her.

There's nothing in his pmbs.

Nothing in the logs.

Why was he hiding it?

Maybe he didn't wanna risk leach finding out.

Yeah, but he did, though, didn't he? He did find out.

You know, mum said his death was connected to bad money and gambling,

and that describes leach.

That's leach and the dog fighting, innit?

Should have listened to her.

Should have listened, but I didn't.

And it's too late.

Everyone else is in shock,

and you're reading a book about football like nothing's happened.

Thanks.

This is how I cope, if you must know.

I'm sure you'll think I'm stupid,

but reading about the rams helps to calm me down.

Sorry. My bad. That's all right.

Have we had the photos taken off Jenny westlake's sd card yet?

Er... no. No, no, no.

And you're not gonna get anything now.

Digital forensics shut shop on the dot.

Yeah, no, just stick it in the oven. Yeah. 180, 30 minutes.

Yeah. Ok. And just make sure it's piping hot.

Because if you poison them kids, you're gonna be cleaning up.

I really have to go, Todd eland's buying a round of drinks,

and I have never seen him do that before.

I've gotta go. Ok, thanks. Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.

Ok. Sorry.

Hold on, hold on. My god!

And... yes.

Put that in the group chat. Yes!

Do you know what it's like? It's like...

It's like witnessing a mythical creature in the wild.

It's like something you've heard about all your life,

but you've never actually seen it.

And then there it is, Todd eland's wallet.

Jesus!

Can I...? Can I do something nice for you bastards

without getting roasted?

Did you put one on the bar for Joe?

Of course, yeah.

Pint for Joe.

Pint there, please.

Ok.

There you go, mum. Thanks.

Thank you, love.

I thought closure would feel better than this.

Well... We may have closure,

but we've been denied justice.

Warren leach'll never have to answer for what he did.

That's not gonna help, mum.

Don't be so judge mental.

I'm not.

Just need to find a way to process it, I guess.

Well...

This is my process.

Joe belonged to us.

Warren leach had no right taking him away.

Dad hated a bully. He was always gonna do something.

Never marry a hero.

Not if you want them to come home.

To Joe, a beloved husband and a great dad.

Yeah.

Hiya. Tom, thanks for coming in, I appreciate it,

and I won't take much of your time, but... Look...

You were friends with Jenny west lake, is that right?

Yes.

I met Jenny through some fundraising she did for the rspca.

She was extremely passionate about animal welfare.

Did she ever mention the missing cats?

Yes. That's what kicked off the special investigation.

Jenny noticed an unusual number of cats going missing,

and she worked out that they were being used as bait animals.

We actually know who was responsible for Jenny's death.

Warren leach?

That's information I can't divulge, I'm sorry.

I guess you have sergeant eland to thank for that.

Why do you say that?

He was our point of contact here.

He knew Jenny? Indirectly.

He was very impressed with her tenacity.

He told me she'd make a great detective.

Todd eland?

Yes.

Why do you seem surprised?

Tom... what was Jenny photographing up there?

The men who were going to the fights.

She said she had a whole rogues' gallery.

Thank you, Tom. Thanks for your time.

Driving licence. Cards. Keys. Phone. Clothes.

Offerings. Crystals. Flowers.

The sd card weren't put in for evidence.

All right, guys. Tough day?

Yeah. I'm ok.

My man.

You were wrong about scargill, but I'm a good sport.

Come on. Much obliged. Thank you.

Is he...? Is he gonna sue for wrongful arrest?

Well, he can try, but, you know, it's not our fault

leach planted evidence on him, is it?

Pint, Ben?

I'll wait till Diane gets here.

She is coming? Yeah. She's just delayed.

She's interviewing a guy from the rspca.

Guys, excuse me, I have to take a piss.

Five drinks would've been pushing it.

Yeah, it would.

Hey...

We need to chat. Yeah?

What do you have to say?

Look, I'm your superior officer, so you just be careful.

Yeah?

I'm always careful.

I followed the evidence.

Diane...

whatever you think you know, you're wrong.

I only know what I saw on the sd card.

Look at you.

Coming here and thinking you're so clever.

Typical outsider.

You don't understand that you're just upsetting the applecart.

What applecart?

History.

Things you don't respect or understand.

Ok, I'll tell you what I understand.

You were in it with leach and the dogfights.

You interviewed Maggie, badly,

but we're all so used to you under performing,

no-one suspected it was on purpose.

You even tried to frame Martin scargill.

You are the man in charge of it all. The one Yvonne was warned about.

You're the devil.

You sound hysterical.

No, you do. You sound unfit for the job.

Just excuse us a sec.

Yeah.

You investigated Joe Cooper's murder,

and there wasn't a speck of evidence

because you cleaned that scene, didn't you?

And you did it for leach.

You've been lying to Ben's face every day for the last five years.

Stop.

I did him a favour with that lie.

What are you talking about?

Joe Cooper was having an affair with Yvonne leach.

All right? He fancied her since school.

They were gonna run away together!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Joe Cooper, perfect cop, perfect daddy,

were gonna abandon his wife and his son.

He were no hero!

So, now what are you gonna do?

You gonna run and tell your good friend Ben the truth?

Are you?

How do you think he might take it?

Because I think he's gonna hate you for it.

I think he deserves to know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

That is a great idea

because all he and Isabel have left are memories.

So, why don't you go and destroy it, yeah?

That's for the best

I'm arresting you for the murder of Jenny west lake.

Shut up and drive.

Think about what you're doing, you won't get away with it. Shut up.

I'm gonna text Ben and tell him you hate it here.

You're going to Leeds.

I don't think anyone would be looking for you.

Get off!

Stop!

You think you're better than me, Diane?

You're just like her, aren't you?

You think you're better than me?

I should have buried Jenny in the slurry pit with the dead dogs.

I'm not gonna make the same mistake with you.

You do not have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence if you do not mention

when questioned something you later rely on in court.

Ok.

Name your associates in the dog fighting ring.

No comment.

These images were recovered from an sd card

found in Warren leach's farmhouse, where we believe you stashed it.

The photos show a number of men entering and leaving a dogfight.

No comment.

Is this a picture of you at the dogfight?

No comment.

Is this a picture of you approaching Jenny west lake at the nine virgins?

No comment.

Did you remove the sd card

and then put the camera bag in Martin scargill's car?

No comment.

In the case of the murder of Joe Cooper,

do you admit to perverting the course of justice?

No comment.

Joe Cooper didn't die of his injuries straightaway.

Was he still alive when you found him, Todd?

Did you let him think that you were going to save him?

Did he watch you as you cleaned up the scene and as he lay dying?

Don't.

Don't you dare...

say, "no comment."

There was nothing I could do.

Ok?

I swear to you.

I can't listen to this.

The iopc have been informed.

He's out of our hands now.

Neutral force?

Yorkshire. Yeah.

Are you ok, boss? No, Tracy.

Very much not ok.

Is he round there?

Ben, Ben. Ben! I just wanna talk to him... Ben. Ben!

It won't change anything.

He watched him die.

Yeah, but listen, he is in a hell of his own bloody creation.

You do not need to join him.

Made it extra strong for you. All right.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know what to say.

I guess I thought he was my friend.

And I...

told myself it's just how he is, you know?

"He's a good lad, really. Deep down, he's got a good heart."

Yeah.

Should've looked a bit more closely, I guess.

Would've saw what you saw.

Can't blame yourself.

He made his own choices.

Yeah.

He didn't say anything when he attacked you, did he?

No.

He was just interested in saving his own skin.

Yeah.

Well, I don't suppose I'll ever get the truth out of him now, will I?

Your mum were right about everything.

God!

Yeah, she'd love to hear you say that.

What you having, usual? Yes, please.

Hiya, mate. Two pints and a white wine, please.

Thank you.

Whay.

What a day.

Finally starting to understand why you like it in here.

It's good.

It's good to see you looking a bit happier, anyway.

This is what I'm usually like...

When I'm not hiding from an ex.

Your man's not been in touch, has he?

I don't wanna jinx it,

but I think whatever you said might have actually worked.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

I'm thinking of going to the nine virgins tomorrow.

Leave some flowers for Jenny.

Yeah, that's a nice thought. I can come with you if you like?

You know what, I'd appreciate that.

Cool.

Thank you. Cheers, pal.

Thank you.

Cheers.

One for the old man.

Love you, dad.