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Time.

All rise.

Will the foreman stand, please?

Have you reached a verdict on
which at least ten of you agree?

No.

Do you think if I gave you more time
you would be able to reach a verdict
on which at least ten of you agreed?

No. I'm sorry.

In which case, I am obliged to call the
trial to a halt and discharge you, the jury.

Having consulted with the prosecution
in anticipation of such an outcome,

it is my duty to tell you, Mr Collins, that the
prosecution intend to offer no further evidence.

As such, given this was the
third trial for the same offence,

you are now formally acquitted of
all charges and are free to leave.

Court will now adjourn.

You killed her, you bastard!

You murdered my sister!

It's not fair. Oh, Tara!

- How are you feeling about your
brother-in-law? - Excuse me. - Do
you still think he did it, Alice?

Can we go, please, driver?

DCI Beech, what is your
reaction to Mr Collins's release?

My thoughts right now are with Tara Collins'
family -- her mum, her dad and her sister.

- Do you have any new leads?
- We'll be reviewing all the evidence we have.

- Are there any other suspects? - Are you
looking for anyone else? - No, we're not.

OK. I'm gonna get our car to come
round the back. It's insane out there.

Come on.

David?

No. No.

Hey! David!

What would you like to say
to your sister-in-law, David?

- What would you like to say to Tara's family?
- Will you be suing them for negligence?

Will you be suing the police?

Seven years ago I was sent to prison
for something that I did not do,

for a terrible crime
that I did not commit.

Overnight, I lost...

my wife,

I lost my liberty,

and, most importantly, I lost my kids.

Why?

Because of the Forensic Science
Service's criminal negligence

and because of a police investigation
that bent every bit of evidence

to fit a theory that was clearly wrong.

And more important than that,

much worse,

was that ordinary people lied.

They lied for their own ends,

and if they are watching this now,

I want them to know
that I will expose them.

I will expose them for what
they have put me through.

I've had seven years of my life stolen,

and now I want justice.

I want my wife's real killer found,

I want those that lied brought to book,

and I want my children back.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

- No more questions.
- Excuse me. Thank you. Excuse me.

No more questions.

We should have been more
honest with the children.

- We should have told them this was a
possibility. - What would we have said, Rob?

Just what?

It's not just a question of
having an open mind, DCI Beech.

We have to be seen to have one.

It was a stupid thing to say, obviously.

It's just that we all know he was
released on a technicality, so...

I've never worked on a case that
explored more possibilities, sir.

There was no-one else. It was him.

Well, I hope so.

The public hardly need another
reason to distrust us, do they?

Which is why I know you'll understand
my need now for a fresher pair of eyes.

DI Hudson.

Yes, sir.

No.

No. No!

- It's all right, darling.
- No!

Why, Mum? Why?

'In March 2015, the Forensic
Science Service laboratory,

'which handled the original evidence,

'was found to have routinely
broken standard storage protocols...

'.. making it impossible for the court
to discount cross-contamination.

'With this, the third such collapse...

- Louise.
- 'I presume you've seen the news.

Why don't you come over
later, see the kids?

We can have a chat.'

I want you to pick a team completely
unconnected to the original investigation,

and then I want you to start again

to investigate this case as
if she were killed yesterday.

- You think you can do that?
- Yes, sir. Why not?

Oh, there are about 50 reasons "why not" walking
the corridors of this station alone, DI Hudson.

But we need to send a message out that,
despite DCI Beech's remarks this morning,

- we take the court's decision very
seriously indeed. - Yes, sir. Of course.

Good.

Keep me up to speed on any new developments.
I've got the Home Office breathing down my neck.

What about the other evidence?

Well, in the end, the jury must have decided
that the other stuff was just too circumstantial.

- What's "circumstantial"?
- It means that...

it was helpful for the original case

but not on its own enough to prove guilt.

- But her blood was on his coat.
- It was.

But the jury believed it might have got
there by accident at the forensic laboratory.

But... what about all the
other stuff he did to her?

- Hitting her and... the threats he
made to you? - Again, darling, it
doesn't prove he murdered anybody.

What was he talking about
when he said people had lied?

Well...

if he wants people to believe him, he's
going to have to say we all lied, isn't he?

Did you?

Of course not, Jack.

So you still think he did it?

Well, you know, in the end I think it's
probably best not to dwell on our own opinions.

The truth is we'll probably
never know one way or the other.

This is so fucked up.

- Jack, I know this must be -- - Just leave
him, love. Let him have some time on his own.

What's to stop him just taking us back?

Lots, Rosie. There is lots to stop him.

- I bet he's gone to live with Uncle
Phil. It's only 15 minutes away. - No.

- He could come and take us! - That's not
going to happen. - When we're outside school!

He killed our mum, and he could kill us!

(I'm so sorry.)

Here we go.

How long have you been here?

Er... about six months.

The old place was too big, really, and...

well, your case took up
a fair amount of time.

Both gave me the excuse to chuck in my shite
job and take one that I actually enjoy.

For which, my dear brother,
I am eternally grateful.

Sorry. Erm...

I didn't know how today was gonna go.

Obviously I'll clear all this out now.

Phil...

Shut up.

I don't know how I'm ever
gonna be able to thank you.

- You would've done the same for me.
- No, I bloody wouldn't have.

Right.

I'm gonna stick the kettle on.

There's a few boxes of stuff
from the old house there.

I managed to get in before
Alice took everything.

- Are they still just
outside Halesham? - Yeah.

I drive over every now and then
just... just to see the kids.

What, "see" see them? Have you...

- Have you spoken to them?
- No, no. From a distance.

I've taken a few photos over
the years. They're in there too.

Milk and sugar?

Hey.

Hi.

- Listen, I had no idea he was
gonna give me the case. - I know.

- And obviously I've got no choice. I had to
say yes. - It's all right. It's all right.

I'm pleased for you. Of course I am.

And I'm here for you if you
need any help, genuinely.

- Listen, he knows you got it right.
- Does he? Didn't sound like it to me.

- Jesus, maybe there IS someone else
out there. Maybe I did get it wrong.
- No, you didn't get anything wrong.

You know that. Everyone knows that.

I'm just gonna do what I'm told
and do what's required of me,

and I have absolutely no doubt that I
will come to exactly the same conclusion

that you did seven years ago, OK?

Everything's gonna be fine, babe.

Look.

- These arrived this morning.
- Oh.

- I thought maybe we could have a look over
the weekend. - OK. - If you're about. - Yeah.

- That's nice. - That is nice.
- Only two bedrooms, though. - Yeah.

Steve? Mari-Luz? Can I see
you both in here, please?

Graham, can I see you as well?

So these are copies of the
original Tara Collins case file.

Please take one each, digest, and
tomorrow first thing we start again.

And just...

We probably won't find anything
which puts Collins back inside.

The CPS have never sanctioned a
fourth trial for the same offence.

But what we might find, if we
give this our very best efforts,

is evidence which proves conclusively this
time what actually happened that night,

and I think we owe Tara's
family that, at the very least.

OK. Thanks, guys.

Sorry. I expected you earlier.
They're both asleep now.

It took me back, watching
all those news reports.

- I can't manage on what you give us, Tom.
- That's what the courts decided was fair.

Courts can get it wrong,
though, can't they?

- What were you thinking?
- Another five a year.

I can't afford to pay you
another £5,000 a year, Louise.

Really?

But you're a consultant now.

And all that private work.

All those pretty young milfs who
pay you to peer between their legs.

How is your new wife, by the way?

Yeah, it took me back, Tom.

It took me right back.

Yes, I'm sorry to say that in certain
circumstances special guardianship can be revoked.

But the key thing here, if it went
to court, what the judge would want
to know more than anything else,

and actually what both sets of
parents should want to know,

is what do the kids want?

Well, they'll want to stay
with us. Of course they will.

OK. So you've already
spoken to them about this?

No, not directly. It's all happened so
fast. But we don't need to. We just know.

They hardly remember their father. Jack was
eight, Rosie was five. He'd be a stranger to them.

Now all their friends are here, their
family, their school. Everything's here.

- None of this even takes into account what
they still believe he did. - Absolutely.

And all of those are
very powerful arguments.

But I also imagine that, in time, they'll come
to accept the fact that he's been acquitted.

And, notwithstanding all the other
points you make, they are still his kids.

All I'm saying is, if he does apply for an
access order, they'll take it very seriously.

Given that, my advice to you
is to start a dialogue with him.

- What, with David? - I know that
might seen impossible right now,

but, trust me, going to court is
not only incredibly expensive,

it's traumatic for everyone,
especially the kids.

But if you can talk and
find some compromise,

there might just be a way
forward that works for everyone.

I will never get over what
that man did to my family.

And I want you to know that if I
was ever in the same room as him,

I would try and kill him.

Erm...

I'm gonna nip down the
shops to get us some grub.

Is there anything in particular you fancy?

- Can I go?
- Course you can.

And you don't have to ask.

No, no. Sorry. Force of habit.

Here you go.

And er... maybe grab some beers?

- (Ooh, yeah.)
- Oh, and I got you this.

It's an old one of mine
but it should be OK.

I've stuck my number in
there, and your lawyer's.

Right.

I'm gonna pay you back, Phil,
for everything. I swear.

Eva, I'm so sorry. The traffic was mental.

Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow.

(Sorry, baby.)

Tim?

Tim, it's me. Dave.

Are you all right?

You're my daughter's godfather.

You're my friend, Tim.

I'm not your friend. You have no friends.

Now fuck off back under that
stone you crawled out from.

Agh!

I am innocent! All right?! I am innocent!

- Now you say it!
- Agh!

- Dave! - Say it! - Dave!
No, mate! No, no, no!

I didn't get to go to my wife's funeral!

- I saw my wife's grave four hours ago!
- Let's go home. Let's go home.

We wouldn't let him
take you, either of you.

You're safe here with Mum
and Dad, always safe.

'Just to say to Tara,
if you're watching this,

the kids and me, we love you
so much, and when we see you...

We just want you back.

And if anybody is watching
this and knows where she is,

contact them.

We just want her back
with her family, so...

We love you very much.

Thank you. Mr Collins won't be answering any
questions at this time. Thank you very much.

Can't sleep.

Come here.

If you feel bad, just text
me and I'll come get you.

Hey.

Hey.

What happened to you last
night? I gave you a call.

I... My phone was on silent.

- And then it was late. - Ah. - Sorry.

You know that three-bedder
in Ripley? Perfect.

- Yeah. That was the one I liked.
- Yeah?

I could get a transfer to
Banham. You could stay here.

- It's only a ten-mile commute
for each of us. - Yeah. - Great.

So... shall I arrange a viewing?

- Are you around this weekend?
- Yeah. Perfect. - Great.

Hey.

Anything you want me
to go through with you?

No, I'm good. Thanks, though.

- So your sister-in-law offered
to take on the children? - Yeah.

- With your blessing?
- No. Absolutely not, no.

Cos I knew at that point that she'd
told the police lies about me.

- About you hitting your wife?
- Among other things, yeah.

- And so you resisted it?
- Yeah. I tried to.

I wanted my brother to look after them,

and he agreed to move down
from Bolton after Tara died.

But they put up a very
powerful argument in court,

saying that the kids knew them
better and that they loved them

and it was the least
disruptive option for everyone.

And this was true?

Look, she'd been a good aunt,

and she didn't have any kids of her own,

so I'm sure that she did love them, yeah.

Still does, in fact.

OK.

- And am I right in thinking that
you haven't seen your children since
the day you were arrested? - No.

- Because? - I wanted them to visit
me, of course, but they refused.

Did you write to them?

Yeah, I did, at first.

And did they write back?

I got a response to my
first letter from my son,

which was understandably... very angry.

OK.

I only ask because in terms of the court,

they will think that seven years
is a very long time for a child not
to have any contact with a parent.

They've lived longer
without you than with.

You just need to be aware
that they will consider this.

But they are your kids,

- and, on balance, I still believe the courts
would say you have a right to see them. - Yes.

But what would actually be better is if we
could open a dialogue with the guardians.

If both sides start talking, we
could resolve the issue without
getting the courts involved at all.

- Speak with Alice?
- Yeah.

How do you feel about that?

God, if I was in the same
room as that woman...

I don't think that's
gonna be a possibility.

It's very clear to me that David Collins
remains the most credible suspect.

We know the blood on
his coat was his wife's.

We have the sister's testimony that there was
a history of violence from him towards Tara.

We have a witness who
heard a woman scream,

coming from the direction of their
house at approximately 11pm.

And we know that Collins lied about
his friend Tom Wilson being at their
house until 11:30 that night.

Wilson actually left at 10:30,

which meant Collins would have had
time to drive to Dedham Lakes and back

before being seen by their
milkman at just after 5am.

But...

if this murder had happened yesterday,

I would be exploring
other avenues as well.

Steve.

Tom Wilson.

When he was first interviewed,
his account tallied with Collins'.

He said he was drinking and playing
cards with him until 11:30.

But then three days later,
he revised his timings.

I want to know why he changed his mind.

Mari-Luz, you and me are gonna look at
Collins again, but also Alice Moffatt.

Probably not gonna be a popular line
of inquiry, but the fact is she did
pretty well out of Tara's murder.

Before that, she and Rob were living
in a one-bedroom flat in Malling.

Always wanted kids, husband was infertile,

so with Tara dead and David in prison,
she had herself a ready-made family.

I want to go through everything that
happened that night, talk to Alice
about the meal she had with Tara

and speak to the witnesses
from the restaurant.

Lastly, just let's do ourselves a favour.

None of this is gonna play well out there,

so, until we're obliged, let's just give
all information out on a need-to-know basis.

Great.

- Hello. - Mr Collins, this is DI Cathy
Hudson. Your brother gave me your number.

I thought it might be useful if we met.

- The Collins case?
- Yeah.

- What on earth could Tom tell you
about the Collins case? - Is he around?

- He's doing a lecture tonight.
- Oh, OK. No problem.

I'll just give him a call,
then. Have you got his mobile?

Give me yours and I'll
get him to call you.

- So how long have you two
been married now? - Two years.

And he never mentioned that he used
to be David Collins' best friend?

I'll get him to call you.

Thanks for your time.

I'm not having any discussions with him.

- I'll do everything I can to prevent
him gaining access to the children.
- Alice, just listen to me.

- What about what the kids want?
- We know what Rosie wants. - What a
very confused 12-year-old girl wants.

- She's terrified of him. - Because of
everything she thinks she knows about him.

What do you mean, she "thinks"
she knows? What does that mean?

Whether we like it or
not, he has been released

and he will be going after access,
with a very good chance of getting it.

So however we do it, we need
to help the kids accept that.

Our children even spending an hour
with that man makes me feel sick.

- HIS children.
- No. No. They are not his kids.

He gave up that right when he killed their
mother. They're ours. They're Tara's.

- This is not helpful. - Really - You
have such a fixed view of everything!

- What do you mean, a fixed view?
- The case, Tara...

The last seven years wasn't just my take on
things. It was the police's, ours, everybody's.

Maybe we were wrong.

Look, all I'm saying is that after
three trials, he has been released.

- Yeah, on a technicality.
- Maybe, but... - Maybe?!

I can't believe you're beginning
to try and defend that man!

Rosie?

Rosie?

Rosie!

'My Jack, thank you for your letter.

I completely understand your anger,

and if what I've been
accused of were true,

you would have every right to
hate me as much as you say you do.

Please believe I am innocent.

All I can think of is the day
that my name is cleared.'

Hello.

Mm-hm. And when exactly did Agata
Wakowski stop working for you?

And any idea at all where she is now?

Any of your staff who might know?

No, I do understand. You get a lot of churn
with immigrants but... worth asking, maybe?

OK, tell you what. How about I drop by
right now and interview them all myself?

Yes, I'll hold.

So, do you still think I killed her?

Yeah.

On balance, I do, yes.

But there are some... gaps in the original
investigation which I want to look into.

And I intend to find out the truth.

If you think that'll be
good for you, you'll help me.

If you don't, you won't.

So, there are three main areas that I
want you to go away and have a think about.

Firstly and most importantly,

can you think of anyone who would
have maybe wanted to hurt Tara?

Think about her behaviour in the
month leading up to her death

and ask yourself, did anything odd happen?

Maybe something's occurred to you since the
original investigation which might help us.

The fractured cheekbone she suffered three months
before she died, she said she'd been mugged.

Same thing. Go back over the
days leading up to this incident

and ask yourself, did anything
unusual occur, anything at all?

Lastly, the blood on your coat.

If it wasn't cross-contamination,

any other suggestions for
how it could have got there.

That's my card.

Call me any time, night or day.

He told the police I
was with him till 11:30,

and I corroborated that because I
just assumed he was telling the truth.

Only later I realised
that I couldn't have been.

I had an early surgery the following day.
No way would I have been out that late.

- And my wife confirmed that.
- OK.

So it was a full three days later that you decided
to come forward and correct your statement.

- Why was that?
- Because David was a friend,

and because I knew I would
be trashing his alibi.

At that stage, I didn't seriously think
that he could have done it, so I held off.

And I ended up as an accessory to murder,

and no-one signs up for that, do they?

- There you go, sweetheart.
- Thank you.

I'll drive her back in an hour or so.
Maybe they'll have resolved it by then.

Did you ever wonder why
she never talked to us?

Tara, I mean, about David hitting her.

There are things you don't tell a
parent that you'd tell a sister.

Are there?

She wouldn't have wanted to worry us.

But you were there, Pete,
when he threatened Alice,

when he threatened to kill her
just before he was charged.

We both saw that, didn't we?

I'd like to go over what you saw
that night at the restaurant, Agata.

- I said all this seven years ago.
- I just need to clarify a couple of things.

- Do you remember if they ate?
- No. They eat nothing.

They drink, all night. Very drunk.

Particularly her, the older one.

- Alice?
- Yeah, Alice.

- What was their mood?
- Very good spirits.

Laugh, laugh, laugh, till last 20 minutes.

Then shit, nasty row, until they leave.

You said, "They were in good spirits,
laughing and joking all night."

Not all night. Till last 20 minutes.

The other woman working that night -- Sylvie
-- didn't mention anything about a row.

Sylvie was on a different section.

Plus, she didn't see what I see
when I went out for a smoke.

- What did you see?
- What I told police officer.

By lavatories, big sister grab little one
by throat and push into the wall. Nasty.

- Why were you not called as a
witness at the trial? - I don't know.

I returned to Poland for a year
just after I give statement,

but I would have come back if they ask.

OK, thank you.

Phil? Quick word, mate.

- Eric. How's tricks?
- Yeah, all good, mate. All good.

Look, I just wanted to say that...

you're not gonna be doing yourself
any favours letting him stay at yours.

No-one's got a problem with you, and we
understand that he's... well, he's family, but...

you'll have to find him
somewhere else to live.

He'll live where he wants, mate.

It's a free country, last time I checked.

He needs to leave, mate.

Got you there. There's nothing you can do.

Nothing you can do!

And that, young man, is how you incapacitate
your common or garden bank robber.

Right. Go and clean your teeth and I'll
come read you a story, all right? Chop chop.

You know what? I've just remembered.
We did actually try and get hold of her.

But she came from some arse-end
village north of Gdansk

and we never managed to track her down.

Obviously, if her statement had been key,
we might have tried a little harder but...

Right.

It's just cos she now says that she told you
she saw Alice assault her sister that night.

- Assault her?
- Yeah.

- Assault her how? - She said she grabbed her
by the throat and pushed her against a wall.

Jesus! No. She never said
anything remotely like that.

- Obviously she didn't, cos if she had, it would
be in her witness statement. - Yeah, of course.

I'm just wondering why
she'd say that to me, then.

I don't know. Maybe she
remembered it wrong.

Or... maybe she's got some agenda
we don't know about. You tell me.

I don't know. I've no idea.

Jacob!

Jack! Rosie! Supper!

- Where's Jack? - I thought he
was down here. He's not upstairs.

Is he with Dad?

Rob, have you seen Jack?

- Isn't he back?
- No.

Call his mobile.

Jack?

Jack?

Jack?

(Oh, my God. Oh, my God.)

Hi, Jack. Give us a bell as soon as you
get this message, will you? Cheers, mate.

Voicemail.

I just presumed he'd be in his room.
He hasn't been home since school.

- It's fine. He'll be at some club and just
forgotten to tell us. - It's 7:30, Rob.

Rosie darling, do you
want to lay the table?

What if he's taken him?

He won't take him.

He knows this house.
He knows where we live.

I'll call the police.

(Fuck!)

Hello, mate.

What the fuck are you doing in my house?

- What do you want?
- Tom?

It's all right, love!
I'm just on the phone!

How did you get in here?

The back door was open.

I was worried about you, mate.

- I'm calling the police.
- No, no, Tom.

No need. I'll go.

I'll go.

I just wanted to see you, mate.

And I wanted to ask you...

.. were you just fucking my
wife, or did you kill her too?

Tom?

It's all right. It's all
right. It's fine. It's fine.

It's fine.