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[Cell door slams]

LEN: George.

An officer at your station is time and again being overlooked.

Are you referring to W.P.C. Parnham?

Yes.

She came through her CID training

with exceptionally good reports,

so why has she been back in uniform for the past 14 months?

- She can't work in a team. - Who says?

A consensus of opinion. I'm sorry.

If you're trying to find a sexual bias there,

you'll have to do better than that.

I have several reports of incidents

in which Sally Parnham was --

She can't take a joke.

She won't put up with bad attitudes.

And if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't work in teams.

Could you stick this in the box for me?

LEN: Sure.

See you tomorrow.

LEN: Night, George.

[ Door closes ]

Gemma, hello. It's Christine's mum.

Is Christine there?

Oh. When did she leave?

Did she say she was coming straight home?

Is there anywhere else she might have gone to?

Oh, yes, yes. I'll try Rosie.

If she does come back to you,

could you telephone me as soon as possible?

All right. Thank you. Bye.

Well, she left two hours ago.

[ Clacking, train whistle blows]

He's late.

He's not coming.

He better.

He's got to come, ain't he?

He won't come. He's scared.

He'll turn up.

He knows what'll happen if he don't, doesn't he?

Yeah, and he knows what'll happen if he does, doesn't he?

She was supposed to come home three hours ago from Gemma's.

She didn't mention anything.

Yes. I've tried Chloe.

No, she's not at the school.

I'll try someone else. Thank you.

Yes, thank you.

That's everyone.

[ Dance music plays]

I'm sorry I'm sorry

I'm sorry.

So, how was it? Was it good?

Uh, yeah, yeah. It was -- Oh, it was great.

Oh, it was the best show you'll ever miss in your life.

Oh, right.

Well, don't worry. I'll pay for the tickets.

No, no. It's okay.

No. I insist. No.

I just got here myself, actually.

I missed it.

You're joking.

What? Did you get held up with work?

Yeah. Meeting.

[ Horn blows]

34 quid?

Honest, that's all I could get.

60 quid, Webster.

I know. I'll get the rest later, honest.

[Grunts]

Shopping? Cinema?

No. There's no question of that.

There's no problem with her being allowed to do things.

Could she have forgotten to tell you she was going somewhere?

No, not on a school night.

With homework to do.

Right.

Yeah. Justice, of course.

Of course I believe in justice, but retribution, as well.

It's very important.

You see, I had this case a couple of years ago.

There was this killer walked free, suspended sentence.

I mean, the guy definitely did it.

Jesus, I get angry about it still.

[Telephone ringing ]

Well, how do you think the families of the victim feel?

I mean, they need retribution.

It helps them sleep at night.

After all, they've got to be able to believe in the system.

Yeah. Jane Tennison.

Where?

Bill.

She's down here.

Are you AMIP?

No, and I do have a name.

Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison.

Yeah, D.C.l. Tom Mitchell.

All right. What have we got here, then, Tom?

Well, she's been dead no more than a few hours.

Violently assaulted, hands bound,

brought to the site in a Camden Borough refuse sack,

probably tossed from the embankment about here.

What? Not thrown from a train?

No. I'd say that was impossible, the way the bag landed.

Do you think the kids moved her?

Not that we're aware of.

- Any idea who she is? - Not yet.

There're quite a few boot and shoe prints along here,

so we should be able to lift something.

Okay.

Well, when are we gonna see the body?

Any time after 9:00.

Bill.

What is it?

A scent of perfume in her hair.

Patrick?

Oh, shit.

[Telephone rings]

Hello.

TENNISON: Richard?

Richard, can you meet me at Dartmouth Park morgue

at 9:00 this morning?

Yeah. Yeah.

[ Dial tone]

[Sighs]

I reckon she was probably dumped on the embankment

around 3:00 in the morning.

Friday morning?

Friday, yes. She'd been there 18, 19 hours.

And was she dead before she was put in the bag?

BREAM: Probably died around midnight.

One can't be sure.

MITCHELL: How old do you think she is?

BREAM: 50, 55.

These wounds to the torso

were caused by a long, thin, bladed instrument,

the order of 1/8 of an inch wide, 6 inches long.

Clean entry wounds.

These marks here to both wrists

would indicate she'd been tied up for some period of time.

Now, these weals to the upper arms --

Iron clamps.

Well, yes. That's possible.

Very good.

Strung up and clamped.

BREAM: Strung up, I wouldn't like to say.

Any evidence of her killer?

BREAM: No semen.

No trace of anything that might prove useful.

Might be something on the bag.

The hands are spotless.

Nothing under the fingernails.

Have they been scrubbed?

Strung up is possible, yes.

It's only the clamping of the arms.

Yeah. I want the photos as soon as possible.

Don't tell anyone about this.

No.

But, I mean, it is only the clamping

that makes us think it's a connection.

Maybe a little hobgoblin lets him out at night.

HASKONS: You did put away the right man.

There's no question of that.

TENNISON: Marlow, Marlow, Marlow.

Where is it?

Aha!

Mike, I want to stay on this case.

Really?

I thought you liked doing budgets.

Oh, very funny.

Look I want Haskons on it with me.

Okay.

You'll have Mitchell shadowing you.

Why?

KERNAN: We've got him in mind to join AMIP as a D.C.l.

You're all right. He's a nice lad.

Fancy him, do you?

Get out.

TENNISON: See if I can arrange a date.

[ Indistinct conversations]

Good morning.

Detective Superintendent Tennison.

I'm sure you all know that I'll be working with you from now on.

Tom, we got an identification yet?

Margery Miller.

She local?

Yeah.

Kentish Town. Osborne Road.

Well, what do we know about her?

Excuse me.

She was a widow, lived on her own,

worked for Scotsmill Clothing Company,

assistant managing a company shop in the West End.

She used to go up to the club on Tuesday evenings.

Club? What club?

Our club. Our area social.

Why?

Well, her husband was duty officer here

until he died six years ago.

- What? At this station? - Yeah.

She left the club about 10:30 p.m.,

went outside to catch her bus home.

Colin, take that to the boss, will you?

Cheers.

Same routine every week.

We know she didn't make it that night.

And she left the club on her own?

Yeah.

We're trying to find out if anyone saw her after she left.

Any relationships? Any lovers?

No. Definitely not the type.

She was very devoted to her husband.

Some of the older guys here knew her quite well.

They'll tell you she never looked at another man.

Anything else you want to know?

No, thank you,

but I want everyone in that club quesfioned.

It's being done.

HASKONS: She's here at Margery Miller's house.

The photos have arrived.

Yeah, looking at them now.

Oh, shit!

It's got to be a copycat killing.

Someone wrote a book claiming Marlow was innocent.

I'm sure photos of his victims were in it.

What was it called?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the one you mean.

Why? Have you got it?

Yeah. It's complete rubbish.

I mean, I worked on the case.

Can you let me have it?

Sure.

This is the same knot

that Marlow used to tie up Karen Howard and Della Mornay.

If anybody has any idea where Christine might be,

please...

please contact the police.

Any information at all,

however insignificant you might think it is,

please call.

MAN: It's okay! She's here!

[ Laughter]

She'll be all right with George.

Hey, leave off. He's an innocent man.

Still a nonce.

-[ Thud ] - The governor will tell you.

Hey. Come on, George.

MAN: Why ask the governor?

You had your hand down his trousers?

Come on, now, lads. Lay off him.

[ News theme music plays]

[ Laughter]

WOMAN: Where's my Drano? Where's my bloody Drano?

[ Cheers and applause ]

You know, everything I saw in the mortuary this morning

is detailed in this bloody book.

Everything.

What do you make of that?

Well, it's interesting.

I mean, what kind of a person would be doing that?

What? You mean copy a killing in its every detail?

Yeah.

- And out of a book? - Yes.

[Laughs]

No one.

I mean, you might be influenced by what you read in a book

or you might get some ideas

about what to do with your victim from a book,

but you wouldn't follow it line by line

like you were using a recipe.

Well, what do you think's going on, then?

I don't know. I have no idea.

Well, come on. Give me a theory.

Patrick.

What?!

Well, I thought you were supposed to know about all this.

I need a lot more information than you're giving me.

All right. All right. Look. Look.

Excuse me. I was watching that.

Well, can't we talk about this?

No, we can't talk about it.

I just want to sit here and relax.

I don't want to talk about work.

You should try listening to what I have to listen to all day.

I mean, seriously.

Yeah. Sorry.

They don't use guns. They insert bullets manually.

I mean, it can't just be a coincidence.

Please. Come on.

Let me just get this thought out, all right?

I mean, supposing that whoever's doing this

wants to prove this guy Whitehouse's case.

He wants us to believe that Marlow is innocent.

Isn't that more likely than just a coincidence?

It's possible.

Well, how possible?

Personally, I wouldn't spend a lot of time on it.

Well, what am I left with, then?

A problem.

[Telephone ringing ]

Della Mornay, yeah. And stabbed behind the back.

She looks a bit rough, don't she?

"She looks a bit bloody rough." She's dead.

Right! What have we got?

The pathologist's report.

Good. Anything on the footprints?

They've lifted 11 separate shoe and boot prints.

So far, we've eliminated five.

Place is mostly used by kids drinking and doing drugs,

so we're doing all the local schools, youth clubs,

community centers, and hostels.

Incidentally, none of those places

have use of an Escort van.

Right.

Escort van?

Yeah. A man was seen getting into a Ford Escort van

around 2:00 a.m. on Friday morning and then driving off.

It was parked at the dead-end road leading to the embankment.

And when did this come in?

Yesterday.

Why wasn't I informed?

Must have been an oversight.

So, who's the witness?

20-year-old male.

Spent the evening drinking with his friends.

Says he wasn't drunk enough to get his facts wrong,

and there's no reason to believe he'd been mistaken

in what he's told us.

And what's his description of the man?

Medium height, 5'8"", 5'11"",

and a stocky build and Mediterranean appearance.

He was wearing white trainers, dark trousers or jeans,

and a dark top.

Now, one of the footprints on the embankment

is a Reebok size 8... jogging shoe.

He could be Greek.

WW do you say that?

Mediterranean, ma'am.

He might have keys to a lockup?

I don't know about that, ma'am.

Like hell you don't. Don't call me "ma'am."

All right.

Who else has read the book in D.C. Dyson's hand?

We found it on the table, ma'am.

Yeah.

Well, all of you who found it on the table

will be struck by the similarity between our murder

and the murders committed by George Marlow

in a lockup owned by the proprietor of a Greek cafe.

Now, I can't stop you reading that book,

but I will tell you that it's trash.

I put Marlow away, so I should know.

There is no place on this team

for anyone who clouds this investigation

by questioning Marlow's guilt.

Is that clear?

Oh, and I don't want any details of this killer's methods

known outside this room.

I can assure you

that my officers are a bloody sight more professional

than to allow a book to influence them.

Hmm.

Let's not go in today.

Let's stay in bed.

Let's go for a walk on Parliament Hill.

[Sighs]

DR. SCHOFIELDI I Wish.

[Grunts]

No, no.

No, I mean it. I mean it.

Okay.

Oh, God. You know I can't.

DR. SCHOFIELD: [ Sighs ]

This is the first time in my life I've had the feeling

that I don't want to get up and go to work.

I don't want to screw up another relationship.

This is the first time in my life I've ever felt like this.

Tell me it's not gonna happen.

It's not gonna happen.

[ Doorbell rings]

Bill.

Mutilated, bagged up, and dumped.

You've got another one.

Who found her?

DOUGLAS: Jogger or his dog.

How long do you think she's been here for?

No more than four or five hours.

Bill, it's the same perfume as the other one, only stronger.

What is it?

WOMAN: I'm not sure.

It's quite sweet and heavy.

It's definitely in her hair.

Christine Bramwell, aged 16.

Same mutilations, same marks on the wrists,

same weals on the upper arms, same method of disposal.

Now, Christine disappeared about 18 hours

after Margery was found on the embankment.

The time of death indicates

that she was held for two days and then killed on the third.

That means that we're looking for a killer

who can keep his victims out of sight and out of hearing.

Now, unfortunately, there were no footprints found on the site,

and we're not gonna get anything off the body either

because both the hands have been scrubbed.

He's very thorough.

Or experienced.

And there was a strong scent of perfume about Christine,

and a similar scent was found on Margery.

No scent of any kind was found on Marlow's victims.

Forensic have not yet identified the brand.

Now, Christine went missing about 5:00.

How?

I mean, she was a bright girl.

She knew not to get into a stranger's car.

We know the route she took home,

so I want everyone on that route quesfioned,

and that means everyone.

I mean, including the neighbor's cat.

Someone must have seen something.

Have we got anything from the van yet?

All hire vehicles and London owners

have been checked and negative.

And what about the club?

Every officer and guest present has been interviewed.

Margery definitely left alone.

And no one saw her after she left?

No.

What about following up the Mediterranean connection?

Do you have a suggestion?

Well, in the book on Marlow --

Oh, I hope this is relevant.

I think so, ma'am.

In the book, Whitehouse says

that the nephew of the owner of the lockup --

the Greek guy, Andreas --

had a conviction for an attack on a woman

in Manchester in 1988.

The first four Marlow murders occurred in the north

between '84 and '87.

We know all this.

Well, Andreas was in prison in '88 when the murders stopped,

then moved down to London to work in his uncle's café in '89.

The fifth and sixth Marlow murders

occurred in his uncle's lockup in 1991.

And Andreas left the country a month after Marlow was arrested.

He returned here 2 1/2 months ago.

How do you know this?

We've checked it out.

Do you want me to check out his shoe size?

No,l don't.

I want to find out who murdered these two women.

Try this.

TENNISON: Yeah. Well, it's something like that.

Right.

Now try this one.

Yeah, that's it.

Yes, definitely.

That's what I smelled, too.

It's gardenia.

Now, the first one I gave you was a mix,

gardenia just being one of its perfumes,

but this is a single-note gardenia.

And this is what you smelled on Margery's body?

Pretty certain.

Good.

No.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Dr. Bramwell?

She never wore perfume.

[ Spraying ]

Can you tell me if you've smelled this before?

No.

Please, would you just smell it and tell me?

She didn't wear perfume.

She's just a schoolgirl.

TENNISON: Just tell me if you recognize it.

No.

Thank you.

Margery only ever wore one kind of perfume --

a Beauty Without Cruelty scent, Aurelia,

with no trace of gardenia in it at all.

Good. At least we've got something.

Can I have a word?

I'm not happy with the way this investigation is going.

Neither are the rest of my team.

Well, I hope you're gonna put them straight.

When they've been barred from working on what they believe

and I believe is an important line of investigation,

things like attitude, teamwork --

All right, all right. Now, what are you trying to say?

Why haven't we checked Andreas out?

But you checked him out already.

Well, we haven't had him in for questioning.

We haven't got a warrant to search his property!

We've wasted critical hours

on a murder that I have already solved.

How much more time do you intend to waste?

Now, you just sort your lads out and get on with the job in hand,

which is finding a copycat killer.

[Sighs]

Don't say anything.

I was told you wanted me.

Get in the car.

Where to?

The lockup, the café, Andreas.

If it's gonna be checked out, I'm gonna do it.

Did you take a look at the Whitehouse book?

Well, I have to see what everyone's talking about.

Why? Do you want it back? ls there a waiting list?

No. I jut wondered if you had any idea

why Marlow's girlfriend had changed her story?

She was dying.

Why would that make her say she lied to the court

and you forced a statement out of her?

Look Marlow is all she's got left.

She just wanted to make things right for him.

This is it.

Yeah.

[String music plays]

It was like walking into hell when we first found this place.

Let's go.

Aren't we going to the cafe?

No.

I thought that's why we were here.

I've already bollocked Mitchell for wasting his time on this.

I'm not gonna make the same mistake.

Well, I might as well go in and have a cup of coffee.

Do what you like.

As I'm here.

Yeah.

TAKIS: [ Speaks Greek]

WOMAN: All right, all right, all right!

There is your...

[Bell dings]

Yes, sir. How can I help you?

I'd like to speak to Mr. Andreas Hulenkinis.

Oh, for Jesus Christ's sake!

Take him into the back!

ANDREAS: Yeah. What do you want?

Same questions. Different face.

When were you last questioned?

TAKIS: Yesterday! Only yesterday!

I have customers here!

Don't you know what your friends are doing?!

Mr. Hulenkinis, I worked on the Marlow case four years ago.

Yeah, well, why are you talking to me?

It's my uncle's lockup. It's nothing to do with me.

You were working in it at the time.

So?

Why did you go back to Cyprus in '91?

Well, it is my home.

Why did you come back here?

For money.

HASKONS: Where are you living?

In my uncle's house.

Can you remember where you were

at 2:00 a.m. last Friday morning?

Asleep. Where else?

Where?

- In bed. - At home?

No, man, in the garden.

And 2:00 a.m. Monday morning?

Look, I come here at 6:30 every morning.

I leave at 7:30 in the evening.

When I go home, I sleep, of course.

I don't have a white van.

I don't drive. I don't even have a license.

Reeboks?

Yeah.

What size shoe do you take?

Nine.

Are those nines?

Hello.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Hi.

Help yourself to a drink.

I'll be out in a minute.

Do you want one?

DR. SCHOFIELD: Yes. Yes, please.

When do you want to eat?

Sometime soon.

Do you want to pick something out?

I haven't had time.

I'm afraid I got really tied up with work.

Reading Whitehouse's book?

No. I just dug that out this afternoon.

Well, when did you buy it?

I don't know. Soon after it came out, I think.

Before we met?

Yes.

Well, why didn't you tell me

that you'd read it the other night?

Why would I tell you about it? It was ages ago.

We were talking about it.

Well, that's why I got it out,

because we were talking about it.

I didn't even know you when I bought it.

But you're reading it now.

Are you researching me?

DR. SCHOFIELD: Am I researching you?

What are you talking about?

Before we met, you read a book,

and in it, I am caricatured as a cold person,

obsessed by her career and turned on by murder.

Now, that's a description that would turn any man off,

except a therapist.

Is that why you're interested in me?

No.

I'm interested in you because you're paranoid.

Now get some food ordered, please.

I'd like to watch a movie.

You know, I have no doubt that we put away the right man!

I'm sure you did.

Morning. ls the chief in?

Yes. He's just called in to say he wants to see you.

Good.

Morning.

What's going on?

Last night I had a senior member of your team in here complaining

that you are not conducting this investigation --

I hope you showed Mitchell the door.

No, I didn't.

Look, I'm investigating two murders,

and he insists on investigating eight.

How can you expect the two of us to work together

under that premise?

I agree. It's a very unsatisfactory situation, Jane,

and one which results in this sort of thing,

which we can all do without.

God, one of those bastards is leaking information.

I specifically asked for no details to be published.

I'm taking you off the case.

What?

I'm getting a lot of pressure.

Who from?

It's coming from the top.

You say you're doffing your cap to the most outrageous and --

I don't have the argument to keep you on it.

You're vulnerable to accusations of not having an open mind.

I can't ignore that.

You know Marlow is guilty.

They are not my rules, Jane.

Ah.

Who's taking my place?

Mitchell's doing it.

He'll be acting super.

Now, Mitchell is absolutely the wrong person.

You must know that.

Look, he's leading those lads down a false trail.

If you don't bring me back on the case,

there'll be no one left to bring them back on line.

I went back to the lockup yesterday.

Yes, Haskons told me.

Haskons? Are you trying to humiliate me?

- Come on. - You should be defending me.

[Clears throat]

I want you to look at these Child Protection budgets

and give me a report on them by Friday.

I'll sharpen my pencils.

[ Tires screech ]

- Right. Jason. - Yeah?

Bring Andreas Hulenkinis in

and put him straight in the interview room.

[Laughs]

Colin -- shoe prints?

We've now eliminated all but two --

a size 8 Reebok trainer

and a size 10 man's shoe with a flat heel.

- Are we sure it's an 8? - No doubt about it.

Hulenkinis is a 9.

Check it out, and check out what's his name, the uncle, too.

In fact, bring him in, as well.

- The van, Andy? - No joy at all.

Nobody in the vicinity owns or has hired a white van

or has noticed a white van in the area

in the last couple of months.

Maybe it was stolen.

Well, there's no other explanation

why it would be there that night.

None at all.

Any connection between Hulenkinis and the van?

- Not yet. - Right.

- Catherine -- perfume? - Yeah.

Pearson's sell 5,000 bottles of this gardenia stuff every year,

but, fortunately, none of the main retailers stock it.

Good.

Although, they still do have 415 outlets for their products

throughout the country.

Now, 243 of them currently stock gardenia.

- Right. - This is the printout.

It's mostly small chemists, beads and bangles sort of shops.

We've got in contact with all of them,

and they're gonna keep a record of any purchases.

I think we could be lucky.

Good. Well done.

Richard.

Christine's abduction.

She set off from her friend Gemma's house at 5:00.

Excuse me.

Walking along Greystone Road here.

She would then have turned left down Church Street,

then right down Vincent Road,

taking her to her home in Poplar Avenue here.

Now, we've two possible sightings of her

walking along Greystone Road

but nothing after that.

So, we've been trying to identify vehicles

seen in the vicinity

at around the time she set off home.

At 5:00 p.m., a 60-year-old woman

was pulling out of a parking space,

causing what she says

was a uniformed policeman in an unmarked car

to suddenly stop.

She thinks there was someone in the back seat,

but she can't give any description.

We haven't been able to identify either the car,

a silver saloon or hatchback,

or the officer involved,

but it would explain

why Christine might get into a car with a stranger,

if that stranger was using his uniform

to entice her in on some pretense.

Or we could be talking

about a man impersonating a police officer.

Well, yeah.

It's unlikely that Margery would have got into a car

if she didn't know the driver.

Yeah, well, this is obviously a lead

we're gonna have to follow to its conclusion,

so I want to extend the investigation

to all officers entitled to use the club.

That's the whole of the Metropolitan police.

You'll be looking for the owners of silver saloons and hatohbaoks

and their duty rosters.

That should narrow the field down.

Do we get a warrant to search Hulenkinis' house?

MITCHELL: Yeah.

Andy, Jason, we'll get that now.

With a serial killer undetected,

a police officer removed from the investigation,

and the allegation of a cock-up on a major case,

you won't be surprised to hear

that the commissioner has had the Home Secretary on the phone

wanting to know what the hell is going on.

I was --

So, in order to prepare ourselves

in the event of an appeal,

I am asking you, David,

to look at the allegations into the Marlow conviction

on an informal basis

and to report to me as soon as possible.

Yes, of course, sir.

You will be given access to everything you require,

and confidentiality will be assured.

I want a full and frank report.

THORNDIKE: Yes, sir.

With respect, sir, this will be a complete waste of time.

I was Tennison's super on that case,

and I will tell you that we put away the right man.

I'm looking for an independent view, Mike.

If it's the Home Secretary you want off your back,

then David should be finding out

who is leaking information to Whitehouse.

That's the problem.

That matter has already been taken up by the super at Camden.

THORNDIKE: ls Superintendent Tennison to be informed

of what I'll be doing?

TRAYNER: No.

At this stage, I want everything off the record.

And if I was to find evidence

that points to a miscarriage of justice?

Well, then the commissioner

will undoubtedly inform the Home Office.

Yeah, good.

And if there's been no miscarriage of justice

but there...

there has been unprofessional behavior in Tennison?

Then I will certainly want to know about it.

[Soft music plays]

Cheers.

I'm afraid that I've got a confession to make.

Well, if it's bad news, I don't want to hear it.

Okay.

Well, what is it?

Well, when you went to sleep on the sofa last night --

Oh, God. I'm sorry about that.

No.

I picked up your papers on Marlow.

My file?

I know, I know.

I apologize, but just bear with me for a minute.

I think I may have found something very interesting.

Now, in the pathologist's report

on Marlow's last victim, Karen...

Karen Howard.

"Perfume was noted to be about her body."

I made a copy of the page.

Unfortunately, it doesn't mention

what kind of perfume it was.

Well, how is that supposed to help me?

I know, I know.

Now, this is a copy

of the inventory of everything that was found in the lockup.

There.

TENNISON: One bottle, empty,

Pearson's Scents of Old England.

Gardenia.

Oh, my God. Why wasn't I aware of that?

For the simple reason

that it was found in Della Mornay's handbag,

and you'd have presumed it was her perfume.

I then checked on the reports

on the four women who'd been killed up north.

I quote.

"A sweet and heady perfume

was described as being on Ellen Harding's body."

Now, she was a prostitute,

so that's not altogether surprising,

but once you start piecing it all together...

I'm sure there was no mention of perfume in Whitehouse's book.

DR. SCHOFIELD: No, there wasn't. I checked.

So these can't be copycat killings.

Well, I always thought that was extremely unlikely.

Whoever's doing it must have inside information.

And who has access to that information

other than you and me?

Well, anyone who's got access to the file,

which means any officer.

Of course, they could be getting the information

from Marlow himself or...Whitehouse.

That's very unlikely.

Why? Do you know him personally?

No.

Obviously, I know who he is.

Do you think Marlow's getting someone to kill on his behalf?

Even if he is,

you still haven't proved the perfume connection as yet.

The more obvious conclusion is,

which is why I said it might be bad news,

is that you did get it wrong

and that eight murders have been committed

that have absolutely nothing to do with George Marlow.

No. I'm not gonna believe that.

I know you don't want to believe it, but you --

I've got the right man.

And now it seems I've got to prove it all over again.

So, you tell me,

why would Marlow have used the same perfume on his victims

time and time again?

Jane, I've just told you what I think,

but you're not listening to me.

Come on, Patrick.

You're the expert in all this.

Tell me, what am I looking for?

I don't know.

Some traumatic event, something from childhood.

Such as?

I don't know. Something unpleasant.

I mean, it could be child abuse.

For Christ's sake, Patrick,

why are you being so difficult about this?

No. I am not being difficult.

I just don't want to see you wasting your time.

Well, let me worry about that, all right?

So, just tell me.

All right.

It'll either be something that he witnessed

or something that was done to him,

and whatever it was, it'll be sexual in origin.

Thank you.

But you still think I'm wrong, don't you?

So, it would appear

that the police have made a major mistake.

WHITEHOUSE: What it appears we are uncovering, Michael,

is yet another miscarriage of justice,

and I heard this evening

that the officer in charge of the investigation

and who was also in charge of the Marlow investigation

has now been taken off the case,

which is an indication

that the police themselves are now coming to terms

with the fact that they've put away the wrong man.

MAN: Have you actually met George Marlow, Mr. Vvhitehouse?

Yes, / have. Many times.

In prison, presumably?

WHITEHOUSE: Yes, and he's never given up hope

that the truth will one day come out

and that he'll be released,

and he will be.

Once the Home Secretary allows his appeal,

the convictions will be quashed.

I have no doubt about that.

Yes. I'll make sure she gets the message.

Okay, thank you. Goodbye.

Are these the budgets?

Yes.

What time's the chief's first meeting?

10:30.

Gov, D.C.l. Mitchell's just rung.

He wants the Marlow file urgently.

Apparently you've got it.

Shit.

Well, it's at home.

Oh, no, it's not.

They need it this morning.

[Telephone rings]

[ Click, beep]

DR. SCHOFIELD: Hi. This is Dr. Patrick Schofield.

I'm afraid I'm not in right now,

but if you'd like to leave your name and number,

I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

[Beep]

WHITEHOUSE: Hi, Patrick. This is Mark Whitehouse here.

Look, can you meet me in the lounge bar

of the Camden Lock Hotel this evening, Wednesday?

I'll be there from 7:00.

Thanks.

[Beep]

[ Click, tape rewinding]

[Beep]

Hi, Patrick. This is Mark Whitehouse here.

Look, can you meet me in the lounge bar

of the Camden Lock Hotel this evening, Wednesday?

I'll be there from 7:00.

Thanks.

[Click]

Have you interviewed this Andreas chap yet?

Yeah. We've had him in and Takis, his uncle.

Their only alibi is each other.

Also, Andreas wears a size 9 shoe.

Hmm.

There's no evidence yet to link either or both of them,

but...give us time.

Can you find anything

to link either of them with Marlow's murders?

I can't comment on that yet,

but I've listened to Whitehouse's taped conversations

with Marlow's former girlfriend, Moyra Henson.

I wouldn't like to give an opinion on her honesty,

but what I can say is that the more I open up

Tennison's investigation of Marlow,

the more suspect it appears to be.

I think it's time to consider, if not assume,

that you're now dealing with victims numbers seven and eight.

The four-year gap

between the last two killings in '91 and these two

should certainly be investigated.

We should be asking ourselves

why these murders have now started again.

Was the killer in jail from '91 and has only just been released?

Has he been assaulting but not murdering women

during that period?

Were there other victims but the bodies have not been found?

If your investigation continues to ignore these possibilities,

you could be making a very grave error.

So you think we should open up the investigation.

Yes, I do.

Tom?

It's always been my instinct to open it up, yeah.

[ Knock on door]

KERNAN: Jane.

I'll be with you in a minute.

Right.

[ Door closes ]

Have we found out

who's been leaking information to Whitehouse?

I'm taking these home.

Did you manage to get the file?

It's on my desk.

Okay, listen up!

Chief Superintendent Kernan and I

have decided to open this investigation up

to include the possibility

of Margery and Christine being victims number seven and eight,

the first six previously attributed to George Marlow.

This does not mean

that Marlow is necessarily innocent of those six murders.

We have to look at everything.

So, I shall be putting a team on to finding where our killer

might have been between '91 and now.

I want all serious non-domestic assaults on women

in the London area since '91 checked,

all serious sex offenders who have done time in that period

and have since been released checked.

HASKONS: That's a hell of a lot of work for a long shot.

It's a hell of a lot of work, and I want you to head it.

We've already got enough to do, checking out the Met.

Are you gonna give me some more --

There will be no extra resources,

so I shall split your team in two.

Okay? Let's get on with it.

[Dialing]

[Ringing]

Richard?

Richard.

Thanks for coming.

I've got to pick the kids up in half an hour.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

Look, I need something from you.

Can I trust you?

Of course you can.

Well, you told Kernan about us going to that lockup together.

Yeah.

Yeah, I did. I remember.

So, can I trust you?

Yeah.

Give me a cigarette, would you?

Look, I need to know what's going on with this case.

Will you tell me?

Yeah. Yeah.

Mitchell's brought in Andreas and his uncle for questioning,

but there have been no charges,

and he's opened up the investigation

to include Marlow's murders.

Oh.

Look, I need to know who Marlow associated with in prison

and what happened to those men since they've been released.

Can you get that information for me?

Yeah. Yeah, I can do that.

Anything else?

No. No, that's all.

I'd better go.

TENNISON: Okay.

Are you staying here?

Yeah.

Are you driving?

Yes.

I'll have a large whiskey, please.

I'll buy that.

No, you won't.

BARTENDER: That's £3.80, please.

Mark Whitehouse.

BARTENDER: Thank you.

If you're expecting Patrick Schofield, he's not coming.

Ah, I didn't think this was a coincidence.

Well, shall we sit down?

Sure.

Why did you write a book saying Marlow was innocent

when you know that he's guilty?

I believe he is innocent.

Finding a cause célebre is very fashionable.

I try not to be too cynical

about police procedures and motives.

Some of you have been very good

at exposing miscarriages of justice,

but your book is the most poisonous piece of rubbish

I've ever read.

[Laughs] Well, thank you.

Why do you want to free a murderer who's killed six women,

and on the most distorted piece of evidence?

I actually came upon the story by chance.

I was doing an article on life in a hospice.

One of the patients was Moyra.

We got talking,

and I became aware that here was a key witness

in a major murder trial

telling me the opposite of what she told the court.

She told me the statements she made to you, the police,

were made under duress

and that the evidence against George had been fabricated.

What was I supposed to do with that information --

go away and forget it?

So I did some investigating

and found out where I could check her story,

she was telling the truth.

Did you record your conversations with Moyra?

Yes.

Do you still have the tapes?

I have my own copy, yes.

Can I hear them?

[Laughs] Of course not.

What is your connection with Patrick Schofield?

Just that we share a mutual interest

in miscarriages of justice.

Good night.

[ Horn honks]

Piss off.

Look --

Bloody hell.

Get in.

Get in!

How did you know where to find me?

How was your meeting?

What meeting?

You ought to be more careful.

And how did you know that I had a meeting?

An informal investigation

into Marlow's murders has been requested.

I'm telling you this in absolute confidence, you understand.

Now, I know you got it right,

and I want you to know you have my support,

providing you are careful about what you do and who you see.

So, how did you know that I had a meeting with Whitehouse?

I was talking about your meeting with Haskons.

Just be careful, Jane.

I haven't told you this.

[Telephone ringing ]

Hello?

Hi. It's me. How are you?

I'm at the hotel.

Okay.

I just wanted to give you a good-night call.

Thanks.

DR. SCHOFIELD: So, were you asleep?

Yeah, almost.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Oh, I'm sorry. It's lonely in Leeds, you know.

It's okay.

The lecture went very well today.

TENNISON: Good.

Did you see Kernan?

- Why? - DR. SCHOFIELD: Nothing.

I just wondered if you had told him about the perfume.

Why did you want to know that?

There's no reason.

I was just interested.

What's the matter? Are you okay?

I'm just tired. That's all.

DR. SCHOFIELD: I'm sorry.

Listen, I'll let you go back to sleep.

I'm gonna be back about 6:00 tomorrow evening.

- Do you want to meet up? - I won't be here.

Why? Where are you off to?

I can't tell you.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Why?

I can't talk about it.

Why? Are you gonna be away all night?

I might be. I don't know.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Well, will you call me when you do know?

Jane, are you there?

Why did you lie to me?

Why did I do what?

You know what I'm talking about.

[Click]

[Telephone ringing ]

[ Doorbell rings]

Hello. Aren't you at school?

Have you seen my mum?

Has she ever been late from the shops before?

No.

- Where does your dad work, love? - I don't know.

Yeah, we're in Blenheim Avenue.

He works for Pluto Plastics.

They're based in Dunstable. He doesn't live here.

Do you sometimes see your dad?

Yes.

Do you want us to try and contact him for you?

Yes.

Is your dad's name Matthews, as well?

Yes.

WOMAN: What's his first name?

James.

MAN: Yeah, James Matthews.

Pluto Plastics, in Dunstable.

Her name is Lynn Matthews.

36, dressmaker, works from home.

Separated from her husband,

one daughter, Kate, aged 12.

We don't know for certain that she's been abducted,

but no one we have spoken to could give us any reason

as to why she would have voluntarily have disappeared.

If this is our man

and he follows the pattern of the other murders...

...then we have three days to find her alive.

WOMAN: Can I help you?

I've come to see Doris Marlow.

They're all out for the afternoon.

Oh. When will they be back?

They've gone to a show on the front.

Who are you?

My name's Jane. I'm a friend of the family.

You should have waited at reception.

Yes, I know. I'm sorry.

There was no one around, so I just popped up.

It's all right.

I'll come back later.

Did you get anything?

We're getting nothing from the house-to-house.

What? Has nobody seen anything?

We're doing the houses again this evening.

Why don't we put the daughter on the TV?

Talk to her chaperone.

Let's get some checkpoints organized in Denby Road

and Harrow Street tomorrow morning.

We should be looking

at the prisoners Marlow's been in contact with

-since he's been inside. - Why?

HASKONS: Maybe Marlow's orchestrating these murders

from inside his cell.

MITCHELL: This isn't a priority.

Rather than waste my time.

Do as I bloody well say!

[Telephone ringing ]

[ Indistinct conversations]

Doris Marlow?

Yes.

Hello, Doris.

Who are you?

I'm Jane.

I'm a friend of your son, George.

Oh. Is it Moyra?

No, Jane.

Oh, yes, Jane.

How nice. Come and give me a kiss.

Oh, cold cheeks.

How are you?

Are you looking after him?

George?

Oh, yes.

I really should be getting her onto the coach.

He can't visit me anymore.

Yes, I know.

Do you mind if I have a few words with her?

I've just come up from London, and I'm only here for the day.

I'll tell you what, I'll finish getting the others in first.

Thanks.

I'll be back in a minute.

I thought you were dead.

I've brought you a present.

Oh, how kind. How nice.

Is George coming?

No.

No, I didn't think he was.

No, he isn't able to visit you.

I'm sure I know you.

Do you like this perfume?

I do know you.

It's gardenia. Shall I open it for you?

What's it doing here?

It's a present.

Now I remember.

Do you like it?

Have I had my tea?

No. Do you like it?

Yes. Frederick used to buy that for me.

Is Frederick your husband?

[Laughs]

Terribly naughty.

Who's Frederick?

Every Friday, down on the pier.

More often than not.

Was Frederick your lover?

Oh, yes.

Did I have an ice cream?

No. I don't know.

So, was this your special perfume?

I'm sorry, but I have to get her on the coach now.

Is it all right if I take her out for tea?

She said she'd like that.

Oh, I'm not sure that'll be allowed.

I'd have to check it out with the manager.

I mean, we don't know who you are, so --

I know who this young lady is.

I saw you there.

She's George's girlfriend.

A lovely girl.

TENNISON: You must have a lot of memories here.

DORIS: Well, what do I know about that?

TENNISON: With Frederick.

DORIS: Not Frank!

[ Both laugh ]

TENNISON: Was it romantic with Frederick?

DORIS: Well, we had our way here a few times, I suppose.

A secret liaison.

When are you taking me back?

Did Frank know?

Frank? Bonehead.

Did George know?

Now, what's that to do with you?

George is a very dear friend of mine.

He wanted me to bring you out this afternoon.

I don't expect this place has changed much.

Not here.

- Why not here? - Not here!

Did George follow you here one night?

Never marry.

Did George follow you here one night?

Frank got him up.

His father sent him?

Take me home!

TENNISON: Yes, all right. All right.

How old was he then?

He was always asleep when I left.

Take me home!

All right, all right. We're going.

Frank got him up.

A little boy.

Got him dressed and sent him here.

I want to go home.

All right, all right. We're going now.

Does he get his sweets?

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Hmm.

[ Doorbell rings]

Come in.

Thanks.

Did you get my message?

Yes, I did.

So, what's the problem?

[Bell dings]

[Beep]

Good evening, madam.

We're making inquiries into the disappearance

of Mrs. Lynn Matthews in this vicinity

sometime after 8:15 this morning.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Hi!

Hi.

What are you doing here?

Well, I was hoping that you might want some company.

If I want company, I'll call you.

So, why don't you tell me

what all this was about the other night, hmm?

I think you should go.

What is this, Jane?

How's your friend Mark?

Mark? Mark who?

Mark Whitehouse.

I have no idea. I've never met him.

Why couldn't you have just told me what you were doing?

- What am I doing? - Well, you tell me.

I just told you, I've never met Whitehouse.

Oh, don't give me that. I heard the message, Patrick.

"Hi, Patrick. This is Mark."

If you must know, I'm writing a book.

Oh, about what?

"She may be a lousy detective, but she's a good shag."

You shouldn't listen to other people's answering machines.

That's not how I feel about you.

Well, how do you feel?

Well, I'm telling you, if you just shut up and listen.

I was asked to write a book sometime ago

about why miscarriages of justice occur --

Well, okay. Well, why am I in this book, then,

if it's about errors of judgment?

Why are you in this? You're not in this book.

Why have you got a file on me?

Research, which I am now no longer using.

- Well, who is? - DR. SCHOFIELD: Who's what?

Who's using the research?

No one is using the research.

Oh, come on. Whitehouse is.

DR. SCHOFIELD: Whitehouse has never seen that file.

Let me explain something to you.

We both share the same publisher,

and because of that, Whitehouse has found out about this.

Oh, Patrick. You think I'm gonna believe --

He wants to write an article round it.

That's why he left a message on my machine.

Now, I have never spoken to the man.

I have been away.

I haven't even returned his call as yet.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

How am I supposed to know if you're telling the truth?

Well, sometimes you have to trust people.

[ Scoffs ] Trust people? You must be joking.

In my job, that's an impossibility.

I am telling you,

you are never gonna sort out any of your relationships

until you find some way

of separating your private life from your work.

Oh, you mean don't take your job too seriously?

Because you know all you really want to do is get married.

Oh, don't insult my intelligence.

I mean, you are never gonna learn anything about yourself

because you interpret everything that anybody says to you

as some kind of personal attack.

What is it with you? What is it?

I mean, there's some kind of machismo

that's driving you through everything that you do.

It's patently obvious that you don't enjoy it,

but you seem to be completely incapable of resisting it.

Do not talk to me as if I'm one of your psychos!

One of my what?

Look, I'm very tired,

and I want you go to, and you know something?

I've gone right off this cozy idea

of having each other's keys.

So there's yours back, and I'd like mine back, please.

Okay.

And by the way...

...that's the file that you've been so bothered about.

I thought I'd bring it round.

TENNISON: Today I proved, all over again,

that Marlow did kill those six women.

Good.

Then you should be celebrating.

I am.

Hmm.

LEN: You've got a visitor.

What are you doing here?

It can't be business if you're off the case.

It seems like it's only you and me left

who know for certain you killed six women.

No, thank you. Filthy habit.

Did you come all the way up here to tell me that?

Someone is copying your murders. I need to know who.

How am I supposed to know?

Who did you tell, George?

[Laughs]

How am I supposed to answer that?

I know the women you killed were prostitutes

or you thought they were.

These women aren't.

There's a 53-year-old widow, a 16-year-old schoolgirl.

These aren't women you meant to kill.

Is anyone going to convince you that I'm an innocent man?

Look, I know you're being copied,

and I know you're being copied

by someone who has access to evidence

that could only have come from yourself.

What evidence is that?

The killer souses his victims with perfume.

Gardenia perfume.

And?

So did you, George.

You must know that a third woman has gone missing.

She's a loving, caring, faithful woman.

Tell me who's committing these murders

and stop him before she joins the list.

For God's sake, will you just accept that you made a mistake?

Give me the opportunity to go back to a court of law

and prove it.

I went to see your mother yesterday.

[Laughs] What?

I went up to Blackpool to visit her.

You what?

She's an old lady.

She's a sick old lady.

What did you say to her?

Well, I had to see her, George,

because you won't tell me the truth.

- What did you tell her? - Who's killing these women?

What are you doing seeing my mother?

I took her for a walk on the seafront.

How dare you visit her?

I took her to the pier.

You see, I know, George.

You bitch!

Who's killing these women?

- If you've upset her -- - Tell me, George.

If you have upset her --

Ask me what I know about Frederick.

What did you see

when your dad sent you down to the pier, George?

Hmm?

Was she lying down?

Was he on top of her, legs in the air?

Or did he have her up against the railings?

Did she see you standing there? Was he laughing?

Did she try and pull her knickers up?

Did she shout at you to go away?

Let me out of here.

Was your dad pleased to see you when you got home, George?

- Was he smiling? - Will you let me out of here?

Three sales reported, none in the London area.

All negative.

DYSON: This is Dyson.

Right.

Richard, anything there?

No.

We've got the van.

What size?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

All right. Thanks.

Shit.

Well, it belongs to an art student in Falmouth.

Now, she'd been to a party with her boyfriend,

and they'd stopped for a piss on the way home.

The boyfriend wears a size 8 Reebok jogging trainer.

That just leaves us with a size 10 shoe,

a possible lift from the police club,

and a possible sighting of a police officer

in Greystone Road.

How are we getting on with that list?

BLAKE: Still checking out the duty rosters.

Richard.

You get your team back onto helping Colin.

You can return to that work as soon as you've cleared everyone.

Is anyone checking out the list of cons

that Marlow's been in contact with since he went inside?

[ Door closes ]

The police are now certain that Lynn Matthews...

[Telephone ringing ]

Hello?

WOMAN: Superintendent Tennison?

Speaking.

WOMAN: I have Commander Trayner for you.

Thank you.

- TRAYNER: Jane? - Yes, sir.

TRAYNER: How long will it take you to get to my office?

-[ Knock on door] - Come in.

Do sit down.

Can you confirm that you visited George Marlow

in prison this morning?

I discovered --

Will you please answer the question?

Yes, I did.

Marlow has made a complaint to the prison governor,

the complaint being that you interrogated him

on matters concerning an investigation

from which you have been removed.

Well, I think under the circumstances --

Is that true? Is that true?

TENNISON: Sir, I have new evidence on Marlow.

TRAYNER: Did you interrogate Marlow

on a matter concerning an investigation

from which you had been removed?

This is not a discussion.

Please answer the questions directly as I put them to you.

Did you inform Marlow that a certain perfume had been used

on the bodies of Christine Bramwell and Margery Miller?

Yes, sir.

Are you aware of the fact

that the officer in charge of the investigation,

Acting Superintendent Mitchell,

had specifically asked for that information not to be divulged?

No, that was my request --

Just answer the question!

Yes, sir.

Marlow is now free to pass on that information

to any journalist wishing to contact him.

Well, I don't think he'll want to give that information.

Will you shut up and listen?

These are serious disciplinary matters.

Furthermore, Marlow is taking his complaint

to his member of Parliament --

the last thing we all wanted.

And as for justifying your interference,

may I remind you that you were taken off the case

because your judgment has become clouded?

Do you understand?

Yes, sir.

I have absolutely no choice but to suspend you from all duties.

Please give me your warrant card.

I shall, of course, vindicate myself

at the earliest opportunity.

Your suspension starts as from now.

[Telephone rings]

Hello?

HASKONS: It's Richard, gov.

I'm sorry to call you this early.

Oh. What's it about?

Can I see you?

TENNISON: Not really, no.

It's important.

Well, where are you?

opposite.

The phone booth opposite.

Oh, shit.

All right. I'll put the coffee on.

HASKONS: Thanks.

Oh, bloody hell.

[ Doorbell rings]

Well, you don't look any better than I do.

Yeah, well, I've been working all night.

TENNISON: Right. What do you want?

I've been working on that list of cons

Marlow's been in company with since he's been inside.

Number one topped himself two years ago.

Two's a grass, now out of the country.

Three, Andrew Maclean --

No. That was child offenses.

Yeah.

All number four's offenses were homosexual, all in the '60s,

and he's now 71 years old.

Five is our possible.

Raymond Harding. I remember that name.

He spent a year in the Scrubs on B wing with Marlow.

His mother died a year ago.

He lives alone in a house in Cricklewood.

Well, have you told Mitchell about this?

HASKONS: Yeah.

He told me not to investigate it.

Well, so, you haven't seen this man?

No.

Well, you must.

I feel out on a limb on this.

This investigation is a mess.

No one's got a focus on anything.

We're trying to cover too much ground.

We don't have enough officers. We don't have enough time.

We're into the third day of this woman's disappearance.

[Laughs]

You don't expect me to go with you, do you?

Mr. Raymond Harding?

Yes.

Detective Inspector Haskons.

I'd like to ask you a few questions.

- Can we come in? - Yeah.

HASKONS: I'll get him!

[ Barking ]

GIRL: Aah!

Watch it!

I was only holding them for a pal of mine.

HASKONS: Holding what?

Oh, shit!

MITCHELL: Every one of you who worked on that list

has done a fantastic job.

It's something none of us like to do,

but you've done it with superb professionalism.

Well done.

Now, we have five suspects.

One is a superintendent, two are sergeants,

and two are constables,

one of whom is at this station.

I don't need to remind you

of the sensitivity that is required.

These officers are if not your friends, your colleagues,

and are most probably innocent.

However, I want a thorough search in every case.

TENNISON: Moyra.

Patrick!

[ Horn honks]

Patrick, I need to talk.

What about?

- Look, can you get in the car? -[ Horn honks]

Why? What do you want to talk about?

Please.

What the bloody hell are you doing?

Oh, I'm sorry.

MAN: You can't just stop in the middle of the bloody street.

TENNISON: All right. I said I'm sorry.

I've got your number, asshole.

Oh, shut up.

You're a witness to that.

I didn't see anything.

Patrick, where does Whitehouse live?

Oh, for --

TENNISON: Please, can you find out?

No.

Don't you share the same publisher?

Yes, we do, but they don't give out private phone numbers.

Well, if he can get your number, can't you get his?

Of course I can, but I've already told you,

I'm not interested in Whitehouse.

Now, I'd really like to get these things inside.

TENNISON: Patrick, I need your help.

Would Marlow have used the same perfume on Moyra?

You mean like he used it on his victims?

TENNISON: Yes.

In her statement to me,

she said that he once tied her up and humiliated her.

It's possible.

Well, if Moyra knew about the perfume,

who could she have told?

- You got a phone in there? - TENNISON: Yeah.

[ Rattling ]

[ Door opens]

Morning.

Are you getting rid of her today?

It's the third day, isn't it?

It's only me who knows.

And what am I going to do?

I can't do it.

What can't you do?

I can't go on with it.

Where is she now?

Somewhere.

Is she still alive?

Yeah.

Why can't you do it?

I don't...have any strength.

Yes, you do.

You do.

[ Chuckles ]

You've got to dispose of her now you've got this far.

You have to now.

I can't go down there.

MARLOW: Where?

Where she is.

What else can you do?

I don't know.

I can't think about it.

You've got to think about it.

Is she in the house?

Yeah.

Well, you can't just leave her there.

I'll walk away.

You don't have to go on with this anymore...

...but you got to take care of this one.

Then you can stop.

What time do you clock off?

- I'm going home now. - Then do it now.

Go home and do it now.

It's just another job that has to be done.

Then it's over.

Okay.

I'll do it now.

Listen, are you sure you want me to come in with you?

Yes.

[ Doorbell rings]

Now, I'd be very careful in there if I were you

or you're gonna find yourself out of a job.

I'm out of a job anyway. I'm resigning.

I won't be long, love.

Yes, all right.

Can you draw some more?

Come on through.

Thank you.

So, what can I do for you?

I'm sorry. This has nothing to do with me.

Jane wanted to ask you some questions.

That's all.

In your conversations with Moyra,

did she ever confide in you

that Marlow sprayed his victims with perfume?

[Laughs]

Of course not.

She always maintained he was innocent.

I wouldn't have written the damn book otherwise.

Yeah, but you knew about the perfume, didn't you?

Which perfume?

The special perfume that Marlow sprayed his victims with.

I know about the gardenia found on the last two victims.

Are you trying to tell me Marlow used it, as well?

Yes, and we now know why he used it.

So, did Moyra tell you about the perfume?

If you think you've now found another way

of rubbishing the arguments in my book...

I don't give a toss about that piece of crap.

Okay, that's it. I want you both out of here.

Mark, Mark, Mark.

Moyra must have told somebody about the perfume.

Please, please. It's important.

I think you've now got me under suspicion,

so how do you expect me to take you seriously?

So if she didn't tell you, who the hell did she tell?

WHITEHOUSE: Why don't you listen?

I would not have written the book!

DR. SCHOFIELD: This is the third day

that Lynn Matthews has been missing.

We're running out of time here.

TENNISON: So, who else did she confide in before she died?

See, she won't do that, 'cause she don't listen.

- She never do listen. - No.

Oh, I saw Darren last night at the club.

Well, he's a waste of space, anyway.

I know, but he's not a prat.

Three ciders, right? Wallop, wallop, wallop.

- Where was Steve, then? - Oh, he was there.

Oh, yeah? What did he say?

Oh, he's had his hair cut.

No.

Oh, honestly, you've got to see it.

I mean, it's just unbelievable.

[Laughs]

5P change.

There you go.

Richard.

Let's get working on that list of Marlow's prison contacts.

[Telephone rings]

Gov, it's Detective Superintendent Tennison.

We've got him!

Colin, Richard, Andy. Let's go!

[Siren wailing]

Come on.

That's it.

Where is she?

MAN: Upstairs!

No!

What's this for?

Outside and down the steps.

[Woman sobbing]

It's all right.

We're police.

We've got an ambulance coming.

MAN: Here you go, love.

You're all right.

MITCHELL: Why did you start killing, Len?

Hmm?

Did Marlow persuade you?

No.

Did he know it was you?

Yes.

MITCHELL: Couldn't believe his luck, I'll bet.

Did things start going wrong three years ago,

when your wife left you?

I don't know.

I started... to see things different.

What things?

Everything.

You mean like some of the men you were guarding, like Marlow?

Maybe.

Is that why you used perfume?

Did Moyra tell you about the perfume?

Yeah.

MITCHELL: What did she tell you?

She told me George used to...

...s-s-spray it...

on -- on their bodies.

Whose bodies?

The women he killed.

Why did Moyra tell you that?

She was lonely.

When she used to visit George,

the journey was very long and tiring for her.

She was very ill, so I used to put her up.

We became friends.

She told me then.

And then Moyra died.

Yes.

And then did you start thinking

about what George did to the women?

Yes.

I wanted...

to know...

what it felt like.

And what did it feel like?

Hell.

I felt like I'd fallen into hell.

So you did it again?

Yes.

And again?

Yes.

And are you still in hell?

Yes.

Your removal from the investigation

by Chief Superintendent Kernan

was correct in the circumstances known at that time.

Your behavior subsequent to that action

was, however, a serious breach of procedure and discipline,

and, Detective Superintendent, you should have known better.

The decision to suspend you was, again, correct procedure,

as you were and are well aware.

But, again, your behavior subsequent to your suspension

was a serious breach of procedure and discipline.

Your standard of behavior

is not the standard expected of a senior police officer.

However, due to your actions

resulting in the satisfactory rescue of Mrs. Lynda Matthews,

the board have considered

that your punishment will be taken no further

than a reprimand.

Is there anything you wish to say?

No, sir.

And?

A perfectly phrased bollocking.

Oh.

What about your resignation?

Oh, I forgot to mention that.

-[Laughs] - What?

I knew you weren't gonna resign.

Oh, did you, smartass?

Of course I did. Anyway, I didn't want you to.

Oh, yes, you do. You're the one who keeps saying

I've got to make space in my life for a relationship.

Yes, but I didn't mean that kind of space.

Anyway, you're not so perfect, either.

I didn't say anything.

I mean, you're a know-it-all, and you analyze everything.

Well, then we're a perfect pair, aren't we?

How did you know I wasn't gonna resign?

Because I'm very clever.

And, besides, we need the money.

I sat there watching them deciding on my future,

and I thought I should be sitting there

making those decisions.

I fought all the bloody battles.

Oh, if it means working

with people like Trayner and Thorndike,

then I'll just -- I'll just have to do it, won't I?

It's good.

We've got our AMIP anniversary tonight.

Will you come with me?

No. I'm busy.

[Waltz music plays]

Terrific lady.

[Laughs]

You might just be in line for a very good apology.

Have a good night.

Cheers.

What was that about?

Was he talking about a promotion?

[Clears throat]

He's drunk, and he's feeling guilty.

You know something?

I never told you, but I got a visit from Thorndike.

When?

Just after you were taken off the case.

Well, why did he want to see you?

He wanted me to keep an eye on you.

Inform on me?

He said he was very concerned

about your welfare and your workload --

that kind of thing.

What he actually wanted to know was whether or not you thought

you'd made a mistake about Marlow

and, if you had, what were you going to do about it.

That slimy little shit.

Excuse me.

Good evening, gentlemen. Having a nice time?

David, do you fancy a dance?

I'd be delighted.

Did you hear about the results of my tribunal?

Yes. Congratulations.

Yes, it's so reassuring to know you have the support

and the confidence of one's colleagues.

You know what makes you such an asshole, David?

It's that you think that you have the right

to go into my private life to discredit me.

I've taken a lot of crap over the years,

but, really, this time, you've surpassed it all.

It didn't Work, did it?

You see, I'm still here. I've spoiled it for you.

You can't get rid of me, no matter how hard you try.

Jane, no one has ever had any intention of getting rid of you.

How have things been treating you, all right?

Nice to see such a fulsome embrace into the fold, David.

No hard feelings.

Certainly not on my part, anyway.