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How long has she been out here? A couple of days at least.

But why would you bring her out here?

Who did this to her?

Did either of you speak to the woman who lived there?

We haven't spoken to anyone. I did see someone there.

Where's Eadie? I need to see Eadie.

Lana... I just... Come on.

Sorry about Mum.

Dementia.

I don't understand. What do you mean, you found her body?

We think someone killed your mum.

Who?

She kept talking about settling her affairs.

What do you think she meant by that? That she knew something was coming?

Eadie Tulloch's bank just sent through her account information.

Where the hell did she get four hundred grand from?!

God knows, but that is the kind of money someone would kill for.

This programme contains some strong language.

EXPLOSION

Oh!

Lana?

This way, come on. No! Come on.

It's OK, it's OK! Please.

Lana? My God!

Love, just stay there, OK?

It'll be OK.

Look... Just give me a minute. I'm her husband.

Lass, it's OK.

Come on.

Come on.

SHE SOBS

Thank you.

Lana Mair?

I didn't see her.

I only knew something was wrong when I heard the window. Sorry.

And then you found her outside? Yeah.

What did she say? Nothing coherent.

OK, well, where is she now? Back home.

Right.

RUTH SIGHS

Hi.

Er...

Where is Mrs Mair?

She needed to sleep.

And no-one saw her go out...

..or heard her say anything?

We'd have stopped her.

Mr Jameson?

I want to know what's going on as much as you.

I mean, if she's setting fire to things now...

What?

We live here, too, Arthur. In my house.

Look, has Lana ever done anything like this before?

No!

Mum. Oh! Sorry, sorry.

We'll have to bring her in, ask her a few questions.

Please. She won't have known what she was doing.

Arthur?

It's all right, lass.

Nothing to worry about.

She's going nowhere without me.

Hi, Mrs Mair.

I'm a police detective.

DI McIntosh.

We need to talk to you about Eadie Tulloch's house.

Eadie?

Is something wrong with her?

Oh, Mum...

We'll explain everything, but, right now,

it would be really helpful if you could come with us.

This is ridiculous.

They're just coming.

VIDEO GAME BEEPS

Hayley?

They've just arrested someone from the house across the way.

Saw the cops bring two old folks out.

And? This is insane.

What if the police want to speak to us again?

I don't know if you've noticed, Chris,

but you're not the centre of a true crime podcast.

HE CHUCKLES

Oh!

Billy. Sorry.

Couldn't sleep? Mm-mm.

I tried not to wake you.

Ach, I had a bad night myself.

Coffee?

Please.

Eadie going round your head?

Aye.

Don't worry.

Just a swab inside your mouth. It's OK.

Thank you.

Mrs Mair...

..do you know why you're here?

What it is we want to talk to you about.

Eadie Tulloch.

Did something happen to her?

Yeah, that's right. It did.

It's the gala I'd worry about.

She was a force of nature.

Eadie, you mean?

I used to help. I mean, I'd...

I'd cook the tea for the lads and that.

Lana...

..you know Eadie died?

Mm. Well...

..you reap what you sow.

What do you mean by that, Lana?

Well, she was always nosying into other people's business, you know.

I mean, it was probably her job, but....

Are you saying that Eadie did something

to someone else or to you?

No.

SHE CHUCKLES

We were friends.

Lana, her house was set on fire.

Mm.

Do you remember that?

I want to see Arthur. Yeah, well, Arthur will be here soon.

Kirsty's here to look after you.

You're safe, Lana.

Where are my clothes?!

Lana, you said that Eadie did something.

Did Eadie hurt someone?

No, that's all behind us now.

Aye, it is, but we still need to know.

No, some thing's are best just left to lie.

Was it connected to the fire?

Lana, can you help us? Tell us what happened?

Lana, you're doing really well.

We just need to chat about the fire and then you can go. I don't know...

Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!

I don't want... Lana. Mrs Mair.

Arthur!

Arthur! Arthur! Lana?

Arthur! Lana. Mrs Mair...

You need to calm down.

No! No!

I think we need to stop this, Ruth. I know, I know.

No!

Christ! Get Arthur in here!

Open the door!

Let me in! I'm so sorry.

Just go, go! Go!

Are you OK? I don't know what happened.

Hey, lass... I'm so sorry.

Up you come, up you come. Up you get.

It's OK. Well done.

It's all right.

LANA SOBS

Hey, now, what's been going on here?

First a fire at a murder site,

then an interview with a vulnerable adult descends into bedlam.

Matt, we had an appropriate adult. We were gentle, we were respectful.

So gentle she's being seen by a doctor?

Matt, no-one in her family could explain why she started that fire.

We had to at least try and talk to her.

Well, then, you've got a problem, because now you can't talk to her.

I know. Not until she's been checked over, obviously, and she's calm.

Absolutely not. Not if she's going to get distressed like that again.

And let's brace ourselves for a formal complaint.

TOSH SIGHS

Maybe we did push her too hard.

Well, I don't know about that.

You reap what you sow?

But we don't know what it means.

Well, maybe she meant Eadie had it coming to her

or that she had something coming.

Or maybe she was just babbling.

Well, either way, I think we need to consider the possibility

that maybe Eadie had some enemies, including Lana.

Yeah.

Yeah, OK, maybe you're right.

Well, I'll have a word with David Powell,

see if Eadie mentioned having any issues with anyone.

Ruth.

Ed Tulloch's out front.

Oh, OK. Thanks.

Hey.

I can talk to him as well.

Were you expecting him? Yeah.

He... Well, he wanted someone to go with him to ID the body.

You know, a bit of moral support.

And he...he asked you?

Uh-huh.

Oh, and Billy rang, too.

Asked if you could go and see him at their house this afternoon.

Morag has some information. Oh, sure.

Oh, hey, did you get anywhere with the money in Eadie's account?

Talking to the bank today. Yeah, OK.

So, is that it, then?

You're releasing me, right?

You're still the last person to see Eadie alive, David,

so you will need to stay on the Isles, do you understand?

Yeah, OK.

Also, I have a question.

When you chatted with Eadie, did she ever mention Lana Mair?

Yeah.

Erm, they both used to help organise the Lunniswick Gala.

Did you get any sense that they'd fallen out?

That Eadie had done anything to upset Lana.

No.

Did Eadie talk about anything that was worrying her? No.

What about that last time, when she mentioned settling her affairs?

She was clearing up her tea when I got there.

She mostly just talked about her son.

She always did.

Ed? No.

The one that died.

Craig.

Never really mentioned Ed.

Yeah, that's her.

I'm sorry it's been so long.

I could do with something stronger, really.

Thanks for being in there with me. Och, it's fine.

Listen, erm, Mum's house...

This fire last night, what the hell happened?

Ach, I'm sorry about that.

We are still trying to get to the bottom of it, but...

Was it an accident or something?

Erm...

Do you know Lana Mair?

You're not saying Lana caused the fire?

Why would she do that? Mum and Lana were close.

I mean, we all were.

Kin but not blood, Dad would say. What does that look like?

Well, you know, us kids played together.

I mean, their boy Ally and our Craig were best mates.

Mum and Lana ran the village, organising stuff.

Dad and Arthur went fishing.

And then my brother died.

Yes, I, erm...

..I heard. I'm sorry about that.

It was a long time ago, but that shared loss tied them even closer.

What do you mean, "shared"?

Well, Ally and Craig, they were in the storm together.

Wait...

Both families lost a son?

Aye.

Yeah. It's what started the rift between me and Mum, really.

I could never live up to Craig.

ED SIGHS

I might head back to the pub and get something stronger after all.

Were you there last Saturday, working at the pub?

Erm, Saturday? Yeah, I would have been there till pretty late. Why?

It was the last time anyone saw your mum alive.

I just need to know everyone's movements.

Sure.

So, Billy says you wanted to talk about Eadie's work?

Aye. It's, erm... It's to do with Amy Shannon.

OK.

Who's Amy Shannon?

An old case of Eadie's.

She recommended that Amy and her sister

be removed from their birth mum. She's suing Social Services.

Why?

It happens, Tosh. You know, kids grow up,

they look back, they want someone to blame.

She's angry.

But the way she's been pressing her case,

it's been very stressful.

Has she been contacting you directly, or Eadie?

She turned up at our offices once, shouting,

accusing us of delaying the legal process.

She threatened you? Not really. She...

She calmed down and she left. It's just that after Eadie...

Not that I think that Amy would...

I thought you should know.

Well, yeah.

So Amy's in Shetland?

Aye. She was adopted here.

She's a teacher.

She's got a flat in Lerwick with a partner and a kid.

And her sister? Stevie.

She ended up on the mainland.

Look, I'm sure Amy's got nothing to do with this.

It's just Eadie had a long career,

and the kind of work she was doing, well, it...

Made her unpopular?

So, I'll need copies of the letters Amy Shannon's solicitor sent

and a look at her case file. I'll get Morag to send them over.

Oh, here, there was something I was going to ask you.

I was talking to Gina Powell last night.

I was pulling her up for hindering the case

and she said something strange.

She said the last time she helped us, she nearly lost her family.

"Us" as in the police?

Yeah. I think she meant Shetland police.

You said her husband was arrested.

Ray Powell.

Was there anything unusual about the case?

Not really. Robert was the one who charged him.

I didn't have anything to do with it.

But I do know that he confessed.

Hmm.

All right. Well, you take care.

Yeah. OK?

So, erm, what did you make of yesterday's poetry night?

Well, I can't say I've been to many.

I quite liked your poem though, about the wind.

Yeah?

It's an old one, from back when I wrote properly.

I had a collection published years back.

Won a few awards. Oh?

Was it successful?

Well, I've definitely seen it in the odd charity shop.

THEY LAUGH

You, erm, seen James recently?

Erm...

No, no. Erm...

Well, not since Cal's funeral. I mean, I've...

I've wanted to, but, erm, I just, you know...

I reckon he'd appreciate it.

Yeah.

Sorry, I've got to go.

Sure.

Louden!

Aye, trust you to choose a dead end.

I've been looking for you since your disappearing act yesterday.

I told you that I could not be there when you started making arrests.

Except we didn't make any, did we?

Yeah, I heard about that. Oh, aye, you heard, did you?

What, did you hear after, or did you set us up?

What? No. Why would I set you up?

Oh, I don't know. You tell me.

Look, I thought the stuff was on that boat, right?

That's why I've been laying low since. Why?

Because if it's not on the boat, they're going to know

someone talked. They're going to know about me.

Oh, I think you'll be fine, Will.

You're hardly super grass material, are you?

So that means they still need to land the gear, right?

Yeah, I think so. You think so?

Right.

Well, if you hear of anything, you get in touch.

Anything at all.

Right? Yes. Yes?! Yes!

Good, you wee shite.

I'll get directions to this beach.

What's this now?

It's not the same house as earlier but they were there yesterday.

Dropping someone back.

Oh, for God's sake, Chris.

PHONE RINGS

Hey. Hey. I'm at the mortuary.

Cora rang. She's got something for us.

OK, great. Well, I'll be with you as soon as I can.

How's it going?

Well, I had an unexpected interlude with Will Louden.

Louden? Where did you find him? Just walking along the street.

Says he had no idea that boat was clean.

What are you up to?

I think you might be right about Eadie having made some enemies.

Who have you got in mind?

Morag gave me a heads up on an Amy Shannon.

An old social work client.

She has issues with the way Eadie handled her case.

Have you spoken to her yet? Just about to.

OK. I'll see you here when you're done.

RINGS DOORBELL

Hi.

Sorry, are you Amy Shannon?

No, I'm her sister, Stevie.

Who is it?

Can I help?

Is this about our case against children's services?

Indirectly. It is about Eadie Tulloch.

Our social worker? Yeah.

Look, I've got some difficult news.

She's been found dead.

What?

Erm...

..yeah, I heard on the radio there was a body.

That was her?

She was...killed?

I'm afraid so.

Your complaint is that she made a mistake in your care, is that right?

She did.

A few months after we were removed, our mum died,

and then they...

..they split us up.

You mean, when you went to the mainland?

Erm, yeah. Disposed of in Aberdeen.

On Eadie Tulloch's say-so.

Stevie's been through four different foster families.

Two children's homes.

Did you ever talk to Eadie directly about the case?

No, of course not.

Everything went through the solicitor.

But you did go to the Social Services offices once?

Once.

But Eadie wasn't there. She was long retired.

What about you, Stevie? Had you seen Eadie?

No. No, not since I was a kid.

Sorry, why exactly are you here?

We're just looking into Eadie's connections

and since your case is a live issue...

You think we might have killed her? CHILD SCREAMS

Gently, Aidan. Mummy!

Hey, buddy.

Oh, sorry.

Aargh!

What's going on? Nothing.

I think we were... I think we were finished.

OK. Well, look, thanks for your time.

Stay where you can see us, Chloe. It's rocky down there.

I will, Dad.

It's pretty spectacular.

No?

For God's sake.

What?

You're the one who brought us here, Hayl!

We dropped everything cos you suddenly needed a break.

And here we are, babe, on a beach having a break.

Yeah, but you haven't been "here" since we've arrived.

You keep sneaking off. Checking your emails, is it?

Do you think the questions from the staff and the suppliers,

they just stop coming? Yeah, they do, if you don't log on.

I run two restaurants.

It's not like taking the odd front of house shift.

Then let me help you.

Chris, you are amazing with customers but you're hardly...

What? A top entrepreneur? Girlboss?

Oh, piss off!

I thought things had got a lot better this year.

You seemed less stressed.

Why Shetland?

Lunniswick? I mean, it's the end of the world.

I'm sorry, you were the one that didn't want to leave this morning

cos you were getting off on some local tragedy.

No?

You keep an eye on Chloe for once. I'm going for a walk.

I wanted to go to Majorca.

Whisky?!

You could smell it as soon as I opened the stomach.

And we're not just talking a wee dram here?

Toxicology will give us an idea of how much she actually consumed,

but we're talking a skinful.

So, hang on, are you saying

she was actually drunk at the time she was killed?

More than likely, yes.

That would account for the lack of self-defence wounds.

She didn't fight back because she was in no fit state.

Any food?

Intestinal content suggests ongoing digestion.

But that's from a meal consumed well before death.

How long before?

Ten to 14 hours, maybe.

So she took to the whisky after?

And then some.

Oh.

So, it turns out our 76-year-old victim

was paralytic at the time of her murder.

Yeah, except I don't remember there being any booze in the house.

Well, maybe we missed it.

Sandy, can you ask SOCO to send over the inventory

from the Tulloch house? Sure.

What are we looking for? Specifically, whisky bottles,

but see if you can find anything else that would indicate

that Eadie Tulloch was a drinker. I'll get on to them.

Yeah, and speak to Colin Waite.

Find out if he ever added a bottle of Scotch

to one of her food parcels.

Oh, sorry, Sandy, could you also phone Aberdeen Children's Services.

I need some background on a Stevie Shannon.

Got it. Thank you.

I thought it was Amy Shannon you were talking to.

Who's Stevie Shannon? Her sister.

Brought up in Aberdeen,

but it turns out she's staying with Amy at the moment.

I just kind of got a weird vibe from her.

Why did Morag put you onto them?

So, Eadie handled their case and now Amy's suing Social Services.

Any grounds? I mean, it seems pretty clear from their file

that they were being neglected.

The mum had a string of boyfriends, a recurring drug habit.

But they're angry at Eadie's decision.

Angry enough to hurt her?

Mm. Well, it could be a motive,

if they felt that Eadie had ruined their childhood.

Question is, is there anyone else out there with a grudge against her?

Did you get anything from Ed Tulloch?

I don't think Ed knew anything about what was going on with his mum.

He did say that Lana and Eadie were close though.

So why set fire to her house?

Well, unless Matt lets us have another crack at her,

we'll never know.

I've had an idea about that.

No! After this morning?

We should've been sent home hours ago.

Mr Mair, what Lana did...

..was very, very serious.

Why don't you help us to get her home?

You'd need to let Lana talk on her own terms.

You couldn't speak for her, but you would help her to feel safe.

Lana...

..we need to speak to you again about the fire that you started.

The one at Eadie's house.

We were such good friends.

Yeah, we know that you were close.

That's why we don't understand last night.

I know what happened.

What do you mean, Lana?

Eadie Tulloch.

You know what happened to Eadie?

It was terrible what he did.

What who did, Lana?

Him.

Arthur.

It's confusing having me here. We need to stop now.

Lana, what did Arthur do? I said we need to stop!

Are you cross?

Lana.

Lana.

Could you tell us what it was that Arthur did?

No! Stop!

It's so cruel! So damn cruel!

You've got a temper on you, Arthur Mair!

What was she talking about, Arthur?

I told you, it's nonsense.

She doesn't know what she's saying.

I'm not sure that's entirely true.

We're not answering any more of your damn questions!

How are you doing? It's like she's got away with it.

Who?

Eadie.

I mean, everything that she did, and we're the ones they're looking into.

I know. But, look, maybe it's a sign to take stock as well.

What Eadie did was wrong.

I know Stevie had it tough,

but she was only supposed to stay a few days.

Stevie's my sister, who I didn't see for years

because Eadie Tulloch sent her to fucking Aberdeen!

Where she apparently has no life to go back to.

Stevie, I'm sorry...

OK, so, tonight, where and when do you want to meet?

I just need to work out how I'm going to get away.

It's not going to be easy.

Chloe?

Chloe!

Chloe!

Chloe! Chloe!

Chloe!

Where is she?! Oh, my God. Chloe!

Just stay there, stay there. Don't move.

I was just looking for shells. There we go. Good girl.

I've got you. OK.

Chloe?

Oh, God. Sweetheart... You're OK.

Chloe... Chloe, what happened? She's fine. She's OK.

Here.

It's OK. I'm fine, Dad. OK.

You're supposed to be watching her.

OK, sweetheart. You all right?

Silly Mummy, giving you a fright.

Anything? Still saying nothing.

We could arrest him. For what?

Not talking to us?

Colin Waite was offended when I asked him

if he ever brought Eadie whisky. He says Eadie didn't drink.

Ooh! Wait till he sees the path report.

But SOCO did come up with this.

Where did they find that? Buried in Eadie's wheelie bin.

Were there any fingerprints on it? Any DNA traces?

Contaminated, apparently.

But that's a special release. It means it's pretty rare.

I checked the distillery website.

You have to order this one direct from them.

All right, give them a call, see if anyone in Shetland ordered one.

Will do.

So, how did it go with Lana Mair?

Well, we're no closer to finding out why she set fire to Eadie's house.

She did accuse her husband though.

Accuse him of what? Well, we don't exactly know.

Yeah, Arthur shut the interview down. He's scared of something.

So maybe Lana's accusing him of killing Eadie.

That's why she started the fire.

Covering Arthur's tracks, destroying the evidence.

Maybe take a wee breath here, because we don't actually have

any evidence that would support that.

Yeah, everyone we've spoken to says the Mairs

and the Tullochs were close friends for over 40 years.

Come on, there must've been some issues.

It can't have all been sweetness and light.

So, who really knows them?

So, why haven't you released her?

Erm, because we...

..we don't quite have the answers that we're looking for yet.

And you really think you will?

Some days Mum barely recognises me.

Could I, erm...?

So, what we're trying to do is...

..establish when your dad last saw Eadie.

Do you remember? Did he call in on her sometimes?

Eadie was more and more shut off.

And Dad's main concern is Mum.

Did they ever fall out with each other?

What? Dad and Eadie?

Any arguments or animosity?

Our families went through a lot.

Your brother Ally, you mean?

And Craig Tulloch. Yeah.

Losing Ally nearly broke Mum and Dad apart

and the way they supported Robert and Eadie...

If you're suggesting that my dad would ever hurt her...

This is mad!

Isobel, can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Who does that whisky belong to?

Arthur took that bottle to Eadie's. Which puts him in her house.

Aye, which means he's lying to us.

I want him in the interview room. I'll call Sandy.

Sorry.

I've been looking for you.

I eventually thought of Mum's grave.

Listen, Luke's just being a dick.

Yeah, well, he's got a point.

Amy, I don't have a life to get back to in Aberdeen...

..so, sorry for staying so long and getting in the way.

Stevie, you're not.

You've been great.

And Aidan loves you.

We're family.

We've missed so many years together.

We'll make new memories.

Good ones.

Come on, let's go.

We found out that Eadie had been drinking just before she died.

Do you recognise this?

We found it at Eadie's.

It's yours, isn't it, Arthur? From your collection.

Why would we have found this in Eadie's bin?

Lana said you did something terrible.

She also said that you have a temper.

That doesn't mean...

But what if Lana found out that you had...

..and she was trying to help you cover your tracks?

The fire?

That's not why she started it.

So, then, why did she?

Arthur, Eadie's dead.

If you didn't hurt her, talk to us.

Explain why you were in her house.

Isobel said that you'd...

..stuck by the Tullochs through the years.

She said that your marriage had struggled

after you lost your son.

Oh.

That was when it started, wasn't it?

What do you mean? What started?

Your affair with Eadie Tulloch.

You don't know what you're talking about!

Did Lana freeze you out? Is that what happened?

Because that can happen sometimes with grief.

It can close people off.

But it can also push them together.

Was it still going on?

Even when you were... you were caring for Lana?

No!

ARTHUR SIGHS

So when did it finish?

I ended it for good when Lana was diagnosed.

Five years back.

You should have told us this.

It's private.

It's nothing to do with Eadie's death.

RUTH SCOFFS

When did you last see her?

Saturday.

I brought a bit of dinner and the whisky.

And what happened?

Nothing.

We ate, we chatted, had a dram after.

Just the one? Yes.

And Eadie was fine when you left?

Yes, she was fine.

And what did you do for the rest of the evening, Arthur?

I was at home, like every night. Ask Isobel and Jess.

I helped bathe Lana,

helped put her to bed,

and we fell asleep together.

There's our reason for the fire.

If he's telling the truth.

You think he's lying? He did lie.

Concealed this affair,

didn't tell us about being at Eadie's on the day she died.

But his story checks out, timings-wise.

He brings over some dinner, leaves Eadie fit and well,

David Powell comes over after.

Yeah, David even remembers Eadie tidying up dinner when he arrived.

And Isobel confirms Arthur being at home that night, too.

Oh, come on. A family member?

Sure.

But...I don't see a motive.

He was having an affair with Eadie. Which ended years ago.

Maybe Eadie was threatening to tell.

But why broadcast it now,

with all the potential damage to her reputation?

And even if Eadie was threatening it,

why would Arthur kill her like that?

No, I don't think the affair is a motive.

I think it's a defence.

We need to release them.

OK, where does that leave us?

Another?

No, I should get back.

Luke's been texting. I've probably ignored him enough to make my point.

Sure.

But you leave him to me, OK?

And all this with Eadie,

you know it doesn't change what we do.

We still sue the hell out of them. Press harder, even.

If things had moved faster, maybe Eadie Tulloch

would've faced some consequences.

Maybe she did if she was killed.

Someone's caught up with her.

I guess.

And there's still the other one.

Other what?

Social worker. McCabe.

Morag McCabe.

Eadie Tulloch's wee sidekick.

She's just as much to blame.

Arthur...

..that last time you saw Eadie,

was she worried about anything?

No.

Why?

Someone saw her after you.

Said she seemed strange.

Talked about settling her affairs.

Ah, well...

..we're all weighing that up at our age.

Is that all for Lana, then,

about the fire?

No decision's been made.

Do you want a cup of tea?

Yes, please.

PHONE BUZZES

This makes no sense. But this is your home address, sir?

Yes, of course. What the hell?!

Then we need to check out what has been reported.

Come on, this is nonsense.

What's going on? Amy...

Sorry, miss, who are you?

Amy Shannon. I live here.

There's been a report of a domestic disturbance at this address,

putting a child in danger.

What?!

We had a wee argument hours back, but no big disturbance.

Well, are we OK to come in and check?

Yeah, go on. We've nothing to hide.

POLICE RADIO: Delta Bravo 27 on site at the Shannon residence.

Do you mind if I...? Yeah.

AIDAN CRIES

No, I'll go. I'll go.

She's my sister. She's been staying with us.

Sorry.

Apologies.

We're obliged to check these things out, you know.

I know.

Listen, sometimes wires get crossed. People play jokes, even.

Yeah.

We'll leave you guys to enjoy your evenings, OK?

You looking for this?

Explains your distraction anyway.

So who is it? What?

You're seeing someone else. Meeting them tonight.

No. Chris, no... Bollocks! Explain this.

Your stress, I thought it was the restaurants.

It is the restaurants.

No, wait! Chris wait, wait.

I am in deep shit, OK? That's why I brought us here.

You're not making any sense, Hayley.

The restaurants got into debt and I did something stupid,

and now I have to do exactly as I'm told or we're in danger.

All of us, Chris. Who?

What are they telling you to do?

What have you done?

I've got to hand it to the dealer tonight.

How could you do this to us?

Hi. Hi.

You didn't have to drive them home personally, you know.

At least we're learning a bit more about Eadie.

You mean the affair with Arthur?

Mm.

But also, you know, a son who didn't speak to her.

A strange friendship with David Powell.

Potentially questionable work decisions.

You heard anything from the angry sisters?

No, still waiting on Aberdeen Services, but Sandy's checking

if we can place either of them in Lunniswick.

Good idea, cos something happened that made Eadie hit the whisky.

Sandy also looked into her money.

The digital statements go back ten years,

and nothing has been touched that whole time.

He's trying to find paper records so we can go back even further.

Mm.

Oh. Oh.

A Hunting Wind by Ed Tulloch?

Just curious.

I thought it might give me a bit of insight into the family, you know.

I, erm...

I also found out that Ed knew Cal.

Cal? Yeah.

How? Just, you know, small place.

James and Cal drank at his bar and...

..Ed and Cal played music together.

Wow. I know.

You don't talk about him much.

Cal.

No.

No, I suppose I don't.

VEHICLE APPROACHES

I don't like people skulking round my place.

RUTH LAUGHS

James, erm...

..sorry.

It's been a while.

Let me park and we'll get inside.

OK.

Thank you.

Cheers. Oh, cheers.

Business still thriving, then?

Ach...

..I was always the brains.

He was just the poster boy.

RUTH LAUGHS

It's good to see you, Ruthie.

You too.

Why did you leave it so long?

Erm...

..just protecting myself, you know.

Trying to move on.

It was Ed, actually, that encouraged me to...

Aye. He texted.

Said your paths had crossed. Oh.

Well, that would've given you time to hide the contraband, then,

in case I showed up.

JAMES LAUGHS

That was definitely all my brother.

Do you know him well? Ed, I mean.

Known him a long time, yeah.

And he's been round a lot the last year.

He's a good lad.

He reminds me of Cal.

Hm.

Oh, come on. If you're done with that, bed.

You look wrecked.

Thanks very much!

You know, it's rude to comment on a lady's appearance.

What if you're concerned cos the lady is working insane hours?

I know.

I know. It's been a crazy few days.

Thanks for picking up the slack.

Oh, you know me, Tosh.

I run a tight ship.

Now, bed. OK!

PHONE BUZZES

Oh.

Sandy? Sorry.

Late in the day, but we just got something back from Aberdeen.

On Stevie Shannon?

Yes. Not the official files yet. This is more anecdotal.

What is it?

Seems there were some disturbing reports

that came from the children's homes where Stevie was placed.

What kind of reports?

Concerns that she was manipulating other kids.

Turning them against one another.

On occasion, encouraging them to run away with her.

Hayley?

I'm coming with you.

Are you sure? Yeah.

You're not doing this alone.

If it has to happen, we're in it together.

What about Chloe? She's spark out.

She never wakes up.

And we'll be quick.

The dealer said if we hand this over, then we're free.

That's what they said, right?

That's what they said.

So let's do it.

Come on.

I love you.

Who do you think called them? The police.

Next-door?

She's had it in for us since Aidan knocked her flowers over.

They came into our home, Luke.

Uniformed officers.

In case we were a danger to our son. I know.

You're the one that let them in.

Well, then, act like you care.

I mean, this should bother you.

What are you talking about, Amy?

It's like you're not even... Amy, Amy, I care, for God's sake.

You're just scrolling your phone.

You're literally sitting there scrolling on your phone...

Jesus Christ!

Don't worry about the noise, wee man, Auntie Stevie's here,

and I'll look after you.

We're a family, after all.

You,

your mum...

..and me.

SHE CHUCKLES

Family.

Just the three of us.