1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,040 In the criminal justice system the People are represented 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,760 by two separate yet equally important groups - 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,160 the police, who investigate crime, 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,920 and the crown prosecutors, who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:12,800 These are their stories. 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,040 An hour, maybe two. 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,440 43 years of marriage, it's not a lot to ask. 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,160 Hm? 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,400 Well, the longer we argue about it the longer I'll be. 10 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,440 METAL DETECTOR BLEEPS 11 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,160 Our geezer who dug it up got quite a shock. 12 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:56,200 He's drinking tea with four sugars while Uniform get his statement. 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,480 Did you ever have a metal detector? I had a pogo stick. 14 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,960 The metal detector kids were the nerds. 15 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,120 I always fancied one, but the first Mrs Brooks said I had enough crap, 16 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,160 without going looking for it. 17 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,840 What you got, Joy? A male corpse, face down, 18 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,720 wrapped in the remnants of a sheet. 19 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,720 Decomposition's pretty much complete. 20 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,200 It's mostly a skeleton - 21 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,840 some remains of clothing and footwear. 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,680 Oh, and a Swiss watch - still ticking. 23 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,280 It must be what set the detector off. 24 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,680 How long's he been here, Joy? Roughly, under 10 years, over two. 25 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,200 Any other clues as to his ID? No. Even his mouth's empty. 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,680 Shattered round the sockets, like his teeth were smashed out. 27 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,080 So, we got no chance of finding out who it is. 28 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,480 No sign here. The killer knew what they were doing. 29 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,440 So, how WAS he killed? Single bullet to the skull - 30 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,040 entry wound just above the cervical vertebrae. 31 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,400 There's the bullet. 32 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,520 Right, one shot, back of the head, very professional. 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,080 Well, it's not a crime of passion. 34 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,680 It's an assassination. 35 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,480 A Colt .45 cartridge, that's a single. 36 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,000 There are no links to any other shootings. 37 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,880 The cartridge probably came from a Smith and Wesson gun, 38 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,360 but we are running checks for matches, or anything. 39 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,440 What about the body? Any joy getting a name? 40 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,080 We ran it through Missing Persons, cross-matched height, age, sex, 41 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,080 factoring in the clothes he was wearing - 42 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,560 39 possible matches for those missing the best part of a decade. 43 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,840 Right, nail his ID. Your best lead is this watch. 44 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,440 It's a classy little timepiece, that. 45 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,400 Get it to a watchmaker. See what secrets it yields. 46 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,280 Ah, this brand, they all have a code - 47 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,240 two letters and two digits. 48 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,360 Now, the letters give you the month. 49 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,280 The digits give you the year. 50 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:36,440 Now, this was manufactured in June, 1978 - 51 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,240 That's very good, sir, but we was hoping you could tell us 52 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,240 who the owner of the timepiece was. Patience, patience. 53 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,840 You know what happens when everything is a rush? No. 54 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,280 People accept shit. 55 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,760 You take this to the manufacturer. 56 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,120 They have a register of the owners. 57 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,720 Hm, there's nothing on the system. 58 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,320 D'you know what? I bet it's in the paper files. 59 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,920 I'm sorry, but the person who did this job before me wasn't very good. 60 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,640 Just bear with me. 61 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,880 What a lovely environment to work in 62 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,320 They've run out of space in the office next door, 63 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,640 so, er...they've stuck me in here. 64 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,920 I don't mind. It's my first job out of uni. 65 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,920 What happens when it gets cold? I wear gloves. 66 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,680 Ah, yes! Here it is. 67 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,320 Your watch is registered to... David Ackroyd. 68 00:04:38,840 --> 00:04:41,880 The post-mortem boys thought you might like this. 69 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,440 They pulled it out of your male anon's leg. 70 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,920 What is it? It's a pin from his knee. 71 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,680 Must have held him together. 72 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,920 And there is exactly one man on the missing persons list 73 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,200 with exactly the same injury - Let me guess. 74 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,680 David Ackroyd. 42, matches height and clothes. 75 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,080 Pin in his knee from a car accident, went missing Christmas Eve, 1999. 76 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,600 Ackroyd's killer is already in prison. What? 77 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,840 Luke Slade, tried and convicted of Ackroyd's murder 78 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:11,120 in the absence of a body. 79 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,080 James Steel ran the case. 80 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,440 David Ackroyd is survived by a daughter. 81 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,360 I was 14 when Dad disappeared. 82 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,920 Even when they accused Slade of his murder, I never believed it. 83 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,040 I...I always thought, with no body, there was still a chance. 84 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,240 And what about your mum? 85 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,800 Erm, she died last year. 86 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,320 It was cancer. 87 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,560 Ever since Dad went, she was... 88 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,600 broken. 89 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,960 I got the house and the car. 90 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Now here I am, rattling around by myself in my parents' house. 91 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:55,760 I don't want any of it. I... 92 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,800 I just want them. 93 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,360 Must be tough. Yeah... 94 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,800 Anniversaries and birthdays, they're the worst. 95 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,880 Erm, you know the barrister at the CPS, James...? 96 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,360 Yeah, James Steel. Yeah. 97 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,040 Every year, on the anniversary, he sends a card. 98 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,320 Just seeing how I'm doing. 99 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,360 So, was Dad's body where they said, under a building site? 100 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,120 Er, no. 101 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,160 Your father was found just across the water from Canary Wharf. 102 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,680 But how could his body be there? I...I don't understand. 103 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,200 That doesn't make any sense. 104 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:43,480 She's right. 105 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,480 If that IS Ackroyd's body, a big hole just opened up in this case. 106 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,480 James Steel got a conviction without a body. 107 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,120 The case hinged on evidence given by an accomplice, Richie Newman. 108 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,240 He said he and Slade buried Ackroyd on a building site in Chelsea. 109 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,720 Then, how come he gets found seven miles away? 110 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,560 What's in the files on the weapon? 111 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,440 If the bullet in Ackroyd's skull matches the weapon that Slade used, 112 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,360 it's still workable. No. 113 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,360 No, cos according to Richie Newman, 114 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,520 Slade cut Ackroyd's throat with a knife. 115 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,280 The weapon was never found. 116 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,280 You pull ONE thread, 117 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,120 and the whole thing comes unravelled. 118 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:20,720 Find Richie Newman. He's the key. 119 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,960 You don't reckon CPS got it wrong, do you? 120 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,440 Well, don't get ahead of yourself, mate. 121 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,880 Hindsight makes things look very simple. 122 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,160 If I knew nine years ago what I know now... 123 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:32,320 Yeah? What? 124 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,280 I'd still be too stupid to do anything about it. 125 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,120 Thank you, Confucius. 126 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,880 Thank you. Richie Newman? 127 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:45,000 Who wants to know? The ghosts of Christmas past. 128 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Seriously, we... we buried him in Chelsea. 129 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,800 Then, why couldn't you lead the police to the spot at the time? 130 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,200 It was the middle of the night. 131 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:03,080 Richie, you also said that Slade cut Ackroyd's throat. So? 132 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:04,880 He died of a bullet to the head. 133 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,480 That's not what Slade told me. Are you sure about that, Richie? 134 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:19,280 Because even after all this time, the CPS could still charge you. 135 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,320 Especially if they find out you lied. 136 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,800 I'm telling the truth. I wasn't there when Slade killed him. 137 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,480 By the time I got there, the body was wrapped up in a sheet. 138 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:31,040 I am telling you what Slade told me. You've got to believe me! 139 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,360 Slade did it! 140 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,840 You've got to make sure he stays inside. 141 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,040 If he gets out... 142 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,080 I'll be a dead man. 143 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,160 Promise me that ain't gonna happen. 144 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,760 Newman's bricking it at the thought of Slade getting out. 145 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,720 Well, maybe because he lied. 146 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,000 No. I've been through those files a hundred times. 147 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,480 Slade embezzles. 148 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,120 Ackroyd finds out and don't like it, then vanishes. 149 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,680 Everything points to Slade being the killer. 150 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:05,760 Either way, your man Newman's not exactly a five-star witness. 151 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:07,360 Well... No, no. 152 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,480 Thanks for letting us know, anyway. 153 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,520 Bye. 154 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,400 The dominoes are toppling, I'm afraid. 155 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,360 The Review Commission has referred Luke Slade's case 156 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,280 back to the Court of Appeal - potential miscarriage of justice. 157 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:23,800 He could go free. 158 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,720 Hey, you didn't have to bring these over yourselves. 159 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,720 Well, listen. We've both been through the files, 160 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,600 read the statements and er - Slade did it. 161 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:40,960 Evidence is too strong. 162 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,800 Just cos he's got an appeal, it doesn't mean he's innocent. 163 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,360 Does it, James? Don't let him wriggle out of it. 164 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,000 I'll do my best. I promise. 165 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:57,680 If you need anything... you just call us, yeah? 166 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:38,160 James Steel, Senior Crown Prosecutor for London. 167 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,440 How are you? 168 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,360 Thank you, Jared. 169 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,400 We haven't met - my loss. Luke Slade. 170 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,040 Er... Alesha Phillips. What are you doing out here? 171 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,320 I discovered in prison that I really like smoking. 172 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,080 Something to thank YOU for, unless I get cancer. 173 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,640 Then I'd have to sue you. Where's your barrister? 174 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:04,120 I'm representing myself. At the Court of Appeal? 175 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,680 I spent the last eight years with time on my hands. 176 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:11,320 So, I studied the law. 177 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,320 How's your wife? What are you, separated or divorced? 178 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,680 This is a murder case. 179 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,840 You should have a barrister. 180 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,520 The judge can delay the case while you find someone. 181 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,960 Honestly, I'm fine. Thank you, though. 182 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:38,320 Oh, now we go. 183 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,960 Come on, Jared. Shall we? 184 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,720 I thank my lords for allowing me to represent myself. 185 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,680 As set out in my skeletal argument, 186 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:11,280 my appeal is brought as new evidence has cast doubt 187 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,680 on significant aspects of the Crown's original case. 188 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:18,920 You're referring to the discovery of Mr Ackroyd's body? 189 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,960 Exactly that, my lord. 190 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,640 And in support, I am relying upon the authority 191 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,120 of Crown and Anderson, 2005. 192 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:31,160 At 98, Criminal Appeal Reports, my lords, page 207. 193 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,320 Which I'm sure you all know. 194 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,240 In that case, both convictions were quashed 195 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,520 when the Crown's main witness was found to have given false evidence. 196 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,440 Is it your submission that the Crown relied on evidence 197 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,440 they knew to be false? 198 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,200 Not knowingly, my lord. 199 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,960 But the discovery of Mr Ackroyd's body has established 200 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,400 that neither the cause of death nor the place of burial, 201 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:59,600 as advanced in the original case, were correct. 202 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,680 I further rely upon Mitchell and Her Majesty's Advocate, 1996 - 203 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:07,720 One, Scottish Law Review, page 982 - 204 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,440 in which it was found on appeal that, quote, 205 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,800 "Significant evidence, unavailable at the original trial, 206 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:18,160 would have had a material bearing on the jury's determination." 207 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:21,560 Thank you, Mr Slade. 208 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:24,920 You've clearly researched your territory well. 209 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,640 Thank you, my lord. 210 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,640 "David was an adored husband and dad." 211 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,760 "Luke Slade defrauded him out of millions, 212 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,120 and then murdered him." 213 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,120 "Even now he's been convicted of David's murder, 214 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,880 he refuses to tell us where David's body can be found." 215 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,240 "This trial has been a burden..." 216 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,040 You need sleep. "..on myself and my daughter." 217 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,560 "I would like to record my overwhelming gratitude 218 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:02,240 to the Crown Prosecution Service, particularly James Steel -" 219 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,760 Oh, my God! Is that YOU? Yep. 220 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,520 No telling me how much younger I look. 221 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,480 Are you sure you're all right with it all? 222 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,120 This was my first case. 223 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,680 Er, when I came to the CPS. 224 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:20,720 It was my first prosecution. 225 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,040 Look at me. 226 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,280 God, I look so... 227 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,320 certain of everything. 228 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,160 What if I was wrong, Alesha? 229 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,280 What if the real murderer's still out there? 230 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,200 James... 231 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,000 Slade is guilty. 232 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,640 Everyone who's read the file agrees. 233 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,200 It's late. You need to rest. 234 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,520 Soon. 235 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,120 I refer my lords to the authority of Crown and Ramos, 2002, 236 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,800 in which it was found accumulative weight of the original case 237 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,000 outweighed doubts about a single component. 238 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,480 The issue is whether the Crown's case 239 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,840 relied on perjured evidence. 240 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,760 Mr Newman did not lie. 241 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,920 He reported what Mr Slade told him about the cause of death. 242 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,200 If this were to render the conviction unsafe 243 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,760 it would reward Mr Slade for lying to Mr Newman. 244 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,160 But Mr Newman was also wrong about the burial site, 245 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,080 which casts doubt on his credibility as a witness. 246 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,880 My lord, Mr Newman was present at the original burial. 247 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,720 The Crown now argues that Mr Ackroyd's corpse 248 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,080 must have been moved shortly after its initial burial. 249 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,600 For what purpose? 250 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,960 Because Mr Slade feared that Mr Newman might confess 251 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,040 what they had done together. 252 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,880 Therefore, the Crown now argues 253 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,680 that rather than undermine Mr Newman's credibility, 254 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:16,480 this new discovery casts further doubt on the defendant's character. 255 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,840 That's your theory, Mr Steel. 256 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,760 Do you have any evidence to support it? 257 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,640 Not at this stage, my lord. 258 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:35,240 So, this is precisely the issue that a retrial might explore. 259 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:02,840 They've agreed with Slade. His conviction's been overturned. 260 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,880 They've granted him bail. 261 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,160 They can't do that. 262 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,240 I'm sorry, James. It's fine. 263 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,880 I'm fine. Today's not about me. 264 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,280 Today is about David Ackroyd. 265 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:21,880 I loved David. 266 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,200 He was like an older brother to me. 267 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:28,960 Like everyone else, I was heartbroken by his death. 268 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,600 Because of mistakes made by the Crown Prosecution Service, 269 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,280 David's murderer is still walking free somewhere. 270 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,320 I look forward to proving my innocence at my retrial. 271 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:43,880 Thank you. 272 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,920 PRESS CLAMOUR 273 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,080 Mr Steel, are you gonna resign? 274 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,680 I forgive you, Mr Steel. 275 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,240 Do you think they're together now, Mum and Dad? 276 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,000 I mean, do you believe in that, God and the afterlife? 277 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,200 I need evidence. 278 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,560 You sound like Dad. 279 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,040 I let you down at the appeal. 280 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:38,880 Oh, my God. 281 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,480 What are YOU doing here? It's the first thing I had to do. 282 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,840 Pay my respects. 283 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,120 Louise... I know this is difficult. 284 00:18:55,120 --> 00:18:57,800 But I wanted to say this to you. 285 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,720 Your dad was a great man. 286 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,360 I will make it my life's work to find his killer. 287 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:08,480 And to bring them to justice - Get away from her! 288 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:11,840 Too many people have failed you. 289 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,040 I won't be one of them. 290 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,240 I mean it. 291 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,480 I will make things right for you. 292 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,400 Are you OK? Don't touch me! 293 00:19:34,360 --> 00:19:35,920 How is that allowed to happen? 294 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,120 He killed my dad and he can just stand there and say that to me? 295 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:42,600 I'm so sorry - Sorry's not enough! He's right - you failed me. 296 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,720 You failed my dad! 297 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,160 We have to prove the case all over again. 298 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,360 And this case must not fail, understand? 299 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,520 We need ALL the original signed statements. 300 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,600 Look again at the forensic analysis. Techniques have moved on. 301 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:06,640 You want us to track down witnesses? You read my mind. 302 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:10,040 That's nine years. They could be anywhere by now. 303 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:14,160 We're relying on you. I'm not having Louise watch Slade go free. 304 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,520 Slade was one of them venture capitalists. 305 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,640 I've never quite worked out what they do. 306 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,600 So, Slade and Ackroyd, they were involved in this, what, 307 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,960 late-'90s dot-com boom? 308 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,840 That was their game, investing in internet start-ups, 309 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,680 hoping one would be successful and they'd make a shed-load. 310 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,440 So, what went wrong? 311 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,520 What ALWAYS goes wrong in deals like that - greed. 312 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,720 Er, you and Luke Slade were an item after university. 313 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,280 I'm nobody's "item," Detective. No. 314 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,640 Of course not, sorry. Erm, you had a relationship. 315 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,720 On and off. I got sick of always being second on Luke's to-do list. 316 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,240 Did you ever stay in touch with David Ackroyd? No. 317 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,520 Thank you. I wish I had. 318 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:58,920 I never realised, but David was the real catch. 319 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,720 I always thought Luke was the one worth paying attention to, but... 320 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,440 David was the better man. 321 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,880 His only weakness was he thought Luke was gonna make him rich. 322 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,840 MOBILE PHONE Well, we all thought that. Hello? 323 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,080 OK, we've got two witnesses living abroad, one dead, 324 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,400 and a couple who hardly remember the details of their story. 325 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,680 If someone asked me what I was up to nine years ago, 326 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,680 I'm not sure I would have the full picture. 327 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,560 Come on, boys. We've gotta do better. 328 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,760 Yes! How's this for better? 329 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,960 Slade's girlfriend made a statement to the original investigation 330 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,520 about her car, which Slade used to borrow. 331 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,800 Slade sold it for her a couple of days after Ackroyd's disappearance. 332 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,160 The original investigation never managed to trace it, but I have. 333 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,080 Slade could have used it to move the body. 334 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:47,160 Maybe if we get it forensicated - "Forensicate" isn't a word! 335 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,680 You'll like this. It's all about the dirt. 336 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,520 Now, first off, particles of dirt we found on David Ackroyd's remains 337 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,840 match the pedological profile of the Chelsea area. 338 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,880 "Pedological?" Soil. 339 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:08,680 So, Newman was telling the truth - they DID bury Ackroyd in Chelsea? 340 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,000 Exactly. What, so, the soil's not the same at Canary Wharf? 341 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,080 Well, it's similar, but not identical. 342 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,480 Chelsea is predominantly brick earth. 343 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,640 Out east, you've got sand and gravel. 344 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,720 You see, now, the girlfriend's car - Huh! - 345 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,240 an amazing assortment of specimens in that vehicle. 346 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,800 You've got sand from two beaches, probably in Norfolk. 347 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:31,240 Er, traces of assorted human detritus, 348 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,320 mostly exfoliated skin and the parasites that feed on it. 349 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,080 Stuff you might find in your mattress. 350 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,200 Not in MY mattress. 351 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,960 My point being, fibre traces found in the boot 352 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,800 match the sheet in which David Ackroyd's body was found. 353 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,640 Mixed in with both body and sheet, 354 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,880 particles of Chelsea soil. 355 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,920 OK, so, Ackroyd buried in Chelsea, dug up again, 356 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,800 and moved across town in a car. 357 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,520 In a car that Slade had access to. 358 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,560 Well done, Teddy. 359 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,360 Appeals are one thing, but a full murder trial is quite another. 360 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:10,680 I don't want you going easy on him. George, I HAVE done this before. 361 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,280 I'll treat him with respect, and I shan't patronise him. 362 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,200 I don't want the jury feeling sympathetic cos he's inexperienced. 363 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,240 You're not as daft as you look. 364 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,480 But don't let him rattle you. 365 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,320 You got it right in the first trial. You'll get it right now. 366 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,040 George, please, if you start being nice to me, 367 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,560 I won't be able to concentrate. 368 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,400 Richie Newman's disappeared. 369 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,080 How can he have? No-one's seen him for three days. 370 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,280 The last charge on his credit card was a one-way ticket to Thailand. 371 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,240 Oh, beautiful 372 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,480 We've lost our main witness, and the trial starts in, what... 373 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,520 13 minutes. 374 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,600 My lord, I ask for further time before we swear the jury. 375 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,840 We're having difficulty locating the first witness. 376 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,040 If the court could grant an adjournment of, say, two days... 377 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,120 We keep to our dates in this court, Mr Steel. 378 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:09,600 If one of your witnesses is unavailable 379 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,320 you will have to make a hearsay application 380 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,720 to READ his evidence instead. 381 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:19,360 Sorry, my lord, but my retrial was based on new evidence, 382 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:22,200 which contradicts Mr Newman's statement. 383 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,680 The jury should be allowed to make that judgement for themselves. 384 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,640 Well, if I can't cross-examine Mr Newman, 385 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,480 how can I attack his credibility? Mr Slade is right. 386 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:38,080 Mr Steel, your applications both for adjournment and hearsay 387 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,480 are refused. 388 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,120 Unless you produce him, we shan't hear from your witness. 389 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,480 Where the hell is he? How can a man just disappear? 390 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,480 Newman's off radar. Uniform's searching known whereabouts. 391 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,040 We've notified ports, airports - the full shebang. There is no sign. 392 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,080 Look harder. You heard Ronnie. We've got people on it. 393 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,000 We need more prosecution-friendly witnesses from Slade's past. 394 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,840 You thought about his cellmate? 395 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,200 Did you enjoy sharing a cell with Luke, Danny? 396 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,800 Sladey's got you lot on the run, hasn't he? 397 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:20,120 What about other friends in the prison, did he have any? 398 00:25:20,120 --> 00:25:22,160 You're joking, aren't ya? 399 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,680 They used to call him "the monk." 400 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,360 He just sat there, day in, day out, reading his legal books. 401 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,200 When he did start to talk, 402 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,440 did he ever speak about David Ackroyd's murder? 403 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,480 Well, he opened up after a while. 404 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:41,360 You see, my problem is my memory. It's like a muscle. 405 00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:44,440 And in here it gets terrible flabby. 406 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:48,400 Yous boys wouldn't have a cure for something like that, would ya? 407 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,520 Well, maybe a move to a classier nick, Dan. 408 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,560 What about that? 409 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,160 Possible early release. 410 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,440 You see, you're talking like that, and the auld memories flood back. 411 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,880 When David found out Luke had embezzled that much money 412 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,800 he went ballistic - 413 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,840 left messages, came round to the house. 414 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,400 How did Mr Slade say he was going to fix the problem? 415 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,640 When I asked, he just smiled. 416 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,200 Luke could be cold. 417 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,520 And cruel. 418 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,320 He loved to play games with people. 419 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,040 Loved to mess with people's heads. 420 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,680 Then I found his diary. 421 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,600 He left it open on the table when he was staying at mine. 422 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,640 Is this the diary? 423 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,520 Yes. Could you please read it for the benefit of the court? 424 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,840 "07:00am, breakfast with Tony." 425 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,920 "01:00pm, lunch with Katy McCormack at Zilli's." 426 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,360 "09:00pm, kill David." 427 00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:56,400 MURMURING 428 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,840 No further questions. 429 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,000 Elena... 430 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,240 Sweetheart... 431 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Mr Slade. I'm sorry, my lord. 432 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,800 If I was so cold and cruel, 433 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,680 why were you so upset when our relationship ended? 434 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,520 I'm sorry - Didn't you send me hundreds of abusive emails? 435 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,680 My lord, where is this going? 436 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,720 I'm exploring Miss Adani's motives for lying. 437 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,600 Explore them QUICKLY, Mr Slade. 438 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,440 January 23rd, "I'll make you suffer, you shit." 439 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:35,400 February 4th, "I hope one day you experience pain 440 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,800 like the pain I'm going through." This has nothing to do with David! 441 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,920 Offered as exhibits to the court. 442 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,120 Is this your revenge, Elena? 443 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:46,600 Is this how you want to make me suffer? 444 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,280 Luke said that after he did it he got really nervous, 445 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,480 cos he was worried that Newman might squeal 446 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,240 if he was put under any pressure. 447 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,840 So, he moved the body out to the East End, near the river. 448 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,960 Then, if Newman did say anything, it wouldn't matter. 449 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,160 Oh, Danny. 450 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,800 Danny Boy! Mr Slade. 451 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,120 Questions, not songs. 452 00:28:14,120 --> 00:28:16,440 Of course, my lord. Sorry. 453 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,880 When we shared a cell together, 454 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,480 did you ever give evidence in a court case? 455 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:26,360 Yeah. Yeah, I did. I turned QE. 456 00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:29,880 Why? I thought I'd get a transfer. 457 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:34,440 And is it true you were found to have given false evidence - 458 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:39,160 lied, essentially - and were later convicted of perjury? 459 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:45,480 What can I say, Sladey? You got me there. 460 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:55,360 Remind me, who's the qualified barrister and who's the novice? 461 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:59,400 Doyle's perjury charge was never logged on the PNC system. 462 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,560 I'm not losing this trial over some administrative balls-up! 463 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,440 Your witnesses are an aggrieved ex-lover and a convicted perjurer! 464 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,480 Slade's running rings around you. Thanks for your support 465 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:12,080 When they find Slade innocent, I'll offer him your job. 466 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,240 You do that! Both of you, stop! 467 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,600 It was one bad day. We keep going. 468 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,640 Together, yes? 469 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,280 The last time I saw David Ackroyd... 470 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,160 ..he was very drunk... 471 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,920 very... 472 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,960 very much alive... 473 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,800 ..and heading to Mexico for a holiday. 474 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,320 I have no further questions for myself. 475 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,280 Have you ever put a note in your diary 476 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,640 to kill anyone other than David Ackroyd? 477 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,960 It was a joke. I was annoyed. 478 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,240 If I was really gonna kill him, why would I write it down? 479 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,200 If you didn't kill David Ackroyd, 480 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,880 how do you explain the Chelsea dirt in the back of the car you used? 481 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,320 I was buying a new build-flat in Chelsea. 482 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,560 The developer took me round the site. 483 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,360 I changed my shoes after the visit. 484 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:27,920 Except the exact same dirt was found on the remains of Mr Ackroyd's body. 485 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:32,080 Fibres from the sheet in which Mr Ackroyd's body was wrapped 486 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,440 were also found in the back of that car. 487 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,480 Fibres from mass-produced cotton sheets sold in Debenhams - 488 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,040 200,000 sets sold each year. 489 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,320 Elena had a set, didn't you, darling? 490 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,160 And with all due respect, Mr Steel, 491 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,760 that kind of dirt must be present in most of south-west London. 492 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:55,880 If geology and Debenhams are your best arguments... 493 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,400 I think you may be floundering. 494 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,680 Luke Slade wants you to think 495 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,040 he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. 496 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,480 The only victim in this case is David Ackroyd. 497 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,080 Don't fall for Luke Slade's lies. 498 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,560 Keep to the evidence, 499 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,880 and find Luke Slade guilty of David Ackroyd's murder. 500 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:31,000 First, they convicted me of cutting David Ackroyd's throat. 501 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,360 He was killed by a bullet in the head. 502 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,520 Then they claimed I'd buried him in Chelsea. 503 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,120 He was found by Canary Wharf. 504 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,560 And what do they offer as proof? 505 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:43,120 Perjured evidence from a proven liar. 506 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,720 People assume that if you're charged with a crime, 507 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:47,800 you MUST be guilty. 508 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:52,280 Assumptions like that took my life away. 509 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,200 Please, let me live what's left of it. 510 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,560 Good luck. 511 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,400 Have you reached a verdict upon which you are all agreed? 512 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:37,720 Yes. 513 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,920 On the count of the murder of David Ackroyd, 514 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,120 do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty? 515 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,040 Not guilty. 516 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:14,440 I've left Louise Ackroyd five messages. 517 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,040 She's avoiding my calls. 518 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:21,000 She had faith in me, George. I still do. 519 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,960 Always will...whatever happens. 520 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:30,360 What does THAT mean? 521 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:33,760 Luke Slade has lodged a formal complaint against you, 522 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,360 alleging a vendetta. 523 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,000 He's arguing that it amounts to gross misconduct. 524 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,640 He wants you out of the CPS. 525 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,080 This letter gives you one week's notification 526 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,880 of your hearing date for gross misconduct. 527 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,160 Tell him the rest. 528 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,600 You're entitled to bring a friend or representative, 529 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,000 who can address the hearing and put your case. 530 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,760 Er... I'll be speaking for myself. 531 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:10,680 You play by the rules, James - a hearing carried out to the letter, 532 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,960 so that when it is dismissed as bollocks 533 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,960 he has no room to appeal. 534 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:18,120 I'm sorry - pressure from above. I've got no choice. 535 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,200 You should stay home, pending the hearing. 536 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,720 Slade WON'T win, James. 537 00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:31,520 He's done a good job so far. 538 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:48,520 I'll see you when you get back. 539 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,560 Don't you mean "if?" 540 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:10,280 Do you need a hand with that? 541 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:13,040 Are you following me? 542 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,480 Do you know what I admire about you, James? 543 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,880 You won't ask me to retract the complaint. 544 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:25,640 Must be so difficult, having your own system turn on you. 545 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:27,840 But don't worry. I can look after Louise. 546 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:31,600 If you go near her again, I'll will come for you - 547 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,520 What's that? A threat? 548 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,240 You've lost all sense of what's right. 549 00:35:37,240 --> 00:35:39,640 You're an obsessive. 550 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:42,200 Let it go, James. 551 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,720 What were his last words? 552 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:47,920 This man that you loved SO much. 553 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:49,720 Did he beg you for mercy? 554 00:35:49,720 --> 00:35:53,480 Or didn't he even know it was you who shot him from behind? 555 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,120 How many bodies must be buried in London? 556 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,320 This city was built on corpses. 557 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,040 Why does this one matter so much to you? 558 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,200 They ALL MATTER! 559 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,640 You really mean that. 560 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,680 God! 561 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:12,720 How do you manage? 562 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:15,280 Living with that conscience, does it keep you awake? 563 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,320 I mean literally. Does it? 564 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,360 No more than yours must. 565 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,440 We're not the same. 566 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,880 You're an obsessed, discredited man, out on his own, 567 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,320 while I'm rehabilitated into society. 568 00:36:30,720 --> 00:36:34,400 For a while, you were the only person who got the better of me. 569 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,200 I couldn't let that stand. 570 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:41,360 This isn't finished! 571 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,120 You think my complaint won't stick? 572 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,120 I'm not a beginner. 573 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:50,960 Goodbye, James. 574 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:13,920 You shouldn't be talking to him. I didn't have a choice. 575 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,480 He was just...suddenly there. 576 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,240 It doesn't matter. You must not be seen with him. 577 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,840 None of this would've happened if Newman hadn't disappeared. 578 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,400 Why can't they find him? 579 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,200 There's no charges on his card since the day he vanished. 580 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,720 No cash withdrawals - here OR in Thailand. 581 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:35,160 Slade must have had something to do with his disappearance. 582 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:40,800 He wouldn't be so stupid as to do anything himself. 583 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,640 What? 584 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,720 Nine years in prison. 585 00:37:48,720 --> 00:37:50,880 He'd know plenty of people who could. 586 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,360 What if we dig out Slade's prison record? 587 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,320 See if there's anything interesting on it. 588 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,720 When you say "we..." 589 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:06,880 I mean "we." 590 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:13,800 If George hears I let you in, he'll go mental. 591 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:15,840 Just visiting a friend. 592 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:19,280 OK. 593 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:23,800 So, Slade's prison file is mostly a record of his parole hearings - 594 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,840 all denied. TAPS ON KEYBOARD 595 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,080 Ah. Wait. 596 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:30,960 It says here that Slade was involved 597 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,080 in a complaint against a prison officer. 598 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:34,840 What do you mean, involved? 599 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:38,200 Well, he filed the complaint, but on behalf of another prisoner. 600 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,360 He said to me in the street that he wasn't a beginner at this, 601 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,280 that he'd filed complaints before. Who was it for? 602 00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:48,520 Danny Doyle. 603 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,360 Slade's been ahead of us the whole time. 604 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,640 Then, maybe our luck just turned. 605 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:57,560 Thank you. 606 00:38:57,560 --> 00:38:59,840 What are friends for? 607 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:01,040 Ahem. 608 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:07,280 God save me from gala performances with the home secretary. 609 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,720 George, before you say anything - 610 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:11,840 I'm still at the Royal Opera House. 611 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,440 Switch the lights off when you leave. 612 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,240 Should you be here? I'm just a prison visitor, Danny. 613 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:27,000 Seeing an old friend. He's getting to you, isn't he? 614 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,320 He does that. 615 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,160 You know what gets to me more? 616 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:35,040 The thought of someone helping a murderer go free. 617 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,440 Now, look. C'mon - 618 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,400 You knew Slade was aware you'd been convicted for perjury, 619 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,000 so whatever you said in court wouldn't be admissible. 620 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,560 I'm not being funny, but I'm a con. 621 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,400 I'm in prison. 622 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,960 We're not known for telling the truth. 623 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,000 It's all just water under the bridge. 624 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:55,440 Not for me. 625 00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:57,480 I'll be at your parole board next month. 626 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,080 And the one after that. And the one after that, 627 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,760 reminding them of how you helped a murderer go free. 628 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,120 What do you want? 629 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,040 Where do I find Richie Newman? 630 00:40:20,240 --> 00:40:21,960 Look, I had nothing to do with it. 631 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,360 Parole board. 632 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,480 Freddie Martin. 633 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,760 Slade called in a favour. 634 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,680 Hello, squire. Looking for Freddie Martin. 635 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:48,280 Sorry, mate. Can't help ya. Really? 636 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,320 Oi, Freddie. 637 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,280 Ronnie! 638 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,200 Hello, Freddie. 639 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:12,720 Aaagh! 640 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:23,000 Agh! 641 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:25,480 Guess what, Freddie. 642 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,880 You don't have to say anything... 643 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:31,040 But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned 644 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:33,600 something which you later rely on in court. 645 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:40,640 BARKING 646 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,120 Freddie's a professional, all right. 647 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:46,840 This has gotta be the best place in London to hide a body. 648 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:48,680 Over here! 649 00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,960 Hello, Richie Newman. 650 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:24,480 Morning, gents. Enjoying the day? 651 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,160 We're about to. 652 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:43,120 There seems to have been a misunderstanding. 653 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:52,440 Sworn statements from Danny Doyle and Freddie Martin. 654 00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:58,160 What about? We found Richie Newman. 655 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,480 How is he? 656 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,200 You're never gonna stop, are you? 657 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:08,720 It ends here, with you back in prison for murder. 658 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:13,960 No, it's just the end of round one. 659 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,200 I played it well. Don't you think? 660 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:22,560 You think this is a game? 661 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,600 Everything is. 662 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,320 When the officer asks, you'll confess to the murders 663 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:34,120 of Richie Newman AND David Ackroyd. 664 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,080 Give his daughter some peace. 665 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:40,960 Show some honour, finally. 666 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:48,440 He's eight, isn't he? Ethan. 667 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:51,480 Your little boy. 668 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:56,040 Grateley Street, Edinburgh - beautiful house they've got. 669 00:43:57,480 --> 00:44:00,080 But busy routes, no? 670 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:02,800 On his walk to school. 671 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,240 Goodbye, Mr Slade. 672 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:26,880 Where are you going? 673 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:28,600 This isn't over, yet. 674 00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:33,520 This is far from over, Mr Steel! 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